Daniel Eugene Queen known as Sauki, was born February 8, 1970, to Troy and Kathleen Queen in Portland, Oregon. Daniel entered into rest peacefully in the morning hours of December 15, 2016. Daniel grew up in Tulalip, WA, and was a well-known Tulalip Tribal member. Some of Daniel’s favorite hobbies included basketball, base-ball, and was a member of the Quil Ceda Muskrats. He enjoyed camping, going for rides, shopping, spending time with his huge family, and watching Seahawks games with his partner in crime, his dad, Troy. Daniel leaves behind his father, Troy Queen, his son, Aaron Price, his siblings, Michael Johnson, David (Darlene) Johnson, Donna Chambers, Karan Kurnick (Chuck), Kathy Story, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Daniel is preceded in death by his loving mother, Kathleen Queen, his brother, Gary Chambers; his aunts, Mary, Elsie, Yvonne, Barbara, Philomena; uncles Dick, Pat, Myron, John, and other extended relatives. Visitation will be held on December 20, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with a Shaker service to follow at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be December 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery.
James M. Enick James M. Enick (Tum Tum) 41 of Tulalip, WA, was born to Eddy Pablo Sr. And Cheryl Tovar on May 19, 1975, he went to be with the Lord on December 14, 2016. Some of the things James enjoyed was being a Barber, Fisherman, crabbing, construction work, watching football, gambling, cooking, working Boom City. most of all spending time with family and telling stories (family comedian). He leaves behind his daughters Taylor, Chantel; mother, Cheryl (Dan) Tovar, Lori Parks; brothers, Matthew, Roy (Ananda), Eddy Jr. (Sage), Dean (Darlena) Kanim (Shay), sisters, Ami (Charles), Tara and Leandra; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. What will be missed the most about James is his shared love, compassion, helping and entertaining family. Viewing will be on December 19, 2016, from 1-2 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home. Interfaith services will take place at 6 p.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym. Funeral services will be held on December 20, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery.
Source: Jeanne Steffener, Tulalip Tribes Higher ED
Geology is the study of Earth…our home. Most people think of it as the study of rocks but it is actually the study of the materials and processes which make earth an amazing dynamic planet capable of supporting life. An important part of geology is the study of how Earth’s materials, structures, processes and organisms inhabiting our planet have changed over time.
Study of the geologic record tells us about the Earth – the evolution of life, its history, the continents and how they evolved, the ocean basins, and our climate. Historical geology teaches us about fossil life and the physical changes to the earth since its beginning. These changes include the movements of the continents; the formation and reconfiguration of ocean basins; growth of mountain ranges; erosion and redistribution of sediments; changes in surface environments and changes in climate over time.
As geologists work to try to understand the history of our planet, it helps them to envision how events and processes of the past might affect the future…our future. The Earth processes geologists study include landslides, earthquakes, floods and volcanic eruptions. These events can be very hazardous to people.
Geologists work at understanding these processes as they strive to avoid building structures where they might be damaged. For instance, if geologists can maps areas that have flooded in the past, they can recognize areas that could potentially flood in the future. These maps could potentially determine where and where not to develop communities as well as determine where flood protection or flood insurance is necessary.
People use earth materials every day. They use oil that is produced by drilling holes into the Earth then extracting it, metals are mined and water is drawn from streams or underground. The process is geologists performing studies that locate materials of the Earth, then they plan how to extract and remove the materials from the rocks. Similar work is done to locate and produce oil, gas, gems, metals and water.
Today we are very concerned about climate change. In helping to minimize the effects of climate change geologists work to learn about past climates on earth and how they have changed across time. Through studying and understanding historical geology we learn what is affecting our current climate change and what the results might be.
Geology can be a very interesting and rewarding career. The minimum required training for Geology is a four-year college degree. Many geologists earn master’s and doctorate degrees. The advanced degrees provide a higher level of training in specialty areas such as paleontology, mineralology, hydrology or volcanology. Advanced degrees often qualify the geologist for supervisory positions, research assignments and teaching positions at the university level.
