Sept 2018 Vol.52 No.8
Canoe Way of Life
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Kina Bobb roars big for the camera at the Swinomish employee picnic.
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Raymond Baker is asking permission on behalf of the Swinomish Youth Canoe to come to shore on their homeland, the Swinomish Community.
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Editor's Note Chairman's Message Recent Tribal Code Amendments + Tribal Enhanced... Community Happenings State Parks, Swinomish Tribe Complete Development... Fitness Center Blessing Youth Spirit Program: Summer Camp October Tide Table Being Frank Thank You Letter to Swinomish New Waters Power Paddle to Puyallup 2018 First Day of Preschool! Dano Chief of Police for the Day Science Corner: Kukutali Preserve Tomobolo... Cultural Orientation with Larry Campbell Science Corner: Protect Your Groundwater NWIC: Accounts Receivable Hold Waiver Plan First Wisdom Warriors Conference Plastics- Reduce Your Use When Shopping! Mrs. V's 2 Cents Elder's Lunch Menu September Birthdays and Announcements
editor’s NOTE Canoe Journey People still speak of the Paddle to Seattle, the first Canoe Journey held in 1989. The event has been held annually ever since and is very instrumental in enriching and uniting families with a common theme to preserve the sacred culture and rich history. I recently read an article written for the Great Falls Tribune titled, Survey: People think Native Americans don’t exist/aren’t discriminated against. The title itself is a bias that Native Americans communities have endured for far too long! The survey results revealed that 40 percent of the respondents don't think Native Americans still exist. I will not dive into the subject of discrimination here, but I would like to focus on the topic that Native American don’t exist! I exist!
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I’m Americanized and yet the teachings of my ancestors continue to rise within me. The continuation of the Canoe Journey is a record of our history that Coast Salish people are adapting to a changing way of life while holding true to our way life. Discovering our identity is a continual journey. The culture of telling a family story or history is a teaching. We tell our children family stories to teach them about who they are, where they came from, and what is to be expected of them as the next generation. We use the same technique of telling our story or history to the greater society. At this year’s Canoe Journey, Puyallup Vice Chairman David Bean said, “I want to thank you all for being here through all the work that has been done, to witness all the medicine that has been shared, all the stories about how this was taken away from us – how the songs and language were taken away – our ways of practicing our culture were taken away. One of our elders who left us four years ago, Billy Frank Jr., always told us, ‘Tell your story.’ We have the responsibility to tell our story of our medicine and our traditional ways.” goliahlitza, Caroline Edwards
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Moon of the Silver Salmon Much of September is "moon of the silver salmon." During this moon, silver salmon, also called Coho salmon, are fished by trolling with V-shaped hooks made of bent hemlock attached to a line. The other salmon runs continue in the bays and rivers. Seal hunting, and plant gathering continues. During this moon and the one before, seeds used for trading are collected. Excerpt from ‘13 Moons: The 13 Lunar Phases, and How They Guide the Swinomish People’ By swelitub (Todd A. Mitchell) and Jamie L. Donatuto sw d bš qyuuqs News
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the chairman’s MESSAGE Swinomish has participated in the Tribal Canoe Journey since 1998, and each year our canoe family grows with eager youth, family, and elders. The very first journey, Paddle to Seattle, took place in 1989. Eighteen canoes took to the water that year. There are now 80-100 canoes and over 6000 pullers traveling from all over the Salish Sea and United States. The occasion was part of Washington’s centennial celebration and tribes from around the northwest came together to honor both the revival and remembrance of our canoe culture and way of life. The state and federally recognized tribal governments signed the Centennial Accord this same year, which provides further recognition of indigenous sovereignty and a framework for government-togovernment relationships.
The time leading up to Canoe Journey is such an exciting time as we remember and honor our ancestors, teachings, inherit rights, and way of life. With each pull, each sound of the drum, each song, and each teaching, the journey is an inspirational to say the least. Our journeys are drug and alcohol free. I know many from Swinomish and other tribes who have found spirituality while pulling on the water, as it is an opportunity for healing and to witness our Creator’s creation up close — seeing blackfish or seals, hearing the birds, and witnessing things that one can only be experienced on the water. It is a time for us to all work together as a family, a community, and as a Tribe. Protocol is one of the most powerful components of journey. Canoe families must first ask permission to land upon arriving the shores of our tribal neighbors, and we often ask in their Native languages. It is typical to spend a week in protocol at the host tribe’s location, sharing songs, dances, and gifts. It is truly a powerful time together.
