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Scope and Contents The ABC Breakfast Series comprises the print, audio, and video records of a lecture series organized by the University of Nebraska at Omaha, which ran from 1975 until 2006. At 31 seasons, it was among the longest-running speaker series in the United States. The ABC (Academy, Business, and Community) Breakfast Series brought in national-caliber speakers representing a variety of professional fields to Omaha for ticketed events held at hotels and convention centers. The number of speakers...

Scope and Contents The American Indian Oral History and Omaha Folklore Project Oral History Collection contains oral history interviews of Native Americans in Omaha, Nebraska as well as interviews collected as part of a program called the Oral History Collection of the Omaha Folklore Project. The interviews cover the cultures and personal histories of interviewees in the U.S. as well as leaving Europe in the first half of the 20th Century. Topics of discussion include life in Omaha, World War I, the Great...

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This is a recorded message from Dennis Banks for Sam Moves Camp and was made by Banks late in 1976. Banks talked about his earlier years and his lack of knowledge regarding Native American religion and the Sun Dance. Banks also described the first Sun Dance he organized. He restarted the Sun Dances for Native American people which celebrates religion, tradition, and respect. Banks ended with a few words for Sam Moves Camp and a pledge to always be a Sun Dancer.

Scope and Contents An oral history interview with Ada Deer. This interview was conducted by S.I. Meyer on August 28, 1975. Deer was a Native American activist and an advocate for social justice. Early in her life, Deer had decided to be involved in helping Native Americans. She earned a Master of Social Work from Columbia University in 1961. Deer had served in many roles: Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; faculty for a special Indian project at the University of Minnesota; Director of Upward Bound at the...

Scope and Contents An oral history interview with Al Fast Horse. This interview was conducted by Hugh Reilly on May 12, 1977. Al Fast Horse was a full blooded Sioux from the Brule Tribe of the Rosebud Reservation. Al Fast Horse was educated by his grandfather in the traditional way of the Lakota tribes including the skills necessary to become the tribal medicine man. In this interview, Al Fast Horse talked about his vision to find the Medicine Hat Horse, how his vision came to fruition, and how his vision...

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The oral history interview of Albert Trimble concerning conditions on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota after Wounded Knee II was conducted by UNO student Thomas Brownoll on April 30, 1976. Trimble shared his thoughts about the Indian and non-Indian populations living on the Pine Ridge Reservation and gave details regarding his election as Tribal Council President when he ran against Richard A. "Dick" Wilson in 1975.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview of Alex Lunderman was conducted by UNO student Emmett Hoctor on November 10, 1975. Lunderman was Brule Sioux and grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Lunderman was the director of the Sioux Indian Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time of the interview. In his interview, Lunderman shared Native American legends including the Seven Campfires, the Wolf Girl, the War Bonnet, the Peace Pipe, the Sacred Black Hills, the Falling Stars, the...

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The oral history interview with Alfred Gilpin was conducted by C. Dillentuig on May 20, 1977. In this interview Gilpin shared his experience in going to Washington, D.C. to speak with the Commissioner of Indian Affairs concerning the idea of halting the House Concurrent Resolution 108 bill that would have terminated all Indian tribes.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview of Alfreda Ware was conducted by UNO student Alice Milder on April 29, 1976. Ware discussed Omaha's Indian-Chicano Health Clinic including the disparities that existed as well as the needs and desires of Native Americans regarding health services. She compared health care on Indian reservations to health care available in cities. She also discussed Indian Health Services. She shared her criticisms of the existing healthcare system and incorporated firsthand...

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The oral history interview with Amy Ruth Primeau Richardson concerning her experiences as a Native American woman during the Great Depression was conducted by UNO student Janet Richardson on May 1, 1977. Richardson was Chippewa and born on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in Belcourt, North Dakota. Richardson shared stories about her childhood, education in boarding schools, and life in rural communities.

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The oral history interview with Andrea Olivo concerning her life growing up as an Omaha Indian living in the city of Omaha, Nebraska was conducted by UNO student Garnie O. Peterson on November 22, 1975. Olivo spoke largely about the education of herself, her parents, and American Indians in general. She also compared her experiences to that of American Indians that lived on reservations and other minority groups including Chicanos/ Latinos and African Americans.

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The oral history interview of Daniel Sheehan regarding his legal work with the Wounded Knee II trials was conducted by UNO student Sandra Baxter on December 10, 1976. Sheehan discussed at length the conditions of Native Americans' land and civil rights in the 1970s and the Wounded Knee II trials.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview with Don LaPointe was conducted by UNO student Pauline Pesek on October 30, 1975. The interview covered his position as the Tribal Chairman of the Santee Sioux Reservation in Niobrara, Nebraska and as the manager of the newly created Becton-Dickinson Plant on the Santee Sioux Reservation. LaPointe spoke mostly on the creation of the Becton-Dickinson Plant on the Santee Sioux Reservation and his opinions on current Indian Affairs, including the American Indian...

Scope and Contents An oral history interview with Dr. William DeRoin. This interview was conducted by Dianna Draun-Sumner on July 29, 1980. Dr. DeRoin was a member of the Indian Health Committee of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. DeRoin is also a trained physician at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) and makes site visits to Indian Health Service areas and reservations. During this interview Dr. DeRoin discussed contract care versus on-site Indian health and reservation life versus "real...

