A clan mother's call : reconstructing Haudenosaunee cultural memory /
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| Author / Creator: | Rodriguez, Jeanette, 1954- |
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| Imprint: | Albany : State University of New York Press, [2017] |
| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 116 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | SUNY series in critical Haudenosaunee studies |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12017532 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Call of the Earth Mother; The Call of the Earth Mother; 1 Setting the Context; 2 The Epoch of Sky Woman; The Creation Story; Sustaining Creation (The Three Sisters); 3 Clans and the Epoch of the League; Haudenosaunee Clans; How a Clan Mother Came to Be; 4 Crossover Ceremonies; Life Stages; Healing through Ceremony; The Crossover Ritual for Young Women; The Crossover Ritual for Young Men; 5 Indigenous Strategies in the Global Arena; Our Oldest Home; Conclusion; Appendix 1: Letter to Jeanette Rodriguez from Wakerahkats:teh, Bear Clan Matron.
- Appendix 2: Tasks and Responsibilities of a Clan Mother; Notes; Works Cited; About the Authors; Index.