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Suquamish News Volume 16

February 2016

A Ferry Named Suquamish?

In this issue...

Agate Pass Bridge Work pg. 2

Tribal representatives propose name for the newest state ferry

PeeWee Basketball Teams pg. 7 Suquamish Hosts ATNI pg. 12

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Community Calendar

Events

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Museum Closure Feb 19-20 The Suquamish Museum will be closed to the public Friday & Saturday as they host the International Salish Wool Weaving Symposium at Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort. For more information contact the museum staff at (360) 394-8499.

Museum Exhibit Preview Feb 5 6:30pm Join Suquamish Museum Staff and Friends in welcoming the works of Danielle Morsette in her new exhibit Woven, featuring contemporary wool weavings. For more information visit the museum online at Salish Wool Fashion Showcase www.suquamishmuseum.org Feb 20 6pm Lushootseed Family Classes Join Suquamish Museum staff and Salish Feb 2, 9, 16, & 23 5pm Wool Weavers from around the globe in a Share a meal with community members fashion showcase that includes fashion for while learning words and phrases in Lu- youth and adults. Open to the public. Tickshootseed. Contact Lushootseed Language et prices and details on page 3.

Coordinator Lena Maloney with questions or comments at (360) 394-8644 or email lmaloney@suquamish.nsn.us.

Suquamish Warriors GED Classes Feb 2 5:30pm Feb 1, 3, 8, 10, 17, 22, 24 & 29 3pm The regular meeting for Suquamish WarIndividualized instruction to prepare stu- riors usually occurs the first Tuesday of dents for the GED is offered Mondays & every month. All veterans and their guests Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm through Kitsap are welcome at the Suquamish Warrior VetAdult Center for Education. New students erans Center, 6353 Middle Street, Suquamay sign up 3pm – 4pm on Mondays & mish WA, 98392. For more information Wednesdays. Classes are held at the contact the Veterans Center Office at (360) Suquamish Tribal Education Center, 15838 626-1080. The Veterans Center is also open Sandy Hook Road, Poulsbo, WA 98370.

For more information, call Ann Rudnicki every Monday 9am-3pm for Veteran visiting and Thursdays for service officer work at 360-373-1539.

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Tribal Government Closure Suquamish Seafood Board Meeting Feb 15 All Tribal Government offices will be Feb 3 & 17 10am closed for the President’s Day Holiday. The Suquamish Seafood Board of Directors Regular office hours will resume Feb 16. meet every other Wednesday of the month, For more information contact the Adminis- when Tribal Council is not in session, at the Suquamish Seafoods Building on Sandy trative Offices at (360) 598-3311.

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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 about meetings, contact Windy Anderson at wanderson@suquamish.nsn.us.

PME Board of Directors Meeting Feb 3 9am at Kiana Lodge The Port Madison Enterprises (PME) Board of Directors usually meet every other week. Meetings are open to Suquamish tribal members and invited guests. For more information, contact Jordan Sheets at jordansheets@clearwatercasino.com.

NOTE- PMECC & SEC meeting on Feb. Museum Board Meeting 17, 9am in the Chico Room at Suquamish Feb 11 10:30am in Council Chambers Clearwater Casino Resort.

The Suquamish Museum Board meets monthly and is open to Suquamish Tribal Suquamish Elders Council Meeting Members. For more information, call the Feb 4 Noon Suquamish Museum (360)394-8499.

The Suquamish Tribal Elders Council meets the first Thursday of every month in the El- Higher Education Board Meeting ders Dining Room at noon. For more infor- February Week of the 15th mation contact Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch The Suquamish Tribe Higher Education at blawrence@suquamish.nsn.us.

Board meetings are not open to the public.

Suquamish Tribal Members can request to Suquamish Tribal be added to the agenda by contacting Higher Gaming Commission Meetings Education Manager Brenda Guerrero (360) Feb 4 & 18 9am 394-8460 or by e-mail at bguerrero@suquaThe Suquamish Tribal Gaming Commis- mish.nsn.us sion holds regular meetings every other Thursday. Meetings generally begin at January issue correction: 9am, at the Suquamish Tribal Gaming Offices on Augusta Avenue in Suquamish, In the January 2016 issue of Suquamish News, on page 3, the story “Suquamish WA. Meetings are open to Suquamish tribGrants Year in Review” reported that al members. For more information, contact the program received 1.8 million in Samantha Johnson at (360) 394-8652. funding. The number is incorrect. The

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International Salish Wool Weavers Symposium

Event brings wool weavers from across the globe to Suquamish in Feb 19-20

by Miranda Belarde-Lewis

The Suquamish Museum is excited and proud to host We are over-capacity for this first-ever International the 1st International Salish Wool Weavers Symposium Salish Wool Weavers Symposium! We now have 180 (SWWS) February 19-21, 2016. participants coming from all over Washington State The symposium is a hybrid gathering with confer- and many different communities in British Columbia ence style presentations in the mornings and hands-on as well as participants from the Tlingit, Navajo, Maya, workshops in the afternoons. Different activities are Haida, and Yupik Nations joining us. scheduled to take place at the expanded Suquamish Even though the SWWS has a waiting list, we still have Clearwater Casino and Resort, the House of Awakened many tickets available for the Salish Fashion Showcase Culture, and the Suquamish Museum. and Competition on Saturday February 20.

