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Day 7

Item number (ISN):

564643

Series title:

The Great Law recited by Chief Jake Thomas

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1992-09-25

Item number (ISN):

564643

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Accession:

2014-01874-X

Media:

Video

Part:

5 of 5

Production date:

1992-09-25

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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Opening greeting performed by Ken Maracle; review of previous day topics: hunting rights, giving of arrows from each nation, tied together by Peacemaker, symbol of power in unity; predictions by Peacemaker that one nation will try to pull out of unity.The backbone of culture are women; symbol of the circle of unity brings together power; comments about trouble facing Confederacy, predictions of loss of culture, language; prediction that chief will want to remove his horns of authority; predicts a high wind will fell the tree of peace; predicts clan mothers will be disrespected; describes some problems and how to deal with them; predicts loss of unity; predicts discontent and wandering.Predicts discontent and wandering; loss of Great Tree of Peace and then sheltering under elm; loss of elm tree too; emphasises value of trust and keeping promises; breaking trust means people have a “bad mind to work through”; dispersal of Natives after American Revolution; Iroquois contribution to winning war 1812; comments on research done by Sally Ann Weaver about a change of council style by a group of Natives instead of the longhouse tradition; comments about Indian Act and Indian Affairs department and Natives as wards of the state; commentary on how to respect people and property; responsibility for titles belongs to the women; Hiawatha finds wampum brings it to Odadaho; records everything in the wampum; description of what will be recorded; elevation of lords of various clans.~Responsibility for titles belongs to the women; Hiawatha finds wampum brings it to Odadaho; records everything in the wampum; description of what will be recorded; elevation of lords of various clans; Odasafty laments they have lost their clan b/c they didn't keep track and b/c of the wars; women elevate more titles; Peacemaker instructs on how to welcome other nations into the Confederacy and that any nation who accepts the Great Law can join; comments how Tuscaroras came into the Confederacy and when they accepted the Great Law; describes what will be related the next day, namely the role of clan mothers; comments on when Great Law is to be recited; when Condolence ceremonies are to take place; why sacred tobacco (similar to incense in other cultures) is used to communicate with the celestial beings and to give thanks, to open the good mind; comments on mutual aid and generosity.~Describes procedures to follow if a clan title becomes extinct through the lineage, how to take it into another clan, to borrow a Confederate Lord or a clan mother; the Great Law needs all 9 voices to make decisions that become law; describes elevation of certain lords; how not following the Great Law will lead to a loss of power personally and also as a clan or nation. <276mn 3s>

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 64mn 15s, tape 2 runs for 62mn 8s, tape 3 runs for 62mn 30s, tape 4 runs for 62mn 2s, and tape 5 runs for 25mn 8s.~8. First item on tape 5.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

924945

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

42885AV
42886AV
42887AV
42888AV

Number of items:

4

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

924946

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

42889AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

927566

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

564643-001.MXF
564643-002.MXF
564643-003.MXF
564643-004.MXF
564643-005.MXF
564643-006.MXF

Number of items:

6

Made from:

42884AV
42885AV
42886AV
42887AV
42888AV
42889AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

927567

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

564643-001.MP4
564643-002.MP4
564643-003.MP4
564643-004.MP4
564643-005.MP4
564643-006.MP4

Number of items:

6

Made from:

42884AV
42885AV
42886AV
42887AV
42888AV
42889AV

Status:

REF
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