Anishinaabeg Today - White Earth Nation
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Anishinaabeg Today - White Earth Nation
Anishinaabeg Today A Monthly Chronicle of the White Earth Nation Vol. 18, No. 5 White Earth, Minn. today@whiteearth.com Wednesday, May 1, 2013 White Earth Nation welcomes Constitution Reform Project Manager The White Earth Nation is pleased to introduce the new Project Manager for the White Earth Nation Constitution Reform process, Terry Janis. Janis is Oglala Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. He comes to White Earth after eight years as Program Officer at the Indian Land Tenure Foundation in Little Canada, Minn. Prior to that, he worked for the Northwest Area Foundation where he helped to design and implement Northwest Area’s rural leadership program, Horizons. Over the years, Janis has worked extensively on Native American and international indigenous education and human rights issues. Working through organizations such as the University of Arizona, the Indian Law Resource Center, and Northern Arizona University, Janis has consistently combined education and law to work with Indian leaders and students to advocate for Terry Janis indigenous rights. “I am excited to be working on this very important issue with the White Earth Nation,” says Janis. “Every citizen of the White Earth Nation will have an opportunity to learn about their new draft Constitution. When you vote you will be making an informed decision. Your vote will strengthen the sovereignty of the White Earth Nation.” Janis holds a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College, a master’s in education from Harvard University, Terry L. Janis and a law degree from Constitution Reform Manager the University of White Earth Nation Arizona. He has been married to his wife, Olivia for 28 years and has a 19 year old son who attends Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College. Office: 218-983-3285 Ext. 5921 Cell: 218-850-1334 www.whiteearth.com www.facebook.com/WhiteEarthNation Upcoming Pow-Wows PRESORTED STANDARD US POSTAGE PAID Detroit Lakes MN Permit NO 14 AIHEC Participants: From left are Charles Pederson, Emma King, Kari Pederson, Sheila MIchaels, Derrick Alvarado, Diane Kier, Mark Kloskey, Mariah Dominguez, Jasmin Larson, Nyleta Belegarde Students place 4th in knowledge bowl By Sheila Michaels WETCC English Faculty After months of fundraising efforts, eight students and three leaders from the White Earth Tribal & Community College (WETCC) were prepared to travel to Green Bay, Wisconsin in March, where they would actively participate and compete in the annual conference of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). AIHEC is a group that represents the nation’s 37 Tribal Colleges and Universities with the goal of strengthening tribal nations and ultimately making a lasting difference in the lives of American Indians and Alaskan Natives. WETCC students are relatively new to the AIHEC scene; however, this year, they May 3 Circle of Life Academy Grand entry: Noon Postal Customer ECRWSS PO Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 Submitted photos May 11-12 5th Annual Honoring Our Mothers Pow-Wow (See Page 16) May 26/27 Rice Lake 15th Memorial Walk 13th Memorial Pow-Wow (See Page 3) June 14-16 145th Annual WE Rez Celebration and Pow-Wow (See Page 19) Back row from left are Waasebiik Belgarde, Hannah Smith, Jasmin Larson, and Diane Kier. Front row from left are Tawnisha Warren, Nyleta Belgarde, and Mark Kloskey. were determined to be a mighty force that represented their college with honor and pride. Preparation for AIHEC began many months ago with students determining which events they would participate in. Once those events were identified, students began to do artwork, prepare speeches, read the required books for Knowledge Bowl, and practice for the Hand Game Competitions. When the fundraising, planning, and preparation was finally complete, students were ready to begin their journey to Green Bay to compete at the AIHEC Conference. Students were immediately posed with fierce completion, after all, WETCC is the smallest tribal college represented at AIHEC. However, whereas the student number may be small, WETCC did, in fact, prove to be a mighty force to be reckoned with. Perhaps nowhere was this more evident than in the Knowledge Bowl Competition, where led by their coach and WETCC faculty member Nyleta Belgarde, they put WETCC on the competition radar. After losing their first round in Knowledge Bowl, the WETCC team rallied and gained momentum with each round thereafter. Each time they won, their confidence level grew. WETCC students came from the bottom and literally rose to the top where they would compete in the championship rounds of competition. Students worked together, studied, and placed fourth in the final round putting WETCC on the radar as a college that strives for academic excellence. “Without dedicated faculty, and the desire for strong academics, competitions and trips like these See Students Page 31 Anishinaabeg Today 2 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 or materials submitted for publication. The submission of articles, and photos is encouraged, however, they are subject to editing for grammar, length, and malicious/libelous content. The Editor makes the sole decision of what is published in the AT and will not 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. The AT is distributed at no charge to all postal patrons living on White Earth Reservation, and by mail to White Earth Nation members (who request the newspaper - one per household) living within the United States. The cost of a newspaper subscription is $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 Member of the ! Native American Journalist Association ! Minnesota Newspaper Association Tribal Council Erma J. Vizenor Chairwoman Robert J. Durant Secretary-Treasurer Irene “Rene” Auginaush District I Representative Terrence “Terry” Tibbetts District II Representative Kenneth “Gus” Bevins District III Representative Editor Gary W. Padrta Future Issues * May 29 June 5 June 26 July 3 July 31 August 7 August 28 September 4 * Deadline and Issue dates subject to change Wednesday, May 1, 2013 News From Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor American Indian Veterans Plaque Governor Mark Dayton signed the bill for the American Indian Veteran’s plaque to be placed in the Court of Honor at the Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs in St. Paul. When the plaque is unveiled, I have requested a ceremony for our American Indian veterans with Governor Dayton, Commissioner of Veteran Affairs, legislators, and tribal leaders present. It has taken seven years to get the bill through the State Legislature for the American Indian Veterans plaque. Every year there was disagreement in the Legislature on why a plaque only for American Indian veterans; why not add other ethnic veterans to the plaque? I wanted a plaque specifically for American Indian veterans for good reason. American Indians have served in the United States Armed Forces proportionately higher than any population in this country, long before American Indians were granted U.S. citizenship in 1924. Our American Indian veterans deserved their own plaque of honor. I am thankful the bill passed and the Governor signed it. Welcome Terry Janis Terry Janis has been hired as the White Earth Constitutional Reform Manager. He will prepare us for Referendum on the Constitution of the White Earth Nation. Welcome, Terry. Education Recently area school superintendents, White Earth tribal departments, Minnesota State University Moorhead (MSUM) research team, Minnesota Department of Education (MDE), and I heard the findings of the White Earth Study on Education, Phase 2. Phase 1 was completed in 2007. I thank Drs. Boyd Bradbury, MSUM and Brent Gish for meeting with me in 2004 to propose a comprehensive study on education for the White Earth Reservation, a study with data, statistics, findings, and strategies to address the disparities of our Indian students in area schools. I thank Joan LaVoy and the White Earth Education Department for coordinating the many meetings on the study. I thank area school superintendents and our tribal departments for their involvement. It takes cooperation from many stakeholders to conclude a 1,200 page study. The study had my wholehearted support and involvement. The necessary systemic change for our Indian students in schools and communities only happens when we have the research, data, and evidence to show what and how to change. It is my goal that the study will be the beginning of the model to reform Indian education in Minnesota. In a future article, I will share key findings and strategies for implementation. Congratulations to Graduates Congratulations to all graduates who will receive diplomas, degrees, and certificates. Graduation is always a joyful event, a time to celebrate accomplishment. I am proud of you! Constitutional Reform Educational team will visit communities, host seminar By Terry Janis and Jill Doerfler In December 2012, White Earth Tribal Council announced that they were awarded a grant from the Bush Foundation for constitutional reform. The grant is for $379,771 and White Earth matched $10,394, which brings the total to $390,165. In 2007 the White Earth Nation embarked upon a formal process of constitutional reform and this grant will fund the final stage of the effort. There have been several efforts for constitutional reform at White Earth in recent decades. Each of these efforts has built a foundation upon each other and made important contributions. In her 2007 State of the Nation address, Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor responded to calls from citizens to address constitutional reform and announced her intention to formally begin efforts for constitutional reform at White Earth. The goal was the creation of a constitution for the White Earth Nation that would enact Anishinaabe values and envision a perpetual future as well as create an effective governance structure, including separation of powers. Each of the 10 Community Councils appointed two delegates to attend the Constitutional Convention. White Earth citizens at large were also invited to apply to become Constitutional Delegates; all who applied and who were at least 18 years of age were accepted as a delegate. Each of the delegates was sworn in by the Honorable Judge Anita Fineday at the opening of the Constitutional Convention. Between 2007 and 2009, White Earth convened four Constitution Conventions, which were all open to the public. The Conventions included open comment periods, presentations, and lengthy discussions on major issues including governance structure, separation of powers, and citizenship requirements. Shortly after the third convention, Chairwoman Vizenor selected a Constitutional Proposal Team with Delegate Gerald Vizenor assigned as the lead writer of the draft document. The entire team worked to ensure the wishes expressed by Delegates were reflected in the document. At the April 2009 Convention, Constitutional Delegates ratified the constitution. Since ratification, White Earth has been considering the best way in which to proceed with a referendum. After careful planning and consideration, White Earth decided to approach the Bush Foundation for the funds needed to prepare White Earth citizens for the referendum and to hold the referendum itself. An experienced educator and attorney, Terry Janis, has been hired as the Constitutional Reform Project Manager and will oversee the citizen education and engagement effort. The primary goal is to reach as many White Earth citizens as possible with information describing and explaining the constitution so that they will be prepared to make their decision at the time of the referendum. Janis will work with Jill Doerfler and a team of educators to create educational materials on the constitution and to bring this information to the citizens of the White Earth Nation. The Constitution with summaries and explanations will be published in a special issue of the Anishinaabeg Today as well as shared at whiteearth.com and on facebook. This constitutional education team will come to the communities on White Earth and to White Earth citizens See Education Page 33 White Earth Nation Constitution Delegates (2007-2009) The White Earth Nation asks for your assistance in a series of Community Education Sessions. Please contact Joe LaGarde at 218-983-3285 Ext. 5909 to give your current contact information. Terry Janis will be contacting you to organize these eductional sessions. If you have any questions feel free to contact Joe at the above number, or Terry Janis at 218-983-3285 Ext. 5921 or 218-850-1334 (cell). Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 3 Barb Fabre attends NACRHHS meeting Rice Lake 15th Annual Memorial Walk 13th Annual Memorial Pow-Wow (May 26-27, 2013) Rice Lake Pow-Wow Grounds Sunday, May 26 Potluck Picnic @ 5 p.m. Grand Entry @ 7 p.m. Monday, May 27 Memorial Walk @ 9:30 a.m. Starting at Roy Lake (old lodge) Tobacco and prayer before walk Feast follows walk @ pow-wow grounds Grand Entry @ 1 p.m. (Schedule is subject to change) Submitted photo For more information call: Michelle Frederick at 218-368-1163, Lori Fairbanks @ 218-533-0475, or James Hvezda @ 218-368-0622 " Concessions available " Camping space available " Security Provided " Everyone invited to walk in memory of loved ones Not responsible for accidents, injuries, thefts, or short-funded travelers. NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED Caught....being good! Photo by Julie Smith Circle of Life Academy’s Caught Being Good Winners for the month of March were Waubun-nu-anung Norcross (Grade 5) and Mary Warren (Grade 8). Both students were caught being respectful. Congratulations and keep up the great efforts! White Earth enrollee Barb Fabre (center with arms crossed) recently attended the National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS) at the Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, Grand Junction, Colo. The NACRHHS is a 21-member citizens’ panel of nationally recognized rural health experts that provides recommendations on rural issues to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Committee was chartered in 1987 to advise the Secretary of HHS on ways to address health care problems in rural America. It was expanded to 21 members in 2002 and charged with focusing on both health and human service issues in rural areas. This meeting marked the 73rd meeting since charted in 1987. The Committee is chaired by former Mississippi Governor Ronnie Musgrove. The Committee’s private and public-sector members reflect wide-ranging, first-hand experience with rural issues -- in medicine, nursing, administration, finance, law, research, business, public health, aging, welfare and human service issues. Anishinaabeg Today 4 11th Annual Victim Service Collaborative Conference is May 21 at Shooting Star The 11th Annual Victim Service Collaborative Conference will be held Tuesday, May 21 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center in Mahnomen. The Conference theme is “Working Together Toward a Violence Free Community.” Agenda: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration 8:30 - 9 a.m. - Welcome, drum group & opening blessing 9 - 10:15 a.m. - Keynote speaker, Patricia Parra Perez 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Break 10:30 a.m. - noon - Morning breakout sessions Noon - 1 p.m. - Lunch provided 1 - 2:30 p.m. - Afternoon breakout sessions 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. - Break 2:45 - 4 p.m. - Closing keynote, Critters and Company 4 - 4:30 p.m. - Closing remarks, drum group, and door prizes The Conference is sponsored by the White Earth DOVE Program, Lakes Crisis & Resource Center, White Earth Tribal Court, and the White Earth Police Department. Collaboration for the Arts Workshop Are you interested in collaborating for the arts, arts based community development, and creative enterprise in Mahnomen County? Mark your calendars for May 10 from 5-9 p.m. and plan to join artists, arts supporters, non-profits and business owners for this workshop bringing arts innovation and collaboration to Mahnomen County. Presented by Region 2 Arts Council. Facilitated by Michele Anderson and Jun-li Wang from Springboard for the Arts. This workshop is free and open to the public. Meats, cheeses, veggies, and snacks provided, community connections and creative innovation encouraged. This event will take place in the Drum Room at Wadiswan, White Earth Tribal & Community College in Mahnomen. For more information and pre-registration contact Region 2 Arts Council, 218 751-5447 or staff@r2arts.org. Reserve a spot by Tuesday, May 7. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today President’s Indian Affairs budget focuses on strengthening and supporting tribal nations WASHINGTON – President Obama’s fiscal year Additionally, it provides increased funding for post(FY) 2014 budget request for Indian Affairs, which secondary education and an elementary and secincludes the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the ondary school pilot program based on the U.S. Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), is $2.6 billion – a Department of Education’s turnaround schools $31.3 million increase above the FY model and concepts. 