qyuuqs - October 2013

swədəbš qyuuqs NewsVolume 47 Issue 10

October 2013

pedxiTxiTil(pud-HWEET-HWEE-teel)Moon of the

Falling Leaves

“Much of October is “the moon of the falling leaves.” During this moon, the last stocks of sockeye, andhumpback go up-river, while silvers and dog salmon are reaching their peak. Fishing and drying salmon forthe winter months continues.

This is the height of the harvest, because the plants are maturing and starting to die. It is a good time togather nettles, cattails, salal, and bracken fern roots. Hunting begins for ducks, geese and other birds asthey return for the winter, and also for larger game such as deer and elk.”

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

Photo Courtesy Jessica Grossglass

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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 | Community Announcements

08 | Feature: Indigenous Health Indicators




12 | Feature: WA Youth Summit Climate Change

14 | Mrs. V’s 2 Cents: The Serving Journey

15 | Feature: Bistro Garden

16 | Being Frank: Fix White River Dam...

17 | Archives: Archive & Records Bldg.

18 | Youth Center News

19 | Beach Seining at Lone Tree

22 | September Community Dinner

23 | Senior Lunch Menu/Jughead B’day

24 | Lushootseed: Are you going clamming?

25 | St. Paul’s Invitation

26 | New Swinomish Clinic Hours

27 | Swinomish Police Department

28 | Native Business

29 | Fitness Center: Impact of Fitness

30 | SHA/SHUA News

32 | Mouth Matters

33 | Invite: Veteran’s Pow Wow

34 | SWRP—Tide Table

36 | Birthdays—September

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:

We have somany wonderfulpeople on ourstaff and it hasbeen an honorfor our Senatorsto share withthem our uniqueway of life andthe values thathave sustainedwho we are as

Swinomish People. We have hon-ored many of our family and friendssuch as Lorraine Loomis who hasworked for SITC for 40 plus yearsand John Stephens, Mary Cayou,John Petrich and Allan Olson whohave all served our members forover 30 years each.

This October we will honor atrue friend of Swinomish, CharlieO’Hara, who has served us for manyyears as our Planning Director andhas served in Indian Country for 35plus years. I still remember hiringCharlie in the late 90s when he cameto us from the White MountainApache Tribe. There he servedChairman Ronnie Lupe for over 20years. Charlie, his wife, Liz, anddaughter Megan have been a richpart of our history. The sharedmemories of laughter, tears and yes,battles, will remain with us forever.

Charlie has been one of ourstrongest friends who worked withus to protect treaty rights for hunt-ing, fishing and gathering, our wa-ters, lands, and resources, human

health of our members, sustainingour ancestral industry of fishing andtraditional way of life. There aremany goals that we have worked ontogether. One that stand out for meis the rekindling of our government-to-government relationship by sta-bling the Coast Salish Gathering andrenaming of the Salish Sea. Anothergreat one is the first state and tribalowned park which we know as Ku-katali.

At the end of the day we valueour time with Charlie and want himto know that he can always call Swi-nomish home. We will always wel-come him with the sound of ourdrums and with our hands raised inhonor of all that he has done for us

today and for our generations tocome. dahadubs Charlie!

Speaking of our future—let meshift gears a bit. We celebrate thereturn of the pink and silver salmonto our waters. It has been an as-tounding fishing season with netsfull of bountiful salmon, pots full ofcrab, and shorelines filled withshellfish! We are thankful for a safeyear on the water and for the Creatorblessing us with the opportunity toharvest resources just as our ances-tors did in the past in the mightySkagit. The fall season is upon usand many of our hunters will be har-vesting elk and deer for our freezers.Please keep them in your prayers fora safe hunting season and safe trav-els. We are blessed to be Swinomish

and thankful for the right to live ourway of life.

As many of you know we haveworked on several large investmentsand in the next few months we willshare more with you all on the eco-nomic development. We will beworking on our annual strategicplanning and will share these withyou soon. There are enormous op-portunities and we have planned andworked diligently to establish sounddecisions for our community. I lookforward to sharing this with all ofyou. I am grateful for our commu-nity and staff who have all been partof the success of Swinomish. Maythe Creator bless you all.

