Larry Aitken audio recordingsMss.Rec.288Mss.SMs.Coll.135Brian CarpenterAmerican Philosophical Society
October 2017
Library & Museum105 South Fifth StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106manuscripts@amphilsoc.orgURL: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-24 19:49:33 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script.American Philosophical SocietyLarry Aitken audio recordingsJackson, JimAitken, LarryMss.SMs.Coll.135/repositories/2/resources/318827 audiocassettes1980-199027 audio cassettes and microcassettes (21 hr., 35 min.)This collection consists of audio recordings of Larry Aitken (Bezhigoogahbow), a distinguished Ojibwe elder, teacher, and traditional knowledge keeper of Leech Lake, Minnesota. The recordings include numerous public speeches, classroom lectures and discussions, and interviews on Anishinaabe spiritual teachings, health, psychology, cultural strength, history, and language. A number of recordings were made with Aitken's teacher, Jim Jackson, a medicine man and traditional knowledge keeper with whom Aitken worked for 17 years.English .
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Larry Aitken, 2014.
Processing Information
As of October 2017, these recordings have been digitized and are currently being cataloged for online access.