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Human Studies Film Archives
Guide to Whole Town's Talking, circa 1952
Summary
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1986.11B
- Creators:
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Guggenheim, Charles
- Dates:
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circa 1952
- Languages:
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Fox elders are recorded speaking in Muskwakan.
- Physical Description:
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Film reels46 minutesblack-and-white sound; 1200 feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Television broadcast produced by WOI-TV, Ames, Iowa. At a general meeting with representative George Youngbear presiding, members of the Fox and Kak Indians of the Tama Reservation, discuss topics of concern, including: the threat of the reservation's federally funded schools becoming state run, the reservation's lack of arable land, and the need for a recreation center for the reservation's youth. Fox elders are recorded speaking in Muskwakan. This broadcast forms part of the University of Chicago Fox Project Records and Sol Tax Fox Notes in the National Anthropological Archives.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or Anthropology Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the National Anthroplogical Archives in 1986.
Using the Collection
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Preferred Citation
Whole Town's Talking
, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian InstitutionRelated Materials
Related Materials
The National Anthropological Archives holds the Fox field notes and Fox Project records.
More Information
Local Number
Local Number
HSFA 1986.11.2
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Iowa | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa] | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Sound films | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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