Skokomish Tribe's 2019 Officer of the Year

3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Skokomish Indian Nation

July 2019 Issue p3dtiyabi’d “ Time of Fruit”

Skokomish Tribe’s 2019 Officer of the Year very year the Shelton Center and you let them know EKiwanis Club honors what your immediate need outstanding police officers is. The operator will take from each of the law down your information and enforcement agencies in schedule a time to follow-up Mason County. It’s a long and or schedule someone to and proud tradition which meet with you, as the need lets our peace officers know requires. The Skokomish that we understand that they Law Enforcement team is provide a vital service for all limited in staff so give them of us and they’re appreciated. a little time to respond to any In our particular agency non-emergency need. But, Ms. Tisheina Miller is our they will get back to you as 2019 Officer of the Year. quickly as possible. She was singled out for her If you’re calling because commitment to go the extra of a traffic accident mile to serve the Skokomish and a Skokomish Law Tribe and all community Enforcement officer is not members. Being a Skokomish readily available, then you’ll Community member Officer see either a Mason County Tisheina Miller works hard Sheriff or Washington State to serve and protect her home Patrol officer to arrive on the and family. One of her real scene. Regardless of who strengths is her ability and shows up your cooperation is commitment to reach out and vital and appreciated. cooperate with outside police Emergency: Call 911 Non- agencies for the benefit, and emergency: Call 360-426- protection, of the Skokomish Public Safety Message answering the call is from the 911 4441 By Tony Herrera call center and it’s their job to assess Community. As the Skokomish Law on utilizing 911. Enforcement Agency man power the reason for the call and then to and resources are limited, Officer dispatch the appropriate response There are times when our Tisheina Miller understands, and to deal with it. Which means it National Community members are faced knows how to utilize cross agency may be a Skokomish Tribal Police with a situation where they must Night Out networking to enhance protection officer who shows up to deal with decide whether to call 911 or the for all of us. Her devotion, the situation or an officer from an Non-Emergency phone number to is BAck! knowledge, and motivation to do adjacent law enforcement agency, the Skokomish Law Enforcement her best has distinguished her as depending on who’s closest and Office. When you call 911 it Officer Tisheina Miller for this available. So if you’re making the immediately alerts Skokomish Law Please see ad recognition as Officer of the Year. call you need to provide as much Enforcement and outside emergency Congratulations! accurate information as possible. on page 2! associates. This is critical in an If you call the non-emergency emergency situation. The operator number it will also go to the Call Public Works Rez Photo of the Month Answer

e completed another couple of weeks of Rez clean-up. The transfer site Wtook in an enormous amount of garbage, metals, appliances, even boats and trailers. Much more than expected. The clean-up efforts come as a free service to our Tribal Members provided by the Tribe to keep our community clean and free of unsightly garbage. Louis Auld had a crew of Tribal Members who picked that helped pick up unwanted items from elders. Marty Peterson and Bear Plant worked at the transfer site helping keep items sorted and dumped in the proper place. Kudos to all that helped. Cody was a huge help in keeping the dumpsters from being over-filled and replaced dumpsters that needed to be removed. He kept things moving smoothly. Cody has been up early mowing the brush, and grass, along Tribal Center Road and Rez Road. The roadside looks great. Dakota is also involved in the mix, doing wastewater training and oversight. Along with water related maintenance, office moves and other duties as assigned. Fred has no shortage of work orders, facility maintenance, roadside mowing, sidewalk cleaning and grass cutting. This time of year the grass cutting is constant. “Keep up the good work, fellas.” The young lady is none other than Guy Miller, Public Works Bertha (Allen) Visser! Thanks to Richard Smith for the great photo! Page 2 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Resolutions Approved by Tribal Council

