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Illaine Premo - Oral history (11/30/2009)
Illain Tybo Premo was born to Ada Cortez Johnson and Cortez Charlie who were from the Beowawe/Cortez area. Her ancestors came from Smoky Valley and the Austin area. During her childhood she speaks about moving all around Western Shoshone territory to…
Shawn L. Collins - Oral history (07/12/2017)
Shawn L. Collins addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. Shawn L. Collins is a Western Shoshone from the South Fork area. He tells some of the stories of the Shoshone, about traditions…
Elizabeth "Liz" Dann - Oral history (07/18/2017)
Elizabeth “Liz” Dann addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. She starts her presentation by offering a prayer, and then speaks about the importance of our traditions. She also speaks…
Semahte Wahatte man To'ainkanna (Twelve)
The play Twelve, explaining the origin of the months and seasons, is based on a traditional Shoshone story as told by Norm Cavanaugh. The play wascreated and performed bySYLAP participants during the summer of 2014 at the Natural History Museum of…