Interview with Margaret Lewis

Description: 

This is an interview with Margaret Lewis, a citizen of the Cherokee nation, who moved to Zuni as a young school teacher. She later married into the tribe. She discusses her first impressions of Zuni, how she met her husband, the African American doctor who was respected by the Zuni peoples, and her experiences as a school teacher.

Location Description: 

Zuni, New Mexico

Tribe, Community, Culture: 
Pueblo of Zuni
Community: 
University of Utah
Protocol: 
University of Utah Public Access
Category: 
Oral History & Interviews
Keywords: 
Education, African American Doctor, Farming, traders, discrimination, Religion, Zuni-Catholic relations, Witchcraft, ceremonial dances, Measles epidemic
Collections: 
University of Utah
Original Date Description: 
1967 August 29
Contributor: 
D. Corydon Hammond
Rights: 
In Copyright
Source: 
Doris Duke Collection located at the University of Utah J.W. Marriott Library Special Collections.
Identifier: 
A0001_0097_01; A0001_0087_01; A0001_mz417_005_093_Lewis; A0001_Mz417_005_097_Lewis
Type: 
Audio Recording
Format: 
MP3