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New Creative Relevant Search filters Booksubjectiroquoi Stock Photos and Images  (38) Page 1 of 1 Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . member brings his or her medicine to besung for and if unable to be present sends it. Only members know the exact place and time of meeting. Atthe entrance of the medicine lodge, now a private house of a mem-ber chosen for the ceremony, a guard is stationed who scrutinizeseach person who attempts to pass within. Across the door withinis placed a heavy bench manned by several stalwart youths who,should a person not entitled to see the interior of the lodge appear,would throw their weight against the bench and force the door ^The Jesuits describ Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . member brings his or her medicine to besung for and if unable to be present sends it. Only members know the exact place and time of meeting. Atthe entrance of the medicine lodge, now a private house of a mem-ber chosen for the ceremony, a guard is stationed who scrutinizeseach person who attempts to pass within. Across the door withinis placed a heavy bench manned by several stalwart youths who,should a person not entitled to see the interior of the lodge appear,would throw their weight against the bench and force the door ^The Jesuits describhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-member-brings-his-or-her-medicine-to-besung-for-and-if-unable-to-be-present-sends-it-only-members-know-the-exact-place-and-time-of-meeting-atthe-entrance-of-the-medicine-lodge-now-a-private-house-of-a-mem-ber-chosen-for-the-ceremony-a-guard-is-stationed-who-scrutinizeseach-person-who-attempts-to-pass-within-across-the-door-withinis-placed-a-heavy-bench-manned-by-several-stalwart-youths-whoshould-a-person-not-entitled-to-see-the-interior-of-the-lodge-appearwould-throw-their-weight-against-the-bench-and-force-the-door-the-jesuits-describ-image340314236.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ndianthe next morning found Mrs Converse in court to plead for hisrelease, and while Mrs Converse lived the cases against Indiansalmost without exception were dismissed. Most of the cases areextremely humorous and an examination of the court documentswill reveal that when an Indian in New York spoiled a white mansface the white man was usually fined and the Indian discharged,though sometimes with a mild reprimand. IROlHdlS MNTIIS AND I,l((.;i£N 1 )S 21 Mrs Converse n.,t nnly was the Indians deftanler in llie omrts,but was constantly busy rolio Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ndianthe next morning found Mrs Converse in court to plead for hisrelease, and while Mrs Converse lived the cases against Indiansalmost without exception were dismissed. Most of the cases areextremely humorous and an examination of the court documentswill reveal that when an Indian in New York spoiled a white mansface the white man was usually fined and the Indian discharged,though sometimes with a mild reprimand. IROlHdlS MNTIIS AND I,l((.;i£N 1 )S 21 Mrs Converse n.,t nnly was the Indians deftanler in llie omrts,but was constantly busy roliohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-ndianthe-next-morning-found-mrs-converse-in-court-to-plead-for-hisrelease-and-while-mrs-converse-lived-the-cases-against-indiansalmost-without-exception-were-dismissed-most-of-the-cases-areextremely-humorous-and-an-examination-of-the-court-documentswill-reveal-that-when-an-indian-in-new-york-spoiled-a-white-mansface-the-white-man-was-usually-fined-and-the-indian-dischargedthough-sometimes-with-a-mild-reprimand-irolhdls-mntiis-and-ilin-1-s-21-mrs-converse-nt-nnly-was-the-indians-deftanler-in-llie-omrtsbut-was-constantly-busy-rolio-image342658005.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The Dew Eagle From a drawing by Jesse Cornplanter, a Seneca boy artist whose lodge is far beyond the west sky, and who carries a lake ofdew in the hollow of its back. , ,, : , 0-se-ha-da-gaar is wise, and does not listen to every call. Heknows his power and waits. He is faithfully guarded by a band of IROQUOIS ArVTHS AND LEGENDS 47 Listeners, great birds who fly far above the Sun and can see allthat passes below. They hear every sound and know every voicein the heavens, and watch the soft winds which waft the summerclouds to gather the showers Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The Dew Eagle From a drawing by Jesse Cornplanter, a Seneca boy artist whose lodge is far beyond the west sky, and who carries a lake ofdew in the hollow of its back. , ,, : , 0-se-ha-da-gaar is wise, and does not listen to every call. Heknows his power and waits. He is faithfully guarded by a band of IROQUOIS ArVTHS AND LEGENDS 47 Listeners, great birds who fly far above the Sun and can see allthat passes below. They hear every sound and know every voicein the heavens, and watch the soft winds which waft the summerclouds to gather the showershttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-the-dew-eagle-from-a-drawing-by-jesse-cornplanter-a-seneca-boy-artist-whose-lodge-is-far-beyond-the-west-sky-and-who-carries-a-lake-ofdew-in-the-hollow-of-its-back-0-se-ha-da-gaar-is-wise-and-does-not-listen-to-every-call-heknows-his-power-and-waits-he-is-faithfully-guarded-by-a-band-of-iroquois-arvths-and-legends-47-listeners-great-birds-who-fly-far-above-the-sun-and-can-see-allthat-passes-below-they-hear-every-sound-and-know-every-voicein-the-heavens-and-watch-the-soft-winds-which-waft-the-summerclouds-to-gather-the-showers-image342653577.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . his foam is scooped up by the medicine man who quicklytransfers it to his mystery pouch. This mystic medicine is the magical gift of Hi-no ands reputed a wonderful cure for extreme cases or as a final resort. Lightning struck trees. When his gleaming missile has crashed into a tree, no man mustwith hisnaked skin touch the punished wood, for some of the ragged fire that has splinteredit may yet linger to blister the offender and cause an irritating rash to break out over hisbody. Nor must the wood be burned for the smoke will anger Hi-no who in Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . his foam is scooped up by the medicine man who quicklytransfers it to his mystery pouch. This mystic medicine is the magical gift of Hi-no ands reputed a wonderful cure for extreme cases or as a final resort. Lightning struck trees. When his gleaming missile has crashed into a tree, no man mustwith hisnaked skin touch the punished wood, for some of the ragged fire that has splinteredit may yet linger to blister the offender and cause an irritating rash to break out over hisbody. Nor must the wood be burned for the smoke will anger Hi-no who inhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-his-foam-is-scooped-up-by-the-medicine-man-who-quicklytransfers-it-to-his-mystery-pouch-this-mystic-medicine-is-the-magical-gift-of-hi-no-ands-reputed-a-wonderful-cure-for-extreme-cases-or-as-a-final-resort-lightning-struck-trees-when-his-gleaming-missile-has-crashed-into-a-tree-no-man-mustwith-hisnaked-skin-touch-the-punished-wood-for-some-of-the-ragged-fire-that-has-splinteredit-may-yet-linger-to-blister-the-offender-and-cause-an-irritating-rash-to-break-out-over-hisbody-nor-must-the-wood-be-burned-for-the-smoke-will-anger-hi-no-who-in-image342654469.