qyuuqs December 2013

swədəbš qyuuqs NewsVolume 47 Issue 12

December 2013

“Late November/Late December is the ‘moon to put your paddles away.’ Thismoons signals a time to move indoors for the coming winter season. During thewinter moons, tools, baskets and other items are constructed. Sea-run cutthroattrout, blackmouth salmon and steelhead are fished and hunting waterfowl andgame continues. Shellfish are collected during the nighttime low tides.”

13 Moons: The 13 Lunar Phases, And How They Guide the Swinomish People. By sweli-tub (Todd A. Mitchell) & Jamie L. Donatuto

sexSiCelwa?s(suhw-SHEETS-

ehl-wah-s)Moon to Put Your

Paddles Away

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Qyuuqs News17337 Reservation RoadLa Conner, WA 98257

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Michael M. VendiolaEditor

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Caroline EdwardsAssistant Editor

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An officialpublication

of swədəbš

Swinomish Indian

Tribal Community

Officers:Chairman:

spee pots(Brian Cladoosby)

Vice Chair:ya-qua-leouse(Brian Porter)

Secretary:Sapelia

(Sophie Bailey)Treasurer:

Taleq tale II(Barbara James)

General Manager:tuk tuk luus

(Allan Olson)

Senators:sapelia

(Sophie Bailey)pay a huxton

(Chester Cayou, Jr.)spee pots

(Brian Cladoosby)cha das cud II(Glen Edwards)

yal le ka butSteve EdwardsTaleq tale II

(Barbara James)SM OK O LO(Leon John)wa lee hub

(Kevin Paul)ya-qua-leouse(Brian Porter)sOladated

(Brian Wilbur)kani?ted

(Tandy Wilbur)

Contents:

04 | Bulletin Board

05 | From the qyuuqs Editor

07 | Announcements, upcoming events

08 | Feature: Education Dinner

09 | Feature: Home Fire Prevention

10 | Feature: Conley Hired as Legal Advocate

11 | NW Enrollment Conference

12 | Feature: Affordable Care Act

14 | Mrs. V’s 2 Cents: Warm Christmas

15 | Christmas Eve Announcement

16 | Being Frank: Boeing, Let’s Talk

17 | Archives: Swinomish Christmas

18 | Feature: Native Plants

19 | SITC: Gift Card Information

22 | November Community Dinner

23 | Senior Lunch Menu/Health Tips

24 | Lushootseed: How’s the weather?

25 | Oil & water Don’t Mix ad

26 | Sustainable Gardening ad

27 | Swinomish Police Department

28 | Siomi Bobb Earns Award

29 | Fitness Center: Beat the Bulge

30 | SHA/SHUA News

32 | Water Quality Puzzle

33 | Kukutali Preserve Fall Opening

34 | SWRP—Tide Table

36 | Birthdays—December

38 | Community Calendar

39 | Free Ads

Qyuuqs NewsAdvisory Committee

Allan OlsonJohn StephensTracy JamesKevin Paul

qyuuqs NewsMission

The mission of the qyuuqs newspa-per is to provide monthly communica-tion to swədəbš, the Swinomish In-dian Tribal Community, near and far.We are committed to serving as anapolitical forum for SITC governingofficials and all community members.The newspaper is not intended toreflect the official position of the gov-erning body of the Swinomish IndianTribal Community, but rather reflectsthe ideas, events, and thoughts ofindividual community members andtribal staff. As such, the SwinomishTribe makes no claim as to the accu-racy or content of any of the articlescontained therein.

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Caroline Edwards

Chairman’s Message: spee pots: Prepare For Winter, DC Trip, Holiday Wishes

Swinomish is gearing up for acold winter season. Already we arein the frigid cold weather and many

of us are busy chopping wood andwinterizing our homes and build-ings. Please remember to reach outand help one another and pleasecontact the Swinomish Housing orSocial Service if you need help thiswinter season.

Senator Chester Cayou and Iwere honored to represent the Swi-nomish at the largest gathering ofNative Tribes and leaders in Wash-ington DC last week. Chester washonored by the White House Ad-ministration for his years of servicein the military and stood next to fel-low Native American veterans. Iwas able to represent our Swinomish

Nation and all 566 Tribes as thePresident of National Congress ofAmerican Indians. For Swinomish,being a small fishing community inthe Northwest, we are recognized byour tribal peers for our leadership,

culture and stability. We receive op-portunities on a political level thatcan help us advance our shared is-sues with Tribes across the nation.Though we are responsible for someof our time and travel, the outcomefor Swinomish in the long run canonly be beneficial for our future.

