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MS 2664 Twelve Fox stories by various authors collected by Truman Michelson

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Creator:
Michelson, Truman, 1879-1938  Search this
Leaf, Bill  Search this
Kiyana, Alfred, 1877-1918  Search this
Peters, Sam, 1885-  Search this
Peters, Joe  Search this
Shapochiwa  Search this
Extent:
393 Pages
Culture:
Fox  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Stories handwritten in Meskwaki (Fox) syllabary by Alfred Kiyana, Sam Peters, possibly Joe Peters, Shapochiwa, Bill Leaf, and other writers. The first seven stories are by Kiyana. They are "Jealous men;" "Man who fasted long ago;" "The winter story of the man who married his daughter;" "The man who was a war leader among warriors who were great fighters;" "The people of long ago;" "A manitou man;" and "Ka da wi a." Shapochiwa (Mrs. Harry Lincoln) may be the author of "One with an elm tree." The ninth text is untitled and is by various authors, including Sam Peters and possibly Joe Peters. Bill Leaf authored the remaining three stories. They are "The old man and woman and their son and daughter-in-law;" "Ten women;" and an untitled text.
Local Numbers:
NAA MS 2664
Local Note:
Title changed from "Legends" 3/28/2014.
Topic:
Fox language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Meskwaki; Sauk & Fox  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Folklore
Narratives
Manuscripts
Citation:
Manuscript 2664, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS2664
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw348256984-0eee-4486-b15d-39d757e27e41
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms2664