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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2777 Fifteen Fox stories collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2777
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918Leaf, BillLincoln, HarrySakihtanohkweha, 1875-1957
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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InMeskwaki(Fox).
- Physical Description:
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0.21 Linear feet288 pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Fifteen Fox stories handwritten in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary by Alfred Kiyana, Bill Leaf, Harry Lincoln, and Sakihtanohkweha (Mrs. Bill Leaf). These were collected by Truman Michelson in Tama, Iowa.
Scope and Contents
Nine of the texts are by Bill Leaf. They include: 'Menominees,' 'The friends,' 'Good treatment,' 'When many Sioux were killed,' 'The one who had an elm tree growing out of his chest,' and 'When they were first given guns.' Alfred Kiyana authored 2 texts: 'The man who had two wives' and 'The boys who lived with their mother.' Harry Lincoln also authored 2 texts, one of which is 'Redstone pipe.' Sakihtanohkweha authored 'Buffalo hunters'.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2777, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2777
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Legends" 4/29/2014.
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 |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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