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Suquamish News
Volume 22 February 2022 No. 2

Building a Mat House

In this issue:
General Council Plans -- p2

BIA oversight vote -- p10

Reflections on stress -- p11

Finding success with Workforce — p3 Tribe rallies during Covid Surge — p7 Tribe bids farewell to key staffers — p13
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Community Calendar
Events & Meetings Contact
Suquamish Tribal Council
Tribal Council meets online Feb. 7 & 21.
Government Offices
Communications: (360) 394-7184/7102
General Council will be mostly online
Links are sent to Tribal members via SUN. Community Dev: (360) 394-8415 Suquamish Tribal Council announced at their first session of the New
Community Health: (360) 394-8468/8594 Year that the Tribe’s annual General Council meeting will be held
Suquamish Warriors Emergency Management: (360) 394-8507 largely online with drive-thru voting.
Suquamish Warriors meetings are on Emergency Work Orders: (360) 900-7050 The decision comes as a new wave of COVID-19, propelled by the
1st Tuesdays @ 5:30pm at Suquamish Emergency Utilities: (360) 710-3223 Omicron variant, is taking its toll across the nation.
Warriors Vet Center. For information, Finance: (360) 394-8432 “This is not the way we want do General Council, but unfortunate-
contact Jean Belmont at (360) 601-7918. Fisheries: (360) 394-8438 ly this is the way we need to do it,” said Suquamish Tribal Chairman
Health Benefits: (360) 394-8424 Leonard Forsman. “We’ll do the very best we can under these difficult
PME Board Human Resources: (360) 394-8409 circumstances, while looking forward to the day when we can all gath-
Meetings are online and in person on Human Services: (360) 394-8465 er together again.”
Feb. 16 @ 9am. Contact Emily Sato, IT Help Desk: (360) 394-8485 This year, General Council falls on the weekend of March 19 and 20,
[email protected] (360) Maintenance: (360) 394-8590 with the Vice-Chairman and Treasurer positions on Tribal Council up for
598-8703. Tribal Child Welfare: (360) 394-8480 election.
Tribal Court: (360) 394-8697 The format will be similar to last year’s General Council, with reports
Suquamish Tribal Gaming Comm. on Saturday, March 19, and drive-thru voting on Sunday.
Meets Feb.10 & 24. Virtual only. Contact Suquamish Elders General Council Handbooks will be mailed to every Tribal member
Angela Brainerd at (360) 394-8652 for Contact: household before General Council convenes.
details. Della Crowell (360) 394-8417 Tribal members who cast their vote will receive a gift, and Tribal
Donna Sigo (360) 394-8472 members traveling out of state can submit a request for mileage reim-
Suquamish Seafoods Board bursement to Rebecca Purser, via phone or text at (360) 900-8031 or
Meets online Feb. 15 . Seafoods Retail is Suquamish Police Dept email at [email protected].
open Thurs-Sun. Contact Shanel Carlson at Mon-Fri, 8am–4:30pm Meanwhile, Tribal Elders will discuss options soon on how to best
(360) 394-8512 for details. Front Desk: (360) 598-4334 honor and recognize the some 30 Tribal members who have joined the
Emergency: 911 ranks of the Suquamish Elders.
Suquamish Museum Board By Jon Anderson
Museum Retreat. Contact Janet Smoak at Wellness Center
(360) 394-8499 for details. Front desk: (360) 394-8558
Crisis Hotline: (888) 910-0416
On the cover...
Tyleeander Purser and Ed Carriere split a log in half using wedges as part of a
Suquamish Museum project to build a Mat House using traditional materials and
methods. (See page 4.)

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Community

Workforce offers Tribal Leveling up

To get a better-paying job, Moss needed to level up his

members new opportunities

skill set again. Zaiss got him into a training program for
a certification that would lead to higher wages.
Eventually, Moss landed a really good job with a con-

for job hunting success

struction company that does a lot of work for the federal
government. In less than three years, he’s more than qua-
drupled his pay and built an enviable credit score.
And now, because of that good credit, instead of need-
ing a ride to work, he’s driving his own tricked out Dodge