Going back to the White HouseSummit: We have received morerespect and honor from the ObamaAdministration. We believe he hasdone more for our Tribes than anyother administration in our history.We will continue to partner to en-sure we accomplish common longterm goals for the future. I’d like toshare a brief snapshot of how tribeshave been treated in the past 12years. In the Clinton Administrationa few leaders from our tribal nationswere invited for a photo opportunitywith the President. During the BushAdministration there were no meet-ings held with us. In the Obama Ad-

ministration we have held fivemonumental meetings with Presi-dent Obama and his full Cabinetwith an implementation plan tomanage the issues and long termpolicy under the White House Na-tive Nations Council. Also, here is asnapshot of the President’s legisla-tive record. There have been monu-mental policy and legal changes thataddress the justice, sovereignty andself-determination of our tribes.With these in mind, we believe thePresident will hold true to his com-mitment to the First Americans andensure we will never be forgottenand we will always have a place ofrespect in his administration.

I wanted to take a bit of time tothank you all for a wonderful year,as I am so very thankful for ourcommunity, friends, family and tothe Creator for taking care of usthrough the happy and the sad times.

The holidays are a great time tospend with family and to enjoy thecommunity. We have held somewonderful community events, ourhigh school football games are un-derway and basketball is gearing upand first home games are coming upsoon. Be safe, remember to takeyour time to enjoy family membersand have a great holiday.

In closing, we are thankful forall the Creator has provided for us.Please have a safe holiday and Ilook forward to seeing you all at ourCommunity dinners and events inthe next few weeks.

“We are thankful for all the Creator has provided for us.Please have a safe holiday and I look forward to seeing you allat our Community dinners and events in the next few weeks. ”

Chairman spee pots

Senator pay a huxton honored with

fellow veterans in Washington DC.

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AVAILABILTY OF

PETITIONS FOR

NOMINATION

TERMS EXPIRING:

SENATE SEAT 10: CHESTER

CAYOU, JR.

SENATE SEAT 11: BRIAN

WILBURPetitions for Nomination will be available beginning November 4, 2013, in the

Swinomish Administration building, during normal business hours.

Please contact Wendy Otto, Election Officer, for information, 360-466-1134.

The submission deadline for Petitions for Nomination is December 16, 2013

by close of business.

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Dahabubs for taking the time toread this issue of qyuuqs News. Wehope you enjoy it’s contents!

For this issue we get to hearfrom our Chairman as the newlyelected President of the NationalCongress of American Indians! Heretells his recent trip to WashingtonDC accompanying other SwinomishSenators.

Also in this issue is the a storyon the recent Education Dinnerwhere many Swinomish Youth wererecognized for their school atten-dance and academic success.

We also have our regular contri-butions from Mrs. V, Billy FrankJr., Planning, Housing & Utilities,and Police departments. We wel-

come new columns from the Swi-nomish Clinic and the NorthwestIndian Health Board. We are fortu-nate to have contributors from theservice areas of Swinomish.

We also want to inform you ofsome changes for the upcomingissues of the qyuuqs News:

1. Due to the Holiday leavewe will not print a regularJanuary issue. In its placewe will be printing a Year-End summary of the beststories of 2013.

2. We will print a Februaryissue which will includeHoliday events and othernews from January. In thepast we generally have

skipped the month of Gen-eral Council.

Again, we hope you enjoy thisissue. From the whole staff atSwinomish Communications,we wish you a very happy holi-day and a great happy new year!

From the qyuuqs Editor: Michael M. Vendiola

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Chevron wants you!

Both the North end & Village Chevron gas

stations will be gearing up for the busy months

by adding additional staff soon.

All tribal members 21 and older are en-

couraged to go to HR Department and put in an

application!

Seeking work? Children’s Church at

Church on the Hill

moves to Tuesdays

beginning October 1

at 6:30 p.m

Any questions contact

Doug York at 540-

3684 or facebook

Doug or Kay York.

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Coming soon:

4th Annual Swinomish

Biggest Loser Program

Starting in January

$$$CASH PRIZES$$$

Cu?Is (tsookws)

Swinomish Realty Office: Welcomes Mary Cladoosby, Limited Work Schedule

A few changes have taken place upon my return, I would like to welcome Mary Cladoosby as the parttime Realty Assistant.

After my injury, I have returned to work on a limited schedule until mid-February 2014. My hoursare Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m to 3:30 p.m., lunch from Noon to 12:30 pm

dahadubs (Thank you),Merla Rae MartinRealty Officer

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Feature: Education Dinner Recognizes Youth Success in Attendance & Academics

Submitted by— Michael M.Vendiola

On November 6 the SwinomishTribe hosted an Education Dinner incollaboration with La ConnerSchools. Swinomish youth had par-ent-teacher conferences earlier in theday to give updates about each stu-dent’s progress.

Following the afternoon of con-ferences, students and their parentsshared a meal with La Conner

School district staff. An openingprayer was given by a school em-ployee and elders and guests wereinvited to the dinner line. Swinomishyouth and community members thenjoined the others for food. The eventwas well attended with over 100youth, adults, and community mem-bers.

Following dinner Education Di-rector, Tracy James, assisted by staff,volunteers and La Conner Schoolstaff, handed out awards to Swi-

nomish youth who excelled in schoolattendance, high academic achieve-ment and sometimes both areas.

