Tribal police force boasts new cars, latest equipment

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1 Vol. 12, No.8 Ctzen Band Potawatom Trbe August, 1990 These strkng photographs were taken at the annual Potawatom Days Pow Wow earler ths summer by trbal member jm Lemon, who works for the El Dorado News Tmes n El Dorado, Arkansas. Lemon sent these and several other beautful pow wow photographs to trbal personnel drector joe Whte, who helped hm out whle he was n Shawnee. joe sad Memores Of Pow Wow that the dancer n the photograph at left s Ron Hams Sr., Sac & Fox. The buckskn dancers n the other pcture are, from left, Shawna Longhorn, Shawnee/Arapaho; Eva Duncan, Pawnee; jacke Tsonetokoy, Kowa; Sylvastrne Shelds, Pawnee/Otoe; and Alta Rayes. Trbal polce force boasts new cars, latest equpment Law enforcement s state of the art at the Ctzen Band Potawatom trbal complex. There are two, brand-new, shny polce cars. o There are moble phones n all the cars. o All the offcers wear beepers SO they can be summoned nstantly. o All the offcers are well traned and cross-deputzed wth other agences. o All the offcers have new unforms wth attractve new patches. n other words, the trbal polce force s totally up to date and ready to serve. The department, whch s headquartered n a small buldng behnd the admnstratve buldng, conssts of sx full-tme employees ncludng Chef Dave Kubak. They are Robert Komahcheet, Terry Coon, Howard Bates, Raymond Harjo and Jerry Bas, who s as>gneu to the bngo hall. Between them, they keep the polce department functonng 24 hours a day, seven hours day provdng securty to trbal operatons and performng a varety of other dutes as needed. Much of ther law enforcement work s n the area of domestc problems, especally chld welfare. "Almost every day we have somethng lke that," Kubak sad. And they frequently are called out on emergency chld protecton stuatons. As far as law enforcement on trbal property, that s usually lmted to drunks and traffc accdents. Snce there s no reservaton, ther major areas of responsblty are the trbal enterprses - the convenence store, bngo hall, golf course, etc. They make sure bank deposts for those operatons are made safely each day. But they also serve papers for trbal court and are responsble for mantanng order when court s n sesson. Sometmes they must testfy n court cases, both trbal court and dstrct court, f trbal members are nvolved. At other tmes, they may be called upon to help out other law enforcement agences. "We assst the sck and njured, and assst the county, Hghway Patrol and local polce departments fcalled on," Kubak sad. As an example, he cted work done durng last wnter's Please turn to page 15

2 Page 2 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 Herndon warns of changes n college grants SPECAL NOTCE: Snce the Ctzen Band Potawatom Trbe began admnsterng the Hgher Educaton Program on January 1, 1989, we have been overwhelmed wth applcatons from college bound students. For the school year had two choces: () stay wth the June 1, 1990, deadlne or (2) extend the deadlne for acceptng applcatons and reduce the grant amounts. may not be able to do ths n the future. Anyone requestng nformaton wll receve a two-page applcaton and nstructon sheet. Anyone makng applcaton should submt everythng lsted on the nstructon sheet and falure to do so wll reduce your chances for a grant. We probably wll never be able to award grants to all the applcants so t s very mportant students submt tmely and complete applcatons. For any Trbal member who has appled and dd not receve a grant would welcome a phone call to dscuss t wth you. Anyone else wshng to dscuss the program may also call. Our toll free number s 1- Charman Shares Trbal Culture Trbal Charman John Barret, second from left, recently met wth members ofthe B'ha fath and erplaned trbal hstory and cluture to them. The group, made up largely of youngpeople,allended the 1990 Pow Wow earler, campng out and he/pnge/ean up the grounds each mornng. On ther later vst, they presented Barrett wth lterature about ther movement and erplaned that they seek learn about other cultures n the hopes that "we can al come together and dscuss the barrers /0 world peace. Also present for the sesson n the Long Room was trball chaplan Norman Kker, fourth from left Old pctures have been dentfed Remember the old photographs we prnted n the HowNKan a couple of months ago? We asked for your help n dentfyng the P!"'ple n the hand-tnted pctures. Well, we found out who they are. Sam and Theresa Bennett Bruno were the couple n one pcture, and the lttle grl s Vna Belle Bruno Pensoneau. The pctures are n the trbal archves. Wtnesses testfy at ndan Fnance Corporaton hearng WASHNGTON - The Senate n several states n the 1950's) answer was to gve the BA more proposed approval of the bll wth Select Commttee on ndan Affars Ducheneaux sad there had been dollars. Ducheneaux ended hs only some mnor changes. held a hearng July 25 on Senate Bll no audt of the BNs operaton of testmony by sayng that the bll s There were no more than twelve , a bll ntended to establsh an the ndan Fnance Act to determne another effort to dsmantle the BA, trbes n attendance at the hearng ndan Fnance Corporaton. Ths ts effectveness, and that there were and he justfed the hgh deln- and several dsputed NCA Presnew corporaton would then admn- no B1A operatonal problems that quency rate of BA loans by compar- dent Ducheneaux's asserton that he ster and operate the ndan Fnance "more money and more personnel" ng t wth delnquency rates of was speakng for the NCA mem- Act whch s now run by the Bureau could not fx. other federal agences: Department bershp. of ndan Affars. Ths brought a quck and heated of commerce, 84 percent, and the' The hstory of goes back to The lst of trbal wtnesses to response from Sens. John McCan, Farmer's Home Admnstraton, , when the fnal report ofa testfy ncluded names from the R-Arz., and Danel nouye, D- percent. congressonal study on ndan Navajo Department of Economc Hawa, charman of the Select McCan's fnal response was that 'affars, performed by an all-ndan Development, the Msssspp Commttee. nouye remnded he "certanly was not satsfed wth commsson, recommended the Choctaw, the Salsh-Kootena, and Ducheneaux that a smlar bll had the dea that more money and more establshment of a smlarly structhe Natonal Congress of Amercan been drafted and amended by trbes personnel would mprove the tured ndan Fnancal Corporaton ndans. several tmes before, and that the performance of the BA." to provde fundng for trbal ceo- The frst to speak was Wayne prevous bll had been passed by Three Afflated Trbescharman nomc development projects. Ducheneaus, charman of the ther Senate and House but had Ed Lonefght, of Fort Berthold, N.D., Snce that tme there have been Cheyenne Rver Soux, and pres- been vetoed durng the last sesson told the commttee that "trbes several attempts to establsh the dent of the Natonal Congress of of Congress. should be wary of these new deas corporaton. All those efforts were Amercan ndans. He sad that s a compro- based on the bad experence of the thoroughly dstrbuted and ds- He sad he was speakng for the mse of all other past blls and has Amercan ndan Bank." cussed by trbes wth lttle oppos- Unted Soux Trbes of North and the support of a majorty of trbes. nouye sad that the ndan Bank ton. South Dakota. He sad NCA, the McCan then told the NCA had'been a success, that the nves- Unted Soux Trbes, and several presdent that he, Ducheneaux, had tors had made a good proft, and other trbes from the Mdwest are all hmself supported the prevous bll that t had dssolved only because of frmly opposed to the passage of the and now "you are gvng the a lack of nterest by trbes. bll. mpresson tha weare tryng to do The Navajo alsoopposed acton He sad there had been no somethng that the trbes don't on the bll, suggestng the commttee delberaton of the bll n ndan want." McCan added that "your postpone any further steps untl country, that the bll was only area [BA Aberdeen areal has a very after the congressonal break durng ntroduced on July 21 and was hgh loan delnquency rate, about 93 August. nouye sad that no acton already beng "marked up." percent, and yet you say you are of any knd s planned yet. He added that the bll was satsfed wth the BA's operatons? Councl member Ron Prosper of probably the most detrmental bll to Are you satsfed wth the status the Salsh-Kootena testfed n favor trbes snce the days of Publc Law quo?" of , sayng the BA had a 280. (P.L took law and order Ducheneaux sad he was not conllct ofnterest n operatng the jursdcton away from many trbes satsfed but nssted agan that the ndan fnance Act loan program. He c.j. Robnson, Lousana, $10 Marcelle D, Power, Oklahoma, $20 C.E. Smth, Kansas, $7.50 Support Your HowNKan!

