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About Spilyay tymoo. (Warm Springs, Or.) 1976-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 2001)
Adoption Election P.ic 9 Spily.iy Tymoo Pcccmhei- 27, 2001 v.. :&J : ! v V L '.V if ! Tasha Elliott and family. Tasha Breanna Elliot Age: 11 l CTWS Blood: 532 r- t I Scarlett Gene Gillespie Hello, my name is Lawrence Macy and 1 am writing this letter in behalf of my 4-year-old cousin Scarlett Gene Gillespie, Gene to friends and family, who has ap plied for adoption into the Con federated Tribes of Warm Springs. Gene is being raised by my fam ily and is living with us in our home in the Tenino Valley. Gene i has become a close family mcm- bcr to us and is treated and loved i as a son and brother. Gene also has i a close relationship with his i mother Rae Jean Gillespie, as well J as many other relatives living in Warm Springs. ! Gene's immediate family goes from his mother Rae Jean Gillespie I to his( grandparents Dclores j "Dolly" Garcia and Don Gillespie, j His great grandparents were Jeanette Brunoe and Manuel Garcia. His great great grandpar j ents were Emma Parker and Cain Brunoe, and his great great great j grandparents were Billy Chinook and Annie Holliquilla. i Gene has many things that he Alexa Christel Amelia - Leonard J My name is Alexa Christel J Amelia Leonard. I am 7 years old. My mother is Stacey Charis Leonard, enrolled ; member of the Warm Springs Confederated Tribes, as is my ma j ternal grandfather, Uren Jones t Leonard Jr. s' I have spent most of my life liv ing in Warm Springs attending the Daycare and Head Start at the ' . Dear Tribal Members, )r: Alexa Christel Amelia Leonard, dob 32594, was born premature to Stacey Charis Leonard. Alexa was placed in ( Yakama Providence Hospital for four months after her birth due " to her prematurity. On her release, Alexa and her mother moved back to Warm Springs. ( During the next two years, Alexa lived in Warm Springs .with my daughter and myself. When Alexa was two, she was enrolled in the Infant Care , Center at Early Childhood. She then transitioned to Head Start 3-year-old in 1997. She contin Be sure to vote January 21 1$ 1 . Indian Blood: 532 Descendant: Richard Hliot and Michelle, TM; Irene and Raymond X X M M ,,, , "- V- 7 r Scarlett Gene Gillespie and Lawrence Macy likes to do, singing and dancing are his favorites, and he has an amaz ing musical talent that started the moment he came to live with our family. He continues to amaze family and friends with his out going personality and energy. As a Warm Springs Early Childhood center. I attended Warm Springs Elementary in Kindergarten and First grade. My maternal great-grandmother was Mildred Smith Tyler (Wasco) and maternal great-grandfather was Uren Jones Leonard Sr., (Warm Springs). I love living in Warm Springs and would like to have your vote to become an en rolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. ued to go to school at Head Start until 1998. Alexa attended kindergarten at Warm Springs Elementary in 1999-2000. It was at that time she moved with her mother to Union Gap, Wash., to attend the first grade until December 2000. . . . They will be staying in Warm Springs, where I live. During Alexa's first four years of life, Stacey has been in and out of her life. It was during this time that she moved with her mother, but not for more than a few months at a time. The last three years, there has been more permanency to Alexa and her ! Wells, GrPar Allottee Descendant, Fred Smith Years resident: 3 12 boy I had the privilege of being adopted into the Tribes, and have made it my home. I would hope that Gene, "Scarlett Gene Gillespie," would receive the same privilege and be able to make Warm Springs his home. tr:v? ,3 . . if 1 '' Alexa Christel-Amelia Leonard mother's relationship. Her step father has been a seasonal worker and Alexa would join him and her mother longer and longer each time. She loves Warm Springs and during kindergarten was learning the Wasco language, which seemed to come easy for her. I would like to request that you consider Alexa's application for the next adoption into the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation. Sincerely, Gwen Leonard Maternal Grandmother of Alexa Christel Amelia Leonard Courtney A. Ilcndemon I am 7 years old. I am 716 Wan-o, Jcnuz and Navajo. My father is Kduard Henderson and my paternal grandparent are Carol (St. (Icrmii it c ) Cochran and WIW.Ut.l.lI.W.INMllll.l.l.t..ll IIIIIW.I n-1 i i imi i i Ar ft tYi'i' -4 i i J Courtney II r n i c Henderson. My great grandmother is Madeline Mclnrurff. Since my dad is military we have lived away from the reservation, lint visit regularly. My father is a