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Anishinaabeg Today
Vol. 12, No. 14
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
White Earth, Minn.
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Monte Fox receives $125,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Community Health Leaders Award
PRINCETON, NJ - Monte Fox
of White Earth Tribal Health in
Minnesota personally witnessed
the toll diabetes can take. As a
Hidatsa member of the Three
Affiliated Tribes growing up on a
reservation in western North
Dakota, Fox,
whose given
name is Goo
Wa Ho Wish,
which means
man from afar
saw the problem up close.
Reared in a
traditional
manner
by
family
memMonte Fox
bers who suffered from diabetes and its complications, he developed great respect
for his Native culture and the healing power of Native American
beliefs and practices. These experiences fuel this exercise physiologist's passion and mission to help
the White Earth people improve
their health through diet and exercise.
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation is honoring Fox for his
leadership in improving access to
primary care, and developing culturally sensitive programs to
address diabetes and obesity
among Native Americans. Fox is
one of 10 outstanding individuals
from across America and Puerto
Rico to receive the Foundation's
2007 Community Health Leaders
award. He will receive $105,000
to further the work of the programs and a $20,000 personal
award.
“I am very humbled and
extremely honored to receive this
award for the people of White
Earth. No one individual could
ever do this alone,” said Fox. “It
takes the hard work and vision of
a great number of people. People
with compassion and commitment
to the people we serve. Like my
dedicated staff, tribal health director, tribal administration, and the
collaborative efforts of tribal programs and IHS in working together for one cause. The cause, to give
the best health care possible to the
people we love and serve. The
White Earth Nation deserves the
best health care we can possibly
offer,” said Fox.
According to the American
Diabetes Association, Native
Americans have the highest rate of
diabetes of any people in the U.S.
and more than four times the mortality rate because of the increasing
early onset of the disease in this
population.
Since establishing the program
with one employee in 2000, it has
grown to include five fitness centers in communities across the
expansive rural reservation of
1,300 square miles, home to 9,000
permanent residents.
Fox has developed culturally
sensitive programs to promote
healthier lifestyles to attract all
ages and interests. There are education and prevention programs,
an annual diabetes camp for
adults, a summer survivor pro-
See Fox Page 15
Dial-A-Ride is now in full operation from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. including weekends. Just call 24 hours in
advance and we MAY be able to give you a ride.
Call early to reserve your ride!
See pages 12-13 for updated routes and times.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
Circle of Life teacher Wendy Harstad was awarded the Minnesota No Child
Left Behind 2007 American Star of Teaching recently at the school. From left
are Carl Kuhl, representing U.S. Senator Norm Coleman, Mitch Vogt, Circle of
Life School Principal, Wendy Harstad and Tracy Mulvenon, a representative
from the U.S. Department of Education who presented the award to Harstad.
White Earth teacher earns star
The stars aligned in White Earth
this week. Circle of Life teacher
Wendy Harstad was awarded the
Minnesota No Child Left Behind
2007 American Star of Teaching.
“Just watching students come in
(to the gymnasium), I could notice a
sense of community,” Tracy
Mulvenon said. She traveled from
Washington, D.C., as a representative from the U.S. Department of
Education to award Harstad the
honor.
Only one teacher from every
state is being given the honor, and
Harstad represents Minnesota. She
teaches third grade at Circle of Life.
Superintendent and principal
Mitch Vogt nominated Harstad for
the award, which was a surprise to
Harstad.
In a press release from the
Department of Education, colleagues described Harstad as “a
model teacher, mentor and ‘highly
qualified in every sense of the word.’
At Circle of Life, where area unemployment exceeds 50 percent, she
successfully implements teaching
strategies in an environment with
high rates of poverty, abuse and
crime, creating challenging students
that enter school, in the words of one
administrator, ‘carrying a lot of baggage.’”
“Teacher in the classroom is
everything,”
Mulvenon
said
Tuesday afternoon at the presentation.
A committee of former teachers
at the U.S. Department of Education
selected the American Stars from
among 4,000 nominations.
“Just like Wendy Harstad, No
Child Left Behind expects results for
every child. So, we must support
teachers who get the job done in
America’s most challenging classrooms,” said U.S. Secretary of
Education Margaret Spellings.
“The American Stars of Teaching
highlight some of the many outstanding educators in communities
across the nation who are making a
difference for their students and
helping to close the achievement gap
See Harstad Page 21
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Anishinaabeg Today
The Anishinaabeg Today (AT), a publication of
the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is published every
three weeks. 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 Nation. The AT reserves the
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patrons living on White Earth Reservation and it is
also distributed to select areas in Minnesota, the
Dakotas, and by direct mail to members and subscribers within the United States. The newspaper is
free to White Earth Nation members, but costs $17
per year for non-members.
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White Earth Tribal Council
PO Box 418,
White Earth, MN 56591
Member of the
Native American Journalist Association
and the Minnesota Newspaper Association
Tribal Council/Editor
Erma J. Vizenor
Chairwoman
Franklin “Bud” Heisler
Secretary-Treasurer
Irene “Rene” Auginaush
District I
Terrance “Terry” Tibbetts
District II
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins
District III
Gary W. Padrta
Editor
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Anishinaabeg Today
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
By Jodie Sunderland
White Earth Dove Program
The White Earth DOVE Program would like
to remind everyone that October is Domestic
Violence Awareness Month.
Domestic violence affects every community
regardless of race, status, or income. It touches
every service system including our schools and
hospitals. It happens in my community, your
community, every community, and it could even
be happening in your home.
Help support our mission in ending the cycle
of domestic violence by understanding what it is
and speaking against it—be aware of the signs of
an abusive relationship: Does your partner call
you bad names? Put you down? Need to control
what you do? Who you see? Where you go?
Make all the decisions? Shove or hit you?
Threaten to kill you or those you love? Destroy
your property or clothes? Threaten to take away
or hurt your children? Intimidate you with guns,
knives or other weapons and threaten to commit
suicide? Just one of these can be a sign of an abusive relationship. If you have concerns and
would like to talk with an advocate, please call
our office.
“Twenty women and 12 children were murdered in Minnesota in 2006 as the result of
domestic violence or child abuse.” ~Minnesota
Coalition for Battered Women 2006 Femicide Report.
“One of every three homeless women in
Minnesota is homeless at least in part due to
domestic violence.”~Wilder Research Center
“About 25 percent of 6th and 9th graders in
Minnesota reported that they had been physically abused by an adult living in the household.
Similar percentages of students reported that
someone in their household had been a victim of
domestic violence.”~Minnesota Student Survey
2004.
Domestic violence destroys lives, relationships, trust, and the human spirit—especially the
spirit of a child. Witnessing domestic violence is
just as damaging to our children as it would be if
they were the primary victims of the abuse.
Witnessing includes hearing the slaps and cries,
sensing the tension and fear, and/or seeing the
abuse take place. Home is to be a place of safety,
security and love for our children and ourselves.
If you or someone you know is in an abusive
relationship please contact us for more information. If you commit acts of domestic violence
towards members of your family—please seek
help. Remember, if it happened once, it could
happen again. “Forty-four percent of women
murdered by an intimate partner [have] visited
an ER in the two years prior to their
death.”~Foundation of National Progress.
For more information and confidential services, please call the DOVE Program at one of the
following locations:
Ogema Office - (218) 983-3013
Naytahwaush Office - (218) 935-5554
In a crisis, please call our 24-hour crisis line
at 1-800-543-0629.
Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor
History was made for indigenous peoples at and the federal policies of extermination, termithe United Nations. On Sept. 13, the United nation, and assimilation of tribal nations.
At this very moment, the Cobell class action
Nations General Assembly adopted the
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Interior
has documented at least $140
One hundred forty-four states
billion damages of Federal mis(“countries”) voted in support
(Montenegro registered their
“For us, American Indian management and unaccountability of tribal resources, such
vote after the fact), four voted
(indigenous) people, the
as minerals, land, and waters.
against and 11 abstained. The
United States vote against Because the Federal governUnited
States,
Canada,
Australia, and New Zealand the Declaration is unaccept- ment destroyed records, legal
voted against the adoption, stat- able but not surprising as experts estimate the damages
ing that in their view it “goes we look at U.S. history, past can reach $500 billion that is
too far” in recognizing the rights and present, of the broken owed to American Indian
of indigenous peoples. A burst treaties, injustices, inhuman tribes. No wonder United
of spontaneous applause from treatment, and the federal States voted against the
states, indigenous peoples and
policies of extermination, Declaration.
On human rights, the histoUnited Nations officials broke
termination, and assimilary is more appalling. In my
out when the final vote was
tion of tribal nations. “
a
speech
before
recent
posted on the huge electronic
Christian healing gathering of
tally sheet at the front of the
General Assembly Hall - (International Indian tribal nations on the White Earth Reservation, I
said there is a denial in this Country that a holoTreaty Council press release, Sept. 16, 2007).
A full text of the Declaration will be printed caust took place here. The Federal government
and military used every measure imaginable to
in the next issue of this newspaper.
For us, American Indian (indigenous) peo- destroy Indian people. Sadly, churches, unwitple, the United States vote against the tingly or complicit, cooperated in the holocaust
Declaration is unacceptable but not surprising as to eliminate Indian lives, cultures, and lanwe look at U.S. history, past and present, of the
broken treaties, injustices, inhuman treatment, See Chairwoman Page 19
Anishinaabeg Today
Winona LaDuke to be inducted
into Nation Women’s Hall of Fame
Winona LaDuke, White Earth tribal
member, author, and director of White Earth
Land Recovery Project, was nominated to be
inducted into the National Women’s Hall of
Fame. The induction ceremony will take
place in Seneca Falls, N.Y. on Oct.6-7.
Among other luminaries to be inducted
in 2007 are Julia Child (world renowned
chef), and Swanee Hunt (Director of Women
and Public Policy Program at Harvard
University‘s Kennedy School). They will be
joining the 217 women already in the Hall of
Fame; such as Oprah Winfrey, Sacagawea,
Ann Bancroft, Abigail Adams, Hilary
Clinton and Rosa Parks.
LaDuke will become one the few Native
American women to be inducted into the
hall of fame. She follows after Susette La
Flesche (Omaha), Wilma Mankiller
(Cherokee), Sarah Winnemucca (Paiute),
Annie Dodge Wauneka (Navajo), to name a
few.
“I feel honored that the work we do on
the White Earth Reservation has received
such national attention. And I feel greatly
privileged to join in the halls of such
esteemed women,” said LaDuke on the
news of her induction.
The location of the National Women’s
Hall of Fame is considered the birthplace of
the women’s rights movement. It was where
the first women’s rights convention was
held in 1848, and central to the suffragette
movement.
LaDuke will be attending the ceremony
with her mother, and daughter. Also accompanying her will be a group of women from
the Iroquois Confederacy.
White Earth Recreation Department receives
$36,000 grant from Baseball Tomorrow Fund
White Earth Reservation was recently
awarded a grant in the amount of $36,200
from the Baseball Tomorrow Fund (BTF).
The grant will support the Rice Lake Softball
Field Project and provide funding for outfield fencing, backstop, dugouts, concrete
slabs for the dugouts, spectator bleachers,
safety bases and agrilime for the infield.
The Rice Lake Softball Field Project will
provide a youth softball field for this community. Children from the Rice Lake area
will have an opportunity to learn to play the
game of softball and compete in organized
Youth and Little League softball games locally, regionally and possibly in State and
National Tournaments.
“This is a wonderful opportunity, not
only for our recreation program, but for the
children who play the game,” said Tara
Mason, Human Services Director for the
White Earth Tribal Council. “This softball
field will not only be a gathering place for
children and youth but community members
also who will come out to watch their children play the sport.”
“The Baseball Tomorrow Fund appreciates the White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council’s commitment to youth baseball and
softball in its communities. We are pleased to
support the continued growth of this program,” added Cathy Bradley, Executive
Director of the Baseball Tomorrow Fund.
