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

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inside Pulling together
Tribal Youth Workers learn August birthdays / 10 Canoe Journey
smart money moves / 7 Naloxone saves lives / 11 celebrates rich PAGES 4-5
CTLF golf tournament / 8 Aberdeen emergency
Enterprises updates / 9 preparedness expo / 12 culture, tradition

Summer party celebrates
employees and their many
wonderful contributions.
Picnic
Almost a hundred acres that has remained a haven for wildlife will return to the Chehalis Tribe.
Pristine land returns honors

95-ACRE DONATION COULD CREATE CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDOR workers

By Bobbie Bush Families join Tribal
epresentatives from the employees for a fun
Chehalis Tribe, Conservation day of appreciation
RNorthwest, the Washington
state Department of Fish & Wildlife By Frazier Myer
and Department of Transportation
and other supporters gathered The Chehalis Tribe held
July 18 on Case Road in Rochester its annual Employee Picnic at
to celebrate a collaborative effort Columbus Park on Aug. 15.
to develop a wildlife corridor over Hundreds of employees
Interstate-5. and their families attended the
The Erickson Family of Vine event to enjoy a day at Black
Maple Farms hosted the celebration Lake in Olympia.
that kicked off at 11:30 a.m. and Although the rainy weather
featured a traditional salmon lunch meant no volleyball and
at 1 p.m. Chehalis Tribal Fisheries cornhole competitions this
provided and cooked fish in the year, Events staff still created a
traditional way. successful afternoon.
The Chehalis Tribe has been The picnic started with
working with Conservation recognition of longtime
The group who met up in Rochester celebrated the return of Tribal
See LAND / page 2 lands and a safer future for animals crossing Interstate-5. See PICNIC / page 6