KKLAHLAH-C-CHEHE-M-MININ ?acaciAtalbix GeA te HelV yex ti stuLtuleI. A PUBLICATION OF SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE ?acaciAtalbix GeA te HelV yex ti stuLtuleI.

JULY 2003 P eople of the Water COMPLIMENTARY

Little Creek Casino Employment Information Expo for the Squaxin Island Community JUNE 30TH FROM 9:00 A.M. TO 6:00 P.M.

Learn about the job opportunities at Little opportunities within the Facilities Depart- FRY BREAD/INDIAN TACO BOOTH Creek Casino, the upcoming hotel and ment. 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. tribal government. Job descriptions and Darlene Krise and Amanda Hernandez are educational information will be available. OLYMPIC COLLEGE the best in the West for Indian tacos! Booths focusing on hotel opportunities will Kelly Copp or a representative will have “job be as follows: readiness information” and help with how COOKIES, COFFEE AND SODA to enroll in continuing education, short All day HOTEL DISPLAY courses, hospitality and customer service Sam Askew will be available for informa- training and a ten week pre-employment tion and questions. course.

FOOD AND BEVERAGE Representatives from Five Tribes Career Deb Hutchins and Janita Johnson will be Center, South Puget Intertribal Planning there to assist tribal members interested in Agency, Squaxin Island Museum Library the NEW restaurant and lounge as well as and Research Center (MLRC) and Tribal current employment opportunities in the government will also be on hand to help casino’s Food and Beverage Department. and answer questions about employment, Little Creek Casino jobs and career planning. MARKETING AND GIFT SHOP Dena Wuestner will provide information Computers will available at the MLRC for about customer service and retail opportu- developing resumes. nities. She will also be giving away balloons, casino cancelled cards and cancelled dice.

HUMAN RESOURCES Peg Johnson will be available to answer ques- tions regarding all opportunities at Little Creek Casino and April Olson will have job descriptions and applications for current openings. Connie Whitener will be avail- able for training and educational informa- tion. Natascia Brown, Dorothy Auseth and Hotel construction Faith Wilbur will be there to assist with all the above and Indian tacos! We will also have a little trinket for people who bring their Job Information Expo card!

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES Patty Brown will have information about housekeeping service areas and housemen positions.

FACILITIES Toby Villines will have information on tech- nician I and II positions as well as other job I SLAND ENTERPRISES INC.

Island Enterprises The survey asked members to rank, in Survey Results Are In order of importance, the three functions of Robert Whitener, Jr. - Thanks to the over Island Enterprises which are: operating 150 tribal members who completed the sur- tribal businesses, developing tribal busi- vey for Island Enterprises, giving us your nesses and assisting tribal members in run- input. ning businesses. The response was: KLAH-CHE-MIN This information will be very valuable to the Island Enterprises Inc. Board mem- 1. Assist tribal members to start businesses S QUAXIN ISLAND bers who will try to make decisions regard- 2. Operate tribal businesses T RIBAL NEWS ing our economic future. I will try to relate the most interesting survey findings for you in this article. The full summary is too long 3. Develop tribal businesses 70 S.E. Squaxin Lane for this newsletter, but is available on re- Shelton, WA 98584 quest. We asked members to indicate how im- The first question was designed to see portant different aspects of economic en- PHONE: (360) 426-9781 how you think things are going overall; 26% terprises are to them. In ranked order of FAX: (360) 432-0858 of you think things are going in the right importance, based on percentages of those direction, while 61% think things are go- who gave a score of 6 or 7 on a 1-7 scale, Articles and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily the opinions ing the wrong direction (For those of you they are: of this publication or the Tribal Council. trying to make this add up to 100%, there were 13% who didn’t know or did not re- 1. Employing tribal members - 84% The Klah-Che-Min encourages Tribal spond. This will be the case for the rest of Members to submit letters, articles, figures I report). 2. Selling/marketing tribal member pro- photographs and drawings to be considered for publication, but are subject to editing. The next question asked you to identify duced products - 75% the biggest problem you think the Tribe Contributing writers and artists include faces. This question was asked to see how 3. Providing managerial and career oppor- Squaxin Island community members & staff. many of you would identify economic en- tunities for tribal members - 76% terprise issues as this problem. The result Submissions Deadline: was 21 out of 145 comments, (14% of the 4. Providing employment opportunities 15th of each month respondents) identified an economic enter- that bring tribal members back to stay prise as the problem. in the community - 71% SQUAXIN ISLAND Following these questions, the survey TRIBAL COUNCIL: gave us a comparison between Island En- 5. Making a profit - 68% DAVID LOPEMAN: Chairman ANDY WHITENER: Vice Chairman terprises and other governmental programs. VINCE HENRY: Secretary Those who have a strongly or somewhat fa- 6. Employing tribal member spouses Patti Puhn: Treasurer vorable opinion of Island Enterprises, total and families - 59% PAULA HENRY: First Council Member 57%. For the tribal governmental programs ROY PEREZ: Second Council Member the total is 54%. However, when you look 7. Improving the Tribe’s identity to the CHARLENE KRISE: Third Council Member specifically at the two main enterprises run non-Indian public - 58% by Island Enterprises, you only get scores Klah-Che-Min Staff: of 38% for the Kamilche Trading Post and 8. Diversifying tribal enterprises to en- THERESA M. HENDERSON: EXT. #3945 [email protected] 25% for the Harstine Oyster Company. sure stability - 57% This, as many surveys do, looks at similar questions from different perspectives. 9. Expanding our landbase to support The survey also asked what members economic enterprises for the Tribe and think of overall economic enterprise man- tribal members - 57% agement. The survey indicates 44% think management is fair, 18% think it’s good and 10.Giving the Tribe political and/or eco- one person thinks it’s excellent. nomic clout in the local community - The survey asked a similar question, but 48% in the context of whether Island Enterprises is managing responsibly. The survey shows 11. Employing local community members 48% think Island Enterprises is managing - 29% somewhat or very responsibly. This com- pares with 49% for Little Creek Casino. Continued on Page 4.

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Dreams Really Do Come True What an amazing accomplishment - three During another session, particpants We Are Who We Are sisters (Connie Napoleon, Debbie Obi and were asked to remember their greatest joys. Becky Napoleon) and an aunt (Lizzie Perez) “My joys were the canoe journey, By Becky Napoleon all decided to continue their educations to- New Chance (a program offered through Our people gether and with envious results - special Olympic College that led the women to fur- don’t come in parts. front row tickets to Oprah Winfrey’s “Live ther their educations), getting my GED and Your Best Life” workshop held in Seattle May seeing Oprah,” Connie said. “I don’t think Either we are an Indian 31. it was any coincidence that we were there - or we are not. The four women’s General Educa- it was our purpose.” tion Diploma (GED) instructor, Lynn And Oprah, herself, the first Afri- We really need to Ziegler, who was once a writer for Oprah’s can-American female billionaire, was aware take a look at how “Oxygen” television show, was so impressed of the presence of the four women from Indian people are talking with their accomplishment, she arranged for Squaxin Island. about Indian people. SPIPA to send them to the workshop. “She knew two weeks ahead of time “Just days before I got the news I that we’d be there,” Becky said. “She re- We say there are “Rez was watching her on TV and wishing I could ceived a letter about us. I think we were Indians, Traditional see her in person some day and then it hap- the only Native Americans out of 2,600 Indians, Urban Indians pened,” Connie said. “I was so excited, I people. I think we were an inspiration to and Breeds.” couldn’t sleep for weeks. I kept waking up her, too. We were interviewed by her writ- earlier and earlier I was so excited. ers and may be featured in her magazine This type of thinking “The amazing thing is the begin- “O.” will keep us separated. ning of all this was the canoe journey last “We could see a bit of ourselves in summer. It really changed my life. I de- her,” Connie said. “Part of her story is part An Indian is an Indian, cided to go back to school and then every- of our story . . . tragedy and triumph, grow- a brother is a brother,a thing just started falling into place like it ing up dirt poor with an outhouse, no phone sister is a sister. was all meant to be. I know my mom (re- and no TV and even being a billionaire.” cently passed on) is with us and guiding us.” “We’re rich with life,” Becky said. We are all related. Becky agreed, and added, “The “This has all been the best thing workshop really helped me see the purpose I ever expected and more,” Becky said. Let’s respect ourselves in my life. It helped me deal with a lot of and our people. issues and opened a lot of doors. It was A Fun Note: Connie received a “Clint really spiritual.” Eastwood Ridin’ Herd Award for transporta- Let us realize Indians The five-hour workshop covered tion services, rounding up straying calves and are Indians. five main topics, and participants were en- keeping those doggies movin.” couraged to jot down their answers, feel- ings and ideas in a beautiful hard-cover jour- Congratulations Ladies!!! nal given to them at the beginning of the Our Hands Are Up to You!!! day. THE FIVE ONE-HOUR TOPICS WERE: Why Are You Here? You Are Co-creating Your Life You Become What You Believe Your Life Is Speaking to You Take Your Glory and Run!

