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Page 6 December 20, 2007 Spilyay Tymoo, WarmSprings, Oregon Howlak Tichum Leah Louise Boise, Leah Louise Boise died on December 4 at age 52 as the result of a car accident. Boise was bom on March 16,1955 in Warm Springs to Phillip and. Margaret (Char ley) Boise. She was a lifetime resident of the Warm Springs/Madras area. She was employed as an activities director for the Con federated Tribes of Warm 1955-2007 Springs as well as an enrolled member. Survivors include her mother, Margaret Boisé, of Warm Springs; her children, Young Boise & Cyntie LeClaire, both of Warm Springs, and Ezekiel LeClaire of Salem; brother Davis Boise, Tony Boise, and Earl Boise all of Warm Springs; sisters Rose Saludo and Liz Yaw, both of BlackStar Seago WhiteWolf, BlackStar Seago WhiteWolf, artist, healer* mother, grandmother, great grandmother, passed away on November 25, 2007, at home surrounded by her chil dren Ann, David, Lavonne, Lynne, and Cord. She was 89 years old. BlackStar was born Octo ber 26, 1918; in Bosque County Texas. She spent her early years on th^ Willis Ranch along the Brazos River and Fall Creek, She rode her horse up Comanche Peak, only a few miles away. J When she was 18 years old, BlackStar placed an ad for a pen pal in the Ranch Romance magazine. A young Pennsylvanian by the name of David Rotz answered. He was so taken by her letters and pictures that he came out to Texas with his Martin gui tar, and Swept her off her feet She married her sweet heart in the Spring o f-1939. BlackStar and Dav& started their family in Texas, then moved to their ranch in Montana. There, they regis tered their Lone Star brand and used it for their cattle and horses. They were both ex cellent shots with their hunt ing rifles, even from horse- Reminding young people they are capable and intelligent Warm Springs; and numer ous children and great grand children. A son, a brother and her father all preceded her ih death. A dressing ceremony was held on December 7 at the Warm Springs Shaker Church. Burial was on De cember 8 at the Agency Cemetery. B y Shaw n M orford Warm Springs 4-H Youth Development 1918-2007 back, and provided for their family from their gardens, for ests, and rivers. . • Years later BlackStar and Dave moved from Montana to Arizona, then to Crescent City, CA, and finally to the Rogue River Valley. There, Dave could plant a wooden hoe handle and watch it grow and blossom into a full blown peach tree... a very pleasing sight. They had a good life together until Dave passed away in J anuary, 1986. BlackStar .never saw another who. could take his place. At an early age, BlackStar accompanied her Granny to the homes of the sick and dying, to bring healing. In later years, she served wherever and whenever she could, to counsel those'who had lost their wày, tò bring back more than one from the dark ness of coma and disease. BlackStar was welcomed by those of many cultures, voca tions, and religions. They even came from Japan and the Ama zon to speak with her. The Na tional Council of American In dians, as well às otter jj&lòmlriènt i organizations, recognized, her life-long cohtnbution to the wel fare, of Native Americans, and bestowed her with honors. She touched so many lives, it is dif ficult to measure just how much of a difference she made. We cannot imagine ourselves without her. BlackStar often said, “Life is a Circle. We are born in Springtime in the East, where childhood and new life begin. In the South and Summer, as young adults, we grow and produce. In the West, it is Fall... our Autumn. As ma ture adults, we stock up and prepare for the Winter. When we come to the North, we are greeted as elders. Feeling the cold, we shiver and re treat to the fire, where we tell stories and pass on our wis dom to the young ones. Fi nally, if we live long enough, we return to the East and a. new childhood again, before, crossing over to the Spirit World.” BlackStar made the full circle just as she knew it would be. Now she is walk ing her new trail with her husband Dave beside her. Her wolf Tie’Bit’z died De cember 12, and runs to catch up^so* HewoA’t miss this jour ney with her. And when our time comes to find a path over the Great Divide, BlackStar will be there to greet us. "Suvate, “Itis enough;|||l I once heard the state.- ment, “There is a fundamen tal difference between intel ligence and having informa tion. Young people lack in formation about the world but are fully intelligent.”, I like this statement. If adults assume that all children are fully intelligent, then we take them seriously, even at times when they seem to us not to be acting very smart Taking young people seri ously is a key to the develop ment of their self-esteem and ability to thrive and contrib ute as adults. One thing we know about youth development is that young people have very good antennae - they are constantly looking for feed-: back from older people to tell them how they are. Children are bom with ex cellent self esteem but they look for feedback from older people as they grow. If adults give children consistent mes sages that they are clever, smart, and capable, they be lieve it and grow up to see themselves this way. Research tells us that chil dren pick up these messages at a very young age. If chil dren become convinced that they are not capable and smart, it takes a lot more work and in tervention to convince .them otherwise later in life. Some of us spend much of our lives re learning that we are fully intelli gent and capable. Young people who receive daily dosés of positive messages about themselves will imprint titese. ideas tin their head, and will often reinforce it fry making positive choices. , Ppsitiye,self esteemjeads kids to be resilient, whereby even in tough situations they will bounce back and thrive because they have a positive self-image. | Young pepple who grow up believing that they are not ca pable often continue reinforc ing that beliefby making choices that keep them in a negative cycle. If we as adults remind ouf- selves that kids are fully intelli gent but just lacking in formation about, the world around them, then it’s easier to avoid judging statenaents rjjat. break clown, their self-esteem.. This is a simpleidea, but not that easy to- do, especially when we some times get frustrated at kids’ be- • havior. The key is. to separate the undesirable behavior from the young person themselves. If the child believes overall that adults think they “rock” (are compe tent and intelligent) , then redi recting a young person’s unde- sirable behavior won’t erode how they think of them selves.. Praising their accomplish ments, actively listening to them, asking them questions about their feelings and opin ions, and including them in decisions that affect them are some of the ways adults show they take ypungpeople seriously. , v Positive youth develop ment is a term that is used by organizations like 4-H to help remind kids that they are capable and intelligent. We are aiming to influence the* 5 Cs-— competence: (skills), confidence,, connec tion, character, and caring. All of these things are.needed by young people in order to accomplish the 6* contribution. When young people feel competent, have self confidence,' fefel con nected to people, their com munity and their culture, have .a sense of right and wrong, and have empathy for others, they are more likely, to make positive contribu tions to their communities as adults. It’s a reminder to all of us to continually praise kids fc*r the things they are doing well, and to find ways to re mind them they are a valued part of the community and families. F o r S a le to T rib al M em b ers 1995 Ford F250 w ith servive body. Needs mo to r re b u ilt. C lu tch and throw out bearing.. Uphol stery badly worn. Minimum bid $200. 1975 Terry Travel^ pt»' C all) P roperty D epart* | Trailer. N eeds re p a ir o n i m e n t at ,553-3295, for in- ( door. Tongue jack needs to be replaced. Minimum bid $350. fo rm a tio n or to place a ; bid. Bids must be received by 1/4/08. 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