Vice President Curtis's chair again.

[Vida Stabler]

Hi Justin, good to read your email and to know you are still active in Kaw country.
How far away is the Pow-Wow from Macy??  Vida


Justin McBride wrote:

> From: +ACI-R. Rankin+ACI- +ADw-rankin+AEA-ku.edu+AD4-
>
> +AD4- I'll get it xeroxed and out in the next day or two.  I think what happened
> is
> +AD4- that Justin just forwarded Crystal the email exchanges (or maybe I had
> sent him
> +AD4- a copy of the Siouan Conf. paper from Michigan), and she just sort of
> summarized
> +AD4- things.
>
> Actually, Crystal received some sort of press release or similar document
> from an agency in Washington from which she distilled the information found
> in her article.  (Was it from the agency that first desired research on
> this?)  I think it would have been fun, though, if she could have seen prior
> to writing up the piece how much SiouanList activity centered around the
> identification/translation of the etching on the chair.  I guess I wasn't on
> the ball enough, or I'd have forwarded her all that stuff to her.  Oh well,
> I suppose I can do that the NEXT time someone finds an obscure Dhegiha text
> on some big muckety-muck's furniture...   :)
>
> By the way, the annual Kaw Pow Wow will be held here in Kaw City, OK, this
> weekend (Aug. 6-8).  If you're free then, Dr. Rankin, it would sure be great
> to see you.  And, of course, this invitation also goes out to any other
> interested parties on the list.  I'd have mentioned the event sooner on the
> list, but I've been so busy that the whole thing just sorta sneaked up on
> me+ACE-  Anyhow, everyone should come down and see some good ol' fashioned
> hospitality--and some good dancing, too+ACE-
>
> -Justin