Feb. 6, 2008 Anish - White Earth Nation

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Anishinaabeg Today
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ECRWSS
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Vol. 13, No. 3
White Earth, Minn.
today@whiteearth.com
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
WE Reservation Tribal
Council certifies candidates
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council has certified
the following candidates who filed for Chairperson and
District III Representative.
The Anishinaabeg Today offered each of the candidates
a chance to share their platform in 750 words or less in this
issue. Those running for chairperson are on Pages 9-10 and
those running for District III are on Pages 11-15.
Not all candidates submitted an article.
Chairman
District III
Erma J. Vizenor
Patrick W. Scott Sr.
Frank Stech Jr.
Darrell Boone Wadena
Anthony (Tony) Wadena
Peter Charette
Raymond J. Bellcourt
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins
Ralph “Bucky” Goodman
Gordon L. Boswell
Leonard “Lenny” Potter
Gary Lee Bevins Sr.
Barbara Fabre
Mike E. Bellanger
Robert F. Howard
Marvin Mannypenny
Lucille M. Silk
Timothy St.Clair
Jr. Basswood
The White Earth
Primary Election is
Tuesday, April 1
Building
Update
Top: District III
Rep. Gus Bevins
shows SecretaryTreasurer Bud
Heisler the
announcers building currently under
construction at the
WE Powwow
Grounds. The
grounds are getting
an $800,000
upgrade. Left: The
main entrance to
the new $2.4 million WE Community
Center.
White Earth Election Board
discusses upcoming election
For the upcoming Primary Election on April 1, and the following General Election on June 10, electronic voting equipment
will be used once again to track and tabulate the absentee and resident ballots cast by White Earth voters. The electronic voting
system has proven to be very accurate and reliable.
Within the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the governing bodies
of each reservation have the authority to determine reservation
boundaries. As in past elections, White Earth Tribal Council has
extended the exterior boundaries of the reservation by 25 miles
for purposes of voting. All eligible White Earth voters living
within a 25 mile radius of the reservation boundaries may come
onto the reservation and cast a resident vote at the precinct polls
on the day of the election. All voters must cast their vote in the
district where they voted previously.
The reservation is divided into three voting districts, and they
will not change for the upcoming elections. Highway 200 and
Highway 113 are the dividing lines. All voters residing north of
Highway 200 must vote in District I. All voters residing between
Highway 200 and Highway 113 must vote in District II. All voters residing south of Highway 113 must vote in District III.
The locations of all voting precincts will remain the same.
There are 12 voting precincts on the reservation: four precinct
polls in District I, three in District II, and five in district III. The
polls will be open to receive voters from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on
the day of the election. There are two off-reservation precinct
See Election Page 22
Photos by
Gary W. Padrta
You are cordially invited to the
White Earth Tribal Council
State of the Nation Address
Friday, March 7, 2008
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - White Earth program exhibits
10 a.m. - Social
11 a.m. - Welcome/Address by Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor
Shooting Star Casino Event Center - Mahnomen, MN
Lunch will be served
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Anishinaabeg Today
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the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is published every
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free to White Earth Nation members, but costs $17
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Anishinaabeg Today
White Earth Tribal Council
PO Box 418,
White Earth, MN 56591
Member of the
Native American Journalist Association
and the Minnesota Newspaper Association
Tribal Council/Editor
Erma J. Vizenor
Chairwoman
Franklin “Bud” Heisler
Secretary-Treasurer
Irene “Rene” Auginaush
District I
Terrance “Terry” Tibbetts
District II
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins
District III
Gary W. Padrta
Editor
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April 23
April 30
May 14
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June 4
June 11
Being positive helps maintain self-esteem
By Tanya Williamson
White Earth DOVE Advocate
Do you find yourself constantly comparing yourself to someone else? Are you always second guessing your appearance or beliefs? Is there someone
who is abusive towards you and makes you feel bad
about yourself? If you answered yes to any of these
questions, you might be suffering from low selfesteem.
