| Titles |
Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews
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| Description |
This project chronicles the lives of Minnesota Indians who lived during World War II and are part of "Minnesota's Greatest Generation". Some of the subjects discussed include growing up on a reservation; attending government run boarding schools; powwows; the Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC]; the Works Progress Administration [WPA]; enlisting in the armed forces; past and present life at the Red Lake Indian Reservation; the Great Depression; combat experiences during World War II; life after the war; the dropping of the atomic bombs; Indian cultural identity and traditions; the American Indian Movement; and views on the Cold War and Iraq War.
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| Quantity |
1 project
35.5 hours sound cassettes
684 pages transcript
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| Format |
Content Category: sound recordings
Content Category: text
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| Creation |
Interviewee: Amyotte, William
Interviewee: Barrett, Rachel
Interviewee: Clark, Vernon
Interviewee: Drouillard, James
Interviewee: Good, Bert
Interviewee: Light, Bill
Interviewee: McKenzie, Roberta
Interviewee: Olson, Ernest
Interviewee: Pindegayosh, Michael
Interviewee: Strong, Ruth Ann Boshey
Interviewee: Tibbetts, B. L. Sr.
Interviewee: Wabasha, Ernest
Interviewee: Wabasha, Vernell
Interviewee: Williams, Maude
Interviewee: Wipson, James
Interviewer: White, Karissa
Interviewer: Horrigan, Brian
Interviewer: Petry, Ben F.
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| Dates |
Creation: 2006
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| Holding Type |
Oral History - Project |
| Identifiers |
OH 118 (Library Call Number)
AV2008.31 (Accession Number)
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| More Info |
MNHS Library Catalog
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| Related Collections |
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Rachel Barrett'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Jim Clark'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Vernon D. Clark'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with James W. Drouillard, Sr.'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Bert O. Good'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with William N. Amyotte'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Bill Light'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Ernest Olson'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Ruth Ann Strong'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with James L. Wipson'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Roberta McKenzie'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Ernest and Vernell Wabasha'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Maude Williams'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with Michael Pindegayosh'
Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, sound cassettes: 'Minnesota's Greatest Generation Oral History Project: Minnesota Native American Interviews: Interview with B.L. Tibbetts, Sr.'
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User Comments
I am looking for portions of this collection that record experiences of life in one of Minnesota's Indian Boarding Schools.