Colleen Gorman - #12
Series
Scope and Contents
Abstract:9/25/2012, 12/10/2012. In tape one, Gorman discusses her family background and role of her family in her education. She details the impacts of rodeos and importance of horses in Navajo families and culture. She also discusses her ancestor’s stories from Bosque Redondo and the Long Walk. She further outlines the role of boarding school and her acceptance to St. George High School in Rhode Island. In tape two she discusses her semester at sea and cultural challenges/shock of travel. She discusses her return back to Navajo country and offers perspectives on depression and mental health issues for Native people. In tape three, she returns to the topic of suicide and potential of traditional restorative thought. She details her current initiatives to create an Indigenous Worldwide Network and her role in establishing Media Arts Collaborative Charter School. In tape four, she discusses in detail Indigenous perspectives on sacred geometry, calendars, stars and crystals.
Dates
- 2012-2015
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, with Native American language interspersed in some of the interviews
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5 Boxes (44 interviews)
Abstract
Colleen Gorman graduated from UNM in the Anderson School of Management in 2006. She also attended Diné College, University of Colorado Boulder and Northern Arizona University. She completed a full-dome animation titled "Celestial Beings in Indigenous Skies" featured at the Londestar Planetarium at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. This animation was the recipient of the prestigious Domie Award for Originality. She lives in Albuquerque and is well known for her poetry, artistic work and performing.
General
Keywords/Topics: David Gorman Rodeo Club; religion; Twin Wells Indian School; Harrison Begay; Spiderwoman and the Hero Twins; ABC Program (A Better Chance); Navajo elders; Echo Hawk family; SNBH Navajo Philosophy; Growing Educators in Native American Communities; UNM; UC Boulder; KIVA Club UNM; American Indian Student Services; El Centro de la Raza; UNM Circle Club; American Indian Business Association; Indigenous Research Center; Indigenous Epistemological Inquiry Method; Colonization; Globalization; Climate Change; Hell Cycles of Cortez; Prophesy; Global Destruction and Extinction; Indigeneity politics
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
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