- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 95
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1984-04-12
- Subject:
- Indians of North America--History--20th century
Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
United States, Tennessee, Bradley County, 35.15411, -84.8596 - Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The entire program is a feature about the first reunion of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and the Eastern band of Cherokee Indians in Red Clay, Tennessee. The program contains audio excerpts from Robert Youngdeer, Ross Swimmer, John Standingdeer, Joel Queen, and Tony Roberts. The participants talk about the meaning they derive from the reunion; disputes with the Tennessee Valley Authority over burial sites; problems of unemployment, and the history behind New Echota. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.095.001
ahc.1118.095.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/55
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
29:49 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
