Seeds of Tomorrow
Description
This indispensable and unique volume is at once a history of and a pathfinder for the future of the Great Law, the governing principles behind the long-standing Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Focused on the Duck Creek Oneida people of Wisconsin, Seeds of Tomorrow draws together a wide range of tribal voices, from elders and community members to young people and academic experts. This collection chronicles the history of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy's revolutionary governing principles, outlines the current state of tribal government, and proposes a vision for a political future that draws on traditional Indigenous practices and knowledge. This guide toward stronger sovereignty, revitalized community ties, and a healthier and more self-determined future based on traditional structures of governance is indigenization in practice: a model not just for Duck Creek Oneida but for Indigenous nations everywhere.
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Persons
Rebecca M. Webster is an associate professor of American Indian studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth and a citizen of the Oneida Nation. She is the author of Our Precious Corn: Yukwanénste and In Defense of Sovereignty: Protecting the Oneida Nation's Inherent Right to Self-Determination.
Lois Stevens is an assistant professor of First Nations studies at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay and a citizen of the Oneida Nation. Her research is motivated by her roles as an Oneida mother, educator, and community member.
Content
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1. Kayanláslaʔko∙wa (Great Matters): The Traditional Governing Structure of the Oneida People
Chapter 2. Oneida Perseverance Through Removal, Allotment, Boarding Schools, and the Indian Reorganization Act
Chapter 3. Designing the Future: Healing and Oneida Communities
Chapter 4. Rekindling Our Fire and Extending the Rafters
Chapter 5. Oneida Nation: Shifting Governance on the Duck
Chapter 6. Restoring Our Clans: Honoring the Past, Renewing for the Future
Chapter 7. Clans in Contemporary Contexts
Chapter 8. Rebuilding Our Nation Together
Chapter 9. Who Are You Bringing Along? An Indigenous Approach to Mentorship
Chapter 10. Holding the Flame: Onondaga, Tuscarora, and Tonawanda Seneca Governance in Continuity
Chapter 11. What It Can Look Like in Modern Times
Chapter 12. Removing the Barriers: Overcoming Challenges to Government Restoration
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Contributors
Index