The Eskimo Songs of Northwestern Alaska

ABSTRACT. The findings are presented of ethnomusicologicd research in several Eskimo communities of northwestern Alaska where traditional music is still popular. In some of these communities, particularly at Point Hope, musical ceremonialism is considerable. There are three main classes of songs in...

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Main Author: Thomas F. Johnston
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.584.9539
http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic29-1-7.pdf