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A PUBLICATION OF SQUAXIN ISLAND TRIBE

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Vince Henry and Patti Puhn Are Elected toTribal Council During Annual General Body Meeting

Vince Henry was elected Secretary and PattiPuhn Treasurer of the Tribal Council dur-ing the annual General Body meeting onSaturday, May 3.

The meeting began at approxi-mately 10:00 a.m. after a quorum of 145members were signed in. Tribal ChairmanDavid Lopeman greeted everyone and of-fered special recognition and appreciationfor Vicky and Tully Kruger who volunteeredtheir time and money to support tribalyouth in numerous cultural activitiesthroughout the year.

“Thank my mom (MyrtleRichards),” Vicky said “It’s a gift she gaveme.”

Outgoing Tribal Council SecretaryPete Kruger named all those who had passedaway during the past year and asked for amoment of silence in their honor. RoseAlgea offered blessings and Council ViceChairman Andy Whitener named the vet-erans and thanked them for their service.

Also nominated for Tribal CouncilSecretary were Misti Saenz-Garcia, BeverlyHawks, Will Penn, Arnold Cooper and PeteKruger.

Nominated for the Treasurer posi-tion were Steve Sigo (outgoing member)

and Herb Johns. Following the Tribal Con-stitution election procedures, both electionsran simultaneously.

While ballots were being counted,Robert Whitener, Jr., Chairman of the

Federal Grant Aids SquaxinBroadband ProjectThe Agriculture Department’s Rural Utili-ties Service has awarded a grant of $735,250to Hood Canal Communications for aproject that will bring new high-speed tele-communications links to the Squaxin IslandTribe, three Washington lawmakers said.

U.S. Senators Patty Murray andMaria Cantwell, along with CongressmanNorm Dicks, were informed May 16 thatthe Squaxin grant was among a group of 40projects selected from around the nation forfunding this year as part of the agency’s ef-fort to extend broadband connectivity torural areas in the U.S.

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CANOE PRACTICEMondays and Wednesday at Arcadia Point @ 5:00CANOE PRACTICEMondays and Wednesdays at Arcadia Point @ 5:00

Vince Henry, Sr. Patti Puhn

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KLAH-CHE-MINS Q U A X I N I S L A N D

T R I B A L N E W S

70 S.E. Squaxin LaneShelton, WA 98584

PHONE: (360) 426-9781FAX: (360) 432-0858

Articles and opinions expressed in thispublication are not necessarily the opinionsof this publication or the Tribal Council.

The Klah-Che-Min encourages TribalMembers to submit letters, articles,photographs and drawings to be consideredfor publication, but are subject to editing.

Contributing writers and artists includeSquaxin Island community members & staff.

Submissions Deadline:15th of each month

SQUAXIN ISLANDTRIBAL COUNCIL:DAVID LOPEMAN: ChairmanANDY WHITENER: Vice ChairmanVINCE HENRY: SecretaryPatti Puhn: TreasurerPAULA HENRY: First Council MemberROY PEREZ: Second Council MemberCHARLENE KRISE: Third Council Member

Klah-Che-Min Staff:THERESA M. HENDERSON: EXT. #3945thenderson@squaxin.nsn.us

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Little Creek Casino intends to purchase artproduced exclusively by members and de-scendants of the Squaxin Island Tribe foruse in it’s upcoming hotel.

The new hotel will become a showcaseof local art and artists utilizing the pieces ascultural teaching tools and an expression oftribal identity, casino officials say.

The executive staff of the hotel and it’sart committee is offering an opportunity toschedule a showing of your work June 25thand 26th from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in thenew showroom.

Primarily there is a need for print, de-fined as any piece of art which can be re-produced in large quantities as limited edi-tions, matted and framed for secure hang-ing in the lobby and on guestroom walls.

Four primary pieces will be selected andreproduced in quantities of approximately80. An additional four secondary pieces willbe chosen and reproduced in a quantitiesof 16. Not all pieces need to come from thesame person, so there may be as many as 8artists. Likewise, the hotel art committeemay choose to select multiple pieces fromone individual.

The medium, style and focus are allopen to individual interpretation and thecommittee encourages art that blends tra-dition with progress.

“We believe the nature of art is such thatit is ever evolving, sets aside boundaries,opens new ways of thinking and establishesnew ideals,” a casino spokesperson said.

“We appreciate the nature and heritageof art for the Squaxin people and will con-sider all pieces presented for potential usein the hotel, both traditional and non-tra-ditional.”

There will also be an opportunity for aselect number of “feature pieces” to be usedin the public spaces of the hotel. These mayinclude, but are not limited to, masks,drums, carvings, glass, historical photos,cedar mats and basketry. Because of theplacement of these items, art of a moremulti-dimensional nature which can bemounted or securely hung from a wall orvertical surface, is preferred.

The hotel art committee will also ac-cept proposals for “Signature” pieces that

will be definitive of the hotel and the peopleof the Squaxin Island Tribe.

Hand sketched ideas with a detailed de-scription of the piece(s) are an acceptableform of submission. After acceptance ofconceptual drawings and ideas, detailed di-mensions, including weight and mountingtechnique, will be required for approval.

Signature WallThere will be a “signature wall” in the hotellobby. All pieces must fit together comfort-ably on a wall space approximately 14 feetwide by 18 feet tall. One possibility is sevencarved or painted paddles representing eachband/inlet watershed area of the SquaxinIsland Tribe. Paddles would be consideredas individual pieces and could be made bymultiple artists or a single person.

SculptureA wall mounted sculpture of substantial sizeis needed over the front desk. This pieceshould represent the “People of the Water”theme. This piece should also represent theTribe’s tradition and progress. Materials,shape and style are open to interpretation.This item will be the largest piece on per-manent display and will be featured almostas prominently as the fireplaces that definethe lobby of the hotel. An example may bethree large overlapping salmon mounted onthe wall.

Criteria and Scheduling InstructionsCRITERIA1. Artwork MUST be on a professional

level.2. The piece(s) should be compatible with

or match hotel color pallets. Pieces thatdo not fit the design package will NOTbe considered.

3. Each piece MUST be from a SquaxinIsland artist no younger than 15 yearsof age. An announcement will followat a later date regarding the submissionof youth art for rotational displaywithin a special gallery space at the ho-tel!!!

4. Please bring originals, prints, photos orother representation of proposed pieces.

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5. Multiple pieces from individual artistsmay be considered.

6 All print artwork will need to fit a frameand matting equal to 30” x 42” or 36”x 54”provided by the hotel.

7. Each piece will be available forreproduction in quantity, including (ifneeded) enlargement or reduction ofprint while retaining the same qualityas original. Example: an original 8 1/2x 11inch piece would be resized UP tofit a frame of 30 x 42 inches with mat-ting, and must retain the same qualityas original 8 1/2 x 11 inch piece.

8. Prints purchased as “limited editions”at an agreed upon price per print willbe signed and numbered and providedas a poster print by the artist in a num-ber to be decided by the hotel. The art-ist will retain the rights to the original.

9. Original pieces that are purchased at anagreed upon price will be signed by theartist and become the sole property ofthe hotel. The artist and hotel maychoose to negotiate the reproductionrights.

10. Artists may submit up to 8 pieces percategory.

11. Artists should include a brief (no morethan one page) statement withthe original piece, including artist’sname and the piece’s title, date of pro-duction and description of why theyproduced the piece and what it means.This information will be posted withthe piece for public view.

