suquamish news, june 2013

Volume 13 June 2013 no. 6

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Governor Inslee Signs Tribal Schools Compact BillProvisions in new law allow tribal school students to be funded the same way as public school students

In This Issue

Adventuress Visits Suquamish Tall ship makes first of two port calls to Port Madison Indian Reservation this year

News ................... 1

Community Calendar ................... 2

Education .................. 4

Government ................... 6

Wellness & Traditions ................... 8

Sports & Recreation ................. 11

Business ................. 14

Elders ................. 17

Community & Notices ................. 18

Birthdays & Anniversaries ..................19

Drug Take Back Event a Huge SuccessCommunity members work together to dispose dangerous, unused prescriptions

See Take Back page 3...

by Sergeant Mark WilliamsOn April 27, the Suquamish Police De-partment opened its doors to the public as part of the U.S. Department of Jus-tice Drug Enforcement Administration Office of Diversion Control’s National Take-Back Initiative – for four hours our officers collected over 40 pounds of un-wanted, expired and otherwise unneeded medications.Along with collecting the drugs the offi-cers had lengthy discussions with citizens about various crime prevention efforts led in our community by the Suquamish

A historic day for Indian Education passed with little fanfare in Washington State last month when newly elected Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1134 into law. The Tribal Schools Compact Bill, spon-sored by Representative John McCoy (D) of Tulalip and several other prominent Washington legislators, makes it possible for tribal schools to receive funding for students in exactly the same way as other school districts across the state.Previously, tribes in Washington with education programs created individual MOU agreements with area School Dis-tricts, adding costly bureaucratic layers between students, classrooms and fund-ing sources. Under the new law, tribes have the option of negotiating directly with the Washington State Office of Su-perintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) for K-12 education funding.“The new bill allows Suquamish and oth-er tribes in Washington State to receive the appropriate allocation of resourc-es for the needs of their students,” said Suquamish Superintendent Joe Davalos. Davalos attended the bill signing on May 15, 2013 and testified before the legisla-ture in support of the bill before lawmak-ers voted to approve it.In addition to the funds allocated to school districts for each individual stu-dent, tribal education programs are now eligible for special education, categorical and other nonbasic education funding. Resources that, according to educators, play a significant role in the overall suc-cess of a school.“I think this bill is really going to en-ergize tribes to start building education programs,” said Davalos.Under the terms of the new law, OSPI has six months to establish application procedures for tribal education compacts.

After that, tribes must apply individually to OSPI for recognition. Compliance, certification and auditing are all required as a part of the process.Davalos added that education programs don’t have to be big to receive state fund-ing - pointing out an early learning pro-gram Squaxin Island plans to submit for through the new State/Tribal process.Suquamish Education Department per-sonnel will also be looking into the new program over the next few months.

Davalos said that there may be the possibility of expanding Chief Kitsap Academy (CKA) classes to junior high students. However, that possibility will depend on the number of youth interest-ed in attending junior high at the tribal school. Currently, CKA teaches grades 8-12. In addition to CKA, the Suquamish Education Department also operates the Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learn-ing Center and a comprehensive Higher Education Program for Suquamish Tribal Members.

The tall ship The Adventuress brought larger than average crowds to the Suqua-mish Dock on May 9, 2013. The 100 year-old schooner, traveling alongside the Kitsap Peninsula for a multi-school education program, spent an impromptu night in Suquamish during her visit to the county. Sound Experience, the organization who operates the vessel, teaches environmen-tal education and leadership programs on the ship. The organization is also working with the Suquamish Museum and the Sports and Recreation Department to bring a cultur-al exchange opportunity to Suquamish youth in September 2013. As part of the program, participating junior high age students will have the opportunity to spend the night on the century-old schooner while it is docked in Suquamish. For more information on The Adventuress visit them online at www.soundexp.org

Suquamish Superintendent Joe Davalos, third from right, with educators from across Indian Country in Washington State as Governor Jay Inslee, seated, signs House Bill 1134 into law. Directly left of Inslee is Representative John McCoy (D), sponsor of the bill.

Top row from left, Chalish Williams, Alana Chiefstick, Raven Roberts, Brandy Boure, Nika Chiquiti and Kayauna Cordero. Bottom row from left, Jaden Sigo, David Sigo III, Duke Underwood, Jaden Free, Oscar Silas, Mikayla Madayag and Awasis Williams.

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Community Calendar

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Family Day at Suquamish Museum June 1 11am-1pm Please join us for Family Day at the muse-um with activities facilitated by Suquamish Museum staff. This month, attendees will be making duct tape wallets for Father’s Day. For more information, contact the Suquamish Museum at (360) 394-8499.ELC Parents Group June 3 & 17 Noon All parents of Early Learning Center children are encouraged to attend. June 3, the group will be focusing on single parenting. The June 17 meeting will cover transitions. Please call ELC Mental Health Specialist Michele Kaster with questions at (360) 394-8588.KRL Book Mobile Visit June 3 & 17 Kitsap Regional Library’s Bookmobile serves the Suquamish community every other Monday, from 3pm to 4:30 pm. in the parking lot at Suquamish Village. Browse the shelves of the Bookmobile or go online before the Bookmobile’s visit to search the KRL cata-log for a book, place it on hold and have it brought to the Suquamish Bookmobile stop. You can also return anything you’ve bor-rowed from any KRL branch library. Other Bookmobile offerings include: books for readers of all ages, audio books and DVDs and current magazines. If you have a ques-tion about your library account or wish to ob-tain a library card, you can talk to KRL staff when the Bookmobile is present. Zumba Classes June 3-27 5:30pm Every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday each week in the Gym at the Suquamish Tribe Ed-ucation Department, located at 15838 Sandy Hook Road, Poulsbo WA, 98370. Classes are free for Suquamish Tribal Members, their families and Suquamish Tribal Government employees. For more information contact Priscilla Preuit (360) 271-8708 [email protected] Canoe Practice June 3-28 Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4p.m. The Suquamish Sports and Recreation Department is holding canoe practice for all Suquamish Tribal Members. All levels of skill are encouraged to attend at the Charles Lawrence Memorial Boat Ramp near the House of Awakened Culture in Downtown Suquamish. For more information contact Kate Ahvakana at (360) 394-8573 or [email protected]. Suquamish Warriors Meeting June 4 5:30pm The regular meeting for Suquamish Veter-ans usually occurs the first Tuesday of ev-ery month. All veterans and their guests are welcome at the Suquamish Warrior Veterans Center, 6353 Middle Street, Suquamish WA, 98392. For more information contact Chuck Wagner (360) 633-6236 or the Veterans Cen-

ter Office at (360) 626-1080. The Veterans Center is also open every Monday 9am-3pm for Veteran visiting and Thursdays for service officer work 9am-3pm.

Lushootseed Language Classes June 4, 11, 18 & 25 5:30-8pm Suquamish Tribe and Community members of all ages are invited to learn the traditional language of the Suquamish People. Language classes meet every Tuesday at the Suquamish Tribe Education Department, 15838 Sandy Hook Road, Poulsbo WA, 98370. Dinner will be served to all who attend class. For more information contact Randy Purser in the Suquamish Education Department office at (360) 394-8566.

Suquamish Cultural Co-Op Meeting June 4 & 25 3:30-5pm Tribal Members and Suquamish Government Employees are encouraged to attend in the Tribal Council Chambers, 18490 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish WA, 98392. For more information contact Tina Jackson (360) 394-8455 [email protected]

PME Board of Directors Meeting June 5 & 19 8am Port Madison Enterprises (PME) Board of Directors meetings usually occur every oth-er week throughout the year. Meetings are in the PME Boardroom at Suquamish Clear-water Casino Resort, 15347 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish, WA 98392. The meetings are open to Suquamish Tribal Members and invited guests. For more information on PME Board of Directors meetings, please contact Brenda Stice at [email protected] Suquamish Song & Dance Practice June 6-27 5:30pm Every Thursday at 5:30pm The Suquamish Sports and Recreation Department is holding Song & Dance practice for all Suquamish Tribal Members at the Youth Center. All levels of skill are encouraged to attend. For more information contact Kate Ahvakana at (360) 394-8573 or [email protected]. Kids Day at Suquamish Museum June 12 3:30pm Please join us for Kids Day at the museum with traditional Suquamish storytelling by Elder Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch. For more information, contact the Suquamish Museum at (360) 394-8499.Tribal Council Meeting June 13 8:30 am Suquamish Tribal Council meetings general-ly occur every other Monday throughout the year. Meetings are in the Suquamish Tribal Council Chambers at 18490 Suquamish Way NE, Suquamish WA, 98392 and are open to Suquamish Tribal Members and Employees of the Suquamish Tribe. Special reports and guest speaker presentations are open to Tribal Members only. For more information about Tribal Council meetings, including agendas or specific presentation times, contact Windy Anderson [email protected]. GED Orientation June 19 2-5pm Tribal Members seeking to obtain their GED

are encouraged to attend. GED Orientation is held the third Wednesday of every month, at the Suquamish Tribe Education Department, 15838 Sandy Hook Road, Poulsbo WA, 98370. For sign up for Orientation, or for more information, contact Nancy Silverman at (360) 373-1539.

