Monday, December 29, 2008

Metchif language resource

I found this terrific website for any of you's interested in learning Metchif...
just go to www.pemmican.mb.ca Browse for books and tapes in this site. ENJOY!

Philip Poitra family lineage

These notes were taken from notes I found written by my Dad, Cletus in 1989. It was updated by Auntie Jeri in December of 08.
Henry Poitra married Mary Grant (daughter of Corbert Grant) and they had the following children;
Joe Poitra, Mary Poitra, Lena Poitra (she married a Poitra also), Mary Jane Poitra, John Poitra, Corbet Poitra (this is Gladys Vallie, Bobbi Malaterre, Bill O. Poitra, Yvonne Graber and June Anderson's father), Philip C. Poitra (GRANDPA), George (who died of TB is Cuppays father).
Albert Wilkie married Josephine Laverdure and had the following children;
Jerome Wilkie, Robert Wilkie (is Carol Jean Delorme, Rosie, Marie and Roberta's father), Clara Wilkie, Louis Wilkie (married Saton), Mary Wilkie (mother of Ronnie Lucier), Dorothy Wilkie (died of TB), and Margaret Wilkie.
Philip Poitra married Margaret(Maggie) Wilkie and they had the following children;
Philip C. (Sonny) Poitra, Rose Maness, Emil W. (Buddy) Poitra, Delores St Germaine, Margaret (Marge) Weis, Raymond C. Poitra, Cletus Henry Poitra, and Jerilyn C. Poitra. Infants Steven and Barbara Poitra.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Family ties

This will be the first of many posts for the Poitra family...I wanted to create a place where we can all share information about family. My hope is that all those in ND and SD ETC and here in MN can have a place to get the latest news or just to share how amazing we all are. The only critieria is that we have fun, no nasty notes, no distasteful jokes or stories that might otherwise be constued as racist, sexist, classist or just plain low life. I was thinking I could even put out some podcasts and links to Ojibwemowin...
So, for this first post here is the latest.
Marge is in a nursing home/hospice setting in St Cloud. She is up and down and has delayed speech. The number for the desk is 320-251-9120. Arleta seems to be the point person on any updates.

Post photos anytime too!!
Peggy