Cowlitz Indian Tribe

Thank you.

Um, so one of the red line items is about the Cowlitz tribe and their participation in the potential of this project.

I'm just curious, it, it's, it outlines it's their 2025 Tribal Transportation Improvement Program.

Do we have a timeline that they need to make a decision on this, or what's that look like for us?

Episode 160, Joey Clift.

Joey Clift is a comedian, Emmy-nominated TV writer, and member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

His new book is called We've Been Here the Whole Time.

Goes without saying, especially in October, we had a lot to talk about.

So where did you, um, where did you grow up? Where are you from? Give me a snapshot of, uh, childhood.

Uh, yeah, for sure.

Uh, so I am an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington State, which, like, our aboriginal territory is, like, southern Washington, kind of around Mount St. Helens.

And then I grew up kind of in and around the Tulalip reservation, which is, like, 45 minutes north of Seattle.

I appreciate that build up.

And yeah, so I'm an enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington State.

And I grew up on the Tulalip Res that's about 45 minutes north of Seattle.

And my native identity has always been a really important part of my life.

Welcome back to War is Stupid, an anti-war podcast about war.

My guest today, Joey Clift, is a Peabody and Emmy Award-nominated TV writer and enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe.

His new book, We've Been Here the Whole Time, A Not-So-Sacred Guide to All Things Native America, is a fantastic work of humor, history, and haikus.

Welcome, Joey! Joey Clift