Movie Night at the Museum June 20 5:30pm Join museum staff in once each month for a free movie night. This month, the museum is showing Huchoosedah: Traditions of the Heart. The documentary chronicles the ef-forts of Late Upper Skagit Tribal elder, his-torian and scholar Vi Hilbert as she works to preserve the ancient Lushootseed language as a living language. Interwoven with Hilbert’s story are images of the land that is home to her tribe, along with archival photos captur-ing Skagit traditions and culture. For more information, contact the Suquamish Museum at (360) 394-8499.Suquamish Museum Friendship Camp June 25-26 The Suquamish Museum is Partnering with the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum and will be holding a two day culture-history camp for Suquamish and Bainbridge Island youth ages 8-10. Space is limited to the first 6 youth so if you would like for your child to participate please call: (360) 394-8693.

Men’s Health Day June 27 11am-1pm Suquamish Tribal men, boys and communi-ty men and boys are inited to the House of Awakened Culture in Downtown Suqua-mish. Information about staying healthy will be available as well as BBQ, hunting and fishing trivia. For more information contact Suquamish Community Health Nurse Barba-ra Hoffman at (360) 394-8476 or [email protected]. Celebrate Birds at Cowling Creek June 29 10am-2pm Learn about birds at Cowling Creek and in Miller Bay with short bird walks, nature hikes, and hands-on activities. Educational birds will be visiting from West Sound Wild-life Shelter and there will be an exhibit of old time tools and equipment with demon-strations of their use. A free event open to all ages! Visit www.greatpeninsula.org for details.Wolfpack Basketball Tournament June 29-30 The Wolfpack is hosting a 3-On-3 basketball tournament at the Suquamish Tribal Gym. Brackets include 40+ men, 30+ men, adult men and adult women. Entry is $50 for each team, with proceeds supporting the Wolfpack and travel costs for Savannah Turrieta’s In-vitational in Australia. Contact Debra Hill at (360) 535-3582 for more information.


News

Being FrankFixing the culverts is good for everyoneOlympia, WA- Indian tribes in western Washington have long been using our treaty rights to protect and restore the salmon resource to the benefit of every-one who lives here. A good recent exam-ple is the federal court’s March 29 ruling in the culvert case brought against the state by the tribes back in 2001.

The state of Washington must fix fish-blocking culverts under state-owned roads because they violate tribal trea-ty-reserved fishing rights, federal Judge Ricardo Martinez ruled in late March. The court found that more than 1,500 state cul-verts deny salm-on access to hun-dreds of miles of good habitat in western Wash-ington, harming salmon at every stage in their life cycle.

We didn’t want to file this litigation, but the salmon can’t wait. At the pace that the state has been repairing its blocking cul-verts, there would be few, if any, salmon left by the time all were fixed. Martinez’s ruling will result in hundreds of thou-sands more salmon returning to Wash-

ington waters each year. These salmon will be available for harvest by everyone who lives here, not just the tribes.

We could have avoided the suit if the state followed its own laws. One of Washing-ton’s first laws on the books requires fish passage at any blockage in creeks and rivers.

Instead, the state chose to largely ignore the problem along with the tribes’ trea-ty rights, which depend on salmon being available for harvest. And once again, our treaty rights were upheld by the fed-eral courts, just as they have been consis-tently since the 1974 Boldt decision that re-affirmed those rights and established the tribes as co-managers of the salmon resource.

This isn’t something new to the tribes. The state’s approach has long been to ignore treaty rights even if that means ignoring the best interests of all of its cit-izens.

State agencies told the Legislature in 1995 that fixing culverts was one of the most cost-effective strategies for restor-ing salmon habitat and increasing natural salmon production. The cost to benefit ratio goes up as the number of culverts repaired per year increases, they said.

Two years later, state agencies said ev-ery dollar spent fixing culverts would generate four dollars’ worth of additional salmon production. Recent studies sup-port that estimate.

Still, Judge Martinez had to issue a per-manent injunction against the state’s con-tinued operation of fish-blocking culverts under state roads. The reason is that the state has actually reduced culvert repair efforts in the past three years, which has led to a net increase in the number of bar-rier culverts. At the current pace, the state would never complete repairs, Martinez said, because more culverts were becom-ing barriers to salmon than were being fixed.

The federal court’s ruling will not bank-rupt the state. Judge Martinez gave the state and its Department of Transporta-tion (DOT) 17 years to complete repairs. Other state agencies were already plan-ning to have their blocking culverts cor-rected within the next three years.

Culvert repair cost estimates being pro-vided by the state are higher than the actual repair costs presented in court, Martinez ruled. The state claims that the average cost to replace a state DOT culvert is $2.3 million. But the evidence showed the actual cost of DOT culverts

built to the best fish passage standards has been about $658,000.

It’s important to note that repairs will be funded through the state’s separate transportation budget and will not come at the expense of education or other so-cial services. It’s also important to under-stand that state law already requires that culverts allow fish passage. The culvert case ruling directs the state to do noth-ing more than what is already required, except to correct DOT fish-blocking cul-verts at a faster rate.

The treaty Indian tribes bring much to the salmon management table. Salmon pop-ulations in western Washington would be in far worse shape without the salmon recovery efforts, fisheries management expertise, leadership, hatcheries, fund-ing, and traditional knowledge the tribes provide. More habitat would be lost, few-er salmon would be available for harvest, and there would be far less funding for salmon recovery.

We prefer to cooperate rather than liti-gate to achieve salmon recovery. But if our treaty rights can be used to re-open these streams and enhance wild salmon populations, that’s a win-win for all.

Police Department such as Operation I.D. and Neighborhood Watch.Collected in the Take-Back were hun-dreds of Oxytocin, Morphine and Hy-dromorphone pills; these three kinds of drugs are in the Narcotic Analgesic cate-

gory and are extremely addictive and are having a huge impact on our community when used without prescription and the supervision of a physician. About an ounce of Ketamine, a highly addictive medication usually used in vet-erinarians’ offices was turned in as well.

This medication is highly sought after and is known as “K”, “Special-K”, and is often used as a date-rape drug.Our neighbors also turned in pounds of expired vitamins, cough syrup, over-the-counter pain medications, nasal spray, eye drops, horse de-wormer, feline ear

cleaner and more!The Suquamish Police Department will accept any left over, expired or other-wise unwanted medications of any kind during all business hours – we are not able to accept leaking containers or nee-dles. If you believe you have found ille-gal drugs please call us and we’ll respond to you, please do not transport anything you think is an illegal drug .Help be the eyes and ears of your po-lice department and we’ll work to-gether to keep our community saf-er. Many people addicted to these medications are fueling their habit through the illegal drug trade which is far from victimless. Addicts pay for illegal prescription drugs by stealing from friends and family, breaking into cars and even homes. Communities also pay over time in the form of lost wag-es, increased insurance costs, lost family members and more. Our officers were delighted at the re-sponse from the community during the drug take back event. We hope that we can continue the trend!

Take Back cont...

Suquamish Community Members turned in more than 40 pounds of expired perscriptions during the National Drug Take Back Event in April.

Associate Degree High School Diploma GED

Technical Degree


Education

CKA Students Tell A Whale’s TaleErland Point Grey Whale provides inspiration for youth and educators by Alisha Westby

Congratulations Suquamish Class of 2013

Bachelor of Arts

Master Degree Rebecca Purser Lorilee Morsette Adam Jackson

Angel ClarkRenee’ Hommel Chelsea Jones Denita Santos Hemeh Alexis

Alicia Joe Eaton

Bryce BradwellAmanda CarperAmie Gallagher

Vincent ChargulaufJacob Hill

Kennan KlausJanelle MillsK.T. Deam

Kristina Leigh PittsJosh HoffmanZane Peterson

Golden Eagle Hawk Jr.Nicole Neugebauer

Robert Gemmell

Cody BradwellCassandra GeorgeJacquelyn Kimmel

Lisa (Jackson) Rodriguez

Savannah RainesAlexander WarnerMarlin George Jr.Jennifer Lawrence

Tanner Kumpf

CKA students from left, Shadow Williams, Jacob Anderson Rosie Deam, Luuk McCloud adn Sequoia Chargualaf hold the sculpture they made from the bones of the Grey Whale that washing up on Erland Point in 2011. The sculputre will be placed in the Suquamish Library. Photo left, students Luuk McCloud and Mark Kelly sketch various bones from the Grey Whale as part of their assignment.