The evening was a celebration ofthe success of Swinomish youth ineducation. Gift cards were handed torecognize each students’ success.

*Not all awardees photographedor attended the event.

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NWIHB: Home Fire Prevention Habits

Most home fires start from heat

sources like kitchen stoves, space

heaters, electrical sparks or open

flames such as candles or lighters.

Assess and improve your fire pre-

vention habits.

Cooking Safety: Fires that start

from cooking in the kitchen are the

most reported home fires in the US.

If you cook at home use safe cook-

ing habits.

Stay in the kitchen while

cooking on the stove.

Keep paper towels, curtains

or other things that easily

catch fire at least 3 feet from

the cooking surface.

When cooking with pots or

pans, keep tight-fitting lids

at hand; they can be used to

snuff out a fire that starts in

a pot or pan.

Electrical Safety: Overloaded out-

lets, frayed extension cords and

light bulbs too big for their fixtures

can start a fire. Circuit breakers

that trip frequently may signal hid-

den dangers. Safety habits:

Inspect extension cords and

replace any that are frayed

or undersized; use multi-

outlet power strips.

Keep rugs and furniture off

extension cords.

Buy and use light bulbs that

are the right size, not too

many watts for where they

are used.

Smoking Safety: People who

smoke at home should stay alert.

Falling asleep with a lit cigarette

can set a couch or bed on fired.

23% of fatal home fires start with

smoking. Hot ashes dropped into a

wastebasket can start a fire in sec-

onds. Safety habits:

Smokers at home should

smoke outdoors.

Use deep, sturdy ashtrays on

a flat surface

Keep ashtrays away from

things that burn.

Stay awake and out of bed

when smoking.

Smoking and oxygen tanks

don’t mix.

Heating Safety: People use Space

heaters, fireplaces or wood stoves to

supplement furnace heat. These

heat sources cause many fires in

uncleaned chimneys, clutter that’s

too close, or when unattended.

Safety habits:

Space heaters need space.

Keep space heaters at least

three feet from things that

burn easily.

Stay awake and in the room

when using space heaters,

wood-burning stoves or fire-

places.

Keep things that burn easily

at least five feet away from

fireplaces or woodstoves.

Have chimneys inspected

and cleaned yearly.

Candle Safety: There are many

decorative and other uses for can-

dles, but a lit candle is an open

flame, and a potential fire hazard.

In a power loss, use battery pow-

ered lights, not candles. Safety

Habits:

Set candles in sturdy tip-

proof holders.

Burn candles only when you

are awake and in the same

room with them.

Keep candles at least three

feet away from anything that

could catch fire easily.

Matches and Lighters: When in-

dividuals are using matches or light-

ers they need to think of fire danger

from the open flame. Be careful

using them to light candles, ciga-

rettes, barbeque grills, or fires in the

fireplace. Keep them out of the

reach of children, preferable in a

locked cabinet. Safety habits:

Store matches and lighters

out of children’s reach and

sight.

Use child-resistant lighters,

and remember that not

lighter is child proof.

Teach children the dangers

of playing with fire.

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My nameis LorindaConley Iam aTlingit Na-tive fromthe South-eastern tipof Alaska.I’m fromKlukwan asmall fish-ing village

nestled next to the Chilkat River.My Indian name is “Flyette’ I amCoho/Raven.

I have a bachelor’s degree inhuman Behaviour. I worked as achemical dependency youth coun-sellor for 5 years with Joe Dunn. Ileft Swinomish back in February of1999, to pursue a career as an Inter-vention Specialist at Lake Stevens

middle school. Focusing on preven-tion information and support withinthe classrooms. I primarily workedwith troubled youth helping them tomake decisions in their life thatwould enable their successes.

I now have been re-hired backto Swinomish as Legal advocate forSwinomish. My office is locatedupstairs in the social service build-ing room #206. I work out of thisoffice Monday and Tuesdays 8:30-5pm. Wednesdays from 8am -12.My office phone number is 466-2125.

My job is to work with commu-nity members who have been af-fected by domestic violence. Somethings that I can do are to help youfill out paperwork for court, answerquestions regarding options and re-ferrals that are available to you. At-

tend court with you for support andto connect you with services. Net-working, and helping you out in anyway that I can or just supportingyou thru troubled times.

Washington state law requiresthat all advocates who work withclients complete an intense trainingof 42 hours, before working withclients directly. I have completedthis training and one of my maingoals is to help clients empowerthemselves to make good and safedecisions for themselves and fam-ily. My other goal is to reach out inthe community to help all who selives have been impacted by domes-tic violence.

In closing it is a true honor tocome full circle and be back at Swi-nomish in a helping role again!

House of Healing: Conley Hired as Legal Advocate

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Submitted by—Caroline Ed-wards

The Swinomish Indian TribalCommunity hosted the 16th AnnualNorthwest Enrollment Conference.Twenty other tribes and bands at-tended NWEC. It was held on No-vember 13th and 14th at the Swi-nomish Casino and Lodge.

