Elsie Noel

Elsie Noelle was born in 1924 on the Birdtail Sioux Reserve, Manitoba Canada to Florence Paul and Samuel Bohpa. Elsie is an elder with the Dakota Tipi First Nation, Manitoba. As a child she attended an Indian School in Birtle, Manitoba and lived in Portage la Prairie for 35 years before returning to the Birdtail Sioux Reserve.

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Title “Elsie’s one of these people you meet once and you never forget.” Elsie Noel \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Life Today Topics: Jobs Keywords: Jobs
Title We had signs on every door that said "Speak English" Elsie Noel \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Growing Up, Family, Boarding School, Dakota Culture and Values Keywords: School, Mounties, Language, Medicine

Elsie Noel

Associations: Dakota (Oceti Šakowiŋ), Dakota Tipi First Nation,

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