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . er father and from the Leagueof the Iroquois, the joint work of Lewis H. Morgan and General E. S.Parker. With the insight of Indian character which these workshad giAen her, her actual experiences among the Indians themsehesfanned her interest into a passion. She admired their laws andcustoms, she marveled at their wondrous national vitalit), theirendurance, and she loAed them. And they, finding her a friend,loved her. Mrs Converses untiring actidt3 in behalf of her red friends wontheir esteem and confidence. Her labors both at Washington and Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . er father and from the Leagueof the Iroquois, the joint work of Lewis H. Morgan and General E. S.Parker. With the insight of Indian character which these workshad giAen her, her actual experiences among the Indians themsehesfanned her interest into a passion. She admired their laws andcustoms, she marveled at their wondrous national vitalit), theirendurance, and she loAed them. And they, finding her a friend,loved her. Mrs Converses untiring actidt3 in behalf of her red friends wontheir esteem and confidence. Her labors both at Washington andhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-er-father-and-from-the-leagueof-the-iroquois-the-joint-work-of-lewis-h-morgan-and-general-e-sparker-with-the-insight-of-indian-character-which-these-workshad-giaen-her-her-actual-experiences-among-the-indians-themsehesfanned-her-interest-into-a-passion-she-admired-their-laws-andcustoms-she-marveled-at-their-wondrous-national-vitalit-theirendurance-and-she-loaed-them-and-they-finding-her-a-friendloved-her-mrs-converses-untiring-actidt3-in-behalf-of-her-red-friends-wontheir-esteem-and-confidence-her-labors-both-at-washington-and-image342658367.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Plate 10. The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois. Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Plate 10. The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-plate-10-the-hiawatha-belt-commcniorating-the-fomirling-of-the-league-oi-theiroquois-image342644937.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . his foam is scooped up by the medicine man who quicklytransfers it to his mystery pouch. This mystic medicine is the magical gift of Hi-no ands reputed a wonderful cure for extreme cases or as a final resort. Lightning struck trees. When his gleaming missile has crashed into a tree, no man mustwith hisnaked skin touch the punished wood, for some of the ragged fire that has splinteredit may yet linger to blister the offender and cause an irritating rash to break out over hisbody. Nor must the wood be burned for the smoke will anger Hi-no who in Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . his foam is scooped up by the medicine man who quicklytransfers it to his mystery pouch. This mystic medicine is the magical gift of Hi-no ands reputed a wonderful cure for extreme cases or as a final resort. Lightning struck trees. When his gleaming missile has crashed into a tree, no man mustwith hisnaked skin touch the punished wood, for some of the ragged fire that has splinteredit may yet linger to blister the offender and cause an irritating rash to break out over hisbody. Nor must the wood be burned for the smoke will anger Hi-no who inhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-his-foam-is-scooped-up-by-the-medicine-man-who-quicklytransfers-it-to-his-mystery-pouch-this-mystic-medicine-is-the-magical-gift-of-hi-no-ands-reputed-a-wonderful-cure-for-extreme-cases-or-as-a-final-resort-lightning-struck-trees-when-his-gleaming-missile-has-crashed-into-a-tree-no-man-mustwith-hisnaked-skin-touch-the-punished-wood-for-some-of-the-ragged-fire-that-has-splinteredit-may-yet-linger-to-blister-the-offender-and-cause-an-irritating-rash-to-break-out-over-hisbody-nor-must-the-wood-be-burned-for-the-smoke-will-anger-hi-no-who-in-image342655451.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . her earlierhistory are few and fragmentary, but from them and from therecords which he has at hand, a brief account of her lifes historyhas been prepared. To get at the ancestral elements which contributed to the con-struction of her mind and personality, we must go to the Highlandsof Scotland where in the romantic days of history, the Maxwellsmaintained the splendor of their name in the baronial towers ofCaerlaverock. A splendid name was that of Maxwell, and proudlyborne by brave Highlanders from days of old. Alexander Maxwell. Back in the ea Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . her earlierhistory are few and fragmentary, but from them and from therecords which he has at hand, a brief account of her lifes historyhas been prepared. To get at the ancestral elements which contributed to the con-struction of her mind and personality, we must go to the Highlandsof Scotland where in the romantic days of history, the Maxwellsmaintained the splendor of their name in the baronial towers ofCaerlaverock. A splendid name was that of Maxwell, and proudlyborne by brave Highlanders from days of old. Alexander Maxwell. Back in the eahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-her-earlierhistory-are-few-and-fragmentary-but-from-them-and-from-therecords-which-he-has-at-hand-a-brief-account-of-her-lifes-historyhas-been-prepared-to-get-at-the-ancestral-elements-which-contributed-to-the-con-struction-of-her-mind-and-personality-we-must-go-to-the-highlandsof-scotland-where-in-the-romantic-days-of-history-the-maxwellsmaintained-the-splendor-of-their-name-in-the-baronial-towers-ofcaerlaverock-a-splendid-name-was-that-of-maxwell-and-proudlyborne-by-brave-highlanders-from-days-of-old-alexander-maxwell-back-in-the-ea-image342658783.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . r; I will not turn you away. I will spare your life,which now is mine, but henceforth you must obey my commands.I will be unseen, but you will hear my voice. I will be unknown,yet will I aid you. From here you will go forth, free to live withthe animals, the birds and fish. All these were your ancestors be- 1 All magic beings who possessed otgont, or wizzardly power seem to have been vulnerableonly on this portion of their anatomy. The Niahgwahe, another myth monster, is anotherexample of an otgont creature who could not be killed otherwise. I Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . r; I will not turn you away. I will spare your life,which now is mine, but henceforth you must obey my commands.I will be unseen, but you will hear my voice. I will be unknown,yet will I aid you. From here you will go forth, free to live withthe animals, the birds and fish. All these were your ancestors be- 1 All magic beings who possessed otgont, or wizzardly power seem to have been vulnerableonly on this portion of their anatomy. The Niahgwahe, another myth monster, is anotherexample of an otgont creature who could not be killed otherwise. Ihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-r-i-will-not-turn-you-away-i-will-spare-your-lifewhich-now-is-mine-but-henceforth-you-must-obey-my-commandsi-will-be-unseen-but-you-will-hear-my-voice-i-will-be-unknownyet-will-i-aid-you-from-here-you-will-go-forth-free-to-live-withthe-animals-the-birds-and-fish-all-these-were-your-ancestors-be-1-all-magic-beings-who-possessed-otgont-or-wizzardly-power-seem-to-have-been-vulnerableonly-on-this-portion-of-their-anatomy-the-niahgwahe-another-myth-monster-is-anotherexample-of-an-otgont-creature-who-could-not-be-killed-otherwise-i-image342650562.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Chauncey Abrams, Sachem of the Tonawan.la Snipe Clan The new name and title Avhich was given was Ya-ie-wa-nohmeaning She AVatches Over Us. This name had once been borneby the wife of the celebrated Chief Cornplanter. The next year, 1892, the Onondaga chiefs, the legislative bodyof the Six Nations, determined to share in the honors which weredue Mrs Converse. IRn(H01S MYTHS AND LEGENDS 25 The plan was inaiii^iirated at the Condolence Council Iield atthe Tonawanila Reseralion in Septcn^Vier iSgi. There Mrs Con-verse had joined in the national Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Chauncey Abrams, Sachem of the Tonawan.la Snipe Clan The new name and title Avhich was given was Ya-ie-wa-nohmeaning She AVatches Over Us. This name had once been borneby the wife of the celebrated Chief Cornplanter. The next year, 1892, the Onondaga chiefs, the legislative bodyof the Six Nations, determined to share in the honors which weredue Mrs Converse. IRn(H01S MYTHS AND LEGENDS 25 The plan was inaiii^iirated at the Condolence Council Iield atthe Tonawanila Reseralion in Septcn^Vier iSgi. There Mrs Con-verse had joined in the nationalhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-chauncey-abrams-sachem-of-the-tonawanla-snipe-clan-the-new-name-and-title-avhich-was-given-was-ya-ie-wa-nohmeaning-she-avatches-over-us-this-name-had-once-been-borneby-the-wife-of-the-celebrated-chief-cornplanter-the-next-year-1892-the-onondaga-chiefs-the-legislative-bodyof-the-six-nations-determined-to-share-in-the-honors-which-weredue-mrs-converse-irnh01s-myths-and-legends-25-the-plan-was-inaiiiiirated-at-the-condolence-council-iield-atthe-tonawanila-reseralion-in-septcnvier-isgi-there-mrs-con-verse-had-joined-in-the-national-image342657121.