North Texas Regional
Date3/14/2004
MediumSony [me]DVM60
Dimensions1:02:00
ClassificationsArchive
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Object number031404-1
DescriptionNorth Texas RegionalCollections
Finding AidTimeCode Shot
0.00.05.00 >>>Bob Whistler- Born in cushing OK-Robert Edward Whistler and Elizabeth Mitchell were parents (No Consent)
0.00.23.00 GM Mary B Bourassa * Bourassa
0.00.37.00 At three moved to S. Calif. To SanDiego.
0.01.09.00 Knew he was Pota. When he was a teenager. No Pota. Spoken in the home. Went to 4 Pow-Wows
0.01.22.00 Moved around because of the service. College in LA Base.
0.01.47.00 GM was a large woman and she cooked goolosh as a kid.
0.02.18.00 He can't find any pictures of his GM.
0.02.34.00 Shell Mac. Beef-Goolosh
0.03.00.00 Name change to Whistler.
0.04.00.00 Many times they had that meal.
0.04.26.00 GM did not speak Pota.
0.05.23.00 His dad was a well dressed man. Mother was the same way.
0.06.00.00 LA in 60's-SanDiego 41-42
0.06.26.00 Gone to some of the festival's in Shawnee. His dad told them in late 20's. Didn't get interested till Per Capita came.
0.07.17.00 Rocky speaks about some of the money.
0.08.16.00 Evolved economically. Have something to show by not giving all the money away.
0.09.00.00 Bourassa descendant and Allotment that was S. of Wanette.
0.10.24.00 She died in 46 or 48 he doesn't remember her. No other Pota's that he knew.
0.11.00.00 He remembers people saying be cautions about what comes up from the ocean.
0.11.38.00 Most of his dad's career was in the service. A captain.
0.11.59.00 Bob was in Marine Corp.
0.12.12.00 >>>Mary B. Fragone-She went to Haskel. Lilian Beatrice Stone
0.13.26.00 Lived in Arkansas City Grad in 1955 from there. That summer he went back to SanDiego grad from Calif State Univ.
0.14.53.00 Married in 1960 to Linda-Have two daughters, One granddaughter
0.15.32.00 Has some letters from GM to dad and some from dad. In letters talks about Jim Thorpe in the letters.
0.16.40.00 His father passed when he was 87. He had his Phd. Talent in cabinet work. Charming man.
0.17.36.00 Joe Green- her grand mother Mary Ann Adel Bourassa-
0.18.00.00 Charles Ray Julian II-*Haas-Went to west Mesquite-Not married no children. Works at pest control service.
0.19.00.00 Her GM went to sac.heart. She didn't like it so dropped out.
0.19.26.00 Born and raised in Slaton, TX. Santa Fe ran through this town. GM's allotment was in Wanette they would ride a train to OK.
0.20.27.00 Old country school across from her GM's house. Kids in the area went to school in summer because picked cotton in Fall. They went too.
0.21.23.00 Always knew she was Pota. GM was 1/2 Mother was 1/4… NDN money.
0.22.21.00 School in Slaton.
0.22.48.00 Got off the train in Asher.Brother went on train by himself and got off too early in Byers instead of Asher where Uncle was waiting.
0.23.47.00 >>>Robin lives in Grand Prairie always knew she was Pota. NDN money
0.24.23.00 Proud of her heritage. Meetings have enlightened members. Only child
0.24.51.00 Married Randy have one daughter in college another in highschool. Both teachers
0.25.35.00 >>>Ronald Ray Sale-*bourassa- Father Thomas Fredrick Jr. GF Thomas Fredrck Sale Sr.
0.26.00.00 His dad got on the roll one year before he died. He knew he was NDN but that was it.
0.26.38.00 Went into service lived in AZ moved to AR. Had three Daughters with her. Divorced moved to AZ then moved to TX got married again.
0.28.06.00 Now lives in Joshua TX.
0.29.00.00 >>>Mark David Barshaw-*Bershaw- Father - Keith Ray Barshaw GF- Gilbert P. Barshaw
0.29.29.00 Didn't know about Pota's dad was in Navy. Then he joined Army and retired. He was raised every where.
0.30.15.00 Lois Elain Wolf-German side. Now lives in Killeen TX retired from Army. Now a guard for military post. Supervisor for this.
