Suquamish News - March 2020

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Suquamish News Volume 20

March 2020

No. 3

In this issue...

Get Counted! Census 2020–p5 Spring Break Culture Camp–p8 General Council Plans–p12 Thesavers Future—of Life p5Geoduck– p3

Chairman Forsman in D.C. - p6

Suquamish Curriculum – p9

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Community Calendar

Suquamish News

Events & Meetings

Suquamish Elders Events

Suquamish Tribe General Council March 14 @ noon March 15 @ 9am at Kiana Lodge

Elders Exercise Before lunch on Mondays and Wednesdays @ 10:30am, Elders Lunch Room. * Fun * Fitness * Friends!

Washington Primary — March 10 *VOTE * VOTE * VOTE * VOTE * Ballot box available at Tribal Center Elders Council — March 10 @ 5:30pm Light dinner; 6pm Meeting, Elders Lodge Wisdom Warriors — March 12 @ 2-4pm, Tribal Council Chambers Social, Weaving, Crafts & Laughter March 13 @ 10am-3pm, Elders Lodge Joey Holmes will be teaching us how to make Shadow Boxes Elders General Council Breakfast & Meeting — March 14 @ 8:00-11:30am Kiana Lodge General Council — March 14 @ noon; March 15 @ 9am Sovereignty Day Holiday March 16, Offices Closed Toe Nail Tuesday — March 17 @ 7-11:30am Bingo March 17 @ 1-3pm Elders Lodge Shopping Walmart/Safeway/Red Apple March 19 @ 9am. Call Della or Donna for transport.

Movie Night March 24, Poulsbo Regal Cinemas. Meet Della between 5:30 & 6pm at ticket booth for ticket and popcorn.

Suquamish Tribal Council March 9 @ 8:30am For information, contact admin@suquamish.nsn.us.

Suquamish Warriors Meeting March 3 @ 5:30pm Veterans and guests are welcome at the Suquamish Warriors Veterans Center, 6353 Middle St. Open Mondays 9am-3pm for veteran visiting, and Thursdays 9am-3pm for service officer work. (360) 626-1080 PME Board of Directors March 5 @ 9am Open to Suquamish Tribal members and invited guests. For agendas and locations, contact Brenda George at (360) 621-0047 or brendageorge@ clearwater­casino.com Suquamish Tribal Gaming Comm.

March 5 & 19 @ 9am At Tribal Gaming offices, open to Tribal members. Contact Angela Brainerd (360) 394-8652 Suquamish Seafoods Board March 16 @ 2pm Meetings are open to Tribal members.

For information contact Suquamish Seafoods at (360) 394-8512

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Northwest Indian College Weaving Conference: Weavers Teaching Weavers — March 27-28 For Elders information contact: Della Crowell (360) 394-8417 Donna Sigo (360) 394-8472 Human Services (360) 394-8465

Looking Ahead ...

Culture Camp — April 6-9 Renewal Powwow — April 24, 25, 26 Language Event Puyallup will be presenting Brown Bear and Rabbit Play Bonegames, a story in Lushootseed. May 1 @ 6-7:30pm story time, dinner @ 5pm, at the House of Awakened Culture.

Graduation honoring — June 18 @ 5pm, Kiana Lodge Tribal Journey — Arrives in Suquamish on or around July 16. Landing in Nanaimo, BC, on July 27.

On the cover Chief Kitsap Academy Boys’ Basketball Team are North Olympic League Champions! The Bears battle Muckleshoot in Tacoma on Feb. 18. Pictured are Kaiden Finkbonner (#4), Austin Wion-Rathbun (#2), and Mateo Sipai (#24.) Story on page 9. Photo by JoAnn Joe.

Suquamish Tribal Council Leonard Forsman

Chairman

Wayne George

Vice-Chair

Nigel Lawrence

Secretary

Robin Sigo

Treasurer

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Sammy Mabe

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Suquamish Seafoods faces uncertainty over geoduck CORRECTED VERSION ommercial sales of geoduck have benefited the Suquamish Tribe for many years. Currently, this market is facing multiple challenges that are limiting the harvesting and sale of this unique and valuable clam.

Suquamish Seafoods reported their most financially successful year in 2018 when the price of geoduck averaged $14.76 a pound and generated $1.783 million in annual net profits. But in 2019, tariff increases between the U.S. and China reduced the market, and harvesters have watched the average price per pound steadily fall over the course of the year. It is unclear when this situation will improve and, unfortunately, the dropping price is just one of the threats to this once consistent Tribal resource.

The coronavirus outbreak is another challenge, causing China to largely suspend purchases of geoduck and other seafoods until the virus is under control. Without a domestic market strong enough to compensate for the loss, the Suquamish Tribe’s geoduck harvest has shut down, putting all divers out of work until markets improve.

Suquamish Seafoods is not the only enterprise struggling with the changing geoduck industry.

“All geoduck companies have laid-off workers,” Suquamish Seafoods General Manager Tony Forsman explained.

“Everyone is being affected, including other Tribes.”

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Additionally, when Seafoods does resume geoduck sales, they must contend with a substantial loss of quota.

Some geoduck tracts’ biomass surveys in the Suquamish Usual and Accustomed waters are old, ranging in age from the 1970s to the 1990s, and the data is often inaccurate due to low sampling efforts. Tribes and State have been updating many of these older surveys throughout Puget Sound in the last 4 years to produce a more accurate and reliable stock assessment from which the annual Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is calculated.

Updating the old surveys with better designs and sampling effort have painted a different picture of the resource’s availability. Many old surveys in Puget Sound were conducted with too few sampling stations (from which the geoduck density is estimated) and these sampling stations were not representative of the variable habitat and depths, resulting in overestimation of the poundage on certain tracts.

The reduction in some geoduck tracts’ estimate will significantly impact the TAC for many Tribes and State harvesters all over Puget Sound.

One of these tracts, located in the Suquamish exclusive area near Illahee, saw a difference of 3 million pounds since the 134-acre tract was surveyed in 1997. This tract was never harvested, and the new survey estimate is still above the pre-fishing density average found on nearby tracts.

