Clay We Are Made Of

Haudenosaunee Land Tenure on the Grand River

Bibliographic Data

ID6566879
AuthorsSusan M Hill, Susan Hill (0000-0002-1833-2500, corresponding author), Susan M Hillam
Year2018
Pages320
Publication date2018-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueClay We Are Made Of (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherUniversity of Manitoba Press (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.1515/9780887554575
OpenAlexW4387482219
Open LibraryOL28457659M, OL50616502M
ISBN9780887557170, 9780887554575
LanguageEN
Citations received49

If one seeks to understand Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, one must consider the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was a primary determinant of Haudenosaunee identity. In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story, through European contact, to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates Indigenous theory, Fourth world post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide a comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee relationship to their land. Hill outlines the basic principles and historical knowledge contained within four key epics passed down through Haudenosaunee history. She highlights the political role of women in land negotiations and dispels their misrepresentation in the scholarly canon. She guides the reader through treaty relationships with Dutch, French, and British settler nations{u2014}including the Kaswentha/ Two-Row Wampum (the precursor to all future Haudenosaunee-European treaties), the Covenant Chain, the Nanfan Treaty, and the Haldimand Proclamation{u2014}and details outstanding land claims. Hill{u2019}s study concludes with a discussion of the current problematic relationship between the Grand River Haudenosaunee and the Canadian government, and reflects on the meaning and possibility of reconciliation."--Publisher's website

Canada · Claims · Government relations · Grand river valley (ont · Indians of North America · Land tenure · Clay minerals and soil interactions · east · Grand river valley (ont.) · History · Indians of North America - Land tenure · Indians of north america, claims · Indians of north america, east (u.s.) · Indians of north america, government relations · Iroquois Indians · Ontario · Geology

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