During the first session, participants were asked to look at their lives and find their own unique purpose. The first page delivers a quote by James Hillman - “You are born with a char- acter, it is given, a gift, as the old stories say, from the guardians upon your birth - Each person enters the world called.” L-R: Debbie Obi, Lizzie Perez, Becky Napoleon, Oprah (added digitally) and Connie Napoleon 3 C OMMUNITY

Enterprises Survey Results Fireworks and Pets • Always make sure all pets are wearing well-fitted collars and securely fastened Continued From Page 2 Do Not Mix ID tags. Microchips and tattoos are great The survey was designed to follow this Alexandra Espindola - If you love your pet, ID techniques, too. Even a backfiring car ranking with a few key questions about em- this article is for you. or shot in the woods can be enough to ployment and one about seafood market- Angels Pet Rescue reminds pet owners incite a dog to run off, so avoid taking ing. The first was: Is employment of tribal that the 4th of July can be a potentially dan- any chances. members more important than profitability? gerous and frightening time for their ani- 56% said that it is. The second was: What mal companions. In addition to the risks of •Don't take pets to events with fireworks. type of work do you prefer: working with the physical dangers of injuries and burns, many public, working with data and information pets are fearful of the excitement and noise •If fireworks are being set off nearby, or if or working with tools, machines and/or ve- created by 4th of July fireworks. you're having guests over for a holiday hicles? The survey reported 62%, 12%, and Dogs and cats have very good hearing and celebration, find a quiet, secure place to 26% respectfully. The third question was: may be sensitive to the noises, even from keep your pets. Darkening the room can What level of work do you prefer? The an- afar. In panic or confusion, they can go to help. Crating is also a good idea -- place swer was 75% want year-round/full-time great lengths to escape their enclosures, such the crate in the quietest part of the home. work. The question about seafood market- as digging under fences or chewing through Make sure you put safe chew toys in the ing was: Do you think assistance for tribal leashes. In fact, this holiday results in the crate to occupy and distract the pet dur- member businesses should include marketing influx of more runaway and lost pets into ing the event. You can close the curtains of salmon and shellfish? The answer was 86% animal shelters than any other time of the and turn up the radio, CD player or TV said yes. year. to drown out noise. The survey also addressed whether tribal According to behavior specialist Dr. Eliza- members support or oppose enterprises in- beth Shull, low frequency, percussive noises •Do not leave pets outside, even in a volved in gaming, liquor and/or tobacco. such as fireworks and summer thunder- fenced yard, anytime when fireworks 72% somewhat or strongly support these storms trigger wild fear in dogs. Under such might be set off in the distance. activities. circumstances, ordinarily well-behaved pets The final substantial question regarding may become aggressive, destructive and/or • Rather than cuddle a frightened dog, try enterprises asked what type of management unpredictable. Worst of all, they can lose to distract the dog from the disturbing system tribal members think is more or less their hearing or go into seizures. noises with physical activity such as play- favorable; 14% think enterprises should be A loud bang to us can feel like a volcano ing ball. managed directly by Tribal Council, versus erupting to a dog. 69% who think a mixed board of directors Most people are unaware that dogs and Remember that scolding or coddling a is more favorable. cats have hearing a hundred times more sen- scared dog will not help. Scolding will scare So what does all this mean? Well, quite sitive than humans. The Society for the Pre- and confuse the animal, and coddling serves a bit, if we are going to develop an economic vention of Cruelty to Animals says: "Loud to reinforce fearful behaviors. Instead, as- enterprise system that tribal members sup- noises, such as fireworks, can cause a dog to sume your pack leader role and act confi- port and care about. jump a fence and run away from home and dent and unbothered by the noise and ac- It seems we need to focus on providing a cat may hide under a building and stay tivity outside. more and diverse employment opportuni- there for days." You can give your pet a gentle massage, ties. We need to make sure they do that, Every year, animal shelters are flooded or even just place your hand calmly on the and remain profitable. The system must in- with lost pets because of Independence Day pet's head. clude opportunities for tribal member- celebrations. The Humane Society of the Be prepared, your dog doesn't know why owned businesses and marketing of prod- United States urges pet owners to take the the bangs are happening and have compas- ucts made by or harvested by tribal mem- following safety measures: sion. Remember that you have your friends, bers. And, while doing all this, we must en- •Do not let your pets outside during fire- family and lots of things to do. Your dog or sure there is accountability and openness works. Keep pets at home, inside, in a cat only has YOU! with our tribal communities. cool, quiet area. Be sure to keep your If you have any questions regarding this pets indoors, in a secure, comfortable survey, please do not hesitate to call me at area, with curtains and windows closed. 360.280.7868. Turn on a radio or TV in the background New Natural Resources to dampen the noise outside. Choose a Hotline Number windowless room, if possible, or cover 360-432-3899 windows. Frightened dogs have been known to jump through screens and win- Regs are also online at dows www.squaxinisland.org

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sRiRisRiRisRiRi The sixth annual sRiRi “Pride in Educa- Sacajewea dollar before they began their I. tion” Celebration took place on June 6th journeys home. I am. in the Little Creek Casino Bingo hall. Special thanks for support go out I am very special. “It was the most fun we ever had to the Squaxin Island Education Commis- I am unique. singing and dancing,” Education Commis- sion, the Tu Ha’ Buts Learning Center, I count. sion member and intertribal drummer/ Tribal Council, Little Creek Casino, Jim I am loved. singer/dancer Vicki Kruger said. Peters, Darlene Krise, Amanda Hernandez, I believe I can achieve anything “Everyone was happy and we just Maylynn Foster, Steve and Andrea Sigo, I set my mind to. had a great time celebrating.” Myrtle Richards and sya?ya?. I believe in me and my people. “sRiRi is a xelSucid word I believe in our language and our culture. meaning “Potlatch” or “Gathering.” I believe in our land and our way of life. I believe in the teachings of our elders. I believe there is a plan for my life. I believe in the power of prayer. Wa He Lut Graduation I believe in God, the Great Spirit. “Native Americans, you’ve got it right here HOYT! (holding a hand to his heart),” Wa He Lut Indian School Principal Jon Claymore told Following the pledge, each class per- his students during the graduation cer- formed a traditional dance, music or emony held June 12th. storyelling. After an opening prayer and wel- Each student graduating to high After the welcoming, Tribal mem- coming songs, young tribal member An- school was given the opportunity to intro- ber Rose Algea blessed the food and the drew Cooper performed the Native Ameri- duce family members, to say a few words youth performed a dinner song entitled can pledge with fellow classmate Shawneen and receive a button robe, a flute and $50 “Children of the Water.” Sanchez. in Sacajawea coins. Gifts were presented to all students The message delivered to the stu- in attendance who were at all stages of edu- dents was that they should believe in them- cation from Kindergarten to Masters de- selves, knowing they have the power to ac- grees. After the giving of gifts, a number of complish anything they want to with their songs and dances were performed. Every- lives. one in attendance was gifted with a “You will be the future speakers for your people. You will be the ones defend- ing our rights.”

