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This year has gotten off
to an incredible start with
your amazing children! We
are impressed by their kindness
and by their academic
skills!
Literacy- During reading
groups the students are using
strategies such as blending
sounds and memorizing
sight words to help them
learn how to read. The students
are also learning to
make connections and predictions,
and to ask questions
as they read to increase
their comprehension. Your
child should be doing at least
20-30 minutes of reading
every night. This includes
the minutes they are read
to and the time they should
be reading independently.
Part of our reading program
is teaching the students new
vocabulary words. We will
be sending home a list of
these words weekly. Please
encourage your child to use
them in conversations at
home to help them under-
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First Grade News Flash!
Teacher Jeri and Teacher Katie
stand the meaning of these
words.
During writing students
are learning to spell words
by sounding them out, and
also learning how to organize
their writing by using spaces,
punctuation, and neat handwriting.
Learning these skills
will enable the student and
others to read their writing.
Math-Your child will be
bringing home a Math News
sheet about once a month
describing what we are doing
in class and how you can support
their math learning at
home. Also, it is very important
that your child complete
their math homework each
night it comes home. The
homework sheet is directly
related to what has been
taught in class that day so
the students are getting the
practice they need to build
their math skills.
Odds and Ends- Getting
your child to school everyday
and on time are two of
the MOST IMPORTANCE
things you can do to further
your child’s learning. Please
let us know if you need help
getting your child here and
we will make sure to get you
in contact with Mia Owings
if you have transportation
needs 758-4330 or
927-9924. Students will be
rewarded quarterly for perfect
attendance with movie
tickets and treat bags. They
also will receive a trip to
GREAT WOLF LODGE if
they have perfect attendance
for the year.
Reading Logs are due
at the end of each month.
The students who have at
least 400 minutes of reading
documented on the Reading
Logs will receive a special
reward at the end of the
month.
The students will have
PE twice a week- Teacher
Katie’s students on Tuesday
and Wednesday, Teacher
Jeri’s students on Monday
and Thursday. On the days
that your child has PE, please
make sure they are wearing
appropriate shoes for running
and exercising.
Thank you for your awesome
children, each one is a
special gift!
Teacher Jeri & Teacher Katie
jeri.mumma@lumminationschool.org
kathryn.hutchings@lumminationschool.org

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Professional Learning
Communities at Lummi
Nation School
Submitted by Lummi
Nation School
Administration
Staff members at Lummi
Nation School have been
participating in Professional
Learning Communities
(PLC) every week for
the last two years. These
meetings allow staff to collaborate
and communicate
about ways to continually
improve LNS for all of our
students:
• All staff come in 30
minutes early every
Friday morning
to meet with each
other and talk about
4 main questions:
LUMMI NATION SCHOOL NEWS
1. What do we want
ALL students to know?
2. How are we going to
know if they know it?
3. How do we respond
if they don’t know it?
4. How do we respond
if they do know it?
As we continually do
our best to educate students
so that they are prepared
for academic life after high
school, these questions
assist us in focusing our
conversations towards addressing
the needs of ALL
of our students. We want
our students to have an
equally rewarding and rigorous
academic program
so that they have choices
after they graduate.
This has proven to be a
very effective means of enabling
teachers to communicate
about how to best
help students academically
in the classroom. This also
promotes cohesiveness so
that staff members can
support each other in a way
that provides a better experience
for our students.
We are very excited
about all of the great things
happening at LNS and
look forward to continuing
to make this a school
that the community can be
proud of.
Docavie Vendiola III
goes to tournament
at South Whidbey
Submitted by Rudy
Vendiola Jr.
Lummi Nation Schools
sent a tennis player, (Docavie
Vendiola III) to the B
& A division tennis tournament
at South Whidbey
for the first time. Docavie
Vendiola earned 3rd place
by defeating Friday Harbor
with a score of 7-5, 6-1, on
Saturday, 10/20th at Stanwood
Tennis club. We are
so proud of Docavie!
Angel Tree
Application
Deadline is
November
16 th 2012
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Submitted by Cathy Cook
The students in fourth
grade at Lummi Nation
School read a story called
“In My Own Country” by
Margo Simmons in their
reading class. It was a story
about a young Japanese
child who was sent to an
internment camp during
WWII. Fourth grade teacher,
Mary Donna Ballew,
saw this as an opportunity
to giver her students a “text
to world” connection. She
knew there was a person
in the community who had
spent time in a Japanese
internment camp as a five
year old.
Marie Egawa, now
76, part Lummi and Japanese,
was sent to an internment
camp as a five
year old. She, along with
her brothers, her mother
who was Lummi, and her
“In My Own Country”
Japanese father were sent
to live in the Minidoka internment
camp in Idaho.
Students from Mrs.
Ballew’s class and Miss
Dewey’s class sat in rapt silence
as Si’am Marie spoke
of her experiences. The
families were given little
notice and were only allowed
to take a suitcase of
clothing and necessities as
they boarded the train for
Idaho.
Si’am Marie talked
about how her father, a
cook at a Seattle hotel,
made soup out of what
little he could get from
the land to try to feed his
family. The camp had
many rattle snakes so the
family had to be always on
the lookout for them. Her
dad would catch them and
make medicinal tea out of
the snake’s skin. The fam-
ily lived in barracks along
with many other Japanese
families. They shared a
communal shower, laundry
and mess hall. Si’am Marie’s
father left each day to
work for the camp.
The children were sent
to “school” but had little in
the way of supplies or books
to assist in their learning.
Si’am Marie recalled how
her little brother Jimmy
would try to entertain the
family with his antics and
this helped them pass the
time. He became an educator
later in life and Si’am
Marie spoke respectfully
about the contributions
her brother, Jimmy, made
to educating young people.
She also remembered her
dad, “My father was such
a courageous man, and
he kept guiding us in the
importance of getting an
education.”
Her father had to stay
at the camp, but her mother
chose to leave the camp
after a year and was allowed
to take her children
with her back to Lummi for
the remainder of the war.
When the war ended her
family went to their father
and slowly, one job at a
time, made their way back
to Western Washington
and their home. Si’am Marie
recalled trying to get a
meal at a restaurant where
they were refused service
due to their Japanese origin.
Her father did not
argue, but said they would
find food somewhere else.
Marie said that places to eat
were few and far between at
that time. She remembered
her dad saying, “Never look
back, and keep looking
forward.” Si’am Marie told
the students this was good
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advice for them as they get
older.
Fourth grade students
Aiyonna and Henry got to
present Si’am Marie with
a birthday gift consisting
of Lummi Blackhawk gear.
The class ended by the
children singing “Happy
Birthday” to Si’am Marie
in both English and
Xwlemi’chosen. It was
quite touching and a truly
meaningful moment for the
fourth graders to be a part
of especially after having
read about this time in history
in their reading class.
The students wished to say
thanks to Mrs. Ballew for
having the foresight to provide
this valuable learning
opportunity for them as
well as to Si’am Marie for
her willingness to share
her story.
Whatcom Symphony visits Lummi Nation School
Whatcom Symphony
Percussion Ensemble visited
Lummi Nation School
on Oct. 19. They played for
LNS students in grades
3-6, and for music students
in grades 7-12. The Whatcom
Symphony Music in
Schools Outreach program
is partially funded by a
generous grant from the
Lummi Nation.
Whatcom Symphony
will also send a string quartet,
woodwind quartet, and
brass ensemble to perform
concerts at Lummi Nation
School during October.
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By Moriah Solomon
What a great way to start
off school with our spirit
week. The first full week of
classes and we were getting
ready for the big game and
other festivities. And what is
Homecoming without Spirit
Week? Healthy competition
encouraged all not too rebel
against one another but see
who has the most spirit of
all! Every single class decorated
a door with something
that involved school spirit.
Everybody thought of something
different. Throughout
the entire week we dedicated
ourselves to the spirit of
the school and it was rather
fun in many ways because
we saw the people who
dedicated their whole entire
week to the Lummi Blackhawks
until we ended it at
our Homecoming Game.
The one day that showed
the most spirit was game
day and the Homecoming
assembly because every
single grade battled for that
wonderful class ice cream
sundae party as first prize,
performing skits, creating
banners and posters, and
doing Random Acts of Kindness.
But throughout it all
the 8th graders, Ms. Hottman’s
class, got first place;
second place was awarded
to the juniors winning a
class room edition of “The
Game of Life,” literally;
third place went to the sev-
Brittney Solomon; Sophomore Princess,
Casey Roberts; and Shyanne Madera.