Chief Kitsap Academy (CKA) Biology and Environmental science students had the privilege of working with Elizabeth Unsell, from the Suquamish Fisheries Department, to learn about the Gray Whale that washed ashore at Erlands Point in 2011. CKA students helped categorize and identify the whale bones by participating in the “Adopt-a-Bone” program. Each student selected one bone from the whale skeleton, identifying the bone and sketching the bone from three different perspectives. In addition,

students learned about the evolutionary path of the whale, the life cycle of a whale and compared the whale skeleton to human anatomy. In addition, students hypothesized the reason for the whale’s death, citing its’ diminished weight as a likely contributor and are anxiously awaiting results from the necropsy to find out if parasites or pollution contributed to the death of the whale. Students also researched questions they had about Grey Whales and whales in general. Some of the questions students posed included aspects of the Grey Whale’s migration pattern, life cycle, family dynamics, baleen and habitat. Students also discussed the history of whaling for the Makah tribe, including the whale hunt in 1999 and the following hunt in 2005. This led to a thoughtful and powerful discussion of Suquamish history and tribal fishing rights. To help preserve the whale skeleton students coated each of the bones with a glue solution. Students brainstormed how the whale skeleton could best be used and decided on three main uses. Pieces of the whale skeleton will be housed at the Suquamish Museum as a kit for schools. Students designed and built a sculpture that will be housed in the Suquamish Tribal Library and each student created a story pole using the whale’s rib bones. “We definitely would not be able to work with a whale in a regular public school,” stated Sophomore Tommy Puckett. Uriea Wright explained the uniqueness of this experience, “I liked the opportunity of getting to see a whale bone in person and holding it. It was my first time!” Chief Kitsap Academy students look forward to many more opportunities to learn from their community and surroundings!


EducationCarmen’s Prom Nets $10,000 For Local Foundation

Tiny Tots & Teddy Bears At Suquamish Library

Suquamish Elementary Important Dates

Thursday, June 6After School Program Last Day

Wednesday, June 12 Half-day Kindergarten Last Day

Friday, June 14Half-day, FDK-12

Monday, June 17 Half-day, FDK-12 & Last Day

Higher Education Program Manager Hello my name is Brenda Guerrero. My mother is Susan Henry and my father is John Soy Sr. I have two beautiful daugh-ters Kristen Soy and Lenora Bagley. I have been hired as the Higher Educa-tion Program Manager. What a great re-warding job this is. I get the opportunity to work with my fellow tribal members and watch them grow in their higher edu-cation endeavors. The higher education office has moved to the Chief Kitsap Academy. My office hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. I am also in the office 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tues-days and Wednesdays. Please feel free to contact me with any questions about higher education here at the Suquamish Tribe. Brenda Guerrero is the newly-appointed Higher Education Program Manager for the Suquamish Tribe. She can be reached at (360) 394-8460 or by e-mail at [email protected]

Guerrero in her new office at the SuquamishEducation Department on Sandy Hook Rd.

Students entering kindergarten in the fall from the Marion Forsman Early Learning Center have visited the Suquamish Tribal Library three times this spring for story time and buddy reading with the Chief Kitsap Academy students. Students have made finger puppets, created mud pies and brought their teddy bears for a Teddy Bear Pic-nic. The library is creating a cookbook full of the student’s mud pie recipes. After a shared story time, Students love to come visit their reading buddies and spend time in the library. It is a great way to develop early literacy skills and a love of reading.

From left, Amie Gallagher, Superintendent Joe Davalos, Jazmine Ortiz, Meghan Rubman, Uriah Wright, CKA Principal Fabian Castilleja present Caring For Carmen Foundation Director Leslie Burns with a check for $10,000. Ortiz and fellow classmate Crystal Purcell created the fundraiser to support Carmen Garringer’s fight against cancer for their senior project.


Government

Angel Stewart Tribal Gaming (360) 394-8736

Welcome New Employees!

Carlos Virella Tribal Gaming (360) 394-8736

Cheayvone Lawrence Early Learning Center

childcare Teacher (360) 394-8578

George Hill Suquamish Seafoods

harvest Coordinator (360) 394-8494

Ingrid Carter Tribal Gaming (360) 394-8659

Jacinda Lawrence Human Services Case Manager (360) 394-8412

James Ives Fisheries Department Shellfish Technician

(360) 394-8450

Jason Olsen Suquamish police

Police Officer (360) 394-8540

John Cates Tribal Gaming (360) 394-8736

John Villanueva Fisheries Department Shellfish Technician

(360) 394-8450

Ramono Guardipee Suquamish Seafoods

Packer (360) 598-6717

Sammy Mabe Suquamish Police Geoduck Monitor

(360) 394-8450

Terry Johnson Sports & Recreation

Youth Worker (360) 394-8756

Vickie Smith Suquamish Seafoods

Packer (360) 598-6717

Vicki Turrieta Maintenance Department

Nightshift Custodian (360) 394-8592

Keith Smith Tribal Gaming (360) 394-8736


Government

Submitted by Windy Anderson

Chairman’s Report

Tribal Council Meeting Overview

Submitted by Leonard Forsman

See Tribal Council page 9...

State-Tribal Transportation Policy Meeting Tribal leaders met with new Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson to share with her successes that the Tribes and WSDOT have experienced in the past and the challenges we face in the future. Economic development, safety, environ-mental and cultural resource protection, and tourism were all subjects of conver-sation. Secretary Peterson served as a transportation policy adviser to Oregon Governor Kitzhaber and has experience working with Indian Tribes.YWCA Women of Achievement Luncheon The Bremerton YWCA, which primarily provides services to domestic violence victims in Kitsap County, held their an-nual fundraiser at the Kitsap Confer-ence Center in Bremerton. Representa-tive Sherry Appleton (D-Poulsbo) was an honoree. Sherry has worked hard in honoring the government-to-government relationship between the state and the tribes through her services on the Wash-ington State Legislature’s Tribal Affairs committee.U.S. vs. Washington Oral Argument The Suquamish Tribe, through the work of Tribal Attorney Michelle Hansen, responded to a motion by neighboring Tribes to challenge our usual and accus-tomed fishing area. I joined staff and tribal attorneys in supporting our legal counsel and representing our tribal inter-ests.Fish Consumption Rate Federal/State/Tribal Leadership Meeting Tribal leaders from across the State met

with representatives of the Washington State Department of Ecology and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to express our concerns regarding water quality in Puget Sound. We met at the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge and heard the state’s plans to address the need to raise the fish consumption rate, which is cur-rently well below the actual rate of fish consumption, especially among Tribes.Suquamish Tribe Spirit of Giving Event The Suquamish Tribe held its first annual “Spirit of Giving” event at Kiana Lodge to acknowledge the non-profits in the area for their work helping others in the fields of education, hunger, youth suicide prevention, athletics, and other worthy causes.Navy Government-to-Government Meeting The Navy and the Suquamish Tribe met again to discuss various projects proposed by the Navy at Manchester and Keyport. We continue to be vigilant in our efforts to work with the Navy to make sure that their in-water and shoreline work has the least impact on the habitat as possible and that the Navy mitigates for any im-pacts they do produce in their work.Meeting with Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-WA) Congressman Kilmer provided an up-date on activities in the U.S. Congress, especially in regard to the budget cuts required by sequestration. I was able to provide him with an update on tribal is-sues, especially regarding education and habitat protection.Fran James Memorial The family of Fran James, beloved Lum-mi elder and basket maker, held a rosary

in her honor of her passing in Ferndale. Fran was a good friend to the Suquamish and many other elders, teaching them the skills of basketry and other tribal tradi-tions.State Committee on Geographic Names The State Committee on Geographic Names held their quarterly meeting in Olympia. Names up for consideration in-cluded changing the name for the point in Dyes Inlet from Erland Point to Erlands Point, to recognize common usage.Great Peninsula Conservancy Dinner GPC held their annual fundraising dinner at Kiana Lodge. I provided a welcome to this organization, which works to preserve lands in the Kitsap and Mason County area that are crucial to habitat conservation.Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Meeting, Spokane The ATNI held their mid-year meeting at the Northern Quest Resort in Spokane. Representatives of the Suquamish Tribe and the Tulalip Tribes joined together to host a luncheon at ATNI to celebrate the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The VAWA reauthorization passed Congress with tribal provisions allowing Tribal Courts to prosecute non-Indian perpetrators of domestic vi-olence and also allow Tribal Courts to issue protection orders. Thanks to Judge Cindy Smith, Robin Sigo and Ann Fors-man for joining me in representing the Suquamish Tribe at ATNI for this import-ant event.Navy League Dinner The Navy League held their annual dinner at Kiana Lodge to honor and ac-

knowledge military personnel during Armed Forces Week. Thanks to the Suquamish Song and Dance group and Jay Mills for hosting our visitors in the traditional way.TGC-PME-TC Meeting Tribal Council met with Tribal Gaming Commission staff and Port Madison En-terprises staff to discuss equipment needs for the new casino and hotel expansion. Bella Bella Canoe Journey 2014 Meeting & Potlatch The Heiltsuk Nation held a meeting to discuss their 2014 hosting of Tribal Journeys at their reserve in Bella Bella B.C. Representatives provided their pre-liminary plans for the route, landing and hosting of next year’s journey. Following the meeting, a family potlatch was held by Frank Brown, one of the founders of Tribal Canoe Journeys. Supported by his wife Kathy and their children, the Brown’s held a celebration that celebrat-ed the intertwining of tribal canoe jour-neys and the resurgence of the Heiltsuk culture. Cultural Resource Protection Conference The 6th Annual Cultural Resources Con-ference was held at the House of Awak-ened Culture in downtown Suquamish. Archaeologists, anthropologists and tribal cultural resource managers met to discuss trends in archaeological meth-ods and issues facing Tribes as we try to work together to preserve and protect our ancestral places.

April 8, 2013 MeetingBudget Modifications CY 2013-020, 022, 024, 027, 029 &030 Deputy Executive Director Morrie Black Eagle presented the following proposed budget modifications: 2013-020 which if approved would reconcile the budgeted Indirect Cost Expense in Fund 200 DOI Self Governance and Fund 210 HHS Self Governance with the agreed upon Indirect Cost Rate by increasing the indirect cost expenditure line item in each fun. 2013-022 to appropriate an additional $61,223 from the North Kitsap School District (NKSD) contract to the Chief Kitsap Academy budget. 2013-024 which if approved would combine Program 100.565 General Fund – Youth Administration and Program 100.570 General Fund – Athletic Program into one Sports and Recreation Department budget. 2013-027 which if approved would allocate funds from the three year Domestic Violence grant to increase fringe benefits and non-capital equipment line items in the Wellness Program budget. Mr. Black Eagle noted that the indirect cost allocation in this budget will be adjusted to account for both the increase in fringe benefit expenditures and the change in the approved indirect cost rate. 2013-029 which if approved would appropriate $74,308 from the DOJ grant to do strategic planning in the Wellness Program and the Police Department. 2013-030 to appropriate $5,899 of EPA Lockheed Grant 2012 carry over funds to the Fisheries Department Environmental Program budget. VOTE: Approved 4-0-2Indian Health Services Funding Agreement

Deputy Executive Director Black Eagle presented a request for approval to renew the Tribe’s Funding Agreement with Indian Health Services. VOTE: Approved 4-0-2RES #2013-030 Tribal Adoption – R. Achberger Fisheries Administrative Assistant Janis Contraro presented the resolution which if approved would acknowledge the March 17, 2013 General Council’s vote to adopt R. Achberger as a member of the Suquamish Tribe. A motion was made to approve the resolution as presented. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0RES #2013-039 Authorization to File for Exclusion of James Earl Randels Chief of Police Mike Lasnier and Tribal Attorney LynDee Wells presented Resolution 2013-039 which if approved would authorize the Suquamish Tribal Prosecutor to file a petition with the Squamish Tribal Court to seek the permanent and complete exclusion of James Earl Randels from the Port Madison Indian Reservation in accordance with Suquamish Tribal Code 5.3.1(2),(3),(4) & (7). After discussion, a motion was made to approve Resolution 2013-039 as presented. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0 Police Vehicle Equipment Purchase Request Chief Lasnier requested approval to purchase and install equipment on one police sports utility vehicle and two marine division trucks, using a lease from Chief Seattle Leasing. After a brief discussion, a motion was made to approve the request. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0RES#2013-038 Appointment of Suquamish WWIETP Representatives Human Services Director Steve Weaver presented Resolution 2013-038 to appoint Jacinda Lawrence as

the Tribe’s representative and himself as the alternate representative for the State of Washington’s Western Washington Indian Employment Training Program (WWEITP). After a brief discussion, a motion was made to approve the resolution as presented. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0RES#2013-042 Indian Reservation Roads Agreement Tribal Engineer Bob Gatz and Legal Department Director Rit Bellis presented Resolution 2013-042 which if approved would authorize the Tribe to enter into an Indian Reservation Roads (IRR) Agreement with the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. This agreement would provide the Tribe with funding to perform planning, research, design, engineering, construction, and maintenance of highways, roads, bridges and transit facilities located on the Port Madison Reservation. Mr. Bellis noted that this agreement does not terminate or alter any existing 638 contracts with the IRR program. After a brief discussion, a motion was made to approve the resolution as presented. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0RES#2013-041 Intergovernmental Agreement with DSHS Tribal Attorney LynDee Wells presented Resolution 2013-041 which if approved would authorize the Tribe to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement for Social and Health Services with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services covering the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2017. Ms. Wells added that the proposed resolution also authorizes the Chairman to sign the agreement. After a brief discussion, a motion was made to approve the resolution as presented. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Out of State Travel Request Chairman Leonard Forsman requested

approval to travel to Bella Bella, Canada to attend a canoe journey planning meeting in May 2013. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Derek Kilmer Campaign Donation Request A motion was made to approve a $2,500.00 donation to the Derek Kilmer Campaign. VOTE: Approved 5-1-0

April 22, 2013 MeetingCarmen’s Prom Crystal Boure and Jazmine Lawrence reported that Carmen’s Prom had exceeded their expectations and raised more than $5,000 for the Caring for Carmen fund. They also had 20 hair donations and 15 shaved heads. A motion was made to approve a $5,000 cash disbursement to the Caring for Carmen fund in response to the great work of these Tribal youth. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Budget Modifications Finance Director Garwood submitted proposed budget modification CY2013-031 which if approved would appropriate additional funds from the General Fund to the gaming surveillance budget to hire auditors to fulfill fuel compact and cigarette tax compact requirements. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Drug Recognition Experts MOU Renewal There was a request to renew the memorandum of understanding between the Tribe and the Washington Traffic Safety Commission which provides overtime funding for Tribe’s police officers who are certified Drug Recognition Experts to participate in drug evaluations and patrols. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Ratification of PME Board Appointment There was a request to ratify a decision made by Council at its recent retreat to


by Kathy Kinsey & Fran Miller

Wellness & Traditions

Community Health Program News What everyone should know about walking, water and 5-2-1-0

Walk and Water Wednesdays To support healthy living through the 5-2-1-0 campaign, the Community Health Department is promoting Walk and Water Wednesdays. 5-2-1-0 is healthy living plan that includes five or more fruits and vegetables, two hours or less of recreational screen time, one hour of physical activity and no sugar sweet-ened drinks. Walking The Suquamish Walking Club started January 9, and continues every Wednes-day from noon to 1p.m. at the House of Awakening Culture. The House of Awakened Culture is a wonderful location. It is safe and dry when it is raining. We can open the doors and enjoy the view and outdoors when

the sun shines! The group is doing a virtual walk to Quinault and back. When we get back to Suquamish, we will start “walk-ing” to Bella Bel-la for next year’s journey! Join us, get entered into our monthly draw-ing for a gift card and enjoy some fruit infused water. See you there! Water The Community Health program is providing fruit infused water on Wednesdays at the Main Recep-tion Desk, Human Services, Wellness and Chief Kitsap Academy. It will also be available at Elder’s Luncheon and the Walking Club. Our goal is to get everyone to LOVE wa-ter and for it to be their preferred bever-age. Come by and enjoy this delicious, all natural, and sugar-free beverage. You might want to try it at home instead of sodas and other sugar sweetened bever-

ages. It will save you both calories and money. Water Wednesday is already having an impact. Betty Hamlin said she bought a large pitcher and started pre-paring fruit infused water at home. She especially enjoys drinking water infused with mixed berries. Betty has enjoyably increased her water intake with her new choice of beverage.To make fruit infused water like Betty, you can use whatever kind of fruit you like except bananas; make sure fruit is good and ripe for maximum sweetness and fla-vor. We use all kinds of citrus and berries. Pineapple and watermel-on work well for flavoring wa-ter too. If you don’t want to buy whole ones, many grocery stores sell small containers of pre-cut fruit. You can also add herbs. Herbs are optional, but many herbs are a surprising complement to fruit flavors; almost any herb will work depending on your personal preference. We are using the plentiful spearmint out of our herb garden. Spearmint goes well with lime and makes a refreshing drink. Keep the water chilled. More flavors infuse as the fruit and herb steep in the chilled water. To avoid pesticide contam-ination, use organic fruits and vegetables

especially peaches, grapes, cucumbers, and berries. If use of organic is not possi-ble, cut off rinds and skins.5 Week Healthy Beverage Challenge The Healthy Beverage Challenge is un-derway! Participants are replacing sugar sweetened beverages with water and oth-

er non sugary drinks. The challenge runs from May 16 through June 19. Return your completed challenge chart to Fran Miller in Human Services by June 26 and you will be eligible for the prize drawing, which will include gift cards and contain-ers to make your own infused water. You can drop off your challenge sheet at the human services front desk or send it to Fran via interoffice mail.

