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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION, ‘PEOPLE OF THE SANDS’
TRIBAL
CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER
A FREE PUBLICATION / FOR MORE TRIBAL HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES, SEE CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG / SEPTEMBER 2016
Back-to-school fun Bike Rodeo inside Constitution meetings / 8
Heritage & Culture classes / 9
Kids get supplies, Safety course teaches Youth workers / 2 Tribal employees picnic / 9
last summer blast children new skills WSDOT plans/ 2 Birthdays / 12
Pet fair / 3
page 11 page 3 Jail program honored / 4
INFORMATION
Learn more at powwows.com/
what-is-a-pow-wow.
Teaching traditions
Educational powwow encourages participation
Powwows are an important part of our but rather an educational Drummers and
rich heritage. They bring people together experience for those who aren’t dancers perform
to dance, drum, sing and visit as well as familiar with the traditions behind a during a powwow
renew friendships and create new ones. powwow. primer at the
Legends Field
The Heritage & Culture Program The sound of the drums and complex on
invited Gary Smith Jr. and his drum and singers echoed all around the Legends Aug. 17.
dance group from the Yakama Nation Field complex. It also was a chance
to introduce the powwow culture to our to encourage the young to become
community Aug. 17. This was something See POWWOW, page 10
new this year. It wasn’t a real powwow,
Vocational Rehabilitation Parade is a big success
Chehalis tribal The third annual Vocational could be heard from the floats and that participated. They did a great
departments Rehabilitation Outreach Parade was crowd. job designing floats and making
reach out to held Aug. 12 on Anderson Road/ sure everyone was involved. This
community Howanut Road. It was a sunny day, The parade was established to event would not be such a success
unlike last year’s thunderstorm. show off our tribal departments to See PARADE, page 7
Train whistles, laughter and music the community. We would like to say
thank you to all of the departments
TRIBAL
CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER
A FREE PUBLICATION / FOR MORE TRIBAL HISTORY, HERITAGE AND ACTIVITIES, SEE CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG / SEPTEMBER 2016
Back-to-school fun Bike Rodeo inside Constitution meetings / 8
Heritage & Culture classes / 9
Kids get supplies, Safety course teaches Youth workers / 2 Tribal employees picnic / 9
last summer blast children new skills WSDOT plans/ 2 Birthdays / 12
Pet fair / 3
page 11 page 3 Jail program honored / 4
INFORMATION
Learn more at powwows.com/
what-is-a-pow-wow.
Teaching traditions
Educational powwow encourages participation
Powwows are an important part of our but rather an educational Drummers and
rich heritage. They bring people together experience for those who aren’t dancers perform
to dance, drum, sing and visit as well as familiar with the traditions behind a during a powwow
renew friendships and create new ones. powwow. primer at the
Legends Field
The Heritage & Culture Program The sound of the drums and complex on
invited Gary Smith Jr. and his drum and singers echoed all around the Legends Aug. 17.
dance group from the Yakama Nation Field complex. It also was a chance
to introduce the powwow culture to our to encourage the young to become
community Aug. 17. This was something See POWWOW, page 10
new this year. It wasn’t a real powwow,
Vocational Rehabilitation Parade is a big success
Chehalis tribal The third annual Vocational could be heard from the floats and that participated. They did a great
departments Rehabilitation Outreach Parade was crowd. job designing floats and making
reach out to held Aug. 12 on Anderson Road/ sure everyone was involved. This
community Howanut Road. It was a sunny day, The parade was established to event would not be such a success
unlike last year’s thunderstorm. show off our tribal departments to See PARADE, page 7
Train whistles, laughter and music the community. We would like to say
thank you to all of the departments
