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Suquamish News Volume 22
March 2022
No. 3
In this issue: General Council Special Section -- p7-10 BIA Oversight Election -- p3 Homeowners’ Assistance to Increase -- p11
Basketball is Back! — p5
Language & Culture — p4
How to Participate in General Council — p8
Celebrating Suquamish Babies
More babies on page 9
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Community Calendar
Suquamish News
Events & Meetings
Contact
Suquamish Tribal Council Tribal Council meets online March 7 & 28. Links are sent to Tribal members via SUN.
PME Board Meetings are online and in person on March 23 @ 9am. Contact Emily Sato, emilysato@clearwatercasino.com (360) 598-8703.
Government Offices Communications: (360) 394-7184/7102 Community Dev: (360) 394-8415 Community Health: (360) 394-8468/8594 Emergency Management: (360) 394-8507 Emergency Work Orders: (360) 900-7050 Emergency Utilities: (360) 710-3223 Finance: (360) 394-8432 Fisheries: (360) 394-8438 Health Benefits: (360) 394-8424 Human Resources: (360) 394-8409 Human Services: (360) 394-8465 IT Help Desk: (360) 394-8485 Maintenance: (360) 394-8590 Tribal Child Welfare: (360) 394-8480 Tribal Court: (360) 394-8697
Suquamish Tribal Gaming Comm. Meets March 10 & 24. Virtual only. Contact Angela Brainerd at (360) 3948652 for details.
Suquamish Elders Contact: Della Crowell (360) 394-8417 Donna Sigo (360) 394-8472
Suquamish Seafoods Board Meets online March 15 . Seafoods Retail is open Thurs-Sun. Contact Shanel Carlson at (360) 394-8512 for details.
Suquamish Police Dept Mon-Fri, 8am–4:30pm Front Desk: (360) 598-4334 Emergency: 911
Suquamish Museum Board Meets March 17. Contact Janet Smoak at (360) 394-8499 for details.
Wellness Center Front desk: (360) 394-8558 Crisis Hotline: (888) 910-0416
Suquamish Warriors Suquamish Warriors meetings are on 1st Tuesdays @ 5:30pm at Suquamish Warriors Vet Center. For information, contact Jean Belmont at (360) 601-7918.
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General Council Special Section General Council will take place the weekend of March 19 and 20, with the vice-chairman and treasurer positions on Tribal Council up for election. See pages 7-10 of this newsletter for the full agenda, links to log on, voting location, and lots more. This section can be pulled out and kept handy during General Council. You’ll find additional information you can download before and during GC at https://bit.ly/GC2022folder. General Council Handbooks are being mailed to every Tribal member household.
THE SUQUAMISH TRIBE
On the cover... Frasier Patrick Purser and Callum Leeander Purser, born May 23, 2021, to Robert Purser III and Amelia Blasche; grandfather is Robert Purser, Jr. Suquamish babies born during the pandemic (2020, 2021, and 2022) will be celebrated at General Council. Please send pics to Communications@Suquamish.nsn.us with full name, date of birth, names of parents and grandparents.
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Suquamish Tribal Council Leonard Forsman
Chairman
Wayne George
Vice-Chair
Windy Anderson
Secretary
Robin L.W. Sigo
Treasurer
Rich Purser
Member
Sammy Mabe
Member
Luther Mills, Jr.
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The Upcoming BIA Election: What’s at Stake? How Do You Vote?
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uquamish Tribe members are being There would be no changes to: asked to vote on an amendment to the • The process for electing Tribal Council members or their terms in office. Tribe’s Constitution that removes Bureau • Th e Tribe’s enrollment process. of Indian Affairs (BIA) oversight of Tribal governance. How This Election Came About This Election was requested by TribA majority vote in favor would mean that: al Council in Resolution #2022-01. The • Tribal members could amend the Con- Tribe previously was in the middle of a stitution through a vote at either the Secretarial Election in 2020, which was annual General Council meeting, or a canceled because of the COVID outbreak. specially called General Council meetThe Tribal Council and the Enrollment ing, without the BIA conducting the Committee believe that removing provielection. sions that put the BIA in charge of Tribal o An election could be called either governance will allow the Tribe to exercise by a petition signed by 30 percent greater sovereignty and self-governance. of those eligible to vote or by Tribal The Suquamish Tribe’s Constitution Council resolution. currently contains Indian Reorganizao 30 percent of those entitled to vote tion Act (IRA) provisions that require the would need to vote on the proposed Secretary of Interior, who acts through amendment. the BIA, to hold an election to amend the o Majority vote determines if the pro- Tribe’s Constitution as well as other Secreposed amendment is adopted or re- tary of Interior oversight. jected. The Obama Administration referred to o There would be no absentee voting these provisions as “anachronistic and in– all would have to be present to consistent with modern policies favoring vote. self-governance.” • The BIA would no longer have to apTo remove these provisions, which prove a correction to the base roll. some believe are outdated and paternal• The BIA would no longer have the istic, the Tribe must amend the Constitupower to approve or disapprove Tribal tion to remove the Secretary of Interior laws and resolutions. and BIA oversight which can only be done • Minutes of General Council and Tribal by having a Secretarial Election. Council meetings would no longer be How to Vote submitted to the BIA. The outcome of this election could re• The BIA would no longer oversee the Tribe’s choice of legal counsel or their move the BIA from operating these sorts of elections in the future. But for now, the payment. BIA is carrying out this election, with the Many of the proposed changes are in oversight of an Election Board comprised keeping with how the Tribe currently of the Puget Sound Agency’s Superintenconducts business. For instance, the BIA dent Janine Van Dusen and Suquamish does not approve the attorneys the Tribe Tribal members Martha George-Sachava hires, nor does the Tribe currently submit and Charlene Renquist. To participate in this election, Tribal minutes to the BIA.
