Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937
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found: Rudes, B. A. The Tuscarora legacy of J.N.B. Hewitt, 1987.
found: NLC, 9-23-87(Hewitt, J. N. B. (John Napoleon Brinton), 1859-1937)
found: LC data base, 1-28-88(hdg.: Hewitt, John Napoleon Brinton, 1859-1937; usage: J.N.B. Hewitt)
found: Johansen, Bruce E. The encyclopedia of Native American biography, 1997:page 167 (John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt; Tuscarora; 1859-1937; "employed by the [Smithsonian Institute's] Bureau of American Ethnology, J. N. B. Hewitt [with Mrs. Erminnie A. Smith] attempted to separate myth from historical fact in the Iroquois Confederacy's founding epic." Gathered oral histories of Deganawidah and Hiawatha. Born in Lewiston in Niagara County, N.Y. Fluent in several Native American languages, researching the linguistic relationships between Cherokee and Iroquois and was one of the founding members of the American Anthopological Association.)
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1988-02-01: new
2023-01-10: revised
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