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My recollection of published primary sources on Iroquois culture did not suggest any documents identical to ‘‘Nation Iroquoise,’’ but a more methodical search seemed in order to confirm that ‘‘Nation Iroquoise’’ was not a copy of something that had 18 nat i o n i ro q u o i s e a n d i t s au t h o r s h i p already been published or that it had not been ‘‘cribbed’’ from some other source, since published. The Jesuits’ writings seemed to be a logical place to start because some Jesuits had been captured by the Iroquois, and because they were prolific writers and tried to understand cultures and how they functioned.

10r). He mentions the Iroquois conquest of villages of over 1,500 people and the widespread use of guns (f. 7r, f. 8r), and he reveals that he was captured by the Iroquois and adopted into one of their clans (f. 14v). He appears to have been a captive for some time, apparently passed a winter among them, and proved himself a trustworthy member of the clan. Once he traveled alone with a pregnant woman of his adopted clan to meet her husband on the latter’s return from hunting (f. 14v). This contact with women probably explains how he became familiar with the various roles of Iroquois women.

As well, the mid-to-late 1660s is the time of most intense Sulpician exploration and contact with Natives, and they clearly put an emphasis on recording their work. 72 Given Sulpician plans, one would not expect that Cuillerier’s adventure, and the wealth of information he possessed, would go unrecorded. Be all that as it may, what does ‘‘Nation Iroquoise’’ tell us, and why is it important? 73 For example, he began his account by describing the locations of Iroquois villages and the relative distances from one to another.

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