3 Vo/12, No.8. August, 1990 HowNKan Page 3 A Potawatom welcome to these new members: NEW ENROLLEES, Wllam Rchard Chuch Davd Lee Savory Derek Mena Davd Mena Justn Krk Coots Jesslyn Breanne Maron Matthew Robert Maron Jacob Qunn Morrell Jeffrey Pearce Morrell Bradley Allen Snow Kevn Robert Snow Darnsha Mare Zmmerman Tanya Ncole Owens Dedra Ann Mull Tamara Lee Wheeler Annetta Rene Wheeler Wllam John Ragsdale Mary Elzabeth Ragsdale Jesse Gene Glenn Dense Mae Gullon Hunter Bradley John Hornung Ncole Renee Henry Call Ann Knox Lsa Mare Abel Stephen Ray Whtener James Bard Askew Edward Bennett Askew Matthew Joseph Ptts Kell Ncole Wley Jod Legh Wley Amy Dawn Bussell Todd Ryan Bussell Jason Phllp Cranford Jonathan Blar Cranford Dana Kay Hull Dlley John Matthew Dlley Jeffrey Alan Roselus Tanner Charles Roselus Ncole Lauren Roselus Edde Ray Keesee Kyra Chrstne Keesee Shelnda Gal Hull Brenda Jane Hopkns Cannedy Hed Ncole Cannedy Chyanne Mare Hopkns Jacob Douglas Whelden Robert Wllam Butler, Jr. Ern Rae Rowe Davd Jason Rowe Vrgel Glenn Parker Duye Rachelle Gregg Taler Jean Daughtery Brttan Mchelle Yarbrough Jason Lyn Melott Rachel Lynn Lews Rebecca Lee Lews Walter Ernest Jackson Clfford Edward Jackson Katheryn Mare Jackson Krstopher Lee Jackson Angela Danne Grmmett Lauren Beth Grmmett Robert Tyler Grmmett Mchelett Fath Ackerman Franke Rebecca Reust Mchelle Dee Ackerman Curts Dean Howe. Rchard Glen Howe Heather Dawn Wllmett Kathy Ruth Leabo Lee Ann Leabo Cyntha Lynne Wllmett Pckens Sean Ryan Proctor Jocelyn Else Pckens Jarrod Scott Arrasmth jaran Laree Arrasmth Nel Paul Schroepfer Teresa Ncole Watkns Frances june Strke-Axe-Burrow Charles Antone Bruton Frederck Leonard Burrow Dale Lynn Jackson Wnona Dawn Jackson Susan Lee Lemon Lauran Mykael Krste Fontenot Randall Lee Gaddy Davd Anthony Schaffer Joseph Adam Schaffer Ncholas Wllam Schaffer Tracy Danne Clark Kmberly Ann Counts Tracy Lee Counts Danel Evan Myers Morgan Elane Kmes Jennfer Lynn Duke Mark Carlton Duke Danny Lee Duke, Jr. Jennfer Lynn Rchardson Bradley Scott Owens Tracy Lynn Pelter Robert Adam Albertson Brenda Mare Albertson Jeffrey Warren Duncan Haley Ncole Spurlock Holly Ann Duncan Brtn Dawn Spurlock Matthew James Moutaw jessca Ruth Kmble Stacy Paul Kmble Rhonda Lee Bowser Dana Lynn Bowser Steffan Lane Compton Ashley Ann Compton Rusty Lee Ledford Carr J. Ledford Dust Dee Ledford Krystal Danelle Lopez Crystal Rene Jackson Zachary Ryan Fletcher Terry Lee Osborn Brttney Ncole Osborn Hlary Lee Ann Crow Sylva Ann Neal Wornck Mchael James Ooley Robert l.ee Ooley Jeffrey Davd Coots Dawn Ann Coots Knnett Justn Davd Coots Brttany Rose Coots Brandy G Black Boedy Joe Black Blly Ray Black Becky Orene Black Bobby James Black Sunshne Danel Chrstopher Allen Barnett joshua Lee Barnett Tffany Chrstne Barnett Tammy Ann Cossey Todd Gary Mark Sanders Teresa Ann Sanders Karen Rae Mercer Ratlff Charles Jasper James Ratlff jeffery Dwan Butler Gary Dean Carter, Amanda Mare Carter jerry Don Ayers Kmberly Anne Brown Krk Alan Brown Kyle Gene Brown Derek Rchard Whtten Deborah Ann Weatherford Brttane Dale Weatherford john jess Bucko Guldemann Amanda Renee Goodman Ncholas Ryan Goodman Brenton Shane Goodman Danyelle Mare Thuma Stuart Bradford Sampson Davn Carter Sampson Autn Lee Lednsk Amanda Mchelle Lednsk Kathryn Ann ce Catln Brooke Rch Mchael James Rch Jessca Lynette Rch Jessca Ern Rchardson Lndsay Ann Mller Kmberly Carol Hogan Tedda Lee Hogan Krstn Don Hogan Chrstopher Ryan Parmer jordan Denns Parmer Brad Douglas Parmer Lujan sets gudelnes for gamng FARGO, N.D.<NANS) - u.s. nteror Secretary Manuel Lujan Jr. has outlned federal gudelnes allowng ndan trbes to establsh gamng operatons on non-reservaton land. Lujan, n a speech at the Western Governors' Assocaton annual meetng, sadunder thegudelnes, trbes wantng to useoff-rescrvatonlandsfor gamng establshments would be requred to obtan approval from the governor of the state. He sad the federal gudelnes are ntended to regulate trbes that want to establshgamngoperatonsn urbancentersasa way to develop trbaleconomes. Lujan further sad trbe would have to prove they had explored other economcdevelopmentplansbefore they wouldbepermtted to operategamng off reservaton. Reacton by the governors to Lujan's speech generally was negatve. North Dakota Gov. George Snner, a Democrat, sad he wouldn't approve such operatons. '1 don't thnk that we want slands of gamblng or anythng else outsde the reservatons," Snner sad. Colorado Gov. Roy Romer, also a Democrat, sad n a somewhat convoluted sentence that " thnk t s an outrage where we are gettng.to a place where the people of a state cannot make ts own decsons about gamng. am very uncomfortable wth the drecton the federal government s gong wth these new regulatons." And Montana's Republcan Gov. Stan Stephens sad federal ndan polces are "creatng an aparthed naton" n Amerca. Stephens sad the federal government "needs to r~valuate ts entre relatonshp wth Natve Amercans." ButLujanlater told reporters thegovernorsmustremember thatndantrbes are soveregn natons and must be regarded as such. "don'tseea comparsonofsouthafrca wththendanreservatons," Lujan sad. "The laws ofthe state do not apply wthn an ndan reservaton any more than the laws of North Dakota apply n Canada or South Dakota. So they are dfferent. 1 Road Work Begns Soon Work to repave the porton ofhardesty Road east offgordon Cooper Drve on the north edge ofthe trbal complex s set to begn soon. The trbe provded funds whch were donated to the county to use as the local match for the federal funds.

4 Page 4 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 For the record... CTZEN BAND POTAWATOM SPECAL BUSNESS COMMTEE MEETNG MNUTES July 17, 1990 Present: Charman John A. Barrett, Vce-Charman Lnda Capps, Secretary Treasurer Bob Davs, Commtteeman Hlton Melot, Commtteeman Francs Lever, AccountngDrectorCarolynSullvan,Trbal Rolls DrectorMary Farrell, Museum & Gft Shop Drector Esther Lowden, Grevance Commttee members Jo Ann Johnson, Jerry Motley, Gene Bruno. Guests Matlda Slas, Tom Lehman. Charman Barrett called the meetng to order at 6:45 p.m. Hlton Melot moved to approve Resoluton #90-1 and Resoluton #90-2 requestng the Bureau of Land Management and the Bureau oflndan AHars to ddermne thruugh ndependentengneerngopnon the rsk of fresh water well contamnaton on CP 50 Thomas Nona Ctzen Band Potawatom trust land by a untzed water nood project approved by the Oklahoma CorporatonCommsson; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Esther Lowden made a presentatoo concernng a call from Natonal Amercan ndan Housng Authorty n Washngton, D.C. requestng a shawl from the Potawatom Gft Shop to be presented to Mrs. Barbara Bush on July 26, Francs Lever moved to approve fundng of $ to the Ctzen Band Potawatom ndan Prncess for travel, costume, sash, etc.; Bob Davs seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve Resoluton #90-3 enrollng 26 descendancy applcants; John Barrett seconded. Passed 5-0. Hlton Melot moved to approve Resoluton #90-4 enrollng 24 descendancy applcants; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Lnda Capps moved to approve Resolu ton #90-5 enrollng 12 descendancy applcants; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Francs Lever moved to approve Resoluton #90-6 approvng 5 trbal members elgble for enrollment under prevous blood quantum gudelnes; Bob Davs seconded. Passed 5-0. Francs Lever moved to approve the purchase of a vdeo projector for Regonal Councl meetngs; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. John Barrett moved to approve an ordnance amendng the appellate procedure Secton 4, the Appellate Court shall consst of three Justces who shall be drawn from the namesofsevenjudges provded bythetrbal Consttuton, and Secton 450, Suggestonofa Party for Hearng or Rehearng n Bane, of the Trbal Code; Lnda Capps seconded. Passed 5-0. Francs Lever moved to table the readng of the June 30,1990 mnutes; John Barrett seconded. Passed 5-0. Tabled due to four members of the Busness Commttee not havng copes of the mnutes. Meetng adjourned at 11:30 p.m. BUSNESS COMMTEE MNUTES June 30, 1990 Present: Charman John A. Barrett, Vce-Charman Lnda Capps, Secretary Treasurer Bob Davs, Commtteeman Hlton Melot, Commtteeman Francs Lever, AccountngDrectorCarolynSullvan,Trbal Rolls DrectorMary Farrell, Guest Don Perot. Charman Barrett called the meetng to order at 7:30 a.m. Don Perot made a presentaton and showed a short flm on preservng the Potawatom culture. Bob Davs moved to approve, wth one correcton, the May 21, 1990 mnutes of the Busness Commttee; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve, wth one correcton, the May 21, 1990 Tax Commsson mnutes; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve the June 5,1990 Specal Busness Commttee meetng; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. Francs Lever moved to approve Resoluton #9(}-140 requestng the Ctzen Band Potawatom ndan Trbe to enter nto a contractual agreement wth the ndan Health Servce to provde access to retnopathy screenng, montorng, treatment and eye care educaton; John Barrett seconded. Passed 5-0. Francs Lever moved to approve Resoluton # enrollng 25 descendancy applcants; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve resoluton # enrollng 20 descendancy applcants; Lnda Capps seconded. Passed 5-0. John Barrett moved to approve Resoluton # enrollng 23 descendancy applcants; Hlton Melot seconded. Passed 5-0. Lnda Cappsmoved to approveresoluton # enrollng 28 descendancy applcants; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve Resoluton # enrollng 30 descendancy applcatons; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Hlton Melot moved to approve Resoluton # approvng 17 trbal members elgble for enrollment under prevous blood quantum gudelnes; Lnda Capps seconded. Passed 5-0. Bob Davs moved to approve Resoluton # placng twenty- ghttrbal members on a resoluton that were enrolled August8,1983 wthouta resoluton; Francs Lever seconded. Passed 5-0. Lnda Capps moved to approve Resoluton # renstatng four trbal members who were wrongfully removed from the roll July 11, 1983;John Barrett seconded. Passed 5-0. Meetng adjourned at 8:45 a.m. Golf Course Renovatons The pro shop and snack bar at Fre lake Golf Course wll have a completely new look when workon the downstars porton ofthe buldng s completed soon. The pcture at rght gves an dea of what the pro shop w/l look lke when fnshed. At left, new stars to the upper floor also lead to batherooms used whle those downstars are redone. Once the lower floor s completed, work wll begn on the upper floor. The former locaton of the elderly nutrton program, t w/l house a restaurant when complete.

