Here is the video from Week 5 of the ongoing workshop being held in Kahnawake First Nations Mohawk Territory exploring the Haudenosaunee (First Nations Iroquois) Creation Story.
At the beginning of this video through about the 0:07:00 mark, Kyle Delisle of the First Nations Mohawk explains some of the connections to the ancient world-wide system of celestial metaphor that he sees in the Iroquois Creation Story, including some of the Mohawk and Seneca versions as well as a different Onondaga version in addition to the Onondaga Creation Story account that we are focusing on during this seminar.
Beginning at about the 0:07:00 mark in the video, Haudenosaunee wisdom keeper Trina Stacey Ienonhsaka'en:ions leads a round-table discussion of the parts of the Creation Story we heard the week before. To view the videos of the previous weeks of this seminar, check out:
Part One (Star Myth intro and overview 01):
Part Two (Star Myth intro and overview 02):
Week 04 (Beginning of the Iroquois Creation Story, plus White Dog Ceremony):
This week's video is, as noted, Week 05, and it was recorded on 23 November 2022.
Beginning at 0:59:30 in this week's video, I provide some analysis of the celestial components evident in the Haudenosaunee Creation Story thus far, echoing the analysis that Kyle gives at the beginning of this video and adding some evidence to back up those connections and to show clear signs of resonance with ancient myth and sacred stories preserved in other cultures around the world.
Then, beginning at 1:35:08 in this week's video, Trina resumes the telling of this Onondaga version of the Iroquois Creation Story, telling each part first in the Mohawk First Language and then giving the translation, with added explanation at various important points.
The workshop concludes just after the two-hour mark. Thank you for watching! Please feel free to share with those for whom this information would be positive in some way!
