May 2015 Vol. 49 No. 5
The Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony
Should We Be Scared? Or Is This Normal? pg. 20
Photo: 2014 Swinomish Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony
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The 2014 Blessing fo the Fleet & First Salmon Ceremony
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01 The 2014 Blessing of the Fleet & First
Salmon Ceremony 20 Should We Be Scared? Or Is This Normal?
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Editor’s Note The Chairman’s Message Canoe Race Schedule Positive Indian Parenting Cascadia Climate Change Conference Is Texting While Driving More Dangerous... National Bike to School Day Larry Campbell Speaks at the White House Lummi Victims of Crime... Community Health Fair & Dinner Lushootseed Practice EPA Administer Visits NWIC Swinomish Site Being Frank Should We Be Scared? Or Is This Normal? Native Business Wellness: Signs + Symptoms of Spice Use Police The Wisdom Warriors Program What’s Up Doc? We R Native Contest Winners SHA/SUA La Conner Middle School Attends Mount School Youth Center Calendar Our Honored Elders Elders Menu Mrs. V’s 2 Cents Aqiimuk’s Kitchen May Birthdays
editor’s NOTE It’s that time of year when the beautiful smell of spring has arrived. I often go on walks here at Swinomish and I love that fruity smell that comes from the woods. It reminds me that May is here. This time of year gets busy real quick and the weather makes it difficult for me to stay focused. On that note, there is an article this month about getting distracted while you are driving, titled “Is Texting While Driving, More Dangerous Than Drinking & Driving.” Find out the answer on pg. 11. This year the La Conner School District, Swinomish Community, and the Skagit County Sheriff’s Office in La Conner joined students across the country for the National Bike to School Day. You can learn more about this event on page 12.
The Swinomish Domestic Violence Shelter was honored for their collaboration with the Lummi Victims of Crime in the fight against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at their Bi-Annual Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Awareness Conference. There are pictures from this event on page 14. I attended the Cascadia Climate Change Conference last month on Whidbey Island. You can read more about what I learned from that conference on page 10. I also wrote another article titled, “Should We Be Scared? Or Is This Normal?” This article talks about climate change, the warm water blob off the West Coast of the United States, earthquakes and volcanoes. Should we be scared? Check it out on page 20. Sergent George Smith retired at the end of March 2015. The Swinomish Police Department will miss you George! Thank you for all the years you served here at Swinomish! There are other great articles that were submitted for the May qyuuqs, make sure you check those out too. Thank you to everyone that contributes each month to the Swinomish qyuuqs News. Your contribution is much appreciated! Caroline Edwards
Much of May is the “moon of the digging time,” because the roots and bulbs of many plants are dug during this moon. Blue camas flowers cover the tended camas fields, whole bulbs provide an important source of starch. Camas bulbs are dug up and steamed between layers of dry grass over hot rocks covered by soil. Some bulbs are eaten and some are made into flour for storage. Camas continues to be harvested into the late fall. At the end of this moon, other plants are ready to harvest-salmonberries, currants, gooseberries, wild onions, elderberries, and thimbleberries. Shellfish harvest and curing continues. The spring Chinook run is strong during this moon.
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the chairman’s MESSAGE
The Swinomish Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony is coming up soon and I would like to thank Lorraine Loomis, the Swinomish Community members, and staff members for making this happen annually. We always look forward to the abundance of prawns, crab, and fresh king salmon that fill our tables, and Nancy’s wonderful fry bread. The Blessing of Fleet is a monumental time of year when we ask our Creator to take care of the fisherman, to watch over the waters, and to provide thanks for the salmon that sustain our culture, economy, and health. In this time of gathering I would like to ask our fishermen to remember the elders in the community and bring them some fish so that the Creator will bless them for the thoughtfulness and consideration. Swinomish, along with our fellow tribes, honor our leadership for fighting for the right to fish and to protect our ancestral industry that has sustained our communities for generations. This year Washington State passed a resolution to Honor Billy Frank, Jr. and the work of many tribal leaders.
Here I was quoted in a 2014 Seattle Times article celebrating the Boldt Decision: “For thousands of years Washington State tribes have fought to protect all that is important for those who call this great state home. We can no longer allow industry and business to pollute our water and land; we as leaders need to protect our treaty resources, our economies, and the human health of our citizens and neighbors.” Swinomish has partnered with Treaty Tribes across the Northwest, stretching from the Salish Sea to the Powerful Mountains in Montana, in protecting our treaty resources, sacred places and way of life. The transportation of non-refined fossil fuel of coal, bakken shale oil and tar sand oil are a new resource to our area that has potential to impact treaty resources. We have researched the transportation threats and found that there is an estimate of 4000+ vessels that have been added to the 11,000 vessels presently on the Salish Sea and over 2,000 Bakken Shale Oil and Tar Sand Oil train cars across the Northwest. These vessels are the size of three football fields and each of them will carry either tar sand oil or coal across the Salish Sea. We will protect what is important to us; our culture, our environment and our people. I hope to see you all at the Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony on May 14th. Bless each and every one of you! Chairman Brian Cladoosby
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Spring is always a glorious time for the Swinomish Community. We are gearing up for prawns in the Salish Sea and spring kings on the Skagit River. On land we are gathering the tender roots and planning for the harvesting seasons to come. We are blessed to live the life we do here at Swinomish.
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“Michael”
May 10, 1963-April 27, 2015
Mickey Kazhe Smith Sr.
Canoe Race Schedule 2015 May 9-10 May 16 May 23-24 May 30-31 May 30-31
Nooksack Coupville/Penn Cove Chilliwack Landing Seabird Island Snuneymuxw Watersports
June 6-7 June 13-14 June 19-21 June 20-21 June 27-28
Cultus Lake 2015 Lummi Stommish Cowichan Tribes Scowlitz Harrison Hot Springs
July 4-5 July 11-12 July 18-19 July 25-26
Ambleside Whey-ah-Wichen (Cates Park) Stz’uminus Bay Tsartlip
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At sunrise April 27, 2015 Mickey Kazhe Smith Sr., member of the Swinomish Tribe passed away peacefully at home. He was born in Mt. Vernon WA. May 10, 1963 to Alfreda Sampson and Carl Kazhe. He was raised by his dad Ernest Bob Bailey. Mickey graduated from La Conner High School in 1981. Most of his life he was a Commercial Fisherman and cherished his time on the water. He was the deck boss on f/v Anna J; he also fished on f/v Point Elliot and f/v Amber Dawn. Mickey was baptized at the Pentecostal Church when he was very young and he became a member of the Swinomish Smokehouse Organization in 1978. During high school Mickey loved to play football and he was also an excellent Pool player; he played for the “B” team they won many trophies in their league. Most of all he enjoyed spending his time hanging with “The Crew”. Mickey is preceded in death by his dad Ernest Bob Bailey, his biological father of New Mexico Carl Ike Kazhe, his paternal grandparents William and Myrtle Bailey, maternal Grandparents Al and Lizzy Sampson. He is survived by his mother Alfreda Bailey; son Michael Smith Jr.; granddaughter Mekayala Smith; brothers, Jim Smith Jr. (Abby), Wilbur Bailey (Barb) and Alfred Sam Bailey(Ginger); sister, Myrtle Rivas (Tom); one uncle and three half-sisters in Mescalero, New Mexico; also numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. A prayer service was held Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 6:00 PM, followed by a funeral service on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM.
COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS MAY 14
Penn Cove Water Festival
The Blessing of the Fleet First Salmon Ceremony MAY 20
Community Dinner 6pm MAY 23-24
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MAY 16, 2015
Memorial Day Softball Tournament MAY 25
Memorial Day Service
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On the waterfront and boat launch in historic Coupeville, Whidbey Island. The 2015 Penn Cove Water Festival continues an annual revival of the historic Coupeville Water Festival which was the first celebrated in 1930. This event provides enjoyable activities for the entire family and provides an opportunity to learn about, appreciate, and protect the environment in which we all live.
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Youth Only Dinner 6-8pm JUNE 2
Sobriety Dinner 6pm JUNE 17
Community Dinner 6pm
The Penn Cove Water Festival features annual Northwest tribal canoe races, native arts & crafts, demonstrations, storytelling, native music and dance performances, artist demonstrations, youth activities, exhibits and displays. Our now famous salmon tacos will also be available. For more information visit: ww.penncovewaterfestival.com
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POSITIVE INDIAN PARENTING HONORING OUR CHILDREN BY HONORING OUR TRADITIONS WHEN: TUESDAYS MAY 5, 12, 26 JUNE 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30th WHERE: The Northwest Indian College Swinomish Site: Room 114 4:00-5:00pm Exploring and sharing the values and traditions of Indian parenting practices. Materials are based on “Positive Indian Parenting” curriculum and other resources to help support healthy parent/child relations, healthy child development and nutritional needs, age appropriate learning goals, and how to make safety plans, etc.
Contact Connie Britt (360) 542-7624 PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED Celebration and Certificates of completion awarded JUNE 23rd
COME SHARE AND LEARN TOGETHER! All Parents, Grandparents, Aunties, and Uncles are Welcome.
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Annual Sobriety Dinner Tuesday June 2, 2015
Swinomish Elder Award: The nominee must be a Swinomish Tribal member. Joe Dunn Memorial Award: The nominee is considered a Junior Elder, who is in training to become an Elder. One Nomination Per Award
5:30pm Doors Open 6-7pm Dinner 7-7:30pm Speakers 7:30-8:15pm Honor Recipients’ Award 8:15-8:30pm Thank the Cooks 8:30-9pm Closing Words
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CASCADIA CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE Caroline Edwards
The Cascadia Climate Change Conference was held April 17-18 at the Whidbey Institute, on Whidbey Island, WA. I really enjoyed how the conference agenda was set up. There were Lightening Talks, Workshops, Table Talks during breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and time for networking. I wanted to network with other individuals who recognize the urgency to address climate change issues by collaborating. Gathering resources was also a priority as well. My favorite Lightening Talk The Psychology of Climate Change: Beyond Hope and Despair presented by Renee Lertzman. In her presentation she spoke of anxiety and how it is the first emotion people tend to feel when they learn about the effects of climate change. I remember feeling this way when I first learned how the change in climate will impact the natural resources here at Swinomish. Renee talked about ambivalence, how people tend to be tangled or torn from the decisions they have to make. She used the example of how a mother must drive her children to school using her van that produces CO2, but yet she doesn’t want to keep contributing to the ice melting in the Arctic; she’s torn by the decisions she has to make. I joined Renee later in the day and attended her concurrent workshop, The Psychology of Climate Change: Inovating Engagement. She asked us to think about engagement. She wrote down the words Motivation, Break Through, and Penetrate and then crossed them out. She explained that this process of engaging does not work because you can’t force someone to be motivated. The infographic shown above is what Renee wanted us to
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draw, she explained that you can’t just focus on one section of the infographic that you must focus on all 4 sections when you are trying to engage people. For the next exercise she wrote down anxiety, ambivalence, and aspiration. She wanted us to think about the group of people that we are trying to engage and focus on all three words. So for me, the Swinomish Community is who I am trying to engage. I believe the anxiety comes from the feeling of loss of cultural ways and living with a broken environment. I believe that the feeling of being tangled comes from the cultural ties to the earth and at the same time live a lifestyle where we contribute to carbon emissions on a daily basis. I believe it is our aspiration to grasp as much of our cultural ties that lets us make decisions as a community to try and make positive lifestyle changes.
Is Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drunk Driving?
Department of Environmental Protection Nicole Casper
The answer is yes. By a long-shot. Driving a vehicle while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Motorists engage in secondary behavior during more than half of their time spent driving – an action that is a factor in more than one million national car crashes and 16% of fatal accidents annually. And texting is the number one distracted driving activity by a long-shot. With technology at drivers’ fingertips, drivers are becoming more and more tempted to send and read quick text messages that they assume to be harmless.
Car and Driver Magazine performed an experiment to document just how dangerous texting and driving can be, in comparison with the widely known risky activity of drunk driving. During the experiment, cars were rigged with a red light to alert drivers when to brake. The magazine tested how long it would take to hit the brakes when sober, when legally impaired at a BAC level of .08, when reading an e-mail and when sending a text. Sober, focused drivers took an average of 0.54 seconds to brake. For legally drunk drivers four feet needed to be added. An additional 36 feet was necessary for reading an e-mail, and a whopping added 70 feet was needed for sending a text. Another test conducted by the Transport Research Laboratory in London found that drivers who texted had slower response times, were more likely to drift in and out of lanes and even drove worse than drivers who were high on marijuana. The study found that reaction times for texting drivers were 35% worse than those of drivers with no distractions. Ten states plus D.C. prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones, 32 states and D.C. forbid novice from using cell phones and 39 states plus D.C. prohibit all drivers from texting. Source: http://distracteddriveraccidents.com/
In recognition of this month’s Blessing of the Fleet and First Salmon Ceremony, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is shining a spotlight on water temperature. Why temperature? Salmon require certain water temperatures in order to swim and thrive. Salmon require water on the colder end of the spectrum. The water temperature affects salmon at all life stages and influences their behavior throughout their lifecycle. Salmon are cold-blooded, they take on the temperature of their surrounding environment and control their body temperature behaviorally rather than physiologically- meaning they will swim to areas with more favorable temperatures. So what temperatures are optimal for these coldwater fish? This can vary by salmon species and life stage, but generally speaking optimal temperatures for growth are between 9°C and 17°C (approximately 48°F – 64°F). Salmon can withstand higher temperatures but they may inhibit migration, growth or feeding behaviors. Swinomish DEP is developing water quality standards with the highest daily maximum temperature set at 16°C (60.8°F) which are also the Washington state temperature standard for marine and freshwater. In 2014, hourly temperature data at our three perennial creeks (Fornsby, Munks and Snee-Oosh Creeks) stayed below 15°C. DEP staff routinely monitor water temperature around the Reservation in our streams, estuaries and marine areas to ensure that our waters remain a favorable place for such an ecologically and culturally important species.