12. The hotel, in conjunction with the artcommittee, will make all final decisionsconcerning purchase of each piece.

13. Any work that differs in quality or isinconsistent from that viewed and ac-cepted by the hotel and art committeemay be disqualified at the discretion ofLittle Creek Casino or it’s representa-tives.

14. Little Creek Casino reserves the rightto use artwork from other sources in theevent submitted entries do not meet theneeds of the hotel, the approved designpackage or budget of the hotel.

HOTEL ART COMMITTEEAn art committee consisting of 5 people, 3casino executives and 2 members of theSquaxin Island Heritage Committee, willview all art submissions. All members ofthe hotel art committee will be excludedfrom submission of art to prevent a conflictof interest from occurring. Based on thecriteria above, this committee will makerecommendations to the Casino ExecutiveBoard on purchase and placement of pieces.

SCHEDULINGPlease contact Samuel Askew, Director ofHotel Operations at 360-427-3052 for atime and date to show your artwork. Timeblocks of approximately 30 minutes will bemade available for each artist. Plan to ar-rive 15 minutes ahead of your scheduledblock.

Again, the presentation opportunity willoccur only as noted in this announcement.If you are not able to be present, please planfor a representative to show for you.

Scheduling began on Wednesday, May21. Call the number above. If you are un-able to contact Sam in person, please leavea name and number so that he may contactyou.

Any further questions can be directedto Samuel Askew at 360-427-3052 or MikePeters at 306-427-7711.

Please keep in mind that this is a call tomeet the INITIAL needs of the hotel foropening, and will be followed by other op-portunities after the successful start of ho-tel operations. If a piece submitted for con-sideration at this stage is not selected, itDOES NOT exclude it from considerationor acceptance at a future date when the hotelexpands its collections. Like all businesses,the casino plans to grow, and immediateneed is not necessarily the perceived finalideal in terms of art within the display col-lection.

Sen. Patty Murray, who has devel-oped a statewide rural telecommunicationsworking group to help bring broadbandservices to underserved areas, said, “this isgreat news for the Squaxin Island Tribe.Access to technology is critical for tribes’economic development, education andhealth care, and this grant will bring newbenefits and opportunities to the area. Isalute Hood Canal Communications fortheir partnership in bringing high-speedaccess to the members of the Squaxin Tribe.”

“These new telecommunicationslinks will play a vital role in bringing theopportunities provided by the informationeconomy to the Squaxin Island Tribe,”Cantwell said. “I am pleased this grant ap-plication was approved and am looking for-ward to seeing its benefits in the comingmonths and years.”

Sixth District Congressman NormDicks, who also supported the Tribe’s grantapplication, said that “access to broadbandservices is absolutely critical in the infor-mation economy and we must continue toprovide the same opportunities to rural ar-eas that are available in cities. I am tremen-dously impressed by Hood CanalCommunication’s commitment to improv-ing telecommunications infrastructure inour area, and in helping create economicopportunities for the members of theSquaxin Tribe.”

Along with the $735,250 grant,Hood Canal Communications will contrib-ute $129,750 to facilitate this project. Inaddition to providing broadband connec-tions to each Squaxin resident, computersand network support will be provided tothe Community Center and the LearningCenter.

Hood Canal Communicationswould also like to thank Senator TimSheldon, Representative Kathy Haigh, Rep-resentative Bill Eickmeyer and the MasonCounty Commissioners for their supportof his grant.

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Capitol Lake HerbicideDebate Approaches ApexMilfoil proposal set for voteJohn Dodge, The Olympian - Decision timeis drawing near on a state Department ofGeneral Administration proposal to use anherbicide this summer to kill Eurasian mil-foil in Capitol Lake.

At a public meeting in mid-May, themajority of the 20 people in attendance op-posed the use of a chemical to eliminate theinvasive aquatic plant first discovered in thelake in 2001, General Administration plan-ner Dave Schilperoort said.

He said the state agency needs todecide by early June if it will go forwardwith the $110,500 project to apply thechemical Fluridone to the entire lake fourtimes at two-week intervals in July and Au-gust.

"We want to hit it when the milfoilis actively growing," Schilperoort said.

He said multiple applications areneeded to obtain the necessary, several weekcontact time between the chemical and theindividual plants.

That's because the water doesn'tstay in the lake longer than several days be-fore it discharges to Budd Inlet.

"Retention time of the lake water isthe real wild card in all of this," Schilperoortsaid.

Squaxin Island Indian tribal officialsare pointing to the milfoil infestation as an-other reason why the lake should be re-turned to a free-flowing, Deschutes Riverestuary.

"The real problem isn't milfoil; theproblem is Capitol Lake's shallow and warmwater that creates prime growing conditionsfor milfoil and other invasive species," saidtribal policy analyst Jeff Dickison. "The onlyway to eliminate the problem, and perma-nently remove milfoil, is to restore theDeschutes estuary."

Milfoil is typically found in lakes,but can survive in slightly salty -- brackish -- water, said Portland State University ecolo-gist Mark Sytsma.

"It's tolerant of some saltwater, butit probably wouldn't survive in the lake'snorth basin, it if was an estuary," he said.

Dickison said Fluridone is restrictedfrom use in saltwater, suggesting it might

The Squaxin Island Tribe has launched awebsite dedicated to information on therestoration of the Deschutes River estuary.

Ever since the State of Washingtondammed the Deschutes River on the tide-lands of Budd Inlet, creating Capitol Lakein the 1950s, the estuary has been dying.The warm and shallow reservoir has becomepolluted by stormwater runoff and takenover by invasive species.

Capitol Lake is killing the estuary,but it can be healed by returning the ebband flow of saltwater to its shores.

“We wanted there to be a placewhere people could go to read about thebenefits of restoring the Deschutes estuaryto near its natural state,” said Jeff Dickison,Policy Analyst with the Squaxin IslandTribe.

“This website will be an importanttool for informing the public about our

UpcomingCommittee MeetingsHUNTING - June 3rdSHELLFISH - June 9thAQUATICS - June 18th

FISH - June 20th

All Meetings begin at 4:00at Natural Resources

New Natural ResourcesHotline Number

360-432-3899Regs are also online atwww.squaxinisland.org

continuing efforts to restore the estuary.”The website will feature updated

articles on Deschutes estuary restoration, aquestions and answers section and referencearticles on the estuary restoration in gen-eral.

The Deschutes River estuary wasimpaired when an earthen dam was builtbetween the banks of the lower DeschutesRiver in 1951, creating Capitol Lake. Fresh-water flooded what had for centuries beena rich tidal estuary. The lake today is a warm,shallow reservoir that is constantly fillingwith sediment and faces a host of environ-mental problems. In addition to an inva-sion of non-native weeds, problems includepoor water quality and low levels of dis-solved oxygen.

“Restoring the Deschutes estuaryhas been an important goal for the Squaxin

Tribe for a long time,” saidJim Peters, Natural Re-sources Director for theTribe. “We have alwaysdepended on the naturalresources of this area, wehave always known thatprotecting and restoringhabitat is important to ourway of life.”

For more information:Jeff DickisonPolicy AnalystSquaxin Island Tribe(360) 432-3815jdickison@squaxin.nsn.us

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build up in species such as shellfish andother invertebrates that are a food supplyfor salmon.