This survey update translates to an overall 52,000 pound decrease to the Suquamish and state divers’ quota starting in April 2020. Tribes and state will finalize all old survey updates in 2020; most tracts will be surveyed at least every ten years thereafter to adjust the biomass and measure geoduck recruitment rates after a tract is harvested.

The reduction in quota has raised questions about the resilience of geoduck populations in the face of climate change and ocean acidification. Geoduck may not be recovering as expected, and tracts may be taking longer to reach harvestable size and numbers. More research is needed. Meanwhile, further surveys are planned this summer, and both the state and Tribes will finalize updated surveys by the end of 2020.

In the meantime, Seafoods is hoping to carry over the 50,000 pounds remaining from the 2019 season, cut short due to market conditions and the coronavirus.

That means possibly making up the loss in the 2020 quota. In order for this to happen, though, all Tribes party to regional management plans, along with the state of Washington, must be in agreement. Representatives from geoduck harvesting Tribes are scheduled to meet at the end of March to discuss this proposal.

For now, Seafoods will continue to maintain their three dive boats and dive equipment. They will renew

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contracts with divers as they normally would this time of year and be prepared for any resumption of the geoduck program, which typically resumes on April 1.

Tribal divers are now searching for new employment to provide for themselves and their families. The sudden shut down followed by a year of low market orders and a dropping price comes at a bad time for many of them.

They are all eager to get back on the water and resume their contributions to the community.

Seafoods markets are often unpredictable, Forsman explains, and divers could be called back to work with little notice.

Since the time of its creation nearly 20 years ago, the dive program has generated profitable income for the divers, the company, and the Suquamish Tribe. The question now is how long tariffs and market conditions last before major cutbacks will need to be considered by Tribal Council.

Growing oysters -- and geoduck The quota changes have caused Suquamish Seafoods to focus more effort on increasing oyster sales. With a strong domestic market, sales of oysters have increased recently and offer a promising source of revenue for the Tribe. The current price of oysters yields Seafoods $7.50 per dozen. As an aquaculture farm, there are no quota barriers, so Seafoods may sell as many as the company can grow.

Suquamish Seafoods is hopeful the Tribe will consider farming geoduck along Tribal shorelines to augment the loss in the Tribe’s wild fishery. Farmed geoduck has the potential to yield a higher price and supply divers with opportunities, says Tony Forsman.

“Right now,” Forsman reports, “the goal is for Seafoods to continue to be a productive enterprise of the Suquamish Tribe and to keep day-to-day operations running.”

Heather Purser, Suquamish Communications

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Education News

7th Grade curriculum and “a change of worlds”

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ou have seen these words before: “A change of worlds.”

They are some of the last words in Chief Seattle’s most famous speech. These words are going to be used again in the new Since Time Immemorial 7th Grade Social Studies curriculum Leonard Forsman and I are creating. We have been working with the North Kitsap School District for some time now and we are getting closer to having a product we feel comfortable with. It’s not yet complete. We need your patience, but trust me, when it’s finished, you will be among the first to see it.

New curriculum doesn’t come along every day. It’s not something that is easily thought up, simple to write, or readily accepted by school districts. There are complex formulas to follow.

First there is a Concept, “The New Teaching” you want the students to learn about.

Then you need to find a bunch of “Background Material / Instructional Support Material” that is age- and grade-level appropriate, and “Essential Questions” for the student to research.

The writers then must create “Learning Goals” that form the basis of what, why, and how you teach the material.

You may think you are complete by this time, but you would be wrong! The curriculum writers still need to create the packet of “Instructional Support Materials,” which is made up of the documents, readings, maps, graphs, and links to on-line information such as videos, lectures, clips, news interviews, newspaper articles, university journals, museum archives sites and so on.

Are we there yet? No. We still must create “Teacher Preparation Information and Background Information” to help the instructor do a great job teaching this material, which is probably new to her.

Are we finished? Uh no!

We need to create “Learning Activities!” When it comes to culturally sensitive material and subject matter it is vitally important to list “Learning Activities” that are approved and PC, as well as to list those that are absolutely unacceptable. Trust me, this is where the biggest mistakes are made.

We must be finished now? No! This is where we see the “Student Outcomes.” The proof is in the pudding. Do the students’ final papers, projects, and class capstone illustrate that they learned what it was you intended them to learn? If so this curriculum has done its job. If none of the students hit the mark, then it’s either bad teaching, or bad curriculum, or both. More than likely it’s the curriculum.

The curriculum should not get into a classroom without being vetted. Does it have quality content? Does it teach competency of the topic? Will it hold the students’ interest? Is it relevant to the students’ learning? Will it matter to the students’ future if they learn this material? If the answer is yes to all of these then we should be finished.

As you can see, writing curriculum is not easy and not always fun. Sometimes you may see us with our heads buried in books, and it looks as exciting as watching paint dry.

But to those of us who love history and changing the world (and introducing our indigenous truth into the public school curriculum really is changing the world), this is thrilling!

So just wait for the time when your children or grandchildren come home from school and tell you, “I learned that our people built the largest longhouse in the entire world, did you know that?!” And that’s just the beginning.

— Barbara Lawrence, Education Administration / Since Time Immemorial / Curriculum Specialist

Inter-Tribal Parent Education Meeting

March 23, 12-1:30pm Tribal Council Chambers Parents and guardians of Native students in the North Kitsap School District are invited

Barbara Lawrence speaks to elementary school teachers during the North Kitsap Professional Development Day.

Hear reports from NKSD. Give input about policy.

Share with other parents.

Come and listen, participate, share.

CKA Students at Suquamish Courthouse for mock trial.

CKA’s mock trial results in manslaughter conviction

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he Chief Kitsap Academy Bears returned to the Suquamish Courthouse last month to compete in a mock trial. This year’s case was U.S. v. Dominique Stephens, a fictional case created for this learning exercise.

