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�“Now saddle up with the things that I’ve told you,
Leave man’s little world far behind.
Find sanctuary out on the cow range.
Let the wind do its thing on your mind.
The Cowboy Poetry of Waddie Mitchell
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Design for the Human Spirit (Theme 2015-2017)
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What is design, and how does it impact humans? Over the next two years, the Virtual Humanities Center will explore the role of design at GBC, the communities it serves, and the larger world.
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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August 2015 - July 2017
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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"A Passage through Time": Original Artwork for Elko Street-scape Project
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The original concept art for "A Passage through Time," the Elko Street-scape public art project undertaken by the Nevada Department of Transportation in Elko in the spring and summer of 2015. The artwork was produced by John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect of Nevada DOT
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John L'Etoile
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Virtual Humanities Center at Great Basin College
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2015
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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Crossroads
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Design 2015-2017
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Spring 2016 VHC In-Service: Discussions for Critical Thinking Long a staple of the live classroom, discussions have also found a central place in online classes. While asynchronous and synchronous software allows a variety of interactions, the fundamental questions of organizing good discussions remain. 1) What do I want out of discussions—content mastery, skill development, or some combination? 2) How can students be encouraged to engage in critical thinking in responding to discussions? On the next page is a selection of discussions being used by GBC faculty. As the faculty present their approaches, please consider how these discussions might parallel your answers to the questions above. VHC In-Service: “Discussions for Critical Thinking” (Spring 2016) Page 1 �HIST-105: European Civilization to 1648 (Scott A. Gavorsky) Discussion # 8: The Later Middle Ages A key theme in the emergence of medieval societies in the High Middle Ages (1000-1300) and the Late Middle Ages (1300-1500) was the quest for stability, which structured a number of the conflicts of the period. Discuss how medieval society sought to achieve a stable society, considering the following issues: 1) What elements contributed to the stability of medieval society? 2) What elements contributed to instability? 3) What issues did the medieval world find increasingly difficult to deal with? For the discussion, you should draw on Lectures for Week # 11: The Medieval World and Lectures for Week # 12: The Later Medieval World and the associated readings. Remember to follow the Discussion Requirements. GRC 101: Principles of Design (Kathy Schwandt) Discussion #2: Principles of Design Assignment #1 was about principles of design, and you analyzed a book cover to identify some design principles. Examine the following movie poster image. Choose one principle of design and explain how it seems to be applied in this image. Your response may be written or you may record a video using the Record/Upload Media button in the toolbar above. (Refer to the Discussions Rubric in the Week 1 Module to see how your discussion posts are graded.) Make your first post by 8:00 p.m. (PST), Sunday, September 8. Respond by 1:00 p.m. (PST), Wednesday, September 11 to at least two other students’ postings for this topic. INT 339: Capes and Cultures (Joshua Webster) Discussion: Batgirl Cover Controversy This week's Discussion Assignment asks you to do a bit out of outside research on the dispute over the Batgirl variant cover. Start by reading the article posted in the module and, from there, research the issue in greater detail and find at least three other articles, blogs or discussions of the cover and the larger issues it connects to. You should look for sources that are taking a stance on the cover, and try to look at articles covering each side of the issue. Once you have done your research, write a brief argumentative post that analyzes the different viewpoints and also provides your stance on the issue, making sure you justify your own stance with logical arguments and support from your research. Your argument should be thesis-driven and you absolutely, 100% need to cite your sources in MLA style, so make sure you do so. The length of your post should be 300 to 500 words. Additionally, you are required to respond to the posts of two fellow classmates, preferably ones who take a view that opposes your own. VHC In-Service: “Discussions for Critical Thinking” (Spring 2016) Page 2 �3) How can discussions be assessed for both content and/or skills development? GENERAL NOTES: Note: The VHC’s Core Humanities Skills flyer is on the reverse of this sheet. Thank you for attending this VHC In-Service. Please take a few minutes and fill out our event survey at: https://docs.google.com/a/gbcnv.edu/forms/d/1f3cfD2hNpzNUu6r4imno1ymEAYyTg3HanxNCJRYZHuw VHC In-Service: “Discussions for Critical Thinking” (Spring 2016) Page 3 �At the heart of GBC’s Virtual Humanities Center (VHC) is this list of core skills and habits of mind that the humanities encourage and promote. Every aspect of the VHC is centered on these skills. They are not only college learning skills, but life skills, and they are aligned with GBC’s General Education Objectives. Humanities Core Skills/ Habits of Mind ÐÐ the capacity to write intelligently, lucidly, and fluently ÐÐ the capacity to speak intelligently, lucidly, and fluently ÐÐ the capacity to communicate through a variety of media: visual, performance, design & composition ÐÐ the ability to participate effectively in deliberative conversation ÐÐ the ability to analyze and interpret visual communication General Education Objective: Communication Skills ÐÐ the ability to use facts: working from evidence to a conclusion (induction) ÐÐ gathering enough facts to warrant the conclusion ÐÐ making valid inferences based on facts ÐÐ using accurate observation to form a hypothesis and then test it (the scientific method) ÐÐ the ability to use principles: working from principle(s) to a conclusion (deduction) ÐÐ avoiding prejudices, pressure from authority or peers ÐÐ avoiding flaws in thinking: personal attack, overgeneralization ÐÐ the ability to absorb, analyze and interpret complex artifacts or texts ÐÐ the ability to assess the reliability and validity of information, especially on the web ÐÐ the ability to synthesize information from diverse sources ÐÐ the ability to place data into a larger context ÐÐ the ability to make decisions based on evidence ÐÐ the ability to analyze and interpret abstract ideas ÐÐ the ability to recognize and compensate for ambiguity ÐÐ the ability to prioritize ÐÐ the ability to innovate ÐÐ the capacity for curiosity General Education Objective: Critical [and Creative] Thinking Visit our website at humanities.gbcnv.edu ÐÐ the ability to understand the historical and cultural foundations of ethical behavior, and develop and apply a personal code of ethics based on that understanding ÐÐ the maturity to take responsibility for one’s thinking and actions ÐÐ the capacity to express an opinion that diverges from that of the majority [OR the ability to hold and defend a divergent point of view and to allow others the same right] ÐÐ the capacity to recognize the validity of alternate viewpoints or opinions ÐÐ the capacity to recognize multiple perspectives, from local to global ÐÐ the capacity to accept diversity of people and ideas ÐÐ the capacity for a critical understanding of fine arts expressions ÐÐ an awareness of the past and its application to the present ÐÐ the application of knowledge to real-world problems General Education Objective: Personal/Cultural Awareness ÐÐ the ability to utilize new technologies as they are developed ÐÐ the ability to understand the ethical implications of technological advances ÐÐ the ability to use technology to benefit humanistic inquiry, not to replace it ÐÐ the ability to capitalize on technology as a tool to enhance the experience of the humanities ÐÐ the ability to use technological tools to expand and extend our understanding of what it means to be human General Education Objective: Technological Understanding
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Many of these items were taken from the VHC In-Service Workshop on "Discussions for Critical Thinking" on 21 January 2016.
