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  • Collection: Western Shoshone Oral Histories

Anthony Tom Picture.jpg
Anthony Tom is a member of the Te-Moak Western Shoshone and a veteran from the Air Force who lives at the South Fork Reservation, which he and others referred to as Lee, NV. He speaks about the South Fork community’s virtues, as well as, his…

Evelyn Temoke-Roche picture.jpg
Evelyn Temoke-Roche, daughter of Frank and Theresa Temoke, introduces the audience to indigenous plants within the Great Basin Region. She describes the different characteristics, different locations, and different uses of each of the plants and how…

Beverly Brazzanovich and Harold Miller picture.jpg
Beverly Brazzanovich and Harold Miller are both Paiute from eastern Nevada. Harold Miller was born in 1927, and whose native name is Bazinokwah, is from the Walker River reservation near Schurz, NV. Beverly Brazzanovich, on the other hand, heralds…

Elizabeth 'Liz' Brady Picture.jpg
Elizabeth “Liz” Brady was born in Elko, NV between the Elko Smoke Shop and I-80 where the old Elko Senior Citizens Center was located. Her father’s name was Sontag Jackson whose grandparents were from the Austin area and were part of the Dubba…

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Dave McKinney is a Western Shoshone and was born in Gold Creek, NV in 1907, and currently resides at the Duck Valley Reservation (Owyhee). His parents were Bill and Sadie McKinney. He was one of six children: 1 older sister and 4 younger brothers. He…

Harold Miller & Raymond Hofer picture.jpg
Harold Miller from Yerington, NV and Raymond Hofer from Walker Paiute Tribe speak about the history of the Ghost Dance as it had been taught by Wovoka (main character within this narrative) a Paiute medicine man. They explain the creation, outlawing,…

Florence Steele and Lee Moon picture.jpg
Florence Steele and Lee Moon are Goshute from the Goshute Reservation. Florence and Lee start their oral history by telling the creation story of Coyote, and how Coyote brought over the Native Americans to the North American continent. They also…

Shoshonean Language Reunion picture.jpg
This clip is the ‘Walking of the Flags’ during the 8th Annual Shoshonean Language Reunion that was hosted by Reno-Sparks Indian Colony on the 14th – 16th of August in 2007. Each flag in the march represents the different tribes/groups involved…

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Marge Hall Puella was born on August 6, 1931 in Dona Muzza (Battle Mountain, NV) to Bessie Beeler Hall from Battle Mountain and Charlie Hall from Austin, NV. She was one of 11 children. Marge currently resides on the Duck Valley Reservation. She…

Carrie Dan IEN picture.jpg
Carrie Dan is a Western Shoshone from Crescent Valley, NV. Carrie attended and spoke at the Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) Conference in Lee, NV on May 8, 2006. She spoke about the Western Shoshone’s current position within the United States…
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