Congratulations Graduates Lisa Eaton, Kristy Krise and Madeena Rivera

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Jennifer Whitener Russell Harper Vicky York Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Arts Masters in Teaching Jennifer Whitener graduated from The Ev- Russell Harper graduated from The Ever- Vicky York graduated from The Evergreen ergreen State College on June 13th with a green State College on June 13 with a Bach- State College on June 13th with a Masters Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Man- elor of Arts degree in Business Administra- degree in Teaching. agement. tion with an emphasis on Group Dynam- Vicky is endorsed to teach 5th She is currently employed as an ics. through 12 grade, but says she prefers Office Assistant at the Squaxin Island Tribe Russell’s goals are to continue his middle or early high school and wants to Department of Natural Resources and pre- education in the Masters in Public Admin- find a position is Mason County. She was viously worked as a Legal Intern in the istration (MPA) program and some day be previously employed by Shelton School Dis- Tribe’s Legal Department where she man- employed in tribal administration. trict for more than 10 years as the Indian aged the Little Creek Casino One Percent Currently, Russell is employed as Education Tutor and Cultural Specialist for Charitable Contributions Fund. the Tribal Council-appointed Casino Liai- Shelton Middle School. The Evergreen State College does son. He also developed the cultural project “Since I already worked with that not issue grade point averages, but Jennifer for the Tribe’s Summer Rec program. The age group for ten years, I think I’d like to said, if they did, she would have the equiva- kids will be making traditionally-painted continue working with kids that same age,” lent of a 3.9 or 4.0. thermal plastic form masks that they will she said. “I never had anything negative on use in a traditional storytelling production Vicky did her student teaching at any evaluation,” she said. that they will perform themselves. The Mary M. Knight and Hood Canal Schools. Jennifer is interested in casino ho- storytelling will be done in Lushootseed Vicky also worked as a Squaxin Is- tel management and is looking forward to with an interpreter, Barbara Whitener. This land Tribe Summer Youth Recreation Pro- the opportunities presented at Little Creek way the children will have experience gram Assistant two years ago and will be Casino’s upcoming hotel. storytelling in their native language. employed there again this year. When asked what her hobbies were, “I’m really looking forward to it,” she chuckled and said, “What’s a hobby? she said. “I was really excited when I was Work and school. That’s what I do!” asked to apply again. I figured it had al- ready been filled by someone else.” Vicky’s outstanding scholastics Squaxin Island Youth Employment Program earned her scholarships every year. In fact, Patti Puhn - This is an exciting time of year; Most of the youth have met with a one year she received more scholarships than school is out and summer is here. With the representative of the HR department to ex- she was allowed to accept. school break and summer, comes the start of plore and discuss ideas and plans for their fu- “I guess what I want people to know the Squaxin Island Youth Employment Pro- ture. The youth of our community have goals is that education is for everybody,” she said. gram. In response to correspondence that was to become teachers, doctors, nurses, lawyers, “Don’t let anybody tell you anything con- sent to the youth in the community, 30 youth law enforcement officers, construction work- trary to that. No matter how old you are, if have shown an interest in working this sum- ers, biologists, engineers and archaeologists. you have a dream, go for it!” mer and have completed at least a portion of One young adult dreams of being an astro- their paperwork. physicist! Continued on Page 9. 6 C ONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

Public Meeting Scheduled for Water System Project A public meeting on the Squaxin Water System Project is scheduled for Monday, July 7th, at 7:00 pm, in the Mary Johns meeting room. The water system will serve economic and community development needs as a capacity expansion project. It will involve tribal utility consolidation where all users pay their fair/reasonable share of development and operating costs. It will also include fire protection enhance- ments and fixes to parts of the system that are failing. Part of the water system will be con- structed at the same time as the Old Olym- Christy Peters Block Misti Saenz-Garcia pic Highway road improvement project, Bachelor of Arts Medical Assistant Certificate currently scheduled for 2004. Misti Saenz-Garcia graduated from Bryman Christy Marie Peters Block, the daughter College in Renton with a certificate in of Kathy Block and granddaughter of Ruth Medical Assisting. and the Late Emory Peters, recently gradu- Misti is considering whether to be- ated from the University of Washington gin her medical career in pediatrics or ob- with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business stetrics, but her ultimate goal is to work for Administration (GPA 3.6) and a Bachelor her own tribal community. of Arts Degree in Sociology-Law, Society Misti is a Housing Commission and Social Policy (GPA 3.6). member and a member of the aquatics, She is currently employed with the shellfish and fireworks committees. University of Washington Medical Center Previously, she was employed as Human Resources and Information Tech- Communications/Administrative Assistant, nology Services Departments working on Community Health Representative/CHR the implementation of a new Human Re- and Enrollment Clerk. source Information System. Misti enjoys clam digging, harvest- Christy currently lives in Bothell, ing geoducks and spending time with her Washington with her family, which includes family. her mother, 5-year-old niece and fiancé. In the immediate future, she will have an August wedding, continue to work for the UW in a project lead role, and sup- The $4-5 million project will in- port her soon-to-be husband as he returns volve water mains, wells, storage, and pump to school to complete his degree. stations from the Kamilche valley around In the more distant future, she Congratulations the casino (in the heart of the commercial hopes to further her career and eventually Madeena Rivera area) and along Old Olympic Highway to buy a house and start a family. on your acceptance the Tribal Center storage towers on Klah- As a final note, she would like to Che-Min Drive. Of the three existing wells express her appreciation and thanks to the (60 out of 600 applicants chosen) in the commercial area, one will be shut Squaxin Island Tribe for their support and into the down and the other two will be used as contributions through her entire college ca- Native American Youth monitoring wells as per the wellhead pro- reer. Law Enforcement Academy!!! tection plan currently in development. The Tribe is submitting a pre-ap- JULY 20 - AUGUST 3 IN SEATTLE plication to the USDA for loan/grant par- Good Luck & Have Fun! tial funding. If you have any questions, please contact Brian Thompson or Lynn Scroggins in Planning at (360) 426-9781.

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Jason Anderson Kristin Penn Tomi Giles Capital High School CHOICE High School Shelton High School Jason Anderson, the son of Ross and Shelley Kristin Penn, the daughter of Vicki Kruger, Tomi Giles, the daughter of Penni Giles, Rawding, recently graduated from Capital graduated from Choice High School on graduated from Shelton High School on High School and South Puget Sound Com- Thursday, June 12th. June 13th. munity College with his Associate of Tech- Kristin wants to become a massage Tomi was on the Honor Roll dur- nical Arts (ATA) degree. He completed the therapist and is actively involved in preser- ing her senior year. Running Start program offered through the vation of tribal culture. She sings and She plans to be looking for a job high school. dances with the intertribal drum group and over the summer and is primarily interested He started his education right here participates in the annual canoe journeys. in working with computers or running a at the Tribal Center with Eleanor Krise’s She will be working in the summer daycare center. preschool class. He loved going, but was youth workers program this summer. Tomi’s hobbies include swimming, always telling her that he needed to leave to going to the ocean, hiking and playing foot- go help his grandpa, Bill Brown, work on ball. the gym. Of course, I’m sure he was hop- ing for lunch at Taylor Towne too! Jason also enjoys hunting, fishing, riding his motorcycle and playing rugby.

Tribal Council Sponsored a Community Picnic Friday, June 20th.