5 SacredJ{eart Sptlng "Sunmer, 1990 A Quoltetly Publcaton O/The sacred Healt Msson Hstorcal Socety Vol. J, NO.1 Out Of the WlJerness Struggled WHERE T BEGAN: A Start Of Tre Church n Oklalwmn Lght was comng to the Poltawa- -,.-" Y"..."...7 tome wlderness n v.1 '~"". Wthout gudes, two French Benedctnes, one ral but determned, rode northwest from Atoka, ndan Terrtory, through woods turnng scarlet and gold and over stretches of prstne prare. Nearevenngthey reached the town ofstonewall,nthechckasawnaton, crowded because of a court sesson. That nght Father Dom sdore Robot, soon to become the founder of Sacred Heart Msson and Abbey, and lay brother Domnc Lambert Slept on the floor of a room wth ndans. Next mornng belongngs were mxed and Father Robot nqured n French for hs chapeau. To hs delghted surprse the Chckasaws understood and found hs hat. Contnung hs journey, he found French names among the Pottawatomes. n the cabn of the Bourbannas famly, near present Wanette, he sad the frst Mass on the reservaton, and meetng promnent men of the trbe he noted that "polte and Chrstan tradtons A Vew Of Sacred Heart Before The Fre were stll chershed," evdence of the monastery of St. Mary of Perre qu labor of jesut mssonares when the Ths artcle was wrtten by Fred Vre - "the stone whch turns" ndans lved n Kansas. Grove, t orgnally appeared n founded n a wlderness just as Sacred To Father Robot t was lke a flower The Oklahoma Courer on Heart was to be n far-off North openng before hs eyes. A msson Augusl Amerca. He had been a mltary andschool weresorelyneeded. These chaplan n the Franco-Prussan war. prmtve people were warm and hs perceptve master's thess on The When the archbshop of New Orleans sent a request to the foundaton generous. Butassstancewasessental Monastc Centers of the Order of St. as well. Benedct n Oklahoma, "t never of mssonares, Father Robot offered Often ll, he was beleved to suffer seemed to occur to hm that he should hmself. He and Brother Domnc from consumpton. "Yet f ths were be easy wth hmself." saled n january, Theyspent the true," wrotefatherjosephf. Murphy, Born n Burgundy, july 18, 1837, next two years n Lousana where of St. Gregory's College, Shawnee, n Father Robot was a member of the Father Robot "became nterested n.. thecondtonofthe ndans." Through correspondence wth the jesut Father n Kansas, he learned that both the Pottawatome and Osage trbes were wthout resdent prests or Catholc schools. He pettoned to go to ndan Terrtory, a request soon approved. Now wth the drowse of late October around them whle he and the fathful Domnc retraced ther way toward Atoka, he was awjhe that, no matter how favorable ther contracts Please Tum To Page 4.. ", Greetngs Froln Sacred Heart.. Tm Lowry As Presdent of thesacred Heart Msson Hstorcal Socety, am proud to report on our progress at Sacred Heart. Our progress may seem slow at tmes and may be measured n nches, but we are never dscouraged. The mportantgoals we have undertakenare enormous but not mpossble. Our work at the Hstorcal Socety s extremely mportant to the preservaton ofthe early hstory, hertage, wayof lfe and memores of Sacred Heart Msson. t s ony through yourcontnued sprtual and emotonal and monetary support that we wll contnue to accomplsh ourgoals. We have many needs and your generous support has gotten our organzaton off to a wonderful start. Out recent membershp drve was very successful wth a grand total of 359 members to date and stll growng. The clean up work on the msson grounds s gong well, however, the wet weather ths sprng has thegrassgrowng better than usual. We have recently purchased a tractor wth a brush hog whch hasenabled us to keepupwth someofour mowng. We stll requre help wth our fnsh mowng and the Potawatom Trbe and the Knghts ofcolumbusofada has been comng to our ad. We have had restoraton consultants assess the needs of our hstorc buldngs whch Please Tum To Page 2

6 Page 6 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 Letters To The Quarterly EDTOR Sacred Heart My grandparents are beleved to be bured n Sacred Heart Cemetery. Around 1903 john Lloyd Hgdonand hs wfe Elzabeth Appolona Mles moved from Mssour to ndanterrtoryaccompaned by ther son joseph (jody) and hs wfe Vck and ther three chldren. They settled on land near Asher and Konawa. Records show that Elzabeth ded about Feb. 6, hope on our next trp through Oklahoma we can vst the area. Margaret Hgdon Gles 1926 Larson Salna, KS Enjoys The Paper EDTOR Sacred Heart Thank you for keepng me onyour malng lst. enjoy every ssue of Sacred Heart Quarterly. The leller of 1901 from Mary Grove -later Sster M. Monca Grove, myaunt-and the sermon the daybefore the 1989 run by Father gnatus jean, OSB, were especally nterestng. Sr. Tarscus Grove Oklahoma Cty, OK Hopes To Vst EDTOR Sacred Heart Thanks for the newsleller about Sacred Heart. enjoyed t very much. My parents, E.W. and LOlle Canfeld, arc bured there, also my sster Theresa Akerman and her chldren. Ther graves all have markers. Some of the Hgdonsaremy relatves, also. hope to go to Sacred Heart before the end of the summer and 'll tty to stop by and vst a whle wth you. LOllse Canfeld Moore Ncoma Park, OK Greetngs - From Page 1 has requred us to redefne our restoraton efforts. wll report more on ths n our next newsleller. The members of St. Patrck's parsh n Oklahoma Cty worked n the area behnd the Ssters of Mercy cemetery, ths area was where the brdgecrossed the duck pond and s lookng very nce. We have acqured an outdoor statue from the Ssters of Mercy. t s our hope to place ths statue somewhere between the two cemeteres, whch was the orgnal ste of St. Mary's Academy. Ths statue has hstorcal sgnfcance snce t's orgnal ste was besde St. Mary's Academy at Sacred Heart untl the 1940's. twasmoved to OklahomaCtywhere welocated t ndecember of1989 and was able to acqure t wth the helpof Sr. Beatrce Bergman of Mount St. Mary'sandFr. PupusofSt. Andrew's Parsh n Moore. t s currently beng restored bysharonsemmerofsacred Heart. Ourhopesare to havethe sta tue ready to be set sometme ths fall. We have acqured some other tems that wereorgnallyatst.mary'sacademy. We are havng to store these tems untl we have a museum to dsplay them. Wehaveawealth ofnformaton and materal or our newsletter and encourage you to keep contrbutng your lellers and artcles. HAVE YOU MSSED YOUR NEWSLETTER? Before you accuse your malman of lftng t, we are behnd. Hopefully, n the near future, we wll have our temporary offce completed at Sacred Heart Church. We hope ths wll ease some of the problems we have n puttng the paper together n a tmely order. The volunteer lades who put the paper together have been workng at home orwherever theycan meet to work on the Newsletter. As we contnue to grow n membershp, ourpaperwork has grown also. When the temporary offce s fnshed, t wll gve them a central place to work and organze materal. We are plannng to put together a vdeo documentary whch would cover the earlyhstoryofsacred Heart Msson and surroundng area. The vdeo would nclude a walkng tour of the msson grounds, ntervews, and photographsfrom theoldsacred Heart Album. We plan to use ths vdeo for group presentatons and home vewng. Ths would allow us to reach more peoplewth nformaton that they would enjoy hearng and seeng. We are eager to get ths project underway and completed. We have had many vstors who have come for tours and clean ups. The boy scout group from the Oklahoma School for the Deaf at Sulphur came one Saturday durng a clean up and toured the msson grounds. The boys and ther sponsors had lunch wth us and had a good tme. At our annual meetng, we had several vstors whch ncluded the deaf group from St. Patrck's Parsh, Fr. Ben Zoeller presented the slde show to the large group present and gave the tour of the msson grounds. Br. Benedct McCaffreebroughtthe college students from St. Gregory's for two clean up days and worked at the sprngs and around the old store buldng. We also had the pleasureof meetng the new presdent of St. Gregory's College, Dr. Carmen Notaro, he accompaned Br. Benedct on bothoccasons. We enjoyed havng everyonecome to work, playand vst. We want everyone to come and share n the rch hstory and hertage of Sacred Heart Msson. havelots more to report on, but t wll have to wat untl the next ssue. We wll be lookng forward to seeng or hearng from you soon. Parents Horwred EDTOR Sacred Heart A few days ago maled a lfe membershp to you to be entered n memoryofmy mother, latanobrecht. Onsecond thought,would you please enter that n memory of both of my parents, jacob Wllam and latan Wlley Obrecht. Asyou wll havenoted, my paternal grandmother and my father's youngest sster are bured n Sacred HeartCemetery. ~sted thecemetery the summer of t s ndeed a unque hstorcal ste. Thank you. Vrgna Obrecht Popejoy Juncton Cty, KS n Fne Condton EDTOR Sacred Heart could notsend ths wthouta note to tell you how pleased alwaysamto go back to Sacred Heart and see the lovng care gven to the upkeep of the church and grounds. Ths seems to be as mportant to the parshoners now as when was growng up there. The church was the center of lfe for our famly, and went wth my mother, Anna Grove, manytmes to helpclean the church and altars. On Sunday mornngs Mama would pck flowers outofthe yard and we would go early to put themdon thealtarbeforemass. am glad that the church and parsh stll reman n hgh esteem. Monca Grove Moran Dallas, TX P.S. Do you stll have any of the Chrstmas cards wth the snow scene of the church? fso would lke to buy a box f you let me know the cost. Thanks for sendng the two msson newsletters. especally lked the artcle wth Mary Grove n t (Sster Monca, whom was named after). Edtor's Note:The Chrstmas cards are stll avalable for $6 plus $1 to cover postage, f you are stll nterested. Thanks For Tour EDTOR Sacred Heart Thank you so very much for the nterestng tour you gave Wednesday, Aprl 11, 1990, for the O.B.O.E. group of Wesley Unted Methodst ChurchofShawnee.t hadbeenalmost two years snce had been there last could see so much work and mprovement you have done down there. Some of our group had never _ been there before and they were really mpressed wth the beauty of the church and the old msson grounds andcemeteresacross the creek. wsh more of our group could have come but t was such a cold, blustery day and several were not feelng well. To me t s a sort of nspratonal place because of the hstory of the place as well as the beauty and calm about t all. Easter week was truly an approprate tme to come to see the rebrth of an area you are workngon and on the way home as we drove west on Hghway 39 about two or three mles, the creeks were all full of bloomng dogwood trees! t was beautful.. As a small token of apprecaton for Mr. Lowry's tme n showng us around,1 amenclosng somepersonal checks from some of us that perhaps you can usensomesmall wayto help n your restoraton efforts. Weareallsenorctzensand f you would care to enroll each of us n senorctzen membershps, we would be honored. Thanks agan and 'msure someof us wll want to return agan to vew your progress. God bless you efforts. Hlda L. Whtten Shawnee, OK Memnres Revved EDTOR Sacred Heart The artcles n the Sacred Heart Quarterly,Autumn1989,aboutMare Mullen Mannng, brought back early memores of my chldhood days al Sacred Heart. am wrtng some of memores as remember them after all the years that have passed so t s possble they are not accurate. Please forgve me f ths s the case. Mare Mullen was the frst voce teacher that had. She taught, among others, Robert Hllerman, Margaret Mary Hllerman and me Sngng and voce, and she taught Margaret Mary to play thepanoand organ. Margaret Mary later became organst at Sacred Heart. Robert's dad and Margaret Mary's dad were brothers and Margaret Mary's mother was my dad's sster. Margaret MaryorLuclle Sherlock ([thnkt was Margaret Mary) taught my sster Monca to play the pano and organ and Monca became the organst at Sacred Heart Church followng Margaret Mal)'. When Mare marred Jerry Mannngon August 28, 1933, Robert and werealtarboysattherweddngmass. Joseph Grove ssues Are Combned No, you ddn't mss an ssue of The Sacred Heart Quarterly. Ths edton s twce the sze ofpast ssues and covers both the sprng and summer of We hope you lke t.

