John N. B. Hewitt
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- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Language, Linguistics, Philology
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians, Anthropology, Anthropologists
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1878-1900, American Indian History
Article abstract: John N. B. Hewitt, who was perhaps as much as one-quarter Tuscarora, was a leading authority on the Iroquois League and the ceremonials and customs of the Six Nations.
John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt was born in Lewiston, Niagara County, New York, in 1859. He was of French, English, Tuscarora, and Scottish heritage. Hewitt hoped to become a physician, but poor health prevented him from completing preparatory schooling. He continued his scholarly pursuits, however, and in 1880 was employed to collect Iroquoian Indian myths from residents of the...
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