NEWSPAPER VOL. 2 NO. 1 PEOPLE OF THE FIRE Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians ROUTE 5. BOX 151 • SHAWNEE, OKlAHOMA 74801 FEBRUARY. 1980 Potawatomi Places 1st • In Christmas Parade Tribal Administrator John Schoemann. and Chairperson WaoIl8 CUrrord bold the trophies won by (he Citiun Bud Potawatomi Cbristmu float. lu the background an Dc..t partJdputs Butk Tuftr. Irfti toe.ttd In (tnter. Btverly Hughes, noal designer; staDdlD,. rl&bt. Doris Halbert aDd Sblrft RlndeD. The Citizen Band Potawatomi In· dians of Oklahoma celebrated Christ- mas by winning two trophies in local Christmas parade competition. The float, JNDlAN NATIVITY, won a second place trophy in the Shawnee parade. held December I, 1979. and a first place trophy and check for $ 75.00 in the Tecumseh parade. held Decem- ber 8. 1979. The noat consisted of a hark hut containing an Indian man and woman with their child. Over the but was suspended a God's Eye, representing a star, and out front looking over the family was a group of costumed Pata- watomis clustered around the flre. sym· 001 of the Potawatomi Nation. The nag of the PotawalOmi Tribe was draped over the back of the noat. The sides featured the word NOEL in red anached to large pieces of natunl tree bark. Among lhe fifteen Potawatomis rid- ing on the noat WCfC Wanita Clifford. Tribal Chairperson. and franklin Wano. the Hereditary Chief of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Nation. Work on the float was done in Ihe tribal bam after office hours during the week before the Shawnee parade. The temperatures Were below freezing, so the crew, for warmth, buill a fut: in a barrel in order to finish the float on lime. The work crew was made up of tribaJ employees who freely donated their time and effons to this projecl. Mem- bers of the crew were Barbara Tate. Wanita Clifford. Beverly Hughes, John Schocmann, Kelly Bell, Frank Wapp. Paula Stinnett, Doris Halbert. Shiree Randell, Buck Tasier, Sherri Cook, Tim Pettus. and Judith Michener.
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NEWSPAPER VOL. 2 NO. 1
PEOPLE OF THE FIRE
Citizen Band of Potawatomi IndiansROUTE 5. BOX 151 • SHAWNEE, OKlAHOMA 74801 FEBRUARY. 1980
Potawatomi Places 1st •In Christmas Parade
Tribal Administrator John Schoemann. and Chairperson WaoIl8 CUrrord bold thetrophies won by (he Citiun Bud Potawatomi Cbristmu float. lu the background an
The Citizen Band Potawatomi In·dians of Oklahoma celebrated Christmas by winning two trophies in localChristmas parade competition. Thefloat, JNDlAN NATIVITY, won asecond place trophy in the Shawneeparade. held December I, 1979. and afirst place trophy and check for $ 75.00in the Tecumseh parade. held December 8. 1979.
The noat consisted of a hark hut
containing an Indian man and womanwith their child. Over the but wassuspended a God's Eye, representing astar, and out front looking over thefamily was a group of costumed Patawatomis clustered around the flre. sym·001 of the Potawatomi Nation. The nagof the PotawalOmi Tribe was drapedover the back of the noat. The sidesfeatured the word NOEL in red anachedto large pieces of natunl tree bark.
Among lhe fifteen Potawatomis riding on the noat WCfC Wanita Clifford.Tribal Chairperson. and franklinWano. the Hereditary Chief of theCitizen Band Potawatomi Nation.
Work on the float was done in Ihetribal bam after office hours during theweek before the Shawnee parade. Thetemperatures Were below freezing, sothe crew, for warmth, buill a fut: in a
barrel in order to finish the float onlime.
The work crew was made up of tribaJemployees who freely donated theirtime and effons to this projecl. Members of the crew were Barbara Tate.Wanita Clifford. Beverly Hughes, JohnSchocmann, Kelly Bell, Frank Wapp.Paula Stinnett, Doris Halbert. ShireeRandell, Buck Tasier, Sherri Cook,Tim Pettus. and Judith Michener.
As Chairpe~n and .your electedofficial of Qut Poc.a....atomi Tribe here inOklahoma. there is an important issuethat 1would like to have your commenton.
J find that many of you. the tribalmembers. are excluded from input intoour bible's government because of ourvoting procedures.
As your top nnking, elected offIcialI feel thai. due to the rising costs offuel. our present voting procedurespresent a rraveling problem for approxi.mately 8.000 tribal members residingoutside Oklahoma. It is my belief. ISyour elected Chairperson. that I represent all the Citizen Band Polaw.tominot just those in Oklahoma. Regardlessof geographical boundaries our mba!Business Committee members shouldhave accountability to aU Ihc membersin our tribe.
The: Citizen Band Potawatomis areapproximately 12,000 strorlC lbrougboul the United States. buI only ahandful controls our tribal government:.It is my opinion that this is unfair to diemajority of our tribal membe.n. Nearlyall of the tribes throughout die UnitedStates allow their tribal members tovo(c througb an absentee baliOl. Be·cause of the way our constitution iswrintn we are ODe of the very fewbibc:s that do DOt allow tNs form ofVOlin.. therefore. our constilUJioawould have 10 be changed.
I am only expressing my opinion onthis issue. bUll hope thai I may gel feedbxk from you. Please do write me andgive me your opinion on whal I con·sider an importanl issue.
Go In The Indian Way.....Wanita CliffordCitizen Band Potawalomi OWrper·
sonRoute *~. Box I~I
Shawnu, Oklahoma 74801
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Indian ProgramsDue 10 the signif.cance of dIe upco~
ina: 1980 census, and the imlliCt Ihullwill have on government mliflies ear·marted fot American Indian 11rograms,we are reprinling this anicJe- from ~September. 1979 issue of the l~ow.NI
Kan in an effort co emphasIze theimporunce of muimum pa!licipatioaon che par1 of the Citiz.en Band Potawa·tami as well as all other AmericanIndian nations.
In the spring of 1980, AmericanIndians have the opportunity of helpingboth lhemselves and others by doing avery simple. yet imponill'll mingo
Every ten years the: United Stateslovemment, through the CensusBureau. auempts to count the numberof people living in the Unilcd States.The Census Bureau uses severalmethods to do this including homevisits by enumerators, mailed ques.tiooaires. and others.
The govemmenl uses the popuilitoncount in many ways. however, thiscensus count is most important to theAmerican Indian Tribes in the UnitedStates. for it is tribal population whichdetermines. in many cases, how muchfederal money each Tribe may receive.
