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Watch now: Big Jim and a tale of buried treasure
Several years ago, Tucson folklorist James "Big Jim" Griffith sat down with the Arizona Daily Star for the "Our Storied Desert Land" video series. In this episode, Big Jim shares a tale of buried treasure in southern Arizona.
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Most commonly known as “Big Jim,” word of Griffith's death spread quickly on social media Saturday night.
Cultural anthropologist James S. "Big Jim" Griffith, 86, died Dec. 18. Here are some of his stories. One begins: "According to their owners, these stories should be told only during the cold weather, when the snakes are asleep ..."
In 2015, the late James S. "Big Jim" Griffith shared stories, artifacts, and songs of the So…
