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Oral history interview with Jim Baker

Title

Oral history interview with Jim Baker

Subject

Indians of North America

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Off-reservation boarding schools

Boarding school students

Vocational teachers

Indians of North America--Education

Description

Jim Baker attended Chilocco Indian Agricultural School and later served as superintendent of the school. He shares some of his experiences at Chilocco as a student and as the superintendent. Baker explains the history of the school and its relation to the National Guard. He mentions challenges he faced as superintendent and talks about various programs he implemented. Baker also discusses some of the outside opinions and influences on the school. Lastly, he describes why Chilocco is special and why so many former students think back fondly on their time at Chilocco.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_252

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Interviewee

OHMS Object

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Jim Baker,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 26, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/2634.