A good example is the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act(CETA) funding formula. The Department of Labor. the agency that providesCETA money to Tribes, computes thenumber of unemployed. under·employed. and economically disadvancaged Indians in each tribal area using&be IIlCSI Census count. In other words,if unemployemna is let al lO% forIndiaas in an mat this 10% is mulli·plied by the total Indian population inthe same area to determine how manyunemployed Indians need to be served,and based on this number of unemployed Indians. monies are .wuded coIbe Tribe to serve tbose people in need.Not only CErA, but Revenue Sharingand other agencies award money COTribes based on similar formulas.
To put il simply. the more Indians inan area. the more money Tribes receiveto serve those people.
The Citizen Band Pocawatomi Busi·DCSS Committee strongly uraes every·one: to do lhc following things when theCensus begins ill April, 1980:
I. Identify ycursc:lf and your familyas being Indian. REGARDLESS OFBLOOD QUANTUM.
2. Identify me specific Tribe 10whicb you belong. For example, Jayingyou are "Potawatomi" is not clearbecause there in "Pn.irie Band" and a"Cilizen Band" of Potaw'tomi. Be:sure you state of which band you are amember.
3. Fill OUt your questionaire completely and return it so thai you andyour family are counted or
4. Cooperate with the enumeratorshould you get' home visit Remember. they are doing the American Indiana service.
Be proud of your heritage and at thesame time help yourself and fellowmembers of our American Indian society by standing up and being counted.
u .......uu "'III., UCdUIIUt: ..lC'
Prtp.red By:Paul. Stlnndl
Scholarship Program Dlrf'dorThe Scholarship Foundation Com
mittte seC lhe deadline for applying forfunds for the FaJl 1980 semesler as July15. 1980. All applicalions must bepostmarked on or before lhat date.
A new application fann is available:and must be utilized for cbe studentsapplying for assistance for any upcoming semester afler cbc current Spring1980 semester. The application foem ismore: detailed asking for much moreinformation and should give the Scholarship Conunitt~ a bc:tter workin, basefrom .....hich to make their detenninationfor funding all applicants. Each appli·cation will be evaluated individuaJlyand collectively to determine the needof each student.
Included with each completed appli·cation form submiued to the Commit·tee. II is imponant to furnish therequired documented infonn.aJ.ion:
• l.etter or current buUelin showingtuition cosl
• 1979 Federal IIlCOmC To filing• LetteT of Acceptance or Continua
tion from the univenity, collegeor institution
• High School or college Transcripts
The new applications are available aIthe TribaJ Headquarters. Please write orpick-up your applicatioD at CITIZENBAND POTAWATOMI INDIANSOKLAHOMA, ROUTE 5 BOX 151,SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA, 74801 ornIl 4051275·3121 <no collect calls,please).
SAY IT INPOTAWATOMI
In this issue we arc giving you somecommon objocts and their Potawatomicounterparts.
The language iRronnation (Of thisarticle was provided by PotawatomlOral 1.aDpaco Lessooa. pr<parcd bythe Potawalomi Language Team of theWisconsin Native American LanguagesProjecc, GrealLakes Inter·Tribai Council, Inc .• University of Wisconsin-Mil·waukcc.
(OBJECT i yIWCD. - 'T1w: is anOBJECT.)
VOCABULARYPedyebwen i yawen. -
lbat is a cbalr.Dopwen i yaweR.
ThaI is a table.Wasechgen i yawen.
That is a window.Shkwadem i yawen.
Thai is a door.Waskonenjegen i yawen.
Thai is a lamp; light.Taswen i yaweD.
That is a cupboard.Gbcgojgen i yawen.
That is a curtaia.Mchesek i yawen.
That is a Roor.Deschegen i yawen.
Thai is a .be«.Kewe'wen i yawen.
Thai is a flq.(Conllnurd OD pile 41
FORMERCHAIRMAN DIES
Gerald L. Peltier, fOrTTlCfchairman of the Citizen Bane..:Pot.walomi Indians of Okl3homa. died in hi!> hom~ orDecember 9, 1979, .followinfa Icnninal illness.Mr. Peltier was chairman 0,the Citizen Band POlawalorr.:from 1975 (0 1977. He was 5l,.years old at the time of hi'>death. Private memorial ser·vices were held for him at hi ..home in Macomb. Oklahom3
Potawatomis FormCouncil On AgingOn Tuesday. January 8. 1980. t,-,;"
newly organized Potawatomi (ndi..:.:.Council on Aging met in the Ship-S!'"..:Wano Learning Center 10 elCC1 office-Ben Rhodd. of Tecumseh. Oklahonu.was elccted President Other omce:;are Anita Hill. Vice Presiden!: KathtttrKiker. secretary and Incs Pcc«eTreasurer.
Cecilia Blanchard was the special~;speaker for the metcinl. The group ad:meec aaain al 2:00 p.m.• Tucsda~.
February S in the Long Room of wL..eaming Center. The organization in·vites all Potawacomis who are 55 yea"of aae at older Co anend.
BEARTRACKS
The quarterly open Business Meeting ofthe Citi.zca Band Potawllomi Indians ofOtlahOml will be held February 23.1980. at 1:00 pm in the Sbip-5be·wanol..eaming Center OD Ihe Pota.....atomilribal grounds.
It is nOl too IOOD to start planninJ forthe 1980 Pow Wow aDd Genera! Coun·cil Meeling. The daks are JUDe 27. ~and 29. Plans {Of this year's Pow WO\llo
include coatesl daDcinl. Further informatica will be printed here when theplans are completed.
In Connection with che Cooncil and th:Pow Wow. the PriDCCSs contest "'ilI beheld again this year. All interestedyouna ladies should contact rhe TribalOffice for entry infonnatioa as soon ~possible. ~ine for applications l!June 18. 1910. but any young lad~
wishing 10 make her candidacy kno.... nthrough the tribal newspaper musl ha\(
aU her information. plus a 5X7" glm·sy. black and while photo of hcnclf. 10
the hands of the editor DO lItft' thanM,y I, 1980, or she will not ftcei\"cpublicity in the lune issue of theHow-Ni-Kan.
The Cilizen Sand PolaWalomi Indian~
of Oklahoma wishes to infonn thepublic that it's approved FY80 Revenu::Sharing Budget is available for publicreview at the Tribal Complex. Roule 5.Box 151. Shawnee. Oklahoma on Mon·days Ihrough Fridays from 8:00 a.m. 10
5:00 p.m.
LOS Church Pra:idmt Spenc:ef w. KbabaU (rlchl) disc:usset tbe"tIoo or nearly 11.000 uma or IItt Cltlua Band Pob.'atomiladlanlribe In Oklaboma by C'OU8dl maaben (rrom Idt) 8m Burdl.. Mar, L,-na H1Ucawyu, SbcUIi Hal, aDd Jolla Scboemafln,tribal .dminlstnlor.
