Explores Iroquois history and highlights Iroquois life in modern society. Includes color photographs, a timeline, a glossary, and further resources.

Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes.

The five novels in The Leatherstocking Tales (collected in two Library of America volumes), Cooper's great saga of the American wilderness, form a pageant of the American frontier. Cooper's hero, Natty Bumppo, is forced ever farther into the heart of the continent by the advance of civilization that he inadvertently serves as advance scout, missionary, and critic. 
Leatherstocking first appears in The Pioneers (1823),...

An exploration of the Iroquois Indians, discussing the nation's housing, relationship with settlers, culture, and more.

While out hunting with his friends, twelve-year-old Okwaho's friend is kidnapped by a neighboring tribal nation. The Five Nations of the Iroquois have been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and Okwaho is determined to get revenge. But before he can do anything, Okaho meets a stranger with stories of a Peacemaker. Okwaho believes that the Peacemaker could convince the leaders of the Five Nations of the Iroquois to stop fighting, and his actions...

Provides information about life in the longhouse villages of Native people who lived in the Northeastern woodlands of North America, discussing structures, food, children, clothing, beliefs and other topics.

Text and illustrations introduce the history and culture of the Iroquois people.