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Orin T. Hatton papers, 1989
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hatton, Orin T., 1953-
- Title
- Orin T. Hatton papers
- Dates
- 1989 (inclusive)19891989
- Quantity
- appoximately .21 cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 2696-065 (Accession No. 2696-065-01)
- Summary
- Field research materials focusing on the preservation of the song repertory of the Assiniboine Crowbelt Owner’s Society, as well as Assiniboine concepts about music, the universe, warfare, and supernatural power
- 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
Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation is located in north central Montana. The reservation is the homeland of the Assiniboine and Gros Ventre people. Established in 1888, the reservation is what remains of the vast ancestral territory of the Blackfeet and Assiniboine Nations. The Gros Ventre, as members of the Blackfeet confederacy, and the Assiniboine Nation signed the Fort Laramie treaties of 1851 and 1855 with the United States Government establishing their respective territories within the continental United States. The Fort Belknap Reservation is part of what remains of these two nations ancestral territory that included all of central and eastern Montana and portions of western North Dakota. The Blackfeet, and Fort Peck Indian Reservations are also part of this territorial boundaries.
The Assiniboine refer to themselves as Nakoda , meaning “the generous ones”. This tribe split with the Yanktonai Sioux in the seventeenth century and migrated westward onto the northern plains with their allies, the Plains Cree. "Assiniboine" is a Chippewa word meaning, "One who cooks with stones." The Assiniboine are located on both the Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian Reservations in Montana and on several reserves in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
(Source: Fort Belknap Indian Community , “History” web. Date Accessed: 02/16/23)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes an inventory list of deposited materials, a grant application, final research report, July 19 – August 1, 1989, audio cassette tapes of interviews and songs, index and transcriptions for cassette recordings, photographs, photo indexes, photocopied field research notes, miscellaneous printed research material, receipts and rental agreements for recording equipment; 1989.
Hatton’s field research focuses on the preservation of the song repertory of the Assiniboine Crowbelt Owner’s Society, as well as Assiniboine concepts about music, the universe, warfare, and supernatural power. His project was undertaken with the cooperation of the Fort Belknap Tribal Council and developed in collaboration with Minerva Allen, a respected member of the Assiniboine community and bilingual education specialist at the Hays-Lodge Pole School System. Allen invited Hatton to interview three Assiniboine elders and record music. Their research emphasizes the cultural background of Assiniboine music, and complements previous oral history projects by the Fort Belknap Indian Community.
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
Forms part of the Jacobs Research Fund Collection
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | George Shields, Sr. audio cassette
Tape #1; Interview with George Shields, Sr. (Assiniboine).
Features Crow Belt songs, War Party songs, Discussion of terminology; Location:
Harlem, Montana; Recorded: Orin T. Hatton
|
July 21, 1989 |
| 1 | George Shields, Sr. (Dub) audio cassette
Tape #2; Dub of Maria La Vigna's interview with George Shields,
Sr. (Assiniboine) Features Crow Belt songs; Dubbed by Orin T. Hatton;
Permission given by Gil Horn, Tribal Chairman (Assiniboine)
|
May 5, 1983 |
| 1 | Walter Nitaskootch and Jenny Gray (Dub) audio cassette
Tape #3; Dub of Maria La Vigna's interview with Walter Nitaskootch
and Jenny Gray (Assiniboines); Dubbed by Orin T. Hatton; Permission given by
Gil Horn, Tribal Chairman (Assiniboine)
|
August 30, 1983 |
| 1 | Juanita Tucker (Part 1) audio cassette
Tape #4; Interview with Juanita Tucker (Assiniboine). Discussion
of old ways; Location: Harlem, Montana; Recorded by Orin T. Hatton
|
July 26, 1989 |
| 1 | Juanita Tucker (Part 2) audio cassette
Tape #5; Interview with Juanita Tucker (Assiniboine) cont'd;
Location: Harlem, Montana; Recorded by Orin T. Hatton
|
July 26, 1989 |
| 1 | Walter Nitaskootch audio cassette
Tape #6; Interview with Walter Nitaskootch (Assiniboine).
Discussion of Crow Belt songs; Location: Lodge Pole, Montana; Recorded by Orin
T. Hatton
|
July 26, 1989 |
| 1 | Milk River Indian Celebration audio cassette
Tape #7; Side A: Badlands singers, Eagle Spirit, Night Eagle,
Running Child, Eagle Spirit, Night Star, Ironwood; Side B: Blacklodge, Oakdale;
Location: Harlem, Montana; Recorded by Orin Hatton
|
July 28, 1989 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Inventory of deposited materials | |
| 1/2 | JRF grant application | |
| 1/3 | Field research notebook and final report Photocopies of Hatton's field research notes and final research
report
|
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| 1/4 | Tape index and transcriptions | |
| 1/5 | Assiniboine Crow Belt Trip: Photographs and Inventory | |
| 1/6 | Sumner Matteson index and photos of Kettle
Dance Index and photocopies of images
|
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| 1/7 | Miscellaneous printed research material Includes fliers, articles, and stories from "Assiniboine Memories"
(1983)
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| 1/8 | Receipts of loans and rental agreements |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Hatton, Orin T., 1953- (creator)
Corporate Names
- Jacobs Research Funds (creator)