ENERGY CRISISAID AVAILABLE
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:'it~$468.75$.583.]]$697.92SSI2.SO1921.08
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A rarm famil)' is one who lives on ten(10) acres or mort and makes more th:m$49.00 • )'ear from s~lIing farm Of
garden products.Emergenc)' need - )'ou must also
have an emergency energy need. Youarc considered to have an emergenc~
energ)' need if:I. You have a cut-offnOlice or hl'Yt'
been notified that utilities will be CU1 oH
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The Energy Crisis Assistance Program helps families with limited incomepa)' utility bills (or beatin, and purchase items necessary to keep warmduring the winter such as space healer~
or blankets. The program is financedentirel), with Federal funds.
Gov. George Nigh has designated theDepartment of Institutions. Socia! andRehabilitative Services (OJSRS) to administer Oklahoma's progroun.
Any famil), may apply by contaelin~
the D1SRS Office in the county w~the)' live. This program is also availabl~
in other states and persons requiringthis assistance should check with the:'DISRS Offices in their own counti~s
To be eligible for the program. afamily must meet certain eligibilil}conditions.
They are:Income - monthly inco~ canflO{
exceed the following:
land. The)' met with a loll courseprofessional in Provo to study Ihepossibilit)' of putting an 18-hole courseon their flat prope:ny.
Mr. Rainer of BYU Indian Servicesalso took the group to Fl. Duchesne 10visit Ute tribal officials and businessenterprises there. The)' visited Ihc BOI·tle Hollow resort, the bowling alle)'.lhetannery. &he chemica! testing laboratory, and • computer processina ope:ra~tioa.
While on the BYU campus, &hepoop heard • special concert ia rheirhonor by the Inter-Tribal Choir underthe dirctlion of John Rainer. The ltUdcnts sang and danced 1ndiao lOngs andpresented each visitor with the troupe'srecent album ofDative American songs.
SUBSCRlmON NOTICEAll subscriptions fOf 1979 will be
finished with this issue of the newspaper. Subscribers wanting the 1980issu~ should seDd in tbcir dollar feeby March I', 1980. This is theofficial notice. No 0Ihcr nOlice willbe 5Cnl out. RftDttDbtr, Febl'UU)'b naewal moulb tor How-NJ-Kuaubscriptions.
"The Citizen Band has about 12,000people enrolled. more ilian haJf ofwhom li'Vc within a f()Uf-(:ounty area ofShawnee where the tribal headquartersis located. Shawnee is about 40 milesfrom Oklahoma City and has a population of about 35,(0) people, It shepointed out. "The reservation is 260acres and has only one pC:l'1On (a guard)living on il because ii's 011 • flood plainarea. The remainderof the tribe lives onland alloned 10 them in the late '8SCS."
While in Sall Lake, the gro~IP touredTemple Square and the Genealogicallibrary and were hosted at a hJnchconby Elder George P. Lee, a Navajo andmember of the LOS Church's rll'StQuorum of the Seventy. They also metwith Elder Boyd K. Packer of theCouncil of the Twelve.
Elder Lee told lhem that Ihe Pou.walami Indians were some: of the fU"Stvisited by Joseph Smith after he founded Ihe WS Church in IS3O. "TheOIurcb Genealogical Library, which isopen to anyone to usc. has more than700 rolls of Indian records for rescarchpurposes. Microfilming of other records is continuing and the librarywould have the largest collcction ofIndian l'et:ords within a year."
Elder L.ee told the group that a greatnumber of Indian tribes want to maintain records at tribal Madquarters tohelp establish tribal identification.Man)' also want a non-governmentagenc)' to have a copy of the records fotmicrofilming and safe-keeping.
He told them thallhc "Roots" phenomenon has created a great interest ingenealog)' among Jndians throughoutthe country. "There are man)' goodrecords available and lrib:l! membersshould get as much as possible fromliving members of lheir families."
While in Ulah, the group also 'Visitedthe BYU campus and in'Vestigated sev·ecal businen possibilities for their tribal
potawalOmlSMake Donation toMormon Archives
A list of nearly 12.000 names oflheentire Citizen Band Potawatomi Indiantribe of cenlr:ll Oklahoma has beenprescllted to the lOS Church for microfilming and pcnna~nt storage in theGenealogical Library in Salt Lake City.
-nle ft'.'Ords Wefe presented 10 Presi·dent Spence'r W. Kimhall. leader of theworld ..... idt Mormon Church. this monthby three of the five-member council:Sheila Hall. Sttrctary-treasurer, MaryL)'nn Hillemeyer. councilwoman; andBill Burch. councilman. The list wasgiven to the church because: of itsreputation for genealogical records andits permanent storage area.
Arrangt'mcnls for the records presentation were made by Arnold Wade ofthe Church Education System in Oklahom:a and Howard Rainer of the American Indian Services at Brigham YoungUniversity.
Before presenting the computer listof names 10 President KimbaU at theChurch headquaners, Mrs. Hall explained that it has laken yean ofresearch b)' a special commiltee tocollect the names from tribal, churchand Bureau of Indian Affairs' reeords.
The alphabetical list of names includes birthdates and tribal roll numbers which lie them 10 families.
"At tribal headquarters in Shawnee,each member of the tribe is listed on ame card with the names of parents andsome grandparents," Mrs. Hall ex·plained. "Each name is given a numberon the tribal ron to help researcherseaabJish relaliODShips amon, oIhers onthe rotl."
'The Potawatomi group also 5uppl~
fragile. original land allotment recordsor 1888 and 1891 and payroll =ortis or1884 for microfilming b)' tbe Genealogical Library. The old records weremicrofilmed this week and laken back:to Oklahoma by the group.
In .ccepting the records. PresidentKimball wd: "We are happ)' to preserve these: records for the tribe andencourage other tribes to do the samething. One 01 the first things Adamlearned was 10 write down records. 1beLOS Church has sent experts alloverthe world to anange for microfilmingrecords of earlier people."
He reminisced about the lime whenhe was called as a member of theCouncil of the Twelve in the early1940s and given a special assignment towort ..,ith Indians. President Kimballrelated how his father Andrew hadserved a mission 10 Indian lerritory inwhat is now Oklahoma.
"When he came home with man)'pictures of Indians." lhe presidc:nl said,"we children would ask him 10 show usIbe pictures and sing some Indiansongs."
"In our prayers, we are alwaysasking the Lord 10 assist us in findingways to do things chal' will benefitIndian people," he concluded.
In lelling a brief histOf)' of her tribe,Mt1. Hall said the tribe originated in theGreat l....aJr:es &rea and was hea'ViI)'involved with the Ottawa and Chippewa tribes. Lalcr, the Potawatomitribe mo'Ved soulh and split into fourbands.
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"CRISIS"
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unless you pay back bills;2. You have current utility bills thai
are unpaid and by paying &he bilt. youwould not have enough money left forother living expc:nsts such as medicalcare, food. clothing. etc.;
3. You will run out or propane.butane. elc. within lhre:e w~ks andhave no money to buy more fuel.
'There may be other situations thatwould be an emergency need.
