Come help us learn what’s hiding in the mud! LEKT Fisheries biologists are collecting sediment samples from the Elwha River estuary to understand the role of the benthic community to support salmon diet. Volunteers are needed to help sort sediment samples & identify critters. When: May 15-19 – 10am-2pm For more info or to sign-up, contact chelsea.behymer@elwha.org Sediment Grabs Volunteer Callout (PDF)
Category: Announcements
Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Event
Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Community Event Thursday, April 27, 2023 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 am Front of Lower Elwha Food & Fuel Store 4773 S Dry Creek Rd, Port Angeles Contact us: Beatriz Arakawa Cellular: (360) 460.1745 or Beatriz.arakawa@elwha.org Jessica Guthrie Cellular: (360) 775.5029 or Jessica.Guthrie@elwha.org Dylan Godsey, Office: (360) 681.5601 or dgodsey@jamestowntribe.org Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Event April 27th 2023 (PDF)
2023 Missing & Murdered Woman Solidarity Walk
It is that time again to get together to honor and remember the missing and murdered Indigenous Women and People. The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe and Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe join together in bringing MMIW/P walk on: May 5th from 10:00 AM sign making at Vern Burton 11:00 AM walk to Clallam Bus transit Gateway Port Angeles, and 11:30 PM to 1:00 PM lunch gathering at Elwha Heritage Center. Bring poster if able, your drum, family and friends and stay warm. Contact: Dgodsey@Jamestowntribe.org or Beatriz.Arakawa@elwha.org or 360.460.1745. S’KLALLAMKLALLAM SOLIDARITY WALK Flyer (PDF)
Swimming Wellness Passe
Lower Elwha Contract Health is offering a one-time family swimming pass (12 visits) to Shore Aquatic Center in Port Angeles This one-time service offers assistance at pulling together to overcome the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, by encouraging and promoting health and wellness through physical activity in LEKT families, youth, and adults, to lessen the families” financial burden and expand opportunities to recover and thrive. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Enrolled LEKT tribal member 18 or older, 1st generation descendent Must be contract health services eligible Updated PAO21 on file Completed needs assessment form One pass per eligible household/ person Must reside in Clallam County Passes …READ MORE
2023 Elections Information
Voting season is here! Here are some important dates: April 3rd – nominations at the Tribal Center 7pm. You must have voter registration form and address update information to Moe Raub in enrollment in order to get a mailout ballot for May 6th polling day. April 5th – Acceptance of Nominations due by 5pm May 6th – General polling day 9am – 5pm May 27th – Chairperson polling day 9am – 5pm You should have received your first election packet by now. If you haven’t received anything, please check with Moe Raub in enrollment to make sure your information is …READ MORE
Building a Strong Community through Self-Care and Awareness
“Building a Strong Community through Self-care and Awareness” Open for public Join us for a day of Free Training In-person and Virtual Wednesday, March 29, 2023 from 08:30 AM to 04:00 PM Elwha Klallam Heritage Training Center 401 E. 1st Street, Port Angeles, WA 98362 Lunch will be provided! Topics: Dynamics of Domestic violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Self-care and Safety Planning Presenter: Cherly Neskani Coan, BS, WomenSpirit Coalition Program Director: She is a Native American, has worked in the social services field for decades providing advocacy, management, national technical assistance, and an activist. Contact: Beatriz Arakawa, Lower Elwha Family …READ MORE
Help Set Up Fish Weirs with Natural Resources
Sign up to help set up fish weirs with Natural Resources this Spring! Gear provided upon request. For more info, visit: Volunteer Opportunities — Clallam Conservation District (clallamcd.org) or Contact Chelsea.Behymer@elwha.org with questions.
Student Volunteers Collect Water Temperature Data
Long-term Elwha River Temperature Monitoring Depends on Enduring Partnerships Text and photos by: Chelsea Behymer & Sarah Morley On a soggy Saturday morning in January, a group of Environmental Science and Civil Engineering undergraduate students from Seattle University are greeted by NOAA research ecologist Sarah Morley at the Olympic National Park boundary gate adjacent to the Elwha River. The parking lot where they are gathered is the furthest point that can be driven upriver since the Olympic Hot Springs access road began flooding in 2015 and eventually gave way to the river’s reclamation of its historic channels. From there, the …READ MORE
Help Name the Casino’s New Restaurant
The Elwha River Casino invites Lower Elwha Tribal Members and the LEKT community to vote on the naming of the new restaurant that is included in the current expansion project. Click on the link below, voting will end on 2/27/23 at 4:30pm. Thank you for participating! https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/9838adffd37548939b4e04432a6688fd
Love Yourself Wellness Event 2/14
Come visit us on Sweetheart Day, Tuesday February 2/14, 2023 in the Lower Elwha Gym between 3pm-6pm For those that are interested in getting a COVID or Flu vaccine you can reserve an appointment time by scanning the below QR codes. Walk up appointments are always welcome. The Vaccine Support Program is still running and $200 is available for every adult booster (and $100 gift card for youth) qualifying folks receive. To learn more visit the COVID Vaccine Support Program page. QR Code for COVID vaccine appointments QR Code for Flu vaccine appointments