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Title: Translation from English to Hidatsa of an account of the origin of the Wolf Woman bundle, pgs. 413-415
Identifier(s): audio:4059; APSdigrec_1904; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 13
Description: This program consists of a translation from English into Hidatsa of a narrative given to the researcher in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The speaker sings a War Party song from 35:19 to 36:00. The text from which the researcher reads is found in his own book, "Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization." (See Related Resource.); The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 81, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa mythology; Hidatsa Indians--Religion; Hidatsa Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Hidatsa Indians--Music; Wolves--Mythology; Shoshoni Indians; language_documentation
Date: 1971-09-10

Title: Conversion of Robert Hollow's Mandan Dictionary to Hidatsa: "tobacco" to "year"
Identifier(s): audio:3954; APSdigrec_1819; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 03
Description: This program concludes a Hidatsa word list elicited by the reading of English entries in Robert C. Hollow's Mandan dictionary. (See Related Resource.) This program covers pgs. 418-427. Some of the English entries are skipped. The Mandan equivalents from the dictionary are infrequently given. Includes occasional discussion of context and usage of given words, as well as occasional comments on Hidatsa social life and customs.; The prior dictionary entries "Tattooed Face's Village" through "toad" are not on the RDAT tape from which the digitized copies have been made. The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 72, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language--Dictionaries; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; lexicography
Date: 1971-08

Title: Conversion of Robert Hollow's Mandan Dictionary to Hidatsa: Mandan-English section, pgs. 98-124
Identifier(s): audio:3980; APSdigrec_1831; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 06
Description: This program consists of a Hidatsa word list elicited by the reading of English terms and phrases from the Mandan-English section of Robert C. Hollow's Mandan dictionary. (See Related Resource.) Some of the entries are skipped. The Mandan equivalents from the dictionary are infrequently given. Includes occasional discussion of context and usage of given words, as well as occasional comments on Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. The prior entries from "body" (page 96) through through "quiver" (page 98) are not on the tapes that comprise this collection. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 73, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language--Dictionaries; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Mandan language; anthropological_linguistics; lexicography
Date: 1971-08

Title: Translation from English to Hidatsa of narrative given by Wolf Chief, pgs. 225-226
Identifier(s): audio:3967; APSdigrec_1891; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 09
Description: This program consists of a translation from English into Hidatsa of a narrative given to the researcher in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The text from which the researcher reads is found in his own book, "Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization." (See Related Resource.); The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 80, channel 4.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Religion; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Hidatsa Indians--Warfare; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; language_documentation
Date: 1971-09

Title: Summary of work completed during the recording session
Identifier(s): audio:4093; APSdigrec_1897; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 06
Description: The researcher and collector gives an overview and summary of the work that has been completed during the multi-week recording session. He also discusses the circumstances surrounding his original collection of Hidatsa medicine stories in the 1920s.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 81, channel 2.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--History; Oral history; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.); Hidatsa Indians--Land tenure; Land claims--North Dakota; narrative
Date: 1971-09-10

Title: Conversion of Robert Hollow's Mandan Dictionary to Hidatsa: "knee" to "narrow"
Identifier(s): audio:3948; APSdigrec_1815; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 08
Description: This program consists of a Hidatsa word list elicited by the reading of English entries in Robert C. Hollow's Mandan dictionary. (See Related Resource.) This program covers pgs. 379-388. Some of the English entries are skipped. The Mandan equivalents from the dictionary are infrequently given. Includes occasional discussion of context and usage of given words, as well as occasional comments on Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 72, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Mandan language; anthropological_linguistics; lexicography
Date: 1971-08

Title: Translation from English to Hidatsa of Guts' war expedition narrative, pgs. 234-235
Identifier(s): audio:3965; APSdigrec_1890; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 08
Description: This program consists of a translation from English into Hidatsa of a narrative given to the researcher in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The text from which the researcher reads is found in his own book, "Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization." (See Related Resource.); The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 81, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Religion; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Hidatsa Indians--Warfare; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; language_documentation
Date: 1971

