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Iroquois History and Legends Andrew Cotter and Caleb Cotter
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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The Iroquois Confederacy. An Indigenous North American civilization with equal rights and representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. Their influence affected the American free spirit and the modern day woman's rights movement. This show covers the culture, histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee. The People of the Longhouse.
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01 The Peacemaker
The Five Nations of the Iroquois were locked in centuries of war, revenge killings, hate and cannibalism. Then a mysterious Huron man appeared on a quest to unite the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples together under the Great Law of Peace. This would become the Iroquois Confederacy. A Native American government with equal rights and a representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. These are the histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee. The People of the Longhouse.
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Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) 2005 by William Engelbrecht
Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker
Kayanlaˀ Kówa – Great Law of Peace -The Peace Maker & Hiawatha - Traditional Haudenosaunee oral history.
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02 The First American Constitution
We explore the mechanics of the Iroquois Councils. A system of protocols, title offices and a separation of powers that has been followed for centuries.
Sources- Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) 2005 by William Engelbrecht
GAYANASHAGOWA (Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitution attributed to Dekanawidah the Peacemaker
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03 Family Matters
The Six Nations are further broken down into clans. Clans are represented by certain animals. The purpose is not to divide a nation but in fact to bring about unity and help in times of mourning. Join us as we learn how clans were a benefit to everyone in Iroquoia.
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How the Clans were Chosen - Oneida Nation Oral History
Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector
GAYANASHAGOWA (The Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitiution
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04 The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters are Corn, Beans and Squash. Not only are they well balanced varieties of vegetables they also work together in symbiosis. We discuss agriculture, food gathering and storage.
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Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants by Arthur C. Parker
Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht & Caleb Rector
Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah
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05 Hunting and Fishing
Pastimes that people do on the weekends was a way of life for the people of the Eastern Woodlands. Learn about the animals that were vital to the way of life in all Iroquoia.
Today we will talk about deer drives, fishing, beaver trapping and .... bear raising?
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Voyages de la Nouvelle France by Samuel de Champlain
Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector
Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants by Arthur C. Parker
1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN
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06 Native Neighbors
The Six Nations were not alone on the continent. There were many other nationalities that inhabited the north eastern woodlands. This week we will talk about where the Huron, Erie, Neutrals, Susquehannock, Mahican, Delaware and other nations lived at the time of first contact with the Europeans.
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Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector
IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON
1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN
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Customer Reviews
Very Informative and Entertaining
I came to know of the Haudenosaunee through Age of Empires and the general stories we heard as kids. I have never been much of a reader, and podcasts and audiobook have been a great replacement for it. I am turly glad I bumped into this podcast. Have been binging it nonstop this last month, and will do so till I catch up.
This podcast by Andrew and Caleb are of a supreme quality, both informative on the different nations and told in an entertaining way, yet sincere way when moment calls for it. I am myself, am a Norwegian, and I can not speak for anyone but myself. But I personally feel they represent the tales with the honor and dignity I feel they deserve. They truely show that they care about the subject.
They also make episodes about the native’s personal folk stories they told to their children and histories of their origins.
These stories still captures me, even tho I am in my 20’. These legends, even tho some would see them as children’s stories, do not only reflect them, but can also teach us a thing or two, even today.
I myself listen on Spotify, but I truely found it worth my time get back on my old device and write this review. The time I used to get this done are nothing compaired to the time these brothers have have put into this.
I do indeed put this podcast up there with the likes of Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History in quality and content. They shine light and knowledge on a little talked about subject of today.
Greeting from Norway and I wish you guys all joy and fortune now and in the future.
PS: Caleb, I give you my blessing to talk as much as you like to in and Norwegian accent.
Solid podcast about the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
This podcast is so rich - both in nuances and information - as Andrew and Caleb comminicates the origin and development of the Five (and later Six) Nations. I've listened to the podcast with a dual motivation; 1) because of a interest in history in general, and native americans in particular, as well as 2) to get inspiration for a board game I am currently designing (Insta: MettaBaraka). I appreciate how the podcast describes a variety of different things; from everyday life like agriculture and hunting, to legends and myths, Haudenosaunee diplomacy, as well as contact with the Europeans. It is a real pleasure listening to these guys, as they make history alive and available. Thanks, and best wishes from Norway!
Good stuff!
New to this podcast - been on a hunt for a better understanding of the story of the americas, who came first, how the liberation from GB happened and so on.
This one has a good way of telling us about the people in the centre of the development of USA