| Collection Name: |
Chicago American Indian Oral History Project |
| Repository Name: |
Newberry Library. Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection. Department of Special Collections [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Local Identifier: |
Ayer Modern MS Oral History |
| URL: |
http://www.newberry.org/collections/FindingAids/cgoamerindiansohp/CgoAmerIndiansOHPpr.html |
| Dates Spanned: |
1982-1985 |
| Description: |
Of varying length, the interviews document first contact with Chicago (mainly during World War II or just after); the Bureau of Indian Affairs postwar urban relocation program; Indian veterans and military service; education in government, mission and public schools; employment, housing, health and social services, discrimination, and alcohol use in the city; the retention of cultural traditions and language; Indian community organizations and pow wows; the experiences of urbanized Indian children; memories of reservation life; and returning to the reservation in later years. |
| Estimated Total of Interviews: |
23 |
| Broad Subjects: |
American Indians |
| ASP Subjects: |
American Indian; Chicago, IL; Dakota Indians; Education; Housing; Indian reservations; Indians of North America; Oral history; U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs; United States |
| Other Subjects: |
Indian military service; Potawatomi Indians; Winnebago Indians |
| Collection Code: |
OHC0000964 |
