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Suquamish News Volume 19

January 2019

Celebrating a Lifetime of Work In this issue...

Battling the pipeline pg. 3

Sue Henry honored after announcing her retirement

New Executive Director pg. 3

Holidays Wrap Up pg. 9

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Community Calendar

Events

Suquamish Tribe Holiday Closure Dec 24 - Jan 1 Tribal Government closures include Administrative Offices, Courts, Youth & Fitness Centers, Human Services, Wellness, Human Resources, TCW, Fisheries and the Marion Forsman Boushie Early Learning Center. Essential staff, including Tribal Gaming Observers, Agents and Police will continue to provide services.

Lushootseed Language Classes Jan 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30 5pm Family Lushootseed Classes Wednesdays!

Share a meal with community members while learning words and phrases in Lushootseed. Contact Lushootseed Language Coordinator Lena Maloney at (360) 394-8644 or email lmaloney@suquamish. nsn.us.

Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Closure Jan 14 Tribal Government closures include Administrative Offices, Courts, Youth & Fitness Centers, Human Services, Wellness, Human Resources, TCW, Fisheries and the Marion Forsman Boushie Early Learning Center. Essential staff, including Tribal Gaming Observers, Agents and Police will continue to provide services.s.

Meetings

Suquamish Seafood Board Meeting Jan 2 1pm The Suquamish Seafood Board of Directors meet every other Wednesday of the month, at the Suquamish Seafoods Building on Sandy Hook Road. Meetings are open to

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Suquamish tribal members. For information contact (360) 394-8512.

Suquamish Warriors Jan 8 5:30pm Veterans and guests welcome at the Suquamish Warrior Veterans Center, 6353 Middle Street, Suquamish WA, 98392. For more information contact the Veterans Center Office at (360) 626-1080.

Tribal Council Meeting Jan 10 & 22 8:30am Suquamish Tribal Council meetings generally occur every other Monday. Meetings are in the Suquamish Tribal Council Chambers at 18490 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish WA, 98392 and are open to Suquamish tribal members and employees of the Suquamish Tribe. Special reports and guest speaker presentations are open to tribal members only and key staff. For more information, contact Shoshanna Bayes at sbayes@suquamish.nsn.us.

Suquamish Tribal Gaming Commission Meetings Jan 10 & 24 9am The Suquamish Tribal Gaming Commission holds meetings every other Thursday.

Meetings are open to Suquamish tribal members. For more information, contact Angela Brainerd at (360) 394-8652.

Museum Board Meeting TBD For more information about meetings including agendas and upcoming meetings, contact the Suquamish Museum at (360) 394-8499.

PME Board of Directors Meeting Jan 9 & Feb 6 9am The Port Madison Enterprises (PME) Board

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of Directors usually meet every other week.

Meetings are open to Suquamish tribal members and invited guests. For more information, contact Richard Williams at richardwilliams@clearwatercasino.com or (360) 598-8703.

Suquamish Elders Council Jan 15 6pm Meeting are the third Tuesday of the month in the Elders Lodge on Hyak Court. For details contact Della Crowell at (360) 394-8417 or dcrowell@suquamish.nsn.us.

Suquamish Housing Board January 16th 9am-12pm The Suquamish Tribe Housing Board meetings are open to the Suquamish Tribal Members. Suquamish Tribal Members can request to be added to the agenda by contacting Tribal Housing, Rachel Nellenbach (360) 3948423 or by e-mail at rnellenbach@suquamish.nsn.us.

The following boards and committees had no meetings scheduled at time of publication: Cultural Co-Op, Fishers Board, Suquamish Tribal Child Welfare Committee, Enrollment Committee and Higher Education Board.

From the cover...

Long-time Elder Program Manager Sue Henry was honored at the Employee Breakfast in December. After decades of service, Henry retired at the end of year. At the breakfast, James Lawrence was also honored posthumously for his contributions to Tribal Government operations. In addition, Deputy Director Morrie Black Eagle who will be retiring in February was recognized along with Pete Hawk for their years of service.

