The eighteenth-century Wyandot : a clan-based study / John L. Steckley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steckley, John, 1949- author.

Series:

Indigenous studies series

Indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wyandot Indians--Kinship.

Wyandot Indians.

Wyandot Indians--Social life and customs--18th century.

Wyandot Indians--History--18th century.

History.

Wyandot Indians--Social life and customs.

Kinship.

Physical Description:

ix, 305 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2014.

Summary:

The Wyandot were born of two Wendat peoples encountered by the French in the first half of the seventeenth century-the otherwise named Petun and Huron-and their history is fragmented by their dispersal between Quebec, Michigan, Kansas, and Oklahoma. This book weaves these fragmented histories together. Author John Steckley claims that the key to consolidating the stories of the scattered Wyandot lies in their clan structure. Beginning with the half century of their initial diaspora, as interpreted through the political strategies of five clan leaders, and continuing through the eighteenth century and their shared residency with Jesuit missionaries, notably the distinct relationships different clans established with them, Steckley reveals the resilience of the Wyandot clan structure. He draws upon rich but previously ignored sources-including baptismal, marriage, and mortuary records and a detailed house-to-house census compiled in 1747, featuring a list of male and female elders-to illustrate the social structure of the people, including a study of both male and female leadership patterns. The 1747 census results and translated copies of letters sent between the Wyandot and the French are included in appendices. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 Two Questions 21

Chapter 3 Five Wyandot Strategists of the Late Seventeenth Century: Sastaretsi, Kandiaronk, Sk8tache, the Baron, and Quarante Sols 51

Chapter 4 Other Nations and the Clans of the Wyandot: Missionaries and Other Strangers Enter Their Midst 75

Chapter 5 Wyandot Participation in "Christian" Rituals 107

Chapter 6 Wyandot Leadership: Male Political Roles 135

Chapter 7 The Political Roles of Wyandot Women 171

Chapter 8 A Summary 203.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Steckley, John, 1949-, author. Eighteenth-century Wyandot.

ISBN:

9781554589562

1554589568

OCLC:

852220754