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Anishinaabeg Today
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Vol. 15, No. 5
White Earth, Minn.
White Earth Rez well represented
at B&G Clubs Legislative Breakfast
Photos by Dennis Quiggle
INSIDE THIS EDITION
Page 3 - Want to quit smoking?
Page 7 - Tribal canoe drawing
Postal Customer
Page 10 - Annual Cookoff contest
ECRWSS
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Parade Kicks Off Families First Week
The annual
Families First
Week parade
was held on
Monday, May 3 in
White Earth
Village. Despite
the cold and
windy weather,
more than 15
organizations
participated. For
more information
on Families First
Week events call
a member of
your Community
Council.
Top: District II Rep. Terry Tibbetts
and District I Rep. Irene
Auginaush presented Tamara
Porter with a Pendleton blanket.
She was selected as Youth of the
Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of
the WE Reservation and competed against other Boys & Girls
Clubs Youth of the Year winners
throughout Minnesota. The competition was held in St. Paul on
April 26. Right: Auginaush was
asked to present the opening at
the event and talked about what
the Boys & Girls Clubs do for
youth on the reservation.
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Page 16 - Sec/Treasurer candidates
Page 17 - District I candidates
Page 18 - District II candidates
Page 19 - 142nd WE Pow Wow
Page 21 - Enrollees farm is buzzing
Photos by Maya
Weaver-Warren
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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
News From Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor
White Earth 2010 election is almost here. I have not
officially endorsed a candidate. Here are the reasons why.
For six years, as your Tribal Chairwoman, I have made
stability, unity, and healing within our tribe the highest priorities of my administration. To be a dividing force by publicly endorsing a particular candidate would be totally contrary to everything that I have worked for to stabilize and
unite our tribal government. I will continue to do my best to
work with whoever is elected.
Everywhere I go people tell me that White Earth is one
of the most progressive tribes. They ask, “How do you do
it?” My reply is, “Stability and good, hard working employees. Our tribal council works together.”
No place is perfect. No tribal council is perfect. Not
one of us is a miracle worker. Only by cooperation, honesty,
and consensus (give and take) has your tribal council made
the progressive strides at White Earth the past six years. I
pray for the spirit of cooperation to continue for the benefit
of the tribe as a whole.
The State DFL Convention was held in Duluth on April
23-24. Lorna LaGue, Burny Tibbetts and I were there from
White Earth with 1,300 other delegates and super delegates.
The endorsement of candidate for governor lasted until near
midnight on Saturday.
I addressed the DFL Convention for two necessary
reforms: First, the 11 sovereign tribes in Minnesota must
have government status either by law or state constitutional
amendment. As I work in St. Paul for funds, programs, services, and economic development, there is barrier after barrier because tribes do not have government status.
Government to government talk does not work in practice. I will spearhead this change that should have done
long, long ago.
Second, there must be parity within the DFL party for
super delegates. Tribal chairs are super delegates who must
go through a process to participate at State Convention;
Future Issues
May 26
June 2
June 30
July 7
July 28
August 4
August 25
September 1
Deadline and Issue dates subject to change
other super delegates are automatic to State Convention. I
believe this is wrong and said so at State Convention. Thank
you to Rep. Kent Eken, Senator Rod Skoe and two-thirds of
the Convention delegates who supported me.
Recently, I received notice that Senate Indian Affairs
member Al Franken and Chairman Byron Dorgan will hold
a hearing on education/schools, health care and public safety at White Earth on June 1. I have made this request. More
details will follow.
On May 14, I will give the commencement address at
Minnesota State University, Moorhead and later that evening
will give the commencement address at University of
Minnesota School of Agriculture in St. Paul. White Earth
has a strong partnership with both universities.
From Secretary-Treasurer
Bud Heisler
As you have heard by now I am not seeking reelection for White Earth Secretary/Treasurer. Over the
past eight years we have made many accomplishments
in bringing financial accountability and stability to our
Nation. The new person elected to the position of
Secretary/Treasurer will be responsible to ensure we are
able to maintain this financial responsibility.
With this thought in mind, I and District III
Representative Gus Bevins are wholeheartedly endorsing Robert Durant for Secretary-Treasurer in the 2010
General Election.
We feel that Robert will provide continuity and
integrity to help keep this government running in the
right direction. We also ask that you help support
Robert with your vote on June 8.
What is supervised visitation, how does it work?
By Tanya
White Earth DOVE Program
Editor
The White Earth Dove Program is now providing
Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange services to families with incidents of domestic violence, sexual assault, or
child abuse. Even after separating from an abusive partner,
victims still experience ongoing threats and acts of violence
that are usually stemmed from issues with joint children.
Offenders typically use visitation arrangements as an
opportunity to inflict more abuse or violence onto their partners. It is ideal for any person who has experienced any type
of abuse to seek supervised visitation and/or safe exchange
services. So what is the difference between supervised visitation and safe exchange?
Supervised visitation is when the non-custodial parent
has contact or parenting time with their child in the presence
of a neutral third party. The neutral third party is present to
observe the parenting time and to ensure the child’s safety.
Safe exchange occurs when the custodial parent brings the
child to the visitation center and visitation staff will escort
the child to the non-custodial parent who is waiting in a different area. The parents have absolutely no contact with
each other during the exchange. Safe exchange typically
occurs when non-custodial parents have parenting time that
doesn’t have to be supervised and the times are usually 24
hours or more.
It is important for children to have a healthy relationship
with both parents. Both parents need to remember that when
using supervised visitation and safe exchange services. It is
the responsibility of both parents to follow the policies of the
visitation center to ensure the child has a safe and positive
experience during the visit. Children are often caught of the
middle of the abuse and are traumatically affected by it. If
you are a visiting parent, here are some tips to follow to
ensure your parenting time is successful.
• Keep to the scheduled visits, cancel for emergencies
only.
• Make sure you arrive on time to your scheduled visit.
• Use your scheduled time to focus on your child. Don’t
ask questions about the other parent or bring up topics
regarding legal issues.
• Have a plan for what you want to do during your visit.
Bring games, books, or activities that you would like to do
with your child during your visit.
• Never make a promise to your child that you cannot
keep.
• Do not make negative comments about the other parent or the visitation center.
• Follow the policies of the visitation center and be
respectful.
• Enjoy your parenting time with your child!
Keep in mind that the visitation center is a neutral place.
The center’s number one priority is to ensure the safety of
the child and custodial parent. The center has certain policies and procedures in place to ensure safety and security for
families utilizing their services. If you are a custodial parent
using visitation or safe exchange services, here are some
helpful tips for you to follow.
•Keep to the scheduled visits, cancel for emergencies
only. If an emergency occurs, be willing to reschedule a
visit.
• Arrive on time to your scheduled visit or exchange.
• Let your child know about the visit in advance and
help them prepare. It helps for younger children to mark the
visit on the calendar.
• Have a positive attitude toward the visit; demonstrate
to your child that you want them to have the visit with the
See Visitation Page 27
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Thinking about quitting smoking?
By Darcy Simonson
Certified Hypnotherapist
Naturally, you want to stop smoking. You know
you’d feel better, and think of the money you would
save, but you may not think that is possible for you
to quit. That's where I come in. My name is Darcy
Simonson, and I’m a Certified Hypnotherapist. It is
my goal to guide you into making healthier choices
and end your struggles with cigarettes; I want to help
you become a happy non-smoker without weight
gain, without a sense of loss, without stress.
A few things you might want to know about
hypnosis:
1) You are always conscious during the session.
Hypnosis will not render you unconscious, but will
open your unconscious mind for positive change.
2) You will absolutely never accept suggestions that
you don’t want to accept.
3) You will feel a profound and lasting sense of peace
during and after hypnosis.
4) I will never ask you to do anything that is embarrassing, or to reveal anything you don’t wish to
reveal.
5) Hypnosis is a natural state of being you slip in and
out of many times daily. I will simply guide you to
use this state to make positive change.
Smoking Cessation/Stress reduction CD’s are
available at 50 percent off (only $15) to session participants. Listen as often as you’d like.
When you began smoking, your subconscious
mind “tricked” you into believing that you get pleasure from smoking. Think back to the first time you
smoked. You coughed…your eyes watered…you got
light headed and felt sick to the stomach.
Where did the pleasure come from?
In the beginning we did it for social acceptance,
or to behave more adult-like if smokers were our role
models, or for other reasons. Once you accepted the
fact that you were a smoker it was internalized, it
became a habit and the rest is history!
Can I help you? I believe I can…
When: May 17
Where: Shooting Star Casino Event Center
First session: 10-11 a.m
Second session: 5-6 p.m
To pre-register call Gina Boudreau, White Earth
Tobacco Prevention at 218-983-3286 Ext 1357, or
fax your name, contact information, and which session you will be attending to 218-983-3984 or e-mail
to ginamb@whiteearth.com
Rice Lake
12th Annual Memorial Walk
10th Annual Memorial Pow-Wow
(May 30-31, 2010)
Rice Lake Pow-Wow Grounds
Sunday, May 30
Potluck Picnic @ 4 p.m.
Grand Entry @ 7 p.m.
Monday, May 31
Memorial Walk @ 9 a.m.
(Starting at Roy Lake)
Feast @ Noon
Grand Entry @ 1:30 p.m.
Snack Lunch @ 5 p.m.
Grand Entry @ 7 p.m.
For more information call:
George Auginaush @ 218-694-2795,
Jim Hvezda @ 694-3539, Lori Fairbanks @ 694-5006,
Michelle Frederick @ 694-3564 or Rene Auginuash
@ 204-1234
 Only first 5 drums will be paid!
Be part of birthing the Native Alive Campaign
The Native Alive Campaign is gaining ground in
getting our crisis team up and running. Monthly
meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month
at the Shooting Star Casino. A light lunch is provided at 8 a.m. and the meeting runs from 8:30-10 a.m.
What is the Native Alive Campaign you may
ask? To sum it up our Mission is: to create a community full of hope within the White Earth
Reservation; offering dedicated support and assistance to those in need of strength and encouragement. To empower, support and educate community
members with the ultimate goal of reducing suicide
and depression and increasing the quality of life for
all who live here.
A brief history of how this team of individuals
combined to initiate the building of Native Alive: In
January 2010, the Native Alive Campaign sponsored
the Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) community retreat. GONA was designed to provide
structure to help our communities address the effects
of substance abuse, depression, and suicide.
Community healing from cultural and historical trauma was a central theme of the GONA. This included
an understanding and healing of self, family, and
community. Also, the retreat focused not only on
 Camping space available!
 Security Provided
substance abuse and depression/suicide, but the
many underlying issues which may lead to individuals, families, and communities being at risk for
addictions and self-destructive behaviors.
Since the GONA retreat, a group of interested
individuals has been meeting monthly to continue
the process of moving forward with our goals. We
are currently working on setting up a crisis hotline
which can be utilized by anyone. To accomplish this
goal, we are in need of additional volunteers from
our communities. We need people that are willing to
participate in any way. Some of these ways could
include answering the hotline phone, being a part of
the media campaign, being a part of a debriefing
group, fundraising, or being a supportive person who
is willing to give their input and expertise in any of
the areas.
If you are unable to attend the next meeting but
would like to volunteer or participate in some way,
please log on to our website at www.nativealivecampaign.com and register under the Volunteer tab.
Stop in and visit to see what the Native Alive
Campaign is about!
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) --- U.S. Senator Byron
Dorgan (D-ND), Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs
Committee, has introduced legislation that would eliminate
the long delays that often hold up housing and community
facility projects in Indian Country.
The lack of adequate housing is a significant problem
on many Indian reservations, but current law which
requires the Department of the Interior to approve every
long-term lease for lands on which housing and community facilities projects would be built causes significant
delays to these projects moving forward. Approval is
required to ensure that the land, which is held in trust, is
Not responsible for accidents, injuries, thefts,
or short-funded travelers.
NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL ALLOWED
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
protected even if the house or other facility is subject to
foreclosure.
For Indians obtaining Department of Interior approval
can take as long as two years, a delay which makes it difficult, if not impossible, for potential Indian homeowners and
tribes to obtain mortgages and other financing for the projects. This bill would eliminate that delay.
Dorgan’s legislation would streamline the Department
of Interior’s approval process by empowering tribes to
develop their own regulations for long term leases. Interior
would still review and approve the tribes regulations, but
once approved, the tribes could approve long term leases on
Call Today: 218-375-3465
To Make Your Reservation
their own, as long as the leases comply with the regulations
they developed.
“One of the most urgent needs in Indian Country is
adequate housing,” Dorgan said. “This legislation provides
a way to eliminate needless delays in meeting that urgent
need, while still protecting land held in trust.”
The bill is known as the Helping Expedite and
Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership (HEARTH)
Act of 2010. Joining Dorgan as original co-sponsors in
offering the legislation are Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD),
Tom Udall (D-NM) and John Tester (D-MT).
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Bois Fortes Kevin Leecy elected vice chair
of the National Indian Gaming Association
Submitted photo
Mahnomen County Emergency Management Director Brad
Athmann was honored during a recent conference in St. Paul.
Athmann recognized for advancing
Mahomen Countys EM program
Mahnomen County Emergency Management Director Brad
Athmann was honored during the Governor’s Homeland Security and
Emergency Management (HSEM) Conference held March 15-18 in St.
Paul.
The Homeland Security and Emergency Management Awards of
Excellence are given to individuals and organizations that exemplify
the purpose of emergency management: to prepare for, respond to, and
recover from disasters.
Categories for these awards are dependent on events or actions that
occurred during the previous year and may change from year to year.
Nominations are submitted by HSEM staff and recipients are chosen by
HSEM Management.
The awards were presented in the following categories:
• Outstanding Volunteer
• Outstanding Emergency Manager
• Outstanding Private Partner
• Outstanding Program Advancement
• Outstanding Partnership
Athman was presented the award for Outstanding Program
Advancement. Over the past three years Athmann has taken
Mahnomen County’s EM program from barely meeting basic requirements to one that exemplifies a quality, engaged program that seeks to
meet the preparedness goals of all disciplines and the White Earth
Tribal Community.
An important first step was establishment of a local emergency
planning committee that includes public health to meet the needs of
multiple disciplines. They have developed and implemented a longrange plan to meet the training and exercise needs of all disciplines.
Large scale public preparedness efforts have been implemented
throughout the County and tribal communities.
Several events over the past year have tested the plans and personnel of this small county including: a hostage situation with an officer
severely injured, flooding, search and rescue missions, hazardous materials and an influenza outbreak. These achievements in program
advancement have been accomplished by a part-time emergency manager with a small budget.
Attention
Existing Home Owners!
Enrollees living on the White Earth Reservation in
need of a new well, septic tank or drain field should
contact White Earth Public Works at 218-983-3202
for an application for these services.
TOWER, Minn. – Kevin Leecy, chairman of the
Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians, has been reelected vice chair of the National Indian Gaming
Association. Leecy, who has served as NIGA’s vice
chair since 2006, will continue working with tribes
around in the country to develop policies on issues
that affect Indian Country.
“Indian gaming has laid an excellent foundation
for native communities to succeed,” Leecy said.
“Having more consistent revenue streams has
allowed us to improve the infrastructure, programs
and services that our people require. Because of
NIGA and organizations like it, the tools are in place
so Indian people can build they kind of futures they
want.”
Leecy said that his priorities for his next term as
NIGA vice chair include collaborating with tribes to
improve economic development and diversification
in their home and surrounding communities and
helping tribes strengthen gaming self-regulation.
Leecy, who has served as Bois Forte’s elected
leader since 2004, has been an ardent spokesperson
for Indian gaming.
“Our resorts and casinos are job generators and
economic boosters for both tribes and the rural communities where many resort casinos are located. Our
gaming businesses are a win-win for tribes and their
neighbors.”
The 1st Ray Pemberton Scholarship Golf
Tournament will be held Sunday, May 15 at Sandtrap
Gold Course in Cass Lake.
Pemberton, a long time employee of the Leech
Lake Band of Ojibwe, passed away suddenly at age
35 in January.
He was an avid golfer and still holds the course
record at the Sandtrap Golf Course.
The 3-person best ball tournament will begin
with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.
The tournament is limited to the first 22 teams.
The cost is $60 per person. Hole sponsorship opportunities are available for businesses and individuals.
Payouts will be given in three flights.
About the National Indian Gaming Association
The non-profit National Indian Gaming
Association (NIGA) was established in 1985 to protect and preserve the general welfare of tribes striving for self-sufficiency through gaming enterprises in
Indian Country. To advance the lives of Indian people economically, socially and politically, NIGA
operates as a clearinghouse and educational, legislative and public policy resource for tribes, policymakers and the public on Indian gaming issues and tribal
community development.