Resolution No. 2019-057: A Resolution No. 2019-065: A of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tribe Hunting, Trapping and Gathering Resolution Approving the Submission Resolution Approving the Enrollment Trust Services to Support FY 2019 Regulations of an Application to the U.S. Application of Kyler Samuel Cadle Tribal Resilience Program’s Ocean Department of Health and Human for Membership into the Skokomish and Coastal Management and Planning Resolution No. 2019-074: A Services (HHS) Administration for Indian Tribe Grant Resolution to Approve the Joinder Children & Families (ACF) Native in Common Interest Agreement with Employment Works (NEW) & enter Resolution No. 2019-066: A Resolution No. 2019-073: A the Quinault Indian Nation, Quileute into a Memorandum of Agreement Resolution Approving HIS Project Resolution Approving and Adopting Tribe, and Hoh Tribe (MOA) with South Puget Intertribal PO-19-C43E for Fiscal Year 2019 for the 2019-2020 Skokomish Indian Planning Agency (SPIPA) as the Lead Water Supply and Waste Disposal for App for FY 2016 Individual Tribal Members NOTICE OF GUARDIANSHIP Resolution No. 2019-058: A Resolution June 5th, 2019 HEARING IN THE SKOKOMISH Approving the Submission of an App Resolution No. 2019-067: A to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Resolution Authorizing the Submission TRIBAL COURT. Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs of an Application to the Bureau of (AS-IA), Office of Indian Energy and Indian Affairs for FY 2019 Washington To: Cheyenne Smith and Antonio Gomez. A hearing regarding the Guardianship Economic Development (IEED) for Coast and Puget Sound Tribal Mass of RS, an Indian Youth, and the Guardianship of LS will be heard by the Tribal Energy Development Capacity Marking Implementation Plan Funds Skokomish Tribal Court on July 26th, 2019 at 1:00 PM. One or more individuals Program (TEDC) to be Used for a Coho Indicator Study has petitioned the Court to name him/her as the youth’s long-term guardian. The purpose of this hearing is to determine whether to appoint the person(s) as the Resolution No. 2019-059: A Resolution No. 2019-068: A child’s long-term guardian. You should be present at this hearing. Any response Resolution Approving the Submission Resolution Approving the Submission to the petition is due within 20 days of receipt of this notice, and must be served of an Application to the National Park of an Application to Washington State on all parties. To obtain a copy of the petition, to file a response, and to obtain the Service FY-2019 Historic Preservation Department of Agriculture and enter names of all parties, contact Robert Jimerson, Tribal Court Administrator, at the Fund-Tribal Historic Preservation into a Memorandum of Agreement SKOKOMISH TRIBAL COURT, 80 N. Tribal Center Road Skokomish Nation, Office (MOA) with South Puget Intertribal WA 98584 Tel: (360) 426-4740; Fax: (360) 877-6672. Planning Agency (SPIPA) as the Lead Resolution No. 2019-060: A Applicant for FY 2020-2021 Resolution Approving the Submission of a Grant Application to WA Resolution No. 2019-069: A Department of Ecology (DOE) Resolution Approving the 2019-2020 for Water Resources Streamflow Hood Canal Geoduck Management Restoration Project Planning Grant Agreement between the Point No Point WRSPPG-2019-SkoTri-0043 Treaty Council Member Tribes, the Skokomish Tribe, the Lower Elwha Resolution No. 2019-061: A Klallam Tribe, and the Suquamish Resolution Approving and Adopting Tribe and to Immediately Open, Upon the Skokomish Tribe’s 2019 Annual Obtaining all Necessary Signatures, Herring Regulation F#19-05 the Point Julia Tract, Port Gamble Polluted Tract, and the Hood Canal Resolution No. 2019-062: A Bridge Tract for Harvest Resolution Approving and Adopting the Skokomish Tribe’s 2019 Annual Resolution No. 2019-070: A Marine Mammal Regulation F#19-06 Resolution Approving the Submission, Negotiation and Execution of a Grant Resolution No. 2019-063: A Resolution Application to the Indian Health Rescinding Resolution No 2017-066 Services Special Diabetes Program Creating a New Skokomish Homesite (SDPI) for the FY 2020 Lease between the Skokomish Indian Tribe, as Lessor, and Louis R. Auld Resolution No. 2019-071: A (Enrollment No. 756), as Lessee Resolution Approving and Authorizing the Execution of the Peninsula Resolution No. 2019-064: A Regional Transportation Policy Board Resolution Creating a New Skokomish Interlocal Agreement (ILA) Residential Homesite Lease between the Skokomish Indian Tribe, as Lessor, Resolution No. 2019-072: A Resolution and Karla Rene Miller (Enrollment Approving the Submission of a Grant No. 329), as Lessee Application to the U.S. Department www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 3 Change? hear some Tribal Members say: “We many more fishers now, quotas are Community Center has non-stop of losing a resource is not an option. I need a change.” My first question is being caught sooner. Crab is almost activities and events, weekly. John We as a people have harvested from to tell us what you would change, why gone, will shrimp be next? Geoduck Gouley, and his staff, are doing an our waters for centuries and each one you feel it needs changed and how you is waning, new tracks are few. I outstanding job hosting and preparing of us places a higher value on what it would change. Most concerns that our am hopeful our people will see that for the events that take place at the means to us. The bottom line is our members feel strongly about are often getting a trade, or some higher level of Center. ancestors who came before us used times discussed at the Council level education, will help to get them much The Tribe has a General Assistance and watched over the resources, now but not always acted upon. Any issues more sustainable employment. The program that allows financial help it’s our turn to honor what has been brought to our attention we strive to Tribe will help get you there, but we are for emergency needs of up to a gifted to us and passed on to protect come to a decision based on what it all accountable for ourselves. That is thousand dollars, per year, to Tribal for future generations. The Tribe has may mean to the majority of our Tribe. the reality. Tribal businesses are doing Members that have a situation that the responsibility to ensure the best Our Tribe has a lot of opinions about well but they do not have an unlimited warrants assistance. We are hopeful way they can that all is protected and what we should do or change, but the number of jobs available. We do our we can expand on this program. The preserved. bottom line is and should always be, is best to hire Tribal, but many positions Tribal Council invests in educational We support our youth in as many areas it the best for the larger portion of our require a certain level of education. support for our Members who seek as possible. They are our future and Tribe. We don’t live in a perfect world In the fisheries and natural resources higher education and trade school, and the more that get a higher level of and certainly everyone won’t be happy departments’ jobs come open fairly rewards those that do well in school education the stronger our Tribe will with not having something they feel often, but it takes a college degree to with their attendance and grades, by become. strongly about be supported. qualify. Some members can’t pass a providing incentives. The Tribe pays for burials and has Tribal Council does the best they can background check for one reason or The fisheries we have the privilege of built caskets for many Tribal Members for all our members but it’s not possible another. So working in the casino is engaging in are a Treaty Right many over the years. Our cemetery is almost to remedy all individual concerns. not possible. All in all, the Tribe hires don’t see, or understand. They don’t out of space today so the Tribe has This doesn’t mean it’s not possible to a lot of Tribal Members. Will it ever understand how much it takes to ensure purchased 6 acres along Highway 101 remedy all individual concerns, this be 100% Tribal employment? Not that we get to continue to exercise. to prepare for a new cemetery. These doesn’t mean we don’t care or we likely, but we will continue to offer Many of our members are able to make are just a few of the support areas the don’t hear you, far from it, the Tribal jobs to those that qualify and strive a good living from harvesting our Tribal Council has offered help our Council cares deeply about the future to hire all of the Tribal Members that resources, some not so much. Without community. There are many more and the welfare of all our people. We we can. The jobs must be earned as the Tribe, without management, but just wanted to mention a few work hard for the present and the seven nothing is free. Every one of us has enforcement, negotiations, policy, here. The Tribal Council will do our generations to follow. the chance in life to make our way and compromises with our neighbors, State best to offer positive services to our It has been such a great honor to be a live a reasonable life style. But we and Tribes, we would not be fishing, membership. Can we cover all of the Council Member and the Tribal Chair. must step up and do whatever it takes diving, shrimping, oyster picking, clam areas of concern, probably not, we will I am beyond grateful for the huge to get there. We cannot blame anyone digging or hunting. The Tribe works continue to try. Things will never be support and confidence that our people for our difficulties, but ourselves. hard to ensure that our people get a perfect and we can only keep doing have demonstrated over the 20 years Making quick money fishing, diving reasonable chance to make a living and our best. We have grown a lot and of service to our Tribe. I will always and harvesting has lead our people gather meat for winter. Many refer to that brings a level of adjustment, and do my very best to make our Tribal to believe they don’t need a full time the Treaty Right as their Treaty Right, growing pains, more on our plate, more Community a better place for the future job. But in this day and age, with so not true. The right belongs to the to consider and more dollars required. generations that follow. The Tribe has many influencing factors, making it Tribe, not the person. Only by Tribal We as a Tribe are in a much better given each one of us so much, being has become difficult and for those in oversight and regulation is it allowed. place than we were 50 years ago, we Skokomish will always have special their mid-50’s and 60’s finding full The Fisheries Department works envision being in a much better place meaning for me. It seems that we time work is extremely hard. This hard doing what is required of their 10 to 20 years from now. We have forget what the Creator has gifted us supports the reasoning behind our staff to keep us harvesting. Mistakes accomplished a lot with what we have. and taken so many of our things we younger members to seek a trade or a do happen, none of us are perfect no The majority of our people see the have for granted. Perhaps we need college degree. A person can still do matter how hard we try. Harvest positive growth, and changes, some to take a step back, and seriously, some level of harvesting, but look at it efforts have grown dramatically over don’t. Regardless, we will hold fast to appreciate what we now have. If we more like extra money to help get what the past 10 years, or so, faster than the our vision of making our Tribe proud don’t know how far we’ve come, ask is needed to make their way. We must resource can recover. Management of what we have accomplished and are an Elder who is 75 to 85 years of age. change with the times. will need to adjust to the crisis we face. able to provide for our future. “Positive They can testify as to how far we have Housing is coming along steadily, Some difficult changes will likely need support equals positive growth.” If we come and speak of all the good that has but we know it isn’t fast enough for to take place. Harvest practices will be don’t agree on some things that’s okay. come to us as a Tribe. those in need. The Tribal Council has modified to protect the resource. The We still must come together for the We understand the struggle and the committed $500,000 this year to help changes needed will not be popular, good of our Tribe. hardships. Our people used to enjoy build homes and it is our intention to but necessary. We will need to get the luxury of harvesting the entire do all we can to meet the need of our the neighboring Tribes to follow the Guy Miller, tide. Not so today, too many people people. We also provided $200,000 for same harvesting regulations as we do. Skokomish Tribal Chair are attempting to make a living off tiny houses that will care for homeless Otherwise the changes needed north of of limited resources. Fishing has members of the Tribe. Our beautiful Ayock Point will not work. The risk Page 4 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Department of Natural Resources Updates

