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Squol February 2012 Inside sq Page 5 Lummi Squol Quol 2616 Kwina Road Bellingham, WA 98226 360-384-2393 James “Uncle Smitty” Hillaire Retires from LIBC. Section II Page 1 Quol Weavers Teaching Weavers received a $14,000 grant Section II, Page 3 Nwic continues campus expansion Site work has begun for four new buildings Submitted by Ryan Wynne, NWIC Public Information Officer Two large excavators are shaking the ground of Northwest Indian College’s main campus to prepare four acres for more new buildings. Site work for the four buildings began mid January as part of NWIC’s $44 million capital campaign. Site work is projected to be completed by May 2012, said Jay Conway, NWIC construction manager. Shortly after that, construction will begin on the first of the four buildings, the Salish Sea Research Center – an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act project. The research facility is expected to cost $2.2 million, $1.5 million of which will be paid for by a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Continued on page 11 Lummi Youth Wellness Center Tim Corey0, Graphic facilitator, putting images to community words. “The research center will provide a state-of-the-art facility for students and faculty to do environmental science research,” said Joel Green, NWIC science director. “Students will gain important skills that will serve them well in future employment as scientists working for tribal, state, and federal agencies and private companies.” The facility will include a biology lab, an experimental Submitted by Rena Priest, LYWC Development Coordinator Last Month you may have attended the community forum and dinner hosted by the Lummi Youth Wellness Center Development Project. If so, I’d like to extend my heartfelt thanks to you for helping to make it a wonderful evening and for offering your input on what should be included in the plans for the Youth Wellness Center. If you weren’t there I’ll just say you missed out on a fantastic meal and an biology lab, an analytical chemistry lab, a genetics lab, and a microscopy room. Those labs will increase the types of science classes NWIC can offer, and that greatly benefits students, said Dave Oreiro, NWIC’s vice president for campus development. “The research labs will be a great addition for students in our Bachelor of Science in Native Environmental Science four-year program,” Oreiro said. Research done there will benefit the community, too, by providing information about the condition of local waters and lands of the Lummi Indian Reservation and Bellingham Bay, Green said. The college will publish research results and make information available to the Lummi community. “The focus of the research at the laboratory will be on environmental science – gathering information to help us understand and protect native lands and the animals and plants that live there,” Green said. opportunity to be together with the community sharing our wishes for our youth. One of the activities was a paper airplane contest. I asked participants of all ages to write down their name and the one thing they would most like to see included in the LYWC on a blank piece of paper and then fold it into a paper airplane. The feedback ranged from skate park and pool to cultural activities and life skills classes. It was a wonderful evening. We are presently using the data collected to put together Continued on page 19 2012 Bellingham Bay Marathon Logo Contest, Section II Page 6 Lummi Gateway Center The Lummi Gateway Center Offers Opportunities to Tribal Small Business and more The Lummi Ventures Partnership mission is to address the root causes of poverty among the Lummi people. Calling All Tribal Artists— we are building a contact list for the artisans of our community in order to be sure that everyone is informed of the opportunities that we will be offering. If you, or anyone you may know, are in any way interested in participating and sharing your talents as an artist it is very important that you contact us with your information and what type of artwork you create. If you would like to sign up to be on our contact list please email melanies@lummi-nsn. gov or “Like” Lummi Ventures Partnership on Facebook to keep updated on all of our opportunities for the community. You can also call us at 360-384-2331 to give us your contact information. Please pass this word along to artminded relatives or friends you may have so that we can keep everyone included in our efforts to share the incredible talents in our community. UPCOMING EVENTS! Don’t forget—if you need to get your Food Handler’s Certification we offer free classes to employees and tribal members on the 1st Thursday of each month from 1:00 to 3:00, contact the Lummi Gateway to sign up for the next class—we can only take the first 25 participants per session. We will be hosting a Ventures Community Gathering on Thursday February 23, 2012 @ 5:30 at Wexliem Community Building. We are going to take this opportunity to update the community on the Lummi Gateway Center, and give an update on our programs and their progress. What is the Lummi Gateway Center incubator? This micro-enterprise center is Continued on page 11

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February 2012

Inside sq

Page 5

Lummi Squol Quol

2616 Kwina Road

Bellingham, WA 98226

360-384-2393

James “Uncle

Smitty”

Hillaire Retires

from LIBC.

Section II

Page 1

Quol

Weavers

Teaching

Weavers received

a $14,000 grant

Section II, Page 3

Nwic continues campus expansion

Site work has begun for four new buildings

Submitted by Ryan Wynne,

NWIC Public Information

Officer

Two large excavators are

shaking the ground of Northwest

Indian College’s main

campus to prepare four acres

for more new buildings. Site

work for the four buildings

began mid January as part of

NWIC’s $44 million capital

campaign.

Site work is projected to

be completed by May 2012,

said Jay Conway, NWIC construction

manager. Shortly

after that, construction will

begin on the first of the four

buildings, the Salish Sea Research

Center – an American

Recovery and Reinvestment

Act project.

The research facility is

expected to cost $2.2 million,

$1.5 million of which will be

paid for by a $1.5 million

grant from the National Science

Foundation.

Continued on page 11

Lummi Youth Wellness Center

Tim Corey0, Graphic facilitator, putting images to community words.

“The research center will

provide a state-of-the-art facility

for students and faculty

to do environmental science

research,” said Joel Green,

NWIC science director. “Students

will gain important

skills that will serve them

well in future employment as

scientists working for tribal,

state, and federal agencies

and private companies.”

The facility will include a

biology lab, an experimental

Submitted by Rena Priest,

LYWC Development

Coordinator

Last Month you may have

attended the community

forum and dinner hosted

by the Lummi Youth Wellness

Center Development

Project. If so, I’d like to extend

my heartfelt thanks to

you for helping to make it a

wonderful evening and for

offering your input on what

should be included in the

plans for the Youth Wellness

Center. If you weren’t there

I’ll just say you missed out

on a fantastic meal and an

biology lab, an analytical

chemistry lab, a genetics lab,

and a microscopy room.

Those labs will increase

the types of science classes

NWIC can offer, and that

greatly benefits students,

said Dave Oreiro, NWIC’s

vice president for campus

development.

“The research labs will be

a great addition for students

in our Bachelor of Science

in Native Environmental

Science four-year program,”

Oreiro said.

Research done there will

benefit the community, too,

by providing information

about the condition of local

waters and lands of the

Lummi Indian Reservation

and Bellingham Bay, Green

said. The college will publish

research results and make

information available to the

Lummi community.

“The focus of the research

at the laboratory will

be on environmental science

– gathering information

to help us understand and

protect native lands and the

animals and plants that live

there,” Green said.

opportunity to be together

with the community sharing

our wishes for our youth. One

of the activities was a paper

airplane contest. I asked participants

of all ages to write

down their name and the

one thing they would most

like to see included in the

LYWC on a blank piece of

paper and then fold it into a

paper airplane. The feedback

ranged from skate park and

pool to cultural activities

and life skills classes. It was

a wonderful evening.

We are presently using the

data collected to put together

Continued on page 19

2012 Bellingham

Bay Marathon

Logo Contest,

Section II Page 6

Lummi

Gateway

Center

The Lummi Gateway

Center Offers

Opportunities to Tribal

Small Business and more

The Lummi Ventures Partnership

mission is to address

the root causes of poverty

among the Lummi people.

Calling All Tribal Artists—

we are building a contact list

for the artisans of our community

in order to be sure

that everyone is informed of

the opportunities that we will

be offering. If you, or anyone

you may know, are in any way

interested in participating

and sharing your talents as

an artist it is very important

that you contact us with your

information and what type of

artwork you create.

If you would like to sign up

to be on our contact list please

email melanies@lummi-nsn.

gov or “Like” Lummi Ventures

Partnership on Facebook to

keep updated on all of our

opportunities for the community.

You can also call us at

360-384-2331 to give us your

contact information. Please

pass this word along to artminded

relatives or friends

you may have so that we can

keep everyone included in our

efforts to share the incredible

talents in our community.

UPCOMING EVENTS!

Don’t forget—if you need

to get your Food Handler’s

Certification we offer free

classes to employees and tribal

members on the 1st Thursday

of each month from 1:00

to 3:00, contact the Lummi

Gateway to sign up for the

next class—we can only take

the first 25 participants per

session.

We will be hosting a Ventures

Community Gathering

on Thursday February 23,

2012 @ 5:30 at Wexliem Community

Building.

We are going to take this

opportunity to update the

community on the Lummi

Gateway Center, and give an

update on our programs and

their progress.

What is the Lummi Gateway

Center incubator? This

micro-enterprise center is

Continued on page 11

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News From

Indian

Country is

currently

working on

the 2012

Spring Powwow

Special.

Please

send your

pow-wow

posters to

be included

in the free

listing.

To advertise

in this special

issue contact

Kimberlie

at nficad(at)

cheqnet.net

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

ajb@lummi-nsn.gov

Candace Solomon, Communications Producer

360.384.2393

candaces@lummi-nsn.gov

Julie Jefferson,

Communications Producer

360.384.2351

julieaj@lummi-nsn.gov

Tabitha Jefferson- Ayosa,

Staff Editor

David Webster,

Staff Technician

360.384.2351

Maria Ridley, Volunteer Staff Writer

Ariana Abbott, Volunteer Copy Editor

Deadline

for next

month’s

Squol Quol

is the

24 th

of this

month

NOTICE:

Anyone

Involved

In Fishing/

Clamming

Or Any Aqua

Culture

Industry

Lummi Homes I located

on Whatasen Lane

at the southern end of the

Mackenzie subdivision

is accepting applications

for a 4 bedroom homes.

