Description: Mohawk Speakers Meeting at Bears Inn

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Audio Details

• Recording Date: October 21, 1994
• Speakers: Tehahenteh, Raymond Miller, other men, Ima Johnson and Vina Loft
• Community: Six Nations of the Grand River
• Language: Mohawk (Kanyen’kéha)
• Recording Context: Educational use

Content and Timestamps

0:00 men talk
4:30 Vina talks about mixing languages
8:30 talk about saying stove polish and talks to children in mohawk
10:40 man and Vina talk, English and Mohawk
11:40 yohrátston

12:30 Ima’s story
13:50 sound for knocking on door
14:40 áhskenonte’
17:00 talk about the story
17:50 oh ne’ nontyé:ren
18:30 talk about the story

19:00 Vina talking about cows and horns
19:45 kwah ki ne’ shá:ka

20:30 Ima talks about students and school
22:00 talk about schools

22:40 talk about the meeting and understanding, some go out for a smoke
23:00 Vina – teyakotya’tawá:ko she’s hanging on his hip, a baby
24:00 not much, but a little bit of quiet talking, Vina, Ima and kids
26:00 Tehahenteh question about friends
26:15 Vina counts 1-10
27:00 woman speaks Mohawk

27:25 Side 2
27:20 Man speaks English about Mohawk words
28:20 Vina and Ima gets child to speak Mohawk and stove polish
29:45 several conversations at same time
30:15 Vina gets child to speak Mohawk
30:30 several conversations at same time
31:00 man tells story in Mohawk
31:50 woman talks Mohawk
32:10 other man talks Mohawk
32:30 woman talks English re hearing Mohawk as little girl wants to talk mohawk
34:10 man talks English about kids watching tv
34:45 all talk English
36:30 man talks about old Mohawk phrases
37:30 all talk English
37:50 talk about old Mohawk phrases

38:00 woman talks about phrase takhswanéta
39:15 all talk mohawk
39:30 quiet Mohawk speaking
40:30 Ima
41:00 man and Ima talk
41:29 end

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• Usage Permissions: Approved for educational Use

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