T h e C o n f e d e r a t e d Tr i b e s o f t h e C h e h a l i s R e s e r v a t i o n (2015)

CHEHALIS

T h e C o n f e d e r a t e d Tr i b e s o f t h e C h e h a l i s R e s e r v a t i o n

“People of the Sands”

TRIBAL NEWSLETTER

Free

September 2015

Second Annual Parade a Huge Success 2015 Summer Youth

Uniting Friends, Families, and Programs Worker Interns

The Vocation Rehabilitation

Program hosted its annual parade

on Friday, August 14. The theme

for building the floats this year

was Decades, which means

anything in the 1920’s through

the 1980’s. Many programs went

all out this year with planning,

building and dressing their part.

The parade started at Howanut

Road and ended at the Tribal

Center. Of course candy is an

added attraction as children and

Everyone was a winner as the children were awarded prizes

adults were seen along the path

for participating in the Vocation Rehabilitation Parade.

picking up the delicious treats.

all were very impressed with all the

From Orinda Goddard, Vocation

floats this year. You all did a lot of

When the parade was finished, food Rehabilitation Program Director

hard work on your floats. It really

was provided by the Lucky Eagle

made it very difficult for the judges

Casino staff. Various programs

Thank you everyone for a

to decide the winners. Our judges

provided other resources to assist

successful summer outreach

this year were John Setterstrom

families. It was a well rounded and parade! Rain, shine, thunder and

fun day!

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lightning storm…We did it!!! We

“PADDLE FOR THE BATTLE”. . .A DAY FOR HEALING AND SHARING

10 Canoes landed at Twahoh State Park on the Hood Canal in honor for the “Paddle for the

Battle” hosted by the Skokomish Tribe.

Photo by Dennis Hurtado

By Lyn Dennis, Lummi/Tahltan of

B.C.

Muckleshoot, and Skokomish

landed.

The “Paddle for the Battle”

addresses cancer and through

healing, 10 canoes began pulling

at Twanoh State Park on the Hood

Canal and arrived at Potlatch

State Park on August 22. The tide

was high and yet the waters were

still, as canoes from Quinault,

Chehalis, Port Gamble S’Klallam,

All ages, both Native and NonNative aligned the beach, as

Chairman of the Skokomish Tribe,

Guy Miller, and tribal members

sang a welcome song.

The Quinault Nation’s canoe came

ashore and sang a traditional song,

stating it was an honor song and

they were glad to be here.

Emcee Marty Allen, of the

Skokomish Tribe, welcomed

everyone and introduced Elder

Delores “Dorie” Gleason, who is

78 years old and a cancer survivor.

She said she got cancer in her 40’s

and had difficulty getting health

care. Those were very hard times

for her and she felt alone. She said,

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It is easy enough to write an article

on the Summer Youth Interns

because this has been the most

successful year with the youth.

The different departments did

a brilliant job putting together

different tasks for the teenagers so

they could learn different positions.

The youth employees started off

learning how to interview and put

together resumes. They ended

with a college trip to Portland State

University and a trip to the Lloyd

Center.

But in order to truly hear how they

did lets read some of their words.

Kelsey Bray: What I did at my

youth internship at the youth center

has made me gain some experience

with kids. It was a really fun time,

sometimes annoying, but mostly

positive. I went on field trips with

the youth. We went to all sorts

of places like Mt. Saint Helens,

OMSI, the movies, (etc.). Other

days when there was not any

field trips scheduled, we had the

kids doing Summer Bridge. They

did some healthy eating classes,

played in the gym or outside, and

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Inside

Stream Team ...................................... 3

Health and Wellness Programs ... 4 & 5

UW Native American Student Day ... 6

Kids, the School Bus & You .............. 7

September Birthdays ......................... 8

Bike Rodeo, ICW Resources ........... 9

Summer Internship Program ........... 10

Back to School Bash ........................ 11

VR Parade ........................................ 12

organized this event. Singing the songs on the

water is a blessing.”

Paddle continued from Page 1

The canoes were greeted by the hosting

Skokomish Tribe.

“I am happy to be a witness today and we are

survivors and I want to thank everyone for being

here today.”

There were various speakers who wanted to share

about their experiences with cancer. Rodney

Youckton, a Chehalis Canoe Family member

said, “I am very honored to be able to support

fighting cancer. It is important to maintain a

positive attitude. Look at all the young kids

participating. They are our next hope. To

have confidence to overcome challenges.” He

concluded “It is always a blessing to be thankful

today.”

Roberta Ortiz, a puller and member of the

Oglala Sioux Yomba Shoshone Tribe, came from

Portland, Oregon. She represents NAYA, the

Native American Youth Association. She said,

“The biggest part is showing up. I am honored

to be on your water and appreciate opening your

community.”

Lukas Angus, a puller and member of the Nez

Perce Tribe, who also traveled from Portland,

said he wants to gain knowledge and offer

prayers.

John Cayou, Jr., of the Swinomish Tribe said,

“When this canoe journey started, to travel

community to community like our elders used

to do. I want to thank the elders and thank who

The

members of

the Chehalis

Canoe

Family

blessed and

honored

those who

are battling

cancer.