he salmon crew has been busy wants to roll back protections for folks Twith redd surveys and with who eat seafood. Discharges of PCBs pumping of steelhead eggs as part of and dioxins from industry pollutes the the Tacoma hatchery project. The seafood which is a major part of tribal intent is to collect eggs from the wild, communities. With the changes we rear them in captivity, and then release could see cancer rates go from one them into the Skokomish River. It’s in a million to one in one-hundred been a poor year; the biologists have thousand. We are doing everything only collected about 12,000 of the possible to prevent these changes. intended 20,000 eggs. On a positive note they are seeing spring Chinook in Finally, on June 10, the hatchery crew the river, indicating the restoration is welcomed the community to an open working. Commercial CWT tagging is house at the new support building. set to being around July 6 for the Purdy After many, many years the tribe Creek fishery. finally completed the structure which will serve as an auxiliary building to Habitat work continues in the the incubation room. This will allow Skokomish Estuary. Staff have Annette Smith blessed the new hatchery building. us to increase production and improve discovered some Phragmites, an survivability. If you get a chance invasive grass, in the area. With The habitat staff also attended Sampling continues for harmful algal please take a visit; the artwork alone is assistance from Mason County we an electrofishing training and an blooms and we submitted grants to the worth the trek up the hill! intend to spray the plants in the near environmental DNR workshop. EDNA BIA to help fund that research. On the future, prior to them releasing seeds. If allows a person to collect a water water quality front, we received news you see this plant please let us know. sample from a stream to determine, that the Trump administration’s EPA through genetic sequencing, if certain types of animals are either present or absent, saving the effort of having to collect fish in nets. In addition, Lisa and Charlie conducted multiple field trips for second graders to look at plants in the estuary. Later, Charlie (with assistance from Julian this time) worked with kids at the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group teaching about water quality with the Enviroscape model. Finally, with help from other staff members, they Phragmites, an invasive grass that reviewed and scored the Salmon The new hatchery artwork is amazing. chokes wetlands Recovery Funding Board projects.

ATTENTION HUNTERS!

If you wish to hunt for another person or for the seniors this year you need to sign a designated hunter form at the Fisheries building. Designated hunters may hunt only deer for no more than 2 people. The deadline to sign up is July 18, 2019.

All hunters wishing to participate in the elk lottery for GMU 636 and GMU 621 must pay the $25.00 lottery fee in the accounting department by July 18, 2019. The lottery will be held on July 19, 2019. Only hunters allowed to be in possession of fi rearms are eligible for Tom Gouley, the first hatchery manager, holding son the lottery, no archery tags are allowed. John at the Enetai Hatchery circa 1978 www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 5 What to do if you Encounter a Cougar Adapted from the Washington water attract small mammals that, in • If the cougar attacks, fi ght back. Department of Fish and Wildlife turn, attract cougars. Likewise, use Be aggressive and try to stay on garbage cans with tight-fi tting lids. your feet. Cougars have been The cougar’s ability to travel long Garbage attracts small mammals, driven away by people who have distances occasionally brings these too. fought back using anything within cats into seemingly inappropriate reach, including sticks, rocks, areas, even places densely settled Keep dogs and cats indoors, especially shovels, backpacks, and cloth- by humans. Such appearances are from dusk to dawn. Left outside ing—even bare hands. If you are almost always brief, with the animal at night, small dogs and cats may aggressive enough, a cougar will moving along quickly in its search of a become prey for cougars. Livestock fl ee, realizing it has made a mis- suitable permanent home. However, and small animals, such as goats, take. Pepper spray in the cou- when humans occupy areas in or near sheep, and chickens, are attractants gar’s face is also eff ective in the stop in the early morning. Clear wildlife habitat, and people choose to to cougars. Outdoor livestock should extreme unlikelihood of a close shrubs away around the bus stop, keep livestock animals such as goats, be kept in secure pens and away from encounter with a cougar. making an area with a 30-foot radius. sheep, and chicken, cougar sightings forest boundaries. Have a light installed as a general and attacks on livestock and pets may Professional assistance safety precaution. occur. Encountering a cougar Wildlife offi ces throughout Washington Relatively few people will ever catch respond to cougar sightings when Cougar attacks on humans are a glimpse of a cougar much less there is a threat to public safety extremely rare. In Washington, the confront one. If you come face to face or property. Cougars involved in Precautions for hikers and campers fi rst fatal cougar attack on a human with a cougar, your actions can either human confl ict may be live-trapped While recreating in a cougar’s territory, was reported in 1924. Since then, help or hinder a quick retreat by the by trained fi sh and wildlife personnel you can avoid close encounters by state authorities have recorded 19 animal. and moved to more remote areas, taking the following precautions: other attacks on humans, including Here are some things to remember: or removed. However, both are • Hike in groups and make enough a second fatal attack in 2018. If you • Stop, pick up small children im- expensive, time consuming, and do noise to prevent surprising a cou- are living in cougar country, prevent mediately, and don’t run. Run- not address the root cause of the gar. a confl ict with them by using the ning and rapid movements may problem. It is common that husbandry • following management strategies trigger an attack. Remember, at practices need to be addressed to Avoid hiking after dark. avoid a repeated confl ict. In the case around your property, and, if possible, close range, a cougar’s instinct is • of an immediate emergency, call 911 Keep small children close to the encourage your neighbors to do the to chase. group, preferably in plain sight same. or any local law enforcement offi ce, • Face the cougar. Talk to it fi rmly such as the state patrol. ahead of you. Modify the habitat around your home. while slowly backing away. Al- • Do not approach dead animals, Light all walkways after dark and ways leave the animal an escape Cougars and kids especially recently killed or par- • avoid landscaping with plants that route. Talk to children and teach them tially covered deer and elk. deer prefer to eat. Where a deer goes, what to do if they encounter a • a cougar may follow. Shrubs and Try to appear larger than the cou- cougar. • Be aware of your surroundings, trees around kids’ play areas should gar. Get above it (e.g., step up particularly when hiking in dense • be pruned up several feet to prevent onto a rock or stump). If wearing Encourage children to play out- cover or when sitting, crouching, cougars from hiding behind them. a jacket, hold it open to further in- doors in groups, and supervise or lying down. Look for tracks, Although costly and not 100 percent crease your apparent size. If you children playing outdoors. scratch posts, and partially cov- eff ective, a chain-link or heavy are in a group, stand shoulder-to- • Consider getting a dog for your ered droppings. woven wire fence that is 10 feet high shoulder to appear intimidating. children as an early-warning sys- with 3-foot extensions installed at a • Keep a clean camp. Reduce • Do not take your eyes off the tem. A dog can see, smell, and 65-degree angle on each post may odors that might attract mam- cougar or turn your back. Do not hear a cougar sooner than we keep cougars out of an enclosed area. mals such as raccoons, which in crouch down or try to hide. can. Although dogs off er little val- turn could attract cougars. Store ue as a deterrent to cougars, they Don’t feed wildlife and feral cats meat, other foods, pet food, and • Never approach the cougar, es- may distract a cougar from attack- (domestic cats gone wild). This garbage in double plastic bags. pecially if it is near a kill or with ing a human. includes deer, raccoons, and other kittens, and never off er it food. small mammals. Remember predators • Consider erecting a fence around follow prey. • If the cougar does not fl ee, be play areas. Public health concerns more assertive. If it shows signs Cougars rarely carry any Close off open spaces under • of aggression (crouches with ears Keep a radio playing when chil- communicable diseases that are structures. Areas beneath porches back, teeth bared, hissing, tail dren are outside, as noise usually regarded as threats to humans in and decks can provide shelter for twitching, and hind feet pumping deters cougars. Washington. Feline distemper (Feline prey animals. in preparation to jump), shout, • Make sure children are home be- panleukopenia) antibodies have been wave your arms and throw any- documented in Washington cougar Feed dogs and cats indoors. If you fore dusk and stay inside until af- thing you have available (water populations, but the degree that the must feed outside, do so in the morning ter dawn. bottle, book, backpack). The idea Feline panleukopenia virus causes or midday, and pick up food and water is to convince the cougar that you • cougar mortality, or is transferred to bowls, as well as leftovers and spilled If there have been cougar sight- are not prey, but a potential dan- domestic cats, is unknown. food, well before dark. Pet food and ger. ings, escort children to the bus Page 6 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Bates Technical College off ers Training