The prosecution team, led by Kailyn Usman and Alonzo Wilson, argued to Judge Cindy Smith that the defendant, Ms. Stephens, had committed first-degree murder.

The defense team, led by Charlotte Paddock, ZoeAnne Fritz-Lawrence, and Tyler Marquez, contended that Stephens acted in self-defense and that all charges should be dropped.

Marquez helped the defense team get out to a strong start with compelling cross-examinations and testimony from a key expert witness. The prosecution rallied back, however, when Usman used her cross-examination to challenge the defendant’s credibility.

When closing arguments had been delivered, Judge Smith ruled that manslaughter would be the charge. This cemented a slight victory for the prosecution, though Judge Smith commended both teams for their preparation and professionalism.

Teresa Paddock played crucial witnesses for both sides, acting as both the defendant and the detective who gathered evidence at the crime scene. Miya Smith provided additional research and preparatory materials for the prosecution.

The mock trial represented the culmination of a 10-week course on the criminal justice system and trial procedures.

Brenda George, an attorney for Port Madison Enterprises, volunteered many hours to educate and prepare students for the trial. Jeff Williams taught the course.

“I couldn’t be more proud of the work our students did,” Williams said. “Our students combine a reverence for tradition with a zeal for diplomacy and negotiation.

The future of the Puget Sound region and its local Tribes is brighter because of their growing interest in the legal profession.”

Chief Kitsap Academy plans to continue preparing students for legal education in the coming years with the help of Brenda George, PME, and the Suquamish Court.

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Early response key to Suquamish 2020 Census count

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uquamish Tribe leaders are encouraging all Tribal members, descendants, and everyone of Native American heritage to respond to the U.S. Census survey that will be arriving in the mail beginning in mid-March.

Native people living on reservations were among the most under-counted of any demographic group in the U.S. in previous census counts.

“Getting Suquamish people counted in the 2020 Census is extremely important for our future,” said Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman. “Representation for our Tribe and real money for our Tribal needs are directly tied to this census.”

The U.S. Census occurs every ten years. Required by the Constitution, it’s a count of every person in the United States and where they live on April 1. The count is accomplished primarily through a short questionnaire that is distributed by mail or — for those who usually get their mail by P.O. Box — hand-delivered to residential door handles beginning on March 12.

One questionnaire is filled out for each household. Responses can be mailed in, phoned in, or entered online.

“Every Tribal citizen not counted costs Tribal communities about $3,000 per person per year,” says Alaina Capoeman, who is helping organize the effort in Tribal communities for the Census Bureau. “That loss continues over ten years until the next census, so, it really adds up,” says Capoeman, a former Suquamish Tribe employee.

Census answers are confidential. By law, the U.S. Census Bureau cannot share your answers with anyone — not

Why the Census matters to Suquamish

Census data is the basis for the allocations of more than $675 billion annually in federal funds, of which $1 billion goes to Indian Country to build and maintain Tribal housing, construct roads, and provide jobs and training programs.

Here are some of the other ways census data is used: • Assessing the need for Head Start services on the Port Madison Indian Reservation and in other Tribal communities.

• Showing the need for Elders’ facilities.

• Providing detailed profiles of off-reservation American Indians and Alaska Natives, which helps urban Native centers better serve them.

• Providing data to support Tribal fundraising efforts.

• Supporting reservation-based economic development.

• Assuring Native votes are counted in the upcoming state redistricting process, which will impact the number of state and federal representatives from our region.

the IRS, not law enforcement, not housing authorities.

“I respectfully ask all Suquamish Tribal members to get their census forms turned in as soon as possible,” says Forsman.

The census information is so important, Capoeman says, if a household does not respond to the survey or provides incomplete information, beginning in late April official census takers will come to that home to conduct the survey in person.

For the rare household that refuses to cooperate or is unavailable, “census takers will go speak with your neighbors and try to learn as much as they can,” she says.

The survey takes most people about ten minutes to complete.

The first person listed on the questionnaire plays an important role in how the data is counted. If the first person listed on the census form identifies themselves as American Indian or Alaska Native, then the entire household will be counted as American Indian or Alaska Native, according to The National Congress of American Indians, or NCAI. You can check the “American Indian/Alaskan Native” box even if you aren’t enrolled and don’t have a Tribal ID card, says Capoeman. Likewise, if you have mixed ancestry, but identify as Native, you can choose to check the “Native” box.

“Every individual has the right to determine how they want to be counted,” according to an NCAI fact sheet.

To help facilitate doing the survey online, the Suquamish Tribe’s Technology Bus will be on hand during the Tribe’s General Council meeting in March with computers available to complete the survey.

By Jon Anderson

10-week therapy group starting soon

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eginning in April, the Wellness Center will be offering a 10-week Dialectic Behavioral Therapy, or DBT, program. Group sessions will be Thursdays, 3:30pm to 5pm.

DBT is for people who struggle with overwhelming emotion, intense or unpredictable relationships, addiction, anxiety, and depression. You’ll learn new skills to modify behavior and thoughts so you can feel more confident, regulated, and balanced in your life and relationships.

The first several weeks will focus on introduction of core DBT skills, meditation, and mindfulness.

Participants will be expected to attend two sessions each week: one group and one individual counseling session with their primary Mental Health or Substance Use Disorder counselor.

New clients are welcome. Please contact the Wellness Center at (360) 394-8558 to be added to the group or for any questions.

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Government

The Kitsap Economic Development Alliance held their annual Economic Forecast Breakfast at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. Congressman Derek Kilmer and Olympic College President Marty Cavalluzzi praised our educational systems while the economists predicted a future recession.

The State Route 305 working group met in Suquamish again with the Washington State Department of Transportation and their consultants. The major projects are at Suquamish Way, Johnson Road and Day Road. There are some more obstacles to overcome at Day and Suquamish, which we agreed to work on over the coming months.

Rep. Kilmer also held a Town Hall for his North Kitsap constituents at the Suquamish Tribal Council Chambers.

