Usage conditions may apply for digital images, video, and sound recordings linked within SOVA collections. While digital content may be restricted, SOVA collection descriptions and catalog records are available CC0 for re-use. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page.
National Anthropological Archives
MS 1834 Autobiography of a Fox man by Alfred Kiyana
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS1834
- Creators:
-
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918Poweshiek, Ida
- Dates:
-
undated
- Languages:
-
InMeskwaki (Fox)andEnglish.
- Physical Description:
-
10 Items0.42 linear feet (588 pages)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Alfred Kiyana's autobiography of his boyhood, handwritten in Meskwaki syllabary, with an English translation by Ida Poweshiek.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Alfred Kiyana (1877-1918) was one of the most prolific and accomplished Meskwaki (Fox) writers that assisted Truman Michelson in his research on the language.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Processing Information
The description of this manuscript was updated in 2024 based on information provided by Dr. Patricia Afable, Research Assistant to the Linguistic Editor of the
Handbook of North American Indians
, and Dr. Lucy Thomason, National Museum of Natural History Museum Technician (linguistics).Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1834, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1834
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox language | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Tama (Iowa) | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Autobiographies | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Anthropological Archives
Museum Support Center
4210 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, Maryland 20746
Business Number: Phone: 301.238.1310
Fax Number: Fax: 301.238.2883
naa@si.edu
