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Star Hotel, circa 1910s
Black and white photograph of the Star Hotel in Elko, NV, one of the first Basque boarding houses in the area, built in 1910. Caption reads "Star Hotel, Elko, Nevada--Pedro Jauregui, Propietario." Photograph from the book _La Historia_ (no further…
Study Skills Workshop # 2: Listening for Information and Note-Taking
TAACCCT Grant developed guide for students on listening for key information and note-taking in class. The MediaSite video is hosted by TAACCCT team members Season Riley and Annie Hicks.
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Study Skills Workshop # 3: Reading for Information
TAACCCT Grant developed guide for students on reading for information across a variety of contexts. The MediaSite video is hosted by TAACCCT team members Season Riley and Annie Hicks.
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Sun Dance in Silver Bow: Urban Indian Poverty in the Shadow of the Richest Hill on Earth
Nicholas Vrooman discusses the history of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, a polyethnic community of Native Americans forming from Cree, Assiniboine, and French roots in the first half of the nineteenth century.
Vrooman was…
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Telescope Hotel, circa 1950s
Black-and-white photograph of the Telescope Hotel and Bowling Lanes in Elko, NV, one of the Basque boarding houses. The photo is from the late 1950s.
Temple Grandin, 'Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach'
Temple Grandin discusses both her approach to using visual cues and design practices to solve practical problems in the processing of livestock, and also reflects on design from the perspective of autism and its problems.
Talk delivered at Great…
The Benefits of a College Education
Discussion aimed at first-generation college attendees about why they should pursue a college education and how it may fit into their career and life plans.
The Cost of College and Paying For It (tuition, fees, books, living expenses and all forms of financial aid)
Discussion aimed at first-generation college attendees about the expenses involved in obtaining a college education and the resources available for students to pay for college.
The Good Shepherds
The efforts of Nevada Senator Patrick McCarran to pass an amendment to his Displaced Person's Act to allow Basque sheepherders to emigrate to the United States in 1948 through 1952. As a result, the McCarran-Walters Act (1952) adopted similar…