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The Iroquois Condolence Rites The Iroquois Condolence Rites
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The Tlingit koo.’eex’ The Tlingit koo.’eex’
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Occasional Elegy Occasional Elegy
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Some Ghost Dance Songs as Elegy Some Ghost Dance Songs as Elegy
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Abstract
This chapter examines a variety of Native American oral performances, beginning with the Condolence Rites of the Iroquois. The Rites of Condolence, performed upon the death of one of the fifty chiefs of the Iroquois League, include chants rehearsing the history of the League and conclude with the appointment of a replacement for the deceased chief. The chapter also considers the Tlingit koo.'eex' and goes on to discuss a number of more informal, occasional oral performances responding to loss, from several different Native nations. Finally, it explores songs of the religious resistance movement known as the Ghost Dance. The Ghost Dance songs constitute the first major genre of oral, elegiac expression in response to exile, but also serve as symbolic attempts at restoration.
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