“We will always welcome him with the sound ofour drums and with our hands raised in honor ofall that he has done for us today and for our gen-erations to come. dahadubs Charlie!”

Chairman spee pots

Chairman spee pots and crew beach

seining at Lone Tree, 2013.

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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 21, 2011

by close of business.

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The qyuuqs News staff is verythankful for the generous contribu-tions from community members andSITC departments for supplyingcontent to the qyuuqs News on amonthly basis. The October issuefortunate to have the same qualitycontributions as in months past.

We have featured the IndigenousHealth Indicators for the past fewmonths and we hope that you find itan informative read. This monthscontribution focuses on the very se-rious topic of Climate Change.

Speaking of which, our veryown Caroline Edwards was a fea-tured speaker at the WashingtonState Youth Summit on ClimateChange. She wrote an article on theexperience that you might find inter-

esting, coming from a Swinomishcommunity members perspective.

Since it is fall season some of usare in the midst of the fall harvest.Robin Carneen-Edwards capturesthe experience of the Paul family atthey participated in the distributionof vegetable goods from BistroCommunity Garden. We hope in thefuture to feature more articles focus-ing on communities growing theirown food!

We are very pleased to feature anew monthly article written by ourvery own Swinomish Clinic doctor!Dr. Carrillo and Sarah Wilborn,Chief Medical Officer, collaboratedto write an article focused on build-ing greater health for the Swinomishcommunity.

Lastly, our chairman pays trib-ute to one the great SITC adminis-trators who is now retiring. A spe-cial invitation is featured to recog-nize the great work that CharlieO’hara did for the Swinomish Tribe.

We hope you enjoy the issue!Stay warm and enjoy the season!

From the qyuuqs Editor: Michael M. Vendiola

The view from Lone Tree.—qyuuqs staff

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Chevron wants you!

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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

between Tribes, OSU, and Pacific Northwest Na-

tional Laboratory. For this part of the project, the

research team will be collecting butter clams and

taking sediment samples. They will analyze the

clams and samples for various toxic chemicals,

and then give us some more information about

what chemicals may be present in butter clams

and sediments. The sampling 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 researchers, please feel

free to ask them about their project or offer ad-

vice. We are excited for this project to get under-

way!

Blair Paulik

Submitted by Jaime Donatuto

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?

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 ap-

plications? 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 be-

ing successful at work, including Depression, Learning disabilities, Drugs/Alcohol addiction, and so many more.

Gretchen Gahan is the Vocational Rehabilitation 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 environment.

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A Group Show at the Swinomish Lodge Gift Shop

Featuring Dream catchers by Carneen Allen, Beaded hats and jewelry by Laura

Kasayuli, Beaded leather pouches and jewelry by Yoli Quevedo, Pine needle

baskets and wearable art and jewelry by Robin C. Edwards and more. The gift

store is always open, so please come check out our hand made items. Custom

orders also welcome. For more info contact : (360) 941-7696

Swinomish Gift Shop (Inside the Lodge and next to the Casino):

12885 Casino Drive, Anacortes, Washington 98221

Children’s Church at

Church on the Hill

moves to Tuesdays be-

ginning 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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In May 2013 the Planning Department held a meeting with tribal members to ask about how projected climate change

impacts to the shellfish beaches at Lone Tree Point might affect community health.

We wish to thank the 16 anonymous tribal members that participated and helped us think about important environ-

mental health issues.

Today there are roughly 20 acres suitable for growing and harvesting shellfish at Lone Tree Point. The photo below

shows the Reservation’s present shellfish harvesting area around Lone Tree Point.

The main threat to Lone Tree beaches in terms of shellfish harvest will be sea-level rise

and the overall loss of harvestable area over time. Scientists estimate that sea level rise

could increase dramatically and cause serious reduction in the ability to harvest shellfish

on the Reservation. The next photo shows the potential loss of harvest area due to pre-

dicted sea level rise. By 2100 the area of beach suitable for growing and harvesting shell-

fish may decrease by 27%.

Currently seawalls line 30% of the shore; seawalls stop the natural movement of sedi-

ment and rocks, making the beaches narrower and provide less area for shellfish beds.

The data shows where seawalls exist the beaches are much smaller and narrower than

areas without seawalls.

