iroquois indians

Examines the life and career of the fifteenth-century Iroquois Indian.

An examination of the Battle of Oriskany in upstate New York, a largely forgotten turning point in the American War of Independence. Includes tactical analysis, as well as background on three cultures in the fight: the Iroquois, the Patriot Palatine, and the Loyalist British.

A discussion of the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy and the influence of this constitution and its values on the political ideas of the United States.

The animals and birds of the forest hold a contest to choose which will sing a song to greet the day.

As long as Sun's daughters, Maize, Pumpkin, and Red Bean, walked among the people of earth, there was no need to plant crops; but when Maize is trapped by lonely Silver in his cave, Sun vows not to touch earth again until Maize is found.

Dickon and his companions travel the Iroquois Trail in search of his Lenape brother, Little-Bear.

Having lost their home when the Revolutionary War reached their part of rural Pennsylvania, Thomas and his family start a new life running an inn in Philadelphia, where Thomas finds new danger that takes him into captivity among the Iroquois.