robert springer-or ta'wineonawira- '' otter-tooth , '' as he chose henceforth to call himself had numerous associations in the shadow world of extremist politics and the deeper shadows of what he called native american shamanism-i had no notion how much resemblance there was between what he was doing , and the original beliefs of the iroquois , but otter-tooth believed that he was descended from the mohawk , and embraced such remnants of tradition as he could find-or invent .