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Title: First Creator and Boys with a Robe (Part I)
Identifier(s): audio:4811; APSdigrec_0735; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 05
Description: English and Mandan given by Mrs. Otter Sage. Hidatsa given by Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 66, program 5.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Mandan language; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa mythology; Mandan mythology; Creation--Mythology
Date: 1969

Title: Packs Antelope Myth
Identifier(s): audio:4810; APSdigrec_0738; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 08
Description: English and Mandan given by Mrs. Otter Sage. Hidatsa given by Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 66, program 8.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History
Date: 1969

Title: Old Woman Who Never Dies
Identifier(s): audio:4935; APSdigrec_0784; Recording Number: 16; Program Number: 14
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 45, program 1.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Older women--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Marriages in Area Little Missouri to Red Buttes
Identifier(s): audio:4826; APSdigrec_0723; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 03
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 64, program 3.Predominantly in English, with some miscellaneous terms in Hidatsa and Mandan. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Hidatsa Indians--History; Mandan Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Mandan Indians--Social life and customs; Fort Berthold Indian Reservation (N.D.); Married people
Date: 1969

Title: Shell Robe Bundle History [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:4874; APSdigrec_0764; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 10
Description: English and Mandan given by Mrs. Otter Sage. Hidatsa given by Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 63, program 10.Collector's documentation indicates that a Mandan-English version of this story was given by Otter Sage, but this version cannot be found on the tape transferred from the collector's master tape.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Mandan Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1969

Title: Waterbuster Skull Bundle Myth [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:4915; APSdigrec_0788; Recording Number: 17; Program Number: 03
Description: Story originally told to Alfred W. Bowers by Wolf Chief; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 47, program 2. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa mythology
Date: 1969

Title: Dogs that Talk
Identifier(s): audio:4748; APSdigrec_0681; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 08
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 61, program 8.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Creation--Mythology; Hidatsa mythology; Mandan mythology; Mandan language; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Dogs--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Crows Heart Autobiography
Identifier(s): audio:4858; APSdigrec_0755; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 06
Description: The autobiographical text was collected by Alfred W. Bowers from Crows Heart, a Mandan, in 1947. The recording consists of the English version of the text being read in short chunks by Alfred W. Bowers, followed by free translations into Mandan, then Hidatsa, by Crows Heart's daughter, Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 26, program 2. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Autobiography; Mandan Indians--Biography; Mandan Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--History; Mandan Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Crow’s Heart; narrative
Date: 1969-07

Title: Crows Heart Autobiography
Identifier(s): audio:4875; APSdigrec_0766; Recording Number: 14; Program Number: 06
Description: The autobiographical text was collected by Alfred W. Bowers from Crows Heart, a Mandan, in 1947. The recording consists of the English version of the text being read in short chunks by Alfred W. Bowers, followed by free translations into Mandan, then Hidatsa, by Crows Heart's daughter, Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 34, program 1. Begins at page 232 of original text. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Autobiography; Mandan Indians--Biography; Mandan Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--History; Mandan Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Crow’s Heart; narrative
Date: 1969-08

Title: Crows Heart Autobiography
Identifier(s): audio:4764; APSdigrec_0684; Recording Number: 12; Program Number: 01
Description: The autobiographical text was collected by Alfred W. Bowers from Crows Heart, a Mandan, in 1947. The recording consists of the English version of the text being read in short chunks by Alfred W. Bowers, followed by free translations into Mandan, then Hidatsa, by Crows Heart's daughter, Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 18, program 1. Begins at page 86 of original text. At 01:45:13 recording unaccountably jumps to different recording session with Alfred Bowers giving English, Otter Sage giving Mandan, and Annie Crows Heart Eagle giving Hidatsa. Content most likely also from Crows Heart Autobiography. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Autobiography; Mandan Indians--Biography; Mandan Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--History; Mandan Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Crow’s Heart; narrative
Date: 1969-07-23

Title: The Foolish One
Identifier(s): audio:4865; APSdigrec_0759; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 05
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 63, program 5.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Mandan Indians--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Myth of the Ringworm
Identifier(s): audio:4788; APSdigrec_0702; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 09
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 65, program 7.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Ringworm
Date: 1969

Title: First Creator and his Mother-in-law
Identifier(s): audio:4756; APSdigrec_0675; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 02
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 61, program 2.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Creation--Mythology; Hidatsa mythology; Mandan mythology; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Marriage--Folklore; Mothers-in-law--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Two Men and Old Woman Never Dies; Myth of Snake in River Ceremony
Identifier(s): audio:4856; APSdigrec_0753; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 01
Description: Identified as two stories in collector's documentation, though the stories blend into each other and there is no discernible break between the stories on the recording.; Begins with English and Hidatsa given by Annie Crows Heart Eagle, with Mandan given by Mrs. Otter Sage. At approximately 40:00, Annie Crows Heart Eagle forgets how the story continues, so the sequence is switched to English and Mandan given by Otter Sage, followed by Hidatsa by Annie Crows Heart Eagle. Frequent interruptions. Story is interrupted by an unidentified speaker for about 1.5 minutes, starting at 22:30.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 62, program 1.Version given on Related Recording by Otter Sage is the same story despite alternate title.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Older women--Folklore; Quests (Expeditions)--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Personalities of household and neighborhood; death of relatives; allotments
Identifier(s): audio:4701; APSdigrec_0637; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 03
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 56, program 3.The Hidatsa language and people are identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself they are sometimes referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Indians of North America--North Dakota--History; Hidatsa Indians--History; Mandan Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Mandan Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Government relations; Mandan Indians--Government relations; Hidatsa Indians--Domestic life; Mandan Indians--Domestic life; Hidatsa Indians--Land tenure; Mandan Indians--Land tenure
Date: 1969

Title: Ringworm
Identifier(s): audio:4765; APSdigrec_0683; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 10
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 61, program 10.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Ringworm
Date: 1969

Title: First Creator and the Children
Identifier(s): audio:4830; APSdigrec_0722; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 02
Description: English and Mandan given by Mrs. Otter Sage. Hidatsa given by Annie Crows Heart Eagle.; Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 64, program 2.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Creation--Mythology; Mandan Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa mythology; Mandan mythology; Children--Folklore
Date: 1969

Title: Continues myth Strong Jaw to Walks at Night; Wolf Woman Ceremony
Identifier(s): audio:4926; APSdigrec_0781; Recording Number: 16; Program Number: 11
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 44B, program 1. Continuation of story begun on APSdigrec_0781.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Indians of North America--North Dakota; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1969

Title: Wolf Ceremony myths of Wolf Woman and Strong Jaw (to pg 415)
Identifier(s): audio:4925; APSdigrec_0780; Recording Number: 16; Program Number: 10
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 43A, program 3. Story is continued on APSdigrec_0781.The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Atsina language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Indians of North America--North Dakota; Hidatsa Indians--Folklore; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs; Hidatsa Indians--Rites and ceremonies; Wolves--Mythology
Date: 1969

Title: Conversation about Crow Flies High
Identifier(s): audio:4766; APSdigrec_0687; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 14
Description: Copied by collector from his original tapes. This is the collector's original tape 61, program 14. The Hidatsa language is identified as such in the recording's accompanying documentation, but on the recording itself it is referred to by one of its alternate names, "Gros Ventre." This Gros Ventre is not to be confused with the Arapahoan language of the same name.
Source: Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan-Hidatsa ethnohistory and linguistics, Fort Berthold Reservation, 1967-1969. (Mss.Rec.81);
Subject: Hidatsa Indians--History; Hidatsa Indians--Social life and customs
Date: 1969