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CHEHALIS

TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

Public Transportation

Available for the Chehalis

Reservation

 “People of the Sands” 

Rural & Tribal Transportation (R/T)

provides bus service in rural Thurston

County including the Chehalis Reservation.

The service works a little different then

regular fixed route public transportation

though. Here’s what you need to know:

Interesting Information

on Page 3:

 Madronna Harris Interview of

Tribal Elder Nina Bumgarner

 Casino Management Program

helps tribal members to become

successful managers: Featured is

Farley Youckton.

SDPI Prevention Program Staff

Attend Meeting in New Mexico

 The 6-year Prevention Project results confirmed

type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented in

Native American communities., page 2

„„There are no set bus stops. Riders must

call the day before they need a ride to

schedule R/T to pick them up.

„„If you live in R/T’s service area, you can

be picked up at your house.

„„If you need to travel to Olympia, Lacey or

the Nisqually Reservation, R/T will drop

you off at the transit center in Tumwater

where you can transfer to an Intercity

Transit bus.

„„If you need to travel to Centralia or

Chehalis, R/T will drop you off at the

Dairy Queen in Grand Mound where you

can transfer to a Twin Transit bus.

FREE

Tribal Annual Meeting is a

Fitting End to a Great 2010

John Setterstrom, General Manager gave

a report on the Lucky Eagle Casino. It was

a great power point presentation on past year

statistics. This was another positive year

See Annual Meeting, page 4

See Living Well, page 4

Energy Assistance Available

to Help With Energy Bills

Website Available on New

Changes Regarding DSHS

Coverage

DSHS is eliminated coverage of optional

healthcare services as a consequence from

Governor Gregoire on September 13, 2010

(RCW 43.88.110(07). This imposed a cut

of nearly 6.3% in the DSHS budget for the

current fiscal year.

Please use DSHS website at http://hrsa.

dshs.wa.gov/News/Budget.htm to keep

current on changes to information. Because

these benefit changes affect all Medicaid

recipients..

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The Election Committee spent many hours in preparation for tribal election

day. Pictured (L-R) are Joan Martin, Alicia Canales, David Youckton and

Harry Pickernell, Sr.

By Fred Shortman, Editor

At the Annual Meeting on Saturday,

November 6, excitement was in the

air awaiting the results of the Business

Committee elections. It was a very large

turn out with 254 tribal members in

attendance. Tribal members crowded the

new Community Center and listened to

Enterprise Directors and General Managers

present their reports regarding our tribal

investments and updates on future plans to

continue in our success.

Polls opened at 8 am and the annual

meeting started at 10 am and lasted until 9

pm. Our Events coordinator had the casino

provide lunch and had fish cooked in our

traditional manner for dinner.

Programs had tables set up in the

By Christina Hicks, Community Health

Representative

Nobody wants to have a chronic longterm illness. Unfortunately, most of us will

experience two or more of these conditions

during our lives. This class was developed

by The Stanford University Chronic Disease

Self-Management study. It’s purpose is to

teach people who have an illness to live a

healthy life, and to look at the consequences

of most chronic diseases. These diseases

may be; heart disease, diabetes, liver

disease, emphysema, depression, fatigue,

chronic pain just to name a few.

This program helps teach participants

to work at overcoming the physical and

emotional problems caused by the disease,

through self-management skills. Selfmanagement skills: dealing with your

illness (such as taking medicine, exercising,

going to the doctor, communicating your

symptoms accurately, and changing

your diet). Continuing your normal daily

activities (such as chores, employment,

social life, etc.). And managing the changing

emotions brought about by your chronic

illness (changes brought about by your

illness, such as anger, uncertainty about the

future, changed expectations and goals, and

sometimes depression, and also including

changes in your relationship with family and

friends).

Participants also learned about

communicating with members of your

health care team, the key to making the

health care system work better involves our

ability to develop Good communication

with members of our health care team. Some

times the providers use unfamiliar medical

words that we just don’t understand and we

are afraid to ask what these words mean.

Also, many of us are afraid to share personal

To schedule a ride, please call 1-800-6507846 between 9 am and 3 pm. The R/T bus

operates Monday through Friday from 6am

to 6pm. Bus fare is $1 per ride. R/T accepts

Intercity Transit and Twin Transit passes.

For more info go to www.transpro.org and

click on R/T Transit.

Do you need assistance with your electric

bills? The LIHEAP energy assistance

program is accepting applications at the

Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center in the WIC

Office.

