The Iroquois Eagle Dance: An Offshoot of the Calumet Dance

by William N. Fenton

Originally published as Bulletin 156 of the Bureau of American Ethnology, Smithsonian Institution in 1953, this volume explores the celebration of the Eagle Dance in New York and Canada during the 1930s and its relationship to the widespread Calumet Dance of the 17th century. Also included is Kurath 's detailed analysis of the Eagle Dance music and choreography, based on Fenton's recordings and on her own observations of local performances.

340 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1991

About the author

William Nelson Fenton was an American scholar and writer known for his extensive studies of Iroquois history and culture. A graduate of Dartmouth College, he earned a doctorate in anthropology from Yale University in 1937. Over the course of his career, Fenton worked as an ethnologist with the Smithsonian Institution's Bureau of American EthnologyDuring his career, director of the New York State Museum and as a professor of anthropology at the State University of New York.