ates Technical College & West Tribal members to investigate a career In August we will tour and talk with BMason District Fire and Rescue in the fire service or to consider the our West Mason Crew in Union, Demo Equipment and Talk Fire possibility of volunteering. Chief Washington. Please join us if you are Service to Skokomish Youth Matt would like to one day have a in 9th graders up to young adults who Mason West Fire Station return to the are 30 years old are welcome. We On Tuesday, June 4, 2019 Skokomish Reservation with a crew of will provide transportation. We will be at 5:30 pm the Skokomish Ma’nalt Skokomish Tribal members. The Chief touring Bates Technical in late August Education department hosted a steak shared that volunteering at the West or mid-September stay tuned for the dinner and invited our young people Mason District can begin prior to the dates. All interested 14-30 year olds to attend a demonstration and talk time you are 18 years old but you will invited to attend. Let Cheri Cook or a by the West Mason District Fire and not be able to go on fire calls until you tutor know if you are interested. Rescue as well as the Bates Technical are 18. There are several benefits if you College Fire Service training school. volunteer. One of these benefits is free Education Department office assistant, The Chief, Matthew N Welander, training in several areas of fire service. Cheri Cook, Marvin and Archie Cultee gave a brief talk and shared his goals erected a covered area for our group of gaining representation from the The Bates Technical College Fire to serve our food from. Kathrine Skokomish Indian Tribal members Service Program was explained to us Lawrence, Skokomish Shelton High on his volunteer crew and one day on with a great overview by two students School tutor made her famous marinated his professional crew. He told us that and the evening program chief brought London Broil that was heavenly. A the Skokomish Tribe is about 25% of a fire engine and spoke to an interested green salad and garlic bread rounded Bates fire service students prepare equipment the West Mason district’s population group of students about the day and out this great meal and Deborah Hale and covers about 30% of the land in the evening fire service programs at prepared an old fashioned Pineapple the Fire Chiefs from West Mason and this fire district. Those numbers are Bates Technical College. We have Dream dessert. We had great teamwork Bates Technical College - Fire Service. significant to the chief and his crew been invited to onsite tours by both on this event. Thank you to all who We look forward to our tours of both and he would welcome Skokomish chiefs. We look forward to attending. attended and especially thank you to facilities. Tutor News

Skokomish’s Oakland Bay Junior High Tutor Moves to the High School Along with the 9th Graders - Monday, September 16, 2019

Paula Muir, OBJH Skokomish Tutor says that she has mixed feelings as the 2018-2019 school draws to a close. Paula says, “I have a heavy heart mixed in with a bit of excitement.” and 12th graders. Ms. Muir’s goal is Ms. Muir is in her seventh year of to be available for the whole child in building a family team with the OBJH every way she can. This 2019-2020 staff that is dedicated to helping 9th and 10th grade deserves a great students succeed. She mentions that foundation in order to build their having the former 8th graders move high school career upon and make right along with her is very exciting. wonderful things happen in the future. By way of reminder to everyone Paula reminds us she is there for our with the new Shelton School District students, “I want to let the community configuration the ninth graders will no know that I will also be available for longer be at Oakland Bay Junior High any questions or concerns for parents School. Shelton School District will and guardians. Please contact me at now have a 4 year high school once anytime during the summer!” again. Paula Muir Skokomish Mentor/Tutor 2019-2020 year Paula will be assisting 360-861-1052 [email protected] our 9th and 10th graders in their academics efforts at SHS along with Kathrine Lawrence who will be concentrating on our Skokomish 11th www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 7 Do you know what the ‘Summer Slide’ is?