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The truth is texting while driving takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds and increases the chances of a crash by 23 percent. To put that into perspective, if a vehicle is traveling at 55mph, the average driver doesn’t look at the road for about the length of an entire football field while sending a text.
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La Conner Schools Celebrate National Bike to School Day
The event was organized by Swinomish/La Conner Safe Routes Group. This group is a part of a Swinomish to La Conner Safe Routes to School Project. Safe Routes to School is a collaborative program that works with law enforcement, schools, towns, counties, and tribes to focus on kids’ non-motorized safety through education, encouragement, enforcement, and engineering improvements. Photo Courtesy of Barb James
The La Conner School District, Swinomish Tribe, Town of La Conner, and Skagit County Sherriff’s Office in La Conner joined the schools from around the country to celebrate National Bike to School Day on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Students rode their bikes and walked to school along with parents, teachers and community leaders. The event was at two locations; bicycle participants started from the Swinomish Youth Center Parking Lot and walking and other wheels (e.g. skateboard) participants started from Pioneer Park. Bicyclists and walkers arrived at the school at 8:00 a.m. Other special activities associated with the event include a Kids Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Skills Clinic in conjunction with Skagit County’s Fire Station #13 Firewise Open House on May 2nd at 17433 Snee-Oosh Road. These events were intended to provide encouragement for La Conner students to walk and bike to school safely. Parents were responsible for their children and decided if they were able to participate. Funding was provided by a Washington State Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School grant. Bike to School Day encourages a nationwide bike-focused celebration for students in the month of May and builds on the popularity and success of Walk to School Day, which is celebrated across the country – and the world – each October. Bike to School Day events raise awareness of the need to create safer routes for bicycling and walking and emphasize the importance of issues such as increasing physical activity among children, pedestrian safety, reducing traffic congestion and concern for the environment. The events build connections between families, schools and the broader community.
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About National Bike to School Day
National Bike to School Day, coordinated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, provides an opportunity for communities across the country to join together to bicycle to school on the same day. The event builds on the excitement surrounding National Bike Month, led by the League of American Bicyclists each May, as well as the popularity of Walk to School Day, coordinated by the National Center for Safe Routes to School every October. National Bike to School Day is based on the Walk to School Day model. Walk to School Day was founded in 1997 as a way to bring community leaders and children together to build awareness for communities to be more walkable. The one-day event has now grown to a month-long celebration with students and parents from more than 4,000 U.S. schools joining millions of Walk to School Day and Month participants worldwide. The reasons for walking have grown just as quickly as the event itself. For more information on bike and walk to school activities in the United States, visit www. walkbiketoschool.org.
About the National Center for Safe Routes to School
Established in May 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School assists states and communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bicycle to school. The National Center serves as the information clearinghouse for the federal Safe Routes to School program with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration. Part of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, the National Center also provides technical support and resources and coordinates online registration efforts for U.S. Walk to School Day and facilitates worldwide promotion and participation. For more information, visit www.saferoutesinfo.org.
LARRY CAMPBELL SPEAKS AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Dr. Bill Freman, Colleen Berg and Larry Campbell at the White House.
On April 6th Larry Campbell joined NWIC staff, Dr. Bill Freeman and Colleen Berg at the White House for the “Resilient People at the Intersection of Climate, Culture and Community” meeting. Larry spoke about his work developing the Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI) and how they can be useful for climate change assessment and planning. This is what Larry said, “We as Indians classify health differently. Science has a top down approach – this approach has little benefit to tribes and shows lack of familiarity with tribal view of health. IHI gives opportunity to query community to see what’s important and then add science while interjecting community concerns. Bottom to top approach with good research questions can lead science to develop new paradigms rather than competing science.” Larry outlined these points on the development of IHI at Swinomish: • Larry and Jamie Donatuto PhD have committed 15 years worth of active development to the IHI, and many years before that with Larry growing up in the community. Thorough and long term connection to the community is vital to develop good indicators.
• Larry and Jamie created a first set of indicators then worked with other Coast Salish Tribes to broaden and refine the indicators- to broadly reflect indigenous health yet be able to tailor IHI to specific community needs. The IHI focus on traditional Indian foods and how they help maintain and improve health for individuals and the entire community. Larry explained “ When the doctor tells you your body craves certain foods, it’s the body’s way of telling you that you are deficient in what that food value offers you. In responding to this drive to protect and fill our whole health needs we chased salmon all these years- we are always fishers first- developing ways to catch and preserve salmon to protect and preserve our community health because we have an inward drive to do so- to satisfy that craving, physically and spiritually.” “Our tribal leaders recognize the need for science to help us address health issues like climate change. For 30 years and more our elders have been telling us that our important plants, animals and fish are disappearing. To be able to go back and renew those past skills and knowledge is encouraging. We can’t go back to the old days- but we can recapture elder knowledge, skills, and gathering times that were used to prepare the body and mind, using the natural cycles we have used for centuries, our natural rhythm.”
• All Swinomish community members interviewed over the last decade found a connection between spirit (whatever their religion), human health, and the health of the natural environment. These connections are often overlooked by traditional health assessments.
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The Swinomish Domestic Violence Shelter The House of Healing
LUMMI VICTIMS OF CRIME
Bi-Annual Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Awareness Conference
The Swinomish House of Healing offers the following services, Advocacy Support Services, Emergency Shelter, Information and Referrals. We have a Domestic Violence Legal Advocate who can help you with protection orders, restraining orders, harassment orders, and parenting plans. Violence against women is not tradition, we honor our women and protect our children. Women who are experiencing domestic violence can call the shelter for either emergency shelter or if you just need to talk to an advocate, your information is safe with us.
The Swinomish Domestic Violence Shelter was honored with a plaque alongside with neighboring tribes such as the Suquamish, Tulalip Tribe, Nooksack Tribe and Spokane.
Working to empower yourself, have healthy relationships and gain knowledge to keep yourself safe is the key to becoming a strong, confident native women. This project was supported by Grant No. 2013-TWAX-0042 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women. U.S Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publications/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.
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The Swinomish Domestic Violence Shelter was honored for their collaboration with the Lummi Victims of Crime in the fight against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault at their Bi-Annual Sexual Assault & Child Abuse Awareness Conference.
COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR & DINNER
THE SWINOMISH COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR & DINNER HELD APRIL 22
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TIDE TABLE: May 2015 Lone Tree, Snee-Oosh, North Skagit Bay
Swinomish Department of Environmental Protection Day
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Fri 01
04:20 10.25 ft 11:09 1.27 ft
17:31 9.29 ft
23:07 4.03 ft
5:51
20:24
18:05
4:54
Sat 02
04:47 10.27 ft 11:35 0.58 ft
18:10 9.78 ft
23:46 4.41 ft
5:49
20:25
19:08
5:20
Sun 03
05:15 10.26 ft 12:04 −0.07 ft 18:47 10.20 ft
5:47
20:27
20:10
5:49
Mon 04
00:24 4.77 ft
05:44 10.22 ft 12:35 −0.63 ft 19:24 10.56 ft
5:46
20:28
21:12
6:22
Tue 05
01:03 5.10 ft
06:15 10.12 ft 13:10 −1.06 ft 20:03 10.82 ft
5:44
20:29
22:13
7:00
Wed 06
01:44 5.39 ft
06:48 9.95 ft
13:48 −1.32 ft 20:45 10.99 ft
5:43
20:31
23:11
7:44
Thu 07
02:28 5.62 ft
07:25 9.71 ft
14:30 −1.37 ft 21:30 11.05 ft
5:41
20:32
Fri 08
03:17 5.77 ft
08:07 9.37 ft
15:15 −1.17 ft 22:19 11.03 ft
5:40
20:34
0:04
9:32
Sat 09
04:14 5.77 ft
08:58 8.92 ft
16:05 −0.74 ft 23:12 10.98 ft
5:38
20:35
0:51
10:36
Sun 10
5:37
20:36
1:33
11:44
5:35
20:38
2:10
12:56
Full Moon
05:19 5.55 ft
10:03 8.40 ft
16:59 −0.09 ft
Mon 11 00:06 10.96 ft 06:31 4.99 ft
11:22 7.97 ft
18:00 0.69 ft
Tue 12
Last Quarter
8:34
01:00 11.02 ft 07:40 4.05 ft
12:49 7.86 ft
19:06 1.51 ft
5:34
20:39
2:44
14:09
Wed 13 01:51 11.16 ft 08:40 2.83 ft
14:15 8.19 ft
20:13 2.26 ft
5:32
20:41
3:15
15:24
Thu 14
02:37 11.33 ft 09:30 1.49 ft
15:33 8.87 ft
21:17 2.94 ft
5:31
20:42
3:46
16:39
Fri 15
03:20 11.48 ft 10:15 0.21 ft
16:41 9.67 ft
22:17 3.55 ft
5:30
20:43
4:18
17:55
Sat 16
04:01 11.55 ft 10:58 −0.89 ft 17:40 10.42 ft 23:13 4.11 ft
5:28
20:44
4:52
19:09
Sun 17
04:41 11.49 ft 11:40 −1.69 ft 18:34 10.99 ft
5:27
20:46
5:30
20:20
Mon 18
00:06 4.60 ft
05:21 11.27 ft 12:21 −2.14 ft 19:24 11.36 ft
5:26
20:47
6:13
21:27
Tue 19
00:59 5.00 ft
06:03 10.88 ft 13:02 −2.23 ft 20:12 11.53 ft
5:25
20:48
7:00
22:27
Wed 20
01:51 5.29 ft
06:46 10.35 ft 13:45 −2.00 ft 20:58 11.53 ft
5:24
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Tue 26
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New Moon
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First Quarter
As of 4-30-2015. Michael Janitch explains. “A new volcanic eruption is now confirmed to be taking place off the West Coast of the United States.
DID YOU KNOW?
The new undersea volcanic activity is occuring approximately 300 miles off the shores of Central Oregon, along the Axial Seamount, where the fresh fissure has formed, producing new undersea lava flows, and seismic activity. The same thing which occured in 2011, is occuring now in 2015. All these signs point towards a coming large Pacific Ocean earthquake.
Source: www.DutchSinse.com
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In 2011, most people ingnored the warning signs...even going as far as to DENY the warning signs--same thing is happening today in 2015.”
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
e
shwa, ‘uh’ like in ‘a’ in about
G
g-raised w, ‘gw’ like the name Gwen
i
‘a’ like in fate or ‘ee’ like in feet
I
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
FISHING & HARVESTING
This month’s Lushootseed Practice is about Fishing and harvesting berries.
stab Ii suhuylep. What are you folks doing?
?uEeHed VeA ti?e? s?uladx. We are cleaning salmon.
mouth 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
u
‘o’ or ‘oo’ like the ‘o’ in mole or ‘oo’ in boot
x
x-raised w, blowing sound
y
y sound, like in yes
stab Ii suhuy ?e Tsi?iA sAadey ?al tudi? di?i. What is that women way over there doing?
?uCebeb ?e ti?iA DetGad. She is picking salmonberries.
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EPA Administer Visits NWIC Swinomish Site
The EPA Administer, Regina McCarthy was invited to the Northwest Indian College Swinomish Site while she visited Swinomish. A very delicious lunch was provided, faculty and students from the main campus at Lummi Nation came to join students from the Swinomish site and the special guest, Regina, for lunch and a brief introduction.
Regina McCarthy and the Chairman Cladoosby listen to the words shared by NWIC faculty/Swinomish Community member, Shelly Vendiola. Shelly was thanking Regina for visiting Indian Country, but especially for visiting a Native American College. Shelly talked about the importance of Regina’s presence not only in our Swinomish Community but all tribal communities in general because of the role Regina has in protecting the environment.
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BEING FRANK SEALS, SEA LIONS SLOWING SALMON RECOVERY
With each encounter they become less afraid of people and more aggressive, putting fishermen and everyone else at increased risk. Control measures – such as rubber bullets and firecrackers – just don’t work because seals and sea lions quickly learn to avoid or ignore them.
Lorraine Loomis Chair of NWIFC
At the root of the problem is the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) of 1972, a well-intentioned law that was needed at the time, but today has led to unintended consequences. Tribes historically lived in balance with marine mammals, salmon and all other elements of the environment. But commercial hunting and state-directed control measures had driven down many West Coast marine mammal populations by the time the MMPA became law. Today their populations are healthy and growing steadily. Since the 1950s, California sea lions have increased from about 10,000 to more than 300,000. Harbor seal populations along the Washington and Oregon coasts have grown from about 3,000 to 40,000. West Coast Steller sea lions numbered about 18,000 in 1979; today there are about 80,000. But while harbor seal and sea lion populations have steadily increased over the past four decades, the opposite is true for many salmon and steelhead stocks in western Washington, which continue to steadily decline.
