Elder Interview-Rosetta Skenandore
A.2008.001.426 PP
Name/Title
Elder Interview-Rosetta SkenandoreEntry/Object ID
A.2008.001.426Tags
Missing, Needs Accession Sheet, Needs Location, Needs PhotoDescription
Skenandore, Rosetta Marie (Elm) Born 07/15/1941 Parents: Hazel (Doxtator) Skenandore and Joslin Skenandore (only remembers mother) Paternal grandfather: Devon Skenandore Her grandpa and her mother spoke the Oneida Language. She started school at Pine Grove School, and then she went to Kaukauna High School. They went to the Methodist Church. Her mother did a lot of canning. She had to work the garden and she went picking cherries with the neighbors in Sturgeon Bay. She like going ice skating. Her mother made corn bread and corn soup. They didn’t have much for Christmas. They went hoyoning on New Years day. She lived on the reservation all her life. She likes to go play bingo and she like to read a lot. Her chores around house were to milk the cows and help with the house work. They didn’t have electricity or running water. She had 3 children and a lot of grandchildren. She doesn’t remember all their names or how any she got. Her advice to the youth is to stay in school and learn the Oneida Language.Recording Type
Audio/VisualCollection
Elder InterviewsCataloged By
Gerzetich, Courtney (Cottrell)Category
Digital Media