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SXwlemiUU NationO NewsL U SSQUOLLQQUOLO LNovember 2019 LummiL Communications - 2665 Kwina Road - Bellingham, WashingtonL 98226 UULummiO IndianLQ BusinessUU Newly Lummi Indian Business OCouncil Seat Vacancy Elected Council Members 2019 For Immediate Release and relationship building November 20, 2019 across Indian Country and United States. We want to On November 18, 2019 thank Councilman Julius for the Lummi Indian Business everything he has done for Council (LIBC) gave a sum- our people. Thank you for mary of the report to the Gen- your leadership, thank you eral Council, which clearly for always answering the call, showed that there were no thank you for carrying on the findings in response to theteachings of your elders and anonymous allegations. The ancestors to appreciate and - official report cleared all par fight for life, culture and our ties identified. homeland. Also, thank you to On November 18, 2019, the Julius and Lane families Councilman Julius submit- for allowing Jay the time to ted his resignation letter to serve the Lummi Nation. the Lummi Indian Business Council due to the duress he In accordance with Arti- and his family experienced cle V, Section 1 and Article IV, as a result of the anonymous Section 2 of the Constitution accusations. and Bylaws of the Lummi Tribe, the LIBC will appoint On November 19, 2019 a qualified tribal member Photo credit Lummi Communications the LIBC accepted the letter to fill the remaining term of Photo taken at Swearing In of Council Members November 5, 2019 of resignation from Council- Position D (on reservation) man Julius. at the next regular or special Chairman - Lawrence Solomon Councilman Julius served LIBC meeting. This seat term Vice Chairman - Travis Brockie on the LIBC for 8 years, 2 of expires in November, 2020. which as Chairman, focusing Additionally, the LIBC Treasurer - Kathy Pierre much of his time on treaty approved a procedure that fishing rights, Xwechieqen, Secretary - Cheryl Sanders will be used for filling a -va drug epidemic, prevention, cant LIBC seat (attached). Council Members: Fred Lane, Alvin Cultee, Nickolaus Lewis, Henry Cagey, Jer- economic development, com- The LIBC will be accepting emiah Julius, Celina Phair, and Lisa Wilson munity development, tax (Continued on Page 3) Office of the Reservation Attorney SAVE THE Director takes Oath of Attorney for the DATE Flu Shots Washington State Bar available Lummi Nation tribal of Georgia, NOW member Cynthia Cartwright and the took her oath of attorney at Lummi Na- at Lummi Clinic the Whatcom County Su- tion Tribal Regular Council perior Court in Bellingham. Bar. She Meeting The Honorable Presiding has prac- Dec. 3 & 17, 2019 Judge Deborrah E. Garret ticed law officiated in rendering the for about 27 oath. Ms. Cartwright is the years. Over Holiday Bazaar Legal Director of the Office the years, NWIC of the Reservation Attorney. she has held Dec. 6, 2019 positions as Cynthia Cartwright has an Assistant been the Director of the Of- Child Advo- Ferndale School fice of the Reservation Attor- cate for the District Meeting ney (“ORA”) since October Governor’s with Lummi Nation 2018. She leads a staff of 16 Office of the at Lummi JOM attorneys and professional Child Ad- Dec. 11, 2019 support staff. Since her -ar vocate, an rival, she has hired three sup- Assistant 12pm -1pm port staff and four attorneys Bring your appetite to fully staff the office. There legal professionals to serve Police Department power Reporter of Decisions at the are six tribal members, in- the Nation. Recently, Di- to arrest non-tribals on the Supreme Court of Georgia, cluding four Lummi Nation rector Cartwright applied reservation. the City Attorney for the Community City of East Point, a Senior members, and members of and received a $450,000 Attorney Cartwright is Christmas Program the Sioux and Chukchansi grant to plan and imple- Assistant District Attorney Dec. 12, 2019 one of just a few attorneys for the Office of the Fulton Nations. The past sum- ment jurisdiction over non- who are members of the Wexliem mer, ORA implemented the tribal members who commit County District Attorney, an Lummi Nation, but she is Assistant Public Defender Summer Law Camp, which violence on tribal members. hoping to see the numbers is designed to inspire tribal Also, the general authority for the City of Atlanta, and LIBC and Lummi increase. Although she re- an Assistant City Attorney youth to pursue the legal agreement between Lummi cently took the oath of at- Clinic field. Cynthia believes it and the Whatcom Sheriff for the City of Orlando. As CLOSED torney for Washington State, a sole practitioner, she tried is important to institute a Office is nearing execution she was already a