Title: Conversion of Robert Hollow's Mandan Dictionary to Hidatsa: Mandan-English section, pgs. 124-149
Identifier(s): audio:3983; APSdigrec_1832; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 07
Description: This program consists of a Hidatsa word list elicited by the reading of English terms and phrases from the Mandan-English section of Robert C. Hollow's Mandan dictionary. (See Related Resource.) Some of the entries are skipped. The Mandan equivalents from the dictionary are infrequently given. Includes occasional discussion of context and usage of given words, as well as occasional comments on Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 74, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language--Dictionaries; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Mandan language; anthropological_linguistics; lexicography
Date: 1971-08

Title: Translation from English to Hidatsa of Roadmaker narrative, pgs. 378-379
Identifier(s): audio:4067; APSdigrec_1882; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 10
Description: This program consists of a translation from English into Hidatsa of a narrative given to the researcher in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The text from which the researcher reads is found in his own book, "Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization." (See Related Resource.); The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 79, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Religion; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Hidatsa Indians--Warfare; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; language_documentation
Date: 1971

Title: Word analysis of Sacred Arrow Myth recorded with Sam Newman in Hidatsa, July 1932
Identifier(s): audio:4022; APSdigrec_1847; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 01
Description: This recording consists of words and phrases elicited from a Hidatsa-speaking consultant. Some of the material is Hidatsa to English, some English to Hidatsa. The elicitations focus on prefixes and suffixes and are based on stories gathered by the researcher in 1939. Includes occasional discussions of details of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 75, channel 2.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Conversion of Robert Hollow's Mandan Dictionary to Hidatsa: Mandan-English section, pgs. 173-188
Identifier(s): audio:3987; APSdigrec_1834; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 02
Description: The first part of this program consists of a Hidatsa word list elicited by the reading of English terms and phrases from the Mandan-English section of Robert C. Hollow's Mandan dictionary. (See Related Resource.) Some of the entries are skipped. The Mandan equivalents from the dictionary are infrequently given. Includes occasional discussion of context and usage of given words, as well as occasional comments on Hidatsa social life and customs. From 48:45 through the end of the recording, the program switches into a discussion of Hidatsa folklore, the history of Mandan and Hidatsa settlements in the area, nearby geographical locations, and miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa material culture.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 74, channel 2.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language--Dictionaries; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--History; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Hidatsa Indians--Material culture; anthropological_linguistics; lexicography
Date: 1971

Title: Word list and usage analyses taken from Washington Matthews' Hidatsa Dictionary, pg. 182
Identifier(s): audio:4051; APSdigrec_1874; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 02
Description: Program consists of elicitations of Hidatsa sentences. The researcher's English sentences are based on definitions of Hidatsa words given in the dictionary section of Washington Matthews' 1877 book, "Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians." The researcher proceeds through the Hidatsa entries alphabetically and occasionaly skips entries. Interspersed throughout the program are occasional discussions of miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 78, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Analysis of verb-adverb-adjective forms taken from Washington Matthews' Hidatsa Dictionary
Identifier(s): audio:4033; APSdigrec_1857; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 07
Description: In this program the researcher gives English sentences to the consultant, who then gives them back in Hidatsa. The researcher's English sentences are based on definitions of Hidatsa words given in the dictionary section of Washington Matthews' 1877 book, "Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians." The researcher proceeds through the Hidatsa entries alphabetically and occasionaly skips entries. Interspersed throughout the program are occasional discussions of miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 76, channel 4.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Hidatsa language--Dictionaries; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; lexicography
Date: 1971

