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08 Mourning Wars

Iroquois History and Legends

English - May 29, 2016 01:17 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 671 ratings
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Warfare was a way of life for everyone living in Northeastern America since before there was memory or record.  Today we talk about how warfare was conducted pre-European contact.  Also with the waves of epidemics destroying native populations the Iroquois Nations stepped up raids into neighboring regions looking for captives to assimilate into their communities.

Sources:

IROQUOIA: THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIVE WORLD BY WILLIAM ENGELBRECHT

IROQUOIS DIPLOMACY ON THE EARLY AMERICAN FRONTIER BY TIMOTHY J. SHANNON

1491: NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS BY CHARLES MANN

CHAMPLAIN'S DREAM BY DAVID HACKETT FISCHER


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