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The legend, myth and Code of Deganawidah and their significance to Iroquois cultural historyBook 1994 • Selden, Sherman Ward
Iroquois • North America > Eastern Woodlands
The material under study in this dissertation involves the legend of the 'culture hero' Deganaweda, the code of laws he is said to have formulated, and the myth that has grown up around him in the last century (p. 2). Selden believes that the combina...