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Issue No. 350 Serving the Puyallup Tribe of Indians February 20, 2019
Puyallup Tribal members at the Jan. 19, 2019, MMIW March at the state capital in Olympia. From left to right – Judith Miles, Juliette Estacio, Katie Miles, James Miles, Pedro Sanchez, David Bean, Sophia Ford, Denae Shippentower, Selena Shippentower, Anna Bean, Dakota Case, Teshay Firethunder, Nancy Shippentower and granddaughters, Dakota Case, Makaylah Michael and Jocelyn Squally at the Olympia State Capitol MMIW March. Photo by Tribal Member Jennifer Squally.
MarchingMissing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s to Marches Remembercommence across the nation. P. 2
PUYALLUP TRIBAL ELDERS Paid US Postage Tacoma, WA Tacoma, PRSRT STD PRSRT Permit No 899 Stories from Matheson and Rasberry
Honoring our elders P. 3
I-940 SPORTS FEATURE Justice Meet Chief for Jackie Leschi Warriors
OR CURRENT RESIDENT OR CURRENT PTOI and families Athletes on the Chief Leschi Warriors and join Gov. Inslee for de- Lady Warriors basketball teams speak on escalate signing P. 5 their struggles and successes P. 6 Puyallup Tribe of Indians Tribe Puyallup 3009 E. Portland Ave. 98424 WA Tacoma, Puyallup Tribal News February 20, 2019 1 Puyallup Tribal elder Nancy Shippentower speaks at the MMIW March in Olympia. Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Lead by the Puyallup Canoe Family, “Our people have lived along these Marching to Tribal members and leaders marched waters for thousands of years. The in Olympia, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 19 changes that have come to these lands and gathered again for the Missing actually have been very recent. And remember and Murdered Indigenous Women’s with these changes has brought people (MMIW) March in Seattle on Jan. 20. The to our lands that didn’t understand By PUYALLUP TRIBAL NEWS STAFF march in Seattle was a gathering of the who we are, didn’t understand our urban Native community, dressed in red, values, our relationship to our children, Women’s Marches across the nation marching with drums from Occidental our relationship to one another, our were led by the drums and songs of Square to Seattle City Hall. relationships to this land, the water and Indigenous matriarchs, young women, to our sacred mountains. We are all girls and their families. Many carried The weekend’s marches were connected. We are spiritually connected signs reminding the world that “we are empowered by the gathering and to this land and to each other. … still here.” Elder women, young women, healing voices of Indigenous women two-spirits people, girls and their fathers, leaders, sharing stories and songs of The weekend’s marches were brothers, husbands, uncles, grandfathers survivance. Puyallup Culture Director empowered by the gathering and allies were in tow, walking with and Tribal elder Connie McCloud opened and healing voices of Indigenous their family members to help uplift their the event in Seattle with an offering women leaders, sharing stories voices in the demand for justice. Their to the people of the Coast Salish lands, and songs of survivance. cries were for the safe return and honor sharing words that gave reason to our of their missing relatives. gathering and action: “Today we want to recognize those people that have been lost to us and that we still search for. Their memory is always with us; we feed them, we acknowledge them, we talk to them all of the time. We build memorials, we offer tobacco, we offer flags, that they’re not forgotten. We gather today in this manner, to continue to move forward the message that we’re still here and that we remember.”
According to Urban Indian Health Institute’s 2018 report, 5,712 Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) were reported missing or murdered in 2016 in the United States. Forty-five of those cases were in Seattle, the highest instance of MMIWG Above Puyallup Tribal member Autumn McCloud and out of the 71 cities surveyed. baby Solstice McCloud march in Olympia at the MMIW March. Photo by Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Left Puyallup Culture Director Connie McCloud opened We march to remember. We march for the Seattle MMIW March on Jan. 20 with a Blessing and a Prayer, as she did on Jan. 19 in Olympia. Earth our sisters and relatives. Sovereign Feather stands with her. Photo by Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
2 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News HONORED TRIBAL ELDER school in golf and became one of the top 10 golfers in Washington state. Golfing Walter Matheson continued during his life and he became a greenskeeper for most of the golf January 21, 2019—Speaking on behalf courses in this area. Music was another of Walter Matheson, was his first cousin passion for Walter. “As a musician the and Tribal Council Chairman, Bill Sterud. guy was unequal,” said Sterud. He “Walter was an incredible, incredible formed a band called Waylon Walt the individual.” Remarking on Walter’s One-Man-Band, where he played drums, passion for aquariums, Bill stated organ keyboard, guitar and sang. “The that Walter even raised salmon in his guy was a pro, but he claimed that he aquariums, but always had aquariums couldn’t keep a tune no matter what, in his homes. “But it didn’t stop there, he and he said it didn’t matter because ‘he could catch fish in a mud puddle… sport was an entertainer.’” He could put on his fishing, commercial fishing.” Graduating pack and get everyone going, laughing, Tribal elder Walter Matheson, honored on January 21, 2019. Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally. from Mt. Tahoma High School, he led the dancing. “He enjoyed his life to the T.”
