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MS 3397 Rupert House Cree texts and notes collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS3397
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Hester, Agnes
Morrison, William
Wapatchee, Andrew
Dates:
1935-1936
Languages:
In East
Cree
, Moose
Cree
, and
English
.
Physical Description:
64 Pages
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Rupert House Cree texts and notes collected by Truman Michelson in 1935 and 1936 at James Bay in Canada. Michelson obtained vocabulary and an English translation of a story from Andrew Wapatchee in 1935, most likely while at Rupert House (Waskaganish). He collected additional notes and texts in 1936 from William Morrison and Agnes Hester while at Moose Factory. One text is written in a mix of Moose Cree and Rupert House Cree syllabary and another is a story in English from an East Main Cree at Rupert House. There are also some notes on Moose Cree vocabulary.

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

Citation
Manuscript 3397, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Other Archival Materials

Other Archival Materials
See Manuscript 3417 for Agnes Hester's Rupert House Cree version of mixed Rupert House and Moose Cree text.

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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 3397

Local Note

Local Note
Title changed from "Texts Summer of 1935" 6/3/2014.


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