Oral interviews with Chief Jacob Thomas November 18, 1997

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Oral interviews with Chief Jacob Thomas, November 18, 1997

Oral interviews with Chief Jacob Thomas November 18, 1997

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Interview with Chief Jacob Thomas, condoled Cayuga elder of the Sandpiper Clan, conducted by Jon W. Parmenter at his home in Oshweken, Ontario. Includes extensive discussion of the formation of the Iroquois League, oral tradition on the Iroquois condolence ceremony, processes of consensual decision-making, and the structure and workings of the Iroquois Confederacy, as well as discussion of his personal life experiences, and his involvement in contemporary political issues.

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