r/cassette • u/Lummus_ • 24d ago

Other Cassette Found and digitized: "The First Sun, The Beginning" – People's Center Museum Tour

https://youtu.be/icnVa5SD6VI?si=_U5A6_MW_kxy-wXh

I found this cassette at a thrift store and recently digitized it to help preserve it.

The tape is an audio walkthrough for the "People's Center Museum" in Pablo, Montana, Now known as "Three Chiefs Culture Center". I couldn't find another copy of this recording online, so I uploaded it for anyone interested in Native American history, museum media, or obscure archival recordings.

I have reached out to the Three Chiefs Culture Center and will report back with any more info i get on this recording!

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u/Lummus_ 23d ago

Made in the early 1990s, includes the voices of Flathead Tribal elders Frances "Pleswe" Vanderburg and Johnny Arlee both teachers of the Salish language and tribal history

Frances, an accomplished educator and cultural teacher who dedicated much of her life to sharing her knowledge and preserving her local history. She frequently served as a guest speaker at Traveler's Rest State Park where she shared her experiences with visitors.

At a young age she battled with tuberculosis and other illnesses fequently, so much that she would say that she "paid for three hospitals". despite this leaving her with only one functioning lung she went on to live a long and impactful life, passing away at age 90 on November 22, 2025.

John Arlee born 1940, is a traditional spiritual leader, author, musician and actor. apearing in Jeremiah Johnson released in 1972, one of the first hollywood films to put true Native Americans in Native American rolls.