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Gary Petersen, a Skokomish Tribal member, said

“We are reclaiming many things, our language,

culture and Indian names. My mother had colon

cancer and it was terminal. She was only 47years-old when she passed away. She would have

had a better chance if she had the resources we

have today. He went onto say that he has been a

social worker for the past 40 years and involved

with the Indian Child Welfare Act. “We want

to make sure our Indian children are raised in

our tribal communities. This is a chance for our

young people to sing on the water and pull in the

canoes.”

Walter Jackson, a Quileute Tribal member, said

“I would like to thank the Skokomish Tribe and

everyone who helped with putting this together.

We need to continue to pray for our loved ones

fighting this battle.” Jackson went onto to say

“My daughter, Charlotte is battling cancer. She is

fighting it and is determined. I’m thankful to all

of you for being here.” He also said it was special

to see the young ones singing on the beach and

encourages them to listen to elders when they

speak.

Ed Green, a Skokomish Tribal member and

skipper said, “This is a good cause. We’ve got to

live good and healthy and we’re going to keep

doing this “Paddle for the Battle.”

Elsie Allen, a Skokomish Tribal member said, “I

am a survivor of cancer. We all love you and we

have your back.”

Emcee Marty Allen said, “I am thankful to be

here today and be a witness. It touches my heart

to see people fighting this cancer.”

Dennis Jones, a Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribal

member said, “I am here for my father. Cancer

grabbed my dad and tried to take him down. My

dad is here because of prayer. I wouldn’t cry

about what my dad was facing. I sat with my

dad in the kitchen and told him that he taught me

never to give up. He’s still with us here today

after 10 years. And we looked upon everyone

who prayed.” Jones concluded and said this event

is a really great thing.

Anna Brown, a member of the Nisqually Tribe,

standing up in front of everyone wearing a red

scarf said, “I have lung cancer. I’m hanging

in there. I’ve been through chemotherapy and

radiation. I am happy to be here.”

Delores

“Dorie”

Gleason,

shared her

struggles

after being

diagnosed

with

cancer.

Rose Robinson, a member of the Quinault Nation

and Skokomish said, “I’m honored to be here.

I lost my mother to colon cancer and she was

only 55-years-old. I am honored to see all the

survivors.”

Lester Dan, a member of the Quinault Nation

said, “I lost my wife to cancer. The water is

healing and I am glad to be here today.”

Bill Kalapa, a Makah Tribal member from Neah

Bay said “I’m a cancer survivor. Those were the

loneliest years of my life and suffering the after

effects. I’ve been a preacher all my life and I

know I can trust God. The flyer for this “Paddle

for the Battle” said to come meet with old

friends. You’ve been a wonderful audience and

good listeners.”

Then a traditional Tuwaduq Potlatch Feast was

enjoyed by all, including the famous Hood Canal

shrimp, barbecued salmon, elk, and a variety of

side dishes. A special thanks to Volunteer Cook:

Gussy Blacketer; Shrimp Cook: Cody Andrews;

Harvesters: Tim LeClair/shrimp; Ed Green/elk

and fish; Fish Processing: Mark Warren; Fish

Cooks: Kevin and Norma Cagey.

This is a fundraiser to help cancer patients. A

special thanks to the Squaxin Island Tribe and

S.P.I.P.A., the South Puget Inter-tribal Planning

Agency for donations of food and gifts. The raffle

had a number of donations, from Native artwork

to sweatshirts, firewood and more.

Hosted by the Skokomish Tribe, appreciation

goes to the “Paddle for the Battle” Planning

Committee: Chair: Rita Andrews; Vice-Chair:

Ed Green; Treasurer: Darlyn Warren; Secretary:

Heidi Brown, and others included: Shanoah

Cloud; Jody Rosier; Joseph Vukich; Eleanor

Smith; Annette Smith; Lila Vigil; Kimberly

Miller; and Jake Smith.

The “Paddle for the Battle” was a special day of

healing for all.

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comfort zone and work up front at the

desk, but I quickly saw that the people

were kind and easy to work with. They

did need a little bit of organizing, so

I alphabetized the files for this year,

cleaned walls and the sliding doors that

had been stamped, and also some dishes.

Accounting got even better when they

said I was going to construct their parade

float. Knowing that I would enjoy this,

I immediately starting figuring it out. I

searched the internet, then we voted on

which decade we would do. I bought

Chayse Bonifer: Accounting is a fun

the supplies and decorated my mom’s

and educational opportunity. With a

car. All in all the accounting position

friendly environment, it is easy to enjoy

working at the office. I was able to learn 2015 Summer Youth Interns. Pictured back row (L-R) are Jakeb was a fun and educational process that I

Hoyle, Sean Allen, Jordan Bray, Sam Starr-Wright, Kelsey

would hope to do again next year.

how to use very interesting computer

Bray.