The amount of paymenl will dependupon your emergency energy need. 11lemaximum payment is $400 per ~ar orwhich S50 can be paid directly to youand Ihe remainder paid in a check madeoul jointly to you and lhe utility com·
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pany.You may apply as often as you need
help in paying your utility bills and maybe cenifaed if you arc eligible until youhave received a muimum of $400 orthe money (or the program. is gODe.
l( you do not agree with the decisionmade On your IppHtation. you mayrequest a bearing. To do this. contact)'Our local DISRS Office.
In compliance with the 1964 CivilRights Act and the Rehabilitalion Actof 1973. no person shall be extludedfrom participalion, denied any benefitsor subjecled 10 discrimination on thebasis of race, color, creed, $CX. t,c,national origin, ancestry or handicap.
"Language"(Continued f'tom page 2)
Bltwakwet i yawen. -That is a ball,
Wnagas i yawen. -That is a cup.
Mun'egen i yawen. That is a boot.
Emkwanes i yaweR. That is a 5pOOQ (small).
Emkwan i yaweR. That is a spooa (large).
Koman i yaweR. That is a knife.
Bdeltche'cen i yawen. That: is a fork.
Wnagen i yawen. ThaI is a dish.
Dc:snalgen i yawen. Thai is a plate.
Zaskokwan j yawen. Thalt is a fryinc pan.
Gbeltwe'len i yawen. Thalt is a cover: Ud.
Vaccination ProgramFor Indian ChildrenAvailable
The American Indian.'Aluk.. !'al:'.,Nurses Association rtminct!> pJ....·cr.:·that vaccination is a vital pu1 of he3!"case for children. Meil...I~ CltU~ .:
cephalilis. a. brain intlamoulloo I:.",can lead to mental rctardallon. Pl'l·causes paralysis. Mumps caulooC .k..:·ness. Rubella causts sevcre blM ~.:
feets. These diseases, as .....ell ~ d':htheria, pertussis, and letanu!o. 3ft h..toric killers of Indian children.
Too many parents are delaying .. ..:'.cination until their children il.ppllXh.'
school age, according to Janice Keb:bah, Executive Director l~f Amcric_'Indian/Alaska Native Nu~s Assoc:_~
lion. leaving lhem unprolectcd ill
period in their lives when ~me of l:,~'
diseases are most likely to strike a.-~J
when the complicalions are often me....:severe.
"The requirement or vaccination fl."!
school anendance has apparently I==-=people to believe that vaccination is n. "needed earlier". Ms. KeUhbab sa!.:."According to Indian Health Sen"~:~
stalistics. of the 5,661 1ft-school Ir:dian chiklren in Indian Health ServK'Crecords. only 88.3lJ> of these childre:-:have received their first dose of the:!Diphtheria. Pertussis TellDUs (OP'T.vaccination. Also according 10 thesesame statistics appro:xinwely 31lk ofthese children have nOl been immu·nized against Measles. Rubella wMumps".
She added that the recommendedtime (or vaccination varic:s from on:disease 10 another. "'The oral poh.,vaccine and the combinuion \'accin:for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanu~
should flf$l be given when the d1ild .'two months of age. with booster dosc~
given during the first year and a half c-:life and repeated before the child begin~
school. Measles, mumps and rubella Ixprevented with a single dose of combin·alion vaccine given It IS months C':age."
Ms. Kekahbah explained that {hI
schedule makes it possible for childre:-.to be protected early and urged parent;.not to put ofr vaccination. Ho.....ne•.she said. older children who ha\'e nl..':received all of their vaccinations shou!Jnot be overlooked. "Parents of ne\l,·born children should get them involveJin an immunization prognlm througt,their doclor righl al the bcginnin!Those with older childttn should ched.their records 10 make sure none of th~·
vilCcinations have been missed".In order that the general Okl.. ·
homa Indian population become morteducated in procedures leading 10 com·plete immunization of Indian children.the American Indian/Alaska Nath::Nurses Associltion sponsored :mImmunization Conference on August :and 3rd. 1979.
Panicipating sponsors included th~'
Oklahoma Stale IXpartmenl of Heallh.Indian Health Service. Oklahoma Cll'Nursing Branch office. and the Nation'.a! League of Nurses.
The Citizen Band Potawalomi Com·munity Health Representative Director.Barbara Tate, and Matema! Child Spec·ialist, Carol While antndcd the wod.·
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=TONEKEI SPEAKS
Meditations Of MA·TAU·KON·YAA Christian is one who hopes in the comins of the Lord, and this limply means thathe counts more on God than on any human security. He is «nain of God's fidelilyand is willing to risk all by trusting God to ....ork things OUI with him when the limecomes.
Potawatomi Recipes
He is willing to devote his complelc effort Co fulfil1 his duty to che Creator, and !oO:He tries to make other people happy; even if it costs him painHe assumes all his duties:
10 his family by proper care and love of every member.to his job. by doing a good day', work.to his community, by being a good citittn and helpingworthwhile projects with his time, blent &. money.
All in all, he is commined 10 the conviclion Ihat in everything he says, does. andwants, it is nol he who is the (enter but Christ in the person of his brother. Fr.Vincent Traynor, OSBMa-Tau-Kon-Ya
This :uticl~ is reprinted with theptrmission of the author (rom theJOURNAL dated Sunday. October 14.1979.
The 361h Annual National Congressof American Indians Convention washeld in Albuqueruue. Ocl. 1-5. Theheadquancrs ","'3S the Albuquerque InnHOlel. with the convention tuing placeat the Albuquerque Convention Cen:er.
Antr the meeting was called 10 orderby the now past prtsidcnt of NeAl.Veronica Murdock. there was the in\'ocalion and a eulogy for members whopa...scd away this past year.
The first day was filled with welcoming speeches prcstntcd 10 the 3Ssc:mbly.Two of those speeches were by thema)'or of Albuquerque. David Rusk.and the governor of New Mexico.Bruce King.
Some of the outslanding speakers ofthe five·day convention wen: Cecil D.Andrus. secretary, U.S. Department ofthe Interior; Morris K. Udall. chairman, Internal Affairs Comminee, U.S.House of Representatives; Forrest Oerard, assistant secretary for Indian Affairs, and A. David Lester, conunissioner, Adminisuation (or NativeAmericans.
This year's con\'ention was designedaround a new four·region conceptwhich allowed maximum time for indepth discussions o( major Indiantopics" such as; human resources, polit·ical concerns, natural ruources. educalion and CETA.
Objections were realized in the various sessions by providing I (otum forexchange of information.
Major regional sessions wtre designed for full coverage of specificconcerns.
Oklahoma was well represented thisyeM. Georgeann Robinson, Osage, wasthe: head of the rules and credemialscommittee, assisted by Kathleen Crawford, who also is an Osage. ReavesNahwooksy, Comanche, was in chargeof the resolutions comminee and Juanita AhlOne, Kiowa, did an outstandingjob again as recording secretary.
