Tlingit Readers, Inc.
A non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Alaska. Its purpose is to produce materials in and for the Tlingit language. Founded by the General Editor is Andrew Hope III in 1973. Then in 1975, Nora Dauenhauer became the President and Richard Dauenhauer the agent. The following supported this thorough non-profit grant are Juneau A.N.B. Camp #2, The Alaska Native Language Center of the University of Alaska, Sheldon Jackson College, Alaska Methodist University, and the first board members who volunteered their time and energy are:
• Nora Dauenhauer
• Andrew Hope III
• Dick Dauenhauer
• Henry Davis
• Katherine Mills
Nora and Richard Dauenhauer managed this organization until 2014. Then in 2015, Linda Belarde, who was a board member, became the President and agent to the present.
FORTHCOMING READERS: Stories IN TLINGIT are forthcoming by the following storytellers: A.P. Johnson, J.B. Fawcett, George Davis, David Kadashan, Willie Marks, Emma Marks. Oratory readers will include revisions of the speeches from Reader I and new speeches. These will be published as time and money allow.
Resources
Haa Shuká, Our Ancestors: Tlingit Oral Narratives
Features eleven classic stories by 13 elders.
Edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, the book presents:
• Tlingit texts with facing English translations,
• Illustrations,
• Notes,
• Biographies,
• Bibliography.
Haa Tuwunáagu Yís, for Healing Our Spirit: Tlingit Oratory
The first publication of Tlingit oratory recorded in performance.
The book features:
• Tlingit texts with facing English translations,
• Detailed annotations,
• Photographs of the orators,
• Biographies of the Elders,
• Glossary.
Haa K̲usteeyí, Our Culture: Tlingit Life Stories
An introduction to Tlingit:
• histories of social and political culture,
• biographies of more than 50 men and women,
• founders of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB).
The lives depicted in this volume show how individual Native people both shaped and were shaped by their time and place in history. Edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer.
Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká, Russians in Tlingit America: The Battles of Sitka 1802 and 1804
In the 1980s the Kiks.adi elders asked the Dauenhauers to:
• Transcribe Tlingit stories into English by Nora Dauenhauer.
• Translate Russian shipping logs, maps, and letters into English by Lydia Black and Richard Dauenhauer.
• Compare publish recordings to eye-witness accounts by Russians.
This book focused on historic battles between the Russians and Tlingits from the 1790s through 1818, edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No 1, April 1973.
This series is in English. The Title translates “(This is) Our Way of Life.”
Sitka Territory is an excerpt from a report entitled The Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southeast Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. Summarizing the Sitka land rights analysis and community development with cover design by Ken Lisbourne, 29 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No. 2, Spring 1973.
Angoon Territory is an excerpt from The Goldschmidt-Hass Report on the Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southern Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. Summarizing the Angoon Territory rights analysis, community development, and government. An old photograph of unidentified Indian men, 19 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol.1, No. 3, Spring 1973.
A Visit to the Tsimshian Indians by Louis Shotridge (1919). A reprint of an article formally titled, The History of Our People from the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal. Also included is about Tlingit Language, The Indian Historian Press, Seaweed, and a letter from Nora Florendo (Dauenhauer), cover: old photo of unidentified Indian; 52 pp.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No. 4, June 1973.
Kasaan Territory is an excerpt from The Goldschmidt-Hass Report on the Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southern Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. The Ghost of Courageous Adventurer is reprinted from Tlingit Sh-Kal neegee #2, April 1972 and the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal. Summarizing the Kasaan Territory rights analysis, community development, and government. An old photograph of unidentified Indian men, 40 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 2, No. 1, August 1973.
Yakutat History by Olaf Abraham (X’agatkeen) transcribed and translated by Richard Dauenhauer with Nora Florendo and Jeff Leer. Unknown cover artist, 22 pp. $1.00 Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 2, No. 2, August 1973.
The Bride of Tongass: A study of the Tlingit Marriage Ceremony by Louis Shotridge, a reprint article from the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, June 1929. The cover design by Robert Davis of a Tired Wolf, 23 pp. $1.00 Out of Print
Doo Goojee Yeenaadei/Tlingit Language Workshop Reader
Ed. by Nora Dauenhauer. A literacy sampler including history, oratory, poetry, dictionary, religious materials, and a key to the writing system. IN TLINGIT 64 pp. April 1972. Out of print.
