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Audio Recording Interview with Agnes Vanderburg at her camp, Flathead Indian Reservation, near Arlee, Montana, second interview, part 2

Interview with Mrs. Agnes Vanderburg, teacher, outdoor school for traditional Flathead Indian ways

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with Agnes Vanderburg at her camp, Flathead Indian Reservation, near Arlee, Montana, second interview, part 2

Names

  • Young, Kay, 1931- (Collector)
  • Toelken, Barre, 1935- (Collector)
  • Vanderburg, Agnes (Interviewee)
  • Toelken, Barre, 1935- (Interviewee)
  • Young, Kay, 1931- (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • near Valley Creek, Arlee, Montana, July 22, 1979

Headings

  • -  Foodways
  • -  Indians of North America
  • -  Salish Indians
  • -  Outdoor cooking
  • -  Camassia quamash
  • -  Dance (social events)
  • -  Wampum
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Field recordings
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Sound recordings
  • -  United States -- Montana -- Arlee

Genre

  • Ethnography
  • Field recordings
  • Interviews
  • Sound recordings

Notes

  • -  Note: Note 2: Fieldworker Kay Young interviewed Agnes Vanderburg on July 19, 22, and 23, 1979. On July 19, three tapes were recorded (call numbers AFC 1981/005: AFS 20471, AFS 20472, and AFS 20473), and their titles end with "first interview" and "parts 1, 2, and 3." The numbering and documentation for the two tape recordings made on July 23 and 23 was adjusted in the period following the project. The entirety of one tape was made on July 22, and the catalog record carries the call number AFC 1981/005: AFS 20474, and the field project identifier MT9-KY-R4; the handwritten log for this recording (call number: AFC 1981/005: Box 7, Folder 100, page 8; https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc1981005.afc1981005_07_100/?sp=8), carries the call number AFS 20474 (with AFS 20476 struck out) and the field project identifier MT9-KY-R6 (written over "R4"). The first 12 minutes (elapsed time) of a second tape was also made on July 22, with the remaining five minutes recorded on July 23, 1979. The machine readable data and the log for this tape (call number: AFC 1981/005: Box 7, Folder 100, page 7; https://www.loc.gov/resource/afc1981005.afc1981005_07_100/?sp=7), carry the call number AFC 1981/005: AFS 20475 and the field project identifier MT9-KY-R5. The titles for these two tapes (with AFS 20475 preceding AFS 20474) end with the phrase "second interview" and "parts 1 and 2."
  • -  Index data: Part 2 of a 2-part recording at the outdoor school (also called a camp) organized by Agnes Vanderburg to teach traditional Flathead Indian Ways, near Valley Creek MT (segments of recording include unwanted wind noise): fieldworker's notes include the words choker and wampam [wampum?]; discussion between Vanderburg and fieldworker Barre Toelken on Indian dance, powwows, and related matters, includes mention of recent dance called the Oklahoma Two-Step [Oklahoma Powwow Two Step]; segment of recording from July 22, 1979, ends at 12:20 minutes elapsed time; segment of recording from July 23, 1979, begins at 12:52 minutes elapsed time; discussion of storage and later phases of preparation of roasted camas (Camassia quamash), including some comments by fieldworker Kay Young that describe what she is seeing; toward the end, Vanderburg says (of the conversations), "I think I said everything that I wanted to come out from my chest, it's all gone"; recording ends at 17:10 minutes elapsed time.

Medium

  • 7-inch reel

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call number: AFC 1981/005: AFS 20475
  • MBRS shelflist: RXA 0961
  • Field project identifier: MT9-KY-R5

Source Collection

  • Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line: Montana Folklife Survey collection (AFC 1981/005), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Young, Kay, Barre Toelken, Agnes Vanderburg, Barre Toelken, and Kay Young. Interview with Agnes Vanderburg at her camp, Flathead Indian Reservation, near Arlee, Montana, second interview, part 2. near Valley Creek, Arlee, Montana, 1979. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20475/.

APA citation style:

Young, K., Toelken, B., Vanderburg, A., Toelken, B. & Young, K. (1979) Interview with Agnes Vanderburg at her camp, Flathead Indian Reservation, near Arlee, Montana, second interview, part 2. near Valley Creek, Arlee, Montana. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20475/.

MLA citation style:

Young, Kay, et al. Interview with Agnes Vanderburg at her camp, Flathead Indian Reservation, near Arlee, Montana, second interview, part 2. near Valley Creek, Arlee, Montana, 1979. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1981005_afs20475/>.