To register or for more information contact Joe
Wind at 218-339-2004 or Tig Pemberton at 218-3356575.
Naytahwaush Youth Help Clean Up Community
Submitted photo
On April 24, 28 youth from the Naytahwaush community picked up litter in honor of Earth Day 2010.
They filled 112 bags of garbage! The youth pictured are members of the Naytahwaush Boys & Girls
Club and the older youth are in the Intro to Green Technology project. They all worked very hard
and are highly commended for volunteering their time and enthusiasm. A lunch was served to all of
the hard workers. A special thank you goes out to the youth, the Naytahwaush Community Council
members, Deanne Fox, Mojo Townsend, and Susie Ballot, Terry Tibbetts and Brad Fairbanks- IHS
for their donations, Randy Scott, Dawn Kier-Natural Resources, and Boys & Girls Club staff for
making this event a success.
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Rez Briefs
By Amy
White Earth DOVEProgram
“There is no difference between being raped and
going head first through a windshield except that
afterward, you are afraid not of cars but of half the
human population,” said Marge Piercy.
In the United States 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33
men reported experiencing an attempted or completed rape at some time in their lives. These numbers
underestimate the problem. Most cases are not
reported because victims are afraid to tell law
enforcement, friends, or family about the abuse.
Sexual violence is a significant problem in the
United States. Among high school students surveyed
nationwide, about 8 percent reported having been
forced to have sex. Females (11 percent) were more
likely to report having been forced to have sex than
males (4 percent). Victims also think their stories of
abuse will not be believed and that police will not
help them. They may be ashamed or embarrassed.
Victims may also keep quiet because they have been
threatened with further harm if they tell anyone.
An important fact to keep in mind is that only 16
percent of rapes are ever reported to the police. Only
12 percent are reported within the first 24 hours.
In the United States the definition of sexual
assault varies widely between the individual states.
The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network
(RAINN) defines sexual assault as the following:
Unwanted sexual contact that may stop short of
rape or attempted rape. This includes sexual touching and fondling. Perpetrators include, but are not
limited to, strangers, acquaintances, neighbors, superiors, legal entities, or family members.
Female victims are much more likely to be
assaulted by an acquaintance, (such as a friend or
coworker), a dating partner, an ex boyfriend or an
intimate partner than by a complete stranger.
Amnesty International released a report in 2007 that
details the “Maze of Injustice” that Native women
are victimized at 2.5 times the rate of the racial and
ethnic groups.
We live in a culture that at times blames the victim, which is to say that many people feel like it is
their fault when they are attacked. Women are afraid
to report an assault in fear that they won’t be
believed, or that they will be made to feel like it is
their fault by others.
If you are a victim of a sexual assault/abuse or
know anyone who is, the White Earth DOVE
Program has advocates available 24 hours a day/7
days a week. Whether you are a victim of a sexual
assault, domestic abuse, elder abuse or a general
crime, the DOVE program has access to many helpful resources and is here to help.
Please contact DOVE for free, confidential
information/assistance weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. at 1-218-935-5554 or through their 24 hours/7
days a week Crisis Line at 1-877-830-DOVE (3683).
Rodriguez Victim Speaks Out in Naytahwaush
RTC offices closed for holiday
White Earth RTC offices will be closed on Monday, May 31
for Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, June 1 at 8 a.m.
Missing newspapers
Do to unforseen circumstances the White Earth Post Office did
not receive their allotment of the April 7 Anishinaabeg Today. A
small amount of papers were collected from various locations and
dropped off at the post office, but there was not enough for everyone. You can read the April 7 paper and past issues online at
www.whiteearth.com and click on Anishinaabeg. We apologize
for this inconvenience.
Pine Point hosts MICOE meeting
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders will meet on Monday,
June 7 at the Pine Point ENP site. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m.
the with meeting following.
ENP sites will close June 24 for training
The White Earth Elderly Nutrition sites will be closed on
Thursday, June 24 for Food Manager’s training. There will be no
congregate or home delivered meals on that date.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held May 7 at White Earth, May 14 at
Naytahwaush, June 2 at Elbow Lake, June 4 at Rice Lake, and June
7 at Mahnomen. Bingo will begin after the 11:30 a.m. elder nutrition meal. Bingo at Mahnomen will begin at 1 pm at Valley View
Apartments. All are welcome.
AA meetings held every Tuesday
AA open group meetings are available every Tuesday from 6
to 7 p.m. at Biimaadiiziiwiin Senior Apartments in White Earth.
For more information call Stan at 218-983-3338, Lew at 218-9833113, or Al at 218-261-0317.
Rice Lake Autism support group
The next Rice Lake Autism Support and Resource meeting is
Thursday, May 20 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Rice Lake Child
Care Center. For more information call Paulette Clark at 218-6943564 or White Earth Child Care at 218-983-3285 Ext. 1407 or
1201.
White Earth Autism support group
The next White Earth Autism Support and Resource meeting
is Tuesday, May 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the White Earth Child
Care/Head Start Building. For more information call White Earth
Child Care at 218-983-3285 Ext. 1407 or 1201 or Gina Boudreau
at 218-983-3286 Ext. 1357.
Veterans Healing Circle
Veterans Healing Circle is a confidential support group led by
veterans for vets/active duty/guard, including family members as
well, any branch, type of discharge, kind of problem. Meets at the
White Earth Veterans Association building, 2540 Hwy 59,
Mahnomen. Call Joe Potter (Vietnam) at 218-849-1688 or Mary
Skov (Desert Storm) 218-841-4863 for more information.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
Shirley Iverson, who was the first victim to report and help prosecute serial rapist/murderer Alfonso
Rodriguez, was a guest speaker on April 13 at the Naytahwaush Community Service Center. Shirley
repeatedly confronted Rodriguez in court each time he reoffended and she ultimately testified at the
death sentencing trial for the rape and murder of Dru Sjodin. On Nov. 22, 2003, Sjodin, a 22-year old
University of North Dakota student went missing from a shopping mall parking lot in Grand Forks. It
was later discovered that Rodriguez was responsible for the rape and murder of Dru. Shirley has a
30 year career in Social Service and empowering women to achieve self sufficiency. The White Earth
DOVEprogram sponsored the event.
Census takers are out in full force - Please take to complete the form
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.
White Earth Urban Office
The Urban Office is located at 1308 East Franklin Avenue,
Suite 210 in Minneapolis. The phone number is 612-872-8388 and
the office hours are weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WELSA information
Contact the WELSA office toll free at 1-888-760-6222 for
questions or inquiries.
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The White Earth blood quantum scam
By Jill Doerfler
Last month we saw historical research, which
showed how Anishinaabeg thought about identity
and blood quantum in the 1910s. Ultimately,
Anishinaabe conceptions of identity did not matter to
the U.S. government. The U.S. wanted to know who
was a “mixed-blood” and who was a “full-blood,”
according to the legal standard of their courts; which
set a standard of one-drop of “white blood.”
Back then, many Americans believed that biological characteristics, mental capabilities, and cultural knowledge were literally imparted in the blood.
For example, they believed that an individual with
some amount of “white blood” had more advanced
mental attributes than a person with no white blood.
When the investigators could not persuade the
Anishinaabeg to give the answers they wanted during
the interviews, the U.S. decided to hire two expert
anthropologists. Dr. Jenks and Dr. Hrdlicka came to
White Earth and gave physical examinations to
determine blood quantum. The anthropologists did a
variety of tests including what was called a “scratch
test” and hair analysis to decide how much, if any,
white blood an individual had. The results were
inconsistent. Siblings were often found to have different degrees of blood. The blood roll at White Earth
was created using these results and was ruled as the
final official roll by U.S. courts.
Shortly after the anthropologists completed their
work they did the same tests on themselves and came
to some surprising conclusions. Dr. Jenks concluded:
“Either the old classification of human races by hair
texture is not of scientific value or Dr. Hrdlicka and I
are related to the negro….”
The anthropologists admitted their tests were not
accurate and they had no way to determine blood
quantum. This is because blood quantum is not real –
mental capabilities and cultural knowledge are not
carried in the blood; there is no way to measure them.
While many American scientists and social scientists
once accepted race as biological, today many schol-
ars believe that race is a social construction. In the
American Anthropological Association’s statement
on race they assert, “Physical variations in the human
species have no meaning except the social ones that
humans put on them.” Recent research concludes that
there is very little genetic distinction between the
many American Indian nations and between different
so-called racial groups. Blood quantum was nothing
more than a scam designed to justify illegal land
sales and to eliminate the political status of
Anishinaabeg and other Natives.
There were no easy answers to questions about
Anishinaabe identity in the 1910s and there are no
easy answers to those same questions one hundred
years later in the 2010s. Some Anishinaabe have
accepted the idea of blood quantum only to find out
that it isn’t real. Political loyalty cannot be measured
by a hair sample. There can be feelings of anger
because of this deception. The realization that blood
quantum is only a political ploy designed to dispossess us of both land and identity leads to questions
and, sometimes, fear: If blood quantum cannot tell us
how much Anishinaabe a person is how are we to
know? How is the tribal government going to decide
who should be a citizen? How can those who aren’t
“really” Anishinaabe be excluded? Who has the
power to decide? Are we a racial group or a nation?
We can look to our ancestors for guidance;
maybe they had the answers one hundred years ago.
These are not easy, measurable answers but the
answers came from the heart. Prior to the introduction of the idea of blood quantum, our ancestors, like
many Native nations, used kinship instead of biology
as the core component of identity. Families and relationships were some of the most important facets of
identity. This is both liberating and scary. Our identity is not determined by blood but it is heavily influenced by our families. We have to trust ourselves, our
families and communities to pass on traditions to the
next generation. Language, cultural values and prac-
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Pete Smith Receives Pendleton Blank From Council
THE DOCTOR’S CORNER
By Jenny Epstein and David J. Bellware, OD
White Earth Health Center
The lakes have thawed and the trees are starting to sprout
green leaves. It’s time to shake off the long cold winter and head
outdoors. Spring is a time for yard work, home improvement, outdoor sports, and tuning up the car, boat, or lawnmower. However,
with all the chores and outdoor fun that await us, it’s easy to forget
to protect our eyes. Although Eye Injury Prevention Month isn’t
until July, it still seems appropriate to review some information
about guarding your eyes from potentially sight threatening
injuries.
Eye injuries can be very painful, and they can also cause permanent damage to the structures of the eye that can result in permanent vision loss. There are different types of injuries that can
affect the eyes. One type of eye injury is an abrasion or scratch to
the eye. A foreign bodies in the eye is also very common. Foreign
bodies can enter the eye with great force and speed, or they may
fall or be blown into the eye. It is also easy to get a splash injury
from cleaning solutions or chemicals. Another type of injury is
blunt trauma to the eye, which can result in injury to the lens, retina, eye, or even the eye socket.
A foreign body or an abrasion can be encountered while mowing around bushes, shrubs or tree branches. Other foreign bodies
can occur while working underneath a car, riding a four-wheelers
or bikes, or while using power rotating or cutting equipment. A
foreign body encountered from power tools can enter the eye with
significant force capable of penetrating deeper into the eye; and
causing more damage to the ocular structures. Power grinders,
weed trimmers and edgers, and all powered saws are notorious for
causing eye injuries, scarring and permanent vision loss. You can
protect the eyes from these types of injuries by wearing approved
safety glasses with side shields and impact resistant lenses, goggles
or face shields. The best protection for use with power trimmers is
a full face shield to prevent debris from deflecting into the face and
eyes.
Splash injuries can be readily encountered when using: solvents like high pressure carburetor cleaners to clean parts, power
washers with concentrated soaps or acids to clean siding, decks,
brick or stone, acids to clean algae or scum lines off of boats, and
when using other household cleaners to scrub or clean toilets,
appliances or glass. The best protection from this type of injury is
a shield or goggles to seal off or isolate the eyes from liquids. If
a splash injury does occur, it is important to immediately rinse the
eye with water for 15-20 minutes and then seek medical attention.
Blunt trauma to the eyes can be encountered with sports, home
improvement/construction, and from objects thrown from discharge chutes while mowing. It is best to wear approved safety
glasses with impact resistant lenses, helmets with face shields as
appropriate for sport and recreational activities.
One type of eye injury that we don’t always think about can be
from Ultra-Violet or Infra-Red light rays. It is possible to get a
sunburn or thermal burn on the eye. Both of these can be extremely painful. The way to avoid these injuries are by wearing
approved sunglasses with at least 80 percent UV reduction, and by
wearing the appropriate welding protection in the shop.
Studies have found that over 90 percent of all eye injuries
could have been prevented by wearing protective eyewear. Have a
great Spring and Summer. Be safe and wear your eye protection.
Scam
After 16 years working for the White Earth Public Works Department Pete Smith is leaving for another
job that will oversee many water and sewer projects for all the tribes in Minnesota. Presenting him a
Pendleton blanket from left are WE Public Works Director Bucky Tibbetts, District II Rep. Terry Tibbetts,
Smith, District III Rep. Gus Bevins, and Secretary-Treasurer Bud Heisler. Smiths last day was April 30.
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tices cannot be passed on through blood; they must be taught and
learned. Language and culture are alive, growing and changing over
time. Growing and changing does not make us “less authentic;” it
proves we are a living people and nation. Our traditions do not need to
be preserved – they need to be practiced.
We can choose to allow the lies of the 1910s to influence and govern us today. We can also choose to move forward trusting ourselves,
our families, our communities and our nation. What will we choose?
What will you choose?
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Episcopal Church, White Bison, Inc. to
address poverty in Native communities
Continuing its strong efforts to work closely affirmed the partnership; (2) equipping commuwith, and advocate for, the Native American pop- nity members to implement culturally-based
ulation, The Episcopal Church is partnering with Wellbriety training in their communities; (3)
White Bison, Inc., to develop a culturally orient- developing a model project in communities in
ed strategy for addressing domestic poverty Province VI that can be replicated in the other
within Native American communities.
eight Episcopal Church provinces; and (4)
“Working with White Bison is an honor for designing regional centers to support the impleour Church and our peoples,” said Sarah Eagle mentation of the Wellbriety Movement within
Heart (Oglala Lakota), Episcopal Church Native the various provinces.
American and Indigenous Ministries Officer.
White Bison, Inc., www.whitebison.org
“We are demonstrating healing, forgiveness and White Bison, Inc., based in Colorado Springs,
reconciliation through this partnership. We have Colo., is a nationally known and respected nonthe same goals of ensuring tribal cultural and profit and a sponsor of the Wellbriety Movement
spiritual preservation. By collaborating together, under the leadership of Don Coyhis (Mohican).
we can provide tools for communities to address
Wellbriety means living a sober life that is
issues such as the suicide rate, which is ten times balanced emotionally, mentally, physically and
the national average on some
spiritually.
reservations. By combining our
White Bison is focused on
efforts, we can utilize the abun- “Our partnership with eliminating the underlying issues
dance present and bring transthat lead to addiction, domestic
White Bison is a
formation for the seventh genersuicide, teen pregnancy,
violence,
historic step forward
ation of Native American peoyouth gang involvement and
to address the root
ples.”
poverty. According to its website,
causes of poverty
“Our partnership with
its mission is to “disseminate culand other social
White Bison is a historic step
turally based principles, values,
forward to address the root
and teachings to support healthy
conditions that have
causes of poverty and other
community development and serplagued tribal
social conditions that have
vant leadership, and to support
communities for
plagued tribal communities for
healing from alcohol, substance
hundreds of years.”
hundreds of years,” said Erma J.
abuse, co-occurring disorders and
Vizenor, member of The
intergenerational trauma.”
Episcopal Church’s Executive
Coyhis explained, “White
Erma J. Vizenor
Council
Committee
on
Bison,
Inc., has been addressing
WE Chairwoman
Indigenous Ministry and White
recovery issues within the Native
Earth Tribal Chairwoman.
American Community for over
“Native Americans have come through a holo- 20 years by developing curriculum, based on culcaust history and it is long overdue to educate the tural teachings, to guide individuals, families and
Church at large and to begin the healing of tribal communities in a vision of wellness and healing.
people. The White Earth Nation has implement- This vision is based upon the teachings of the
ed the White Bison program in our culturally Elders, forgiveness, the processing of unresolved
appropriate chemical abuse and mental health grief and reclaiming a sense of Native identity.”
treatment program for Native youth for five
This partnership will also reinforce the
years.”
strategic efforts of The Episcopal Church to
At its General Convention 2009 (GC09) in “restore all people to unity with God and each
July 2009, The Episcopal Church adopted A155, other” [Canon I.1.2(n)4].
a resolution calling for the alleviation of domes“We are grateful for White Bison's willingtic poverty with a focus on Native Americans ness to share their curriculum and programs with
calling for churchwide asset-based community us,” stated the Rt. Rev. Michael G. Smith,
development training in tribal communities. Also Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North
at GC09, resolution D035 was adopted to repu- Dakota who serves as the chair of the Executive
diate the Doctrine of Discovery and to encourage Council Committee on Indigenous Ministry and
the United States to support the United Nations is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. of Oklahoma. “It is our hope that they will help
This project will allow The Episcopal Church to to make the asset-based community development
continue implementing strategies that support strategies more culturally appropriate for some
these resolutions.
