Tenas Waski Drinking Song, Chinook Jargon

"This song is believed to be Tlingit. Joe's uncle, Nikolai, used to drink and sing this song. He would pour liquor into the mouths of dancers as they danced passed him." Recording concludes with identification of this song and the three preceding ones by Frederica de Laguna. See Relat...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), McClellan, Catharine (collector), Goodlataw, Joe (singer), Goodlataw, Martha (singer), De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (researcher)
Format: Text
Language:English
Chinook
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Indians of North America > Alaska > Music
Chinook jargon
Drinking songs > Alaska
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/tenas-waski-drinking-song-chinook-jargon
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Summary:"This song is believed to be Tlingit. Joe's uncle, Nikolai, used to drink and sing this song. He would pour liquor into the mouths of dancers as they danced passed him." Recording concludes with identification of this song and the three preceding ones by Frederica de Laguna. See Related Recording.

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