Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3411
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Allan, WilliamEtherington, WilliamFletcher, JohnLutet, StanleySmallboy, Harvey, 1879-1947Sutherland, David, circa 1875-
- Dates:
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1936
- Languages:
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In EastCree, Eastern SwampyCree, andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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193 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Notebook (labelled "1936 IV") containing linguistic and ethnological notes and stories collected by Truman Michelson during his research on the Cree at James Bay and Hudson Bay in Canada in 1936. Includes Fort George, Attawapiskat, and Weenusk Cree phonetic texts; English translations of Attawapiskat and Weenusk Cree syllabic texts in MS 3417; and an English translation of a Moose Cree syllabic text in MS 3413. Also notes on kinship and kinship terms in Attawapiskat, Weenusk, Albany, and Moose Cree; general Weenusk Cree vocabulary; dialects spoken by other Cree; Attawapiskat and Weenusk land boundaries; anthropometric measurements of Weenusk Cree; and index cards with Weenusk Cree linguistic notes. People that Michelson worked with include William Etherington(?); David Sutherland; Stanley Lutet (or Loutet); John Fletcher; Harvey Smallboy; and William Allan.
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3411
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Texts 1936" 6/5/2014.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3411, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
See Manuscript 3417 for associated Attawapiskat and Weenusk Cree syllabic texts and Manuscript 3413 for associated Moose Cree syllabic text.
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Repository Contact
National Anthropological Archives
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Suitland 20746
naa@si.edu