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National Anthropological Archives
MS 2120 Dakana Legend
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS2120
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Leaf, Bill
- Dates:
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undated
- Languages:
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Undetermined.
- Physical Description:
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32 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This manuscript contains "the Dakana Legend" by Bill Leaf and Sâkihtanohkwêha in Meskwaki syllabary with a translation by Harry Lincoln in the handwriting of Truman Michelson and some grammar notes. (Truman Michelson referred to Sâkihtanohkwêha as Mrs. Bill Leaf).
Administration
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).Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 2120, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 2120
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Folklore -- Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Language and languages -- Documentation | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Fox | Cultural Context | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Indians of North America -- Northeast | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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