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Title: The Song of the Beaver Hat [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_3763; local: 07; local: 04
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
Date: 1950-06-22

Title: The Song of the Beaver Hat [2 of 2]
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_3764; local: 07; local: 05
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
Date: 1950-06-22

Title: The Song of the Raven Hat
Identifier(s): local: APSdigrec_3762; local: 07; local: 03
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
Date: 1950-06-21

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: Big Jim's Tlingit Song
Identifier(s): audio:7056; local: APSdigrec_1176; local: 10; local: 30
Description: "This is her father's song. He hears bad luck like thunder inside. He hears it that time he start the song. His wife gonna die, his daughter's dead, and his son's wife's dead. Three die in one day. Quick sick. It was at Dalton Post, before the white men came. He heard it (the portent?) down the Alsek at a hil, Sheep Hat, near nuqa-ik."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
Subject: Indians of North America--Yukon--Music; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Music
Date: 1954-08-31

Title: Tlingit Song to dakl'awedi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:7041; local: APSdigrec_1172; local: 10; local: 26
Description: "The song is sung by a Wolf man to Crow girl, nIsAdi-yAtx'i."; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
Subject: Indians of North America--Yukon--Music; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Music
Date: 1954-08-31

Title: Tlingit Song to tlukwaxAdi-yAtx'i
Identifier(s): audio:6985; local: APSdigrec_1173; local: 10; local: 27
Description: "Words mean: 'When I die, I'm gonna come back, shake your hand.'"; Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.
Subject: Indians of North America--Yukon--Music; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Music
Date: 1954-08-31

Title: Douglas and Mary Anne Billum, both formerly of Chitina
Identifier(s): audio:7860; APSdigrec_1192; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 01
Description: "1. Mary Ann drums, both sing a Tlingit song. 2. Ground Squirrel song, to bring good weatheer. 'Southweather clear all around I see'. Song is interrupted. 3. Second Groundsquirrel Song for good weather, follows without a break: 'tcisle, 'duya'ya'....' 4. Tlingit song. 'Ali......'"; Tlingit song -- Ground Squirrel song -- Second Ground Squirrel song -- Tlingit 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; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Tlingit language; Tlingit Indians--Music
Date: 1958-07-28

Title: Tlingit Love Song
Identifier(s): audio:7859; APSdigrec_1336; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 44
Description: "(Beginning was missed.) ... 100, 200 yrs. old.... 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; Tlingit Indians--Music; Love songs
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: Tlingit Drowning Song
Identifier(s): audio:7852; APSdigrec_1334; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 42
Description: "A sorry song from drowned people. (cf. Joe Goodlataw, Chitina, 1954 [APSdigrec_1094]). Chistochina people in 1960 identified this as a Chitina song, Eyak. They don't dance, but stand up and sway from side to side.... 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; Tlingit Indians--Music; Drowning victims
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: Sad Slow Song - "ho, hi" (Tlingit)
Identifier(s): audio:7865; APSdigrec_1333; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 41
Description: "Identified in 1960 as a song sung when people are resting at a potlatch.... 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 Indians--Music; Tlingit language; Potlatch--Alaska
Date: 1958-08-16

Title: Funny Story Song
Identifier(s): audio:7894; APSdigrec_1330; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 38
Description: "The words are in both Tlingit and English. (Mean ??: "I don't thank you. You give me a funny story. Not a funny story....? I believe that all right. You been Cook's Inlet (or Klukshu?)" - deL's translation. Chistochina and Mentasta people in 1960 said this song would be sung when resting from dancing at a potlatch."; "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 Indians--Music; Tlingit language; Potlatch--Alaska
Date: 1958-08-16