Vina Smith (1925-2015)
Obituary
(Source: Siskiyou Daily News, May 13, 2015)
Ella Vina (Pepper) Smith (Éeyuvanaa) was the daughter of
Chester Pepper Sr. and Susie (Alpheus) Pepper. She was born on Aug. 31, 1925, at Ti
Bar on the Klamath River. She was raised and lived on the river from childhood to
the age of 15. She then moved to Santa Rosa for 40-plus years and returned to Happy
Camp and Yreka for her remaining years. Vina was an elder member of the Karuk Tribe.
She was a respected, fluent speaker of the Karuk language.
Vina is survived by her four children, Zelda Brown of Washington, Mickey Manuel of
Sebastopol, Byron Manuel of Medford, Oregon, and Robert Manuel of Yreka; one
brother, Kenneth Pepper of Sparks, Nevada; 32 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren;
15 great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carlino Smith; her siblings Ruth Wingo, and
Robert, Chester, Mary and Benjamin Pepper; her children, Mary Mae Pepper, Alphonso
and John Riate, Loretta Pinola, and Vernon and Randy Manuel; and her parents.
Her school years were attended at Ti Bar and Sherman Indian School in Riverside,
California. She had worked many years in the cannery business and was a loving
caregiver for the elderly. Her last occupation was as a master speaker for the Karuk
language. She had taught many tribal members the language. She and other fluent
speakers helped record and document many chapters of the Karuk language.
Vina was an active individual of the Christian walk. She loved studying her Bible and
singing her church hymns. Everyone knows that she was kind-hearted. She loved to
travel and visit many of her relatives and friends. She always had a helping hand
for the elders, even when she became elderly. She was a very strong, independent
woman who many loved, adored and respected. She will be missed by many but her love
and kindness will always be remembered.
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2011 |
Conversation |
JL-CR-VS-01 |
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2011 |
Conversation: vacuum cleaner story |
JL-CR-VS-02 |
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2011 |
Conversation: Julian's Day |
JL-VS-01 |
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2010 |
Sentences with verb paradigms |
LA-VS-01 |
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2010 |
Sentences about perception, animals, verb tenses |
SD-VS-01 |
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2010 |
Sentences about driving and directions |
SD-VS-02 |
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2010 |
Sentences: questions and answers |
VS-01 |
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2010 |
Sentences about asking name, adjectives |
VS-02 |
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2011 |
Sentences: questions |
VS-03 |
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2011 |
Sentences about personal states |
VS-04 |
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2011 |
Sentences about personal states |
VS-05 |
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2011 |
Sentences about personal states |
VS-06 |
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2011 |
Sentences with words for accent |
VS-07 |
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2011 |
Sentences about possession, location |
VS-08 |
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2011 |
Sentences with relative clauses, negation, commands |
VS-09 |
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2011 |
Sentences with words for accent |
VS-10 |
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2011 |
Sentences with verb paradigms, words for accent |
VS-11 |
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2011 |
Sentences about putting and motion |
VS-12 |
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2011 |
Sentences about spatial relations |
VS-13 |
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2010 |
Sentences about animals, questions |
VS-14 |
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2010 |
Sentences about animals, questions |
VS-15 |
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2010 |
Sentences: questions |
VS-16 |
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2010 |
Sentences: questions and answers, verb tenses |
VS-17 |
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2013 |
Sentences about comparisons |
VS-18 |
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2010 |
Avansáxiich káru Chishíih káru Xanchíifich |
VS-19 |
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2012 |
Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk |
VS-20a |
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2012 |
Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk |
VS-20b |
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2012 |
Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk |
VS-20c |
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2012 |
Sentences from Now You're Speaking Karuk |
VS-20d |
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2013 |
Sentences: actions and instrumentals |
VS-21 |
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2015 |
I'll Never Forget Those Days |
VS-22 |
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2015 |
Biscuits |
VS-23 |
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2015 |
Washing |
VS-24 |
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2012 |
Sentences about jewelry, hair, and clothes |
VS-25 |
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2012 |
Sentences: pretty sisters |
VS-26 |
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2012 |
Sentences: adjectives |
VS-27 |
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2012 |
Sentences: adjectives |
VS-28 |
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2010 |
Sentences: questions, answers, possessives |
VS-29 |
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2013 |
Sentence: cooking fish |
VS-30 |
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2013 |
Sentences: cooking, packing, jumping, throwing |
VS-31 |
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2015 |
Sentences about looking and feeling a certain way |
VS-32 |
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2011 |
Sentences about spatial relations |
VS-33 |
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2011 |
Sentences about rocks and trees. |
VS-34a |
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2011 |
Sentences about a cat |
VS-34b |
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2011 |
Sentences about sitting, standing and lying |
VS-35a |
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2011 |
Sentences about feeling cold, playing, and getting old |
VS-35b |
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2011 |
Sentences about looking and talking to people |
VS-36 |
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2012 |
Sentences about weaving a hat |
VS-37 |
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2013 |
Sentences about making sandwiches |
VS-38 |
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2013 |
Sentences about food and drink |
VS-39 |
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2013 |
Sentences about family |
VS-41 |
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2013 |
Gathering wood |
VS-47 |