Swinomish is dedicated to keeping our culture alive. One way of enabling this is approving funds for Tribal Canoe Journey participation each year, which our Senate thankfully and dedicatedly does. We have four canoes families who participate today—the It is hard to believe our Swinomish canoe family made Spirit of the Salmon Lady, Salmon Dancer, Sea Wolf, their first journey in the Salmon Dancer ten years ago and the Youth Canoe. A big thank you goes out to the to Cowachin First Nation on Vancouver Island. skippers, the pullers, the support boat crews, and the ground crews for all the hard work they put in each A different tribe hosts journey each year. The details year to make everything happen. involved with providing for so many pullers, support crews, and participants are many and varied, but it The Creator has blessed our tribe and we are is well worth the effort to bring our communities fortunate to have all that the Tribal Canoe Journey together. From Alaska to New York, from British has given to us. I am honored to know that being Columbia to Mexico, and from our Coast Salish and on the water is part of who we are as Coast Salish, Nuchalnuth communities, time and distance are and that our teachings come from the white caps of great variables for participating tribes. The trip can the Salish Sea all the way to the white caps of the mean pullers are on the water for a month depending mountains. We are Coast Salish. on the distance between Nations! One of the longest journeys for our family was traveling to Bella Coola, spee pots B.C. We were on the water for almost three weeks! Brian Cladoosby
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STATE PARKS, SWINOMISH TRIBE COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT OF KUKUTALI PRESERVE WA State Parks
SEPTEMBER 11 — Washington State Parks and the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community have completed improvements at Kukutali Preserve, a unique, twoisland landform with rare plants and ecosystems, that lies off the shore of Fidalgo Island near Deception Pass State Park. Kukutali on the Swinomish Reservation is translated from Lushootseed as “Place of the Cattail Mats,” and is named for the traditional shelters and multi-purpose mats once made, with painstaking labor, from the cattails on the island. The preserve is co-owned and jointly managed by Parks and the Tribe. The partners completed the last of three phases of development August 24 by removing a 90-year old road between the islands and restoring the natural tombolo or sand spit connecting the two. This restoration allows water to flow between Similk and Kiket bays at high tide, enhancing salmon and forage fish habitat. A grant to the Swinomish by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board financed the project at a budget of $271,000. Last spring the partners oversaw the addition of a picnic shelter, seven interpretive panels, two information kiosks, two benches, five unsheltered picnic tables, and two vault toilets, which completed Phase 2.
Swinomish Tribal member and artist Cecelia La Pointe and Swinomish Archivist Theresa Trebon worked with Parks interpretive staff to create the panels. They depict the importance of Kukutali to the Swinomish people, whose ancestors used it for millennia as a seasonal hunting, fishing, and shellfish harvesting ground. Phase 2 cost $372,500 and was funded by a grant from the Recreation Conservation Office and funding from Parks’ capital budget and the Tribe. Phase 1, completed in 2014 and funded by the Tribe, added a six-car parking lot to improve visitor access and removed non-Swinomish structures at a cost of $288,000. Kukutali consists of Kiket Island and Flagstaff Point, connected to each other and Fidalgo Island by tombolos. They are among the last undeveloped isles in Puget Sound. Managed by a board of three State Parks and three Tribal representatives, the co-ownership agreement was signed in 2010 and is believed to be the only partnership of its kind in the United States. Source: parks.state.wa.us/1119/Kukutali-Preserveimprovements-completed
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YOUTH CENTER CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 26 Youth Group Meeting SEPTEMBER 28 Youth Group Outing
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SALISH COAST COMPANY GROUND BREAKING
Breaking ground for the new home of the Salish Coast Cannabis retail shop at 12947 Casino Drive, just north of the Swinomish Casino & Lodge and Chevron Photo: Tribal Archive
August 15, 2018 Thirteen large wildfires have burned more than 211 square miles in Washington, while 10 large fires have scorched more than 256 square miles in Oregon, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. About 600 wildfires are burning across British Colombia. Source: Skagit Valley Herald
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FOR EMERGENCIES IN TRIBAL NATIONS Preparing Makes Sense Get Ready Now In the past, flooding, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and severe winter weather have threatened the Northwest Coastal and Plateau areas. Now consider the possibility of home fires and even terrorist attacks. Are you prepared to make it on your own for a few days in the event of an emergency?
Recommended Supplies for a Basic Kit: • Water, one gallon per person per day, for drinking and sanitation • Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food like dried fruit, meat, or fish, protein bars, and canned goods
• Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both • Flashlight and extra batteries • Local maps
1. Make a plan for what you will do in an emergency.
• First Aid kit • Whistle to signal for help • Dust mask or cotton t-shirt to help filter the air
2. Get a kit of emergency supplies.
• Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
3. Be informed about what might happen.
• Plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter in place
• Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
• Moist towelettes, garbage bags, and plastic ties for personal sanitation
Learn more at ready.gov or 1-800-BE-READY
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Power Paddle to Puyallup 2018-Swinomish Youth Canoe Photo: Rebecca Larsen
Swinomish Days 2018 Photo: Caroline Edwards
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FITNESS CENTER BLESSING Emma Fox
September 5 – Swinomish blessed its newest building, the Swinomish Fitness Center, during a celebration attended by more than 100 community members and tribal staff. The Canoe Family marked the occasion with song and prayer, ushering in a new era of health and fitness for the Tribe. Historic photos dating back to 1908 grace the building’s entryway, capturing Swinomish men and women pulling the Telegraph canoe on the Swinomish Channel. Fitness Coordinator Colleen Mavar and Fitness Center Assistant Aubrey Stewart gave tours of the new facility showcasing the group fitness studio, a nutritional education kitchen, and the cardio and weightlifting area, which looks out over the John K. Bob ballfield through large garage-style doors. In addition to personal fitness program design and communitybased fitness opportunities, Colleen and Aubrey shared that community members and tribal staff will now enjoy extended hours, new equipment, morning and afternoon fitness classes, as well as acupuncture and massage!
