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Suquamish News Volume 22

February 2022

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No. 2

Building a Mat House In this issue: General Council Plans -- p2 BIA oversight vote -- p10 Reflections on stress -- p11 Finding success with Workforce — p3

Tribe rallies during Covid Surge — p7

Tribe bids farewell to key staffers — p13

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Community Calendar

Suquamish News

Events & Meetings

Contact

Suquamish Tribal Council Tribal Council meets online Feb. 7 & 21.

Links are sent to Tribal members via SUN.

Government Offices Communications: (360) 394-7184/7102 Community Dev: (360) 394-8415 Community Health: (360) 394-8468/8594 Emergency Management: (360) 394-8507 Emergency Work Orders: (360) 900-7050 Emergency Utilities: (360) 710-3223 Finance: (360) 394-8432 Fisheries: (360) 394-8438 Health Benefits: (360) 394-8424 Human Resources: (360) 394-8409 Human Services: (360) 394-8465 IT Help Desk: (360) 394-8485 Maintenance: (360) 394-8590 Tribal Child Welfare: (360) 394-8480 Tribal Court: (360) 394-8697

Suquamish Warriors Suquamish Warriors meetings are on 1st Tuesdays @ 5:30pm at Suquamish Warriors Vet Center. For information, contact Jean Belmont at (360) 601-7918.

PME Board Meetings are online and in person on Feb. 16 @ 9am. Contact Emily Sato, emilysato@clearwatercasino.com (360) 598-8703.

Suquamish Tribal Gaming Comm.

Meets Feb.10 & 24. Virtual only. Contact Angela Brainerd at (360) 394-8652 for details.

Suquamish Seafoods Board Meets online Feb. 15 . Seafoods Retail is open Thurs-Sun. Contact Shanel Carlson at (360) 394-8512 for details.

Suquamish Museum Board Museum Retreat. Contact Janet Smoak at (360) 394-8499 for details.

Suquamish Elders Contact: Della Crowell (360) 394-8417 Donna Sigo (360) 394-8472 Suquamish Police Dept Mon-Fri, 8am–4:30pm Front Desk: (360) 598-4334 Emergency: 911 Wellness Center Front desk: (360) 394-8558 Crisis Hotline: (888) 910-0416

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General Council will be mostly online Suquamish Tribal Council announced at their first session of the New Year that the Tribe’s annual General Council meeting will be held largely online with drive-thru voting.

The decision comes as a new wave of COVID-19, propelled by the Omicron variant, is taking its toll across the nation.

“This is not the way we want do General Council, but unfortunately this is the way we need to do it,” said Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman. “We’ll do the very best we can under these difficult circumstances, while looking forward to the day when we can all gather together again.”

This year, General Council falls on the weekend of March 19 and 20, with the Vice-Chairman and Treasurer positions on Tribal Council up for election.

The format will be similar to last year’s General Council, with reports on Saturday, March 19, and drive-thru voting on Sunday.

General Council Handbooks will be mailed to every Tribal member household before General Council convenes.

Tribal members who cast their vote will receive a gift, and Tribal members traveling out of state can submit a request for mileage reimbursement to Rebecca Purser, via phone or text at (360) 900-8031 or email at rebeccapurser@suquamish.nsn.us.

Meanwhile, Tribal Elders will discuss options soon on how to best honor and recognize the some 30 Tribal members who have joined the ranks of the Suquamish Elders.

By Jon Anderson

On the cover...

Tyleeander Purser and Ed Carriere split a log in half using wedges as part of a Suquamish Museum project to build a Mat House using traditional materials and methods. (See page 4.)

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Windy Anderson

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Community

Workforce offers Tribal members new opportunities for job hunting success W

ithin a few years after graduating high school, Suquamish Tribal member Baily Moss felt like his life was adrift.

He’d worked a few dead-end jobs, but nothing was clicking. With a baby on the way, he said “I knew it was time for some changes. Staring a family, I realized I’m not living for myself anymore.”

Fast-forward three years and everything has changed.

He’s working in a job he loves, earns good money, and provides for his fiancé and their now two children.

What made the difference? He says it all started when he decided to walk into the Suquamish Tribe’s Workforce program and sit down with Michael Zaiss.

Indeed, if you’re ready to find a job, level up in the career you’re in, or just want some help tuning up your resume or polishing your job interview skills, Zaiss says he can help.

“My mission in life is all about finding careers. It’s helping people find their purpose,” says Zaiss. “My purpose is simple – it’s about changing lives.”

Workforce, part of the Tribe’s Human Services Department, is open to enrolled members of any federally recognized Tribe. Best of all, it’s completely free.

Navigating barriers One of the big things Zaiss does is help with what he calls “identifying barriers.”

“We’ve all got barriers in our lives. Sometimes it just takes someone who is not in your circle to help you realize the barriers we have. We’re able to help clients identify their barriers and then figure out how to remove them or get around them,” says Zaiss.

“Barriers could be active warrants or maybe stuff in collections. It could be the lack of a driver’s license or needing to get your GED. It could be needing a particular certification to get the job you want or a promotion in the job you’re in. We can help with all that. That’s what we do. We’re good at navigating the barriers.”

Moss said one of the first barriers he wanted help with was getting his driver’s license. No problem, said Zaiss.

And as they did that, Zaiss drove him to job interviews and helped him start building his resume and skill set with a variety of starter temp jobs.

“Eventually, I ended up working for one company on Bainbridge Island making nets for commercial fishers up

Tribal member Baily Moss says going to Workforce was pivotal in helping him broaden his career opportunities.

(Photo by Jon Anderson) in Alaska. It was great. I worked a lot. I learned a lot,” he says. From there, he moved into an entry-level carpentry job and soon realized he had knack for construction work.

A steady job also enabled him get a nice apartment for his growing family while also building his credit.

“I bought appliances for the apartment that we could afford to pay on time, and that really helped boost my credit score,” says Moss.

As he worked more, his confidence grew. And as his confidence grew, he began to realize he had more to offer than working at minimum wage jobs.