Native communities. At the end of the day, how“Our mutual goal in this groundbreaking ever, the success or failure of these or any other
partnership is to collaborate around the impor- programs depends on the acceptance and hard
tant initiative of domestic poverty alleviation,” work of the local communities and congreganoted the Rev. Christopher Johnson, Social and tions. Our job is simply to make available trainEconomic Justice Officer for The Episcopal ing for any local communities who wish to parChurch.
ticipate.”
Eagle Heart explained that this partnership
is framed in four stages: (1) introducing the
The Episcopal Church welcomes all who
Healing Forest Model and the Wellbriety worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses and three
Movement to the Executive Council Committee regional areas in 16 nations. The Episcopal
on Indigenous Ministry at the March 13 confer- Church is a member province of the worldwide
ence in Salt Lake City, which then unanimously Anglican Communion.
Print WE Band of Chippewa on Cenus form - not MCT
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Council of Elders
By Leonard Wells
Council of Elders Chairman
It truly must be spring in White Earth. The grass is green and
getting greener, the dandelions are in bloom, and the garden tillers
are working hard. A word of warning to all of us who spent the
winter watching someone else plowing and shoveling for us - ease
into the yard work and get into shape before hitting it hard.
Submitted photo
RN students celebrated the completion of their clinical on-the-job training at First Care Medical Services
in Fosston on April 8. Students from the Thursday class are: Wendy Gullekson, Lindsi McArthur, Diane
Scott, instructor, Kathy Burgoon, Jennifer Parkhurst, Lori Ranz. Not pictured: Jennifer Tollefson, Bonnie
Wastweet and Nikki Donner.
Nursing students complete RN training
Students from Northland Community and
Technical College in collaboration with the White
Earth Tribal and Community College in Mahnomen
(WETCC) have been coming to First Care Medical
Services in Fosston to complete clinical on-site training to receive registered nurse licensure. Since last
August sixteen nurses - eight on Tuesdays and eight
on Thursdays – came to participate in on-the-job
medical care throughout the facility.
The students have been working on the floor of
the hospital, in the clinic, delivery room, surgery
suites, emergency room, chemotherapy, and home
health. They completed their training April 8th, and
will take their state board tests in May.
One aspect of their final training included
researching, developing, organizing and publicizing
in-service education on the benefits of using complimentary alternative medicine to enhance traditional
medical treatment and pain management. Students
presented their findings to First Care staff and their
fellow students through a series of workshops.
The students who came to First Care for the onthe-job training are licensed LPNs who were enrolled
in the RN program at WETCC. Diane Scott, instructor from Northland Community and Technical
College, said First Care Medical Services in Fosston
was a chosen site because of its convenient location
for the students who were enrolled at WETCC in
Mahnomen.
The program has been a collaboration between
Northland Community and Technical College and
White Earth Tribal and Community College in
Mahnomen (WETCC). The venture was made possible by a grant in order to fulfill a need for medical
providers in the White Earth area. The grant program
ran from 2007 through 2010, and health care programs made available at WETCC were: Certified
Nursing Assistant (CNA), Licensed Practical Nurse
(LPN) or Registered Nurse (RN).
CITGO
Lawn mowers needed for
the WE Elders Program
FINAL Deadline: May 28, 2010
Must have:
• Lawn mower.
Attention
White Earth Enrolled Members
• Do you qualify for Energy Assistance?
• Are you low on fuel?
• Is your electric bill to high?
• Do you need more firewood?
Contact Amy Littlewolf for assistance.
Naytahwaush
Community Service Center
1-218-935-5554 Ext. 3248
1-800-763-8629 - toll free
• Transportation to each job site.
• Current drivers license and insurance.
Must be:
• Enrolled and 18 years or older
$30 paid per lawn,
with guidelines to follow upon hire.
Deadline: Until filled
Please contact:
Betsy Smith or Burnham Tibbetts
White Earth Public Works
Phone: 218-983-3202
Earth day was celebrated last week, here on the Rez groups
have been out cleaning up the road sides, and people are getting rid
of their unwanted items from their property. Village clean up days
are one of the best programs out there. Now if everyone would
stop throwing garbage out of their cars and boats just think how
much nicer Mother Earth would look!
This month the big push to get the 2010 Census completed is
on, please do your part and fill it out. If you self-identify yourself
as American Indian with White Earth ties, make sure you print
White Earth Band of Chippewa (legal name) and not Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe (MCT). The reservation and the tribal council will
not get credit if MCT is listed.
Every eligible voter should learn all they can about the candidates running for office. Where do they stand on issues you are
concerned about. Then get out and vote on June 8. Right now there
should be only six candidates campaign signs up, all others should
be down by now.
I’ll step down from my soap box now and comment on something reported on in the last issue of Anishinaabeg Today. The article and pictures of the youth attending the Annual Snow Snake
Festival in Bemidji, brought back many memories. During World
War II my Grandfather, Charles Van Oss moved to Portland, Ore.,
to live with us. One winter we had some snow and he made a snow
snake for me and my sister, he plowed a groove with a spade in the
snow and showed all the kids in the neighborhood how to use it, of
course in Oregon you don’t have too much time before the snow
melts.
Someday when the economy gets better and we build a museum and interpretive center these types of things should be showcased as entertainment from the past.
Until next month get your body in shape for your summer
work and play. Buckle up and drive safe.
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Tax Volunteers Recognized For Hard Work
Submitted photo
White Earth Community Tax Service presented volunteers with Certificates of
Appreciation and celebrated the end of another successful tax season on St. Patricks
Day, March 17, at New Horizons Resort on White Earth Lake. Standing (l to r) are:
Britton Ramsey, Vernie Hisgun, Diane Roy, Cheryl Engelke, Elizabeth Sarff and Rosy
Hjermstad; seated (l to r) are JeriAnne Collins, Sarah Ruppel, and Audra High Elk.
Volunteers not pictured include Dorothy Heisler, John Peterick, Sherry Korzendorfer,
Katie Pierson-Grzybowski, Anna DeGroat, Renee Cervantes, Sharon Pihlaja, and Ann
Watson. The tax site, operated by White Earth Investment Initiative, completed 500
income tax returns free of charge, returning $1.3 million in tax refunds to the reservation community.
BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
“FREE DELIVERY”
White Earth
Tribal & Community College
2010 Graduation
Wednesday, May 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Shooting Star Casino Event Center
Mahnomen, Minn.
Light meal following the Ceremony
Everyone Welcome!
The RN students Pinning Ceremony
is at 4:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star
Everyone is welcome
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11th Annual
Cook-Off Contest
Boys and Girls Club Enjoy Visit To St. Paul
Friday, May 21, 2010 ~ 11 a.m.
Commodity Food Distribution Center
(Hwy 200 - 13 miles east of Mahnomen)
5 Categories:
 Main Dishes/Soups/Stews  Desserts
 Salad (hot/cold)  Bread/Rolls  Appetizers
Grand Prize - Charbroil Grill
Each 1st Place Categories (5): Cookware
2nd Place Categories (5): Outdoor Games
3rd Place Categories (5): Gaming Pkgs.
Prizes for all that enter!
Potluck of entries follows judging
Contest rules:
1. Open to anyone 18 & older that pre-registers by Friday,
May 14, 2010 - NOFAXES.
2. Entry(ies) must be prepared & ready for judging no later
than 11 a.m.
3. No entry(ies) will be accepted without recipe. Recipe to
be submitted w/pre-registration.
4. Entries limited to one entry per category for each contestant
5. Need not be commodity food products. Judging will be
based on taste, texture and creativity.
Mail pre-registration form to:
White Earth Food Distribution, 2205 271st Ave.,
Mahnomen, MN 56567
or
gloriag@whiteearth.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name:__________________________________________
Address:________________________________________
Phone#:_________________________________________
Entry(ies): one/category:____________________________
Submit w/Recipe:__________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Pre-register by May 14, 2010
Photos by Dennis Willams
Sixteen members and chaperones of the Boys and Girls Clubs of the White Earth Reservation
(White Earth Unit) took a field trip on April 9 to the Twin Cities. Top: The group visited and toured
the state capital in St. Paul. Bottom: The White Earth Unit took in a Minnesota Swarm professional
lacrosse game at the Xcel Energy Center.
Archive project for RTC building
The White Earth Natural Resources Archive program is looking to place an interactive computer at tribal headquarters as people come into the building. This computer will have the history of
the Anishinabe, how the reservation was created, programs, communities and elders.
We are looking for footage of elders talking about our history
or life on the reservation. If you have any information or would
like to display a picture of an elder on the computer please contact
Mike Swan at 218-573-3007.
Make your vote count
in the White Earth
General Election on
June 8!
Questions?
Call 218-936-5622
or 1-866-211-9154
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Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board
approves several donations for community needs
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board recently
approved more than $11,000 in donations for April.
The following are a sample of the requests they
approved.
 $300 - Mahnomen School Ambassador Program.
 $500 - Mahnomen High School Prom.
 $500 - Waubun High School Prom.
 $1,000 - WE Boys & Girls Club Powwow
 $250 - Fosston High School Prom.
 $250 - Mahnomen Garden Club.
 $2,000 - National Kidney Foundation - free
screenings at the Shooting Star Casino.
 $1,000 - Circle of Life School Powwow
 $1,000 - Native American Center - Fargo.
 $2,500 - White Earth Fire Department.
 $250 - Northwest Technical College (Bemidji)
graduation.
 $500 - U of M Morris Powwow
The Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board is committed to serving communities, through economic
opportunities, that promote the enhancement of the
quality life for tribal membership and their families.
They work diligently to serve the needs of organizations and charities requesting a donation, through a
fair and effective manner in order to ensure the
preservation and respect of the Native culture.
The board consists of associates from the White
Earth Reservation Tribal Council departments and
associates from the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel &
Event Center. Funding is made possible by the joint
effort of the White Earth Reservation Tribal Council
and the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel & Event Center.
By Leah Prussia
White Earth Tribal & Community College Faculty
cling materials in and outside the home. WETCC
Student Services offered individuals an opportunity
to get an early start on their herb gardens.
Every semester human service students supplement their course curriculum with hands on learning
in community agencies. Fall 2009 (Dagwaagin), the
Intro to Human Service students gained experience at
Sacred Spirits, White Earth (WE) Employment &
Training, WE Vocational Rehabilitation, and WE
Geriatric Services. This Spring (Ziigwan), the Intro
to Addictions class spent time learning from staff and
residents at the Center of Human Environment and
Wellbriety.
Students have an opportunity to familiarize
themselves with different programs, as well as
demonstrate civic and social responsibility by serving the community. Local organizations also get a
chance to meet and observe future human service
professionals. Last year, a student was hired by a
tribal program because of the knowledge, professionalism, and work ethic she exhibited at one of the
White Earth Tribal & Community College
(WETCC) students have been active at the global,
community, and tribal level. Celebrating with others
all over the globe on April 22, the WETCC Student
Senate and Ecopsychology class hosted their first
Earth Day event.
Nearly 30 students, faculty and staff began the
day picking up litter on Highway 59. Though some
students were reluctant to take part in “Adopt-AHighway,” all completed the task with a “spring” in
their step and a renewed commitment to caring for
Maa Maa Akii (Mother Earth).
Ecopsychology students attended Head Start
classes and showed youth how to “bring seeds to
life.” Local organizations were invited in the afternoon to share information and facilitate hands-on
eco-friendly activities. The Anishinaabe Center presented information on heirloom seeds and grow
boxes. White Earth Tribal Natural Resources
showed visitors how to make bird feeders from recy-
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Submitted photo
The White Earth Tribal and Community College Human Service students organized a Candidates Forum
for all the candidates running in the 2010 primary election.
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
(White Earth Enrollee)
 Personal Injury
 Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
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Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition
and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon recently
announced that Indian Tribal Organizations and
States operating the Food Distribution Program on
Indian Reservations (FDPIR) have received over
$4.5 million in American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funding.
The White Earth Food Distribution Program
received $195,396.
The funds appropriated are for the purchase of
equipment and the improvement of facilities needed
to provide food assistance to low-income families on
and near Indian reservations.
“Our office was remodeled inside and out, a
generator installed, purchased a new truck with a
plow and I'll be purchasing a new lawn tractor soon,”
said Gloria Goodwin, White Earth Food Distribution
Manager.
“It is imperative that people throughout the
country have access to safe and nutritious food, and
through the Recovery Act, we’re investing resources
to enhance the availability of food on Indian
Reservations and tribal lands,” said Concannon.
Through FDPIR, USDA purchases food that is
provided to low-income households, including the
elderly, living on Indian reservations, and to Native
American families residing in designated areas near
reservations and in the State of Oklahoma. Currently,
there are 271 tribes receiving benefits under FDPIR
through 98 Indian Tribal Organizations and 5 State
agencies. Almost 90,000 low-income individuals
receive a monthly FDPIR food package.
Historic exhibit depicting the social history of White
Earth Reservation opens at Detroit Lakes Library
The White Earth Land Recovery Project, with
support from the Minnesota Sesquicentennial
Commission is proud to announce Mii Wenji
Migaazoyaang- Why We Fight, a view at the social
history of the struggle for land and justice on the
White Earth Reservation. The exhibit is currently
showing at the Detroit Lakes Public Library, and
includes maps, photographs, newspaper clippings
and original art and poetry all surrounding this
theme.
Longevity of life on this land is one theme referring to an 8,000 year old ancestor found on the north
shore of Floyd Lake, and illustrating the length of
time people have lived here.
Photos illustrate historic land maps of the reservation, early opposition by tribal leaders to division
of land and the largely unrecognized Round Lake
uprising of 1902, considered the “last Indian uprising
in Minnesota” and largely supported by the farmers
and other neighbors of the region.
A second theme is the vitality and ongoing
nature of a people’s resistance. More current legal,
political civil and human rights cases are also depicted in the exhibit. The l977 United Nations
Conference on Indigenous Peoples and the Land,
held in Geneva, Switzerland, was attended by four
White Earth community members, followed recently
by Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor attending the
Permanent Forum on the Rights of Indigenous peoples at the United Nations this past year. As well,
legal cases involving hunting and fishing off reservation - the Lenny Butcher and Gordon Henry cases,
are discussed, along with more recent repatriation
efforts for ceremonial drums.
In word, interview, photos and paintings, a people’s story begins to be told. The project organizers
hope that more photos and stories will be forthcoming, and to have this exhibit moved to White Earth
and other locations after a debut at the Detroit Lakes
Public Library. The exhibit includes an informational program and will be up until the end of May.
For more information contact info@welrp.org
To The Voters Of
White Earth Reservation District II
1222 1st Street ~ Waubun
“Thank you for your support in the District II run-off
Daily Lunch Specials & Hand-Made Pizza’s
election. I again ask for your continued support in the
Bingo on Mondays & Fridays @ 6 p.m. - Be Early!
Fridays WAMO Meat Raffle @ 5:30 p.m.
June 8 General Election.”
Traditional
lifelong resident
Married to Carol for 31
years, 7 children,
9 grandchildren
PO Box 107,
Naytahwaush, MN
218-935-5298
“FOR STRONG,
OPEN AND PROVEN
LEADERSHIP!”
VOTE TERRY
TIBBS
Paid for on behalf of Terrence “Terry” Tibbetts
Call (218) 473-2700 for Take Out
Monday ~ Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday Night Buffet
Barbecue ribs, rotisserie chicken,
salad bar and baked potato
Adults - $9.95  children under 12 - $5.95
Pappy’s is a Smoke-Free Restaurant
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142nd Annual White Earth Celebration
Princess and Brave Contest
June 11-13, 2010
Week of the Young Child Event
Princess and Brave Participant Rules
Application Deadline is Friday, June 11, 2010
1. Must pledge to live a drug and alcohol free lifestyle at all times.
2. Males or females may not have any pregnancies past, present or during the year
that the participant holds the title of Princess or Brave.
3. Must be an enrolled member or descendant of White Earth, documentation
required.
4. Must live on or within 25 miles of White Earth Reservation during the reigning
year. If participants move it is your responsibility to contact the committee, documentation required.
