- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > History / World
Full Description
Situated within the area stretching from Georgian Bay in the north to Lake Simcoe in the east, the Wendat Confederacy flourished for two hundred years. By the mid-seventeenth century, however, Wendat society was under attack. Disease and warfare plagued the people, culminating in a series of Iroquois assaults that led to their ultimate dispersal.
Yet the Wendat did not disappear, as many historians have maintained. In Dispersed but Not Destroyed, Kathryn Magee Labelle examines the creation of a Wendat diaspora in the wake of the Iroquois attacks. In the latter half of the century, Wendat leaders continued to appear at councils, trade negotiations, and diplomatic ventures, relying on established customs of accountability and consensus. Women also continued to assert their authority during this time, guiding their communities toward paths of cultural continuity and accommodation. Turning the story of Wendat conquest on its head, this book demonstrates the resiliency of the Wendat people and writes a new chapter in North American history.
Contents
A Brief Chronology: Selected Wendat Events and Migration, 1400-1701
Introduction
Part 1: Resistance
1 Disease and Diplomacy: The Loss of Leadership and Life in Wendake
2 A Culture of War: Wendat War Chiefs and Nadowek Conflicts before 1649
Part 2: Evacuation and Relocation
3 Wendat Country: Gahoendoe Island and the Cost of Remaining Close
4 Anishinaabe Neighbours: The Coalition
5 The West: The Country of the People of the Sea
6 The East: The Lorettans
7 Iroquois Country: Wendat Autonomy at Gandougare, Kahnawake, and Ganowarohare
Part 3: Diaspora
8 Leadership: Community Memory and Cultural Legacy
9 Women: Unity, Spirituality, and Social Mobility
10 Power: Sources of Strength and Survival beyond the Dispersal
Epilogue: Reconnecting the Modern Diaspora, 1999
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index