The Huron-Wendat feast of the dead : Indian-European encounters in early North America

Publication Data

• Title The Huron-Wendat feast of the dead : Indian-European encounters in early North America
• Author Erik R. Seeman
• Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date 2011
• Publication location Baltimore, Md.
• Language English

Contents

Prologue : encounters with bones and death
The origins of Wendake
Catholicism and colonization
First encounters
The feast of the dead
Epidemic tensions
Conversion and conflict
Destruction
Epilogue : bones of contention, bones of consolation.

Topics

• Jesuits :: Ontario :: History :: 17th century
• Wyandot Indians :: Funeral customs and rites :: Ontario :: History :: 17th century
• Wyandot Indians :: Ontario :: Social life and customs :: 17th century
• Indians of North America :: First contact with Europeans :: Ontario

The Huron-Wendat feast of the dead : Indian-European encounters in early North America by Erik R. Seeman. ISBN 9780801898556. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.