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Anishinaabeg Today
A Monthly Chronicle of the White Earth Nation
Vol. 18, No. 4
White Earth, Minn.
today@whiteearth.com
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Commission continues fight for 1855 Treaty rights
The 1855 Treaty Commission continues the
fight to protect the rights of tribes under the 1855
Treaty signed on February 22, 1855.
The Commission was established in 2010 with
the adoption of a constitution and election of officers. White Earth District II Representative Terry
Tibbetts is the Chairman, former Leech Lake District
III Representative Eugene “Ribs” Whitebird is ViceChairman, and Miskoob Aubid is a Member.
The White Earth and Leech Lake Bands have
been fighting for the right to fish and hunt in northern Minnesota without government interference.
Thier position is that the 1855 Treaty with the federal government exempts them from observing the
state’s hunting and fishing seasons and other regulations within the 1855 Treaty Ceded Territory.
Currently, the Commission, with the help of
White Earth Public Works Director Burny Tibbetts is
working with federal and state highway officials to
change policy so they can erect dual-language signs
marking the 1855 Treaty boundaries and interior on
state and federal roads.
The Anishinaabeg Today will continue to keep
readers updated on 1855 Treaty news.
1855 Treaty Boundaries
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White Earth Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor and Minnesota
Department of Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius (on
behalf of Governor Mark Dayton) received awards March 13 the
Capital in St. Paul.
Vizenor accepts award at Capital
Illustration by Dawn Sherk
This map shows the boundaries of the 1855 Treaty Ceded Territory. White Earth (left) and Leech Lake
Reservation boundaries are marked in red.
See Award Page 14
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White Earth Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor was one of three
people that received an Afterschool Champions Award during
Youth Day on March 13 at the Minnesota State Capital.
Vizenor was honored for her leadership with helping establish
the Native Youth Alliance of Minnesota.
Also receiving awards were Minnesota Governor Mark
Dayton for his support of afterschool programing, and Brooklyn
Park Mayor Brad Lunde for his leadership with the Brooklyn
Bridge Alliance.
The Minnesota Statewide Afterschool Alliance and Youthprise
honored these three individuals who recognized and invested in the
power of young people in Minnesota.
The Detroit Lakes School
District had the honor of
hosting the 2013 Minnesota
State Drum and Dance
Competition March 23 at the
Middle School. This is the
first time Detroit Lakes
Schools has hosted State.
Thirteen school districts
participated and there were
197 registered dancers, 10
youth/student drum groups,
and 7 hand drum groups.
Submitted photo
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Anishinaabeg Today
The Anishinaabeg Today (AT) is the offical publication of the White Earth Nation and is published once
a month. Editorials and articles appearing in the AT are
the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily
reflect the opinion or attitude of the AT staff or the
White Earth Reservation Tribal Council.
The AT reserves the right to reject any advertising
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assume any responsibility for unsolicited material nor
will the AT guarantee publication upon submission.
Deadlines are strictly enforced! Deadline dates are
printed on Page 2 in each issue.
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patrons living on White Earth Reservation, and by mail
to White Earth Nation members (who request the
newspaper - one per household) living within the
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$12 per year for non-members (including descendants)
living off the reservation. The AT can be read online
for no cost at www.whiteearth.com.
For more information call 218-983-3285 Ext.
5903, email: today@whiteearth.com, fax: 218-9833641, or write to:
Anishinaabeg Today
White Earth Public Relations
PO Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
DSOC Spotlight:
Vizenor shares thoughts on education in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C. – As the first woman to lead the ly seek solutions at the highest policy level,” said Vizenor.
White Earth Reservation, Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor has “In my administration, education is the highest priority. To
always prided herself as a trailblazer. She shared her story, address disparities in education of Native students, I conand that of her tribes, and its champistantly work for system change at all
onship of education at last week’s
levels: federal, state, and tribal.”
“In my administration,
Democratic Steering and Outreach
On the White Earth Reservation,
education is the highest
Committee (DSOC) meeting in
she has worked her entire career in edupriority. To address
Washington, D.C. on economic opportucation. She holds an undergraduate
disparities
in education of degree in Elementary Education; a masnity with tribal leaders from across the
Native students, I
country. “As the leader of the largest
ter’s degree in Guidance and
tribe in Minnesota, I believe it is very constantly work for system Counseling, a specialist degree in
Administration
from
important for the Senate Democrats to change at all levels: federal, Education
take the lead and call for a Steering meetMinnesota State University Moorhead,
state, and tribal.”
ing with the Indigenous Nations of our
and a doctoral degree in Administration,
country; to affirm the government to
Planning, and Social Policy from
Erma J. Vizenor
government relations between the United
Harvard University. Vizenor believes
States and the sovereign Tribal Nations;
education is a “ticket out of poverty and
and to elevate the visibility of sovereign Tribal Nations,” a “great equalizer.”
said Vizenor.
Not often blessed with spare time, Vizenor enjoys
Vizenor had the opportunity to participate in last reading and spending time with her family whenever and
week’s DSOC meeting as an invited guest of both wherever she can. When asked what something she hopes
Minnesota Senators Al Franken and Amy Klobuchar. “I am people discover about her tribe she remarked, “White Earth
thankful to Senator Al Franken and Senator Amy Nation is a beautiful place with beautiful people who love
Klobuchar for giving me the opportunity to not only focus one another, care for one another, and want a wonderful
on the dire human needs in Indian Country, but collective- future for their children and grandchildren.”
White Earth Chairman
Erma J. Vizenor talks
about education at last
week’s Democratic
Steering and Outreach
Committee (DSOC)
meeting in Washington,
D.C., on economic
opportunity with tribal
leaders from across the
country.
Member of the
! Native American Journalist Association
! Minnesota Newspaper Association
Tribal Council
Erma J. Vizenor
Chairwoman
Vizenor had the
opportunity to participate
in the meeting as an
invited guest of both
Minnesota Senators Al
Franken and Amy
Klobuchar.
Robert J. Durant
Secretary-Treasurer
Irene “Rene” Auginaush
District I Representative
Courtesy photo
Terrence “Terry” Tibbetts
District II Representative
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins
District III Representative
Editor
Gary W. Padrta
Future Issues *
April 24
May 1
May 29
June 5
June 26
July 3
July 31
August 7
* Deadline and Issue dates subject to change
By Sonia Christensen
DOVE Sexual Assault Advocate
We hear about many forms of sexual violence but do
we really know what they mean?
Sexual assault: Unwanted, coerced and/or forced sexual penetration and/or touch.
Date/acquaintance rape: Unwanted, coerced and/or
forced sexual penetration that occurs between people who
are known to each other. This relationship may be a dating
relationship, a blind date or “hook up.” They may know one
another well or only briefly.
Intimate partner sexual violence: When rape/sexual
assault occurs between two people who have or have had a
consensual sexual relationship it is understood as intimate
partner sexual violence. Sometimes this is referred to as
“marital rape.”
Alcohol/drug facilitated sexual assault: When alcohol or other drugs are used to subdue the victim in order to
perpetrate a sexual attack. Alcohol remains the most common substance used to subdue victims.
Child sexual abuse: By definition, any sexual contact
with a child is illegal. Offenders who target children use a
variety of strategies to engage a child: force, trickery,
bribery, blackmail. Child sexual abuse can be perpetrated
by another child, a young person, or an adult.
Incest: Sexual abuse that is committed by one family
member against another. Also called familial sexual abuse,
incest can be committed by a parent, sibling, other family
member, or an unrelated person living with, or treated as
part of the family.
Sexual assault is NEVER the victims fault. Victims of
sexual assault are more likely to suffer from depression and
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), abuse alcohol and/or
drugs and contemplate or complete suicide so it is important to talk to someone about it and seek help. An advocate
can help and support you with the healing process as well
as give you information and resources to help you move
forward after such a traumatic experience.
If you have experienced any type of sexual violence
call the DOVE Program at 218-983-4656 to speak to an
advocate or the 24 hour crisis line at 1-877-830-3683
(DOVE). All services are free and confidential.
Aabitoose, Iskigamizige-giizis (Boiling Sap Moon) 3, 2013
Congregate Housing
In White Earth, Minn., is accepting applications for
one bedroom apartments.
Qualifications
*62 years or older *Independent Living
*Low Income, Disabled or Mobility Impaired
What We Have To Offer
*Socialization *Security *On-Site ENP
*Close to Health Care Facilities *Laundry Facilities
For more information, call or write:
36647 Co. Hwy. 21, Box 365
Waubun, MN 56589
218-983-3507 / 877-336-5572
elders@yahoo.com
Wisdom Steps Participants
Eligibility Requirements for Wisdom Steps Conference
1. Be 55 years of age on or before December 31 of each year.
2. Walk 46,000 steps by December 31 (to attend June
Conference of the next year.)
3. Complete Health Record Card and turn in no later than
April 30.
4. Pay $20 Conference Registration Fee by April 15
5. Pay $30 Conference Registration Fee after April 15
NO REGISTRATIONS ACCEPTED FOLLOWING
ABOVE DATES!
Wisdom Steps Conference will be held June 11, 12, 13 at the
Shooting Star Casino and Conference Center
Fergus Falls
218-736-5673
*Licensed in Minnesota and White Earth Tribal Courts
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The Department of Justice has granted a request
by the White Earth Nation for the United States to
assume concurrent criminal jurisdiction on the 1,300
square mile White Earth reservation in northern
Minnesota, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole
announced March 15.
The decision was the first action of its kind
under the landmark Tribal Law and Order Act of
2010 (TLOA), which granted the Justice Department
discretion to accept concurrent federal jurisdiction to
prosecute major crimes within areas of Indian country that are also subject to state criminal jurisdiction
under Public Law 280. Public Law 280 is the 1953
law that mandated the transfer of federal law enforcement jurisdiction for certain tribes to six states,
including Minnesota. The decision will take effect
on June 1. Tribal, state, and county prosecutors and
law enforcement agencies will also continue to have
criminal jurisdiction on the reservation.
“Our goal in granting this request is to strengthen public safety and security for the people of White
Earth,” said Deputy Attorney General Cole. “We
look forward to partnering with the tribe and our state
and local counterparts to support White Earth in
ensuring justice on the reservation.”
“The public safety challenges facing our tribal
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communities are serious and complex,” said U.S.
Attorney for the District of Minnesota B. Todd Jones.
“The United States Attorney’s Office will continue
working closely and collaboratively with our tribal
and local partners towards our common goal –
improving public safety. It is our hope that with the
additional jurisdiction, our Office will be able to support our tribal and county partners for the benefit of
all communities.”
The Department of Justice already has jurisdiction to prosecute crimes such as drug trafficking and
financial crimes wherever they occur in the United
States – including on the White Earth reservation.
The change announced today will expand this existing jurisdiction on the reservation to allow federal
prosecution of major crimes such as murder, rape,
felony assault and felony child abuse.
The decision followed careful consideration of
the request and information provided by the White
Earth Nation, as well as by the Justice Department’s
Office of Tribal Justice, the Executive Office for
United States Attorneys, the U.S. Attorney's Office
for the District of Minnesota, the FBI, the U.S.
District Court, state and local law enforcement partners and other sources.
Sequester cuts already hitting Minnesota’s
American Indian reservation schools
By Corey Mitchell
Star Tribune
WASHINGTON – Schools on Minnesota’s
American Indian reservations are already suffering
from the across-the-board budget cuts of the federal
sequester, taking a hit months before the rest of the
country’s classrooms will feel the effects of reduced
funding.
The White Earth Reservation could cut the
school year short at its federally funded tribal school.
The Red Lake School District, where the high
school was the site of a shooting that left seven people dead in 2005, has scaled back its security staff.
And school officials on reservations across the
state have already slashed this year’s budgets in
anticipation of sequester cuts, packing more students
in classrooms, trimming class offerings and letting
vacant jobs go unfilled.
“There’s a real sense of frustration for everybody,” Red Lake Superintendent Steve Wymore said.
The cuts come as tribal schools have begun making strides against their historically low graduation
rates. For the class of 2012, graduate rates for
American Indians rose 3 points — the first sizable
increase in years. Typically in Minnesota, 45 percent
of American Indian students earn a high school diploma in four years. The statewide graduation rate for all
students is 87 percent.
“It is indefensible that the first wave of reckless
sequestration cuts to education will hit our most vulnerable students,” said U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum,
D-Minn., who co-chairs the Congressional Native
American Caucus. Sequestration is the name for the
across-the-board federal cuts being imposed as the
result of Congress’ failure to reach agreements on
spending.
