Sunday, November 24, 2024
11/24/2024
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe is one of the aboriginal southern Coast Salish Tribes of the Puget Sound area. The traditional and current heartland of the Snoqualmie people is the ancient Snoqualmie watershed and extends to surrounding areas stretching from the Cascades region to the East, to beyond the Skykomish River and other coastal areas to the North, to the greater Puget Sound region in the West and to the southern Puget Sound areas. Historians, archaeologists, and ethnologists date Snoqualmie occupation of the valley from the top of the pass to the salt water back to 2,200 to 6,000 Before the Common Era (BCE). On October 6, 1999, the Tribe received federal re-recognition as an Indian Tribe. The Tribe is made up of approximately seven hundred registered tribal members that live in and throughout a large part of King County. The Tribal community is spread throughout the Nation and British Columbia, with the greatest density of members residing in a five-county area with the majority of the population residing in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties. The other two counties that registered members reside in are Yakama and Lewis Counties.Although the Treaty of Point Elliott (1855) was signed by Governor Stevens and ratified by the United States Senate, a promised reservation had yet to come to fruition; however, the Tribe was able to successfully create an initial reservation in 2006. After the acquisition of this initial trust land, the Tribe built the Snoqualmie Casino which opened in November, 2008. The purpose of building the Casino was to fund basic Tribal governmental services such as health care, senior services, child care and education. Due to the Covid-19 health crisis, the Snoqualmie Casino has been closed for more than two months. The closure of the Casino and partial closure of other Tribal businesses has greatly impacted the Tribal Government, including Tribal Services and other programs.While the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe is in nee d of funding for capacity building, the Tribe currently has talented staff capable of implementing the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe?s Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Project. There are three critical programs that are in need of additional funding to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. The programs are Health and Wellness, Emergency Management and Tribal Operations. The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe intends to use the Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response project funding to strengthen Tribal preparedness and response capabilities in response to Covid-19. A working group has been identified and convened with representatives from the Health and Wellness Department, GIS, Security, Operations, IT and Communications to collaborate on various aspects of the Tribe?s Covid-19 response. This group will oversee the development and implementation of multiple plans of action and surveys to assess the greater needs of the Tribal Community. A Project Manager has been identified as a part of the working group. The Project Manager will oversee tasks, reporting and award compliance. The Project Manager will also work with the Finance Department to ensure expenses are tracked properly.Components of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe?s Supporting Tribal Public Health Capacity in Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Project workplan include; enhancing emergency operations, data collection and technology development, outreach and communications with the Tribal Member Community, and infection control and recovery activities.
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