Elder Interview-Nadine Escamea
A.2008.001.158 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Nadine EscameaEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.158Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Escamea, Nadine L. Born 05/06/1945 Parents: Blanche (Doxtator) Escamea and Nicadora Escamea Maternal Grandparents: Chauncy Doxtator and Emma (King) Doxtator Paternal Grandmother: Louisa Escamea Her mother and father met in a cherry orchard in Sister Bay. Her mother was a stay at home mother and didn’t go out to work until all her children where grown. In 1951 when her grandfather passed away they moved to Milwaukee. They lived there for 5-6 years then moved to Kenosha. Her mother did a lot of cooking. And on the Fourth of July weekend they’d come spend the weekend in Oneida with their Aunt Priscilla Lynons. Her father worked in a foundry. She went to school in Milwaukee till the 7th grade. She got married to Roger Ziezie. They got married in 1967 and had 4 children. She then moved back to Green Bay in 1987. Her mother passed away in 1974. She had sister that lived in California so she moved there for a while. She then moved back to Oneida and worked at Larson’s for a few weeks and ended up getting a job waitressing. She then went back to school and got a job at the Oneida Nation Museum. She’s now retired because of health problems. She has 7 grandchildren. In 2002 she started receiving disability benefits. She use to sell burritos to help with gas money and whatever else they needed. Simone Decoteau got her started on the breakfast burritos. She did a term for Commission on Aging. She also worked on the Housing Board, Library Board, and Environmental Board. She was involved in all of these things before retiring.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media