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Cree
<strong>American</strong> <strong>Council</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Learned</strong> <strong>Societies</strong>. <strong>Committee</strong> on Native <strong>American</strong> Languages. 1...
Tale told by Ahenakew's grandmother about Ma-Na-Kwa-Si-Wuk, a Cree-speaking "little people"
who inhabit caves; also a personal narrative about Pa-Ha-Koos told by Sam Cook together with a
description <strong>of</strong> a dance intended to pacify these game-controlling little creatures. Concludes with a
narrative told by a relative who saw Pa-Ha-Koos even after becoming a Christian. Images include ink
sketches <strong>of</strong> figures.
Freeman and Smith 781
Acquisition Information
Donor, Edward Ahenakew, grantee, 1949.
Alternative Form Available
Micr<strong>of</strong>ilmed as: Film 372, reel 5
Indexing Terms
Genre(s)
•Sketches.
Ahenakew, Edward
A-us-to-yit (Making a canoe ...)
1949 AMs and
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TMs, 8p.
Techniques <strong>of</strong> manufacture described by informant Jerry Constant, age seventy-nine. Includes letter
<strong>of</strong> Ahenakew to Dr. Paul A. W. Wallace, mentioning Cree and Blackfoot dictionaries. Added memo
tells <strong>of</strong> informants used in No. 30 (65-08). Images include ink sketches.
Freeman and Smith 777
Acquisition Information
Donor, Edward Ahenakew, grantee, 1949.
Alternative Form Available
Micr<strong>of</strong>ilmed as: Film 372, reel 5
Indexing Terms
Genre(s)
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