“After a while, I started getting sick of seeing those 15s in my pay stubs. I told Mike I was ready to make more than $15 an hour.”

Leveling up To get a better-paying job, Moss needed to level up his skill set again. Zaiss got him into a training program for a certification that would lead to higher wages.

Eventually, Moss landed a really good job with a construction company that does a lot of work for the federal government. In less than three years, he’s more than quadrupled his pay and built an enviable credit score.

And now, because of that good credit, instead of needing a ride to work, he’s driving his own tricked out Dodge Cummins pickup truck. And two crabbing boats.

“I can’t thank Mike enough,” says Moss. “He made a huge difference and really helped me get things going.”

Zaiss says he’s just glad to see another Tribal member succeeding.

“I get excited thinking about what’s he done already at his age and can’t wait to see what he does by the time he’s my age. He could be a business owner,” says Zaiss. “I know he’s someone who will give back to his community. Maybe other community members see what he’s done and want a little of that. I just say to them, call me and let’s get it done. Let’s go!”

Zaiss says Moss is just one of many who’ve found success in their job pursuits and professional development with the help of Workforce. And right now, he says, there are a lot of jobs available and lots of great opportunities.

Building a game plan “Some of the people who have walked through the doors of Human Services to get help from us didn’t feel like they had much to offer. But within an hour or two we were able to make out a really good game plan for them and they’ve done nothing but excel,” he says.

That doesn’t mean everything comes easy or every new job works out.

“If you come in and the shoe don’t fit the first time, that’s fine. Don’t think just because your first job didn’t work out you’re done. No, we’ll learn from it and move on. And we’ll keep looking until we find one that does fit,” says Zaiss.

Moss agrees. “Don’t be afraid to do something different. Get out of your comfort zone and learn to be comfortable with being a little uncomfortable. Stare any fear you have right in the eye and know there’s nothing you can’t do. If you’re hungry enough to think about it, you can do it.”

To get started, his advice is simple: “Go see Mike. He can really help you.”

“There are so many possibilities out there,” adds Zaiss.

“There are so many great careers. The only thing holding us back from obtaining success is ourselves. There’s no such thing as a full roster over here at Workforce. So, come on over and let’s try and do something great together.”

By Jon Anderson

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Culture

Building a traditional mat house with Ed Carriere T

he Suquamish Museum is currently working on a community art project with Ed Carriere to create a mat house on the museum grounds.

Traditionally mat houses were used in the summer months, almost as tents, while our ancestors harvested at special fishing and clam digging locations. These houses were made of cattail or tule sewn into long mats.

Cattail is flat and tule is round; tule mats provide cushioning, which makes them good sleeping mats.

Before the pandemic, the museum applied for and received an Appendix X grant to commission some mats for this project, which Ed completed for us during lockdown.

In August, a group of Tribal members were shown how to harvest tule in Indianola with Ed as a guide and teacher. It was a lot of fun to climb around in the wetland and select each individual stalk to cut. Afterwards we brought the tule to the museum to dry.

When the land was cleared for the new Health Clinic, we were able to utilize some of the logs for the frame of the mat house, with many strong community members

Splitting logs for the mat house in August 2021.

(Photo by Kate Ahvakana)

helping to split the logs in the same way they were traditionally split for longhouses, using wedges. While the large group was gathered for the splitting, we brought over a very large antler wedge from the museum that was found during the archaeological excavation of Old Man House.

The tule quickly dried out, and we were able to start sewing them together to make mats. Although it is simple to learn, keeping the lines of thread straight all the way through the mat ends up being a little tricky, requiring a lot of focus. We enjoyed the challenge of working on the mats as the weather turned colder.

Once school started, work on the mats slowed. But soon, other volunteers from the wider local community asked to help, and work began again with reinvigorated energy and camaraderie around learning and crafting.

Ed described to Duane Pasco his vision for the frame of the mat house, and Duane kindly drew up a design for building it.

The museum has applied for another Appendix X grant to get the frame built from the wood we split and

to have Ed continue to teach and consult with us on the proper way to complete this mat house. The mats will stay up during the warmer months and be brought inside when the weather changes.

By Lydia Sigo

Zoey Miller holding an antler wedge that was used to split the boards for Old Man House.

(Photo by Kate Ahvakana.)

Lloyd Belmont, Ed Carriere, Spencer West, and Joel Moffett split logs for the mat house.

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Life in a Mat House

Gathering tule in Indianola at the nature preserve.

Ed Carriere, Betty Pasco, and Jim Henry work together to sew a tule mat.

Historical photo of hoppicker camp, White River Valley in 1902. (Photo by A. Curtis)

John Adams described living in a mat house as child in Port Orchard to an anthropologist

Shawna George and Crystal Purcell lay out the tule to dry

Learning how to sew the tule into mats.

Ed Carriere holding a small tule mat he made that can be used as a bench cushion.

“They were started with 4 fir poles dug into the ground. Cross poles were added to steady them and roof boards were put over these.

The roof had a gradual slope. The boards were made of hollowed out cedar boards about a foot and a half wide. They were laid in alteration, forming troughs to drain off the rain. If they weren’t traveling with these roof boards from the plank houses, they used bark from a dead cedar tree, because this stripped off wide and hard. These were also laid in alternating overlaps.

Cattail mats were put all along the sides, with the long side parallel to the ground, and tied to the poles. Several were used so they overlapped and kept out the rain. When they wanted light, they pushed boards or mats aside with a pole.

There would be as many fires as there were families, arranged down the center. They used mats and boughs as flooring.

When they broke camp, the roof boards and mats went in the cargo canoe. If there were a lot of these, the big canoe was towed behind the family.”

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Tribal Government

Catherine’s Column

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reetings Honorable People.

Wow, 2022 is off to quite a start! Omicron and tsunamis! Oh and don’t forget snow and tsunami warnings.

We ended 2021 on a good note in spite of everything.

