Music Section 3 Flashcards
At least how many Native tribes are there across the U.S. today?
more than 550
Who published the first significant English-language monograph in 1893?
Alice Cunningham Fletcher
What was Fletcher’s monograph titled?
“A Study of Omaha Indian Music”
What did Frances Densmore do?
used sound technology to preserve performances by Native singers
What sponsored Densmore?
Smithsonian Insitution’s Bureau of American Ethnology
How many recordings did Densmore gather in her efforts to study Omaha music culture?
more than 2,000
Which region did English-speaking colonists most encounter?
Eastern
What does Haudenosaunee Confederacy mean?
people who build a house
What is the Haudenosaunee name for themselves?
“Ohgwehonwe”… think Master Ohgwe from Kung Fu Panda!!!
What does “Ohgwehonwe” mean?
real people… again, think Master Ohgwe!!!
Who served as the “keepers, or protectors”?
Seneca and Mohawk
Which culture served as the firekeeper?
Onondaga…. symbolize league’s unity
When did the confederacy form?
1100-1660
The Haudenosaunee decided to form under what constitution?
“Great Law of Peace”
Who made the “Great Law of Peace”?
Peacemaker and Hiawatha (not the hero from Longfellow poem)
What was the structure of the council that made up that made up the “Great Law”?
- 50 members appointed by clan matrons
- concensus
the Tuscarora people left which state to seek refuge in the North?
North Carolina
When did the Haudenosaunee extinguish the council fire?
1777 :(
In 1799, which prophet revitalized the confederacy?
Seneca prophet Handsome Lake`
When did the U.S. senate formally acknowledge the influence of the “Great Law of Piece”?
1987
What are large water drums used for?
only Feasts for the Dead
Beverly Diamond focused on what?
social traditions for Iroquian people
Who made “Mary Had a Little Lamb” (variation)
Sadie Buck
What does the “Thanksgiving Address” do?
acknowleges environmental and spiritual aspects that help humanity survive
What are the customary openings for a “Thanksgiving Address”?
Standing Quiver then Moccasin Dance; … eskanye…. seven of them
Sadie Buck lead what group?
Six Nations Women
Where does the Buck family come from?
Seneca