07-02-10 V31N7 - Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians

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July 2, 2010 • Vol. 31 No. 7
Win Awenen Nisitotung
Official newspaper of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
GREEKTOWN Robert Marchand named Sault Tribe Chief of Police
UPDATE
Please Read the CHAIRMAN’S
REPORT on PAGE 20
Tribe’s voTers
selecT new
board rePs
SAULTSTE.MARIE,Mich.
–TheSaultTribeElection
Committeehasannounced
unofficialresultsforthisyear’s
tribalboardelection.
DiedrieJ.Malloyand
DebraAnnPinewereelected
inUnit1,CatherineHollowell
waselectedinUnit2,Keith
Massaway
wasre-elected
inUnit3,
DeniseChase
wasdeemed
elected
inUnit4,
Denise Chase, Unit 4
JoanCarrAndersonwaselectedinUnit5.
Outof12,364ballotsmailed
toregisteredvoters,5,814were
returnedbytheJune24,5p.m.
deadline.The47percentof
votersreturningballots
putonly
oneincumbentback
intooffice,
Massawayin Keith Massaway, Unit 3
Unit2,voted
inwith52percentofUnit2
ballots.Therewasnovotingin
Unit4,sinceChasewasunopposed.
InUnit1,
incumbents
Hoffmanand
McKelvie
were
defeated.It
isinterestDeb Pine, Unit 1
ingtonote
thatthenew
boardreps
eachtook
homejust
over1,500
votes,while
incumDiedrie Malloy, Unit 1
bentsboth
receivedjustover1,100votes,
suggestingthatmostballots
wereeitherforbothincumbents
orbothnewcomers.
ThevotewascloserinUnit
5,withAndersonwinningbya
muchslimmermarginof52.6
percent.
Newcomers
battleditout
inUnit2
afterincumbentRobert
LaPoint
declinedto Joan Anderson, Unit 5
run.HollowellovertookJames
Kelleywith
53.7percent
ofthevote.
Contests
regardingthe
votecount
forthe2010 Cathy Hollowell, Unit 2
generalelectionwereduebyJune28,2010.
Resultswillbecertified
anddeemedofficialatthenext
boardofdirectorsmeetingor
withinsevendaysofallcontestsbeingresolved.
Aftercertificationofthe
June24electionatthenext
boardmeeting,thenewboard
willbecomprisedofChairman
JoeMcCoy,Unit1representativesCathyAbramson,Bernard
Bouschor,DJMalloyandDeb
Pine;Unit2representatives
LanaCausleyandCatherine
Hollowell;Unit3representativesKeithMassawayand
PatrickRickley;Unit4representativesDeniseChaseand
TomMiller;andUnit5representativeJoanAnderson.
Allrepresentativesareelectedtofour-yeartermswithan
electiontakingplaceeverytwo
years.2010resultsare:
UnitI—DJ Hoffman,
1,182,
DiedrieJ.Malloy,1,564,
Dennis McKelvie,1,132,Debra
AnnPine,1,547
UnitII—JamesKelley,417,
CatherineHollowell,485
UnitIII—Douglas
Goudreau,680,Keith Massaway,752
UnitIV—Denise Chase,
unopposed
UnitV—JoanCarr
Anderson,262,Shirley Petoskey,236*(incumbent)
By Michelle Bouschor
—RobertMarchandhasbeen
namedthenewChiefofPolice
fortheSaultSte.MarieTribeof
ChippewaIndians.Marchand
hasservedasthetribe’sinterim
ChiefofPolicesinceJanuary
2008.Hecomestothisposition
afterworkingwithinthedepartmentfor12years.
“Iambothhonoredand
humbledtoservethetribalcommunityasthepermanentchief
ofpolice,andamproudthatthe
boardhasgivenmetheopportunitytocontinuetoleadour
LawEnforcementDepartment,”
saidMarchand.“Ilookforward
toprovidingtribalmembers
andcommunitieswiththelaw
enforcementservicesthatthey
deserve.”
Marchandsaidhisgoalsfor
thedepartmentincludebecomingmorecommunity-oriented
inpolicingtechniquesandmore
pro-activeinconservation
enforcement,strengthening
relationshipswithotherlaw
enforcementagenciesinthe
state,cityandcounty,andcontinuingtoeducateandtrainall
Enforcement,Accounting,and
Budgetswereinstrumentalin
oursuccess.Wereallyhavea
greatteamanditismyhopethat
wewillcontinuetogrowmovingforward.”
Marchandwantedtosenda
specialthankstoVicMatsonJr.,
DarakaHudecek,JenClerc,Rita
BrickerandSusanMcCoyfor
theirpersonalassistance.
TheSaultTribePolice
Departmentemploys17officers
inSaultSte.Marie,St.Ignace
andManistique,andisinthe
processofhiringtwomore.
AnewschoolofficerforJKL
Photo by Brenda Austin
BahwetingSchoolandanother
Robert Marchand, interim Chief
officerpositionwillbehiredthis
of Police since January 2008,
summer,bringingthenumberof
was named Chief of Police on
full-timeswornofficersto21.
June 22.
Thedepartmentprovides
ofourofficerstoenablethemto conservationenforcement
effectivelyperformtheirduties. throughoutthe1836treaty “Ihavebeenveryfortunate
cededareathatcoversthe
duringthepasttwoyearsserveasternUPandnorthwestlower
ingasinterimchiefofpolice
Michigan,andhaspublicsafety
tohavesomuchsupport,”said
responsibilityforthetribe’strust
Marchand.“Therearemany
landthroughoutitsseven-county
peopleIwouldliketothank
servicearea,whichincludes
whohelpedaswenavigated
Mackinac,Chippewa,Luce,
togetherthroughturbulenttimes. Delta,Alger,Schoolcraftand
EveryoneatSaultTribeLaw
Marquettecounties.
By Jennifer Dale-Burton
SaultTribe’sContractHealth
Servicesjustgotashotinthe
armthatwillhelppayformore
servicesfortribalmembersin
need.
Previously,CHSpaidfor
emergencyandurgentcare
Sault Tribe’s Contract Health
Service gets $1 million boost
Billy Mills comes to the Sault
Photo Courtesy JKL Bahweting School
1964 Olympic gold medalist Billy Mills at the Billy Mills Fun Run
held this June with JKL students (front L-R) Lily Izzard, Makenna
Corbiere and Jory Homminga. See page 7 for story and photos.
referredoutsideofthetribal
clinicthatwasapprovedunder
thefederalguidelines.Now,
CHSwilluseover$1million
innewfundingtohelppayfor
additionaldiseaseanddisabilitypreventiondiagnostictests
referredoutsideoftheclinic.
HealthDivisionDirector
BonnieCulfa,RN,MSNsaid
thefundingwill“addalittle
additionalcoverageforsomeof
ourneediestmembersthatlive
intheseven-countyservicearea
whocannotaffordtopayfor
neededdiagnostictests,suchas
acolonoscopy,outoftheirown
pocket.”
Culfaaddedthatthenew
dollarscamethroughIndian
HealthServicesaspartofa
modificationofthetribe’s
annualfundingagreementto
accountforpopulationgrowth,
inflationandincreasedfunding
appropriationsfortheContract
HealthProgramunderPresident
Obama’sapproved2010budget
See “CHS gets $1M,” pg. 3
See our online edition:
www.saulttribe.net
News & Announcements
2
City’s kids fishing pond is
open; donations needed
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.
– It didn’t take long for local
youngsters to find out that the
City of Sault Ste. Marie’s Kids
Fishing Pond was open for business. Young anglers have been
enjoying the pond for a couple
of weeks, thanks to the generosity of area clubs, organizations,
and individuals.
The Soo Area Sportsmen’s
Club, City of Sault Ste Marie,
Lake Superior State University
and Cloverland Electric
Company set the blocker net
that creates the pond in June
at Rotary Park. They remove
it at the end of September. The
pond, stocked with rainbow
trout, has been a summer fixture
of the park since 2004 and has
been a huge success.
“In our experience, young
anglers can lose interest
quickly,” said Roger Greil, who
manages the pond as well as
the LSSU Aquatic Research
Laboratory. “While fishing at
this pond, there always seems
to be someone catching fish.
It gets a lot of use and it’s rare
to drive by and not see kids
there fishing during the summer. Everyone who has seen it
agrees that it is a great thing for
our kids and provides a won-
derful opportunity for young
anglers under 17 years old to
fish.”
Activities have started up
around the pond, with youth
groups visiting regularly, a
“Fishing Buddies” program
meeting every other Tuesday
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the pond,
and the Connor Gorsuch Kids
Fishing Day, held every year on
the last Saturday in July at the
pond.
The Soo Sportsmen, in conjunction with LSSU’s Aquatic
Research Laboratory, will be
coordinating the purchase of
fish for the pond. Roger Greil,
club member and manager of
the LSSU lab, said the club
welcomes any assistance from
potential donors.
“If any individual or organization would like to help out
with this, please let us know,”
Greil said. “Any amount of
assistance is welcome. To provide fish for the pond and to
maintain it is a costly endeavor,
so any help would be appreciated.”
The club buys 500 rainbow
trout per month for the pond.
The fish average about 12 inches and cost about $3.30 each. In
addition, there is a $250 fee to
haul the fish to Sault Ste. Marie
from Lower Michigan. The
shipping fee and the price of
the fish has increased quite a bit
over the past few years with the
price of fuel.
“To stock 500 fish per month
for four months is costly, but
we feel it is worth it for our
kids,” Greil said. “I don’t think
you can go by the pond during the summer without seeing
someone fishing it.”
Greil reminded area residents
that the pond is for kids only.
“If you are old enough to
need a fishing license, then you
cannot fish the pond,” he said.
“If parents need to help their
children with casting, baiting
hooks, that is fine, but please do
not fish for your child.”
Greil also reminded parents
and young anglers that this
year’s Connor Gorsuch Kids
Fishing Day will be held on
Saturday, July 31. The event is
free and features food and lots
of door prizes to go along with
the fishing.
For more information on the
pond, or to join the Soo Area
Sportsmen’s Club, please call
Greil at (906) 632-4492 or write
SASC, P.O. Box 497, Sault Ste.
Marie, MI 49783.
Senior Project Fresh coupons will be handed out on
Wednesday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at
the Bayliss Public Library. They
are handed out on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
Senior Project Fresh provides qualifying seniors in
Chippewa County with cou-
pons to purchase fresh fruits
and vegetables at participating
Michigan farmers markets and
roadside stands.
The program is open to
seniors 60 years of age and
older, total monthly household
income of less than $1,669 for
one person or $2,246 for two
persons.
Please call the MSU
Extension office at 635-6368 if
you have any questions.
If you are handicapped and
unable to attend the meeting,
contact our office for a proxy
form so someone else can pick
up the coupons for you.
Senior Project Fresh coupons distributed July 7 at library
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Vol. 31, No. 7
Win Awenen Nisitotung is fundCirculation 20,000
ed by the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians and is published
Jennifer Dale-Burton.........Editor
12 times a year. Its mission is to
Brenda Austin...........Staff Writer
inform tribal members and the
Rick Smith................Staff Writer
public about the activities of the
Sherrie Lucas.......Administrative tribal government, membership
Secretary
programs and services and cultural, social and spiritual activities
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July 2, 2010 • Win Awenen Nisitotung
Spaghetti Benefit Dinner for Jamie Mackey July 12
OnMonday,July12,aspaghettibenefitdinnerwitha
silentauctionandraffleforJamieMackeywillbeheldatthe
Niigaanigiizhikculturalbuildingfrom4to7p.m.withtakeout
ordersfrom2-6p.m.Thecostis$6foradultsand$4forchil
dren.
TheraffleprizeistwoticketstotheKewadincasinoanni
versaryoutdooreventonJuly22,23and24—a$150value!
Ticketswillbeonsalebeforeandduringthedinnerfor$5.
(STR-016-10).
JamieMackeyisamemberofSaultSte.MarieTribeof
ChippewaIndians.Shehasworkedforthetribesince1995in
thebarandbeveragedepartment.Shehasbeenoutonaleave
ofabsenceduetomultiplemedicalproblems,whichhavebeen
gettingprogressivelyworse.Shehastohaveoxygenatalltimes.
Duetohershortnessofbreath,sheisunabletoperformthe
dailyactivitiesofnormalliving.
YoucancontactMaryEnosat(906)632-7704orSonja
Eitrem-McLeodat635-7075or630-0784.
Reader announces reunion
To all Payment family members,
The 2010 Payment family
reunion will be held Saturday,
Aug. 7, beginning at noon at
Sherman Park in Sault Ste.
Marie.
We would like to let as many
Payment family members know
that we will be getting together
at Sherman Park Aug. 7. Please
bring a picnic lunch and beverage with you. We could not
get the pavilion as it has been
booked for the summer, but we
can put some tables together
and meet outside in the park
picnic area. I will put up a sign
to let you know where we are.
Please let family members
know about the picnic.
Due to health reasons I cannot do the type of renion I had
for you in the past, but that
shouldn’t keep us from getting
together once in a while. Hope
to see as many of the family as
possible.
Marlene Payment Anderson
and Henry J. Anderson, PO Box
20, Kinross, MI 49752, (906)
495-5927, hynri@sault.com.
News
Win Awenen Nisitotung • July 2, 2010
3
MDOT helps development of bicycle traffic
By Rick Smith
Health and civic officials
from the Sault Tribe, Chippewa
County Health Department,
City of Cheboygan and the City
of Sault Ste. Marie recently
explored the development of
bicycle traffic facilities with
the help of the Michigan
Department of Transportation
and the T.Y. Lin International
civil and structural engineering
firm.
Sault Tribe health officials
Donna Norkoli and Michelle
Conway were among a handful
of attendees studying the design
and construction of safe bicycle
pathways and other related
subjects on the campus of Lake
Superior State University on
June 17. John LaPlante, director of traffic engineering for
T.Y. Lin International, gave
the group an introduction to
safe bicycle path planning and
designs, shared use paths and
other associated considerations.
He mentioned the American
Association of State Highway
and Transportation Officials
(AASHTO) view of bicycles in
traffic, “All highways, except
those where bicyclists are
legally prohibited, should be
designed and constructed under
the assumption that they will be
used by cyclists . . . Therefore,
bicycles should be considered
in all phases of transportation
planning, new roadway design,
roadway construction and
capacity improvement projects
and transit projects.” He noted
AASHTO “wrote the bible for
bicycle roadway design.”
LaPlante went over rules of
the road, safety statistics and
Stupak seeks probe into tribal land
By BRenda auStin
SAULT STE. MARIE,
Mich. — A mystery underlies
Greektown Casino and the
property it sits on located at
1010 Beaubien St.
Sault Tribe Unit I Board
Member DJ Hoffman first
reported on his discovery in
August 2009 — a possible issue
with transferring the property
underlying a portion of the casino to the bondholders as part of
the casino’s reorganization in
bankruptcy.
Bringing into play the Indian
Non-Intercourse Act, which was
enacted by the first Congress
in 1790, it’s Hoffman’s position that the Act prohibits the
sale of land owned by an Indian
tribe without the consent of
Congress.
According to Hoffman, the
land is still listed in the tribe’s
property management system.
“We still claim that land as our
own,” he said. “It was conveyed
From Page 1, CHS gets $1M —
adjustments that he signed into
law.
Although the new money
is recurring funding for next
fiscal year, it still leaves Sault
Tribe short on health care costs.
“Even with the additional funding, our overall funding level
for health care for our tribe is
at a 45 percent funding level
on the Federal Disparity Index
(FDI). That means that 55 percent of need is unfunded,” said
Culfa.
According to Tina Fox,
Sault Tribe CHS, the program
has been covering “Category
I: Emergency/Acutely Urgent
Care Referral Services,” to
eligible members. Receiving
additional monies will allow
CHS to now cover “Category
II Referrals: Acute Primary
and Preventive Care Services”
aimed at prevention of disease
and disability.
“Some of these services
would be your screening colonoscopies, follow-up stress tests
with known cardiac arterial disease and no symptoms, to name
a few,” Fox said.
The same CHS eligibility is
still required for the services.
Sault Tribe members residing
in the seven-county service area
are eligible and services will
still go through the CHS review
and voucher process for coverage. “CHS will be able to cover
those diagnostic tests as ordered
by our tribal clinic providers
when approved under this limited expansion of coverage,”
said Culfa. “Members will still
need to utilize our tribal clinic
providers and services that we
can provide at our clinics,” she
added.
Before the additional funding
came through, CHS could only
cover those costs if the outcome
to Greektown LLC via Kewadin
Greektown LLC as an asset of
the tribe — as the tribe’s contribution to the formation of
Greektown.”
In a letter dated June 9,
2010, Rep. Bart Stupak (DMenominee) asked Attorney
General Eric Holder and U.S.
Department of the Interior
Secretary Ken Salazar to investigate if it is “legally possible
for the tribe to lose its real
See “Stupak’s Letter,” pg. 4.
of the test showed their disease
was Category 1. “With this type
of screening test, we may catch
a problem and have it treated
before it becomes colon cancer
and the tribal member is not
trying to pay for it when they
cannot afford to,” said Culfa.
To be eligible for CHS,
you must be a member of
the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians, reside in
our (CHSDA) Contract Health
Service Delivery Area-within
the 7 counties of Chippewa,
Mackinac, Luce, Schoolcraft,
Delta, Alger, and Marquette.
To apply for CHS, please
call (800) 922-0582, or (906)
632-5220.
characteristic effects of bike
lanes on riders. In an anecdote on an observation made
in Portland, Ore., he said the
traffic accidents involving bicyclists diminished even as bicycle traffic increased. Attribution
went to well designed bicycle
lanes and heightened awareness
of bicyclists in drivers of automobiles.
One point made by LaPlante
should grab the attention of
Sault officials and businesses:
The expected results of a good
bike plan include improved
safety and use, improved motor
vehicle traffic movement, help
with congestion problems,
stronger tourism economy and
improved health and quality
of life and competiveness of
economy. LaPlante explained
having inviting bicylce traffic
measures in place would boost
tourism simply because it would
draw bicycle enthusiasts, much
like the Sault area now attracts
snowmobilers, motorcyclists,
recreation vehicles and boaters.
Many other related subjects
were covered before the group
embarked on a bicycle tour of
existing and potential bicycle
paths and facilities around Sault
Ste. Marie. The tour route circumnavigated the city using
major and secondary streets.
HIP
is
Sault Tribe Home Improvement
Program
THE HOME IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HIP)
is now being administered by the Sault
Tribe Housing Authority. The Housing Au-
thority is now taking applications for HIP to
develop the priority list for 2011. Under the
HIP regulations, as long as you 1) are a member of a federally recognized tribe, 2) own your
own land or have a 25 year or more land lease
and 3) meet the income eligibility requirements
4) your present housing is substandard and you
may be able to receive HIP assistance, even if
you do not have a house.
INCOME GUIDELINES include total combined income (earned and / or unearned) from ALL permanent household members. Eligibility will
be determined showing gross income earnings
from your 2009 1040 income tax return.
APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE at 154 Parkside,
Kincheloe or if you would like one mailed to
you please call 1-800-495-5598 or 906-4955555. If more information is needed or you
would like assistance filling out the application
please call the above number and ask for Sheila
Berger, Administrative Assistant.
Moving? Your newspaper will move
with you if you keep your address
updated: 1-800-251-6597
News
4
Chance Rush joins 2nd annual Bike the Sites
By Tony ABrAmson, sTAy ProjecT
SaultTribe’sSTAYProjectandYouth
EducationandActivitiesDepartment
joinedforcestoofferthesecondannual
BiketheSiteseventthisJune.Areayouth
rodetheirbicycles47milesfromSt.
IgnacetoSaultSte.Marie.
Theeventpromotesphysicalactivityandexercisingasexcellentwaysof
becominganall-aroundhealthierperson.
YEAcoordinatorsandSTAYProject
staffcollaboratedonthiseventtomakeit
verymemorableandfun!Followingthe
tripwasaYouthConferencehostedby
ChanceRush,atop-rankeddistancerunneratthenationallevel.Hebroughthis
enthusiasmtospeaktotheyouthabout
thepositiveeffectsthatexerciseand
physicalfitnesshavebroughthimand
howtheycanhelpineverydaylife.
TheSTAYProjectalsoinvitedthose
whoreceivedtheirproposalsfortheTeen
AwarenessProjects.Someoftheyouth
groupsgavewell-donepresentations
abouthowtheywillraiseawarenesswith
theirindividualcampaigns.
TheYEAProgramandSTAYProject
wouldliketothankallwhoparticipated
inthesuccessfuleventsandcongratulate
theyouthonajobwelldone!
Photos by Tony Abramson
LIKING BIKING
— Motivational
speaker and top ranked national long distance
runner Chance Rush, above, joined in on the second
annual Bike the Sites event before hosting a youth
conference the next day. At left, kids huff and puff
their way uphill on the way to Sault Ste. Marie from
St. Ignace.
