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This item is the fifth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording continues with the group working through the handout on demands, offers, and threats, discussing needing to be a legally incorporated negotiating body and the consequences if the government does not meet a demand. After a break, the group talks about threats, the legitimacy of threats, if the Government decides against the first objective and the possible legal grounds they could find for doing so. Then the group goes through the handout again, answering the questions from the Government perspective, including who makes the decisions and who benefits. Comments speculating on the Government's overall plan regarding First Nations, their special status, and Aboriginal rights leads to the facilitator urging the group to consider how their interests will be represented constitutional meetings between the provinces and the Federal government. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the ninth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, particularly discussing eligibility for a General Hunting Licence. After a break for supper, the meeting continues with Nick Sibbeston presenting on the legal sources of hunting, fishing, and trapping rights for First Nations and Metis people and various pieces of legislation limiting those rights, including the Fisheries Act and Migratory Birds Convention Act. Joe Mercredi also mentions the Freshwater Fish Marketing Board and marketing fish to the Japanese. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the tenth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with Nick Sibbeston presenting on various pieces of legislation and their relationship to hunting, fishing, and trapping rights of First Nations and Metis people, including the Migratory Birds Convention Act, National Parks Act (specifically focusing on Wood Buffalo National Park and the Mackenzie Mountains Game Preserve), and the Freshwater Fish Marketing Act. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the second part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-376B, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording continues with discussions of roles within the negotiating team. The facilitator states that the role of the negotiators is defined by their superiors and their relationship with the opposing side. He discusses types of role conflict, including boundary role conflict and conflict within the group. James Wah-Shee’s role as the land claims coordinator is also discussed. He is to act as a buffer between the negotiators and the organization to report to the political arm on behalf of the negotiators and also protect both sides from each other. The facilitator provides and explains a list of forces influencing negotiators, including motivational (why the negotiators are there), factional (relationship or alignment with different segments of the Association), emotional (how they feel personally about the opposition), and perceptual (information channelling, reaction to complex or novel situations). The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the sixth part of a twelve-part recording of a Metis Association workshop on negotiation held February 20-21, 1978. This recording was made February 20, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-374A, CN-374B, CN-375A, CN-375B, CN-376A, CN-377A, CN-377B, CN-378A, CN-378B, CN-379A, and CN-379B. The meeting is led by two facilitators and participants include Land Claims Coordinator James Wah-Shee and Land Claims Negotiators Harold Cook, Nora Carriere, and ?. The recording continues with more discussion on the topic of constitutional revision by the Federal government and how Indigenous people will protect their rights. The group then continues going through the handout, answering the questions from the government perspective. They ask who will get hurt if the demand isn't met. The facilitator indicates that this type of analysis should be done on as many issues as possible in order better weigh costs and benefits and to anticipate concerns in advance. Finally, the facilitator goes over tactics that can be used to deal with role-conflict between the negotiators and the Association, including avoiding incompatible expectations, revising expectations through logic and rational arguments, revising expectations through manipulating the bargaining relationship, and obscuring and misrepresenting the discrepancy. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the first part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367B, CN-368A, CN369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording begins with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern. Bob, who appears to be a member of the Territorial Game Advisory Council, gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the Game Advisory Council. Topics include: wolf bounties, the Outpost Grant, selling the hides defense-killed Barren Ground Grizzly Bears, publicizing the Game Advisory Council, consultation of communities before doing wildlife surveys or establishing fishing lodges, compensation for defense-killed polar bear hides, notice period for a request to extend the trapping season, and the Slave River fishing project. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the second part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-368A, CN369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern. Bob, who appears to be a member of the Territorial Game Advisory Council, gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the Game Advisory Council. Topics include: a wolf-bison study and reporting study results to the Game Advisory Council, definition of Metis for use in the new Ordinance, updating the General Hunting Licence eligibility list, the Yellowknife Game Preserve, fighting forest fires, and trapping wolves and wolverines. There is a brief diversion on the discussion after a coffee break to introduce Guests Glen Kirby (Consultant) and Dick Carson (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development). Rick Hardy also mentions that the federal government is now requiring that organizations provide proof that they represent people before they are given funding. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fourth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern, and topics relating to the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC). Bob, who appears to be a member of the GAC, gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: the fish and wildlife officer training program, Bill to Prohibit the Use of Inhumane Traps, community approval before issuance of scientific licences, netting animals (particularly caribou), tagging animals with collars, money for management studies taken from sport hunting revenues, reinstatement of the fur export tax, and complaints about Frank Bailey (retired game warden working for GAC as a consultant). The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the eighth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Nick Sibbeston, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern. Bob, who appears to be a member of the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC), gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: vehicle hunting, harassing wildlife, aircraft hunting, destruction of habitat, use of dogs while hunting, assisting a First Nations or Inuit person during a hunt, pelts of fur-bearing animals killed for food, and eligibility for General Hunting Licences. