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Day 2

Item number (ISN):

564638

Series title:

The Great Law recited by Chief Jake Thomas

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1992-09-20

Item number (ISN):

564638

Type of material:

Moving images

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Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Accession:

2014-01874-X

Media:

Video

Part:

5 of 5

Production date:

1992-09-20

Production company:

Rooney Productions

Production credit:

director/producer, Robert Rooney; producer, Brenda Rooney; photography, Marc Champion; Jeff Dell; Chris Nadon

Cast credit:

Jake Thomas

Country of production:

cn

Sponsor:

The Iroquoian Institute

Description:

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Day 2: Opening greeting by Barb Garlow; JT comments about oral tradition, unwritten constitutions and discusses symbols, such as what is found in territorial belts and sequences of symbols; describes difficulties of translating to Great Law; summarizes the story of the woman who is the mother of all nations; the PM tells her he wants her at the assembly he has called.Peacemaker tells of Peace Power and Righteousness; Great War chief accepts the message for himself; the assistant doubts the message and wants the PM to be tested by climbing into a tall tree which grows over a gorge; the branch will be cut down; if the PM lives, the assistant will accept the message; message accepted; Further explanation of Peace Power and righteousness; Hiawatha gets his name; GWC gets his name, Degalyhoga; so the first three lords are elevated. A break is introduced; Ron speaks to crowd, to take a break; plea for donations, discussion of Institute work for the people of all nations; Mohawk chief Richard Maracle; No transcript for this section; Jake talks about getting deeper and deeper into the Great Law, discusses how other nations want to hear of Great Law, even Cree up in James Bay area - this discussion is interesting for the process of oral histories.~Peacemaker is asked how do the non-warring nations who have accepted Great Law protect themselves from warlike nations; PM is going to take message to those nations; PM tells of the powerful man he must visit; when the man hollers, the people must meet at the standing stone; tells of loss of Hiawatha's three daughters and how Hiawatha developed the elderberry wampum strings to aid in easing grief; an aside of territorial rights, land claims, and warriors; return to relating how to ease the grief of another with actions and words of sympathy; talks about the power of wampum and asking aspects of nature and of society to work to bring power to the people; returns to description of sympathy strings of elderberry and how to clear the mind, just as the sky is clear.~Discussion of languages and how to learn them; further description of Hiawatha's way of condolence using wampum strings; makes reference to death and how the cycle is broken is one year; this leads into telling of 13 moons, and nature's cycle and ceremonies of blessing the seeds; relates how every nation, every clan has a council fire and if there is a loss, how the council fire is to be re-lit; role of faith-keepers described; role of clan mother to elevate chief; role of chief in using wampum; relates that wampum art classes being given at Institute; that to learn how to be married, watch nature, that nature will teach a couple how to get along.~Reminds people about oral and written constitution; reminds of wampum strings known as sympathy strings; reveals difficulties speaker of oral tradition has; encourages young people to learn their language; notes that people ask about bad things, but not about good things; Question and Answer session. <289mn 45s>

Language:

English / Cayuga / ?

Notes:

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1. Descriptions are taken from the transcripts.~2. JT refers to Chief Jake Thomas.~3. PM refers to Peacemaker.~4. GL refers to the Great Law.~5. GW refers to Great Wizard; also known as Great War chief.~6. DNRORG taken from the label. ISO is supposed to mean “isolated”. It is possible that this editing was produced live during the recitation, using a different feed from the 3 cameras.~7. Tape 1 runs for 37mn 55s, tape 2 runs for 63mn 6s, tape 3 runs for 64mn 19s, tape 4 runs for 63mn 1s, and tape 5 runs for 61mn 24s.~8. Second item on tape 1.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

924937

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

42861AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

924938

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

42862AV
42863AV
42864AV
42865AV

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

926742

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

564638-001.MXF
564638-002.MXF
564638-003.MXF
564638-004.MXF
564638-005.MXF

Number of items:

5

Made from:

42861AV
42862AV
42863AV
42864AV
42865AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

926744

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

564638-001.MP4
564638-002.MP4
564638-003.MP4
564638-004.MP4
564638-005.MP4

Number of items:

5

Made from:

42861AV
42862AV
42863AV
42864AV
42865AV

Status:

REF
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