qyuuqs - September 2013

swədəbš qyuuqs NewsVolume 47 Issue 9

September 2013

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Moon of the SilverSalmon

“Much of September is ‘moon of the silver salmon.’ During this moon, sil-ver salmon, also called Coho salmon, are fished by tolling with V-shapedhooks made of bent hemlock attached to a line. The other salmon runscontinue in the bays and rivers. Seal hunting and plant gathering contin-ues. During this moon, and the one before, seeds used for trading arecollected.”—13 Moons: The 13 Lunar Phases, And How They Guide the

Swinomish People. By swelitub (Todd A. Mitchell) & Jamie L. Donatuto

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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 | Feature: 75th Anniversary Totem Pole

08 | Feature: The Return of the Pow Wow

09 | Feature: War Chief Canoe Races

10 | Feature: Sla Hal Tournament

11 | Feature: 3-on-3 Tournament

12 | Feature: Community Dinner

14 | Mrs. V’s 2 Cents: Adventures in Honor

15 | Feature: Annual Clam Bake

16 | Being Frank: Every Forest...Food Forest

17 | New Archive & Records Bldg. Invite

18 | Youth Center News

20 | Tribal Journeys: Paddle to Quinault

22 | Feature: Are you ready for fall…?

23 | Senior Lunch Menu

24 | Lushootseed: Where’s my gill net?

25 | SITC Staff Picnic

26 | New Swinomish Clinic Hours

27 | Swinomish Police Department

28 | Native Business

30 | Northwest Indian Health Board

31 | NWIHB cont’d.—Fitness Challenge

32 | Visit Kukutali Reserve

33 | Swinomish Water Resource Prog.

36 | Birthdays—September

37 | Announcements

38 | Community Calendar

39 | Free Ads

qyuuqsAdvisory 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: Ensuring a safe and healthy place to call home

Fall fishing has been a blessingat Lone Tree! We are gearing up forthe top of our run here in the nextfew weeks and it is truly an honor towelcome the salmon home to ourshores.

For many of us, our fondestmemories are within the banks ofthe Skagit and the shores of theLone Tree area. We can rememberwalking through the cattails and eelgrass, between the bullheads andcrabs and within the old cedars,spruce and hemlock trees near theSkagit. The teachings we pass downfrom generation to generation echothe sacred responsibility to take careof all that has been passed down tous. For Swinomish, the importanceof the environment and resources isevident in how we fight for all thatsustains who we have been for over10,000 years. For Swinomish, we

are the People of theSkagit, and the im-portance of the land,water and resourcescontinues to be a pri-ority for us all.

As we continue thethoughts of our fu-ture leaders, let usfocus on another as-pect of education: the2012-13 school year.As we move intoSeptember, we wantto take some time tosend a very impor-

tant message about a few importantevents coming up. To our Swi-nomish children, we hope you had agreat day on your first day of schoolon September 3rd. These are ouryoung leaders of tomorrow, cherish

this time with them, and as always,we will work together to provide thevery best support from our tribalcommunity.

This past August we celebratedour traditional and indigenous wayof life at the Annual Clam Bake atLone Tree. Our elders have sharedwith us the stories of our communitygathering at Lone Tree as a celebra-tion of our foods and way of life.Folks came from all over the SalishSea to gather and share in the tradi-tional foods of Swinomish. This is aplace where we did our trading, mar-riage arrangements, singing and

dancing. It was a place of businessand celebration. On behalf of theSenate and the community, we thankthe Water Resource Team, under themanagement of Swinomish Tribalmember, Todd Mitchell, for theircontinued dedication to restore andprotect our environment and re-sources on the reservation and shar-ing with not only us, but thosearound us, the history of our specialplace of gathering.

In closing, it has been a power-ful time this summer as we battle totell the world that we are invested inthe survival of the Skagit, of ourway of life for today and for genera-tions to come. My thoughts in thisqyuuqs News message stem fromthe root of it all: The Skagit is ourhome, always has been, and alwayswill be for many tomorrows to

come. Many thanks to all of youwho stand strong to ensure our chil-dren have a safe and healthy place tocall home—Swinomish.

“For many of us, our fondest memories are within the banks

of the Skagit and the shores of the Lone Tree area. We can re-

member walking through the cattails and eel grass, between the

bullheads and crabs and within the old cedars, spruce and hem-

lock trees near the Skagit.”

Chairman spee pots

Beach seining at Lone Tree.—Photo by: Tyler Long

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Are you a person who has been

struggling to keep your job? Stay in

school? Get a job? Is it hard for you

to fill out applications? Do you have

trouble following verbal instructions

at work?

You just might have a disability that you

don’t even know about. There are many

types of disabilities that can keep you

from being successful at work, includ-

ing Depression, Learning disabilities,

Drugs/Alcohol addiction, and so many

more.

Gretchen Gahan is the Vocational Re-

habilitation Counselor at Swinomish,

and she is waiting to assist you to do

better in your job, get a job, and figure

out what services might assist you to

successful employment.

Give her a call at 360-466-1343 or on

her cell 360-319-1934 There are many

services open to those who qualify.

Gretchen is in the office on Tuesdays

and Wednesday. You can call her on

the cell phone any day of the week.

Come in for an assessment in a non-

judgmental and confidential environ-

ment.

Both the North end & Village

Chevron gas stations will be gearing

up for the busy months by adding ad-

ditional staff soon.

All tribal members 21 and older

are encouraged to go to HR Depart-

ment and put in an application!

Seeking work?

Chevron wants you!