We hired Vici Hall to serve as the Tribe’s Finance Director and Marique Moss, who will be Director of Tribal Child Welfare. They both started in January.

We can’t wait for you to meet them!

Tribal member Rosie Bayes started working in our Executive Offices, and we are so lucky to have her.

We are planning for the upcoming General Council meeting, which will be virtual, with drive-thru voting conducted like last year.

This will be my first General Council meeting here in Suquamish, and I am looking forward to it.

The Early Learning Center closed for two weeks as we work to keep our most precious and vulnerable Tribal citizens safe. We know the closure is difficult on us all, and the decision made to close was our only option as the worsening outbreak took its toll on us.

The new Health Clinic, which was due to open in January, will instead open sometime in the next couple of months because of snow and ice delays. In spite of this setback, we are looking forward to the services we will be able to offer beginning this year.

With that being said, we have a diligent and capable Health Division and Emergency Management Office that are staying on top of all of these challenges, working in spite of it all, and going above and beyond to keep us safe!

With them looking out for us, we will weather the snow, tsunamis, and even COVID-19.

I’m looking forward to the challenges Sammy Mabe at the Fitness Center has planned for this year. We hope you will all sign up for them as we pursue health and wellness.

Resilience is what we are made of, and it shows!

It continues to be an honor and privilege to be able to work in this community and for your Tribe.

Happy Valentines Day — may you all find Love and Light! Here’s to 2022!

Respectfully, Catherine N. Edwards (KashKaani) Executive Director

Elliott Bay Net Pen Feeding Request for Sealed Bids The Fisheries Department is looking for bids from Tribal members to support the Elliott Bay Coho net pens.

The contractor will provide professional fish feeding services in Elliott Bay Net Pens to help the Tribe raise and release a million salmon. The contractor will be expected to feed at least 5 days a week, be capable of arranging transportation to and from the job site at Terminal 91, and be able to handle a boat in inclement weather. Feeding entails moving 44 lb. bags of fish food down a ramp using a cart and loading in to the boat. This can be as high as 16 bags a day toward the end. The fish will be fed from an automatic blower used to distribute feed that will be mounted on the boat provided by fisheries.

Feeding begins this year March 1st and continues until the end of May (approximately 80 days). Fisheries Department will be accepting bids until Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.

Provide sealed bids to Fisheries Department by appointment only due to current covid concerns. Contact Kim Kumpf to coordinate (kkumpf@suquamish.nsn.us; (360) 2046180. Tribal preference – in house only NOT TO EXCEED $17,000.00 This is a competitive bid, but fisheries has the right to select based on bid and experience.

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Contact Health Benefits for Assistance!

Contact Health Benefits for Assistance!

Office: (360)394-8424 PO Box 546, Suquamish, WA 98392

Office: (360)394-8424 PO Box 546, Suquamish, WA 98392

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Health

Suquamish Tribe rallies in the face of COVID-19 Omicron surge T

he New Year brought an unprecedented surge of COVID-19 cases to the Suquamish Tribe community, even as Tribal government worked hard to help reduce the spread while continuing to provide essential services.

In the first three weeks of January, more than 150 Tribal members and their families, government staff, and Tribal enterprise employees fell sick.

That’s a massive increase. In fact, before the New Year, only about 150 members of the Tribal community had tested positive for COVID-19 during the entire twoyear pandemic.

Tribal government responded with increased testing, distributions of N-95 masks and home testing kits, an online forum with Tribal leaders and medical staff, and additional efforts to help reduce the spread and take care of those impacted.

Since the New Year, Tribal government has: • Conducted testing for hundreds of Tribal members and their households, PME employees, government staff, the staff and students of Chief Kitsap Academy and the Early Learning Center.

• Shifted Chief Kitsap Academy to online learning • Provided distributions of N-95 masks to Tribal households • Provided three drive-thru vaccination clinics through January.

“Increased infection is going on all around us, not only here but across the nation,” Suquamish Tribe Chairman Leonard Forsman told dozens of Tribal members who gathered Jan. 6 for an online forum to discuss the situation.

“One thing we can be grateful for is our staff who have been staying on top of this and the fact that we got our vaccines early and our boosters out,” added Forsman.

Nearly every department in Tribal government has been hit with staffing reductions because of the COVID spike, said Suquamish Tribe Executive Director Catherine Edwards.

“This is our most serious COVID wave to date. The good news is that government staff are 100 percent vaccinated, so we are in better shape than we might have been,” Edwards wrote in a message to government staff.

COVID-19: What to do if....

If you are sick (even a little): • Stay home! Note: There are other ailments circulating, so staying home is an important first step to stop the spread.

• Get tested, either at the Tribe’s drive-through testing site, open 8:30am to noon on weekdays, or at any number of other test sites in the area.

• If you get tested elsewhere, please report the results to Community Health (you can email covid_questions@suquamish.nsn.us).

If you are a close contact (Exposed to someone who has tested positive for more than 15 minutes, within six feet):

Community Health Manager Dr. Barbara Hoffman administers a COVID-19 test just after holidays.

(Photo by Jon Anderson)

feeling even a little sick. Importantly, cloth masks, bandannas, or scarfs are not considered effective.

The latest wave, caused by the new Omicron variant, has pushed local hospitals to capacity.

While Omicron is said to generally hit with less severe symptoms than previous variants, it remains dangerous, particularly for those who are not vaccinated or boosted.

Across Washington state, most ICUs are full and non-essential procedures are being postponed to provide additional capacity for the influx of COVID-19 patients.

“We currently have 72 active cases we are tracking right now,” Community Health Manager Dr. Barbara Hoffman told the Tribe’s online forum Jan. 6. “That is a very large number and pretty concerning. My biggest ask today would be, if you are having symptoms — even mild symptoms of nasal congestion or a slightly sore throat — please stay home, and come in and get tested.”

“Unfortunately,” she added, “some people think when Please stay home if sick you have mild symptoms you don’t have to stay home.

