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Title: Dancing Song
Identifier(s): audio:7877; APSdigrec_1323; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 31
Description: Song started by Bill Joe.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena dance; Ahtena language
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Unidentified song
Identifier(s): audio:7068; APSdigrec_1110; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 23
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest. Identification of the song, performer, and language is missing from the collector's documentation.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Up-the-Line Song
Identifier(s): audio:7012; APSdigrec_1106; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 19
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest. Information identifying the song is missing from the collector's accompanying documentation. Available information gathered from recording itself.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Tanana River Dancing Song
Identifier(s): audio:7008; APSdigrec_1103; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 16
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest. Information identifying the song is missing from the collector's accompanying documentation. Available information gathered from recording itself.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7888; APSdigrec_1320; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 28
Description: "This seems to have been started by Maggy Joe. Her sister, Kate Sanford was convulsed with laughter. (Possibly the song is connected with Mentasta Pete's relatives; or from Dawson.) Chistochina people, 7/23/60, gave the words as 'Come back, honey'."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Love songs
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Whitehorse or Northway sARani (Crow) Song
Identifier(s): audio:7857; APSdigrec_1328; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 36
Description: "'ali hei' and clapping at the end. The crow sits down in a trap. Jim McKinley was critical of Bill Joe's singing. The latter admitted in 1960 that he had cut it off short."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena dance; Ahtena language; Upper Tanana language
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Santa Claus Song
Identifier(s): audio:7903; APSdigrec_1324; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 32
Description: "Jim McKinley was a kid when he heard this song. They first saw Santa Claus in Dawson, but were afraid of him. This seems to have been when they had a potlatch for Jim's uncle. Recorded comments: 'That's a ghost song - k'iyegi.' ... 'Too high.'"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Upper Tanana language; Santa Claus--Songs and music
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Dawson Dancing Song
Identifier(s): audio:7878; APSdigrec_1326; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 34
Description: "'hwu' hu' hu' 'Eli'a!' Kate Sanford: 'That's the last one.'"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena dance; Ahtena language; Han language
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Cordova Dance Song
Identifier(s): audio:7869; APSdigrec_1327; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 35
Description: "Jim McKinley and Martha Jackson identified this as a Tlingit song, although Bill Joe called it Eyak. In 1960 Mentasta and Chistochina people again identified it as Eyak. The words mean 'good time,' and the singers make motions as if paddling a canoe. (de L comments on the tape 'beautiful song.'). Jim and Martha said that this version was wrong, and recorded correct version as [APSdigrec_1329]."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit language; Eyak language
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Cordova Tlingit Song
Identifier(s): audio:7879; APSdigrec_1329; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 37
Description: "(Supposedly correct version of [APSdigrec_1327]). Jim learned it from Gus Heeney who died in 1917 or 1918. (The words are definitely Tlingit).... Recorded by Jim McKinley (who has reputation of being best singer and dancer at Copper Center) and Martha Jackson, after they had listened to earlier recordings on this reel 8/16/58"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tlingit language
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: War Dance Song (?)
Identifier(s): audio:7015; APSdigrec_1111; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 24
Description: "Song begins in middle- Mentasta Pete drumming; Bacille George, Oscar Craig, Jim McKinley dance with paper 'feathers'.... Explanation by Oscar Craig. This is a Yukon song. Bacille George says they are broadcasting from Copper Center."; Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Tanana River Song
Identifier(s): audio:7049; APSdigrec_1104; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 17
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest. Information identifying the song is missing from the collector's accompanying documentation. Available information gathered from recording itself.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Up-the-Line Song
Identifier(s): audio:6979; APSdigrec_1105; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 18
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest. Information identifying the song is missing from the collector's accompanying documentation. Available information gathered from recording itself.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language
Date: 1954-08-05

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: Tlingit Song
Identifier(s): audio:7067; APSdigrec_1114; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 02
Description: Recorded at Tazlina Song Fest.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit language
Date: 1954-08-05

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