LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sharia Robinson
To the editor:
My name is Sharia Robinson. I am
the great-granddaughter of Mae and Roy
Downey and the granddaughter of Jo Ann
Miller and Henry Kentta.
1 am a junior at Mary mount Manhat
tan College, a private liberal arts school
on the Upper East Side in New York City.
I am writing to thank the Education De
partment for supporting me financially
through college. 1 am very grateful to the
administration for placing so much em
phasis on education; without it, I would
not be able to attend college.
I am a theater arts major with a con
centration in production and manage
ment. I am proud to report I have been
successful at Marymount, making the
Dean’s Lisi after laSPterm. 1 also have
To the editor:
My time in CHS servicing tribal mem
bers has been my honor. After 16 years of
employment with the tribe, I feel I’ve done
all 1 can and my time here is complete.
I'd like to thank the people who
helped me and gave me the opportunity
to prove my passion for helping Indian
people. Only some “oldies” will remem
ber what it was like before the tribe
stepped in and took over CHS.
Sharon and Cheryl - your confidence
in me inspired me to keep going when
things looked bad. Thank you for always
being there for me. Mother, your prayers
become very involved running student
events and am the Campus Activities
Board Performing Arts Chair.
I am very gratef ul that 1 have the op
portunity to further my education in New
York and experience what the city has to
offer. Going to school here has been a
long-lasting dream of mine and challeng
ing myself is very important to me.
I am very focused and am enjoying
the pursuit of my goals. I am proud that I
can represent our tribe and state in such a
diverse and multicultural institution.
I would like to take this opportunity
to thank my family for their love and en
couragement. I welcome other students
to contact me if they are interested in com
ing to New York or want guidance on how
to search for a school that complements
their aspirations.
A big lesson 1 have learned is that in
order to enjoy doing a job, you have to
enjoy the process of working your way
up the ladder. You actually have to enjoy
working hard toward a goal and all the
sweat and tears that come along the way.
It is hard work, but the sense of achieve
ment is worth it.
I cannot stress enough the importance
of finding a career that complements your
strengths. I hope that other tribal mem
bers realize their potential enough to go
to college and that education will continue
to be an asset that other students can
access through the tribe.
Sincerely,
Sharia Robinson
sharlarobinson@yahoo.com
and unconditional love never failed me.
My sister, Fonda - Your faith in me is
never-ending. Thank you for all your love
and support.
God is opening a door for me that I
never thought possible and is so unex
pected. My last words of inspiration I'd
like to say- Don’t ever give up on your
self and believe in the power of prayer,
but be ready for God’s plan.
Best of wishes to all. I'll see you
around, no goodbyes.
Shannon Case
Indian Leader Assoc. (Haskell Newspaper and Yearbook) Staff Fall 2005
To the editor:
Dear Confederated Tribes of Siletz
Indians of Oregon and Charitable Con
tribution Fund,
On behalf of the Indian Leader Asso
ciation, 1 would like to give a big “thank
you” to the Confederated Tribes of
Siletz Indians of Oregon and the Chari
table Contribution Fund for donating
$2,000 to the Haskell Indian Nations
University Yearbook.
This year is the 120th anniversary for
H1NU in Lawrence, Kan. Your contribu
tion will help make this special edition a
bigger book and have more pages. Thanks
for supporting the Haskell Yearbook.
Sincerely,
Tiffany Dawn Stuart
Haskell Newspaper “Indian Leader”
and Yearbook Staff Member 2003-
2005 Indian Leader Association
Secretary/ Treasurer
To the editor:
My name is Eddie Ehret and I had
the privilege of coaching one of the
7th-9lh grade co-ed all-Indian teams for this
year's basketball tournament. Needless to
say, we didn’t win, but as always it was
truly fun for me as I hope it was for my
players as well.
With the losses that we took, it makes
me reflect on that old saying, “It’s not
whether you win or lose, but how you
played the game.” Never before has this
held so much meaning to me as it
does today.
Though we lost our games, I feel as
though we won in so many other ways.
The players on my team handled our
losses very respectfully and in this feat
alone, we are very much winners. Never
before have I had a team act so mature in
such a hard time as I did with this team
this year.
It was very humbling for me to ac
cept these losses, but I can’t help but be
proud of my team as they proved to be
such a fine bunch of young adults. It
makes me proud to know that these young
adults will be the future of our people and
that even in a time of loss, they still know
how to be winners.
Thanks Julia Austin, Cassandra
Thompson, Rachelle (Buffa) John, Jen
nifer Easter, Robert Taylor, Tygem BuL
ler, Matt Sharpe, and Chris Butler.
Eddie Ehret
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