Sytsma said there is no evidence thatFluridone accumulates in the food chain.

Use of an herbicide in the lake isseen as a last resort in a bid to keep the feath-ery plant from forming huge mats of de-caying vegetation that could choke outother, desirable aquatic plants, rob the lakeof oxygen vital to fish and make it next toimpossible for boaters to navigate the lake.

The state agency has all but ruledout the use of 2,4-D, an herbicide that iscontroversial but is quick-acting andwouldn't require a full lake treatment.

Before Fluridone is applied to thelake, milfoil plants from the lake will betreated with the herbicide in a controlled,laboratory setting to determine the mini-mum dosage needed to kill the nuisanceplant, Schilperoort said.

The state Department of Health hasconcluded that human health risks from theproposed chemical treatment of the lake areminimal to non-existent. The same goes forfish, waterfowl and wildlife, according tothe project environmental review.

The chemical application could killother beneficial lake plants, but the impactsare expected to be short-lived.

Pellets designed to sink through thewater column and settle on plants and inthe sediment would release the herbicideover four-to-six weeks.

The Fluridone label cautions againstirrigating with treated water for 14 days fol-lowing application. But there are no restric-tions on swimming, fishing and other rec-reation.

The total project budget is$153,800, which allows for follow-up mil-foil surveys and spot removal of the plantthrough 2005.

John Dodge covers the environment and en-ergy for The Olympian. He can be reached at 360-754-5444 or by e-mail at jdodge@olympia.gannett.com.

Emmett O’Connell, NWIFC - When Pa-cific oysters where introduced into PugetSound in the 1930s, they brought withthem an unwanted hitchhiker: the Japaneseoyster drill (Ceratostoma inornatum). Thesnail eats oysters after boring through theirshells, devastating some Olympia oysterpopulations. They may also prove to be amajor barrier in the reestablishment of theOlympia oyster.

The Tribe is now exploring ways toexterminate Japanese oyster drills in thesouthern Puget Sound. “The biggest ob-stacle we’ve faced trying to reestablish Olym-pia oysters has been drills,” said ShellfishBiologist Brian Allen. “We saw a huge jumpin the oyster drill population on SquaxinIsland soon after we planted Olympia oys-ter seed a few years ago. Japanese oysterdrills, because they have adapted to boringthrough the thicker shell of the Pacific oys-ter, have a much easier time with the smallerOlympias.”

“Olympia oysters took advantage ofour pristine bays and beaches for centuries,growing and evolving into an importantfood source,” said Natural Resources Di-rector Jim Peters. “With human influenceon the Olympia’s habitat, they have almostdisappeared. It is our job to restore them totheir historic abundance.”

One of the options the Tribe is con-sidering is using the oyster drill’s own lifehistory against it. Tribal crews would col-lect the drills during their breeding stage,when they are at their most vulnerable.“Oyster drills congregate from early springto early summer to spawn,” Brian said.“This makes it fairly easy to go out to thebeach and simply remove them from theoyster beds. We just need to be out on theisland when they’re coming together so wecan get as many as possible.”

Also, since the drills can’t themselvesmigrate long distances, another way to con-trol their spread is to set up quarantine or“drill free” zones. All oysters brought into a“drill free” zone would be checked to makesure they don’t carry drills. Most of the drillfree zones in Washington are in Hood Ca-nal. “Hopefully, Squaxin Island can becomeone of the few drill free zones in southernPuget Sound,” Brian said. “Having an areawithout drills would be a big advantage inrestoring Olympia oyster populations.”

The Squaxin Island Tribe has beencollaborating with the Puget Sound Resto-ration Fund for the last few years to restoreOlympia oysters on Squaxin Island. To-

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WA L K I N G ON

Bryan Glen Parker, 42, a member of theSquaxin Island Tribe, died Wednesday, April16, 2003, at his home in Osterville, CapeCod, Massachusetts.

Bryan was born in Pocatello, Idaho,April 16, 1961, and lived in Minnesota be-fore moving to Seattle, Washington, wherehe spent his school years.

He graduated from Redmond HighSchool, the University of Washington andreceived a master’s degree in public and pri-vate management from Yale School of Man-agement. He was an avid athlete and com-mercial fisherman before embarking on asuccessful business career in technologymanagement. He worked at Digital Equip-ment in Marlborough, Massachusetts, BullInformation Systems in Paris, France andwas most recently a vice president atMapInfo Corporation in Albany, NY.

Survivors include his wife, Audra;three sons, Benjamin of Auburn, Washing-ton, Mykolas and Romas of Osterville; twodaughters, Sabina and Maja of Osterville;his parents, Glen and Ann Parker of Shelton;a brother, Craig Parker of Redmond; a sis-ter, Kathy Brandt of Newcastle; a grandfa-ther, Wayne Cathey of Blackfoot, Idaho; anaunt, three uncles and many cousins.

A funeral mass was held Monday,April 21 at Our Lady of Victory Church inCenterville, Massachusetts. Burial is in St.Francis Xavier Cemetery in Centerville.

Memorial donations may be madeto the Fred Hutchinson Cancer ResearchCenter, 1100 Fairview Ave N., J5-200, POBox 19024, Seattle, WA 98109-1024.

BryanBy Kathy Brandt - My brother and I shared adeep and abiding love that I am extremelygrateful for now.

I have so many fond memories ofBryan; its difficult to express them all in just afew minutes. He was the baby of the family.When we were younger, he pretty much letme do whatever I wanted. I packed himaround, kissed and squeezed and played withhim like he was my own life-size baby doll. Itdidn’t bother him at all to be dressed up, madeup and looking rather silly - until he hit pu-berty.

I’ll never forget the day I tried to pickhim up, like I’d always done, only to have myback wrenched out. Seemingly overnight he’dmatured into a young man and that was theend of my baby doll days. He andCraig had other things to do, such as base-ball, fishing, cars, friends and secret talks aboutthings that a silly old sister didn’t need to know.

But he didn’t forget about me. Oh,no. He took great delight in bugging methroughout the teenage years. He loved toplay tricks on me and push those secret but-tons that only a brother knows how to do.Seeing me fall for his jokes and irritated withhis devilry never ceased to send him into greatfits of delight. But deep down, I never reallyminded, because he was always so tickled withhimself when he’d get me. I’ll forever remem-ber his laughter at those times and his widegrin.

As we got older, the testing took on aquieter, gentler form of ribbing, with a pro-tective quality to it. Bryan and I began tohave more serious discussions with each otherand although we didn’t always agree with eachother’s point of view, we always respected eachother’s opinions and choices.

Bryan lived with Chris and I for a yearand a half while he attended the University ofWashington. That was my first introductionto taking care of someone. That kid drank 6to 7 gallons of milk a week, usually right fromthe carton in front of the fridge. We neverhad a leftover and I did more laundry forBryan than Chris and I combined. He tooktwo or three showers a day and a weekly tourthrough Chris’s closet to find any sweaters thathe might borrow.

His first pride and joy was a little redmustang. He spent many hours in the drive-

way washing and polishing it. At one point,he and I had an issue with his messy room,until I asked him how he’d like it if I trashedhis car. From that point on, his room lookedimmaculate. It wasn’t until I was vacuumingone day that I discovered everything shovedunder his bed and in every nook and crannyof the closet.

