On the Back of a Turtle: A Narrative of the Huron-Wyandot People
Autor Lloyd E. Divine Jr.en Limba Engleză Paperback – feb 2020
On the Back of a Turtle is an all-inclusive history of the Huron-Wyandot people—from before the creation of the Great Island, now called North America, to the present day. No other full-length history of the Huron-Wyandot people exists. Presented in a conversational, easy-to-read style, the book is a compelling and informative telling of the story of the Huron-Wyandot people as told by a tribal historian.
As characters and tribes emerge in the Huron-Wyandot’s oral tradition of creation, and take their respective places upon the Great Island, the author reveals the most difficult element of the Huron-Wyandot’s history: how the tribal name was obtained. With the knowledge of how both Huron and Wyandot are relevant names for one tribe of people, the author then shares his tribe’s amazing history. The reader will be fascinated to learn how one of the smallest tribes, birthed amid the Iroquois Wars, rose to become one of the most respected and influential tribes of North America.
As characters and tribes emerge in the Huron-Wyandot’s oral tradition of creation, and take their respective places upon the Great Island, the author reveals the most difficult element of the Huron-Wyandot’s history: how the tribal name was obtained. With the knowledge of how both Huron and Wyandot are relevant names for one tribe of people, the author then shares his tribe’s amazing history. The reader will be fascinated to learn how one of the smallest tribes, birthed amid the Iroquois Wars, rose to become one of the most respected and influential tribes of North America.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780814255148
ISBN-10: 0814255140
Pagini: 424
Ilustrații: 6 b&w 12 maps
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Ohio State University Press
Colecția Trillium
ISBN-10: 0814255140
Pagini: 424
Ilustrații: 6 b&w 12 maps
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.75 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Ohio State University Press
Colecția Trillium
Recenzii
“A book written by a Wyandotte citizen about the history of the Wyandot’s is long overdue. This book is an excellent read and resource for anyone wanting to know the history of this well-documented tribe. This book is a valuable addition to any library.” —Norman Hildebrand Jr., Second Chief, Wyandotte Nation
“On the Back of a Turtle is a well-written and informative book that makes it easier to understand the journey of the Wyandotte people. It is a book that will help educate and inform Wyandotte people of our history for generations to come.” —Chief Billy Friend, Wyandotte Nation
“Having known Lloyd Divine for many years also means I know the passion he holds dear to his heart for the history of the Wyandotte people. He loves the challenge of research and discovering new happenings from our great past. He takes pride in his ancestors while doing presentations to many eager groups wanting to hear true Wyandotte history. For On the Back of a Turtle, he spent many hours of research and inquiring from others, touching on issues that are taboo to some. His dedication to the stories will help continue our story.” —Sherri Clemons, Tribal Heritage Director, Wyandotte Nation
Notă biografică
Lloyd E. Divine Jr. (dárahǫk) is a citizen of the Wyandotte Nation who has served on his tribe’s cultural committee for more than twenty-five years.
Extras
“The Discharging of a Debt We Owe”
Wyandottes love their turtles. Just about everywhere you look in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, you will see turtles; big turtles, little turtles, ceramic turtles, metal turtles, beaded turtles, turtles on signs, turtles on coffee mugs, turtles on pens, turtles on T-shirts, turtles on all kinds of jewelry, turtle tattoos, and of course the Turtle Stop. The mascot for the Wyandotte Nation Casino is a turtle. The mascot looks a lot like the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon classic Touché Turtle, minus the cute little musketeer hat. While holding a handful of cash and wearing a strand of beads, the little guy comes close to convincing you are going to win some cash.
