NWIN #5 – September 2004

Program Summary:
Lummi Tribal member Chenoa Egawa hosts the program from the Lummi Reservation near Bellingham Washington.

Squaxin Welcome Pole
The discovery of a 500 year old cedar gillnet near the shores of the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation prompts a first ever agreement  between a private landowner, a state agency and an Indian Tribe to preserve the archaeological site. Master carver Randy Capoeman of the Quinault Indina Nation is asked to design and carve a “Welcome Pole” that is dedicated in a ceremony at the site. Tulalip Tribal member Niki Cleary reports.

Summer Spill
The ongoing battle over whether to use Columbia Basin river water for power generation or for migrating salmon lands in Federal Court where Judge James Redden rules in favor of  the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission and the Salmon Protection Act. Yakama Tribal member Ronnie Washines reports.

Chief Seattle Club
Even though there are no Indian Reservations within the Seattle City Limits, more than 10,000 Native Americans live there. For the past 30 years the Chief  Seattle Club has provided hot meals and a place to network for Native Americans in downtown Seattle.  Cowlitz Tribal member Mark Anderson reports.

Around Indian Country
•The Tulalip Tribes and the Tulalip Casino sponsor Native American Appreciation Night at Safeco Field. Tulalip Tribes Chairman, Stan Jones, Sr. throws out the first pitch to get the Seattle Mariners game going.
•The Tulalip Casino and Seattle’s KIRO TV partner together to create the reality style television program “Tulalip Casino Nights”.  In the prime time series, team Hit Men eliminated all other teams for a chance to spin for one million dollars, which they won.
•The Suquamish Tribe wins custody of  Old Man House State Park the ancestral  home of Chief Sealth for whom the city of Seattle is named. The park will remain open to the general public.