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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: Garneau, Jacqueline [1] oral history Interview 1996-12-19
Creator: Garneau, Jacqueline
Date Created: 1996-12-19
Subjects--Topical: Families, Spirituality
Description: Jacqueline was moved around to various foster homes and literally brought her two younger siblings up as her own children. She discusses the strong influence her grandfather played in her life and the many teachings he blessed her with that still ...

Title: Garneau, Jacqueline [1] oral history Interview 1996-12-19
Creator: Garneau, Jacqueline
Date Created: 12/19/96
Subjects--Topical: Families, Spirituality
Description: Jacqueline was moved around to various foster homes and literally brought her two younger siblings up as her own children. She discusses the strong influence her grandfather played in her life and the many teachings he blessed her with that still ...

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 [1] oral history interview 1997-08-30
Creator: Isaac, Welch
Date Created: 8/30/97
Subjects--Topical: Indigenous peoples, 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: Isaac, Welch [2] oral history interview 1998-19-07
Creator: Isaac, Welch
Date Created: 1998-19-07
Subjects--Topical: Indigenous peoples, 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: Jeri Gertzman oral history interview, 1990 April 22
Creator: Gertzman, Jeri Pressman, 1934-
Date Created: 1990-04-22
Subjects--Topical: Jews, Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish way of life, Jews--Political activity
Description: Charlotte, North Carolina native Jeri Gertzman discusses her life as a member of Charlotte's Jewish community. Recalling the community as small and close-knit, Ms. Gertzman reminisces about her childhood religious education at Temple Israel during...

Title: Margi Goldstein oral history interview, 1992 February 3
Creator: Goldstein, Margi L., 1932-
Date Created: 1992-02-03
Subjects--Topical: Judaism--Customs and practices, Jewish religious education, Jewish way of life, Jewish leadership
Description: In this interview, Margi Goldstein shares her experiences as a Jew in Charlotte, North Carolina beginning in the 1950s. She describes her involvement in various Jewish organizations and has recently renewed her volunteering as a result of a trip t...

Title: Strickland, Letha oral history interview 2003-10-27
Creator: Strickland, Letha
Date Created: 2003-10-27
Subjects--Topical: Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.), Cherokee Indians
Description: Particular emphasis is placed on Native American women in urban environments, their adaptation, and their growth as cultural leaders in the urban environment. The interview also focuses on the presence of women in local government organizations an...

Title: Strickland, Letha oral history interview 2003-10-27
Creator: Strickland, Letha
Date Created: 10/27/03
Subjects--Topical: Central Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, N.C.), Cherokee Indians
Description: Particular emphasis is placed on Native American women in urban environments, their adaptation, and their growth as cultural leaders in the urban environment. The interview also focuses on the presence of women in local government organizations an...

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...

Title: Swimmer, Amanda [1] oral history interview 1995-10-13
Creator: Swimmer, Amanda
Date Created: 10/13/95
Subjects--Topical: Indigenous peoples, 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...

Title: Truex Vail Carter and Dr. Susan Gardner oral history interview 2013-07-02
Creator: Carter, Vail Truex and Gardner, Dr. Susan
Date Created: 2013-07-02
Subjects--Topical: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cherokee Indians
Description: They discuss the origins of the project at UNC Charlotte as well as how their interests aligned. They discuss what went into the average interview and some of the challenges that arose before, during and after the interview process. They also desc...

Title: Truex Vail Carter and Dr. Susan Gardner oral history interview 2013-07-02
Creator: Carter, Vail Truex and Gardner, Dr. Susan
Date Created: 7/2/13
Subjects--Topical: University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Cherokee Indians
Description: They discuss the origins of the project at UNC Charlotte as well as how their interests aligned. They discuss what went into the average interview and some of the challenges that arose before, during and after the interview process. They also desc...