GBIA Video: Raymond Yowell
Raymond Yowell is a Shoshone who was born in Elko, Nevada on September 23, 1929. He
spoke of his birth and the eventual adoption by his relative Frank and Annie Charley
from Smoky Valley. Raymond also spoke of traditional medicines, traditional practices
and the Indian doctors who conducted the events and used these items. He also speaks
of his travels as a child moving back into the Lee, NV area, and going to school there.
He also tells us of the traditional hunting practices of the Shoshone as well as the
types of animals that were hunted during certain seasons of the year. Raymond also
entered the Air Force during the Korean War which he comments upon. Lastly, he tells
us some traditional Shoshone history as told to him by one of the Shoshone Elders.
(GBC VHC Description, 08/23/2017)
Transcript (PDF)