Submitted by
Karen Stewart

Poncas Hold Tribe Rites for Woman

Ponca City, Aug 4. - (Special) -
Traditional tribal funeral ceremonies have been continued by the Ponca Indians during the past several days, lamenting the death of Mrs. Louise Poor-horse, 85 years old, one of the veterans of the tribe. She was a young woman with her tribe when the final battles were fought with the Sioux in the early '70's, and came with the Poncas when the federal government moved them to this section of Oklahoma several years later. A "give-away" party, during which her personal property was distributed among members of the tribe, featured the ceremony.