Anyone interested in applying,

please contact

Lummi Housing, 2828

Kwina Road, 312-8407.

Requirements in addition

to employment in

the above listed industries

are: applicants must

have a $3,000 minimum

yearly income from one

of the listed industries;

must have a prior history

in the industry and plan

to continue working in

the industry; total family

income cannot exceed

40% of the area medium

based on family size.

PLEASE CALL FOR

FURTHER INFORMA-

TION AND APPLICA-

TION FORMS.

Bellingham Tides February 2012

2012 Spring

Baseball/Fastpitch-

Lummi Youth

Recreation

Leagues-

TBALL

K/1st Coed

BASEBALL

2nd/3rd Grade Rookie Pitching Machine

3rd/4th Grade Cal Ripken-Minor B

11/12 Year Old Cal Ripken- Major B

COMPETITIVE BASEBALL

9/10 Year Old Rookie- Minor A

11/12 Year Old Cal Ripken- Major A

FASTPITCH

2nd/3rd Grade Pitching Machine

10 Year Old and Under

12 Year Old and Under

14 Year Old and Under

Registration-

Come into the Lummi Youth Recreation Office

Jan.. 31st- March 2nd

Please note: teams are formed in the order completed

registrations are received.

Dates-

March 19.......................................Practice Begins

April 16............................................ Games Begin

May 31................................................ Games End

June 4 Make-up games (if necessary)

Question? Contact Sarah Brady (sarahb@lummi-nsn.gov.

360-384-2383)

SQ January Edition Corrections

A story in last month’s Squol Quol, “NWIC students hold food drive for

families at Lummi Victims of Crime,” incorrectly identified Olivia Solomon

who is a shelter staff member, not a shelter member.

News from the

Lummi Tribal

Court

The Lummi Tribal Court hopes that everyone stayed

safe and warm through our first real winter storm. At

this time, the Court is back to full operation

The Lummi Tribal Court currently has one position

open. The position is for a Court Clerk Assistant. This

position is open until February 10, 2012. We look forward

to filling this position very soon as it will bring the

Court Clerk’s Office back to full staff.

Lummi Running Club

Organizing Now !

Contact Don Ligocki at the

Lummi Fitness Center for more

information

DonL@lummi-nsn.gov or

360-384-2274

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News Views

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Registrations Now Being Accepted!

March 23-25, 2012 Girls &

Boys Tulalip Basketball

Tournament

The 2012 Girls & Boys

Tulip Basketball Tournament

will be held Friday,

March 23rd through Sunday,

March 25th in Skagit

County (Mount Vernon,

Burlington and La Conner)

during the kickoff to the

29th Annual Tulip Festival.

This 20th Annual

tournament will again have

divisions OPEN to ALL 5th

through 8th grade boys and

girls teams. All teams are

guaranteed four games at

a cost of $270.00 per team

(includes Sales Tax).

Don’t Miss Out On This

Popular Tournament!!

ALL teams receive a

custom tournament Basketball

& Survival Kit to

help you get through the

weekend with each player

entered into the tournament

raffle. Championship

teams will again receive

individual Championship

shirts, a team trophy and a

team basketball. ALL teams

will play on Sunday, March

25th with the chance for a

team trophy.

This tournament is

again sponsored by Prostock

Athletics Supply and

the Skagit County Parks &

Recreation Department.

There were 122 teams

that participated in the

eight divisions during the

2011 Tulip Basketball Tournament

this past spring.

You can register your team

at any time for 2012. Registration

forms are available

on-line. Just scroll down

our Youth Basketball Page

until you locate the Tulip

Basketball Tournament

information.

It’s never too early to get

ready for the fast approaching

basketball season!! Let

me know if you have any

questions.

Good Luck!

Tony Tewalt

Recreation Coordinator -

Athletics

Skagit County Parks &

Recreation

315 South Third Street

Mount Vernon, WA

98273

360-336-9339

tonyt@co.skagit.wa.us

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Silver Reef Hotel

Casino Spa

Employment

Opportunities

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: Current as of: August 4, 2011

Current as of: Current as of: February 2, 2012

Class II

*Catering/Hotel Sales Assistant

*Spa Nail Tech

*Massage Therapist

Bartender

*Panasia Prep-Cook

Pavilion Server

Class III

*Slot Supervisor

*Table Games Dealer

Security Officer

Full-Time

Part-Time

Full-Time

Part-Time

Full-Time

* 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.

LUMMI INDIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL

CURRENT JOB OPENINGS

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 @ carolynp@lummi-nsn.gov 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 January 27, 2012

Job Title Department Closing Date:

Community Events Manager Planning 1/27/12

“Extended/ Revised”

Auditor/ Agent Tribal Gaming 1/30/12

Disabilities/ Health Coordinator Early Head Start 1/30/12

“Extended”

Intake Specialist Human Resources 1/30/12

Attendance Monitor Lummi Nation School 1/31/12

“Revised/ Extended”

Mental Health Counselor/ Art Therapist Lummi Systems of Care 2/6/12

Administrative Secretary Se>Eye>Chen 2/7/12

Court Liaison I Restorative Justice 2/7/12

Court Liaison II Restorative Justice 2/7/12

Behavior Life Skills Intervention Teacher Lummi Nation School 2/8/12

“Extended”

Sp. Ed. Teacher Lummi Nation School 2/8/12

“Extended”

Youth/Family CDP Lummi Counseling Services 2/8/12

Court Clerk Assistant Lummi Tribal Court 2/10/12

Bus Driver Lummi Nation School Until Filled

“On Call”

Residential Assistant (On-Call) Safe House Until Filled

Sub TA Day Care Until Filled

Sub Teacher Head Start Until Filled

Transit Operator (On-Call) Planning Until Filled

Caregiver Home Care Agency Continuous

Customer Service Team Member 1 Lummi Commercial Company Continuous

On-Call House Keeper Planning Continuous

Substitute Teacher Lummi Nation School Continuous

Commissions/Board of Directors Department Closing Date:

CDFI Board of Directors LNSO Until Filled

Exclusion Committee Law & Order Until Filled

Exclusion Panel

Law & Order Until Filled

Grandma’s Helper (volunteer’s) LNSO Until Filled

Health Commissioner Health & Human Services Until Filled

Law & Justice Seat G Law & Order Until Filled

LNSO Board of Directors LNSO Until Filled

*Youth Seat 18- 25 years of age

NWIC Board of Trustees (3) NWIC Until Filled

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Preventive Care

My name is Anneke

Zwick I am the new Preventive

Care Nurse at the

Lummi Tribal Health Center.

My position includes

coordination of the Diabetes

Program, adult immunizations

and Women’s

Health follow-up. My office

is located in the Public

Health Dept. room#219

and I can be reached at

384-0464 ext#2528. I

look forward to serving this

community and please feel

free to call or drop by with

any questions.

Some of the services

our Diabetes Program provides

are as follows:

• Water aerobics at

the Arne Hanna

Aquatics Center

• Diabetic Shoes as

amputation prevention

and for those

who qualify

• Foot Care

• Diabetic Case Management

• Referral for Eye Care

• Nutrition/Fitness

education for both

patients and their

families

• Glucometers

Long-Range

Planning Seeks

Participants

Contribute to Reservation-wide

Master Planning

Consistent, individually

motivated efforts to develop

a wide variety of land uses

throughout the Reservation

and beyond the Reservation

boundaries have created

a vacuum in the essential

principles long-range planning

depends on—direction

and consensus from a broad

spectrum of the community

we seek to serve.

In the coming weeks,

planners will be attending

as many community functions

as we can to gather the

opinions and ideas of Lummi

Tribal leaders and rankand-file

members about

how the Lummi Nation

should be developed in the

next five, ten, and twenty

years. In these meetings, or

later ones we set up, we will

sponsor the participation

of focus groups, including

elders, youth, fishermen,

Tribal leaders and anyone

else to help us paint the face

of the physical development

of the Lummi community

for the next few generations.

Topics and areas for

long-range planning (master

planning) include:

• D e v e l o p m e n t o f

Kwina Rd. corridor

from Tiopi to Lummi

Shore Rd.,

• Casino-related and

diverse-economy development

along the

northern tier of the

reservation,

• D e v e l o p m e n t o f

Gooseberry Point for

appropriate multiple

uses,

• Housing and community

capital facilities

development

throughout the Reservation,

and

• The recent, outstanding

opportunities

available for longrange

development

of the off-Reservation

property interests of

the Lummi Nation.

This will be a repetitive

process. Planners will

crystallize the information

gathered in a flexible,

ever-changing master plan

that includes both spatial

(mapped) information and

policy statements about

how the spaces and programs

you desire will be

implemented.

If anyone wishes to

participate in these listening

and call-to-action sessions,

please contact Doug

McDonald at 384-2307 or

dougm@lummi-nsn.gov

Please don’t hesitate

to take advantage of what

our program has to offer.

I would also love to hear

ideas on how we can improve

our program and how

we can serve your community

better. As always, Diabetes

is preventable and we

encourage exercise, healthy

meals and increased water

consumption.

Healthy Recipe submitted

by Lenae Sisco Nutritionist:

Oven Roasted Cauliflower

1 whole head of cauliflower

2 tablespoons olive oil

4-5 cloves chopped garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat oven at 425 degrees

Chop cauliflower into

2inch pieces. Place into

a bowl. Pour in olive oil

and mix with hands until

2inch pieces are completely

coated. Add chopped garlic

and mix into cauliflower.

