Seneca Chanters of the Dead

Culture:
Seneca includes: Onöndowága
Language: English | Seneca
Date: 1958
Contributor: Bennett, Spencer | Cook, John | Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005 | Green, Louise | Jones, Solon | Kittle, Harold | Parker, Everett | Scrogg, Rupert | Seneca, Cornelius B. | Sturtevant, William C. | Williams, Gus | Young, Louisa
Subject: Religion | Rites and ceremonies
Type: Sound recording
Genre: Songs | Speeches
Extent: 2 sound tape reels (3 hr., 22 min.)
Description: A recording of ?ohkiiweeh, Chanters of the Dead, recorded at Newtown Longhouse, Cattaraugus Reservation, New York, by Cornelius Seneca, with notes by W.C. Sturtevant. Lead singer with drum: Rupert Scrogg (Tonawanda); Assistant singers: Everett Parker (Tonawanda), Harold Kittle (Cattaraugus); Head women; Louise Green, Louis (Eliz.) Young; Head men: Spencer Bennett, John Cook; Speaker: Gus Williams (Haudenosaunee, resident at Newtown). This material is restricted due to its cultural sensitivity.
Collection: Seneca Chanters of the Dead Mss.Rec.127