Vol. 13, No. 12 Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe December, 1991

Vol. 13, No. 12 Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe December, 1991

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Dallas regional office 'fire' burning brightly
The Dallas Regional "Fire" has
been burning bright with excitement
the past two months for
projects currently underway and
plans iOT the future within the
tribe. We have been contacting
area tribal members by telephone,
direct mailings (thank
yaul volunteers!), press releases
and radio announcements on the
KNON-FM 89.3 "Beyond Bows
and Arrows: show. The response
has lx.-en very positive.
Contact has also been made
with several mctroplex American
Indian Organizations including
The American Indian Center,
Dallas Inter-Tribal Center and the
American Indian Heritage Center
of Texas. We were well represented
at the November meeting
of the American Indian Chamber
of Commerce for those inl('Tf'stf'd
in business networking. All of
these organizations have been
extremely receptive to Ollr
opening and eager to lend a
helping hand in learning more
about the "Native American
Society."
We ha ve recei ved a good
initial response In our recent
questionnaire. For those of you
unaware, our members have
requested information on such
topics as available benefits,
New Employee
Teresa Lauderdale, pictured above, is a new tribal employee
working in the Potawatomi Museum and Gift Shop
under the On The Job Training Act. Teresa is a clerk in the
gift shop and also does a little beadwork when things are
quiet.
possible business networking,
cultural/historical information
and genealogical help. We are
gathering material in response to
these needs and ask that you
watch for some of the answers in
your HowNiKan. 'A'e look
forward to hearing from each and
every one of yOll with questions,
needs, ideas, or holiday cheer!
Happy Holidays!
Kim Anderso", 1214J399-1345
Help needed
to organize
newpowwOW
Drums, singers and participants
are being sought for a new
"Potawalorni Days Powwow"to
be held in late summer in St.
Charles, Illinois.
Jim Dowd of SI. Charles, who
has worked with the Forest
Community, Pokagon Band,
Prnirie Band Jnd some IlIionois
members of the Citizen Band, is
coordinating the POWWO\V for the
Sl..CharIL"'S Historical Society.
Dowd said in a letter to Tribal
Chainnan John A. Barret that he
plans a traditional pow wm.\'
with 6-10 drums, but other
details are yet to be worked out.
"jf you and others of the
Citizen Band can help, we will all
be grateful," Dowd s..--.id in his
leiter. As plans unfurl, it would
be grand if the HowNiKan could
carry information to the many
Potawatomi people across this
land who might be intersted in
meeting their brothers and sisters
from across this CQuntrv and
Canada." He said they ~"ill need
drums dnd singers, dancers,
traders and crafts people, and
will need commitments from
thelll soon.
Contact Dowd at 38W281
Toms Trail Dr., SI. Charles, IL
60175 «(708)584-1930 if in tL'rested.
HowNiKan
donations listed
William E. & Rae Marie Anderson,
WA, $50
Bernice G. Ricioppi, CA, $10
Vernon Motiey, OK, $20
Vina Pruett, MO, $4
Evelyn Clevenger, CA, $10
Gladys Moeller, KS, $25
Pauline Shearer, TX, $20
Cheryl M. Smith, TX - $50
Grace E. Stockton, CA - $30
Cherie L. Fabion, OH - $100
Cindy L. Michalski, IL - $5
Norma J. Meece, NC - $10
Remainder of
regional council
schedule listed
Jan_ 11- I'hoenix, Ariz.
Feb. 8 - Long Beach, Calif_
Feb_ 22 - Portland, Ore.
March 14 - Kansas City, Mo.
April 5 - Tulsa, Okla.
April 18 - Sealtle, Wash.
May 2 - Houston, Tex.
Don't forget to RSVP!
Show
Your
Pride
Project Safe Executive Director Jennifer Freed, Tribal Health Services Director Joyce Abel,
Indian Child Welfare Worker Rick Short
Tribe awarded funds for domestic violence work
The Citizen Band Potawatomi
Tribe was recently awarded
funding from the Administration
of Children and Youth for the
Family Violence Prevention and
Service Program which they used
to support Project Safe, services
for victims of domestic abuse_
The tribe and Project Safe have
entered into an agreement in
which Project Safe will accept
referrals for shelter needs_
Project Safe, which offers
shelter, food, transportation and
crisis counseling for battered
women and men, will use the
$5,000 given to them by the tribe
for the immediate shelter of
Indian victims of family violence
and their dependents.
In addition, Project Safe will
provide community prevention
workshops for at risk families
and the professional staff of other
agencies working with victims of
family violence_
Referrals can be made-to
Project Safe when any of the
Shawnee area tribes are notified.
Other services such as supportive
crisis counseling, drug abuse
counseling or transportation to a
relative's home are provided.
The goal is to establish or
expand projects to prevent
violence in Native American
families and provide shelter and
help for Indian victims of family
violence and their children.
Introducing a credit card
with a big difference· ..
Support for the
Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe!!
It's the credit card that your family and hiends bave been talking
about! I The Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe VISA Card_ The Citizen
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Bearing the tribal seal of the Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe, the
Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribe VISA tets you show pride in your
heritage.
Why walt any longer?
CaD 1-800-456·2273 for an application today!!!

