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April 2015 Vol. 49 No. 4

Where Did the Swinomish Logo Come From?

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Swinomish Earth Day, April 23

Photo: Arial View of Kukutali Preserve Courtesy of Jacob Tully

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Baby’s First Easter at the Easter Egg Hunt

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Editor’s Note The Chairman’s Message Recent Tribal Code Amendment Earth Day Information Wildlife and Hunting Fire Wise Open House La Conner Middle School Science Fair Land Management: Realty Office DEP: Soil Salinity + Air Quality Tide Table Lushootseed Practice Native Roots Being Frank Swinomish Symbols Native Business: Goals vs Objectives Wellness: Transitional Living Program Staff Police What’s Up Doc? Your Dental Health SHA/SUA Wellness: Marijuana & The Developing...

Education Dinner Youth Center Calendar Our Honored Elders Elders Menu Mrs. V’s 2 Cents Healthy Relationships Study April Birthdays Aqiimuk’s Kitchen

Swinomish’s annual Earth Day / Clean Up Day celebration happens Thursday, April 23. Show up at the Youth Center at 8:30 a.m. to pick your project!

This month we have a contribution from Wildlife and Hunting regarding trapping and collaring black-tailed deer on the reservation. The article is based on a research project to determine the population status of deer and identify their movement patterns.

editor’s NOTE Spring arrived early and so did the tourists. It concerns me that spring arrived so early. Warm water lingering west of the West Coast is the main reason. Warmer water is not good for ecosytems that need cool water, such as those that live here in the Pacific Northwest. You can learn more about the anomaly of warmer water in the ‘Did You Know?’ section of the qyuuqs News below the Tide Table on page 16.

With spring comes the pollen season. I wrote an article about pollen in the ‘Native Roots’ section. I found out through my research for this article that I am allergic to alder tree pollen. To prevent an allergy attack for yourself, look into what type of pollen you are allergic to and be cautious when that type of pollen is in the air.

Much of April is the “Moon of the Whistling Robins,” signaling the actual music of springtime. Herring and smelt continue to be harvested. At beach sites, shellfish such as mussels, cockles, oysters, horse, butter, and littleneck steamer clams, are harvested. Some clams are eaten fresh, but most are cured for winter for first steaming on top of hot rocks in a sand pit, stringing the meat on cedar bark ropes, and smoking or drying hard.

Canoes are built and baskets, both waterproof and open, are woven and dyed.

Many types of plants are collected such as the tender young shoots of salmonberry and trailing blackberry. The roots of bracken ferns are dug up, baked, dried, and then pounded into a flour to be stored in baskets.

There was a large number of students who made science projects for this year’s La Conner Middle School Science Fair. I ran into so many proud parents as I walked around taking photos. I was truly amazed with the turn out of students and guests.

Did you ever wonder where the Swinomish logo came from? I did, so I went to the Tribal Archivist, Theresa Trebon and asked her and didn’t walk back to the office empty handed. She gave me a timeline of the Swinomish logos used throughout the years.

It seems Swinomish life gets busier and busier with each passing month. Busy lives = time flies. Make sure you spend time with your family and friends. I hope you enjoy reading this month’s qyuuqs News!

Caroline Edwards

Flatfish, halibut, lingcod and rockfish are all fished during this moon. Two pronged spears are used to catch lingcod and rockfish. Halibut are caught using a line attached to a V-shaped hook made of bent hemlock, then cooked by placing hot stones in watertight baskets, or cut into strips to be dried. Spring Chinook begin to run during this moon.

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Moon of the Whistling Robins

Excerpt from ‘13 Moons: The 13 Lunar Phases, and How They Guide the Swinomish People’.

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the chairman’s MESSAGE My goodness, it must be spring with all this sunshine! Spring has crept up on the Swinomish Community and we are getting ready for a busy couple of months. Fishing season is around the corner and I am counting down the days!

Swinomish had a short opener for halibut fishing recently and now the fleet is gearing up for a good season of shrimp and crab. We are all busy getting our boats and nets ready for our first Skagit king salmon opening of the year. I am a fishermen at heart and no matter where I go and what I do, I carry with me the voices of our forefathers who set forth to ensure that our right to harvest is protected today and for our children.

Congratulations on a big victory for the Swinomish and La Conner communities. Now let me give you all a hint….

“Go La Conner Braves!” My dad, wife, and I headed over with a stream of proud parents and community members to cheer on our La Conner Girls Basketball team at the Washington Class 2B State Tournament in Spokane.

Swinomish is proud of the La Conner Lady Braves in their monumental season with a 26-1 record and third place seating. We raise our hands to Anna Cook, Adiya Jones Smith, Nakesha Edwards, Nakiya Edwards, Kamea Pino, and Lexi Bobb as they won the hearts of our community with their strong dedication to the team as well as held their grades and performance to high standards.

This year we celebrated this relationship with our Annual Education Dinner where we honored the teachers and students for their commitment for a brighter future.

Thank you to all who came to stand by our students and praise them for their good work and to thank the faculty and administration for the friendship.

I am honored that Swinomish will be hosting the Coast Salish Gathering at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge WaWalton Event Center in May. The gathering is the largest meeting of Coast Salish, British Columbia First Nations Chiefs and Council, and Washington Treaty Tribal Chairs and Council, federal, state and provincial agencies to meet on trans-boundary environmental and natural resource opportunities and challenges in the Salish Sea Biome. The 6th annual meeting brings our bloodlines from all over the Salish Sea to Swinomish, and we are honored to welcome all of our governmental leaders.

Bless each and every one of you and may the Creator protect our fishermen and provide us with an abundance of salmon, halibut, crab, shrimp and clams. See you all at our next cultural night and upcoming community events!

For generations our community has grown together through love for our children. Going to school together, playing sports together, engaging in activities together, it is through these relationships that we share the importance of building one of the best public schools in Washington State.

For years, Swinomish has worked hard to develop a relationship with the La Conner School to ensure we have the best programs provided for all of our children.

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“Posie” Rose Marie Williams Rose Marie “Posie” Williams began her final journey peacefully from her home on March 6, 2015. She was 70 years young.

Posie was born on February 3, 1936 in Tulalip, Washington to Irene Moses and David John.

She worked for numerous local farmers doing seasonal farm work throughout her lifetime. She continued to serve her community through the Ladies Club and was always the first to offer her services to her people. She devoted many hours working at the Swinomish Senior Center cooking meals for the Swinomish Community.

You could often find Posie in a second hand store, or searching for the best garage sale. She could always find the best items, and if she couldn’t find it she’d make it! Her heart went into her sewing and crocheting. Some of her cherished memories came from traveling with the seniors to various tribes throughout the Northwest. A few of her favorite hobbies were picking berries, canning, beading and watching WWE and NBA with her grandchildren. Laughter was an everyday part of her life, making jokes up until her last hours. Her granddaughter Alyse will now be known as “the clinic” because she was the one helping her with her medication during her final days.

