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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3218 Narrative of Coyote, a Southern Cheyenne man, collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3218
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Coyote, circa 1859-Haag, Mack
- Dates:
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1931 Summer
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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127 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Narrative of Coyote, a 72 year old Southern Cheyenne man, handwritten in English by Truman Michelson and Mack Haag, also a Southern Cheyenne. The text includes a recounting of the history of the Cheyenne and stories from Coyote's life. Topics include skirmishes with U.S. soldiers, the construction of tipis, hunting, relations between men and women, and his observations of a Sioux Sun Dance at a Brule camp. Although the Bureau of American Ethnology catalog card indicates that this text was collected at the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana, it is likely incorrect. The notes are dated June, during which time Michelson was in Oklahoma working with the Southern Cheyenne (Explorations and field work of the Smithsonian Institution, 1932).
Administration
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Negative microfilm on file.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.
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Citation
Manuscript 3218, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3218
Keywords
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