Making fruit infused water.

Suquamish Tribal Elder Betty Hamlin has made drinking fruit infused water part of her daily routine.

Wednesdays Walking Group has made it all the way to Quinault. Walkers are now working on their return trip home, logging each mile every week.


Wellness & Traditions

Traditional Plants Classes

June 13 5:30-8:30 Celebrating Men! Herbal Wellness

Class @ Elders Dining Room

June 18 5:30-8:30 Herbs for Summertime Wellness &

1st Aid @ Elders Dining Room

June 22 11:00-2:30 Suquamish Gardens Clean Up Day

@ House of Awakened Culture

June 29 11:00-4:30 Harvest Trip @ TBD

July 2 5:30–8:30 Making Herbal Infused Oils, Salves

& Balms @ Elders Dining Room

July 16 5:30-8:30 Garden Goodness! What to do with

Herbs & Veggies! @ Elders Dining Room

July 27 11:00-4:30 Harvest Trip @ TBD

Aug. 10 11:00-2:30 Suquamish Gardens Clean Up Day

@ House of Awakened Culture

Aug. 22 5:00-9:00 Preserving Fruits and Berries @

House of Awakened Culture

August 26, 11:00-4:30 Harvest Trip @ TBD

appoint Angel Hill to the Port Madison Enterprises Board of Directors position #1 to serve out Wayne George’s term which expires on December 31, 2015. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0Ratification of Museum Board AppointmentThere was a request to ratify a decision made by Council at its recent retreat to appoint Peg Deam to the Suquamish Museum Board position #1 to serve out Robin Sigo’s term which expires on December 31, 2013. VOTE: Approved 6-0-0

Tribal Council cont....


Suquamish Girls Shine In SKYAA Basketball League

Sports & Rec Quinault Practice Landing Suquamish joined tribes from across the Northwest in preparation for Tribal Journeys by Kate Ahvakana

Upcoming June Sports Highlightsby Craig Miller

Suquamish Renewal Powwow Gains MomentumOrganizers attribute year-over-year growth to collaboration between participating nations by Craig Miller

Native American Night with The Seattle Storm On Friday June 28, The Seattle Storm is hosting Native American Night. The In-ter-Tribal Sports League will be playing games at Key Arena 1-4 p.m. High School teams from Suquamish, Nisqually, Lum-mi and Yakama will be participating in a jamboree style event. The Suquamish Sports and Recreation Department has a limited number of free tickets for the Storm game starting later the same day at 7:00 p.m. For more information please contact Craig Miller, Magdalena Turrieta or Aaron Lawrence.Youth Softball The Inter-Tribal Sports League will be playing youth softball games in Nis-qually on June 15, and Suquamish on June 22. Games begin at noon. For more information please contact Craig or Mag-dalena in Sports and Recreation at (360) 394-8576.Inter-Tribal League Basketball Clinic: The Inter-Tribal Sports League will be hosting a basketball clinic for Jr. and High School in Nisqually June 25-27. This clinic is being presented by Wash-ington Mentors with Jim Marsh, a for-mer NBA player. For more information please contact the Sports and Recreation office (360) 394-8574.

by Magdalena Turrieta

The Sports and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Suquamish team of girls playing in South Kitsap’s SKYAA sea-son. The Suquamish girls, made up of players in grades 3-5, are playing up in their division- facing off against teams made up of girls in grades 5-6.No matter the size or skills of their opponents these young ladies come to play ball. Each game they hustle on both ends of the court playing tough defenseThough they are usually out sized, the Suquamish girls get in the inside of the key to pull down rebounds, dive on loose balls and look for the open person up the court. These young ladies have been working very hard practicing new skills, working on their outside shots and learning to move the ball up the court. All their hard work is showing at game time. The coaches are proud of each of these young ladies that come to each game with a smile on their face, and work hard throughout the whole game. No matter the outcome, they are always smiling cheering each other on. The girls truly make up one great Suquamish team that the community can be proud of.

Suquamish Renewal Powwow Royalty 2013, from left, Tiny Tot Warrior: Olaklaw Sanchez (Nisqually), Miss Renewal: Talia Campball (Nisqually), Renewal Warrior: Eric Tom (S’klal-lam), Jr. Princess: Ah-Nika-Leesh Chiquiti (Suquamish).

From left, Dennis Sutter, Leonard Forsman, Lance Four Star, Logan Four Star, Teylor Santos, Gene Jones III, Magdalena Turrieta, Craig Mill-er, Katie Ahvakana, Victor Turrieta, Nigel Lawrence on the ocean beaches at Paddle To Quinault’s practice landing in May. Photo right, Nigel Lawrence makes ready to place qal-qal-la-leXiZ in the waters at the practice landing.

The Quinault Tribe hosted a canoe surf practice on May 4, 2013 in preparation for the inter-tribal canoe journey landing later this summer. Quinault’s seaside lo-cation makes water landings there more difficult that those that occur in Puget Sound and Canadian inlets. Area tribes traveled to the seaside reservation to practice their skills on the open water.Suquamish participated and brought qal-

qal-la-leiX, one of two Suquamish sister canoes. Suquamish practiced landing in the surf on the ocean by pulling in and out of the heavy surf near the beach. The Quinault were gracious hosts, making sure everyone was safe with their water rescue team and providing food for every canoe family that attended the practice. Tina Jackson, Barb Santos, Teylor Ives, Amie Gallagher, Nigel Lawrence

and Family, Craig Miller, Dennis Sut-ter, Gene Jones III, Magdalena Turrie-ta, Lance Four Star, Logan Four Star, Jazmine Lawrence, Sarah Van Gelder, Kate Ahvakana, and Leonard Forsman all participated in the practice. Suqua-mish looks forward to the official landing on August 1st, marking the beginning of the Quinault hosting of the 2013 Tribal Journey.

The annual Renewal Coastal Jam and Powwow was held in the House of Awak-en Culture April 26-27, 2013. The coastal jam set the tone for an awesome display of singing and dancing. This year Young Society was host drum and along with twelve other drum groups who rocked the house with great singing that was pure beauty and champion style danc-ing. This year there was a total payout to fifty-four winners in dance prize money.Every year the powwow has grown. It is becoming a favorite along the powwow circuit. We look forward to seeing every-one back next spring. Would like to thank James Old Coyote, Sammy Mabe and the staff of The Suquamish Tribe Sports and Recreation Department for all your help and support during this event. Congratulations to the contestants that participated in the 2013 Renewal Powwow Royalty Pageant. Each had great answers to our tough questions!

Top row from left, Noelani Old Coyote, Kayauna Cordero, Antonia Ew-ing, Brandy Boure, Joycelyn McCoud, Shyan Zaiss. Bottom row from left, Nika Chiquiti, Celia Williams, Hali-Aleetsah Deam, Alana Chiefstick

Hali-Aleetsah Deam stealing the ball. Also pictured Noelani Old Coyote (#11) , Nika Chiquiti (#4), Antonia Ewing(#5) and Joycelyn McCloud (#14).


Sports & RecA Pull Around Bainbridge IslandYoung pullers test their skills in day-long practice by Kate Ahvakana

(#11)

Calling All Suquamish War Canoe Racersby Barb Santos

Youth Rave About Suquamish Museum’s Sla-Hal Workshop Students taught to create and play traditional game in two-part cooperative program by Kate Ahvakana

Wolfpack 3-On-3 BasketballStudent athlete creates tourney for senior project

The youth participated in a two-part Sla-Hal workshop, hosted by the Suqua-mish Museum, in April. First, students were given instructions and kits to make their own individual Sla-Hal sets. After

the sets were completed, the youth were invited back to play the game outside of Suquamish Museum in the storytell-ing area. Participants were divided into teams and taught the signals and the pur-

pose of the game. A set that was made at the first workshop was used for play.Students were encouraged to sing the songs during the game. Kaiden Fink-bonner shared some of his family songs from the Sacred Water Canoe family. The youth had a great time and after one of the teams won, they even shared their prizes with everyone including bubbles, pens, jacks and pedometers.