must be received by the BIA by March 4. Those who register will receive a ballot in March. Vote by returning your ballot to the address on the return envelope so that it is received by April 8. There will be brief opportunities to challenge the registration list and the outcome of the vote (see timeline). The election will be valid provided that at least 30 percent of those who register to vote actually turn in their ballot. If a majority vote in favor, the changes to the Tribe’s Constitution will take effect. Tribal members have been submitting their questions about the Election. The questions, plus responses from the Tribe’s members will need to register by mail, legal department, will be published in the even if you’ve registered in the past. Tribal SUN Weekly Update. citizens should have received a registration packet in the mail from the BIA office More information: in Albuquerque, NM. The full Suquamish Constitution and If you haven’t, one can be requested bylaws, with the proposed changes, is from the Suquamish Secretarial Election posted at https://bit.ly/STconst Board, at the Puget Sound Agency, 2707 Colby Ave, Ste 1101, Everett, WA 98201. The rules for this election are at https:// You may also contact the Suquamish Sec- bit.ly/BIArules retarial Election Board Chair at (425) 622-9158. *The BIA’s procedures for conducting Mail your registration back to the BIA elections are at in the provided return envelope as in- https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/25/ structed in the packet. The registration part-81 By Sarah van Gelder
BIA ELECTION TIMELINES
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Tribal members register to vote by returning registration card, which must be received by the BIA by March 4, 2022.
25 CFR §81.23-31
List of registered voters is posted at the Tribal Administration Building and on the Tribe’s website. Challenges to the list are due by 3:30pm on 25 CFR §81.31-33 March 7, 2022 Challenges will be decided by the Election Board on March 8, 2022, and the final Registered Voters List will be posted. The BIA sends ballots to all Tribal members who registered. Tribal members return ballots to the BIA address on the return envelope. Ballots must be received by BIA before 3:30 pm on April 8, 2022, to be counted.
25 CFR §81.36-40
The BIA Election Board certifies and posts the results of the election by 25 CFR §81.41-42 April 8, 2022. Deadline to challenge is April 13, 2022 by 4:00 PM. and § 81.43 BIA submits the certified election results to the BIA NW regional director, who rules on any challenges. Election results take effect June 1, 2022.
25 CFR § 81.45
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Culture
Cultural Resources for Celebrating Spring! Courtesy of James Abler of the Marion-Forsman Boushie Early Learning Center and Lena Maloney, Suquamish Language Program.
Color your own frog on the back cover!
DARK GREEN/DARK BLUE
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Sports & Rec
Spring Sports and Recreation
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outh basketball is back, and we are so pleased to have over 75 youth participating in our basketball program! This season we have five teams playing in both the Pee Wee Association and the Poulsbo Park and Recreation leagues. The leagues began playing at the end of January and will continue through the end of March. Our two middle school girls’ Parks and Recreation teams’ season began in mid-December and ended in the middle of January due to COVID-19 restrictions. The good news is that all our middle school girls who tried out made the team for their respective schools. We couldn’t be more proud of each and every one of them, and of all the youth who are participating in our program
this year. They come ready to play each practice and game, and they improve every time out. Reimbursements Sports and Recreation programs reimburses Tribal members who register for extra curriculum activities. For more info contact Craig Miller@ 360-394-8574. Upcoming Activities for Spring Outdoor activities will begin at the end of March. Planned activities will be archery, baseball skill training, weight lifting for youth 13 and over, and continuing basketball open gym. By Craig Miller
March 2022
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Tribal Government
Chairman’s Report
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’m looking forward to meeting with you in just a few weeks for our annual General Council. It will be a virtual meeting, once again. We have shown we are able as a Tribe to carry out our self-governance responsibilities, hear from our Tribal citizens, and even celebrate our culture online. And, as we did last year, we will have drive-thru voting for Tribal Council positions and adoptions. Thank you for participating. Our Tribal government continues to work on preserving our culture and providing opportunities for Tribal citizens to succeed. The Elders Council met to discuss plans for construction of the new Elders’ Lodge and listen to candidates for Tribal Council. The Museum Board met and reviewed a research request from an individual studying Japanese baseball who is interested in our 1921 baseball team’s tour of Japan. We accepted a gift of a basket from a friend of a Tribal Elder who recently passed on. The Suquamish Foundation Board met this month to prioritize our giving to local non-profits. We also had an internal meeting with staff to discuss upcoming clean-up events being organized by the Department of Natural Resources. Staff has identified some solid waste problem areas on the Reservation and we are working on a plan to address these places of concern. The Clearwater Casino hosted the official opening of the new sportsbook just before Super Bowl Sunday. Thanks to former Seahawks Steve Largent and Jim Zorn for attending. Thanks also to the PME Board, Tribal Gaming Commission, and the Tribal Council for negotiating the compact with the State Gambling Commission enabling the new FanDuel Sportsbook operation to begin. Intertribal Leadership The Suquamish Tribe maintains a strong leadership presence in several inter-tribal organizations as it has
done for decades. This nurtures the unity necessary for the protection and promotion of Tribal sovereignty on a regional and national level. The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) held an Executive Council meeting on a virtual platform. This NCAI gathering consisted of the Executive Board meeting plus a half-day general session with speakers from the Biden Administration, including Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Attorney General Merrick Garland, and congressional leadership, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer. The Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians also met online. Agenda items included presentations by the White House Intergovernmental Affairs advisor PaaWee Rivera and Council for Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory, and discussions of salmon recovery, fee-to-trust, and Indian Child Welfare. The Suquamish Tribe will be hosting the Native American Finance Officers Association, in Seattle for their annual meeting in early April.