Existing seawalls on Reservation

Current area of shellfish beds

Predicted reduced future area of shell fish beds

The focus group members were keenly interested in this information. Some commented:

“Climate Change is changing our resources. We are all in fear of what the future is. We

are horrified, but the more you learn the more you learn you can do something.” “Eye

opening program- to see how seawalls are damaging beaches.” “Land protection- how

people think houses are more important than community use.” “Maybe we can get infor-

mation out to neighbors so they can see why this is important to every one of us.”

The program presented a set of questions that asked members to rank their responses

from 1-4. Below are the posted results:

On a scale of 1-4, how are things in terms of Swinomish community health and natural resources now? How might

climate change affect community health (in the year 2100)

Now: 2100:

1. Things are very bad 0% 31%

2. Not very good 33% 69%

3. Looking pretty good 67% 0%

4. We’re doing great 0% 0%

Feature: Indigenous Health Indicators (IHI): Community Health, Climate Change

and impacts to shellfish areas on Swinomish Reservation

Continued on Page 9

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Sea level rise will likely increase storm waves. Scientists have been studying

the impacts of sea level rise for over a decade now and data shows that to-

day’s 100 year flood event becomes a ten year event by 2050. By the year

2100 it will be a yearly flood occurrence. The past few years we have seen

record high tides and storm surges in areas seldom or rarely flooded. It is ap-

parent to even the most casual observer that “something is different”.

The next topic was on how the six IHI are viewed currently by the workshop

participants and how they view them being impacted in the future by climate

change and sea level rise (in the year 2100).

Natural Resource Security components are: Abundance, Access, Sharing.

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate natural resources security?

Now: 2100:





Community Connection components are: Relations, Work, Trust

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate community connection?

Now: 2100:





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Cultural Use components are: Gatherings & Ceremonies, Respect, Fulfill Cultural/Spiritual Needs

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate cultural use?

Now: 2100:





Self-determination components are: Healing, Restoration, Development

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate self-determination?

Now: 2100:





Education components are: The Teachings, Elders, Youth

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate education?

Now: 2100:








Well-being components are: Connection to Nature, Confidence, Resilience

On a scale of 1-4, how would you rate natural resources security?

Now: 2100:





Comments from participants:

“20-30 years ago L.T.P. was hard to go… limits on fish permits. Our funerals, we need healing foods, cultural foods.”

“Education needed on safety of seafood and open/close beaches.”

“My family sings our family song! If there is no earth who are we signing to? We need our youth to get involved.”

“The dikes changed where and how we fished. Dikes cause more pollution-changed tides- changed clam areas, fish

traps at Snee-Oosh were once a week on Wednesdays, but not now.”

“One little change tremendously affected us and the fisherman.” “That history needs to be known.”

“Dredging has to be done to slough—the spoils are dumped on the Swin side—used to be beautiful sand, now it’s

sludge.” “Needs to be told what’s been done to us and continues to be done to us.” “Those seawalls will make a differ-

ence to each one of us.”

“Celebrating First Salmon, Blessing of the Fleet is our family. If we do our ceremonies we will be alright, reminds us

of our culture.”

“We always had fish at funerals: crabs, clams, salmon. Fishermen used to provide it, now Tribe does, which breaks

down family ties and doesn’t allow fishermen to go out and get fish for family and experience cultural tie to grieving

family.”

We welcome comments or questions regarding this information; please contact Myk Heidt at mhe-

[email protected] or Jamie Donatuto at [email protected] or leave a message at 466.1532.


Washington Youth Summit for Climate

The Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association hosted the first Wash-

ington Youth Summit for Climate at the Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, WA on 1 Octo-

ber 2013.

Their goal was to bring at least 150 students together. They estimated that nearly 100

students attended the event either in person or via webcast. Speeches were given from

business leaders, policy makers, educators, planners and other professionals.

The welcoming and opening remarks were from the Washington Chapter American Planning Association President,

Ivan Miller, the host State Representative, Joe Fitzgibbon, and Terry Williams the Commissioner of the Treaty Tu-

lalip Tribes.

The first plenary presentation was about: Making Climate Adaptation a Priority by Ray Quay of the Global Insti-

tute of Sustainability.