Tribal officials urge everyone in the community to And so they tend to spread it to other folks. And this one avoid gatherings, wear tight-fitting N-95 or other sur- spreads very easily.” gical-grade masks in public, and stay home if you are

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And you are fully vaccinated and boosted: • You should quarantine if you are feeling symptoms. Stay at home. and away from others if possible, for at least five days. Get tested within 5 days.

• If you are not feeling symptoms without medications you do not need to quarantine or get tested.

• You should wear a good surgical grade mask when around others for at least 10 days.

If you are NOT fully vaccinated or NOT boosted: • You should quarantine at home for at least five days.

• Do not go into public. Stay apart from household members if possible. Wear a mask at home.

• At least five days after last exposure, get tested.

• After quarantine, continue to monitor for symptoms until 10 days after the last close contact with someone infected with COVID-19.

• If you test positive see below.

If you have a positive PCR or antigen test: • You should isolate yourself for at least 5 days from symptom onset – stay home, stay apart from other household members if possible. If no symptoms, isolate from date of testing.

• Only leave house to go to medical appointments and wear a medical-grade mask.

• At the end of the 5 days, IF YOU ARE SYMPTOM FREE you can end isolation, but must wear mask in public for at least five more days.

• You do not need a negative test to end isolation.

• If you still have symptoms, you should continue to isolate. End isolation once symptom free without medication for 24 hours.

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Government

Chairman’s Report

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s the new year commenced, we resumed our work after the holiday break with great enthusiasm.

Working with our Communications Department, I filmed a welcome statement for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration sponsored by local social justice organizations to kick off this important January holiday.

The new year also brought on the challenge of the new Omicron variant.

Our Emergency Management Department and Health Services staff joined Tribal Council in an informative and inspiring public forum on the Tribal government’s response to this spreading threat to our community health.

We have maintained our outreach to Tribal citizens through our virtual platforms.

The Tribal Elders Council held their monthly meeting online. DCD gave an update on the Elders Lodge design project. We also discussed the Constitutional election and the upcoming General Council meeting.

Intergovernmental Government-to-government activities continue to require our attention.

The White House held a COVID-19 update hosted by key federal agencies and Tribal leaders that focused on testing and vaccination.

The Indian Health Service held a session for Tribal leaders to get information on the multi-year federal investment in this program. We hope to obtain funding to upgrade and expand our current Tribal wastewater treatment facilities under this new investment.

The state legislative session has begun, creating more opportunities for us to shape state laws and policies.

So far I have testified in support of a bill that would require local governments to consult with Tribes in their growth management planning. I also testified in favor of a bill that clarifies the state’s Tribal consultation policies and process in the Climate Commitment Act (CCA). This CCA language replaces language vetoed by the governor last year.

I also participated in a webinar that explained how the CCA bill will address climate change.

We met with the state Senate Transportation Chair Marko Liias (D-Ev-

erett) to discuss our transportation priorities on SR 305 and at Gorst. The state Attorney General’s office met with us to hear our ideas on how the state can implement new laws regarding police use-of-force reviews.

Gaming is an important and vital part of our state-Tribal relationship.

The Washington State Gambling Commission provided an update to Tribal leaders on the sports betting rulemaking process, which is nearing completion. The Washington Indian Gaming Association (WIGA) held a briefing to receive a legal review on the Maverick Gaming’s lawsuit challenging the state and federal governments regarding our gaming compacts. We will support a vigorous defense against this lawsuit.

On the local level we continue our diplomatic efforts with city and county governments. The city of Seattle has established an Indigenous Advisory Commission that has seats for Tribal government representation. We intend to nominate an individual to represent the Suquamish Tribe on this commission.

I joined County Commissioner

Charlotte Garrido and Congressman Derek Kilmer in a meeting organized

by Suquamish Tribal Citizen Adam Jackson announcing the formation of the South Kitsap Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition. The Coalition seeks to determine best practices to treat and prevent drug abuse in South Kitsap County.

InterTribal The National Congress of American Indians held their monthly board meeting to discuss emerging issues.

The first order of business was to decide on the status of the Executive Council meeting scheduled to be held in Washington, D.C., in March. The Board decided to make this a virtual meeting due to the emerging COVID variants.

I also met with NCAI staff to review their economic development plan entitled, “Building Tribal Economies Toolkit.” This project is intended to provide Tribes and government agencies with information on how to effectively grow our Tribal economies through investment in entrepreneurship and government economic initiatives.

ATTENTION TRIBAL COUNCIL CANDIDATES

Elders Council cordially invites candidates to the February 15 & March 15 monthly meetings. This invitation extends to current Tribal Council members who plan to seek reelection and to Tribal members who plan to run for the Vice-Chairman or Treasurer positions in March.

This informal gathering affords current or new candidates to meet with Elders to share their views and visions if elected to Tribal Council.

With the increasing number of Elders each year, this is a desirable Tribal voter base that any candidate would appreciate their support.

Interested candidates should contact Tracy Tabafunda, Elder Council Secretary, to request time on the Elders Council monthly agenda.

Tracy’s email is: ttabafunda@comcast.net

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Education We continue to work on improving the educational experiences of our Tribal students and their classmates.

The Tribal Leaders Congress on Education met with Sen. Lisa Wellman (D-Mercer Island) to provide comments on Senate Bill 5252, which will require school board members and others to attend Tribal consultation training.

I attended my first meeting as a member of the University of Washington’s Board of Regents. The University of Washington is a large institution with many departments and missions.

UW Medicine is a large part of the University’s financial and administrative presence. I am working with the Board and UW President Ana Mari Cauce to help implement actions to improve Tribal student and faculty success.

Media KBTC is the public television station in Tacoma. I appeared on their “Northwest Now” program to discuss my role as Chairman of the Suqua-

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mish Tribe, ATNI President, and a member of the University of Washington Board of Regents.

The show can be viewed on their website www.kbtc.org.

Looking Foward We thought by now the COVID pandemic would be behind us.

While the new Omicron variant is a set-back, I’m proud that our community and our government staff rose to the challenge, getting vaccinated and boosted, wearing masks, and rolling with yet another period of virtual services and learning.

