Book
Cherokee dance and drama
University of Oklahoma Press • 163 • Published In 1983 • Pages: xxiv, 112
By: Speck, Frank G. (Frank Gouldsmith), Broom, Leonard, West Long, Will.
Abstract
This document, a second edition of a work originally published in 1951, describes in detail the surviving forms of dance and ritual as practiced among the Big Cove Cherokee at the Qualla Indian Reservation in North Carolina during the 1930s and 1940s. The authors note the greater preservation of Cherokee traditions at the Big Cove settlement due to its marginal geographical position within the Eastern Cherokee culture region. The Foreword to the new edition includes a discussion of the role of Cherokee native Will West Long as an informant and collaborator in this work and other studies of the Eastern Cherokee. Among other matters, the Introduction to the document relates the Stone Coat myth and its account of the origin of Cherokee dances and song formulas. The main body of the document is devoted to the repertory of dances among the Big Cove Cherokee, including discussions of the dances, dance songs, dance masks, dance instruments and other dance paraphernalia. The categories of dances examined include winter and summer dances, war dances, friendship dances and animal dances. In addition, this document includes a discussion of hunting song formulas and associated beliefs and practices.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Gerald Reid ; John Beierle ; 1987
- Field Date
- 1913-1944
- Coverage Date
- 1930-1944
- Coverage Place
- Big Cove, Qualla Indian Reservation, North Carolina, United States
- Notes
- By Frank G. Speck and Leonard Broom in collaboration with Will West Long
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 105) and index
- LCCN
- 83047839
- LCSH
- Cherokee Indians