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Matt Williams Oral History Interview

Interviewee
Interviewer
Transcriber
Date
  • 2013-06-07
Description
  • At the time of this interview, Matt Williams was the internal coordinator at the Native American Longhouse. A junior in Exercise and Sports Science, Williams came to OSU from his hometown of Winston, Oregon. Williams, a Native American with Oglala Sioux, Cherokee and Osage heritage, discusses his experiences as a student, a Native American, and a staff member at the Native American Longhouse (NAL). His discussions include his responsibilities, experiences, and personal growth as an NAL office assistant, activities coordinator and internal coordinator; the importance of teaching about native traditions; the Indigenous Feast at the end of Heritage Month; the Jackson family from Warm Springs Reservation; the challenges of managing time as a working student; NAL collaborations with various OSU departments and his desire for relationships with more departments; Dr. Robert Thompson's talk on Native American and African American relations during the Civil War; his suggestions for future events and visits to native high schoolers; advice to future coordinators; the challenges of letting non-natives know they can use the NAL; his father's adoption away from the Pine Ridge Reservation where he was born and subsequent separation from his culture; the Nike N7 Native Americans in sport program and the importance of basketball on many native reservations; stereotypes about Native Americans; and his experience of being mixed native and having a white mother. Link to Audio Recording: http://media.oregonstate.edu/media/Oral+History+Interview%3A+Matt+Williams/0_thaokdgl
Subject
Work Type
Location
Rights Holder
  • Oregon Multicultural Archives, OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Identifier
  • Matt_Williams_oral_history_interview-2013-06-07
Local Collection Name
Is Part Of
  • OSU Cultural Resource Centers
Institution
Submission Date
  • 12/07/2017
Modified
  • 03/09/2023
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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Williams, Matt http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/WilliamsMatt
2 Barnd, Natchee Blu http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010021438
3 Ervin-Murillo, Hope http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/creator/ErvinMurilloHope
4 College buildings http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141097
5 Native American Longhouse http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/osuBuildings/NativeAmericanLonghouse
6 College students http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028356
7 Indians of North America http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85065184
8 transcripts http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027388
9 Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720727/
10 Oregon State University Cultural Centers Oral History Collection, 2013-2014 (OH 21) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/oh_21
11 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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