Freshman Princess, Thelma Wall;
and Echo Johnson.
enth grade winning a class
room edition of the game
“Are You Smarter Than
A 5th Grader?” That evening
was The Homecoming
Game against Taholah and
we won! Winning was such
a great way to come home
for our returning alumni.
The 2012 Homecoming
Court got to parade around
the new field in sporty golf
carts. The next evening, to
end Spirit Week, was The
Homecoming Dance and
it was lovely. You could ask
out a person you may like
or just go as friends and
hang out the entire night
from 9:00 p.m. to 12:00
a.m. It was fun because
everyone danced the time
away and there were terrific
refreshments. And
I don’t want to forget as
soon as you walked in the
paparazzi welcomed you
flashing your picture highlighting
our theme “A Walk
on the Red Carpet.” This
was a night we won’t forget
and a night worth living
once again with dancing
on the floor, the elegant
spinning mirror ball and
about a hundred people enjoying
that night. Everyone
looked glamorous ready
for the Red Carpet Theme;
and knowing that we were
in a safe environment while
getting watched over by our
chaperone’s made having
fun easy, and gave us the
sense of coming home.
Homecoming
Arriving in style.
Freshman Prince, Shawn Kuda Diggs; Adam Lawrence, Alex Jefferson, and
Homecoming Queen, Samantha Wilson.
Jeff Cultee; Homecoming King, Kevin Cultee;
and Gene Cultee.
Sophomore Prince, Dino Williams, and
Rita Joe.
Junior Princess, Brandy
Lawrence and Junior Prince
Logan Toby.
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Melchor Vendiola and
Tana Dodd.
Shalayleeyah Land, Doug Lawrence
and Alexis Roubideaux.
Dancing at Homecoming 2012.
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Schedule of Events for 2012-2013
Note: specific dates and times will be announced
ahead of time
November
Veteran’s Assembly
Music students in grades K-12
December
Christmas Program for Elders
Music students invited from grades 3-12
January
San Juan Region Solo and Ensemble Contest
Music student in grades 7-12
February
Combined Concert
Music students from Lummi Nation, Eagleridge,
Horizon,
Skyline, Vista, and Central, grades 1-12
March
San Juan Region Elementary Choir Festival
Honor Choir Students in grades 3-6
May
Lummi Nation School Talent Show
Auditioned Lummi Nation School students in
grades 1-12
A passion for traditional
plants and foods
By Gail Julius, NWIC
Traditional Plants & Foods
employee
My name is Gail Julius, my
mother is Vela (Julius) Kamkoff
& my grandparents were Vela
(Jefferson) Trouse and Haynes
Julius. Vanessa Cooper is the
child of Jena (Julius) Ostrand
and Jim Ostrand (we have the
same grandparents) and is the
coordinator and educator for
Northwest Indian College’s Traditional
Plants & Food Program.
I write to you, my community, on
behalf of the NWIC Traditional
Plants & Food Program (part of
NWIC’s Cooperative Extension
Office).
I am excited to be introducing
this program to you through
the experience I have had over
the past seven months. In this
time, I have become aware of
and re-introduced myself to what
traditional plants and foods mean
to me, and have been able to
incorporate these diets into my
family meals.
I very much enjoy working
with a number of families that
have been with this program for
the last couple of years. They
bring a lot to the program through
their willingness to make changes
to their lifestyles, and by sharing
the creative and delicious recipes
they derive from donations of
fresh fruits and vegetables grown
by local farmers.
Currently, we support 25
Lummi families through the Traditional
Plants & Food Program,
with:
• Community Supported
Agriculture (CSAs)
• cooking classes
• traditional plant harvests
• hands-on classes on diabetes
prevention and herbal
medicine, lip balm and
aromatherapy making
• all-around preventive
health care through plants
and foods
This project is designed to
share knowledge among Lummi
families, and we will therefore be
developing a Lummi Cook Book
based solely on recipes from
families that have been involved
in this project, The book will also
include their experiences and
their journeys to wellness.
Vanessa Cooper is an amazing
educator; she is passionate
about her work and does an
excellent job at captivating her
audience in all of her classes.
Through her, I have become passionate
as well and look forward
to learning more.
We would like to invite the
Lummi Community to share our
passion and become a part of the
growing trend in Indian Country:
strive to become self-sufficient,
own our wellness, and get back to
our roots. Join us in the journey
to health and wellness.
For more information, contact
Vanessa Cooper at (360)
392-4343 or vcooper@nwic.edu,
or contact Gail Julius at (360)
595-4396 or gjulius@nwic.edu.
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School Board Adopted April 28, 2011
NWiC expands
childcare facility,
capacity
Submitted by NWIC
Northwest Indian College
(NWIC ) students will
soon have more childcare
available on campus.
This winter, more parents
will be able to drop
their children off at the college’s
Early Learning Center
thanks to an expansion
that will allow the center to
bring in 20 more children.
Construction on the center
began in early summer.
Ashia Smock, the Early
Learning Center (ELC)
manager, said demand for
childcare at the facility has
outweighed available spots,
specifically preschool care,
since the center opened in
2009.
“We had a long waiting
list and we just needed
more space,” Smock said.
Right now, the ELC
is maxed out at 19 children.
Construction, which
will give the center a new
preschool room, will allow
them to bring in 20
more children between 30
months and 5 years old.
A grand opening for
the preschool room will be
held at the ELC at 4 p.m. on
Dec. 5. ELC families, NWIC
staff, and community members
are invited. The ELC is
located on the north side of
Kwina Road in Building 18
– between student housing
and the Center for Student
Success.
Assuming all licensing
requirements are met in
time, which Smock expects,
the space will be open for
use on Jan. 7 - the beginning
of winter quarter.
For more information,
including application requirements,
contact the
ELC at (360) 392-4260.
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JOM friendly reminder
Submitted by Doris
Jefferson, JOM Director
Traffic Safety Fee’s
Friendly reminder that
the Lummi JOM & TANF
Program will assist students
who are enrolled
in High School and BIA
eligible (enrolled in a tribe
with in the United States)
with the cost of Traffic
Safety Class.
Eligibility Requirements
are as follows:
If you are on any of
these listed programs bring
in your approval letter and
the registration of the class
starting date:
Lummi TANF
DSHS
Social Security
Food Stamps
Energy Assistance
Lummi Commodities
Please bring the documents
into the JOM Office
Located in Building K, East
LIBC Campus.
And if you are not eligible
for any of the above
when you pay keep the
receipt and bring it in with
the Certificate of completion
and you will be refunded
that amount from
TANF Program.
After School Tutoring
Program
The JOM After School
Tutoring Program is up
and running at Eageridge
Monday-Thursday. We
have 40 students attending
daily and we have a waiting
list. Sorry students and
parents but this all that we
can handle in small space
made available for our program;
we however have a
waiting list and in the plans
to assist the Lummi Youth
Rec. with some tutors in
the near future.
We would like to thank
the Lummi Housing staff
at the ROC for providing
transportation for the student
home from the end
of Mackenzie and Haxton
Way after the bus drops
them off.
Boundary Task Force
Re-boundary of the
Elementary Schools k-5 as
well as the Middle School
students 6-8 will start
2013-14 School year.
Anita James, Mia La-
Clair, Candy Jefferson and
I have been attending the
Boundary Task Force for
the Ferndale Public School
District, we have 2 more
working sessions to attend
and getting closer. Dates to
remember for Boundary
Task Force Forum will be
November 26 & 28, 2012
Time: 7pm-9pm Location:
6041 Vista Dr. Ferndale
District Office Conference
Rm.
Thank you from the
JOM Program Staff: Doris
Jefferson, Director-
Daphne Howard, Tutor
Coordinator-Alexandria
Mackel, Parent Coordinator
and Candy Jefferson,
Office Assistant
For more information
please feel free to
contact the JOM office
360-384-7170 or e-mail
dorisj@lummi-nsn.gov
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Submitted by Coach
Woody Bakke
On Senior Night, October
23, the Lady Hawks
played Highland Academy
and really demonstrated
how their hard work and
team chemistry is helping
our Lady Hawks to reach a
high level of performance
at just the right time. While
winning one of four matches,
the Lady Hawks played
Highland tough in each
match. Highland’s head
coach complimented the
Lady Hawks by describing
them as “a dangerous foe.”
The lady Hawk volleyball
team will play Tulalip Heritage
Thursday Oct. 25, for
the opportunity to advance
to district play Oct. 27 in
Mt. Vernon.
The addition of Coach
Lady Hawk Volleyball
Amanda Cultee (Sept. 20)
has helped tremendously.
