OLAC Record: oai:blc.berkeley.edu:la.113

Metadata
Title: Wintu
Contributor: [role = researcher] Shepherd, Alice (Schlichter)
 [role = consultant] McKibbin, Grace
 [role = consultant] Dixon, Carrie
 [role = consultant] Coleman, Renee
Coverage: Hayfork, CA
 Redding, CA
 [Point] east=-122.3905600; north=40.5866700 [Spatial Coverage]
 [Point] east=-123.1819400; north=40.5544400 [Spatial Coverage]
Date: 1975-1980
Description: Linguistic field recordings: linguistic data; stories; ethnographic data; songs; reminiscences. Some English glosses provided; discussion and explanations in English.
 technical quality: good
 [URI] http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/blc_lang_disp.pl?10026
 1.Two puberty songs for young women and explanation. Includes discussion of naming and the origin of life. [Table Of Contents]
 2.Two legend songs intended to cheer you up. Discussion of a dream song. Includes explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 3.Round dance song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 4.Bear song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 5.Brother-in-law love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 6.War song and explanation. Brief elicitation of words used in the war song. [Table Of Contents]
 7.Discussion about neighboring California Indian groups. Names for neighboring California Indian tribes. [Table Of Contents]
 8.Story about a traditional footrace. Includes discussion about traditional medicine. Explanation of words and phrases related to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 9.Discussion of different Wintu tribes. Includes words and phrases related to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 10. Dream song and explanation. Select words from song elicited. [Table Of Contents]
 11. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 12. Discussion of Hyampom Indian language - a neighboring California Indian language. Includes Hyampom words, phrases, and Chimariko song. [Table Of Contents]
 13. Words and phrases. Includes traditional Wintu names. [Table Of Contents]
 14. Words and phrases. Includes numbers, directionals, and a discussion of lakes. [Table Of Contents]
 15. Love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 16. Dream song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 17. Brief discussion of male and female roles. McKibbin relates personal stories, including a story about a traditional handgame. [Table Of Contents]
 18. Round dance song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 19. Words and phrases from traditional songs and stories [Table Of Contents]
 20. Story of Coyote and Toad and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 21. Story of Coyote and Toad [Table Of Contents]
 22. Story of Bird from Heaven and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 23. Story of Animal War. Includes select words and phrases from story. [Table Of Contents]
 24. Words and phrases of flora, fauna, and placenames [Table Of Contents]
 25. Story of Mount Shasta and the story of Singing Potato. Includes discussions and some words, including placenames, related to stories. [Table Of Contents]
 26. Story of Bat and Duck Wives [Table Of Contents]
 27. Story of Bat and Duck Wives [Table Of Contents]
 28. Wordlist of months [Table Of Contents]
 29. Words and phrases for the phases of the moon [Table Of Contents]
 30. Story of Skunk. Conversation about skunks. [Table Of Contents]
 31. Story of Skunk [Table Of Contents]
 32. Story of Groundsquirrel Steals Flint and discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 33. Conversational words and phrases [Table Of Contents]
 34. Conversation about roads [Table Of Contents]
 35. Story of Bear and Deer [Table Of Contents]
 36. Story of Coyote and Badger [Table Of Contents]
 37. Story of Coyote and Badger [Table Of Contents]
 38. Words and phrases for eagles [Table Of Contents]
 39. Story of Coyote and Death [Table Of Contents]
 39. Continuation of the Story of Coyote and Death [Table Of Contents]
 40. Love song with discussion [Table Of Contents]
 41. Love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 42. Love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 43. Deer song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 44. Deer song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 45. Song, story, and conversation about war [Table Of Contents]
 46. Wordlist of animal names [Table Of Contents]
 47. Words and phrases, primarily about nature. Discussion of hummingbirds. [Table Of Contents]
 48. Doctor song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 49. Doctor song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 50. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 51. Doctor song and discussion of doctors [Table Of Contents]
 52. Handgame song. Includes explanation of handgame. [Table Of Contents]
 53. Coyote's handgame song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 54. Dream song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 55. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 56. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 57. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 58. Ethnographic account of Wintu practices and habits regarding the gathering of food [Table Of Contents]
 59. Ethnographic account of Wintu practices and habits regarding the gathering of food [Table Of Contents]
 60. Words and phrases. Includes expressions and means of communicating. [Table Of Contents]
 61. Discussion of baskets. Includes basket-related words and phrases. [Table Of Contents]
 62. Miscellaneous words and phrases. Includes listening words, human descriptions and movements. [Table Of Contents]
 63. Miscellaneous words and phrases. Includes lexical items for natural disasters, bodily ailments, and expressions. [Table Of Contents]
 64. Story of Coyote and Toad. Recounts when Toad became a toad. [Table Of Contents]
 65. Story of Coyote and Toad. Recounts when Toad became a toad. [Table Of Contents]
