A Treatise On The Six Nation Indians

""A Treatise On The Six Nation Indians"" is a comprehensive book written by James Bovell Mackenzie that explores the history, culture, and traditions of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. The book provides a detailed account of the Six Nations, including their political organization, social structure, and religious beliefs. Mackenzie delves into the Six Nations' relationship with European colonizers, including their involvement in the American Revolution and their eventual displacement from their ancestral lands. The book also explores the Six Nations' contributions to the development of the United States and Canada, including their role in the fur trade and their participation in the War of 1812. Overall, ""A Treatise On The Six Nation Indians"" offers a fascinating and informative look at one of the most important indigenous groups in North America.The Indian's grace and aptness of gesture, also, in a measure, bespeak and proclaim commanding oratory. The power, moreover, which with the Indian resides in mere gesture, as a medium for disclosing and laying bare the thoughts of his mind, is truly remarkable. Observe the Indian interpreter in Court, while in the exercise of that branch of his duty which requires that the evidence of an English-speaking witness or, at all events, that portion of it which would seem to inculpate the prisoner at the bar, or bear upon his crime, shall be given to him in his own tongue; and, having been intent upon getting at the drift of the testimony, mark how dexterously the interpreter brings gesture and action into play, wherever the narration involves unusual incident or startling episode, provoking their use!This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.