ʔi čəxʷ syəyaʔyaʔ, 

sɬukʷaɬulic̓aʔ tsi dsdaʔ. Kylee Sohappy tsi dsdaʔ. tul̕ʔal čəd dxʷlilap. ɬixʷ tsi dbədbədaʔ ʔəsqʷuʔ ʔə ti dlil̕gʷəb. Nora-Ivory Haws tsi dbədaʔ. Sage Haws tsi dbedaʔ. Hudson Haws ti dbedaʔ. Sonia Sohappy tsi dsk̓ʷuy. tul̕ʔal dxʷlilap. George Sohappy ti dbad. tul̕ʔal c̓awqs. Candy Hill tsi sk̓ʷuyaligʷəd dkayə. Steve Gobin ti sk̓ʷuyaligʷəd dscapaʔ. Della Rose Hill ʔi Charles Hill ti sk̓ʷuyaligʷəd tudsčabiqʷ. Toby Jones tsi badaligʷəd dkayə. Richard Jones ti badaligʷəd dscapaʔ.

Hi friends,

My indian name is sɬukʷaɬulic̓aʔ. My birth name is Kylee Sohappy. I am from Tulalip. I have 2 daughters and a son with my boyfriend John. My daughters are Nora-Ivory & Sage Haws. My son is Hudson Haws. My parents are Sonia & George Sohappy. My mom is from Tulalip and my dad is from Yakima. Candy Hill & Steve Gobin are my grandparents on my mom’s side. Della Rose & Charles Hill are my great grandparents on my mom’s side. Toby & Richard Jones are my grandparents on my dad’s side.

I grew up watching my mom talking in Lushootseed and hanging around the Lushootseed department. It wasn’t until I was in highschool that I took a real interest in the language. I took Lushootseed 101 & 102 college classes and volunteered at language camp as a group leader a few times. In 2022 I started my first job for the Tulalip tribes and it was a good way to get my foot into the door of working but when summer rolled around I realized how much I wanted to be volunteering at language camp. That was when I knew what I needed to do. So as soon as I saw that were job openings here shortly after I applied. I was thrilled to get the job and I started in October 2022. I have been able to learn & grow here a lot over the last few years and continue to look forward to learning more. I truly love to spread language and culture within my home & community.

Kylee Sohappy
Language Teacher Assistant
[email protected]
(360) 716-4509