Our beloved mother, Julia Nicole
Harragarra-LeClair, Esta-Ni-Yemi (Standing
Alone Buffalo Woman), peacefully passed away
Friday morning at St. John’s Hospital,
Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was 49.
Julia “Nikki” was born the daughter of
Vernon and Rosella DeRoin-Harragarra on May
15, 1970, in Los Angeles, California. Nikki
was a proud member of the Otoe-Missouria
Tribe of Indians and the Buffalo and Bear
Clans. Nikki was also a descendant from the
Iowa and Kiowa Tribes. Nikki was descendent
of Chief Corbett White, Chief Moses
Harragarra and also a DeRoin descendent. She
was a member of the Otoe Native American
Church. The Otoe-Missouria people are
recognized throughout Indian Country and she
was very proud of who she was, always
presenting herself in a dignified and
respectful manner with the teachings that
were handed down from generations previous.
Nikki attended and graduated from the
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.
Until recently, she was employed with the
Otoe-Missouria Tribe and had plans to pursue
her degree in Native American Studies at
Northern Oklahoma College. Nikki enjoyed
traveling across Indian County,
participating in cultural events and made
many friends along the way. Nikki’s greatest
joy was spending time with her beloved
family and granddaughter, beading, and
listening to peyote and war dance songs,
mostly sung by her late brother, Perry Lee
Botone, Jr.
Nikki is survived by her husband, James
LeClair, daughters, Julia Harragarra and
Xeneca LeClair; brothers, Quinn, Brian, and
Isaac Harragarra; nephew and nieces - Marcus
Neskahi, June Espinoza, Sasha Martinez,
grandchildren, Athena Rose Collins, Tatum,
Nevah, and Trevah Harragarra, Nalani,
Alaina, Eugene Espinoza Jr., Nevaeh and
Arayah Torres, and Emmett Martinez; Aunt
Edna Poolheco, Aunt Kay Burrows, Grandma
Delores Harragarra and family and friends.
Nicole is preceded in death by her parents
Vernon and Rosella Harragarra; sisters,
Angela and Bernadette Harragarra.
Casket Bearers will be Edward Hara, Blaine
Hall, Eugene Espinoza, Sr., Little Bear
Littlecook, Alex Hawzipta, and Derik
Martinez. Honorary casket bearers will be
Quinn Harragarra, Brian Harragarra, Marcus
Neskahi, Lawrence DeRoin, and Franklin
LeClair.
Services will be held at the Otoe-Missouria
Cultural Building nightly at 7 p.m.
The
traditional funeral feast will begin at noon
on Monday, September 23, 2019, with burial
services following at the Otoe-Missouria
Tribal Cemetery with Arlen Lightfoot
officiating. Arrangements are under the
direction of Grace Memorial Chapel of Ponca
City, Oklahoma.
Donations may be made in her
memory to the National Kidney Foundation.
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