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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
June 8, 2016
Adoption election candidates
Adoption Letter for
Nakomis
Rivera
(Smith).
Nakomis is directly
connected to our Tribe
here in Warm Springs.
I’m his mother, my name
is Shasta Smith.
I am a tribal member,
born and raised. His
grandparents are Frank
Smith of the War m
Springs Tribes and Shirley
Eder (also a tribal mem-
ber at another tribe).
His great-grandparents
from Warm Springs are
the late atwai Victoria
Charley Smith and
Claude Smith Sr. His
great-great grandparents
are atwai Wesley Smith
and Annie Jackson, and
Frank Charley and Clara
Culps.
Nakomis is an active
nine-year-old. He enjoys
hunting, fishing, picking
berries, digging roots and
attending Warm Springs
community events, cer-
emonies and celebrations.
In his young life he has
become quite familiar
with Sahaptin words. He
has a great sense of hu-
mor in him with a love for
life and laughter. He con-
tinues to build a strong
connection with his
friends and relatives here
on the reservation.
Thank you for voting
for your relative Nakomis,
and please vote for all the
other relatives on the list,
they are our future!
My name is Lea Sally
Littleleaf Kirk. I am the
daughter of Charles
Littleleaf Kirk, grand-
daughter of Lolita
Greeley and great grand-
daughter of James
Greeley and Merle Scott.
Some of my bloodline
aunties and uncles are
Roberta Kirk, Olivia
Wallulatum, Radine Billy,
Maria Godines, Tony
Kirk and Elton Greeley.
Becoming a tribal
member would give me a
chance to learn from, and
re-establish bonds with my
Native culture and fam-
ily. I would like to feel
more connected to tradi-
tion, to understand who I
come from, and share
who I have become with
my family. I would like to
feel welcome on tribal
land, contribute to com-
munity and protect the
legacy of our elders and
what they can pass on to
us in knowledge of our
language and culture.
I am 26 years old and
grew up in Portland. For
the past ten years I have
pursued and completed
apprenticeships in differ-
ent art mediums such as
iron forge work, graphic
design, clay sculpture,
glass artistry and bicycle
fabrication. I have pre-
sented my art in the Port-
land art community galler-
ies, national trade shows
and online.
I am filled with love for
my Native family, with
the support of my people
behind me, and to be rec-
ognized as an enrolled
tribal member would help
me to achieve my own
goals and achieve the fu-
ture goals of our tribe at
the collective level. I am
asking for this recognition
to pursue education and
art, and love for my fam-
ily.
Please vote for me, and
my family. You will find
me to be supportive, hard-
working and motivated
for the future of the
Warm Springs people and
youth, our history and cul-
ture and art.
Thank you for reading.
Lea Sally Littleleaf
Kirk
Please vote yes for
us.
Vote yes for my
brother Charles Jerome
Chaplin and me, Joseph
Alex Chaplin... Dawn
Osmond is our mother.
Grandsons to Delores
Dolly Brunoe-Garcia,
and Lupe Samuels is our
Great Aunt. We are re-
lated to the Macys and
Br unoes... Love you
Vinson Macy. He is our
god father. It’s been a life-
long dream of ours to be
a part of a great tradition,
as we are Wasco. We are
descendants of Billy Chi-
nook. Please vote for us
and all on the ballot to
make our lifelong dream
a reality.
Joseph
Alex
Chaplin and Charles
Jerome Chaplin.
My name is Kadie
Rose Manion and I am a
direct descendent of the
Brunoe family. My
grandmother is Urbana
Brunoe Manion, and my
father is Edwin Dean
Manion. I lived in Warm
Springs with my father
on 2520 Looksh St. for
three years.
My mother, atwai
Kelli Ann Muskopf,
worked in Tribal Court,
Housing, and in com-
puter training here on the
reservation for 10 years.
I also to went to the Early
Childhood Education
To the community of
Warm Springs,
My name is Deon
Lorenzo Culpus. I have
a sister and one brother.
My parents are Julia
Culpus and Esten
Culpus, both enrolled
members of the Con-
federated Tribes of
War m Springs. My
grandparents
are
Francelia Miller, Esther
Kalama and Jonathan
Culpus Sr. My great
grandparents are the late
Dora McBride and Earl
Miller, the late Kip
Culpus and atwai Hilda
Meanus-Culpus, and the
late Evangeline Switzler
and Ross Ricky Kalama
Sr.