If those cuts stretch beyond the fall and more
funding for support programs is stripped, recent
gains in graduation rates, test scores and school preparedness could be jeopardized, said Brent Gish,
executive director of the National Indian Impacted
Schools Association, which represents schools on
Indian lands.
“If something isn’t done, it’ll be devastating,”
said Gish, a former Red Lake schools superintendent.
American Indian students are already more likely to
start out behind, with greater percentages living in
poverty and entering kindergarten more unprepared
than other populations.
Can’t tap local dollars
In most school districts, education is funded
largely by state and local governments, with the federal government chipping in anywhere from 10 to 20
percent. Schools on Indian reservations and military
bases are exceptions because they sit on tax-exempt
land. Unable to raise funds from tax levies, such
schools depend more heavily on federal aid. In addition to funds for poor and disabled children, schools
on federal land also receive Impact Aid, intended to
make up for the lack of property-tax revenue.
Under sequestration, the U.S. Department of
Education would cut 5 percent from all of its education programs. Most of those reductions won’t take
effect until autumn, but Impact Aid is scheduled to be
cut immediately — as soon as this month, for some
districts.
The U.S. Department of Education estimates
that 22 districts — most with fewer than 300 students
— and three charter schools in Minnesota are already
dealing with nearly $1 million in cuts.
In Red Lake, reductions in class offerings and
support staff were made in addition to the security
guard cuts, said Superintendent Steve Wymore.
All extracurricular and after-school programs
are potentially on the chopping block in Mahnomen
See Sequester Page 16
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Help White Earth Substance Abuse
win an award with a mouse click
The White Earth Substance Abuse
Program’s Adolescent Outpatient Group
was invited to participate in a youth
Summit last summer in Minneapolis. While
at this summit the youth learned how to
make a Public Service Announcement
(PSA). White Earth Substance Abuse
teamed up with the Native Alive Campaign
and the White Earth Tribal and Community
College to create a PSA about suicide prevention.
The video is completed and ready for
the Audience Choice Award. Please vote for
your favorite Suicide Awareness PSA. Our
community will have the opportunity to get
our friends, family, school, and community
involved in raising awareness about mental
health and suicide prevention. The video
with the most votes will win the Audience
Choice Award.
Visit www.save.org and click on
Minnesota Youth Suicide Prevention PSA.
You will see all nine of the 2013 Minnesota
Youth Prevention PSA videos. Please visit
and vote for White Earth’s video, everyone
in our video will be wearing black Native
Alive sweatshirts.
Tell all your friends and family about
voting for White Earth Nation! You can
vote every day until the contest ends
Monday, April 15.
Third Annual “My Grandma’s Tea chings”
Saturday, April 27, 2013 ! 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
White Earth Tribal and Community College - Mahnomen
A cultural learning experience for women on the role
of women, relationships, and nutrition. ALL women
are welcome!
No child care is provided
!
Please bring
potluck to
share
M State hosts annual Woodlands and
High Plains Powwow on Sunday, April 13
Minnesota State Community and
Technical College is honored to host this
year’s Annual Woodlands and High Plains
Powwow, one of the most popular cultural
events in the Fargo-Moorhead area.
Organizers are expecting 3,000 spectators and more than 200 dancers and drummers at the 24th annual powwow on
Saturday, April 13, at MSUM’s Nemzek
Field House. The event honors American
Indian graduates of the sponsoring FargoMoorhead colleges, celebrates the
American Indian culture.
The theme of this year’s powwow is
“Our Life, Our People,” and it continues the
tradition of promoting strong American
Indian identities and deepening appreciation for the intellectual gifts and abilities of
American Indians in the community.
Doors will be open to the public from
12:30 to 10 p.m., with the grand entries by
the participating dancers at 1 and 7 p.m.
Dancer registration is from 10 a.m. to 1
p.m. Regular admission is $3 for adults and
$2 for children ages 6-18. Admission is free
for children under age 6, guests ages 55 and
older and students with a current campus ID
from any of the four sponsoring colleges.
Head dancers will be Dana Goodwin, a
member of the White Earth Nation and an
elementary education major at MSUM, and
Dane Allapowa, a member of the Woodland
Menominee Nation of Wisconsin and an
automotive technology student at M State Moorhead Campus.
The host drum will be Buffalo River
Drum Group. Mickey Hodges of the White
Earth Nation will be master of ceremonies;
Clifford Canku of the Sisseton Wahpeton
Nation will be spiritual advisor; and Tom
Mason of the Rainy River First Nation in
Ontario, Canada, will be the arena director.
The honor guard will be the White Earth
Honor Guard.
Free parking will be available at
Nemzek Field House, located at 1711 6th
Ave. South (at the corner of 17th Street and
6th Avenue) in Moorhead, with designated
parking for the handicapped, vendors and
elders.
Sponsors are M State’s Moorhead campus, Concordia College, Minnesota State
University Moorhead and North Dakota
State University.
For more information, contact M
State’s Chesay Colson at 218-299-6806 or
MSUM’s Jody Steile at 218-477-4272.
As a member of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities system, M State
serves more than 9,200 students in credit
courses each year in more than 120 career
and liberal arts programs at its four campuses in Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls,
Moorhead and Wadena.
The steps below should be followed by patients
to reduce the chance that you may be personally
responsible for medical bills.
• You must notify Contract Health Services
(CHS) within 72 hours of receiving emergency services, for the elderly and handicapped, notification
must be given within 30 days of receiving emergency
services. Emergency room visits for non-emergencies will be denied. We encourage you to utilize the
White Earth Healthcare Center or the satellite clinics
during the normal hours.
• The Managed Care Committee (MCC) must
approve payment for all outside referrals. Referrals
are submitted to the MCC meeting for review and
assigned a priority, based upon funding. We are currently at a priority 1a for emergencies which is
defined as “Threat to Life, Limb, Senses” and a 1b
for referrals, which is defined as “Potential for
Becoming Life Threatening.”
• An authorized referral is good for the initial
visit and one follow up, after an authorized referral
for a procedure or office visit. The CHS department
needs to be notified by the patient if more follow up
visits are needed. A new referral may need to be in
place in order for CHS to authorize additional payment. If the patient fails to notify the CHS department or their IHS Primary Care provider, the visit
may be denied for no prior authorization.
• Failure to attempt a “good faith” effort to
apply for an alternate resource such as Minnesota
Medicaid (Medical Assistance), Medicare or another
alternate resource that is available for you to utilize,
will result in a denial from CHS.
• If you have private insurance, Medicaid or
Medicare: Present your insurance card to the
Anishinaabeg Today
provider when you register for services.
• Dental emergencies: If you have a dental
emergency you need to call the Dental Department at
218-983-6353, Monday through Friday. Again we
encourage you to utilize the White Earth Healthcare
Dental services during the week.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact the CHS staff or stop in and see the CHS staff
located at the White Earth Healthcare Center. The
CHS staff: Neily Anderson - ER visits: 218-9836205, Bernice Bellanger - Referrals: 218-983-6282,
Ricky Cliff - Payments/Claims: 218-983-6211,
Pauline Keezer - Payments/Claims: 218-983-6281
and Melissa Royston - CHS Supervisor 218-9836204.
ATTENTION
Foster Parents & Guardians
The White Earth Health Center requires
consent or authorization for all children under
the age of 18 who seek medical care.
• All foster parents/caregivers must submit written authorization when registering for child’s
appointment.
• If someone other than the parents brings a child
to the appointment, a written authorization from the
child’s parent must be presented at registration. If
documentation isn’t presented at the time of registration the child will not be seen.
Please call Mary Ellen Snell
at 218-983-6230 with any questions
Minnesota DHS staff visit White Earth Reservation
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Rez Briefs
St. Theodore’s Church sponsoring Spring Meat Bingo
St. Theodore’s Catholic Church in Ponsford is sponsoring
Spring Meat Bingo games on Sunday, April 7 starting at 1:30 p.m.
Twenty bingo games will be played and each winner will receive a
prize of a ham, a turkey, a roast or a comparable meat package. A
free lunch will be served at halftime and a grand assortment of door
prizes will be awarded throughout the afternoon. Join us for a funfilled event!
WE Community Council hosting bingo
The White Earth Community Council is hosting meat bingo
every Tuesday evening starting at 6:30 p.m. at the White Earth
Congregate. 12 games - $1 per card. For more information contact
Sandra St.Clair at 218-935-5554.
WE Veteran’s Association taking apps for princess
The White Earth Reservation Veteran’s Association is currently
accepting applications for the 2013-2014 WERVA Princess.
Applications may be obtained Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m., at the WERVA building in Mahnomen. Applications
must be submitted to Commander Herb Roy no later than May 1 at
4:30 p.m. The successful candidate will be crowned during the first
evening session of the 5th Annual Mother’s Day Pow-Wow held
May 11-12 at the White Earth Pow-Wow Grounds. For more information or to obtain an application call Herb Roy at 218-936-5650.
Time running out on CITGO assistance
The White Earth Tribal Council has been awarded CITGO
assistance funding again this year. Any household of an enrolled
member or with an enrolled child in the household, and has received
energy assistance for 2012-2013, may be eligible for the assistance.
The grant this year is for $240 per household. Any questions, please
contact Tony Wadena, WE CITGO Representative at 218-935-5554.
Looking for Native American artists
Officials are looking for local Native American artists interested in displaying their art work from July 31 to Aug. 4 at the
Clearwater County Fair in Bagley. Contact Al Rasmussen at
arr451@gvtel.com.
Get ready for Bikers Against Batterers event
The White Earth DOVE Program along with White Earth
Police Department will be having their 2nd Annual “Bikers Against
Batterers” Bike Run Fundraiser June 22. Get your motorcycles
ready! More information to come.
Easter dinner raffle winners
Darla Kier and Vanessa Fineday won the Circle of Life Quiz
Bowl Easter Dinner Raffle. Each winner received a ham, one
pound of wild rice, a bag of potatoes, cans of vegetables, plates,
napkins, Easter candy, eggs, egg dye and other miscellaneous items.
Thank you for your support of the COLA Quiz Bowl team.
White Earth Substance Abuse Program
White Earth Substance Abuse only provides same day assessment appointments. Clients can begin calling the Substance Abuse
office starting at 7:30 a.m., the day they would like to have their
assessment done. Each day there will only be so many assessments
appointments so please call early. Our phone number is 218-9833286 Ext. 1297, or call the RTC at 218-983-3285 Ext. 1297.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
The White Earth Tribal Council recently invited the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)
staff to introduce them to the Self-Governance efforts of the White Earth Nation (WEN). The DHS
staff are all key individuals from the state that are working with staff from WEN to transfer human services from the counties of Mahnomen, Becker, and Clearwater. First row from left: Christina Baltes
(WEN Human Services Transfer Project Manager), Karen Nelson-Huss (SNAP Policy), Mayjoua Ly
(MFIP), Kathy Bruen (SNAP Quality Assurance), and Brenda Clark (Child Care). Back row from left:
Randy Goodwin (WE Public Safety Director), Juanita Krull (MFIP), Barb Martin (SNAP Quality
Assurance), Vern LaPlante, Office of Indian Affairs, Guy Buddinger (MN.IT Services), Dave Hanson
(Financial Operations), Brent Gish (White Earth), and Monte Fox (Office of Indian Affairs).
Diabetes Bingo dates
Diabetes Bingo will be held April 8 at Mahnomen, April 11 at
Rice Lake, and April 15 at Elbow Lake. Bingo will begin after the
11:30 a.m. elder nutrition meal. Bingo at Mahnomen will begin at 1
p.m. at Valley View Apartments. All are welcome. Dates are subject to change.
Looking for a job?
The White Earth Human Resources Department has a Job
Hotline. Call 218-983-3285 and ask for Ext. 1000. It has all the current job openings.
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ACHP adopts plan to support the United Nations
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
(ACHP) formally endorsed a plan to support the
United Nations Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples at its winter business meeting on
March 1.
I believe this is an opportunity to promote better
stewardship and protection of Native American historic properties and sacred sites and in doing so helps
to ensure the survival of indigenous cultures. The
Declaration reinforces the ACHP’s policies and goals
as contained in our Native American initiatives
including the Traditional Cultural Landscapes Action
Plan and our participation in the interagency memorandum of understanding on the protection of sacred
sites as well as in our oversight of the Section 106
review process.
