U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with Myron Taylor

Titles: U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with Myron Taylor (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Myron Taylor was born in Flandreau, South Dakota on September 7, 1946 to Bernice and Theodore Taylor. Myron lived in Flandreau, South Dakota at the time of the interview. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up Dakota, Dakota language, Dakota in White world, National Park Service, self-taught Dakota history, Dakota discrimination, Cajun style cooking, Davenport prison, Hole in the Mountain at Lake Benton, Santee, Nebraska, homestead land, Dakota Christians, Mankato hangings, Birch Coulee, remembering 1862, origin of scalping tradition, treaties, casinos.

Dates

• 06/28/2012 (Content)

Creation

• interviewer: Locke, Deborah
• interviewee: Taylor, Myron

Identifiers

• Accession Number: AV2011.45.53

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project'

Quantity: 1 digital file 19 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 00:40:48 running time

Subjects

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