This recording has been identified as culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information. "False Face" is a term for Haudenosaunee Medicine Masks that was applied by the original collector to this recording. The term is considered both inaccurate and offensive by many Haudenosaunee communities.
Consists of songs and speeches selected from "Songs from the Iroquois longhouse," ed. William N. Fenton (Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1942) interspersed with English translations and explanations by William N. Fenton.; Dream Song of Our Two Uncles the Big Heads (:57) -- English version of the Big Heads (3:53) -- Dawn Song -- White Dog Sacrifice (5:45) -- Great Feather Dance (12:40) -- Drum Dance (18:51) -- False Faces (27:05); This recording has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information. "False Face" is a term for Haudenosaunee Medicine Masks that was applied by the original collector to this recording. The term is considered both inaccurate and offensive by many Haudenosaunee communities.
