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Title

Haudenosaunee: way of the longhouse [videorecording] / produced by Robert Stiles and John Akin for the Akwesasne Freedom School.

Publication

New York : First Run/Icarus, 1982.

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Additional Authors

• Akin, John.
• Stiles, Robert.

Description

1 videocassette (13 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

The traditional culture of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (Oneida, Seneca, Mohawk, Cayuga, Onondaga and Tuscarora) also called the League of the Haudenosaunee or Longhouse is introduced in this documentary produced for the Akwesasne Freedom School on the St. Regis-Akwesasne (Mohawk) Reservation. Rooted in concentric circles of family, clan and nation, this matrilineal society is cohered by its reverence for nature and in political harmony to the eternal Tree of Peace. In re-enactments of a traditional longhouse ceremony, tribute is paid to the gifts of Mother Earth and thanks are offered to the inhabitants of the heavens. Although members of the Iroquois nations are employed in a variety of fields, they successfully bridge traditional and modern worlds and are ardent protectors of the environment.

Subject

• Indians of North America > New York (State)
• Indians of North America > Northeastern States
• Indians of North America > Religion
• Iroquois Indians
• Seneca Indians
• Oneida Indians
• Mohawk Indians
• Cayuga Indians
• Onondaga Indians
• Tuscarora Indians

Credits (note)

• Producers, directors, Robert Stiles, John Akin.

Title

Haudenosaunee: way of the longhouse [videorecording] / produced by Robert Stiles and John Akin for the Akwesasne Freedom School.

Imprint

New York : First Run/Icarus, 1982.

Credits

Producers, directors, Robert Stiles, John Akin.

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Added Author

Akin, John.

Stiles, Robert.

Branch Call Number

VTH 2381 H