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learning A New Craft
Tribal members and others participating in the elderly nutrition program also enjoy a variety of craft classes. One of the most recent involved learning
how to make macrame seat covers for aluminum lawn chairs. In the photographs above, Ruby Harris, left, uses bright purple on her chair, while
at right, Hazel Threlkeld works with a rusty brown color.
Tribal member arranges donation
of ambulance for lakota reservation
(From The Mount Washin~t('" Star·
Review, California) - Jason Bloomberg's
quiet voi~e wd::; mure than loud enough
Friday to inform a select gathering at the
Southwest Museum of the medical flight
faced by residents of the Oglala Lakota
alion, by living on the Pi Ill' Ridge
Reservation in South Dakota.
Bloomberg, an emergency medical
technician who is fire chief of the Oglala
Volunteer Fire and Ambulance Service,
\·V3S in Los Angeles to accept the donatinn
of an ambulance form Coodhcw Ambulance
Service.
Bloomberg said his service now has,
with the (1rjdition, five ambulances to
serve the 1600 square mile reservation.
The true need, he said, would be in the
neighborhood of 19 or 20.
Blomberg said for years federal authorities
denied the needs existed for Clnergency
medical services. When the volunteer
program was finally started, with
another donated ambulance, the calls
came in and they never stop.
Bloomberg spoke of some injured and
illtribesmembers brought (or treatment in
open trucks, sometimes in weather \Nith 65
below winG chill factor. Sometimes the
trip can be 80 to 100 miles, he said.
The donation of the ambulance was
arrnnged through the efforts of

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CI'ainnan John A. Barrett Welcomes
a Large Crowd And Wishes
Them A Happy Holiday
Tribal Members And Guests Fill Their Plates From A Wide Selection Of Salads, Vegetables And Desserts. In Addition
To TIle Turkey, Dressing Alld Ham Provided By The Kitchen, Dillers Brought TIleir Favorite Holiday Dishes
To Slwre. Witl, Their Friends.
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Cood Felluwship Is Just As I"'portallt As Good Food At Holiday GI/therillgs. Special
Lvellts Bring Guests As Well As Extra-Large Nu",l"rs OfT/lOse Who Regularly Take
Advalltage OfTh" Llderly Nutritioll Progrlllli.
Nola Ln1VSOIl, Right, \'\1011 The Fruit Basket Ghlel/ A'ivny
At TI,,' Di",,,,,. She Is Pictured With I.Yllda Poe, Title VI
Co onl infl tor.
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Student thankful for articles
Dear HowNiKan,
Many thanks for the useful articles you continue to print. I love to
read and learn mOTe about my heritage each month. I want to
specifically thank you for your printing of Alexander B. Copley's
"The Pottawattomies-Recollections From ;the 1800's'" This article hd,
helped tremendously with two term papers so far.
I am a rduming student back to school after thirtecn Yl'MS. Your
articles have made the research of a paper less difficult.
I have always thought of myself as Potaw~Homiilnd \v.15 able to
become a memlx'T in the past few years. Being other nationalities as
well, the fact that the tribal rolls 'oNere open has giVL'11 me a real scnsL'
of belonging somcwh('Tc. ContinuC'd success to yOll tlnd the tribe.
Cindy Michalski
Glenwood,IL
A tribute to a tribal member
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Holiday Hours: Monday throught Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. / saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p,m.
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Dear Friends at HowNiKan:
How-Ni-Kan Caps
11.95
Please help me to pay tribute to a very deserving young lildy!
How-Ni-Kan Visors
9.95
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granddaughter of Bob Qualls and Billie LaClilire QUillls

