Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kelutviaq

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The result was withdrawn by nominator due to article repair and source improvements. Bearcat (talk) 21:25, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kelutviaq

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I'm not sure whether this is a good-faith error or an outright hoax; the source is linked to Google Books but is empty there, so I can't check it. However, the claim that it's played by the "Inuit peoples of Nelson Island, British Columbia" is definitely offside; the island is only just barely removed from being part of Metro Vancouver, so there most certainly aren't any Inuit around there. If this really does exist as a real Inuit instrument, then I'm willing to withdraw the nomination if somebody can properly source where it really belongs geographically — but if a real source doesn't pan out, delete. Bearcat (talk) 00:10, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This article has been nominated for rescue. Silver seren^C 00:25, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I have listed this article for rescue. Silver seren^C 00:25, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This debate has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 01:27, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep- I found a source that does verify the claim. Reyk _YO! 07:42, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep now that a source has been found, but the Nelson Island stuff sounds like nonsense and should be removed -- Boing! said Zebedee 14:20, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. The location was probably then in the Northwest Territories and today in Nunavut. Many locations in Nunavut have been renamed, so the place known as Nelson Island may well have a different name today. The Atlas of Canada at http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/search/search_results?expression=Nelson+Island&image2.x=0&image2.y=0 lists three other places named Nelson Island, but none in Nunavut. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 15:29, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: As it does appear to exist, even though little has been located so far. As for "Nelson island", I think it actually is supposed to be Nelson Island (Alaska). See book snippet [1] identifying Walcott as doing field work on that Nelson Island, and, "In l97l Walcott collected Nelson Island songs, filling twenty-four reels of recording tape, copies of which he deposited with the Eskimo Language Workshop." That 1971 work may well be "Walcott, Ronald 1971: Mimeographed field notes from Nelson Island. Eskimo Language Workshop, University of Alaska."--Milowent (talk) 02:38, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, [2] another source snippet from Google says "Kelutviaq. A single-string fiddle used by the Inuit people of south-west Alaska and Nelson Island."--Milowent (talk) 02:42, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The likely genesis of this instrument is probably related to this[3], but a subject matter expert would be helpful here!--Milowent (talk) 03:01, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're most likely right, see also the examples of tautirut and Apache fiddle, other First Nations instruments which were probably derived from fiddles brought by early Europeans. In any case, I hope we've established that the kelutviaq is a real instrument. I apologise for the weirdness about the location of Nelson Island, but the original reference I found did indeed imply that it was in British Columbia, which I also thought sounded a bit "off". MatthewVanitas (talk) 20:38, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Kosiv source also says "Alaskan Inuit", so it's rather clear. I think the source that talked about British Columbia just got their places mixed up. :P Silver seren^C 20:49, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, everyone. I figured that the Alaska island was a possibility, but couldn't find a source on the web to clarify. Consider the nomination withdrawn. Bearcat (talk) 21:25, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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