Interviewer
G.G. Weix, Sharon Small, and Betty Matthews
Files
Description
Carling I. Malouf recalls a Peyote ritual he was invited to attend in 1939 and how he became an honorary member of the Crow tribe in Montana. He goes on to describe many aspects of Native American religion and culture including but not limited to history, linguistics, art, hunting, and gender. Malouf details Native American experiences of receiving a “gift,” or spiritual power, from a spirit in the form of an animal, person, or inanimate object, while noting that these powers had limitations. He compares Native American religions to other traditions around the globe, especially Christianity, and concludes that they held basic features in common. He notes that world traditions are more similar than they are different.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Anthropology; Ethnology; University of Montana; Native American tribes; Native American tribes, Montana; Native American students; Native American religion; Frank Takes-Gun; Native Church of North America Ethnomusicology; Allan Merriam
Original Date
9-28-2004
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; California; Utah
Language
eng
Original Collection
Carling I. Malouf Oral History Project, OH 441, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 441-002
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (14 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:58:10 minutes
Local Filename
OH_441_002.mp3; OH_441_002_pdf
Citation
Malouf, Carling I., "Carling I. Malouf Interview, September 28, 2004" (2004). Carling I. Malouf Oral History Project. 2.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/carlingmalouf_oralhistory/2