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October 2012
Lummi Nation
Xwe’chi’eXen
Gathering
page 15
Section 1, Page 4
New season
photos with
Wolfpack
page 14
Promoting Lummi Tribal Jobs
New
School
Year
Section 2
pgs. 4-11
ATNI
Honors
William
Jones Sr.
Submitted by ATNI
By Gordon Adams,
Project Manager
The Workforce Re-entry Project (Community
Improvement Project) is to
train unemployed or underemployed Enrolled Lummi
Tribal members, age 22
and over, to seek, obtain,
and maintain regular employment in the work force,
both with LIBC and with
employers in the Lummi
Community including the
Silver Reef Hotel, Casino,
and Spa. Emphasis will
be placed on hiring team
members who are seasonal
commercial fishermen,
those in recovery from
addiction, and those who
have criminal histories that
make finding employment
Wind Creation; Painted by Lummi tribal artists at the old Commods Building
difficult. Most jobs created
with this project will be half
time and with Lummi Tribal
member owned businesses
as many members employed
through this project are unable to pass the LIBC background check requirements.
received in the beginning of
the project- the hours have
increased to 26 hours per
week per employee.
Currently there is one
Project Manager, and 4 subcontractors, combined there
are 56 employees working
as team members for the
project. Each subcontractor
employs up to 10 team members and keeps that number
by hiring new applicants as
their team members find
other employment, return
to school, or leave for additional reasons.
The project will emphasize personal responsibility,
job training, and entry level
labor and office skills. Most
jobs will be half time to allow for more tribal members
to be employed. All persons
employed through this project will work a minimum of
16 hours per week in the field
The Lummi Commuand up to 4 hours per week
nity
Improvement Project is
in a classroom to learn and
possible
through the LIBC
practice job related skills.
Due to the lack of applicants Initiative to put Lummi Trib-
al members to work. The
project provides individuals part-time employment
and instructional training.
The team members learn
the skills necessary to keep
regular employment that
can provide a living wage
to support a small family.
The instructional training
teaches the individuals to
seek employment by writing
an effective cover letter that
is appealing to employers,
filling out an application that
targets traits and skills the
individual possesses to get
the job they are applying for,
and successful interviewing
techniques.
Continued section 2
Northwest Indian College President Justin Guillory
By Squol Quol Staff
Northwest Indian College President Justin Guillory stands with
his wife, NWIC Financial Literacy Coordinator Sunny Guillory, at
Justin’s Inauguration ceremony, at the Wex’liem
Picture submitted by NWIC
Friday, September 21st,
NWIC board of Directors,
select Lummi Indian Business Council members,
students, family and friends
attended the Inauguration ceremony for NWIC
President Justin Guillory.
Lummi Indian Business
Councilman Darrell Hillair
shared briefly the college’s
history and that Justin
Guillory will assume the
leadership role at NWIC
following in the footsteps
of five past leaders over the
last nearly 30 years.
Dr. Justin Guillory has
served for eight years at
NWIC both as the former
Dean of Academics and as
the site manager for the
Nez Perce in Idaho. He received his Bachelor’s degree
in Recreation and Sports
Management at EWU and
his Master of Education Administration and his PhD in
Higher Education Administration from WSU.
Longtime family friend
Continued page 5
Lummi Squol Quol
2616 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
360-384-2393
“ To P r e s e r v e , P r o m o t e , a n d P r o t e c t o u r S c h e L a n g e n ”
The Affiliated Tribes
of Northwest Indians conducted their 59th Annual
convention at Umatilla’s
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
September 24-27, and at
Monday’s luncheon, took
time to honor two outstanding and dedicated former
tribal leaders; the late Joe
Jay Pinkham of Yakama
and William E Jones, Sr of
Lummi.
The family of Joe Jay
Pinkham was in attendance
to accept the posthumous
award given in acknowledgement of the many years
of his service to ATNI and
the Veteran’s committee.
Health issues prevented
former Lummi Chairman
and ATNI Executive Board
Member Willie Jones from
attending the event and, his
award – a Pendleton blanket
and plaque – was accepted
on his behalf by former
Lummi Chairman Henry
Cagey.
Cagey spoke of Jones’
wide range of teachings,
from traditional values at
home to regional and national legislative issues facing Indian Country during
his time of service. He also
expressed his appreciation
for what Jones had taught
him on a personal level.
ATNI Treasurer Sharon
Gaudy also spoke of Jones’
“humility and dedicated
services to Indian Country,
specifically the Northwest.”
During his tenure, Jones
addressed a broad scope of
issues including health, historic preservation, education
and self governance to name
just a few. He also served and
represented Indian Country
at all levels – locally; Lummi
Indian Business Council,
regionally; ATNI, Northwest
Continued page 5
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News Views
Lummi Tribal
Health Center Flu
Shot Clinic
SQUOL QUOL
The Lummi Squol Quol (SQ) is
the official publication of the Lummi
Nation. Published monthly by Lummi
Communications – the SQ welcomes
articles and information including: letters
to the editor, news tips, photographs,
information and events.
Items printed in the SQ, in no way
directly reflect the opinions of the Squol
Quol staff or members of the Lummi Indian
Business Council (or their employees),
unless otherwise noted. All editorials, letters
and guest columns are encouraged for
submission with the understanding that all
material are subject to editing for content
and/or space.
AJ Barse,
Communications Director, 360.384.2388
[email protected]
The flu is a contagious
respiratory illness
caused by the
influenza virus. It
can cause mild to severe illness
that at times can lead to death.
The best single way to prevent
seasonal flu is to get vaccinated
each year.
WALK IN FLU SHOT CLINIC for
patients 19 years of age and older
Lummi nation
October 1-5 and
October 8-12
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9a.m. -11:30a.m. and 1p.m.-3:30
p.m.
(except no Thursday morning clinic)
For those 6months-18 years old, please call
Theresa Conway at 384-2286 for a flu shot
appointment
Candace Solomon,
Communications Producer, 360.384.2393
[email protected]
Julie Jefferson,
Communications Producer, 360.384.2351
[email protected]
Tabitha Jefferson- Ayosa,
Staff Editor, 360.384.2393
David Webster,
Staff Technician
360.384.2351
[email protected]
Daralee Ridley
Staff Technician
Ariana Abbott, Volunteer Copy Editor
[email protected]
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Bellingham Tides Oct. 2012
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Sharmaine McIntyre,
Court Administrator
seen throughout the community.
The Lummi Tribal
Court is welcoming the
beautiful fall colors and
the crisp in the air. As
well, the children are now
back in school full swing.
Remember to watch for the
children getting on and off
the school buses.
The Lummi Jail Alternatives program is running
efficiently. Should an elder
be in need of outdoor assistance, please contact the
Lummi Probation Department at 360-384-2241 with
requests.
The court continues to
work very hard at processing cases and continue to
excel in their training. Probation continues to provide
excellent assistance to their
clients with the results
Save the date:
Public Hearing
#2-FY2013 Projected
Revenue
October 18th, 2012 ~ 5PM-8PM
SRC Pavilion ~Dinner Provided!
Also, we are continuing
to look for anyone interested in becoming a Guardian Ad Litem. If you are
interested, please contact
the Lummi Tribal Court at
360-384-2305.
WCC Life After High School
Life After High School will be Tuesday, November 13th,
5:30-7:30pm on the WCC campus.
There will be breakout sessions on “Snagging Scholarships” and “The University Application Process” along
with 17 college and university tables at the fair.
NWIC Annual Fall Transfer
Fair
Northwest Indian College is having their Annual Fall
Transfer Fair on November 15th from 9 a.m. to Noon Nathaniel Davis is the contact person at NWIC for this
event. It will be held in the Log Building.
Bellingham Tides Nov. 2012
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Lummi Tribal
Court
News Views
Deadline
for next
month’s
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is the
25
th
of this
month
squolquol@
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Public Information
Meeting ~ Roundabout
Notice of the Lummi Nation Safety
Roundabout Projects Public Information
Meeting. The public is invited to the Lummi
Planning Department Conference Room
located at 2828 Kwina Road Bellingham WA
98226 at 2:00pm on OCTOBER 12, 2012 for
general information available regarding
the new construction of two single lane
Roundabouts located at the intersections of
Haxton and Kwina Roads as well as Haxton
and Smokehouse Roads. Staff, Plans and Maps
will be on Hand for review and questions.
Please address questions before the meeting
date to Robert Pell, Project Manager at
[email protected] or 360-384-2307 ext.
2428.
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LUMMI NATION
AWARENESS PROJECT
ON
PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL
LUMMI NATION FISHING TODAY
Lummi has been a fishing tribe since time immemorial. In the 20th Century, the Lummi Nation distinguished itself
for having the largest fishing fleet of all Northwest tribes. Today there are approximately 300 vessels registered
with the Lummi Nation, ranging in size from skiffs to gillnetters.
The Lummi Nation is considering potential impacts to its “way of life” (Schelangen), particularly with respect
to fishing and potential impacts to cultural properties, as it prepares to participate in the federal Environmental
Impact Statement process concerning SSA Marine’s proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point. Three
of the key issues related to fishing are discussed below.
Tribal Harvest Within Lummi U&A: (million pounds)
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The total harvest by
Lummi Tribal Fishers in
the Lummi Nation’s Usual
and Accustomed grounds
and stations (U&A) varies
annually depending on a
large number of factors.
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1980
1990
2000
2010
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Canada
(Year)
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Composition of the Annual Tribal Harvest
for Lummi’s U&A (2000-2011)
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4%
Manila Clams
36%
Dungeness
Crab
1%
Pacific Halibut
3%
55%
Sea Cucumbers
Salmon
Canada
Canada
1%
Spot Shrimp
Canada
USA
USA
USA
EIS public comment period begins
The official comment period for the Environmental Impact Study about the proposed GatewayOrcas
Island
Pacific Terminal began on Sept. 24 and will continue until Jan. 21, 2013.
Nearby meetings will be held on:
ƒ Saturday, Oct. 27, Squalicum High School from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ƒ Saturday, Nov. 3, Friday Harbor High School, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Friday
Harbor
ƒ Monday, Nov. 5, McIntyre Hall in Mount Vernon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Since industrial development began along
SSA
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SSA
Marine?
Cherry Point in xxthe
1950s,
the ability of Lummi
x SSA Marine?
Ferndale
Ferndale
fishers to exercise their Treaty
fishing rights
Ferndale
has been diminished due to interference by
increased ship, tug, and barge traffic and
Lummi
Lummi
blocked access
to fishing grounds. Today
Lummi
Department of Homeland Security exclusion
Bellingham
Bellingham
zones around piers and anchorage areas
Bellingham
further diminish Lummi Treaty Fishers access
to their usual and accustomed area at Cherry
Point. The number, size, and frequency of
occurrence of exclusion zones will grow if the
Orcas
Orcas
proposed
Island terminal is built.
Island
Maritime Shipping Lanes, Anchorages, and
Restricted Areas of the Strait of Georgia and
the San Juan Islands
Friday
Friday
Harbor
Harbor
Anacortes
Anacortes
ƒ Tuesday, Nov. 12, North Seattle Community College from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Anacortes
Victoria
Victoria
ƒ Thursday, Nov. 29, Ferndale Events
Center from
B.C.3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
B.C.
Victoria
B.C.
Lummi nation
Other public meetings will be in Spokane and Vancouver, WA.
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Send written comments to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District Regulatory
Branch, care of GPT/BNSF Custer Spur EIS Co-Lead Agencies, 1100 112th Avenue
Northeast, Suite 400, Bellevue, Washington 98004. Comments may also be submitted via
e-mail to [email protected] or submitted on the EIS project website at
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www.eisgatewaypacificwa.gov.
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For more information and project updates, please
visit the Lummi
NationLanes,
Awareness
Project at
Maritime
Shipping
Anchorages,
Maritime and
Shipping
Lanes,
Anchorages,
lnnr.lummi-nsn.gov/LummiWebsite/Website.php?PageID=235
Restricted Areas of the
VESSEL TRAFFIC
and Restricted
Areas
of the
Strait of
Georgia
and the San Juan Islands
5/24/2012 and the San Juan Islands
Strait of Georgia
5/24/2012
CULTURE
5/24/2012
FISHERIES IMPACT
HEALTH
JOBS
LAND IMPACT
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Harbor
Traffic Lane
Oak
Oak
Harbor
Harbor
Traffic Lane
Lane
Traffic
Interstate 55
Interstate
Interstate
Precautionary
Area5
Precautionary
Area
USA-Canadian Border
Border
USA-Canadian
Precautionary Area Restricted
USA-Canadian
BorderHeavy
Restricted
Area
Area
Heavy Industrial
Industrial Sites
Sites
Restricted Area
Explosives
Anchorage
Explosives
Anchorage
Heavy
Industrial Sites
Explosives AnchorageGeneral
General Anchorage
Anchorage
TRAIN TRAFFIC
General Anchorage
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The average annual tribal seafood
harvest for tribes that fish within the
Lummi Nation’s U&A from 1980 to
2011 is about 7.8 million pounds. At
its peak in 1985, nearly 21 million
pounds of seafood were harvested by
tribal fishers.
