{"id":276806,"date":"2025-12-09T11:18:18","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=276806"},"modified":"2026-01-27T12:19:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:19:42","slug":"seneca-social-dances-and-songs-lessons-yoedzagekha-hadegaenogeh","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/resource\/seneca-social-dances-and-songs-lessons-yoedzagekha-hadegaenogeh\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca Social Dances and Songs Lessons (Y\u00f6\u00ebdza\u2019ge:kha\u2019 Ha\u2019dega\u00ebnogeh)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-276808 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM-1024x308.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM-980x295.jpg?strip=all 980w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM-480x144.jpg?strip=all 480w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=364 364w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=728 728w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1093 1093w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM.jpg?strip=all&amp;w=1457 1457w, https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-at-10.49.28-AM.jpg?strip=all 1822w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/i>The lesson plans found in this guide may be used sequentially or adapted as stand-alone activities to enrich your classroom. They form building blocks for teaching student listening skills while accessing a deeper understanding of how Seneca social dances and songs reflect the values, beliefs, and traditions of the Seneca community, written by an Indigenous educator. The guide also features an introductory letter written by Ellen McHale, Director of New York Folklore.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/locallearningnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Full-Packet-Seneca-Social-Song.pdf\">Download the Seneca Social Dances and Songs Guide from this link<\/a> and in the left sidebar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-275901\" src=\"https:\/\/efb8i89tsef.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/TPS-headerID_vert_member-257x300.jpg?strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gain a deeper understanding of how Seneca social dances and songs reflect the values, beliefs, and traditions of the Seneca community with these lessons written by Rachael Wolfe, Salamanca City Central School District.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_subject":[33,29],"resource_type":[35],"ll_theme":[54,82,51,83,52,84],"reading_topic":[71,55,74,111],"class_list":["post-276806","resource","type-resource","status-publish","hentry","class_subject-music","class_subject-social-studies","resource_type-learning-activity-and-lesson-plans","ll_theme-community","ll_theme-history","ll_theme-identity","ll_theme-narrative","ll_theme-nature-and-environment","ll_theme-place","reading_topic-engaging-equity-and-diversity","reading_topic-folk-arts-in-the-classroom","reading_topic-story-narrative-and-counternarrative","reading_topic-tps"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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