Rivas, Charles "Chuck " R.; Stumblingbear, Lynn (cousin/cousin). 204 Main Street, Wichita, 2009-11-01T14:30:00

File — Interview-ID: MBY005915

Interview Description

Chuck Rivas (71) talks with his cousin Lynn Stumblingbear (60) about the peace lance the Wichita Warrior Society presented in Washington DC as the Vietnam Memorial.

Facilitator Subject Log

:57 Wichita Intertribal War Memorial staff; description of the staff or peace lance made in honor of Vietnam and Korean War vets and MIAs; beadwork and eagle feathers

9:20 presenting peace lance in Washington DC; choosing the tree to cut down for the lance; ceremony

19:04 Going to the Vietnam Memorial one last time; ground was hot where the lance was buried

22:48 Chuck's coming back from Vietnam; mother fainted when he came home

30:45 Warrior Society; relationship with Lynn; finding out they were cousins; daughters were children that played together