No one is claiming that the increase in harbor seals and California sea lions is the main reason for the loss of salmon and steelhead. We know that the cause is ongoing loss and destruction of salmon habitat. Still, the increasing loss of salmon and steelhead to seals and sea lions sends ripples through the whole marine ecosystem. Harbor seals and sea lions can eat from about 10 to more than 100 pounds of fish every day. While they eat other fish too, their impacts can be significant to the weakest salmon and steelhead stocks we are trying to protect and restore. That means there are fewer salmon and steelhead available for others species that depend on the ocean ecosystem. Threatened orcas, for example, must compete for salmon – their preferred food – with steadily growing seal and sea lion populations and steadily shrinking salmon populations. As the salmon decline, the fishing rights of the Salmon People – the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington – are increasingly threatened. Our treatyreserved rights depend on salmon being available for harvest. As seal and sea lion populations increase, so do their encounters with humans, especially fishermen. Experts at stealing fish from nets and fishing lines, they have been seen taking fish right out of boats tied up to the dock. In many marinas, sea lions lay claim to docks, causing thousands in damage and lost revenue and threatening anyone who gets too close.
Federal government action is long overdue to address the problems being caused by the overpopulation of harbor seals and sea lions in Washington marine waters. One encouraging recent development is the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act introduced by U.S. Reps. Jamie Herrera Beutler of Washington and Kurt Schrader of Oregon. The act would streamline the current lengthy process for state and tribal natural resources managers on the Columbia River to remove problem animals if attempts to chase them off are unsuccessful. That is a good step in the right direction. We must reduce the added pressure that these marine mammals are putting on these already diminished resources. We must focus our management efforts on the resources that need the most protection. Harbor seal and sea lion populations must be brought back into balance with the reality of today’s ecosystems, which cannot support their steadily increasing numbers. We need to focus our efforts on protecting and restoring habitat to successfully recover salmon populations so we can have both sustainable strong runs of wild salmon and healthy marine mammal populations.
Being Frank is the monthly opinion column that was written by the late Billy Frank Jr., NWIFC Chairman. To honor him, the treaty Indian tribes in western Washington will continue to share their perspectives through this column.
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A population explosion of harbor seals and sea lions along the Washington coast and in Puget Sound is interfering with recovery of weak salmon and steelhead stocks, threatening tribal treaty rights and posing increasing threats to public safety throughout our region.
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Should We Be Scared? Or Is This Normal? Caroline Edwards
“There is nothing so stable as change.” -Bob Dylan
CLIMATE CHANGE As carbon emissions rise, I wonder how much the emissions will rise and at what rate? Carbon dioxide is a heat-trapping gas. The EPA gives an overview of this type of greenhouse gas, “Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the primary greenhouse emitted through human activities. In 2013, CO2 accounted for about 82% of all U.S greehouse gas emissions from human actvities.” (Epa.gov) 20 sw d bš qyuuqs News
So, as long as humans continue to use fossil fuels globally, the emissions of CO2 will continue to rise. According to Seth Borenstien’s article, Amount of Carbon Dioxide in Air Keeps Rising, he explains that, “Global levels of carbon dioxide, the most prevalent heat-trapping gas, have passed a daunting milestone, federal scientists say. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says in March, the global monthly average for carbon dioxide hit 400.83 parts per million. That is the first month in modern records that the entire globe broke 400 ppm, reaching levels that havent’ been seen in 2 million years.” (Trivalleycentral.com)
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Seth Borenstein goes on to write, “Pushed by burning coal, oil and gas, global carbon dioxide is 18 percent higher than it was in 1980, when NOAA first calculated a worldwide average. In 35 years, carbon dioxide levels rose 61 parts per million. In pre-human times, it took about 6,000 years for carbon dioxide to rise about 80 parts per million, Tans said.” (Trivalleycentral.com) For me personally, hearing statements such as those from the chief greenhouse gas scientist Pieter Tans does put me in panic mode. Of course there is natural change that occurs, but are we witnessing something that is abnormal?
WARM WATER BLOB
The weather has been unusual these past years. Sarah Johnson writes in her article UW Researcher Finds Warm Water ‘ blob’ in Pacific Ocean, Links to Unusual West Coast Climate. She explains that “Oceans and atmospheres go through regular fluctuations, but a ‘blob’ of warm water in the Pacific Ocean was created by exceptionally large atmospheric changes, both of which have caused the climate on the West Coast to be rather unusual in recent years.” (DailyUW.com) What really concerns me about the warm water blob is how it will impact the ecosystems who depend on cooler water, these impacts resemble the impacts due to climate change. Sarah Johnson writes, “The blob formation was initially disconnected from the shore,” Mantua said. “When that warm water area expanded and moved in shore, it started to really impact marine life more significantly because that’s where you have the highest food web productivity, and a lot of animals are
really dependent upon a productive ocean near the coast. Global warming related to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols can change winds and have effects similar to those seen related to the blob. Beyond just raising temperatures of the atmosphere and ocean, global warming could impact ecosystems and climate patterns. “This weather event shows how sensitive the ocean, atmosphere, and ecosystems can be,” Cronin said. “You hit the system and things can change, many more things than you might expect.”(DailyUW.com)
VOLCANOES & EARTHQUAKES
Last month in April, there was a volcanic errution occuring off the West Coast of the United States. This erruption follows a series of earthquakes at dormant volcanoes. Michael Janitch wrote an article Volcanic Eruption Off West Coast United States! Oregon Undersea Volcano Now Erupting. He explains, “I’ve been trying to drive home the point that we are in a similar scenario to 2011 (before the Japan large earthquake in March 2011). Before the Japan mega-quake, there were a series of unexpected (and quite-excessive) volanic eruptions internationally (which occured over a short peried of time), multiple large repeat earthquakes, steam plumes on the West Coast, Hawaii had a volcanic event at Kilauea, and the 2011 undersea eruption off the coast of Oregon. The same thing which occurred in 2011, is occuring now in 2015.” (Dutchsinse.com) With climate change, warm water blobs, volcanoes and earthquakes I am scared. I don’t just turn my head and think that this will never happen to me or to us. Should we be scared? Or is this normal? Climate change is here and things are happening to the Earth naturally, the unknown question is how much more can the Earth handle?
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The NOAA chief greenhouse gas scientist Pieter Tans explains, “It’s both disturbing and daunting. Daunting from the standpoint on how hard it is to slow this down. He said it is disturbing because it is happening at a pace so fast that it seems like an explosion compared to Earth’s slow-moving natural changes. Carbon dioxide isn’t just higher, it is increasing at a record pace, 100 times faster than natural rises in the past, Tans said.” (Trivalleycentral.com)
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NATIVE BUSINESS
Measuring & Reporting Outcomes to Produce Results Jim Stanley
Tribes may reinforce trust with their respective community by communicating benefit through outcomes. An outcome is a result reached following action and may be reported annually to measure performance from year to year. Consistent measurement and reporting allows leadership and management to agree upon goals for an organization while the community is clear on the benefit they receive from the government and/or tribally owned enterprises. Outcome examples: • Number of jobs created and retained • Dollars paid to fishermen • Acres of land acquired by tribe • Scholarship dollars awarded and total number of tribal members in college Example: • Leadership is able to support management by approving operational plans produced by management and better equipped to answer community member questions. • Management is enabled to produce plans that outline objectives necessary to achieve goals. Goals are prioritized by the outcomes the community and leadership express as most important. • Employees better understand how their daily activities drive a business or government program to achieve results. • The Community understands the benefits they receive and better able to show support because of access to information. Better information also provides an opportunity to share concern and identify areas of improvement. A cross-organization understanding of results produced from operations is likely to promote positive alignment between stakeholders (community, leadership, management and staff). Alignment allows all to collaborate which means everyone understands their role and responsibility for action. Keys to Success: • All stakeholders view the same information so confusion is minimized and meaningful discussion may take place about issues that matter most. • There needs to be someone who is the keeper of the information so that reporting is consistent. This person may also reiterate the vision. • Stakeholders agree on teamwork to encourage transparency and face tough problems by reinforcing trust so that problems are defined and fixed in a reasonable amount of time. 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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WELLNESS PROGRAM SIGNS + SYMPTOMS OF SPICE USE “Spice” is a more difficult drug to identify than most. It can take many forms and can be composed of many different chemicals.
Swinomish Transitional Living Program
It has been promoted as a replacement for cannabis for those who cannot afford the consequences of having a drug test show positive. The drug testing industry has caught up with this drug however; there are now tests that will show positive for spice use. For the past few years many people were using this drug in the military and in towns across America and passing drug tests. Spice, also known as K2, is a synthetic drug that has been sold as a legal replacement for cannabis. It is often packaged as “incense” and sold in convenience stores or head shops. Until July 2012, it was not illegal in the United States and so law enforcement could not seize the goods and arrest sellers.
What Does Spice Abuse Look Like?
Spice may have similar effects to marijuana, but the high is usually induced much more quickly and is more intense. A user is much more likely to have serious adverse effects than a person smoking marijuana. Possible effects • Seizures and tremors • Coma and unconsciousness • Vomiting • Hallucinations and paranoia • Numbness and tingling • Very high blood pressure and heart rate (high enough to cause damage) • Anxiety and panic attacks • Threatening behavior and aggression • Terrible headaches • Inability to speak A person can become so violently paranoid that he attacks other people around him. Some deaths have occurred as a result, but it is difficult to pin down an exact number because tests for this drug have only recently been developed. Deaths from violent behavior or suicide are some of the unfortunate side effects of Spice abuse. Source: http://www.narconon.org/drug-abuse/signs-symptoms-spice.html
Rent Free Program For Adults in Recovery 11179 and 11167 Swinomish Ave. La Conner WA 98257
• 18 years of age or older • Free from alcohol or other mind and/ or mood altering substance for a minimum of 30 days confirmed by negative urinalysis drug screens • Must be enrolled in the Swinomish Wellness Program • It is a 3-6 month program • Pass a Background Check • Priority will be given to Swinomish Tribal Members first
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Thinking they could get away with abuse of a substance that wasn’t illegal and wouldn’t show up on tests proved to be irresistible for thousands of people, particularly youth, but many ran into problems with some of the more serious symptoms of use.
POLICE
SERGEANT SMITH RETIRES Sergeant George Smith’s last day with the Swinomish Police Department was March 31, 2015. George’s love for this community is well known and his generosity legendary. The first thing he says he’ll be doing is getting his camper ready for his next big camping adventure with his wife, Toni. George was honored with a plaque, a Pendleton blanket and a Kevin Paul carving from the Police Department and SITC. A small crowd gathered for cake at the department. George had been with the Skagit County Sherriff’s Office before coming here 8 years ago, and was very touched by all the stories and memories shared on his behalf. We’ll miss you George!
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Sergeant George Smith being honored at his retirement celebration.
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The Wisdom Warriors Program Connie Carneen
It is a six-week course where participants meet once a week and then celebrate at the end of the training with a graduation. After the graduation, graduates go to a monthly meeting. Carol and I went to this training because we believe in the benefits of the program. The program needs more onsite trainers and Carol and myself volunteered to go to the training session, which lasted a week and was held at Suqamish Lodge. The Coville Tribe paid all expenses except for dinners. Carol and I are now able to do the Wisdom Warriors program for our community. Thank you Coville Tribe for doing this important training! Swinomish paid for our dinners and for our round-trip ferry ride. Thank you Swinomish! While we were there we meet an elder who was the greeter for the hotel, the elder was sitting in the lobby with a smile for everyone, also dressed in regalia and a beautiful cedar hat. The elder’s name is Auggie. The desk clerks were also awesome people, Shannon, on the day shift and check us in was pleasent to work with and she was very helpful also. The night clerk Will, always
had a smile and a joke and very helpful. The clerks and the staff of the hotel made the stay easy. The group came from different tribes, they were either native or they work for a tribe. Some of the tribes that where represented Lummi, Tulalip, Muckleshoot, and Colville. There where 22 of us. We were there in partners of two because there is a leader and a co-leader for the Wisdom Warriors program. Carol and I have done the sixday sessions and graduated, so we were able to go and get trained to be leaders. It was a fun training program and we learned a lot and feel that now we will be able to bring our knowledge to our people. The classes are for 12 years of age and up We also like to have people that may not have chronic pain but have a loved one or lives with someone who does and they are invited to our classes also. The program is put together by Stanford University and many professionals along with the trainers of the program. Living a healthy life with chronic conditions is an active self manager program that helps you learn about active self manager with your chronic pain. Call Connie Carneen at (360) 428-6858 for more information. sw d bĹĄ qyuuqs News 25 e e
Carol and I headed out to Suqamish for our training for the Wisdom Warriors Program. This program is about helping people live a healthy life with chronic conditions.
WHAT’S UP DOC?
Patient’s Rights and Responsibilities Dr. Monica Carrillo
Patients need a trusting environment to feel free to talk about all their concerns and to provide all the information needed for proper medical care. Medical practitioners and staff have the responsibility of protecting patients’ privacy, it is called provider-patient confidentiality. Provider-Patient Confidentiality determines the way personal health information can be used. Your information is used to provide appropriate medical treatment, and with your agreement, it is shared with other practitioners that you may see. Your information cannot be released without your consent, except when required by law. Doctors are obligated by law to provide health information in very specific circumstances that jeopardize the health of a community: • Sexually Transmitted Diseases/Infections (STD/STI’s) • Highly contagious, deadly or rare diseases (Anthrax, Measles, Polio, SARS, TB) • A person planning to hurt themselves or others (suicidal or homicidal plans) • A person in danger of more harm (a victim of child abuse, assault or DV) • To comply with a court order/subpoena HIPAA put the idea of provider-patient confidentiality into law in 1996, not to make doctors do what they were already doing, but to stop insurance companies from selling personal medical information to pharmaceutical companies and other marketing agencies that were making money by targeting people with specific illnesses.
