http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/ News and Information for the South Sound Region en-ca webmaster@tacomaweekly.com Copyright 2009 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/w9UIMlno2SA/727 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/727 <p>Chemical dependency professional Daniel Felizardo began working in his field in 2006 after fighting his own struggles with substance abuse. </p><p>While attending Evergreen State College, he began working as a residential assistant for the Puyallup Tribal Health Authority’s adult inpatient treatment center. He left the PTHA for six months to…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/w9UIMlno2SA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/727 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/hh2N4DI0Nlw/726 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/726 <p>An estimated 4,000 Tribal Members received their flu prevention kits in October and have received rave reviews.</p><p>“Thank you PTHA for the self-care kit! It was mailed to my home at the most perfect time! I was home sick yesterday when the mail-person delivered it. I couldn’t find my thermometer and…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/hh2N4DI0Nlw" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/726 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/X_A7HDNhX1E/725 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/725 <p>If you have diabetes, you know the day-to-day steps needed to manage diabetes can be hard. Diabetes can lead to serious health problems, such as blindness, loss of limb, kidney failure, heart disease and early death. Managing diabetes can be easier if you set goals and make a plan. </p><p>People…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/X_A7HDNhX1E" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/725 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/wkLx73cTKII/724 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/724 <p>This year many people need more than one dose of flu vaccine. There are shots and nasal mist. How do you know who should get what and when?</p><p></p><p><strong>Flu Vaccine Types</strong></p><p>  Seasonal Flu: Recommended that ALL people receive ONE dose of either</p> <ul> <li>Seasonal Inactivated Flu Shots</li> <li> Seasonal Live Attenuated…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/wkLx73cTKII" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/724 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/JeYrs71sq00/723 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/723 <p>Chief Leschi School’s Spirit Week was Oct. 13-16. Highlights of the week included Twin Day, the Steve Urkel Fashion Show, three-legged balloon volleyball, and the introduction of the Spirit Stick. The Spirit Stick was granted to the senior class. Worth valuable class competition points the Spirit Stick had to be…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/JeYrs71sq00" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/723 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/m0X3e2tY_8E/722 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/722 <p>It was a busy weekend for the Future Hawks. On Oct. 24 they played their first playoff game at Stadium Bowl in Tacoma. They defeated Graham-Kapowsin 49-16 to advance to the championship game in their age division.</p><p>GK trailed by just five points in the second quarter, 21-16. From that point…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/m0X3e2tY_8E" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/722 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/QjYCDOcrMM4/721 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/721 <p>It began with the making of baskets. The native people of the Plateau derived abstract, geometric designs from the world around them and wove these into the fantastic technology of basketry. Landscape features like mountains or the pattern seen in the gills and guts of the all-important salmon found their…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/QjYCDOcrMM4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/721 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/wULJjOOTicI/720 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/720 <p>The Tribe’s Public Safety Depart-ment got a taste of how it would handle a major disaster Oct. 21. </p><p>The Tribe joined in with 500 other participants across the county to exercise response and preparedness for a natural disaster, specifically a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. </p><p>The “Shake ‘n Quake” drill was the…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/wULJjOOTicI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/720 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/U8zLHafeNS8/719 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/719 <p>Over the years, canoe journeys have become an integral part of many Coastal Tribes’ way of life and tradition. But it was not always like that. For more than a century, cultural practices, language and spiritual expression were suffocated in Native American culture.</p><p>“Canoe Way,” a new documentary by Puyallup tribal…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/U8zLHafeNS8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/719 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/hVtl9Ec4pZU/718 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/718 <p>As part of the Tribe’s effort to create a safer, healthier community, tribal members and  departments got together for a night of entertainment and education.</p><p>This summer, increased gang violence in tribal housing complexes prompted the Tribal Council to re-implement a gang task force that had previously fizzled out.  </p><p>The gang…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/hVtl9Ec4pZU" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/718 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/FDnfRaLRMuI/717 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/717 <p><strong>By Rick Basnaw</strong></p><p> </p><p>  was one of three public, private or Bureau of Indian Education schools recognized as “Best After-School Program of the Year” at the 21st Century Community Learning Centers National Conference in Denver, Colo. (Sept. 9-10). CLS was selected for the award from all of the Bureau of Indian…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/FDnfRaLRMuI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/717 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/MjKSXPFh4_Q/716 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/716 <p><strong>By Norm Dorpat</strong></p> <p>Chief Leschi Schools has once again received the Bureau of Indian Education’s recognition of exceptional accomplishments met in special education. Chief Leschi’s program was honored as a “level one” school at a recent bureau conference. The program met multiple positive indicators including reduced suspensions and positive outcomes…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/MjKSXPFh4_Q" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/716 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/IlX1El9v728/715 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/715 <p>Bullying, intimidation, and harassment can be serious obstacles to students’ personal, educational and career pursuits. Often, students do not realize that the words they use can be hurtful to another. Chief Leschi Middle School/High School strives to build a school community where students always feel safe and where they can…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/IlX1El9v728" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/715 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/bUNO8dbasok/714 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/714 <p>More than 120 tribal employees and their family members stepped out against diabetes Oct. 10, taking a stride, and a stand, against the disease, which has a strong impact on the tribal community.