National Anthropological Archives

MS 170 Letter addressed to George Gibbs, relative to the Loucheux dialect

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS170
Creators:
Ross, Bernard R.
Dates:
April 10, 1861
Languages:
Undetermined
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Physical Description:
5 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Includes Kutchin Song of the Dead and other music; description of the Dead Dance; miscellaneous linguistic notes; notes on the industrial art of the Chipewyan; legend of the formation of the McKenzie River, and the origin of fire in the Bear River coal beds.

Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 170, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 170


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Gwich'in Indians -- Dead Dance Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gwich'in (Kutchin) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
American Indians -- Folklore Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Denésoliné (Chipewyan) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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