Wilfred & Harriet Chocan Interview
Date
1973-06-07
Authors
Chocan, Wilfred
Chocan, Harriet
Mountain, Mary
Baker, Iris
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Canadian Plains Research Centre
Abstract
An interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan about the joys and challenges in their lives from childbirth to caring for the elderly and death.
Description
47 p. transcript of an interview with Wilfred and Harriet Chocan conducted by Mary Mountain and Iris Baker on June 7, 1973. Tape number IH-034/035, transcript disc 15.
Keywords
Boys -- Training of, Ceremonialism -- Smoking, Children -- Babies, Children -- Raising of, Children -- Training of, Containers and utensils -- For medicine, Containers and utensils -- Hide, Death -- Burial, Death -- Customs, Death -- Spirits of the dead, Disease and illness -- Meningitis, Education -- And cultural suppression, Education -- Traditional, Family -- Care of elderly, Family -- Taboos, Food -- For babies, Food -- Sharing, Girls -- Training of, Horses -- As gifts, Humor -- Sayings, Marriage -- Arranged, Marriage -- Ceremonies, Marriage -- Polygamy, Marriage -- Responsibilities, Medicine and curing practices -- Western medicine (vs.), Medicine and curing practices -- And plant remedies, Medicine and curing practices -- Ingredients, gathering and preparation of, Medicine and curing practices -- Rituals, Medicine and curing practices -- Salts, Medicine men and women -- Education of, Medicine men and women -- Payment for, Men -- Work of, Menstruation -- Monarchs, Names (Personal) -- Naming ceremonies, Names (Personal) -- Origins of, Names (Personal) -- significance of, Names (Personal) -- Taboos, Nature -- Weather-forecasting, Power -- From dreams and visions, Pregnancy and childbirth -- Management of, Pregnancy and childbirth -- Medicines, Religion and Spirituality -- Prayer, Religion and Spirituality -- Vows, Songs and singing -- For children, Songs and singing -- Story songs, Spirits -- Evil, Stories and storytelling (General) -- Omens and warnings, Values -- Humility, Values -- Hunting, Values -- Respect, Values -- Sharing, Women -- Work of