Employment opportunities are very good for geologists. Geology graduates with a strong academic background and good grades have no trouble finding positions.
If you are considering pursuing a career in a very interesting and exciting field, there are many universities offering courses and programs in geology The job possibilities for someone with additional training and skills are limitless. Please call Higher ED staff at 360-716-4888 or email us at highered@tulaliptribes-nsn.gov to find out more information.
Each year during the month of December, maps are displayed at the Tulalip Administration building. The maps aren’t in preparation of a long road trip nor for a treasure hunt adventure, instead they hold a more significant value to Tulalip tribal members, employees and the community.
A necessity to governments, especially sovereign nations, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a huge role in preserving resources for future generations. GIS is the technology that allows the tribe to monitor, question, analyze, and interpret geographically referenced data to understand relationships and patterns throughout the reservation.
The GIS team creates a variety of maps to study a range of topics including historical events as well as natural and cultural resources. The tribe uses GIS to track salmon during spawning season to find how far they travel. During this process the tribe often finds blocked culverts and alerts Washington’s Department of Transportation. The GIS team uses this information to assist with the Culvert Replacement project the State recently passed.
Other maps displayed the progress of the Qwuloolt Estuary Project, traditional names of local cities, neighboring Salish tribes who also speak Lushootseed, and a map depicting how far each tribe had to travel to sign the Point Elliot Treaty of 1855.
GIS specialist Michelle Totman was available for personal tours, giving detailed descriptions and teaching community members how to read and analyze the maps. She states, “It’s a unique way to see the world and a great way to understand how we are connected to each other.”
During its eleventh year, the map and technology expo attracted plenty of curiosity. The event included live land-surveying demonstrations and activities. Several departments that collaborate with the GIS team were present to speak about the importance of GIS in tribal government. Community members dropped in throughout the day to learn about GIS and how the technology is assisting the tribe’s vision for a thriving environment for future generations.
After their season opening 74-6 victory over the Marysville Getchell Chargers c-team, the Tulalip Heritage Lady Hawks (1-0) traveled south to play another out of league game vs. Tacoma Baptist. The game was played on Saturday, December 3, and it did not go well for the Lady Hawks. They were outscored by 40 points, losing 23-63. Tulalip quickly shook off the loss and put their attention to their next opponent, the Bears of Chief Kitsap Academy.
On Wednesday, December 7, the Lady Hawks hosted the Bears at Francy J. Sheldon gymnasium. The Chief Kitsap team is a young squad comprised of only two upper classmen to go with three 9th graders and two 8th graders. While on the other side, senior guard Aliya Jones was making her home court debut for the Lady Hawks.
Just like their last home game, the Lady Hawks came out firing on all cylinders from the opening tip. They girls were locking up on defense, forcing turnovers, grabbing nearly every rebound, and executing their offense. Aliya wasted no time going into attack mode and scored 12 points in the opening quarter. Tulalip went up 16-0 before making a four player substitution. The Bears didn’t score a field goal, but did manage to get on the board with a pair of free-throws late in the 1st quarter.
The home team was up 20-2 going into the 2nd quarter. With the starters back in the game, the Lady Hawks again controlled every facet of the game and pushed their lead to 32-2. Sophomore Claudia Parker went on an 8-0 run of her own, including the only two 3-pointers of the game, thanks to well-timed passes from her teammates. The Bears were held scoreless in the quarter and at halftime the Lady Hawks led 44-2.
The 2nd half was more Tulalip domination. Aliya and Keryn Parks combined to quickly score 14 points to start the 3rd quarter before hitting the bench after their team took a 64-5 lead. When the game ended, the Lady Hawks had won by 59 points, 66-7, upping their record to (2-1) on the young season. Aliya led all scorers with a game high 24 points.