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Matt Trotter Sheri Thaves Donna Penn Shelton High School North Mason High School Five Tribes Career Center Matt Trotter, the son of Kim and Richard Donna Penn graduated from Five Tribes Sheri Thaves, a Class of 2003 and graduate Burrow, graduated from Shelton High Career Center on June 11th. of North Mason High School, will attend School on June 13th. In the fall, she plans to enter the Olympic College for two years to complete Matt maintained a 3.0+ grade point Native American Studies program at The her Associates in Arts and Sciences degree. average throughout high school. He played Evergreen State College. She has resided in Belfair her entire life with varsity football and wrestling. Previously she was employed at the her parents, Terry and Kristine Thaves. Matt received a $500 Squaxin Is- Kamilche Trading Post. This summer she Sheri has grown up enjoying the land Tribal Council scholarship and was the will be working as a Squaxin Island Sum- great outdoors, playing soccer and spend- single applicant chosen to be sponsored by mer Youth Recreation Program Assistant. ing a lot of time with her family (all but the Kiwanis Club to attend the Washing- “I’m really glad to be working again. one aunt lives in the Belfair area). She has ton State Patrol Youth Law Enforcement I really miss all the customers at the store.” one sister, Trisha and two brothers, Ben and Academy in July. Donna’s hobbies are hanging out Fredrick. He is currently employed at The with the kids and learning how to weave Academically, she has done well and Paintball Store in Olympia and is looking cedar baskets. took part in the Running Start program her forward to attending South Puget Sound “I’m also a proud grandma of junior and senior years. Sheri was part of Community College and, later, The Ever- Raven’s new daughter, Dominique,” she National Honor Society and is part of green State College. said. Olympic College’s Phi Theta Kappa. She Matt plans to pursue a career in law hopes to major in the business field and enforcement. become and become a Certified Public Ac- He enjoys playing on a paintball countant. team, swimming and just about any kind of outdoor sport. Squaxin Island Youth Employment Program Happy 9th Birthday Clara & Elena Continued from Page 6 Love Mom What an ambitious, bright group this The Summer Employment Program is. The HR department, in turn, contacted will provide four days a week of on-the-job Happy Belated 2nd Kaitlyn the directors who have been very supportive training and one day a week of classroom train- Love Auntie Terri financially and in creating positions that ing with guest speakers. The youth will also match the future plans of our youth. spend a portion of that training day doing Happy Birthday Lester At this time, with the assistance and some cultural activities. One of those activi- Love, funding from the Directors and the Tribal ties is the gathering and preserving of berries Mom & Family Council, all of these 14 to 21-year-olds will and making jam. We will also be making give- have the opportunity to be employed for 6 aways for the canoe journey. Happy Birthday Violet weeks this summer. What a tremendous op- Watch for the next issue of Klah- Che- Love Sister portunity for the tribal youth and the tribal Min for pictures and bios of the participants. departments. 9 C ONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

Connie Napoeon Becky Napoleon Debbie Napoleon General Education Diploma General Education Diploma General Education Diploma Connie graduated June 11th from Five Becky graduated June 11th from Five Tribes Debbie graduated June 11th from Five Tribes Career Center and June 13th from Career Center and June 13th from North- Tribes Career Center and plans to attend Northwest Indian College with a General west Indian College with a General Educa- The Evergreen State College in the fall. Education Diploma. Testing was completed tion Diploma. Testing was completed at “I had a lot of fun learning all over at South Puget Sound Community College. South Puget Sound Community College. again, and I had great teachers,” she said. “I Connie plans to participate in the Becky plans to participate in the know I want go on to college, I’m just not canoe journey again this summer and rest canoe journey again this summer and rest sure what I want to go into. I’ve worked as awhile before beginning college in the fall. awhile before beginning college in the fall. a Secretary, a Purchasing Agent, a Legal Sec- She says she’s not sure what she “I like creative writing,” Becky said. retary Assistant and lots of other things. I’m wants to go into. “That may be the direction I take. I’ve done interested in journalism, business manage- “Maybe accounting, maybe not,” a lot of things in life, and I’ve come to real- ment and paralegal. We’ll see.” Connie said. “I have to see what I like. You ize I don’t have to look for answers, they Debbie also enjoys beading, cro- never know what’s in store. There’s a lot out will come to me.” cheting and painting. She does such fine there. I’m reaching for the stars.” work, she was asked to make 30 dreamcatchers as gifts for the Five Tribes Career Center graduates.

Lorane Gamber gradu- Ryan Fox graduated ated from Five Tribes from Five Tribes Career Career Center in De- Center on June 11th. cember. There she stud- Ryan will be em- ied English, Math, ployed by the Summer Computers and Tribal Youth Employment Government. “It taught program this summer me a lot,” she said. I in the Legal Depart- had great teachers and ment. There he will be learned a lot about the assisting in the office tribes. I made a lot of and doing maintenance friends too.” Lorane is on the property. applying for a position He says he’s not at Little Creek Casino. sure what he wants to In her spare time, do after that, but is Lorane enjoys playing somewhat interested in with her son, Fernando Ryan Fox law. Ryan also enjoys and enjoys sports, espe- Lorane Gamber sports, especially bas- cially baseball. Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center ketball. 10 C ONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

Lizzie Perez Teresa Sanchez Sam Penn General Education Diploma Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center Lizzie graduated June 11th from Five Tribes Teresa Sanchez graduated from Five Tribes Sam Penn graduated from Five Tribes Ca- Career Center and plans to attend The Na- Career Center on June 11th. reer Center on June 11th. tive American Studies program at The Ev- Her coursework at the center in- He plans to enroll Spring quarter ergreen State College in the fall. cluded Web Page Development, Strategies at the Evergreen State College and work “My niece, Meloney (Hause) got to Academic Success, Career and Life Prepa- toward becoming a paralegal. me interested in it,” she said. ration, English, Math and Computers. “I was thinking about going back Lizzie is an active participant in the She was recently employed as the to school and I ran into June Krise,” he said. annual intertribal canoe journeys where she HIV Youth Leader at the Squaxin Island “She told me, ‘school starts Monday’.” serves as a member of the ground crew. “So Sally Selvidge Health Clinic and plans to His courses at Five Tribes Career I can boss everyone around,” she said laugh- attend South Puget Sound Community Center included “brush ups” in English, ing. “Just kidding. Actually people get mad College in the fall. She plans to pursue a Math, web page design and small business at me cuz I start doing all the work myself.” career in hotel and restaurant management. management. Lizzie also enjoys traveling to neigh- “I have always liked the restaurant Sam has previously been employed boring tribes for potlatches and sings with industry,” she said. “I did bar management as a Teacher’s Assistant, Legal Assistant, the intertribal drum group. for two years and loved it!” Planning Assistant, Public Information She has worked for the Squaxin Is- “Hobbies? My children. They’re Officer and Purchasing Director. land Tribe as a Custodial Engineer for five my life. My kids’ hobbies turn into mine. “I started working when I was 12 years. And I kind of like doing yard work too.” in the Quileute Summer Youth program,” he said. “It’s all been interesting.” Georgena James Five Tribes Career Center Skyline Theater. “If you want to come Georgena graduated from Five Tribes Ca- watch a movie in a safe environment, this is reer Center in December and March. the place to come,” she said. “It’s just a tem- “I was just thinking about more porary job until I go back to school or find school and finding my niche,” she said. “I’m something computer-related. At the Five not sure what that is yet, but my goal is to Tribes Career Center I got certified in Web learn at least one thing every day. I want to Page Design and Integrated Computer Ap- know everything I possibly can. God gave plications. That basically means I can work us a brain and we may as well use it. I want any Microsoft program on my own.” to be a good role model. When I was Georgena also enjoys music and art. younger, I didn’t really have anyone to look “Maybe one day, you’ll hear my name in up to. I want kids to be able to look at me one or the other, because that’s my real love. and say, ‘she’s still doing it, so I can too.’ It just doesn’t pay as much (yet). Some- They forget how brilliant they are.” times we have to compromise our desires Georgena is currently employed at for our needs.”