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ar him away. Tonight, she whispered, when the owl cries the midnight and the bittern screams sad bythe lake shore, listen. Wan-nut-ha will be near. At midnight she cautiously neared the lodge. The guard wasasleep, though thonged to the captive! A stir might awake him.Faster her heart throbbed, and the life of Hon-do-sa seemed as herown, but she faltered not. The guard slept as she loosened thethongs and silently they fled through the tangled marshes, handclasped in hand, down to the lake where rocked her canoe. Had the horrors of the fifty yea Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ar him away. Tonight, she whispered, when the owl cries the midnight and the bittern screams sad bythe lake shore, listen. Wan-nut-ha will be near. At midnight she cautiously neared the lodge. The guard wasasleep, though thonged to the captive! A stir might awake him.Faster her heart throbbed, and the life of Hon-do-sa seemed as herown, but she faltered not. The guard slept as she loosened thethongs and silently they fled through the tangled marshes, handclasped in hand, down to the lake where rocked her canoe. Had the horrors of the fifty yeahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-ar-him-away-tonight-she-whispered-when-the-owl-cries-the-midnight-and-the-bittern-screams-sad-bythe-lake-shore-listen-wan-nut-ha-will-be-near-at-midnight-she-cautiously-neared-the-lodge-the-guard-wasasleep-though-thonged-to-the-captive!-a-stir-might-awake-himfaster-her-heart-throbbed-and-the-life-of-hon-do-sa-seemed-as-herown-but-she-faltered-not-the-guard-slept-as-she-loosened-thethongs-and-silently-they-fled-through-the-tangled-marshes-handclasped-in-hand-down-to-the-lake-where-rocked-her-canoe-had-the-horrors-of-the-fifty-yea-image342647375.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . A modern Seneca girl in lier grandmuthers costume Plate 8. I Xoni.nalu.n belt u^cd 1,y th. Scr.cca wu.nen to confirm the nom-nat!on of the sachems which they chose for oftrcc. This was theSeneca w^omens at-onal^belt,^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^^_^, ,^^^.^^ ^^^^.^, __^ ,^^^^^,^^ 2 Hosoitality or J „i „ „^ f o IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS I37 If, by the death of a sachem or chief, a summons was called fora general council or a condolence at that time new chiefs would beelected or raised up and sachems installed. In this election ofchiefs the mother of Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . A modern Seneca girl in lier grandmuthers costume Plate 8. I Xoni.nalu.n belt u^cd 1,y th. Scr.cca wu.nen to confirm the nom-nat!on of the sachems which they chose for oftrcc. This was theSeneca w^omens at-onal^belt,^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^,^^_^, ,^^^.^^ ^^^^.^, __^ ,^^^^^,^^ 2 Hosoitality or J „i „ „^ f o IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS I37 If, by the death of a sachem or chief, a summons was called fora general council or a condolence at that time new chiefs would beelected or raised up and sachems installed. In this election ofchiefs the mother ofhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-a-modern-seneca-girl-in-lier-grandmuthers-costume-plate-8-i-xoninalun-belt-ucd-1y-th-scrcca-wunen-to-confirm-the-nom-nat!on-of-the-sachems-which-they-chose-for-oftrcc-this-was-theseneca-womens-at-onalbelt-2-hosoitality-or-j-i-f-o-iroquois-myths-and-legends-i37-if-by-the-death-of-a-sachem-or-chief-a-summons-was-called-fora-general-council-or-a-condolence-at-that-time-new-chiefs-would-beelected-or-raised-up-and-sachems-installed-in-this-election-ofchiefs-the-mother-of-image342646459.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . d was in need of advice,he would visit the lodge to smoke and counsel with the old manabout the next snowfall, before journeying to his home in thenorth sky; and they would sit by the fire which blazed and glowedyet could not warm them. 1 Another version, from the Senecas, makes Ha-to the Spirit of the Winter and O-swi-nS-don, the Spirit of Warmth. The former is described as an old man who skulks aboutin the woods and raps the trees with his war club, (ga-ji-wa). When the weather is thecoldest he is the most active and any one can hear him rap Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . d was in need of advice,he would visit the lodge to smoke and counsel with the old manabout the next snowfall, before journeying to his home in thenorth sky; and they would sit by the fire which blazed and glowedyet could not warm them. 1 Another version, from the Senecas, makes Ha-to the Spirit of the Winter and O-swi-nS-don, the Spirit of Warmth. The former is described as an old man who skulks aboutin the woods and raps the trees with his war club, (ga-ji-wa). When the weather is thecoldest he is the most active and any one can hear him raphttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-d-was-in-need-of-advicehe-would-visit-the-lodge-to-smoke-and-counsel-with-the-old-manabout-the-next-snowfall-before-journeying-to-his-home-in-thenorth-sky-and-they-would-sit-by-the-fire-which-blazed-and-glowedyet-could-not-warm-them-1-another-version-from-the-senecas-makes-ha-to-the-spirit-of-the-winter-and-o-swi-ns-don-the-spirit-of-warmth-the-former-is-described-as-an-old-man-who-skulks-aboutin-the-woods-and-raps-the-trees-with-his-war-club-ga-ji-wa-when-the-weather-is-thecoldest-he-is-the-most-active-and-any-one-can-hear-him-rap-image342649307.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ITS TEETH, AND THE WOODCHUCK ITS APPETITE Teh-do-oh, the woodchuck; Nos-gwais, the frog; Jo-nis-gy-ont, thesquirrel Iroquois mythology invests animals and birds with all the traitsand characteristics of the Indian himself. They too have theirtribes people, chiefs who hold councils, and warriors who battle. Nuk-da-go was the head chief of the squirrel tribe. He waspowerful and wise, and could become invisible, and one day whentroubled by a conversation he had overheard between a wood-chuck, a frog and a squirrel, said to himself, I will investi Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ITS TEETH, AND THE WOODCHUCK ITS APPETITE Teh-do-oh, the woodchuck; Nos-gwais, the frog; Jo-nis-gy-ont, thesquirrel Iroquois mythology invests animals and birds with all the traitsand characteristics of the Indian himself. They too have theirtribes people, chiefs who hold councils, and warriors who battle. Nuk-da-go was the head chief of the squirrel tribe. He waspowerful and wise, and could become invisible, and one day whentroubled by a conversation he had overheard between a wood-chuck, a frog and a squirrel, said to himself, I will investihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-its-teeth-and-the-woodchuck-its-appetite-teh-do-oh-the-woodchuck-nos-gwais-the-frog-jo-nis-gy-ont-thesquirrel-iroquois-mythology-invests-animals-and-birds-with-all-the-traitsand-characteristics-of-the-indian-himself-they-too-have-theirtribes-people-chiefs-who-hold-councils-and-warriors-who-battle-nuk-da-go-was-the-head-chief-of-the-squirrel-tribe-he-waspowerful-and-wise-and-could-become-invisible-and-one-day-whentroubled-by-a-conversation-he-had-overheard-between-a-wood-chuck-a-frog-and-a-squirrel-said-to-himself-i-will-investi-image342647793.