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\"Samantha
Samantha Capoeman at a nursing class disaster preparedness pop-up. UW Bothell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

By Douglas Esser
\nSamantha Capoeman is a member of the Quinault Indian Nation<\/a> and a nurse who works in tribal clinics in the remote villages of Taholah and Queets on the Washington coast. She also was a student at the University of Washington Bothell this summer who completed requirements for her Bachelor of Science in Nursing<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capoeman had to miss one of her community health classes when she participated with her family on the Paddle to Lummi, the annual Tribal Canoe Journey that celebrates indigenous Coast Salish traditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes on the ground support team and sometimes pulling her own weight in an oceangoing canoe, Capoeman was among the crews that paddled five Quinault canoes 345 miles in 13 days around the Olympic Peninsula to the Lummi Nation near Bellingham. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tribes arranged their own first-aid so Capoeman wasn\u2019t being paid to be a nurse, but she couldn\u2019t help \u201ckind of watching out for everybody,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI went just as a participant, but given my nature as a nurse, you want to educate and help. I still had a duty to fulfill.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wear a life jacket <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Samantha
Samantha Capoeman dancing. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Capoeman shared her experience in a presentation July 30 to classmates in the course, Community-Based Health in Community Practice. As a nurse on the journey, Capoeman urged everyone to wear life jackets and to drink plenty of water. Sunscreen was important. At nightly stops she urged everyone to wash their hands frequently. \u201cYou have to teach that importance,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was particularly concerned with educating children how to be safe: Partner with a buddy. And she fully participated in an experience that was physically exhausting and spiritually fulfilling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNothing can prepare you for pulling and singing at the same time,\u201d she told her classmates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her husband, Guy Capoeman, helped skipper one of the five canoes. Their children \u2014 ages 7, 8 and 10 \u2014 went along but weren\u2019t allowed on rough water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Safety conscious for everyone on board, Samantha Capoeman was concerned about emergency gear on each canoe \u2014 radios, GPS and flares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThose canoes should be prepared in case anything happens,\u201d she said. \u201cThey should also have extra water on board. They should have a support boat to travel alongside them as a safety precaution in case anything happens.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capoeman reminded some participants who have chronic health issues to take their medications. She also watched out for diabetics who, away from home, were perhaps not drinking enough water or eating the right foods. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

30-year tradition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Quinault
Quinault Indian Nation pullers on the Tribal Canoue Journey. Courtesy of Samantha Capoeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This was the 30th year for the summer journey, which is hosted annually by a different tribe. More than 100 canoes arrived July 24 at the Lummi Reservation where thousands of people took part in a four-day potlatch of songs, drumming, dancing and storytelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The annual paddle honors the cultural traditions of Coast Salish tribes that crossed the water for trade and ceremonies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some canoes, like the Quinault\u2019s, traveled for many days, stopping along the way at other reservations where they were welcomed with song. The canoers also would sing a song and ask permission to come ashore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey\u2019re sharing cultures, learning languages and traveling the highways of their ancestors,\u201d Capoeman said. \u201cEverybody\u2019s together. There\u2019s unity.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reviving lost culture <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\"Samantha,
Samantha and Guy Capoeman. Courtesy photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Quinault are ocean navigators, skilled in crossing rough surf in their canoes. Averaging 30 to 35 feet in length, they follow historic designs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve done for centuries,\u201d Capoeman said. Her husband, who also is a master canoe carver, trains tribes from calmer Salish Sea waters how to pull through the surf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of the canoes in the event came from Washington and Canada but some came from Alaska. Some paddlers painted red handprints over their mouths to honor murdered or missing indigenous women. Next year\u2019s destination is Nanaimo, British Columbia. The official Tribal Canoe Journey Facebook page<\/a> has more than 25,000 followers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a way to restore lost traditions, Capoeman said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s important for me to know my history and bring it back to life,\u201d she said. \u201cMy biggest goal in my life is to share as much as I can with my children.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A video posted on Facebook by Quinault Indian Nation President Fawn Sharp shows a canoe with Capoeman in the front (in blue life vest)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nursing lessons <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Capoeman grew up in Aberdeen and has been living in Taholah eight years. She became interested in nursing at a high school career fair and received her RN at Grays Harbor College. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the last year, she has been working as the Quinault\u2019s community health nurse. Duties include visiting homebound patients, consulting with child day cares and overseeing health for employees of the tribe, such as checking immunizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She regularly made the long drive for her UW Bothell class, which was held once a week. This summer, the class conducted a disaster preparedness survey for the city of Bothell that gave her insights for her own community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt gives me scope, and it gives me things to add to my basket of knowledge,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are certain things in disaster preparedness I\u2019d like to see my nation looking at.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, she now has a heightened awareness of the tsunami risks for Taholah and Queets. The villages both have lower areas that could be inundated by a huge sea wave, including her own home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not prepared \u2014 and I\u2019m sure a lot of residents are not prepared for something like that,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clinic, on higher ground, has a generator, extra water and non-perishable food, and emergency kits to help the community hold out until roads reopen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community resource <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With her BSN degree, Capoeman is applying to the UW School of Nursing\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Practice program. She wants to pursue the program\u2019s emphasis in family nurse practice and become even more valuable to her tribe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capoeman\u2019s combined nursing knowledge and cultural competence already make her a priceless asset for the Quinault, said Annie Bruck, the senior lecturer who taught the summer course. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe filters everything in her community through the eyes of a nurse, and I think that\u2019s invaluable for them,\u201d Bruck said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Tribal
Tribal Canoe Journey landing at Lummi Reservation. Courtesy of Samantha Capoeman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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