Kagwantan Mourning Song (correct version)

"Emma Ellis introduces song in Tlingit. It was supposedly composed by cacken, a kagwantan survivor of the war with the cX'atqwan of Wrangell. The latter were finally massacred at a peace dance given by the kagwantan at Sitka about the middle of the last century. Cf. Swanton Song 103."...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Ellis, Emma (singer), De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (researcher)
Format: Report
Language:Tlingit
English
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Mourning customs > United States > Alaska
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/kagwantan-mourning-song-correct-version
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Summary:"Emma Ellis introduces song in Tlingit. It was supposedly composed by cacken, a kagwantan survivor of the war with the cX'atqwan of Wrangell. The latter were finally massacred at a peace dance given by the kagwantan at Sitka about the middle of the last century. Cf. Swanton Song 103." Second recorded version of song. For first version, see Related Recording. Recording ends with identification of song by Frederica de Laguna.

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