By Puyallup Tribal News Staff A Puyallup Tribal Member 55 years of age and older is recognized as the Honored Elder each month at the Elders Luncheon at the House of Respect on the Puyallup Reservation. Siblings Frank Wright and Illa Wright were chosen as the Honored Elders for the month of April. Frank was […]
Department Spotlight – Workforce Development
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News It takes a positive mindset and plenty of determination to secure meaningful employment, and Program Manager Heidi Bostrom aims to help Tribal Members find opportunities and gather the tools they need to take hold of their life through the Workforce Development Program. The department offers eligible Tribal Members the […]
Councilwoman Bean accepts MMIP proclamation from City of Fife
By Shaun Scott, Puyallup Tribal News Puyallup Tribal Councilwoman Anna Bean was on hand to accept Fife City Council’s proclamation declaring May 5, 2025, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day at the city council’s April 22 meeting. Bean, a member of the Washington State Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task Force […]
Tribal Member saving lives in South Carolina
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News When it comes to saving lives, Puyallup Tribal Member and Saluda County Emergency Medical Services Captain Rita Jimenez stands ready to answer the call. Jimenez has been working in emergency medical services since graduating high school in 1999 after a family friend in the field gave her an application. […]
Tribe helps fund new Pierce County Humane Society mobile veterinary unit
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News Bundled-up puppies and kittens braved the cool morning air as the Pierce County Humane Society cut the ribbon on its new mobile veterinary unit on April 21. S.P.O.T. stands for spay/neuter, preventative medicine, outreach and transport services. The primary use of the mobile unit will include targeted trap-neuter-return programs […]
Warriors inaugural soccer team looks to make sizable impact
By Shaun Scott, Puyallup Tribal News Flashback to the fall of 2023: Chief Leschi Language Arts Teacher Lucas Lunsmann and sophomore Juan Sebastian Flamming discussed how great it would be if Chief Leschi Schools offered a high school soccer team to its student athletes. Nearly 16 months later, their long-awaited aspirations officially became a reality. […]
Easter Bunny makes appearance at April Elders Luncheon
By Shaun Scott, Puyallup Tribal News The April Elders Luncheon featured an Easter theme on a sunny Friday afternoon at the House of Respect on April 18. The Easter Bunny, who was accompanied by Elder Wellness Center Executive Director Vernetta Miller, made its way around the facility, visiting the majority of the tables during the […]
Chief Leschi Schools breaks ground on food forest
By Hailey Palmer, Puyallup Tribal News Student learning at Chief Leschi Schools will be expanded once more as staff and students broke ground on a campus food forest located by the football stadium on April 2. In collaboration with the University of Washington, development on the space started in mid-to-late January with native plants planted […]
Administration employee retires after 34-year career with Puyallup Tribe
By Corvo Rohwer, Puyallup Tribal News Deputy Administrator Mike Bowechop celebrated his last day of work before retirement with his friends and coworkers on April 15 with a farewell party in the Tribal Administration building. Bowechop began working with Tribes all the way back in the ‘70s, spending his summers working with the Makah Tribe […]