Katherine Blossom - Oral history (03/27/2012)

Katherine Blossom - Oral history (03/27/2012)

Oral history interview with Katherine Blossom, Western Shoshone from Elko, NV on 03/27/2012

Katherine Blossom is a Western Shoshone from Elko, NV. She begins her presentation speaking about how Native Americans have adapted to the land, and that it was the Native Americans duty to pray for all things that exist within this universe. She also speaks about the hardships and horrors that the Western Shoshone people went through in boarding school which included losing their native language – usually by forceful means. As she continues she speaks about the importance of prayer. She also educated her audience about the type of natural plants, herbs, and other items that were used by the indigenous groups in and around the Great Basin region. Katherine also recalls some personal experiences that she has gone through which she shares with her audience.

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Great Basin Indian Archives

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Great Basin Indian Archives

03/27/2012 [27 March 2012]; 2012 March 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

Norm Cavanaugh

Katherine Blossom

Elko, NV (Great Basin College Campus)

http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/files/show/578

DVD and VOB format

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