TRIBAL MEMBER NEWS
New Babies!
Natalia Marie Cuomo
Natalia Marie Cuomo was born
June 11, 2007, at 12:44 p.m. She
weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was
20 inches long.
Natalia is the fifth generation in her
family, which includes her mother,
Lynettta Benedict; grandmother. Angela
Martin; great-grandmother, Joella
Strong; and great-great-grandmother,
Wilma Strong.
Natalia's proud father is Derek
Cuomo and proud Grandmother
Sherry, both of Salem, Ore.
Congratulations to All-Around
Athlete, Dancer, Champion!
by Ar Ussa Rhoan
What a great weekend Amial had playing for the Warm Springs Reds.
during our Pi-Ume-Sha Treaty Days Cele Rookie League was started in the past
bration held June 23-25 in Warm Springs. couple of years and is for 7- and 8-year-
On Friday night, he danced his little olds. Amial is 6 and was moved up from
heart out and into so many others and T-ball because of his skill level.
placed second in the boys 6 & Under
Thanks go to Craig Whitehead for
Traditional/Fancy/Grass. Then on Sat
starting T-ball in Siletz a few years ago
urday morning, he was up early and
(spring/summer 2003?). Thal is where
took first place in the 1-mile run at the
Pi-Ume-Sha Fun Run/Walk for the 12- Amial got his start when he was 2!
He is now in the Summer Youth Golf
and-under age group, with a time of
Program and will compete in a tourna
12 minutes and 40 seconds.
His team just finished an unde ment Aug. 21.1 will keep you updated.
Take care everyone!
feated Rookie League baseball season.
Congratulations to Logan and Bobby Butler! The boys wrestled for Team
Oregon Wrestling at the regional tournament in Klamath Falls, Ore. Awesome
season, guys! (From I to r, Michael Reyes oj Grand Ronde,
Logan Butler and Bobby Butler)
Wisdom Attends NEA Student
Leadership Conference
by Tiffany Wisdom
The National Education Associa
tion (NEA) Student Leadership Confer
ence was held in Philadelphia, Pa., on
June 25-28, 2007. An awards banquet,
workshops, special speakers, remodeling
of an elementary school and meeting
with other colleges took place during
this four-day event.
Haskell Indian Nations University
was a candidate for a Chapter Excel
lence Award. To obtain this award in
your state to make it to nationals you
have to prove the areas of political ac
tion, community outreach, membership
growth and professional development.
NEA sponsored a group from
Haskell Indian Nations University to
attend - School of Education Dean, Dr.
Russell Blackbird; two School of Edu
cation juniors, Misty Hammer and
Krysten Rhodes; and myself (presi
dent, Kansas National Education As
sociation Student Program Haskell
Chapter 2007-08, and School of Edu
cation senior).
Thank you to NEA and Anthony
Daniels, NEA Student Program presi
dent, for making this possible.
All NEA college student participants
and the NEA retired group remodeled
an elementary school in Philadelphia.
This school had no grass on its entire
Tiffany Wisdom
property. Students were playing on a
concrete playground.
More than 300 volunteers helped
to lay grass and sod, paint inside the
school, drywall inside, organize books
and supplies, and clean rooms. I put
together bulletin boards in hallways
and classrooms during the day and
painted the doorways.
If you would like to start your
local chapter of the NEA Student
Program, please contact me al
tiffany.wisdom@yahoo.com.
May God bless all students as they
start the 2007 school year.
Hvm’chi
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Delores Pigsley gives the keynote speech at the graduation ceremony for
Oregon Coast Community College in Newport, Ore. She congratulated the
graduates on starting their education at OCCC and said, “As you pursue
your goals in life, always remember the people who supported you.
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