Cruz Salas Oral History, Part 4/5, College

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Part OfCruz Salas Oral HistoryIntervieweeSalas, CruzInterviewerMcBride, JoyceBrowse TopicBusiness and IndustryCommunity GroupsEducationImmigration and MigrationLaborLand, Environment, and Natural ResourcesMilitary and WarNative AmericansRace and EthnicityReligion and PhilosophySociety and CultureSubjectOral historiesArizona History 20th CenturyGlobe, ArizonaGila County (Ariz.)MiningSan Carlos Apache ReservationEducationDescriptionCruz was the first of the Salas family to graduate from college. His younger brother Carlos quickly followed. Cruz taught Social Studies at Clifton High School for ten years. He had a son, a very ill wife and grandmother living with him. One day the students had a discussion about the Job Corps opening at San Carlos and the class decided to check into it. Not long afterwards, Cruz got a job offer to work for Job Corps and took it. President Nixon shut down Job Corps 2 years later, and Cruz applied at his alma mater, Globe High School. No sooner had he signed the contract than the B.I.A. recruited him to work for the San Carlos Apache Tribe. He worked for them for 28 years before he retired. Cruz traces out the history of the Apache culture during those years and lists the achievements made during his career there. He defines the original boundaries of the San Carlos Apache Reservation, and how the mining and agricultural industries whittled it down. He talks about ASU’s Extension Dept.’s development of their cattle through the expertise of Terry Wheeler. And we discuss peridot mining and the landfill proposal. The mines hope to grow and likewise, scientific progress, but the Sierra Club’s influence on notable Apaches have stalled growth by setting aside once inconsequential mountains as sacred. Audio Length00:21:49Date Original2008-01-25Date Range1960s (1960-1969)1970s (1970-1979)1980s (1980-1989)1990s (1990-1999)TypeSound- NonmusicalOriginal FormatOral historiesLanguageEnglishContributing InstitutionGila County Historical MuseumCollectionOral Histories of Globe High SchoolRights StatementThe opinions expressed in this interview are those of the interviewee and interviewer only. They do not represent the views of the Gila County Historical Society of Globe High School. Please contact the Gila County Historical Society Museum, located at 1330 North Broad Street, Globe, AZ 85501; call 928-425-7385 or email [email protected] with questions concerning content or the use and reproduction of this resource.

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IdentifierCruz Salas College to Apaches, Part 4.mp3Date Digitized2008-01-25Digital FormatMP3

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Cruz Salas Oral History, Part 4/5, College