Third

row

(L-R)

are

Emily

Ortivez,

Chavez

Secena,

Elijah

programs like Excel. Also I learned how

to work with P.U.D. I helped with paying Quilt, Baily Fern. Second row (L-R) are Chayse Bonifer, Farley Arielle Burnett: This summer I worked

Youckton II, Arielle Burnett, Desirray Klatush. Front Row

at the Office of Tribal Attorneys and the

peoples’ bills by writing the receipts.

(L-R) are Shyann Ortivez, Savanna Bird, Kenedy Adams. Not

Planning Department. I started out in

I would then enter the amount, name

pictured

is

Duanne

Gleason.

Photo

Provided

by

Jodie

Smith

OTA and they had me retype Chehalis

and other essentials into the computer.

tribal documents that hadn’t been put in

Then I did a double check of all the money in

good job for asking questions, and the employees electronic form. Some documents were only one

the morning from the day before. Working with

page, while others were around 15 pages. After

always made sure I understood the purpose of

friends and family was nice too, because they

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each of our actions. Then I had to step out of my

all were kind to me and taught me well. It is a

Interns continued from Page 1

they went swimming. Just recently the

biggest ‘project’ of the internship was

for the parade. Kennedy and I were both

assigned the task of decorating the youth

van with memories of photos at the youth

center. We had to work on it all day

because they waited until last minute to

tell us. But all in all it was a fun summer

working with the little kids and really

seeing their personalities from day to day.

Chehalis Stream Team – Learning About Our Waterways

Sean Allen and Farley Youckton, II

looking for fish to identify

Over the summer the Chehalis Tribe’s Natural

Resources Department was home to the second

year of the Chehalis Tribal Stream Team. For six

weeks, five youth workers spent time learning

about the Chehalis River and conducting water

quality testing. This summer the Stream Team

included Bailey Fern, Farley Youckton, II,

Sean Adams, Sean Allen and Dewey Gleason.

The youth were led by Dewey, who was on the

Stream Team last summer and acted as a team

lead. Jason Gillie, the FFR specialist, supervised

the Stream Team, but the Natural Resources staff

all worked with the teens on different projects.

Each of the Stream Team youth earned their

boating education certification. Then they all

took turns operating a jet boat, air boat, and prop

boat on Mayfield Lake. Next, the youth took

turns kayaking from Adna to the Oakville boat

launch and measured the river water temperature,

dissolved oxygen level, and pH. Over the

summer, the youth entered their data and charted

the average water temperature of the Chehalis

River. They found the average temperature to be

between 68 and 69, which is higher than normal,

and can negatively impact salmon populations.

While the Stream Team was in the tribal

waterways, they also learned to identify different

juvenile fish, and they surveyed the streams

that feed into the Chehalis. The youth found

that some of the tributaries to the Chehalis were

much cooler than the river itself. In addition to

learning about the water and the fish, the Stream

Team learned how to operate the Tribe’s drone.

They were able to fly the drone and take pictures

of different parts of the reservation and the river.

Each youth learned to tag adult fish, and how

to use radio tracking to track the fish. Besides

testing the river and creeks, the youth also tested

the Tribe’s monitoring wells for groundwater

quality. And don’t worry, they got some fishing

in too – fly fishing and night fishing!

Towards the end of their time on the Stream

Team, the youth presented the data they had

gathered to the Business Committee. Although

they were nervous to speak in front of them, the

teens all did a great job sharing what they had

learned. The Stream Team project was funded

by a BIA Tribal Youth Initiative Program grant.

This is the second year the Tribe has received this

grant for the Stream Team, and we are all excited

to see the youth continue to learn about their river

and the fish is supports.

Farley and Sean releasing a juvenile fish

after identifying it.

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Tribal Health and Wellness News

If You Have Diabetes, Take Care of Yourself by Getting a Flu Shot

If you have diabetes, getting the flu can give you

more than aches and pains. It can mean being

sicker for a longer time. You might have to go to

the hospital. It is even possible to die from the

flu. This is because when you have diabetes, your

body’s flu-fighting system may not be as strong.

What is the Flu?

„„The flu is an illness that spreads from person to

person. It is different than a cold. The flu may

give you:

„„Headaches and/or body aches

„„A 100 degree Fahrenheit or high fever

„„A cough and/or a stuffy nose

„„Chills

„„Tiredness

„„Nausea, vomiting, and/or diarrhea

Get a Flu Shot Every Year

The types of flu change from year to year. To

protect yourself, get a flu shot every year. The fall

season is the best time to get your flu shot.

You Won’t Get the Flu From a Flu Shot

The flu shot does not contain a “live” flu virus, so

it cannot give you the flu. Some people may

get flu-like symptoms for a few days after the

shot, but this is not the flu.

Mammogram Clinic

You may still catch the flu later, even if you had a

flu shot. But the shot will help because you won’t

get as sick. You will be less likely to go to the

hospital.

At the Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

(Assured Imaging will be here inside the clinic)

Your Family Needs Flu Shots, Too

The flu spreads very quickly from person to

person, so all family members need flu shots.

Anyone over the age of 6 months can get one.

Ask your family members to get their flu shots.

It will help keep them from getting sick. They

will be protecting you and other family and

community members who have diabetes and

other health conditions.