Qualifications

„„Please bring your income verification

from head of household for anyone 18

years and older. If you get a Per Capita

bring a copy of the pay stub as long as

it shows year to date income. If no year

to date income then bring all of August,

September and October.

„„Bring your current light bill.

„„If you are on the financial part of DSHS

then an award letter is required.

„„If your on Social Security or SSI an award

letter or direct deposit stub from the bank.

„„The client will also need to know

the social security numbers of all the

household regardless of age.

Any questions for qualification please

contact Debbie Shortman 360-709-1689.

Classes Offer Families

Opportunity to Learn

About Living Well with

Chronic Conditions

commons area providing important

information explaining success stories and

projects for the following year.

Enterprises

David Youckton, Enterprise Director

discussed the End of the Trail Stores, Eagles

Landing Hotel, and the Chehalis Tribal

Construction Company.

They brought forward the new business

ventures of the Burger Claim and RV Park.

Lucky Eagle Casino

Wall-to-Wall Vendors Provide Variety Of Native

Gifts for Christmas Shoppers at Elders Bazaar

By Nancy Romero, Senior Citizens Coordinator

On Saturday, December 4, the Elders held

volunteers had their own table to earn

with crafts or a raffle to help earn their way

their Annual Christmas Bazaar at the Lucky

money to be donated to the local area to

there. We wish them luck and safety as they

Eagle Casino events center. The 2010 Elders represent their schools.

assist in making a special Christmas for

Bazaar was a BIG Successful Event! This

The Natives Helping Neighbor’s

See Elders Bazaar, page 4

was the largest bazaar yet!

This year’s bazaar continued to draw

over 80 vendors located throughout the

building. The Elders had a raffle, food,

and bake sale. The food was outstanding:

having oyster stew, chili and fry bread.

All proceeds from this bazaar contribute

to the Elders trips and dinners.

There were wall-to-wall vendors

and customers in the big event center.

You could find anything from clothing,

carving, basketry, and baked goods

and much more. There were smiles on

everyone’s faces as they shopped for

that special Christmas item, and found

gifts that you couldn’t find in the stores.

Anything from Native arts, baskets, and

crafts are always highly sought after and

the workmanship is outstanding.

There were a couple of youth

The Annual Elders Bazaar continues to draw a large number of venders

trying to earn money for their

for customers to shop for that special Native Christmas gift. It was a huge,

ambassadorships to different parts of

successful event. Hope to see you next year!

the country. They either had a table

Focusing on Loved Ones Can News from the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

 Chehalis Tribe Part of Diabetes Success Story

Help You Stay Sober During

Holidays

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By Lorrie Bonifer, Prevention Specialist

The Holidays are perhaps one of the hardest

times of the year for newly sober people.

During this time some drink for joy and

others medicate for pain.

The best way to stay sober this season is

to come up with a new tradition with your

loved ones. Consider family sledding at

White Pass. The best part is that it’s free.

Other ideas are watching movies at home

with hot chocolate and popcorn. There’s also

family scrap booking, and board games, or

go clam digging. Keeping busy with your

loved ones is imperative to helping you stay

sober. Your loved ones will cherish the time

spent with you.

Another way to stay sober is to find

a project you and your loved ones can

work on together. It can be a project like

finding someone in need and helping them.

You can invite them to your Christmas

dinner, help them with cleaning, firewood,

groceries, or even something like cutting

them a Christmas tree, or making them a

Christmas basket with homemade things in

it. Sometimes just going out of your way to

help others can, in turn, actually help you.

Family Fun Events

„„There is a great family event on February

24th Annual White Pass Winter Carnival.

This family-oriented event features a huge

snow castle, professional snow sculptors

from around the US and Canada, live

music, fireworks, a torchlight parade,

a kids carnival, and a snow sports

competition.

„„Take a ride with your family to see Pierce

County Parks and Recreation 16th annual

‘Fantasy Lights at Spanaway Park’ the

largest holiday drive-through display

in the Northwest, featuring nearly 300

elaborate displays and thousands of

sparkling lights. The beautiful two-mile

drive along Spanaway Lake has become

a memorable lakeside tradition for the

entire family that opens from November

25 – January 2, 2011 with their hours 5:30

– 9:00 PM.

The decisions you make today control

your life tomorrow. Life really is about

choice and consequences. Please be safe

for the Holidays, May God bless you! If

you need help through this holiday season

to stay sober please contact: Lorrie Bonifer

360-709-1717; Cell 360-977-1606 or email:

lbonifer@chehalistribe.org. My office is at

the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center.

