Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - May - June 2022

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

TRIBAL

CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER

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inside Sports betting Fabulous Fourth
Chehalis Tribal Royalty / 3 Wear red for MMIW / 7 Tribe looks forward Successful fireworks
Cemetery Cleanup / 5 Birthdays / 9 to new casino offering season on reservation
Healing House / 6 Graduates / 10
Behavioral Health update / 6 Leadership training / 11 page 3 page 4

Perfect hit From left: Tribal

youth participate
in the Cancer
Walk; Skylar

displays a berry
Tribal Days swings back into action White Eagle
bucket in the
with baseball, art, Cancer Walk Chehalis Tribal
Days art show.

By Frazier Myer
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
delivered four days of fabulous
festivities during Chehalis Tribal
Days from May 27-30. The annual
event has been going strong
for decades on the Chehalis
Reservation and continues to
evolve as the premier gathering
the tribe hosts each year.
Events are centered around
baseball and softball tournaments.
As ballplayers compete on the
fields of Tomahawk Stadium and
Legends Field, attendees watch
exciting games, enjoy fresh-cooked
food and shop for traditional Photos by Frazier Myer and Jacob Secena
handmade crafts from vendors.
Tribal members from across
the Pacific Northwest travel for
the annual tournaments and to
help the Chehalis Tribe keep the
longstanding tradition thriving.
The previous two years,

See TRIBAL DAYS / page 2 Ball players give it their all during the games.

Ceremony celebrates sacred fish

Community On May 21, the Chehalis Tribe River. Eleven fish were prepped and
shares held its annual Salmon Ceremony to cooked the traditional way over an
open fire at the fish pit behind the
honor the fish that have been a staple
storytelling, of the Chehalis people for centuries. Natural Resources building. This
gratitude at The event welcomed the beginning year, tribal leaders decided to hold the
event on a Saturday to give the entire
of the fishing season and hope for a
traditional prosperous year on the river. community the opportunity to attend.
Because the salmon run has been
Chehalis Tribal Chairman Harry
salmon feast low on the Chehalis River this spring, Pickernell Sr. welcomed those in
Photos by Frazier Myer and Jacob Secena By Frazier Myer fish for the ceremony came from the
Salmon is cooked over an open fire. Upper Skagit River and Columbia See SALMON / page 12