Lamanite Generation (Musical group)

Organization

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1971-

Administrative History

Lamanite Generation (est. 1971 is a musical performing group from Brigham Young University.

In 1971, Janie Thompson, founded the group Lamanite Generation. The group featured Native American youths. Later Latin Americans and Polynesian cultures were added to the group. The groups name was also changed to Living Legends. They have performed all over the world in places such as Europe, South America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, China, Russia, and the Pacific Islands. They also performed in Salt Lake City during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games.

Citation:

Deseret news, via WWW, Oct. 1, 2014 (BYU legend Janie Thompson launched careers, touched lives as founder of Young Ambassadors, Lamanite Generation; created in 1971 by Janie Thompson; mainly Native Americans, later Latin American and Polynesian; also named Living Legends)

byurecords, via WWW, Oct. 1, 2014 (BYU Living Legends; performed in Europe, South America, Canada, Australia, South Africa, China, Russia, and the Pacific Islands; performed in 2002 Winter Olympic Games)

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Dee Winterton papers on Brigham Young University performing groups, 1973-1981

Series — Box 10: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197232482882]

Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 6

Scope and Contents Contains newspaper clippings, posters, articles, financial documents, memos from Brigham Young University faculty, tickets, itineraries and other schedules for the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, correspondence, programs, show scripts for shows including "Motorcycles, Fishing Poles, and Twelve Hundred Boxes of Apples," tour and residency notes, playbills for musicals including "The Wiz" and "A Chorus Line," and other material associated with performances of Dance in Concert, the Ririe-Woodbury...

Dates: 1973-1981

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2378, Dee Winterton collection

Dee Winterton papers on teaching at Brigham Young University, 1973-1982

Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: MSS 2378 Series 10

Scope and Contents Contains show scripts, financial files, campus memos, notes, course syllabi and packets, lecture outlines, articles and programs from professional journals, student papers, warm-up exercises, poetry, clippings, exams, faculty schedules, rolls, correspondence, meeting minutes, teaching notes and lesson plans, photographs, brochures, resumes, Masters' theses, conference notes, and other materials. Topics discussed in these materials include a typed copy of the musical "The Ballad of Brigham...

Dates: 1973-1982

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 2378, Dee Winterton collection

Multicultural Education Department administrative records, 1968-1985

Series

Identifier: UA 1225 Series 1

Scope and Contents

Contains the administrative records of the Multicultural Education Department, dated 1968 to 1985. Includes memorandums, letters, admission lists, financial records, and publications. Topics include BYU's Navajo Indian scholarship program, Lamanite Generation performance group, interaction with the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and various student life programs for Native Americans at BYU, including conferences and student organizations.

Dates: 1968-1985

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1225, Multicultural Education Department records

Performing Arts Management records on Lamanite Generation, 1972-1977, 1993-1995

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Identifier: UA 1136 Series 2 Sub-Series 12

Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, schedules, itineraries, financial records, contracts, and other materials concerning tours in North America, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Europe, 1972-1995.

Dates: 1972-1977; 1993-1995

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 1136, Performing Arts Management records / Performing Arts Management tour records

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