0.31.08.00 Evon is his wife and daughter. Like to learn more. Never hear Pota spoke until Rocky prayed.
0.32.24.00 >>>Ashley Barshaw-Mark's Daughter. Born in Germany went to Killeen TX.
0.33.18.00 >>>Charles Julian II-* Born in Midland TX. Father Claude Julian GM Josaphine Hass Castelberry
0.33.29.00 Moved from Midland when he was young. Mother was from Ada Dad was from Konawa
0.34.08.00 Late teen's knew he was a Pota. No Language. Not really any Pota. Activities. Just Council Meetings.
0.34.54.00 Moved to Mesquite. Works for an auto parts distributor. Divorced two sons.
0.35.49.00 74-77 was in the Army.
0.36.18.00 >>>Claude H. Julian* Mother Viola Josephine Castlebury GM Josephine Haas
0.36.53.00 Born in Konawa OK S. of Sac Heart. His GM got 160 acres and that's where.
0.38.00.00 George Haas was his grandmothers brother. Rocky talks about him.
0.38.24.00 Knew he was a Pota his whole life.
0.38.41.00 Grew up in Konawa.
0.39.40.00 No pota spoken.
0.39.48.00 Didn't attend any activities.
0.40.35.00 "Crops corn and hay did lots of fishing and hunting. Rocky talkes about ""bootleggers"" West of them. Corners"
0.42.22.00 River went right by their land.
0.43.00.00 two of the girl's- Olita Holloway his first cousin and Hadie went to school at Sac Heart.
0.44.07.00 His sister still lives on the land. Marie Childers
0.44.26.00 Four children. Linda, Andy, David, and Charles.
0.44.43.00 Moved to TX. Worked in Oil Field. He always liked it.
0.46.00.00 No pics or documents. Wife was a Fowler. Was in AirForce in WWII. Flew the hump but was in bombers. Staff Sgt.
0.48.44.00 8 or 9 knew he was a Pota. Spent many summers in OK. Only fam. Pota that he knows.
0.49.47.00 Wants to get back into computers-school.
0.50.28.00 >>>Katherine Victoria Barrett Youngest Potawatomi.
0.50.48.00 Rocky's daughter in law
0.51.17.00 Married 12 Yrs. In May.
0.51.37.00 >>> Jackson Barrett plays soccer.
0.52.26.00 ">>>John Frederick ""Jack"" Barrett-*Peltier- Father Rocky Barrett GM- Annetta M Peltier"
0.52.30.00 born in memphis TN in 1970 youngest of Rocky's. moved to Shawnee. HS in Shawnee met Tiffany there went to OU some Comm Colleges.
0.53.00.00 Both grad from ECU in Ada. He was a Deputy Sherriff in Shawnee.
0.53.34.00 Moved to Ft Worth in 1997. In short order got good jobs kids moved to Justin area. Mother was Nancy Reece. She was flight instructor.
0.54.30.00 Pota ancestor-GM Peltier Rosette Peltier/bourassa. Emersed in CPN tribe as long as he can remember.
0.55.18.00 Remember going to Pow-Wows in Pecan grove where golf course was.
0.55.51.00 Rocky's election in 1972.
0.56.12.00 Lost in 72 but he always knew there was a family member working for the tribe in some form.
0.56.39.00 Character events early 80's take over of tribal complex. While people tried to take over area. Progresses.
0.57.00.00 Starting out in trailer house. He remembers things being built and what has come of everything.
0.58.00.00 Remembers stealing sugar cubes.
0.58.42.00 Oliver and Ozetta Peltier-
0.59.19.00 Rosetta's house he remembers a plug of tobacco and she says that was GP's last chew.
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1.00.00.00 Cousin's would get together. House was very hot. Everyone would be smoking or chewing.
1.00.34.00 He finds cousin's everywhere.
1.01.11.00 Rocky talking to members. Group shots. Dane chasing a Rocky's grandson!
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