Iroquois stories teach correct behavior and the origin of things. It
is taught that Iroquois stories may only be told in the winter instead
of the summer when there are lots of other things to do. Iroquois
stories have been collected and published for over 100 years.
Following is a list of books that contain Iroquois stories. The
Bruchac books are especially good for children. The others are in more
adult form. The Hewitt Bureau of American Ethnology books are big with
small print but are very extensive.
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Bruchac, Joseph. Iroquois Stories: Heroes and Heroines.
Monsters and Magic. The Crossing Press, Trumansburg, NY.
1985.
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Bruchac, Joseph. Turkey Brother and Other Tales. Iroquois
Folk Stories. The Crossing Press, Trumansburg, NY. 1975.
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Bruchac, Joseph. Stone Giants and Flying Heads. Adventure
Stories of the Iroquois. The Crossing Press, Trumansburg,
NY. 1979.
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Canfield, William W. The Legends of the Iroquois. Ira J.
Friedman, Inc. Port Washington, NY. 1902. reprinted 1971.
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Converse, Harriet Maxwell. Myths and Legends of the New York
State Iroquois. Education Department Bulletin, NYS Museum,
1908. reprinted, 1974.
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Cornplanter, Jesse J. Legends of the Longhouse. JB
Lippincott Co. 1938.
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Greene, Alma. Tales of the Mohawks. JM Dent and Sons
(Canada) Limited. 1975.
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Ha-yen-doh-nees (Leo Cooper). Seneca Indian Stories.
Greenfield Review Press. Greenfield Center, NY. 1995.
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Hewitt, J.N.B. Seneca Fiction, Legends, and Myths. 32
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1910-1911. Government
Printing Office. Washington. 1918.
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Hewitt, J.N.B. Iroquois Cosmology, second part. 43rd
Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 1925-1926. Government
Printing Office. Washington. 1928.
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Parker, Arthur C. Seneca Myths and Folk Tales. University
of Nebraska Press. 1989. (reprinted from 1923 edition by the
Buffalo Historical Society.)
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Tehanetorens. Tales of the Iroquois. Akwesasne Notes.
Mohawk Nation via Rooseveltown, NY. 1976.
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Tehanetorens. Tales of the Iroquois, Volume II. Akwesasne
Notes. Mohawk Nation via Rooseveltown, NY. n.d. (both volumes
reprinted by Iroqrafts in Ohsweken)
Contributed by Dolores Elliott