The second plenary presentation: We Got This: How Students are Turning the Tide on Climate Change-Student

Leaders Share Their Experiences. Caroline Edwards, from the Swinomish Tribe, was the first of three student pan-

elists. She shared her experience in working with the Swinomish tribal youth and climate change educationm, Pablo

Gomez, from the Alliance for Climate Education and Anna Sophie Vaughan Iglitzin, from the Climate Solutions also

shared their experiences in working with youth and climate education.

The third plenary presentation: What is (and isn’t) Funny About Economics by Yoram Bauman, PhD, and the

“Stand-Up Economist”.

The afternoon was designated for workshops. Workshop 1: The Role of Education in Climate – What is it and what

could it be? Gilda Wheeler, from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Pablo Gomez, from the Al-

liance for Climate Education, and Barbara Chamberlin, from the Bicycle Alliance of Washington gave speeches for

this workshop.

The Workshop 2: The Role of Policy/Advocacy in Climate – What policies are in place to address climate change

and what more can be done? State Representative, Joe Fitzgibbon, Lara Whitely Binder, from the University of

Washington, Paul Andersson, from the City of Bellevue, Ed Knight, from the Swinomish Tribe gave speeches for

this workshop.

The Workshop 3: The Role of Business in Climate – How are businesses addressing climate change and what

more can be done? Yale Wong, from the General Biodiesel, Kathryn Merlino, from the University of Washington

College of the Built Environment, and Robert McFarland, Professor, from the Bellevue College provided speeches

for this workshop.

The morning workshops were recorded via webcast. You can watch the webcast by following the link:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/washington-youth-summit

By Caroline Edwards


We are coming into cold seasonwith sneezing, runny nose, cough,headache, sore throat and sore mus-cles, everywhere. Mucus and swol-len lymph nodes is the way yourbody fights off the viruses that causecolds. Most colds go away on theirown, but can last two weeks frombeginning to end.

Antibiotics don’t make a cold goaway any faster because they don’t

kill viruses. Ibuprofen or acetamino-phen can help relieve headaches,sore throats and muscle aches. Adecongestant may help decrease arunny nose, but call the clinic beforeusing it with children or with highblood pressure. In the past 10 years,acetaminophen (Tylenol) toxicity oroverdose has become a serious prob-lem because people are taking 2-3different cold medications, most ofwhich now have acetaminophen(Tylenol) added. Do not give kidsunder 15 years old aspirin.

Most importantly, take care ofyourself: get plenty of rest, drink lotsof water and keep track of your Tyle-nol use. Chicken or vegetable soupscan provide vitamins and mineralsyou need and herbal teas can besoothing to the throat. A hot showeror humidifier can relieve stuffiness.

Always call the clinic if you havequestions about medication dosing or

questions about your illness. Weshould see you (or your child) imme-diately if your child is under 3months old, if you have a fever of104 ̊F, if you’ve had a fever over 100̊F for more than two days, or if youare having a hard time breathing.

The best ways to keep a coldaway:

Wash hands frequently andhelp your kids wash theirhands properly, particularlybefore eating (fast food,

snacks and candies included)and after blowing your nose,coughing or sneezing.

Remind kids to cover theirmouths with tissue or elbow(not hand) when sneezing orcoughing. Two year olds canlearn this with regular coach-ing.

Clean off door handles, fau-cet handles, refrigerator han-dles, hand rails, keyboards

and remotes, at home FRE-QUENTLY. It’s OK to beobsessive!

Keep hand sanitizer handywhen you are away from awash basin.

Beating the Common Cold

“Most importantly, take care of yourself: get

plenty of rest, drink lots of water…”

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.


Last month as I sat in a commit-tee meeting, one of our Tribal lead-ers came over to me and asked if Ihad received the email that he hadsent to me. “What was it about?” Iasked. “It was a request asking youto replace a board member who hadto step down from one of our com-munity’s project boards.” He re-sponded. I must have looked puzzledbecause then he said I will tell youabout it after this meeting gets over.And he kept his word. When thecommittee meeting was finished hecame over and told me that he wouldsend me detailed information aboutthe board he was asking me to be-come a new member of. He addedthat he had recently been asked tobecome a new member himself andhe hoped that I would join him inattending the next meeting.

Although I already serve on nu-merous boards and committees, Ivolunteered to serve on this board.You may ask, why? You are notalone in asking. I too, am asking my-self, why? Why consent to serve onyet another board?

Sometimes it is good to ask one-self questions. It is good because it isourselves that possess the true an-swers. It is good because sometimesyou are pleasantly surprised withwhere the question leads. I believe inasking myself questions:

When I was about 2 years oldand first starting to walk, I got thenickname “Hobo”*. (A hobo, unlikea bum or a tramp, is more than will-ing to work, but mostly for a shortduration, as their main motive istravel, the love of the journey abovethe actual destination.) My mothertold me that I got that name becausewhen we were out walking on our

way to some place I could not walkpast those big square metal gratingsthey used to have on Seattle side-walks. I would not pass without stop-ping everything to peer down in be-tween the little metal frameworkframes placed over vents in the con-crete pavement. I remember I didthis in order to see what might behidden from my sight down there.(Mostly, I used to see gum wrappers,tax tokens*, and sometimes twocents, but oftentimes there wasmore.) I always felt like I just had tosee, I was curious like that. Thank-fully I outgrew my habit of peeringdown metal gratings before it be-came an obsession and before Iturned 4.

I suppose my curiosity aboutwhat lies beneath the grate, under thesidewalk, hidden from my sight,might explain my reluctance to say‘no’ upon being asked to join yet an-other new and different group of fel-low citizens serving on a board.Every time I join another group, Ifeel like it is my Hobo days onceagain, when I stopped to peer intothe depths of the ground under thegrating. I anticipate le+arning some-thing new. I expect that my perspec-tive will be broadened. And today Imust say that serving on a board orcommittee I am definitely gainingnew and different understandingsabout the needs and interests of mycommunity and even my own needsand interests as well.

How does one explain a group ofpeople gathered together and con-cerned with interests of the collectivegood? What could leadindividuals to sacrificetheir self interests to thepublic good and con-

sciously link theirdestinies to those oftheir ancestors, con-temporaries, and de-scendants?

Perhaps the explanation lies inour identities as indigenous individu-als and within the traditional charac-teristics of the culture from which weoriginate and identify?

Yes, perhaps I and the other indi-viduals serving as members of agroup of people concerned with theinterests of the community reflect thecharacteristics of traditional values:extended family, respectful attention,patience, reciprocity, responsibility,sharing. Perhaps serving as onemember of a board or committee isnot only a challenge but an opportu-nity to rise to the occasion? Maybeit’s like forcing me to get myself out-side as the weather turns cool to gofor my walk. It eventually leads to asurprisingly pleasant, beneficial ex-perience of not only growth but con-tinuance.

“Today, more than ever before,life must be characterized by a senseof Universal responsibility, not onlynation to nation and human to hu-man, but also human to other formsof life.”—Dalai Lama

*Sales tax tokens were made ingreat quantities starting in 1935 inorder to give change for sales taxes.Sales tax resulted in the final price ofitems having fractions of a cent. To-day Washington State’s retail salestax is 6.5%, but individual cities addon additional percentages.

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.

The Serving Journey


A Family outing to the Bistro GardenSubmitted by Robin Carneen Edwards

Patricia and Michael Paul have been picking and gathering vegetablesto distribute to members of the tribal community. They frequent Margaret'Peggy' Schafer's garden, called The Bistro Garden. This garden providesfresh food for her restaurant in La Conner, called Marion's Bistro.Recently, Patricia invited Swinomish Tribal members Robin C. Edwards;Carneen Allen; Scott Charleston; and Carrie & Joey Bill's children (Rachel/Doug & Allen) to go on a family outing to learn how to pick veggies. Theyalso helped make up care packages for their own homes and for homesPatricia & Michael distribute to. It is such a treat to find Peggy's veggies atour/your door.

It is a beautiful garden with a variety of healthy homegrown products.The veggies have been useful in recipes; salads and have even been cannedfor future uses. Everyone is grateful for Peggy's generosity & thoughtfulness,as well as Patricia & Michael's community service. We learned by our experi-ence with them, that it is hard work. It was also an educational outing wherewe learned where our some of our food sources come from & that these arehealthy food choices we can include in our every day meals and diet.