We have been lucky in that we are afamily that has always loved deeply and en-joyed each other’s company. I think that inloving each other and learning to workthrough life’s obstacles, Bryan was given a solidfoundation to build his own family on. Fam-ily has always been and will always be impor-tant.

During the last four years, Bryan andI had many conversations about his tumor. Ican tell you that he was pretty matter of factand accepting of his fate. It then became veryimportant for him to prepare for and take careof his family. I have to say, as his sister, hecouldn’t have made me prouder in his en-deavor to accomplish this before he passed.He also said and did all that he needed to, tothe people who were the most important tohim in his life. So in that respect, I also feelan overwhelming amount of respect for Bryan.

I don’t believe that Bryan is gone fromme forever. He will always be with me. I’llalways hear his laughter, see his beautiful smile,feel his arms wrapped around me in those bigbear hugs that he gave me.

I will live my life the way he wouldhave wanted me to and as I hope the rest ofyou will too. His voice will be heard for therest of my life. I’ll see and hear all these thingsin his children and in my memories of him.

UNCLE BRYAN I WISHVoices in my headare telling me to come to church.That the Lord is the only onethat can stop the hurt.I wish that I could hold you now!I wish that I could touch you now!I wish that I could talk to you,Be with you somehow!But, I know that you're in a better place.I know that I can't see your face.I know your looking down on me….saying everything's all right.

Written by: Kaitlyn M. Brandt

Bryan Glen Parker

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Vicky Kruger - On July 21st, several canoefamilies will be coming here to the rez andcamping at the ball field.

Several months ago I put an articlein the paper asking individuals to open theirhomes for people to take showers. Onlyone family responded (thank you Mark &Esther). We originally believed that twentyplus canoes were coming, but, as it turnsout, possibly 4 canoes and their families willbe here (other canoes are leaving on the sameday from Makah). We still need families toopen their homes for people to take show-ers. If you’re feeling really generous, youcan invite people to stay with you so theycan sleep, one last time, in nice comfort-able beds before the journey to Tulalip.

If you plan on participating in thecanoe journey, the canoe family would likeyou to contact June Krise, Charlene Kriseor myself so we can get you on a list. Be-sides pullers, we need ground support andcultural support. All pullers must have theability to swim. No children will be allowedto participate without at least one parent ora responsible adult.

newly established Enterprises Board, gavean overview of future economic develop-ment plans (ideas, how they will be devel-oped and how input will be solicited.)

After the first election results wereannounced, Little Creek Casino GeneralManager Doug Boone gave a presentationon hotel development plans while run-offstook place between Pete Kruger and VinceHenry and between Steve Sigo and PattiPuhn.

Several Tribal members asked ques-tions about the development plans and hir-ing practices at the casino. Sally Brownfieldand others asked why financial statementswere not provided.

Tribal member Mike Krise handedout printed statements to all tribal mem-bers present regarding his concerns on anumber of issues, including lack of fund-ing for geoduck enhancement, casino andtobacco factory development costs, employ-ment issues, water rights and housing issues.

When election results came in,Tribal Council called for the discussions tobe postponed in order to follow proper pro-cedures. Sue McFarlane expressed concernthat the quorum would be lost, and askedfor the announcement of election results tobe put on hold until other business was con-ducted.

Tribal Chairman David Lopemansaid they Council had no choice other thanto follow election procedures and asked ev-eryone to “please stay so we can completeour business.”

When the roll call was taken again,it was six members short of a quarum.

No other departments presentedreports.

Everyone was invited to a meal fol-lowing the meeting.

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5:00 p.m. one of our skippers will be tak-ing the canoe out from Arcadia to practice.If you contact me for a ride, I’ll make sureyou get there and back. On June 6th and8th we will be having cold water training,this is very important and all pullers shouldattend at least one of these trainings.

For your information, we attendedthree potlatches recently. Will, Roy,Charlene, Bear and Dale represented theTribe at a naming ceremony at the Queetsvillage on May 10th. Terri, Tully and my-self took 10 kids to Neah Bay on May 10thto John Hottowe’s 80th birthday party. Asmall group represented the Tribe at a partyat Hoh on May 17th.

Upcoming events include attendinga potlatch in Tacoma on May 31st, drum-ming & dancing at Davey George’s birth-day party on June 7th at 1:00 p.m. at Pot-latch State Park, dancing at the EvergreenCollege graduation ceremony on June 13that 1:00 p.m., attending Lester Greene’s 66thbirthday party at Neah Bay on July 5th. Ifyou are interested in attending any of theabove mentioned parties please contact me.

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We wish to thank all who have offeredtheir prayers and support during thepast five years while Bryan fought hisbrain tumor. It has been appreciated.We also thank those of you who sentcards, flowers or donations. It is a ter-rible thing to lose a son we loved sodearly.

- Parker family

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Patricia Agnes (Dailey) Scarano, a SquaxinIsland Tribal member born July 18, 1933,in Port Angeles, Washington, to Roy andAgnes (Collins) Dailey, died of naturalcauses at her home in Shelton on April 28,2003.

In July, 1953, Patricia married MichaelScarano, and over the course of their mar-riage had six children, who she was very busyraising. She was actively involved in thelocal art community, including the earlystages of Arts in Action, and teaching atPeninsula College. She loved traveling na-tionwide displaying her artwork, and wasfeatured in the Cowgirl Hall of Fame inTexas. Her artwork is on permanent dis-play at the Favell Art Museum in KlamathFalls, OR. Patricia's artwork was featuredin several magazines, including the DesertMagazine and ArtWest. Her work was alsopublished by Leanin' Tree, Inc.

Patricia enjoyed nature, the outdoors andher Native American heritage, as was evi-denced throughout her artwork. Fishing,crabbing, sitting by the ocean and spend-ing time with her family were cherishedactivities. Patricia had a close relationshipwith God, leaving her family comfortedwith the knowledge that she is home withher father.

She is survived by her son Michael, of

Gertrude H. Dailey, the wife of ElderRonald L. Dailey, died after a long fight withcancer, Saturday, May 3, in Shelton. Shewas 72 and had lived in Shelton about oneyear.

She was born August 5, 1930 in GrandForks, ND to Amelia and HeneryBrueckner.

She married Ronald L. Dailey on August13, 1949 in Port Angeles, WA.

Trudy was preceded in death by her motherand father, four brothers and sister Agnes.

Survivors include her husband RonaldDailey of Shelton; daughter Mary L. Fordand son Matthew, both of Dillingham,Alaska; son LeRoy of Belfair; brother ErvinBrueckner of Olympia and two sisters, Lucyand Lyndia.

Memorial services were held Saturday, May10, at the Squaxin Island Tribal Gym. Rev-erend James Kallappa was the officiant.

Patricia (Dailey) Scarano

Tacoma; daughter and son-in-law Patti andJohn Farmer of Coos Bay, OR; daughter andson-in-law Bernadette and Lee Benson ofOakland, OR; daughter and son-in-lawMichelle and Steve Waugaman of Port An-geles; daughter and son-in-law Valerie andJoel Ebner of Gillette, WY; brother RonDaily; sisters Colleen Tyler and Nancy Rose;eleven grandchildren and 3 great-grandchil-dren.

She was preceded in death by her daughterMelodye, her parents, her brothers Jimmyand Warren and great-granddaughter CarleeRose Farmer.

