File 33: Ambrose Obomsawin, Stephen Laurent, and Philip Wawanolet, 2012, 1956 May Be Restricted
Folder: 33, Box: 19
Identifier: 3
Part of MS-1117: Gordon Day papers
Description
Philip Wawanolet discusses legends of the porcupine and beaver and other vocabulary. Ambrose Obomsawin and Stephen Laurent are recorded. They discuss: “Dialogue 11” from Joseph Laurent’s English and Abenaki Dialogues, “the Abenaki Anthem” song (Wigodamoda, which translates to “let us joy”), war dance song, snake dance song, prayer words, song (Au Nicolet), and the Swadesh 100–word vocabulary tool for linguistics.
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