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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3417 Cree texts and kinship terms collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3417
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Allan, WilliamHester, AgnesHester, SydneySteven, Patrick, 1868-
- Dates:
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1936
- Languages:
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In MooseCree, Eastern SwampyCree, EastCree, andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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86 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Notebook (labelled "1936 III") containing Albany Cree syllabic texts; Attawapiskat Cree syllabic texts; Weenusk Cree syllabic text; mixed Moose Cree and Rupert House Cree phonetic transcription of a syllabic text in Manuscript 3397; another version of the same text in Rupert House syllabary; and Albany Cree kinship terms. Truman Michelson obtained these texts and notes through his work with Patrick Steven, Sydney Hester, Agnes Hester, and William Allan.
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 3417, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Other Archival Materials
Other Archival Materials
See MS 3415 for English translation of Albany Cree text, MS 3411 for English translation of Attawapiskat Cree and Weenusk Cree texts, and MS 3397 for original mixed Moose Cree and Rupert House Cree syllabic text.
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3417
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Syllabic texts 1936" 6/6/2014.
Keywords
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Kinship | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cree language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Folklore | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Narratives | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Vocabulary | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cree | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Subarctic | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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