resentatives Jake Fey (D-Tacoma), Tarra Simmons (D-Bremerton), Drew Hansen (D-Bainbridge Island), Michelle Caldier (D-Port Orchard), and Senator Emily Randall (D-Bremerton). Tribal Council members presented our budget and policy priorities on bills before the Legislature during this short session, including police use of force, funding for Tribal schools, Tribal consultation policies and salmon recovery. The State Department of Transportation held a meeting to discuss projects to improve safety and traffic flow on SR 305. Tribal staff are engaging with allottees near the proposed Totten Road roundabout to manage impacts to their businesses of construction work in the state rights-of-way.
Seattle collaborations Our work with local governments is vital to protecting our treaty resources and ensuring our participation in key decision making. The Tribal Council met with members and staff of the Port of Seattle Commission to discuss proposed activities and projects in Elliott Bay. Among them is a shore power project for the cruise White House consultations ship terminal that will decrease emissions by allowing The Biden Administration has continued their Tribal vessels to turn off their engines while in port. We are consultations, with a focus on implementation of the reviewing the project’s impacts on fishing activities. Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. I was honored to be part I have continued my work on the Friends of Waof Tribal leaders’ panel that met online with White House Implementation Coordinator Mitch Landrieu to discuss terfront Seattle as we plan to complete the downtown the opportunities for Tribal nations in the new legislation. waterfront park project. I focused on the need for investment in climate change We continue to conduct outreach to the media to resilience projects such as culvert removal and shoreline educate the public about our culture and history. I restoration in addition to our transportation needs. offered a virtual presentation to a Seattle Chamber of The White House Council on Native American Affairs Commerce’s roundtable about the Suquamish Tribe’s held a virtual session with Tribal leaders to discuss the history and current activities. The group includes infrastructure law. Secretary Haaland led the session and government and business leaders from throughout was joined by Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Seattle. I also met with The Mountaineers to help write EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, and HHS Secretary their land acknowledgment statement. They promote Xavier Becerra. outdoor activities throughout the Northwest. Our U.S. congressman, Derek Kilmer, has been a Go Dawgs! longtime supporter of the Suquamish and other Tribal On the education front, as a new Regent at the governments in his district. I joined Rep. Kilmer and Rear University of Washington, I am engaged even more Admiral Brad Collins of Navy Region Northwest to diswith UW. The Board of Regents met with state legislacuss future Navy activities and projects, especially those tive leaders and other higher education institutions to scheduled for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Rep. Kilmer also arranged a meeting with U.S.D.A. Un- discuss our respective budget needs. dersecretary for Rural Development Xochiti Torres Small at The UW Native American Advisory Board also Squaxin Island to discuss broadband needs on Tribal lands. met to discuss hiring a new Tribal liaison, completing construction of the Intellectual House, and other Washington state Legislature in session priorities. The state Legislature is in session, and we held a virLeonard Forsman tual meeting with key state legislators, including repSuquamish Tribe Chair
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GENERAL COUNCIL 2022
AGENDA
SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 2022
SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 2022
9:30 a.m.*
Call to Order Opening Prayer & Welcome
8:30 a.m. Virtual Meeting Resumes Opening Prayer
9:40 a.m.
Tribal Chairman’s Introduction
8:40 a.m.
Announce Election Committee
9:45 a.m.
BIA Secretarial Election
8:45 a.m.
Virtual Meeting Recessed
10:15 a.m.
Announcements y New Elders y Moment of Silence
9:00 a.m.
Polls Open for Primary Election y Elders y General Membership **
12:00 p.m.
Primary Polls Close
10:30 a.m. Nominations for Vice Chairman and Treasurer 10:45 a.m.
Adoption Candidates
Reports 11:00 a.m. Review & Approval of Previous Minutes 11:15 a.m.
Treasurer’s Report
11:30 a.m.
Enterprise Reports y Seafoods y PME y SEC y PMECC/PMEC
12–1:30 p.m. Virtual Meeting Resumes Votes Tabulated Primary Results Announced (Zoom and SUN alert) 1:45 p.m.
