American Indian Oral History: Interview with Alex Lunderman

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The oral history interview of Alex Lunderman was conducted by UNO student Emmett Hoctor on November 10, 1975. Lunderman was Brule Sioux and grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Lunderman was the director of the Sioux Indian Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time of the interview. In his interview, Lunderman shared Native American legends including the Seven Campfires, the Wolf Girl, the War Bonnet, the Peace Pipe, the Sacred Black Hills, the Falling Stars, the Bear Butte, Iktomi, the Crawling Ghost, and the Sundance. Lunderman also talked about his views on the U.S. government, Wounded Knee, and the importance of traditional ceremonies as a Native American. He explained the origin of the Native American names recognized at the time of the interview. At the time, Lunderman was very interested in setting up a bilingual school which would be open to people of all races., UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections, 00:59:48

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Abstract/Description:	The oral history interview of Alex Lunderman was conducted by UNO student Emmett Hoctor on November 10, 1975. Lunderman was Brule Sioux and grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Lunderman was the director of the Sioux Indian Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time of the interview. In his interview, Lunderman shared Native American legends including the Seven Campfires, the Wolf Girl, the War Bonnet, the Peace Pipe, the Sacred Black Hills, the Falling Stars, the Bear Butte, Iktomi, the Crawling Ghost, and the Sundance. Lunderman also talked about his views on the U.S. government, Wounded Knee, and the importance of traditional ceremonies as a Native American. He explained the origin of the Native American names recognized at the time of the interview. At the time, Lunderman was very interested in setting up a bilingual school which would be open to people of all races.
Subject(s):	Indians of North America Indians of North America -- History Indians of North America -- Interviews Audiocassettes Oral histories (document genres) Omaha (Neb.) -- History Sioux Nation Brule Indians Rosebud Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Date Created:	1975-11-10

Title:	American Indian Oral History: Interview with Alex Lunderman.
View this Object:	http://library.unomaha.edu/_audio/MSS0018_au052.html
Name(s):	Emmett Hoctor, interviewer
Type of Resource:	sound recording
Date Created:	1975-11-10
Physical Form:	Cassette tape
Language:	English
Abstract/Description:	The oral history interview of Alex Lunderman was conducted by UNO student Emmett Hoctor on November 10, 1975. Lunderman was Brule Sioux and grew up on the Rosebud Reservation in south-central South Dakota. Lunderman was the director of the Sioux Indian Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time of the interview. In his interview, Lunderman shared Native American legends including the Seven Campfires, the Wolf Girl, the War Bonnet, the Peace Pipe, the Sacred Black Hills, the Falling Stars, the Bear Butte, Iktomi, the Crawling Ghost, and the Sundance. Lunderman also talked about his views on the U.S. government, Wounded Knee, and the importance of traditional ceremonies as a Native American. He explained the origin of the Native American names recognized at the time of the interview. At the time, Lunderman was very interested in setting up a bilingual school which would be open to people of all races.
Identifier(s):	MSS0018_au052 (UNO digital object identifier)
Note(s):	Digitized and published online by: UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections Run Time: 00:59:48
Subject(s):	Indians of North America Indians of North America -- History Indians of North America -- Interviews Audiocassettes Oral histories (document genres) Omaha (Neb.) -- History Sioux Nation Brule Indians Rosebud Indian Reservation (S.D.)
Held by:	UNO Libraries' Archives & Special Collections
Is Part Of:	American Indian Oral History and Omaha Folklore Project Oral History Collection. Finding aid
In Collections:	American Indian Oral History and Omaha Folklore Project Oral History Collection

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