Hiawatha and the Iroquois League

Hiawatha and the Iroquois League
Author: Megan McClard
Publisher: Silver Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1989
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780382095689

Follows the life of the Iroquois leader who contributed to the formation of a league of Indian nations and discusses the actions and effects of this league as it interacted with the white colonists up through the eighteenth century.

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
Author: Robbie Robertson
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2015-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1613128487

Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition. Now he shares the same gift of storytelling with a new generation. Hiawatha was a strong and articulate Mohawk who was chosen to translate the Peacemaker’s message of unity for the five warring Iroquois nations during the 14th century. This message not only succeeded in uniting the tribes but also forever changed how the Iroquois governed themselves—a blueprint for democracy that would later inspire the authors of the U.S. Constitution. Caldecott Honor–winning illustrator David Shannon brings the journey of Hiawatha and the Peacemaker to life with arresting oil paintings. Together, the team of Robertson and Shannon has crafted a new children’s classic that will both educate and inspire readers of all ages. Includes a CD featuring an original song written and performed by Robbie Robertson.

Roots of the Iroquois

Roots of the Iroquois
Author: Tehanetorens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781570670978

Chronicles the origin and ideals of the Iroquois Confederacy and their impact on history.

Peacemaker

Peacemaker
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1984815393

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy searches for peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy. Twelve-year-old Okwaho's life has suddenly changed. While he and his best friend are out hunting, his friend is kidnapped by men from a neighboring tribal nation, and Okwaho barely escapes. Everyone in his village fears more raids and killings: The Five Nations of the Iroquois have been at war with one another for far too long, and no one can remember what it was like to live in peace. Okwaho is so angry that he wants to seek revenge for his friend, but before he can retaliate, a visitor with a message of peace comes to him in the woods. The Peacemaker shares his lesson tales—stories that make Okwaho believe that this man can convince the leaders of the five fighting nations to set down their weapons. So many others agree with him. Can all of them come together to form the Iroquois Great League of Peace?

The Iroquois Constitution

The Iroquois Constitution
Author: Lesli J. Favor
Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2003
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780823938032

A discussion of the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy and the influence of this constitution and its values on the political ideas of the United States.

Origins of the Iroquois League

Origins of the Iroquois League
Author: Anthony Wonderley
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-12-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0815654928

The League of the Iroquois, the most famous native government in North America, dominated intertribal diplomacy in the Northeast and influenced the course of American colonial history for nearly two centuries. The age and early development of the League, however, have long been in dispute. In this highly original book, two anthropological archaeologists with differing approaches and distinct regional interests synthesize their research to explore the underpinnings of the confederacy. Wonderley and Sempowski endeavor to address such issues as when tribes coalesced, when intertribal alliances presaging the League were forged, when the five-nation confederation came to fruition, and what light oral tradition may shine on these developments. This groundbreaking work develops a new conversation in the field of Indigenous studies, one that deepens our understanding of the Iroquois League’s origins.

The Ordeal of the Longhouse

The Ordeal of the Longhouse
Author: Daniel K. Richter
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Total Pages: 455
Release: 2011-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0807867918

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.