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Sac and Fox battle wage suit
In March 1989. members of the Sac and
Fox tribe proudly announced the signing
of a $30 million government contract to
manufacture 491,OCKJ chemical warfare
outfits for the military.
5o,e (md Fox InduslriL's hJd just landl'd
the largest garment contract ever awarded
by the Defense Department to an Indianowned
business, company president
James Branum told reporters at the time.
But the four tribal company plants
abruptly shut down almost a year ago.
The government contract was canceled
after delivery of only 13,350 suits.
Today, members of the Sac and Fox
board of commissioners and Branum are
defending them-selves in court ag

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Oklahoma man files complaint against KC Chiefs
An Oklahoma man filed a complaint area, including Ihe Heart of American
againstlhe Kansas City Chiefs on
Indian Center.
Wednesday, claiming his religion and ''In our opinion, Mr. Haney's opinion is
identity as an Indian have been attacked. not shared 'with other American Indian
Michael S. Haney, vice chairman of the groups," Moore said.
Newcomer Band of the Seminole Nation Famous Marshall, il spokesman for the
of OklClhoma, filed the complaint filed Seminole nation oi Oklahoma in \'\'cwoka,
\vith the Missouri Commis~ionon Human Okla., said Haney has J1() "speaking voicc"
Rights.
for the Seminole Nation.
In it, he says the Chiefs aided in the Haney, of McLoud, Okla., announced
spread of racial and religious di~riminil- that he h

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Esther Lowden wears Native American clothing featured in the Tribal Gift Shop. Gift shop
items are popular at the regional meetings.
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Matt Veitenheimer holding his grandson Daniel. His daughter,
Donna Devincenzi holds her other son, Justin.
William Sweeney, left, and daughter Clare Sweeney, right, received a
hat and earrings for traveling the longest distance.
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Clara Curtes, 88, received a white shawl for being the eldest member
present. Clara is from Sacremento
A near-youngest tribal member is Jacob Tyler Lewis. Jacob was
born July 18, 1991. He is pictured with his mother, Shirley
Hackel!.
Youngest member present was Alisa Melot, born July 27, 1991. She is
pictured \vith her mother Suzanne Melot of San Jose.

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Anderson family story: fact and legend closely related
Yesterday aflernoon while Ihe
chimes ofa merry Christmas were
still ringing in the ears of the
children of this world another btoody
crime was recorded on Oklahoma's
sanguinary calendar. Another man
was killed and today seven children
in his home mourn for him and
refuse to be comforted. The county
jail contains another priS(lnCr and
the lax payers of the cOllnty will be
at the expense of his trial the rC5111t of
which no living man can foretell.
("Hot Winchesters" published ;11
The Evening Gazette, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, Saturday,
December 27, 1890.)
In 1871, Pete Anderson (age
27) and his wife, Julia (age 16).
came to the "Pott Country" with
the first group of Citizen Band
Potawatomi families to relocate
from Kansas. Pele was born in
Illinois in about 1845 and \fo/

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New national museum, 'Fourth Museum' to preserve heritage
By W. Richard West Jr., Director
National Museum of the American Indi.lll
Smithsonian Institution
Washington,D.C.
In the laic 191h century, Captain R.H. Prall. lhe first Supc'rintendenl of the Carlisle
Indian BoardingSchool in Carlisle, Pa., made the following observations fl'g

