Indigenous peoples of North America
Found in 385 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Birdie Dave., 2006, 1969 May 8
Birdie Dave sings the Ghost Dance song, the Hand Game song, and the Circle Dance.
Oral history interview with Birdie Dave, Helen Williams, and Rose Moose., about 1969, 2006
The women talk about tattooing; water babies; pinenutting; steam baths; and ants.
Oral history interview with Dr. Ralph Payne., 2006, 1970 April 21
Topics cover a ceremonial sing; a medicine man wrapped and tied in a blanket; Raymond Harris; and the doctor rock between Nixon and Fallon, Nevada.
Oral history interview with Essie Allen
First part of recording is an informal discussion over lunch with a woman identified as Essie Simon Allen. Second part of the recording is the summary of the circumstances of the interview by the interviewer; discussed the death of her father John Simon and a friend George Johnny [spelling unknown], family history, and Indian medicine.
Oral history interview with Ethel O'Neil, and Mable Wright Paulina., 2006, 1969 June 25
Discusses coyote paint; and the O'Neil genealogy.
Oral history interview with Ethel O'Neil ,and Mable Wright Paulina., 1969 November 22, 2006
Topics cover Captain Dave; the George Cook murder; making venison jerky; and grinding and preparing pinenut soup.
Oral history interview with Ethel O'Neil, Josie French, and Mabel Wright Paulina., 1969 December, 2006
Covers the stick game; a mudhen drive on Winnemucca Lake; Sand Mountain; Ione; singing of the owl song; and old woman in a makeshift sagebrush shelter.
Oral history interview with Ethel O'Neil, Mabel Wright Paulina, and Katie Frazier., about 1969, 2006
Topics cover Pyramid Lake, Nevada; rock formation names; fishing; reservations; Indian Agent Lorenzo Creel and Mr. Oliver; Indian rations; and water rights.
Oral history interview with Helen Williams., 2006, 1969 April 30
Discusses owls; Indian doctors; and rabbit uses and hunting.
Oral history interview with Helen Williams., 2006, 1969 May 16
Covers Paiute hospitality; skinning rabbits; tattooing; rattlesnakes; and sweathouses.