Other major supporters of the project
include White Earth Housing Authority,
White Earth Department of Transportation,
MMCDC, White Earth Recreation Program,
White Earth Donation Committee and the
Rice Lake Community Council. The White
Earth Recreation Program is still accepting
in-kind and monetary contributions. Those
interested in donating to the project may
contact Ken Fox at (218) 935-5554.
The Baseball Tomorrow Fund is
designed to promote and enhance the
growth of baseball throughout the world by
funding programs, field improvements and
equipment purchases to encourage and
maintain youth participation in baseball and
softball. Since its inception in 1999, the
Baseball Tomorrow Fund has awarded
grants totaling more than $10 million, benefiting nearly 120,000 youth participating in
more than 250 baseball and softball programs.
The vision/mission of the White Earth
Reservation Tribal Council is: “The White
Earth Reservation will be a proactive organization that makes sound decisions promoting mino-bimahdiziwin (the good life). The
White Earth Reservation will be a safe place
where all people have access to stable
employment, suitable housing, quality education, health and human services and
leisure activities. The White Earth
Reservation will be a place of respect where
cultural, historical and environmental assets
are treasured and conserved for future generations.”
The White Earth Recreation Program is
fully funded by the tribal government and
operates in six communities on the White
Earth Reservation. The mission of the White
Earth Reservation Recreation Program is:
The White Earth Recreation Program will
provide no cost recreational and prevention
activities to youth on the White Earth
Reservation. White Earth Recreation serves
youth in the six reservation communities
between the ages of 5 years of age to 18 years
of age.
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ENROLL NOW AT THE
CIRCLE OF LIFE SCHOOL
The Circle of Life School located in White Earth is
taking applications for the 2007-2008 School Year.
We offer:
4 Very small class sizes
4 Personalized/individualized teaching/learning
4 Ojibwe Culture and Language Classes for all grades
4 The Circle of Life has made Adequate Yearly
Progress (AYP) the past four years
4 Strong emphasis on reading
4 Computer classes for all students
4 Daily Physical Education for all students
4 Music/Art
4 Excellent incentive program for all students
4 Highly qualified teachers and support staff
4 A safe and secure school environment
4 And much more...
Register soon: Call the school at (218) 983-4180 to
request registration forms. Students must be 1/4 Native
American or registered members of a federally recognized tribe.
Note: The Circle of Life will be constructing a new
school in 2008-09 and there will be limited enrollment.
Students enrolled before the completion of the new
school will have priority, so enroll now to insure a place.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the
White Earth Reservation
is seeking a full-time Unit Director to direct/manage the
overall daily operations of the Boys and Girls Club Unit in
Rice Lake. This individual must possess strong interpersonal skills and have experience in youth programming,
staff supervision, facilities management, and community
relations. The position is a salaried position which
includes a competitive benefits package. Resumes can
be sent to the Executive Director for the Boys and Girls
Clubs of the White Earth Reservation, PO Box 186
Naytahwaush, MN 56566.
For more information regarding the Unit Director
position please call (218) 936-5637.
The closing date for this position will be Oct. 19
AMELIA BRAY
For all your travel needs!!
218-983-3669
e-mail: amelia@arvig.net
“Be an early bird, book at least 30 days in
advance to get the best price and seating!”
Anishinaabeg Today
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Mahnomen HS graduate completes Ph.D.
Submitted photo
Michael Swan, Director of White Earth Natural
Resources, nominated Richard Jackson for a $1,000
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society Scholarship.
Two White Earth enrollees
receive $1,000 scholarships
Congratulations to Richard Jackson, a junior at
Northland College in Thief River Falls studying
Criminal Justice and Dustin Asher-Roy, a freshman at
Vermillion Community College in Ely studying Natural
Resources. Both received a $1,000 scholarship for the
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society.
Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, Great
Lakes Region Scholarships awarded a total of five scholarships, to college students in Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota. The students must be enrolled member of a
tribe, currently a college student in good standing and
whose course of studies is natural resources, environmental or conservation law enforcement related. To be
considered, students must complete one page application form on why they should be considered for this
scholarship.
A Society member must sign the application as
Nominator. The Society reviewed all application at their
recent business meeting on Sept. 11 at the Regional
Conference held at Lac Du Flambeau, Wis. Nominating
Richard Jackson was Michael Swan, Director of Natural
Resources and Al Fox, Chief Conservation Officer. Swan
also nominated Dustin Roy.
Richard Jackson recently completed his internship
this past summer with the Conservation Officers at
White Earth. Dustin has worked the last two summers
with Natural Resources in fisheries, wildlife, water
quality and wild rice.
Dispatch: (218) 983-3201
Cops Line: (218) 983-2677
Jill Doerfler, the daughter of White Earth
enrollee Julie (Darco) and Perry Doerfler,
recently earned her Ph.D. from the
University of Minnesota.
Doerfler grew up in the Mahnomen area
and graduated from
Mahnomen
High
in
1997.
School
Following graduation,
she began college at
the Morris campus of
the University of
Minnesota. Doerfler
stated, “As the first
person in my family to
go to college I never
Jill Doerfler
imagined I would go
on to get a Ph.D. It just
wasn’t something I had considered because
I really didn’t even know anything about it.”
It was Doerfler’s undergraduate advisor
and mentor Dr. Wilbert Ahern that first suggested the idea. With his support and the
encouragement of her family, Doerfler
decided to pursue a Ph.D. in American
Studies at the University of Minnesota. She
began the program in 2001.
Doerfler knew early on that her dissertation topic would be tribal citizenship. She
was familiar with the problems that using
blood quantum as the sole requirement for
tribal citizenship had caused at White Earth
and wanted to know how and why this
requirement was instituted. She credits her
graduate advisor and White Earth enrollee
Dr. Jean O’Brien for helping her work
through many challenges and pushing her
to make her research and writing better. “I
was very lucky to have such a wonderful
and inspirational advisor,” Doerfler
acknowledged.
After several years of research she successfully defended her dissertation,
“Fictions and Fractions: Reconciling
Citizenship Regulations with Cultural
Values
Among
the
White
Earth
Anishinaabeg,” on Aug. 29. She has been
sharing some of her research in a series of
articles in the Anishinaabeg Today that
began in April. “I was very pleased to have
the opportunity to write the articles. I think
many people found the articles interesting.
The articles have also served as an impetus
for discussions about how tribal citizenship
should be regulated. I look forward to hearing comments on the issue at the upcoming
constitutional
convention,”
Doerfler
remarked.
This year Doerfler is a Chancellor’s
Postdoctoral Fellow in American Indian
Studies at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. She plans to focus her
efforts on revising her dissertation into a
book manuscript and hopes to begin work
with a publisher in the spring. In the fall of
2008 she will begin a tenure track appointment as an assistant professor in American
Indian Studies at the Duluth campus of the
University of Minnesota.
Indian Scholarship program returns to Bemidji
Lara Gerhardson hired for program outreach
After a five-year absence, the Minnesota
State Indian Scholarship Program returned
to Bemidji on Oct. 1 when a program outreach staffer started her job.
Lara Gerhardson, a Bemidji-area native,
has been hired for program outreach in
Bemidji, according to an e-mail update to
university financial aid administrators from
Megan FitzGibbon, manager of state scholarship programs with the state Office of
Higher Education.
The Minnesota Indian Scholarship
Program, initiated in Bemidji in 1954, was
closed in 2002 and operations moved to
Roseville in a budget-cutting measure under
then-Gov. Jesse Ventura. Local legislators
have since tried to re-establish the Bemidji
office, and a bill authored by Assistant
House Majority Leader Frank Moe, DFLBemidji, in the 2007 session finally found
success.
Moe’s provision, part of the House K-12
omnibus education bill, transferred the
scholarship program from the state
Education Department to the Minnesota
Office of Higher Education and that it have
an office on or near the Bemidji State campus.
Gerhardson will be located in BSU’s
Center for Research and Innovation, 3801
Bemidji Ave. N., said Joe Aitken, interim
director of BSU’s American Indian Resource
Center.
Gerhardson did her undergraduate
work at Harvard University and earned a
master’s degree in communications from
Boston University, FitzGibbon said in her
update.
“She’s had experience serving the native
American population, most recently doing
contract work for the Bureau of Indian
Affairs,” FitzGibbon said. “She is looking
forward to serving Minnesota’s native
American students in her new position.”
Gerhardson will focus on program outreach and presentations, co-packaging
Minnesota Indian Scholarship Program and
tribal scholarship awards and counseling
students who need individualized attention,
FitzGibbon said.
See Scholarship Page 20
Anishinaabeg Today
Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians
BEAVERTON, Ore. - Nike on Sept. 25
unveiled what it said is the first shoe
designed specifically for American Indians,
an effort aiming at promoting physical fitness in a population with high obesity rates.
The Beaverton-based company says the
Air Native N7 is designed with a larger fit
for the distinct foot shape of American
Indians, and has a culturally specific look. It
will be distributed solely to American
Indians; tribal wellness programs and tribal
schools nationwide will be able to purchase
the shoe at wholesale price and then pass it
along to individuals, often at no cost.
“Nike is aware of the growing health
issues facing Native Americans,” said Sam
McCracken, manager of Nike’s Native
American Business program. “We are stepping up our commitment ... to elevate the
issue of Native American health and wellness.”
Nike said it is the first time it has
designed a shoe for a specific race or ethnicity. It said all profits from the sale of the shoe
will be reinvested in health programs for
tribal lands, where problems with obesity,
diabetes and related conditions are near epidemic levels in some tribes.
Nike designers and researchers looked
at the feet of more than 200 people from
more than 70 tribes nationwide and found
that in general, American Indians have a
much wider and taller foot than the average
shoe accommodates. The average shoe
width of men and women measured was
three width sizes larger than the standard
Nike shoe.
As a result, the Air Native is wider with
a larger toe box. The shoe has fewer seams
for irritation and a thicker sock liner for
comfort.
Jerry Bread, outreach coordinator for the
Native American Studies program at
University of Oklahoma, said the idea was
“fantastic” and addressed a core issue for
tribes, though he was skeptical that the feet
of people from so many tribes could be so
similar.
“It’s an excellent gesture and I know it
will get a lot of support from tribal people,”
Bread said. “We stand to profit from it in our
physical health and well being.”
Dr. Kelly Acton, director of the national
diabetes program for Indian Health
Services, said she was dubious of working
with a corporation at first but said she was
delighted with the result, saying Nike “bent
over backwards” to design a shoe and
respect public health needs.
The N7 name is a reference to the seventh generation theory, used by some tribes
to look to the three generations preceding
them for wisdom and the three generations
ahead for their legacy.
The design features several “heritage
callouts” as one product manager described
it, including sunrise to sunset to sunrise patterns on the tongue and heel of the shoe.
Feather designs adorn the inside and stars
are on the sole to represent the night sky.
The company anticipates selling at least
10,000 pairs and raising $200,000 for tribal
See Nike Page 19
White Earth DP plays key role in Nike N-7
The N-7 is finally here and it's a reality.
White Earth has been involved with this
project since its birth a few years ago.
Congratulations to Nike in their commitment, and to Sam McCracken for his hard
work in getting this product completed
and out to the people.
The Nike Air Native N-7 shoe comes in
two colors for men and women. The heal
tab and lace tabs resemble the sun rising
and setting to rising again. It has leather
uppers and a feather design inside on the
sock liner. It has a total of three seams that
hold the whole shoe together. The N-7 has
the patented Nike air lock heal system. The
shoe has a Native fit base for comfort.
Nike scanned over 240 Native feet and
found Native feet to be wider and the need
for a deeper shoe. The bottom sole wafer is
made into a star pattern.
One-hundred percent of the shoes profits go into Nike's flagship native community investment program called "Let Me
Play." The grants will be available to native
lands for obesity and diabetes prevention
through the medicine of movement.
The N-7 is a wellness shoe for any person wanting to do activity. It is designed
for the Native foot. It is available through
our White Earth Diabetes Project. The
nike.net site is presently being updated
with the new shoe and we will be taking
orders. If interested please contact us at
(218) 983-3285 and we can take your name
down and contact information for your
order. The cost of the new N-7 will be
around $43 plus a shipping charge. We
would like to order in segments of 20
(when possible) to keep shipping costs
down to a minimum.