W ithin a few years after graduating high school,

Suquamish Tribal member Baily Moss felt like his
life was adrift.
Cummins pickup truck. And two crabbing boats.
“I can’t thank Mike enough,” says Moss. “He made a
huge difference and really helped me get things going.”
He’d worked a few dead-end jobs, but nothing was Zaiss says he’s just glad to see another Tribal member
clicking. With a baby on the way, he said “I knew it was succeeding.
time for some changes. Staring a family, I realized I’m not “I get excited thinking about what’s he done already
living for myself anymore.” at his age and can’t wait to see what he does by the time
Fast-forward three years and everything has changed. he’s my age. He could be a business owner,” says Zaiss. “I
He’s working in a job he loves, earns good money, and know he’s someone who will give back to his communi-
provides for his fiancé and their now two children. ty. Maybe other community members see what he’s done
What made the difference? He says it all started when and want a little of that. I just say to them, call me and
he decided to walk into the Suquamish Tribe’s Workforce let’s get it done. Let’s go!”
program and sit down with Michael Zaiss. Zaiss says Moss is just one of many who’ve found suc-
Indeed, if you’re ready to find a job, level up in the ca- cess in their job pursuits and professional development
reer you’re in, or just want some help tuning up your re- with the help of Workforce. And right now, he says, there
sume or polishing your job interview skills, Zaiss says he are a lot of jobs available and lots of great opportunities.
can help.
“My mission in life is all about finding careers. It’s help- Building a game plan
ing people find their purpose,” says Zaiss. “My purpose is “Some of the people who have walked through the
simple – it’s about changing lives.” doors of Human Services to get help from us didn’t feel
Workforce, part of the Tribe’s Human Services Depart- like they had much to offer. But within an hour or two we
ment, is open to enrolled members of any federally rec- were able to make out a really good game plan for them
ognized Tribe. Best of all, it’s completely free. and they’ve done nothing but excel,” he says.
That doesn’t mean everything comes easy or every new
Navigating barriers job works out.
One of the big things Zaiss does is help with what he Tribal member Baily Moss says going to Workforce was “If you come in and the shoe don’t fit the first time,
calls “identifying barriers.” pivotal in helping him broaden his career opportunities. that’s fine. Don’t think just because your first job didn’t
“We’ve all got barriers in our lives. Sometimes it just (Photo by Jon Anderson) work out you’re done. No, we’ll learn from it and move
takes someone who is not in your circle to help you real- on. And we’ll keep looking until we find one that does
ize the barriers we have. We’re able to help clients identify fit,” says Zaiss.
their barriers and then figure out how to remove them or in Alaska. It was great. I worked a lot. I learned a lot,” he Moss agrees. “Don’t be afraid to do something differ-
get around them,” says Zaiss. says. From there, he moved into an entry-level carpen- ent. Get out of your comfort zone and learn to be com-
“Barriers could be active warrants or maybe stuff in try job and soon realized he had knack for construction fortable with being a little uncomfortable. Stare any fear
collections. It could be the lack of a driver’s license or work. you have right in the eye and know there’s nothing you
needing to get your GED. It could be needing a particular A steady job also enabled him get a nice apartment for can’t do. If you’re hungry enough to think about it, you
certification to get the job you want or a promotion in his growing family while also building his credit. can do it.”
the job you’re in. We can help with all that. That’s what we “I bought appliances for the apartment that we could To get started, his advice is simple: “Go see Mike. He
do. We’re good at navigating the barriers.” afford to pay on time, and that really helped boost my can really help you.”
Moss said one of the first barriers he wanted help with credit score,” says Moss. “There are so many possibilities out there,” adds Zaiss.
was getting his driver’s license. No problem, said Zaiss. As he worked more, his confidence grew. And as his “There are so many great careers. The only thing holding
And as they did that, Zaiss drove him to job interviews confidence grew, he began to realize he had more to offer us back from obtaining success is ourselves. There’s no
and helped him start building his resume and skill set than working at minimum wage jobs. such thing as a full roster over here at Workforce. So,
with a variety of starter temp jobs. “After a while, I started getting sick of seeing those 15s come on over and let’s try and do something great to-
“Eventually, I ended up working for one company on in my pay stubs. I told Mike I was ready to make more gether.”
Bainbridge Island making nets for commercial fishers up than $15 an hour.” By Jon Anderson
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Culture

Building a traditional mat house with Ed Carriere

T he Suquamish Museum is currently working on a
community art project with Ed Carriere to create a
mat house on the museum grounds.
helping to split the logs in the same way they were tra-
ditionally split for longhouses, using wedges. While the
large group was gathered for the splitting, we brought
to have Ed continue to teach and consult with us on the
proper way to complete this mat house. The mats will
stay up during the warmer months and be brought in-
Traditionally mat houses were used in the summer over a very large antler wedge from the museum that side when the weather changes.
months, almost as tents, while our ancestors harvest- was found during the archaeological excavation of Old By Lydia Sigo
ed at special fishing and clam digging locations. These Man House.
houses were made of cattail or tule sewn into long mats. The tule quickly dried out, and we were able to start
Cattail is flat and tule is round; tule mats provide cush- sewing them together to make mats. Although it is
ioning, which makes them good sleeping mats. simple to learn, keeping the lines of thread straight all
Before the pandemic, the museum applied for and re- the way through the mat ends up being a little tricky,
ceived an Appendix X grant to commission some mats requiring a lot of focus. We enjoyed the challenge of
for this project, which Ed completed for us during lock- working on the mats as the weather turned colder. Zoey Miller
down. Once school started, work on the mats slowed. But holding an
In August, a group of Tribal members were shown soon, other volunteers from the wider local community antler wedge
how to harvest tule in Indianola with Ed as a guide and asked to help, and work began again with reinvigorated that was used
teacher. It was a lot of fun to climb around in the wet- energy and camaraderie around learning and crafting. to split the
land and select each individual stalk to cut. Afterwards Ed described to Duane Pasco his vision for the frame boards for Old
we brought the tule to the museum to dry. of the mat house, and Duane kindly drew up a design Man House.
When the land was cleared for the new Health Clinic, for building it.
we were able to utilize some of the logs for the frame of The museum has applied for another Appendix X (Photo by Kate
the mat house, with many strong community members grant to get the frame built from the wood we split and Ahvakana.)

Splitting logs for the mat house in August 2021. Lloyd Belmont, Ed Carriere, Spencer West, and
(Photo by Kate Ahvakana) Joel Moffett split logs for the mat house.
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Life in a Mat House

Gathering tule in Indianola at the

nature preserve.
Ed Carriere, Betty Pasco, and Jim Henry work together
to sew a tule mat. Historical photo of hoppicker camp, White River
Valley in 1902. (Photo by A. Curtis)

John Adams described living in a mat

house as child in Port Orchard to an
anthropologist
“They were started with 4 fir poles dug into the
ground. Cross poles were added to steady them and
roof boards were put over these.
Shawna George and Crystal Purcell lay out the The roof had a gradual slope. The boards were
tule to dry made of hollowed out cedar boards about a foot and
a half wide. They were laid in alteration, forming
troughs to drain off the rain. If they weren’t travel-
ing with these roof boards from the plank houses,
they used bark from a dead cedar tree, because this
stripped off wide and hard. These were also laid in
alternating overlaps.
Cattail mats were put all along the sides, with
the long side parallel to the ground, and tied to the
poles. Several were used so they overlapped and
kept out the rain. When they wanted light, they
pushed boards or mats aside with a pole.
There would be as many fires as there were fami-
lies, arranged down the center. They used mats and
boughs as flooring.
When they broke camp, the roof boards and mats
went in the cargo canoe. If there were a lot of these,
the big canoe was towed behind the family.”
Learning how to sew the tule into mats. Ed Carriere holding a small tule mat he made that can
be used as a bench cushion.
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Tribal Government