Lynden
Industrialization
reduces access for
Lummi fishers
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Portland Indian Health
Board (NPAIHB) and nationally; National Indian
Health Board, amongst
others.
his retirement from tribal
council. He remained active in the Lummi community until his health issues
cut back his activities.
In his letter of nomination Current Lummi
Chairman Clifford Cultee
stated Jones “is a walking
and talking example of the
Lummi Nation values of
love, honor and respect for
all.” Both Cultee and Cagey
indicated Jones’ service to
his people did not end with
ATNI President Fawn
Sharp commented “It is an
honor for ATNI to be able to
recognize and acknowledge
the work of former tribal
leaders especially those
such as Willie Jones who
are still with us today.”
NWIC President Justin
Guillory cont.
Johnson Leighton introduced Dr. Guillory, his
wife Sunny who serves as
NWIC’s Financial Literacy Coordinator, and
their three children. Mr.
Leighton shared their
family history growing up
and their children’s close
relationship. President
Guillory then spoke and
shared his honor to be
serving for NWIC. He introduced his family, who
traveled to be witnesses,
and shared stories of
mentors he credited with
helping him get to where
he is today, but who are
no longer with us. He said,
“I felt humbled and truly
blessed to be considered
for this position.”
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ATNI Honors William
Jones Sr. cont.
News Views
Do you have a cat or
dog that needs urgent
medical treatment?
We may be able to assist with
veterinary bills.
Contact Joyce Swanson
Volunteer for Alternative
Humane Society
360-758 – 2093
ENROLLMENT OFFICE
Vela K. Kamkoff 360-384-2237
[email protected]
Tamera Julius
[email protected]
360-384-2363
Christina Cultee 360-384-2206
[email protected]
Sherry Hoskin
[email protected]
360-384-2206
Current Population
4692 = 2381 males and 2309 females.
Age Groups:
0 – 17 = 1207
55 – over= 727
18 – 54 = 2758
ENROLLMENT MEETINGS: Second Tuesday of each month.
Submitted by Vela K. Kamkoff
LUMMI INDIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL
Silver Reef
CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
Hotel Casino
Spa Employment
Opportunities
How to Apply: Submit a complete application packet no later than 4:30 p.m. of the closing
date. If you’re enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, attach a copy of your enrollment
card/verification to the application in order to qualify for the Native Preference Policy. Fax
(360) 312-9834, E-mail: Carolyn Peters @ [email protected] Mail ATTN: HR 2616
Kwina Rd., Bellingham, WA. 98226. If you have any questions feel free to contact the HR
office at (360) 384-2398. Current as of October 04, 2012
Washington’s Newest and Best Casino is currently recruiting
friendly, outgoing people for the following positions. All positions require outstanding customer service. Please submit an
employment application to the Human Resources Department at
the address indicated below. All employees must be able to pass
a pre-employment drug screen and be able to obtain a Class II/III
Gaming License. All Salaries are Depending on Qualifications.
The Silver Reef will offer a comprehensive benefits package. The
Silver Reef Casino Practices Native American Preference in hiring
according to law. Current as of: September 27, 2012
Class II
Kitchen Steward
Giftshop Host
Giftshop Host/Supervisor
Hotel Front Office Agent
Hskg. Room Attendant
Class III
F&B Shift Supervisor
Cage Shift Supervisor
Slot Attendant/Supervisor
Table Games Dealer
Part-Time
Full-time
Full-time
Full-Time
On-Call
Full-Time
Full-Time
Full-Time
Part-Time
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*Knowledge/Experience Required
All positions do not have closing dates. Open until filled.
If you would like more information call (360) 543-7185
Applications may be picked up at: Silver Reef Casino, 4876 Haxton
Way, Ferndale, WA 98248
Resumes may be mailed E-mailed to: applications@silverreefcasino
Completed applications and resumes may be faxed to (360)312-0559
You may refer to our Website address:
www.silverreefcasino.com and click on the Employment option.
Job Title
Maintenance Repairer Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Elementary Tutors (10) Transit Operator
“On-Call”
Bus Driver “On Call”
Custodian
“On-Call”
Residential Assistant
“On-Call”
Sub TA
Cashiers
“Revised”
Cashiers
“Revised”
Caregiver
Substitute Teacher House-Keeper
“On-Call”
Commissions/Board of Directors
CDFI Board of Directors Exclusion Committee
Exclusion Panel
Grandma’s Helper (volunteer’s)
LNSO Board of Directors
*Youth Seat 18- 25 years of age
Department
Lummi Housing
Lummi Tribal Health Clinic JOM
Planning
Closing Date:
10/08/12
Until Filled
Until Filled
Until Filled
Lummi Nation School Until Filled
Lummi Nation School
Until Filled
Safe House Until Filled
Day Care 260 Tobacco Store
Until Filled
Continuous
Shell Mini Mart/Cove
Continuous
Home Care Agency
Lummi Nation School Planning
Continuous
Continuous
Continuous
Department
LNSO Law & Order Law & Order LNSO
LNSO
Closing Date:
Until Filled
Until Filled
Until Filled
Until Filled
Until Filled
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News Views
Family Health
Halloween Health
and Safety Tips
For many people,
autumn events like Halloween and Harvest Day
are fun times to dress up
in costumes, go trick-ortreating, attend parties,
and eat yummy treats.
These events are also opportunities to provide nutritious snacks, get physical activity, and focus on
safety.
Only walk on sidewalks whenever
possible, or on the
far edge of the road
facing traffic to stay
safe.
Wear well-fitting
masks, costumes,
and shoes to avoid
blocked vision,
trips, and falls.
Below are tips to help
make the festivities fun
and safe for trick-or-treaters and party guests.
Eat only factorywrapped treats.
Avoid eating homemade treats made
by strangers.
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Going trick-ortreating?
Swords, knives, and
similar costume accessories should be
short, soft, and flexible.
Enter homes only if
you’re with a trusted adult.
Never walk near lit
candles or luminaries. Be sure to wear
flame-resistant costumes.
Avoid trick-ortreating alone. Walk
in groups or with a
trusted adult.
Fasten reflective
tape to costumes
and bags to help
drivers see you.
Examine all treats
for choking hazards
and tampering before eating them.
Limit the amount of
treats you eat.
Hold a flashlight
while trick-ortreating to help you
see and others see
you. Always WALK
and don’t run from
house to house.
Always test make-up
in a small area first.
Remove it before
bedtime to prevent
possible skin and
eye irritation.
Look both ways before crossing the
street. Use established crosswalks
wherever possible.
Lower your risk for
serious eye injury by
not wearing decorative contact lenses.
Expecting trick-ortreaters or party
guests?
Provide healthier treats
for trick-or-treaters such
as low-calorie treats and
drinks. For party guests,
offer a variety of fruits,
vegetables, and cheeses.
Use party games and
trick-or-treat time as an
opportunity for kids to get
their daily dose of 60 minutes of physical activity.
Be sure walking areas
and stairs are well-lit and
free of obstacles that could
result in falls.
Corrections
The Squol Quol apologizes for the mistakes, and typos
found in the September edition
Welcoming Janine
Shaw M.D. to
Lummi Health Clinic
Dr. Shaw previously worked at LIHC from
1994-1997.
She went to Medical School at Michigan State
University.
Dr. Shaw served her residency in Family Practice
at Swedish Hospital in Seattle.
Dr. Shaw is married and has five children and her
hobbies include reading, walking and swimming.
Lummi Gateway Center Welcomes
the Public at Grand Opening!
Keep candle-lit jacko’-lanterns and luminaries away from doorsteps,
walkways, landings, and
curtains. Place them on
sturdy tables, keep them
out of the reach of pets and
small children, and never
leave them unattended.
Remind drivers to
watch out for trick-ortreaters and to drive safely.
Follow these tips to
help make the festivities
fun and safe for everyone!
Courtesy of CDC
Crab Bay Canoe Family.
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The Internet can be
a wonderful resource for
kids. They can use it to
research school reports,
communicate with teachers and other kids, and
play interactive games.
Kids who are old enough
to punch in a few letters on
the keyboard can literally
access the world.
But that access can also
pose hazards. For example,
an 8-year-old might do an
online search for “Lego.”
But with just one missed
keystroke, the word “Legs”
is entered instead, and the
child may be directed to
a slew of websites with a
focus on legs — some of
which may contain pornographic material.
That’s why it’s important to be aware of what
your kids see and hear
on the Internet, who they
meet, and what they share
about themselves online.
Just like any safety issue, it’s wise to talk with
your kids about your concerns, take advantage of
resources to protect them,
and keep a close eye on
their activities.
Internet Safety
Laws
A federal law, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), was
created to help protect
kids online. It’s designed
to keep anyone from obtaining a child’s personal
information without a parent knowing about it and
agreeing to it first.
toring their computer use,
you’ll help them surf the
Internet safely.
Online
Protection Tools
• Forbid your child
from entering private chat rooms;
block them with
safety features provided by your Internet service provider
or with special filtering software. Be
aware that posting
messages to chat
rooms reveals a user’s email address
to others.
Online tools are available that will let you control
your kids’ access to adult
material and help protect
them from Internet predators. No option is going to
guarantee that they’ll be
kept away from 100% of
the risks on the Internet. So
it’s important to be aware
of your kids’ computer activities and educate them • Monitor your credit
card and phone bills
about online risks.
for unfamiliar acMany Internet service
count charges.
providers (ISPs) provide
parent-control options to • Find out what, if
any, online protecblock certain material from
tion is offered by
coming into a computer.
your child’s school,
You can also get software
after-school centhat helps block access to
ter, friends’ homes,
certain sites based on a
or any place where
“bad site” list that your ISP
kids could use a
creates. Filtering programs
computer without
can block sites from coming
your supervision.
in and restrict personal information from being sent • Take your child seonline. Other programs can
riously if he or she
monitor and track online
reports an uncomactivity. Also, make sure
fortable online exyour kids create a screen
change.
name to protect their real
• Forward copies of
identity.
obscene or threatening messages you
Getting Involved
or your kids get to
in Kids’ Online
your Internet serActivities
vice provider.
Aside from these tools,
it’s wise to take an active • Call the National
Center for Missrole in protecting your kids
ing and Exploited
from Internet predators
Children at (800)
and sexually explicit mate843-5678 if you’re
rials online. To do that:
aware of the trans• Become computer
mission, use, or
literate and learn
viewing of child
how to block objecpornography ontionable material.
line. Contact your
local law enforce• Keep the computer
ment agency or the
in a common area,
FBI if your child
not in individual
has received child
bedrooms, where
pornography via the
you can watch and
Internet.
monitor its use.
COPPA requires websites to explain their privacy policies on the site and
get parental consent before
collecting or using a child’s
personal information, such
as a name, address, phone
number, or Social Security
number. The law also prohibits a site from requiring
• Share an email aca child to provide more
count with your child
personal information than
so you can monitor
necessary to play a game or
messages.
participate in a contest.
• Bookmark kids’ faBut even with this law,
vorite sites for easy
your kids’ best online proaccess.
tection is you. By talking
to them about potential • Spend time online
online dangers and monitogether to teach
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your kids appropriate online behavior.
Many sites use “cookies,” devices that track
specific information about
the user, such as name,
email address, and shopping preferences. Cookies
can be disabled. Ask your
Internet service provider
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Basic Rules
personal information, such
Set up some simple as addresses and phone
rules for your kids to fol- numbers, thus putting
low while they’re using the the kids they are chatting
with — and their families
Internet, such as:
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the Internet.
offenders instantly have
the kids’ phone numbers.
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as address, phone
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number, or school
child
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online
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spending
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line,
especially
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to meet anyone from
a chat room in person. phone calls from people
you don’t know, or un• Never respond to a
solicited gifts arriving in
threatening email or
the mail. If your child
message.
suddenly turns off the
computer when you walk
• Always tell a parent
into the room, ask why and
about any communimonitor computer time
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tion that was scary.
from family life and re• If your child has a
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activities are other signs to
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chat rooms who were interested in exploiting them.