We’re disappointed that, once again, we will have our General Council meeting mostly online (details will be coming soon!). Gathering in person would have been sweet.

But the health and safety of our most vulnerable citizens comes first.

We’ll get through this, just as our ancestors made it through times of disease and displacement. Thanks for your resilience.

By Leonard Forsman, Suquamish Tribe Chairman

New Hires & Transfers Name Juia Dore Rosie Bayes* Annie Guthrie Erin Neskahi Arista Martin Amber Winemiller Elizabeth Scott James Cardenas Ben Jones * Tribal member

Title ECEAP/Head Start Teacher Executive Assistant Community Advocate Court Clerk Childcare Teacher Community Nurse ER Hire-Shellfish Biologist Surveillance Observer Outreach & Volunteer Observer

Department ELC Admin.

Tribal Court Tribal Court ELC Comm Health Fisheries Tribal Gaming Admin

Tribal Council Candidate Statements Are you interested in serving on Tribal Council?

If you would like to provide a candidate statement for the March 2022 Suquamish News, please submit no more than 450 words by Friday, Feb. 18.

Please send to Communications@Suquamish.nsn.us.

You may also send an optional photo to be included with your statement.

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Legal

Tribe requests vote on BIA oversight that such persons have not relinquished membership in the Suquamish Tribe or have not become enrolled as members of any other tribe, band or Indian Community; and PROVIDED, further that such roll may be corrected subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.

Tribal Council Requests the Bureau of Indian Affairs Hold a Secretarial Election to Allow Membership to Vote on Removing Secretary of Interior/Bureau of Indian Affairs oversight of Tribal Governance The Tribal Council has requested through Resolution 2022-001 that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) hold a Secretarial Election under 25 CFR Part 81 to provide Tribal Membership the opportunity to vote on amending the Suquamish Constitution. The Suquamish Tribe’s Constitution contains Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) provisions that require the Secretary of Interior to hold an election to amend the Tribe’s Constitution as well as other BIA oversight of Tribal governance.

The Obama Administration referred to these provisions as “anachronistic and inconsistent with modern policies favoring self-governance.” In order to remove these outdated and paternalistic provisions the Tribe must amend the Constitution which under Article X, Section 1, which requires the Secretary of Interior to call and manage the election including the process for registering to vote in the election.

Following-up on comments received during the previous attempt at a Secretarial Election in 2020 that was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak we wanted to take time to clear up any confusion or misinformation about the Secretarial Election and what is being voted on.

1) The only amendment that will be voted on is whether the Secretary of Interior and BIA oversight of the Tribe should be removed from the Tribe’s Constitution; 2) The amendment does not affect enrollment; and 3) Removal of the Secretary of Interior and BIA will provide Tribal Membership the opportunity to vote on Constitutional Amendments at the General Council meeting or a special General Council meeting if brought forward.

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Article II, Section 1 (a): All persons of Suquamish Indian blood whose names appear on the official census roll of the Tribe as of January 1, 1942; PROVIDED,

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Article III (h): To promulgate and enforce ordinances which shall be subject to approval by the Secretary of the Interior governing the conduct of members of the Suquamish Indian Tribe regarding hunting, fishing, and shell fishing.

Removal of the Secretary of Interior and BIA from the Constitution requires Article IV- Manner of Review to be removed from the Constitution in its entirety. In order to protect the Tribal Membership’s ability to bring forth an amendment by petition signed by 30% percent of voters, the following has been proposed: Article X- Amendments, Section 3:  The Tribal Council can call a special election of the General Council to consider any proposed amendment within sixty (60) days of receipt of a petition signed by thirty percent (30%) of qualified voters of the Tribe, or if the Tribal Council chooses not to call a special election, the proposed amendment will automatically be placed on the agenda of the annual General Council meeting for a vote; PROVIDED, that the petition is received sixty (60) days prior to the annual General Council meeting.

The Tribal Council believes that removing these provisions allows the Tribe to exercise greater sovereignty and self-governance over our affairs.

We plan to hold public hearing later this summer to discuss the election and process later this summer before we request the election again.

If you have any comments or concerns about the election to remove the Secretary of Interior and BIA from the Constitution please contact: Maryanne Mohan, Tribal Attorney, at mmohan@suquamish.nsn.us or 360-394-8489

Keep an eye out!

Register to vote on BIA oversight

The Suquamish Tribe is holding a BIA-Secretarial Election to amend the Constitution and all Tribal members 18 years and older will be receiving a voter registration card in the mail from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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 by the deadline provided.

Question? Please contact Maryanne Mohan, Tribal Attorney, at mmohan@suquamish.nsn.us or 360-394-8489

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Reflections on Stress: A two-year pandemic journey Lessons in nurturing gratitude, joy, and hopefulness

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wo years ago, I wrote about the distress many of us felt waking each morning in 2020. Free floating anxiety, pervasive uncertainty, feeling out of control, and fear of the unknown became constant companions as we encountered a worldwide crisis, a situation none of us had experienced in our lifetime.

We heard about hospitalizations, deaths, and the suffering experienced both by those most vulnerable and those who were the picture of health.

We learned new terminology, “COVID-19,” “pandemic,” “shelter in place,” “social distancing,” “personal protective equipment” among others. In a 2020 newsletter, I offered methods of managing emotions and improving functioning during stressful situations.

None of us expected those trying times to have lasted this long.

It has been a difficult couple of years for most people. The news media vacillated between stories that increased anxiety and those that inspired hope.

On the one hand, a national crisis revealed the need for a united and quick-response government that could provide equipment, tests, treatment options and recommendations, and an effective vaccine.

But break-out variants requiring multiple vaccines and boosters, missteps, and mixed messages fostered divisiveness and left most of us feeling confused and helpless.

Even if not directly impacted by all the ugliness of those who hold different viewpoints, or by the coronavirus itself, inevitably we know someone who has. The emotional pain of one affects all, not only as individuals but can erode community and hope for the future.

