A Clan Mother's Call
Reconstructing Haudenosaunee Cultural Memory
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2017
128 pages
978-1-4384-6625-5 (ISBN)
Description
Addresses the importance of Haudenosaunee women in the rebuilding of the Iroquois nation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
Product notice
Reflowable
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Total Illustrations: 1
Total Illustrations: 1
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-6625-5 (9781438466255)
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Persons
Jeanette Rodriguez is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Seattle University. She is the coauthor (with Ted Fortier) of Cultural Memory: Resistance, Faith, and Identity. Iakoiane Wakerahkats:teh is Condoled Bear Clan Mother of the Kanien'kehá:ka Nation.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: 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
Introduction: 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
