Rosella Enyart, the eldest member of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota, died last Tuesday, May 2. She was 87.
Enyart, whose nickname was "Tootie," was well known among the tight knit community for her generosity, her spark and her love for country music. She was "kind and sassy," the tribe said.
Her Dakota name was Wahca Waste Wi', or "Good Flower Woman."
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Rosella Enyart was eldest Mdewakanton tribal member
(The Minneapolis Star Tribune 5/10)
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006
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