1954-5 [Yakutat]
name: label: Collection Creator
content: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
label: Collection Creator
content: McClellan, Catharine
label: Collection Creator
content: Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
label: Collection Creator
content: Guédon, Marie Françoise
label: Collection Creator
content: Emmons, George Thornton
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content: Frederica de Laguna papers
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content: Frederica de Laguna papers / Series 12: Sound Recordings
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1954
container: label: Container
content: Reel 10
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
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content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 1. Mary Thomas

Song Fest-Yakutat

2. Minnie

Maggy Harry

Reel 5, Side 1 (full)

B.A. Jack's Song for 1931 ANB Convention in Yakutat

Mary Thomas 4/25/54

Song Fest No II 4/25/54

B. Kitty Martin's Song to tł'UknaXAdi-yAtx'I & gIneX-qwan-yAtx'i

Helen Bremner for Mary Thomas

C. Kardeetoo's Song about diyaguna'Et

Nick Milton & Mary Thomas, for Louise Peterson

D. Killerwhale Drum Song (second verse has wrong words)

Nick Milton & Olaf Abraham --Olaf speaks.

Helen Bremner Translates

E. Raven & Snipes

F. Raven & Mussels

Not transcribed --G. Max Italio's Song to tł'UknaXAdi-yAtx'I

Couldn't transcribe

H. Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to cAnuqedi-yAtx'I & teqwedi-yAtx'i

Mrs. C J 4/29/54

Mrs. Chester Johnson's Song to tewedi-yAtx'I, yAnyedi-yAtx'I, and cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i

Mrs. C J 4/29/54

Side 2 (full)

A. Incorrect version of the slave, gucdutin's Song --2 verses

B. Correct version of the above. Minnie Johnson 4/7/54

C. Blind Dave Dick's Song to teqwedi-yAtx'i

Minnie Johnson & Mrs. Chester Johnson 4/29/54

D. Maggy Harry's Father's Song --Maggy Harry 5/27/54

Not transcribed E. First verse of Thunderbanket Song --cAnkuqedi

Mrs. Chester Johnson (and Jenny White) 6/10/54

F. Two out of three verses of another Thunder Blanket Song. Mrs. C Johnson (& Jenny White) 6/10/54

G & H: Two shaman's songs with Tsimshian Words, belonging to Mrs. Chester Johnson's father's mother's father --(tłIngit 'ani 'Adi q'U yek) --qałaXetł & łtuneX'

Mrs. Chester Johnson 6/10/54 Old tune with new words by Mrs. Chester Johnson to F de Laguna, to tcicqedi-yAtx'I (just composed)

Mrs. Chester Johnson 6/10/54

The last is the Killerwhale Drum Song, a potlatch song belonging to the Tequedi clan of Yakutats who have the Brown Grizzly and Killer Whale as their totemic emblems --It was traditionally sung by the Tequedi when they were hosts at a potlatch, often the serious mourning songs were over and just before they distributed gifts to their guests. One of the latter would be invited to beat the big wooden box drum, painted with the killer whale crest, while the Tequedi man sang and the Teqca a Tequedi woman danced. The drummer would be given an extra gift for his services. They say invaluable because the owners have paid so much to their guests everytime they have sung it. For this recording the singers were Nick Milton, Olaf Abraham (who spoke after the song), Mary Thomas, Louise Peterson, and Helen Bremner