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Title: Northway Potlatch Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7854; local: APSdigrec_1195; local: 07; local: 03;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language; Potlatch--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Tlingit or Eyak "Whale Gathering Song":; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7858; local: APSdigrec_1197; local: 07; local: 05;
Description: "Kate Sanford started the song, Bill Joe drumming. (7/23/60 it was explained that the song was sung slowly because Bill Joe had become mixed up). The song has a strongly accented beat; hu hu - and ends with clapping."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit language; Eyak language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Eyak Indians--Music; Whaling--Alaska--Songs and music;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Northway Dancing Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7883; local: APSdigrec_1303; local: 07; local: 11;
Description: "Jim McKinley started this Northway Dancing Song. (Martha Jackson identified this as a mourning song from up-the-line, but others as a dancing song)."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Love Song (probably Eyak):; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7855; local: APSdigrec_1200; local: 07; local: 08;
Description: "Martha Jackson and Bacille George identified it as 'down-the-line,' but the Chistochina people said it was 'up-the-line.'"; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Eyak language; Love songs;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: TcAlali ha hi (drinking song):; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7900; local: APSdigrec_1199; local: 07; local: 07;
Description: "Up-the-Line song (i.e. from upper Copper River or Tanana River. 'Give me some more drink.'"; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Drinking songs--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Tanacross Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:6981; local: APSdigrec_1152; local: 10; local: 06;
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.; ;
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Frank Charley's Sorry Song for his Brother:;
Identifier(s): audio:7033; local: APSdigrec_1156; local: 10; local: 10;
Description: "Translation by Bill Joe. The song was composed by Frank Charley for his brother who died up Suslotna River. It was sung at a potlatch for him. It makes Frank feel good when he sing that song."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Tanana River Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7032; local: APSdigrec_1151; local: 10; local: 05;
Description: Bill Joe and Jim Sinyone drumming.; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Tlingit Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7867; local: APSdigrec_1196; local: 07; local: 04;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Gospel Hymn "Nothing but the Blood of Jesus":;
Identifier(s): audio:7077; local: APSdigrec_1165; local: 10; local: 19;
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest. Tape ends in middle of song.; ;
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Religion; Hymns;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Northway Potlatch Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7908; local: APSdigrec_1193; local: 07; local: 01;
Description: "Beginning of song missed in recording. Bill Joe drums; Markle Ewan, Jim McKinley, Ralph Sanford were the chief singers."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language; Potlatch--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Up-the-Line Dance:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7909; local: APSdigrec_1315; local: 07; local: 23;
Description: "Maggy Joe suggested this song. Ralph Sanford says 'Go ahead and sing' in Athabaskan."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Song from Knik, or Cantwell, or Eklutna, Knik Arm, Cook Inlet
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_1148; local: 10; local: 02
Description: Introduction by Bill Joe, drummer.; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Dena'ina language; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Potlatch Song, Dance Song from Cordova:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7902; local: APSdigrec_1307; local: 07; local: 15;
Description: "Identified by Bacille George as Tlingit."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Potlatch--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Rabbit Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:6995; local: APSdigrec_1166; local: 10; local: 20;
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Song about Seagull (nAlbei) or Crow (sArani) eating something dead, caribou, fish, (dead man?):; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7905; local: APSdigrec_1304; local: 07; local: 12;
Description: "Variously identified as a song about Seagull (nAlbei) or Crow (sArani) eating something dead, caribou, fish, (dead man?).... It is apparently an Eyak song, in which the bird is addressed as 'grandfather' by the appropriate sib (?). Chistochina people in 1960 said it was sung by guests after a potlatch meal. 'We eat just like Crow and Seagull. We copy them.' (Possibly the bird is interchangeable, depending on which moiety is guest)."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Eyak language; Eyak Indians--Music; Potlatch--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Up-the-Line tcElali Whiskey Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:6991; local: APSdigrec_1131; local: 09; local: 19;
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Drinking songs--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Songs and conversation at Chistochina, Alaska, July 23, 1960 [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:6743; APSdigrec_1610; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 01
Description: Songs, discussion of songs, and conversation.; - Sorry Song- Tetlin Sorry Song- Whiskey Song- Sorry Song- Northway Song- Northway Sorry Song- Sugar Candy Song- "Too Much Johnson" Northway Song- Mentasta John Sorry Song- Robert John's Love Song- Bill Joe's Song- Sorry Song- Tanacross Song- Gun HO Song- Love Song- Bill Joe's Love Song- Copper Lake Song
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Upper Tanana language; Love songs; Drinking songs; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1960-07-23

Title: Long Lucy John's Drinking Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7072; local: APSdigrec_1134; local: 09; local: 22;
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.; ;
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language; Drinking songs--Alaska;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Tanacross Dance Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7009; local: APSdigrec_1146; local: 09; local: 34;
Description: "Kate Sanford introduces song. 'No sing at Chistochina. Not many people this place.'"; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-20