 66. Hisi dance song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 67. Hisi dance song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 68. Hisi dance song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 69. Dream song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 70. Story of Chipmunk and Gopher [Table Of Contents]
 71. Story of Chipmunk and Gopher [Table Of Contents]
 72. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping [Table Of Contents]
 72. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping, continued [Table Of Contents]
 72. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping, cont. [Table Of Contents]
 73. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping [Table Of Contents]
 73. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping, cont. [Table Of Contents]
 73. Ethnographic account of hunting and trapping, continued [Table Of Contents]
 74. Physical description of Wintu and other California Indians [Table Of Contents]
 75. Narrative regarding acorns [Table Of Contents]
 76. Discussion that introduces Story of Mink and his Wife [Table Of Contents]
 77. Story of Mink and his Wife [Table Of Contents]
 78. General talk [Table Of Contents]
 79. Story of Coyote and Cloud [Table Of Contents]
 80. Story of Coyote and Cloud [Table Of Contents]
 81. General talk [Table Of Contents]
 82. Story of Wind and Lightning [Table Of Contents]
 83. Story of Potato Bug and Ground Hog [Table Of Contents]
 84. Story of Potato Bug and Ground Hog [Table Of Contents]
 85. Story of Little Turtle [Table Of Contents]
 86(1). Story of Toad [Table Of Contents]
 86(2). Explanation of Story of Toad [Table Of Contents]
 87. Dream song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 88. Personal narrative connected to Dream song. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 89. Handgame song with explanation and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 90. Two Rounddance songs with discussion [Table Of Contents]
 91. Discussion of songs and Hympom Indians. Includes some Hympom words. [Table Of Contents]
 92. Song about taking a new trail and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 93. Deer song for a four-point buck. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 94. Puberty song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 95. Puberty song and comments. This song is a repeat from a previous session. [Table Of Contents]
 96. Puberty song and discussion. This song is a repeat from a previous session. [Table Of Contents]
 97. Discussion of songs and performances [Table Of Contents]
 98. Bear song. This song is a repeat from a previous session. [Table Of Contents]
 99. Hisi dance song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 100. Song about a woman with high-heeled shoes. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 101. Song for cattle eating leaves. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 102. Love song. Involves a woman from Shasta who married a man from Trinity. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 103. Grandfather's love song and discussion. This song is a repeat from a previous session. [Table Of Contents]
 104. Love song and discussion. Involves a father who does not want daughter to leave and marry. [Table Of Contents]
 105. Puberty/grouse song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 106. Love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 107. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 108. Love song. Also includes indiscriminate humming of another song. [Table Of Contents]
 109. Hisi song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 110. Doctor song. Discussion of doctors and chiefs in consultant's family. [Table Of Contents]
 111. Doctor song and discussion. Song discusses forseeing future. [Table Of Contents]
 112. Dream song with comments [Table Of Contents]
 113. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 114. Dream song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 115. Hisi song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 116. Handgame song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 117. Big head dance song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 118. Big head dance song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 119. Discussion of big head dances [Table Of Contents]
 120. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 121. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 122. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 123. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 124. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 125. Handgame song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 126. Dream song and explanation. Includes discussion of Chinese from the Wintu perspective. [Table Of Contents]
 127. General discussion with grandson [Table Of Contents]
 128. War song and explanation. Discussion of a war with the Klammoth Indians. [Table Of Contents]
 129. Love song for brother-in-law [Table Of Contents]
 130. Elicitation of words. Includes phrase for writing. [Table Of Contents]
 131. Love song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 132. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 133. Discussion of stories yet to be told and songs yet to be sung [Table Of Contents]
 134. Story of Cat-Bird [Table Of Contents]
 135. Story of Cat-Bird [Table Of Contents]
 136. Story of Coyote and Cricket [Table Of Contents]
 137. Story of Coyote and Cricket [Table Of Contents]
 138. War song and explanation. Some words and phrases relating to song and explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 139. Elicitation of words and phrases [Table Of Contents]
 140. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 141. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 142. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 143. Personal family story and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 144. Dream song. Includes discussion of crying. [Table Of Contents]
 145. Crying song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 146. Crying song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 147. Discussion of crying songs, wars with surrounding California Indian tribes, and comments about the last speakers of languages [Table Of Contents]
