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Clinton Westman linguistic field research on the Cree Indians, 2003-2010
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Westman, Clinton
- Title
- Clinton Westman linguistic field research on the Cree Indians
- Dates
- 2003-2010 (inclusive)20032010
- Quantity
- 0.63 cubic feet (1 box including 32 CDs and 3 sound cassettes)
- Collection Number
- 2696-134 (Accession No. 2696-134-01)
- Summary
- Sound recordings of interviews and Cree Pentecostal church services, handwritten field notes, and transcripts of interviews with Cree speakers conducted by Clinton Westman in Alberta, Canada
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access restricted: For terms of access, contact Special Collections.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Clinton Westman was raised in rural Alberta, Canada, and received his Ph.D. in Sociocultural Anthropology from the University of Alberta. He was a postdoctoral fellow in Anthropology at the University of Montreal before working as an Assistant Professor in Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan. Westman's research focused on environmental anthropology and the anthropology of religion.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
CDs and sound cassettes of Cree Pentecostal church services, speech on oil sands by George Poitras, interviews, meetings, photographs, videos, Westman's doctoral thesis, and other documents; photocopies of handwritten field notes from research at Trout Lake, Peerless Lake, Cadotte Lake, and other locations in Alberta, Canada; typed notes from archival research at the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada; photocopy of final research report to the Jacobs Research Fund; transcripts of interviews with Cree speakers about the history of the area; transcripts of church services; and a CD and sound cassette of an oral history interview with Alberta Knox and a copy of a related article, “Homesteading in Northern Alberta During the Great Depression: A Life History Approach,” which was published in Prairie Forum volume 32, no. 1 (Spring 2007).
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds linguistic research collection.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | CDs of Cree Pentecostal church recordings | 2005-2007 |
1/2 | CD of oil sands speech by George Poitras | 2007 |
1/3 | CDs of interviews with Cree speakers | 2005-2008 |
1/4 | Sound cassettes of interviews with Cree speakers | 2004 |
1/5 | CD of Westman's Ph.D. thesis | 2008 |
1/6 | CD of videos and photographs | 2005-2008 |
1/7 | CDs of audio, documents, and photographs | 2009-2010 |
1/8-1/11 | Photocopies of field notes | 2005-2010 |
1/12 | Photocopy of Jacobs Research Fund final research report | 2008 |
1/13 | George and William Auger interview transcript | November 2005 |
1/14 | William (Edward) Auger interview transcript | December 2005 |
1/15-1/16 | Bernard Cardinal interview transcripts | September-October 2005 |
1/17 | John A. Cardinal interview transcript | February 2006 |
1/18 | Louis J. Cardinal and Andrew Orr interview transcript | September 2004 |
1/19 | Ida Houle and Andrew Orr interview transcript | September 2004 |
1/20 | George Netowastenum interview transcript | October 2005 |
1/21 | George and Christine Noskiye interview transcript | January 2006 |
1/22 | Solomon and Annie Noskiye interview transcript | December 2005 |
1/23 | Joe Okemow interview transcript | September 2005 |
1/24 | Martin Okemow interview transcript | December 2005 |
1/25 | Paul Okemow interview transcript | October 2005 |
1/26 | Ken Roan interview transcript | June 2004 |
1/27 | Solomon and Sarah Sinclair interview transcript | December 2005 |
1/28 | David Starr interview transcript | November 2005 |
1/29 | Peter Thunder interview transcript | November 2005 |
1/30 | Interview transcripts | undated |
1/31 | Cree Pentecostal church service transcripts | 2005-2006 |
1/32 | Translations | undated |
1/33 | "Homesteading in Northern Alberta During the Great Depression" article | 2007 |
1/34 | Oral history interview with Alberta Knox CD and sound cassette | 2003 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Cree Indians--Interviews
- Cree Indians--Language--Research
- Cree language--Research
Personal Names
- Westman, Clinton--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Interviews
- Research notes
- Sound recordings
- Video recordings
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds, (sponsoring body)
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)