Elder Inteviews: Gertie Heavy Runner, Eugene Ground

Description: 

Elders Gertie Heavy Runner and Eugene Ground share stories from their early lives. Gertie reflects on growing up during the 1930s, offering wisdom, life lessons, and insights into ceremonial and educational experiences. Eugene remembers his time at Star School and his involvement in the Glacier National Park Encampment, where he demonstrated traditional sign language.

Location Description: 

Browning, Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Montana

Protocol: 
Public Access
Community: 
Medicine Spring Library
Category: 
BFCC Class Instruction, BFCC Presentations and Meetings
Keywords: 
Stories, Experiences, Ceremonial, Educational, Perspective, Story, Encounter, Lewis & Clark, History, Oral Tradition, Documents, Elders
Collections: 
BFCC Class Instruction, BFCC Presentations, Meetings and Interviews
Original Date: 
2002 May 9th
Creator: 
Salway, Marion
Contributor: 
Gertie Heavy Runner, Eugene Grounds
Language: 
ENG
Rights: 
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Licensing Options: 
Creative Commons License

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Source: 
Marion Salway Collection, Medicine Spring Library Archives
Publisher: 
Blackfeet Community College
Identifier: 
MSC-18-100101
Subject: 
Interview
Type: 
Video
Digital Format: 
Video/MP4
Format Extent : 
Physical Dimensions: 
12 cm (4.7 inches)DVD
Date Digitized: 
2018-06-12