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In Janey Blackeye-Bryan and Shasta Blackeye-Adair’s second presentation to the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College they continue to talk about their history and the traditions of the Western Shoshone. They begin by singing a Shoshone Honor song that was created by their father/grandfather Willie Blackeye from Duckwater reservation, NV. Then they move onto express the importance of the language program and moreover how important it is to stay in school and stay strong like our ancestors use to.
Presented at the 2017 Shoshone Community Language Initiative summer youth program (SCLI 17).
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Janey Blackeye-Bryan and Shasta Blackeye-Adair presented a lecture to the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College over the heritage of the Western Shoshone. They begin their presentation by going over women and men’s right of passages in regards to Western Shoshones. They talk about the traditions that they had to practice growing up which included hunting, dating, and so on. They also give us a view into the language and how it refers to the culture. Moreover, they give us an insight into their personal histories growing up in Duckwater, NV.
Presented at the 2017 Shoshone Community Language Initiative summer youth program (SCLI 17).
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
]]>Floyd Collins was born in Ely, NV on August 27, 1937. His dad was Abe Collins Sr. and his mom was Dellis Maul. Floyd speaks about living all around Nevada but mostly in Ely, and how he worked different occupations such as BLM, Kennecott mine, and West Tran to name a few. He also recants about the hunting him and his family take part in, as well as keeping up with traditional crafts such as creating drums and tanning hides. Floyd joined the U.S. Marine Corp in 1955 which he stayed with for 8 years. He retired at age 75 but still assist the tribe as needed. He also speaks about his time playing basketball and softball with the Ely Indian Colony. He concludes his oral history by suggesting to the younger viewers that they should keep in school and attend college.
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
Theresa Sam is a Western Shoshone from the Duckwater Reservation, NV and is part of the Blackeye family. She begins her narrative by telling us how, when she was a teenager, she started going to school at Stewart. She then goes on to explain how the Duckwater Reservation started in 1942 and how people from Smoky Valley, Reese River, and Cherry Creek (where her family came from) came to the reservation. She then explains how she took part in the 1956 Relocation Act which landed her in Chicago and eventually became a nurse at Illinois Masonic Hospital. Theresa then speaks about the issues that occurred with the children of Duckwater and the local schools. Her and other members of the Duckwater community took action which resulted in the creation of the school at Duckwater Reservation.
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
]]>Oral History Interview with Theresa Sam, Western Shoshone from Duckwater Reservation, NV on 03/18/2016
This oral history contains significant Shoshone language conversation, and is recommended for usage by community language teachers.
Theresa Sam is a Western Shoshone from the Duckwater Reservation, NV and is part of the Blackeye family. She begins her narrative by telling us how, when she was a teenager, she started going to school at Stewart. She then goes on to explain how the Duckwater Reservation started in 1942 and how people from Smoky Valley, Reese River, and Cherry Creek (where her family came from) came to the reservation. She then explains how she took part in the 1956 Relocation Act which landed her in Chicago and eventually became a nurse at Illinois Masonic Hospital. Theresa then speaks about the issues that occurred with the children of Duckwater and the local schools. Her and other members of the Duckwater community took action which resulted in the creation of the school at Duckwater Reservation.
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
Ruby Sam was born at the Indian Hospital in Schurz, NV (Walker River Reservation) and had 9 siblings. Her father was Nelson Sam from Smoky Valley. Ruby lived and went to school in Duckwater, NV until the eighth grade then attended Stewart Indian School which eventually resulted in her attending school in Lund, NV at the behest of her father. As part of the 1956 Relocation Act, Ruby moved to Cleveland, OH and became a cosmologist. She eventually moved back to the Duckwater Reservation and had a variety of jobs within the tribe there. She ends her oral narrative by suggesting that the younger generation stay in and go to school.
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh.
]]>Oral History Interview with Ruby Sam, Western Shoshone from Duckwater Reservation, NV on 04/22/2016
This oral history contains significant Shoshone language conversation, and is recommended for usage by community language teachers.
Ruby Sam was born at the Indian Hospital in Schurz, NV (Walker River Reservation) and had 9 siblings. Her father was Nelson Sam from Smoky Valley. Ruby lived and went to school in Duckwater, NV until the eighth grade then attended Stewart Indian School which eventually resulted in her attending school in Lund, NV at the behest of her father. As part of the 1956 Relocation Act, Ruby moved to Cleveland, OH and became a cosmologist. She eventually moved back to the Duckwater Reservation and had a variety of jobs within the tribe there. She ends her oral narrative by suggesting that the younger generation stay in and go to school.
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh.
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Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
]]>Delaine George is a Shoshone from the Duckwater tribe, and she is part of the Adams family. Her mother and father came from Beatty, NV. She had 2 brother and 1 sister along with a lot of nieces, nephews, and grandsons. She grew up in Duckwater with no water or electricity, but recalls when her siblings would go to a creek to fish and swim. She then speaks about going to school in Currant, NV, Stewart Indian School, and then to Haskell Indian School among others. She then speaks about the different occupations she had and how she traveled around and ended up back at Duckwater Reservation.
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Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh
]]>Doris Millet Allison was born in Austin, NV and moved to Round Mountain, NV then eventually moved to Duckwater Reservation, NV when she was 8 years old. Her grandfather originated from Maahadaquada Ghana (Smoky Valley, NV) and her grandmother’s family was part of the Yomba dicca (Yomba reservation). She reminisces about her childhood and how the U.S. government used to come and take the Shoshone children including her sister which she never heard from again. She illuminates the history of her family and the events therein. She also speaks about her education from White Pine high school up to the judicial college in Reno, NV. Doris also speaks about how the Duckwater Reservation came into being with the 1942 Indian Reservation Act. She ends by saying, “We live in this society, a dominant society, but we should remember who we are (as Shoshone).”
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh