Tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy

Michael Johnson researched the material culture, demography and linguistic relationships of Native American people for more than 50 years. A collector of data, photographs and artefacts, he has presented many exhibitions, including annual exhibitions at the American Museum in Bath. He is the author of scores of articles and has previously written a number of titles in the Men-at-Arms series. Jonathan Smith was born in London in 1959. He attended St Martin's School of Art, and obtained a degree in fine art from Goldsmith's College of Art. He has had a lifelong interest in tribal peoples, particularly Native Americans and has travelled extensively in the USA and Canada with peoples of many tribal nations. He currently lives and works in Cheltenham.

• Introduction - Origins of the ConfederacyThe five, later six nationsHistory of the Confederacy: early contacts with British and Dutch coloniesThe 17th century Mohawk and Beaver Wars against the French - Sir William Johnson and the French-Indian War, 1701-1770 - Joseph Brandt and the Revolution, 1770-1800Social organization and religionMaterial culture

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