Catherine’s Column
Elliott Bay Net Pen Feeding -
This will be my first General Council meeting here in
Suquamish, and I am looking forward to it. Request for Sealed Bids 
The Early Learning Center closed for two weeks as we
work to keep our most precious and vulnerable Tribal The Fisheries Department is looking for bids
citizens safe. We know the closure is difficult on us all, from Tribal members to support the Elliott
and the decision made to close was our only option as the Bay Coho net pens.
worsening outbreak took its toll on us.
The new Health Clinic, which was due to open in Jan- The contractor will provide professional fish
uary, will instead open sometime in the next couple of feeding services in Elliott Bay Net Pens to
months because of snow and ice delays. In spite of this help the Tribe raise and release a million
setback, we are looking forward to the services we will be salmon. The contractor will be expected to
able to offer beginning this year. feed at least 5 days a week, be capable of
With that being said, we have a diligent and capable arranging transportation to and from the job
Health Division and Emergency Management Office that site at Terminal 91, and be able to handle a
are staying on top of all of these challenges, working in boat in inclement weather. Feeding entails
spite of it all, and going above and beyond to keep us safe! moving 44 lb. bags of fish food down a ramp

G reetings Honorable People. With them looking out for us, we will weather the snow, using a cart and loading in to the boat. This
Wow, 2022 is off to quite a start! Omicron and tsu- tsunamis, and even COVID-19. can be as high as 16 bags a day toward the
namis! Oh and don’t forget snow and tsunami warnings. I’m looking forward to the challenges Sammy Mabe at end. The fish will be fed from an automatic
We ended 2021 on a good note in spite of everything. the Fitness Center has planned for this year. We hope you blower used to distribute feed that will be
We hired Vici Hall to serve as the Tribe’s Finance Direc- will all sign up for them as we pursue health and wellness. mounted on the boat provided by fisheries.
tor and Marique Moss, who will be Director of Tribal Resilience is what we are made of, and it shows! Feeding begins this year March 1st and con-
Child Welfare. They both started in January. It continues to be an honor and privilege to be able to tinues until the end of May (approximate-
We can’t wait for you to meet them! work in this community and for your Tribe. ly 80 days).  Fisheries Department will be
Tribal member Rosie Bayes started working in our Ex- Happy Valentines Day — may you all find Love and accepting bids until Friday, Feb. 11, 2022.
ecutive Offices, and we are so lucky to have her. Light! Here’s to 2022!
We are planning for the upcoming General Council Respectfully, Provide sealed bids to Fisheries Department
meeting, which will be virtual, with drive-thru voting Catherine N. Edwards (KashKaani) by appointment only due to current covid
conducted like last year. Executive Director concerns. Contact Kim Kumpf to coordinate
([email protected]; (360) 204-
6180. Tribal preference – in house only 
NOT TO EXCEED $17,000.00 This is a com-
petitive bid, but fisheries has the right to se-
lect based on bid and experience.

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Health

Suquamish Tribe rallies in the face COVID-19:

What to do if....
of COVID-19 Omicron surge If you are sick (even a little):
• Stay home! Note: There are other ailments circu-
lating, so staying home is an important first step

T he New Year brought an unprecedented surge of

COVID-19 cases to the Suquamish Tribe commu-
nity, even as Tribal  government worked hard to help
to stop the spread.
• Get tested, either at the Tribe’s drive-through
testing site, open 8:30am to noon on weekdays,
reduce the spread while continuing to provide essential or at any number of other test sites in the area.
services. • If you get tested elsewhere, please report the
In the first three weeks of January, more than 150 results to Community Health (you can email
Tribal members and their families, government staff, [email protected]).
and Tribal enterprise employees fell sick.
That’s a massive increase. In fact, before the New Year, If you are a close contact
only about 150 members of the Tribal community had (Exposed to someone who has tested positive for
tested positive for COVID-19 during the entire two- more than 15 minutes, within six feet):
year pandemic.
Tribal government responded with increased testing, And you are fully vaccinated and boosted:
distributions of N-95 masks and home testing kits, an • You should quarantine if you are feeling
online forum with Tribal leaders and medical staff, and symptoms. Stay at home. and away from others
additional efforts to help reduce the spread and take if possible, for at least five days. Get tested within
care of those impacted. 5 days.
Since the New Year, Tribal government has: • If you are not feeling symptoms without medica-
• Conducted testing for hundreds of Tribal mem- tions you do not need to quarantine or get tested.
bers and their households, PME employees, • You should wear a good surgical grade mask
government staff, the staff and students of Chief Community Health Manager Dr. Barbara Hoffman when around others for at least 10 days.
Kitsap Academy and the Early Learning Center. administers a COVID-19 test just after holidays.
• Shifted Chief Kitsap Academy to online learning (Photo by Jon Anderson) If you are NOT fully vaccinated or NOT boosted:
• Provided distributions of N-95 masks to Tribal • You should quarantine at home for at least five
households days.
• Provided three drive-thru vaccination clinics • Do not go into public. Stay apart from house-
through January. feeling even a little sick. Importantly, cloth masks, ban- hold members if possible. Wear a mask at home.
dannas, or scarfs are not considered effective.
“Increased infection is going on all around us, not only • At least five days after last exposure, get tested.
here but across the nation,” Suquamish Tribe Chairman The latest wave, caused by the new Omicron variant, • After quarantine, continue to monitor for symp-
Leonard Forsman told dozens of Tribal members who has pushed local hospitals to capacity. toms until 10 days after the last close contact
gathered Jan. 6 for an online forum to discuss the situ- While Omicron is said to generally hit with less severe with someone infected with COVID-19.
ation. symptoms than previous variants, it remains dangerous, • If you test positive see below.
particularly for those who are not vaccinated or boosted. 
“One thing we can be grateful for is our staff who have
been staying on top of this and the fact that we got our Across Washington state, most ICUs are full and If you have a positive PCR or antigen test:
vaccines early and our boosters out,” added Forsman. non-essential procedures are being postponed to provide • You should isolate yourself for at least 5 days
Nearly every department in Tribal government has additional capacity for the influx of COVID-19 patients. from symptom onset – stay home, stay apart
been hit with staffing reductions because of the COVID   “We currently have 72 active cases we are tracking from other household members if possible. If no
spike, said Suquamish Tribe Executive Director Cather- right now,” Community Health Manager Dr. Barbara symptoms, isolate from date of testing.
ine Edwards. Hoffman told the Tribe’s online forum Jan. 6. “That is a • Only leave house to go to medical appointments
“This is our most serious COVID wave to date. The very large number and pretty concerning. My biggest ask and wear a medical-grade mask.
good news is that government staff are 100 percent vac- today would be, if you are having symptoms — even mild • At the end of the 5 days, IF YOU ARE SYMP-
cinated, so we are in better shape than we might have symptoms of nasal congestion or a slightly sore throat — TOM FREE you can end isolation, but must
been,” Edwards wrote in a message to government staff. please stay home, and come in and get tested.” wear mask in public for at least five more days.
 “Unfortunately,” she added, “some people think when • You do not need a negative test to end isolation.
Please stay home if sick you have mild symptoms you don’t have to stay home. • If you still have symptoms, you should continue
Tribal officials urge everyone in the community to And so they tend to spread it to other folks. And this one to isolate. End isolation once symptom free
avoid gatherings, wear tight-fitting N-95 or other sur- spreads very easily.” without medication for 24 hours.
gical-grade masks in public, and stay home if you are By Jon Anderson
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Government