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--Native American Women's Clothing--
(Reprinted "Indian Clothing of The Great
Lakes: 1740-1840". Eagles View Publishing
Co., Ogden, Utah. Auai/able at the Tribal
Museum and Gift Shop $9.95,)
Clothing styles were similar for lnost
Great lakes Indian 'Nomen. The real
differences were in the treatment of the
gannent with ornamentation which was
based in part on the individual ability and
resources for the materials necded. The
chiefs and sachems were responsible for
the distribution of annuity payments cllld
were usually the first ones to meet with
the traders who furnished the goods.
Those \vho did not stand in good favor
with a leader or who weTe not influential
\vith the \vhite trader, did not always
receive the choice merchandise. Often
women and children weTe not included on
payroll and payment lists, so they received
what was left over (Blackburn 1942:
pp.392-393).
In giving presents during the 19th
century, the donors adhered to the rule of
precedence in rank. The common Indian's
wife received only a piece of stroud to be
used for a blanket and petticoat. The
stroud, being a cheap cloth made of
\voolen rags, was quite different from the
fine material given to the chief's wife. The
chief and sachems were frequently the
beneficiaries of special goods such as
clothing and jewelry for their families
(New York Colonia/ Docllments, VIl: p. 186).
In contrast, those Indian \-vomen who
were involved in tribal politics and had a
say in the activities of the warriors often
made requests for specific items such as
smaller size blankets, scarlet hose, lively
colored calicoes, ribbons and gartering.
Color listings for textiles and laces included
such hues and shades as deep red,
deep blue, green scarlet and yellow. Silk
handkerchiefs, silver rings, ear bobs and
barley corn beads also found their way
into feminine hands. These items portrayed
the brighter side of life for the'
women (facobs 1967: pp. 46-47).
A letter dated January 8, 1783 to
Francios Bosscron at Vincennes form
Pierre Latoure at Petit~Duabachc(trading
post in central Indiana) included a c()m~
plaint that the merchandise was too
expensive. Even with enticement, the
Indians refused to trade (Lassellc Papers,
Charles B 1781-1785: p. 165). Knowledge
of the suitability of trade items wa~
considered to be essential to the success oi
trade with Indians. From the time of the
treaty of Lancaster in 1748, presents of
textiles and hardware and munitions wC're
to be used for securing warriors in prepara
tion for the eventual conflict between
the French and the British for control of
the New World. This gave the Indians the
opportunity to demand the best from both
sides.
WRAP-AROUND SKIRT AND BLAN­
KET
Throughout the eastern United States,
the basic gannent of native women was a
wrap-around skirt. It was worn from
Georgia north into Quebec and as far west
as eastern Kansas and Minnesota. Prehistoric
stone and ceramic sculptures form
the east indicate that the wrap-around
skirt may in fact have been one of the most
long lasting and widely worn of all Native
American clothing forms. Until the 18th
century, these garments were made from
native woven cloth or animal skins.
Possibly a few women living adjacent to
Europeans had skirts of trade cloth
(Cumming 1972: pp: 272-273, 285).
Records from the mid-18th century
indicate the skirts worn by the Indian
\-vomen were made fonn trade cloth. "..
they have a short blue petticoat, which
reaches to their knees and the brim of
which is bordered with red or other
ribbons ..." (Ka!l111772: p. 116). John
Hecke\'velder, who traveled an'lOng the
Ohio Country Delaware Jnd Mohicans,
observed that the women, at the expensl'
of their husbands or lovers, lined their
petticoats with blue or scarlet cloth
blankets or covering with choice ribands
of various colors, or wi th gartering nn
which they fixed c1 number of silver
brooches, or small round buckles. They
adonH:,d the leggings in much the same
manner (Panl1Jlbecker 1986).
Reverend David Zeisberger refers to the
clothing of the Indian women as follows:
"...the dress which particularly distinguishes
the women is a petticoat or
stroud; blue, red or black, made of a pieo.'
of cloth about two yards long, adorned
with red, blue or yellow bands laid double
and bound about the body." In the same
paragraph, Zeisberger refers to these
