Sean Gantt - #25
Series
Scope and Contents
Abstract: 8/14/2013. In tape 1 Gantt discusses Choctaw culture, language and powwow culture and dance. He stresses the importance of land in looking at reservations, place and identity. He discusses histories of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, Eastern Cherokee Nation and the Oklahoma Nation. He concludes this tape with discussion about culture, tradition and the Native American Church. In tape 2 Gantt elaborates on healing practices in relation to NAC. He also discusses Choctaw political and economic life and social issues as he makes relative comparisons to Amish communities. In tape 3 Gantt begins with discussing Choctaw clothing and influences, including religion and colonization. He then moves on to share his personal story, educational influences and his study abroad in Ireland, India and Ghana. In tape 4 he concludes with his Internship at the Hubbell Trading Post's Curators Office, his training as an anthropologist and the various students organizations at UNM including SNAGS and NASIRG.
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
Sean E. Gantt (Choctaw) received his Ph. D. in Anthropology from UNM in fall of 2013. He also received his Master’s at UNM and his bachelor’s from Davidson College in North Carolina. He is a visual and public anthropologist with training in archaeology and ethnography. His research focuses on economic development, Indigenous self-determination, representation, and identity.
General
Keywords/Topics: Choctaw; identity politics; Choctaw language revitalization; powwows and dance culture; Green Corn Ceremony; orography; stickball and traditional sports; sweat lodge ceremony; peyote medicine and Native American Church; surveillance; Pearl River Community; Tribal government and Bureau of Indian Affairs; Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975; Native American Free Trade Agreement; materialism; Beasley Dennison, Chief Martin; Native American slavery; colonialism; anthropology; Ortiz Center
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