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Indian Non-Intercourse Act
may apply to Greektown land
From “Stupak’s Letter,” pg. 3
estateinterestintheGreektown
CasinoinlightoftheIndian
Non-IntercourseAct,25U.S.C.
177.”
“Theletterwassentto
SecretarySalazarandAttorney
GeneralHolderaskingfederal
agenciestoclearupquestions
surroundingthisproperty,
includingwhetherornotitwas
everconveyedtotheUnited
Statesintrustonbehalfof
theSaultSte.MarieTribe
ofChippewaIndians,”said
Stupak.
“Theresponsefromattorneysrepresentingthose
whostandtogainfromthe
GreektownCasinobankruptcy
illustratesthatthereareatleast
twoconflictingstoriesregardingthestatusofthepropertyin
question,makingitallthemore
importantfortheDepartments
ofJusticeandtheInteriorto
weighinonthematter,”added
Stupak.“Ilookforwardto
hearingfromSecretarySalazar
andAttorneyGeneralHolder
onthismatterandhopetheir
responseswillbringclaritytothisissueforallparties
involved.”
Whetherthelandisbeing
heldintrust,accordingtothe
tenantsoftheActitself,isa
non-issue.
AccordingtoGeraldParish,
superintendentoftheBIA
MichiganAgency,theBIAhas
norecordsindicatingthatthe
landunderlyingthecasinoat
1010BeaubienSt.inDetroit
waseverputintotrustforthe
tribe.
AccordingtoHoffman,
thetrustlandapplicationwas
accompaniedbyadeedand
wasapprovedbythen-Secretary
BruceBabbittin1994.“In
1992,awarrantydeedwas
issuedtotheUSDepartmentof
theInterior-BIAforthebenefit
oftheSaultTribe.In1994,the
DepartmentoftheInteriorcompletedatwo-partdetermination
approvingthatthelandcould
betakenintotrust,”hesaid.
However,then-Governor
Englerdidnotconcurwiththe
BIA’sfindingsandestablished
acommittee.Eventuallya
statewideinitiativewasputto
thevote,whichresultedinthe
establishmentofthethreestatelicensedcasinos.
“Noonecalltellusifthat
propertywasevertakeninto
trust,ornot.Weweretoldthe
applicationwasprocessedand
stampedthesameday;that
recordissomewhere,”Hoffman
said.“Attheveryleastthat
propertyisfeesimple,which
stillfallsundertheAct.Bart
Stupaksaidheremembers
whenthetribepetitionedtoput
thelandintotrust,sohewas
goingtocallittrustlandandlet
theDepartmentoftheInterior
proveitisnot.Iamextremely
gratefulthatCongressman
Stupakrecognizedtheserious
natureofthissituationand
immediatelytookactionand
calledthisissueintoquestion.”
Stupakhasrequestedthat
theU.S.BankruptcyCourtand
theMichiganGamingControl
BoardpostponeGreektown’s
Chapter11reorganization
untilthecourtsdetermineif
thelandcanbelegallytransferredtobondholderswithout
Congressionalapproval.
SaultTribeChairmanJoe
McCoysaid,“Congressman
Stupakagreesthisraisesa
seriousandvalidconcern
thatmustbeaddressedbythe
courtsbeforetheChapter11
reorganizationshouldcontinue.
TheSaultTribeacquiredthe
landinquestionlongbefore
GreektownCasinowasbuilt
anditwasconveyedbydeedto
theUnitedStatesDepartment
oftheInterioronbehalfofthe
tribe.Wefeeltheonlyway
thatlandcanbeconveyedto
anotherownerisbyanactof
Congress.Weareexploringall
ofourlegaloptionsandrights
toprotecttribalassetsandour
statusasasovereignnation.”
Youth warrior camp for boys offered
5
Traditional Medicine Program wins grant to hold first camp for males 10-16
By Brenda austin
—TheSaultTribeTraditional
MedicineProgramwillbeholdingawarriorcamp—ogichidaa
bimaadiziwinkinoomaagewin
—formaleyouthages10-16
thankstoarecent$20,000
grant.
Thefive-daycampwillbe
heldatBodneBayJuly26-30.
Registrationmustbecompleted
andturnedinbyJuly15;the
first30youthwhoregisterwill
beaccepted.
Thiswasthefirstgrantthe
departmenthadwritten,so
theywereexcitedtobefunded
andbeabletoofferthecamp
toareayouth.Thegrantwas
awardedbytheFirstNation
DevelopmentInstituteunderthe
NativeYouthandCultureFund.
Aspartofthegrantrequirements,bytheendofthecamp
thoseyouthwhodonotalready
havetheirAnishinaabename
willbegivenonealongwith
teachingsabouthowtheirname
relatestotheirpresentdayidentity.
Anothergoalthecamphopes
toaccomplishistostrengthen
thebondbetweentribalelders
andyouth,withtribalelders
offeringteachingsandsharingstories.Youthwillalsobe
encouragedtodemonstratepositiveleadershipbyparticipatingintwoculturalorspiritual
activitiesbyMay31ofnext
year.
Teachingswillbeprovided
toyouthaboutfastingandhow
tointegrateadultmalerolesand
responsibilitiesintotheirlives.
Asyouthbecomemen,their
rolewithinAnishinaabegcommunitiescanbeconfusing.The
campwillfocusonbringing
culturalawarenessofwarrior
societyteachingstotheyouth
alongwithhands-onactivities,
leadershipskills,healthylifestylesandsurvivalskills.
Investinginouryouthwill
givethemastrongersenseof
placeandtraditionwithintheir
communities,ensuringfuture
leaderswhoarebrightand
capable.
“Wehavebeentalkingabout
thiscampforboysforalong
time,soitwasnicetofindout
therewasfundingavailableso
wecouldputitintoaction,”
saidPeggyHemenway,traditionalpractitionerassistant.
Thecamp,freetotribal
youth,offers24-houradult
Laura Collins, Peggy Hemenway and Ted Holappa of Sault Tribe’s Traditional Medicine Program will
offer the Youth Warrior Camp at Bodne Bay this month to young Anishinaabe men.
supervisionwithmealsprovided.Toregister,calloremail
LauraCollinsat(906)6320236orlcollins@saulttribe.net;
PeggyHemenwayat632-0200
orphemenway@saulttribe.net.
Thetribe’sTraditional
MedicineProgramwasthe
firstintheUnitedStatestobe
integratedintoatribalhealth
deliverysystemandhasserved
asamodelforothertribes.
Practitionersandtheirassistants
provideservicestoabout2,400
clientsayear.
Advertise with us for exposure in print and online
906-632-6398 • jdburton@saulttribe.net
News
6
Agencies prepare for emergency response
By Brenda austin
SAULTSTE.MARIE,
Mich.—Inanefforttobring
respondingagenciestogether
andprovidetrainingandeducationtohelpparticipantsplanfor
apublichealthcrisisoremergencyevent,theannualRural
&Readyconferencewasheld
onthecampusofLakeSuperior
StateUniversity(LSSU)on
May26.
Theconference,which
drewprofessionalsfrom
lowerMichiganandCanada,
addressedsuchissuesasidentifyingcross-borderpartners
inpublichealthpreparedness,
respondingandcommunicatingwithpartnersduringan
emergency,currentissuesin
infectiousdisease—including
awarenessattheinternational
borderandissuessurrounding
surgesofpeopleintoruralareas
duringdisasters.
Emergencypreparedness
coordinatorwiththeChippewa
CountyHealthDepartment,
MatthewP.Carpentier,said
therewere82attendees.“This
eventculminatedafour-month
planningprocessthatincluded
ahostofChippewaCounty
andSaultSte.MarieOntario
partners,”hesaid.“Manyofthe
attendeeswerelocalresidents,
butotherstraveledfromasfar
westasIronMountainandas
farsouthasCalhounCounty.”
Theconferenceaimedto
provideinsightandtrainingto
numerousprofessionalvocationsfocusingonemergency
preparedness,prevention,planningandmitigation,Carpentier
added.
EmergencyPreparedness
coordinatorfortheSaultTribe
HealthCenter,GailMarsh,
saidthatduringtherecent
BehavioralHealthDepartment
re-accreditationreview,afacilitatorsaidthatthecollaboration
foremergencypreparedness
betweenChippewaCountryand
theSaultTribeisthebestthey
haveseenin10years.
“Ibelievethecloseworkingrelationshipbetweenlocal
unitsofgovernmentandthe
tribeisprobablyabetterwork-
Photos by Brenda Austin
Representatives from the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad gave
an afternoon demonstration (above) using their computer operated
robot. They also spoke about crime scene security and forensics.
ingrelationshipthananyother
inthestatebasedonfeedback
ofattendees,”saidChippewa
CountyOfficerDaveMartin.
Marshsaidthetrainingprovidedbytheconferenceassists
thecountytocontinuetomove
forwardwithemergencyplanningandhelpsrespondingagenciestogrowasateam.“Weare
astronggroup.Ibelievethat
whilewemaynotberichin
resources,wearerichinpartnershipsandarereadilywilling
tolendandreceiveatalmost
anytimewithourpartners,”she
said.
Theeventwassponsored
bytheMichiganDepartment
ofCommunityHealth,Region
8HealthcareEmergency
ResponseNetwork2009,
ChippewaCountyHealth
Department,SaultSte.Marie
TribeofChippewaIndians
HealthDepartment,BayMills
IndianCommunityHealth
DepartmentandAlgoma
PublicHealthwithsupport
fromWarMemorialHospital,
ChippewaCountyEmergency
Management,U.S.Border
Patrol,U.S.Customs&Border
Protection,U.S.CoastGuard,
AmericanRedCrossandLSSU.
Oneofninefeaturedpresenters,RobertIanni,J.D.,National
AdvisoryCommitteePublic
HealthLawResearchProgram,
gavetheclosingkeynote
address,speakingontheimportanceoflegalpreparednessfora
catastrophicincident.Chippewa
CountyHealthDepartment
medicaldirectorDr.Joseph
Garlinghousegavetheclosing
comments.
JoiningMarshand
Carpentierinplanningthis
year’sconferencewereU.S.
CustomsandBorderProtection
representativeLisaHendricks,
CERT/AmericanRedCross
representativeLizFoley,
Region8EpidemiologistScott
Schreiber,ChippewaCounty
OfficeofEmergencyServices/
CentralDispatchDirectorTim
McKee,U.S.CoastGuard
Conference attendees speaking with one of the bomb squad spePlanningOfficerepresentacialists
prior to the demonstration.
tivePatDrayerandBayMills
IndianCommunityEmergency
PreparednessCoordinatorMary
Schwiderson.
“Thisannualeventgives
agenciesandindividualsin
thecommunitywhowouldbe
respondingtoapublichealth
crisisoremergencyeventthe
chancetonetworkandre-affirm
existingrelationships.Weshare
astrongsenseofcommunity
andtakeprideinourteamwork
andbeingabletosupportone
anotherintheeventofacrisis,”
Marshsaid.
Overland gets kudos for being squeaky
clean at Newberry Health Center
By Brenda austin
NEWBERRY,Mich.
—ChristieOverlandhasbeen
employedinhousekeepingand
maintenanceattheNewberry
HealthCenterforthepastthree
years.
Recentlywhenthecenter
underwentaninspectionby
theAccreditationAssociation
forAmbulatoryHealthCare,
Overlandreceivedhighmarks
ingoodhousekeeping.Her
supervisor,CommunityHealth
NurseLisaSimmons,saidthat
oneoftheinspectorscommentedabouthowcleanand
organizedtheHealthCenteris.
“Asawholeweworkedhard
tohavethingsinorderbefore
theinspection.Wewentthrough
eachroomandlookedat
everythingwithfresheyesand
madesurethingswereinorder.
atmotivatingothers.”
ChristieismarriedtoJerry
Overlandandtogetherthey
havetwosons,CalixandGreg.
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Features
7
Gold Medal Olympian Billy Mills returns
to Sault Ste. Marie Fun Run and Walk
By Brenda austin
—AstheonlyAmericantoever
winagoldmedalinthe10,000meterrun,BillyMillssaidthose
fewsecondsofOlympicfame
—andsomepersonalevents
leadinguptohiswin—played
alargeroleinshapingthepersonheistoday.
Mills’accomplishmentatthe
1964SummerOlympicgames
inTokyoissaidtobeoneofthe
mostshockingupsetsinmodern
sports.
AnAmericanIndianicon,
Mills,anOglalaSioux,grewup
onareservationinPineRidge,
S.D.
MillsmadethetriptoSault
Ste.Marietoattendtherace
namedinhishonor,theBilly
MillsFunRun/Walk,held
Saturday,June5,atChiMukwa
CommunityRecreationCenter.
Thenightbeforetherace,
Millsgaveapresentationat
aspaghettidinnerheldinhis
honoratthetribe’sculturalcenter.
Hesaidhisreasonsfor
encouragingyouthtoget
involvedinrunningandsports
istwo-fold:toencourageyouth
toliveahealthylifestyletopreventdiabetes,andtoencourage
themtosetgoalsandestablish
healthyself-esteemtoprevent
suicide,whichistraditionally
higherintheAmericanIndian
population.
In1963,oneyearbeforerunningintheOlympics,Millswas
diagnosedashypoglycemicand
aborderlinediabetic.“There
isnosuchthingasborderline
diabetic,”hesaid.“Youeither
areornot.Iamtype2buthave
onlytestedinthediabeticrange
threetimesinmylife.
Everyday,ifIchose,I
couldtestdiabetic.Everyday,
ifIchose,Icouldhavedamagedonetomyeyes,kidneys,
circulation—andIcouldbe
destroyingthemajororgansof
mybody—ifIchoseto.The
sadpartisthatbecauseIam
diabetic,evenwithoutchoosing,
mypancreasisslowlybeing
destroyed,”Millssaid.
Oneofthelesser-knownreasonshehopestoinspireyouth
isbecauseofhisownstruggle
withracialprejudiceandhis
attemptedsuicide.“Itwas
strangetimesinAmerica.Itwas
duringmyjunioryearincollege
andIhadmadeAllAmerican
andwasaskedbythephotographertakingtheteampicture
togetoutofthephoto.Iwent
backtothemotelandstoodon
achairinfrontofthesixthfloor
windowworkingupthecourage
tojump.Societybrokeme,”he
said.
“AsIwasstandingonthat
chairgettingreadytojumpI
heardonewordrepeatedfour
times.Ididn’thearitwithmy
ears,butwithmywholebody
–‘Don’t.’”
IntheLakotaculturefouris
asacrednumber.Thevoicehe
heardwasthatofhisfatherwho
hadwalkedonwhenhewas12.
“Ithought,wow.TheCreator
sentmydadtome.Myfather
Tribal Youth Council members and youth from the Sault community gathered at the tribe’s cultural center for an evening presentation by
Billy Mills (back center) and a spaghetti dinner.
usedtotellmetolookbelow
thehurtandhatebecausethose
emotionscandestroyyou.He
wouldsaytolookwaydown
deepwherethedreamslay;it
isthepursuitofthedreamthat
healsyou,”hesaid.
“Igotoffthechairandfor
thefirsttimeinmylifewrote,
‘Goldmedal,10,000-meterrun.
Believe!Believe!Believe!’”
Hewontheraceandthe
goldmedal.“Iwasgivenagift
thatday.Whatdoyoudowhen
peoplegiveyouagift?You
giveback,”hesaid.Thethree
wayshehasworkedtogive
backtoyouthandadultsalike
arebypassingontheinspirationhewasgiventothenext
generation.Oneofthewayshe
didthatwasthroughthemovie,
Running Brave.
Anotherwasbywritinga
book,Wokini,withhisfriend,
authorNicholasSparks.Mills
said,“Iwouldwriteafew
pages,afewchapters,leave
townandcomebackandreview
whatmywifeandNicholashad
edited.Thebookwasabouthow
tobehappyandhastouched
livesallovertheworld.Itis
publishedin16countriesandin
sixdifferentlanguages.”
Millsalsogivesbackby
raisingfundsforcharities.He
becameaspokespersonfor
ChristianReliefServiceshelpingtoraiseover$650million
dollarsforcharitiesworldwide.Sincethenhehasjoined
forceswithEugeneKrizekto
helpfoundRunningStrongfor
AmericanIndianYouth.Astheir
nationalspokesperson,Mills
encouragesyouthtobeproudof
whotheyare.
Today,becauseMillschose
nottocommitsuicide,hehas
traveledto96differentcountriesandexpectstogoover
100thisyear.Hehasafriend
oracquaintancein189countriesandin3,000tribalnations
throughouttheworld.For14
yearshehastraveledover300
daysayearvisitingAmerican
Indianandnon-Indiancommunitiesspeakingtoyouthabout
healthylifestylesandtaking
prideintheirheritage.“All
fromthatonemomentofsport,
myfamilyhasgoneglobal.That
isabeautifuljourneytohave
traveledandtostillbeon,”he
said.
“OnJune30Iturn72.Ihope
tolivetobeover100.Atthe
sametimeIrealizeverystronglynow,atleastinmylife,the
journeydoesn’tend—itjust
redirectsandgoesfromaphysicalonetoaspiritualone.You
starttryingtoprepareyourself
forthatjourneyandthatputs
somanythingsinperspective,”
hesaid.“Iranprobablysomewherebetween55-and60,000
milesduringandaftermyrunningcareer.Whenitwasall
saidanddone,I’mstillhypoglycemicandtype2diabetic.”
Asforthefuture,Millssaid
heplanstospendtheremainderofhislifehelpinghiswife
Patriciapursueherdream.“I
lookatherartworkandcry.
Shesacrificedsomuchofher
lifeformesoIcouldpursue
mydream.Ithinkherartis
phenomenalandIwanttosee
whereshecangowithit.Iwill
carryherpaintbrushesandhave
nocomplaintsaboutcleaning
themforher,”hesaid.Tovisit
PatriciaMills’onlinestudio,
gotowww.studiotupos.com.
Herpaintingshanginthehome
ofNicholasSparksandalso
attheCrazyHorseMonument
shipaswellasabusinessrelaMuseum.
tionship.It’slikecomingback
“Thedailydecisionsyou
toseefriendswhenIcometo
makeinlife,notjustthetalents theSault,”hesaid.
youhave,choreograph
yourdestiny.Itisthe
journey,notthedestination,thatempowers
you,”Millssaid.“So
manyyoungpeople,
andevenadults,look
atthedestinationand
assumethatiswhere
theempowerment
comesfrom.
Mypassions
broughtmesuccess
bypursuingthem,and
happinessfromsuch
anincrediblejourney.
Ihavesomanygreat
friendshere.Cathy
andTonyAbramson
andtheirdaughter
Lisa,theirwholefamily,havebeensokind
andwonderfultome
overtheyears.We
Donna Kozma and her dog Gus are always
haveaqualityfriend- participants in this yearly event. Gus anxiously awaits Donna’s cue to start the race.
Photos courtsey of JKL Bahweting School
Ali Robertson (center) examines Sawyer Dowd’s (left) and Helen
Kerfoot’s (right) medals. All three youngsters earned medals in the
mile run.
News
8
QPR: learn the signs and what to do next
TheSaultTribeof
ChippewaIndiansSaultTribe
AliveYouth(STAY)Projectis
providingthreeQPRTrainthe
Trainersessions.“QPR”isa
nationallyrecognizedsuicide
preventiontechnique.
Only15peoplewillbe
trainedineachlocation—reservationsarelimitedtothefirst
15registrants.Thetrainings
areatnochargetothepartici-
pant.However,eachparticipant
mustagreetoconductQPR
trainingsinMarquette,Delta,
SchoolcraftorAlgercounties.
Anyoneinterestedinraising
awarenessoftheimpactofsuicideonourcommunitiesand
loweringthenumberofdeaths
bysuicideisencouragedto
becometrained.
WhatisQPR?—“QPR”
standsfor“Question,Persuade
andRefer,”anemergencymen-
talhealthinterventionforsui-
cidalpersonscreatedbyPaul
Quinnettandfirstdescribed
in1995viapresentations
andpublicationsbytheQPR
Institute.
WhylearnQPR?
—Suicidalpeopleoftensend
warningsignsthattheyarein
trouble.Tosavealifefromsuicide,learnthesewarningsigns
andhowtorespondwitha
positive,bold,life-savingintervention.Remember:youmay
betheonlypersoninposition
torecognizewarningsignsand
takelife-savingaction.
