Tom Ration, Smith Lake, N.M. (medicine man), February 1969
Scope and Contents
Interviewer: Richard Ellis and Austin N. Leiby
Subjects: Giant Clan and Pueblo Bonito; Interclan marriage taboos; Battles with Apache; origin of Sky City (Acoma) and Mesa Encantada; origin of Catholic Church at Acoma and Laguna; Origin of Fiesta of San Ignacio; origination of Snake Dance/Song; Navajo Education; Alcoholism and youth; Jesus Arviso and Kit Carson, Navajo Roundup; The Long Walk; grandparents at Fort Sumner, raiding Sioux horses for food; Battles with U.S. Army; Meteor crash and volcanic eruption, poison gas, exodus from Pueblo Bonito. Oct. 1968.
Dates
- Creation: February 1969
Language of Materials
English Navajo North American Indian
Access Restrictions
Researchers are required to use the microfilm or digital edition of interview transcripts. Only Navajo transcripts are currently available in digital format.
Four restricted tapes and transcripts are closed indefinitely. They are not listed in the finding aid.
Extent
From the Collection: 89 boxes (25.8 cu. ft.)
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
cswrref@unm.edu