2012 enacted level. The proposed budAdvancing Nation-to-Nation “The President’s get maintains the President’s commitRelationships budget request for ment to meeting the government’s The FY 2014 budget request for Affairs reflects Contract Support Costs is $231 million Indian responsibilities to the 566 federally recognized American Indian and Alaska his firm commitment – a $9.8 million increase over the FY Native tribes, while exercising fiscal to keeping our focus 2012 enacted level. The Indian Selfresponsibility and improving govern- on strengthening and Determination and Education ment operations and efficiency. Assistance Act of 1975, as amended, supporting tribal “The President’s budget request for allows federally recognized tribes to nations, and Indian Affairs reflects his firm commitoperate federally funded programs protecting Indian ment to keeping our focus on strengththemselves under contract with the Country.” ening and supporting tribal nations, and United States – an expression of the protecting Indian Country,” said federal government’s policy to support Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Kevin K. tribal self-determination and self-governance. Tribes Washburn. “While realizing the benefits from rely on contract support costs funds to pay the costs improvements to Indian Affairs program manage- of administering and managing contracted programs. ment, the request supports our mission to federally It is a top priority for many tribes. recognized tribes, particularly in the areas of trust In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in lands and natural resource protection. The request Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, the FY 2014 budalso promotes economic development, improves edu- get request includes the Administration’s proposed cation, and strengthens law enforcement and justice interim solution to budgeting contract support costs. administration.” The Administration proposes Congress appropriate Strengthening Tribal Nations Initiative contract support costs on a contract by contract basis The Strengthening Tribal Nations Initiative is a and will provide Congress with a contract funding comprehensive, multi-year effort to advance the table for incorporation into the Department’s FY President’s commitments to American Indians and 2014 appropriations legislation. Through tribal conAlaska Natives to improve conditions throughout sultation, this interim step will lead to a long-term Indian Country and foster economic opportunities on solution that will result in a simpler and more streamIndian reservations. lined contract support costs process. The FY 2014 budget request includes $120 milProtecting Indian Country lion in increases for this initiative to support sustainThe FY 2014 budget request for BIA Public able stewardship and development of natural Safety and Justice programs is $363.4 million with resources in Indian Country, public safety programs targeted increases over the 2012 enacted level of $5.5 that apply lessons learned from successful law million for Law Enforcement Operations, $13.4 milenforcement pilot programs, operations at new and lion for Detention Center Operations and $1.0 milexpanded detention facilities, contract support costs lion for Tribal Courts. to facilitate tribal self- governance, and new and expanded payments for water rights settlements. See Budget Page 17 Get more out of your garden than fresh produce By Kim Turner White Earth Health Education Program Although it seems like our winter is never ending this year, spring will be here shortly and that means time to start planning our gardens. Gardening has a lot more to offer people than just the obvious-fresh fruits and veggies; it has several health benefits as well. 1. Gardening is a form of exercise. The physical benefits of gardening are often discounted because people don’t think of it as “real” exercise. Did you know that you can burn as many calories in 45 minutes of gardening as you can in 30 minutes of aerobics? By gardening you are using different muscle groups and increasing your flexibility and strength. 2. Working in the garden will reduce stress. We are all so connected by technology that we sometimes forget about how to connect with Mother Nature and slow our pace down for a few minutes each day. Being outside, digging in the dirt, pulling weeds can be a great stress relief. 3. Family time-this is a great way to get kids up and moving instead of sitting in front of the TV or computer too. Think about it, this is great exercise and stress relievers for us and with kid’s hectic schedules, stresses from school and friends they need it too. This could become a good teaching moment, time to have a real conversation or just quiet time out in the fresh air. 4. Brain power! Gardening also releases our creative side, often without even realizing it. Planning the garden for the year, choosing flower colors and plant palettes, and arranging the fresh flowers from your garden all require you to use creativity 5. Gardening will also provide extra food for the family and possibly extra money too. If you have extra produce, you could sell it at your local Farmers’ Markets. The White Earth Community Farmers’ Market will be open again in Mahnomen from June-October. Families that have extra locally grown foods, plants, flowers can be a vendor for the season or even just for a day and make some extra money for their families. The Farmers’ Markets will be also accepting SNAP and WIC vouchers this year too. For more information please contact Kim Turner, White Earth Health Education Program, at 218-9833286 Ext. 1359. 5 Rez Briefs RTC offices closed for holiday White Earth RTC offices will be closed on Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 at 8 a.m. St. Theodore’s Church sponsoring rummage & bake sale St. Theodore’s Catholic Church is sponsoring a Spring Rummage & Bake Sale on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Theodore’s Church and Hall located at the intersection of Becker County Roads 124 and 129 in Ponsford. Come early for wonderful bargains and the tempting goodies. Callaway Community Council meetings The Callaway Community Council meets every second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m., at the Callaway Boys & Girls Club. White Earth urban bingo calendar The White Earth Urban Council is sponsoring a free lunch and bingo for White Earth elders ages 55+ on May 18, June 22, July Picnic, Aug. 17, Sept. 21, Oct. 19 and Nov. 16 at 1308 E. Franklin Ave., in Minneapolis. For more information call Bonni at 952-5940403. 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. Correction! In the April 3 Anishinaabeg Today article, They score! Native descendants design Warroad hockey jersey, Eric Goldsmith (not Zach) is the son of Tom and Judy Goldsmith, and the grandson of Lloyd and Marilyn (Bement) Pave k of Waubun. 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. 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. 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. Diabetes Bingo dates Diabetes Bingo will be held May 9 at Naytahwaush, May 13 at Pine Point, May 15 at White Earth, June 3 at Elbow Lake, June 10 at Mahnomen, and June 28 at Rice 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. White Earth Urban Office The Urban Office is located at 1308 East Franklin Avenue, Suite 210 in Minneapolis. The phone number is 612-872-8388 and the office hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Anishinaabeg Today 6 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Mark Anthony Rolo Interview with a Minnesota Book Award finalist By Holly Ristau WETCC Library Director White Earth Tribal & Community College English teacher, Mark Anthony Rolo has had his first book nominated for two prestigious Minnesota Literature awards. The book is My Mother Is Now Earth, published by Borealis Books. Mark Anthony is an enrolled member of the Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. This book takes place during the last years of your mother’s life and the early years of your life. How did you first decide to write about this? I was working on my MFA and taking a course on nature writing. I was out in the woods and felt this real connection. In putting this connection down on paper, it transformed into a connection with my mother. I was able to take that connection out of the forest and go into a dingy little room to finish the book. For a month and a half, all I did was write. Nothing interfered with my concentration. I just wrote and finished the book. There was very little editing done to that final copy. tiqued it for me. I eventually self-published on the internet. It’s called The Wonder Bull. I am working on a new play called Buckskin for a Bride, which I hope to have produced in the Twin Cities next year. I made PBS documentary interviewing the descendants of Native families who were relocated to Los Angeles called Seat of the Drum. In 2009 and 2010 I went to Mozambique, Africa, where I taught community-based journalism and helped communities put videos of what was happening in their communities on You-tube, to publicize what was really happening, rather than what the government was claiming to accomplish. Do you think writing this book made you a better teacher? It made me a better human being. I have more compassion. After sending the book in, I went out for a walk, feeling dazed. I watched a couple with kids at an ice-cream stand and I knew what they were going through. Now that transfers to students. It makes me want to be empathetic. Please contact us for more information 1‐800‐657‐3663 Email: ted.program@state.mn.us “Please mention this ad when contacting us” See Book Page 33 How did you approach this painful subject? I did not want to dwell on the idea of a “shattered little boy.” I didn’t want to focus on what everyone already knew. This wasn’t about unresolved grief or open wounds. The grieving process had happened a long time ago, so this project turned into a process of discovery. In the writing of this book, I felt like I got to know her so much better. I feel like I’ve gotten to know my mother. How did your family feel about your book? Well, first of all, I wouldn’t have written this book if my dad was still alive. I was scared to death to see how the rest of the family would feel, but they have been totally ok about it. They feel that I brought honor and dignity to my mother’s life. All of my siblings knew mom had a hard life, and had some quirks all her own. We all have good memories. Writing this book was always walking the line between pride and shame. Was this the first time you have been published? I’m primarily a playwright. I have written plays for the Minnesota Fringe Festival, and I got to participate in the Sundance Screenwriters workshop. While living in Los Angeles in 2003, I had a one-man play that I turned into a novel. Louise Erdrich criWhite Earth Tribal & Community College English teacher, Mark Anthony Rolo has had his first book nominated for two prestigious Minnesota Literature awards. Above: Cover of Rolo’s book, My Mother Is Now Earth. Left: Author with Rock Roy Rolo. Photo by Nicholas Rolo Dispatch: (218) 983-3201 Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 7 Ride for the Troops Motorcycles pass through Naytahwaush to honor vets The 8th Annual Ride for the Troops will be riding through the White Nation again this year on Sunday, June 2. They will be escorted by the White Earth Police Department, and the White Earth Honor Guard will present the colors as they pass through Naytahwaush. The ride will leave Bemidji at noon and continue on to Zerkel, stopping at 12:40 p.m. They will leave Zerkel at 1:20 p.m. and pass through Naytahwaush (no stop) at 1:40 p.m., and arrive at Itasca State Park (Rock Creek Store) at 2:30 p.m. The ride will leave the store at 3:15 p.m and arrive back to Bemidji at 4 p.m. Riders are welcome to join the group anywhere along the ride. Please visit the Ride for the Troops website at www.rideforthetroops.com for more detailed information. On behalf of the Ride for the Troops, organizers would like to especially thank both the White Earth Police Department and White Earth Honor Guard for all of their support and help to make this ride safe and honor our veterans. 8th ANNUAL RIDE FOR THE TROOPS ROUTE MAP 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 Two White Earth Tribal and Community College (WETCC) students were honored in March at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium conference in Green Bay, Wis., for their academic and community service. Charles Pederson (White Earth enrollee), who is serving as WETCC’s tribal college ambassador, received the 2012-13 Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship. The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship was established Charles Pederson to fund unmet need for a student’s first year in college. If students maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average and show strong par- ticipation in campus and community life, their scholarships are renewed every year throughout the students’ tribal college career. Anthony Villebrun (White Earth enrollee) was recognized as WETCC’s Student of the Year. Villebrun received a $1,000 scholarship from the American Indian College Fund. Villebrun will graduate in May. “We are very proud of Charles and Anthony,” said Linda Frost, WETCC Faculty Senate President. “They represent the best of our students. We thank them for their ser- Anthony Villebrun vice to the college community this past year.” Anishinaabeg Today 8 Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board approves donations for community and cultural needs The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board recently approved $11,350 in donations for April. The following are a sample of the requests they approved: ! $1,000 - WE Early Child Care Program - Week of the Young Child event. ! $500 - Cedar Crest Resort - Take a Kid Fishing Day. ! $200 - Detroit Lakes High School Grad Bash. ! $500 - Little Earth Mothers Day Pow-Wow. ! $2,500 - Waubun Summer Recreation Program. ! $250 - Deer River (Minn.) Food Shelf. ! $1,000 - White Earth ABE/WETCC graduation ceremony. ! $500 - White Earth FAS - Girls Night Out. ! $1,000 - White Earth Urban Community Council. ! $1,500 - Mahnomen Area Youth Baseball Program. ! $500 - My Grandma’s Teaching Conference. The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board is committed 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. National Congress of American Indians releases analysis of Obama Administration budget Washington, DC – The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) has released an in-depth analysis of President Obama’s 2014 Budget Request. The organization is deeply concerned about proposed cuts that threaten recent progress in critical areas. The most concerning budget cuts include: unilateral reductions in contract support services – legally binding costs for services delivered by tribes in place of the federal government, education and school construction cuts, and reduced spending on low-income housing. “We see signs of hope in the President’s proposal to replace the sequester and expand investments to enhance tribal law enforcement and strengthen the Indian Health Service but now is not time to slow the progress we have seen in Indian Country. The federal government must live up to its obligations in critical trust responsibility areas like contract support costs, education, and housing,” said Jefferson Keel, President of NCAI. “We’ve experienced decades of the federal government falling short, and while we understand the limitations of the federal government, the federal trust responsibility to tribal nations and our peoples, is not a line item.” NCAI and tribes have called for the sequester to be replaced, since it threatens the trust responsibility and reduces portions of the budget that are not major contributors to the deficit. Promising signs in the President’s budget request, include the following actions to strengthen tribal nations: Public Safety: Increases for public safety initiatives in Department of Justice and Bureau of Indian Affairs. IHS: A small overall increase in the IHS budget and increases for IHS contract health services. EPA: An increase for Environmental Protection Agency’s General Assistance Program. Natural Resources (BIA): $32 million in increases for natural resource programs in BIA. Carcieri: Language to provide a no-cost economic development and jobs creation solution for restoring land to tribal governments impacted by the Carcieri Supreme Court decision is included in the Department of Interior general provisions of the President’s budget. NCAI will work to ensure that the federal pro- grams that fulfill the trust responsibility to tribes receive bipartisan support in the appropriations process. On April 10, the President released a $3.78 trillion budget for FY 2014, which would cut $1 trillion in spending and raise $800 billion in new revenue over the next ten years. This broadcast provides a preliminary analysis of the President’s FY 2014 budget request, highlighting impacts on funding for Indian programs. In the coming weeks, the President’s budget will be reviewed by Congress, and appropriations subcommittees will continue holding hearings on the proposals. In January of this year, NCAI released its FY 2014 tribal budget recommendations, which can be compared to the Administration’s budget. About The National Congress of American Indians Founded in 1944, the National Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest and most representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization in the country. NCAI advocates on behalf of tribal governments and communities, promoting strong tribal-federal government-to-government policies, and promoting a better understanding among the general public regarding American Indian and Alaska Native governments, people and rights. For more information visit www.ncai.org Please notify White Earth Contract Health White Earth Contract Health patients who are seen in the emergency room must notify the White Earth Contract Health Department within 72 hours of the visit or your charges can be denied payment. If you do not have other third party coverage, you may be referred to the Patient Benefits Coordinator to be screened for other alternate resources. If you have any questions please call 1-800477-0125 or 218-983-4300 Ext. 6280, 6281, or 6282. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 White Earth Council of Elders By Leonard Wells Chairman, White Earth Council of Elders Well, you know our weather is getting on our nerves whenever the hard core northern Minnesota people start complaining about it. At my house in Waubun, I’ve had snow on the ground since the first of November! As I write this column it’s snowing hard. All you readers living in the costa areas of the nation rally should spend at least on winter up here. You can tell by reading the letters to the editors in area newspapers that these writers are suffering from a bad case of Cabin Fever. In less that two months the Windom Steps State Conference will be held at the Shooting Star Casino. At this time there is about 450 elders from around the state that can attend. I’m sorry to say only 27 from White Earth are qualified to attend. The conferences are held somewhere in the state each year so if you want to attend next year get qualified! There is a Honoring Our Mother’s Pow-Wow May 11-12 and the 145th White Earth Pow-Wow will be held June 14-16. Both of these pow-wows are must-attend events. To keep up with what’s going on around the Rez make sure you read this paper from front to back. This paper is not only entertaining, but highly informative. I’ve found that radio station KKWE 89.9 as a good spot for daily information on happenings of Indian Country. I also enjoy most of their music. At my age I’m not really in to rap. Sorry! As I’m promoting mood this month, please take the time to attend a church dinner, community council bingo, or any other benefit event. At this time I’m too angry to express my views about the shootings, bombings and so called industrial accidents, maybe next month. Scams are still hot items out there. Remember, you haven’t won a lottery, none of your family is in jail out of the country, and no bank examiner will call about bank business. Don’t be “Minnesota Nice” - hang up without saying a word. Sorry to say scammers can be family members or friends. Untill next month, be safe and I hope the icy dangers are a thing of the past. Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today Naytahwaush Community Charter School 5th grade class produces 3rd documentary By Kent Estey Naytahwaush Community Charter School The Naytahwaush Community Charter School’s Fifth Grade Class has produced the third in a series of documentaries entitled “Remembering Home, Part 3” A Living History of the Naytahwaush Community. The documentary will premier Wednesday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the Naytahwaush Community Charter School. The Remembering Home Documentary features interviews with area elders who grew up in the Naytahwaush community. This year’s elders include George Ross, Myrna Smith and Joe Bush. The 30- minute documentary will be available to purchase on DVD along with the re-packaged “Naytahwaush History Book “written by Vivian Bisek’s Sixth Grade Class of 1951-1952. Admission to the documentary’s premier is free to the public. A special “Remembering Naytahwaush” photo presentation will begin at 5:30 p.m. for those who arrive early. The featured elders, students who produced the video and special guests will be honored that evening. Please come early because seating is limited. If you would like more information about the premier or the DVD please contact Kent Estey at 218-936-2105. Submitted photo The Naytahwaush Community Charter School 5th Grade Class has produced the third in a series of documentaries entitled Remembering Home, Part 3” A Living History of the Naytahwaush Community. Starring in the documentary are George Ross, Myrna Smith and Joe Bush. President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget authority for the Indian Health Service includes a 2.9 percent increase. The proposed IHS budget appropriation request is $4.4 billion. This is a $124 million increase over the FY 2012 appropriation. Tribal consultation is fundamental to the IHS budget process, and the proposed budget incorporates tribal priorities and recommendations. The budget request supports and expands the provision of health care services and public health programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives. It includes these approximate increases: • $35 million to help purchase health care from the private sector through the Contract Health Services program, which is under proposal to be called the Purchased/Referred Care program. • $77.3 million to support staffing and operating costs at new and replacement facilities • $5.8 million to fund contract support costs incurred by tribes in managing their own health programs. Funding was also included to continue construction of a health care facility in Kayenta, Ariz., and to complete construction of a health care facility in San Carlos, Ariz., and the Southern California Youth Regional Treatment Center near Hemet, Calif. If the proposed budget is enacted, the IHS dis- cretionary budget will have increased 32 percent since FY 2008. The IHS, an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 2.1 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who are members of federally recognized tribes. 9 THE DOCTOR’S CORNER Hepatitis C By Dr. Manuel Plaza, IM White Earth Mental Health Department The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health problem in the USA, approximately 4 million people are infected. Hepatitis C is the principal cause of death from liver disease and the leading indication for liver transplants in the USA. The majority of people with HCV acquired their infection through: 1. Blood transfusion and organ transplant prior 1992. 2. Intravenous drug use. 3. Infant born to infected mothers. 4. Sexual transmission. 5. Intranasal cocaine use, tattooing and body piercing. 6. Healthcare/public safety workers after unknown exposure. Most of the patients with HCV are asymptomatics, 70-85 percent of the people infected develop chronic disease and progress to liver failure, cirrhosis or liver cancer (hepatoma), 15-30 percent present spontaneous clearance and don’t develop liver disease or cancer. The HCV diagnosis is made with a blood test, anti-HCV, become positive 4-10 weeks after the infection. After the infection the patient will need a liver function test and other blood tests to count how many viruses are in the body, (HCV-RNA). The patient will need an evaluation with a gastroenterologist or hepatologist, to make the decision about treatment. The treatment for HCV is a combination of two medicines; peginterferon (injection) and ribabirin (pill) for 48 weeks. The patient will need close follow up with his PCP or gastroenterology because treatment can produce multiples adverse reactions and complications. If the patient starts treatment he cannot drink alcohol, or use drugs. Patient with Hepatitis C: ! Do not donate blood, organs or semen. ! Do not share personal items like toothbrushes, dental appliances, nail-grooming equipment, razors, etc. ! Cover cuts and open skin lesions. Hepatitis C is not spread by sneezing, hugging ,coughing, food or water, share eating utensils, drinking glasses or casual contact. Individuals with the virus should not be excluded from work, school, play, childcare. If you want more information about hepatitis C, visit your provider and ask. Kindergarten Open House A Kindergarten Open House for incoming 2013/14 students will be held on May 14 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the Circle of Life Academy. Please come to the front office that afternoon with your child. There will be directions to the kindergarten classroom. You and your child will have the chance to visit the classroom, meet Seth, and stay for activities that will show you some of the day-to-day experiences in kindergarten. This day will also be the perfect opportunity to ask any questions you may have and to pick up a registration packet! ! ! Anishinaabeg Today 10 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 OFFICE SUPPLIES: CALL 218-473-2146 WE CAN ORDER A VARIETY OF ELECTRONICS ATTENTION WHITE EARTH MEMBERS! 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! Call White Earth Enrollments at 218-983-4643 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assuming her responsibilities as the 51st Secretary of the Interior, Sally Jewell is spent her first full day in the office meeting some of the Department’s more than 70,000 employees. She also began to hold meetings on important issues before the Department, including energy development, conservation, Indian Affairs and youth engagement. During brief remarks to employees who greeted Secretary Jewell as she entered the main Interior building in Washington, D.C., Jewell underscored her commitment to public service. “There is no higher calling than public service, and I am honored and humbled to be serving as your Secretary of the Interior,” Jewell said. “At Interior, we have vast responsibilities to the American people, from making smart decisions about the natural resources with which we have been blessed, to honoring our word to American Indians and Alaska Natives.” “Our public lands are huge economic engines for the nation,” added Jewell. “From energy development to tourism and outdoor recreation, our lands and waters power our economy and create jobs. I look forward to working with you all to ensure that we are managing our public lands wisely so that their multiple uses are available for the generations to come.” Jewell was officially sworn in April 12 at the Supreme Court of the United States. Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor administered the oath of office. O'Connor and Jewell worked together on the National Parks Second Century Commission, an independent commission charged with developing a twenty-first century vision for the National Park Service. As Secretary of the Interior, Jewell leads an agency with more than 70,000 employees. Interior serves as steward for approximately 20 percent of the nation’s lands, including national parks, national wildlife refuges, and other public lands; oversees the responsible development of conventional and renew- Wednesday, May 1, 2013 able energy supplies on public lands and waters; is the largest supplier and manager of water in the 17 Western states; and upholds trust responsibilities to the 566 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives. Prior to her confirmation, Jewell served in the private sector, most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer of Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI). Jewell joined REI as Chief Operating Officer in 2000 and was named CEO in 2005. During her tenure, REI nearly tripled in business Sally Jewell to $2 billion and was consistently ranked one of the 100 best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine. Before joining to REI, Jewell spent 19 years as a commercial banker, first as an energy and natural resources expert and later working with a diverse array of businesses that drive our nation’s economy. Trained as a petroleum engineer, Jewell started her career with Mobil Oil Corp. in the oil and gas fields of Oklahoma and the exploration and production office in Denver, Colo. where she was exposed to the remarkable diversity of our nation’s oil and gas resources. Over her career, Jewell has worked to ensure that public lands are accessible and relevant to all people from all backgrounds. “We have a generation of children growing up without any connection to nature,” said Jewell. “From our urban parks to the vast lands of the BLM, the Department of the Interior is well positioned to build a deep and enduring connection between the great outdoors and a new generation of Americans.” Jewell is a graduate of the University of Washington. She and her husband, Warren, have two adult children, Peter and Anne. Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 11 12 Anishinaabeg Today Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Once-lost photographs go on display in Bemidji State University American Indian Resource Center BEMIDJI - Old photos and glass plates lay abandoned, dirty and dusty, for years before being found one day by David Cooper in his parent’s photo studio at 406 Beltrami Avenue. The photographs belonged to an émigré from Denmark, Niels Larson Hakkerup, who set up his studio in Bemidji around 1900 – eventually operating studios in three locations within the town. In 1908, a fire at the 113 Third St. studio destroyed much of the work of the then renowned Hakkerup, who was considered to be one of the leading portrait photographers of American Indians. Hakkerup composed his portraits with a painterly eye, using light to focus the eye on beadwork, clothing and hair styles. The photos in a collection to be unveiled Thursday at the American Indian Resource Center include members of the Leech Lake and Red Lake Nations. Cooper’s parents, Aza and Miriam, purchased the Hakkerup studio on Beltrami Avenue in 1946. The photographic plates were found in the rubble left by Hakkerup after the sale. The Cooper Studio had on display four of the original photos by the man whose work is on record at the Smithsonian, the Library of Congress Collection of American Indian Photographs, Minnesota Historical Society and the Beltrami County Historical Society. The exhibit at Bemidji State, which includes 22 large photos and several smaller prints, taken between 1900 and 1915, will become part of the permanent art collection at the American Indian Resource Center. Former president of BSU, Jon Quistgaard, is friendly with school-mate David Cooper and spearheaded the effort to have the photos mounted for display. He also asked his friend if he would donate the photos to the university, specifically to the IRC. Local framer Mark LaFond was commissioned to build the frames and supervise their placement in the exhibit. The black and white prints show a part of the history of Ojibwe leaders in this area who lived during the great migration from Europe to these lands. The picture of the man the people called Chief Bemidji, and for whom the town is named, is well known. As an added bonus, an original glass plate of Chief Bemidji that can be illuminated with a switch will be on display. Dominating the exhibit are photographs of Leech Lake elder John Smith. Smith, who died in 1922 at a reputed 137 years of age, was born before the existence of the United States. He saw the first French fur traders and by the time he passed away, the land had been transformed through logging, mining, and the growth of America. “He lived through the French, British and American regimes at a time when the Ojibwe and Dakota people were sparring for the land,” said Anton Treuer, Ojibwe professor at BSU. “You look at this deeply wrinkled, weathered face and you just wonder what it was like to see all that transformation in one person’s life time. “A photograph is more than just a pretty picture, it is a window into history.” The public is invited to attend the opening reception featuring Jon Roemer, a flute player gifted in the music of Native American culture. David and Kathy Cooper will be the honored guests for their donation of the collection. Bemidji State President Richard Hanson will be on hand to formally accept the gift, and Treuer, executive director of the IRC, will host the reception. “We really appreciate this gesture throughout the native community,” said Treuer, “and the Cooper family for entrusting us to exhibit the work for the benefit of all people; native and non-native.” Treuer feels it will provide opportunity for people to understand more deeply the first people of this land. The photos provide insight and also raise questions about who were the first people of this region; how they experienced life and what were they thinking. It’s amazing what a gallon of paint can do to spruce up a room. Now imagine what 481 gallons can do for a region. That’s how much paint Minnesota-based Valspar Corporation is giving this year to west central Minnesota as part of its Minnesota Beautiful program. Locally, 98 gallons of paint were awarded to the City of Ogema to paint the interior walls and metal ceiling of the community center. “The Ogema community would like to thank the West Central Initiative along with Valspar for the wonderful opportunity that the Minnesota Beautiful grant has given us,” said Lisa McArthur, contract administrator and purchasing supervisor for the White Earth Tribal Nation. “Ogema has a strong base of community volunteers and we are looking forward to painting the community center to make it look new again.” Ten organizations throughout the nine-county region will receive paints, coatings and sealants from Valspar this year. The 2013 grantees were selected based on the visual impact of the project, public benefit to the community, local volunteer participation and support, intended use of the building and benefit to the needy. Projects that normally qualify include, but are not limited to, historic buildings, senior citizen or handicapped facilities, community centers, public buildings and murals. To see a list of all the 2013 grantees, visit the West Central Blogger at blog.wcif.org. Minnesota Beautiful is administered regionally by West Central Initiative, Fergus Falls. West Central Initiative is a regional community foundation serving the nine west central Minnesota counties of Becker, Clay, Douglas, Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin. WCI invests resources in our communities for regional success, using the tools of economic development and community development, and by promoting philanthropy. Learn more at www.wcif.org. Photo by Monte Draper/Bemidji Pioneer Twenty-two large portraits of Leech Lake and Red Lake tribal members by photographer Niels Larson Hakkerup taken in the early 1900s are on permanent display at the American Indian Resource Center at Bemidji State University. Above, BSU professor of Ojibwe Anton Treuer, talks about a portrait of Leech Lake elder John Smith. You can reach the Anishinaabeg Today at 218-983-3285 Ext. 5903 or today@whiteearth.com Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 13 Sacred Circle Family Recovery Project is looking for community volunteers to provided support Are you sober and in Recovery? Do you want to give back to your community? We need you! The Sacred Circle Family Recovery (SCFR) Project is looking for volunteers. We are building a community of Recovery Coaches and Telephone Recovery Support people. This is a rewarding and surefire way to strengthen your own recovery. The Recovery Coach provides one-to-one support for the person who is new to recovery. This service involves weekly contact, helping the client define their goals for maintaining recovery, assisting in their search for resources to attain those goals, and general support for long term recovery. The Telephone Recovery Support (TRS) person makes a weekly phone check-in to the newly recovering person who has requested TRS. Telephone recovery support is simply a call to ask how the “recoveree” is doing. “How did you fare for the week? Are you struggling with anything or tell me what is new and good?” But most importantly the call is to offer hope for living a life of sobriety and recovery. Qualifications vary for each position. The Recovery Coach must have two years of continued sobriety and be active in a recovery program. The Sacred Circle Family Recovery Project will provide training through its mentor organization, the Southern Minnesota Recovery Connection (SMRC). We ask the trainee to commit to three months of volunteer work with the SCFR Recovery Coach pro- gram. And the Recovery Coach program will reward the trainee with a stipend upon