Series 29588

San Juan County School District (Utah) Tribal folktale booklets, 2006.

0.20 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains a series of booklets produced by the Utah State Office of Education and San Juan School District Media Center. The illustrated booklets tell traditional stories from the various Utah Native tribal groups including the Goshute, Navajo, Northwestern band of Shoshone, Paiute, Uintah/Ouray Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and White Mesa Ute. These materials were created for teaching grade school children in San Juan County schools.

Scope and Content

This series contains a series of booklets produced by the Utah State Office of Education and San Juan School District Media Center. The illustrated booklets tell traditional stories from the various Utah Native tribal groups including the Goshute, Navajo, Northwestern band of Shoshone, Paiute, Uintah/Ouray Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and White Mesa Ute. These materials were created for teaching grade school children in San Juan County schools.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by tribal group name, thereunder alphabetical by story name.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

The school district transferred the records in this series to the State Archives in April 2016.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

The records in this series were archivally processed by Melissa Rupp and Alan Barnett in January 2023.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxFolderDescription
11 Goshute - Bear and Deer; 2006
11 Goshute - Coyote and Frog Race; 2006
11 Goshute - Coyote Loses His Eyes; 2006
11 Goshute - Coyote and Mouse Make Snow; 2006
11 Goshute - Coyote and the Rolling Stone; 2006
12 Navajo - Coyote, Bobcat and the Corn; 2006
12 Navajo - Father Sky and Mother Earth; 2006
12 Navajo - Honeeshgish; 2006
12 Navajo - Ms. Coyote and Doe; 2006
12 Navajo - Owl and Woodpecker; 2006
13 Northwestern Band of Shoshone - Coyote and Mouse; 2006
13 Northwestern Band of Shoshone - Coyote and the Rock; 2006
13 Northwestern Band of Shoshone - The Greedy Porcupine; 2006
13 Northwestern Band of Shoshone - Handsome Coyote and Wildcat; 2006
13 Northwestern Band of Shoshone - How Wood Tick Became Flat; 2006
14 Paiute - Coyote and Duck; 2006
14 Paiute - Coyote and the Geese; 2006
14 Paiute - How Badger, Skunk and Sage Hen Were Marked; 2006
14 Paiute - How Beaver Lost the Fur on His Tail; 2006
15 Uintah/Ouray Ute - Cottontail Shoots the Sun; 2006
15 Uintah/Ouray Ute - Cottontail Tames Wood - Water and Rock; 2006
15 Uintah/Ouray Ute - Coyote and the Buffalo; 2006
15 Uintah/Ouray Ute - The Eye Juggler Coyote; 2006
15 Uintah/Ouray Ute - Why Buzzard is a Loner; 2006
16 Ute Mountain Ute - Coyote and Bobcat; 2006
16 Ute Mountain Ute - The Creator and Coyote; 2006
16 Ute Mountain Ute - Legend of the Sleeping Ute; 2006
17 White Mesa Ute - Aldean Learns to Make Flutes; 2006
17 White Mesa Ute - Aldean and the Red-Tailed Hawk; 2006