During his last years ethnohistorian Frank G. Speck turned to the study of Iroquois ceremonialism. This 1950 book investigates the religious rites of the Cayuga tribe, one of six in the Iroquois
The first comprehensive lexicographic work on Cayuga, an Iroquoian language spoken in southern Ontario at Six Nations of the Grand River, this dictionary, combines the work of Dyck, a professor of
This comprehensive survey of indigenous languages of the New World introduces students and general readers to the mosaic of American Indian languages and cultures and offers an approach to grasping
In the fall, the Iroquois and other Native American women harvested corn from their gardens. To prepare the corn for storage, the husks were folded back from the ears and braiding, forming long ropes
The Oneida (Onyota'a:ka or Onayotekaono, meaning the People of the Upright Stone, or standing stone, Thwahrù·nęʼ in Tuscarora) are a Native American/First Nations
The Cayuga Nature Center (CNC) is an educational institution addressing nature and environmental issues. It is located on the west side of Lake Cayuga in Tompkins County, New York. CNC traces back to
The lakes of central New York state dot and nestle next to the Adirondacks. The lakes supported nearby forests that produced enough wild game and foliage to feed many, so it was on the banks of the
Farmer was born in Ohsweken, Ontario into the Cayuga nation and Wolf Clan of the Haudenosaunee/Iroquois Confederacy. Farmer attended Syracuse University and Ryerson Polytechnic University, where he
Orehaoue . A Cayuga chief who opposed the Jesuits and caused Father Carheil's withdrawal. He aided the English of Albany in preventing Penn's purchase of Susquehanna lands, and visited De la Barre in
Levi General, commonly known as Deskaheh, (Grand River, Ontario, 1873 - Tuscarora Reservation, New York, 1925), was a Haudenosaunee statesman noted for his persistent efforts to get recognition for