Posie had a giving heart. She touched the lives of people wherever she went. No matter where she lived she opened up her home to anyone who needed a place to stay. She lived her life for her family. Although she had six children of her own she had many adopted children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren that she cared for. One thing she wanted us to know was how much she loved us, each and every one. Her parting words to her family and friends were “I love you and I’ll miss you all”.

She is survived by her sisters: Edith Bobb, Charlene John and Vernitta and her husband, Richard Lewis. Her children: Leon and his wife, Karen John, Starina Jones, and David and his wife, Janet Williams. Her grandchildren: Arthur Billy Jr., and mate, Racheal Maurer, Jesse and his wife, Jillian Wolf-John, Russell and his wife, Harlene DeCoteau, Jason Billy, Zack and his wife, Jessica Grossglass, Zeb Grossglass, Robert Williams, Loren Edwards Jr., Alyse and her husband, Chad Sehlin, Brandon Williams, Corey Wilbur, and his fiance, Desire DuPuis, Erica John, Clarence Joe, Hunter Williams and Natasha Yakanak. She was a sister, mother, grandmother and most of all, a friend to everyone.

She was preceded in death by her parents Irene Moses and David John; her siblings Bernita John, Rodney John Sr., and Lurinda Washington; her children Glenda Billy, Lucetta Williams, and Emil Williams Jr., and a great-grandson Devin Wolf-John.

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TRIBAL CODE AMMENDMENT ABANDONED PROPERTY IN TALAWHALT At the February Senate meeting, the Senate made changes to the Public Health and Welfare code to address the concern of abandoned personal property in the Talawhalt Development.

This applies to all types of personal property, including fishing gear, boats, and fireworks stands. Under the new provision, personal property that is left on Tribally-owned property in the Talawhalt Development for more than 72 hours can be seized and sold by the Tribe after notice has been given.

Before seizing the abandoned property, the Tribe must notify the owner of the abandoned property (if the owner can be established) or must notify the general public (if the owner cannot be established). The abandoned property owner may contest seizure and sale of the property in Tribal Court within 15-20 days after notice has been provided.

The amended code is available for review on our website at swinomish-nsn.gov. Paper copies are available for review at the Tribal Clerk’s office and from the Office of the Tribal Attorney, the Social Services and Planning Departments, and the Senate’s Executive Assistant.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS APRIL 22

Community Health Fair & Dinner 6pm APRIL 23

SITC Earth Day/Clean Up Day APRIL 27

Canoe Practice Begins APRIL 29

Teen Health Fair 3-6pm Youth Only Dinner 6-8pm MAY 14

The Blessing of the Fleet First Salmon Ceremony MAY 20

Community Dinner MAY 23-24

Memorial Day Softball Tournament MAY 25

CANOE PRACTICE BE READY TO PADDLE!

Memorial Day Service MAY 27

Youth Only Dinner 6-8pm

Meet at the Canoe Shed All ages welcome!

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Earth Day / Clean Up Day

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April 23rd 8:30-5

The web shed will be open for drop off.

CONTACT Joe Quintasket - jquintasket@swinomish.nsn.us OR Kevin Anderson - kanderson@swinomish.nsn.us Phone: (360) 466.7280

Dumpsters

AVAILABLE APRIL 9-28

Dumpsters throughout the Village are for trash only!

CONTACT Ida Edwards - iedwards@swinomish.nsn. us Phone: (360)466.7380

Metal Recycle

Drop off metal recyclables at Public Works.

Look for the designated location.

CONTACT Medicine Bear - mbear@swinomish.nsn.us Phone: (360) 466.7378

E-Recycle

E-Recycle truck will be near the Cedar Hat Pavillions.

TRUCK CLOSES AT 3pm

Derelict Fishing Nets

If you wish to dispose of fishing nets, please contact Joe Quintasaket - jquintasket@swinomish.nsn.us Kevin Anderson - kanderson@swinomish.nsn.us Phone: (360) 466.7208

Curbside Pick Up

Please put discarded appliances at the curb for pick up by Public Works. If elders need help moving appliances to the curb, contact Ida Edwards.

Email: iedwards@swinomish.nsn.us Phone: ( 360) 466.7380

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WILDLIFE AND HUNTING Peter McBride

The Swinomish Wildlife and Hunting Program has recently begun trapping and collaring black-tailed deer on the Reservation. The purpose of this research work is to determine the current population status of the local deer herd, which has been closed to hunting since 2010.

Additional objectives include identifying movement patterns, seasonal habitat use, and mortality sources. With this foundation of science-based management in place, the Tribe will have the means to evaluate if, when, and how harvest can be renewed, at least within areas and weapons restrictions that assure public safety.

It is important to point out that this work involves techniques (baiting, trapping) which are approved for research purposes ONLY. Last, the wildlife cameras which we have deployed in the field for this project are bringing us early confirmation of one deer health concern, specifically, Hair Loss Syndrome (HLS). This condition, which has previously been recognized in lowland and island deer in our area, is caused by the presence of exotic lice, which stimulate excessive grooming and loss of the coat. HLS has a particularly high impact on fawns, and may be a significant mortality source for them. I welcome observations of potential HLS (which is most apparent this time of year, winter to early spring) in our local deer from members of the community, thanks!

In recent weeks we shifted from the preparatory phase, and began active trapping on February 23rd. For this purpose I had a deer-size live trap built, and have trained a half-dozen volunteers from Skagit Valley College and Western Washington University in trapping capture techniques.

We are using a combination of remote technologies (both cellular and satellite communications) to rapidly notify us of trigger events, although we are also field-checking our bait stations and trap site on a regular basis. We captured and collared our first deer (a doe) on March 5, and the second doe on March 10. These animals will be recognizable by a GPS telemetry collar (black belt around neck) and/or yellow ear tag.

We are aiming to collar and tag at least four more deer this spring if possible, which would be an excellent start to the pilot phase of this work.

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Peter McBride, Swinomish Wildlife Biologist, (360) 708-2030

Firewise Open House

Attention FISHERMAN & HUNTERS WHEN

Saturday, May 2nd 11am - 3pm

MANDATORY MEETING

Monday,

Fire District #13 17433 Snee-Oosh Road, La Conner WA This Open House is a community education and outreach event in coordination with National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day 2015 to raise wildfire awareness to help protect homes, neighborhoods and entire communities.

