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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>Thanks, Kathy for the information, and moments
of your relations and opportunities of interaction. I know I must have
seen Tom, but there apparently were no event for becoming a mutual
acquaintance. jimm</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>PS: I am sure you have heard that Tony
Arkeketa also passed on this week and services are Thursday, whether it is in
Red Rock or White Eagle. He always retained his connections to his Otoe
relatives, and was first married to TeeTee Moore, daughter of Otoe Elder Sidney
and Pearl Moore (Pearl was Pawnee). Tony however was raised on his Ponca
side (mother's side) and spoke Ponca and was well versed in the songs of the
Ponca (Hethushka, NAC, etc.). He was plagued by diabetes, and had
some toes amputated. He shared with me that he was despondent that
Oklahoma IHS would not provide any genuine treatment (a common community
complaint) for his condition, so on his own, he procured treatment in that city
above Macey & Winnebago, NE, I believe it is called Sioux City, NE. It
definitely was in NE, I'm certain. He continued his interest in Otoe
Iroshka and MC'd each December in Red Rock, along with Frank Carson. I
attended a Sweat Purification Lodge in Red Rock last year in which he lead the
prayer and the singing, backed by one of his daughters. But during the
half way break, he was obliged to sit outside, being exhausted.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>He was working on Ponca language to provide
learning materials for his grandchildren, but had until lately frequently
consulted with me on Otoe-Missouria. Several years ago, we both were
requested to share the directorship of an Ioway Language program (Perkins, OK)
got into the administration of it, and it got derailed and convoluted. It
was discouraging. With his passing, and those in January and February, I
am unable to entertain anything hopeful for a cultural / language
resurgence </FONT> <FONT color=#800080 size=5>among the three
communities. I believe that my work is simply to provide documentation of
the language, however, I will continue to develop materials for my grandson for
the foreseeable future. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>Thanks again for the information. Perhaps,
if I decide to make the seven hour trip to Oklahoma, I'll see you at Tony's
service. The Ponca Hethushka is scheduled for this coming
weekend.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kdshea@aol.com href="mailto:kdshea@aol.com">Kathleen Shea</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU
href="mailto:siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU">siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:36
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sad news</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Jimm,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I heard through his adopted sister April (Aunt
Josetta's daughter) that he had colon cancer, which, unfortunately was not
caught early. I hadn't been in touch with Tom for some time but kept up
on news about him through Sister April.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Some of the good memories I have of Tom exemplify
his thoughtfulness. The first year or so that I was around the Poncas in
Oklahoma (1994 or 1995), I was invited to attend the Hethushka dance. I
didn't know at the time that my being invited meant that I would be given
something. I heard my name called out by the M. C. (Abe Conklin at the
time), and I was given a blanket! Tom had provided the blanket for his
friend Jimmy Duncan, who was joining the Hethushka Society, to give
away. They had decided to give it to me to encourage me in my work of
studying the Ponca language. I remember thinking that it really does pay
to be a linguist!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Another time, I was visiting Tom and his family
at their home in Tulsa, and, as is the Ponca custom when someone
visits for the first time, he gave me a gift--a copy of the set of
sixteen tapes that had been produced during the project conducted by
anthropologist William Leap in the 1970's and Uncle Parrish William's sister
Martha Grass, among others. These tapes, with the accompanying
booklet The Ponca World (which I photocopied from Bob Rankin's
copy), are no longer available, and my copy was a copy Tom had had
professionally made of his set.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom also filled me in on aspects of Ponca culture
and society. He encouraged me to put on a dinner for the Ponca
elders, because he thought that that would be an appropriate gesture, and
much later I followed his advice by sponsoring a dinner in conjunction
with the Ponca Language Arts Council, Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, where, at Uncle
Parrish's suggestion, we invited Barbara Warner (a Ponca and Oklahoma
Commisioner of Indian Affairs) to be the guest speaker. The
dinner was a success, I think, as evidenced by the fact that several
elders stood up and talked, a couple of them even addressing the group at
length in Ponca. Sadly, most of those elders are now
thiNge...thiNgai (are gone).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kathy</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jgoodtracks@gmail.com href="mailto:jgoodtracks@gmail.com">Jimm
GoodTracks</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU
href="mailto:siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU">siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2010 7:15
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: sad news</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>Kathy:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>I am uncertain if I knew him personally,
however his name is quite familiar. Whatever did he pass on from as I
see he was only 51yoa.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800080 size=5>Jimm</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kdshea@aol.com href="mailto:kdshea@aol.com">Kathleen Shea</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU
href="mailto:siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU">siouan@lists.Colorado.EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 22, 2010 6:01
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> sad news</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm am sorry to report that Siouan list
member Tom Leonard passed away on Saturday, March 22. He was a
longtime member of the Native American Church (Ponca Chapter) and an avid
student of the Ponca and Osage languages. He was also a longtime
friend, and I've always known him to be helpful and generous with his
time, knowledge, and sharing materials. His adopted Ponca family
will honor his wish to be buried next to his adopted mother, Josetta Rush,
in the Ponca Indian Cemetery. The funeral will be Tuesday, March 23,
at the Ponca Indian Baptist Church. A full obituary can be read
in today's Ponca City News at <A
href="http://www.poncacitynews.com">www.poncacitynews.com</A>.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kathy
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