The Lady Hawks hit the road for one game before returning for back-to-back home games on Friday, December 16, vs. Lummi Nation and Tuesday, December 20, vs. Summit Sierra.
On Monday, December 12, fourteen Native students were honored with a graduation banquet at the Hibulb Cultural Center for their commitment to training for a better tomorrow. The fourteen students, six of whom are Tulalip, were the latest cohort to complete an intensive three-month pre-apprenticeship construction trades program offered by our TERO Vocational Training Center (TVTC).
As far we know, the program, which is managed by the Tulalip TERO department, is the first and only state and nationally recognized Native American pre-apprenticeship program in the country. The program is accredited through South Seattle Community College and Renton Technical College, while all the in-class, hands-on curriculum has been formally approved by the Washington State Apprentice and Training Council.
The three-month program provides curriculum that teaches a variety of construction trades and skills that can last a life time. Upon completion, the graduate’s dedication to a better future is rewarded with a wide-range of new employment opportunities now available to each graduate as they navigate the construction trades career path. In addition, students are trained and awarded certifications in flagging, first aid/CPR, and OSHA 10-hour safety training. Upon completion of the program students are ready to safely enter the construction work environment and demonstrate everything they’ve learned.
Tulalip tribal member and Rediscovery Coordinator for the Hibulb Cultural Center, Inez Bill, opened the graduation ceremony with words of encouragement and guidance.
“Accomplishing this graduation day is a great milestone for the students. They worked hard to get here. I’d like to thank them for the benches they made that will be a part of our longhouse. Also, the three tiny homes they made that will be donated to the Seattle homeless is such a good cause. The work that they’ve done is real world work and it will add to the Tulalip and Seattle communities. I raise my hands to that quality of work. The teachings and values of our work is to do things in a good way, to help and add to our community, and I think you all have met those traditional values. You have honored our ancestors by putting your best foot forward and doing the best you can. I’m truly happy to be a witness to what you all have achieved on this special day.”
Under the supervision of instructors Mark Newland and Billy Burchett, the students constructed three tiny houses for their final class project. These houses, which are approximately 120-square-feet, are being donated to homeless families located throughout the Seattle area. The insulated houses will be a major upgrade for their soon-to-be residents as they offer electricity, heat, a much safer environment and, most importantly, a measure of stability for their new residents.
Tulalip TERO was recently awarded the ‘Housing Hero” award by the Low Income Housing Institute for donating the most tiny homes to the Seattle Homeless. Including the three to be soon delivered, Tulalip TERO has constructed and given a total of eleven tiny homes to those in most need.
The TVTC construction trades pre-apprenticeship program is a unique, nationally known model that supports tribal members from sovereign nations across the United States. The program is not dependent on tribal hard dollars. In fact, zero hard dollars are used to fund it. Instead, due to the dedication and commitment of so many individuals the TVTC program continues to grow and gain more recognition while being funded by the graciousness of the Tulalip Charitable Fund, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Ladder of Opportunity, and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
Since the Fall of 2013, when TERO took over the program, 108 students have graduated the pre-apprenticeship program. Of those 108 graduates, 43 have been Tulalip Tribal members, and 11 have either been Tulalip spouses or parents. That’s 54 graduates from Tulalip and 54 fellow Native Americans from all over the region who have opted to train for a better tomorrow and complete the construction training program.
Francis Napoleon of Quinault (left) communted from Tacoma every day for the opportunity to graduate from the TERO program.
Among this graduating class are two members of the Northern Arapaho tribe. Nick Brown and Weston Shakespeare both journeyed from their reservation in Wyoming to attend the heralded TVTC class. Also among this cohort of graduates is 18-year-old Francis Napoleon of Quinault. After just graduating Aberdeen High School, Francis was informed of the Tulalip TVTC class and was determined to open up more possible career paths for his future. He packed up a few essential belongings and moved in with family just outside of Tacoma (the closest relative he had to Tulalip), and then proceeded to wake up every day at 4:45 a.m. so he could drive himself to class in Tulalip by 8:00 a.m. Following class he’d hop back in his car and drive back down to Tacoma, where he’d usually arrive at 6:00 p.m. Every day for three-months he endured a monster commute and marginal free time in order to obtain the one-of-a-kind pre-apprenticeship certification offered by Tulalip TERO.