7 Vol 12, No.8. August, 1990 HowNKan Page 7 'The Cradle Of My Youth' After The Fre 'rememberthe nght of thebg fre; no one knew for sure how t started. We were aroused out of our sleep by one of the Ssters rngng a bell. Our orders were smply to get dressed as quckly as possble and get n lne. Thenwewereall marched downstars and out on the front lawn. The Ssters and neghbors who had come helped carry thngs out of the convent for t soon became evdent that t was also doomed. 'saw someone pull a hangng lampfrom thecelng and throw t out nto the yard. They also threw the chapel organ from the second floor balcony, butt was salvaged and used agan, and t mght be n good repar today. All ofourdotheswere burned. t must have happened n a hurry for we spent part of the nght n the lttle French Sster's convent whch was saved when the beautful church burned. 'don't know how so many gotnto thesmallbuldng, butwe just lay as dose as we could get to each other, Ssters and all, on the floor. Maybe some slept. The next mornng the llle Ssters served usfred ham, bread and coffee, thegrandestmeal' can remember, for t was a very cold mornng. Some of the chldren whose parents lved nearby went home durng the nght. When the parents saw the flames whch could be seen as far away as Shawnee, about thrty mles dstant, they came for them. Oklahoma Cty resdents also clamed to have seen the flames from ther homes. After breakfast, was selected to accompany two of the Ssters to Shawnee and after' found a par of shoes whch weren't mates, the hred man drove us. We arrved md afternoon at the convent there and announced that a couple of wagons would becomngthatnghtwthmore Ssters and grls. don't know how we dd t, lookng at the lttle convent now, but we slept n every room but thechapel and ktchen. We washedon the back porch n ltlle tn basns after breakng the ce. Of course, ths stuaton was soon eased snce some of the grls left for ther homes from there, and a few days later the older grls were transferred to the Ardmore convent., was just a lttle wart, but' was sentalong wth them. We fnshed the school year there at St. Agnes Academy. The man thng' remember well was that almost every nght, or SO t seemed to me, we were awakened by a bell. The occason was a bg fre n town for whch we could kneel and say a few prayers, or a tornado for whch we woulddress and proceed to the storm cellar., wasn't old enough to be scared, for we passed through the ktchen where a Sster had a large basket of sandwches prepared for us. We carred these wth usand ate them later n the cellar. We prayed some, ate lunch andsometmesplayed a few games. 'don't remember havngseen a storm, and, can't fgure out now how they knew there was one approachng.theyear fnallyendedand we all returned to our homes but the next year saw us back at a new St. Rear Vew Of Old 51. Mary's Academy Before The Fre Ths s the concluson of the memors of Nelle Teser Schrndlkofer. The frst part of the artcle appeared n the Autumn, 1989, edton of the Sacred Heart Quarterly. Mary's Convent. That summer, was chosen as a travelng companon of Reverend Mother M. Catherne Troy, the superor. We traveled through the East and n the course of our travels we vsted Mother Catherne Drexel of the "Mllon Dollar Drexels" of Phladelpha, a great phlanthropst. Our msson musthavebeenfrutful forour new convent at Sacred Heart was started mmedately, and was ready for occupancynseptember. Thefrst convent was not very large, but addtons were made through the years., spent my happest years there. We had wonderful teachers; they taught us all of the fne arts, such as sewng, embrodery and musc and we have a fne orchestra at one tme. We often put on plays for dfferent occasons such as Thanksgvng, Chrstmas, St. Patrck's Day and Washngton's Brthday. An excellent play we put on was called "Cona" or "Kater, the lttle ndan Maden." Costumes were loaned to us from St. Patrck's ndan School n Anadarko. They were all made by the ndans, beautful blankets,buckskncoatsand leggns, head dresses of feathers. t was a beautful play and everybody lke t. The whole convent was heated by wood stoves. The farmers around would haul cord wood through the summer; there seemed to be mountans olt. Then n the fall some of the lay brothers from the monastery would comedown and saw the wood nto stove sze. They had a largesteam engne whch ran the saw. Ths was qute an exctng event to all of us. n the wnter months we had to carry ths wood nto the house and dstrbutet nto every room that had a stove, and at that tme we thought they had entrely too many. One of he Ssters and a couple of the older grls took week about lghtng the fre and makng t nce and comfortable for all of us., fnally grew old enough to serve at ths duty. Some of the hghlghts of our actvtes were two pcncs each year, one n the fall and one n the sprng. We planned weeks ahead for these. The farmers around were very generous to brng ther teams and wagons. Theycameearly,aboutnneo'clockn the mornng on the pcnc day, and of course, we were ready before ths. A Sster was assgned to each wagon flled wth grls, and the man wagon carryng only the food. There weren't anyhot dogsorpotatochps, justgood roast beef and beans and a lot of vegetables, but the extras were what counted: cake, ce-<eream, soda pop and candy. We always played a lot of games, ncludng baseball. After a good cold lunch of leftovers, we were onourhomeward way. These outngs always proved adventurous; sometmes we would get caught n storms; sometmes we would get lost, or maybe have a slght accdent, such as the wagon breakng down, whch must have been a great worry and concern to the Ssters, butnot much to us. We often arrved home soakng wet and very late, so we would get to sleep later n the mornng; we had to get dryclothes,you see. Once we went over nto the Semnole naton several mlesaway. We though wewerestartng home on tme, but we had an accdent or two. Frst a team fell through a brdge; ths caused qute a delay gettng thngs straghtened out, butno onewas hurt. Then thecarrage whch was rdng n broke down. The team just walked away wth two front wheels. No one was hurt too serously but t was another delay, and we were out n the Semnole naton. As wepassed a house t SE'('med lke a dozen dogs came barkng out and followed usto thenext house.the same thng would happen over. That wasone tme we were frghtened and happy to get hume. look part n all these actvtes for mymother ded when' wasannfant, and returned to school each year for twelve years, so you see why' loved the Ssters and all those good years. Sster Mary Vncent was someone specal; knew her through all those years and we loved each other. She must have felt responsble for me for she and ourdearlord worked everythng out for me. That last year a certan young man, by name Frank Schmdlkofer, came to work at the convent, and Sster and he must have thought was the rght one for hm. We were ntroduced and he was permtted to vst me n the parlor and would sometmes cook hs Sunday supper and serve t to hm. ddn't know then, but do now, that the old sayng s true: "The best way to a man's heart, s through hs stomach," and agan Sster may have thought' would just keep comng back after graduaton. Anyway, we became engaged and were marred that August n the convent chapel whch he had bult. Of course, we got specal per~ msson. We refer to t as a holy weddng. Asde from ts beng held n the Ssters' chapel, a very dear frend of our Brother John Laracy was the best man, Brother Edward from the monastery was the altar server; Father Maurceperformed theceremonyand Father Placdus was present n the sanctuary. Sster May Mercy presded at the organ. My older sster was my brdesmad and my parents, (my father and step-mother) were present; also my husband's sster and nece from Texas. The Ssters served us a lovely breakfast and we were on our way to Alabama on our honeymoon. We returned n October to a lttlecottagemy husband had bult through the summer and we lved there for over sx years, so they really ddn't get rd of me so fast. And those were happy years. My husband contnued on as manager. We were blessed wth three lttle boys whle there, and we decded that they couldn't go to a grls' school, and we needed more room. So we bought a farm near Shawnee, Oklahoma, and moved to tnthefall of1917. TheSstersgaveusacow and some turkeys. returned to St. Mary's for a vst many tmes, and the Ssters vsted us on our farm. We rased ten chldren, four werenthearmedforces; two are stll n. Two grls became nurses, 'lod one a Sster of Mercy of course, by the name of Sster Mary Vncent, named for our dear trend and benefactor, Sster Mary Vncent. We lost a son, Vncent, n He left two sons. We celebrated our ffteth weddngannversaryn We have twenty-four grandchldren and eght great-grandchldren. feel have been abundantly blessed and am very thankful for all my beautful memores, but the old gray mare an't what she used to be. Nelle Teser Schmdlkofer Shawnee, Oklahoma My husband passed away n Ths was wrtten around 1968, when Fr. Dens Statham (Crash, nc.! was V!TlJ actve wth hs efforts to restore Sacred Heart Msson. Nelle and Frank were guardans of Mare Mullen.

