National Anthropological Archives

MS 3393 Eskimo syllabic text collected by Truman Michelson at Great Whale River

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS3393
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Dates:
1935 summer
Languages:
Text is in
Inuktitut
language.
Physical Description:
7 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Notebook containing story by Cookie, an Inuit man, handwritten in Inuit syllabary. The story, collected by Truman Michelson at Great Whale River in Quebec, Canada, is of Tunnies, a brother and sister that lived with the Inuit.

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
Digital surrogates are available online.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Citation
Manuscript 3393, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
See Manuscript 3396 for an English translation of the story.

More Information

Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3393


Keywords

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Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Eskimo languages Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inuit language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Great Whale River (Québec) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Narratives Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inuit Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Arctic peoples Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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