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . have never been understoodnor fully comprehended. I say that to study them satisfactorilyneeds a life time and at the end of life one has hardly begun thestudy. The study of the race is extremely kaleidoscopic. Youropportunities have been grand and rare. You have improvedthem well, and today are the best informed woman on Indian lorein America. Mrs Converse continued her studies and wrote many interestingarticles about the Indians and Indian lore for the newspapers ofthe country. The death of General Parker in 1895 ^^.s the first great sorroww Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . have never been understoodnor fully comprehended. I say that to study them satisfactorilyneeds a life time and at the end of life one has hardly begun thestudy. The study of the race is extremely kaleidoscopic. Youropportunities have been grand and rare. You have improvedthem well, and today are the best informed woman on Indian lorein America. Mrs Converse continued her studies and wrote many interestingarticles about the Indians and Indian lore for the newspapers ofthe country. The death of General Parker in 1895 ^^.s the first great sorrowwhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-have-never-been-understoodnor-fully-comprehended-i-say-that-to-study-them-satisfactorilyneeds-a-life-time-and-at-the-end-of-life-one-has-hardly-begun-thestudy-the-study-of-the-race-is-extremely-kaleidoscopic-youropportunities-have-been-grand-and-rare-you-have-improvedthem-well-and-today-are-the-best-informed-woman-on-indian-lorein-america-mrs-converse-continued-her-studies-and-wrote-many-interestingarticles-about-the-indians-and-indian-lore-for-the-newspapers-ofthe-country-the-death-of-general-parker-in-1895-s-the-first-great-sorroww-image342656696.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . hen Ga-do-jih directedSa-go-da-oh to return Jo-wiis to the earth, and he nestled closeunder the wing of the great bird during the journey. Earth was sleeping beneath her snow blanket when Jo-wiisreturned. Her streams were frozen, and her forests silent savefor the keen voice of the wind which wandered through their leaf-less loneliness. Seeing a light in the well remembered councilhouse where the people were holding a feast Jo-wiis entered andrelated to his astonished listeners his experiences in the sky. Asone of the chiefs remembered the los Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . hen Ga-do-jih directedSa-go-da-oh to return Jo-wiis to the earth, and he nestled closeunder the wing of the great bird during the journey. Earth was sleeping beneath her snow blanket when Jo-wiisreturned. Her streams were frozen, and her forests silent savefor the keen voice of the wind which wandered through their leaf-less loneliness. Seeing a light in the well remembered councilhouse where the people were holding a feast Jo-wiis entered andrelated to his astonished listeners his experiences in the sky. Asone of the chiefs remembered the loshttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-hen-ga-do-jih-directedsa-go-da-oh-to-return-jo-wiis-to-the-earth-and-he-nestled-closeunder-the-wing-of-the-great-bird-during-the-journey-earth-was-sleeping-beneath-her-snow-blanket-when-jo-wiisreturned-her-streams-were-frozen-and-her-forests-silent-savefor-the-keen-voice-of-the-wind-which-wandered-through-their-leaf-less-loneliness-seeing-a-light-in-the-well-remembered-councilhouse-where-the-people-were-holding-a-feast-jo-wiis-entered-andrelated-to-his-astonished-listeners-his-experiences-in-the-sky-asone-of-the-chiefs-remembered-the-los-image342652402.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . President and the hour of theadoption ceremony was appointed. 24 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM A runner was immediately sent out to notify the people and300 of them had gathered at the Council House when Mrs Conversewas nominated bj^ the Indian matrons to sit with them. Takingher place between two of the mothers at the head of the CouncilHouse, the ceremony proceeded, conducted by the head chief ofthe Snipe Clan of which Mrs CouAcrse had been made a familymember in 18S4. The resolution of the council was then read inthe Seneca language and interpreted Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . President and the hour of theadoption ceremony was appointed. 24 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM A runner was immediately sent out to notify the people and300 of them had gathered at the Council House when Mrs Conversewas nominated bj^ the Indian matrons to sit with them. Takingher place between two of the mothers at the head of the CouncilHouse, the ceremony proceeded, conducted by the head chief ofthe Snipe Clan of which Mrs CouAcrse had been made a familymember in 18S4. The resolution of the council was then read inthe Seneca language and interpretedhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-president-and-the-hour-of-theadoption-ceremony-was-appointed-24-new-york-state-museum-a-runner-was-immediately-sent-out-to-notify-the-people-and300-of-them-had-gathered-at-the-council-house-when-mrs-conversewas-nominated-bj-the-indian-matrons-to-sit-with-them-takingher-place-between-two-of-the-mothers-at-the-head-of-the-councilhouse-the-ceremony-proceeded-conducted-by-the-head-chief-ofthe-snipe-clan-of-which-mrs-couacrse-had-been-made-a-familymember-in-18s4-the-resolution-of-the-council-was-then-read-inthe-seneca-language-and-interpreted-image342657407.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . horrible purpose.Moreover if I were discovered in my practices or if I were evencomplained of by any outside person I would be secretly poisonedor shot. I might be compelled to join a band of invisible demonswho hold secret meetings in the darkness for which the initiationfee is a human life, they to select the victim. I might be con- From The Republic, St. Louis, Mo., October 16, 1892. 2 Mrs Converse has spelled the name of the medicine ne-gar-na-gar-ah, conforming to theold form of jpronunciation used by the members. 1/2 NEW YORK STATE MUSEU Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . horrible purpose.Moreover if I were discovered in my practices or if I were evencomplained of by any outside person I would be secretly poisonedor shot. I might be compelled to join a band of invisible demonswho hold secret meetings in the darkness for which the initiationfee is a human life, they to select the victim. I might be con- From The Republic, St. Louis, Mo., October 16, 1892. 2 Mrs Converse has spelled the name of the medicine ne-gar-na-gar-ah, conforming to theold form of jpronunciation used by the members. 1/2 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-horrible-purposemoreover-if-i-were-discovered-in-my-practices-or-if-i-were-evencomplained-of-by-any-outside-person-i-would-be-secretly-poisonedor-shot-i-might-be-compelled-to-join-a-band-of-invisible-demonswho-hold-secret-meetings-in-the-darkness-for-which-the-initiationfee-is-a-human-life-they-to-select-the-victim-i-might-be-con-from-the-republic-st-louis-mo-october-16-1892-2-mrs-converse-has-spelled-the-name-of-the-medicine-ne-gar-na-gar-ah-conforming-to-theold-form-of-jpronunciation-used-by-the-members-12-new-york-state-museu-image340312932.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . pers, but the greater part of her datacan never be used. In October 1903 Mrs Converse was prostrated by the death ofher husband. As a man of fine literary tastes, a deep student ofhuman nature, he had been her invaluable aid for many years.His sudden death was a shock from which Mrs Converse never re-covered. It seemed impossible for her to banish the sorrow fromher mind. Hei Indian friends in New York city used every meanswithin their power to comfort her. They brought presents ofstrange relics to revive once again her interest in her collect Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . pers, but the greater part of her datacan never be used. In October 1903 Mrs Converse was prostrated by the death ofher husband. As a man of fine literary tastes, a deep student ofhuman nature, he had been her invaluable aid for many years.His sudden death was a shock from which Mrs Converse never re-covered. It seemed impossible for her to banish the sorrow fromher mind. Hei Indian friends in New York city used every meanswithin their power to comfort her. They brought presents ofstrange relics to revive once again her interest in her collecthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-pers-but-the-greater-part-of-her-datacan-never-be-used-in-october-1903-mrs-converse-was-prostrated-by-the-death-ofher-husband-as-a-man-of-fine-literary-tastes-a-deep-student-ofhuman-nature-he-had-been-her-invaluable-aid-for-many-yearshis-sudden-death-was-a-shock-from-which-mrs-converse-never-re-covered-it-seemed-impossible-for-her-to-banish-the-sorrow-fromher-mind-hei-indian-friends-in-new-york-city-used-every-meanswithin-their-power-to-comfort-her-they-brought-presents-ofstrange-relics-to-revive-once-again-her-interest-in-her-collect-image342656246.