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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: Bruchac, Joseph oral history interview, 1995 October 19
Creator: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-
Date Created: 1995-10-19
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: Ed Peeler oral history interview, 1993 May 7
Creator: Peeler, Ed
Date Created: 1993-05-07
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, School sports--Coaching, Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball players, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., High school athletes, Race relations, Television broadcasting of sports, Academic achievement
Description: Ed Peeler describes his career as a high school basketball and football coach at Mooresboro High School and Crest High School in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Mr. Peeler discusses notable students he coached, including David Thompson, and thei...

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: Gladys Worthy oral history interview, 1993 May 6
Creator: Worthy, Gladys, 1931-1994
Date Created: 1993-05-06
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball for women, Basketball players, Basketball stories, School sports, Basketball--Tournaments, Segregation in education, African Americans--Segregation, High school student activities, Parenting
Description: Gladys Worthy, a former basketball player for Highland High School in Gastonia, North Carolina during the 1948-1950 seasons, recalls her sports career. She reflects on the many advantages high school basketball afforded her, including the chance t...

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: John Edgar "Ed" Sockwell oral history interview, 1993 May 4
Creator: Sockwell, Ed, 1940-2006
Date Created: 1993-05-04
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching, Basketball for children, African American athletes, Nonprofit organizations--Management, College sports
Description: Ed Sockwell, a former college basketball player and parent, discusses the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and recreational youth basketball in Charlotte. The Charlotte Sonics, a recreational basketball team formed by Mr. Sockwell and two friends, beg...

Title: Paul Grier and Calvin Miller oral history interview, 1993 July 2
Creator: Grier, Paul
Date Created: 1993-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, African American athletes, African Americans--Segregation, School sports, Basketball stories, Basketball teams, Football, Basketball coaches, Discrimination in sports, Youth league basketball, Youth league basketball--Coaching
Description: In this interview, Paul Grier and Calvin Miller talk informally about their memories of basketball in Charlotte, North Carolina starting around the 1950s. Mr. Grier and Mr. Miller, both African Americans, attended segregated schools and mostly pla...

Title: Rankin Baker and Leon Bost oral history interview, 1993 October 22
Creator: Baker, Rankin, Sr., 1921-2013
Date Created: 1993-10-22
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Young Men's Christian associations, Youth league basketball, Basketball for children, Basketball--Tournaments, Sports administration, Sports, Softball, Mills and mill-work, Concessions (Amusements, etc.), Youth--Societies and clubs
Description: Rankin Baker and Leon Bost discuss their careers and experiences with the YMCA. Mr. Baker worked for the Cannon Memorial YMCA in Kannapolis, North Carolina for over 40 years, and he describes sports programs at the YMCA for children and adults fro...

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: Terry Holland and Emil Parker oral history interview, 1993 June 6
Creator: Holland, Terry, 1942-
Date Created: 1993-06-10
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, Basketball--Coaching, Basketball coaches, College sports, College sports--Recruiting, Basketball teams, Basketball players, Academic achievement
Description: Terry Holland and Emil Parker talk about the rise of basketball at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina. Mr. Holland discusses playing on the Davidson team while "Lefty" Driesell was coach during the 1960s, and describes how Coach Driesell...

Title: Tom Scott oral history interview, 1993 July 2
Creator: Scott, Tom, 1908-1993
Date Created: 1993-07-02
Subjects--Topical: Basketball, College sports, College athletes--Scholarships, fellowships, etc., Basketball--Tournaments, Basketball--Economic aspects, Television broadcasting of sports, Discrimination in sports, African Americans--Segregation, Basketball players
Description: Tom Scott describes his coaching career and his role as the NCAA Basketball Committee chairman, in which he helped bring many basketball tournament events to North Carolina. Mr. Scott talks about his career as head coach for both UNC Chapel Hill a...

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...

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