InThe Clay We Are Made Of,Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story through European contact to contemporary land claims negotiations. She incorporates Indigenous theory, Fourth World post-colonialism, and Amerindian autohistory, along with Haudenosaunee languages, oral records, and wampum strings to provide the most comprehensive account of the Haudenosaunee's relationship to their land.

InThe Clay We Are Made Of,Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation Story through European contact to contemporary land claims negotiations.

Introduction: The Clay We Are Made Of - Part I: Haudenosaunee Cultural History and Relationship to Land - 1: Karihwa’onwe—The Original Matters - 2: Kontinonhsyonni—The Women Who Make the House - Part II: Haudenosaunee Land Tenure: From Iroquoia to the Grand River Territory - 3: Teyohate—Two Roads (Pre-contact to 1783) - 4: Shotinonhsyonnih—They Built the Longhouse Again (1784 to 1847) - 5: Skanatayonnih—One Village Has Been Made (1847 to 1924) Epilogue