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Title: Shaman's Song
Identifier(s): audio:6925; APSdigrec_1014; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 14
Description: "This is a spirit song belonging to the shaman, gutcda, and refers to Xat-qwani, Fish-People Spirits."; This recording has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit Indians--Religion; Shamanism--Alaska
Date: 1954-05-07

Title: Shaman's Song
Identifier(s): audio:7035; APSdigrec_1066; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 10
Description: "Nick Milton speaks in Tlingit about the song. The spirits were the children of the Sun and of a teqwedi woman whose relatives had all been killed in a war. These spirits came from SE Alaska but passed over all the other sibs. They came first to Xatgawet, a rich teqwedi shaman who lived on Knight Island, and were later inherited by t'ek'-ic who died in the 1880's."; Recording concludes with identification of the song by Frederica de Laguna. This recording has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit Indians--Religion; Shamanism--Alaska
Date: 1954-05-12

Title: kwack'qwan "National Song"
Identifier(s): audio:7052; local: APSdigrec_1082; local: 07; local: 11
Description: (1) Owl's Cry - before battle or facing death(2) Owl spirit song, belonging to the shamans, danAx-ic and ceq, Tsimshian words; This recording has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tsimshian language; Shamanism--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Religion
Date: 1954-05-27

Title: Shaman's Song
Identifier(s): audio:6929; APSdigrec_1015; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 15
Description: "This song is also one belonging to gutcda and refers to the Xat-qwani. Not sure that it is not another stanza of [previous] song."; This recording has been identified as potentially culturally sensitive. Remote access and reproduction is restricted. Please contact the Curator of Native American Materials for more information.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Tlingit and Yakutat songs, etc., 1954. (Mss.Rec.30);
Subject: Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit Indians--Religion; Shamanism--Alaska
Date: 1954-05-07

Title: Teqwedi Walking Song
Identifier(s): audio:7010; APSdigrec_1063; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 07
Description: "[Song] has Tsimshian words, and was perhaps one obtained about 1900 from Tsimshian sea-otter hunters at Yakutat, because they were sorry they nearly started a fight with the Yakutat Tlingit over a disputed sea-otter. It is used when the teqwedi guests at a potlatch enter and leave the house to which they have been invited."; 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: Tsimshian language; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Tlingit Indians--History; Tsimshian Indians--History; Potlatch; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1954-05-12

Title: How Raven deceived the Sea Otters in order to get medicine (plants) from them
Identifier(s): audio:6858; APSdigrec_0595; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 05
Description: "Story lasts to 1:32, followed by song connected with the story, starting at 1:55. "Jack Reed (with banjo as drum), Charley White (who soon takes over as song leader), Jennie White and Minnie Johnson sing.... The song ends with the spoken words hutc eya ('that's all').... Final remarks by Charley White.... Identification of the two preceding songs by F. de Laguna."; De Laguna's closing comments also summarize prior recording, APSdigrec_0594.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Sea otter--Folklore; Raven (Legendary character)--Legends; Tlingit Indians--Medicine; Tlingit mythology
Date: 1952-06-21

Title: How the Russians gave whiskey to Raven
Identifier(s): audio:6854; APSdigrec_0593; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 03
Description: "Charley White tells the story in Tlingit of how the Russians gave whiskey to Raven. ([Around 2:20 mark] his foot can be heard tapping.) Story lasts [approx. 4 minutes]. Without a break, Charley White, Jack Reed (who beats banjo with ruler wrapped in cloth as a drum), Jennie White and Minnie Johnson sing the song referring to the story, which was composed by Dry Bay Chief George. Song from [approx 4:00 to 6:30]. Final remarks by Charley White."
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Folklore; Raven (Legendary character)--Legends; Whiskey; Russians--Alaska; Tlingit mythology
Date: 1952-06-21

Title: Explanation of Thunderbird Origin Story; Mourning song for go.snA'
Identifier(s): audio:6850; APSdigrec_0600; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 02
Description: "Frank explains Thunderbird Origin Story in Tlingit. At [approx. 2:45] Minnie Johnson urges Frank Italio to sing. Mourning soung for go.snA' with rapid beat of cane."; Correction made by collector on later recording that original identification of the language of the song--referred to as "yatqwan XEnaX (old people's language)"--was likely misidentified as Eyak and is instead likely to be "in some dialect of Athabaskan." Frank Italio also identified as "CAnkukedi (or dakAstina) 'Thunderbird Clan.')"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Thunderbird (Legendary character)--Legends; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Mourning customs--United States--Alaska; Tlingit mythology; Alsek River
Date: 1952-07-30