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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January 2016
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Kathy Schwandt; Joshua Webster;
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The handout distributed to participants at the VHC In-Service "Discussions for Critical Thinking," 21 January 2016.
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The handout distributed to participants at the VHC In-Service "Discussions for Critical Thinking," 21 January 2016. The handout was intended to be a guide for the workshop discussions and includes three sample discussions from GBC faculty presenters.
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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21 January 2016
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Joshua Webster; Kathy Schwandt;
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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January 2016
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Kathy Schwandt; Joshua Webster;
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"Discussions for Critical Thinking" - Spring 2016 Faculty In-Service
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Spring 2016 Faculty In-Service on using discussions to promote critical thinking skills, particularly for online classes.
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<p>On 21 January 2016, the VHC hosted a faculty in-service on strategies to use discussions to promote critical thinking, particularly in online classes. The workshop was presented by GBC faculty members Scott A. Gavorsky, Kathy Schwandt, and Joshua Webster.</p>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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<a title="Humanities Toolkit exhibit on Discussions" href="/omeka/exhibits/show/humanities-toolkit/discussions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Humanities Toolkit - Discussions</a>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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21 January 2016
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Scott A. Gavorsky, Kathy Schwandt, Joshua Webster [VHC presenters]; Brenda Wilkie [GBC IAV facilitator]
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All rights reserved. Use of any content only by express permission of Great Basin College © 2015-2016
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English
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Dan Flores during talk on Coyote America, 29 January 2016
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Design for the Human Spirit (Theme 2015-2017)
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Materials related to the VHC Theme for 2015-2017--Design for the Human Spirit.
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What is design, and how does it impact humans? Over the next two years, the Virtual Humanities Center will explore the role of design at GBC, the communities it serves, and the larger world.
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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August 2015 - July 2017
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
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Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History
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<p>Historian Dan Flores' talk on <em>Coyote America</em> to Dr. Jonathan Foster's HIST 102 (U.S. History since 1877) class at GBC, 28 January 2016.</p>
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<p>Event sponsered by <a title="Nevada Humanities dot org" href="http://www.nevadahumanities.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevada Humanities</a> and the <a title="Western Folklife Center dot org" href="http://www.westernfolklife.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Western Folklife Center</a>.</p>
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<p>Dan Flores speaks about his forthcoming book, <em>Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History</em> (New York: Basic Books, June 2016):</p>
<p>“[It] is a biography of the animal from its evolutionary origins in the American Southwest five million years ago, its role in inspiring the principal deity of many western Indian tribes, to its 21st century spread across North America and colonization of America's largest cities,” said Flores. “Along the way I'll try to explain how its evolutionary adaptations, so similar to ours, has coyotes mirroring our own successes, one of the reasons it continues as an animal avatar for us in modern culture."</p>
<p>Dan Flores is a cultural and environmental historian of the American West. The author of ten books, Flores’ work focuses on a longue durée approach. According to the Western Folklife Center’s website, Flores’s work encompasses “both history and the present so that today’s westerners can strive to make decisions that promote the long-term health of the land.”</p>
<p>Flores has written widely about western animals, including bison and wild horses, and has two forthcoming books to be released in 2016, titled: <em>American Serengenti: The Last Big Animals of the Great Plains</em>, and <em>Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History</em>. Flores was also a keynote speaker for this year's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering.</p>
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Dan Flores
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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28 January 2016
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Nevada Humanities; Western Folklife Center; Robert Hannu [GBC]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/items/show/129 [administrator access only]
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Design for the Human Spirit (Theme 2015-2017)
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What is design, and how does it impact humans? Over the next two years, the Virtual Humanities Center will explore the role of design at GBC, the communities it serves, and the larger world.
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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August 2015 - July 2017
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
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Design for the Human Spirit Logo (Theme 2015-2017)
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Official logo for the VHC "Design for the Human Spirit" Theme for 2015-2017.
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The official "Design for the Human Spirit" logo.
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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August 2015
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Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
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Title card from "Designing a College for Rural Nevada, part 1: Motive, Means, Opportunity"
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Video offers a brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College.
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A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College, as related by some of the original college founders.
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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24 August 2015
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
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English
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Design for the Human Spirit (Theme 2015-2017)
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Materials related to the VHC Theme for 2015-2017--Design for the Human Spirit.
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What is design, and how does it impact humans? Over the next two years, the Virtual Humanities Center will explore the role of design at GBC, the communities it serves, and the larger world.
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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August 2015 - July 2017
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Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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Great Basin College © 2015. All rights reserved.
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not available
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6:00 minutes
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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Scott A. Gavorsky
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Designing a College for Rural Nevada, part 1: Motive, Means, Opportunity
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A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College.
