National Anthropological Archives

MS 2823 Piegan Blackfoot texts collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2823
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Duvall, David C., 1877-1911
Henry No Bear
Pablo, George
Dates:
1910 June-July
Languages:
In
English
and Piegan Blackfoot.
Physical Description:
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
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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