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Mohawk History & Genealogy
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In Mohawk Country : Early Narratives of a Native People (The Iroquois and
Their Neighbors)
by Dean R. Snow (Editor), Charles T. Gehring (Editor), William A. Starna (Editor)
A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635 : The Journal of
Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert (Iroquois and Their Neighbors)
by Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert, Charles T. Gehring (Editor), William A. Starna (Editor)
Turtles, Wolves, & Bears : A Mohawk Family History
by Barbara J. Sivertsen
The Three Faces of Molly Brant : A Biography (No Canadian Rights in the U.S.)
by Thomas Earle, Earle Thomas
Early Vocabularies of Mohawk (American Language Reprints, Vol. 16)
by Harmen Meyndertsz Van Den Bogaert (Editor), Nicolaes Van Wassenaer
Skywoman : Legends of the Iroquois
by Joanne Shenandoah, Douglas M. George, Ka-Hon-Hes, Joanne Shenandoah-Tekalihwa, John
Kahionhes-Fadden, David Kanietakeron Fadden (Illustrator)
If You Lived With the Iroquois (If You Lived)
by Ellen Levine, Shelley Hehenberger (Illustrator), Shelly Hehenberger (Illustrator)
Kanyen' Keha Tewatati (Let's Speak Mohawk)
by David K. Maracle
Kanyen'keha Tewatati: Let's Speak Mohawk
by David K. Maracle
Life of Joseph Brant-Thayendanegea, Including the Border Wars of the
American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals
Harmar, St.
by William Leete Stone
One Thousand Useful Mohawk Words
by Maracle
Food and Spirits
by Beth
I'll Sing 'Til the Day I Die : Conversations With Tyendinaga Elders
by Beth Brant
In Defense of Mohawk Land : Ethnopolitical Conflict in Native North America
(Suny Series in Ethnicity and Race in American Life)
by Linda Pertusati
Joseph Brant : Mohawk Chief (North American Indians of Achievement)
by Jonathan Bolton, Claire Wilson
Joseph Brant, 1743-1807, Man of Two Worlds (An Iroquois Book)
by Iasel Thompson Kelsay, Isabel T. Kelsay, Iasbel Thompson Kelsay
Brian Brown, who can be contacted at BrianB1578@aol.com recommends these books:
- Natives by E. Tunis.
- Huron, Farmers of the North by Bruce Trigger.
- League of the Iroquois by Morgan.
Lorine adds these books to Brian's list:
- The Code of Handsome Lake, The Seneca Prophet by A.C. Parker
- The Constitution of the Five Nations: The Iroquois Book of the Great Law by A.C. Parker
- Myths of the Iroquois by E.A. Smith
- Iroquois Use of Maize and Other Food Plants by A.C. Parker
- Masked Medicine Societies of the Iroquois by W.N. Fenton
- Legends of the Longhouse by J.J. Cornplanter
- Iroquois Book of Rites and Hale on the Iroquois by H.E. Hale
- Iroquois Women, An Anthology edited by W.G. Spittal
- Tales of the Iroquois, Vol. 1 and 2 by Tchanetorens
- A Journey into Mohawk and Oneida Country, 1634-1635: The Journal of Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert translated and edited by Charles T. Gehring and William A. Starna
Online Books
- The Mohawks: an inquiry into their origin, migrations and influence upon the white settlers Frey, S. L. (Samuel Ludlow), 1833-1924.
- Legends, traditions and laws, of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and history of the Tuscarora Indians. Johnson, Elias.
- The American Indians: their history, condition and prospects, from original notes and manuscripts. Schoolcraft, Henry R. (Henry Rowe), 1793-1864.
- The Iroquois book of rites. Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896.
- The history of the Five Indian Nations of Canada, which are dependent on the province of New-York in
America, and are the barrier between the English and French in that part of the world: with accounts of
their religion, manners, customs, laws, and forms of government ; their several battles and treaties with
the European nations ; particular relations of their several wars with the other Indians ; and a true
account of the present state of our trade with them : in which are shewn the great advantage of their trade
and alliance to the British nation, and the intrigues and attempts of the French to engage them from us ;
a subject nearly concerning all our American plantations, and highly meriting the consideration of the
British nation at this juncture : to which are added acc.
Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
- The People of the Longhouse
Chadwick, Edward Marion, 1840-1921. (Iroquois Indians)
- Hochelagans and Mohawks: a link in Iroquois history
Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw), 1857-1954.
- The life and times of Kateri Tekakwitha, the Lily of the Mohawks, 1656-1680
- Sir William Johnson and the six nations
Griffis, William Elliot, 1843-1928.
- Indian treaties and surrenders, from 1680 to 1890
Canada.
- The Mohawks: an inquiry into their origin, migrations and influence upon the white settlers
Frey, S. L. (Samuel Ludlow), 1833-1924.
- League of the Ho-dé-no-sau-nee, or, Iroquois. Morgan, Lewis H. (Lewis Henry), 1818-1881.
- History of King William's War, and the consequent negotiations between the French and Indians, in
America
- Memoir of the distinguished Mohawk Indian chief, sachem and warrior, Capt. Joseph Brant: compiled
from the most reliable and authentic records, including a brief history of the principal events of his life,
with an appendix and portrait.Ketchum, William, 1798-1876.; Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807.
- The life of Capt. Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea): an account of his re-interment at Mohawk, 1850 and of
the corner stone ceremony in the erection of the Brant Memorial, 1886
Ke-che-ah-gah-me-qua.
- The Iroquois Trail, or, Footprints of the Six Nations: in customs, traditions and history
Beauchamp, William M., 1830-1925.; Cusick, David, d. 1840?
- A journal of a mission to the Indians of British provinces, of New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, and the
Mohawks on the Ouse or Grand River, Upper Canada. West, John, 1775?-1845.
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The Van Slyke Family in America A Genealogy of Cornelise Antonissen Van Slyke, 1604-1676 and his Mohawk Wife Ots-Toch, including the story of Jacques Hertel, 1603-1651, Father of Ots-Toch and Interpreter to Samuel de Champlain
Native American Collection includes Ratified Indian Treaties dating back to 1722; Indian Census Rolls – featuring personal information including age, place of residence and degree of Indian blood; The Guion Miller Roll – Cherokee genealogical research; Dawes Packets – containing original applications for tribal enrollments
Dawes Commission Index, 1896 records of Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chickasaw

Dawes Commission Index, 1898-1914 Index of tribal enrollment applications for Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek and Chickasaw
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