HONORED TRIBAL ELDER to sing the National Anthem at the AquaSox game where 3,311 people were Mary Rasberry in attendance. That landed her on the front page of the newspapers. Raising Mary Rasberry was born in Toppenish, her children and working two jobs at Wash., in 1949 on her parents’ 13th times, Mary worked as a bus driver for anniversary. She grew up and attended 22 years. She drove about 3 million miles school in Wapato, Wash., highlighting within that time while also working as herself as a singer. Singing in a group a long-distance telephone operator at of 12 called the Modernettes, she the General Hospital, before moving on traveled and sang all across the state of to Tulalip Casino for 13 years. Suffering Washington. After dropping out of high multiple medical issues, Mary was able school her senior year, she married and to move from a different assisted living had three children she raised in Lake facility into our Puyallup Tribe of Indians Stevens. Mary ensured her kids that she Assisted Living Facility. Mary was able to would graduate and did just that at the come home, and said of being greeted age of 39. Continuing her passion for at the gate, “It felt good that I had singing, Mary started to sing at various somebody caring about me. Just me. local establishments and began to enter I parked my car and they were just as singing contests. Winning first place loving as could be, and the nurses came at many events, her most notable was down and greeted me … and I said, ‘You Honored Tribal elder Mary Rasberry. when she won first place at a contest know? I feel like this is home.’” Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Bill Sterud & Patrick Brown Nancy, Barbara, Bill, Binah
Evelyn, Ramona, Collen Bill and Teresa
Puyallup Tribal News February 20, 2019 3 Language
By ARCHIE CANTRELL
Good Day to you, honorable people. My name is Archie Cantrell. haʔł sləx̌ il txʷəl gʷəlapu siʔiʔab. Archie Cantrell ti dsdaʔ. Chief Leschi School - High School Lushootseed 1 Class. Photo by Archie Cantrell. I work for the Puyallup Tribal Language We have worked on washing hands, and I am honored to work with these Program, however, I have taught we are making sandwiches and cereal. honorable students. txʷəlšucid class at Chief Leschi School for two years. ʔuyayus čəł ʔal ti c’agʷačib, čəłə qʷibid ti ʔuhigʷətəb čəd ʔə tiił dsyayus ʔəsq’ʷuʔ ʔə tiił səpləldaliłəd yəxʷ ti səpləlalc. siʔiʔab dxʷləhaydxʷ. ƛ’uyayus čəd txʷəl ti syayusadiʔ ʔə tə txʷəlšucid, tux̌ ʷ, ʔugʷəlčšid čəd ʔal tə The students have begun translating I am finished. ləhaydxʷadiʔ ti txʷəlšucid ʔal ti siʔab ləšx̌ ay’ their own sentences. x̌ alalʔtxʷ txʷəl saliʔ dᶻaladub. huyəxʷ čəd. ʔil ʔutulalikʷ ti dxʷləhaydxʷ ʔə tiił sgʷaʔs In our class, we learn the txʷəlšucid st’əducids həlgʷəʔ. Until we meet again. alphabet, have conversations in txʷəlšucid and work on domains. We converse in txʷəlšucid for 30 minutes huy’. every day. ʔal tə ləhaydxʷadiʔčəł, ləhaydxʷ čəł ti sx̌ alx̌ al ʔə tə txʷəlšucid čəłə tatabəb ʔal ti txʷəlšucid ƛ’utatəbəb čəł ʔal ti txʷəlšucid txʷəl słixʷačiʔ čəłə t’ayšid. dᶻələl ʔal ti bək’ʷ sləx̌ il.