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are, but pedophiles (adults
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Tribal Elections Debate
Monday, October 15, 2012, 5 pm
Silver Reef Casino - Pavilion
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Government
Chairman’s Update
studies, but rest assured
the Nation stands with
our fishermen, crabbers,
clammers and community
leaders on this combined
effort to protect our usual
and accustomed gathering
area.
Cliff Cultee, LIBC
Chairman
Now’ Siam ne schela’cha
Siam,
September has been a
distinguished month as we
attended many meetings,
gatherings, and community events such as Eleanor
Roosevelt Dinner Fundraiser, Economic Development Task Force, LIBC
Regular Council Meeting, Coal Summit preparation meeting, LIBC Cherry Point -STPO core
team meeting, NWIC Golf
Scramble, NIGA Mid-Year
and the Affiliated Tribes of
NW Indians Annual Convention in Pendleton, OR.
Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner Fundraiser - On August 28th, I joined many
democrats in Whatcom
County to host a dinner
fundraiser with local and
state candidates to rally
the Democratic base on
the upcoming elections.
Lummi Nation has a very
large voter base and so you
are cordially invited to our
‘Lummi Ballot Party’ on
Thursday, October 25th
at the Silver Reef Casino.
Bring your official ballot in
and join the festivities with
dinner, entertainment and
prizes
Economic Development Task Force Meeting
- The EDTF met on August
30th to discuss current
and future projects for the
Lummi Nation. As we’ve
been looking toward the
future, we find ourselves
looking at a self-sustained
Lummi Nation. We have
a village post office now,
we’re expanding with a
new tribal center and our
Casino will have the biggest convention center in
Whatcom County.
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G-8 Meeting - The
Group of 8 Northwest Indian Tribes met on September 12, 2012 – to review the
Coal Summit Agenda for
the meeting at Affiliated
Tribes of NW Indian at
Wild Horse Casino Resort.
The G-8 Nations provides
strength for neighboring
tribes and brings a unified
message to ATNI.
Cherry Point Gathering
On building site location
NWIC Golf Scramble
September 14, 2012 – I raise
my hands to the Northwest
Indian College for putting
together the NWIC Golf
Scramble. This wonderful event raises money to
fund the athletic program
at NWIC.
Haxton Way Trail
NIGA Mid-Year Conference September 17-20,
2012 – Hollywood, FL –
internet gaming remains
THE hot topic of debate
this year, we as Indian
tribes are sovereign governments with a right to
work, regulate, tax and
license internet gaming; be
on alert that internet gaming may be a possibility in
Indian country.
Woodcutters
Xwe’chi’eXen Gathering September 21, 2012 – it
was a very historic day to
witness seeing our Lummi
and Whatcom communities standing together in
opposition to the proposed
Gateway Pacific Terminal
at Cherry Point. (Insert
Cherry Point 2 & Cherry
Point 3 photo here)
LIBC Regular Council
Meeting - September 4,
2012 – Rhonda McFarland, Director of Behavioral Health Department,
brief update and council
made a motion for her to
come forward with BehavATNI 2012 Fall Conioral Health care delivery
vention September 23-25,
system for 2013; approved
2012 – Pendleton, OR –
GM’s Budget Amendment
59th annual fall convention
3 for 2012 which included
as we continue to press
forward on issues affecting
our people every day for
example housing, health,
education, employment,
treaty rights and natural
resources protection.
Lummi nation
First and fore most I’d
like to thank all the tribal
and community members
that came out and supported the peaceful protest
on Friday, September 21st
at Cherry Point. As per
LIBC Resolution 2012-060
‘Cherry Point Protection’
we are officially opposing
the Gateway Pacific Terminal Coal Port being built in
our traditional territory. It
wasn’t too long ago when
the PIT Pacific International Terminal was being
proposed; our past leaders
reminded us that it’s about
protecting our ancestral
grounds. This is the home
of the ancient ones and
I’m proud to stand on this
important issue. We’ve
got a long way to go with
the permitting process and
the environmental impact
MEETINGS & GATHERINGS:
energy assistance/wood
cutting programs and
Lummi Youth Recreation
new vehicle. Numerous
resolutions presented and
passed. (Insert Wood Cutter photo here)
WIGA Photo Shoot
September 26, 2012 – I
personally want to thank
Rebecca Kaldor from the
Washington Indian Gaming
Association, Rick Cocker
from Cocker Fennessy and
Keith Brofsky (photographer) for selecting Lummi
Nation as a site of interest for their photo shoot.
Projects that benefits our
community and we are
proud of: Haxton Way Pedestrian Trail, Lummi Nation School Football Field,
New Tribal Administration
Building, NWIC and Silver
Reef Casino expansion. (Insert Construction & Trail
Photo here)
We’ve got many meetings and events scheduled
for October include:
October 1st - General
Council Meeting @5PM
Silver Reef Casino,
October 8th - Crabbers
& Fishers Protest Gathering - Cherry Point
October 10th - WIGA
Meeting @10AM Silver
Reef Casino,
October 16th - LIBC
Council Meeting
October 20th - Lummi
Nation Primary Elections Council Chambers,
October 23rd - LIBC
Council Meeting - Certifying the Elections @ 5PM
October 25th - Ballot
Party - Silver Reef @ 5PM
November 3rd - Lummi
Nation - General Election
Day
November 6th - Election Day - National, State
and Local Elections
We would like to thank
all the fans and friends of
our Lummi Blackhawks.
It’s a huge opportunity to
be able to play on one of the
best football fields in the
northwest and it’s a pride
that we all can believe in. I
want to thank the Council
for their continued efforts
in sharing the love and
support of Lummi Nation
youth. And we raise our
hands to Blackhawks Head
Coach, Jim Sandusky and
his staff. Hy’shqe.
In closing, it’s been an
honor to work for Lummi
Nation the last three years,
my condolences go out to
the families who lost loved
ones this month, may the
creator look upon you and
your families and help
comfort each and every
one.
Many Hy’shqes,
Chairman Cliff Cultee
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Government
From the Office of the Vice Chair
Happy Fall! This is one
of my favorite times of
the year. Leaves are turning orange, pumpkins are
getting plump, the fisherman are out working hard
to prepare for the winter,
football season is here and
Halloween is just around
the corner. Speaking of
Halloween, the Office of the
Vice Chair will be hosting a
BIG Drug and Alcohol Free
Halloween Costume Party
at the Casino on October
26th, and YOU HAVE TO
DRESS UP IN ORDER
TO GET IN. We are going
to invite some of Indian
Countries top performers
to fill the night with music
and laughter. We hope to
see you there.
The Office of the Vice
Chair is committed to ensure you that our staff is
working fulltime everyday
to improve the wellness and
help make the great Lummi
Nation a place to live and
prosper. September was
a month full of incredible
projects, events and initiatives that will help improve
our community. Here are
some the current projects
that we are working on, and
and 82 nationally. That
don’t forget to stop by to is a huge achievement, so
see or call Vernelle Lane come on out and support
in the Lummi Vote Office our Football Team.
to make sure you are REGVolleyball – I am so
ISTERED TO VOTE:
proud of Lummi Nations
Back Pack Handout Schools volleyball squad.
and Back to School Fair at I am committed to attend
the Youth Rec. – Hundreds every game that I can in
of children and parents order to support these
turned out on this special young women. They are
summer day to celebrate committed to having a
youth and college stu- positive outlook on life,
dents that are going back eat healthy, exercise, get
to school. This special day outstanding grades and
was our appreciation to be role models for future
those that are committed generations.
to going to school, have
Cherry Point Prohigh attendance, and are
test
- The Lummi Nation
striving to achieve good
Tribal
Council is comgrades. Back Packs were
filled with supplies that mitted to opposing the
were appropriate for all development of a Coal
Terminal and Coal Train
grade levels.
that’s requesting to deBack to School Cloth- velop in our territory. We
ing Vouchers – this was know that this will cause
our first year to provide detrimental impacts to
Back to School Clothing our waters, land and air.
Vouchers and over hun- We had such a great turn
dreds of children will go out at Cherry Point on
back to school in style Friday, September 21st
and brand new clothing. to provide the media and
Thank you to all the staff comm unity members
members that helped pull with information and an
off this incredible event. explanation of why we
oppose the development.
Black Hawks
Thank you to those that
Football – The Black- turned out. We are rehawks Football Team is questing all community
off to another great start members and families to
for the 2012/13 Season. attend. We are also sendI’m so proud of our new ing out a special request
AstroTurf field. It’s such for the LUMMI NATION
an honor to come over the FISHING FLEET and
hill and see that brand new CANOES (Outrigger, War
field. It’s a sign of commit- and Traveling) to pull up
ment to our youth that we outside the Cherry Point
continue to support their gathering site to show
future. The Blackhawks our strenght in numare ranked #3 in State bers and provide a visual
glimpse of how important
our traditional village site,
burial grounds, fishing
area, ancient reef net site,
and a sacred place this
is too our people. Once
again, we are asking for
your support. If you do not
support the Coal Terminals to be built at Cherry
Point, then please show up
to show your support.
recovery. Who participate
in all support groups at
the Journey to Wellness
Center. Along with all the
departments that help our
people stay in recovery
j.t.w.c. Has support group
meetings everyday at noon
m- f sat-5pm sun-2pm7pm. Stop by& pick up a
schedule come help our
family & friends stay on the
NWIC Presidents Inau- red road to recovery.
guration – Was an incredGrandparents Commisible night to celebrate the sion – the Lummi Nation
Northwest Indian Colleges Grandparents Committee
new President Justin Guil- is committed and working
lory’s inauguration. His protect our children from
family was in attendance being placed outside of
to witness the ceremony our Lummi community.
led by Darrell Hillaire. We They are meeting once a
are so proud of our Board week and working to bring
of Directors, students, together committees and
community members and service directors to help
the dedicated staff that resolve policy issues, dissupports the vision of our pute resolutions and workhigher education plans ing with families to help
for the future. I would find solutions so that our
also like to thank Chair- children will remain within
man Bryan Cladoosby of their family units.
the Swinomish Tribe for
Once again, the Office
attending our ceremonies
of
the
Vice Chair is workas a witness.
ing nonstop to support our
Outrigger Canoe Races Schelengan, our commu– I would like thank the nity wellness, preserve our
Autumn Rose Canoe Club sovereignty, and help our
for bringing another fam- Lummi community prosper
ily fun filled drug and into a responsible, reliable
alcohol free event to the and ideal community. We
Lummi Community. Over cannot do it on our own
20 outriggers from all and we need your help to
over the country came out continue to provide us with
to race from Stommish reliable communication
Grounds, around Eliza and resources that will help
Island and back. What us, help you, to develop
incredible athletes.
reliable services to our comJourney To Wellness munity. Thank you for your
Center - J.T.W.C. would support.
like too thank all those in
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Go to
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Government
Office of the Treasurer
Cheryl Sanders,
Treasurer
ing to our LIBC priorities
and reviewing modified
work plans. I will make
sure there are copies at
the next Public Hearing,
FY2013 Projected Revenue to be held at the
SRC-Pavilion on October
18th at 5PM. Again, we
will be soliciting feedback from the General
Council to be sure the
community wishes are
being addressed and incorporated in the budget
process.
September has been
a whirlwind of meetings, meetings, and more
meetings! A lot of really
great things were done
for our community and
it is all part of believing
The Health Rein the “Journey to Wellform
Task Force met
ness”, for our families
twice
during
September.
and is our #1 priority of
The team consists of all
LIBC.
the important players
On September 4th, (i.e. Health & Family
the LIBC passed resolu- Services Commissiontion #2012-123 Budget ers, Clinic staff, BehavAmendment #3. We have ioral Health staff, LIBC
hard copies available in members, GM’s office,
the office for anyone who HR, etc) to be sure we
is interested in review- are collaborating our efing the final documents. forts and structuring our
All requests went to the task force to educate and
Budget Committee and meet the needs of our
were review and a recom- community. We will be
mendation went to the scheduling a town hall
LIBC for final approval, meeting soon to discuss
per our Title 28 process. the Lummi Health &
The whole process was Wellness Reform initiavery methodical; keep- tive.
Lummi Indian
Business Council
While on travel in
early September to
NAFOA a significant
message was sent to
Tribes about needing
to lobby their representatives, to remind
them that Native People
are not “discretionary”,
they have a trust responsibility to our people.