completion of the training and at monthly intervals while volunteering. Gas cards are available to offset travel expenses. The Telephone Recovery Support program requires six months of sobriety and participating in a recovery program. This volunteer work involves making weekly check-in calls to clients who have requested the service. The calls will be made from the Recovery Coach office in White Earth. We have a client database, computer and phones set up for the TRS person. Gas cards are available to offset travel to our office. The purpose of TRS is very important; we are keeping in contact with the new recoveree. Isolation and going it alone is common among the newly clean and sober. And we offer hope to the recoveree because we are recovering people too. We have “been there, done that.” TRS training in office, on an individual basis. Please join us. Your experience is invaluable and we need your help to build a Community of Recovery! Recovery Coach training dates and location are listed below. These will be based upon participation. White Earth Monday/Tuesday - May 20-21 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday/Sunday - June 1-2 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For more information please contact us through the RTC office at 218-983-3285, Bobbie at Ext. 6408 or Pam at Ext. 6407. Full Nelson Promotions (FNP) returns May 31 to the Shooting Star Casino Event Center in Mahnomen for “Submit or Break II,”and at the top of the card will be two of White Earth Nation’s own competing for championship gold. “The Fighting Pride of the White Earth Nation,” Kevin Clark will be competing for the FNP Bantamweight (135 lbs.) Championship, and his training partner, “The Reservation Sensation” Blake Neeland will be competing for the Lightweight (155 lbs.) Championship. Clark and Neeland have both risen to the top of the mixed martial arts scene, becoming two of the most feared men in their respective weight classes. Clark has amassed a 4-1 record, with no fight making it out of the first round, or lasting longer than 1:48 minutes. He also holds the record in Alaska for the fastest finish ever, 14 seconds via a guillotine choke. Clark has appeared several times on the nationally known mixed martial arts talk show “Inside The Cage.” Neeland has made a name for himself as one of See Fight Page 33 “The Fighting Pride of the White Earth Nation” Kevin Clark, right, and the “Reservation Sensation” Blake Neeland, left, will compete in the “Submit or Break II event May 31 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. Both fighters are managed by fellow White Earth member and MMA promoter, Dean Lamb. Courtesy photos 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: Circle of Life School Pow Wow When: Friday, May 3 Where: Circle of Life School in White Earth Feast: 11 a.m. Grand Entry: Noon Honoring Our Mother’s Pow Wow When: Saturday, May 11 and Sunday, May 12 Where: Shooting Star Casino Event Center Grand Entries: Saturday - 1 and 7 p.m., Sunday - 1 p.m. White Earth Tribal College Commencement When: Friday, May 17 Where: White Earth Tribal College, Mahnomen Time: 6 p.m. with light meal to follow. Rice Lake Memorial Walk and Pow Wow When: Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 Where: Rice Lake Grand Entries: Sunday - 5 p.m., and Monday - 1 and 5 p.m. 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. 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 14 WE hosts meeting with Tamarac Wildlife Refuge staff Wednesday, May 1, 2013 3rd Annual Naytahwaush Health Awareness 5K Walk/Run May 17 To help promote wellness in our community, the Naytahwaush Community Charter School (NCCS) will be hosting the 3rd annual 5K walk/run for health awareness. Location: Starting/finishing line will be at the Naytahwaush Community Charter School. Time: The event will start at 1:30 p.m. Limited T-shirts will be available to participants, size not guaranteed. Trophies will be awarded to the top three males and top three females in two divisions. 1. NCCS School: K-6 students. 2. Open Division: Community children and adults. Participants must preregister at the school office. For more information: Ladonna M. Peterson at 218- 936-2121. Courtesy photo The White Earth Department of Natural Resources recently hosted a coordination meeting with Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge at Ice Cracking Lodge. The annual gathering is an opportunity for staff to share project plans for the coming field season and discuss natural resources issues of common concern such as aquatic invasive species. Congratulations Courtney Mahnomen gets funds to build assisted living facility The Mahnomen Area Assisted Living Inc, Board of Directors received notification April 22 that the application for loan funding from the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program to build a 14-unit Assisted Living Facility was approved. The facility will be a two-story building adjacent to the Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home at 414 West Jefferson Avenue. There will be a ground breaking event this spring with construction starting this summer. The units will be open and operational in early spring 2014. MAALC Directors are Karen Ahmann, Chair; Harley Hanson, Sec/Treas, Mary Nell Preisler, Lori Handyside and Ethel Hanson. Wally Eid served as Board Chair when Mahnomen Area Assisted Living Center, Inc, was created. Week of the Young Child Event at Shooting Star Photo by Larry Olson Courtney Bunker, the Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation Youth of the Year winner had a blanket presented to her by the Tribal Council at the Minnesota Youth of the Year competition April 9 in St. Paul. From left are District III Rep. Gus Bevins, Mahnomen Unit Lead Brenda Weaver, Courtney Bunker, Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation CPO Tim Reiplinger, and District II Rep. Terry Tibbetts. Courtney did not win Minnesota Youth of the Year but she did a great job representing White Earth. More than 300 children and their families enjoyed the Week of the Young Child Event April 16 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. Children got to meet and take a picture with the Berenstain Bears. The evening fun was capped off with a picnic style meal. April 15-19 was set aside nationally to recognize the importance of the early years in a child’s life. Birth to 5 years are the “wonder years,” a time of rapid brain development, learning and becoming socially and emotionally ready for success in kindergarten. Photos by Gary W. Padrta Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 15 16 Anishinaabeg Today Wednesday, May 1, 2013 New WETCC President selected Photo by Betsy McDougall Dr. Vince Pellegrino was recently selected to be the new president for the White Earth Tribal and Community College. He will officially start his duties later this month. Read more information on Dr. Pellegrino in a future issue of Anishinaabeg Today. Joise Stevens is Minn. pageant finalist Josie Lynn Stevens, age 11, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Minnesota pageant to be held June 1-2 at Doubletree-Bloomington in Bloomington, Minn. The National American Miss Pageants are held for girls 4-18, and have five different divisions. Josie will be participating in the Pre-Teen age division, along with other outstanding young ladies across Minnesota. The winner of the Pageant will receive a $1,000 cash award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of roses, and air transportation to compete in the National Pageant in California where she will receive an exciting tour of Hollywood and two VIP tickets to Disneyland. The National American Miss pageants are dedicated to celebrating America’s future leaders and equipping them with lifelong skills. Each year the pageant nationally awards $1.5 million in cash, scholarships and other prizes. The National American Miss Pageants are unlike any other. All activities and competitions are kept age appropriate. Girls under the age of 12 are not allowed to wear make up, and there’s no swimsuit competition. The Pageant program is based on inner beauty, as well as poise and presentation, and offers an “all American spirit of fun for family and friends. Emphasis is put on the importance of developing self confidence, learning good sportsmanship, as well as setting and achieving personal goals. The Pageant recognizes the accomplishments of each girl while encouraging her to set goals for her future. Josie’s activities include softball, basketball, hunting, and riding a 4-wheeler. She also enjoys being a spokesperson for the local anti-bullying campaign where she spreads anti-bullying messages to area elementary schools with Kim Turner and her bulldog Fiona. She is currently a sixth grader at Waubun School. Josie’s sponsors include her parents, Vance and Jennifer Stevens, her family and best friend Mekena Spaeth, and the White Earth Home Health staff. Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Waubun-Ogema-WE Schools participating in summer food program The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the sites and times as follows: Waubun School June 3-28 (Monday-Friday) Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. ! Lunch: 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Ogema School August 12-22 (Monday-Thursday) Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. ! Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Adults over the age of 18 years may purchase a breakfast for $2 and a lunch for $3.50. If you have questions please call Kelly Kent at 218-473-6171. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech difficulties may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer White Earth Nation recently created a Facebook community page. Feel free to visit us at: www.facebook.com/ WhiteEarthNation Budget Anishinaabeg Today 17 from Page 5 The request also includes a $3.0 million programmatic increase in BIA Human Services to address domestic violence in tribal communities. A partnership between BIA Human Services and Law Enforcement will address the needs at tribal locations with high levels of domestic violence. The initiative will improve teamwork between law enforcement and social services to more rapidly address instances of domestic violence, and expand services that help stem domestic violence in Indian Country and care for its victims. The FY 2014 budget request for Law Enforcement Operations is $199.7 million, a $5.5 million programmatic increase over the FY 2012 enacted level. The increased funding for Criminal Investigations and Police Services will enable the BIA to hire additional bureau and tribal law enforcement personnel. The request includes $96.9 million for Detention Center Operations, a program increase of $13.4 million over the FY 2012 enacted level. The additional funding for staffing, training and equipment will strengthen BIA and tribal capacity to operate existing and newly constructed detention facilities. The request also includes $24.4 million for Tribal Courts, an increase of $1.0 million above the 2012 enacted level. The funding will be used for judges, prosecutors, public defenders, court clerks, probation officers, juvenile officers, and support staff, as well as for training and related operations and administrative costs for tribal justice systems and Courts of Indian Offenses. The FY 2014 budget request also supports the BIA’s successful pilot program, launched in 2010, that carries out the President’s Priority Goal of reducing violent crimes by at least five percent within 24 months on four initial reservations. The targeted, intense community safety program successfully reduced violent crime by an average of 35 percent across the four reservations. In 2012, the program was extended to two additional reservations. After a year, the two new sites have experienced an increase in reported crime – a trend similar to that seen at the initial four sites. The BIA will continue to support the efforts of all six programs in 2014 with funding, technical assistance, monitoring and feedback. Improving Trust Land Management Taking land into trust is one of the most important functions the Department undertakes on behalf of federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes, whose homelands are essential to their peoples’ health, safety and economic well-being. The BIA’s trust programs assist tribes and individual Indian landowners in the management, development and protection of trust lands and natural resource assets totaling about 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface mineral estates. In 2012 and 2013, the Department undertook the most substantial overhaul of the federal fee-to- trust process in over half a century. In 2012, Interior placed 37,971 acres of land into trust on behalf of tribes and individual Indians and approved 299 fee-to-trust applications. Over the past four years, Indian Affairs has processed more than 1,000 separate applications and acquired over 196,600 acres of land in trust. The FY 2014 budget request for the Trust – Natural Resources Management program, which assists tribes in managing, developing and protecting their trust lands and natural resources, is $189.2 million, a programmatic increase of $34.4 million over the FY 2012 enacted level. The increases support sustainable stewardship and development of natural resources and will support resource management and decision making in the areas of energy and minerals, climate, oceans, water, rights protection, and endan- gered and invasive species. The FY 2014 budget request for Trust – Real Estate Services is $128.9 million, a programmatic increase of $7.7 million increase over the FY 2012 enacted level. This program carries out the BIA’s trust services, probate, and land titles and records functions, as well incorporates the Department’s trust reform improvement efforts. The request proposes a $5.5 million increase to fund authorized activities related to the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement at $7.0 million and provides $1.5 million for litigation support for Indian natural resource trust assets management. Advancing Indian Education The FY 2014 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Education of $802.8 million, a program increase of $6.7 million above the FY 2012 enacted level, advances the Department’s continuing commitment to the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives from the federally recognized tribes. The Advancing Indian Education initiative addresses the full spectrum of educational needs throughout Indian Country from elementary through post secondary levels and adult education. The 2014 budget supports student academic achievement in BIE schools by initiating a $15.0 million pilot program to turnaround lower performing elementary and secondary schools, provides $2.5 million in increased funding to meet the needs of growing enrollment at tribal colleges, and provides $3.0 million in new funding for a Science Post- Graduate Scholarship Fund. The budget also proposes an additional $2.0 million for tribal grant support costs. Achieving Better Results at a Lower Cost Administrative Cost Savings Over the last few years, Indian Affairs has taken significant steps to reduce the administrative costs associated with the wide range of services it delivers. In addition to $7.1 million in cost-saving measures from information technology standardization and infrastructure consolidations, the FY 2014 budget request includes a reduction of $19.7 million to reflect anticipated cost savings from streamlining operations. The request also includes $13.8 million in savings from reductions to contracts, fleet management, awards, and travel. Indian Arts and Crafts Board The budget proposes to transfer the $1.3 million funding for the IACB from the Office of the Secretary to Indian Affairs, thereby allowing Indian Affairs to oversee the implementation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, as amended, which contains both criminal and civil provisions to combat counterfeit activity in the American Indian and Alaska Native arts and crafts market, and the Board’s management of three museums in the Plains Region dedicated to the promotion, integrity and preservation of authentic American Indian art and culture. Indian Affairs’ responsibility to the federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes is rooted in Article I, Section 8, of the United States Constitution, as well as in treaties, executive orders, and federal law. It is responsible for the management, development and protection of Indian trust land and natural resources, providing for public safety and justice in Indian Country, and promoting tribal self-determination and self-governance. Through the Bureau of Indian Education, it funds 183 elementary and secondary day and boarding schools, of which two-thirds are tribally operated, located on 64 reservations in 23 states and serving in School Year 2011-2012 a daily average attendance of 41,000 students. It also provides funding to 27 tribal colleges and universities and two tribal technical colleges, operates two post- secondary institutions of higher learning. Anishinaabeg Today 18 By Gary W. Padrta today@whiteearth.com After a long, cold and snowy winter many people are looking forward to getting out of the house and spending more time outside. And for people who want to sleep under the stars they have a place to bed down here on the reservation. Little Elbow Lake Park sits on 1,200 acres over looking the blue waters of Little Elbow Lake. It is located a short distance across Highway 113 from Big Elbow Lake Village. Once owned by the State of Minnesota, the Park was turned over to the White Earth Nation in 1989. Minimum maintenance was done on the Park for serveral years, but recently a park committee has been formed and their mission is to turn Little Elbow Lake Park into a top-notch recreational area for all individuals and families to enjoy. The Park is basically divided in two sections, which are separated by a grove of trees and brush - the Camping Area and the Day Area. The Day Area features a public boat ramp and a new dock that was installed by the White Earth Department of Natural Resources a couple summers ago. In 2012, a 24x36 foot shelter with a concrete floor was built with funding by the White Earth Tribal Council and the White Earth Housing Authority. There are picnic tables available for people who want to enjoy a meal outside and in case you drink a little too Wednesday, May 1, 2013 much pop, a self-contained lavatory is available on site. The Camping Area is located about 1/4 mile north from the Day Area. It has several sites for people that want to park a camper or pitch a tent for one night or several days. This section of the Park also features picnic tables, and a self-contained lavatory. This summer a shelter, a little smaller than the one in the Day Area will be constructed for the benefit of the campers and visitors. The maintenance and future projects for the Park is a team effort according to White Earth Parks and Recreation Coordinator Jeff Wark. He said several White Earth programs have done everything from improving the roads and culverts to thinning out dead trees and brush. Now that all the snow has almost melted away and the temperatures are on the rise, Wark said he will soon start cleaning up the mess caused by the elements of a harsh winter. Fees and Reservations This year campers must reserve specific days by registering with the White Earth Land Department. You can call them at 218-983-4650 or email land@whiteearth.com. New camping fees have also been initiated. There is no cost for tribal members with a tribal ID, however nontribal members will be charged $10 per day. Groups will be charged $50 per day. Groups wishing to use the Day Area (daylight hours only) must also call the White Earth Land Department for reservations. The cost is $20 per day. Little Elbow Lake Park Camping Information Camping Little Elbow Lake Park is located in south eastern Mahnomen County on the White Earth Indian Reservation. Camping Fees: ! Tribal members - Free with tribal ID ! Non-tribal members - $10 per day ! Groups - $50 per day Day Area Fees: Group day use events - $20 per day Park Rules and Information: ! No overnight camping allowed in Day Area ! No unattended pets ! No unattended fires ! No cutting of timber ! No guns or firearms (except during permitted hunting) ! No fireworks ! No excessive noise or disorderly conduct ! No glass containers Photos by Gary W. Padrta Little Elbow Lake Park is owned by the White Earth Nation and is located near Big Elbow Lake Village. Top: View of the campgrounds. Bottom: The Park has a selfcontained bathroom in the Camping Area and Day Area. ! All visitors are responsible for their own garbage For camping reservations and information: Contact the White Earth Tribal Land Office at 218-983-3285 or email land@whiteearth.com Little Elbow Lake Park consists of 1,200 acres and sits on the shores of Little Elbow Lake. The Day Area features a new dock and shelter. The Camping Area is available to individuals that want to stay the night. Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 19 20 Anishinaabeg Today Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Obituary David F. Kalmanson David F. Kalmanson, born Aug. 30, 1951, in Chippewa Falls, Wis., an Anishinaabe relative of Lac Courte Oreilles, and St. Croix Band of Lake Superior Ojibwe, son-in-law of Fanchion “Dolly” Berry, enrolled member of White Earth Band of Ojibwe who lost her daughter Debra Jean Gatley, an enrolled member, Nov. 3, 2008, was diagnosed with the deadly pancreatic cancer and passed away peacefully with his family at his side April 17. David, nicknamed The Turtle, was an Air Force disabled veteran with the rank of staff sargent (E5). He enlisted April 11, 1973, and was discharged in 1981. He was a Vietnam-era veteran and was stationed in Thailand, England, Albuquerque, N.M., NPC San Antonio, Texas, Abilene, Texas, and northern Michigan. David loved the outdoors, camping and especially loved fishing. The lands, and waters, and wildlife protections was very important to David who was passionate that the waters, and lands be protected. David was very clear and vocal that he did not support the GTac mine proposed in the Penokee Hills, and said he will stand with the Bad River Tribe, fellow Ojibwe’s, in opposition. Although David was raised in the Catholic Christian faith, which he embraced, he also embraced his Anishinaabe spiritual traditions and culture. David was passionate proud to be an Anishinaabe. David loved Harley’s and had a Harley “Fat Boy,” where he would cruz around the roadsides with friends and at times would ride with his children. David was close to his grandchildren where he spent as much time he could with them including teaching them how to play cribbage and fishing. David adored and loved his children and sisters and brothers where he made every effort to keep a loving family together. His wishes to date, are being kept in his honor. David is leaving behind a beautiful legacy and loving family and best friend who he met at the VA hospital, Theron Grissman, a fellow veteran. Parents (deceased), Mary Jane (Smith) Kalmanson, and Jerome Gerald Kalmanson; children: Sarah Marie Kalmanson, Rebecca Shea Breaman, Aaron John Kalmanson and James Fuller; grandchildren: Anastasia Dawn Juel Kalmanson, Alexander Gage Wilson, Samuel Aaron Kalmanson, Levi John Ryan Kalmanson, and Luke Dylan James Kalmanson; living siblings: Ann Van Haren, Roberta Kalmanson, Barbara Foutch, Michael Stehan Kalmanson, James Kalmanson, Phillipe Kalmanson, Siobhan Kalmanson Marks, and Tina Holmes; deceased siblings: Jerome Gerald Kalmanson Jr., Maria Kalmanson, and Lisa Dankert. A memorial service will be conducted with Native Veteran Honors - Flag, Eagle Staff, Guards, and Drum Ceremony on Friday, May 3 at the Congregation of the Great Spirit in Milwaukee. David’s burial with Honors of the Veteran 21-Gun Salute Flag Ceremony will be held in Chippewa Falls at a later date. Please see www.valleyoflife.com/davidkalmanson for further details. An expression of sympathy or memorial burial contributions may be sent to the family for the “David Kalmanson Memorial Fund” to help cover burial costs. The family has designated donation contributions to go to Congregation of the Great Spirit, and the Bad River Tribe Defense Fund (No Penokee Hills’ Mine). Please send memorial contributions either via PayPal to littleredfeather@mac.com or mailed to 1433 N. Hawley Rd., Milwaukee, WI 53208. Casino staff donates to Mahnomen Food Shelf Submitted photo The Shooting Star Casino Hotel and Event Center Whispering Winds Restaurant staff recently donated $500 to the Mahnomen Food Shelf. From left are Sharon Abrahamson, Jodie Zurn, Vi Charbonbau (Mahnomen Food Shelf), Joan Peterson, and Paula Espe. Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today Rice Lake youth complete suicide awareness training Photo by Tana Carter Thirteen youth from the Rice Lake Boys and Girls Club completed the Suicide Education curriculum presented by White Earth Tribal Mental Health and Native Alive. The kids have spent the last six weeks learning the signs of suicide, how to help someone who is thinking of suicide and how to get someone with thoughts of suicide to someone that can help. The youth also worked on a project consisting of a T-shirt design that will be coming out this summer. 21 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 22 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COURT CHILDREN’S COURT In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: Kathleen Jones Summons of the Filing of Permanency Petition Court File Nos. CC-10-231, 232 & CC-11-110 YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on January 28, 2013, a Petition 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. 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. Dated: April 2, 2013 Daniel Morris Attorney for White Earth Indian Child Welfare WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COURT CHILDREN’S COURT In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: Alissa Clark Summons of the Filing of Permanency Petition Court File No. CC-12-614 YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on January 23, 2013, a Petition 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. Dated: April 2, 2013 Daniel Morris Attorney for White Earth Indian Child Welfare 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 Let’s Protect Our Waters Help Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers To avoid spreading aquatic invasive species do the following BEFORE launching and BEFORE leaving. 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) " Remove aquatic plants and aquatic animals " Drain lake/river water away from the landing " Dispose of unwanted live bait in the trash It’s unlawful to: Transport aquatic plants, and zebra mussels White Earth Natural Resources Department WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COURT CHILDREN’S COURT In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child(ren) of: Zachary Hazekamp Summons of the Filing of Permanency Petition Court File No. CC-12-1008 YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on February 12, 2013, a Petition 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. Dated: April 12, 2013 Daniel Morris Attorney for White Earth Indian Child Welfare S EPTIC P UMPING If you need your septic system pumped call White Earth Public Works at 983-3202. Enrolled elder - $25, Enrolled member - $45, Business or church - $65 Non-enrollee - $65 Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 23 Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries ! Obituaries Jason M. Buckanaga Jason M. Buckanaga, age 26, of Ponsford, died suddenly at his home April 13. Jason Michael “Ni gig (otter)” was born Sept. 26, 1986, at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls, Mont., to Thomas and Melissa (Whitaker) Buckanaga. Jason spent his youth living in Aberdeen and Watertown, S.D., before moving to Brandenburg, Ky. He participated in basketball, football and earned center snare honors at Mead County High School. Jason’s gift of music allowed him to be selected by the Moxey Drumline, an elite percussion ensemble that toured and competed extensively. Upon his graduation from high school, he chased his dreams and began forming bands in Louisville, reaching the pinnacle with his band, Nerves Jr. In 2009, Jason was blessed with the birth of his daughter, Locklyn. He moved to northern Minnesota in the fall of 2012 to come home and be close to his family. At the time of his death, he was employed by Ice Cracking Lodge in rural Ponsford. Jason was a kind and kindred spirit who had a passion for many things in life including music, reading, and, his greatest gift of all, his daughter, Locklyn. Survivors include his father, Thomas Buckanaga of Ponsford; mother, Melissa Hill of New Salisbury, Ind.; his daughter, Locklyn; and his soul mate, Jessica Moreno; brother, Treg Hill of Bamberg, Germany; sisters: Ashley Uribe and Whitley LeCompte both of Aberdeen, Maggie Buckanaga of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; his grandmothers, Donna Buckanaga of Ponsford and Shirley Tankink of Great Falls; numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Clarence “Whit” Whitaker and John B. Buckanaga. Funeral services were held April 19 at the old Pine Point School in Ponsford. Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes. Online tributes can be shared at www.daviddonehower.com. Preston Walz Preston Walz, age 16 of Mahnomen, died suddenly of natural causes April 15 at Sanford Health in Bagley. Preston Lee Walz was born Aug. 14, 1996, in Detroit Lakes to Anitra Walz and Richard Thompson. As a youngster, Preston lived in various communities with his mom before they settled in Mahnomen. He attended both elementary and high school in Mahnomen, where he was a proud Mahnomen Indian playing both basketball and football. Preston was always busy working odd jobs with friends, doing yard work, picking rocks, and helping neighbors. In 2011, Preston started dating Cali Dukek and they have shared two wonderful years together. Since the fall of 2012, he had made his home in Bagley. Preston had a huge heart and an awesome personality. He was able to make friends everywhere and truly cherished those closest to him. He was especially protective of his sister, Audra, and had a special place in his heart for all little kids. He liked to go hunting, enjoying the time with family while in the woods and out at Pinehurst Lake. Preston was a dedicated athlete and was most often found in the gym working out and lifting weights. He was also talented artist and created beautiful drawings. He loved to hang out with friends, go to movies, and shopping trips to Bemidji. Preston also enjoyed playing guitar and listening to music, as well as playing Play Station III and video games. Above all, Preston loved spending time with Cali. His time was too short and he will be missed by many. Preston is survived by his mother, Anitra Walz (Isaac Littlewolf) of Mahnomen; his girlfriend, Cali Dukek of Bagley; his siblings: Audra Walz and Anthony Littlewolf of Mahnomen, Anthony Hank of Minneapolis, Richard A. Thompson and Dayna Thompson of White Earth, Kendall Thompson, Harrison Thompson and Irene Thompson all of Naytahwaush, and Desiree Thompson of Callaway; his maternal grandparents, Rick and Rhonda Walz of Mahnomen; paternal grandma, Debra Johnson of White Earth; two uncles, Nic (Amanda) Walz of Ogema, and Jeff Walz of Frazee, Minn.; cousins: Cade, Kyra, Matthew, Zachary, Stormy and Hayley; as well as many extended family members and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Richard; half brother, Devin Thompson; paternal grandpa, Harris Thompson; and all of his great grandparents. Funeral services were held April 18 at the Mahnomen Public School Elementary Gym. Arrangements: Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen. Online guestbook: www.andersonmattson.com Shawn M. Teiken Shawn M. Teiken, age 37, of Detroit Lakes and Ogema, died April 3 at EcumenEmmanuel Nursing Home. Shawn Michael Teiken was born Oct. 17, 1975, in Detroit Lakes to James and Julie (Donner) Teiken. He attended schools in Ogema, Detroit Lakes and Dilworth, and Brookings, S.D. He then moved to Oregon where he attended the Auto Body Repair Program at Lane Community College in Eugene. He returned to the Frazee, Minn., area in 2002 where he met Cassie Aschtgen, who became his life partner. They lived in Frazee where he worked for Jepson Auto Body. In 2005, they open Wolf Lake Repair in Wolf Lake, Minn. In 2007, they celebrated the arrival of their daughter, Wynn and Shawn became a stay at home dad experiencing the joys of parenting. Shawn also enjoyed cooking, fishing, hunting, playing his guitar and tinkering with his helper, Wynn at his side. He was very artistic and had a love of all types of music. Survivors include his life partner, Cassie Aschtgen of Ogema; his daughter, Wynn Teiken of Ogema; his parents: Julie and George Hamer of Brookings, James Teiken of Mahnomen; a sister, Bobbi Jo Rohaley of Springfield, Ore.; his grandparents: Emily Donner of Ogema, Trula Teiken of Ogema, Roy and Ruth Hamer of Fargo. He was preceded in death by his grandfathers, Oliver Donner, and Hank Teiken; uncle, Kevin Donner; and cousins, Todd and Scott Donner. A gathering of friends and family was held April 13 at David-Donehower Funeral Home. Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes. Memories may be shared online at www.daviddonehower.com. Frank Curtis Ortley Frank Curtis Ortley, age 65, of Cass Lake, passed away April 13 at the Sanford Hospital in Fargo. He was born Sept. 11, 1947, in White Earth to Stephen and Iona (Bassett) Ortley. He is survived by his wife, Joanne Ortley of Cass Lake; sons, Frank Ortley Jr. of Oregon and Joel Ortley of Cass Lake; daughters: Ann Ortley of Cass Lake, Teresa (Derek Fairbanks) Ortley of Cass Lake, Jolanda Deane Ortley of Minneapolis, Jessie Sagataw of Michigan and Michelle Ortley of Cass Lake; brother, Stephen Ortley Jr.; step brothers, Larry Roberts of Mahnomen and Sam Roberts of Minneapolis; sisters: Charlotte (Frank) Elias of Houston, Florence Eischens of Pine Point, Mary Ortley of Mahnomen, Louise Westbrook of Minneapolis and Roberta Ortley; five granddaughters, 10 grandsons, two great granddaughters and seven great grandsons; numerous nieces, nephews; other relatives and many friends. Frank was preceded in death by his parents, Stephen and Iona; sister, Leona; brother, David and infant brother, Thomas. A traditional wake service for Frank begin April 14 and continued until the service on April 16 at the old Pine Point School in Pondsford. Spiritual leader was Allen Hardy. Pallbearers were David Eischens, Sam Ortley, Eugene Eischens Jr., Jerry Adams, Juan Vasquez and Marlon White. Alternate pallbearers were James Ortley and Tim Bloom. Honorary pallbearers were Curtis Ortley, Vicente Cerda Romo, Bryant Cooper, Jonathan Weyaus, Darian Weyaus and Gabriel Ortley. Interment: St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery in Pondsford. Arrangements: Northern Peace Funeral Home of Walker, Minn. Online condolences for the family may be given at www.northernpeace.com Anishinaabeg Today 24 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 $$$$ The following White Earth members have had their Nelson Timber Settlement check returned. If you are on this list or know of someone on this list call White Earth Enrollments at 218-983-4643. A Aasen, Jan Marie Adams, Dale Leslie Adams, Kerry Dale Amundson, Roger Dale Anderson, Barbara Ellen Anderson, Cindy Lue Anderson, Daniel Arthur Anderson, Dorothy Jean Anderson, John Richard Anderson, Josephine Ann Anderson, Judith Ann Anderson, Julie Jeanne Anderson, Roxanne Sharon Anderson, Yvonne Andrick, Dorothy Lee Antell, Brandon James Appleton, Marlys Marie Arment, Larry Keith Arnold, Cindy Luann Arthur, Charlene Nmn Arthur, Kathleen Mary Ashby, Patricia Gail Atkinson, Linda Marie Avina, Lee Ann Axtell, Lonny Ray Aynewaush, Marvin James B Back, Brenda Lee Back, Danny Roy Barker, Ellen Mae Barnes, Johnny Ray Barnes, Rachael Ann Barnett, Justin Warren Barstow, Edward James Bartsch, Edward Earl Bartsch, Shirley Jean Bassler, Stacie Bassler, Thomas Landis Batdorf, Earl William Batdorf, Raymond Eugene Baumann, Carl Edward Baur, Brenda Beasley, Allan Lee Beaulieu, Gregory Allen Beaulieu-Mccarter, Janice Marie Beaulieu, Jennor William Beaulieu, John Emerson Beaulieu, Larry Lee Beaulieu, Renae Ann Beaulieu, Shawn David Beaupre, Nancy Jean Beaupre, Robert Michael Beck, Ardell Beckett, Laroyce Owen Belcourt, Dwight Raymond Bell, James Leroy Bellanger, Cynthia Jayne Bellanger, Daniel Richard Bellanger, Guy Francis Bellanger, Laurie Kay Bellanger, Vernon Dale Bellcour, Laurence Charles Bellcourt, Perry Joseph Bellcourt, Theodore Dale Bellefeuille, Glenn Martin Bellefeuille, Richard Larry Bellefeuille, Thomas