The Suquamish Tribe with the help of our Executive Assistant Rebecca Purser hosted the meeting. I congratulated Congressman Kilmer on the language in the latest defense bill, which requires the Department of Defense consult with Tribes on treaty rights impacts of their projects.

The Suquamish Tribal Council held their state legislative days in Olympia, where we met with key legislators to discuss our priorities, which include the Tribal sports betting bill, culvert replacement funding, and facilities funding for our Tribal school. On the second day, we were joined by members of the Youth Council who met with legislators to tell them about their priorities.

The Washington Indian Gaming Association met in Nisqually. Tribal leaders discussed our plan for educating our legislators on the importance of the sports betting bill and reviewed our latest media campaign, which emphasizes the benefits of Tribal gaming to Washington State.

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) held their executive session in Washington, DC. The annual State of Indian Nations address was delivered by NCAI President Fawn Sharp (Quinault).

This was the first time a woman delivered the State of Indian Nations. The speech emphasized the unconquered status of Indian nations, which are growing stronger and are seeking more opportunities for self-determination. As the President of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, I serve as the area vice-president of NCAI. We held our board meeting on the Sunday before the conference and heard reports from staff on budget, policy development, proposed legislation, and other issues. Staff from the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs reported to the board as well.

The Native American Rights Fund asked me to testify

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he beginning of the year is a busy time with regional and national intertribal organizations holding their winter conferences and many government-to-government meetings. The White House hosted a call on their most recent Tribal initiative, promoting investigations into the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indian Women. They provided funds, and signed an executive order aimed at preventing further tragedies and solving outstanding crimes.

The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) held their annual winter conference in Portland. The opening session included a welcome from the governor of Oregon, Kate Brown. The governor talked about the strong partnership that the state of Oregon has with the Oregon Tribes especially around fighting climate change. We also heard presentations by the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Executive Director Kevin Allis on NCAI’s priorities and by Tyler Fish of the White House Intergovernmental Affairs Office on the Administration’s priorities.

The Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, Chuck Hoskin Jr., made a dynamic speech regarding their initiative to acquire a seat in the U.S. Congress as promised in their treaty.

The Suquamish Tribe held a one-on-one meeting with the BIA regional director during ATNI to discuss the delayed response to our fee-to-trust requests.

I left the ATNI meeting on the third day to testify on the Tribal sports betting bill before the Washington State House Commerce and Gaming Committee. I stressed the benefits of Tribal gaming to our Tribal government and its citizens, to our hundreds of employees, and for our surrounding economies.

before the U.S. House Committee on House Administration Elections Subcommittee during their hearing on Native American Voting Rights. I told the committee that the state of Washington has made great progress on voting rights through recent legislation protecting the Native vote, but that other states had more work ahead of them to make voting accessible and fair for their American Indian voters.

During NCAI, two honoring events are held during each Executive Session: the National Indian Women’s Honoring Lunch and NCAI Annual Leadership Awards Banquet. Abigail Echo-Hawk of the Seattle Indian Health Board was honored during the luncheon, while Ron Allen, of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe, and the rock band Portugal the Man were two of several honorees at the dinner event.

We had several elected officials address the NCAI convention, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA), Rep. Deb Haaland (NM), Sen. Tom Udall (NM), Sen. John Hoeven (ND), and Rep. Denny Heck (WA).

I was asked by the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers to join them in a meeting with Congressman Kilmer to discuss their request for an increase in funding for this important program. Kilmer is on the Appropriations Committee and is in a position to advocate for funding for this initiative. The Department of Justice held a hearing for Tribal leaders on funding for Tribes from the Office for Victims of Crime. DOJ is trying to develop a program that will fund projects in Indian Country to benefit crime victims.

Members of the Tribal Council receive a lot of requests to welcome groups visiting Suquamish territory for meetings, workshops, and ceremonial events. I was asked by a group named Leadership Tomorrow to welcome them during their meeting at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino. This group brings young people together to inspire them to become leaders in their respective communities.

The Suquamish Tribal Council stays engaged in influencing education policy on the local, intertribal, state and federal level. Barbara Lawrence of our Education Department arranged a panel to provide information on the culture and history of the Suquamish Tribe for North Kitsap School District teachers held at Wolfle Elementary. Tribal member employees and other staff from the Museum (Angee Harrington, Jennifer Pratt and Gus Purser), Police Department, and Language Program (Lena Purser-Maloney) answered questions and shared their knowledge. I joined Council Member Sammy Mabe and Suquamish Education Department Superintendent Joe Davalos in a meeting with Dr. Laurynn Evans, North Kitsap School District Superintendent, and Cindy Webster-Martinson, School Board President and Tribal Liaison for our quarterly meeting.

We have seen improvement at Suquamish Elementary and the Kingston Middle and High Schools. We are also

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getting better data from the district. The Tribal Leaders Congress on Education (TLC) is undergoing an analysis of its current role and mission with an initiative to consult the Washington Tribes on how to make the organization more effective and relevant. The TLC has accomplished a lot and is well-respected. We seek to get stronger through this Gates Foundation funded analysis. Our meeting with the consultant conducting this study focused on how TLC is viewed by Tribal leaders and a review of suggested changes.

The Tribal Council held a meeting with the Suquamish Tribal Education Department to hear from the school liaison staff assigned to Suquamish Elementary, Kingston Middle School, and Kingston High School, and administrative staff regarding our Tribal education programs, including those being implemented at uEabs?iisedal?tx (Suquamish Tribe Family & Friends Center). We are seeing progress in many areas, but still have the persistent challenges in respect to improving attendance for some of the students, and bias towards Tribal students in discipline and assessment. We adjourned to convene a Chief Kitsap Academy School Board meeting with CKA staff to discuss their budget.

The Suquamish Tribe Enrollment Committee held a public meeting to discuss the results of the Tribal member survey on enrollment and provide information on the upcoming Constitutional election. The Constitutional change, if passed, would remove the Department of Interior’s review role in our Tribal governance.