Muskogee area Vice President HanyGilmore was a facilitator of Region IImajor regional sessions.
In my capacity as Ihe Anadarko .'\reavice presidenl. I helped in severalareas.
I was chosen as one o( the five judgesfor the Indian Slreel parade. I alsoemceed lhe annual NCAI pow-wow.Three people from Oklahoma were apart of lhe pow·wo.... head staff. JackAnquoe: was the head singer, RayleneLasley was the head lady dancer andBuck)' Boymon was the head maDdancer.
I spoke 10 the ,rowd at the banqueton Ihe lasl evening. It was a Pueblofeast I shall remember forever.
Unlike previous yean when thereservation leaders dominated the con\"enlion, the non-reservation delegatesand urban Indians were a part of thedc:dsion-making policies controllingour destiny. NinelY resolutions from120 tribes were acted upon.
The AnadMko area delegalion can-
sisted of the Caddo, the delegate wasDoySe R. Edge (he filled in (or meduring the AVP el~lion in our caucusone day). the alternates for the Caddowere Gayle Satepauhoodle and VirginiaWarner, Cheycnne-Ar;tpaboe, the ,dele·gate was Joe: Pedro, Ihe alternates wereJasper Washa and An Hill (An came upwith an excellent resolution opposingPL 93-631, closing Chilocco and Seneca Indian schools: the resolution passed): Citittn Band Potawatomi Indiansof Oklahoma, the delegate was WanitaClifford: Delaware, delegate, LawrenceSnake; .Kickapoo of Oklahoma, delegate, Gazy B. Davis, alternate, HerbertWhite; Kiowa, delegate, Ethel C.Drepps, alternate, Linn Pauahty: OIoeMissouri, delegate, Hilcb Hanis. alIernate, Kenneth Harragarra; Ponca, delegate, Leonard Big Goose; Prairie Bandof Potawatomi-Kansas. delegate,Frances Marshino, altemales wereFrank Noice, Don Norktonick andMilton laClair; Wichita and AffiliatedTribes, delegate, Margaret BeU, alternate was Shirley Davilla: Apache, delegate, Houston Klinekole. He was therebut did not clear rules and credentials.Many individual OlWhoma Indianswere in altendance.
Oklahoma delegates had I good viewof the action on the assembly floor.When a tribal role call vole was required we all spoke up loud and elear.Muskogee area and the Anadarko metin the same caucus most of the time.Harry Gilmore. an4 I had a goodworking relationship.
Ed Drivinghawk, Siou~, of SouthDakota was elected to succeed Veronica Murdock as president. Dellovato, chainnan of the all-Indian PuebloCouncil WIS elecled to succeed MelTonasket as the fltSt vice president.Rachel Nabahc, Shoshone - PaiuteMono, is the treasurer again and EllaMac Horse, Oklahoma Cherokee, waselected [0 succeed Juanila Ahtone as therecordiog secretary. 1be executive director will be decided apon during themonths of November and Oe<:tmber bythe executive committee. The directorwill be named at the Ex~ulive Councilmeeting in Washington. D.C., at theannual January NCAI meeting. Jan. 21,22 and 23.
I thank the delegates and individualswho voted for me during the Anadartoarea \'(Iling. I was the only incumbenttwo year-arta vice president who wasre~lccted. Hany Gilmore made ilagainfrom the Muskogee aru but he hadserved only one year previous 10 theconvention.
I will do my best to serve Anadarkoarca tribes (which includes Kansas). [fyou don't believe me, caU me, write meor come and visit me and ....e will talk itover.
The nexi National Congress ofAmerican Indians Convention will beheld io Spokane, Washington, aboutIhis lime next year.
The All-Indian Pueblo Council ofNew Mexico were perfect hosts andeveryone in antndiUlce had a goodtime.I Have Spoken!!
Seasonal changes were signals to thePotawatomi of the past. The prospect of!he. Winter months brought awarenessof the need to provide a storehouse fullof food to carry them through tillSpring.
In this issue we have included somerecipes for drying and presenling foodthe way the Potawatomi did. Thisinfonnalion was provided by PriscillaMullin Sherard from from her eollec·tion of Indian Recipes.
MclhocIs or DryIn& Foods
8ftr' The hind quarter is best. Cutand slice vC1)' thin. Put I layer of meatin the bonom of a tub. Sprinkle a goodhand of salt over meat. l..3yer up in thissame manner until aU meat is used.Cover with a clean cloth and let standovernight in I cool place. Dry on top ofhouse or a building in the sun. Tummeat often until thoroughly dry. Goodfor hash; pre-boil then beat or grind inmolUr.
Deer • Cut meat in very thin strips.Completely cover with pepper using apepper shaker, to keep insects away.Bring in before sunset or if it rains. Ametal c10chesline is a good place tostring the meat. Re-string the: meat eachSUMy morniDg unlil it is dry and stiff.This meal keeps indefinitely withoutrefrigeration. Good to have along whenhunting or fishing.
Com • Gather com when it is ripe.Boil l.en minutes with the shucks on.later in day pull back the shucks, tie inbunches and hang up to finish drying.Shell com and store in a container thatwill keep com dry.
Pumpkin ud Squash • Select thebest of lhe lot, pec:I, remove seeds, andcut in slices. Put them on c1can clothand cover with screem frame in sun.Tum often. Put in bags and hang.
Apples' Gather apples. Peal. core.and slice. Put clean cloth on screenframe. Spread apples and put secondscreen frame on top. Tu.rn often. Storewhen dry.
Apricots, Peaches etc.• An: cut inhalf, pits removed, Ihen dried in thesame wa), as the above.
Solky
Shell clean dried ninl com from cob.Eight or more quans at the least. Unless
)'ou have company this will be enoughfor severa) meals. Cover com with coolwater to soak overnight. According tothe size of your mortar, put some of thesoaked com in the mortar and poundlightly with pesek until grains break inhalf. Put pounded com in fanner toremove hulls. Then put in large kenle.cover with water and boil until rom·pletely done. Add a bit of boiling waleralong because you musl keep plenty ofliquid in kenle. Now add one cup of ~hlye (or each gallon of hominy. Stiroften now because it will scorch veryeasy. Boil at least thiny minutes longerafter adding the ash lye. Pour into astoRe crock to keep. Tie white clothover top of crock. Note: About threehours 10 cook. Remove film fromcooking often.
Drl~ Meat Soup
Boil pieces of dried meal and chopped onion logelher in water seasonedwith SIlt and pepper. When meal isdone thicken the: broth with flour andwater mixture. Cook until thickened.Eat fry bread with lhis soup.
Piniak t Biscuits"POlaloe"
2 c. flour4 up. baking powderI up. saltI c. crated sweet potatoI tsp. soda (ONLY If WOOD ARE ISUSED)2 Ibsp. shortening¥J c. milk4 tbsp. SUgM
Mix biscuit dough. Grate semicooked potatoes and fold in the biscuitdough. Cut like always. Gruse bread·pan with bacon grease and put biscuitsdown in grease then tum over. Bake.