5. Must be ages 9-12 for the Junior title, must be ages 13-17 for the Senior title.
6. Must be willing to represent the White Earth Nation throughout the reigning year.
7. Participants cannot hold any other title of royalty while applying or holding the
title of White Earth Princess or Brave.
8. White Earth Celebration Princess and Brave title will only be awarded once in
a lifetime.
9. Reigning Princess’ and Braves’ must agree to have their photograph taken and
agree to have their picture displayed at the White Earth RTC or other building designated by the White Earth Celebration Committee.
10. Applications must be filled out completely.
11. Applications will be verified by the White Earth Celebration Committee.
12. Any violation of rules, the committee must be notified immediately, we
will contact the runner up.
Applications are available at the White Earth RTC and the Anishinaabeg
Today newspaper.
Please mail completed applications to Lori Fairbanks, P.O. Box 752, Bagley,
MN 56621. Any questions call Lori Fairbanks at 218-533-0475 or Michelle
Frederick at 218-358-0618.
Submitted photos
The Week of the Young Child Event, “Building and Learning Through Play” was held at
the Shooting Star Event Center April 13 and was a great success! More than 200 parents and kids came to see Clifford the Big Red Dog and to learn about the importance
of playing with your children. The parents had an opportunity to go to a group session
presented by Northwest Mental Health on, “What to Do with the Mad I Feel” while community agencies, area school staff and volunteers provided child care. The event was
sponsored by the Waubun/Ogema Interagency Early Intervention Committee, White
Earth Early Childhood Initative, White Earth Child Care, Northwest Mental Health and
Prairie Public.
Waubun-Ogema-WE Schools
participating in Summer Food Service Program
School___________________________________________________________
The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth
Schools is participating in the Summer
Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge.
Acceptance and participation requirements
for the program and all activities are the
same for all regardless of race, color,
national origin, gender, age of disability,
and there will be no discrimination in the
course of the meal service.
Meals will be provided at the sites and
times as follows:
White Earth Enrollment#_____________________________________________
Students
Descendants: parent or grandparent name and enrollment # __________________
service-learning sites. Both students and
potential employers have commented that
this experience is a win-win for everyone.
At the tribal level, Human Service students organized the 2010 Candidates’
Forum. This year, nine candidates ran for
Secretary/Treasurer, two individuals sought
the District 1 seat, and six members went
after the District II seat in the White Earth
primary election, which was held March 30.
The future human service professionals
wanted to take an active role in tribal politics to ensure voters had an opportunity to
hear candidates’ stance on current issues.
The students generated four questions for
each of the candidates to answer and selected two written questions from the audience.
The student-generated questions included
the topics of health care and education, trib-
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Street/P.O. Box
City
Zip Code
Phone #__________________________________________________________
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with the above stated conditions for application to the White Earth Princess/Brave
Title. My Parent/Guardian and I understand and agree to have the above information verified by the White Earth Celebration Committee. This form gives the above
named school and the White Earth RTC permission to release and verify information entered on this form. I also agree that all information above is true to the best
of my knowledge.
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Waubun School
June 7-25 (Monday-Friday)
Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Adults over the age of 18 years may
purchase a breakfast for $2 and a lunch for
$3.25.
In accordance with federal law and
U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this
institution is prohibited from discriminating
on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, age, or disability.
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al membership requirements, economic
development, and language/cultural preservation. Audience-generated questions
included the topics of addictions on the
reservation and tribal elections. Nearly all
the candidates attended the Forum to ensure
their voice was heard. The Human Services
students commented on how much they
learned from organizing the event and how
well the candidates and community
responded.
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MCT Finance Corporation
If you are an enrolled member of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe and are interested in a low
interest mortgage, call (218) 335-8582 for an
appointment with a loan officer.
For more information, download an application, or
view homes for sale checkout our website at:
www.mnchippewatribe.org
or www.mctfc.org
CASA Report
identifies four characteristics of problem parents
“Although virtually all mothers and fathers are
concerned about the challenges of raising their kids
in today’s world, many fail to take essential actions
to prevent their kids from smoking, drinking or using
drugs,” according to a report from the National
Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at
Columbia University (CASA).
Using data from a telephone survey of teens and
parents, CASA defines “problem parents” as those
who fail to 1) monitor their children’s school night
activities; 2) safeguard prescription drugs in the
home; 3) address the problem of drugs in schools;
and 4) set a good example.
Failure to monitor school night socializing
• Nearly 46 percent of teens say that they typically go out with friends on school nights, while only
14 percent of parents say that their teens do so.
• Once out, 53 percent of teens come home
between 8-10 p.m. and 15 percent come home later.
• The later teens stay out, the more likely they
are to use alcohol or other drugs-even among older
teens. Nearly 29 percent of those who come home
between 8-10 p.m. and 50 percent of those who come
home after 10 p.m. say there’s alcohol or drug use
among the kids they are with.
Failure to safeguard prescription drugs
• One-third of teens who know someone who
abuses prescription drugs say that person gets the
drugs from parents, home, or medicine cabinets.
Failure to address drugs in school
• One-third of parents think that the presence of
drugs in school does not make it more likely that
their child will use drugs. Yet previous CASA surveys have found that teens attending schools where
drugs are used, kept, or sold are five times more likely to use marijuana, 15 times more likely to use prescription drugs, and 16 times more likely to use an
illegal drug (other than marijuana or prescription
drugs).
Failure to set a good example
• One-fourth of all teens know a parent of a
classmate or friend who uses marijuana-and 10 percent say that this parent smokes with people the
teens’ age.
According to CASA, “by identifying the characteristics of these problem parents, we hope to identify actions that parents can take-and avoid-in order to
raise healthy, drug-free children and become part of
the solution.”
NOTES: Data are from a random sample of
households in the 48 continental states who had a
youth ages 12 to 17 living in the household.
Telephone interviews were conducted between April
3 and May 13, 2008 with 1,002 teens and between
April 17 and June 3, 2008 with 312 parents of interviewed teens. The margin of error is +/-3.1 percent
for the teen survey and +/-5.5 percent for the parent
survey.
COMMUNITY CLEAN UPS
May 7 & 8 - Naytahwaush
May 14 & 15 - Rice Lake
May 21 & 22 - Pine Point
May 28 (Friday Only) - Elbow Lake
June 4 & 5 - White Earth
8 a.m. til 4:30 p.m. on Fridays
8 a.m. til Noon on Saturdays
Do you need your your
septic system pumped?
Call the WE Public Works Department at 983-3202
(Must be on the reservation)
Enrolled tribal elder - $25
Enrolled tribal member - $45 Non-enrollee - $65
Attention Existing Home Owners!
Enrollees living on the reservation in need of a new well, septic
tank or drain field should contact the White Earth Public Works
Department @ 983-3202 for an application for these services.
All deadlines for the AT are strictly enforced!
Please plan ahead.
- There will be no pickup service. You must haul to
the Transfers Stations yourself
- Seniors ONLY should contact your community
council if you need help hauling items.
- Volunteer haulers for seniors welcome. Please
contact your community council to help.
Community Council Contacts
Naytahwaush
Mojo Littlewolf @ 218-935-5554 or 218-261-0922
Rice Lake
Michelle Frederick @ 218-358-0618
Lori Fairbanks @ 218-533-0475
Pine Point
Mike Swan @ 218-573-3007 or 218-573-2154
Elbow Lake
Carla Soyring @ 218-734-2378
White Earth
Sandy St.Claire @ 1-800-763-8629
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Tossing Out The Trash
White Earth Natural Resources Director Mike Swan tosses a bag of trash into a pickup on April 21 (Earth
Day) as Jamie Wark looks on. White Earth Natural Resources belong to the Minnesota Adopt A Highway
program and adopted a two-mile stretch on Highway 21 between White Earth and Richwood.
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Robert J. Durant
Ahneen to all our people. I pray this message reaches
you with open arms and faith for a future of hope. Thank
you to all who supported me in the primary election. On
June 8th we will all take part in a process that will have an
everlasting effect on our future.
I would like to take this opportunity to share my
dreams and prayers for our
Tribal Government to build a
local economy of scale, which
will provide meaningful jobs
and employment to our communities. We need to commit ourselves to begin a course of
change that is geared to meeting
the needs for you today, our children tomorrow and future generations into the future as well.
The
White
Earth
Reservation is our home and in
order to preserve our future we need a strong commitment
from all that live here and our members that want to return
or receive the support needed to succeed. I am proud to
announce that I have the endorsement of Doyle Turner, former White Earth Chairman, as well as many other reputable
members from White Earth. They know I am the best candidate for Secretary/Treasurer.
Because future generations will refer to us as “they,”
we need to prepare the future for what they need. Tribal
government has the potential to lay the foundation for our
future generations to thrive. We the people need open government that encompasses trust, honesty, and fairness for
all. You need this in order to succeed. Together we all need
this in order to survive. Power lives in all of us as one people.
I know that everyone cannot agree on all the issues that
stand before us and I am not going to make promises that
you have heard before. I will not say any one of our issues
is any more of a priority than another. We all know jobs,
health care, education, housing, elders, youth, veterans,
land base, sovereignty, and more are huge priorities. These
issues are real and we know the struggles our people face.
I do promise you that as your Secretary/Treasurer, you can
count on me for trust, honesty and a commitment to work
on these issues that impact our lives every day. My life
experiences have been about truth, honesty, and dedicated
hard work. That is who I am and I will not change that quality as an elected official.
I am committed to seeing a transformation for the
White Earth Nation. The people of White Earth know that
I have worked very hard on one of the most difficult and
challenging jobs on our Reservation as Director of Housing
Authority. We moved from a time of federal receivership to
a time of full faith and credibility. Very soon you will see a
record year in housing construction and employment
opportunities. I am proud of the accomplishments that
have been made while I have been Housing Director. These
achievements did not happen by themselves or by chance.
Only through solid leadership and good teamwork can
accomplishments like this be realized.
This Tribal election process brings out the best in people. Unfortunately it also brings out chaos in others. We
have all heard the rumors . . . I encourage everyone to not
only listen to what they hear, but look and see what has
actually been done. I want to fight desperately for our
future and see your ideals emerge surrounded by security –
not fear or intimidation.
I have some concerns over the current state of our
Shooting Star Casino. Our Indian people are not being
allowed the employment opportunities promised. Indian
employment is actually at an all time low of barely 30 percent. Although gaming revenues survived the recession, our
net income was significantly lower because expenses were
higher. I can’t understand how expenses increased when
revenue decreased and why we have so many less Native
employees. I am saddened to hear the dismal voice of
employees (and former employees) who have been negatively impacted by our business that was supposed to offer
meaningful jobs and hope for our future. I will work hard
to protect our Native employees and all our Native families
as a sovereign people.
We the people cannot allow the return of false promises or broken deals by individuals or government agencies.
We the people must stand up for our rights. We deserve
honesty. We demand accountability.
As your
Secretary/Treasurer, I pledge to put the people of White
Earth first and commit to truth, honesty, and fairness.
The Secretary/Treasurer of White Earth has fiduciary
responsibility for the financial affairs of our Nation. I ask
for your support in the upcoming June 8th election so we all
can be assured we have fairness, truth, and accountability
within our government. I will publish quarterly financial
statements for the membership and provide updated reports
at each quarterly Council meeting.
My goal is to make the governing body of our
Reservation the work of the People, rather than just a committee. As your Secretary/Treasurer I will take input and
information from the People. I will make financial and
business reports to the People. I will work to see the profits
from our enterprises and industries are maximized by hiring proven business managers. I will make well informed
decisions based on what is best for the People of our
Reservation and not just a few. One thing I would like to
see us add is a political ethics committee to oversee and
enforce our White Earth Bill of Rights and ensure accountability for political actions.
I believe Tribal leadership must inspire a doctrine of
ideologies that define our way of life for the betterment of
all. I have the strong commitment to see this gets done.
With accountability, honesty, working together, and regaining your trust – WE can get this done!
As you fill out your ballet for the June 8th election,
remember: Promises are easy – Actions speak for themselves. I ask for your support so we can work together and
bring hope for our future.
• Proven Ability
See Durant Page 26
Eugene “Bugger” McArthur
Thank you all for providing me the opportunity and
honor to move onto the Secretary-Treasurer General
Election by winning the April 30 primary election. Your
support, hard work, participation and concern for the welfare of our Nation are very
much appreciated.
I would also like to
acknowledge the other candidates for their participation in
the electoral process. One may
speculate from the number of
candidates that there is great
concern as to the direction (or
lack thereof) our Tribal
Government is going.
It pleases me to announce
that we have established a coalition of solidarity based on the following:
1. The implementation of a Tribal Government, which is of
the People, by the People and for the People.
2. The promotion of a positive, healthy change with the
way the Tribal Government deals with our People.
In the spirit of change and with the hope of providing
a better tomorrow, the campaign has moved forward and
joined forces with the following candidates:
Tara Mason
Marvin “Moss” Tibbetts
The campaign is based on the foundation to create a
government that is representative of ALL People of the
White Earth Nation. This initiative, “United for the
People,” consists of the following:
• A government that is responsive to the needs of ALL its
People.
• A government that is held accountable for its decision
making.
• A government that maintains a high level of integrity.
• A government that is progressive, creative and transparent.
• A government that utilizes a strategic plan and benchmarks its progress.
• A government that utilizes the gifts, talents, skills, education and experience of our membership.
• A government that creates opportunities for its People to
thrive.
As we approach the June 8 General Election, take the
time to collect your thoughts and assess the overall operation of your Tribal Government. Have they met your
expectations in the venues of accountability and leadership? Have they made prudent and sound decisions with
regard to business, fiscal and overall management of governmental affairs? Has their executive management team
displayed the knowledge, concern, oversight and leadership
to provide the most efficient and effective services and programs? Have your families, relatives or friends been
denied job interviews?
I have heard many responses as I have traveled. The
overwhelming consensus is that it is time to remove the
policy of “crisis management” and provide leadership
based on integrity, progressiveness and accountability. We
must provide leadership that believes in our People.
Leadership that empowers our People to do their work.
Leadership that provides encouragement for creative ways
to deliver and monitor services.
We must come together to strengthen us as a Nation.
We are in need of healing from behavior towards one
another that destroys our ability to trust each other. It is
time to place the good of the “whole” before the good of a
few. It is time to lift the veil of fear and intimidation.
As we move forward, government must be guided by
carefully listening to its People. Remembering the vital
teachings passed on to us by our ancestors must also serve
as our guide. Our strength today, comes from our history,
our culture and our Spiritual teachings.
It Is Time For Change: Change We Will Provide.
Respectfully submitted,
Eugene “Bugger” McArthur
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Irene “Rene” Auginuash (Incumbent)
The first single family (one bedroom) houses will
begin in Rice Lake. Last week was the bid opening to hire
a Project Manager. Rice Lake is first because we are ready.
I have been anticipating and hoping we would get new
houses and so our driveways are ready, our sites are ready
with environmental assessments
and water is available from our
water tower. Being first means
we will have people in them this
fall and our housing shortage
will drop a little more.
I will continue to advocate
for more housing for District 1.
I have a valid line of reasoning
to put housing in District 1
because of the big savings on
maintenance cost. Like I stated
before, there is not a high
turnover of tenants and when they move in they tend to stay
with very few evictions.
Our new ball diamond is one of the best things that
happened to the community of Rice Lake. It is getting a lot
of use. The Boys & Girls Club has the use right after school
and then the cars start pulling in for the evening, from other
communities even.
I was honored and excited to have been asked to do the
opening at “The Boys & Girls Club Legislative Breakfast”
in St. Paul last week. We took a representative who competed for the “State Youth of the Year.”
My goal for the next four years is to get transportation
for the Rice Lake area so we can pick up kids in the outlying areas. All children need the chance to participate in the
Boys & Girls Club. I will help integrate cultural activities
in our youth programming.
As we approach the General Election, I am pleased at
receiving so much encouragement from so many people
throughout District 1 in my quest for another term.
“MeGwitch” to all those who are supporting me. I will do
my best.
My slogan is simple. I am a strong advocate for FAIRNESS at our Casino, Housing, and our Tribal Programs. I
want everyone served that is eligible for our programs, in
fairness and with compassion, whether it is at Housing,
Casino or the Tribe. I want all our employees to be treated
fairly and empower them to do their best. I am a grass roots
person looking out for the people!
I will continue to be the “Voice for the People of
District 1” and I take my job seriously. I am a spokesperson not only for the employees but for the people being
served and those asking questions. I try to answer questions
posed to me and seek the answers if I don’t know the
answer. My experience here and my long history of working for the Tribe is helpful.
I have never lost sight of my responsibility. I serve the
people and I work for the people. I will continue to represent White Earth Reservation with pride and dignity. I am
humbled and proud that you have chosen me for the last 14
years and I will strive to be the best Representative I can be.