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4 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News chaired the I-940 campaign; and Puyallup Justice for Jackie Tribal Member Chester Earl, who is Jackie’s second cousin and served on the is justice for all— board of the I-940 campaign. Members of Jackie’s family attended the it’s now the law bill signing flanked by Councilmembers Rideout, Reynon, David Bean and Annette PTOI AND FAMILIES JOIN GOVERNOR. Bryan, along with Puyallup Tribal Police INSLEE FOR DE-ESCALATE SIGNING Officers, Lieutenants Jeff Berys and William Loescher. By PUYALLUP TRIBAL NEWS STAFF “In this we are asking individuals to step into Justice for Jackie is justice for all. It’s no a space that has been defined for centuries longer just a mantra for a mother’s lost by legally justified violence and oppression, daughter—it’s now the law. and we are asking all of us to create a new space defined by understanding Nearly three years after Puyallup and compassion,” said Gov. Inslee. “It is a Tribal member Lisa Earl, the mother of message that when people listen to each Jacqueline Salyers, Lisa Earl’s daughter, who lost her life and launched Justice for Jackie. Photo courtesy of the Salyers family. Jacqueline Salyers, lost her daughter to other and open their hearts to each other a Tacoma police shooting, and launched justice can move forward.” In his testimony in favor of the legislation, Justice for Jackie, Jackie’s family and Councilmember Reynon further members of the Puyallup Tribe joined Councilmembers Rideout and Reynon, emphasized that the Tribe’s support of Gov. Jay Inslee at the State Capitol on and Tribal member Chester Earl testified the collaborative process was inspired by Feb. 4, 2019, to witness the signing of in favor of new legislation that bridged families, in particular, Lisa Earl. new legislation that strengthens and the divide between communities and law clarifies Initiative 940 that was approved enforcement even after voters approved “Ever since one of our members, Jacqueline by voters last November. I-940. Under House Bill 1064, sponsored Salyers, was killed on Jan. 28, 2016, our by Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, chair work has been led by Jackie’s mom. And “This signing by Gov. Inslee of House of the House Public Safety Committee, the her mantra has been ‘Justice for Jackie is Bill 1064 was a great day for sure, as the groups came together to honor buy-in Justice for All.’ And by all she meant “all” people were tested and it was they who and trust for both cops and communities. of us. Our members of our communities brought us to this historic place. It won’t as well as our law enforcement officers bring my Jackie back, but it brings me “Years of tears and a community band that put their lives on the line everyday,” some peace knowing that she was with together, thanks to the extraordinary Reynon told the Committee. us throughout this journey, and because leadership of Sylvia Miller, Tim Reynon of her, and all those families that stood Tribal elder and former chairwomen “For tribes and Native People, this bill will together to lead this effort, this bill will Ramona Bennett, as well as countless clarify and strengthen the requirements build our community trust and preserve Tribal members. This, what seemed to be of law enforcement agencies to notify us our future generations,” said Earl, as an impossible task, became a reality the when one of our members is involved in she reflected on the significance of this day the bill was signed into law! We did it one of these situations. And it will make historic occasion. Jackie!” said Councilmember Rideout. sure that we have a voice at the table, that our voices are heard, and that our The signing comes after a hard-fought The new law is the result of a culture is reflected in the policies that campaign for the voter-approved Initiative collaborative effort between legislators, will be adopted going forward.” 940 supported and led by victims’ the law enforcement community, family families, the Puyallup Tribe and De- advocates and members of De-escalate Chester Earl, testifying in favor of HB Escalate Washington, a coalition of diverse Washington. It requires a new standard 1064, emphasized that collaboration and community leaders from across the state for the use of deadly force, boosted independent investigations into police who authored the initiative and organized police training on de-escalation tactics, shootings was a critical factor in building the campaign. The campaign included and independent investigations for trust among communities. her uncle Councilmember James police shootings, along with an emphasis Rideout, a Justice for Jackie spokesperson; on cultural awareness and building “We were committed to saving lives in Councilmember Tim Reynon, who co- relationships in diverse communities Washington, both in the community and disproportionately affected by deadly in law enforcement,” Earl said. “Without police force. buy-in from each and every one of us, it will not work. This can’t be a community Councilmember Reynon, who campaign alone. This can’t be a law participated in the negotiations that enforcement campaign alone.” led to the new legislation, described the collaborative efforts as, “one of the Councilmember Sylvia Miller would like most significant things that came out to thank everyone who made the journey of this effort. Each of us stood by our to passing this initiative possible. “This word and showed that we were serious is a huge move toward better training, about working together to build bridges improvements of laws, strengthening trust between our communities and law within communities, and fair investigation Chester Earl, Councilmember Annette Bryan, Gov. Inslee, Lisa Earl, Councilmember Tim Reynon, Tribal Police Officers enforcement to make our communities for all,” Miller said. “This can only make our Lieutenants William Loescher and Jeff Berys, and Vice Chairman David Bean at the signing. Photo by Sue Evans. safer for all of us.” world a much better place to live in.”
