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Untangling "Chetco Ben": Reconstructing the Lineage of Amelia Wel-suni and Kitty Part Two

Untangling "Chetco Ben": Reconstructing the Lineage of Amelia Wel-suni and Kitty Part Two ← Read Part One: Unlocking Chetco Lineages: Connecting Amelia Welsuni and Bessie Brown Lafayette  In Pacific Northwest Indigenous genealogy, few things create more confusion than Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) naming conventions. When federal agents recorded families on Siletz reservation census rolls, they frequently simplified traditional Athabaskan names, assigned physical descriptors as surnames, and colla psed distinct individuals into single entries. For descendants of Amelia (Wel-suni) Van Pelt, this dynamic created a de cades-long puzzle centered around "Chetco Ben." Oral history and regional histories—including accounts quoting historian Ralph Hughes—state that Amelia was the adopted daughter of Chetco Ben and was offered to Thomas Van Pelt as a peace offering. However, standard genealogical trees often conflate three entirely different men across two generations into...
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Testimony Tuesday- Joyce Heatherington




The Testimony of Joyce Heatherington:

Growing up I remember saying the Salvation prayer here and there, not completly understanding what it meant, it just felt like something to say because everyone else was.

I grew up in a Christian home, yet I knew deep down that I was not a believer. That was until my 8th grade Junior High Youth Group Retreat 1993. I will never forget this life changing experience!

It was Spring Break and our Youth Retreat at Camp Tadmor when I became a Christian. I remember hearing the guest speaking sharing about how the Lord will never leave you or forsake you.  Not having many friends if at all, I knew it was an added benefit of becoming a believer.

After the Youth Retreat I told my parents and those I knew about becoming a Christian. Shortly after I did a Bible Study with my parents that my Dad had written.

One of the first verses I memorized was Romas 8:1, "Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." This is one verse that has stuck with me all these years and will stay with me forever!


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