Tom Ration, Smith Lake, N.M. (medicine man), February 1969
File — Mfm: Reel 1
Identifier: Tape 20
Scope and Contents
Interviewer: Richard Ellis and Austin N. Leiby
Subjects: Giant Clan and Pueblo Bonito; Interclan marriage taboos; Battles with Apache; origin of Sky City (Acoma) and Mesa Encantada; origin of Catholic Church at Acoma and Laguna; Origin of Fiesta of San Ignacio; origination of Snake Dance/Song; Navajo Education; Alcoholism and youth; Jesus Arviso and Kit Carson, Navajo Roundup; The Long Walk; grandparents at Fort Sumner, raiding Sioux horses for food; Battles with U.S. Army; Meteor crash and volcanic eruption, poison gas, exodus from Pueblo Bonito. Oct. 1968.
Subjects: Giant Clan and Pueblo Bonito; Interclan marriage taboos; Battles with Apache; origin of Sky City (Acoma) and Mesa Encantada; origin of Catholic Church at Acoma and Laguna; Origin of Fiesta of San Ignacio; origination of Snake Dance/Song; Navajo Education; Alcoholism and youth; Jesus Arviso and Kit Carson, Navajo Roundup; The Long Walk; grandparents at Fort Sumner, raiding Sioux horses for food; Battles with U.S. Army; Meteor crash and volcanic eruption, poison gas, exodus from Pueblo Bonito. Oct. 1968.
Dates
- February 1969
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Navajo North American Indian
Access Restrictions
To ensure that cultural best practices are observed, materials in this collection will be available pending tribal community review of each item. Materials that have been approved are available digitally via the Archive of Native American Oral History.
Questions about using this collection can be sent to the CSWR reference team: cswrref@unm.edu.
Questions about using this collection can be sent to the CSWR reference team: cswrref@unm.edu.
Extent
From the Collection: 89 boxes (25.8 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu