Stories and Music Performance by Maud Cleveland

Summary: 
Songs and stories by Maud Cleveland about her life in the Kobuk River area assisted by Dora Johnson. Recorded by Darrow Dolan and translated by Stanley Johnson and Arthur Douglas.
Description: 

Stories by Maud Cleveland in Inupiaq about her life in the Kobuk River area by Dora Johnson. It includes her memories of seasonal migration, the illnesses and deaths in her family, going to a missionary school, fishing with her husband, working as a cook at a mine, and her faith. Also includes song performances. Recorded by Darrow Dolan and transcribed by Stanley Johnson.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Ambler, Alaska

Protocol: 
Iñupiat Open Access
Community: 
Iñupiat
Category: 
Music, Song, and Dance, Oral History and Interviews
Keywords: 
Migration, Fishing, Songs
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date Description: 
Recorded on June 14, 18, 24, 26, 1968.
Creator: 
Maud Cleveland
Contributor: 
Darrow Dolan, Dora Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Arthur Douglas
Language: 
Inupiaq, English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-415_Side-2b, 78-57-416_Side-2b, 78-57-421_Side-2b, 78-57-422_Side-1a, 78-57-422_Side-1c, MS51_d2_f46c
Subject: 
Inupiat--Fishing, Inupiat--Social life and customs, Inupiat--Oral tradition, Inupiat--Music
Type: 
Sound, Text
Format: 
Four 5-inch reels (90 minutes), One transcript (33 pages)