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . e fisher-man and the hunter know it, the grandmothers tell it to theirchildrens children and the children tell it to their dolls, the medi-cine men chant its songs and in their incantations for the harvests,they dance for the little folk, and the dancers in darkness chantthe story in song.^ 1 It is interesting to note the important part which orphans play in Iroquois mythology.Most of the mystic societies were founded by orphans who had been driven from home toperish and other legends set forth the great heroism and eventual success of orphans Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . e fisher-man and the hunter know it, the grandmothers tell it to theirchildrens children and the children tell it to their dolls, the medi-cine men chant its songs and in their incantations for the harvests,they dance for the little folk, and the dancers in darkness chantthe story in song.^ 1 It is interesting to note the important part which orphans play in Iroquois mythology.Most of the mystic societies were founded by orphans who had been driven from home toperish and other legends set forth the great heroism and eventual success of orphanshttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-e-fisher-man-and-the-hunter-know-it-the-grandmothers-tell-it-to-theirchildrens-children-and-the-children-tell-it-to-their-dolls-the-medi-cine-men-chant-its-songs-and-in-their-incantations-for-the-harveststhey-dance-for-the-little-folk-and-the-dancers-in-darkness-chantthe-story-in-song-1-it-is-interesting-to-note-the-important-part-which-orphans-play-in-iroquois-mythologymost-of-the-mystic-societies-were-founded-by-orphans-who-had-been-driven-from-home-toperish-and-other-legends-set-forth-the-great-heroism-and-eventual-success-of-orphans-image342648895.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Commissioner of Education. O/l-hi a^H.U-t^^^ ^ Education Department Bulletin Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York Entered as second-class matter June 24, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the act of July 16, 1894 No. 437 ALBANY, N. Y. December 15, 1908 New York State Museum John M, Clarke, Director c^^n on Museum bulletin 125 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE NEW YORK STATE IROQUOIS BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE,(Ya-ie-wa-noh) EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER(Ga-wa-so wa-neh) PREFATORY NOTEOne may Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Commissioner of Education. O/l-hi a^H.U-t^^^ ^ Education Department Bulletin Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York Entered as second-class matter June 24, 1908, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the act of July 16, 1894 No. 437 ALBANY, N. Y. December 15, 1908 New York State Museum John M, Clarke, Director c^^n on Museum bulletin 125 MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE NEW YORK STATE IROQUOIS BY HARRIET MAXWELL CONVERSE,(Ya-ie-wa-noh) EDITED AND ANNOTATED BY ARTHUR CASWELL PARKER(Ga-wa-so wa-neh) PREFATORY NOTEOne mayhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-commissioner-of-education-ol-hi-ahu-t-education-department-bulletin-published-fortnightly-by-the-university-of-the-state-of-new-york-entered-as-second-class-matter-june-24-1908-at-the-post-office-at-albany-n-y-under-the-act-of-july-16-1894-no-437-albany-n-y-december-15-1908-new-york-state-museum-john-m-clarke-director-cn-on-museum-bulletin-125-myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-by-harriet-maxwell-converseya-ie-wa-noh-edited-and-annotated-by-arthur-caswell-parkerga-wa-so-wa-neh-prefatory-noteone-may-image342659004.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . s the same and individualsare pointed out who, having neglected their medicine, have becomemaimed for life. Should some member of a family die leaving hismedicine, it is claimed that it will compel the person who shouldrightly take the dead ones place to respect its desires. Themembers of the society relate that when John Patterson, the lastholder of the secret, died, he left his medicine in the loft of hishouse. His son, a well educated man of wide business experience, 1 The writer has recently examined an old book in which a Seneca had recor Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . s the same and individualsare pointed out who, having neglected their medicine, have becomemaimed for life. Should some member of a family die leaving hismedicine, it is claimed that it will compel the person who shouldrightly take the dead ones place to respect its desires. Themembers of the society relate that when John Patterson, the lastholder of the secret, died, he left his medicine in the loft of hishouse. His son, a well educated man of wide business experience, 1 The writer has recently examined an old book in which a Seneca had recorhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-s-the-same-and-individualsare-pointed-out-who-having-neglected-their-medicine-have-becomemaimed-for-life-should-some-member-of-a-family-die-leaving-hismedicine-it-is-claimed-that-it-will-compel-the-person-who-shouldrightly-take-the-dead-ones-place-to-respect-its-desires-themembers-of-the-society-relate-that-when-john-patterson-the-lastholder-of-the-secret-died-he-left-his-medicine-in-the-loft-of-hishouse-his-son-a-well-educated-man-of-wide-business-experience-1-the-writer-has-recently-examined-an-old-book-in-which-a-seneca-had-recor-image340313902.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . now his manhood was approaching. Ten suns to pass abovehim; ten nights for his clan spirit to choose his totem. If thedeer, he would wind its soft skin about him to warn away the coldwinds. If the bear, he would string its strong claws to wear aroundhis neck. If the wolf, his white teeth would guard him from danger.If the beaver, he would wed the water. If the turtle, his shellwould be his breastplate. If a bird, his wings would adorn him.No thought but hope and faith in his dreaming. 1 It is possible for a youth to become a chief but unless h Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . now his manhood was approaching. Ten suns to pass abovehim; ten nights for his clan spirit to choose his totem. If thedeer, he would wind its soft skin about him to warn away the coldwinds. If the bear, he would string its strong claws to wear aroundhis neck. If the wolf, his white teeth would guard him from danger.If the beaver, he would wed the water. If the turtle, his shellwould be his breastplate. If a bird, his wings would adorn him.No thought but hope and faith in his dreaming. 1 It is possible for a youth to become a chief but unless hhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-now-his-manhood-was-approaching-ten-suns-to-pass-abovehim-ten-nights-for-his-clan-spirit-to-choose-his-totem-if-thedeer-he-would-wind-its-soft-skin-about-him-to-warn-away-the-coldwinds-if-the-bear-he-would-string-its-strong-claws-to-wear-aroundhis-neck-if-the-wolf-his-white-teeth-would-guard-him-from-dangerif-the-beaver-he-would-wed-the-water-if-the-turtle-his-shellwould-be-his-breastplate-if-a-bird-his-wings-would-adorn-himno-thought-but-hope-and-faith-in-his-dreaming-1-it-is-possible-for-a-youth-to-become-a-chief-but-unless-h-image342648320.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois.. The George Washington covenant beh, commemorating the peace treatywith the Iroquois and the United States during the presidency of Wash-ington. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 141 Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois.. The George Washington covenant beh, commemorating the peace treatywith the Iroquois and the United States during the presidency of Wash-ington. