Source: Stoney Indians – various singers
Date: July 22, 1951
Taped by: Peter and Catharine Whyte
Speed: 7 ½
Remarks: Catharine has list enclosed with tape on various singers.
"Indigneous Camp Evening, 1951”
List enclosed with tape: Sun. evening 1951. 1. Joe Kaquitts, Bill McLean, Nat Hunter – Owl Dance Hansen Bearspaw; 2. Mrs. Joe Kaquitts T. Dance; 3. Owl Dance – Men and Women mixed, geo Mclean shouting?; 4. Sun Dance Song; 5. Owl Dance Hobema, 2 Crees – Pipestem; 6. “Catch you partner for Owl Dance” In middle days “Everybody Owl Dance”; 7. War Dance – Moses, Pipesteam; 8. Talking 3 boys – Stoney: Nat Hunter, Joe Kaquitts and Geo K. [Kaquitts]: I am already married, I don’t want anyone to mention me again – old boy friend’s – Lovely song from Sioux Indian people, Montana – heard years back – 3 children 100 teepees in circle and sundance; all day singing sundance songs and in evening riding horses round camp singing this song; 9. Owl Dance, Bighorns – Sam Crier, Hobema – Old fellow Crees; 10. Same man; 11. Alan Dixon – Mrs. Paul Dixon, Owl Dance, Eden Valley – Dance”; 12. “Natures Bagpipes” says George.
Fonds consists mainly of recordings of songs by Tsuut'ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot. Tape 1: Beaver Bundle songs, Peace Pipe Bundle songs, Two Weasel Coat songs, and One Woman's Circle Dance song, all sung by David Onespot (Tsuut'ina). Tape 2: Stoney Nakoda songs and speakers. Includes:…
John Lee Laurie, 1900-1959, was a teacher and First Nations activist at Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Laurie worked extensively with Alberta First Nations communities.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists mainly of recordings of songs by Tsuut'ina Nation, Stoney Nakoda and Blackfoot. Tape 1: Beaver Bundle songs, Peace Pipe Bundle songs, Two Weasel Coat songs, and One Woman's Circle Dance song, all sung by David Onespot (Tsuut'ina). Tape 2: Stoney Nakoda songs and speakers. Includes: Ed Hunter, Nat Hunter, Bill McLean, Matthew Hunter, Albert Bearspaw, Judas Hunter and John Hunter. Tape 3: John Laurie, commentator, and singing by Tom Turned-Up-Nose (Blackfoot). Tapes 4 and 5: Tobacco Dance. Accompanied by photograph of Edward Hunter, Stoney Nakoda Chief. Recordings were made by John Laurie, with the assistance of Don Henderson.