Puyallup Tribal News February 20, 2019 5 SPORTS: MEET CHIEF LESCHI WARRIORS
MEET Alicia Pluff, #5
January 21, 2019
Alicia Pluff, a Junior for Chief Leschi High School plays point guard and shooting guard for the Chief Leschi Lady Warriors basketball team. When she is not on the basketball court, Alicia plays volleyball and is thinking of joining the track team as well. Alicia has been playing for Chief Leschi since the 7th grade. Even when the Lady Warriors took home the win on Jan. 21, Alicia still feels there is always room for improvement and says that their games in South Bend and another at home are “big games and we are Cynthia Laplante, Point Guard (left), and Alicia Pluff (right), all conference guard for the Lady Warriors. hoping to win.” Photo by Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Alicia Pluff scores during the Jan. 21 game against the Gateway Christian Academy Crosspoint Warriors. Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
The Chief Leschi Lady Warriors. From left to right: Catalina Dillon, Mckayla Malatare, Mylina Pluff. The Chief Leschi Lady Warriors final score on Jan. 21. Photo by Photo by Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Squally. Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
6 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News SPORTS: MEET CHIEF LESCHI WARRIORS
MEET Kahea Baker, #21
January 21, 2019
Kahealani, or Kahea, Chief Leschi Team Captain, helped lead the team to a 62-57 win over the Gateway Christian Academy’s Crosspoint Warriors. Kahealani also plays football and track for Chief Leschi when he is not shooting hoops. When asked how he felt about the game on Jan. 21, he felt, “we came out a little slow, but when the game got on and we started running around playing defense, we started doing better, we just had to stop the big man.” Kahea Baker, captain of the Chief Leschi Warriors. Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Kahealani Baker shoots and scores against the Gateway Christian Academy Crosspoint Warriors. Photo by Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
The Chief Leschi Warriors team. From left to right: Delshae Gower, CJ Dur-Schafer, Chris Lee, Darnell Lewis Jr., Isaiah Horton. Photo by Puyallup Tribal member Jennifer Squally.
Puyallup Tribal News February 20, 2019 7 NATIONAL NEWS $150,000 art installation will honor history, resilience of Puyallup people
By RICHARD WALKER (Article courtesy of Indian Country Today and author Richard Walker.)
A Coast Salish sculpture that will be in accordance with treaties their leaders Mount Rainier looms over Tacoma and the historical territory of the Puyallup Tribe. The Puyallup people know the mountain as Tacobet installed in 2020 at a historic Puyallup and United States representatives (təqʷúʔbəʔ), “Mother of Waters.” Photo by Lyn Topinka, USGS. village site in the Tacoma, Washington, signed 100 years earlier. suburb of Gig Harbor, will be a tribute history of those village sites and that to the strength, resilience and enduring State and local law enforcement officers these lands were originally Puyallup.” presence of the Puyallup people—as brutalized and jailed Native fishermen well as a symbol of healing between the and women to prevent them from An enduring presence Native and non-Native communities. fishing in their usual and accustomed areas as allowed by the treaty. Fisheries The Puyallup Tribe’s presence is not The project, called the Honoring Project, officials and non-Native fishermen drowned out by the towering landscapes is funded by the City of Gig Harbor and blamed Indians, who comprised 1 and political forces of the cities within the local Kiwanis Club, with matching percent of the state’s population, for its reservation. The Tribal Council issued funds from the Puyallup Tribe. The declining salmon numbers caused by a stop work order on the construction project was initiated in 2015 by Gary recreational and commercial fishing. of a proposed liquified natural gas plant Williamson, a retired elementary school in Tacoma, citing risks to public safety principal, as a way to “fill in a missing A 1974 federal court decision upheld and the environment; later, the Puget chapter in Gig Harbor’s history book.” treaty fishing rights—Indians 50 percent Sound Clean Air Agency ordered another of the available harvest, non-Indians 50 environmental impact study, ruling that “Several years ago, I noticed that there are percent of the available harvest—and the first study touted liquified natural no street names, nor public art nor any established Treaty Tribes as co-managers gas as a cleaner fuel source without formal acknowledgment of Gig Harbor’s of the state’s fisheries. evidence to prove that statement. Indigenous people,” he said. “It’s time that story was told. It’s long overdue.” “The purpose of this project is to educate, Nearby freeway signs noting exits into inspire and help people understand Tacoma are signs reminding motorists The 15- by 4-foot artwork will be installed the First People of this community,” they are “Entering the Puyallup Indian at Austin Estuary Park, which at the time Honoring Project committee member Reservation.” The Puyallup Tribe’s of the grandparents’ grandparents was Mark Anderson, Cowlitz, said. “For many Emerald Queen Casinos and hotel are tuwawəϯqəϯ (twah-well-kax), the main years, there was not a whole lot of love visible from Interstate 5. The Cancer village of the sxwəbabš (sk-WHUH- between the Native and non-Native Treatment Center of America on Pacific babsh) band of Puyallups. communities. This will help the peace Highway is now the Puyallup-owned