8 Page 8 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 Where t Began: Father Robot Selects A Ste Contnued From Page 1 wth the POllawatomes, the nearness of wnter and the lack of fnances would delay the msson. Father Robot maled reports to the ecclesastcal authortes n Rome and to the superorsof theordern France. Meanwhle, he started a llle school n Atoka; furthermore, rdng n a sprng wagon, he made wearsome trps to Tshmngo, captal of the Chckasaws; as far west as Fort Sll and the Kowa-Comanchereservaton, north to Pawhuska, captal of the Osages, and back through thesac and Fox, CreekandSemnole reservatons. About ths tme he was desgnated prefect apostolc of ndan Terrtory. Another fall arrved before Father Robot could return to the Pottawatomes. Wthout delay, they offered a secton ofland of hs choce on condton the Benedctnes bult a msson and school for ther use. He selected a ste four mles north of thesouthcanadan rver, northwest of present day Konawa and south of Maud, rch n sol and ample good sprng water and tmber. The ndans began CUllng and haulng and preparng logs for a one-story buldng, 22 by 10 feet. An early wnter suspended work untl n February the frst two recruts reached the tny msson, novces Mchacl MurphyanBenedctShea,the only survvors of a yellow fever epdemc that had swept the order's foundaton atsavannah,georga. Fve more arrvals strengthened the msson n Aprl, all from the parent monastery n France. They Slept n tents and wagon beds. That year workerscompleted a log cabn, 15 by 15 feet - the frst monastery-andthemanbuldng, begun n the fall of 1876, was beng constructed two stores nstead ofone. By june there were eght recruts. That month sx wagons left to brng back lumber frott Atoka, 70 mles away. Mal came through four tmesamonth, f streams weren't up. The Benedctne communty was settlng down. Father Robot commenced the same strct monastc routne of the Benedctnes of Perre qu Vreo The day began at 3 a.m. wth devotons and ended at 8 p.m. There was work for all n the forenoon and afternoon,onthe farm ornthe woods and quarry. Bll of fare for the whole year of1877 was: breakfast, bread and coffee; dnner, soup and vegetables; supper, rce and three prunes - no more. Lfe wasstll rugged at Sacred Heart when john Laracy, a New jersey man, joned the poneers n 1877 as a lay brother. "n very cold weather your cup would stck to the table, frozen fast," he recalledn hs Remnscences. "The work was hard, the lvng poor, the weather very cold, and the surroundngsdesolate,thebenedctnes' mollo, 1'rayand Work', fts them for a lfe n a poneer country. They not only looked after the sprtual welfare Sacred Heart Msson Buldngs & mprovements ~. " ~,, : 1 ; ;' ;-'-'-'_'_' / / / / ~ ~. / /,(./ / \ L._.. 1 P"~"H'./,,/ R5E..,~.~._~ ~._,1.+,,.,./ ns!! 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UOt' of the ndans, but also ther materal welfare. They taught them how to enlarge ther farms, to rase gardens and showed them by example how to do t. Advce s good, but example s everythng." Whle watngat Atoka for a wagon to come for hm, Brother john hmself receved advce from a farmer not knowng the younger man's purpose: "There are plenty of nce ndan grls justlookng for a young man lke you. And don'tbeafrad of the ndan part, for they have just enough ndan to make 'em good lookn'. You get acquanted wth the old folks at frst, show 'em you don't drnk or gamble, and then they'll get to lke you. Then get acquanted wth one of the grls, marry her and your fortune s made, as you'll have the full rghts of a natve." Brother john taught thechldrenof freed Negroe slaves lvng n a selllementonthesouthcanadan. Hefound them "anxous to learn." For many ;,_.J _.. '. Scole 1": 500' Comp No, 8 Soc ond Fo)! Agency, ndan Terrtory. To wham t moy Concern-Ths s to certfy thot have ths doy compored the OOove pon wth survey ond records n ths offce,ond lnd la be a corrett r~presenlolonof the Socred Heart Msson buldngs and mprovements on Sectons 7816, Townshp 6N Range SE. contanng 640ocres. N. $. FOr ler u. $. $pl!(;ol AQent 10 Allomen Land 1887 years he was postmaster at Sacred Heart, Okla. He ded at St. Gregory's Abbey n 1940, one of the most remarkable of the poneers, who sad he came to the fronter because: "Frst, felt a call to the relgous lfe, and secondly, always had a love and sympathy for the poor ndan." Fnancal assstance remaned scanty. BecauseofcondtonsnFrance theparentordercould contrbutelttle to the strugglng msson. The bshop Please Tum To Page 5 ; ; \,

9 Vol 12, No.8. August, 1990 HowNKan Page 9 Where t Began: Ad Came From Across The Country Contnued From Page 5 of Lttle Rock and the Bureau of Catholc Mssons sent ad. A New York publsher, james a. McMaster, owner of Freeman's journal, rased substantal funds. n a letter to McMaster,FatherRobotexpressed the Benedctnes' determnaton: "There s nosupport hereeven for one prest. But wll stay. t s the busness of the Benedctnes to de n cvlzng bar barans. Our predecessors dd n Europe. Wemustdot for theabandoned ndans." As the year 1878 drew on, another large buldng took shape and guest quarters were provded. Traders, cattlemen, army offcers travelng between Fort Sll and Fort Smth and often rders of "hard descrpton" stopped for supper and lodgng. All receved typcal Benedctne hosptalty and "no questons" asked. Sometmes U.s. marshals rode up to the msson but a few hours behnd hurredly departng guests. Never sparng of hs own precarous health, Father Robot dd not, meanwhle, forget other trbes. By horseback or wagon he vsted the Comanches,Quapaws,Choctawsand Osagf'S. And n recogntonfrom Rome a decree "empowered any bshop to confer the abbatal blessng on hm, gvng hmall the honorsand nsgna of a Benedctne abbot." "We want some Ssters to tran up our grls," ndans n the area told the monks. Therefore, St. Mary's Academy was founded n Sx Benedctne Ssters from New Orleans arrved n Atoka on August 21, but could not reach the msson untl 15 days later, unable to cross the swollen rver. For days they camped south of the msson. School opened for the ndan grls September 27. Shortlyafter, FatherRobot began a boardngschool for ndanboyscalled Sacred Heartnsttute, later known as Sacred Heart College. Before long whte students were also enrolled. Wthn a year, there were 15 pupls. Condtons were tryng and dstances great. After four years the Benedctne Ssters were wthdrawn and fve nuns from the Ssters of Mercy, Macon, ll., contnued the academy. "How greatly surprsed we were," a poneer nun remembered, wrtng n the ndan Advocate, the msson's perodcal. "nsteadofa small logcabn for a convent, a tent for the ktchen, the wde prare for the garden and walks to whch we had bd adeu, and the many lttle comforts nseparable to ordnary lfe, we suddenly came n full vew of the convent wth ts surroundnggrovesandfelds-thelatter n wavng gran - all presentng a grand surprse and delght to our longng eyes." A few tender letters, preserved today n the Unversty of Oklahoma lbrary'smanuscrptsdvson, tell the evdent love and encouragement the Ssters had for ther pupls. Wrtten n A Vew Of A Crossng On The South Canadan Rver Near Sacred Heart the flowng penmanshp of the day, ad obvously chershed throughout the lves of the recpents, the letters begn: "Mydearchld,My darlngmary,". They read n part: Your letter was receved some tme ago. have been very much occuped snce then, but dd not forget that owed you a letter. Ths wll reach you hope before the feast of our Blessed Lady's Purfcaton. On that day our Blessed Mother brought to the temple her Dvne Son, the true Lght of ths world. t s n order to remnd us of ths that the Holy Church blesses candles on that day. You may remember t last year at St. Mary's. Alwaysbearnmnd!hatt s a pleasure for me to hear from St. Mary's lttle pupl." Another Sster wrote from St. joseph's Convent at Krebs, ndan Terrtory, 1887: " knew when saw you last that would not see you agan ths year, but thought t best not to tell you. Wll you return tost. Mary's? sncerely hope that you wll. thnk of you so often. Fond love to all, and darlng retan a large porton of your dear self." One sster recently ll: "Whle was absent n Atoka and McAlester, your last letter came. When returned to St. Mary's wasqute ll for several days. Ths s my excuse for my slence. trust to your goodness of heart to be forgven. Please remember us kndly to your famly and you accept love from all the Ssters and chldren." To the ncreasng numbers of Benedctnes bolsterng the msson , the wld tales of the fronter seemedall too true. Onegroupcamped on the tral from Atoka. Father Murphy, wrtng hs often humorous hstory, sad the newcomers were "hardly more than fast asleep when awakened by what seemed nothng else than the war cry ofblood-thrsty ndans. Sprngng up, they were thoroughly alarmed. "Abbot Robot hurred to persuade them thattheeere soundscomngout of the wlderness were only the cres of coyotes." Oneprestreached themsson wth only one shoe, havng lost the other fordng Boggy Creek. Another prest, fndng no one to meet hm at Atoka, walked the entre 70 mles. Sacred Heart's very remoteness seemed to attract vstors who had to see for themselves that such an nsttuton,radatnggoodwll ad sprtual servceoverso vast an area toall races, actually exsted "n a soltude of forests and hlls." AcorrespondentfortheKansasCty Star, travelng from Purcell n a buckboard,frstsaw themsson as "agreat ple of whte buldngs, ts wndows gltterng n the lght of the declnng sun lke squares of gold and slver." He sa w also felds of wheat, corn andcotton,orchardsofapples,plums, peaches, pears, aprcots, cherres and extensve vneyards. "Each brother," he wrote, "s employed accordng to hs ablty. One s a shoemaker, one a blacksmth, another a baker, whle others make clothng, teach n the college or labor n the felds." No traveler was ever turned away from the abbey door, he sad. The guest was assgned to an apartment reserved for vstng bshops: t opened on a broad, shaded balcony. Twlght was fallng when the vstor heard a knock. t was a brother announcng supper. He led the way through the closter to a low buldng from whch came savory odors. nsde stretched a long table, "sweet wth cleanlness," covered wth an abundance of wholesome food. "Both food and lodgng are wthoutcost. Those who have money may gve f they desre to do so, but are never asked." The reporter found the fare "exceedngly plan, mostly soups and vegetables, wth a pnt of wne for dnner." He was told, "The Benedctnes are great on soup." Afterward there were cgarson the bshop's portcobefore retrng.then: "Far nto the nght the sleeper was roused from dreamsby the sound ofa chor chantng Latn hymn." Too, Sacred Heart provded refuge for world-weary persons. n a rustc cottage the correspondent met "Captan Pllar," a veteran of 24 years' servce n the Brtsh army and holder of the Vctora Cross. " am weary of marchng," he sad, "and shall rest here to the end of my days." FatherRobot'sdeathnDallas, Feb. 15, 1887, where he had gone to rest, was the frst n a seres ofblows thereafter whch struck Sacred Heart. He was 50 years old. Father Thomas Duperou, a natve of southern France, became the superor to Sacred Heart monastery before the founder ded and was rased to abbot n Father gnatus jean, who took over the dutes of prefect apostolc of ndan Terrtory, started the ndan Advocate n A quarterly revew, then a monthly, t was publshedatthemonastery untl 1910, ts object "the sprtual as well as the temporal welfare of the ndan race." Father Duperou bult a new monastc church n 1892 and strctly followed the routne ofthe Benedctnes. For example, monks rose at 1 a.m. n 1893.

