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<DIV><FONT size=3><STRONG>Annie Dorothy (Mad Plume) Wall</STRONG>, 95, of
Browning died of natural causes Sunday at the Kalispell Regional Medical
Center.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3>A memorial service is planned for Thursday at 7 p.m. at the
Four Winds Assembly of God in Browning. Her funeral service is 11 a.m. Friday at
the Four Winds Assembly of God with burial in the Willow Creek Cemetery in
Browning. A wake is in progress at the Glacier Homes Community
Center.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR><FONT size=3>Annie was born on Big Badger Creek on March 10,
1914. She was named Yellow Fox Woman by her grandfather Middle Rider. Her
parents were Elmer Mad Plume and Red Shell Woman (or Minnie Kaluse).
Unfortunately when Annie was 1 ½ years old her mother Red Shell Woman died due
to complications of childbirth. Annie was then raised in Little Badger by her
maternal grandparents Not Real Beaver Woman (or Mary Spotted Bear) and Under
Mink (or Tim No Runner), and her great-grandmother Big Mountain Lion Woman. All
of Annie’s grandparent’s grew up during the buffalo days and had lived a nomadic
lifestyle. <BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie was one of the last fluent speakers of the South
Piegan language. It saddened her as she grew older to see that there were
fewer and fewer people who spoke the language. She helped perpetuate the
language by being interviewed by the National Museum of Natural History at the
Smithsonian as they developed a lexicon of Blackfeet terms for material culture.
She also recorded stories of family and community life.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie grew up in the area that is now called the Badger-Two
Medicine. Annie was a treasure trove of the local history. She knew the names of
each family that lived in that region and their society affiliations. The
Blackfeet believe that names gave an individual supernatural power. And because
of this names became personal property that could be “transferred” from person
to person or new names were created. Annie named most of her grandchildren with
family names or names that she created. Annie transferred her own name Yellow
Fox Woman to her granddaughter Rosalyn LaPier in the early
1970s.<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie learned many of the old ways from her two grandmothers,
including the knowledge of Native plants. Annie was well known for her medicinal
plant knowledge and many people came to her for medicine. Annie was featured in
a magazine article, “Blackfeet Botanist: Annie Mad Plume Wall” in the Montana
Naturalist Magazine in Fall 2005. This article was also republished by the
Montana Native Plant Society in Summer 2009. Annie continued, until the last
couple years of her life, to go out and gather roots, berries and other plants
with her family during the spring and summer. She utilized these plants for her
daily use and to share with those in need.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie attended Holy Family Mission boarding school on the Two
Medicine river. She told a story of her experiences at Holy Family in the
documentary “Inside/Out” produced by the Missoula YWCA. Holy Family became her
second home and she had many happy memories of the time she spent there. She
even returned to work there as a young adult. Annie was raised with Blackfeet
religious ways, however, she was a Catholic most of her life. Later in life she
became an evangelical Christian. Annie deeply respected Blackfeet ways and
religion. With each season of the year, she recounted to her family the various
society functions that used to occur and what should be happening at those
occasions.<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie married Francis (Aimsback) Wall in 1936. They remained
married until his death in 1973. Francis was raised and adopted by
Aimsback and Minnie Aimsback on Blacktail creek. His family was also from a
deeply religious Blackfeet family. Annie told many stories of their early life
together living with his parents. Annie and Francis attended and participated in
many society gatherings and the annual Medicine Lodge’s in the Heart Butte
community. Annie served as an attendant to the Holy Medicine woman, while
Francis served as a singer to different society activities.</DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie and Francis had 12 children and eventually raised 8
children into adulthood. They moved into Browning and bought a house on Willow
Creek. After they moved into town, their house served as a social gathering
place for friends and relatives from the Little Badger and Blacktail
community’s. Annie loved to visit, play cards and do puzzles. And as she got
older she loved to tell stories about day’s gone by. She enjoyed telling stories
about family picnics, society gatherings and attending Medicine Lodges. She
loved to tell stories about riding her horse on the hills around the Badger-Two
Medicine area.<BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie also learned from her two grandmothers how to do
beadwork and other Blackfeet crafts. She beaded elaborate bags which she sold to
at Glacier National Park. Her family cherishes the finely beaded medallions with
the face of Jesus on them which she created. She also made many quilts. She made
a quilt for each grandchild of her friend and neighbor the late Mary Grounds.
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Annie is survived by five generations, including her son’s
Francis (Shirley) Wall of Helena, Thomas Wall of Browning and her daughter’s
Irene Old Chief of Browning, Angeline Wall of Browning, Rosalyn Azure of Cut
Bank and Bernadette Wall of Browning, and 30 grandchildren, 80
great-grandchildren and 32 great-great-grandchildren. <BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>She is proceeded in death by her husband Francis (Aimsback)
Wall, a daughter Theresa Still Smoking, an infant daughter Elizabeth, a son
Gilbert Wall and three newborn sons.</FONT></DIV>
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