Virtual Meeting Recessed
2:15 p.m.
General Election (Council Positions and Adoption Candidates)** y Elders y General Membership
5:15 p.m.
Polls Close, Virtual Meeting Resumes & Votes Tabulated
12:15 p.m.
Candidate Statements (5 minutes per candidate)
6:35 p.m.
Election Results Announced and Swear in of Elected Council Members (Zoom and SUN alert)
12:30 p.m.
Break
6:50 p.m.
Closing Song
12:45 p.m. Emergency Operations Center Covid-19 Update
7:00 p.m.
Meeting Adjourned
1:00 p.m.
DCD, Fisheries, and Human Services Reports
** Agenda items in red will take place in-person behind the House of Awakened Culture.
1:45 p.m.
Comments from Floor
2:30 p.m.
Meeting Recess
*Times are approximate
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General Council: How to Participate
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eneral Council 2022 will be online, except for drive-thru voting behind the House of Awakened Culture. Here’s how to get ready to participate:
Update Your SUN Contact Info If you aren’t already, make sure you are signed up for Suquamish Updates Now (SUN) and that your information is current. With SUN, you’ll get texts and emails with, links to the virtual meeting, voting start times, election results, and other announcements, sent directly to your phone or device. Sign up today for SUN: https://bit.ly/SUN-signup Update your SUN info. https://bit.ly/SUNupdate Or point your cell phone at these QR codes: SUN Sign Up
SUN Update
Log in to Zoom for General Council, March 19 & 20 Use a computer, tablet, or smart phone to participate so you can see other Tribal members and the presentations, and use the “chat.” Log In at: https://bit.ly/STGC2022 Or call in: You can also call in using the number below. (888) 788 0099 Meeting ID: 961 6095 4279 Passcode: 835748 Controls for dialing in: Mute/Unmute: Press * 6 Raise Hand: Press * 9 General Council Resources for Tribal Members. At this link, you’ll find “hand outs,” PowerPoint presentations, a digital copy of the Handbook, and more information related to General Council for you to download: https://bit.ly/GC2022folder General Council Handbooks are being mailed to all Tribal households. Need Help Connecting? Text the Suquamish Help Desk (360) 979-3347 or call (360) 394-8484 or (360) 394-8485.
Directions for driving up to vote at the House of Awakened Culture
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Attention Tribal Council Candidates
he Elders Council cordially invites candidates for Tribal Council to attend the March 15 monthly meeting to meet with Elders and to share your views and visions if elected to Tribal Council. Interested candidates should contact Tracy Tabafunda, Elder Council secretary, to request time on the agenda at: ttabafunda@comcast.net ***************** Tribal Council Statements at General Council. Candidates can make a five-minute statement live during General Council via Zoom (See agenda on page 7). If you would like to make your statement from the Tribal Admin. Building, email Communications@ Suquamish.nsn.us to make arrangements. You can make your statement from your own location if you prefer.
Voting will take place in the parking lot behind the HOAC. Walk-up voting is also available (see black arrow).
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Catherine’s Column: Getting Ready for General Council Honorable Citizens of the Suquamish Tribe! Wow, February flew by! How about that 2/22/22? What a magical number. We heard there was someone getting married at 2:22 pm. Congratulations, newlyweds! Moving into March, we have much to look forward to — hopefully the end of snow! Besides that, we are looking forward to General Council. Staff is busy planning and getting prepared. The General Council handbook is being finalized. Much work is being done to answer questions about Constitutional changes being brought before you. We hope to be able to provide you with as much information as possible as you look to make this decision. We have a new Director at the Marion Forsman-Boushie Early Learning Center. We are very excited about this news as that means we have now filled all open Director positions. Cori Silvey, who managed the ELC on an interim basis, did an heroic job navigating staff shortages, the Omicron spike, and the exhaustion of parents and staff over the past months. We are grateful to her for holding that position, and getting us through this difficult period. Oh hey, our Clinic! We are looking at an opening possibly in April—this is exciting! We are putting
finishing touches and such in now—waiting on the ground to dry enough to finish some concrete work, and advertising for a medical director and medical receptionist. It’s so exciting to see this project come to completion. We have quite a few positions open at the clinic and throughout Tribal government. I hope you are checking the Weekly Updates and the website for job opportunities — and please spread the word to family members and friends who might be good candidates for these positions. Elders are asking about resuming their trips and meetings at the Elders Lodge. I, like our Elders, hope they can take a well-deserved trip very soon. However, at the time of this writing, I can’t yet say when regular Elders’ activities will resume. We are all pandemic weary, but let’s not let our guards down too soon. We come from strong people and strong people can do hard things. Look for the SUN Alerts and Emails because we will be posting information there as decisions get made. Please make sure your SUN information is up-to-date (see link on page 8). SUN texts and emails are the best way we have of reaching you quickly in the event of an emergency, letting you know about events and distributions, and keeping you informed about Tribal
governance. And SUN alerts will be used extensively during General Council to let you know when you can vote, when virtual meetings are about to start, and the results of the elections. Respectfully, Catherine N. Edwards, Executive Director
Calling All Baby Pics!