Memorial contributions can be made inPatricia's memory to the American Diabe-tes Association, the American Heart Asso-ciation or an organization of your choos-ing.

Gertrude H. Dailey

CaregiversPaula Henry - Do you care for elders,grandchildren or family members? Iwould be glad to help organize a sup-port group for you. Some ideas wouldbe a lunch or dinner at the Senior Cen-ter, or a day trip to get away for a fewhours. What would you enjoy doingfor a day, a few hours or even one hour?Call and share your ideas and we willsee what can be done. My number is360.432.3934.

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New Wastewater Treatment Facility is Up and Running

Operations began December 16th at theSquaxin Island Tribe’s state-of-the-art se-quencing batch reactor wastewater treat-ment facility located off T’Peeksin Drive.

“It sounds really complicated, butactually it just means each batch of effluent(four per day) goes through several differ-ent sequences of treatment before being sentout to the drainfield,” Utilities Specialist BillSherrill said.

Bill is responsible for all aspects ofoperations, management and maintenanceof the facility.

According to Bill, the facility is op-erating at 38 percent capacity which allowsfor the addition of at least twice the num-ber of homes. “The facility could meet theneeds of the Tribe for nearly 25 years,” hesaid.

The $1.2 million plant was fundedby Indian Health Service and tribal funds.

The facility uses a bacterial actionprocess for disposal into a drainfield. TheTribe got healthy, active bacteria from an-other wastewater facility that was alreadyon-line. The bacteria consumes the organicwaste given the proper amount of air andtime.

“This plant is faster acting and pro-duces a cleaner effluent, and is, therefore,safer for the environment,” Bill said.

Identification of bacteria

Utilities Specialist Bill Sherrill explains how the new treatment plant operates

Vacuum running asample through before weighing

This is your facility.Please help us take good care of it.

Don’t put anything down the drainthat could cause damage.

Flushing items other than toilet tissue andwaste may cause operational problems asthey do not break down or decomposequickly and must be removed manually. Ifthe current trend continues, it will increasethe cost to operate this system, and that costcould be passed on to you.

If you would like a tour of the wastewaterplant, please call Bill Sherrill at 427-8767to set up an appointment . He will be happyto give a tour and explain how the plantworks.

Thank you for your cooperation and maxi-mizing the efficiency and life expectancy ofyour investment. If you have any questions,please call Jeff Peters at 432-3949.

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Tribal Council Resolutions03-04: Agrees to provide, through North-west Indian Treatment Center programs,ADATSA assessment, outpatient and after-care chemical dependency treatment ser-vices that are funded by the State of Wash-ington through the Division of Alcohol andSubstance Abuse for adults03-05: Requests the Barnett property onSquaxin Island to be placed in Trust03-06: Authorizes submission of a grantapplication for FY03 Historic PreservationFund Grants to Indian Tribes from theHeritage Preservation Services of the Na-tional Park Service03-07: Requests that the United States,accept title in trust to the Simpson #23property03-08: Resolves that Dave Lopeman, RayPeters and Deborah Stoehr are authorizedto conduct business with the Office of TrustFunds Management03-09: Authorizes submission of an appli-cation for FY03 NAGPRA Fund Grants toIndian Tribes from the National Park Ser-vice03-10: Approves amendments to the Busi-ness Loan agreement with Bank of Americaregarding construction of the casino hoteland acquisition of gaming equipment03-11: Enrolls Donna Peratrovich03-12: Enrolls Xzandrea King03-13: Enrolls Cassie Colbert, DanielleWhite, Taylor White and Winter White03-14: Enrolls Josephine Sabo03-15: Enrolls Rose Arzate, JonathanArzate, Julio Castillo03-16: Enrolls Ruben Vasquez and MalenaHerrera03-17: Approves amended Bylaws of theSquaxin Island Teen Council03-18: Appoints Ray Peters to sign docu-ments for the Indian Community Devel-opment Block Grant in the amount of$335,000 from the U.S. Department ofHousing and Urban Development for aChild Development Center03-18A: Designates David Lopeman as theofficial delegate to the National IndianGaming Association and Andy Whitenerand Roy Perez as the alternates03-18B: Approves and ratifies the randomdrug testing policy03-19: Authorizes SPIPA to prepare, sub-

mit, negotiate, execute and administer withthe Learning Center a grant proposal andagreement for the FY03 Vocational Reha-bilitation grant03-20: Authorizes SPIPA to prepare, sub-mit, negotiate, execute and administer withthe Department of Labor a grant proposaland agreement for the FY03 Workforce In-centive Grant03-21: Authorizes the Planning Depart-ment to submit an application to the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban(HUD) to allow the Squaxin Island Tribeand its members to participate in the Sec-tion 184 Indian Loan Guarantee Program03-22: Authorizes the lease of lands cur-rently being used for tribal housing pro-grams to the Squaxin Island Tribal Hous-ing and Utilities Commission for the pur-pose of issuing sub-leases to qualifying in-dividual tribal members for home owner-ship03-23: Directs the Planning Director orhis designee to perform the duties of theTribal Recording Clerk and to ensure thatappropriate documents and records aremaintained within the department regard-ing the lease of tribal lands. The PlanningDirector is authorized to establish such poli-cies and procedures as necessary to carry outthese duties03-24: Rescinds the authorization for JoeCalabrese and authorizes Doug Boon andPeggy Johnson as trustees for the purpose

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T h e S i x t h A n n u a l S g w i ’ G w i Friday, June 6, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.

Dinner will be served.

Please join us in recognizing our students.

Little Creek Casino Bingo Hall

of administering the 401 (k) Plan and TrustAgreement and the funds entrusted to thetrustees through Transamerica RetirementServices for the gaming enterprise03-25: Repeals the outdated Tribal Employ-ment Rights Ordinance (TERO) and directsthe Legal Department to return to TribalCouncil with a new draft within 60 days03-26: Authorizes the incorporation of Is-land Enterprises03-27: Enrolls Joshua Smith, Kevin Spezza,Sean Spezza and Jacob Spezza03-28: Enrolls Aaron Evans

Muckleshoot Tribe’sWhite River AmpitheaterOpens This Month

For concert schedules, go to theMuckleshoot website:www.muckleshoot.nsn.usClick on Economic Development

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Second AnnualBike/Walk-A-ThonTo Benefit Squaxin EldersThe Second Annual Long Beach Bike/Walk-A-Thon to benefit Squaxin Island El-ders will be on Saturday, June 14 at LongBeach. Pledge sheets and more informa-tion are available from Pam Hillstrom(DCD), Penni Giles (Housing) and PattiPuhn (Human Resources).

The Bike/Walk-A-Thon will con-sist of eleven mile segments on a 33 milemile route.

If you would like to participate, butdon’t want to ride, you could help out a greatdeal by checking on riders and taking downsigns.

Everyone is welcome, so pleasecome out and support our Elders.

The event will conclude with ahamburger feed. All participants will re-ceive an event tee shirt.

See you there!

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Lisa PendergastKTP Clerk/CookHi, my name is Lisa Pendergast, and I wasrecently hired as a KTP Clerk and Cook.My husband and I recently moved here fromthe Centralia area to be closer to our son'sGod parents, Bear and Mari. Our brandnew son, Charlie, just turned four months.Robert and I are members of the sya?ya?drum group where we've been welcomedwith open arms. I worked for the last fouryears in a logging supply warehouse and,after being on maternity leave for fivemonths, I'm ready to get back to work, socome on in and say hi.