The event features presentations from “There has not The Fashion Showcase is open to the pubweavers and curators, hands-on worklic. During the event, there will be a todbeen a formal dler review, an adult competition, and a shops with small wool weaving projects, and a wool weaver marketplace non-competitive showcase – all featuring gathering to with wool weaving supplies and obhand-woven Salish wool creations. Tickjects for sale. The SWWS will also fea- celebrate the study ets for the Salish Fashion Showcase and ture a Salish Wool Fashion Showcase and practice of Competition are: Suquamish Tribal Memand Competition on Saturday February bers ($15.00); Suquamish Museum Memwool weaving, bers ($20.00); General Public ($25.00).

20th from 6-10 pm.

Cash prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, The Coast Salish tradition of weaving until now” and 3rd place and there will be a Viewer’s wool into clothing, ceremonial regalia and blankets is thousands of years old. Like many Choice Award – we need your votes! Tickets are availof our cultural ways, wool weaving was in danger of able at the Suquamish Museum’s Leota Anthony Mudying out. It is now on its way towards making a full seum Store and will available at the door. resurgence. There have been weaver-teaching-weaver The Suquamish Museum has received generous fundgatherings in Washington State and in British Colum- ing from many sources to host the event. Major funders bia for years, however there has not yet been a large include the Institute of Museum and Library Services, formal gathering to celebrate the study and the practice Port Madison Enterprises, The Suquamish Tribe, The of Salish wool weavers until now. We have partnered Suquamish Foundation, The Bill Holm Center for the with the University of Washington’s Native Voices In- Study of Northwest Coast Art, KORSMO Construcdigenous Documentary Film Program to document the tion, Grounds For Change Coffee, Off The Rez Food SWWS, as well as to create a mini-documentary on Truck and Peg Deam. For more information about Salish wool weaving and the gathering.

SWWS, visit the Suquamish Museum.

From the Cover...

Tribal representatives present proposal to name next ferry “Suquamish” A group of tribal leaders, elders and government employees traveled to Olympia, WA on January 12, 2016 to present a proposal to the Washington State Transportation Commission on the naming of the last new Olympic Class ferry scheduled to be built this decade.

Fleet ferries carried travelers between the City of Seattle and Suquamish,” said Forsman.

In addition to the name “Suquamish”, the Washington State Transportation Commission is also considering the names “Cowlitz” and “Sammamish”. A final deciDuring the presentation, Tribal Chairman Leonard sion on the name will be made during the commission’s Forsman spoke about the historical ties between the next meeting on March 22, 2016.

Suquamish People and the waters of the Central Puget Cover Photo: Suquamish Tribal Chairman Leonard Forsman Sound. He also spoke about the history of the ferry sys- and Communications Coordinator April Leigh present a tem in Washington State, and the Mosquito Fleet that proposal to the Washington State Transportation Commisused to travel to downtown Suquamish during the first sion to name the next ferry “Suquamish”. Approximately 30 half of the 20th century.

Suquamish Tribal Elders and Community Members traveled

“There was a dock in Suquamish where the Mosquito to Olympia to support the proposal.

Agate Pass Bridge Work Scheduled in Februrary

The State Route 305 Agate Pass Bridge, which links Bainbridge Island to the Kitsap Peninsula, will be reduced to one lane during daytime hours for 11 consecutive days beginning Tuesday, Feb. 16. Drivers are advised to expect traffic delays while Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews clean and low-pressure-wash the bridge’s steel truss.

Crews will also perform other maintenance tasks as time allows.

Each weekday between Tuesday, Feb. 16, and Friday, Feb. 26, drivers will encounter single-lane alternating traffic at the bridge between 8:45 a.m. and 3 p.m. On Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 20-21, the bridge will be reduced to one lane from 7:45 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bicycle and pedestrian traffic will be escorted across the bridge during work hours.

Crews will use articulated under-bridge-inspection-trucks to maneuver around and through the bridge’s steel truss to clean tight spaces that accumulate debris. “We know that daytime closures will cause traffic delays, but we believe they are absolutely necessary,” said WSDOT Assistant Region Administrator Troy Cowan. “Our first priority is to do everything we can to make sure the crews, the equipment, the driving public and the bridge, are not damaged during this critical work.”