WhyQPR?—QPRSaves
Lives!QPR—Question,
PersuadeandRefer—three
simplestepsthatanyonecan
learntohelpsavealifefrom
suicide.Justaspeopletrained
inCPRandtheHeimlich
Maneuverhelpsavethousands
ofliveseachyear,people
trainedinQPRlearnhowto
recognizethewarningsigns
ofasuicidecrisisandhowto
question,persuadeandrefer
someoneforhelp.Eachyear
thousandsofAmericans,like
you,aresaying“yes”tosaving
thelifeofafriend,colleague,
siblingorneighbor.QPRcan
belearnedinourGatekeeper
courseinaslittleasonehour.
TRAININGLOCATIONS
July26HolidayInnin
Marquette,Mich.
July27ComfortInnin
Manistique,Mich.
July28intheBestWestern
inEscanaba,Mich.
8a.m.to5p.m.withlunch
included;youmustattendthe
fullday.
Onlythoseregisteredby
July9willbeeligibleforthis
freetraining!Pleasecontact
SueStiver-Paulsenat(906)
789-3192orsspaulsen@saulttribe.nettoregister.
O-negative,
B-negative and
A-negative are
needed now
someone’sdonationoflifesavingblood,”saidSharon
Jaksa,CEOfortheAmerican
RedCrossGreatLakesBlood
ServicesRegion.
Theseason’sthreemajor
holidays–MemorialDay,July
4andLaborDay–areparticularlyhazardousbecausehigh-
waytrafficgetsthickerand
moredangerous.
“Weurgepeopletomake
timetodonatebeforeholidays
tohelppreventashortage,”
Jaksasaid.
“It’snotuncommonfor
oneaccidentvictimtoneed
asmanyas20unitsofblood
products,justinthefirsthour
oftreatment,”sheadded.
Alldonorsareneeded,but
especiallyvitalaretypeOnegativeblooddonors,whose
“giftoflife”canbeusedby
anypatientandisessentialin
treatingtraumapatients.There
isalsoaparticularneedatthis
timeforB-negativeandAnegativedonors.
Thefollowingisalistof
AmericanRedCrossblood
drivesinyourareathrough
July21.
HOWTODONATEBLOOD
Toscheduleanappointment
todonatepleasecall1-800REDCROSS(1-800-733-2767)
orvisitwww.RedCrossBlood.
orgformoreinformation.
Individualswhoare17
yearsofage(16withparental
permissioninsomestates),
meetweightandheight
requirements(110pounds
ormore,dependingontheir
height)andareingenerally
goodhealthmaybeeligibleto
donateblood.
PleasebringyourRedCross
blooddonorcardorotherform
ofpositiveIDwhenyoucome
todonate.
Blood donors needed, especially O-negative
LANSING,MI–Anyone
canfindaquicktriptothe
storeorafamilyvacation
cutshortbyawreckonbusy
highways.There’sanotherway
holidaytrafficaccidentscan
affectusall,though–thehigh
demandfordonatedbloodto
treataccidentvictimsdrains
thesupplyforallpatients.
“Manyofusgetbusyand
forgettogivebloodduring
thesummer,but,atthesame
time,anyofusorsomeone
welovecouldsuddenlyend
upasapatientdependingon
Upcoming Local Blood drives
Cedarville
July 6
Les Cheneaux
Community Center
289 M-134
12-5:45 p.m.
Rudyard
July 9
Rudyard Township Hall
Community Center
18725 S. Mackinac
Trail
12-5:45 p.m.
Drummond
Island
July 20
Township Hall
29935 E. Pine Street
12- 5:45
p.m.
Sault Ste.
Marie
July 21
Faith Lutheran Church
1600 Park Street
12- 5:45
p.m.
Camp UPeninsulin for diabetic youth set for August
3-7; half-day adventure also available
From UPDoN
Imaginegivingyourself
threetofourinjectionsaday,
pokingyourfingerforblood
samplesseveraltimesadayand
carryingsnackswithyouallthe
time.Thesearejustsomeofthe
thingskidswithtype1diabetes
havetodo.
Goingtoamovieandhaving
popcorn,attendingabirthday
party,playingonabasketball
teamorjustgoingforawalk
maysendbloodglucosetoo
highortoolow.Accordingto
AnnConstance,Directorof
theU.P.DiabetesOutreach
Network(UPDON),youthand
adultswithtype1diabetesare
estimatedtothinkabouttheir
diabetesevery15minutes.
“Tokeeptheirbloodglucose
atahealthylevel,theyhaveto
knowhowtomakechangesin
theirinsuliniftheyplantohave
extrasnacksandtheyneedto
learntoadjusttheirinsulinor
foodiftheyplantobeactive,”
G’tchi Miigwech
I am humbled and
honored to be voted in as your Unit III
representitive for
the next four years.
Thank you for your support.
— Keith Massaway
Constancesaid.
Loganisoneofthoseyouth.
Diagnosedwithdiabetesatage
6,Logansayshavingdiabetes
isn’tabigdealanymore.“It’s
somethingthatgetsintheway
sometimes,butyoulearnhow
tolivewithit.”And,theU.P.
DiabetesCamphashelpedher
todojustthat.Sheremembers
beinginseventhgradeandhavingtodealwithdiabetes.“Ijust
wantedittogoaway.”
Butatcamp,forthefirst
timeinherlife,Loganwas
aroundotherkidsheragewho
alsohaddiabetes.Beforethat,
shealwaysthoughtshewasthe
onlyonewithdiabetes.“With
camp,havingdiabetesis100
timesbetter,”shesaid.
Yearsago,theAmerican
DiabetesAssociationhelda
children’sdiabetescampinthe
U.P.Unfortunately,about15
yearsago,thecampwasmoved
totheDetroitarea.Traveling
suchafardistancewasdifficult
forkidsfromtheU.P.Tohelp
thesekidsandtheirfamilies
managediabetesandhavesome
fun,too,UPDON,Dr..Mike
GrossmananddiabeteseducatorsfromacrosstheU.P.started
adiabetesfamilycamp.
InJuly2003,13children
withdiabetesalongwith19
familymembersandfriends
attendedthefirsttwo-daycamp
intheU.P.inoveradecade.
Thisinauguralcampwasheld
onthecampusofNorthern
MichiganUniversity.By2005,
therewere29kids,with46
friendsandfamily,andattendancehasheldsteadysince.
Thecamphasalsoexpanded
toaweeklongexperienceand
changedvenuestwice.This
year,thecampwillbeheldat
thePageCenterinLittleLake.
Thisyear’scampisscheduledforTuesday,Aug.3
throughSaturday,Aug.7.
Whileatthecamp,kidsgetto
beinvolvedinmanyfunactivi-
tiesincludingswimming,boatingandotheroutdooractivities,
alongwithcraftandold-fashion
gameslikeawaterballoontoss.
Newthisyearwillbea
CampUPeninsulinHalf-Day
Adventureforyouthwithdiabetesages15andyoungerwho
areunabletoattendtheentire
weeklongcamp.Aparentor
guardianmustattendwiththeir
childandwillhavetheopportunitytomeetotherparentswhile
thechildrenenjoycampactivities.
Pre-registrationisrequired
forbothCampUPeninsulin
andtheHalf-DayAdventure.
Becauseofthegenerosityofan
IronMountainbusinessalong
withfundsraisedthroughthe
HogWildBBQandMusic
Jam,andSwimTealLakefor
Diabetes,participantspaya$10
registrationfeeforthecamp
whiletheHalf-DayAdventure
isfree.
Campinformation,registrationmaterialsandhalf-day
adventureinformationcanbe
foundbyvisitingtheUPDON
websiteatwww.diabetesinmichigan.orgorbycallingtheU.P.
DiabetesOutreachNetworkat
(906)228-9203.
Theregistrationdeadline
isFriday,July9,forbothprograms.Spaceislimitedsointerestedindividualsareencouragedtoactquickly.
Feature
JKL beautification, reading program and
end of year powwow kept staff busy
Isaac McKechnie, school board president, pulling
weeds from around the front of the school.
Carter O’Shelski, 6, supervising his dads efforts.
Chris O’Shelski, fourth grade teacher and his son
Carter O’Shelski, 6, cleaning up the area around the
school.
Photos courtsey of JKL Bahweting School
Each year JKL Bahweting School hosts an end of year celebration called a Jiingtamok. This year’s event was held on
Monday, June 7 and with the weathers participation, was a great time for all.
Karyn Cress (left), Samantha Brand (center) and Makenna
Reno (right) - waiting for the fancy shawl dance so they can
show off their beautiful shawls and intricate dancing skills.
9
Tiffany Shaw and Natasha Stewart enjoy being
outside in the beautiful weather for the afternoon
of the Jiingtamok.
Left to right: Reagan Walsh, Taylor Walsh, Ashley Hackworth, Toni Willis and Dan Walsh (right) participate in the school’s reading program and enjoy a slice of pizza.
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Kewadin Casinos
Lineup of favorite local bands scheduled to play Kewadin’s 25th Anniversary Festival
–BandsfromSaultSte.Marie,
Lansing,GrandRapidsand
Bostonarescheduledtoplay
atKewadin’s25thAnniversary
SummerFestivalJuly22to24.
Thelineupincludes:
NixxonDixxon,Clown
Sack,ElectricMotorFish,Rock
Camp(YouthGroup),Elipzis,
andPaulPerryallfromSault
Ste.Marie,Showdownfrom
Lansing,DannisonfromGrand
Rapids,FindingClydefrom
Essexville,andStilrizefrom
Boston.
“BothbandsthatIamin
areexcitedtoplay,”saidTony
Rogers,memberofClown
SackandElectricMotorFish.
“It’salwaysagreatopportunity
whenyouhaveachancetoplay
infrontofthousandsofpeople.
Wehavealotoftalentedmusicianslocallyandthisisagreat
placetoshowit.”
Localbandswillperform
dailyfromnoon-1p.m.;2-3
p.m.and4-5p.m.Ascheduleof
wheneachgroupwillbeplayingwillbeavailableon-linethe
weekbeforethefestival.
“Inadditiontotheheadliningacts,wewantedtohave
musicthroughouttheeventand
wewantedtogivethefestival
alocalflaresohavingthese
bandsisaperfectfit,”saidAlan
Bouschor,vicepresidentof
marketingandsalesatKewadin
Casinos.
Thecasino’sthree-daysummerfestivalJuly22to24will
featurefournationalheadlining
acts,including1980srockers
BretMichaelsandVinceNeil,
modernrockers3-DoorsDown,
andAmericanrockiconMeat
Loaf.
Thefestivalwillalsofeaturecelebrityappearanceswith
autographsessionswithHenry
“TheFonz”Winkler,former
LionfootballplayersBilly
SimsandHermanMooreand
thefamousPlayboyPlaymates,
ShannonJames,BrittanyB.and
AmberCampisi,celebritychef
andspinmasterMarcWeiss
“TheDJChef,”andastrolling
magician.
Thefestivalwillalsohave
foodandmerchantvendors,a
golfsimulator,bumpercars,
RockBandWii,aNASCAR
Simulator,electronicbullriding,Baggotournament,daily
foodeatingcontestsandfireworksattheendofeachday.
Athree-daypasstothefestivalis$75,whilesingle-day
passesare$50.Thethree-day
passesincludeentryintoall
concertsandthreedaysoffestivalactivities.Alimitednumber
ofticketswillbeavailable.
Cashsaleswillbeavailable
atthegateduringthefestival.
Allfestivaleventswillbeheld
atKewadinCasinoSaultSte.
Mariefromnoonto10p.m.,
rainorshine.Admissiontothe
concertsisgeneral.Gatesfor
thefestivalopenat11a.m.
Moreinformationonthe
festivalwillbepostedonthe
KewadinCasinoswebsite
(www.kewadin.com),FaceBook
andTwitterpages.
KewadinCasinos25th
AnniversaryFestivalSchedule
THURSDAYJULY22:
Golfsimulator,bumpercars,
RockBandWii,NASCAR
simulator,electronicbullride:
noon–10p.m.
Vendors:noon–10p.m.
Liveentertainment:noon–10
p.m.
MeetthePlayboyPlaymates
ShannonJames,BrittanyB.,
andAmberCampisi:1–3p.m.
DJChef:1–2p.m.;3–4p.m.;
5–6p.m.
EatingContest:3–5p.m.
(registrationfrom1–2p.m.)
Baggotournament:2–7p.m.
Headliningliveinconcert:
BrettMichaelsandVinceNeil,
timeTBA(openingactthen
headliner).
Fireworksfollowingconcert.
FRIDAYJULY23:
RockBandWii,NASCAR
noon–10p.m.
Vendors:noon-10p.m.
Liveentertainment:noon–10
p.m.
MeetformerLionfootball
playersBillySimsandHerman
Moore:1–3p.m.
5–6p.m.
3-DoorsDown,timeTBA
(openingactthenheadliner).
Fireworksfollowingconcert.
SATURDAYJULY24:
RockBandWii,NASCAR
noon–10p.m.
Vendors:noon–10p.m.
Liveentertainment:noon-10
p.m.
Meet“TheFonz”Henry
Winkler:1–3p.m.
5–6p.m.
MeatLoaf,timeTBA(opening
actthenheadliner).
Fireworksfollowingconcert
Timessubjecttochange.
Patronsregisteratthefestival
forallcontestsandtournaments.
Congratulations to Larry J. of Alberta, Canada, who won $25,920
at Kewadin Christmas on June 16, playing the 12 Times Pay slot
machine!
Congratulations to David Russell of Millington, Mich., who won
$20,000 at Kewadin St. Ignace on June 9, by playing the Lucky Spin
slot machines.
Thank you!
I would like to thank
everyone who voted for
me in the primary election.
— Bill Baker,
Unit II candidate
Miigwech!
To tribal members of Unit V and
others who helped me during my
campaign:
I would like to thank you again for your
encouragement and help during my
campaign. Your vote counted in electing
me your new Unit V director. Also,
congratulations to all new directors!
— Joan (Carr Anderson)
Unit V Director
News
11
Tribal newspaper gets “Good News” award
Thisyear’sGoodNews
Awardsdrewarecordnumber
ofentries,54,anddistributed39
awardsandcertificatesofmerit,
themostinits13-yearhistory.
Mediaprofessionalsfrom
aroundtheUpperPeninsula
gatheredatFirstPresbyterian
ChurchinMarquetteonJune
9toreceiveawardsforthe
positivestoriestheywroteand
programstheyproducedduring
2009.Thisisthefirstyearthat
anyonehaswonanawardor
certificateformultiplemedia
outlets.
RickSmith,WinAwenen
Nisitotungreporter,receiveda
GoodNewsAwardinthefeaturestorycategoryfor“Playing
forChange:WorkingforWorld
Peace,”aboutthenon-profit
PlayingforChangeorganization
thatfundsmusiceducationfor
childrenindisadvantagedcommunities.
Since1998,theGoodNews
Awardshavebeenhonoring
localworksofexcellencein
broadcastingandprintthat
affirmthedignityofpeople,
recognizeandupholduniversally-recognizedhuman
values,andupliftandnourish
thehumanspirit.Theawards
aresponsoredbythereligiousleadersoftheCatholic,
Episcopal,Evangelical
Lutheran,Presbyterianand
UnitedMethodistChurchesin
theUpperPeninsularegion.
Herearethe2010Good
NewsAwardsbydivisionand
category:
TVStations
StraightNewsStory
GoodNewsAward:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“TooMany
Dogs”(friendshelpoutwoman
overrunbydogs)byJerry
Hume
FeatureStory
GoodNewsAward:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“Place
Kicker”(mentally-challenged
footballplayer)byJeniJewell
Editorial
GoodNewsAward:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“TheUpside:
Moses’Mothers”(20mothers
breastfeedababy)byEditorial
BoardatTV6andRobJamros
PublicService
Announcement
GoodNewsAward:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“The
Upsiders”(lookingforpeople
doinggood)byKimParkerand
TylerCzarnopis
Program
CertificateofMerit:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“TheTV6
CanathonProgram”(reviewof
theTV6Canathoncollection
efforts)byScottR.Zerbel(producer/director)
Series
CertificateofMerit:WLUCTV,Marquettefor“Payit
Forward”(chainofpeoplehelpingpeople)bySteveAsplund
RadioStations
Program
GoodNewsAward:WNMUFM,Marquettefor“Addicted
totheGyil”(musicisaninternationallanguage)byNMU
AdvancedAudioProduction
ClasswithProfessorCharles
Ganzert,HansAhlstrom(host)
andBernardWoma(musician)
economictimes)byLarry
Holcombe
GoodNewsAward:The
DailyGlobe,Ironwoodfor
“HumanElementOutweighs
TechnologyinClassroom”(a
reminderabouttheimportance
ofteachers)byJoeKarius
RegularColumn
CertificateofMerit:The
“Officer’sDeathRemindsUsto
YouthStraightNewsStory
CherishLife”(reflectionsafter
GoodNewsAward:WMQTshootingdeathofareanativein
FM,Marquettefor“AVisitwith Oakland)byJoeKarius
LisaLing”(discussingthewel CertificateofMerit:The
fareoftheworld’schildren)by EveningNews,SaultSte.Marie
8-18Media’sErinBozek-Jarvis, for“RefugeesareContributing”
BenHarris,DanielleJahnkeand (BurmaChristianrefugees
GlenEllenLehmberg
movetoSault)byKennFilkins
YouthFeatureStory
Photograph
GoodNewsAward:WMQT GoodNewsAward:The
FM,Marquettefor“Kidsand
MiningJournal,Marquettefor
FreeSpeech”(dokidsstill
“SunriseMegalith”(oredockat
understandandcherishfree
dawn)byTomBuchkoe
speech?)by8-18Media’s
Series
ChelseaParrish,Danielle
GoodNewsAward:The
Jahnke,MaggieGuterandGlen MiningJournal,Marquettefor
EllenLehmberg
“CandidCancer”(editor’sjour
YouthEditorial
neythroughcancertreatment)
CertificateofMerit:WMQT- byReneePrusi
FM,Marquettefor“TheTrue
CertificateofMerit:
HolidayGift”(what“the
TheDailyMiningGazette,
holidays”areallabout)by8-18 Houghtonfor“Ontonagon
Media’sLorissaJuntti
PlayspaceSeries”(Ontonagon
DailyNewspapers
Elementarycomestogetherto
StraightNewsStory
makedreamareality)byStacey
GoodNewsAward:TheDaily
Kukkonen
Press,Escanabafor“Dental
OtherNewspapers
ClinicNearlyComplete”(con StraightNewsStory
structionoffreedentalclinic)
GoodNewsAward:
byJennyLancour
MarquetteMonthly,Marquette
for“HistoryontheMove”
EveningNews,SaultSte.Marie (MarquetteCountyHistory
Museum)byMichaelMurray
for“AmericanCaféOwner
WritesMemoir”(longtimecafé CertificateofMerit:The
ownersharesanecdotes)by
FinnishAmericanReporter,
KennFilkins
Hancockfor“DanceGroup’s
DreamBecomesReality”
DailyNews,IronMountainfor (youthdancersworktomake
“IMHSMathTeacherFinalist”
triptoFinlandpossible)by
(localteacherhonored)by
DavidMaki
LindaLobeck
FeatureStory
GoodNewsAward:Win
AwenenNisitotung,SaultSte.
“GoodsDeliveredinCanathon” Mariefor“PlayingforChange:
(TV62009Canathon)by
WorkingforWorldPeace”
JohannaBoyle
(PlayingforChangeorganiza FeatureStory
tion)byRickSmith
GoodNewsAward:The
GoodNewsAward:
“ForLarrySyrjala,It’sbeena
for“HouseofHeroes”(D.J.
