Cast of Play:
Norm Cavanaugh - Narrator
Christian Yesslith - Tokoa (Rattlesnake)
Rain Garrity - Teheyan (Deer)
Cora Burchett - Pia Kwi'naa (Eagle)
Trent Griffith - Itsappeh (Coyote)
Shakea Jim - Kinii (Hawk)
Augastina Fernandez - Tsippih (Squirrel)
Fawn Bear - Weta (Bear)
Mariah Gonzales - Pehyen (Duck)
Director: Sloan Sampson
In Western Shoshoni with English subtitles and commentary.
Video courtesy of the the University of Utah Shoshoni Language Project.
]]>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 was created and performed by SYLAP participants during the summer of 2014 at the Natural History Museum of Utah. Directed by Sloan Sampson. In this video, the play performance is enhanced with interviews about the story and the process of bringing it to life.
Cast of Play:
Norm Cavanaugh - Narrator
Christian Yesslith - Tokoa (Rattlesnake)
Rain Garrity - Teheyan (Deer)
Cora Burchett - Pia Kwi'naa (Eagle)
Trent Griffith - Itsappeh (Coyote)
Shakea Jim - Kinii (Hawk)
Augastina Fernandez - Tsippih (Squirrel)
Fawn Bear - Weta (Bear)
Mariah Gonzales - Pehyen (Duck)
Director: Sloan Sampson
In Western Shoshoni with English subtitles and commentary.
Video courtesy of the the University of Utah Shoshoni Language Project.
The documents include:
To use these documents, merely download and add the specific information and materials to be used in the class be taught.
For any questions on using these documents, contact Sam Broncho at samuel.broncho@gbcnv.edu.
]]>During the Fall 2016 Shoshone Community Language Teachers Workshop, instructor Samuel Broncho distributed these documents to help community teachers develop curriculum and lesson plans.
The documents include:
To use these documents, merely download and add the specific information and materials to be used in the class be taught.
For any questions on using these documents, contact Sam Broncho at samuel.broncho@gbcnv.edu.
Panelists included:
GBC Talks: “Defining Native Americans: The Blood Quantum Issue” discusses what and how “Blood Quantum” is defined, which is a very popular yet highly controversial topic amongst Native Americans. The three presenters each discuss significant factors that impact how blood quantums have transformed over time and now influence membership policies for tribes.
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GBC Talks public panel on "Defining Native Americans: The Blood Quantum Issue," recorded at Great Basin College in Elko, Nevada, on 15 November 2017.
Panelists included:
GBC Talks: “Defining Native Americans: The Blood Quantum Issue” discusses what and how “Blood Quantum” is defined, which is a very popular yet highly controversial topic amongst Native Americans. The three presenters each discuss significant factors that impact how blood quantums have transformed over time and now influence membership policies for tribes.
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Maurice Churchill is a Western Shoshone from Yomba, NV. His family came from Smoky Valley, NV. Maurice discusses his own cultural experiences as well as the importance and relevance of cultural knowledge. He talks about how the relationship between Native Americans and the Federal Government motivated him to become knowledgeable in the cultural field. He also talks about the history of burials and traditions that went along with such cultural occurrences, and shares a series of short stories that go along with topics such as Federal Government decisions that influence Native Americans.
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