The federated Iroquois tribes were essential to the British during their various colonial campaigns in eastern North America. This work looks at the material culture, social organization and religion of these people and tells the story of the many frontier campaigns they fought.
The Five (later Six) Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy were central to the story of the white colonization of the American Northeast.
The European fur trade transformed their world, and the struggles between English and French colonists forced the tribes to take sides. Sir William Johnson's efforts in the Mohawk Valley ensured that the Iroquois Nations were allies of the British crown; and the loyalty of his kinsman Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) during the American Revolution forced the Mohawks into Canadian exile.
This richly illustrated book introduces Iroquois history, social organization, religion and material culture.
