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MS 2796 Cheyenne stories and vocabulary collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2796
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Somers, William Abe, circa 1865-
Wolf Chief, circa 1851
White Bull, circa 1835-
Sweet Medicine, circa 1867
Hairy Hand, circa 1855-
Dates:
1910
Languages:
In
Cheyenne
and
English
.
Physical Description:
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


Using the Collection

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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

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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