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Lydia and Jimmie George are interviewed by Madonna Moss in Angoon, Alaska on May 13, 1981 [sound recording].
Title:
Lydia and Jimmie George are interviewed by Madonna Moss in Angoon, Alaska on May 13, 1981 [sound recording].
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[sound recording].
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Physical Description:
1 audio cassette (ca. 120 min.) : analog.
Event Note:
Recorded on May 13, 1981 in Angoon, Alaska.
Abstract:
Lydia and Jimmie George talk about archaeological Site 49, Site 169-Killisnoo Harbor Village, village in Hood Bay where Jimmie's mother and father lived, smokehouses where the cannery was built, 49 site 179-taneusxex, Daasaakdtaak noo'w- site 49, site 177, South Killisnoo Village, story of two boys following the beaver trail and discovering Angoon, discussion of Jimmie's relations Chaik George and Jimmie Albert, Hood Bay, territory of Killerwhale tribe, Neltushkin (49 site 51) village in Whitewater Bay that belonged to the Dog Salmon Clan, story of Anxakhitan moving to the middle of the village, Raven's clan's former claims to Mitchell Bay, description of fish traps for sockeyes in this area, more discussion of Daasaukdtaak (49 Site 177) discussion of forts in general, Lydia's father- Peter James- who was a Killerwhale, boundary between Killerwhale and Raven territory, the Raven Deceitan village next to Daql'wedi (Killerwhale), protocol of entering land belonging to another clan, some discussion of burial practices, village in Chaik Bay, Village Point Village (49 site 183) is mentioned, John Borbridge and Royal Brown, more on Daa suk wdtaak an, description of storage houses and chache pits, transfer of Mitchell Bay from Deceitan to Teqweidi, mention of other Teqweidi territory, Hanis Bay, Kelp Bay, Mt. Edgecumbe, fight between Teqweidi and Deceitan, Skgendootan-wife of Chaik George-grandmother of Jimmie George, after peace was made, bear clan, Teqweidi was called Deceitan son's-that's why they were given Mitchell Bay, discussion between Lydia and Madonna about breakdown of traditional ways of passing down information through clan lines, some discussion of tribal houses in Angoon, process of negotiating peace, mention of trailer built over grave site, Killisnoo and Japanese people who lived there on the main Admiralty Island across from Killisnoo, mention of fort on Danger Point (49- 162), Daixatkanada (49- 244), Matthew Fred and his background, Jimmie and Lydia's earlier work when Lydia worked with the Forest Service and Dick Powers at an earlier time, Lydia states some information on Tlingit values and roles of men and women, overview of 7 tribes (clans) in Angoon, and discussion of "subsistence issue" and Janet Hall who worked for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and Indian Allottment Claims.
Location of Originals:
Alaska Region- Forest Service- USDA, P.O. Box 21628, Juneau, AK 99802-1628.
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