Interview with Bessy Waco

Summary: 
Interview with Bessy Waco about her life by Roy Major. Waco speaks in both English and Chemehuevi throughout the interview.
Description: 

Interview with Bessy Waco about her life by Roy Coleman Major, including a performance of the Bird Song. Waco speaks in both English and Chemehuevi throughout the interview.

Location: 
Location Description: 

Parker, Arizona

Protocol: 
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe Open Access
Community: 
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
Category: 
Community Life and Family Life, History, Oral History and Interviews, Religion
Collections: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project
Original Date Description: 
Recorded in April 1969.
Original Date: 
1969 April
Creator: 
Bessy Waco
Contributor: 
Roy Coleman Major
Language: 
Chemehuevi, English
Source: 
Doris Duke Native American Oral History Project, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona
Identifier: 
78-57-293_Side-1, 78-57-293_Side-2
Subject: 
Chemehuevi language, Chemehuevi Indians--Social life and customs, Chemehuevi Indians--Songs and Music
Type: 
Sound
Format: 
One 5-inch reel (62 minutes)