This bridge-cleaning effort has become an annual task and is based on an agreement between WSDOT and the state Department of Ecology. The agreement allows bridge crews to wash the bridge by flushing water over it after large amounts of debris have been hand-removed, provided the work is done annually. In an earlier pilot project of this cleaning method, preand post-cleaning water tests by Ecology showed only minimal changes to water quality, well below environmental thresholds.

The 1,020-foot-long Agate Pass Bridge is used by 22,000 vehicles each day. During the seven hours between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., SR 305 carries about 4,600 vehicles in each direction.

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Education

CKA Spring Mentor Events

Feb 9-10

Earring Making Workshop 3-4:30pm CKA Library

Feb 17

High School Mentor Lunch 12-1pm CKA Gym

Feb 22-23

Drum Painting Workshop 3-4:30pm CKA Cafeteria

Feb 23

Middle School Mentor Lunch 12-1pm CKA Gym

Mar 5

Middle School Zip Line Adventure All Day Saturday Event

Mar 12

High School Zip Line Adventure All Day Saturday Event

Mar 16

High School Mentor Lunch 12-1pm CKA Gym

April 20

High School Mentor Lunch 12-1pm CKA Gym

April 27

Middle School Mentor Lunch 12-1pm CKA Gym

May 18

All School Mentor Lunch & Field Day House of Awakened Culture

For more information on Mentor Program events at Chief Kitsap Academy, contact Librarian & Education Specialist Serene Williams at serenegoerge@suquamish.nsn.us or by phone at (360) 394-8691.

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Employee Spotlight: Wellness’s Will Scott

by Will Scott, CDP

I’m originally from Michigan and auditioned to work in the Navy music program as a guitarist and lead singer for various ensembles. This presented many opportunities to travel around the world performing for various audiences. While still on active duty I went to college with the goal of becoming a chemical dependency professional. After retiring from the Navy in 2002 I returned to Washington State to pursue that career choice. I first Will Scott started working at Lakeside-Milam in Kirkland and eventually worked at various other treatment facilities eventually landing a job here at the Suquamish Tribe Wellness Center in 2009. I’m currently married to Stella (Marythe) who is from Paraguay and have one son, Alessandro, who is 13 years-old.

Heart Health Month

by Stephanie Kunold

Heart disease and stroke are epidemic in the United States today. Many people who are at risk for heart disease or stroke don’t know it. The good news is that many of the major risk factors can be prevented and controlled by healthy lifestyle choices! Stop by the new Fitness Center and start exercising if you haven’t already.

Stephanie Kunold is the Suquamish Tribe Health and Fitness Center Manager. To contact her, email skunold@suquamish. nsn.us or call the center at (360) 394-7142.

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Government

Health Benefits Program Update New cards needed for prescriptions

by Leslie Wosnig

We are pleased to announce that the Indian Health Prescription Drug Plan has now moved back to Northwest Pharmacy Services (NWPS) effective January 1, 2016.

NWPS will be replacing OptumRx for the Indian Health Plan. If you have OptumRx as an employee then OptumRx will continue to pay your prescriptions as primary and NWPS will pay your copays.

pharmacy will need to update the insurance information on file. Mentioning the change when receiving your first new prescription or refill in 2016 will help the transition go smoothly. Simply present your new identification card to start receiving prescription benefits. With pharmacies conveniently located in your area, you can count on an NWPS pharmacy being nearby.

Tribal members who are on the Indian Health Plan will be receiving new Shasta ID cards in the mail with the NWPS information on the back of the card. You should have received your new cards before January 1, 2016. Please replace your current ID card with the new card you receive to ensure you have no issues when filling your prescriptions. You may continue to utilize your current pharmacy. However, your

Tribal members who were on the Indian Health Plan in December received a letter in the mail with this same information. If you have any questions or issues with your prescriptions, of course, Health Benefits is always a resource for you, but please do not hesitate to contact Shasta Customer Service at 800-524-7060 or you may also call NWPS at 800-998-2611. These numbers are also on your ID card.

More Salmon Habitat Protection Needed Relying solely on restoration will not lead to recovery

by Lorraine Loomis of NWIFC

We’ve seen some incredible salmon habitat restoration projects the past few years, but there’s a big difference between restoring habitat and protecting it. We must remember that restoration without protection does not lead us to recovery.

on an average of each day’s two high tides to determine its jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act.

The Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula continues to heal itself after the largest dam removal effort in U.S. history. Two dams on the river had blocked salmon migration and denied Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe’s treaty fishing rights for more than 100 years.

In Puget Sound, the Corps’ boundary is 1.5 to 2.5 feet below the highest tide.