Sports & Recreation Program Manager Kate Ahvakana and Suquamish Museum Docent Coordinator Joey Holmes teaching youth how to create Sla-Hal sets.

Suquamish Tribal Member Jacob Hill created a Wolfpack 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament for his senior project, including competitions and medals for 10 and Under, 12 and Under Co-Ed Teams, Teens and more. Champions for 12 and Under Co-Ed Divison are pictured from right, Koh-Kai Williams, Nika Chiquiti and Josh Bagley.

The Sports and Recreation Department is recruiting Suquamish Tribal Members to participate in the Inter-Tribal War Canoe Races schedule throughout the summer months.Participation in races and practice schedules will be based upon interest in the program. For more information contact Barb Santos at (360) 394-7107 or [email protected].

Practice pulls around Bainbridge include areas where pullers have to fight against tides and currents, making the course ideal for training.

On Saturday May 11, Suquamish pulled around Bainbridge Island on the qal-qal. The barge practiced all day as well, pre-paring for the Tribal Journey this year to the ocean beaches of Quinault territory. There were 21 people who participated in the practice pull. In addition, Chuck Wagner and Jim Lawrence manned the Barge and helped with operations. Ni-gel Lawrence skipped the canoe and the pullers were: Dennis Sutter, Craig Miller, Denita Santos, Magdalena Turrieta, Gene

Jones III, Sarah Van Gelder, Jazmine Lawrence, Melita Zaiss, Christine West, Lance Four Star, Logan Four Star, Luke Four Star, , Nika Chiquiti, Colt Williams, Sarah Van Gelder, Kate Ahvakana, Mark Kelly and Josh Smith. The team pulled for 7 hours, fighting the tide at some parts of the daylong journey before making their way back into the Charles Lawrence Memorial Boat Ramp in downtown Suquamish to enjoy food with family and other community mem-

bers. Everyone who participated put a lot of effort into completing the journey and did a great job. The Sports and Recreation Department will be hosting another pull around Bain-bridge Island on June 21, 2013. The team hopes to bring more canoes and people. Anyone interested in participat-ing in the June practice pull is encour-aged to attend. Contact Kate Ahvakana for more information (360) 394-8573 or [email protected].

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June Sports, Recreation & Youth Center CalendarBarb Santos, Director 360-394-7107Craig Miller, Athletic Manager 360-394-8574Kate Ahvakana, Program Manager 360-394-8573Aaron Lawrence, Youth Worker 360-394-8575Denita Santos, Youth Worker 360-394-8618Magdalena Turrieta, Youth Worker 360-394-8634Karren Bagley, Youth Worker/Cook 360-394-8756

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Sports & RecThe Summer Buzz at the Lushootseed Language ProgramWeekly family classes plus a two-week summer language day camp scheduled in July by Christy Roberts & Randi Purser

Summer Words & Phrasessummer

words of the beach

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rock

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starfish

shell

Puget Sound

salmon

seaweed

barnacles

oysters

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1 Swimming 1pm

2Flag Footbal l @ Nisqually 11amYouth Council 1pmMen’s Softball 4pm

3 Zumba 5:30pmPickleball 7pm

4 Net Making 4:30pmZumba 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm

5Men’s Softball 4pm

6 Net Making 4:30pmSong & Dance 5:30pmZumba 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm

7Inter-tribal League Awards @ NisquallyRegalia Making Workshop

8Swimming 1pm

Regalia Making Workshop

9Flag Footbal l @ Nisqually 11amRegalia Making Workshop Men’s Softball 4pm

10Father’s Day Crafts 4:30pmZumba 5:30pmPickleball 7pm

11 Youth Council 3:45pm Crafts 4:30pm Net Making 4:30pm Zumba 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm

12Father’s Day Crafts 4:30pm Men’s Softball 4pm

13 Crafts 4:30pm Net Making 4:30pmSong & Dance 5:30pm Zumba 5:30pm

Adult Open Gym 7pm

14Song & Dance @ NKHS Graduation

15Song & Dance @ KHS Graduation

16Father’s Day

17Zumba 5:30pmPickleball 7pm

18Youth Council 3:45pmZumba 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm


20Lil Kid & Teen Group TripZumba 5:30pmSong & Dance 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm

21Paddle Around

Bainbridge

22Youth Day


24Basketball Camp @ KHSPaddle & Rattle Making WorkshopZumba 5:30pmPickleball 7pm

25Basketball Camps @ KHS & NisquallyPaddle & Rattle Making WorkshopZumba 5:30pmAdult Open Gym 7pm

26Basketball Camps @ KHS & NisquallyPaddle & Rattle Making WorkshopMen’s Softball 4pm

27Basketball Camps @ KHS & NisquallyPaddle & Rattle Making WorkshopAdult Open Gym 7pm

28Teen Group Trip

29 Lil’ Kids Group 2pm

30 Men’s Softball 4pm

Language program coordinators are ex-cited to announce plans for a language day camp this summer. The program is scheduled 1-4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, July 8-18, 2013 at Chief Kit-sap Academy. Snacks and drinks will be provided to students. Coordinators are also working on the possibility of pro-viding transportation to and from camp. More information about the day camp will be available in the coming weeks by contacting the Language Department at CKA.Recently, CKA Language Students and Language Instructor Randi Purser pro-vided Suquamish Elders with a full emersion only breakfast. The students were tasked with taking orders, cooking and serving food speaking only lushoot-seed words and phrases. “It was very exciting to have our own CKA students speak lushootseed while serving our elders food,” said Language Program Instructor Randi Purser.In addition, Purser said the program was such a success that instructors plan to host more full immersion events in the future. In fact, CKA students will be treating Suquamish Elders to a full im-mersion luncheon on June 7, 2013.The language program free classes for the community continue every Tuesday night at the Chief Kitsap Academy (lo-cated in the old Tribal Center complex). Organizers start with dinner at 5:30 p.m. and end the program at 7:45p.m. In or-der to assist everyone equally, teachers ask that students be on time. The classes were restructured during spring break to rotate teachers and students. This will give students the opportunity to meet

each other experience different teaching styles. There are some exciting events for lan-guage contracted teachers over this

summer. The program received schol-arships to cover 1.5 of the tuition for 3 teachers to attend the University of Or-egon NILI summer institute- a 2-week

language course for teachers. This is the fifth year the Suquamish Tribe has been represented at the language institute. This year Randi Purser, Lena Maloney and Jillian George will attend. Cassy George will also be at the classes as a masters language student at the Univer-sity of Oregon.Teachings One of the teaching and learning meth-ods is a language nest, which we are try-ing to create as a family, as a class and a community. A language nest is an area you choose that you speak only lushoot-seed. This area can be large or small de-pending on your language level. In some of our classes we encourage the use of language as much as possible if only a few words or greetings a day. We ask our classes to journal or note when they speak lushootseed and share their expe-riences with the class. We also have the older students and adults write in their language journal for ten minutes at the beginning of each class if they do not want to share with the whole class. The goal is to instill the use of language in many different ways during class so that students will use language during the week with others. Any use of lushootseed is honorable as long as the pronuncia-tion is correct. A new word and phrase are written on boards for the class each week to keep the language fresh and fun. For more information on the Suquamish Tribe Language Program con-tact Randi Purser at [email protected] or by phone at (360) 394-8609.