The plan calls for the ACHP to raise awareness
about the Declaration within the preservation com-
munity; post information about the Declaration on its
Web site; develop guidance on the intersection of the
Declaration with the Section 106 process; reach out
to the archaeological community about the
Declaration and the conduct of archaeology in the
United States; and generally integrate the
Declaration into its initiatives.
The ACHP oversees the Section 106 review
process which requires federal agencies to take into
account the impacts of their actions on historic properties. In carrying out the Section 106 process, federal agencies are required to consult with Indian tribes,
Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations
when historic properties of religious and cultural significance to them may be affected. The ACHP has an
Office of Native American Affairs that provides
assistance to federal agencies, Indian tribes, Alaska
Natives, and Native Hawaiian organizations and others. The ACHP, among many other efforts, has also
published extensive guidance regarding tribal and
Native Hawaiian consultation.
White Earth Tribal ID’s
available at the Urban Office
White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council Quarterly Meeting
By Milford Wayne Donaldson
Chairman of the ACHP
Courtesy photo
These Detroit Lakes K-5 students won awards in the Native
American Arts and Crafts Competition March 19 at the
Minnesota State Community and Technical College. Not all
winners were present for this photo.
Students win awards during
AI Awareness Week in DL
The following Detroit Lakes elementary students received awards
for the K-5 Young Artist/Young Writer’s 2013 Competition during
American Indian Awareness Week.
Adisyn Buchanan (5th grade) - 1st place in Informative Writing
Jaydn Carter (4th grade) - 1st place in Black & White Drawings
Isabella Edvall (5th grade) - 1st place in Black & White Drawings
Zoey Frobenius (3rd grade) - Honorable Mention in Pencil Drawings
Lexus Grant (3rd grade Rossman) - 1st place in Pencil Drawing
Mackenzie Hilden (2nd grade Roosevelt) - 1st place in Crafts, 2nd
place for Colored Drawings, and 3rd place in Pencil Drawings
Annie Houglum (2nd grade Roosevelt) - 1st place in Colored Drawings
Montana Irwin (1st grade Roosevelt)) - 3rd place in Crafts
Brady Jensen (1st grade Roosevelt) - 3rd place in Colored Drawings
Mercedes Jesness (4th grade Rossman) - 2nd place in Colored Drawings
Jocelyn Jimenez (5th grade) - 1st place in Dreamcatchers
Brea Johnston (5th grade) - 1st place in Black & White Drawings
Gracie Kuehl (5th grade) - 1st place in Crafts
Annelise Lage (4th grade Roosevelt) - 2nd place in Dreamcatchers
Olivia Lage (2nd grade Roosevelt) - 2nd place in Crafts
Hailey Milello (5th grade) - 1st place in Colored Drawings
Liberty Odne-Niewind (5th grade) - 1st place in Photography
Juliana Orner (5th grade) - 3rd place in Pencil Drawings
Marissa Pace (5th grade) - Honorable Mention in Pencil Drawings
Emily Peake (3rd grade Rossman) - 2nd place in Pencil Drawings
Skylar Nelson (3rd grade) - 2nd place in Colored Drawings
Hallie Rishovd (3rd grade Roosevelt) - 2nd place in Photography
Kya Rosell (4th grade Rossman) - 3rd place in Photography
Skyler Smith (5th grade) - 1st place in Colored Drawings
Desi Swanson (5th grade) - 2nd place in Crafts, and Honorable
Mention in Photography
Cole Vidal (4th grade Roosevelt) - 2nd place in Pencil Drawings
Wednesday, May 1 - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday, May 2 - 9 to 11:45 a.m.
White Earth logo clothing and wild rice will
be available for purchase.
1308 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis
FMI: 612-872-8388
White Earth
Urban Council Board Elections
Nominations are open until Friday, April 26.
To nominate a White Earth member call Russ
Sherer, Board Secretary at 651-636-0135
Voting
Tuesday, April 30 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Building
1308 East Franklin, Minneapolis
WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2013
TIME: 9 a.m.
LOCATION: Shooting Star Casino
Any person or group wishing to place an
item on the regular agenda must register
their intent with the Executive Director no
later than seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Requests must include the name and
address of the participant, group affiliation
(if any), and the topic to be addressed. Such
requests are subject to approval of the
White Earth Reservation Chair or
Secretary/Treasurer.
Phone: 218-983-3285
Fax: 218-983-3641
Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board
approves donations for community and cultural needs
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board recently
approved $8,750 in donations for March. The following are a sample of the requests they approved:
! $500 - Waubun High School - Prom.
! $250 - Fosston High School - Prom.
! $250 - Ullen-Hitterdal High School - Prom.
! $1,500 - Mahnomen High School - Guest speaker
talking about disabilities, hardship, and abuse.
! $1,000 - White Earth DOVE Program - Victim
Service’s Collaborative Conference.
! $500 - Detroit Lakes High School - American
Indian Awareness Week.
! $250 - Rainy River Community College - Pow
Wow.
! $500 - U of Minnesota Morris - Pow Wow.
! $1,000 - Mahnomen Helping Hands Food Shelf.
! $1,500 - Naytahwaush Community Charter
School - 5K Walk/Run.
! $1,000 - Circle of Life Academy - Pow Wow.
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board is com-
mitted to serving communities, through economic
opportunities, that promote the enhancement of the
quality life for tribal membership and their families.
They work diligently to serve the needs of organizations and charities requesting a donation, through a
fair and effective manner in order to ensure the
preservation and respect of the Native culture.
Requests can be submitted to:
Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board Attention:
Chairperson,
PO Box 418,
Mahnomen, MN 56557
Or by fax to: 218-935-2206.
The board consists of associates from the White
Earth Reservation Tribal Council departments and
associates from the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel &
Event Center.
Funding is made possible by the joint effort of
the White Earth Reservation Tribal Council and the
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel & Event Center.
Anishinaabeg Today
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Annual Indigenous Farming Conference
and Slow Food Dinner were a big success
By Winona LaDuke and Zachary Paige
White Earth Land Recovery Project
During the first week of March, the 10th annual
Great Lakes Indigenous Farming Conference
brought together 150 organic farmers, college representatives, USDA representatives and students from
tribal schools to continue work to restore native
foods on the White Earth reservation and beyond.
The conference included hands on workshops on
goat cheese making, and salve making as well as
many presentations on seed saving, restoration of
food systems, decolonizing our diets, tribal food
policies, and organic agriculture systems.
In total, tribal representatives came from the
Twin Cities, to as far away as a Mi’gmag reserve
along the Gaspe Peninsula in Quebec and represented at least twenty tribal nations.
All of this, in the face of a huge blizzard the
night before. However, as more than one happy participant pointed out, “this Indigenous Farming
Conference at Maplelag Resort is a nice place to get
snowed in.”
The conference was held March 4-7 at
Maplelag, and was followed by a very successful
Slow Food Dinner in Detroit Lakes, at the Holmes
Center on Saturday night.
Keynote presenters included Erica Allen from
Growing Power, Chicago, where a sprawling urban
agriculture program works with hundreds of African
American youth and families to grow food to feed
their community, beautify and clean up brown fields,
and share flowers with all.
Allen and her father, Will Allen are national
leaders in an urban agriculture movement, which
takes cardboard, green clippings and food wastes
from a food stream, creates food for worms, works
with the worms to make top soil and then grows food
in an integrated set of greenhouses, hot houses, and
urban farming areas, which feed hundreds of people
in Chicago and Milwaukee.
Rowen White presented information about
Native Seed SEARCH, a non-profit seed conservancy organization from Arizona which has been working with Indigenous communities in the southwest to
restore and keep traditional seeds from extinction,
and brought the model of their work to the
Indigenous Farming Conference.
White also led a discussion on the northern seed
banking strategies, as many native seeds are in danger of extinction. In addition, she also presented a
workshop on basic seed saving techniques.
“We have to get grounded,” was a comment
Marcella Gilbert was one of many that attended
the annual conference.
Courtesy photos
Rowen White and Erica Allen were guest speakers
at the 10th Annual Great Lakes Indigenous
Farming Conference March 4-7 at Maplelag.
from one of the attendees, Blaine Snipstal, representing the Rural Coalition (a national advocacy organization for farmers and rural citizens), from his farm
in Georgia.
“We are working literally from the ground up
with seeds and it is a long way to go,” Snipstal
explained. “Yet there are many who are in it for the
long haul to take on this work fully and responsibly.”
“We understand that we must treat the seeds as a
relationship that will outlive us to pass on to our children just in the ways that our great grandmothers
did,” White told conference participants.
Other keynote presenters included Scott
Schumacher, a Miami man who directs the ethnobotany project at the Minnesota Science Center,
whose presentation entitled “ahkawaapamankwike,
ahkawaapamelankwiki-kati (If we take care of them,
they will take care of us): Dormancy and reawakening of Indigenous seeds, language, and knowledge.”
Sammy Ardito Rivera and Diane Wilson represented the Dream of Wild Health, an immense seed
bank and community gardening program working
with heritage seeds and native youth in the Twin
Cities.
Rivera is a Leech Lake tribal member, and for
the past two years she has been working with a 10acre organic farm in Hugo, Minn., protecting indigenous and heirloom seeds.
She has organized and implemented the youth
work and developed the urban education and growing programs. Along with speaking, she also presented a youth session on planting seeds in used milk cartons with a plastic bottle over them to capture the
moisture.
Native seed saving is of great significance to not
only native communities, but to the security of
American agriculture, Frank Kutka of USDA and
other presenters explained.
In the past few decades, native farming and gardening had dwindled down to very minimal levels, in
part, a result of the denial of access to USDA loans,
and the allotment era. This was coupled with a loss
of seed diversity, and an increasing concentration of
seed ownership on a national and international level.
See Conference Page 14
Dispatch:
(218) 983-3201
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Duluth is first in Minnesota to connect permanent
supportive housing with a Native community center
Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizimin (“Together we are
beginning a good life”) is providing much needed
stability for formerly homeless American Indian
families in Duluth, Minn. This is the first housing
development in Minnesota to connect permanent
supportive housing with an American Indian community center.
According to a 2007 Duluth United Way
Community Impact Report, while American Indians
represent only 3 percent of the Duluth population,
they represent 30 percent of Duluth’s homeless.
Gimaajii, a 29-unit building renovated by
American Indian Community Housing Organization
(AICHO), offers affordable, permanent supportive
housing for homeless American Indians. It also houses Duluth’s American Indian Center, providing community events and cultural activities, a wellness clinic, art gallery, gymnasium, and meeting rooms.
Gimaajii Mino Bimaadizimin was featured in
March in the Minnesota Housing Partnership’s
Impact Spotlight. The Impact Spotlight celebrates
the work of affordable housing partners in creating
healthy, sustainable communities. Pace-setting projects are selected based on ingenuity in housing
development and collaborative efforts linking housing for low-to-moderate income families to transportation, jobs, or services.
About AICHO: The American Indian
Community Housing Organization provides shelter,
housing, and support services that are culturally specific to Native Americans living in the Duluth area.
AICHO’s mission is to honor the resiliency of Native
American people by strengthening communities and
centering indigenous values in all aspects of our
work.
About MHP: The Minnesota Housing
Partnership supports affordable housing development for low- and moderate-income people to
strengthen Minnesota communities and families.
MHP provides information, consulting, training,
resources and advocacy for communities to bolster
options for safe and affordable housing.
The White Earth
Nation recently
created a Facebook
community page
Courtesy photo
Gimaajii, a 29-unit building renovated by American
Indian Community Housing Organization offers
affordable, permanent supportive housing for
homeless American Indians.
Feel free to visit us
at
www.facebook.com/
WhiteEarthNation
Council meets with Minn. Commissioner of Revenue
White Earth Council of Elders
By Leonard Wells
Chairman, White Earth Council of Elders
Here we are in April and hopefully the end of the snow season is here. Although my “Boss” loves the White Earth winters,
it’s time for spring. With all the snow piled high up around the
house I’m sure I’ll have to listen to the sump pump till June. I
hope you don’t have to worry about overland flooding, most
homes on the Rez don’t have this problem.
The White Earth State of the Nation was well attended with
the great variety of age groups. The different departments did a
good job showing off their services. The infrastructure on the Rez
keeps growing each year thanks to the Shooting Star Casino’s
steadily increasing revenues, along with the skills of our grant
writers and elected officials.
