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Title: Tlingit Worry Song
Identifier(s): audio:7039; APSdigrec_1094; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 07
Description: "It came from SE Alaska, and was sung at potlatch for Joe's grandfather who drowned in the Copper River near Miles and Childs Glaciers. His grandmother used to sing it. It was also sung by his brother at the potlatch for the latter's wife who died in childbirth."; 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: Potlatch--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit language; Drowning victims; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-07-13

Title: Jumping Dance Song
Identifier(s): audio:7671; APSdigrec_1520; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 14
Description: Part of an imaginary potlatch held at Copper Center. Part 11 of 24.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Potlatch--Alaska; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Date: 1968-08-15

Title: Snatch of TcElali Drinking Song
Identifier(s): audio:7709; APSdigrec_1571; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 23
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Drinking songs
Date: 1968-08-22

Title: Tenas Waski song
Identifier(s): audio:7485; APSdigrec_1381; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 07
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Tlingit language
Date: 1968-07-19

Title: Jim McKinley's Sorry Song for Oscar Craig, 1967
Identifier(s): audio:7624; APSdigrec_1498; Recording Number: 15; Program Number: 03
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language
Date: 1968-08-03

Title: Joe Goodlataw's "Grandfather's" (mother's father's brother's) Sorry Song for Joe's great(?) grandfather who drowned. TurAl. "ayo heye hey hayo hayu"
Identifier(s): audio:7707; APSdigrec_1581; Recording Number: 23; Program Number: 08
Description: Recording begins with introduction to recording session by Frederica de Laguna.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-08-24

Title: Introduction by FdeL
Identifier(s): audio:6999; APSdigrec_1147; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 01
Description: Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.
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
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7891; APSdigrec_1321; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 29
Description: "Jim McKinley and Martha Jackson thought this was a Love song from Dawson - possibly made up by Mentasta Pete's nephew. Supposedly it was answered by the next 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; Han language; Love songs
Date: 1958-08-15

Title: Just drumming
Identifier(s): audio:7574; APSdigrec_1483; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 13
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language
Date: 1968-08-08

Title: Up-the-Line Dance Song (with drum)
Identifier(s): audio:7886; APSdigrec_1345; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 07
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
Date: 1958-08-30

Title: Tlingit Song: "he he ie ye eya"
Identifier(s): audio:7689; APSdigrec_1551; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 03
Description: Singing led by Martha Jackson.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Tlingit language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Date: 1968-08-22

Title: Kodiak Song, brought by TAltsina
Identifier(s): audio:7530; APSdigrec_1410; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 08
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Dena'ina language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Date: 1968-07-21

Title: HaiyuwE Song
Identifier(s): audio:6813; APSdigrec_1649; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 02
Description: Song is repeated due to loudness of drums on first take.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-11

Title: Sourdough Gene's Love Song "ha 'engi ye da 'ni hi"
Identifier(s): audio:7740; APSdigrec_1589; Recording Number: 23; Program Number: 16
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Love songs
Date: 1968-08-29

Title: Tlingit Song: "tci dei gu ba"
Identifier(s): audio:7690; APSdigrec_1552; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 04
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Tlingit language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music
Date: 1968-08-22

Title: Old Copper River loving song
Identifier(s): audio:6822; APSdigrec_1650; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 03
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language; Love songs
Date: 1960-08-11

Title: Down-the-Line Dance Song
Identifier(s): audio:7576; APSdigrec_1479; Recording Number: 13; Program Number: 09
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Tlingit language
Date: 1968-07-28

Title: Banzanita Billy's Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7559; APSdigrec_1413; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 11
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Love songs
Date: 1968-07-21

Title: Camp Robber (Canada Jay)'s song, when one is going to kill a moose
Identifier(s): audio:7503; APSdigrec_1394; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 02
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language; Moose hunting; Hunting songs
Date: 1968-07-04

Title: tcElali song
Identifier(s): audio:6819; APSdigrec_1652; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 05
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1960. (Mss.Rec.41);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Music; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena language
Date: 1960-08-11