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Oral History Interview: St. Michael's, Ariz., with Bernard Fontana, April 1-2, 1960

1960
AZ 350
Collection Guide

The collection contains a typescript of a tape recording between Samual E. Day, a pioneer and trading post operator in the Navajo Indian Reservation, and Bernard (Bunny) L. Fontana, a prominent anthropologist who was involved in Tohono O’odham affairs.

The recording recounts events of Fontana’s recounts events of his family life and association with Native Americans, government officials, anthropologists, missionaries, and other traders.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Indigenous Peoples of the Americas
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest
Related collections:
Bernard Fontana Papers
Oral History Interview, Mission San Xavier del Bac, with Bernard Fontana, 1959 Jan. 26
Oral History Interview, Mission San Xavier del Bac, with Bernard Fontana, 1959 Jul. 20
Papers Relating to a Proposed Trailer-Home Development in the Area of Mission San Xavier del Bac, Tohono O'Odham Indian Reservation, Arizona

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We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.