Having a positive self-image of yourself will
help you maintain good, healthy self-esteem. Don’t
compare yourself to others, sooner or later you’ll be
putting yourself up against people you just can’t
“defeat.” Talk positive to yourself. By doing this
you will begin to build yourself up. Think of these
thoughts throughout the day and allow yourself to
feel good. When someone offers you a compliment
take it in and enjoy it. You are worthy of that praise,
otherwise why would they have said anything to you.
Make a list of your strengths and things that you
admire about yourself. Are you creative or caring?
What do YOU admire about YOURSELF? I know
there are single parents out there that work full time
and take excellent care of their families. That is very
admirable! Think about your accomplishments,
whether it was graduating from school, learning how
to do bead work, or even paying off some debt. The
point is you did something that made you feel good
about yourself.
Make sure you take the time to reward yourself.
It doesn’t have to be something that costs money or
is extravagant. Sometimes taking a bubble bath or
going for a long walk is rewarding. Even watching
that movie you’ve been wanting to see is a treat.
Another idea is to offer your help to someone else,
this is such a good reward. The feeling you get from
helping others is amazing!
If there is someone who is always putting you
down, stand up for yourself. If someone tells you
that you are overweight or stupid, don’t take it to
heart. Obviously, that person has misconceptions
about you and is only looking to hurt you. Keep negative people like that at a distance. Having a positive
self-image and good self-esteem is up to you, please
don’t let anyone tear you down.
If you have any questions regarding this topic or
any other topic related to domestic violence or sexual violence, please contact the DOVE program.
Naytahwaush Office ~ (218) 935-5554
Ogema Office ~ (218) 983-3013
24-Hour Crisis Line 1-800-543-0629
Reservation ambulance crews are dedicated
For more than a decade I have been traveling
around the country providing lectures and training to
emergency medical services (EMS) providers. My
overall experience of more than 20 years in the EMS
industry has provided me with stable footing from
which I can comfortably and accurately assess and
comment on pre-hospital care. With this in mind I felt
the need to publicly acknowledge the men and
women in your area who provide emergency medical
care 24 hours each day; often at great personal sacrifice.
I recently had the pleasure of spending two weekends with the ambulance services of White Earth /
Naytahwaush and Mahnomen. Every other year
EMTs are required by law to complete specific recertification requirements in order to assure they are
qualified to work on an ambulance and care for
patients who are sick or injured. In the two aforementioned weekends, the EMTs and paramedics
from White Earth / Naytahwaush and Mahnomen
refreshed their skills in several critical areas. They
participated in an Advanced Cardiac Life Support
course and a Pediatric Advanced Life Support course.
They studied numerous topics including cardiology,
disaster planning, medical emergencies, traumatic
injury management, pharmacology, airway management and patient assessments.
All of the individuals from both of these ambulance services are dedicated, engaged members of
your communities and likely do not receive the praise
they deserve on a regular basis. It is easy to take for
granted the fact that if a person feels ill they can just
call 911 and receive help in a short period of time. In
a rural area the access to healthcare is critical to quality of life. What stood out the most to me was the
high level of cooperation and sense of community
that I felt among the two groups.
Also worthy of note is the fact that Mahnomen
Sheriff Doug Krier is also an EMT as are deputies
Brady Burnside and Mike Bunker. The cross-training
of these individuals is a true blessing for the community and should be a model for other sheriff’s departments throughout the country.
I suggest the next time you see one of your hometown EMTs or paramedics that you thank them for
their dedication and hard work. No one can when and
where illness or injury will strike; but the people of
Mahnomen and White Earth / Naytahwaush can rest
assured that when that time comes; help will be on
the way.
Sherm Syverson, Education Manager
Emergency Medical Education Center
Fargo, ND
Attention all members of a
federally recognized tribe who live
on White Earth Reservation
If you receive LIHEAP, contact Toni
Weaver’s office at 1-800-763-8629
to receive your CITGO funding.
$260 is available per household
Don’t wait!
CITGO funds expire
Thursday, February 28
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WE Tribal Court awarded sub-contract from Northrup
Grumman for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Initiative
The White Earth Reservation Tribal
Court was awarded $598,018 as a sub-contract from Northrup Grumman for
SAMSHA’s Fetal Alcohol Spectrum
Disorders (FASD) Initiative.