Business

PME Executive Profile: Nic Armstrongby Lisa Rodriguez

A Suquamish Tribal Member and casino veteran in Indian Country and Las Vegas, Nic’cola brings insight and perspective to industry operations at Port Madison Enteprises. In 1993 Armstrong began his career in gaming as a maintenance worker at the Suquamish Bingo Hall. Two years later, he became a MEGA Bingo worker and then attended Northwest Indian College in Bellingham, WA. In 1996 Armstrong left the Northwest to attend Haskell Indi-an Nations University in Lawrence Kan-sas. During summer vacations he would return home and work at the Little Boston Bingo Hall. In 1998 Armstrong returned home as a black jack dealer at the Clear-water Casino, shortly afterwards trained in Roulette and Craps. In 1999 he was promoted to dual-rate in Table Games. “Every aspect of my life has gotten me to where I am today,” said Armstrong. “In my early years I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to experience all that I had if it wasn’t for Marion Forsman-Boushie. Marion planted the seed for me to further my education; she was the person who convinced me to attend Northwest Indian College.”In 2001 Armstrong took time to recon-nect with his cultural roots. He spent three months in Canada carving the first of two traditional dugout canoes for the

Suquamish Tribe. Once the canoe was completed Armstrong made the journey to bring the canoe to Suquamish, and as-sisted in carving the second canoe a year later. In 2002, Armstrong helped Port Gamble S’Klallam open The Point No Point Casi-no as a full time Floor Supervisor, a year later he was promoted to Shift Manager where he was responsible for slots, secu-rity, table games and more. In 2004, Armstrong was selected to par-ticipate in the PME Internship Program and moved to Las Vegas where he attend-ed the University of Nevada Las Vegas. In the beginning he was going to obtain a degree in Hotel Administration then changed his major to Gaming Operations Management.“Having the opportunity to intern at Clearwater during school breaks allowed for great experience and credits toward school,” said Armstrong. “Working many aspects of different departments has given me a better scope of the entire business. I’ve learned that all of the de-partments need each other in order for the entire company to succeed.”After graduating from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in 2009, Armstrong took the Operations Manager position he has today. Armstrong looked forward to the job as he wanted to hone his business insight in other departments. In his po-sition he is responsible for managing IT, Facilities, Retail, Kiana Lodge and Table Games. Armstrong is committed to ensuring long term success at Port Madison Enterprises and securing a positive economic future for Suquamish. He works under that principal that, in order for Port Madison Enterprises to succeed, growth and diver-sity is key.

Armstrong is the Operations Manager at Port Madison Enteprises, charged with the management of Information Technology, Facilities, Retail, Kiana Lodge and Table Games at the Suquamish-owned company.


Port Madison Enterprises As of May 15, 2013 the following employment

opportunities exist with Port Madison Enterprises.

# Of Openings Dept/Poisition Salary

RangeOpening

Date

25

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

Cashier (FT/PT) $$10.00$10.75

05/09/1305/10/13

2Keno***

Cashier (PT) $ $9.50 5/15/13

31

Kiana LodgeServer (FT) $

Environmental Service Worker (FT)$8.55DOE

04/15/1304/18/13

21211

Food & BeverageCocktail Server (FT/PT) $

Cook (PT) Buffet Server (PT) $

Buffet Cashier (PT) $Busser (PT) $

$8.55$13.00$8.55

$10.00$8.65

05/03/1304/11/135/10/13

05/10/1305/10/13

1611

MarketingDirector (FT)***Driver (FT/PT) $

Valet/Driver (FT) $Valet/Dispatcher (FT) $

DOEDOEDOEDOE

02/12/1305/13/1305/13/1305/13/13

131

RetailLonghouse Texaco Clerk (PT)

Suquamish Village Shell Clerk (PT) $Masi Clerk (PT)

$10.00 $10.00$10.00

05/10/1305/03/1305/07/13

6111

Slot***Cashier (FT/PT) $

Supervisor/Cashier (FT)Relief Shift Manager/Supervisor (FT)

Sr. Technician (FT)

$10.00DOEDOEDOE

05/10/133/21/13

11/29/1204/10/13

281

Table Games***Dual Rate (FT)

Dealer (PT/FT) $Floor Supervisor

DOEDOEDOE

05/03/1305/03/13

04/29/20154 TOTAL ***Requires Class IIIA (Tribal AND State) $-Tipped Position

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:• Port Madison Enterprises applications and Letters of intent must be

completed and on file with Human Resource Dept.• All Casino positions require a State and/or Tribal Gaming license;

PME pays initial licensing fees for Class II positions. • We accept online applications at www.clearwatercasino.com. If you

have questions please contact our Recruiter/Tribal Liaison at (360) 598-8717 or the Job line (360) 598-1360.

Port Madison Enterprises is an agency of The Suquamish Tribe and expressly supports Tribal Preference.

BusinessKitsap Visitor & Convention Bureau Honors PMESuquamish company wins 2013 Vision Award for casino resort expansion plan by Barb Santos

The Kitsap Peninsula Visitor & Con-vention Bureau (KPVCB) honored the Suquamish Tribe and Port Madison En-terprises (PME) with the 2013 Tourism Vision Award for its Five-Year Expan-sion Plan and commitment to the region wide tourism industry. The award was presented to PME execu-tives during the annual KPVCB meeting at Silverdale Beach Hotel on May 22, 2013.“The vision of the Suquamish Tribe and PME, and its properties, have established the region as an important destination and contribute to the economic vitality and growth of the region,” said KPVCB Executive Director Patricia Graf-Hoke.The Suquamish Tribe and PME were also recognized for their contributions to the 2012 13 year-old Babe Ruth World Series and the completion of a compre-hensive trail system near White Horse Golf Club.“We are honored to be recognized by our peers and look forward to creating a more regional destination for tourism,” said Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort Assistant Casino Manager Irene Carper.The Clearwater Casino Resort expansion plan, including a 100-room new hotel tower, 25,000 square-feet of convention space, a new parking garage and a com-plete remodel of the casino, is scheduled to occur in 4 phases over the next 5 years.“We expect to significantly increase tour-ism opportunities in the area with larg-er concerts and conventions,” said PME CEO Russell Steele.The first phase of the expansion, sched-uled to begin this month, includes 10,000 square feet of new meeting space and 4,500 square feet of pre-function space, a new fine dining restaurant, remodeling of the Longhouse Buffet, a two story sup-port structure, new administrative office space, a new walkway with elevator en-

trance to the casino from the resort and a new 700 space parking garage. The sec-ond phase is scheduled for completion in May 2015 and includes a 5-story hotel with 100 additional rooms. Extensive remodeling of the casino is set for phase 3 with a new lounge, specialty restaurant and bar in the center of the ca-sino floor- all scheduled for completion December 2016.The final phase includes a 15,000 square foot meeting and entertainment space. Currently, there are two meeting rooms in the resort with capacity to host events for up to 270 people. By the end of the final phase, new meeting and convention spaces will be able to accommodate more than 2,800 people with movable walls for large or small functions. All upgrades to the property are scheduled to be complet-ed by December 2017.

Clearwater Assistant Casino Manager Irene Carper, left, with PME CEO Russell Steele accepting the 2013 KPVCB Vision Award with Rice Fergus Miller architect Bob Guyt.


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3Birthday CelebrationScalloped Potatoes & HamPeas & CarrotsTossed SaladWheat RollBirthday Cake & Ice Cream

4Geoduck ChowderEgg Salad SandwichBroccoli SaladFresh Fruit

5Sliced Turkey w/ GravyMashed PotatoesBrussels SproutsTossed Salad Wheat RollApplesauce

6Beef Soft Taco (tortilla, beef, refried beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa)Chuckwagon CornTossed SaladFresh Fruit

7Baked FishSweet PotatoSteamed SpinachTossed SaladPachado BreadFrozen Fudge Bar

10Baked Potato Bar w/ Chili, Broccoli & Cheese SauceTossed SaladWheat Roll Fresh Fruit

11Chicken Vegetable SoupTuna Fish Sandwich Cucumber Tomato SaladYogurt & Fruit Parfait

12Beef & Green Bean CasseroleBrown RiceTossed SaladIrish Soda BreadFresh Fruit

13 Salad DayChicken Apple Crunch SaladPasta SaladTossed SaladBlueberry Bran MuffinSF Fruited Jell-O

14Ham Hocks w/ BeansBrown or White RicePeas & CarrotsTossed SaladPachado BreadCottage Cheese & Peaches

17Spaghetti w/ Meat SauceCalifornia Blend VeggiesTossed SaladSpiced Fruit Cup

18Minestrone SoupTurkey SandwichApple & Pineapple SaladChewy Chocolate Cookie

19Chicken Fajita (chicken, peppers & onions, tortilla)Refried BeansTossed SaladFresh Fruit

20 Breakfast for LunchWhole Grain Pancakes w/ Mixed BerriesScrambled Eggs w/ Peppers & OnionsSalsaFresh Fruit

21Indian Tacos Fresh Baby Carrots & Cucumber CoinsFresh Fruit

24Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry Brown RiceTossed SaladWheat RollSF Jell-O w/ Peaches

25Split Pea SoupChef Salad w/egg & seeds Wheat Roll Yogurt Parfait w/Strawberries

26Tuna Noodle CasseroleBrussels SproutsTossed SaladBlueberry Bran MuffinFresh Fruit