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HIPAA also helped to solidify patient rights: • The right to access your medical records • The right to correct or comment on your medical records • The right to know where your records have been sent • The right to request confidential communication • The right to limit what medical records are released • The right to avoid release of records by paying for services yourself • The right to complain if you feel your privacy has been violated With these rights come you responsibilities to let the medical staff know who in your family can receive your medical information and how you want to receive medical information when you are not in the clinic. If we do not have your consent, we cannot discuss any of your medical issues with anyone other than you. The medical providers and staff at Swinomish Indian Health Clinic do our best to protect patient privacy. Your trust is a gift we value dearly.
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WE R NATIVE CONTEST WINNERS We R Native is a comprehensive health resource for native youth which sponsers a monthly contest. Four teens from Swinomish entered the February contest and submit a suicide slogan and all of them were winners.
Suicide Slogan
Congratulations to the winners from Swinomish! Demonte Wolf-John: “Life can be hard. Suicide doesn’t make it easier. Talk to a trusted person about your problems.” Victor Bailey: “It’s ok to cry, but don’t die! Go out for pie! Say no to suicide.” Yuanissa Cayou: “Don’t commit suicide. Live the Native pride!” Cheyenne Weatherby: “Don’t die because of drama. Live for the future because you never know what it will hold. Say no to suicide.”
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SWINOMISH HOUSING AUTHORITY Robin Carneen-Edwards
FIRE SAFETY
Recently there was a fire in one of our rental units. It started in the bathroom waste basket. This fire could have been far worse if the residence hadn’t come home in time to put it out. Luckily they used the fire extinguisher we provided to put it out.
SAFETY TIPS:
1. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher handy and if you do have to use one it is also important to call 911 AT THE SAME TIME as you are trying to put out the fire. The reason for this is because the fire can spread and the smoke could be toxic and cause you to get smoke inhalation. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE PUTTING OUT THE FIRE OR DON’T KNOW HOW TO USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PUT IT OUT ON YOUR OWN! CALL 911! 2. Have an emergency fire escape route and plan and practice it, especially with your family members. Teach them how to get out of the home safely and how to call 911 if they don’t already know. Even if an adult is not around, there have been cases where the 911 dispatcher can give a child instructions over the phone, no matter what the emergency. 3. Call Housing to report the fire. Even if you think Housing is closed or it is a weekend, PLEASE CALL! Call the main SHA number (360) 466-4081 and listen to the instructions for leaving an after-hours emergency message.
FIRE PREVENTION
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS TO PREVENT A FIRE IN OR AROUND YOUR HOME: 1. Do not disconnect the smoke alarms or remove the batteries- they may be the only thing that alerts you or your neighbors that there is a fire in your home. If your smoke alarm is “chirping” replace the battery. If that doesn’t stop the “chirping” contact SHA. 2. Use caution when throwing away items in your garbage. Certain things, especially in combination can accidently start a fire. For example: hair products, batteries, cleaning solutions or wipes, etc. can become a “fire bomb” in your garbage. There are many beauty products and other items that are considered “Hazardous waste” and even the fumes are considered toxic. Contact SHA for a list of items that you should be cautious with how you dispose of. We also have brochures of where to recycle hazardous items safely. Call us if you have any concerns or doubts as far as what to throw away in your garbage or in a dumpster. 3. Keep all flammable items and beds and bedding away from heaters. Although the home heating systems are considered safe don’t take a chance and keep areas around heaters clear. 4. Report any woodstoves or cook stoves/ovens other sources of heat that are not working or malfunctioning and/or have missing or damaged components. 5. Do not overload your circuits. If you so have an electrical outlet spark or shock or a fire starts in an outlet- call SHA and if it is a fire, call 911! 6. Fireworks are NOT permitted to be stored in or around the homes. 7. If you burn candles in your home, keep all flammable items away from the candle. If you can burn it in a candle holder that is partially contained, that is safer. Never leave a candle unattended or lit while you go to sleep.
The local Fire District 13 welcomes visitors and sometimes gives a tour of the fire station. They have lots of free goodie bags full of fire prevention handouts, coloring books, stickers, etc. Fire Chief, Roy Horn and his crew is always glad to see our community members come see them at the fire station. Fire District 13 Address: 17433 Snee Oosh Rd, La Conner, WA 98257 Phone: (360) 466-1224. Please call ahead to make sure they are available for visitors. 28 sw d bš qyuuqs News e e
Spring is finally here and it’s time for lawn and yard care.
Contact Robin (360) 466-7354 or call our main office if you need to borrow any lawn, yard or weeding tools. This is a free service for tenants only. This is a first come, first served program. If you are an Elder making the appointment, we can deliver and pick up the loaned items. Notice is needed at least one day before so we can get you on the schedule. Before using the equipment your lawn needs to have everything picked up to prevent the mower or weed-eater from getting damaged or broken. Keeping your lawn short and your shrubs, blackberries and other weeds trimmed will not only help prevent grass fires, it will also help with insect and rodent control. We cannot loan out equipment to home owners at this time. Here at SHA we want to wish you a happy spring and will continue to work with you to keep your rental unit healthy and safe. If you have any tips or ideas of your own that you wish us to share with the community, let us know- it could save lives; prevent others from getting ill; and/or help others to avoid accidents in their home.
SHA BILL PAY
We are providing easier and more consistent ways to pay your SHA/ SUA bills -EBT/SSI/Credit and debit cards can be used in-person or over the phone -Payroll deduction if you work for the Swinomish Tribe -Automatic bill payment through your financial institution
SAVE ON YOUR GARBAGE BILL
ORDER A RECYCLE BIN! Call Waste Management at (360) 757-8245. Tell them you are a Swinomish Utility Customer and request the $7.40 per month recycle rate. Remember extra cans and bags are charged at $4.60 each.