Pour onto baking sheet and

spread out evenly. Salt and

pepper to taste. Bake in

oven for 20-25 minutes or

until golden brown.

This is a “Biggest Loser”

friendly recipe.

After Hours RX

Problems

Patients of the Lummi

Tribal Health Center, hoping

you all stayed warm

during our recent snow

days.

If you have had problems

getting your medications

from an outside

pharmacy, below are some

of the most frequent reasons

and how we can work

together to provide you

with medications when you

need it.

• It is important that

we have the most

current information

about your

health insurance,

especially if there

has been a change

in your coverage.

Please provide our

patient registration

clerk with the most

current information,

including copies of

insurance cards,

proof of your residence

and current

phone numbers.

• When Lummi refers

patients to outside

providers and they

prescribe medication

we pay for medication

if there is

no other source for

payment. In order

for the pharmacy

to know who to bill,

they will need your

social security number.

• We are working on

possible solutions

for patients who

have experienced

problems getting

medications after

hours.

• We recommend using

the following

pharmacies to pick

up prescriptions

when we are closed:

Haggen’s

Rite Aid

Hoagland’s

• If you need to talk

to a physician after

hours call 715-2447

• Please remember

our physicians do

not call in narcotic

prescriptions after

hours.

Respectfully submitted

by: Barbara Juarez

Public Health Reminder.

With winter weather

here, the cold and flu season

effects everyone youth

to elder. But, in some cases

coughs might not be caused

by a common cold.

There has been an increasing

number of cases

of Pertussis (Whooping

Cough) nationwide, and

recently in Canada. Pertussis

is an acute infectious

disease caused by

the bacterium Bordetella

pertussis.

The most vulnerable

population or individuals

at greatest risk for Pertussis

are infants 12 months

old and younger. It is recommended

that all adults

get the Tdap, especially

those who are in close contact

with infants under

the age of 12 months old

receive a one time dose

of Tdap, which includes

Tetanus, Diptheria and

Pertussis. The most effective

way to prevent pertussis

is through vaccination

with DTaP for infants and

children and with Tdap

for pre-teens, teens and

adults — protection from

the childhood vaccine fades

over time.

Northwest Indian College

Sunny Gillroy 360-392-4280 • sguillory@nwic.edu

Vaccine protection declines

in adolescents and

adults. Lummi Tribal

Health Center provides the

Tdap to adolescents and

adults who have infants in

the home and if they have

a medical record here. Individuals

who are not our

patients are encouraged to

see their own providers to

get the Tdap. Lummi Tribal

Health Center has coupons

for individuals who are not

patients of Lummi that can

be used for the vaccine, call

Nurse Mary at 384-0464. If

you have concerns about,

Whooping Cough, consult

your physician.

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Lummi nation Squol

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Language

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En Xwlemi Chosen sqwal etiekey’es: Your Lummi

language words today

Esxwening: How / Why

Estl’otl’em: Alright

Hoy’ekw: Good Bye (if you

are staying)

Hoy’kweche: Good Bye (if

you are leaving)

Hoy’ : Done / Finished

Esxwening-e-sxw etie skwechil

: How are you this

morning?

Estl’otl’em sen etiekey’es :

I am alright today.

Hoy’kweche ne schache :

Good bye my friend.

Hoy’ekw sachs : Good bye

aunt / uncle.

Hoy’ sen etiekey’es : I am

done today.

Nexw chisen meqwalie

kw-en-s langet tse Xwlemi

chosen sqwal che la’etse

Xwlemi chosen ewxw

Thank you for looking

at the Lummi Language

words from the Lummi

Language Department.

We, here at the Lummi

language department,

would like to remind everyone

that we are offering

daily classes for tribal

members who wish to learn

their own language. We

have the morning session

from 9:00 to 9:30am and

the afternoon session from

3:00 to 3:30pm. If you

are not able to attend the

regular scheduled sessions

you can always tune into

the podcast through the

Lummi communications

department. The podcasts

are posted in i-Tunes and

are free to download for

your listening pleasure. If

you need assistance with

downloading feel free to

contact our Lummi Language

Department, and

we’ll help in any way possible.

Office hours: 8:00 to 4:30

(360)384-1489 ext 2182,

or ext. 2184

Qeli-we-set (Ted Solomon)

Po7chu-wiles (John

Ballew)

Ya-quoom-lo (Juanita

Kelly)

Smak i’ ya’ (Matt Warbus)

Shelopst (Luke Washington)

Xw-La-Leqw (Doug Bob)

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Government

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Chairman’s Update

Cliff Cultee, LIBC

Chairman

Now’ Siam ne schela’cha

Siam,

January has been a vigorous

month as we attended

many meetings heading

into the New Year, such as

the Annual General Council

Meeting, Regular LIBC

meetings, LIBC Employee

Dinner, All Washington

Tribes meeting, and NWIC

Smithsonian gathering.

Lummi Reservation

– existing transportation

services offered throughout

the Lummi Reservation and

to the City of Ferndale will

remain online for at least

the next two years, thanks

to a $525,050 award in

federal and state funding. I

wanted to thank Mia Akau-

LaClair, Lummi Transit

Manager.

January 5, 2012 LIBC

Employee. Lummi Indian

Business Council has 800

employees w/ CBC’s, temp

hires, contracted and on

call. Hill Top Restaurant catered

this wonderful event

at the Wexliem. I wanted

to thank Human Resources

Department, General Manager’s

office (interim Ralph

Jefferson) and Employment

and Training Center for the

wonderful raffle prizes.

January 7, 2012 -General

Council Meeting at the

Lummi Nation School.

I am confident coming

into this New Year that we

have a skilled and talented

employees and the leadership

to achieve and exceed

our priorities. Council’s

2012 Top Four Priorities

and Mission Statement

are:

1. Journey to Wellness

(reduce the

impact of Drug and

Alcohol abuse),

which was unanimously

decided

upon by council as

the most critical

goal for serving our

people. Efforts will

be headed by Darrell

Hillaire, Council

Member.

2. Develop a healthy

and diverse economy

with “a job

for every Lummi.”

These efforts will

be headed by me,

working cooperatively

with the

Economic Development

Task Force.

3. Improve our educational

system so

that our members

achieve their full

human potential,

lead by Bernard

Thomas, Council

Member.

4. Build our capacity

to manage our financial

assets and

create long-term

financial plan for

the Nation, led

by Cheryl Kinley-

Sanders, Treasurer.

LIBC Mission Statement:

Our beliefs influence

everything we do,

our healing and how we

govern ourselves because

we take care of ourselves

we protect our Homeland,

Strengthen our relationships,

and prepare

ourselves to Fight for our

People.

• Approved/Reviewed

Attorney Contracts,

by the General Council

and LIBC approved.

• Closed discussion,

tribal members only,

regarding the SSA

Marine

• Set the agenda for the

next General Council

Meeting, which is

February 10, 2012 at

Wexliem 10:00 AM.

Listed below are the

CBC’s in specific order

in which General

Council wishes to

hear from:

o Budget Committee,

Cheryl Kinley-Sanders

o LCC Board, Jerry

Lamb

o T.E.R.O. Commission,

Ronald Finkbonner

o L u m m i N a t i o n

Housing Authority

Commission, Diane

Phair

o Law & Justice Commission,

Ron Tso

o Exclusion Committee,

Ron Tso

o Restorative Justice,

Ralph Jefferson

o Health & Family Services,

David Bunton

o Education Committee,

Bernard Thomas

January 10, 2012 Regular

Council Meeting. In

addition to action on resolution

we received updates

from Bonnie Hayward director

of Lummi Headstart,

Merle Jefferson Sr. from

Cherry Point team; appointed

Steven Toby to the

water and sewer board.

January 16 – 19, 2012

LIBC closed due to serve

weather conditions. Many

hy’shqes to the Lummi

Commodity Foods aka

“commod squad”, to Elaine

Lane and her dedicated

staff who worked during

the winter storm. Many

homes and families suffered

from freezing pipes

and loss of power, Wexliem

opened January 18, 2012.

January 23, 2012.

Washington Tribes gathered

for a meeting with

Governor Candidates Jay

Inslee and Rob McKenna

at the Great Wolf Lodge.

As we all know the State

budget needs to be addressed,

jobs need to be

created especially on reservations

with the high

unemployment rates, work

force development, health

care needs improvement,

treaty rights, government

to government basis, need

a fiscal strategy, and taxation.

There was a good discussion

by both candidates

about gaming, education,

lottery privatization, clean

water act, Indian tax credits,

housing, TANF, and

uphold state compacts. We

can only make progress by

building partnerships and

enhancing relationships

with one another.

January 24, 2012 Regular

Council Meeting. In

addition, we receive an

update from Madeline Jefferson,

director of Lummi

System of Care.

J a n u a r y 2 5 , 2 0 1 2

Whatcom County of Governments

Meeting. Transportation

Improvement

Program is gathered from

member jurisdictions and

will be used to represent

the region’s projects in the

Statewide Transpiration

Improvement Program.

J a n u a r y 2 7 , 2 0 1 2

Northwest Indian College

/ Smithsonian Joint Meeting.

