National Anthropological Archives

MS 2826 Three Piegan Blackfoot stories in English collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS2826
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Pablo, George
Mountain Chief, 1848-1942
White Swan, Julie
Duvall, David C., 1877-1911
Dates:
1910 June-July
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
51 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Three handwritten Piegan Blackfoot stories in English, collected by Truman Michelson in Montana in 1910. Contents: "The Beaver-Bundle," by George Pablo. July 13, 1910. 35 pages; Concerning the buffalo drive (piskan), by Mountain Chief (interpreter, David C. Duvall). June 22, 1910. 3 pages; "The woman who turned into a bear," by Mrs. Julie White Swan. June 23, 1910. 13 pages.

Administration

Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Xerox copies filed with the originals for preservation, 1969.

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Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Manuscript 2826, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 2826


Keywords

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