member of Dec. 25 & 26, 2019 succession plan for Lummi to give the Lummi Nation the Florida Bar, the State Bar (Continued on Page 2 ) QUOL Community Updates SQUOL SQUOL QUOL The Lummi Squol Quol (SQ) is the official publication of the Lummi Nation. Published monthly by Lummi Communications – the SQ welcomes articles and information including: letters to the editor, news tips, photographs, information and events. Items printed in the SQ, in no way directly reflect the opinions of the Squol Quol staff or members of the Lummi Indian Business Council (or their employees), unless otherwise noted. All editorials, letters, and guest columns are encouraged for submission with the understanding that all materials are subject to editing for content and/or space. Julie A. Jefferson Communications Director 360.312.2134 [email protected] Douglas Bob Communications Community Liaison 360.312.2138 [email protected] Victoria Cisneros Video Tech/Videographer 360.312.2136 Office of the Reservation Attorney Director takes Oath of Attorney for the [email protected] Washington State Bar Continued from Page 1) David Webster several jury trials winning her mother Geri Hootch- Indian Business Council Video Tech/Videographer each case. Her breadth of ew and grandmother Ella members, staff and an out- 360.312.2137 experience makes her well Pierre Aquino are proud standing team of ORA staff [email protected] suited to lead the Nation’s of her efforts in working members. law department. for our Nation. If you ask ORA, under their new her, she will tell you that Director, began to focus on she received help from [email protected] knowing the community many people to become http://web.me.com/lummicommunications/ they serve by being more the attorney she is. And www.squolquol.com involved in the Lummi she will tell you that over www.facebook.com/lummicommunications Nation. Staff volunteered this last year, she has been at the Paddle to Lummi supported by many Lummi by directing traffic, made several hundred giveaway gifts, and made sandwiches with Commods. ORA staff is encouraged to and have attended cultural events, such as Stommish, the Paddle, funerals, and the First Salmon Ceremony; and participated in the Five Tribes Challenge. The staff donated a spa gift basket and vest to the Lummi Na- tion Boys and Girls Club auction; donated a survival gear backpack to the Elder Honor Lunch, donated to the youth Socktober drive, and participated in the Trunk or Treat. During her oath cer- emony, Cynthia stated how proud she is to serve the Lummi community. She knows her Pierre family an- cestors are watching over LUMMI NATION her. She especially hopes 2 SQUOL QUOL Government Chairman’s Update Cultee. You will do a great to the people and obtain timely manner. Also, LIBC Thank you to our Com- job in your new roles for the GC priorities for 2020. passed a resolution re- mod Squad for your service the Lummi Nation. We look It was a great turnout, so questing an economic fish- to the community. The forward to bringing you all thank you to everyone that ery disaster be declared by energy assistance relieves up to speed and to finding showed up. We listened to the United States Secretary some of the burden our our way together as we everyone that shared their of Commerce under Sec- families experience during serve our people. priorities for the year and tion 312(a) of the Magnu- the cold winter months. We we also provided handouts son- Stevens Fishery Con- are additionally grateful I would like to take the Lawrence Solomon, to write down and submit servation and Management for you work on providing time to thank Jay Julius; Chairman priorities. We will combine Act, due to the severity of Thanksgiving food baskets Hy’sxwqe for your sacri- our notes with the written the 2019 Fraser Sockeye to our elders and commu- Siam e ne schaleche siam fices, Hy’sxwqe for the great testimony to be included run. This declaration will nity. work you have done for in our annual LIBC retreat be brought to Washington I am grateful to have our people. You are a true I am looking forward been elected for another in December. We plan to DC to ensure that our rep- leader. We look forward to report back to GC at the resentatives and the federal to this holiday season and term on the Lummi Indian continue the work that you celebrating with the com- Business Council and want Annual GC Meeting on government are upholding have started and the work January 4, 2020. their trust responsibility munity at our Christmas to thank the LIBC for elect- that has been set in place tree lighting on December ing me as Chairman. I am per the Point Elliot Treaty for us by our elders and On November 18th we of 1855. We will update the 1st and at our Christmas humbled by your decision ancestors.