New Employees

Corey “Bear” O’LagueKTP Clerk?u Ai! ?alaIulaS ti dsda? tuLal Ved IinaA.

?uyayus Ved ?al te Little Creek Casino.

?uyayusex Ved ?al te xuyubal?tx ?al

te UebeAZi. ?uTilib ?utsadi? Ved ti sya?ya?

?al te sRaXsed. daY ha?A ti syayus ?al

te diSe?. leVew?til Ved ?e te xelSucid.

cay Ved ?uju?il. hiSebe? hisUu?.

Aulabdubicid Ved! ?alaIulaS.

Hi, my name is Chasity Parish and I recentlystarted work as a KTP Clerk.

My daughter, Nokomis, is a yearand a half, and I’m really having a lot of funwith her.

I’m really glad to be working here,and hope to see all of you.

Chasity ParishKTP Clerk

Hello you folks. “Alakolash” is my name. I amfrom Quinault. I worked for Little Creek Casino.I now work at the Kamilche Trading Post. I singand drum [with] sya?ya? (intrtribal drum group)at Squaxin. The work here is very good. I amlearning Lushootseed. I have been very happy.Thank you, thank you. I will see you later,“Alakolash.”

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gether we have spread thousands of oysterseed on the island.

Over-harvest and water qualityproblems associated with timber processinginitially caused the decline of Olympia oys-ters in the early 1900s. Introduction of Pa-cific oysters and the Japanese oyster drill inthe 1930s kept Olympia populations low.

“The drills came to Puget Sound onthe shells of Pacific oysters and the kelp usedto pack them,” Brian said. “In Asia, the Japa-nese drill populations were kept in checkby the coevolving Pacific oyster whichwould put more of its energy into thickershell development. The Japanese drills aremore voracious than our native welk, ordrill, which feed mostly on barnacles.”

In some studies, Japanese oysterdrills caused up to 90 percent mortality onsome Olympia oyster beds.

“Olympia oysters have always beena central part of our culture and economy,”Jim said. “We are working to restore Olym-pia oysters not just for the sake of restoringa scarce species, but also for the sake of re-storing an important part of our lives.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:Brian AllenShellfish Biologist(360) 432-3816ballen@squaxinisland.org.

Emmett O'ConnellInformation Officer, NWIFC(360) 438-1181, ext. 392eoconnell@nwifc.org

Photos available: Oyster drills being col-lected for sampling at Squaxin Island. Canbe e-mailed at high resolution.

Tribe Tries to Save Oysters From DrillsContinued From Page 5

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Olympia Oyster Fast Facts• Scientific name: Ostrea lurida, which lit-

erally means “pale oyster.”• The Olympia oyster is very small; the

shell is approximately the size of a 50 centpiece. They also grow slowly, reachingtheir full size in about three years.

• Legend has it that the origin of the“Hangtown Fry" was when a condemnedman in San Francisco was asked what hewould like for his last meal, requestedthe two expensive foods in town: Olym-pia oysters and eggs.

• Olympia oysters range from southeastAlaska to the Baja Peninsula in Mexico,but historically were most concentratedin coastal Washington.

• The commercial harvest of Olympiasstarted in the 1850s when 10,000 bush-els were harvest annually and peaked in1890s with 130,00 bushels

• The Olympia oyster is WashingtonState’s only native oyster.

Harstine OysterCompany Update• Currently HOC is a profiting business

with $70,000 YTD profit• Integrated single oyster sales with meat

sales (about 50/50) for more stability andincreased income

• Increased yield of oyster setting and be-came self-sufficient with shell cleaningmachine

• Expanded market to Canada, China, Ja-pan, Taiwan, Georgia, Massachusetts,Ohio, New York, Idaho, Arizona, Cali-fornia and Wisconsin

• Dramatically improved the appearance ofthe oyster plant and grounds

• Scheduled HOC's beach picking effortwith Natural Resources Department fortribal clam digs

• Intensively managed beaches on SquaxinIsland for maximum production

• Received award of "Most Beautiful Oys-ter" in 2002 at the SLURP in Olympia

• Integrated predator control program formoon snails, starfish and crabs

• Adopted new marketing trade name(Palela Bay Pacifics) and incorporatedfederal bar coding system making HOC'sproduct supermarket friendly

• Developed and implemented first everHarstine Oyster Company website(www.islandoyster.com) - check it out

Goals• Expand markets/sales in Europe and grow

into a world-renowned seafood company• Market other tribal resources such as ma-

nila clams, geoduck and salmon and usethe oyster company facility

• Provide more jobs as a result of growthand profit

• Investigate product line developmentsuch as smoked oysters, IQF variationsand ready packaged seafood

• Enhance and develop non-productivebeaches on Squaxin Island to better uti-lize community resources

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MeatVegetableFruitGrains/BreadMilk

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MeatVegetableFruitGrains/BreadMilk

MeatVegetableFruitGrains/BreadMilk

MeatVegetableFruitGrains/BreadMilk

30MeatVegetableFruitGrains/BreadMilk

Beef StewBroccoli & Cauliflower, SaladFruit in SeasonBiscuits2% and Fat Free Milk

2 4Tuna or Egg Salad SandwichSoup, Veggies and DipFresh FruitBread2% and Fat Free Milk

Cube SteakMashed Potatoes, Mxd VeggiesPeaches, Green SaladRolls, Apple Crisp2% and Fat Free Milk

Pork ChopsGreen Beans, Salad, PotatoesFresh FruitRolls2% and Fat Free Milk

Three-Bean ChiliSalad, VeggiesFresh FruitCornbread w/ Honey2% and Fat Free Milk

Breakfast for Dinner, HamAsparagusFresh BerriesFrench Toast2% and Fat Free Milk

Baked SalmonColeslaw, Carrot & Raisin SaladFresh FruitBrown & Wild Rice2% and Fat Free Milk

Chef SaladCarrots with DipFresh FruitCrackers, Oatmeal Cookies2% and Fat Free Milk

FishwichColeslaw, Macaroni SaladFresh FruitWheat Buns2% and Fat Free Milk

ChalupaVeggies and Dip, ToppingsFresh Fruit SaladCorn Chips, Rice2% and Fat Free Milk

Grilled Cheese SandwichClam Chowder, VeggiesWaldorf SaladBread2% and Fat Free Milk

Roast TurkeyMashed Potatoes, Peas, SaladFresh FruitRolls2% and Fat Free Milk

Chicken EnchiladasSalad, ToppingsFruit in SeasonPinto Beans, Spanish Rice2% and Fat Free Milk

Sandwiches available at each meal. Just ask!Seconds are welcome!$3 if you’re under 55 years old. Free to 55 years or older.

CongratulationsRose Algea

Indian Health Service Award10 Years of Service

Contract Health Representatives

“Healer, Provider, Li s t ener,Giver and Friend”

NACHR Triennial Conference, Reno, NV

12th Annual Tulalip TribesVeterans Powwow

FREE ADMISSIONJune 6, 7 8, 2003

Tulalip Community CenterMC:Ray FrybergARENA DIRECTOR:Michael WolfHOST DRUM:Eagle WarriorHEADWOMAN

DANCER:Wanda PaulHEADMAN DANCER:Ray Paul

Contact number:360.651.4470

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Dear NutritionistQuestion: I love bread, but I heard I should stay away from bread if Iwant be healthy. Is this true?

