Page 1 - Chehalis Tribal Newsletter - April 2025

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

TRIBAL

CHEHALIS NEWSLETTER

APRIL 2025 FIND HISTORY, HERITAGE & RESOURCES AT CHEHALISTRIBE.ORG

inside Wildfire readiness Beyond trauma
May birthdays / 2 Tribal Job Fair / 8 Firewise USA training Poets lead group in
CTE highlights / 4 CTE summer registration / 10 prepares community powerful experience
Coping with stress / 7 Emergency Management
MMIW Walk / 8 Team presents plans / 12 page 11 page 6

About 400
Elders and
friends
gathered at
Lucky Eagle
Casino &
Hotel for the
annual Elders
Luncheon on
April 17. The
day featured
exciting
raffles and
entertainment,
dancing, a
salmon lunch
and smiles.
Elders near and far

46 Indian nations represented at Chehalis Tribe’s grand celebration

By Bobbie Bush Nations from United States and and compass, lip balm, healing
Canada. An impressive 395 salves and good-smelling soaps.
The Chehalis Tribal Elders Elders and friends signed in for Snacks were also included in
Luncheon on April 17 was the day. the bags that had nuts and dried
another huge success! When the Everyone was asked to sign fruit, candies and granola bars.
doors opened at Lucky Eagle a purple ticket for door prize At the opening, Chief
Casino & Hotel Events Center drawings and was gifted a swag Community Relations Officer
at 9 a.m., people were lined bag that featured a lunch box, Rodney Youckton welcomed
up outside and down the hall. tissues, sticky notes, water bottle,
Attendees came from 46 Indian pop sockets, pen with flashlight See LUNCHEON / page 3

Fisheries releases 25,000 salmon

Fingerlings By Bobbie Bush accustomed to the smell of the river.
begin their Chehalis Tribal Fisheries worked Returning salmon identify their origin
waters through sense of smell. The
journey in with Natural Resources to release salmon came from Skookumchuck
a vital step 25,000 coho salmon fingerlings into Hatchery through the state of
the Black River on April 15.
Washington.
to protect Fisheries Manager Jesse McMahan After salmon arrive at Chehalis
important said the fish will return to the river in Tribal Fisheries as fry, they are fed fish
three years.
meal while they mature. The salmon
Natural Resources Director Glen Connelly resource While in their growing tanks, Black
helps corral salmon into a net. River water was used to get them See SALMON / page 5