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RECENT TRIBAL CODE AMENDMENTS

Enrollment: At the July Senate meeting, the Senate made the following changes to the Enrollment Code, found in Title6, Chapter 1 to clarify and/or correct the language of various sections of Ordinance 288 to properly reflect its intent and the in-tent of the Senate. The specific sections changed are sections .030, .050, .100, .110, .120, .130, .140, .150, .160, .170, .190,and .280. Many of the changes are ministerial. However, there are some substantive changes. Those changes concern:

The number of members on the Enrollment Committee (an increase from 7 to 9);

The number of Enrollment Committee members needed for a quorum (an increase from 4 to 5);

To avoid any confusion with the Natural Resources Code, the definition of “Member” or “Swinomish tribal member” nowmeans an enrolled member of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, whether automatic or by adoption. There is no longeran exception for Provisionally adopted members.

Where the applicant’s parent is a member by adoption, proof that the applicant is descended from one (1) of the followingbands of Indians; the aboriginal Swinomish, aboriginal Samish, Kikiallus, or the Lower Skagit Band of Indians.

A child who is in the legal custody of a governmental agency shall, solely for purposes of determining whether that child is“eligible for membership” in the Tribe for purposes of the Federal or a State Indian Child Welfare Act, be deemed to be a resi-dent of Skagit County.

A minor’s custodial parent, guardian or a Swinomish Family Services representative may submit an enrollment applicationon the minor’s behalf.

The burden of proof of dual enrollment shall be on Provisional members by adoption, rather than the Tribe.

The amended code is available for review on our website at http://www.swinomish-nsn.gov. Paper copies are availablefor review at the Tribal Clerk's office, the Office of the Tribal Attorney, the Social Services and Planning Departments, and theSenate’s Executive Assistant.

We are very excited about thisissue of qyuuqs News. We also appre-ciate the positive feedback we receivefrom the community as well as theconstructive criticism.

dahadubs!

[email protected] is anemail that can be used for submittingitems, ideas, and other content forqyuuqs News. Please feel free to usethis email anytime.

A lot has happened in the commu-nity since the last issue! I hope thatyou enjoy this issue that highlights alot of these events. We had such agreat time going through photos andwriting about these memorable times.

Primarily, I would like to wish allof the Swinomish youth a very suc-

cessful school year! As you’ll read inChairman spee pots message, theyouth of Swinomish are our futureleaders. I would add that they are ourgreatest asset!

Featured in this issue are the greatevents that happened during Swi-nomish Days. A lot of hard work andplanning went in to making this eventhappen. A big dahadubs should begiven to Aurelia Washington and herstaff for all of their hard work!

Also in this issue you’ll see pho-tos from Tribal Journeys 2013: Paddleto Quinault. We should raise ourhands to all of the leadership, work-ers, parents, paddlers, and everyoneinvolved with making the paddle toQuinault a success. As well, a big da-hadubs to the Quinault Nation for be-ing gracious hosts.

Also worth mention is our cover-age of the Annual Clam Bake, theback to school fair, a submission fromthe Northwest Washington IndianHealth Board, and our usual contribu-tors. This is a great issue and I hopeyou enjoy it!

From the qyuuqs Editor: Michael M. Vendiola

The view from Lone Tree.—qyuuqs staff

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Oregon State University Swinomish and Samish

Environmental Sampling

This fall researchers from Oregon State University will

be taking environmental samples on a few Swi-

nomish beaches. This work is a part of a project be-

tween Tribes, OSU, and Pacific Northwest National

Laboratory. For this part of the project, the research

team will be collecting butter clams and taking sedi-

ment samples. They will analyze the clams and sam-

ples for various toxic chemicals, and then give us

some more information about what chemicals may

be present in butter clams and sediments. The sam-

pling will take place in northern Turners Bay, at Lone

Tree Point, in Fidalgo Bay at Samish Beach, and on

the west side of March Point. If you see the research-

ers, please feel free to ask them about their project

or offer advice. We are excited for this project to get

underway!

Blair Paulik

Submitted by Jaime Donatuto

Fall Quarter 2013

September 16 to December 6

Registering now for FALL QUARTERMay 20th-September 13th(avoid a late registration fee)

Northwest Indian College/Swinomish Site:Make sure you completed your FAFSA for the2013-2014 school year. If you need help, come andsee me with the required documentation. GayleneGobert, Swinomish Site Manager, (360) 466-4380Ext. 1

Planning on Playing School Sports?

School season is here. If you are planning

on playing school sports.

Please don’t wait.

Call the Swinomish Medical Clinic to sched-

ule an appointment for your Sports Physical.

(360)466-3167

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Feature: Swinomish Days—75th Anniversary Swinomish Totem Pole

On Satur-day, August10th, the Swi-nomish commu-nity came to-gether to recog-nize the 75thanniversary ofthe SwinomishTotem Pole.

Festivitiesbegan in theSocial Servicesbuilding as atribute to theoriginal totemshung there andcarved byCharles Ed-wards. TheresaTrebon openedthe floor withdescribing thehistorical recordof how the to-tem came to be up to current times. The Edwards family sang a family song in recognition of theirrelative. A procession led the family and guests out to the current pole. Kevin Paul, part of thecarving team for the current totem pole, also shared words. Doug York offered a prayer.

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Feature: Swinomish Days—Marks Return of Plains-style Pow Wow

Swinomish Days 2013 marked the return of thePlains-style or ‘Big Drum’ pow wow to the Swi-nomish community. The three day event featuredcontest dancing and singing, intertribal and other so-cial dances, good stories and a recognition of eldersand veterans. Pow wow dancers from all over North-west Washington and British Columbia travelled toSwinomish to participate. Swinomish elder NeahMartin spoke on how the pow wow came to Swi-nomish, recognizing the Paul family.

