Teqwedi Walking Song

"[Song] has Tsimshian words, and was perhaps one obtained about 1900 from Tsimshian sea-otter hunters at Yakutat, because they were sorry they nearly started a fight with the Yakutat Tlingit over a disputed sea-otter. It is used when the teqwedi guests at a potlatch enter and leave the house to...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Milton, Nick (singer), De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (researcher)
Format: Report
Language:Tsimshian
English
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Tsimshian language
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Tlingit Indians > History
Tsimshian Indians > History
Potlatch
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Rites and ceremonies
tlingit
Tsimshian
Tsimshian*
Yakutat
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/teqwedi-walking-song
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Summary:"[Song] has Tsimshian words, and was perhaps one obtained about 1900 from Tsimshian sea-otter hunters at Yakutat, because they were sorry they nearly started a fight with the Yakutat Tlingit over a disputed sea-otter. It is used when the teqwedi guests at a potlatch enter and leave the house to which they have been invited." Recording concludes with identification of the song by Frederica de Laguna.

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