A run with a view!
Selectorized weights
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NEW EXTENDED HOURS Monday – Thursday: 6AM-8:30PM
NEW EQUIPMENT KayakPro Dragon Boat Ergo, Octane LateralX, Synergy 360 machine, Precor Selectorized weights, and more!
FITNESS CENTER PHONE (360) 466.3160
ACUPUNCTURE AND MASSAGE
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Protect the health of our community by safely disposing of used syringes in designated syringe disposal boxes, now located on Solahdwh Lane and behind the Swinomish Medical Clinic. Knock on the back door of the Medical Clinic for a quick, confidential supply of clean needles.
Swinomish Employee Picnic AUGUST 16 — The theme of this year's employee picnic was "Food Truck Carnival." Employees ate lunch at their choice of food truck and mingled with fellow coworkers. The festivities began when employees join a team to play carnival games against each other!
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Youth Spirit Program: SUMMER CAMP Leah Gobert, Assistant Program Manager
JUNE 28-29 — The Youth Spirit Program (YSP) kick-started summer with an end-of-the-schoolyear celebration on June 12 at Lone Tree Point. We wasted no time in beginning our summer activities, starting with a week-long camp at Animals as Natural Therapy (ANT) in Bellingham. This camp is offered as a part of YSP’s therapy opportunities for Swinomish youth. ANT, a mainly equine-based therapy program, provides youth with a chance to develop a self-confidence, leadership skills, and trust-building while discovering the effectiveness of honest communication. YSP youth faced personal obstacles, but overcame them by the end of the week and surpassed their own expectations! The camp concluded with youth presenting an art project they created based on a selfmade character, shining in on their creativity and imagination skills.
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We also piloted a version of the Healing of the Canoe Curriculum with the community. The curriculum contains 14 chapters, which included an honor ceremony on August 24 for youth who completed the camp in recognition of their patience and hard work. There was a fantastic turnout at one of our main events on August 8, a two-day graffiti art workshop with Diné artist Corey Begay. The event offered youth a creative outlet for expressing their emotions as well as an opportunity to showcase their pride and resilience as Native Americans. Various community members and families joined in the fun, creating fantastic illustrations which included items such as feathers, dream catchers, and a slahal drum, just to name a few. The graffiti art was showcased on the backboards of the basketball court for the 3-on-3 tournament at
Swinomish Days. We also hosted a #SuicidePrevention Glow Run where participants donned purple and blue tie-dye shirts featuring a semicolon, inspired by Project Semicolon, an organization dedicated to the prevention of suicide. For questions regarding this program or to join our activities, please contact: Tanisha Gobert, YSP Manager Phone: (360) 499.9446 Email: tgobert@swinomish.nsn.us Leah Gobert, YSP Assistant Manager Phone: (360) 399.5805 Email: lgobert@swinomish.nsn.us Gaylene Gobert, NWIC Site Manger for allowing our summer camp activities to be hosted at the college.
The Youth Spirit Program would not be possible without our behind-the-scenes heroes, and most importantly our Swinomish youth. We would like to offer thanks to: Carrie Booth-Bill (and the rest of the Bill family) for being our hired cook for the summer and volunteering with us. The Dan family, Swinomish elder Merla Swen-um Quinnalx Martin for introducing our graffiti art event guests to the Swinomish culture.
Tommy Ghost Dog from the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board for coordinating the event with us the Swinomish Youth Center. Thank you to everyone who has been able to join our activities and supported the Youth Spirit Program!
Delia, Russ, and the rest of the Kaubin family for doing our opening blessings and prayers.
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The word "canoe" comes from "kenu," the Carib Indian word for canoe. There are three main construction forms used for traditional Native American canoes. Dugout canoes are made from hollowed-out wooden logs. Some dugout canoes are fairly rudimentary, particularly South America where logs are often only minimally adapted from their original shape. Bark Canoes are a lightweight boat style constructed from birch bark or elm bark stretched over a wooden frame. Bark canoes are traditionally used in the Northeast Woodlands and Great Lakes areas. Plank canoes are the least uncommon style of Native American canoes. They are made from seamed together cedar planks. Source: native-languages.org sw d bš qyuuqs News e e
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BEING FRANK TRIBES SUPPORT SEA LION REMOVAL LEGISLATION Lorraine Loomis, NWIFC Chair
Federal legislation allowing lethal removal of more sea lions in the lower Columbia River is a good step toward reining in out-ofcontrol populations that are hurting salmon and orca recovery efforts throughout the region. Treaty tribes in Western Washington support U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler’s and U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell’s bipartisan legislation to allow the annual lethal removal of about 900 of the animals on the lower Columbia River where dams slow migrating salmon and create an all-you-can-eat buffet for sea lions. The bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives and a companion bill is being considered by the U.S. Senate. Sea lion populations on the West Coast have more than tripled to about 275,000 since the Marine Mammal Protection Act was created in 1972. Regional salmon managers are concerned about impacts from sea lions and harbor seals on threatened Chinook salmon, especially young salmon just leaving their native streams. Adult Chinook are the favorite food of southern resident killer whales, the endangered orcas that are the focus of a recovery task force in Washington state. 18 sw d bš qyuuqs News
Hershel the sea lion – who showed up for years in the 1980s to feast on steelhead at the Ballard Locks in Seattle – showed us that efforts to scare away sea lions or to trap and relocate the worst offenders don’t work. Although Washington and Oregon are now allowed to lethally remove about 100 sea lions annually from the lower Columbia River, fewer than 200 have been removed since 2008, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Increasing that number would not harm the current population. One regional solution being considered is to boost hatchery production of Puget Sound Chinook to bolster their numbers and provide more food for orcas. But that effort will be for nothing if we don’t also slow the growing populations of seals and sea lions. In the Puget Sound region, the explosion of harbor seals is driving the decline of both Chinook salmon and resident orcas, according to farmers in Whatcom and Skagit counties. They cite a 2017 report by NOAA Fisheries and other agencies that shows the area’s harbor seal population has grown from about 8,500 to more than 77,000 in the past 40 years.
