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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3777 Tahwah's Geology, or The Legend of the Big Beaver
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3777
- Creators:
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Chapman, R. H. (Robert Hollister), 1868-1920
- Dates:
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September 7, 1900
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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2 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Probably a Kutenai story or a Salish (Flathead or Kalispel; the 2 Salish tribes have lived together near Flathead Lake for many, many years.) The Kutenai on the Flathead Reservation live near Big Arm, on west side of Flathead Lake. Both Kutenai and Flathead Salish have told me myths about Flathead Lake. Flathead Lake is in western Montana, not in the area of any Algonquian tribe. If the correspondence reveals the tribal origin of the story, will you please let me know ? I don't know whether it is Kutenai or Salish. Ella E. Clark- 1956.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Manuscript 3777, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3777
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Salish Indians -- (identification uncertain) | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Folklore | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Northwest Coast | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Plateau | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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