Parents, spectators, court
officials, and coaches have
given me positive feedback
each week. The transformation
of this year’s team is so
evident on a game to game
basis. Strong team performances
against league
powers Grace Academy
(Oct.. 16) and Lopez (Oct..
17), have demonstrated
the Lady Hawks’ growth as
they fought hard in every
match. With the leadership
of senior captain Samantha
Wilson and junior setter
Dawn James, each player
has learned to take responsibility
for their roles while
working hard to improve
their skills. Every player
has demonstrated growth
in skills.
2012-2013 Lady Hawk
What’s next? NWIC
transfer, job fairs
offer opportunities
for the future
Submitted by NWIC
Northwest Indian College
(NWIC) will host two
events on Nov. 15 intended
to help students and community
members find some
direction for the future.
The day will kick off
with NWIC’s Fall Transfer
Fair, which will run
from 9 a.m. to noon in the
Log Building on NWIC’s
Lummi campus, at 2522
Kwina Road. The event,
which is sponsored by the
Washington Council for
High School-College Relations,
will feature Western
Washington University, the
University of Washington,
Washington State University,
Evergreen State College,
Pacific Lutheran University,
Central Washington
University and Eastern
Washington University.
“We hope the Transfer
Fair will help guide
our students toward their
next academic opportunity,”
said Nathaniel Davis,
NWIC recruiter and science
outreach coordinator.
“There will be a lot of
respected regional institutions
of higher education
at the event for students to
explore and connect with
so when they are ready to
move on from NWIC, they
have a better idea of where
they’re headed.”
The Transfer Fair is
specifically intended to help
students pursuing two-year
degrees at NWIC who plan
to transfer to other institutions
to pursue four-year
degrees, Davis said. Still, he
said anyone searching for
programs to further their
professional development
or level of education is invited
to attend.
As soon as the Transfer
Fair ends, participating
university representatives
in the Log Building will be
quickly replaced by regional
employers participating in
NWIC’s Fall Job Fair. The
event will take place from
1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and will
help NWIC students and
community members connect
with local employers
and find jobs.
Both events are free.
For more information about
the Transfer Fair, contact
Nathanael Davis at (360)
392-4271 or ndavis@nwic.
edu. For more information
about the Job Fair or if you
are interested in representing
your business at the
fair, contact Fran Dodson
at frand@nwic.edu.
volleyball team has overcome
many obstacles while
learning to become a competitive
team. Our Lady
Hawks may not have won
a game this season, but
they won two matches
while proving to be solid
contenders in half of the
match play during each
game. About 70% of the
girls are playing volleyball
for the first time and five
have more than a year of
experience. Of those five,
they are freshmen and juniors.
More significantly,
they are playing at the
varsity level.
The future of our Lady
Hawk Volleyball program
is very bright. We are in
the rebuilding stage with
the goal of becoming a
formidable power, where
future Lady Hawks are
anxious to participate, the
community is proud of,
and our competitors recognize
with utmost respect.
While each Lady Hawk
is learning the values of
sportsmanship and citizenship,
by putting the values
and goals of the team first
as they work to improving
personal skills, the team is
also learning that the sum
is only as good as all of
its parts. Since each Lady
Hawk is a student athlete,
each is learning to put their
academics first.
A few have learned the
hard way, as they could
not participate as a result
of individual
Consequences. Others
learned the significance
of being a Lady Hawk on
and off the court. Captains
were elected by their peers
and given the opportunity
to play an integral role in
helping with team decisions
and discipline. Lady
Hawks are learning that a
disciplined team at peak
performance can be an
exhilarating and fun experience
for all involved.
We will miss Samantha
Wilson, Lena Buck and
Micheala Julius and wish
them the best in the next
stage of their lives. The
Lady Hawks of tomorrow
will build on the nucleus
of Dawn James, Isabella
James, Lovie WhiteAntelope,
Alecia Cagey, Thelma
Wall, Tia Deardorff, Teresa
Solomon, Trisha Smith,
Michelle Polasky, Mackayla
George, Cecelia Lawrence,
Emily Lawton, and
LeAnne Humphreys.
Healthy recipe of the month:
Powerhouse Chicken Pita
By Gail Julius, NWIC
Traditional Plants &
Foods employee
In order to help show
that healthy meals can be
delicious, too. Gail Julius,
of Northwest Indian College’s
Traditional Plants
& Foods Program (part of
the Cooperative Extension
Office) has committed to
providing the community
with a recipe each month.
“Like anything in life,
change is a slow process,”
Julius said. “I am not saying
that you have to give
up your favorite foods, just
choose one day per week
to introduce healthy food
choices, and begin to watch
your body transform.”
This month’s featured
recipe is Powerhouse
Chicken Pita, which is made
of chicken, kale, spinach,
almonds, whole wheat pita
bread and your choice of
dressing.
Serves 4-6 Ingredients
(percentages
based on daily values)
1 c u p s t e a m e d k a l e
(Vita K: 1,327 percent;
Vita A: 354.1 percent;
Vita C: 88.8 percent)
1 cup baby spinach (Vita
K: 1110.6 - 377.3 percent;
Manganese: 84 percent)
¼ cup almonds (Manganese:
45 percent; Vita E:
44.8 percent; Magnesium
24.6 percent)
4-6 whole wheat pita bread
pockets (the following
amounts are per pita; Calories:
170; Carbohydrates:
35 grams; Fiber: 5 grams;
Fat: 1.7 grams, Protein: 6
grams; Calcium: 10 mg; Potassium:
109 mg; Sodium;
340 mg)
1 lb skinless chicken
breast
Preparation c u t
chicken into thin (about
½ inch) strips on medium-low
heat, heat about a
LIBC Hotline
(360) 384-2365
tablespoon of olive oil in a
skillet; once oil is hot, add
chicken; cook all the way
through and remove from
heat toss cooked chicken
with other all other ingredients
(except pita) in
dressing of your choice
(a little goes a long way),
I recommend raspberry
vinaigrette but any dressing
you like will do stuff pita
with mixture
Enjoy the benefits of
this low-calorie meal that
is full of vitamins and minerals.
This meal is great
sources of “good fats” and
most of all energy. Foods
rich in good fats help to
lower the risk of heart disease
and lower cholesterol,
and help with diabetes and
cardiovascular disease prevention.
If you would like to
discuss more creative ways
to change you diet, contact
Gail Julius at (360)
595-4396 or gjulius@nwic.
edu.
IN the event of inclement
weather the LIBC Hotline
will be updated by 6am.

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NWiC students prepare, donate
food to Little Bear Creek elders
Submitted by NWIC
Make A Difference Day
is the largest national day
of community service, during
which millions of volunteers
around the world
unite to improve the lives
of others. At Northwest
Indian College (NWIC),
this day did not go unrecognized,
thanks to the
dedication of students and
the community-serviceoriented
force that is the
college’s Indigenous Service
Learning Office.
On Oct.. 24 – three days
before the official Make a
Difference Day – NWIC
students gathered under
the college’s old apple trees,
which are some of the last
remains of the orchard that
grew on campus before it
was campus.
The trees still flourish,
bursting with apples each
fall. This fall was no different.
The trees did very well.
Occasionally, an NWIC student
or employee picks one
up for a snack, but many
of the apples remain on
the ground until they are
absorbed back into it.
All of those apples inspired
NWIC Indigenous
Service Learning employees,
who decided to ask students
to help them gather
the apples and transform
Parenting Skills Program flier
them into baked goods
that would be delivered
to the elders at Little Bear
Creek.
In all, at least 26 students
participated in the
gathering and baking, said
Mark Schneider, AmeriCorps
Retention Project
Coordinator at NWIC, who
organized Make a Difference
Day activities.
“It was amazing to see
so many students come together,”
Schneider said. “I
saw people who were really
devoted to the work and put
a lot of love and care into
picking and baking the apples.
There was a real sense
of community and purpose
with this project.”
Schneider said the
event allowed students to
work together towards a
common goal and make
use of apples that might
have otherwise gone to
waste, and all of the work
benefited the elders.
“We wanted the outcome
of the day to serve the
Lummi community,” Schneider
said, “and it felt like
we were able to do that.”
After gathering and
picking apples, students
and employees baked them
into 60 apple crisps, which
were donated to Little Bear
Creek for the Elder’s Birthday
Lunch.
For more information
about NWIC’s Indigenous
Service Learning Office,
which offers students credit
for community service projects,
contact Ane Berrett at
(360) 392-4213 or email
aberrett@nwic.edu.
