The Eighteenth Century WYANDOT: A Clan-based Study / Wilfrid Laurier University Press - Indigenous Studies series ( Huron / Wendat / Kinship / Social Life, Customs )( 18th )

Waterloo, Ontario: Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press ( WLU ), 2014, 1st Edition, First Printing , 2014. -----------( 1st printing of the First Edition ) softcover, a Near Fine example, looks new, pencil name has been erased, small retailer label on half-title page, 305 pages, ---"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, with a focus on the mid-eighteenth century. ---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. A recording of the 1747 census as well as translated copies of letters sent between the Wyandot and the French is included in an appendix"---, ---contents include: Introduction; Two questions -- Five Wyandot strategists of the late seventeenth century : Sastaretsi, Kandiaronk, Sk8tache, the Baron, and Quarante Sols -- Other nations and the clans of the Wyandot : missionaries and other strangers enter their midst --Wyandot participation in "Christian" rituals --Wyandot leadership : male political roles --The political roles of Wyandot women --A summary --Appendix A, The census --Appendix B, Wyandot correspondence. Appendix B1, Father Richardie's introduction to Father Potier ; Appendix B2, Governor Longueuil ; Appendix B3, The Wendat response ; Appendix B4, Father Richardie to the Huron of Wendake ; Appendix B5, Father Richer to Father Potier --Appendix C, N'endi --Appendix D, Festin des noces., any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine (see desciption). Illus. by Richard Zane Smith Cover Art . 6w x 9h Inches.