 148. Dream song and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 149. Discussion of other California Indians and Shasta county [Table Of Contents]
 150. Handgame song and comments [Table Of Contents]
 151. Dream song and comments. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 152. Story of Coyote and Acorn Lady [Table Of Contents]
 153. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes kinship and numbers. [Table Of Contents]
 154. Story of Acorn Lady [Table Of Contents]
 155. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes words for body parts and flora. [Table Of Contents]
 156. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes words for body parts, animals and animal parts. [Table Of Contents]
 157. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes animals. [Table Of Contents]
 158. Words and phrases, including placenames. Discussion of some lexical items. [Table Of Contents]
 159. Personal stories [Table Of Contents]
 160. Discussion of Wintu naming and people. Some words and phrases. [Table Of Contents]
 161. Discussion of plants and foods (esp. acorns). Some words and phrases pertaining to the discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 162. Two incomplete love songs and comments [Table Of Contents]
 163. Conversation about placenames, mountains, and general discussion. Some words and phrases pertinent to conversation. [Table Of Contents]
 164. General discussion [Table Of Contents]
 165. Placenames [Table Of Contents]
 166. Discussion of Indian doctors and sweathouse dances [Table Of Contents]
 167. Miscellaneous words and phrases. Includes words for various words for choking. Some words provoke discussions. [Table Of Contents]
 168. Conversation of eating coyote meat [Table Of Contents]
 169. Words and phrases. Includes kinship terminology, foods, and animals. Discussions about words. [Table Of Contents]
 170. Story of Lizard with discussion [Table Of Contents]
 171. Story of the Lizard [Table Of Contents]
 172. Story of Teti Bohe and discussion of Indian doctors [Table Of Contents]
 173. Story of Teti Bohe [Table Of Contents]
 174. Story about Fox and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 175. Story of Fox. Explanation of some words and phrases from story. [Table Of Contents]
 176. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes body parts and bugs. [Table Of Contents]
 177. Love song and explanation [Table Of Contents]
 178. Elicitation and discussion of words and phrases. Includes birds and plants. [Table Of Contents]
 179. Elicitation and discussion of words and phrases. Includes foodstuffs, birds, and religious terms. [Table Of Contents]
 180. Discussion of stories and the Story of the Mice. [Table Of Contents]
 181. Story of Mice [Table Of Contents]
 182. Elicitation of words and phrases. Includes footwear, right/left, etc. Discussion of dialectal differences. [Table Of Contents]
 183. Elicitation and discussion of words and phrases. Includes bodies of water, animal catching devices, fishes, and landscapes. [Table Of Contents]
 184. Words and phrases primarily related to flora. Explanations for some terminology. [Table Of Contents]
 185. Words and phrases primarily related to flora and fauna. Explanations for some terminology. [Table Of Contents]
 186. Explanation of songs. Hisi dance song. [Table Of Contents]
 187. Story about people turning into wolves with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 188. Word and phrases related to names. Explanation of names and meanings. Some explanation of naming strategies. [Table Of Contents]
 189. Account of animals that were not eaten with explanations. Includes Story of Dove. [Table Of Contents]
 190. Story of Dove [Table Of Contents]
 191. Song intended to cheer you up with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 192. Words and phrases primarily related to flora, fauna, and traditional practices. Explanations for some words. [Table Of Contents]
 193. Miscellaneous words and phrases including traditional practices, flora, and fauna. Explanations for selected lexical items. [Table Of Contents]
 194. Miscellaneous words and phrases including body parts and food stuffs. Explanations for some terms. [Table Of Contents]
 195. Explanation of puberty customs. Includes outline of puberty story. [Table Of Contents]
 196. Story of Rolling Head with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 197. Words and phrases, especially flora. Includes some detailed explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 198. Personal narrative detailing McKibbin's nephew hunting [Table Of Contents]
 199. Words and phrases, especially body parts. Includes some detailed explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 200. Miscellaneous words and phrases focusing on gastronomical and digestive issues [Table Of Contents]
 201. Conversation about McKibbin's relatives [Table Of Contents]
 202. Words and phrases especially teas and foods. Includes discussions and explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 203. Miscellaneous words and phrases especially insects, berries, and foods. Includes discussions and explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 204. Discussion of a newspaper article about the Wintu [Table Of Contents]
 205. Words and phrases pertaining to insects and slugs [Table Of Contents]
 206. Discussion of songs and superstitions [Table Of Contents]
 207. A hodgepodge of material. Includes words and phrases refering to dialogues, a conversation about minerals, and a text of the coal spring [Table Of Contents]
 208. Narrative description of Union Hill big time. Discussion and descriptions of traditional sporting events. [Table Of Contents]
 209. Words and phrases for tea, flora, diseases, injuries, body parts, birds, and religious terms. Includes explanations and discussions. [Table Of Contents]
 210. Words and phrases for weaponry, water bodies, and flora. Includes discussion and explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 211. Description of drums and drumming. Includes some related words and phrases. [Table Of Contents]
