Flesh Reborn : the Saint Lawrence Valley mission settlements through the seventeenth century

A groundbreaking view of how Indigenous communities emerged in the heartland of New France. A groundbreaking view of how Indigenous communities emerged in the heartland of New France. The Saint Lawrence Valley, Connecting The Great Lakes To The Atlantic, Was A Crucible Of Community In The Seventeenth Century. While The Details Of How This Region Emerged As The Heartland Of French Colonial Society Have Been Thoroughly Outlined By Historians, Much Remains Unknown Or Misunderstood About How It Also Witnessed The Formation Of A String Of Distinct Indigenous Communities, Several Of Which Persist To This Day. Drawing On A Range Of Ethnohistorical Sources, Flesh Reborn Reconstructs The Early History Of Seventeenth-century Mission Settlements And Of Their Algonquin, Innu, Wendat, Iroquois, And Wabanaki Founders. Far From Straightforward Byproducts Of Colonialist Ambitions, These Communities Arose Out Of An Entanglement Of Armed Conflict, Diplomacy, Migration, Subsistence Patterns, Religion, Kinship, Leadership, Community-building, And Identity Formation. The Violence And Trauma Of War, Even As It Tore Populations Apart And From Their Ancestral Lands, Brought Together A Great Human Diversity. By Foregrounding Indigenous Mission Settlements Of The Saint Lawrence Valley, Flesh Reborn Challenges Conventional Histories Of New France And Early Canada. It Is A Comprehensive Examination Of The Foundation Of These Communities And Reveals The Fundamental Ways They, In Turn, Shaped The Course Of War And Peace In The Region. 1. Sowing Seeds: Patterns Of Subsistence, Settlement, And Conflict Among The Saint Lawrence Algonquians, 1600 1637 -- 2. Friends And Brothers: Leadership, Alliance, And Settlement At Kamiskouaouangachit And Beyond, 1637 1650 -- 3. The Enemy's Arms: Iroquoian Lifeways, Warfare, And Wendat Migration To The Saint Lawrence Valley, 1649 1651 -- 4. Promised Lands: Wendat Endurance In The Saint Lawrence Valley, 1651 1666 -- 5. Flesh Born Again: New And Old Iroquois In The Saint Lawrence Valley, 1667 1680 -- 6. Against Their Own: War Between The Christian And League Iroquois, 1684 1690 -- 7. In Their Place: Wabanaki Alliances And Migrations, 1675 700 -- 8. The Tree Of Peace: The Escalation And Resolution Of The Iroquois War, 1690 1701. Jean-françois Lozier. Includes Bibliographical References (pages [373]-416) And Index. "The Saint Lawrence valley, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, was a crucible of community in the seventeenth century. While the details of how this region emerged as the heartland of French colonial society have been thoroughly outlined by historians, much remains unknown or misunderstood about how it also witnessed the formation of a string of distinct Indigenous communities, several of which persist to this day. Drawing on a range of ethnohistorical sources, Flesh Reborn reconstructs the early history of seventeenth-century mission settlements and of their Algonquin, Innu, Wendat, Iroquois, and Wabanaki founders. Far from straightforward byproducts of colonialist ambitions, these communities arose out of an entanglement of armed conflict, diplomacy, migration, subsistence patterns, religion, kinship, leadership, community-building, and identity formation. The violence and trauma of war, even as it tore populations apart and from their ancestral lands, brought together a great human diversity. By foregrounding Indigenous mission settlements of the Saint Lawrence valley, Flesh Reborn challenges conventional histories of New France and early Canada. It is a comprehensive examination of the foundation of these communities and reveals the fundamental ways they, in turn, shaped the course of war and peace in the region."--Page 4 de la couverture "The St Lawrence valley, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, was a crucible of community in the seventeenth century. While the details of how this region emerged as the heartland of French colonial society have been thoroughly outlined by historians, much remains unknown or misunderstood about how it also witnessed the formation of a string of distinct Indigenous communities, several of which persist to this day. Drawing on a range of ethnohistorical sources, Flesh Reborn reconstructs the early history of seventeenth-century mission settlements and of their Algonquin, Innu, Wendat, Iroquois, and Wabanaki founders. Far from straightforward byproducts of colonialist ambitions, these communities arose out of an entanglement of armed conflict, diplomacy, migration, subsistence patterns, religion, kinship, leadership, community-building, and identity formation. The violence and trauma of war, even as it tore populations apart and from their ancestral lands, brought together a great human diversity. By emphasizing Indigenous mission settlements of the St Lawrence valley, Flesh Reborn challenges conventional histories of New France and early Canada. It is a comprehensive examination of the foundation of these communities and reveals the fundamental ways they, in turn, shaped the course of war and peace in the region."-- Résumé de l'éditeur "The St Lawrence valley, connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic, was a crucible of community in the seventeenth century. While the details of how this region emerged as the heartland of French colonial society have been thoroughly outlined by historians, much remains unknown or misunderstood about how it also witnessed the formation of a string of distinct Indigenous communities, several of which persist to this day. Drawing on a range of ethnohistorical sources, Flesh Reborn reconstructs the early history of seventeenth-century mission settlements and of their Algonquin, Innu, Wendat, Iroquois, and Wabanaki founders. Far from straightforward byproducts of colonialist ambitions, these communities arose out of an entanglement of armed conflict, diplomacy, migration, subsistence patterns, religion, kinship, leadership, community-building, and identity formation. The violence and trauma of war, even as it tore populations apart and from their ancestral lands, brought together a great human diversity. By emphasizing Indigenous mission settlements of the St Lawrence valley, Flesh Reborn challenges conventional histories of New France and early Canada. It is a comprehensive examination of the foundation of these communities and reveals the fundamental ways they, in turn, shaped the course of war and peace in the region." - from the publisher Cover FLESH REBORN Title Copyright Contents Figures Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Sowing Seeds: Patterns of Subsistence, Settlement, and Conflict among the Saint Lawrence Algonquians, 1600–1637 2 Friends and Brothers: Leadership, Alliance, and Settlement at Kamiskouaouangachit and Beyond, 1637–1650 3 The Enemy’s Arms: Iroquoian Lifeways, Warfare, and Wendat Migration to the Saint Lawrence Valley, 1649–1651 4 Promised Lands: Wendat Endurance in the Saint Lawrence Valley, 1651–1666 5 Flesh Born Again: New and Old Iroquois in the Mission Settlements, 1667–1680 6 Against Their Own: War between the Christian and League Iroquois, 1684–1690 7 In Their Place: Wabanaki Alliances and Migrations, 1675–1700 8 The Tree of Peace: The Escalation and Resolution of the Iroquois War, 1690–1701 Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index