Interviewer
Kim Taylor
Files
Description
Rae Jean Walking Eagle, member of the Sioux tribe, recounts how her mother taught her to quilt when Walking Eagle was in fifth grade. Walking Eagle also discusses how her mother supported the family by sewing. Walking Eagle describes completing her first star quilt in 1975 and how most of her quilts are made to order for give-aways and other celebrations. She explains that she always uses solid-colors rather than prints, how she assembles each quilt, and the types of stitches she uses. She explains Native American traditional use of star quilts for funerals and for babies.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Star quilts; Native American powwows; Fort Peck Indian Reservation; History of quilting; Sioux tribe, Montana
Original Date
7-17-1992
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Star Quilts Oral History Project, OH 285, 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 285-006
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (00:52:53 min.) analog + 1 transcript (16 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
52:53 minutes
Local Filename
OH_285_006.mp3; OH_285_006.pdf
Citation
Walking Eagle, Rae Jean, "Rae Jean Walking Eagle Interview, July 17, 1992" (1992). Star Quilts Oral History Project. 1.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/starquilts/1