Creation & Confederation: The Living History of the Iroquois

Entry/Object ID

2024.002.004

Description

Softbound book entitled: "Creation & Confederation: The Living History of the Iroquois." Cover is black with white lettering and an illustration of "In addition to the wampum belts that form our archives, the People of the Longhouse have also recorded our history and culture in written documents. This Rotinonhsi n: ni literary tradition reached its zenith in the 19th century, with the works of men like Joseph Brant, Major John Norton, David Cusick, J. N. B. Hewitt, Seth Newhouse, and John Arthur Gibson, to name just a few. They have preserved for us not only our creation story and epic of confederation, but the story of our own evolution. Written and illustrated by Darren Bonaparte (Mohawk) with additional illustrations by Dave Fadden, Thomas Deer, Natasha Smoke- Santiago, and Curtis Mitchell, Jr." (Source: Back cover of book) 136 pages, illustrated Physical Description: Softbound, cover illustration by Dave Fadden

Acquisition

Accession

2024.002

Source or Donor

SLCHA Gift Shop

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

History

Search Terms

Iroquois, Mohawk, Akwesasne, People of the Longhouse, Hodenosaunee, Native Americans, wampum, creation stories, culture

Book Details

Author

Darren Bonaparte

Publisher

The Wampum Chronicles

Place Published

Location

Akwesasne, NY

Date Published

2006

Publication Language

English

ISBN

0973932201

LCCN

2008910519

Spine Label

Creation & Confederation The Living History of the Iroquois Darren Bonaparte

Name/Title

Creation & Confederation: The Living History of the Iroquois