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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2153 Seven Fox stories by Alfred Kiyana with translations and grammatical notes
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2153
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918Leaf, BillBrown, Thomas, circa 1891-Walker, Leo
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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154 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Seven stories in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by Alfred Kiyana with English translations and Truman Michelson's grammatical notes. Collected in Tama, Iowa, the following is a list of the stories: 1.) "Owl" text 8 pages, translation from Bill Leaf 3 pages; 2) "The married couple: the man whose wife was wooed by a bear" text 29 pages, translation 18 pages, grammatical questions 6 pages; 3) "When Possum married Woodchuck" text 8 pages, 2 translations from Leo Walker (one incorrectly labelled "When Raccoon married Badger") 6 pages; 4) "When Raccoon was friends with Badger" text 16 pages, translation 13 pages; 5) "When the Fox chiefs were all killed by the Menominee" text 4 pages, translation from Leo Walker 3 pages; 6) "Me so swa" text 22 pages, translation by Michelson and Thomas Brown 18 pages.
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
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Digital surrogates are available online.
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Citation
Manuscript 2153, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2153
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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