Delaine Stark Spilsbury - Oral History (05/28/2014)

Delaine Stark Spilsbury - Oral History (05/28/2014)

Oral history interview with Delaine Spilsbury, Western Shoshone from Ely, NV, on 05/28/2014

Delaine Stark Spilsbury is a Western Shoshone, or as she says a Great Basin Shoshone, from Ely, Nevada.  She was born in Ely, Nevada during the depression, and attended school there as well as Las Vegas.  Delaine speaks about her ancestors and how the hunted and gathered within the area as well as their family groups.    She gives us an account of her family’s lineage and their vocations.  She also speaks of how she hunted, fished, and mined with her father.  She then goes on to tell of her hunting adventures, including some with Ted Nugent, and how she got into drafting.  She finishes her oral history by leaving a message for the youth.
 
Interviewed by Norm Cavanaugh

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Great Basin Indian Archives

05/28/2014 [28 May 2014]; 2014 May 28

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; Scott A. Gavorsky [GBC Virtual Humanities Center]; 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

Delaine Spilsbury

Duck Creek, NV [residence of Delaine Spilsbury]

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