Chairman’s Report
erett) to discuss our transportation Charlotte Garrido and Congressman
priorities on SR 305 and at Gorst. The Derek Kilmer in a meeting organized
state Attorney General’s office met by Suquamish Tribal Citizen Adam
with us to hear our ideas on how the Jackson announcing the formation
state can implement new laws regard- of the South Kitsap Substance Abuse
ing police use-of-force reviews. Prevention Coalition. The Coalition
Gaming is an important and vital seeks to determine best practices to
part of our state-Tribal relationship. treat and prevent drug abuse in South
The Washington State Gambling Kitsap County.
Commission provided an update to
Tribal leaders on the sports betting InterTribal
rulemaking process, which is nearing The National Congress of Ameri-
completion. The Washington Indian can Indians held their monthly board
Gaming Association (WIGA) held meeting to discuss emerging issues.
a briefing to receive a legal review The first order of business was to
on the Maverick Gaming’s lawsuit decide on the status of the Executive
challenging the state and federal Council meeting scheduled to be held
governments regarding our gaming in Washington, D.C., in March. The
compacts. We will support a vigorous Board decided to make this a virtual
defense against this lawsuit. meeting due to the emerging COVID
On the local level we continue our variants.
diplomatic efforts with city and coun- I also met with NCAI staff to review

A The White House held a COVID-19 ty governments. The city of Seattle has their economic development plan enti-
s the new year commenced, we
update hosted by key federal agencies established an Indigenous Advisory tled, “Building Tribal Economies Tool-
resumed our work after the holi-
and Tribal leaders that focused on Commission that has seats for Trib- kit.” This project is intended to provide
day break with great enthusiasm.
testing and vaccination. al government representation. We Tribes and government agencies with
Working with our Communica-
The Indian Health Service held intend to nominate an individual to information on how to effectively grow
tions Department, I filmed a welcome
a session for Tribal leaders to get represent the Suquamish Tribe on this our Tribal economies through invest-
statement for the Martin Luther King,
information on the multi-year federal commission. ment in entrepreneurship and govern-
Jr. Day celebration sponsored by local
investment in this program. We hope I joined County Commissioner ment economic initiatives.
social justice organizations to kick off
this important January holiday. to obtain funding to upgrade and
The new year also brought on the expand our current Tribal wastewater
challenge of the new Omicron variant.
Our Emergency Management Depart-
treatment facilities under this new
investment.
ATTENTION TRIBAL COUNCIL
ment and Health Services staff joined The state legislative session has be-
gun, creating more opportunities for
CANDIDATES
Tribal Council in an informative and Elders Council cordially invites candidates to the February 15 & March
inspiring public forum on the Tribal us to shape state laws and policies.
15 monthly meetings. This invitation extends to current Tribal Council
government’s response to this spread- So far I have testified in support of
a bill that would require local govern- members who plan to seek reelection and to Tribal members who plan
ing threat to our community health.
ments to consult with Tribes in their to run for the Vice-Chairman or Treasurer positions in March.
We have maintained our outreach
to Tribal citizens through our virtual growth management planning. I also
platforms. testified in favor of a bill that clarifies This informal gathering affords current or new candidates to meet with
The Tribal Elders Council held their the state’s Tribal consultation policies Elders to share their views and visions if elected to Tribal Council.
monthly meeting online. DCD gave and process in the Climate Commit-
an update on the Elders Lodge design ment Act (CCA). This CCA language
project. We also discussed the Con- replaces language vetoed by the gover- With the increasing number of Elders each year, this is a desirable Tribal
stitutional election and the upcoming nor last year. voter base that any candidate would appreciate their support.
General Council meeting. I also participated in a webinar
that explained how the CCA bill will Interested candidates should contact Tracy Tabafunda, Elder Council
Intergovernmental address climate change. Secretary, to request time on the Elders Council monthly agenda.
Government-to-government activi- We met with the state Senate Trans- Tracy’s email is: [email protected]
ties continue to require our attention. portation Chair Marko Liias (D-Ev-
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Education mish Tribe, ATNI President, and a

We continue to work on improving member of the University of Wash-
the educational experiences of our ington Board of Regents.
Tribal students and their classmates. The show can be viewed on their
The Tribal Leaders Congress on Ed- website www.kbtc.org.
ucation met with Sen. Lisa Wellman
(D-Mercer Island) to provide com- Looking Foward
ments on Senate Bill 5252, which will We thought by now the COVID
require school board members and pandemic would be behind us.
others to attend Tribal consultation While the new Omicron variant is a
training. set-back, I’m proud that our commu-
I attended my first meeting as a nity and our government staff rose to
member of the University of Washing- the challenge, getting vaccinated and
ton’s Board of Regents. The University boosted, wearing masks, and rolling
of Washington is a large institution with yet another period of virtual
with many departments and missions. services and learning.
UW Medicine is a large part of the We’re disappointed that, once again,
University’s financial and administra- we will have our General Council
tive presence. I am working with the meeting mostly online (details will be
Board and UW President Ana Mari coming soon!). Gathering in person
Cauce to help implement actions to would have been sweet.
improve Tribal student and faculty But the health and safety of our
success. most vulnerable citizens comes first.
We’ll get through this, just as our
Media ancestors made it through times of
KBTC is the public television sta- disease and displacement. Thanks for
tion in Tacoma. I appeared on their your resilience.
“Northwest Now” program to discuss By Leonard Forsman,
my role as Chairman of the Suqua- Suquamish Tribe Chairman