Also attended Chief Bill

James, Aunt Fran, Smitty

Hillaire, Randy Kinley Sr.,

Gordon Wilson, Steve Solomon,

Richard Solomon,

and Jolene Armstrong the

focus of this meeting was

Natural Resources. I would

like to thank Northwest

Indian College for hosting

Ed Schupman, Education

Product Developer,

of National Museum of

the American Indian. His

presentation consist of him

working on teacher training,

collaboration with

four Native communities,

documents how they are

responding to environmental

challenges in their

homelands. Training objectives:

teachers will build

background knowledge of

Native People, Learn to use

the NMAI Environmental

Website, Build knowledge

of Lummi culture, traditions

and local educational

resources, learn about additional

Native American

resources.

In closing, my condolences

go out to the families

who lost loved ones,

may the creator look upon

you and your families and

help comfort each and everyone.

Please support our

Lummi Blackhawks, they

host Tulalip Heritage Friday

February 3, 2012; last

home game. GO BLACK-

HAWKS!

Many Hy’shqes,

Chairman Cliff Cultee

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Washington Tribes gathered for a meeting with Governor Candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna at the Great Wolf Lodge.

General Council Meeting

Saturday at the Wexliem

February 11 th , 2012 ~ 10 AM

Commissions • Boards • Committees Updates

Lummi nation Squol

Quol

Government

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From the Office of the Vice Chair

Candice Wilson,

Vice-Chair

Happy New Year our

dear people! As we move

forward on our Journey to

Wellness, I would like to

start by giving thanks for

the many blessings that we

were able to help our people

during the cold, freezing

winter days. We have such

great people that really

know their Schelangen (way

of life) we witnessed during

those freezing days people

caring about their families

and friends by helping out

where they could to deliver

food, presto logs, wood,

ordering propane or merely

serving a bowl of soup.

Could you imagine when

our Lummi people didn’t

have programs to rely on,

but merely to rely on each

other? God Bless you and

your family.

January is a very busy

month getting plans executed

to provide new

services, and enhancing

current services by reassuring

codes and policies

are Lummi friendly and accommodates

the flexibility,

and quality care our people

so deserve.

Cheryl Sanders,

Treasurer

Main 100 day plan to

do list:

• Title 8 Code: empowering

the grandparents

to be our decision

makers on behalf

of our children

and their families,

by implementing a

Claus that acknowledges

that it is our

inherent right to care

protect, preserve and

promote family.

• Treatment Team/

Journey to Wellness

initiative

• Higher Education

Student Loan repayment

Plan and budget

• Reduction of Jail

Cost Plan: Incarceration

vs. Home monitoring

with home

centered services

• Title 5 Code: Code of

Offenses

Reflection for

Grandparent

Committee from 2011

In 1993 several of elders

had plans for our children

and one of them is to protect

them from being traumatized

and disconnected

from their people. Extended

family was also important

to the elders, and lived

knowing that it took every

tribal member to raise our

kids. The elders took this

very seriously and did not

hesitate to tell children if

they were out of line. Unfortunately,

this deteriorated

over the years.

Lummi Indian Business

Council has by Resolution

2011-160 endorsed that the

Lummi Nation does not

allow “Termination of Parental

Rights” but believes

in “Permanency” for their

children.

We know there are several

parents working hard

to regain custody of their

children. The LIBC will

continue to move forward

in making decisions that

are in the best interest of

the child.

Choices we all make

have consequences, good

and bad, but children either

benefit or get hurt by

our choices, and it is the

goal of the Lummi Nation

to do our best to ensure

NO further injury to our

children, families and community.

The Office of Vice Chair

is very aware of the needs

to have family reunification

or relative placements

which we are committed to

try to assist in change or

support services to address

systems such as, criminal

background check, adequate

housing, basic needs

and court advocates to

work through the punitive

systems that were caused

by choices.

Indian Policy Advisory

Committee is addressing

Indian Child Welfare issues

that are not tribally

friendly. The Office of the

Vice Chair guarantees that

their will be a Lummi voice

at the IPAC table to assist

in making changes that are

best for all tribal children

out in the “system”

Journey to

Wellness (J2WC)

The Journey to Wellness

Center has been very

instrumental in providing

a home for our recovering

community members. The

J2WC Program encourages

those in recovery, or seeking

recovery to join us in

the Programs, 12 Steps of

AA, the 12 Traditions of

AA, the 12 Steps of NA and

the 12 Traditions of NA.

The Journey to Wellness

Center in located at LIBC’s

main campus, Building

12.

The J2WC meeting

schedule (subject to

change)is:

MONDAY, TUESDAY,

WEDNESDAY

AA Meeting – Noon

AA Meeting – 7pm

AA Meeting – Noon

NA Meeting – 7pm

1st Tuesday Speakers Meeting

AA Meeting – Noon

AA Big Book Study – 5pm

1st Wednesday Business

Meeting – 6pm

HA Meeting – 7pm

THURSDAY

NA Meeting – Noon

HA Meeting – 7pm

FRIDAY

NA Meeting – Noon

AA Meeting – 9pm

Saturday

NA Meeting – 5p

NA Step Study – 6pm

Last Saturday Birthday

Meeting

SUNDAY

AA Meeting – 7pm

Office of the Treasurer

During the last week in

December, a resolution was

approved by LIBC resolution

2011-198 Approval of

LIBC and LNSO FY2012

Budgets acknowledging all

the variables of the budget

situation and a target

to finalize the budgets no

later than the 1st quarter of

2012.This resolution allows

departments to spend within

the means of what was

approved last year within

the 1st quarter numbers.

On January 7th, we participated

in the annual GC

meeting from 10AM to

1PM. The General Council

directed all CBC’s to

give an update to the community

starting February

11th. The LCC board and

Budget Committee are on

the agenda for the 1st meeting.

The Treasurer’s office

is preparing a power point

presentation with the budget

process, all the 2011 activities

that took place, and

what can be expected in the

2012 calendar year.

The LIBC met on January

9th in hopes to finalize

the 2012 budgets. Although

we didn’t get through the

whole process, the agreement

was made to meet on

January 31st to complete

the 2012 Final Budgets.

A draft 2012 Treasurer’s

calendar has been completed.

The office of the

Treasurer will get final approval

from the LIBC at the

January 31st special meeting

for the calendar.

During the week of January

16th through January

19th, the Lummi Nation

experienced a deep freeze

and inclement weather

with snow and ice covering

Whatcom County while

wreaking havoc on the road

ways. The Chief of Police

and Vice-Chair’s office determined

it was too risky to

have our employees driving

to work during those days.

It was nice to see all the

community pull together

as needed to assist with

getting food to our community

as well as addressing

emergency situations such

as frozen pipes and no heat

in Tribal members’ homes.

It is obvious that we still

have a lot of work in order

to have a comprehensive

emergency plan with a

smooth flowing process.

Unfortunately, due to

the weather, I was unable to

attend the Northwest Portland

Area Indian Health

Board meeting in Spokane

scheduled for January 17th

through the 19th.

On January 26th, we

participated in the monthly

Health Benefits meeting at

the SRC. There were some

requests by the committee

for more detailed reports

to analyze the impact of

the health benefits package

and the effect it has had

the Lummi Nation Indian

Health Service.

On January 27th, the

Treasurer’s office participated

in a meeting hosted

by Dr. Dandala. Kristin

The Journey to Wellness

Program Manager is

John Jefferson. You can

contact John at (360) 7124

for scheduling times, or

any questions you may

have about the J2WC.

Ombuds Office-

Loretta Olsen

Loretta continues to

provide confidential, neutral

assistance to individuals

to protect them against

unfair treatment and to

help resolve conflicts by

serving as a source of information

and support, and

acts as a medium between

conflicting parties.

If you have a situation

that you think may require

Loretta’s assistance

please contact her at (360)

305-1129.

The Office of the Vice

Chairs goal is to Strive for

Wellness to Strengthen Our

Families by improving our

services, supporting and

strengthening our systems,

for the quality of care for

our community.

Our LIBC Council Mission

is to perform and provide

leadership in the best

interests of the Lummi

Nation by providing a clear

vision for the future, at

tone of respect, a unity of

purpose, clear goals, and a

set of metrics to measure

progress by working on

priorities, initiative, tasks,

and projects as assigned by

the Council.

Once a gain thank you

for this opportunity and I

hope we can all move forward

together as one.

English came from Alaska

to do a power point presentation

on the Eddie Turner

Treatment Center. This

treatment center focuses

on incorporating native

traditions along with the

customary treatment activities.

On January 30th, TERO

met with the council to

discuss job opportunities

available to our Lummi

Tribal members. This information

will be presented

to the community as set

forth by the General Council.

Please feel free to contact

me if you have any questions

or concerns. I can be

reached at 360-384-1489

ext. 2105 or rosarj@lummi-nsn.gov

Thank you!

Cheryl Sanders,

LIBC Treasurer

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NW Women’s

Hall Of Fame

Nominations

Due Feb. 10

B E L L I N G H A M –

Nominations of women

who have made outstanding

contributions to the

community are due to the

YWCA Northwest Women’s

Hall of Fame Steering Committee

by Friday, Feb. 10.

They must be Whatcom

County residents, living or

deceased. Their achievements

should have had

lasting impact, served as

role models or promoted

opportunities for women

and girls, and demonstrated

perseverance and vision.

They should have overcome

obstacles to fulfill their

goals.

The 50 honorees inducted

into the Northwest

Hall since 1999 have come

from a wide variety of careers

and voluntary service.

They must be nominated

by members of the community.

Serving members

of the YWCA staff and

board or of the Hall of

Fame Steering committee

cannot make nominations

or be selected.

For a nomination form

see www.ywcabellingham.

org/programs/nwwhalloffame

or contact the YWCA:

karen@ywcabellingham.

org or (360) 734-4820.