Happy Holidays
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The staff of Lummi
Youth Recreation/Wellness
would like to send a
big Hy’sh que to all of the
volunteer coaches for the
Lummi Wolfpack football
teams (Jack Johnson,
Corey Washington, Robin
James, Jim Scott, James
Scott, and Clint Cagey), to
the parents/guardians of
the Wolfpack players, and
Wolfpack Rosters
JR FLAG- Coach Jim
Scott:
Solomon Starr
Quincy Tom
Emanuel Scott
Joseph Sparrow
Roger ‘JR’ Damien
Landon Day
Peyton Brockie
Antoine Joe
Anthony Joe Jr.
Jackson Aguilar
Hunter Ballew
Frank Solomon
SR FLAG- Coach Clint
Cagey:
Ja-colby Pitt
Ritchie Peters
Seth Wellington
Christopher Mahle Jr.
Julian Gonzales
Briydon Young
Jacoby Kinley
Chief Saulskin
Daniel Johnson
Malescio Aguliar
David Rabang III
Hy’shqe to all of the volunteer coaches
to any other person who
was there to support our
youth football players. And
we would like to say Congratulations
to the players
who completed the season.
We are proud of all you
players for giving it your all
and sticking with the long
12 week program. We hope
to see you suiting up again
next fall.
JR TACKLE- Coaches
Jack Johnson, Corey
Washington, Robin
James
Ryan James
Mathias James
Lincoln Tom
Aiyona Morris
Kainin Revey
Andrew Wilson-
Mueller
Calvin McClain
Miguel Ortez
Caleb Revey
Alvis Plaster
Russell Miller
Daniel Oliveros
Jonathan Fasthorse
Sammy Bumatay
Avery Revey
Iziah Williams
Crayton Williams
William Solomon
Cheyanne Lane
Christian Christianson
Beau Felix
Tristian Revey
Kenneth Cooper

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Opinions & Perspectives
By Bob Aiken
PhotograPh by Joyce Menard
Here’s the second installment
of “TMI: The
Chevrolet Corvette”.
Last month’s column
left us at the Corvette’s
introduction at the GM
Motorama in 1953. It actually
was a sensation. Aside
from the swoopy looks and
the compact two-seat configuration,
it was sporting
a massive (for the time)
six-cylinder engine (“Just
like a Jaguar XK 120.”) and
AN AUTOMATIC TRANS-
MISSION. It would only be
after the car had been in
the hands of real, honestto-God
owners that other
facets of this wondrous
automobile would come
to light.
First, most of the running
gear was basically
off-the-shelf stock Chevy
pieces. The engine was a
By Jim Stanley, Quinault
Economic development
is part of every tribe’s vocabulary.
Most tribes have
established an economic
development position to
attract or start businesses
on reservation. The reason
is simple: businesses from
separate sectors and in
multiples are better for a
tribe’s community because
more enterprises result in
financial resilience; resilient
economies are better
able to absorb stress and
survive in difficult times
and create wealth over
time.
The benefits to resilient
economies are that they
do not fall as fast or far
in a downturn - generally
recover faster. Take for
example a community with
a hotel and gaming operation
then nothing else. The
economic health of the
community will generally
follow the ups and downs
of the gaming property.
Comparatively, a community
with the same gaming
property, plus c-stores,
fisheries, and timber is
NOTE: The following editorial(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business
Council, it’s members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome.
Please send them to: Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email:
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Bob’s Garage “Corvettes, Part Two”
standard passenger
car’s 235 cubic-inch
six-cylinder fitted
with three 1-barrel
downdraft carburetors,
and was experiencing
the same
problem with getting
oil to the rocker arms
on #1 and #6 cylinders
that the passenger
car engines were.
The AUTOMATIC
TRANSMISSION was
a two-speed “Powerglide”
that was known for the
slushy nature of its torque
converter. Also, Chevy engineers
had had misgivings
about tightening up the
suspension too much, so
the car didn’t handle all
that well and retained a
“big car” boulevard ride.
They sold 300 the first
year.
Faced with disappointing
sales, there was
pressure (including Ford’s
introduction of its twoseat
“Thunderbird”) to
“do something” to improve
the Corvette’s appeal. In
1955 the 265 cubic-inch V8
was offered as an option,
which did improve things
although the car was still
burdened with the Powerglide
transmission. Things
were happening, though.
Zora Arkus-Duntov
Native Business: Resilience
more diversified. Declines
in gaming are not directly
related to grab-and-go
sales at a c-store, consumption
of salmon, or the use of
lumber in paper, light poles
or building supplies. Each
sector (gaming & hospitality,
gas and grocery, food,
and wood products) will
follow its own cycle. When
one sector is down others
may be rising or stable.
From a family’s perspective
economic diversification
works better; take
a dual-income household
where one family member
is employed by a casino and
another by a convenience
store. In an economic
downturn the probability
of dual job loss and financial
hardship is less if each
spouse works at a separate
business than if they work
at the same place. Additionally,
if one looses a job
and a local business is hiring,
the likelihood of being
re-employed is greater.
Some tribes are natural
resource rich located in
rural communities others
are urban or in-between,
was hired in 1953 by General
Motors and brought
with him a rich history of
racing and engineering (as
well as many adventures
escaping Nazi-occupied
France during WWII). He
was assigned to the Corvette
project. The history
of the car reflects his efforts
at trying to make the
‘Vette into a world winner.
By 1956, a styling change
occurred that cleaned up
the car’s looks considerably,
but attention was now
being paid to the pieces
that made the car go. This
was in no small part to the
factory road racing efforts
that Arkus-Duntov rode
herd on through the early
fifties.
1957 was the year that
showed the world that
Chevrolet was getting serious
about competing on
the world stage of high
performance motoring.
Hildebrand fuel injection
was offered on what was
now the 283 cubic-inch
V8, and it was claimed to
produce “one horsepower
per cubic inch” (283 horsepower
/ 283 cubic inches).
Beefier brakes and suspension
were added to keep
the Corvette’s most avid
customers from winding
up in the trees or wrapped
around bridge abutments.
suburban. For a rural tribe
it might make sense to allocate
resources toward businesses
that integrate a vertical
supply chain around a
natural resource. Timber
for example has a lot of
uses between the harvest
of trees and the end user.
Every business transporting,
trading, refining, or
selling wood products has
a place along the vertical
supply chain. An urban
tribe may have access to
a large population base of
consumers. Owning retail
businesses where the tribe
has a competitive advantage,
like tax exemption,
may make sense.
It is smart to build
upon strengths. A tribe
should start by examining
the businesses they are in
today and recognize their
competitive advantages.
It should be asked: Does
an opportunity exist to expand
upon what we already
have? –or- What are our
clusters of expertise?
There are three things
a tribe can do to increase
the probability of success in
The down side of Zora
Arkus-Duntov’s involvement
with the racing program
was that other “improvements”
were made
to the car while he was
away from GM’s corporate
offices. Features were
added and styling changes
were made that did nothing
to enhance the performance
of the car and added
weight, and negated some
of the improvements in
performance that had been
made. This would continue
as a pattern that sometimes
rivaled inter-office war for
the total of Zora Arkus-
Duntov’s tenure at GM and
beyond. Still, the Corvette
grew more potent and was
beginning to be taken more
seriously as a sports car.
Another player stepped
onto the scene in 1958
when Bill Mitchell succeeded
Harley Earl as GM’s
Vice President in charge of
styling. There was a subtle
but definite change in GM’s
styling philosophy that
even the Corvette could not
escape. The 1961 and 1962
Corvettes sported totally
November’s tip of the month:
adding businesses to their
portfolio:
1) Invest in Human
Capital – Apply
resources toward
existing and new
businesses, make
education and the
achievement of goals
a priority, spend time
and energy focusing
on what is possible
rather than toiling
over that which does
not work.
2) Develop Infrastructure
– This can be
physical like roads
and water treatment
plants but also organizational
–like
trade and educational
associations. It
is the services and/
or facilities that embody
incremental
improvement to promote
the achievement
of goals. A
Chamber of Commerce
group that
holds regular meetings
uncovers a lot
of opportunity.
3) Leadership – make
redesigned rear ends and
a general “cleaning up” of
the overall styling. What
the general public was only
dimly aware of was that
the Corvette was slated for
a major redesign for the
1963 model year. If any war
truly existed at GM, it was
most likely between Mitchell’s
staff and Zora Arkus-
Duntov’s group. It began
to appear that styling was
taking precedence over all
else and that the engineers
were tasked with making it
all work.
