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MAY 1, 2022 sNok signflz Tribal youths scrambled to collect some of the approximately 3,500 candy-filled eggs spread on the ground during the Tribal Housing Department Easter Egg Hunt held in Tribal Housing on Saturday, April 16. The event resumed after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus. Tribal youths separated into four age categories scrambled to collect the eggs. 11 SEE MORE OF THIS STORY CTGRsmokesignals Egg hunting and Family Fun Run/Walk The Easter Bunny, aka Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., interacts with 3-year-old Tribal member Marcy Runningbird before the start of the Tribal Housing Department’s Easter Egg Hunt. From left, Felipe Duarte, Kiah Runningbird, Stacey Runningbird, Halona Rae Butler, holding daughter Kimimela, 7 months, Acey Runningbird and 3-year-old Kamilia Duarte, front, participated in the Family Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 16. The event resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic and honors April being Child Abuse Prevention Month. The walk was held following Tribal Housing’s Easter Egg Hunt, which also returned after a two-year break. The walk was put on by the Tribe’s Children & Family Services and Youth Empowerment and Prevention programs and featured stuffed Easter eggs, grab-and-go lunches and T-shirts. Solomon Pond, 6, plays with bubbles as Gabriella Sabey, 3, kisses her brother Josiah, after taking part in the Family Fun Run/Walk. Photos by Timothy J. Gonzalez