FREE RAFFLE Hot dogs, popcorn, and beverage will be provided Also there will be a Child Safety House and tour of the Fire Station’s new sleeping quarters

COMMUNITY EDUCATION Reverse 911 Child Safety Seat Safe Kids Coalition Safe Routes to School SITC Oil Spill Response Environmental Protection

SPONSORS

Skagit County Fire District #13 Swinomish Indian Tribal Community Shelter Bay Community

APRIL 27, 2015 9am Social Services Building

Per the Fish and Game Commission: The purpose of this meeting is to review new rules and regulations for hunting and salmon fishing.

FISHERMAN- You must attend the Mandatory Meeting or you will NOT be eligible to receive a refund of 2.5% of your fish tax. Tax checks will be distributed at that time.

HUNTERS- You must attend the Mandatory Meeting or you will NOT be eligible to receive any hunting permits or tags.

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La Conner Middle School Science Fair

The La Conner Middle School Science Fair was hosted on March 25, two days before the 3rd quarter of school ended and then the students went on Spring Break.

The gym was packed with students and guests. The students were well prepared to talk about their science projects.

The Science Fair was a success!

Edmond McCoy

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Dylan Stone

Boyce Charles

Demetrius Scott

Arjuna Adams

Chad John & Science Partner

Leeandra John-Cayou

AJ Damien

Michael Paul

Alicia Gobert

Mary Cisneros and Raven Edwards

Demonte Wolf-John and Victor Bailey

Lexi Bill

Allen Bill

Dylan Stone

Salena Bailey

Madeline Jack

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MARIAH CLARK VISITS THE CAPITOL BUILDING Mariah Clark had the opportunity to meet Representative Dave Hayes in March. She asked Representative Hayes, “I have heard that Native American studies is being discussed as a required class for Washington... is that a possibility?”

He responded by saying schools have too many requirements right now for Mariah Clark our legislators too add any more. However, the NAS curriculum is available to schools through the OSPI Site and he hopes they take advantage of that curriculum.

Mariah’s Response About Her Visit To The Capitol Building: Olympia was far more productive than I thought it would be. I have been to Olympia a hand full of times but never actually got to tour the place. I learned fun facts about the history of the place, sucha as what goes on in each room and how each room was designed.

My favorite part of the trip was meeting our district representative, Dave Hayes. I thought it was very interesting how he talked to us as individuals and was completely honest with us. I was in shock. I thought he would be more “fake” so to say and just say things that would make us happy. It was clear to me that there are major problems and the State Representatives are always working on making the the situations better and keep them from getting any worse. I liked learning about his life outside being a State Representative.

Land Management REALTY OFFICE Merla Martin, Reality Officer

I was able to attend the 17th Annual National Indian Realty Awards, sponsored

by ICC Indian Training Enterprises. This event was held in Las Vegas, NV on February 23.

I was awarded a medal for the 26th place in the nation.

I would like to congratulate my friend: Dale Denny of the Makah Nation for her award of achieving 2nd place in the Nation.

A few changes and additions are happening in the Swinomish Land Management Department, I can now order an Individual Interest Report, a document that will show your property of ownership for those interested in the first step in preparing your Will through Estate Planning.

Phone(360) 466-7302 Office Location: 11430 Moorage Way, La Conner WA, 98257.

My Hours of Operation: Monday to Wednesday, 8am-6pm and on Thursdays, 8am-5:30pm and closed on Friday. t̕ iqʷicid, (Thank you) Swen Um Quin Nalx

Daffodil Royalty Jessica Grossglass

If I had the chance to talk to him, one on one, for a longer period of time I would love to hear his opinions about other topics that interest me and how he looks to benefit everyone as a whole.

The architecture of the building was beautiful. Learning about the history of the building was even more intriguing.

The drive was long but definitely a trip worth taking!

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Daffodil Royalty Queen, Cincerrae Grossglass and Daffodil Royality Princess, Hannah Grossglass stand with their grandma Lydia Charles.

Department of Environmental Protection Nicole Casper

The Department of Environmental Protection is currently conducting an intensive soil salinity survey of the agricultural lands along the Swinomish Channel.

This survey will help us assess not only the suitability of the fields for farming crops, but also gauge how well the fields are functioning and draining with the added tidal flushing through the channels and sloughs with the installation and retrofitting of our Joe Quintasket and Brendon Kasayuli deploying an electromagnetic network of tidegates. conductivity meter in the Aglands during a soil salinity survey.

A combination of soil core sampling and electromagnetic surveying will be used.

The ultimate goal is to restore estuarine wetland and fish habitat along the intertidal channels of the agricultural lands while maintaining the adjacent lands as viable farmland, thereby demonstrating that fish and farming, two economically and culturally significant symbols of the region, can not only survive, but thrive in the same space.

AIR QUALITY Have you seen these unwanted guests in your home??

If so, the Swinomish Air Quality Program is here to help!

Rid your home of indoor mold that may cause allergic reactions, asthma and other respiratory problems.

For a free indoor air quality assessment of your residence, contact Tony Basabe at 360.466.2512 or Lynette Ikebe at 360.466.1293.

DERA GRANT Attention diesel boat owners!

A new marine, diesel engine replacement (DERA) grant is coming out soon.

EPA does not give a lot of time (45 days) to submit the grant application once the request for proposals comes out.

Come in now and apply for a discounted new engine.

Contact Tony Basabe at (360) 466-2512 or Lynette Ikebe (360) 466-1293 Also, you are welcome to come by the Planning Department to apply for a new engine.

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TIDE TABLE: April 2015 Lone Tree, Snee-Oosh, North Skagit Bay

Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection

DID YOU KNOW?

A gargantuan blob of warm water that’s been parked off the West Coast for 18 months is part of a larger pattern that helps explain California’s drought, Washington’s snow-starved ski resorts and record blizzards in New England, according to new analyses by Seattle Scientists.

Average temperatures are now about 3.6 above normal, and climate models predict that anomaly will persist through the end of the year.

Source: www.TheSeattleTimes.com/seattle-news/weather/warm-blob-in-nwweird-us-weather-linked-to-ocean-temps/

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LUSHOOTSEED PRACTICE KEY glottal stop/pause

a

‘ah’ like the ‘a’ in father

C

glottalized c or hard c

V

‘ch’ like in ch in church

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shwa, ‘uh’ like in ‘a’ in about

G

g-raised w, ‘gw’ like the name Gwen

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‘a’ like in fate or ‘ee’ like in feet

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k raised w like the ‘qu’ in queen

A

barred l, like a whispered and slurred ‘l’

q

a back k or a k sound made in the back of the mouth

Q

glottalized q or hard q

E

glottalized q raised w or hard q raised w

S

s-wedge, ‘sh’ like the ‘sh’ in show

T

glottalized t or hard t

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‘o’ or ‘oo’ like the ‘o’ in mole or ‘oo’ in boot

x

x-raised w, blowing sound

y

y sound, like in yes

EARTH DAY

This month’s Lushootseed Practice is about taking care of the Earth.