Contact your health care provider about getting a

flu shot.

Diabetes Clinic

September 22 and October 28,

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

The Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center will be holding their Diabetes Wellness Clinics on the following

dates:

This day will focus on the care of the diabetic patient. We will have healthy snacks available, diabetes

information, diabetes meter exchange if you are in need of an update meter.

Patients will have labs done, see their health care provider, and see the Registered

Nutritionist. Check to see when your last Diabetes eye exam, Diabetes foot exam,

and Dental exam were, review your immunizations, your medications, and also

screen for Depression and Tobacco use.

If you are a Diabetic and have not been seen for your regular Diabetes care we want

to see you. We will be having a Diabetes clinic every month, and plan to see all our diabetic patients.

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If you want to schedule your Diabetes Appointment Please call Pat Odiorne, RD,

CDE or Christina Hicks, Community Wellness Manager at 360-273-5504.

All Diabetic Patients who schedule an appointment and complete all screenings

during their visit will receive a special incentive! And be put in for a raffle at end

of day!

Thursday, September 10, and

Thursday, October 22

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Incentives

Breast care information

Drawing for a Pendleton blanket

Please call the clinic at 360-273-5504 to

schedule your appointment.

If you have any questions regarding your

eligibility please contact:

Christina Hicks, N.W.W.P. Outreach Worker at

360-273-5504 EXT. 1741

“Every Woman counts, tell your sisters,

daughters, mothers, and friends to have a

mammogram done yearly”

Staff Profile: Referral Coordinator CTWC

Hi, my name is

Lori Smith. I am

the new Referral

Coordinator for

the Chehalis Tribal

Wellness Center.

I am an enrolled

member of The

Confederated Salish

& Kootenai Tribes of Lori Smith

the Flathead Nation Referral Coordinator

(Montana). Together Chehalis Tribal

Wellness Center

my husband and

I have 6 children and 11 grandchildren which

keeps us pretty busy with all the sports activities

the kids have going on .

I have previous experience working in a health

clinic; I spent many years working at the

Skokomish Health Center. I am very excited

for the new opportunity to serve the Chehalis

community and look forward to working with

and meeting everyone.

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Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center Has a Podiatrist Available

Diabetic patients should have their feet checked

by a Podiatrist at least once a year, even if you

don’t have any foot problems.

Foot care tips for people with diabetes:

People with diabetes have to take special care

of their feet. You should have a comprehensive

foot exam every year. Some things you can do to

keep your feet healthy:

„„Wash your feet in warm water daily.

„„Dry your feet well, especially between the toes.

„„Keep the skin soft, with a moisturizing lotion,

but do not apply in between the toes.

„„Inspect your feet daily for cuts, bruises,

blisters, or swelling. Tell your health care

provider right away if you find something

wrong.

„„Ask your diabetes care team how you should

cut your toenails.

Back-To-School Dental

Care Advice For Parents

Here are some dental care tips as the school year

gets underway.

1. Adequate home care: As always, brushing

and flossing are important for kids, but for youth

under 7 years of age, the parent or guardian

should also be doing the brushing at least once

each day. Make it a habit…once in the morning

and once at night. You can decide when is

best. Perhaps getting the kids to brush before

breakfast will save time so that they can catch

the bus.

2. Healthy diets and choosing fruits, vegetables,

and water for children’s lunches.

3. Trauma prevention can ensure that children’s

teeth stay healthy when they get back to

school. The advice: ensure that kids use mouth

protection when playing sports. The Chehalis

Tribal Dental Clinic can help by making

custom mouth guards for youth in school sports

programs.

We suggest a “back-to-school checklist” calling

for regular dental exams, good

dental hygiene habits at home,

plenty of healthy snacks, and

properly fitted mouth guards for

student athletes.

„„Wear clean, soft socks that fit you.

„„Keep your feet warm and dry. Always wear

shoes that fit.

„„Never walk barefoot indoors or outdoors.

„„Examine your shoes daily for cracks, pebbles,

nails, or anything that could hurt your feet.

Podiatrist Deborah Behre, DMP

will be here on

Monday, September 21

from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday, October 26

from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

Monday, November 30

8:30 AM to 4:00 PM

If you would like to make an appointment to see

her please call the CTWC at 360-273-5504 and

ask to speak to Pat Odiorne or Christina Hicks.

Medication Prescriptions Changes Breast Cancer Awareness Walk

NWWP’s 13th Annual Inter-Tribal

The Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center is

no longer picking up medications from

Safeway in Centralia. If you wish to

continue to receive your medications

from there, you will have to pick them

up yourself. We now utilize Kirk’s

CHS Pharmacy in Lacey, as they

deliver medications to the clinic during

the week.

If your want your medication delivered,

please contact Kirk’s CHS Pharmacy to

have your medications transferred over

to them at 360-493-8614.

Hosted by Chehalis Tribe

Saturday, October 17

10:30 AM to 2:30 PM

Community Center ~ Gathering Room ~

Registration will start at 10:00 AM

Opening Prayer – Welcome at 10:30 AM

Walk will start at 10:45 AM

Lunch starts at Noon

Cancer Survivor Speaker at 12:45 PM

Honoring Breast Cancer Survivors

Door Prize Raffle

All walkers will get a T-shirt (while supplies last)

NOTE: Narcotics can not be delivered.