When you apply that to 2,000 miles tidelands, a large portion of important nearshore habitat is left unprotected.

In another big project, the Tulalip Tribes and partners recently returned tidal flow to the 400-acre Qwuloolt Estuary. The estuary was drained and diked for farming in the early 1900s, blocking access to important salmon habitat.

But the Clean Water Act specifies the protection boundary should be the single highest point that an incoming tide can reach.

That needs to change. We need to be protecting more habitat, not less.

Another example is agricultural easements issued by the federal Natural Resources Conservation Service that can block salmon habitat restoration efforts.

Federally funded agricultural easements pay landowners to lock in agricultural land uses permanently, regardless of whether those areas historically provided salmon habitat and need to be restored to support recovery.

Both were huge, costly projects that took decades of cooperation to accomplish.

Every habitat restoration project – large or small – contributes to salmon recovery. But if we are going to achieve recovery, we must do an equally good job The federal government needs to change of protecting habitat, and that is not hap- the program to ensure agricultural easepening. ments do not restrict habitat restoration Treaty Indian tribes are seeking federal and other salmon recovery efforts. leadership to help turn this tide.

These are just a couple of examples of Salmon recovery efforts cross many fed- how federal actions can conflict with eral, state and local jurisdictions, but it is salmon recovery goals to slow and somethe federal government that has both the times stall our progress. legal and trust responsibility to recover We know that habitat is the key to salmon salmon and honor tribal treaty-reserved recovery. That’s why we focus so much rights. Through our Treaty Rights at Risk of our effort on restoring and protecting initiative, we are asking the federal gov- it. Many amazing restoration projects are ernment to lead a more coordinated and being accomplished, but the more chaleffective salmon recovery effort. lenging task of protecting that habitat is One way is to ensure that existing federal falling short. agency rules and regulations do not con- We must do everything we can to proflict with salmon recovery goals. tect our remaining habitat as we work to An example is the U.S. Army Corps of restore even more. One way to do that Engineers’ jurisdictional boundary they is to harmonize federal actions and make use for permitting shoreline modifica- certain they contribute effectively to retions. The Corps regulates construction covering salmon, recognizing tribal treaof docks and bulkheads in marine wa- ty rights and protecting natural resources ters, and uses a high water mark based for everyone.

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Government

Chairman’s Report

by Leonard Forsman

The Suquamish Tribe continues to be an economic force in the Kitsap and greater Puget Sound region. Russell Steele and I met with Josh Brown, Director, Puget Sound Regional Council to discuss regional transportation planning and a proposal to develop innovative economic development strategies for Kitsap County.

PSRC is encouraging Kitsap to develop industries that will create jobs and highlight the culture of our unique homeland.

Tourism, water based recreation and local food industries were some of the ideas discussed. Tribal leaders, including Sammy Mabe and I, met in Chehalis at the monthly Washington Indian Gaming Association meeting. We discussed gaming policy issues that might come up in the short state legislative session, especially daily fantasy sports. We and our consultants will continue to monitor the legislative activity.

Providing health care for employees and our tribal members in an efficient manner continues to be challenging. Tribal representatives met with doctors from Pacifica in Poulsbo who are starting a new practice. This approach allows patients to enroll as direct primary care patients, which means they will pay a monthly fee that covers all visits and common tests with no need to bill insurance. This new approach might be beneficial and we are studying its potential to serve our needs.

Cultural preservation is a priority for the Suquamish Tribe. A large contingent of Suquamish Elders, Veterans and Students traveled to Olympia to encourage the Washington State Transportation Commission to name the next Washington State Ferry “Suquamish” in honor of our ancient maritime heritage. Thanks to everyone who traveled to the meeting and please contact the WSTC to express your support of naming the next Olympic Class ferry boat Suquamish. The Suquamish Museum Board met for the first time this year. We heard reports on the upcoming Salish Wool Weavers Symposium to be held in Suquamish and staff visits to the Burke Museum and the Poulsbo Maritime Museum. Janet Smoak updated the board

on the Peach Foundation Grant that will cussed the growing popularity of their fund developing curriculum on Suqua- branch campuses at Bothell (where we have one Suquamish student) and Tacomish Tribal Heritage for local schools.

Providing a quality education is another ma. We also have one Suquamish student mission of importance to the Suquamish at the main campus in Seattle. We are also Tribe. The University of Washington working with local school districts to inElectrical Engineering Department crease knowledge of tribal history. The invited me to speak at a conference on Suquamish Museum hosted a curriculum “Smarter Connected Communities” spon- meeting with assistance from the Bainsored by the National Science Founda- bridge Island Historical Museum to begin tion. My presentation focused on our cul- development of a grade school level lestural resurgence as demonstrated through son plan and discovery kit for local school our construction of our museum, dock, use.

