Migration in Prehistory: The Northern Iroquoian Case

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean R. Snow
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 1, January 1995, pp. 59-79
Description
Explores the argument in favour of migration in the development of Northern Iroquoian culture in northeastern North America and examines the history of the controlling model that has dominated regional archaeological interpretation for the past half century.
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Myths and Legends of the New York Iroquois

Alternate Title
Bulletin (New York State Museum) ; no. 125
Empire State Historical Publication Series 7
Empire State Historical Publications ; 7
E-Books
Description

"Originally published in 1908 as New York State Museum Bulletin No. 125."

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NAGPRA's Politics of Recognition: Repatriation Struggles of a Terminated Tribe

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Courtney Cottrell
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 44, no. 1, Winter, 2020, pp. [59]-85
Description
As tribal historic preservation officer for the federally unrecognized Brothertown Indian Nation, the author uses their own personal experience of attempting repatriation of a pipe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to discuss the process to prove connection, justify legal status according to federal criteria, and how their recognition status was exploited by the museum community.
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Native American Dolls

Alternate Title
Smithsonian in Your Classroom
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Genevieve Marie Simermeyer
Lynn-Steven Engelke
Smithsonian in Your Classroom, Fall, 2004, pp. 1-28
Description

Lesson plan for elementary school students which looks at Native American dolls, how they are made and the cultures they represent.

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Native American Landholding in the Colonial Hudson Valley

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Tom Arne Midtrød
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 37, no. 1, 2013, pp. 79-104
Description
Focuses on patterns of landholding and territoriality that differ from those in southern New England.
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A New Thing? The NMAI in Historical and Institutional Perspective

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jacknis
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 30, no. 3/4, Decolonizing Archaeology, Summer - Autumn, 2006, pp. 511-542
Description
Author examines if/how the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, DC differs from its predecessor the Museum of the American Indian (MAI) in New York City.
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The Occurrence of Coiled Pottery in New York State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles Fairbanks
American Antiquity, vol. 2, no. 3, January 1937, pp. 178-179
Description
Archaeological, and ethnographic, evidence of coiled pottery in Northeastern Woodlands culture.
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Onondaga Customs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
W. M. Beauchamp
Journal of American Folklore, vol. 1, no. 3, October-December 1888, pp. 195-203
Description
Describes some of the dances, feasts and ceremonies of the Onondaga people.
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Operation Kanyengehaga: An American Indian Cross Cultural Program

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert N. Wells
Minerva White
American Indian Culture and Research Journal , vol. 1, no. 3, 1975, pp. 22-28
Description
Chronicles the events which led to the establishment of a tutoring program in collaboration with St. Lawrence University and cultural centre on the St. Regis Reserve in upper New York.
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Otter Trail Singers

Alternate Title
MusicCorner: Otter Trail Singers
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Gene Bates
Teri Bates
Whispering Wind, vol. 35, no. 3, May-June 2005, pp. 30-31
Description
Looks at the drumming group Otter Trail Singers from Lawton, Oklahoma, who preform at powwows in the United States and Canada. Includes audio reviews.
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“Ours from the top to the very bottom”: Seneca Land, Colonial Development, Proto-Conservation, and Resistance in the Early American Republic

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Matthew Dennis
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 1-34
Description
An exploration of Seneca's battle to their assert sovereignty over their lands in the face of challenges, historically by progressive conservatism and now by modern environmentalism.
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Outside the Rules: Invisible American Indians in New York State

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Samuel W. Rose
Richard A. Rose
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 30, no. 2, Fall, 2015, pp. 56-76
Description
Discusses tribes which have been ignored or forgotten and have ambiguous status, and the role that academics have played in shaping what constitutes legitimate Indigenous identity.
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Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) and Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene (DDE) Exposure among Native American Men from Contaminated Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Edward F. Fitzgerald
Kelley A. Brix
Debra A. Deres
Syni-an Hwang
Brian Bush
et al.
Toxicology and Industrial Health, vol. 12, no. 3/4, 1996, pp. 361-368
Description
Reports on a study conducted on residents of the Akwesasne Reservation to check the association between consumption of local fish, residential exposure, body burdens of PCBs and liver enzyme induction.
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A Primer for the Use of the Mohawk Children to Acquire the Spelling and Reading of their Own, as Well as to Get Acquainted with the English Tongue; Which for that Purpose is Put on the Opposite Page = Waerighwaghsawe Iksaongoenwa : Tsiwaondad-Derighhonny Kaghyadoghsera; Nayondeweyestaghk Ayeweanaghnodon Ayeghyà Dow Kaniyenkehàga Kaweanondaghkouh; Dyorheaf-hàga Oni Tsinihadiweanotea