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Canoes from Makah, Nooksack, Lummi, and Canada travelled to participatein the War Chief Canoe races as part of Swinomish Days. Age categoriesranged from 13 & Under all the way to adult. Canoe races featured eleven, six,double & single seated canoes. The two day race lasted until after 9:00 PM onthe first day, with the men’s-11 race ending in near total darkness. The follow-ing day the first race started at 9 AM to match the Swinomish Slough tides. TheSwinomish youth canoe held a fundraiser to raise funds for traveling. The racecommittee worked hard so that all of the racers could enjoy a great time.

Feature: Swinomish Days—Visiting Canoes Race For The Finish

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Feature: Swinomish Days—Stick Game Tourney Draw Players From All

One of the featured events for Swinomish Days 2013was a Sla Hal (stick game) tournament. Sla Hal, a tradi-tional Coast Salish game, features two teams playingagainst each other by attempting to guess the position theopposing team holds the ‘bones’, two carved game pieces.Teams were competing for cash prizes that totaled $20,000.Also, competitors played for jackets that were sponsored bydonors memorializing friends or family members who hadpassed away.

The three day event featured traditional games and ascramble tournament on Friday. Sunday featured a youth 15& under tournament and a red rover tournament. Saturdayfeatured the main stick game tournament. Teams competedthrough a bracket with games lasting until 4:30 AM Sundaymorning.

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Feature: Swinomish Days—Youth Tourney Promotes Health

Swinomish Days featured a youth 3-on-3 basketball tournament that supported the healthy lifestyle of being drugand alcohol free. Youth participants came from neighboring tribes. Some of the competing teams were also partici-pants in the War Chief Canoe races also being held in conjunction with Swinomish Days.

The tournament featured three competing brackets, 18 and under, 16 and under, and 14 and under. The 18 and un-der champions were the Red Devils from Makah. Team members (pictured above left) were Tyler McCauley, Abra-ham Venske & Cole Svec. The Red Devils won a $200 prize. The 16 and under champions were the Swinomish War-riors. The team pictured above in the middle are Collin LaPointe, Logan James & not pictured Alex Cayou won $175.The 14 and under champions were Ocean Thunder also from Makah. Team members (pictured above right) were ColeSvec, Jericho McGimpsey, Cameron Buzzell & not pictured Gina McCulley. They took home a $150 prize.

Congratulations to all ofthe youth competitors who

are choosing to live ahealthy lifestyle by being

drug and alcohol free!


Feature: Swinomish Days—Community Dinner Welcomes New Dancers, Awards

On Thursday, August 8 the Swinomish community gathered at the Youth Center to kick off the Swinomish Days festivities.The main focus of the gathering was to prepare the community for the weekend long event and kick start in a positive and cele-bratory manner.

The evening started with a blessing by suday (Joe McCoy) and a meal for the whole community. At the conclusion of themeal special guests were welcomed and thanked. The cooks were then thanked and the event moved into the coming out cere-mony for new dancers.

A coming out ceremony comes from the big drum style of pow wow where new dancers are escorted on to the floor and thenallowed to dance around the floor on their own. Swinomish had approximately 12 new dancers. After their first dance each wasintroduced and held a giveaway to recognize special people and the community.

Following the coming out ceremony the Swinomish pageant was held where youth presented themselves with a speech andshared a talent. Apanel of judges helpeddecide who wouldhold the various titles.

The event was agreat learning processfor the youth involvedand the community.


swedebs ~ Community ArtsPow Wow

A drum, eagle whistled…

Tempo is so good…

On and on it resonates…

When tempo ended…

Great grandchildren occupied

Original singers seats.

By Paul H. Villaluz

Blackberry Hunter~Photo Courtesy of Robin Carneen Edwards

Photo Courtesy of Tabitha Jefferson~ Jefferson Photography

Views from Tribal Journeys 2013—Photos above and below courtesy

of Eric Day


Honoring Elders was alive andwell at the Quinault Nation’s hostingof the 2013 Canoe Journey. I amgrateful for the life given to me bymy Elders, namely my Mother andFather. The following are just two ofmy adventures in honor-hood atQuinault.

My favorite experience tookplace on my first day of the hostingat dinner time. As I approached themeal tent I saw a crowd of close to ahundred people all gathered in onespot, at the entrance of the meal tent.I walked to the rear of the crowd togain my place at the end of the line.The line was packed solid with hun-gry people waiting for the serving tobegin. I stood there like everyoneelse.

All of a sudden someone nearme, in a thundering voice and a voicesimilar to my late cousin, Stoney,yelled out, “Elder coming through,”and it was like a giant wave, only itwas a wave of people moving aside,creating a clear path allowing me topass through to join the other grayhaired ones standing at the very frontof the dinner line! It was such amagical experience that the next dayI actually waited until the dinnertimecrowd formed so I could experiencethis grand honor again. And, sureenough, the booming voice rang outfollowing behind me, “Make way!Elder coming through!” Glorious! Iam very grateful to have lived longenough for this gracious honor.

My second favorite moment,among many, occurred on the thirdday of the Quinault Nation hosting.At 9:00 AM my daughter drove the19 miles from Ocean Shores to Ta-holah. We were heading to the proto-col (protocol is defined as a specificcode of conduct or etiquette). Wewanted to listen and learn as each

family followed the respectful codeof conduct that each Canoe Familyfollowed as they introduced theirTribe and Canoe family with tradi-tional song and dance. This was fol-lowed by the sharing of certain jour-ney stories including their family’scommunion with Nature. Protocol isalso the time when the Canoe Skip-per is introduced and requests per-mission to leave the shore of the hosttribe. Also, during each family’s in-troduction/ protocol gifts are ex-changed.