In past columns I warned you to watch your step while walking in the ice and snow, remember? Well two weeks ago I stopped
at the end of the driveway and walked to the mailbox and
retrieved the mail. Walking back to the car I was looking down at
the letters. I think you can tell where this story is going. All of a
sudden my feet went out from under me and I hit flat on my back
and head. The mail and daily paper along with my hat went flying. I laid there until I figured out that nothing was bent or broken (except my pride) as two cars drove by as I lay there. I hoped
neither one of them saw me because neither of them stopped. I
used the spoked wheels on my car to pull myself up, brushed the
snow off and spent the rest of the day with a headache. Hint: Do
as I say not what I do!
White Earth Veterans News
The White Earth Veteran Association will meet May 7 from 5 to
6:30 p.m. at the White Earth Veterans Memorial Community Center
in Mahnomen. The White Earth Veterans Association meets the
first Tuesday of each month.
Upcoming Events:
University of Minnesota Morris Student Pow Wow
When: Saturday, April 6
Where: University of Minnesota Morris campus
Grand Entries: 1 and 7 p.m.
High Plains (Tri-College) Pow Wow
When: Saturday, April 13
Where: Moorhead State University campus
StandDown
When: Thursday, April 25th, 2013
Where: Becker County Fairgrounds Arena in Detroit Lakes
Time: 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Free military clothing, boots, sleeping bags, haircuts, legal advice,
and meal for all veterans. Contact the White Earth Veterans
Association about transportation.
The White Earth Veterans Association and Honor Guard
always welcome invitations to schools, whether it be attending a
large event or to speak to students about the veteran’s service.
Please notify us in advance.
Submitted photo
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council met with Minnesota Commissioner of Revenue Myron
Frans on March 1 in St. Paul. They discussed sales tax rebates and other issues that affect the
White Earth Nation. From left are District II Representative Terry Tibbetts, District III Representative
Gus Bevins, Secretary-Treasurer Robert J. Durant, Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor, and Minnesota
Commissioner of Revenue Myron Frans.
Contact the White Earth Veterans Association at 218-936-5650
if interested in being involved with the Honor Guard. The White
Earth Veteran’s Honor Guard is available for events and veteran’s
funerals.
White Earth Tribal Veteran Service Officer Tom Spry can be
reached Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the White
Earth Veterans Memorial Center in Mahnomen, or Mondays and
Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the White Earth RTC
Headquarters in the Administration Department. His phone number
is 218-983-3285 Ext. 5904.
Anishinaabeg Today
Book Review
The Dakota Prisoners of War Letters
Fifty extraordinary letters written by Dakota
men imprisoned after the U.S. Dakota War of 1862
give direct witness to a harsh and painful history
shared by Minnesotans today.
In April 1863 - after the U.S. Dakota War of
1862, after the hanging of 38 Dakota men in the
largest mass execution in U.S. History - some 270
Dakota men were moved from Mankato, Minn., to a
prison at camp McClellan in Davenport, Iowa.
Separated from their wives, children, and elder
relatives, with inadequate shelter, they lived there for
three long, wretched years. More than 120 men died.
Desperate to connect with their families, many of
these prisoners of war learned to write. Their letters,
mostly addressed to the missionaries Stephen R.
Riggs and Thomas S. Williamson, asked for information, for assistance, and for help sending and receiving news of their loved ones.
Dakota elders Clifford Canku and Michael
Simon, fluent Dakota speakers, provide both the
Dakota transcription and the first published English
translation of 50 of these letters, culled from Riggs’s
papers at the Minnesota historical society. They are a
precious resource for Dakota people learning about
the travails their ancestors faced, important primary
source documents for historians, and a vital tool for
Dakota language learners and linguists.
These haunting documents present a history that
has long been unrecognized in this country, in the
words of the Dakota people who lived it. The dedication written by the authors, both of whom are descendents of Dakota prisoners of war, declares: “Our relatives are watching over us. / We are humbled as we
honor our ancestors. / Woecon kin de unyakupi do /
We accept this responsibility you gave us.”
Dr. Clifford Canku is an assistant professor of
Dakota studies at North Dakota State University.
Michael Simon is an instructor of Dakota language for the Moorhead (Minnesota) Public Schools.
Both are retired Presbyterian ministers and enrolled
members of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate.
The Dakota Prisoner of War Letters
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Bellefy Herefords
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THE DOCTOR’S CORNER
Traumatic Brain Injury
Clifford Canku and Michael Simon
Introduction by John Peacock
By Dr. Kathleen Laswell, DNP, ARNP
White Earth Mental Health Department
Pub Date: March 2013
Price & Format: $27.95 Paper
ISBN: 978-0-87351-873-4
Specs: 224 pages, 7 7/8 x 11, index
Publicity contact: Alison Aten
Minnesota Historical Society Press
651-259-3203 tel.
alison.aten@mnhs.org
What is TBI?
TBI stands for Traumatic Brain Injury. This term is often used
interchangeably with brain injury, head injury or concussion. The
Center for Disease control defines a traumatic brain injury as
caused by a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head
injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain.
It is important to remember that not all blows to the head will
result in a traumatic brain injury. The severity of the head injury is
determined by how long a period of time a person experiences
symptoms.
Symptoms include unconsciousness, dizziness, headaches,
nausea, forgetfulness, anxiety, depression or visual disturbances.
These symptoms can last for a short amount of time, under 30 minutes, and be considered mild or last for an extended period of time,
hours to days, and be considered severe.
Why do we care?
Traumatic brain injuries are one of the leading causes of disability in the United States and they are largely preventable. Most
brain injuries are mild, slipping on the ice and hitting your head,
playing hockey or football and getting knocked out. Some can be
more severe, flipping your snow mobile or four wheeler or riding
a bike without a helmet.
Brain injuries can lead not only to high medical costs, but to
long term changes in the person’s thinking patterns, in how they
learn and in their personality. These changes can cause a person to
have trouble switching topics easily. Consider your computer.
Sometimes there will be a window that pops up and states that the
computer is still working with one application and cannot switch to
the new one until the old one is closed. This is similar to how a person with a brain injury thinks.
Other problems are being irritable or angry, having trouble
maintaining relationships and increased frustration. Often people
will become very impulsive and drink more alcohol, make bad
decisions regarding money or use illegal substances. Holding a
steady job may be difficult because of the person’s erratic behavior. Statistics indicate that a person with a traumatic brain injury is
60 percent more likely to have trouble with the law, be arrested or
be incarcerated.
What can we do?
Prevention, prevention, prevention. Prevention of head
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Twiter: @MHSPress
For more info on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862
visit www.usdakotawar.org
See Brain Page 16
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Submitted photo
These students are some of the winners in the Detroit Lakes Young Artist, Young Writers Awards, March
22 during the Detroit Lakes Quiz Bowl Competition. Detroit Lakes Public Schools held their 28th annual Native American Week March 18-23.
Area students receive awards in the Detroit
Lakes Young Artist, Young Writers Competition
The following students were place winners in
the Detroit Lakes Young Artist, Young Writers
Awards March 22 during the Detroit Lakes Quiz
Bowl Competition. Detroit Lakes Public Schools
held their 28th annual American Indian Awareness
Week March 18-23.
The following students received awards:
Bagley award winners: Camryn Cooper, William
Lindberg, Lamarco Pemberton, Hunter Lee Stai,
Kailee Ann Stenseng, Maddy Strandlien, Kapri
Thompson, Teanna Thompson.
Please contact
us for more
information
1‐800‐657‐3663
Email:
ted.program@state.mn.us
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the Anishinaabeg Today are run on a
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Bugonaygeshig award winners: Reidel Baird,
Catherine Bruce, Brian Fairbanks, Alexis Graves,
Rodney Johnson, Jerrod Moore, Arianna
KinchenWind, Daisy Olson, Nindomis Robinson,
Shaniya Robinson, Angelo Smith, Mayanah Stone,
Cody Wagner.
Cass Lake/Bena award winners: Jared Allen
French, Shea Lynn French, Tyler Jones, Natasha
Swalef, Fawn Whitebird, Simon Whipple, Anthony
Wittner.
Frazee award winners: Matthew Hoffman, Gabrial
Grassi, Holly McCament, Brittany Lormis, Isabella
Matefka, Aina Olson, Levi Post, Megan
Quittschraiben, Mary Tyrhsen, Jessica Engels Young,
Kaitlyn Wurst.
Mahnomen award winners:
Danyellie Johnson.
Andrew Johnson,
Moorhead award winners: Maria Charette, Marco
Cooley, Heather Fineday, Madison Rock, Shylinn
Soyring.
Pine Point award winners: Harley Chapelle,
Teresita Diaz, Cassity Jones, Adam Webster, Nick
Bellrock.
Ponemah award winners: Amber Cloud, Erica
Kingbird, Marlene Raincloud.
Waubun award winners: Diamond, Deondra
Bellanger, Ozaawa Burnett, Atlantis Hanks, Tevahn
LaGue, Doug McArthur, Emmit Smith, Landris
Thompson, Brianna Tow, Sativa Warren, Misty
Weaver.
White Earth
Urban Office
ATTENTION
WHITE EARTH MEMBERS!
The White Earth Urban
Office is located at 1308
East Franklin Avenue,
Suite 210 in Minneapolis.
You MUST update your address with White
Earth Enrollments even if you updated your
address with White Earth Licensing (IDs), White
Earth Election Board, or the Anishinaabeg Today!
The phone number is
612-872-8388 and the
office hours are weekdays
from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Call White Earth Enrollments
at 218-983-4643
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Anishinaabeg Today
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Casino donates turkeys to White Earth ENP
They score!
Native descendants design Warroad hockey jersey
By Jaimie Snowdon
Warroad Pioneer
Photo by Don Heisler
White Earth ENP recently received a donation of whole turkeys from the Shooting Star
Casino. From left are casino employee Norm Hill, White Earth ENP Manager Carol
Fabre, and casino employee Bruce Doerfler.
I wish to thank the Shooting Star Casino for their generous donation of frozen
turkeys to the White Earth Elderly Nutrition Program. These turkeys will provide two
meals each at the Elbow Lake, Naytahwaush, Pine Point, Rice Lake and White Earth
ENP sites and with recent budget cuts are very much appreciated. Our ENP staff prepare, serve and deliver approximately 4,000 congregate and home delivered meals
monthly and turkey is always a favorite. Thank you also to Mindy Iverson for coordinating this project and to Norm Hill and Bruce Doerfler for delivering the “birds”!
Sincerely,
Carol Fabre, White Earth Elderly Nutrition Program Manager
5th Annual
Honoring Our Mother's Pow-wow
May 11-12, 2013
White Earth Pow-Wow Grounds
The Warrior hockey team donned a different look last week. They unveiled a gold
jersey that is different from any they have
had in a long time. The idea of a third jersey
came from the senior boys with Zach
Johnston and White Earth descendant Eric
Goldsmith doing most of the leg work.
“We wanted to do the jerseys as a tribute to Coach Olson, to honor his memory.
We had been talking about it for weeks, so
Zach and I started to look at websites and
started the research process,” explained Eric
Goldsmith.
Bruce Olson was a long time coach in
the Warroad and Roseau high school hockey
programs. He passed away suddenly early
last summer. He had been the boys’ coach
and mentor.
The jerseys were paid by the players.
The players will be allowed to keep their jerseys in memory of Coach Olson.
Johnston, a Native descendant, and
Goldsmith approached Mr. Oftedahl and Mr.
Bengtson with their idea and then did a
drawing of what they wanted the jerseys to
look like.
They consulted with the Warroad Indian
Education Department and a few Native
elders from the community. The boys then
decided to make a few changes to the design.
It took about a month and a half for the jerseys to be finished at the manufacturer.
The design of the jerseys is unique and
has many meaningful symbols. On the right
shoulder is Olson’s name. There are four
feathers on the shoulders to signify
Warroad’s four state championships.
The front of the jersey has the letter
“W” on it with two feathers coming off of it
just like on the Warrior head logo that is on
their regular jersey.
Off of the feathers there is a string
fringe that has the four beads on it that represents the sacred colors, Yellow, Red, Black
and White. These are colors that are important to most Native peoples throughout the
continent.
The colors can represent the four directions that is on the medicine wheel. Yellow
most often represents the east and red the
south. Sometimes these colors can be
switched, depending on the tribe. The black
represents the west and white the north.
On the bottom of the jersey there is the
sacred circle with the four directions signified. The circle is an important symbol to
Native Americans. They believe life and the
seasons move in a circle.
There are a few more geometric symbols for decoration and the boys finished the
jerseys off with their names on the back.