une is here finally! Our kids and Jparents are so happy to have a rest from the busy school year schedule. Those early wake-ups, homework and more are off of our minds for now. But the downside to this well- deserved break is that many of our kids lose about two months of math and reading grade equivalencies during each summer. When you start to add these up it produces a downward turn hammock. We can make these small in reading and mathematics; by fifth changes that are so needed to stop the grade it can mean our kids could end downward trend. Check out these up significantly behind. websites and read the informative short How can we stop that slide you ask? articles about ideas for helping our kids Well we can begin by encouraging, avoid this slide. modeling, and providing opportunities goo.gl/D16nfw - Ideas from Scholastic to read. Like we hear often during the Books to the Food Channel. goo.gl/ school year, reading 20 minutes a day oohsJS - Encourage your kids to try is one of the antidotes that can make some new things this summer. a difference for our kids. Books in the goo.gl/RAc6pE - Handy Handouts dot car, short trips to the library, story time com some great ideas for parents. in the yard or at the picnic table or in the MMR Vaccine Law Changes s of July 28, 2019, a new state vaccination by the fi rst day of Alaw removes the personal and school philosophical option to exempt chil- dren from the MMR vaccine required • Children not compliant with state for school and child care attendance. vaccine requirements may be Medical and religious exemptions are excluded from school not aff ected by this new law. By notifying you before the end of the Based on this new law, you will need to 2018-2019 school year, we hope you Skokomish Youth Shine provide updated immunization paper- will have suffi cient time to meet the work at or before the start of the 2019- new immunization requirements for the 2020 school year, starting on SEP- next school year starting on SEPTEM- TEMBER 16, 2019. Children without BER 16, 2019. a medical or religious exemption will need two doses of MMR vaccine to be We all want to make good choices and allowed into school. do what’s best for our children. As a community, we must protect our own Because MMR vaccine doses must be health and work together to protect administered at least a month apart, each other’s health. Choosing to im- your child may be entered into school if munize is one of the most important they have paperwork showing at least decisions you can make to protect one dose of MMR vaccine by the begin- yourself, your children, your family, and the community from diseases that vac- ning of the school year. This will place mily Poulin, Ahree Allen, Ruth Peterson, Alonzo Delacruz, Keslyn Harp and your child under conditional status for cines prevent. Vaccination keeps kids Alfie Smith presented at the Spring Youth Forum on May 22. They shared an up to 30 days, at which point you will healthy and ready to learn. E need to provide records showing your eight-minute presentation about their suicide prevention project—the Skokomish child received the second dose of vac- You can fi nd more information at the Coastal Jam. cine. WA Department of Health exemp- The Spring Youth Forum is the follow-up conference to the Prevention Summit. tion law change web page, including The Forum provides youth prevention teams the opportunity to learn from others In Summary: FAQs: www.doh.wa.gov/mmrexemp- while showcasing their own education and planning skills. Youth Teams share tion successes and lessons learned from projects commenced during or following the • Personal/philosophical exemptions previous Prevention Summits or other youth trainings. The Prevention Summit for MMR are no longer valid If you have any questions, you can contact the District School Nurse at af- and the Spring Youth Forum work in tandem to create momentum and help • Your child needs proof of MMR [email protected]. to encourage, reward and support youth-led prevention work in communities throughout Washington. Over 300 youth were in attendance. Page 8 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Annual Skokomish Education/TANF Attendance & Awards Banquet n Thursday, June 20 evening River Rae Guardipee Weetly Cordova Citizenship Oour Skokomish Education and Rosa LeClair Hernandez Jerome Nichols What does being a good citizen TANF Departments will welcome Bella Peterson Kierra Pierce mean? It means you care about your the Hood Canal and Shelton School Halis Smith Amelia Smith community, your family, and your District students and their families to Howie Williams Atreyu Babcock Peterson school. You are someone we can the annual banquet. We can all be so Leschi Williams Dai’vyn Colbert depend upon and someone we can look proud of the achievements this past Cedar Wily William LeClair Hernandez up to. Thank you for all you do to help year of our students in grades K - 12 Hiladio Mendoza Caleb Peterson our day go just a little bit better. and beyond. We have so many things Tatyana LeClair Hernandez 3.5 – 4.0 GPA Letnaya Barragan Longshore to celebrate! Parents and Grandparents Dai’vyn Colbert Chandra Nichols Aya Byrd have many things for which they can Troy Gouley Mary Jane Monahan Franklin Cousins be grateful. More than 25 students Keslyn Harp Taya Gouley Kassie Dominguez have a 98% attendance record. This Isaiah Ives Bailey Plant Ada Gouley means they missed 3 or less days of Alfie Smith Joseph Hermann Chelsea Hermann school! Two students have perfect Natalia Wall Nathaniel Byrd Cecilia Longshore attendance: Dallas and Austin Escobar Dasan Williams Armonie McFarlane have perfect attendance it does not get Gavino “Tiger” Tinaza, Jr. any better than that. We are so happy Christian Pulsifer and thrilled with this achievement. Kevin Prest This means morning after morning, Students Achieving Excellent Effort by Wilson Johnson day after day they got to school and Amazing Grades Skokomish Students! Bradley Johns showed up. Hats off to Dallas and Many of our students have made Help us celebrate these students who Timber Ware Austin and their mom, Jamie Kenyon! strides and shown a great deal of effort work hard and strive for excellence. Erenesto Garcia There were many other students very this year. The following is a list of They are doing putting forth effort Jada Krise close but Dallas and Austin have students from Hood Canal and Shelton and making improvements and gains Sequoia Kenyon this award sewed up this year. They School District who have achieved along the way. We are lifting you up are to be congratulated and lifted up 3.0 and above grade point average. for your hard work. Please do not stop by the Skokomish Community. We Please give the following students a and continue to work hard. Hard work Sportsmanship cannot wait to see who else from our word or two of encouragement and will pay off. You are a great competitor and you community can achieve this awesome congratulations. Grades like these do Isaiah Adams know what it means to be a team award. We hope that Dallas and not come easily as most of us know Esme Barragan Longshore player. You are selfless and celebrate Austin do it again next year and there already. There are many nights and Unique Byrd others who win or achieve. You are are many others to join them. days of hard work behind them. There Nolah Cousins what sports heroes are made of. Please Hurray for 100% Attendance! are moms, dads, grandmas, guardians, Gabriel Gouley keep it up and we want you to take and grandpas, as well as aunts and Tomisha Grover a bow and keep on supporting your uncles who have quizzed, and read and Madeline Hermann teammates and their achievement. Dallas Escobar & helped with study for tests and helped Hannah Johnston You are our super heroes! Austin Escobar - Hurray for You with memorizing formulas and making Jeramiah Longhshore Cholon “Sharky” French Both & Congratulations on Getting flash cards. Without all of these gentle Hayzel Luengo Carter Thomas “Tommy” Gouley Miller to School Each and Everyday! nudges, reminders, and support they Michael Plant Ryan White Eagle may not have made it to this point. Maliyah Sandoval 100% Attendance Thank you to our students and to their Khanner Sunga Outstanding Improvement Austin Escobar families for helping these wonderful Tyra Tinaza Each of you have made such great leaps Dallas Escobar grades to become possible. Haylin Ray Williams and efforts to improve and it shows and Autumn Wily we are so proud of you. We encourage 98% Attendance 3.0 – 3.4 GPA Malakai Seymour each of you to continue to be your best. Noah Kennedy Noah Kennedy Aaron Wilbur You are doing outstanding work on Jeremy Wilbur Emily Poulin Emma Inman improving and reaching your goals. Kierra Pierce Donavan Allen Shalee Wilbur Cheyenne Longshore Justin Wilke Ruth Peterson Alexander Brady Kaiyah Mowitch Mahala LeClair Hernandez Austin Ramsfield Cory Gouley Kale Wingfield Marvin Cultee Justin Wilke Shelby Tinaza Margaret Zea Seath’l Johns Walter “Blaze” Andrews Decheiya Littlesun Weetly Cordova Dydemus Cordova Marissa Cagey Alexis Germaine Russell Cagey Troy Gouley Camela Colbert Hiladio Mendoza Sonni Cordova Macie Nichols www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 9 Hood Canal School Congratulations Tristan! Hood Canal School8th Grade 8th Grade Promotion Promotion s you may, or may not know, in On June 13th the Hood Canal School held a celebration for the graduating order to be a Head Start teacher, A th you have to either have a BA in Early 8 graders, commonly referred to as their “Promotion.” It was a great night Childhood Education, or be working for our youth who’ve made it through Hood Canal School and will now be towards one. We have two Head Start going on to High School. Here’s a list of our community members who will teachers that are currently working on now be moving on to the 9th grade: their BA. One of those teachers is Tristan Johnson. In addition to teaching full Andrews, Blaze Littlesun, Myeisha time and raising a family, she has also managed to keep up with her schooling. Byrd, Nathaniel Mendoza, Li Li I’m very proud to say that Tristan has completed her AA through Northwest Cordova, Dydemus Nichols, Macie Indian College and is well on her way to attaining her BA. She will more than likely be attending the University of Cousins, Andie Pulsifer, Louisa Washington’s Online Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Education. If you see her around, please congratulate her… she deserves it! Delacruz, Alonzo Rosales Bustamante, Adriana Dorna Oliver Gouley, Thunder Smith, Alfred Skok Tribe Hosts 2nd Grade Field Trip Hermann, Lil Bear Smith, Edward Herman, Monique Wall, Natalia