New Hires & Transfers

Name Title Department
Juia Dore ECEAP/Head Start Teacher ELC
Rosie Bayes* Executive Assistant Admin.
Annie Guthrie
Erin Neskahi
Community Advocate
Court Clerk
Tribal Court
Tribal Court
Tribal Council Candidate Statements
Arista Martin Childcare Teacher ELC Are you interested in serving on Tribal Council?
Amber Winemiller Community Nurse Comm Health
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Legal

Tribe requests vote on BIA oversight

Tribal Council Requests the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Hold a Secretarial Election to Allow Membership to
that such persons have not relinquished
membership in the Suquamish Tribe or
Keep an eye out!
Vote on Removing Secretary of Interior/Bureau of have not become enrolled as members Register to vote on BIA oversight
Indian Affairs oversight of Tribal Governance of any other tribe, band or Indian The Suquamish Tribe is holding a BIA-Secretarial
Community; and PROVIDED, further Election to amend the Constitution and all Tribal
The Tribal Council has requested through Res- that such roll may be corrected subject members 18 years and older will be receiving a vot-
olution 2022-001 that the Bureau of Indian Af- to the approval of the Secretary of the er registration card in the mail from the Bureau of
fairs (BIA) hold a Secretarial Election under 25 Interior. Indian Affairs.
CFR Part 81 to provide Tribal Membership the In order to vote in the election you must first reg-
opportunity to vote on amending the Suquamish o Article III (h): To promulgate and enforce ister to vote by filling out your voter registration
Constitution. The Suquamish Tribe’s Constitution ordinances which shall be subject to form and mailing it back to the BIA by the deadline
contains Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) provi- approval by the Secretary of the Interior provided.
sions that require the Secretary of Interior to hold governing the conduct of members of Question? Please contact Maryanne Mohan,
an election to amend the Tribe’s Constitution as the Suquamish Indian Tribe regarding Tribal Attorney, at [email protected] or
well as other BIA oversight of Tribal governance. hunting, fishing, and shell fishing. 360-394-8489
The Obama Administration referred to these pro- Removal of the Secretary of Interior and BIA
visions as “anachronistic and inconsistent with from the Constitution requires Article IV- Man-
modern policies favoring self-governance.” In ner of Review to be removed from the Constitu-
order to remove these outdated and paternalistic tion in its entirety. In order to protect the Tribal
provisions the Tribe must amend the Constitution Membership’s ability to bring forth an amend-
which under Article X, Section 1, which requires ment by petition signed by 30% percent of voters,
the Secretary of Interior to call and manage the the following has been proposed:
election including the process for registering to
vote in the election. Article X- Amendments, Section 3:
Following-up on comments received during the
previous attempt at a Secretarial Election in 2020  The Tribal Council can call a special elec-
that was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak tion of the General Council to consider
we wanted to take time to clear up any confusion any proposed amendment within sixty
or misinformation about the Secretarial Election (60) days of receipt of a petition signed by
and what is being voted on. thirty percent (30%) of qualified voters of
the Tribe, or if the Tribal Council chooses
1) The only amendment that will be voted not to call a special election, the proposed
on is whether the Secretary of Interior amendment will automatically be placed
and BIA oversight of the Tribe should be on the agenda of the annual General
removed from the Tribe’s Constitution;
Council meeting for a vote; PROVIDED,
2) The amendment does not affect that the petition is received sixty (60)
enrollment; and days prior to the annual General Council
meeting.
3) Removal of the Secretary of Interior and
BIA will provide Tribal Membership the The Tribal Council believes that removing these
opportunity to vote on Constitutional provisions allows the Tribe to exercise greater
Amendments at the General Council sovereignty and self-governance over our affairs.
meeting or a special General Council We plan to hold public hearing later this summer
meeting if brought forward. to discuss the election and process later this sum-
mer before we request the election again.
Examples of the amendment that will be voted
that remove the Secretary of Interior and BIA: If you have any comments or concerns about the
election to remove the Secretary of Interior and
o Article II, Section 1 (a): All persons of BIA from the Constitution please contact:
Suquamish Indian blood whose names Maryanne Mohan, Tribal Attorney,
appear on the official census roll of the at [email protected]
Tribe as of January 1, 1942; PROVIDED, or 360-394-8489
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Wellness