10 Page 10 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 Honor Roll Of New Or Contnung Members New Lfetme Members Wllam B. and Elzabeth Barton Memphs. TN Ben R. and Kathryn Ragland Ada. OK Dan and Melssa Orschen Austn. TX Albert F. lamonte n Honor-Ssters of Mercy Merchy Health Center Vrgna Obrecht Popejoy Juncton Cty. KS New Patron Members BancFrst St. Teresa'S Church Harrah. OK Abbot Charles Massoth. OS.B. St. Gregory's Abbey Shawnee. OK May Cecela Skora Cheyenne. WY Esched Enterprses. nc. Edmond. OK New or Contnung Members Frances R. Afnowcz Florence Brueggen Helen J. Brune Shawnee. OK Chere Bryant Fttstown. OK Benton Y. and Wlle Mae Burton. Jr. Maud. OK George S. and Betty J. Cupak John P. and Vrgna G. Courtney Adele Kastner Crump Sprngfeld. VA Ruth Rhodd Dckman Manteca.CA Dr. John W. and Mary Lou Dodge Maurce H. and Mary A. Drury Myrel Dumas Purcell. OK Sammy Edwards A.W. and Rachel E. Fehrenbach Harrett Frank Rev. Kenneth S. Fulton Sand Sprngs. OK Margaret Hgdon Gles Salna. KS Vera Good Chrs and Vrgna Grove Luclle Grove Lester A. and Theresa Hanneman Emma Jo Hayes n Memory of Mnne C. Wedower Sbyl V. Hckey Asher. OK Tony and Mare Hllerman Albuquerque. NM Vesta Hodges Asher. OK Margaret A. Howard Wewoka. OK Batt and Thelma ngram Gene and Erma Hoffman Rev. James A. Kastner Emma Jo Kouba Fred and Teresa Kuestersteffen Hesston. KS Matthew and voleta Kuestersteffen August and Anna Mae Lehman Karen Lst Bernard Dean and Sue McCraw Stllwater. OK Robert J. and Carol McCraw H.R. "Mac" and Mary E. McCurdy Florence McKnney Maud. OK Mary C. Mehler Ada. OK Joan Newton Ruth Parkhurst Mercedes Phpps Frank and Marlene Rhodd Mary Rhodd C.W. and Georgana Rhodes Francs Rgney Shawnee. OK Sster M. Bengna Semtner Our Lady of the Valley Plot Knob. MO Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Smon Norman. OK Paulne A. and Edde Sms Yukon. OK Oleta V. Sknner Gladys B. Small n Memory of Eva Lena Novarre Tucson.AZ Mrs. Agnes M. Smth Gene Smth OW. and Amy Sparks Pryor. OK Rev. Joachm Spexarth Blessed Sacrament Church Coalgate. OK Wllam J. Sweeney Reno. NY Clyde Joe and Deletha R Upton Mary Wood Thanks, Each And Every One! Mrs. Rose Zoeller Purcell. OK Mr. and Mrs. Edward j. Braun Joe and Helen Dubey Weatherford. OK Geraldne Ryan Joe W. and Wanda J. Gll Mrs. R. B. Koos A and Dorothy K Semtner Alvn J. and Kay Wasnger James A. and jean Howard Asher. OK Fr. Jake A Males Krebs. OK Frances and Rose Mare Bouska Elmore Cty. OK Charles and Mary Veux St. Lous. OK Loue F. Dester Clara Ann Dowell Ann Merkel Bllye Mayfeld Noland Mke and Jean Akerman Glenda F. Buck Velma Long Wanette. OK Don and Pat Campbell Davd and Ton Elkns Ada. OK Jm and Mare Esched joe and Luetta Gootee Mdwest Cty. OK Agnes Hey Wanette. OK Sherry Hackett Asher. OK Mary Alce New Shawnee. OK Albert and Agnes Lehman Wllam B. "Jack" and KarenJohnston Newalla. OK Brad and Cty Kosemund Asher. OK Geraldne Lehman Robert E. and Monca Moran Dallas. TX Edth R. and Hooley Nave Maud. OK Louse Canfeld Moore Ncoma Park. OK Joseph and Dorothy Prtchett Mdwest Cty. OK W.M. and Theresa Sanders Newcastle. OK Dr. and Mrs. W.K. Semtner Durant. OK Lloyd and Hazel Wllamson John H. and ren Btsche Chckasha. OK Earl A. and Carol Alne Canfeld Meeker. OK Bll and Mary Jo Rans Elzabeth Balman Ada. OK Edna and Earl Berry Nna J. lafleur McAllen. TX Robert G. Tpton. Jr. Macomb. OK Mrs. Melvn J. Martn Shawnee.K Hlda L. Whtten Shawnee. OK Helen L. Wess Shawnee. OK Frances R. Roberts Eufaula. OK Mary J. Moore Beevlle. TX Grace Hey Doyle Lamar. CO M. Louse Howard Clck Tecumseh. OK June Neal Tom Balman Don and Llly Ledbetter Maud. OK Clara M. Combs Semnole. OK Helen Howard Krause Class of 1937-St. Mary's Ada. OK Bob and Dorothy Lehman Edmond. OK OletaCatherneCastermanHolloway Dckens. TX MEMBERSHP TO DATE Lfetme 21 Patron 34 Famly 64 Senor Ctzen 127 Relgous 4 Student 3 ndvdual 105 Total 359 MEMBERSHP CONTRBUTONS TO DATE Contrbutons ) $ DUES $2, DUES DUES 3, DUES 3.665

11 Vol 12, No.8. August, 1990 HowNKan Page 11 Advocate Artcle Recounts Lfe n ndan Terrtory n the Aprl, 1891, ssue of the ndan Advocate 3. Theexpenses n the ndan terrtory are greater "On account of the dffcultes we encounter to accordng to anaccount gven andrecorded by Very than anywhere n thestates. Why? For manyreasons. buld a house n the wlderness; the materals are Rev. gnatous Jean, OSB, s the followng account: On account of the great dstances and nnumer- very expensve when brought on the ground, 30 or "To gve an exact dea of our stuaton n the ndan able obstacles, especally rvers and creeks wthout 40 mles from a depot." terrtory, t s necessary to engage the knd and brdges. The rvers were notthe clear ones encoun- The Benedctne Fathers hadaccomplshed much benevolentattenton ofourreaderson the followng tered elsewhere but ragng torrents durng the rses n 10 years. ponts: "1. Our prncpal work s to attend 30 trbes and treacherous qucksand when at lowest ebb. By surmountng and overcomng the above oband about 6,000 Negroes, who before the Cvl War The mssonares are oblged to cross n order to staclesalongwthmany, manymore, havng to arse were slaves among the ndans, and beng emanc- vst the souls confded to us. at 1 a.m. n order to take care of ther relgous pated by the war, have now the same rght here as "On account of the hgh prce of the goods, f we oblgaton and buld ther futures by workng wth the ndans themselves. buy them n the ndan terrtory." ther own hands. Wth all the above dffcultes they 2. n these 30 trbes, and among these colored "On account of the freght costng n the ndan were able to buld buldngs that were more than people lvng here there are not enough means to terrtory twce as much as n thestates, because the adequate for ther needs and the needs of the commantan a sngle prest. Our means of subsstence ndans mpose a pecular tax on the ralroad com- munty, gvng shelter to travelers also. The commust come from outsde or from the work of our panes crossng ther lands. t s the same for the bnedvaluenthosedayswereestmatedat$l00,ooo. own hands., 'Operantes manbus Nostrs'. Such s tcket when we travel on some ralroads. A half fare Ths was buldngs alone and dd not nclude the the dfference between the ndan terrtory and all n the ndan terrtory s equal to a full fare n the lovely felds, orchards and vneyards. the other doceses or vcarates of the Unted States. states." Floor Plan 8; Cost Of Buldng New Monastary After The Fre - /6'L,j, crslrrv,/ J "(2.~l,41.4,J-.5"':..5 '0 Boya' Do... Second Floor Cell~ t b r r, Balconv ~ North " " /,.:"11t "r.j.:l -. - Frst Floor - - Boys' Refectory Ktchen r- f- Proe. ///,~.~ {,, '-~ n (" ry Rea.r Porch 71..]-v L.! f tj,.2.o 77 3 u d/j,;(.[j-c,!q()l- 8'-7/,~S- <'f'l,/) /30 J '3 Refectory ~ ChApter Rool'Q ="---- -,-- Guest Rm Parlor Porch Sacred Heart Monastery of 1901 Chor l Thrd Floor / Sa.crsty Chapel ~ '--~15ft.~ ~.:h~. 'h7" L ("" u:r / ~ / u. l Q J-.",, rq<h. / 'J j- '-"'" Jy." t/, ("1'7 (,'1',,, 17-, Jl."d C;'f..."J ~~&~ ~- / d ~, l ~- 111.;",,{,'JJ"J d 1/(. (, j'"f.'-1 'n. r ~;d,4..,4 u...;., 1r'~ J~<h l+~j ;/tt-<t 7,.1902 r 25 n, l

12 Page 12 HowNKan August, Vol. 12, No.8 The Frst Ordnaton n ndan Terrtory Frstordnatonofprestsn ndan Terrtory took place at Sacred Heart n late summer of "Many ndans were present," Father Murphy related. "They were anxous to see what process the brothers had to go through to be changed nto prests. The Benedctnes gave them a large, fat steer, and they had a barbeque n true ndan style." An able admnstrator, Father Duperou held the offce of abbot less than a year. Fallng ll, he left ndan country for a rest n France and ded n Pars, December 7. Sacred Heart was now out of ts poneer state, no longer an outpost of relgon and educaton. By 1895 the college showed an enrollment of 33 students, and two years later the legslature of Oklahoma Terrtory empowered t to confer degrees. Poltawatome, Semnole, Osage and Sac and Fox youths attended school, the last two under?;ovemment contracts for a tme of $29.87 per quarter for every studentclothed, fed, lodged, cared for and taught." And for some years thebureau of Catholc Mssons provded for the educaton of 40 ndan boys. "A fne nfluence throughout that mmedate secton wth ts model farm, fne vneyardsand orchardsand systematc management" So the Sac and Fox agent prased Sacred Heart n hs 1894 report. Early n 1898 Father Felx De Grasse,oneof FatherRobot'sponeers, was elected abbot. Not only was he "the man mssonary laborer among the Pollawatome ndans," but he.:. u.~. had constructed a church, school and convent n the Osage Naton. He was a grand nephew of Count De Grasse, commander of the French fleet whch fgured n the decsve battle of Yorktown n the Amercan Revoluton. On the nght of January 15, 1901, came the dsaster from whch Sacred Heart never fully recovered. Fre '.'. startng n the dnng room of the ndan boys swept out of control. ''n 17 mnutes all was over," the Advocate sadly reported. The entre msson was desrroyed, ncludng St. Mary's Academy,about60yardsfrom the other man buldngs. Even so, the undaunted Fathers rased funds and proudly broke ground for a new monastery the fol- Are You A Member Of The Socety? Clp Ths Coupon And Mal Today! We Need Your Help! r, : Membershp Applcatoutu; ~~r~e~art~~:n!!.o~!sl~}! ~~O~~ety : Check Membershp Desred NAME: : : Students...$5 per year ADDRESS: S; Ctzens,,$5 per year CTY, STATE, ZP: ndvdual... $10 per year TELEPHONE: : Fam~...$25 per year NAMES OF FAMLY MEMBERS (For Famly Membershp): : Busness..$50 per year pledge to support the Sacred Heart Msson Hstorcal Socety n ther efforts to preserve, restore, mantan and care for the Sacred Heart Msson Le _ $250 grounds. have enclosed $ for my annual membershp. ~. L,. ;... ~...~ -g' w"'o <{V _ rr. 0..A" ~Cl.... s0n co :::> L.L lowng July, a three-story brck srructure. Both the boys' and grls' schools opened on schedule n new frame buldngs next September. But tmes and needs are changng. The Benedctnes could see the desrablty of locatng ther college near some populous center. Shawnee was a desrable locaton. Father Felx ded January 5, 1905, and Father Bernard Murphy, who succeeded hm, resgned fouryears laterbecauseofpoor health. No new abbot was elected.