AutiXdx Ved ti swatixted.

Let’s take care of Earth.

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NATIVE ROOTS

Pollen Caroline Edwards

Spring yellow catkins of an Alder tree.

This month’s Native Roots article is about pollen. Tree pollen is the first type of pollen that is released in the spring.

Grass pollen kicks up late spring through mid-summer. Weed pollen comes around August and September.

According to the Northwest Asthma & Allergy Center on March 13, “The return of warmth, as well as the stiff breeze we see today, has caused the pollen count to go into the ‘Very High’ range. Alder leads the group at 76% of the count, then 11% Cottonwood/Poplar, then Cedar/ Juniper was 10%, then Elm and Birch.”

(NWAsthma.com) “Tree pollen can cause an allergic reaction in some people, but only 100 or so out of the 50,000 differenct types of trees create pollen that causes allergy symptoms. Most pollen produced by trees does not have any effect on people.” (GardenGuides.com)

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In their article ‘Types of Tree Pollen’, the Garden Guides website describes Hardwood Pollen: “Deciduous trees (those that lose their leaves in the fall) are the primary producers of pollen in the United States.

While the makeup of each type of pollen is unique, the pollen from these hardwood trees can cause an allergic reaction in many people. Oaks are a common culprit, and so are elms, maple trees, birch trees, ash, hazel and alder trees. A person might be allergic to the pollen from just one of these trees, or to the pollen from several of them.”

(GardenGuides.com)

The most common grasses that cause allergies are: Bermuda grass, Johnson grass, Kentucky bluegrass, Orchard grass, Sweet vernal grass and Timothy grass.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences explains that, “Of the 1,200 species of grass that grow in North America, only a small percentage of these cause allergies.

Spring is here, and the allergy season has arrived. Try to prevent an allergic reaction by first understanding what type of pollen you are allergic to and what time of year that pollen is in season.

BEING FRANK COOPERATION KEYS SALMON MANAGEMENT RECOVERY Lorraine Loomis Chair of NWIFC

There were some tough days in the decade following the 1974 ruling by Judge George Boldt in U.S. v Washington, which upheld tribal treaty-reserved fishing rights and established the tribes as co-managers of the salmon resource with the state of Washington.

At first the state refused to implement the ruling under the mistaken idea that the Boldt decision would be overturned on appeal. There was chaos on the water. It got so bad that Judge Boldt suspended the state’s authority to manage salmon for several months and turned the state’s management authority over to the federal government.

It took time, but gradually the state and tribes learned to trust one another and work together. We realized the value of working cooperatively together to manage the resource rather than spending our time and money on attorneys fighting each other in court.

Out of that need for trust and cooperation, the North of Falcon process was born. It is named after the cape on the Oregon Coast that marks the southern boundary of the management area for fisheries harvesting Washington salmon and it extends north to the Canadian border.

While North of Falcon negotiations begin in earnest this month, the state and tribal co-managers have been hard at work for weeks developing pre-season forecasts, conservation goals and estimates of impacts to specific salmon stock at various levels of fishing effort.

It is the amount and quality of salmon habitat – more than any other factor – that determines the health of the salmon resource. We must carefully manage the habitat, the hatcheries and the fisheries if we are to return salmon to abundant and sustainable levels. Successful salmon recovery depends on it.

This year the process has a new participant in Jim Unsworth, who recently replaced Phil Anderson as director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

We look forward to working with him to develop management plans and fishing seasons that will address our salmon recovery goals while providing some fishing opportunity.

We will also work with Mr. Unsworth to protect and restore salmon habitat and to properly manage our fish hatcheries that we need to support fishing opportunity.

We have a lot of work to do together in the years ahead to recover salmon and address the many conservation challenges we face. But we know that our communities – and our shared natural resources – are stronger when the co-managers work together.

After all, we have much in common. With the current condition of the degraded habitat in our rivers and marine waters, we all need hatcheries to provide salmon for harvest. We also need good habitat for our fish. Whether hatchery or wild, salmon need plenty of clean, cold water, access to and from the ocean, and good in-stream and nearshore marine habitat where they can feed, rest and grow.

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As we begin our third decade of the annual state and tribal salmon comanagers’ salmon season setting process called North of Falcon, it’s a good time to look at how far we’ve come and talk about our hopes for the future.

WHERE DID THE SWINOMISH LOGO COME FROM? Caroline Edwards and Theresa Trebon Information and Images from the Swinomish Tribal Archive

Swinomish has a history of logos that were developed to help the public identify the Tribe. The logos listed in this timeline were used on letterheads, buildings, and the Tribal flag. This timeline dates back 77 years, to the time when the Tribe used a corporate seal.

The corporate seal would have been used longer for six years; it was used as the official stamp the Tribe’s offical documents. In 1936, Swinomish officially incorporated it when it adopted the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act. The Tribe’s first symbolic representation was on their corporate seal.

The Tribe’s first example of its offical letterhead dates back 1942. Thereafter it appears to have changed every few years, incorporating more information and graphics such as Swinomish businesses and later including the drum outlines by canoes, and fishing tools such as a spear and rope.

In 1973, the Swinomish Fish Plant adopted its own logo featuring a drum outlined by canoes, and fishing tools such as a spear and rope. By 1978, the Fish Plant’s logo had been adopted by the Tribe for its official letterheads as well as the business sign for its newly developed Industiral Park on the north end of the reservation. In 1985, Swinomish Indian Bingo started to use the gold and maroon drum and spear logo on the letterhead. In 2013, the tribe adopts the gold and maroon color from the original logo from the fish plant to use as their official letterhead.

1936

The original corporate seal embosser is shown below.

To the left is the salmon on the SITC Corporate Seal with Swinomish Indian Tribal Community around the edge.

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Earliest sample of SITC letterhead found.

New Letterhead: Includes mention of the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, Hope Island Oyster Company business.

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New Letterhead: Includes the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, Hope Island Oyster Company, STC Sawmill & STC Fisheries.

New Letterhead: Includes the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, BTC Sawmill, Hope Island Oyster Company.

New Letterhead: Includes the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, Hope Island Oyster Company, Moorage & Marina Facilities, & Swinomish Fisheries.

New Letterhead: Includes the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, Moorage & Marina Facilities, & Swinomish Fisheries.

New Letterhead: Includes the STC address and phone number. The Tribe starts to officially use the drum outlined canoes and fishing tools such as a spear and rope on their letterhead.

1951 1954

1956

1969 1977

1978

Swinomish Bingo Letterhead: Includes the STC Bingo Hall address and phone number.

1985

Swinomish Letterhead: The official letterhead adopts the gold/maroon color from original logo for fish plant.