Talk to any of our White Earth Diabetes
Project professionals to order a pair for
you. Rice Lake/Naytahwaush - (218) 6943533, Mahnomen Waubun (218) 935-0808,
Elbow Lake/Pine Point (218) 573- 4112,
Ogema/Callaway/White Earth (218) 9833285
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Rez Briefs
MICOE Meeting
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders will meet on
Monday, Oct. 8 at the Pine Point Elderly Nutrition Site.
Lunch is served at 11 a.m. with the meeting following.
New members welcome! For more information call
John Buckanaga, chairman, (218) 573-3104 or Carol
Fabre, ENP Coordinator at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1266.
Rez Maps No Longer Available At Land Office
Maps of the White Earth Reservation are no longer
available at the White Earth Tribal Land Office. There are
versions
available
at
downloadable
www.whiteearth.com. If you have questions regarding
land areas please call the Land Office staff at 1-800-9503248 Ext. 1220.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held in Rice Lake on Friday,
Oct. 5, and Mahnomen on Oct. 15. Bingo will begin after
the noon elder nutrition meal. Bingo at Mahnomen will
begin at 1 p.m. at Valley View Apartments.
White Earth Veterans Association
The White Earth Veterans Association holds a meeting the first Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. at White
Earth Housing. All military veterans are invited.
Looking For Used Oil/Transmission Fluid
The White Earth Fleet Department is accepting used
motor oil and transmission fluid at their building located across the parking lot from the RTC. Bring in anytime
during work hours and you will get your container back
on the spot. For more information call Frank Anderson
at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1261.
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.
Septic Pumping
Need septic pumping? Call the White Earth Public
Works Department at (218) 983-3203. The cost for an
enrolled member is $45, enrolled elder - $25, business $65, and non-enrolled - $65.
Please Notify WE 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 call 1-800477-0125 or (218) 983-4300 Ext. 6280, 6281, or 6282.
Legal Assistance for Victims
Anishinabe Legal Services provides free legal assistance for survivors of physical and/or emotional abuse
who live on or around the White Earth Indian
Reservation. Services include, but are not limited to,
state and tribal court divorce and custody issues, Order's
for Protection, Harassment Orders, appeals to welfare
agencies and assistance with social security disability
claims. For an appointment or more information, please
call toll-free at 1-877-800-7295.
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Food Distribution
2205 271st Ave., Mahnomen, MN 56557
Hwy #200 - 13 miles east of Mahnomen
WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE:
All persons residing within the White Earth Reservation
boundaries, as well as any person enrolled in a federally recognized Indian tribe residing near the reservation boundaries.
Enrollment must be verified. Food Distribution is an alternative to the food stamp program.
Eligibility requirements: Effective Oct. 1, 2007
Attending the 2007 Minnesota Indian Housing Conference Sept. 17-19 at the Shooting
Star Casino were Boise Forte Chairman Kevin Leecy, left to right, White Earth Chairwoman
Erma J. Vizenor, Mille Lacs Chairwoman Melanie Benjamin and White Earth
Secretary/Treasurer Bud Heisler.
Household Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Monthly Income Limit
$ 985
$1,275
$1,565
$1,864
$2,178
$2,492
$2,782
$3,072
Each additional member add $290
Shooting Star Casino
hosts Minnesota Indian Housing Conference
Hundreds of people fighting for more
tribal housing on reservations throughout
Minnesota gathered for the 2007 Minnesota
Indian Housing Conference Sept. 17-19 at
the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. The
conference theme was, “Sustaining Our
Traditions While Building For Tomorrow.”
White Earth Secretary/Treasurer Bud
Heisler welcomed the attendees and White
Earth Spiritual Leader Joe Bush gave the
conference prayer. Also offering a prayer in
the ojibwe language were Rosie May and
Noelle Zeller from St. Mary’s Mission School
in Red Lake. The drum group, Prairie
Thunder sang songs and the White Earth
Color Guard presented and posted the flags.
White Earth Chairwoman Erma J.
Vizenor provided the opening remarks.
“I’m so thrilled to see all of us gather for
a common concern for a problem that we all
share,” said Vizenor. “One of the most challenging programs we have for our tribal
leaders and boards is housing. There is such
a severe need for housing.”
Vizenor challenged those in attendance
to also focus on elders and single people in
addition to family housing.
“We need to let Congress know there’s
issues of human rights. So if I leave any
thought today, be vocal and tell our stories,”
said Vizenor.
The three day-event featured several different panels and sessions, a resource fair,
rice camp demonstration, golf tournament,
and a tour of the Dream Catcher Homes in
Ogema.
Joel West, senior planner for Yaggy Colby
Associates, left, White
Earth enrollee Rick
Smith Sr., Minnesota
Housing Finance
Agency Indian Liaison
and conference coordinator, and White Earth
descendent Theresa
Foster, project manager for Yaggy Colby
Associates have a
chat during the conference. Yaggy Colby
Associates sponsored
the golf tournament.
Photos by
Gary W. Padrta
Household resource limit: - (i.e., cash on hand, checking
and savings accounts, stocks, bonds, saving certificates or
other negotiable/accessible certificates.)
a. $3,000 for all households with two or more members if
one member is 60 years or older.
b. $1,750 for all other households, including all one member households.
Documentation must be verified for all household
members when applying for USDA foods:
a. Address - must verify residency
b. Income - most current taxes, check stubs, etc.
c. Resources - bank savings, checking, CD’s, bonds, etc.
d. Social Security Numbers
e. Tribal identification (if applicable)
Deductions:
3 20% deduction from household’s gross earned income.
3 Actual childcare expenses. Current maximum allowable
dependent care deduction is $200 for dependent children
under 2 years and $175 for all other dependents.
3 Legally required child support payments to non-household
members, documentation required.
3 Medicare, Part B (Medical Insurance) and Part D
(Prescription Drug Coverage Premiums).
Office hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution hours
Monday - Thursday
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lunch
Noon to 1 p.m.
No distribution Fridays & last 2 workdays (Inventory)
Phone: (218) 935-2233v Fax: (218) 935-2235
All applications considered without regard to race, color, sex,
age, handicap, religion, national origan or political belief.
ATTENTION WHITE EARTH BAND MEMBERS
Please remember to update your address so that you
can received future correspondence from the White
Earth Band. For changes, please call the Enrollment
Office at (218) 573-3000 or 1-877-835-1906.
White Earth Tribal and Community College
is seeking comments from the public about the College in
preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional
accrediting agency. The College will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit December 17-19, 2007, by a
team representing The Higher Learning Commission of
the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
White Earth Tribal and Community College has had candidacy for accreditation since 2004. The team will review
the institution's ongoing ability to meet the Commission’s
Criteria for Accreditation.
The public is invited to submit comments regarding the
college:
Public Comment on White Earth Tribal and
Community College
The Higher Learning Commission
30 North LaSalle Street; Suite 2400
Chicago, IL 60602
Comments must address substantive matters related to
the quality of the institution or its academic programs.
Comments must be in writing and signed; comments cannot be treated as confidential.
All comments must be received by October 17, 2007
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Dear MIEA Members and Friends,
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The MIEA Board of Directors would like to invite you to attend the 22th
Annual Minnesota Indian Education Association Conference to be held
Oct. 10-11, 2007, at the Shooting Star Event Center, Mahnomen, Minnesota.
This year's conference theme is, “Building a Foundation for Healthy
Relationships.”
Conference sessions will include a variety of topics for all
educators and students.
The Quiz Bowl will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 10. This event gives students the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge in the areas of Dakota
and Ojibwe history, language and culture.
Don't miss the powwow on Wednesday evening, Oct. 10!
The Lifetime Achievement Awards will be presented at Thursday's luncheon.
These awards are given to the outstanding leaders who have paved the way and
made a difference in Indian Education.
The Outstanding Awards Banquet will be held on Thursday evening.
Minnesota's Outstanding American Indian students, professionals, tribal leaders, elders and community members will be recognized.
For more conference information, go to the MIEA Website (www.mniea.org) or
call Jody Steile at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1291 To register for the conference,
click on the 'Registration Forms' link.
We have a great conference planned and hope to see you there!
Board of Directors
Minnesota Indian Education Association
Don’t forget to register for Transform 2010
Attention!
All flowers, memorials, etc. must be picked up
at St. Benedict’s Calvary Cemetery in White
Earth by Sunday, Oct. 6. Items not picked by
family and friends will be picked up by cemetery clean up volunteers.
Don’t forget to register for the upcoming
Transform 2010 Regional Summit, “Catch
the Wave,” to be held in on Oct. 19 from 10
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Hampton Inn, 1019
Paul Bunyan Drive South, in Bemidji.
Join us to learn how each of us can prepare and take action for the coming age
wave.
How prepared is your community?
Your business? Your organization? What
are YOU doing to prepare? How are
Minnesotans getting ready? What still
needs to be done?
These questions and more are the focus
of regional summit presentations across the
state. Each presentation will feature:
- A presentation by DHS Assistant
Commissioner Loren Colman.
- A panel discussion featuring individuals from local organizations already on top
of the wave.
- Distribution of Transform 2010 report,
A Blueprint for 2010: Preparing Minnesota
for the Age Wave.
- Practical suggestions of actions indi-
viduals, community leaders, employers and
policymakers can implement
Online registration is available via the
2010
website
at:
Transform
www.dhs.state.mn.us/2010. Click the link
under “What’s New,” page down to “Catch
the Wave” and click on links to “Register
now.”
For more information, contact your local
Area Agency on Aging, or email
Transform.2010@state.mn.us
Does it take too long to get
the Anishinaabeg Today
at home?
You can read the paper
online at whiteearth.com the
same day it is printed.
Plus, you can read back
issues!
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Youth Wellness Conference
The White Earth LTCC program
is accepting bids for Home Modifications to be done
at individual homes located on the White Earth
Reservation. Modifications must be performed by a
licensed contractor and per Minnesota State Code.
Payment will be made in full after final inspection of
completed job. Bid specifications and locations are
available at White Earth Home Health, 36510
Becker County Rd #21, White Earth, MN 56591.
Due to client confidentiality bids must be picked up
in person at White Earth Home Health Agency.
We are open Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Bids will be accepted until 10/12/2007.
All submissions to the Anishinaabeg Today must
be legible! Submissions that cannot be read
will not be accepted.
More than 100 JOM students and parents gathered for the Youth Wellness
Conference Aug. 29 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. The goal of the event
was to educate students on wellness, how to be successful, and maintain a balance in
the spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional areas of life. Students attended sessions
on the dangers of Meth, tobacco, STIs, and energy drinks. Presenters included Brent
Larson - White Earth Police Department, Gina Boudreau - White Earth Tobacco
Prevention, Kim Turner - SOS/Home Health, and Jane Fox and Jean Dakota - White
Earth Chemical Dependancy Program. The conference was sponsored by the WaubunOgema-White Earth and Mahnomen JOM Committees.
Students complete Nursing Assistant Course
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. - Thirty
students enrolled in the Nursing Education
Program with Northland Community and
Technical College and White Earth Tribal
and Community College have successfully
completed the Nursing Assistant Course
during the summer of 2007.
Twenty-seven of these students chose to
test for the certification to be nationally registered as Certified Nursing Assistants and
are now state certified. This brings the total
number of students that have completed the
Nursing Assistant course in Mahnomen
over the last 2 years to 68, with a 94 percent
success rate at passing their state board certification test.
The course is provided through a partnership between the two institutions offering a Native American Nursing Education
program. The program is being made possible through a $98,000 matching grant from
the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities Underrepresented Students
Transitions
Grant
Program.
“Congratulations to the students and the
staff who made this possible. I am so proud
of each of the students and the faculty
involved in teaching them,” stated Sue
Field, Director of AD Nursing at Northland
Community and Technical College.
The
Native
American
Nursing
Education program is designed to address
the needs of registered nurses in medical
facilities on the White Earth Reservation and
more specifically, the need for trained
Native American nurses to serve the needs
of the reservation population. The program
aligns with data addressing a nationwide
nursing shortage.