LeClair-Hernandez, Tatyana Honoring our Fathers

ogether with the support of and birds found in an estuary. This TMason Conservation District year MCD added 2 boardwalk (MCD) the Skokomish Tribe’s games: one was focused on being Natural Resource Department a salmon and using their sense of hosted 500 2nd graders again this smell to fi nd their way “home”; and year in mid-May. This event takes the other one was a fl ash card game the kids on a touch hike along the where the kids tried to identify road leading to the estuary, where marine animals from their larval they get to feel, smell, and observe stage. Then the kids head out to the he annual Father’s Day dinner was informative presentation on men’s many native plants. Along the beach where they have lunch and Theld on June 14th at the Community health issues and self care. Nydesta way the kids are able to see the learn about crabs, shellfi sh and the Center. We had a fair number of Elder Gouley led a very entertaining raffl e change of habitat from forest to importance of estuaries. Father’s who came and there were a session with great prizes for the Dad’s, freshwater wetland and fi nally to It was a lot of work and really fun! handful of fi rst time fathers with their in attendance. Check these photos salt marsh estuary. Then along the It is so great to get these youngsters little babies. It was a fun time for all, out, especially the new Dad’s with their visiting with friends, relatives and babies: boardwalk are interpretive signs out into nature, see their excitement, meeting new ones. Victoria Wright, that help identify the type of plants and share in their observations. from the Health Clinic, gave a very By Tony Herrera

Page 10 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Congratulations to our 2019 Head Start Graduates Our Future Leaders

Aya Byrd

Blake Strong Kyan Peterson Jacqueline Delacruz Kailan Sen

Camron Sandoval Kingston Andrews Millile McFarlane Niah Gamber

Harmony Taylor Nina Edwards Paige Heyer ShaNyssa Tate

Silas Campbell Terry Birchall Xavier Allen -Johns tSi’tula Grover www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 11 HOT NEWS!! • Tom’s afterschool program was sad to see the school year come to an end. We parted ways with our youth for a few short weeks. We left on a great note by having a big BBQ with lots of food and yummies. All of the kiddos got to take goodies from the prize box. We celebrated all of June’s bdays by singing Happy Birthday and having cupcakes. • The Q3Xub3sh (after school) program had visited the Hoodsport Library plenty of times over the course of the school year. The last trip was on June 5th. We returned books/dvds for those that brought them back to us. IF YOUR CHILD HAS LIBRARY BOOKS AND/OR DVDS FROM THE LIBRARY PLEASE BRING THEM TO US so that we can return them to the Library and avoid any late fees. We would appreciate it greatly. • BIGGEST, HUGEST, ENORMOUS CONGRATS to all of the graduates this June. We look forward to the new 5 year olds going into Kindergarten next year, to attend Summer Rec for the 1st time this summer. Good Luck to the 8th graders who will be going into the High School and also the 9th graders who will also be going to the High School for the 1st time from OBJH. We are so proud of all of the High School and CHOICE graduates and wish them the very best on their new journeys. Our advice to all of them is GO TO COLLEGE! WE BELIEVE IN ALL OF YOU and we are here for all of you in any way that we can be of help to you ALWAYS! • June 17-21 was the summer youth workers Training week. The youth obtained new 1st aid/CPR cards, participated in a self-defense class that touched base on anti-bullying, leadership and team building, and also renewed their food handlers cards. We are so excited for the new faces of youth and our newly hired adult summer youth Supervisors. • The last week of June (24-28) had two youth conferences for the youth to attend. One was THRIVE in Portland, OR and the other was the Wellness Warrior Camp in Grand Ronde, OR. Many of our youth attended one or the other and will be sharing with us their experiences next month. • Native American Night at the Seattle Storm game was on June 30th. 30 of the youth and youth prevention staff attended the game in Seattle at the UW arena. The key arena is under remodeling so the game was held at a new facility. Pics and updates to come in next month’s sounder. • Summer Rec kickoff event isJuly 2nd at the Tuwaduq park (here on reservation road) at noon. The following Monday July 8th starting at 10:30am is the very 1st day of summer rec. We can’t wait to see all of our kiddos again. We missed them so much these past few weeks. We also look forward to the new faces of the lil’est group and the faces we only get to see during the summer. • Canoe journey is back!! Those attending journey this year are leaving July 16th and will be landing in Lummi July 24th. • Here’s to the BEST SUMMER YET!! Page 12 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 13 Outreach Department News

his is a very busy time of the year for the outreach department with the start Tof our STAYING ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT FOR LIFE beginning on JUNE 17TH AT 11 AM at the Community Center. Planning for the Elders Picnic on August 17th. We are doing home visits, helping in the clinic to support our clinic staff. Perry and Margie as usual are very busy with transports to doctor appointments. Please give them a 72 hour notice if you need a ride, Nydesta is busy doing her Mammograms and outreaching to all of our ladies, and finishing up her computer class. She is happy that it is over with! Perry is busy planning for the Elders Picnic so if you have any raffle items bring them down to the clinic. Audry is busy getting the diabetics appointments to see the Nutritionist Cindy Beck and making sure they are receiving all the medical needs and working on the diabetic grant. Our newest member of the crew is Courtney Butler she is in charge of the Tiny House project so if you need some help just give Courtney a call.

JULY 9TH! TALKING CIRCLE AND THE SUBJECT WILL BE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES!!! PLEASE COME AND ENJOY A LIGHT MEAL AT NOON. DATE: JULY 9TH TIME 12:00

