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Susie Billie interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Susie Billie interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program

Date
1985-01-18
Description
One audio cassette. Jeanette Cypress translates for Billie. Billie discusses Seminole healing practices, including gathering herbs, preparing cures, gender and medicine, physical and spritutal healing, payment methods, medicine songs, and gathering herbs. She also discusses Seminole naming practices and clans. Billie served as a master artist to apprentice Agnes Cypress.
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Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing

Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing

Date
1984-03-16
Description
140 color slides. Billie and Cypress were participants in the second year of the apprenticeship program. Images include the gathering of herbs and plants, forests around the reservation, and preparing medicine. Also includes images of folklorist Owen. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing

Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing

Date
1984-12
Description
Six proof sheets with 221 black and white images (plus negatives). Billie and Cypress were participants in the second year of the apprenticeship program. Images are of the gathering of herbs and plants, forests around the reservation, and preparing medicine. For images, see S 1577, v. 31. Also includes images of folklorist Owen. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, who was later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year until 2003.
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
DGM0907Susie Billie at Immokalee Village cooking chickee.Chickees
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Seminole cooking
Outdoor cooking
Seminole Indians--Florida--Collier County--Immokalee
Seminole women
Muskogean Indians--Florida--Collier County--Immokalee
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DGM0553Susie Billie at Indian village in Naples.Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Villages--Florida--Collier County--Naples
Seminole Indians--Florida--Collier County--Naples
Seminole women
Muskogean Indians--Florida--Collier County--Naples
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a_s1640_20_tape01Susie Billie interview for the Folk Arts Apprenticeship ProgramSoundInterviews
Field recordings
Indigenous peoples
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Complementary and alternative medicine
Traditional knowledge
Folk medicine
Herbs
Naming ceremonies
Clans
Medicinal plants
Healers
Mikasuki language
Herbalists
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DGM0950Susie Billie looking at photographs.Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Photographs
Muskogean Indians
Seminole women
Seminole Indians
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Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healingSusie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healingStill ImageHealer
Apprentices
Teaching of folklore
Native Americans
Seminole Indians
Ethnicity, Seminole
Herbs
Plants
Flora
Alternative medicine
Healers
Natural medicine
Forests and forestry
Ferns
Cooking and dining
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Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healingSusie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healingStill ImageHealer
Herbalists
Apprentices
Teaching of folklore
Native Americans
Seminole Indians
Ethnicity, Seminole
Herbs
Healers
Plants
Flora
Alternative medicine
Natural medicine
Forests and forestry
Ferns
Cooking and dining
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DGM1028Susie Billie weaving sweetgrass with her granddaughter Ashley.Sweetgrass coil
Basketry
Craft
Ethnicity, Seminole
Ethnicity, Native American
Native Americans
Muskogean Indians
Seminole Indians
Seminole grandparent and child
Women artisans
Material culture
Indian craft
Nature craft
Fiberwork
Grasswork
Hand weaving
Grass weaving
Handicraft
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DGM0585Susie Billie with Christmas presents at the village in Ft. Myers.Christmas presents
Religious holidays
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Villages--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Holidays
Muskogean Indians--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Seminole Indians--Florida--Lee County--Fort Myers
Seminole women
Christmas gifts
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DGM0919Susie Billie, right, with sister Rachel.Religious holidays
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Native Americans
Holidays
Christmas
Muskogean Indians
Seminole women
Seminole sisters
Seminole Indians
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DGM0551Susie Billie's camp east of Naples.Chickees
Architecture, Native American
Indian dwellings
Villages--Florida--Collier County--Naples Region
Muskogean Indians--Florida--Collier County--Naples Region--Dwellings
Thatched buildings
Thatched roofs
Seminole Indians--Florida--Collier County--Naples Region--Dwellings
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