Scope and Contents: This collection consists of various recordings associated with the Juneau Indian Studies Program, generally a grant funded program to facilitate the education of Native American Indians in ways recommended by Native Americans. The recordings in this collection consist of color and black and white audiovisual recordings created in 1969 to aid in the education of Tlingit language, and recordings of Juneau Indian Studies classroom discussions and lectures during the 1974 year.
The Tlingit language recordings consist of a set of ten moving image recordings dating to 1969, created and used by the Juneau Indian Studies Program, for introductory level Tlingit language education. The speakers are Johnny Marks (1943-2009) and Eva Marks (1952-1981). The originals were captured on Videotronic Super 8 Cartridges, which have been migrated to DVD for patron viewing. They are entitled Let’s Learn Language: Clinket Version.
The remaining recordings consist of Juneau Indian Studies classroom discussions and lectures during the 1974 year. All recordings appear to have been recorded in Juneau, excluding one dance practice and lecture in Angoon. Some recordings in this section are in Tlingit, but the bulk are in English. These recordings were originally captured on Helical Scan Video reels, but were migrated in 2010, and are available on DVD for public viewing.
The DVD copies of the recordings in this collection available for public use are housed in Box 1, with Boxes 2-4 housing the original reels and cartridges.
These recordings document the educational efforts of the Tlingit people to educate their youth publicly in the early Self-Determination period. Documented in these recordings are discussions on language, culture, and history.
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