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Title: Tanacross Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7061; local: APSdigrec_1136; local: 09; local: 24;
Description: "This is a Tanacross song, belonging to Big Frank, a wUdjicyu man, now dead. It is a sorry song. Some one else said it was a dance song."; 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

Title: Tanacross Dance Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7040; local: APSdigrec_1162; local: 10; local: 16;
Description: Song was composed in 1916. 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; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Love Song to Dick Ewan, by Maggy Joe & Kate Sanford:;
Identifier(s): audio:6980; local: APSdigrec_1159; local: 10; local: 13;
Description: "The song was composed that afternoon, on a trip to Gulkana. Dick Ewan is the cross-cousin, sudE', of the two sisters."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Love songs;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Tanana River Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7042; local: APSdigrec_1155; local: 10; local: 09;
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: Tanana Crossing Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7055; local: APSdigrec_1149; local: 10; local: 03;
Description: Introduction by Long Lucy John.; 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: Northway "Muskrat" Drinking Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:6994; local: APSdigrec_1144; local: 09; local: 32;
Description: "Bill Joe introduces the song. It was composed by Titus John, former husband of Lucy (Albert??). 'When I'm drunk I act like a muskrat, go around collecting grass.' There is also said to be a reference to an outboard motor on a lake."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Drinking songs--Alaska; Muskrat;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Tanacross Dance Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7080; local: APSdigrec_1163; local: 10; local: 17;
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; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Up-the-Line Dance Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7013; local: APSdigrec_1142; local: 09; local: 30;
Description: "Ralf Sanford: 'Another one from Tanacross.' Harry Frank: 'From Nabesna River.' Others mention Northway, Tanacross, Tatlin."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Dance; Tanacross language; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Santa Claus Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7050; local: APSdigrec_1139; local: 09; local: 27;
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; Christmas music; Santa Claus--Songs and music;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: SaRani gai (Crow) & nAlbei (Seagull) Song:;
Identifier(s): audio:7022; local: APSdigrec_1140; local: 09; local: 28;
Description: "[Song] is said to be about Crow and Seagull who ate too much at a potlatch."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Northway Gospel Hymn "Let it Shine":;
Identifier(s): audio:7079; local: APSdigrec_1164; local: 10; local: 18;
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--Religion; Upper Tanana language; Hymns;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Northway War Dance:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7907; local: APSdigrec_1194; local: 07; local: 02;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Old Up-the-Line Worry Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7887; local: APSdigrec_1317; local: 07; local: 25;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Up-the-line song from Canada, about the swans leaving in the fall time:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7876; local: APSdigrec_1202; local: 07; local: 10;
Description: "Beginning missed because of phone conversation in the hall. (Bacille George 8/28/58) called this a 'Happy New Year Song' from Up-the-line)."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language; Swans;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Up-the-Line Dance:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7904; local: APSdigrec_1314; local: 07; local: 22;
Description: "(aiqat nil nAk -'tired, I quite half-way' can be heard."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Steven Northway's Christmas Tree mourning song for his wife:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7881; local: APSdigrec_1201; local: 07; local: 09;
Description: "(Made about 1954). 'Pity me, Christmas Tree.'"; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Christmas trees--Songs and music;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Northway Song (possibly Tanacross):; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7906; local: APSdigrec_1311; local: 07; local: 19;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Upper Tanana language; Tanacross language;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Dance Song with slow tempo:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7893; local: APSdigrec_1309; local: 07; local: 17;
Description: A dance song identified as having a slow tempo. 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: Eyak song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7861; local: APSdigrec_1198; local: 07; local: 06;
Description: ; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Eyak language; Eyak Indians--Music;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Tanacross Song for Christmas Day and New Year's Day:;
Identifier(s): audio:7046; local: APSdigrec_1138; local: 09; local: 26;
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; Christmas music; New Year music;
Date: 1954-08-20