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Title
Link to James Billie interview for the Seminole Slide & Tape Project
Subject
Field recordings
Folktales
Interviews
Miccosukee Indians
Native Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Public officer
Seminole Indians
Storytelling
Folktales
Interviews
Miccosukee Indians
Native Americans
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Public officer
Seminole Indians
Storytelling
Description
Four reel-to-reel audio recordings. Interview begins on the second half of T81-87, continues on T81-85, T81-86 and concludes on T81-88. Seminole chairman Billie discusses what the Seminole Tribe is attempting to do with their museum; which aspects of their culture he is trying to preserve; artists he feels represent Seminoles well, including David "Bob" Motlow, Sr., Will McLean, Guy LaBree; folk tales; his election as Seminole chairman; fighting in Vietnam; differences between the Seminole and Miccosukee (Billie is a Miccosukee by birth, though chairman of the Seminole tribe); the rabbit as a folk character in Seminole culture; connections between Seminole and African tales; the Green Corn dance; Seminole religion and Christianity; healer Josie Billie; and manhood initiations. Audiocassette copies were made as C81-57, C81-58 & C81-59.
Creator
Billie, James "Jim," 1944-
Source
State Archives of Florida, Series S1576
Publisher
Florida Memory, State Library and Archives of Florida
Date
1981-09-01
Contributor
Florida Folklife Program
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Rights
State Library and Archives of Florida
Format
audiotape reels
Language
eng-US
Type
Sound
Coverage
Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)