The sequestration has
occurred and we need
to lobby to hold Tribes
harmless of this cut,
OMB, already concluded
that I.H.S. will be subject to a full sequestration which they estimate
will be 8.2%, across the
board. Currently the I
HS and BIA are on a CR
thru March 2013, the
CFO and his team are
monitoring the impact
and preparing to report
to the LIBC in a timely
manner.
The Health Reform
is an opportunity to realign our health care
delivery system for the
future and build our
capacity on “wellness”.
As the appointed Representative to the NPAIHB
and AIHC we are watch-
Lummi nation
Natural Resources
& Planning
Commissions
5:00PM ~ Silver Reef
Casino Pavilion
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In mid September,
I attended the CMS/
I.H.S./NPAIHB Partnerships Training in
Seattle, WA. Some of
the topics of discussion
were: § National CMS
Legislative Overview,
§ Tribal Technical Advisory Group Updates,
§ Medicaid Program,
§ Medicare Program,
§ The Affordable Care
Act, and much more.
I also participated in
numerous health care
conference calls with
AIHC and meetings.
Lummi is working hard
to stay abreast of all the
upcoming changes in
health care.
It was nice to see the
turnout of 400+ Tribal
members at the Community Breakfast at the
end of the month. I am
pleased that the numbers are increasing for
all community events: ie.
GC meetings, quarterly
breakfasts, public hearings, etc. It is important
to be a part of the solution! The only way to do
that is to participate, participate, participate and
have your voice heard.
As you may have observed the Tribal Center,
SRC, and the Head Start
construction is on going. We have finalized
all the loan agreements
and have implemented
debt payment schedule .
It’s on a strict schedule
to pay off the debt in 5
years, without creating
a hardship to the government, which was
approved as part of the
LIBC Long term financial plan.
As always, please feel
free to drop by and bring
forward any questions
or concerns to me or my
staff. Hy’Shqe’!
Secretary LIBC report
area parking. The
new construction
next to the center
is the new head
start building . All
funded by LIBC at
this time.
General Council
Meeting
Wednesday,
October
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ing all avenues of the
reform to make sure we
don’t miss out on the
opportunities for our
people. We are challenging process from the
Federal and State Level,
we are holding the line
on “trust responsibility” of health care and
we will not allow the restructure of the Federal
Agencies to create a tax
on a tribal sponsorship
for our healthcare.
Submitted by Levi
Jefferson
I meet two times a
week on the new construction of the new
tribal center . I am happy to say the construction is on time and most
of all on budget. We are
getting a full service restaurant and dinning are
in the lobby. The place
should be able to meet
the needs of the tribal
center staff and community . Should have
at least three full time
employees. We are also
getting a maintenance
building and secure
I am with the
Silver Reef Casino management
team. The new
construction at
the SRC is also
on time and on
budget, it should
be up and running by
May.
I am also on the
NWIC board of directors. LIBC donated
$1,000,000 to there
Capital Campaign this
year. We are also looking at 1.5 million more
for the next two buildings. They need to be
started or they will loses grant money’s. So
look forward to more
constriction going on at
the college soon.
This spring I built a
36 foot traveling canoe.
I gave the canoe to the
Cedar Project to use
yearly for the tribal canoe journey every year.
The canoe was finished
the day before the trip
and left lummi with
the rest of the canoes
the next day. Council
men Steve and I traveled with the canoes on
the 12 day trip ground
support and boat support the whole way. We
helped with three canoe
families , Cedar project,
Uncle Smitty and Westshore Canoe. The trip
was great and everyone
add a great time. My
canoe the ,cedar rose ,
is a community canoe
and any group may use
it. NWIC uses the canoe
for a class weekly. If the
tribal school, LIBC , or
any department want
to go out on a outing it
is available . There are
paddles and life jacket
available and room for
up to 14 paddlers or
passengers .
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Submitted by Vernell
Lane, Native Vote
Coordinator
September activities
include:
• Native Vote Volunteer Meeting
Greetings from Native
Vote Headquarters of the
• Voter Registration
Lummi Nation!
Drive at Northwest
Indian College
2012 Election
Calendar:
• Resource Fair at
Northwest Indian
• Monday, October 8,
College
2012 – Last day to
register normally
• Lummi Nutrition
Education Grand Fi• Friday, October 19,
nale
2012 – General ballots mailed
• YouthBuild Presentation
• Monday, October 29,
2012 – Last day to
• L u m m i N a t i o n
register in person
School – History
(senior) Class
• Tuesday, November
6, 2012 – (Election
• Community Breakfast
Day) General ballots
due back
Upcoming Plans:
• Tuesday, November
27, 2012 – General
results finalized
From September 24
– 28, 2012, Native youth
across the Nation participated in Rock the Native
Vote Youth Week to learn
about and help get out the
Native Vote! Participating organizations, schools,
Boys & Girls Clubs, youth
councils, and communities
hosted a registration drive
or an event to register community members and raise
awareness. The Lummi Native Vote Office conducted
the following:
• Hosted a Voter Registration Drive at
Northwest Indian
College
• Attended numerous
community events
at Lummi Nation to
get-out-the-vote
• Stationed Native
Vote volunteers at
various locations:
NWIC, Lummi
Health Center, Fitness Center, Fisherman’s Cove, Mini
Mart, and Gateway
• Native Vote Ballot Party – General
Election – Date:
Thursday, October
25, 2012, 5pm –
9pm, at the Silver
Reef Casino
Register To Vote!
If you need to register to vote, you may register on-line – see
the following websites.
Whatcom County Auditor’s Office – Election Division
https://wei.sos.wa.gov/county/whatcom/en/Pages/default.aspx
League of Women Voters – Bellingham
http://lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org/index.html
Secretary of State – Washington
Community members
interested in volunteering and joining the Native
Want to acknowledge Vote Team should contact
the volunteers who’ve the Lummi Native Vote
helped us with voter reg- Headquarters at: (360)
istration:
384-1489, extension 2811,
or (360) 384-7194 (direct
Daydre Phillips
line) or stop by the office in
Lisa Rodarte
Council Operations, BuildJessie Deardorff
ing M.
Natalia Hight
Vela Kamkoff
Tara Olsen
Chris Roberts
Erin Jefferson
Michelle Kernak
Lynda Jensen
Native Vote
Volunteers
LUMMI BALLOT
PARTY
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Silver Reef Casino – Pavilion
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Dinner
Candidate-Meet- & - Greet
Door Prizes
Bring Your Ballots – Drop
Box
Be the Native Vote! Make it
Count! No Excuses!
http://www.sos.wa.gov/
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Community Updates
Lummi Nation Service Organization Board and
Ventures Staff Retreat
ed.gov/programs/digest/
d11/tables/dt11_395.asp)
statistics made available
through the National Center
for Educational Statistics.
A male who had dropped
out of high school will, on
average, earn less than
$30,000/year, a female
will make about $20,000
without a high school diploma or equivalency. High
School Graduates will make
about $40,000 (male) &
$30,000 (female). This
step will mean the difference of about $10,000 more
per year that these tribal
members could earn, as a
national average.
In early September the
LNSO Board and LNSO/
Ventures staff went into
retreat at the Swinomish
Lodge. This was a great
opportunity to have LNSO
staff meet with the Board
of Directors. The Board
had a great deal of insight
on the work being done,
the work at hand and the
work left to do, and for
this we, the staff, are all
very grateful. Some of the
main topics that came out
were the continued service
to the community, what
some of the major obstacles
have been, and hope for
the future of our people.
We’d like to thank Timothy
Corey, Graphic Artist, for
helping us to complete our
vision pictured below.
This was a great experience to discuss refining
our mission statement and
some future goals. We
revisited this vision in the
last week of September to
discuss the refining of the
mission statement and the
possibility of operating under a different name.
Call to the Community—We need your help in
revitalizing the LNSO by
creating a more impactful
name. Please contact us at
360-384-2331, stop by our
office or drop us an email
at melanies@lummi-nsn.
gov All submissions will
be entered into a drawing
for a couple of gas vouchers. We will announce the
winner on October 31, 2012
at 4:00.
Ventures News:
Lummi Gateway Center Update:
Come check out our
newest tenant at the Lummi Gateway Center, Andrew Johnson and Ramon
Murillo have moved into
one of the studio spaces. There are still spaces
available for those tribal
businesses that are serious about realizing their
dream of running their
own business. As always,
be sure to check in with our
Small Business Trainer,
Adib Jamshedi, to begin
your Indianpreneurship
journey at 360-384-2331.
The Café’ will also be celebrating a big success as
we will soon be offering
breakfast to our customers and is now open for
lunch on Saturday. Like
us on Facebook for latest
specials and our announcement of our new hours.
The multi-purpose room
is seeing a spike in interest as groups, committees,
and conferences are being
booked in advance. The
Arts and Crafts Market at
the Lummi Gateway Center is always looking for
tribal artwork for consignment. Contact Earline at
360-393-3110. For more
information about the
Lummi Gateway Center
or the Schelangen Seafood
Market please call Scott
Kinley at 360-306-8554.
Don’t forget to check out
our new website at www.
lummigatewaycenter.com
Lummi Ventures Partnership With the Teen
Parent Child Development
Center (TPCDC) Still Going Strong.
The TPCDC, located on
the corner of Blackhawk
Drive, has been open since
the fall of 2010. Since then
five of the teen parents have
received their diploma and
one got their GED. This is
a great accomplishment
for our people. By receiving their diploma these
graduates on average will
generate about 30% more
income than those without
a diploma. (http://nces.
By offering this safe,
consistent, and free child
care to these young parents
we are helping them to
build a legacy of prosperity
for their families. Currently
the TPCDC is licensed for a
maximum of 12 infants and
toddlers for the space that
they are operating in. One
infant is nearing toddler
age and will transition into
the toddler room and one
infant is on a waiting list
waiting to transfer into the
program. The TPCDC is
anxiously awaiting the new
playground that is coming
in the month of October
and is very grateful for their
new partnership with the
LSOC that will offer support services and necessary
furnishings for these young
families. Transportation
still remains an issue and
the bus transporting has to
make three trips to pick up
and drop off daily. Spirits
still remain high and the
staff is extremely excited to
be able to offer these services to their young families.
We’d like to thank these
dedicated staff and our
valuable partnerships for all
the hard work to promote
prosperity for our people.
Check out our website at
www.lummiventures.org
for latest information.
Lummi nation
3RD ANNUAL VENTURES FISHING DERBY
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Saturday, OCTOBER 6, 2012
12 noon - 3PM ~ Lummi Seaponds
Light lunch provided, Door Prizes, prizes for biggest, first, and separate
categories for youth and adults. BYOP (bring your own fishing pole), due
to limitations this year we are unable to provide poles for everyone like we
had in the past. Please contact Dionne Adams at LNSO/Ventures with any
questions. Further details will be provided as we get closer to the event.
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By Gel-lotie Valerie Phair
Family & Youth Activities
Coordinator
The Lummi System of
Care (LSOC) team would
like to recognize the: Family, Youth, Administration,
Research & Evaluation
Committees and the Indian Peoples Own Determination Youth M.O.V.E.
National members for contributing their time to plan
for year five goals! For
those of you that do not
know, the LSOC annual
year ended September 30,
2012. This means that we
will be moving into year
five of the LSOC grant.
The LSOC hosted an
ALL Committee meeting
on the Wednesday September 19, 2012 at the Silver
Reef Casino. The committees met to discuss and
develop attainable goals,
budget to attain the goals,
what the measurable outcome reflecting the goal.
The four committees had
come up with three goals
each and the goals of each
committee were similar
to that of the Lummi Indian Business Council. The
youth committee goals; to
develop community awareness plan, leadership development, community
service engagement. The
family committee goals;
to connect families to parenting support groups for
parenting and grief & loss
to process and find healing, monthly family make
& take nights with the elders, inform & involve the
parents of the LSOC youth
about PAC meetings &
volunteer opportunities.
It was said that, “If we
encourage the parents to
value the youths education the youth will then
value their own education.”
-LSOC Family Committee
Member.
partner up with other LIBC
or NWIC entities in order to
reach these goals. Moriah
Solomon has been working closely with Ventures,
and the Northwest Indian
College. If you are interested in joining this group
please contact Rebecca
Kinley at the LSOC office.
The Indian Peoples Own
Determination met every
Thursday of the month at
5:30-7:30 PM at the ROC
building and plans to meet
again October 4th.
