Recherche dans la collection - Day 6

Notice descriptive – Brève

1

Day 6

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

564642

Titre de la série :

The Great Law recited by Chief Jake Thomas

Niveau hiérarchique :

Pièce (Niveau acquisition)

Date :

1992-09-24

Numéro d'article (ISN) :

564642

Genre de documents :

Images en mouvement

Trouvé dans :

Archives / Films, vidéos et enregistrements sonores

Lien vers cette notice

Ajouter à Ma recherche

Lien vers cette notice

Le lien correspond à la page Web qui décrit ce document en particulier. Contrairement au lien temporaire de votre navigateur, celui-ci vous permettra à l’avenir d’accéder à cette page et de la citer comme référence. Pour établir un lien avec cette notice, copier-coller l’adresse URL à l’endroit désiré (dans un wiki, un blogue ou un document).

Ouvrir une session

Ouvrir une session pour commencer à sauvegarder des notices

Ouvrir une session
Notice descriptive – Détails

No d'acquisition :

2014-01874-X

Support :

Vidéo

Partie :

6 of 6

Date de production :

1992-09-24

Compagnie de production :

Rooney Productions

Générique (équipe de production) :

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

Générique (acteurs) :

Jake Thomas

Pays de production :

cn

Commanditaire :

The Iroquoian Institute

Description :

Afficher les détails Masquer les détails

Start of day 6. Jake comments that he has used Cayuga and Mohawk languages to offer the greeting but he will now use the Onondaga language; comments on disadvantages of written constitution vs oral tradition; wampum belts are symbols to be interpreted, not facts written; a lot of talk about language and Great Law translations; reiterates the concept of the GW chief and assistant defending the western door of the longhouse; GW chief now called the Gonagawadawe, the sanchem name; description of the Great Tree of peace; the rafters of the longhouse can always be extended to accommodate other nations who come to the Confederacy for protection; national anthem is sung to symbolize unity now that all have accepted the Great Law.~Jake Thomas speaks of being grateful for law, for all things provided by Creator; thanks to mother earth; gives thanks for plants, for water, for three sisters: corns beans squash; for thunder, water, sun, moon, air; description of good mind and bad mind; Announcements by Ron - Jake Thomas's appointment to Board of Governors of McMaster University and Jake's comments in response; Great Law talk about the Principal fire/ capital fire; rules for keeping the fire; for holding council; planting of Great White Pine - branches skyward, the connection to the creator; roots down into the earth, where the power of mother earth is; the roots reach to the east, west, north, south ; 5 needles of white pine = 5 nations of Confederacy; commentary about language and constitutions.~Reviews the concept of the principal fire, the principal seat; the Great Tree of Peace; review of where each nation will sit within the longhouse; expresses that land is not owned, but held for future generations, commentary about selling land as against Great Law, gives examples; what Joseph Brant did when holding power of attorney; concept of moving the village to allow land to rest, to return to strength and power; commentary about wampum belts being sold and then being returned and housed in safes or in museums; Jake Thomas comments on value of seeing wampum belts displayed; Peacemaker wanted a dish to be a symbol of no more bloodshed which leads to topic of hunting rights and food preparation practices.~Jake Thomas comments on value of seeing wampum belts displayed; Peacemaker wanted a dish to be a symbol of no more bloodshed which leads to topic of hunting rights and food preparation practices; some comments on hunting season and ceremonies; difficulties of being chief; need for thick skin; introduces the thistle down as symbol of purity; symbol of Great Law wing to brush away trouble; commentary about young men helping to keep the peace and to show right way to correct approach council; wearing Great Law feathers symbol of sitting atop Great Tree of Peace to watch for trouble; unity breeds respect for elders, for nature; Question period; there is no transcript.Question and answer period - questions on hunting rights, Arnie says he believes that any Indian who votes in an Canadian election should lose their rights (status?) b/c that is not “your constitution”. <319mn>

Langue :

English / Cayuga / ?

Remarques :

Afficher les détails Masquer les détails

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 8mn 12s, tape 2 runs for 63mn 31s, tape 3 runs for 62mn 22s, tape 4 runs for 63mn 13s, tape 5 runs for 61mn 36s, and tape 6 runs for 60mn 6s.~8. Second item on tape 1.
Pour réserver ou commander des documents

Restrictions du donateur :

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

État du droit d'auteur :

Under copyright.

Détenteur du droit d'auteur :

Copyright Owner : Robert and Brenda Rooney.

Vous pouvez réserver des documents à l'avance pour qu'ils soient disponibles lors de votre visite. Vous aurez besoin d'une carte utilisateur pour ce faire.

Vous ne pouvez pas nous rendre visite ? Vous pouvez acheter une reproduction qui vous sera envoyée. Certaines restrictions peuvent s'appliquer.

Signaler un problème sur cette page

Date de modification :: 2024-07-04