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News & Events

Suquamish Participate in Second Round of Testimony Against Canadian Pipeline Victoria, B.C. — Opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline from Tribes on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border continued in November with testimony before the Canadian National Energy Board. Four U.S. Tribes including the Suquamish Tribe, the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Tulalip Tribes and Lummi Nation shared their concerns alongside Canadian First Nations as part of a Canadian federal government review of the proposed pipeline expansion.

The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion would dramatically increase the number of oil tankers moving crude oil shipments through the Salish Sea, greatly increasing the risk of oil spills. An oil tanker disaster would unleash toxic pollution into a sensitive marine environment and devastate struggling Southern Resident Killer Whales, which hold great cultural significance. The project also threatens to violate treatyfishing and shellfishing practices.

“The Suquamish people have shared the waters of the Salish Sea for thousands of years,” said Suquamish Chairman Leonard Forsman. “We have an obligation to protect our people from increasing threats of vessel traffic and oil spills that may irreparably damage orcas, salmon, shellfish, and our cultural lifeways. It is our duty as stewards to maintain clean water and a healthy ecosystem by opposing the Trans Mountain pipeline.”

“The Coast Salish people are separated by an international boundary, but the reality is that our people have lived as a connected whole throughout the waterways of the Salish Sea since time immemorial. Our waters are sacred to us, and our culture is dependent on the integrity of these waters. The Trans Mountain pipeline is a threat to our future,” said Marie Zackuse, Tulalip Tribes Chairwoman.

The killer whales of the Salish Sea and the Indigenous Coast Salish cultures have a common bond. “Our connection to the killer whale is personal, is relational, and goes back countless generations,” according to Lummi Chairman Jay Julius. “Our name for them, qwe ‘lhol mechen, means our relations below the waves.”

Lummi Nation hereditary Chief Bill James (“Tsilixw”) offered testimony at the hear-

ing. “We all saw the grieving killer whale mother carrying her dead calf,” Chief James said. “These are messages from our relatives below the waves. It is our Xa Xalh Xechnging (sacred obligation) to listen and learn from them, and honor them.”

“Our Coast Salish way of life, economies, culture, and values are intertwined throughout the Salish Sea. Our Coast Salish people share bloodlines, cultures, and heritage, and like the water, salmon, and her resources, it recognizes no border,” said Swinomish Tribal Chairman Brian Cladoosby. “In my 34 years of serving at Swinomish Senate and in my lifetime as a fisherman, I see a fatal future ahead of us. Unless we address the elephant in the room together as governments and citizens, that the reality is the Salish Sea is dying, she has too much pressure from growth, pollution, and vessel traffic, and we need to take bold action together. Just as the salmon and killer whales don’t recognize a border, neither will a fatal oil spill.”

Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, stated, “We are absolutely grateful to our relatives for making the trip north today to stand with First Nations in B.C. in support of Salish Sea killer whales, whose continued existence will be greatly threatened if the Trans Mountain pipeline is expanded. We have a responsibility to do everything in our power

to protect these whales, and we will continue to do so, no matter what it takes.”

The proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline would be built alongside the existing line, connecting Alberta tar sands oil fields to an oil-shipping terminal in Burnaby, B.C. The project would roughly triple the volume of oil delivered via pipeline, from 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day. The tar sands crude would be placed on oil tankers and shipped through the Salish Sea, running through the U.S.-Canada maritime border.

Earlier this year, the Canadian Federal Court of Appeal overturned prior approval of the crude oil pipeline expansion, finding that the Canadian government had failed to adequately consult with and address the concerns of First Nations opposed to the project. The Court also faulted the National Energy Board for ignoring the impacts of marine vessel traf- Suquamish Tribal Member Noel Purser is wrapped before fic, including undisputed and grave entering chambers to testify about the impacts the pipethreats to imperiled southern resident line would have on the Suquamish way of life. killer whales (protected as endangy Board will make a recommendation to gered species in both the U.S. and Cana- approve or reject the pipeline in the spring da). The proposed project is now owned by of 2019; the final project decision lies with the Canadian government, after a purchase the Canadian federal government and the from Kinder Morgan. The National Ener- Trudeau Administration.

