Virginia McDonald Rush 05/02/2017
Description
Virginia McDonald Rush (Ponca), a 1956 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, talks about her time at Chilocco and some of her activities, like band and the cosmetology program. She shares why she joined the military and explains how well prepared she was for it because of Chilocco. Rush describes some of her military experiences which included playing softball. She discusses her later career as an Indian education coordinator. She mentions some of the important people in her life and her current involvement with Chilocco.
| Date(s) | 5/2/2017 |
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| Subjects | Military experience, Field sports Indians of North America, Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, Chilocco Indian Agricultural School--Alumni and alumnae, Indians of North America--Education, Off-reservation boarding schools, Boarding school students, Indians of North America--Wars--Veterans, United States. Army |
| Interviewee(s) | Virginia McDonald Rush |
| Interviewer(s) | Julie Pearson-Little Thunder |