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CONDOLENCES

The CIRI Board of Directors and staff extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the following shareholders who have passed away:

 
Kenneth Woodrow Golf, 54
Kenneth W. Golf died Aug. 6, 2000, in Salem, Ore. Mr. Golf was born in Anchorage, Alaska on Sept. 24, 1945. He is survived by his brothers Larry R. Bent and Harold Golf.
 
Bonnie J. McCord, 64
Bonnie J. McCord died May 23, 2000, at Alaska Regional Hospital. Mrs. McCord was born in Tyonek, Alaska on Feb. 25, 1936. She is survived by her husband Ray McCord; daughters Valerie, Karen Standifer, and Cyndi Palmer; brother Floyd Longcarp; grandchildren Jeremy, Jenna, Bryc, Ashley, Dakota, Brittany; niece Charmaine Triplett and nephew Richard Serrano, Jr.
 
Condolences
Gabriel Charliaga, 56, Anchorage, Alaska
Alberta Sophie Fisher, 84, Anchorage, Alaska

Thomas Siksik Herman, 51, Seattle, Wash.

The following submission is dedicated to the passing of Alexandria "Sandra" I. Wells.
 
Elders' Feet
 
Time is passing by on Elders' feet
Without their stories we face defeat
In a hundred years or so
Who will tell of what they know
The one who was the village midwife
She has oral records of our life
The ones who know the life style well
They surely have a lot to tell
There are some who know the lore
Of the mask, the talisman and more
From the Aunty endless stories are unwound
She tells about barabara's, life below the ground
Elder, Elder you have so much to give
About the way our people used to live
Another tells who's buried there
Experience, wisdom they can share
Did you have sod upon the floor
Was there sealskin for your door
Teach us our traditional dance
Our lives forever you enhance
Teach me of the hunting tune
And the mystery of the Loon?
Of the weaving of the grass
And all the things you amass
Tell me how you tanned and sewed the fur
For subsistence life you did endure
Recite the wisdom of the Raven
Disclose the mystery of the shaman
How did they live so long ago
Elder, Elder teach me all you know
The time will come when we do not meet

And without your stories we face defeat!

By Tyshee

Obituary Guidelines
 
Obituaries are published for CIRI shareholders, spouses and descendants. Submitted obituaries must contain person's full name; age, date and city of death; date and city of birth; and name and phone number of shareholder or relative submitting the obituary. Maximum word length is 250 words and may be edited if necessary. Please type or print. Obituaries should be sent to CIRI Shareholder Relations.

 

Student Selected by Johns Hopkins University for Academic Achievement

Jeanne Elisabeth Estabrook was recognized by Johns Hopkins University, Center for Talented Youth, for her achievement scores in mathematics and verbal reasoning. When tested, Jeanne scored higher than the average college-bound senior. Jeanne, who is of Athabascan descent, is entering her freshman year at Steller Secondary School. She has served as the Steller representative with the Youth Advisory Board, and serves with the Anchorage Youth Court as an attorney and is a judge with the newly formed pre-court. She also dances with the Alaska Dance Theatre and has participated in the Alaska Theatre of Youth through UAA. She is the daughter of CIRI shareholder Gerald Allen Estabrook, Jr. and granddaughter of Clara Estabrook.

Jeanne Estabrook
Jeanne Elisabeth Estabrook

Baby Destiny is a Happy Camper
Destiny Breeze Irene Key was born May 26, 1999 to CIRI descendant Ronnie McCord and Travis Key. Destiny is the first child for her parents and the first grandchild for Ronald and Freida McCord, Sr. of Anchorage. Her great-great grandmothers are CIRI shareholders Nora Marie McCord of Tyonek and Fedora Constantine of Tyonek. Destiny, who is half Athabascan and half Apache, spent her first camping

 
trip roasting hotdogs with her uncle, Ryan Theodore McCord of Anchorage. Ryan is in the 10th grade in Galena and has a 3.5 GPA.
 Destiny Key Destiny and Uncle Ryan
Shareholder Earns Computer Certification
CIRI shareholder Beverly Mills received certification as a Microsoft Office User Specialist in Microsoft Office 2000 Word.
 
 
CIRI Shareholder Joins Drumming Circle CIRI shareholder Stella Carson, who resides in Lynchburg, Va., attended a drumming circle in Black Mountain, N.C., this past June. Stella, whose family originates from Ninilchik, found it exhilarating to tap into her primal roots while drumming. "To feel and play the music instinctively, I felt proud to be alive, to be happy, to be healthy . . ." she shares.

CIRI Mac b/w

Stella Carson

Stella Carson joins a drumming circle in Black Mountain, North Carolina.

 

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Volume 25
Number 9
September 2000

© CIRI, 2000 * Allison Knox, Editor * Design, Northwest Strategies