Signed,Bread Lover

Dear Bread Lover:Enjoy your bread! Bread can be a part of healthy eating. How much youeat of any one food should based on the Food Guide Pyramid. Thegrain, rice, cereal & bread group recommends 6 to 11 servings eachday—one slice of bread is one serving . In other words, the 6 to 11servings include all breads, pastas, tortillas, crackers, pancakes, cereals,rice, and more. Most people eat more than one serving at a meal, butshoot for a total of 6-11 servings per day, based on your weight andactivity level.

Are You at Risk for Diabetes?If you are at risk, there are steps you cantake to lower your risk and prevent or delaydiabetes. By eating less high-fat foods, morevegetables and smaller portions overall, youwill eat less calories and reduce your weight.Work up to walking 30 minutes a day forfive or more days a week. Find out if youare at risk for diabetes. Then take steps tolower your risk.

Who Gets Diabetes?You are more likely to get diabetes if you:• Are over 30 years old• Are overweight• Are inactive• Have family members with diabetes• Had high blood sugar during pregnancy• Had a baby that weighed over nine pounds

What Are Some Warning Signs?Many people have NO warning signs. Ifyou have any of these body signs, talk toyour health care provider:• Feel tired• Have blurry vision• Have increased thirst• Urinate more often• Have sores that won’t heal• Have sore gums• Have unusual weight loss

Height Weight4’10” 1294’11” 1335’ 1385’1” 1435’2” 1475’3 1525’4” 1575’5’ 1625’6” 1675’7” 1725’8’ 1775’9” 1825’10” 1885’11” 1936’ 1996’1” 2046’2’ 2106’3’ 2166’4” 221

Extra weight means you are at risk.If you weigh the same or more thanthe amount listed for your height, youmay be at risk for diabetes.

Contact Patty Suskin, RD, CDE, Diabetes Coordinator, at 432-3929 if you have anyquestions or would like some guidance with ideas for a healthier lifestyle.

Take This TestFind out if you are at risk for getting diabetesRead each statement. If the statement is true for you, circle the points. Add up yourpoints. This is your total.

QUESTIONMy weight is the same as or above the weightlisted in the chart.

I am under 65 years of age and I get little orno physical activity.

I am between 30 and 64 years of age.

I am 65 years old or older.

I am a woman who had a baby that weighedmore than nine pounds at birth.

I have a sister or brother with diabetes

I have a mother or father with diabetes.

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If your total is less than 10, you may be at low risk for type 2 diabetes. But don’t justforget about it. Learn what you can do to prevent diabetes.

If your total is 10 or more, you are at high risk for having pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.Talk with your doctor. There is a blood test to check for pore-diaberes or diabetes.

Submit questions to:Patty Suskin, Diabetes CoordinatorSally Selvidge Health Clinic90 Klah-Che-Min DriveShelton, WA 98584Phone (360) 432-3929

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Dear NutritionistContinued from Page 4Examples of Serving sizes for some foods inthe grain group include:

1 slice of bread1 ounce ready-to eat cereal (about 3/4 cup)1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta1 tortilla ( 6’ diameter)1/2 English muffin or hamburger roll2 pancakes ( 4” diameter)Saltine-type crackers ( 6)

If you are diabetic, starchy vegetables suchas corn, potatoes & peas are also included.

Back to bread…Here are some ways tochoose the healthiest bread.

First, look at the Nutrition Facts label onyour bread—check out the amount of fi-ber. It is listed as “ Dietary Fiber” just be-low the “Total Carbohydrate” heading. Thebreads with the most fiber are best. Shootfor 3 grams of fiber per slice.

Another place to look is the ingredient list.Breads that say, “ 100% whole wheat flour”as the first ingredient are best. To get usedto whole wheat bread, try gradually eatingit—use one slice on your sandwich with theother slice the bread you usually eat.

Why Fiber?Fiber can help control blood sugar forpeople with diabetes, may lower blood cho-lesterol levels, helps prevent hemorrhoids,constipation, colon cancer, and other bowelproblems.

In addition, many high fiber foods are lowin calories, may take longer to chew, andmake you feel full longer. Most high fiberfoods are also low in fat. The goal is to takein 20-35 grams of fiber a day. As you in-crease your fiber intake, do so gradually andbe sure to drink plenty of fluids to reduceproblems with bloating, gas, & diarrhea.

In addition to whole grain foods such aswhole wheat bread and cereals, fiber can befound in peas & beans ( lentils, split peas,pinto beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans,

lima beans). It is also found in oats, barley,potatoes, fresh fruits and vegetables.

If you are diabetic, check the amount of car-bohydrate on food labels, so that you cancount carbohydrates in your eating plan.

Recipes Courtesy of IHSHEALTHIER FRY BREADIf you enjoy fry bread, try this recipe to makefry bread healthier. Mix whole wheat flourwith white flour & use vegetable oil instead oflard.

What’s in it?2 cups whole wheat flour2 cups white flour1/4 cup baking powder1 teaspoon salt1/4 cup vegetable oil1 cup warm water

To Make it:1. Mix together whole-wheat flour, white

flour, baking powder & salt.2. Add vegetable oil a little at a time, only

enough to make the mixture look likecornmeal.

3. Slowly add 1 cup warm water, only add-ing enough to make dough stick together.

4. Roll into fist-sized balls.5. Cover the bowl with a towel for about

10 minutes.6. Pat dough out with your hands to the

size of large pancakes.7. Fry in hot vegetable oil until golden

brown on both sides. (about 375 de-grees)

Add beans, shredded lettuce, tomato &cheese etc. to make a taco.

GRANOLA CEREALMake granola cereal from rolled oatmeal,raisins, nuts, and honey.

What’s in it?1 cup apple juice1/4 cup honey1/8 cup vegetable oil1 teaspoon vanilla7 cups rolled oats1/2 teaspoon nutmeg1 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 cup nuts1 cup raisins

Here’s how to make it:1. Heat apple juice, honey, oil, and vanilla

to a boil and remove from heat.2. Stir in oats to moisten thoroughly.3. Mix in nutmeg, cinnamon & nuts.4. Spread the mixture out on a cookie sheet.5. Bake in a 325 degree oven for about 25

minutes.6. Stir the mixture often so that it does not

burn.7. Remove from oven and add raisins.8. Let the mixture cool.9. Store in air tight jars or keep in the freezer

until ready to serve.

Enjoy for breakfast or snack!

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MLRC

Art AuctionThe Annual Water Sounds Art Auction tobenefit the Museum Library and ResearchCenter took place on site this year and wasan overwhelming success, raising $28,575gross (pre-expenses).