New Executive Director

Suquamish welcomes Shyla Spicer to lead administrative team

supported urban indigenous youth land State and an undergraduate and elders and project manage- degree in business from Portland University. Her background in ment for Confluence.

“The growth experienced here in manufacturing and process imSuquamish over the last two de- provement came after working cades is phenomenal. I look for- in the seafood industry in Dutch ward to working with everyone Harbor, Alaska, where she realand better understanding how we ized what she wanted to do in life. can improve services and create Shortly afterward, she returned Her previous management posi- efficiencies in Tribal Government, home to finish her degree. tions include more than 12 years ultimately making the world a bet- Spicer is a Yakama Tribal Memspearheading strategy and oper- ter place for indigenous ways and ber, from the Sohappy family. She recently moved to Indianola with ations for Nike, an Executive Di- people,” said Spicer. rectorship for the Portland First Spicer holds an MBA from Port- her 11 year-old son and their reservation rescue dog “Kenna”.

Nations Canoe Family where she The Suquamish Tribe welcomes new Executive Director Shyla Spicer to the Tribal Government Center. Spicer, an indigenous management professional specializing in strategy and innovation, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her new role in Suquamish.

Tribal Members!

Please make sure that the Tribal Government has an accurate address for you. January is the month that forms are mailed for taxable distributions.

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News & Education

North Kitsap Fire & Rescue

A note of appreciation for the citizens we serve

by Michele Laboda

NKF&R’s Proposition 1, a measure that replaces two expiring taxes, was approved by 73.4% of the voters who cast ballots in the November general election.

We’re honored by the trust you place in us -- every day, when we respond to your emergencies, and every so often, when we must put a proposal before you and earn approval for funding. We take both responsibilities very seriously. We are always working to make sure that, when you need us, you’ll get reliable and rapid emergency response provided by well-trained, wellequipped and compassionate personnel. We are equally committed to using the resources authorized by this temporary levy as prudently as we can to maintain and, where possible, to improve NKF&R staff the levels of service we provide to you.

As we always do, we will work to keep you informed as we apply the resources that you’ve approved.

Watch our website, our social media accounts and local newspapers for regular reports. Contact us via email (smith@nkfr.org) or telephone to ask questions (360-297-3619). Come to our commissioner meetings at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday of every month at our headquarters fire station (26642 Miller Bay Road). Thank you for your support and, most importantly, for your continued trust. We plan to keep earning it every day.

Language Program Update

New location and class offerings on tap in 2019

by Randi Purser

In 2018, the language program went through a few adjustments including two physical relocations in recent months. Despite these challenges, we have settled into our newest home.

Though we are working out a few administrative details, we are excited about our new “Language House,” now located next to the Museum.

Our new location provides our students and us even more opportunities to learn. Working in close proximity to museum staff both encourages and eases future projects together. Developing the Language House to become a physical teaching tool and exhibit would be an exciting future.

Though we are still a one full-time employee operation with 4 contract teachers, we want to expand our offerings to the community.

We are developing the groundwork now for an audio file system to be available in a few forms.

We still offer adult only classes on Tuesdays 6-7:30 p.m. with a light snack. We serve dinner at 5 p.m. on Wednesdays followed by classes for all ages and learning levels. We follow the school year calendar for all scheduling.

In addition, we have been working with the ELC to make classes regularly available to staff and students. Starting in January, we will be adding monthly elder bingo in the language events.

Last summer we had a great collaboration with the youth center for a summer program. We have already began planning for and look forward to working with them again. Bigger and better!

We encourage everyone. Use the language. Any little bit you know. Any single word you have heard before. Repeat it. Encourage it. Encourage the person you hear it from.

Hope to see you at class!

Chief Kitsap Varsity Basketball Girls High School Varsity Games 5:45 p.m.

Boys High School Varsity Games 7:15 p.m.