Page 14 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Human Trafficking Awareness Community Event New Employee n Saturday, June 8th, the Skokomish stories where tribal children were adopted OTribal Health Authority hosted an out of our community to non-Indian foster y name is Amber Hanson and informational seminar on the subject of parents. Some of these children were Human Trafficking. This is a very current sexually molested, boys and girls, by their I am a Skokomish descen- M topic which is covered on the local and foster parents. Some were molested by dent. My mother was Malia Cybulski national news quite frequently. Another their foster siblings, and extended foster daughter of Louella Hanson (Miller). moniker which this is talked about is “Missing family members. Others were neglected, I graduated in 2015 from the Univer- & Murdered Indigenous Women.” Kurshida mistreated, physically abused and not sity of Washington with a degree in Begum, Human Rights Advocate/Trainer was nurtured as they should have been. Anthropology and American Indian the presenter. She is a survivor of Human Certainly not all of them, but how many is an Studies. I have recently been hired as Trafficking and her personal story is very acceptable number? None. These are forms the Suicide Prevention Program Man- powerful. She’s been putting her experience of human trafficking. Some of these victims ager and will be taking over the posi- and knowledge to great use by informing have since passed away but many are still tion fully when Payton Bordley goes to anyone who will listen as to what this topic is alive and living with the memories of all of and how it can happen in any community and this. Some parents and grandparents are Graduate school in September. For as how you can protect yourself, and others, affected now, and grieving having found out long as I can remember I have wanted from the same dilemma. these stories many years later. Many victims to work with youth and do something Human Trafficking can be identified as have moved on to successful lives, providing to give back to my community. This anyone who is taken against their will and loving homes for their families and being position off ers me both of those opportunities. I am very excited to made to perform sex acts or other work, and productive members in their communities. At be working with the Skokomish Tribe to contribute to the lives and be held captive by someone. It can be a the same time, some victims of these forms futures of our youth. When I am not working I love spending time baby, very young child, adolescent, teenager of abuse are struggling, replicating the same with my daughter Malia, going to community events, doing basketry, or older adult. Not just a girl, or woman, acts against their own family members, being gathering, running and reading. I look forward to getting to know all boys and men have also been victims. alcoholics and substance abusers. Out of you better and spending time with all our youth! What are ways in which we can be vigilant these numbers some have been convicted against being a victim ourselves? Or more and sentenced to incarceration. importantly, protect the most vulnerable from All of this said, we need to be vigilant for our this sad fate? Do not go with someone you families, friends and neighbors from suffering do not know, especially if they invite you to the same fate. Human trafficking is not new take a ride, or go somewhere with them, if and as long as someone can abuse another, you do not know them. Warn your children to make money from someone in their captivity, not get in the car with strangers. Teach them coerce people into doing their dirty work, not to trust people, strangers, who approach etc., it will continue. If you see something, them to chat on social media. Do not let say something. them go by themselves to meet someone Here is a list of places you can call and reach who has reached out to them, make sure out to for help: that they know to tell you that they are being Human Trafficking Helpline: 1.888.373.7888 approached by strangers. These are just a 24/7 Text: 233733 few of the ways to protect yourself and those CrisisLine: 360.586.2800 whom you love. Youth: 360.627.2777 Unfortunately, this is not a new threat to SuicideLifeline: 800.273.8255 Text: 741741 our community and families. We know of By: Tony Herrera Wisdom Teeth Coming In? rd molars, or ’wisdom teeth,’ are an area of Third molars can also be impacted. This 3focus for teenage and young adult dental means that there is insuffi cient room for the patients. As the third molars develop and tooth to grow all the way in. Impaction may start to grow in, the dental clinic will provide be complete, where the tooth is completely guidance on if and when these teeth should covered by bone, or incomplete, where the be extracted. tooth is stuck partially erupted into the mouth. 3rd molars usually attempt to grow in between Most patients with partially or completely the ages of 17 to 21. The third molars are impacted wisdom teeth will be referred to an the last teeth to erupt. They can be just as oral surgeon for evaluation and extraction functional as any other tooth as long as there if necessary. Not all impacted third molars is a proper bite relationship with the other need to be extracted. The oral surgeon teeth, healthy surrounding gum tissue, and will evaluate the risks and benefi ts of are easy to keep clean. However, for many extracting these teeth. Sometimes the risk of people, third molars can compromise the damaging adjacent nerves or other possible health of the adjacent teeth and gum tissue, complications will lead to leaving the third or are too diffi cult to keep clean leading to molars in place. cavities and infection. If you have any questions about third molars, Some of the symptoms that can accompany or any of your other teeth, please make an erupting third molars include episodic appointment for an evaluation at the dental pressure/pain, swelling of the gums, or clinic. (360)-426-5755 infection. www.skokomish.org 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Page 15 Tips From your Domestic Violence Program e had a great day harvesting cedar We were fortunate enough to be  Wear Sunglasses. Sun refl ects off  Watch for pedestrians and bicy- Wbark. The Domestic Violence invited back to the Washington the water, causing that sparkle we clists Program provided transportation and Coalition of Sexual Assault Program all love. That sparkle, when looked a sack lunch that equaled a picnic (WCSAP) Annual Tribal Gathering. It’s at can cause your eyes to become  If you are alone make sure you in the woods for our participants! a great time for our program to connect sunburned. Sunglasses can help have a fl ashlight and emergency We’d like to thank Ginger Farron for with tribal advocates from all over prevent this. car kit, and never pick up hitchhik- off ering to teach and the Community Washington State and get the latest ers.  Development for use of the big green information on best practices. Bring what you need, such as Band-Aids, sports tape, lots of All Summer: truck! The Domestic Violence Program would drinking water and special dietary ♥ Know that our program is here if We put our NDigi Storytelling training like to thank the Skokomish Youth needs. All these are important for you need someone to talk to or to good use by making our fi rst Prevention/TANF staff for working so strength and prevention of infec- need help getting safe. Even if Skokomish Digital Stories for the closely with us and collaborating to tions. you’re away from home and need Healthy Families Program. The stories bring Blaise Training out for two days someone to talk to, we’re here. No focus on pregnancy and parenting and of Anti-Bullying and Self-Defense While in camp: matter where you are, when do- our cultural teachings around these Training for the Youth Training Week.  Always let another person know mestic violence or sexual assault topics. Over time we will tell more Our program also plans to set up at the where you are and when you’ll be happens or if you witness violence, stories and will continue to improve Back to School Bash so watch for our back. you can text 24 hours a day, 7 days our skills in this area. Could you be tent and drop by! a week to (360) 545-2303. our next story? Call us! We’d love to sit While visiting the Youth Council we  Carry a fl ashlight at night. down with you. Everyone has a story; were able to safety plan with teens and We’ll continue our Parking Lot Pop-  we’re here to help you tell it. we’d also like to remind all folks to stay Be aware (not afraid). Take note of UP Crafts on through the summer, so Our program Popped Up in the safe during summer months, especially your surroundings. watch for our fl yers and pop in, do a Community Center parking lot with craft, grab a snack, or just come say with Canoe Journeys fast approaching.  Do your best to travel in pairs. Nakia Demiero to make All Natural hello. Our next Elders Task Force Sunblock and All Natural Sun Relief On the water:  If trouble arises, dial 911. Don’t Noon Meeting is July 25 at Tuwaduq Spray. We have been doing our best  If your skipper doesn’t provide a wait to report. Family Services. to increase our apothecary in order life jacket for you, invest in one for For information on any of our services to provide more all natural solutions yourself. While driving: and program activities come see for emotional and physical health.  Put your phone away. It is illegal to us at 561 N. Tribal Center Rd., call  Currently we regularly off er Calming Apply sunblock 30 minutes before even touch your phone while driv- (360) 426-7788 or email dvprogram@ Spray, Bug Spray, Energy Uplift Spray going out then reapply every 2 ing. skokomish.org. We wish you a fun and and we look forward to learning more hours. safe summer!  