"Jessie Allen explained: This song was composed (?) by Harry Joe's mother's mother's brother, a Crow man. It's a sorry song for the d as. [sic] He feels bad and is calling for something. People were hunting sheep on top of the mountain. Sit down and think about girl friend (father's sister and cross-cousin). She explained that she was singing the song for Harry Joe because he didn't know it."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
"This is a Wolf moiety song. It was composed by a half-breed boy, John Brown (or Broon), Charley's brother, from Champagne, on the occasion of a big potlatch at Bee Lake, to which the original words of the song refer. It was sung to us when we were walking to Dalton Post."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
"Words mean: 'My uncle, I don't know where you stay now' like a love song.... When you leave here I gonna be sorry."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
audio:7081; APSdigrec_1071; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 15
Description
A song supposed to be several hundred years old that is sung when people have successfully passed down the Alsek River under the glaciers.; The words of the song in "Athabaskan," mostly like Southern Tutchone.
audio:7682; APSdigrec_1554; Recording Number: 22; Program Number: 06
Description
Song is identified as coming from the Yukon, though the language of song is unclear from collector documetation. Most likely Southern Tutchone, perhaps Han.
"Words of song: titl'akwAdzEn' kwAdr'.li' dzEn'ada tEdzEnikwana. A lady get story from her boy friend. She feel sorry for her boyfriend. 'When I hear that story, I feel sorry.' She feel sick about it. She's dead. This is a Wolf song. The composer (? or singer?) was Susie, married to Nelson at one time. Her name was `ntcInulyan`."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
Recording ends with identification of this song and the previously recorded song. See Related Recording.; Collector identifies words of song as being Athabascan and having been given by Indians at Klukshu to cInkuqedi. The specific Athabascan language is not identified. Most likely Southern Tutchone.
