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FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG

CHEHALIS

November-December 2020

TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’

Holiday wishes come true

K-12 program youngsters

get a fun visit from Santa

page 4

Recognizing tribal lands

Centralia School District

recognizes tribal lands.

page 2

inside

Home Site Lease Program / 2

LEHC team member / 5

Birthdays / 6-7

Don’t forget a flu shot / 8

Car parade supports breast

cancer awareness / 9

Safe gatherings / 10

Obituaries / 12

Behavioral

Health sees

rich time

of growth

Department gives hope,

help during pandemic

Contributed by Bobbie Bush

Perfect pairing

SPSCC program provides conduit to craft

brewing and distilling jobs at Talking Cedar

Talking Cedar craft brewery

and distillery in Grand Mound

has career track opportunities

for qualified Chehalis tribal

members.

As the tribe grows its beer

and spirits business, jobs in

operations, administration, sales

and marketing will follow.

South Puget Sound

Community College (SPSCC)

offers a two-year degree program

to prepare tribal members for

those exciting careers.

Racheal Mendez, our

Chehalis Tribal Higher

Education Coordinator, is

prepared to guide those

interested in the brewing and

Racheal Mendez

can help those

who wish to

pursue a career

in distilling.

For contact

information,

see Page 2.

distilling program through the

application process.

Mendez has coordinated with

Program Director Frank Addeo,

to streamline the process.

Addeo envisions the program

as a conduit between student

career goals and industry

Even amid the COVID-19

pandemic, the Chehalis Tribe’s

Behavioral Health Department

has had a series of firsts.

The department opened

Wilson House, a new facility that

will serve various purposes for

the program. In October, staff

members hosted the first on-site

Indigi Stories digital storytelling

workshop. Additionally, a small

group was invited to the upstairs

meeting room to formulate their

stories of healing and recovery

from the trauma of violence.

Next, we began to prepare

for the first Trauma Responsive

Yoga class on Nov. 10. Michelle

Pugh, owner of JoonBug Yoga,

See GROWTH, page 3

See PAIRING, page 2

A Behavioral Health Post

Trauma Reconnection art class

participant created a painting

that portrays Sister Moon and

School district honors

Chehalis tribal lands

The SPSCC Craft Brewing and Distilling Center provides the perfect

educational setup for students on their path to a career in spirits.

PAIRING

From page 1

management needs.

“The program offers a wellrounded education with practical

skills for a career in the craft

distilling and brewing industries,”

Addeo said.

The two-year associate degree

in applied science degree program

is six quarters with a total of 105

credits. It includes courses in

biology and chemistry.

Classes are held at the newly

constructed SPSCC Craft Brewing

and Distilling Center overlooking

the old Olympia Brewery at 4200

Capitol Blvd. SE, Tumwater.

The facility is dedicated to craft

beer, cider and spirits education. It

includes classrooms, laboratories

and a commercial production floor

with a 10-barrel brewing system

producing 360-gallon beer batches.

There also will be a separate

distillery with a 1,000 liter still for

260-gallon batches of spirits.

Students should be at least

For more information, get in

touch with Racheal Mendez at

rmendez@chehalistride.org

or 360-709-1698; and Frank

Addeo at faddeo@spscc.edu

or 360-596-5293.

age 21 by the time they enter

the program because of alcohol

regulations. However, prerequisite

classes can be taken prior joining

the program.

Applications will be accepted

from March 1-July 1 for the fall

2021 cohort class.

“CTE is committed to

supporting tribal members

entering the SPSCC craft brewing

and distilling program with

internships while attending

school,” said Chris Richardson,

Managing Director of Chehalis

Tribal Enterprises.

Centralia School District 401

held its monthly board meeting

on Nov. 18. Board Chairwoman

Lori Fast shared Gov. Jay Inslee’s

Native American Heritage

Month Proclamation as well as

a first for the district: a Land

Acknowledgement recognizing

the Chehalis first peoples.

The land acknowledgment

is an important piece in

recognizing that colonial policies

and processes are still in place.

By taking the first step in

reconciliation, Centralia School

District has shown mindfulness

of their own participation but

also may serve to inspire others

in the community to support

indigenous societies and

empower descendants of those

who walked this land before us.

The Land Acknowledgement

was collaboratively crafted

by Brittany Kindell, a

representative administrator

from the Superintendent’s

Office, and William Thoms,

Cultural Resource Specialist

for the Chehalis Tribal Historic

Preservation Office.