Reflections on Stress: A two-year pandemic journey

Lessons in nurturing gratitude, joy, and hopefulness

T wo years ago, I wrote about the distress many of us felt

waking each morning in 2020. Free floating anxiety,
pervasive uncertainty, feeling out of control, and fear of the
teachers and health care providers, childcare workers and
grocery store clerks, delivery and mail personnel, scientists,
and researchers?
the mind towards a willingness to search for gratitude not
for all things but within all things. Expecting to find gratitude
changes the way our minds think for the better, reducing the
unknown became constant companions as we encountered How will we demonstrate this in the future? Tragic events tendency towards despair, pessimism, and self-centeredness.
a worldwide crisis, a situation none of us had experienced in can lead to individual and community-wide reflection. Try the following to develop a practice of gratitude, joy,
our lifetime. The underlying question is, will we use the aftermath of the and hopefulness:
We heard about hospitalizations, deaths, and the suffering COVID crisis to re-evaluate what kind of society we want to * Start a gratitude journal or list, and make it a daily habit.
experienced both by those most vulnerable and those who live in? Include important and trivial things, things learned from
were the picture of health. Stories can teach us what is important about life, why we the past and present
We learned new terminology, “COVID-19,” “pandemic,” are here, and how it is best to behave. * Start a “hope for the future” journal or list
“shelter in place,” “social distancing,” “personal protective Ta-Nehisi Coates and Anne Lamott use the literary device * Reflect on your lists in tough times
equipment” among others. In a 2020 newsletter, I offered of writing to their child/grandchild/niece to communicate * Write a thank you note, text or email
methods of managing emotions and improving functioning realities, hopes, and teachings from their own experience to * Tell someone you appreciate them
during stressful situations. ensure history will not be forgotten. * Look for patterns in your life that encourage gratitude
None of us expected those trying times to have lasted this This reminds me of lessons learned from Native communi- and do more of them
long. ties — we are not born, nor do we live, in a vacuum. * Ask yourself “what else is true?” when you cannot change
It has been a difficult couple of years for most people. The Actions, experiences, beliefs, and values are influenced the situation
news media vacillated between stories that increased anxiety by all who came before and are likely to affect all who come
and those that inspired hope. after us. In listening to community members, I list the following to
On the one hand, a national crisis revealed the need for a Within our souls, we have access to wisdom, in memories inspire you in your gratitude practice:
united and quick-response government that could provide and observations, and in our imagination and spirit.
equipment, tests, treatment options and recommendations, To honor the strength and endurance of ancestors and * Wisdom from the medical community and their willing-
and an effective vaccine. positively impact future generations, we must not give up, ness to serve
But break-out variants requiring multiple vaccines and but instead, encourage each other to live with a renewed * Strong Suquamish leadership
boosters, missteps, and mixed messages fostered divisiveness awareness and dedication to hope, strength, and resiliency. * Positive unambiguous recommendations from Tribal
and left most of us feeling confused and helpless. Joy and hope become precious commodities during chal- Council
Even if not directly impacted by all the ugliness of those lenging times. * Reminders of the strength of the Suquamish community,
who hold different viewpoints, or by the coronavirus itself, It is difficult to feel better. The process starts with past, present, and future
inevitably we know someone who has. The emotional pain of gratitude. Research has shown that gratitude can improve * CHR’s, and other support from Human Services, TCW
one affects all, not only as individuals but can erode commu- well-being, optimism, increase resilience, strengthen and Wellness
nity and hope for the future. social relationships, and reduce stress, fear, anxiety, and * ELC and CKA’s flexibility and continued education
COVID-19 turned things upside down. Our values came depression. * Azure Boure’s native plant knowledge to reduce suffering
into question. The more grateful people are, the greater their capacity and symptoms
Do we continue to esteem professional sports figures and for joy and positive emotions contributing to hope for a * Friends and family reaching out to each other
media moguls earning millions of dollars or do we more valued future. This is not to suggest a superficial “Pollyanna”
value those who are poorly paid frontline workers, our approach of gratitude for the coronavirus, rather, a turning By Lori Glover, LICSW, LMHC
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Elders

Elders’ Lunch Menu Elders’ Kitchen:

360-394-8407 Elders’ Corner

February 2022
Please call to inform the kitchen

W
if you would like to cancel
home delivery for the day. hat a start we’ve had so
far with 2022 with all
the snow and the upsurge of
COVID-19 cases.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri A few things learned so far:
1 2 3 4 keep a small heater on low in
Calico Bean Soup Tamale Pie Pork Stir Fry w/ Green Salmon your well shack and keep a big
Turkey & Cheese Sand- Capri Vegetable Blend Beans, Onions, & Roasted Red Potatoes
wich on Whole Wheat Spinach-Blueberry Mushrooms Mixed Vegetables bucket full of water. Della’s
Bread Salad Brown Rice Coleslaw well froze and she went with-
Tomato-Cucumber Fresh Fruit Tossed Salad Pachado Bread out water for 24 hours, and
Salad Wheat Roll Spiced Fruit Cup
Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit she had forgotten to fill her big
bucket with water.
Lesson learned.
7 Birthday Celebration 8 9 10 11 We heard in our community
Goulash (ground beef, Macaroni & Cheese Chicken Fajita (chicken, Meatloaf Beef Stew
tomatoes, green beans) Stewed Tomatoes peppers & onions, sour Mashed Potatoes w/ Tossed Salad w/ sun- a few people forgot to prepare
Brown Rice Germany Veggie Blend cream, salsa, tortilla) Gravy flower seeds for the storm by buying some
Kale Salad Tossed Salad Chuckwagon Corn Winter Squash Pachado Bread
Corn Bread Blueberry Bran Muffin Waldorf Salad Fresh Veggie Platter Yogurt Parfait with Ber- De-Icer. Remember to add De-
Birthday Cake & Ice Fresh Fruit SF Pudding Wheat Roll ries Icer to your list now!
Cream Fresh Fruit
Be prepared for our next
snow storm and review our
14 15 16 17 18
Storm Preparedness Checklist
Baked Potato Bar w/ French Dip Sandwich Chicken Adobo Baked Fish Ham Hocks w/ Beans sent out with our November
Chili, Broccoli & Green Beans Brown Rice Scalloped Potatoes Brown or White Rice calendars (we will send it out
Cheese Cucumber-Tomato California Blend Steamed Spinach Carrots w/ Cranberries
Carrot-Apple Salad Salad Veggies Pineapple Cole Slaw Tossed Salad again in February).
Applesauce Muffin Fresh Fruit Tossed Salad Oat Bran Raisin Muffin Corn Bread COVID is still running our
Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Applesauce Cottage Cheese w/ Fruit
Cocktail lives. We don’t need to go over
all the rules to protect our-
selves, because we all know
21 22 23 24 25 the rules (1) vaccinate (2)
Beef & Green Bean Chicken & Dumplings Baked Ham Geoduck Chowder mask up (3) wash our hands.
Closed Casserole with Mixed Veggies Sweet Potatoes Chef Salad w/ hard
Brown Rice Tossed Salad California Blend boiled egg, cheese, sun- Please stay Safe!
President’s Day Kale Salad Wheat Roll Veggies flower seeds  December 22 was our Elders
Blueberry Bran Muffin Fresh Fruit Waldorf Salad Applesauce Muffin
SF Jell-O w/ fruit Corn Bread Yogurt Parfait w/ Ber- Holiday Drive-thru, and was a
SF Pudding ries success. We had 206 elders
who drove thru to pick up their
delicious holiday dinner of
28
Beverages Served ham, turkey, potatoes & gravy,
Chicken Apple Crunch
Salad on a bed of lettuce Daily: salad, bread, desert, and a gift.
Whole Wheat Pasta Choice of 1% Milk or
Lactose Free Milk The meal was catered by
Salad
Sugar Free Pudding Ambrosia. It was so cold,
Occasional
substitutions may be rainy, and windy that day and
necessary we thank all our volunteers,
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Community