We agree with their recommendation that the sea lion control effort on the Columbia River be expanded to include harbor seals in Puget Sound. The Marine Mammal Protection Act was created with the best of intentions to protect seals and sea lions. Back then they needed the help. Now, more than 40 years later, it’s a different story. Those good intentions and lack of management have created an imbalance that must be corrected. The ongoing loss of salmon habitat in Western Washington has led to Indian and non-Indian salmon fisheries being cut 80-90 percent in the past 30 years as managers work to reach spawning escapement goals. The trend for marine mammals is just the opposite. Today they take more salmon in Puget Sound every year than Indian and non-Indian fisheries combined. Reducing sea lion and seal populations in our region is a difficult but necessary action that must be taken. Unless we control their numbers, seals and sea lions will continue to eat more salmon every year than any killer whales – or us – could ever hope for. Being Frank is a monthly column written by the chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. As a statement from the NWIFC chair, the column represents the interests and concerns of treaty Indian tribes throughout western Washington.
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THANK YOU LETTER TO SWINOMISH
Hand-written letter to Swinomish
The Family Letter
Helen Lewis
January 4, 2018
Words cannot express what is in my heart. I cannot thank my Swinomish people enough for their help in my brother John K. Bob's memorial and retirement of his 48-star flag along with his Purple Heart and Silver Star, plus receiving his graduation diploma. In the past year, I have had good day and some bad days. At times my grandchildren would have to take me to the emergency room. Sometimes I was rehydrated and sent home. Other times I would have all kinds of tests- CT scan, EKG, blood work, x-rays, etc. and then spend a couple of days or so. When a date was set for John K. Bob, I had a good talk with my body and said I have to get ready and cannot be bothered with any health problems. I even told my doctor about my communication with my body. I thank God for helping me in the preparation for December 7, 2017. Thank you all my family members for your generosity. Swinomish will be well remembered for what they did for John K. Bob-Timberwolf Division. Many thanks to Theresa Trebon-Swinomish Archive for the research of John Bob and his achievements in La Conner High School and the Timberwolf Division. Thank you La Conner High School for honoring my brother by giving his graduation diploma. Thank you Ray Mitchell for following up on this. Sincerely, The family members of John Kenneth Bob sw d bĹĄ qyuuqs News
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Power Paddle to Puyallup-Swinomish Landing Photo: Swinomish Land Management
The Paddle to Seattle was held in 1989 as an opportunity for tribal communities to revitalize the traditional knowledge of their heritage. A journey that was created by Emmett Oliver of the Quinalt Tribe for tribal people to travel by water and rediscover their cultural identity. Nearly 30 years later, this spiritual journey has continued to heal tribal communities. The spirit of the Canoe Journey is not an easy realm, it requires discipline. For some, it is a spiritual journey. Each canoe family has developed a bond, a set of rules, were taught inherited songs in their native tongue, and have all faced the forces of Mother Nature together as one. It isn’t always serious though. People will still make jokes, tease one another and other canoe families. The stories that have evolved are stories of laughter, discipline, strength, unity, survival, healing, and hope. The up and coming generations are so fortunate to have the cultural tide turn to their favor and not against. 20 sw d bť qyuuqs News
We can only hope that the future generations will be given this same opportunity to embrace their culture. Our deepest connection is to the land and water. A hundred years from now, is the health of the land and water going to be able to fulfi ll all of our hungry spirits? We're all revitalizing and focusing our traditional knowledge lenses wondering where to begin. Each Canoe Journey, everyone is praying for the spirit to stay alive. We want to continue believing that we're securing the complete circle for our kin in the new waters ahead. What are we guaranteed when what's at stake completes us?
My intent is to plant seeds of ideas and raise doubts about what we believe... Many of our beliefs are inherited, not opinions that we have thought through. -Vine Deloria, Jr.
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Power Paddle to Puyallup 2018 Photos: Greg Edwards
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First Day of Preschool!
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DANO Chief of Police for the Day AUGUST 15 — Daniel Rapada (Dano) was sworn in by Lieutenant (Lt.) Early Cowan as Chief of Police for the day! Lt. Cowan asked Dano, "What's the first order, Chief?" Dano instantly said, "Sit!", as Dano pointed to the ground. Everyone got a chuckle out of it once Lt. Cowan kneeled! The Police Department had no idea what they were getting themselves into. Dano's mischievous smile says it all! Soon after the swearing in occurred, Dano was given the opportunity to fly one of their drones. Dano flew it over his house and took some photos. By the end of his first day on the job Dano was quite hungry, so the Police department hosted a delicious BBQ for him and his family. Dano is one lucky teenager to serve as Chief of Police for the day!
