The Clay We Are Made Of: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River (Critical Studies in Native History)

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If one seeks to take into account Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, one should imagine the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was once a number one determinant of Haudenosaunee identity. In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story through European contact to recent land claims negotiations. She accommodates Indigenous theory, Fourth world post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, together with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to give you the most comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee’s relationship to their land. Hill outlines the basic principles and historical knowledge contained within four key epics passed down through Haudenosaunee cultural history. She highlights the political role of women in land negotiations and dispels their misrepresentation in the scholarly canon. She guides the reader through treaty relationships with Dutch, French, and British settler nations, including the Kaswentha/Two-Row Wampum (the precursor to all future Haudenosaunee-European treaties), the Covenant Chain, the Nanfan Treaty, and the Haldimand Proclamation, and concludes with a discussion of the present problematic relationships between the Grand River Haudenosaunee, the Crown, and the Canadian government.

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