Honorees will be celebrated

at a 4:30 p.m. dinner

Sunday, March 18 in

Northwood Hall.

The Hall of Fame Steering

Committee is an independent

group operating

as a program of the YWCA.

Its sole purpose is to recognize

women who continue

the legacy of community

service that has marked

the Bellingham YWCA for

104 years.

We invite nominations

of outstanding women for

the 14th YWCA Northwest

Women’s Hall of Fame.

Since 1999, 50 women

have been honored for

their service to Whatcom

County. Juanita Jefferson

was among first three in

that inaugural year. Since

then, Violet Hillaire, Fran

James and Catherine Tally

have been honored. A press

release announcing the

nomination is attached.

We hope you can alert the

community to this opportunity

to salute outstanding

achievement.

Jo Collinge, NW Women’s

Hall of Fame Steering

Committee

(360) 676-8648/(360)

305-4141

My story reflects the

life changing possibility

that student scholarships

at Bellingham Technical

College can provide. I am

a Lummi Tribal member

from Bellingham, a single

mother and, at age 43, had

only a GED – and I needed

an education to support

my family and myself.

Never in a million

years did I feel that I had

the confidence to aim for

a career and a degree. But

with my children growing

up and moving on to their

next steps in life, I knew it

was time for me to do the

same and to find a way to

support them and myself.

Despite many years in

the workforce at different

low-paying jobs, I had no

clear idea of what I could

do to support myself and

family in a long-term and

Lisa Cook

Bellingham Technical College

fulfilling manner. I also

knew that education was

the key to my economic

future. I had this strong

desire to show other native

women and men that they

could change their lives; I

wanted to serve as a role

model.

A friend told me about

the great careers in Process

Technology that the local

refineries provide. And he

told me about this full-ride

scholarship that might pay

for it – that scholarship

being the ConocoPhillips

Lummi-Tribal-Scholarship.

I applied and, to my

surprise, I was accepted

for the scholarship. To

this day I cannot believe I

got it! I worked very hard

right from the start and

never once took the scholarship

for granted. I decided

early on that I wanted

to make Conoco and BTC

proud of their trust in me

and I wanted to serve as

a role model for others in

our community and at the

Lummi Tribe. So I got involved

as much as I could:

I volunteered for my program’s

Safety Committee, I

got involved in the Process

Tech Advisory Committee,

I helped organize a Process

Tech field trip to the college

of the mainland in Texas

and I was selected for a

summer internship with

ConocoPhillips.

I never thought I would

be able to go back to school

and take the classes I took.

I didn’t think I was good at

math and here I was taking

pre-calculus, physics

and chemistry – and doing

well! I surprised myself! I

learned that hard work and

persistence can make what

seems to be the most impossible

task possible. This

is the lesson I would like to

share with my community

members: If I can do it,

then they can do it as well.

It was not easy. It took a lot

of time and commitment,

but it is possible.

I dreamed about one

day working at Conoco-

Phillips. That dream came

true when I was hired last

September as an operator

at the refinery.

The tremendous support

and encouragement

from ConocoPhillips and

BTC Foundation’s Mary

Humphries and Brad Tuininga

is what allowed me

to achieve my goals. I am

living proof that scholarships

make a difference to

individuals and others in

our community.

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Community Updates

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Warrior Down: Care

Package Update

Submitted by

Charene Alexander,

Administrative Assistant

NOTICE: The Warrior

Down Care Package Project

ended Monday, December

19, 2011.

In November and December

2011 Squol Quol,

Xwle’lemes (Lummi Restorative

Justice Department)

made a community

announcement to Lummi

families offering help to

send a care package to

their loved one(s) currently

serving time in county jail

or state or federal prison.

Xwle’lemes received a

huge response from family,

friends and tribal inmates

themselves requesting a

care package. Xwle’lemes

was unable to honor requests

made by non-Lummi

Tribal Members due to the

high number of requests

received for a care package,

all fulfilled requests were

limited to Lummi Tribal

Members only.

The process for each

tribal member to get a care

package followed the rules

set by the jail or prison they

are serving jail/prison time

at. Arranging and ordering

of the care package took a

great deal of preparation

and facilitation to ensure

that all care packages and

their items would be approved

and received by the

inmates. Care packages that

were sent to tribal members

were provided either by the

jail or prison’s commissary

online ordering store, magazine

subscriptions mailed

directly from a magazine

company or purchased

and packaged items sent

directly to each individual

via postal services.

So with much appreciated

help from you Lummi

Community (yourself, relatives

and friends) and Tamera

Julius of Lummi Enrollment

Office, Xwle’lemes

was able to help send and

spread community support

to a few of our incarcerated

tribal members. On behalf

of Xwle’lemes, we’d like to

share that our intentions

behind such efforts are that

if we can reach one, just

one, of our tribal people

during what may be their

darkest hour, and shine

some hope and love upon

them, that makes it truly

all worth while, reminding

each of our tribal members

that they may be gone but

are never forgotten. In essence,

Xwle’lemes is simply

following the teachings of

our elders to be kind always,

to everyone.

In total Xwle’lemes sent

a total of 88 Warrior Down

Care Packages.

• Whatcom County Jail

64 tribal members

received Hygiene &

Holiday Care Packages

• Department of Corrections

– Washington

State

9 tribal members

received Care Packages

• Federal Bureau of

Prisons

3 tribal members

received magazine

subscriptions from

publishing company.

• Chehalis Tribal Jail

5 tribal members received

Care Packages

• CASPER Re-Entry

Center

7 tribal members received

Care Packages

It truly is a privilege as

Xwle’lemes Administrative

Assistant to give of my

time and assistance during

such times and to and for

my people. Thank you!

Xwle’lemes wishes everyone

Happy Holidays &

Happy New Year!

Any questions or comments

please feel free to

contact our offices at:

Xwle’lemes (Lummi Restorative

Justice Department)

Ts’ Sum Ten (Ralph Jefferson,

Jr.), Director

Kees Kees I Blu (Charene

Alexander), Administrative

Assistant

2616 Kwina Road Bldg. N

Bellingham, WA 98226

Phone: (360) 384-2233

Ext. 2310 or Ext. 2374

The Northwest

Native American

Basketweavers

Association’s 2012

Gathering

The 2012 Gathering

will be hosted by the

Muckleshoot Tribe on

October 5, 6, and 7th

The gathering will

be at Emerald Downs in

Auburn WA (directions

below)

Schedule

On Friday will have

weavers teaching weavers

and the youth track

program.

On Saturday there will

be more weavers teaching

weaver, the annual general

membership meeting,

shopper’s day and a banquet

generously hosted by

the Muckleshoot Tribe.

Sunday will be the

board of directors meeting

and travel home.

More details will be

available in the coming

months.

Registration forms will

be available on the website

by January 30th, 2012 at

www.nnaba.org; please

watch for reduced rate

early registration deadlines.

F e a t u r e d W e a v e r

selection will began in

March 2012.

Directions

Emerald Downs

2300 Emerald Downs

Dr. Auburn, WA 98001

Traveling South on

I-5

Take exit #147 (272nd

St) and go east for approximately

3 miles. Turn

right on West Valley Hwy

and continue one mile

until you reach the 37th

Street NW light, turn left.

Emerald Downs Drive

is 1/2 mile ahead on the

right.

Traveling North on

I-5

Take exit #142A,

Highway 18 East. Continue

East two miles on

Hwy 18 and take the Hwy

167 northbound on-ramp.

Continue to 15th Street

NW exit Turn right off the

ramp. Turn left on Emerald

Downs Drive.

Traveling North/

South on 167

Take the 15th Street

NW exit and go east from

off-ramp. Turn left on

Emerald Downs Drive.

NWIC - Helping Our Students Achieve The Dream

Submitted by Ryan

Wynne, NWIC Public

Information Officer

Research shows that

low-income students and

students of color are less

likely to succeed at postsecondary

schools, but

Northwest Indian College

is determined to help its

students defy those statistics.

NWIC is in the midst

of a campaign to boost

its graduation rates with

the help of Achieving the

Dream, a national initiative

aimed to help more

students earn degrees and

certifications.

After an intensive application

process, NWIC

was notified in winter

quarter of 2011 that it

was among 30 colleges selected

that year to receive

a $250,000 Achieving the

Dream grant. The initiative

helps colleges collect

and interpret data in

order to increase student

success rates.

“I am excited about it

because I know all tribal

students can succeed in

their higher education,”

NWIC President Cheryl

Crazy Bull said. “Achieving

the Dream is different

from other programs because

it enables us to use

data as a lens to see what

barriers our students face,

data that includes student

voices.”

This process will help

us find regular points

where student success

starts to decline, and will

reveal which students we

can help overcome those

difficult times, Crazy Bull

said. Once barriers are

identified, we can intervene

or make changes to

improve student success.

NWIC spent fall quarter

of 2011 rolling out the

program at all seven of its

sites.

“Now we’re digging

in,” said Justin Guillory,

NWIC dean of academics

and distance learning.

NWIC employees are

in the process of developing

a plan to gather data

and information to determine

how to eliminate or

reduce barriers to student

success.

“To do that, we need

help from our community,”

Guillory said. “As

a tribal college, we are

deeply connected to our

SAVE THE DATE

tribal community – our

community represents

who we are.”

NWIC’s community

nature goes hand-in-hand

with goals of Achieving the

Dream, which requires

participating colleges to

gather input from their

communities to help identify

barriers for students

and come up with ways to

help them.

