(back to Arikara Village)      Interview about Chief Drifting Goose,

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• How many children did Drifting Goose have from you and what became of them?

                        There were 5 but one died.  Lena Drifting Goose was our first child and she is now living (at the time of this writing).  She is about 50 years old and is the wife of Seeking Land .  Our next child was a boy named Rabbit.  He died long ago but I cannot remember how lone.  Rabbit married a Crow Creek woman named White Day and from her had only one child and that was a boy named First Grown.  Rabbit died and then First Grown died.  White Day is living here now.  Rabbit and First Grown died before Drifting Goose died.  Our next child was a boy named Joseph Strong Blanket and he is living now.  He is about 40 years old.  Our other child was a boy named Frank Drifting Goose or Gregory Turner.  He is living now and is about 39 years old. 

• How many children did Drifting Goose have from Wakanuwintswin, and what became of them?

                        There were several of them but all of them died before Drifting Goose died.  All of those children died when they were small and none of them ever married or had a child.

• Who were the parents of Drifting Goose?

                        His father was named Wounded.  I do not remember the name of his mother.

• Did Rabbit live on his own allotment during his life time and immediately preceding his death?

No.  He died on the Flat here at Eagle Dog’s allotment.

• Are you sure that White Day was the wife of Rabbit when Rabbit died?

                        She was not his wife when he died.  They had separated by Indian custom before Rabbit died.  I took their child First Grown and took care of him until he died.  First Grown was in school just before he died.

• Did the child of Cloud and Yellow Hair die before or after Drifting Goose died?  Was that child ever married and did he ever have a child born to him?

                        He died before Drifting Goose died.  He was small when he died and never married nor had a child born to him.

• Have you ever heard any person other than yourself and your children claim any interest in the estate of Drifting Goose and Rabbit?

                        I never heard of anyone.

• You have said that Rabbit died, and then his son First Grown died and that the mother of First Grown (White Day) is still living.  If that is true would not White Day inherit the estate of Rabbit?

                        I do not know?