27 and 28, which is also free. It is the

blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol.

Reducing these factors significantly

decreases a person’s risk to diabetes and its

complications. So, get tested; know your

blood sugar number and what that number

means! Early detection and lifestyle change

will result in a healthier community. A

healthier community means a reduction in

the incidence of Type 2 Diabetes.

For testing contact Lynn Hoheisel,

Community Outreach at 360-709-1744.

At the SDPI Diabetes Prevention Project meeting in Albuquerque, NM,

the results of the 6 year Diabetes Prevention Demonstration Project was

announced. Pictured (L-R) are Pat Odiorne, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, IHS

Director, and Cindy Gamble, CTWC Health Director.

 Flu Shots Available at the Clinic

The Problems Created

by Procrastination

By Lucinda Hughes-Juan

We have all done it at one time or

another, waited until the last minute to

complete important work tasks. As Native

professionals, we may engage this very

counterproductive behavior more times than

we care to admit. Stressing out, while we try

to meet time lines or waiting until the 11th

hour to accomplish things at work. And for

some, Procrastination even becomes a life

habit, as they commonly put things off as

long as they can, creating ongoing havoc for

themselves and those around them. But is

there something in our cultural conditioning

that might lead to this bothersome practice?

To start with, we might want

to understand some things about

procrastination. In general it is the acting of

putting off or delaying completing a task,

either out of habit or avoidance. It is not

necessarily an issue of how effectively we

manage out time, experts, say, but rather

a psychological behavior. In some case

we procrastinate due to work overload,

confusion, or lack of knowledge, but in

many more cases procrastination is the result

of fear, manipulation, defiance, or poor selfesteem. We might even use procrastination

to challenge ourselves and our abilities to

get things done at the last minute, treating it

like a game.

However, when we consider

procrastination from a different perspective

it might represent a cultural dynamic that

has to do more with our collective behavior

or the need for approval or acceptance of

a particular action, we concern ourselves

with who will be affected or is it even our

place to perform such action. Delay in

completing activities is a common dynamic

in many Native organizations. Based on

many years of working with tribal work

forces and within tribal organizations, one

thing is clearly required to be successful

among this environment-patience. Whole

tribal organizations included, for instance,

most tribal government bodies require an

excess amount of time and patience when

addressing issues presented to them or

making decision regarding their business

activities. As many outside business and

organizations who have worked with Native

tribe can attest.

So how can we improved out

productivity and minimize the effects of

our procrastination from interfering with

our success as Native individuals and

organizations?

First, we might want to examine our

own behavior. Is procrastination a problem

for me? Why is a problem and how am I

On November 16, 2010 Indian Health

Director, Dr. Yvette Roubideaux announced

the results of the 6 year SDPI Demonstration

Project. The Chehalis Tribe has participated

in the Diabetes Prevention Project since

it began in 2004. The Prevention Project

results has confirmed that Type 2 diabetes

can be delayed or possibly prevented in

Native American Communities.

This is great news for those individuals

who have experienced diabetes in their

families. The Prevention Project has shown

that small changes in lifestyle can reduce

and others affected by it? Am I creating

too much stress for myself? Do I create

stress for myself? Do I create stress for my

co-workers, friends and family? Do I need

to try to respond to things differently to

improve, not only my performance, but my

chances for success? Better organizational

skill might be helpful, and if you require

more knowledge or additional resources to

complete a task, make it a priority to prepare

yourself. If you find you are postponing

things for no particular reason, you might

want to consider why you are doing this and

examine how this behavior may be harmful

to you.

Secondly, we might want to consider

what our organization’s procrastination

habits are? Are your workers chronic

procrastinators? How bad is the problem?

How is it affecting our success or possibly

affecting it in the future? Is it interfering

with whether or not we are able to achieve

our goals, or even putting us at risk for

losing important opportunities? It might

be necessary to develop stricter policies

dealing with meeting time lines or more

importantly educating your workforce on the

problems procrastination is creating for your

business or organization. Gain their support

in finding an effective solution for dealing

with procrastination. Highly regulated

business and organization are usually better

at meeting time lines (however this type

of work practice may be too restrictive to

be successful when dealing with a Native

workforce. It may also suppress creativity

and independence).

We thing about how our counterproductive behavior such as procrastination

affect not only our individual and

professional lives, but the development of

our tribal nations and communities. We

might find value in learning to recondition

ourselves and our behavior. Committing

to making important changes is something

we should definitely not put off. When we

consider how much is at stake and who

is relying on us as role models, effective

leaders and successful professionals.