EDITOR'S NOTE Queen Charley (Dano's loyal companion) was very protective of her Dano. She was so curious about the noise coming from the camera, as you can see in the picture to the left.
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Kukutali Preserve Tombolo Restoration Lindsay Logan, Environmental Protection
WHAT IS A TOMBOLO? A tombolo is a long, narrow spit of land composed of sand or gravel that connects two beaches between an island and the mainland. A tombolo once again connects Kiket Island to the mainland! With the completion of restoration work in August, contractors removed approximately 300 feet of the 100 year-old road, revealing the historic beach buried beneath it. This restoration of natural shoreline will allow high tides to creep onto the leveled beach, which will be inundated during some of the highest tides. This will largely occur during daytime high tides during the winter months. We anticipate high tides will block access to Kiket Island for an average of 15 minutes to 3 hours per day while the tombolo is submerged. During summer months these high tides will occur at night when the preserve is closed. When planning your visit to the island, be sure to check the tides so you don’t get stuck! Funding for the $272,000 beach restoration project came from the state Recreation and Conservation Office’s Salmon Recovery Fund Board (through a $231,000 grant) and the Swinomish Tribe via Northwest Straits (through a $41,000 grant). This work concludes the final stages of three projects used for the study, 26 sw d bš qyuuqs News
design, and construction of this restoration that began in 2011. Director of Environmental Protection Todd Mitchell served as the project manager in collaboration with Karen Mitchell from land management, and Steve Hinton from Skagit River System Cooperative.
Benefits of a tombolo:
· Restoring the tombolo will allow the beach to rebuild itself, potentially keeping pace with rising sea levels. · The tombolo will allow water to move between Similk Bay and Kiket Bay, providing habitat for forage fish to lay their eggs. · The restoration allows sediment to move between the lagoon, tombolo, and intertidal beaches, improving habitat for salmon species and other wildlife.
Continued monitoring:
· The Department of Environmental Protection’s current efforts to monitor sediment at the preserve’s various beaches will continue, evaluating changes following the tombolo restoration. · Before restoration, volunteers with Northwest Straits documented driftwood, forage fish eggs, seaweed, and algae. After restoration, the Tribe will monitor driftwood, forage fish eggs, seaweed, and algae for two years.
Are you interested in visiting the restored area when it is covered by water as it was 100 years ago? Stay tuned for upcoming tours of the completed project from DEP. Boots may be required!
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August 15, 2018 — Smoke from the forest fires engulfed the reservation. Recorded as the poorest air quality of this century, the smoke caused health issues for many.
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Cultural Orientation with Larry Campbell A'yo Hoferer, NWIC Intern with Community Environmental Health Program
JUNE 29 –– My name is Tsai-Tuso Hoferer; in the Muskogee Creek language this means two hawks. My nickname, A’yo, means red tail hawk. I am enrolled with the Walker River Paiute Tribe in northern Nevada, and my heritage ties me to Shoshone, Creek, and Seminole tribes as well. I am interning at Swinomish through the Northwest Indian College Lummi campus while I work towards my Bachelors of Native Environmental Science degree. As a guest of Swinomish for my internship, I am honored to work for the community and learn about traditional foods in the Pacific Northwest. For my internship I am working with Jamie Donatuto, Myk Heidt, and Larry Campbell. To begin my internship I joined Larry for a cultural orientation where I learned important facts about the Swinomish Tribe and its people. Larry mentioned that there is a 4-to-1 ratio of nonnative to native individuals on the Reservation due to released lands. It is unfortunate that this happened to the Swinomish Community.
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Larry told me about how the 1855 Treaty of Point Elliot and the Boldt decision impacted fishing rights, and how Billy Frank Jr.’s fight for tribal fishing rights created a movement protecting treaty tribe’s rights to fish their traditional territories. Again, to this day, Northwest tribes are fighting for fishing rights in their ancestral lands. I recently heard stories about non-native people complaining about Indians fishing in their territory and non-natives trying to prevent them from fishing. I support Northwest tribes in their fight against the fishing wars here and pray that they win their treaty rights.
Dealing with financial relationships as well as increase the economy here in the community making a deal with Chevron benefits the tribe and the tribal members when they get gasoline at the Tribe’s stations. Larry also took me to the Tribe’s traditional ceremony grounds known as the long house or the Smokehouse. I got to go inside and see the grounds where the community performs their ceremonies.
This powerful experience gave me a good feeling. Larry’s cultural orientation is a wonderful experience to visit different areas of the Swinomish Community while learning about the Tribe’s I also learned the history of the totem history. I am honored to work with pole in the Swinomish Community this beautiful community on your and what it represents. The totem beautiful land. pole originally came from the Indians up north in British Columbia Pesha yu, thank you area. The Swinomish community didn’t want to copy their relatives so they made it in their own style. In addition, relationships between the government and Swinomish Community have strengthened over the past 15 years.