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Health & Wellness

Fitness Success Story Jennifer Pratt’s journey

by Jennifer Pratt

Since the opening of our new gym, I’ve dropped 80 lbs. and now I am so much stronger and energetic. My routine started off with working out in our state-ofthe-art gym 5 days a week (3 days cardio + 2 lifting), eating healthier, eating less (not a lot of snacks between meals), and tracking my diet through a diet and exercise app. My inspiration came from previous friends I’ve had who have started their weight loss from walking. Walking was my go-to until the opening of our new gym. I took full advantage to change myself from within and outside. I decided to make ten pounds at a time a good goal of weight loss since looking at the whole amount I planned to lose made it hard to imagine. Ten pounds at a time did the trick for me and became a little addicting. I could lose 7 pounds if I started out a diet/exercise program before but it was like a plateau to reach that goal, so 10 pounds was a victory.

The change was more than visual to me in that I was then left to deal with the personal reasons I had gained that weight in the first place. Releasing the weight left me with a new vitality, new and expanded exercise options, and a new outlook on my own self. It wasn’t simple and didn’t happen overnight but rather gradual, slow, and steadily. I became so happy I didn’t have to hold on to those same patterns I was hooked into before. It was very surreal to watch myself change, the changes were so healthy.

I found that eating better required being satiated from eating more plant based foods. I used to shudder at someone just being satisfied and able to eat a few carrots, or an apple, or a pear. Celery was the worst to me.

I have come to love celery a lot now and it is a staple in my diet along with spinach and kale for smoothies and salads. Now I understand that being satisfied with healthy foods can be done. My eating patterns do not require a diet but more of a Native American approach of eating as close to the Earth as possible. This way of eating balances yourself, your connections to the Earth, and energy levels being naturally higher. Remember it is recommended to drink half your weight in ounces of water per day. Water is key to stave off hunger and build your immune system.

Wellness Welcomes New Counselor

Long-time chemical dependency professional excited to work in Suquamish submitted by Abby Purser

Barbara Allen was born and raised in Bellingham Washington. She completed her schooling at Whatcom Community College and Western Washington State University in 1989 with a focus on Chemical Dependency Counseling. Barbara has worked in many models of Chemical Dependency Treatment including Hospitals, Prison, Inpatient and Outpatient programs. She has worked 32 years in the field of chemical dependency, with 32 years of ongoing education and still loves working with recovering addicts and alcoholics.

Barbara reports she has seen miracles in terms of longterm recovery, and hopes to see many more. Barbara describes feeling blessed to meet all the wonderful people in her field that work hard to help others. She now feels honored to work at Suquamish Tribe Wellness alongside the wonderful team of professionals.

New Changes Coming to WIC in 2019 submitted by Cathy Gunderson

The Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program, commonly known as WIC, will be introducing some big changes in Washington State this year. Beginning in February, the familiar WIC checks will be replaced by a WIC card. Many states around the country already use a WIC EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) card. Washington State is joining that group in 2019. The WIC card will be introduced slowly, region by region, throughout the State. Kitsap area WIC offices, including our own Suquamish Tribe WIC, as well as Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe WIC, Kitsap Community Resources WIC, and CHI Franciscan-Harrison Medical Center WIC, are piloting the program.

This means that Kitsap clients will be the first to benefit from the new shopping card – and also the ones to discover any bugs in the system! All Kitsap area WIC offices will be closed during the first week of February while staff are trained on brand-new software, and new equipment is installed. We will have new cloud-based data management, scanners to upload paperwork, signature pads instead of paper forms to sign, and card reader/ loader devices. WIC is joining the 21st century!

When WIC reopens the second week of February, checks will be a thing of the past! Clients will receive the same foods as before, but have much more flexibility in how they shop. One card will include foods for all WIC clients in the family, and allow shoppers to buy just the items they want at the time. The receipt will print out a list of foods remaining in the account. There will be a “start date” and “end date” for food availability that remains the same from month to month.