Zach Johnston said, “The jerseys were
intended to honor Coach Olson. We only
have a handful of seniors graduating this
year. Next year’s incoming players could
also get jerseys if the boys decide that is
what they want to do, but we always want to
have Olson’s name on the jerseys in remembrance of him.”
“People have said they like the jerseys.
Obviously, everybody likes the black jersey
the most because it is classic. We didn’t want
to offend anybody by doing a different jersey, we just wanted to do this for Olson and
make our mark,” commented Johnston and
Goldsmith.
Eric is the son of Tom and Judy
Goldsmith, and the grandson of Lloyd and
Marilyn (Bement) Pavek of Waubun.
(Community Center for Inclement weather)
White Earth Nation, MN
Local Drum Contest
First 10 Drum split (minimum 5 adult drummers and no drum hopping)
Grand Entry: Saturday - 1 and 7 p.m. and Sunday - 1 p.m.
Emcees: Mickey Hodges and Vince Byel White Earth, MN
Arena Directors: Butch Roberts and Jeep Roberts Pine Point, MN
Specials: Women’s Traditional (40 and up)
Women’s True Old Style Jingle Dress (18 and up)
Saturday and Sunday meal provided
“One Man Hand Drum” special during supper break sponsored by Jon
Weaver
Honorarium for all registered dancers
No fans or whistles honored
Vendors welcome!
Food vendors - $150, craft vendors - 100 a day. Contact Tiffany Blue at
218-261-0496. For any other information contact Tim St.Clair at 218-2610440.
Bring your own chairs. Camping is available. Security provided. No drugs,
alcohol or gang affiliation allowed. Zero tolerance. Not responsible for
theft, accidents, short-funded travelers, and divorces.
Photo by Jaimie Snowdon
White Earth descendant Eric Goldsmith, left, and Zach Johnston (also a Native
descendant) spearheaded the design of the Coach Olson jersey.
Anishinaabeg Today
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2013 Minnesota State Drum and Dance
Competition Hosted by Detroit Lakes
Bagley High School Snow Week Royalty
Submitted photos
The Detroit Lakes School District had the honor of hosting the 2013 Minnesota
State Drum and Dance Competition March 23 at the Middle School. This is the first
time Detroit Lakes Schools has hosted State.
Thirteen school districts participated: Bemidji, Bug O Nay Ge Shig, Cass Lake/
Bena, Deer River, Detroit Lakes, Mahnomen, Mille Lacs/East Lake, Moorhead,
Northland Remer, Ponemah, Red Lake, St. Paul and Waubun/Ogema. There
were 197 registered dancers, 10 youth/student drum groups, and 7 hand drum
groups.
Team Winners
1st place - Cass Lake/Bena, 2nd place - Bug O Nay Ge Shig, 3rd place - St. Paul
Schools
Photo by Darlene Sawyer/Farmers Independent
Bagley High School held their Snow Week coronation Feb. 14. Crowned Snow
King was Chris Clark, son of Kathy and Punky Clark, and crowned Snow Queen
was Riley Thoma, daughter of Maria and Greg Thoma. Candidates for Snow King
and Queen were chosen by their class, and grades 7-12 voted for their favorite
candidates. Chris is a White Earth enrollee and has had many accomplishments
throughout his high school career. Chris has been involved in football, hockey,
student council, Grand Marshall, student of the month, athlete of the week, student
of the year by the Minnesota Indian Education Association, and an ‘A’ honor roll
student. Congratulations Chris!
Detroit Lakes Winners
Roosevelt:
Sophie Rojas - 2nd place Grades 1-3 Fancy Shawl
Olivia Mason - 1st place Grades 1-3 Girls Traditional
High School:
Miya Rojas - 1st place Grades 7-9 Girls Traditional, 4th place Grades 6-12 Tri-Star
Veronica Roy - 2nd place Grades 10-12 Girls Traditional, 1st place Grades 6-12
Girls Tri-Star
Detroit Lakes also hosted a Quiz Bowl Competition March 22.
Team Winners
1st place - Circle of Life Academy, 2nd place - International Falls, 3rd place - Cass
Lake/Bena
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Conference
from Page 7
Without diverse strains in our local
ecosystems, the ecology of our planet has
become threatened by “mono-cropping”
and super-hybrids, which will become
increasingly challenged in the future with
climate change, and increasingly chemical
resistant weeds and pests.
Academic representatives from the
University of Minnesota at Morris discussed the university’s yearlong collaboration with the White Earth Land Recovery
Project to create an Anishinaabe Farming
Curriculum.
Steve Dahlberg from the White Earth
Tribal and Community College presented
on his work in sustainable agriculture and
one evening, Michael Price from Leech
Lake Tribal College presented a very well
attended workshop entitled, Indigenous
Star Knowledge.
Many White Earth tribal members also
attended the conference. Tribal youth came
to the conference from the Naytahwaush
Community and Charter School and Circle
Award
of Life Academy, and made ice cream with
Amish farmers, origami seed boxes and
paper.
All in all, the conference was a great
success. Special sponsorships came from
the Crookston Diocese of the Catholic
Church, the Intertribal Agriculture Council,
the Jesse Smith Noyes Foundation, USDA
Sare Program, and Northwest Minnesota
Foundation, along with major support from
the Americorps Vista program for staffing.
The final event following the conference was a Slow Food Dinner, featuring
some of the foods discussed during the
farming conference. The Slow Food
Dinner, held at the Detroit Lakes Holmes
Center had some 60 diners, supported by
much appreciated volunteer labor.
The dinner also acknowledged
WELRP’s 10th anniversary of winning the
International Slow Food Award for biodiversity as a result of the organization’s
work for the protection of wild rice from
genetic engineering.
from Front Page
In addition to honoring Champions,
young people gathered at the State Capitol
to meet with their legislators and help educate decision-makers about:
• Supporting and sustaining afterschool,
youth development and other expanded
learning opportunities
• Engaging in discussion on how positive
youth development can address economic
development, workforce preparedness,
public safety and children’s health issues
• Building knowledge about the resources
and challenges of creating citywide systems
for learning beyond the classroom
“Young people across Minnesota spend
nearly 2,000 hours out of school each year
– twice the time they spend in school,”
explains David Kim, Youth Media
Researcher and Community Builder for
Youthprise. “Youth Day was an opportunity
for young people to advocate for ways to
mobilize their community’s resources to
make the most of young people’s precious
discretionary time.”
“The strain on local and state budgets
has many communities drastically reducing
or sometimes eliminating entirely funding
for youth services. It’s critical that we find
ways to partner across sectors to ensure services are available to all of Minnesota’s
youth, especially since high-quality afterschool programs provide opportunities to
help youth succeed in school, in the workforce, and in our communities,” said Libby
Rau, Youthprise’s Director of Youth
Engagement.
White Earth Nation
2013 Wild Turkey Season
Rules and Regulations:
Spring Season Dates: April 1 - June 16, 2013.
Fall Season Dates: September 14 - October 31, 2013.
Bag Limit: 1 male (tom) wild turkey per year.
Shooting Hours: ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset.
Firearms: Shotguns must be 20 gauge or larger and muzzleloading shotguns must be
12 gauge or larger. The use of a rimfire or center fire rifle is prohibited.
White Earth Nation
2013 Angling Season Dates and Limits
Species
Dates
Daily Limits
Walleye
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
10
Northern
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
10
June 3, 2013 – February 28, 2014
Minimum size limit of 40 inches
1
Muskellunge
Bass
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
Largemouth & Smallmouth in combination
Trout
10
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
All species in combination
10
Crappies
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
20
Sunfish
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
All species in combination
50
Rough Fish
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
Perch are classified as rough fish
Lake Sturgeon
CLOSED
200
0
Turtle Harvest
Snapping Turtles
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
10
All other Species
May 1, 2013 – April 30, 2014
200
2013 Rough Fish Spearing Regulations
Daytime Period:
Rough fish may be speared in rivers and lakes during daylight hours
beginning at dawn April 6 to April 19, 2013
Nighttime Period:
Rough fish may be speared in rivers and lakes anytime beginning at
dusk from April 20 through May 31, 2013.
General:
It is prohibited to harvest game fish with a spear.
All lakes, rivers, ponds, streams, creeks are open to the harvest of rough
fish with a spear.
Tribal members are asked to respect private property:
1. Please do not litter.
2. Please be careful and do not damage stream banks or other access points.
Daily Limit:
200 rough fish - all species in combination.
Any violations of the provisions of these regulations shall be considered a
violation of the White Earth Conservation Code and shall be subject to any
penalties provided therein.
Ammunition: Pellets used in shotguns and muzzleloaders must BB shot or smaller.
Bows and Arrows: Bows must have at least 30 pounds of draw weight. Broadheads
must be kept sharp, have at least 2 cutting edges, and be at least 7/8 inch in diameter.
ATTENTION WHITE EARTH MEMBERS!
! All wild turkeys must be registered with the White Earth Natural Resources
Department and receive a registration tag to accompany the bird. Each license holder must register the turkey in person, registering a turkey for another individual is prohibited.
You MUST update your address with White Earth
Enrollments even if you updated your address with White
Earth Licensing (IDs), White Earth Election Board, or the
Anishinaabeg Today!
! Party hunting for wild turkey is allowed. A person must have the other person tribal ID and Natural Resource Harvest Permit.
Call White Earth Enrollments at 218-983-4643
Mary
Anishinaabeg Today
from Page 24
while in college, and was named to the St Thomas
Wrestling Hall of Fame.
He obtained a Masters Degree in Education, and
was working on his PhD in Education. He was a teacher
in the St. Paul and Minneapolis Public Schools until the
early 1990s. He also worked for the ShakopeeMdewakanton Sioux Community in Shakopee, Minn.,
as an educator.
In about 1995, Andy moved to White Earth
Reservation, and worked for the tribal council in enrollments. He taught at the University of MinnesotaDuluth,
American
Indian
Opportunities
Industrialization Center, and the White Earth Tribal and
Community College in Mahnomen. He continued working at the tribal college until 2011.
“He touched a lot of lives,” Mary stated. “He loved
teaching. He loved the White Earth Tribal and
Community College.” Mary accepted on Andy’s behalf
a Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Andy
Favorite from the Minnesota Indian Education
Association in October 2012.
Mary was born in White Earth, and grew up in
Leech Lake and White Earth. She attended Pine Point
School and Mann School in Leech Lake. She graduated
from Park Rapids High School.
Mary attended the Pearl Lowman Beauty School.
She then started a family. She later returned to school at
the University of Minnesota, Duluth, where she
obtained a bachelor’s degree in social work (BSW).
Mary worked at the Minnesota Indian Women’s
Resource Center for two years. She then worked in education, at the Center School in Minneapolis for three
years. She worked for the St. Paul Indian Center, licensing homes for foster care, for four to five years.
In 1988, Mary met with some individuals from
Kentucky. She learned that close to 1,200 Native
American graves were being dug up near Union Town,
Ky., and the “artifacts” from them were being sold. She
watched a video tape of what was being done, given to
her by her cousin, and she decided she had to go to
Kentucky. They went to the site, on the Slack Farm, in
Union County, Ky.
“We held ceremonies for the dead,” Mary said.
“We were there for four days. We prayed four times a
day, for four days, and then we made a commitment to
return for four years, praying for the people, whose
graves had been disturbed,” she explained.
They had to walk to the site from a distance away.
At first, they had to sneak in, and they risked being
arrested for trespassing. There was nothing they could
do to stop this from happening. The owner of the property sold the rights to companies to come in and do this.
Rep. Reginald Meeks, in a phone conversation,
confirmed what had happened. “It was the largest grave
desecration site in the country,” he said. Over 450
graves, and probably more, were desecrated, and items
from them sold as “artifacts,” he explained. “We still
have situations where grave desecration is taking place
today,” he said. “There is just no regard whatever for the
people who lived and died, and were for the land.
“Mary and others from the White Earth
Reservation traveled here for four years. They had to
camp some distance away, and walked into the site.
People came from all over the country. We did a reburial ceremony for the remains of the people that we could
find,” Meeks stated.
“The publicity this caused created changes in state
and federal law as a result,” Meeks explained. It didn’t
stop grave desecration, but it restricted it. At first, the
people involved in these ceremonies feared being arrested. Later, state officers helped to provide them with protection, Meeks explained.
“Certainly, Kentuckians were made more aware of
the plight of grave desecration. It was a powerful four
years of repatriation of the grave sites. It involved a
great deal of dedication from the people who came to
show their support of the Native People,” he stated.