Witnessing the Canoe Familiesprotocols is an opportunity to wit-ness and attain a wealth of teachingsabout how to live together in a re-spectful reciprocal way. Ways thathave helped us and our ancestors tocontinue for thousands of years. Pro-tocol is the time for each canoe fam-ily that has completed the journey toshare their experience with the col-lective. It is an important and sacredtime.

We parked in the Elder ParkingLot. This lot was nearest the proto-col tent, closer than either the canoefamily parking lot or the guest park-ing lot. Most of the spectators werebussed in to the grounds. Generally,these grounds are closed to the pub-lic but we were all welcomed for thisevent.

Elder parking was about 9 blocksor ¾ of a mile away from the proto-col tent. The ¾ mile path leading upto the protocol grounds was overrocky and recently developed terrain,so the Quinault people provided golfcarts to transport Elders to the en-trance of the protocol tent.

At 9:30 AM on Saturday morn-ing the Elder parking lotwas already in overflowmode and so were thelines awaiting rides on

the golf carts. Thegolf carts were bat-tery operated and afew of them werebeing charged and therefore unavail-able.

I was carrying my blanket, mychair, a lunch bag of snacks andfruit, warm clothes for the eveningand my regalia. My daughter wascarrying even more. We waited atthe end of the line waiting for a golfcart to transport us and our stuff tothe protocol tent.

A big white flat bed truck withtwo teen girls riding on the very endof the flat bed, feet dangling, droveby; it stopped, and then it backed upto where we stood. A young twenty-something Quinault man jumped outof the truck and stood in front of me.

“Please, let me carry these foryou.” he said, as he gently reachedfor my bags and blankets. I took thechair strap off my shoulder andhanded over my chair. He turned andloaded my stuff on the truck.

The man came back and said tomy daughter, “Let me take these foryou.” And he loaded her stuff on theback of his truck too. He came backand stood in front of us and askedwhere we were from. We told himwe were from Swinomish. He smiledand said that he would be honored tobring us and our stuff to the protocoltent. Then he said, “I am sorry but Ionly have room for one passengerinside my truck. I can bring one ofyou and then come back for the otherone.”

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.

Adventures in honor-hood

Continued on page 15


The 8th Annual Swinomish Clambake

A meal was prepared for the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and its employees

at the 8th Annual Swinomish Clambake held on August 15, 2013. Every year for the

past 8 years, steamer clams, mussels, and local corn are steam cooked in a traditional

steam pit on the shore of the Puget Sound at Lone Tree Point. Everyone who attended

the event was welcome to watch while the steamer clams, mussels, and corn were be-

ing unveiled from the steam pit. Smoked salmon, fry bread, salad, and cooked pota-

toes were also served for lunch that day. The annual clambake brings the Swinomish

community and its employees together to break bread and to enjoy each other’s com-

pany.

After lunch was served, the people who attended the event were invited to see the Swi-

nomish Interpretive Center located right next to the traditional beach seining shore at

Lone Tree Point.

The crowd waits patiently.

Steam pit.

Lone Tree Point. Cooks gathering the clams andmussels.

The Swinomish Interpretive

Center.

I said, “I can wait.”The young man looked at my

daughter, my daughter looked at him.They both looked at me.

“Do you think you can ride in theback with my crew?” he said to mydaughter. (I guess she didn’t look likean Elder to him.)

“If you drive slow”, said mydaughter.

The young man smiled again andnodded his head ‘yes’. Then he said,“Wait right here while I help her (me)into my truck.” And he took my elbowand guided me toward his truck. Mydaughter followed behind us. Heopened the door to his truck and withhis sleeve wiped the seat where Iwould sit. Then he gently helped me inand on to the passenger seat of his bigtruck.

“Okay?” he asked. “Okay,” I an-

swered. My daughter stood behindhim. He closed the truck door.

Then he picked up my daughterand loaded her gently onto the back ofhis truck, he jumped in beside me andwe were off, ever so slowly to the pro-tocol tent. I glanced behind me to theflat bed and there sat my daughter feetdangling.

As we drove ever so slowly (Iguess he didn’t want to bounce mydaughter off the back of the truck), hiswalkie-talkie crackled and a voice onthe other end asked, “Where are you?”

The young man picked up thewalkie-talkie and said, “I’m on myway.”

The walkie-talkie crackled and thevoice on the other end yelled, “Speedit up, we need help!”

The driver said into the walkie-talkie, “I’m bringing two beautiful

Swinomish women to the protocoltent.”

The voice on the other end wassilent for a minute and then respondedin a softer tone, “Oh, Ok.”

When we got to the tent he notonly unloaded all our stuff, he carriedit all to where we decided we wantedto sit and he unfolded our chairs for usand set them up. And then he said,“Are you okay for now?”

Thank you Quinault for all thatyou gave to us during your hosting ofthe 2013 Journey. But most of all,thank you for the teachings that thisbeautiful young man carries and prac-tices. I believe that as he honors hisElders, he honors his life; as well asthe lives that came before him. Hehonors the chain of life. He will surelyhave a good long life.

Adventures in Honor-Hood—Continued from page 14


Folks up in Seattle are developinga "food forest" on Beacon Hill. Rightthere, near the heart of the city, aplace where anyone can come alongand pick fruit, vegetables, herbs, ber-ries and more. The first harvests fromthe forest are expected this fall.

