[Elizabeth Nyman, Funeral Potlatches]

Elizabeth Nyman; About funeral Potlatches. SHI: Audio recording of Elizabeth Nyman, Yanyeidí clan, speaking in Tlingit to linguist Jeff Leer, March 7, 1986. Labeled �about funeral potlatches.� Side A: 33 minutes in length. Side B: 33 minutes in length. Content by DK. Side A: Nyman responds to Leer�s question about the íxt� (shamans), Nyman details various aspects of the íxt�, roles, processes, powers, etc.; to 15:37; Nyman then mentions the plant called x�oon, which served well as a diaper for babies; to 17:00; Nyman then responds to a question by Leer, and Nyman details the problems that result from not finishing a burial and burial process; to 21:34; conversation continues as Nyman responds to Leer�s questions; some about the íxt� and other; to end of recording. Side B: continued from previous. Comments: The recordings in this collection were donated to the Sealaska Heritage Institute in 2013 by and in partnership with the Alaska Native Language Archive of University of Alaska Fairbanks, which holds the originals. This donation and partnership occurred for mutual benefit and to better document the content of these language recordings. In 2013 through an IMLS Enhancement Grant, Sealaska Heritage Institute was able to employ fluent speakers of the Tlingit language to review certain recordings in the ANLA collection. This work was conducted by elders David Katzeek (Tlingit name Kingeistí, Shangukeidí clan) and Paul Marks (Tlingit name Kinkaduneek, Lukaax.ádi clan). Zachary Zones, SHI Archivist, April 2014.