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 141https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-the-hiawatha-belt-commcniorating-the-fomirling-of-the-league-oi-theiroquois-the-george-washington-covenant-beh-commemorating-the-peace-treatywith-the-iroquois-and-the-united-states-during-the-presidency-of-wash-ington-iroquois-myths-and-legends-141-image342644766.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . 72 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM By this legend, the Iroquois know the origin of Je-gi-yah-goh-o-a-noh, the Bird dance, which was brought by Jo-wiis from the landof the sky birds, and is the most prominent dance of the Iroquois.It is celebrated at their New Year feast, and during its performancethe dancers imitate the motions of a bird, squatting low and modng The Bird Dance m Moderato. Arranged by Frank B. Converse, Newtown,Caitaraugus Reservation «^ mf It iil r=jE -^—^- -^-. • nt- « r=* tj =F-^= -^-- :£,^i5E5: I* ^ W: :=!= tt CODA. Shout s -t=f:- - Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . 72 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM By this legend, the Iroquois know the origin of Je-gi-yah-goh-o-a-noh, the Bird dance, which was brought by Jo-wiis from the landof the sky birds, and is the most prominent dance of the Iroquois.It is celebrated at their New Year feast, and during its performancethe dancers imitate the motions of a bird, squatting low and modng The Bird Dance m Moderato. Arranged by Frank B. Converse, Newtown,Caitaraugus Reservation «^ mf It iil r=jE -^—^- -^-. • nt- « r=* tj =F-^= -^-- :£,^i5E5: I* ^ W: :=!= tt CODA. Shout s -t=f:- -https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-72-new-york-state-museum-by-this-legend-the-iroquois-know-the-origin-of-je-gi-yah-goh-o-a-noh-the-bird-dance-which-was-brought-by-jo-wiis-from-the-landof-the-sky-birds-and-is-the-most-prominent-dance-of-the-iroquoisit-is-celebrated-at-their-new-year-feast-and-during-its-performancethe-dancers-imitate-the-motions-of-a-bird-squatting-low-and-modng-the-bird-dance-m-moderato-arranged-by-frank-b-converse-newtowncaitaraugus-reservation-mf-it-iil-r=je-nt-r=-tj-=f-=-i5e5-i-w-=!=-tt-coda-shout-s-t=f-image342651809.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Plate 10. The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois. Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Plate 10. The Hiawatha belt, commcniorating the fomirling of the League oi theIroquois.https://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-plate-10-the-hiawatha-belt-commcniorating-the-fomirling-of-the-league-oi-theiroquois-image342645661.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Tnrtle-shell rattle used by False Face Company piece of deer meat which, as it stopped to devour it, delayed it fora time, and De-wan-do fled. Through all the night she ran, stillpursued by the Head, and that she might gain a moments rest,she continued to throw the deer meat until no more was left. The new risen sun was combing the clouds with its sharp-pointedrays, and though with the hght, De-Avan-do could run swifter, stillthe Head was drawing closer. Her meat was gone—what should IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 8l she do? She threw it her blank Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . Tnrtle-shell rattle used by False Face Company piece of deer meat which, as it stopped to devour it, delayed it fora time, and De-wan-do fled. Through all the night she ran, stillpursued by the Head, and that she might gain a moments rest,she continued to throw the deer meat until no more was left. The new risen sun was combing the clouds with its sharp-pointedrays, and though with the hght, De-Avan-do could run swifter, stillthe Head was drawing closer. Her meat was gone—what should IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 8l she do? She threw it her blankhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-tnrtle-shell-rattle-used-by-false-face-company-piece-of-deer-meat-which-as-it-stopped-to-devour-it-delayed-it-fora-time-and-de-wan-do-fled-through-all-the-night-she-ran-stillpursued-by-the-head-and-that-she-might-gain-a-moments-restshe-continued-to-throw-the-deer-meat-until-no-more-was-left-the-new-risen-sun-was-combing-the-clouds-with-its-sharp-pointedrays-and-though-with-the-hght-de-avan-do-could-run-swifter-stillthe-head-was-drawing-closer-her-meat-was-gonewhat-should-iroquois-myths-and-legends-8l-she-do-she-threw-it-her-blank-image342650101.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . my assent. I make a signmotion with the pipe, and, raising it to my lips, with one inhala-tion promise and declare loyalty forever to the silences of theNe-gar-na-gar-ah. After my vow the pipe of each in the room, including those offour elderly women, is lighted by the chief, who carries the burningpunk in his hand; thus performing the rite of community offriendship. During the smoking the legend of the Ne-gar-na-gar-ah is relatedto me by a chief of the Wolf Clan and interpreted by my host whosits by my side. After a wait of a few minutes the Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . my assent. I make a signmotion with the pipe, and, raising it to my lips, with one inhala-tion promise and declare loyalty forever to the silences of theNe-gar-na-gar-ah. After my vow the pipe of each in the room, including those offour elderly women, is lighted by the chief, who carries the burningpunk in his hand; thus performing the rite of community offriendship. During the smoking the legend of the Ne-gar-na-gar-ah is relatedto me by a chief of the Wolf Clan and interpreted by my host whosits by my side. After a wait of a few minutes thehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-my-assent-i-make-a-signmotion-with-the-pipe-and-raising-it-to-my-lips-with-one-inhala-tion-promise-and-declare-loyalty-forever-to-the-silences-of-thene-gar-na-gar-ah-after-my-vow-the-pipe-of-each-in-the-room-including-those-offour-elderly-women-is-lighted-by-the-chief-who-carries-the-burningpunk-in-his-hand-thus-performing-the-rite-of-community-offriendship-during-the-smoking-the-legend-of-the-ne-gar-na-gar-ah-is-relatedto-me-by-a-chief-of-the-wolf-clan-and-interpreted-by-my-host-whosits-by-my-side-after-a-wait-of-a-few-minutes-the-image340312448.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . tor. It is his duty to observe all the activities of men and nature and report them tohis superior. He is the eye of the Creator, said Sosondowa who related the tale. Thesun is especially the patron spirit of war and lingers as he watches the conflict. Thus daysof battle are longer. Each morning he emerges from under the sky dome (horizon)where its rim touches the far east sea. The east wind blows as he mounts the sky path,chough maybe it is the wind of the bowl when it is lifted. When Endeka Dakwadescends on the west water, the bowl lifts aga Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . tor. It is his duty to observe all the activities of men and nature and report them tohis superior. He is the eye of the Creator, said Sosondowa who related the tale. Thesun is especially the patron spirit of war and lingers as he watches the conflict. Thus daysof battle are longer. Each morning he emerges from under the sky dome (horizon)where its rim touches the far east sea. The east wind blows as he mounts the sky path,chough maybe it is the wind of the bowl when it is lifted. When Endeka Dakwadescends on the west water, the bowl lifts agahttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-tor-it-is-his-duty-to-observe-all-the-activities-of-men-and-nature-and-report-them-tohis-superior-he-is-the-eye-of-the-creator-said-sosondowa-who-related-the-tale-thesun-is-especially-the-patron-spirit-of-war-and-lingers-as-he-watches-the-conflict-thus-daysof-battle-are-longer-each-morning-he-emerges-from-under-the-sky-dome-horizonwhere-its-rim-touches-the-far-east-sea-the-east-wind-blows-as-he-mounts-the-sky-pathchough-maybe-it-is-the-wind-of-the-bowl-when-it-is-lifted-when-endeka-dakwadescends-on-the-west-water-the-bowl-lifts-aga-image342654026.