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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3580 Iroquois Texts
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3580
- Creators:
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Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937Davey, R.Charles, ChiefJacobs, JohnHill, Hilton M.
- Dates:
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1925-26 -1917
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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133 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Contents: Notes on Dekanawida text; Hiawatha; notes on the League; notes to Seneca League traditions; translation by Hilton M. Hill, Seneca, official interpreter of the Six Nations Agency, Brantford; "down fended" explained; Mohawk Owachira and clans, 1932; Oneida titles (Jacob Hess, 1930); notes to texts, Charles, 1917 (1928); insert in the law of the woman chief, English; ascendancy of War Chiefs; Procedure by R. Davey, Cayuga chief, 1925-6. Also Principles of the League, text, typed, 19 pages.
Administration
Custodial History
Previously titled "Texts."
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3580, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3580
Other Title
Other Title
Principles of the League
Keywords
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