Lucinda Hughes-Juan has many years

of teaching and training in the fields of

business and management, with a focus on

cultural dynamics in Native businesses and

organizations. She is an enrolled member

of the Tohono O’odam Nation. She holds

an MBA in global management, and is

currently a Ph.D. candidate in business and

organization management. E-mail her at

MLS8090@aol.com or check out her website

at www.nativecareerdevelpment.com.

We want to remind all tribal members and

staff that flu shots are in and available at the

Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center. You can

call and schedule a nurse visit to receive

your immunization. Or you can get a shot

as part of a regular physician visit—just

ask your doctor. Health organizations are

encouraging everyone to get a flu shot this

year. This years’ vaccine is a combination

of seasonal flu and H1N1 protection. Yes,

folks still need to get a shot even if they had

one last year. Bird flu is still a risk. The good

news is, we need just one shot this year, not

two.

Remember that preventive measures

are still important:

„„If you are sick with a contagious illness

with fever, cough or cold---stay home.

„„When you are in contact with other people

with those symptoms, wear a mask.

„„Wash hands frequently.

We wish you wellness this holiday and

winter season. A flu shot will help. Contact

the clinic at 360-273-5504 to schedule

appointments

Glen Connelly, Enviromental Specialist for the Chehalis DNR, is seen here

checking on the progress of the new Davis Creek bridge that has been

built after removing the Wickett Levee. The Davis Creek Restoration

project will open up 16 miles of spawning habitat for coho & steelhead.

Chehalis

Tribal

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Articles and opinions expressed in this

publication are not necessarily the opinions

of this publication or the Chehalis Tribal

Business Committee.

Business Committee

David Burnett, Chairman

Don Secena, Vice Chairman

Stephanie Pickernell, Treasurer NEW

Cheryle Starr, Secretary

Dan Gleason, Sr., 5th Council Member

Chehalis Tribal Newsletter Staff:

Fred Shortman, Communications

Coordinator. Go to this direct link

for online newsletters copies: www.

chehalistribe.org/news-events/index.html

The Chehalis Tribal Newsletter encourages

tribal members to submit letters, articles,

photographs, and drawings to be considered

for publication. These are subject to editing.

Contributing writers, artists, and

photographers include Chehalis tribal

community members and staff.

Submission deadline: 6th of each month

Printed: Each month

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis

Reservation...

“People of the Sand”

MADRONNA HARRIS INTERVIEW OF TRIBAL ELDER:

Nina Bumgarner Submitted by Elaine McCloud, Heritage Coordinator

This story was taken from an interview

with Tribal Elder, Nina Bumgarner by

Madronna Harris. For brevity, we have

taken only portions of her story and

other editorial privileges. The story in

it’s entirety is available at my office.

My little story this afternoon will be of an

Indian woman that adopted a white baby.

This child was just a new baby, wasn’t even

a day old when they brought this baby over

to the Indian mother. They claim—the way

I heard—they said my grandmother had

a new baby they thought was about three

weeks old, which was my father. There was

this white lady- I’m not going to call her

name because she was just one of many. It

was common for the white people, the new

people that came over to leave their children

when they were having a hard time. They let

the Indians take their children because the

Indians had a lot of food. They had fish, deer

meat, elk jerky and clams. And potatoes,

but they called it wapato, which was similar

to the potatoes nowadays, but it was still

potatoes. And this white girl had a new baby.

She said, “What was my baby?” They told

her, “You have a beautiful little girl.”

And she just went into hysterics. She

said, “I didn’t want no girl. I don’t want that

girl.” And she was just hysterical and she

said, ”I will not keep that girl. I wanted a

boy.”

And now they said, “You better quiet

down, you’re just all shook up.”

“No,” she said. “I’m not shook up, I

don’t want no girl. I don’t want that baby.

Take it away! Get away! I don’t want no

girl. I will not tolerate her. I don’t want her

around me.”

So they said, “Well, this Indian lady

just had a new baby. Maybe she’ll take the

baby.” She said, “I don’t care where you

take that baby, I don’t want it.”

So somebody went over and spoke to

my grandmother, said, “This lady had a new

baby and she doesn’t want this baby. It’s a

little girl. Would you take this little baby -she’s a white baby?”

And my grandmother said, “Well I guess

I could take her. Another baby won’t make

much difference. So bring the baby over.

But bring some clothes over for the baby,

because I just have enough things for one

baby.”

And so they went over and they said,

“Yes, this lady will take the baby.” (My

grandmother’s name was Frances.)

