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Contents Preface vii chapter 1 Introduction 1 2 Two Questions 21 3 Five Wyandot Strategists of the Late Seventeenth Century: Sastaretsi, Kandiaronk, Sk8tache, the Baron, and Quarante Sols 51 4 Other Nations and the Clans of the Wyandot: Missionaries and Other Strangers Enter Their Midst 75 5 Wyandot Participation in “Christian” Rituals 107 6 Wyandot Leadership: Male Political Roles 135 7 The Political Roles of Wyandot Women 171 8 A Summary 203 Appendix A: The Census 217 Appendix B: Wyandot Correspondence 235 Appendix B1: Father Richardie’s Introduction to Father Potier 235 Appendix B2: Governor Longueuil 237 Appendix B3: The Wendat Response 247 v i contents Appendix B4: Father Richardie to the Huron of Wendake 251 Appendix B5: Father Richer to Father Potier 261 Appendix C: N’endi 265 Appendix D: Festin des Noces 271 Notes 273 References 291 Index 299 ...

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