Bushyhead, Robert H., 1914-2001
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Robert Bushyhead (1914-2001), born in the Birdtown Community of Cherokee, N.C., was punished at the Cherokee Government Boarding School for speaking Cherokee and made a decision not to teach it to his children. Later in life, however, he became a champion for preserving the Kituhwa dialect of the Cherokee language. He was a Baptist minister and played the role of Rev. Elias Boudinot in the outdoor drama, Unto These Hills about the Cherokee removal, including an act where he speaks in Cherokee.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Bushyhead Family Collection, 1980s-2016 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection | |
| referencedIn | Floyd Glenn Lounsbury papers, ca. 1935-1998, Circa 1935-1998 | American Philosophical Society | |
| referencedIn | Michael J. Zogry Enduring Voices Project Collection (#20339), 1997-1998 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. | |
| referencedIn | Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection. |
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| memberOf | Bushyhead (Family : Bushyhead, Robert H., 1914-2001) |
| associatedWith | Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005 |
| associatedWith | Haas, Mary R., (Mary Rosamond), 1910-1996 |
| associatedWith | Lounsbury, Floyd Glenn |
| associatedWith | Sturtevant, William C. |
| associatedWith | Swadesh, Morris, 1909-1967 |
| associatedWith | Voegelin, C. F. (Charles Frederick), 1906-1986 |
| associatedWith | Zogry, Michael J., 1966- |
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Birth 1914-10-29
Death 2001-07-28
English,
Cherokee
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Bushyhead, Robert H., 1914-2001
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