September 2, 2018
Dear Family and Friends and Everyone reading this blog, Happy September to all! I cannot believe how fast this summer went! I hope everyone has a nice Labor Day.
August 31st my first grandson, Luke, turned the big ONE! And tomorrow, September 3rd, my second grandson, Clyde turns
2 Months old! My husband, Chick, is feeling better and getting healthier each day! Again, I thank God, Our Creator.
A month later, here I am continuing to share my deceased Grandmothers’ and my story, Sky Woman Lives in Me. I do this to share the true history of indigenous tribes and to honor my Grandmothers’ and ancestors. Our history class never discussed the government’s experiment of assimilating indigenous children into the white-Euro culture. Though my Great Grandmother, Sophia Huff survived this horrific assimilation experiment, I became colonized, knowing nothing about my Oneida Indigenous Tribe.
My first two photos are of Indian Summer Festival held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin’s Summer-fest Grounds this coming weekend, September 7th through the 9th, 2018. I will be selling my book, Sky Woman Lives in Me at discount to all festival attendees interested. Google Indian Summer Festival and you will find all the information on this event. Indian Summer Festival is the largest Indigenous Festival in this country.
The third photo is about the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition Conference being held in Carlisle, Pennsylvania October 2-3, 2018. This conference commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the closing of the first Indian Boarding School in this country, Carlisle Indian Industrial Boarding School. I will be sharing my grandmothers’ and my story with a TED talk about Sky Woman Lives in Me, at this event on October 3. Great Grandmother, Sophia, Grandma Millie and Great-great-grandmother Elizabeth will smiling down on me from Heaven as I share my Sky Woman Ancestry.
The fourth photo is about the Carlisle Indian School centennial celebration of the closing to the school. Carlisle Journeys: Places of Memory and the unfolding Stories from the Carlisle Indian School will be held October 6-7th. Again, I will be talking about my book, Sky Woman Lives in Me, to share what happened to my deceased Grandmothers and me!
Again, I have posted fifth photo of Grace Thumbo. She was a servant like my Great Grandmother, Sophia Huff. I am still looking for her descendants, whose last name would be either Pelchu or Pelcher. Grace married a Max Pelchu and her sons names were William, Herbert and Paul Pelchu (or Pelcher). She had lived in Camp McDowell (now called Fort McDowell) in Arizona and also lived in Phoenix. If anyone has any information on Grace Thumbo-Pelchu’s descendents, please contact me here at Sky Woman Lives in Me, on Facebook or on Word Press.
The last two photos are of my two grandsons, Luke and Clyde. I thank Our Creator for finally making me a Grandma! Thank you for reading this blog. Please share if you wish. Sincerely, Roberta Capasso, Author of Sky Woman Lives in Me and a proud member of the Oneida of Wisconsin.
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