Edward Bellonger, Terry Lee Bement, Benedict William Bement, George Robert Bement, Gordon William Bement, Kevin Bruce Bennett, Joyce Ann Bennett, Leslie Lucille Benson, Bradley Allen Berg, Adam Gordon Bergmann, Carol Jeanine Berry, Barbara Ann Berry, James Oscar Berry, Roger LeRoy Bethke, Virginia Lou Betsworth, Angela Saphire-Marie Beyl, David Michael Bibeau, Jack H Biesemeier, Patrick Boyd Bieth, Delrine E Bird, Arianna Marie Bird, Robin Dean Birkland, Gregory Charles Bishop, Pearl Ruth Bisson, Ernestine L Bisson, Thomas Duane Bjerke, James Russell Black, Cindy Black, Perry Black, Victor M Blacketter, Shawn Marie Blair, Jean A Blair, Lisa Ann Blanchard, Christopher Stephen Blanchard, Donald Dean Blanchard, Michael Todd Blanchard, Richard Dale Blanchard, Terrilyn Marie Bloker, Anthony Herbert Bloomquist, Robert Ray Blue, Amber Margaret Blumenstein, Jill Ann Boehm, Barbara Jean Bonga, David James Boswell, Charles Wendell Boswell, Duane Louis Boswell, Tyler Roland Bowstring, Evelyn Boyd, Kary Renee Boynton, Albert Long Branchaud, Arnold Duane Brandon, Joan Marie Bredemus, Karen Ann Brennan, Thomas Kevin Brisbois, Dennis Louis Broderson, Jacque Lynn Broderson, Robert Lee Broker, Dean G Broker, Robin Joy Brosnahan, Elizabeth Brown, Benjamin Patrick Brown, Clara Roberta Brown, Lavaun Marie Brown, Patricia Ann Brown, Robert Joel Brown, Walter Valentine Brown, Yvonne Mary Brunette, Donald Wayne Brunner, Jerome Ralph Brunner, William Charles Bruno, Margaret W Brusven, Ernest Alfred Bryngelson, Jay Alan Budreau, William Dennis Budrow, Michael Lawrence Bulau, Chad Anthony Bullen, Ramona Jeanette Bumpus, Patricia Marie Bunce, Carole Grace Bunker, Carrie Lynn Bunker, Regina Yvette Burchard, Carol Sue Burginger, Kristy Ann Bursaw, Judith Lorraine C Cagle, Debra Lee Calderone, Tammie Lee Camp, Maxine L Campbell, David Lee Cantrell, Shirley Mae Capps, Steven Roy Capps, Theresa Cecelia Carlson, Michael Alan Carlson, Russel Conrad Carlton, Matthew Scott Carpenter, George E Carranza-Garcia, Dawn Partridge Carter, Kelly Paul Cary, Dorothy Ann Cebulla, Darlene Cederbert, Lynnda Joan Chambers, Laurene J Champagne, Diana Larsen Chapman, Cynthia Jean Chandonnet, Thomas Edward Charboneau, Amanuel James Charbonneau, Deborah Ann Charbonneau, Joyce Jennifer Childs, Brdget Ann Chilton, Douglas Lee Choate, Wendell Lee Ciorciari, Linda Lee Frances Clark, Calvin Lee Lawrence Clark, Mary Pearl Clark, Paul Antony Clark, Robert Earl Clement, Frances Virginia Clifton, Darlene Marie Cloud, Anthony James Clubb, Barbara Ann Cluckey, Donald J Cluckey, 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Tahnee Jeanne Doepke, Agnes Doll, Christopher Raymond Doll, Jacqueline Michelle Donovan, Linda Kay Dooley, Edward Thomas Downey, Jacob Gaius Drake, Sherry Lillian Drinkwine, Karen Elizabeth Duchane, Ramona Dale Duggan, Brittany June Dunagan, Lance Kevin Dunker, Bonita Louise Dunkley, Lori Ann Durant, Frances Edward Duus, Barry Allen E Eckels, Constance Marie Edson, Lysanji Adele Egan, Thomas Eldred Eicher, Mary Lee Eiffler, Theodora M Elam, Steven Thomas Ell, Charles David Ell, Lawrence Steven Ell, Thomas Vincent Elliott, Marian A Ellis, Belle Edwige Isabel Emerson, Joseph David Emery, Terrence Leroy Engie, Marian A Englund, Kenneth Lyle Erickson, Christopher Michael Erickson, Gary Robert Erwin, Diana Lynne Erwin, Kenneth James Escoto, Karen Marie Esqueda, Paula Marie Espey, Charles Esterbrooks, Judith Ann Evans, Barbara Lee Evans, Debra Louise Evans, Donald Price Evans, Donna Marie Evans, Mark Laughlin Evenson, Deborah Kaye F Fadness, Jay Wesley Fairbanks, David Charles Fairbanks, 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Miller, Deana Louise Miller, Juanita Jean Mittun, Patricia Jo Mitchell, Jewell Marie Mitchell, Raven Dionne Mitchell, Steven W Mitsch, Gregory Scott Monette, Peter Alexander Monroe, Michael Lawrence Monteith, Mearle Arleen Mooers, Don Gregory Moose, Robert Michael Moran, James Theodore Morin, Janice Marie Morris, Elsie Diane Morrow, Beverly Ann Murphy, Donna Renee Murphy, John Patrick Murray, Bruce E N Nassett, Dennis Knudt Navarro, Anita Joy Nease, Deborah Ray Neeland-Boller, Ruthanne Raye Neeland-Boller, Sharlene Nora Neese, Linda Sue Neidle, Jean Nelson, Carolyn Sophia Nelson, Jay Jay Nelson, Tammy Sue Nemitz, Lauri Ann Neubert, Elizabeth Ann Nicholas, Andrew William Nickaboine, Raquel Marie Niederhauser, Deanna Lynn Nierenhausen, Robert John Nitzel, Mavis D Nivens, Lawrence Wayne Nohner, Mary Patrice Norris, Tyrone James Norton, Phillip David Notermann, Jason Nutt, George Nyhus, Marian Jeanette Nyman, Rima Marie O Oberdick, Arthur August Ochsner, Albert Roy Olin, Paul Duane Olson, Chad Carl Olson, Frederick Alex Olson, Jennifer Lynn Olson, Jeremy Christ Olson, Kevin Lee Olson, Murlene Grace Olson, Nathaniel Torrey Olson, Trinity Micheala Ortiz, Daniel Ortiz, Juanita V Ortiz, Michael Robert Oshima, Judy Joan Ott, Phyllis B Ovaldson, Morris Leo Overbeck, Ronald Wayne Anishinaabeg Today 26 P Packa, Sue Ann Parker, Sharon Lynn Parrish, David William Parson, Rocky Lee Partlow, Laurie Kay Pasmore, Frank Marshall Patuszynski, Shawn J Payne, Cathy Marie Peabody, Earl Wayne Peacock, Kelly Jean Pearce, Eldon Earl Pearson, Deborah Kaye Pearson, Eleanor Mary Pedersen, Michael Gene Pederson, Frank Martin Dewayne Pederson, Gloria V Pederson, Steven Craig Pederson, Terry Lamar Peltier, Natasha Renee Pemberton, David A Pemberton, Gerald Donald Pemberton, Reno Dean Peoples, Perry Carson Peoples, Jacqueline Florence Perrault, Stephen Romaine Perry, Mardell Marie Pesch, Joanne Elizabeth Peterson, Geral d Gerald Peterson, Glenn Robert Peterson, Juanita Anne Peterson, Richard Dale Pfuhl, Joseph Henry Phelps, Mark Pitt, Angelo Frank Plamondon, Richard Ovide Joseph Poglajen, Carl Martin Pontow, Rose Ann Porter, Albert Merton Post, Roxanne Lee Pray, Kathleen Dolores Priebe, Richard Lee Procopio, Daniel Brent Procopio, Timothy Lee Puschinsky, Lewellyn R Q Quincy, Michael De Wayne R Radnitz, Pearl Annette Raedle, George Marcel Ray, Jon Lee Redcloud, Christine Angela Redding, Ashley Rose Reed, Jolene Marie Rehm, Cheryl Lee Reinholz, Serene Briana Reynolds, Roxanne Lee Richmond, Lyle Guy Rinde, Connie Ann Ritter, Helen Elizabeth Rivas, Sabrina Ann Rivers, Bruce Allen Rivers, Marguerite Denise Rivers, Mark Angelo Robb, Iris H Robb, Michelle Ann Robb, Stephen L Robb, Sherry Rene Robbins, Eugene Henry Roberts, Franklin Dean Roberts, Sharon Louise Robertson, Eleanor Ann Robinson, Jackie Sue Robinson, Tyler Warren Rock, Byron James Rock, Jessica Marie Rock, Timothy Lee Rocque, Shereen Bonita-Maye Roe, Kathleen Marie Roeder, Barbara Jean Roeller, William John Rogers, Dale Randy Rogers, Priscilla Florence Rognstad, Rodney Dale Rohoi, Tacey J Rohricht-Bargen, Kathleen Margaret Roman, Karen Delores Rosenthal, Jo Ed Marie Ross, David Brent Ross, David Kelly Ross, Donald Eugene Ross, Ramona Kathleen Ross, Tracey Anne Rossiter, James Merlin Rouse, Benjamin James Rouse, Terry Lee Roy, Gary Monroe Roy, Kenneth Joseph Roy, Sophia L Roy, Terrance Robert Royal, Anthony Gerald Royal, John Andrew Royal, Sunshine Marie Rucker, Marcella Signa Rundberg, Steven Charles S Saice, Wallace Glen Saign, Sara Elizabeth Samuelson, Lowell Jay Sandrock, Margaret Santwier, Gerald Raymond Sargent, Erick Wayne Sargent, Michael Lee Saunders, Carole Jean Savage, Fallon Belva Savelesky, Linda Lou Saxon, Jr., David Edward Saxon III, David Edward Scavera, Rene Suzette Schellenberg, Denise Joanne Schiffner, Florence Margaret Schildgen, Amanda Kaye Schmedermann, Etta Schoenborn, Surgenius Schoenborne, Bonnie May Schommer, Mary Ann Schultze, Gregory Lynn Schutte, Mary L Scouton, Sherry Rae 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Edward Stokes, Lenae L Stone, Berkley Nicole Stone, Colton Brent Stone, Jacy Ayne Stone, John Jay Stone, Marvin John Stone, Stephanie Marie Stoneburner, Jennifer Louisa Streitz, Carol Louise Strong, Adelyne Rae Strong, Davita Chantal Suedel, Thomas Kenneth Suelzle, Steven August Sullivan, Jerry Vance Summers, Alvin John Sumner, Joseph Gerard Sund, Marvin Lee Sund, Savana Ann Surdel, Donald William Sutton, David George Sutton, John Andrew Swanson, Sherry Jean Boswell Sweeny, Patrick Sean Sweet, Anthony Neil Sweet, James E Swenson, Joseph Allen Swetland, Nathan Robert Louis Swofford, Judith Ann T Tangen, Evelyn Mae Tangerman, Cynthia Jean Tarodis, Rayette Davida Taylor, Carol Lynn Taylor, Mark Joseph Tefft, Gaylin Lyle Templin, James Robert Templin, Ramona P Thomas, Daniel Dean Thomas, Fawn Lynn Marie Thompson, Catherine Thompson, Harold Thompson, Leona June Thompson, Lisa Marie Thompson, Michael James Thompson, Nathan Donald Thompson, Regina Rae Thompson, Tina Louise Thompson, Tyler James Joseph Thornton, Shari Lynn Thornton, Stephanie A Thurston, Tiffany Lynn Tibbetts, Donnell Mark Tibbetts, Joshua Lawrence Tibbetts, Melissa Yvonne Tibbetts, Myron James Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Tibbetts, Suzanne Lee Tieden, Howard Alvin Tindell, Kathryn Elizabeth Tilseth, David Michael Tilseth, Diane Marie Tilseth, Robert Curtis Tomas, Kimberly Diane Tomasko, Ida Marie Torgerson, Andrew K Townsend, Scott Joseph Trimborn, Tiffany Rae Tupper, Theresa Marie Turner, Deborah Dawn Turner, Robert Francis Turpin, David Michael Turpin, William Nelson Tyacke, Kimberly Ann U Ulander, Beatrice Uran, Jennifer Ann Uran, Steven Paul V Vandeberg, Antonio Michael Vaino, Kelly Ray Vanette, Robert James Vanyo, Barbara Mae Varriano, Andrew Joseph Van Wert, Ardyce Sylvester Velasco, Roberta Claudette Vezina, Mitchell Dennis Vezina, David Bert Vieburg, Jacquelin Laetta Viklund, Traci Nora Villier, Kim Elaine Vizenor, James John Vizenor, Patrick Michael Vobr, Nan Karyl Voeller, Lorene A Vogel, Dianne Kay W Wadsworth, Theodore J Wakefield, Linda Marie Walbridge, LeRoy Joseph Waldorf, David Harold Walker, Michelle Jo Wall, Stephen Jesse Wallen, Mark Joseph Walter, Deborah Ann Walter, Lana Lee Ward, Martha Susan Warren, Laura Warren, Michael Robert Waukazo, Arnold Darwin Waukazo, Sarah Anne Waukazo, Rod Sterling Waupoose, Bernice Weaver, John Lawrence Weber, Patricia Lucille Wehrie, Jean Ellen Wensloff, Tawni Marie Westfall, Alice Marie Weyer, Georgia Susan Wheadon, Julie Lorene Wheelwright, James Theodore Wick, Barbara Jean Wiemer, Kevin Jay Wilkins, Charles E Williams, Dwayne Darryl Williams, Ericca Veronica Williams, Ronald Frances Williams, Susan E Williams, Theodore Robert Williams, Willie Charles Williams, Yvonne Rene Willis, Timothy Allen Willman, Janice Layne Wilson, David Curtis Wilson, Stephen Clark Winscher, Kathryn Harding Winter, Judith Ann Wolf, Christine Margaret Wolf, Mary Irene Wolff, Karen Lee Wong, Randolph Samuel Wood, Dale Michael Wright, Margaret Sarah Wylie, Janice Vivian Wyman, James Ronald Wysocki, Virginia Marie Y Yang, David Michael Yerkes, Warren Harold Ylinicmi, Geraldine Lee Young, Dale Kevin Z Ziegler, James Allen Ziegler, Mary Ann Zgodava, Kim Lee Zink, Robert James White Earth Tribal & Community College Position Announcement Job Title: Director of Financial Aid Status: Fulltime Permanent Reports to: President Salary: DOQ Summary: Under the General supervision of the Dean of Students, position is responsible for the management of the student Financial Aid office by providing direction for the delivery and coordination of all federal, state and institutional student financial aid programs Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in Business or a related field required. Minimum three years of experience with increased levels of administrative experience in financial aid programs. Individual background check required. Must be willing to travel. Salary based on qualifications. Complete application materials include: Letter of intent, application, resume, transcripts, and two letters of recommendation. Complete job description and application available at www.wetcc.edu or by calling Denise Askelson at 218-935-0417 Ext. 332. Deadline to apply: May 17, 2013 by 4:30 pm Send complete application materials to: White Earth Tribal and Community College, Denise Askelson, Director of Human Resources, 124 S 1st St – PO Box 478, Mahnomen, MN 56557 Email: denise.askelson@wetcc.edu * Equal Opportunity Employer with Indian and Veteran preference Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Anishinaabeg Today 27 145th Annual White Earth Celebration Princess and Brave Contest June 14-16, 2013 Princess and Brave Participant Rules Application Deadline is Friday, June 14, 2013 1. Must pledge to live a drug and alcohol free lifestyle at all times. 2. Males or females may not have any pregnancies past, present or during the year that the participant holds the title of Princess or Brave. 3. Must be an enrolled member or descendant of White Earth, documentation required. 4. Must reside on or within 25 miles of White Earth Reservation during the reigning year. If participants move it is your responsibility to contact the committee, documentation required. 5. Must be ages 9-12 for the Junior title, must be ages 13-17 for the Senior title. 6. Must be willing to represent the White Earth Nation throughout the reigning year. 7. Participants cannot hold any other title of royalty while applying or holding the title of White Earth Princess or Brave. 8. White Earth Celebration Princess and Brave title will only be awarded once in a lifetime. 9. Reigning Princess’ and Braves’ will have their photograph taken and their picture will be displayed at the White Earth RTC or other building designated by the White Earth Celebration Committee. 10. Applications must be filled out completely. 11. Applications will be verified by the White Earth Celebration Committee. 12. Any violation of rules, the committee must be notified immediately, we will contact the runner up. Applications are available at the White Earth RTC and in the Anishinaabeg Today newspaper. Please mail completed applications to Lori Fairbanks, PO Box 752, Bagley, MN 56621. Any questions call Lori Fairbanks at 218-533-0475 or Michelle Frederick at 218-358-0618. ! Sr. Princess ! Jr. Princess ! Sr. Brave ! Jr. Brave Please Print Clearly Name_____________________________________Birth Date__________________ Address_____________________________________________________________ Street/PO Box City Zip Code Photo by Peggie Chisholm Almost 40 reservation youth recently gathered together in Mahnomen to plant traditional tobacco seeds. Youth plant traditional tobacco seeds The Youth Councils of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation representing Mahnomen, Naytahwaush, Callaway, White Earth, Pine Point and Rice Lake met April 6 at the Mahnomen club site and planted traditional tobacco seeds. Gina Boudreau, Tobacco Prevention Specialist, educated the 37 youth attending about traditional tobacco, its uses and how to grow and harvest the seeds. The White Earth Tribal Health Education Department purchased mini portable greenhouses and provided the seeds and soil. Copies of the book, “Walking Toward the Sacred: Our Great Lakes Tobacco Story” written by Isaiah Brokenleg and Elizabeth Tornes were given to the clubs and Gina shared tobacco’s past, which talked about tobacco stories and teachings, tobacco’s present, which talked about restoring tradition and reducing harms, and tobacco’s future which talked about a future where commercial tobacco is not used and where traditional culture is preserved and honored. The Boys and Girls Clubs would like to thank the White Earth Tribal Health Education Department and Gina for spending time with the Youth Councils and for providing this very valuable lesson. Request for Qualifications for Engineering Services White Earth Band of Chippewa Phone #_____________________________________________________________ RFQ-13-01 School______________________________________________________________ The White Earth Band of Chippewa (Tribe) is hereby soliciting Statement of Qualifications and Experience from qualified Civil Engineering Consultant (“Consultant”) Firms to provide engineering services for various Public Works projects on the White Earth Indian Reservation. The Consultant may also be required to provide assistance in the development of Grant funding proposals for Civil Engineering Projects. The professional engineering services required under this solicitation include, but are not limited to, providing technical assistance to Tribal staff on an as needed basis; developing short and long range transportation plans; performing project surveying; developing complete construction documents for transportation and other public works projects; monitoring construction work in progress; providing required project reports White Earth Enrollment#________________________________________________ Descendants: parent or grandparent name and enrollment # ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________ I, _____________________________________________ understand and comply with the above stated conditions for application to the White Earth Princess/Brave Title. My parent/guardian and I understand and agree to have the above information verified by the White Earth Celebration Committee. This form gives the above named school and the White Earth RTC permission to release and verify information entered on this form. I also agree that all information above is true to the best of my knowledge. ____________________________________________________________________ Participant Signature ____________________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature The Consultant will work closely with the Tribal Public Works Director to develop long-range transportation plans, grant funding proposals, design and/or draft conceptual, preliminary, and final improvement plans. Selection Criteria will include recent experience in transportation and public works projects, reputation, demonstrated ability to meet schedules within budget, interest shown, quality of previous projects undertaken, familiarity with P.L. 93-638, as amended, consultant qualifications and TERO qualifications. Preference will be given to qualified Indian Owned Firms. Three copies of Statement of Qualifications, including current SF 330, will be received by the White Earth Public Works Department, 36671 Marten Drive, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591. Please limit proposal length to 40 pages or fewer. Proposals will be received before 5:00 P.M. May 14, 2013. Questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Burny Tibbetts, Public Works Director, at (218) 983-3263. The White Earth Tribal Council reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any irregularities or informalities. Anishinaabeg Today 28 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Where are you? Individuals that are this list or know of someone on this list should call White Earth Enrollments at 218-983-4643 to update address information. 