ANT241Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Akwesasne, Six Nations Of The Grand River, Iroquoian Languages
12 Oct 2012
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Lecture 18 the iroquois move to canada. Iroquoian language family: examples from new york state, mohawk, oneida, onondaga, cayuga, seneca, 5 nations iroquois confederacy (haudenosaunee, picture of turtle -> they had an origin myth started on the turtle"s back. Turtle an important symbol of the land on which they live. Painted on turtle st lawrence river, lake ontario, lake erie, the 5 nations iroquois. A peacemaker brought them all together under a tree of peace (tree in middle of turtle painting) A symbol on bottom originally from a wampum belt. Mohawk: approximate limits of mohawk homelands and territory at the time of first european contact , mohawk immigration to canada from mohawk river grand river (six nations), . ?, ((from picture): mohawk move to canada. 1667 first migration to kahnawake (near montreal) 1707 groton, massachusetts tarbell family. 1755 to st regis akwesasne ( where the partridge drums ) American revolution (1775-1783) mohawk sided with british.
