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Local diversity in Iroquois music and danceessay 1951 • Kurath, Gertrude P.
Iroquois • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This article deals primarily with the mechanics (tonal pitch, rhythm, dance steps, etc.) of various types of Iroquois songs and dances. Kurath discusses the ritual functions of ceremonial songs and dances among the Iroquois; the homogeneity and diver...The Feast of the Dead or Ghost Dance at Six Nations Reserve, Canadaessay 1951 • Fenton, William N. & Kurath, Gertrude P.
Iroquois • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This article presents a detailed study of the ceremonial observance of the Feast of the Dead at Onondaga longhouse, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario in 1945 and at Sour Springs (Cayuga)longhouse, also at Six Nations in 1949. Fenton and Kurath describe al...