</p><p>This is the second year tribal employees have participated in the Nationwide American Diabetes Association Step Out Walk…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/bUNO8dbasok" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/714 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/puFaG0KChoE/713 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/713 <p>In spring 2010 six red wolves will call the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium (PDZA) home again. If it were 1970, that would be almost half of the nation’s entire population of the animal. Back then, there were only 14 known red wolves in the country. Today, because of concerted…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/puFaG0KChoE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/713 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/X0c5dP7B-b4/712 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/712 <p>Puyallup Tribal members were recently mailed self-care kits sponsored by Tribal Council and Puyallup Tribal Health Authority. If you did not receive a kit, we encourage you to stock-up on the following supplies:</p> <ul> <li> Facemasks</li> <li> Thermometer</li> <li>Cough syrup</li> <li>Tylenol</li> <li>Hand Sanitizer</li> <li>Tissue</li> </ul> <p>The most effective action is…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/X0c5dP7B-b4" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/712 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/TWv_jKTNPzE/711 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/711 <p>Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) has received its second three-year accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC).</p><p>After months of going through the in-depth accreditation process, the AAAHC re-certified the PTHA for another three years, the longest certification timeframe available to health care organizations. Certifications of as little…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/TWv_jKTNPzE" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/711 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/kSLktpnqih8/710 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/710 <p>After years of working odd jobs around the Pacific Northwest, Diana Tapasa-Ibarra stumbled onto the medical field, where she has now worked for more than a decade.</p><p>After the birth of her first child, Diana Tapasa-Ibarra was unemployed and was told about a part-time receptionist position at her Seattle doctor’s office.…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/kSLktpnqih8" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/710 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/P0HHCzLI6i0/709 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/709 <p>Sister and brother team JoAnne Webb and Dwayne Hohn has developed the new face for the Puyallup Tribe.</p><p>After decades of using a salmon as the logo for the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tribal Council sought applications for a new design to freshen up the Tribe’s image, making it more unique…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/P0HHCzLI6i0" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/709 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/9rhZVZ0C_8A/708 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/708 <p>With the increased risk of Swine Flu, the Puyallup Tribe is working within all departments to increase prevention of the flu and the spread of sickness among the tribal community. </p><p>Puyallup Tribal Health Authority (PTHA) has taken a proactive approach to both the seasonal and Swine (H1N1) flu. Both PTHA…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/9rhZVZ0C_8A" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/708 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/MjTGDweXxCc/707 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/707 <p>For years Puyallup tribal elders have heard that a place of their own was on its way. </p><p>On Oct. 10, two decades of talk and promises became a reality as elders took their first steps into the House of Respect, a facility made by and for one of the Tribe’s…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/MjTGDweXxCc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/707 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/ruXiJdQfo9s/706 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/706 <p>Three Dog Night and Kansas, both highly successful rock ‘n roll bands of the 1970s, are joining forces at the EQC for a full night of feel-good hits from the era. </p><p>On Oct. 10, both bands will perform. From “Mamma Told Me (Not to Come)” to “Carry on My Wayward…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/ruXiJdQfo9s" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/706 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/_KvkruO440o/705 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/705 <p>Two decades ago, the Puyallup Tribe finally got its voice.</p><p>Through the establishment of the Puyallup Tribal News in 1989, the Tribe created a consistent form of communication, creating stronger connections and transparency with the membership, as well as the outside world and mainstream media. </p><p>“The mainstream media had always been…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/_KvkruO440o" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/705 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/0_TnjV3_4fA/704 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/704 <p>On Sept. 16, 165 staff members from Puyallup Tribal Health Authority came together for the first annual all-staff retreat. The sports-themed event was held at the Kiana Lodge in Poulsbo. School buses shuttled staff to the six-acre waterfront resort, where they were greeted with their playbook and PTHA sport shirt.…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/0_TnjV3_4fA" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/704 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/VV5OPRtg8jc/703 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/703 <p>This year, Chief Leschi launched its new life skills and post-secondary planning program for students in grades seven through 12. This program, called Quest, aims to help students make clear, careful and creative plans for life beyond high school. It is designed to help students be what they dream, by…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/VV5OPRtg8jc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/703 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/pHmTUWyushc/702 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/702 <p>Both football teams from the Puyallup Tribal Youth Center were in action on Sept. 26. The Future Hawks, in their second year in the 14 and under division, are in top form while the new team, the Warriors in the 11 and under division, are a work in progress.</p><p>The Warriors…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/pHmTUWyushc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/702 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/2hc6NFNOcHc/701 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/701 <p>Connie McCloud, cultural coordinator for the Puyallup Tribe, said a blessing at the grand opening of Tacoma Goodwill’s new Milgard Work Opportunity Center Sept. 23. The center will provide extensive technical and career training opportunities to adults and at-risk youth from throughout the area. </p><p>The Puyallup Tribe contributed $100,000 to…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/2hc6NFNOcHc" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/701 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/zt8CeQ1OEFI/700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/700 <p>Natural resources was the focus of the membership meeting, held Sept. 26, following the recent closure of the Puyallup River to sport fishermen during designated tribal hours. </p><p>Presentations from the Fishing and Shellfish de-partments caused a stir, as members were able to voice their concerns about fishing and shellfish policy,…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/zt8CeQ1OEFI" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/700 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/gIZNV1H_vtY/699 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/699 <p>Puyallup Tribe co-hosted the 56th annual Affiliated Tribe of Northwest Indians (ATNI) conference with the Muckleshoot Tribe Sept. 20-24.</p><p>The annual conference is a way for tribal leaders from throughout Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Alaska to get together and discuss sovereignty and tribal issues with decision-makers at the state and…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/gIZNV1H_vtY" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/699 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~3/pVBYD1uXf3g/698 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/698 <p>The Puyallup Tribe of Indians and the city of Tacoma joined forces last weekend in an effort to help residents and tribal members clean up their homes and First Creek on the East Side. </p><p>On Sept. 19, tribal members, city employees and many volunteers came out near the parking lots…<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PuyallupTribalNews/~4/pVBYD1uXf3g" height="1" width="1"/> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.puyalluptribalnews.net/article/698