so that we can continue to off er more. Watch your speed! Skokomish Healthy Families Welcoming Baby Ceremony unraveled into a traditional dinner and OR: go to YouTube.com and n many tribes,’ children were seen as a prayers search “Skok DV” and you’ll Igift from the creator. Healthy Families We had two children graduating out of the see Logo pop up: Program feels we still feel this way here in program. Under the Skok DV page there is a our community, and that is why we wanted Mason Apaez and Aviana Moliga, both playlist: «Healthy Families Parenting» to bring back a community welcoming baby received a personalizes handmade blanket ceremony. Our last year graduates Kate Gouley, For our traditional meal we had smoked Historically the Native American Tribes Vivian Fox and Corbett Gamber salmon linguini, elk roast, shrimp, clams, celebrated children in countless different The goal for next ceremony to get all our wild berry cake, shrimp macaroni salad, fry ways many with ceremonies, and all graduates in one picture! bread, geoduck fritters, César salad, and tribes did things a little different. However, Our staff was not expecting such a large fresh apples and to drink we had wild rose children were honored and celebrated and turnout, there were around 115 people at lemonade. valued. the Ceremony, and we counted about 51 Our Cooks/Kitchen Helpers Many people asked me, what is a baby’s 3 and under in the community. People are already talking about next year. Marcy Tinaza welcoming baby ceremony? I didn’t have a It made our hearts so happy to see our Tahnee Miller clue what it would look like, since this is the new generation and the parent so proud to The Ceremony took working with many Rhea Dominquez 1st one I had has seen or done. I asked, show off and introduce their babies. different programs and many volunteers. Bonnie Gouley Kris Miller, Cultural Resources Director, We also got to do some words of wisdom Skokomish Domestic Violence program for Rosetta Laclair and Rita Andrews spiritual leader to be a stories from some of our elders, and if you our amazing cups, Tea, and calming spray Chinook Miller part of the ceremony and for their input missed them, you can check them out @. Tim LeClair for the clam, shrimp, and Patty Gouley and recommendations. As the very fi rst smoked salmon Tor Parker Ceremony, it unfolded into a beautiful way https://www.youtube. Skokomish Health Clinic for the bottled for our families to bring their most precious com/watch?v=aYvOpjDCi water • Things to look forward to Grandparents part of their families, their babies, and 0I&list=PL9RJ02GiHt7g7X Day July Berry Picking Day introduce them to our community. u7LcCbbN5mwpMSN7-pI The Ceremony took hold if its self and Page 16 3sXeXa?L “It’s All Written Down” Visit us on the Web @ Tuwaduq Family Services News July 2019 uwaduq Family Services Board group were so please with the been having elk, and razor clams, and a much needed program for the Tparticipated in the 2nd annual outcome and all the help that was geoduck and shrimp and crab when Skokomish community as it helps to Tribal Food Sovereignty event on offered by the Skokomish people available at the elders lunch programs. provide services to federally enrolled June 4-5th, 2019 at the Skokomish in making their 2nd annual event a Ocean Sparr and Sunsomay Keith and tribal members with a documented Community Center. The WEAVE hard one to follow. The people that Brian Miller have been doing a great disability to remove barriers to find program from NW Puget Sound attended were so thankful to all that job in preparing the healthy lunches employment. If you are interested in Indian Health Board previously made was offered and the welcoming spirit for the tribal elders 55 and older finding out more information about a request to see if Skokomish would that was offered to them when coming attending every Monday, Tuesday and the program please contact Rosetta be willing to host the event in our new to our area. Thank you to everyone Thursday at noon. Yoga classes are LaClair or Carol Cordova (360) 426- facility at the Community Center. We that took time to come to the event and also offered every Thursday at eleven 7788, we will be glad to help you. made the request from the Council and those that helped to participate to make o’clock before lunch to help relieve The Healthy Families program is they agreed and were glad to be able this happen. Skokomish Community stress and work on balance and just to getting ready with their families to to host this type of an event here at hosted in a very good respectable way. relax. prepare for the summer months. We Skokomish. Our traditional foods are Thank you so much to all the gatherers Trying to get healthy food back into will be celebrating all of the Father’s important to the Skokomish Council and those who donated to the event. the diet of our community elders and that play such an important part in their for getting them back into the diet of The Community garden as well as the others is of great importance to us all. children and family lives. We wish our community members as well as our Healing garden are just an example We all need to be mindful of things each and every one of you fathers, elders. The event had been planned of the effort of traditional foods and that are happening around the world grandfathers, uncles and brothers a over a period of time with Kris Miller, medicines that we are offering our today with all of the flooding, fires, Happy Father’s Day and we are just Yvonne Oberly and John Gouley and community. On June 4, 2019 we and tariffs, that the high costs of food so thankful to all of you who take our Rosetta LaClair as the planning team did our first distribution of clams is upon us. If you are able to grow sons and daughters under your wings from Skokomish working with the and oysters to our 65 and over tribal your own food, you know it is healthy and help take care of each of us in this staff from Indian Health Board Nora elders that signed up to be on the list and if you are able to can your own community in your own way. We want Frank and others to make this event to receive them. We provided 2 dozen food you are preparing for the winter the men in the community to know happen. On June 4, 2019 the first day oysters and about 10 pounds of steamer months when the high costs of food that we all value you for your roll and we had over 150 participants signed clams to each elder that was on the list. will be hard for all of us. While the what your do for us in our community. up for the event. It was so good to We were able to serve 16 elders that fruits and berries and vegetable are You ARE appreciated. The field trip see the community center filled with day. We really want to thank the crew plentiful in the summer you should for grandparents will be happening so many people from all areas taking who went and harvested the clams be trying to harvest and prepare for in July when the blueberries are ripe an interest in Tribal Food Sovereignty. and oysters off of private tidelands your family need while it is available. so watch for the flyers that will be They came to share their knowledge to make this happen. The happiness Classes are being offered to teach how coming or ask about it when Laila the and stories that benefited each one and stories that we were fortunate to to can cherries and fish and make jam. home visitor comes to your house if of us in the room that participated. hear when they came to pick them Now is a time to learn and prepare to you are interested in attending again So many of our Skokomish people up was all worth it. If you are a put healthy foods back into your diet. this year. provided their knowledge with Rita Skokomish tribal elder 65 or older and Watch for flyers and announcements The Skokomish Domestic Violence Andrews starting the day with the are interested in receiving clams and for when classes will be happening. program continues to do their pop-up opening prayer followed by Guy oysters, please call Tuwaduq Family The Skokomish Vocational craft classes. They will be up at the Miller (newly re-elected Chairman) Services (360) 426-7788 and request Rehabilitation Program just received community center doing a craft with with words for the arriving guests. to be put on the list. We will call you the announcement to reapply for our those that are interested and showing We were also fortunate to have Mary when the products is available for pick next grant funding opportunity. We up to lunch and have time to make a Pavel come back home to present to up. We do not deliver them. Our next have less than 45 days to apply for the craft. They celebrated Father’s day the group as the main speaker to talk distribution is scheduled for June 18, funding and get it submitted. The grant by providing personal outreach to the about the importance of Tribal Food 2019. There are some really good writers will diligently be working with community by gifting our male role Sovereignty and issues surrounding it tides during that week. We were also VR staff and other programs to put models with an appreciation gift for all in Indian Country and all around. There able to provide fresh asparagus that the grant together to make their best they do. They continue to do outreach were so many presenters and breakout was purchase by Yvonne Oberly, CEO efforts to get it refunded. There are with the Youth Council and go over sessions that were so interesting to when she was on a trip to Yakama. so many other tribes applying for the important topics of safety, dating learn from. The traditional foods She kindly brought back five boxes same dollars as the competition will be violence and just being safe. Watch that were offered to the event were of asparagus for us to distribute great. We should know by the end of for flyers to know where the next pop unbelievable with the menu that was during the elders lunch program and September if we have been funded or –up event will take place. Call 911 served. This was so appreciated by all also cooked it for lunch for the elders not. Rosetta LaClair, VR case manager if help is needed our DV advocates that attended. Skokomish of course as well. Some was also provided to traveled to Connecticut, to the annual Victoria Parker or Patty Gouley will made sure that we offered fish, clams, homebound elders when their lunches CANAR conference to get as much be contacted to respond or call (360) oysters, shrimp, geoduck, berries deer were delivered. These are examples information as possible regarding 426-7788 if you have questions. meat and other traditional foods that of that the tribe has been offering to the grant application process and we are known for around this area. get our traditional foods back into information needed for resubmitting The WEAVE, NW Indian Health the diets of or elders. We have also for the program. This program is

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