Going to Dalton Post

"This is a Wolf moiety song. It was composed by a half-breed boy, John Brown (or Broon), Charley's brother, from Champagne, on the occasion of a big potlatch at Bee Lake, to which the original words of the song refer. It was sung to us when we were walking to Dalton Post." Recorded at...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), McClellan, Catharine (collector), Allen, Jessie (singer)
Format: Lecture
Language:unknown
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Yukon > Music
Southern Tutchone language
Yukon
Champagne
Klukshu
Dalton Post
Tutchone
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/going-dalton-post
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Summary:"This is a Wolf moiety song. It was composed by a half-breed boy, John Brown (or Broon), Charley's brother, from Champagne, on the occasion of a big potlatch at Bee Lake, to which the original words of the song refer. It was sung to us when we were walking to Dalton Post." Recorded at Beloud's, near Klukshu, Yukon Territory.

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