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Shabonee~ Account Of Tippecanoe
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This article was supplied 10 theHow·Ni·Kan by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. Mr. John M.Harris, Director, graciously grantedpermission for this reprint. Ms. Alame·da McCollough is the original editor ofthe material as it ap~d in theTippecanoe County Historical Association publication. CONA..ICT OFCULTURES. The staff of the How-Nibn extends its Ihanks 10 Mr. John M.Harris and the Tippecanoe County His.torical Association.
Shabonee, an Ottawa. was a grandnephew of Pontiac. He married I Potawatomi and laler was chosen peacechief of that tribe. Shabonee served asone of Tecumseh's lieutenants duringtbc: Battle of Thames.
WheD bo}<Mod dle Propl>el" (o=sas a scout and tought in the Battle ofTippecanoe. he was 36 years old. It washis last fight
The remaining 47 years of his life~I't spent as an active ally of theAmericans. In 1827, when the Winneb.1gos rose in arms, Shabonee persuaded the PotIwatomi to remainpeaceful. He anempCed 10 dissuadeBlack Hlwk from his uprising. Unableto do so, he and his son warned whitesenlers of impending raids.
As I reward, Ihc: covernmentawardc:d him two sections of land in DeKalb County, JIIinois. At his tribe'srequesl. he joined it beyond the Mississippi, bUI returned to his land in ISSS,to discover that speaJlalors had purchased it at public auetion. Citizens ofOttawa, Illinois, then brought him Ismall fann two miles above Seneca.With a government annuity of 5200 andcontributions from friends, he spent theremainder of his life lhere.
The first published account of Shabonee's eyewitness view of the Battleof Tippecanoe was in Me-Wan-t·Toewrillen by Solon Robinson in 1864. Anexcerpl follows.
"Pemaps your people do not knowthai the battle of Tippecanoe was theworle of while men who came fromCanada and urged us to make war. Twoof them wne wore red coals were at theProphet's Town fhe day (hat y<XIr armycame. II was Ihey who urged Elskatawwa (The Prophet) 10 fight. They dressedthemselves like Indians. 10 show ushow to fight. The did not know ourmode. We wanted to attack at midnight. They wanted 10 wait Iii daylight.The battle commenced before either
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patty was ready. because: onc of yourseOlincis discovered one of our warriors, who had undett3ken to crecp intoyour camp and kill the gre.al. chiefwhere he slept. The Prophel Mild If thaiwas done we should kill all llle rest orthey woold run away. He promised us ahorseload of Kalps. and a gUll for everywarrior, and many horses. Tbc men thatwere to crawl upon their bellies inloc3mp were seen in t~ grass by a whiteman who had eyes like an owl. and hefired and hit his mark. The Indian wasnot brave. He cried out. He should havelain still and died. TIlen the other menfired. The other Indians were fools.They jumped up oul of lhe enss andyelled. They believed wh31 had bcc:nlold them, (hat a while man would runat a noise made in lhe ni~ht. Then manyIndians who had crepl very close so as10 be rudy to take scalps when the""hite man ran, all yelled like wolves,wild CaiS and screech owls; but it didnot make the white men run.
They jumped right up (rom fheirsleep with guns in their hands and sent Ishower of bullets at every spot wherethey heard a noise. They could not secus. We could see Ihem. for they hadfires. Whether we were ready or not wehad to fight now for the battle wasbegun. We were still sure that weshould win. The Prophet had told usthat we could not be defeated. We didnot Nsh in among your men because ofthe fU'Cs. Directly q,e men ran awayfrom some of the fires, and a rewfoolish Indians wenl into the lighl andwen: killed. ODe DcLaw~ could nolmake his gun go off. He ran up to. fireto fix the lock. I saw a white man whomJ knew very well - he was a grealhunter who could shoot a tin cup fromanother man's head - put up his gun toshoot the Delawlle. J Died to shooc thewhile man but another who carried theflag just then unrolled it so I could DOtsee my aim. Then I heard the gun andsaw the Delaware fall. I thought he wasdead. The white man thoughl so. too.and ran to him with his knife. Hewanted a Delaware scalp. Just as he gotto him the Delaware jumped up and ranaway. He had only lost an ear. A dounbullelS were fl.fCd at the while manwhile he was at the fire, but he shookthem off like an old buffalo bull.
Our people were: more surprised thanyours. The fight had begun too soon.They were not all rndy. 'The plan wasto creep up through the wei land wherethe horses could not run. upon one sideof the camp, and on the other through acreek and steep bank covered withbushes. so as to be ready to use thetomahawk upon the sleeping men assoon as their chief was killed. TheJndians thought white men who hadmarched all day would sleep. Theyfound them awake.
In one minute from the time the flrslgun was flIed I saw • grtat war chiefmouni his horse and begin 10 Ialk loud.TIle fires were pul out and we could nottell where: to shoot. except on one sideof the camp. and from there the whitesoldiers ran. but we did not succeed asthe Prophet told us that we would. inscaring Ihe whole army so that all themen would run and hide in the grasslike young quails.
I never saw men fighl wilh moretoura{!.e than these did after il began 10grow light. The banle was loSI 10 us byan accident, or rather by IWO.
A hundred warriors h3d been pickedout during the night for this desper~ue
scrvi«. and in (he great council OOu.sethe Prophet had instructed them how tocrawl like snakes through the grass andstrike Ihe sentinels; and if the)' failed inthai. then they were 10 rush forwardboldly and kill the great war chief of lhewhites. and if they did not do this lheGreat Spirit, he said, had told him thatme banle would be hopelessly losl.This the Indians all believed.
If the one thaI was first discoveredand sbot had died like a brOlve. withouta groau. the sentinel woold havethoughl that he was mistaken. and itwould have been more: favonble thanbefore for the Indians. The alann having beep made, the others followedElsUtawwa's orders, which were, incase of discovery. so as to prevent thesecret movement, they should make Igrell yell as a signal for the generalattack. AU of the warriors had beeninstructed 10 creep up 10 the campthrough the taU grass during the night,so close that when the great signal wasgiven, the yeU would be so loud andfrightful that the whole of the whiteswould run for the thick woods up thecreek. and that side was left open forthis purpose.
'You will. then: said the Prophet.'hOlve possession of &heir camp and allits equipage, and you CID moot the menwith their own pas from every ttee.But above all else you must kill thegreat chief.'
It was eJ.pected that this could beeasily dope by those who were allottedto rush into camp in lhe confusion ofthe farst anack. It was a great mistake orthe Prophet's red-i:oatcd advisers, todefer this Ittack until momina. It wouldhave succeeded when the ftres werebrighter in &he nigbt. 1'ben Ihey couldnot have beeD put out.
