Oral History - Ronnie Dixon (11/05/2014)

Oral History - Ronnie Dixon (11/05/2014)

Oral History interview with Ronnie Dixon, Western Shoshone from Battle Mountain, NV, on 11/05/2014

Ronnie Dixon is a Western Shoshone from the Battle Mountain Band, born and delivered by his grandmother on the Battle Mountain Colony, and was raised in Battle Mountain.  He was also raised by his grandmother and grandfather.  He tells us about the history of his grandparents, and how he went to school with his sisters and friends.  Ronnie then goes on to tell about his times drinking, being a cowboy with his father, and how he was drafted into the Army during Vietnam.  He tells us about his time in the Military.  And then goes on to tell of his job in Owyhee as a Substance Abuse counselor, and his philosophy around spirituality and drinking.

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Great Basin Indian Archives

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Great Basin Indian Archives

11/05/2014 [11 November 2014]; 2014 November 11

Norm Cavanaugh [interviewer]; Andrew Moore [GBIA]; Scott A. Gavorsky [VHC]; 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

Ronnie Dixon

Battle Mountain, NV [Battle Mountain Colony]; Owyhee [Duck Valley Reservation]

http://humanities.gbcnv.edu/omeka/admin/files/show/505

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