Delaine Stark Spilsbury and Laura Stark Rainey - Oral History (05/28/2014)

Delaine Stark Spilsbury and Laura Stark Rainey - Oral History (05/28/2014)

Oral History interview with Delaine Stark Spilsbury and Laura Stark Rainey, Western Shoshone from Ely, NV [Duckwater Reservation], on 05/28/2014

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 the Depression.  They both spoke about the challenges of making a career in engineering while you’re a woman.  They go one to speak about the traditions such as hunting and fishing that were practiced by Western Shoshone people.  They also spoke about how their parents’ traditions were diffused by Stewart Indian School.  The ended their stories by telling the audience about their sons up-bringing and speaking to the youth.

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Great Basin Indian Archives

Great Basin Indian Archives - GBIA 037

Great Basin Indian Archives

05/28/2014 [28 May 2014]; 2014 May 28

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; Andrew Moore [GBIA]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America

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English; Some Shoshoni

Norm Cavanaugh

Delaine Stark Spilsbury and Laura Stark Rainey

Ely, NV [Delaine Spilsbury resident; Duckwater Reservation]

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