As we move to developing our next capital campaign to build a new health center, enlarge the House of Awakened Culture, build more housing and other capital priorities, we are engaged in planning. The Suquamish Foundation Board held their quarterly meeting to discuss plans for the next A Time to Gather event to be held at Kiana Lodge on March 28.

I joined Treasurer Robin Sigo to tour the new Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard to learn more about their facility and get new ideas for our future capital projects.

We continue to work hard to preserve our cultural traditions. The Suquamish Museum Board met to discuss the budget (our museum store continues to perform well), get an update on improvements to our heating and cooling system, and review artifact donations.

The Suquamish Youth Program hosted their annual Treaty Day Commemoration Event at the Suquamish Museum. This year featured Tribal Elders telling stories about exercising our treaty shellfish harvesting rights before they were fully adjudicated in federal court in 1995. Many of them were cited, arrested, or had their boats and gear confiscated by county and state officers.

Leonard Forsman, Chairman Suquamish Tribe

Tribal Council Candidate Statement All Tribal members were invited to offer statements to the newsletter if they are seeking election or re-election to Tribal Council. We received one response, which follows. — Editors Dear Citizens of the Suquamish Tribe: I am writing to announce that I am seeking re-election as Chairman of the Suquamish Tribe. Serving in this position has been an honor, and I humbly thank you for your support over the years. We have accomplished a lot. There is much more to do.

I have worked hard to represent the Tribe locally by engaging with government leaders as the co-chair of the West Sound Partners of Ecosystem Recovery and as an active member of the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council. I have fought hard to protect our ancestral waters from pollution and will continue to do so. I have joined Tribal Council in engaging with the governor, our state legislators, and many of our congressional delegation, including close relationships with Rep. Derek Kilmer and Sen. Patty Murray. I have worked diligently to increase the visibility and enhance the reputation of the Suquamish Tribe. I have also gained the respect of Tribes both in the Salish Sea and the greater Pacific Northwest as president of the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians and as vice president of the Washington Indian Gaming Association. These relationships have paid off in increased state funding for our programs (including funding for school

operations and capital facilities) and federal funding from Indian Health and other agencies.

I have been very active in our Tribal government, especially in cultural preservation, education, and treaty resource protection, and serve on our Museum Board, Cultural Cooperative, Suquamish Canoe Family, and Chief Kitsap Academy School Board. I look forward, with your support, to successfully raising the funds and developing the plans for our new capital campaign of building a new housing development, a new health clinic, enlarging the House of Awakened Culture, and hosting the 2024 Canoe Journey.

I have worked hard with the support of Tribal Council, to maintain transparency in our government operations by holding public hearings on the budget and code revisions, facilitating Tribal members’ direct access to Tribal Council to voice their concerns, and reporting out on my activities in the monthly Chairman’s Report.

I hope you will support me in the upcoming election so we can continue to work together to achieve the dreams of our ancestors.

Respectfully, Leonard Forsman

Lushootseed suEabSucid March Word of the Month pupuhiGed pō-pō- hᾱg-wŭd The Big Winds

March is the month when big winds blow. Towards the end of the month, it is considered early spring, so you can begin gathering items such as dandelion leaves and cattail shoots to be eaten. There are other early spring plants that can be gathered as well; check with Azure Bouré in the Traditional Plants and Medicine Program.

“In gathering food, people have to work together. No one person can do this by themselves. Nowadays people are trying to be so independent. People need each other to be healthy. Emotionally, they need each other. When you work together, it’s another way of feeding your soul.

You learn to work with people despite your differences to accomplish basic needs. That’s one of the positives I see about the food gathering, preparing and preserving process.”

Rob Purser, quoted in “Feeding 7 Generations”

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Sports & Recreation

yusawiac — spring break Culture Camp!

The yusawiac camp is an interactive culture and language camp for Suquamish Tribal members, descendants, and Suquamish Tribe household members ages 9 to 15.

The camp is a collaboration between suEabs?iisedal?tx (Suquamish Tribe Family & Friends Center), Traditional Plants Program, Cultural Activities Program, and the Suquamish Language Program, with assistance from the Elders Program, Suquamish Museum, and the Fisheries and Grants departments.

This is our fifth year of Culture Camp and our second year as an overnight camp. Every year we focus on the teachings of the Suquamish people, language, history and practicing our culture.

This year we are excited to host our camp at Warm Beach Camp and Conference Center just north of Tulalip overlooking the Salish Sea and Camano Island. This site has dorm-style housing and many fun options such as a climbing wall, outdoor heated swimming pool, ropes course, hiking trails, Frisbee golf, zip line, and more. We are excited to offer an enriching experience for our youth at this new location.

The yusawiac camp will run April 6–9, which is spring break for CKA and the North Kitsap School District.

Paperwork is available at suEabšucidal?tx, the front desk of administration, and suEabs?iisedal?tx. Finished paperwork is due March 27 to any of these locations.

For more information, please contact Kate Ahvakana at: (360)394-8573 or kahvakana@suquamish.nsn.us

Youth Activities March 2020 • • • • • • • • • • •

3/4 - Youth Health & Fitness talk 4:30pm 3/5 - Slahal Making Workshop 4pm 3/8 - Youth Council meeting 12pm 3/9 - Song & Dance 5pm 3/11- Shawn Adams’ Mindfulness Talk 3/12 - Slahal Drum Making 4pm 3/16 - Closed Holiday 3/17 - Little Kids Group 4pm 3/18 - Diabetes Prevention Talk 4:30pm 3/19 - Slahal Workshop 4pm 3/23 - Native New Year Song & Dance and Spring Feast w/ Azure 5pm • 3/26 - Slahal Game Night 4pm • 3/27 - Teen late night 6-10pm • 3/29 - Youth Council meeting 12pm

Coming up at Sports & Rec Youth Golf & Softball This spring the Sports & Recreation Department will be working with the Suquamish Fitness Center staff to offer some conditioning programs to help with upcoming seasonal sports and overall healthy living.

Junior Golf League: White Horse will be offering a Junior Golf League in April. Tryouts and team selection will be April 25, with matches beginning in May. Teams will practice once a week. For information contact the Golf Shop, (360)297-4468.

