NY Times Ellsbury

Ellsbury's mother, Margie, is Navajo. His father, Jim, is Caucasian and
works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Ellsbury was born on the Warm
Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon and lived there for about six years
before his family moved to the town of Madras, Ore. He also lived briefly on
a Navajo reservation in Arizona while his family cared for his ailing
grandmother.

Ellsbury is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, which includes the
Mohave, the Chemehuevi, the Hopi and the Navajo. He says he can understand
Navajo better than he can speak it, but is intent on immersing himself more
in his native culture and mastering the language.

"I know there are a lot of Native Americans who are interested in how I'm
doing," he said. "I definitely have a following and am proud of my heritage
and am trying to set a good example for my community. I know there are not a
lot of Native American athletes. I am trying to be a role model on and off
the field."

Ellsbury is following the career of the Yankee prospect Joba Chamberlain,
who is a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The two have never met.
When he was called up to the Red Sox on June 30, Ellsbury became the first
Navajo to play in the major leagues and joined Cincinnati pitcher Kyle Lohse
as the only Native Americans in the majors.

On Jul 9, 4:09 pm, "gnork" <gnor....RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> > On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:24:59 GMT, "Srgnt Billko" <f....RemoveThis@blipl.net>
> > wrote:
>
> > >Ellsbury's mother, Margie, is Navajo. His father, Jim, is Caucasian and
> > >works for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Ellsbury was born on the Warm
> > >Springs Indian Reservation in Oregon and lived there for about six years
> > >before his family moved to the town of Madras, Ore. He also lived briefly
> on
> > >a Navajo reservation in Arizona while his family cared for his ailing
> > >grandmother.
>
> > >Ellsbury is a member of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, which includes
> the
> > >Mohave, the Chemehuevi, the Hopi and the Navajo. He says he can
> understand
> > >Navajo better than he can speak it, but is intent on immersing himself
> more
> > >in his native culture and mastering the language.
>
> > >"I know there are a lot of Native Americans who are interested in how I'm
> > >doing," he said. "I definitely have a following and am proud of my
> heritage
> > >and am trying to set a good example for my community. I know there are
> not a
> > >lot of Native American athletes. I am trying to be a role model on and
> off
> > >the field."
>
> > >Ellsbury is following the career of the Yankee prospect Joba Chamberlain,
> > >who is a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
>
> That tribe is great at driving motor homes.
>
>
>
> > The two have never met.
> > >When he was called up to the Red Sox on June 30, Ellsbury became the
> first
> > >Navajo to play in the major leagues and joined Cincinnati pitcher Kyle
> Lohse
> > >as the only Native Americans in the majors.
>
> > Thanks, Sarge, for the information. Pretty interesting. I did some tax
> > weork for the Navajo back in the early 1980s, and a tax I drafted for
> > the tribe was unheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
>
> Lucky you didn't do any spelling work for them, whitey.

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