Villalobos, Carlos 2011-01-05
Carlos Villalobos talks about his early life, growing up with the Tarahumara, or Rarámuri people, and his career in range and wildlife management.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Carlos Villalobos
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Date: January 05, 2011
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: David Marshall
Length: 00:43:42
Abstract
Introduction; Place of birth at Panalachic, Chihuahua, Mexico; Geographical description; Village size; Distance from the ranchos; Close friends; Easter celebrations; Rarámuri or Tarahumara; Living in Panalachic, Mexico; Terrain in Panalachic, Mexico; Growing up in Panalachic, Mexico; Going to high school in Creel, Mexico; Family moves to Chihuahua City, Mexico; First time using public transportation; Running with the Rarámuri people; Keeping up with the Rarámuri as a child; Description of childhood home; Learning Rarámuri; Family members; Traveling from Carichi to Panalachic, Mexico; A day’s travel on the back of a pickup truck; Helping grandmother around the house; Concho River floods; Flood destroys some homes; Cave homes; Panalachic folk tales; Relatives help with childbirth; Better roads built; Farming the land; Preparing the land for farming; Manos and metates for corn grinding; Milking cows before school; Developing an interest in livestock nutrition; Choosing a major in college; Areas of research; Conducting social work after graduating; Teaching agriculture and livestock raising near Creel, Mexico; Suggestions on feeding livestock in Creel, Mexico; Improving the Tarahumara diet; Hunting reduced because of poaching; Remembering deer hunts as a child; Drugs and alcoholism affecting Panalachic, Mexico.
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