Jan 2019 Vol. 53 No. 1
Special Issue
GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATES LETTER OF INTENT | PG 6-7
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Chairman’s Message + Community Happenings Education + General Council Info 2019 Provisional Members For Adoption General Election Candidates Letter of Intent
Cover Photo By Emma Fox
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WINTER QUARTER 2019 Monday-Tuesday Afternoons and Evenings Available Wednesdays upon request EMAIL, TEXT, OR CALL
Contact Phillip Morris (360) 488-7854 Email: pmorris@students.nwic.edu
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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS JANUARY 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
It is hard to believe this is already 2019, seems like just yesterday we were worried about the Y2K.
JANUARY 22 Swinomish Scholarship Workshop & Dinner 6-8PM NWIC Swinomish Campus
We will continue to pray for those who had to lay loved ones to rest, and we will continue to pray for those that are still struggling with health issues in our community.
JANUARY 23 Education Dinner | 5PM Youth Center
We have many exciting things planned for and happening here at Swinomish this year. We look forward to the expansion of our Dental Clinic to be complete and we look forward to our two tribal members, Asiah Gonzalez and Sarah Chagnon, who will be returning home from Alaska to be our Dental Health Aid Therapist (DHAT) employees. We hope we will be able to start building more homes for our tribal members this year. There are many tribal members who have the desire to become homeowners for the first time. Having homes for all of our tribal members is a challenge, but we look forward to continuing to provide this much needed service for our people. Once again, our General Council meeting is just around the corner. Please mark your calendars for February 10. I look forward to seeing you and hearing your thoughts and concerns about our community.
FEBRUARY 2 Groundhog Day! FEBRUARY 10 General Council & General Election See details on PAGE 4 FEBRUARY 14 Valentine’s Day! FEBRUARY 18 President’s Day FEBRUARY 20 *Community Dinner | 6PM Youth Center *Community Dinners are subject to change
May God continue to bless our community and may God bless you in 2019. spee pots Brian Cladoosby
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Education: New Student Information Sharing Agreement Michael Vendiola, Education Director
On December 04, 2018 the Swinomish Senate passed Resolution 2018-12-265 “approving and authorizing execution and delivery of an information sharing agreement (ISA) between La Conner School District and Swinomish Education Department.” Statement of Purpose: The purpose of this Agreement is to allow for the sharing of information among the School District and the Agency in order to: • Evaluate and improve academic progress; • Effectively serve and support the Swinomish Tribal students and Tribal students in the community; • Support the effort to improve school safety; • Increase achievement; • Reduce truancy; • Reduce in-school and out-of-school suspensions; • Support Native American students in successfully completing their education. This ISA is governed by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) which permits disclosure of student records to authorized representatives of the Swinomish Education Department (SED). Parents have an ‘opt out’ option but should be aware that this option may hinder the Tribe’s ability to effectively serve and provide support to the student. Under this Agreement the SED and LCSD will co-manage:
Notice of 2019 GENERAL ELECTION To Be Held Sunday, February 10, 2019 At the Social Services Building Voting Hours: 8AM-1PM
Senate Seat 10: Eric Day Senate Seat 11: Brian Wilbur, Incumbent
• Records Transmission; • Confidentiality; • Amendments to the agreement; For additional information, please contact Michael Vendiola, Education Director at 360-466-7317 or email mvendiola@swinomish.nsn.us
General Council To Follow The Election GENERAL ELECTION DETERMINED PURSUANT TO STC 2-01.100(B)
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PROVISIONAL ADOPTEES Jeremy J. Cayou Mother- Janice Joe Enrolled Swinomish
Father-Jerry Cayou Enrolled Swinomish
Father- Jeremy Cayou Enrolled Swinomish
Father- Dave Johnson
Mother- Tammy Waldrom
Mother- Amber Cayou
Jeremy J. Cayou Provisional Member
Spe’Cum Emma Ann Charles Mother- Julia (Bill) Meza Enrolled Swinomish
Father-Alvin Charles
Father Perry Charles
Mother- Melissa Marks Enrolled Swinomish
Father- Nukona McCragie
Mother- Tyanna F. McCragie
Spe’ Cum E. A. Charles Provisional Member
Therese S. Finkbonner Father- Alfonso Sampson Enrolled Swinomish
Father- Thomas W. Peters
Provisional Member Enrolled Swinomish
Mother- Therese McLeod
Mother- Betsy A. Peters Enrolled Swinomish
Therese S. Finkbonner Provisional Member
No Swinomish Affiliation
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Candidates Letter of Intent
THE CANDIDATE INFORMATION WAS SUBMITTED BY THE SWINOMISH ELECTION BOARD. CANDIDATES WERE CERTIFIED PURSUANT TO STC 02-1.120(F). GENERAL ELECTION WILL OCCUR ON 2/10/19 PURSUANT TO STC 02-1.100(B).