OLYMPIA – A crumbling 103-year-old fish-blocking diversiondam and inadequate fish passagesystem on the White River nearBuckley need to be replaced becausethey are leading to injury and deathfor hundreds of threatened salmon,steelhead and bull trout, slowingsalmon recovery efforts in the riversystem.

It’s common for some adultsalmon to display a few cuts,

scrapes and scars by the time theycomplete their ocean migration andreturn to spawn. That can take twoto six years depending on the spe-cies.

But more and more fish are nowbeing found at the foot of the diver-sion dam with gaping wounds andother injuries caused by exposedwooden boards, steel reinforcementbars and other parts of the deterio-rating structure. Many of those fishlater die from their injuries.

At the same time, an explosiverevival of pink salmon has over-whelmed the inadequate trap-and-haul fish passage system operated

by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi-neers. At two years, pink salmonhave the shortest life cycle of allsalmon and are abundant in thePuget Sound region. Pink salmonreturns to the White River have shotup in the past decade from tens ofthousands to close to a million.

That’s led to massive crowdingof returning adult spring chinook,steelhead and migrating bull trout atthe foot of the diversion dam where

salmon continually try to leap overthe structure – injuring themselvesin the process – in their effort tomove upstream and spawn. All threespecies are listed as threatened underthe Endangered Species Act.

The diversion dam, constructedin 1910, sends water from the riverto Lake Tapps. The dam preventsadult salmon from reaching the MudMountain Dam farther upstream,which is also impassable to salmon.Instead, fish are collected in a 73-year-old trap just below the diver-sion dam, then trucked upriver andreleased above Mud Mountain Dam.

There’s been a lot of talk but noaction to fix the fish passage prob-

lem in the river.

Back in 2007, the National Ma-rine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is-sued a biological opinion under theEndangered Species Act requiringthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineersto upgrade the fish trap. So far, theCorps has ignored the order, claim-ing that it doesn’t have the money.NMFS, meanwhile, has turned ablind eye to the Corps’ documentedillegal killing of ESA-listed salmon.

In 1986, only a handful of springchinook returned to the White River,but today those returns number inthe thousands because of the coop-erative efforts of the Muckleshootand Puyallup tribes, state govern-ment and others.

The Corps and NMFS need tostep up to the plate and do their jobs.When they don’t, what they arereally saying is that salmon, treatyrights, and years of effort and in-vestment by so many of us here inPuget Sound don’t really matter.

Being Frank

“The Corps and NMFS need to step up to the plate and dotheir jobs. When they don’t, what they are really saying isthat salmon, treaty rights, and years of effort and investmentby so many of us here in Puget Sound don’t really matter.”

By Billy Frank, Jr., Chairman NWIFC

Fix White River Dam, Fish Passage


Tribal Archive: Blessing and Dedication of New Archive Building

Submitted by—Michael M. VendiolaSeptember 9 is a significant

date in Swinomish history. OnSeptember 9, 1873 PresidentUlysses S. Grant authorized anew reservation boundary forthe Swinomish Indian TribalCommunity. This redrawing ofthe tribal boundary essentiallycut off what is now calledMarch Point from the northernborder of the tribe. However,there exists a previous map that shows the tribal boundaryintact prior to 1873 giving question to the legality of thePresident’s authorization.

September 9, 2013 seemed to be a fitting day to dedi-cate the new Swinomish Tribal Archive and RecordsBuilding, located immediately west of the John K. BobbMemorial Ball Field, in between the Swinomish Smoke-house and the canoe shed. Theresa Trebon, SITC Archivistplanned accordingly for this specific day to bring recogni-

tion to stories that have allbut disappeared. As thestory was retold at the be-ginning of the dedication,various heads nodded inagreement amongst theapproximately 75 tribalemployees, members,

senators andgreater commu-nity memberswho had gath-ered.

Michael Ven-diola served asthe speaker forthe event. Tribal

elders and re-spected community members were called forward to bewitnesses to remember the occasion and to bring the story

forward to any whowould ask what oc-curred at the event. su-day (Joe McCoy) wasasked to do an openingprayed and blessing forthe new building. Also,Senator wa-lee-hub

(Kevin Paul) was asked to offeran opening song for the occa-sion. Senator taleq tale II (BarbJames) also welcomed all at thegathering on behalf of the Swi-nomish Tribe.