process. It’s time for understanding.” Salish Cancer Center. A towering welcome To educate, inspire and help understand figure carved by Puyallup artist Shaun Puyallup culture bearer Connie McCloud Peterson stands in downtown Tacoma. The finished work will have a massive said this project can help build bridges of About 750 students attend the Puyallup world of cultural relevance and survival understanding between peoples. Some Tribe’s Chief Leschi School. Annually, 3.5 behind it. non-Native fishermen still have hard million salmon and steelhead begin their feelings toward Native fishermen, she said. journey to Puget Sound and the open This area was ground zero in the Fish Pacific Ocean from the tribe’s hatchery Wars of the 1960s and 1970s. Here in “But the community is making on the Puyallup River. south Puget Sound, Native Americans steps [toward healing]. I believe the stood up for their right to harvest fish community supports recognizing the To Puyallup Tribe Chairman Bill Sterud, his tribe’s presence and sovereignty are as enduring and unchanging as the namesake river that still flows from Mount Rainier—Tacobet (təqʷúʔbəʔ), “Mother of Waters”—through Puyallup lands to Puget Sound.
Sterud’s statement issued during the 2018 Canoe Journey/Paddle to Puyallup will undoubtedly be reflected in the art to be installed at tuwawəϯqəϯ: “We know intimately the effects of industry and development on our culture. We must balance city living with the need to protect the way of life our ancestors practiced before freeways and industry The project was initiated in 2015 by a retired elementary school principal as a way to “fill in a missing chapter of Gig Harbor.” transformed our land.”
8 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News because Savanna’s Act wouldn’t cost enforcement agencies money, but rather would influence greater communication.
The bill’s description and the re- introduction of Savanna’s Act is now on Senator Murkowski’s website in a press release. It states:
“U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D- NV) announced they reintroduced the Savanna’s Act, legislation to combat the epidemic of murdered and missing Native women and girls by improving the federal government’s response to addressing the crisis. The bill increases coordination among all levels of law NATIONAL NEWS enforcement, increases data collection and information sharing, and empowers Sen. Murkowski keeps promise to Heidi tribal governments with the resources they need in cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls Heitkamp, reintroduces Savanna’s Act wherever they occur. …
By VINCENT SCHILLING (Article courtesy of Indian Country Today and author Vincent Schilling.) Specifically, the legislation aims to bridge the gap of the limited data on Keeping her promise to Senator Heidi state, regional and tribal authorities the number of missing Native women Heitkamp, the former North Dakota in the quest to address the high rates by directing the U.S. Department of Senator that was not re-elected in 2018, of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Justice to formulate new guidelines for Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Republican Women and Girls in Indian Country. the reporting of violent crimes against senator from Alaska, has kept her Indigenous people. The bill improves promise to Heitkamp by re-introducing Specifically, the legislation tribal access to certain federal crime legislation known as Savanna’s Act, after aims to bridge the gap of the information databases by mandating the bill was stalled in Congress at the limited data on the number that the Attorney General and the end of the last session. of missing Native women by Secretary of the Interior consult with directing the U.S. Department Indian tribes on how to further improve As described in a release by Murkowski’s of Justice to formulate new these databases and access to them. It office, the official background of guidelines for the reporting also requires certain federal agencies to Savanna’s Act is as follows: “In October of of violent crimes against solicit recommendations from tribes on 2017, former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp Indigenous people. enhancing the safety of Native women, as introduced Savanna’s Act, cosponsored murder rates against Indigenous women by Senator Murkowski, the first piece of are ten times the national average.” major legislation specifically addressing “What it is, is that there is a preference Missing and Murdered Indigenous in the bill for grants from two law Women and Girls. The legislation enforcement grant programs for is named for Savanna LaFontaine- states, localities and tribes that have Greywind, who was abducted and implemented guidelines for addressing killed last year in Fargo, North Dakota. It the issue of missing and murdered passed the U.S. Senate unanimously in Indigenous women. A needed step. December 2018.” But Chairman Goodlatte doesn’t want that preference for Indian Country or Heitkamp had been vocal about her communities. That shows a serious lack disdain for the actions of Congress of understanding about how serious that failed to approve the bill in the the epidemic of missing and murdered final days of the session. The bill had Indigenous people is. Additionally, passed unanimously in the Senate Savanna’s Act also addresses a serious but was stalled by a former member problem that happens to Native women of Congress, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a in urban areas and other parts of the Republican from Virginia. country,” said Heitkamp.
