COMPRISING FIRST—A TALE OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE GREAT ISLAND, (NOW NORTH AMERICA.) THE TWO INFANTS BORN, AND THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE. SECOND—A REAL ACCOUNT OF THE EARLY SETTLERS OF NORTH AMERICA, AND THEIR DISSENSIONS. THIRD—ORIGIN OF THE KINGDOM OF THE FIVE NATIONS, WHICH WAS CALLED A LONG HOUSE: THE WARS, FIERCE ANIMALS, &c. LOCKPORT, N. Y.: TURNER & McCOLLUM, PRINTERS, DEMOCRAT OFFICE. 1848....

I have been long waiting in hopes that some of my people, who have received an English education, would have undertaken the work as to give a sketch of the Ancient History of the Six Nations; but found no one seemed to concur in the matter, after some hesitation I determined to commence the work; but found the history involved with fables; and besides, examining myself, finding so small educated that it was impossible for me to compose the work without much difficulty. After various reasons I ab

A TALE OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE GREAT ISLAND, NOW NORTH AMERICA;—THE TWO INFANTS BORN, AND THE CREATION OF THE UNIVERSE. Among the ancients there were two worlds in existence. The lower world was in a great darkness;—the possession of the great monster; but the upper world was inhabited by mankind; and there was a woman conceived and would have the twin born. When her travail drew near, and her situation seemed to produce a great distress on her mind, and she was induced by some of her relations

A REAL ACCOUNT OF THE SETTLEMENT OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEIR DISSENSIONS. In the ancient days the Great Island appeared upon the big waters, the earth brought forth trees, herbs, vegetables, &c. The creation of the land animals; the Eagwehoewe people were too created and resided in the north regions, and after a time some of the people become giants and committed outrages upon the inhabitants, &c. After many years a body of Eagwehoewe people encamped on the bank of a majestic stre

ORIGIN OF THE KINGDOM OF THE FIVE NATIONS, WHICH WAS CALLED A LONG HOUSE;—THE WARS, FIERCE ANIMALS, &c. By some inducement a body of people was concealed in the mountain at the falls named Kuskehsawkich, (now Oswego.) When the people were released from the mountain they were visited by TARENYAWAGON, i. e. the Holder of the Heavens, who had power to change himself into various shapes: he ordered the people to proceed towards the sunrise as he guided them and come to a river and named Yeno