Not all the changes waited until the new year, however. In November, Washington WIC introduced the free WICShopper app. Downloaded onto a smartphone, the app can be used to scan bar codes at the grocery store to determine if a food is WIC-approved. The WICShopper app also includes a digital version of the WIC Shopping Guide, a produce calculator to determine price by weight, a WIC store locator, recipes, and more.

So if you, or someone you know, may be eligible for WIC but didn’t want the hassle of using WIC checks, it may be time to give WIC another try! Please give me a call! Cathy Gunderson, MS, RD at 360-394-8473.

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Government

Emergency Preparedness for Youth & Families Suquamish community turns out for Pillowcase Project

by Cherrie May

The Suquamish Tribe Emergency Management Department teamed up with the American Red Cross to present to the Suquamish Youth the Disney pillowcase project.

This project helps children to learn about their natural hazards and how to prepared and respond to them when they occur.

The children learned and talked about earthquake safety and conducted a Drop, Cover and Hold exercise. They also learned and talked about home fire and how to evacuate a home safety in the event of a fire.

Emergencies and or disaster situations are very difficult to cope at any age so we talked with the students about how they can do exercises to relax which will help them to respond appropriately in a disaster.

Augustina May personalizes a Disney pillowcase to place her new emergency kit in.

We also talked about the importance of Each youth that attended received a Disney If you would like information about Emersharing their new preparedness information inspired pillowcase and a basic emergency gency Preparedness for you or your family with their friends and family and how that kit to put inside it to begin their emergency please contact Cherrie May at 360-394-8507 Braylen Boure shows off his artistic skills during helps everyone become better prepared. or ccrowell@suquamish.nsn.us. preparedness home kit. the emergency preparedness program night.

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Government

Chairman’s Report

by Leonard Forsman

The education of our people has been a priority of the Tribe for generations, before and after first contact. A year after the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliott was signed

by Chief Seattle, he was asking the United States when the school they promised would be built. Seattle University honored Vi Hilbert, one of my mentors and a teacher to many of us, by naming one of its residence halls Vi Hilbert Hall. Many spoke to her legacy in providing our language, literature and cultural traditions. I was honored to attend and have Vi’s family ask that I be a speaker at the event.

Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal held a summit with Tribal leaders and tribal education policy staff that was hosted by the Puyallup Tribe. The Tribal leaders in attendance presented the challenges their students face in public schools and what they need the State to consider investing in to address their needs. Many asked for improved assessment tools, more tribal curriculum and more native teachers in the classroom. Superintendent Reykdal discussed his plans of improving assessments and encouraging more foreign language learning in the schools.

The Tribal Leaders Congress on Education (TLC) met at the University of Washington. The Evergreen State College gave a presentation on their cultural training program for tribal students that included a multi-day camp where they learned cultural arts, storytelling and other activities.

The Gates Foundation had funded a consultant to help the TLC organize its governance to make it even more effective.

They announced the beginning of a year long review and outreach effort and how they will be reaching out to TLC members for input.

The Suquamish Tribe participates in a variety of community development activities both on and off the reservation. I was asked to attend the annual Marvin Williams Center dinner in Bremerton to help them raise funds for their construction debt and operations. The center has made a positive impact on the Bremerton community and is very popular with neighborhood youth.

Chairman Leonard Forsman speaking before Canada’s National Energy Board in Nov. about the negative impacts of the proposed pipeline.

connecting Bainbridge Island and PoulsThe Seattle Aquarium is starting to plan bo through our reservation. for their new addition and exhibit rede- Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has been sign. They held a meeting with tribal lead- in office one year and gave a report on the ers from the Seattle area to get input on state of the city. Her administration has The Tribal Elders Council held their how to best honor our ancient relationship made progress in addressing affordable housing and reducing crime. More needs monthly meeting at their lodge located with the Puget Sound. in the former Suquamish Shores proper- A delegation of Suquamish Council mem- to done to address stormwater treatment. ty. Primary subjects were their internal bers,legal and policy representatives trav- The Kitsap Regional Coordinating Counbudget, elder trip planning and the Elders eled to Victoria B.C. to testify before the cil and the Suquamish Tribe hosted the Council Constitution and Bylaws.

