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The Agnes Bellinger Tlingit collection

LC Control No.:	2004695175
Type of Material:	Archival Manuscript Material (Collection)
Main Title:	The Agnes Bellinger Tlingit collection, n.d. / collected by Agnes Bellinger.
Related Names:	Bellinger, Agnes, collector, speaker. » More like this KTOO-TV (Television station : Juneau, Alaska) » More like this
Related Titles:	Tracks along the beach: tales of the raven. Tales of the raven.
Description:	1 pamphlet. 1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. 1 videocassette of 1 (Beta) (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Access Advisory:	Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Data:	Tlingit member Agnes Bellinger directs the Eagle-Raven Dancers. The collection documents her efforts to revitalize Tlingit culture through performance, lectures, and writings.
Summary:	Collection comprises two videocassettes and a pamphlet on traditional music, dance, and other customs of the Tlingit nation of southeast Alaska. One video, produced by KTOO-TV, depicts the Eagle-Raven dancers at the Alaska Folk Festival dressed in traditional regalia that includes headdresses and hats, button blankets, and face paint. They perform six numbers, including an entrance song, clan song, and exit song. Drumming and chanting accompany the dancing. The second video documents a lecture on Tlingit culture given by Agnes Bellinger. The pamphlet titled "Tracks Along the Beach: Tales of The Raven" (18 pp.) was compiled by Bellinger and includes seven tales about Raven.
Notes:	Recorded at the Alaska Folk Festival, Centennial Hall, Juneau, Alaska and in a classroom setting by KTOO-TV, Juneau, Alaska, undated; videotaped lecture recorded at unknown location, undated. Videocassettes: in English and Tlingit. Pamphlet: in English.
Finding Aids:	Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.
Cite as:	The Agnes Bellinger Tlingit Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Acquisition Source:	Donated by Agnes Bellinger; 1986.
Subjects:	Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Music. » More like this Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Rites and ceremonies. » More like this Tlingit Indians--Alaska--Social life and customs. » More like this Dance--Alaska. » More like this Dance music--Alaska. » More like this Dance costume--Alaska. » More like this Raven (Legendary character) » More like this Folk festivals--Alaska--Juneau. » More like this Tales--Alaska. » More like this Tlingit Indians--Clothing--Alaska. » More like this Musical instruments--Alaska. » More like this
Form/Genre:	Pamphlets. » More like this Lectures. » More like this Videocassettes. » More like this
Local Shelving No.:	AFC 1986/017 AFC 1986/017:V1-V2
Language Code:	eng eng tli
Other System No.:	afc95000008
Geographic Area Code:	n-us-ak
Repository:	DLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610
Links:	http://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/Bellinger.html THE AGNES BELLINGER TLINGIT COLLECTION (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)