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"Hope Through Caring"

Nespelem District Council Position #2

GROUNDED IN OUR

Culture and Traditions

Language and Traditional Lessons are very important to me and my family.
During my career the greatest experience that I had was having the opportunity to work with fluent speakers of all three of our languages.  I really miss those days and all of the Elders that I had the greatest respect for.  I learned so much from each of them.  One of these Elders told me to never forget where I came from, no matter where I travel or work.   

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2002 COMMUNITY SPIRIT AWARD HONOREE
Beadwork, Weaving

-First Peoples Fund

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This is a picture of my granddaughter Zaley with various contemporary and traditional baskets I've created.

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Advising the Story/Design of

"Meet Kaya, American Girl"

Kaya is a Native American girl of the Nimíipuu/Nez Perce Tribe.
Her stories are set prior to permanent settlement of the area by white European-Americans. The stories are post-European contact, as evidenced by the fact the tribe caretakes for horses and her grandmother has pock-marks from prior contact that has led to disease spread.

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