“Part of our mission

as a tribal college is to

support our community,

and right now we need the

community to tell us how

we can do that by sharing

their perspectives regarding

education barriers,”

Guillory said. “This really

is a community-based initiative.”

NWIC will begin hosting

community gatherings

to collect feedback in

February.

For more information,

contact Alex Prue at

aprue@nwic.edu or (360)

392-4285.

Northwest Indian College

is a nonprofit educational

institution headquartered

on the Lummi

Reservation at 2522 Kwina

Road in Bellingham

Wash., 98226, and can be

reached by phone at (866)

676-2772 or by email at

info@nwic.edu.

2522 Kwina Road,

Bellingham, WA 98226-

9217 • Local: (360) 676-

2772 • Toll free: (866)

676-2772 • Fax: (360)

738-0136

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Lummi

Nation

Service

Organization

The Lummi Nation Service

Organization (LNSO)

is an organization of invested

community members

working to increase community

assets and build

self-sufficiency. We do

this by taking a holistic approach

to empowering our

people with positive opportunity,

being inclusive of all

our people of the Lummi

community, and cultivating

philanthropic resources

as tools to strengthen our

Nation.

The Lummi Nation Service

Organization (LNSO)

is currently researching the

possibility of becoming a

state chartered nonprofit

organization. LNSO is

currently chartered with

Lummi Nation, but not

with the State of Washington.

This status limits

many grant opportunities

that would help support

many of Lummi’s important

programs.

It is at the direction of

the Lummi Indian Business

Council that we will

exhaust any and all avenues

in an effort to keep the

Lummi General Council

abreast of any developments

or actions taken in

this possible transition. By

doing this we will be able

have a greater opportunity

to serve the Lummi people

through a reconfiguration

of the nonprofit organization.

Please contact us if

you have any questions at

360-384-2331.

As a part of our dedication

to the Lummi Nation

the LNSO is working

on creating strong fiscal

sponsorships by developing

relationships with private

funders. In this effort we

are reviewing our partnerships

and our agreements

with programs currently

LNSO & Ventures

Executive Director:

Nancy Jordan

Number of Staff: 8

Contact Information:

2616 Kwina Road

360-384-2331 or

the Lummi Gatew

a y C e n t e r a t

360-306-8554

being sponsored. Some

of the programs we sponsor

include the Lummi

Ventures Partnership, the

Lummi Youth Academy, the

Lummi Victims of Crime,

among others. By being

fiscally sponsored projects

these programs are able

to leverage the non-profit

status of LNSO which allows

them to seek funding

from private foundations or

funding sources.

LNSO is working closely

with Lummi Youth Wellness

Center Planning Committee.

We would like to

thank this dedicated group

of tribal members, all have

a commitment to the wellbeing

of the youth of our

tribe.

We would also like to

take this time to congratulate

Lummi Victims of

Crime for hosting a DV

Housing First Tribal Cohort

Gathering January 17-19th;

it gave Lummi VOC the

opportunity to meet with

other tribal organizations

and discuss issues related

directly to each area and

included training for new

advocates. This gathering

was funded in part by an

award from the Bill and

Melinda Gates Foundation.

This funding will help this

important program continue

their important work

in raising awareness and

creating avenues of hope

for victims of violence.

Food Handler’s

Certification

What: Food Handler’s Certification

Where: Lummi Gateway Center

When: 1st Thursday every month 1:00 PM -3:00 PM

This class is offered free of charge to tribal

members & LIBC employees

Please contact the Gateway Center at

360-306-8554 or LNSO/Ventures at

360-384-2331 to sign up

The Gateway Center is located at 4920 Rural

Avenue, Ferndale, WA.

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created to grow and nurture

several individual tribal

small businesses teaching

hands-on, best business

practices.

We still have opportunities

for tribal small businesses

within the Lummi

Gateway Center. If you are

interested please contact our

office as soon as possible at

360-384-2331.

As the Lummi Gateway

Center comes nearer

to opening its doors, there

will be events leading up to

the big Grand Opening celebration

this Spring. Please

watch for updates on our

activities.

Chairman Clifford Cultee

states “The Lummi Gateway

Center has been a long time

goal for the Lummi Nation;

the tribe purchased this land

in 2004 with the intent of

promoting economic and

cultural prosperity and fostering

a relationship with the

greater community. This is

a great asset for the tribe as

it serves the economic health

of our families, provides a

deeper connection with our

neighbors and creates an

opportunity to share our

culture. This has been a long

time vision for the Lummi

community; the Council is

excited that this community

vision has come to life within

the Gateway Center.”

Photo courtesy of Maxine Stremler (Maxine Stremler Fine Arts)

Tony Washington enjoys a delicious Double Burger &

Fries at the Lummi Gateway Café’.

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In addition to being

used by NWIC faculty, staff,

and students, the center

will also be a place for collaborative

studies with the

Lummi Department of Natural

Resources and other

tribal natural resource

agencies, Green said.

Estimates put the research

facility’s completion

at June 2013.

NWIC has contracted

with Stremler Gravel

for site and infrastructure

work, and Zervas Group Architects

was hired to design

On March 17th the Runway

Fashion Show, hosted

by owner of Visions Fashion

Modeling Althea Wilson,

will be take place at the

Lummi Gateway Center.

This event is being sponsored

by the supported thru

the Vice Chair, Youth Rec.,

and Lummi Youth Academy,

IPOD Youth Group

(which is coordinated by

Lummi Systems of Care).

This event will be featuring

Lummi models wearing

native wear to market supporting

native art and clothing,

jewelry, shawls, shoes,

artists, make-up, and cedar

hats. For more information

please contact Althea

Wilson at 360-389-8486 or

follow them on Facebook at

altheadw@yahoo.com

The Lummi Gateway

Center Café’ opened its

doors in late January to

gain some learning experience

using the equipment

which gave us a chance to

ask our customers about

the food and menu. We

appreciate your patience as

we learn and grow and will

have regular business hours

for the Café’ soon and look

forward to serving you in the

very near future.

You can also call us at

360-384-2331 to give us

your contact information.

Please pass this word along

the Salish Sea Research

Center, Oreiro said.

The three remaining

buildings planned for the

area are a library and technology

facility, a Coast Salish

Institute and auditorium,

and the Siam Le Lang

(House of Learning).

to art-minded relatives or

friends you may have so that

we can keep everyone included

in our efforts to share the

incredible talents in our community.

We still have opportunities

for tribal small businesses

within the Lummi Gateway

Center. If you are interested

please contact our office as soon

as possible at 360-384-2331.

As the Lummi Gateway

Center comes nearer to opening

its doors, there will be

events leading up to the big

Grand Opening celebration

this Spring. Please watch for

updates on our activities.

As the Lummi Gateway

Center comes nearer to opening

its doors, there will be

events leading up to the Grand

Opening. Please watch for updates

on our activities.

On March 17th, the Runway

Fashion Show, hosted

by owner of Visions Fashion

Modeling Althea Wilson, will

be taking place at the Lummi

Gateway Center. This event

is being sponsored by the office

of the Vice Chair, Lummi

Youth Rec., Lummi Youth

Academy, and IPOD (a youth

program coordinated through

the Lummi Systems of Care).

This event will be featuring

Lummi models wearing

native wear to market supporting

native art and clothing,

jewelry, shawls, shoes,

artists, make-up, and cedar

hats. For more information

please contact Althea Wilson at

360-389-8486 or follow them

on Facebook at altheadw@

yahoo.com

The Lummi Gateway Center

Café’ opened its doors in

late January to gain some

learning experience using the

equipment which gave us a

chance to ask our customers

about the food and menu. We

appreciate your patience as we

learn and grow. We will have

regular business hours for the

Café’ soon and look forward

to serving you in the very near

future.

A timeline for those

buildings has not yet been

developed because their

construction and completion

will be determined by

how quickly NWIC reaches

its capital campaign goal

of $44 million. So far, approximately

$36 million

has been raised.

Northwest Indian College

is a nonprofit educational

institution headquartered

on the Lummi

Reservation at 2522 Kwina

Road in Bellingham Wash.,

9822) and can be reached

by phone at (866) 676-2772

or by email at info@nwic.

edu.

2522 Kwina Road, Bellingham,

WA 98226-9217

• Local: (360) 676-2772 •

Toll free: (866) 676-2772 •

Fax: (360) 738-0136

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helped during the January 2012 snow

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Community Updates

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By Sunshine Fitzgibbon,

LIBC Human Resources

Director

Questions and answers

on the Federal Law for

people applying for employment

in positions that

have regular contact with

or control over Indian children.

What is the

Federal Public

Law 101-630?

It is also known as the

Indian Child Protection

and Family Violence Prevention

Act. It is a federal

law that all tribes have to

follow. Federal laws are

laws passed by the United

States Congress and signed

by the President.

What does the

law state?

“Shall ensure that none

of the individuals appointed

to positions having contact

or control over Indian

children have been found

guilty of, or entered a plea

of nolo contender or guilty

to any felonious offense,

or any of the two or more

misdemeanor offenses under

Federal, State, or tribal

law involving; crimes of

violence; sexual assault,

molestation, exploitation,

contact or prostitution;

crimes against persons; or

Human Resources Report

What is Public Law 101-630?

offenses committed against

children.”

What does that

mean?

It means that if you

have one felony conviction

or two misdemeanors of a

crime of violence, sexual

assault, molestation, exploitation,

contact or prostitution,

crimes against a

person, or offenses committed

against children,

you will not be eligible to

work, contract or volunteer

in positions that have regular

contact with or control

over Indian children. The

crimes have to be convicted,

charges and dismissals

do not count.