In a former interview with Indian Country The reason for stifling the bill, Today, Heitkamp expressed her frustration according to Rep. Goodlatte’s offices, Senator Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) has kept her promise to at Congressional members who wouldn’t were language specifics related to Heidi Heitkamp by re-introducing legislation known as Savanna’s Act, after the bill was stalled in Congress at the embrace her introduced legislation that the Department of Justice giving end of the last session. Photo curtesy of Vincent Schilling. would increase the interactions between preference to states, regions or tribes federal authorities, such as the Department applying for grants related to MMIW. of the Interior, the Department of Critics of Goodlatte maintained the Justice and the FBI, as well as with Congressman’s reasons were vague
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Announcements 201EVENTS9 INEvents OUR COMMUNITY to Come 2019
(Puyallup Tribal Elders) ELDERS CENTER
Wed Feb 27th Bingo
ACTIVITIES FEBRUARY 2019 Fri Mar 1st Spa Day
Fri 201 Mar9 15 th Events Puyallup to Tribal Come Elders Monthly Luncheon2019 (Puyallup Tribal Elders) Wed Mar 27th Bingo
Wed Feb 27th Bingo Fri Apr 5th Spa Day Fri Mar 1st Spa Day Fri Apr 19th Puyallup Tribal Elders Monthly Luncheon Fri Mar 15th Puyallup Tribal Elders Monthly Luncheon Wed Apr 24th Bingo Wed Mar 27th Bingo
Thurs Fri Apr 25Aprth 5 th Spring Spa Day Bazaar (April 25th – April 26th)
th Tue Fri May Apr 7th 19 Siletz Puyallup Inter Tribal-tribal Elders Luncheon Monthly (MayLuncheon 6th – May 8th) Wed Apr 24th Bingo Call and reserve your seat today Thurs Apr 25th Spring Bazaar (April 25th – April 26th) Judy LeGarde 253-680-5494 Vernetta Miller 253-680-5482 Tue May 7th Siletz Inter-tribal Luncheon (May 6th – May 8th) Events in Red Staff does not attend Call and reserve your seat today
Judy LeGarde 253-680-5494 Vernetta Miller 253-680-5482 Events in Red Staff does not attend
Events are subject to change. Elders must be 55 years or older to participate
Except for our Puyallup Tribal Elders Luncheon which is 45 years or older Events are subject to change. Elders must be 55 years or older to participate
Except for our Puyallup Tribal Elders Luncheon which is 45 years or older TRIBAL VETERAN’S UPDATES
By MICHAEL SISSON, VICE-CHAIRPERSON On Friday, March 1, 2019, at 7 p.m., the PUYALLUP TRIBAL VETERANS COMMITTEE Puyallup Tribal Veterans will be posting Colors for the Surprise Lake Middle On Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, at 9 a.m., School Powwow at Surprise Lake Middle the Puyallup Tribal Veterans will be School, located at 2001 Milton Way, posting the Colors for the Western Milton, WA 98354. Washington Native American Education Please arrive no later than 6:45 p.m. Consortium at the EQC, Fife Ballroom and Conference Center, located at 5580 On Saturday, March 2, 2019 at 10 a.m. there Pacific Highway East, Fife, WA 98424. will be a Tribal General Membership Please arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. Meeting at a currently unannounced location. Puyallup Tribal Veterans will be Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., posting Colors for this event. Once a the Puyallup Tribal Veterans will be location is announced, we will update you. retiring the Colors for the Western Washington Native American Education Consortium at the EQC, Fife Ballroom and Conference Center, located at 5580 Pacific Highway East, Fife, WA 98424. Please arrive no later than 11:15 a.m. The uniform for these events will be black trousers, black shoes, long-sleeved white shirt, our white Tribal Veterans ball Find us on Facebook under cap and the Pendleton Grateful Nation Puyallup Tribal Veterans. Vest that we wear to all Tribal Veteran events (please see the picture to the left).
