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CHEHALIS The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation “People of the Sands” TRIBAL NEWSLETTER April 2014 Free Afternoon Cooking Classes Shares Delicious New Questions for Recipes and Exercise for a Healthier Lifestyle an Old Problem in This month’s lunchtime class Indian Education recipe was Spaghetti Squash By Jerad Koepp and Jason Medina Mac and Cheese. Pat Odiorne, In education, blame follows close RD, CDE did the cooking on the heels of trouble. When demonstration. The Spaghetti people fnd out we are Indian Squash you can purchase at any educators, we are routinely asked grocery store. Pat had a Spaghetti to list how public schools are Squash to show and she explained failing our students. We encourage how to cook and prepare it. She the curious to look up the 1928 demonstrated how to make the Meriam Report, the 1969 Kennedy lower fat cheese sauce. Everyone Report, Alonzo Spang’s “Eight who attends the monthly cooking Problems in Indian Education,” demonstration class receives a and their individual district’s report laminated recipe card. Enough card on Native American student Spaghetti Squash Mac and Cheese Participants received instructions on the use of resistance achievement and graduation rates. was prepared for everyone to eat bands for chair exercises at the Chehalis Wellness Center. Lay them out on the dinner table for lunch along with a green salad presentation on how to use them in because it was simple and took and soak in the realization that and frozen grapes. chair exercises. Cassey spoke about little effort. we have the same hundred year the importance of stretching before old problems. Our challenges are The next part of the class was you exercise and after you exercise. The SDPI program does this old—instead let’s start asking why about some simple stretching A laminated sheet was provided class once a month on the fourth they persist. exercises by Cassey Jankowiak. on how to do the exercises she Thursday, noon to 1:00 PM. For better or worse, the United After handing out a Thera-band demonstrated. This fun activity Everyone is invited to join in States government is consistent to everyone, she did a brief was enjoyed by all the participants, Continued on Page 2 in its dealings with Indian Chehalis Tribal Early Learning Program Heads to the Farm! Country. While the European- style education continues, some On Friday, March 28 the Chehalis important accommodations Tribal Early Learning took our have been made by the federal monthly feld trip. This month government, like Title VII and was a visit to Lattin’s Cider Mill in the Johnson-O’Malley Act. What Olympia. has changed dramatically over the last 100 years, however, is We had a great turn out with over 60 people attending! Families Continued on Page 3 came to hear about apple cider, Inside what Lattin’s offers families throughout the year, and of course Community Safety Plan Request ....... 3 we went to visit the farm animals! Health and Wellness Events .............. 4 Each person received a cup of their Community Garden Project ............... 5 homemade apple cider, a fresh cake During the Early Learning March field trip Families spent the Need Help? ....................................... 6 doughnut and each child was given day touring Lattin’s Cider Mill. Tribal Days Notice ............................ 7 a baggy of animal feed. February Birthdays ............................ 8 turkeys, and chickens! At the had a great time together. Heritage & Culture .. ......................... 9 We all walked the farm together end of our tour the children were Thank you to all of our families Students of the Month ...................... 10 and we visited baby bunnies, goats, excited to take a ride on Lattin’s who came out to the farm and a big Chehalis Loan Fund News .............. 11 sheep, lambs, peacocks, ducks, farm train! Despite the rain, we all Continued on Page 2 VR Program News .......................... 12