It was for this reason, and for all of her life-long
efforts, that Mary was named a Kentucky Colonel, he
stated.
“Mary has been a real inspiration for us in
Kentucky to preserve our heritage,” Meeks added. “Her
determination to succeed in the face of all she and Andy
have tried to accomplish is something that is admired
and respected,” he stated. The Native Americans in
Kentucky are trying to get recognition now for their
tribes in the state of Kentucky, he said. Her example is
what makes her a “Kentucky Colonel.”
Starting in about 1989, Mary worked for Hennepin
County as a Social Worker for 10 years. Her assignment
was helping the homeless. “I loved it,” Mary said.
“When there was a success with my clients, when
they succeeded in their goals and went on to education
or employment, it just felt good to see them do that,
knowing that in the wintertime, they weren’t going to be
cold, they weren’t going to be sleeping in the snow or
intoxicated,” she said. “I did have a few successful
ones.”
“Mostly, what I did was I followed a healthcare
clinic. If we saw a client who needed more treatment or
needed to be on medication, my job was to go out and
find them,” Mary explained. “I would go into their little
hobo camps and find them. Hennepin County used me
as a resource, because I was able to seek out information, find where they were. If they passed away, I found
a way to return their remains home, to give them a
decent burial,” she said.
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White Earth Building
Supplies, Inc.
(Formerly Ojibwa Building Supplies, Inc.)
PO Box 37, Waubun, MN 56589 ! Phone: 218-473-2145 ! Fax: 218-473-2149
Open Monday through Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
* Structural Lumber and Treated Lumber
* Siding, Windows and Doors
* Countertops and Cabinets
* New Carpet, Laminate, Flooring & Linoleum
* Installation available! Please call for more information.
* Contractors - bring in your prints for free estimates.
* Appliances: Maytag, Amana & Magic Chef
* Benjamin Moore Paint, Stain, & Varnish
* Plumbing and Electrical Supplies
* Nuts, Bolts & Fasteners
* Washers, Dryers & Refrigerators
We
Build
Custom
Sheds
* Water Heaters
Contractor
Discounts
Available
Great
Prices on
Laminate
Flooring
Check out
our prices
on treated
lumber
When Andy returned to the White Earth
Reservation in the early 1990s, Mary continued working in the Twin Cities until 1999 for Hennepin County
as a social worker. Andy and Mary lived apart for four
years. She told him to buy a house, and she would move
home. Four days later, he called to tell her they had
bought a house in Waubun. In 2000, Mary moved to
Waubun. She worked for the White Earth Mental Health
Services. She retired from that position in 2005.
OFFICE SUPPLIES: CALL 218-473-2146
WE CAN ORDER A VARIETY OF ELECTRONICS
In 2007, Andy and Mary started a consultant business as cultural advisors. For all of the major lakes on
the reservation, Mary and Andy translated the English
names to Ojibwe as part of their cultural consulting
work. They also co-authored many videos. They traveled all over the state of Minnesota. They also helped
people to see a spiritual person or medicine man, to
make the connection with them. This is something Mary
still does, and she also interprets for them, because the
answers are in Ojibwe, she explained.
If you have an application on file for water and sewer
please call our Office and update your telephone and
current address before April 15!
After Andy's passing, Mary continued with the
consulting business, and she is still doing that work
today. She currently works with the tribe as a consultant
for the White Earth Child Care program, providing cultural activities.
“I stress the traditions, culture and language,” she
explained. She will be holding her third annual conference, “My Grandma's Teachings,” in April at the
Rediscovery Center.
Another project that Mary recently worked on is a
10-hour radio program, on culture and traditions, which
will be broadcast in May on Minnesota Public Radio.
She will now be working on a documentary about
the Anishinaabeg people through KARE 11, out of the
Twin Cities.
Mary has also worked on a sixth grade level curriculum for the Minnesota Humanities Center for the
traveling Treaty Exhibit, which was in White Earth in
2011.
Even with her recent awards recognition, Mary is
still a very modest woman. “When I accepted these
awards, I dedicated them to the White Earth Nation,”
Mary stated. “It’s not just for me. It’s for the people of
White Earth,” she stated.
Attention
Water & Sewer Applicants
Inform us if you have your trailer blocked, skirted and
with electricity and heat.
Inform us if your new home has been built with
electricity and heat.
Contact White Earth Water & Sewer
218-983-3202
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Beasty Flyers are #1 in Waubun tournament
Submitted photo
The Bagley “Beasty Flyers” earned first place in a basketball tournament Feb. 23
in Waubun. Back row from left are assistant coach Kristi Okeson, James Witczek,
Parker Nelson, Deovion Stevens, and coach “Bum” Ryan Stukenholtz. Front row
from left are Kolten Schult, Chaz O’Beirne, Kenley Gordon, and Craig Thunder.
Brain
from Page 9
injuries is key! By wearing a helmet when
riding a four wheeler, snowmobile, bike or
motorcycle many traumatic brain injuries
can be prevented from happening in the
first place and reduce the damage and long
term disability that can happen with a brain
injury.
Other things are making sure that
someone involved in sports sits out for two
weeks following being knocked out to
allow the head some time to heal. Having
multiple concussions from playing football
or hockey can be as bad as having one big
injury, because the brain never fully heals.
It is like road work. If one road gets flooded out then a new road has to be built. It
takes time to build the new road.
Males are the most likely to have a
traumatic brain injury. Infants and older
adults are more likely to have a brain injury
as a result of a fall.
As a matter of fact, people age 75 and
older are the most likely to die from a traumatic brain injury. We can ensure that
grandparents and elders are safe in getting
around their homes. Keeping walkways
clear and free of obstacles and using walkers or canes if they are unsteady on their
feet can help reduce risk.
Persons 15-24 are most likely to
receive a brain injury in a car accident.
Making sure that young people are driving
safely and not talking or texting on their
cell phones can help reduce distractions
while driving and accidents resulting from
inattention.
By working together to keep each
other’s heads safe we can prevent many of
the most debilitating and troublesome
injuries from occurring in the first place.
Where can we go for questions or help?
If you have questions about traumatic
brain injury you can talk to your medical
provider or a mental health provider. You
may be referred to a neurologist for further
work-up.
The White Earth Mental Health
Department can help with tests for memory,
attention and provide counseling to assist
with these issues. In some cases, medications can provide help while people are
coping with changes in their brain following an injury.
Other Resources:
Websites:
The Center for Disease Control has a
website with current statics and suggestions. www.cdc.gov/traumaticbraininjury/
The National Institute of Nuerological
Disorders and Stroke has a very good and
informative website that is easy to navigate.
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tbi/tbi.htm
Book:
The book, My Stoke of Insight by Jill
Bolte Taylor, PhD is also good. It is a memoir by a neuroscientist about her experience
having a stroke. Some of the difficulties she
encountered are very similar to those that
people have with a traumatic brain injury.
Interviews with her are available through
PBS and YouTube.
White Earth
Urban Council Elder
Lunch and Bingo Calendar
April 20
May 18
June 22
July Picnic
Aug. 17
Sept. 21
Oct. 19
Nov. 16
Free lunch and bingo for White
Earth Elders 55+
1308 E Franklin Ave., Minneapolis
FMI: Bonni 952-594-0403
Sequester
from Page 3
Public Schools, said Superintendent Jeff
Bisek.
Starting in the fall, Rochelle Johnson,
superintendent of the 66-student Pine
Pointe School District on the White Earth
Reservation, anticipates having to place a
moratorium on field trips and consolidating
her sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students into a single classroom.
While speaking to representatives of
reservation and military base schools last
week in Washington, U.S. Education
Secretary Arne Duncan said he never
expected the cuts to happen.
“Sequestration is a terrible way to deal
with our budget,” said U.S. Sen. Al
Franken, D-Minn., a member of the Senate
committees on education and Indian affairs.
“This would be a huge disservice to these
kids, and I hope we can get this fixed soon.”
Other programs hurt
Sequestration will also hit Head Start
and adult education, programs that supplement the state’s K-12 education system.
The White House has estimated that
cuts to Head Start, which funds early childhood education for low-income families,
will cut off access for 700 children across
Minnesota.
State data show that about 40 percent
of American Indian students are unprepared
for kindergarten. Karen Diver, chairwoman
of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa, said at least 25 Head Start slots
could be cut on her reservation, straining a
program already subsidized by the tribal
government.
The White House has said that adult
education grants won’t be affected until
July, but Erma Vizenor, chairwoman of the
White Earth Band of Chippewa, expects
longer class waiting lists in the fall: The
reservation typically has more students
graduate from adult education programs
each spring than from its traditional high
schools, she said. White Earth leaders also
are mulling a delayed opening for the fall
Head Start program.
Said Vizenor: “It’s devastating.”
White Earth Financial
Services Department
2531 310th Ave, PO Box 70,
Naytahwaush, MN 56566
218-935-5554 ! 218-936-3104 (fax)
We are now accepting applications
for public assistance and are
processing applications and
renewals for White Earth members
with Minnesota Health Care.
Please stop by our office for an
application today OR applications
can also be completed online at
Applymn.com.
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Anishinaabeg Today
April White Earth WIC Clinic Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
1
Wednesday
3
2
Bagley
Elementary
School
10-3
Bagley
Elementary
School
10-3
Mah. Natural
Resources
Bldg.
11-5:30
Mah. Natural
Resources
Bldg.
9:30-3
15
Gonvick
Nursing
Building
10-3
16
Bagley
Elementary
School
10-3
22
Mah. Natural
Resources
Bldg.
9:30-3
29
4
5
11
12
White Earth
Health
Center
8-4
9
8
Friday
Thursday
10
White Earth
Health
Center
8-4
Pine Point
Child Care
Building
9:30-3
Naytahwaush
Learning
Center
9:30-3
23
Mah. Natural
Resources
Bldg.
9:30-3
30
Naytahwaush
Learning
Center
9:30-3
24
Rice Lake
Community
Center
9:30-3
19
18
17
25
26
White Earth
Health
Center
8-4
White Earth WIC
40520 Co Hwy 34
Ogema, MN 56569
218-983-6232
Times and
Dates are
Subject to
Change
April WE Food Distribution Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
2
1
3
SNAP
Nutrition
Education
w/Colleen B
8
9
10
Friday
Thursday
5
4
SNAP
Nutrition
Education
w/Colleen B
Home Deliveries
Bagley, Rice
Lake, Ponsford,
NTW
No distribution
11
12
Home Deliveries
Mahnomen
Waubun
No distribution
15
16
SNAP
Nutrition
Education
w/Colleen B
22
23
17
18
Home Deliveries
SNAP
Nutrition
Education
w/Colleen B
24
19
White Earth
Congregate
Detroit Lakes
No distribution
26
25
No
Distribution
29
30
Inventory
No
Distribution
Office hours: M-F 8-4:30
Distro hours: M-Th 9-4
Lunch: 12 to 12:30 p.m.
Phone: 218-935-2233
Fax: 218-935-2235
Anishinaabeg Today
Obituary
Jaycee Fineday
Jaycee Fineday, age 51, of Ponsford, died March 30
at Essentia Health in Fargo.
Jaycee Fineday was born June 8, 1961, in Park
Rapids to George and Laura (Butcher) Fineday. He
attended school in Pine Point and Park Rapids prior to
moving to Duluth, Minn., where he attended
Washington School from
1975-1976. Jaycee then
moved to Wisconsin where
he became a certified
welder. He returned to the
Ponsford area in 2008.
Jaycee enjoyed riding
around, seeing the countryside, being outdoors, spending time with his nieces and
nephews, especially taking
them to the lake to swim,
hunting, fishing, catching
suckers, ricing and leaching.
Survivors include a son, Phillip Petite of Duluth;
two daughters, Velvet Petite of Cloquet, Minn., and
Rochelle Petite of Blaine, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; four
brothers: Lester of Ponsford, George Jr. of Ogema,
Doug of Ponsford, and Herbert “Jack” of Cloquet,
Minn.; four sisters: Everol Boyd of Ponsford, Laurie
Hvezda of Ogema, Nancy Fineday of Ogema, and Judith
Goodman of Ogema.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Sayers; and two brothers, Dennis and Gordon.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, April 3 at
the old Pine Point School in Ponsford.
Interment: Breck Memorial Episcopal Cemetery.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home of
Detroit Lakes.
Online guest book: www.daviddonehower.com.
