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A monthly publication of the Suquamish Tribe
Volume 12
2nd Annual Harvest Festival pg. 3
September 2012
No. 9
Suquamish Museum Prepares For Grand Opening Archives from the Sandy Hook location moved to new facilities Employees of the Suquamish Museum are busily preparing for the grand opening this month. Boxes of archives , some dating back more than 80 years, are being moved from their current location on Sandy Hook Road to the Archives Room at the newly completed facility near the Tribal Administrative Complex on Suquamish Way. The new Archive Room, lined with specialty storage and shelving, will give researchers like Suquamish Tribal Archivist Lydia Sigo much easier access to documents. The state-of-theart climate controlled room also ensures that the archives will be there for future generations . “The climate control throughout our
new facility not only allows us to protect our own artifacts and archives. It also means that we’ll be able to request loans for exhibits from larger museums throughout the country,” said Museum Director Janet Smoak. The new Suquamish Museum will open to Suquamish Tribal Members for a Preview on September 8. The facility will open to the general public at 10a.m. September 15. Standard hours of operation for the Museum are tentatively scheduled Thursday through Sunday 10a.m. to 4p.m. Admission will be free to Suquamish Tribal Members and Tribal Employees. For more information on the Suquamish Museum visit them online at suquamish.org/Museum.aspx
The new Suquamish Museum sign, recently installed at the corner of Suquamish Way and Division Streets in Suquamish, is one of the final touches being completed at the facility before Grand Opening later this month.
Chief Seattle Days Events Shine in August
Suquamish Awarded 2012 VISION 2040 The Suquamish Tribe, Suquamish Elementary School, Suquamish Citizen's Advisory Committee, and Kitsap County have won a 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council for the Suquamish Safe Route to School. The awards recognize innovative projects and programs that help ensure a sustainable future as the region grows.
Tribal Council Members Randy George and Jay Mills cooking Chief Seattle Days salmon.
Newly crowned youth royalty throw candy to spectators during the annual Chief Seattle Days Parade.
Chief Kitsap Academy Readies to Welcome New Students New Junior and High School Program Begins Classes This Month
ing science may learn about effects of Ocean Acidification in the Puget Sound and how it impacts salmon and other wildlife.
Suquamish Librarian Jan Jackson and Education Specialist Megan Feeney work on first-day programs for Chief Kitsap Academy students with Nigel Lawrence (not pictured).
After a year of planning and reorganization, the Suquamish Tribe Education Department will open its doors to students entering grades 8 through 12 this month. The newly-designed Chief Kitsap Academy, located at the former Tribal Administration Offices on Sandy Hook Road, offers culturally relevant learning programs and more to Tribal Youth. SUQUAMISH NEWSLETTER
“We’ve done a lot of preplanning for what students will need now and in the future,” said Suquamish Education Department Superintendent Joe Davalos. In addition to Tribal Sovereignty curriculum and Healing of the Canoe classes, educators at the Chief Kitsap Academy will focus on culturally significant, project-based learning models to teach standard courses. For example, students study-
Students of Chief Kitsap Academy are also being given state-of-the-art education platforms to learn on. The school purchased I-Pads for each student and will distribute them the first day of school, along with instruction in a day-long technology camp. Textbooks and education applications catering to specific classes and programs will be downloaded to the tablets for use in the classroom. A computer lab and new library, located in the space previously occupied by the Suquamish Museum, will also be available to students, as well as resources from the North Kitsap School District. With the exception of in school service days and Tribal specific holidays, Chief Kitsap Academy students will share the same calendar as other schools in the North Kitsap School District. A partnership with the district also ensures that graduates from the Chief Kitsap Academy receive a standard High School Diploma. All Chief Kitsap Academy students are also eligible to participate in all North Kitsap School District extracurricular activities including athletics. Page 1
"The Suquamish Safe Route to Schools project is everything we are looking for in a VISION 2040 Award winning project," said Bob Drewel, Executive Director of the Puget Sound Regional Council. "It shows a strong partnership to ensure planned improvements move forward, community based planning and excellent citizen involvement, and improved walkability, and therefore livability, in one of the region's communities." VISION 2040 is the region's growth management, economic, and transportation strategy, designed to meet the needs of the 5 million people expected to be living in the region in 2040 (compared to the 3.7 million people living here today). It is an integrated, longrange vision for the future that lays out a strategy for maintaining a healthy region promoting the well-being of people and communities, economic vitality, and a healthy environment. VISION 2040 continued on page 2….
In This Issue Community Calendar
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Education & Harvest Festival
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Government
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Business
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Sports & Recreation
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Youth Activities
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Healthy Living
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Elders
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Youth Calendar & Traditions
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Letters & Notices
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