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Kondiaronk
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Kondiaronk, known as Le Rat, was chief of the Native American Wendat people at Michilimackinac in New France, where they settled after war with the Haudenosaunee in 1649, This is the area around the s
Kondiaronk speaking to the captured Haudenosaunee diplomats, 1688—as imagined in an illustration published in 1909.
Kondiaronk speaking to the captured Haudenosaunee diplomats, 1688—as imagined in an illustration published in 1909.
New Voyages to North America
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New Voyages to North America is a book by Louis Armand de Lom d’Arce, baron de Lahontan that chronicles his nine years exploring New France as an officer in the French Army. Published in two volumes i
Kondiaronk
…his spirit, his wisdom" and his easy conversation with Frenchmen. Kondiaronk was likely the basis for the character Adario in the Baron de Lahontan's New Voyages to North America (1703). Due to the popularity of this book, he became the model of the "noble native", a stock figure in European literature. In The Dawn of Everything…
The beaver was an important feature of Algonquin life, especially for the fur and pelt trade but also in the everyday lives of natives as a source of
The beaver was an important feature of Algonquin life, especially for the fur and pelt trade but also in the everyday lives of natives as a source of food and warm clothing. (New Voyages to North America, 1703)
In the winter of 1689 Lahontan went elk hunting with a group of Algonquins. These snow shoes or "rackets" are what they wore when hunting. (New Voyage
In the winter of 1689 Lahontan went elk hunting with a group of Algonquins. These snow shoes or "rackets" are what they wore when hunting. (New Voyages to North America, 1703)
The discourse provides information that is easily visible in this drawing, information on child rearing tactics, native dress for various activities,
The discourse provides information that is easily visible in this drawing, information on child rearing tactics, native dress for various activities, and village plans. (New Voyages to North America, 1703)