Tribal Council seeks input on 2025 distributions

UPDATE: THIS SURVEY IS NOW CLOSED

Tribal Council is seeking Suquamish Tribal Member opinions on 2025 distributions, as discussed at the recent budget hearing.

Background: In response to General Council’s passage of enrollment expansion, Tribal Council must consider various revisions to distribution payments in the 2025 budget. These options are under consideration because the tribe now has additional members to pay, but is constrained by the same direct payment budget.

The four options under consideration are:

  • Reduce all direct payments by 9%. This option would affect all quarterly Tribal Member distributions and Elder payments evenly.
  • Reduce out-of-state distributions by 50%. This option would affect quarterly distributions to all out-of-state Tribal Members but would not impact Elder payments.
  • Eliminate the June distribution. This option would affect quarterly distributions for all Tribal Members but would not impact Elder payments.
  • Reduce June distribution by 65%. This option would affect all quarterly distributions but would not impact Elder payments.

As this decision is being weighed, Tribal Council is asking for your input. Tribal members are invited to fill out the following survey by Dec. 7. Results will be confidential and only reviewed by Tribal Council.

Thank you!

 

Wellness seeks comments on proposed expansion for Place of Change

Suquamish Tribal Council has approved a comment period for proposed changes and expansion of the Place of Change program.

In a Oct. 21 briefing to Council, the Wellness Center’s Substance Use Disorder Supervisor Brian Burwell outlined a series of improvements that would tap $1.15 million in grant funding to:·

  • Replace the current basic “tiny home” shelter units with six more- robust units for transitional/recovery housing where residents would be actively engaged with Wellness and other social services with the tribe.
  • Repurpose three of the current units as emergency overnight shelters for unhoused tribal members for overnight use only.
  • Build an on-site clubhouse to host Wellness activities and recovery-focused community events.

Click here for more details. Send any comments to Brian Burwell by Nov. 22 at [email protected].

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Chief Seattle Days – How’d We Do?

With Chief Seattle Days 2024 behind us, we’d appreciate your feedback and any suggestions you might have to make next year’s celebration even better. Please take this brief survey to offer your thoughts.

This survey is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. See you at Chief Seattle Days 2025!

 

 

Chief Seattle Days 2024 Tournament Winners

Softball Tournament

Champs: Brady’s Bunch

Runner up: NDN’S

3rd Place: Matty & Baddiess

 

5K Run

Winner: Luke Whalen 17yrs old
Overall time 19:36, 6:18 minute mile pace , 9.5 MPH pace

 

Cornhole

 

 

Horsehoes

 

Free fresh produce at Suquamish Human Services