Suquamish Tribe Emergency Contact Numbers

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If you are experiencing a medical or life-threatening emergency dial 9-1-1

 

Many Suquamish Tribal Government staff are working from home through the office snow closure. Suquamish tribal members and their families can call any of the following numbers for assistance:

CKA – Principal Rex Green (360) 900-6020

Community Health – (360) 265-0170

Education – Director Brenda Guerrero (360) 633-0643

Elders Program – (206) 920-0748 (cell)

ELC – (360) 394-8578

Emergency Management – (360) 394-7197

Facilities & Maintenance – (360) 340-4563 (cell)

Family & Friends Center – (360) 394-7107 or (360) 340-2338 (cell)

Fitness Center – (360) 930-1545

Health Benefits – (360) 394-8424

Health Clinic – Director Steve Kutz (360) 731-2885

Human Services – (206) 920-0748 (cell)

Natural Resources – (360) 394-8442

Suquamish Police Dept 9-1-1
Note: Please do NOT call the Police Department front desk or individual officers in an emergency. It is always faster to get help by calling 9-1-1

TCW – (360) 394-8480 or (360) 900-7009 (cell)

Tribal Court – (360) 900-3008 (cell)
Note: All non-emergent court hearings will be continued to a later date.

Suquamish Tribal Council seeks applicants for commissions and boards

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Dear Suquamish Tribal members,

Tribal Council is looking for Tribal members to appoint to commissions and boards. Please submit a brief statement of your interest and which board you are applying for, along with your name, phone number, and email address to Amanda Carper at [email protected].

The deadline to apply is Jan 9, 2023.

Terms are up for the following people. Note: Those holding these positions can apply to retain their seats.

Port Madison Enterprises Board
Cheryl Lawrence
Andrew George

Suquamish Tribal Gaming Commission
Roger Contraro
William Gemmell

Suquamish Seafoods Board
Lorraine Brice

Suquamish Housing Board
Jim Henry
Patricia Chargualaf

Enrollment Committee
Lois Sullivan
Mable Anderson
Sarah George
Brenda Guerrero

Suquamish Foundation Board
Rich Deline
Jim Nall
Sarah van Gelder

Suquamish Museum Board
Della Crowell
Lena Purser-Maloney

Higher Education Board
Brittany Bakken

Cultural Committee
Donna Sigo
Also seeking one additional Tribal Member

Suquamish Tribal Housing Maintenance Request

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If you rent a home in Suquamish Tribal Housing and need help with a maintenance issue, you are in the right place!

Please fill out the following form and someone from Housing Maintenance will reach out as soon as possible.

NOTE: You must be a resident of Suquamish Tribal Housing to request maintenance help.

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    If you have any questions or concerns, you can always reach out to us at: [email protected]

    My Christmas Wish List

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    SUQUAMISH TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE

    Please fill this out completely no later than Nov 25, 2022

     

    Your TCW Secret Santa will be doing the shopping for you. Please include up to five wish list items. One form per TCW youth. Budget for Christmas Wishes: $200.00.

     

    Gifts will be available for pick up the week of Dec. 16, 2022.

    Your caseworker will contact you for pick up time and location or, if you don’t live close to Suquamish, they will be shipped directly to you.

    Good Neighbors Event Follow Up

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    Thank you for being part of the Suquamish Tribe’s Good Neighbor event. Please respond to the following questions to help us evaluate the event and so we know what sorts of impacts it had. We appreciate your taking the time to offer your feedback.

    Good Neighbors -- Next steps & Feedback

    November 2022

    Please include all that apply.
    How valuable was this event to you?

    Which topics presented at the Good Neighbors event did you most resonate with?
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    GC Handbook Submissions for 2023

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    Disaster Readiness Training

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    Good Neighbors Luncheon

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    Please let us know if you can attend the Good Neighbors luncheon, taking place at noon on November 1, 2023, at the House of Awakened Culture in Suquamish.

    Good Neighbors Event -- RSVP

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    This event is by invitation only and space is limited. If there are others you believe should be invited, please enter their name(s) and email here, and, if you like, why they should be invited. Or contact us at [email protected].

    Please add my name and email to the Tribe's text alert and email list for occasional notifications.

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    Suquamish government tightens COVID precautions

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    With COVID-19 rates increasing within our workplace, across the Reservation, and throughout the region, we are updating the Tribal Government’s requirements for staff and guests. The following changes will go into effect beginning Tuesday June 21:

    1. Physical Distancing – A minimum three-foot separation from others is now required inside all Government-owned facilities.
    2. Masks – The use of approved face masks is now required while inside Tribal Government facilities, vehicles, and vessels when in the presence of others.
      1. Employees may remove their mask while at their desk, provided they are not working with clients and guests and are able to maintain a minimum three-foot distance from other employees.
      2. Occupant load restrictions remain at their normal level, but with adherence to the required masking and physical distancing referenced above.
    3. Guests and visitors — Guests are also required to wear a mask and maintain at least three-foot separation when inside Tribal Government facilities. Appointments with clients and guests are strongly encouraged.
    4. Working outside – The use of approved face masks is highly recommended while outdoors, but is not required when a 3-foot minimum distance cannot be maintained.
    5. Remote work – If a Tribal Government employee’s job function allows, they may telecommute if approved by their supervisor; all other employees are expected to report to work as they are normally scheduled.

