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National Anthropological Archives
MS 3399 Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS3399
- Creators:
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Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938Lutet, Oliver, circa 1905
- Dates:
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1935-1936
- Languages:
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In Fort George dialect ofCreeandEnglish.
- Physical Description:
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163 Pages
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Fort George Cree notes and texts collected by Truman Michelson at Fort George on the shore of James Bay and at Great Whale River by Hudson Bay. The notes are mostly linguistic with some ethnological content. The texts are stories in Cree syllabary with English translations. John of Fort George provided most if not all of the Cree text while Oliver Lutet served as an interpreter.
Administration
Sponsor
Digitization and preparation of these materials for online access has been funded through generous support from the Arcadia Fund.
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital surrogates are available online.
Digital Content
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 3399, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 3399
Local Note
Local Note
Title changed from "Texts summer of 1935" 5/30/2014.
Keywords
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