Senate Seat 10
Eric Day
My name is Eric Day, Stooltsa is my Ancestral Name, my Paternal Grandparents are Garfield and Dorthy Day, Maternal Grandparents are Henry and Geraldine Williams, Father Ronald Day Sr. and Mother Linda Day/Williams. My Ancestral Name comes from Maternal Grandparent Henry Williams, his nickname was Moose, to honor him I chose to carry that name. I am running for Senate Seat #10, as a representative for our tribe I wish to continue in the positive direction that the current Senate is going. Priority one is taking care of our elders, the keepers of our traditional ways. Educating our children, preparing them for the future is a big priority as well. Housing is always a priority, with our tribe always growing we need to provide affordable housing. As Indigenous People protecting our environment, we need to continue to share our values with surrounding communities. We are taught by our elders to think seven generations down the line, the decisions we make will affect their future. One way to protect them is to take care of our elders. They teach us how we are to act in the community. We can look after them by expanding what our Senior Center offers. Now they serve lunches, either delivered or they can walk in and enjoy other’s company. Which is a good benefit, especially on Wednesday’s when I help cook fish. But we can expand the hours of operation and give them a place to come and just be together to make crafts and enjoy each other’s company. The number of Seniors grows with each coming year and we need to have a staff adequate to provide services for all of them. And to also have a care facility in the village would not only benefit the elders but would benefit families and the community. It would be easier for them to see family, and for elders to attend community events. For all parents the goal is to provide for our kids what we didn’t have, and education is the key for them finding where they want to be in life. Providing our youth with the funding to achieve those goals is a good thing for them; and I have always appreciated this about the current Senate. Other forms of learning would benefit the youth and community as well. Providing a center where they can get hands on training towards becoming electricians, plumbers, welders, and heavy equipment operators will give our youth more options. Having affordable housing is an issue in every community, including our Swinomish Community. Having housing for our young adults just getting our of school is need in our community. More multi-family units are a clear goal, our community is growing every year as our youth become adults. Protecting our environment is a core value for us as Native people. We need to continue to lead in our surrounding communities. And remain strong on protecting it all for everyone. Eric Stooltsa Day sw d bš qyuuqs News e e
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Brian Wilbur Osiam. It has been the greatest gift and honor of my life to serve my community on the Tribe’s Council these past 10 years. During that time, the Senate has been a cohesive unit accomplishing a long list of goals that I am proud to have been a part. Increasing the scholarship from $2,500 to a full ride anywhere in the world has planted the seed for long-term health and prosperity for the Tribe as a whole; exerting the Tribe’s sovereignty by brining mid-level Dental Health Aide Therapists (DHAT) to the dental program promotes oral health and professional level jobs, soon Swinomish will become a DHAT school training Tribal members and already licenses other Tribes to employ DHAT’s; opening an opioid treatment center that is a model for the country; broadening our economic base to 3 gas stations, golf course, coffee and smoke shop, retail cannabis shop, hotel & and expanded gaming facility has provided diverse job choices for member in both the enterprise and government. The Senate has approved increases to elder utility subsides and is paying for utilities in the village. Land purchases have brought our land back in control. The new tax department collects and allocates taxes collected from Shelter Bay. A very comprehensive constitutional amendment review was a successfully passed and Sovereignty curriculum is being developed and implemented in the school system to help our children connect with local Tribal history. Tribal assistance for financing homes is now available to help members own their homes. On the horizon is a new Senior Center and adding 51 housing sites to Tallawalt. On the radar is assisted living for our elders, expanded health clinic, providing water to Shelter Bay through our Utilities Authority, Tribally provided Internet and phone services and elders stipends. Some of the continuing work I’m involved with includes licensing DHAT’s, DHAT training school that replaces the need to send our kids to Alaska for training, expanding the services to Didgwalic, expanding and implementing the sovereignty curriculum, climate change initiatives and negotiating a lease agreement with Shelter Bay that will increase income to land owners and provide for future generations. This is some of the work the Senate has accomplished from a list too long to publish here. There is, of course, always more work to do: • • • • • • •
Continuing to support our elders needs, including assisted living Support educational needs by adding trade schools to scholarship eligibility Support and expand wellness and health needs Continue improving the economic base and profitability to help fund programs Expand housing program to provide more affordable housing and financing assistance Support fishing and hunting to provide more opportunities for members Continue to support the work being done on a Tribal museum
Among other projects I’ve worked on I’m proud to have contributed to those listed above. I humbly ask for your vote to continue working for you and to make this great community an even better place to raise our children.
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Lily, Nate, Lorena, Zane, and Jozlynn at the annual Christmas Eve party!