JacobettiVeteransHome)by
LongRoadBack”(recovering
fromabraininjury)byJohanna LarryChabot
Boyle
CertificateofMerit:Iron
GoodNewsAward:The
CountyReporter,IronRiverfor
DailyPress,Escanabafor“On
“BargainShoppersWelcomeat
theWingsofanAngel”(sixCrystalFalls’St.VincentStore”
(shoppingatSt.VincentdePaul
year-oldgirlreceivesheart)by
stores)byAllyceWestphal
JillianJamison
CertificateofMerit:
Editorial
TheDailyMiningGazette,
CertificateofMerit:
Houghtonfor“Keeping
MemoriesAlive”(woman
workstohaveuncle’sremains
returnedforburial)byKelly
Fosness
“Funnovation”(Gogebic
TotheEditor,
CommunityCollegestudents
Whereismylittlesilver
modifygamecontrollerforuse
ring?Mylittlesilverringthat
bythosewithdisabilities)by
dadgavemeforhelpinghim
KateGenellie
workinthewoods,whenIwas
Editorial
10or11untilIwas16.We
GoodNewsAward:TheDaily
buzzedwoodondad’sbuzz
MiningGazette,Houghtonfor
machine,cordsandcordsof
“Hancock,FinlandiaonRight
wood.Also,Ihelpedhimon
Track”(localeducationalinsti
thedragsaw.Iwouldusea
tutionsthink“outsidethebox”
pairoftongstopulltheblocks
tohelpeachotherintough
Photo by Jennifer Dale-Burton
Rick Smith, Win Awenen Nisitotung reporter, received a Good
News Award in the feature story category for “Playing for Change:
Working for World Peace,” about the non-profit Playing for Change
organization that funds music education for children in disadvantaged communities.
for“Locals‘LiveUnited’to
HelpCounty”(UnitedWay)by
LeslieBek
RegularColumn
GoodNewsAward:The
MunisingNews,Munisingfor
“BiographicalSketchFeaturing
DickandMyrtleSt.Martin”
(DickandMyrtleSt.Martin’s
lifetogether)byMarilynWood
GoodNewsAward:
for“Marquette’sFirstHospice”
byDonCurtoandDr.Aaron
Scholnik
Photograph
FinnishAmericanReporter,
Hancockfor“KickingUpthe
Past”(highschoolstudent
makestraditionalkicksledin
shopclass)byJimKurtti
CertificateofMerit:Iron
CountyReporter,IronRiver
for“PinwheelsPlanted”(child
abuseawarenessmonth)by
AllyceWestphal
CertificateofMerit:
for“FredRydholm:1924-2009”
byTomBuchkoe
Series
MunisingNews,Munisingfor
“WomeninBusiness…Years
Ago”(womenwhostartedtheir
ownbusinessesinMunising)by
MarilynWood
YouthStraightNewsStory
GoodNewsAward:
for“Children,Community
ComeTogetherduringForest
Fire”(BlackRiverFallsfor
estfire)by8-18Media’sTia
Platteborze,LorissaJuntti,
SydneyDorowandMariel
Morton
YouthFeatureStory
CertificateofMerit:
for“YoungFilmmakers
InspiredbyMichiganFilm
Festival”(localyouthattended
thefilmfestivalinTraverse
City)by8-18Media’sChelsea
Parrish,AndrewPowell,
HayleyMaskus,LaneWhitley
andTiaPlatteborze.
Letter: Tribal elder searches
for ring lost in youth
awayfromthedragsaw.I
wouldpiletheblocksofwood
intotheonecordframethat
daddesigned.Hegavemethe
littlesilverringwhenIwas11.
Myoldersistertookmyring
—shesaidshewouldgetmy
initialsputontheinsideofthe
ring.Ineverdidseethering
again.Idon’tknowwhereit
is.Ifthereisanyonewhodoes
knowthewhereaboutsofthe
littlesilverring,pleasecallme
at(906)643-9152.(Iwasalso
supposedtogetmom’streadle
sewingmachineanddad’svio
lin.)
Thankyou
Sincerely,
AlvinaAdams,
St.Ignace
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Gathering Writes Spring 2010
By Jennifer Dale-Burton
he first thing we gathT
ered this year was maple
syrup. I wanted a maple
Though we only got a little over a gallon this year it is Mike’s
best tasting syrup yet, and will last us a year after giveaways.
sugar gathering permit but
was unable to obtain one.
The USFS said it was not
ready. However, the staff are
looking forward to showing
us some historical maple
sugar camps. My husband,
Mike, tapped trees in our
yard and other property and
came up with this wonderful
buttery syrup. The sap did
not run strong, but it ran true. The early spring was hot and May was dry, but in the wet areas were some great ramps.
Ramps taste like onions and garlic and can replace these in recipes. The ramps fall back when the weather heats up. This edible black morel at left has a hollow stem. False morels stems are not hollow and are sometimes full of a cottony substance. Some people eat false morels by boiling, draining and rinsing them
and only then consuming them. They are carcinogenic and could sicken or kill and contain various levels of hydrazine, a componenet of rocket fuel. But some people insist on eating them. GatherinG 2010 — (clockwise from left) — A platter
of morels (Brutus) about all
we got this year as the pickings were scarce. At the top
of the platter one can see
mostly grey morels and at
the bottom the earlier blacks.
I prefer the grey. The grey
have a drier texture and a
nuttier flavor.
A close-up of witch’s butter (Tahquamonen): it’s fun
to look for and chew (raw)
like gum, but has no nutritional value.
We were lucky to find
these gorgeous oyster
mushrooms (Hiawatha/Bay
Mills Twp.) before the bugs
did. (Little beetles like to lay
eggs in them.) Oysters here
grow on poplars and have a
creamy licorice scent. We cut
the meat of the mushroom
away and leave the remainder to keep growing.
Dust off and rinse oyster mushrooms. Don’t soak
in water because they will
absorb it all and get mushy.
Here, I de-glazed my pork
chop pan, added butter,
chopped mushrooms and
ramps and sauteed until tender to top pasta and sauce.
This northern pike (Lake
Superior) was pretty big.
Although Lake Superior fish
are generally low in mercury
and other contaminants,
eating great big fish on a
regular basis is not a good
idea. But ... if you can’t throw
it back you’d better eat it.
This one was following some
suckers.
Lastly, who can resist
these spring forest beauties? Moccasin flowers were
plentiful this year — because
of the late foliage they got
plenty of sun. Upcoming,
thanks to the rain — a BIG
berry harvest and lots of
mushrooms and hazelnuts!
A black morel on the hardwoods forest floor. Note
the habitat for your own hunt next year. Powwow Trails
Ed.Note:Morepowwowswillbelistedasthey
arescheduled.Ifyouhave
apowwowscheduledand
don’tseeithere,please
emailyourinformationto
jdburton@saulttribe.net
andwewillgetitposted.
Miigwech!
Sault tribe 2010
POwwOwS
Sault Ste. Marie
SaultTribeSummer
GatheringandPowwow,
SaultTribePowwow
grounds
July3-4,2010
Information:
ElaineClement,635-6050;
CecilPavlat,635-6050,
(906)440-7849(cell),
632-4719(home)
rextOn
YouthEducation&
Activities
YouthEmpowerment
Pow-wow
August7,2010
Information:DeeEggert,
635-7010;PattyTeeples,
341-3362;LisaBurnside,
484-2298
HeSSel
18thAnnualHessel
Powwow
August21,2010
Information:Lisa
Burnside,484-2298or
484-2239;LanaCausley,
484-2254or322-3818;
JohnCausley,484-2921
(Tradinginformation)
St. ignace
3rdannualRendezvous
attheStraitsPowwow&
HistoricalCamp,
NewFranceDiscovery
Center
August28-29,2010
Information:643-8717,
(800)970-8717;
Vendors/traders:Darryl
Brown,turtlesback@charter.net.
Sugar iSland
14thAnnualSugarIsland
TraditionalPowwow
Sept4-5,2010
Information:CecilPavlat,
635-6050,(906)440-7849
(cell),632-4719(home)
newberry
4thAnnualNewberry
Powwow
September18,2010
Information:Shirley
Kowalke,(906)293-8181,
LoisBryantat,293-8181
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Welcome to Our 29th Annual
SAULT TRIBE GATHERING & POWWOW
July 1—4 at the tribal powwow grounds
off of Shunk Rd. in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
CONTEST POWWOW!
Join Us for Exciting Dance and Drum Competition!
$
OVER
in PRIZE MONEY!
30,000
Categories
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO COMPETE
TO DANCE!
Golden Age 50+ 1 Category
(Mixed)
1st $850
2nd $650
3rd $450
Competition starts on Saturday.
Registration is $10 in U.S. FUNDS
ONLY.
Men’s 18-49, 3 categories
(Traditional, Fancy and Grass)
1st $850
2nd $650
3rd $450
All drums must be registered
and seated by Grand Entry on
Saturday at 1 p.m. No exceptions.
Rules will be provided at time of
registration.
Women’s 18-49, 3 categories
(Traditional, Jingle and Shawl)
1st $850
2nd $650
3rd $450
Singers, Dancers & Vendors must
show proof of tribal affiliation at
registration, or upon request of
the Powwow Committee.
Teens 13-17, 3 categories
(Traditional, Fancy and Grass/Jingle)
1st $300
2nd $200
3rd $100
Pay out at the casino, please
have a valid I.D. for payment.
Taxes will be applied to all
winners over $600. Canadian
winners will be subject to 30%
withholding (IRS form 1042-S).
Youth 6-12, 1 categories
(Mixed)
Boys Girls
1st $200
2nd $100
3rd $75
Hand Drum
Competition!
Three Songs Required
FREESTYLE
LOVE / SNAGGING SONG
CHALLENGE SONG (Theme is
drawn from a hat!)
Mixed Specials for
Tiny Tots!
You dance, you win!
(Tots receive payout
after they dance.)
Public Welcome to All Events
Absolutely No Alcohol, Drugs or Politics
Wednesday, June 30,
10:30 a.m. Pow Wow Grounds Blessing
Thursday, July 1
6 a.m. Sunrise Ceremony
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer Spiritual Gathering
Friday, July 2
6 a.m. Sunrise Ceremony
9 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer Spiritual Gathering
4:30-6:30 p.m. Kids Carnival
4-8 p.m. Drum & Dancer Registration
Open Mic — No Grand Entry
Saturday, July 31
9 a.m.-2 p.m. Dancer & Drum Registration
1 p.m. Grand Entry
5 p.m. Break
7 p.m. Grand Entry
Sunday, July 4
1 p.m. Grand Entry
5 p.m. Retiring of the Flags
Farewell Traveling Song
For more information: Rene Shipman 906-635-6050 Ext. 26144,
Debra-Ann Pine 906-632-0530 Ext. 56397, Cecil Pavlat 906-635-6050 Ext. 26140 or cell 906-440-7849.
Vendors: please call Heather at 906-495-1450 or cell 906-322-1693.
Veteran’sDayweekend
Information:Elaine
Clement,(906)635-6050
CecilPavlat,office:(906)
635-6050,cell:(906)
440.7849,home:(906)
632-4719
Sault Ste. Marie
2010SobrietyPowwow
NewYear’sEve
Dec.31,2010
Information:Elaine
KinrOSS
HonoringourAnishinaabe Clement,(906)635-6050,
CecilPavlat,635-6050,
Veterans7thAnnual
(906)440-7849(cell),
Powwow,
KinrossRecreationCenter, (906)632-4719(home)
OtHer regiOnal
POwwOwS
Friday, July 30 to Sunday,
aug. 1: 10th annual eastern
woodlands Pow wowat7681
US-42inLexington,Ohio.Call
JoAnnSmithat(419)545-5643
oremailtoswcjozie@aol.com.
Saturday, July 31
to Monday, aug. 2:
wikwemikong 50th annual
cultural Festivalon
ManitoulinIsland,Ontario.
CallCynthiaBellorRobFox
at(705)859-2385oremailto
robfox@wikwemikongheritage.
orgorvisitwww.wikwemikongheritage.org.
Saturday, aug. 14: 15th
annual “Honor the Mounds”
gatheringatBeattieParkin
Rockford,Ill.Call(815)2985299or(815)218-8019orvisit
www.naac.faeapple.com.
Saturday, aug. 14 to
Sunday, aug. 15: 19th
annual Odawa Homecoming
Powwow, HarborSprings,
Mich.,Formoreinformation,
call(231)242-1427;vendors
call(231)242-1610.
Sunday, aug. 15: 5th annual
Honoring turtle island Pow
wowat13961MainStreetin
Midway,Ohio.Call(614)8326283oremailtoamericannative1968@yahoo.com.
Sunday, aug. 29: 8th annual
region of the Moundbuilders
Pow wowatEverettParkin
Newark,Ohio.Emailtovwgraham@att.net.
Saturday, Sept. 4 to
Sunday, Sept. 5: 50th
anniversary tecumseh lodge
labor day Pow wowatTipton
CountyFairgrounds,1200
SouthMainStreetinTipton,
Ind.CallRayKappmeyerat
(317)745-2858.
Saturday, Sept. 25 to
Sunday, Sept. 26: woodland
indian celebrationin
Perrysburg,Ohio.CallBlack
SwampIntertribalFoundation
at(419)381-7042oremailto
perrysburgpowwow@hotmail.
com.
14
New resource helps Michigan’s unemployed
Study says 72
is the new 65
FRom ExpERiEncE WoRkS
inc.
In conjunction with Older
Americans Month, Experience
Works Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides training
and employment services to
older job seekers in Michigan,
has introduced a free online
service designed to assist
unemployed older workers
with their job search.
JobReady helps older workers assess interests, personal
characteristics and skills, and
then provides users with
a personalized list of job
options. JobReady, which can
be accessed at www.experienceworks.org/jobready, also
includes community job openings for browsing.
“JobReady is a practical
resource for older individuals
who need to refine and target
their job search. It can help
build the confidence older
workers need to open doors to
new career options and to find
new job opportunities,” said
Andrea Bridgewater, Michigan
state director for Experience
Works, the nation’s largest
Reasons for Working Now
My retirement income is not enough to live on
68%
So I don’t lose my home/apartment
46%
My medical expenses or those of my spouse
24%
Need health insurance benefits
19%
To support my children or grandchildren
11%
Lost retirement savings in stock market
9%
"HF
%VSBUJPO
23.0
16 - 19
30.4
20 - 24
35.0
25 - 34
37.0
35 - 44
45 - 54
41.6
55 - 64
42.1
46.2
65 & Over
8FFLT
Source: Experience Works survey of 2,072 low-income
job seekers age 55 and older
organization dedicated solely
to the employment of older
workers.
Experience Works is introducing JobReady at a time
when older workers need
employment assistance more
than ever. According to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
average duration of unemployment for workers age 65 and
older is 46.2 weeks compared
with 35.8 weeks for all workers.
Not only is the job search
elongated in the current economy, when people find work
Average Duration of Unemployment by Age
0
10
20
30
40
50
Source: April 2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics
they need to stay on the job
longer than before. The new
average targeted retirement
age for low-income workers is
72, according to research conducted by Experience Works.
Experience Works surveyed
2,000 low-income job seekers
age 55 and older and found
that 25 percent do not know at
what age they will be able to
retire, and 8 percent said they
never plan to retire. For those
who do have a retirement timeframe, the average targeted
retirement age is 72.
“The economy has forced
a new reality on many older
Americans who had retirement within their sights,” said
Bridgewater. “Many in our
study were laid off, or had
already retired, and now they
need to get back into the workforce to pay for food, housing
and medical care.”
During Older Americans
Month, sponsored by the
Administration on Aging,
a special emphasis is being
placed on the workplace and
community contributions of
older workers. In his formal
proclamation designating the
month, President Obama said,
“As Americans live longer,
healthier, and more productive
lives, many are starting second
careers and continuing to be
involved in their communities.”
Experience Works Inc. operates the Senior Community
Service Employment Program
(SCSEP) in Michigan, 29 other
states and Puerto Rico. For
more information about the
organization or the JobReady
program, visit www.experienceworks.org or call (866)
397-9757.
Other programs address
consumers’ issues, strategies
for personal finances, money
management skills, guidance
for retirees, fellowships, NEFE
grants and many other features.
“The economic struggles
being experienced today further stress the importance for
increasing our financial capability. This is one of the greatest
teachable moments that’s ever
happened,” said NEFE spokesman Paul Golden. “We at NEFE
believe in giving all Americans
balanced and non-commercial
information. Our resources
provide answers to all of the
personal finance questions that
people may have.”
In addition to helping individuals, NEFE partners with
educational and financial institutions and organizations to promote and pursue its mission of
spreading money smarts in the
United States.
The Denver, Colo., based
foundation is organized in what
it defines as four “action areas”
— education, strategic programs and alliances, multimedia
access and creativity.
Interested readers can learn
much more about the National
Endowment for Financial
Education at www.nefe.org.
While there, be sure to take
a side trip onto the link spendster.org, it’s another feature of
NEFE where folks bring to light
money they spent unwisely and
what monetary savings could
have been or could be realized
with wiser monetary practices.
Foundation brings money savvy to all Americans
By Rick Smith
The National Endowment for
Financial Education (NEFE)
is a nonprofit foundation
“wholly dedicated to improving the financial well-being of
all Americans.” In fact, it is
the only private, nationwide
organization with the mission
of helping individuals and families learn how to master their
finances, regardless of age or
income.
The NEFE mission of furthering “financial literacy”
is based on the principle that
people who acquire financial
skills and knowledge, regardless
of background or income, are
better equipped to take charge
of their circumstances, improve
their lives and provide stable
futures for themselves and their
families.
The foundation offers free
and low cost programs and
resources to help people get
smart about money. The High
School Financial Planning
Program, for example, is
described as “popular” and
available at no cost. Created
to guide students in increasing
their “financial IQ,” the foundation notes the program was created by top educators and financial professionals and consists
of a student manual, instructor’s
guide and a “dynamic suite” of
webpages offering an array of
resources for teachers, students
and parents.
Salazar commends Senate’s
confirmation of Tracie Stevens
Former senior advisor to BIA to chair the
Reinhardt joins NMU National Indian Gaming Commission
Center for Native
American Studies
MARQUETTE, Mich.— Sault Tribe member Martin Reinhardt
will join Northern Michigan University’s Center for Native
American Studies as an assistant professor beginning with the fall
2010 semester. He previously served as the director of the center
from 2001 to 2005 and now returns as the first tenure-track faculty
member in Native American studies.
Reinhardt’s areas of specialization include American Indian education and leadership. He holds a doctorate in educational leadership and both a master’s and bachelor’s degree in sociology. During
the fall semester, he will teach two courses: “The Native American
Experience” and “Michigan and Wisconsin Tribes, Treaties and
Current Issues.”
Reinhardt lives in Gwinn, Mich., with his wife, Tina, and daughters, Nim and Daabii. He enjoys singing, dancing, creative writing
and warrior games.
For more information about NMU or the Center for Native
American Studies, call (906) 227-1397 or visit www.nmu.edu/
nativeamericans.
WASHINGTON, DC
– Secretary of the Interior Ken
Salazar applauded the Senate’s
June 23 confirmation of Tracie
Stevens as chair of the National
Indian Gaming Commission.
The President nominated
Stevens on April 28, 2010.
Stevens most recently held
the position as senior advisor to
the Assistant Secretary-Indian
Affairs Larry Echo Hawk.
“Tracie Stevens brings to
the commission a wealth of
expertise and experience from
a distinguished career working
on both tribal government and
gaming issues,” Salazar said.
“She will be an outstanding
chair of the National Indian
Gaming Commission.”
Stevens is an enrolled
member of the Tulalip Tribes
in Washington State. As Echo
Hawk’ senior advisor, Stevens
provided policy guidance to the
Assistant Secretary regarding
tribal issues such as gaming,
law enforcement, energy, tribal
consultation, economic development, land-into-trust, tribal
government disputes, budget priorities, and treaty and
natural resource rights. She has
also been active in rebuilding
the nation-to-nation relationship between tribes and the
Department of Interior.
The National Indian Gaming
Commission’s primary mission
is to regulate gaming activities
on Indian lands for the purpose
of shielding Indian tribes from
organized crime and other
corrupting influences. The
independent Commission also
works to ensure that Indian
tribes are the primary benefi-
ciaries of gaming revenue and
that gaming is conducted fairly
and honestly by both operators
and players.
To achieve these goals, the
commission is authorized to
conduct investigations and
undertake enforcement actions,
including the issuance of notices of violation, assessment of
civil fines, or issuance of closure orders. The Commission
conducts background investigations and audits and
reviews and approves tribal
gaming ordinances. Under the
legislation establishing the
Commission, at least two of the
three commissioners must be
enrolled members of a federally recognized Indian tribe,
and no more than two members
may be of the same political
party.
News
U-M working under new NAGPRA rule to
return culturally unidentifiable remains
By Brenda austin
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A
new federal rule that became
effective May 14 under the
Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA) clarifies how museums and other agencies, including the University of Michigan,
should handle the return of
Native American human
remains under their control but
for which no culturally affiliated tribe has been identified.
The new rule specifies that
after appropriate consultation, culturally unidentifiable
remains must be returned to
a tribe from whose tribal or
aboriginal lands the remains
were removed.
To comply with the new
rule, the University of Michigan
has implemented a process to
return remains to tribes that
the university anticipates will
be filing claims on the bones
of about 1,600 individuals in
the university’s Museum of
Anthropology collection.
Vice President for Research
Stephen Forrest said if a tribe
has a claim to some remains
that were taken from lands
associated with that tribe, the
university would inform the
tribe of inventory taken from
within its geographical location. The university would also
U-M Vice President for Research
Stephen Forrest
notify any other tribes who may
have claims to remains in the
same area.
Although the university has
yet to return remains under the
new rule, Forrest said they are
working to make the process as
simple and cooperative as possible. Under previous NAGPRA
guidelines, cultural affiliation
had to be determined with
respect to remains and associated funerary objects. “In the
past, under the old rules, we
have repatriated some of the
remains that had cultural affiliation. There may be others in
our collection that have cultural
affiliation that no claim has
been made on,” Forrest said.