They said, “Yes, Frances will take the

baby.” So they packed this new baby, brand

new baby that nobody wanted. They brought

over a bunch of clothes. Them days there

was no such thing as Pampers. They had to

have diapers, cloth diapers. So they brought

over a whole trunk of clothes and they was

all blue because this lady wanted a boy. So

my grandmother had two babies.

These things were told to me. I didn’t

know anything about it. It was many times

told to me, not only by my people, but by

different people that knew my grandmother.

They said my grandmother took care of

that baby just like it was her own baby. My

father didn’t have any better treatment than

this little girl. In fact, my grandmother was

glad to have a little girl. She just had one

child, my father. She never had any more

children. So she was glad to have this little

girl.

Well, this little girl grew up with the

Indians. She ate Indian food. Until she

was about four or five years old, when this

white mother realized that she would like

to have that child. And she came over to

my grandmother’s lodge. And the little girl

when she saw those people coming, she

started screaming. She says she was scared

of them. She never did see her—that lady

never did come to see her baby. And she

didn’t know her. She screamed, she says,

“Who are they? I don’t want those Postons

over here!” She spoke in Indian. She spoke

English also, but her home language was

Indian, just like the Indians spoke. She said,

“I don’t want these white people round

here.”

And this lady come over and she

wouldn’t let her mother touch her. She said,

“Don’t you touch me!” She spoke in Indian,

and she said, “That’s why I come after you

because I don’t want you to be speaking

Indian. I want you to speak English.”

She said, “I speak English too, but my

mother speaks Indian, so I speak with her.”

She said, “That’s not your mother. I’m your

mother.”

And this little girl said, “You’re not my

mother. Here’s my mother, right here.” This

little child was old enough to realize the one

that took care of her was her mother.

Then this lady said, “You’re coming

home with me. You better gather your stuff,

and you’re coming home with me.”

The little girl began screaming. She said,

“I’m not going home with you! “I’m staying

with Mama!”

But finally, after all this commotion, after

this screaming and talking and this mother

wanting her baby, finally my grandmother

stood up and she stood up for her rights. She

said, “Now, let me tell you something. There

was a time when you didn’t want this baby.

You absolutely refused to take your own

child. And they brought this baby to me and

I think I’ve got something to say.”

She said, “I will tell this baby who her

mother is, and let her get acquainted with

you before I let her go. Right now, you’d

better go home.”

And this white lady said, “I’m not going

home. This is my child and I want her

home.”

And this Indian woman, she said, “I don’t

care if this is your child, I’m the one that

raised this child and gave her the love you

didn’t give her…your own flesh and blood.”

“And so,” she said, “When I get ready

to relinquish this child, you can come and

get her. But I’ll tell you, she won’t be happy

with you, because she will know at one time

you didn’t want her, didn’t want to keep

her.”

So this lady said, “Okay, but when I

come back, I want you to have her stuff all

ready, and I’m going to take her home.”

And in the meantime, this little child was

all shook up and she was screaming, “I don’t

want to go home with that Poston, (that

means, white woman).”

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Next time she come over, grandmother

acquainted this girl with the idea that she

didn’t belong to my grandmother. Her

mother was white and her father was white.

So she finally went home. But she wasn’t

a bit happy with her new mother, which

was her natural mother. But it was a new

mother to her because she was raised among

the Indians and spoke Indian. And to the

day this lady died, she could speak just as

good Indian as the Indians. And she was

very good to us. She was—what would you

call—a millionaire /laughing/. She had a lot

of money and she gave us a lot of stuff. She

gave my mother a lot of things we didn’t

have, couldn’t afford. We didn’t think about

that when we took her as a baby. We didn’t

take that as pay for raising her.

I knew her. I knew her myself. She didn’t

die too long ago. She died before my father

did, but I’ve heard this story many times,

not only from my people, but from different

people that knew my folks and they were

so glad that my grandmother took this baby

when nobody else wanted her.

So, many times I’ve taken little children

that nobody wanted and brought them over

to my home. I kind of inherited the love of

children from my grandmother. I’ve raised a

lot of children that weren’t my own children.

I have boys that I’ve sent off to college that

I took as little babies and I sent them on

through grade school, high school, on to

college. And so I think I inherited the love of

children from my grandmother.

She took this little child and raised her as

her own. Gave her the love that this natural

mother didn’t want to give her baby. So

that’s my story about this child that wasn’t

wanted. And we’re living in a day that a

lot of children are not wanted. And that’s

why we have a lot of foster homes and I

feel sorry for the children that have to live

in foster homes because a lot of the foster

homes are not just the right people to have.

