Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1992-1995

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Nakayama, Toshihide, 1963-
Title
Toshihide Nakayama papers
Dates
1992-1995 (inclusive)
Quantity
approximately .84 cubic ft (3 boxes)
Collection Number
2696-083
Summary
Final research report, deed of gift, audiocassettes and transcriptions of field research on Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) languages
Repository
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Toshihide Nakayama is a professor for the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He received his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1997. His research interests include Wakashan languages (North American Pacific Northwest Coast); morphosyntax; linguistic typology. Nakayama’s dissertation focused on discourse-pragmatic dynamism in Nuu-cha-nulth (Nootka) morphosyntax.

Please note that the name "Nootka" is considered offensive and a misnomer by some Nuuchahnulth people today, though others continue to use it to refer to themselves. "Nuuchahnulth" is the correct tribal name, but we have included the name "Nootka" in our finding aid to refer to the researcher’s specific usage of the term embedded into his deposited materials.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Final research report, deed of gift, field notes (photocopies), audiocassettes and transcriptions of field research on Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language (Ahousaht and Ucluelet dialects).

Historical BackgroundReturn to Top

The Nuu-chah-nulth are from the western side of Vancouver Island, comprised of 14 communities with language, family, and cultural affinities, including a traditional practice of whaling. (Source: “Nuu-chah-nulth”, American Museum of Natural History; Accessed: 04/10/23)

Ahousaht is one of 14 Nuu-chah-nulth Nations. Ahousaht means "our backs against the mountains" Ahousaht is of Nuu chah Nulth speaking language. There are over 2,100 registered Ahousaht members that live up and down Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, across Canada and in various countries. (Ahousaht Tribe Official Website; Accessed: 04/10/23)

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 3 accessions.

  • Accession No. 2696-083-01, Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1992
  • Accession No. 2696-083-02, Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1993
  • Accession No. 2696-083-03, Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1994-1995

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 2696-083-01: Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1992Return to Top

.21 cu. ft. (1 box, including 17 sound cassettes)

Scope and Content: Final research report, deed of gift, audiocassettes and transcriptions of field research on Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language (Ahousaht and Ucluelet dialects), list of the audiocassettes including topics covered by each one; 1992. Consultants include Dr. George Louie (Ahousaht Nootka elder), Mr. Archie Thompson, Mrs. Josephine Thompson, Mr. Harold Little, and Mrs. Carolina Little, all of whom are bilingual in English and the Ahousaht dialect of Nuu-chah-nulth. The data collected through tape recordings and field notes include vocabularies, sentences, conversation, a number of traditional narratives, and texts containing ethnographic information.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Toshihide Nakayama, Santa Barbara, 1993-07-09

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2696-083-01
Ahousaht Nootka Tape List
1992
1/2 2696-083-01
Ahousaht Dialect of the Nuu-chah-nulth Language (Notebooks #1-2)
Scope and Content: Photocopies of field notes
1992
Box
1 2696-083-01
Tape #1: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A [08/13/92]: "Story of Mink", Side B [09/09/92]: "Story of Deer"; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #2: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [09/10/92]: Lady who Lives with an Invisible Man" (traditional narrative), Side B [08/13/92]: "Cod and Eclipse" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #3: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [11/08/91]: Story of Wolf" (traditional narrative), Side B [09/09/92]: "Story of Raven", "Story of Crow Woman" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1991, 1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #4: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A/B [08/12/92]: "Story of Bat"; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
33828
1 2696-083-01
Tape #5: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A/B [07/24/92] "Raven and Octopus"; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #6: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narrative; Side A/B [07/27/92] "Story of Snot Boy"; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
33812
1 2696-083-01
Tape #7: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [08/19/92]: "Brothers who Build a House" (traditional narrative); Side B [09/03/92]: "Thunderbird and a Man" (traditional narrative), "Story about ab estuary at Ahousat" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #8: Mrs. Josephine Thompson
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [08/25/92]: Memories of younger days (narrative), Side B [08/25/1992]: a bed-side story; Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
33841
1 2696-083-01
Tape #9: Mrs. Josephine Thompson and Mr. Archie Thompson
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Informants: Mrs. Josephine Thompson, Mr. Archie Thompson; Ucluelet and Ahousaht dialects; Side A [08/25/92]: Teachings for children, Side B [08/25/92]: How to make baskets (ethnographic narrative); Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
33841
1 2696-083-01
Tape #10: Dr. George Louie and James Adams
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [09/09/92]: traditional narratives in Nootka, "Kyuquot Bear" and ethnographic information in English, Side B [09/02/92]: conversation; Location: Victoria and Ahousaht, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #11: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A [09/13/1992]: "Flood Story" and ethnographic information in English, Side B [09/13/92]: "A Man in a Deadfall" and ethnographic information in English; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape 12: Mrs. Caroline Little
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narrative; Side A [08/25/92]: "Mother Turned into a Blue Jay"; Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
33841
1 2696-083-01
Tape #13: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A [09/10/92]: "Story of Haṕi•ta", Side B [09/03/92]: "Story of Haṕi•ta" (contd.), "A Man Who was Mean to His Dog"; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #14: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narrative; Side A/B [09/09/92]: "Story of Snail and Osprey"; Location: ; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
September 9, 1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #15: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Ethnographic narratives; Side A/B [09/09/92]: "Training of Children" etc.; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
September 10, 1992
1 2696-083-01
Tape #16: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives and ethnographic narratives; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 8, 1991
1 2696-083-01
Tape #17: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives and ethnographic narratives; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1, 1991