It’s a great idea. Sharing food andcommunity are two things that I care alot about. Most of my life has beencentered on food and the rights oftribes to be able to harvest their ownfood.

For us Indian people, all of west-ern Washington was once a food for-est.

The trouble is that it’s gettingharder and harder for these forests,rivers and beaches to provide us withmuch food because they’ve beentreated poorly. For us, the U.S. v.Wasso hington ruling that upheld ourtreaty fishing, hunting and gatheringrights came too late.

Since almost the first day thatJudge George Boldt’s decision be-came law, we’ve had to cut back onour fishing because of declining runs.This ongoing decline is being drivenby habitat loss and damage, and it is-n’t getting better.

Shellfish was always a depend-able source of food for Indian people.But pollution from storm water run-off, failing septic systems and agricul-tural impacts threaten that vital food

source.

Wildlife habitat in our forests con-tinues to shrink. More and more ani-mals are being forced into smaller andsmaller areas.

We’re losing our mountain huck-leberries to busloads of commercial

harvesters who come in with rakesand other tools to strip the bushesclean, often causing damage to theplants and reducing future yields.

Salmon, shellfish, wildlife andhuckleberries are all important, tradi-tional and treaty-protected foods. Ourancestors knew their importance.

That’s why theyreserved the rightto access and harvest them in treatieswith the U.S. government.

Projects like the edible food forestin Seattle are important. I hope theymake an effort to include native forest

plants that were once up on BeaconHill before the city came along.

We need to bring our rivers backto life, clean up and protect ourbeaches, and bring food back to theforests all around us.

Being Frank

“For us Indian people, all of western Washington was once a food forest...Thetrouble is that it’s getting harder and harder for these forests, rivers andbeaches to provide us with much food because they’ve been treated so poorly.”

Every Forest Once a Food ForestBy Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman NWIFC


Tribal Archive: Tribal Archive & Records Building to OpenSubmitted by—Theresa Trebon, SITC Archivist

By now many have seen this poster around the SwinomishVillage announcing that on September 9, 2013, Swinomish willbless and dedicate the first building ever built on the reservation tohouse the Tribe’s historic materials. The dedication comes almostseven years after the Tribe began its Archive and Records Depart-ment and 140 years to the day that President Ulysses S. Grant ille-gally removed March Point from the Swinomish Reservation.

Who is that man on the dedication poster? What does the mapmean? Why dedicate the building on that date? To understand allthose things is to learn the story of Charley Isee.

Charley Isee (c. 1836-1905), also known as Captain Charley,lived through the tumultuous time of the Point Elliott Treaty sign-ing at Mukilteo and witnessed the extreme changes that non-Native settlers brought to his homeland. He saw the lands andwaters where his people once roamed freely reduced to a smallstrip of a reservation; he saw the promises made to his people attreaty time repeatedly broken. No doubt it was a difficult andpainful transition for Isee and his community.

But Charley did not sit back and let change roll over himwithout a fight. After witnessing countless settlers stake claims onMarch Point, he drew the line when James J. Conner built a houseon the reservation and began establishing his “ranch.” Charley didtwo things. First, he threatened Conner, (cousin of La Conner’sfounder John Conner), in no uncertain terms, telling him to moveoff tribal lands immediately. Secondly, and more importantly,Charley obtained a map of the reservation’s original boundaries.In 1953 his descendants would recall that “the map came to Char-ley by a white captain who delivered it to the chief when the firstboat landed at the village.” What role the map played in the sub-sequent destruction of Conner’s house is unknown but it was mostlikely the evidence William Y. Deere, the Swinomish Farmer-in-charge, needed. After warning Conner to move off and take downhis house, Deere, the assisted by Charley, set fire to Conner’shouse on August 30, 1870, and destroyed it.

The confrontations between Isee, W. Y. Deere, and JamesConner resulted in two trials held in March 1871, WashingtonTerritory v. Captain Charley, and Washington Territory v. W. F.Deere. The map obtained by Isee was presented at trial and at thattime Judge Orange Jacobs proposed a new boundary for the reser-vation. Jacobs drew an east-west line on the map that linkedSimilk and Padilla bays, thus removing March Point from the res-ervation, an area heavily staked by white settlers, many of whomhad married Native women. President Ulysses S. Grant, followedJudge Jacob’s lead and illegally authorized the new reservationboundary on September 9, 1873.

Isee and his wife, Nancy, not only recognized the historicsignificance of the map of the reservation’s original boundaries,they understood its need for preservation. In 1905 Charley wasinterviewed by University of Washington Professor EdmondMeany. By that time, Charley had cared for the map for over threedecades and he related the story of the Conner confrontation toMeany, “with apparent pride.” Charley allowed Professor Meanyto take his picture, and then asked Meany to photograph his wife,

Nancy, as well. In an era when pho-tographs were an expense that manycould rarely afford people oftenincluded prized possessions in theirimages and Nancy Isee was no ex-ception. She is seen holding adocument, an extremely unusualpose for an Indian woman in theearly 1900s and an indication thatthe paper in her hands was signifi-cant—and important: it is quitelikely she holds the map that the“white captain” delivered to herhusband many years before so hecould use it to defend the SwinomishReservation’s boundaries.