If you have any questions or concerns,

please call the clinic at 360-273-5504.

NOTICE!

Information displayed on this flyer,

in email or on our website calendar

is subject to change without notice.

Please refer to the flyer’s contact

person for latest update.

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Looking for Volunteers to

help with the walk!

For more information about

the walk please contact:

Christina Hicks,

Community Wellness

Manager at CTWC

phone: 360-709-1741

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September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Submitted by SPIPA WIC Staff

Your child is watching and learning from you. Obesity has serious

health consequences. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health

problems that were once seen only in adults such as type 2 diabetes,

high blood pressure, and heart disease.

Children’s eating patterns and food preferences are established in

early life and are greatly affected by parenting styles. The epidemic

of type 2 diabetes, which includes AI/AN communities, is associated

with decreasing levels of physical activity and an increasing

prevalence of obesity. Promoting physical activity and healthy eating

is a critical part of the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes.

Here are some nutrition and fitness tips to choose from to keep your

child at a healthy weight:

Healthy eating guidelines include :

„„Choose healthy drinks.

• Make water the first choice for drinks.

• Choose sugar-free drinks.

„„Eat three meals a day, including breakfast.

„„Keep snacks small and healthy.

„„Eat a variety of foods from all the food groups.

„„Expose children to a variety of healthy foods at an early age.

„„Eat healthy amounts of food.

„„Eat five or more fruits and vegetables a day.

„„Eat more whole-grains.

„„Eat fewer high-fat foods.

„„Eat less fast food.

„„Pay attention to body messages for hunger and fullness.

„„Importance of family meals.

• Handle refusals to eat in healthy ways.

• Avoid overfeeding and food rewards/punishments.

Healthy physical activity guidelines include:

„„Be physically active one hour or more every day.

„„Engage in two hours or less of screen (sitting) time each day.

„„Develop enjoyable lifetime fitness activities.

Choose one new healthy habit to start, then add others as you can.

ATTENTION

All CHS/PRC

Patients!

Have you been

referred for medical

care? Are you

receiving medical

bills in the mail?

If so please bring them to the

Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center

so the Purchased Referred Care

Department can process and pay

them.

New CTWC

PRC Available

Are you Contract Health Eligible?

Have you received you new ID card?

This ID card along with a Purchase

Order will help to ensure outside

providers are billing the Purchased

Referred Care Department quickly

and accurately.

If you or your family members have

not received their card, please see

Deb Shortman at

the Chehalis Tribal

Wellness Center.

Source: I H S Diabetes Best Practices Youth & Type 2 Diabetes

Prevention & Treatment. Revised April 2011

WIC Program

(Women, Infants, and Children) provides

healthy foods and nutrition information for you

and your child up to age 5.

For appointments or questions, contact:

First Thursday

each month

Deb Shortman at 360-709-1689

9:00

AM — 3:00 PM

Debbie Gardipee-Reyes 360-462-3227

at the Chehalis

or gardipee@spipa.org

Wellness Center

Patty 360-462-3224 or SPIPA main number: (dates and times

may change)

360-426-3990

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you, and you can see the bus driver.

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For more information contact Pat Walker, Creek 253-380-4347

Hosted by Pentecostal Church and Firestarters Ministries www.firestarters-ministries.org

Chehalis Tribal Newsletter

For more information contact Pat Walker, Creek 253-380-4347

The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation...

“People of the Sands”

Articles and opinions expressed in this publication are not

necessarily the opinions of this publication or the Chehalis Tribal

Business Committee.

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: Changed to the first of each

month (printed monthly).

Business Committee

Tribal Center (360) 273-5911

420 Howanut Road

Oakville, WA 98568

(360) 709-1726 (office)

(360) 273-5914 (fax)

fshortman@chehalistribe.org

Chehalis Tribe’s Vision Statement

To be a thriving, self-sufficient,

sovereign people, honoring our past

and serving current

and future generations

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Don Secena, Chairman

Harry Pickernell, Sr., Vice Chairman

Farley Youckton, Treasurer

Cheryle Starr, Secretary

Dan Gleason, Sr., 5th Council Member

Chehalis Tribal

Newsletter Staff:

Fred Shortman,

Communications

Coordinator

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Happy Birthday to Tribal Members Born in September

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

2

8

9

Darrel Cayenne

Debra Cayenne

Karlea Youckton

Jason Gillie

Kathy Jones

Billy Palmer

Robert Vigil

6

13

Mason Combs

Gary Gunnels

Nick Purcell

Cody Revay

7

Skyler Baker

Dennis Cayenne

Kelsey Potter

Chris Ortivez

Jake Tanner

15

Trudy Marcellay

Malikah McNair

Aniyah OrtivezHicks

20

21

Roger Shortman

22

Sean Adams

Minetta Cayenne

Eugene Klatush

27

28

Shanin Clancy

Karen Davis

Geo Jack

Samuel Wright

29

Angelicia Canales

Dustin Klatush

Sasha Klatush

Love Your Family!