    Please Remember:

    1. Follow all the safe practices that have helped to keep us all safe. i.e., minimize exposure risks, disinfect and sanitize, practice good hygiene, stay home when sick, etc.
    2. Employees who are symptomatic or who become symptomatic during the day should be immediately separated from others and sent home. They should follow-up with a PCR COVID-19 test in accordance with testing protocols.

    We will continue to monitor local case rates over the next few weeks and will adjust our safety measures accordingly. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. With your continued commitment, we’ll be able to keep our co-workers safe.

    NOTE: Early Learning Center and CKA families, please see special protocols for your students.

    Suquamish Tribal Council’s statement on Resumption of Government-to-Government Relations with the City of Poulsbo

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    Two and a half years ago, the Suquamish Tribe suspended our close relationship with the City of Poulsbo. Our decision came some months after the police shooting death of Stonechild Chiefstick and follow-on events that left our community reeling.

    We are pleased to announce we are taking the first steps towards normalizing relations with the City as a result of a series of actions that have helped to alleviate tensions.

    Background 

    Since 2005, representatives of the City’s and Tribe’s councils have met regularly to discuss issues of mutual concern, including the environment, treaty fishing rights, growth management, education, and public safety. The Tribe suspended this relationship some months following the July 3, 2019, fatal shooting of Chiefstick after police responded to a 911 call and confronted him in a crowd gathered along Poulsbo’s waterfront to watch fireworks. Chiefstick, a father of five, was a member of the Chippewa Cree Tribe and the Suquamish community. His death left the community shaken and angry. As the elected representatives of the Tribe, we had to ask ourselves whether there was sufficient safety for Tribal members who live, work or visit Poulsbo, and whether there was sufficient understanding to resume meeting with city officials.

    Later events added salt to the wound. Chiefstick’s makeshift memorial at Poulsbo’s waterfront park was repeatedly desecrated, once by a Port of Poulsbo Commissioner, who was arrested (but not charged) for a drunken tirade against Native Americans.  The officer who shot and killed Chiefstick was not criminally charged by the Kitsap County Prosecutor nor disciplined by the City of Poulsbo, and remains on the force. Tribal community members and others who brought concerns to City leaders felt unheard and dismissed.

    Since that time, the City of Poulsbo has taken the following important steps:

    • The City hired new Police Chief Ron Harding, who has taken significant action to reshape community policing culture. His policies now require extra hours of in-depth officer training (funded by the City), emphasizing de-escalation, crisis intervention, implicit bias, cultural awareness, compassion for those struggling with mental health and/or addiction, less lethal tools, and using force only as a last resort. He and the City increased their previous halftime Behavioral Navigator, social worker Jamie Young, to fulltime. She works with officers to understand and respond effectively during encounters with those affected by trauma, poverty, mental illness, and substance addiction; she coordinates closely with the CARES program (below).
    • In partnership with the Poulsbo Fire Department (and others), the City launched CARES, a proactive multi-disciplinary intervention program that responds to individuals struggling with behavioral health issues. It helps them obtain care for medical, mental health, substance abuse disorders, and other needs.  The City’s Housing, Health, and Human Services director, Kim Hendrickson, has been instrumental in coordinating with the Police Department and CARES to enhance first responders’ abilities to prevent their encounters with the public from turning deadly.
    • The City responded positively to calls for the public art at the Highway 305-Johnson Parkway roundabout to include visual acknowledgements of the Suquamish presence in this region with original Native art and language.
    • The City settled a civil lawsuit brought by Chiefstick’s family.
    • The City has issued statements acknowledging the suffering endured by Chiefstick’s family and the community at large.
    • The City has become an active member of the Government Alliance for Racial Equity (GARE), which comprises government leaders nationwide striving to combat racial injustice and to make their governments more diverse and equitable.

    Next steps 

    We have followed these developments within Poulsbo’s city government, aided by our Tribal Council’s Emissary, retired Judge Robin Hunt; she has acted as a go-between while formal Tribal communications with the City were suspended.  We are now ready to re-engage government-to-government relations.

    We hope to re-establish our shared work, and discuss ways that first responders (including law enforcement) and mental health and social work professionals from our respective communities might collaborate to address mental health and substance abuse emergencies. We also want to renew elected leader discussions on growth management, water quality, and marine habitat protection.

    We are encouraged that a continued focus on mutual respect, appropriate law enforcement, and accomplishing shared goals will provide a foundation for productive collaboration for years to come.

     

    Signed,

    Suquamish Tribal Council Chairman Leonard Forsman
    Vice Chairman Joshua Bagley
    Secretary Windy Anderson
    Treasurer Denita Holmes
    Sammy Mabe
    Luther “Jay” Mills Jr.
    Rich Purser