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<p>A brief look at the 1967 creation of the Elko Community College, the predecessor of Great Basin College, as related by original college founders Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr., Mark and Katherine Chilton, Dr. Hugh Collett, and Michael Marfisi.</p>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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<a title="GBC at 50 collection" href="/omeka/collections/show/20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GBC at 50 [collection]<br /></a>
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GBC Virtual Humanities Center
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Robley "Bob" Burns, Jr.; Dr. Hugh Collett; Michael Marfisi; Mark Chilton; Kathy Chilton; Dr. Mark A. Curtis [interviewer]; longzijun - <a title="longzijun - Words and Music" href="https://longzijun.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">longzijun.wordpress.com</a> [music]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>These requirements should be followed in the graded discussions unless specifically noted otherwise in the discussion post.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">At the collegiate level, history courses are far more concerned with the whys of history. Facts such as dates, institutions, and persons are important, but they are only part of understanding history. Understanding why historical events and processes occurred the way they did and the connections between them is a far more complex and far more difficult skill. Discussion with colleagues to argue the importance of various pieces of evidence is the best way to arrive at this understanding.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">INITIAL POSTING</span><br /></strong>The Initial posting is due by Thursday evening of the assigned week. It should be 300 words and engage with the historical issues raised in the discussion prompts. The purpose is to analyze the week's readings (both the textbook and any additional primary sources) and discuss the major ideas presented. To achieve this, you should be prepared to answer the discussion prompts AND explain and support your arguments with direct evidence drawn from the readings.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Note that you will not be able to view any other postings until you submit your initial discussion post.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS IN POSTS USING SOURCES</strong></span></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">For the initial post and the responses, the point is not merely to "answer the question," but also to explain the basis for this answer based on evidence from source material. Sources are divided into three broad groups, based on their origin:<br /></span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #008000;"><strong>PRIMARY SOURCES</strong> <strong>=</strong> <strong>Evidence</strong></span> = Documents <span style="text-decoration: underline;">composed</span> in the time period being studied, providing the perspective of the people living at the time. These are the most powerful basis of arguments, since they represent what historical actors saw and why they say they pursued certain actions. Most of the discussions will revolve around the analysis of primary sources.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>SECONDARY SOURCES = Interpretation</strong></span> = Scholarly articles (peer-reviewed) or books based on analyzing primary sources. These are modern scholars discussing the events of the past.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Scholarly (Peer-Reviewed) Sources:</strong> <span style="color: #3366ff;">Secondary</span> (and some <span style="color: #800000;">tertiary</span>) sources which have been submitted prior to publication to reviewers working in the same field of study who provide feedback to the author and insure the source meets evidentiary and methodological standards. Scholarly sources exclusively should be used at the collegiate level.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>TERTIARY SOURCES = Summaries</strong></span> = Textbooks, encyclopedias, Wikipedia, etc. Although some tertiary sources such as course textbooks are useful for basic information, most tertiary sources--especially encyclopedia sites such as Wikipieda, SparkNotes, and Ask.com--should be avoided in collegiate-level writing.</span></p>
<p style="padding-left: 90px;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Popular Sources:</strong> Most websites such as PBS, NPR, or History.com are tertiary sources aimed at a popular audience, and are not scholarly in orientation. They should be avoided in collegiate-level work. Instead, seek out out peer-reviewed items from the <a id="" class="" title="" href="http://www.gbcnv.edu/library/" target="">GBC Library's journal databases</a>. If you have any doubts, just ask in an e-mail.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While you are welcome to use outside sources, the purpose of the discussions are to engage with the assigned readings, especially the <span style="color: #008000;"><strong>primary sources</strong></span> and the textbook. Outside sources should be rarely used (if at all), and, of course, always cited, as described below.<br /><br /></span></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-size: medium;"><strong>CITATIONS</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Since supporting information is being used, citations will be required (even for information taken from the textbook). Citations are required anytime that information is used from a source, regardless of how that information is used. Direct quotes and statistics should always be cited, as should paraphrases and summaries. There is no minimum or maximum number of citations required; the number is based on what evidence you are using in your argument.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Given the limitations of the WebCampus system, citations can be given in a modified MLA parenthetical format, giving the source (usually identified by the author's last name) and a page or other reference number. Citations should follow the specific datum being cited.</span></p>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>EXAMPLE 1: Summary of Specific Information taken from a Source</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">The average ancient Egyptian lived in a small family group, indicated by the small size of typical Egyptian houses (McKay, et al., 26). <br /><br /></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>EXAMPLE 2: Direct Quotation from a Source</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Hammurabi's Code provides for capital punishment if a builder kills someone because "his work is not strong" (Hammurabi, 16). <br /><br /></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">EXAMPLE 3: General Knowledge not Needing Citation</span></strong><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Mesopotamia is the land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">The practices of proper citations are discussed more fully in the video for the Academic Integrity Quiz, available when Discussion # 2 is available.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">RESPONSE POSTINGS</span><br /></strong>At least two responses to colleagues' posts </span><span style="font-size: medium;">are due</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;">by Sunday evening. These posts should be at least 150 words and engage with the historical arguments advanced by the original poster. </span><span style="font-size: medium;">As with the initial posts, evidence should be used to support your position.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Responses such as "Good job" are certainly welcome, but not sufficient. Also note that the goal is NOT to critique colleagues' writing styles, citations, or grammar, but to engage with the ideas and the historical content being argued.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Students should also feel free to post questions about the course readings in the discussion posts. As noted below, I will be in and out of discussions over the week, and will answer the questions as I come across them.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">DISCUSSION ETIQUETTE</span><br /></strong>The general policy outlined in the Course Syllabus applies to all course discussions. We will likely disagree on our interpretations of the readings, but those disagreements should be handled through debate supported by evidence, not direct attacks. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Serious or repeated violations will subject the student to removal from the course.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>SUMMARY POSTING</strong></span><br />I will be in and out of the discussions each week, primarily to spark further discussion and keep an eye out for any problems. At the end of each week's discussion, I will post a summary of my views on the discussion prompts. Note these posts are not necessarily the answers, but part of the ongoing conversations.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>GRADING RUBRIC</strong></span><br />As with all work in the course, grading is based on content, grammar, and style simultaneously. The Discussion Posting Rubric is given below, and can be viewed with each weekly Discussion prompt.</span></p>
<table style="width: 100%;" border="1" cellpadding="2">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="9"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>DISCUSSIONS POSTING RUBRIC</strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Criteria</span></strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;" colspan="7"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Ratings</span></strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Pts</span></strong></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="25%">