National Energy Board regarding the annual KRCC Legislative Reception at The Suquamish Foundation hosted the annual Tree Lighting at the House of Awakened Culture. This event features a holiday performance by Kids in Concert and a tree lighting countdown.

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proposed Trans Mountain Pipeline. This pipeline, formally known as the Kinder Morgan pipeline, will transport oil from the Alberta Tar Sands to Vancouver B.C. This will dramatically increase the number of oil tankers traveling through our ancestral fishing grounds. Noel Purser joined me in testifying on the negative impacts this will have on our fishing rights and our traditional way of life, as did repI joined our fisheries policy staff in a resentatives of the Swinomish, Lummi meeting with Environmental Protec- and Tulalip Tribes. tion Agency Region 10 Administrator Our government-to-government responsiChris Hladick to discuss the challenges bilities continue to require attendance at a in restoring the health of the Puget Sound. variety of meetings that affect the future We discussed various Superfund sites and of the Suquamish Tribe. The State Route our cooperative efforts with local gov- 305 planning committee met to review the ernments to identify the best projects for progress of projects proposed for improvrestoration of habitat and water quality ing safety and traffic flow on the corridor Our efforts to preserve our natural environment continue as we uphold our duty to protect our treaty reserved resources.

I joined fisheries staff and our Research and Strategic Development department in planning a federal grant to secure funding for replacement of the SR 3 culvert on Chico Creek. The Washington State Department of Transportation will be submitting the grant proposal.

the Clearwater Casino Resort. Representatives Caldier, Appleton, MacEwen and Griffey joined Senators Rolfes and Randall in stating their goals for the upcoming legislative session. Education, affordable housing and culvert replacement are some of the major initiatives.

Navy Region Northwest Rear Admiral Scott Gray invited me to a lunch meeting to discuss issues of joint concern between the Navy and the Suquamish Tribe. I emphasized the need for the Navy to avoid impacts to our fishing activities and fishing grounds and to appropriately mitigate those impacts when they cannot be avoided. Admiral Gray is seeking ways to make mitigation projects more relevant and effective.

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Sports & Recreation

Native American Heritage Month

Drum making and beading classes prove popular with youth

by Joey Holmes

In conjunction with National Native American Heritage Month, the Sports and Recreation Dept. held several cultural classes at the Youth Center in November.

Classes were for Suquamish Tribal Members and their households to learn new techniques and skills in lacing elk hide drums and painting them with Administrative Assistant Joey Holmes and making beaded earrings with Chelsea Jones.

Ten tribal households signed up and made drums. The following week the same households returned to the Youth Center to paint their drums with Coast Salish designs created by Andrea Wilbur-Sigo (Squaxin Island Tribe).

A beading class instructed by Sports and Recreation Activities Coordinator and Suquamish Tribal Member Chelsea Jones was also held in November. During class students learned how to bead a simple pair of earrings using a single-needle method.

The classes were well attended and everyone had a wonderful time! Due to the popularity of the beading class, Sports and Recreations program managers plan Talynn Marquez making her first pair of earto hold more in the future. rings. Of course, they were purple and gold.

Historical Panel Discussion on Point Elliot Treaty of 1855 & Traditional Dinner House of Awakened Culture 7235 NE Parkway, 98392 Suquamish

January 22, 2019 Tuesday 5:00pm-7:15pm

Panel of Suquamish Tribal Members To Discuss the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855 And the Suquamish Tribe 5:00pm-6:15pm Dinner 6:15pm-7:00pm Panel Discussion 7:00pm-7:15pm Questions & Open Forum Questions: Kate Ahvakana (360)394-8573 kahvakana@suquamish.nsn.us

Desings available for drum painting were created by popular Salish artis Andrea Wilbur-Sigo

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Youth Center Family Holiday Happenings Warm Hearts & Hands Cookies, crafts and more bring loved ones together for festive fun activities In December, Traditional Plants and Foods Program Manager Azure Boure’ lead a group in making wreaths, cedar swags, mason jar table toppers, fruit and cedar bows, glitter décor and festive ribbons. The activity was open to all ages in the community and is just one of the events planned with Azure Boure’. Look for more upcoming activities in 2019!

