Raymond Yowell - Oral History (08/17/2007)

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Title

Raymond Yowell - Oral History (08/17/2007)

Subject

Oral History Interview with Raymond Yowell, Western Shoshone from South Fork Reservation, NV, on 08/17/2007

Description

Raymond Yowell is a Shoshone who was born in Elko, Nevada on September 23, 1929. He spoke of his birth and the eventual adoption by his relative Frank and Annie Charley from Smoky Valley. Raymond also spoke of traditional medicines, traditional practices and the Indian doctors who conducted the events and used these items. He also speaks of his travels as a child moving back into the Lee, NV area, and going to school there. He also tells us of the traditional hunting practices of the Shoshone as well as the types of animals that were hunted during certain seasons of the year. Raymond also entered the Air Force during the Korean War which he comments upon. Lastly, he tells us some traditional Shoshone history as told to him by one of the Shoshone Elders.

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Creator

Great Basin Indian Archives

Source

Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 007B

Publisher

Great Basin Indian Archives

Date

08/17/2007 [17 August 2007]; 2007 August 17

Contributor

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America

Rights

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/items/show/317

Language

English

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Norm Cavanaugh

Interviewee

Raymond Yowell

Location

South Fork Reservation, NV [Elko, NV - TV Station]

Transcription

http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/files/show/452

Original Format

DVD and VOB Format

Duration

00:56:46

Files

Raymond Yowell Picture.jpg
GBIA 007B Raymond Yowell 8-17-2007fn.pdf

Citation

Great Basin Indian Archives, “Raymond Yowell - Oral History (08/17/2007),” Humanities Center at Great Basin College, accessed March 28, 2024, https://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/316.

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