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Chauncey Blueback Chasity Parish Daren Brownfield Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center Chauncey Blueback graduated from Five Chasity Parish graduated from Five Tribes Daren Brownfield graduated from Five Tribes Career Center on June 11th. Career Center on June 11th. Tribes Career Center on June 11th. His coursework included Tribal Her coursework included classes Daren took courses aimed at help- Government and Business Management, that will prepare her to enter South Puget ing him prepare for a career in law enforce- both of which Chauncey is very interested Sound Community College in September. ment and “reconditioning his academics,” in. There, she plans to earn an Associates de- but in the meantime, Daren became em- “I want to go to college for a Mas- gree before transferring to a four-year uni- ployed as a seasonal Finfish Technician for ters degree in Administrative Office,” versity where she will become a Registered the Squaxin Island Tribe Department of Chauncey said. “I’m still thinking about Nurse Practitioner. Eventually, Chass would Natural Resources. which college I want to go to and I’m work- like to earn a doctorate in psychology. “I like this a lot better,” he said. ing on federal grants that will help me pay “That takes about ten years,” Chass “After two trapping seasons, I will become for my education.” said. “And that’s if my daughter, Nokomis, a regular employee. It’s a new start for me. Chauncey’s goal is to either work in allows it. So I need to do something in the There’s no stress and I really enjoy it.” a management position within tribal gov- meantime.” Daren is also a martial arts and body ernment or to open a private wrestling Currently, Chass is employed at the building instructor. school. Kamilche Trading Post. “I’m committed to two guys who “Maybe I’ll do both,” he said. “But She enjoys being a mom and spend- really want to be masters,” he said. “It will the World Wrestling Entertainment College ing time with her family and friends. be a lot of work to get them there. My is in California. I’d need both to open a youngest student is Josh Miller. He’s a gift school.” to me. He’s the youngest student I’ve had and he’s excellent, motivated and works Janita Johnson hard. I also train one of the law enforce- Five Tribes Career Center ment officers.” Janita Johnson graduated from Five Tribes Career Center in the fall. She is currently enrolled in online Jamie Adams (Not Pictured) college courses through Education Direct Five Tribes Career Center to earn an Associates degree in Business. Jamie Adams graduated from Five Tribes Janita has been employed at Little Career Center in the fall. Creek Casino for six years and has been the She is currently working as a Certi- Food and Beverage Department Shift Su- fied Nurses Assistant and has just one more pervisor for seven months. year to complete her training to become a She plans to continue further in nurse. college as time and busy schedules allow. “I’m going on to nursing school,” When not at work or studying, Janita spends she said. “I’m just not sure when. I’m pretty most of her time with her children. busy right now.” 12 C ONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES

Jay Hall Melissa Whitener Jackie Meyer Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center Five Tribes Career Center Jay Hall will soon be graduating from Five Melissa Whitener graduated from Five Jackie Meyer graduated from Five Tribes Ca- Tribes Career Center. Tribes Career Center in the fall. reer Center on June 11th. He has also completed Culinary She will attend Pierce College in She has applied to Otis College of Arts training through Job Corps with em- Tacoma this fall where she will begin stud- Art and Design in Los Angeles, California phasis on bakery. He will be employed as a ies in a two-year program to earn a Chemi- where she plans to major in toymaking. Cook for the Squaxin Island Summer Rec cal Dependency Professional certificate. “I have already developed a line of program and is looking forward to work- “I really hope to work for the dolls that I intend to market,” she said. “So ing with the kids and surprising them with Squaxin Island Tribe,” she said. “I want to many people have told me that if Barbie the special goodies he will be cooking up. work with teenagers and adults in helping looked like one of mine, they’d buy her Jay’s courses at Five Tribes Career them to overcome addiction.” again.” Center included Web Page Design, Alge- Melissa has a nine-year-old daugh- Jackie has a website, bra and English. ter, Kassidy, and a seven-year-old son, dezeradoll.tripod.com/dezeradoll.htm. He enjoys clam digging, basketball Kameron who she says are the highlight of showcasing her dolls. “Dezeradoll will be and cooking. her life. She also enjoys walking, swimming the name of my new line,” she said. “Dezera and riding bikes. was the name of my first doll.” “I made a JC Chasez (member of the band N Sync) doll and left it on his porch when I was in California on vaca- tion,” she said. “I also had a chance to look Natasha Gamber around the college while I was there. I’m Five Tribes Career Center really looking forward to it and I hope I get Natasha Gamber graduated from Five Tribes accepted!” Career Center in March. She is thinking Jackie is currently employed at both about enrolling in Olympic College in Sep- Shelton theaters and encourages everyone tember to become a Certified Nurse’s As- to come in, watch a movie and have some sistant (CNA). Then, she will get a job to great popcorn. help work her way through an Associates degree and, later, a Bachelor’s degree. If we missed any graduates, please “I’m still considering my options,” contact Theresa Henderson at she said. “I want to go to school for a long 360.432.3945. Thank you. time,” she said. “The more education you have, the more valuable you become and I want to make a lot of money!” Remember the Natasha enjoys sports, especially softball, and spending time with her brand Squaxin Island Tribe Website: new baby girl, Jayden. www.squaxinisland.org

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Wet Sites Connections funds) also shared their work. techniques and lacquer-ware in Japan, to Squaxin Island Cultural Resources 9,500 year old spruce root braids and Dale Croes - The Qwu?gwes cultural site Department chaired a panel session on wooden wedges recently found on the recently lived up to its name - “Coming To- “Comprehensive Cultural Resource Man- southern end of the Queen Charlotte Is- gether, Sharing” as over 100 people from agement in Native American Country - lands, British Columbia, to a breaking news around the world, half of which were from Adding the Cultural Component to Scien- site with 3,000 year-old baskets, bentwood outside the U.S., came together to witness tific Research” with tribal representatives hooks and wooden splitting wedges in the work being shared by the Squaxin Is- from Quinault, Umatilla, Coquille Indian Victoria, British Columbia just within the land Tribe and South Puget Sound Com- Tribe (Oregon), Squaxin Island and the past 3 weeks. munity College at the well-preserved, wa- Champagne and Aisnihile First Nations of On Thursday of the four-day con- ter-logged site on Mud Bay, Eld Inlet. British Columbia in addition to Dr. Allyson ference, buses (sponsored in part by the 1% The Wetland Archaeology Research Brooks (SHPO) and Darby Strapp Project (WARP) organization out of Exeter, (Hanford CR). England, asked that SPSCC host their 10th Many of the trials and tribulations Bev Hawks annual International conference in Olym- occurring as tribes take over their own cul- pia, Washington. tural resource management in North What attracted international atten- America were discussed. Rhonda Foster and tion to the site we call Qwu?gwes was our I chaired a session on the Qwu?qwes work, work in assisting to bring home the rich and Bev Hawks gave a talk on the use of heritage of the Squaxin Island Tribe, clam steaming pits like those found at the through recovery of cedar bark gillnets, bas- site. kets and fishtraps, as well as other informa- Native American presenters at the tion about the rich natural resources of fish- conference discussed Ozette (Makah), eries, shellfisheries, waterfowl and land and fishtraps along the Oregon Coast (Coquille) sea mammals at the site for over a thousand and frozen sites being found in ice patches years. in northern British Columbia (Champagne The full title of the conference in and Aisnihile First Nations People (also Olympia was “Wet Sites Connections, Link- sponsored by the Squaxin Island Tribe 1% ing Indigenous Histories, Archaeology and Charitable Contribution Fund)). Fund) brought the delegates to the the Public” and these visitors (16 from En- The delegates from around the Qwu?gwes site on Ralph and Karen Munro’s gland, 12 from Japan, 2 Irish, 2 New world shared the progress of their wet site property on Mud Bay. There they enjoyed Zealanders, 3 Dutch, 23 Canadians and 1 work, from the discovery of 101 4-5,000 a rainy walk to the site and a wonderful din- Ukrainian (who needed support to come year-old dug-out canoes on a Florida lake, ner including steamer clams cooked in a from a poor country and was aided by 1% to the uncovering of ancient woodworking clam pit by Bev Hawks and sockeye salmon,