bands as being of silk and also calls them
ribbon. No design or technique is mentioned
(Pannebecker 1986).
Heckewelder adds that "the wealthy
adorn themselves besides with ribands
and gartering of various colors, beads and
silver brooches. These ornaments arc
arranged by the women, \'\'ho, as well as
the men, know how to set themselves off
in style.
"Delaware men pay particular attention
to the dress of their women, and on that
account clothe themselves rather meanly.
There are many who think it scandalous to
appear better clothed than their wives,"
John Heckewelder observed in 1762.
Delaware men love to see their v·:ives well
clothed, which is a prouf that they are
fond of them, at least in Heckewclder's
estimation (Wallace 1985: p. 56).
In 1788, a painting by Thomas Davic~
reveals that Huron won1L'n of Quebec
wore brightly printed calico trade shirts
over wrapped skirts. The skirts reveal
ribbon edging and on some, alternate usc
of colors (Schoo/cmft 1980: p. 145).
"\Vomen wore petticoats, reaching
below the knee. The iabric was stroud
which was first washed giving the fabric a
chance to shrink to produce a felt-like ieel
and look. Some also wore garments of
printed linen or cotton of various colors,
decorated at the breast with a great
number of silver buckles, which arc also
worn by some as ornaments upon their
petticoats ...They adorn their ears, necks
and breasts with corals, small crosses,
little round escutcheons, and crescenls,
made either of silver or wampum"
according to Losklel in 1794 (Loskiel, C.H.,
HIstory of the Missions of Uniled Brethrw
Among the Indians of N. AmeriCfl: by CI.
LaTrobe).
A vivid description of early clothing
worn by a bride at Michilimackinac was
praised by editor R. C. Thwaites as Mrs.
Baird reminiscences about the wedding
garment worn in 1819: "The skirt reached
about half-way between the ankle and the
knee, and was elaborately embroidered
with ribbon and beads on both the lower
and upper edges. Above this horizontal
trimming were rows upon rows or ribbon,
four or five inches wide, placed so near
together that only a narrow strip of cloth
showed like a narrow cord. Accompanying
this was worn a pair of leggins made
of broadcloth ... the embroidery about
three inches form the side edge. Around
the bottom the trimming is between four
and five inches in width. The moccasins,
also, were embroidered with ribbons and
beads." Baird noted that similar ensembles
were worn by the bride's Indian mother,
and two women traders of French and
QUa wa extraction.
STRAP DRESS
Frances Densmore obtained descriptions
from Minnesota Chippewa Indians
of women's clothing form the early fur
trade period. "In early times the clothing
of a \...../oman consisted of a binary garment
made of two deerskins, one forming the
front and the other forming the back of the
dress, the two pats bieng fastened together
at the shoulders and held in place by a
belt" (Densmore 1979: p. 31).
\'\1hat may have been the earliest form
of a binary dress, the strap dress, once
worn from Northeast Canada and west to
the foothills of the northern Rockies, was
noted by Alexander Mackenzie as early as
the 17905. Made from two large pieces of
leather trimmed into rectangles, sewn
together along the sides and supported by
shoulder straps; this version of the binary
dress covered the wearer from above the
breast to midcalf (Conn 1974).
Richard Conn of the Denver Art
Museum made this comment about the
extensive use of the strap dress throughout
the northern Great Lakes and prairies:
. the strap dress was often \vorn with
separate leather sleeves. the use of these
removable sleeves in a climate which
would rarely require their removal is
difficult to explain except in terms of the
limited availability of hides ..." (Conn
1974).
When the traders brought broadcloth, a
woman might have made a similar dress
of cloth, but she always had a dress of
hides for usc when she was a at work. To
this were added moccasins, leggings Clnd a
blanket. Four kinds of broadcloth wE're
carried by thest' early traders and used ttl
make the strap dresses and leggings. The
cheapest quality was dark blue, coarse
stroud cloth with a white border. Enough
of this for a vvoman's dress cost the
equivalent of five ($5.00) dollars ill furs.
The three other kinds cost about doub1l'
that aITlOtll1t and were Cl) Jet Black bro

