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Call number	NAU.OH.36.1
Item number	51748
Creator	Beauvais, Carmelita
Title	Oral history interview with Carmelita Beauvais, March 26, 1977.
Date	1977
Type	Sound
Description	CONTENT: Ms. Carmelita Beauvais has been teaching Native American children for six years at the Leupp Boarding School. Interviewed by Phyllis Boyes, graduate student at Northern Arizona University, on March 26, 1977. Topics discussed in the interview include : Beauvais' family and educational background in Shiprock, New Mexico; discusses teaching at the Leupp Boarding school; discusses attaining her doctorate at the University of Arizona; describes the Cite Program in which she teaches the first level at the Leupp Boarding School; compares teaching experiences; discusses the general goals of Indian Education; and discusses the American Indian Movement. BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY: Northern Arizona University Indian Oral History Project was directed by Dr. Philip Rulon, associate professor of history at Northern Arizona University. The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to obtain historical information on the education of Native Americans in the Southwest; and second, to obtain insights into the effectiveness of bicultural and cross-cultural programs for Indian Americans. The project is funded by the Institute of Southwestern Studies of Northern Arizona University.
Collection name	Northern Arizona University Indian Education Oral History Project
Finding aid	http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/nau/NAU_Indian_EducationOH.xml
Language	English
Repository	Northern Arizona University. Cline Library.
Rights	ABOR
Contributor	Boyes, Phyllis
Subjects	Indians of North America--Education--Arizona Indians of North America--Social life and customs Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation Teachers--Arizona Navajo Indians--Education American Indian Movement Leupp Indian School University of Arizona
Places	Leupp (Ariz.) Navajo Indian Reservation Shiprock (N.M.)
Physical format	Audio tape/cassette
Master file size	273054764
Master mimetype	audio/wav
Master file format	wav
Master audio channel numbers	1
Master audio sampling rate	44100

Oral history interview with Carmelita Beauvais, March 26, 1977.

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