In divided unity : Haudenosaunee reclamation at Grand River / Theresa McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Theresa, author.

Series:

Critical issues in indigenous studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Six Nations--History.

Six Nations.

Iroquois Indians--Ontario--Claims.

Iroquois Indians.

Iroquois Indians--Land tenure--Ontario.

Iroquois Indians--Land tenure.

Claims.

History.

Ontario.

Physical Description:

xx, 407 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2016.

Summary:

"In February 2006, the Six Nations community of Ontario, occupied a construction site, reigniting the struggle to reclaim land and rights in the Grand River region. Framed by intersecting themes of knowledge production, political resurgence, and the contributions of Haudenosaunee women, the book provides a model for critical Indigenous theory that remains grounded in community-based concerns and actions"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 Repressive Authenticities and Haudenosaunee Traditionalism Reconsidered 37

Repressive Authenticities and Authenticities Repressed 38

Authenticity 41

Project 1 Lewis Henry Morgan: Haudenosaunee Traditions of Confederacy Governance and Sociopolitical Organization 44

Project 2 J. N. B. Hewitt: Authenticating Iroquois Thought 53

Project 3 William Fenton: Authenticating Iroquois Political History 60

Project 4 Authenticating Longhouse Ceremonies: Various Iroquoianists 72

2 Unpacking the T-word: Ogwehowehneha:' and the Meaning of "Tradition" 83

3 Dehodinigohadihanyo' ("All of Their Thinking Is Different"): Surpassing Colonial Scholarship on Iroquois Factionalism 110

Reverse Factionalisms 110

Constructing Ungovernable Subjects 113

Re-theorizing Factionalism at Grand River 128

Epic Teachings 130

Haudenosaunee Words 132

Haudenosaunee/Ogwehoweh Scholarly Theories 132

Community Voices 134

4 Hnyq' hneha' owena' nihawenode: ("White Kind Words and Interpretation"): Academic and Public Responses to Six Nations Direct Action 148

"When All Hell Breaks Loose at Home": Public Education in the Midst of the Kanonhstaton Crisis 173

Haudenosaunee Initiatives 174

Settler Initiatives 182

5 Onondaga Beaver Clan Reclamation: Getting "Our Houses" in Order 187

The Onondaga Beaver Clan and the History of Reclaiming the Council House at Ohsweken 190

De'ni;s nisa'sgao'de?: Haudenosaunee Clans, the Reconstruction of Traditional Haudenosaunee Identity, and Nationhood 206

Haudenosaunee Clan Research at Six Nations: Grassroots and Scholarly Interventions 207

Background on Haudenosaunee Clans: Considering Haudenosaunee Languages and Paradigms 211

Haudenosaunee Clans: Reinterpreting Contexts of Displacement and Relevance 214

Defying Colonialism Through the Haudenosaunee Clan System 218

6 Haudenosaunee Women, Tse'h Niyogwaehode:, and the Kanonhstaton Reclamation 226

Traditionalist Contours of the Reclamation,

Part I: An Interview with Janie Jamieson 231

Traditionalist Contours of the Reclamation, Part 2: All the Women Together 254

7 Haudenosaunee/Ohswekenhr6:non Interventions in Settler Colonialism 276

Land 279

Political Difference 287

Knowing 299.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-396) and index.

ISBN:

9780816532599

0816532591

OCLC:

929545625