10 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News CULTURE CENTER Culture Center Staff
Connie McCloud, Director (cell) 253-389-8729
Clinton McCloud, Assistant Director (cell) 253-278-8393
Angeline Totus, Cultural Activities (cell) 253-320-8361
Denise Reed, Cultural Coordinator (cell) 253-312-5069
Address Culture Center 3509 72nd St. E Tacoma, WA 98443 Future Activities “Gona: Gathering of Annual Spring Break Camp. April 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2019 Native Americans”
“Generation Rising” Evergreen State College Longhouse. March 2, 2019 Traditional activities for youth.
Gathering Spring Plants Watch for dates to gather spring plants, such as nettle. Please give us a call if you would like to be notified.
CANOE FAMILY
Canoe Family meeting Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
Culture Class Culture class is teaching how to make a ribbon dress, Thursdays at 5 p.m. ribbon shirt and the woven scissors holder.
“Paddle to Lummi 2019” Join us and make your Canoe regalia, wool weaving skirts and July 24-28, 2019 Annual Canoe Journey vest. Make a small cedar bark weaving; woven scissor holder.
• A light meal is provided. All activities include adults and youth. We provide the instruction and all materials. • Our Canoe Shed is nearly set up in our new location, and will soon have carving and Uzuri Hilyard paddle classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. makes a wool woven • We are always sharing our Songs and women’s vest, Canoe Regalia. Dances. We are including teaching our Photo curtesy of the Culture Traditional Language also. Department.
Traditional Medicine Wilbert and Amy Fish will be here. Please call Connie McCloud March 4, 5, 6 and 7, 2019. for additional information, or for an appointment.
Notice is hereby given that all persons having claims Administrator: Sheila Moreno Notice to Creditors against the estate of Andrea Vansyckle must make their claims within ninety (90) days after notice is given, in Address for Mailing or Service: Estate of Andrea Vansyckle writing, with proper vouchers, to the Administrator of the Attn: Andrea Saunders, Date of death: August 14, 2018 Estate. Notice was first posted on January 22, 2019. Attorney for Sheila Moreno Resident address at time of death: TACOMAPROBONO 6016 N. Highlands Parkway All persons having claims against this estate are required 621 Tacoma Ave. S., Suite 303 Tacoma, WA 98406 to make their claims in writing, with proper vouchers, Tacoma, WA 98402 and submit them to the Administrator of the Estate at:
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different skills. It was a great experience The outdoor classroom at Grandview Early Learning watching as children attentively participated in these meaningful
By TRACI GONZALEZ and DEANN DILLON experiences in the outdoor classrooms. They really enjoyed it! At Grandview Early Learning Center, structures using their hands and tools, in the children have a very unique relation to the way they could build using For some children, this is a new concept. ability to learn in a wonderful outdoor natural objects. and they made small objects, while environment. To name a few outdoor exploring the texture and firmness of classroom spaces created: gardens, a Using this technique, teachers are also the fine-grained pieces of earth. greenhouse, place of weaving, carving increasing children’s fine motor skills as sand and water-play areas. We work they manipulate the clay and enhance The Pre-Kindergarten class (4- to 5-year- to provide culture and intentional their critical thinking skills. For example: olds) took their creations a step further teachings, exposing many ways of When adding too much water it affects with hand-made clay bowls. The previous connecting with land-based curriculum. the clay’s consistency. Clay manipulation teachings they have received include The children understand how everything can be used for enhancing their cognitive using the natural materials of the land in nature is a part of their identity and skills, fine motor and sensory learning to make useful artifacts, such as the how they belong to the land. abilities. Outdoor classroom activities cedar for canoes, weaving and clothing. also encourage teamwork as children These lessons are an excellent example Teachers present them with natural share tools to build understanding of the of intentional teaching, while infusing materials, like cedar manipulatives, materials they receive. culture into our outdoor classrooms. plants to use for different purposes, This is how children can create an food to grow and gather. Clay art was Grandview continuously provides the understanding of their connection implemented to help the children form materials needed to practice many parallel to the natural world.