Ray Lewis, Jennifer Marsland, Tribal government raises hands, bids farewell to...
Ben Jones, Faith Reese, Erik
Hasstedt, Todd Stroud, Alan Clae Williams Disabled Program, Hardship Assistance, Fran Miller
Roberts, and Cruz McNew, and Voucher Assistance, and Community Parties,
the Office of Emergency Man- for which he’s become well-known.
agement for their donations In Clae’s own words, “I found my home at
HS, and found love and passion for work like
towards our gifts. I’ve never had, always believing I can help my
Did you know in 2021 we members get to the next step. It has been my
had 7 new little blessings add- calling and has provided me the opportuni-
ed to our Tribe?  We welcome ty to give back to my people; my Tribe; my
Ainslee, Mikea, Willow, Alan, family.”
 The Human Services team will truly miss
Callum, Frasier, and Harper. Clae’s presence and will be eternally grateful
The Elders send congratula- for all that he brought to the table every day.
tions to all the parents for our This includes: The historical knowledge he
new blessings. carried about the department; his willingness
Then at the last minute, we to step up and fill in for Lunch Deliveries,
the Front desk, Interim Director — the list
had one more new blessing is endless; his enthusiastic energy at every

A
sneak in on December 31, fter over 23 years of service and having community event!
Anaiya. Congrats to the new played an integral part in the growth of Whether it was being Chucky, a Pirate or
Mama, Raven. Human Services, our very own Clae Wil- an Elf — Clae always found a way to make
liams decided in December that his time at the children and even the adults smile;
There are no milestones for
the month of February, but we
do have two Valentine’s Day
the Tribe’s Human Services Department had endless ice runs he made to keep the elders
come to an end. After much soul searching
and having confidence that the Department
cool in the summer and generator runs in the
winter to make sure they stayed warm; his
A fter nearly two decades of serving the
Suquamish people healthy advice and
delicious meal plans, Community Nutritionist
birthdays coming up. Betty is serving the Suquamish Tribe to its full po- creative and innovative solutions to problems Fran Miller retired Jan. 6 with an eye towards
Jane Bagley and Tina Zaiss, we tential; Clae decided he would like to pursue that most of us wouldn’t know how to handle; spending more time with a her grandchildren.
other avenues to help the Tribe and devote his can-do attitude about almost any task. “It has been a pleasure working for the
wish you the sweetest birth-
more time to his family, while pursuing his Even when didn’t have the answer, he would Suquamish people for the past 18 years,” said
days ever! other passion of being on the water. take it on and find a solution that worked for Miller. “From the beginning, the Tribal Elders
 Please note: Mark your cal- Clae’s career with the Tribe goes all the way the client and the department. welcomed me. On my very first day I visited
endars, foot care is now going back to 1998 as a Fisheries technician under Of all the qualities that are well-known the Elder’s lunch and met some of the amazing
to be the first Friday of each Rob Purser. He then went on to become a about Clae, the common thread is his gigantic people who would come to be my friends and
Bingo Hall cook working with Mable Price heart and giving nature, which was undeni- supporters.”
month. ably evident even on his last day at Human
and Brenda Guerrero. After this, he worked Co-workers and Tribal members alike say
As always, we offer prayers as geoduck packer and then a night manag- Services. At his farewell luncheon Clae she will be deeply missed.
and support to all those in er at the Transitional House with Marjorie blessed the team with some traditional songs “I will miss her greatly as for many years we
need. Lawrence, who gave him a chance in his early of prayer, brought his entire family, and gave were the Community Health team and I still
Please mask up when out days of recovery. At the time, he was also personal gifts to each member of the Human rely on her calmness and organization, while
hired to cut wood for the Elders Program by Services team. Clae shared the story behind my world is chaos, and her practical wisdom,”
and about and avoid large each token of gratitude that he bestowed on
Shawna George. said Community Health Manager Barbara
gatherings. He then transitioned to the Wellness Cen- his co-workers and his better half, Serene Hoffman.
If you haven’t been vacci- ter as an Outreach Specialist and then finally Williams, also shared that they wanted to end “She has been our leader of all things
nated, PLEASE do so. Being landed in his current position at Human Ser- his journey at Human Services by giving back nutrition since first starting,” added Hoffman.
vaccinated saves lives, and it vices under the mentorship of Steve Weaver in the traditional way and with gratitude. “She has been teaching our littles at the ELC
and more recently under Nehreen Ayub. Please join us in wishing Clae the very for most of this time and still gets comments
may save yours, too.
During the course of his tenure at Human best in this new chapter of his life. Our about her teaching there as the kids get into
Keep all of us safe, especial- Services, Clae has held down the department hands go up to you for all that you gave the elementary and middle schools.”
ly our littles. during leadership transitions and has man- Department and the Tribe as a whole. You Miller is credited with helping create the
By Della Crowell & Donna Sigo aged almost every single program offered at will be missed dearly and will always have a Tribe’s Traditional Foods Program.
HS; the Protected Payee Program, the ABON place at Human Services should your path
Program, the AOA Program, the Aged and lead back here. (Cont. next page)

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refurbishment. You even helped us with Bellis with a Pendleton jacket, and
(Cont. from previous page) Rit Bellis design work! These are places we all Tribal Council wrapped him in a blan-
enjoy, and you’ll always be part of that.” ket and gave him a canoe paddle.
“One of the highlights of my career was in- Bellis’ work extended far beyond “I have never met such a forward-
terviewing Elders about their childhood mem- the reservation. He represented the looking people,” Bellis said at the
ories of traditional foods and plants, and how Tribe in a follow-up case to US v. ceremony. “There is something so spe-
they were used in their homes,” said Miller. “I Washington. The Muckleshoot Tribe cial about your community. I’m very
was then able to write a grant that covered our claimed fishing rights in Suquamish proud and grateful for the time I’ve
very first series of traditional foods classes. The fishing areas, and the case went all the spent with this Tribe.”
Elders were so excited to bring this traditional way to the Supreme Court. In the end, Bellis has worked for the Navajo
knowledge back to the community.” Suquamish prevailed. and Colville tribes, and lived in many
Indeed, some of those same Elders would He was also involved in amending place, but he’s lived the longest on
press Tribal Council for permanent funding to the federal Violence Against Wom- Suquamish lands.
create the Traditional Foods Program. en Act to allow the prosecution of “If you’re born here, maybe it’s hard
“Fran is one of the first coworkers I had the non-Natives. to see just what you’ve accomplished in
pleasure to work with at Human Services,” says “I remember how excited the the last 20 years,” he said. “What you’ve
Azure Boure, the current Traditional Food Suquamish Tribe was when we were done is spectacular. You’ve gone from
Coordinator. “As my life changed, I came and able to recruit you and get you on a place where you were always having

