PuyallupTribalNews.com: Keeping it Fresh ... or Not.
A few
regular visitors to this site have written in to ask why the site hasn’t been
updated lately. I wanted to personally apologize to readers for not making a
better effort to keep things updated and fresh.
My name is
Mark Celletti, and I’ve been the webmaster for PuyallupTribalNews.com since the
beginning in October 2003, with my friend Robert Satiacum. I designed, maintain
and host this site using my own time and money and have never asked for or
received any compensation for my efforts. I am a long-time friend and supporter
of the Puyallup Tribe and the local Native Community. (At the sweat lodge they
call me “South Tacoma Tribe”)
It
disturbed me that some of the complaints about the site not being updated were misdirected
at my friend James Miles. I just wanted to be clear that, while I am honored to
support James, David,
Our
intention in building this site was to create a community forum for all tribal
members to send in their stories, events, photos, etc. Somehow, we became a
sort of “Outlaw” web site and many members fear reprisal from Tribal
Administration by having their name associated with it.
I want to
ask again for your help. We can’t afford to hire staff to write our stories. We
rely on you and your words to keep this site fresh.
As we’ve said from the
beginning:
…This web site is a labor
of love staffed by volunteers dedicated to fostering connections and understanding
among members of the
We ask you, the Puyallup
Tribal Community, to join us by contributing materials to this site….
We will post anything for Tribal Members free of charge provided you say who you are and are respectful of others. “
Hoyt,
Mark Celletti
Webmaster, PuyallupTribalNews.com, PuyallupNation.com
E-Mail: webmaster@puyalluptribalnews.com
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Greetings;
At this time we pray for a speedy recovery for Herman Dillon Sr., our chairman, with his heart attack and the surgery he will under go soon. SO Herman Get Well soon Our Prayers are with you and your family.
Many of the members have been very busy this past summer, with the activities for the youth and elders, there is a new agenda in progress that we will share with you later on and I apologize for not sharing as my computer went on the blink and the guy who fixed it really fixed it.. so U know the story had to take it to a real computer tech.. Anyway I hope you are all well, Kids started school so Lucia is getting ready for the winter program and it sounds good.
So, I will sign off for now.
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I like to thank all of the full circle members. Without all of you stepping up to over come what we believed was a personal piggy bank for some council members and there family. With changing two seat on tribal council small change is happening and for that i am thankful. I believe that next year full circle will replace another council and even greater change will happen. Good luck to those Full circle candidates you have about 7month to get it done.
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Hey It's Lucia Earl-Mitchell i just want to invite all of our members to join us for a trip to Maris Farm Oct. 20th. the bus will leave the youth center at 3pm and on Oct 27 is the Youth Harvest Festival starts at 5pm at the center hope to see you there.
On the other hand the center is close to all most finished. Dance Club is getting there routine together for the membership Christmas dinner in down town Tacoma at the convention center. It's going to be so much fun to see everyone and show them how hard our youth dance club has been working. We have got 2 Soccer teams and 2 Flag football teams this year. I expect basketball season to be much larger. Last Saturday all teams had there first game and they all played great. Well it late I will pray that everyone good will pulls through. God bless
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Good evening; we like to thank all of you who support us and to help us make a better life style for our future.
there are still many many changes that need to happen to complete the circle. People are responsible for their decisions, we as a tribe should question the decisions that are made on our behalf, to ask a question is not a crime.
I remember a time when we would get together to talk things out to get direction (get direction) from the legal team, and work together, as a tribe we should remember those people who fought the fishing wars, treaty rights and who gave everything so we can have what we have today.
So thanks to all of you to our ancestors, and to the future generations to our past leaders and to the ones who gave their all and did not abuse their seats on the tribal council, thanks
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going to the hospital contractionzzz have started, there will be a new Puyallup born very soon....tribal politics = the biggest populated family wins LOL , i'm raising my votes right ? my elders have taught me this teaching LOL
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I just read todays Tacoma paper, what a sad day it is when they show case tribe verses tribe (nisqually vs. Frank landing) my Question is would Nisqually have what they have if it was'nt for my Elders at Franks landing suffering be murdered and fighting for our rights ?
hmmm the truth of the matter is if nisqually has jurisdiction over Franks landing then Puyallup should have jurisdiction over Nisqually..... dose anyone realise that Nisqually is a Bridges ancestrial name? and there was never even really a Nisqually tribe we were nomadic and traveled the fish runs, it was our families fishing grounds BRIDGES SQUALLY.... and i will always remember those who sacrificed for our rights especially my aunty Vallerie ...who payed with her Life .....
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we the Puyallup tribe should close Chief Leschi schools, for having the highest drop out rate, the most staff to student assaults, the most student to student assaults,and the kids are 3 years behind normal grades in public schools, the most personal attacks on kids from staff members, the most nepotism from staff families , and racism in Washington st, and they use a stolen logo I made in 95.....and with this all funded by the B.I.A hmmm makes you wonder,,, let's close it and fund our own school once again... and hey dose anyone now that it resides on Puyallup tribal trust land ?
