Communication from the Secretary of State, transmitting the report of Mr. Schoolcraft, one of the agents appointed to take the census or enumeration of Indians, &c
Series: Indigenous Peoples: North America; Senate document (New York (State). Legislature. Senate) -- 1846, no. 24.; Indigenous Peoples: North America
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 1846
Place of publication: Albany, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Iroquois Indians; Census, 1845; Indians of North America
Other titles: Report of Mr. Schoolcraft, to the Secretary of State, transmitting the census returns in relation to the Indians; Notes on the Iroquois.
Notes: Caption title.

At head of title: State of New York, No. 24, In Senate, January 22, 1846.

Also pub. under title: Notes on the Iroquois, or, Contributions to the statistics, aboriginal history, antiquities and general ethnology of western New York.

Reproduction of the original from the Bruce Peel Special Collections Library, University of Alberta.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Historical and ethnological minutes. Sketch of the Iroquois groups of aboriginal tribes ; Ethnological suggestions ; Indian cosmogony ; Gleams of their ancient general history; title: Origins and history of the Iroquois, as a distinct people. Mohawks ; Oneidas and the Oneida stone ; Onondagas ; Cayugas ; Senecas and their origin ; Tuscaroras, and their flight from North Carolina ; Necariages ; St. Regis colony; title: Epoch and principles of the Iroquois League. Considerations ; Era of the confederacy ; Principles of their government and totemic bond ; Ancient worship and system of astronomy ; Witchcraft, its theory and practical evils ; Wife's right to property, limited nature of marriage contract; title: Archæology. Vestiges of an ancient French fort in Lenox ; Ancient site of the Onondagas at Kasonda ; Antiquities of Pompey, Camillus, &c. ; Ancient fort of Osco at Auburn ; Vestiges of an ancient elliptical work at Canandaigua ; Fort-Hill, Genessee county ; Rock-citadel of Kienuka, in Niagara county ; Circular fort at Deoseowa, Erie county; title: Ancient state of Indian art; title: Relics of Aboriginal art in western New-York. Class 1, Nabikoagunä (medals) ; Class 2, Medäekä (amulets) ; Class 3, Attejgunä (implements of art) ; Class 4, Opoagunä (pipes) ; Class 5, Minäce (beads) ; Class 6, Peägä (wampums) ; Class 7, Mudwämina (jingling dress ornaments ; Class 8, Otoaugunä (ear jewels) ; Class 9, Æs (shells) ; Class 10, Ochalis (nose jewels); title: Oral traditions of the Iroquois, historical and symbolic. Ancient shipwreck of a vessel on the coast ; Forays into the Cherokee and Cataba country ; Exploit of Hiadeoni ; Seneca embassy of peace to the Cherokees, and exploit of Awl ; Grave-yard serpent and corn giant ; Allusion to the siege of Fort Stanwix and battle of Oriskary ; Defeat of the Kah-Kwahs ; Epoch of the confederacy ; Some passages of their wars with monsters and giants; title: Topical inquiries. Who were the Eries? ; Building of the first vessel on the upper lakes ; Who were the Alleghans? ; War with the Kah-Kwahs and their retreat down the Allegany; title: Miscellaneous traits. Infant Atotarho ; Read Jacket and the Wyandot and Delaware claim to supremace ; Brant and the Buffalo church ; The county clerk and the wolf scalp ; Specimen of Iroquois picture writing; title: Moral and social condition and prospects; title: Abstract of census returns; title: Deaf and dumb, idiots, lunatics and blind.