Helpful Links
Onondaga Nation: information about their history, culture, dress, food, homes, language, sports, song, etc.
Cayuga Nation: provides a cultural background about the tribe.
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Primary & Secondary Sources
Byrd, William (fl. 1685) Propositions made to the Onondagas, Oneidas, Cayugas, and Senecas
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Summary:
Byrd informs the Indians that they have broken their covenant with the people of Virginia and Maryland when they invaded their land, abducted their servants, and fought with their Indian allies. Rather than go to war over this, Byrd asks that the Indians return the people they abducted, and call back any men that they sent down to Virginia and Maryland.
Fadden, Ray. Legends of the Iroquois. Book Publishing Company: Tennessee. 1998.
Synopsis: Here ancient stories are presented in pictographs with English translations. These legends carry us deep into an ancient culture and teach basic lessons about what it means to be a human being. Children are especially fascinated by the pictographs.
About the Author: Tehanetorens is a master storyteller in the Mohawk tradition and also author of Roots of the Iroquois and Wampum Belts. During his lifelong career as a teacher, he established youth groups at Akwesasne to promote native values, served as president of the Indian Defense League of America, and founded the Six Nations Indian Museum in 1954 to serve as a cultural center for tribal people in the Six Nations region.
Synopsis: Here ancient stories are presented in pictographs with English translations. These legends carry us deep into an ancient culture and teach basic lessons about what it means to be a human being. Children are especially fascinated by the pictographs.
About the Author: Tehanetorens is a master storyteller in the Mohawk tradition and also author of Roots of the Iroquois and Wampum Belts. During his lifelong career as a teacher, he established youth groups at Akwesasne to promote native values, served as president of the Indian Defense League of America, and founded the Six Nations Indian Museum in 1954 to serve as a cultural center for tribal people in the Six Nations region.
O’Connor, George and Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. Journey into Mohawk Country. First, Second: New York. 2006.
Synopsis:
Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert was only twenty three when he ventured into Mohawk territory in search of the answers to some pressing questions: where were all the beaver skins that the Indians should have been shipping down the river? Was the money that should have been going into the pockets of the Dutch going to the French instead? Despite freezing temperatures and a scarcity of trustworthy guides, maps, and sometimes even food, Harmen van den Bogaert and his friends set off for a journey through old New York in an attempt to revive the struggling fur trade. Nearly four centuries later, George O'Connor brings Harmen van den Bogaert's journal of his travels to life with simple and striking artwork.
Synopsis:
Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert was only twenty three when he ventured into Mohawk territory in search of the answers to some pressing questions: where were all the beaver skins that the Indians should have been shipping down the river? Was the money that should have been going into the pockets of the Dutch going to the French instead? Despite freezing temperatures and a scarcity of trustworthy guides, maps, and sometimes even food, Harmen van den Bogaert and his friends set off for a journey through old New York in an attempt to revive the struggling fur trade. Nearly four centuries later, George O'Connor brings Harmen van den Bogaert's journal of his travels to life with simple and striking artwork.
National Museum of the American Indian. Do All Indians Live
in Tipis? Harper Collins: Washington, D.C. 2007.
If you've ever wondered about where Native Americans came from, whether they really used smoke signals, or if they wore socks, this book has the answers. From clothing, food, origins, ceremonies, and language to love, marriage, art, music, and casinos, DO ALL INDIANS LIVE IN TIPIS? debunks widespread stereotypes and answers all of the most common questions about Native Americans. Accessible and enlightening, this is the perfect introduction to Native American history and contemporary culture.
www.amazon.com/All-Indians-Live-Tipis-Questions/dp/006115301X
If you've ever wondered about where Native Americans came from, whether they really used smoke signals, or if they wore socks, this book has the answers. From clothing, food, origins, ceremonies, and language to love, marriage, art, music, and casinos, DO ALL INDIANS LIVE IN TIPIS? debunks widespread stereotypes and answers all of the most common questions about Native Americans. Accessible and enlightening, this is the perfect introduction to Native American history and contemporary culture.
www.amazon.com/All-Indians-Live-Tipis-Questions/dp/006115301X
Oneida Iroquois Folklore, Myth, and History: New York Oral Narrative from the Notes of H. E. Allen and Others (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
www.abebooks.com/Oneida-Iroquois-Folklore-Myth-History-New/30138005762/bd
www.abebooks.com/Oneida-Iroquois-Folklore-Myth-History-New/30138005762/bd
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Hadenosaunee Educator guide- National Museum of the American Indian
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