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New Letterhead: Includes the Tribe’s two businesses at that time, Hope Island Oyster Company & STC Sawmill.

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NATIVE BUSINESS

GOALS VS OBJECTIVES Jim Stanley

Save the Date

15th Annual Tribal Mental Health Conference

“Building Strength & Resiliency” Goals and objectives help someone accomplish what they set out to do by clarifying the purpose of activities and steps necessary to achieve. Goals and objectives help management and employees coordinate effort to drive toward a shared purpose. Goals and objectives align many moving parts in a community to combine resources and obtain whatever result they seek. Goals and objectives are often used interchangeably and sometimes confused as the same thing -they are not.

Figuratively, goals and objectives fit together like a stairway and a second floor. Goals are the second floor, a destination.

Objectives are the staircase, steps necessary to get to the destination.

Goal timelines are longer term in nature and less structured than objectives. Goals may not be defined because they forge into new territory which may be an unknown place. Goals are a desired result.

Sample: “I want to be more flexible. I want to understand more about history. I want to perform better. We should own our growth strategy.”

Objectives are clearly outlined with defined timelines that may be short term or mid-term. Results are measured and may be answered with a yes or a no. Objectives describe steps necessary to achieve a result. Sample: “I want to increase sales by 10%. I want to lower my debt by $250 per month.

Over the next six months we will invest into projects with a minimum ROI of 25%.”

Jim Stanley freely shares his knowledge in an effort to foster economic success in Indian Country. He is a Tribal member of the Quinault Indian Nation, Treasurer of the Tribal C-Store Summit Group, and Chairman of the Quinault Nation Enterprise Board. To contact Jim for comments, go to JimStanley.biz.

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Where: The Skagit Resort, Bow, WA When: May 12-13, 2015 Presented by the North Sound Mental Health Administration & the Tribes of the North Sound Region http://nsmha.org/Tribal/Default.htm

TEEN HEALTH FAIR Wednesday, April 29, 2015 3pm-5pm The Swinomish Youth Center Snacks Will Be Provided There Will be Raffle Items Workshops • Smoking Cessation/Tobacco Education • Suicide Prevention • Energy Drinks and Its Effect on the Body • Nutrition • Fitness • Dental For More Information Call the Medical Clinic (360)466-3167

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Wellness Program

Transitional Living Program The Transitional living (TL) Program is an assisted living program provided by Swinomish Wellness Program for the homeless adults in recovery.

The Wellness Program is excited to welcome two Swinomish Tribal Members to the staff of the TL Program-Mike Porter and Holle Edwards! They provide transportation to healthy recovery focused activities, to meetings, appointments and many other things.

They also help with life skills, house duties and outreach. The women’s house will be opening on 4/6/2015 and we still have room in the men’s house. If you are interested in a clean and sober living environment please contact the Wellness Program today.

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM STAFF Hello, my name is Michael Porter, and I am a Swinomish Tribal member. I am pleased to announce my new position as Resident Assistant with the Swinomish Wellness Program’s Transitional Living Recovery House, located here at Swinomish. I have lived in Skagit County most of my life, and here at Swinomish for the past thirty five years. I have three children, eight grandchildren and one great grandson.

Michael Porter

I enjoy being out on the boat fishing and crabbing, also photography and music. My favorite pastime is wood working. My most memorable project was designing and building five cedar strip racing canoes for the Swinomish War Chief Canoe Club.

I am grateful to our Swinomish Tribal Senators and the Swinomish Wellness Program for making the Recovery House available to our community members in early recovery. I have hope that all Residents working the program are successful and live a lifetime of being clean and sober.

TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM STAFF Hello my name is Holle Edwards, I am a Swinomish Tribal member, and as of today I have been Clean & Sober for 15.62 months.

I am currently employed with the Swinomish Transitional Living House, as a Residential Assistant. I am continuing my education at Northwest Indian College and on my way to completing my Associates Degree. I am happy to give back to my community, my people.

Holle Edwards

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POLICE

Najla Haywood, Special Contributor, The COPS Office

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is a small one, with less than 700 of its members residing on the reservation. The community, located in Washington, is made up of descendants from four aboriginal bands: Swinomish, Samish, Lower Skagit, and Kikiallus.

The Swinomish are considered the --People of the Salmon-and are best known as a fishing tribe. The community places a strong emphasis on investing in its children, natural resources, and economic development and is one of the largest employers in Skagit County. Chairman Brian “Spee-pots” Cladoosby shares in his statement on the tribe’s website that “The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community is not a big tribe, nor is our community a large community, but our people have the same needs, hopes, and dreams as all communities throughout the world . . . . We want safe neighborhoods and a clean environment. We want to preserve our traditions, culture, foods, dances, crafts; in essence, our way of life.”

While being a strong and vibrant community, the tribe has had to confront some challenges, particularly with drug and alcohol abuse and domestic violence.

“We set up the command center so the kids could go in and see what it looks like, we had one of the Harley Davidson motorcycles set up for kids to sit on, we let the kids get in one of our Tahoe SUVs, and we had the patrol mountain bikes available for kids to ride,” said Smock. “It was a well-attended event. We had free food for anyone who came and the kids really enjoyed it.”

The featured photo shows Officer Dave Heenan, who has worked in law enforcement for over 20 years and been with the Swinomish Police Department for just over one year, helping one young girl ride the police mountain bike while two other girls help give her a pushing start.

Smock described her interaction with a woman who brought her grandson to the event. “The only time he’s ever seen the police is when they came and took his mother away,” she shared. The little boy, only four years old, experienced the traumatic event of his mother being arrested and taken to prison. During The COPS Office is pleased to feature the March 2015 winner of Community Night, he spent two the Community Policing in Action Photo Contest: the Swinomish hours with officers getting on, (Washington) Tribal Police Department. Officer Dave Heenan, who has been in law enforcement for over 20 years, is pictured off, and in every police vehicle helping three young girls ride the department mountain bike available. during the Swinomish Police Explorer Post Community Night.

Many residents have had some sort of interaction with law enforcement, either personally or through family and friends.

Despite this, the community is a very engaged one, with weekly dinners, monthly ceremonies to honor the elders, and yearly sobriety awards dinners.

The Swinomish Police Department is also small, with just 17 officers, an assistant chief, and chief. All but two officers are nonnative to the community, which can make building trust a challenge in a close-knit community like Swinomish.

“It is a challenge for officers when most community members only see them when they’re in trouble, especially the kids,” said Ann Catherine Smock, of the Swinomish Tribal Police Department Records Office.

In an attempt to help improve positive police visibility with youth, the Swinomish Police Chief instituted the Explorer Post Community Night. Community Night offers residents of all ages the opportunity to engage with police in a casual, informal setting.