It’s been a tough couple of years. But there have been joyful times too! Help us celebrate the youngest Suquamish people at General Council by sending photos of babies born in 2020, 2021, and 2022, full name, parents and grandparents names, and date of birth to Communications@ Suquamish.nsn.us. Thank you!
Ainslee Madelyn Moss, Born 03-03-2021 to Shallee Baker & Trentin Moss. Grandparents: Marie Sanders, Juanita Holtyn, Jason Baker, Steve Holtyn, Randy Moss, Heather Baker
Layla Valentina Pua’olena Jackson-Wada, Parents: Lisa Jackson and Caylen Wada.
Makenna Marie Oliver, Parents: Amanda Carper and Matthew Oliver, born July 21, 2021. Grandparents are Irene (Suquamish) and Shawn Carper and Mary (Port Gamble S’Klallam) and Wayne Oliver. Cradle board made by Mary Oliver.
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Candidate Statement Denita Holmes
Executive Boards
Full list, including terms, is in the 2022 General Council Handbook, which is being mailed to all Tribal households.
PORT MADISON ENTERPRISES BOARD
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y name is Denita Holmes, I come from the Jackson-Napoleon families of Suquamish. Daughter of Gloria Santos and Patrick Harrison, Granddaughter of Charlotte lebi’hud Santos and Ignacio Santos Sr., the great granddaughter of Alice Jackson and James Henry, and the great-great granddaughter of Cecelia Jackson and Henry Jackson, and the great great-great granddaughter of Susie Parker and Louis Napoleon. I have lived on the Port Madison Indian Reservation my whole life. I am the wife to Joey Holmes and the mother to three children, Joseph Holmes Jr, Jackson Holmes, and Celila’litsa Holmes. My involvement within the Tribe has always been centered around our youth and culture. In 2021 I obtained my Bachelor’s Degree from Evergreen State College, as well as a Native Educator Certificate through University of Washington. I am also tribally and state certified to teach Suquamish Cultural Arts and Washington State History at our tribal school, Chief Kitsap Academy. In my youth I served on Suquamish Youth Council as Chairwoman, two terms as Miss Chief Seattle Days, represented the Suquamish Tribe through youth conferences all across the state. My jobs have allowed me to carry out my role as a leader to Indigenous and Non-Indigenous youth. I am an Alumni for Leadership Kitsap Class of 2018, former Suquamish Museum Board Member, and sat on various committees and sub-committees from Anti-Bullying to Family Engagement Frameworks through the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. As our housing market is sky rocketing in our area, my plans are to work closely with our administration
Name
Office
Shelley Wood
Member
Greg George
President
Rob Purser Jr.
Member
Brenda Guerrero
Vice President
Cheryl Lawrence
Secretary/Treasurer
Andrew George
Member
Sammy Mabe
Tribal Council Liaison
SUQUAMISH TRIBAL GAMING COMMISSION Name
Office
Barb Santos
President
Joshua Bagley
Vice-Chair
Roger Contraro
Commissioner
William Gemmell
Commissioner
Wayne George
Tribal Council Liaison
SUQUAMISH MUSEUM BOARD Name
Office
Della Crowell
Member
Lena Purser-Maloney Member Stephanie Power
Member
Rosie Bayes
Member
Leonard Forsman
Tribal Council Liaison
Rob Purser
PME Rep
Marilyn Wandrey
Suq Foundation Rep
TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE ADVISORY COMM. Name
Office
Hailey Mabe
Member
Cori Silvey
Member
Rob Purser Jr.
Member
Agnes Pratt
Member
Robin Sigo/ Sammy Mabe
Tribal Council Liaison
HIGHER EDUCATION BOARD Name
to further our land acquisition on and off the reservation. We need to start paying down our debts and expand our business ventures both on and off the reservation for our children and our future generations to come. If elected, I would like to see through the master plan of reorganization effort that were presented pre-pandemic by adding the fourth — cultural division to the tribal government that has been tabled since the pandemic. Ensure our Cultural Department is in full effect with available grants, adequate staffing for our Language Department, Traditional Plants, Cultural Resources, and to ensure that the proper cultural protocols are happening before we move forward. haʔł kʷ(i) adsəslabcəbut Watch over yourself well
Office
Lena Purser-Maloney Member Charles Deam Jr.
