a_s1576_t84-123 | Interview with Agnes Cypress | Sound | Healer Fieldwork Interviews Sound recordings Oral histories Native Americans Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Indian reservations Mikasuki language Alternative medicine Medicine Natural medicine | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Agnes Cypress
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- 1984-03-27
- Description
- Two reel to reels. Agnes was the daughter of Seminole Susie Billie, a medicine woman. She discusses medicine; medical treatment on reservations; learning traditional medicine; Green Corn Dance; role of women in medicine; dreams; burial practices; various cures; hair styles; Mikasuki language; and crafts. The Seminole Video Project was a joint project between the Florida Folklife Program and WFSU-TV. Completed in Spring 1984, and financed by a Florida Endowment for the Humanities grant with the support of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the project culminated in a thirty-minute documentary entitled "Four Corners of the Earth" which profiled Ethel Santiago, a Seminole craftswoman and Tribal representative. The program addressed such issues as cultural retention within contemporary society; the role of women in Seminole society; traditional Seminole foods, arts, and medicine; and the changing emphasis on clan affiliations. The project covered Seminoles on the Big Cypress and Hollywood Reservations and at Immokalee, Florida. Raw video footage, along with the finished product, can be found in S 1615, V84-16 through V-84-24. Images from the project can be found in S 1577, v. 23, slides S83-2994 - S83-3020.
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a_s1640_20_tape04 | Recording of Agnes Cypress and Susie Billie identifying medicinal herbs | Sound | Interviews Sound recordings Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Healers Health Herbs Plants Flora Medicine Natural medicine Alternative medicine Healer Herbalists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Recording of Agnes Cypress and Susie Billie identifying medicinal herbs
- Date
- 1985-03-28
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Recording of Billie and Cypress identifying medicinal herbs and discussing their uses. For images of the identifications, see S 1577, v. 31. 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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Herbs gathered by Susie Billie and Agnes Cypress | Herbs gathered by Susie Billie and Agnes Cypress | Still Image | Healer Herbalists Fieldwork Herbs Flora Plants Healers Medicine Natural medicine Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Herbs gathered by Susie Billie and Agnes Cypress
- Date
- 1985-04
- Description
- Twenty-two color slides. Cypress was an apprentice to Billie in order to learn Seminole herbal healing. 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, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival | Images of the 1990 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folklore revival festivals Folk festivals Festivals Music performance Performing arts Singing Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Bands (Music) Dancers Musicians Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Scenes from Alice Billie and Rosie Billie family camp | Scenes from Alice Billie and Rosie Billie family camp | Still Image | Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Cattle Indian reservations Dwellings Houses Women Children Sweetgrass baskets Chickee Food preparation Corn Pestles Architecture | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Scenes from Alice Billie and Rosie Billie family camp
- Date
- 1989-01
- Description
- Fifty-four color slides. Scenes from sisters Alice and Rosie Billie's camp compound in Ochopee. 413-419: Seminole child bathing (Addie Billie great-grandson); 420-423: cattle grazing; 424-440: dinner cooking over an open fire; 441-442: family compound; 443: Agness Cypress with pestle; 444-459:Rosie and Alice Billie; 469-471: Susie Billie pounding corn with mortar and pestle; 472-477: Sweet grass drying for basket making; 478: Alice Billie using her metal corn grinder. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Susie Billie and apprentice Agnes Cypress gathering herbs | Susie Billie and apprentice Agnes Cypress gathering herbs | Still Image | Healer Herbalists Apprentices Women apprentices Herbs Plants Flora Medicine Alternative medicine Natural medicine Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Healers Teaching of folklore Clothing and dress | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Susie Billie and apprentice Agnes Cypress gathering herbs
- Date
- 1985-04
- Description
- One proof sheet with ten images (plus negatives). 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, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year until 2003.
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Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing | Susie Billie teaching Agness Cypress Seminole herbal healing | Still Image | Healer 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 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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 | Still Image | Healer 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 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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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The Folklife Demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival | The Folklife Demonstration area at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folklore revival festivals Folklife Folk festivals Demonstrations Food Material culture Seminole Indians Native Americans Chickee Sewing Needlework Music performance Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Four Corners of the Earth | Four Corners of the Earth | Moving Image | Video recording Documentary videos Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Native Americans Indian reservations Fieldwork (educational method) Interviews Interviewing on television Oral narratives Oral communication | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Four Corners of the Earth
- Date
- 1983
- Description
- One video recording. (3/4 tape; 27:40 minutes) Jeannette Cypress narrated. Produced by Bulger and directed by Mike Dunn. The Seminole Video Project was a joint project between the Florida Folklife Program and WFSU-TV. Completed in Spring 1984 and financed by a Florida Endowment for the Humanities grant with the support of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the project culminated in a thirty-minute documentary entitled "Four Corners of the Earth" which profiled Ethel Santiago, a Seminole craftswoman and tribal representative. The program addressed such issues as cultural retention within contemporary society; the role of women in Seminole society; traditional Seminole foods, arts, and medicine; and the changing emphasis on clan affiliations. The project covered Seminoles on the Big Cypress and Hollywood Reservations and at Immokalee, Florida. Raw video footage can be found in S 1615, V84-16 through V-84-24. Sound recordings of the interviews can be found in S 1576, T84-111 - T84-133 and C84-108 - C84-115. Images can be found in S 1577, volume 23. The video can also be viewed online on the Folkstreams web page at http://www.folkstreams.net/film,139
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