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Extended Interview: G. Peter Jemison on the Longhouse

The Seneca faithkeeper on how the longhouse was constructed and what it meant.

Aired 10/30/2018 | Rating NR

Native America

Extended Interview: G. Peter Jemison on the Longhouse

Clip: 10/30/2018 | 4m 41sVideo has Closed Captions

The Seneca faithkeeper on how the longhouse was constructed and what it meant.

Seneca faithkeeper Pete Jemison speaks on how the longhouse was constructed and what it means to the Haudenosaunee people. The longhouse in which he is interviewed is a reconstruction based on an 17 or 18th century building that was excavated nearby. It is a home and also a place to house councils and ceremonial events.

Aired 10/30/2018 | Rating NR

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