CONTRIBUTORSCorporate SponsorsHeide Leverton - Netversent

ReceptionJay Johnson - Bank of AmericaSysco Food Services of Seattle

Table SponsorsNorthwest Indian Fisheries CommissionNorthwest Forestry AssociationSouth Puget Intertribal Planning AgencyDenae ConstructionDoop's Copy TechEvergreen State College LonghouseFerguson Flowers and GiftsFerrell Gas Shelton-HoodsportGillis Auto CenterKanji and Katzen PLLCLennea Magnus & John PaulkMarcia MuellerRichert's PhotoSage BookstoreShelton School BoardSimpson Resource CompanyTaylor Shellfish Co. INCD & D Seafood's Dave JohnsCash SponsorsConover-Ray InsuranceBlack Hills Pathology LTD., P.S.Medicine ShoppeTLP ElectronicsSouth Puget Sound Intertribal H o u s i n gAuthorityCustom Security SystemsDivision Of Alarm Center, INC.Holman and Associates, Land SurveyorsSteamboat Physical Therapy, INCFred Oldfield Museum

Donating ArtistsYukie AdamsErnie ApodacaCandy AtchisonRandy CapoemanDale and Charlene ClarkKelly CromanRalph EdgarRoger FernandesLynn FosterJulie GoodwinElizabeth HallPaula HenryDarlene KriseMicah McCartyAlacolosh, Corey O'LagueSusan PavelRuth PetersShawn PetersonPete PetersonAndy and Ruth PetersonMidge PorterPat ScaranoPreston SingletaryCarrie SmithRobert SoteloMari StoneLarry StromLois ThadeiDorinda TheinKarrisa WhiteGail White EagleAndy WhitenerAndrea Wilbur-SigoLiz YeahquoZeke Zahir

ContributorsBob Whitener Jr.Bob and Betty StottDan RiderDetlef Schrempfh FoundationDoug BooneEvergreen State College LonghouseFred LighterFred Meyers, SheltonFred Oldfield MuseumG and C PrintingHome Meat ServiceHoodsport WineryJack CurtrightJerry and Rayetta PerretKamilche Trading PostLawrence DouglasLegacy Gallery, SeattleLisa Pendergast

Little Creek CasinoMaaco Auto PaintingMaggie's Country GardenMarcia MuellerMark ProvoMarlene LewisPanabo SalesPapa Murphy'sPaul WestfallPaul EubanksRay PetersRichert's PhotoSeattle Art MuseumShelton CinemasShipwreck BeadsSound Native Plants and Ecological ServicesSquaxin Island Natural ResourcesSquaxin Island Tribal CouncilTitus-Will Chev. Olds Cadillac, HyundaiToziers, SheltonWest Coast Bank, SheltonZingaros Espresso

Storytellingwith Roger FernandezJune 21stJuly 19thAugust 16thAll at 4:00 p.m.Museum Library Research Center

MLRC Board member Lorna Gouin (R)presents a basket made by Lynn Foster toMary McBride, staffer for Senator PattyMurray who was instrumental in securing$180,000 through appropriations

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Happy 39th BirthdayTo My Baby Girl Joanne

(holding Vince, Jr.)

Love You, Sweetie!Love,

Mom & the Whole Henry Clan

A Very Happy 47th BirthdayTo My Baby Bro, Ray

Love You Hon,Barb & the Whole Henry Clan

Thanks, Joanne, for my first trip to Disneyland with my baby girl and grandson.It was something to behold! I’ll never forget it, Honey! I had a great time!

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C A L I F O R N I A 2 0 0 3

“Look Vinny, Mom found a Woody!”- Joanne

A beautiful button robe made and donatedby Carrie Smith and Julie Goodwin

Dance performance at the auction

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Suzan Shown Harjo (Submitted by LynnScroggins) - Army Pfc. Lori Ann Piestewa, 23and mother of two, was the first Americanservicewoman to die in action in OperationIraqi Freedom.

When her 507th Ordnance Mainte-nance Company was ambushed on March 23near An Nasiriyah in southwestern Iraq, theHopi soldier also became the first NativeAmerican woman killed in combat in the ser-vice of the United States.

Piestewa comes from a long line ofwarriors. Her father served in Vietnam, hergrandfather in World War II. Hopi code-talk-ers, like interpreters from many native nations,distinguished themselves in WWII by send-ing secret messages in their language.

Piestewa also comes from a strong tra-dition of peace. The Piestewas are Hopi,Hopituh Shinumu, Peaceful People. How canPeaceful People produce warriors like Piestewaand the 45 Hopi women and men now in thearmed services?

A Hopi interpreter of prophesies,Thomas Banyacya, once addressed this ques-tion. Reflecting on his own status as a WWIIconscientious objector, he said, "But do notthink that just because the true HopiPeople have been told by the Great Spirit neverto take up arms, that [Hopis] will not fight,even die for what we know to be the rightway of life."

More than a century ago, one ofPiestewa's Paa'is (Water) clan relatives,Qotsyawma, had to make just such a decisionto fight for a right way of life.

Qotsyawma and other parents refusedto let their children be taken away to be "civi-lized" in a federal boarding school far awayfrom home, where they would be stripped oftheir religion, language and family ties. Inall, 19 Hopi men were imprisoned on AlcatrazIsland for six months in 1895 for being "hos-tiles" and "ringleaders" and "antiprogressivein nature."

Despite the valiant resistance of theirfamilies, generations of Hopi children weresubjected to corporal punishment and forcedto learn different customs, but the result wasnot the intended one. Hopis didnot abandon their old ways; rather, they in-corporated the new ways into the old.

"The true Hopi people know how to

fight with truth and positive force in the lightof the Great Spirit," said Banyacya, "so thatthey may put an end to affliction and perse-cution in all afflicted places in this world."

By the time Piestewa came along, al-most all of the federal Indian boarding schoolswere closed and their abusive methods discred-ited.

She attended a public high school,where she played on the softball team and wasthe Junior ROTC commander, and practicedboth the Hopi religion and Catholicism.

Piestewa grew up near her Hopi homeof Lower Moencopi in Tuba City, Ariz., namedfor Tuva, a Hopi leader. Near Monument Val-ley, Tuva's village is in red rocks country onthe Navajo side of the border between theHopi and Navajo reservations.

During the 13 long days she was listedas missing in action, Hopi and Catholic andNavajo ceremonies were conducted forPiestewa. Friends and strangers burned sageand lit candles for the missing soldier andbrought corn pollen and food to her family.

Reporters and camera operatorscamped out in front of the Tuba City homewhere Piestewa's 3-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son live with her parents.

Then, on April 5, when the DefenseDepartment announced that Piestewa hadbeen killed in action, snow began to fall.

In the Painted Desert of northern Ari-zona, water seems more precious than in manyother places. In the Hopi language, the rootof the name Piestewa means "water" - waterpooled on the desert by a hard rain.

Hopis interpret Piestewa as the PeopleWho Live by the Water and as the Ceremo-nies at the Springs. Hopi ancestors are calledCloud People, the ones who bring the bless-ing rain.

When the snowstorm began,Piestewa's brother, ever so gently in the Hopiway, asked the media to leave, so that his sis-ter could complete her journey.

Her body had not yet made the tripfrom the yellow sand desert near the EuphratesRiver to the red earth mesa near the GrandCanyon, but the Hopis knew that Lori AnnPiestewa was already home.

The peaceful warrior is now the bless-ing snow.

Suzan Shown Harjo (Cheyenne and

Hodulgee Muscogee) is a columnist for In-dian Country Today and president of TheMorning Star Institute in Washington.

Piestewa's Death Continues a Proud Warrior Tradition

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Summer Rec is around the corner with a start date of July 7. Permission slips, along with theschedule, will be ready on June 9th. There will be information on airplane rides, a ropescourse and a science day, along with our other activities, in the packet. Remember each childmust be registered on separate forms.