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Leslie Jack and unidentified speaker [Carroll Swan?], oral interview
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Title
Leslie Jack and unidentified speaker [Carroll Swan?], oral interview
Place
Montana
,
Nebraska
,
North Dakota
Subject
Dakota Indians
,
Indigenous peoples
,
Journalists
,
National Geographic
,
Oral histories
Description
"Starts with unidentified male 1. There is a third man in the background who they refer to as Robert (may be Robert from 015). Unidentified male 1 talks about the United Sioux Tribes – which he claims to have started in 1956 as a political organization that has since been co-opted as a development corp “with a profit motive.” He mentions working with Warren Means, Nathan Little Soldier, Bob Burnett, Russell Means, Dennis [Banks?] and Mario Gonzalez. He thinks indigenous youth today are more politically conscious, look up to Bob Burnett and Mario Gonzalez’s work more than Russell Means. They talk about Lee [Lehman] Brightman, who is teaching in El Cerrito, California. He talks about how indigenous leaders must be above reproach – not smoke or drink or use drugs. He thinks non-indigenous politicians are naïve and ignorant about the ins and outs of indigenous politics. He and Josephy then start talking about the family pictures on his wall.
19:17, recording resumes. Less Jack, from Pine Ridge Reservation, 38 years old at the time of recording. Office manager for the United Sioux Tribes in Rapid City – transferred over recently from their offices in Pierre. He studied at the National College of Business in Rapid City and at San Francisco State University. He thinks UST was started around 1971. UST receives funds from the federal government via the BIA and employment training funds – nothing from Sioux tribes. Jack used to work for CETA [Comprehensive Employment Training Act], which UST shares some funding sources with. Says UST helps people to find employment, job training, education (higher, vocational, GED) as well as food stamps and welfare. No commodity distribution aid, like on reservations. He estimates they have helped 200-300 people out of a few thousand applications placed in the last year, but doesn’t know exact numbers. They don’t deal with crime or legal services, because that is handled by other organizations. He identifies the Rapid City Indian Service Council as the main center for aid/community for indigenous people living in Rapid City."
Duration
36m33s
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
Copyright Not Evaluated
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Call Number
Ayer Modern MS Josephy
BibID
9911612434105867
Size
83.67 MB
Original file name
9911612434105867_00000_00016.mp3
Unique Identifier
NL1V6BD
Visibility Class
Public
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