October 2011 - Citizen Potawatomi Nation

24 HowNiKan October (Bnakwi Gises) 2011, vol. 32 issue 5
Family Reunion Festival 2011
A backdoor cut seems in order to put points
on the board in the Basketball Tournament.
The Reunion Festival
Archery Tournament
is popular, and
drawing more entries
each year.
Members pay a visit to the Cultural Heritage
Center to learn more of their heritage.
The Chess Tournament forced contestants to dig
deep into their knowledge of strategy.
The generational transfer of knowledge
in the Beadwork Class was inspiring.
There is serious focus involved in a
competitive match in the Checkers Tournament.
CPN youngsters dance the afternoon away, one
of many children’s activities that made Festival very
enjoyable.
Sharon Hoogstraten, Sister Virginia Pearl, and
Sharon’s sister, Dr. Shelley Hoogstraten-Miller, are delighted
by the photographs they are viewing on
Sharon’s computer.
Sister Virginia Pearl is Potawatomi-charming
in a photo from the shoot by CPN member Sharon
Hoogstraten of Chicago.
Two more youngsters are more easily traceable
and identifiable in an emergency because of the
Children’s Fingerprinting booth.
Language Program Director Justin Neely (in
red baseball cap) works with fellow Potawatomis
on their drumming skills.
Potawatomis hone their dance skills to better enjoy
Friday evening’s time in the arena.
Debbie O’Bannon is eager to learn Applique techniques
from Peggy Kinder.
There is math afoot as Dominoes Tournament
contestants add up their scores from fives and tens,
spinners and double spinners.
Sister Virginia Pearl leads the Sunday church
service.
The Fringe-Making Class brought together Potawatomis
of all ages and both genders.
A Fry-Bread assembly line is operating
a lot more smoothly than anything Henry
Ford ever envisioned.
A cadre of clowns, a half-clown car’s worth,
fashioned balloon animals to the Potawatomi children’s
delight.