| Huron Wendat: The Heritage of the Circle Revised Edition Contributor(s): Sioui, Georges E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870135260 ISBN-13: 9780870135262 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $21.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2000 Annotation: Georges Sioui, himself a Wendat (Wyndot) tells the history of his people by describing their social ideas and philosophy and their relevance to contemporary life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: 973.04 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.09" W x 9.01" (0.91 lbs) 258 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wendat, or Wyandot, was the name that the five confederated nations of Wendake gave to Huronia, the Ontario territory described by the French in the 1600s. In this book, Georges Sioui, himself a Wendat, tells the history of his people by describing their social ideas and philosophy and their relevance to contemporary life. Sioui argues that for human beings there is only one way of looking at life on earth, and that is as a sacred circle of relationships among all beings. Sioui reviews the Wendats' Creation mythology and explains their origins, migrations, theology, ethics, philosophy, oral literature, and sociology, and their role in Amerindian geopolitics. He then examines archaeology and its role in bridging the gap created by negative perceptions. Finally, he describes Wendat society from an Amerindian viewpoint, concentrating on the period from 1615 to 1650 and drawing on traditional ethnographic documentation. |