The statement has since been

featured on the district’s website:

Acknowledgement is critical

in building the necessary

trust to coexist in harmony

with one another. Indigenous

tribes and bands have been

apparent on the lands that we

inhabit today in Centralia and

throughout Washington and the

Pacific Northwest since time

immemorial. Here in Centralia,

the ancestry of Chehalis River

Peoples reaches the furthest

back in time, reminding us that

this bountiful and plentiful

community has been called home

by its original inhabitants.

It is important to understand

the significance of this as the

people of this land still exist

and inhabit this land not simply

as heirs to it, or archeological

artifacts, but as mutual

contributors to the modern

society we live in. We stand today

on the ancestral homelands of

the Chehalis people, whose lands

were taken by declaration and

occupation, but whose cultural

claim as caretakers of these lands

and waters endures, as it has for

countless generations.

We would like to forward our

respect to the First Peoples of this

land, the Confederated Tribes

of the Chehalis Reservation,

and others whose identities

have been compromised, as

belonging to this land and who

do not fall under State or Federal

jurisdiction. We reflect on the

displacement, forced removal,

and genocides that took place

throughout Washington and

beyond, to ensure we truly honor

the gravity of our past, giving a

guarantee that people may live in

harmony and equity on this land

for posterity.

We would like this

acknowledgement to carry

resonance as a tool of peace

and mutual respect to all that

reside here, who come from afar

to contribute to the energy and

vibrancy of the place we call

home, Centralia.

Please join us in uncovering

such truths at any and all public

events.

Tribal members can now lease land to build homes

Contributed by Glen Connelly,

Director Department of

Natural Resources

We have good news for the

tribal community, the Chehalis

Tribe is rolling out its new Home

Site Lease Program! The plan is to

lease tribally owned trust land to

enrolled Chehalis tribal members

so that you can build your very

own house. Some requirements

and restrictions apply, but the

basic program is set up as follows:

n Enrolled Chehalis Tribal

members can apply to lease up to

a half-acre of land.

n You must have a prequalification letter from a bank

that shows you can afford to build

a house.

n Applicants also must tell

us who will live in the house and

allow a brief background check.

Some restrictions are in place for

recent criminal activity.

n Once accepted, you can pick

out a parcel from available lands.

n The proposed lease will

be brought to the Business

Committee and then the Bureau of

Indian Affairs for approval.

n After the lease is approved,

you will have two years to build the

house.

n The lease is good for two

25-year terms (50 years) and can

be renewed or passed on to your

spouse or children if they are

enrolled Chehalis members.

Questions about the new

program can be directed to

the Tribal Realty Program at

360-709-1850, or the Tribal

Planning Department at 360709-1807. We look forward to

helping you get settled in your

own new homes.

SCHEDULE

Jan. 4: Somatic Body Movement

Therapy, noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 5: Trauma Responsive Yoga,

noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 6: Trauma and Grief

Support, upstairs room,

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Jan. 9: Men’s Post Trauma

Reconnection Art class,

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jan. 11: Somatic Body Movement

Therapy, noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 12: Trauma Responsive Yoga,

noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 13: Trauma and Grief

Support, upstairs room,

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Jan. 13: Weaving Ourselves Back

Together, 1-3 p.m.

Jan. 16: Men’s Post Trauma

Reconnection Art class, 10 a.m.3 p.m.

Jan. 19: Trauma Responsive Yoga,

noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 20: Trauma and Grief

Support, upstairs room,

9:30-11:30 a.m.

The Chehalis Tribe’s Behavioral Health department provides muchneeded support for the mind and body through classes and workshops.

GROWTH

From page 1

is teaching yoga classses to the

group. Because of the virus and

health and safety concerns, class

size was limited to the teacher and

four participants.

Please call Bobbie Bush to sign

up for a class. A waiting list is

available for those who would like

to participate.

The department began a foursession Post Trauma Reconnection

art class on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Chehalis tribal member

Bradley Castillo led the course.

Participants learned Coastal

Salish art forms and were taught

methods to manage trauma

response through expressive art.

The Wilson House hosted its

first Somatic Body Movement

Therapy session on Nov. 16,

taught by instructor Karen

Kirsch.

The class is based on group

needs and is an effective way to

reconnect the brain and body

through movement in response

to trauma. The session is

available to tribal and community

members on a first-come, firstserved basis.

Chehalis Tribe’s Behavioral

Health department hired Dylan

Gleason as its first administrative

assistant. Gleason started on

Dec. 2 and has been hard at work

cleaning up the classroom and

reorganizing art supplies for

upcoming classes. Gleason can be

reached at 360-709-1677.