R
left Human Services as an employee a few it Bellis retired as Director of the board,” said Tribal member and direc- to fight and fight and fight, to a place
times. Each time I came back, Fran was there Office of Tribal Attorneys as of tor of Human Resources, Jamie Goo- where you’re growing, building, taking
encouraging me. These past few years she the end of 2021. He began work at by, during the honoring. “I know you care of your own people, and taking
has become someone I trust to bounce all my the Tribe in 2007, a time when there had a lot of sleepless nights fighting care of others.”
crazy ideas off of. She quietly encouraged my was still local hostility directed at the for our sovereignty, you stood for that, Bellis plans to remain in the area,
growth in my current work and has been a Tribe, but also a time when the Tribe and have done a lot of great things.” doing some volunteer consulting with
great cheerleader when I needed it.” was entering a new era reclaiming “You came at a time when we really other Tribes, going fishing, return-
“I have seen lots of people come and go culture and growing confidence. needed you,” said Fisheries Director ing to his former practice of making
from the Tribe, but I actually shed a tear when “I want to thank you for all the work Rob Purser. “You put together and furniture.
Fran left,” added Boure. “I will miss her very you did on the cultural resurgence,” maintained an excellent legal team. And he plans to stay in touch with
much.” Chairman Leonard Forsman said at a Your institutional memory is hard to the Tribe. “When Sammy gave me the
Miller has also been instrumental in many December 17 Tribal Council honoring replace, and I wouldn’t have approved paddle, I just about broke into tears,”
other projects over the years, including key for Bellis. of this retirement!” Bellis said. “My love for the Tribe isn’t
roles in Wellness Trek, Wisdom Warriors, “You were part of the infrastructure, Melody Allen, now acting director of going to end. I’ll always try to volun-
Physical Activity, and Meal Time cards for the contracts, negotiations for the House of the Office of Tribal Attorney, thanked teer at canoe journey, just as I always
ELC,  after school and Youth Center classes, Awakened Culture, Veterans Memorial, Bellis for his hard work and camara- did. As long as I can walk and pick up
nutrition programs for the homeless, and Suquamish dock, Chief Seattle’s grave derie, and the Legal Department gifted trash, I’ll be there.”
classes at Wellness.
Meanwhile, her expertise had made her a
sought-after speaker at regional and national
conferences. “Take home tasting kits and sto-
ries from the children’s book, LANA the Igua-
na, may have made their way in your homes at
one time or another,” said Hoffman.
Throughout the pandemic, Miller has
worked tirelessly behind the scenes.
“She is the unsung hero of this year’s vaccine
clinics, as she spent hours and days getting all
the vaccines entered into the state-wide data-
base so they could be accessed at a later time,
said Hoffman.
Miller offered a special thank you, “to our
amazing Tribal cook. Teri Bayes at the ELC
caption
and Eanie Abler and her crew in the Elder’s
Kitchen have been great partners over the
years as we have worked together to make
healthy menu changes that taste great and are Celebrating nearly two decades of service to the Tribe, Suquamish Tribal Council wrapped retiring Legal Director Rit Bellis
well accepted.” in a blanket and gifted him with a paddle during an honoring ceremony in Council Chambers.
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Birthdays

r u ar y
F e b February 21
Ceyenna Norris
Dawn Featherston
Donavan Charlie-Adams
Hazel Mabe
February 13 John Lindell
Carilyn Patrick Jonathan George
February 7 Robert Bird Ka-el Williams
Calina Lawrence Shellene Kurtz Shannon Iaconis
February 1
William Jackson Tanner Kumpf
Aiyana Brown
Jenell Davis February 22
February 8 February 14 Craig Winnie
Golden Hawk Sr. Angela Hill Ha-huli-tud Hawk
February 2
Betty Bagley Melvin Colomb
Ardath Longway
February 9 Conner Jackson William Ross
Brenda Bowman
Bradley George Tina Zaiss
Charles Sigo
Cynthia Power David Weber February 23
Mataya George February 15 Luther Mills Jr.
Dawn Nichols
Lena Chavez
Sho-shyne Jones
William Webber February 10 February 24
George Hill III February 16 Adam Jackson
Gerald Adams Kahteya McDonald Jennifer Rogers
February 3
John Mabe Leland Standley Jose’ Martinez
Barbara Lawrence
Josue Flores Skylene George
Douglas Crowell
Karrisa Jones Kylie Cordero February 25
Stephanie Neeley February 17 Marcus Mabe
Mackenzie Foster
Diane Dozier Sea-Ots-Ton Jones
Olivia Phillips
February 11 Mia Pezzanite
Trisha Smith
Ha-kwa Hu Pai Stobsh February 26
Chiquiti February 18 Crystal Purcell
February 4
Hailey Myers Brandy Boure Jackie Severson
David Mills Jr.
Rebecca Purser Candess Johnson Lisa Henry
Rily Mcintosh III Patricia Medina Michael Immken
February 5
Danielle Alexander Robert Adams
Todd Boyd Jr. February 19 February 27
Marilyn Wandrey
Tracy McMillan Jade Jefferson Jr. Alexis Matthews-Manley
Rebecca Peterson
We-Laka Chiquiti Sr. John Lawrence Jr. Martha George-Sachava
Kathleen Kinsey Rayne O’Brien
February 6
February 12 Laree Miller
Cameron Covarrubias
Carena Covarrubias David Mills Sr. February 28
Steven Sanchez February 20 Carey Webster
Freedom Mowitch
Kaynoni George-Mcgrady Nevaeh Boure
Steven Adams
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To find current career opportunities with the Suquamish Tribe, please
check out the regularly updated job posting on the Tribe's website at:

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For more information call the Job Hotline at:
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