Marching Song (kwack'qwan)

"Maggy Harry introduces the song in Tlingit. It is one supposedly used as a marching song by the ancestors of the kwack'qwan on their migration from the Copper River; now used by the kwack'qwan when marching to a house to which they have been invited as guests at a potlatch."

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Harry, Maggy (singer), Jack, Jenny (singer)
Format: Text
Language:Tlingit
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Tlingit language
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Indians of North America > Migrations
Migration
Internal > Alaska
Potlatch > Alaska
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/marching-song-kwackqwan
Description
Summary:"Maggy Harry introduces the song in Tlingit. It is one supposedly used as a marching song by the ancestors of the kwack'qwan on their migration from the Copper River; now used by the kwack'qwan when marching to a house to which they have been invited as guests at a potlatch."

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