Julia Higheagle

Eddie Klatush

Happy Birthday

Roberta Secena

The best momma,

gramma, and GG in the

world!

23

From all of us!!

Alyssa Albert

11

Nancy Romero

Freddie Sanchez, Jr.

George Sanchez, Jr.

17

18

Jimmy Burnett

Dashawn Hernandez

Jon Jack, Sr.

Jason Medina

Eli Snell

Vanessa Youckton

25

Whitney Lewis

James Pickernell

5

Cori Abell

Nathan Gomez

Elijah Quilt

John Secena

Roxanne Thompson

12

Norita Comeaux

Joaquina Coty

Ethan Owens

Jason Slighte, Jr.

19

Allen Jones

Cammi Wittwer

Theresa Youckton

Linda Daniels

Andrew Starr

26

Happy 55th Anniversary

September 6th

Dolly and Hector Canales

From your loving family!

Happy Birthday

Auntie Chris

Happy 19th Birthday

to a

wonderful

Son,

Brother and

Dad!!

Have a great day!

We love you bunches

Mom, Jonnie, Savanna and Liam

Love always Jenni,

Jonnie, Jordan, Savanna

and Liam

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO OUR TWINS

SASHA & DUSTIN

Happy Birthday

Sylvia Cayenne

You Are

The

Best!!

Love Your

Family

SATURDAY

4

10

24

Sylvia Cayenne

Kayla Nyreen

Bryan Secena-Sanders

Ethan Wittwer

From your children, grandchildren

and great grandchildren

Love Your Family

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Timothy Poling

30

Gerald Cayenne

Charles Latch III

Michael Romero

Richard Romo, Jr.

Bette “Sheena” Tanner

Happy Birthday

Terry Youckton

Vanessa Youckton

Karlea Youckton

Malia Acacia

We Love You!!!

Ruth Rogers

16

Ruben Lopez

Happy Birthday

Nancy Romero

Happy Birthday

Autum Beckwith

David Gunnels

Julie Miller

Sean Shortman

FRIDAY

3

Walter PickernellDaniels

14

Billie Higheagle

Happy Birthday

Roger Shortman

THURSDAY

1

Happy Anniversary

Jessie & Derwin

We Love You!!!

WE LOVE YOU BUNCHES

FROM MOM & DAD <3<3<3

AND THE REST OF THE

FAMILY <3 <3 <3

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Children Learn Rules of the Road at Bike Rodeo

By Mike Mcnair, Community Resource Officer this a annual event, so watch for flyers.

Many thanks to all the helpers that assisted in

making this bike rodeo such a success: Sergeant

Kelly Edwards, Jason Dickerson, Alexa Strawder,

and Sheldon Pruett.

For more information on bicycle safety, visit the

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

(NHTSA) web site at:

www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Children await their turn to enjoy the bike

rodeo course at the Community Center.

During the Back-to-School event our Chehalis

Tribal Law Enforcement put on a bike rodeo.

The bike rodeo emphasized hand and arm signals

for bicycle safety for any child who participated.

About 60 children participated in the bike rodeo.

They also received a flyer in order to teach the

children about the “Rules of the Road.”

There were 21 Bikes and Helmets raffled off.

These were donated by Public Safety, Youth

Center and Planning. There are plans to make

10th Annual

Dancing in the

Pioneer Square Square Powwow

Downtown Portland This event is FREE and open

to the public. A Drug Free,

~ September 25 ~

Alcohol Free, Commercial

Tobacco Free, and Violence

12:00 - 7:00 PM

Free event.

Vendors and Educational Booths:

For more information, please contact: Candice

Jimenez at 503-416-3264

or cjimenez@npaihb.org

Volunteers display the safety techniques

to ensure their safe travel to the next

station.

USDA

F o o d P ro g r a m

Distribution Dates

September 24

October 22

November 19

There is faith in their eyes,

Love in their eyes,

Love in their touch,

Kindness in their gestures.

Thrill with them at life’s big and small

moments…hold them close.

From small beginnings…come great things.

Call this toll-free number if you suspect that

a child or vulnerable adult is being abused or

neglected. The Operator will connect you with

the right DSHS office to make your report.

Washington State Department of Social and

Health Services

Toll Free 1-866-End Harm (1-866-363-4276)

You may also call Chehalis Tribal Law

Enforcement at 360-273-7051

Protect Services Office hours are 8:00 AM to

4:30 PM in the Social Services Building.

If you are call about immediate lifethreatening emergency call 9-1-1!

Foster Care Licensing Program

Are you interested in becoming an

emergency, short term or long term home

for youth in need?

Please contact either Frances Pickernell at

360-709-1745

or Melanie Hjelm at 360-709-1632

Division of Child Support

Eric Stender, Support

Enforcement Officer - Tribal

Liaison, 360-664-6971

stender@dshs.wa.gov

Pickup is at the Community Center from

9:45 AM to 1:30 PM

Please call the SPIPA Food Distribution

Warehouse at 360-438-4216

Monday through Friday

between the hours of 8:00 AM till 4:00 PM

Our staff will be happy to assist you in

applying for this program.

