CALL NUMBER: T2181:0001 track 1 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1969-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Joe Abel of the North Okanagan Indian Reserve sings Okanagan Christmas carols. His daughter, Mary Abel, translates the text (some of which is in Chinook, Okanagan, or French), and she talks ;about Okanagan Christmas celebrations. She also speaks about church traditions in the Okanagan area, and early missionaries like Father Parizeau.

CALL NUMBER: T2181:0001 track 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1969-09?] SUMMARY: TRACK 2: Mary Abel continues speaking about early missionaries in the Okanagan area.

CALL NUMBER: T2181:0001 track 3 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1969-09?] SUMMARY: TRACK 3: This tape begins with an unidentified female singer, singing a version of the Okanagan Christmas carol, and continues with Mary and Joe Abel. The latter portion seems to be a copy of their discussion on the earlier tape (i.e., track 1, above).

CALL NUMBER: T2140:0001 track 1 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1966-05-09 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Father T.R. Cullinan, O.M.I., sings two hymns in the Okanagan language, followed by the French hymn "Behold the Lamb of God"; "Goodnight Mary" in Okanagan; and recites the prayer "Hail Mary"; and the Catechism in Okanagan. Two hymns in the Chinook jargon are sung: "St. Joseph" and "To Our Blessed Lord". Father Cullinan discusses the Chinook jargon and translations used by the clergy.

CALL NUMBER: T2140:0001 track 2 RECORDED: [location unknown], 1961-08-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 2: An unidentified announcer states that Margaret Holding was recorded at Spectacle Lake, Loomis Road, on August 17, 1961. The following prayers and hymns are recited or sung in the Okanagan language: "The Lord's Prayer", "Hail Mary", "Glory be to the Father", and several communion hymns. A Chinook hymn sung on Good Friday is heard; a hymn for the dead is sung in the Okanagan language, followed a hymn that follows the benediction. Two more prayers, the Ten Commandments, and other hymns are also included.