13 ...' Vol 12, No.8 August, 1990 HowNKan Page 13 Mnsterng to sck at St. Maryls takes toll on prest (Ths s the bography ofreverend Maurce Gal/and,S.,., contnued from last month's edton ofthe HowNKan. More excerpts from hs dary about hs tme at St. Mary's Msson wl/ be publshed n future edtons. ) For thrty years he deprved hmself of even meager comforts that he could have enjoyed at the msson. He was fathful to hs flock though some remaned ndfferent and obstnate to hs Chrst-lke Charty. The cause of hs dsease that eventually proved fatal was the result of hs devoton to the ndans. Twelve years before hs death he was called to a dyng pagan-ndan who lved n the present vllage of Slver Lake. When Father Galland reached Cross Creek, the stream was hgh, full of floatng ce. The companon of Father Galland warned hm of the danger of crossng at that tme. " must," he repled, "f de another wll take my place." Then he urged hs horse nto the rushng torrents and succeeded n reachng the other bank safely. Ths plunge nto the cy water and the long rde of eleven hours wth hs clothes frozen to hs person proved too much, however, for even such a robust man as Father Galland. The next day the frst symptoms of paralyss appeared, and became progressvely worse each year untl hs death on August 12, He trembled constantly, fndng relef only n sleep. When he sat down hs head was bent nearly to hs knees. There are stll to ths day a few Potowatom ndans lvng on ther reserve northeast of St. Mary's who remember hm n that forlorn condton. Someone asked hm f he felt any pan. Hs reply was that he felt as f someone were contnually poundng hs fngers wth a mallet. Despte hs constant pan, the only complant heard from hs lps was hs nablty to care for hs sprtual charges. After the paralyss had ganed hold on hm, he was unable to rde horseback, but for some years he went long dstances by means of horse and buggy to carry out hs mnstry. One of the saddest words that dropped from hs pen...,~ are these lnes to Father DeSmet: The Pottcrwatomes have dmnshed greatly the last few years. Drnk has done consderable ham among them. am the only one who understands ther language. can scarcely see them for lack of a drver; ths makes the matter all the worst. f could have a drver at least twce a month, mght be able to do some good. There are 20 boys who would wllngly render me ths servce. t seems to me that feach of them were to lose one or two days of class a year, ther studes would not suffer much on that account; on the contrary. But the professors wll not hear of t. 14 The ndans frequently vsted Father Galland n hs llness. The comfort and encouragement they receved from hm helped them to battle aganst temptatons of drnk and other evls rampant amongst them. Father Galland's last summons to the sck came n june, He was called to a sck woman near Topeka. Ths journey proved too much for hs already exhausted strength. The Brother nfrmaran, notfed that Father Galland was very ll, set Ollt for Topeka mmedately to brng hm home. The month of july passed, and the valant Marker Explans Some St. Mary's Hstory (Photo Courtesy Gladys Moeller) St. Mary's Msson (Photo Courtesy Gladys Moeller) '~,~ ~ ~:~~ ;.,... mssonary's health revved, but only temporarly, for durng the frst week of August he suffered a relapse from whch he never recovered. God summoned hm to Hmself on the twelfth day of that month, "Wth hm the jesut attempt, lastng through four decades, to chrstanze and cvlze the Potowatom of Kansas passed nto hstory)s Father Walter Hll, S.j., summed up Father Galland's remarkable lfe n ths manner: Few mssonares of recent tmes among the aborgnes of Amerca have accomplshed greater and more sold good than dd the santly, noble-hearted, long-sufferng and most chartable Father Galland. Hs lfe was a model of every hgh Chrstan vrtue, and hs death was the befttng close to such a career; for t was peaceful and happy n that hope that confoundeth not. Up to hs dyng day he never mssed a communty exercse to whch he was physcally able to attend; and n order to spare others trouble, he would permt no one to serve hm n anythng whch he was at all able to do for hmselj.l6 Footnotes to Galland bography 1 Cf. Walter j. Hll, S.j., "Father Maurce Galland, S.j., "Woodstock Letters, V (Aprl, 1878), Catholc Mrror (Baltmore), November 16, Cf. Glbert j. Garrghan, S.j., The jesuts of the Mddle Unted States (New York: j:j. Lttle and ves Company) P bd., Cf. Garraghan, op. ct., p bd., Cf. Garraghan, op. ct., p Hll, op. ct., p Ths dctonary was never publshed. t comprses a hundred and thrty pages, wrtten n long hand on ledger paper 7 1/2 by 15 nches. The dctonary can be found n the archves of St. Mary's College, 51. Mary's, Kansas. 7 A testmony to the fact that Father Galland's prayerbook s stll known s a leller from a Potowatom ndan, dated June 6,1947, Konawa, Oklahoma. Ths leller was addressed to Father Galland and contaned the followng request: "Please send me the ndan Holy Bble contanng the old and new testament, translated nto ndan language." KahdelloGalland,june6, Walter j. Hll, S.j., "The Pottowattomy ndans, "Woodstock Lellers, V (January, 1877),6. 9 Brother Lous devrendt's Bography of Father Galland was never publshed. The grammar s frequently awkward and faulty, as well as the spellng, but for vvd and dramatc touches of the personalty of Father Galland, t s unsurpassed. Ths work can be found n the Archves of 51. Mary's College, 51. Mary's, Kansas. 10 Lous devrendt, 5.j., Bography of Father Galland, (Archves of St. Mary's College, 51. Mary's, Kansas) p bd., p bd., p For ease of readng, quotaton marks were added, and text altered slghtly; that s, commas and perods were placed where needed. 13 bd., p Letter fromfathergalland to Father De5met,june 11, Cf.Garraghan, op. ct., CX!, Garraghan, op. ct., p Walter Hll, 5.j., "Maurce Galland, 5.j., "Woodstock Letters, V (1878),

14 Page 14 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 New law professor presents books to au law lbrary A collecton of 2,700 Amercan ndan law books and related works has been presented to the Unversty of Oklahoma Law Lbrary by Rennard Strckland, who wll be jonng the OU faculty as a law professor n August. Stckland, a Muskogee natve, comes to OU from the Unversty of Wsconsn at Madson, where he was a professor of law. Pror to that, he served as professor and dean of the southem llnos Unversty School of Law. At OU, he wll drect the unversty's Amercan ndan Law and Polcy Center, whch s beng developed from the College of Law's strengths and actvtes n the area of Amercan ndan Law. The collecton, whch conssts of books and other prnted materals acqured by Strckland durng the past 40 years, ncludes such rare tems as early drafts of trbal laws as well as contemporary trbal papers and other hstorcal, poltcal and lterary works. Rch n materal about Oklahoma trbes, the collecton ncludes materal relatng to treaty negotatons and legslaton n Oklahoma and early trbal laws. The collecton underscores one of the major roles of the center, whch s to serve as a resource on hstorc and contemporary matters relatng to all recognzed trbes n Oklahoma, sad Strckland, notng that the applcaton of hstorc documents to modem ssues helps scholars understand Amercan ndan law, whch s rooted n ndan hstory and polcy. The collecton s dedcated to the memory of Strckland's brother, Wllam M. Strckland, who was the charman of the speech and theater department at the Unversty of South Carolna at Columba and was an authorty on the rhetorc and communcatons of Natve Amercans. The ndan Law Collecton at the OU Law Lbrary currently encompasses a broad range of materals on the socal, economc and poltcal aspects of ndan lfe of nterest to attorneys and scholars conductng research n ndan law. The strengths of the collecton derve from ts assortment of handbooks, manuals, treates, perodcal and government documents, and the avalablty of the materals n a varety of formats. Addtonal materals mantaned n the Rare Book Room enable the researcher to examne materals n ther orgnal form. Among the collecton's government documents - the papers of the ndan Clams Commsson, the Select Commttee on ndan Affars and the ndan Polcy Revew Commsson - may be read on mcrofche n the mcroforms room, and contemporary copes of brefs, arguments and treates stored n the Rare Books Room provde an addtonal source. The lbrary's collecton of legal perodcals provdes a partcularly valuable source for research n ndan law. n addton, use of these materals has been greally enhanced through publc access to the ndex of Legal Perodcals lsted on the lbrary's compact dsk-read only memory catalog. The CD-ROM catalog s a hgh-tech computer compendum of the lbrary's collec-. tons. Keetoowah band fles sut n federal court The Unted Keetoowah band of Cherokee ndans n Oklahoma has fled sut aganst the Secretary of the Department of the nteror n the Unted States Dstrct Court for the Northern Dstrct of Oklahoma. The Secretary, through hs subordnates n the Bureau of ndan Affars, has repeatedly refused to provde fundng to the Unted Keetoowah Band of Cherokee ndans n Oklahoma as requred by federallaw, and has refused to allow the Band and ts members to acqure land n trust wthn ts own homeland as authorzed by federal law, treaty, and pror Court decsons. The approxmately 7,200 members of the Unted Keetoowah Band are comprsed of persons of at least one-quarter degree of Cherokee ndan blood by the laws of the Band. The Keetoowah people are largely Cherokee speakng tradtonallndans and are the poltcal hers of Ktuwag, one of the seven orgnal mother towns of the Cherokee Trbe, and the Old Setllers who came to what s now Oklahoma n the 1790's. By takng these actons, the Secretary has attempted to effectvely revoke, wthout authorty of law, the Consttuton and Charter of the Unted Keetoowah Band of Cherokee ndans specfcally authorzed by Congress n 1946 and prevously supported and approved by hs offce, and to wthhold the property and funds whch belong to the Keetoowah Cherokee people. Smlar past acton wth respect to other Trbes has been condemned by the federal courts as an exercse n bureaucratc mperalsm. The leadershp of the Unted Keetoowah Band of Cherokee ndans n Oklahoma s confdent that ther poston wll be upheld n the ltgaton whch the Band has now brought n the federal courts, and requests the prayers and support of all people, ndan and non-ndan alke, who beleve, n the mmortal words of Mr. justce Black, that "Great natons, lke great men, should keep ther word." 80 Sup.Ct Contrbutons may be sent to the Keetoowah Ltgaton fund, c/o john Ross, Treasurer, 2450 South Muscogee, Tahlequah, Oklahoma For further nformaton contact Chef john Har at (918) Grant awarded for programs for gfted students The Amercan ndan Research and Development, nc. has been awarded an ndan Educaton Act, Dscretonary Grant to conduct weekend programs for gfted and talented Amercan ndan students n grades nne (9) through twelve (]2). The project, Weekends for ndan Scholars Enrchment (WSE ll), wll consst of three (3) seres of three weekends each. Each seres wll teach two (2) nterest areas at three (3) sted n Oklahoma for a total of sx (6) nterest areas over the course of three (3) seres. The sx (6) nterest areas are: Outdoor survval technques, ndan phlosophy, creatve wrtng, creatve drama, problem-solvng and art. Nomnatons for the program are accepted from students, parents, relatves, trbal and communty persons, and school personnel. Any person aware of an ndan student wth cultural knowledge or leadershp ablty or artstc creatvty or superor academc achevement s encouraged to nomnate them for partcpaton n WlSE. Teachers who have knowledge n the nterest areas and would be nterested n teachng are encouraged to contact the WSE program for applcatons. Amercan ndans wll be gven preference n selecton. fyou have any queston or need further nformaton please contact AlRO, nc.,405/364-d656. Bellmon approves Comanche request for horse track The constructon of an ndan-run par-mutual horse race track appears mmnent now that Gov. Henry Bellmon has sgned a statetrbal compact gvng pennsson for the faclty, offcals say. The compact stll must be approved by the jont Commttee on State Trbal Relatons. Rep. Eml Greser, D-Hobart, a commttee member, sad he saw nothng at ths tme that would prevent approval. A commttee meetng s expected soon and, f the compact s approved, constructon on the track could begn mmedately, Greser sad. The Comanches plan the track on the former ste of Comanche Downs, a non-parmutuel track. The faclty would be a one-mle oval that would seat between 5,000 and 6,000 customers. The track would be the frst n the naton acheved by a trbal-state compact to offer lve and smulcast racng, sad Gordon Hare, executve drector of the Oklahoma Horse Racng Commsson. Three trbal facltes n Calforna have negotated compacts for smulcasts, he sad. Hare sad the trbe n january had planned 156 racng days. The racng commsson earler refused to assume jursdcton over the Comanche track, whch s permtted under the federal ndan Gamng Regulatory Act that became effectve last October. Hare sad f the racng commsson had agreed to regulate the Comanche track, the commsson would have lent ts name and accepted responsblty whle beng forbdden from mportant nvolvement and control of track operatons. The compact sgned by Bellmon sad the trbe has created a Comanche Horse Racng Commsson to provde for the regulaton of par-mutual bettng accordng to the provsons of the Comanche Horse' Racng Act. The Comanche commsson would lcense the track employees. Under the compact, the trbal track would not be requred to be lcensed by the state or to get state approval of a contract between the trbe an a management company. Unlke other Oklahoma tracks, the trbal faclty would not requre approval of voters n a countywde electon. The trbe would, however, make nformaton avalable to the state on people or enttes that were fnancally nvolved n the track. The state could do background checks for complance wth the rules of the ndan Gamng Regulatory Act and. the Comanche Horse Racng Commsson. The trbe would levy a 10 percent tax on admsson tckets. Ffty percent would go to the trbe, 25 percent would go to Comanche County schools and 25 percent would go to the county.

