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Title: Jenny Jack's Own song, to kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6953; APSdigrec_1058; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 02
Description: "This song was composed in 1939 when George Bremner, her husband's nephew, was drowned in Ankaw."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-10

Title: Thunder Blanket Song, cInkuqedi
Identifier(s): audio:6957; APSdigrec_1052; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 14
Description: "Mrs. C. Johnson introduces the song in Tlingit. It was composed before her mother was born.... Only one stanza is sung. Mrs. C.J. didn't want to record the second."; Song identified by Frederica de Laguna at the end of the subsequently recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to teqwedi-yAtx'i, yAnyedi-yAtx'i, and cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6960; APSdigrec_1047; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 09
Description: "[Song] was composed in 1942 when her first husband died, and she had to go to Juneau for an operation. The secord verse is addresed to Maggy Harry who was also undergoing an operation." Recording ends with identification song and previously recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-29

Title: Dry Bay George's Song, to gIneX-qwan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7004; APSdigrec_1074; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 18
Description: "This was composed by tlIngit-ani-kina, the brother of Dry Bay Chief George."; Recording cuts off before completion of program.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-17

Title: F de L's Tlingit song
Identifier(s): audio:6940; APSdigrec_1038; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 03
Description: Song composed by Frederica de Laguna, with help from native consultants, inspiried by the song of the golden-crowned sparrow.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-21

Title: Fanny William's Song; to tl'uknaXadi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6948; APSdigrec_1023; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 07
Description: "Louise Peterson introduces the song. It is said to have been composed in Sitka, and later introduced to Yakutat about 1916. Louise's 'cousin' Fanny Williams sang the song a few hours before she died."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-16

Title: B.A. Jack's Song
Identifier(s): audio:6956; APSdigrec_1059; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 03
Description: A song composed by B A Jack when he was lonesome on a hunting trip near Mt. St. Elias. He gave her the song when he died. He died about 1948. The song was composed about 1909. The song is explained by Sarah Williams in Tlingit.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-10

Title: Seltin's Marriage Song
Identifier(s): audio:6928; local: APSdigrec_1018; local: 03; local: 02
Description: Introduction in Tlingit. Words to song in Tsimshian.
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Marriage
Date: 1954-03-27

Title: Song to FdeLaguna
Identifier(s): audio:6933; APSdigrec_1056; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 18
Description: "Mrs. Chester Johnson sings 1 stanza, just composed by herself, to an old tune, addressed to FdeL; to tcicqedi-yAtx'i."; Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de Laguna.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i and teqwedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6969; APSdigrec_1046; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 08
Description: "[Song] was composed when her first husband, Clarence Peterson, died."; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-29

Title: Frank Italio's Song for the First Mrs. Frank Dick; to cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i and kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7047; APSdigrec_1073; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 17
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-17

Title: Kitty Martin's Song; to tl'uknaXAdi-yAtx'i and gIneXqwan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6963; APSdigrec_1040; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 02
Description: "The song was composed by Kitty Martin, sister of Louise Peterson & Mary Thomas, just before her death in 1920. It is addressed--at least the 2 first verses are--to Sheldon James Sr., with whome she was kin love, but who married another woman."; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-25

Title: Maggy Harry's Father's Song, to teqwedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6959; APSdigrec_1051; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 13
Description: "Maggy Harry introduces her father's song. It was composed in 1892 to her mother. 'He was dying when he sang that song.'"; Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de Laguna.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-05-27

Title: Copper River Dance Song
Identifier(s): audio:6964; APSdigrec_1037; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 02
Description: Song followed by explanation. Song is used by the kwack'qwan.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-03-29

Title: Kardeetoo's Song about diyagnuagt
Identifier(s): audio:6966; APSdigrec_1041; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 03
Description: "The song was composed by Kardeetoo when he built Bear Paw House at Lost River, about 1918. He mourns his dead uncles at diyagunaEt on Lost River."; Recording identified by Frederica de Laguna at end of subsequent recording. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-04-25

Title: Song for Murrelet Staff, wuckiten sib
Identifier(s): audio:6990; APSdigrec_1075; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 04
Description: "Mrs. Chester Johnson introduces the song in Tlingit. It is a sad song belonging to the sib of her father's father's father's father, and is probably very old."; Recording concludes with identification of the song by Frederica de Laguna.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music
Date: 1954-06-10

Title: Identification of recording by F de Laguna
Identifier(s): audio:6868; APSdigrec_0621; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 04
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska
Date: 1952-09-09

Title: Identification of recording
Identifier(s): audio:6859; APSdigrec_0609; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 11
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska
Date: 1952-07-30

Title: Song composed by Jimmy Jackson for sanAX-tla; to kagwantan-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7064; APSdigrec_1083; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 12
Description: "Jenny Jack introduces the song in Tlingit, beginning 'aX cAtX...' The song was composed by Jimmy Jackson to comfort Jenny's cousin , sanAX-tla, when she was beaten up by her husband for getting into trouble with Tom John's older brother, kUXt'itc. Maggy says: 'We gonna help her.'"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Family violence--Alaska
Date: 1954-05-27

Title: Song of the Slave, gucdutin
Identifier(s): audio:6972; APSdigrec_1049; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 11
Description: "Minnie introduces the song in Tlingit. It was composed by her mother's father's slave, gocdutin. He gave his master's sib, the teqwedi, the song and the face-paint pattern he used when he escaped. Cf. Swanton Song 68."; Recording ends with identification song and previously recorded song. See Related Recording.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Indian slaves--Alaska
Date: 1954-04-07