Notice of Copyright. Citing Resources from the Western History Collections

Transcription

1 Notice of Copyright Published and unpublished materials may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Any copies of published and unpublished materials provided by the Western History Collections are for research, scholarship, and study purposes only. Use of certain published materials and manuscripts is restricted by law, by reason of their origin, or by donor agreement. For the protection of its holdings, the Western History Collections also reserves the right to restrict the use of unprocessed materials, or books and documents of exceptional value and fragility. Use of any material is subject to the approval of the Curator. Citing Resources from the Western History Collections For citations in published or unpublished papers, this repository should be listed as the Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. An example of a proper citation: Oklahoma Federation of Labor Collection, M452, Box 5, Folder 2. Western History Collections, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

2 BtffcK, KilKTT A. INTERVIEW I1DKX Dances Food

3 " ' BUCK, N4N0Y A. INTERVIEW. An intertlew with, JS. iiancy *, Buck Kiowa, Qklahoaia. dharline M. Culbertstfn, ' Field worker Indian-Fionaer History J-149 ys 20, "SUJiU.L* OK, k M JI'ILI^X; I\<IB3 I ca'.e-to Indian territory with -.iy parents, Solomon and d^ran voider, in k JS from Franklin Jounty, Arkansas, wnere I wa^ born,.e located on tae baiika'of tne Canadian»-iiver where.ny fntner T..:e 'i ^oo crop. :.'^ father ca-'ne here for tnat purpose as there was very little else a person could do. Of coarse we did lots of hunting at tnat ti.ae. Tu' t season -r.y father gathered one thousand bus;i9ls of corn fro.a twenty-tnree acres. This was done by oxen and wa^on. Jur na^ons were ao-iotiade and it was a common occurrence to see eicht oxen pulling one <va on. i-rices of corn it that time were from fifteen to twenty-five cents H bus:.el A year lator we moved near what is now Clinton, which wcs close to an Indian colony, xhese Indians were Utes, and were what you souli ca^l uncivilized.t> ihey all lived in tepees or would bunk around on tae ground. They wore very little clotnes; however, they did lots of pretty hand work such us t basket i.at I still own. This basket, A

4 BUCK, NANCY A, INTERVIEW. however, was..anded down to ne from my grandfather, who states an indian boy ca.;.e to his aouae for eggs and the little basket he broug.it would not uold tho eggs so as it we.s necessary to.-ive bin so.n >tl*uu-; else to carry taea home in he left the basket aril did not return for it. It wr.s.a.de of back brusn. It is about oue hundred years old. I was abie to watca o;.e of ti.eir wi'io* ia..ces one j time. It waa ve y odd a..d il would be jnable to explain what tae purpose was. ihera would ber norses fomed in a circle *itu willow sprouts ion tt.ern, t..en in t^e center there were poles forr.ed into w.iat we vojli call a. arbor #ith different pr tty colored' straps hancing from all sides 2nd blowing about in t..-i wind. On t..e top there was a bucket, n.en the Indians would vike a shout^ and t..e horses would make a jamp. This was done over and-over. They hed a 'school at tuis colony and had a white teticner, but J. a. enable to recall r.er name. She taugnt tue Indian girls to cook, saw, embroider, and various otner nouse hold arts, meywo.li aave u term of nine months. They made a camp shed as t:;ey called it. The women brought up tne poles a:.d did tho making or building of it, as the women did most of t;>e -ork.

5 "BUCK, NANCY A. INTERVIEW. 35 They would make big pota of terrapin soup. They would give ten cents to anyone who..ould bring them a terranin...iy brotner wrs there to witness tae -risking of terrapin soup on one occasion. -. lsr^o group *ould fona in a circle r and eac.i.ould tnke ais t,*rn to stir the soup a;id would take a taste of it froii tno very large wooden spoon, ^'he cnpt airoffered him a t*hste of it end he thought he would as it did snell very godd; but w:*en one of tn-y-txade a bi stir r.\i saw. dog's le in it ae very quickly changed his mind. ^his»as the uncivilized tribe tnat had done this. 1 i I Ihey maie fences of t'.ese large sun flowers that would hold horses, ihey were woven in such a way that thoy were very strong. Another custoa ;vas t^e taking of n cow's head and with the nose of it brushing the ground around in a circle. 1'he purpose of this "I could not explain.