Iroquois

As Europeans spread into the New World, their sense of superiority and entitlement can be found in the various laws that failed to protect the indigenous people’s culture. The passage of NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act) in 1990 would slowly begin to rectify the hurt, damage, and atrocities committed in the name of science. For many Native American’s not only was their land taken, the remains of their ancestors were removed and carted off. The remains along with…

land was basically wasted and it was lucky that the Europeans finally found a use for it. The Europeans used the empty lands for their benefit while the Indians had not. For a thousand years, the Americas had not changed with a few exceptions of the Iroquois, the Aztecs, and the Incas, which were continually developing though at a slower pace than the Europeans. The Americas were still mostly populated with nomads and there were much unused lands. The nomads that roamed the land often lived a…

stated “ Because you have not endured to the end you shall lose your hair every winter”( The Cherokee Creation myth 1 of 3). Then man came after the animals and they eventually found a place to live on land with them. On the other hand, in the Iroquois creation myth is about a woman who fell from the sky world and was caught by two flying animals and she lived on the giant turtles back. Soon she had twins and the twins created the world by when the one thing would create something good, the…

The Iroquois believe that the creation of the world evolved from a world called "SkyWorld". In a world, there were a man and a woman who are married and the women was pregnant. One day the woman was in search of tea from tree bark that was from The Great Tree, and when she was digging she ended up falling through a hole. Where she landed was known as "SkyWorld" and here is where she gave birth to her daughter. When her daughter grew up to reach womanhood, she became impregnated by the West Wind…

Country by Daniel Richter is--without question--one of the most effective studies of Native American history. Richter’s previous book, The Ordeal of the Longhouse, which viewed the European invasion of northeastern America from the perspective of the Iroquois peoples of modern New York, reveals the same masterful grasp of early American history. However, the similarities stop there. Facing East turns on its head the instilled perspective of westward expansion from the early sixteenth century…

often of mixed Amerindian heritage 4. voyageurs - French-Canadian fur traders and beaver hunters who often recruited Indians 5. Albany Congress - Inter-colonial congress called in 1754 by the British to unify the colonies and assure support from the Iroquois in war against the French. Benjamin Franklin played a key role but it eventually failed. 6. Edward Braddock - British commander during the French and Indian War who, in 1755,…

First of all, the war forced the British into a continued alliance with the Indians, specifically the Iroquois. After their first loss at Fort Duquesne, the English were forced to bring back Indian allies. However these Indians were cautious of the English as the influx of several thousand settlers “scared” the Natives due to the huge territorial acquisition…

After the long and dreadful American Revolution was over, it was a time to rejoice and celebrate, but, however, though the thirteen colonies were free from Britain’s tyranny; it was also time to establish themselves as a respectable and stable country. This required America to form a new government, which is known as the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of the Confederation were America’s first form of self-government. Though the articles of confederation were in some cases successful.…

Quebec and Montreal. Their intent was to look for valued fur and with the help of the native Hurons they found their treasure. Helping the French, who had superior weapons, they thought would give them a powerful ally against their old rival the Iroquois and thus gave the French a solid foothold in the north. The English did the same in a different part of the continent but for the search of gold. In late 1606 three ships landed on what would known as Virginia and built a triangular settlement…

Few events loom as large within the consciousness of the United States as the American Revolution. It has been endless debated and mythologized from the moment of its occurrence. By the same token, here are few topics as studied as the American Revolution. This seminal event has been examined and deliberated by generations of historians to the point there are few historiographies as extensive as that of the American Revolution. This has led to endless biographies of the founding fathers,…