The Rotinonshonni: A Traditional Iroquoian History through the Eyes of Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera

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The Rotinonshonni The Iroquois and Their Neighbors Christopher Vecsey, Series Editor The Rotinonshonni The Iroquois and Their Neighbors Christopher Vecsey, Series Editor Other titles in the Iroquois and Their Neighbors series: Archaeology of the Iroquois: Selected Readings and Research Sources Jordan E. Kerber, ed. At the Font of the Marvelous: Exploring Oral Narrative and Mythic Imagery of the Iroquois and Their Neighbors Anthony Wonderley Big Medicine from Six Nations Ted Williams; Debra Roberts, ed. The Collected Speeches of Sagoyewatha, or Red Jacket Granville Ganter, ed. A Half-Life of Cardio-Pulmonary Function: Poems and Paintings Eric Gansworth A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634–1635: The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, revised edition Charles T. Gehring and William A. Starna, eds. and trans. The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island John A. Strong Munsee Indian Trade in Ulster County, New York, 1712–1732 Kees-Jan Waterman and J. Michael Smith, eds. Kees-Jan Waterman, trans. Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings Wendy Makoons Geniusz Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership: The Six Nations since 1800 Laurence M. Hauptman The Rotinonshonni A Traditional Iroquoian History through the Eyes of Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera BR I A N R IC E Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2013 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2013 13 14 15 16 17 18 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our website at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-1021-2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rice, Brian, 1955– The Rotinonshonni : a traditional Iroquoian history through the eyes of Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera / Brian Rice. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-8156-1021-2 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Iroquois mythology. 2. Iroquois Indians—Folklore. 3. Iroquois Indians—History. I. Title. E99.I7R525 2013 398.2089'9755—dc23 2013018101 Manufactured in the United States of America ...