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Series 2: 1983 Omaha Tribal Powwow (continued)
Subseries 3: Sound recordings (continued)
Tape 7 [not marked in audio log], August 13, 1983 (continued)
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:21) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
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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
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:26) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR27 Tape 27, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0260
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:27) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR28 Tape 28, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0261
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:27) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR29 Tape 29, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0262
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:32:25) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Item ID: AFC 1986/038: SR30 Tape 30, August 14, 1983
Rack number: RXI 0263
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (00:10:03) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, half track, stereo ; 7 in.
Series 3: 1984 Omaha Tribal Powwow
Archivist's note: All photos were taken by Dorothy Sara Lee, unless otherwise noted. Her original documentation has been used to describe the content, with minor edits for clarity.
BOX-FOLDER 1/22 Field notes, 1984
Extent: 20 pages
Subseries 1: Photographs
Sub-subseries 1: Black-and-white photographs
BOX-FOLDER 1/18 Black-and-white photo logs, 1984
Extent: 7 pages
BOX 1 Camera roll, August 11, 1984
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 227546-1
Extent: 35 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Saturday afternoon
Image(s) Content
1-6 microphone and cable set-up
7-9 Charlie Edwards
10-11 microphone set-up
12 Host drum
13-21 Grand Entry
16-18 Truman Morris, Whipman
22-25 Powwow Princess
26 Eagle Feather Presentation
27 Drum Groups
28-31 Eagle Feather Special
29-30 Give-away to Clyde Hallowell
32-33 Clown
34-35 Plaques
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 11, 1984
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 227546-2
Extent: 37 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
Additional note: Saturday afternoon
Image(s) Content
1-2 Plaques
3-5 Presentation to Calvin Tyndall [Sister holding plaque]
6-10 Consuelo Carmona Presentation
11-12 Calvin Tyndall and sister Viola
13 Carmona relatives
14-15 Japanese tourist
16-17 Paul Brill and Tyndalls
18-19 Clown
20-24 Intertribal
25-28 Flag lowering and Special
29-31 Truman Morris - Whipman
32-33 Unidentified child
34 Clyde Hallowell
35 Grand Finale
36-37 Round dances
BOX 2 Camera roll, August 10, 1984
Roll ID: AFC 1986/038: 227546-3
Extent: 36 photographs : film, negatives, black and white ; 35 mm
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