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From the publisher: "If one seeks to understand Haudenosaunee (Six Nations) history, one must consider the history of Haudenosaunee land. For countless generations prior to European contact, land and territory informed Haudenosaunee thought and philosophy, and was a primary determinant of Haudenosaunee identity.
In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story, through European contact, to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates Indigenous theory, Fourth world post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide a comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee relationship
to their land.
Hill outlines the basic principles and historical knowledge contained within four key epics passed down through Haudenosaunee history. She highlights the political role of women in land negotiations and dispels their misrepresentation in the scholarly canon. She guides the reader through treaty relationships with Dutch, French, and British settler nations—including the Kaswentha/ Two-Row Wampum (the precursor to all future Haudenosaunee-European treaties), the Covenant Chain, the Nanfan Treaty, and the Haldimand Proclamation—and details outstanding land claims. Hill’s study concludes with a discussion of the current problematic relationship between the Grand River Haudenosaunee and the Canadian government, and reflects on the meaning and possibility of reconciliation."
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2019, University of Manitoba Press
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- Publisher Page
- University of Toronto publication page
- Review in "Ethnohistory" (Volume 68, Issue 4, 2021), Duke University Press
- Review in "Ontario History" (Volume 110, Number 1, Spring 2018, p. 120–122)
- Review from Waterloo Public Library
- Review in "Canadian Historical Review" (Volume 10, Issue 1, March 2019, p. 103-105)
- Review in "Native American and Indigenous Studies" ( Volume 6, Issue 1, Spring 2019 pp. 149-156)
- Review in "Canadian Literature" (Issue 236, 2018, pp 151-152)
- Review from "Canadian Historical Association Reads 2018"
- Review in Edge Effects recommendation list Fall 2018
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