The Bureau of Health Professions estimates that the supply of nurses will fall 29
percent below requirements by the year
2020, unless dramatic interventions and significant investments are developed and
implemented. The study also reports on factors that affect the nursing shortage in rural
communities, including differences in education, practice setting, and population
served.
For more information on the Nursing
Education Program, contact Gene Klinke,
director of enrollment management, at (218)
681-0866 or the White Earth Tribal
Community College at (218) 936-5731.
Northland Community and Technical
College is a comprehensive college with
campuses in East Grand Forks, Minn., and
Thief River Falls, Minn. One-and two-year
degrees, transfer programs and diploma certification are available in a variety of majors;
as well as workforce training and continuing
education programs.
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MMCDC awarded HUD funding
for Sah-Kah-Tay organization
Congressman Collin Peterson
announced announced that the
Midwest Minnesota Community
Corporation
Development
(MMCDC) is the recipient of a
$180,000 federal award through
the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development.
MMCDC will use the funds to
assist a Native American nonprofit,
Sah-Kah-Tay
Indigenous
Preservation Society, on the White
Earth Reservation.
Photo by Patrick Flood/The Reporter
Relatives arranged for World War II veteran Marcel Bisson to receive a
Purple Heart recently during a ceremony at Sheboygan, Wis.
White Earth enrollee receives lost
Purple Heart during family picnic
A Marine Corps flag fluttered in
the heat recently at the annual
Feustel family picnic held at
Evergreen Park in Sheboygan, Wis.
Underneath it sat 82-year-old
Marcel Bisson. his hand outstretched
as relatives formed a circle around
him.
"From one warrior to another,"
said Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Garcia
as he handed the aged World War II
veteran a Purple Heart, something
he'd earned, but had yet to see in his
lifetime.
An army machine gunner
wounded at the Battle of Iwo Jima
on March 2, 1945, Marcel said the
original medal was sent to his parents' Minnesota farm, but lost at
some point during a move.
"I never knew what happened to
it," Marcel said from a shady spot in
the picnic shelter. A quiet man, his
eyes expressed deep emotion as he
took in the smiles and glances cast
his way.
For the longest time he never
wanted to talk about happened over
there," said his nephew Jerry Feustel
of Sheboygan.
Feustel arranged for the replacement of his uncle's prestigious military medal and asked the Marine
recruiter and two veterans from the
VFW Post 9156 in Sheboygan to witness the small ceremony.
Retired Navy man Richard
Feustel of Fond du Lac said most of
the relatives had no clue what had
happened until his uncle Marcel
shared his story with The Reporter
in February for the 62nd anniversary
of the ferocious Battle of Iwo Jima.
The gruesome details of the
famous World War II battle, played
out on the rocky, volcanic outpost
island of the Empire of Japan were
best forgotten, Marcel believed.
There were too many dead.
And though he has searched all
these years, he never did find his
best army buddy, Warren Beatty,
who was wounded at the same time
but sent home on a different ship.
"It was 12 days of hell. Back then
you came back from war and didn't
say anything about it," he stated,
recalling the sense of helplessness as
he and his fellow Marines dug shallow foxholes into coral rock to fight
an enemy they couldn't see, the nagging thirst, and the expanding sea of
dead and wounded as the fighting
continued.
The then 20-year-old was hit
with a mortar shell on day 12 of a
battle that in the end left 7,000 U.S.
Marines and 20,000 Japanese dead.
The shrapnel remains embedded in
his arms and back.
His sister, Irma Brunette of
Sheboygan, remembers traveling out
West by bus to find her brother
when the troops came home. Bisson
never wrote letters and she feared he
was dead.
"For us it was terrible. We were
so worried, we went to San
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Sah-Kah-Tay will use the funds
for acquisition of the Gii Wa Din
Learning Center for Traditional
Sustainable Living. The Learning
Center will serve as the base for a
day labor program as well as an
affordable housing construction
program.
“This funding helps to build
better communities by investing in
housing and jobs, and will be a
real asset to people living on the
reservation,” Peterson said. “I’m
pleased to see MMCDC and Dr.
Kangas continuing their good
work for housing and economic
development throughout the
region.”
“To encourage job creation and
individual asset-building on the
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reservation, it is important to
invest in innovative nonprofits
such as Sah-Kah-Tay,” said Dr.
Arlen Kangas, MMCDC president.
“We thank the Department of
Housing and Urban Development,
Congressman Collin Peterson, and
others for their support and
investment in this market.”
The award was part of a $16.8
million total grant award by HUD
for economic and housing development in rural areas nationwide.
“These grants will go a long way
toward producing more affordable
housing in rural communities
across our country,” said HUD
Secretary Alphonso Jackson.
“HUD funding, and the private
investment these grants will generate, will offer more than just an
affordable home to working families in rural areas. These grants
will trigger economic development and breathe new life into
rural neighborhoods that are desperate to grow.”
MMCDC is a private, nonprofit company providing community,
business and housing development services in underserved markets of Minnesota. Its mission is to
increase quality of life for individuals and communities.
Estate planning
ALS Indian Wills Project shares information
Chris Allery, attorney and Mary
Shequen Smith, paralegal with the
Anishinabe Legal Services-Indian
Wills Project, will present information on the American Indian Probate
Reform Act (AIPRA) as well as other
estate planning options on Monday,
Oct. 8 at noon at the Pine Point ENP
site during the monthly MICOE
meeting, or Oct. 19 and Oct. 26 at the
White Earth RTC headquarters conference room from 11:30 a.m. until
1:30 p.m.
We will discuss the importance
of making a will as a result of
changes in the law effective in June
2006. As a result, it is now especially
important for tribal members to
make a will. For example, without a
will, trust allotment interests less
than 5 percent may be sold off dur-
ing the probate without the consent
of your heirs. Making a will avoids
this.
A will represents your choices
about who should receive your
property when you pass away. Your
will is confidential.
In addition to writing wills,
Chris and Mary can write Health
Care Directives and Powers of
Attorney. These documents determine who should act in your place,
if you no longer can handle your
own affairs.
This free service is made available by funding from the Indian
Land Tenure Foundation and the
Institute for Indian Estate Planning
(www.mdianwills.org).
For more information, call Mary
Shequen Smith at 1-800-422-1335.
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WE 2007 Fall Netting Season
Gill netting period:
- Gill nets may be set beginning Oct. 20 to Dec. 31, 2007.
Lakes open to gill netting:
Big Bass (Mahnomen County), Big Elbow, Gull, Ice Cracking, Island
(Mahnomen County), Little Bemidji, Many Point, McCraney, Net,
North Twin, Pike, Roy, Big Rush, Snider, Strawberry, South Twin,
and Tulaby.
Special Regulation gill netting period
Gill nets may be set beginning Nov. 3 to Dec. 9, 2007.
Lakes open to gill netting under Special Regulation
Many Point, Round, and White Earth.
Photo by Alfred Fox Jr.
Paige Busse, left, and Mercedes Gagnon took it upon themselves to clean up
garbage left behind around Big Bear Landing on Lower Rice Lake.
Rice Lake youth clean up garbage
By Alfred Fox Jr.
Chief, White Earth Conservation
On the Sept. 15 while on patrol, I
saw two bicycles parked at the flowing well located at Big Bear Landing
on Lower Rice Lake. There were two
young women, Paige Busse and
Mercedes Gagnon, standing there
with some garbage bags in their
hands. I approached and asked them
what they were doing. They were definitely angry about the garbage being
left behind by some of the people
using the landing. They had four
medium sized bags filled with
garbage, which included mostly juice
and pop bottles, sandwich baggies,
chip bags and various other snack
wrappers. These young ladies
showed me more maturity than the
persons responsible for the refuse
being left behind.
They asked if they could post a
sign expressing their concern for the
garbage being left on the landing and
I told them to make something up and
put it right on the pole at the launch
area so that everyone would see it on
their way onto the water.
I believe it's time for us to start
policing each other; this type of
behavior shouldn't be tolerated by
anyone of us. It isn't just a violation of
the Conservation Code but it shows
that some people just don't have a
conscience about littering. If you see
someone throwing garbage down,
remind them to pick it up. The
garbage was brought in, and it should
be taken out as well. The landings
should be left clean, because if we
don't pick it up, imagine what it will
look like in a few years.
Remember this land is here for us
to use, with respect to the ones that
passed it on to us and to take care of it
so we can continue to use it, and pass
it on to our future generations. If we
don't take care of it, who will? This
pertains to all the land, not just lakes.
These two young women should
be thanked and commended for their
commitment to keeping the landing
clean. We need more people with this
type of responsibility to set examples
for those that don't care if they leave
the garbage behind. They've demonstrated maturity beyond their years.
To the suspects in this matter,
shame on you for thinking that dropping a small wrapper or leaving a
pop/juice bottle on the ground doesn't mean anything. It must take too
much energy from you to put the
wrapper in your pocket, or the
pop/juice bottle in a small bag to
throw away later, than it takes to
throw it on the ground and forget
about it. Apparently you don't know
how long it takes for most garbage to
decompose.
Let's follow the example set by
these two youths and respect the land.
Remember some items can be recycled. Check with your local waste
management authority to find out if
they have recycling program.
On behalf of the Tribal
Conservation Officers; thanks go out
to Paige and Mercedes for a job well
done!
Special Regulation netting restrictions
- Gill nets must be checked at least once every 24 hours.
- Gill nets must be set such that both ends are in water less than 10
feet deep as measured from the lake bottom to the surface of the
water or ice.
- Gill net dimensions, general rules, location, markings and limits
are the same as below.
Note:
- Efforts to restore Lake Sturgeon in White Earth Lake and Round
Lake have included dam alterations to allow fish passage and the
stocking of fingerlings.
- Please measure and report the total length of any live Lake
Sturgeon caught in your net and return them to the lake.
- Please contact the White Earth Natural Resources Department at
(218) 573-3007 and report Sturgeon mortality.
Gill net dimensions:
1. Gill nets cannot exceed 200 feet in length.
2. Gill nets cannot exceed 6 feet in depth.
3. Mesh size cannot be less than 4 inch stretched (two inch bar).
General:
1. The sale of game fish is prohibited.
2. It is prohibited to posses or harvest Lake Sturgeon.
3. No more than 200 feet of gill net per tribal member.
4. It is prohibited to disturb, move, obstruct or interfere with any gill
net of any tribal member, unless that tribal member is present.
5. Gill nets must be checked at least once every 72 hours.
6. Tribal members must have in their possession a White Earth
Identification Card and a current Harvest Permit.
Location:
1. Gill nets must be set such that one end is in water less than 10 feet
deep, as measured from the lake bottom to surface of water or ice.
2. Gill nets shall not be placed in, or within 300 feet of a river channel, stream, inlet, or outlet of a lake.
3. Gill nets shall not be set within 50 feet of a previously set net.
Markings:
1. Gill nets must be clearly visible from the surface of the water or
ice and marked with a float, buoy, pole or flag at both ends.
2. The name and enrollment number of the tribal member must
appear or be attached to both ends of the gill net.
Limits:
1. No limit on the amount of tullibee, whitefish or rough fish.
2. Incidental game fish may be kept.
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Thompson’s Hunting Reserve
BIG GAME
HUNTING RESERVE
First of it’s kind in Minnesota!
Reservation
License #1
Located 16 miles north of Detroit
Lakes on the White Earth Reservation
Elk, Buffalo, Fallow Deer, Big Horn Sheep
Call Today: 218-375-3465
To Make Your Reservation
Ask about our special on Fallow Deer!
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center bets on smoke-free gaming
Many greater-Minnesota businesses are wary
of the state-wide smoking ban that took effect
Monday, Oct. 1. After watching contentious
municipal bans in the Twin Cities and hearing
complaints and predictions of reduced patronage,
restaurant and bar owners across the state are
wondering if the ban will mean shrinking revenues in already tight economic times. But at least
one Minnesota business has a different take.
