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National Anthropological Archives
MS 4483 Notes and bibliography compiled for a history of Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4483
- Creators:
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Myers, Frank A.Evans, James, 1801-1846
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Includes a narrative of the Rev. James Evans, December 16, 1834, published in the Christian Guardian, January 28, 1835, and giving an eye-witness account of the "Conjurer's Great Feast or Medai Kech-e-we-goo-win" of the Chippewa. Evans' narrative is 5 pages.
Administration
Custodial History
Received from Frank A. Myers in letters of February 19 and May 11, 1956.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 4483, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 4483
Other Title
Other Title
Conjurer's Great Feast or Medai Kech-e-we-goo-win
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Chippewa | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Canada -- Ontario -- Mantoulin Island | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa) | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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