Eleanor Little - Oral History (1/17/2006)

Eleanor Little - Oral History (1/17/2006)

Oral History with Eleanor Little, Western Shoshone from Duck Valley Reservation, NV, on 1/17/2006.

Eleanor Little was born in Miller Creek ten miles north of Owyhee, Nevada delivered by her grandmother Susie Nip in the traditional way. Her mother was Jessie Little and her father was George Little. She discusses how her family, and other families, came to live at the Duck Valley Reservation. Eleanor also describes her experiences at the Swayne School, and the Tuberculosis epidemic in Duck Valley. She also tells us a Shoshone tale about Coyote and the birds. Additionally, she educates us on traditional medicines used by the Great Basin Native Americans.

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Great Basin Indian Archives

DVD GBIA 002

Great Basin Indian Archive

1/17/2006 [17 January 2006]; 2006-01-17

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; James Hedrick [GBIA/VHC]; University of Utah SYLAP [streaming video]; Great Basin College; BARRICK Gold of North America

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English

Norm Cavanaugh

Eleanor Little

Owyhee Hospital, Owyhee, NV - Duck Valley Reservation

Transcript Available: http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/files/original/0972e51143598c06e816818cd0d6b906.pdf

DVD; VOB format

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