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Held in the middle of the village on the basketball court, the event gives community members easy access to officers and the activity stations.

Community Night also provided the Swinomish Police Department the opportunity to recruit youth for the Police Explorers Program, which aims to introduce young people to law enforcement while they gain community leadership skills. Community youth between the ages of 14 and 21 who are accepted into the program offer a great deal of support to the police and tribal leaders. They help to bridge the sometimes visible divide between the police department and the community. Smock shared that many of the police explorers who age out of the program still come back to support the police department. “They help out and we don’t even have to ask them to,” she stated.

The COPS Office congratulates the Swinomish Tribal Police Department for being one of 12 winners of the COPS Office Community Policing in Action Photo Contest and for its commitment to community policing.

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TRIPS FOR SNIPS SPAY/NEUTER Transport For Dogs & Cats One-time vaccination shots included!

Special Swinomish Pet Transportation Day will be: WEDNESDAY APRIL 29, 2015 Drop Off: 7:45-8am Pick Up: 4-4:30pm Drop off and pick up at the Housing Office: 17547 First St. La Conner WA, 98257 Surgeries will be performed at the Noah Center.

Collaboration Between SHA & NOAH • Trips for Snips is a program that transports your pet for spay/neuter services tot he NOAH Center.

• No Charge for Transportation • Please go to the Swinomish Police Station to fill out the application.

Call Sherry Stewart or Becky Larsen at (360)466-4081 to make an appointment, please mention ‘Trips for Snips’.

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WHAT’S UP DOC?

Family Stories Save Lives Dr. Monica Carrillo

I love to hear stories about my bootlegging greatgrandmother, how my grandmother killed a rattlesnake with a pot of cooking beans and about my mother’s escapades as a teen.

Along with those stories, I hear important stories of my grandmother’s amputation from diabetes, my grandfather’s cancer and my sister’s bout with scarlet fever.

Sharing your family’s stories helps your relatives gather their family health history. A family health history is information about diseases that run in the family. Along with culture, language and values, parents and grandparents pass on their genes. Genes are bits of information inside each of our cells that determine how we look and how our bodies work. Knowing your family history helps you to find out if you are at increased risk for diseases.

A family history of breast cancer, ovarian cancer or colon cancer may be a reason to start screening for cancer at a younger age or more frequently than generally recommended.

Last month I mentioned how colonoscopies can find colon cancer, early, when it is easier to treat. In the same manner, mammograms are X-rays of the breasts that find breast cancer early, before you can feel it or before it causes any symptoms.

Family history is an important factor affecting women’s risk for breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Every woman should be aware of these cancers in her family. So gather your family stories and join us at Women’s Health Day, on May 7, 2015.

Of course, all family stories shared with the medical team remain confidential! If you have a story that you are willing to share with the community for Women’s Health Day, please send it by May 3, 2015 to mcarrillo@swinomish.nsn.us. To get started on documenting your family health history, go to My Family Health Portrait at www.familyhistory.hhs.gov.

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Easter Egg Hunt Photos Courtesy of Darlene Peters

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Your Dental Health SIPPY CUPS & YOUR CHILD’S TEETH Dr. Tim Ricks

The Baby Bottle and the Sippy Cup

• Tooth decay can occur when a baby is put to bed with a bottle. Sippy cups are a great alternative when used correctly.

• Infants should finish their naptime or bedtime bottle before going to bed.

• Because tooth decay can destroy the teeth of an infant or young child, you should encourage your child to drink from a cup and be weaned from the bottle by their FIRST BIRTHDAY.

Tips on Sippy Cups

• Don’t let your child carry the training cup around.

Toddlers are often unsteady on their feet. They take an unnecessary risk if they try to walk and drink at the same time. Falling while drinking from a cup could injure the mouth.

• As the first birthday approaches, encourage your child to drink from a cup. As this changeover from baby bottle to training cup takes place, be very careful: 1. What goes in the cup.

2. How frequently your child sips from it.

3. That your child does not carry the cup around where he/she could fall with it.

We encourage you to try to wean your child from the baby bottle by their first birthday and convert them to a sippy cup.

DENTAL CLINIC CONTACT INFO Phone 360.466.3900

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SWINOMISH HOUSING AUTHORITY NUTS & BOLTS Robin Carneen-Edwards

Recently SHA Maintenance Supervisor, Mike Bazan and I checked in on how the pre-inspections and annual inspections are going. Here are some common issues that tenants should try to prevent in their household, the first one is appliance care, specifically refrigerators and freezers and the next issue is overloading circuits.

1) Leaking Refrigerators and Ice Build-Up in Freezers

Tenants should defrost their freezers at least once a year to prevent ice build-up. They can do this as part of getting ready for an Annual Inspection. Tenants should also routinely clean and wipe down the edges of the refrigerator door and the edge where the rubber seal of the door touches the door frame when the door is closed. Any stickiness, spills, trapped food or dirt can cause the seal to pull off of the door when it is opened. If the loosened rubber seal is not repaired or replaced it can change the internal temperature of the refrigerator which can cause the fridge to malfunction and cause food spoilage, freezer burns to food, and/ or leaks. If you need cleaning and defrosting tips or handouts, contact Life Skills Counselor Robin Carneen-Edwards.

2) Overloading Circuits

Our standard electrical systems in our homes can’t handle everything that is plugged into the outlets. In general, you should avoid plugging in multiple items into a standard plug.

When you do this, you trip a circuit breaker or damage your electrical device (some are very expensive to replace). We have either had work orders called in about these incidences and/or have found evidence (like black burn marks around the outlets) after an incident occurred. Besides damaging an item, this can be very dangerous and can actually cause a house fire.

The best way to use outlets is to plug in bigger appliances and items needing more “juice” by spreading them around to different outlets in your home. It is also recommended to use surge protectors and purchase and use ones that can actually protect your items- again be careful not to overload surge protectors. It is worth the investment and in the case of an emergency or power outage, it is easier to turn a surge protector off then to have to rush around and try and unplug everything.

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A TIP FROM THE SHA DIRECTOR With Earth Day just around the corner, SHA Director, John Petrich wanted to share some tips from a recent article in the Skagit Valley Herald’s Home & Garden section about recycling fluorescent tubes and compact fluorescent bulbs (those curly ones). These kind of bulbs NEED to be recycled and NOT thrown away with your garbage because they contain mercury which is very hazardous to the environment and you. You may recycle up to 10 fluorescent bulbs per person per day at ACE Hardware in Anacortes during their regular business hours. They are located at 1720 “Q” Ave Anacortes, WA. Their phone number is: 2933535 if you want more information.

