National Anthropological Archives

MS 1999-16 Report on research at the Shoshone-Bannock reservation

Summary
Collection ID:
NAA.MS1999-16
Creators:
Nahwooks, Reaves F., Rev. Dr.
Bigbee, Walter
Dates:
1998
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Item
linear inch , 3 sound cassettes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 3 audiocassettes of interviews conducted by Rev. Dr. Reaves F. Nahwooks in 1998 with members of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe of the Fort Hall Reservation in Ft. Hall, Idaho. These interviews were designed to gain information on the original relationship between Shoshones and Comanches, the early history of the two tribes and the tribal members' perceptions of their identity as Shoshone-Bannocks. Also includes a 32-page transcript of the interviews, a 3-page summary of his research, and 14 inkjet prints depicting scenes from the cultural exchange festival at Fort Hall, taken by Walter Bigbee.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Rev. Dr. Reaves F. Nahwooks was one of the founders of the annual Shoshonean-Aztec Language Reunion, a meeting of the Shoshone, Comanche, Utes and other tribes who have a language connection with the Shoshone. As a Comanche Nation tribal member, he was particularly interested in the linguistic and cultural similarities between the Comanche and the Shoshone.
Administration
Custodial History
Transferred by JoAllyn Archambault, Department of Anthropology.
Using the Collection
Citation
Manuscript 1999-16, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for photographs is held by Walter Bigbee.
More Information
Local Numbers
Local Numbers
NAA MS 1999-16
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Indians of North America -- Languages Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Social life and customs Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Audiocassettes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sound recordings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Color prints (prints) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inkjet prints Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transcripts Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bannock Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Niuam (Comanche) Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Indians of North America -- Great Plains Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repository Contact
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