The sub-contract will improve outcomes for children in protective custody of
the Tribal Court by increasing the screening, diagnosis and interventions of children ages 0-7 with FASD. It will enable
White Earth’s Tribal Court to identify children at an earlier stage of their development so that the children and their caregivers obtain the tools to counteract the
effects of FASD. The White Earth Tribal
Court will utilize its role as a dependency
court to oversee all activities outlined in
the sub-contract. Chief Judge, Anita
Fineday, will serve as the Primary
Investigator for the sub-contract.
One of the main initiatives of the
SAMHSA Initiative will be the development of a Task Force to develop a strategic
implementation plan to change policies
and procedures in the Tribal Court and the
Indian Child Welfare agency that work
together to ensure the safety of children on
the reservation. As part of the planning
process, the Task Force will discuss and
propose new policies and procedures to
integrate screening, diagnosis and intervention in the dependency court systems.
The White Earth Tribal Court will utilize
these new procedures to implement the
FASD screening and referral criteria provided by Northrop Grumman so that reliable tools will be available to help Indian
children and families not only on this
reservation but on other reservations in
Minnesota and in the country as a whole.
Additionally, a highlight of this initiative will be a collaboration involving the
new FASD Clinic at White Earth, which
has been established to increase accessibility to FASD Diagnostic evaluations. The
new FASD Clinic began operation in
January. The new clinic will be working
with the Tribal Court as referrals are made
in screening, diagnosing and referring
clients.
The major goal of the SAMSHA
FASD Initiative will be to establish new
policies and procedures that will help them
screen, diagnosis and intervene on the
behalf of children with FASD who are
under the protection of the tribal court.
The overall goal will be to provide children an opportunity to increase their positive outcomes including:
• Increase in stability and safety of the
home environment for the children. This
outcome may include short-term outcomes
related to training, advocacy and treatment.
• Increase in multiple areas of developmental progress related to skills the
children need to function in school and in
the community.
For more information, contact Lori
Thompson, Tribal Court Administrator,
(218) 983-3285 Ext. 1208.
White Earth Nation Boxing team wins state title
In December the Circle of Discipline Boxing Club of
Minneapolis was host to the 2007 Silver Gloves tournament. This
tournament was open for boys and girls between the ages of 8 to
16. The White Earth Nation won the state tournament producing
four champions and one runner-up. Unfortunately two White
Earth competitors had to box each other in the 139-pound division for the championship.
Boxing for White Earth Nation was Monte Bower - 101
pounds, Phil Wade - 149 pounds, Darrin Littlewolf - 160 pounds,
Glen Bunker - 139 pounds, and three-time champ Eugene
Sommers - 139 pounds. Littlewolf was awarded the Individual
Sportsmanship trophy for the tournament. The Hastings Boxing
Team was the state runner-up.
Three White Earth Nation boxers advanced to the Silver
Gloves Regional tournament in Spooner, Wis., held in January.
Two of the boxers, Eugene Sommers and Monte Bower won
championships in their perspective weight classes.
Next up is the Golden Gloves (Northern Regionals) competition for males and females, ages 16 -34 in both novice and open
divisions on March 1-2 at Hinckley.
The White Earth Nation Boxing Gym is open between the
hours of 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the old Head Start building in
Naytahwaush. If you have any questions or need further information please call Terry Roy at (218) 935-5683.
Monty Bower,
a member of
the White
Earth Nation
Boxing team,
won the Silver
Gloves championship in his
weight division.
Submitted photos
Members of the White Earth Nation Boxing team. First row from
left: Terry Roy, Monte Bower, Philip Wade, Orville Bower. Middle
row from left: Eugene Sommers and Glen Bunker. Top row:
Darrin Littlewolf.
Do you have
any news for
your tribal
newspaper?
Call (218) 983-3285
Ext. 1206
or email
today@whiteearth.com
Darrin Littlewolf won the championship in his weight division
and was also received the Individual Sportsmanship award.
All submissions to
the Anishinaabeg
Today must be
legible!
Submissions that
cannot be read will
not be accepted.