Accession No. 2696-083-02: Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1993Return to Top

.21 cu. ft. (1 box, including 173 pages and 13 sound cassettes)

Scope and Content: Field notes (photocopies) and tape-recorded linguistic research on the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language, Ahousaht dialect; list of the sound cassettes, including topics covered; 1993. Nakamaya worked with Dr. George Louie (Ahousaht Nootka elder) who is bilingual in the Ahousaht dialect and English. The data collected include traditional and personal narratives, historical accounts, and ethnographic narratives.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights retained. Contact repository for details.

Acquisition Info: Toshihide Nakayama. Santa Barbara, CA, 1993-12-01

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2696-083-02
Ahousaht Nootka Tape List
Scope and Content: Typed list of audio tapes enclosed in collection. Includes information on language, informant, location, date, recorder, and contents
1993
1/2 2696-083-02
Ahousaht dialect of Nuu-chah-nulth Field Notes
Scope and Content: Field notes and observations corresponding to recorded audio tapes
1993
Box
1 2696-083-02
Tape #1: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A/B: "Story of Thunderbird" (traditional narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 13, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #2: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A/B: Narrative about a big earthquake in Ahousat, "Story of Whale" (traditional narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 12, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #3: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [09/03/93]: "Story of Deer" (traditional narrative), Side B [08/04/93]: "Belongings of the deceased" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #4: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [08/12/93]: "Stories of Bear" (traditional narrative), Side B [08/04/93]: "About chieftainship" (ethnographical narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #5: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A/B: "George Louie's life story" (personal narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
September 3, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #6: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A/B: "Creation Story" (traditional narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 12, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #7: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Hap'iita" (traditional narrative), "Bear Hunting", "Incident at George's Cove" (narratives), Side B: "Flying Saucer" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 7, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #8: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Nuu-chah-nulth band names", "Marriage of a chief" (narratives), Side B: "How I got my names" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 11, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #9: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "How I got my names" (narrative), cont'd from side B of Tape 8; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 11, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #10: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [08/26/93]: "Secret Bathing" (ethnographical narrative), Side B [08/27/23]: "Ahousat Lake" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #11: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Reincarnation" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 7, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #12: Mrs. Caroline Little, Mr. Harold Little, and Ms. Katie Frazer
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: conversation; Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 26, 1993
1 2696-083-02
Tape #13: Mrs. Caroline Little, Mr. Harold Little, and Ms. Katie Frazer
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A/B: conversation; Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Katie Frazer; copy from original
July 26, 1993

Accession No. 2696-083-03: Toshihide Nakayama papers, 1994-1995Return to Top

.42 cu. ft. (1 box); 21 sound cassettes; ca. 127 pages plus the folder added April 7, 1998.

Scope and Content: Photocopied field notes and tape-recorded linguistic research on the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language, Ahousaht dialect; 1994-1995. Consultants include Dr. George Louie (Ahousaht Nootka elder), Mrs. Katie Frazer and Mrs. Lthuuta Qamina, all of whom are bilingual in English and Nootka. Additional textual data on structures involving lexical suffixes.

Restrictions on Access: Access restricted: For terms of access contact repository.

Restrictions on Use: Retained by Nakayama and informants.