In 1963 the Corvette
Sting Ray was introduced.
Although it was still a twoseat
high-performance automobile
with a very big
engine for its size, it was an
entirely new car. Given the
massive amount of changes
made, it to the credit of
Arkus-Duntov and his performance
staff that the car
handled and performed as
well as it did.
More next month. Until
then, keep it between the
ditches and the shiny side
up.
Cold out isn’t it? It’s wet, too. It’s time to check
your ride’s lighting, tires, and windshield wipers. A
fluids check, as well as a check of the belts and hoses
is a good idea, as well.
a plan, have the
community understand
it, and follow
through. Leadership
is also the ability
to adapt to changes
while maintaining
the integrity of the
group. Businesses
start out with the
best of intentions
and regardless of
planning, unforeseen
things happen
-requiring change.
Experienced leadership
understands
how to move forward
in a changing
environment. They
move the group
forward with confidence
or hold a position
while under
pressure from others
to change.
Jim Stanley is a Quinault
Tribal member and
contributes his experience
through writing for the betterment
of Native People.
To reach Jim for comment
or free access to more business
knowledge, go to Jim-
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i’m Just Sayin’... Morals Are the Best
Defense Against Drug Dealing and Drug Addiction
By Haw-Het-Ton
In my last column in
last month’s edition of
Squol Quol, I spoke a bit
about the need to feel safe
in our community. There
are many people in our
community who don’t feel
safe about leaving their
homes, period. I wrote that
we need to find a solution
to the drug problem or
the drug addiction issue
because if we don’t we will
more than likely not be
able to gather as a people,
because one day, we will
all be too scared to leave
our homes; we’ll only leave
if we really need to. For a
tribe who relies on the oral
teachings to sustain itself
over a long period of time,
gathering is an essential element
to the survival of our
traditions, songs, dance or
in short; our schalangan.
It was asked at our
LIBC Debates what the
candidates will do if they
get elected to help our
people feel safe from
theft, burglaries, etc. I
appreciate their words
and applaud them for
trying to take on all of the
challenges we face as a
people. However, as I’ve
always stated, the issues
they face and the issues
they try to solve is not
just an LIBC problem that
they have to fix. This is a
Lummi Nation problem
and whether you live in
Whatcom County or not,
we all play a part in the
problems and we all play a
part in the solutions. This
is half the reason why I
feel our people should be
able to vote as long as they
are 18 and older and have
a good standing with the
Nation, then they should
be able to vote. I’ll save this
topic for another column.
I believe that the best
defense against drug addiction
and thus the drug
dealers is morality. Wikipedia
defines morality as:
decisions and actions between
those that are good
(or right) and those that
are bad (or wrong). Think
back to the 1950’s and
although I didn’t grow up
in the 50s (I wasn’t born
until 1976, I know I’m just
a pup, right?) I imagine
that most people in that
era practice good morals. If
we were to go back in time
and introduce the deadly
drugs we see today into our
community, do you think
there would be a higher
chance, lower chance or
equal chance that drugs
would’ve been accepted in
that era? Do you think our
people would take them
and try them out or would
they reject them?
My hypotheses is that
our people would have
used morality to reject
them.
We all know about
the hippie movement and
the peace and love eras
of the 60’s and early 70’s.
I am positive our people
were taking LSD and other
mind-altering drugs just
like main stream America.
If our people were taking
LSD and marijuana during
this time period did they
as a People practice good
morality?
What makes our present-day
issues with drugs
different than the ones experienced
during the LSD
years is one main difference:
open-addiction. I call
it open addiction because
although our People prob-
ably experienced addiction
to LSD and other drugs in
the 70’s, it wasn’t as socially
acceptable nor was it
something that caused the
secondary damages to our
Nation like more abuse,
more theft, more death.
Today, we practice
open-addiction; we talk
about it, we embrace our
family members who are
trying their level best to
become well. We spend
hundreds of thousands of
dollars annually to get our
people the help they need
to survive another day.
What can prevent our
People from even trying
drugs? Morality! If our
People believed that trying
drugs is a harmful and
life-long battle from the
start, and we believed that
by doing drugs were a bad
thing, I almost guarantee
you that we would cut drug
addiction down substantially.
When we cut drug
addictions down substantially,
the drug dealers who
feed on the demand by our
people start to feel more
lighter in their wallets and
they will decide to pick
up their business and go
somewhere else.
So if morality is the
best way to defense against
drugs, how do we get there?
It starts with those tribal
members who have the
most to gain and who are
the most impressionable;
our babies! We need to
create programs and messages
that remind our babies
that doing drugs is the
bad way to go in life. We
need to supply them with
good messages through
our various religions and
schalangan’s (whether it
be church, Smoke House,
family gatherings, etc.)
and we need God. We need
our babies to begin talking
to our Creator through
church, through Smoke
House, through prayer at
home and we need them
to learn now when they are
young that doing drugs,
buying drugs and dealing
drugs is bad and wrong.
My dear People, in
order for us to turn this
around, it starts with us
parents. We need our parents
to show our babies
morality. For the sake of
the sustainability of our
Nation, the sustainability
of our culture, we need our
parents to be the leaders
and to show our next generation
how to have good
morals. When you do it, I
almost guarantee your kids
will show it.
Much love to all of you.
Hyschqe!
“Being Frank”
Report Tells the Truth of Salmon Recovery
By Billy Frank, Jr.,
Chairman, Northwest
Indian Fisheries
Commission
OLYMPIA – I love this
time of year. The chinook,
coho and chum are coming
back and we’re filling our
smokehouses and freezers
for the coming winter.
I am proud to say that
a good number of those
returning fish came from
our tribal hatcheries. We
produce more than 40 million
young salmon every
year. Last year we released
about 14 million chinook,
6 million coho, 20 million
chum, 125,000 sockeye
and 650,000 steelhead.
Most tribal hatcheries
produce salmon for
harvest by both Indian
and non-Indian fishermen.
Some serve as wild salmon
nurseries that improve survival
of juvenile fish and increase
returns of salmon in
our watersheds that spawn
naturally.
At a time when the state
is cutting back on hatchery
programs because of a huge
budget shortfall, tribes are
increasingly picking up the
tab to keep salmon coming
home for everyone who
lives here. Tribes are doing
everything from taking
over the operation of some
state hatcheries to buying
fish food and making donations
of cash and labor to
keep up production.
That’s because we believe
hatcheries play a critical
role in fisheries management.
Without them,
our treaty rights would be
meaningless because there
would be no salmon for
harvest – by anyone.
Hatcheries must remain
a central part of salmon
management in western
Washington for as long as
lost and degraded habitat
prevents our watersheds
from naturally producing
abundant, self-sustaining
runs.
We can’t allow hatcheries
to be an excuse to walk
away from protecting and
restoring habitat. In fact,
we can’t have hatcheries
without habitat. That’s because
once a salmon leaves
a hatchery it needs the
same habitat as a naturally
produced salmon. Both
need plenty of cool, clean
water, good instream and
marine nearshore habitat
and access to and from the
ocean.
Because every watershed
and its salmon are
unique, we believe that the
use of hatcheries should
evolve over time depending
on the health of our watersheds.
Those with little
or badly damaged habitat
will likely need long-term
or even permanent hatchery
production to provide
salmon for harvest and
stock restoration. For watersheds
where habitat can
be restored, hatchery production
may be reduced
over time as the habitat is
able to support abundant,
naturally spawning runs.
Hatcheries are a tool.
Nothing more. Nothing
less. We have hatcheries
because of choices made
in the past and choices
that are still being made
today about how we treat
our environment. We think
hatcheries work best when
they work hand-in-hand
with good harvest management
and are combined
with protecting and restoring
habitat. That’s because
hatcheries are not a substitute
for plentiful, highquality
habitat and never
will be.
(END)
Contact: Tony Meyer or
Emmett O’Connell (360)
438-1180, www.nwifc.org
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In Loving Memory
Lilian Rose Lawrence
April 28, 1928 - October 15, 2012
Lilian “Rose” Lawrence was
born to Angelo Jefferson and Helen
Lane on April 28, 1928.
She grew up on a farm on Red
River, raised by her eldest sister,
Mary Helen Cagey.
Lilian was a Native Artist who was a talented weaver. Her
work is displayed in museums around the world.
