Athabaskan Song for Coming Under the Ice on the Alsek

A song supposed to be several hundred years old that is sung when people have successfully passed down the Alsek River under the glaciers. The words of the song in "Athabaskan," mostly like Southern Tutchone.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Dick, Frank (singer), Dick, Frank, Mrs. (singer)
Format:	Lecture
Language:	Tlingit
Published:	1954
Subjects:	Tlingit language Southern Tutchone language Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music Alsek River Athapascan Indians > Alaska > Music glaciers tlingit Tutchone Alaska
Online Access:	https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/athabaskan-song-coming-under-ice-alsek

Description
Summary:	A song supposed to be several hundred years old that is sung when people have successfully passed down the Alsek River under the glaciers. The words of the song in "Athabaskan," mostly like Southern Tutchone.