I look forward to a unified team-building council, progressive and proactive. I have been able to work with many
different co-workers, adapt to many different work situations and styles of management in my 21 years of working
for the Tribe and during my 14 years of serving on the
Council.
I will continue to solicit for funding for the Indian
Health Service. I have experience in lobbying for our
needs. We seriously need to see specialists and contract
health dollars will allow us to be referred. We need preventive health testing for cancer. We need funds to help
teach preventive health habits not only in the Wisdom Steps
program but for all ages. Obesity in our population and in
our children is not because we have an abundance of food
but we are eating the wrong foods. It is a prerequisite for
diabetes. Every congressman should be aware of the epidemic of diabetes among our people and I am the person
who is willing to educate them. I have experience in this
area of educating our legislators and speaking for our
Nation.
My record speaks for itself in my work in traditional
and cultural events. Our Rice Lake 12th Annual Memorial
Walk is on May 31 from Roy Lake to Rice Lake. Our 10th
Annual Memorial Pow-Wow is Sunday, May 30 and
Monday, May 31. Come and join us in a healing, significant
and peaceful event. On May 5, the 24th Annual Head Start
Pow-Wow will be held in Naytahwaush, which I started
when I was a Head Start teacher. I felt our 3-5 year olds
needed to learn our traditional dance and how to conduct
themselves at our cultural activities. Many children who
started dancing in Head Start continue to dance today.
My aim is to help people whether it is to understand
policies and guidelines of a program or to heal from
tragedy. Many of our people are suffering from grief and it
takes its toll in many ways. I understand because I have
been through the tough times myself. I want to focus on
creating healing and cultural activities for our communities
and our youth.
White Earth Nation is a great nation; we are one of the
See Auginaush Page 26
Steve “Punky” Clark”
I, Steve “Punky” Clark am a candidate for District I
Representative of the White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council. I have been married to Kathy (Goodwin) for over
20 years. I have 5 children and 4 grandchildren. I graduated from Mahnomen High School in 1972 and attended
BSU in 1973. I have been a lifelong resident of the White Earth
Reservation. I am past President
of our Bagley Youth Hockey
Association. I am currently
Chairperson of the Title VII
Indian
Education
Parent
Committee of the Bagley School
District, and a Foster Parent for
the White Earth Reservation.
I personally believe that I
can meet the challenges that we
are confronted with here on the
Reservation. Our people have a right to open government
and it is the responsibility of the elected officials to keep
our people informed of all Tribal affairs. This means updating our Constituents with quarterly financial reports, minutes of meetings, and updates of the business taking place
here on the Reservation. I strongly believe in equal opportunity for all members when it comes to jobs, housing,
water and sewer, education, youth, elders, and the welfare
of our people. Over the past couple of months of campaigning, I have heard your issues and concerns. Our people should not be afraid to voices their concerns in any way.
We need to take a stand and speak up for what we believe
in, for the future of our children, grandchildren and future
generations. We shouldn’t be afraid or harassed for cam-
paigning (posting signs) for candidates, worried about losing our jobs, or taking leave from our jobs to run for office
as we also have families to support. Here are some of the
issues of concern:
Housing: The shortage of housing is at a very crucial
stage. I will make every effort to seek more funding for
new homes and repairs on existing homes. I will make sure
that this is done fairly and distributed equally among qualified recipients. Right now our housing is set up on a point
system which is not fair to our people who fill out their
applications. There have been members who have been on
the waiting list and are getting bumped down on the list
because the RTC has council members in there making
these decisions.
Jobs: I will make every effort to give all of our
enrolled members/contractors priority over jobs on the
Reservation. I will make every effort to look out for the
best interest and fairness when it comes to our employees
at the RTC and the Casino. We have invested millions of
dollars into depots and restaurants which have failed. The
money we lost could have been invested in businesses here
on the Reservation and put our people to work. I firmly
believe that the Program Directors or Supervisors should be
responsible for the hiring of employees and not the RTC.
Youth: I am very proud of our Boys and Girls Clubs
and their leaders on this Reservation. This is a step in the
right direction for our youth as I feel it is very crucial for
our youth to be involved in sports and recreation as this will
help in the prevention of alcohol and drug abuse among our
youth. The concern I do have is that need to target the
youth in the older age groups that are not able to utilize our
facilities or have programs offered to them. The trans-
portation is also an issue as the vehicles are parked and
broke down. I have very strong family values and we need
to invest in our youth as they are out future.
Elders: I am very concerned about our elders. I have
witnessed elders denied services in the past. I have worked
in the Maintenance Department and have been to many of
the elder’s homes when they call for assistance or repairs.
They talk to me about phone calls not being returned and
how sad it is when all they do is talk about our elders. I will
work with the Elder’s Council to address the needs in all
areas. We need to teach our youth to respect and serve our
elders in whatever way we can. I would like to see an
adopt-a-grandparent program on our Reservation as they do
in our local school. This would be a great opportunity for
our youth in the Boys and Girls Clubs and communities to
become involved with our elders. This would be a great
opportunity for our youth to learn the Ojibwa language
from our elders.
Education: Education is one of my top priorities.
Being involved with our youth as a parent, grandparent,
Indian Education Committee member and Foster Parent, I
would make every effort to see that each and every one of
our youth have the same opportunities in getting the best
education possible and to pursue more funding to further
their education so that they can be productive citizens and
be able to provide for their families.
Referendum: Any and all major decisions that would
affect our people and the Reservation should be made by
the people in a referendum vote and not made solely by the
RTC.
See Clark Page 26
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Terrence “Terry” Tibbetts (Incumbent)
Boozhoo-Ahneen!
Thank you for your support and giving me the opportunity to serve you once again by winning the Primary
Election. I again ask for your support and vote in the
General Election held on June 8, 2010.
*Traditional Lifelong Resident
*Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco Free
*Married to Carol for 31 years, 7
children, 9 grandchildren
*Current
District
II
Representative
*Naytahwaush/White
Earth
Powwow Committees
*Board of Directors Charter
School in Naytahwaush
With your help, I will work
toward my overall goal: To
strengthen our tribe by strong, unified leadership. I will
continue to focus on the strengths of our reservation which
will come from unity and sharing of common goals. While
keeping focused on the strengths, I will continue to develop goals and objectives for the following:
Treaty Rights - In October 2009, a Treaty Commission
was developed to review our 1855 Treaty. This will allow
us to explore hunting/fishing/gathering in ceded territories.
We currently have participation from Leech Lake and Red
Lake. I will continue to protect and maintain our rights, as
well as protect our cultural beliefs/ways of life.
Education - I continue to work on securing funding for
the expansion of the Naytahwaush Community Charter
School with plans of adding additional classrooms.
Securing this funding is crucial for the continued progress
and development of our childrens education. We have been
granted $500,000 by the State Appropriations Committee
for a language preservation program. Today, White Earth is
taking the lead for all bands in Minnesota. These dollars are
set aside in local schools for granting purposes. The
Naytahwaush Charter School has a language and culture
revitalization program for all seasons which teach the children the following: Thier native language, Ricing, Maple
Syruping, Netting, Berry Camps, and using Birchbark. I
am committed to all of our youth in District II, as well as
the entire Reservation. I also continue to support our Tribal
Community College.
Health Care - I will always continue to look for funding to benefit our People by increasing the current I.H.S.
budget. I am supporting a proposed Entitlement Program
where funding that comes from the Federal Government for
our health care will be protected and will not be affected by
Federal Budget Cuts.
Housing - We currently enjoy a 48 apartment complex
along with 25 tax credit homes in the Mahnomen area
which not only provide our Tribal Members with new
homes, but also benefit our casino employees. We also have
30 tax credit homes slated for 2010, Reservation wide, with
10 of the homes coming to the District II area, including 2
elders units. One of my goals for future development is to
expand supportive housing, Dream Catcher Homes, from
Ogema to other areas of the Reservation including
Naytahwaush and Rice Lake.
Land Base - I continue to support increasing our land
base by purchasing lands and placing them into trust which
will create more housing and development opportunities.
Currently our Casino property has been placed into trust
status in 2009, there by saving us thousands of dollars
annually to be used on other programs.
Cultural Prevention Programs - I continue to support
and promote the participation in the White Bison Wellbriety
Movement which provides healing and will allow us to help
prevent drug and alcohol addiction. We have now purchased and opened the doors of the Oshki-Manidoo Youth
Treatment Facility in Bemidji. This provides a cultural
based holistic treatment facility targeting the most in need,
our youth, ages 10-18 years old.
Chemical Dependency - We are also currently seeking
funding for an on-reservation aftercare facility which will
provide for the continuation for the care for those most in
need. I also continue to support the Women's Wellbriety
Center, as well as the Wild Rice Round-up and other
Sobriety events.
These are just a few of the issues that I have and will
work toward, making them a reality for our People. Positive
changes take time and happen in small steps by can be
accomplished if we work together as Anishinabeg People.
Once Again, I thank you for supporting me in the
Primary Election and I look forward to serving you another four years as your District II Representative.
Chi-MiiGwech!!
Vote Terry Tibbets for District II
PO Box 107,
Naytahwaush, MN 56566
Kenneth M. Coleman Jr.
The road that a person travels has many twists and
turns, shortcuts and crossroads. It is in choosing which
direction we travel that we are able to find ourselves. I have
walked down many roads in my life, some that lead to
drugs and alcohol, some that
lead to violent behavior. I am
one of the fortunate few that
have been given a reprieve from
the bad roads and given a
chance to choose a new road.
The road that I am currently
travelling is one that is giving
me much satisfaction; it is the
road of self discovery. One of
the big things that I have discovered about myself is that I truly
love my people. I love the way
we can laugh with one another, we can cry with one another and we can stand by one another in times of need. We
support each other in the way that it was and is supposed to
be. My love for our people is the driving force behind my
decision to run for Tribal Office and with your support my
decision will not be in vain.
There are a few things that we must understand and
those things are that we as a people need to take care of our
Elders; they are the link to our past, our culture and our traditions. We need to take care of our youth, they are the link
to our future, and they will carry on our culture and our traditions that have kept us alive as a Nation. We must also
take care of everyone in between so that we can teach and
also learn our culture and our traditions so that they may be
carried on to future generations.
The Elders of our Nation want to be heard, far too
often their voices fall on deaf ears. The issues that affect
our Elders also affect everyone. It is their voices that contain the messages from the past and if we listen we will be
shown the way to the future. Affordable housing, transportation and health care are just a few of the issues that our
Elders deal with on a daily basis. How about instead of
building homes that are away from the rest of the community, we build an Assisted Living complex so that our
Elders can have the security of their own community as
well as the companionship that they desire. I know that
there are several rules and regulations that we must follow
before we can make this a reality but it is a viable option for
our people.
Transportation to and from various appointments is
also an issue that we must solve. Why do we not provide
each community on the Reservation a means of transportation for everyone in that individual community? We could
provide a van or a small bus for our elders or anyone in the
community to utilize for safe and reliable transportation.
Funding for this type of thing is out there we just need to
look for it.
Health Care issues are on the rise. This should come
as no surprise to anyone. As we get older our health care
needs increase. We must work with the IHS to work out a
plan so that our Elders and, as far as that matter goes, our
Veterans receive top priority when it comes to Health Care.
Our young people have a need for more recreational
activities. I remember when I was a kid how many things
there were to do. Softball, basketball, swimming lessons
and field trips were provided for the youth back then, so
why not now? Getting our Youth started in recreational
activities not only promotes a healthy lifestyle but it also
promotes togetherness and team work. It creates pride for
the community as a whole when we see our young people
excel at sports or other activities. By creating these opportunities for the young people of the White Earth Nation we
will also create less opportunity for our young people to
become bored and to not turn down those bad roads. The
Sports Complex in Nay Tah Waush has become a tragic
story. We have a beautiful facility with a beautiful swimming pool, the only problem is that the pool has no water
and the gym has no activity. We need to hire an Activities
Director to start working with our Youth. These activities
must be started as soon as possible and must be funded all
year, not just in the summer.
There is a program that is in place at the Red Lake
Nation that involves the Youth and it also involves their
Prevention Program. The program was an idea of a man
named Darwin Sumner. It is a Youth Fishing League. I have
looked into this and it is a program that we could definitely put into place here at White Earth. The one major stipulation that is required is that all of the youth and adults that
participate are to be drug, alcohol and tobacco free. This
program works. When Darwin first started this program
there were only ten kids that participated. There are now
over seventy kids that participate throughout the summer!
Darwin invited me up to Red Lake to take part in their
awards banquet and the smiles and the pride that beamed
across the kids’ faces was enough to tell you that this
works. No matter what the outcome of the election may be,
I am going to push for a program of this nature here at
White Earth.
The abuse of alcohol and prescription medication has
become a plague on our reservation. We need to work on
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White Earth Reservation
Employment & Training Program
Do You Need Help in Seeking Employment?
Are you enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or a descendant?
Do you reside in Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Polk, Norman County?
Have you been unemployed 15 out of the last 26 weeks?
Are you low income according to your family size?
Not enrolled in school, college or scheduled for training?
Have you started a job position within the last week?
Are you at least 18 years old and able to work?
If you answered YES to the above questions and are not
receiving MFIP assistance, you may be eligible for assistance
in seeking employment.
For additional information or to make an appointment,
please contact the P.L 102-477 or DEA program staff at
1-800-763-8629 or 218-935-5554 Ext. 3259
Falls among older adults in Minn. is increasing
By Karin Haugrud
Senior LinkAge Line Specialist
If you or someone you know has fallen, you are
not alone. Falls can happen anytime, anyplace and to
anyone. Falls can occur while doing everyday activities. But falls are not a normal part of getting older.
The bad news is falls in Minnesota have been increasing. The good news is there are easy ways you can
reduce an older adult’s risk of falling.
A quick screening is an easy first step in detecting those at risk and reducing falls and the major
injuries that can result from falling.
Ask the following three questions of older adults
regularly: Have you fallen in the past year? How
many times have you fallen in the past year? Are you
afraid of falling?
Having a major fall can change one’s life forever. It could mean giving up living a full independent
life.
The rate of falls among older adults in Minnesota
is increasing at a faster rate than the rest of the country. Minnesota now has the fourth highest unintentional fall death rate in the country. Here are some
more numbers that we need to change: women age 50
and older are more likely than men to fall. Men age
50 and older are more likely to die from a fall until
about age 70.
Falls are the leading cause of hospitalized injury
and the leading cause of emergency room treated
injury. Costs for nonfatal falls for Older Minnesotans
are high - $162 million for hospital charges and $20.4
million for emergency department charges in 2005.
Anyone can fall although more often falls occur
in older adults. Falls are often the result of many factors related to the individual and his or her environment.
Walking is an easy way to be active and it is free!
Walking starts the joints moving and gets you limbered up which can help you feel better, enjoy life
more and stay independent. Experts recommend that
you be active 30 minutes a day. Moving can fit in
your life easily just by making some small changes.
Remember physical activity can be done at any age
and any amount of activity is better than none.
Don’t forget to eat a healthy diet. Your body
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WE enrollee gains new critters on her farm
By Leah Prussia
White Earth enrollee Leslie Fain has “gone to
the bees,” literally. On May 1, Fain added 5,000 new
members to her sustainable farm east of White Earth.
Fain said, “I was only pondering the addition.”
Well, Fain’s pondering was in front of Winnie
Gillespie, a 5th generation beekeeper from Audubon,
at a monthly Anishinaabe Center Defeat Diabetes
event. Gillespie took Fain’s interest as a “green
light” to begin raising bees. A week later, Fain introduced a queen to her brood of honeybees.
The recent addition to Fain’s farm has been part
of a local movement to live sustainably. Fain views
Winne Gillespe
and White Earth
enrolle Leslie Fain
prepare to introduce 5,000 new
bees to their new
hive. Fain runs a
sustainable farm
east of White
Earth.
Photo by
Leah Prussia
the farm as a community teaching tool, rather than a
private holding. Fain works with area individuals
and organizations to inform people of the health benefits and “how to” grow organic food and raise animals/insects free of hormones and chemicals.
Fain’s small farm supports Jersey cows, horses,
goats, a variety of chickens, and rabbits. Soon her
Jersey cow will be producing milk for butter, cream,
and yogurt. The chickens are already laying more
eggs than her family can handle. The large garden
behind her house supplied a number of families with
fruits and vegetables last year. The maple trees were
generous this spring and before long, the bees will be
making honey.
Submitted photo illustration
Richard Armstrong has a single honoring Native veterans.