COVID-19 turned things upside down. Our values came into question.

Do we continue to esteem professional sports figures and media moguls earning millions of dollars or do we more value those who are poorly paid frontline workers, our

teachers and health care providers, childcare workers and grocery store clerks, delivery and mail personnel, scientists, and researchers?

How will we demonstrate this in the future? Tragic events can lead to individual and community-wide reflection.

The underlying question is, will we use the aftermath of the COVID crisis to re-evaluate what kind of society we want to live in?

Stories can teach us what is important about life, why we are here, and how it is best to behave.

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Anne Lamott use the literary device of writing to their child/grandchild/niece to communicate realities, hopes, and teachings from their own experience to ensure history will not be forgotten.

This reminds me of lessons learned from Native communities — we are not born, nor do we live, in a vacuum.

Actions, experiences, beliefs, and values are influenced by all who came before and are likely to affect all who come after us.

Within our souls, we have access to wisdom, in memories and observations, and in our imagination and spirit.

To honor the strength and endurance of ancestors and positively impact future generations, we must not give up, but instead, encourage each other to live with a renewed awareness and dedication to hope, strength, and resiliency.

Joy and hope become precious commodities during challenging times.

It is difficult to feel better. The process starts with gratitude. Research has shown that gratitude can improve well-being, optimism, increase resilience, strengthen social relationships, and reduce stress, fear, anxiety, and depression.

The more grateful people are, the greater their capacity for joy and positive emotions contributing to hope for a valued future. This is not to suggest a superficial “Pollyanna” approach of gratitude for the coronavirus, rather, a turning

the mind towards a willingness to search for gratitude not for all things but within all things. Expecting to find gratitude changes the way our minds think for the better, reducing the tendency towards despair, pessimism, and self-centeredness.

Try the following to develop a practice of gratitude, joy, and hopefulness: * Start a gratitude journal or list, and make it a daily habit.

Include important and trivial things, things learned from the past and present * Start a “hope for the future” journal or list * Reflect on your lists in tough times * Write a thank you note, text or email * Tell someone you appreciate them * Look for patterns in your life that encourage gratitude and do more of them * Ask yourself “what else is true?” when you cannot change the situation In listening to community members, I list the following to inspire you in your gratitude practice: * Wisdom from the medical community and their willingness to serve * Strong Suquamish leadership * Positive unambiguous recommendations from Tribal Council * Reminders of the strength of the Suquamish community, past, present, and future * CHR’s, and other support from Human Services, TCW and Wellness * ELC and CKA’s flexibility and continued education * Azure Boure’s native plant knowledge to reduce suffering and symptoms * Friends and family reaching out to each other

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Elders’ Kitchen: 360-394-8407 Please call to inform the kitchen if you would like to cancel home delivery for the day.

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1 Calico Bean Soup Turkey & Cheese Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread Tomato-Cucumber Salad Fresh Fruit

2 Tamale Pie Capri Vegetable Blend Spinach-Blueberry Salad Fresh Fruit

3 Pork Stir Fry w/ Green Beans, Onions, & Mushrooms Brown Rice Tossed Salad Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit

4 Salmon Roasted Red Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Coleslaw Pachado Bread Spiced Fruit Cup

7 Birthday Celebration Goulash (ground beef, tomatoes, green beans) Brown Rice Kale Salad Corn Bread Birthday Cake & Ice Cream

8 Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Germany Veggie Blend Tossed Salad Blueberry Bran Muffin Fresh Fruit

9 Chicken Fajita (chicken, peppers & onions, sour cream, salsa, tortilla) Chuckwagon Corn Waldorf Salad SF Pudding

10 Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy Winter Squash Fresh Veggie Platter Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit

11 Beef Stew Tossed Salad w/ sunflower seeds Pachado Bread Yogurt Parfait with Berries

14 Baked Potato Bar w/ Chili, Broccoli & Cheese Carrot-Apple Salad Applesauce Muffin Fresh Fruit

15 French Dip Sandwich Green Beans Cucumber-Tomato Salad Fresh Fruit

16 Chicken Adobo Brown Rice California Blend Veggies Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit

17 Baked Fish Scalloped Potatoes Steamed Spinach Pineapple Cole Slaw Oat Bran Raisin Muffin Applesauce

18 Ham Hocks w/ Beans Brown or White Rice Carrots w/ Cranberries Tossed Salad Corn Bread Cottage Cheese w/ Fruit Cocktail

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22 Beef & Green Bean Casserole Brown Rice Kale Salad Blueberry Bran Muffin SF Jell-O w/ fruit

23 Chicken & Dumplings with Mixed Veggies Tossed Salad Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit

24 Baked Ham Sweet Potatoes California Blend Veggies Waldorf Salad Corn Bread SF Pudding

25 Geoduck Chowder Chef Salad w/ hard boiled egg, cheese, sunflower seeds Applesauce Muffin Yogurt Parfait w/ Berries

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28 Chicken Apple Crunch Salad on a bed of lettuce Whole Wheat Pasta Salad Sugar Free Pudding

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Beverages Served Daily: Choice of 1% Milk or Lactose Free Milk Occasional substitutions may be necessary

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hat a start we’ve had so far with 2022 with all the snow and the upsurge of COVID-19 cases.

A few things learned so far: keep a small heater on low in your well shack and keep a big bucket full of water. Della’s well froze and she went without water for 24 hours, and she had forgotten to fill her big bucket with water.

Lesson learned.

We heard in our community a few people forgot to prepare for the storm by buying some De-Icer. Remember to add DeIcer to your list now!

Be prepared for our next snow storm and review our Storm Preparedness Checklist sent out with our November calendars (we will send it out again in February).

COVID is still running our lives. We don’t need to go over all the rules to protect ourselves, because we all know the rules (1) vaccinate (2) mask up (3) wash our hands.

Please stay Safe!

December 22 was our Elders Holiday Drive-thru, and was a success. We had 206 elders who drove thru to pick up their delicious holiday dinner of ham, turkey, potatoes & gravy, salad, bread, desert, and a gift.