Softball: We would like try a new 5x5x5 softball league this spring. Contact Craig Miller (360)394-8574.

Girls Who Code is coming to Suquamish!

Top to bottom: Camp youth dancing the squirrel dance.

Camp youth and staff. Youth from the camp going out in a Suquamish canoe skippered by Denita Holmes

Do you know any girls interested in coding?

Girls Who Code are free clubs for 3rd-5th and 6th-12th grade girls who want to join our sisterhood of supportive peers and role models using computer science to change the world.

Contact Mackenzie Quick at mquick@suquamish.nsn.us for club information.

Girls Who Code is coming to Suquamish!

Do you know any girls interested in coding?

Youth Basketball This season’s youth basketball teams are continuing to compete and improve as the season resumes. We currently have eight teams participating in various leagues this season, five in the Pee Wee Association ages 5-14, and three playing in the Poulsbo Park and Recreation league. Games are played on weeknights and weekends at various gyms throughout Kitsap County. This year we have approximately 90 youth participating. The season will continue until the end of March.

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Left: For the first time in their five-year history, the CKA Bears Boys Basketball Team are North Olympic League Champions. Back Row: Head Coach George Hill, III; Austin Wion-Rathbun; Stonechild Chiefstick; Kaiden Finkbonner; Josh Bagley; Judah Andrews; Assistant Coach Anthony Pondelick. Front Row: Christian Wion-Rathbun; Mateo Sipai; Alonso Wilson; Tyler Marquez; Topher Old Coyote; Not Pictured: Kane Chiefstick.

Photo by Olympic Photo Group Below left: Bears huddle with Head Coach George Hill, III Below right: Josh Bagley goes for a basket.

Photos by JoAnn Joe

A year of firsts for CKA Bears Boys Basketball Team CKA Bears are North Olympic League Champions!

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nding their regular season with a strong 13-5 record, the Chief Kitsap Academy Boys Basketball Team are the North Olympic League Champions for the first time ever.

“We’ve had a lot of great firsts this year, and that is a big one,” says CKA Assistant Principal and Athletic Director Rex Green.

The Bears clawed their way to the State Regional Playoffs with another first by beating the Neah Bay Red Devils in a first-ever win against their league rivals.

With CKA’s basketball program only five years old, created when the school first opened in 2014, this is the third year the Bears made it to the Tri-District Tournament, notching another team record with a 4th place showing against the 12 teams competing in the tournament.

“That’s another first for us. We’ve made it to Tri-District three times now, but this is the best we’ve ever finished,” says Green.

The team is coached by Suquamish Tribe member George Hill, III, with student leadership coming from seniors Mateo Sipai and Judah Andrews. Sipai is averaging 12.9 points per game, which puts him in the top 20 for Washington’s 1B Division schools.

Green says it’s the way all the players are coalescing as a team this season that is making the Bears shine.

“I ran into a league official the other night who said the Bears are so unique right now. They’re so fast and disruptive, and just feasting on turnovers,” says Green. “I think that’s true, we disrupt other teams and then capi-

talize on the mistakes they make.”

At press time it remains to be seen if the Bears will continue their march with a win at state regionals and a trip to Spokane Veteran Memorial Arena for the State Championship trophy.

“Of course we’d love for them to go all the way this year, but no matter what happens, we couldn’t be more proud of how these boys have conducted themselves this season,” Green said. “They are relentless and never give up, regardless of the matchup.”

Jon Anderson & JoAnn Joe

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Activities & More suEabS?iišed?altx Suquamish Family & Friends Center Hearts for your sweetheart cedar weaving class Cedar heart basket weaving with Suquamish Tribal member and artist Lisa Rodriguez at the suEabS?iišed?altx February 10 & 11. We had 16 students in our two-day class.

All had fun with this special craft for their loved ones.

Left: From left, Isaac Oliver, Alana Chiefstick, Lehalia Salem, Ky’lea Forsman.

Right: Cheyenne Damien

Lending a helping hand Nate Katz, Cheyenne Damien, and Rylee Hommel from suEabS?iišed?altx helped the Suquamish Elders with their lunch and Bingo Game Day with the Port Gamble S’Klallam Elders on Jan. 31, serving food and doing some light cleanup. We raise our hands to the Elders and these helpful youth.

From left, Cheyenne Damien, Nate Katz, Della Crowell, Donna Sigo Valentine’s Day love for our Elders suEabS?iišed?altx has been working with the Elders Program, and was asked to brighten some Elders’ days with Valentines. We would like to thank the beautiful work of Della Crowell, Donna Sigo, and our youth — what a great way to show love for our elders.

From left, Mikayla Madayag, Savannah Turrieta, Kayla George-Purser, Ryan Boure, Shealynn Radtke, Emily Castaneda-Sigo, Makenzie Crow A look into the future On Feb. 9, Tthe Suquamish Youth Council hosted representatives from the Elders Council and TGB Architects to discuss plans for the new Suquamish Health Clinic. The Youth Council shared their ideas on what this space should look like and what it could be for our community.

Wellness Wednesdays suEabS?iišed?altx has been partnering with various Suquamish departments on Wellness Wednesdays for presentation and talking groups with the youth. So far, we’ve covered good hygiene, feelings and dealing with negative emotions, and diabetes. We enjoyed working with the Suquamish nurses and look forward to more collaborations.

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Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes w/gravy California Blend Veggies Kale Salad Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit

Whole Grain Pancakes topped w/berry sauce Scrambled Eggs w/onion, pepper & salsa Fresh Fruit

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Council to Vote on Tribal Bail Code

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ribal Council will be voting on the adoption of revisions to the bail code at the Tribal Council meeting on March 9, 2020. The revisions were previously published and include: • Mandatory arrests for both domestic violence crimes and for serious felonies. Those arrested for a DV crime or a serious felony are not entitled to release under the bail schedule and will be held without bail until the initial appearance within 72 hours of arrest.