House of Awakened Culture and other components of our capital campaign. We also met with the U of W Vice President for External Affairs Randy Hodgins to discuss the university’s plans to make their campus more relevant to tribal students and tribal governments. We dis-

Protection of our natural environment is our sacred duty. One of the ways to preserve habitat is to preserve open space.

We continue to work with Kitsap County, Forterra and the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe to preserve the lands around Port Gamble Bay and held a meeting to devel-

op a plan for raising funds to complete this process. We have paid internships available for individuals interested in learning about fundraising. Please contact me if you are interested. Governor Inslee hosted an event to launch the second wave of the State’s shellfish initiative. The event was held in Lacey at National Shellfish and Oyster Company. Shellfish are important to our culture and economy and we hope this initiative will help keep our waters clean for current wild harvest and for our new shellfish initiatives. We also met the Environmental Protection Agency to discuss progress on the cleaning up the old Gorst Landfill that currently is in the Gorst Creek drainage. We should be hearing more very soon about the probability of this project going forward.

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Sports & Recreation

Adult Basketball League Wrap Up

Back row from left; Pepper Fanua, Savannah Turrieta, Alyson Chandler, Magdalena Turrieta, Randie Lee George and Rachel Korsak. Front row from left; Trishelle Jones, Kaui Lawrence and Lehua Fontes. Not Pictured; Kayla George and Shilene George.

The Suquamish Tribe Sports and Rec. Dept. wrapped up their adult basketball league mid-December. They had four women’s teams and seven men’s team compete in league. All games were played on Sundays with each team playing each other twice in league play, and playing in a one-day end-of-season tourney at the end.

The Suquamish women’s team finished first in league play, but fell short of the win in the end of season tourney. In the men’s division Bremerton Ballaholics were first in league play and also won the end of season tourney with Suquamish Squad finishing in second place.

The Suquamish Tribe Sports and Rec Dept. is pleased with the turnout of teams coming to compete in their league. The next league will begin January 24 with games being played on Sundays. They will post game schedule once it is complete. The games are free to attend, and fun to watch. We look forward to seeing you all come support your local teams.

Squad Team From left; Anthony Pondelick, Gyasi Ross, Cody Combs, George Marmain, KT Deam and Raymond Pondelick. Not Pictured; Charles Deam, Gene Jones Jr. and Ray Pondelick Sr.

Scrubs Team Back row from left; George Hill III, Jacob Hill, Cody Sweeny, Luke, Sequoia Chargualaf, Shawn Jones and We Chiquiti. In front row; Daniel George.

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Suquamish Girls 3rd-4th Grades Team. From left, in black jerseys; Kendra Hawkins, Isabelle Chiquiti b

Youth basketball is in full swing at the Suquamish Tribe Sports and Rec Dept. There are currently five Suquamish Pee-Wee teams competing through the North Kitsap Pee-Wee organization including a 5-6 years-old co-ed, 7-8 years-old boys, 9-10 years-old girls, 9-10 years-old boys and 11 year-old boys. Their games began the week of January 18, with games being played throughout Kitsap County. Home games for all Suquamish PeeWee teams are played at the Fitness Center.

The Sports and Rec Dept. also has three teams competing on Saturdays in the Poulsbo Parks and Rec. winter basketball league. There is a girls 3rd-4th grades team, boys 5th-6th grades team and a boys 7th-8th grades team.

All these young athletes have been putting in a lot of hours at the gym, working hard at practices and getting ready for their season.

A game calendar will be posted at the Health and Fitness Center, and also at the Youth Center. Some Adult Open Gym times may be affected by game schedules. Sports and Rec. staff will send notice out with schedule changes that affect open gym times.

We look forward to seeing you at the gym supporting Boys 7th-8th Grades Team. Back row from left; Riley Belgarde, Mateo these young athletes as Sipai, Kaiden Finkbonner, and Stoney Chiefstick. Front row from left; Joshua Bagley Jr, Christian Wion, and Austin Wion. Not pictured; they compete.

Jaelyn Purvis and Matthew Wion.

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Carving Class with Andrea Wilbur-Sigo

From left; Jim Henry and Sue Henry learning carving techniques from Andrea Wilbur-Sigo.

December 21-23 we had twelve people carve their own Salish designed panels with Andrea Wilbur-Sigo (Squaxin Island). Among the new carvers were: Sue Henry, Dickie Johnson, Jean Belmont, Jim Henry, Linda O’Conner, Jayden Sigo, Carlos Alegria-Sigo, Jasmyn Stewart, Tyleander Purser, Delaia Solano-Sigo, Joey Holmes and Kate Ahvakana.

bringing up the ball, Jayla Moon, Bella Ramirez, and Sho-Shyne Jones.