Acquisition Info: Toshihide Nakayama, 1995-05-22

Container(s) Description Dates
Box/Folder Accession
1/1 2696-083-03
Ahousaht Nootka Tape List
Scope and Content: Typed list of audio tapes enclosed in collection. Includes information on language, duration (time), informant, location, date, recorder, and contents
1994
1/2 2696-083-03
Photocopies of Narrative Text
Scope and Content: Photocopied narrative text from research on the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) language. Includes "How Raven Got His Crooked Fingers", "How the Humans Got the First Fire", discussions of Indian marriage, potlatches and feasts, etc. Language and dialect are the same as all earlier Nakayama installments.
1995
1/3 2696-083-03
Ahousaht Dialect of Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Photocopied field notes)
Scope and Content: Field notes developed between July 7-August 16, 1994.
1994
Box
1 2696-083-03
Tape #1: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [11/25/93]: "Attack on British Frigate Kingfisher" (historical narrative, 29 min), Side B [07/07/94]: "Methods of Fishing" (traditional technology, 8 min), "How Mink Causes Earthquakes" (traditional narrative, 5 min), "Story of Steelhead" (traditional narrative, 13 min); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Thomas Ress (Side A), Toshihide Nakayama (side B); copy from original
1993, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #2: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A: "Story of Two Sisters" (10 min), "Octopus and Raven" (8 min), "Never Point at People" (2 min), Side B: "Creation of Animals" (18 mins), "Burying the Deceased--Funeral of Charlie Johnes" (12 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 8, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #3: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [07/12/94]: "School Days" (personal narrative, 22 mins), Side B [07/13/94]: "Story of Beaver" (traditional narrative, 17 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #4: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [07/13/94]: "Snail and Falcon" (traditional narrative, 7 mins), "Bear and a Man" (traditional narrative, 15 mins), Side B [07/18/94]: "How I Got Married" (personal narrative, 22 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #5: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A [07/19/94]: "Woman Who Was Captured by a Thunderbird" (32 mins), Side B: "Raven's Beak" (14 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #6: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [07/20/94]: "Hypothermia" (narrative, 20 mins), Side B [07/21/94]: "Bathing Ritual" (ethnographic narrative, 15 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #7: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Ethnographic narratives; Side A [07/26/94]: "When a Person Dies" (22 mins), Side B [07/21/94]: "Whalers and Whaling" (15 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #8 : Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [07/27/94]: "Woman Who was Taken Away by Snake" (traditional narrative, 18 mins), Side B [07/28/94]: "Expansion of Ahousahts" (historical narrative, 17 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #9: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Hapiita" (traditional narrative, 16 mins), Side B: "Story of Ozette" (historical narrative, 10 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
July 29, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #10: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Wolf and Bat" (traditional narrative, 7 mins), "Katskwachyu" (traditional narrative, 18 mins), Side B [08/05/94]: "Qaahma" (narrative); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #11: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Narratives; Side A [08/03/94]: "One Who Dropped Out of Chieftainship" (13 mins), "George Louie's Fatherand a Wolf" (2 min), "Man and Bear" (5 min), "Girl Taken Away by Tidal Wave" (12 min), Side B [08/10/94]: "Tlimxka: Story of a Wolfman" (12 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #12: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A [08/10/94]: "Dog Turns into a Mosquito" (traditional narrative, 14 min), Side B [08/1994]: "Story about a Duckling" (traditional narrative, 7 mins), "Pear Story" (narrative, 6 mins), "Encounter with Supernatural" (narrative, 3 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #13: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A: "Dog and a Girl" (8 mins), Side B: "Woman Who Was Captured by Thunderbird" (23 mins) ; Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 13, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #14: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narratives; Side A [08/13/94]: "Blind Man and Loon" (11 min), Side B [08/14/94]: "Mink and Grebe" (10 mins); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #15: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "How People Got Fire" (28 min), Side B: "Life at the Residential School" (8 min); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 14, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #16: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narrative; Side A/B: "Mink and Wolf" (37 min); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 14, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #17: Dr. George Louie
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Side A: "Man Who was Mean to His Dog" (traditional narrative, 18 mins), "About Witchcraft" (ethnographic narrative, 9 mins), Side B: "Witchcraft Stories" (ethnographic narrative, 8 min); Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 14, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #18: Mrs. Caroline Little
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Narratives; Side A: "Indian Marriage" (9 min), "How Raven Has Got Crooked Fingers" (11 min), "Baby's Destiny" (9 min), "About the Los Tradition" (2 min), Side B: "About Taboo" (6 min), "Changes in Language" (4 min), "Potlaches and Feasts" (20 min); Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy from original
August 19, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #19: Mrs. Caroline Little
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Ethnographic narrative; Side A/B: "Wolf Ritual" (36 min); Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada; Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy of original
August 19, 1994
1 2696-083-03
Tape #20: Mrs. Caroline Little
1 audio cassette
Scope and Content: Traditional narrative; Side A: "How People Got Fire" (30 min); Recorded by: Toshihide Nakayama; copy of original
August 19, 1994

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Frazer, Katie (creator)
    • Little, Caroline (creator)
    • Little, Harold (creator)
    • Louie, George (creator)
    • Nakayama, Toshihide, 1963- (creator)
    • Thompson, Archie (creator)
    • Thompson, Josephine (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Jacobs Research Fund (creator)
    • Jacobs Research Funds (creator)