A special event that occurred atthe gathering was a generousdonation from the McGlinnfamily. A canoe was gifted backto the tribe after the owners,collectors of Northwest tribalartifacts, were seeking the mak-

ers of a canoe they had found in a fellow collector’s stor-age. The McGlinn family had spent a couple years tryingto locate the tribe where the canoe had came from with noluck. Until the McGlinn’s and a family friend attended the2011 Paddle to Swinomish and by chance spotted a smallphoto on Theresa Trebon’s informationtable at the Tribal Journey’s gathering.The canoe was immediately identifiedby auniqueknot inthe woodwhichappearsnear thefront ofthe ca-noe. The photo was of a young Bob Joe and his father An-drew Joe kneeling with a canoe An-drew had carved. The McGlinn’swere relieved to find the canoe’shome! Receiving the canoe on be-half of the tribe were Kateri Joe,Andrew Joe’s granddaughter, andtaleq tale II (Barb James) on behalfof the Senate.

Following all of the work eachwitness came forward to share in-sights on what they had seen fromthe day’s event. Each speaker ad-dressed new perspectives while sup-porting each previous speaker’swords. Finally the Swinomish Ar-chive and Records building wasopened up and guests were allowedto take a tour of the new facility.


Fisheries: Beach Seining at Lone TreeAll photos this page courtesy of Jessica Grossglass

A few of the Swinomish

crews worked hard for this

year’s beach seining at

Lone Tree. A collaborative

effort was made by all as

each crew helped with reel-

ing in nets for a big catch!


swedebs ~ Community Arts

Swinomish Canoe Participates in Salmon Homecoming Ceremony at Seattle Waterfront

Photos this page by Eric Day


Cultural Events: September Community Dinner


Lushootseed: When are you going clamming?

Lilex ti?e seSuO The tide is going far out.

Pe(d)tab Ii A(u)ads?aHu?iluA. When are you going clamming?

Xu?ele? ?al Ii tilXi. Maybe in a while.

?esleqc Vex (?)u. Did you hear me?

?i. ?esleqcid Ved. Stab I(i) adsXaO. Yes. I hear you. What do

you want?


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

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 Jes-sica Grossglass.

Tell us a bitabout yourbackground:

I grew up inrural PugetSound andattributemuch of myconnection

with nature to a childhood spent ex-ploring the woods and waterways ofwestern Washington. I was away thepast ten years, working and studyingin various places from California toWashington D.C. I even stayed inCentral Asia for a couple months. Inearly 2013, I returned home toWashington State and currently livein Olympia.

What kind of work were youdoing prior to coming to Swi-nomish?

A love of wildlife led to workingin zoos and aquariums for manyyears, including Point Defiance Zoo& Aquarium, San Diego Zoo, and

the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. Ingraduate school, I interned withWorld Wildlife Fund exploring waysto merge sustainable environmentalpractices with humanitarian recoveryactions around the world. Shortlybefore joining the Puget Sound Part-nership, I spent several months on ariparian buffer stream study withWashington Department of Fish andWildlife. I studied peacebuilding,conflict resolution, and environ-mental policy at American Univer-sity in Washington D.C. and biologyat the University of Puget Sound inTacoma.

What are the duties of yournew position?

My main duty as the new Eco-system Recovery Coordinator (ERC,for short) with the Partnership is toprovide support for continuingsalmon and ecosystem recoverywork in the Skagit watershed andgreater Puget Sound region. I con-nect with local, regional, and tribalgovernments, science teams, policy

bodies, environmental advocates,business interests and citizens groupsto help link local priorities for recov-ery actions with regional plans andfunding programs. With that goal inmind, I have been busy over the lastmonth meeting and making connec-tions with many of the key peoplededicated to these goals in our area.Please introduce yourself when yousee me around!

What are some interesting factsabout you that you don’t mindsharing?

I love hiking, yoga, horsebackriding, and boating, whenever I havean opportunity. My great aunts livedon Big Lake in Skagit County andgave me my first water skiing les-sons there as a child. When I wasolder, my Aunt Nancy Jane was alsoparticularly instrumental in encour-aging and supporting my education.It is significant to me now to be giv-ing back a part of that gift by work-ing toward the restored health of thisbeautiful area.

