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Title: Indian Schottische or Caribou Dancing Song
Identifier(s): audio:7856; APSdigrec_1325; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 33
Description: "There is a double drum beat. It comes from Dawson. The dancers imitate caribou pawing through the snow for food. (Identified by Mentasta people)."
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: Tanacross Sorry Song
Identifier(s): audio:6825; APSdigrec_1664; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 10
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tanacross language
Date: 1960-08-27

Title: Engi Song
Identifier(s): audio:6823; APSdigrec_1680; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 07
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Taboo
Date: 1960-08-25

Title: Short song
Identifier(s): audio:6745; APSdigrec_1625; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 13
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-14

Title: Lake Song and Gunho Song
Identifier(s): audio:6778; APSdigrec_1668; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 14
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena dance
Date: 1960-08-27

Title: Santa Claus Coming
Identifier(s): audio:6833; APSdigrec_1672; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 18
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Christmas music
Date: 1960-08-27

Title: Chalali Whisky Song
Identifier(s): audio:7034; APSdigrec_1089; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 02
Description: A dancing song, to which men and women dance in a circle. May come from Copper Center. Words mean, 'Put the whisky in the cup.'; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequently recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Whiskey; Drinking songs--Alaska; Ahtena dance
Date: 1954-07-12

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: Third Dasnei (Cook Inlet) song
Identifier(s): audio:6815; APSdigrec_1695; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 22
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Dena'ina language
Date: 1960-08-25

Title: Song about a lady who lost a baby
Identifier(s): audio:7003; APSdigrec_1108; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 21
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; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1954-08-05

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: Douglas and Mary Anne Billum, both formerly of Chitina
Identifier(s): audio:7860; APSdigrec_1192; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 01
Description: "1. Mary Ann drums, both sing a Tlingit song. 2. Ground Squirrel song, to bring good weatheer. 'Southweather clear all around I see'. Song is interrupted. 3. Second Groundsquirrel Song for good weather, follows without a break: 'tcisle, 'duya'ya'....' 4. Tlingit song. 'Ali......'"; Tlingit song -- Ground Squirrel song -- Second Ground Squirrel song -- Tlingit song
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; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Music
Date: 1958-07-28

Title: Northern song
Identifier(s): audio:7472; APSdigrec_1350; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 02
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
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; Potlatch--Alaska; Ahtena language
Date: 1968-06-16

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: Identification of recording
Identifier(s): audio:7885; APSdigrec_1189; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 06
Description: Frederica de Laguna identifies contents of recordings on Reel 4. See Related Recordings.
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; Shamanism--Alaska; Potlatch--Alaska; Ahtena Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1958

Title: Tlingit Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7859; APSdigrec_1336; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 44
Description: "(Beginning was missed.) ... 100, 200 yrs. old.... 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; Tlingit Indians--Music; Love songs
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: Story of Bacille and the massacre of the Russian Expedition on the Upper Copper River [2 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:6808; APSdigrec_1645; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 02
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Alaska--History--1867-1959; Russians--Alaska--History--19th century; Massacres--Alaska--19th century; Ahtena Indians--History; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs
Date: 1960-08-01

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: Tlingit Song
Identifier(s): audio:6824; APSdigrec_1655; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 01
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Social life and customs; Tlingit language
Date: 1960-08-20