SWINOMISH HOUSING AUTHORITY BILL PAY:

The Swinomish Housing & Utility Authority is providing easier and more consistent ways to pay your bills to SHA/ SUA: -EBT/SSI/Credit & Debit cards! In person and/ or by telephone -Set up a payroll deduction if you work for the Swinomish Tribe -Set up an automatic bill payment through your financial institution

SAVE ON YOUR GARBAGE BILL:

ORDER A RECYCLE BIN TODAY! Call Waste Management at 360.757.8245. Tell them you are a Swinomish Utility Customer. Ask for the $7.40 per month Recycle rate!

PLEASE REMEMBER ALL EXTRA CANS/BAGS ARE CHARGED TO YOU at $4.60 each!

SHA/SUA CONTACT INFORMATION To reach Swinomish Housing Authority/ Swinomish Utility Authority 17547 First Street La Conner, WA (360) FOR AFTER HOUR EMERGENCIES: Call Main Office #: 466-4081 or 466-7223

PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

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Wellness Program

Marijuana & the Developing Teen Brain Marie Cross MA, CDP Wellness Program

For teens this is the absolute worse time to smoke marijuana as it causes major disruptions and can actually change the structure of the brain specifically in the area of dealing with memory and problem solving.

Teenagers and young adults who use marijuana may be messing with their heads in ways they don’t intend to.

“These changes affect the cognition and academic performance-this is the result of the teen smoking cannabis once a week or more.” Chronic use of cannabis has shown that these teens on average have one grade point lower than their peers who don’t smoke Cannabis. Individuals (teens to adults) who have been smoking Cannabis as a teen at least once daily had the greatest drop in IQ A full 8 points.

Not only can smoking cannabis affect the development of the teenager’s brain, it can affect their mental health and possible diagnosis of schizophrenia and psychosis in the future.

In 2010 David Suzuki’s “The Nature of Things” aired an episode on CBCTV titled “The Downside of High”.

This educational documentary dealt with THC, how it is produced, and how today’s marijuana has stronger effects on the brain. It particularly explores the link to mental health challenges such as schizophrenia.

According to a recent study by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, daily consumption of marijuana in teens can cause depression and anxiety and have an irreversible long-term effect on the brain. According to her findings, there is an apparent action of marijuana on two important compounds in the brain, serotonin and norepinephrine, which are involved in the regulation of neurological functions such as mood control and anxiety.

Dr. Gobbi cites that teenagers who are exposed to marijuana have decreased serotonin transmission, which leads to mood disorders, and increased norepinephrine transmission, which leads to greater long-term susceptibility to stress.

This is one of the first studies to demonstrate that marijuana consumption causes more serious damage during adolescence than adulthood.

These affects are multiplied if the youth has other environmental, historical or generational stressors and is predisposed to addiction or mental health diagnoses.

Evidence is mounting that regular marijuana use increases the chance that a teenager will develop psychosis, a pattern of unusual thoughts or perceptions, such as believing the television is transmitting secret messages.

It also increases the risk of developing schizophrenia, a disabling brain disorder that not only causes psychosis, but also problems concentrating and loss of emotional expression.

In one recent study that followed nearly 2,000 teenagers as they became young adults, young people who smoked marijuana at least five times were twice as likely to have developed psychosis over the next 10 years as those who didn’t smoke pot.

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The teenage brain is larger at this stage of development “the brain is cleaning up and getting rid of the connections that weren’t really used”. (Krista Lisdahl). This cleansing process makes the youth’s brain faster and more efficient and helps the youth make judgments and to remember what they learned and to think critically.

The younger they began to smoke Cannabis the greater the drop in IQ. Six percent of high school seniors say they use pot daily, this is triple the rate over the past decade. One study quoted by the CCSA reported that long term marijuana users who began using before the age of 17, had smaller brains, with a lower percentage of gray matter, the processing component of our brain.

EDUCATION DINNER

River John, Madison Miller, Ruby Billy, Duron Eagleheart-Clark and Marie Ceja all receive the 2014-2015 Academic Achievement Award.

Victoria Morales, CJ Edwards, Chas James, Aurora Cayou and Kaylee Bailey all receive the 2014-2015 Academic Achievement Award.

Ace Baker, Doug Bill, Kaliana Bill, Hannah Grossglass, Nevaeh McCoy and Latisha Gobert received the 2014-2015 Academic Achievement Award.

Emily Jimmy, Mariah Clark and Carol John receive gifts from the tribe for being 2015 graduates from the La Conner High School. Some graduates were missing.

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Alana Quintasket was gifted a Pendelton blanket at the April Senate meeting for graduating from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Arts Degree.

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APRIL 2015

YOUTH CENTER 30 MON Hours 10am-6pm Movie Day at Youth Center

31 TUES Hours 10am-6pm Fun Run

1 WED Hours 10am-6pm Play Day

2 THURS Hours 10am-6pm Zoo

3 FRI YOUTH CENTER CLOSED

6 MON TBA

7 TUES TBA

8 WED TBA

9 THURS TBA

10 FRI TBA

13 MON TBA

14 TUES TBA

15 WED TBA

16 THURS TBA

17 FRI TBA

20 MON TBA

21 TUES TBA

22 WED TBA

23 THURS TBA

24 FRI TBA

27 MON TBA

28 TUES TBA

29 WED Teen Health Fair 3-5pm

1 FRI TBA

30 THURS TBA

Youth Only Dinner Guest Speaker & Dinner at 6pm

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 3-5PM YOUTH CENTER

Youth Dinner

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Teen Health Fair

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OUR HONORED ELDERS Janice Joe

Jennie Nguyen

Laural Ballew Phillip Stone Robert Joe Jr.

Janice Joe

Laural Ballew

The Phillip Stone Family

Jennie Nguyen

Robert Joe Jr.

WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Swinomish Elders Inter-Tribal Luncheon Planning Team needs your help with: • Crafty Ideas For Table Decorations • Give-Away Items For: The Bus Drivers, the Oldest Male & Female and for the Veterans who attend • Raffle Items

When: THURSDAYS Where: SENIOR CENTER Time: 1:00PM Who: EVERYONE IS INVITED IF YOU NEED A RIDE, PLEASE CALL: IVAN WILLUP SR. 360.466.1821 LORI ANN CAYOU 360.466.7374 32 sw d bš qyuuqs News e e

6 Mon Grilled Ham/Cheese Sandwich Tomato Soup Veggie Tray w/Dip Fresh Fruit Bowl 13 Mon Homemade Chicken & Vegetable Soup Cheese Sandwich Fresh Fruit Bowl

APRIL 2015

ELDERS’ LUNCH *Lunch served Mon-Thurs.

No take away meals until 11am. Call (360) 466-3980 to cancel home delivery.

