Janey Blackeye-Bryan and Shasta Blackeye-Adair - Oral history (08/01/2017)
Oral history interview with Janey Blackeye-Bryan and Shasta Blackeye-Adair, Western Shoshone from Duckwater, NV, on 08/01/2017
<p>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.<br /> <br />Presented at the 2017 Shoshone Community Language Initiative summer youth program (SCLI 17).</p>
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08/01/2017 [01 August 2017]; 2017 August 01
James Hedrick [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK
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English; some Shoshoni
Katherine Blossom - Oral history (07/10/17)
Oral history interview with Katherine Blossom, Western Shoshone from Elko, NV on 07/10/2017
<p>Katherine Blossom addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. Katherine Blossom begins her discussion by describing the benefits of learning the language. She speaks about how her mother and others were punished at boarding schools for speaking their native language, and as a result she was denied the opportunity to learn it growing up. She then goes on to sing a song on the hand drum. Afterward, she begins to speak about the different native plants and other materials that traditional Western Shoshones would use.<br /><br />Presented at the 2017 Shoshone Community Language Initiative summer youth program (SCLI 17).<br /> </p>
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07/10/2017 [10 July 2017]; 2017 July 10
James Hedrick [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK
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Dennis F. Pete Sr. - Oral history (04/15/2014)
Oral history interview with Dennis F. Pete Sr., Western Shoshone from Duck Valley Reservation on 04/15/2014
<p>Dennis F. Pete, Sr. was born at the Duck Valley Reservation (Owyhee, NV-ID) to Bessie and Alec Cleveland. He went to school in Owyhee also at the Swayne School where he would play basketball and football. Later in life he got married and moved to Pyramid Lake where he lived for 39 years. He currently lives in Owyhee. Dennis then addresses the hand games and how hand games are played, moreover he talks about some of the places he has traveled to attend hand games. He then plays a few circle dance songs for his audience.</p>
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04/15/2014 [15 April 2014]; 2014 April 15
Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
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English; some Shoshoni
Virginia Mae Jones - Oral history (06/2012)
Oral history interview with Virginia Mae Jones, Shoshone-Paiute from Duck Valley Reservation (Owyhee, NV) on 06/2012
<p>Virginia Jones is a Shoshone-Paiute from the Duck Valley reservation. She begins her oral history by describing the different types of drums that she currently own and how they are used in powwows, hand games, or circle dancing. She also tells us about how she got interested in drumming along with those individuals which taught her drumming through the years. This also included how to take care of your drum when traveling to different events, and moreover how different materials can create different sounds with the drum.</p>
Video Pending <br /><br /> <a title="Read Virginia Mae Jones Oral History Transcript" href="/omeka/files/original/ca1a4257b57d880c5417a17e2ae2455a.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read Virginia Mae Jones Oral History Transcript [pdf file]</a>
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06/2012 [June 2012]; 2012 June
Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
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English; some Shoshoni
Hand Drum workshop by Virginia Mae Jones (02/27/2012)
Great Basin College's Native American Club cultural workshop presented by Virginia Mae Jones on 02/27/2012
<p>Virginia Mae Jones from Duck Valley reservation (Owyhee, NV) goes over the hand drum at Great Basin College on February 27, 2012. She sings a few traditional songs to the audience while playing her hand drum. She also speaks about individuals who inspired her to begin hand drumming herself, as well as those individuals who passed her songs of their own. She also speaks about the difference between traditional versus contemporary practices that have surfaced recently within powwows and other gatherings or doings.</p>
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02/27/2012 [27 February 2012]; 2012 February 27
Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
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English; some Shoshoni
Great Basin College Native American Club - Social Exhibition Pow-wow (01/30/2009)
Social Exhibition Pow-wow at Great Basin College presented by Great Basin College's Native American Club on 01/30/2009
This video gives an overall outlook of the Social Exhibition Pow-wow at Great Basin College's Fitness Center. Marty Leyva was Master of Ceremonies. Sweet Sage, Painted Horse, and Eagle Bear Clan were the drummer groups. The event also included various vendors and contest.
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01/30/2009 [01 January 2009]; 2009 January 01
Norm Cavanaugh [Native American Club Adviser]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America
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English; Shoshone
Earl and Beverly Crum - Oral History (02/01/2006)
Oral history interview with Earl and Beverly Crum, Western Shoshone from Duck Valley Reservation, Owyhee, NV on 02/01/2006.
<p>Earl and Beverly Crum speak about the different types of traditional Shoshone songs sung during different ceremonies and events. They speak about how songs are more than just a melody but include a story and sometimes a moral. They also talk about how the language is put together and how it is culturally significant. Earl and Beverly also tell about the customs of the Shoshone Bear dance and hand games as well as provide a tale explaining the hand game: Coyote and the hand game. They play an array of traditional Shoshone songs. Earl describes his childhood in Battle Mountain, Nevada during the Great Depression.</p>
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02/01/2006 [01 February 2006]; 2006-02-01
Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America.
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streaming video
English; Shoshoni