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MS 3399 Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson

Summary

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.

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 3399, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

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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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Cree language Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Language and languages -- Documentation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Linguistics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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James Bay (Nunavut) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Great Whale River (Québec) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Indians of North America -- Subarctic Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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