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Colleen Gorman - #12 Video Audio Recordings

 File — Box: 3, DVD: 28-31
Identifier: Video Audio Recordings

Scope and Contents

From the Series: 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)

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