Finding aid to A Record of Tachi Indian songs, their stories and meanings by Marjorie Whited MS.1299
Anna Liza Posas
Library and Archives at the Autry
2010
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Contributing Institution:
Library and Archives at the Autry
Title: Description of Tachi Indian songs
source:
White, Marjorie
Creator:
Tachi Indians
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1299
Physical Description:
4 pages
(1 folder)
Date: circa 1940
Language of Material:
English
.
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This collection consists of 4 typed pages of stories and words of Tachi Indian songs that are meant to accompany the record
album created by the Tachis on the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation near Lemoore, California, 1940 February 23. According to
the author, they are "real Indian songs." The songs were documented by White and sung by Tachi Indians, Clarence Atwell, Josie
Atwell, Belle Mendoza, Nick Cisco, Tom P. Thomas, Jim Burnell and Bessie Burnell.
Songs include:
- 1) The rain song, or the charm song
- 2) Sokum (or Sokawn)
- 3) Burris Park Song, or Woo-Hoo-Loo-Kan
- 4) Mahogany-Tree Song or, Ot-Sie (Ot-sy)
- 5) Deer Song
- 6) Eagle Song
- 7) Coyote Song
- 8) Sleepy Song.
- Songs 9 and 10 are brief descriptions for the Hand Game song.
Gift of Marjorie E. White, 1940 June.
A record of Tachi Indian songs, their stories and meanings, circa 1940, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West; MS.1299.
Completed by Anna Liza Posas, 2012 August 14. Final processing of collection and publication of finding aid made possible
by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Santa Rosa Indian Reservation (Lemoore, Calif.)
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria (Calif.)
Tachi Indians -- Songs and music
Songs -- Texts
Indians of North America -- California -- Songs and music
Atwell, Josie
Cisco, Nick
Mendoza, Belle
Yokuts Indians
White, Marjorie
Tachi-Yokut Tribe
Burnell, Bessie
Atwell, Clarence
Thomas, Tom P.
Burnell, Jim