14 C ULTURAL RESOURCES fry bread, salad and cobbler cooked by Minnaert, President of SPSCC and Dr. shop was held on how to best preserve the Squaxin Island Cooks, Socorro Bernal and Allyson Brooks, State Historic Preservation basketry and wooden artifacts from these Arlene Strope. Officer. sites. Larry Ross, Squaxin CRO, Karissa On Friday, the delegates took box The conference guest artist was White, Curator, MLRC, and three SPSCC lunches on a field trip to the new Squaxin Andrea Wilbur-Sigo who generously pro- students received this training with others Island Museum Library and Research Cen- vided her design, “Creation,” for use on the from around the region, assuring that our ter where Director Charlene Krise gave conference poster. It was also silk-screened Qwu?gwes artifacts will get the world’s best them a complete tour. They viewed the new on the conference bags and t-shirts as a fund known treatment. exhibits set up for their visit which consisted raiser for the SPSCC Anthropology Club. The delegates also got first-hand ex- of (1) a fish trap and an ancient hat (next to Dale Croes, the Conference Coor- posure to the Tribe’s direct involvement in a replicated cedar bark hat by Native weaver dinator for WARP, said the main objective protecting and researching these well-pre- Karen Reed) from Wapato Creek in of the conference was to show how impor- served sites from throughout the Northwest. Tacoma, (2) two baskets, a cradle and other tant this kind of waterlogged site is for re- We reached our goals of Qwu?gwes, wet site items from the Skagit Delta loaned vealing and preserving the millennia of rich coming together and sharing on a world- from the UW Burke Museum and (3) a heritage in our region. A Canadian Con- wide basis. 1,700 year old serpent-like spear thrower servation Institute (Ottawa, Canada) work- wood carving with shell inlaid eyes that was found in the Skagit River and brought in just for the 4 day conference by the UBC Museum, Canada. Curator Karissa White put this new exhibit together. It sits along- side the Qwu?gwes baskets, nets and fishtraps and will be in place for 4 months. Be sure to stop by and see these loaned an- cient wood and fiber items. Vi Hilbert, Upper Skagit Elder, honored us by attending the whole confer- ence and giving a welcoming talk for the international guests at the museum. Dr. George MacDonald, new Director of the UW Burke Museum, followed with a talk L-R: Tribal Chairman Dave Lopeman, USDA Rural Utilities Services Administra- about his wet site work on the Northern tor Hilda Legg, Hood Canal Telecommunications President Rick Buechel, and Northwest Coast. USDA Rural Development, Washington State Director Jackie J. Gleason The conference banquet was held at the SPSCC student union building that In late May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Services evening, and Chairman David Lopeman awarded a Community Connect Broadband grant of $735,250 to Hood Canal welcomed the delegates to our part of the Communications for a project that will bring new high-speed broadband tele- world. He was followed by other signers of communications links to the Squaxin Island Tribe. our cooperative agreement, Dr. Ken

Justin James, Quinault, talking about the need to network

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Ten Tips for Smarter Snacking 9. Grab some FRUIT. 6.Use your legs – instead of the car. 1. Check your HUNGER level. Feeling like something sweet and flavor- For short errands, walking can be as fast Are you actually hungry? Or are you ful? Fresh, dried or canned, fruit is a lus- (or even faster) than driving, waiting and tired? Bored? Lonely? Happy? Or did you cious treat anytime of day. Keep several parking. Plan to park in one place – and just see a food commercial on TV? If you single-serve fruit choices at home and at walk to several different stores. aren’t hungry, skip the snack until you the office. are. 10. Grab a Healthy DRINK. 7. Fidget more. The experts say it’s true – fidgeting burns 2. Check your FLUID level. Soft drinks offer little – except excess calories. Forget about sitting still at your Are you thirsty – rather than hungry? calories and caffeine! Looking for some desk – wiggle, squirm, standup, sit down, Since it’s easy to confuse the signals for liquid energy? Try low-fat or fat-free milk move around as much as you can. hunger and thirst, try drinking a refresh- – and build some beautiful bones and ing glass of water before you dig into a teeth too! Flavored milks are available in 8. Lift more. snack. individual servings at grocery stores. One easy way to pump up arm muscles is to keep a set of weights (5 to 10 3. Check PORTION SIZES. Ten Ways to Fit pounds) – at your desk, near the TV or Most super-sized snacks are loaded with under the couch. Lift while you talk, fat, sugar and calories. If you want a sweet Fitness into Every Day watch or read. or salty treat, start with a small size or 1. Put on some comfortable shoes. share a biggie size with a friend. Feet were made for walking. With com- fortable shoes on yours, you’ll be ready 9. Stretch more. A few good stretches can help relax your 4. Check food labels and FACTS. to fit more walking into your life: at least body and your mind. You can stretch What you don’t know can come as a sur- 30 minutes a day, at least 10 minutes at while working at a computer, watching prise to your waistline! 300+ calories in a time. TV or even driving a car. Just reach out a nutrition bar?! 400+ calories in a latte!? and stretch. 600+ calories in a fancy cinnamon bun?! 2. Put on a pedometer. These tiny step-counters are rapidly be- 10. Play more. 5. Pay ATTENTION to your snack. coming today’s most important piece of Bounce a ball, fly a kite, swing on a It’s easy to overeat (and still not feel sat- fitness equipment. While there is no swing, chase a child – there is no end to isfied) if you eat while driving, reading “magic” number of steps, 10,000 per day the fun when you play at getting fit. Need or watching TV. Slow down and enjoy is a great goal. some playful ideas? Just ask your favor- your snack; you’ll eat less and enjoy it ite kid!! more. 3. Put on some music. Hate to exercise? How about dancing? 6. Pay attention to PROTEIN. Your favorite tunes - softly on head- Upcoming Events Many snack foods are low in protein, as phones or loudly in the living room - Walks well as high in sugar and fat. Foods with can help anyone pick up the pace and From the Senior bldg. Thurs., 12:40 p.m. protein (meat, dairy, nuts and soy) pro- enjoy moving more. and from the Health Center, 4:00 on Mon., vide more nutrients and longer staying Weds., and Fri. Everyone is welcome. power. 4.Use your legs – instead of the telephone. Need to talk with a co-worker down the America’s Walk For Diabetes 2003 7. Grab some NUTS. hall or a neighbor across the street? Hang Sat., Oct. 4, 2003, Olympia High School A small handful of nuts (about an ounce) up the phone and take a short walk to can satisfy your craving for something have your talk. Remember, every step Podiatrist Foot Exams salty – and provide some super nutrition counts! Squaxin Island Health Center (vitamins, minerals and protein) at the Tues., July 15th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. same time. 5. Use your legs – instead of the elevator. Watch for more details 8. Grab some VEGGIES. Need to go upstairs or downstairs? For- Food Label Reading Workshop Nature’s fast food makes an excellent on- get the crowded elevator or the slow es- Diabetes Support Group the-run snack. Keep sliced veggies ready calator! The stairs are an easy (and free!) to go in the fridge – and fill up a small way to build beautiful, strong leg For more information, call Patty Suskin, Diabetes Co- bag whenever you head out the door. muscles. ordinator at 432-3929 or stop by the Health Center.

