Episodes

  • 00 An Introduction
    Feb 18 2016
    What is the Iroquois History and Legends Podcast and what will we be discussing?  

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    3 mins
  • 01 The Peacemaker
    Feb 20 2016

    The Five Nations of the Iroquois were locked in centuries of war, revenge killings, hate and cannibalism. Then a mysterious Huron man appeared on a quest to unite the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca peoples together under the Great Law of Peace.  This would become the Iroquois Confederacy.  A Native American government with equal rights and a representative government that left Europeans in bewilderment. These are the histories and legends of the Haudenosaunee.  The People of the Longhouse.

     

    Sources-

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors) 2005 by William Engelbrecht

    Seneca Myths and Folk Tales by Arthur C. Parker

    Kayanlaˀ Kówa – Great Law of Peace -The Peace Maker & Hiawatha - Traditional Haudenosaunee oral history.


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    22 mins
  • 02 The First American Constitution
    Feb 29 2016

    We explore the mechanics of the Iroquois Councils.  A system of protocols, title offices and a separation of powers that has been followed for centuries.  

    Sources- Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World (The Iroquois and Their Neighbors)  2005 by William Engelbrecht

    GAYANASHAGOWA (Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitution attributed to Dekanawidah the Peacemaker


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    35 mins
  • 03 Family Matters
    Mar 7 2016

    The Six Nations are further broken down into clans.  Clans are represented by certain animals.  The purpose is not to divide a nation but in fact to bring about unity and help in times of mourning.  Join us as we learn how clans were a benefit to everyone in Iroquoia.

    Sources-

    How the Clans were Chosen - Oneida Nation Oral History

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector

    GAYANASHAGOWA (The Great Law of Peace) - Haudenosaunee Constitiution


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    33 mins
  • 04 The Three Sisters
    Mar 21 2016

    The Three Sisters are Corn, Beans and Squash.  Not only are they well balanced varieties of vegetables they also work together in symbiosis.  We discuss agriculture, food gathering and storage. 

    Sources-

    Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants by Arthur C. Parker

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht & Caleb Rector

    Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah


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    47 mins
  • 05 Hunting and Fishing
    Mar 25 2016

    Pastimes that people do on the weekends was a way of life for the people of the Eastern Woodlands.  Learn about the animals that were vital to the way of life in all Iroquoia.

    Today we will talk about deer drives, fishing, beaver trapping and .... bear raising?

    Sources-

    Voyages de la Nouvelle France by Samuel de Champlain

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector

    Iroquois Uses of Maize and Other Food Plants by Arthur C. Parker

    1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN


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    49 mins
  • 06 Native Neighbors
    Apr 11 2016

    The Six Nations were not alone on the continent. There were many other nationalities that inhabited the north eastern woodlands. This week we will talk about where the Huron, Erie, Neutrals, Susquehannock, Mahican, Delaware and other nations lived at the time of first contact with the Europeans.  

    Sources-

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector

    IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON

    1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN


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    34 mins
  • 07 The Dawn of Doomsday - Jacques Cartier
    May 3 2016

    At the end of the 15th Century the  Age of Discovery and Exploration was just beginning. In 1534 Jacques Cartier made contact  with  the  Iroquoian peoples of the St. Lawrence River valley. It was all downhill from there.  In fact  things will  never be the same. Old World pathogens  will soon destroy anyone's way of life who happens to call the Americas home.

    Sources-

    Iroquoia: The Development of a Native World: Iroquois & Their Neighbors by William Engelbrecht and Caleb Rector

    THE JESUITS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY BY FRANCIS PARKMEN

    IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON

    1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN


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    41 mins