On the following morning, they were placed on a large scaffold, in sight of the whole population.Our special project presenting the definitive
Spiritualism in American Indian Medicine
Practicing American Indian medicine the doctors' ordinary methods of cure were dreams, beating of the drum, songs, magic feasts and dances, and
American Indian Ideas on a Supreme Being
The Indian belief, if developed, would have developed into a system of polytheism. Why pray to a benevolent God? Would not his goodness have taken
Native American Gods
Europeans encountered natives with their own Native American Gods. There was no one native religeon.Our special project presenting the
Native American Religion
Would the Iroquois, left undisturbed to work out their own destiny, ever have emerged from the savage state? Below Parkman writes about some basic
The Iroquois Government
The great council of the fifty sachems formed the Iroquois government.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada
Huron and Iroquois Confederations
The Iroquois separated into five distinct nations, cantoned from east to west along the centre of New York, in the following order: Mohawks, Oneidas,
Importance of Native American Clan Structure
Through most of North America the structure of the clan formed the basis of their societies. This passage is about Native American clan
The Huron-Iroquois Family of Native Americans
We call of the various communities speaking dialects of the generic tongue of the Iroquois the Huron-Iroquois Family of Indian nations.Our