J was one of the spies that haddogged the steps of me limy to give theProphet information every day. I sawall the arrangement of the camp. Ie wasPOI made where the Indians wanted it.The place was very bad for the anack.BUI it wU Dot that which caused thefailure. It was bea.use General Harrison changed horses. He had riddeQ agrey ODe every day on the nwth, andhe could have been shot twenty timesby $COllIS that were hiding &Iona lheroule. lbat was not what was wanted.until me army got to a place wbm: itcould be all wiped out. That lime h&dnow come, and thf: hundred braveswen: to rush in and shoot the "Big chief.on a white horse." and fan back to asafer place.
This order was fully obeyed, but wesoon found to our terrible dismay thatthe 'Big chief on a while horse' thatwas killed was not GeneraJ Harrison.He had mounted a dark horse. I knowthis. for I was so near lMI I saw him,and l knew him as well as I knew myown brolher.
I think that f could have shot him. b\nJ couJd nOllift my gun. The Great Spiritheld il down. I knew then that the greatwhite chief was nol 10 be killed, and I
knew th3t the red man ... ~t(' dl~':-'
As soon as daylight (:l.rne (l::: ".riors S3W IhOlt Ihe Propht't'~ ~rJ'.,; :had failed - Ih31 the: gn:J.l \l.h:::: \,WI.' 3live riding fearll·lt ..l~ :I11)('n;troops in spilc of bulle:~. :mJ •tleans rnc:lled.
Afler Ih31 the Indians f..)lJ~h: :0 .themselves, not to crush :he \l.h:tewas a lerrible defeat. Our men So;.:J:::'
and lried 10 gel away. The \l.horsemen chased them and (el Ii·
down wilh long knives. We Catil~t:
a few wounded prison.:t'S In ~e :anack. but nearly all the GeJ.dunsc3Jped, and some of Ihem b:,Iii the next year when :moth:r ;::came 10 bury lhem.
I fought that day by th.: Sid.: oi anOttawa chief and his son. the bm:.h... ·my wife. We were in Ihe advanc.: p.:-and several of those nearest 10 ITh: .
by the bullets or blows of 1""'0 hors..::- _who appeared to be proof a!!ams!luns. At length one of these 1.... 0 rr~.
killed the young man and wounded"old chief, and at the same limebrought him and his horse toground. The horse ran, before he f:down the bluff inlO the creek, quite .._of &he way of Ihe whites. 1k man·s.:.was broken and he had another t.:..wound. I could have taken his sc: ~~;easily, but Sabaqua. the old ch:~:
begged me not to kill him. He war,:::,to take him to his wife alive, in place _.her son whom the while brave bkilled.
I was willing enough 10 do this k: :always respected a brave man. and Ih!·one was, beside, the handsome~[ '4'~.':
man I had ever seen. I knew him <soon as I saw him closely. I had se::him before. I went to Vincennes Q7'•.
one moon before the battle as asp:. .(old the governor that J came for pea::This young man was there and 11..3J! ::with him. He \Vas not one of ti.warrien but had come beause be .... ;:,great brave. He had laid me. la.ugh!:-:~·
I)', that he would come to sec me at::.wigwam. I thought now that he soo_ ..do it. J caught a horse - there \l.::'plenty of them that had lost their ric:::- and mounted the white brave "' ..Sabaqua behind him 10 hold him on ~ .swttd them off nonb. I was then ~-.::
that we should all have to run that \l...:as soon as it was ligh!. The Indl..:·were defeated. The great barrier \;..;broken.. It was my last fight. I put ::body in the way. II was strong then. :-:.it was not suong enough to StOP :~
white men. They pushed it aside as Ithis stick. I have never seen the p!.;.sioce where we fought that night. \ ~
hem was very big then. Tecumseh r.~
filled it with gall. It has been emf"ever since."
I1/'.-W I1A~ ~lUUl!.'Nl LUAN:l liJ£NJ£RAL ACCOUNT
1979-80 Academic Year
College Work-Study,National Direct StudentLoan, and SupplementalEduca[ional Opportunity
HEW's Office of Education an·nounced in"August. 1978 that financial·ly needy Siudents anending colleges.universities. and other postsecondaryschools will benefit from the award toeducational institutions of nearly SI.2billion in siudent ,rani, work. and loanfunds during the 1979-80 school year.
The federal money supports the Nalional Direct Student Loan. CollegeWork-Study. and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant programs.
Financial aid o(ficcrs al each schooldetennine which students arc eligibleand how much aid each will receive.Using these and olher aid programs,they pUI together a package of financialaid suited 10 the needs fo each individual student.
More than 3.700 schools in the SOstates, the Districi of Columbia. Guam.Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands. American Samoa. and the TNst Territories ofme Pacific have received funds for oneor more of the programs.
Ncarly S340 million in CollegeWork-Study funds went co 3.188 institutions to provide student jobs. Thefederal governmenl will pay 80 percentand employers 20 percent of Ihe salariesof some 972,500 students during menelt school year.
Work-Study jobs are mange<! by theschool either oa-campus or in the community ....ith public or private non-profitagCDCY. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligjble.
More than 836.(x)() stUdents wiU
receivc National Di~ Siudent Loan.during the upcomina school year tohelp defray the cost, of their educ.tiotl.Awards totaling mote than S30S millionwenl to 3.254 coUeles and school•.Under the pro~. a studenl mayborrow up to S2".5OO for vocational5tudy or for the first two years ofcollege, or up to S5.000 for all undergradute study. A graduate or professionaJ siudent may borrow up toSIO.OOO. including the amount borrowed under the program as an undergraduate.
In this loan program, the educationalinslitution is the lender, selecting studenls who will receive loans. detennining the amounl Ihey will receive. andmaking collections when repaymentbegins nine months after the borrowerleaves school. When payments are col·lecled. the money stays at the institulion in a revolving fund from whichfutute student loans are provided.
Supplemental Educatiooal .Opportunity Grants will help marc: than 561,200undergraduate students who are in extreme financial need. ApproximatelyS333.4 million went to 3,737 institu·tions of higher educatiqn. Grants,which range from S200 10 SI.sao peryear, are matched equally with aid fromthe institution and do DOC have to berepaid.
The programs are authorized underthe Title IV of the Hidler EducationACI of I96S, as amended.
fME 12-31-79
Carnal AssetsChecking Acxounl 5,458,89Savings Ac:rount 103,17Certificate of Deposit 16,137,88 21,699,94
POTAWATOMI POTPOURRIThe poem featured in Ihis month's How-Ni-Kan wu written by a poet from the
Sbawaee. Oklahoma area. The author. Mr. Bob Neat, is an officer on the ShawneePolice Forte who writes poetry in IUs span: time. His Indian name, Fos Hvtke,means "wblte bln1" In me Seminole language.
