Elizabeth "Liz" Dann - Oral history (07/18/2017)

Elizabeth "Liz" Dann - Oral history (07/18/2017)

Oral history interview with Elizabeth "Liz" Dann, Western Shoshone from Crescent Valley, NV, on 07/18/2017

Elizabeth “Liz” Dann addresses students at the Shoshone Community Language Initiative (SCLI) program at Great Basin College. She starts her presentation by offering a prayer, and then speaks about the importance of our traditions. She also speaks about giving her grandson an eagle feather, medicine bag, and other items while he was in the war. She also gives advice to the women about women, especially during ceremonies. Her daughter Sandy Dann speaks about her experience with the Sundance and what it consist of. Liz then speaks about making cradle boards, preparing hides, and tells some of the traditional Shoshone stories.
 
Presented at the 2017 Shoshone Community Language Initiative summer youth program (SCLI 17).

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07/18/2017 [18 July 2017]; 2017 July 18

James Hedrick [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK

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English; Shoshoni

James Hedrick

Elizabeth "Liz" Dann

Great Basin College (Elko, NV)

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