Sign up for Elders Clinic
An Elders Clinic will be held Friday,
April 26 from 1-3 p.m. at the White
Earth Health Center. Jana Heger will be
running the clinic. Any Elders who are
interested in participating in this clinic
should contact appointments. Snacks and
refreshments will be provided.
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Senior Community Service
Employment Program
The National Indian Council on Aging, Inc., is looking for
White Earth elders to fill jobs under the Senior Community
Service Employment Program.
The purpose of the program is to provide training and placement assistance for people with limited financial resources who
are age 55 or older; provide employers with trained, motivated
workers; and assist participants to find employment.
Participant eligibility:
1. Must be 55 years or older.
2. Must meet federal low-income guidelines.
3. Must be a resident of the state in which you are applying.
4. Must be unemployed.
Participant benefits:
1. Paid training from 20 to 25 hours per week at $7.25 hour.
2. Individualized planning for employment and training.
3. Learn new or update job skills to gain employment.
Training positions available: Mahnomen, Clearwater, Cass,
Becker, St. Louis, and Ramsey Counties.
Types of community service: Teacher Aides, Cook Helpers,
Clerical/Child Care/Maintenance/Cultural/Traditional
Assistants, Literacy Aides/Tutors, Day Care/Health Care Aides,
plus many other opportunities.
Contact Erica J. Hawpetoss at 715-799-5309 (work), 715701-2484 (cell), or email ehawpetoss@nicoa.org
Anishinaabeg Today
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Pine Point Regular School Board Meeting
Monday, January 7, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.
Pine Point School Staff Room
Pine Point Regular School Board Meeting
Monday, February 4, 2013 @ 6:00 p.m.
Pine Point School Staff Room
1.0 Roll Call – Meeting called to order by Chairman Lyman
Roberts at 6:02 p.m.
Members present – Sara Clark, Ronald Butcher, Dennis Tibbetts,
Alvina Fairbanks, Albert Basswood Jr., Lyman Roberts
Ex-Officio – Rochelle Johnson, Principal
2.0 Recognition of Visitors – Bonnie Meeks
3.0 Approval/Amendment of Agenda – Motion by Dennis
Tibbetts to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Alvina
Fairbanks. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.0 Approval/Amendment of Minutes – Motion by Ronald
Butcher to approve the December 3, 2012 minutes as presented,
seconded by Albert Basswood Jr. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.0 Finance
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to approve
the Treasurer’s Report for December 2012, seconded by Sara
Clark. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Payment of Bills & Electronic Funds Transfer & Credit
Card Transactions – Motion by Ronald Butcher to approve the
payment of bills for the month of December 2012 in the amount
of $50,489.48 for check #24160 through check #24235 and the
EFT for December 2012 for Federal & State Payroll Tax & Credit
Card Transactions, seconded by Alvina Fairbanks. All in favor.
Motion carried.
6.0 Unfinished Business
6.1 No unfinished business
7.0 New Business
7.1 Reorganization of Board – Motion by Ronald Butcher to
approve Lyman Roberts as Chairman; Alvina Fairbanks as Vice
Chairman; Sara Clark as Clerk/Treasurer, seconded by Dennis
Tibbetts. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.2 Selection of Official Publication – Motion by Ronald
Butcher to utilize Anishinaabeg Today as the official publication
for the school district, seconded by Dennis Tibbetts. All in favor.
Motion carried.
7.3 Selection of Depositories – Motion by Ronald Butcher to
authorize the use of the following depositories: Minnesota School
District Liquid Asset Fund (MSDLAF); US Bank of Minneapolis;
and State Bank of Park Rapids, seconded by Alvina Fairbanks.
All in favor. Motion carried.
7.4 Financial Transactions – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to
authorize Rochelle Johnson, Superintendent of Schools/Principal
and Bonnie Meeks, Business Manager, to conduct financial transactions and Electronic Fund Transfers on behalf of the school district, seconded by Sara Clark. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.5 Schedule of Monthly Board Meetings – Motion by Dennis
Tibbetts to schedule monthly board meeting on the 1st Monday of
each month at 6:00 p.m., seconded by Ronald Butcher. All in
favor. Motion carried.
7.6 Salary for Board Members – Motion by Ronald Butcher to
set salary at $150/meeting and $50/special meeting, seconded by
Dennis Tibbetts. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.7 Credit Card Authorization – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to
authorize Rochelle Johnson and Bonnie Meeks to make credit
card transactions and to carry and/or sign for credit card transactions, seconded by Alvina Fairbanks. All in favor. Motion carried.
8.0 Principal’s Report – Discussion on USDA grant; Staff
Development; upcoming 3rd quarter; workshops attended by
Superintendent. No action needed.
9.0 Public participation – None
10.0 Adjournment – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to adjourn the
meeting at 6:27 p.m., seconded by Sara Clark. All in favor.
Motion carried.
1.0 Roll Call – Meeting called to order by Chairman Lyman
Roberts at 6:02 p.m.
Members present – Sara Clark, Alvina Fairbanks, Dennis
Tibbetts, Albert Basswood Jr., Ronald Butcher, Lyman Roberts
Ex-officio – Rochelle Johnson, Principal
2.0 Recognition of visitors – Chris Schulz, Bonnie Meeks
3.0 Approval/Amendment of Agenda – Motion by Dennis
Tibbetts to approve the agenda as amended: Add 7.3 Building
Usage Boys& Girls Club, seconded by Alvina Fairbanks. All in
favor. Motion carried.
4.0 Approval/Amendment of Minutes – Motion by Ronald
Butcher to approve the January 7, 2013 minutes as presented,
seconded by Dennis Tibbetts. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.0 Finance
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – Motion by Ronald Butcher to
approve the Treasurer’s Report for January 2013, seconded by
Alvina Fairbanks. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Payment of Bills & Electronic Funds Transfer & Credit
Card Transactions – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to approve the
payment of bills for the month of January 2013 in the amount of
$43,560.00 for check #24236 through check #24316 and the EFT
for January 2013 for Federal & State Payroll Tax & Credit Card
Transactions. All in favor. Motion carried.
6.0 Unfinished Business
6.1 No unfinished business
7.0 New Business
7.1 Resignation – Motion by Ronald Butcher to accept
B.Bloom resignation, seconded by Albert Basswood Jr. 4-for; 1abstain. Motion carried.
7.2 South Door Keyless Entry – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to
accept bid, seconded by Ronald Butcher. 4-for; 1-against.
Motion carried.
7.3 Building Usage Boys & Girls Club – Motion by Ronald
Butcher to approve building usage on an as needed basis, seconded by Albert Basswood Jr. All in favor. Motion carried.
8.0
Principal’s Report – Discussion on Student #’s;
Classrooms; Grants; Teacher Evals; Conferences; Testing;
Upcoming dates. No action needed.
9.0 Public Participation – None
10.0 Adjournment – Motion by Dennis Tibbetts to adjourn the
meeting at 6:27 p.m., seconded by Sara Clark. All in favor.
Motion carried.
NOTICE of EAGLE VIEW TOWNSHIP
ANNUAL MEETING
The Eagle View Annual Meeting will begin at 8
p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at the Elbow Lake
Community Center, 39944 Elbow Lake Drive.
We encourage all township residents to attend
the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting was
continued to this date and time by motion from
the March 12 meeting.
Clerk, Mary Turner
1222 1st Street ~ Waubun
Daily Lunch Specials & Hand-Made Pizza’s
Bingo on Mondays & Fridays @ 6 p.m. - Be Early!
Fridays WAMO Meat Raffle @ 5:30 p.m.
Call 218-473-2700 for T ake Out
Monday ~ Saturday 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday Night Buffet
Barbecue ribs, fried chicken, salad bar &
baked potato
Adults - $10.50 ! children under 12 - $6.50
Now Serving
Wild Rice Omelet
(Wild rice, Italian sausage, cheese, hollandaise sauce)
Wild Rice Burger - 1/4 pound
(Wild rice, sweet chipotle seasoning)
Wild Rice Pizza
(Chicken or sausage, Alfredo sauce, wild rice, cheddar
cheese, mozzarella cheese)
Deadline nearing for Shooting
Star Casino sport sponsorships
Softball Sponsorships:
! The Shooting Star will sponsor one Women’s team and
one Men’s team each season.
! All interested teams must have their sponsorship application submitted by April 30, 2013.
! A lottery method of selection will occur, which means
a random drawing on May 3, 2013.
Golf Tournament and Team Sponsorships:
! The Shooting Star Casino is limited on the number of
sponsorships reviewed each year.
! All interested teams or tournaments must submit a sponsorship application by April 30, 2013.
! Criteria for determining sponsorship of tournament and
team will be review under normal sponsorship criteria
stated above.
Submission of Application:
To apply to the Shooting Star Casino for sponsorship you
should follow these four easy steps:
1. Read our sponsorship selection criteria.
2. Complete our sponsorship application form.
3. Send the completed form to Phyllis Skala, Marketing
Office Manager.
4. Applications for sponsorship must be in writing and
turned into Phyllis by the sponsorship deadline.
For more information call Phyllis Skala at 218-9352711 Ext. 7374.
Septic Pumping
If you need your septic system pumped
call the White Earth Public Works Department
at 218-983-3202.
Enrolled elder $25,
enrolled member $45, non-enrollee $65
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Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries
Frank Alvin Goodwin Sr.
Frank Alvin Goodwin Sr., age 85, of El Paso, Wis., died March 22 at his home in El
Paso.
He was born Feb. 11, 1928, in White Earth to Frank George and Ida Cecelia (Curtis)
Goodwin. In 1950, he married the love of his life, Deloris Engberg. They had four children in their 62 years of marriage. In 1966, they moved to El Paso from North Dakota,
and made their permanent home. From 1966 until his employment in El Paso Township,
he was a heavy equipment operator. He worked for El Paso
Township for 25 years until his retirement in 1996. He continued to work for Wisconsin Ag and other various townships.
He was an avid outdoorsmen. He loved hunting, fishing
and camping. He was able to live a dream when he went elk
hunting in Colorado and New Mexico with his sons and grandsons. One of Frank’s greatest joys was his family, especially
his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents, unborn child, and
numerous brothers and sisters.
Frank is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Deloris;
children: Diane (Eric) Makela, Clark (Tammy) Goodwin,
Frank (Lila) Goodwin, and Rodney (Nancy) Goodwin; 10
grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Sandy
Goodwin and Ada Engberg.
A memorial service for Frank was held March 29 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in
Beldenville, Wis.
Internment: Our Savior’s Lutheran Church cemetery.
Arrangements: Hill Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Ellsworth, Wis.
To leave an online condolence please visit www.hillfuneralservice.com.
Maynard Edward Rindahl Jr.
Maynard Edward Rindahl Jr., age 57, of Mahnomen, died March 22 at his home.
Maynard, the son of Maynard and Myrtle (Benson) Rindahl, was born Nov. 7, 1955,
in White Earth. As a teenager, Maynard moved to Minneapolis and attended North High
School. He later worked for the Westing House for a time. Maynard was united in marriage to Betty Jean-Ann Williams and the couple continued
living in the Minneapolis area. They were blessed with three
children: Jeremy “Jay,” Chad and Chantelle. In the mid
1990s, Maynard moved back to northern Minnesota and made
his home in Mahnomen. He was employed in the maintenance department at the Mahnomen Health Center and also
received First Responder training. Maynard later obtained his
Boilers License and worked many years for the Shooting Star
Casino.
Maynard was a very spiritual person, and often spoke
about his Ojibwe heritage. He spent many hours teaching
family about the traditional ways. He always had an abundance of wild rice and never sent a family member home with
out sharing some. Overall, Maynard loved to socialize and
visit with those around him. He especially enjoyed spending time with friends at the
American Legion. His time was too short and he will be greatly missed.
Maynard is survived by three children: Jay (Monica) Rindahl of Mahnomen, Chad
(Sheilla) Edward Rindahl of Chisago City, Minn., and Chantelle (Chad) Meyers of
Princeton, Minn.; his father, Maynard Sr. of Fertile, Minn.; one brother, Tim (Cheryl)
Rindahl of Mahnomen; four sisters: Patsy Villebrun of Twin Valley, Minn., Sue Travis of
Kansas City, Kan., Darcy Rindahl of North Branch, Minn., and Angel (Nathaniel) Benson
of Ada, Minn.; nine grandchildren: Damon, Shawnee, Darius, Jaden, McKenzie, Riley,
Sebastian, Blake, and Sheradyn; his goddaughter, Nicole; a dear niece, Ronda; a close
nephew, Eric; his ex-wife, Betty Kruger; and many other nieces, nephews, and extended
family.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one brother, Alan.
