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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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Iroquois History and Legends Andrew Cotter and Caleb Cotter

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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

    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.
     
    Sources-
    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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    • 22 min
    02 The First American Constitution

    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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    • 35 min
    03 Family Matters

    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.
    Sources-
    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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    • 33 min
    04 The Three Sisters

    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. 
    Sources-
    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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    • 47 min
    05 Hunting and Fishing

    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?
    Sources-
    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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    • 49 min
    06 Native Neighbors

    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.  
    Sources-
    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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    • 34 min

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