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Series 2: 1983 Omaha Tribal Powwow (continued)
Subseries 3: Sound recordings
Archivist's note: Dorothy Sara Lee's original documentation, when available, has been used to describe the recordings, with minor edits for clarity. See Box-Folders 1/14 and 1/15.
BOX-FOLDER 1/14 Audio logs, 1983
Extent: 31 pages
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR01 Tape 1, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0234
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:42) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Gourd Dance [1]
Gourd Dance [2]
Gourd Dance [3]
Gourd Dance [4]
Break (Ambulance Station; Carl "Hello Maria" announcements)
Conclusion of Gourd Dance
Announcement of Grand Entry
National Anthem
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR02 Tape 2, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0235
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
4 Traditional War Songs
Intertribals
Hill Dance
Announcement of Pow-Wow Committee
Chairman Blackbird - speech
David Blackbird - Whipman
4 Tail Dancers
Traditional War Dancers
Pow-wow Princesses
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR03 Tape 3, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0236
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:05) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Tail section of Songs used to give honor to singers or drum groups.
Contents
Intertribals
An extra mike was moved by a woman singer, and later was placed in front of the women.
Dancing (with women's mike)
Unknown number of songs
Tribal Chairman Blackbird makes introductions
Discusses visit by Gov. Kerry's brother, assistant to the brother, then Bill Carrey (Carey?)
Then discussion of help from Sen. Exon [J. James Exon]
Cites previous help with getting electrical power
Bill Hopuer [sp?] and family [this is followed by an unclear note in Lee's handwriting: "no continue between #3 & 4"]
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR04 Tape 4, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RRXI 0237
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:17) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
End of Buffalo Dance from San Juan Pueblo
War Dance (Intertribal)
Speaker: Betty Logdon [sp?], Nebraska Historical Society
San Juan Pueblo - Eagle Dance (continued on SR05. Lee notes: "switch mike - should be better on right")
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR05 Tape 5, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0238
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:11) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
San Juan Pueblo - Eagle Dance (continued from SR04)
Thomas Brothers - speech to crowd
Rich and myself [sic - Dorothy Sara Lee] - speech to crowd
Dorothy Sara Lee [?] - Traditional "Tail" Dance
Intertribals
Another Intertribal
Announcement looking for dinner for the "nursing" home
"Clear the arena" announcement - Dorothy Lee and Band
Maria plays tapes, dancers dance to recordings
Loudspeaker with recording - left; Maria's voice - right. Continued on SR06.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR06 Tape 6, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0239
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Maria and tapes
Continued from SR05. Lee notes she may have lost 10-20 seconds of audio between reel changes.
Maria's show ends with Columbia cylinder of flute songs
Maria: on our plans for a record album
Dorothy presents tapes to tribal chairman
Next song (Drum #2 off mike)
Speaker remarks on marathon
Next song (Drum #1 - speaker says something about princess)
Next song (Drum #1 - speaker names people - Pow-Wow Princess Special)
Dance led by princess and older women
Princess gives money
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR07 Tape 7 [not marked in audio log], August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0240
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:21) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Remark: for princess's grandmother giveaway
[?] giveaway by princess (at this point the tape was shut off for about half an hour, and turned on again for the announcements)
Next song, honoring someone (for Louis Dick [Louis Dick, Sr.]); lead dancer may have been brother Albert Dick [Albert Dick, Sr.]
"The Half Breed Song"
Money given
Siren
Mr. Dick (is it Louis?) makes speech (of thanks?) in Omaha [language] (at this point there were more small giveaways and remarks, etc., which were not recorded)
Recording restarted in time for the flag lowering song (Lee notes that "the action wiggled the flagpole; some electrical fizzing on our wire")
Flag lowering followed by a song (the song title is noted on the tape)
Announcements - supper, etc. (the recording is "cut for supper)
Grand Entry (Eagle Bone) (continued on SR08)
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR08 Tape 8, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0241
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:23) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Grand Entry (continued from SR07; tail end; about 30 seconds)
Posting of "Colors" (Flag)
Whipman's Song
Committee Song
Tail Dancers - four Traditional War Dance Songs ("Wakonda," the second song of four, is on cylinder, and was played earlier in the afternoon at the presentation. This set of four songs are original Helushka.)
