Cowlitz Indian Tribe

2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Cowlitz Pow Wow! This year’s theme is “Carrying Our Culture Forward for the Next Generation”. Join us on Saturday, September 14 at the Cowlitz County Event Center (1900 7th Avenue) in Longview! Doors open at 10:00am, grand entry is at noon and 7:00pm, and salmon dinner begins at 5:00pm. Interested in volunteering? Contact Angie Lepoidevin at [email protected]. Graphic design by Lindsay Maine.

Registration for the Northwest Native American Basket weavers Association’s (NNABA) event “Northwest Native American Basketry” opens tonight at 5:00pm! The Cowlitz Weavers Program invites Cowlitz Tribal Members to register for this two-day NNABA event on October 4th and 5th at the Tulalip Gathering Hall in Tulalip, WA. Due to limited spaces available, registration is limited to Cowlitz Tribal Members and their immediate families only (enrolled and unenrolled). The event registration will be open on a first come first serve basis to the first 19 registrants to register. Register at 5:00pm here: https://bit.ly/476l0MQ Questions? Please contact Kyle Folden at (360) 259-0757.

As summer winds down, don’t forget that the Cowlitz Indian Tribe offers tuition assistance for post-secondary students and tutoring services for K-12 students! For more information, please email [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/4fJ1LfV Additionally, the Cowlitz Youth Program offers students up to 2 hours of free academic tutoring per week! Email [email protected] for details and to sign up.

The Cowlitz Veterans Program will be hosting a Veterans Benefits and Claims Briefing tomorrow, August 14th from 3:00 – 4:00 pm. The Veterans Benefits and Claims Briefing will cover three essential areas crucial to veterans’ well-being including VA disability compensation, VA healthcare, and state benefits. Attendees will also be able to learn about the support and resources available to veterans including how to navigate the claims process and how to access to quality healthcare. Click here to join the meeting: https://bit.ly/3wtp9wj?

Join the CIT Health Clinic for Nutrition Claims & Label Reading: A Food for Thought Series next week on Tuesday, August 20th from 12:00-12:30pm. Learn about how to interpret nutrition fact labels with our Registered Dietitian. All Cowlitz Tribal Members, staff, clients, and families are invited to join. Click here to attend on August 20th: https://lnkd.in/gn7V2bf3...

Join the Cowlitz Veterans Program for a special ceremony welcoming artwork by a Cowlitz Tribal member, created in collaboration with Alaska Airlines for their Fallen Soldier Cart Program, on Saturday, September 21st from 12:00pm-4:00pm! This artwork will be displayed in our DuPont office following the ceremony. The Patriot Guard Riders will accompany the artwork as it travels to the DuPont office, arriving at 2:00 pm, allowing time for guests to gather. Following the arrival, there will be a posting of colors by the Honor Guard, remarks, and time for attendees to view the artwork. RSVP on the Eventbrite today! https://bit.ly/4fPHN3x Questions? Please contact Anthony Lott, Veteran Services Representative at [email protected].

2024 marks the 25th Anniversary of the Annual Cowlitz Pow Wow! This year’s theme is “Carrying Our Culture Forward for the Next Generation”. Join us on Saturday, September 14 at the Cowlitz County Event Center (1900 7th Avenue) in Longview! Doors open at 10:00am, grand entry is at noon and 7:00pm, and salmon dinner begins at 5:00pm. Graphic design by Lindsay Maine.

Work for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe (CIT)! Current open positions include Maintenance Worker, Community Garden Supervisor, Driver, and more. CIT offers a competitive compensation package that includes fair wages with opportunities for annual increases, separate sick and vacation accruals, comp-time, and 15 paid holidays per year, plus an additional paid cultural day where you and your family can learn more about the culture and people we work tirelessly to preserve and uplift. Learn more about our open positions: https://bit.ly/3pCTpkN

The Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Legal Aid (CWLA) offers bi-weekly civil tribal legal clinics on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 10:00am to 12:00pm. Legal assistance is available for civil issues like family law, protective orders, housing, bankruptcy, real property, and wills/estates, etc. Call (360) 425-7882 or email [email protected] with any questions or to schedule an appointment.

The 2024-25 school year is just around the corner! For Cowlitz high school students dually enrolled in both high school and college credit courses, the Tuition Assistance Program has a GWE Educational benefit available to those that meet dual enrollment criteria! Required documents to receive this benefit are proof of dual enrollment from each school, Cowlitz Tribal ID, and application forms (CIT will send documents to students after students’ inquiry and CIT review). For more information, please contact [email protected] or call (360) 353-9497 or (360) 353-9588.