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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2651 Thirteen Fox stories by Frank Shawata and an unidentified writer
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2651
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Shawata, Frank
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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In Meskwaki (Fox).
- Physical Description:
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209 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Thirteen stories handwritten in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text collected by Truman Michelson. Six of the texts are by Frank Shawata, the younger brother of Alfred Kiyana. The translated titles of Shawata's texts are "Rabbit," "Beaver," "Fox," "Those who had power," "Wildcat," and "Mouse." The remaining seven texts are by an unidentified writer. The titles are "Summer hunters," "A woman who was captured by the Sioux long ago," "Old men who gambled long ago," "Men on the warpath," "Sauk and Mesquakie gamblers," "Indian summer hunters," "A Sioux who was a berdache but had power," and "When a Frenchman coaxed the Peorias in what to do." Among the 13 stories is a text on Mascoutens.
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
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Citation
Manuscript 2651, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2651
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Mascoutens Miscellaneous legends" 3/27/2014.
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 |
| Mascouten Indians | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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