LSOC continues to
work closely with families
and during the month of
October the LSOC will host
two community engagement activities:
1.) LSOC is pleased to
host a Harvest SlaHal tournament October 20, 2012 at the
The Indian Peoples
Wexliem registraOwn Determination Youth
tion begins at 9 am.
M.O.V.E National youth
group traveled the Monroe 2.) S p o o k t a c k u l a r
Fair on September 3rd.
home decorating
The group has fundraised
contest top thee
for a year and those that
winners will receive
dedicated there time to
$$100$$ entries
the fundraising was able
must be received by
to spend a day at the fair
October 25.
and dinner at the Crab Pot
The LSOC staff would
in Seattle, WA. The group
like
to thank all of our
has not only enjoyed this
youth,
families, committee
day off but when they are in
members
and partners for
the “team” mode they are
your
continued
support in
planning for future events
servicing
our
youth
of our
to bring families together.
The youth would like to community.
“Indian Peoples Own Determination partners up with Ventures for the Gateway
grand opening 2012.”
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Caterers needed
Experienced caterers wanted. Do you currently have a
LIBC Business License? Would you like to cater for future
Lummi Indian Business Council events/meetings? Please
sign up at Council Operations with Laura Solomon or
Kyralee Lane. 360-384-1489
Records &
Archives
Submitted by Records
and Archives staff
Mission Statement: To
serve the Lummi Nation by
preserving and protecting
the historical and business
records of the Tribe, and to
provide records management services to LIBC and
Tribal Community.
As the year turns into
fall we have continued to
be very busy with electronic
scanning here in Records
and Archives. Just a short
reminder that when we convert paper files to electronic
format does not mean we
are getting rid of the record
we are just storing it in another format. If paper files
are required to be kept they
will last a lot longer if they
are left untouched.
WE have enjoyed several pot luck staff meetings here in our department through the summer
months and now we will
shift into high gear to help
everyone prepare for the
move to the new LIBC Administration building. The
completion and move into
the new complex is such
and exciting time for the
Lummi people and the employees of LIBC.
Director: Janice “Honetia”
Benson 360-384-2345
[email protected]
Staff: 12 (11 Lummi
Tribal, 1 other tribal)
Staff: Cheryl Solomon,
Records Tech Supervisor
360-384-2262 cheryls@
lummi-nsn.gov
Wilfred LaClair Jr.,
Scanning Tech Supervisor
360-384-2236 wilfredl@
lummi-nsn.gov
Daniel Neil, Records
Tech I (384-2236)
Sarajean Wilson,
Receptionist/Records Tech
(384-2262)
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Te m p o r a r y
Employees
Contact Information:
2616 Kwina Road, Building
J (next to Courthouse)
Bellingham, WA 98226
Fax: 360-312-8742
Dept. Divisions:
Archives & Records
Management
• 56994 pages scanned
for Fisheries and
LIBC minutes
I continue to be a part
of the Administration Transition team that meets on a
weekly basis in regards to
the move to the new building. We have discussed
items such as furniture,
computers, phone lines,
The numbers for Sep- coffee, deli, and various
tember are as follows:
other concerns. I have also
been involved in the HR
• 3 resolutions scanned
Policy committee and we
and certified
started meeting again this
• 28 file requests from
month after a few months
various departments
break. The staff of Records
and Archives have attended
• 11 files returned
several events this month
• 17 Incoming Boxes
and captured many memoProcessed
ries for future generations
of Lummi members.
• 5 Records Coordinator Training CertifiOnce again we encourcates
age you to submit pictures
(we can make copies), birth
• 4 maps of Lummi
announcements, death certransferred from distificates, wedding photos
posal
or invitations, graduation
announcements or pho• 1 fossilized rock dotos, sporting events, class
nated by Benard Lapictures, yearbooks or anClair
nuals, etc. to begin or add
• 40 boxes of council/
to your family history. If
Council Operations
you need to schedule us
disposal from 1985
to come into your home
& 1996
to scan these documents
please call us at 384-2246.
• 4 boxes of Council
And remember we are just
documents accesa holding place for presersioned to Archives
vation unless you release
for permanent storthem to us, you control who
age, some will be
has access to them.
scanned and some
will be kept in paper
form.
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Press Release:
(Lummi Indian Reservation, Bellingham, WA)—On
Friday, September 21, from 12.30-2.30 the Hereditary
Chief and leaders of the Lummi Nation gathered with the
community at Cherry Point to speak to the importance of
working together to honor the ancestors and protect the
natural and cultural heritage of Xwe’chi’eXen (Cherry
Point), the proposed site of the largest coal exporting
facility in North America.
There are ancient names associated with this sacred
landscape that are still called out by the Lummi people.
Many Lummi families trace their ancestry to those
ancient relatives. “It is our promise and our duty to
our ancestors, our elders, and to future generations to
protect and preserve Cherry Point,” said Clifford Cultee,
Chairman of the Lummi Nation. A Hereditary Chief of
the Lummi Nation, Tsilixw (Bill James), a linguist and
cultural historian, supported the Chairman’s remarks,
noting that Cherry Point is “the home of the ancient ones.
Our ancestors are still there.”
Known to the Lummi people by its ancestral name
Xwe’chi’eXen, Cherry Point has a deep cultural, historical,
and spiritual significance to the Lummi people who have
a long-standing history of opposing development of the
property. Xwe’chi’eXen was the first site in Washington
State to be listed on the Washington Heritage Register
and is eligible for the National Register of Historic
Places.
Xwe’chi’eXen reflects the enduring lifeway on the water
of the Lummi people and the many blessings of the Salish
Sea. Xwe’chi’eXen was a village site for the Lummi
ancestors for over 175 generations where they gathered,
fished and collected necessities of daily life. It is an
important shellfish, herring, and salmon fishery area, a
reef-net site, and is associated with the creation story of
the Lummi People and the First Salmon Ceremony. It was
also an entryway from inland routes to the islands in the
original homeland territory of the Lummi people.
The international dimension of the gathering is reflected
in the 2007 United Nations Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples, whereby the Lummis and their
Canadian relatives, along
with indigenous peoples
around the globe, have the
right to maintain and protect
their archaeological and
historic sites. By action of the
President of the United States
this Declaration applies to the
Native Americans today.
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Natural Resources Department
The Lummi Natural
Resources Department is
actively working to fulfill
its mission to enhance,
manage, and protect the
natural resources into
perpetuity for the benefit
of the Lummi people in
accordance with the policies and procedures of the
Lummi Nation.
This is a snapshot of
our work for September
2012:
Forestry Division
Joseph Property Timber Harvest on Lake Terrell Road: The Forestry
Division is planning to
burn 900 tons of slash
piles this winter. The Division is prepping 103 slash
piles with slash paper to
keep piles dry. We are in
the process of completing
a Burn Plan and hiring a
qualified burn boss and
crew that is red card qualified. Red cards are issued
to personnel that meet
all the standards in the
Federal Prescribed Fire
Guidelines.
The Forestry Division
has ordered 22,000 seedlings (Douglas-fir, western
red cedar, and red alder)
from the Fir-run Nursery
located in Orting, WA. Forestry staff plan to advertise
tree planning contracts
this fall to plant 32 acres.
All interested qualified
Lummi tribal members
who want to plant trees
should contact Tom Branson, Forestry Manager, at
360-384-2228.
Lummi nation
Crist Property on Red
River Road: The Forestry
Division is planning to install 1,500 mulching mats
around recently planted
western red cedar seedlings to reduce competition from surrounding
vegetation.
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Kwina Village Expansion Project: The Lummi
Housing Authority is planning to remove timber
along Kwina Road east of
the existing Kwina Village
Apartments this fall. Approximately 46 thousand
board feet of timber will
be harvested on 5 acres.
The trees will be donated
to the Tribal Elder Fire
Wood Program and cultural events.
Herbicide Service Contracts: Lummi Forestry
will be advertising herbicide application contracts
this fall. Tribal members
experienced with herbicide applications should
contact Tom Branson,
Forestry Manager, if interested in spraying contracts this fall.
Water Resources
Division
Ongoing Projects: The
Water Quality Monitoring Program continued to
collect and analyze water
quality at 43 surface water and 28 ground water
sample sites. The evaluation of Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans
(SWPPPs) for several new
projects and the monitoring of SWPPP implementation for existing projects
is ongoing. Division staff
are also working with a
consultant to perform the
Year Two monitoring of
the wetland enhancement
efforts for Phase 1A of the
Lummi Nation Wetland
and Habitat Mitigation
Bank in the Nooksack
River delta.
Lummi Seafood Consumption Study: The final
report about the Lummi
Seafood Consumption
Study was completed on
August 31, 2012. The purpose of the study was to
reliably estimate the seafood consumption rate for
Lummi tribal members.
The Lummi Nation seafood consumption rate determined from this study
will be used for a number
of purposes including to
support the development
of water quality standards
for both the Lummi Nation
and the State of Washington and to support a reliable risk assessment for
Lummi tribal members in
the evaluation of clean-up
options for contaminated
sites along Bellingham
Bay.
Eighty-two participants were interviewed by
Frank Lawrence III, Victor
“Turtle” Johnson (Natural
Resources Specialists)
and Latisha Toby (Data
Management Specialist)
between May 2011 and
March 2012. Extreme
values, known as outliers,
were removed before the
final calculation, which reduced the overall sample
size used to compute the
daily seafood consumption
rate to 73 respondents.
Outliers were defined by
the Tribal Advisory Committee as respondents
who reported consumption rates above the 90th
percentile of the daily
seafood consumption rate
of all respondents. The
resultant average Lummi
seafood consumption rate
was calculated to be 4.73
grams per kilogram per
day (g/kg/day) or approximately 383 grams per
day (g/day) (0.84 pounds
per day [lb/day] or 13.5
ounces per day [oz/day])
for all seafood consumed;
the median seafood consumption rate was calculated to be 3.82 g/kg/day
or approximately 314 g/
day (0.69 lb/day or 11 oz/
day); the 90th percentile
seafood consumption rate
was calculated to be 10.03
g/kg/day or approximately 800 g/day (1.76 lb/day
or 28.2 oz/day); and the
95th percentile seafood
consumption rate was
calculated to be 11.28 g/
kg/day or approximately
918 g/day (2.02 lb/day or
32.4 oz/day). The final
precision of the survey was
±16.5 percent.
Wind Energy Development Feasibility Assessment Project: The overall
goal of the wind energy
development feasibility
assessment, which was
funded through a competitive Department of Energy
grant, was to determine
if and at what cost wind
energy development can
help achieve the trial goal
of energy self-sufficiency.
The assessment included
the installation of two
anemometer towers that
measured wind speed,
wind direction, and duration for one year, a wildlife assessment, and the
development of a noise
model for the Reservation.
The assessment evaluated
three scenarios: Installing
a 5 megawatt (MW) turbine that would serve the
community; installing a
smaller 100 kilowatt (kW)
turbine to offset energy
costs for a specific facility
(the Se’eye’chen Youth
Center was used as an
example); and installing
a small turbine (5 kW) for
a single family residence.
The consultants retained
to perform the evaluation
concluded that all three
scenarios would not be
economically viable unless there were significant
subsidies to offset the
capital costs of the various
turbines. The wind on the
Reservation is not consistent enough to produce
enough energy to offset
the costs of the turbines.
Watershed
Restoration Division
Because the South
Department Director:
Merle Jefferson Sr.
