Maude Clairmont and Sundance Song, Jul 1966

Description: 

Conversation with Maude Clairmont and music by unidentified Shoshone singers (Jul 1966) including an audio recording relating to Sundance song and Sundance chief, Tom Wesaw.

[Sound is not very clear. It is questionable on whether Maude knew she was being recorded or not. Sundance song begins later in recording.]

Tribe, Community, Culture: 
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation
Community: 
University of Illinois
Protocol: 
University of Illinois Public Access
Category: 
Music, Song, and Dance, Oral History & Interviews
Keywords: 
Music, Songs, Religious dance, Dance music, Rites and ceremonies
Original Date: 
1966 July
Creator: 
Clairmont, Maud, Wesaw, Tom, Unidentified Shoshone singers
Contributor: 
Johnson, Thomas
Source: 
University of Illinois Archives - Doris Duke Indian Oral History Program Archives, Box 43
External Links: 
Identifier: 
1502032_box43_tape38
Type: 
Sound
Format: 
1/4" open-reel, Reeves Soudcraft, 7" reel diameter