Elder Interview-Lillie Schuyler
A.2008.001.377 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Lillie SchuylerEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.377Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Schuyler, Lillie Mae (John) Born 06/25/1921 in Wittenberg, WI Parents: Thomas and Minnie (Elm) John Her mother went to Flandreau Boarding School. She does not know if and where her dad went to school. Her parents spoke the Oneida language. She could understand the language. She went school in Wittenberg and Tomah Boarding School’s, as far as 6th grade. Her father was a woodcutter and her mother did house cleaning in Green Bay. They used to go to Lutheran Church, but now they go to an Episcopal Church in Oneida. She used to go pick cherries in Sturgeon Bay, and did house cleaning. When she was growing up, they did not have running water or electricity. She used to live with her ad in Shawano. Her dad died when she was 5 years old. She remembers when someone got sick her mother used to give them some winter green tea and some other home remedies. She does not remember the name of the other remedies. On Thanksgiving they had a Chicken or Duck for there dinner. On Christmas, they got presents most of them were home made. They had a Christmas Tree all the time. Her chores were to haul in wood and water clean up the house and work the garden. Her foster mother used to do a lot of canning. Her foster mother was Becky Lonestar in Shell Lake, she was a Chippewa Indian. She stayed there until she was 16 years old. She makes corn soup and fry bread. She did not have any children. Her advice to the youth is to learn how to speak the Oneida language and stay in school.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media