The meal was catered by Ambrosia. It was so cold, rainy, and windy that day and we thank all our volunteers,

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Ray Lewis, Jennifer Marsland, Ben Jones, Faith Reese, Erik Hasstedt, Todd Stroud, Alan Roberts, and Cruz McNew, and the Office of Emergency Management for their donations towards our gifts.

Did you know in 2021 we had 7 new little blessings added to our Tribe? We welcome Ainslee, Mikea, Willow, Alan, Callum, Frasier, and Harper.

The Elders send congratulations to all the parents for our new blessings.

Then at the last minute, we had one more new blessing sneak in on December 31, Anaiya. Congrats to the new Mama, Raven.

There are no milestones for the month of February, but we do have two Valentine’s Day birthdays coming up. Betty Jane Bagley and Tina Zaiss, we wish you the sweetest birthdays ever!

Please note: Mark your calendars, foot care is now going to be the first Friday of each month.

As always, we offer prayers and support to all those in need.

Please mask up when out and about and avoid large gatherings.

If you haven’t been vaccinated, PLEASE do so. Being vaccinated saves lives, and it may save yours, too.

Keep all of us safe, especially our littles.

By Della Crowell & Donna Sigo

Tribal government raises hands, bids farewell to...

Clae Williams

Disabled Program, Hardship Assistance, Voucher Assistance, and Community Parties, for which he’s become well-known.

In Clae’s own words, “I found my home at HS, and found love and passion for work like I’ve never had, always believing I can help my members get to the next step. It has been my calling and has provided me the opportunity to give back to my people; my Tribe; my family.”

The Human Services team will truly miss Clae’s presence and will be eternally grateful for all that he brought to the table every day.

This includes: The historical knowledge he carried about the department; his willingness to step up and fill in for Lunch Deliveries, the Front desk, Interim Director — the list is endless; his enthusiastic energy at every community event! fter over 23 years of service and having Whether it was being Chucky, a Pirate or played an integral part in the growth of an Elf — Clae always found a way to make Human Services, our very own Clae Wilthe children and even the adults smile; liams decided in December that his time at the Tribe’s Human Services Department had endless ice runs he made to keep the elders cool in the summer and generator runs in the come to an end. After much soul searching winter to make sure they stayed warm; his and having confidence that the Department is serving the Suquamish Tribe to its full po- creative and innovative solutions to problems tential; Clae decided he would like to pursue that most of us wouldn’t know how to handle; his can-do attitude about almost any task. other avenues to help the Tribe and devote Even when didn’t have the answer, he would more time to his family, while pursuing his take it on and find a solution that worked for other passion of being on the water.

Clae’s career with the Tribe goes all the way the client and the department.

Of all the qualities that are well-known back to 1998 as a Fisheries technician under about Clae, the common thread is his gigantic Rob Purser. He then went on to become a heart and giving nature, which was undeniBingo Hall cook working with Mable Price ably evident even on his last day at Human and Brenda Guerrero. After this, he worked Services.

At his farewell luncheon Clae as geoduck packer and then a night managblessed the team with some traditional songs er at the Transitional House with Marjorie Lawrence, who gave him a chance in his early of prayer, brought his entire family, and gave personal gifts to each member of the Human days of recovery. At the time, he was also hired to cut wood for the Elders Program by Services team. Clae shared the story behind each token of gratitude that he bestowed on Shawna George.

He then transitioned to the Wellness Cen- his co-workers and his better half, Serene ter as an Outreach Specialist and then finally Williams, also shared that they wanted to end landed in his current position at Human Ser- his journey at Human Services by giving back in the traditional way and with gratitude. vices under the mentorship of Steve Weaver Please join us in wishing Clae the very and more recently under Nehreen Ayub.

During the course of his tenure at Human best in this new chapter of his life. Our Services, Clae has held down the department hands go up to you for all that you gave the Department and the Tribe as a whole. You during leadership transitions and has manwill be missed dearly and will always have a aged almost every single program offered at HS; the Protected Payee Program, the ABON place at Human Services should your path lead back here.

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Fran Miller

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fter nearly two decades of serving the Suquamish people healthy advice and delicious meal plans, Community Nutritionist Fran Miller retired Jan. 6 with an eye towards spending more time with a her grandchildren.

“It has been a pleasure working for the Suquamish people for the past 18 years,” said Miller. “From the beginning, the Tribal Elders welcomed me. On my very first day I visited the Elder’s lunch and met some of the amazing people who would come to be my friends and supporters.”

Co-workers and Tribal members alike say she will be deeply missed.

“I will miss her greatly as for many years we were the Community Health team and I still rely on her calmness and organization, while my world is chaos, and her practical wisdom,” said Community Health Manager Barbara Hoffman.

“She has been our leader of all things nutrition since first starting,” added Hoffman.

“She has been teaching our littles at the ELC for most of this time and still gets comments about her teaching there as the kids get into elementary and middle schools.”

Miller is credited with helping create the Tribe’s Traditional Foods Program.

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(Cont. from previous page) “One of the highlights of my career was interviewing Elders about their childhood memories of traditional foods and plants, and how they were used in their homes,” said Miller. “I was then able to write a grant that covered our very first series of traditional foods classes. The Elders were so excited to bring this traditional knowledge back to the community.”

Indeed, some of those same Elders would press Tribal Council for permanent funding to create the Traditional Foods Program.

“Fran is one of the first coworkers I had the pleasure to work with at Human Services,” says Azure Boure, the current Traditional Food Coordinator. “As my life changed, I came and left Human Services as an employee a few times. Each time I came back, Fran was there encouraging me. These past few years she has become someone I trust to bounce all my crazy ideas off of. She quietly encouraged my growth in my current work and has been a great cheerleader when I needed it.”

“I have seen lots of people come and go from the Tribe, but I actually shed a tear when Fran left,” added Boure. “I will miss her very much.”

