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File 29: Elvine Royce, Louis Portneuf, and William Simon Obomsawin, 2012, 1956 May Be Restricted

 Folder: 29, Box: 19
Identifier: 3
Part of MS-1117: Gordon Day papers

Description

Elvine Royce, Louis Portneuf, and William Simon Obomsawin share information on greetings, tradition of raids, traditional laments, hop dance song, tradition of Chief Simon Obomsawin and the reservation boundary, names of fish, and names of animals. This tape also includes the Story of Riel Rebellion “by informant from Riel’s son.” William Simon Obomsawin also talks about names of animals and discusses trading posts and Canadian politics.

Dates

  • Digitized: 2012
  • 1956

Conditions Governing Access

From the Box:

Access Restricted. Permission to access these materials should be sought through the Musée des Abénakis at: archives@museeabenakis.ca

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: Algonquian languages

From the Collection: French

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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