Iroquois Social Dancing

Under the direction of the Chief Chanter, traditional dancers from Tonawanda Senecas (Genesee Co.), Allegany Senecas (Salamanca), Cattaragus Senecas (Cattaraugus Co.), Cayugas (near Seneca Falls), Onondagas (near Syracuse), Tuscarora (Niagara Co.), Oneidas (near Verona), and Mohawks (Akwesasne) near Massena will perform on the Turtle Mound. At the Creation, the Haudenosaunee believe the world was all covered with water, and the Great Spirit called on the Turtle to rise. Other water animals brought dirt from the bottom of the sea to place on the back of the Great Turtle, forming the Earth we know today. These seasonal and social dances still form the basis of the Haudenosaunee ancient culture.

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