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New Employee Am I at Risk for HIV??? Protect Yourself! Teresa Sanchez You may be at risk if you: If you have questions about your risks, test- •Have had sex with a man or woman who ing, or access to free condoms, please con- has had other partners tact Casey or Teresa at the Squaxin Health •Have shared injection drug needles with Clinic, 360.427.9006 ext. 3915. someone or have had sex with someone who has shared needles

You are probably not at risk if you: Podiatrist (Foot Doctor) •Have had no sex Annual Foot Exams •Have only had sex with someone who has SQUAXIN ISLAND HEALTH CENTER tested negative for HIV Tuesday, July 15th from 9 to 11 am. •Have not shared needles to inject drugs She will trim nails & provide or for any other reasons and have not had complete annual Diabetes foot exams. sex with anyone who has.. People with Diabetes are priority. Others will be seen on a space-available basis. Call Patty Suskin, Diabetes Coordinator at 432-3929 for an appointment time. HIV Youth Leader S ENIOR MENU Food Group Monday Wednesday Thursday 2 3 Meat Sandwiches available on request Chicken Stir Fry Meatloaf Vegetable instead of the entrée listed Green Salad, Stirfry Veggies Mashed Potatoes, Peas & Carrots Fruit Want seconds? - Just ask! Fresh Fruit Tray Fresh Fruit Grains/Bread Free to seniors 55 and older Brown Rice, Angelfood Cake Wheat Rolls Milk $3 for all others 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 7 9 10 Meat Beef Tacos Baked Salmon Salad Bar Vegetable Salad, Veggies W/ Dip Broccoli & Cauliflower Salad Veggies Galore Fruit Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Salad Grains/Bread Pinto Beans, Rice Wheat Rolls, Brown Rice Wheat Rolls Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 16 17 Meat Hot Turkey Sandwich 14 Hamburgers Chalupa Vegetable Potatoes, Asparagus, Salad Carrot and Raisin Salad Veggies and Dip, Toppings Fruit Fruit Salad Fresh Fruit Tray Fresh Fruit Salad Grains/Bread Bread Wheat Buns, Cake Corn Chips, Rice Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 21 23 24 Meat Roast Pork Shrimp Salad Sandwich Bar Vegetable Baked Potato, Salad Veggies W/Dip Green Salads Fruit Fruit Salad Fresh Fruit Tray Waldorf Salad Grains/Bread Wheat Rolls Wheat Toast Wheat Bread, Snickerdoodles Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk, Pudding 2% and Fat Free Milk 28 Meat BBQ Chicken Breakfast, Sausage Links 30 Taco Salad 31 Vegetable Potato Salad, Green Salad Hash Browns, Veggies W/Dip Veggies W/ Dip Fruit Fruit Tray Fruit Salad Fresh Fruit Grains/Bread Baked Beans, Wheat Rolls Biscuits W/ Gravy Taco Salad Bowls Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk 2% and Fat Free Milk

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The Five Tribes Career Center graduation ceremony took place in the Squaxin Island Tribal Center gymnasium on Wednesday, June 11th. The Five Tribes Career Center, located in downtown Shelton, serves the SPIPA member tribes by building a bridge for tribal people to cross over obstacles on their path to higher educa- tion. The center offers preparation for General Education Di- ploma (GED) testing as well as classes designed to prepare stu- dents for entrance into college. These classes include, among oth- ers, English, Math, Academic Success, Career and Life Prepara- tion and even Web Page Development. Bob Red Elk joined the SPIPA staff this past January as an assistant teacher co-teaching Indian Rights of Tribes with Dr. Linda Stump and just recently finished teaching two classes: Indian Rights of Tribes and Introduction to Small Business Development. Be- fore coming to the South Puget Sound Intertribal Planning Agency Bob worked briefly as an Indian Education Specialist for the Tacoma School District and has been active in the Puget Sound area as a cultural specialist for the past 12 years supporting Indian Educa- tion parent committees. Bob likes the approach that SPIPA uses where they offer college credit through Northwest Indian College to students who not only work toward their GED's, but get a chance to come to the learning center and adapt themselves to their own learning style. Bob wants to encourage other adult learners to come back to school and continue their education process. It wasn't too long ago that Bob returned to school and received his Master's degree from the University of Phoenix in Organizational Management. He reminded his professors as an adult learner that he was there to learn how the "opposition" thinks and most appreciated his humor when he would remind them that Native American culture did not always agree with the corpo- rate approach to teaching. The team concept approach is fine as long as people actually learn to work together which isn't always the way our youth have been taught in our public school systems. He sees great opportunities for students and staff alike who can catch the vision of learning to work together in knowing each other's learning styles. The educational approach to learning through diversity and multiculturalism still isn't widely accepted, but with the increase of minority populations, it is here to stay. Multicultural peoples have a long unrecognized history of work- ing together harmoniously when given the opportunity. He says his career as a powwow dancer has shown him that attitudes toward learning and culture has yet to yield the fruits of accelerated advancement in the new information age when par- ents and students alike share a vision for their future. “It is always the goal of education to raise the standards of learning and that begins with the individual's own recognition of his learning style at an earlier age,” he said. “It will always be the goal of SPIPA, and other learning centers like it, to continue to allow students to be self-paced until they recognize they have great potential in pursing the educational goals they have set for them- selves.”

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Bordeaux Elementary School Awards Shelton High School Justin Saenz-Garcia Outstanding Art Vanessa Algea G.P.A. Kennah Hagmann Model Student Nick Cooper Improvement and Participation Kyla Ford Academic Effort Todd Hagmann G.P.A., 96% Attendance, Basketball Justin West Friendly Kurt Poste G.P.A., 97% Attendance Claudia McFarlane Enthusiasm, Helpful, Friendly Matt Trotter G.P.A., 95% Attendance, Football, Wrestling Antone Hawks Outstanding Math Student Mike Trotter G.P.A., 97% Attendance, Swim Team Andrew Sigo Academic Effort Sheena Hillstrom G.P.A., 98% Attendance Jereme Walls Friendly Holly Henderson G.P.A., 91% Attendance Tara Brownfield Academic Effort Kristen Farrell G.P.A., 98% Attendance Holly Henry Enthusiasm Niki Fox 92% 92% Attendance Jaime Mc Farlane Fantastic sense of humor Dax Fox 92% Attendance Josh Coble Helpful Mentor to Young Children Billy Fox 92% Attendance Jennifer Shelton Citizenship Marissa Morken Academic Effort/Helpful Alex Rivera Improved Reading/Academic Effort Special Congratulations Kassidy Whitener Outstanding Student/Citizenship MITCH CARRINGTON Jessica Cruz Academic Effort, Citizenship, Friendly Continuous 4.0 GPA Bianca Saenz-Garcia Most Spirit, Helpful to Others Jaimie Cruz Outstanding Student, Helpful, Academic Effort Winter Perez Friendly, Citizenship Miguel Saenz-Garcia Helpful, Friendly Nathan Shelton Friendly, Citizenship Lachelle Johns Very Friendly, Helpful Elijah Krise Friendly, Above Grade Level in Reading Zack Clark Relates Well With Adults Brittany McFarlane Kind, Great Effort, Friendly Lorrain Algea Enthusiasm Donavan Henry Friendly Roger Hartang Friendly Nathan Moore Effort in Math Julito Krise Fantastic Effort in Math Casey Fletcher Great Sense of Humor, Good Friend, Improved Citizenship

Shelton Middle School Shiloh Henderson 97% attendance, Top 5 % in class, Highly Recommended to Accelerate in English at SHS. Mitch Carrington 97% attendance, Top 5 % in class, Highly Recommended to Accelerate in English at SHS. Joe West Citizenship Annie Beth Whitener Best Smile Nicole Cooper Culture Participation, Best Effort In Math Tiffany Henderson 97% Attendance, Top 10% in Class Tasha Hillstrom Culture Participation, 97% Attendance, Citizenship Michaela Riker 98% Attendance, Culture Participation, Best Effort Wes Whitener Culture Participation, Citizenship Kailee Hagmann 97% attendance, Culture, Most Improvement In Attitude Aleta Poste Best Effort Tyler Burrow Citizenship Lizzy Henry Culture, Enthusian Leila Whitener Culture, Top 10% In Class, 96% Attendance Calista Phipps 96%, Citizenship Taylor Wily Culture, Enthusiasm Deanna Hawks Culture, Most Improvement In Attitude

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New Employee Happy Birthday Liz and Ike Please come help us From Ruthie, Andy, Wes and Leila wish Ruth Creekpaum wish Ruth Creekpaum Happy Birthday Tasheena a happy retirement Love, Thursday July st Gramma & Auntie Marcella from : : Happy Birthday Leila at the Health Center Refreshments Served!