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event Center
in Mahnomen, Minn., is eager to offer an expanded smoke-free environment. “This is part of a continual effort to provide for the comfort of our
guests, many of whom have expressed desire for
smoke-free gaming. We’re happy to give our customers what they want and do our part to ensure
a safe and healthy gaming experience,” explains
Shooting Star’s Director of Gaming Operations
Jack Fabre.
But what’s unique about Shooting Star’s
stance is that, unlike most businesses, it doesn’t
have to follow the ban. Owned and operated by
the White Earth Nation and located on tribal land,
the casino is exempt from the state-wide ban but
has already made its premier restaurant,
Reflections, and its award-winning poker room
smoke free along with its Event Center meeting
rooms and newly built full-service spa, Sereniitee.
The casino is also leading the way amongst
other Indian casinos in the state. Where some are
limiting non-smoking areas to restaurants and certain hotel rooms, Shooting Star has made the progressive move of designating its newest gaming
area – a 5,100-square-foot space filled with 262 of
the casino’s most in-demand slot machines and
replete with a full bar and separate entrance – as
smoke free.
Asked why the casino is voluntarily making
moves others would consider restrictive, Fabre
explains that the expansion of smoke-free gaming
is actually in the casino’s best interest. “We want
our players to be able to enjoy their experience
here, and we also want to give our employees a
safe workplace. Offering the option of a smoke-
free gaming and working environment is the best
way to provide for everyone.”
The move is also consistent with growing concern within the White Earth Nation regarding
public health on the reservation. “Our data show
that cigarette smoking is a factor in more deaths
among native people that any other single health
risk. And it’s also one of the most preventable. So
we are extremely pleased the casino administration has taken a leadership role on this issue,”
explains White Earth Manager of Community
Health Education LaRae Anderson.
This trend toward more health-conscious
gaming practices is not likely to end with Shooting
Star either. In recent years, the casino has conducted extensive surveys of its players to gauge
demand for various gaming policies. With many
reporting they prefer smoke-free gaming, Fabre
expresses what must soon be the thinking of many
gaming managers around the state: “If our guests
are asking for something we think is a good idea
anyway, of course we’re going to implement it.”
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Updated White Earth Public Tran
M&W
M&W
MINNEAPOLIS AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER
WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT PROGRAM
Offers employment and training services to American
Indians, Alaskan Natives, & Hawaiian Natives who are
unemployed, under-employed & low-income. We serve
71-counties (off-reservation boundaries) in rural & metropolitan areas of Minnesota.
WE PROVIDE:
**Assistance with GED test fees/completion award
**Assistance with tuition for short-term training
**Assistance with stipend for classroom training
**Work Experience (participants & employers)
**On-the-Job Training
**Job Search/Placement/Employment Incentives
**Supportive Services
M&W
Due to construction there will be a
temporary stop at Michael’s
Furniture and Flooring on 415
Washington Avenue in lieu of the
Depot. Michael’s Furniture is located in the Old Evans Grocery store,
or the old Amish Furniture Building.
To see if you’re eligible, call us toll free 1-800-486-8797 or
(612) 879-1710.
Please visit our website at www.maicnet.org or send us a
message at tcox@maicnet.org
WANTED!
Twenty (20) at-large delegates to White Earth
Constitutional Convention to be held
October 19 and 20, 2007,
Shooting Star Casino Event Center
Mahnomen, Minn
Please submit your name, address,
enrollment number, and a brief statement why
you want to serve as a delegate by Oct. 5,
2007. The deadline has been extended.
Send information to:
Erma J. Vizenor, Tribal Chairwoman
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
$10 Punchcards are available at:
M & W in White Earth
Greens in Ogema
Shooting Star Casino Gift Shop
White Earth Public Transit Office
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nsit schedule begins October 8 ~ check out new stops
Anishinaabeg Today
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Tribal council adopts White Earth Tribal
Land Access Permit for Non-Indians
The White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council recently passed a resolution adopting the White Earth Reservation Tribal Land
Access Permit for Non-Indians.
The following is an example of the per-
mit individuals must abide by and complete. The permit is available at the White
Earth Licensing Department located in the
RTC Center.
EFee: $100.00 (non-refundable)
Tribal Land Access Permit for Hunting
Non-Indian
This permit entitles: ____________________________________________________ access to
White Earth Tribal Land only to the location(s) listed below, when accompanied by a White
Earth Enrolled member during the period of ___________________, 20___ to
____________________, 20___. This permit is not transferable and must be in the possession of
the permittee while on Tribal Land.
Applicants Full Name: _______________________________________________________________
Last
First
Middle
Address: ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________D.O.B. ___/___/____
Activity (check one only): p Deer Hunting p Bear Hunting p Small Game p Leeching
Special Requirements: ______________________________________________________________
Location: County_____________________Township ___________________ Section(s)__________
Name of Tribal guide or person in hunting party:
___________________________________________________________________________________
Middle
Last
First
Address: __________________________________________________________________________
le
p
m
a
x
E
___________________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ____________________________________________________________________________
Signature: __________________________________________________________________________
Enrollment Number: ________________________________________________________________
Kent & Becky Estey
218-935-2864
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Licensing agent signature:
_________________________________________
White Earth Licensing
______________________
Date Issued
This Permit is non-transferable and must be presented upon request in order to be valid. It must
also be accompanied by appropriate Licensure and Identification. Licensing must notify White
Earth Conservation/Enforcement of permit and location.
Special Note: Limited 1 Tribal members per 5 permits for Deer Hunting
All deadlines for the
Anishinaabeg Today are strictly
enforced!
Please plan ahead
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for your newspaper?
Call (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1206
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Fox
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from Front Page
gram for kids and then there is, Diabetes Bingo
and Honor the Beat, games focused on education
and prevention of diabetes and cardiovascular
disease. Fox partnered with North Dakota State
University to conceive Native Dancer, a video
game that incorporates education, exercise and
native dancing to mitigate the effects of diabetes.
Fox has successfully negotiated for a podiatry
clinic, and collaborated with tribal leaders and the
Indian Health Services to ensure quality care and
services. The mobile podiatry clinic takes services to the people in the reservation community
who might otherwise go without this critical limb
saving care. In the last four years the work of the
mobile unit is credited with saving more than 20
limbs from amputation.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Community Health Leaders awards $1.25 million
each year to health leaders who have surmounted
personal and other obstacles to improve health
and health care at the community level. Fox and
other awardees for 2007 were honored at an event
on Oct. 3 in Washington, D.C.
"It is tremendously exciting to meet Monte
Fox and learn about his work," said Janice Ford
Griffin, Community Health Leaders director.
"Monte's work is an example of the many efforts
underway in communities throughout the nation
to take action to address their own problems by
creating new approaches and solutions, and
demanding changes in outdated systems and
institutions."
White Earth Community Center Under Construction
Apartments For Rent
FILL YOUR FRIDGE WHEN YOU
RENT FROM US. Receive a $100
grocery card with a signed 1 year
lease.
REGENCY APARTMENTS located
at 601 9'" ST SW IN FOSSTON HAS
OPENINGS FOR A 1 BR UNIT
LOCATED ON THE 1st” FLOOR
AND 2 BEDROOM UNITS. Rent
includes heat. Certain income
restrictions apply.
CALL FOR DETAILS. D. W. Jones
Management Inc at 1-800-810-2853
or 218-547-3307 ext: 124 or email
tanva@dwJonesmanagement.com.
Minnesota Relay System 1-800-6273529.
Equal Housing Opportunity.
Construction has begun on the White Earth Community Center located on the southeast corner of the powwow grounds in White Earth Village. The building will house a full-size gym, shower facilities, and a community meeting room. In addition to the building, new powwow grounds will be built. The two-phase project is expected to be completed in time for the annual celebration and powwow in mid-June 2008.
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Help support Quiz Bowl team
The Cirle of Life School Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl members have raffle boards available during the school year. A
raffle square cost is $1 per square. The money raised will
help the Quiz Bowl class host their Quiz Bowl Competition
on Feb. 1, 2008. The students are in charge of the boards.
In October, we will have two Halloween Goodie Bag
boards. One winner is selected by the students on each
board. The Halloween Goodie Bag is filled with bags of
candy, a bag of apples, makings for caramel apples, window
clings, spider web, pencils, plates, napkins, leaf bags, cups
and other miscellaneous items. The students will draw on
Friday, Oct. 26 around 1 p.m.
In November, we will have two Turkey Dinner Basket
boards. One winner is selected by the students on each
board. The Turkey Dinner Basket includes a turkey, bag of
potatoes, cranberry sauce, cans of vegetables, jello, one
pound of wild rice, stuffing making, gravy mix, pumpkin
pie makings, napkins and other miscellaneous items. The
students will draw on Monday, Nov. 19 around 1 p.m.
Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
Chairperson: Andrew Favorite
Vice Chairperson: Raymond Auginaush Sr.
Happy Birthday
to my lovely wife
Ashley Lerud
Love you alwayz!
Your husband,
Josh
Oct. 15
Members: William Englund, Alfred Fox Sr.,
Donna Fairbanks
RTC Liaison: Irene Auginaush
Happy Belated 22nd B-day
Richard Person
We all love
you & miss
you very
much!
Family,
friends from
White Earth
- Gram -
Oct. 1
Happy 3rd Birthday
Ayva Rose
Love
you!
Mom,
Dad,
& Sister
Sept. 14
Secretary: Ralph Goodman
Treasurer: Marvin Tibbetts, Sr.
Howah Ads
Happy Birthday
Emma Olson
We love
you!
Mom,
Dad,
&
Sisters
Happy 24th Birthday
Ashley Lerud
Love alwayz
Mom, Step Dad,
Sisters & Niece
Oct. 15
All submissions to
the Anishinaabeg
Today must be
legible!
Submissions that
cannot be read
will not be be
accepted.
Happy Golden
Birthday
Guess
Who?
Love,
Mom &
Family
Sept. 20
Birthday Ads
are $5 with a
picture or $4
without. All
payments must
be made in
advance.
Happy Belated Birthday
Courtney!
Love
Dad,
Mom,
and
Sisters
Help support advertisers who help support the newspaper
Anishinaabeg Today
Help Wanted
Dream Catcher Homes
in Ogema, MN is now taking applications for a fulltime on-site caretaker position. Applicants must be
willing to live at Dream Catcher Homes. This person
must be able to handle minor repairs, maintain lawn
care, snow removal, cleaning and painting units as
well as be accessible to residents and the main office.
Should have some office skills to enable communication with the main office, potential applicants, complete paper work, meet deadlines and coordinate
maintenance repairs with vendors. Send resume to
D. W. Jones Management, Inc. PO Box 340, Walker,
MN 56484 Attn: Dan or call 800-810-2853 x129 or
www.dwjonesmanagement.com. Minnesota Relay
System 711.
Equal Housing Opportunity, Equal Employment
Opportunity.
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Mahnomen County Sheriff’s to auction cars
The Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office
currently has 10 vehicles that will be sold to
the highest bidder.
The following vehicles are available for
bid:
1997 Lexus ES300
1997 Crown Victoria
1996 Pontiac Grand Prix
1981 Buick Regal
1987 Pontiac Grand Am
1995 Dodge Stratus
2001 Chevrolet Impala
1995 Olds Ciera
1998 Yamaha ATV
1995 Chevrolet Lumina
This will be a silent auction. The vehicles
sold will be on display Oct. 13-15 and available for bids on Oct. 15 between 8 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., on the east side of the Mahnomen
County Highway Department property
located at the junction of Highways 59 and
200.
Information regarding each vehicle will
be located on the windshield of the vehicle
being sold.
To place a bid simply write your name,
address, phone number and the amount you
are bidding. You may raise your bid as many
times as you wish until closing on Oct. 15 at
4:30 p.m. If there is more than one bidder
interested in purchasing a vehicle at 4:30
p.m. on Oct. 15, they will have a chance to
bid orally. The vehicle will be sold to the
highest bidder.
If you are awarded the bid, you will be
contacted on Oct. 16, in which you will have
three business days to pay for and remove
the vehicle from the County property.