Funeral services were held March 29 at the White Earth Community Center, with
Pastor Tim Brown officiating. Providing music was be Tim and Tammy Brown, Pat
Moran, and the Mahnomen Singers. Serving as pallbearers were Jay Rindahl, Chad
Rindahl, Tim Rindahl, Robert Durant, Eric Nielsen, and Damon Rindahl. All of
Maynard’s grandchildren will be honorary bearers.
Arrangements: Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
Online guest book: www.andersonmattson.com.
Merlyn “Donnie” Lopez
Merlyn “Donnie” Lopez, age 50, of Naytahwaush, died March 22 at Sanford Health
in Fargo. Donnie’s given Ojibwe name was mina-waan-igoci-miigizi-inini, meaning
“Happy Eagle Man.”
Merlyn Lopez, the son of Raymond Lopez and Patricia Keezer, was born April 5,
1955, in St. Paul. He spent the majority of his life in the
Naytahwaush area to be near his family.
Donnie was very proud of his Native American heritage and was strong in his traditional beliefs. He filled
his days with ricing, leaching and attending every drum
ceremony. Donnie loved to attend area pow-wows and
made canoes out of birch and willow bark. He loved
being around people and visiting with friends at the
casino.
Donnie is survived by one brother, Raymond
(Anita Gibbs) of Oakley, Minn.; three sisters: Marilyn
Lopez of Moorhead, MN, Juanita (Michael) Gordon of
Callaway, and Laura Thompson of Moorhead; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, John and Jerry Lopez.
A traditional ceremony was held on March 27 at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex.
Interment: Traditional Burial Grounds in Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
www.andersonmattson.com
There is no charge for those wishing to place an obituary with picture in the
Anishinaabeg Today. Email today@whiteearth.com, fax to 218-983-3641, or mail to
Anishinaabeg Today, PO Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591.
AT policy: Only obituaries originating from an authorized funeral home will be
accepted. All others may be placed in the AT for a fee.
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Keenie’s Korner
Let’s eat for the health of it!
By Colleen Blattenbauer
SNAP Program
Building a healthy plate doesn’t have to be a
chore. Here are some suggestions to make it easier for
you.
• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
• Switch to skim or 1% milk.
• Make at least half your grains whole.
• Vary your protein food choice.
• Keep your food safe to eat - learn more at www.
foodsafety.gov
Before you eat, think about what goes on your
plate or in your cup or bowl. Foods like vegetables,
fruit, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and lean
protein foods contain the nutrients you need without
too many calories. Many people eat foods with too
many solid fats, added sugars, and salt (sodium),
which adds extra calories you don’t need. Too much
sodium may increase your blood pressure.
• Choose foods and drinks with little or no added
sugars.
• Look out for salt (sodium) in foods you buy - it
all adds up.
• Eat fewer foods that are high in solid fats.
• Enjoy your food, but eat less.
• Cook more often at home, where you are in control of what is in your food.
• Write down what you eat to keep track of how
much you eat.
Legal
WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COURT
CHILDREN’S COURT
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of:
Maggie Oppegard &
Chris McDougall
Joyce Jackson Arndt
Art Show
When: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Time: 1 p.m.
Where: The Depot - Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Summons of the Filing of Permanency Petition
Court File No. CC-12-192
YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on December
18, 2012, a Petitions for a Permanency was filed
with the White Earth Tribal Court regarding the
above named child(ren). You are asked to contact
the White Earth Tribal Courtroom located at the
RTC in White Earth, Minnesota, to receive notification of the hearing date. The telephone number is 218-983-4648. If you fail to appear for this
hearing the Court may find you in default and
enter an order.
White Earth enrollee Joyce Jackson Arndt is holding
an art show featuring “Wolves” April 27 at the Depot
in Detroit Lakes. She recently retired as nurse with
Mental Health at the White Earth Health Center and
has been painting for more than 40 years. Joyce has
held several art shows in the Twin Cities and has
painted many murals throughout the area. She held
an art show in 2011 at the Depot.
Dated: April 1, 2013
Daniel Morris
Attorney for White Earth Indian Child Welfare
Be physically active your way. Pick activities that
you like and start by doing what you can, at least 10
minutes at a time. Increase the minutes by 10 when
you are ready and before you know it, you will be up
to 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
Colleen Blattenbauer
White Earth USDA “SNAP” Nutrition Education
PO Box 70
2531 310th Naytahwaush, MN 56566
Phone: 218-983-3286 Ext. 1395
Classified Ads
Wild rice: New 2012 wild rice crop - $12.99 per lb., plus
USPS Priority mail cost. Please call Denise at 218-4733215 and leave a message.
Taxidermy: Call Dan Clark at Deep Woods Taxidermy at
218-983-4196 or his cell at 218-204-0565.
In Memory
The White Earth LTCC program
is accepting bids for one Home Modifications on
the White Earth Reservation. The location is the
Elbow Lake area. Modifications must be performed by a Minnesota licensed contractor and per
MN State Code. Payment will be made in full after
final inspection and approval of completed job.
Bid specifications and locations are available at the
White Earth Tribal Health Building, 26246 Crane
Road, White Earth, MN 56591. All BIDS submitted
MUST include a diagram/blue print of the proposed
project or they will be considered incomplete and
will not be accepted.
Due to client confidentiality the bid description must
be picked up in person at the White Earth Tribal
Health Building. We are open Monday-Friday 8
In Memory of Our Mother Lenore M. Monroe
July 18, 1902 - April 1, 1981
We love you and still miss you Mom, you were the
greatest.
Love always,
Your family
Thank You
The White Earth DOVE Program would like to thank
everyone for their contributions of money, Easter baskets,
and candy for the families living at the Women’s Shelter! It
was a rapid response and we had plenty to assist the families.
Mii-gwech everyone,
DOVE staff
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Birth Announcements
March 4
Jaysen Daniel Warren
7 lbs., 14 oz.
Cynthia Jones and Robert Warren
Essentia Health - St. Mary’s
March 10
Delmariyah Basswood
6 lbs., 5 oz.
Connie Long Chase
March 21
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7 lbs., 11 0z.
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March 7
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March 8
Tripp Jayson Clark
8 lbs., 7 oz.
Jessie Kier and Jason Clark
March 8
Nikita Pearl Smith
8 lbs., 4.7 oz.
Marie King and Charles Smith
March 16
Petra Alexis Waldo
7 lbs., 11 oz.
Elizabeth and Jesse Waldo
March 16
Josilaney Francis Feather
7 lbs., 3 oz.
Josephine Feather and
Sean Cochrane
March 20
Audreanna Jaide Lopez
7 lbs., 12 oz.
Teshena Libby and Cruz Lopez
March 23
Serenity Skye Marie LaGue
8 lbs., 2.7 oz.
Faith Samantha LaGue
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WEPD hosts Police Canine Association
Region 12 Narcotics Detection Trials
By Investigator Brad Teich
White Earth Police Department
You may have seen many police vehicles around the White Earth and Mahnomen
area and noticed that they weren’t just your
run-of-the-mill police cars - I’m talking
about all the police canines in them. I’m
guessing the first question you have is,
“What were all those police canines doing
here?”
The White Earth Police Department
hosted the 2013 United States Police
Canine Association Region 12 Narcotics
Detection Trials, the first one that we have
ever hosted, on Sunday, March 24. The
event drew police canines and their handlers from around the region, mainly
Minnesota, to White Earth in order to certify in the detection of narcotics.
It is an annual event that is held in various locations around the state and each
canine team must pass a test of locating hidden narcotics in rooms and cars. Upon successfully locating the odors, the canine is
then certified by the USPCA as a narcotics
detection dog and can be used in the execution of search warrants or on traffic stops
where narcotics are suspected to be in a
vehicle among other police canine services.
Canines have a unique sense of olfactory perception that is about 400 times
greater than a human’s sense of smell; it is
that ability that we use to keep drugs out of
our community to keep you safer.
Our department’s canine team has been
training for this event for many weeks and
Canine Handler Officer Jamie Allen and K9
Hagar participated along with 43 other
canine teams. K9 Hagar successfully located the odors and is now a certified narcotics
detection dog for the White Earth Police
Department.
K9 Hagar is a Czechoslovakian
German Shepherd Dog that was purchased
from Fort Collins Protection Dogs in Fort
Collins, Colo., and was trained by myself.
Hagar joined our department last fall after
he was flown in from the breeder and evaluated for service.
Hagar has a working life expectancy of
about 7-9 years depending on his health.
These dogs are special in that they provide
an extra set of eyes and ears, and a nose,
that helps keep our officers safer and it
takes about 100 dogs to find the one that
can pass the tests required to qualify them
as police service dogs. Congratulations to
Jamie and Hagar!
Photo by Brad Teich
WE Canine Handler Officer Jamie Allen and K9 Hagar participated in the Police Canine
Association Region 12 Narcotics Detection Trials along with 43 other canine teams.
Bagley Indian Education Committee election
The Bagley Indian Education/JOM/SFTF/Title VII Parent Committee will meet on
Wednesday, April 17 at 4 p.m. at the Rice Lake Community Center. The main purpose
of this meeting is to elect officers for the upcoming 2013-14 School Year. We are in
need of parents/guardians of American Indian students who are concerned and/or have
ideas on how to improve their child’s education who would be willing to join our
Committee. The committee meets once per month during the school year. We alternate
our meeting places from the Bagley High School one month and the Rice Lake
Community Center the next month. Eligibility and voting members must have an
Indian child attending school in the Bagley district. All parents/guardians are welcome
to attend. Any questions or concerns may be directed to Deb Ronning or Penni Cairns
at 218-694-3120.
Submitted photo
White Earth elder Mary Favorite recently received two prestigious awards honoring her (and her late husband Andy) lifelong efforts in civil and human rights.
Mary and Andy Favorite
honored for their work in civil/human rights
By Sue Gruman Kraft
Mahnomen Pioneer
A Waubun woman and her late husband have been honored for their lifelong
efforts in civil rights and human rights.
Both are enrolled members of the White
Earth Band of Ojibwe.
Mary Rose Favorite, and the late Andy
Favorite, of Waubun, who passed away in
May 2012, were recently honored, on
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 21, with a
Civil Rights Citizen of the Year Award, presented by the State of Minnesota
Governor’s Commission. Their award was
one of 10 awards given to recipients
statewide.
The theme for this year’s award is
“Moving Beyond Tolerance to Allophilia.”
Allophilia is a term meaning love of
mankind, or “having positive attitude for a
group that is not one’s own.”
Mary was further honored with recognition from the Governor of the State of
Kentucky. She was named to the Most
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels, the
highest
honor
awarded
by
the
Commonwealth of Kentucky, making her a
Kentucky ambassador of good will and fellowship.
“The name Kentucky Colonel has
become synonymous with strength of character, leadership and dedication to the welfare of others,” according to the website for
the Kentucky Colonel’s Foundation.
Mary Favorite received this honor
after being nominated by a Kentucky State
Legislator, Rep. Reginald Meeks, in recognition for her work in the area of human
rights.
Meeks e-mailed to Mary that he was
proud of her, ‘because of what you have
overcome. You never lost sight of who
Mary Rose is, what her priorities are, and
what her responsibilities to the people and
to humanity are.” Mary received notification of this award on Jan. 23.
Andrew Favorite married Mary Rose
Rock in 1982, and the couple first lived in
the Twin Cities, then at Jordan, Duluth, and
in most recent years, in Waubun. They
raised four children, and have been blessed
with nine grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
In addition, they adopted some young
people as their children, in the
Anishinaabeg way, Mary stated.
Andrew Paul Favorite, known as
Andy, was an historian, a story teller and a
spiritual leader, who was a teacher and
helped others throughout his life.
According to the Minnesota Historical
Society, Andy Favorite was “a respected
scholar of Ojibwa history and culture, and a
trusted friend and adviser of the Minnesota
Historical Society. He served on the
Society’s Indian Advisory Committee since
its first years, and more recently, he was
mentor and elder to the students in the
American Indian Museum Fellowship
Program.”
Andy Favorite suffered from a heart
attack, and died May 24, 2012, at the age of
64. He was honored by the Indian Advisory
Committee of the Minnesota Historical
Society with a Memorial Resolution on
July 27, 2012.
Andy was born in Toledo, Ohio in
1948, and grew up in the Minneapolis area.
He graduated from DeLasalle High School,
and the University of St. Thomas. He
earned a national wrestling championship
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