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THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION, ‘PEOPLE OF THE SANDS’
TRIBAL
CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER
april 2017
FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG
inside Movie Night / 3 Birthdays / 9 Basketball showcase Help finding a job
Climate symposium / 4 Early Learning news / 10
Lunch and Learn / 6 Roof charity dinner / 11 Players rock native Tribal businesses offer
Free fitness classes / 8 Students of the Month / 12 hoops tournament excellent resources
page 2 page 5
Nature HISTORY The first Mother’s Tea
provides brought out the children
The nettle is a source and ladies who love them.
Community class forages of tribal strength.
for wild nettles to make Mother’s
nutritious, delicious food Instructor Tea honors
Elise Krohn special gals
Community members gathered early on shares a tale
March 20 at the Elders Center to head Families celebrate
outside and harvest a delightful treat from Lower with crafts, dinner
Mother Nature offers to her people. Elwah Storyteller
The super food stinging nettle was the Roger Fernandes Contributed by Orinda
focus of the latest plant medicine class about the importance of Goddard, Vocational
from experienced herbalist and wild the nettle: Page 7 Rehabilitation Lead Counselor
foods educator Elise Krohn. Together
with Charlene Abrahamson, they Watch the teaching by The Chehalis Tribe’s
guided participants on using edible wild Roger: youtube.com/ first Mother’s Tea brought
plants that provide food for the soul, together moms, grandmas,
mind and spirit. watch?v=FKO aunties and kids for a lovely
ez3zhuUY evening.
Because our society is accustomed
to running to the grocery store, the The event was held at
lost art of foraging for wild edibles the Gathering Room on
has become a novelty instead of a March 31. All proceeds will
necessity. Our ancestors not only go toward the 10th annual
knew how to identify wild plants that Cancer Walk. We’d like to
were edible, but they also wisely used offer a big thank you to
this free bounty. It’s unbelievable the 65 participants who
how much food you can collect came out to support our
fundraiser.
See NETTLES, page 7
Along with providing
Tribal member food, volunteers set up a
Makayla
Ortivez See TEA, page 11
gathers nettles
during a class
field trip.
Elise Krohn
demonstrates
how to make
nettle soup
in the Elders
Center kitchen.
TRIBAL
CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER
april 2017
FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG
inside Movie Night / 3 Birthdays / 9 Basketball showcase Help finding a job
Climate symposium / 4 Early Learning news / 10
Lunch and Learn / 6 Roof charity dinner / 11 Players rock native Tribal businesses offer
Free fitness classes / 8 Students of the Month / 12 hoops tournament excellent resources
page 2 page 5
Nature HISTORY The first Mother’s Tea
provides brought out the children
The nettle is a source and ladies who love them.
Community class forages of tribal strength.
for wild nettles to make Mother’s
nutritious, delicious food Instructor Tea honors
Elise Krohn special gals
Community members gathered early on shares a tale
March 20 at the Elders Center to head Families celebrate
outside and harvest a delightful treat from Lower with crafts, dinner
Mother Nature offers to her people. Elwah Storyteller
The super food stinging nettle was the Roger Fernandes Contributed by Orinda
focus of the latest plant medicine class about the importance of Goddard, Vocational
from experienced herbalist and wild the nettle: Page 7 Rehabilitation Lead Counselor
foods educator Elise Krohn. Together
with Charlene Abrahamson, they Watch the teaching by The Chehalis Tribe’s
guided participants on using edible wild Roger: youtube.com/ first Mother’s Tea brought
plants that provide food for the soul, together moms, grandmas,
mind and spirit. watch?v=FKO aunties and kids for a lovely
ez3zhuUY evening.
Because our society is accustomed
to running to the grocery store, the The event was held at
lost art of foraging for wild edibles the Gathering Room on
has become a novelty instead of a March 31. All proceeds will
necessity. Our ancestors not only go toward the 10th annual
knew how to identify wild plants that Cancer Walk. We’d like to
were edible, but they also wisely used offer a big thank you to
this free bounty. It’s unbelievable the 65 participants who
how much food you can collect came out to support our
fundraiser.
See NETTLES, page 7
Along with providing
Tribal member food, volunteers set up a
Makayla
Ortivez See TEA, page 11
gathers nettles
during a class
field trip.
Elise Krohn
demonstrates
how to make
nettle soup
in the Elders
Center kitchen.