Drive a mile west to the Twin Bridges that span the Spring and Neosho rivers and you will find even more turtles, the real kind: box turtles, red-ear turtles, soft-back turtles, and snapping turtles. If you’re lucky, you may even get a glimpse of a special treat, an alligator snapping turtle. The alligator snapping turtle looks like a common snapping turtle, or the moss-back turtle in the Huron-Wyandots’ oral narratives, that the Bad Twin blew way out of proportion. These turtles are embedded with spikes reminiscent of the dinosaurs and nothing less than slow, lumbering monsters. Watch out! These boys and girls are big and really bad turtles that in spite of their size can bite in the blink of an eye! If you get bitten by one, just sit down and get comfortable. Think again! As if that’s going to happen! This turtle will not let go until lightning strikes—that would be a thunderbolt from Henǫ, the Spirit of Thunder. Growing up in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, my siblings and I had turtles as pets, the little red-eared turtles you could buy at Walmart. Then someone realized they carried salmonella, and their days as pets were numbered. Still, at some point during the summer months my girls would invariably find a turtle in the back yard, and the next thing we knew it was in the living room—a box turtle in a box. The turtle quickly became the newest family pet for two or three days, and then I had the girls turn it loose. Turtles, turtles, turtles. They were everywhere.
When I chose On the Back of a Turtle in 1989 as the title of this book, the name derived from the fact that Earth resides on the back of the Big Turtle—the moss-back turtle. In time, as I researched and studied, I came to understand that the turtle, and the title of this book, have a much deeper meaning. From the perspective of Creation Earth resides on the back of a turtle, as do the Huron-Wyandot people, reflecting an ancient position of status for the Big Turtle clan. There is little dispute of this fact even if you are a Little Turtle, Deer, Wolf, Snake, Porcupine, or Bear. All Huron-Wyandot clans reside on the back of the Big Turtle. William E. Connelley made a statement that still holds true to this very day: “The turtle idea was interwoven with the whole social and political fabric of Wyandot institutions.” Turtles rule! However, without the Little Turtle, Deer, Wolf, Snake, Porcupine, or Bear clans, the Big Turtle would not and could not be complete.
Wyandottes love their turtles. Just about everywhere you look in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, you will see turtles; big turtles, little turtles, ceramic turtles, metal turtles, beaded turtles, turtles on signs, turtles on coffee mugs, turtles on pens, turtles on T-shirts, turtles on all kinds of jewelry, turtle tattoos, and of course the Turtle Stop. The mascot for the Wyandotte Nation Casino is a turtle. The mascot looks a lot like the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon classic Touché Turtle, minus the cute little musketeer hat. While holding a handful of cash and wearing a strand of beads, the little guy comes close to convincing you are going to win some cash.
Drive a mile west to the Twin Bridges that span the Spring and Neosho rivers and you will find even more turtles, the real kind: box turtles, red-ear turtles, soft-back turtles, and snapping turtles. If you’re lucky, you may even get a glimpse of a special treat, an alligator snapping turtle. The alligator snapping turtle looks like a common snapping turtle, or the moss-back turtle in the Huron-Wyandots’ oral narratives, that the Bad Twin blew way out of proportion. These turtles are embedded with spikes reminiscent of the dinosaurs and nothing less than slow, lumbering monsters. Watch out! These boys and girls are big and really bad turtles that in spite of their size can bite in the blink of an eye! If you get bitten by one, just sit down and get comfortable. Think again! As if that’s going to happen! This turtle will not let go until lightning strikes—that would be a thunderbolt from Henǫ, the Spirit of Thunder. Growing up in Wyandotte, Oklahoma, my siblings and I had turtles as pets, the little red-eared turtles you could buy at Walmart. Then someone realized they carried salmonella, and their days as pets were numbered. Still, at some point during the summer months my girls would invariably find a turtle in the back yard, and the next thing we knew it was in the living room—a box turtle in a box. The turtle quickly became the newest family pet for two or three days, and then I had the girls turn it loose. Turtles, turtles, turtles. They were everywhere.
