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Title: Martha tells story of her life (redacted)
Identifier(s): audio:24563; local: APSdigrec_1395; local: 06; local: 03
Description: This version has been edited to remove the final 20 minutes of the original recording session, which pertain to restricted culturally sensitive information.
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs
Date: 1968-07-12

Title: Elizabeth imitates crooning to a baby; deL imitates baby's cries
Identifier(s): audio:7504; APSdigrec_1398; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 03
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Infants--Care
Date: 1968-07-15

Title: Interview with Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7844; APSdigrec_1180; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 01
Description: Largely concerns kinship terms.; Part 3 of 5.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Identification of recording
Identifier(s): audio:7863; APSdigrec_1319; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 27
Description: Provides identification information for subsequent recordings on reel [APSdigrec_1320 - APSdigrec_1336].
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
Date: 1958

Title: Tobacco All Gone (with drum)
Identifier(s): audio:7890; APSdigrec_1342; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 04
Description: "Composed by Tenos Charley, a nAltcina man (not the present man of that name living in Copper Center), in 1901-02."
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; Tobacco
Date: 1958-08-30

Title: Frank Charley's Sorry Song for his Brother:;
Identifier(s): audio:7033; local: APSdigrec_1156; local: 10; local: 10;
Description: "Translation by Bill Joe. The song was composed by Frank Charley for his brother who died up Suslotna River. It was sung at a potlatch for him. It makes Frank feel good when he sing that song."; Recorded at Chistochina Song Fest.;
Subject: Indians of North America--Alaska--Music; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs;
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Interview and songs with Andy Brown
Identifier(s): audio:7556; APSdigrec_1402; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 01
Description: An interview in which several songs are sung and explained.; - 1. Tells about "Funny Story, Cook's Inlet" and sings the song. Records two Eyak phrases. - 2. Tlingit Song for resting- 3. Another Tlingit Resting Song.- 4. Tenas Waski, 1917 - Prohibition in Alaska- 5. Tlingit song without words- 6. "Funny Story" song again.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Eyak language; Tlingit language; Ahtena Indians--Music; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; singing
Date: 1968-07-20

Title: Introduction by FdeL
Identifier(s): audio:7002; APSdigrec_1130; Recording Number: 09; Program Number: 18
Description: Recorded at Chistochina 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
Date: 1954-08-20

Title: Identification of recording
Identifier(s): audio:7897; APSdigrec_1318; Recording Number: 07; Program Number: 26
Description: "The recording of songs 1-12 [APSdigrec_1193 - APSdigrec_1202, APSdigrec_1303 - APSdigrec_1304] was made in the Alaska Native Brotherhood Hall, after a political meeting, at which Bruce Kendall of Valdez spoke of Statehood. The meeting was attended by men and women from Copper Center, Gulkana, and Chistochina. About 20 men and 10 women at the most joined in the singing. These included Jim McKinley and Oscar Craig of Copper Center, and Bill Joe and Ralph Sanford of Chistochina. Markle Ewan and two others were from Gulkana. The recording was interrupted by the failure of the power plant. Songs 13-25 [APSdigrec_1305 - APSdigrec_1317] and Side 2, songs 1-9 [APSdigrec_1319 - APSdigrec_1327], were recorded at our cabin, where we managed to get 13 Indians from Chistochina and Gulkana."; Identification at end of tape of prior songs recorded on that tape. (APSdigrec_1193 - APSdigrec_1202, APSdigrec_1303 - APSdigrec_1317)
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
Date: 1954

Title: Interview with Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7847; APSdigrec_1178; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 01
Description: Largely concerns kinship terms.; Part 1 of 5.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Introduction by FdeL
Identifier(s): audio:6999; APSdigrec_1147; Recording Number: 10; Program Number: 01
Description: Recorded at Chistochina 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
Date: 1954-08-22

Title: Up-the-Line Dance Song (with drum)
Identifier(s): audio:7886; APSdigrec_1345; Recording Number: 08; Program Number: 07
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
Date: 1958-08-30

Title: Interview with Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7846; APSdigrec_1179; Recording Number: 01; Program Number: 02
Description: Largely concerns kinship terms.; Part 2 of 5.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Arthur and Martha Jackson, kin terms
Identifier(s): audio:7843; APSdigrec_1184; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 01
Description: At beginning of recording the date is misidentified as 1954.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; Ahtena language; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Long interview with old Douglas Billum, formerly of Chitina [1 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:7884; APSdigrec_1190; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 01
Description: Narratives interspersed with snatches of song.; Recording runs slightly fast.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music
Date: 1958-07-26

Title: Long interview with old Douglas Billum, formerly of Chitina [2 of 2]
Identifier(s): audio:7871; APSdigrec_1191; Recording Number: 05; Program Number: 02
Description: Narratives interspersed with snatches of song.; Recording runs slightly fast.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music
Date: 1958-07-26

Title: Interview with Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7841; APSdigrec_1181; Recording Number: 02; Program Number: 02
Description: Largely concerns kinship terms.; Part 4 of 5.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Interview with Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7848; APSdigrec_1182; Recording Number: 03; Program Number: 01
Description: Largely concerns kinship terms.; Part 5 of 5.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Anthropological linguistics; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Kinship; anthropological_linguistics
Date: 1958-07-11

Title: Martha tells story of her life
Identifier(s): audio:7507; APSdigrec_1395; Recording Number: 06; Program Number: 03
Description: - Big Stickwan's Sleep Doctor Song: "Way down. North I get man." (repeated once)- Song 2: Big Stickwan's "New People Come to Us"- Song 3: Big Stickwan's Maybe God way."- Song 4: Gakona George's Sleep Doctor Song "Me, Bad Man"- Song 5: Gakona George's "Different Woman (I) Give to You" (repeated once)- Song 6: Gakona George's "Thunder is Far Off" (repeated once); 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.; Interview includes 6 shaman's songs.
Source: De Laguna, Frederica. Materials recorded at Copper Center, Alaska, 1968. (Mss.Rec.68);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Shamanism--Alaska
Date: 1968-07-12

Title: Martha Jackson
Identifier(s): audio:7839; APSdigrec_1186; Recording Number: 04; Program Number: 03
Description: "Martha Jackson recorded several sleep doctor's (shaman's) songs, requesting us not to play them around Copper Center or Chistochina."; "1. Martha Jackson repeated sARani yAngadi song, using a drum, but apparently started it differently. [See Related Recording.] -- 2. Christian Sleep Doctor Song, also used by Gakona George. (Martha used a drum.)"; 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, and McClellan, Catharine. Atna texts, etc., recorded in Copper Center, Alaska, 1958. (Mss.Rec.31);
Subject: Ahtena language; Ahtena Indians--Social life and customs; Ahtena Indians--Music; Shamanism--Alaska; Potlatch--Alaska; Ahtena Indians--Rites and ceremonies
Date: 1958-08-16