Patrick gourneau-biography

PatriceMoses"Patrick, Pat, Aun-nish-e-naubay"Gourneau

Son of Joseph L. Gourneau and Elizabeth Marguerite (McLeod) Gourneau

Brother of Mary Celina (Gourneau) Grandbois, Sara Margaret (Gourneau) Lebrun, Joseph Phillip Gourneau, Alexander Gourneau, Justyne Marie (Gourneau) Malaterre and Florestine (Gourneau) Martin

Father of Bobby Gourneau, Charles Joseph Gourneau, Kenneth Leo Gourneau, [private daughter (s - unknown)] and Gladys Ruth (Gourneau) Poitra

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Biography

Patrick was born on 11 Feb ,^[1] the son of Joseph Gourneau and Eliza McLeod.

He married Mary LeFavor on 28 Jan in St. Ann's, Belcourt, ND. They had 9 children: Robert, Charles, Kenneth, and Gladys along with 5 more still living as of She worked on her parents' truck farm and then with her husband until moving to Belcourt where they were truck farmers. Pat worked as a maintenance man at the Jewel Bearing Plant from to He was tribal chairman of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe from to He died on 26 Oct in Rolla, ND^[1] and was buried on 30 Oct in St.

Ann's.^[2]

In he was inducted into the ND Native American Hall of Fame for Leadership.[1]

Census in Rolette co., ND:^[3]

State Census in Ingebretson, Rolette, ND:^[4]

Census in East Grand Forks, Polk, MN:^[5]

Tribal Census at Turtle Mt., Rolette, ND:

Census in Rolette co., ND:^[6]

Centennial Book Biography

Patrick Gourneau "Aun-nish-e-naubay" was born February 11, , son of Joseph L.

Gourneau, Jr . or "Kish-ki-mun-eshiw" () and Eliza McCloud.

He married Mary Cecelia LeFavor, born May 4, , daughter of Charles E. LeFavor () and Virginia Grandboise (), on January 31, at St. Ann's Church in Belcourt. She was the daughter of a truck farmer near East Grand Forks. This started Pat in the truck farming business.

In the depression he was growing hybrid vegetables -- 20 pound squashes, giant lettuce and tomatoes.

He had to sell onions for 60 cents per bushel and potatoes at 1/2 cent a pound. He farmed like this for 23 years.

Then Patrick was a Building Maintenance Manager at the Jewel Plant while Mary Cecelia kept the house and raised a large family. They lived on the family farm 1 1/2 miles west of Belcourt. The site is now occupied by their son, Charles.

In the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Pat started school in at a reservation day school named after his grandfather. In he went to the Wahpeton Indian School and stayed until Then he went to Fort Totten and Haskell Institute in Kansas and then back to Wahpeton until

Patrick served as Tribal Chairman from July of to January of He actively took a leadership role in the revival of traditional Indian ceremonials and dances and wrote a condensed history of the Turtle Mountain Band "History of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians." He was an able statesman and champion of Indian rights and his picture in native regalia appeared on the front of the North Dakota State highway map and on booklets to promote tourism at one time.

In , he was awarded the North Dakota Heritage Profile Honor Award.

Pat fought to save the Jewel Plant in Rolla and the jobs for Indian employees it offered at that time. In he testified before a Congressional Committee to save the Tribe from termination and a loss of federal support, due to the predominance of mixed-bloods on the tribal roll.

Pat worked to bring the four tribes of North Dakota into an inter-tribal alliance which is today called United Tribes of North Dakota. His efforts resulted in an appointment of a National Committee on Civil Rights. He refused to accept a salary and the use of an automobile to conduct tribal business.

He worked in one job to support his family and on the other one to support his tribe. He worked late and unusual hours, getting by on two and three hours of sleep a night.

"Pat Gourneau was a self-made man who pulled himself and his Chippewa tribe up by his own moccasin tops," according to Wayne Lubenow in his column.

During his term of office his efforts brought about the repeal of prohibition so that Indians could legally buy liquor and be involved in the lucrative business which until them excluded Indians.

His efforts brought into the reservation the advantages of ERA electrification and the convenience of the telephone.

When Pat became chairman nobody trusted anybody else and the BIA considered Turtle Mountain one of their most complicated reservations even taking stern steps against the Tribe, which was heavily in debt.

In five years Pat had taken care of that debt and before he resigned he deposited $30, in the U.S. Treasury for the Tribe. Tribal income was derived from the sale of oak posts and Turtle Mountain lumber produced by tribal members.

Patrick gourneau-biography and husband: During his term, he initiated a tribal comprehensive economic development plan for the reservation, and organized a committee to promote tribal economic development. Collection Summary. Pat started school in at a reservation day school named after his grandfather. She supported the development of the Turtle Mountain Community Development Foundation, leading the tribal council to appoint a foundation committee in

The Tribal Council maintained a forest products sales yard on the site now occupied by the CAP building. There was also a flour mill on the same site which burned down and is just a vague memory.

The long hours and pressure took their toll. In Pat suffered a stroke and was forced for health reasons to resign from the Tribal Council.

He did, however, manage to continue in his job at the Jewel Bearing Plant and retired in at the age of

After retirement Pat continued to attend powwows because they gave him a chance to express his Indian heritage. His book went into a 5th edition. He continued to lecture, make speeches and talk to classes. Pat says he is proud as an Indian but even prouder of being a human being.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, ," North Dakota Department of Health; Bismark, North Dakota; North Dakota Death Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record # (accessed 4 February )
   Patrick M Gourneau death 26 Oct (age 85) in Rolla, Rolette, North Dakota, USA.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images ( : accessed 4 Feb ), memorial page for Patrick Moses "Aun-nish-e-naubay" Gourneau (11 Feb Oct ), Find A Grave: Memorial #, citing Saint Anns Cemetery, Belcourt, Rolette, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Carrie Portlance, user #
3. ↑ "United States Census, ," Citing enumeration district (ED) ED , sheet 7B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, ), roll ; FHL microfilm 1,,
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February )
   FamilySearch Image Image number
   Patrice Gourneau (5), single son, in household of Joseph Gourneau (44) in Township , Rolette, North Dakota, United States.

   Born in North Dakota.

4. ↑ "North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, , , ," North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record # (accessed 4 February )
   Pat Gourneau (11) in Rolette.
5. ↑ "United States Census, ," Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 15A, line 49, family , NARA microfilm publication T (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, ), roll ; FHL microfilm 2,,
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February )
   FamilySearch Image Image number
   Patrick M Gourmeau (24), married son-in-law, in household of Charles Lefovor (58) in East Grand Forks, Polk, Minnesota, United States.

   Born in North Dakota.

6. ↑ "United States Census, ," Citing enumeration district (ED) A, sheet 16B, line 47, family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, , NARA digital publication T Records of the Bureau of the Census, - , RG Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, , roll
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February )
   FamilySearch Image
   Patrice M Gourneau (34), married head of household in Township Range 70, Rolette, North Dakota, United States.

See also:

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  Ann's Centennial: Years of Faith, Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. Page [2]

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