captain in the National Guard and completing a Masters degree at Portland State University in health administration. Upon completing of my father's education, we plan on returning back to Warm Springs. I am pround of my heritage and will be hon ored to be a tribal member. I would be loyal to the tribe and use my future education and skills to build a future for my people. Johnny Holliday Sr. Hello, My name is Johnny Holliday Sr. I am 29 years old. I am trying to get adopted into the Confederated Tribes. I have two children who are enrolled members, Lauren Toy a Anne Holliday, who is 7 years old, and Johnny Tremayne Holliday, who is 2 years old. I have all the requirements needed to be adopted in. But I am lacking one thing and that is the tribal members votes. All of my family is here. So if 1 can get voted into the tribes I will be at home with my family. My grandfather is Milton Holliday; my grandmother is Bucky Anne Holliday, who have raised me and my brothers most of our lives. So I encourage you to go down and Monica Rose Kirk Monica Rose Kirk Nixpachwai, My name is Monica Rose Kirk. I am a proud descendant of Warm Springs. My father is Anthony (Tony Kirk) Littleleaf. My Ulla is Lolita Greeley and my Pushas are Melvin, Elton and Hamilton Greeley. I have 732 Warm Springs, Wasco, and my dad's father was Jack Littleleaf, a CanadianBlackfoot, so I am also V Pikuni. Being accepted by the people of the Warm Springs Reservation has always been my number one desire. A place to raise my children and truly belong is important to my family and me. The right to fish is a wish for I feel naturally in my blood so having fishing rights is im mensely important to me. 1 have fished for Sacred Salmon and gone eeling with my dad. We also love to go to the river, fish for trout and fry them up. I learned how to gather some roots and huckleberries for the winter. We have so much fun camping in the mountains during Huckle berry season and I love to hear my Ulla Ixlita's so many old stories. I respect the longhousc and enjoyed helping there, ("rafting if r 11 i Cameron ). I Iendernon. I am 6 yean old, 1 am 7 1 ft Wasco, Jentcx and Navajo. My mother is Tammy l .lliott and my mater nal grandmother is l .verett Flliott. My fa ther is F.dward Henderson and my paternal grandparents are Carol (St. Honderson -,-.v:".j.'.,,4.a v . v7; V . , r ' i U J CE . i Johnny Holliday Sr. vote for me and the rest of the ap plicants. Thank you for your time and efforts, Johnny Holliday Sr. and family and friends dreamcatchers, beading and attending powwows is something my children and me enjoy doing together. I know many of you have not seen much of me the past few years but my mother is very ill and I feel it is up to me (not some nursing home) to take care of her as long as she needs it. We nearly lost her on her last two operations. The last operation they said she wasn't going to make it. I have been on the rolls since I was one-year-old and being accepted as an adopted tribal member would complete my lifelong dream. Respectfully yours, tribal descendant, Monica Rose Kirk Austin Ryan Blake Age: 4 CTWS Blood: 116 Indian Blood: 532 Descendant: Ann Seyler TM, Kimbcrly Binder Mo, CccilAradonna Seyler GrPar Allottee descendant: Adeline Brunoe Years resident: 4 I .'6 ff ft Cameron Henderson (icrmainc) Cochran and Frnie Henderson. My great-grandmother is Madeline Mdnturff. Since my dad is military we have lived away from the reservation, but we visit regularly since this is our home. My father is a captain in the National Guard. I le is completing an MS degree. My mother is com pleting her MS degree. When my parents complete their degrees we plan to return to our home in Warm Springs. W hen I am home visiting I enjoy hunting and fish ing. I want to Ik able to continue to hunt and fish with full rights as a tribal member. I am proud of my heri tage and will be honored to be a confederated tribal menilnT. I will be loyal to this trilc and use my educa tion and skills to build a future for my people. Maria Olivia Holliday Maria Olivia Holliday Age: 24 CTWS Blood: 316 Indian Blood: 716 Descendant: Beatrice Holliday Lopez, TM; Milton and Bucky Holliday,' GrPa - 1 ' Allottee Descendant:' Behjamlm Holliday Years resident: 20 "A J .... I " " i Lonnie Alan Jack Age: 29 CTWS Blood: 18 Indian Blood: 1132 Descendant: McKinlcy and Minnie Wesley, TM's; Mary Jack, Mo; Irene Williams Brunoe, GrMo. Allottee descendant: Ea-eah Sr. Years resident: 13 years. Vernon Sk'ytus Jack son Smith Age: 5 CTWS Blood: 316 Indian Blood: 67128 Descendant: Anita Jackson, TM; Carmen Smith, Fa; Vernon and Louise Jackson, GrPa. Allottee descendant: Charlie Jackson. Years resident: 5 r ---"iinn i t " mnnir mmr i nl s. t