Charley died just weeks afterMeany’s interview and Nancy continued safeguarding the map.Following her death in 1914, her grandson, George Dan, tookover caring for the document. Ten years later Dan opened his doorto Charles Wilbur who had come to ask Dan for the map. Wilburhand carried it to Washington D. C. where, for the first time, amember of the Swinomish community testified before Congressabout the failure of government to live up to its treaty promises.Wilbur presented the Isee map as evidence of that failure, saying“Here is a map given by the department to the old chief, after thereservation was selected. It (the reservation) has been cut . . . por-tions being taken away from the Indians” Wilbur’s testimony thatyear, and also in 1927 for the landmark lawsuit, The Duwamish,Lummi, Whidby Island Skagit, Upper Skagit, Swinomish, Kikial-lus, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, Samish,Puyallup, Squaxin, Skokomish, Upper Chehalis, Muckleshoot,Nooksack, Chinook, and San Juan Islands tribes of Indians v.United States, relied on the original document Charley Isee ob-tained to defend treaty rights in the early 1870s.

Isee’s use of the “White Man’s paper” in defense of treatyrights appears to be the first time a tribal member utilized thevalue of a document to defend treaty rights on the SwinomishReservation and demand justice. Isee’s actions signified his recog-nition of the profound change that had taken place in his world:his people’s traditional way of orally passing knowledge, informa-tion and power from one generation to the next had been replacedby a new world where knowledge and power were manifested inlaws made by a foreign society and recorded in documents thatrepresented those decisions.

In recognition of Charley Isee’s utilization of a document thatrecorded his people’s rights, and his subsequent preservation ofthat document, (which is, after all, the very essence of an ar-chive’s mission) he is honored on the Tribal Archive DedicationPoster. 140 years after the illegal removal of March Point from thereservation, the dedication of the Swinomish Tribal Archive andRecords Building is irrefutable evidence that the Tribe is still here.Still strong. And committed to preserving its past for future gen-erations.

Nancy Isee - 1905Photos by Professor Edmond

MeanyCourtesy of University of

Washington Special collections


The Back to School FairThe annual Back to School Fair was held on August 14, 2013.

Students/parents were given a passport to get stamps from

each booth that was set up for the Back to School Fair. There

was 13 booths set up, including the SITC departments such

as the Education, Childcare/Preschool, Police, Counseling,

Wellness, Medical, Dental, Prevention/Recreation, and Com-

munications department. The La Conner Boys and Girls Club,

Mona Museum, YMCA, and the La Conner Library were also

present for the Back to School Fair. Students enrolled in

school were given a bag of school supplies, and once they

visited and got a stamp from each booth they were able to get

their Back to School gift card for clothes and other school ne-

cessities.

Booths set up for Back to School Fair

Mona Museum and Prevention/

Recreation booths

Police Department and La Conner Library

booths

Childcare/Preschool, Wellness, and

Counseling booths


swedebs ~ Tribal Journeys 2013: Paddle to Quinault


Tribal Journeys 2013: Paddle to Quinault


Some people like myself never

want summer to end, but let’s

face it this is Washington State

and the season ahead always

comes faster than we want it to.

So, why not think positively about

the transition. The students are

going back to school, the smell of

wet cement is upon us and soon

we will all be able to watch the

beautiful leaves turn from a lush

green to a rich brown.

I was born in the summer and

that may be the reason I love it so

much, but others were born in

the fall and now it’s their turn to

enjoy their season. Either way fall

is here so let’s all make the best of

it.

It’s time to pull out that favorite

sweater or puffy vest and put

away those flip flops and tank

tops. Just as you do in the sum-

mer make sure you stay moti-

vated.

Pull out the leaf blower and put

away the lawn furniture. Fall can

be the new spring cleaning.

During those wet rainy days read

that favorite book you’ve been

wanting to read. Or pull out the

dusty crock pot and make a nice

batch of chicken noodle soup.

Halloween is just around the cor-

ner, so why not make some deli-

cious caramel apples or some

warm apple pie. Thanksgiving is

two months away while Christ-

mas is roughly 3 months away.

Start organizing your seasonal

decorations. Have the arts and

crafts somewhere more accessi-

ble for you or your kids to utilize

during the down time.

As a previous college student, I

feel the urge to do more projects

during this time of year and find

myself thinking of more ways to

keep my brain stimulated. What-

ever it is that you do to get you

through the fall and winter, keep

in mind spring and summer will

come around again. So, for now

enjoy the months ahead and the

great food during the holidays to

come.

Are You Ready for the Fall Season? By Caroline Edwards


A recent email by Swinomish General

Manager, Allan Olsen, was sent out to all staff

of SITC recognizing Swinomish elder suday

(Joe McCoy). The recognition highlights a his-

toric time in the recognition of Swinomish

treaty fishing rights.

All Staff:

Yesterday was July 28th, a day that I like to

remember as “Joe McCoy Day.” On July 28,

1960, Joe was arrested by the State Department

of Fisheries for fishing on the North Fork of the

Skagit River south of the jetty that connects

McGlinn Island to Goat Island (the “jetty drift”)

in violation of state conservation regulations

that had closed the area to both treaty and non-

treaty commercial fishers. Joe was fishing in an

18 foot skiff with a 25 hp outboard and a 600

foot gillnet and had 6 Chinook salmon in the

boat when he was stopped by State Fisheries

officers. He was charged with "unlawful fish-

ing" in Skagit County Superior Court on August

4, 1960 and an arrest warrant was issued that

same day. The trial commenced in Skagit

County Superior Court on December 13, 1960 –

the State was represented by County Prosecu-

tors Paul Luvera (now a well known personal

injury lawyer and Walter Dierlien who would

later become a County Judge) and Joe was rep-

resented by Harwood Bannister, the Tribe’s

former outside counsel in Mount

Vernon. Judge Charles S. Stafford (who later

became a State Supreme Court Judge) issued a

40 page written opinion on May 25,

1961. Judge Stafford ruled that the area where

Joe was fishing was not within Reservation

boundaries but it was within the Tribe’s "usual

and accustomed" fishing places and that Joe had

the right to exercise treaty protected fishing

rights there. Judge Stafford found Joe “not

guilty” and dismissed the case against him on

August 31, 1961.