If you have any questions please contact
Detective Jennifer Reimer at the Mahnomen
County Sheriffs Office at (218) 935-2255.
The Sheriff's Office has the right to reject
any and all bids.
Tribal Land Office advises leaseholders on payment options
Recently, the White Earth Tribal
Billing Department assumed the
duty of sending invoices to all tribal
members who hold leases on tribal
land. The Land Office sent notification to all lessees (leaseholders) of
this change, giving lessees the option
of remitting their lease payments to
the Tribal Billing Department or in
person in the Land Office.
In June 2007, Land Office staff
became aware of invoices sent by the
Department of Interior to lessees of
Tribal land on the White Earth
Reservation. As published in a June
2007 edition of the Anishinaabeg
Today in response to these invoices,
the Land Office advised lessees to do
the following:
v Make lease payments to the
Tribal Land Office or Billing
Department and
v remit the payment coupon
from the Department of Interior
invoice with no money enclosed
(mark $0.00 remitted) and a coupon
stating that lessee pays directly to the
White Earth Reservation.
It is very important that the payment coupon is returned to the
Department of Interior in this manner. If you are a leaseholder of tribal
land, please watch your mail for this
invoice. A sample of the Department
of Interior coupon is printed below,
along with a coupon created by the
Land Office that you can cut out and
remit with the Department of
Interior invoice.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the
White Earth Tribal Land Office at
(218) 983-3285.
Attention:
MINNESOTA AGENCY
Bureau of Indian Affairs
P.O. Box 90399
Prescott, Arizona 86309-9107
RE: Lease No.: _______________________________________
I have not enclosed a payment with this invoice because:
p I no longer hold a lease on this land.
p I make my payments directly to the White Earth Land Office
or the White Earth Billing Department.
Sincerely:
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
(please print your name and address)
Land Office coupon; send to the address above with payment coupon.
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Anishinaabeg Today
Pine Point Regular School Board Meeting Minutes
Pine Point Regular School Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 1, 2007 @ 5:00 p.m.
Pine Point School Staff Room
1.0 Roll call – Meeting called to order by
Chairman Edward Miller Sr. at 5:00 p.m.
Members present – Fawn Roth, Ronald
Butcher, Lyman Roberts, Edward Miller Sr.,
Mary Jo Basswood
Members absent – Sara Clark
Ex-officio – Jason Luksik, Principal
2.0 Recognition of Visitors – Bonnie Meeks,
Joan LaVoy
3.0 Approval/Amendment of Agenda –
Motion by Fawn Roth to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by Ronald
Butcher. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.0 Approval/Amendment of Minutes –
Motion by Ronald Butcher to approve the
June 4 & 18, 2007 minutes as presented, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor.
Motion carried.
5.0 Finance
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – Motion by
Ronald Butcher to approve the Treasurer’s
Report for June & July 2007 submitted by
Principal, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All
in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Payment of Bills – Motion by
Ronald Butcher to approve the payment of
bills for the month of June 2007 in the
Aug. 10
Maxine Joan DeCota
6 lbs., 15 oz.
Laura Ann Thompson
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Aug. 13
Henry Jerome Geray
6 lbs., 15 oz.
Leah and Steven Geray
Aug. 23
Raylyn Rose Peterson
6 lbs., 7 oz.
Nichole Barrett and Lance
Peterson
Aug. 24
Robert James Azure Jr.
6 lbs., 8.8 oz.
Teresa Dakota and
Robert Azure
Redwood Area Hospital
Aug. 29
Nathaniel Wayne Manzi
10 lbs., 6 oz.
Rachel Fain
amount of $167,399.68 for check #18371
through check #18584 and for the month of
July 2007 in the amount of $47,774.88 for
check #18585 through check #18634, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion
carried.
6.0 Unfinished Business
6.1 No unfinished business
7.0 New Business
7.1 Student Handbook 2007-2008 –
Motion by Lyman Roberts to table until next
board meeting, seconded by Fawn Roth. All
in favor. Motion carried.
7.2 Official Hiring of Long-term sub
– Motion by Mary Jo Basswood to officially
hire Jim Huesers for long term sub position,
seconded by Ronald Butcher. All in favor.
Motion carried.
7.3 F.Y.I. Items
v Success for the Future Grant – Discussion.
No action needed.
v Jason Luksik would like to thank Edward
Miller Sr., Pat Miller, and Theresa Loud for
help with the long-term sub interviews.
8.0 Adjournment – Motion by Fawn Roth to
adjourn the meeting at 5:50 p.m., seconded
by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion carried.
Sara Clark, Clerk & Treasurer
Birth Announcements
Aug. 30
Emma Laura Jean
Bellanger
7 lbs., 1 oz.
Tracie Bellanger-Brown
Sept. 2
Hope Kaitlyn Manning
9 lbs., 5 oz.
Jennifer and Cory Manning
Sept. 6
Ryan Dale Madigan Jr.
7 lbs., 10 oz.
Felecia Cellette
Sept. 11
Christopher Ray Kier Jr.
8 lbs., 5 oz.
Bobbi Smith and
Christopher Kier
Sept. 14
Marcus James Bellanger
9 lbs., 5 oz.
Patricia Barrett
Sept. 15
Elsieanna Fern Bellecourt
4 lbs., 13 oz.
Valerie Bellecourt
Sept. 17
Angel Ann Norcross
7 lbs., 10 oz.
Crystal Heinonen and
Brian Norcross
Sept. 18
David William Keen III
7 lbs., 1 oz.
Tasha Burrow
Sept. 18
Camron Joseph Dewey
7 lbs., 2 oz.
Nicole Norcross and
Matthew Dewey
Sept. 18
Lila Grace Berry
6 lbs., 6 oz.
Tara Libby and
Samuel Berry
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Coon Rapids, MN
Mahube Community Council, Inc. Head Start Program has
an opening for a part-time Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver
position to work in the Detroit Lakes area.
TITLE: Head Start Teacher Assistant/Bus Driver
SUPERVISOR: Head Start Center Teacher
QUALIFICATIONS: Must have one to three years experience working with families and young children. Prefer post
secondary training/education in early childhood development or CDA Credential. Must have or be willing to obtain
a Commercial Drivers License.
BASIC FUNCTION: Employed for twenty-eight (28) hours
per week for approximately forty (40) weeks. Will be
responsible for assisting in the operation of the Head Start
classroom including room environment, paperwork, and
early childhood programming. Must be available to transport children to/from Head Start. Must have the ability to
work effectively with young children, parents and Head
Start staff.
To Make Application, Contact:
Mahube Community Council, Inc.
1125 West River Road, P.O. Box 747
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
218-847-1385
e-mail: ahaugrud@mahube.org
Closing Date for Accepting Applications:
Thursday, October 11, 2007 - 4:30 p.m.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All non-paid articles submitted to the
Anishinaabeg Today will be run on a space
available basis.
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Attention Wisdom Steps members
By Lucille Silk
Wisdom Steps
BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
“FREE DELIVERY”
We have new requirements that
will be needed to become eligible for
Annual
Wisdom
Steps
the
Conference in June 2008.
1. You must have recorded the
first four items on your health card blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol, and weight by your doctor
or nurse.
2. You must turn in a "We Walk
Many Together" card and have at
least reached Tier 1, which is 46,000
steps. This is not a hard task, most of
you walk many more steps than that.
Naturally, we encourage each
person to do more than is required of
you, as we want to extend our lives
to get better and healthier.
There are incentives for the
Health Walk Program, so get out and
walk. Those of you in wheelchairs or
walkers can also meet Tier 1 of your
incentive plan. If you need more
information on how to count steps,
contact Len Wells at (218) 473-2747.
With the ever rising costs of
health care, we must take control of
our health, so join this wonderful
health prevention program and feel
great. Get your annual physical and
mark your card.
Complete your health card and
Chairwoman
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the
are seeking two part-time Youth Development Professionals to work 20
hours per week in the Rice Lake Unit. These individuals must possess
strong interpersonal skills and should have experience working with children. Applications can be picked up and dropped off at the Naytahwaush
Sports Complex, Rice Lake Community Center or at the Village Store in
Naytahwaush. If you have further questions about the position you can call
936-5637. The closing date for this position will be October 19, 2007.
from Page 5
Naytahwaush Area
Beverly Karsten, Health Education,
P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
(218) 983-3285 Ext. 1358
White Earth, Ogema, Detroit Lakes,
Callaway Areas
Sandra Revier, CHR, 25783 260th St.,
Callaway, MN 56521
(218) 983-6256
Congregate Housing
Jennie Mae Boswell, 36647 Co.
Highway 21, Waubun, MN 56589
(218) 983-3102
Rice Lake Area
Rose Anderson, 1589 Lambert Road,
Lengby, MN 56651
(218) 668-2728
All health walk cards are to be
turned in to Leonard Wells at 1115
Pleasant Avenue, Waubun, MN
56589 ~ (218) 473-2747
All elders are invited to exercise
at White Earth RTC each Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday at 9 a.m.
weekly. This will help meet your Tier
1 of the walk program.
from Page 2
guages.
Before healing and reconciliation
can take place, the causes of the
injustices, wounds, and pain, now
generational in Indian tribes, must
be known. The truth must be told,
acknowledged, and rectified. As a
Country, this has not happened yet.
The denial goes on. I understand
why United States voted against the
Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples.
The Declaration addresses both
individual and collective rights, cultural rights, rights to education,
health, employment, language, and
Nike
walk card early, the last date to turn
them in is April 30, 2008. Here are
the contact persons for your area:
Pine Point Area
John or Donna Buckanaga, 40719 La
Doux Rd., Ponsford, MN 56575
(218) 573-3104
programs. At $42.80 wholesale, it
represents less of a financial opportunity than a goodwill effort.
“The reason I like it is that, even
if there’s not a big Native American
market, it gives people the impression there is a constituency that
deserves attention,” said John
Dickson, a member of the executive
others. The Declaration expressly
encourages harmonious and cooperative relations between states
(“countries”) and indigenous peoples. It prohibits discrimination and
promotes participation.
While the Declaration is not
legally binding law upon states
(“countries”), it is a powerful instrument to politically pressure
Countries, such as United States, to
uphold the human rights of indigenous peoples. A moral indictment in
the court of world opinion is significant. Therefore, the Declaration is a
triumph for all of us.
council of the Native American
Leadership Alliance.
The company prides itself on
designing specifically for certain
athletes and having close ties to its
customers. Nike has been involved
with the tribal community for years,
supporting tribal athletic teams,
events and other social initiatives.
Anishinaabeg Today
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Scholarship
Real Estate
from Page 4
Application processing, awarding and
disbursement will continue in St. Paul at the
Office of Higher Education, she said, but
Gerhardson will travel extensively and will
have Bemidji office hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
on Tuesdays.
“Within the next few months, she will be
contacting tribal scholarship agencies and
other community groups to introduce herself and determine the best means of providing outreach services,” FitzGibbon said.
Aitken, who headed the Minnesota
Indian Scholarship Program in Bemidji
before it was closed, hailed the return of its
presence to northern Minnesota. Still, he
believes full duties should return to Bemidji,
which is the center of three major American
Indian reservations.
“Hopefully, a complete return of the program, as it once was will eventually happen,” Aitken said.
American Indian enrollment this year is
up at Bemidji State, he added, with more
than 180 students attending classes.
In August, awards were made to 485
recipients statewide, involving a total of $1.9
million in scholarships, FitzGibbon said.
Also, there are 243 student applicants on a
waiting list.
FitzGibbon, formerly assistant director
of financial aid at Brown College, has been
hired to administer the Minnesota Indian
Medal
from Page 9
Francisco and looked for him from one end
to the other. We even checked all the soldiers'
boots they had lined up on the dock," Irma
said.
She eventually located her brother at the
Presidio, a local Army Reserve Base.
Phillip Bisson and his mother Phoebe
Bisson came all the way from California to
see his uncle get his just reward.
'Today my father Adolph, Marcel's brother, would have been 90, so it's a day fit for
remembrance," said Phillip, who spent 12
years in the Navy as an air traffic controller.