A reminder!!! Everyone wishing to use the Fitness Center needs to go through a short orientation. Please call Lea Cruz Jen Olson at 427-9006, ext 3936 Love, Mom, Dad and Wes Health Clinic Assistant Director to schedule an appointment Hi, My name is Jen Olson and I'm the new Happy 4th Birthday Malia (R) Assistant Director for HHS. I'm honored to be working for Squaxin Island and hope that I can be of valuable service to the health Koreena Capoeman center and the community. I have a lot to learn, but am grateful for the challenge. Be- fore starting here, I worked for the SPIPA Five Tribes Career Center as a Program Co- ordinator. I've worked in a lot of commu- nities around the world but have fallen in love with the scenic beauty of Western Washington. If I haven't already had a chance to meet you (or even if I have), please stop in to say hi. Love your baby sister Kiana I look forward to meeting you! and of coarse the rest of your family too Happy 7th Wedding Anniversary Vinny Happy Birthday Chickie Mae Love, Gramma & Auntie Marcella Hello, my name is Koreena Capoeman Happy Birthday Son (Tony) (DelaVi?). I was chosen as the First Love, Runner-Up for the Wa He Lut Winds Mom of the Northwest Powwow. I want to put my hands up to Rose and Allan Happy Birthday Chris Krise for donating my regalia, Liz and Love, Conrad Yeahquo for my beaded belt Mom & Uncle Jay and moccasins, Auntie Vicki Kruger for helping learn my speech in xelSucid Happy Birthday Christian and being an inspiration to me, all Love, those who purchased raffle tickets to Gramma support me (400) and Gloria Hill, Lila Happy Birthday Lester De la Cruz Jacobs and Joyce and Wilson Johns for being there with me for support. Love, Your Loving Wife Margaret Teresa Lee

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Malynn Foster 71 Myrtle Richards 7/12 B.J. Cooper 7/23 Del A. Johns 7/1 William Peters 7/13 Chicki Mae Rivera 7/23 Isaac Johns 7/1 Jennie Story 7/13 Austin Pedro Solano 7/23 Tully Kruger 7/1 Elizabeth Yeahquo 7/13 Melanie Seymour 7/24 Kayla Cuch 7/2 Moody Addison 7/13 Thomas Blueback III 7/25 Dion Obi 7/2 Antonio Rivera 7/14 Walter Lorentz 7/25 Fay Monahan 7/2 Shianne McFarlane 7/14 Malia Red-Feather Henry 7/26 Janesse Kruger 7/2 Christian Ridriguez 7/14 James Brownfield 7/26 Jeremy Walls 7/4 Josh Henderson 7/15 Loretta Case 7/26 Annie Beth Whitener 7/4 Seth Scheinost 7/15 Brenda Day 7/26 Gary Brown 7/5 Mary Kuntz 7/16 Marvin Henry 7/27 Elija Garcia 7/5 Viola Thomas 7/16 Arlene Strope 7/27 Jon B. Whitener 7/5 Tiffany Henderson 7/17 Matthew Trotter 7/27 Sadie Lorentz 7/6 Mathew Bell 7/17 Stephanie Cleveland 7/28 Dale Brownfield 7/6 Alan West 7/17 Kira Nakia Coley 7/28 Martin Sequak 7/6 Charles Mickelson 7/18 Markiemiho Johns 7/29 Todd Hagmann 7/7 Violet Perez 7/18 Marissa Morken 7/29 Ginny Mae Berumen 7/8 Victoria Kruger-Neilson 7/18 Tashina Sanchez 7/30 Steve Witcraft 7/8 Maria-Elena Capoeman 7/19 Robert Whitener 7/30 Clayton Edgley 7/8 Clara Capoeman 7/19 Michael West 7/31 Josephine Napoleon 7/9 Dana Van Cleave 7/19 Jaelin Campbell 7/31 Ruth Creekpaum 7/11 Tonia Marshall 7/20 Joseph Hudson 7/12 Leila Lorine Whitener 7/21

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Housing Commission Good News Sr. Mtg. @1:00 9:00 in the Annex Book Club Sr. Room 10:30 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Court Tribal Council Drum practice Good News 6:00 p.m. Church AA Meeting 7:30 Book Club MLRC 7:30 Bingo @ 6:45 Scrapbooking @ 1:00 10:30 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Housing Commission Drum practice 9:00 in the Annex Good News 6:00 p.m. Church Book Club Scrapbooking @ 1:00 MLRC 7:30 Bingo @ 6:45 AA Meeting 7:30 10:30 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Tribal Council Court Drum practice Good News 6:00 p.m. Church Book Club MLRC 7:30 Bingo @ 6:45 Scrapbooking @ 1:00 AA Meeting 7:30 10:30 27 28 29 30 31

Drum practice 6:00 p.m. MLRC

27 Housing Loan Program Approved

On May 15, 2003 the Squaxin Island Tribe and requires a 1% Guarantee Fee that is for the Tribe and will provide increased op- was approved to participate the U.S. De- usually included in the loan amount. A low portunities for Tribal members to own their partment of Housing and Urban down payment of either 1.25 or 2.25% is own homes on the reservation,” said Kevin Development’s (HUD) Section 184 Indian required depending on the value or cost to Lyon, Tribal attorney. Housing Loan Guarantee Program. acquire the home. Considerable work has gone into The Section 184 program was de- So what does this mean for Squaxin creating the framework to make this pro- signed to help overcome the lack of mort- Island Tribal members? Many of the homes gram work. The Department of Commu- gage capital in Indian Country. Histori- of Skalapin and Qu-Ta-Sat have been paid nity Development, Planning, Legal and cally, commercial banks and other lenders off and are no longer part of the Tribal hous- HUD have worked together for several years were unwilling to give home loans on trust ing program. Within a few weeks, the Of- to pull all the pieces together. The Plan- land. BIA restrictions and other legal com- fice of Housing and the Planning Depart- ning Department will now act like a County plications made it difficult for both borrow- ment will begin working with the individual Assessors Office and will be responsible for ers and lenders. home owners to give them a bill of sale and recording leases, mortgages and other legal Now, with the Section 184 Pro- a 50-year lease for the Tribal trust land the documents that are related to land transac- gram, HUD guarantees the mortgage loan houses sit on. Now, with the 184 Program, tions. The Housing and Utilities Commis- made by eligible lenders to eligible borrow- they can sell these homes to other tribal sion will set lease payments and the Office ers. Lenders and tribes must be pre-ap- members who can obtain commercial loans of Housing will be responsible for collect- proved by HUD to participate in the pro- for the mortgage or they can obtain loans ing these annual payments. gram. Tribes must establish legal and ad- for additions or major rehabilitation of the ministrative procedures that address fore- homes. closures, evictions, priorities of liens and After the Tribe creates the master Congratulations leasing procedures for tribal trust land. In- plan for the 99 acres south of Slocum Ridge, Clayton Bethea dividual tribal members who want to use individual tribal members will be able to the program must be able to qualify for the lease home sites and, using the 184 Program, For Obtaining Your G.E.D. loan, which usually means a good credit his- obtain loans for new construction. Also, as Through Job Corps In tory and the ability to make monthly pay- other HUD homes are paid off and con- Greenville, Kentucky! ments. veyed to the occupants, the program will Love, The 184 Program is not just for low- become available to these families. From Grandma & Mom income families. HUD guarantees the loan “This is a significant step forward

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