Armstrongs latest single honors
all Native men, women warriors
Richard Lee Armstrong, Ojibwe Musicman, has released his
latest single, “Warriors Cry,” a tribute song to all past and present Native American men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Richard will be performing “Warriors Cry,” and will have a
promotional stand at the American Indian Arts Festival located on
the Rankokus Indian Reservation (Powhatan Renape Nation) in
Rancocas, N.J.
Richard will also have a promotional stand at the 142nd
Annual White Earth Traditional Pow-Wow on June 11-13.
Later this summer, Richard will attend the All Native Blood
Gathering at Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 1719. He will be performing all three days. Organizers are expecting 500,000 to attend.
Richard is an enrolled member of the Minnesota Chippewa
Tribe. His music can be heard on www.myspace.com/riarmstrongmusic or his web page at www.armstrongmusic.net.
Richard’s music is being played in 21 countries around the world.
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Evelyn Marie Thompson
Evelyn Marie Thompson, 69, of Cass Lake, died April 6 at St. Mary’s Hospital in
Duluth.
Evelyn was born July 9, 1940, in White Earth to Clarence and Louise (Johnson) Clark
Sr. She grew up in the Pine Point area attended school in Park
Rapids. She lived in Minneapolis for 30 years prior to moving
to Cass Lake where she has lived until the present. Evelyn had
a special love for her family and raised three grandchildren, and
two great grandchildren. She also worked for a time at a day
care center in Cass Lake. She enjoyed going to the casino,
attending pow wows, loved to dance, and play 20/20 bingo.
Spending time with family was most important to her.
Everybody loved Ev, and she will be remembered for her big
heart, her sense of humor, and the happiness she brought to
those around her.
Evelyn is survived by her children: Duane Clark, Charles
Staples III, Cheryl Staples, David Staples; 21 grandchildren; 21
great grandchildren; sisters: Diane, Cleo, Bernice, Babe, MaryLou, Edith, Barb, Betsy,
Missy, Joann; brothers: Douglas, Clarence Jr., and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Elmer; brother, John; son, Ronald
“Moose;” and great grandson De’shawn.
Funeral services were held April 10 at the Veterans Memorial Building in Cass Lake
with Rev. Harold Eaglebull and Rev. John Rock officiating.
Interment: Goodman Family Cemetery.
Arrangements: Dennis Funeral Home of Cass Lake.
On-line condolences: www.dennisfuneralhome.com
entered Oak Crossing Nursing Facility three days before her death.
Yvonne has always loved sports and was a talented softball pitcher both as a young
woman and into adulthood. She enjoyed watching the Minnesota Twins, the Vikings and
her daily soap operas. In her spare time, Yvonne was constantly reading and enjoyed playing the slots at the casino. She cherished her grandchildren and loved having kids around.
She also enjoyed the company of her cat, Margie.
Yvonne is survived by her husband, David of Waubun; her daughter, Teresa Soyring
of Waubun; two sons, Wayne (Nancy) Soyring of Moorhead, and Arnold Sr., “Arnie”
Soyring of Waubun; two sisters, Carlene (Jimmy) Justice of Stuart, and Kitty (Charles)
Willard of Sandy Ridge, N.C.; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ceph and Lena; a son, Joseph; two brothers, Ray and Billy; and a sister, Louise.
A memorial service was held April 20 at Northern Lights Tabernacle in Richwood
with Harold Soyring and Paul Larson officiating. Serving as the urn bearers were her
grandchildren: Alena, Randi, Nathan, Katie, Arnold Jr., Kayla, Tracy, Tiffany, Shylinn,
October, Michelle, and Sandra. Her great grandchildren: Joseph, Steven, Briggs, Sabra,
and Merit were the honorary urn bearers.
To honor Yvonne’s wishes, her cremains will be taken “back home” to Virginia and
spread over the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
Online: andersonmattson.com
Helena “Dodo” Beaulieu Giard
Joan F. McCormick, 72, of Sioux Falls, S.D., died March 29 at home surrounded by
her loving family.
Joan was born Dec. 30, 1938, to John and Martha Bellefeuille at Grand Portage, Minn.
She attended school in Naytahwaush and Mahnomen and later received a Medical
Records Technician degree from Detroit Lakes Technical College in 1978.
Joan was employed by Avera McKennan Hospital in
Sioux Falls and retired after 25 years of service in 2004.
She also enjoyed making arts and crafts, going to the casinos, and loved spending time with her children, grandchildren
and family.
Survivors include four sons: Dennis of Woodbine, Kan.,
Steve of Fergus Falls, Mike of Blue Earth, Minn., Alan of
Fairmont, Minn.; three daughters: Lee Ann and Amy
McCormick, Sioux Falls, Lisa of Abilene, Kan., 16 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two brothers, LaVern “Butch”
Bellefeuille (Lynn) of Naytahwaush, Ronald Bellefeuille
(Sue) of Mahnomen; two sisters, Myrna Smith and Marilyn
Goodwin of Naytahwaush; a special cousin, Melody Pizzuti of
Sioux Falls; special nieces, Kelly Murray of Naytahwaush and Teresa of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers: Robert, Ernie and Russell
Bellefeuille.
A funeral service will be held in Naytahwaush at a later date.
Arrangements: Heartland Funeral Home of Brandon, S.D.
Helena “Dodo” Beaulieu Giard, age 76, died Jan. 23 in Cartersville, Ga.
Helena Delphine Beaulieu was born March 17, 1933, to John and Christine Beaulieu
in White Earth and grew up in the Lengby area. She attended St. Benedicts Mission
School, the Antell Country School and then graduated June 1, 1951, from Mahnomen High
School. After high school she married William Giard and
began their family.
She was a loving mother to many children and a friend to
everyone, as she did not know a stranger. She lived life to the
fullest and loved to talk about her kids, grand-kids, parents,
siblings and her life growing up in Minnesota. Along with her
big smile, winks and all the love she had, she will be greatly
missed.
Helena is survived by four daughters: Christine Cummins
of Cartersville, Mary Bunker of North Pole, Alaska, Michelle
Ruggles of New London, Ohio, and Rebecca Giard of
Cartersville, Georgia; a son, William “Jim” Giard of Roy
Lake; three sisters: Ceile Gross of St. Cloud, Maxine Skunes
of Bagley, and Doris Vleck of Bemidji; three brothers: Bud
Beaulieu of Idaho Falls, Idaho, John Beaulieu of Minneapolis,and Conrad Beaulieu of
Bemidji; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews.
Helena was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Priscilla Giard; son, Tom Giard;
grandson, Jesse “Jed” Giard; parents, John Bazil Beaulieu and Christine (Fairbanks)
Beaulieu; sister, Joyce Krmpotich; and brothers: Clarence “Shorty” Beaulieu, Dean
Beaulieu and Leo Beaulieu.
Graveside services were held April 23 at Island Lake/St. Agnes Catholic Cemetery
rural Lengby, followed by a Memorial Mass at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in
Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and Winger.
Online: www.andersonmattson.com
Yvonne H. Soyring
Roberta Cox
Yvonne H. Soyring, age 75, of Waubun, died April 16 at St. Mary’s Innovis Health
Oak Crossing in Detroit Lakes.
Yvonne Holt, the daughter of Ceph and Lena (Branch) Holt, was born Nov. 4, 1934,
in Patrick County, Va. She grew up in Stuart, Va., and attended school there. As a young
woman, Yvonne traveled the east coast, spending time in Florida and Pennsylvania. In
1952, Yvonne was blessed with a son, Joseph Allen and the two of them returned to the
Stuart area. She then began working for the Bassett Walker Inc., knitting mill and United
Elastic Corp., in Stuart. Yvonne met David Soyring while he was serving in the Navy and
on Dec. 17, 1962, they were united in marriage in Elizabeth City, N.C. The family of three
made their home in Norfolk, Va., and over the years their family was blessed again with
three more wonderful children, Teresa, Wayne and Arnold Sr.
While raising their children, Yvonne worked at a Krispy Kreme Doughnuts® shop.
Throughout the 1970s, David and Yvonne moved between Minnesota and Virginia several times. They made their permanent home in Waubun in 1976. Yvonne worked at the
sewing factory in Naytahwaush until the Shooting Star Casino opened in Mahnomen, at
which time she began working there. For nearly 20 years she has worked various jobs with
the casino and was currently a Supervisor of Slots. Due to rapidly failing health she
Roberta Cox, age 65, of Rice Lake, went to be with her Heavenly Father April 19 at
Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab Center in Bagley, surrounded by her loving family.
Roberta was born Jan. 7, 1945, in White Earth to Lawrence and Mildred (Hill)
Stevens. At a young age, she moved with her family to Rice Lake. She grew up in Rice
Lake and attended school in Bagley. Roberta was united in
marriage to Richard Cox and they made their home in Rice
Lake. In addition to the time they lived in Rice Lake, Roberta
also spent a fair amount of time with Richard in area logging
camps. After Richard’s death, she continued to make her
home in Rice Lake until April 2010 when she moved into the
Cornerstone Nursing and Rehab Center.
Roberta was a person of great smarts and wit who frequently spoke her mind. Her strong Christian faith was evident in her day to day living. She could often be found attending her bible study group, going to church, cooking at church
functions or reading her bible. Roberta enjoyed playing
Yahtzee, cards, dice and the companionship of her special dog,
Joan F. “Sis” McCormick
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Bubba. She also loved shopping, dancing, reading and cooking. Over the years, Roberta
had a vegetable garden and lots and lots of flowers she tended to.
She is survived by one son, Terry Stevens of Rice Lake; eight grandchildren; three
brothers: Bert Stevens, Donald Stevens, and Ronald Stevens all of Bagley; six sisters:
Mary Jane Murray of Bagley, Rosie Beaulieu of Bagley, Ida Giard of Mahnomen, Connie
(Richard) LaFriniere of Mahnomen, Bonnie (Ken) LaFriniere of Mahnomen, and Yvonne
Stevens of Bagley; her special friend, Donald “Ole” Gordon of Mahnomen, special
cousins, Denise Iverson and Carol Wright, both of Bagley; and Roberta also held a special
place in her heart for all her nieces, nephews and cousins. Roberta is preceded in death by
her parents; her husband, Richard; a granddaughter, Desarae Brown; three brothers,
Lonnie Stevens, Lawrence Stevens Jr., and an infant and three sisters: Violet Carpentier,
Celestine Moose, and Alice Stevens.
Funeral services were held April 22 at the Rice Lake Area Fellowship Church.
Officiant was Pastor Tim Brown and special music was provided by Pat Moran, Tim and
Tammy Brown, The Living Stones, Jeremy Davies and Richard Armstrong. Pallbearers
were Greg Stevens, Burton Stevens, James Beaulieu, Donald Stevens Jr., Calvin Stevens,
Robbie Stevens, Brian LaFriniere, Ken “Hawk” LaFriniere Jr., Dominic “Bud” LaFriniere
and Steve LaFriniere. Honorary pallbearers were all of Roberta’s nieces and nephews, her
fellow church members and bible study group.
Interment: Rice Lake Cemetery in Rice Lake.
Ronald LaFriniere
Ronald LaFriniere, age 77, passed away peacefully April 19 during the hour of mercy
while praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy.
Ronald was born in a blizzard on March 7, 1933, in Mahnomen. He attended grade
school in Nay-Tah-Waush and high school in Mahnomen. After graduation, he served with
the U.S Army and was stationed in West Germany during the
Korean conflict. Following discharge, he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Petermeier on Aug. 30, 1958, in Melrose,
Minn. He lived and raised a family in the Minneapolis area.
Ron was employed by Northern States Power for over 30
years as a lineman and troubleman. He spent his free time in
the woods, on a lake or on a golf course, and was especially
patient with teaching his friends and grandchildren the finer
art of walleye fishing or deer hunting. He insisted all of his
kids take gun training and learn to pull in trout.
He was a very cook and if you never were treated to one
of his meals, you must have done something mighty bad,
because, like his mother, he fed the whole of Mahnomen
County. He also loved to travel, was a great story teller and his greatest pride and joy was
his family.
He worked hard all of his life and we are very proud to have worked alongside him,
especially as we got the chance to care for him following heart surgery. Miigwetch dad.
We love you.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mary; two sisters, Marilyn and
Barbara; and infant grandson, Samuel.
He is survived by his children: Beth (Jerry) Richards of St. Paul, Kris (David) Fortier
of New Hope, Minn., Julie (John) Munkelwitz of Eagan, Minn., Joseph, Amy (Jon)
Thelen of Crystal, Minn., Cara (Chad) Lindner of New Hope, and Molly (Duane) Eilen of
Champlin, Minn; 20 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and his former wife,
Elizabeth of Crystal. Also survived by brothers: LeRoy “Bud” (Pam) of Mahnomen,
Robert of Mahnomen, Jim (Gloria) of Bagley, Richard (Connie) of Mahnomen, and Kenny
(Bonnie) of Mahnomen; sisters: Judy Roy of Carleton, Minn., Amelia (Herb) Roy of
Mahnomen, and Deb (Cleve) Goodwin of Bagley; special nieces, Sheila and Paula; and
dear friends, The Ellis Family and The Treuer Family; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial with full military honors was held April 24 at St. Anne’s
Catholic Church in Nay-Tah-Waush. Father Bob Leising officiated with Jon Fortier and
Jerry Richards providing special music. Pallbearers were Ron Fortier, Jon Fortier, Paul
Heigel, Scott Theriault, Thomas Richards, and Zach Richards. Honorary pallbearers were
Michael Richards, Mitchell Gavin, Joseph Eilen, Nathan Thelen, and Ben Munkelwitz.
Military honors were provided by the White Earth Veterans Association Honor Guards.
Interment: St. Anne’s Cemetery in Nay-Tah-Waush.
Those wishing to place a free obituary in the newspaper can email
today@whiteearth.com, fax to 218-983-3641, or mail to Anishinaabeg Today,
PO Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Alvin Anderson
Alvin Anderson, age 68, of Elbow Lake Village, died April 19 at Innovis Health
Systems in Fargo.
Alvin “Joe” LaVern Anderson, the son of Vernon L. and Genevieve (LaGue) Anderson
was born Feb. 20, 1942, at home in Elbow Lake Village. He spent most of his childhood
in Elbow Lake Village, also spending a short time in the Basswood Lake area. As a young
man, he began working with his father at the family sawmill. On Dec. 28, 1961, Joe married Donna Fairbanks in Mahnomen. They spent one year living in Lincoln, Neb., where
Joe worked with a drywall company. They have spent the remainder of their life together
in Elbow Lake Village. In the early 1970s, Joe began working for the Mahnomen County
Highway Department doing road maintenance. Joe officially retired from the highway
department in 2009, due to health concerns.
Joe truly loved the great outdoors. He spent as much time as possible outside fishing,
hunting, trapping, and riding his four-wheeler in the woods. He also enjoyed trips to the
casino, playing blackjack and keno. He loved the thrill of getting a good deal and never
turned down the opportunity to buy guns, tractors, maintenance equipment, or any other
“treasure.”
Joe was a very kindhearted and caring man who touched many people. He had a
strong outgoing personality and loved to be around people of all ages. He always took
time to stop and visit with family and friends, and especially enjoyed a chat on the phone.
He also deeply treasured the friendship he had with his dog, Bubba. His fun loving nature
and wonderful laugh will be forever in the memory of those that loved him.
Joe is survived by his wife, Donna “Susie” Anderson of Elbow Lake Village; two
sons, James (Yvonne) Anderson and Alvin “Boogie” Jr., (Hayley) Anderson, all of Elbow
Lake Village; two daughters, Rita (Ron) White of Sugar Point, Minn., and LaDonna “Sis”
(Jeff Moore) Anderson of Elbow Lake Village; three brothers: Kenneth Anderson of Elbow
Lake Village, Vernon (LaVonne) Anderson of Tulaby Lake, and Glen (Virginia) Anderson
of Tulaby Lake; one sister, Beverly (Glen) VanWert of Ogema; 12 grandchildren: Ryan,
Star, Dustin, Charles, NaKoya, Michael, Amanda, Shannon, Thomas, Hunter, Ron Jr., and
Rhonda; 14 great grandchildren: Debwe, Tavion, Dustin, Kordia, LaKeisha, Desirae,
Eldon, Emily, Kelsy, Treavor, Tyron, Scott, Louie, and Daicy; and many nieces, nephews,
and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Genevieve; two brothers, Boyd
and Larry; a grandson, Jay; and a granddaughter, Taylor “Weezer.”
Funeral services were held April 23 at the Elbow Lake Lutheran Church.
Mary Jane Murray
Mary Jane Murray, 85, of Bagley, died on April 23 at the Meric Care Hospital in
Fargo.
Mary Jane was born on Nov. 2, 1924, in White Earth to Lawrence and Isabell Stevens.
