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Oral history interview with Alfred Frejo

Title

Oral history interview with Alfred Frejo

Subject

Indians of North America

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Indians of North America--Education

Off-reservation boarding schools

Boarding school students

Indians of North America--Wars--Veterans

Automobile mechanics

Description

Alfred Frejo (Pawnee) attended Chilocco Indian Agricultural School as a postgraduate student in the early 1960s. He talks about his time there in the auto mechanics department and how he got involved with the National Guard. Frejo mentions some of the people from Chilocco that remain important to him. He also discusses how diverse the Indian population of Chilocco was and how everyone seemed to be a part of one big tribe at the school. He describes his military service and his assignment in a supply and transportation unit. Frejo explains his career path and his continued involvement with veteran groups. He also acknowledges how special Chilocco is to him and what he would like to see happen with the school.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_258

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Interviewee

Frejo, Alfred, 1942-

OHMS Object

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Alfred Frejo,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/225.