Editha Watson Interview One

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Description: 

Topics include interviewee's background, health, humor, marriage, clans, "blessing way" ceremony, sand painting, moving making, taboos, death, Fort Defiance cemetery, traders, peyote, Christianity, the LDS church, the ruins at Steamboat Springs and Hawikuh, witchcraft, and skin walkers. This interview has not been reviewed by University of Utah staff.

Location Description: 

Mentmore, New Mexico

Tribe, Community, Culture: 
Settler/Non-native
Community: 
University of Utah
Protocol: 
University of Utah Public Access
Category: 
Oral History & Interviews
Collections: 
University of Utah, Navajo Nation
Original Date Description: 
1970 September 01
Creator: 
Editha Watson
Contributor: 
John D. Sylvester, D. M. Brugge
Rights: 
The oral history interviews featured in this collection have been made available by the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library. These recordings (as well as corresponding metadata and transcripts) are free for use but access is subject to change as work with Tribal and community partners progresses. Duplication for commercial use is not permitted without permission, and the user is responsible for compliance with copyright and privacy laws. If you have any questions please contact special@library.utah.edu
Source: 
Doris Duke Collection at the J.W. Marriott Library Special Collections
Identifier: 
A0001_0786_01; A0001_0786_02;Ms417_021_786_Watson_Pt1;Ms417_021_786_Watson_Pt2
Type: 
Audio Recording
Format: 
MP3