When I chose On the Back of a Turtle in 1989 as the title of this book, the name derived from the fact that Earth resides on the back of the Big Turtle—the moss-back turtle. In time, as I researched and studied, I came to understand that the turtle, and the title of this book, have a much deeper meaning. From the perspective of Creation Earth resides on the back of a turtle, as do the Huron-Wyandot people, reflecting an ancient position of status for the Big Turtle clan. There is little dispute of this fact even if you are a Little Turtle, Deer, Wolf, Snake, Porcupine, or Bear. All Huron-Wyandot clans reside on the back of the Big Turtle. William E. Connelley made a statement that still holds true to this very day: “The turtle idea was interwoven with the whole social and political fabric of Wyandot institutions.” Turtles rule! However, without the Little Turtle, Deer, Wolf, Snake, Porcupine, or Bear clans, the Big Turtle would not and could not be complete.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1 “They Became Known as Wyandots”
The Great Island
The Tribe with No Name
Children of the Bad Twin
Chapter 2 “They Act Like Foxes”
“People Are Dispersing in Every Direction”
Be on Your Guard against the Hurons
The Rat
Allotted for the Wiandóts
Nicholas: Full of Savage Cunning
“This Continent Is Not Wide Enough for Us Both”
Chapter 3 “Wyandots Will Not Be Taken Alive”
“These Horrible Hell-Hounds of Savage War”
The Death of Miss Jane McCrea, 1777
Siege of Fort Henry, 1777
Battle of Little Mountain, 1782
Gnadenhutten Massacre, 1782
Battle of Sandusky, 1782
The Struggle of Big Foot and Adam Poe, 1782
Big Bottom Massacre, 1791
Massacre at Beaver Hat Town, ca. 1792
Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
Battle of River Raisin, 1813
Chapter 4 “Farewell Ohio and Her Brave”
“I Cannot Agree to Quit Painting My Face”
“Very Similar to That of the Cherokees”
“Like Sheep among Wolves”
Chapter 5 “Strangers in a Strange Land”
The Decisions We Make
Conquer or Be Conquered
The Richest and Most Valuable Territory
Land Bribes and Floats to Nowhere
Citizen versus Indian
Chapter 6 “Preserving the Future of Our Past”
Indian Reunion and Barbecue
Potatoes, Hay, and Ham
Indian School, Quapaw Agency
Sacred Ground
We Want Our Land Back
The Gathering of Traditions
Wytopia
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
About the Author
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1 “They Became Known as Wyandots”
The Great Island
The Tribe with No Name
Children of the Bad Twin
Chapter 2 “They Act Like Foxes”
“People Are Dispersing in Every Direction”
Be on Your Guard against the Hurons
The Rat
Allotted for the Wiandóts
Nicholas: Full of Savage Cunning
“This Continent Is Not Wide Enough for Us Both”
Chapter 3 “Wyandots Will Not Be Taken Alive”
“These Horrible Hell-Hounds of Savage War”
The Death of Miss Jane McCrea, 1777
Siege of Fort Henry, 1777
Battle of Little Mountain, 1782
Gnadenhutten Massacre, 1782
Battle of Sandusky, 1782
The Struggle of Big Foot and Adam Poe, 1782
Big Bottom Massacre, 1791
Massacre at Beaver Hat Town, ca. 1792
Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
Battle of River Raisin, 1813
Chapter 4 “Farewell Ohio and Her Brave”
“I Cannot Agree to Quit Painting My Face”
“Very Similar to That of the Cherokees”
“Like Sheep among Wolves”
Chapter 5 “Strangers in a Strange Land”
The Decisions We Make
Conquer or Be Conquered
The Richest and Most Valuable Territory
Land Bribes and Floats to Nowhere
Citizen versus Indian
Chapter 6 “Preserving the Future of Our Past”
Indian Reunion and Barbecue
Potatoes, Hay, and Ham
Indian School, Quapaw Agency
Sacred Ground
We Want Our Land Back
The Gathering of Traditions
Wytopia
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
About the Author
Descriere
The history of the Huron-Wyandot people and how one of the smallest tribes, birthed amid the Iroquois Wars, rose to become one of the most influential tribes of North America.