EAGLE DANCER
Wtell to Ihe sound of the drwn eagle daDter,dance your dance till morning SUD
dance till it ia clone,
Oartee 10 show my fealbers which your fatbersearched (or ill the mountains high,feathm which once carried me so high.
Eagle dan"" dance wilh pride.remember dlose before you who have died.
Dancer leU my SlOty with all its glory,Singer ling my SOftg.Warrior remember me.
Fos Hvtke(Bob Neal)
Any Potawatomi who wishes to submit material for the newspaper may do so.Please include MineD permission to use the material in the DCWSpapc:l' when yousend it The addtns i,:
HOW-N1-KANJudith Michener. EditorCitizen Band Potaw.tomi Indians of OklahomaRoo.. #5. Box 151 '
5:30-1;30 p.m. - $2.00 ret 11<.. '(.50 cents for a rtrill)
March 21 - Bingo Games aft.:'luck Supper, at 6:30 p.m.
April III - Business Mettin;Pot Luck Supper at 6:30 p.rn
May 16 & 30 - Business ~k-:
and Bingo after Pot Luck Supr' .6:30 p.m.
June 6 & 20 - Business ~t~.
following Pot luck Supper at 6: 3/..June 27-29 - POW WOWJuly II - Business Meeting
Pot Luck Supper al 6:30 p.m.SEE YOU AT THE POW',
MEETING!!!
"Vaccinations'(Con't From Page 4)
shop that was held in Norman. f
homa,Ms. Tate and Ms. White un!;
parents of Indian children who hi·.been immunized to contact th ....Program at the Citizen Band 1Office.
The CHR's are willing 10 pchelp in the Vaccination progr.l:·families with small children but·has been some difficulty in k....them. If the immunization St"'l(~'
needed, call the Cilizen 8anJ Offices and ask for lht= CHR (;
Citizen Band ofPotawatomi Indians
of OklahomaROUTE 5. BOX 151
SHAWNEE. OKLAHOMA 74801
The Potawalomi Inler-tribal PowWow Club held a Pot luck Supper andBusiness Meeting on January 18. 1980in the long Room of the Ship-SheWano Learning Center. Appro~imately
85 people .nended lhe January. monthly meeting, fro Vincent Traynor. PowWow Chairman, began die evening'sactivities by having the Club memberspraclice their Indian dancing for thePow Wow in June. After a deliciousdinner prepared by the ladies of theClub, the regular business meeling washeld.
Among the many things discussedwere plans for the 1980 Pow Wow.This year's Pow Wow will be eltendedto three days, during which there willbe CbRtes! Dancing. Prize money willrange from $25.00 to $100.00 in thevarious divisions.
The Potawatomi Inler-tribal PowWow Club needs YOUR support. Theyearly pow wow depends on dedicatedindividuals in Ihis area who arc willing10 contribute a small amount of theirtime and effort so all lhose visiting inJune will enjoy lhe Pow Wow.
This writer highly and heartily recommends, and encourages, participation in this organization. Havingexperienced their associalion firsthand, I can honeslly say I enjoyedthem, and myself. thoroughly.
Below is a calendar of meetings andactivities from February lill July, 1980.Memt'oership in the Club is not Iimiledto Indians. Any inlerested person mayjoin. All meelings are held in Ihe LongRoom of thc Learning Center.
Feb. IS. 1980 - Chili Supper -
name of Mes-kwah-wah-se-pe-o-tan,or Cedar Creek Town.
CHECHAUKKOSE - Reservationand village of POlfawatomi chief ofthaI name, on Tippecanoe River, inMarshall County. It is sometimeswritten Chit-cah-kos, and in otherforms. It is the diminutive form ofChe-chaw -the crane - and is til betranslated "The Little Crane." Therewas, for a time, a Catholic mission atrhis place.
CHICHIPE OUTlPE - Given byfather Pelit as the Potawalomi nameof the Catholic mission at Twin Lakesin Mmhall ·County. but not trans,lated by him. The first word isprobably She-she-pa - their wordfor "duck."
CHIPPEWANAUNO - Place on Tippecanoe River in Fullon County.where treaties were made with IhePotlwatomis in 1836. The Indianssay this means "Chippewa Place,"but give no reason for ,lhe name.
CHIPWANIC - Tributary of the Tippecanoe, near Manitou Lake. in fulton County. People of the vicinitygive the name its proper Potawatomipronunciation - Chip..wah-nuk'.The word means "Ghost Hole."
COESSE - Town in Whitley County.This is the Potawatomi nickname of aMiami band chief. The Miamis pronounce it Ko-wa-zi, and it appean invarious treaties as Coisa, Koessa,Kowassee, etc. The Potawatomi pronunciation is Ku-wa-ze. and the wordmeans "old," or,· as here, "oldman." He was. a son of Ma-ltah-tamon-gwah, or "Black Loon," and agrandson of Utile Turtle. His Miaminame was M'tek' ok-yah. meaning"forest," or "woods."
This infonnation was gathered fromTRUE INDIAN STORIES, by JacobPian Dunn. We will continue to giveyou more Potawatomi names from Indiana in the ne~l issue of the How-NiKan.
AMO - Town in Uenrlricks County.Often said to be the Indian word forhoneybee. which is ah'mo, in Odjibwa and POlawalomi. In realil)' il is theLatin "amo. ". "I love."
ASHKUM - Rese,,'alion and villageof a Potawatomi chief of that name,in Miami County. The name variously lr:mslated "'0 continue:' "moreand mor~.·· "more of the same kind"- the idea being lhe same in eachcase.
AUBBEENAUBHEE - Township inFulton County. and reservalion of aPotawatomi ch'id of that name. Thename means "Looking Backward, '.i.e., as a person or animal looks backover ils shoulder when moving awayfrom you. Pronounced 3wb' ·benaub'-be.
CAKtMI - A Potawatomi woman forwhose children the reservation on IheWabash River, below the Tippe:ca·noe, now known as the BurnenReserve, was made by the TrealY of1818. She was a siSler ofTo-p'n-i-be'(Quiet Siuing Bear). who' was headchief of Ihe Potawatomis at the beginning of the last century. The Potawa·tomi pronunciation is Kaw-ke'-me.and the meaning is "Run Away fromHome."
CALUMET - Two streams of northwestern Indiana, tributary to LakeMichigan, Great and Linle CalumetThe name is a corruplion of what wasformerly written Cal-o-mick. Killomich, Kenomick, Kennoumic, whichrepresents dialect variations of thesame word, varying from Ken·nomkyah in the Potawatomi to Ge-kel' -emuk in the Delaware. and signifyinga body of deep. still water. Calumetis not an Indian word, but of Frenchorigin.
CEDAR CREEK - Stream in AllenCounty. tribuWy to the St. JosephRiver. The name is I literal translation of the Potawatomi name Meskwah-wah-se-pe. The town of thePOlawalomi chief Me-Ie-ah (Kiss Me)wu at its mouth, and took from it its
