Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Dechene-May Indigenous Languages of Rupert's Land Collection
General material designation
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Level of description
Collection
Reference code
CA UMASC Tc 149 (A.02-18)
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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c. 1960s-1980s (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
3.63 m of textual records.
5 audio cassettes.
20 audio reels.
5 audio cassettes.
20 audio reels.
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
(196?-198?)
Administrative history
The purpose of the Dechene-May Collection was to preserve material related to the First Nations languages in Canada, which are not normally retained in the general library collection, in order to meet the instructional needs of the University of Manitoba Department of Linguistics, and the Native Languages programme of the Department of Native Studies. One copy of each title was retained. The language families included were Algonquian, Athapaskan, Inuit-Aleut, and Siouan.
Custodial history
The collection was transferred to Univerity of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections by Dr. H.C. Wolfart in 2003.
Scope and content
The collection consists of ephemeral publications and audio recordings related to the Indigenous languages of Rupert's Land. Many of these were originally produced for language instruction and included teacherâs manuals, readers, workbooks, curriculum guides, journals, reference materials, proceedings, and monographs. There are also materials published by missionary groups and religious societies for classroom teaching and services.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Arrangement
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
There are no restrictions on this material.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Users must abide by relevant copyright legislation.
Finding aids
A printed finding aid is available in the Archives' donor files.