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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)
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
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 Special Collections.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

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.

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Content Description

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).

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Other Descriptive Information

Forms part of the Jacobs Research Funds linguistic research collection.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights retained. Contact Special Collections for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Clint Westman, 2008-07-21, 2008-07-28, and 2010-06-09

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: CDs of Cree Pentecostal church recordings
    Dates: 2005-2007
    Container: Box/Folder 1/1
  • Description: CD of oil sands speech by George Poitras
    Dates: 2007
    Container: Box/Folder 1/2
  • Description: CDs of interviews with Cree speakers
    Dates: 2005-2008
    Container: Box/Folder 1/3
  • Description: Sound cassettes of interviews with Cree speakers
    Dates: 2004
    Container: Box/Folder 1/4
  • Description: CD of Westman's Ph.D. thesis
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box/Folder 1/5
  • Description: CD of videos and photographs
    Dates: 2005-2008
    Container: Box/Folder 1/6
  • Description: CDs of audio, documents, and photographs
    Dates: 2009-2010
    Container: Box/Folder 1/7
  • Description: Photocopies of field notes
    Dates: 2005-2010
    Container: Box/Folder 1/8-1/11
  • Description: Photocopy of Jacobs Research Fund final research report
    Dates: 2008
    Container: Box/Folder 1/12
  • Description: George and William Auger interview transcript
    Dates: November 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/13
  • Description: William (Edward) Auger interview transcript
    Dates: December 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/14
  • Description: Bernard Cardinal interview transcripts
    Dates: September-October 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/15-1/16
  • Description: John A. Cardinal interview transcript
    Dates: February 2006
    Container: Box/Folder 1/17
  • Description: Louis J. Cardinal and Andrew Orr interview transcript
    Dates: September 2004
    Container: Box/Folder 1/18
  • Description: Ida Houle and Andrew Orr interview transcript
    Dates: September 2004
    Container: Box/Folder 1/19
  • Description: George Netowastenum interview transcript
    Dates: October 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/20
  • Description: George and Christine Noskiye interview transcript
    Dates: January 2006
    Container: Box/Folder 1/21
  • Description: Solomon and Annie Noskiye interview transcript
    Dates: December 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/22
  • Description: Joe Okemow interview transcript
    Dates: September 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/23
  • Description: Martin Okemow interview transcript
    Dates: December 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/24
  • Description: Paul Okemow interview transcript
    Dates: October 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/25
  • Description: Ken Roan interview transcript
    Dates: June 2004
    Container: Box/Folder 1/26
  • Description: Solomon and Sarah Sinclair interview transcript
    Dates: December 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/27
  • Description: David Starr interview transcript
    Dates: November 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/28
  • Description: Peter Thunder interview transcript
    Dates: November 2005
    Container: Box/Folder 1/29
  • Description: Interview transcripts
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/30
  • Description: Cree Pentecostal church service transcripts
    Dates: 2005-2006
    Container: Box/Folder 1/31
  • Description: Translations
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box/Folder 1/32
  • Description: "Homesteading in Northern Alberta During the Great Depression" article
    Dates: 2007
    Container: Box/Folder 1/33
  • Description: Oral history interview with Alberta Knox CD and sound cassette
    Dates: 2003
    Container: Box/Folder 1/34

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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

  • Corporate Names

    • Jacobs Research Funds, (sponsoring body)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
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