Project Gutenberg 2011-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 250 Colden, Cadwallader 1688 1776 Colden, C. (Cadwallader) The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada Which are dependent on the Province of New-York, and are a barrier between the English and the French in that part of the world Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_the_Five_Indian_Nations Produced by Iona Vaughan, Ross Cooling, mcbax and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net "The History of the Five Indian Nations of Canada" by Cadwallader Colden is a historical account written in the mid-18th century. The book delves into the complex interactions between the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, their relations with European settlers, and the political dynamics of the time. It likely explores the nations’ customs, governance, military strategies, and economic relationships, particularly as they acted as a barrier between English and French interests in North America. The opening of the book sets the stage for an examination of the Five Nations, detailing their governmental structures, social customs, and their wars against neighboring tribes and European powers. Colden emphasizes the importance of understanding these Indigenous nations, arguing that their remarkable qualities have been overlooked due to colonial biases. He introduces the concept of the Five Nations as a coalition of separate yet allied tribes—namely, the Mohawks, Oneydoes, Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senekas—discussing their honor, bravery, and the stark realities of their encounters with both European settlers and fellow tribes. The early sections also hint at themes of revenge, diplomacy, and the transformative effects of inter-tribal and European interactions in shaping the sociopolitical landscape of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Iroquois Indians -- History New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 E011 Text Browsing: History - American Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 471457 2025-06-14T13:45:39.211315 text/html 461375 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 280946 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 379346 2025-06-14T13:45:51.840762 application/epub+zip 385592 2025-06-14T13:45:43.684329 application/epub+zip 234968 2025-06-14T13:45:41.899265 application/epub+zip 697291 2025-06-14T13:45:57.194699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631128 2025-06-14T13:45:50.577785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330699 2022-09-16T10:46:52.148368 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 420488 2025-06-14T13:45:37.563333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 420394 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 146090 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 420386 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 146072 2021-01-07T16:36:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21026 2025-06-14T13:45:57.358712 application/rdf+xml 18669 2025-06-14T13:45:42.544309 image/jpeg 4112 2025-06-14T13:45:42.222264 image/jpeg 364140 2025-06-14T13:45:39.261322 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia