"Aleut" (Sugpiaq) Sun Dance Song

"Maggy introduces the song in Tlingit.'You tell them fine looking girls gonna sing this song.' Laughs. [It is a dance song, in which the dancers pretend to push 'them' around with guns. It was an Aleut - i.e. Prince William Sound Eskimo song - captured by cada, Maggy's...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De Laguna, Frederica, 1906-2004 (collector), Harry, Maggy (singer), Jack, Jenny (singer)
Format: Lecture
Language:Tlingit
Published: 1954
Subjects:
Tlingit language
Tlingit Indians > Alaska > Music
Sugpiaq
Tlingit dance
aleut
eskimo*
sugpiaq
tlingit
Alaska
Online Access:https://diglib.amphilsoc.org/islandora/audio/aleut-sugpiaq-sun-dance-song
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Summary:"Maggy introduces the song in Tlingit.'You tell them fine looking girls gonna sing this song.' Laughs. [It is a dance song, in which the dancers pretend to push 'them' around with guns. It was an Aleut - i.e. Prince William Sound Eskimo song - captured by cada, Maggy's great-grandfather in a war with the 'Aleut' near Cordova." The "Aleut" noted are the Sugpiaq Chugachmiut.

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