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Science Corner
Protect Your Groundwater Karen Mitchell, Hydrogeologist
September 4th is Protect Your Groundwater Day! Groundwater is an important resource we rarely think about. It is easy to forget groundwater since it is out of sight – literally underground! Groundwater provides water for homes, keeps streams flowing during hot summers, supports wetlands, and maintains estuaries that support natural resources. It is vital we protect our groundwater by conserving water and preventing contamination. Simple things such as reducing the amount of chemicals you use and store around your home, maintaining your plumbing so that water isn’t wasted by running toilets or dripping faucets, and properly disposing of chemicals and waste make a real difference in water availability and water quality.
True or false? A well can be pumped so much that it causes the water level in nearby wells to be lowered. > True! This all depends on how fast the aquifer that the wells use is resaturated with water from the surface or from the area surrounding it (recharge). It can take a long time to replenish the aquifer if it is composed of material that only allows water to move through it very slowly.
True or false? Pumping of a well can reverse the natural flow of groundwater into a river, causing the water level in the river to fall. > True! Some, and often a great deal, of the water
flowing in rivers comes from seepage of groundwater into the streambed. Groundwater pumping can alter how water moves between an aquifer and a stream, lake, or wetland.
True or false? Water can flow in streams even during periods of drought due to groundwater seeping into streams. > True! There is a strong connection between nature’s surface-water and groundwater systems. Groundwater contributes to streams in nearly all geographic areas and climates and can be an alternative or supplemental source of water during periods of surface-water drought if sufficient groundwater resources exist.
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True or false? Because the ground filters water, groundwater is always clean. > False! Naturally, big particles found in streams, such as leaf chunks and other suspended matter, are filtered out. Groundwater can contain other items that are harder to see. Some are naturally occurring while others are human-made. Contaminated groundwater can occur, for example, if a well is located near land used for farming where pesticides and fertilizers seep into the soil, or near a gas station that has a leaking storage tank. Leaks from septic tanks and waste-disposal sites can contaminate groundwater by introducing bacteria to the water. These different types of contamination eventually end up in water drawn from a well.
Contact Financial Aid Today! NORTHWEST INDIAN COLLEGE (360) 392-4263 WWW.NWIC.EDU Accounts Receivable Hold Shelly Vendiola, Native Studies Leadership Program
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Northwest Indian College (NWIC) is launching an Accounts Receivable (AR) Hold Waiver plan for former NWIC students who are unable to register for classes due to an outstanding balance of over $500. An AR Hold is placed on a student’s account when their account balance exceeds $499. The AR Hold Waiver will allow students to register for classes by reducing their account balances to $499, thus removing the AR Hold. The following criteria must be met in order to be eligible for this waiver: • You currently have an AR hold • You have not yet earned a fouryear degree at NWIC • You are an enrolled tribal member or first-generation descendant of a federally recognized tribal member 30 sw d bš qyuuqs News
This plan is scheduled for the next three years, beginning in the academic year 2018-2019 through 2020-2021, and is not guaranteed to extend beyond this time period. The primary goal of the AR Hold Waiver plan is to encourage former students to complete their college degrees at NWIC. If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, please complete a waiver application which can be found at your local NWIC campus, or online at: nwic.edu/wp-content/ uploads/2018/05/2018-2019AR-Hold-Waiver.pdf. Submit your application to the financial aid office in person or via email: FinancialAid@ nwic.edu. For the academic year of 2018-2019, please be aware of the priority deadlines for each quarter: Summer quarter: June 4, 2018
Fall quarter: September 3, 2018 Winter quarter: December 3, 2018 Spring quarter: Monday, March 4, 2019 If you (or someone you know) is interested in returning to NWIC to complete your college education but are struggling due to an AR Hold, we encourage you take advantage of this unique opportunity today! For additional questions, please contact the Financial Aid Office at (360) 392-4263 or at FinancialAid@ nwic.edu. Photo: NWIC Communications
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The First Wisdom Warriors Conference Carneen Allen, Swinomish Elder & Wisdom Warrior
JUNE 28-29 - The first conference of the Wisdom Warriors was held at the Suquamish Clear Lake Resort. Many tribes from across the country were represented.
I represented Swinomish and Samish, as I am the lay leader for both tribes. To my surprise I was honored as the only volunteer and the eldest lay leader. They honored me in the traditional way and gifted me a hawk wing, piece of leather, small cedar basket, and a beaded Wisdom Warrior owl, bracelet, and beaded necklace. I am grateful that I was recognized because I am the only volunteer. I host and run the Wisdom Warrior meetings each month and use the money out of my own pocket to do so. I do this so I can keep these meetings going for Swinomish and Samish. We host our meetings at the Northwest Indian College- Swinomish Site one month and then the Samish Elders meeting place the next. The Samish furnishes breakfast for us before our meeting. In previous workshops we learned how to make the Wisdom Warriors Wellness pouch, which is an incentive to take the class and attend meetings. We heard stories from Tammy WoodrichCooper who is a Nooksack tribal member. We were also honored with tribal speakers from Hawaii and Alaska. It was interesting to learn what we all have in common when it comes to our culture. Last of all, there was a panel which I was honored to be on. We talked about how we can start classes for Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions as well as about monthly meetings and what activities we can do. One of the most important aspects of this program is we learn the many benefits of making healthy choices, community and peer support, incentives, and much more. Many tribes attended the conference with a tribal member or staff person. The most important thing that came out of this meeting is a gal who will be the second lay leader who will run the classes. We have waited approximately 3 years to get the second lay leader so that we could start up classes again. My prayers have been answered. We will be starting up classes soon, for the Swinomish and Samish Tribes. Please come and join us for the classes and learn how to live a healthy life with chronic conditions. Hope to see you there! For more information about Wisdom Warriors or to participate, please call Carneen (Connie) Allen 360-420-9456 or 360-428-6858 sw d bš qyuuqs News
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Plastics- Reduce Your Use When Shopping! Kyra Herzberger, VISTA Intern Community Environmental Health
The United States produced 14,680 tons of plastic containers and packaging in 2015; of this number only 2,150 tons were recycled leaving 10,070 tons to end up in a landfill.
