Dr. Oronhyatekha - by Keith Jamieson & Michelle A Hamilton (Paperback)

About the Book

Dr. Oronhyatekha was born in 1841 at the Six Nations of the Grand River. In his extraordinary lifetime, while known as Oxford-educated Peter Martin, he became a successful medical doctor and entrepreneur in Victorian Canada. His story is one that interweaves the messages of both cultures.

Book Synopsis

Dr. Oronhyatekha was born in 1841 at the Six Nations of the Grand River. In his extraordinary lifetime, while known as Oxford-educated Peter Martin, he became a successful medical doctor and entrepreneur in Victorian Canada. His story is one that interweaves the messages of both cultures.

Review Quotes

Puts forward a convincing argument that there is much for us to learn from Dr. Oronhyatekha's life. Though there is little doubt that he lived an exceptional life, Jamieson and Hamilton's interpretation instills a vision of late nineteenth-century Ontario few other books can convey. This was a place where Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe individuals continued to wield influence, and maintained an important presence.

Puts forward a convincing argument that there is much for us to learn from Dr. Oronhyatekha's life. Though there is little doubt that he lived an exceptional life, Jamieson and Hamilton's interpretation instills a vision of late nineteenth-century Ontario few other books can convey. This was a place where Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe individuals continued to wield influence, and maintained an important presence.-- "The Canadian Journal of Native Studies"

This biography is about one of the most interesting men in Canadian history about whom little is known, and it thus fills an important gap.

This biography is about one of the most interesting men in Canadian history about whom little is known, and it thus fills an important gap.-- "Canada's History"

With their detailed biography of this giant of Canadian history, Jamieson and Hamilton have done an enormous favour both for aboriginals and non-aboriginals living on this piece of geography currently known as Canada.

With their detailed biography of this giant of Canadian history, Jamieson and Hamilton have done an enormous favour both for aboriginals and non-aboriginals living on this piece of geography currently known as Canada.-- "Tworowtimes"

About the Author

Keith Jamieson, a Mohawk of the Six Nations of the Grand River, has worked extensively as an ethno-historian, a curator of museum exhibits, and an adjunct professor and guest lecturer internationally. He has written extensively, including exhibit catalogues and commentaries for news media. He lives in Ohsweken, Ontario.

Michelle A. Hamilton is director of public history at the University of Western Ontario and the award-winning author of Collections and Objections: Aboriginal Material Culture in Southern Ontario. Hamilton is a specialist in nineteenth-century Canada, including indigenous history and colonial relations. She lives in London, Ontario.