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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2823 Piegan Blackfoot texts collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2823
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Duvall, David C., 1877-1911Henry No BearPablo, George
- Dates:
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1910 June-July
- Languages:
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InEnglishand Piegan Blackfoot.
- Physical Description:
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161 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Stories in Piegan Blackfoot with English translations collected by Truman Michelson. The narratives are from dictaphone recordings by various Blackfoot speakers including Henry No Bear, Black Bear, Big Moon, Bear Medicine, and George Pablo. Michelson had David C. Duvall, another Blackfoot speaker, listen to the recordings. Most of the texts are transcriptions of the stories as redictated by Duvall and some include his English interlineal translations. Also present are notes on vocabulary from the stories.
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
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2823, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Related Materials
Related Materials
Michelson's wax cylinder recordings are at the Library of Congress American Folklife Center.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2823
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Piegan Blackfoot texts, apparently myths most with free translations June-July, 1910" 4/2/2014.
Keywords
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Blackfoot | Cultural Context | 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 |
Indians of North America -- Great Plains | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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