Villalobos, Carlos 2011-01-06
Carlos Villalobos talks about his early life, growing up with the Tarahumara, or Rarámuri people, memories of the Tarahumara and his career in range and wildlife management.
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Interviewee Name: Carlos Villalobos
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Date: January 06, 2011
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 01:22:00
Abstract
Introduction; Books written on the Tarahumara people; History and memories of Carichi, Mexico; Book on the Mexican Revolution; Older sisters working in a clinic in Chihuahua, Mexico; New clinic named Santa Teresa built; Padre Verplanken drills wells for Creel, Mexico; Antonio Dominguez and the Seminary; Living in Chihuahua City, Mexico; Working with the people; Deciding to move to Creel, Mexico; Spending time with each other; Padre Verplancken’s personality; Padre Verplancken’s vision for Creel, Mexico; Schools in Creel, Mexico; High school run by nuns; Location of the schools in Creel, Mexico; Description of classrooms; Living with friends in Creel, Mexico; Parents preferring the schools in Creel, Mexico; Learning discipline in the schools; Recreation during the summer; Family reunion in Panalachic, Mexico; Drinking tesguino corn beer; Tesguino corn beer memories; Brother becoming an ordained priest; Helping brother with Easter ceremonies; Participating in the Rarámuri ceremony; Running around the house; Dancing during the ceremony; Memories during the Rarámuri ceremony; Visiting smaller villages; Description of the ceremony; Other ceremonies performed by the Rarámuri; Rarámuri healings; Brother meets Padre Verplancken in Sisoguichi, Mexico; Brother finishes seminary in Chihuahua City, Mexico; He asks to work with the Tarahumara people in Creel, Mexico; Padre Verplancken starts boarding schools; Travelling to smaller towns around the Tarahumara; Schools by radio; First time on an airplane; Water supply in Panalachic, Mexico; Gathering water by wells; Padre Verplancken’s emphasis on Tarahumara health; Tarahumara mortality rates are very high; Alcoholism rises in the Tarahumara community; Changes in the Tarahumara dress; Change in Tarahumara diet; Younger generations losing Rarámuri language; Losing traditions; Growing drug problems; Job opportunities for Rarámuri when entering cities; Difficulty with finding jobs; Tarahumara community set up in Chihuahua City, Mexico; Tarahumara culture slowly vanishing; Drug dealers becoming a major problem; Brother being assigned a community to serve; Working in the fields; Sent to Guachochi, Mexico; Builds a church in Guachochi, Mexico; Brother’s death; Padre Verplancken exposes the Tarahumara people to new cultures; Sends a few women to Vienna, Austria; Tarahumara learn to play the violin; Growing up playing basketball; Playing for the university; Basketball more popular in the northern region of Mexico; Being close to the United States; Famous basketball players from Chihuahua, Mexico.
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