On Dec. 3, the Wilson House

hosted an open house, complete

with an opening prayer and

blessing. Because of the virus,

small groups toured the building

throughout the day. Twenty-one

people stopped by between 10

a.m.-2 p.m.

After the tour, guests enjoyed

homemade chili with beans

Public Safety

ARMY

Ciera Auzenne

Samuel Heller

Jamie Lamahoynaya

Robert Strader

Sean Uhlich

Scott Williams

MARINES

Michael McNair

Head Start

NAVY

Tabitha Dennison

Planning

NAVY

Nelson ‘Don’ Terry

Jan. 23: Men’s Post Trauma

Reconnection Art class,

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jan. 25: Somatic Body

Movement Therapy, noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 26: Trauma Responsive

Yoga, noon-1 p.m.

Jan. 27: Trauma and Grief

Support, upstairs room,

9:30-11:30 a.m.

Jan. 27: Weaving Ourselves Back

Together, 1-3 p.m.

Jan. 30: Men’s Post Trauma

Reconnection Art class,

10 a.m.-3 p.m.

COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS

Class size is limited. Please RSVP

to Bobbie Bush at 360-709-1676

or bbush@chehalistribe.org

before the class date to ensure

your space. Priority is given to

Chehalis tribal members first. All

classes are open for enrollment.

MORE INFORMATION

Call Wilson House Coordinator

Bobbie Bush at 360-709-1676.

and cornbread. The entire

Behavioral Health staff chipped

in and participated with meal

preparations, tours and answering

questions.

This was an opportunity for the

comuninty to learn about services

under development that will be

soon offered at the Wilson House.

TGA

ARMY

James Elder

Derec Filkins

MARINES

ARMY

Miguel Santiago

Dave Jessen

Edward Keller

Gary Waer

Natural

Resources

Family

Services

ARMY

Frances Pickernell,

Chehalis tribal

member

Kyle Gulbranson

ARMY

Court

NAVY

Farley Youckton,

Chehalis tribal member

Brian Bland

MARINES

Youth get

a special

visit from

SANTA

On Dec. 18, the Chehalis Tribal K-12 program hosted

a special event for youth before the youngsters went on

Christmas vacation. Santa Claus visited the Community

Center to bring gifts for tribal youth. Each child

received a majority of items on their wish list.

New team member focuses on guest experience

Lucky

Eagle’s

Kendall

YoucktonMedina

shows

passion

for great

service

Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel’s

Guest Relations added Kendall

Youckton-Medina to its team in

December.

Youckton-Medina joins the

group with more than six years

of guest relations experience.

He previously served in the slots

department, food and beverage

and as a cage cashier.

“During the interview process,

Kendall excelled at every

opportunity to showcase his distinct

personality and passion for great

service,” said Hotel Director Ben

Scholl. “He has natural ability

to make people feel at ease and

will do a tremendous job in this

position.”

Guest Relations Ambassador is

a relatively new position created

in November 2019. The role of

the position is to resolve escalated

service issues, manage responses to

social media comments and work

with departments to identify gaps

in service to improve the overall

guest experience.

“The guest experience is one of

our primary focuses and a way for

us to differentiate ourselves from

our competition,” said Lucky Eagle

Chief Executive Officer JaNessa

Bumgarner. “I’m excited for Kendall

and am looking forward to him

helping us reach new heights as the

Kendall

program continues to evolve.”

YoucktonYouckton-Medina graduated

Medina

from Black Hills High School in

2013 and completed his degree

from Evergreen Beauty College in

Everett in 2019.

Housing Authority updates

The Chehalis Tribe’s Housing

Authority would like to inform the

community that it has changed

its main phone number and

employee extensions.

Housing offers rental

assistance and wants to remind

Chehalis tribal members to update

applications for rentals and

assistance.

Services provided: Lowincome housing, rental cost

assistance, down payment

assistance for first-time home

owner purchase and tribal rentals

COVID-19 response

n Forgave rent for two months

n Purchased cleaning supplies

and distributed them to more than

100 tribal families

n Provided PUD assistance to

80 families

n Provided rental assistance to

six families

Contact information

Main phone number:

360-709-1794

Jenee Burnett, Director:

360-709-1799

Nadine Burnett, Accounting:

360-709-1798

Virginia Canales (Dolly),

Tenant Services: 360-709-1797

Foster Gillie, Project

Manager: 360-709-1796

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ASPIRING ENTREPRENEUR

OR SMALL BUSINESS OWNER?

