We share our matters : two centuries of writing and resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River / Rick Monture.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monture, Rick, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iroquois Indians--Ontario, Southern--History.

Iroquois Indians.

Iroquois Indians--Ontario, Southern--Intellectual life.

Iroquois Indians--Ontario, Southern--Ethnic identity.

Iroquois Indians--Ontario, Southern--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manitoba, Canada : University of Manitoba Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Haudenosaunee, more commonly known as the Iroquois or Six Nations, have been one of the most widely written-about Indigenous groups in the United States and Canada. But seldom have the voices emerging from this community been drawn on in order to understand its enduring intellectual traditions. Rick Monture's We Share Our Matters offers the first comprehensive portrait of how the Haudenosaunee of the Grand River region have expressed their long struggle for sovereignty in Canada. Drawing from individualsas diverse as Joseph Brant, Pauline Johnson and Robbie Robertson, Monture illuminates a unique Haudenosaunee world view comprised of three distinct features: a spiritual belief about their role and responsibility to the earth; a firm understanding of their sovereign status as a confederacy of independent nations; and their responsibility to maintain those relations for future generations. After more than two centuries of political struggle Haudenosaunee thought has avoided stagnant conservatism and continues to inspire ways to address current social and political realities.

Contents:

Introduction: "We Build the House"

Chapter 1: Sovereigns of the Soil

Chapter 2: The Challenge to Haudenosaunee Nationhood

Chapter 3: An Enemy's Foot is on our Country Conflict, Diplomacy, and Land Rights

Chapter 4: Displacement, Identity, and Resistance: Grand River in the Era of "Red Power"

Chapter 5: "Blinking Arms Together" Six Nations of the Grand River from Oka to the Twenty-First Century

Conclusion: The Intersections of History, Literature, Culture, and Politics at Six Nations of the Grand River.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780887554667

0887554660

9780887554681

0887554687

OCLC:

907558311