Womenls clothing continued
edge beading. Adding a finger-woven
sash around the waist gives shape to the
dress and embellishment. Leggings could
be added to complete the ensemble.
WOMEN'S LEGGINGS
The female woodlands Indians wore
leggings quite similar to those of the male.
Generally, women's leggings were listed
JS being short, only coming up to the knce
and held in place with garters. In the
harsh winter months, women would also
\v('aT the long leggings over the knee to
further protect the legs. the fabrics used
were stroud, rattren, duffle and penistollc
(Jacobs 1967: p. 49).
Leggings were made form half a ...vid th
of stroud cloth blanket during the 18th
century, which \\'

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Descendancy Enrollees - November21,1991
Anderson, Jerry Wayne, Jr.
Lam, Angela Michelle
Portwood, Lisa Diane
Edmoundson, Barry Ryan
Wright, Tiffany Dale
Meacham, Katherine Anne
Groves, Ed ward Thomas
Groves, Bruce Michat:'1
Fleming, D'Yani Avi
Fleming, James Duncan
Fleming, Christopher Ryan
Roberts, Brenda Lynn
Roberts, Tamara Sue
Roberts, Kelly Renee
Talton, Shawnetta Marie
Schmidt, Michael Patrick
Lingle, Terryl Dean
Lingle, Sunny Ray
Weaver, Teresa Catherine
Melot, Richele Nicole
Melot, Alisa Renae
Greiffenslein, Charles Leroy III
Greiffenstein, Kendra Lynn
Fisher, Matthew Douglas
Fisher, Brian Douglas
Bourbonnais, Thomas John III
Bourbonnais, Charles Raymond
Bourbonnais, Genevieve Renee
Bourbonnais, Jacqueline Belle
Bourbonnais, Natasha Rachelle
Bourbonnais, Patricia Lee
Gibson, Tyler Shane
Stice, Elizabeth Dawn
Stice, Amy Leigh
Scarberry, Joshua Derrick Wayne
Scarberry, Dustin Michael
Scarberry, Katosha Nicole
Northcross, Katrina Rosanna
Anderson, Joshua Ray
Anderson, Rachel Sara
Mertins, Kristina Nicole
Bartlett, Rhonda Christine
Branscom, Brandon Lee
Gutzalcnko, Pavel
Eller, Martin Wayne
Williams, Philip Jeffrey
Williilms, Angela Valene
Hnffman, ROhyn Nirole
Hoffman, Christopher Todd
Hoffman, Misti Michelle
Hawkins, Cynthia Leigh
Waite, Aaron Joseph
Waite, Jeremy Curtis
Waite, Jesse Ray
McCarroll, Shawn Gregory
McCarroll, Theressa Dawn
McCarroll, Rocky jason
Parsons, Cary Glenn III
Parsons, jerod Pete
Murray, Haley Rae
Kessler, Diana Kay
Tallon, Jason Christopher
Poff, Ronda Kay
Driver, Elizabeth Ann
Moore, William Eli
Ray, Cody Ryan
Tcscicr, Mt'gan
Archer, Edward William II
Cearley, Robin Kyle
Cearley, Ryan Shaun
Conroy, Larry Mallhew
Hudson, Robyn Denise
Wilson, Shawn Curtis
McDonough, Kelly Celeste
King, Michael Dewayne
Mixon, Skve Lvnn
Mixon, M~rvi~ Shane
Mertins, Jonathan Edward
Sweeten, Amber Leigh Ann
Fundaro, Marin Elizabeth Janelle
Fundaro, Anthony joseph
Lackey, George Andr..::.·\:
Lackey, Samuel Lloyd
Weaver, Amber Lee
Gradle, Robbin Moana Maric
Richardson, Steven Ray II
Richardson, Travis Ll'l'
Smilh, jandy Leigh
Smilh, Justin :vIallhc'"
Stavenhagen, Shayne A.
Sta\'cnhagen, Scott A.lr01l
Pcndleton, Emily 'Ann'
Flynn, Zebulon Tyler
Flynn, Candy Michcll"
DeChristopher, Marion Eliz