The Confederated Tribes ofGrande Ronde hosted breakfast thefirst day, Wednesday. Senator, wa-lee-hub, Kevin Paul, opened theconference with a welcoming andan opening prayer.

Michelle James, Director ofField Operations in Seattle, U.SCustoms and Boarder Protectionand Terry Schulze, Assistant AreaDirector in Blaine Washington werethe first presenters. The conferenceattendees had many questions re-garding the boarder, and James, andSchulze answered most of them.

Ray Moffatte, Jr. and GregoryMcKnight from the Department ofHealth Services were second to pre-sent. They offered informationabout death certificates, birth cer-

tificates and marriage certificates.The Suquamish Indian Tribe

hosted lunch on the first. Afterlunch, Rick Anderson did his pres-entation on Tribal Data Resources.Many enrollment officers had ques-tions regarding the software pro-gram that most tribes use for enroll-ment purposes.

Raffle drawings were drawnthroughout the two day event.

The SITC hosted breakfast onthe second day. la-hail-by, IvanWillup Sr. did the welcomingand opening prayer.

ya-qua-leouse, Brian Porter,Vice Chair of SITC, did a slide-show presentation. His presenta-tion was Swinomish, how thepast has brought us into the pre-sent and future, the story of the3 sisters.

After the last presentation, thetribes were asked to have a groupdiscussion, talking about what theylearned from this conference.

Raffles prizes were raffled offafter the group discussion.

In closing, Janie Beasley, KyleBailey, and Olivia Bailey, studentsfrom the NWIC Lushootseed classdid a closing prayer in the Lushoot-seed language.

Feature: Swinomish Hosts Northwest Enrollment Conference



As part of national health carereform, the Washington HealthBenefit Exchange has cre-ated Washington Healthplanfinder –an easily accessible, online market-place for individuals and families

TRIBES PAYING PREMIUMS

If you are not eligible for Medi-caid you could be eligible for PrivateInsurance if you receive a 50% taxcredit and the only way to determinethe tax credit you must complete anonline application with one of ourTribal Assisters. Year one of theTribal Sponsorship Program willcover Community members who areContract Health Services eligible andwho can have at least 50% or moreof their Sponsored Insurance Pre-mium covered by Advance PremiumTax Credits.

APPLICATION ASSISTERS

The Health Department hastrained Benefits Counselor(s) to as-sist community members in the de-termination of their eligibility forTribal Sponsorship as well as the se-lection of the best coverage option or

QHP. Swinomish has five Tribal As-sister to help you with the online ap-plication to determine if you are eli-gible for Medicaid and or SwinomishInsurance Premium Sponsorship.

ELIGIBILITY

Year one of the Tribal Sponsor-ship Program will cover communitymembers who are Contract HealthServices eligible and who can have50% or more of their Sponsored In-surance Premium covered by Ad-vance Premium Tax Credits. In otherwords, the cost to the Tribe is lessthan 50% of the total cost of the in-surance. CORE Eligibility

Those who are newly eligible areParents and Childless Adults whoare:

Under 65 years old Not pregnant Not entitled to Medicare Not in an existing Medicaid

category (children, pregnantwomen, aged, blind and dis-abled)

Income level < 300 % FPL-Family of 3 with annual in-come of $57,000

Health Assessment (Chronichealth conditions)

First come-first served asfunds remain available

Expanded Eligibility

Some otherwise not eligible maybe covered with Tribal funds shouldfunding become available.

Expanded eligibility depends onfunding and continued successfulcooperation of the terms of participa-tion

First come-first served as fundsremain available

Who are our Tribal Assisters?

Barbara Wasserman: located inthe Health Clinic, 360.466.3167

Jessica Ortez, Jessica Gross-glass, Jennifer Martin, KathyBoomer and Mary Ellen Cayou, lo-cated in the Social Services Building

360.466.7216 or 588-2734, 2735,2736, 2737

Feature: Swinomish Tribal Community Affordable Care Act

Why should I apply for Medicaid, I have IndianHealth Services?

Contract Health Services is on a Priority 1 status and is notable to pay for all referrals for outside providers.

If I have Medical Insurance do I have to apply?No, if individuals are already covered by private insurancethat meets the definition of minimal essential coveragethrough their job or family or through Medicare, Medicaid,the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or othertypes of health coverage, they don't have to enroll in theMarketplace since they have met the shared responsibilityrequirement to maintain insurance coverage.

Is Treaty Income exempt?Yes, Treaty Income is exempt and does not need to be re-ported on the application.

What is considered Treaty Income?Treaty Income is considered to be treaty tribal fishing, crab-bing, diving and lease money that you receive.

How do I know if I am eligible for Medicaid?The only true way to know if you are eligible is to visit oneof our tribal Assisters, they will assist you with the applica-tion.

Is the Swinomish Tribe paying for Insurance premi-ums?

Yes, Swinomish will pay your insurance premium if you areeligible for Swinomish CHS and have received a 50% taxcredit. The Tax Credit will be calculated in the applicationprocess.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


What’s Up, Doc?