“We are anxious to do this well
and do it right. I would cau-
tion everybody that this is a
complex process and so getting
to the point of being efficient
and transparent is going to take
some time and there will be
some bumps along the way. We
are approaching this proactively
and meaningfully while remaining respectful of the human
remains and other materials that
are in our possession.”
In 2008, the U-M graduate
activist group Native Caucus
blocked off over 1,300 seats at
the annual Dance for Mother
Earth Powwow at Crisler Arena
in protest against the university holding Native American
remains. The following year,
student organizers moved the
powwow to the Saline Middle
School and this year turned
down U-M funding for the
event.
According to an article in
the U-M student publication,
Turtle Talk, Bay Mills Indian
Community tribal member
Veronica Pasfield, a PhD
candidate in the Program in
American Culture, said, “From
where we stand today, it looks
like the new regulations have
finally resolved some of the
acknowledged areas of confusion within NAGPRA. I hope
that the university will take the
regulations seriously and not
look for loopholes.”
Pasfield is also a Native
Caucus co-chairwoman.
Forrest said his office and
the Museum of Anthropology
are hiring two staff members as
points of contact for tribes and
to help catalog and organize the
remains.
Anthropology is the study of
humanity. “There is a tremendous amount of knowledge that
is stored in cultural artifacts
and the disposition of human
remains. You can learn about
the peoples who inhabited certain areas and the migrations
of people and their customs.
Although the university is losing objects of study and those
objects will not exist any more,
the reality is that we have to
be in respectful compliance of
the law. There is no branch of
research that doesn’t have a
societal impact,” Forrest said.
Last fall, Forrest appointed a
15
12-member advisory committee
to provide advice and guidance
on procedures to notify and
consult with tribes from whose
land the remains were removed.
The new rule was adopted
this spring because NAGPRA
did not include rules for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains, making it
difficult for tribes to claim and
rebury their ancestors. Because
of this, tribe’s began demanding answers about the process
while putting pressure on organizations holding remains and
prompting a look at the original
NAGPRA rule.
The U-M Museum of
Anthropology has unidentifiable remains from archaeological sites in 37 states in its collection.
For more information about
NAGPRA visit www.nps.gov/
nagpra.
Nebraska man sentenced
for unlawfully killing eagles
U.S. Attorney Deborah R. Gilg (District of Nebraska)
announced on June 3, that Shane Bertucci, 27, was sentenced to
five months in prison for his conviction on two counts of unlawfully killing eagles and one count of unlawfully selling red tail
hawk feathers. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service received a report
of several eagle carcasses found alongside the Missouri River near
Macy, Neb. Bertucci was interviewed and admitted to killing three
eagles and five hawks. He also admitted to selling red-tailed hawk
feathers for $100.
People
16
EUP Special Olympics volunteers honored
AmySandersandKathy
RosswerehonoredinMt.
Pleasant,Mich.,attheannual
awardsbanquetforSpecial
OlympicsMichigan.Sanders
wasnamed“coachoftheyear”
andRoss“volunteerofthe
year.”
Sandersworksfor
HiawathaBehavioralHealthin
ChippewaCounty.Partofher
jobinvolvesaprogramcalled
“Connections,”andSpecial
Olympicsisanactivityofthis
program.
Sandersisaleaderinher
workplace,takingonthe
responsibilitiesoftraining
newemployeesandshowing
thewayinourEUPSpecial
Olympicprogram.
Area35EUPSpecial
OlympicManagementTeam
decidedtonominateSanders
as“coachoftheyear”because
ofheraboveandbeyondcontributionoutsideofthenormal
workday.
Shehastraveledwith
SpecialOlympianathletesto
U.P.andstateevents.
Sandershelpedrevivethe
SpecialOlympicssoftballprogrambygoingtotheCityof
SaultSte.Marieandsecuringa
softballfieldsuitableforspecialneedsathletes.
“Wearesoproudtohave
Amyaspartofourteam,”said
AreaDirectorLauraAikens.
Rossbecameinvolvedwith
EUPSpecialOlympicswhen
shemovedtotheBrimleyarea
andwantedsomethingforher
sonRJtoparticipatein.RJis
aSpecialOlympicathletetakingpartintrack,swimming
andbasketball.Ross’sfamous
wordsare“justtellmewhatto
doandIwilldoit.”
Sheisthekindofpersonthatpitchesinandhelps
whereeverneeded.Shehelps
servingmeals,cleaning-upand
assistingwithtransportingathleteswhowouldotherwisenot
beabletoattendpractice.
Rossisinvolvedinthe
swimmingprogram,getting
rightinthepoolwiththeathletesandencouragingthem
todotheirbest.Shehasalso
chaperonedandtraveledto
U.P.andstateeventswiththe
athletes.
“Area35wantstosaythank
Special Olympic national games athletes named, Aikens & Paquin
SaultTribemembersJoan
AikensofSaultSte.Marieand
ChristianPaquinofSt.Ignace
havebeenselectedtoattend
theSpecialOlympicNational
GamesonJuly16-23tobeheld
inLincoln,Neb.Theyaretwo
offourfemaleswimmersrepresentingMichigan.Adelegation
of62athletesand16coaches
willrepresentMichiganatthe
NationalGames.Theywillall
travelasateamonprivatejets
providedbyCessnaAirlift.
Athleteswillcompetein
aquatics,bocce,athletics,bowling,golf,gymnastics,basketball
team,soccerteamandvolleyballteam.
Aikenswillbecompetingin
the200freestyle,100breast-
strokeandthe100individual
medley.Paquinwillbecompetinginthe100butterfly,200
individualmedleyandthe200
freestyle.Bothwillbeapartof
a1004x4Medleyrelay,Aikens
doingthe100backstrokeand
Paquindoingthe100butterfly.
Aikensisthedaughterof
TedandLauraAikensand
Paquinisthedaughterof
BernardandViPaquin.
marchingbandandconcert
band.Shewasalsoamember
oftheCareerCenter’sHOSA
(HealthOccupationStudentsof
America)team.Sheplacedat
theregionallevelandthirdat
thestatelevelcompetitionsfor
preparedspeaking.Virginiahas
aloveofreadingandlikesto
encourageyoungerstudentsto
read.Shevolunteeredtoread
tothefirstandsecondgraders
atAuburnElementarySchool
andencouragedthemtoreadby
givingoutstickersandbooks
towhoeverreadthemostina
month.
Virginiaplanstoattend
SaginawValleyStateUniversity
inthefalltobecomeanRN
andthenspecializeinpediatric
oncology.Sheisalsoaguest
studentthissummeratDelta
College.
Virginia,18,isthedaughter
ofRandallandMargoLeeand
thegranddaughterofthelate
JohnandElizabethLee.
Amy Sanders and Kathy Ross were honored at the annual awards
banquet for Special Olympics Michigan. Sanders was named “coach
of the year” and Ross “volunteer of the year.”
you,Kathy,forbeingpartof
ourteam,”saidAikens.
SpecialOlympicsMichigan
isanonprofitorganization
providingsportsprogramsfor
athleteswithintellectualdisabilities.
Formoreinformationor
donationspleasecall(906)
635-5680.
O’Neill graduates as
doctor of phamarcy
Weareveryproudto
announcethattribalmember
ErinO’NeillofMarquette
recentlygraduatedfrom
thePharm.D.programat
theUniversityofMichigan
CollegeofPharmacy.She
hasacceptedapositionasa
pharmacistforSafewayin
Anchorage,Alaska,beginning
inJuly.
Erinisthedaughterof
JackandJaniceO’Neillof
Marquette.
Congratulations,Erin!
Lee graduates from high school with certified nurse aide license
Michaels accepted
SaultTribememberVirginia
ElizabethLee,fromBayCity,
Mich.,graduatedfromBay
CityWesternHighSchoolon
Sunday,June6,2010.Virginia
hascompletedtheNursing
AssistantclassattheBay
ArenacISDCareerCenterand
hasreceivedherCNA(Certified
NurseAide)license.Shehas
workedatChildren’sMedical
GroupforthepastyearasacoopstudentandearnedtheCoOpoftheYearaward.Virginia
isnowemployeeatShefffield
BayAssistedLiving.
Throughouthighschool,
Virginiawasamemberof
theVarsityPom-Ponsquad
andplayedtheclarinetinthe
Births...
SKYLARMICHAEL
CAUSLEY
SkylarMichaelCausley
wasborn
toMiranda
Causley,
March
3,2010,
atWar
Memorial
HospitalinSaultSte.Marie,
Mich.Heweighed7.4pounds.
GrandparentsareJohnand
PatCausleyofHessel,Mich.,
Mich.
Great-grandparentsare
thelateRaymondandAnne
andMarkandAnnaCorwinof Giraldiof
Croswell,Mich.
OysterBay,
N.Y.,and
DARLAROSEGIRALDI
Elfriede
DarlaRoseGiraldiwasborn Binderand
onMay4,2010,toEricand
thelate
Kendra(Hill)GiraldiofLos
Johannes
AngelesCalif.Sheweighed
Binderof
7pounds,11ouncesandwas
OysterBay,
20.5inchesinlength.
N.Y.,andJohnandJanetHill
GrandparentsareRayand
ofTroy,Mich.,andLorraine
HeideGiraldiofOysterBay,
Rutledge(Leask)andthelate
N.Y.,andCraigandDebbie
PingRutledgeofSugarIsland,
Hill(Rutledge)ofBerkley,
Mich.
to MIT summer
study program
MollyMichaels,Sault
Tribememberandjuniorat
ManistiqueHighSchool,
wasrecentlyacceptedto
theMassachusettsInstitute
ofTechnologysummer
studyprogramMinority
IntroductiontoEngineering
andScience(MITES).
Mollyenduredarigorous
applicationprocessandwas
chosen;only65students
outofover1,200applicants
wereaccepted.
Sheiscurrentlyranked
atthetopofherclass.At
MITES,the17-year-old
willstudywithMITprofessorsinarigorousstudy
courseforsixweeksfrom
June18-July31.Shewill
betakingcalculus,physics,
biochemistry,digitaldesign
andhumanitiescoursework.
Havingbeentheresince
June18,shetoldherparentsthatthefirstdayof
theprogramwasthemost
awesomedayofherlife.On
heroffdays,sheisstudyingcomputeranimationand
graphics.
Mollyisthedaughter
ofMerenceandMichele
MichaelsofManistique
andthegranddaughterof
SaultTribememberDiane
Michaels.
People
Totem pole unveiling for Keyandwys family
ThisyearonMemorialDay
therewasanunveilingofthe
Keyandwytotempoleand
circleoflifememorialgarden,
atthehomeofLindaandJeff
YoungwholiveonZukeyLake
inLakeland,Mich.,inmemory
ofElderDonaldandRobert
“Robbie”Keyandwywhoboth
walkedonlastSeptemberwith-
17
inafewdaysofeachother.
Thetotempolewascarved
byTomPaquin,alsoamember
oftheSaultTribe,andhandpaintedbyhiswife,Sally,who
resideinCrossVillage,Mich.
Whenthecarvingofthetotem
polewascommissionedlast
year,itwasdiscoveredthatthe
PaquinandKeyandwyfamilies
weredistantlyrelated.More
than100familymembersand
friendsattendedthecelebration.
Thereadingofthemeaningof
thedodemsonthepole(bottom
totop)weregivenbyRobbie’s
son,Jay,thebear(mukwa),
Don’sgranddaughter,Jessee,
thebeaver(amik),Lindathe
swan(waabzii);andDon’s
grandson,Jon,themerman
Donald and Robert “Robbie” Keyandwy
(Nibiinaabe)andgranddaughter,Gina,theeagle(migizi).
Thiswasthefirsttimethat
Tomhascarvedaswanandis
uniquetothistotempole.Don,
wholivedwithdaughter,Linda,
wasknowntofeedtheswans,
muchtothedismayofLinda.
Butovertheyears,theswans
havecometorepresent,bothin
lifeanddeath,DonandRobbie
bytheirpresenceonthelake,
especiallyatallfamilygatherings.
Thecarvedeagle(thebig
Indian)andbear(forRobbie)
oneachsideofthetotempole
weregiftstothefamilyfrom
theoriginalmemorialservicein
September2009.
Five generations
Walking On ...
ROBERTK.REED
RobertK.Reed,59,passed
awayathishomeinOak
Brook,Ill.,
onMay28,
2010.He
hadbeen
aresident
ofOak
Brookfor
manyyears.
Robertwas
bornonJan.
1,1951,
inMarquette,Mich.,toFred
A.ReedandCarolReednee
Hoskins.
Heservedtwotoursofduty
inVietnam.Hewasafinancial
plannerforAmeripriseforover
30yearsandwasadearfriend
andvaluedadvisortomany.
Bobwasknownforhisleadershipandrespectedasacertifiedfinancialplanner,district
manager,registeredprincipal
andmentorfor32yearswith
AmerpriseFinancialInc.
Bobissurvivedbyhisparents;hissister,Linda(Lynn)
SchacherofMinneapolis;an
uncle,aunt,andcousinsin
Iowa;andanauntandtwo
cousinsinL’Anse.
Amemorialservicewas
heldattheHitzemanFuneral
HomeinBrookfield.Burial
withmilitaryriteswilltake
placeinthefallattheBaraga
Cemetery.
MemorialstotheRobert
K.ReedMemorialinBaraga,
Mich.,wouldbeappreci-
ated.Forinformation,call
(708)485-2000orseewww.
HitzemanFuneral.com.
FRANKE.CHIPPEWA
ServiceswereheldJune
2,atKateriTekakwitha
ChurchinPeshawbestown,for
FrankEverettChippewaof
PeshawbestownwhodiedMay
31athishome.Hewas65.
HewasbornAug.2,1944,
inNewberry,thesonofJohn
EverettChippewaandAlberta
(Aslin)Chippewa.OnOct.17,
1964,atSt.AlphonsusChurch
inGrandRapids,hemarried
EdwinaRoselyn(McSawby)
Chippewa,whosurvives.
Heworkedformorethan
40yearsasanexpertroofer
andretiredfromVanderBrock
RoofinginGrandRapids.He
wasalsotheforemanofthe
AmwayGrandandtheAmway
PlantinLowell.
Alsosurvivingarehis
threechildren,FranklinJames
(Noella)Chippewa,JohnHenry
ChippewaandMelissaAnn
(RandyKorwski)Chippewa;
fivesiblings,Donald(Rose)
Chippewa,Mary(George)
Yannott,VioletRoxbury,
DanielIngmanandLarry
Ingman;sevengrandchildren
andfourgreat-grandchildren.
Hewasprecededindeath
byhisdaughter,FrancisNancy
Chippewa;agrandson;and
foursiblings,J.R.Chippewa,
FranSmith,GailRalstoneand
TimothyChippewa.
FIVE GENERATIONS — Above, five generations of family attend
Ava Staffan’s baptism on June 20: (L-R) Lynne (Frazier) Manzardo,
Delores (Lowetz) Frazier, Louise (Luepnitz) Lowetz, Ava Staffan and
Jessica (Frazier) Staffan.
BurialwastobeFriday,June
4,at2p.m.inWoodlawn
Cemetery,GrandRapids.The
familyisbeingservedbythe
MartinsonFuneralHomeof
SuttonsBay.
TERRYANDREWS
Graveside committal service
June 26
TerryLeeAndrews,60,
passedawayonMarch25,
2010.He
wasborn
June29,
1949,to
NinaJ.
Andrews
whopredeceasedhim
onApril21,
1995.
Heissurvivedbyhiswife,
GaylaAndrews;hisdaughter,NinaGwen(Andrews)
Hamilton;hisstep-father,
DwyneW.Eckart;hissiblings,
PatriciaL.Eckart,DwyneW.
and(Cheryl)Eckart,Matthew
J.Eckart,Lenora(Eckart)
Woods,EllingtonE.“Duke”
and(Karla)Eckart;hisaunts,
MildredHenry,LoreenCausley
andShirleyMondoskin,allof
Hessel,Mich.,twoauntsin
Saginaw,Mich.andseveral
niecesandnephews.
TerryservedintheMarines
duringtheVietnamWarand
workedasacarpentermostof
hisadultlife.Terrywasvery
proudofhisNativeheritage
andwasamemberoftheSault
Ste.MarieTribeofChippewa
Indians.Hisfavoritehobbywas
buildingIndianartifactssuch
astotempoles,teepees,dream
catchersandjewelry.Healso
enjoyedtravelingandvisiting
familyandfriends.
TohonorTerry’smemory,
agravesidecommittalservice
willtakeplaceJune26,2010,
attheOldMissionCemetery,
Hessel,Mich.Theservicewill
beginat11a.m.FatherGeorge,
PastorofOurLadyofthe
Snows,willofficiate.
DALETHOMAS
HonnellDale“Nowaten”
Thomaspassedawayon
Thursday,June17,2010.He
wasaspiritualleaderofthe
communityandhe
lovedthe
people.He
wasamemberofthe
PrairieBand
Potawatomi
from
Mayetta,
Kan.,and
servedasaparatrooperduring
theKoreanWar.
Dalealwayskepthimself
busy.Oneofhisfavoritethings
todowastendhisgarden.He
alsoenjoyedhittingthepowwowtrailwherehewould
danceandsharestoriesthat
taughtlessonsandmadepeople
laugh.Hehadagentle,caringwayabouthimandevery
personhemetwasmadetofeel
welcome.Dalelovedhisfamily
andespeciallyenjoyedspendingtimewithhisgrandchildren.Whenitcametocooking
frybreadandsoup,hewasthe
“BestintheWest.”
Heissurvivedbyhis
wife,CindyThomas;his
children,LizAitkens,Mary
JaneThomas,ShellyMorgan,
MukwazitTeeple,JohnWintu,
MzzhickkekahbahThomas,
KiwadenokweThomasand
SospiWaubwaThomas;his
sister,LavedaWahweotten;his
brothersBobHubbard,Ralph
Tecumseh,JohnPewamoand
DonDonLeClere;manygrandchildrenandgreatgrandchildren;adoptedfather,Andrew
Mitchell;andnumerousnieces
andnephews.
Hewasprecededindeathby
hisparents,CharlesandLillian
Thomas;hissiblings,Alex
Thomas,LaverneThomas,
MelvinThomas,Kenneth
Thomas,MarlinThomas,
EthyleneChenault,Charles
Thomas;andhisadoptedmother,ErmaPewamo.
Visitationandpipeceremonieswereheldatthe
NiigaanaagiizhikCeremonial
BuildinguntiltraditionalfuneralservicesonJune21with
burialfollowingattheWilWalkCemeterySugarIsland,
Mich.
ClarkBaileyNewhouse
FuneralHomeassistedthefamilywitharrangements.
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Community Health
Tips: Keeping food safe in this summer’s heat
Thesunnydaysofsum
merbringhottemperatures
andoutdoorgatherings.It’s
alsoatimeofincreasedrisk
offoodpoisoning.Asurvey
conductedbytheAmerican
DieteticAssociationshowsthat
consumersarenotpracticing
correctoutdoorfoodsafety
procedures.Whetheryou’re
aweekend-onlygrilleroran
everydaygrillgourmet,beef
upyourfoodsafetyskillswith
someofthesehot-off-the-grill
tips.
Beforeyoufuelthefireor
rakethecoals,makesurethe
grilliscleanbyscrubbingit
withhot,soapywater.Using
separatecuttingboards,plates,
andgrillingutensilswhen
handlingrawmeatandreadyto-eatfoodsisagoodwayto
preventcrosscontamination.
Andalways,alwayswashyour
hands!
Marinatefoodsintherefrigeratorversusonthecounter
orbythegrill.Avoidreusing
leftoversaucesonthecooked
meatsunlesstheyhavebeen
boiledfirst.Nexttimeyou
grill,grabameatthermometer
Iftherewasaneasywayto
avoidamajorcauseofillness
inyourhome,wouldyoudoit?
Well,thegoodnewsisthatby
choosingtoliveinasmoke-free
apartmentorhome,youcan
avoidoneoftheleadingcauses
ofpreventabledeathintheU.S.
Secondhandsmokecontains
over4,000chemicals,manyof
whichcanbeleftbehindonsurfacessuchascarpets,curtains,
andwallsforyears.Ifyouare
thinkingaboutbuyingorrentingahome,besuretoaskthe
landlordthefollowingquestions
toprotectyourselfandyour
family:
1.Isthereasmokingpolicy
writtenintotheleaseorcommunityrules?
Ifso,doesitapplytoevery-
oneorjustnewtenants?
Doestherulecoverindoor
commonareasordecks,patios,
andbalconies?
2.Arethereanytenantswho
currentlysmokeindoorsorout,
andwherearetheysmoking?
Iftheyaresmokinganywhereinthebuildingandthere
isasharedventilationsystem,it
islikelythatsecondhandsmoke
willgetintoyourunit.
