Student journal of the Great Basin College Nature Club
From Introduction:
"Hello Readers! Great Basin College Nature Club has returned for another season of adventures. We at Nature Club promote physical fitness, collaboration between students, and…
Student journal of the Great Basin College Nature Club
From "Life Begins in the Desert" (introductory article):
"Greetings readers! Great Basin College Nature Club began late in the Fall of 2013 with just a few ambitious young students under the…
Dr. Hugh Collett was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. Dr. Collett discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes…
Mr. Burns was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. He discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes and struggles…
Delaine Stark Spilsbury is a Western Shoshone, or as she says a Great Basin Shoshone, from Ely, Nevada. She was born in Ely, Nevada during the depression, and attended school there as well as Las Vegas. Delaine speaks about her ancestors and how the…
Laura Stark Rainey is a Western Shoshone from the Ely Shoshone Tribe part of the Western Shoshone Nation. Laura took us on a tour of the Cave Lake State Park and surrounding areas describing the hunting and gathering practices of the Western…
Mr. Marfisi was a member of the original committee which founded Elko Community College (the predecessor to GBC) in 1967. He discusses Elko in the 1960s, the motives for the establishment of the Elko Community College, and the successes and struggles…
Ellison Jackson of Owyhee, NV discusses his early years of childhood in Owyhee and stories of his grandfather. Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh and Joe Doucette, 27 January 2006, in Owyhee, NV
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Evelyn Temoke-Roche begins by telling us the history of the Temoak people of the Wattadicca (Rice-eaters). She speaks of the 1863 Ruby Valley Treaty and the implications and events surrounding it including the land claims. Evelyn also describes the…
Delaine Spark Spilsbury and Laura Star Rainey are both Great Basin Shoshone from Ely, Nevada, part of the Western Shoshone. They began this oral history by speaking of their experiences going to grammar and high school as well as growing up during…