Delores Parshall-Sand

Delores Parshall-Sand

began her journey on Sun-

day, May 29, 2022, at the

age of 90. She was the

youngest of 13 children,

born to her parents

George Parshall and Ruby

White Bear-Parshall, at El-

bowoods on February 5,

1932. Her traditional

name “idhaa adaariish”

translates to Comes Out

Plain and refers to the sa-

cred turtle rippling and

surfacing the water.

Delores was a member of

the Prairie Chicken Clan

and a child of the Drip-

ping Dirt Clan. She was

raised in a home where

both our Mandan and Hi-

datsa languages were spo-

ken, and she was one of

our fluent Hidatsa and

Mandan language speak-

ers.

Delores married Melvin

Sand on June 25, 1955,

and together they raised

six children. She was a re-

markablecommunity

worker as she worked for

the NDSU extension office

for 34 years as a nutrition-

ist. She taught many of

our Fort Berthold people

nutrition, health, exercise,

gardening, and our tradi-

tional language. She

worked closely with 4-H

youth and livestock and

the Boys and Girls Club

teaching the language and

life skills.

Delores was a dedicated

church member and at-

tended the Catholic

Church regularly. She was

an active member of the

Fort Berthold Tekakwitha

Chapter. She traveled ex-

tensively to attend various

church events including

going to Rome, Italy to at-

tend the Annual Cross

and Feathers Tekakwitha

Conference.Delores joined

the Little Shell Ladies

Auxiliary in the late 1960s

and remained a member

for 60 years and eventual-

lybecame President of

Unit 300; an office she

currently held. She was

given the nickname

“Sarge” by her auxiliary

members because of her

commitment and dedica-

tion to all veterans.

Delores was a fanatical

Dallas Cowboys fan. She

out-exercisedand

out-danced several young

ladies at Zumba classes

when she was in her 70s

and she was known for at-

tending and participating

in 5K walk/runs. She en-

joyed bowling, gardening,

and embroidery. She also

enjoyed attending her

grandchildren’s athletic

events and pow-wows. In

August of 2021, Delores

was recognized as the

oldest living

great-granddaughter of the

late Sacagawea, as proven

through stories and DNA.

She was a kind-hearted

woman who was for the

good of every person. She

taught her children mer-

cy, kindness, and compas-

sion which amounts to

forgiveness. As the bible

states in Ephesians 4:32

“be kind to one another,

tenderhearted, forgiving

one another, as God in

Christ forgave you.”

Delores is survived by

her children, Shavonne

Wilkie (David), Lionel

Sand, Karla Sand (Wade),

Sina Sand, and Tanya

Sand; 10 grandchildren,

14 great-grandchildren,

and a large extended fami-

ly that includes

daughters, sons, and

grandchildren. She was

preceded in death by her

husband, Melvin Sand

(11-12-2011); her parents,

George Parshall and Ruby

White Bear-Parshall; son,

Shawn Sand; grandson,

Patrick Wilkie; brothers,

Thomas Bulls Eye,

Charles, Paul, Pierce, and

August Parshall; sisters,

Grace Fox, Rose Crow

Flies High, Pansy

Parshall, Aletha Jackson,

Isabel “Belle”, and Viola

Parshall, and an infant si-

bling; parents-in-law,

Martha and Carl Sand;

andsiblings-in-law,

Lawrence, Signe, Alice,

Helen, Gudrun, Molfrid,

and Margret.

Funeral Mass: Friday,

June 3, 2022 at 10 a.m. at

St. Anthony Catholic

Church, New Town. Her

wake was held Thursday

at Northern Lights Well-

ness Center in New Town.

Interment will be at Holy

Family US Scouts

Cemetery, Shell Creek,

New Town.

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