Swinomish Welcomes New Staff: Leah Kintner

Leah Kinter


Native Business: The Strength of Welcome

A proper

welcome

sets the

tone of a

meeting

and when

done right,

can have a

strong-

productive

impact by

creating

positive

feelings between people and motivat-

ing whoever is receiving the wel-

come, to play their role.

I recently attended the Ellensburg

Rodeo and witnessed a wonderful

welcome. The announcer was inclu-

sive of all groups within the stadium

including veterans, riders, fans, lead-

ership board that organized the

event, and the Yakima Nation. The

effect of the warm and inviting wel-

come was a strengthened sense of

community as each group was recog-

nized.

Veterans were thanked for their

commitment and sacrifice to defend

our country so we, the citizens of the

United States, may have freedom.

Riders were acknowledged for their

willingness to compete and sustain

the vitality of the cowboy-way. Fans

were appreciated for their attendance

and spending money to support the

rodeo. The leadership board was

thanked for their time spent bringing

resources together and coordinating

many things in order to conduct the

event. Then there was the Yakima

Nation. This was my favorite part of

the entire trip.

To kick-off the day, riders from

the Yakima Nation rode horseback

down the side of a hill. Fans from

inside the stadium watched as 10 rid-

ers, dressed in traditional form,

slowly and deliberately approached

the stadium. It was powerful as the

announcer told their story of resil-

ience to live off the land and survive

harsh winters because they under-

stood how to work with the land. He

went on to mention that Ellensburg is

the land of the Yakima People and

they are a strong People because they

know where they have come from.

When the ten riders entered the sta-

dium so too did another 100 Yakima

people, ranging in age from elders to

children. They formed a circle at the

center of the arena. Then something

wonderful happened. The announcer

invited attendees from the stands to

join the Yakima Nation to symbolize

one community. I took my 7 and 4

year olds to the floor of the arena.

Over the course of 20 minutes about

400 people migrated from the stands

to the dirt floor. Two circles were

formed. Yakima Tribe maintained

the inside circle and guests the out-

side. Then the Yakima began to

move in a counter-clockwise rotation

so that every attendee from the outer

ring could shake the hand of each

tribal member. The impact was pow-

erful. My kids thought it was the

coolest to be inside the arena giving

high-fives and seeing up-close the

full traditional outfits. I was thankful

for the opportunity to share the ex-

perience of another Native commu-

nity, “cousins” as I told my girls, so

that I could reinforce how special it

was to be who they are. The experi-

ence brought back the words I heard

as a child from my Uncle, “Be proud

of your people, be proud of who you

are.”

My family and I had a really

good time at the Ellensburg Rodeo

and I know because of the warm, in-

viting, and inclusive welcome I spent

more money than I planned. It felt

good to support an event that

preached community and I was

happy to play my part as an attendee.

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

Jim Stanley


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Hello, my name is Jacob Tully andI was recently hired to replace EricHaskins as the GIS Specialist in thePlanning Department. I grew up inGrand Rapids, Michigan but havebeen in the Pacific NW for eightyears. Prior to coming to workhere, I was working as data analystfor a small consulting company andcompleting my Master’s degree inGeography at WWU. In my sparetime, I enjoy cooking, being out-doors, music, and rooting for theDetroit Red Wings.

New Staff in Planning: Jacob Tully

Wellness Program: Swinomish Wellness Program Opens New Space

Swinomish Social Services recently renovated a portion of the

Social Services building to meet the growing needs of the

Swinomish Wellness Program directed by Dawn Lee. The

new space which is next door to the previous location of the

Wellness Program features larger group meeting space, pri-

vate offices for staff and a larger reception area for clients.

The Wellness Program is in full swing and offers a variety of

programs for Swinomish community members.

A well lit meeting space will provide a great place to meet.

The new reception area is roomier in the new space.

Office space to meet with clients will benefit the pro-

gram.


Submitted by: Laura Kasayuli, Swinomish Dental Clinic


CLAM PSP UPDATE

TIDE TABLE: Oct 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

9/17/13 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.

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Day High Low High Sunset Moonrise MoonsetLow High Sunrise

A giant moth lands on Lexie Adams-Lett’s

arm while doing fieldwork.

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