<p><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">INITIAL POST</span></strong><br />300 words<br />(due by Thursdays at 11:59 pm)</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>Initial post responds to all discussion prompts and supports arguments with specific evidence drawn from the readings.</p>
<p>6 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>Initial post responds to all discussion prompts, but at least one is unsupported with evidence from the readings.</p>
<p>5 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>Initial post responds to two of the discussion prompts and supports them with evidence from the readings, but ignores one of the prompts.</p>
<p>4 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>Initial post answers two of the discussion prompts, but fails to support them with evidence from the readings<span>.</span></p>
<p>3 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>Initial post fails to answer two of the prompts, answering only a single prompt supported with evidence from the readings.</p>
<p>2 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p><span>Post fails to engage with the specific discussion prompts or the assigned readings.</span></p>
<p>1 pt</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" width="10%">
<p>No post submitted.</p>
<p>0 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;" width="5%"><span style="font-size: medium;">6</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>CITATIONS</strong></span><br />(applies to both Initial Post and Responses)</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="3">
<p>All evidence used in the initial post and the responses is properly cited, including both source and page number.</p>
<p>2 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="3">
<p>Significant number of citations missing or incomplete.</p>
<p>1 pt</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p>No citations included with postings.</p>
<p>0 pts</p>
</td>
<td>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2</span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>SPELLING / GRAMMAR</strong></span><br />(applies to both Initial Post and Responses)</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="3">
<p>A few minor grammatical and spelling errors that do not harm the meaning of the posts.</p>
<p>2 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="3">
<p>Frequent or recurring grammatical or spelling errors.</p>
<p>1 pt</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p>Errors to the extent that understanding the post is difficult.</p>
<p>0 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>RESPONSES</strong></span><br />150 words EACH<br />(two required by Sundays at 11:59 pm)</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;" colspan="2;">
<p>At least two responses which both engage with the initial poster's responses in a substantial manner and are supported by evidence from the readings.</p>
<p>5 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p><span>Two responses, but at least one fails to engage with the initial poster's responses with support from the readings.</span></p>
<p>4 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p><span>Two responses, but neither response engages with the initial poster in substantive manner supported from the readings.</span></p>
<p>3 pts </p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p>Only one response included, which<br /><span>engages with the initial poster's responses in a substantial manner and are supported by evidence from the readings.</span></p>
<p>2 pts </p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p>Only one response included, which does not engage with the initial poster's responses in substantive manner supported from the readings.</p>
<p>1 pt </p>
</td>
<td style="vertical-align: top;">
<p>No responses to colleagues' posts included.</p>
<p>0 pts</p>
</td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5</span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="text-align: right;" colspan="8"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Total Possible Points </strong></span></td>
<td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>15</strong></span></td>
</tr>
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DISCUSSIONS POSTING RUBRIC (for History Survey Course)
Ratings
Criteria
Initial post responds Initial post responds Initial post responds Initial post answers
to all discussion
to all discussion
prompts and
to two of the
Initial post fails to
Post fails to engage with the
two of the discussion answer two of the
prompts, but fails to
prompts, answering
assigned readings.
supports arguments
one is unsupported
and supports them
support them with
only a single prompt
with specific
with evidence from
with evidence from
evidence from the
supported with
evidence drawn from the readings.
the readings, but
readings.
evidence from the
the readings.
ignores one of the
No post submitted.
specific discussion prompts or the
prompts, but at least discussion prompts
Pts
0 pts
INITIAL POST
300 words
(due by Thursdays at
11:59 pm)
1 pt
5 pts
6
readings.
3 pts
prompts.
6 pts
2 pts
4 pts
CITATIONS
(applies to both Initial
Post and Responses)
SPELLING /
GRAMMAR
(applies to both Initial
Post and Responses)
All evidence used in the initial post and the responses is properly Significant number of citations missing or incomplete.
No citations included
cited, including both source and page number.
with postings.
1 pt
2 pts
0 pts
A few minor grammatical and spelling errors that do not harm the Frequent or recurring grammatical or spelling errors.
Errors to the extent
meaning of the posts.
2
that understanding
1 pt
the post is difficult.
2 pts
2
0 pts
At least two responses which both engage Two responses, but
Two responses, but
Only one response
Only one response included,
No responses to
with the initial poster's responses in a
at least one fails to
neither response
included, which
which does not engage with the
colleagues' posts
substantial manner and are supported by
engage with the
engages with the
engages with the
initial poster's responses in
included.
RESPONSES
evidence from the readings.
initial poster's
initial poster in
initial poster's
substantive manner supported
150 words EACH
(two required by
Sundays at 11:59 pm)
responses with
substantive manner
responses in a
from the readings.
5 pts
support from the
supported from the
substantial manner
0 pts
5
1 pt
readings.
readings.
4 pts
and are supported by
3 pts
evidence from the
readings.
2 pts
Total Possible Points
15
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What is design, and how does it impact humans? Over the next two years, the Virtual Humanities Center will explore the role of design at GBC, the communities it serves, and the larger world.
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Angie de Braga (GBC VHC) interviews John L'Etoile, Senior Landscape Architect for the Nevada Department of Transportation (Nevada DOT), about the design of the Elko Street-scaping project, using the theme "A Passage through Time."<br /> <br /> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TFxgxvF45Kw" frameborder="0"></iframe>
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Oral history interview with Laura Stark Rainey, Western Shoshone from Ely, NV
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Laura Rainey of Ely, NV discusses wild plants, climatic changes, and growing up in rural Nevada at Cave Lake State Park, as well as her work in surveying, design, and underwater mining. Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh, 28 May 2014, at Cave Lake State Park, NV
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Laura
Rainey
Great
Basin
Indian
Archive
GBIA
035
Oral
History
Interview
by
Norm
Cavanaugh
May
28,
2014
Cave
Lake
State
Park,
NV
Great
Basin
College
•
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Interviewee: Laura Stark Rainey
Interviewer: Norm Cavanaugh
Date: May 28, 2014
R:
Good morning. My name is Laura Stark Rainey. I’m from the Ely Shoshone Tribe in Ely,
Nevada. We’re of the Western Shoshone Nation. Today we’re going to be filming in the
Cave Lake State Park area, which is just outside Ely. My family and I used to come here
when I was young. We’d come fishing, rabbit hunting, gathering berries—sour
squawbush, currants, chokecherries, elderberries—and everything to last through the
winter. We also gathered pinenuts up in the mountains here, which we gathered every
year. This area is very rich. This year, it’s a little dry. [Laughter] We’ve had a drought for
several years. But it still looks pretty good here in the spring. This is the Steptoe Creek, it
feeds the Cave Lake. And there’s a lot of good fishing here, still. And it’s just beautiful
weather. We used to get some watercress along the streams. I don’t know if there’s any
today, we’ll see if we can find some. But the fishing is always good. And the willows are
just starting to leaf out, although it’s the end of May, it’s a little slow coming around this
year. But it’s a wonderful area, and it’s good to get out, away from town, and be amongst
the wild America again. We love it here. I bring my grandson out here fishing, and he
always has a grand time. Of course, most of the time I beat him! [Laughter] But we
always catch our limit. It’s a good time. Then we go home and have a good fish fry, and
he loves it—he started cleaning fish when he was eight years old. And he’s twelve now,
and he’s still cleaning my fish, and I’m so glad I don’t have to do it anymore.
