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susank2
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 Posted - October 08 2007 : 1:25:32 PM
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I went through a few pages of posts and internet sites but couldn't find exactly what I was looking for so I thought I'd ask.
I'd like to read up on what everyday life was like for the Iroquois from about the 16th century to the 19th century. Not only their daily customs, rituals, etc. but what the children did everyday, women, and men. What was a wedding like?....how old were they when they married?....did whole families live together?...who educated the children and how? Stuff like that. I just can't seem to find anything. Thanks for helping!
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - October 08 2007 : 2:33:07 PM
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Have you tried this site? Legends and Traditions
Also, you might want to try doing searches on each individual Nation within the Confederacy. For example, search on "Mohawk traditions" or "Seneca customs" and so on. |
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Bookworm
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Posted - October 08 2007 : 2:48:26 PM
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| If you're up for buying a book, "The Life of Mary Jemison" provides a great deal of information about daily life in a Seneca village. Although it was Shawnees who took Mary Jemison from her home in southern Pa. in 1755, she was soon thereafter adopted by two Seneca sisters and lived the rest of her life among the Senecas. |
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susank2
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Posted - October 08 2007 : 2:49:36 PM
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| Thank you!!! This look like an excellent site. |
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Monadnock Guide
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Posted - October 08 2007 : 6:36:15 PM
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| Good reco WW, - good to see you and Bookworm posting. Bookworm, you've known the place for quite awhile, longer than most posting now! Come back a little more often, nice to have some good posts! ;) |
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Wilderness Woman
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Posted - October 09 2007 : 09:04:23 AM
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Originally posted by Bookworm
If you're up for buying a book, "The Life of Mary Jemison" provides a great deal of information about daily life in a Seneca village. Although it was Shawnees who took Mary Jemison from her home in southern Pa. in 1755, she was soon thereafter adopted by two Seneca sisters and lived the rest of her life among the Senecas.
I will need to read that one some day, Bookworm. Mary Jemison's story fascinates me. Must add it to my long and growing list.
Susan, another excellent book that is based on fact is "The Red Heart" by James Alexander Thom. I believe we have talked about this one, as well as his other books, before. His research is impeccable and his writing style is enjoyable. This one, in particular, offers a good look into the life of an "absorbed" white captive.
And another good one is Walter D. Edmonds' "In The Hands of the Senecas." This small book tells several captive stories. Very well written. |
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Posted - October 09 2007 : 11:57:33 AM
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All of those sound like interesting reads. The Mary Jemison especially. Thanks all for posting about them. I was looking for some interesting reading as well as info on captives, this should be very enlightening! |
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susank2
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Posted - October 09 2007 : 3:28:45 PM
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Thanks to all that answered!! I'm gonna go to the library and look for both a Mary Jemison book and The Red Heart. They both sound like very good reads.
The Iroquois life before liquor(and whites, I guess) were introduced seemed very idyllic to me. Not much strife, jealousy, or even crime. Everyone's needs were taken care of by everyone else. Plus the women had a very important role in society...which is always a good thing!
I was also curious...and I hope no one is offended by my inquiry..but I wanted to know their attitudes about gay people. Was that tolerated?...openly accepted? It's something you never read about. |
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Bookworm
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Posted - October 11 2007 : 07:46:30 AM
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Thanks for the kind words, MG. Susank2, I join wholeheartedly in WW's recommendations of The Red Heart and In the Hands of the Senecas -- very enjoyable to read, and very informative.
As for Indian attitudes about gay people, the only info I could find was an observation by David Zeisberger, a Moravian missionary to the Delawares and their neighbors, that sexual immorality, including what he called "unnatural vice," was quite prevalent. Since rape was strongly condemned by the Indians of the Northeast, and virtually unknown even with white captives, it may be that consent, not sexual orientation, was the critical factor in the Indian way of thinking. But that's just a guess. |
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Posted - October 11 2007 : 5:37:22 PM
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Thanks Bookworm for your answer
I went to the bookstore yesterday and looked through The Red Heart and thank goodness I did, because I've read it before! It was years ago, but I remember reading Follow the River and liking it so I must have picked up The Red Heart after that. Looking through the book reminded me of it.
I have on order at the library some books about Mary Jemison and those hopefully will be in soon. Thanks everyone for the recommendations. |
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