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Schultz, Vicki Lynn Schwichtenberg, Bruce Douglas Scott, Susan Bender Seiler, Tina Lorene Serrano, Linda Marie Sexton, Lanae Ann Shafer, Jane Louise Shealy, Patrick L Sherer, Bruce Edward Sherer, Sharyn Mary Sherwood, Valerie Lynn Shinkoruk, Shauna Marie Shinledecker, Leroy D Shively, Stephen Christopher Shores, Kevin Richard Shores, Scott Richard Side, David Alan Side, Marie Silver, Katherine Anne Simcox, Julia Eileen Simons, Sarah Roseann Skaggs, Una Jeanette Skarsten, Sandra Kay Slifka, Irene Saraphine Slifka, James Edward Sloan, Judy Ann Smalley, Kristi Ann Smith, Benedict Luvern Smith, Charlotte Smith, Cory Joseph Smith, Dale Clyde Smith, Danielle Elizabeth Marie Smith, Derrick Marlon James Smith, Jill Marie Smith, Kimberly Ann Smith, Lorna Smith, Margaret Yvonne Smith, Robert James Smith, Ronald R Smith, Tony Lee Snetzinger, Robert Wayne Songetay, Katie Sovich, Jonathan Patrick Spallino, Marijane Virginia Ginger Spearin, Sharon May St Clair, Patrick Joseph St Marie, Delores J Stager, Phillip Standslast, Thomas Peter Stanley, Mary Louise Stanyer, Imelda May Staples, Theodore Thomas Starkey, Kristine Jo Stavne, Ursula Ann Steinbrech, Naomi Ruth Mcgee Steiner, Dale Agnes Stiff, Ramona Lenora Stoen, John Morris Stoen, Maureen Kay Stoen, Patricia Ann Stoltz, Evan Bryan Stone, Eric Jon Stone, Keenan John Straub, Ella May Streeter, Greg Kenneth Strobel, Jeannie Marie Stroberger, Beatrice Elvina Stromberg, Coreen Louise Stromberg, Larry Duane Stromstad, Benjamin Oren Ward Stromstad, Margaret Elizabeth Strother, Lucy Stroud, Michael Steven Stuntebeck, Charles Joseph Stuntebeck, Michael Joseph Sullivan, Daniel Theodore Sullivan, Jeri Lynn Sund, Theresa Lynn Suoboda, Gregory Robs Surdel, Gary Martin Sutherland, Kenneth Abram Sutton, Jean Claire Sutton, Meredith Rae Suvagian, James Gilbert Swalve, Duane Dale Sweet, Joseph William Swenson, Carol Jean Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Thompson, Mary Lamae Thompson, Trevor Paul Thomson, Jerald Marlin Thomson Linda Kay Thoreson, Wanda Lee Thunstrom, Jerome Allen Thurstin, Michael Anthony Tibbetts, Edward Eugene Tiessen, George Edward Tolbert, Chester Ronald Tommervik, David Leon Tonder, Jeffrey David Trombly Barbara Tucci, Delores Dian Turner, Kathryn Kim Turner, Mark Allen Turner, Patricia Jean Tyson, Mary R U Uruo, Jennifer Noel V Vahey, Mark Edward Valdez, Cindy Lynn Vallejo, John George Van Nett, Valerian Rand Van Wert, Robin Stanley Vander Wielen, Rose Marie Vanoss, Francis John Varriano, Barbara Ann Varty, Jon Michael Vasilatos, Jerome Vezina, Daniel George Vezina, Marilyn Jean Villagomez, Linda Fay Villebrun, Bruce David Villebrun, Lawrence Peter Villebrun, Paul Joseph Vincent, Devin Leo Vinson, Laurette Yvonne Vizenor, Daniel Francis Vizenor, Jeffrey Michael Vizenor, Julie Marie Vizenor, Lawrence Vizenor, Mark Lawrence Vizenor, Patrick Arthur Vogel, Danny Lee Vogel, William Chris Vogt, Barbara Joy Vogt, Michael Steven Vornwold, Leo William W Wachter, Vallory Joan Wadena, Lawrence Earl Wadena, Tammy Lynnette Wakefield, Virginia Mae Walker, James Arlie Wall, Kim Marie Wallace, Linda Kaye Wallen, Annella Bettie Rita Wallen, Sharon Lee Walton, Susan Kay Warner, Sara Louise Dianne Warren, Peggy Marie Warthen, Cindy Wayman, Phillip James Weaver, Jay William Weaver, Kelly Lyman Weber, Ivan Paul Webster, Joseph Clarence Weigert, Toni Lea Weise, Bryan Daniel Weise, Leroy R Westcott, Craig Westfall, Vaunnie Lee Weyaus, Debra Jean Whitcomb, Darrell Lee Whitcomb, Edward Lawrence White, Roberta Wick, Jacquelin Wiktorowski, Wayne Joseph Williams, Chester Joseph Williams, Gerome Edward Williams, Jennifer Kay Williams, Leroy Lewis Williams, Sandra Phyllis Williamson, Terri Marie Willis, John Wimer, Linda Marie Winn, Leslie Ann Wirth, Francis P Wischnak, Kelvin Scott Wold, Mary Beth Wolinski-Littlewolf, Sandra Ellen Wolsegger, Mary Doris Ruby Wong, Stephen Peter Wright, Debra Ann Wright, Diane Marie Wright, Eugene Victor Wright, James Curtis Wright, Louis Raymond Wright, Marian Wright, Tamara Marie Wydenes, Catherine Jean Marie Y Yahr, Stacey Anne Yahr, Suzanne Marie Yahr, Teresa La Verne Yankus, Jeanette Marie Yerkes, John David York, Rita Mae Young, John Eugene Young, Mark Alan Z Zavoral-Brown, Jamie Joyce Zwalesky, Nancy Ann T Taft, Terri Ann Tanje, Frank Masayoski Tasson, Valerie Lynn Taylor, Mavis Arlene Taylor, Morrell James Taylor, Rita Kay Terwilliger, Kathleen Frances Thelen, Marilyn Joan Theriault, Douglas Allen Thomas, John Israel Thompson, Ethel Ann Thompson, Eugena Eliz Thompson, Fred Miles Thompson, Jordon William Thompson, Leon Dale Thompson, Lisa Jean Fergus Falls 218-736-5673 *Licensed in Minnesota and White Earth Tribal Courts Anishinaabeg Today Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Affidavit of Publication 31 Affidavit of Publication Affidavit of Publication WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE ) WHITE EARTH RESERVATION )ss. STATE OF MINNESOTA ) White Earth Tribal Court WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE ) WHITE EARTH RESERVATION )ss. STATE OF MINNESOTA ) White Earth Tribal Court WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE ) WHITE EARTH RESERVATION )ss. STATE OF MINNESTOA ) White Earth Tribal Court In Re the Dissolution of: In Re the Custody of: In Re the Matter of: Douglas Fairbanks., Petitioner, and Meryl Jones, Sharon Basswood, and Jeanne Fairbanks, Melinda Jones, Respondent. Petitioner, Respondent. and William Annette, Petitioner, Respondent. SUMMONS SUMMONS SUMMONS THE WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: THE WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: THE WHITE EARTH BAND OF OJIBWE TO THE ABOVENAMED RESPONDENT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve on Petitioner's attorney an answer to the Petition for Dissolution which is on file in the office of the Clerk of the White Earth Tribal Court, within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. A court hearing will be held on May 15, 2013 at 9 a.m. Please contact Stacy Zima with the White Earth Tribal Court at 218-983-4648, Ext 5757. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to serve on Petitioner's attorney an answer to the Petition for Custody which is on file in the office of the Clerk of the White Earth Tribal Court, within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons on you, exclusive of the day of service. A hearing has been scheduled for May 28 2013, at 1:15 p.m. at the White Earth Tribal Court in White Earth, MN. An emergency Order for Protection has been issued based on the Affadavit and Petition for Order for Protection in this matter. A hearing has been set for May 13, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. at the White Earth Tribal Court. If you fail to respond to this petition, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the petition. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONS SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS MAKES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO BOTH PARTIES TO THIS ACTION UNLESS THEY ARE MODIFIED BY THE COURT OR THE PROCEEDING DISMISSED: (1)NEITHER PARTY MAY DISPOSE OF ANY ASSETS EXCEPT (i) FOR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE OR FOR THE NECESSARY GENERATION OF INCOME OR PERSERVATION OF ASSETS, (ii)BY AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING, OR (iii)FOR RETAINING COUNSEL TO CARRY ON OR TO CONTEST THIS PROCEEDING, (2)NEITHER PARTY MAY HARASS THE OTHER PARTY; AND (3) ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST BE MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. White Earth Tribal Court P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 218-983-3825 Dawn Wann’s Gardens Plants Grown With Love! Opening Thursday, MAY 9 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Every Day For Mother’s Day & Memorial Day: Flower Baskets & Pots, in bloom! Gift Certificates •Many Tomato & Pepper Varieties; Heirlooms Flowers in packs, singles: Unusual varieties. •Herbs! A large selection! •Small Fruits, Shrubs, Apple Trees, Perennials •Seed potatoes by the pound: Reds, Whites Russets, Yukons •Onion sets & plants •Bulk Seeds & “Cornucopia” Packets Directions from Zerkel: East on 210th St. (C.R. 37) 1 1/4 mi. to 203rd Ave; right (S) 3/4 mi. Signs will be posted! Phone: 218-657-2266 If you fail to respond to this petition, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the petition. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY RESTRAINING PROVISIONS SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS MAKES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO BOTH PARTIES TO THIS ACTION UNLESS THEY ARE MODIFIED BY THE COURT OR THE PROCEEDING DISMISSED: (1)NEITHER PARTY MAY DISPOSE OF ANY ASSETS EXCEPT (i) FOR THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE OR FOR THE NECESSARY GENERATION OF INCOME OR PERSERVATION OF ASSETS, (ii)BY AN AGREEMENT IN WRITING, OR (iii)FOR RETAINING COUNSEL TO CARRY ON OR TO CONTEST THIS PROCEEDING, (2)NEITHER PARTY MAY HARASS THE OTHER PARTY; AND (3) ALL CURRENTLY AVAILABLE INSURANCE COVERAGE MUST BE MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED WITHOUT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OR BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. White Earth Tribal Court P.O. Box 289 White Earth, MN 56591 (218) 983-4648 Students from Front Page would not be possible,” said Emma King, WETCC Interim Dean of Student Services. King acknowledged both Ojibwamowin Instructor Nyleta Belgarde and English Instructor Sheila Michaels for their willingness to serve as coaches and mentor students. Other students who placed in events or were recognized were Jasmin Larson (second in quilling), Chuck Pederson (WETCC ambassador to the American Indian College Fund) and Anthony Villebrun (WETCC 2012 -2013 Student of the Year). This was an incredible opportunity for all those who diligently worked to make their competition dream a reality. The following students were AIHEC representatives from WETCC: Kari Pederson, Mark Kloskey, Dianne Kier, Jasmin Larson, Mariah Dominguez, Chuck Pederson, and Derrick Alvarado. These students and their advisors would like to thank the community for their support, because without them, opportunities like this would not be possible. Miigwetch! If you fail to respond to this petition, judgement by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the petition. NOTICE OF RESTRAINING PROVISIONS SERVICE OF THIS SUMMONS MAKES THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO THIS ACTION UNLESS THEY ARE MODIFIED BY THE COURT OR THE PROCEEDING DISMISSED: (1)RESPONDENT SHALL NOT COMMIT ACTS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AGAINST THE PETITIONER. (2)RESPONDENT MUST NOT HAVE ANY CONTACT WITH PETITIONER WHETHER IN PERSON, WITH OR THROUGH OTHER PERSON, BY TELEPHONE, LETTER OR ANY OTHER WAY IF YOU VIOLATE ANY OF THESE PROVISIONS, YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS BY THE COURT. White Earth Tribal Court P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 218-983-3825 In Memory Franklin J. Brown “To Those O Love and Those Who Love Me” When I am gone, release me, let me go. I have so many things to see and do. You must not tie yourself to me with tears. Be happy that we had so many years. I gave you my love, you cannot guess How much you gave to me in happiness. I thank you for the love you each have shown, But now it’s time I traveled on alone. So grieve a while for me, if grieve you must. Then let your grief be comforted by trust. It’s only for a while that we must part. So bless the memories in your heart. I won’t be far away for life goes on; So if you need me, call and I will come. Though you can’t see me, I’ll be there. And if you listen with your heart you’ll hear All my love around you soft and clear. And then, when you must come this way alone, I’ll greet you with a smile and “Welcome Home.” Forever in our hearts, Love your family, Mom, Dad, Erica, Karissa, Austin Anishinaabeg Today 32 Detroit Lakes Farmers Market Keenie’s Korner Pickled Northern By Colleen Blattenbauer SNAP Program This is for the fishermen who would like to do something different with the northern’s they caught when ice fishing this winter. Warning - this recipe came from my recipe box, so this is not USDA approved :) Here is what you will need: Quart jar, lid and ring Northern Canning salt White onion White vinegar ½ cup sugar 1 Tbsp. canning salt 2 Tbsps. Pickling spice Start out with a clean quart jar. I like to boil the jar, lid and ring for a few minutes and set them on a clean towel, so they are cooled before filling. Before pickling the Northern’s, soak the fish overnight in a bowl of cold water and canning salt strong enough to float an egg. Really, I want you to float an egg in salt water, but make sure the egg is fresh as a spoiled egg will float without the salt. The next day rinse the fish with cold water 5 to 6 times. Cut the fish up into bite size pieces. Fill a quart jar ¾ full of fish and fresh sliced white onions. Alternate the fish and onion. Fill the jar with white vinegar and add ½ cup of sugar, 1 Tablespoon of canning salt and 2 Tablespoons of pickling spice. Put cover on jar. Shake the jar to get the sugar, salt and spices mixed. Let stand 1-2 weeks. Keep in refrigerator. Shake the jar each day. The pickled fish are ready to eat in 1 week 4 days. Enjoy!! Colleen Blattenbauer White Earth USDA “SNAP” Nutrition Education PO Box 70 2531 310th Naytahwaush, MN 56566 Phone: 218-983-3286 Ext. 1395 Thank You A big Miigwech to our friends, community and most of all to our families! We would like to thank everyone for helping the Naytahwaush Head Start experience some great learning opportunities. Kris Lafriniere - Pumpkin Patch, Twin Lakes Fire Hall and Smokey Bear, Custer and Marge’s Fur Shack, Learning Center, Ricky, Punky and Ron at the Complex, Pinehurst/Santa, Jeff Wark for the Yule Logs, Biology department, Charter School for reading to our children, Bemidji Science Museum, and area businesses for Trick or Treating. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 ! Vendor & Prospects meeting May 11. ! Open every Saturday beginning May 18 (And Tuesdays if enough interest is shown) Contact: Oscar at 218-334-5307 Or: oclrb@yahoo.com Happy Birthday/Mothers day What is Grace? ~ Grace ~ Grace is Love, a love that is never ending. Grace is Forgiveness, forgiveness for whatever I may have done. Grace is Beautiful, beautiful in ways words cannot express. Grace is Care, forever caring, never forgetting. Grace is Strength, holding a family on shoulders that holds mountains. Grace is Giving, giving more than able, endlessly, always. Grace is a friend, when there are no friends around. Grace is Security, when times get tough and sky’s grow dark. Grace is a Grandma, Auntie, Sister… But most of all, she’s my mom. Happy Mother’s Day Mom & Happy Birthday!!! Love Always, Your Son Aaron In Memory Remembering Harold “Mark” Warren who passed away May 1, 2001 Twelve years have passed since we said our goodbyes. Mark, we will always remember you for all the fun, love and happiness you brought to our family. All the times we went ricing, hunting, fishing, cooking out, going out to bars and cruising around Net Lake in your big blue boat and just chilling at our house in White Earth. Mark, you will always have a place in our hearts that will never go away - we miss you so much. Love and miss you, Wanda and Art Bevins Sr., and family NCPA Come join us for a Summer Fun Science Academy! Focusing on several science projects you don’t want to miss out on. Dates: June 17-28 Times: 1-3 p.m. Ages: 8-18 Registration: 218-204-1811 Classified Ads Wanted to buy: Leeches, bloodsuckers, snapping turtles and painted turtles. Call Eric at 218-849-7654. Taxidermy: Call Dan Clark at Deep Woods Taxidermy at 218-983-4196 or his cell at 218-204-0565. Lawnmower repair & sales: Reasonable rates and fast service for lawnmower repairs or garden tillers. Reconditioned mowers for sale; will also buy mowers. Call Don Vizenor at 218-936-3638. In Memory In Memory of Robert “Bob” Clyde Blue August 20, 1945 - May 10, 2002 If I could write a story It would be the greatest ever told Of a kind and loving father Who had a heart of gold I could write a million pages But still be unable to say, just how Much I love and miss him Every single day I will remember all he taught me and I'm hurt and try not to be sad because he'll send me down the answers And he'll always be MY DAD I Love you and Miss you Dearly. Love your MonkeyShine Anishinaabeg Today Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 In Memory To Our Beloved Dad - Kenneth “Woody” Butcher Sr. July 22, 1941 - May 26, 2003 Bless our dear dad Bless his loving heart For he has cherished us right from the start. Bless his smile and our tender tears. Dad, we miss you and you are always with us in our hearts. Harvest Free Will Baptist Vacation Bible School Come join us for a week of fun and adventure! Ages: 6-16 Dates: June 10-14 Your kids, Charles, Ron, Ken Jr., Gary, Daisy, Linda, Cindy, Shari Times: 1-3 p.m. Location: White Earth Call: 218-204-1811 Thank you/In Memory First, I would like to give a huge heartfelt thank you to Cassie and Wynn, Glenda and Greg and all the Aschtgen families, Julie and George and all the Hamer families, Jim and Bobbi and all the Donner families and all the Teiken families, for all the great care, unconditional love, support, and prayers you all gave to Shawn (Teiken), not just in the last 14 months, but throughout a lifetime of 37 years. Also, many heartfelt thanks to all the friends of these families of Shawn, and to Shawn’s extended family of doctors and all the staff at all the hospitals from Minneapolis to Fargo, the dialysis unit, and emmanuel nursing home, and to anyone I may have forgot to thank. Thank you, as Shawn was a very special, unique individual. I have many precious memories of Shawn and all of our families here today. Shawn was not always easy but he could truly challenge us as people. I loved listening to your very distinct voice, your youthful eyes always filled with a brightness, a mischievous essence of wit and comical sense of humor, your little Shawn grin that appeared to everyone you spoke with, that presence of your liveliness that filled all our hearts with endless happiness and laughter as could come only from you. I will always remember your gifted artistic talents. You were as artistic as Julie, it was always amazing to watch you both create art. I also enjoyed watching you, Wynn, and Jim fixing motorcycles and cars together. Wynn was the only kid I knew at 3 years old that knew what wrench was for fixing whatever you were working on, and was right in there fixing with you both. Family gatherings and holidays will never be the same but I want you to know that we will keep your tradition going on placing bets every Christmas at grannies to see how late Mae Ann is going to be at getting there. I will bet for you this Christmas and if you win we will give it to “little” Wynn for you. As I laid tobacco down in prayer for Shawn today, into the winds breath, I know that Shawn will find peace at the hands of the Star-Maker in the Star-World. In his journey now I believe Shawn would say to us - “There is no need to cry for me, because now I finally see that there is a special place for all of us to be. I rode that biker highway with an open throttle all the way, determined to ride free and just be me. And now I know the creator has other plans for me. So I want you to smile for me today because when tomorrow starts without me I want you to know that everything will be OK because my memories will live on within each of you each and every day. And now I am finally at peace so until we meet again …ride on!” Book from Page 6 Your book was nominated for the Minnesota Book Award and the Northeastern Minnesota Book Award. What recognition has been the most meaningful to you? Well, the personal responses from people who have felt a real connection with this book have been the most rewarding. And I’ve had some very good book reviews in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Indian Country Today and the Twin Cities Daily Planet. We’ll end with the comment ending a quote from the review by Mary Turck of the Twin Cities Daily Planet: “Whether the memoir is read as a struggle of women, or Indians, or families in poverty, it's a moving story with a human complexity that includes and transcends categories.” Thanks go out to Melissa Pond for her help with this article. 