The Youth Center also hosted an evening of holiday cookie decorating, and a Youth Center decorating event. With carols playing in the background, youth workers pulled out decorations and decked the halls before taking teens to see Creed 2 and Wreck it Ralph at the Poulsbo Theater along with a trip to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner.

Photo right: Tribal Youth Ramona Mayo, Miya Smith, Josh Oliver and Activity Coordinator Chelsea Jones participate in Azure’s Christmas Craft Activity.

Leland Standley shows his gingerbread man during cookie decorating at the Youth Center.

Quelisha Bayes decorating cookies with others.

James Mabe Jr. with his decorated cookie.

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Ribbon Skirt Class Community 10am-3pm@ YC Craft Night 4pm@ YC Youth Basketball Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym

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Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Practice Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Practice Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Point Elliot Treaty Day Panel 5pm @ YC Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Practice Practice Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Ribbon Skirt Class Practice Practice 10am-3pm@ YC 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Youth Basketball Chinook Winter Practice Practice Gathering 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Song & Dance 5pm @ YC Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym Youth Basketball Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Practice 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Adult Open Gym 6pm @ Fitness Gym

Youth Basketball Skokomish Practice Coastal Jam 4:30-6:30pm @ Gym Leave YC @10:30am Royalty Committee Meeting 6pm @ YC

Practice Mon-Fri 4:30-6:30pm At the Fitness Center Gym Magdalena Turrieta Craig Miller (360) 394-8574 (360) 394-8575

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Being Frank: We are Finding Common Ground for Salmon

Two key events in 2018 help launch cooperative salmon recovery initiatives for New Year and beyond

by Lorraine Loomis

The strength of the late Billy Frank Jr.’s vision and leadership is once again being called upon to help recover salmon in western Washington.

Habitat, hatcheries and pinnipeds will be the focus of the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Coalition that is now taking shape. It stems from two events in 2018 that offered renewed hope for salmon recovery.

The first was the inaugural Billy Frank Jr. Pacific Salmon Summit in March. State, local and tribal government officials, conservation groups, sport and commercial fishermen, and others participated in a day of talks to inspire, enlighten and ignite cooperative efforts to restore salmon and their ecosystems.

On salmon habitat, the coalition will focus on protecting riparian (streamside) areas by advocating for uniform science-based requirements across the region. That means creating healthy streamside buffers with plenty of mature trees that help keep water temperatures low, stabilize riverbanks and contribute to diverse instream habitat for salmon. Healthy habitat is critical to both naturally spawning and hatchery salmon.

A land-use permit tracking and accountability system is needed to coordinate the monitoring of permits issued by the state through the Shoreline Management Act and Hydraulic Project Approval programs and other regulatory processes to better inform local and regional land-use deciThe second was a public information ses- sions. sion for non-Indian sport and commercial fishermen held in April during the annual We also have our sights on changing the North of Falcon salmon season negotia- “no net loss” standard for salmon and their tions. The ongoing decline of the salmon habitat under the state’s Growth Manageresource has frustrated all fishermen – trea- ment Act. That’s business as usual and a ty tribal, sport and commercial – because recipe for continued failure. Instead, we of steadily decreasing harvest opportuni- will advocate for a state standard that requires a “net gain” because that is the only ties. way to move forward on salmon recovery.

