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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2796 Cheyenne stories and vocabulary collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2796
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Somers, William Abe, circa 1865-Wolf Chief, circa 1851White Bull, circa 1835-Sweet Medicine, circa 1867Hairy Hand, circa 1855-
- Dates:
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1910
- Languages:
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InCheyenneandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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171 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Stories in Cheyenne by Wolf Chief, William Somers, White Medicine, White Bull, Sweet Medicine, and Hairy Hand, with interlineal and free English translations by Somers and and a few free translations by Truman Michelson. Also eight pages of Cheyenne vocabulary with English translations. White Bull was of Cheyenne and Arapaho background, and a few of his stories are identified as Arapaho in Michelson's notes.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Digital Content
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Manuscript 2796, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2796
Local Note
Local Note
Title updated from "Text" 4/1/2014.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Cheyenne language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Linguistics | 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 |
Vocabulary | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Inunaina (Arapaho) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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