A 20-year Army veteran himself, Bisson's
stepson Lance Bursch of Texas, said he has
been lucky enough to never see war.
"My step-dad never told me war stories,
nothing like that. He's a strong man and I'm
honored to know him," Bursch said.
During the ceremony, Richard Feustel
surprised Marcel with a container full of
black sand from Iwo Jima, gathered for him
by a Navy buddy, a pilot by the name of Ed
Zukowski.
"I know Marcel would like to go back to
Iwo Jima, so we brought part of it to him. It's
really deep black, like charcoal, fitting for
what the Marines endured there," Richard
said.
"I thank all of you," was all Marcel could
get out, a red Marine Corps cap angled
smartly atop his head.
Scholarship Program, Minnesota GI Bill and
ACHIEVE Scholarship programs now under
the jurisdiction of the Office of Higher
Education in St. Paul.
The Minnesota Indian Scholarship
Program celebrated its 50th anniversary in
2005 with a record of 75,000 students applying for scholarships over five decades, and
more than 31,000 receiving financial aid. The
scholarship pot grew from $5,000 the first
year to $1.9 million in recent years to help
nearly 1,000 students attend undergraduate,
law and medicine degree programs.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty had been reluctant to
send it back to Bemidji as he hadn’t seen the
move as saving the state money, even with
bills to do so authored by Republicans when
the GOP held the House.
BSU has offered space free to house the
program, but that proposal had opposition
as tribal officials which sponsor their own
tribal colleges didn’t want it to appear that
the scholarships were only for attending
BSU.
The selected location, while hosted by
BSU, is off campus and Gerhardson plans to
spend most of her time in the field.
Century 21
CALLAWAY HOME: Large very well cared for home. 1,752 sq. ft.
on main level includes 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, kitchen, dining area, rec
room with fireplace and possible office. Full basement, large deck,
and attached garage. Huge lot and a detached garage. Tons of pine
trees. Listed by Dick Carr. Call for an appointment. #15-3479
$120,500. Business: 218-847-9288, cell: 218-841-2238, Toll Free: 1888-847-9288
HUNTING LAND: 40 acres of hunting land surrounded by thousands
of acres of county land and only 1 mile from Tamarac Wildlife Refuge.
$69,500 #15-3492. For more information call Dick Carr - Office:
218-847-9288, Cell: 218-841-2238, Toll Free: 888-847-9288
BROWN LAKE LOT: About 175 ft. on the west side of the road, next
to lake and 500 ft. on the east side of the road. Owner says good
fishing. Lot all wooded. $44,900 #15-3495. For more information
call Ron Peterson - Office: 218-847-9288, Cell: 218-849-1173, Toll
Free: 888-847-9288.
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe this year
unanimously endorsed legislation to return
the office to Bemidji, as well as the Beltrami
County Board and other local jurisdictions.
"You're our hero, uncle," someone shouted above the rousing applause.
Jerry said despite significant losses in
life, Marcel is the kind of guy who keeps
going. He currently picks up cars for Badger
Auto Auction in Fond du Lac.
"He lost three wives to cancer and both
of his sons died, one in a car accident and
another during a mugging," Jerry said.
The Marine recruiter, standing off to the
side in his dress blues, said it's men like
Marcel who exemplify the words of the
Marine Corps creed Semper Fi, Latin for
Always Faithful.
“His stories gives me greater appreciation for what I do. I want carry on his legacy,” Garcia said. - The Reporter
For Rent: 2 BR House in Ponsford.
$425/month plus utilities.
Call Sherry at (218) 335-8582.
CALLAWAY CITY HOME: 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 3 year old home. Has
hardwood floors, central air and in-floor heat. Very nice. $121,000
#15-3502. For more information call Ron Peterson - Office:218-8479288, Cell: 218-849-1173, Toll Free: 888-847-9288.
Realty Executives Lake and Home Sale
40835 La doux Rd Ponsford, MN. Cozy home on Ice Cracking
Lake with 95' x 181' lot. 3 bedroom 2 bath home with walkout basement.This home sits on tribal lease land and you must be an enrolled
member of the White Earth Band to purchase home and take over
lease. $99,900. Contact: Gene May, 218-252-1799 (cell) Realty
Executives Lake and Home Sale, 708 S. Park Ave, Park Rapids, MN
56470
For Sale: 4 lots - 4-18 acres in size near Sand Ponderosa Acres
development. Call (218) 751-4335.
Women singers needed for handdrum gathering
The Lake Superior Area Women’s Handdrum
Gathering will be held Oct. 26-27 in Cloquet, Minn.
If you are a Native woman who sings, wants to
sing, or sings in a handdrum group, you all are
invited to the Lake Superior Area Women's
Handdrum Gathering. Projected activities include
voice work, singing, song sharing and of course, visiting. All ages are welcome.
If you will be traveling, rooms are available to
rent at the Cloquet Forestry Center or near-by Black
Bear Casino/Hotel. Cost of this workshop is free to
participants, but we do ask for an RSVP so we can
better plan the weekend's activities.
For more information and registration forms call
Lyz Jaakola at (218) 393-3528 (please leave message).
Sponsored by the Fond du Lac Area Women's
Handdrum Group and The American Indian
Community Housing Organization of Duluth.
Memorial Fest Correction!
The one-year Memorial Feast and Giveaway for
Jeremy Marth is Saturday, Oct. 6 at the OIC, 1845
East Franklin Avenue South, Minneapolis. It is not
at the American Indian Center. Please tell family
and friends, especially in the Twins Cities of the correction.
Job Opportunity
Stellher Human Services
Children’s Mental Health Services
Mahnomen School Home Interventionist
School-Based Interventionist (40 hrs/wk, 9 mos) at
Mahnomen Elementary School to provide student intervention services and mental health services, if qualified.
Minimum requirement is MN license in teaching or social
work. Masters degree in behavioral sciences or 2,000 hours
of supervised experience in mental health is desirable.
Stellher offers benefits & competitive salary.
Send letter
of interest and resume to Stellher Human Services, PO Box
430,
Bemidji,
MN
56619
or
e-mail
to
stellhermonica@yahoo.com. Job is open until filled.
Stellher Human Services
is an Affirmative Action/OEO Employer.
Shopaholic
must downsize or loose her unhappy home.
Largest sale of the year. Something for everyone.
Lots of mens and womens clothes 1-5X
Saturday, October 6 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.;
Lincoln Education Center, 204 East Willow
Street in Detroit Lakes
Classified Ads
Compact Discs, DVD & Stereo Systems - Audio, Video &
Musical Accessories. The Sound Shop, Detroit Lakes 1-800240-8901..
Wanted to buy: Leeches, blood suckers, snapping turtles,
painted/mud turtles, and snakes. Call Eric at (218) 758-2097
or 1-800-630-7654.
For Sale: 1993 Dodge Dakota Sport Pickup, V-6, automatic, cruise control, 171,000 miles, new tires, runs great!
$1,200 OBO. Call 204-0110.
Beadwork for sale: Bracelets, barrettes, ID holders, checkbook covers and more. Great anytime gifts for graduation,
give away’s, raffles, holidays. Call for more information:
(218) 935-5860, or for sample pictures e-mail me at
anishinaabecrafts@yahoo.com
Rummage Sale and Bake Sale: Mount Calvary Church
cross from Carsonville Fire Hall in Ponsford on Saturday,
Oct. 20 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Many items and old church pews
for sale. Contact (218) 573-3699.
Anishinaabeg Today
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White Earth Early Childhood Coalition ends
it’s second year with many accomplishments
The White Earth Child Care program is
proud of the final report submitted to West
Central Initiative by the determined and
hardworking local early childhood coalition.
The group of 32 parents, grandparents, community council members and program representatives has successfully completed all the
goals and objectives they set up for this funding year.
The McKnight foundation through West
Central Initiative chose the community of
White Earth as an early childhood community three years ago based on their collaborative work of early intervention and prevention. Their continued work has drawn
praise and support from the rest of the state
of Minnesota. White Earth was one of six
communities in the state selected for an article about promising community strategies
including a process of awarding points for
parents and child care providers who participate in children’s health and learning activities. The points can be redeemed at the
“Caring for Kids” store located in the elder’s
craft shop at the RTC building. Other projects the group has completed or continue to
work on include:
Sponsoring and co-sponsoring community
family activities
SOS, 21st Century After School programs, Child Care, Even Start, Head Start,
area churches, area schools, elders program,
Shooting Star Casino, community business,
community councils worked with the coalition to present events such as Celebrating our
Children Carnival and Concert, parent trainings on how media violence affects developing children, a series of school/community
workshops on bullying and respect, using the
read mobile to bring books, storytelling and
outreach services to children at child care.
Increase early childhood information to
Harstad
from Front Page
so that every child can succeed.”
During the ceremony, which included a
drum performance and choir performance,
Mulvenon presented Harstad with a certificate.
“I want to thank you all for this,”
Harstad.
“All the teachers at Circle of Life are
stars,” Vogt added.
Started in 2004, the American Stars of
Teaching is part of the U.S. Department of
Education’s Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative.
Tribal Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor said
that, as a reservation, “we are very, very
proud” to have Harstad named an American
State of Teaching. “This is a great honor.”
She said she has been in Washington,
D.C., to ask for money for Circle of Life facilities, and Harstad earning this award will
help show that positive things are coming
parents and child care providers
The coalition worked with White Earth
Home Health, the Indian Health Service dental clinic, child care providers, White Earth
and Mahube Head Start staff, Becker County
Home Health, Becker County Human
Services and St. Mary’s Regional Health
Clinic to bring a workshop to parents and
providers and staff about the importance of
good oral health.
The collaboration continues to bring
more preventative information and outreach
clinics. The Initiative provides information
to St Mary’s hospital for distribution to new
moms on child development and resources
available to them on the Reservation. The
coalition is a source for child development
and health information to child care
providers.
Increase early childhood mental health
resources
The Initiative spearheaded work with
Early Intervention, Indian Health Service,
Child Care, Even Start, Head Start and White
Heath Health Division to expand mental
health services to include more services for
children 0 to 5.
The White Earth Early Childhood
Initiative will be funded a third year and the
coalition has set it sights on making school
readiness a priority by bringing together
Child Care, Early Intervention, Even Start,
Head Start and K-12 school systems to work
on a seamless, user friendly process for children and parents.
The Coalition meets monthly at the RTC
building. The Initiative welcomes all who
want to attend and commit time to early
childhood, family and community. For more
information contact Mary Leff or Barb Fabre
at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1201 and 1407.
out of the school.
“Congratulations Wendy, congratulations Circle of Life School,” Vizenor said.
President George Bush and Congress
have provided $27 billion in federal funding
since 2002 to support teachers. One of
Bush’s new initiatives — the Teacher
Incentive Fund — was funded for the first
time in 2006 and is providing financial
incentives to teachers who improve student
achievement in high-poverty schools.
Another program supporting teachers is
permanent student loan forgiveness, up to
$17,500 for highly qualified math and science teachers who choose to serve lowincome communities.
“Today you helped Circle of Life shine,”
Vogt said to Harstad.
“My pleasure,” she replied. - DL-Online
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Obituaries
Mavis Roy
Mavis Roy, 67, Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of Naytahwaush, died June
11 of sudden cardiac arrest at Providence Alaska Medical Center in
Providence, Alaska.
Mavis Elaine Roy, the daughter of Louis A. and Mary (Oppegard) Roy,
was born Oct. 12, 1939, at White Earth. She grew up
and attended school at Naytahwaush and Mahnomen,
and graduated in 1957 from Mahnomen High School.
Mavis attended Haskell Institute in Lawrence, Kan.,
and later studied radiology at the University of
Minnesota in Minneapolis. Mavis, her husband, Brent
Cederstrom, and children, Elaine and Ericka, lived in
Minnesota and Illinois before moving to Alaska in 1973.
Mavis was employed at the Alaska Department of
Health and Social Services, living at Fairbanks, Juneau,
and Anchorage throughout her career. She continued
to live in Alaska since her retirement in July 1996. Mavis received an
Outstanding Achievement Award from Social Services for the superb foster
care she provided to those in her charge.
