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Oral history interview with Matthew and Caroline Tiger

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Title

Oral history interview with Matthew and Caroline Tiger

Subject

Indians of North America

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School

Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--Alumni and alumnae

Boarding school students

Description

Matthew and Caroline Tiger (Creek/Arapaho), 1966 graduates of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, have been married for over fifty years and recall their time with each other at Chilocco. They discuss how dating worked at a boarding school, various social activities and functions that they would attend, what their work details were, and the friends that they made there. They close out with commenting on how Chilocco has positively impacted their lives and how they would like to see the campus restored to its former glory.

Format

video

Identifier

okso_sok_375

Interviewer

Milligan, Sarah

Interviewee

Tiger, Caroline

OHMS Object

access interview in full screen

Interview Keyword

Creek heritage

Arapaho heritage

Tribal diversity

Social Bookmarking

Citation

“Oral history interview with Matthew and Caroline Tiger,” Chilocco History Project, accessed April 25, 2024, https://chilocco.library.okstate.edu/items/show/2683.