This collection comes from the University of New Mexico and is part of a larger collection.
These interviews document oral traditions and recollections of Native Americans. Commonly called the Doris Duke Project, they were recorded, 1967-1972, by graduate students from the University of New Mexico. The bulk of the collection consists of interviews with Navajos and New Mexico Pueblos talking about personal and family histories. It includes information on social culture, education, ceremonies, legends, language, government, and history. Historical subjects reported from a Native American perspective include the Pueblo Revolt, brief tribal histories, and traditional hunting practices and public works programs. Some interviews also contain commentaries on the 1968 Indian Civil Rights Act, the Red Power movement and the occupation of Alcatraz (Source: UNM Center for Southwest Research).
Visit the University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research for a searchable INDEX of the American Indian Oral History Collection. Some history transcripts are readable online.
Media: 35mm Film
Filed Under: Native American
Item Number | Contents |
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0001 | Navajo, Files 1-72 |
0002 | Navajo, Files 73-163 |
0003 | Navajo, Files 164-246 |
0004 | Navajo, Files 247-315 |
0005 | Navajo, Files 316-376 |
0006 | Navajo, Files 377-406 |
0007 | Acoma, Cochiti, Hopi & Isleta |
0008 | Isleta, Jamez & Laguna |
0009 | Laguna, Nambe, Picuris, Sandi, San Feliepe, San Ildefonso, & San Juan |
0010 | San Juan, Santa Ana, Santa Clara & Taos |
0011 | Taos, Tesque Pueblo, White Mountain Apache, Zia & Zuni |