Iroquois Chiefs from the Six Nations Reserve reading Wampum belts.

Iroquois Chiefs from the Six Nations Reserve reading Wampum belts.

Iroquois Chiefs from the Six Nations Reserve reading Wampum belts.

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Introduction

This is a photo of six Chiefs of the Six Nations, reading wampum belts. The men in the photograph are, left to right: Joseph Snow, Onondaga Chief; George Henry Martin Johnson, father of Pauline Johnson, Mohawk John Buch, Onondaga; John Smoke Johnson, father of George Henry Martin Johnson, Isaac Hill, Onondaga; John Senaca Johnson, Seneca.The photo dates from the 1870s.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Title of the photograph

Date Made or Date Range: 187u
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

The information is drawn from the LAC record.

Materials

black and white photograph

Techniques or Format

This is a photographed copy of the original photo; the copy was made 14 Sept, 1971.

Motifs and Patterns

This is a photo of six chiefs from the Six Nations reading or explaining wampum belts. The names of the six men are included in the record.

Other Notes

The men in the photograph are, left to right: Joseph Snow, Onondaga Chief; George Henry Martin Johnson, father of Pauline Johnson, Mohawk John Buch, Onondaga; John Smoke Johnson, father of George Henry Martin Johnson, Isaac Hill, Onondaga; John Senaca Johnson, Seneca.

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LAC record

Current Location: Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Mikan no. 3193501
Link to Institution's Collections Database: collectionscanada.gc.ca
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1952
GKS Reference Number: 832
Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

Source of Information about Places

The Hodenosaunee are of the Great Lakes region.

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