A Clan Mother's Call : Reconstructing Haudenosaunee Cultural Memory.
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- computer
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- 9781438466255
- E99.I7.R637 2017
Intro -- 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.
Addresses the importance of Haudenosaunee women in the rebuilding of the Iroquois nation.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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