HIST 300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wyandot People, Lake Simcoe, Pencil
14 Nov 2016
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So rare for indg/non indg ppls to hav no knowledge of each other before physical contact. Knowledge traveled to inland ppls centuries b4 contact . Contact moments were not the most signif/defining moments of indg hist. Situated in wendake (georgian bay to lake simcoe and beyond) 12 clans (kinship framework)--not necessarily a blood relation. Arendaeronnon or the nation of the rock. Tahontaenrat or the people of the deer. Ataronchronon or the people of the march. High death rate from settler-brought diseases (est 90%) W so many deaths, harder for women to assert power. Didn"t have enough choice when it came to which male to choose to lead. Loss of civil leaders hurt women"s power in communities. Re-arranging power through the introduction of christianity and the patriarchy. In face of lack of remedy for disease, many turned to baptism as cure. Blurring of line btw war chief and civil headman.