Song for Head Dancer - "Whipman (for David Blackbird)
Song for Tail Dancers
Introduction of Singers; Princess; Arena Directors; Water Boys, Pow-wow Committee
"Honey Creek Singers" - Sneak Up Dance (a little off-mike)
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR09 Tape 9, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0242
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:30:36) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Tia Piah Singers
Change in songs - medley
Contesting
Tiny Tots Shawl Contest (seven contestants; singers will sing two times through)
Song #1 - warm-up by singers off to side
Song #2 - contest song for Girls shawl
Junior Girls' Shawl Contest (fourteen contestants (split in half); Tia songs off to side)
Song #1 - warm-up
Song #2 - contest
Girls' Fancy (continued on SR10)
Song #1 - warm-up
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR10 Tape 10, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0243
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:29:08) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Contesting (conclusion)
Girls' Fancy (continued from SR09; this contest had to be judged over again, as there were ties, and some confusion about the number of judges)
Song #2 - contest song
Tiny Tots Male Fancy (one contestant - "automatic champion" - E.J. Snowball?)
Song #1 - group art [?] outside
Song #2 - Host Drum
Junior Boys Fancy (7-12 years; seven contestants)
Song #1 - "Honey Creek" - warm-up
Song #2 - Host Drum - Contest
Junior Boys Fancy (13-17 years)
Song #1 - Warm-up; Side drum
Song #2 - Contest; Host Drum
Intertribal Dance
Paul Brill Special = Host Drum
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR11 Tape 11, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0244
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:15) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
Speech by Alfred Gilpin, Omaha (about Paul Brill, who helped Omahas on tribal enrollment; Honor Speech for Paul Brill; made family trees for Omaha families)
Presentation of Family Trees (scroll with ribbons tied around)
2 Elderly Women
1 Sister
Cut-off (needless to record all presentations)
Warm-up song by Host Drum
General dance
Another general dance song by Honey Creek
Maria danced this one (blended)
Second general dance by Tia Piah drum group
Third general dance - host drum
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR12 Tape 12, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0245
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:14) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Contents
End of third general dance - host drum
Clown dancers - Honey Creek
Announcement for Pueblo Butterfly dance (explanation of songs)
Butterfly Dance - 1
Check for phasing (else placement of mikes); Carl carried mics around with singers. Praise singer puts down drum.
Tiny Tot Shawl - Host drum
Something lost in here while rehooking up to other Nagra
[untranscribed word] changes hands
Warm up
Little Boys Fancy Dance
Junior Boys Fancy
Traditional Cloth (Tiny Tots Girls)
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR13 Tape 13, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0246
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:23) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR14 Tape 14, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0247
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:22:07) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR85 Paul Brill Special, August 13, 1983
Rack number: RYS 3702
Extent: 1 sound cassette : analog, 1 7/8 ips
This may be a dub tape specifically made to include only the Paul Brill Special material. Side 1: Honoring song for Paul Brill. Speech by Alfred Gilpin. Side 2: First few presentations.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR15 Tape 15, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0248
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:33:00) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR16 Tape 16, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0249
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:23) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR17 Tape 17, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0250
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:22) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR18 Tape 18, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0251
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:22) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR19 Tape 19, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0252
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:29) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR20 Tape 20, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0253
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:30) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR21 Tape 21, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0254
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:29) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR22 Tape 22, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0255
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:32) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR23 Tape 23, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0256
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:30) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR24 Tape 24, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0257
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:30) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR25 Tape 25, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0258
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:26) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR26 Tape 26, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0259
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