C:
So how old is your grandson?
R:
He’s going to be thirteen the end of June. One more month. [Laughter] Then he can really
do—I had him helping me make frybread this weekend. He was mixing, helping me mix
the dough. He rolled it out, and he fried it. I showed him how to turn it away from him so
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he wouldn’t burn himself in the grease. And then he dressed the Indian tacos, and he
says, he says, “I’m multitasking!” [Laughter] He says, “I’m getting into the family
business now.” So I hope he keeps his, keeps up with me.
C:
Okay. So what do we have there, Laura?
R:
Okay, this is what we call the sour squawbush. In the spring, it gets little red berries, and
they’re hard. You pick them—we’d pick them and put them in a paper bag, put in some
salt, shake it up, and eat them that way. And it’s better than eating popcorn. [Laughter]
C:
Huh. What time of year does it, is it ready for harvesting?
R:
In the spring.
C:
In the spring? Like, what time?
R:
Uh, June, maybe July. Depending on how cold the spring is—you know, how long it
takes the winter to go away.
C:
Does that bush have any berries on it?
R:
It doesn’t yet. And this is rose bush, the wild rose bush. And they have the rose hips that
come in after the roses go away. And those are edible, too.
C:
So what are the rose hips, or rose parts—
R:
See, these are coming into blossom, the sour squawbush. Up here on the top. That’s
where the berries will form.
C:
Ah. Now, what color are the berries?
R:
The berries are red, the flowers are yellow.
C:
Okay. So how big does the berries get?
R:
About the size of a BB. [Laughter] You have to collect quite a few of ‘em!
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C:
Oh, I was going to say, yeah. Huh. Okay. So we’re just early in the spring here looking at
it, and it’s got a couple months before they begin to produce any berries. We’re in a
really beautiful spot here, Laura. And these are—
R:
Can you get the cold in Cave Rock up there? On the horizon?
C:
Yeah, we’re taking a shot of the area here. And there’s a Cave Rock up there in the
mountains, Laura called it.
[Break in recording]
C:
Okay, Laura. Now where are we?
R:
Okay, we’re up above the state cliff. It’s Cave Lake State Park, in the Schell Creek
mountain range, on our way up Success Loop. Over here, there used to be a dance hall
way back in Prohibition days. And of course, with the whiskey and [__inaudible at
5:40__] this was way out when I was working, [__inaudible at 5:43__].
C:
So Laura, can you tell me about this groundhog that’s sitting up here in the rocks? What
the Shoshone people did with them, or—?
R:
Yeah. We call them yaha. And we’d have a gathering when we get several yaha then.
But, usually only the elders get to eat those. Now, maybe I can eat some. [Laughter] I
always used to be too young.
C:
So how do you prepare the yaha?
R:
Well, just roast—do just like a prairie dog. Take out the—cut a little slit in the side, pull
out the entrails, and stick the hind leg in the hole, and then bury ‘em in the coals. Let it
roast, and then, when it’s done, you take it out, and then peel off the hide. That takes all
the charcoal and everything off. And the meat is just delicious and juicy.
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R:
Okay, we’re in the Schell Creek Range, just outside Ely. Up here you’ll see the caves
behind me. Indians used to stay in these. You’ll see they’re facing the east, so that they’re
out of the wind, out of the cold north wind. And snow, whatever came. And they’re high
enough to see the deer, so they could get the deer that they’d harvest sometimes. There
are elk here now. And of course, the yaha that we saw down below.
C:
So what time of the year do you think the Shoshone people used these caves?
R:
Okay, the—we would be down in the valleys where it’s warm in the wintertime, and the
spring and summer we’d come up here in the mountains where it’s cool. And if they
came out early, and we had late spring storms or something, they could go in those caves.
And of course, if it was raining, they had to have some protection. Also, the summers,
we’d be up in the mountains here.
C:
How many were in a band, or in a group that would travel together or camp together?
R:
Well, usually, a normal family, tie two families together, something like that. But in the
fall, when it was time to pick pinenuts, they would get several families together, and
gather out at the Swamp Cedars in Spring Valley. And then they would, we would all go
out to gather pinenuts. And that way, we would make sure that everybody had enough
pinenuts to last the winter.
[Break in recording]
C:
Okay, Laura. You were starting to tell us about the—
R:
Yeah. When the cavalry came through here, when the president sent out the directive to
kill all Indians, they came from the Ruby Valley, over there across into this—this is the
Duck Creek Basin. Came in through the Duck Creek Basin, and across the mountain—
well, not the mountain, but through one of the passes [Laughter]—over to Spring Valley,
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where the Swamp Cedars are. That’s where all the Indians of this area used to gather in
the fall to go picking pinenuts. And a cowboy or somebody came riding by on horseback,
and he noticed all the campfires, so he hurried in—no, this is another story, sorry! The
cavalry went into Spring Valley, and they were going to kill the Indians. But it was
swampy, and the horses were floundering in all the mud in the swamp. And they couldn’t
get to the Indians, and they got away. And it was later on when the local militia went in
there and massacred all the Indians when they were gathered to pick pinenuts. And there
were only two little girls and one little boy who were able to survive that massacre.
C:
So was there a name for the massacre, or was it called any—?
R:
We just call it the Spring Valley Massacre—the last Spring Valley Massacre. But the
local, we call it the Swamp Cedars Massacre. And my grandmother was one of the little
girls who survived that.
C:
And how old was your grandmother when she survived it?
R:
We figure she was around ten years old. It happened about 1895.
C:
Huh. So about how many of the people in the camp were killed, would you say?
R:
I would say there were probably 30 or 40 people in the camp. And just three survivors, so
that’s 10 percent. One day I was out there hunting deer, and I came across an arrowhead.
