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Oral history interview with Dolly BaDonie

Title

Oral history interview with Dolly BaDonie

Subject

Chilocco Indian School

Vocational education

Washington (State)--Yakama Indian Reservation

Description

Dolly BaDonie (Yakama), a 1968 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, discusses her early life on a Yakama Indian reservation in the state of Washington and the difficult time she had in convincing her mother to let her attend Chilocco. She talks about her time at Chilocco and her ""detail"" as a teacher's assistant, which later led to her having a long career in clerical work. She closes by discussing the Chilocco cemetery and how much she loves coming back to Newkirk for the annual class reunions.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_374

Interviewer

Milligan, Sarah

Interviewee

OHMS Object

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Interview Keyword

boarding school life

Native American cemetery

clerical work

vocational training

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Citation

“Oral history interview with Dolly BaDonie,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/2682.