University of Arizona

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Southwest Folklore Center Videorecordings Collection

1977 to 1994
MS 616
Collection Guide

Videorecordings of Native American poetry readings, dance, music and storytelling performances, chiefly in Tucson, Arizona and southern Arizona; Mexican American music; oral histories concerning Tucson, Arizona; and interviews with cowboy poets, singers and storytellers. The collection also documents aspects of Ukranian folk art.

This guide was previously titled SWF 010.

Included materials:
Film
Subject Area:
Mexico
Folklore
Collection Area:
Borderlands

Land Acknowledgement

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.