Explanation of Thunderbird Origin Story; Mourning song for go.snA'

"Frank explains Thunderbird Origin Story in Tlingit. At [approx. 2:45] Minnie Johnson urges Frank Italio to sing. Mourning soung for go.snA' with rapid beat of cane." Correction made by collector on later recording that original identification of the language of the song--referred to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Italio, Frank (consultant), Johnson, Minnie (consultant)
Format: Report
Language:Tlingit
Published: 1952
Subjects:
Tlingit language
Thunderbird (Legendary character) > Legends
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Mourning customs > United States > Alaska
Tlingit mythology
Alsek River
Thunderbird
eyak
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/explanation-thunderbird-origin-story-mourning-song-gosna
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Summary:"Frank explains Thunderbird Origin Story in Tlingit. At [approx. 2:45] Minnie Johnson urges Frank Italio to sing. Mourning soung for go.snA' with rapid beat of cane." Correction made by collector on later recording that original identification of the language of the song--referred to as "yatqwan XEnaX (old people's language)"--was likely misidentified as Eyak and is instead likely to be "in some dialect of Athabaskan." Frank Italio also identified as "CAnkukedi (or dakAstina) 'Thunderbird Clan.')"

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