Children's Nonfiction Native Canadian
People of the Longhouse
- Publisher
- Groundwood Books Ltd
- Initial publish date
- May 1992
- Category
- Native Canadian
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550542219
- Publish Date
- May 1992
- List Price
- $9.95
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 9 to 11
- Grade: 4 to 6
- Reading age: 9 to 11
Description
The Iroquoian people -- Huron, Iroquois and many others -- lived throughout the Great Lakes basin and the St. Lawrence river valley. Their lands were rich in game, criss-crossed by waterways and well suited for agriculture. These abundant resources made possible a sophisticated culture, characterized by complex laws and constitutions, alliances, sports and games, and a form of currency.
This book describes in fascinating detail every aspect of the Iroquoian way of life -- farming, hunting, trading, beliefs, clothing, housing, clans and villages, political structure, warfare -- as well as the impact of contact with Europeans.
About the authors
Robin Ridington is a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of British Columbia. He is the author of Little Bit Know Something, Trail to Heaven: Knowledge and Narrative in a Northern Native Community, and Blessing for a Long Time among other works.
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Ian Bateson, a freelance artist, illustrated People of the Trail and People of the Longhouse, as well as People of the Ice.