Suquamish Youth Council 2015-16

This year’s Suquamish Youth Council consists of Chair Hailey Crow, Vice Chair Talon Capoeman, Secretary Raven Roberts, Treasurer Devan Crow, Historian Katelynn, Representative Ah-Nika-Leesh Chiquiti and Representative Joshua Bagley.

These youth have a commitment to better their surroundings and their community.

They have traveled to Washington, DC for White House Tribal Youth Gathering and happened to be in the same room as the FLOTUS (first lady) Michelle Obama.

They attended UNITY in Washington, DC, listened to the Minister Farrakhan share words of wisdom with native youth from throughout the nation and toured the Capital with Representative Derek Kilmer. They also went to Senator Patty Murray and Senator Maria Cantwell’s offices.

As a result, some are even looking into internships with the Senate in their future.

speak at several events a year- continually giving to everyone in our community.

These youth are leading by example and live a clean and healthy lifestyle. They support and give back. They help out at all community events and are actively working for a better tomorrow. They attended training in Spokane, WA “Today’s Native Leaders.” This was also in partner with UNITY and their peers worked with them to plan set the bar that much higher! They have seen so much this past year.

This year Suquamish Youth Council has been active and raised more than $2,300 for the council. They also helped out at the opening of Youth Center & Fitness Center and ran concessions for the first youth tournament in the new facility. They had a youth dance that was drug and alcohol free at the CKA gym and took donations.

They were also at the Holiday Bazaar at the Community house in November and In Suquamish, Youth Council had a meet- December. ing with some of community’s elders and All these events, experiences, & training leaders. They asked them their thoughts are leading them in the right direction.

Boys 5th- 6th Grades Team. Back row from left; Dakota Standley, Steve-O Anderson, Ty-Ty Natrall, and ideas and continued to reach out to They have big plans! This year they are Bobbyray Pondelick, Koodzi Ross and Topher Old Coyote. Front row from left; Brayden Jacobs, youth in our community. They have comgoing to host a leadership conference and Stoney Chiefstick, Christian Wion, Isiah Pondelick and Orlando Chiquiti. mitted themselves to provide monthly acsee “Youth Council on pg. 14... tivities that are alcohol and drug free and

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Youth BB Practice 4pm Youth BB Practice 4pm D Girls @ Hawk Elm ATNI Cultural Night 6pm Adult Open Gym 7pm Pickleball 7:30pm

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Youth BB Practice 4pm Youth BB Practice 4pm DGirls @ View Ridge Adult Open Gym 7pm 7pm DBoys @ Hawk Elm 6pmPickleball 7:30pm

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Youth BB Practice 3:30pm EBoys @ Home 6pm DBoys @ Home 7pm

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Basketball Youth League

Basketball Youth League SWWS Song and Dance

Regalia Class 4pm-6pm Youth BB Practice 4pm Basketball Youth Youth BB Practice 4pm EBoys @ Sanhill 6pm League EE @ Home 6pm S’Klallam Jam DBoys @ South Colby 7pm Adult Open Gym 7pm

Practices and Games may change contact us if you have any questions

Magdalena Turrieta Youth Worker

Regalia Class 4pm-6pm Youth BB Practice 4pm Basketball Youth Youth BB Practice 4pm B Boys @ PMS 6pm League Adult Open Gym 7pm EE @ Mtn View 6th Grade Gym 7pm

360-394-8575

Tues-Thurs practices 4:00pm-5:45pm EE practice (5-6 yr old), and E boys 7-8 yr old boys Mon-Wed-Fri practices 4:00pm-5:45pm Wednesdays 3:30pm-5:30pm D boys; D girls; B boys; 5/6 th grade boys, and7/8 th grade boys

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Elders Lunchroom MON

TUE

WED

1 Birthday Celebration

2

3

8

15

Tuna Noodle Casserole Brussels Sprouts Waldorf Salad Birthday Cake w/ Ice Cream

Sliced Turkey Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy Winter Squash Tossed Salad Wheat Roll Fruit Crisp

Tribal Center Closed President’s Day

22

Goulash (ground beef, tomatoes, green beans) Brown Rice Tossed Salad Corn Bread Fresh Fruit

29

Baked Potato Bar w/ Chili, Broccoli & Cheese Carrot-Apple Salad Applesauce Muffin SF Pudding

THU

FRI

Baked Ham Sweet Potatoes Tossed Salad Wheat Roll Applesauce

4 Elders Council

BBQ Chicken Quinoa Salad Winter Squash Tossed Salad Oat Bran Raisin Muffin Fresh Fruit

5

9

10

11

12

16

17

18

Corn Soup with Ground Beef Tossed Salad Irish Soda Bread Yogurt Parfait w/ Berries & Granola

