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The Rotinonshonni: A Traditional Iroquoian History through the Eyes of Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera

By Brian Rice

Book information

Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0815652275, 081561067X, 0815610211, 0615287689, 9780815652274, 9780815610670, 9780815610212, 9780615287683
LCC
E99.I7 R525 2013
Google Books ID
FoLNMgEACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL26181035M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
36 MB (37749098 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
352\352
Topic
History
Library
archive.org
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2025-03-14 03:32:10

Description

In this book, Rice offers a comprehensive history based on the oral traditions of the Rotinonshonni'Longhouse People,'also known as the Iroquois. As a participant in a nearly 700-mile walk following the story of the Peacemaker, who confederated the original five warring nations that became the Rotinonshonni, Rice traces the historic sites located in what are now known as the Mississippi River Valley, Upstate New York, southern Quebec, and Ontario.He draws upon a wide variety of sources including J. N. B. Hewitt's translation of the creation story; the oral presentations of Cayuga Elder Jacob Thomas; oral traditions written down by William Beauchamp and William Fenton; the Code of Handsome Lake in Lewis Henry Morgan's League of the Iroquois; and other sources where oral traditions were recorded. In doing so, Rice chronicles the Iroquois creation story, the origin of Iroquois clans, the Great Law of Peace, the European invasion, and the life of Handsome Lake. The Rotinonshonni creates from oral traditions a history that informs the reader about events that happened in the past and how those events have shaped and are still shaping Rotinonshonni society today.

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