And Grandma said--Iroquois teachings: as passed down through the oral tradition
Peuples autochtones
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
Raised in the home of a grandmother who spoke only Mohawk, Porter learned the stories and ceremonies of a culture hovering on the brink of extinction. He describes the major events embedded in Iroquois oral history and ceremony, from the… story of creation, to the beginnings of the clan system, to the four most sacred rituals, to the beginnings of democracy. Tom also describes the effect of colonization on his commitment to those teachings. Some descriptions of violence. 2008.