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Oral history interview with Wes Studi

Title

Oral history interview with Wes Studi

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

Vietnam War (1961-1975)

Description

Wes Studi (Cherokee), a 1964 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, discusses his path to and through Chilocco. He mentions some of the duties and experiences he had during his time at the school and how Cherokee was his first language. Studi talks about his military career and shares a few of his memories from his tours in Vietnam. He connects the regimented requirements of life at Chilocco with the regimented requirements of life in the U.S. Army. Studi also acknowledges how much he enjoys coming back to Oklahoma and to Chilocco as he continues his successful career in film.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_256

Interviewer

Little Thunder, Julie Pearson

Interviewee

OHMS Object

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Wes Studi,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 24, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/2635.