Number of Staff: 50
Contact Information:
2616 Kwina Road
Bellingham, WA 98226
Phone: 360-384-2225
Fax: 360-384-4737
Fork Nooksack River flows
are at very low levels, Restoration Division staff are
out monitoring existing
projects to determine their
effectiveness in improving Plan from five years to three
fish habitat.
years while they decided
It is grant writing sea- whether limiting fisheries
son for the Restoration would lead to the recovery
Division, which is funded of the whales. In coordi100 percent by federal and nation with the Canadian
Department of Fisheries
state grants.
and Oceans (DFO), which
The first phase of road had also listed the whales,
and sediment assessment an expert panel evaluated
is almost complete for the the available science during
Skookum Creek watershed, three workshops on whethwith a report anticipated to er restricting Chinook fishbe completed by the end of eries would accelerate the
the year.
recovery of the whales. At
the third workshop in midForest and Fish
September, it was clear that
Division
the expert panel did not
The Forest and Fish feel that the information
Division staff reviewed, linking Chinook to killer
cataloged, and mapped whale recovery was sufforest practice activities ficient to restrict fisheries
including timber harvest, to increase the Chinook
road construction and available to the whales.
maintenance, and spraying They will produce a final
on state-regulated lands report on November 1,
located in watersheds that 2012 with this conclusion,
discharge to the Lummi Na- but because of the prestion’s treaty-reserved U&A sures to restore the icon to
area in and near Whatcom abundance, the managers
County.
may not follow all of the
recommendations. This
Division staff assisted
is an issue that needs to
LNR’s Watershed Restobe closely monitored to
ration Division on two of
protect Chinook fishing
their in-stream habitat
opportunities.
restoration projects in the
South Fork Nooksack conSkookum Creek Hatchstructed this summer.
ery Open House: Over 125
folks enjoyed a beautiful
Division staff are also
late summer day, a salmon
working with the state and
barbecue, and a tour of the
other tribes in a compreSkookum Creek Hatchery
hensive review and revion Saturday, September 8,
sion of the state’s hydrau2012. The visitors gathered
lic code. The hydraulic
information on the state
code is the state’s body of
of salmon in the Nookregulations through which
sack basin and exchanged
the state regulates in- and
views on the salmon renear-water activities to
covery, habitat restoration,
protect aquatic resources.
and fisheries as part of the
county-wide Water Weeks
ESA Management
program to make county
Division
residents more aware of the
Southern Resident importance of water to what
Killer Whale (Orcas) and they value. Bill Finkbonner
Lummi Fisheries: The and the crew had the place
forces behind the listing in perfect condition, Randy
of the Southern Resident Kinley cooked the fish,
Killer Whales (SRKW) as Jewell James spoke of the
an endangered species importance of protecting
under the federal Endan- the health of the water,
gered Species Act (ESA) Ramona James sang a song
produced some technical to honor the water, the
information that indicated Chairman honored Martha
that the Chinook fisheries Kongsgaard, Chair of the
were a primary limiting Puget Sound Partnership,
factor to the whales. As and Jack Cagey provided
usual, closure of fisheries the blessing for the food.
was the first objective of Our thanks go out to all of
the conservationists. The them for their efforts that
National Marine Fisheries made the event a success.
Service (NMFS) reacted to
From the response rethe SRKW recovery plan by
ceived
during the open
delaying and then shortenhouse
it
is evident that
ing the duration of a Puget
Sound Chinook Harvest the general public was not
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aware of the importance
of the hatchery program to
the restoration of depleted
stocks and the provision
of harvestable fish to sustain traditional fisheries.
The many posters and the
discussions they generated should improve the
appreciation of the efforts
to restore depleted salmon
stocks and maintain sustainable fisheries. Jeannette Dorner, Coordinator
for the Puget Sound Partnership, and Bill Knutzen
from the Whatcom County
Council was present as
were representatives of
the farming communities
in Lynden and the South
Fork Valley, the South
Fork Flood Sub-Zone, and
12 elders from Little Bear
Creek. Bill Finkbonner
made the hatchery tours
entertaining as well as informative. He expressed
some concern that only a
few members of the Lummi Community came up
to experience the good
things that the Skookum
Creek hatchery is doing
for them, and suggested
that the school and the
general community should
arrange to visit the facility
during the peak of the coho
spawning period in early
November.
approximately 1,050,000
pounds, exceeding the target harvest by about 50,000
pounds. The overage will
be taken out of the October fisheries, leaving about
550,000 pounds as the
target harvest. The October fishery is scheduled to
begin at 8:00 am on October 1, 2012 and will close
at 7:00 pm on October 12,
2012 with 40 tagged pots
per permit and 2 permits
per boat. If the October target harvest is not reached in
the first 12 days, the fishery
will reopen for a few days at
the end of the month.
Salmon: The Chinook
management period has
finished and we have moved
into coho management. In
total, Lummi harvested just
over 12,000 Chinook, the
second highest harvest in 6
years. To-date, Lummi has
harvested nearly 17,000
coho. Coho fishing is open
weekly from 4 pm Sunday
to 4 pm Saturday through
October 20, 2012, except
in the on-Reservation portion of Area 7A. A fishery targeting Fraser chum
should commence on or
around October 10, 2012,
depending on run-size and
timing.
Region 1 sea cucumber
quota. As a result, divers have elected to limit
their fishing effort in all
areas to four days per week,
Monday through Thursday.
The harvest totals will be
re-examined at the end of
September and additional
fishing restrictions may be
applied. The Region 1 sea
cucumber quota will likely
be taken by the end of October. Up-to-date harvest
summaries are available in
the LNR office.
administration kits to the
Lummi dive fleet as well
as to Natural Resources
law enforcement personnel. Harvest Management
staff and members of the
commission met with the
dive community to discuss
the latest administration
changes and sea cucumber
management. Finally, LNR
staffer Karl Mueller is currently working on a draft
of the Lummi diving safety
manual and arranging the
next round of mandatory
dive safety refresher trainCommercial Diving:
ing scheduled for early
During the second half of
December.
August, the Lummi Fisheries and Natural Resources
Shellfish Hatchery
Commission met to discuss
Geoduck: The Hatchand approve changes to the
ery
started
to take Geoduck
Natural Resources’ comseed
orders
for 2013 at the
mercial harvest diving reguend
of
September
2012.
lations. Regulations 96-03
The
Geoduck
nursery
and
and 96-04 were updated to
setting
systems
have
been
clarify training and medical
requirements for dive team cleaned and are almost
members. Furthermore, ready for the 2013 season.
the commission adopted a
Oyster and Manila
new regulation, 2012-40, Clams: On September 21,
requiring dive vessel own- 2012 our crew spread 1000
ers to register their ves- Oyster Bags out on the
sels as such with Natural Lummi Shore beach for
Resources, to alert Natural enhancement. We have
Resources of changes to around 2 million Gigas oystheir crew rosters, to have ter seed inside the Hatchan onboard emergency ery that are 1-2 mm in size.
oxygen administration kit, We preparing to produce
and to have their air com- Kumamoto Oyster seed
pressor systems inspected and will have new Kumaannually with air quality moto broodstock arriving
tested every six months. in the first week of October.
By mid-September, LNR Approximately 100,000
distributed the manda- European flat oyster seed
tory emergency oxygen is at the flupsys.
Sea Cucumbers: There
are approximately 60,000
Increasing Chum Pro- pounds of sea cucumbers
duction: The Natural Re- remaining in the 2012-2013
sources Department is
negotiating with the Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW) to
re-initiate the chum production program at the
Kendall Creek Hatchery
that was cut in the early
2000s. An initial effort
was successful last year
in producing 450,000 fed
fry to increase returns in 3
and 4 years, but the WDFW
has been reluctant to contribute any resources to
continue the program. A
meeting with the WDFW
hatchery policy representatives in early October Hatchery Technician Jason Davis Loading Oyster
will attempt to implement Bags
the co-manager effort on
a permanent basis. There
are many advantages to the
chum hatchery program:
The time for the animals
in the hatchery is minimal
reducing costs, and they
are not the target of preterminal fisheries, so returns from the sea benefit
the terminal area fisheries.
The current value of the
chum on the world market makes this of value to
Lummi fishers.
Hatchery: We had an
Energy Audit done in the
Hatchery on September
6, 2012. Mark Peterson
from Sustainable Connections did the audit and will
submit a detailed report
with many recommendations on how our facility
can become a more energy
efficient.
Harvest Management
Samplers Hit The
Ground Running
The 2012 salmon harvest sampling season is
in full swing with a great
crew of Lummi Natural
Resources employees offering their skills for this
important project. The
crew consists of sampling
veteran Smokey LaClair,
LNR Technicians Colin
Bob and Chris Phair, and
Harvest Sampling Biologist
Nicholas Kunkel. Salmon
harvest sampling focuses
primarily on biological
samples as well as characterizing the fishers’ gear,
fishing areas, and harvest
timing. Samples include:
DNA sampling in order
to determine the genetic
origin of the fish caught
in a particular area, otolith (small bones which
lie in the brain cavity of
all salmonids) sampling
allows staff to know which
hatchery a fish came from,
as well as coded wire tag
(CWT) extraction to remove small (smaller than
a pencil lead!) metal tags
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Chris Revey Unloading Oyster Bags
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Harvest Management
Crab: The four summer
crab fisheries harvested
Shellfish Hatchery Manager Ralph Solomon And
Hatchery Technician Jason Davis Spreading Oyster
Bags By Boat
Hatchery Staff Chris Revey (left) And Julian Lawrence
(right) Loading Oyster Bags
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Lummi nation
from salmon’s snouts.
Other important biological data points such as
length, scale samples, and
sex determination assist
LNR biologists in gaining a
better understanding of the
Lummi fishery. Ultimately,
this project will help to
better manage Lummi’s
commercial, subsistence,
and ceremonial resources,
ensuring their health and
survival well into the future. So let us sample your
fish!
The Lummi Nation
participates in the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) and the
Community Rating System (CRS), which allows
Reservation residents to
purchase flood insurance
at a 10% discount. Good
floodplain management
and development of an
Annual Progress Report
are requirements for participation in the NFIP and
the CRS.
The Lummi Nation
Managing Flooding on Multi-Hazard Mitigation
Plan (MHMP) addressthe Reservation
es many issues that are
Floods will always be connected to floodplain
a fact of life in some parts management. The Multiof the Reservation like the Hazard Mitigation Team
low-laying areas in the also issues the Floodplain
Nooksack Delta, Gooseber- Management Plan Annual
ry Point, or the Sandy Point Progress Report, which
Peninsula. They have to be addresses all mitigation
managed to avoid or mini- actions from the MHMP
mize damage to houses that concern flooding. The
and infrastructure, closed Floodplain Management
roads, or landslides and Plan Annual Progress Remost importantly to pre- port identifies actions takvent loss of life.
en to elevate Marine Drive,
The Lummi Nation ac- provide flood insurance for
tively manages the flood- all LIBC buildings, the replains through a number of moval of threatened propactions including protective erties, ongoing outreach
building codes, minimizing projects, and projects that
or avoiding new construc- are still in the planning
tion in the floodplains, phase like the elevation of
elevating roads and struc- Slater Road. The Report
tures in the flood plain, re- is available online on the
storing wetlands, restoring Lummi Natural Resources
salmon habitat, relocating Department (LNR) webthreatened buildings, and site: http://lnnr.lummi-nsn.gov/LummiWebsite/Website.php?PageID=79
providing the opportunity
to buy flood insurance.
The elevation of Marine
Drive in 2010 through 2011
is an example of a floodplain management activity.
The project served several
purposes: The tide gate reconnects Smuggler’s Slough
and will prevent the flooding of Haxton Way during
flood events that coincide
with high tides like the flood
in 2009 if everything goes
as planned. At the same
time, fish are able to pass
under Marine Drive and
use Smuggler’s Slough in its
full length. The restoration
of the wetland area around
Marine Drive is intended
as salmon habitat for smolt
migrating into Puget Sound.
A home that suffered from
repeated flooding adjacent
to the new tide gate was removed and the lot became
part of the restored habitat.
The owners traded their
flood-threatened house for
a new building on higher
ground.
Colin Bob, LNR Fisheries Technician, performing an otolith extraction on a
Chinook salmon.
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If you have any questions about floodplain
management, flood insurance, or want to construct
or substantially alter a
building in the floodplain
contact the Lummi Planning Department (360 384
2307, Peter Frye, Permit
Planner) or the Lummi
Natural Resources Department (360 384 2212,
Jeremy Freimund, Water
Resources Manager).
For more information
about the Lummi hazard
mitigation programs, see
the LNR website: http://
lnnr.lummi-nsn.gov/
LummiWebsite/Website.
php?PageID=72
The website of the National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP) also has
many helpful information
about floodproofing your
house and obtaining flood
insurance:
www.floodsmart.gov.
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Submitted by Adrienne
Hunter
Need a listening ear?
Worried about something?
Afraid to talk to your parent, guardian, or your boy
or girlfriend about something? Not sure where to
seek help for other issues?
It’s okay to talk to a counselor…
Six Days a week, walkin or drop in private counseling available to teens at
Se-eye-chen. 10:30am or
at 2:00 p.m. Native counselors available are Sharon
Coss, LMHC, and Adrianne Hunter, MA, MSW,
SWAICL.
We would be happy to
help or even refer you to
another for help.
Note: If you feel like
your consuming alcohol
or a substance use is getting out of hand, we’d be
happy to help in that area
also. Lummi Counseling
Tours of Skookum Creek
Hatchery ~ September 8
provides us wrap around
services including chemical addiction counseling
so you don’t have to leave
the area and family could
visit. Some youth stay with
us and go to school. Others
come here after they have
gone to a higher level of
care for treatment.
