Page 2 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - July 2019

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Tribe recognizes

outstanding work

Employee of the Month serves. Yet, her accomplishments
and Supervisor of the are so vast that she has been
recognized as the June Employee
Quarter honored of the Month.
Supportive supervision
Amanda Marquez of the Social
Service department received the Barb Sanders was honored
June Employee of the Month as Supervisor of the Quarter
award for her during the ACE awards Luncheon
commitment on July 26.
and constant Sanders also is often Behaviorial Health’s Barb Sanders (left) was recognized for her diligent
efforts toward overlooked because the work professionalism during more than 20 years serving the Chehalis Tribe.
improving the she does is confidential. Her She was nominated by Department Director Leah Niccolocci.
Chehalis tribal nomination letter was submitted
community. by Director of Behavioral Health “Because of her figure for the Behavioral
Jose Caywood Leah Niccolocci. strong, supportive, Health team.
nominated Amanda Niccolocci recognized Sanders consistent supervision, “She is graceful,”
Marquez for Marquez for her more than 20 years of our department runs Niccolocci said. “She
diligently service to the Chehalis Tribe and seamlessly,” Niccolocci takes her job very
completing her responsibilities, being an “unsung hero.” She said said. seriously while having a
which vary on a daily basis as the nature of her work, which Even as the director great sense of humor.”
she works with tribal families is strictly confidential, is the of the department, Sanders briefly spoke
and children. She goes above and reason Sanders has yet to receive Niccolocci seeks after receiving the award.
beyond to follow through on the recognition. assistance and guidance “I really appreciate my
mission as an Indian Child Care Fellow staff members feel from Sanders. job,” she said.
Social Worker. Sanders is both knowledgeable She shares her wealth of She is appreciative of the tribe
Caywood wrote in his and approachable. She is second in knowledge with all of her co- for providing her with longevity in
nomination letter that “Amanda is charge when the director is away. workers and is viewed as a key her specialized field.
willing to do whatever is asked of
her, each and every day.”
Marquez “cares about each and
every community member she
supports,” Caywood said.
She takes her responsibilities
seriously and is constantly making
efforts to create a constructive
change within the tribal
community.
Her enthusiastic mindset and
cheerful attitude aids the positive
morale among the Chehalis Tribe
community and her co-workers.
A majority of the work
Marquez does is undisclosed
to the majority of the tribe.
Her job duties are confidential,
therefore the changes she makes Assistant General Manager Jesse Gleason emceed the ACE luncheon as they named the June Employee of
go unnoticed beyond those she the Month and Supervisor of the Quarter.

Efforts to restore ancestral lands nets 218 acres

Submitted by Sandra Crowell, proclamations were announced resources. Property taxes no The Bureau of Indian
Department of Natural Resources in the Federal Register to include longer apply to parcels in trust or Affairs and the Bureau of Land
contractor commercial properties in Grand on newly proclaimed reservation. Management must approve
Mound and 93rd Avenue in In addition, many pieces specific steps in the process.
The reservation is now Tumwater, as well as river of property on the reservation The Realty program, Chehalis
218 acres larger, thanks to a protection land north of Oakville. and owned by non-natives have Department of Natural Resources,
proclamation approved on May The reservation land is used for been reclaimed in fee-to-trust has submitted proclamations that
8 by the U.S. Department of economic development, housing applications as part of the original expand the reservation by 761
Interior in Washington, D.C. Two and protection of streams and 1864 boundaries. acres since 2017.