Oral History:
Interview#: OH019
Interviewee: Cheewa James
Interviewer: Barbara Ditman
Date: 11/5/2010
Location: Shaw Historical Library
Length: 1:20:05
Subjects: Native American, Modoc
| Time Index | Topic |
| 0:00 - 12:00 | Introduction; Family History. |
| 12:01 - 20:39 | Her father, the first Native American professional basketball player; Native American school; her mother. |
| 20:40 - 23:54 | Cheewa's education. |
| 23:55 - 26:35 | Children (David James, Todd Bryce) and grand children. |
| 26:36 - 29:45 | Careers; Writing. |
| 29:46 - 31:33 | Tennis, skiing, and dancing. |
| 31:34 - 39:36 | Writing a history of the Modoc War. |
| 39:37 - 45:37 | The Modocs of Oklahoma. |
| 45:38 - 51:16 | The Lava Beds National Monument. |
| 51:17 - 54:29 | The Modoc War Symposium in 1988. |
| 54:30 - 58:50 | Her family members' relationships with the Oklahoma and Klamath Falls tribes. |
| 58:51 - 59:40 | The possible separation of some Oregon Modoc from the Klamath tribe. |
| 1:00:30 - 1:20:05 | Researching, speaking about, and writing her book. |
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