Member
Barbara Lawrence
Member
Brittany Bakken
Member
Robin Sigo
Tribal Council Liaison
CULTURAL COMMITTEE Name
Office
Tyleeander Purser
Member
Donna Sigo
Elder Member
Kate Ahvakana
Member
Luther “Jay” Mills Jr. Tribal Council Liaison
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Community Development
SUQUAMISH HOUSING BOARD Name
Office
Danielle Morsette
Chairperson
Rich Purser
Tribal Council Liaison
Jim Henry
Member
Patricia Chargualaf
Member
Mable Anderson
Member
ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE Name
Office
Martha George-Sachava
Member
Sherry Werbelo
Member
Lois Sullivan
Member
Mable Anderson
Member
Sarah George
Member
Brenda Guerrero
Member
Windy Anderson
Tribal Council Liaison
SUQUAMISH FOUNDATION BOARD
Financial Literacy Workshop Series Returns
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he Department of Community Development is pleased to announce an “Introduction to Financial Literacy” workshop series available for Suquamish Tribal members, starting in March. The series is made up of four separate but linked workshops. This will be an in-depth analysis of the ‘What, When, Why, and How’ of personal finance. Everyone will find tools they can use in these workshops to make decisions about their own financial future. Attendees are encouraged to attend all four workshops in order to grasp the concepts involved, and then put them into practice according to their individual situations. However, everyone will have to make their own judgment about which to attend based upon their current financial status and their future projections. The first workshop is longer than the other three workshops because it includes the basics of budgeting, saving, debt-to-income ratio, and simple savings formulas. This workshop will be four hours long. Each of the following workshops will be approximately three hours long, including learning, engagement, and active participation from the entire class. The first of the workshops will be available March 11, 2022, 1:00pm-4:30pm or March 18, 2022, 1:00pm4:30pm in Suquamish Tribal Council Chambers. Eddie Ayub, Financial Counselor, will facilitate the workshop. Spaces will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis. A small class size will allow full interaction with attendees and make sure COVID-19 protocols are met. Interested Tribal members and Suquamish government staff can contact Lois Sullivan, (360) 394-8416, (360) 3379529 or email lsullivan@suquamish.nsn.us to sign up.
Name
Office
Leonard Forsman
President
Marilyn Wandrey
Vice President
Luther F. Mills Jr.
Member
Rich Deline
Member
Name
Office
Rosie Bayes
Member
Alexis Anderson
Board Member
Brittany Bakken
Member
David Sigo Sr.
Vice-President
Jim Nall
Member
Lorraine Brice
Secretary
Sarah van Gelder
Member
Josh Bagley
President
Mary Kummer
Member
Luther “Jay” Mills Jr. Tribal Council Liaison
Jamie Gooby
Member
Hakwa Chiquiti
Diver Representative
Annie Forsman
Member
Cameron Lawrence
Diver Representative
By Lois “Lane” Sullivan
SUQUAMISH SEAFOODS BOARD
Suquamish Tribe Receives Solar Grant
T
he Suquamish Tribe is proud to be a recipient of $96,000 in competitive grant funding from Puget Sound Energy to support the installation of solar panels and equipment for our Friends and Family Center campus. The project is set to be completed in 2022. As a recipient of the grant, The Suquamish Tribe worked with PSE to solve several challenges: the installation of solar panels to support the expansion of cleaner energy and a healthier environment, lowering energy-related operating costs at the property, and making the push to a more inclusive clean energy future. Puget Sound Energy is supporting organizations that serve families and individuals in communities in its service area. Through its Green Power and Solar Choice programs, the company has awarded over $900,000 to local organizations to install new solar projects aimed at lowering utility bills for low-income or Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and the organizations that serve them.
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Elders
Elders’ Lunch Menu March 2022 Mon
Elders’ Kitchen: 360-394-8407 Please call to inform the kitchen if you would like to cancel home delivery for the day.
Tue
Wed
1 Split Pea & Ham Soup Turkey & Cheese Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread Coleslaw Fresh Fruit
2 Tuna-Noodle Casserole Germany Blend Veggies Spinach-Blueberry Salad Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit
3 Sweet & Sour Pork Brown Rice Asian Blend Veggies Tossed Salad Applesauce
4 Indian Tacos w/ ground beef, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, salsa, & sour cream Fresh Veggie Platter Fresh Fruit
7 Meatloaf Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy California Blend Veggies Kale Salad Wheat Roll Fresh Fruit
8 Corn Soup with Ground Beef Tossed Salad Applesauce Muffin Yogurt Parfait with Berries
9 Chicken a la King Brown Rice Japanese veggie blend Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit
10 Breakfast for Lunch Whole Grain Pancakes topped with Berry Sauce Scrambled Eggs with Onion, Pepper, & Salsa Fresh Fruit
11 Salmon Oven Roasted Red Potatoes Mixed Vegetables Pineapple Coleslaw Pachado Bread Chewy Chocolate Cookie
14 Tamale Pie Capri Blend Veggies Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit
15 Minestrone Soup Tuna Sandwich with Lettuce on Whole Wheat Bread Broccoli Salad Fresh Fruit
16 Macaroni & Cheese Stewed Tomatoes Spinach-Blueberry Salad Corn Bread Fresh Fruit
17 St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Corned Beef & Cabbage Boiled Potatoes Steamed Carrots Irish Soda Bread Fresh Fruit
18 Ham Hocks w/ Beans Brown or White Rice Capri Blend Veggies Tossed Salad Pachado Bread Cottage Cheese with Peaches
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22 Chicken Soft Taco (ground beef, refried beans, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa) Spanish Rice Tossed Salad Fresh Fruit
23 French Dip Sandwich Green Beans Apple-Carrot Salad Sugar Free Jell-O w/ Fruit Cocktail
24 Baked Fish Sweet Potatoes Steamed Spinach Tossed Salad Oat Bran Raisin Muffin Fresh Fruit
25 Cook’s Special Chili w/ Cheese Tossed Salad Corn Bread Fresh Fruit
29 Calico Bean Soup Egg Salad Sandwich on Whole Wheat Bread Cucumber Tomato Salad Yogurt & Fruit Parfait
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Closed Sovereignty Day
28 Pork Adobo Brown Rice California Vegetable Blend Light Cranberry Coleslaw Fresh Fruit
Goulash (ground beef, green beans, tomatoes) Brown Rice Spinach-Blueberry Salad Fresh Fruit
Thu
31 Chicken Apple Crunch Salad on a Bed of Lettuce Quinoa Salad Wheat Roll SF Jell-O w/ fruit
Fri
Beverages Served Daily: Choice of 1% Milk or Lactose Free Milk Occasional substitutions may be necessary
Elders’ Corner
N
o new Elders this month, but we have a few milestones.