SHA/SUA CONTACT INFORMATION To reach Swinomish Housing Authority/ Swinomish Utility Authority 17547 First Street La Conner, WA FOR AFTER HOUR EMERGENCIES: Main Office: (360) 466-4081 or (360) 466-7223 PLEASE STAY ON THE LINE AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS
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SWINOMISH HOUSING AUTHORITY SPRING CLEAN-UP
La Conner Middle School Attends Mountain School “A residential environmental education program offered in cooperation with North Cascade National Park. While at Mountain School, students spend the majority of their time outside, hiking on trails and exploring mountain ecosystems first-hand through interdisciplinary activities.” (NCascades.org)
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MAY 2015
YOUTH CENTER
1 FRI Youth Group Outing
4 MON
5 TUES
6 WED Youth Night Out Dinner 6pm Guest Speaker Diane Vendiola & Randall Cook
7 THURS
8 FRI Youth Group Outing
11 MON
12 TUES
13 WED
14 THURS Blessing of the Fleet & First Salmon Ceremony Youth Center
15 FRI Youth Group Outing
18 MON
19 TUES
20 WED Community Dinner
21 THURS
22 FRI Youth Group Outing
25 MON YOUTH CENTER CLOSED TO OBSERVE MEMORIAL DAY
26 TUES
29 FRI Youth Group Outing
28 THURS
Youth Dinner
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Armena Joe, sewed a pillow at the Youth Center after school one day.
27 WED Youth Only Dinner Guest Speaker & Dinner at 6pm
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OUR HONORED ELDERS Ken Edwards Norval Charles Jr. Marvin Archuleta Lawrence Paulman Audrey Edwards Ben Lapointe
Marvin Archuleta
Ken Edwards
The Norval Charles Jr. Family
Audrey Edwards
Ben Lapointe
Not Pictured Lawrence Paulman
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: 1pm 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
MAY 2015
ELDERS’ LUNCH
*Lunch served Mon-Thurs. No take away meals until 11am. Call (360) 466-3980 to cancel home delivery.
4 Mon Submarine Sadwich Potato Chip Coleslaw Orange 11 Mon Split Pea Soup Cheese Sandwich Vegetable Tray Orange
5 Tues Chicken Teriyaki Rice Cauliflower/Carrots Pinapple 12 Tues Pork Chop & Gravy Red Potato/Roll Green Beans Applesauce
6 Wed Beef & Vegetable Stew Biscuits Pears
7 Thurs Scrambled Eggs w/Ham Flour Tortilla Shredded Cheese Chopped Tomato/Salsa Cut Melon
13 Wed Spagetti & Meat Sauce Garlic Bread Mixed Green Salad Fruit Salad
14 Thurs Blessing of the Fleet No Service
18 Mon Hamburgers Lettuce/Tomato Pork & Beans Watermelon
19 Tues Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Mixed Green Salad Mixed Grapes
20 Wed Tator Tot Casserole Rolls Green Beans Fruit Salad
21 Thurs French Toast Eggs & Bacon Berries Low Sodium V8 Juice
25 Mon Memorial Day No Service
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27 Wed BBQ Chicken Macaroni Salad/Roll Green Beans Watermelon
28 Thurs Pancakes Eggs & Ham Fruit Cocktail Low Sodium Vegetable Juice
Tuna Sandwich Homemade Vegetable Soup Orange
Community Dinner May 20 Blue Cama Flower
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Mrs. V’s 2 Cents Diane Vendiola
My son, Randy Sr., invited my daughter Shelly and me to attend his son, Randy, Jr’s Spring Concert. The Marysville All-City School Choir Concert was held on Thursday March 19th. The top choirs from each school participated in this concert. My son had saved two seats for my daughter and me in the very front row! Each choir member wore matching colored tee-shirts informing the audience of which school they represented. My grandson’s school color was navy blue. He sat on stage with his fellow choir members. His eyes big and brown bouncing from me, then to my daughter, then my son, and back again, as he stared at us with excitement. All of the choir members faces were bright, wreathed in happy anticipation as they watched parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers and sisters file into the auditorium. When a child recognized a familiar face he or she would bounce up and down, smiling and waving their hands. All of the Vendiola’s sat with big gigantic smiles on our faces, awaiting our little guy’s performance. Two generations spectating and the new generation performing. My grandson’s choir filed to the stage, they moved into their assigned places, their music director stood in front of them with her hands raised. She began directing and the children began to sing: Imagine, there’s no heaven; it’s easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only sky. Imagine all the people, living for today. Their young voices brought me back to a memory which didn’t seem that long ago. I was attended Randy Sr.’s Jazz band performance at the Anacortes High school. How very proud and happy my late husband and I felt back then as we listened to his band play, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy”. I believed that children are the promise of our future. When they sing or create music, they lead us to remember that music celebrates life.
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As we all get older, we experience so many things that teach us to be afraid – loss, rejection, failure, and exposure to acts of evil. It gets more difficult to be courageous in the face of that fear. Children, on the other hand, haven’t experienced those things yet. As I listened to the choir sing that evening, I was inspired by their tolerance, innocence, optimism, ambition, honesty, energy and courage. As I sat their listening to them, this brought me back to the many times my parents taught my late brother, Jr. and me to get up and sing in front of our friends and family. One of my favorites was a song that started out, “I got spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle” My eyes began to water up! I thought to myself, please don’t tell me I’m going to start crying! I found myself singing along with my grandson’s choir and thought to myself OMG! Stop singing! How embarrassing. I hope my grandson didn’t see me. I was smiling even bigger than I was before the concert started. Only this time my eyes are wet and I feel awed. The Vendiola’s stood up and applauded! We quickly sit back down, they were not finished with the song. Hope we didn’t embarrass the little guy. Excerpts from the song, “Imagine” written and performed by musician John Lennon. Inspired by poems from Yoko Ono’s 1964 book Grapefruit. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” is a song written by Joe Zawinul in 1966 for Julian “Cannonball” Adderley and his album Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at ‘The Club’. Excerpt from (I’ve Got Spurs That) Jingle by Joseph J. Lilley and Frank Loesser, 1942
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A vegetable side dish for your holiday meals.
KALE GRATIN
1 bunch kale 1/2 pound bacon 1/4 sweet bell peppers 2 or 3 shallots 2 crushed cloves Garlic (optional) 1/2 pint Half-n-Half or cream 1/3 cup cheese, grated 1/4 cup panko bread-crumbs (optional) Oil spray Black Pepper
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Using scissors or knife, cut the leaf away from the stem of the kale. Cut the leaves into pieces. Place in a small sauce pan and add water to almost cover them. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minuyrd and drain. In a fry pan, cook the bacon, remove and cool. Pour off most of the bacon grease. Into the fry pan, add sliced shallots and chopped sweet bell pepper, preferably red, yellow or orange. If using garlic, add two crushed cloves. Do not over cook. Spray an 8x8 casserole dish with oil, add the kale with the shallots, garlic and sweet pepper. Then add the bacon that you crumbled and mix in. Pour in the Half-n-Half. Sprinkle over top the Panko bread crumbs. Season with black pepper. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Bake 30 to 40 minutes.
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SWINOMISH INDIAN TRIBAL COMMUNITY
My family is growing organic curly kale and I cut the leaves with scissors and store, air-tight, in the refrigerator and they keep very well. I wash them just before cooking. When I had filled a gallon zip lock bag of curly kale, I prepared this recipe. My husband’s family were the taste testers. This recipe is a keeper, to be created over and over again.
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