Object Details
- Collection Creator
- De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004
- McClellan, Catharine
- Swanton, John Reed, 1873-1958
- Guédon, Marie Françoise
- Emmons, George Thornton
- See more items in
- Frederica de Laguna papers
- Frederica de Laguna papers / Series 12: Sound Recordings
- Date
- Oct. 5, 1969
- Container
- Reel 99
- Archival Repository
- National Anthropological Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Frederica de Laguna papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
- Collection Rights
- Contact repository for terms of use.
- Scope and Contents
- Copy of original recording 'Tetlin VII" (side 1) made by Marie-Françoise Guédon of Tetlin potlatch October 2-6, 1969. 10/5/69 1 side only songs 1 -30 Guédon's Drumming by Steven Northway and Tenas Jack 1. ? 2. Nway song laughter 3. dance for men plane 4. (3 drums) child cries // break // 5. sorry song (2 drums not quite in unison) 6. Sorry song (old one?) a man leads off 7. Talk // song (double-beat?) talking --coughing --laughing 8. song "Tenas Jack & Steven Northway drumming since the beginning" 9. song children running //break in copy// 10. drumming --song ("in [?] si ta" ?) //break in copy// 11. "a a --di di" song [most of singles have gone to dress so these songs are feeble] //break in copy// 12. Sorry Song --(Tubare xene - ?) //break in copy// 13. calls! whee!! Drum rattles --Ave passing out coke to guests. Throw the bottles across the floor. 13a drumming --faint singing 13b. drum 13c. drum child cries //break --maybe an overlap? 14. song (everybody dancing) --drum --"Hey hey!" noise "wait!" 15. speech by Andrew Isaac --(mike noises) --(He is really worked up!) "Tainan" [?] clapping! "O.K! go ahead, one more!" noise & chatter 16. dance song --"Christmas Tree on New Year" (it's on yet") some sing "Day" -noises- 17. Song begins tentatively Steven Northway's Song - noise - // break in copy, long pause// 18. "Andrew Isaac is drumming" Porcupine dancing (song from Minto) cries 19. drumming --child cries --song (2 drums) //break in copy// "Tenas Jack is the 2nd drummer" 20. down-the-line song "I ye ha" "who! who!" laughter "ho ho ho" --Annie Ewan 21. Steven Northway's song for the girls in Northway --end on original -- 22. Song ends and there is English talk (speech by?) T.J. again a noise of interference (speech continues --by Tenas Jack) 23. Again down the line song (same as #20?) who! who! who! 24. song --(double-beat) slow rhythm --not a sorry song --but a popular one --oo I wi! 25. fooling around hee heya heya (dance song) 26. song whee! Give a hand! (clapping) Nine calling 27. drum & song Steven Northway song: "I got a girl" (started song at previous day: "I got a gun" --Then wanted to marry M-FG and sang "I got a girl") 28. song 29. song --a chant he he he u u u hahaha! (pitch gradually rises) (when people with costumes are coming?) (but noise & chatter) (people waiting for dancers) 30. The Potlatch Song --with very spaced drum beats, very solumn --"u hey uwey" "adjue iyey"
- Collection Restrictions
- Some of the original field notes are restricted due to Frederica de Laguna's request to protect the privacy of those accused of witchcraft. The originals are restricted until 2030. Photocopies may be made with the names of the accused redacted.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511979604-1503511979847-5