If you have you suffered personal violence and
it does happen to young
people or if you have a grief
loss issue that is getting you
down, we are good listeners. We are here. We have
partners in other programs
who can help also.
In the fall months,
SKOOKUM CREEK lings a year; a process that
takes
eighteen
months.
thousands of Coho adults
FISH HATCHERY
The Skookum Creek
Fish Hatchery was constructed in 1970 at the
mouth of Skookum Creek
below Arleco Creek near
Acme, WA, for the Lummi
Call 758-2026. Ask Nation.
for Adrianne or Annette
The hatchery produces
Monday through Friday. Or
two
million Coho yearSharon Wednesday through
Saturday. It’s also possible
to talk to a counselor at the
Lummi Counseling Services 384-2330. We work
closely with LCS and we
all have the best interests
of youth in mind. It’s all
confidential. (Just call.)
Five months of the year,
the hatchery has two age
groups of fish on site, the
yearlings that are released
each spring into the waters
of the South Fork Nooksack
River, and the fry, which
will be reared to yearling
size over the winter.
return back to their home
to spawn and create a new
generation to replenish the
resource. Each year, the
hatchery staff transfers one
million yearling Coho by
tanker truck for the hourlong trip to the Lummi Bay
Hatchery site.
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Greetings from the Rehabilitation Program is
LVRP Staff
to offer support services to
I wanted to provide American Indians/Alaskan
information to the Lummi Natives with disabilities to
community about the Lum- help individuals prepare
mi Vocational Rehabilita- for, achieve and maintain
tion Program. The Mission employment. LVRP also
of Lummi Vocational Reha- has a Transition Program
bilitation Program (LVRP) that provides support and
is to provide services to as- guidance to students with
sist eligible American Indi- disabilities as they prepare
ans and Alaska Natives with to move from high school
disabilities to prepare for to the work place, postand gain employment. This secondary or vocational
will occur consistent with training.
each individual’s strength’s,
capabilities, abilities, resources, priorities, concerns, and informed choice.
LVRP will ensure equal
access and treatment of
eligible American Indians
and Alaska Natives to Voc
Rehab services that are culturally relevant and sensitive to individual needs.
Each month the LVRP
will submit information in
the Squol Quol to provide
awareness and activities
related to disabilities
If you have any questions or you want to find
out more about disabilities
please stop our Office located at East Campus Bldg
E (portable behind the Old
The main purpose Gym). You may also conof the Lummi Vocational tact us at 360-384-7124.
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Confidential
Teen Counseling
Available
At Se-eye-chen
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Master Planning Goes Forward
Public Invited to Participate
Submitted by Doug
McDonald, Land Use
Planner
The Lummi Planning Commission will
host a series of community meetings on
the proposed master
plans for the Kwina
Road corridor and
Fisherman’s Cove.
Master Plans are the
link between long-range
strategies for economic
development and wellness and the funding
and resources needed to
support those strategies.
Master plans guide the
type and quality of land
use development. The
Kwina Rd. corridor will
be completed first.
Over the past few
months, the Planning
Commission reviewed
policy statements and
planning area descriptions prepared by Planning staff. After getting
feedback from the community, the Commission
will likely revise the plans
and policies and make
their recommendation to
the LIBC for adoption of
the master plan as the official guidance for future
development along the
corridor.
the new Tribal Administration Center, Lummi
Headstart and Daycare.
Across Chief Martin, up
to 15 new home sites
are available now, with
plans to create up to
95 more homes along
Kwina to Haxton Way.
The main limitation to
full build-out of these
lands is the presence of
extensive wetlands.
The first meeting
will be on October 17,
a special Commission
meeting, with at least
one more in November and a summary
presentation of the
final plan before a
recommendation for
adoption by LIBC in
After the Tribal
December.
Administration Center is completed and
The draft plans pro- occupied, two areas
pose a mixed use devel- now being used by
opment (government/ LIBC, the central and
institutional, commer- east campuses, will
cial, housing, and rec- be available for rereational uses) on the development:
former Kwina Estate.
Proposed land uses are
The central campus
known for most of the consists of: 1)the former
area south of the road. Navy facilities includThese developments in- ing the “blue building,”
clude the Northwest In- Natural Resources and
dian College (NWIC), on Administration; 2)other
about 40 acres west of miscellaneous buildings
Lummi Shore Rd. Mov- (Lummi police, Human
ing west, the Lummi Resources, and PurchasHousing Authority is ing); and newer facilities
planning to double the including the Health
number of apartments Clinic, Fitness Center,
they have already built. Tribal Courts and ArThe Tribe is developing chives. Only the new fa-
cilities are programmed
to remain. Demolition
of the rest will open up a
six-acre area for redevelopment. One goal of the
master plan is to identify
the new land uses for this
area.
ervation with needed access to a variety of goods
and services. Outdoor
recreation could provide
a variety of recreational
opportunities, including
ball fields, trails, and a
neighborhood park.
Last year, the
LIBC decided to preserve and support
the development of a
youth wellness campus surrounding the
gym (called the east campus). Youth recreation is
pursuing their own master plan that includes
demolition or re-use of
most of the facilities in
that area exclusively for
youth recreation and
support. Current plans
call for removal of the
CARE, youth wellness
and Tribal attorney’s
modular buildings
north of the gym and
all of the former K-12
modulars to the east.
The covered walkway
will remain to access
new outdoor (basketball,
handball, etc.) courts,
and other open space,
including the ball field.
Another proposal
for a fire station and
emergency management center is being
considered at the intersection of Kwina and
Haxton , which is also
slated for reconstruction
of a roundabout. Another
roundabout is planned
for the long-term at Kwina/Lummi Shore Rd.
In making this decision, LIBC recognized
that the presence of
the adult drug rehabilitation programs
cannot coexist with
the youth wellness
campus and CARE
will have to move.
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Since CARE programs are also not
occupying the new
administration building, a new home for
them is needed. One
recommendation is to
re-develop part of the
central campus for Restorative Justice (RJ)
facilities and include
CARE. From previous
master planning, we
know the facility needs of
the needed RJ programs
that will best serve the
Lummi community. The
RJ campus, including
drug rehab, treatment
and counseling, could be
anchored on the current
Tribal Courts building.
Finally, the master
plan anticipates eventual
acquisition of all the
fee land in the corridor.
Full build-out of
the Kwina Rd. master
plan area envisions several hundred thousand
square feet of NWIC and
LIBC facilities, several
thousand more square
feet of commercial business uses, mixed-density
(single family and apartments) housing for up to
1,000 people, and open
space/recreation facilities. Some combination
of all of these uses is
possible. We turn to the
public to decide what
proportions of each will
serve the community
best.
Please join the
Planning Commission for the first community listening session on: October 17,
2012 at 5:00pm in the
Planning Conference
Room.
Dinner will be served.
If you can’t attend, Planning Department staff
will be available throughout the month of October
to review the proposals
with you and get your
feedback—in person,
by phone, or in writing. Please contact Doug
McDonald, 384-2307;
[email protected]
Other proposed uses
for the central campus
include a neighborhood
commercial “mini-mall”
or outdoor recreation. If a
market study can show it
would be feasible, development of a simple retail
and service center could
provide the central res-
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Commod Squad/Nutrition Ed. Update
The Grand Finale was
a huge success; it was a
superb way of saying bye
to the Nutrition Education Staff; Verna Point
and Regina Lane. The evening was filled with lots of
cheer, many great prizes
ranging from baskets filled
with laundry soap, dish
soap, candles and towels
to kitchen/cook ware to a
Nook Color, Blu-Ray Player, Wii, Basketball hoop
and a Trampoline, with
a little over 400 people
signed in it was sure delightful seeing the happy
faces of the winners of the
great gifts.
Sr., Sharon Solomon, Josie
Jones, Julie Jones, Jeff and
Michella Lane, Tyrone and
Tammy Guerrero, Jessie
Felix, Patty Chance, Patty
Rosario, Christine Cultee,
Leah Revey, Brandi Whitney, Bernalyn Washington,
Mary and Ray James for
preparing the delicious
food that many community members were able to
enjoy.
are currently taking applications for energy assistance for Lummi Tribal
Members; you need Income verification- Current
Bill- S.S.N of everyone
in household, no appointment needed!!
Woodcutting Program:
Community Services is
accepting applications for
wood.
To be eligible for
A special thank you to
woodDislocated Fishers Program, LSOC, TERO, Enroll- • 62 years of age
ment, TANF and LNSO for
their help with Commod • Single parent with
children 5 years or
Squad/Nutrition Educayounger
tions biggest and best event
Thanks to Our wonder- of the year!!!
Food Bank:
ful and talented cooks Zak
Energy Assistance: We
The Lummi Food Bank
Lane Sr., Dewey Solomon
runs every Friday excluding the first Friday of the
month. The last Friday
of the month is our basic
needs for the Lummi Families where Laundry Soap
and Toiletries are distributed. There are 200+ households serviced through the
food bank. Just a friendly
reminder: Homebound is
STRICTLY for 62+ years
and with no vehicle. We
really appreciate donation
from Community Services
from the state with a portion coming from our Lummi Nation, from Small Potatoes a Whatcom County
Produce Grower and a big
thanks Franz Bakery for the
bread!!!
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Once a month we receive a
donation from the TANF
Office from Pampers for
the Children of the Lummi
Nation; for emergency use
only. There is clothing and
household goods donated to
the Lummi Food Bank from
outside sources. Any donations are appreciated and
more appreciated if they
are cleaned before donated.
Hy’shqe!!!
Angel Tree: Yes, it’s
that time already!!!! The
Community Services will
be accepting applications
Mid-October for enrolled
Lummi Nation children
ages 0-18
Watch for flyers/Applications
soon!!!!
Pampers and Clothing:
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News from the TERO Office
DIRECT Line:
360.384.2376
REFERRAL APPLICATION: All Clients need to
update personal information, please update and fill
out the “Referral Application!” for 2012.
• Headstart Building
• Haxton/Kwina Rd.
Roundabout
• LATC Off-Site Improvements
• Tribal Administration Building
Tribal Members on
Projects: There are nu- • Road Maintenance
(TEMP Service)
merous contractors and
subcontractors on these • Gooseberry Point
projects – these are the
NEPA Assessment
numbers who we have referred to contractors and • Salmon Hatchery
Fish Ladder Imthey are hired with the
provement
contractor for the duration
of the project.
• Sandy Point Recirculation
Tribal Administration
Building: 25
• Housing – Mckenzie
Gym
Silver Reef Casino: 9
If you plan to get as- • Cement Masons
sistance please provide the • Concrete Finishers
following information:
• Pipelayers
• Washington State ID
• Underground Utility
• Documents from
Workers
courts or collection
• Grade Checkers
for fine amounts.
• WE ARE ALMOST
OUT OF FUNDING
SO PLEASE STOP
BY IF NEED ASSISTANCE.
McKenzie Gym: all tribal
Headstart: 4
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We refer laborers,
flaggers and receptionists through our TEMP
SERVICE to date we have
placed on projects/depts.
for 1-2 weeks: 148
Projects for
2012: may
change!
• Northwest Indian
College (2 buildings)
about these projects please
contact the TERO office.
Assistance for tools,
union dues etc… We are
going to be requesting additional funding to assist
clients with tools, union
dues, work clothes, etc…
keep checking the office
for funding. One time only
assistance.
Employment
Opportunities:
• Donna Cultee, Vice
Chair
• Steven Toby, Council
Rep.
• Steel Stud Framers
• Andrea Johnson
• Iron Work Riggers
• Clint Cagey
• Plumbing
• Kathy Pierre, Chair
• Painters
Total Applicants: 206
we completed 109 for a • GWB Installers
53% success rate. Yeah!!
• Mudders & Tapers
At this time TERO
has exhausted funds
for the RE-Licensing
Assistance Program
NWIC (Coast Salish & • 16 Homes @ Mckenzie and will not be taking
any new clients until
Childcare Addition): 6
For more information further notice.
TERO
Commissioners
are
• Tile Setters
• Roofers
• Finish Carpenters
• Flooring installers
• Mechanical
• Electricians
• Insulation Installers
Tribal members who • Ceiling Installers
may be seeking work in the
• Door & Hardware
construction trades are enInstallers
couraged to apply in order
to participate in the various
This 2012 Construction
areas of construction:
season and the many projects upcoming - these po• Equipment Operators
sitions may provide many
opportunities for Tribal
• Carpenters
RE-Licensing AssisMembers.
tance Program to Lummi • Form/Rebar Setters
Tribal Members Only!