Mary grew up in the Rice Lake area and attended school in Pipestone, Minn., and
Flandreau, S.D. After school Mary worked at the Brainerd Hospital.
In 1949, Mary married Bill Murray in Chicago, where
they lived for the next six years. They moved to Ebro, where
Mary resided until 2008 when she moved into the Cornerstone
Nursing and Rehab Center in Bagley.
Mary worked at the Rodwell Nursing Home in
Mahnomen, but her great love of children led her to work in
White Earth tutoring children and retired from Bagley
Elementary School in 1991 after 26 years of service. Mary
received the Minnesota Indian Educator Association Elder of
the year award in 1991.
Mary loved playing bingo, going to the casino, playing
cards and scrabble, putting puzzles together, reading books,
and being with her grandchildren.
Mary is survived by her daughters, Janice Murray of Bagley, Karen Murray of Bagley;
brothers: Brent Stevens, Donald Stevens, and Ronald Stevens all of Bagley; sisters: Rosie
Beaulieu of Bagley, Ida Giard of Mahnomen, Connie (Richard) LaFriniere of Mahnomen,
Bonnie (Ken) LaFriniere of Mahnomen, Yvonne Stevens of Bagley; special grandson,
Brent Murray of Mahnomen.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bill in 1992, daughter, Lynn, three
brothers: Lonnie and Lawrence Stevens Jr., and an infant brother; and four sisters: Violet
Carpentier, Celestine Moose, Roberta Cox, and Alice Stevens.
Funeral services were April 29 at St. Philips Episcopal Church in Rice Lake with
Mother Lisa Smith officiating.
Interment: St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery in Rice Lake.
Arrangements: Cease Family Funeral Home of Bagley.
Online condolences: ceasefuneralhome.com
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Remembering Our Nation’s
Armed Forces
Memorial Day is a time to reflect upon our freedoms.....
....and the high price paid to protect them.
REMEMBER THOSE WHO DIED TO KEEP US FREE!
Monday, May 31, 2010
AREA CEMETERY VISITATIONS
Conducted by the Ogema VFW 9880 & Auxiliary
And White Earth Veterans Association
Assemble at Ogema VFW Hall.............................................. 7:30 a.m.
St. Columba Episcopal Cemetery (White Earth) ...................8:15 a.m.
Bethel Lutheran Cemetery (White Earth) ............................. 8:30 a.m.
Assembly of God Cemetery (White Earth).............................8:40 a.m.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery (White Earth) .............................8:50 a.m.
Aura Finnish Cemetery (Goat Ranch Road) .........................9:15 a.m.
Callaway Cemetery (Callaway) ................................................10 a.m.
Ogema City Cemetery (Ogema) ..........................................10:30 a.m.
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Cemetery (Ogema) .............10:35 a.m.
Waubun City Cemetery (Waubun) .......................................11:15 a.m.
St. Anns Catholic Cemetery (Waubun) ..............................11:30 a.m.
Lake Grove Cemetery...................................................................Noon
In Memory
In Loving Memory of
Franklin James Brown
April 8, 1984 - May 15, 2005
It’s been five years ago since you were so
sadly taken from us, but it don’t feel that many
years because in our hearts you are here everyday.
We sure miss you, Frank, all the laughs and
joy you brought us and that good cooking you so
much enjoyed to do and that big bright smile you
always had for us and your loved ones.
We all remember the stories and time you
shared with us. I give thanks to our Lord Jesus
for having you in our lifes. It might have been a
short time, but you left us with a lifetime of loving memories.
Caroline, Matthew and JR always remem-
ber the fun times and
talks that you shared with
them.
We together or at
different times gather and
visit your grave, maybe
to pray or share a story or
just be there is silence,
but there is always a tear
of love left there.
The comfort we gave each other is knowing
we are gona see you again in Heaven, where
there is no more pain or sorrow, and to be with
our Lord Jesus, and all our loved ones that
passed on.
All our love,
Auntie Nancy and Family
Keenie’s Korner
Celebrating Safe Foods at Pow Wows
Good food is an essential part of
what makes celebrations and pow wows
so much fun. But, keeping food safe can
be a challenge for anyone who prepares
and serves food at these special events,
especially outdoor events.
- Keep hot foods hot
- Keep cold foods cold
- Use effective hand washing practices
- Sanitize utensils and contact surfaces
- Buy food from approved sources
- Store foods properly
I wish everyone a safe and healthy
pow wow!
For more information call Colleen
Blattenbauer, White Earth Nutrition
Education Assistant at 1-218-983-3286
Ext. 1395.
USDA “SNAP” Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program funds this program
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Obituaries
Virginia “Vig” Mae Peterson
Virginia “Vig” Mae Peterson, age 74, of Cass Lake passed away April 25 at her home.
Virginia was born in White Earth on May 5, 1935, to James and Muriel (Selkirk) Hull.
She attended high school and graduated from Wahpeton (N.D.) High School in 1953. She
later attended St. Theresa’s Catholic College in Winona, Minn.,
and married Myron Peterson on Sept. 22, 1955. She worked for
the Federal Government retiring from the Fish & Wildlife
Service in Ashland, Wis.
Virginia’s passions were cooking, gardening, and bird feeding. Music was also a big part of her life and she enjoyed playing the piano and organ. Spending time with family and friends
was most important to Virginia, and her presence will be greatly
missed. She was a member of St. Peters Episcopal Church in
Cass Lake.
Virginia is survived by her children, Neil Peterson (Allison),
of Cass Lake, Lisa (David) Foust of Grand Rapids, Minn.;
grandchildren, Tara (Eric Gustafson), Eli, and Ari Peterson,
David “DJ,” and William “Willie” Foust; great grandchildren, Kaylie and Devon Gustafson;
mother, Muriel Hull of Wayzata, Minn.; brother, Ren (Barb) Hull of Wayzata; and sister,
Sharon (Stuart) Jackson of Grand Marais, Minn.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Myron, and son, Peter John Peterson.
Funeral services were held April 29 at St. Peters Episcopal Church in Cass Lake with
Rev. Carol “Coke” Smith and Rev. Fritz Kramer officiating.
Interment: Pine Grove Cemetery in Cass Lake.
Arrangements: Dennis Funeral Home of Cass Lake.
Leona C. Chilton
Leona C. Chilton, age 87, of Detroit Lakes, formerly of Mahnomen, and Twin Valley
area died April 26 at Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes.
Leona Clara Chilton was born April 1, 1923, in Richfield, Minn., to William F. and
Clara (Haedtke) Neuhalfen. She attended country school near Lincoln, Neb. After losing
her mother at a young age, Leona along with her sister spent their
childhoods in an orphanage. At the age of 16, Leona and her sister moved to Mahnomen to live with their brother, Raymond
“Babe” and his wife, Edny.
Leona worked as a waitress at the Red Apple Café in
Mahnomen and later met George Chilton. They were united in
marriage on Nov. 24, 1942, and for 67 years Leona and George
shared their love to one another. Leona wanted her children and
grandchildren to live a life of caring and providing for family,
living a life of faith and sharing with family and friends. This
was the example Leona set for everyone.
Leona was a wonderful gardener, she enjoyed picking wild
raspberries, chokecherries and then making jam for everyone to
enjoy. She loved her fishing trips; whether it was winter or summer Leona always had her eyes set on that prize fish. She also enjoyed cooking, quilting,
sewing, embroidery and putting together puzzles.
Life will seem empty without Leona, but she will be remembered forever by her children: Bonita Grahn of Austin, Texas, Dennis (Diane) of Frazee, Mary Carrabou (Tony
Brugman) of Detroit Lakes, Karen (Max) Klarer of Ogema, Pat (Rod) Stearns of Ponsford,
William L. Chilton of Detroit Lakes, David (Linda) of Rochert, Jerry (Janice) of Ogema,
Deborah Chilton of Lindstrom, Minn., Sherlene Chilton of Minneapolis, Donald (Brenda)
of Ogema, Ronald (Diane) of Ogema and Jamie Chilton, also of Ogema. She is also survived by 37 grandchildren, 75 great grandchildren and 9 great great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband George (2009) along with three brothers: Bill, Babe, and Marvin; and two sisters, Marcella and Alma.
Mass of Christian Burial was April 30 at Assumption Catholic Church in Callaway.
Interment: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Callaway.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes.
Anthony (Tony) John Metzer
Anthony (Tony) John Metzer died May 1 in St. Mary's Medical Center in Duluth.
Tony was born June 17, 1956, in Grand Rapids, Minn., to Frank and Doris (LaDoux)
Metzer. Following his graduation from Nashwauk-Keewatin (Minn.) High School, he
served in the U.S. Army from 1975-1978.
Following his military service, he returned to Minnesota and worked for Butler
Taconite. In 1988, he moved to Aurora, Minn., and worked for LTV Mining Company. On
Aug. 10, 1990, Tony married Michelle Tekautz.
Tony was currently working as a mason for Mesabi Masonry in Aurora. He enjoyed
hunting, fishing and carpentry to the extent of building his own home.
Tony was a member of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians and the Iron Cross
Motorcycle Club.
Survivors include his wife, Michelle of Aurora; children: Christopher, Kristina,
Matthew and Jessa Metzer; mother, Doris (Harold Meintsma) Metzer of Ponsford; grandchildren, Anthony, Deandre and Jayden; siblings: Robert (Georgiann) Metzer, Julie (Kurt)
Fondrick, Mitzi (Andy) Gregg and Mariann Metzer; numerous nieces, nephews and aunts
also survive.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank in 2003; sister, Patricia Ann in 1957;
grandparents, cousins, uncles and an aunt.
A memorial service was held today (May 5) in Ziemer-Moeglein-Shatava Funeral
Home in Aurora with Rev. Rebecca LeMenager officiating.
Interment: Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine, Minn., at a later date.
Auginaush
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most progressive tribes in the country.
When we set a goal such as cultural based
treatment for our youth because our youth
are outnumbering all others incarcerated
and in institutions, we do it. When a barrier stops White Earth from the public safety
of our people, we find a way to go around it
or change it. While other tribes sit and discuss their problems we are traveling to St.
Paul to find a way to get the job done or we
are already negotiating with funding agencies. I was so proud when I attended the
National Indian Gaming Association
Conference and the President called White
Clark
Earth one of the most progressive tribes.
We must continue on our path of working hard and make changes where changes
are needed by listening to the people. We
need more transparent government. We
need order at our meetings so people can
come and listen without being afraid, so
they can ask questions without being verbally attacked by a few. We need to come
together as the strong Nation we are. We
are a force to reckon with in our large voting blocks, the candidates are coming to us
in their elections. There has been a change
and we need to continue to see change.
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Conservation: I believe this is a concern among our Tribal members. I believe
the Conservation Codes should be reviewed
and revised. The people should have a
voice in the decisions of these codes and
not follow what the State Regulations have
in place. When it comes to buying green
rice we should be paying our people a
decent price and invest in a processing
plant on the Reservation and market the finished product world wide. The finished
rice is being sold to our enrolled members
at a lower price, and being advertised outside of the Reservation at the same low
price. This is unfair to our people who are
trying to market their finished product at
market price.
These are just a few of the issues we
Coleman
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the prevention of and also the treatment of
these things throughout the entire population of our reservation so that we do not
needlessly lose more generations of our
people. This is a subject that I firmly
believe, plain and simple.
The treatment of the young and the old
must be closely administered by qualified
people. We must make sure that our treatment facilities are properly staffed and
coordinated so that the efforts put forth are
not going to be wasted. Follow up and after
Durant
must face. If elected to the position of
District I:
I Will Have An Office In The
Community Center, I Will Listen To Your
Issue And Concerns, I Will Call You Back,
And I Will Attend All RTC Meetings And
Let Your Voice Be Heard!!
Change can come about if we, as
enrolled members, elect honest, hard working, responsible, fair and impartial people
to the RTC. I will work for the betterment
of our people and I would appreciate your
vote in the General Election on June 8th,
2010. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 218694-2191.
Elect Steve “Punky” Clark
Voice for the People
care must also be ensured.
I have a limited amount of space to
address many issues and I have come to the
end of my allotted space. Give me a call or
write to me and we can discuss the issues
that I have not been able to cover.
Migwech!
Kenneth M. Coleman, Jr.
PO Box 453, Mahnomen, MN 56557
Phone: 218-261-0763
E mail: bigdogaddress@yahoo.com
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• Sound Leadership
• Fair, Honest, & Trustworthy
• Committed to our future
I welcome your comments, suggestions or concerns. Please feel free visit my
website at: www.RobertDurant.net or contact me at: 218-935-2152 or email:
RobertDurant@live.com. You can also find
me on Facebook: Vote Robert Durant
Secretary Treasurer.
Sincerely,
Robert J. Durant
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In Memory
In Memory of
Mario De Gracia
March 10, 1984 to May 29, 2005
In Loving Memory of
Ronald Lee Brown
Dec. 15, 1941-May 25, 2008
A heart of gold stopped beating.
Two shining eyes at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us
He only takes the best.
Little did we know that morning.
The sorrow the day would bring.
The end was sudden, the shock severe.
We never knew that death was so near.
When days are sad and lonely,
And evening shadows fall.
We hear your voice and see your face.
Your sweet memory lingers on.
God knew you had to leave us.
But you didn't go alone.
For part of us went
with you.
The day God called
you home.
It’s been a hard two years for me since you left us. Everyday that
goes by I have a thought of you, or there is something that reminds
me of you. I thank God that I was blessed to have had a brother like
you. A loving, caring and sharing big brother.
I think back of the years we had together and the many laughs
we had and the many stories you shared with Larry and me. The
years of visiting we all shared. And you asking Larry to put in a
western movie to watch as they were favorites for both of you.
The years of love you gave our children as you watched them
grow, they also hold onto the loving memories of Uncle Ron.
I will forever hold in my heart the last call you made the day
before leaving the world. I never knew that was going be the last
visit we shared. I will always remember you telling me how much
you loved me and my family, bro. A part of me left when you left me.
It was you that always took time to listen to me when I needed that
encouragement or something I just needed to get off my chest. You
always told me to hang in there and keep walking in faith. And you
always got me to laugh before hanging up the phone or leaving me
and Larry’s home. Thanks bro for all your love and time.
Sorry I wasn’t by your side when you
left us to say goodbye. But I know you were
not alone, because you had your angels with
you to walk you into your eternal home,
Heaven, along with our Lord Jesus and all the
loved ones that passed on. I have that peace
in my mind to know some day I will see you
and the loved ones again in Heaven.
We miss you and
love you,
Your grandparents
Florence and James
Tadlock
Jamison Brown
June 28, 2007 to May 22, 2009
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Our Little Angel
You’ve just walked on ahead of us
And we’ve got to understand
We must release the ones we love
And let go of their hand
We try and cope the best us can
But were missing you so much
If we could only see you
And once more feel your touch
Yes, you’ve just walked on ahead of us
Don’t worry we’ll be fine
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Jamison Timothy Brown
June 28, 2007 to May 22, 2009
Baby Boy
We thought of you with love today
But that is nothing new.
We thought about you yesterday
And days before that too.
We think of you in silence
We often speak of your name
All we have are memories and
your picture in a frame.
Your memory is our keepsake
with which we’ll never part
God has you on his keeping
We have you in our heart.
We miss and love you!
Love Mommy & Daddy
All our love from your baby sister, Nancy
and Larry and Family
Local help available if you are
having a problem with alcohol
CAGE (cut-annoyed-guilty-eye) is a screening test for alcohol dependence and is the most widely used in clinical practice.
The test includes the following four questions and takes only a
few minutes.
1. Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
2. Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
3. Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
4. Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady
your nerves or get rid of a hangover (eye-opener)?
If you answered yes to at least two of the above questions,
you are at risk of having a problem with alcohol. There are other
screening tools available to help you further assess a problem
with alcohol or drugs.
A counselor at White Earth Substance Abuse is here to help.
We do Rule 25 assessment.
For more information call 218-983-3285 Ext 1297 or 800950-3248.
Visitation
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other parent.
• Don’t talk negative about the other parent or the visitation
center.
• Avoid exposing your child to conflicts between you and the
other parent.
• Do not pump your child for information after the visit takes
place. Listen to what your child offers to tell you. If you have
concerns regarding the visit, talk to the visitation supervisor.
• Follow the center’s policies and procedures.
All children have the right to have a healthy relationship with
both parents. In some cases supervised visitation or safe
exchange is required for contact between a parent and their child
to occur. The DOVE Program is now offering Supervised
Visitation and Safe Exchange services to families. If you have
any questions regarding these services, please contact Neily or
Tanya, DOVE Program, at 218-935-5554 or 1-800-763-8629.
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In Memory
Memory of our Dad
Kenneth “Woody” Butcher Sr.