Title: Word analysis of Sacred Arrow Myth recorded with Sam Newman in Hidatsa, July 1932
Identifier(s): audio:4025; APSdigrec_1848; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 02
Description: This recording consists of words and phrases elicited from a Hidatsa-speaking consultant. Some of the material is Hidatsa to English, some English to Hidatsa. The elicitations focus on prefixes and suffixes and are based on stories gathered by the researcher in 1939. Includes occasional discussions of details of Hidatsa social life and customs.; There are intermittent stretches of increased background noise and poor tape quality from 01:16:34 to 01:23:00. Tape levels suddenly change at 01:26:58.The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 75, channel 2.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Word analysis of Sacred Arrow Myth recorded with Sam Newman in Hidatsa, July 1932
Identifier(s): audio:4029; APSdigrec_1850; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 04
Description: This recording consists of words and phrases elicited from a Hidatsa-speaking consultant. Some of the material is Hidatsa to English, some English to Hidatsa. The elicitations focus on prefixes and suffixes and are based on stories gathered by the researcher in 1939. Includes occasional discussions of details of Hidatsa social life and customs. The story in this program largely concerns Coyote.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 75, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Coyote (Legendary character)--Legends; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Word list and usage analyses taken from Washington Matthews' Hidatsa Dictionary, pgs. 170-171
Identifier(s): audio:4056; APSdigrec_1868; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 06
Description: Program consists of elicitations of Hidatsa sentences. The researcher's English sentences are based on definitions of Hidatsa words given in the dictionary section of Washington Matthews' 1877 book, "Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians." The researcher proceeds through the Hidatsa entries alphabetically and occasionaly skips entries. Interspersed throughout the program are occasional discussions of miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 78, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Word list and usage analyses taken from Washington Matthews' Hidatsa Dictionary, pgs. 160-163
Identifier(s): audio:4054; APSdigrec_1866; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 04
Description: Program consists of elicitations of Hidatsa sentences. The researcher's English sentences are based on definitions of Hidatsa words given in the dictionary section of Washington Matthews' 1877 book, "Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians." The researcher proceeds through the Hidatsa entries alphabetically and occasionaly skips entries. Interspersed throughout the program are occasional discussions of miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 77, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Word list and usage analyses taken from Washington Matthews' Hidatsa Dictionary, pgs. 140-146
Identifier(s): audio:4044; APSdigrec_1864; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 02
Description: Program consists of elicitations of Hidatsa sentences. The researcher's English sentences are based on definitions of Hidatsa words given in the dictionary section of Washington Matthews' 1877 book, "Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians." The researcher proceeds through the Hidatsa entries alphabetically and occasionaly skips entries. Interspersed throughout the program are occasional discussions of miscellaneous aspects of Hidatsa social life and customs.; At 30:34 there is a 2-second loss of signal. The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 77, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971

Title: Account of Crow Flies High band in Hidatsa
Identifier(s): audio:3946; APSdigrec_1814; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 07
Description: When transferred to RDAT tape, the original recording spanned the end of one tape and the beginning of the subsequent one. As a result, there is a small gap in the recording at 14:23. Three seconds of silence were inserted to reflect the gap of missing original material, which is of underdetermined length. At the resumption of the recording after the gap the sound begins at a slightly slower speed, but gradually normalizes. The Hidatsa language is frequently referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 72, channel 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--History
Date: 1971-08

Title: Word analysis of Sacred Arrow Myth recorded with Sam Newman in Hidatsa, July 1932
Identifier(s): audio:4024; APSdigrec_1849; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 03
Description: This recording consists of words and phrases elicited from a Hidatsa-speaking consultant. Some of the material is Hidatsa to English, some English to Hidatsa. The elicitations focus on prefixes and suffixes and are based on stories gathered by the researcher in 1939. Includes occasional discussions of details of Hidatsa social life and customs.; The Hidatsa language is referred to on the recording by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name. This program was originally recorded on the collector's original tape 75, channel 3.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa cultural change and language studies, 1967-1972. (Mss.Rec.84);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa language; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; anthropological_linguistics; syntax
Date: 1971