George Edwin Interview

Tape # H78-106
George Edwin talks about...
(This tape was made at George's home in Tanana when he was 75 years old)

1)..."O, Come All Ye Faithful"
sickness -- kill lot of people\ cancer\ Christmas song -- Mission\ sings a song\ concerned it's not correct|

2)... George's Prayer
praying in Koyukon\ bring people back safely\ prayer|

4) ...I'll read this in my own language" (from Episcopal Prayer Book )
"This is the grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ..."\ pretty near the same thing|

5)... school and work
1st grade\ help mission\ heated church\ working for the Mission\ minister in Tanana\ sick people\ pray for the people|

Tape # H86-15
George Edwin talks with Robert McKennan on August 20 when George was 65 about how to say words in his language...

1) ... some autobiographical information.
Rampart\ Swadesh - language\ Tanana - language|

2) ...a vocabulary of Swadesh words
Swadesh - language\ Swadesh - sound of|

3) ... a vocabulary of counting words
Swadesh - vocabulary\ Swadesh - counting terms|

4) ...different kinds of people as they were in Tanana.
Tanana - people\ Fishtail people\ Kuskokwim\ Caribou Horn people\ Along the Koyukuk people|