An innovative series of 100 black-and-white photos showcase contemporary Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, Ontario, in traditional regalia. Song lyrics by Robbie Robertson (The Band) adorn the text, providing a powerful testimony of the Iroquois way of life. Foreword by Tom Hill, curator of the Woodland Cultural Centre in Western Ontario.
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An innovative series of 100 black-and-white photos showcase contemporary Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, Ontario, in traditional regalia. Song lyrics by Robbie Robertson (The Band) adorn the text, providing a powerful testimony of the Iroquois way of life. Foreword by Tom Hill, curator of the Woodland Cultural Centre in Western Ontario.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 1st Printing. 4to-over 9¾-12" tall. pp. 108. Edge and corner wear to the dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are lightly bumped and rubbed; some light shelf wear; overall a very crisp and clean used copy! Black boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 108 very clean unmarked and uncreased informative and historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white photographs and illustrations! "People of the Dancing Sky contains 100 black and white photographs of the contemporary Iroquois as they represent themselves in traditional, contemporary, and distinctively individual regalia. The beautiful photographs were all produced at the Six Nations Reserve in Brantford, Ontario with the full cooperation of the people there. Costume styles range from traditional (pre-trade, pre-cloth) to modern interpretations. Elders and others are shown in regalia that dates back to the last century, in pow wow dress, wearing skins, antler horns, wolf heads, ferns, and bark. It also contains a history of the Iroquois and a description of the people photographed, including tribe, clan, native name, and traditional position. The lyrics of Robbie Robertson, a member of Six Nations Reserve and the famous lead guitarist of The Band, adorn the text. This is a powerful testimony of the Iroquois way of life as it preserves these hitherto unpublished images of a great Native American society....."
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Illustrated by Zabol, Myron. As New in As New dust jacket. 0312265328. 108p of photographs and profiles of the Iroquois people today and their cultural heritage. New book.; 4to.
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pp. x, 107. Square 4to. Black and white photographs. Signed by Myron Zabol and Santee Smith to title page. Light shelfwear; very good+ in very good lightly worn dustjacket. Photographs by Myron Zabol. Profiles by Lorre Jensen. Foreword by Tom Hill. Lyrics provided by Robbie Robertson.