Laurence M. Hauptman
Cloth $45.00L
| 978-0-8156-3165-1
| 2008
Paper $24.95s
| 978-0-8156-3189-7
| 2008
Reviews
"Laurence Hauptman is one of the leading historians writing Native American history and this work is quite indicative of his previous excellent scholarship. . . . Much could be learned from Hauptman’s book on Iroquois leadership that would benefit youth in schools and college students."
—Donald Fixico, author of Rethinking American Indian History
Description
In Seven Generations of Iroquois Leadership, Laurence M. Hauptman traces the past 200 years of the Six Nations’ history through the lens of the remarkable leaders who shaped it. Focusing on the distinct qualities of Iroquois leadership, Hauptman reveals how the Six Nations have survived in the face of overwhelming pressure. Employing a biographical approach and extensive research, the author explores how leaders use the past to enable cultural, economic, and political survival.
Celebrated figures such as Governor Blacksnake, Cornelius Cusick, and Deskaheh are juxtaposed with less well-known but nonetheless influential champions of Haudenosaunee culture and sovereignty such as Dinah John. Hauptman’s survey includes many female leaders including 35 contemporary women, highlighting the important role women have played in Iroquois survival throughout history to the present day.
Including leaders from all six Iroquois nations and all regions of modern-
day Iroquoia, the book offers both historical and contemporary portraits. Hauptman’s lucid prose and unrivaled authority make this an accessible and indispensable volume.
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Author
Laurence M. Hauptman is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of History at the State University of New York at New Paltz. He is the author of many books and articles on Native American studies, including Conspiracy of Interests: Iroquois Dispossession and the Rise of New York State and The Iroquois in the Civil War: From Battlefield to Reservation, both published by Syracuse University Press.
6 x 9, 320 pages, 10 black-and-white illustrations, 5 maps, notes, bibliography, index
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Syracuse University Press