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Waerighwaghsawe Iksaongoenwa : Tsiwaondad-Derighhonny Kaghyadoghsera; Nayondeweyestaghk Ayeweanaghnodon Ayeghyà Dow Kaniyenkehàga Kaweanondaghkouh; Dyorheaf-hàga Oni Tsinihadiweanotea
E-Books
Author/Creator
[Daniel Claus]
Description
Includes phonemic lexicon, translation of a series of questions and answers about characters from the Bible, catechism, prayers, and translations of other scriptural teachings, e.g., Ten Commandments, Lord's Prayer.
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Relationship of Lead, Mercury, Mirex, Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene, Hexachlorobenzene, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls to Timing of Menarche Among Akwesasne Mohawk Girls

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Melinda Denham
Lawrence M. Schell
Glenn Deane
Mia V. Gallo
Julia Ravenscroft
Anthony P. DeCaprio
Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment
Pediatrics, vol. 115, no. 2, February 2, 2005, pp. 127-134
Description
Analysis of multi chemical exposure among adolescent girls suggests that the attainment of the first menstrual period may be sensitive to relatively low levels of lead and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) congeners.
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The Renape People: A Brief Survey of Relationships and Migrations

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jack Forbes
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, 1986, pp. 14-20
Description
Description of the migrations of the Wapanakamikok or Eastern Land People and the Algonkian family dialects, which have gradually changed from village to village.
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Rez Talk: How Reservation Residents Describe Themselves

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Faye Lone-Knapp
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 24, no. 4, Fall, September 1, 2000, pp. 635-640
Description
Analysis of interviews with Haudenosaunee (Six Nations or Iroquois) Reservation in Western New York.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ernie Houghton and Brian David

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ernie Houghton
Brian David
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Ontario Provincial Police Inspector Ernie Houghton and Chief of Police Brian David, on the subject of the Akwesasne court system. As well as questions from the assembled Commissioners to this presentation and those made previously.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation by Ron Martelle and Denis Thibeault

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Ron Martelle
Denis Thibeault
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Ron Martelle, Mayor of Cornwall and Denis Thibeault, Director of Employment Office, Cornwall on the subject of responsibilities of governments to the First Nations.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on Akwesasne Justice by Louise Thompson and Joyce King-Mitchell

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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Louise Thompson
Joyce King-Thompson
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Louise Thompson and Joyce King-Thompson of the Akwesasne Justice Department, on the subject of the Akwesasne court system.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Presentation on Border Crossing Rights

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Description
This file contains a portion of Volume 2 of a sitting of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples at Akwesasne Mohawk School, Cornwall Island, Ontario. This portion of the Volume includes a presentation given by Grand Chief Mike Mitchell, Grand Chief Joe Norton of Kahnawake, Gordon Peters from Chiefs of Ontario and attorney Micha Menczer on the subject of border crossing rights.
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Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Wampum Belt Reading by Jake Thomas, Elder

Alternate Title
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples - Transcriptions of Public Hearings and Round Table Discussions
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jake Thomas
Description
This file contains a Wampum Belt Reading by Jake Thomas. He states that the belt he uses is a replica of the original Belts located at the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, and at Onondaga Reservation near Syracuse, New York. Wampum belts are brought out for ceremonies and readings.
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A Selective Bibliography of the Mohawk People

Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Larry Garrow
Richard Jock
Ray Cooke
Description

Approximately 343 sources, dated from 1762 through 1972, focusing on the St. Regis Reservation in New York, but equally applicable to Mohawks of Akwesasne in Ontario and Quebec. Citations are arranged by subject and subdivided by author.

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