Happy 70th to: Joan Bagley Mary Alexander Thomas Fowler Lawrence Sigo
Happy 60th
Diana Riggins
Francine (Great Kaya) and Tina Jackson (Kaya) welcome Kayla Valentina Pua’olena Jackson-Wada. Congratulations Tina and Caylen. We are so excited to see all the new little babies that have arrived and the ones that are still expected. It fills our hearts to see all the new littles. Don’t forget to get your BIA registrations mailed so they are received in New Mexico by March 4th.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
General Council will be
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Traditional Heritage Specialist
W the weekend of March 19 and 20. Lookout for your zoom invite and process for drive-thru voting. If you are coming from out of town to vote, please call Rosie Bayes at (360) 394-8405 or Della Crowell at (360) 394-8417 for your mileage forms. These mileage forms must be completed for reimbursement. March will see an in-house Bingo game. Stay tuned for a date. Look for maybe March 25th? We may also see a craft project in March — stay tuned. The black Elders’ bus is now sold. We tearfully said goodbye on Tuesday, February 15, when the new owner drove off. We had lots of good memories on this bus, and it will be remembered fondly. Of course our bad memories will go along with this. Who can forget going down the road lopsided… As always, we offer prayers and support to those in need. By Della Crowell & Donna Sigo
elcome to March! I hope to find everyone healthy and looking forward to spring and longer days coming soon. We are getting back to staff in the office and seeing people hard at work. It is nice to be able to have access to files, phones, and other office supplies we do not have working from home. I am busy getting the oral history transcripts and attachments finished. Some have photographs or other notes added to them, which makes them more interesting when reading and reviewing. I am still hoping to do interviews with folks about surviving the COVID-19 events on the Reservation. This has been a very rough couple of years for all of us, and we need to document all points of view. Someday this will be looked at as a major event of 2019 through 2022, and be understood through the stories
of survival that were recorded. Please be one of the people that told your story. For myself, the past few weeks working at home trying to use the Internet and my computer were very difficult and stressful. It was hard to find a place and time that allowed me to work with the computer, which seemed to have its own mind and was always wanting to update and not wanting to stay on the page that I was working on. Or it would not open to what I needed to access and would tell me I was not allowed as a user. I am so glad to be in my office and able to work and have help a phone call away. Instant stress relief! I am learning more about the do’s and don’ts of computer madness as I had my computer checked over by IT. I am glad to say it was not the user – it was the machine, and it will be fixed! Time to look into gathering the spring
Seafood for Elders! $50 Tribal Elders Allowance Distribution is being continued for the year of 2022. We’d loved to make sure that Elders are informed of this program. Each Elder receives $50 a month to be spent at Suquamish Seafoods Retail, discounts and taxes are not applied to the $50 Elders Allowance. Suquamish Tribal Elders please visit us Thursday- Saturday -5pm and Sunday 10am- 5pm. 9am-5pm
plants and preparing them for use in your home. Azure has kept us up to date with great things from her work throughout this year, and will be doing more gathering and preparing of more good things very soon. Thank you Azure! If your wish to contact me for an interview about your experience throughout this past year, my contact information is mjones@suquamish.nsn.us or (360) 3948526. by Marilyn Jones
Health Benefits
Tip of the Month
Please contact us if you are receiving medical, dental or prescription bills. We can’t resolve these issues if we are unaware of them. We cannot pay late fees ! Contact Health Benefits for Assistance! Office: (360)394-8424 PO Box 546, Suquamish, WA 98392
Health Benefits
Tip of the Month
Please contact us if you are receiving medical, dental or prescription bills. We can’t resolve these issues if we are unaware of them. We cannot pay late fees ! Contact Health Benefits for Assistance! Office: (360)394-8424 PO Box 546, Suquamish, WA 98392
Health Benefits
Tip of the Month
Please contact us if you are receiving medical, dental or prescription bills. We can’t resolve these issues if we are unaware of them.
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Suquamish Tribe is Hiring! Current Job Openings • Medical Director • Tribal Council Executive Assistant • Police Officer • Mental Health Counselor Supervisor • IN HOUSE - Shellfish Technician • Resource Room Teacher (CKA) • Substitutes/Coaches (CKA) • Housing Maintenance Assistant • IN HOUSE - Water Utilities Operator • Childcare Teacher (ELC) • Shellfish Biologist II • Groundskeeper • Night Shift Custodian • Integrated Victim Services Prog. Supervisor • Mental Health Counselor
For information on all of these openings, please visit https://suquamish.nsn.us/home/careers/ or call the job hotline at (360) 394-8414.
