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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2020 Four Fox stories by Sam Peters and Joe Peters
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2020
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Peters, Sam, 1885-Peters, JoePoweshiek, Horace
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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230 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Four stories in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary by Sam Peters and Joe Peters, with English translations by Horace Poweshiek. List of stories: "Spotted Calf" by Sam Peters, "Kochipekwaha and the ghosts that rescue him" by Sam Peters, "This is another story about the people in the times when they were Spirits" by Joe Peters, and "Man whose wife is taken by Sioux" by Joe Peters and probably Sam Peters. English translation are present for all of the stories except "Spotted Calf."
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 2020, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
See MS 2837-a for the handwritten English translation of "Spotted Calf."
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2020
Bibliography
Bibliography
"Spotted Calf" was published in 40th Annual Report, Bureau of American Ethnology, along with an English translation.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Folklore | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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