Mission
To be a thriving, self-sufficient sovereign people; honoring our past, serving current and future generations
Community Center & Events
Services Provided
- Host tribal, community, and employee events
- Adult Sports Reimbursements
- Table and/or chair rentals
- Facility rentals to tribal and community members
- Funeral Assistance
- Funeral Travel Assistance
- Host various tournaments throughout the year
- Men’s Basketball (March)
- Youth Basketball (May)
- Tribal Days (May)
- Men’s Softball (Summer)
- Co-Ed Youth Softball (Summer)
- Annual Cancer Walk on the Saturday during Memorial Day Weekend if you would like to inquire about adult sports reimbursements, rentals of facilities or chairs/tables, please fill out the applications and send them to the admin assistant.
Facilities Provided
You MUST fill out a waiver form before utilizing facilities on our grounds.
- Weight Room
- Pool/Hot Tub
- Batting Cages
- Tony Medina Skate Park
- Covered Playground
- Legends Fields Pavilion
- Men’s Field
- Women’s Field
- Little League / Fastpitch Field
- Picnic Area
- Playground
- Concessions Stand
- Restrooms
- Gymnasium
- Fish and Clam Pit
- Gathering Room
- Outdoor Basketball Court
Funeral Assistance
The Community & Culture director is now the contact for assistance with eligible funeral allowances for the family. An assigned contact will help families through the process of securing funding allowance, submitting appropriate receipts and paperwork and ensuring check requests for expenses are submitted. All checks will be made to the vendor.
Eligibility allows for funeral expenses up to:
- $8,000* for a Chehalis Tribal Member
- $1,500* for a spouse or child of Tribal Member
- $750* for a parent of a Chehalis Tribal Member
- $300* for a community member (upon prior approval from the Business Committee)
- (*Along with a dinner check of $800).
Funeral Travel funding allowances are now under the Funeral Fund Policy.
Funeral Travel assistance
This may be granted to Chehalis Tribal members to attend a funeral for the passing of a loved one. Assistance cannot exceed two times in a calendar year. Flight or multi-state vehicle travel cost assistance may be granted only after Business Committee prior approval. Flight cost assistance cannot exceed one time in a calendar year. No other travel assistance may be offered if flight cost assistance is received that year. The applicant must provide mileage for travel assistance from travel start point to funeral service location to determine assistance amount permissible under this policy.
Eligibility allowances for Funeral Travel:
- 51 to 100 miles round-trip –$25 gas card
- 101 to 149 miles round-trip –$50 gas card
- 150 to 350 miles round-trip –$100 check
- 351+ miles round trip – $200 check
- Flight or multi-state vehicle travel: $500 check. Only one time per calendar year (upon approval from the Business Committee)
Heritage & Culture Program
We make donation items for most events as requested:
- Memorial Day Flowers for graveyards
- Chehalis Tribal Royalty event
- Salmon Ceremony Donations
- Sewing Classes
- Weaving for age groups (Youth to Elders)
- Veterans Events – Vests, Medallions
- Cancer Walk donations
- Youth Cultural activities
- Beading classes
- Pictures of past and present at events
- Family trees
- Elder activities
- Activity Pictures of work we do
- Funeral donations – Cedar roses, flowers, pictures
- We assist programs for many different activities when they need us
“Teamwork”
We hold the Coastal Jam on the Friday of Chehalis Tribal Days, The Culture Camp in August or September, and the Chehalis Cultural Reunion on the Sunday after Annual Meeting.
Youth Center & K-12
The Youth Center and K-12 have an After School Program that runs August-June where tribal and community children in surrounding schools; Oakville or Rochester, can be dropped off by the school bus at the Community Center or children can be dropped off by their parents. They get served snacks and have scheduled activities daily. In July, the program switches to the Summer Youth Program. Children are able to get dropped off there at 8:00am and picked up by 4:30pm. The staff schedules field trips, activities, or classes daily for youth to attend. Youth get breakfast, lunch, and snacks throughout the Summer Youth Program.
Services Provided
- Coordinates activities for ages 5 and older
- Provide youth with Christmas and back-to-school checks
- After School Youth Program
- Summer Youth Program
- Driver’s Education cost assistance
- Youth activities cost assistance up to $1,000
- Graduation cost assistance
- Youth Tournament(s) cost assistance
- Hosting a youth basketball tournament
Historic Preservation Office
The Chehalis Tribal Historic Preservation Office serves the Tribe by protecting vital cultural and archeological resources. The office does this in many ways, including: government-to-government consultation on projects within the Chehalis Tribe’s Aboriginal Area, promoting the q̓ ʷay ̓a̓ yiłq language, managing the Tribal archives room and providing opportunities for Chehalis Tribal members to learn more about Chehalis historical and cultural information.
The Tribal Historic Preservation Officer protects and conserves historically and culturally significant Tribal assets and sites, executing the Tribe’s historic preservation programs and activities pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act, 54 USC 300101 et seq., and other relevant laws such as State of Washington Executive Order 21-02 regarding archaeological and cultural resources.
If your agency or project wishes to consult pursuant to Section 106 or Executive Order 21-02 or other relevant laws, please contact:
Cultural Resources
The Cultural Resources Management Program serves as the primary governmental source for interpretation and understanding of cultural resources, both living and dead, that may contain cultural information valued by or representative of all Chehalis Basin peoples and their descendants. The Cultural Resources Specialist promotes community access to physical assets as well as intangible culture, artifacts of which reside in the tribal archive and repository.
Additionally, the Cultural Resource Specialist supports the THPO in their efforts to protect historic properties. Please use the CRS as a secondary contact for THPO related concerns.
Forms
Heritage & Culture
- Heritage & Culture Reimbursement (downloadable)
- H&C Policies (downloadable)
- H&C Bylaws (downloadable)
Youth Center & K-12
Meet The Team
Administration & Events
Cheryle Starr
Jodine Duenas-Cabanayan
Philip Youckton
Kelsey Bray
Heritage & Culture
Trudy Marcellay
Karen Klatush
Halisa Higheagle
Brinn Marri
K-12
JJ Shortman
Jodie Smith
Bev Starr
Talisa Capoeman
Rickie Marion
Sandy Ruiz Greenway
Joey Navarro
Youth Center
Leroy Boyd
Elaine Myer
Alexis Starr-Wright
