Meet Our People

Brandom Clay “White Bear” Garrett

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Brandom Clay Garrett
Unega Yona * White Bear
Born Dec. 18th 1990
3rd of 6 children
Alter boy in the Catholic Church.

A real treasure to his two older sisters , a leader to his three younger brothers and a guardian to all . Raised on the Broken G Ranch near Austin , Texas he has naturally inherited the love of land and God's many creatures . He exhibits his bloodline with talent at hunting, fishing and horsemanship . An outdoorsman from the start . He has proven himself to be a fierce competitor with a Cherokee love of the ball . "A" team in basketball and soccer.

Water is the White Bears other world where he shows boundless endurance. The latter passion combined with his ease around animals made him a natural for a recent “Sea World” commercial . A task that did not feel like work to frolic with sea lions and the likes of “Shamu” the killer whale for hours.

This young brave attends school in Austin at St. Francis. He was the student awarded for “2003” Most Outstanding exhibiting all the qualities of the schools namesake and patron saint . A vote of faculty and student body . Possessing an intense awareness of right and wrong he has developed a reputation as a peace maker and defender of the younger . A gift for writing he shows a keen awareness of people and their interaction on the " Life Path ". At present he shows an interest to become a marine biologist and teacher.

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White Bear and his sense of style impresses the governor.

A true ambassador of our tribe he is like his namesake wading from one shore of the river to the other unaware of some boundary created by politics. Eagerly he looks forward to each trip across the Rio Grande to our Mexican brothers and sisters. A trait felt by the people of Zaragosa where he has been given the name “Medicine Boy”.