Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else)

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Haudenosaunee cultural practice ceremonial address indigenous oral tradition traditional prayer

The Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else) is a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) ceremonial greeting and prayer that expresses gratitude to all elements of the natural world and is recited to open gatherings and teach respect, harmony, and interconnectedness.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Thanksgiving Address	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Haudenosaunee cultural practice ⓘ ceremonial address ⓘ indigenous oral tradition ⓘ traditional prayer ⓘ
addresses	Creator NERFINISHED ⓘ Mother Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ animals ⓘ moon ⓘ people gathered ⓘ plants ⓘ stars ⓘ sun ⓘ teachers ⓘ thunderers ⓘ waters ⓘ winds ⓘ
associatedNation	Cayuga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Oneida NERFINISHED ⓘ Onondaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Seneca NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscarora NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedPeople	Iroquois NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	indigenous prayer ⓘ opening address ⓘ
culture	Haudenosaunee NERFINISHED ⓘ
educationalRole	teaches community responsibility ⓘ teaches cultural values ⓘ teaches environmental stewardship ⓘ
function	remind listeners of responsibilities to the natural world ⓘ set a respectful tone for events ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address NERFINISHED ⓘ Iroquois Thanksgiving Address NERFINISHED ⓘ Words That Come Before All Else NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Haudenosaunee languages ⓘ
purpose	express gratitude ⓘ open gatherings ⓘ teach harmony ⓘ teach interconnectedness ⓘ teach respect ⓘ
region	Northeastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousOrSpiritualTradition	Haudenosaunee spirituality ⓘ
structure	series of greetings and thanks ⓘ
theme	gratitude to all elements of the natural world ⓘ interdependence of all beings ⓘ respect for nature ⓘ
transmission	oral tradition ⓘ
usedInContext	ceremonial gatherings ⓘ community meetings ⓘ educational settings ⓘ

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Oneida nation → culturalPractice → Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else) ⓘ

subject surface form: Oneida Nation

Tuscarora Nation of New York → hasCulturalPractice → Thanksgiving Address (Words That Come Before All Else) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thanksgiving Address