From the Swinomish Indian Health Clinic, providers Sarah Wilborn and Dr. Monica Carrillo,with combined 26 years of pediatric and family medicine experience.

As most of you are aware, the Swinomish Medical Clinic, follows

the same holiday schedule as other tribal offices. With this in

mind, we have a few recommendations:

When seeking medical care, please take a list of your medications

or the actual medication bottles.

Getting Ready For The Holidays

Request medication refills to last, at least

through mid-January 2014.

If you need medical care when the Swi-

nomish Clinic is closed, we recommend:

Anacortes Family Medicine

Address: 2511 M Ave # B, Anacortes, WA

98221

Phone: (360) 299-4211

Hours: Monday – Saturday, 8 AM – 8 PM

When to go to URGENT CARE

Medical problems that could get worse if

not treated immediately

Asthma

Infections

Minor burns

Cuts that need stitches

Broken bones

Eye Injuries

When to go to EMERGENCY ROOM

Any changes in speech, vision, alertness.

Weakness or Loss of Coordination

Chest Pain or Shortness of Breath

Severe Abdominal Pain

Worst headache of your life. Seizure

High Fever

Severe Burns, Cuts


December 21st is the longestnight of the year.

This is the time of the dark sea-son.

To be in the dark is scary in moreways than one. Darkness limits ourrange of vision rendering us unableto see everything that is around us.

It feels safer when I am able tosee what is around me. At least thenI can know my place in relation towhat I see. When I go to the moviesand first enter the theater, my eyesdon’t adjust to the darkness asquickly anymore, so I feel very for-tunate for my daughter’s guidance inthe blackness of the Cascade Mall orBarkley Village Movieplex.

Sometimes, when the electricitygoes down in the midst of a windystorm it is good to have a flashlight.To be prepared is to possess, close athand, a flashlight with undead batter-ies in it.

My brother, Paul telephoned methe other day. As we talked, he askedme a question; “Do you have emer-gency supplies?”

I laughed and replied, “Whatemergency supplies are we talkingabout?”

He laughed back and said, “Ohyou know. It doesn’t hurt to be readyjust in case we might need emer-gency supplies.”

“Do you have emergency sup-plies?” I asked.

He replied that he had a bundleright by his door, and inside the bun-dle was a sleeping bag, peanuts,canned fruit, peanut butter, a tarp, asmall propane tank, a butane lighter,screw driver, pliers, utility knife,rope, a change of clothes, a couple ofextra blankets, extra hats, and extrasocks, enough to last for 3 or 4 days.He said that he forgot about water,but that he would take care of that as

soon as he got off the phone. Duringthat conversation my brother alsosaid that he had forgotten to put aflashlight in his bundle (he said hemight need one in order to get down-stairs to see if his neighbors wereokay).

This conversation with mybrother came to mind when I heardabout the typhoon that hit Tacloban,the capital of Leyte in the Philip-pines. Our late father, Gurio Villaluzwas from Cebu the island acrossfrom Leyte. One can travel fromLeyte to Cebu by ferry, that’s howclose they are. My relatives are inCebu.

The reason I thought about itwas because the fury of the naturaldisaster that struck Tacloban wasprepared for; according to what waspredicted. And the prediction under-estimated the timing of the stormsurge and the wind velocity. Still,like my brother says, it sure doesn’ttake away and may even add to howwe can respond to unforeseen emer-gency situations, if one can learn tobe prepared. I remember, my mother,and her sisters, Auntie Agatha andAuntie Aurelia, always telling me,“Be prepared.”

Remember those earthquakedrills we used to do in grade school?All of us are at some risk for earth-quakes. Earthquakes can happen atany time of the year.

How about when the electricitygoes out? Many of us have survivedwinter storms and extreme cold.Some of us have even had some ex-perience with floods or threat offlood.

Sometimes all we can do is act inan emergency. Lastspring my daughter andI drove out to WhidbeyIsland to see the houses

that were beginningto slide into PugetSound. Theneighbors whosehouses were not in danger were hav-ing a dance benefit to raise money tohelp the ones who had to leave eve-rything they owned in their evacu-ated home. People living in thoseevacuated houses said they heard aloud rumbling and trees snappingaround 4:00 A.M. in the morning.The landslide knocked one home offits foundation and 33 homes in thevicinity were immediately evacuateddue to the danger of the houses slid-ing into the Sound.

Eleven people from 16 homesalong a road close to the water wereevacuated by boat because the roadwas blocked by the landslide. . Beingcut off from the road, water andpower, residents had to leave. An-other 20 to 25 people were evacuatedfrom 17 homes along a road higherup the hill that was being under-mined by the slide. Land was break-ing away just 10 feet from one home.

There's not anything we can doto stop the movement of the ground.

When it is dark, there is greatcomfort in being with others. Some-how we feel safer and more at easewhen we are together. I think that wecan survive a lot as long as we doour best to be prepared, stick to-gether and, like my brother, thinkabout our neighbors being okay too.

