Hand Drum workshop by Virginia Mae Jones (02/27/2012)

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Title

Hand Drum workshop by Virginia Mae Jones (02/27/2012)

Subject

Great Basin College's Native American Club cultural workshop presented by Virginia Mae Jones on 02/27/2012

Description

Virginia Mae Jones from Duck Valley reservation (Owyhee, NV) goes over the hand drum at Great Basin College on February 27, 2012. She sings a few traditional songs to the audience while playing her hand drum. She also speaks about individuals who inspired her to begin hand drumming herself, as well as those individuals who passed her songs of their own. She also speaks about the difference between traditional versus contemporary practices that have surfaced recently within powwows and other gatherings or doings.

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Read Virginia Mae Jones Oral History Transcript [pdf file]

Creator

Great Basin Indian Archives

Source

Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 030A

Publisher

Great Basin Indian Archives

Date

02/27/2012 [27 February 2012]; 2012 February 27

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.
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Language

English; some Shoshoni

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Duration

00:59:10

Event Type

Cultural Workshop focusing on the hand drum

Participants

Great Basin College's Native American Club
Public

Files

Virginia Mae Jones Picture.jpg
GBIA 030A Virginia Jones - Hand Drum  2-27-2012fn.pdf

Citation

Great Basin Indian Archives, “Hand Drum workshop by Virginia Mae Jones (02/27/2012),” Humanities Center at Great Basin College, accessed April 25, 2024, https://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/items/show/381.

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