County Prosecutors appealed the decision

to the State Supreme Court on September 29,

1961. Two years later on December 19, 1963,

the State Supreme Court reversed Judge Staf-

ford’s decision and remanded the case back to

Skagit County Superior Court for a new

trial. Judge Rosellini wrote the opinion - Jus-

tices Finley, Weaver, Hunter and Hamilton

concurred in the opinion - Justice Hill con-

curred in a separate opinion - and Justice Don-

worth wrote the lone dissenting opinion stating

that he would have affirmed the decision of the

trial court. From our review of the County

Court proceedings (and Joe’s memory), it ap-

pears that the County dropped the case at that

point and did not pursue any further action

against Joe.

So 53 years ago – yesterday – Joe made a

bit of history for the Swinomish Tribe by fish-

ing the north fork in defiance of State laws that

closed the river and prevented tribal fishers

from exercising their treaty fishing rights. In

1974 – fourteen years after Joe was arrested -

Federal Court Judge George Boldt issued his

decision affirming treaty fishers right to take

50% of returning fish runs in their tribe’s “usual

and accustomed fishing areas,” and agreeing –

for the most part – with Judge Stafford’s origi-

nal decision.

Thank you Joe !!

Allan Olson, GM

From the General Manager: suday (Joe McCoy) Recognized For ‘History’ Making


Vad eWe ti dhuyeq. Where in the world is my gill net?

?uIedad Ved. I took it.

ledxVadex Veleb. Where are you folks going? (now?)

leVube VeA Ii GedsQelbVeA. We are going up to the (river) bank.We want to go camping.

Gat Ii tu?eYdubuAed ?al ti tusesHiLleb. Who found you folks whenyou were lost?

Ti scapa?VeA ti tu?eYdubuA. Our grandfather found us.

Lushootseed:


SITC: SITC Staff Picnic Brings Together Staff, Families For Summer Fun


We will be offering medical appointments Monday through Friday, with same dayscheduling:

Dr. Gil Traylor has joined the Swinomish Health Care Team and will be avail-able Mondays.

Sarah Wilborn, PA-C and her team will be available Monday through Thursday Dr. Monica Carrillo and her team will be available Tuesday through Friday Dr. Mark Backman and his team will be available Thursday mornings 10:00 am

~ noon

For appointments please call 466-3167 and vist with Michele Perry and/or JessicaGrossglass.

Swinomish Health Clinic: Clinic Begins New Hours, Service for Friday

Wellness: Inhalants Submitted By Amelia Felton

Surprisingly, one of the most dangerous types of drugs out there for teens and young adults are Inhalants. Inhalants can range

from Solvents, Aerosols, Gases and Nitrates. One of the most commonly abused inhalants is known as “Whippets” where people

inhale the Nitrous Oxide that is commonly found in Whip Cream Canisters. This is not just done by using the cans of whipped

cream found at the store but also done by using the canisters that are sold for making your own whipped cream at home or spe-

cially designed “Crackers” that will pierce and release the gas in the “chargers” which are small bullet shaped canisters of Nitrous

Oxide. Many other household items are also abused by inhaling the gases or fumes that they produce including “dusters” which

are cans of compressed gasses and air for cleaning electronics such as computer keyboards, aerosol air fresheners and gaso-

line. This is incredibly dangerous and can have significant physical problems up to and including death. This is more common

with younger teens than adults. Below are answers to some common questions about inhalants:

How are the abused?

Inhalants are inhaled either through the nose or mouth in several ways, some items are inhaled directly out of the containers

they come in whereas others are concentrated into another container or object for dispersion.

How do they work in the brain?

Inhalants commonly depress the central nervous system briefly and can cause alcohol like effects such as slurred speech,

dizziness and lack of coordination. More severe effects can include delusions and hallucinations.

How do they affect the body?

Many of the chemicals in the products that are abused have been linked to severe medical problems such as liver and kid-

ney damage, hearing loss and even spasms of the arms and legs. They can also cause irreversible brain damage in a

short period of time as the result of the lack of oxygen to the brain during use. INHALANTS CAN BE DEADLY EVEN

THE FIRST TIME! They can cause “Sudden Sniffing Death” which results in heart failure in a matter of minutes.

If you or someone you know is abusing inhalants there is help available.

Contact the Wellness Program at 360-466-1024

We are here to help Monday through Thursday 8-5 and Friday 8-1

Information based upon articles available at: www.drugabuse.gov/publications


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Native Business: No Surprise StandardThe no sur-prises stan-dard is amindset any-one can havethat allows aperson to bal-ance individualdecision mak-ing to move anorganizationforward whilekeeping con-nected to

other stakeholders within the organi-zation. Stakeholders can be anyonethat a decision might affect. Thesituation one should try to avoid ismaking a decision that surprisesthose affected. Nobody likes sur-prises.

Of course, there is no one rightway to communicate throughout anorganization but it is important tounderstand how information or lackthereof affects people. Often, own-ership of getting something doneshould be held by the party closest tothe task. A simple check in with co-workers can have a large positiveimpact in gaining buy-in from team-mates. Buy-in is important because

it makes change or action easier tocomplete.