What is the time

frame on the

charges?

There is no time frame

listed in the law, which

means that if you are ineligible

to work with Indian

children due to this law and

your criminal record, you

will always be ineligible, no

matter how old the convictions

are.

When was it

created?

11-28-1990

Who does the

investigations?

The LIBC Human Resources

Department does

the investigations. Investigations

have to be done

by trained staff.

Where do

we do our

investigation?

We use the following

resources to determine if

a person is eligible:

• WATCH (Washington

Access To

Criminal History)

• JIS (Judicial Information

System)

• Lummi Tribal Court

• F i n g e r p r i n t s

through the BIE

(Bureau of Indian

Education)

• Personal references

from applications

and employment

history

• Washington State

Department of Social

and Health Services

– for CPS reports

with verified

‘findings’ – most of

these do not end up

in court, but a ‘finding’

means there

.....people take a guilty plea to a charge

because sometimes that seems to be the

easy route...

was a proven case of

child neglect or abuse

Who has to

comply with it?

Who created this

public law? Who

can change the

law?

As a tribal government

we have to follow this law.

We have to follow this law

under the Indian Self-Determination

Act. Tribes

created this policy due to

problems in Indian Country.

It is not a law or policy

that was created by LIBC,

nor can it be changed by

LIBC. If the tribes want to

change this law, it will be up

to our tribal lobbyists and

politicians.

Can we choose

not to follow

it? Can we stop

taking federal

money to stop

complying with

it?

No, whether we get federal

money or not, we have

to follow this federal law.

What positions

at LIBC have to

follow this law?

All childcare workers

All Education staff (Lummi

Nation School, Head Start,

Child Care Center, JOM)

Residential homecare

workers (Safehouse, Se

Eye Chen, Lummi Youth

Academy)

Lummi Tribal Health Clinic

employees that work with

the public

Counselors

All staff working with juveniles

Youth Build workers

YESS

Summer Youth programs

Volunteers in any of the

above mentioned sites.

Educating our tribal

members, especially the

youth, on this federal law is

a great prevention method.

Many people take a guilty

plea to a charge because

sometimes that seems to be

the easy route. Please keep

this federal law in mind and

help us bring this awareness

to the community.

Healthy Heart

By Betty

Hansen, LPN

T h e S D P I

Healthy Heart

Project is a program

that works

with diabetics

from the comm

u n i t y w h o

choose to participate. The

project promotes healthy

life styles and helps the

community better understand

the increased risk

of heart disease amongst

diabetics.

Heart disease and

stroke are the number one

killers of Native American

people. Diabetics are

particularly susceptible to

early death and disability

from heart disease.

In cooperation with

your local Tribal Community

Clinic, you can enroll

to receive special help in

managing your diabetes

and reduce your risk of

heart disease.

Healthy

Habits for

e v e r y o n e

to prevent

Heart Disease:

• B e i n g

physically

active

everyday/30mins a

day

• Making healthy food

choices

• Stop smoking

• See your doctor regularly

• Learn how to cope

with stress

• Take medicines as

prescribed

• Ask you doctor about

taking Aspirin

You can prevent heart

disease and you can have a

healthy heart.

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We would like to update

you with a few announcements

from our staff and

what is happening with

Lummi Fisher’s Program:

Skagit Valley College

courses next phase: From

Hutch James Sr.

Hello all! We had courses

through Skagit Valley

College in Anacortes, WA.

The first phase class went

very well, we had seventeen

(17) student’s with

sixteen (16) completing the

courses.

Next phase will be:

MT-142 a basic engine

service class starting up:

Friday, January 27th,

2012 and Saturday, January

28th, 2012 for five (5)

week course that will be

every Friday and Saturday’s

(only) until February 25th,

2012. We have 13 students

signed up and ready to go.

Funding Department

Submitted by Katherine

Clark, Funding Specialist

The following programs

were awarded grants last

year, totaling more than

$12,500,000 in funding.

Special Diabetes

EPA- Natural Resources

N a t i o n a l E m e r g e n c y

Grant

CITGO- Heating Assistance

Food Distribution Program

on Indian Reservations

Lummi Systems of Care

Renewal Application

Tribal Transit Program

Performance Partnership

Grant

LSOC Carryover Request

Temporary Assistance for

Needy Families- STATE

TANF- FED

OCVA- SA Services/Prevention

CMPST-119 – Fiberglass

course hands on

training, hand lay-up and

structural repair. This

particular class will be

starting: Monday, January

30th, 2012 thru Tuesday,

February 14th, 2012 the

class is, Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, and Thursday.

The Lummi Fisher’s

Project will provide transportation

vehicle that will

seat at least 10 passengers.

A thirty (30) minute lunch

break is on your own. At

this point we have approximately

11-12 student’s for

this class. Although, with

prior approval, we do help

pay for mileage for car

pool to and from Anacortes

with exception of you having

a valid Washington

State Driver’s License and

vehicle registered in your

name plus proof of insurance.

If you have any questions

please don’t hesitate

to contact me at, (360)

384-2233 ext. 2397.

Update from Teresa

Coordinated Tribal Assistance-

COPS

Coordinated Tribal Assistance-

Youth Court Liaison

Coordinated Tribal Assistance-

Adult Court Liaison

Healthy Marriages for

Healthy Families- Cont.

Emergency Food Assistance

Program

ACF- Shelters Grant

DV Legal Advocacy Program

NOAA Chinook Critical

Stock Augmentation

OCVA- State Funding

EDA - Continuation Grant

DOT- State of Good Repair

Butler, Job Developer

Hello Lummi Nation,

I hope that everyone enjoyed

their holidays and will

have a great new year. The

Fisher’s Program has been

moving right along in assisting

Lummi Fishermen/

Women in training, work

experience, and college.

In the last few month’s

there were several clients

that completed a financial

business plan for diving

which made them eligible

for financial support with

diving gear.

At the end of 2011 fall

college quarter 98% of clients

served completed the

quarter with passing grades

and registered for the winter

quarter. There have been

more clients interested in

college degrees and registering

for classes at NWIC,

BTC, and Whatcom Community

College. Clients

who are participating in

the program and attending

college are required to take

PUBLIC NOTICE

Informing Nick S-L Solomon, date of

birth May 29, 1977, that an adoption is

in process of your daughter D.S.A and

Dissolution. Please contact Lummi Tribal

Courts: 360-384-2305 for scheduling.

Highlights for the year

were the Department of

Transportation grant to

purchase two new buses;

DOJ grants to support a

new program of court liaison

services for both

adults and juveniles; DOJ

funding through COPS to

support new staff and vehicles

for the Lummi Police

Department; and numerous

continuation funding

programs. These include

Special Diabetes, Lummi

Systems of Care, several

grants supporting community

services such as

heating assistance, emergency

food assistance and

nutrition education; and

several Natural Resources

grants to support salmon

recovery.

We are looking forward

in 2012 to further success

with the CTAS (Coordinated

Tribal Assistance Solicitation)

this year, and have

already started planning

for this multi-program

area application which is

due April 18. As always, we

will continue to research

and apply for grants to support

programs that serve

the Lummi community.

12 credits or more to be

full time to qualify for assistance

if available.

There are eleven (11)

clients that are participating

in work experience to

date, and four (4) that either

dropped out or moved

on. Work experience is

a vital part of preparing

individuals to be successful

for future full time job

opportunities. While the

program helps those interested

in different aspect

of the work force it is also

important to understand

that this is temporary and

a stepping stone to employment.

There are policies

and agreements that are a

part of participation with

the programs services that

have to be followed by

clients and the program.

I appreciate all that are a

part of this program and

see the dedication that is

being made to obtain goals

as well as success.

More exciting News

from around the corner:

by Debbie Hillaire

We would like to congratulate

three (3) of our

clients for moving forward

into three (3) temporary

positions that became

available to them within

Records and Archives Department

where they were

in work experience positions

already and their positions

are called, Scanning

Technicians, Leroy Deardorff

Jr., Patrick James,

Richard Johnson. Good

job to the dedication of

work and you see it pays off

in what you do in the long

run. Good Luck and keep

up the good work!!

I would like to say to

the Lummi Fisher’s project

staff as well as the clients,

thank you for all you do

and keep up the good work,

you truly are appreciated!

Youth Group for

Survivors of Child

Sexual Assault

Starting March 5th ,

2012 for 10 weeks

Mondays 5:00 pm-6:30 PM

Ages 6-17 yrs.

· Transportation provided to teen

girls ages 13-17 yrs.

· Children ages 6-12 yrs. Must be

transported by parent or legal

guardian

· Groups for non-offending

caregivers

· Free on-site childcare for

siblings

· No charge to participants

**LIMITED SPACE**

For information or enroll contact:

Olivia Solomon at Lummi Victims

of Crime

2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham WA

98226

Phone: (360) 384-2285

Email: olivias@lummi-nsn.gov

**THIS GROUP IS IN COLLABORATIONS

WITH BRIGID COLLINS CHILD ADVOCACY

CENTER IN BELLINGHAM WA,98226

PHONE (360) 734-4616

Registration closes

February 29th, 2012

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Community Updates

F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 1

Submitted by Rachel

Phair, Administrative

Assistant

To All Clients:

REFERRAL APPLICA-

TION: All Clients need to

update personal information,

please update and fill

out the “Referral Application!”

for 2012.

DIRECT Line:

360.384.2376

Projects for

2012: may

change!