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The oral history interview of Earl G. Stormo was conducted by UNO student Robin K. Bergensen on April 21, 1977. Stormo discussed the Indian Educational Programs at Macy on the Winnebago reservation and Santee, Nebraska. Stormo also discussed his work with a project focused on teacher training for Native Americans living on the reservation who wished to serve their community. It was a partnership with local universities.

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The oral history interview of Eva J. Nichols, Director of the American Indian Center in Omaha, was conducted by UNO student Garnie Oldenkamp Peterson on December 11, 1975. Nichols discussed her experiences as director in the 1970s. She described her views on political protests, the American Indian Movement (AIM), the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Native American individuals' struggles within the educational system.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview with Edward Witczak about his position as a Catholic priest on the Menominee Indian Reservation in northeastern Wisconsin was conducted by UNO student Elizabeth M. Cerra on November 4, 1975. Witczak spoke about some of the recent history of the reservation, including the change between a reservation to a county and back again due to the federal government termination policy. He also talked about clashes of the Menominee traditional religion and Christianity that he...

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The oral history interview of Felix White, Sr. was conducted by Elizabeth M. Cerra on March 24, 1976. In the interview, White shared the history, spirituality, and kin relationships that were present in the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska historically and at the time of the interview. White offered comparisons of Christianity with Native American religions and spiritual practices.

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The oral history interview of Fred Buckles was conducted by Garnie OldenKamp Peterson on November 1, 1975. Fred Buckles grew up on Fort Peck Reservation in northeast Montana. Buckles shared his experience living on the Fort Peck Reservation.

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An oral history interview with Gayla Twiss who was the Director of the Mental Health Care pilot program in the Indian Health Service Program. This interview was conducted on January 14, 1980. In this interview, Twiss shared her opinions on mental health, alcohol consumption, and influences on Native American children.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview with Gilbert C. Walking Bull and Montana H.R. Walking Bull was conducted by S. I. (Sam) Myers on November 14, 1975. Through research and context clues in this interviewed, it has been inferred that the interviewees were artists and authors Montana Hopkins Richards Walking Bull and Gilbert Charles Richards Walking Bull. Montana was a member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and Gilbert was a member of the Oglala Sioux tribe. They were co-authors of several books...

Scope and Contents The oral history interview with James Wilson concerning the trials after the occupation of Wounded Knee was conducted on October 25, 1975 by UNO student Richard W. Peterson. Wilson was a United States Magistrate in charge of all of the Wounded Knee trials. He began the interview with background information about the local tribes and reservations and their judicial processes. Then, he talked largely on the specifics of the trials, bail hearings, and difficulties he encountered. Wislon ended...

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The oral history interview with Judge Warren K. Urbom was conducted by E. Ann Kalthoff on April 21, 1977. Judge Warren K. Urbom was a United States District Judge in Lincoln, Nebraska. In this interview Urbom shared stories regarding the Wounded Knee trials and the 1868 Treaty.

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The oral history interview of Lydia W. Free was conducted by Mark Wall on April 14, 1976. Free was a nurse at the Winnebago Hospital in Winnebago, Nebraska, which was part of the Indian Health Service. In this interview Free discussed the new health system, alcoholism, diabetes, and the workings of the reservation past and present.

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The oral history interview with Martha Gibbs was conducted by Pauline Pesek on December 4, 1975. In this interview Gibbs shared her experience becoming involved in Native American affairs through her positions with the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the City of Omaha. Gibbs also talked about Native American rights, her views on education including Omaha Public Schools, her work with the American Indian community center in Omaha, and other topics.

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An oral history interview with Montana H.R. Walking Bull and Gilbert Walking Bull. This interview was conducted by S.I. Myers in 1976. In this interview, the Walking Bulls talked about Native American culture, including the Great Spirit, rain dances, and the peace pipe. The couple also shared the struggles Native Americans faced in the 1970s.

Scope and Contents The oral history interview of Peter J. Peters about the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska during the Blackbird Bend Litigation was conducted by UNO student Richard W. Peterson on January 23, 1976. The court case was between the Omaha Indian Reservation and private landowners om Blackbird Bend, Iowa. The sides disagreed on who owned what portion of land because of the many changes in the Missouri River since the Treaty of 1854. Peters discussed the history of the case, the current status of the...

Scope and Contents The oral history interview of Phillip White Hawk was conducted by John M. McNamara on April 13, 1977. Mr. White Hawk shared his experiences as a Native American man living on various Indian reservations and in different regions of the U.S. in the 1940s through 1970s. White Hawk shared in-depth information concerning his joint art project, Symbolic Americana, that connected Native American values with universal spirituality. He also discussed the social issues facing Americans in the...

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The oral history interview with Ralph Preston was conducted by UNO student Sandra Baxter on November 2, 1975. Preston was a member of the Omaha tribe. Preston talked about his background and role as the Native American Student Advisor at UNO for the Minority Affairs Office. He also discussed religion, discrimination, Native American heritage and pride, urban life for native people, prejudice and racism, Native American rights, and the American Indian Movement (AIM).

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The oral history interview with Regie Cedarface was conducted by Susan Malane on January 11, 1980. Regie Cedarface was a Reservation Right Health Educator at Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In this interview Cedarface shared problems concerning alcoholism on the reservation. He also talked about some of the programs that were in place on the reservation designed to help people who were suffering from alcoholism.