A trip to the store can be overwhelming. There are many considerations when shopping including price, convenience, and brand. We spend much time reading the package but rarely stop to think about the packaging itself. Most items found in the store, from beauty products to office supplies, contain some form of plastic that is hardly ever recyclable and often unnecessary. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the United States produced 14,680 tons of plastic containers and packaging in 2015; of this number only 2,150 tons were recycled leaving 10,070 tons to end up in a landfill. These numbers mark a steady increase since the EPA started tracking such figures in 1960. Luckily there are many products to choose from with little to no packaging or plastic that are often cheaper and better quality. An example of this is the bulk food section which includes a variety of items like nuts, grains, pasta, dried fruit, and beans. When you buy in bulk you pay a cheaper price per weight and since the items are dried, they will keep longer if they are stored properly. A bag of nuts, dried fruit, and seeds is all you need for a do-it-yourself trail mix. Add some oats, 32 sw d bš qyuuqs News
honey, and butter and you have granola bars. You can easily reduce your plastic consumption when shopping for clothes if you purchase natural fibers like cotton, hemp, and linen. These fibers last longer and are more comfortable than synthetic fibers like polyester, nylon, or recycled plastics (all of which lose their shape after a few washings). The majority of items sold in stores have an alternative that is less wasteful. Here are just a few examples: • Buy razors with replaceable blades instead of disposable ones • Choose cutting boards made of wood or glass • Buy rechargeable batteries • Use bar soap instead of liquid
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Next time you go to the store, think about what you are buying and consider your options. Could you find toilet paper that isn’t wrapped in plastic, or possibly choose unpackaged lettuce over a pre-made salad mix? Can you buy a glass container of juice instead of a plastic one? Using a few of these tricks while shopping can make a huge difference in the amount of plastic you consume!
We would like to thank the Swinomish Senior Center for asking folks to bring their own glass takeaway containers; they no longer provide Styrofoam takeaway containers to those who stop by for lunches. This is a great step in taking the lead to reduce plastics or Styrofoam consumption on an everyday basis! For more information on reducing your plastic footprint, please visit the following resources: Containers and Packaging: Product-Specific Data • epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materials-wasteand-recycling/containers-and-packaging-productspecific-data Personal blog exploring a plastic free life • myplasticfreelife.com/plasticfreeguide/ Recommendations from the Green Education Foundation • greeneducationfoundation.org/ nationalgreenweeksub/waste-reduction-tips/tips-touse-less-plastic.html
Aerial view of the Swinomish Employee Picnic. Photo: Swinomish Police Department
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• Buy natural pet toys made of cloth, rope, and hides • Purchase snacks in large bags instead of individually wrapped ones and divide them into reusable containers • Avoid products with micro-beads (often found in face and body washes and toothpastes). • Try not to buy frozen produce since it is packaged in plastic. Gather fresh fruits and vegetables when they are in season and freeze them yourself in reusable containers like Tupperware! • Reduce online shopping and support local businesses instead. When you do shop online ask friends and family if they need anything as well. That way you can order for everyone and limit the number of packages delivered.
