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Tag Archive: cayuga

Hiawatha – Iroquois

Hiawatha(310x240)

Hiawatha (also known as Ayenwatha, Aiionwatha, or Haiëñ'wa'tha; Onondaga) is a legendary Native American leader and co-founder of the Iroquois

Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House

Midwinter Rites of the Cayuga Long House1

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

English-Cayuga/Cayuga-English Dictionary

English-Cayuga Cayuga-English Dictionary1

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

American Indian Languages: Cultural and Social Contexts

American Indian Languages1

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

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Cornhusk Bottles and Baskets

Corn Husk Nesting Baskets(310x240)

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

History of Kahnawá:ke

The Mohawk Council Of Kahnawake(310x240)

The Mohawks of Kahnawá:ke (Kahnawákeró:non) are an ancient people with a vibrant culture and rich

Oneida people

Oneida portraits(310x240)

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

Cayuga Nature Center

Cayuga Nature Center

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

Cayuga

Cayuga Lake (310x240)

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

Gary Farmer ~ Cayuga

Gary Farmer (310x240)

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 ~ Cayuga Tribe

Orehaoue_Handbook of Indians of Canada1

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

Deskaheh

Deskaheh1

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

Fish Carrier ~ Cayuga Tribe

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Fish Carrier (Ojageght) (Cayuga), fi. late 1700s. Fish Carrier was among a minority of Iroquois chiefs who supported the patriot cause in the American

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