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Isleta Pueblo, 1969

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

From the Series: The Pueblo recordings contain interviews with Native Americans from the Pueblos of Acoma, Cochiti, Hopi, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Picuris, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, San Juan - Ohkay Owingeh, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Taos, Tesuque, Zia and Zuni. There are also some interviews with non-Indians who lived in or worked at the pueblos as well as recordings of meetings regarding the Taos Blue Lake controversy. The White Mountain Apache transcripts were inadvertently microfilmed in this series as well.

Many of the interviews contain personal and family histories as well as information on social culture, ceremonies, legends, religion, language, agriculture, economy, government and history. Subjects include the Gallup Intertribal Ceremonial, Isleta vocabulary and linguistics, farming and irrigation, the All Indian Pueblo Council and the Head Start Program.

Dates

  • 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.

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