• Concrete
• Vacancy
Meetings are every 3rd
Thursday of the month… all
are welcome to attend.
TERO MISSION
Develop and maintain
a cooperative working relationship with contractors
and subcontractors while
working under the guidelines of the TERO Ordinance. Referring qualified
tribal members for employment and training.
Attention! We are expanding our Temp Service/
On Call to include security
guards we want to add extra security and safety to
the community events. If
interested please talk with
the TERO staff to look at the
job description and sign up
with our Temp Service.
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Victims of Crime Half Marathon ~ September 8th
Submitted by Olivia
Solomon, LVOC Advocate
Lummi nation
Healing 5K,10K, ½ Marathon around the Horn. We
had approximately 75 parSeptember 8th was ticipants this year. About 15
Lummi Victims of Crime’s of them completed the ½
5th Annual Journey to marathon. Thank you to
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all the participants this year
for coming out and support our event and bringing awareness out to end
domestic violence in our
community. It was a joyous
day and the sun was shining. I want to thank all the
staff for helping with our
event. Special thanks to
Law enforcement for mak-
ing sure the roads were safe
for our event. Amy Riley
and her son and all other
volunteers for taking time
to help us out.
Photographs by Squol Quol Staff
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Doralee P. Solomon 8th Annual Salmon Run/Walk
en was Jessica Ortez with at
time of 25.58 second place
was Misty Kopplinwith the
time of 41.03 third place
was Cesarita Ballew with
the time of 4104. And for
the men it was first place
Alex Kurtz with the time
of 22.05 second place was
Cameron Locker with the
time of 22.54 and third
place was Khris White with
the time of 25.33. Again
thanks for everyone going
out for the race we will see
you next year. September
15 2013.
Proceeds benefit Native
American Education.
Mellisa Kurtz
Photographs by Squol Quol Staff
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From the family of Doralee Solomon, We would
like to thank all the people
who can out for our race.
It was a great turn-out. I
would like to thank all the
help I had, like Aunty Ruth
Solomon and nick Solomon,
Nick Kurtz, Mike Kurtz for
cooking our king salmon
from false pass Alaska. It
was the best salmon ever.
Also we would like to thank
Ellie Kinley and Larry Kinley
for cooking the corn on the
cob, and Shellene Kurtz and
Marilyn Larsen for making
the fry bread and my helper
Jessie Cassidy who was in
charge of all the extra help.
and the final results for the
race are first place for wom-
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Housing Exchange Survey: Condominium
Option Popular, but Program Still Lacks Funding
Lummi nation
Submitted by Doug
McDonald, Land Use
Planner
but annual budget requests for this money
have not been funded.
In fact, since its adoption in 2005, funding
recommended in Title
42 has never materialized.
With the development
of water and sewer service
to the new Tribal Administration Center, 10 to15
lots could soon be available
on Chief Martin Rd. The
appraisal costs, however,
L o t d e v e l o p m e n t continue to make these
for housing costs about exchanges impossible to
$25,000 per unit. In the complete without fundpast, Planning has paid
for exchange land development out of some other
pocket, but that money just
doesn’t go far enough to
meet the demand.
In March, an informational letter explaining the status of
the Lummi Housing
Exchange Program
(LHEP) was sent out to
the 60-plus applicants
on the waiting list for
housing exchanges or
assignments. The program, started in 2004, was
designed to trade undivided or otherwise unusable interests in Trust land
held by Tribal members for
For this reason the
a serviced lot suitable for LHEP application prohousing.
cess was suspended unThe goal of the pro- til we can serve those
gram is to avoid many currently on the list
of the barriers Indians with shovel-ready lots.
face when trying to Unfortunately, some Tribal
develop land. It allows members have been on the
those who have inher- waiting list for eight years
ited wet, flooded, land- and more want to get on it
locked, or otherwise every month. Most appliun-buildable land to cants have been on the list
get into safe, afford- for more than four years.
able neighborhoods.
Another problem
The Trust interest to be is the BIA’s insistence
exchanged is appraised that the appraisal proand the Tribal member c ess f or e x c h a n g e s
has the option of mak- complies with their reing the trade, or not, quirements. Because of
for vacant land with this, an appraisal takes
road access, water and months and costs up
sewer. The lot(s) you to three thousand dolreceive from the LIBC lars—another reason
is still Trust land; but, we need the funding.
as the only owner, your
Meanwhile, Planning
development plans are
and the Lummi Housing
easier to achieve.
Authority (LHA) have coIf you do not have any ordinated to select, first,
land to trade, you can still people who have some
get a lifetime assignment, type of financing with LHA.
which can be passed on to Applicants who have
family. The only difference their financing and can
with assignments is the start building on their
ownership stays with the new lot within one year
Tribe, which gives you a no- of the completed excost, renewable, 25-year change will be given
lease. For both assign- priority and move up
ments and exchanges, the list.
only land is offered—it
Finally, the letter inis your responsibility
troduced the concept of
to put a house on it.
exchanging Trust land
So far the LHEP has for an already built
exchanged almost 50 acres “townhouse” type unit
of unbuildable land for that is a condominium,
about two dozen lots, many instead of land. The
of which are now occupied. exchanger would not own
No assignments have been any land, but would be the
completed.
sole owner of their unit.
As the letter ex- We asked how many appliplained, however, the cants would prefer a condo
p r o g r a m h a s b e e n over a lot. About a dozen
stalled by a lack of people responded fadeveloped land. The vorably to the condo
program is authorized concept. But, without
by Title 42, the Land funding, we have no
Tenure Code, to re- ability to build any conceive up to $2 million dos.
per year to buy and
Overall, about 85% of
develop land, and to the applicants responded
operate the program, and all of them wanted to
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remain in the program.
ing.
port of the General Council
and LIBC to provide the
The LHEP was, is,
funding needed to make it
and will be a much
more than just words on
needed program. It was
paper.
designed to provide one
of the cornerstones of
Please contact your
prosperity and wellness Planning Commission
for Lummi people, as or LIBC representative
mandated in the Lum- and voice your support
mi Nation Community for the LHEP.
Plan. It deserves the sup-
All Nation Natives
Picture taken at National Indian Sports Association (NISA) Native American
World Series in Salt Lake City, Utah. All Nation Natives played a good game,
however, they succumbed to the Dirt Hags. Players included Lummi tribal
members: pitcher, Leanne Green; 1st base, Loralee Solomon; 3rd base, Sheena
Kinley-Sanders; and right center, Gloria Scarborough.
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Lummi Fishers Project
By: Dislocated Fishers
Staff
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We can be reached at
384-2233 ext. 2215, 2397
or 2352
Once again we want to
reach out to those individuals that have completed the
enrollment application to
receive training and employment services. If you
have signed up but have
not come in please come
in or give us a call. We have
a limited amount of time
as the grant is ramping
down. However, with the
remaining time left there is
still enough time to enroll
in a short term certificate
program that can enhance
your employability opportunities. Please see the
attached Flyer for a list of
From left to right, Debbie Hillaire, Kathy Pierre, Ainee Lbarra, Jane Yoon, Latha
some of the trainings availSeshadri, Verla Toby, Anthony Medara, Reynold James Sr. (Ginger Jones Phair).
able.
cause Lummi Nation re- an application and have attend the Career ExploraFall Training/
ceived it last increment of not come in for training tion offered in partnership
Employment
2.5 million for this grant. or employment services with NWIC. This workUpdate
During this audit DOL also please come in to inquire shop assists the clients
Fall is here! We have provided follow up on a about the opportunities in exploring their career
opportunities, tips in over
(23) clients enrolled @ broader scope of the Grants waiting for you!
coming barriers to employManagement
systems
and
NWIC, (3) @ BTC, (1) @
ment and training and perCareer
delivery
systems.
Lummi
Evergreen, (1) @ Whatcom
sonal development. The
Exploration
Community College. We Nation also received techniclients will also develop a
Work Shop
have (7) clients enrolled for cal assistance with the imcover letter and resume,
GED classes. Fall Quarter plementation of the grant
All participants will
began September 17th, and request for a period
2012. DLFP has exited 2 of performance extension.
clients that were on OJT DOL also took this opportuto Full-Time/Permanent nity to interview clients that
Positions. We currently have received training and
have 4 clients in OJT, 1 in support services. Overall
Work Experience, total cli- the review went well, it was
ents exited to employment a benefit to DOL to meet the
clients and learn about our
is 136.
community.
As the grant is ramping
down many of our clients Client Award of
are ready for employment Completion and
services. The current LNFP
Recognition
active clients are attending
Dislocated Fishers Proja Career Assessment class
ect
partnered
with Lummi
for a two week period. This
Commodity
Foods
to have
class is a Self-evaluation
class to help guide the cli- The Grand Finale Event at
ents in their educational/ Wexliem Thursday, September 20th, 2012. This
training goals.
event had lots of delicious
Department of food, and awesome door
Labor Site Visit prizes. Clients were recognized for academic achieveDislocated Fishers had ments with certificates. If
the 2nd on site review Sep- clients that weren’t present
tember 10th-14th by De- they will receive their cerpartment of Labor. Chair- tificate in the mail.
man Clifford Cultee and
DLFP would like to
Vice Chairwoman Candace
Wilson welcomed the Fed- thank the Lummi TERO
eral Project Officer, Latha department, Silver Reef CaSeshadri, Financial Analyst sino and Lummi Ventures
Ainee Lbarra and Federal programs for donations. We
Project Officer Jane Yoon also send a special “Thank
to the Lummi reservation You” to Lummi Commodat the Entrance Meeting ity Foods for allowing us to
on September 10th. This partner with them to make
review was multi-fold, it this night such a success.
was a follow up of the Desk
Dislocated Fisher Grant
Review that took place
is Rapping Down. For
April 17th-20th and bethose that have submitted
practice interviewing skills
with a local employer. The
next available class will
be October 1- October 12,
2012 starting @ 9:00 am
to 10:50 am. Please contact
our office if you are interested in this training.
Upcoming
Training
We are working on
scheduling the Construction Trades Core Curriculum at Bellingham Technical College for those clients
that are interested in pursuing the Trades as a career. The core curriculum
is entry level course and
will provide hands on and
class time to explore your
options in the Trades. If
you are interested please
contact our office.
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Day 1 - Wednesday, October 10th, 2012
8:00am - 8:30am: Registration/Opening - Tsilxw/
Chief Bill James and Che leah ten/ Chairman
Cliff Cultee/Welcoming Song by Lummi
Domestic Violence Task Force members
8:30am - 9:30am: DV Panel Speakers (2
Speakers)
9:30am - 12:00pm: “Voices of Men” by
Ben Atherton-Zeman and Dee Keoster
(WomenSpirit)
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Lunch
12:30pm - 3:00pm: How to Engage Men by Ben Atherton Zeman and Dee Keoster
(WomenSpirit)
3:00pm - 3:15pm: Break
3:15pm - 4:30pm: Closing - Vaughn (Native
Comedy)
Day 2 - Thursday, October 11th, 2012
8:00am - 8:30am: Registration/Opening Prayer
8:30am - 10:00am: Opening - Candice Wilson,
Lummi Vice Chairwoman
Plenary Speaker - Tillie Black Bear
10:00am - 12:00pm: Rez Heads - self esteem,
academic achievement, anti-bullying, act.
Featuring Melissa “Mi Mi” Nichols, Jason
“Smoke”, Sherrie and “Big S2”
1:45pm - 3:15pm: Star Nayea - Healing Power of
Music
3:15pm - 3:45pm: Break
3:45pm - 4:30pm: Closing Speaker - Deborah
Parker, Tulalip Vice Chairwoman
Day 3 - Friday, October 12th, 2012
8:00 - 8:30am: Registration/Opening Prayer
8:30am - 10:00am: Opening - “Tears Story” - by
Doug James
10:00am - 11:00am: Presentation by Tonier
Cain/Q & A
11:00am - 12:00pm: Healing Neen Movie
12:00pm - 12:30pm: Lunch
12:30pm - 1:45pm: Workshop - Trauma Informed
Care: What Systems Can Do & Bring it Home
1:45pm - 2:00pm: Break
2:00pm - 4:00pm: Rez Heads - self esteem,
academic achievement, anti-bullying, act.
Featuring Melissa “Mi Mi” Nichols, Jason
“Smoke”, Sherrie and “Big S2”
4:00pm - 4:30pm: Evaluations and Hoy’kwe che
Song
7:30pm - 11:30pm: Back to School Teen Dance Halloween Theme
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