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It has come to the attention from the newspaper that our firework stands will be in the baron lands of the old casino,.... We have had 5 years now to do some thing about that and it has not been done why ?
well let me elaborate, we have commissioners who have off site stands and close family members who do, when we had our stands on 29th st feild years ago we established buisness for over 30 years and the on site stands would take from local off site stands buisness... in some cases I can remember off site stand owners come down to our on site and gripe and complain about how lowsy there buisness was, in which 2 of them were commissioners ! so it has been a known fact that threw the years on site was developing a lucrative buisness over time and off site owners, well they would send there commissioners to harass and set up the families that were making money and new how, we would get searched more often and fined for selling m-80's even if there were none in evidence, The old commission trick was to shut down a lucrative stand on the 3rd so they wouldn't make there 4th $... this game was played as off site stands were going to the dogs and on site stands "the people" were flourishing... so what better place to put us onsite stands ? then the dumps in the port where hardly no one can find ? well here are some obvious reasons "monopoly by offsite stand commissioners who refuse to work for the best interest of the onsite stand owners" have you ever counted how many off site stands you had to pass before you reached the port onsite dumping grounds ? well one time I did from Tacoma and I counted 8.. that has become a filtering process now I don't now about you but if there is a stand close to my house wouldn't it be easier to go to ? hence forth the Satiacum village... 1/8 a mile from our old on site, and god dam wright they are capitalizing off the buisness that we established over the last 30 years down there on 29th. last year I had even seen signs pointing to fire cracker alley, I was like wow weight a minute I thought they were in the dumps of the port ? so I followed the signs there on Portland ave and guess were they lead me ? to the front door of Satiacum village ???? well not only capitalize on the established buisness but redirect it by using firecracker alley as well... wow talk about a monopolization. As we also find out other commissioners wanted a peice of the pie at the Satiacum village and had food stands and part ownerships. See the true resolve won't come from asking commission to do anything because they will blame council and council won't do anything because they will blame commission .. the true resolve will come from 2 seperate commissions 1 for offsite and the other for onsite so there will be no conflict of buisness and no bias decisions concerning there own buisness and site's as each commission will work dillagently for each site on and off as they are truelly seperate intites.
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I was wondering if Monica Miller paid PII back that money she and other PII members took, I think it was $17,000.00? wasn't roleen on that committee too and did she take that money? they both spread rumours or make them up.
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Hey everyone it that time yep voting day is June 7th be shur to stop by the trailer for a free bit to eat and to chat with Nancy and other members who will be hang out showing support. It so important to vote if you are a member. Voting show you care what happen to our tribe it let council know what direction we should be going.
anyways we had our three on three tourney last weekend and it was great over 22 teams signed up and two of our tribal teams took first place. i would like to thank the members and community member for coming and helping out if not for you our event would not have been so great. Also i would like to thank the farest traveling team from Neah bay you guys did a great job. And your girls team kicked butt.
In addition, June 14th is daddy and me day at the youth center. I encourage all members and there families and friends to come. i pray that all is well for everyone and may your home blessed with all your needs.
Lucia
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Lucia,
Just wanted to say congratulations! you are doing a wonderful job. I will be there at daddy and me and I encourage everyone to attend it will be a lot of fun.
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HEy today was great! I just want too let you know James you too are doing a good job. so please keep up your duty in our community. And may you home be bless with all you needs met, love and happiness.
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Directions
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Traveling from Seattle:
Take Exit #199
Turn LEFT onto Marine Dr NE / 4th St
Turn RIGHT ono 33rd Ave NE
Traveling from Bellingham:
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Turn RIGHT onto 33rd Ave NE
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Address:
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Tulalip, WA
Phone Number
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What an honor our tribe has given to the salmon people and our Elders by allowing our Elders to fish the spring chinook , what an awesome site it is to see them out there fishing our traditional run, our tribe has sure moved in the right direction with this .. I give this step an A+ the best step forward since my great uncle Al fought in the fishing wars and give him the credit he deserves......what we have today....
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The McClouds;
I Would like to congratulate us in what has been accomplished in Native American country and the Medicine Creek Tribes of Puget Sound with the Strong willed spirit of Donald James McCloud & Janet McCloud his wife in leading the Fishing Right Struggle with their eight children and the others that followed in their path Donald was a Master Sergeant in the Army he was on the Missouri when lined up the Japanese to make them sign the treaty with US and realized that we had a treaty with the US The Medicine Creek Treaty so he came home and started doing the fish-ins and was the first to go to jail for it we have prospered from it I am a geoduck harvester and fish with my dad. To my Mom and Dad I would like to thank for being our parents to us Six, thier children for teaching us how to fish, hunt know the herbal plants to pick, be respectful Its wonderful to see my dad fish with his sister Nancy Who is now a Tribal Council member and congratulate her in that achievement and my dad for getting Don & Janets home to carry on their legacy aho!
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