National Anthropological Archives

MS 2011 Fox syllabic text by George Black Cloud on sacred pack of the Bear Clan

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2011
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Black Cloud, George
Poweshiek, Horace
Dates:
1925
Languages:
In
Meskwaki (Fox)
and
English
.
Physical Description:
312 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by George Black Cloud on Sakimagewa (Saùkimaùhkweùwa) sacred pack of the Bear Gens. An English translation was provided by Horace Poweshiek. Truman Michelson added grammatical notes throughout the texts.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2011, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2011

Bibliography

Bibliography
A variation of Poweshiek's English translation was published in BAE Bulletin 85(1927): 117-159 as "A Sacred Pack Called Sakimahkwewa Belonging to the Bear Gens of the Fox Indians."


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