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

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                           February 2024 FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE & RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG


     inside                                     Many thanks!                              Flaming Pig BBQ
     Letter from Chairman / 4  CTLF empowers / 8  Brunch honors                           Elders celebrate
     Arthur Medina obituary / 5  March birthdays / 9  tribal employees                    birthdays in style
     Elders staff profile / 7  Overcoming a relapse / 10
     Helping our community / 8  VR program moves / 11  page 4                             page 6































     Guests from around the region learned cedar weaving from Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis Basketry master weavers on Feb. 16-17.
     ‘Happy to be weaving’






     Traditional handmade art taught during two-day conference

     By Bobbie Bush                          basketry techniques with old and new friends.
                                             Each master weaver had kits priced according
          he Hazel Pete Institute of Chehalis   to skill level and value of materials. Most
          Basketry hosted a two-day event that   classes were a half day. Some participants
    Tbegan at 9 a.m. Feb. 16 and concluded   were able to complete two projects each day.
     at 4 p.m. Feb. 17.                         Weavers and teachers were fully engaged
       Throughout both days, teachers and    when I arrived on Friday just after 11 a.m.  Kris
     weavers worked together in the Chehalis   Miller worked with Tina Jackson of Suquamish
     Tribe’s Community Center Gymnasium.     Nation on a cedar necklace project. Tina said
       Participants were invited to “sit beside
     master weavers” to learn, relearn and adapt   See WEAVING / page 2


                                                   Thunder Cannabis 2 opens




                                                   Community comes out to support Rochester dispensary

                                                   By Bobbie Bush                         ask a couple of questions and take a few
                                                                                          pictures.
                                                     Between rain and early morning snow     This is the Chehalis Tribe’s second
                                                   flurries on March 1, I was unsure if I could   Thunder Cannabis dispensary. The first
                                                   make it to the grand opening of Thunder   store opened April 10, 2021.
                                                   Cannabis 2 in Rochester.                  Hours are set for 8 a.m.-11 p.m. 365 days
                                                     I arrived at 8:45 a.m. for the official   a year. However, Manager Chris Klatush
     Daniel “Bones” Gleason and Chehalis Tribe Chairman   celebration. Because it was cold and raining,
     Dustin Klatush celebrate the new store.       staff members let me into the facility to   See CANNABIS / page 3
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