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Continuation: Native American Folk Festival, Navajo Community College, Tsaile, Arizona, November 25, 1974

 Item — Box: 1, CD: 8: 1 of 2

Scope and Contents

  1. #163 Boniface Bonnie (Bonney), talking to the seminar concerning Navaho customs, translated by Andy Natonabah and Ruth Roessel
  2. Dog and cat discussion (traditional way is to have 4 dogs)
  3. Beauty blessing ceremony should be done for you at least once a year
  4. Vehicle is the same like a horse, horse discussion
  5. Women’s traditions (why they dress like men)
  6. Horse touching nose to the ground
  7. Horse song, the horse always tries to tell you something through his actions and movements
  8. #164 Phillip Cassadore, San Carlos Apache, traditional singer, talking to the seminar about Apache and other Indian customs
  9. Why are Apache girls wearing pants (because they do not like the short skirts that do not hid the body) (clothing, styles)
  10. Apache moral code has collapsed, Indian should not try to act like a White person
  11. Financial system very tight and now cannot get a loan for a new record
  12. Indians do not talk like this because we know how to survive
  13. Sa Ba Dotch A Day song
  14. Do non-Indians understand or appreciate my music
  15. Why don’t parents tell children of Indian culture?

Dates

  • November 25, 1974

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish Navajo Laotian

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 boxes (.66 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