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Oral History - Ronnie Dixon (11/05/2014)
Ronnie Dixon is a Western Shoshone from the Battle Mountain Band, born and delivered by his grandmother on the Battle Mountain Colony, and was raised in Battle Mountain. He was also raised by his grandmother and grandfather. He tells us about the…
The Tail of the Comet
The story of Florentino Goicoechea (Basque: Florentino Goikoextea), a Basque resident and occassional smuggler living in the Pyrenees between France and Spain who operated the Réseau Comète or "Comet Line", an escape route for downed Allied airman…
Tags: Basques, Community, Crossroads, Elko Daily Free Press, Story, veteran, World War II
Bryce Kimber: Oral History Interview
Bryce Kimber of Montello, NV ("Mr. Montello") is the son of Grouse Creek, UT homesteaders, W. C. "Bill" and Bertha Kimber. Born on the Kimber Ranch in 1929 he moved with his family to Montello, NV to attend school in 1939. He has lived in Montello…
2007 Elko National Basque Festival Program
The official program from the 2007 Elko National Basque Festival, held 29 June through 1 July 2007. This was the 44th year of the Festival. The Festival Theme was "Bakeam Eta Jaietan"--"Celebrating Peace and Freedom," and events recognized the…
Tags: Basques, Community, Crossroads, EEC, Elko National Basque Festival, Play, veteran
Lester Shaw Jr. - Oral history (06/01/2016)
Lester Shaw Jr. was born in Boise, ID and was son to Lester Shaw and Lillian Thomas Shaw. Lester currently resides on the Duck Valley Reservation where he attended school until 1961 and became president of the FFA and participated in various sports.…
Tags: Community, Crossroads, Duck Valley Reservation, GBIA, language, masonry, ranching, Shoshone, Story, traditions, veteran, Vietnam war
Floyd Collins - Oral history (06/02/2016)
Floyd Collins was born in Ely, NV on August 27, 1937. His dad was Abe Collins Sr. and his mom was Dellis Maul. Floyd speaks about living all around Nevada but mostly in Ely, and how he worked different occupations such as BLM, Kennecott mine, and…
Tags: Community, crafts, Crossroads, Duckwater, Duckwater Reservation, Ely, GBIA, hunting, Shoshone, Story, traditional crafts, traditions, veteran
Dan Blossom Oral History (03/27/2012)
Oral History Interview with Dan Blossom, Western Shoshone from Battle Mountain, NV on 03/27/2012This oral history contains significant Shoshone language conversation, and is recommended for usage by community language teachers.
Dan Blossom (Cho Cho…
Raymond Yowell - Oral History (08/17/2007)
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…
Anthony Lee Tom - Oral History (06/05/2014)
Anthony Tom is a member of the Te-Moak Western Shoshone and a veteran from the Air Force who lives at the South Fork Reservation, which he and others referred to as Lee, NV. He speaks about the South Fork community’s virtues, as well as, his…
Janey Blackeye-Bryan and Shasta Blackeye-Adair - Oral history (08/01/2017)
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…