NOT SURE HOW TO GET STARTED? HAVE

QUESTIONS? NEED HELP FILLING OUT

PAPERWORK?

JUST SHOW UP BETWEEN 1:00 - 3:00 PM

EVERY SECOND WEDNESDAY OF THE

MONTH

CHEHALIS TRIBAL SOCIAL SERVICES

CONFERENCE ROOM

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labeling and filing. Some of the outside stuff I

did were things like washing some of the police

vehicles, delivering mail, and painting.

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Jakeb Hoyle running down the escaped

prisoners in the VR Parade.

I finished all the documents, my supervisor sent

them to the court house and they asked if I could

put in margins and footers on all of the papers.

I finished that job rather quickly, but in between

all that, I got to sit in on an official meeting and

hear what goes on behind the scenes. While some

may say it was boring, I found working for OTA

very interesting. When OTA couldn’t find any

more work for me to do, I was sent to work at the

Planning Department.

While working at Planning, I learned how to

make business licenses and send them out to

the clients. I also got to sit in on a meeting

the department had, and worked on the float

for the VR Parade. I learned how to use all

the equipment in the Planning Department, so

time really flew by in there. At the end of the day,

I enjoyed being in OTA and Planning, as they

helped me learn life skills and learn about the

field I want to go into.

Shyann Ortivez: Working at the Head Start

was a great experience. I worked with the babies

and although they cried I had a great time. We

went for walks every morning. I would get a

little bored during their nap times but after naps

we would eat and then play in the classroom. At

times there would be one baby that would not go

to sleep, or they would sleep for twenty to thirty

minutes and then end up waking the rest of the

babies up. It wasn’t easy, but I would not change

this work experience. I am glad I was able to

work during the summer, because it will help me

sooner or later in life.

Jakeb Hoyle: While I was working at law

enforcement we did three main things: I took the

driving courses, I typed, and I also did a lot of

outside stuff. The driving course involved the

performance test and the timed course. While

typing I copied a BIA Handbook and did a bit of

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During the driving course we did two things:

The performance and the timed courses. The

performance course was a bit slower because you

had to take your time on stuff like turning around

and parallel parking, but you always have to

watch out for the cones because you can only hit

4 cones. Now the timed course was a bit faster.

We had to take turns going 40-60 mph, and this

time if you hit a cone your time goes up.

While typing I had to focus on three main things:

Digitizing a BIA Handbook, labeling, and filing.

While copying the handbook I had to make sure

that I had everything perfectly spaced. Labeling

and filing however was a bit easier. All I had to

do was replace a few numbers, print the labels out

and put them on folders with the corresponding

numbers. After that I had to arrange each folder

in the correct filing cabinet.

Last the stuff I did outside: Washing cars,

delivering mail, and painting. Washing cars was

pretty easy of a job until I had to wash the van, or

some of the bigger police cars. Delivering mail

was the easiest of the three jobs. I had to walk

to the Tribal Center and well.... deliver mail.

However painting was the hardest of the three

because I had to paint the shed, trying to reach

places way over my head.

Kenedy Adams: This summer was a fun and

long summer. I worked at the youth center with

some enthusiastic and mellow co-workers. We

went on many field trips such as the movies, Mt.

St. Helens, Ocean Shores and more. I had started

out being a stranger to some kids, but eventually

took a liking to me. I hope to come back next

year. My supervisor was a great one. I would

slack off a bit but I’d bounce back to work pretty

fast.

The most memorable part of this summer was

going to the Northwest Trek. I had my own little

group for the first time!! I was a little worried that

I was going to lose one. I didn’t, and they had

fun. Overall this summer was a fun, memorable,

and tiring one. Hope to come back next year!

Duane Gleason: Over the course of this time

I spent as a youth worker I was put as team

leader for the five other youth workers in the

Department of Natural Resources. I learned

what it is like to be a supervisor over a group

of employees, which also came with multiple

responsibilities. One of the responsibilities

learned was having to terminate a worker for a

lack of accountability which was not as simple as

I once thought. This was a difficult decision but

it had to be done. Another responsibility was to

keep the schedule for all the workers organized

and on task, as well as always keeping them busy.

But as a youth worker I learned things as well

which may possibly be useful in life depending

on how I decide to plan my future and which

career I choose to go into. But I learned about

part of the fish anatomy, how to tell if the fish

is male or female, and how to not hurt the fish

when we tagged them. I learned more about gular

tagging which is where we place a tag in the

fish’s stomach, we are not interfering with the

feeding process cause usually when we gular tag

the fish they have not eaten and have an empty

stomach. I learned about P.I.T. tagging (passive

integration transponder) which is where we place

a tag about the size of a grain of rice in the dorsal

sinus which is at the base of the dorsal fin, this

does not hurt the fish cause it as an unused cavity

in the fish’s body, but on juveniles (preadolescent

fish) we place in the pyloric caeca which is just

right on the under belly of the fish which also is

an unused part of the body of the fish.

