National Anthropological Archives

MS 2684-a Truman Michelson notes on Cheyenne and Sutaio

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2684A
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Wolf Chief, circa 1851
Bull Thigh, circa 1829-
Wrapped Hair, circa 1836-
Whiteman, Milton
Dates:
1913 August 11-15
Languages:
In
English
and
Cheyenne
.
Physical Description:
50 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Cheyenne and Sutaio notes collected by Truman Michelson from Wolf Chief, Bull Thigh, and Wrapped Hair, with Milton Whiteman as interpreter. Subjects include: Sutaio-Cheyenne history, Cheyenne relationship terms, joking relationship, English-Cheyenne-Sutaio vocabulary, Cheyenne soldier societies (Red Hoof society, Dog Soldiers, Elk society, Fox soldiers), Sutaio tales (Everybody starving, Prairie chicken), Sutaio customs, Cheyenne customs, and berdaches. According to the BAE catalog card, these notes were collected in Clinton, Oklahoma, which is most likely incorrect. His 1913-1914 correspondence in the Records of the BAE and the 35th BAE Annual Report indicate that he conducted fieldwork on the Sutaio during this period at Tongue River Reservation in Montana.

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
Negative microfilm
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2684-a, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2684-a

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Notes on Cheyenne and Sutaio. August 11-15, 1913" 4/7/2014.


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