I see a lot times in the paper where a lot of

children are mistreated—abused.

So my advice to anybody, any parent:

love your children and they’ll return your

love.

Lucky Eagle Management Training Author’s Inspiring Presentation on

Native Side of American History

Program Helps Tribal Members

Become Successful Managers

By Rodney Youckton, Director of Business Operations

The Lucky Eagle Management Training

Program is designed for our tribal members

and their success working at the casino.

The casino reports quarterly on the

program so that the Tribal community has

an awareness of what efforts are being

made with our tribal members employed

at the casino. We are building success

stories which will be reflected in the

Succession Plan. We are hopeful a large

number of young adults will read about

the hard work and sacrifices fellow Tribal

members are undergoing in an effort to

achieve their goals. They all have dreams

and set goals to reach those dreams. Tribal

Management Training Program employees

hope to be good role models and mentors for

those wanting to be successful in the career

of their choice. We all have dreams. Never,

never, give up on your dreams. Reach for the

stars and make it happen.

“Our commitment is to provide an

unparalleled entertainment experience that

exceeds our guests’ expectations.”

Featured Tribal Member:

My name is Farley

a big move for me because

Youckton and began working

my previous experience was

at Lucky Eagle Casino almost

in Table Games and I knew

eight years ago as a dealer in

very little about slots. In

the Table Games department.

addition to the technical

I moved on to become a dual

aspects of slots, I am learning

rate supervisor/dealer, and

slot analysis, slot purchases,

later trained to become a dual

game changes, inventory,

rate pit manager/supervisor. I

budgeting, and more.

trained as a pit manager and

Thankfully, I have had much

shift manager over the next

support from my staff and

four years.

casino management as I train

Tribal Member

During this time I attended

with my new department.

Farley Youckton

numerous training classes and

I continue to learn as

Tribal Enterprise and

seminars. I completed a 49Gaming Management much as I can in my role at

week Tribal Government and

the casino. My long term

Program

Gaming Management class

goals are to become Slot

through Tacoma Community

Manager, Casino Manager,

College, where I learned about the different

Assistant Director, Director, and finally

casino departments, as well as management

General Manager. I would also someday

styles and skills. I also completed a Dale

like to work in tribal government, although

Carnegie course for public speaking earlier

I have not decided in what capacity. While

this year.

I may not be certain where my future

In October 2009 I had the opportunity

may lead me, I am positive that I will be

to become a Video department manager

supported by the casino, tribal management,

overseeing the slot technicians. This was

and my family.

Indians and tribes in the Louisiana Territory;

On Saturday, December 4, Author Robert J.

Miller held a seminar at the Gathering Room 3. help steal the Indian fur trade from

England; 4. strengthen America’s claim to

at the community center. It is a unique

the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon Country;

perspective and inspiring teaching on his

and 5. pursue Jefferson’s personal interest

thoughts and theories regarding his book

Native America, Discovered and Conquered in studying American Indians and tribal

groups, and cataloged new plant and animal

Thomas Jefferson, Lewis & Clark, and

life.

Manifest Destiny.

This book describes how the English

Manifest Destiny, as a term for American

colonies, the American states, and the

westward expansion, was not used until the

federal government all used the Doctrine

1840’s. Its predecessor was the Doctrine of

of Discovery in their conquest of North

Discovery, an international legal principle

America and how this international legal

by which Europeans and Americans laid

principle became part of American law, as it

legal claim to the lands and rights of the

still is today. American Indians and Indian

Indigenous peoples that they “discovered.”

Nations still live today under the limitations

Thus, there was a competition among the

that the euro-centric,

United States and

feudal, and racially

European nations to

oriented Doctrine of

establish claims of

Discovery placed on

Discovery by getting

them centuries ago.

somewhere “first.” In

North America, the

About the Author

United States was

Robert J. Miller,

competing with the

Professor Miller

English, French, and

speaks regularly on

Spanish for control

issues regarding tribal

of the lands west of

governments, and the

the Mississippi. Who

Doctrine of Discovery,

would be deemed to

Author

Robert

J.

Miller

visits

the

Manifest Destiny,

be the “discoverers” of

Chehalis Tribe sharing on his

Thomas Jefferson and

the Indians and their

unique perspective and his book the Lewis & Clark

lands? We know how

this race turned out, of Native America, Discovered and expedition. He was

actively involved in

course, but in his book, Conquered Thomas Jefferson,

Lewis & Clark, and Manifest

2003-06Â in the Lewis

Miller for the first

Destiny.

& Clark Bicentennial

time explains exactly

because his tribe

how the United States

achieved victory, not only on the ground, but appointed him to the Circle of Tribal

Advisors (COTA), which worked with the

also in the developing legal thought of the

National Committee of the Lewis & Clark

day.

Bicentennial. He is an enrolled citizen of the

The American effort to control the

Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma.

Louisiana Territory and to claim the Pacific

Northwest really began with Thomas

Academic Credentials

Jefferson’s authorization of the Lewis

B.S. 1988, Eastern Oregon University

& Clark Expedition. Lewis and Clark

J.D. 1991, Northwestern School of Law of

were given several objectives: 1. find the

Lewis & Clark College (magna cum laude)

Northwest Passage–a land route across the

continent–to establish an American fur trade Website available for more information:

http://lawlib.lclark.edu/blog/native_america/

with China; 2. open American trade with

4 Annual Meeting (continued from page 1)

Program Continues to Provide

Training to Encourage People to

Pursue Business Opportunities

A Success Story

By Traci Parkinson, Tribal Member

At the Annual Meeting Elder George “Chops” Youckton received a Pendleton

blanket from (L) Chairman David Burnett and (R) Vice-Chairman Don Secena.

This honored and recognized Chops for his commitment to the tribe for

serving on the 1968 Business Committee.

for the Casino but still need to be aggressive

with the economy still impacting business

decisions.

Great Wolf Lodge

Mike Lusky, General Manager made

an informative report on the operations of

the Great Wolf Lodge. The operation is

doing well, with a slight increase over the

prior year results. They have increased

the number of Tribal employees, and will

continue to look for ways to get more Tribal

Members hired.

Tribal News

George “Chops” Youckton was honored

for his past commitment in assisting the tribe

back in 1968 when he held the position of

chairman. His short speech described how

things were back then, and he’s was glad to

see the improvements on where the tribe is

going economically.

There was a discussion on the enrollment

freeze on adults at this time. The audit has

been completed and General Council voted

to continue the moratorium. There were

fourteen applications for the children that

were accepted, bringing our enrollment up

to 844.

The allocation plan was presented by

Jessie Goddard, treasurer for the Business

Committee. If you don’t have your address

updated you’re check will not be released to

you. Tribal members were given the chance

to pick how their per-capita will be paid out

to them- monthly, quarterly, semi-annually,

or annually. If you did not fill out the form

your check will be automatically made out

as in one payment. Contact Accounting for

your address change 360-273-5911.

The Constitution Committee positions

were filled by Dolly Canales, Janice Latch,

and Jenee Penn. The rest of the committees

positions will be filled in the next regularly

scheduled General Council Meeting..

Congratulations to our Business

Committee Members: Davis Burnett,

Chairman; Don Secena, Vice-Chairman;

Newly Elected Stephanie Pickernell,

Treasurer; Cheryl Starr, Secretary; Dan

Gleason, Fifth Council Member.

Many thanks to everyone for their

commitment for the success of our tribe.

Your dedication and time is appreciated.

When I first heard about the

Indianpreneurship and financially literary

classes from my mother, Lynn Hoheisel,

I thought it would be a good opportunity

for me to help advance my position with

Parkinson Painting. It is our family owned

business that does painting and drywall

and I’m the head of the Customer Service

Department. You may have recognized us

painting several units for CTHA. It was

exciting to be going back to school for the

first time in nearly 20 years.

I wasn’t sure what to expect on my first

day but the instructors, CJ and Ben, made

everyone feel very comfortable. They

really spoke to us in layman’s terms to help

everyone understand the material. When

someone didn’t completely understand

the material, they wouldn’t continue until

everyone was on the same page. We began

formulating our plan through brainstorming

ideas, class discussions, and homework

between each session. After a few weeks of

composing budgets and drawing up financial

statements, it really started coming together.

Once the class was completed, we all had

a new or improved company. I really feel

like CJ and Ben went the extra mile for us.

CJ even got me the paperwork for Women

Owned Businesses on her own time.

Now that I have completed the classes,

it is time to put the information to work

for me. With a newfound perspective of

business, I feel much more prepared to make

informed decisions and increase my role in

the management side. The class has given

me a much better grasp of bookkeeping,

financial statements, business goals and

inspired me to improve Parkinson Painting

with my new ideas for the future. I owe it all

to the Indianpreneuership class sponsored by

Diana Pickernell and the Chehalis Tribe.

By Diana Pickernell, Loan Coordinator

In addition to Traci’s article I would like to

congratulate Lydia Fromm, Jay Sanchez,

Anthony Olney, Sky Eagle Schlacta and

Frances Pickernell in their completions of

Building Native Communities a Financial

education class and Indianprenuership

classes. All but one are Chehalis Tribal

members who have made the time and

commitment to make a change in their lives

financially.

The Indianpreneurship classes require

thinking, putting their own ideas down on

paper, making a plan for a future business.

All of these people have some great ideas

and have been working hard on their

business plans.

In addition to them taking the class there

was lunch and drinks provided each class

day, as well as incentives at the completion

of classes.

Overall in 2010 there have been 2

tribal youth who have completed financial

education classes and 8 Tribal member

adults who completed Financial Education

as well.

If you as a Chehalis Tribal member are

interested in taking any of these classes we

will be starting again in January 2011, look

for flyers, or call my office 360-709-1631 to

sign up.

Elders Bazaar (continued from page 1)

those who need help. Thanks to all the

donated items and they successfully raised

over $1,300.00. Also to everyone that

donated a raffle or silent auctions. Your

thoughtful gifts helped make this first part a

success. Now on to the food/toy drive.

Special Thanks

I would like to Thank a few of the

Lucky Eagle staff Jana Peters, Allan and

Thurman Lucky Eagle maintenance staff

that set up the event and put up with me!!

(these guys do a great job) And Thanks to

my other half Ray Romero who volunteered

to help arriving at 4:30 a.m. to help with

the set up and whatever else needed to be

done. To Elder volunteer, Nadine Burnett

(Elder’s Committee member) who was

there at 7 a.m. to help organize and set up

vendors. Thanks to the other Elders Joan

Martin, Dolly Canales, Linda Daniels,

George ”Chops” Youckton and Gloria Jones

who helped with the food and raffle, this

was a very successful fund raiser for the

Elders program. Thanks to all that donated

items for the raffle. A special thanks to

those customers who supported our Elders

program!! Merry Christmas to all!

Living Well (continued from page 1)

things about ourselves because we don’t

really know and trust our providers. These

fears block communication. There are two

things to keep in mind that will help open

and keep open, the lines of communication

with your health care team; how do they

feel? It is frustrating for them not to be able

to cure someone with a chronic condition

like emphysema or arthritis.

They must take satisfaction from

improvements rather than cures, or even

from maintenance of existing conditions

rather than declines. Secondly, in this

partnership the biggest threat to a good

relationship and good communication is

time. Most visits with providers doesn’t

allow enough time with the patient. With

more time you have a chance to explain

things, more time to explore options. One

way to help you to get the most from your

visit with the doctor is to take P.A.R.T.

(Prepare, Ask, Repeat, and Take Action).

Before visiting your doctor prepare your

“agenda.” What is the reason for your visit?

Write down a list of your most important

concerns or questions. Mention these at

the beginning of your visit. Another key

to effective communication is asking

questions. You need to ask questions about

diagnosis, tests, treatments and follow-up.

It is extremely helpful to briefly repeat

back to the doctor some of the key points

from the visit and discussion, to make sure

you understood correctly. When the visit is

ending, you need to clearly understand what

to do next. For example, should you return

for another visit? Why and when? Any

instructions? Also, your providers need to

know how satisfied you are with your care.

If you don’t like the way you have been

treated by a member of your health care

team, let this person know. In the same way,

if you are pleased with your care, also let

your providers know. Everyone appreciates

compliments and positive words of

feedback, especially members of your health

care team. Good communication skills help

make life easier for everyone.

We had nine participants that attended

the six week class that was held here at

the CTWC on Thursday’s from 1:00-3:30

PM. There was two trained facilitators;

Marisela Martinez and Amy Murphy. This

was collaboration between the Chehalis

Tribal Family caregiver support program,

The Grays Harbor County Public Health

Department, and the Olympic Area Agency

on Aging.

Traci Parkinson successfully completed the indianpreneurship and

financially literary classes and received a certificate of achievement.

Pictured (L-R) are: CJ Williams, Traci Parkinson, and Diana Pickernell.

Have a Merry Christmas

and Happy New Year!!

The Native Nativity Scene is on display at the Community Center. Elders,

adults and youth worked together to complete this project. Dianne Devlin,

Cultural Coordinator, thanks everyone involved for their time and creative

efforts for everyone to enjoy.