Attend a Free Online Native Small

Business Development Workshop

Training by RedWind in Partnership with the Chehalis

Tribal Loan Fund (CTLF), Nimiipuu Fund and the Economic

Development Division of the Confederated Tribes and

Bands of the Yakama Nation

When: Jan. 18-21 (Monday-Thursday)

Time: 9 a.m.-noon

Where: Online virtual format. Once registered, access to link

and directions will be provided.

Contacts

Topics

Raven John, Chehalis

Tribal Loan Fund:

360-709-1643, rjohn@

chehalistribe.org

Jonelle Yearout,

Nimiipuu Fund: 208621-3729, jonelle@

nimiipuufund.org

Karen A. Cunningham,

Confederated Tribes

and Bands of the

Yakama Nation: 509865-5121, ext. 6050,

karen_cunningham@

yakama.com

Entrepreneurial skills and

knowledge

n Business Planning (business

model, value proposition and

differentiation)

n Marketing (who are my

customers, how to reach

customers)

n Market Research

n Record Keeping

n General Business Issues

Overview

n Cash Planning

nativesmallbusiness.org/inside_the_workshop

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

LAELA BAKER

CHASE BECKWITH

JOHN BIRD

MARIE BIRD

NANCY BLACK

ASHTON BOYD

KAILEEN BRAY

JONAH BROWN

LANCE BURGESS

KONER BURNETT

CRAIG BURNS

PHILLIP BUSH

ELLA CAMP

DYANI CAYENNE

JOSHUA CHUM

RUBEN CHUM

GLENDA COMENOUT

RACHEL CORTES

LANA COSMAN

JASMINE ESPARZA-KLATUSH

ALYSSA FERN

VICTORIA FLORES

YVETTE FULTON

SHAWN GODDARD

ALLISON GOLDMAN

RICHARD HILL

MELANIE HJELM

ZACHARY HOFSTETTER

JUSTIN IRIZARRY

CRYSTAL JONES

JEREMIAH JONES-BAKER

JUSTIN KARL

CAYDEN KLATUSH

DERRICK KLATUSH

LOREN KLATUSH

JULIET KRAMER

MONICA LOPEZ

JASON LYONS

ROSEABELL MCALLISTER

KATELYN MCCLOUD

SHANIA MCCLOUD

KLY MEAS III

ADAM MEDINA

NATASHA MOORE

FRAZIER MYER

JEANA NYLAND

ANTHONY OLNEY

HUNTER ORTIVEZ

NATHAN PATTERSON

LIBBY PENN

MADYSON PICKERNELL

REBECCA POTTER

ELIJAH REVAY

ANDREA ROBERTSON

RANDI ROBERTSON

KEIRA ROSADO

JOSHUA SANCHEZ

HELEN SANDERS

JACOB SECENA

KIRSTEN SECENA

LEAH SECENA

JAMES SEYMOUR

MICHAEL SIMMONS

KIM STARR

ANTHONY SOEBY

MIA SOEBY

SAMUEL STARR-WRIGHT

ALEXA STRAWDER

RAVEN THRAILKILL

MARY WEBER

BRADEN YAWN

AARON YOUCKTON

JERRY YOUCKTON

KINDRA YOUCKTON

LAUREN YOUCKTON

REBECCA YOUCKTON-LEGG

BLADEN ZAHNER

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

Clockwise from left – Sheila Bray: Happy birthday! Jaxon Starr: Happy 6th birthday Jaxon Amil! We love

you, from Mom, Dad, bigga sissy and Gordon. Dreama Secena: Happy birthday! Love, from your whole

family! Ezrah Merriman: Happy 10th birthday! I am so proud of how hard you have been working and I

IRENE ADAMS

ZOE ALBERT

BROOKE ALLEN

RUSS BAKER

FINLEY BECKWITH

DAVID BIRD

SHEILAH BRAY

HOLLIE BROCKMUELLER

JON BROWN

DYLAN BURKE

JAKE BURNETT

CALVIN CAYENNE

JACOB CHRISTJOHN

MEGAN CHRISTJOHN

ALYNN CLANCY

SIDNEY COLE

JENNIFER COOPER

BELLA COUILLARD

EVA DELAMATER

CURTIS DUPUIS II

JAMES DUPUIS

JEREMY FANNING

JOYCE FANNING

ROBYN FIELDS

SAMUEL FLORES

LAURA FRICKE

ALBERTA GILMORE

Dylan Burke: Happy 13th

birthday to my amazing, brilliant,

handsome son. I love you, Mom!

DANIEL GITCHEL

PATRICIA GITCHEL

DANIEL GLEASON JR.

JAMES GUNNELS

MORGAN HANNA

TRISTAN HANNA

ANNA HILL

CAMERON HJELM-SNELL

ALEXANDER HOHEISEL

EZRAH JACK

WILIEFERD JOE

CHERYL JONES

DARRIN JONES

JUNE JOSEPH

SHIRLEY KAY

MARIAH KLATUSH

NATHANIEL KLATUSH

SHYANN KLATUSH

SUSETTE KLATUSH

ULISES KLATUSH

CRYSTAL MARTINEZ

MAKAYLA MASHBURN

CHEYENNE MARCELLAY

MIYA MCALISTER

DARYL MCCRORY

JOHN MCCRORY

AVERY MCJOE

ANNA MEAS

MAKAYLA ORTIVEZ

MYA ORTIVEZ

MATHEW OMAN

JAYZEN OWENS

TRACI PARKINSON

RAVENHAWK PENN

ROBERT PHILLIPS

CHRIS PICKERNELL

DIANA PICKERNELL

KATHY PICKERNELL

LAUREN QUILT

NIKOLAS ROMERO

GERALDO SANCHEZ

ZANE SANCHEZ

KAELEN-JAY SANCHEZ

EDWARD SANCHEZ JR.

JAILEEN SANCHEZ

WYATT SANCHEZ-ALLENBACH

DREAMA SECENA FERGUSON

PATRICK SIMMONS SR.

AKASHA SLIGHTE

BENJAMIN STARR JR.

JAXON STARR

ROY WERTZ

JOSEPH WITTWER

WYATTE WITTWER

LESLYE WYATT

CHEYNE YOUCKTON

DEREK YOUCKTON

JOHN YOUCKTON

MARGIE YOUCKTON

RODNEY YOUCKTON

ZOLA YOUCKTON

CHAYSE YOUCKTON-BONIFER

ALLISTAIR YOUCKTON-LEGG

HEALTH/WELLNESS

Don’t delay, get your flu shot today

Boost your chances of

staying healthy during

the winter months by

getting yearly vaccine

With the entire world focused

on and worried about the

pandemic, it’s easy to forget about

protecting yourself and your

family by getting an annual flu

vaccine.

However, this year, it’s more

important than ever.

COVID-19 has made taking

care of yourself crucial. By getting

your flu shot, you will not only

protect yourself and your loved

ones, you will help reduce the

burden on tribal hospitals and

health care systems already

struggling with the pandemic and

the recent surge in cases.

Studies have shown that

getting a flu vaccine can reduce

hospitalizations by about 40%

for adults, children and pregnant

women.

The very best way to prevent

the flu is to get vaccinated. Some

of the things you are already

doing to help prevent the spread

of COVID-19 – such as wearing a

mask, washing your hands often

and covering coughs – are also

very effective in helping stop the

spread of flu germs.

How do I know it’s safe?

Flu vaccines have been safely

and successfully used for more

than 50 years on hundreds of

millions of Americans. Extensive

research supports the safety of

seasonal flu vaccines.

Each year, the Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) works with the U.S. Food

and Drug Administration (FDA)

and other partners to ensure the

highest safety standards for flu

vaccines.

Many people are concerned

about the safety of vaccines

right now. Routine childhood

vaccinations and annual flu

vaccines are safe and effective.

If you have questions, please

talk to your doctor. He or she can

answer your questions and give

you the information you need to

If you haven’t yet received a flu shot, get one now to help protect yourself for the rest of the season.

MORE INFORMATION

n You can visit the Chehalis

Tribal Wellness Center to get

a flu shot.

n Wellness Center hours are

8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

n The pharmacy is filling

90-day refills for any

medication they can. A

delivery option is available for

those at high-risk or who are

self-quarantining.

n To schedule an

appointment, call the center

at 360-273-5504.

n If you are having a

medical or life-threatening

emergency, call 911.

make a good decision for you and

your family.

Who should get the shot?

Everyone ages 6 months and

older should get a flu vaccine each

year.

Flu vaccines can reduce flu

symptoms, visits to the doctor and

hospitalizations. They save lives.

While everyone should get a flu

vaccine, for some people it is even

more important because they have

a higher chance of becoming very

sick from the flu.

These people include elders,

pregnant women, young children

and people with underlying health

conditions such as diabetes or

asthma.

For pregnant women, a flu

vaccine not only protects them, it

also protects their unborn baby

and newborn until several months

after birth until the baby can be

vaccinated.

Pregnant women can get the

vaccine any time during their

pregnancy.

Can the vaccine give me

the flu or make me sick?

No, flu vaccines cannot cause

the flu. They are made from very

weak or inactivated flu strains that

are designed to help you build

antibodies to fight the flu.

Some common side effects,

such as body aches, a sore throat

or a cough may result from

getting the flu vaccine, but these

won’t last long.

These reactions are much less

severe than actually getting sick

with the flu, which can cause

severe illness, hospitalizations,

and even death.

When is flu season?

In the United States, the flu

season occurs primarily during the

fall and winter, peaking between

December and February. However,

it can start as early as October and

last as late as May. It takes about

two weeks for the vaccine to be

effective.

Get your shot now to make sure

you are covered through the rest of

flu season.

It is important to get a flu

vaccine every year because flu

viruses keep changing. If needed,

new vaccines are developed each

year.

Where can I get the shot?

There are many places to get

your vaccine. Tribal health clinics,

doctors’ offices, pharmacies and

urgent care clinics are just some of

the places it is available.

Parade supports cancer fight

On Oct. 17, the Chehalis

Tribe held a car parade to

show support for Breast

Cancer Awareness Month.

Community Wellness

Manager Christina Hicks

organized the gathering.

She coordinates multiple

events year-round to share

resources available for the

tribal community.

Hicks also oversees the

Native Women’s Wellness

Program, Comprehensive

Cancer Control Program,

Special Diabetes Program

for Indians (SDPI), AOA

family caregiver grant and

Healthy Families program.

Kayla, mother to three, says breastfeeding is a healthy, natural choice

that can start baby off on the right track.

Mom urges women to

breastfeed their babies

: Kayla, tell me more about

breastfeeding all your

children.

: I chose to breastfeed

because I know it is the

healthiest and the most natural

thing I could do for my baby. I

wanted to avoid formula with my

last baby and set a goal to make

it to at least one year. I did a lot

of research ahead of time on how

to best prepare to return to work,

best breast pumps etc., joined

a breastfeeding support group,

learned about hunger cues, and

listened to my baby’s hunger cues.

: What advice do you have

for moms planning to

breastfeed?

: It’s very important for

mamas to know that:

You are enough. You

have enough breastmilk.

No need to start any

formula. Babies only

need very small amounts of

colostrum and milk in the first

few days of life. As long as your

baby is having enough wet and

poopy diapers and gaining

weight, you are producing enough

milk for him or her.

Babies are meant to

nurse frequently to get

your milk supply in. I

think we are conditioned

to think babies nurse only for

food and should be eating every

2-3 hours, but that’s just not the

case. Babies nurse for comfort,

thirst, hunger, pain, love,

connection, when they’re scared

or nervous, growth spurts, and

the list goes on and on. So if your

baby nurses every hour, it doesn’t

mean your baby isn’t getting

enough milk.

The best tip I have is to

keep offering the breast

to baby. Every time my

baby cried, I offered to

nurse. I have a saying: “When in

doubt, breast out.”

Keeping myself fed and

well hydrated helped

me keep my supply

maintained even with

going back to work. Make sure

you are drinking plenty of water

and have quick, easy, healthy

snacks. Also, if you can, once

you get the hang of nursing, try

breastfeeding in a carrier. This is

super helpful when you need to

multitask.

Chehalis tribal members

came together to promote

breast cancer awareness.

USDA food program

9:45 A.M.-1:30 P.M. JAN. 14

CHEHALIS TRIBAL COMMUNITY CENTER

South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency’s program

offers an assortment of food to fill your freezer,

refrigerator and cupboards.

The program offers frozen

meats such as bison,

pork chops and ham and

in-season fruits. Tribal

community members can get

an application from Debra

Shortman at the Chehalis

Tribal Wellness Center.

CALL: Debra Shortman, 360-709-1689 or 360-438-4216

Revamp celebrations

Because of COVID-19, the

NPAIHB strongly recommends

gathering only with the people

you live with or virtually during

celebrations.

If you know relatives who are

planning on gathering, there are

ways to make guests safer. The

following are suggestions from the

CDC and other health agencies

that can decrease – but not

eliminate – the risk of gathering

with people you don’t live with.

Please share them with your

friends and relatives.

Taking steps to stop the spread

can help save a life! Smaller,

shorter gatherings are safer.

Large groups increase risk. Before

gathering, plan ahead. Make

sure everyone agrees to safety

procedures before the celebration.

The following are helpful

suggestions:

who can gently remind guests

about safety practices.

Meaningful celebrations

Even with the restrictions

imposed by COVID-19, it is

possible to have a meaningful

gathering. It just takes some extra

creativity and planning:

n Consider having several

smaller gatherings in different

households and connect virtually.

This helps you connect with

people who live far from you.

n Set places for people unable

to attend in person and have

photos of them.

n Gather outside for

drumming, singing or dancing.

Face masks and COVID-19

Before the event

n Consider the amount of

space available and your ability to

maintain social distancing.

n Limit the event to no more

than three households/two hours.

n Ask guests to limit contact

with people outside their

households for at least 10 days

before the event.

n Suggest guests have a

Covid-19 test three days before the

event so they know their results.

n If traveling to the event, ask

guests to limit stops along the way.

n If guests are very vulnerable

or not feeling well, include them

virtually instead of in person.

At the gathering

n Have extra masks for guests

who forgot them and always wear

masks unless eating or drinking.

n Use separate tables for

individual families or people that

are in a “bubble” together.

n Have only one or two people,

wearing masks and gloves, make

up plates in the kitchen and serve

guests individually rather than

family style.

n Use compostable utensils

and plates and do not share

drinks, food, utensils, or pipes, etc.

n Ask guests not to shout, sing

or dance, which can increase the

amount of virus in the air.

n Limit or do not serve alcohol,

which can cloud judgement about

safety precautions.

n Open windows and turn on a

fan to circulate fresh air.

n Appoint a “safety monitor”

WIC THROUGH SPIPA

Choosing the best mask for protection

Breastfeeding help, health

education, checks to buy food

and services referrals

NEXT DATE: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Jan. 14 at the Wellness Center

CONTACTS: Debra Shortman at 360709-1689; Debbie Gardipee-Reyes at

360-462-3227 or gardipee@spipa.

org; Patty Suskin at 360-462-3224 or

wicnutrition@spipa.org

Remote phone appointments through

at least February because of COVID-19

Report criminal activity

The Chehalis Tribal Law Enforcement Department

has enhanced your ability to report criminal activity.

Options are available 24/7. All communication through

the hotline and email is confidential and anonymous.

EMERGENCY: Dial 911

Crime tip hotline:

888-646-7407

Business line:

360-273-7051

Dispatch: 360-273-7009

Email: crimetips@chehalistribe.org

Tribal dump update

Now open with limited hours

NOON-4:30 P.M. EVERY DAY

All garbage must be contained

inside bags. Non-bagged items

will not be accepted.

QUESTIONS: Call Ray Secena

at 360-790-9904

Attention Chehalis Tribal Members

Holiday care boxes Effective

deliveredimmediately

The Chehalis Tribe handed out

care packages to tribal members

and their families on Dec. 17 and

18.

With help from various

volunteers, Events department

staff members put together and

handed out hundreds of boxes

during the two days.

Care packages included a

holiday ham and items such as

rice, noodles and canned fruit

and vegetables. It also included

household cleaning supplies and

hygiene products.

To prevent gatherings or

large crowds from entering

the building to get their items,

Events staff and volunteers

delivered packages to tribal

members’ vehicles outside of the

Community Center entrance.

The hours of the Chehalis TribalNonprofit

Transfer

Station’s

agency serves

Nisqually,

(Dump) hours have changed. Chehalis,

Shoalwater Bay, Squaxin

Island and Skokomish

tribal communities

The station will now be open seven

Donatedays

today! a week from

12:00pm- 4:30pm

REZ ANIMAL

RESOURCES & EDUCATION

We hope this gives all tribal members

opportunity to

NUTRITION COUNSELING

Thanks to donations,

utilize

FORthis

CTWCservice.

PATIENTS

we offer:

Registered dietitian, nutritionist and certified

intuitive eating coach Cathy Visser offers nutrition

education for healthy eating and diabetes

education. Lessons tailored to your specific needs.

IN ADDITION:

Questions: Diabetes LPN Sandra Dickenson,

Email: trueforyounutrition@gmail.com

360-709-1660; Community Wellness Manager

Christina Hicks, 360-709-1741

n Spay/neuter

n Emergency vet care

n Animal rescue

n Adoption

CONTACT

253-370-6392,

rezanimals.com

Until further notice, we are only able to accept garbage in bags.

This is a stipulation given to us by LeMay Garbage services. We

CHEHALIS TRIBAL NEWSLETTER

The Confederated Tribes

of the Chehalis Reservation,

‘People of the Sands’

NEWSLETTER STAFF

Articles and opinions expressed

are not necessarily those of this

publication or the Chehalis Tribal

Business Committee.

TRIBAL CENTER

SUBMISSIONS

We encourage tribal members

to submit letters, articles,

photographs and drawings to

be considered for publication

in the newsletter (materials are

subject to editing). Contributing

writers, artists and photographers

include Chehalis tribal community

members and staff.

Frazier Myer, Audra J. Hill and the

Information Technology Team

Main line: 360-273-5911

Address: 420 Howanut Road

Oakville, WA 98568

Office: 360-709-1726

Fax: 360-273-5914

VISION STATEMENT

To be a thriving,

self-sufficient, sovereign

people, honoring our past

and serving current and

future generations.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE

chehalistribe.org

Harry Pickernell Sr. Chairman

LeRoy Boyd Sr.:

Vice Chairman

Sheilah Bray: Treasurer

David Burnett: Secretary

Jason Gillie:

Fifth Council Member

The Chehalis Tribal

Newsletter is a

publication of the

Confederated Tribes

of the Chehalis

Reservation

OBITUARIES

Eugene Ortivez

Dec. 14, 1985 – Oct. 24, 2020

Eugene Ortivez, 34, of Oakville

was born on Dec. 14, 1985, in

Seattle and passed away Oct. 24,

2020, at home in Oakville.

Eugene was employed at

Lucky Eagle Casino in the gaming

department. He loved his job and

co-workers.

Eugene enjoyed spending

time with his kids. They were the

light of his life, and he was a very

proud father. Eugene attended

family events throughout his life,

from Christmas, Thanksgiving,

birthdays, and family outings

to Sunday morning breakfast at

Grandma Anna’s house.

He was a very loving person to

everyone. No matter who you were

or wherever he saw you, he would

always say hello and give you a

compliment with a big smile.

When Eugene was little, his

mom, Suzzanne, would dress him

in the cutest suits. As he got older,

he dressed in fashions from Ecko

to Tommy Hilfiger. He was always

stylin’.

Eugene loved music, which

included Michael Jackson as a

child. When he grew older, he

liked rap such as Tech N9ne, Dr.

Dre, Too Short, Andre Nickatina.

He often attended Tech N9ne

shows with friends and cousins.

He also was a big fan of the

Atlanta Falcons football team.

Eugene is survived by his

mother, Suzzanne Ortivez; siblings

Rhapsody Simmons, Tamekio

Russell, Tanyah Tanzy Williams,

Emery Tanzy and Shawn Tanzy;

children Aalyiah Ortivez, Terrell

Ortivez and Scarlett Ortivez;

girlfriend Tera Emery; aunts Lucy

Cush, Marie Bird, Marlene Hjelm

and Chris Ortivez; uncle Wayne

Ortivez; and an abundance of

cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by

his father, John Tanzy; uncles Gary

Ortivez Sr., Manuel Ortivez and

Albert Ortivez Jr.; cousin Matthew

Ortivez; and grandparents Anna

and Albert Ortivez.

Provided by Newell-Hoerling’s

Mortuary

Samuel Todd Secena

July 5, 1961 – Oct. 31, 2020

Samuel Todd Secena was born

on July 5, 1961, in Centralia and

passed away on Oct. 31, 2020.

He was 59.

Sam was a proud member

of the Chehalis Tribe and a

lifelong resident of the Chehalis

Reservation.

He was very active in his

younger years, playing football

and baseball. Sam was known

for being an outstanding center

fielder. He would go on to coach

little league baseball for multiple

years.

Sam had a passion for cars

and enjoyed watching his

favorite professional sports team,

the Miami Dolphins. Sam was

known for his loving personality

and for always making everyone

laugh or smile. His favorite

hobbies were spending time

with his family, taking care of his

nieces and nephews and fishing

down at the river.

Sam was an avid fisherman,

which is something he did for

several years to make a living.

Other jobs Sam had included

truck driving, counseling and

selling insurance.

Although Sam took pride in

his work, he was most proud of

his family and being a grandpa.

He was preceded in death

by his father,

Raymond

Secena Sr.

He is

survived by

his mother

Roberta

(Wells)

Secena; wife

Leah (Starr)

Secena;

daughter

Katherine (Starr) Scott; sons

Jacob Secena and John Secena;

siblings Raymond Secena

Sr., William Secena, Donald

Secena, Ronald Olin and Allison

(Secena) Carter; and grandson

Andreas Jacobs.

Sam will always be

remembered for his storytelling

and ability to make people feel

good about themselves.

He will be missed greatly by

his family and Chehalis Tribal

community.

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