And I told my husband, I says, “This could have been my grandfather’s”—or, my greatgrandfather’s arrowhead. But, who knows? It’s all BLM land now, and they’re building
the windmill farm right next to it. The wind farm. So…
C:
So is there a marker or anything to indicate…
R:
There isn’t, we have one planned. I don’t know if we’ll ever get the funding for it, but we
do plan to put maybe a rest area or something there. Like your state highway markers
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with the historical markings. We haven’t succeeded in getting that done, but I’m working
on it. I think we possibly could get some help through the Great Basin Heritage Area. It
covers the Esmeralda County and White Pine County. The route, Highway 50 there, has
been designated as the Great Basin Heritage Area partnership.
[Break in recording]
C:
So can you tell me where we’re at, at this point on our trip, Laura?
R:
Okay, we’re on the Success Loop, we’re on the north side of the summit, head down into
Duck Creek Basin. This is a quaking aspen grove, with some lodgepole pine mixed in.
And some, a lot of small quakies, they’ve got other pine trees. And there’s natural
meadowgrass. It’s just beautiful here. Usually, you see a deer or two. I think we’re too
late in the day, though.
C:
So do the, our Shoshone people use quakies for anything?
R:
You can use some for your artifacts, for handles. If you cut the quakie when it’s green, it
will keep its bark, which is really attractive. If you cut a dead piece, in time the bark will
fall off. They’re nice and straight, so they make good handles for tools. Like tomahawks,
or rattles. Ceremonial objects.
[Break in recording]
R:
When the cavalry came through from Ruby Valley to the west, they came through
Steptoe Valley, and through this break here into the basin, Duck Creek Basin. And
proceeded through this area, and you can see the—between the mountains up there,
there’s kind of an opening, it’s where Timber Creek comes through. And they went
through there, and on over into Spring Valley. And that’s where they had planned to
catch the Shoshone, at the Swamp Cedars. They had intended to massacre them all. And
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that’s where the horses got mired down in the mud, and they were floundering so much
that they had to turn back. That time, they didn’t get as many Indians as they had
planned. And you can see the pipeline that goes—the Consolidated Copper Company
built from Duck Creek, and it takes the water all the way around the mountain, and up
over the other side, to McGill where they had a smelter set up. [__Inaudible at 12:53__]
west of Ely. Then it was brought down by the train to McGill, and run through the
smelter, and then that’s where the pure gold was taken from there. Or the gold nuggets
made.
C:
About what time of the, or about when was that, in terms of years?
R:
Okay, first story of the cavalry, probably about 1890-something. Early 1890s. And when
the Consolidated Copper, this was about the 1920s or [19]30s. And then just at the mouth
of the valley here, there was a sawmill that they also used the lumber for building things.
[__Inaudible at 14:39__] Not much left there nowadays. Though this is big wide-open
area, and when the cavalry were coming, they were following the water sources. You
know, that’s why they came through Duck Creek. And right now, the Schell Creek
[__Inaudible at 15:01__] we have the largest national park in the state of Nevada. Lot of
hunters in this area up here, which does help our economy, and bring some money in.
But if they build that water line down to Las Vegas, eight foot diameter pipe, they’ll drain
all the water from this area, then everything will die. We won’t have any more fishing,
and no more hunting to offer. Everything’s going to be dead. I hope we can—we’ve been
fighting the battle to keep our water, but it’s been a hard battle and I don’t know if we’ll
ever win. I hate to see this country go to desert, but it may some day. It’s wonderful land
right now. And in every canyon, there’s a stream, in this area. There’s Bird Creek, Berry
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Creek, Timber Creek, Duck Creek, East Creek, Kalamazoo—every one has a creek
[__Inaudible at 16:13__].
C:
And you said at one time, you could just drink right out of the creek?
R:
Oh, yes! If I was a [__inaudible at 16:21__] some fishing or hiking, whatever, if there
was a creek, you just lay down on your belly and get a good drink of water. And now you
can’t go on the mountain and drink the water because they said that there’s giardia in the
streams and [__inaudible at 16:34__] Shame. We’re just polluting our world.
[__inaudible at 16:43__] Well, this is the time to do it. I’m 72 years old, I got a deer tag
again this year. [Laughter] So, I’ll be out in the fall. Make good use of it while I can.
C:
So what all parts of the deer do you use for, you know, craftsmanship, or…?
R:
Okay, the feet. I always tie them back and make a like gun rack or pole rack. Mount it on,
mount the feet on the board, and then they hold those, hold your gun or whatever. Your
pole. Or they make good coat racks, hat racks. Some of them I keep, I put them straight
so when they harden, they’re stiff, and I use those as handles for knives. My husband
makes several obsidian knife blades, and I usually put antler handles on those. Antler
handles or deer feet. And the dew claws, I use those for the rattles on my turtle rattles. I
fasten them on a piece of leather, drill a hole through the turtle shell and fasten the dew
claw, and then when you twist your wrist, the dew claws rattle against the turtle shell.
Used to use those in rituals, medicine man’s rattle. But we make them now to sell as
artifacts to tourists. And I’m a silversmith, and this ring I made, that’s a stone from my
father’s mine near Hamilton. Austin/Hamilton area. And my dad passed away, I still have
some of his stone left. And I still bring some out. Also, I make rings and necklaces out of
the garnets from Garnet Hill there. The garnet is a naturally faceted stone, and it makes a
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really wonderful ring, or necklace, or earrings. I’ve done all those. I plan to do a whole
line of that type of jewelry and sell it this summer. Still like to do my crafts, even though
I’m getting old. [Laughter] My eyes are getting bad, but I’ll keep on going. And I do a lot
of beadwork, traditional beadwork. And this is last winter, I made my first—no, my
second—willow cradleboard. And this one turned out pretty good, I think I may have to
make some more. People like those. And I’m just trying to get back to my roots, and
there are more things I need to teach younger people before I move on or can’t teach
them anymore. I teach—I’ve taught certain silversmiths, I do a lot of beadwork classes,
and buckskin working. And I did, I have done demonstrations on brain-tanning deerhides.
And I just try to keep our traditions alive. And I’m doing, I’m trying to make a gourd
dipper, for dipping water. The gourd is used in the ceremonial—or, the official
sweatlodge ceremonies. And I’m trying to duplicate that. [__inaudible at 20:03__] But a
lot of people really like the white buckskin for wedding dresses. I make those for ladies.
C:
So are these, what you’re talking about, was this passed on to you from your mom or
family, or—
R:
I’m learning this however, wherever I can, you know, from elders. It doesn’t even have
to be the Ely Shoshone, just all Shoshone around, wherever I can get the information, I’d
like to get it passed on. That’s just as I was saying, for the cattails, when they’re first
coming out in the spring, when they first break through the water, they can be collected
and they taste like fresh asparagus. And after they grow up and start forming the cattails,
they can be collected and eaten. And they look just like little ears of corn. And they taste
that way, too. That’s, uh—you know, there’re so many things that can be used just right
off the land out here. It’s just such a rich area, fertile. And just about every kind of berry
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you can imagine grows out here. Just have to know which one to pick! [Laughter] And,
uh, there’s just all this information I’d like to be able to pass on to the younger people. So
it doesn’t die. [__inaudible at 21:28__] and my mother was 97, and passed away a year
and a half ago. And there are a lot of things that went with her that I wouldn’t know. But
we’re, we’re hoping we can have something that’s carried on.
C:
So is there a group of youth, or young people that you’re working with to pass the
traditions on to, or just family members, or whoever’s interested?
R:
I was trying to build a cultural center. My husband passed away, so now it’s, I don’t see
how I can get it accomplished by myself. So I’m just teaching people who are interested,
whether they’re native or non-native, young, old, doesn’t matter. If they have an interest,
I’d like to try to pass it on to them. Because if somebody gets a little bit, you know, they
can pass it on to someone else. And that’s the, that’s the only way we’re going to keep
our traditions alive. They—our preschool has a native Shoshone class in language. They
teach them some of the construction of teepees and things like that. So the younger
people are getting that. It’s the older ones, the high school age, who’ve kind of been
skipped. [__inaudible at 22:44__]. And of course, [__inaudible at 22:48__] had visitors
from out of state, even out of the country, that are interested in these things. And I can go
through and give them instructions [__inaudible at 22:59__] to see how these things are
done. I didn’t give classes, I just did demonstrations.
[Break in recording]
R:
Hi, we’re at East Creek right now, in the area where a lot of gathering—there’s a lot of
fruits and seeds. The ricegrass looks good this year. Hope there’s a good pinenut crop.
This is where the local Indians used to come gather a lot of things, the edible things we
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loved. And back when, in the 1800s, when the sheepherders used to come through this
area, and the cavalry, the Indian ladies would be out gathering berries and roots and all
kinds of things. And it was kind of a sad thing, because the young girls, if they were
caught out in the open like this, the sheep herders or soldiers would grab them and rape
them. And so, they learned that when they were out in areas like this, alone, or their
mothers taught them to find—if they couldn’t outrun their pursuers, they would just sit
down in a sandy wash and fill their cavity with sand. And that way, if the men tried to
rape them, then it would hurt them too badly, and they’d leave them alone. This, there’s
always trout in these streams, so there’s plenty to eat. It’s always nice to be out among
nature. We hope to get some more pinenuts this year. Last year they were just in small
spots. But we had quite a bit of snow in November and December, so maybe we’ll, if we
get some spring rains, we should have good pinenut crop. We’re all hoping for that.
When I was growing up here, we spent a lot of time in the mountains, shooting rabbits
and gathering pinenuts and things. And that was fun. And when I started to go to high
school, we moved to Las Vegas, because my dad wanted us to have a good education.
And he was going where—there was more work down in Las Vegas than there was in
Ely. We moved there. First time we moved down there was 1946. And then every
summer, we came back to Ely until I think it was about 1950, and then we moved down
to Las Vegas for good. And I went to Las Vegas High School there. And I got into
engineering—which, they said it wasn’t for a girl, but I got into it anyway, because my
dad wanted my sister and I to draw plans, the house plans for him because he built
homes. And two years I tried to get into the drafting class, and they kept telling me, “No,
that’s for boys. That’s not for girls.” Well, I finally got into drafting, and I did very well
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with that. And I continued on. I worked for the Planning Commission, for Clark County.
And I learned planning and zoning. And I married my husband. He was in the Air Force,
and we went to Vandenberg Air Force Base. And I worked for a surveyor down there. I
learned subdivision design, and designed several subdivisions. In fact, I designed
subdivisions in Las Vegas. And it’s kind of neat when I fly into Las Vegas and I can look
down and I say, “Oh, there’s the East Gate subdivision that I designed! Looks just like it
does on paper!” [Laughter] It’s a good feeling. And I worked—my husband being in the
Air Force, we traveled all around. I was in Guam for two years. That was during the time
we were bombing Vietnam. That was very interesting, there. And the B-52s taking off
every day, night and day. And went to Glassberg, New York, and I worked for an
architect—a professional engineer there. And I got deeper into the architecture. I
designed a million-dollar factory building, some apartment houses, and a store. And then
we were transferred to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. And I just did
my crafts there. I went to Virginia and worked for the Newport News Shipbuilding. And I
worked on the design—the piping system for the nuclear aircraft carrier, Nimitz and the
Eisenhower. And then I worked for this deepsea ventures company—it’s been so many
years ago! [Laughter] And we were doing undersea mining for these, they were these
nodules that roll around on the, collect on the sea floor. The nucleus is a shark’s tooth.
And then it rolls, it gains magnesium. And so these were—or, manganese. They were
very rich in manganese. They were nodules. And it seemed every time we’d get a
shipload full, the pirates would come and steal our cargo, and we would have to go back
to mining again! But it’s been a very interesting life. And now I’m trying to continue on
with my traditional things. Building artifacts, and making the buckskin dresses and things
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like that. Because I’d like to pass this knowledge on to the younger people, so our
traditions don’t die. And I would like to, I hope, build a cultural center so I could have
classes. I don’t know if I’ll make that happen or not, because I’m 72 years old now, and
don’t know how long I can keep going! [Laughter] But I’m going to try. But for young
people, you know, you can do whatever you want to do with your life. You can start from
nothing and then build to everything, or, or if you just don’t want to do anything, I guess,
you can do that too, but it’s not very interesting. And when I was in Nebraska, we rented
this old farmstead, and so I was able to raise my three boys, teaching them how to take
care of the—we’ve had little bucket calves. We fed calves and rode horses, and raised
chickens and pigs, and had our big garden. And believe it or not, one year, I made fifty
gallons of dill pickles. [Laughter] Our garden really did well. We had—we fertilized it
from the hen house. We cleaned the hen house, put that on the garden, and oh, everything
just flourished. It was great. And then, when I moved out to, back to Las Vegas in 1980,
and went to work at the Test Site, and worked there for ten years. And then I, my first
husband passed away, and I married my second husband, and we went on the road going
on the powwow trail, going to shows all around California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona,
and Colorado. Did that for three years, and then back home to Pahrump. And then finally,
I decided I wanted to come back to Ely. I just missed the mountains and everything. And
so we came. About seven acres, and moved up here. That’s where I had planned to build
my cultural center and museum, but my husband passed away four years ago, so I don’t
know if that will come to fruition or not. But I’m going to do everything I can to go down
those roads. And it’s just—it feels so good to be back to this mountain country and to
Ely. It’s home. [Laughter]
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[Break in recording]
I would like to encourage people to do more things with their hands. I realize now, with
the technology we have, everything is done on computer. You don’t have to do anything.
But people still need to keep their minds busy and their hands busy. If you could do more
hands-on building things, rather than just doing it on the computer. I know the computer
models work great, they’re great for architects in showing, like, this way and that way,
but in my drafting background, I draw little blocks to be able to move around on the
drawing, so you could see what rooms could go where in your building. Where you can
do that with the computer. But when you have a hands-on feel, I think it’s a, you get a
deeper concern about the program—about what you’re doing. And it gets, I think it gets
people thinking out of the box. I think everybody should have drafting because, boy or
girl, because when you’re drafting you’re thinking of how something is built, and if it’s
turned around, you can turn it in your mind, and you don’t have to depend on the
computer to do it for you. It gets your thinking, your brain, engaged. Because it was hard
for me to get into a drafting class, but as I got—I think it should be a required subject for
all students. Because it gets your mind working. And you can tear something apart in
your mind, because you need to know how to put it back together. And it’s—that works
even in cooking. Anything you do in life. To be able to dismantle something in your mind
and put it back together, I think, is very important to everyone. And that’s—that has
helped me. So…
C:
And then, for educators that might—?
R:
The educators, that too. I think they should have programs where the kids can have a
hands-on, doing things. The other day, I found a tick on my dog. It was huge—almost as
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big as my fingernail. And, well, got it off, put it in the jar, you know, says, “Oh, it’s
dead.” And then I found, this friend of mine told me, that they live, they like the carbon
dioxide. So I took off the lid, blew in there, and put the lid back on, and pretty soon his
little legs started moving. And so I shut the bottle, and he went upside-down. And it’s
kind of like the ballast tanks in a ship. You could see where he would evacuate a section,
and pretty soon he got it so he could roll over, and he was back on his feet. And I blew
some more carbon dioxide, put the lid on there, and his feet came out, and pretty soon he
started walking around. And you know, for kids to have something hands-on, rather than
the imaginary things on the computer that you see—if educators can provide things like
that. The nature things. I think it would just, everybody could connect better. And you
wouldn’t have so many shootings in the schools! [Laughter]
C:
Yeah, that’s unfortunate.
R:
Because, I think those terrible programs they have on the monsters and things have a lot
to do with the shootings. But, that’s my thought. And educators could do more field trips,
take kids out among nature—amongst nature. They could get a better grasp on where we
are in this world.
C:
Well, I’d like to take this opportunity today, Laura, and thank you on behalf of the Great
Basin Indian Archive for giving me the opportunity to, you know, see things out in
nature, and experience the backwoods country in Ely that I never knew existed.
R:
You bet. A lot of people think, “Oh, Nevada is desert.” But it’s not! [Laughter] And
thank you for inviting me.
C:
So this concludes our field tour—throughout the backwoods, I guess, if you want to call
it—of Ely. And there’s so many very beautiful wildlife—plants—and… this is probably
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the best time of the year to experience everything, so… It’s so green. And in bloom. And
Laura knows so much about everything out here, that it’s made this tour very interesting.
And once again, I just want to thank you, Laura.
R:
You’re very welcome. Thank you.
[End of recording]
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Western Shoshone Oral Histories
Subject
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Oral histories of Western Shoshone elders collected by the Great Basin Indian Archive.
Description
An account of the resource
Oral histories compiled
Creator
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Great Basin Indian Archive, in partnership with Barrick Gold of North America
Source
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GBIA Oral History Collections
Publisher
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Great Basin Indian Archive
Contributor
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2006-2015
Oral History
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Interviewer
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Norm Cavanaugh
Interviewee
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Laura Rainey
Location
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Cave Lake State Park, NV and surrounding area
Transcription
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<a href="http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/files/original/038a57d31acf75ccaa2678a571009392.pdf">English transcript available as pdf file</a>
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DVD, AVI, and MP4 Format
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00:35:52
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Laura Stark Rainey - Oral History (05/28/2014)
Subject
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Oral history interview with Laura Stark Rainey, Western Shoshone from Ely, NV on 05/28/2014
Description
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<p>Laura Stark Rainey is a Western Shoshone from the Ely Shoshone Tribe part of the Western Shoshone Nation. Laura took us on a tour of the Cave Lake State Park and surrounding areas describing the hunting and gathering practices of the Western Shoshone. She also tells us of the U.S. Calvary and the Spring Valley or Swamp Cedar Massacre, as well as other interactions with the Shoshone and the government. And in extension how much of the land has been taken into BLM or federal hands. She also speaks about her ambition to start a heritage center devoted to the Shoshone. She ends her oral history by telling us about her life, her husband, and her education in engineering.<br /> <br />Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh</p>
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Great Basin Indian Archives
Source
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Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 035
Publisher
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Great Basin Indian Archives
Date
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05/28/2014 [28 May 2014]; 2014 May 28
Contributor
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Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; Scott A. Gavorsky [GBC Virtual Humanities Center]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
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Non-commercial scholarly and educational use only. Not to be reproduced or published without express permission. All rights reserved. Great Basin Indian Archives © 2017
Consent form on file (administrator access only): http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/files/show/475
Format
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MP4
Language
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English
Cave Lake State Park
Community
Crossroads
Design
gathering
GBIA
heritage
hunting
plants
Ruby Valley
Shoshone
Spring Valley Massacre
Story
Swamp Cedar Massacre
U.S. Cavalry
Women's History