Cosmology of De-ka-na-wi-da's government of the Iroquois confederacy, 1885 1885

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Cosmology of De-ka-na-wi-da's government of the Iroquois confederacy, 1885 1885

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This item contains the Dekanawidah myth, lists of chiefs of the League, ceremonial chants (including Condolence Council), constitution and its acceptance (pages 1-200). There is a version of the same in Mohawk, with interlinear translations, names of principal families, and incomplete "aboriginal dictionary." Marginal notes are by William N. Fenton.

1.0 Volume(s), 1 volume, 302 p.

American Philosophical Society

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Newhouse, Seth

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Seth Newhouse (also known as Da-yo-de-ka-ne Oshweken) was a Mohawk Indian, Six Nation Indian reserve, Grand river, Ontario, Canada. From the guide to the Cosmology of De-ka-na-wi-da's government of the Iroquois confederacy, 1885, 1885, (American Philosophical Society) Mohawk-Onondaga Indian resident of the Six Nation Indian Reserve on the Grand River in Brant Coounty, Ontario. Author of an 1885 ms. history and constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy...