Elder Interview-Rochelle Powless
A.2008.001.350 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Rochelle PowlessEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.350Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Powless, Rochelle Ann Born 08/11/1945 Parents: Clifford Powless and Vera D. (Skenandore) Powless. Paternal grandparents: Manuel Powless and Lydia (Wheelock) Powless Maternal Grandparents: John Skenandore and Helen (Adams) Skenandore When his Grandma Helen passed away all the kids where sent away to school because her grandpa was having a hard time raising them by himself. She believed her Aunt and Uncle that she lived with were a part of the Holy Apostle’s but they went to a lot of different churches. She got married at the age of 15 years old. She remembers playing in the creek by her grandma and grandpa’s house. She liked playing in the woods by herself. She helped her grandfather on his farm. She had 3 children by the time she was 19 years old. (2nd marriage) She married Frank Premou then divorced him. Her first husband had passed away. She has 10 grandchildren. When her daughters were trying to get pregnant she could hear babies crying. Turns out both girls were pregnant and didn’t know it at the time. The social part of the community was going to church. Her grandma Skenandore use to be a seamstress at some factory in Green Bay. She does some of her own bead work. She has a degree in medical arts. She likes taking pictures and photography. Christmas was very special with her children. She doesn’t remember Christmases as she was growing up. Her father was in the Navy for a long time so she really didn’t know him. They had no running water or electricity. She’s been having back problems and found out she has a crushed cartilage in her back. And she also has diabetes. She is now on disability. She wants to get another job. She has arthritis in her hands now. It’s slowing her down on her typing skills. She has been back in Oneida for 29 years now. He recommendations to the youth is get a decent education and stay away from drugs. She would also like to see the Oneida language passed on to all the younger children.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media