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The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, ‘People of the Sands’


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     Wood carvers showcase                                 $5,000 donation              inside
     Tribal artists connect,                               Tribe steps up to help       Employee of the Month / 4  Benefits Fair / 9
     share ideas, sell work                                cancer research              Staff profiles / 5   Health briefs / 9
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                                                                                        Lucky Eagle leads drive
     page 6                                                page 8                       for The Other Bank / 5  Students of the Month / 11

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          ART        BASEBALL        CANCER WALK        FUN RUN        ROYALTY

                                                                                           highlights


                                                                                           fish struggle




                                                                                           Sacred day honors traditions,
                                                                                           but also brings awareness
                                                                                           to low salmon numbers

                                                                                           By Frazier Myer
                                                                                             Tribal members and employees
                                                                                           gathered at the Community Center for the
                                                                                           2019 Salmon Ceremony lunch on May 16.
                                                                                             This year was different from previous
                                                                                           celebrations. To accommodate the
                                                                                           number of people in attendance, the
                                                                                           event was moved from its usual location
                                                                                           by the fish pit to the Gathering Room.
                     TRIBAL DAYS                                                           the fish. Because of the low numbers of
                                                                                           Another major change was the source of
                                                                                           fish in the rivers, the state and the tribe
                                                                                           had to secure salmon from fishermen on
                                                                                           the Columbia River.
                                                                                             The tribe was still able to host a
                Busy Memorial weekend                                                      successful event and provide a traditional
                knocks it out of the park                                                  meal. However, the current state of
                                                                                           numbers produced during the salmon
                By Frazier Myer
                                                                                           run are a cause for concern among the
                   Chehalis Tribal Days is a jam-                                          tribal people.
                packed event held every Memorial Day
                weekend. The festivities this year from                                    See CEREMONY, page 7
                May 24-27 drew in hundreds of Native
                Americans from the surrounding area.
                The action began on Friday night with
                a double-header in the men’s hardball
                tournament. Skokomish earned a win
                in the first game of the weekend over
                the Rockies.
                   In the late hours of the night, the
                host-team, Tomahawks, took on the
                Black Hawks underneath the lights of
                Tomahawk Stadium. The Black Hawks
                took the early momentum and never
                                                     The 2019 Chehalis Tribal Days
                See TRIBAL DAYS, page 2              knocks it out of the park.
                                                                                           Tribal youth take part in the Salmon
                                                                                           Ceremony, a ritual along the Chehalis River.
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