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Mountain Spirits Dance (Gahan)

 File — CD: 16
Identifier: Song 246

Scope and Content

From the Collection: This collection contains 36 sound tapes of ceremonial dances recorded in the field during the 44th Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial, held in Gallup, N.M., August 12-15, 1965. The tapes contain music from Native American peoples from Mexico and across the United States, including the Southwest, Plains, Pacific Coast and Southeast. Twenty eight tribes are represented in the collection which has been arranged alphabetically by tribe. Also on the tapes there are descriptions of the types of dances being performed and who is performing. These descriptions and announcements are in English. The singing is in various tribal languages.

Part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.

Dates

  • August 12-15, 1965

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Navajo or Navaho

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 36 cds

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451