Iftheysmokeoutsidenear
yourwindowsordoors,itcould
alsodriftinsideyourunit.
3.Howisthepolicy
enforced?
Doesthelandlordcheckto
makesurenooneissmoking?
Howwouldthelandlord
respondifyoumadeacomplaintaboutasmokingneighbor?
Ifatenantoraguestis
smoking,whatwouldthelandlorddoaboutit?
4.Aresignspostedtomake
visitorsawareofthesmoke-free
policy?
5.Didtheprevioustenants
smoke?Ifso,whatdidthelandlorddotocleantheresidence?
Theodorandresiduefrom
secondhandsmokecanbehard
togetridofifathoroughand
extensivecleaningisnotdone
properly.
SaultSte.MarieareaworksitesparticipatedintheJust
ShoeIt!Bike/WalktoWork
DayonMay21,2010.This
eventwassponsoredbythe
ChippewaCountyBuildinga
HealthierCommunityCoalition
andtheSaultTribeStrategic
AllianceforHealthProjectas
partoftheirefforttoencourage
peopletouseactivetransportationontheirwaytowork,
schoolorforerrandsandtrips
ofonemileorless.Partofthis
eventwastheCommuterCup
Challenge,afriendlyworkplacecompetitiontoencourage
co-workerstobikeorwalkto
work.Thistypeofcommuting
benefitsyourhealth,improves
theenvironmentandsavesyou
money.
TheCommuterCup
Challengewasopentoall
workplacesinChippewa
Countyandatrophywas
awardedtoworksitesinfour
categories,mini,small,medi
umandlarge.Thewinning
worksiteshadthelargestper
centageoftotalemployeeswho
walkedorbikedtoworkon
May21,NationalBiketoWork
Day.
Thewinnersofthe
CommuterCupChallenge
for2010are:JKLBahweting
School,largeworksite;Sault
TribeHousing,mediumwork
site;SaultTribeAccounting,
smallworksite;andEastern
UpperPeninsulaRegional
PlanningandDevelopment
CommissionandFeeding
AmericaWestMichiganFood
Bank,miniworksites.
Upper Peninsula
Communities
Join Effort
communitypartnersaround
Michiganhavebeenawarded
grantstoimplementprograms
thatincreasephysicalactivity
andimprovenutritionamong
theirstudentpopulation.The
grantsarepartoftheBlues’
2010-2011BuildingHealthy
Communities:Engaging
ElementarySchoolsandtheir
CommunityPartnersprogram.
Fundingamountsrangefrom
$20,000to$50,000perschool.
Since2004,BlueCrosshas
awardednearly$3.4millionin
tomakesureyourculinarycreationsaredelicious,nutritious
anddone.Cookhamburger
toatleast160ºFandchicken
breastto170ºF.Accordingto
thesurveyconductedbythe
AmericanDieteticAssociation,
oneinfourpeoplebelieve
picnicfoodscansitoutinsummerheatformorethantwo
hourswithoutrefrigeration.
Nottrue!Intemperaturesof
90ºFormore,the“2-hourrule”
becomesthe“1-hourrule.”
Afteronehour,placeuneatenfoodbackinawellinsulatedcoolerorrefrigeratorset
below40ºF.Or,keepperishablefoodsonicetomakesure
theystayproperlychilled.
Foodsafetyexpertssay
grilledfoodshavearefrigeratorlifeofonlythreetofour
days.Makesureyourgrilled
leftoversareassafeasthey
aredeliciousbyrefrigerating
foodsinshallowcontainersand
writingthedateontoptohelp
youkeeptrack.Alsobesure
toreheatfoodstoaninternal
temperatureof165ºFbefore
servingasecondtimearound.
So,beforeyoupackthe
picnicbasket,rememberthese
simpletipstoensurethat
unwantedbacteriawon’thave
aplaceatyourtable.
Formoreinformationvisit
www.homefoodsafety.orgor
contactaRegisteredDietitian
atSaultTribeCommunity
Healthbycalling(906)632
5210.
—Adapted from American
Dietetic Association by Stacy
Storey, Registered Dietitian
Onceyoulearntheanswers
tothesequestions,youcanhave
thepeaceofmindthatyouwill
belivinginaclean,safeenvironment.
Recently,theSaultTribe
HousingAuthorityadopteda
smoke-freepolicyforsomeof
itsunits.Ifyouareinterested
inlivinginasmoke-freehome,
besuretochecktheboxon
theapplicationindicatingthat
youwouldprefersmoke-free
housing.Call(906)495-1450
or(800)794-4072foraSault
TribeHousingapplication.
Pleasejointhecommunity
onMonday,July19at10:30
a.m.attheSaultTribeHousing
AuthoritybuildingonParkside
Dr.inKincheloetorecognizeSaultTribeHousingasa
leaderamongTribalHousing
Authoritiesforadoptinga
smoke-freepolicytoprotect
theirresidentsfromthehealth
dangersofsecondhandsmoke.
SaultTribeHousingAuthority
isthefirstTribalHousing
AuthorityinMichiganandthe
fifthinthenationtoadopta
smoke-freepolicy.
Tolearnmoreaboutsmoke
freehousinginMichigan,
pleasevisitwww.mismoke
freeapartment.orgorcallthe
SaultTribeStrategicAlliance
forHealthProjectat(906)635
8844.
—Adaptedfromwww.
smokefreeoregon.com,
“QuestionstoAskbefore
RentingorBuyingHousing”
Smoke-free housing: There’s a change in the air!
Sault Commuter Cup Challenge Winners announced
Back, left to right,
Wayne Barry, SMART
Group chairperson for
the Building a Healthier
Community Coalition;
Dana Patrick, Sault Tribe
Housing; Su Palmer
and Aaron Litzner, JKL
Bahweting School;
LeeAnn Izzard, Feeding
America West Michigan
Food Bank; Jeff Hagan,
EUP Regional Planning
and Development
Commission; Donna
Norkoli, Sault Tribe
Strategic Alliance for
Health project coordinator.
Seated, left to right,
Lisa Moran and Sharon
Hovie from Sault Tribe
Accounting.
BCBS continues efforts to curb childhood obesity Thousandsofstudents
willexercisemore,eatless
junkfoodandlearnhealthier
habitswhentheyreturnto
schoolinSeptember,thanks
toBlueCrossBlueShieldof
Michigan’scommitmenttocontinuefightingchildhoodobesity.
Accordingtoanewsrelease,
22elementaryschoolsandnine
BuildingHealthyCommunities
andrelatedgrantfunding.
ParticipantsintheUpper
PeninsulaareWilliam
G.MatherElementaryin
Munising,EmeraldElementary
inManistique,Parksand
RecreationinManistique,
BirchviewElementary
IshpemingandtheCityof
Ishpeming.
For2010-2011,schools
mustincludefourcomponents
intheirBuildingHealthy
Communitiesprogram:an
assessmenttooltomeasurethe
overallhealthoftheschool
environment;physicalactivity
andnutritioneducation,using
specificprogramsdesignatedby
BlueCross;awalkingclubfor
studentsandfaculty;andacelebratory5Krunorwalkevent.
Visitwww.bcbsm.com/build
healthfordetails.
Thegrantsarepartof
BCBSM’smission-focused
efforttoreducetheriskand
prevalenceofchildhoodobesity.
Accordingtotherelease,they
directlyalignwiththegoalsof
FirstLadyMichelleObamato
significantlyreducechildhood
obesitywithinageneration
asoutlinedinherLet’sMove
campaign.About32percent
ofchildrenandadolescents,or
25million,areobeseorover
weighttoday,accordingtothe
CentersforDiseaseControl
andPrevention.InMichigan,
12percentofmiddleschool
children,and15percentofhigh
schoolstudentsareconsidered
obese.
Natural Resources
19
High asthma rate among Native Americans
By Kathie Broesmer,
environmental manager
MaywasAsthmaAwareness
Month,sowe’realittlelate
withthis.Butifyouknow
someonewithasthma,youneed
toknowthis.
Childhoodasthmaisagrow
ingproblem.Since1980,the
numberofpeoplewithasthma
hasmorethandoubled.Last
year,almost4millionchildren
sufferedfromasthmaattacks.
Childrennationwidemiss14
millionschooldayseachyear
duetoasthma.
Therateofasthmaamong
NativeAmericansisnearly12
percent,muchhigherthanany
othersingleracegroup!Native
Americanssuffermoresymp
tomsandmoreattacksthanoth
ers.Obviously,ifourkidshave
tomissschoolmorethanother
kidsdo,onaccountofthisill
ness,they’renotgoingtohave
thesameadvantagesinlife.
Whilethere’snocurefor
asthma,theexpertssaythere
arewaystoreducethenumber
ofattacks.Onewayistoreduce
theenvironmentaltriggers—
thingsthatarelikelytocause
anattack.Thesevary,notallof
themwillbeatriggerforyou
orthechildinyourlife,but
somewillbe.Learnaboutyour
andyourchild’sorgrandchild’s
triggers,anddowhatyoucan
toeliminatethem.Itisworth
ittohelpachildtobeableto
breathe.
Variousagenciesaretrying
todowhattheycantoimprove
outdoorair,byimproving
vehicleemissionstandards,
demandingbetterpollution
controlsonindustry,andhelp
ingstartuprenewableenergy
projectsthatdon’tspewasth
matriggeringparticulates.But
mostofusspendasignificant
portionofourtimeindoors,
andthere,individualscanmake
adifference.Indoorallergens
andirritantscanplayasignifi
cantroleintriggeringasthma
attacks.
Indoorenvironmental
asthmatriggersaresecondhand
smoke,dustmites,molds,
cockroachesandotherinsect
pests,pets,nitrogendioxide
andoutdoorair.
Secondhandsmokeisamix
tureofsmokefromtheburning
endofacigarette,pipeorcigar
andthesmokeexhaledbythe
smokerthatisoftenfoundin
homesandcarswheresmok
ingisallowed.Itcanbehard
toquitsmoking,sountilyou
do,smokeoutside,notinyour
houseorcar.That’snothard,
andthissmallsacrificeonyour
partwillmakeahugediffer
encefortheasthmasuffererin
yourlife.
Dustmitesaretoosmall
tobeseen,butcanbefound
inalmosteveryhomeinmat
tressesandbeddingmaterials,
carpets,upholsteredfurniture,
stuffedtoysandcurtains.For
mitepopulationcontrol,cover
mattressesandpillowswith
dustproof(allergenimperme
able)zipperedcovers.Wash
sheetsandblanketsoncea
weekinhotwater.Andputa
child’sfavouriteteddybearor
othernonwashablesnuggly
intoaplasticbaginthefreezer
foraday–thedeepfreezewill
killmites.
Moldcangrowindoors
whenmoldsporeslandonwet
ordampsurfaces.Inthehome,
moldismostcommonlyfound
inthebathroom,kitchenand
basement.Thekeytocontrol
lingmoldiscontrollingmois
ture.Washanddryhardsurfac
estopreventandremovemold.
Useexhaustfanswhenyou
cookortakeshowerstokeep
moistureundercontrol.Check
plumbingforleaksandfix
them,apuddleaddsmoistureto
theair,whichcancondensein
otherplacesandpromotemold
growth.Tearupmoldycarpet
ing,it’snotworthittokeepit
ifit’smakingsomeonesick.
Checkceilingtilestoo,and
replaceanywithmoldonthem.
Andchecktheshowercurtain
—forafewdollars,youcan
easilyremoveaverycommon
sourceofmold.Tryawashable
nylonorpolypropylenecurtain
toavoidthesmellygasesofa
newvinylcurtain.Thewash
ableonecanbehungouttodry
inthesunshine—averyeffec
tivewaytokillmolds.Andit
willlastalotlonger,saving
youmoneyonreplacements,
too.
Cockroachbodyparts,secre
tionsanddroppings,andthe
urine,droppingsandsalivaof
pests,suchasrodents,areoften
foundinareaswherefoodand
waterarepresent.Don’tleave
foodorgarbageout.Cleanup
messesandspillspromptly,and
coverfoodintightlyclosed
containers.Butdon’tusepes
ticidespraysunlessyou’re
desperate—theycantrigger
attacks,too.Usebaitsortraps,
andifspraysareabsolutely
necessary,keeptheasthma
suffererawayforagoodlong
timeandairouttheplaceafter
spraying.
Skinflakesfrompets,urine
andsalivacanbefoundin
homeswherepetsareallowed
inside.Ifyoucankeepthem
outdoors,itwillhelp.Ifyou
can’tkeepthemoutside,atleast
keepthemcleanandtrainthem
well.Andvacuumuppethair
andskinflakesregularly.
NitrogenDioxideisared
dishbrown,irritatingodor
gasthatcanbeabyproductof
indoorfuelburningappliances,
suchasgasstoves,gasoroil
furnaces,fireplaces,wood
stovesandunventedkero
seneorgasspaceheaters.It’s
anothergoodreasontousean
exhaustfanwhenyou’recook
ing,andagoodreasontomake
sureyourhomeiswellventi
latedandheatingappliancesare
properlyvented.
June,JulyandAugust—
thesummermoons—aregen
erallynamedfortheberrythat
isripeduringthatmooncycle.
Strawberryisthefirstberryto
ripen,followedbyraspberries
andthenblueberries.There
areregionalvariations,suchas
thimbleberryandhuckleberry
moons.
Berriesareanimportant
foodfortheAnishinabeg,
providingamultitudeofmicro
nutrientsandfibertohelpus
fightoffchronicdiseaseswhile
providingthebestofnutrition.
Wildblueberriespackthe
mostpowerfulantioxidant
punchofanyfreshvegetable
orfruit.Blueberry’santi
oxidantactivityhelpsfight
againstAlzheimer’s,cancer,
stroke,andpromotesheart
health,eyehealthandurinary
tracthealth.
Strawberriesarealsohigh
inantioxidantsandarich
sourceofdietaryfiber,folic
acid,potassium,manganese,
andcontainmorevitamin
Cthananyotherberry.
Antioxidantcompoundsfound
instrawberriesmayalsohelp
fightthedevelopmentofheart
diseasebydiscouragingbad
cholesteroltoform.
Raspberriesarerichin
anthocyaninsandcancerfight
ingphytochemicals.Theyalso
containcalcium,vitaminsA,
CandE,fiberandfolicacid.
Someofthefiberinraspber
riesissolublefiberinthe
formofpectin,whichlowers
cholesterol.Raspberrieshave
alsobeenfoundtohelpprotect
againstesophagealcancerand
othercancers.
Amodernproblemwith
berriesistheircultivationto
makethembiggerand“better.”
Thesedays,peopleandeven
scientistsareadmittingthat
wildblueberries,andorganic
strawberriesandraspberries
arethebetterdealintaste,
nutritionandpurity.Imaginea
worldinwhichweallateber
ries,honeyandmaplesugar,
whitefishandlaketrout,pure
andfreshwater,delicious
herbalteasandroots,and
venisonandmoose—instead
offattyburgersandfries,deep
friedmassproduced,brain
deadchickensandmicro
wavedpotpies,allwashed
downwithchemicalcocktails.
Speakingoffeasts,Juneis
usuallythetimeofthesum
merfeast,peoplecoming
homeandpeoplereconcil
ingtheirdifferences.Julyis
reflectiveofitsAnishinaabeg
name—usuallytheraspberry
—andisatimeoflearning
aboutsurmountingdifficulty
toreapthereward.
— From ProtectingOur
Resources, July 2006, by
Jennifer Dale-Burton
The summer moons show importance of berries
From the Kitchen of Bob Flowers
Fourth of July Cheesecake
Thischeesecakeisonethat
willabsolutelystealtheshow.
Itcombinesthecomplimentary
flavorsofcheesecake,blueber
riesandstrawberriesinone
beautifuldessert.Thisismore
difficulttomakethanastan
dardNewYorkstylecheese
cake,butit’swellworththe
effort.
Youwillneedthree9inch
springformpansandthreethin
plasticcuttingsheetsforthis
project.
Ingredients
Crust:
11/4cupsgrahamcracker
crumbs
4tbs.sugar(IuseSplenda)
8tbs.realbutter
BaseFilling:
6pkgs.creamcheese(8ounces
each)
11/2cupssourcream
2tsp.vanilla
11/8cupssugar(Splendafor
meagain)
3tbs.cornstarch
3largeeggs
Fillingadditions:
2cupsfreshblueberries
2cupsfreshstrawberries
11/2cupsugar,dividedinto
three1/2cupportions
1cupsourcream
Instructions:
Place1cupofeachtype
offreshberriesintoseparate
bowls.Add1/2cupofsugarto
each.Mashandsetaside.
Placethecreamcheesein
alarge,microwavesafebowl
andheatonhighfor1minute
inthemicrowavetosoften.
Beatintheremainingbasefill
ingingredientsuntilthefilling
issilkysmooth.
Dividethefillingintothree
equalportions.Mixtheblue
berrieswithoneportionoffill
ing.Mixthestrawberriesintoa
secondportion.
Preheattheovento400°F.
Linetheinsidesurfaceof
three9inchspringformpans
withparchmentpaper.Pour
eachfillingportionintoone
ofthepans.Smoothuntilthe
topisevenlydistributedand
flat.Placethepansintothe
hotovenandbakefor15min
utes.Then,reduceheatto180
degreesandbakefor1hour.
Turnofftheovenandpartially
opentheovendoor.Letthe
cheesecakecoolfor20min
utes.Removeandletcoolto
roomtemperature.Removethe
sidesofthepansandslidethe
plasticcuttingsheetsbetween
theparchmentpaperandthe
bottomofthecheesecake
custard.Carefullyremovethe
cheesecakecustardtoasafe
placetorest.
Meltthebutterandcom
binewiththecrustingredients.
Thoroughlymixtogether.
Pressthegrahamcrackercrust
ontothebottomandsidesof
oneofthereassembledspring
formpans.Placeinthefreezer
andletrestfor10minutes.
Placeintoa400°Fovenfor10
minutes.Removeandletcool.
Carefullyliftthestrawberry
custardandslideoffintothe
bakedcrust.Slice,andthen
layertheremainingstrawber
riesontop.Liftandslidethe
blueberrycustardontopof
thebottomlayer.Spreadthe
remainingblueberriesontop.
Liftandplacethewhitecus
tardontop.Mixtheremaining
halfcupofsugarwiththesour
creamandspreadsmoothly
acrossthetop.Leavetheside
onthespringformpanforsup
portuntilreadytoserve.Be
preparedtotakeabow.
35 Years Ago:
April 3, 1975
Non resident Indian fishers cannot
be regulated by state
Witharulinghanded
downTuesday,District
CourtJudgeCharlesH.
Starkhasgrantedamotion
todismisschargesagainst
twoManistiquecommercial
fishermen.Onalargerscale,
therulesays,essentially,that
thestatemaynotregulate
thefishingofdescendantsof
ChippewaIndianswhoserep
resentativessignedan1836
treaty,whentheyfishwithin
watersadjacenttotheland
coveredbythattreaty.The
threecharges—possession
ofillegallytakenlaketrout,
usinganunlicensedcommer
cialfishingboat,andposses
sionofuntaggedlaketrout
againstRobertandJerome
Peterson—stemmedfrom
theirarrestonOct.21,1974.
Confiscatedatthattimewere
1,300poundsofcleanedlake
troutthatwereallegedly
takenatthemouthofthe
ManistiqueRiver,according
totheDNR.JamesJanetta,
oneoftheattorneysforthe
Petersons,saidStark’sruling
isimportantfromthestand
pointthatthisisthefirst
courtopinionthatextends
theoriginalbandChippewa
fishingrightstoIndiansnot
livingonreservations.Itis
alsothefirstcourtopinion
thatsaysIndianfishingcan’t
beregulatedwithregardsto
conservation.
From the Pioneer Tribune,
submitted by Kelly Hatinger,
Jerome Peterson’s daughter
20
Chairman’s Report
We must work together for a bright future
RoadinSaultSte.Marie.Many
otherswillbeheldthroughout
thesummer,includingonein
HesselAugust20to22.Besure
tolookforeventsinyourarea.
(Please see page 13 for a 2010
powwow listing — Editor.)
Celebratingits10thannual
golfoutingthisJuly,theSault
TribeGolfScholarshipClassic
raisesfundsfortribalscholarships.Thefundraiserhas
awardedmorethan$134,000
totribalstudentsoverthepast
decade.Currently,$20,000a
yearisawardedintribalscholDarwin “Joe” Mccoy
arshipsfromthegolfouting.
Thisyear’soutingisJuly31
Tribal chairMan
atWildBluffGolfCoursein
Aanii!
Brimley.TheClassicworks
Iwouldliketocongratulate
withmorethan100sponsors
andwelcomethenewmemtomaketheeventsuccessful.
berstoourboardofdirectors.