Calico Bean Soup Tossed Salad w/ Spinach & Sunflower Seeds Blueberry Bran Muffin Cottage Cheese & Fruit

Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Germany Veggie Blend Tossed Salad Oat Bran Raisin Muffin Spiced Fruit Cup

23

French Dip Sandwich Green Beans Cucumber-Tomato Salad Fresh Fruit

Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce Capri Vegetable Blend Cole Slaw w/ Vinaigrette Dressing Fresh Fruit

Chicken Fajita (chicken, peppers & onions, sour cream, salsa, tortilla) Spanish Rice Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit

24

Baked Fish Scalloped Potatoes Capri Veggie Blend Tossed Salad Blueberry Bran Muffin Applesauce

Elders Kitchen: 360-394-8407

Please call to inform the kitchen if you would like to cancel home delivery for the day.

Beverages Served Daily

1% Milk, Lactose Free Milk, Coffee and Tea. Occassional substitutions may be necessary.

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

Indian Tacos (meat, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, sour cream) Baby Carrots & Cucumber Coins Fresh Fruit Salmon Roasted Red Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Apple-Carrot Salad Pachado Bread Italian Ice

19

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

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

25

26

Chicken Adobo Brown Rice California Blend Veggies Tossed Salad Fruit Crisp

Ham Hocks w/ Beans Brown or White Rice Carrots w/ Cranberries Tossed Salad Pachado Bread Cottage Cheese w/ Peaches

Elders Council Meetings

First Thursday of Every Month in the Elder’s Lunch Room. For more information contact Barbara Lawence-Piecuch blawrence@suquamish.nsn.us or (360) 394-7123.

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Suquamish Hosts ATNI Winter Convention at Clearwater Casino Resort Event brings leaders of 57 sovereign nations from across the Northwest to Port Madison Indian Reservation

by April Leigh

The first week of February, the Suquamish Tribe is hosting the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) Annual Winter Convention and Tradeshow at Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort.

The event, which runs Monday through Thursday, is expected to draw the leaders of sovereign nations from across the Northwest. Washington State Governor Jay Inslee is scheduled to address convention attendees the first day. Workshops, general sessions and speakers are all part of the 4-day program at the resort with additional events planned for attendees at the Suquamish Museum, House of Awakened Culture and the newly-completed Suquamish Health and Fitness Center. The Jamestown S’Klallam, Port Gamble S’Klallam and Elwha Klallam tribes are co-hosting alongside Suquamish and will be taking part in the week’s program.

Formed in 1953, ATNI represents 57 Northwest tribal governments in from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Northern California, Southeast Alaska and Western Montana. The organization provides a forum for sharing information on matters of interest to its member Tribes allowing them to develop consensus on matters of mutual importance, and assists member Tribes in their governmental and programmatic development consistent with the goals of self-determination and self-sufficiency, and provides for effective public relations and education programs with the non-Indian communities. Through its conferences, forums, networks and alliances, it is the intent of ATNI to represent and advocate for the interests of its member Tribes to national Indian and non-Indian organizations and governments. For more information about ATNI or to obtain an agenda of Opening ceremonies at the ATNI Convention in 2011, held at Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort in Idaho. The Suquamish Tribe is hosting the Winter Convention at Clearwater Casino Resort the first week of February. events, visit them online at www.antitribes.org

PME Employment Opportunities 2

Accounting*** Revenue Auditor (FT)

DOE

2 1

Cage*** Soft Count Team Member (FT/PT) Soft Count Lead (FT)

$10.25 DOE

2 6

CSO*** CSO Shift Manager/ Supervisor (FT) Supervisor/Cashier $ (FT)

DOE DOE

1 2

Environmental Serices Supervisor (FT) Worker (FT)

$16.25 $12.00

7 4 1 3 5 11 1 2 2 1 1 1 5

93 TOTAL ***Requires Class IIIA (Tribal & State) $- Tipped Position

Food and Beverage Bartender (FT/PT/ On-Call) $ Bar back (FT/PT) $ Sous Chef (FT) Deli Cashier (FT) $ Banquet Houseperson (FT) Banquet Server(FT/PT/ On-call) $ Lounge Host (PT) Host(ess)/Cashier (PT) $ Clearwater Server (PT) $ Buffet Server (FT) $ Cafe Busser (PT) $ Assistant Restaurant Manager (FT) Cocktail Server (PT) $

$10.00 $10.00 DOE $10.00 $12.00 $10.00 $11.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $10.00 DOE $10.00

1

Marketing Web Master (FT)

DOE

1

Gift Shop Clerk (PT) $

$10.00

1 1 2 4

Slot*** Admin Assistant (FT) Supervisor/ Cashier (FT) Relief Shift/Supervisor (FT) Cashier (FT) $

DOE DOE DOE $11.25

1 5 1

Table Games*** Floor Supervisor (FT) Dealer (FT/PT) $ Dual Rate (FT)

DOE DOE DOE

PME APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: • • •

Port Madison Enterprises applications and Letters of intent must be completed and on file with Human Resource Dept.

