topic : Frank's Landing
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February 2008
by Daisy Ouye
A partnership between Frank’s Landing Indian Community and Squaxin Island Tribe ended an eight-month government closure of a business that provided vital infrastructure to a community of many Native Tribes. On Jan. 18, the store got a new start as “The Skookum Creek Outlet at the Landing.” Under ownership and management of Squaxin Island Tribe, the smokeshop is in compliance with a 2001 cigarette excise tax compact legislated by the state of Washington.
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November 2007
by Daisy Ouye
Maiselle Bridges, Puyallup Tribal Elder, is a local living legend and visionary behind Wa He Lut Indian School. She and her daughters, Alison Gottfriedson and Suzette Bridges, are lifetime members of the school board at Wa He Lut, a state-aligned and accredited school. 120 students, K–8, from many native tribes, travel from as far as Skokomish, Squaxin, and McCleary for a quality education that includes their native history and culture.
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November 2007
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Totem Poles outside Wa He Lut school. The Traditional cedar totem pole on the right tells the story of women of the fishing struggle. (Photo by Daisy Ouye)
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November 2007
Maiselle Bridges and her daughter Alison Gottfriedson. (photo by Daisy Ouye)
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September 2007
by Daisy Ouye
Frank’s Landing smoke shop in the Nisqually Valley has been temporarily closed since June. Federal Agents raided the smoke shop on May 15 and confiscated all of their tobacco stock and computers.
According to the Department of Revenue, their Deputy Director is supposed to act as Tribal Liaison to resolve issues with tribes and taxpayers. Instead, a business and the private home of its operators were invaded, accused of selling untaxed cigarettes to non-tribal members.
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June 2007
by Daisy Ouye
"I thought there must have been a murder down there or something." This was the response of a Nisqually Wildlife Refuge employee to the excessive number of police vehicles blocking the main road leading to Frank's Landing Smoke Shop. "I told my crew it must be something serious to use all those resources."
He, like many others familiar with the Frank's Landing Native Community, was angered to hear of the raid on the smoke shop located on tribal land in Nisqually. Even more upsetting was the home raid on the shop's owners, Hank and Alison Gottfriedson.
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