New Hires & Transfers Name Jennifer Lowe Abby Purser-Price *Rudy Smith Evelyn RamirezRodriguez *Lisa Jackson
Title Activity Coordinator Administrative Assistant Hatchery Culturist I Childcare Teacher
Department Family & Friends Family & Friends Fisheries ELC
HOC Adaptation Coordinator
Kathy Pitts Anna Mayes Vici Hall
Health Benefits Coordinator Reentry Program Coordinator Director
Research & Development Health Benefits Tribal Court Finance
*Shilene George *Matthew Hawk
Academic Coach Higher Ed. Program Manager
Education Education
* Tribal member
Suquamish Seafoods Auctioning Boat and Truck Suquamish Seafoods is auctioning off: • A 1975 RME boat with 2006 Evinrude motor, 175 hp, direct injection – Saltwater Edition with a 1975 Easy Load Trailer. Starting bid: $4000 • A 2002 GMC 5500 – Refer Box Truck, Starting Bid - $1.00 This silent auction opens on March 7. Bids are to be placed in a sealed envelope with your full name and contact information and delivered to Shellene Kurtz at Suquamish Seafoods between 10am-4pm Monday thru Friday Auction closes March 11th, 2022 at 4pm. Winners will be announced the following week. Contact Shellene Kurtz for questions at skurtz@suquamish.nsn.us or call her at (360) 979-0826
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Birthdays
h c r Ma March 1 Grace Clark Jared Charette Maximum Pezzanite March 2 Della Crowell Jade Myers Marc Pugh Talia Adams March 3 Ainslee Moss Cecilia Serrato Danielle Kimmel Donnie Adams Kaleo Nahanee Selena Adams-Chapman March 4 Christopher Puckett Janell Mills John Kerns Jr. William Joe March 5 Brycen Sigo Charyl Lawrence Nanette Sanchez Robert Purser Jr. March 6 Charles Dryden Gabriel Day Lydia Sigo Winona Sigo-Heredia
March 7 Eduardo Reynoso-Purser Joseph Reynoso-Purser Wendy Boure March 8 Amanda Rubeck Joan Bagley Kaeleigh Patrick Mikea Moss-Robideau Morgan Bradwell Shelly Thomas Thomas Pratt Vincent Chargualaf March 10 Carl Mack March 11 Modelle Mudd
Lucas Baker Malachi Brown-Flath Mason Johnson Teniya Lewis
Jamie Surratt Lillian Ballew Wahim Williams
March 16 Kalise Cordero-Dizon Kippie Joe Ricky Oakman March 17 Dickie Johnson Kaidyn Setten Kaylie Contraro Lenora Bagley Marie Sanders Neil Howard Riley Adams March 18 Jeff Hoffman Shannon Bayes
March 12 Charles Landsaw Philip Holt III
March 19 Amber Horejsi Jolene Hass Michael Smith Jr. Steve Clark
March 13 Hannah Ballard Juli Morton Kate Ahvakana Mark Lewis
March 20 Anthony Adams Edward Midkiff Jr. Neoma Boure Shayna Bagley
March 14 Christine Sheppard Hailey Crow Mary Alexander Tyzaiah Lawrence
March 21 Aidyn Saldivar Diana Riggins Dylan Fleck Tyson Oakman
March 15 Cheyenne Myers
March 22 Cherrie May Isabelle Hedges
March 23 Ave Maria MacDonald Camilla Pratt Elaina-Rose Hayes Francisco Smith Joshua Bagley Jr. Lorilee Morsette Petrina Joe-Lanham Robert Purser III March 24 Avah Seier Caleb Snow Thomas Fowler Tyler Marquez March 26 Jase Kramer Kyle Turner March 27 Dorene Mclntosh Eric Greer Isabella Cordero Laguna Leonard Barnes IV
March 28 Ciarra Covarrubias Izabellla O’Brien Juanita Lantzy Khloe Mortensen Tegan Ledesma Zhoe Mortensen March 29 Brittany Adams Cassandra Fowler Jacob Anderson March 30 Antonio Guardipee Clinton Jenkins Erica Isom Lawrence Sigo Malora Chee Ricky Alexander Susan Williams Tataya Lawrence Victor Chee March 31 Grace Alexander Juanita Mabe
PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Kent, WA Permit No. 71
Color the frog as follows: Color each ovoid shape x̌ʷix̌ac around the outside part and ʔəskaykayəb in the inside part. Color any part without a number, whichever color you want to :-) ̓ o 1-dəčuʔ - čułəyʔalus (leaf green) ̓ o 2-saliʔ - x̌ikʷiƛ (red) o 3- łixʷ - x̌ʷiqʷəq̓ ʷ (white) o 4- buus – x̌ʷiq̓ ʷix̌ʷ (Dark green or dark blue) o 5-celac – x̌ʷiqʷac (Light yellow or light green) o 6- dᶻəlačiʔ – kʷiƛ̓il (pink) Coloring page courtesy of the Suquamish Language Program.
