File 19 - John Jacobson on Ahousaht oral history

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John Jacobson on Ahousaht oral history

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  • 1966-1969 (Creation)

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17 pages of textual records

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(March 23, 1925 - August 8, 1976)

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This file contains letters from John Jacobson to Wilson Duff. These detail Nuu-chah-nulth oral history and whaling practices, as well as historical connections between Ahousaht and other Nuu-chah-nulth villages. Later letters include explorations into comparative linguistics between Nuu-chah-nulth and the Dakota language, as well as notes about similar culture practices between Nuu-chah-nulth and Cheyenne peoples. The file also contains a page from the Sept. 17, 1969 edition of the Alberni Valley Times, where a transcript provided by Jacobson is reprinted. The transcript is from a report provided by British naval officer Joseph Denman about his 1864 attack on Ahousaht.

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      Description created by Paul Sherfey, July 15, 2026.

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