Interview with Shabanaa Bush

Interviewee

Shabanaa Bush

Files

Interviewers

Morgan Alford & Joana Twum, MSW Interns

Description

Interview with Shabanaa Bush as part of the Empowering Indigenous Futures Project. During the interview, Shabanaa discusses the following topics:

• Public school (K-12) education on Native American history;
• Racism and the mistreatment of Native students;
• Misogyny and racism in the field of engineering;
• The importance of music and dance to indigenous culture;
• Traditional medicine.

Additional files include full transcription.

Date of Interview

3-14-2025

Location of Interview

Kalamazoo, MI

Series

Empowering Indigenous Futures

Keywords

Oral History, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Indigenous, Gun Lake Tribe

Disciplines

Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Oral History

Language

English

Document Type

Interview

Recommended Citation

Bush, Shabanaa, "Interview with Shabanaa Bush" (2025). Empowering Indigenous Futures. 6.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/indigenous-futures/6

Length of video

44:53

Length of video log

14