33 Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL AGENCY DETERMINATION TO TAKE LAND “IN TRUST” SUMMARY: The Superintendent, Minnesota Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, on the below date, made a final agency determination to acquire 37.75 acres, more or less, of land “IN TRUST” for the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. DATE: This determination was made on April 16, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Ms. Anne K. Garrigan, Lead Realty Specialist, Minnesota Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 522 Minnesota Avenue NW, Bemidji, Minnesota 56601, telephone: (218) 751-2011. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published to comply with the requirement of 25 CFR 151.12(b) that notice be given to the public of the decision by the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land "in trust" at least 30 days prior to signatory acceptance of land “in trust.” The purpose of the 30-day waiting period in 25 CFR 151.12(b) is to afford interested parties the opportunity to seek judicial review of administrative decisions to take land "in trust" for tribes or individual Indians before transfer of title to the property occurs. On April 16, 2013, the Superintendent, Minnesota Agency, decided to accept 37.75 acres, more or less, of land “in trust” for the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, pursuant to the White Earth Land Settlement; Pub. L. 99264, Mar. 24, 1986, 100 stat. 61, as amended by Pub. L. 100-153, Sec 6(a), (b), Nov.5, 1987, 101 Stat 887, Pub. L. 100-212, Sec. 4, Dec. 24, 1987, 101 Stat. 1443, Pub. L. 101-301, Sec. 8, May 24, 1990, 104 Stat. 210, Pub. L. 102-572, title IX, Sec. 902(b)(2), Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4516, Pub. L. 103-263, Sec. 4, May 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 708, provided “That this Act may be cited as the ‘White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985.’ Fight from Page 13 the most feared strikers in the state, and has grinded his way to a 3-1 record. He has fought in three weight classes - Middleweight (185 lbs.), Welterweight (170 lbs.), and Lightweight (155 lbs.). He is perhaps best known nationally for his fight on MavTV against Josh Maudrie at a King of the Cage event. Together, Kevin and Blake have won numerous awards such as Fighter of the Night, Fight of the Night, Submission of the Night, and Knockout of the Night. Both fighters are managed by fellow White Earth member and MMA promoter, Dean Lamb. Education from Page 2 off the reservation. We will organize seven community education forums, one in each community on White Earth, and three outside White Earth. We will develop educational collaborations with the Tribal Council, the Community Councils, the Tribal College and any other group that wants to be part of this process of informing the Citizens of the White Earth Nation. Preparation for the referendum will also include a day-long Constitutional Seminar to explore and understand the proposed constitution. All citizens will receive and have access to the ratified constitution as well as a great deal of information explaining different aspects of the constitution. The referendum vote will be a defining moment for the White Earth Nation. Few generations have a historic opportunity like this; a chance to determine the future of the White Earth Nation and the legacy for future generations. Please note that on April 6, 2012, the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, through the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, issued updated guidance regarding the processing of mandatory land into trust acquisitions. As required by the updated guidance, we have examined the language in the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985 and determined that it permits no discretion on the part of the Secretary of Interior to accept the tract in trust and shall be deemed a mandatory acquisition for purposes of compliance with 25 CFR part 151. The Superintendent, Minnesota Agency, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, shall acquire title in the name of the United States of America “IN TRUST” for the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe to the following parcels of land no sooner than 30 days after the date this notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation within the State of Minnesota, County of Becker. Such lands shall be deemed to have been reserved from the date of the establishment of said reservation and to be part of the trust land of White Earth Band for all purposes. The subject property is described as: Parcel B86: Government Lot 7 of Section Twenty-four (24), Township One Hundred Forty-two (142), North of Range Thirtynine (39), West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, containing 37.75 acres more or less. Parcel M3: SE¼SE¼ of Section Four (4), Township One Hundred Forty-three (143), North of Range Thirty-nine (39), West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, containing 40.00 acres more or less. Congratulations Congratulations to Lyle Warren, Jr., and Pat Kubat who recently completed their Serv*Training and passed their test receiving high scores. Pat has been employed at the Elbow Lake Site Elderly Nutrition Program site for nearly five years; Lyle has been employed at the Pine Point Elderly Nutrition site for about 15 months. Both are valuable employees dedicated to preparing and serving safe, quality food to elders and are an asset to the Elderly Nutrition Program. Anishinaabeg Today 34 INVITATION TO BID PROJECT: GIWANAKIMIN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING II Development Address: 1⁄4 mile west of County Road 4, North of White Earth Community Service Center Naytahwaush, MN 56566 BIDS CLOSE: 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 23, 2013 PROJECT #: EAPC Project 20121951 DATE OF ISSUE: May 7, 2013 BY: EAPC ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS 112 North Roberts Street, Suite 300 Fargo, ND 58102 Phone: (701) 461-7222 Fax: (701) 461-7223 OUTLINE OF PROJECT: The Project is a MHFA financed housing development, sponsored by the White Earth Tribal Council & Naytahwaush LLC. It consists, in general, of four, twostory, wood-framed townhouse buildings with six units in two buildings and four units in two buildings each, and one, one-story, wood framed Community Center, to be built on property in Naytahwaush, MN. TYPE OF BIDS: Single combined bids will be received for all portions of the work. The successful bidder will be the single Prime Contractor for the Project. THE OWNER: BID PLACE: NAYTAHWAUSH LLC c/o Ben Bement, Human Services Director 2531 310th Avenue P.O. Box 70 Naytahwaush, MN 56566 WHITE EARTH RESERVATION TRIBAL COUNCIL OFFICES Lower Level Conference Room 35500 Eagle View Road White Earth, MN 56591 (Eagle View Road is located at the West entrance of White Earth off County Highway 34) BIDDER’S RESPONSIBILITY: Bids received after the designated time will not be accepted. All interested parties are invited to attend. Bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. It is the Bidder's responsibility to see that mailed or delivered bids are in the hands of the Owner prior to the time of the bid opening. Mailed or delivered bids shall be sent to the Owner as listed above. OBTAINING DOCUMENTS: Drawings and Specifications may be examined at the Architect/Engineer's office, and the Owner's office at the address shown above and at the following exchanges: - Reed Construction Data. - McGraw Hill Const./Dodge Plan Room. - Minnesota Builders Exchanges at Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth & St. Cloud. - North Dakota Builders Exchange at Bismarck, Fargo & Grand Forks. Bidding Documents may be obtained by prime bidders and sub-bidders from EAPC upon request. A deposit of $100.00 is required for one set. If the bidder returns the set of documents in good condition within 10 days following the bid date, the deposit will be refunded. If the bidder does not return the set of documents within the designated time, none of the deposit will be returned. A CD may be obtained in lieu of hard copy document, for a non-refundable cost of $40.00. A faxed copy of the check will be required prior to mailing the CD. Partial or complete sets of prints and specifications may be obtained from EAPC by other than the above. The sets or partial sets will be distributed upon receipt of payment for the information charged at the current reproduction rate. None of this payment will be refunded. Completeness and adequacy of the list of documents requested shall be the responsibility of the person making the request. FEDERAL REGULATIONS: The Contractor must comply with the Anti-Kickback Act, and the Contract Work Hours Standards. Contracts for work under this bid will obligate the Contractor and Subcontractors not to discriminate in employment practices. Bidders must submit a compliance report in conformity with the President's Executive Order No. 11246 and a certification regarding compliance with Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) objectives. BID SECURITY: Each bid shall be accompanied by a Bidders Bond in a sum equal to five percent of the full amount of the bid, including all add alternates, executed by the bidder as principal and by a Surety Company authorized to do business in this State, conditioned that if the Principal's bid be accepted and the contract awarded to him, he, within ten days after notice of award, will execute and effect a contract in accordance with the terms of his bid and a Contractor's Bond as required by law and the regulations and determinations of the governing Board. Cashier's checks or certified checks will be accepted. Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Birth Announcements March 26 Robert Louis VanPelt III 7 lbs., 10 oz. Lynette Stone and Robert VanPelt Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 18 Ivy Elizabeth Smith 7 lbs., 1 oz. Dena and Luke Smith Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 1 Lucas John Peterson Jr. 6 lbs., 6 oz. Cheyenne Fasthorse and Lucas Peterson Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 18 LaTaya Jean Wichern 5 lbs., 14 oz. Victoria Wichern and Redfeather Sturdevant Sr. Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 3 Joshua Lawrence Miller Jr. 6 lbs., 12 oz. Keisha Peterson and Josh Miller Sr. Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 4 Haiden James Bellanger 8 lbs., 5.2 oz. Jenna McArthur and Monte Bellanger Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 13 Jacob James Potter 8 lbs., 3 oz. Candace Dionne and Joe Potter Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 17 Evan Hank Tolgoni 8 lbs. Michelle Mason and Dale Tolgoni Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 18 Lydia Jean Basswood 9 lbs., 6.9 oz. Josephine A. Basswood Essentia Health - St. Mary’s April 24 Francisco Roberto Puga Jr. 6 lbs., 8 oz. Amanda Brown and Francisco Puga Sr. Essentia Health - St. Mary’s All articles and photos submitted to the Anishinaabeg Today are run on a space available basis Remembering Our Nation’s Armed Forces Memorial Day is a time to reflect upon our freedoms..... ....and the high price paid to protect them. REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED TO KEEP US FREE! Monday, May 27, 2013 AREA CEMETERY VISITATIONS Conducted by the Ogema VFW 9880 & Auxiliary And White Earth Veterans Association Assemble at Ogema VFW Hall.............................................. 7:30 a.m. St. Columba Episcopal Cemetery (White Earth) ...................8:15 a.m. Bethel Lutheran Cemetery (White Earth) ............................. 8:30 a.m. Assembly of God Cemetery (White Earth).............................8:40 a.m. Calvary Catholic Cemetery (White Earth) .............................8:50 a.m. Aura Finnish Cemetery (Goat Ranch Road) .........................9:15 a.m. Callaway Cemetery (Callaway) ................................................10 a.m. Ogema City Cemetery (Ogema) ..........................................10:30 a.m. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery (Ogema) .............10:35 a.m. Waubun City Cemetery (Waubun) .......................................11:15 a.m. THE OWNER reserves the right to waive irregularities, to reject any or all Bids and to hold all Bids for a period of ninety days after the date fixed for the opening thereof. St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery (Waubun) ..............................11:30 a.m. By order of: Naytahwaush LLC c/o Ben Bement, Human Services Director. Lake Grove Cemetery...................................................................Noon Anishinaabeg Today Aabitoose, Zaagibagaa-giizis (Budding Leaves Moon) 1, 2013 Howah Ads R EMINDER ! Howah Ads are $5 with a picture or $4 without. Happy 25th Anniversary to my husband, best friend and partner for life! Happy 2nd Birthday Lawrence (May 2, 2011) I love you All payments must be made in advance. Rich & Kim No exceptions April 16 Happy Mother’s Day Love - Mom and Dad Charles W. LaDue Attorney at Law (White Earth Enrollee) # Personal Injury # Insurance Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384 Coon Rapids, MN Happy Birthday To my very good friends: Lu-Lu, Donna Jean, Peanuts, Diane Kivi Girls To my daughters: Daisy, Cindy, Linda, Shari To my sister: Susie Love always, Nancy Big Bear 35 Mazie -13 Love, Grandma Helen Birthday Wishes to Pauline (Mom/Garmie) Vizenor on May 8 from her kids, grandkids and great grandkids & Don (Dad/Bops) Vizenor on May 21 who will be 79 years young from his kids, grandkids and great grandkids. Happy Birthday Billy With love from Mom, siblings and nieceypoos May 18th Happy Birthday! Arthur Bevins Sr. (March 15) Dominick Bevins (May 10) Christopher VanWert Jr. (March 7) From your loving family Mandi - 12 Maggie - 10 Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership, Inc. has an immediate opening for a full-time Family Health Staff Nurse LPN for the Detroit Lakes Family Health Clinic Site. TITLE: Family Health Staff Nurse-LPN DUTY STATION: hours/week. Detroit Lakes Family Health Site, position at 40 QUALIFICATIONS: Degree in Licensed Practical Nursing. Current Minnesota LPN license. One year of related nursing experience preferred. Current CPR certification required. BASIC FUNCTIONS: The Staff Nurse-LPN position is responsible for providing health care education, nursing services, screenings, laboratory tests, and promoting the well being of all patients seen at Family Health Clinics. Patient and Agency confidentiality must be adhered to at all times in full compliance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. Must comply with Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) and Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) regulations. Must be able to handle fast paced clinic schedules to include possible evenings/weekends. To Make Application Contact: Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership, Inc. PO Box 747, Detroit Lakes, MN 56502-0747 218-847-1385 Website: www.mahube.org e-mail: ahaugrud@mahube.org Closing Date For Applications: Friday, May 3, 2013 - 4:30 p.m. Equal Opportunity Employer Call 218-983-3285 Ext. 1418 Anishinaabeg Today 36 Joan LaVoy speaks at State Capitol Chinese musicians visit, perform on Rez Photo by Sarah LaVoy-Brunette White Earth Education Director Joan LaVoy spoke on behalf of the Tribal Nations Education Committee during Indian Education Day April 2 at the Minnesota Capital in St. Paul. Native artesian art show White Earth enrollee Joyce Jackson Arndt held her third Native artesian art show April 27 at The Depot in Detroit Lakes. The theme of the show was wolves. She has been painting for more than 40 years and has held several art shows in the Twin Cities and has painted many murals throughout the area. Photos by Gary W. Padrta Wednesday, May 1, 2013 The Tarim Uygur Song & Dance Troupe from Western China were guests of the White Earth Nation April 19. Top: Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor welcomes the troupe at the RTC building. They presented her with a shawl from their homeland. The visitors then performed music and danced for the students at the Circle of Life Academy. Photos by Gary W. Padrta