Instead of pointing fingers, sport anglers, commercial fishermen, and tribal and state The nonstop loss of salmon habitat prefisheries managers focused the discussion vents development of self-sustaining on areas of common ground and shared salmon populations. Until habitat can be restored, hatcheries will remain key to pain. salmon recovery. The coalition will supWe agreed to meet our difficult but nec- port additional state, federal and other essary tasks head-on by bringing together funding for increased salmon production leaders and innovators across policy, sci- and maintenance of state, federal, tribal ence, politics, business, conservation, rec- and non-profit hatcheries in the region. reational and other areas who are willing to We will also support increased hatchery challenge the status quo. production of chinook to aid the declining We know that the main cause of the salm- southern resident killer whale population. on’s decline is not fishermen. The real Meanwhile, predation by an over-populacauses are: tion of pinnipeds on both adult and juvenile salmon is slowing recovery of weak • The need for more hatchery fish to make salmon populations. up for lost natural salmon production. We know they are eating far more salmon • The need for effective management of than are harvested by fishermen. We need an over-population of pinnipeds such as to assess just how many seals and sea lions there are in western Washington and harbor seals and California sea lions.

• The ongoing loss of salmon habitat.

gauge their impact on salmon recovery.

We will develop management recommendations to maintain sustainable pinniped populations that support salmon recovery efforts.

You’ll be hearing more about the Billy Frank Jr. Salmon Coalition in the months and years ahead as we work to honor his core beliefs: Tell your story. Tell the truth.

Work together. Stay the course.

This is how we will recover salmon and their habitats.

The “Being Frank” column is courtesy of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC). As a statement from the NWIFC chair, the column represents the interests and concerns of treaty Indian tribes throughout western Washington.

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by Marilyn Jones

Obituaries

Marlin Lloyd George Jr., 37, passed away tragically on December 4, 2018 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. He was born on September 25, 1981 in Bremerton In addition, information on hunting, gathering, fishing, clamming and preservation to Melodie Strand and Marlin L. of foods is very important to us. We must provide proof of where we did these things George. for generations because very little is written about it. Without your information, we could lose important traditional gathering and hunting sites. Please come in to our Marlin lived his life in Suquamish, office and mark where your families have practiced traditional gathering and hunting WA. He was proud to be a Suquaon our maps. Tell your stories and help preserve our traditional areas for the future mish and S’Klallam descendant. He generations. Laws and progress are changing our land and soon we may not have these was a kind, loving man with a strong places to hunt, gather, fish or clam. Sadly, the only way to make people believe we spirit and passion for his culture, were somewhere is to show them in writing. Unless they see it in black and white; they fishing and family and was always Marlin Lloyd George Jr. do not believe it. When we record your information, we transcribe it and place it in a committed to looking fresh and September 25, 1981 - December 4, 2018 database. The marks you make are placed on maps for collections of how many people making sure his family and friends went to these areas and did these things. It helps us to privde proof that our families knew he loved them. He made a career on the water as a hard-working seafood harvesthave been there for thousands of years before anyone else came here. Please contact er and firework salesman at his family owned firework stand. He loved to teach others me at the following: mjones@suquamish.nsn.us or (360) 394-8526 for an appoint- what he knew on the water and help them to practice their treaty rights. He had a love for loud music and a great sense of humor. ment. Thank you so much for your assistance; my hands are raised to you!

He was loved and supported by all of his extended family in Suquamish, Little Boston, and Lummi communities. Many family members had a hand at raising Marlin and left a lasting impression upon his life. Marlin married the love of his life, Jolene Sullivan (George) in 2012 and together they raised their children; Norman, Garrett, Leighton, Marlin III, and Clara.

Welcome to the New Year! I hope your holidays were safe and that all your families are healthy. We are still collecting interviews about traditional use at Old-Man-House and Doe-Keg-Wats; your stories and memories about these places are very important to us. Help us to protect sacred places by sharing your stories with us.

He is survived by 3 loving children; Christopher, Marlin III, and Clara. His stepmother Roberta George, grandfather Robert George, siblings; Skylene George, Shellene George, Serene (Ka-el) Williams and Duran George, Aunties; Georgia George and Maylene Mathiesen, Uncles; Bradley and Raymond George, many nieces and nephews and life-long loyal friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Shawnene George, grandmother June George, and grandparents Merle and Patricia Strand. Funeral services were held at the House of Awakened Culture in Suquamish, WA on December 13, 2018, at 11 a.m.

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