 212. Assorted lexical items regarding elements of nature and expressions. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 213. Words and phrases especially organs and Indian doctor terminology. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 214. Doctor song with explanation. Discussion of doctor songs. [Table Of Contents]
 215. Personal narrative about doctors and sick people [Table Of Contents]
 216. Sweat house song with explanation. Discussion of sweat houses and doctor rites. [Table Of Contents]
 217. Discussion and description of Wintu houses and trapping [Table Of Contents]
 218. Love song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 219. General talk and discussion of people from Hayfork [Table Of Contents]
 220. Description of what a beaver does [Table Of Contents]
 221. Story of Mole with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 222. Discussions of Hupa Indian doctors attempting to kill Wintus, travelling, and trading beads [Table Of Contents]
 223. War song with explanation. Includes discussion of war and pertinent lexical items. [Table Of Contents]
 224. Story of Coyote and his children. Includes discussion and words and phrases related to story. [Table Of Contents]
 225. Story of Coyote and his children [Table Of Contents]
 226. Discussion of Hupa dance [Table Of Contents]
 227. Personal narratives and discussions of trapping. Includes words and phrases pertinent to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 228. Discussion of various narratives and stories about the Wintu [Table Of Contents]
 229. Words and phrases regarding sediments [Table Of Contents]
 230. Story about rope [Table Of Contents]
 231. Words and phrases including body parts, sentiments, sicknesses, and some fauna. Also, a discussion of stories and songs. [Table Of Contents]
 232. Narratives of what Wintus feared. Includes some pertinent words and phrases. [Table Of Contents]
 233. A hodgepodge of discussions and personal stories regarding rivers, villages, and peoples. Includes river and village names. [Table Of Contents]
 234. Discussion of what Indians did to be good gamblers [Table Of Contents]
 235. Doctor Initiation song with explanation and discussion [Table Of Contents]
 236. John Doctor's doctor song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 237. Doctor song [Table Of Contents]
 238. Dream song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 239. Dream song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 240. Description of a haunted house and its inhabitants. Includes some related lexical items. [Table Of Contents]
 241. Dream song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 242. Dream song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 243. Discussion and stories of various people. Includes some words and phrases pertinent to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 244. Handgame song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 245. Big-Head dance song with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 246. Descriptions and stories of the big-head dance and big times [Table Of Contents]
 247. Dream song [Table Of Contents]
 248. Discussion and description of Indian dances [Table Of Contents]
 249. Words and phrases related to color [Table Of Contents]
 250. Descriptions of the habits of Indian doctors. Includes some related words and phrases. [Table Of Contents]
 251. Story of the children of the woods. Includes explanation and discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 252. Words and phrases regarding birds and fish. Includes some explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 253. Story of Bluejay, incomplete rendition [Table Of Contents]
 254. Discussion of fish. Includes words pertinent to discussion, i.e. fish names. [Table Of Contents]
 255. Story of Bluejay [Table Of Contents]
 256. Story of the Theft of the Daylight with explanation [Table Of Contents]
 257. Wordlist of birds. Includes discussion of birds. [Table Of Contents]
 258. Wordlist of bugs [Table Of Contents]
 259. Wordlist of bugs. Includes discussion of bugs. [Table Of Contents]
 260. General talk about coyote [Table Of Contents]
 261. Story of Coyote in Alaska. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 262. Miscellaneous words and phrases including some body parts, stones, and animals. Includes discussions and explanations. [Table Of Contents]
 263. Miscellaneous words and phrases pertaining to flora and fauna. Includes discussions. [Table Of Contents]
 264. Story of Animal Big-time. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 265. Story of 'aanamet. Includes discussion and words pertinent to story. [Table Of Contents]
 266. Story of 'aanamet [Table Of Contents]
 267. Various words and phrases especially related to snakes and mushrooms. Includes some general talk and discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 268. Text of kinship terms [Table Of Contents]
 269. General discussion [Table Of Contents]
 270. General discussion [Table Of Contents]
 271. Words and phrases related to fishing and worms. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 272. Discussion of weather and general talk. Includes words and phrases pertinent to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 273. Discussion of leech damn. Includes fragments of a story and a song. [Table Of Contents]
 274. Story of How Plants and Animals Were Named. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 275. Story of Piyohorit. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 276. Song, name and type unknown. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 277. Song, name and type unknown [Table Of Contents]
 278. Coyote handgame song along with fragments of other handgame songs. Includes discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 279. Discussion of grouse. Includes words and phrases pertinent to discussion. [Table Of Contents]
 280. Story of Big Animal in Lake. Includes explanation. [Table Of Contents]
 281. Words and phrases related to body parts and weather [Table Of Contents]
 282. Crying song [Table Of Contents]
 283. Song, name and type unknown [Table Of Contents]
 284. Miscellaneous words