According to her family, her grandchildren were her greatest focus. She
also loved reading, traveling and maintaining relationships with her family
and friends. She was affiliated with St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in
Anchorage. Her love of God, family, friends and foster children was carried out in a Christ-like fashion. Her sacrificial actions, strength and stability made it easy to believe in a loving God. Mavis taught many about the
meaning and importance of family. She was greatly loved and will be
dearly missed.
Surviving Mavis are her two daughters and sons-in-law, Elaine and
Craig Niles, Anchorage, and Ericka and Greg Huston, Pittsburgh; one
granddaughter, Sara Rosevear and two grandsons, Dylan and Luke
Rosevear all of Anchorage; brother, Richard Roy, Minneapolis; sister, Lois
Harrold, St. Louis Park, Minn.; brother and sister-in-law, Martin and Pauline
Roy, Grand Rapids, Minn.; and sister and brother-in-law, Gladys and Butch
Gordon, Mahnomen, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Preceding her in death were her mother and father, Mary and Louis A.
Roy, and a niece, Tracy Roy Maki.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on June 15 at St. Patrick’s Church in
Anchorage.
A memorial service will take place in July 2008 at St. Anne’s Catholic
Church in Naytahwaush, followed by interment at St. Anne’s Catholic
Cemetery with arrangements entrusted to Anderson~Mattson Funeral
Home of Mahnomen. Online guest book: andersonmattson.com
and sister.
Funeral services for Lola were Sept. 28 at the Northern Lights Tabernacle
Church in Richwood.
Interment: Strawberry Lake Cemetery.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes.
Frank David Rock
Frank David Rock, 54, passed away Sept. 23 at the Kindred Hospital in
Seattle, Wash.
He was born Oct. 18, 1952, in White Earth to Francis and Frances (Jones)
Rock. Frank was a resident of the Upper Skagit Tribe near Sedro-Woolley,
Wash., for the past 23 years and formally resided in White Earth. Frank
served with the U.S. Marines from 1974 to 1976 during the Vietnam era. He
owned and operated an Indian arts and crafts business and also worked as
a foreman for the Cedar Wood Box and Woodshop at the Upper Skagit Tribe.
He also worked for Jack Bowen for 15 years as a fish buyer. Frank was a
member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, the American Indian Movement
Organization, and the First Nations Revival Center in Marysville, Wash. He
played basketball in various Indian tournaments and played softball for the
Upper Skagit Tribe.
Frank is survived by his wife, Marilyn Rock; his daughters: Amy Jo and
Paula Rock, and a step-daughter, Su Anna Luna all of Sedro-Woolley. Five
grandchildren: Merleta Hendrix, Johnny Hendrix, David JM Rock, Alexus
Hendrix, and Alija Rock all of Sedro-Woolley; his mother, Frances Rock of
Minneapolis; three brothers: Sam, Francis Jr., and William Rock all of
Minneapolis; five sisters: Mabel Bellanger of Ponsford, and Stephanie Rock,
Paulette Rock, Pamela Riveria, and Teresa Rock all of Minneapolis; numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Sept. 29 at the Upper Skagit Tribal
Gymnasium, Sedro-Woolley with Rev. Merle Williams Sr. of Merle Williams
Ministries Inc., of Marysville officiating.
Interment: Hamilton Indian Cemetery.
Military Honors: Provided by the Inter-Tribal Veterans Groups and the
Marine Corps League.
Arrangements: Lemley Chapel of Sedro-Woolley.
Online guestbook: www.lemlevchapel.com
Do The Crime ~ Do The Time
Lola M. Dodd
Lola M. Dodd, 54, of rural Ogema, died peacefully on Sept. 25, surrounded by her loving family and under care of Hospice of the Red River
Valley.
Lola Marie Libby was born April 28, 1953, in White Earth Township to
Thelma Ozetta (Thompson) and William Joseph Libby.
On April 15, 1972, she married Ross Thomas Dodd in
Detroit Lakes. Lola attended college at Moorhead State
University and graduated in 1991 with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Elementary Education. She taught
2nd grade at Circle of Life Elementary School in White
Earth and Pine Point School in Ponsford.
Lola will be remembered and missed by her husband of 35 years, Ross Dodd of rural Ogema, her six
children: Jenise Skramstad of Ogema, Mary Donner of
Ogema, Ross Dodd Jr. of Appleton, Minn., Heather
Dodd of Moorhead, and Holly Dodd and Mathew
Dodd also of Ogema. She is also survived by eight grandchildren: Brandi,
Kylie, Heidi, Brianna, Haley, Caleb, Anna, and Carson; three sisters and
seven brothers. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother
Submitted photo
This float in the Ogema Centennial Days parade was given credit to the
White Earth Tribal Police Department in the Sept. 12 Anishinaabeg Today.
The float was built and sponsored by FASD and White Earth Chemical
Dependency
Anishinaabeg Today
Obituaries
Mary Rose Turner
Mary Rose Turner, 84, of Mahnomen, died Aug. 30 in her home.
Mary Rose was born Feb. 26, 1923, in Naytahwaush to James W. and
Annie (Armstrong) Johnson. Growing up, she lived at Perch Lake, near
Big Rice Lake and attended school in Naytahwaush. As a young lady,
Mary Rose worked in Hibbing, Minn., and Fargo. On
May 1, 1948, her son, T.J. was born.
Mary Rose was united in marriage on Jan. 31, 1951,
to Edward “Sam” Turner Sr. They made their home in
Naytahwaush, where she worked as a cook at the
Naytahwaush School. Sam died in 1977 and Mary
Rose continued to make her home in Naytahwaush.
After working as a home health aide for many years,
she retired in the early 1980s. In September 2005, Mary
Rose moved to Valley View Commons in Mahnomen,
where she made new friends, shared recipes and
enjoyed the Bingo games.
Mary Rose was a very traditional person who knew and lived the old
ways of her Indian culture. She was a caring, sharing, loving individual
and devout Catholic. She was also an avid baseball and football fan. Mary
Rose enjoyed putting puzzles together, cooking, baking bread and was
always looking for new recipes. She made the best beans you’ve ever had.
She is survived by her step-son, Edward “Sandy” Turner Jr. and his
wife, Beverly, of Naytahwaush, a special niece, Cheryl Menard of
Hinckley, Minn., and her best friend, Loretta Ross, of Little Falls, Minn., and
many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mary Rose was preceded in death by her son, Truman “TJ” Johnson;
her husband, Sam Turner; two brothers: Truman Johnson and Joseph
Johnson; and one sister, Ida Foss.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Sept. 3 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church
in Naytahwaush with Father Bob Leising, O.M.I. presiding.
Interment: St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery, Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson ~ Mattson Funeral Home, Mahnomen and
Winger.
Online at www.andersonmattson.com
Betsy Bisek
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Betsy Bisek, 47, of Mahnomen, died Aug. 31 in her home.
Betsy Kathryn (Soroko) Bisek, the youngest of the four children to Frank
and Mary (Schraa) Soroko, was born Oct. 12, 1959, in Minneapolis, where she
was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. She attended St. Thomas
Elementary School in Minneapolis and high school at Holy Angles Academy,
where she graduated with honors. She then attended the University of
Minnesota- Morris, later graduating, with distinction, from the University of
Minnesota - Twin Cities in 1982, with a B.S. in Physical Therapy. Betsy and
Ray Bisek were united in marriage on July 10, 1982, at St. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church in Minneapolis. Born to Ray and Betsy were four children:
Nicholas Jesse, Monica Kathryn, Peter Thomas, and Patricia Marie, to whom
she generously gave her love. She passed into eternal life, at home, surrounded by her family.
Betsy was a physical therapist in the Twin Cities and since moving to
Mahnomen, had continued her vocation, working for the Mahnomen Health
Center, Board of Social Ministry, Bridge Rehab, and White Earth Clinic.
Betsy’s many patients were dear to her heart.
She valued being an active member of St. Michael’s Catholic Community
of faith where she served on the School Board, St. Michael’s PTA, Life Teen,
Choir, and Catholic Daughters. She was also involved in her community
through WOT, PCN, Red River Valley Emerging Leaders, and 4-H. She
received joy from seeing children have fun, through Halloween carnivals,
Easter egg hunts and various 4-H activities. Betsy’s hobbies were many,
including staying fit by walking, cross-country skiing and in the earlier years,
swimming. She loved to read and had interests in alternative medicine,
quilting, sewing, music, and attending her children’s activities. She had a talent for outstanding Christmas letters, creative Halloween costumes and memorable parties. She enjoyed many vacations with her family and/or friends,
particularly the winter escapes. She was a dear friend to many and a genuine
caregiver to her patients, but mostly a loving wife and supportive mother,
encouraging her children to develop their own talents and interests.
Surviving is her husband, Ray, Mahnomen; her two sons: Nicholas, Ann
Arbor, Mich., and Peter, University of Minnesota; her two daughters: Monica,
Winger, and Tricia, at home; three siblings, Mark Soroko, Orlando, Fla., Dana
(Marge) Soroko, Topeka, Kansas, and Susan (Dr. Joseph) Mayo, Yorba Linda,
Calif.; mother-in-law, Pat Bisek; uncles and aunts, Bob Schraa, Germaine
Floyd, John Soroko, and Mike and Julie Soroko; numerous nephews and
nieces, cousins, brothers and sisters-in-law, and many dear friends. She was
preceded in death by her parents, nieces, Laura Soroko and Tonya Holl, brothers-in-law, Joe Bisek and Patrick Bisek.
Mass of Christian Burial was held on Sept. 4 at St. Michael’s Catholic
Church in Mahnomen, with Fr. Rick Lambert presiding. St. Michael’s Choir
accompanied by Gina Worms, provided special music.
Interment: St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery, Mahnomen.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
David E. “Hopsing” Durant
David E. “Hopsing” Durant, 52, of White Earth, died Sept. 9 at MeritCare
Hospital in Fargo.
David E. “Hopsing” Durant was born March 26, 1955, in White Earth to
Lawrence and Victoria (Jackson) Durant. He was a life-time resident of White
Earth and had also lived in Mahnomen and Moorhead.
David, also known as “Hoppy” had worked as a carpenter and at other odd jobs. He was always willing to help
others when help was needed. David enjoyed spending
time with family and friends. He loved going to the casino.
David is survived by two sisters: Sharon Durant of
White Earth, Mary Ellis of Gibbing, Minn.; two daughters: Cheyenne and Mary Many Penny of White Earth;
one grandson, Jarred Whitener of White Earth; three
aunts, Rose Weaver and Irene Keezer of White Earth,
Joyce Korte of Mahnomen; many special nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; one sister; and one granddaughter, Haley Smith.
The funeral service was held Sept. 13 at St. Columba Episcopal Church in
White Earth with Mother Lisa Smith officiating.
Interment: St. Columba Episcopal Cemetery, White Earth.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Melvin Bonga
Melvin Bonga, 69, of Red Lake, formally of Detroit Lakes, died on Sept. 9
at Jourdian Perpich Nursing Home in Red Lake.
Melvin was born on Aug. 16, 1937, in Ponsford to John and Mary
(Wadena) Bonga. As a child, Melvin was raised in Ponsford and in his
teenage years moved to the Twin Cities. He worked construction until 1993,
when he was injured in a construction related accident. Since then Melvin has
lived in various nursing homes, and for the last six years, Jourdian Perpich
Nursing Home in Red Lake.
Melvin is survived by his son, Dario of Stillwater, Minn.; his sister, Verna
Basswood, Mahnomen; a brother, Ernest of Shakopee, Minn.; and one grandson, Michael.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Sept. 13 at St. Theodore’s Catholic
Church in Ponsford.
Interment: St. Theodore's Catholic Cemetery, Ponsford.
Arrangements: Anderson ~ Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and
Winger.
Those wishing to place an obituary in the newspaper can fax to
(218) 983-3641 or mail to: Anishinaabeg Today, P.O. Box 418,
White Earth, MN 56591. All obituaries are free of charge.
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