27BBQ ChickenPasta SaladBroccoli SaladCucumber Tomato SaladFresh Fruit

28Pork Fried RiceBlend VegetablesTossed Salad Apple-Blueberry Crisp

June Elder’s Lunch Menu

News From The Traditional Heritage SpecialistTraditional practices teach unity in tribal communitiesby Marilyn JonesMay has been filled with rain, sun and storms. For me, it was also a time of say-ing farewell to dear friends that I have worked with for many years. I will not see them again until the next life. They have left behind large shoes to fill and many teachings to carry on. Though we are sad they are gone from us, we must be strong and continue the work they left for us to do. At the Tribal Oversight Committee’s ta-ble during the Weavers Teaching Weav-ers Conference I attended, people taught us to work together and overlook that fact that we come from different Tribes and Nations. We are stronger as one and we can make a greater difference as one. I too believe that if we as Tribe and Nation set aside our differences, work together and stand as one, we can solve many is-sues on fishing, hunting and gathering. We are a stronger unit together. In the past we inter-married, uniting to protect our hunting and gathering areas from the Tribes to the far North and far South. We are the People of the Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest, we should do more to collectively protect the land, water and animals. That is the teaching of the old ways. Are we forget-

ting the Elders and becoming too depen-dent on the legal system to see what we are doing to ourselves? Please join me in reaching out to in-ter-tribal committees to work on setting up ways to protect and care for these ar-eas. In the weaving we are taught to weave with happy thoughts and love. Children are told stories of peaceful beings that created the earth. This makes the weav-ing beautiful and the weavers are calm while they work. There are songs and laughter all the day while we weave and everyone is happy. It is hard work and we are tired after, but we enjoyed meet-ing with people from all different tribes, seeing the vendors and sharing meals. It is like the old days when we got togeth-er and traded, told stories and shared our happy times.Marilyn Jones is the Traditional Heritage Specialist for the Suquamish Tribe. She is also a student at Northwest Indian Col-lete. For information regarding the Tra-dition Heritage Program, conact her at (360) 394-8526 or by email at [email protected].

Marilyn Jones’ son and grandson, holding the rattle she made at the Weavers Teaching Weavers Conference in May.


Notices & Letters

Obituraries

Births

Bertha Randi Napoleon Bremerton, WA August 15, 1918 – May 12, 2013

Bertha died peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Sunday, May 12th at the age of 94. A lifelong resident of Washington; she was born on August 15th, 1918 in the town of Lilliwaup. She was the third of ten children born to Clouse and Daisy Aaro. At the age of nineteen, Bertha left her rural life for Bremerton to marry Paul Deputy. She is survived by her two children of that marriage, Bonnie Ides and Gerald Dep-uty.

In 1948, Bertha married Alec Napoleon who brought with him five children of his own. She gave birth to Duane and Don Napoleon respectively and she is survived by her daughter Linda O’Con-nor. The large family lived at Phinney Bay until 1964 when they moved to Sunnyslope Road in Port Orchard.A testament to Bertha’s strength came during this time when she battled and survived cancer in 1978.After her husband Alec passed away in 1983, she moved to Bonney Lake where she lived until 1996.Bertha found love one last time in her life when she met Harry Williams with whom she shared ten years together in Port Hadlock until his passing in 2006. Her final years were spent in Bremer-ton.Although she gave birth to five chil-dren, she played the role of mother to well over a dozen people in her life-time. Including her extended family, Bertha had eighteen grandchildren and count-less great-grandchildren. She even had a couple of great-, great-grandchildren. Bertha was always willing to help in any way possible. Everyone knew that if they needed something, they could count on her to be there for them. She enjoyed painting and many other crafts. More than anything else, she enjoyed being with her family.Bertha touched many lives in her 94 years. She will be greatly missed, but she will live on in our memories.

Malia Lee Carper May 2, 2013

Shawn and Irene Carper are pleased to announce the birth of their first grand-daughter Malia, born to their eldest daughter Amanda Carper, at Harrison Medical Center in Silverdale, WA. Malia was born at 4:02 a.m. weighing 8lbs 7oz and measuring 20 ½ inches.

Student Worker Applications The Suquamish Tribe Human Services Department is now accepting applica-tions for Summer Student Worker po-sitions. The deadline to apply is June 8, 2013. There are limited spaces available. These positions are only available to Suquamish Tribal Youth. For more infor-mation, including age restrictions, con-tact the Human Services Department at (360) 394-8463.2013 Canoe Journey Artist Bids The Suquamish Cultural Co-Op will be accepting written bids from Suquamish Tribal Members only for 2 (two) tradi-tional handmade gifts for the 2013 Tribal Canoe Journey. Bids will be accepted for weavings, carvings, prints (original de-sign, limited production, signed), paint-ings, etc. The maximum dollar limit per

gift is $1,000.00 (committee will decide if item price is acceptable). Written bids will be accepted until Sunday, June 31, 2013 at 4:30 p.m. To submit a bid, con-tact Suquamish Tribe Cultural Activities Coordinator Tina Jackson at (360) 394-8455 or [email protected]. Suquamish Police Auction Starting June 3, the Suquamish Police Marine Division will be conducting a silent auction for recovered abandoned crap pots. Persons interested in placing a bid should make offers in writing and submit them in a sealed envelope, along with a name and contact number, to the front desk at the Suquamish Police De-partment by June 14, 2013. Make sure to address the envelope to the Marine Division. The winner will be contacted June 17, 2013. For more information on the auction and condition of the crab pots contact Domingo Almirol at (360) 394-8539 or [email protected] For Tribal Elders Suquamish Seafoods provides geoduck packages to Suquamish Tribal Elders at

no cost. Geoduck is available for pick-up at Suquamish Seafoods on Fridays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Geoduck is only available for pickup by Suquamish Tribal Elders. In addition, each Elder is limited to 1 (one) package of geoduck per distribu-tion. Elder geoduck packages are only available while supplies last, are for personal use only and may not be used for resale. For more information contact Suquamish Seafoods at (360) 394-8512. Tribal Vendors Wanted The Suquamish Farmers Market is seek-ing Suquamish Tribal Member Vendors for the seasonal market held across the street from the Suquamish Tribal Cen-ter on Suquamish Way, Wednesdays 3-7 p.m. throughout the spring and summer months. All market vending fees for Suquamish Tribal Members are waived. Applications and more details, including contact information, can be found online at www.suquamishfarmersmarket.org.Suquamish Housing Updates The Suquamish Department of Commu-nity Development will be building new

homes this year. Tribal members, please make sure your Housing Update is sub-mitted in order to be considered. Updates include any changes to; income, desig-nated successor, family member number, waiting list updates, change of address or contact information. Tribal members my obtain all Housing Update Forms and new Housing Applications at Department of Community Development, located in the Tribal Administration Building on Suquamish Way in Suquamish, WA. Contact the office with questions at (360) 598-8418. Tribal Artists Wanted The Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe is host-ing a Native and Non-Native Art and Craft Fair November 2, 2013. Appli-cations to participate are due July 15, 2013. For application details, including artist and goods requirements contact Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe Publications Specialist Betty Oppenheimer at (360) 681-3410 or e-mail at [email protected].


BirthdaysJ June 6Tutau Abraham

Joel SigoJune 7

Samantha Kimmel Janis Marquez

June 8Shoshanna Bayes

Raymond Forsman Kyle George

Amber Jackson Porcha Vaught

June 9Shawn Hawk

June 10Anthony Agibinik Richard Belmont

Kayla George Delores Harry

Joe JoeJune 11

Cookie Boyd Alexander Potts

June 12Bardow Lewis II

June 13Beatrice Berlin

Isaac Covarrubias Lisa Ellis

Hazle Pacquette

June 14Todd Belmont Karyn Keller

June 15Angel Freeman

June 16Joshua Bagley

June 17Juanita Borja

Banielle Bemain Ayanna Jones

June 18Breanna Jackson Michael Smith

June 19Edward Bradwell Mitchell George

Milo Peck IIIJune 20

Camellia Keller Levi MabeJune 21

Ivy Cheyney Stormi Vivian

June 22Adam Edelstein Julie Haubrich Maiya Jeffers Rhett Mills

Bearon Old Coyote Sydney Purser Joshua Smith

June 23William Crowell

June 24Isaiah Pondelick

June 25Michael Armstrong

Shane Clark Nancy Reynoso-Purser

Peggy Snow Ariana Warner

June 26Beverly Adams

Nancy Davis Christian Lawrence

June 27Ann Forsman Lewis George

John Vollenweider Jr.June 28

Stephen Lawrence Sr. Keli Parrett

Maureen SatherJune 29

Sarah George Niomi Pavlock

June 30Lucas Nichols James Porter

June 1Charles Dryden

Kai WilliamsJune 2

James Anderson Brian Belmont

Marjorie Napoleon Paul Peck

Angela TateJune 3

Michael Cordero Kamiakin Gwinn

Bernadette Herrmann Bradley Jackson

June 4Rebecca Castillo

Lance Purser Clyton Winnie Laura Yaeger

James ZimmermanJune 5

Darrel Hoffman David Hoffman

Ruth Lindell Ignacio Santos Jr. Wade Williams

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