Take for example a partnershipwhere a company is owned by twoindividuals. It likely would be bad ifone owner, who tracks company ac-tivities through the accounting sys-tem, purchased expensive softwarewithout checking-in with the otherowner. Spending the company’smoney without consent is most likelyto surprise and frustrate when itreally could be an opportunity toshare intentions, collect feedback,and reinforce integrity in a relation-ship. The owner wanting to pur-chase software might approach hispartner in a manner something likethis:

“We have been talking abouthow to make more money and sim-plify our lives. I believe the new ac-counting system will do just that byreducing the number of redundanttasks needed from accounting and Icould use the time saved to analyzemarket opportunities which wouldbecome leads for our sales team. Ifit works like it should, the growth insales will pay for the accounting sys-tem over the next 18 months. I plan

to move forward but want to knowyour thoughts before I take any ac-tion.”

Sometimes making a decision,informing others of why the actionmakes sense and being open to feed-back is all a person needs to do. It isabout respect.

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


The diabetes rate in American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) adults is 16.1%; almost twice the rate of the total

U.S. adult population (8.3%). Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SPDI): are grants provided to our communities

that have successfully shown positive achievements since 1998. SDPI has literally changed the diabetes landscape

across the Indian health system. The landmark Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) clinical trial led by the National

Institutes of Health (NIH) was the first study in the United States to show that lifestyle intervention including regular

physical activity could reduce the incidence (new cases) of type 2 diabetes by 58% in a diverse population of people at

high risk for diabetes.

Knowing this, the Northwest Washington Indian Health Board has been sponsoring a Fitness Challenge among our

Four Tribes for the past 12 years. The ultimate goal of this annual event is to encourage regular physical activity in

order to prevent Diabetes. There have been many benefits identified from the evaluations over time, including Tribal

Pride, weight loss, increased stamina, time with family, feeling healthy and wonderful prizes. Below you see graphs

of the number of participants per year; this year participation represented about 14% of our total combined population.

It is our hope that we continue to see more people getting active which may result in less diabetes in Indian country.

Some of the participants said they look forward to the next challenge; that these challenges helped motivate them to

exercise even when they did not feel like it. Most people increased exercised by both the number of days per week

and the number of minutes per day.

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The winner of the Challenge was based upon the percent of participants points turned in by Tribe,

2002: Upper Skagit 2003: Upper Skagit 2004: Lummi

2005: Nooksack 2006: Nooksack 2007: No winner

2008: Lummi 2009: Upper Skagit 2010: Lummi

2011: Nooksack 2012: Nooksack 2013: Swinomish

Chairman Cladoosby indicated that Swinomish has earned bragging rights all year.

Since we know physical activity is key in reducing risk of getting Diabetes, let’s aim high, be champions and encour-

age our relatives to increase their physical activity.

If you have suggestions or ideas for increasing physical activity feel free to send us a note at

[email protected]

Submitted by: Northwest Washington Indian Health Board.

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FREE Guided Tours on Kiket Island!

M-F 10AM or 12PM for Swinomish tribal employees and

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Call Tanisha Gobert to schedule a tour with free shuttle

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CLAM PSP UPDATE

TIDE TABLE: Sept 2013 - Lone Tree, Snee-Oosh, N.Skagit Bay (ft MLLW)

Butter Clams sampled by Swinomish Water Resources Program and

analyzed By WA Dept. of Health for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) on

7/31/2013 were found to be

SAFE TO EAT!

Swinomish Tribal Members may conduct Subsistence

Harvesting on the Reservation when the Swinomish

Fisheries Dept indicates beaches are OPEN and the Dept

has issued the digger a valid Ceremonial and Subsistence

Shellfish Harvesting Permit.Jason Thompson and Lexie Adams-Lett collect

sediment samples by boat.

Sun 01 02:44 8.70 ft 09:35 0.85 ft 17:02 9.95 ft 22:52 5.04 ft 6:28 19:51 2:44 17:41

Mon 02 03:37 8.93 ft 10:18 0.69 ft 17:26 10.13 ft 23:20 4.53 ft 6:29 19:49 3:44 18:11

Tue 03 04:23 9.21 ft 10:57 0.64 ft 17:46 10.30 ft 23:46 3.95 ft 6:30 19:46 4:46 18:38

Wed 04 05:05 9.48 ft 11:32 0.73 ft 18:06 10.48 ft 6:32 19:44 5:51 19:04

Thu 05 00:13 3.28 ft 05:46 9.71 ft 12:07 1.00 ft 18:29 10.66 ft 6:33 19:42 6:56 19:29

Fri 06 00:42 2.55 ft 06:27 9.90 ft 12:43 1.44 ft 18:55 10.81 ft 6:35 19:40 8:03 19:55

Sat 07 01:16 1.79 ft 07:11 10.02 ft 13:20 2.06 ft 19:23 10.90 ft 6:36 19:38 9:12 20:22

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is 5, Braedin who is 8, an 11 year old daughter named Sierra and Pedro who is 19. Our family relocated to Mount Vernon a little over two

years ago from Oregon after visiting some family in the area and falling in love with the landscape of the region. It reminded my wife,

Alana, of where she grew up on the Oregon coast. Alana and I are both full-time students at Skagit Valley College. She is working to-

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doors, road trips, traditional gatherings and spending time with extended family. I also enjoy music, good food, reading and writing.

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2013

SEPTEMBER 09—Swinomish Tribal Archive &

Records Building Dedication & Bless-ing, 10:30am

11-13—Our Food is Our MedicineConference, Bastyr University, Seattle

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