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Amanda Swimmer oral history interview, 1995 October 13
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Swimmer describes her family background and life on the reservation, as well as her involvement with the Oconaluftee Indian Village where she worked for 35 years. Despite deprivations during childhood, Swimmer sees the past as preferable to the future for which she predicts human conflict and ecological catastrophe. During her conversation with interviewer Susan Gardner, Swimmer talks widely about traditional Cherokee traditions, including pottery making, storytelling, and ceremonial dancing. She also touches upon tribal and racial conflicts, changing female roles in Cherokee society, and the internal politics of the tribal Council.