Report suspected abuse of vulnerable adults PUYALLUP TRIBAL CONTACTS: Contact Adult Protective Services for reports of abuse, abandonment, neglect, self-neglect and financial exploitation of vulnerable adults living Mary Honhongva in the community and in facilities. APS/Vulnerable Adults Director P: 253.382.6070 If you think someone may be in immediate danger or needs urgent help, call 911 immediately! Maria E. Barrios APS Investigator/Social worker Online reporting is accessible and available 24 hours a day and APS intake P: 253.382.6071 phone lines are available Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. with the ability to leave a message before and after hours. Harmony Roebuck Wrap Around Services Caseworker For online reporting: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/reportadultabuse P: 253.573.7966
12 February 20, 2019 Puyallup Tribal News Job CHIEF LESCHI SCHOOLS Announcements Meet Matthew Inskeep, College Bound JOB TITLE: Parent Educator CLOSES: March 7, 2019 Scholarship recipient
Under the lead direction of Chief Leschi Schools senior Matthew the Grandview Early Learning Inskeep is an outstanding student and Center (GELC) director or is committed to being successful designee, provide support for in the classroom and in outside the educational growth of the endeavors. Matthew is on the high students and families under school band, enjoys the subjects English the scope and mission of and history, and is a great hockey player. GELC. Work effectively with qualifying families in providing Matthew currently plays for the local educational stimulation, child hockey team, the Tacoma Rockets. development knowledge, Matthew attended an invitation-only parenting best practices, and try-out in Wenatchee for the State High referrals and resources for School Ice Hockey Team. Although social service providers and Matthew has college plans after high educational services. school, he hopes to expand his love for Chief Leschi Schools senior, Matthew Inskeep. hockey professionally. Photo by Brittany Piger. JOB TITLE: Teacher’s Assistant CLOSES: March 7, 2019 Matthew has already been accepted to 7th and 8th grade to learn more about Pacific Lutheran University. He received the scholarship! Please visit our website Assists in the care and early a full ride through the College Bound to learn more or call our Wolf Lodge education of children (birth to Scholarship program. This scholarship is Counselor, La’Ghea Jackson at age 5) and school-age children eligible for 7th and 8th grade students (253)445-6000, ext. 3005. at the Grandview Child Care to apply. The scholarship covers 60 Center. Creates and maintains eligible public, private two-and four-year Matthew Inskeep was a part of the social a safe, healthy and culturally colleges technical colleges, and private media series #OurLeschiLegacy. Follow appropriate learning career schools in Washington. We us on Facebook to learn more about our environment for young children. encourage our parents of students in excellent students!
Ready Set ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ GRAD! ♦ Did you know you can go to college for free? How? College Bound Scholarship! This scholarship combines with other state financial aid, and a small book allowance. You can earn an approved certificate or degree at over60 eligible schools in Washington! Includes public, priviate two- and four-year colleges, technical colleges, and private career schools! Am I elgiable? Is there a deadline? 7th or 8th grade students can apply. You must apply by June 30th at To find out more eligiablity the end of your 8th grade year. requirements, • visit www.collegebound.wa.gov • • • Questions? Contact our Wolf Lodge Counselor, La’Ghea Jackson, at • la’[email protected] or call (253)445-6000, ext. 3005 • •
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Attention Puyallup Tribal Attention all Commercial Geoduck Harvesters geoduck harvesters
2019-20 First half commercial geoduck To be eligible to receive a permit Please take note that drug screens permits will be issued at the shellfish you will need: will be required during the month office March 25-29 from 10 a.m. 1. Current dive physical (issued on of February 2019 as part of the to 3 p.m. (including lunch hour). If or after 4/1/2018) eligibility process to receive a you cannot appear during these 2. Current CPR/first aid certification permit in April 2019. times, contact the department and (issued on or after 4/1/2017) an appointment can be made to 3. Passing U/A result The drug screens will be taken at accommodate your schedule. 4. Puyallup Tribal fisher ID card with the old Sterling Lab facility, now current yearly sticker on back known as Cordant Health Solutions. There is a $25 fee for lost Shellfish 5. Shellfish Department issued ID card Department ID cards. 6. No current court ordered 3716 Pacific Ave Ste. C suspensions Tacoma, WA 98418 Permits issued after 4/1/19 will require 7. At least 50 percent of your (253) 472-0458 dive physicals and CPR/first aid individual quota from the 2018- certifications to be current on the day 19 Second half must have been We are going back to this facility the permit is issued. harvested due to the numerous complaints we received from divers about the You are strongly encouraged to call previous clinic. and verify your eligibility status before coming to the shellfish office for a Please direct any questions to permit: (253) 573-7992. the Shellfish Department staff at (253) 573-7933.
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