“My immediate plans are to move back to Aberdeen and hopefully go to work for a construction company close to home,” says Francis, who had zero previous experience with construction tools prior to the class. “I’d recommend the program to any Native American. I loved it. The learning experience, the instructors, and my fellow students made it a great three-months.”
This Friday, Saturday and Sunday, December 16-18 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Santa Clause and the Tulalip Bay Fire Department will be coming to your neighborhood.
Every year we go around and collecting canned food donations and/or cash donations. 100% of donations go to the Red Church to help feed families this holiday season who might have gone without. Friday night we will be going to the Potlatch area, 56th-62nd, 64th all the way down Mission Beach and also the Lloyd Hatch area. Saturday we will be going to the Larry Price area, Walter Moses, Mission Highlands, Silver Village and Hermosa Beach. Finally Sunday we’ll be stopping by Madison Estates, Tulare, Spee-Bi-Dah, Tulalip Shores and Arcadia.
Come out and see Santa and the Fire Department, get a couple candy canes and thank you in advance for your generosity. We look forward to seeing you this weekend!
Dec. 23, 1941 – Nov. 28, 2016 Pat was born on December 23, 1941 in Everett, Washington, the third son of Robert and Anita Maahs. He passed away peacefully at home on November 28, 2016 with his wife by his side. Pat enjoyed spending time with his family, numerous grandchildren, going to baseball games, crabbing, fishing, hunting, camping, and selling fireworks at Boom City for 28 years. He worked at Tiz’s Door Sales for 35+ years of his carpentry career. He leaves behind his wife, Patty; his daughters, Tammy (Tim) Dehnhoff, Brenda (Don) Durand, Pam Dei; step-children, Ken Nobach, Lisa Nobach, and Michael Nobach; as well as fifteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his first wife of 40 years, Philemena (Joseph) Maahs; parents, Robert and Anita Maahs; three brothers, Jim, Robert, and William Maahs; and special Aunt and Uncle, Mona and Bill Lutz. Funeral services will be held on December 10, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Marysville, Washington with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Messiah Lutheran Church and Preschool. – See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldnet/obituary.aspx?n=cecil-patrick-maahs&pid=183033703&fhid=2242#sthash.4LijJj1F.dpuf
Daniel Eugene Queen known as Sauki, was born February 8, 1970, to Troy and Kathleen Queen in Portland, Oregon. Daniel entered into rest peacefully in the morning hours of December 15, 2016. Daniel grew up in Tulalip, WA, and was a well-known Tulalip Tribal member. Some of Daniel’s favorite hobbies included basketball, base-ball, and was a member of the Quil Ceda Muskrats. He enjoyed camping, going for rides, shopping, spending time with his huge family, and watching Seahawks games with his partner in crime, his dad, Troy. Daniel leaves behind his father, Troy Queen, his son, Aaron Price, his siblings, Michael Johnson, David (Darlene) Johnson, Donna Chambers, Karan Kurnick (Chuck), Kathy Story, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles. Daniel is preceded in death by his loving mother, Kathleen Queen, his brother, Gary Chambers; his aunts, Mary, Elsie, Yvonne, Barbara, Philomena; uncles Dick, Pat, Myron, John, and other extended relatives. Visitation will be held on December 20, 2016, at 3 p.m. at Schaefer-Shipman Funeral Home with a Shaker service to follow at 6 p.m. Funeral services will be December 21, 2016, at 10 a.m. at the Tulalip Tribal Gym with burial to follow at Mission Beach Cemetery.