I have lived on the
Warm Springs Reserva-
tion since I was 4 years
old, and still reside here.
I attended Warm Springs
Elementary, Jefferson
County Middle School,
and Madras High
School. I participated in
the SMILE Club while
in War m Springs El-
Center in Warm Springs
before starting kindergar-
ten in Madras, where my
mother lived.
My sister, Marlanea
Lynn Manion, is an en-
rolled member of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs. I am cur-
rently living in Eugene, at-
tending the University of
Oregon. I am in my
fourth year of school,
and I am studying Sociol-
ogy and Environmental
Studies. My current ad-
dress is 532 Lincoln St.,
apt. A, Eugene, 97401.
ementary, as well as in
middle school. I have let-
tered in tennis at MHS,
as well as made varsity.
I am currently on
track to graduate my se-
nior year at Madras
High School. I have
worked as a lifeguard at
Kah-Nee-Ta Resort the
last two seasons, and cur-
rently I work weekends
and holidays during my
time in school until sum-
mer break, then I will be
working full hours. I
plan to attend college
after I graduate from
high school.
Deon
Lorenzo
Culpus
Vote on June 13!
The Tribal
Adoption Election
My name is Soraya
Yvana Mendez. My
given Indian name is
“Yaxhla.” My mother is
Joy Ramirez (Soto). My
maternal grandmother is
Yvonne
Tapedo
(Arthur), my maternal
grandparents were
McKinley and Jessie
Arthur. I am 17 years
old and a senior at Ma-
dras High School. I have
been lucky enough to
participate in the Lan-
guage Bowl a few years,
and also been a part of
the Native American
Language program, also
known as NILI focus-
ing on Sahaptin.
I have participated in
cheer leading, and have
been involved in the
JROTC program during
my high school years.
One of my accomplish-
ments I would like to
share is I am a JROTC
Cadet Captain. I have
received the National
Daughters of the
American Revolution
for Patriotism, Military
and academic excel-
lence. My ribbons in-
clude LET year, drill
team, color guard, PT,
community service, per-
sonal appearance, orient-
ing, JCLC, Varsity Athlet-
ics, JROTC Athletics.
I enjoy Jingle Dress
dancing at powwows and
meeting new people each
time. I do beadwork
along with my mother, sis-
ter, aunt and grandma,
and enjoy the time when
I find it in my busy sched-
ule. Traveling, photogra-
phy, contemporary dance,
camping and the out-
doors are just a few of
my many interests. I have
worked at the Kah-Nee-
Ta Resort for a few years.
Warm Springs is my
home and I am always
proud to represent Warm
Springs in everything I do.
If I am able to become a
tribal member, it will
open many doors for
me—through education,
and also being able to
hunt and fish along with
friends and family mem-
bers.
Soraya
Yvana
Mendez
To the community of
Warm Springs,
My name is Thalia
Rose Culpus. I have two
brothers. My parents are
Julia Culpus and Esten
Culpus, both enrolled
members of the Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm
Springs. My grandparents
are Francelia Miller,
Esther Kalama and
Jonathan Culpus Sr. My
great grandparents are
the late Dora McBride
and Earl Miller, the late
Kip Culpus and atwai
Hilda Meanus-Culpus,
and the late Evangeline
Switzler and Ross Ricky
Kalama Sr.
I have lived on the
Warm Springs Reserva-
tion since I was 2 years
old, and still reside here.
I started day care here in
Warm Springs at ECE, in
which I was a part of the
tribal day-care program.
I attended Warm Springs
Elementary, Jefferson
County Middle School,
the Warm Springs k-8
Academy, and I am cur-
rently a freshman at Ma-
dras High School. I have
played softball for
WSNLL the last four
years, as well as made All
Stars to help represent
Warm Springs in the Dis-
trict and State tourna-
ments. I am currently
playing for the WSNLL
and the Madras High
School JV softball team
in my free time. I worked
at Kah-Nee-Ta Resort
last summer, and hope-
ful to return again this
season.
Thalia
Rose
Culpus
Adriel Adrian
Pineda-Soto