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Title: Bruchac, Joseph oral history interview, 1995 October 19
Creator: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Date Created: 1995-10-19
Subjects--Topical: Indians of North America, Storytelling
Description: In his interview, Bruchac describes how authors and scholars often misinterpret or alter the original meaning of many Indian folklore and tales. He believes some authors set out with preconceived notions of how Native American life was hundreds of...

Title: Isaac, Welch [1] oral history interview 1997-08-30
Creator: Isaac, Welch
Date Created: 1997-08-30
Subjects--Topical: Indians of North America, Cherokee Indians
Description: He discusses Cherokee identity and traditions that he inherited, as well as issues surrounding his race during the 1960s and 1970s. He also describes his experiences fighting in the Vietnam War, on one hand noting that he was in his "element" amon...

Title: Isaac, Welch [2] oral history interview 1998-19-07
Creator: Isaac, Welch
Date Created: 1998-19-07
Subjects--Topical: Indians of North America, Cherokee Indians
Description: He talks about the importance of maintaining a strong Cherokee bloodline and even discusses the new biotechnological advances of mapping out the human genome as a means to preserve the pure Cherokee bloodline for the future. Isaac discusses the di...

Title: James Green oral history interview 1, 2015 September 29
Creator: Green, James M., 1952-
Date Created: 2015-09-29
Subjects--Topical: Christian gay men, Jesuits, Faith, Gay activists, Pastoral counseling, AIDS (Disease)--Patients--Counseling of, Indians of North America
Description: In this first of two interviews, psychotherapist James Green, who settled in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1988, discusses his life, his work, and his activities with various LGBT organizations in Charlotte. As a boy, Mr. Green was one of seven chi...

Title: Swimmer, Amanda [1] oral history interview 1995-10-13
Creator: Swimmer, Amanda
Date Created: 1995-10-13
Subjects--Topical: Indians of North America, Cherokee Indians
Description: Swimmer describes her family background and life on the reservation, as well as her involvement with the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she worked for 35 years. Despite depravations during childhood, Swimmer sees the past as preferable to the fu...