Shyla Spicer, Suquamish Tribe Executive Director

• A probable cause determination within 48 hours following warrantless arrest. Under County of Riverside v. McLaughlin, 500 U.S. 44 (1991), a judicial determination of probable cause within 48 hours of warrantless arrest is constitutionally reasonable. The Judge can make an ex parte determination of probable cause in the same manner as a warrant for arrest.

It’s that time of year again. Here are some things to know for the 2020 General Council meeting.

General Council Meeting dates: Saturday, March 14 and Sunday, March 15 Positions open this year: Chairman and Secretary

• Most arrested persons will be able to bail out under the bail schedule except in DV and serious felony crimes.

Nominations: 10am from the floor on March 15. If more than two people are nominated, then there will be a primary for the position.

• The Court however, has the discretion under the proposed code to deny bail if a person poses a serious risk to the health and safety of the community, or is a serious flight risk.

Primary Election: Polls open 11am and close at 12:30pm on March 15.

• Candidates with the two highest vote totals advance to General Election.

• Note: There must be two candidates for each position under the Suquamish Constitution Article V, Section 2, so even if one person gets 75 percent of the vote in the primary, the top two still proceed to the General Election.

• If a primary is not needed (i.e. only two nominations per position) there will be a General Election only.

General Election: Polls open at 2pm for Elders and 2:30 pm for the General Membership on March 15.

• After polls close, the ballots are tabulated and election results are announced.

• Before General Council adjourns, the newly elected Tribal officials will be sworn in and immediately assume the duties of their offices.

• Look for the full agenda in your mailed packet.

Admin updates: • For the Admin update, you will hear from all of the Division leads to give you updates from multiple Departments. The Infuse Culture team is still in

• A person arrested will be able to secure release subject to the conditions of release the Court places on them: 1) With a cash bail or a surety bond; or 2) On their personal recognizance.

The public comment period for the bail code revisions closed on January 31, 2020 and no comments were received. If you wish to make a comment please attend the March 9th Tribal Council meeting.

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development, so we will not have a presentation from them. However, you will have traditional teas available, as well as a carefully crafted menu.

Staff will be on site Saturday to field any questions you might have regarding programs and services.

The Health Benefits office will be open Sunday, March 15 from 9am–3pm.

The Early Learning Center will be open Saturday 11:30am-4:30pm and Sunday 8:30am-6pm, serving breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack.

The tech bus will be on site for those who want to enter Census 2020 information online.

Place of the Clear Salt Water

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT “Every part of this soil is sacred in the estimation of my people. Every hillside, every valley, every plain and grove, has been hallowed by some sad or happy event in days long vanished.”

Chief Seattle 1854

We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is within the aboriginal territory of the suq̀ ʷabš “People of Clear Salt Water” (Suquamish People). Expert fisherman, canoe builders and basket weavers, the suq̀ ʷabš live in harmony with the lands and waterways along Washington’s Central Salish Sea as they have for thousands of years. Here, the suq̀ ʷabš live and protect the land and waters of their ancestors for future generations as promised by the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855.

Photo by Jon Anderson

Acknowledge the Land and People

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or years, people from Seattle and throughout the region have been asking for an appropriate way to acknowledge the original people of these lands. The Suquamish Cultural Committee (formerly the Cultural Co-op) met, reviewed options, and arrived at the following, which was approved by Tribal Council. This statement will be available for download on the Tribe’s website.

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Traditional Heritage Specialist

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ebruary has been a busy month with the projection of an early spring, and we were still seeing rain, floods and some snow in the early days. It did not look like spring was soon in coming.

I have been working on labeling and alphabetizing my files and notebooks. Soon I will be able to find my resources more easily and assist folks when they ask for information on history or culture.

I am hoping to expand my library on native plants and their uses to work closer with other staff and Tribal members in recording and preserving these for the future. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you have in native plant preservation. I know we need to eliminate the invasive plants in order to allow our native plants to survive again. This involves a lot of education on what is invasive and what is native. Who are the best teachers for this, and are they willing to assist us in making this happen? Can we find ways to make it happen and make it work soon?

I spoke with some Elders during our Suquamish and Port Gamble S’Klallam Lunch and Bingo at the House of Awakened Culture on Jan. 31. They were interested in coming in and talking as a group about how the education system has changed and not changed over the years.

I would like to know how many of you would be interested in being part of this group discussion. Education has done so much for our Native people. As people who have gone through the system, what are the major areas that we have seen good, bad, and okay?

Teachers and counselors, what have you seen? Please contact me at (360) 394–8526 or email me at mjones@ suqamish.nsn.us, and we can set up a date and time to discuss this.

All subjects and information about the reservation are important and should be talked about and preserved. Please contact me, and let’s set a date to talk about your memories and have them preserved for the next generations!

Planning meetings for upcoming events for the year are underway, and the need for volunteers is high. This is true for both Chief Seattle Days and the Canoe Journey. Please watch your emails, Facebook, and Newsletter for when to sign up for these events. We truly appreciate all the volunteers and your support in our community. These events are growing each year and without your help it would be hard to complete them.

You make the community shine!

I am the volunteer person for Chief Seattle Days and will be setting up contact information soon for you to sign up and schedule your work hours. Shifts will be posted at the House of Awakened Culture, and you can sign in during Chief Seattle Days. Thank you in advance for your support!

Marilyn G. Jones

Laser-Focused on New Opportunities

Tribe WIOA Office Helps Clients Chart New Career Path with Fiber Optic Certification Course

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o enhance Suquamish sovereignty and remove Bureau of Indian Affairs paternalism, the BIA is holding a special Secretarial Election to remove the Secretary of the Interior/BIA from the Suquamish Constitution. Removal of the Secretary of Interior/BIA from the Constitution eliminates the need for the BIA to call a special BIA-Secretarial Election for any future proposed amendment to the Constitution.

You must register before you can vote in this special election.