15 Admnstrator Bob Davs Presents The Keys To Two Brand New Polce Cars To Chef Kubak Trbal polce vehcles boast latest communcatons tools Contnued from page 1 ce stonn, helpng wth mnor accdents. The trbe has mantaned ts own polce force snce 1983, the frst trbe n ths area to do so. Kubak, who has an extensve law enforcement background, s also a certfed federal frearms nstructor and makes sure the entre staff s certfed every sx months. Each year, he and Komahcheet attend specal tranng at the Federal Law Enforcement Tranng Center n Marana, Arzona, sharng that knowledge wth the rest of the staff on ther return. Snce Bob Davs became admns- trator, the department has receved new unforms and patches and upgraded the communcatons equpment. " thnk t's a very unque stuaton" that the cars all have moble phones, Davs noted. And recently the two long-awated new cars fnally arrved. They replace cars whch had 250,000 mles each on them. "They were worn out and just too expensve to keep up," Davs sad. n addton to the two new cars, whch are fully equpped, the polce department has access to another car, a pckup and a jeep. Fully equpped and up to date, they are ready to serve - and do so proudly. Vol 12, No.8. August, 1990 HowNKan Page 15 Trbal polce chef says he wll always be a cop Dave Kubak has always been a cop and always wll be. At least, that what he says now. The chef of the Ctzen Band Potawatom Polce Department can't even count the hours he has spent n tranng courses, much less the tme bult up n "OjT" on the job tranng. "Polce work s my lfe," he sad n an ntervew. ll lke helpng other people:' A natve of Harrah, OK, where he graduated from hgh school, ~ubak frst went to work for the Rock sland Ralroad n 1963 and worked as a specal agent for the ralroad. After the ralroad went bankrupt, he joned the McLoud Polce Department. Snce then, he has worked for the Pottawatome County Sherff's Department and the Unversty of Oklahoma Health Scences Center n Oklahoma Cty, as a law enforcement offce n both cases. Along the way, he has taken a varety of course work - more than 2,000 hours, he fgures. " am completely state certfed," he sad, "and also Bureau of ndan Affars certfed by the federal government." He s a lfe member of the Natonal Rfle Assocaton and the Oklahoma Rfle Assocaton, and s a member of the Oklahoma Sherffs and Peace Offcers Assocaton. Kubak,46, lves n McLoud wth hs wfe Vrgna. They have sx chldren, "all grown," and fve grandchldren. When he sn't workng, he enjoys huntng, fshng and bowlng. "'ve been at ths thrty years," he sad. 'Tm too old to do anythng else:' Dear Edtor: Recently was prvleged to attend a Natve Amercan/Chrstan worshp servce at a local church. Rev. Roy Wlson, relgous edtor of the Talkng Stck (a newspaper servng 8,000 Natve Amercans n the Pacfc Northwest), conducted the servce, whch combned some Natve Amercan tradtons wlh the Chrstan relgous experence. n thnkng about the experence, put my thoughts on paper n the fonn of a poem. As a member of the Ctzen Band Potawatom, [ felt that t was proper to send the poem to you; am also sendng a copy to Rev. Wlson as a thank-you for hs work n fosterng understandng between the Natve Amercan and the Chrstan world. hope to eventually submt the poem for possble publcaton but f t would ft nto the format of How-N-Kan certanly would consder t an honor to see t publshed there. read your paper monthly and fnd t to be a great publcaton! Especally enjoy the hstorcal artcles and the treates are very llumnatng. ( am the great-great-great granddaughter to Lous Veux.) have not done many poems wth a Natve Amercan nfluence. Others, more general, have been publshed, but the enclosed represents a real change - and challenge - for me. am a lcensed Amercan Baptst mnster currently servng as an assocate pastor n a small urban church. Untng Natve sprtualty and what can of Chrstanty expands my understandng of both and teaches me great respect for my Potawatom roots. My blood degree s small but 'm very proud of t; t features strongly n my understandng of who am. Thank you for all your work on How-N-Kan. t s much apprecated. Sncerely, The Reverend Susan Campbell Seattle, WA LOVE SONG Creat Sprt, don't understand why my brother who perced hs skn to pray for hs people s shunned by men whose Cod perced Hs skn to pray for all manknd. Can only Cod dance to You whle man sts mute and lstens? dentfes grandfather Srs: n last ssue june '90, for 1916 meetng, sure t s my grandfather, Ben j. Clardy. Apparently n 1916 they ddn't know how to spell hs last name. He was secretary maybe he dd not know how to spell hs own name. 've seen t spelled many ways. We love the paper. Sncerely, Margaret Geraldne Clardy Note of thanks Fnancal Ad, want to thank you so much for the fnancal help. couldn't have fnshed school wthout t. 'm very proud of my grades and the fact drove 130 mles a day to get to school and back for three months and have a perfect attendance record. Ths s very mportant to the arlnes whom hopefully wll get a job wth now. 'm sendng a copy of my school transcrpts. mss<.'"<l beng on the Presdent's lst by 9/10 of a pont, but dd get on the Honor Roll. Thanks agan for your help. Regna Baptste Story McMnnvlle, OR Pleased wth progress Dear Brothers & Ssters of the Ctzen Band Potawatom trbe: feel ~ 5 tme to let all 'of you know how happy and'pleased am wth the Trbe's progress. 've only attended two of the yearly get togethers and they were memorable. Hope can go agan ths year. look forward to recevng HowNKan each month. enjoy t all. Especally the great number of new members, mostly young people. Thnk of what that wll mean to the Trbe n the years ahaad. Well educated professonals who wll gve of ther tme. Bless each and everyone of them and for the parents carng enough to send n the approprate papers. All our famly members n the trbe are descendants of Solomon juneau. Sncerely, Marguerte Schuyler Topeka,KS

16 Page 16 HowNKan August, 1990 Vol. 12, No.8 The HowNKan s publshed by the Chlz.. Band Pot.. watoml Trbe wnh offces at 1901 Gordon Cooper Drve, Shawnee, Oklahoma The HowNKan s maled free to enrolled trbal members. Subscrptons to non members are avalable for $10 annually n the Unted States and $12 for foregn countres. The HowNKan s a member of the Natve Amercan Press Assocaton. Reprnt pennsson s granted wth publcaton credt to the HowNKan and lht Ctzen Band Potawatoml Trbe. All letters and submssons become the property of the HowNKan. Edtorals and letters are lmted to 500 words and must contan a traceable address. All correspondence should be dl~cted to HowNKan, 1901 Gordon Cooper Drve, Shawnee, Ok Address changes should be sent to Potawatoml Trbal Rolls, 1901 Gordon Cooper Drve, Shawnee, Ok Chzen Band Potawaloml Busness Commttee Charman - John A. "Rockyft Barrett Jr. Vce Charman - lnda Capps SecfTreasurer- Bob F. Davs Comlrtteeman Dr. Francs Lever Commtteeman Hlton Melot Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAD Tecumseh, OK. Permt No Gordon Cooper Drve Shawnee, Oklahoma Toll-Free Number: : f Della Bourassa famly reunon draws large crowd Dear HowNKan, Belated thanks to the Trbal Offce for all they dd n settng up the facltes for the Della Bourassa famly reunon June 30_ The tents were most attractve and shady, the tables and chars ample, and even the weather was not too bad - at least no one complaned. Della's Famly Gregson had the largest representaton wth about 25, followed by the Osterlohs wth 22, and the Grffns wth seven. Jonng us were about nne descendants of Theodore Santa Anna, fve of Joseph Napoleon, three of Eleanor, at least one of Lousa, and three or four of Francs Bergeron; makng a total present of about 75. States represented were Arzona, Calforna, Florda, llnos, Kansas, Mssour, Oklahoma, and Texas. We were very pleased w th the turnout and beleve everyone had a good tme. Any volunteers for channan of the next reunon? Cousns stll, Helen Depel Norma Jean Gregson Norma Dean