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Title: Sean Owen Collection
Dates: 2006-2009
Accession number: 2011.003
Creator:
Owen, Sean
Collection Size:
1.75 linear feet
Repository:
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
Palm Springs, California 92262
Abstract: Video footage featuring Cahuilla bird singers and other subjects. Participants included Alvino Siva, Michael Mirelez, Gerald
Clarke, Anthony Andreas Jr., Kim Marcus, Robert Levi, Katherine Siva-Saubel, and others. Recorded in preparation for the film
Sing Birds: Cahuilla Path to Power, produced by Sean Owen. Recorded between the years 2006-2009.
Physical location: Stored off site. Advance notice required for access.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Cahuilla
Collection is open for research.
Publication/Reproduction Rights
Ownership of the physical collection belongs to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum. Other rights, including copyright and cultural
rights, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds these
rights and pursue the rights owner[s] or his or her heir[s] for permission to publish or reproduce content where the Agua
Caliente Cultural Museum does not hold such rights. For research purposes only.
[Identification of item], Sean Owen Collection, 2011.003, Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.
Donation.
Biography / Administrative History
Video recordings produced and collected by Sean Owen. Raw material from this collection formed the basis for the film Sing
Birds: Cahuilla Path to Power by Sean Owen. Materials collected between the years 2006-2009.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection includes 62 MiniDV-format video tapes featuring interviews with Cahuilla bird singers and other informants. Participants
included Alvino Siva, Michael Mirelez, Gerald Clarke, Anthony Andreas Jr., Kim Marcus, Robert Levi, Katherine Siva-Saubel,
and others. Recorded in preparation for the film Sing Birds: Cahuilla Path to Power, produced by Sean Owen. Recorded between
the years 2006-2009.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection.
Desert Cahuilla Bird Singers
Noli Indian School
Pala Tribal Singers
Bean, Lowell
Andreas, Anthony Jr.
Clarke, Gerald
Saubel, Katherine Siva
Andreas, Mary Ann
Mirelez, Michael
Milanovich, Sean
Marcus, Kim
Torres, Ray
Morreo, Ernest
Hamilton, Manuel
Lugo, Rita
Ward, Melody
Tortes, Joe
Levi, Robert
Siva, Alvino
Modesto, JoMay
Vanegas, O'Jay
Ward, Gabriel
Siva, Ernest
Morillo, Rosemary
Estrada, Steven
Hamilton, Ann
Browne, Mildred
Ortner, Vyola
Birdsinging
Bird Singing
Birdsongs
Bird Songs
Cahuilla
Solar energy