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Oct. 27
Identifier(s): text:65862
Description: Enclosing sketch of a copper from a museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts said to have been bought by Kwagu'ł from the Tsimshian. Asks for any information about it.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Oct. 27

Title: Explanation by F. de Laguna of the preceding songs and stories
Identifier(s): audio:6875; APSdigrec_0605; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 07
Description: "Correction is made that the language of the Thunderbird Origin Song...is probably in Athabaskan, not Eyak."
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: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Nov. 27
Identifier(s): text:65858
Description: Sending pages 2264-2290 on "rules of the beginning of the engagement." Will return sketch of copper once he receives information on language story should be written in. Explains more about mother's copper, its relation to son David's totem pole in Fort Rupert, and missing figures.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Nov. 27

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Nov. 14
Identifier(s): text:65844
Description: Sends a letter from Newcombe with more info about the copper.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Nov. 14

Title: Three Tsimshian songs
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_3765; local: 07; local: 06
Description: Originally recorded on wire spool, then transferred to open reel tape for the APS by the Library of Congress in 1970.
Subject: Tlingit Indians--Music; Tsimshian Indians--Music
Date: 1950-06-22

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: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1919 Jan. 6
Identifier(s): text:65607
Description: Received letters of December 16 and 23. Tells story of being brought before the old chiefs at the age of 19, was treated well by them and told that the wars between the Kwaguʼł and the Tongass (Tlingit) stopped after Hunt's mother came to Fort Rupert. Mother died 4 days ago. Also tells briefly of his father sāLan. Sending pages 1222-1231, two sets of 6 pages sent for review, and map of southeast arm of Quatsino Sound. Asks Boas to write spell words the same as he does to make information easier to read. Gives expenses for trip to G̱usgimukw to get information on map.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Gusgimukw; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1919 Jan. 6

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: Field notebook 1888 #2
Identifier(s): text:344134
Description: Includes vocabularies, texts, shorthand notes for Heiltsuk, Tlingit, Haida, Cowichan (Coast Salish), "Aht," Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth), Ntlakapamuk (Nlaka'pamux), Kootenai (Kutenai, Ktunaxa). NOTE: Pagination in online version may not reflect original order of pages, which have shifted through researcher use after the item was disbound.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942et al
Subject: British Columbia; Coast Salish Indians; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1888

Title: Hunt, George: To Boas. 1921 Nov. 12
Identifier(s): text:65853
Description: Received letter of October 27. Identifies copper as Tlingit. Image on the copper is of Hunt's mother's totem pole. Sending pages 2223-2263 "all about myself." Letter includes images of the copper.
Creator: Hunt, George
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Nov. 12

Title: Hunt, George: From Boas. 1921 Dec. 5
Identifier(s): text:65859
Description: Asks for story that belongs to the copper, how it got to Alert Bay, how it was bought and sold.
Creator: Boas, Franz, 1858-1942
Source: Franz Boas Papers (Mss.B.B61); http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B61-ead.xml
Subject: Kwakwaka'wakw; Kwakiutl Indians; Kwagu'ł; Tlingit Indians
Date: 1921 Dec. 5

Title: Love song to Teqweydi's and Kagwantan's Children
Identifier(s): audio:6856; APSdigrec_0604; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 06
Description: "This song was composed by Frank Italio. It is sung both by him and by Minnie Johnson. While singing and practicing, Frank became very jovial and held Minnie's hand in both of this. According to the unrecorded explanation, the song was originally composed in honor of Frank Italio's father, Kagwantan-yAdi, i.e. son of the Kagwantan, but the first verse was changed to make it a love song for Teqwedi's children, of whom Minnie herself is one."; Frank Italio also identified as "CAnkukedi (or dakAstina) 'Thunderbird Clan.')"
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Recordings at Yakutat, Alaska, 1952. (Mss.Rec.19);
Subject: Tlingit language; Indians of North America--Alaska; Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music; Children's songs
Date: 1952-07-30