Frank Whitebird oral history interview, December 14, 1978 and March 1, 1979

Item

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of three audio recordings of interviews with Frank Whitebird. The interviews took place on December 14, 1978 and March 1, 1979. The interviews were conducted as a part of the Boundary Changes on the Fond du Lac Reservation Oral History Project. A transcript of this interview is available.

In the interview Frank Whitebird talked about his beliefs and the beliefs of those he knew concerning the Fond du Lac Reservation boundaries. He identified the location of a survey line on the 1854 boundary line, discussed witness trees, the need for a permit to leave the reservatin to work, and identified specific places which he said were commonly believed to be on the reservation. He also discussed historic sites on the Fond du Lac Reservation.

Dates

Creation: December 14, 1978 and March 1, 1979

Creator

From the Collection: Boundary Changes on the Fond du Lac Reservation Oral History Project (Fond du Lac, Minn.) (Organization)
From the Collection: Blacketter, James Sr., 1909 October 20- (Person)
From the Collection: Danielson, Elizabeth, 1888 October 12-1982 December 02 (Person)
From the Collection: DuFault, Bob, 1913 January 16-1988 May 10 (Person)
From the Collection: Savage, Dave, 1888 July 31-1983 September 5 (Person)
From the Collection: Shabaiash, Mike, 1890 September 10-1990 January 10 (Person)
From the Collection: Shabaiash, Susan Blacketter, 1903 June 30-1982 September 22 (Person)
From the Collection: Sommer, Barbara (Person)
From the Collection: Sorenson, Nancy, 1886 March 13-1993 November 06 (Person)
From the Collection: Whitebird, Flora Pineau, 1901 February 21-1989 May 04 (Person)
From the Collection: Whitebird, Frank C., 1895 June 21-1986 March 19 (Person)
From the Collection: Whitebird, Simon, 1908 March 5-1997 September 12 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.

Biographical / Historical

Frank Whitebird, an Ojibwe man from Minnesota, was a resident of Fond du Lac Reservation. He married Flora Pineau. In 1978 he lived in Cloquet, Minnesota. Author: B. Sommer