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fifth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern, and topics relating to the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC). Bob, who appears to be a member of the GAC, gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: complaints about Frank Bailey (retired game warden working for GAC as a consultant), making the Game Ordinance public before it goes before the Territorial Council, and the appointment of a trapline constable in the Delta. The recording ends when the meeting pauses for a coffee break.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the sixth part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with Joe Mercredi fooling around with the tape. Then Rick Hardy makes some announcements regarding other business, including Metis Census figures, a borrowing resolution for land claims, an upcoming presentation on Alberta Indigenous experiences with oil industry, unions, and employment, and notification of infringement for the newsletter's name. The meeting proceeds with a continuation of the review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern. Bob, who appears to be a member of the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC), gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: shooting on the highway, residency requirements, and Crown ownership of wildlife. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the seventh part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN368A, CN-369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern. Bob, who appears to be a member of the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC), gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: shooting and trapping within municipal boundaries, shipping game, birds of prey and exotic animals in the Northwest Territories, export permits, serving big game and game birds for payment, prohibition of wastage, and firearms in vehicles and on roadways. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the third part of an eleven-part recording of a Metis Association Board meeting held in Fort Smith, March 1, 1977. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-367A, CN-367B, CN369A, CN-369B, CN-370A, CN-370B, CN-371A, CN-371B, CN-372A, and CN-372B. Some tapes appear to be missing. The meeting is chaired by Metis Association President Rick Hardy. Other participants include Charlie Overvold, Charlie Furlong, Alphonsine McNeely, Joe Mercredi, Rod Hardy, Jim Allard, Irene LeMouel, Max Morin, Violet Beaulieu, Ruth Carol, Buster, Ted, and Bob. The recording continues with a review of the new Game Ordinance, focusing on sections of interest or concern, and topics relating to the Territorial Game Advisory Council (GAC). Bob, who appears to be a member of the GAC, gives a short summary of each, the Board discusses the issue and frequently makes motions giving direction to Bob to take back to the GAC. Topics include: trapping wolves and wolverines, publicizing the GAC, transportation for GAC members, investigating the fur marketing system, and the appointment of a special wildlife officer for Pine Point. Bob also makes a report on outpost camps including their locations, the number of families and people involved, and funding provided. Joe Mercredi mentions another initiative to set up a youth camp as an alternative to the Youth Correctional Institute. The recording ends abruptly.

This item is the first part of a two-part recording of a Metis Association community meeting held in Fort Resolution, likely in 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-344B. The meeting participants include land claims negotiators Harold Cook and Nora Carriere and community members Violet, Michael, and others. The recording starts with introductions, then a presenter explains the Metis Association position paper that was presented to the Federal Government, including describing the land to be claimed, working with the Indian Brotherhood through an umbrella organization, proposed political division, residency requirements for electors, compensation for land and non-renewable resources, an advance payment for Elders, and tax exemptions for new businesses. The presenter compares the Government’s proposal, which includes 50,000 square miles around communities and $250 million. The presenter outlines the current political structure of the Northwest Territories and describes the structure the Metis Association would like to see, which includes a Mackenzie Native Senate, which would have veto power over the Territorial Council. The presenter also acknowledges there has been fighting between the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood/Dene Nation and describes some of the recent difficulties. Several community participants ask questions and share opinions; many seem in favour of the two organizations working together. The Metis Association representatives indicate that although the Dene Nation has opened up their constitution to allow Metis, they don't want the Metis Association dissolving but suggest that a third body for land claims be established. The participants share that in Fort Resolution, they think of themselves as one people. There is some debate over who is aligned with the Metis Association and if the people who signed the Dene Declaration knew what they were signing. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the second part of a two-part recording of a Metis Association community meeting held in Fort Resolution, likely in 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-344A. The meeting participants include land claims negotiators Harold Cook and Nora Carriere and community members Violet, Michael, and others. The recording continues with discussion on the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood/Dene Nation working together. The presenter indicates that while the groups are fighting, the Federal Government is continuing to allow development. The community participants feel they are already able to control development in their own area, but a presenter encourages them to think about the rest of the country and the need for larger groups of people to work together. Participants identify the Federal Government as the true culprit in slowing down land claims, as their proposal ignores the positions of both the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood and puts forward something entirely different. The Government's actions in creating the Drury Commission and dealing with harvesters are also questioned. The Metis Association's position regarding a Mackenzie Native Senate and a land use control board is briefly presented. It is acknowledged that an Act of Parliament could still override the Senate veto. There is brief discussion of politics in Fort Resolution, including elections, appointments, acclamations, the difficulty of being involved, who can run for chief, and dissatisfaction with the current chief. The differences between Dene and Metis are also debated and how those differences appear or don't appear at the community level. The Indian Brotherhood's decision to open up their constitution to allow Metis people in is mentioned, but the Metis Association representative indicates that the Metis Association will not cease to exist because some people will still want to call themselves Metis. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the second part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators' and field-workers' meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 27, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331A, CN-332A, CN-332B, CN-333A, and CN-334A. The meeting continues with discussion of the third objective of the Metis Association land claims proposal, presented by President Charles Overvold. The proposed Senate and its powers, particularly over land use, are further explained. Land use control boards with staff and funding for studies and a veto power over decisions made on Indigenous lands are also described. The fourth objective is to reconstitute the present territorial government to give it greater authority and jurisdiction to be responsible to the needs of the Indigenous people of the Mackenzie Corridor. The proposal envisions increasing the residency requirement for participation in government, reframing administrative boundaries, and transferring greater authority from the federal government to the territorial government and down to the local authorities. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the third part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators' and field-workers' meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 27, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331A, CN-331B, CN-332B, CN-333A, and CN-334A. The meeting continues with discussion of the fourth objective of the Metis Association land claims proposal, presented by President Charles Overvold. Proposed reforms for the territorial government include smaller constituencies, a division in the territory going straight north from the Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, longer residency requirements for people to vote or run for office, and greater authority to be transferred to the territorial government and down to the regions and communities. Objective five is compensation for past exploitation of Indigenous lands and loss of use and enjoyment of them, including an interim payment for Elders and a lump sum payment at the conclusion of negotiations, some or all of which would be put in trust. The sixth objective is compensation for future exploitation of non-renewable resources on Indigenous lands to create an economic base to support the proposed political and administrative structure. These royalties would be controlled by the Mackenzie Native Council or Senate. The seventh objective is to recognize cultural diversity amongst the Indigenous people of the Mackenzie Corridor while working together. The proposal suggests that the Metis Association and Indian Brotherhood come together to form one organization for negotiating land claims. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the fourth part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators' and field-workers' meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 27-28, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side B of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331A, CN-331B, CN-332A, CN-333A, and CN-334A. The meeting continues with discussion of the seventh objective of the Metis Association land claims proposal, presented by President Charles Overvold. The Council of Yukon Indians is discussed as an example of how the Indian Brotherhood and Metis Association could form a third organization, tentatively called the Mackenzie Native Council, to represent everyone on land claims. The meeting then breaks for the day and resumes the next morning. The eighth objective is to decide among themselves who will benefit from land claims. The ninth objective is to ensure current programs provided by the government for Indigenous people continue, even after the land claims settlement. The tenth objective is to gain tax concessions for lands and revenues, including Indigenous companies and the staff of the organization administering the land claim. The eleventh objective is to have the land claims agreement recognized by federal legislation, not territorial, and to have the possibility of renegotiating some part of the claim in future. The conclusion of the proposal asks the federal government to appoint a land claims negotiator. Charles suggests using the tapes and notes to create flip charts for use in community meetings. The meeting then turns to a discussion of the land claim proposal of the federal government. The Metis Association had lawyer Jim Day review it and provide commentary, which is read and discussed. The government proposal suggests a settlement including 50,000 square miles of land, in contrast to the Metis position that they own 450,000 square miles. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.

This item is the sixth part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators’ and field-workers’ meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 28, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331A, CN-331B, CN-332A, CN-332B, and CN-333A. There may be a gap in the recording between this tape and the one previous. The meeting continues with the conclusion of the explanation and discussion of the federal land claim proposal, including government and political participation, private and crown interests, continuance of negotiations, and tax exemptions. Metis Association President Charles Overvold then discusses plans for an upcoming Board meeting to be held March 7-8, 1978. Participants are encouraged to become as knowledgeable as they can about the land claims positions and start talking about a plan to present to the Board.

This item is the first part of a six-part recording of a Metis Association negotiators' and field-workers' meeting on their land claims proposal held February 27-28, 1978. This recording was made February 27, 1978. The meeting is in English. The original source item is side A of a 60 minute audio cassette. The meeting also includes CN-331B, CN-332A, CN-332B, CN-333A, and CN-334A. The meeting is led by Metis Association President Charles Overvold, who does most of the speaking. Charles leads the group through the Metis Association land claims proposal, with some discussion and questions from the group. The proposal is divided into various objectives. The first objective refers to securing ownership over Indigenous lands for continued use and enjoyment and to enhance traditional lifestyle and economy. Charles outlines the various ways ownership could be achieved and emphasizes that control over the land is the important thing. The second objective is to ensure that game, fish, and timber are harvested according to sound conservation principles and the environment protected from pollution, with management authority being vested in the Native Senate of the Mackenzie Corridor. The third objective is to develop political institutions for protection of Indigenous people and lands. The proposal envisions local councils for each community and a Senate controlling the land settlement and having veto power over things adversely affecting Indigenous lands. The recording ends abruptly.

This recording includes sides A and B of the tape.