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The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’
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Employee Chehalis tribal land ownership
invests in
community
HR assistant’s positive
approach shines through
By Frazier Myer,
Chehalis tribal member
Jeanette Siufanua,
Administrative Assistant for the
Human Resources Department,
received the February
Employee of the
Month during the
ACE recognition
lunch on March
22. LAND OWNERSHIP TYPE
Jeanette has Tribal trust: 1,467 acres
worked for the Tribal fee: 1,967 acres
Chehalis tribal
government for Individual trust: 1,865
five years and has served in her Chehalis Reservation land
current position with HR since base total acres: 5,395.74
June 2018. Her job duties vary Department of Natural Resources, February 2019
depending on the day; one of
her constant responsibilities
is arranging interviews with Planning for the future
potential employees.
See EMPLOYEE, page 2
Acquisition protects tribe’s natural resources, way of life
This recent purchase of property
By Frazier Myer, Chehalis tribal member provides an example of the steps the
T he Chehalis Tribe is reclaiming tribe and its tribal Department of
and ensuring ownership of its
Natural Resources (DNR) undergo to
traditional lands.
acquire property. While the process is
On Oct. 12, 2018, the
Bureau of Indian Affairs approved and tedious, putting land into trust benefits
existing and future generations of tribal
proclaimed that nearly 150 acres of populations.
land be added to the Chehalis Indian To have an understanding of the
Reservation. process today, it’s best to have knowledge
Notice of the land acquisition was of what led to this point. DNR Realty
recorded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Consultant Sandra Crowell said the
HR Director Stephanie Pickernell Land Titles and records office in the Dawes Act (also known as the General
(left) explains why she nominated Federal Register November 2018 and the Allotment Act) of 1887 played a huge role
Jeanette Siufanua for Employee Chehalis Tribal Government was notified
of the Month. of the official approval on Feb. 27. See FUTURE, page 12
