Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - September, 2018

THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE CHEHALIS RESERVATION, ‘PEOPLE OF THE SANDS’
CHEHALIS TRIBAL

NEWSLETTER

September 2018 s HISTORY, HERITAGE AND RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG

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A walk for

hope, help

Chehalis community
raises awareness for
suicide prevention

After the Chehalis Tribal
Health Fair wrapped up on
Sept. 18, community members
met at the Gathering Room
of the Community Center to
participate in the
annual Suicide
Awareness Walk.
The event is
sponsored by the
Chehalis Tribe
Tsapowum Members of the Chehalis Tribal Public Safety Department
Behavioral provided information at the Health Fair.
Health
Department and is in honor of
National Suicide Prevention Fair promotes
month.
After an opening prayer,
tribal member Akasha Slighte
shared a heartfelt poem about good health
her brother who died by
suicide.

See WALK, page 12 Clinic, vendors offer wellness and
safety resources with valuable tips

Fifty vendors took part grow, the Wellness Center serve patients.
in the 2018 Chehalis Tribal is growing right along Chehalis Tribal
with it. Throughout
Wellness Center
Health Fair on Sept. 18 at the afternoon, Director Denise
the Community Center. new staff Walker explained
The Health Fair is an event members took that part of helping
for the tribal community that the opportunity to people with a chronic
introduce themselves to the
disease is figuring
gives Chehalis Tribal Wellness community. out what works best
Center staff an opportunity to They shared details about for each individual.
explain the services that they new services, which have more Specific treatments might
offer. Other health specialists to do with chronic diseases work for some but not others.
from various organizations and treatment. The clinic has The department has new
Participants in the eighth annual across the region also took part a new hepatitis C program and providers looking at innovative
Suicide Awareness Walk take in the event. is making efforts to enhance
healing steps. As the tribe continues to the diabetes program to better See HEALTH FAIR, page 11