Mrs. V’s 2 Cents Canoe Journey Diane Vendiola
Coast Salish tribes historically traveled area waters, either rivers or the Salish Sea, by way of canoes made of Western red cedar. Community villages were built near these waters where generations passed on history and values through storytelling, songs, and dance before non-Native immigrants arrived here. Being part of a canoe family in the Tribal Canoe Journey allows pullers to experience firsthand what our grandfathers and great-grandfathers experienced. Pullers face the same unknown ways of the water, wind, and weather our ancestors did, and canoe travel is a long, tiring, and complicated journey—it is hard work! Physical preparation to increase flexibility and fitness are important for pulling canoe. The Tribal Journeys Handbook published in 2011 even notes to be on the lookout for “‘weekend warriors’ who are out of shape and jump into the journey and overdo the first day.” When I was a little girl, around 1943, people had to be active just to take care of everyday needs such as preparing breakfast! I remember staying with my grandparents in their little cabin on the corner of Reservation and Indian roads when I was six years old. I would wake up to the sound and smell of a fire crackling in the woodstove every morning. Grandma Christine was up and working earlier than everybody else so she could build the fire with paper, chopped kindling, and wood. I also smelled cigarette smoke from the Chesterfield that Grandma Christine held between her lips and the coffee percolating in the big black enamel coffee pot on top of the hot woodstove. My guess is that the pot made at least 12 cups of coffee, which my grandparents kept warm all day long in case visitors came. Grandma Christine certainly had a process to go through for making that coffee. There was no running water in those days, so Grandma Christine would take the empty 34 sw d bš qyuuqs News
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tin pail that usually hung outside the cabin’s door to the outdoor water pump where she would place it under the water spout. She would then put her cigarette down, roll up her sleeves, and use her right arm to push and pull the pump up and down about five times to get the water to flow out and into the pail. It was quite a chore to get water in those days. Staying fit back then was a matter of putting in a regular day’s worth of a work! In today’s world, all I have to do for a cup of coffee is walk 28 steps to my coffee maker, put coffee grounds in the appropriate place, add water I easily obtain from the faucet, push a button, and wait. Canoe pullers get reacquainted with the open waters and rebuild strength and stamina for those long days of pulling in the sun. Indigenous canoe journeys enable communication of ancestral teachings and traditions as pullers travel the marine highways of their ancestors. To participate is to be part of change in what we call Indian Country. Canoe families also travel today’s waters that are increasingly polluted and under threat. It is an activity that, for those of us participating and helping, orients and reconnects us to our inherent rights.
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SEPTEMBER 2018
ELDERS’ LUNCH 3 MON
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5 WED
6 THURS
LABOR DAY NO SERVICE
Sub sandwich Beef and vegetable stew Crackers Fruit Cocktail
Salmon Macaroni and cheese Corn, green beans Fruit Cocktail, cake
Eggs and bacon Pancakes, hash browns Berries Vegetable juice
10 MON
11 TUES
12 WED
13 THURS
Grilled cheese sandwich Tomato soup Vegetable tray and dip Fresh fruit bowl
Shepherds Pie Rolls Mixed greens salad Peaches
Salmon Rice Zucchini Grapes
Ham and cheese quiche French bread Pineapple Vegetable juice
17 MON
18 TUES
19 WED
20 THURS
Fish sticks French fries Coleslaw Fresh fruit bowl
Shake n' Bake chicken Rice and gravy Mixed vegetables Melon
Salmon Fry bread Mixed greens salad Jell-O with fruit
Breakfast casserole French bread Mixed fruit salad Vegetable juice
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27 THURS
NATIVE AMERICAN DAY NO SERVICE
Lasagna Garlic bread Cooked spinach Pears
Salmon Red potatoes, rolls Glazed carrots Grapes
Eggs and bacon French toast Berries Vegetable juice
*Lunch served Mon-Thurs. No take away meals until 11AM. Call (360) 466.3980 to cancel home delivery. Milk served with all meals.
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Housing for Adults in Recovery
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CURRENT OPEN POSITIONS - As of August 22, 2018 As a full-time employee, you will be eligible for a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement planning, and more. Other perks include generous paid time off and discounted meals. To view details about open positions and download our General Employment Application, visit swinomishcasinoandlodge.com/careers. All positions are “Open until filled” unless specified. Email applications to: jobs@swinomishcasino.com Fax applications to: (360) 299.1677 Mail or hand deliver to: Swinomish Casino & Lodge 12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes, WA 98221 Questions? Call Human Resources at (360) 299.1642
FACILITIES CUSTODIAN (FT) HEAVY DUTY CLEANER (FT) MAINTENANCE TECH I (FT) FOOD & BEVERAGE BANQUET SERVER (OC) BAR BACK (FT) BUSSER (FT/PT) DISHWASHER (FT) FOOD COURT CASHIER (PT) FOOD COURT LINE COOK (PT) HOST/HOSTESS (FT/PT/OC) LEAD COOK (FT) LEAD TABLE SERVER (PT) RESTAURANT SERVER (FT) GAMING SLOT ATTENDANT (FT) TABLE GAMES DEALER (FT/PT/OC)
LODGE ROOM ATTENDANT (FT) MARKETING BRAND AMBASSADOR (OC) GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERN (PT) INTERACTIVE MEDIA INTERN (PT) PROMOTIONS ASSISTANT (PT) SECURITY SECURITY OFFICER (FT) SECURITY OFFICER/ EMT (FT) SURVEILLANCE SURVEILLANCE OBSERVER (FT) VALET VALET ATTENDANT (FT)
HUMAN RESOURCES & TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE (TERO) JOB OPENINGS • • • • •
Shellfish Management Biologist Tribal Mental Health Counselor Staff Attorney Chief Financial Officer Police Officer - Entry Level or Lateral
Full descriptions of the job announcements listed above are available on the Swinomish website: swinomish-nsn.gov/resources/human-resources
HOW TO APPLY: Return completed application, cover letter, and resume to: Personnel Office Swinomish Indian Tribal Community 11404 Moorage Way La Conner, WA 98257 Fax applications to: (360) 466.1348 Or email to: aiedwards@swinomish.nsn.us Applications must be received in the Personnel Office by 5PM on or before the job closing date. Questions? Call the Personnel Office at (360) 466.1216 or (360) 466.7353
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Team orange displays their team spirit at the Employee Picnic!