All Suquamish Tribe citizens 18 years and older will be receiving a voter registration packet in the mail from the BIA on or after March 6. In order to vote in the election, you must first register to vote by filling out your voter registration form and mailing it back to the BIA before March 23. Only Suquamish Tribe citizens who register will be allowed to vote on the proposed change to the Constitution.

Please contact Windy Anderson at windyanderson@ tokemcannabis.com or Sarah George at sgeorge@ suquamish.nsn.us for questions.

group of Suquamish Tribe members learned the high tech skills necessary for installing and splicing fiber optic lines in February as part of the Tribe’s efforts to provide training and certification in high-demand career fields.

The intensive six-day course culminated in each student successfully earning certifications in both Fiber Optics Testing and Fiber Optics Splicing.

Offered by the Tribe’s Workforce Innovation and Opportunities Act Program, or WIOA for short, the course was a mix of lectures and hands-on training.

“The students now have immediate employment opportunities in the fiber optics career field with wages starting at $25-$28 per hour,” said WIOA program manager Michael Zaiss. “We are very proud of these men and optimistic that these certifications will open new doors and possibilities for their careers in this highly specialized field.”

The Suquamish Tribe students included Michael Cordero, Jacob Ewing, Steven Holt, Golden Eagle Hawk Jr., Yah-will-ah Ives, and Chris Purser.

“At least three of these students are already pursuing solid job offers right now,” said Zaiss.

“It was a pleasure to work with Suquamish and to help these students become competent fiber optic specialists,” said course instructor Guy Sanford. “The guys took to the material very well and I was happy with their final test scores and understanding of the curriculum.”

Another round of fiber optic certification training is already in the works, said Zaiss. “All we need is six students and we’ll be ready to go again,” he said.

Meanwhile, the WIOA office is looking at providing additional courses in the telecommunications field.

For information, contact the WIOA office at (360) 394-7183 or email michaelzaiss@suquamish.nsn.us.

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Birthdays

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March 2 Della Crowell Jade Myers Marc Pugh Mary Ann Youngblood Talia Adams March 3 Ceilia Serrato Danielle Kimmel Donnie Adams Kaleo Nahanee Selena AdamsChapman March 4 Christopher Puckett Janelle Mills John Kerns Jr. William Joe March 5 Brycen Sigo Cheryl Lawrence Nanette Sanchez Robert Purser Jr. March 6 Charles Dryden Gabriel Day

Lydia Sigo Winona Sigo-Heredia

March 7 Eduardo Reynoso-Purser Joseph Reynoso-Purser Wendy Boure March 8 Amanda Rubeck Joan Bagley Kaeleigh Patrick Morgan Bradwell Shelly Thomas Thomas Pratt Vincent Chargualaf March 10 Carl Mack March 11 Modelle Mudd March 12 Charles Landsaw Philip Holt III March 13 Hannah Ballard Juli Morton Kate Ahvakana Mark Lewis

March 14 Christine Sheppard Hailey Crow Mary Alexander Tyzaiah Lawrence March 15 Cheyenne Myers Jamie Surratt Lillian Ballew Wahim Williams March 16 Kalise Cordero-Dizon Kippie Joe Ricky Oakman March 17 Dickie Johnson Kaidyn Setten Kaylie Contraro Lenora Bagley Marie Sanders Neil Howard Riley Adams March 18 Jeff Hoffman Shannon Bayes March 19 Amber Horejsi Jolene Haas Michael Smith Jr. Steve Clark March 20 Anthony Adams

Edward Midkiff Jr. Neoma Boure Shayna Bagley March 21 Aidyn Saldivar Diana Riggins Dylan Fleck Tyson Oakman March 22 Cherrie May Isabelle Hedges Lucas Baker Malachi Brown-Flath Mason Johnson Teniya Lewis March 23 Ave Maria MacDonald Camilla Pratt Elaina-Rose Hayes Francisco Smith Joshua Bagley Jr. Lorilee Morsette Petrina Joe-Lanham Robert Purser III March 24 Avah Seier Caleb Snow Thomas Fowler Tyler Marquez March 26 Jase Kramer Kyle Turner March 27 Dorene Mclntosh Eric Greer

Isabella Cordero-Laguna Leonard Barnes IV March 28 Ciarra Covarrubias Izabella O’Brien Juanita Lantzy Khloe Baldwin Tegan Ladesma Zhoe Baldwin March 29 Brittany Adams Cassandra Fowler Jacob Anderson March 30 Antonio Guardipee Clinton Jenkins Erica Isom Lawrence Sigo Malora Chee Ricky Alexander Susan Williams Tataya Lawrence Victor Chee March 31 Grace Alexander Juanita Mabe

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7235 NE Pkwy, Suquamish, WA 98392 Sponsored by Suquamish Tribe & DBHR Grant FREE Open to Public DANCE Golden Age 55+ and Adult 18+ 1st $500 2nd $350 3rd $150 Teen 13-17 1st $300 2nd $225 3rd $175 Junior 7-12 1st $200 2nd $125 3rd $75 Specials Dance Specials throughout the weekend DRUM Payouts for the first Ten Drums Hand Drum Contest 1st $150 2nd $100 3rd $75 Sobriety Honoring

POWWOW 24 - 25 - 26 APRIL2 0 2 0 Host Drum Wooden Face

Master of Ceremony Francis James Arena Director Anthony Bluehorse Head Man Dancer Lawrence Miguel Color Guard Suquamish Warriors Head Judge Tekamthi Saluskin

Friday 6:00pm-10:30pm Dinner and Coastal Jam

Saturday 10:30am Dance Registration for Weekend 1:00pm and 7:00pm Grand Entry 5:00pm Dinner for Drummers and Dancers Sunday 1:00pm Grand Entry

Pow wow Information Craig Miller (360)394-8574 craigmiller@suquamish.nsn.us Vending: Magdalena Turrieta (360) 394-8634 Royalty: Kate Ahvakana (360) 394-8573

Suquamish Tribe and Pow Wow Committee will not be responsible for lost or stolen Items, accidents or injuries.

Participate at your own risk, No Alcohol or Drugs Permitted