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . just succeeded in bringing about defeat to a particu-larly objectionable bill. The New York World, April 8, 1891, inan article entitled Named Ya-ie-wah-noh, describes the actionwhich was taken as follows: After the bill was killed, when theSeneca council, now in session at Carrollton, Cattaraugus co..New York, in the Allegany Reservation was called, an application IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 23 was laid before that body to the effect that by love and affection it was the desire of the Indians that Mrs Converse should be receivedinto their natio Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . just succeeded in bringing about defeat to a particu-larly objectionable bill. The New York World, April 8, 1891, inan article entitled Named Ya-ie-wah-noh, describes the actionwhich was taken as follows: After the bill was killed, when theSeneca council, now in session at Carrollton, Cattaraugus co..New York, in the Allegany Reservation was called, an application IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 23 was laid before that body to the effect that by love and affection it was the desire of the Indians that Mrs Converse should be receivedinto their natiohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-just-succeeded-in-bringing-about-defeat-to-a-particu-larly-objectionable-bill-the-new-york-world-april-8-1891-inan-article-entitled-named-ya-ie-wah-noh-describes-the-actionwhich-was-taken-as-follows-after-the-bill-was-killed-when-theseneca-council-now-in-session-at-carrollton-cattaraugus-conew-york-in-the-allegany-reservation-was-called-an-application-iroquois-myths-and-legends-23-was-laid-before-that-body-to-the-effect-that-by-love-and-affection-it-was-the-desire-of-the-indians-that-mrs-converse-should-be-receivedinto-their-natio-image342657744.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The George Washington covenant beh, commemorating the peace treatywith the Iroquois and the United States during the presidency of Wash-ington. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 141. Wing or Dust Fan of the president of the council.This is an Onondaga national belt and the largest known.The design is said to represent an endlessly growingtree which symbolizes the perpetuity of the league. 142 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM of an inch in length, the white beads are made from the conchshell and the violet, or purple (called black by the Indians) fromthe purple Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . The George Washington covenant beh, commemorating the peace treatywith the Iroquois and the United States during the presidency of Wash-ington. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 141. Wing or Dust Fan of the president of the council.This is an Onondaga national belt and the largest known.The design is said to represent an endlessly growingtree which symbolizes the perpetuity of the league. 142 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM of an inch in length, the white beads are made from the conchshell and the violet, or purple (called black by the Indians) fromthe purplehttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-the-george-washington-covenant-beh-commemorating-the-peace-treatywith-the-iroquois-and-the-united-states-during-the-presidency-of-wash-ington-iroquois-myths-and-legends-141-wing-or-dust-fan-of-the-president-of-the-councilthis-is-an-onondaga-national-belt-and-the-largest-knownthe-design-is-said-to-represent-an-endlessly-growingtree-which-symbolizes-the-perpetuity-of-the-league-142-new-york-state-museum-of-an-inch-in-length-the-white-beads-are-made-from-the-conchshell-and-the-violet-or-purple-called-black-by-the-indians-fromthe-purple-image342643765.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . mong the Iroquois wherever the tribal governmentcontinues. These are deposited as public records, with the Onon-dagas, who are the law makers of the Six Nations, and are heldin safe-keeping by the guarding sachem, Ho-no-we-na-to, the hered-itary keeper of the wampum whose office as expounder of thelaw, is to read, or talk by the wampum at all the councils. These belts of wampum, or Ote-ko-a, the symbols of law, arewoven of purple and white cylindrical beads about three sixteenths 1 The national belts of the Iroquois were passed into the keepin Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . mong the Iroquois wherever the tribal governmentcontinues. These are deposited as public records, with the Onon-dagas, who are the law makers of the Six Nations, and are heldin safe-keeping by the guarding sachem, Ho-no-we-na-to, the hered-itary keeper of the wampum whose office as expounder of thelaw, is to read, or talk by the wampum at all the councils. These belts of wampum, or Ote-ko-a, the symbols of law, arewoven of purple and white cylindrical beads about three sixteenths 1 The national belts of the Iroquois were passed into the keepinhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-mong-the-iroquois-wherever-the-tribal-governmentcontinues-these-are-deposited-as-public-records-with-the-onon-dagas-who-are-the-law-makers-of-the-six-nations-and-are-heldin-safe-keeping-by-the-guarding-sachem-ho-no-we-na-to-the-hered-itary-keeper-of-the-wampum-whose-office-as-expounder-of-thelaw-is-to-read-or-talk-by-the-wampum-at-all-the-councils-these-belts-of-wampum-or-ote-ko-a-the-symbols-of-law-arewoven-of-purple-and-white-cylindrical-beads-about-three-sixteenths-1-the-national-belts-of-the-iroquois-were-passed-into-the-keepin-image342646165.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . usksto the pearly grains that the dews will nourish in their screening true sustenance. It is interesting to note that among the ancient Aztecs the spirit of themaize was called Tonacayohua, She Feeds Us. In the rites of the green corn thanksgiving the Dio-heko are saluted in the words daiet-i-non-nioh dio-he-ko, we salute our true living. The Seneca women have, (and probably all the other Iroquois had), a society called theTo-wiis-sas, a society composed solely of women. The Towisas people call themselvesthe friends of the Dio-he-ko. Their o Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . usksto the pearly grains that the dews will nourish in their screening true sustenance. It is interesting to note that among the ancient Aztecs the spirit of themaize was called Tonacayohua, She Feeds Us. In the rites of the green corn thanksgiving the Dio-heko are saluted in the words daiet-i-non-nioh dio-he-ko, we salute our true living. The Seneca women have, (and probably all the other Iroquois had), a society called theTo-wiis-sas, a society composed solely of women. The Towisas people call themselvesthe friends of the Dio-he-ko. Their ohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-usksto-the-pearly-grains-that-the-dews-will-nourish-in-their-screening-true-sustenance-it-is-interesting-to-note-that-among-the-ancient-aztecs-the-spirit-of-themaize-was-called-tonacayohua-she-feeds-us-in-the-rites-of-the-green-corn-thanksgiving-the-dio-heko-are-saluted-in-the-words-daiet-i-non-nioh-dio-he-ko-we-salute-our-true-living-the-seneca-women-have-and-probably-all-the-other-iroquois-had-a-society-called-theto-wiis-sas-a-society-composed-solely-of-women-the-towisas-people-call-themselvesthe-friends-of-the-dio-he-ko-their-o-image342653038.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ase Trades Schools, Arthur D. Dean B.S. Visual Instruction, DeLancey M. Ellis New York State Education Department Science Division, June IB, 1908Hon. A. S. Draper LL. D. Commissioner of EducationMy dear sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publi-cation as a bulletin of this division, a manuscript entitledMyths and Legends of the New York State Iroquois. The materials for this work were gathered by the late Mrs HarrietMaxwell Converse during many years of intimate association- withthe Six Nations of New York, and some years after her Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ase Trades Schools, Arthur D. Dean B.S. Visual Instruction, DeLancey M. Ellis New York State Education Department Science Division, June IB, 1908Hon. A. S. Draper LL. D. Commissioner of EducationMy dear sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for publi-cation as a bulletin of this division, a manuscript entitledMyths and Legends of the New York State Iroquois. The materials for this work were gathered by the late Mrs HarrietMaxwell Converse during many years of intimate association- withthe Six Nations of New York, and some years after herhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-ase-trades-schools-arthur-d-dean-bs-visual-instruction-delancey-m-ellis-new-york-state-education-department-science-division-june-ib-1908hon-a-s-draper-ll-d-commissioner-of-educationmy-dear-sir-i-have-the-honor-to-transmit-herewith-for-publi-cation-as-a-bulletin-of-this-division-a-manuscript-entitledmyths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-the-materials-for-this-work-were-gathered-by-the-late-mrs-harrietmaxwell-converse-during-many-years-of-intimate-association-withthe-six-nations-of-new-york-and-some-years-after-her-image342659373.