Lilian was preceded in death, by her husband Frank Lawrence
Sr.; son Frank Jr., infant children Bernadette, Gertie, Mary, Baby
girl, and Joseph; grandchildren Jeremy Jefferson and Daniel Jefferson;
brothers Leonard, Robert and Bonnie Jefferson; sisters
Gertrude Washington, Stella Phair, and Theresa Galeassi
Survived by her eldest sister, Mary Helen Cagey, and youngest
brother, Ralph Jefferson Sr.
Funeral Services were held at the Wexliem Community Building.
Lenore P. Jefferson
July 13, 1962 - October
15, 2012
Lenore Paula Jefferson,
born July 13,
1962 passed away in the
comfort of her home on
October 15, 2012. She
was born and raised on
the Lummi Reservation.
She was a beloved Wife,
Daughter, Mother, Grandmother,
Sister, Aunt, Relative
and Friend to many.
Her smile, laughter, eyes
and hands where blessed
with the love of God. She always shared her praise and love of
Her Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ. She was born a
natural helper, always willing to help any way she could, as she
had a big heart. Her love for family, friends and life surmounted
any height, depth or length. Her hands were always blessed and
busy with work. From praying, to reading the bible or lending a
helping hand. She was a lifelong harvester, gatherer and fisherwoman.
She spent many hours clamming, fishing, canning and
cooking. She had many talents and many favorite pastimes, none
more so than spending time with the loves of her life, God, her
mate Bob, children Kateri, Priscilla, Valerie, Douglas, granddaughter
Danyah and her siblings and extended family. Lenore is
survived by her mate Robert “Bob” Leach; brothers Jeffrey Jefferson,
Michael and James Plaster, and Royrey Jefferson; sisters
Valgina Kinley, Isabelle, Alice, Joi, Paula, Kelli and Miranda
Jefferson, and Carmen Burke; children Kateri and Priscilla
Hillaire, Valerie Tyler and Douglas Jones, Jr.; granddaughter
Danyah Robertson; and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and
grandnephews. Lenore is preceded in death by her parents Lillian
Kinley (Solomon), Douglas Jefferson, Sr.; grandparents Felix &
Dora Solomon and David & Isabelle Jefferson; brother Douglas
Jefferson, Jr.; son Daniel Jefferson; and nephew Jeremy Jefferson.
A Prayer Service was held Friday, October 19. Funeral Services
were Saturday, October 20. Both services were held at the
Wexliem Community Building.
“Culaxten” James Henry Wilson
at Lummi.
Hazel Christine Phair
John Baptist Bill
July 04, 1930 - November 01, 2012
April 10, 1998 - September 29,
2012
Hazel C. Phair, age 14, of Bellingham,
passed away on September 29,
2012. She was born in Bellingham on
April 10, 1998.
Hazel is survived by her parents
Robert and Lorna Phair; siblings
Dennis Phair, Sarena Phair, and
BreAuna Phair; grandmother Ardellina
Johnson; her pet Heaven Phair;
aunties, uncles, numerous cousins,
and friends.
She is preceded in death by her
grandparents Linda Williams, Donald
Hubbard, Anthony “Dudley” Jefferson Sr., and Bobby Johnson;
auntie Francis Wolfe; and uncle Duane Johnson.
A Prayer Service was held on Wednesday, October 3. Funeral Services
were Thursday, October 4. Both services were at the Wexliem
Community Building, 2100 Lummi View Dr., Bellingham.
September 20, 1925 - October 25,
2012
Culaxten, James Henry Wilson,
age 87, was born to Margaret and
Clarence Henry Wilson September
20, 1925. He was born on the shores
of Village Point.
His journey to the other side
began in the morning of October
25, 2012. With his daughter by his
side reading him scriptures from
the bible, he was in his own home
He was preceded in death by his wife, Roberta Hunt Wilson; mother
Margaret Solomon; father Clarence Wilson; step father August Casmir;
son James Wilson Jr.; grandsons, David Wilson, Jr., Derek Wilson Jr.,
and Brock Wilson; brothers, Rudy, Alvin, Gary, and Mike; and sisters,
Lila, Florence, Mary, and Violet.
He is survived by his brother Gordon and sister in-law Helen
Wilson of Lummi; 5 daughters and 3 sons: Deborah and Charles,
Laurie and Thomas, Cynthia and Norb, Dana and Raquel, David and
Anna, Heather and Richard, Althea and Steve. He was blessed with
76 grandchildren. He was greatly loved by the youngest to the oldest.
James had many friends that he considered his own children and part
of his family and many loved ones that had constantly checked on him
daily. He loved the visits and talks on the phone.
A prayer service was held Sunday, October 28. Funeral services
were Monday, October 29. Both services were held at the Wexliem
Community Building. His final resting place at the Lummi Nation
Cemetery.
“A little love goes a long ways.”
Prayer Service: Sunday, November 4, at 6:00 PM
Funeral Service: Monday, November 5, at 10:00 AM
Both Services were at the Wexliem Community Building.

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Kenneth Lee “iiYaxbid” Joseph
Kenneth Lee Joseph, “iiYaxbid,” was
born at home on December 19, 1944,
on “Indian Hill,” near Darrington, WA.
He passed away October 23, 2012, on
the Lummi Nation Reservation, near
Ferndale, Washington. He was born to
“s.Toos-bum,” Katherine (Brown) Joseph
of Sauk-Suiattle and James Joseph
of Lummi.
Kenneth completed his General
Education Diploma at Northwest Indian
College (NWIC) in 1994 at the Sauk-
Suiattle Indian Tribe. He achieved his Associate of Arts degree
at NWIC and basic law enforcement certification through the
FLETC, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Utah.
Kenneth was chosen to carry his name “iiYaxbid,” by family
elders. This name needed to be carried within the family of descendants
to “iiYaxbid”; who was one of the original ten leaders
of Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe.
During his life time, he worked at Northwest Indian College
as a math tutor and for many years at Skagit System Corporative
as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer. He enjoyed playing
guitar and was active in his local community by playing in various
bands; performing in church, concerts, and jam sessions. He
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was also a devoted active member of the Alcohol Anonymous and
a child of Christ. Kenneth enjoyed the outdoors and was a passionate
hunter and fisherman. Kenneth loved to ride motorcycles.
In this final journey, Kenneth will be joining his parents,
James Joseph and “s.Toos-bum” Katherine (Brown) Joseph;
brother, Chief “Qual ish kanim” James Lawrence Joseph, and his
sister, “To xad” Eveline Ellen (Joseph) Matory. He is survived
by his siblings: Leroy Charles Joseph of Lummi, David Leo Isaac
Joseph of Tumtum, WA., Josephine Harriet (Joseph) Strong of Siletz,
OR, Norma Ann Joseph of Darrington, WA, Katherine Florence
(Joseph) Misanes of Darrington, Nancy Ann (Joseph) DeCoteau
of Darrington, Christine Alice (Joseph) Banks of Modesto,
CA., and numerous sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, loving nieces,
nephews and close friends.
A memorial was held Saturday, October 27, 2012 4:00pm
at the Lummi Wex liem Building (Frog House).A closed casket
vigil is scheduled for Sunday October 28, 2012 6:00 pm at the
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribes Longhouse. The funeral followed on
Monday, October 30, 2012, with the burial at the Sauk-Suiattle
Cemetery.
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Final letter from the Editor
Julie Jefferson, Candace Solomon, AJ Barse, Tabitha Jefferson-
Ayosa, David Webster and Daralee Ridley (insert).
As the season changes and the fall season officially shows its
colors, I sit at my desk above the Fitness Center, like many other
long nights, writing and working the Squol Quol. But, as I finish
my usual 10th coffee of the day, it sets in that this Friday is for
the last time. Starting October 29th, I will be moving to Western
Washington University, where I will be taking on the role of
Training Specialist and Educational Technologist.
To all the readers and listeners that have read or tuned in,
my hands go up to you all, hy’shqe. Without your submissions and
feedback, we would not have the paper and productions we have.
To all my friends and colleagues, it has been a privilege and
honor working with you. My hands go up to our LIBC staff, tribal
leaders and Council for the dedicated work you continue to do. It
has been an honor being able to work alongside you all, and serve
the Lummi community. Tsi’li’xw and Chtopia I especially cannot
thank you enough. Hy’shqe for your warm welcome into your
home and allowing me to listen and learn from you. The two of
you greatly shaped my spirit, my ethics, my history, and the work I
was able to do here in Lummi.
Thank you so much for letting me be a small part of your community,
for letting me witness and document events, and letting
me learn from your elders. I have learned so much and have the
highest respect for the Lummi culture and Lummi Schelangen.
My door at WWU, and my heart, will always be open to Lummi.
