Blind Dave's Song to Jenny Dick and to Lituya Bay George; to cAnkuqedi-yAtx'i and kagwantan-yAtx'i

Song composed in 1914 to Blind Dave's daughter, Jenny Dick, who died in 1912 in Seattle. The first stanza is addressed to her; the second to Lituya Bay George, Mrs. C Johnson's father. Song introduced by Mrs. C. Johnson in Tlingit. Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de...

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Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Johnson, Chester, Mrs. (singer), White, Jenny (singer), De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (researcher)
Format: Report
Language:Tlingit
English
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Tlingit language
Indians of North America > Alaska
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Jenny
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/blind-daves-song-jenny-dick-and-lituya-bay-george-cankuqedi-yatxi-and-kagwantan
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Summary:Song composed in 1914 to Blind Dave's daughter, Jenny Dick, who died in 1912 in Seattle. The first stanza is addressed to her; the second to Lituya Bay George, Mrs. C Johnson's father. Song introduced by Mrs. C. Johnson in Tlingit. Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de Laguna.

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