Sugpiaq Indian - Fighting for Her Life
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Uploaded by peteredteck on Feb 27, 2011
A sad update: Bella passed away on January 10, 2012. Her courage will always be an inspiration. Thank you to everyone who sustained and supported her over the last year. As a tribute to her, the rest of this post remains in it's original form.
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Isabella Blatchford, a native Alaskan Sugpiaq Indian, was well on her way to creating a sustainable seafood business. http://www.sugpiaq.com (She had already sold to Wolfgang Puck and Emeril Lagasse!) She saw it not only as a viable business, but a means to support her Sugpiaq heritage and honor her tribal elders - the last handful of Sugpiaq speakers. In February 2009, she discovered she had Stage IV cancer. Using a blend of standard and alternative medical treatments, she was able to beat the odds for the last few years.
However in February 2011 her cancer tumor markers went back up rapidly, and her doctors are have told her that it is time for a quick change in her method of treatment. She has the opportunity to travel to Mexico for treatment. She is in need of $7,000 by April 20th, 2011 in order to obtain treatment.
I used my limited editing skills to make this video from some local Portland newscasts. Her brother Richard, created a website to accept donations - http://www.bellasfund.org
Isabella picked this beautiful song "Unbound" by Robbie Robertson from his great CD "Contact From The Underworld Of Redboy" (hope you don't mind we used it Robbie ...)
Isabella needs your help. Even a small donation will be appreciated. And you can help her get the word out - contribute a Twitter link or a Facebook status update.
Thank you for anything you can do
~ Peter Pappas, Isabella's next door neighbor
http://peterpappas.com
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