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A monthly publication of the Suquamish Tribe
Volume 13
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August 2013
Annual Canoe Journey Comes To Suquamish
Tribe hosts 16 canoe families on their way to Quinault for 2013 Tribal Journeys The now familiar call for permission to come ashore rang out across the shores of Suquamish once more this summer. The annual Tribal Journeys brought 16 canoe families to the Port Madison Indian Reservation. Visitors this year were mostly made up of neighboring tribes in the South Sound, joining with Suquamish to travel north to Port Gamble S’Klallam territory and beyond to Quinault, where journey-end festivities are being held this year. Canoe families who traveled to Suquamish included Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Puyallup, Snoqualmie, Tulalip and more.
N o. 8 HOC Awarded Phase III Funding
Cirriculum to be shared with and tailored to other tribes and native education organizations by Nigel Lawrence
We are pleased to report that The Healing of the Canoe has received funding approval for Phase III - Dissemination. With the federal government’s budget sequestration, the approval process took longer than we had hoped but we’re pleased with the end result. Let the fun begin.
In Phases I & II the HOC Project, with the Suquamish Community, has created a culturally rooted life skills curriculum, implemented and tested it, and has been able to show statistical significance that it works to decrease youth substance abuse and increases youth’s sense of After resting and enjoying a connection to community. Now we seafood feast with visitors, are ready to share it with other tribes five canoes from Suquaand Indian organizations by teaching mish set out for the journey them how to tailor it to their culture to Quinault. The Suqua- From left, Suquamish royalty Quelisha Bayes and Raven Roberts greet visting canoes alongside Tribal Member Kate and needs, and then implement it in mish Tribe sister canoes, TheAhvakana and Elder Francis Jackson. their own communities. This sharing Sacred Water Canoe Family process is what we refer to as Phase III into trouble and sustained damage. The mish Canoe Family, with sister canoes and Ed Carrier’s Canoe Family all began - Dissemination. canoe is being trailered to Suquamish for skippered by Rob Purser and Nigel Lawthe trip north on July 20. The Tana Stobs Canoe Family opted to travel the South rence. Pullers on both vessels ran into assesment and repairs. Suquamish Canoe The foundation of the Holding up our Route this year- beginning their journey rough waters between Elwah and Pillar Family members continued on, traveling Youth curriculum is “The Canoe Journey with relatives along the Columbia River. Point on July 24. Then, during a partic- with a single canoe to the festivities in as a Metaphor for Life’s Journey.” We ularly rough day between Ozette and Quinault. hope to inspire these other tribes and A total of 68 people traveled in the Suqua- LaPush on July 29, qal- qal-la-leiX, ran Indian organizations to realize their own metaphors that they can use to teach life skills rooted in their own cultural values.
Northwest Indian College To Offer More 4-Year Degrees Port Gamble S’Klallam site adds Tribal Governance to bachelor programs
Northwest Indian College’s (NWIC) evolution from the Lummi Indian School of Aquaculture to a college that now offers more diverse educational opportunities mirrors a growing nationwide demand for post-secondary education in tribal communities. Now, as NWIC celebrates 30 years of serving both regional and other tribes, the college continues to evolve and grow to meet new demands in Indian Country. One of NWIC’s focuses in recent years has been on expanding its reach to more tribal communities and on providing students with the option to obtain culturally relevant four-year degrees without leaving their communities. This fall quarter, NWIC’s growth will continue as the college begins offering a variety of bachelor’s degrees at its extended campuses, located in tribal communities in Washington and Idaho. “We have put a lot of effort into meeting requests from the tribes we serve to offer our bachelor’s degrees in their communities,” NWIC President Justin Guillory said. “There is high demand in tribal communities throughout the U.S. for four-year degrees. Education, sovereignty and economic prosperity are goals for tribes, and they all go hand-in-hand.” NWIC currently offers three bachelor’s degrees: a Bachelor of Science in Native Environmental Science; a Bachelor of Arts in Native Studies Leadership; and a Bachelor of Arts in Tribal Governance and Business Management. Suquamish News
We’ll be facilitating trainings in a few different formats, from webinars to conferences, to train the trainers who’ll be developing, adapting and implementing the curricula. In March we’ll be holding a training at Kiana Lodge and another in May at Northern Quest Resort in Spokane, Washington. During this year’s Tribal Journey we’ll be passing out Save the Date cards to spread the word about our trainings. For more information on the Healing of the Canoe project, contact Robin Sigo or visit our website at healingofthecanoe. org.
Aissa Yazzie is a Native Environmental Science student at Norhtwest Indian College.
“All of our bachelor’s degrees are designed to meet the needs of tribal communities, and to equip our students with the knowledge and skills needed to become leaders in their communities and obtain family-wage jobs,” Guillory said. Beginning this fall quarter, the college will offer at least one of those bachelor’s degrees at all but one of its seven campus locations: The college’s Port Gamble S’Klallam site, which already offers the Bachelor of Science degree, will begin offering the bachelor’s in Tribal Governance and Business Management. There is high demand at all NWIC sites for the bachelor’s degrees, said Bernice Portervint, NWIC’s dean of academics and distance learning. “Members of the tribes we serve really
want to help their communities develop and they really want to be involved with tribal nation building,” Portervint said. “Our degrees promote the skills, values and knowledge they can utilize for the betterment of their communities.” NWIC was approved as a baccalaureate degree granting institution in 2010 and, in addition to current bachelor’s degrees, the college is also developing a bachelor’s degree in human services, which is expected to be completed by the 20132014 academic year. NWIC degrees are approved by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities, which oversees regional accreditation for 162 institutions. For more information on Northwest Indian College, visit www. NWIC.edu or call (360) 676-2772. 1
In This Issue News ................... 1 Community Calendar
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Education
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Government
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Sports & Rec
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Fisheries & Elders
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Health & Wellness
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Business ................. 12 Community & Notices
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Birthdays
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