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People of the Longhouse

2011-02 Fiction
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Release : 2011-02
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 797/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis People of the Longhouse by : W. Michael Gear

Download or read book People of the Longhouse written by W. Michael Gear. This book was released on 2011-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captured as slaves when their village is attacked, Odion and his little sister are pursued by their tribe's war chief and other rescuers who are unaware that an evil witch-woman is responsible for the abductions.

Iroquois

2013 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2013
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 181/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Iroquois by : Michael Johnson

Download or read book Iroquois written by Michael Johnson. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative illustrated study of the People of the Longhouse. In this handsome book, Michael G. Johnson, the author of the award-winning Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes and its companion, Arts and Crafts of the North American Tribes, looks at the people of the Iroquois Confederacy. The tribes were the Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Onondaga, Seneca, and -- admitted into the Iroquois as a sixth nation by 1722 -- the Tuscarora. Iroquois: People of the Longhouse details their story up to the present day, when perhaps 50,000 people of Iroquois descent still live on, or near, their reserves in Canada and the U.S., with that many again living in cities. Rich with archival, contemporary and modern photographs, maps and illustrations, Iroquois: People of the Longhouse contains certainty: The Origins of the Iroquois Confederacy The Six Nations and Incorporated Tribes History 1500-1750 The French and Indian War 1754-1766 New Wars in the Old Northwest The American Revolution and the Aftermath Disintegration, Reformation and Perseverance 1783 to the Present Iroquois in the West Iroquois Social & Political Warfare Food and Flora Religion and Rituals Material Culture: Longhouses, Dress, Wampum, Masks, Decorative Art, Beadwork Important People in Six Nations History. An Iroquois gazetteer, bibliography and list of Iroquois reserves and reservations and their populations complete this authoritative reference.

Children of the Longhouse

1998-08-01 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 1998-08-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Rating : 045/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Children of the Longhouse by : Joseph Bruchac

Download or read book Children of the Longhouse written by Joseph Bruchac. This book was released on 1998-08-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing—but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse). Ohkwa'ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber's wrath? "An exciting story that also offers an in-depth look at Native American life centuries ago." —Kirkus Reviews

The Ordeal of the Longhouse

2011-05-01 History
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Release : 2011-05-01
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 918/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Ordeal of the Longhouse by : Daniel K. Richter

Download or read book The Ordeal of the Longhouse written by Daniel K. Richter. This book was released on 2011-05-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richter examines a wide range of primary documents to survey the responses of the peoples of the Iroquois League--the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and Tuscaroras--to the challenges of the European colonialization of North America. He demonstrates that by the early eighteenth century a series of creative adaptations in politics and diplomacy allowed the peoples of the Longhouse to preserve their cultural autonomy in a land now dominated by foreign powers.

Life in a Longhouse Village

2001 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2001
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 709/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Life in a Longhouse Village by : Bobbie Kalman

Download or read book Life in a Longhouse Village written by Bobbie Kalman. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The people who lived in the northeastern woodlands belonged to many nations and spoke many languages including Iroquoian and Algonkian. Life in a Longhouse Village was a way of life all of the nations shared. Children will learn about the fascinating lifestyle of these hunters and farmers and discover what life was like in a longhouse clan.

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