Dukt'ootl'/Strong Man
Told by Frank Johnson (of Ketch ikan); transcribed by Nora Dauenhauer. IN TLINGIT. (Southern Dialect); 4 color totem design by Horace Marks on yellow cover; includes key to alphabet; 28 pp, March 1973. $2.00
Xóotsx̲ X̲'ayakuwdlig̲adee Shaawát/Bear Husband
Told by Tom Peters (of Tesl!n, Y.T.,Yukon) transcribed by Nora Dauenbauer In.TLINGIT; three color totem design by R. Dauenhauer on gold cover; includes key to alpha bet; 32 pp. May 1973; $2.00.
Kudatan kahi̕dee/The Salmon Box
Told by Robert Zuboff(of Angoon); transcribed by Henry Davis and students at Sheldon Jackson College; in Tlingit; includes a song with music transcription; four color totem design by Robert Davis on white cover; 18 pp. June 1973; $1.25.
Woosh yáx yaa datúwch/Tlingit math book
By Katherine Mills and students of Hoonah High School; in Tlingit, with Glossary; fifteen math problems, each illustrated with a black and white drawing, some modern or traditional; three color cover on gold; 24 pp. June 1973; $1.50.
Sít' k̲aa káx̲ kana.áa/Glacier Bay History
Told by Susie James (of Sitka); transcribed by Nora Dauenhauer; in Tlingit, four color totem design by John Marks on tan cover; 28 pp. August 1973; $2.00.
Táax'aa/Mosquito
Told by Robert Zuboff (of Angoon); transcribed by R. Dauenhauer; in Tlingit; black totem design on red cover; 16 pp. August 1973; $1.25.
Tlingit Readers, Inc.
A non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Alaska. Its purpose is to produce materials in and for the Tlingit language. Founded by the General Editor is Andrew Hope III in 1973. Then in 1975, Nora Dauenhauer became the President and Richard Dauenhauer the agent. The following supported this thorough non-profit grant are Juneau A.N.B. Camp #2, The Alaska Native Language Center of the University of Alaska, Sheldon Jackson College, Alaska Methodist University, and the first board members who volunteered their time and energy are:
• Nora Dauenhauer
• Andrew Hope III
• Dick Dauenhauer
• Henry Davis
• Katherine Mills
Nora and Richard Dauenhauer managed this organization until 2014. Then in 2015, Linda Belarde, who was a board member, became the President and agent to the present.
FORTHCOMING READERS: Stories IN TLINGIT are forthcoming by the following storytellers: A.P. Johnson, J.B. Fawcett, George Davis, David Kadashan, Willie Marks, Emma Marks. Oratory readers will include revisions of the speeches from Reader I and new speeches. These will be published as time and money allow.
Resources
Haa Shuká, Our Ancestors: Tlingit Oral Narratives
Features eleven classic stories by 13 elders.
Edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer, the book presents:
• Tlingit texts with facing English translations,
• Illustrations,
• Notes,
• Biographies,
• Bibliography.
Haa Tuwunáagu Yís, for Healing Our Spirit: Tlingit Oratory
The first publication of Tlingit oratory recorded in performance.
The book features:
• Tlingit texts with facing English translations,
• Detailed annotations,
• Photographs of the orators,
• Biographies of the Elders,
• Glossary.
Haa K̲usteeyí, Our Culture: Tlingit Life Stories
An introduction to Tlingit:
• histories of social and political culture,
• biographies of more than 50 men and women,
• founders of the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB).
The lives depicted in this volume show how individual Native people both shaped and were shaped by their time and place in history. Edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer.
Anóoshi Lingít Aaní Ká, Russians in Tlingit America: The Battles of Sitka 1802 and 1804
In the 1980s the Kiks.adi elders asked the Dauenhauers to:
• Transcribe Tlingit stories into English by Nora Dauenhauer.
• Translate Russian shipping logs, maps, and letters into English by Lydia Black and Richard Dauenhauer.