Hy’shqe siam, AJ Barse, Lummi Nation Communication Director
2010-2012
NOTE: The following letter(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business Council, it’s
members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Please send them to:
Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email: squolquol@lummi-nsn.gov
I.B.D.’s 10 Secrets to Success
1. How you think is everything: Always be positive. Think success,
not failure. Beware of negative environment.
2. Decide upon your own dreams and goals: Write down your
specific goals and develop a plan to reach them.
3. Take Action: Goals are nothing without action. Don’t be afraid
to get started. Just do it.
4. Never stop learning: Go back to school and read books. Get
training and acquire skills.
5. Be persistent and work hard: Success is a marathon, not a
sprint. Never Give Up.
6. Learn to analyze details: Get all the facts, all the input. Learn
from your mistakes.
7. Focus on your time and money: Don’t let other people or things
distract you.
8. Don’t be afraid to innovate, be different: Following the herd
is a sure way to mediocrity.
9. Deal and communicate with people effectively: No person is
an island. Learn to understand and motivate others.
10. Be honest and dependable; take responsibility: Otherwise,
#’s 1 through 9 won’t matter.
To Whom This May Concern:
My name is Laura Faith Edwards, I am the Grandaughter of
Vesta Perkins (Lane). I am doing okay, working towards G.E.D.,
and I am involved in Positive Activity while here. If anyone would
like to write me, I’d be more than happy to write back. Thank
You!
Laura Edwards B-C-114-2
DOC# 231870
Mission Creek Correction Center
For Women
3420 Sand Hill Road
Belfair, Wash. 98528
In loving memory of Kenny
Joseph and Jim Wilson
This month, the elders were shocked and saddened by the
deaths of two of our beloved friends. Kenny Joseph was a regular
attendee at the luncheons. He didn’t talk much, but he certainly
could play the guitar! His absences will be felt deeply and a hole
left in the hearts of our musical community.
Jim Wilson has been a member of the Tribal Council for many,
many years and the top cook of the salmon at so many Stommish
celebrations and one whose chili was a force to be reckoned with.
The lack of his smile, sincere handshake and hugs will leave an
empty space in the very soul of the elders.
By Lynn Young (Winyan Witko)
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NOTE: The following letter(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business Council, it’s
members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Please send them to:
Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email: squolquol@lummi-nsn.gov
Recognizing our late Uncle Joseph Hillaire Jr. (Twin of Edna D. Hillaire) and cousin/Uncle
Gary Locklear for their years of service in the Marines. Gary is the son of the late Joseph
Hillaire Jr., grandson to Joseph Sr. and Edna Hillaire, and great grandson of Frank and
Agnes Hillaire. Happy Veterans Day! Love, Your family, Edna Harper, Julie Jefferson,
Merle Jefferson Jr., Edna Jefferson, Aubryana Jefferson, Patricia Cultee, Loren Cultee III,
Alice Cultee, and Merle Jefferson III
Francis Celestine
Aurelia Balch
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NOTE: The following letter(s), in no way directly reflect the opinions of Lummi Indian Business Council, it’s
members or its staff, unless otherwise noted. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Please send them to:
Lummi Squol Quol Editor, 2616 Kwina Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 email: squolquol@lummi-nsn.gov
“Respect yourself, respect others and a little love goes a long ways.
I love you all!”
To the Community of Lummi
Lummi
We would like to take this time to say many, many hy’sh’qe to
the Lummi Nation. You have taken our father and each of us and
wrapped us with your whole heart.
There were so many great words that came out on the floor.
Our family has taken those words and cherished them. We had
our father for many years and of course we were not done learning
from him, he had so much to offer, he had so many things to
teach us. He was a proud and humble man. He would have loved
all the words that were brought out for all to hear. We cannot express
in words what this has meant to our entire family. Our hands
go out to each and everyone of the Lummi Nation.
We want to thank all of the people that sent flowers and cards
to our father. We were happy to see the beautiful flowers that
were sent to him, it touched us all deeply. We believe that he saw
the flowers, the people, heard the words, and was pleased.
We knew that we were fortunate to have the precious extra
time with him. We thank the people that offered prayers during
that time and stopped by to say hi and to leave words of comfort
for us. Our hands go out to the community for lifting our spirits
while you were celebrating his life. His brother and sister inlaw,
nieces, nephews and cousins including family from across the
border were also lifted by your kind words and heart-felt emotions
that were expressed. He touched the lives of many. We want to
shake the hands of the Lummi Indian Business Council and the
Natural Resource Department and all his special friends for respectfully
taking our father on his last travels of this world to the
next with utmost respect. Your heart-felt duty was observed by
many and felt by all. Our grief, was your grief. We want to wrap
you with our love, which is also the same love we know he would
have wrapped you with. We want to thank you for your generosity.
The overflowing of love and gifts that were shared will be marked
in our hearts and in the hearts of the grandchildren forever.
There is just not enough hy’sh’qe that we can offer to express our
gratitude.
We want to offer our heartfelt thanks to the Wolf pack Team
Coach, Jack Johnson for dedicating the last three football games
to our father. I know that the team will remember raising their
helmets and yelling his name with great joy and pride as they won
each game.
We want to deeply express our hy’sh’qe to the One People
Canoe Society, Alaska Skippers Doug Chilton and Jim Zeller (JZ),
from Canada and Frank and Diane Nelson for offering our family
the opportunity to share in 2012 Canoe Journey. As we dedicated
this year’s pull to Squaxin Island to our Father, he called us and
we called him every day. He had encouraging words from beginning
to end. We want to take this time to thank our Canoe Family
for carrying our father’s name across the water to the many tribes
that were visited.
Hy’s’qe Si’am e ne schaleche si’iam.
Kindly, The Wilson Family
Lummi with all your proud Indian blood
May each generation carry it on
like a bursting bud
You have more beauty
than God could give to any land
May it never slip from an open hand
Where you lay is something to behold
Mountains all around so high and bold
To the water slapping at your toes
To your trees so tall waiting
to touch each wind that blows
Fishing and hunting
God has abundantly bestowed upon us
Farmlands so green
he has left in our trust
To the people gone on before
and the ones yet unborn
Surely they too will be proud to say
Lummi is where I was born.
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Happy 20th Birthday to our beautiful
Daughter Hillary Cagey on November 17th!
We love you very much, Mom & Dad!
Belated birthday to; Sabrina James –Maria
James and Aniyah James and Jaycina M.
Cano and happy birthday to Pamela James
and Jay Martin Jr.and Alyssa M. James.
Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday to my
wonderful, and young sister, Gayle James,
who will be fifty-something on November
25th. I love you, Sis. Your brother, Ernie.
Happy Birthday Shayna Dean!!! Lol Love
you always Mija! Love Georgianna Hillaire
November 19th - Happy Birthday Papa
Smurf! Love you! Thanks for all that you’ve
given me and done for me! And for all of
your cedar fish! I love you and your the best
Dad ever! Love, Vickie and John Roberts
November 25th - To my mate Wishbone-
Happy Birthday Baby! Love you with all
my heart! Wishing you many more! Love
always, your wife ‘Baby Mamma’ Trixie Bear
In Loving Memory of Shawn Rae Hall -
November 11 - Happy Birthday Shawnnee
Bonnie Baby - Love Always Vickie Bonnie
Baby - Love you and miss you very much!
You are not forgotten!
Happy 8th Birthday to Lil’ Willy Owings on
November 5th. Can’t believe how time is
flying by, just seems like yesterday you
were in Head start now you are a big 2nd
grade student. Keep up the good job on
the Red Lions Soccer Team, it was so
awesome watching you score your 1st goal
! You make us all so very Proud ! Love you
as big as the world love, Dad, Mom and Lil’
Sister Adison Owings
Happy Birthday to Grandpa/Great-Grandpa
Edward L. Jones on November 1st. Happy
Birthday Gramps! Thanks for all you do for
your family we are truly blessed to have
you in our lives. We don’t know what we
would do without you. Enjoy your special
day ! Love you as big as the world love Mia
Cristina, Billy Lummi, Woody and Baby Girl
Addy Renee
Happy Birthday to Grandma/Great-Grandma
Della McCluskey on November 12. The
kids just love visiting you and Grandpa
Clay when we are around your Tulalip
neighborhood. Have a wonderful birthday
hope you enjoy your special day! Love you
as big as the world love, Mia, Willy Lil’ Willy
and Adison
Happy Thanksgiving from retired bus driver
#4 Lummi Nation School to all my riders,
co-workers, and Blackhawks! Love you and
miss you All! Love always, Vickie Horne
Roberts
*** Destiny Jeffries*** Happy Birthday
Sweetheart! I hope all your birthday wishes
Come true and you are doing well. You will
always be my Little Princess. Love, Daddy
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Nov. 12 Happy 1st Birthday “Miss Maez” Kali
Ezmae! -Love Aunty Cilla
Nov. 16 Happy 17th Birthday to one of my
favorites Eva (Ally) -love Cilla
Nov. 17 Happy Birthday “FC” Katrina!!!