Desirray Klatush: I learned many things this

summer while working the summer. Working

at the clinic was an amazing and wonderful

experience! I’ve gained a lot of confidence. I

learned how to put chart information in the

computer and how to utilize the computer system.

I would love to work there again. The people

there are really amazing. I would like to thank

them for allowing me to experience all of this.

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during the

VR Parade.

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Back to School Bash Kicks Off the 2015-2016 School Year

On a beautiful summer day in August

the Youth Services program held their

annual Back to School Bash for the

upcoming 2015-2016 school year.

The team members from the youth

center were on hand to give gift cards

and backpacks for new and returning

students, while the Education

Department made available gift cards

to assist with the many supplies

needed for education. This gave the

community and the youth a chance to

get to know the staff who has made

its priority number one to help the

future of our tribe succeed in any way

possible.

Tony Medina spoke with many of

the attendees about what they could

expect from the Youth Center in the

upcoming year and opportunities on

how the community could volunteer

in his ever growing department.

The members of the Education

Specialist Team met with many

parents to explain how they would

assist with student needs and much

more. With 164 students signing

up at this event it will be a fun year

for them, but they are always up

to the task. Rachel Mendez and

the higher education department

had representatives from local

colleges on hand with information

about continuing education after

high school for those who might be

interested.

To battle the heat, that reached up

into the mid 90’s, Merry Makers

were on hand with water slides,

misting stations and a jousting

arena. However, the biggest hit was

the rock wall. Kids young and old,

tall and small tested their ability in

three levels of difficulty and all day

you could hear the bell sounding a

successful climb. There was a lot of

help on hand from the Chehalis Tribal

senior class hoping to complete their

Children having fun in the sun during the Back-to-School Bash community service requirements

at the Community Center.

and helped out with the BBQ lunch

Photos by Emily Ortivez provided by the Lucky Eagle Casino.

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The Education Department

staff handed out gift cards and

shared the program efforts

for each child to become a

successful student.

To cap the day off, community

outreach officer Mike McNair held

a bike rodeo. This gave the children

a crash course (no pun intended) in

bicycle safety and raffled off many

bikes and gear to promote safety and

an activity driven lifestyle.

In the end, the day was a tremendous

success for the departments and the

community. As we do many times

a year, the community came out in

support of the event and spent time

with one another. We always come

together to share a moment and a

meal with our friends and family.

If you are interested in offering a

special skill you have with our youth,

please contact Tony Medina at 360273-9674.

If you have questions about your

student’s education you may contact

any of the following- Jodie Smith

360-709-1897, Nate Floth 360-7091878, Jesse Gleason 360-709-1759 or

JJ Shortman 360-709-1749.

For your higher education needs of

any kind you may contact Rachel

Mendez at 360-709-1698.

Please remember, if you haven’t

signed your child up for education

services or filled out the necessary

paperwork for the youth center you

may do so at any time. However, the

sooner the better.

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(Casino), Carol Cordova (Skokomish VR Director),

Michelle Sorlie (Lewis County Public Health) and

Ollie Obi (Quinault Tribe).

Our winners for this year was:

Best Float

„„Planning Department 1940’s ~ 1st place

„„Enterprises 1960’s ~ 2nd place

„„Hotel 1950’s ~ 3rd Place

Best Dressed

„„Rodney Youckton (Enterprise) 1960’s ~ 1st place

„„Garth Hamilton (Accounting) 1960’s ~ 2nd place

„„All of Law Enforcement 1920’s ~ 3rd place

Youth Awards

„„Daryl “Bubbah” Boyd ~ 1st place

„„Kylee Secena ~ 2nd place

„„Falisty Bumgarner ~ 3rd place

Heartfelt Thanks! Thank you to all the departments

that participated: Accounting, Law Enforcement,

Planning, Clinic, Behavioral Health, Youth Center,

Education Program, Human Resources, Loan

Department, Chehalis Royalty, Lucky Eagle Human

Resources, Lucky Eagle Marketing, Lucky Eagle,

Chehalis Tribal Enterprises and all the youth that

walked in the parade! Our community loves this

parade and looks forward to it every year. Special

Thank You to Social Services for the donating the

BBQ lunch and Chehalis Tribal Enterprises for

donating beverages. It was good food and thank

you all for standing in the rain to help eat the food

as well! We had 30 raffle prizes donated for our

raffle. There was over 200 people that stayed for this

event. Thank you to local programs for coming out

and providing resources to our community. We had

Molina, Gravity, Reliable, PAVE, Resource Center,

Teen, Timberland, REZ Based GHC, Parent 2 Parent,

Department of Vocational Rehabilitation State office,

CISPUS Center, and Lewis County Public & Health

& Social Services. Big Thank you to Heather Hoyle,

Francis Pickernell, Vanessa Castle, Pam Youckton,

Tammy Boyd, Olie Obi, Philip Youckton, Leroy

Boyd, Samuel Starr-Wright and Meja Handlen.

Now, on to making sure we all can come up with a

great theme for next year’s parade…and hope for no

thunder and lightning storms!! Thank you all again

for making this a successful event!

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