Thoseinterestedinbeinga
Takingaleadershiprolewith
volunteer,sponsororwhohave
ourtribeisanimportantjob.
questionscancontactJessica
Itisourresponsibilitytowork
Dumbackatjdumback@saulttogether,torespecteachother,
andtolistentothemembership tribe.netorJakeSillersatjsillers@saulttribe.netorcall(800)
andemployeessowecanset
policiesandmakedecisionsthat 793-0660or(906)635-6050.
Aftermorethantwoyears
improveourtribe.
inChapter11reorganiza Welcomenewboardmemtion,theMichiganGaming
bersD.J.Malloy,Debra-Ann
ControlBoard(MGCB)on
Pine,CatherineHollowell
June28transferredlicenseof
andJoan(Carr)Anderson.
GreektownCasinofromthe
Also,congratulationstoKeith
SaultTribetoagroupofprivate
MassawayandDeniseChase
hedgefundsandinvestorsfrom
ontheirre-election,andthank
otherstates.
youDennisMcKelvie,D.J.
Thetransferoccurredafter
Hoffman,ShirleyPetoskyand
theMGCBconductedarelaBobLaPointeforyourwork
tivelyabbreviatedbackground
asboardmembersforthepast
checkofthenewowners.
years.
Somegreateventsarebeing Westronglyobjectedtothis
decision.Concernswerealso
heldinthenextfewmonths.
raisedbystateRepresentative
Itispowwowseason–agreat
GaryMcDowell(D-Rudyard),
timeofyeartogatheryour
RepublicancandidateforgovfamilyandcelebrateourculernorMikeBouchard(who
ture.Thisyearmarksthe29th
wrotethestatelawthatgoverns
AnnualSaultTribeGathering
thethreeDetroitcasinoswhen
&PowWow,whichwillbe
hewasinthestateSenate),
heldJuly1to4atourtribal
stateSenateMajorityLeader
powwowgroundsonShunk
MichaelBishop(R-Troy)and
CongressmanBartStupak(DMenominee).Unfortunately,the
MGCBignoredalltheconcerns
andabandoneditsownrules
andtheprocessithasused
overtheyearstolicensecasino
owners.TheboardandIspent
manydays,weeksandmonths
reviewingplansandproposals
thatwouldallowustokeepa
stakeinGreektown.Though
somemightdisagree,Itruly
believewedidallwecouldto
saveourinterestinthisinvestment.Nowthatthisdecision
hasbeenmade,itistimeforthe
tribetoexamineotheropportunitieswehavetogrowourrevenuestreamsecuringmembershipservicesforyearstocome.
AttheMay25,2010,
boardofdirectorsmeeting,
theKewadinCasinosGaming
AuthorityandSaultTribeBoard
ofDirectorspassedaresolution
authorizingawageincreaseof
25centsperhourtoallcasino
andSaultTribeteammembers.
Thoseteammembersrecently
receivingincreasesasaresultof
theHorneGroupConsultations
willnotbeaffectedbythis
raise.Theeffectivedateofthe
wageincreaseisJuly5,2010.
Weappreciateandvaluethe
workallofouremployeesdo
thatcontributestothesuccess
ofourtribe.
Ourhousingcommissionis
buildinganewplaygroundarea
atourOdenaanghousingsite
onShunkRoadandpurchasing
newtotplaygroundequipment
fortheplayareaonSaultuer.
Thetribeisfortunatetobeable
toprovidesomanyhousing
optionstomembers,fromrental
assistanceprogramstohousing
units.
Asyouknow,providing
healthcareservicestomembers
isthetribe’stoppriority.This
month,Iparticipatedinaphone
conferencewithstateSenator
RogerKahn,aphysicianand
RepublicanfromSaginaw
Township.Wevoicedourconcernsaboutongoingstatecuts
tohealthcarefundsthatbenefit
tribalmembersandnon-membersalike.Wediscussedwith
himareasofconcernforstate
fundingcutbacksinthe2011
budgetandtheadverseimpact
tothetribe.
Iamthrilledtobeattending
the2010Tribal-StateSummit
followingtheMidwestAlliance
ofSovereignTribes(MAST)
meetinginJuly.MAST,
foundedin1996,representsthe
35sovereigntribalnationsof
Minnesota,Wisconsin,Iowa
andMichigan.MASTrepresentsnearly134,000American
Indianpeople.Atthismeeting
wewillhearfederalandstate
updatesonmanytribalissues
fromErnieStevens,NIGA
ExecutiveDirector,Diane
Rosen,SuperintendentBIAMidwestRegion,Dr.Kathleen
Annett,IHS,andothers.We
willalsohaveanopportunity
tomeetwithGovernorJennifer
Granholm.Wealwaysappreciatethetimeourgovernorgives
tous.Duringourmeeting,we
lookforwardtodiscussingthe
importanceoftheIndianTuition
Waiver,thestate’s2011budget
anditsimpactonthetribe,the
possibilityofadditionalhealth
funding,andthecontinuedneed
forcooperativeworkbetween
theStateandthetribe.
ThismonthIwashonored
toworkonaDVDproject
toeducatepublicschoolstudentsacrossthenationabout
ournation’sConstitution.
TheprojectisledbyThe
CitizensAwarenessCommittee,
CongressmanTomColeof
Oklahoma—theonlyenrolled
tribalmemberintheU.S.House
ofRepresentatives—andthe
U.S.Senate.OurConstitution
isimportantforallcitizensto
understand,asahistoricaldocumentrelatingtoourcountry’s
past,andasthefundamental
statementofrightsandlaws
thatcontinuetoshapeour
dailylives.TheConstitutionis
especiallyimportanttoNative
Americanpeople.Ourtribeis
asovereignnationfederally
recognizedbytheUnitedStates.
OurtreatieswiththeUnited
Statesareguaranteedbythe
Constitution,whichstatesin
Article6thattreatiesarethe
“SupremeLawoftheLand.”
RelativelyfewAmericans
understandthattheConstitution
affordsNativeAmericantribes
auniquedegreeofself-governanceoverourlandsandour
triballaws.Projectslikethis
helptribalmembersandnonmembersunderstandhowthe
Constitutionrecognizesandpreservesourrightsandfreedoms.
Itisextremelyimportantthat
weasatribe,asemployeesof
thetribe,asboardmembersof
thetribe,setasideourdifferences,worktogether,respect
eachother,ourmembersand
ouremployees,followour
sevengrandfathers’teachings,
andmoveinapositiveandforwarddirectionthatwillcreatea
brightfutureforthenextseven
generations.
Asalways,ifyouhaveany
questionsorconcernsregardingourtribethatyouwould
liketodiscuss,pleasecontact
myofficetollfreeat(800)7930660orlocallyat635-6050.
Sincerely,
Darwin“Joe”McCoy
TribalChairman
2010 Elders Scholarship Program
CLEAN UP CREW —
Unit IV Directors Denise
Chase and Tom Miller helped
clean up the Indian Point
Cemetery this spring with
Betty and John Majestic,
Ann and Jerry Miller, Yvonne
and Lee McCarthy, Ron and
Brenda Nelson, Ron Miller,
Betty Neadow (pictured at
left) and John Miller.
Therewillbetwo$500scholarshipssponsoredbytheSault
TribeofChippewaIndiansElders.
Thisisaone-timescholarshipforqualifiedfreshman(first
year)studentsenrolledatapubliccollege,universityortrade
school.
September3,2010istheapplicationDEADLINE.
Qualifications–Must:
• bearegisteredSaultTribemember
• havesuccessfullycompletedandpassedallfiveGeneral
EducationDevelopment(G.E.D.)equivalencytestswithaminimumscoreof40andanaveragescoreof45andmustpossess
aG.E.D.certificateorhavegraduatedfromanaccreditedhigh
schoolwithatleastacumulative2.50gradepointaverage
• beacceptedorenrolledinanytwoorfouryearpubliccollege,
universityortradeschoolinanyfieldofstudy
• beenrolledasafulltimestudent
Requirements–Anapplicantmustsubmitaletterofapplication
toinclude:
• name,address,telephonenumber,proofoftribalenrollment,
socialsecuritynumber
• atranscriptfromtheapplicant’shighschoolverifyingthe
accumulativegradepointaverage;orproofofhavingachieved
theG.E.D.requirementsstatedabove
• aletterfromthecollege,universityortradeschool,showing
acceptanceforthe2010/11schoolyear
• theacademicmajororcourseofstudytobepursued
• a300–500wordessaydescribinghowyoufeelacollege
educationwillbenefityou,yourcareerobjectiveandwhythis
scholarshipwillhelpyouachieveyourgoal.
AllRequirementslistedabovemustbepackagedandreceived
notlaterthanSeptember3,2010to:PhilPayment,Elder
ScholarshipCoordinator,1269HesselPt.Rd.,Hessel,MI49745
Ifyouhaveaquestion,pleasecontactPhilPayment,Elder
ScholarshipCoordinator,at(906)484-3775.
Representative Reports
21
MGCB should make no licensing exceptions
OnMonday,June28,we
traveledtoGreektownforthe
MichiganGamingCommission
Board(MGCB)meeting.At
thismeeting,theMGCBvoted
whethertoissueanexceptionto
individualspursuingtheownershipofGreektownCasino.The
resultswillbereportedinthis
issueofthetribalnewspaper—
whichhasbeenheldfrompublicationanextradaytobring
theseresultstoourmembers.
Belowisourofficialstatementonbehalfofourtribe:
The following statement is
lana Causley, DireCtor,
from Lana Causley, vice chair
unit ii
of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe
of Chippewa Indians Board of
I’dliketotakethisopportunitytorecognizeretiringboard Directors. She is commenting
on Monday’s special meeting of
memberRobertLapoint.Mr.
the Michigan Gaming Control
Lapointhadbeenontheboard
Board:
forthreeelectedterms(12
“The Sault Tribe is extremely
years);hisdedicationandwisdisappointed
in the appardomwillbegreatlymissedon
ent double standard that has
ourboard.Iwouldliketosay
been applied by the MGCB in
“G’tchiMiigwech”toBobfor
allhistirelessworkhehasdone the process used to license the
private hedge funds and instionbehalfofUnit2.
The2010electionsareover; tutional investors seeking to
gain ownership of Greektown
wewillloseDennisMcKelvie,
Casino.
DJHoffmanandShirley
“It took the MGCB up to
Petosky.Miigwechtoallof
two years to license members
you.You’vetaughtmemany
of the Sault Tribe and oththingsandwe’veworkedside
ers in ownership positions at
byside.We’vedisagreedat
timesbutIamverythankfulfor Greektown Casino, yet the
MGCB appears ready to license
allofyou.Miigwechforworkingforourpeopleandourtribe. out of state bankers who have
exceptionally complicated and
Welcometoallthenewrepextensive business dealings
resentatives.Ilookforwardto
workingwithyouforourtribe’s worldwide in near record time.
The investors include John
stability.
Hancock Strategic Income
Asthetribalnewspaper
Fund, John Hancock Trust
reportedinitslastissue,we
Strategic Income Trust, John
didhavemandatorysettlement
Hancock Funds II Strategic
negotiationsdirectedbythe
Income Fund, John Hancock
judgeforthe7+1litigants.
High Yield Fund, John Hancock
Wedidsettlewiththelawfirm
Trust High Income Trust, John
involvedforanamountof$1
million(whichhasbeendirectly Hancock Funds II High Income
depositedintotheLandClaims Fund, John Hancock Bond
Fund, John Hancock Income
Fund)withtheotherlitigants
Securities, John Hancock
movingforwardtotrial.But,
thecourtrecentlymandatedthat Investors Trust, John Hancock
Funds III Leveraged Companies
anotherdiscussionbeschedFund, John Hancock Funds
uledforapossibleresolution.
II Active Bond Fund, John
Ifthistakesplace,Iwillreport
Hancock Funds Trust Active
theoutcomeinmynextreport.
Bond Trust, Manulife Global ThetrialissetforOct.4in
Fund U.S. Bond Fund, Manulife
ChippewaCounty.
Global Fund U.S. High Yield
Fund, Manulife Global Fund
Strategic Income, MIL Strategic
Income Fund, Oppenheimer
Champion Income Fund,
Oppenheimer Strategic Income
Fund, Oppenheimer Strategic
Bond Fund / VA, Oppenheimer
High Income Fund / VA, ING
Oppenheimer Strategic Income
Portfolio, Brigade Capital
Management, Sola Ltd, and
Solus Core Opportunities
Master Fund.
“We fail to see how the same
standards applied to previous
gaming license applicants could
have been applied here.
“It seems MGCB is ready to
issue the new owners license(s)
in approximately five months,
while it took up to two years
to license the tribe and its
members, all of whom live here
in Michigan, and have vastly
simpler business dealings. We
note that even members of the
MGCB have raised public con-
“informed”withinaunitreport
thattheSaultTribeBoardof
Directors“allegedly”violated
theOpenMeetingsActbytakinganactioninaclosedsessionofaboardmeeting.
Theindividual(Director
Bouschor)assertingthese
claimsissimplyplayingpolitics.Theinstancereferredto
wasaninvestmentunderthe
tribesadoptedinvestment
policies.Theinvestmentmanagerinformedtheboardofthe
proposedinvestmentduring
aworkshop,ensuringthatthe
DJ Hoffman, Director,
boardhadtheauthorityunder
Unit i
thesepoliciestomakesuch
Iamwritingthisreportas
investment.
mylastinmycurrenttenure
ThekeywordhereisadoptasamemberoftheSaultTribe edpolicies–meaningthatthe
BoardofDirectorsrepresentboardtookanactionduringa
ingUnit1.Sincethisismylast meetingin1997toadoptthese
reportIfeelitimperativeto
veryproceduresregulating
continueto“callitlikeitis.”
investments.Theironyhereis
Inthelastissueofthetribal thatthisdirectorconveniently
newspapermanyofyouwere
omitsrecentincidentsderived
fromclosedworksessions:
InanexcerptfromaFeb.
26,2009,e-mailthatIsentto
theentireboardofdirectors:
“Noorganizationalchart
changeshavebeenapprovedby
theboard.Jobshavebeenfilled
withoutposting.Supervisors
havebeenre-assignedwithout
anypriordirectionorapproval.
“Executivestaffisdeciding
thedirectionthetribeisheading...Whichmeanstheyare
leadingandwearefollowing...
THISMUSTSTOPNOW!!!!”
Theseincidentsoccurred
duringthe“restructuring”
processcommencedin2008.
Theactionstakenwerederived
fromCLOSEDSESSION
workgroupsmakingconsensus
decisions(thatneededproper,
openmeetingactionofthe
board).
DirectorBouschorhas
convenientlyomittedthese
occurrencesfromhisreport,as
cerns about the licensing process for hedge funds.
“It seems that the tribe, and
prior licensees, were subjected
to a much more thorough and
invasive licensing process
that ensured the integrity of
Michigan gaming. From our
perspective, it seems that this
necessary process, which protects Michigan’s gaming and
the general public, is being
rushed to meet an artificial
deadline that we believe could
be extended to ensure the same
level of scrutiny is applied to
these sophisticated investors.
“We live in the age of Enron
scandals, Bernie Madoff and
GM bankruptcies. The notion
that a regulatory body would
fail to apply the same strict
standards is incomprehensible – and it does not seem
to us that a sufficiently thorough review could not have
been completed in five or six
months.”
Eventhoughwehave
mementousthingshappening
inthetribe,wehavetotake
timetorenewandreplenish
ourindividualandcommunityenergiesandmeetwith
ourfamiliesandfriends.It’s
powwowseason!TheSault
TribeSummerGatheringand
PowwowattheSaultTribe
powwowgroundsisJuly36.TheannualYEAYouth
EmpowermentPowwowis
Aug.7inRexton.Hessel’s8th
annualpowwowisAug.21and
the14thannualSugarIsland
PowwowisSept.4and5.The
NewberrypowwowisSept.
18,andKinross’sHonoring
ourAnishinaabeVeterans7th
AnnualPowwowis,ofcourse,
onVeteran’sDayweekend.
Ifyouwouldliketocontact
me,pleasecall(906)484-2954.
Baamaapii.
LanaCausley
Photo by Jennifer Dale-Burton
Government to Government — When Larry echo Hawk visited the area last month, it was the
first time that the head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs ever came to the Sault tribe’s home base of
Bahweting, the Anishinaabe people’s traditional gathering place. echo Hawk has been traveling the
United States to visit tribes and get to know them and each tribes unique needs. After a traditional feast
of venison, whitefish and elk at the Bay mills Indian Community elder Building, echo Hawk assured the
gathered leaders that he and Interior Director Ken Salazaar would fight for them. He also engaged in a
question and answer period and took notes on issues of concern expressed to him.
Unit I Director D.J. Hoffman says goodbye...
hewasactivelyinvolvedand
madenoobjections.Whileit
wouldprobablybemoretactfultoomitthissectionofmy
report,itisnecessarythatpeopleunderstandthehypocrisyof
theallegations.
Finally….
Thelastfouryearshave
beenincrediblychallenging
bothprofessionallyandpersonally.Thedemandsofbeinga
full-timememberoftheboard
ofdirectorscanbequitetaxing
whenoneactuallytakesthe
timetofulfillthedutiesthat
accompanytheposition.
Inthisposition,onecan
neverpleaseeveryonewith
everydecisionoractionthatis
taken.Ihavemadetoughdecisionswhennecessary,stood
againstactionsthatunderminedortookadvantageofthe
membershipandemployees,
andpushedtomoveourtribe
forward.Itisapparentthat
indoingso,Ihave“lost”the
votesofthoseresponsibleand
theirrespectivefamilymembers.ForthatIdonotapologize…asIwoulddoitall
againfortherightreasons,and
notforamerevote.
Oneday,whenweleave
behindthementalityofallpast
administrations,wewillfinally
beabletomovethistribeforward.
Inclosing,Iwouldlike
towishallofthenewboard
membersthebestofluck,and
thankthosewhohaveserved
whowillorwillnotbereturning.Whilesomemaynotmake
mention,norappreciate,all
havemadeacontributionto
ourtribe.
ThankyoufortheopportunityofservingOURTRIBE.
Sincerely,
DJHoffman,member,Sault
22
Representative Reports
Tribe’s election indicates significant change
Bernard Bouschor, Director,
Unit i
ThelastfewdaysofJune
havebeenverysignificant.
Thetribe’sgeneralelection
indicatesyetanothersignificantchangeoccurringinour
unitwiththelossofincumbentsDennyMcKelvieandDJ
Hoffman.IwouldliketocongratulateDJMalloyandDebra
Pineasthenewtribalboard
councilmembersforunitone.
Thankstoallthecandidatesin
the2010election.
TheMichiganGaming
ControlBoardishavinga
specialmeetinginJuneonthe
licensingofthenoteholders
group.IftheGamingControl
Boardissuesalicense,which
byallindicationisgoingto
occur,thebankruptcycourt
couldtakeactionbyJune30
toapprovethecreditors/bondholderplanthathasbeensubmitted.Aplantobeacceptable
tothecourtmusthavesupport
ofthemajorityofcreditors,
whichtheydohave.Thefinal
stepisgettingthelicensefrom
MGCB.TheSaultTribeas
theownerneversubmitteda
plantothebankruptcycourt.
TheSaultTribeoranyofits
entitiesarenotincludedin
theonlyplanbeforethecourt.
Whatdoesthismeantothe
tribe?WehavelostGreektown
Casino.Themagnitudeof
thelossisstaggering.The
lossofthetribeslargestasset
andpotentialofrevenuefor
futuregenerationsisgone.In
May,wewerenoticedbythe
courtofalawsuit.Thelawsuit
isseekingapotentiallyofa
couplehundredmillionsdollars
fromtheSaultTribe,Kewadin
GamingAuthorityandothers.
Ihavesetupaforumforcommunicationwithtribalmembersonweeklybasisabout
subjectmatterthatcomesupat
meetings,workshopsorgeneral
concerns.Mygmailaccountis
bbouschor@gmail.com.
Inclosing,electedofficialschangedprovisionsin
ordinances,codesandpoliciesthatarenotprovidingfor
protectionoftribalassets.The
changesthathaveoccurredin
myopinionrestrictedtherights
ofmemberstoholdleadership
accountable.
BernardBouschor
TribalRepresentative
Unit1
bbouschor@gmail.com
Patrick rickley, Director,
Unit iii
Aannii,all.Ihopeeveryone’ssummerisofftoagood
start.Abelatedcongratulationstoallthegradsthislast
month,goodluckinyourfuture
endeavors.Remember,things
gettoughattimes,notonlyfor
youngpeoplebutforeveryone
andthatthetribeandotherentitiesoutthereofferadvice,assistanceandguidanceintimesof
need.Evenifitsjustlending
anear,youarenotalone.Iwas
alarmedatthenumberofdropoutsinourarea.Afterabrief
conversationwithSueSt.Onge,
ourYEAdirector,werequested
ameetingwithourEducation
DirectorAngelineMatsonand
otherstotryandcomeupwith
asolutiontoquellthesituationthatleavessomeofour
youthbehind.SinceAngeline
hasappliedforthePromise
Neighborhoodsgrant,thatcould
rangeupto$500,000although
itmaybesmaller,whateverwe
aregrantedwillbeputtogood
use.Thegrantisforplanning,
tobringtogethertribalandnontribalpartnersinthecommunity
toassessneedsandcomeup
withaplanforthefutureto
keepourstudentsinschool.