• Compare publish recordings to eye-witness accounts by Russians.
This book focused on historic battles between the Russians and Tlingits from the 1790s through 1818, edited by Nora Marks Dauenhauer and Richard Dauenhauer.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No 1, April 1973.
This series is in English. The Title translates “(This is) Our Way of Life.”
Sitka Territory is an excerpt from a report entitled The Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southeast Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. Summarizing the Sitka land rights analysis and community development with cover design by Ken Lisbourne, 29 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No. 2, Spring 1973.
Angoon Territory is an excerpt from The Goldschmidt-Hass Report on the Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southern Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. Summarizing the Angoon Territory rights analysis, community development, and government. An old photograph of unidentified Indian men, 19 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol.1, No. 3, Spring 1973.
A Visit to the Tsimshian Indians by Louis Shotridge (1919). A reprint of an article formally titled, The History of Our People from the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal. Also included is about Tlingit Language, The Indian Historian Press, Seaweed, and a letter from Nora Florendo (Dauenhauer), cover: old photo of unidentified Indian; 52 pp.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 1, No. 4, June 1973.
Kasaan Territory is an excerpt from The Goldschmidt-Hass Report on the Possessory Rights of the Natives of Southern Alaska, dated October 3, 1946. Thank you to William Paul, Sr. The Ghost of Courageous Adventurer is reprinted from Tlingit Sh-Kal neegee #2, April 1972 and the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal. Summarizing the Kasaan Territory rights analysis, community development, and government. An old photograph of unidentified Indian men, 40 pp. $1.00. Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 2, No. 1, August 1973.
Yakutat History by Olaf Abraham (X’agatkeen) transcribed and translated by Richard Dauenhauer with Nora Florendo and Jeff Leer. Unknown cover artist, 22 pp. $1.00 Out of Print.
Haa k̲̲oosteeyée ayá Series: Vol. 2, No. 2, August 1973.
The Bride of Tongass: A study of the Tlingit Marriage Ceremony by Louis Shotridge, a reprint article from the University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal, Vol. 20, No. 2, June 1929. The cover design by Robert Davis of a Tired Wolf, 23 pp. $1.00 Out of Print
Doo Goojee Yeenaadei/Tlingit Language Workshop Reader
Ed. by Nora Dauenhauer. A literacy sampler including history, oratory, poetry, dictionary, religious materials, and a key to the writing system. IN TLINGIT 64 pp. April 1972. Out of print.
Dukt'ootl'/Strong Man
Told by Frank Johnson (of Ketch ikan); transcribed by Nora Dauenhauer. IN TLINGIT. (Southern Dialect); 4 color totem design by Horace Marks on yellow cover; includes key to alphabet; 28 pp, March 1973. $2.00
Xóotsx̲ X̲'ayakuwdlig̲adee Shaawát/Bear Husband
Told by Tom Peters (of Tesl!n, Y.T.,Yukon) transcribed by Nora Dauenbauer In.TLINGIT; three color totem design by R. Dauenhauer on gold cover; includes key to alpha bet; 32 pp. May 1973; $2.00.
Kudatan kahi̕dee/The Salmon Box
Told by Robert Zuboff(of Angoon); transcribed by Henry Davis and students at Sheldon Jackson College; in Tlingit; includes a song with music transcription; four color totem design by Robert Davis on white cover; 18 pp. June 1973; $1.25.
Woosh yáx yaa datúwch/Tlingit math book
By Katherine Mills and students of Hoonah High School; in Tlingit, with Glossary; fifteen math problems, each illustrated with a black and white drawing, some modern or traditional; three color cover on gold; 24 pp. June 1973; $1.50.
Sít' k̲aa káx̲ kana.áa/Glacier Bay History
Told by Susie James (of Sitka); transcribed by Nora Dauenhauer; in Tlingit, four color totem design by John Marks on tan cover; 28 pp. August 1973; $2.00.
Táax'aa/Mosquito
Told by Robert Zuboff (of Angoon); transcribed by R. Dauenhauer; in Tlingit; black totem design on red cover; 16 pp. August 1973; $1.25.
