Description
Ruth Sarracino Hopper, a Laguna Pueblo Indian, grew up with her family in the Richmond Indian Village. Her rich interview covers topics such as the social life of the young people in the village, the sports they played and where they congregated in Richmond. She also provides a detailed and interpretive perspectives on how the tribal council and government of the Richmond Colony functioned in relationship to the local authorities in California as well as to the Laguna Pueblo Nation in New Mexico. Hopper describes how remarkable it was to speak her tribal language, practice traditional lifeways off the reservation in the confines of the village - yet all in a major urban area. Ruth is the daughter of Nellie Sarracino.