Miller has also been instrumental in many other projects over the years, including key roles in Wellness Trek, Wisdom Warriors, Physical Activity, and Meal Time cards for the ELC, after school and Youth Center classes, nutrition programs for the homeless, and classes at Wellness.

Meanwhile, her expertise had made her a sought-after speaker at regional and national conferences. “Take home tasting kits and stories from the children’s book, LANA the Iguana, may have made their way in your homes at one time or another,” said Hoffman.

Throughout the pandemic, Miller has worked tirelessly behind the scenes.

“She is the unsung hero of this year’s vaccine clinics, as she spent hours and days getting all the vaccines entered into the state-wide database so they could be accessed at a later time, said Hoffman.

Miller offered a special thank you, “to our amazing Tribal cook. Teri Bayes at the ELC and Eanie Abler and her crew in the Elder’s Kitchen have been great partners over the years as we have worked together to make healthy menu changes that taste great and are well accepted.”

Rit Bellis

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it Bellis retired as Director of the Office of Tribal Attorneys as of the end of 2021. He began work at the Tribe in 2007, a time when there was still local hostility directed at the Tribe, but also a time when the Tribe was entering a new era reclaiming culture and growing confidence.

“I want to thank you for all the work you did on the cultural resurgence,” Chairman Leonard Forsman said at a December 17 Tribal Council honoring for Bellis.

“You were part of the infrastructure, contracts, negotiations for the House of Awakened Culture, Veterans Memorial, Suquamish dock, Chief Seattle’s grave

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refurbishment. You even helped us with design work! These are places we all enjoy, and you’ll always be part of that.”

Bellis’ work extended far beyond the reservation. He represented the Tribe in a follow-up case to US v.

Washington. The Muckleshoot Tribe claimed fishing rights in Suquamish fishing areas, and the case went all the way to the Supreme Court. In the end, Suquamish prevailed.

He was also involved in amending the federal Violence Against Women Act to allow the prosecution of non-Natives.

“I remember how excited the Suquamish Tribe was when we were able to recruit you and get you on board,” said Tribal member and director of Human Resources, Jamie Gooby, during the honoring. “I know you had a lot of sleepless nights fighting for our sovereignty, you stood for that, and have done a lot of great things.”

“You came at a time when we really needed you,” said Fisheries Director Rob Purser. “You put together and maintained an excellent legal team.

Your institutional memory is hard to replace, and I wouldn’t have approved of this retirement!”

Melody Allen, now acting director of the Office of Tribal Attorney, thanked Bellis for his hard work and camaraderie, and the Legal Department gifted

Bellis with a Pendleton jacket, and Tribal Council wrapped him in a blanket and gave him a canoe paddle.

“I have never met such a forwardlooking people,” Bellis said at the ceremony. “There is something so special about your community. I’m very proud and grateful for the time I’ve spent with this Tribe.”

Bellis has worked for the Navajo and Colville tribes, and lived in many place, but he’s lived the longest on Suquamish lands.

“If you’re born here, maybe it’s hard to see just what you’ve accomplished in the last 20 years,” he said. “What you’ve done is spectacular. You’ve gone from a place where you were always having to fight and fight and fight, to a place where you’re growing, building, taking care of your own people, and taking care of others.”

Bellis plans to remain in the area, doing some volunteer consulting with other Tribes, going fishing, returning to his former practice of making furniture.

And he plans to stay in touch with the Tribe. “When Sammy gave me the paddle, I just about broke into tears,” Bellis said. “My love for the Tribe isn’t going to end. I’ll always try to volunteer at canoe journey, just as I always did. As long as I can walk and pick up trash, I’ll be there.”

caption Celebrating nearly two decades of service to the Tribe, Suquamish Tribal Council wrapped retiring Legal Director Rit Bellis in a blanket and gifted him with a paddle during an honoring ceremony in Council Chambers.

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February 1 Aiyana Brown Jenell Davis February 2 Ardath Longway Brenda Bowman Charles Sigo Cynthia Power Dawn Nichols Sho-shyne Jones William Webber February 3 Barbara Lawrence Douglas Crowell Karrisa Jones Mackenzie Foster Olivia Phillips Trisha Smith February 4 David Mills Jr. February 5 Danielle Alexander Marilyn Wandrey Rebecca Peterson February 6 Cameron Covarrubias Carena Covarrubias Freedom Mowitch Steven Adams

February 7 Calina Lawrence William Jackson February 8 Golden Hawk Sr. February 9 Bradley George David Weber Mataya George February 10 George Hill III Gerald Adams John Mabe Josue Flores Kylie Cordero Stephanie Neeley February 11 Ha-kwa Hu Pai Stobsh Chiquiti Hailey Myers Rebecca Purser Rily Mcintosh III Robert Adams Todd Boyd Jr. Tracy McMillan We-Laka Chiquiti Sr. February 12 David Mills Sr. Steven Sanchez

February 13 Carilyn Patrick Robert Bird Shellene Kurtz Tanner Kumpf February 14 Angela Hill Betty Bagley Conner Jackson Tina Zaiss February 15 Lena Chavez February 16 Kahteya McDonald Leland Standley Skylene George February 17 Diane Dozier Mia Pezzanite

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February 21 Ceyenna Norris Dawn Featherston Donavan Charlie-Adams Hazel Mabe John Lindell Jonathan George Ka-el Williams Shannon Iaconis February 22 Craig Winnie Ha-huli-tud Hawk Melvin Colomb William Ross February 23 Luther Mills Jr. February 24 Adam Jackson Jennifer Rogers Jose’ Martinez February 25 Marcus Mabe Sea-Ots-Ton Jones

February 18 Brandy Boure Candess Johnson Patricia Medina

February 26 Crystal Purcell Jackie Severson Lisa Henry Michael Immken

February 19 Jade Jefferson Jr. John Lawrence Jr. Kathleen Kinsey Laree Miller

February 27 Alexis Matthews-Manley Martha George-Sachava Rayne O’Brien

February 20 Kaynoni George-Mcgrady

February 28 Carey Webster Nevaeh Boure

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