Be prepared and stick together.May we all have a warm Christmasfilled with Light!!

Submitted by Diane I. VendiolaMrs. V’s 2 cents!

Diane I. Vendiola, Swinomish tribal elder, is a regular

contributor to the qyuuqs, continues to serve the tribe in

her retirement, and is a loving grandmother.

‘May we all have a warm Christmas filled with Light!’

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OLYMPIA – It was the mid-1980s, and Roy dairy farmer JimWilcox was worried.

As an owner of Wilcox FamilyFarms, one of the largest dairy pro-ducers in western Washington at thetime, he was concerned how hisbusiness would be affected by theactivities of a new group called theNisqually River Task Force. I waspart of that task force of tribal, state,federal and local governments, busi-

nesses and others charged with de-veloping a management plan for theNisqually River watershed. The aimof the plan was balanced stewardshipof the watershed’s economic, naturaland cultural resources.

Fearing that possible environ-mental regulations in such a plancould put his family farm on the Nis-qually River out of business, Wilcoxquickly joined the task force to pro-tect his interests. But before that, heteamed up with other large landown-ers in the watershed – includingWeyerhaeuser – to try and shootdown any plan that might be devel-oped.

But those fears melted one daywhen the task force was touring the

watershed and our bus broke down.Waiting for help, Jim and I startedtalking. I told him that we wantedhim to stay in business, but that weneeded to protect salmon as well,and that if we worked together, wecould come up with a solution.

He agreed to try. Today, WilcoxFamily Farms is still in business andthe Nisqually River watershed is oneof the healthiest in the state. It’s amodel of how a watershed can be

managed for the benefit of everyone.About that same time, a war was

raging in the woods of Washington.Timber companies, environmentalgroups, tribes, state and federal agen-cies, and others were battling eachother in court over the effects of tim-ber harvests on fish and wildlife. Iasked Stu Bledsoe, executive direc-tor of the Washington Forest Protec-tion Association, a forest productsindustry trade group, to see if hismembers would be willing to join acooperative effort to develop a solu-tion for everyone involved.

He agreed to try. After manymonths of negotiations by all of theparties involved, the result was theTimber/Fish/Wildlife Agreement –

now called the Forests and Fish Law– which put an end to the war in thewoods with a cooperative science-based management approach thatensures a healthy timber industrywhile also protecting fish and wild-life.

We find ourselves in a similarsituation today with the state’s ex-tremely low fish consumption ratethat is used to regulate pollution inour waters. The lower the rate, the

higher the level of pollutants al-lowed.

Washington has one of the high-est populations of seafood consum-ers, but uses one of the lowest fishconsumption rates in the country tocontrol water pollution. State gov-ernment is quick to admit that thecurrent rate of 6.5 grams of seafoodper day – about one 8-ounce servinga month – does not protect mostWashington citizens from toxins inour waters that can cause illness ordeath.

—Boeing, Let’s Talk, Continuedon page 29

Being Frank

To Boeing: “We want them to keep making planeshere in western Washington, but at the same time wehave to protect the health of everyone who lives hereby adopting a more realistic fish consumption rate.”

By Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman NWIFC

Boeing, Let’s Talk


Tribal Archive: Christmas at Swinomish—50 Years Ago

—From the Swinomish Tribal Archive

Thanks to the old issues of La Conner’s newspaper, the Puget Sound Mail,the observances of Christmas a half-century ago at Swinomish come to life.Once again, the Swinomish Ladies Welfare Club brought their community awarm celebration and wonderful memories as all gathered to watch childrenperform on the stage of old American Hall.

Merry Christmas to all from the Swinomish Tribal Archive and bestwishes for a peaceful and joyous New Year!


Native Plants: Native Plants Are The Foundation of Healthy Ecosystems

Could you name the 6 beautiful--and highly beneficial--native plants shown above left?

1.Serviceberry

2.DouglasFir

3.Snowberry

4.Salmonberry

5.PonderosaPine

6.WesternRedcedar

Source: www.solv.org/why-

we-care/plants


SITC: Gift Card Information


SwinomishCommunityArtsSwinomish

Photos: Robin Carneen-Edwards

Photos: Caroline Edwards


CommunityArtsSwinomishCommunityArts

Photos: Michael M. Vendiola


Cultural Events: November Community Dinner Honors Veterans


Here are tips for staying physically,mentally, and emotionally healthy duringthe winter months.

Raise your vitamin D levels natu-rally (without pills or sunlight). We’veall heard about the marvels of vitamin D:heart health, skin health, immune health,mental health….But, you don’t need tosupplement or risk skin cancer to get highvitamin D levels. The big secret is makinghealthy lifestyle changes. For example, ifyou lose just 5% or more of your bodyweight, your vitamin D blood levels willshoot up. Other ways to increase vitamin Dnaturally are to lower your cholesterol,exercise, and eat more fatty fish, such aswild salmon (farmed salmon contains onlya quarter of the D that wild salmon con-tains, 250 IU per 3.5 ounces versus 1,000IU).

