Stories and Music Performance by Jacob Johnson

Summary: 
Songs and stories by Jacob Johnson on his childhood and about Kobuk. Recorded by Darrow Dolan and translated by Dorothy Cleveland and Arthur Douglas.
Description: 

Stories by Jacob Johnson in Inupiaq on his wife's family, his childhood in Kobuk and Shungnak, hunting, and other stories about Kobuk. He also sings traditional songs. Dora Johnson also speaks. Includes transcript in English. Recorded by Darrow Dolan and translated by Dorothy Cleveland and Arthur Douglas.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Ambler, Alaska

Protocol: 
Iñupiat Open Access
Community: 
Iñupiat
Category: 
Music, Song, and Dance, Oral History and Interviews
Keywords: 
Hunting, Violence, Songs
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date Description: 
Recorded on June 14, 16, and 22, 1968.
Creator: 
Jacob Johnson, Dora Johnson
Language: 
Inupiaq, English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-414_Side-2b, 78-57-415_Side-1, 78-57-415_Side-2a, 78-57-416_Side-1b, 78-57-416_Side-2a, 78-57-420_Side-1b, 78-57-420_Side-2a, MS51_d2_f46b
Subject: 
Inupiat--Hunting, Inupiat--Social life and customs, Inupiat--Oral tradition, Inupiat--Music
Type: 
Sound, Text
Format: 
Four 5-inch reels (93 minutes), One transcript (23 pages)