MS 3399 Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson
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Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson
Collection ID:
NAA.MS3399
Creators:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938
Lutet, Oliver, circa 1905
Dates:
1935-1936
Languages:
In Fort George dialect of
Cree
and
English
.
Physical Description:
163 Pages
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson at Fort George on the shore of James Bay and at Great Whale River by Hudson Bay. The notes are mostly linguistic with some ethnological content. The texts are stories in Cree syllabary with English translations. John of Fort George provided most if not all of the Cree text while Oliver Lutet served as an interpreter.
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Digital surrogates are available online.
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Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3399
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Texts summer of 1935" 5/30/2014.
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Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson

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Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson
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Citation
Manuscript 3399, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Keywords
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National Anthropological Archives
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4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland 20746
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