Protect your skin! Sunscreen is moreimportant in the winter. There are twotypes of ultraviolet (UV) light from the sunthat damage your skin: ultraviolet A(UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) light.UVB light penetrates the superficial layersof the skin and causes skin to redden; it’sresponsible for sunburn and can also lead

to skin cancer over time. But UVB rays areat least blocked by window glass from thehouse and car and are less intense in thewinter months. UVA light, on the otherhand, penetrates top and deeper layers ofskin, causing cell damage that can lead tocancer. UVA light is tough to avoid be-cause it passes through window glass andstays the same strength all year—so keepup your sunscreen routine.

Get a flu shot—if only to be a goodcitizen. I think we doctors make a big mis-take by telling people to get a flu shot be-cause it can protect them from getting theflu. Most people are less freaked out aboutgetting the flu than they are about the shot.But when 36,000 people in the U.S. diefrom complications from the flu and200,000 are hospitalized, doctors should betelling people to get a flu shot because it’sa random act of kindness and a selflessact. I get the flu shot to promote the con-cept of “herd immunity,” which means I’mprotecting my parents, my kids, their teach-ers, and librarians, too.

Take a class—with a friend. Wintercan be a tough time for many of us. All thatdarkness can take a toll on our mental

health. Plus, humans are social animals thatdon’t do well in isolation, and the wintermonths can be very isolating for many peo-ple. My suggestion is that you and a closefriend sign up for a yoga, cooking, sewing,or scrapbooking class. Not only do thesekinds of classes improve your mental andphysical fitness, but they help fill that so-cial craving that we have as human beings,too.

Eat more plants—the ones that aresources of omega-3 fatty acids. I havenothing against fish and fish oil, but plantsources of omega-3s have as much to offer,and my prediction is that in the future theymay be found to be more beneficial thanfish sources of omega-3. One of the pri-mary omega-3 fatty acids, called alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), is found in manyplants and plant-based cooking oils, butflaxseed (powder or oil), chia seed, andwalnuts are especially good sources ofALA. Recent research is suggestingomega-3s have anti-inflammatory effects,protect the skin, and perhaps even havesome impact on mental health.


Lushootseed: How’s the weather?

?s(h)ayalbut Vex ?u ?e ti suqelbs.(Are you aware that it is raining?)

Xi?. HuL ?uQaOeb.(No. It’s only cloudy.)

hela?b ced ?esOaX.(I’m very cold.)

?es?eXedex I(i)adexesOaX.(Why are you cold (now)?)

?esOaX Ved; ?uAaZ te hud.(I’m cold (because) the fire went out.)

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Native Business: Operating and Capital Budgets

Economicdevelop-ment withinIndianCountry isbeingpushed for-ward at in-creasingspeed asTribes learn

to utilize both operating and capitalbudgets because these tools coordi-nate the allocation of resources, i.e.people, money, equipment, land andbuilding, etc. Success may still behad without utilizing an operatingand capital budget but likely at aslower pace.

Operating and capital budgetstie-together goals, strategy, and tac-tics of an organization. An operatingbudget is a detailed projection of all

estimated income and expensesbased on forecasted sales revenueduring a given period, usually a year.A capital budget is the planning oflong term corporate financial pro-jects using debt or equity to increasethe value of a business, usually threeto five years but can be longer. Anoperating budget is a short termbudget; a capital budget is long term.

A primary goal of Tribal eco-nomic development is to increase thevalue of a portfolio of businesses sosufficient cash is produced to supporta community. A business increasesin value as it is able to improve bothgross sales and net income after op-erating expenses and finance chargeswhich is dependent upon manage-ment’s effectiveness to plan, under-stand, and execute an overall strat-egy. Additionally, success can bedefined in many different ways but

usually tied to profit because the pur-pose of a business is to make profitand a result of profit is cash, the life-blood of an organization.

Jim Stanley freely shares hisknowledge in an effort to foster eco-nomic success in Indian Country.He is a tribal member of the QuinaultNation, Treasurer of the Tribal C-Store Summit Group, and Chairmanof the Quinault Nation EnterpriseBoard. To contact Jim for com-ments, go to JimStanley.biz.

Jim Stanley

Siomi Bobb, a senior at La Con-ner High School, is the SoroptimistStudent Volunteer of the Month forNovember. Siomi regularly volun-teers with serving at Swinomishcommunity dinners, cultural events,and funerals, helping with food,serving elders and just being of helpwhere she can.. At LCHS football

games you might find her serving inthe concession stand. Siomi alsolikes to help with caring for children.She starts right at home by takingcare of her 5 year old brother and 13year old sister when her parents haveto be away. At community events,she volunteers to help care for thechildren so that the parents can enjoythe evening without worrying aboutthem. At cultural events – such asSwinomish Days – Siomi also helpedwith the Three on Three Tourna-ment. At school Siomi helps outwith Leadership Class activities. InLeadership class she does a greatdeal of volunteering at La ConnerElementary. She is also involved inbasketball, softball and soccer.

