Delores Cummings - Oral History (06/20/2008)

Delores Cummings - Oral History (06/20/2008)

Oral History Interview with Delores Cummings, Western Shoshone from Duck Valley Reservation, NV, on 06/20/2008

Delores Shaw Cummings was the daughter of Maria Jones and Kelly Shaw Sr. Her lineage is that of the Dosa Wihi (White Knife) clan. She explains her family’s journey towards Duck Valley Reservation by means of a horse and buggy. She describes growing up on the Duck Valley Reservation, and the native traditions that were practiced in regards to the rights of passage and death. She also tells us a story of the Mother Bear and the Mother Doe and Her Fawn as told to her by her mother. She also speaks of the traditional practices associated with the Fourth of July gathering in Duck Valley and the peyote meetings. She goes on to leave a message for the younger generations – respect.

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06/20/2008 [20 June 2008]; 2008 June 20

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

Delores Cummings

Owyhee, NV [Duck Valley Reservation]

http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/files/show/459

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