• Northwest Indian

College (2 buildings)

• Headstart Building

• Haxton/Kwina Rd.

Roundabout

• LATC Off-Site Improvements

• Tribal Administration

Building

• Road Maintenance

(TEMP Service)

• Various Water &

Sewer projects

• Gooseberry Point

NEPA Assessment

For more information

about these projects please

contact the TERO office.

Employment

Opportunities:

Tribal members who

may be seeking work in

News from the TERO Office:

the construction trades

are encouraged to apply in

order to participate in the

various areas of construction:

• Equipment Operators

• Carpenters

• Form/Rebar Setters

• Concrete

• Cement Masons

• Concrete Finishers

• Pipelayers

• Underground Utility

Workers

• Grade Checkers

• Steel Stud Framers

• Iron Work Riggers

• Plumbing

• Painters

• GWB Installers

• Mudders & Tapers

• Tile Setters

• Roofers

• Finish Carpenters

• Flooring installers

• Mechanical

• Electricians

• Insulation Installers

• Ceiling Installers

• Door & Hardware

Installers

This 2012 Construction

season and the many

projects upcoming - these

positions may provide

many opportunities for

Tribal Members.

NATIVE CONTRAC-

TORS: Please come and

the PACIFIC NORTHWEST

NATIVE REGISTRY.

This application is for

certification of a majority

or wholly-owned Native

American business interested

in providing their

services and/or products

via contracting opportunities

under the purview

of the Pacific Northwest

TERO programs as provided

for by the Indian

Self-Determination and

Education Assistance Act

(P.L. 93-638), specifically

7(b), and other applicable

federal and tribal laws.

Prescription of preference

for Native Americanowned

businesses is applied

accordingly by the

discretion of each Tribe

participating in the regional

certification process.

Each certified applicant is

encouraged to understand

the respective preference

guidelines of each Tribe to

determine their eligibility

and to identify viable opportunities

for their business.

Certification of Native

American-owned businesses

is designed to: 1)

Verify that the applicant is

Native American; 2) That

the applicant is majority

owner, if not 100%, of the

business, and; 3) That the

applicant is the primary

beneficiary of the business

being certified. Documentation

and information required

is essential to fulfill

the criteria. Any deliberate

or intentional effort to misrepresent

the ownership of

the business applying for

certification will result in

exclusion of contract opportunities

by the TERO

programs of Pacific Northwest

Region.

The Pacific Northwest

Region covers: Washington/

Alaska, Oregon,

Northern California, Idaho.

Tribal Administration

Building: ALL Clients

will be required to get an

assessment of skill level

prior to getting dispatched

to work on this site. Please

come in and talk with the

staff for more information.

The TERO office will have

an assessment personnel

very soon to get this accomplished

for you.

RE-Licensing Assistance

Program to

Lummi Tribal Members

Only!

If you plan to get assistance

please provide the

following information:

• Washington State ID

• Documents from

courts or collection

for fine amounts.

• We can assist you in

getting this information

but you need

to be present when

we make the call to

various agencies.

Insurance (we only

assist for 1 month of

insurance).

Trainings: We are

partnering with NWIC for

various trainings, please

keep in contact with the

office to find out what the

next Trainings that will

be offered. We have offered

Flagging, HazMat,

TWIC/Refinery – this is a

good opportunity for tribal

members to get Certifications

in various areas of

the Construction trade. We

are also partnering with

the International Union of

Painters and Allied Trades,

that we may able to provide

additional trainings in the

painting, drywall, glazing

and other trades. Keep

checking in to see what sort

of trainings will be coming

for you to participate to enhance

your skill levels in the

construction trade(s).

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.

TERO

Commissioners

• Kathy Pierre, Chairwoman

• Constance “Connie”

Martin, Vice-Chairwoman

• Donna Cultee, Member

• Andrea Johnson,

Member

• Clint Cagey, Member

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.

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Natural Resources Department

Submitted by Natural

Resources

The Lummi Natural

Resources Department

(LNR) 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 policy and

procedures of the Lummi

Nation.

This is a snapshot of our

work for the last month:

Water Resources

Division

The Water Resources

Division welcomes Hilary

N. Cosentino as our new

Water Resources Technician

III. Hilary is a recent

WWU graduate and started

in our Division in December.

The Division is disposing

of slash piles on the

Crist Property along Red

River Road and plans to

plant 40,000 seedlings

on the Crist property this

spring.

Planning is underway

to log the Joseph property

near Sandy Point Heights.

Fire Wood Permits for

the Northwest Indian College

site slash piles are no

longer issued!

Shellfish

Hatchery

Geoduck Operation:

We will attempt to spawn

geoduck clams in the last

two weeks of January. The

15 new raceways for the

geoduck clams are complete

and are now being

plumbed in.

Clam and Oyster Operation:

Manila Clams are

close to being conditioned

and are ready to spawn.

The Flupsys are still in the

process of being rebuilt.

The Hatchery crew will

pick up new adult Kumo

Oysters from Shelton for

the new season shortly.

Salmon

Enhancement

Tom Chance was hired

as our new Hatchery Biologist

replacing Ryan Vasak.

Fall Chinook eggs at the

Sandy Point Hatchery have

hatched and will be ponded

temporarily at Sandy Point

until the pump station is

back online. In addition,

approximately 300,000

chum eggs are incubating

at Sandy Point.

The Skookum Creek

Hatchery crew is in the process

of ponding Coho fry.

These Coho are scheduled

for release in the summer

of 2013.

GIS Division

– Map of the

Month

The GIS Division, which

provides maps and spatial

analysis for the LIBC,

presents the Map of the

Month. The LNR is tasked

with identifying wetlands

on the Reservation. The

wetlands identified and

Department Director:

Merle Jefferson

Number of Staff: 50

Contact Information:

2616 Kwina Road

Bellingham, WA 98226

Phone: 360-2225

Fax: 360-384-4737

characterized during 2011

total 223 acres. Wetlands

are an important part of

the Reservation that provide

water storage in flood

events, essential habitat for

salmon and other wildlife,

and play an important role

in ground water recharge.

Wetlands on the Reservation

are regulated by tribal

and federal laws.

Ongoing projects include

surface and ground

water monitoring programs,

the wetland inventory

update, the Wetland

and Habitat Mitigation

Bank, the Seafood Consumption

Survey (Lummi

Diet Study), and the Strategic

Energy Plan Technical

Background Document.

Restoration

Division

Permit applications for

the Cavanaugh Restoration

project in the South Fork

Nooksack River and grant

applications for the future

phases of the Smuggler’s

Slough Restoration Project

are in progress.

Additionally, the Restoration

Division recently

was awarded grant funds

for parcel acquisition and

restoration for the Smuggler’s

Slough Restoration

Project.

Forestry Division

The Forestry Division

is conducting field work

on the Egawa Property east

of Balch Road for a future

logging sale.

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LIBC honors service: LNPD

Submitted by AJ Barse, Communication Director

On February 2, the Lummi Nation Council held a surprise meeting for the Lummi Nation Police

Department. “ It was the Council’s way to thank the [LNPD] for the services they provide to the Lummi

Nation Community,” explained Police Chief Ron Tso. At the meeting Lummi elder, Uncle Smitty Hillaire,

as well as the Council wrapped each of officers and staff in a blanket. Emotions were high from both the

Council and the officers as Council acknowledged each individual for their dedication and service. Several

of the officers and staff expressed how greatly honored and moved they were by the ceremony, and for the

feeling of being supported by the Council and the Lummi community.

“All things share the same

breath - the beast, the tree, the

man. The air shares its spirit

with all the life it supports.”

sr

--Chief Seattle

*All are innocent until proven guilty,

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Lummi Youth Wellness Center

Rena Priest, LYWC

Development Coordinator

(continued from page 1)

a strong plan and will be

working on building lots

of support from our LIBC

and our community.

One thing I think we can’t

fail to recognize in these

development plans is the

importance of the project

itself. The main objective

of the LYWC Development

Project is to raise funds

to build a Youth Center

and fill it with activities

and programs. According

to the plan outlined in

the capital campaign this

project was not intended

to be made public until

we had raised 20% of the

funds. However, I followed

a suggestion from the Budget

Committee to host the

public dinner for input and

it turned out to be a very

useful activity for me and

an excellent opportunity to

engage with the community

from the early outset and

to share some important

information on the purpose

of the project and my role

as coordinator and to dispel

the misconception that we

are another youth program

that provides services.

I believe in this project. I

want to see it succeed more

than I am even capable of

expressing. I want it because

our youth deserve

it and because our community

has waited too long

for it! The paper airplanes

and surveys express

desires for

positive things

summarized in

single words. But

in my previous

job as a creative

writing teacher

w o r k i n g w i t h

our youth I have

heard a deeper

more meaningful

wish expressed.

A wish for a place

to have a break

from all they contend

with in their

daily lives. I have

read in their poetry

and memoirs

crushing sadness

overcome by an

amazing strength

of spirit and a hopefulness

that one would pray could

never be extinguished. The

beautiful heartbreaking

phrases they write have

told about being shut out

from their parent’s lives because

of addictions, about

cluttered yards and empty

cupboards—and loneliness

and feelings of frustration.

Always these things

are answered in the same

piece of writing with their

hopes and dreams of something

better for their lives.

Over the past two years I

have seen even the strongest

ones stumble and pick

themselves back up.

I have seen them walking

up Haxton way in groups

in the perilous dark. I have

read their posts on facebook

about drinking and

using with their friends, but

on the other hand I have

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