Colville Chairman John Sirois (profile)


Meet Native America: NMAI Interviews Chairman John Sirois

Indian Country Today

June 27, 2013

 
Please introduce yourself with your name and title.

Iswkwistsay’ ay’. My name is John Sirois. My title is chairman of the Colville Business Council, informally called the tribal council.

Your Native name, its English translation, and/or nickname?

My Indian name is say’ ay’, given to me by my maternal grandmother. say’ ay’ is one of those names that do not translate well into English. However, it describes my eyes and the vision that comes with my eyes.


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