ORAL HISTORIAN
Where you were born and what did you do before mining?
Did you go to school on scholarship?
Did you have assistance from the Tribal Council?
Were there white people working with you?
Do you have problems with white workers?
Do you prefer working by the hour or contract?
Didn't the Tribal Council tell your mine officials not to pay you over a certain amount?
Wouldn’t too much pay upset the reservation economy?
What did you want your money for?
Would you buy trailers or regular homes?
Were you involved in the Sheep Reduction Program?
Did the government pay you for your sheep?
Do you understand this was due to overgrazing?
How do you feel about the Tribal Council?
Do you know about the royalties the Council receives from uranium mines on the reservation?
Do you believe these industries brought Indians their first wage-earning jobs?
How many government claims do you front?
Are you getting royalties from these leases?
Do you think there will be enough employment on the reservation if the mines leave?
How did the Navajo react to the new infrastructure on the reservation?
Do you like your roads and schools?
Do you accept the boarding schools set up by the B.I.A.?
How many students ran away?
The Navajo don't mind that white companies drill on their land?
The Navajo don't mind if archeologists come in?
Do you think younger Navajos are getting quite militant and angry?
What do you think the future is for uranium on the reservation?
Do you believe these are generally honest people?