July 22, 1941 to May 26, 2003
A voice we loved is gone. A place is vacant in our hearts, which
can never be filled. God gave us a great dad. You were always there
with a helping hand. We miss you so much, dad. Our hearts are hurting. As time goes by, dad, we miss you more. Your gentle face, your
loving smile. No one can take our dad’s place. We miss your presence,
your touch, and the smile on your face. We think about you everyday,
dad. And cherish what you had to say. You will not be forgotten.
Your kids,
Ken Jr., Ron, Charles, Bret, Cindy, Linda, Daisy, Kathy, Shari
Thank You
Thank you to the White Earth Tribal Council for the generous
donation of Jose Cole Circus tickets, and thank you to Jerry Anderson
and the Detroit Lakes Shrine Club & Color Guard for the Shrine Circus
tickets.
White Earth Head Start Program
We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of the
people that helped with the Benefit that was held on April 15 to help
with some of the medical and travel expenses I'm accruing during this
time of need. Thank you to all the cooks that worked so hard to make
such a great meal, to all of the people that donated baked goods for the
bake sale, to the Tribal Coucil for the donations to help with the benefit, and to everyone that bought the meal and gave donations as well. It
was all greatly appreciated! I'd also like to thank the many family members and friends that continue to show your support!
Ron & Rose Bellanger
National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis
recently named Mount Rushmore National
Monument Superintendent Gerard Baker as his
Assistant Director for American Indian Relations.
“The National Park Service faces important cultural and natural resource issues with First
Americans,” Jarvis said. “I’ve asked Gerard to represent me and the National Park Service with tribes
across our country to work on issues I believe will
further the goals of the National Park Service and
goals of First Americans.”
A full-blood Mandan-Hidatsa Indian from western North Dakota, the 56-year-old Baker has been a
park superintendent for 15 of his 30-plus years in the
National Park Service. He’s spent most of the past
six years at Mount Rushmore, one of America’s icon
parks, in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Baker is a widely recognizable figure in Indian
Country for his work as a mediator and facilitator on
issues that involve tribes and the National Park
Service. He’s also a familiar face on American history television programs. Baker was a consultant to
and an on-camera historian in the 1997 Ken Burns
film “Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of
Discovery.” He toured with Burns, writer Dayton
Duncan and the late historian Stephen Ambrose to
talk about Lewis and Clark and American Indian perspectives of the Expedition of the Corps of
Discovery. He also appears in the recent production
by Burns and Duncan, “The National Parks:
America’s Best Idea.”
As the first superintendent of the Lewis and
Clark National Historic Trail from August 2000 to
June 2004, Baker led planning, development and initial operations of “Corps of Discovery II: 200 Years
to the Future.” The mobile mini-national park traveled to 100 communities across the United States
during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. The exhibit’s “Tent of Many Voices” was an education and
entertainment venue that Baker said became particularly important for American Indian voices on history and culture. More than a half a million people visited the exhibit during its tour.
Baker and other American Indian leaders successfully labeled the Bicentennial a commemoration
instead of a Bicentennial celebration. “That remains
an important distinction,” Baker said. “The National
Park Service recognized that Lewis and Clark coming to Indian Country was no celebration for us. They
signaled the end of life as we had known it for eons.”
Baker began his new assignment April 24 and
will keep an office in the Black Hills. “I’ve asked
Gerard to take this position because with his skills
and contacts I believe we’ll come to resolution on
these issues.”
Baker said his new job is to continue the relationship building he did with tribes during the Lewis
and Clark Bicentennial and in his time in South
Dakota as he led staff to expand the story of Mount
Rushmore to include wider perspectives of history
and culture – of the entire Black Hills area.
Baker is from Mandaree, N.D., on the Fort
Berthold Indian Reservation. The reservation is the
home of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Tribes.
Born and raised on his father’s cattle ranch, he spent
his early years in a traditional Indian home.
May 2010 WIC Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
3
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-2:30
4
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-2:30
10
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
17
Gonvick
Community
Center
10-2:30
24
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
31
Closed for
Memorial
Day
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
Mahnomen
Riverland
Apartments
11-5:30
13
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
Pine Point
School
9:30-12:30
19
Rice Lake
Community
Center
9:30-12:30
25
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
12
18
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-2:30
6
5
11
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
20
Naytahwaush
Clinic
9:30-3
26
Mahnomen
Riverland
Apartments
9:30-2:30
27
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
7
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
14
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
21
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
28
White Earth
Health Center
8-4
WIC
(218) 983-6232 or
1-800-477-0125
Make your vote count in the White Earth
General Election on June 8!
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Cirlce of Life School Honor Roll
2009-10 School Year (Final)
3rd Quarter
(Enrolled by February 1, 2010)
2nd Grade
Shawntay Brown
Katrina Jackson
Perfect Attendance
3rd Grade
Lee Hanks
Cassity Jones
3rd Grade
Treyton Bloom
Rohan Fritsch
4th Grade
Thomas Jones
6th Grade
Genesis VanWert
Roslyn Fritsch
8th Grade
Eleigha Bower
Good Attendance
*(1 – 2 absences)
* 4 tardies = 1 absence;
no skipping
1st Grade
Derrick Boswell
David Rock Jr.
5th Grade
Haleigh Garbow
Charles Jones
Dominick Warren
Pauline VanWert
6th Grade
Precious Dominguez
7th Grade
Ashley Bloom
9th Grade
Joe Fairbanks
Honor Roll
4th Grade
Jalonny Fox - 3.0
Brittany Jackson - 3.12
Tia Parisian - 3.0
6th Grade
Precious Dominguez - 3.2
Roslyn Fritsch - 3.2
Genesis VanWert - 3.0
7th Grade
Ashley Bloom - 3.5
Sondra Keezer - 3.23
8th Grade
Savanna Antell - 3.23
Eleigha Bower - 3.47
9th Grade
Joe Fairbanks - 3.27
10th Grade
Warren Brown - 3.56
Marlee French - 3.4
12th Grade
Lainey Fineday - 3.27
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Mahnomen/Naytahwaush
Title VII/JOM Banquet
Honoring 2010 Graduating
Mahnomen High School Seniors
Wednesday, May 19 @ 6 p.m.
Naytahwaush School Gym
Guest Speaker - Awards - Potluck Meal
Happy Belated Birthday
Nevaeh!!!!
I Love you!!!!
Love, Mom!!!
March 22
Steven John French Jr.
7 lbs., 7 oz.
Stephanie Heisler and
Steven French Sr.
North Country Regional Hospital
Bemidji, Minn.
March 30
Faith Jean Conklin
7 lbs., 4 oz.
Shawntal Holder and
Jeremy Conklin
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
April 4
Nateli Jean Fabre
7 lbs., 11 oz.
Stephanie Bellcourt and Nathan
Fabre Sr.
Cuyuna Regional Medical Center
Crosby, Minn
April 5
Kyla Marie Chilton
9 lbs., 6 oz.
Melissa Basswood and
Eric Chilton
April 6
Katie Addison Keezer
8 lbs.
Sherry Sargent and
Dustin Keezer
April 9
Leilah Rose Sargant
4 lbs., 15.5 oz.
Valerie and John Sargant Jr.
Innovis Hospital - Fargo
April 9
John Melvin Sargant III
3 lbs., .5 oz.
Valerie and John Sargant Jr.
Innovis Hospital - Fargo
April 12
Adrian Robert Jacobson
8 lbs., 10 oz.
Azalea Stone and Sean Jacobson
April 20
Paige Louise Annette
6 lbs., 12 oz.
Danielle Maxfield and
Elijah Annette
April 21
Corey Leigh Buckholtz Jr.
8 lbs., 1 oz.
Falls
LeAnna Chosa and
Corey Buckholtz Sr.
April 22
Aalyiah Bray
7 lbs.
Christina Jackson and
Zachariah Bray
April 23
Katelyn Ardis Syvertson
5 lbs., 9 oz.
Kari and John Syvertson
April 23
Marie Larryn Syvertson
4 lbs., 6 oz.
Kari and John Syvertson
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The Minnesota Board on Aging is trying to reduce the number
of fall-related injuries and deaths. Its goal is to increase awareness
of the risk of falling both among the general public and health care
professionals; to prompt more thorough assessment of individuals’
risk of falling; and to promote evidence-based interventions aimed
at reducing falls, fall-related injuries, and deaths. The initiative’s
website is www.mnfallsprevention.org.
This article is made possible with Older Americans Act dollars
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Welcome to our baby girl
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Victoria R.
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The White Earth Elderly Nutrition Program is seeking a volunteer(s) to deliver meals to homebound elders. This position would
be primarily in the White Earth area and would require about two hours
daily, Monday – Friday. Volunteers would be reimbursed mileage at the
rate of $.50 per mile. Volunteer(s) are required to have a reliable vehicle, valid Class B Minnesota driver’s license and insurance. Please
contact Carol Fabre, Elderly Nutrition Coordinator at 218-983-3286
Ext. 1266 or e-mail at carolf@whiteearth.com
Memorial Gathering
There will be a Memorial Gathering for Anna Rock on Saturday,
May 22 from 1-4 p.m. at the Waubun Community Center. Everyone is
invited.
Howah ads are $5 with picture or $4 without
Parents:
Ken “Dude Butcher
Heather Mortensen
Happy Mothers Day
Jill Ann you are a very loving,
caring and wonderful mother. We
are all thankful and greatful for
you. -- Love, your family.
George Edward, George Jr.,
Shantel, Austin and DeShawn
Happy Birthday
Alexis Maya
April 21
Violet
Bittner
We love you!
Mom, Dad & Baby Brother
Payton
May 23
Happy Mothers Day
and Happy Birthday
Baby Shower
New Dimensions Home Health Care is looking for RNs and
LPNs to work one on one with a client in his home in the Twin
Valley/Waubun area. FT and PT shifts available, days, evenings and
nights. We offer competitive wages, 401k, paid time off and health
insurance compensation. For more information please call 1-800-3959949.
Love ya!!
Sondra
Happy 1st Birthday
Chicks for sale - cold hardy heritage, Dominique, Chantecler,
Wyandotte. Also Blue Ameraucana from show Quality line. All good
winter layers. Royal Palm Turkey poults. Call 218-308-0952.
Help Wanted
Born April 16
5 lbs., 11 oz.
Love you Always,
Bruiser
Happy Birthday
Wanted to buy: Leeches, blood suckers, snapping turtles, and painted
turtles. Call Eric at 218-849-7654.
There will be a baby shower for Jana Ingebrigtson on Saturday,
May 22 at 2 p.m. at the Hilltop Supper Club. All friends and relatives
welcome.
Nevaeh Sue
Butcher
(May 5)
Lawnmower repair & sales: Reasonable rates and fast service for
lawnmower repairs or garden tillers. Reconditioned mowers for sale;
will also buy mowers. Call Don Vizenor at 218-936-3638.
For sale: Dancing shawls - many colors - womens and girls. Unique
one of a kind. Please call 218-734-2339 for more information. Will
ship. Also available - men’s dark grey wool jacket w/black and grey
Pendleton yoke, size 2 XLG. Excellent condition. Women’s Pendleton
wool jacket w/hood - size XL. Turquoise, red, orange and yellow excellent condition.
Congratulations!
Love,
Your hubby and Children
Happy 35th Birthday
Honey
Your
whole
family
loves you
very
much!
From
Grandma
Philomene
May 6
Love,
George
Happy
Birthday
Kivi Girls
Love,
Grandma
Helen
Mazie - 10 years old
Congratulations
Cruz Lopez
Circle of
Life
School
Graduate
Love,
Mom &
Dad
Mandi - 9 years old
Maggie - 7 years old
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Anishinaabeg Today
Real Estate
In Memory
Counselor Realty of Detroit Lakes
In Loving Memory of
“Mishkow-Binise” AKA
George A. (Joe Bush) Fairbanks Sr.
July 29, 1933 - May 26, 2009
It’s been a year now and I think of you
often and speak of your name. I miss our
talks, “your stories,” advice, your sense of
humor, and “your laughter.” Life is not the
same without you... Dad, I must go on - just
like you would want me to. You have given
me gifts in life, and memories that I cherish in
my heart. But mostly - I miss you dad.
I love you always,
Your loving daughter,
Bonnie Jo
MAHNOMEN HOME: Very livable home on a large treed corner lot, has lots of room, TV room, family room w/fireplace and
a living room w/fireplace. Tons of storage space. Large deck
and a 10 X 10 garden shed. Does need some updating. Listed
by Dick Carr. Call for an appointment. #22-55718 - $124,900.
Cell: 218-841-2238. Email: rjcarr121@hotmail.com
Memorial Dinner/Giveaway
Paige Carissa Brown
Feb. 5, 1992 - May 23, 2009
“Fly With The Angels”
If I only had one more Day
One more Day to tell you I love you
One more Day to hold you close
One more day to hear your voice
One more day to see you smile
Oh God what I would do for One More Day!
Memorial Dinner
and Giveaway
May 23 @ 2 p.m.
Zing and Ken
Brown’s Home
MAHNOMEN HOME: 23340 140TH Ave. Exceptionally well
cared for older home, large rooms,high ceiling,hardwood
floors,leaded glass wndws in dining room. Seamless steel siding, 40 year shingles installed in 2007,city water,very large private septic system,new curb & gutter and new street. No
assessments!!! Large lot,deck and back yard with lots of
potential for gardens or shop. Listed by Dick Carr. Call for an
appointment. #22-55798 - $64,900. Cell: 218-841-2238.
Email: rjcarr121@hotmail.com
MCT Finance Corporation
Thank You
Our family would like to say thank you for making the benefit
fundraiser for Aaron Turner’s family a huge success! It was a beautiful
day and we had an excellent turnout. We would like to thank everyone
personally but surely we would leave someone out, so this is for
Everyone who helped in any way. Making/selling/buying raffle tickets,
donations of raffle prizes/ food/pop, we can't forget to thank the brave
ones who shaved their heads and got a button in support :), and most of
all for attending and sharing your wonderful generosity with us, it is
greatly appreciated. We would like thank all those that helped with the
organizing, ordering and working so hard, and Arlene for making the
delicious (huge amount of) fry bread, we got a lot of compliments on it,
the aunts/cousins for all the help in the kitchen serving and cleaning up.
You are all awesome!! A huge thanks to all the family, friends and community support we had at our benefit.
NAYTAHWAUSH AREA: Enjoy the great outdoors! 2003
Modular 3 bedroom, 2 bath with full basement. New carpet,
decks and landscaping. Leased land. Only $87,000.
We thank you all!
Pat & Aaron Turner & Ray Londo
Real Estate
FOR SALE – with a view of the lake!!
Location: 39995 North Elbow Lake
Drive (Tribal Trust Property). Built in
1940, 1,192 square feet of living
space. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. New roof
in July 2009. Some repairs are
needed including new cupboards
and flooring. This is the perfect place
to add your own style! Asking Price:
$65,000. Owner financing available,
grants available for qualifying customers. If purchased by December 1,
2009 Government tax credits are
available. Contact Barb Hoban at
Community Development Bank at
(218) 983-3241.
I would like to give a big “thank you” to Shirley Cervanka and the
crew from the Shorewood Pub for hosting my benefit. Also, a big
thanks to the Fat Cats for their great music. To all my family and
friends & friends that made this benefit possible, and all the cards and
prayers that I have received.
Sincerely,
Kevin Bergh
Looking For Family
My name is Karen Louise Jensen and my maiden name is Salmon.
I was born in Detroit Lakes on Oct. 15, 1959, and I was adopted three
months later from Detroit Lakes. I am looking for my family/relatives.
I am an enrolled member. I believe that my name given at birth was
Karen Louise Percy. If anyone has any information please call me at
702-647-3378, 702-428-5432 or email lilwhirlwind2000@yahoo.com.
I would very much like to find my family.
MeGwitch
NAYTAHWAUSH AREA: Completely remodeled from the
inside out! 3+ bedroom with 2 bath. Split level home has new
cabinets, flooring, windows, doors, siding and decks. Price
$80,000.
WAUBUN AREA! Nice 2 story home has 2+ bedroom 1 bath.
2 extra rooms without closets, great for office or playroom. 1
stall detached garage on 2 city lots! Price $42,000 AS IS.
For more information call Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Finance
Corporation 218-335-8582 PO Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633
Financing available to qualified buyers
Counselor Realty of Detroit Lakes
Waubun: Well maintained 3 bedroom and 3 bath rambler in
the City of Waubun. Home is move-in ready with new carpet
and paint. Lower level is finished with family room and den.
Plenty of storage and possible 4th bedroom in basement with
egress. Call Eric Lundmark - Counselor Realty at 218 8490383.
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