When asked why she helps, sheadmitted that she doesn’t do it justfor points – but because it is just the

way things are done. Siomi’s com-munity is very important to her.

Siomi’s proud parents are SandyWilbur Bobb and James Bobb.Lexie and Jimbo are her siblings athome. Siomi hopes to attend North-west Indian College or Skagit ValleyCollege after graduation and to even-tually work with daycare or theyouth center in Swinomish Village.Her warm smile reveals that she willbe good at it.

A gift certificate for twenty-fivedollars to Vintage La Conner ThriftStore in La Conner has been awardedto Siomi.

Swinomish Youth: Soroptimist Student Volunteer of the Month – Siomi Bobb

Siomi Bobb


Swinomish Clinic & Fitness Center: Beat the Holiday Bulge!

Boeing, Let’s Talk—Continuedfrom page16

That fact is especially true forAsian-Americans and Pacific Island-ers, as well as recreational fishermenand others who eat more seafoodthan most. For us tribes, fish andshellfish have always been basis ofour cultures. Our treaty-reserved har-vest rights depend on those resourcesbeing safe to eat.

Oregon recently increased its fishconsumption rate to 175 grams perday, the most protective rate in theU.S. We think everyone in Washing-ton deserves at least that level of pro-

tection.Sadly, the effort to adopt a more

accurate fish consumption rate hasbecome one of the biggest publicpolicy battles in the country, pittinghuman health against the economy.Some industry leaders such as Boe-ing are digging in their heels to delayor kill rule-making on a more accu-rate rate because they say it will in-crease their cost of doing business.

To find a solution, Gov. JayInslee has put together an informaladvisory group of tribes, local gov-ernments, businesses, environmentalorganizations and others to help re-solve the issue. That group met for

the first time recently, and althoughBoeing was invited, the companychose not to participate.

That’s too bad, because I wouldhave told them that we don’t wantBoeing to leave the state or go out ofbusiness. We want them to keepmaking planes here in westernWashington, but at the same time wehave to protect the health of every-one who lives here by adopting amore realistic fish consumption rate.I also would have told them aboutJim Wilcox and Stu Bledsoe and themany great things that can be accom-plished when we sit down together tosolve a shared problem.

The holidays are a time for family and food. Everyone make their favorite desserts and comfort holiday dishes.

These foods are usually higher in salt, fat, and sugar. And, because these foods taste sooo good, we overeat them be-

cause we get them only a few times a year. Overeating higher calorie foods may leave you feeling bloated with extra

weight to carry into the New Year. What can you do to prevent the holiday food bulge? Here are some tips:

Bring a green or orange vegetable dish to family meal. Vegetables are lower in calories than starchy foods likepotatoes, corn, pasta, or rice.

Bring a fresh fruit salad bowl. Fruit is naturally sweet without adding sugar that other foods may have. Drink water. Other beverages may have added calories in sugars, cream, or alcohol. Plan ahead with food choices. If you are going to eat pie, skip other desserts and sweet treats. Skip snacking. Snacking on foods before the meal can add several hundred calories to your day before you even

eat a meal. If you are hungry, keep your snack small, what you can hold in your hand. Skip seconds. One plate of food is enough. Eating any more will make you feel overfull after the meal. Eat slowly and enjoy your food. A holiday meal is a celebration, not a race to a clean plate.

Physical Activity and Weight Control

Regular physical activity may help you reach and maintain a healthy weight. Being physically active may also makeyou more energetic, improve your mood, and reduce the risk of developing some chronic diseases.

Physical activity is important for physical health, emotional well-being, andachieving a healthy weight. Physical activity may help you control your weight byusing excess calories that would otherwise be stored as fat. Most foods and manybeverages you eat and drink contain calories, and everything you do uses calories.This includes sleeping, breathing, digesting food, and of course, moving around.Balancing the calories you eat with the calories you use through physical activitymay help you maintain your current weight.

Calories in Food > Calories Used = Weight GainCalories in Food < Calories Used = Weight LossCalories in Food = Calories Used = Weight Control

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Submitted by—Amanda Moody

As children, many of us are taught not to drink a lot of soda or candybecause of the effects it has on our teeth. What we are not aware of is theeffect of using drugs has on our teeth. Not only do some drugs have a lot ofsugar in them causing tooth decay, some prescription and over the counterdrugs cause dry mouth, which causes multiple dental problems. Some drugsthat cause problems to our teeth are heroin, meth and cocaine. They causeyour body to crave sugary things such as candy, and are also very harmfulbecause they are so acidic. Some symptoms to look for drug abuse effectson teeth are broken or stained teeth, tooth decay, gum disease, and mouthulcers. So before you think about trying or using drugs please think aboutthe effect it will have on your beautiful smile, and once your teeth are gonethey do not grow back.

Swinomish Dental Clinic: Drug Abuse And What It Does To Our Teeth

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