All Casino positions require a State and/or Tribal Gaming license; PME pays initial licensing fees for Class II positions.

We accept online applications at www.clearwatercasino.com. If you have questions please contact our Recruiter/Tribal Liaison at (360) 598-8717 or the Job line (360) 598-1360. Port Madison Enterprises is an agency of the Suquamish Tribe and expressly supports Tribal Preference.

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Clearwater Casino

PME Employment cont.

1 1

Kiana Lodge DMO (PT) $ Environmental Services Worker

$10.00 DOE

1 1

Whitehorse General Manager (FT) Cook (PT)

DOE DOE

1 1 1 1 1 1

Retail Manager In- Training (Tribal) Catagory Analyst (FT) SV Shell Lead Clerk (FT) Assistant Masi Shop Manager (FT) Masi Shop Clerk (FT) Beer, Wine, Spirits Supervisor

DOE DOE DOE DOE $10.00 DOE

2 1 1 1 1

Resort Room Attendant (FT) Laundry Attendant (PT) Spa Manager (FT) Guest Service Agent (FT) Front Office Supervisor (FT)

$10.00 $10.00 DOE $10.00 DOE

14 | February 2016

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Community Notices “Youth Council“ continued...

Obituaries Today’s Native Leaders youth training in Spokane, WA.

invite some of our neighboring tribes. They hope to continue their work to make it an annual event. They are also going to mid-year UNITY in Arizona. In addition, they have partnered with the Akimel O’odham Pee-Posh Youth Council. They have invited our Suquamish Youth to take part in SafeTalk training. This training is about suicide prevention, two day training at Wild Horse Pass Casino. Then we will be attending UNITY in Mesa, Az.

Antonette M. Kemp

Antonette M. Kemp, known to many at “Toni” passed away on January 1, 2016. She was 77 years old. Services were held for her on Saturday, January 16, 2015 at the House of Awakened Culture in Suquamish, WA. Toni will always be remembered for her volunteer work at events such as Chief Seattle Days and will be greatly missed by all who knew her. She is survived by her son James and her daughter Kimberly, 7 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.

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February 2016 | 15

Birthdays

ebruary

Feb 2 Ardath Longway Brenda Bowman Marion Ives Charles Sigo Cynthia Carter Dawn Nichols Sho-shyne Jones William Webber Feb 3

Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch

Douglas Crowell Karrisa Jones Mackenzie Foster Olivia Phillips Feb 4 David Mills

Feb 5 Danielle Alexander Marilyn Wandrey Rebecca Peterson Feb 6 Cameron Covarrubias Carena Covarrubias Feb 7 Calina Lawrence William Jackson Feb 8 Golden Hawk Sr Feb 9 Bradley George David Weber Mataya George

Feb 10 George Hill III Gerald Adams John Mabe Josue Flores Kylie Cordero Stephanie Neely Feb 11 Ha-Kwa Chiquiti Hailey Myers Rebecca Purser Riley Mcintosh III Robert Adams Todd Boyd Tracy McMillan We-Laka Chiquiti Sr

Feb 12 David Mills Sr. Steven Sanchez Feb 13 Robert Bird Shellene Kurtz Tanner Kumpf Carilyn Patrick Feb 14 Angela Hill Betty Bagley Connor Jackson Tina Zaiss Feb 15 Lena Chavez Feb 16 Marisol Sanchez Skylene George Kahteya McDonald Bear Leland Standley Feb 17 Diane Dozier

Feb 18 Brandy Boure Patricia Medina Candess Johnson Feb 19 Jade Jefferson John Lawrence Jr Kathleen Kinsey Laree Miller Feb 20 Elizabeth Puckett Kaynoni McGrady Feb 21 Ceyenna Norris Dawn Featherston John Lindell Jonathan George Ka-el Williams Shannon George Feb 22 Craig Winnie Ha-huli-tud Hawk Melvin Colomb William Ross

Feb 23 Luther Mills Jr. Feb 24 Adam Jackson Jennifer Lawrence Jose Martinez Feb 25 Jessica Santos Marcus Mabe Sea-ots-ton Jones Feb 26 Crystal Purcell Jackie Severson Lisa Henry Michael Immken Feb 27

Martha George-Sachava

Feb 28 Carey Webster Feb 29 Jenell Davis

PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71

General Council March 19-20, 2016 Kiana Lodge