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St. Regis Mission Established 250 Years Ago This Year The “Boundaries” of the St. Regis Mission The First Families of Akwesasne The Darkest Day in Mohawk History “…To Smoke the Pipe of Peace…” “Burying the Hatchet” at the Treaty of Kahnawake Was Akwesasne’s “Burnt Church” a Sacrifice to Peace? Louis Cook: A French and Indian Warrior Louis Cook: A “Colonel” of Truth? Colonel Louis at Oriskany and Valley Forge The Missions of Atiatonharongwen Eleazer Williams: The Lost Mohawk The Unquiet Rest of Eleazer Williams A “Jake Ice” for the American Side of Akwesasne Mohawks Know the Dark Side of Bridges The Healing Powers of the Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Old News Clippings Document “Mohawk” Political Revival The St. Regis Mohawk School and the Cultural Revival of 1937 Akwesasne's First Newspaper... Kaniatarowanenneh: River of the Iroquois The Seven Nations Of Canada: The Other Iroquois Confederacy The History Of Akwesasne: From Pre-Contact To Modern Times The History of the St. Regis Catholic Church & the Early Pastors The Huron/Mohawk Peace Belt A Gift to the Seventh Generation: The Legacy of Kanonsase Saiowisakeron: The Jake Ice Story Sakaronhiokeweh: A Tribute to a Mohawk Wampum Belt Maker The Two Row Wampum Belt: An Akwesasne Tradition New! Land Where the Partridge Drums: A History of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation New! The Treaty of Kahnawake of 1760 Claus to Haldimand, Nov. 19, 1778 New! The Seven Nations of Canada Treaty of 1796 The Council of Kahnawake of 1799 The Life of Colonel Louis Cook by Eleazer Williams “St. Regis” (1853) by Franklin B. Hough The Akwesasne Council of Life Chiefs by Franklin B. Hough Petitions of the Life Chiefs Facts About St. Regis Indians (1915) 1890 Census Map of Akwesasne New! Benjamin Franklin: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America New! The Great Epic: The Creation Story by Natoway The Great Epic: The Clan System and Migration by Natoway The Great Epic: The Great Way of Peace by Natoway The Great Epic: Sawiskera Gains Control by Natoway The Great Epic: The Kari:wiio of Skaniatar:io by Natoway Creation & Confederation: The Living History of the Iroquois Mohawk Longhouses 2004 Living History Workshop The Evergrowing Tree The Atotarho Belt Old Mohawk Words New! Mohawk Border Crossing Rights Evidentiary Issues Arising From Mitchell by Anjali Choksi The Place Where They Make The Fire: A Proposed Model of Governance Google News for Mohawk Territory Amending the Indian Citizenship Act by Lee Miller New! The Myth of the Loyalist Iroquois by James Paxton A Sign in the Sky: Dating the League by Barbara A. Mann and Jerry Fields At the Eastern Door New! Iroqrafts Jake Thomas Learning Centre Author Lee Miller Mohawkflute.com Mohawk Language News Onkwehonwe.com Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa Peace 4 Turtle Island Revolutionary Creations Sequoia Fine Arts Sosakete: Traditional Mohawk Pottery Stone Canoe Gallery Storyteller's House Tammy Beauvais Designs Tuscaroras.com Waaban Aki Crafting Wanuken Traditional Arts The Wampum Shop Where License Reigns With All Impunity by Stephen Arthur Digital Book Index: Iroquois Sacred Texts: Iroquois The Jesuit Relations and the History of New France The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents The Life of Kateri Tekakwitha Early Canadiana Online Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Northeast Anthropology Links Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Iroquois Confederacy and the Influence Thesis NA Political Systems and the Evolution of Democracy New York State Archives New York State Library New York State Museum Carnegie Museum: The Iroquois Raid on Deerfield, 1704 McCord Museum, Montreal Drouler's Site/Tsiionhiawakwatha Library and Archives Canada Ontario Archives Genealogy Resources Iroquois Texts at Archive.org The Papers of Sir William Johnson New! Northern New York Historical Newspapers New! Mohawk Council of Akwesasne St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs Akwesasne Freedom School Akwesasne Cultural Center Ronathahon:ni Cultural Centre CKON FM Indian Time Newspaper Kahnawake Longhouse New! Mohawk Council of Kahnawake The Eastern Door Newspaper K103.7 FM Kanien'kehaka Onkwawén:na Raotitiohkwa Other Kahnawake Links Kanehsatake.com Kanesatakehro:non Tsi Nihatweienno:ten Cultural Centre Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Kahniote Tyendinaga Territory Public Library Kwe Radio 105.9 FM Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory Aboriginal Voices Radio Six Nations of the Grand River Territory Turtle Island News CKRZ 100.3 FM Ganienkeh.net Kanatsiohareke Mohawk Community Oneida Indian Nation Onondaga Nation Haudenosaunee Enviornmental Task Force Cayuga Nation Ganondagan State Historic Site Seneca Nation of Indians Seneca Iroquois National Museum Tonawanda Seneca Nation of Indians Tuscaroras.com Note: External links are provided for information purposes only. The Wampum Chronicles does not endorse the content of these sites. Contact the webmaster if you would like your site listed here.

The Rotinonhsón:ni Through the Eyes of
Teharonhia:wako and Sawiskera

by Natoway (Brian Rice, PhD)

The Wampum Chronicles is pleased to present
a masterpiece of Rotinonhsón:ni history and culture.

Click here to begin reading!
(Individual chapters are available in the menu above under "culture.")

Click on the graphic above for a sneak preview of the new book!

Darren Bonaparte's new book is now online!
Too Many Chiefs, Not Enough Indians:
The History of the Three Chief System and the Constitution of
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe

Lee Miller's new book is now available!
Winner of the Junior Library Guild Award!

Have Wampum, Will Travel

The Wampum Chronicles is pleased to offer living history presentations
for schools, universities, and special events.
The history and culture of the Rotinonhsón:ni is explained with the use of
wampum belts reproductions, period clothing and artifacts.

Here are some of the topics Lee and Darren offer:
The Creation Story
The Founding of the Confederacy
Longhouses and Villages
The St. Lawrence Iroquoians
European Contact & Treaty-making
The Five Nations, Six Nations, and Seven Nations Confederacies
The Life of Kateri Tekakwitha
The Life of Colonel Louis Cook
The Life of Saiowisakeron, also known as Jake Ice
Contemporary Issues

We can tailor our presentations for different age levels.
We can also put you in contact with traditional singers and dancers,
and other presenters who speak on a wide range of topics.

For more information, email Lee and Darren Bonaparte at the following address with the word "presentation" in the heading:

The Wampum Chronicles is dedicated to the study of history, culture,
and contemporary issues of the Kanienkehaka (Mohawk) Nation,
with an emphasis on the Mohawks of the St. Lawrence River Valley.

The materials posted here represent independent research.
We have not sought, nor will we seek, the endorsement of any
Mohawk or Iroquois government, institution, or political faction
for any cultural or historical interpretations presented here.

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When known, source citation is given.

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