ELWYN B. ROBINSON DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
CHESTER FRITZ LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA 58202

AMERICAN INDIAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

COLLECTION: OGL #608

DATES: 1966-1968

SIZE: 1.25 linear feet

INTRODUCTION

ACQUISITION: The American Indian Oral History Project was deposited in the Orin G. Libby Manuscript Collection by Lucia C. Crumley, Dearborn, Michigan, 1979 (Acc.#81-706).

ACCESS: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Department of Special Collections.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The American Indian Oral History Project consists of manuscripts, taped interviews and tran scripts on various topics of the American Indian cultural heritage through a project initiated during the summer of 1968 and funded by several agencies including the University of North Dakota. The tapes and transcriptions in this collection consist of several interviews with members of the Red Lake Indian Reservation located in central Minnesota. Topics covered include Indian hunting and fishing techniques, burial rites, agriculture, medicine, child rearing, treaties, religion, and pow-wows.

BOX AND FOLDER INVENTORY

Box 1
Folder

1. "Pow-Wow- White Shield, North Dakota, July 13 - 14, 1968." (tape)
2. "Ponemah Pow-Wow and Funeral, Red Lake Indian Reservation, July, 1968." (tape and transcript)
3. "The Pow-Wow, Redby, Minnesota, August 1968" (tape and transcript)
4. "Testimonial by William Dudley, August 27, 1968" (tape and transcript)
5. "Indian Hunting and Fishing Techniques, August l968" (tape and transcript)
6. "The History of Agriculture on the Red Lake Reservation." "Peace Pipes and When They Were Used, August 1968." (tape and transcript)
7. "History of Health and Medical Aid on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, October 1968." (tape and transcript)
8. "Child Rearing, Midwives, Medicine, Food, Tribal Enrollment, Residence Rules, Adoptions, Clans and Pow-Wows Dying Out, October 1968." (tape and transcript)
9. "Missionaries and Religion, June 24, 1968." (transcript)
10. "The Last Warpath of the Red Lake Indians and Their Rituals, July 19, 1968." (transcript)
11. "Treaties and Government Agreement with Red Lake Indians, July 20-22, 1968," (transcript)
12. "Indian Calendar and Holidays, September 1, 1968." (transcripts)
13. Dan Needham Interviews, July 1968. (transcripts)
14. "The History and Culture of the American Indian in Minnesota, February 28, 1968" (paper)
15. Red Lake Reservation News, 1966 - 1968.
16. Miscellaneous - Articles on Chippewa Indians.

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