Onadifferentnote,Iwould
liketowelcomethenewDouds
MarkettodowntownSt.Ignace.
It’sanewgrocerystoreinthe
oldRehnsIGAbuildingacross
fromcityhall.Itwasremodeled
byahostoflocalconstruction
workersandpainters—everyoneworkingtherecame
togetherinashortperiodof
timetoopenupforthesummer.
Itlooksniceandamajorityof
theworkersonthatprojectwere
tribal.
Thereisalotofnewstuff
happening,thetribalelectionis
nowoverandyouwillseeabig
changeonthemakeupofthe
boardofdirectors.
Congratulationstothoseof
youwhowonyourseat,another
toBobMarchandforbeing
appointedtribalpolicechief,
hopefullywithasmoothtransitionperiodforalltoadjust.
Well,Ihopeeveryoneisin
goodhealth.Don’ttakeanythingforgranted,enjoyeverything,let’shopeallthisrecent
rainmakesyourgardensproduceabundantly.
Tillnexttime,baamaapii,
PatRickley,UnitIII,
phone(906)440-5149.
cathy abramson, Director,
Unit i
Congratulationstothe
newlyelectedmembersofthe
tribalboardofdirectors—D.J.
Malloy,DebPine,Catherine
HollowellandJoanCarr
AndersonANDDeniseChase,
whoranunopposed.Thevoters
choseyoutobetheirleaders
andIwouldliketowelcome
youtotheboard.Ilookforward
toworkingwithallofyou.
Congratulationstoyou,
KeithMassaway,onyourreelectionandllookforwardto
ourcontinuedworkingrelationship.
IwishD.J.Hoffman,Dennis
McKelvieandShirleyPetoskey
thebestintheirfutureendeavorsandIwouldliketothank
themforalltheworkthatthey
putintorepresentingourpeople.
Thecandidatesallrangood
racesandservedtheirtribe
well.Astrueleadersdo,Iknow
thattheywillcontinuetoserve
thepeopleofourcommunity.
Also,IwishthebesttoBob
LaPoint,whochosenottorun
forre-election.Thankyoufor
youryearsofservice.
Inthepast,ourboardwas
providedwithorientationsessionsthatcoveredvarious
programs;HRpoliciesand
procedures;theTribalCode
andOrdinances;meetingprotocolsandprocedures;financial
reviewsandupdates;andavast
arrayofothervaluabletrainingstofamiliarizeandre-familiarizetheboardofdirectors.
Forsomereason,thiswasnot
doneafterthelastelectionand
everyonesorelyneedsthis.
Ourmembershiphasraised
concernsabouttheroleoftheir
electedofficials,unitmeetings
andreports,salaries,etc.With
therecentlyapprovedconstitu-
tionalamendment,separating
theCEOfromthechairman,
itisnecessarythatourboard
haveaworkingsessiontodiscussandapprovetheroleof
thechairmanandoftheboard
ofdirectorsitself.Ourtribal
membershiphasraisedseveral
issuesregardingthedutiesof
theboard.Withtheadditionof
somanynewboardmembers,
nowwouldbeaperfecttimeto
takecareofthat.
Ilookforwardtocontinued
workwiththemembersofthe
boardandprogrammanagersto
plan,developandenhanceprogramsandservicestomeetour
membershipneeds.Developing
efficientsystemsandinternal
processwillhelpimmenselyin
supportingdirectors,managers
andstaff.Throughouttheorga-
nizationmuchworkmustbe
doneinstandardizingposition
descriptions,completingmarket-basedsalaryassessments
andbudgetingandimplementingappropriatepayadjustments.
Asleaders,wemustwork
togethertomeetourcurrent
andfuturechallenges.
Ihopetoseeyouallatthe
powwowandthespiritualgatheringinSaultSte.Marie.We
allhavesomuchtobethankful
forandthisisatimetocelebrate!
Ifyouhaveanyorconcerns,pleasecontactmevia
mycellphone,whichis(906)
322-3823ormyemailaddress,
cabramson@saulttribe.net.Take
careandenjoyyoursummer!
—CathyAbramson,UnitI
Keith Massaway, Director,
Unit III
FirstofallIwouldliketo
thankthevotersofUnitIIIfor
allowingmetoworkforyou
forthenextfouryears.Being
re-electedisbothajoyousand
ahumblingexperience.Iwant
tothankDJHoffman,Dennis
McKelvieandShirleyPetoskey
fortheirservicetoourtribe
andtowelcomeDJMalloy,
Debra-AnnPineandJoanCarrAndersontotheboard.Iwill
endeavortodowhateverIcan
tohelpastheyareorientatedto
theboard.
LastmonthIwenttoSouth
Dakotaasthedelegateforthe
NationalCongressofAmerican
Indians(NCIA).NCIAthis
yearfocusedonourtribal
rightsandoursovereignty.I
attendedmanybreakoutsessions,someincludedtopics
wereLandintoTrust,Strategies
Looking for solutions to high dropout rates
Election time is bittersweet ...
U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion stalls trust land
andToolsforStrengthening
TribalGovernanceandTribal
HomelandSecurity/Emergency
Preparedness.Thesesessions
allowthetribetolistenandbe
onthesamepageastherestof
ourfellowtribes.
Thesubjectthatmostaffects
ourtribenowisputtingland
intotrust—eversincethe
SupremeCourtoftheUnited
Stateshascomedownwiththe
opinion(Carchierei)thatifa
tribewasnotfederallyrecognizedintheyear1934whenthe
IndianReorganizationActwas
passeditwouldnotbeableto
putanylandintotrust. Allofourtrustapplications
havebeenstoppedandwillnot
moveforwarduntiltheInterior
saysthattheycan.Wearecurrentlytryingtoshowthatwe
didactasatribeeventhough
wewerenotfederallyrecognizedatthattime.Itreallyis
ashamethatwehavetoprove
thatweareNativeAmericans
andweactuallywereNative
Americansspecificallyin1934
sowecanexerciseoursovereignrights.
Iwaspleasedtohearat
NCAIthattheInteriorwas
lookingforawaytocontinue
placinglandintotrustforthe
tribesthathavethe(Carchierei)
problem.Whatbefuddlesmeis
thatwhenIgothomethelocal
andregionalofficesofthefederalgovernmentsaidthatthey
haveheardnothingaboutwork-
ingwiththetribesonthatmatterandasfarastheyareconcernedourtrustapplicationsare
stillpermanentlystalled.Thisis
sofrustratingtoourtribebutwe
havetostaydiligentonthese
mattersandmakesurethatwe
workhardtogeteverypieceof
informationwecanonthismatterandotherslikethemsowe
cansolvetheminthequickest
waypossible.
Thankyouforallthecalls
ande-mails.
Thankyouagainforthe
votes.
KeithMassaway,UnitIII,
702HazeltonSt.,St.Ignace
MI49781,
kmassaway@msn.com,
(906)643-6981
Sault Ste. Marie
exhibitionsandsalesarescheduledforThursdays,Fridaysand
Saturdaysfrom9a.m.to7p.m.
intheBawatingArtGallery
Manistique
attheKewadinCasinoand
UnitIVElderlyCommittee
ConventionCenterinSaultSte.
meetsonthesecondWednesday
Marie.
ofeachmonthafterthenoon
Theeventsfeaturehandcraftmealatthetribalcenter.
edgiftsforalloccasions.
Forquestions,call(888)711Participatingvendorsmustbe
7356.
SaultTribemembers.
SaultTribeYouthEducation
Forfurtherinformation,call
Naubinway
andActivitiesneedsyourhelp.
ElaineYoung-Clementat635UnitIIElderlyCommittee
Wearelookingforvolunteers 6050or322-3961.
meetsonthelastWednesday
toserveonourParentAdvisory SaultTribeextendsanopen
ofeachmonth,6:30p.m.atthe Committee.
voterregistrationpolicytoall
NaubinwayPavilion.ForquesThecommitteeisinstrumenmembers.Oncemembersregtions,call(888)711-7356.
talindevelopingprogramsfor
istertovote,itispermanent
ourchildrenthroughoutthe
unlessmemberschangeresidenEscanaba
seven-countyservicearea,creat- cyintooroutofelectionunits
UnitIVElderlyCommittee
ingpolicyandrepresentingtheir wherelivingwhenoriginally
meetsonthethirdThursday
communitiestodeterminewhere registered.
ofeachmonthonthesecond
spendingwillbemostbeneficial
flooroftheWillowCreek
tothegreatestnumberofour
SawyerVillageinGwinn,
ProfessionalBuilding,3500
youngsters.
Mich.,isaSaultTribehousing
LudingtonStreet.Cateredmeal Thecommitteeiscomprised
enterprise.Housingunitsconsist
at5:30p.m.followedbymeetofvolunteersfromthroughout
ofthreeandfourbedroomtowning.
ourtribe’sserviceareaand
houseapartments,duplexesand
Forquestions,call(888)711- meetsonceamonthonthethird singlehomes.
7356.
Wednesday.
Rentalsrangefrom$350
Weencourageallrelativesof
to$725permonth.Theunits
Anishinaabemowinlanguage
Munising
childrenoranyoneinterestedin
includeranges,refrigerators,
class,Thursdays,12-1p.m.,at
UnitVElderlyCommittee
theirwelfaretojoinus.
basements,garages,washerand
531AshmunStreet.
meetsatthetribalcenterat4
Allmeetingsareopentothe
dryerhook-upsandmostof
Noregistrationisnecessary.
p.m.onthefirstMondayof
publicandwewelcomeyour
themhaveadishwasher.
Pleasebringyourbrownbag
eachmonth.
participation.
Flooringoptionsarehardlunch.
DinnersonthethirdMonday
Formoreinformation,please
woodorcarpeting.Mostpets
Formoreinformation,call
ofeachmonthat5:30p.m.
callYouthEducationand
areacceptedandwehavemonth
635-6050.
Forquestions,call(888)
Activitiesat(906)635-7010.
tomonthleases.
711-7356.
EagleRidgeApartments,
UnitIElderlyCommittee
BookyourpartyattheChi
locatedinMarquette,consists
meetsonthefirstWednesday
UnitVconstituentsmeetat6 MukwaCommunityRecreation oftwobuildingswitheight
ofeachmonthafterthenoon
p.m.atthetribalcenteronthe
Center.
two-bedroomapartmentsin
mealattheNokomis/Mishomis
secondThursdayofeachmonth. We’reequippedtoaccomoeachbuilding.Theseapartments
Center,2076ShunkRoad.
dateskatingparties,groupparincludeallutilitiesandare$575
Forquestions,call635-4971
ShirleyPetoskyat387-2101.
tiesandbirthdaypartiesandwe
permonthwithone-yearleases.
or(888)711-7356.
rentourhospitalityroom,basWehaveeightexperienced
ketballandvolleyballcourts.
teammemberswhomanage
Marquette
St. Ignace
UnitVElderlyCommittee
Call(906)635-7465.
SawyerVillageandEagle
St.Ignacelanguageclass,6-8
Ridge.
p.m.onTuesdaysattheMcCann meetsonthefirstThursday
ofeachmonth,6p.m.atthe
DeMawatingDevelopment
Comemakeoneofour
Center,399McCannStreet,
HolidayInn.
PropertySalesandRentals
housesyourhome.Call(906)
St.Ignace.Participantsenjoya
Forquestions,call(888)711offersthreeandfourbedroom
346-3919tosetupanappointpotluckfeastat6p.m.followed
7356.
duplexesforrent.Lowmovein
menttoday.
byalanguagelessonat7p.m.
costsonly$200forSaultTribe
Everyoneiswelcometoattend.
Notices
andKewadinteammembers.
Childrenmusthaveatleast
Formoreinformation,callOrien
GeneralmeetingsoftheSault
Firstthreemonthsofpayroll
onebiologicalparentwhoisa
at(906)635-6050.
Ste.MarieTribeofChippewa
deductedrentwillbeincreased
memberoftheSaultSte.Marie
IndiansBoardofDirectorstypi- tocovercleaningandpetfees,
UnitIIIElderlyCommittee
callytakeplaceonthefirstand ifapplicable.Rentmustbe
beforetheycanbeenrolledas
meetsonthesecondFridayof
thirdTuesdaysofeachmonth.
deductedfrompaytoreceivethe
full,bonifidemembers.
eachmonthafterthenoonmeal
Openforumsformembersstart
lowmove-incostbenefit.
Simplysubmitacopyofthe
attheMcCannbuilding.
about5p.m.andmeetingsstart
AttentionAmericanIndians:
child’scourthousebirthcertifiForquestions,call(888)711around6p.m.AllSaultSte.
leasetopurchasethreebedroom
cateorstatecopy,socialsecurity
7356.
Mariemeetingswillbeheld
1.5bathduplexesavailableif
numberandcurrentmailing
attheKewadinCasinoand
qualified.
address.Youmaymailorfax
UnitIIIconstituentsmeet
ConventionCenter,otherlocaDeMawatingiswithinoneof thisinformationtotheenrollonthefourthMondayofeach
tionsaretobeannounced.
theSaultTribe’staxagreement
mentoffice,ordropitoffinpermonth,6p.m.,attheMcCann
Specialmeetingstypically
areasandanequalopportunity
son.Pleaseallowtwotothree
center.
takeplaceonthesecondand
company.
weeksforchildren’stribalcards
lastTuesdayofeachmonth.
Youdonotneedtobe
toarriveinthemail.
KeithMassawayat643-6981or
Specialmeetingsmaybe
AmericanIndiantorentahome.
PatrickRickleyat440-5149.
calledfromtimetotimeby
Forinformationonanyof
SaultTribeflagsareavailthechairpersonorbymajority
ourproperties,pleasecontact
ableforpurchasebycalling
Hessel
voteoftheboardofdirectors.
theDeMawatingofficeat42
632-6398ortollfree(800)793Hessellanguageclassheld
Locations,datesandtimesfor
WoodLake,Kincheloe(906)
0660.
Mondays,5-7p.m.atthe
meetingsaresubjecttochange. 495-2800.
Deskflags(3x5inches)are
HesselTribalCenter.Formore
Intheeventaspecialmeetingis
$3,banners(18x24inches)are
information,calltheCultural
calledthatisopentothepublic, SaultTribeTraditional
$30,paradeflags(3x5feet)are
Divisionat(906)635-6050.
anofficialannouncementwill
MedicineProgrampracticioners $50,poleflags(4x6or5x8feet)
bereleased.
areavailableforappointments
are$75and$100.
UnitIIElderlyCommittee
Generalmeetings,special
inSaultSte.Marie,Kinross,
Addsixpercentsalestaxand
meetsonthethirdMondayof
St.Ignace,Hessel,Manistique,
$4.50forshippingoffirstitem
eachmonthafterthenoonmeal meetingsandworkshopsare
opentothepublicunlessotherMarquetteandMunisinghealth
plus$1foreachadditionalitem.
atthetribalcenter.
wisenotedasclosed.Toview
centers.
Call(888)711-7356.
approvedresolutions,please
Bringsemaaforanoffering
NorthernHospitalityinSault
visitwww.saulttribe.comandgo
toappointmentswithhealers.
Ste.Marie,Mich.,isaSault
Newberry
totheboarddownloadssection.
Traditionalhealingisholistic.
Tribeenterpriseat827Ashmun
ElderlyAdvisoryBoard
Meetingschedulesare
Womenontheirmooncycle
Streetofferinghighquality
meetsonthefourthMondayof
shouldmakeappointments
furnitureandfloorcovering
eachmonthat12:30p.m.atthe publishedintheSaultTribe
newspaperannuallypriortothe beforeoraftertheircycles.
goodsandservicesintheeastern
tribalcenter.
startofyearlymeetingcycles.
Forinformation,callTed
UpperPeninsula.
Forquestions,call(888)
Scheduleinformationcanbe
Holappa632-5204,Laura
Stopbyorinquirebycalling
711-7356.
acquiredanytimeatwww.
Collins632-0236orPeggy
635-4800.
saulttribe.comwithasearchfor Hemenway632-0220.
UnitIIElderlyCommittee
“boardschedule”orbycalling
Thegeneralmailingaddress
meetsonthefourthFriday
(906)635-6050.
SaultTribeartsandcrafts
fortheSaultSte.MarieTribe
ofeachymonthat11a.m.at
Anishinaabemowinlanguage
class,Thursdays,6-8p.m.at
theNiigaanagiizhikbuilding,in
SaultSte.Marie.Classbegins
withapotluckfeast.Sobring
yourfavoritedish.Orienwill
demonstratedifferentstoriesin
lifeandprovidelanguagesheets
forrecognitionofvocabulary.
It’sagreattimetoeat,visit,
andenjoylivingourculture.
Everyoneiswelcometoattend.
CalltheCulturalDivisionat
(906)635-6050formoreinfor-
mation.
Drumming,Mondays,7-9
p.m.,attheNiigaanagiizhikceremonialbuilding.
Thedrumistheheartbeatof
theAnishinaabepeople.
Heardifferentsongsand
stylesofsinging.It’sagreat
timeforfamilyparticipation
insinginganddancingorjust
listening.
635-6050.
Zellar’sVillageInn.
Forquestions,call(888)7117356.
Calendar
Fosterhomesprovidedby
SaultTribemembersareneeded
forouryoung.
Makeadifferenceinthelife
ofachild,considerbeingafosterparent.
CallAnishinaabek
CommunityandFamilyServices
at495-1232or(800)347-7137.
23
ofChippewaIndiansis523
AshmunStreet,SaultSte.Marie,
MI49783.
Thegeneraltelephonenumbersare635-6050ortollfreeat
(800)793-0660,fax(906)6354969.
VisittheBaysideFarmer’s
Market,10a.m.to12p.m.at
theSt.IgnaceMarinaevery
SaturdaythroughOct.2.For
vendinginformation,call
MichelleattheMSUExtension
Officeat(906)643-7307.This
marketsupportstheWIC&
SeniorProjectFRESHprogram
byallofourproducevendors.
SaultTribeSummer
GatheringandContestPowwow
isbeingheldJuly3&4,Sault
TribePowwowgrounds,Sault
Ste.Marie,Mich.Information:
ElaineClement,(906)6356050;CecilPavlat,635-6050,
440-7849(cell),632-4719.
Cleanwaterstartswithyou,
helpbyreportingconditionsof
theSt.MarysRiver.Ifyousee:
•FloatingDebris
•Algalblooms(unusual
amountsofalgae)
•Fishorwildlifedeformities
•Anyunusualconditions
Pleasecontactusat(906)6352136orstmarysriver@LSSU.
EDU.(Reportscanbeanonymous,butaremorehelpfulwith
contactinformation.)
TheSt.MarysRiverwater
qualityhasimprovedgreatly
overthelast20years.Let’sall
worktogetherandcontinueto
keepourwatersclean,sowecan
continuetoboat,fishandswim!
EmployeescannowpayrolldeductatMidJimstoresin
SaultSte.MarieandSt.Ignace.
Employeesmusthaveavalid
payrolldeductaccountsetup
withKewadinCasino.Alcohol
cannotbepayrolldeducted.
Thereisaminimumof$5that
youmustpurchasetopayroll
deduct.Ifyoudonothavea
validaccountsetupwiththe
KewadinCasinoyoumustfill
outanapplication.Formore
informationorandapplication,
contactJaimeMacDonaldat
(906)635-4782.
HeartSupportGroupmeets
onthesecondThursdayofthe
monthfrom2-3:30p.m.atthe
SaultTribalHealthCenter.For
moreinformation,call(906)
632-5210.
GetyourSaultTribeGolf
ScholarshipClassicraffleticket
todaytohelpprovidehigher
educationscholarshipstotribal
membersandyoucouldwin
$5,000!
Ticketsonly$10.Payroll
deductionisavailableforSault
Tribeemployees.
SaultTribeGolfScholarship
ClassicRafflefirstprize50%of
proceedsupto$5,000,second
prizeisaonenightstay,dinner
andentertainmentticketsfor
twoatKewadin,thirdprizeis
18holesofgolffortwoatWild
Bluff.
DrawingisSaturdayJuly31,
at6p.m.intheDreamMakers
Theater.Neednotbepresentto
win.ContactJessicaDumback
at(906)635-7770,Tamara
Rocheat(906)635-7035or
MichelleBouschorat(906)6357732topurchaseaticket.