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One Friday ofeach month, employees of the Citizen Band
Potawatomi Tribe join togetlrer for a pot Ilick II",cheo". Some of
tlreir favorite recipes often slrow up there, a"d are so good we tllOlIglrt
we'd like to share thel1l witlr you. You slrould be able to cut tlrem Ollt
and paste tllel1l on a 3-5 card. Happy Iwlidays!
Fruit Pizza
CaIolyn Sullivan, Accounting Director
Roll Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough (softened) to room templ·rature.
Press into pizza pan and bake as instructed by package.
Let cool. Then spread wi th:
2 (8 oz) pkgs cream cream
i c. sugar
Mixed \vell.
Slice bananas over cream cheese mix; add well drained pitH.:'apple tidbits.
Spread 2 cans cherry pie filling over pineapple tidbits, then top with cool whip.
Crock Pot Com
johnnie Hagan, . Realty & Education Clerk
20 oz. frozen corn
t stick butter
2 tbsp. sugar
4 tbsp. water
8 oz. (rearn cheese
Cook (low setting) approximately 4 hours. Stir occasionillly; corn may be slightly
cooked before putting in crock pot.
Chop-Chop Dip
Norman Kiker, Tribal Chaplain
1 small can chopped black olives
4 chopped green onions
2 large chopped lomatoes
1 small can chopped green chilies
3 T. oil
2 T. vinegar
1 t. garlic salt
Mix and chill several hours. Serve with Dorito style chips.
Peallut Butter Balls
Esther Lowden, Museum Curator
2t c. light corn syrup
2-1- c. granulated sugar
8 oz. peanut buller
2 tsp. vanilla
10 cups Speci"l K cereal (crushed)
nuls (opt.)
Heat syrupand sugar until sugardissolves. Remove from burner. Add the peanul
butler stirring well. Then add vanilla. P(lur overspecial K that has been measured
into a large bowl. Stir well to mix evenly. Oil fingers in butter or oil to prevent
sticking. Roll into small balls. Place on wax papl"L
Mexicall CI/ickell
Gayla Danyeur, WIC
2 CJns of Campbells cream of chicken soup
2 cans of Campbells cheddar cheese soup
2 or 3 cans of Wolf brand chili (no beans)
1 package corn tortillas
1 whole chicken
Boil chicken; skin and bone; cut into small picces; tcar corn tortillas into fourths.
In a casserole dish layer chili, com tortillas, chicken, cheddar cheese soup, cream
ofchicken soup. Repeal layers until all is gone. Bake for 1 hour at 425°. Serve with
salad and tortilla chips.
Pecall Pralines
Yvette Wiley, JTPA
2 cups granulated sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 cup bu ttennilk
t tsp. salt
2 tbsp. butter or margarine
2t cups pecan halves
In large (3 quart) heavy saucepan, combine granulated sugar, soda, buttennilk
and sail. Cook over high heat about five minutes (or 210°F. on candy thennometer);
stir often and scrape bottom of pan. Mixture will foam up. Add butter or
margarine and pecans. Over medium heat, continue cooking, stirring constantly
and scraping bottom and sides of pan until candy reaches soft ball stage (234°F.
on candy thermometer). Remove from heat and cool slightly, about two minutes.
Beat with spoon until thick and creamy. Drop from tablespoon onto sheet of
aluminum foil or waxed paper. Let cool. Makes about 20 pralines, 2-inches in
diameter.
Orallge Wassail
Grace Lonelodge, jTPA
I (64*ouncd cartoll orange juice
1 (64-ounce) iar apple juice
1 (32-oul1ce) jar cranberry juice cocktail
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