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Title
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Deisha Myles, Oral History Interview, 2021
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Digital File ID
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https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/75/
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Transcript Available
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https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/75/
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Performer
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Deisha Myles, alum, class of 1992
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Interviewer
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Erica Moore and Matt Jones
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Description
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A member of the Native American Student Organization at Eastern Michigan University at the time of the struggle to change the EMU mascot and logo, Deisha [Olszewski] Myles attended nearly every meeting related to the change of what many considered to be an insensitive depiction of Native American culture. Myles speaks of her experience as a student on the Logo Selection Committee, witnessing the tense interactions between university administrators and describing the divisions amongst indigenous participants, divisions that often adhered closely to differing generational values.
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Exact Date
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2021, March 26
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Subject
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Eastern Michigan University, History Department, EMU Logo, Chippewas of rama First Nation, Detroit, Garden City, Boarding school, EMU, Michigan Civil Rights Commission, Huron Indian, Elliott-Larsen Act, Washington Redskins, native American Students Organization, Ypsilanti, Michigan, cultural signifier, Treaty of Detroit, Native American, indigenous, Huron Restoration Incorporated, Chief Bearskin, Anishnaabe, Chippewas, student government, ethnic intimidation, NASO
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Original Object Type
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.WAV audio file
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Collection Location
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013.OH
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Digital Object File Type
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.WAV
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Date Digital File Created
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2021, March 26
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Run Time
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1:20:39
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Language
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English
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Rights
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Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Deisha Myles