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Title: Northway Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7898; local: APSdigrec_1308; local: 07; local: 16;
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: 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: Give me a Drink - Up-the-line, Tanacross, Song
Identifier(s): audio:7896; APSdigrec_1337; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 45
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; Tanacross language; Drinking songs--Alaska
Date: 1958-08-28

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: Good-By Song:; Copper Center Singing
Identifier(s): audio:7866; local: APSdigrec_1316; local: 07; local: 24;
Description: "Good-By Song (ref. to Santa Claus ?) 'We see him back again. God bless you. I wish I see you again.' Way Up-the-line talk."; ;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Christmas music;
Date: 1954-08-15

Title: Up-the-Line Song from Dawson
Identifier(s): audio:7901; APSdigrec_1332; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 40
Description: "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.... Jim McKinley announced: 'We are going to sing about our two sisters (CMcC & FdeL). We're going to see them again.'"
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; Han language
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: Andy Brown's Father's Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7868; APSdigrec_1347; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 09
Description: "Composed by Charley, nAltcina man - bai' dEna' t'a' - 'shine white father'."
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: 1958-08-30

Title: Andrew Isaac's sorry song for his son
Identifier(s): audio:7542; APSdigrec_1429; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 03
Description: Song was composed at Tanacross in 1966 or 1967.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Tanana Indians--Music; Upper Tanana language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-07-25

Title: Andy Wood's Sorry Song for his father after his mother's death, 1919
Identifier(s): audio:7641; APSdigrec_1511; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 05
Description: Part of an imaginary potlatch held at Copper Center. Part 2 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; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-08-15

Title: Song for Sushana Potlatch, by Bill Justin, Joe Justin and Jack John Justin's father, 1916 (happy song?)
Identifier(s): audio:7692; APSdigrec_1559; Recording Number: 22; 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; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Potlatch--Alaska
Date: 1968-08-22

Title: Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7014; APSdigrec_1116; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 04
Description: "Introduction by Oscar Craig. This is an old-fashioned love song, of the type composed and sung by a person of either sex who is worried about absent sweet-heart. The words mean: 'I want to see you.' 'You look good to me.' 'I see you standing and I would like to see you' - according to different informants. It was supposedly sung by Tenos Jack to Lotti Carlsen, and he was assisted by the entire group. No drum. Feet tap... Oscar Craig explains love-song. It is addressed to s'ude 'my cross-cousin' - who he calls 'second cousin.'"; 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; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Love songs; Ahtena language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Mrs. McKinley George's Sorry Song for her Daughter, 1925
Identifier(s): audio:7676; APSdigrec_1518; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 12
Description: Part of an imaginary potlatch held at Copper Center. Part 9 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; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-08-15

Title: Tetlin or Tanacross Song
Identifier(s): audio:7018; APSdigrec_1120; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 08
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; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Tanacross language
Date: 1954-08-05

Title: Jim Sinyone's Sorry Song for his Father's Brother:;
Identifier(s): audio:7089; local: APSdigrec_1157; local: 10; local: 11;
Description: "Jim Sinyone introduces the song. His is from Gulkana. The song is for his father's brother, Suslotna Charley, who died in 1942."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Potlatch given for Chief Luke, Chief Peter, and Roosevelt Titus by Jimmy Joe, Titus David, and Emma Titus [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:7637; APSdigrec_1753; Recording Number: 27; Program Number: 02
Description: This potlatch was recorded in Tetlin, Alaska by Jimmy Joe. Copies of the recording were later given to Frederica de Laguna. A detailed list of the songs performed has not been located among the collector's documentation. Given the location of the recording, a significant portion of the songs are likely in the Upper Tanana language. Performance may include songs in languages of other nearby communities, though specific linguistic information is not available in the collector's documentation.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Upper Tanana language; Tanana Indians--Music; Tanana Indians--Social life and customs; Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Potlatch--Alaska
Date: 1963-11-29

Title: Tenas Waski (Prohibition Song)
Identifier(s): audio:7714; APSdigrec_1570; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 22
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; Drinking songs; Prohibition--Songs and music
Date: 1968-08-22

Title: Lucy's daddy's song for Adam's son
Identifier(s): audio:7596; APSdigrec_1443; Recording Number: 11; Program Number: 17
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Tanana Indians--Music; Upper Tanana language; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-07-26

Title: Mentasta Sam's Sorry Song for Mentasta Chief John, 1918 (his older brother)
Identifier(s): audio:7648; APSdigrec_1510; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 04
Description: Part of an imaginary potlatch held at Copper Center. Part 1 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; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska
Date: 1968-08-15

Title: Andy Brown imitates calico tug-of-war
Identifier(s): audio:7659; APSdigrec_1521; Recording Number: 19; Program Number: 15
Description: Part of an imaginary potlatch held at Copper Center. Part 12 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; Tug of war (Game)
Date: 1968-08-15

Title: Up-the-Line Song
Identifier(s): audio:7037; APSdigrec_1125; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 13
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; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena dance
Date: 1954-08-05