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . the last decision rested entirely with the mothers. The motherwas also responsible for the married life of her children. Whenthere were contentions it was her duty to judge upon them. Ifpeace could not be established she decided that a separation mustfollow. As this was considered a disgrace her consent was not oftengiven. If possible the contentious parties would be persuaded toreconciliation. If after several councils the separation was con-sidered an absolute necessity, by cause of incompatibility of temper,or refusal to recognize the marri Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . the last decision rested entirely with the mothers. The motherwas also responsible for the married life of her children. Whenthere were contentions it was her duty to judge upon them. Ifpeace could not be established she decided that a separation mustfollow. As this was considered a disgrace her consent was not oftengiven. If possible the contentious parties would be persuaded toreconciliation. If after several councils the separation was con-sidered an absolute necessity, by cause of incompatibility of temper,or refusal to recognize the marrihttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-the-last-decision-rested-entirely-with-the-mothers-the-motherwas-also-responsible-for-the-married-life-of-her-children-whenthere-were-contentions-it-was-her-duty-to-judge-upon-them-ifpeace-could-not-be-established-she-decided-that-a-separation-mustfollow-as-this-was-considered-a-disgrace-her-consent-was-not-oftengiven-if-possible-the-contentious-parties-would-be-persuaded-toreconciliation-if-after-several-councils-the-separation-was-con-sidered-an-absolute-necessity-by-cause-of-incompatibility-of-temperor-refusal-to-recognize-the-marri-image342646837.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . f the Iroquois are considered the best of Indian make. On the Grand River Reservation, in Canada, there lives an oldSeneca Indian chief who, though totally blind, is famous for hissticks, from the sale of which he derives a fair income. As to the origin of the certainly Indian game, different Indiannations claim it, the strongest claim being made by the Iroquoisof New York State and Canada. But it must remain a vexed ques-tion for our Indianologists. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 149 NEH HO-NOH-TCI-NOH-GAH, THE GUARDIANS OF THELITTLE WATERS, A SE Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . f the Iroquois are considered the best of Indian make. On the Grand River Reservation, in Canada, there lives an oldSeneca Indian chief who, though totally blind, is famous for hissticks, from the sale of which he derives a fair income. As to the origin of the certainly Indian game, different Indiannations claim it, the strongest claim being made by the Iroquoisof New York State and Canada. But it must remain a vexed ques-tion for our Indianologists. IROQUOIS MYTHS AND LEGENDS 149 NEH HO-NOH-TCI-NOH-GAH, THE GUARDIANS OF THELITTLE WATERS, A SEhttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-f-the-iroquois-are-considered-the-best-of-indian-make-on-the-grand-river-reservation-in-canada-there-lives-an-oldseneca-indian-chief-who-though-totally-blind-is-famous-for-hissticks-from-the-sale-of-which-he-derives-a-fair-income-as-to-the-origin-of-the-certainly-indian-game-different-indiannations-claim-it-the-strongest-claim-being-made-by-the-iroquoisof-new-york-state-and-canada-but-it-must-remain-a-vexed-ques-tion-for-our-indianologists-iroquois-myths-and-legends-149-neh-ho-noh-tci-noh-gah-the-guardians-of-thelittle-waters-a-se-image342643457.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . rmed by the Indians on the reservations. Mi^ After the funeral ceremony (November 22) which was held inthe Merritt Chapel on 8th avenue, Rev. Dr Sill of St ChrysostomsChapel, of which Mrs Converse was a member, officiating, herbody was shipped to Elmira for interment. 30 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM The writer was placed in charge of her estate by the heirs andan examination of her accounts showed that her fortunes haddwindled almost to nothing. Her life had been spent in givingand in doing for others. Her charity extended not only to theunfortunat Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . rmed by the Indians on the reservations. Mi^ After the funeral ceremony (November 22) which was held inthe Merritt Chapel on 8th avenue, Rev. Dr Sill of St ChrysostomsChapel, of which Mrs Converse was a member, officiating, herbody was shipped to Elmira for interment. 30 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM The writer was placed in charge of her estate by the heirs andan examination of her accounts showed that her fortunes haddwindled almost to nothing. Her life had been spent in givingand in doing for others. Her charity extended not only to theunfortunathttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-rmed-by-the-indians-on-the-reservations-mi-after-the-funeral-ceremony-november-22-which-was-held-inthe-merritt-chapel-on-8th-avenue-rev-dr-sill-of-st-chrysostomschapel-of-which-mrs-converse-was-a-member-officiating-herbody-was-shipped-to-elmira-for-interment-30-new-york-state-museum-the-writer-was-placed-in-charge-of-her-estate-by-the-heirs-andan-examination-of-her-accounts-showed-that-her-fortunes-haddwindled-almost-to-nothing-her-life-had-been-spent-in-givingand-in-doing-for-others-her-charity-extended-not-only-to-theunfortunat-image342655967.html Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ir flesh, and theirbodies became covered with scales whichresisted the arrows of an enemy. For generations they had devas-tated nations before they swept down upon the Iroquois. Therethey found caves wherein they concealed themselves, and wouldsally forth, destroying some village and feasting on the people. The Iroquois were being rapidly depleted in their numbers,when_^Ta-ha-hia-wa-gon, Upholder of the Heavens, who had be-stowed upon them their hunting grounds and fisheries, beholding / p ^ L >, fl^^l Mask representing Spirit of theHarvest Myths and legends of the New York state Iroquois . ir flesh, and theirbodies became covered with scales whichresisted the arrows of an enemy. For generations they had devas-tated nations before they swept down upon the Iroquois. Therethey found caves wherein they concealed themselves, and wouldsally forth, destroying some village and feasting on the people. The Iroquois were being rapidly depleted in their numbers,when_^Ta-ha-hia-wa-gon, Upholder of the Heavens, who had be-stowed upon them their hunting grounds and fisheries, beholding / p ^ L >, fl^^l Mask representing Spirit of theHarvesthttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/myths-and-legends-of-the-new-york-state-iroquois-ir-flesh-and-theirbodies-became-covered-with-scales-whichresisted-the-arrows-of-an-enemy-for-generations-they-had-devas-tated-nations-before-they-swept-down-upon-the-iroquois-therethey-found-caves-wherein-they-concealed-themselves-and-wouldsally-forth-destroying-some-village-and-feasting-on-the-people-the-iroquois-were-being-rapidly-depleted-in-their-numberswhen-ta-ha-hia-wa-gon-upholder-of-the-heavens-who-had-be-stowed-upon-them-their-hunting-grounds-and-fisheries-beholding-p-l-gt-fll-mask-representing-spirit-of-theharvest-image342651261.html Recent searches: Search Results for Booksubjectiroquoi Stock Photos and Images  (38) Page 1 of 1 1