Interview with Jesus Mermejo

Summary: 
Interview with Jesus Mermejo by Donald Brown.
Description: 

Interview with Jesus Mermejo by Donald Brown. Topics include hunting buffalo, Oklahoma tribes, the names of kivas in Picuris Pueblo, Tiwa words, the painted rocks near Picuris, the corn dance, the boys' foot race, clothing, hairstyles, fishing, and working at several jobs around the West. The recording from July 28 is missing.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Picuris Pueblo, New Mexico

Protocol: 
Picuris Pueblo Open Access
Community: 
Picuris Pueblo
Category: 
Community Life and Family Life, Lands and Ecological Knowledge, Language and Linguistics, Oral History and Interviews
Keywords: 
Kivas, Hunting, Fishing, Dress, Labor, Vocabulary, Petroglyphs, Corn dance
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date Description: 
Recorded on June 26, June 30, and July 28, 1967.
Original Date: 
1967
Creator: 
Jesus Mermejo
Contributor: 
Donald Brown
Language: 
English, Tiwa
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-197_Side-1, 78-57_d2_f20, 78-57_d2_f21
Subject: 
Picuris (N.M)--Social life and customs, Tiwa Indians--Language
Type: 
Sound, Text
Format: 
One 5-inch reel (26 minutes), Two transcripts (50 pages)