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Twenty Strings of Sympathy

Item number (ISN):

489537

Series title:

The Great Law recited by Chief Jake Thomas

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1992-09

Item number (ISN):

489537

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:

1 of 1

Production date:

1992-09

Production credit:

Rooney Productions. director, Robert Rooney; director of photography, Marc Champion; technical director, Scott McKay; technical producer, Clinton Jeffs; camera, Jeff Dell, Chris Nadon, Marc Champion; editor, Jeff Daniel.

Sponsor:

The Iroquoian Institute

Description:

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Edited version of The Great Law, part 7; complete with opening credits. Discusses the twenty strings of sympathy; begins with 4th string; Hiawatha troubled with grief; sympathy strings; wampum strings; wampum to elevate mind of bereaved mind, bereaved nation; 4th string; bloodstains on the seat=someone killed/passed away=painful to lose someone; grief=restless; Hiawatha - uses skin of white fawn to wipe away stress/grief; covered w/ darkness=left by loved one, do not know what to do with oneself; clear the sky; loss of the sun: tell them the sun will rise tomorrow, at high noon show the grieving person their shadow which will remind of their role and what they are to do; grieving person looking into future, sees loss of future - go to grave, show respect, cultivate the earth, cover grave to stop rain or sun getting into grave; discusses the respect for the dead The Feasting for the Dead (10 days max) ; describes cycle of year, 13 moons; cycle of women blessing seed and having women planting crops; using the strings as symbols to ; what clan mother will do if chief not doing as he should; how to comfort; gives directions on how to comfort the grieving; the narrow mind - ie thinking of only one thing because of grief; what the creator gave as medicine to help; notification of death, the short string of wampum, which is purple, goes out when chief dies; what the runner is to say; how the name Iroquois came to be; comfort comes from giving respect.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. The first six (6) parts of this series were not acquired with this accession. 2. Notes on cassette label: The Great Law Part Seven “Twenty Strings of Sympathy”
R/T 53:54

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Vault ISN:

1161468

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

60813AV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1161932

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

489537.MXF

Number of items:

1

Made from:

60813AV

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1161933

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

489537.MP4

Number of items:

1

Made from:

60813AV

Status:

REF
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Open

Donor restrictions:

With written permission of copyright holder. With written permission of donor.

Copyright status:

Under copyright

Copyright owner:

Robert and Brenda Rooney

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