The Iroquois
by Bruce E. Johansen, Series Editor Paul C.Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2010-09-01
Publisher(s): Facts on File
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Summary
The term Iroquois describes one of U.S. history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or "People of the Longhouse." Based mainly in present-day New York state, they played a major role in regional trade and diplomacy. The Iroquois helped shape democratic ways of life in the new United States mainly through Benjamin Franklin, who started his diplomatic career as Pennsylvania's representative to them. Enduring the theft of much of their traditional land base following 1880, the Iroquois fought proposals to force them to leave their homelands. In the midst of this, they preserved their culture, with its year-round thanksgiving cycle and reverence for nature. The Iroquois describes the significant influence these people had on the creation of the modern United States and their contributed roles in American society.
Author Biography
Bruce E. Johansen is a professor of communication and Native American studies at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He has authored more than 30 books. Johansen's first academic specialty was the influence of Native American political systems on United States political and legal institutions. Paul C. Rosier is assistant professor of history at Villanova University, where he also serves as faculty advisor to the Native American Student Association. He is the author of Rebirth of the Blackfeet Nation, 1912-1954 and Native American Issues.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. 6 |
| Iroquois Origins and Ceremonial Culture | p. 14 |
| The Iroquois Form a National Government | p. 25 |
| Early Iroquois Contacts with Europeans | p. 34 |
| The Iroquois Role in a Century of Revolutions | p. 48 |
| Iroquois ideas and Democracy | p. 58 |
| Battling Land Loss and Assimilation | p. 70 |
| Asserting Ancient Rights | p. 76 |
| Iroquois in Today's World | p. 90 |
| Chronology and Timeline | p. 104 |
| Glossary | p. 108 |
| Bibliography | p. 110 |
| Further Resources | p. 116 |
| Picture Credits | p. 118 |
| Index | p. 119 |
| About the Contributors | p. 126 |
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Excerpts
The term Iroquois describes one of American history's most influential Native American confederacies, the Haudenosaunee, or People of the Longhouse. Based mainly in present-day New York State, they played a major role in regional trade and diplomacy. The Iroquois also helped influence the democratic ways of life in the new United States through Benjamin Franklin, a Founding Father who had observed the Iroquois. Enduring the theft of much of their traditional land base following 1800, the Iroquois fought proposals to force them to leave their homelands. In the midst of this, they preserved their culture, with its year-round thanksgiving cycle and reverence for nature. The Iroquois describes the significant influence these people had on the creation of the modern United States and their continued roles in American society.
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