Onondaga recordings

Culture:
Onondaga includes: Onöñda'gega'
Language: English | Onondaga | Oneida
Date: 1948, 1950
Contributor: George, Lucenda | Johnson, Pat | Lukoff, Fred | Lyons, Jesse
Subject: Economic conditions | Kinship | New York (State)--History | Social life and customs
Type: Sound recording
Genre: Stories | Songs
Extent: 22 sound reel tapes (13 hr., 24 min.) : DIGITIZED
Description: Recorded in 1948 and 1950 with consultants Lucenda George, Pat Johnson, Chief Jesse Lyons, and several others. Contains numerous autobiographical stories, descriptions of contemporary life on the Onondaga Reservation, and descriptions of tribal customs, foods, history, and governmental. There are 54 texts altogether given in Onondaga only--13 told by Pat Johnson, 41 by Lucenda George. Of these texts, 35 are translated into English by Lucenda George as the earlier recordings are played back to her in short segments. There are no transcripts or other documentation accompanying these recordings.
Collection: Onondaga material Mss.Rec.3