Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation
Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation is a work by Horatio Hale that tells the story of the Iroquois Confederacy and its leader, Hiawatha. The book begins with a brief overview of the Iroquois people and their culture, before delving into the story of Hiawatha and his role in the formation of the Iroquois Confederacy. The book then goes on to discuss the various treaties and agreements that were made between the Iroquois and other Native American tribes, as well as the impact of European colonization on the Iroquois people. Finally, the book looks at the legacy of Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederacy, and how it has shaped the modern world.
By Horatio Hale · First published 1881 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Biography, Native American Literature · 8,601 words
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What was the intellectual capacity of man when he made his first appearance upon the earth? Or, to speak with more scientific precision (as the question relates to material evidences), what were the mental powers of the people who fashioned the earliest stone implements, which are admitted to be the oldest remaining traces of our kind? As these people were low in the arts of life, were they also low in natural capacity? This is certainly one of the most important questions which the science of anthropology has yet to answer. Of late years the prevalent disposition has apparently been to answer it in the affirmative. Primitive man, we are to believe, had a feeble and narrow intellect, which in the progress of civilization has been gradually strengthened and enlarged. This conclusion is supposed to be in accordance with the development theory; and the distinguished author of that theory has seemed to favor this view. Yet, in fact, the development theory has nothing to do with the question. If we suppose that the existing and -- so far as we know -- the only species of man appeared upon the earth with the physical conformation and mental capacity which he retains at this day, we make merely the same supposition with regard to him that we make with regard to every other existing species of animal. How it was that this species came to exist is another question altogether.
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- Work type: Historical account
- Author: Horatio Hale
- Date: 1881 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Historical Fiction, Biography, Native American Literature, Folklore
- Length: 8,601 words
- Structure: 1 section, 25 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Difficult (10th-12th Grade)
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- Native American Literature — The book is based on the real-life story of Hiawatha and the Iroquois Confederation, and is written in a style that is typical of Native American literature.
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Anthropology · Hiawatha · Iroquois Indians · Native America · active 15th century · among · atotarho · chief · council · day · dekanawidah · first