1 Wed Chicken & Dumplings Carrots & Celery Mixed Fruit Salad

2 Thurs Breakfast Casserole Rolls Cut Melon Low Sodium Vegetable Juice

7 Tues BBQ Chicken Macaroni Salad/Rolls Green Beans Cut Melon

8 Wed Roast Beef & Gravy Mashed Potato/Rolls Glazed Carrots Canned Pears

9 Thurs Eggs & Sausage Gravy Biscuits Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Oranges

15 Wed Pork Roast w/Gravy Red Potatoes/Rolls Green Beans Applesauce

16 Thurs Ham & Cheese Quiche English Muffin Low Sodium Vegetable Juice Pinapple 23 Thurs Eggs & Bacon French Toast Frozen Berries Low Sodium Vegetable Juice

14 Tues Indian Taco Meat/Beans/Lettuce/Tomato/ Onion/Cheese Jell-O w/Oranges

20 Mon Sloppy Joe Sandwich Tatar Tots Veggie Tray w/Dip Fresh Fruit Bowl

21 Tues Roasted Chicken/Gravy Rice Carrots Fruit Cocktail

22 Wed Meat Chili Cornbread/Crackers Sliced Cucumbers Mixed Fruit Salad

27 Mon

28 Tues

29 Wed Ham Red Potatoes/Rolls Green Beans Mixed Fruit Salad

Homemade Veg Soup Turkey/Cheese Sandwich Fruit Bowl

Meat Lasagna Garlic Bread Mixed Green Salad Mixed Grapes

30 Thurs Eggs Banana Bread Cut Melon Low Sodium Vegetable Juice

Community Dinner April 15 Two Eagles Shaped Like a Heart Photo Courtesy Monica Chamness

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Mrs. V’s 2 Cents Diane Vendiola

Every year the world comes anew again in spring! What a wonderful teacher nature is.

Spring is a new beginning for human beings. The spring season can be the drive that drives us to turn over a new leaf.

The new leaf that didn’t get turned over three months ago, when it was called “New Year’s Resolution”.

It is never too late to change into a new and improved form or condition. To create anew. I have seen change after change occur many, many times. Sometimes changes that human beings never even imagined!

When I was seven years old, I was what used to be called a Tom Boy. In grade school, I loved to go out and play at recess. I had this habit of putting my coat around my neck like a cape.

When the recess bell rang I would rush to the coat rack and put my coat on, but instead of putting my arms into the sleeves, I would button only the top button of the coat and my coat became a cape. I just loved to wear my coat like that. I didn’t care if I got in trouble for it. (Which I usually did).

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In those days our desks were attached to each other in rows.

There was this girl named Judy, I cannot recall her surname.

Whenever the teacher lectured or read a story to the class, Judy, who sat in the row on my right directly in my line of vision, would stick her thumb in her mouth and begin sucking on her thumb like it was a baby bottle.

This habit of hers irritated the heck out of me, to say nothing of the tons of credibility she lost in my seven year old eyes. I absolutely abhorred the fact that she did this habit of hers day after day after day.

One spring day, the teacher read us the story of Brer Rabbit who got stuck in the blackberry bushes with the tar baby I think it was. I happened to be very impressed with that story. I was totally engrossed in following Brer Rabbit’s dilemma, but, all during the reading of the story, Judy happily sucked away at her thumb and I got more irked and more irked.

Judy still continued to stick her thumb in her mouth. When the teacher started reading us a story, only after my reminder, she would then glance at me and quickly take her thumb out of her mouth. From then on she would snap her eyes at me in a dirty look sort of way.

All I can say is that change is difficult!

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Healthy Relationships Study

The Swinomish Community and the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute at the University of Washington are conducting a research study to learn about healthy (and unhealthy) relationships and domestic violence in the Swinomish community, as well as related service needs and community strengths and resources.

Domestic violence and abuse are behaviors used by one person in a relationship to control the other, and may include physical, emotional, financial, and/or sexual harm or threats of harm. Our goal is to use what we learn to improve existing services after the study, or to inform a new way of helping community members to have safe and healthy families and relationships.

DETAILS: • Community advisors and researchers are developing the study.

• Limited space is available: 15-20 interviews, 2-3 groups, and 50 surveys.

• We will invite several community members who are willing to share their thoughts and perspectives (not their personal experiences) during:

Individual Interview

(or) Focus Group

(or) Community Survey

• Interviews will last less than an hour. Groups will last about 90 minutes. The survey will take 5-10 minutes to complete.

• Persons completing an interview or group will receive a $20 gift card. Persons completing the survey will receive a $5 gift card.

• We will also look at existing domestic violence data in the community (e.g., police station, DV shelter) but we will not see anyone’s name.

If you would like to learn more, please call April James (360) 399-1018 or Sandra Radin (206) 543-5013.

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TRANSPORTATION TO YOUR SUPPORT GROUP IS NOW AVAILABLE

SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY

Aqiimuk’s Kitchen Patricia Aqiimuk Paul, Esq.

From Alaska to Washington State, salmon consumption has always been part of my lifestyle and I never order it from the menu. Fresh, wild salmon, direct from the fisherperson and not from a store. My cooking style with salmon has changed over the years and this has been my favorite way to prepare for guests and family.

BAKED SALMON Ingredients

Side of salmon (filleted to have bones removed) Olive oil Onion Butter Garlic (optional) Parsley Black Pepper

Preparation

Wash and pat dry the salmon, place skin side down, on a baking sheet thats been coated with olive oil. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice half a cube of butter and place over the top of the salmon. Add thinly sliced onion rings. Minced garlic is optional. Parsley liberally added over top. Bake 40 minutes or until the oil from the salmon begins to congeal at the surface, which appears as white, oily granules. The salmon will flake easily with a fork when done. Season to taste, with pepper after its been baked.

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Other perks include generous paid time off and discounted meals.

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To view details about open positions and download our General Employment Application, visit swinomishcasinoandlodge.com/careers.

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SECURITY SECURITY OFFICER (Full time)

Mail or hand deliver to: Swinomish Casino & Lodge 12885 Casino Drive Anacortes, WA 98221

SPORTS BAR COCKTAIL SERVER (Full Time/Part Time/OC) TABLE SERVER (Part Time)

Or Fax to: 360-299-1677

TABLE GAMES FLOOR SUPERVISOR (Full Time) 2 SALMON CAFÉ BUSSER (Part Time) SERVER (Full Time) HOST/CASHIER (Part Time) TEAM MEMBER SUPPORT (Part Time) 13 MOONS BARTENDER (Part Time/OC) BUSSER (Part Time/OC) DISHWASHER (Full Time) SERVER (OC)

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Questions? Call Human Resources at (360) 299-1642

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I AM SWINOMISH. I WILL GRADUATE.

Swinomish youth at the Annual Spring Education Dinner.