National Anthropological Archives

MS 2687 Fox story by Alfred Kiyana of Snapping Turtle

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2687
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918
Dates:
undated
Languages:
In
Meskwaki
(Fox).
Physical Description:
8 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Story of Snapping Turtle in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabic text by Alfred Kiyana, collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 2687, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
See MS 1376 for English translation of story by Bill Leaf.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2687

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Snapping Turtle Legend" 4/7/2014.
Local Note
Parts of pages 7 and 8 were previously in MS 2769 and MS 2835 and reunited with the rest of the manuscript in 1998 and 1999.


Keywords

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Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Narratives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Fox Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Northeast Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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