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Kinship and the drum dance in a northern Dene community

by Michael Asch

DancesIndians of North AmericaNorthwest TerritoriesSocial life and customsTinne IndiansTinne danceIndian dance, north americaIndians of north america, social life and customs

An examination of an approach to the analysis of musical sound using the Slavey Drum Dance, as practised at Wrigley, Northwest Territories, by the Dene community. Based on fieldwork in 1969-1970 and reported in the author's doctoral dissertation.

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