Muahhhh!! (((hug))) -Love “FC” Cilla
Nov 29 Happy Birthday Kim -Love Cilla
Nov 11 Happy Birthday Kashia Love Cilla
Mason Blair ~ November 23rd. Happy 2nd
birthday Mason! Mommy and Daddy love
you more and more each day!
Happy 1st birthday to Kali Avelar on Nov.12
Grandma Della is sure happy to share her
birthday with you. Double birthdays it will be
a big birthday bash! Your cousins Mia & Lil’
Willy & Adison
Nov. 11 2K12. Happy birthday Swil Kanim
!!! It’s a honor to celebrate another birthday
with you. Its always awesome to blessed
with your presence. May God bless this day
we all celebrate for you. We all love you and
applaud all the hard work you have been
doing. Keep up the good work and embrace
God’s blessings….Your brothers, John “JW”
John, Wendell, Michael, Berry, Clyde and
Arthur.
Lance *Carrie Littlefield – Juggalo * Happy 3rd
Happy Veterans Day to my cousins Darren
Covington and Jeremy Covington! Love Julie
and family.
Anniversary on 9/18/2012! Sorry this was
late. You are in my thoughts and heart daily,
I love and miss you dearly and will be home
before you know it. Love your husband,
Lance Blaze Juggalo
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CommuniCations staff would like to apologize for the omission
of the birthday wish to tesia l. Conway in the oCtober
squol quol. the piCture appeared to go with the birthday wish
of someone else. onCe again we apologize for this omission.
Wishing my baby girl Tesia L. Conway
A Sweet 16th Birthday October 19th As
Always, and always forever, Mom
Lordy Lordy Lordy look who’s turning forty!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! To my sister Tracy
Deardorff/James.. Hope all your Wish’s
come true on your 40th Birthday.. and many
More to come sis. Thank you for being a
awesome sister And for being there for me
when I needed someone to talk to. Are we
seriously getting this old??? Geez where has
all the The time gone???? Sheeeeeeeesh!!
LOL Lots of love!! From Your Brother Jr.
Ang, Talan, Ashton, Leroy III And the rest of
the bunch….
Nov. 2nd I would like to wish my Auntie
Tracy Deardorff/James a very happy birthday
me and kailey are so grateful to have an
auntie like you!! I would like to thank you
for always being there and always willing to
watch Kailey for me she sure does love you!
I hope you have an amazing day because
you deserve it. We love you From Tash and
Kailey J
Happy Burfday Granpa Jaydubb !!! We all
love you and wish you tha best day ever!
Love Majorlano Steelo
November, the month of giving THANKS.
This month we will give THANKS for the new
life in our family! Congratulations to Gary
and Dineen and a big WELCOME to Gary
JR.! We have been waiting for your arrival
for a long time! Hooray for our side! Also this
month we give THANKS while celebrating
the following birthdays:
2 Shayna (Too Shay) Peters
14 Brad (Eddy) James
15 Sasha (Someone)Johnson
15 Lamiah (Angel Girl) Hillaire
16 Allyson (Ally Cat) Lumbert
19 Brandy (the Other GINA B )Goodbuffalo
From all of us here in Northern Lummi to
Southern Lummi we wish each of you a very
happy birthday! Many more! Noodle Salad!
And Good times! OH remember....
Get out and waaaalk! Love you everyday!
Heart! Evers! 333! ok Uncle Bernie 444!
ROR!
I have 2 beautiful couches on
sale (sofa & love seat). They
are basically brand new and I
have not even had them for a
year. They are just too big and
I need more room in my living
room. Asking price is $300 but
I can work with you. This is on
a first come first serve basis.
Thank you. Dave - Lummi
Communications
Happy Birthday Uncle Gary! Love, Snoop and Julie, Edna and Brandon, Aubryana, Patricia,
Loren III, Alice, and Merle III. Happy Birthday Cousin Gary! Love, Edna
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Happy birthday to Pamela James on
November 5,2012 from her children Michael,
Cideahzia, Jayleana, Ray Ray, Eliza,
Meagan,& your mom Donna Mae, sister
Thelma, brothers, Hutchie Jr, Norbert & all
your nieces, nephews, cuzins, uncles, aunts,
friends, dad Hutch Sr. We all love you!!!!!!!
I want to wish my beautiful daughter, Rayven
Butler a very happy and sweet 16! November
24th, 1996. Love you with all my heart
Momma, Jeffrey & Kawika.
Happy Birthday to my Baby Brutha Raphael
Francis Jefferson Nov. 17!!! I love you very
much and wish you many Blessings!!!! Love
from Alexandria!
Happy Birthday to a wonderful young man
Doc Vendiola!!! Hope you have a wonderful
day full of blessings!!! I am so proud of you
with all your accomplishments and await
the biggest one yet…. Being that it is your
Senior Year!!! Whoot Hoo!!! You must have
your dad smiling from ear to ear!!! Have a
wonderful birthday on Nov. 17!!!! Hugs!!!
Love from Alexandria!
Happy Veterans Day to my brothers, Randy
Mueller, Nathan Colgan, and Chad Harper.
Happy Veterans Day to my Dad, to my
cousins: John Friday, Greg Davis, Miyasha
and her younger brother, Ben; to my friend
Debbie Marois; to my Uncle John Friday,
Uncle Gary Locklear, and so many others
that are not mentioned. And to the many
Veterans who fought for our country and lost
their lives you will not be forgotten.
Happy Veterans Day Henry Cagey! Thank
you for all you do! H
Happy Veterans Day to my wife, Debbie
Marois! Love, Jim
Happy Veterans Day to all our Veterans! We thank you, today
and always, for your service to our country and our families.
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Wishing my Mom Ernestine (Ballew) Gensaw A 82nd Birthday WISH, November 9th. Love
you mom! Theresa & Tesia
Mom, Leanna and Son, Ahmari. Please join
the Thomas Family in Congratulating Ahmari,
he received “Player of the Week” award in
Soccer! An added surprise coming...Ahmari
will be receiving the “Most Improved” award
later! Way to go Ahmari! We are so very
proud of you! Hope you are having lots of
fun, too! The family here in Northern Lummi
miss you both so very much! Love you
evers! heart! sky!....333! always!
Happy Birthday to my BFF, Carla Hillaire,
November 9th. XOXO Dawnelle
ED JONES- Gramps, Happy Birthday on
November 1st, Thank you for being you and
THANK YOU for always helping us when
we need you:) You are always there when
we need you and we just wanted to let you
know how much you are APPRECIATED!
Enjoy your special day, Love you with all
our hearts from the James Gang- Michelle,
Moon, Reyna , Eric, Jayden, Guy-Guy and
Tre James.
Kamron Johnson having a blast at the Pumpkin Patch! An annual event with the Thomas
Family! Way to go Kam! He found “the Great Pumpkin”!! ROR!
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I would like
to wish my
daughter
Dalenna
Williams a happy
birthday from
mom and your
step dad we love
you a lot.
We never fully understood why God had put
us through so much. Why we prayed at our
darkest hour & couldn’t see the light. On
November 12, 2011, we realized none of
that mattered anymore. Our prayers were
answered & we were blessed with you.
You’ve given us a reason to live! Happy 1st
Birthday to our Kali Ezmae! -Te amamos.
Mama & Papa
DELLA McCLUSKEY- Grandma, Happy
Birthday on November 12th- Thank you
for all that you do for us grandma:) We
wanted to let you know how much you are
APPRECIATED! We hope you enjoy your
day. Love you all our hearts from the James
Gang- Michelle, Moon, Reyna, Eric, Jayden,
Guy-Guy and Tre James.
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Happy Birthday Amanda Peters, from your
dad (Brian Peters) and step mom (Verna
Peters) and all 5 of your sisters and 1
brother, hope you have a good birthday we
love you!
Happy “15” birthday to our baby girl!! You
are growing up to be quite the beautiful and
bright girl. We are proud of you with your
academics this year, straight A’s, and with
volleyball, and now on to club volleyball.
Keep following the path of your dreams, and
you will accomplish whatever you try. We
love you past the moon.