North Texas Regional
Date3/14/2004
MediumSony [me]DVM60
Dimensions0:54:42
ClassificationsArchive
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center
Object number031404-7
DescriptionNorth Texas RegionalCollections
Finding AidTimeCode Shot
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0.00.09.00 >>>Juanita Faeldman Haines-*Higbee- Parent-Walter Feldman GP Pearl Higbee
0.00.32.00 Walter was put in an orphanage at birth. In KS then sent to Hamilton Co. He was raised with a Lutheran German Family.
0.00.36.00 When she was 11 they went back to KS and he found his mother and aunt were in Muscogee. Found he had 1/2 sis and 1/2 bro.
0.01.12.00 They went to post office in Muscogee. He asked the man at the window where the aunt lived the man told Walter.
0.02.02.00 When they got to the aunts house she told them the man at the window was his real father. They didn't go back though.
0.02.07.00 Found the mother and they keep in touch till they died.q
0.03.06.00 Her parents were dairy people, she went to Nursing school. Worked for Ft Worth Clinic. Live in Weatherford west of Ft Worth.
0.04.01.00 She was in the 5th grade when she found out about her heritage.
0.04.26.00 Ron and Debbie are her children. Ron is her husband.
0.04.54.00 They didn't talk about their NDN heritage.
0.05.22.00 >>>Debbie Lou James-*Higbee Parent- Juanita Charline Haines GP- Walter Lloyd Feldman
0.05.28.00 Goes to the festival also goes to OK for other events.
0.06.05.00 Not a card carrier till her boys were older. She was incharge of the ceremonies and the Weatherford Public Library put an article in the news paper.
0.06.58.00 It made it sound like they were going to dance so they scrambled to find out how to dance and that's what started her interest in NDN culture.
0.07.03.00 They are members of different dance groups. Jessie and Sam they are both straight dancers.
0.08.19.00 Known she was NA from the git go. They never talked about it in school.
0.08.59.00 >>>Jesse Wayne James-*Higbee- Parent-Debbie Lou James GP-Juanita Charline Haines
0.09.00.00 Good way to live. One of the organizations he belongs to promots helping people in the community help churches, widows, carrying on dancing
0.09.55.00 Not really traditional but something that is good for people to do.,
0.10.23.00 Univ of Texas in Arlington. Know a few words in Pota.
0.11.15.00 Future- Mother has all ready been collecting things for future grand children.
0.12.20.00 Husband- Johnny James
0.13.19.00 Ashley Green Blackman Jr.*LaFromboise Parent Mamie Margaret Ray Blackman GP-Anna T. Hardin
0.14.16.00 Her husband is absent and the wife is sitting in on his behalf. He is on his way to another country.
0.14.57.00 Ashley was in the Navy four yrs. Got out worked for telephone Co. Put in 20 yrs in the Air Force.
0.16.13.00 >>>Faye Blackman Mitchell-*LaFromboise Parent-Mamie Margaret and Ray Blackman GP-Anna Hardin
0.16.19.00 Ashley Blackman is her oldest brother. Talks about her siblings. Two children. Two grandchildren
0.17.10.00 Mother enrolled them when they were born. Their mother is one of ten children only two living.
0.18.26.00 Talks about the family migrating.
0.19.31.00 Ancestral family- Hardin, Riley, Hardin, LaFromboise.
0.22.37.00 >>>Alton Ray Strange-*LaFromboise- Parent Delia Blackman Strange Douglas GP Mamie Margaret Ray Blackman
0.23.29.00 Always look up to NDN heritage. Collects NA things. No children. Wife. Audit clerk.
0.26.00.00 Bob and the group talk about gas prices and other general stuff.
0.27.20.00 >>>Genevieve brant Minshew -*Brant Parent-Genevieve brant Minshew GP- Samuel John Brant
0.27.23.00 Sam born in OK. When he was young was taken to a catholic school.
0.28.42.00 Walter Brant and his uncle had a lot to do with Pota's. She got herself and children on roll.
0.29.40.00 Her children more involved with NDN's than her.
0.31.15.00 Bob talks about Chairmen that held office.
0.32.31.00 Married a Texan. His name was Aurthur.
0.32.59.00 >>>Amma Janette Sanchez-*Brant Parent- Genevieve Brant Minshew GP-Samuel John Brant
0.33.25.00 They would brag about being NDN. Won some prizes in school for papers on NDN's
0.34.05.00 Didn't come to TX till she was 13. Didn't get involved till 7 yrs ago.
0.34.33.00 One son. One daughter-married.
0.35.03.00 Genevieve interjects- her youngest is going to Baylor. Native American scholarships.
0.36.49.00 Appreciates all the work.
0.37.50.00 Bob and Amma talks about the clinic, dentist, dietitian, lab, X-Ray, pharmacy…
0.38.57.00 >>>Linda Beth Higbee Gill - *Higbee Parents carl Revere Higbee GP Walter Higbee
0.39.25.00 Siblings, Father-10 children in his family, They had a base ball team.
0.40.00.00 James, Crystal, Christina. Didn't get involved till 7 yrs ago.
0.40.54.00 Linda learned to do some sewing. Christie works for the tribe.
0.41.24.00 Knew she was NDN. Western Heights. Not unpopular to be native but they didn't talk about it.
0.42.13.00 Her mother worked in the school.
0.42.34.00 Christy-wanted to learn about heritage.
0.43.05.00 Linda-paper work and learned about family.
0.43.28.00 Christy-talks about Corbit and relatives there, cemetery
0.44.22.00 Linda-part of the family still lives there.
0.44.48.00 Genevieve-talks about the land the family had.
0.46.29.00 Talks about heirs to the land.
0.48.59.00 Linda-talks about her grandchildren.
0.49.50.00 Christy-talks about her children and stepchildren
0.50.40.00 Linda-Native Language
0.51.53.00 Christy-Learning about the water ceremony-one of her relatives in uniform
0.54.20.00 Good Bye's
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