Oral history interview with Ronald Rice, Jr.

Title

Oral history interview with Ronald Rice, Jr.

Narrator

Rice, Ronald, Jr.

Date

Description

Ronald Rice, Jr., a Native drum maker, talks about his childhood and growing up around drums and powwows. He goes into detail about the energy and process of making a drum. Rice explains the spiritual side of the drum and how it can lift people up when they listen to it. He discusses the role of the drum in Native history and culture.

Interviewer

Tibbs, Kyle

Keyword

Oklahoma Native Artists; Creative process; Pawnee heritage; Native instruments

Subject

Indians of North America; Artists; Interviews; Drum; Drum makers; Indians of North America--Music

Spatial

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Citation of material

Oklahoma Oral History Research Program-Oklahoma State University

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