Anthropology 399B Seminar with Sol Blackman

Summary: 
Sol Blackman speaks about his dismissal from Indian Oasis High School.
Description: 

Sol Blackman speaks about his dismissal from Indian Oasis High School for advocating for students learning Indian culture instead of assimilating into white culture. The recording is not transcribed. He also provided a written statement about the dismissal. This class was an anthropology seminar for University of Arizona graduate students on Tohono O'odham culture taught by Bernard Fontana and Daniel Matson.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Tucson, Arizona

Protocol: 
Tohono O'Odham Nation Open Access
Community: 
Tohono O'Odham Nation
Category: 
Activism, Education, Speech and Oratory
Keywords: 
Indian Schools, Assimiliation
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date: 
1970 April 10th
Creator: 
Sol Blackman
Contributor: 
Daniel S. Matson, Bernard L. Fontana
Language: 
English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-149_Side_01, 78-57_d4_f7
Subject: 
Tohono O'odham Indians--Education, American Indian Movement
Type: 
Sound, Text
Format: 
One 5-inch reel (48 minutes), One statement (19 pages)