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2008 ELECTION CALENDAR
Feb. 29: TEC provides ballots for Primary Election/Notice of Primary
April 1: Primary Election
April 2: General Reservation Election Board certifies Primary Results
April 3: General Reservation Election Board publishes Primary Results
April 4: Deadline for Request for Recount
April 8: Deadline for Contest of Primary Election ~ 5 p.m.
April 9: Decision on Request for Recount and Results of Recount (Results, if allowed
or 7 or 8 if earlier Request)
Submitted photo
White Earth Conservation Chief Al Fox congratulates Stella Leslie of
Mahnomen for winning an Olde Town Guide 14-foot canoe. Leslie entered her
deer in a CWD testing contest sponsored by White Earth Natural Resources.
White Earth Reservation Natural
Resources completes CWD testing
By Alfred E. Fox
Chief Conservation Officer
This year’s lucky recipient of the
Chronic Wasting Disease canoe drawing
is Stella Leslie of Mahnomen. Her name
was randomly picked for an Olde Towne
Guide 14-foot canoe.
Stella participated in the drawing by
submitting her deer heads from this season’s harvest. The hunters then supply
information pertaining to location and
date of the kill. The location is very
important because if there ever turned
out to be a positive result, we must know
where that particular deer was harvested.
For the past three years, the White
Earth Natural Resources Department has
had a cooperative agreement with the
U.S. Department of Agriculture in collecting the heads from hunter harvested
deer and taking samples of the lymph
nodes and brain stem (obex). One lymph
node sample is kept back at the
Conservation office and the other lymph
node and brain stem is sent off to the
University of Minnesota Veterinary
Services for testing. The results are sent
back to let us know if they’re positive or
negative. So far, we haven’t had a positive result for this area of testing.
This particular type of testing is crucial to our very well being. It helps us
monitor one of our many natural
resources and to leave this disease to go
unchecked isn’t in our best interest.
I personally would like to see more
participation from the deer hunters next
year. White Earth Licensing has issued
over 1,700 Harvest Permits and up to
3,000 deer tags this year, but we collected only 42 deer heads, when we
should’ve been closer to 100.
We had a goal of 150 samples the
first year and then the last two years
we’ve tried for 100. Our total take on the
samples are going up each year, but let’s
try to do better next year. With this many
deer tags issued, we shouldn’t have any
problems collecting 100 deer heads. Who
knows, you might be next years winner
of the canoe.
Fish houses must be removed by March 15
The Conservation Enforcement Department would like to remind tribal
members that within the reservation boundaries, unoccupied fish houses, dark
houses, and shelters can’t be left on any body of water after March 15. The Tribal
Code reads as follows:
C.C. 200.07 Dark house, fish house and shelters
Subd. 3 Unoccupied dark houses, fish houses, shelters, or portions thereof, shall
not be left on any body of water between March 15, and ice breakup of each year.
For non-Indians within the reservation boundaries; the March 15 deadline
also applies, to all waters north of the line starting at the Minnesota-North Dakota
border near Moorhead along U.S. Highway 10, then east along Highway 34 to
Minnesota Highway 200, east along Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 2, and east
along Highway 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border near Duluth.
Violators will be prosecuted and fish houses may be confiscated and/or
destroyed.
April 18: Decision on Contest
April 21: Deadline for Appeal to Court of Election Appeals
April 24: Record of Contest to Court of Election Appeals
April 28: Last Day for Hearing on Appeal
May 7: Last Day for Decision on Appeal
May 9: Notice of Regular Election - TEC provides ballots
June 10: General Election
June 11: General Reservation Election Board certifies results of Election
June 12: General Reservation Election Board publishes Election results
June 13: Deadline for Request for Recount
June 17: Deadline for Notice of Contest ~ 5 p.m.
June 18: Decision on Request for Recount and Results of Recount, if allowed. (or 17,
16 if request for Recount is filed before deadline)
June 27: Decision on Contest (or 10 days from Notice of Contest, whichever is sooner)
June 30: Deadline for appeal to Tribal Court of Election Appeals.
July 3: Record of contest forwarded to Tribal Court of Election Appeals
July 7: Last Day for Hearing on Appeal (hearing within 7 days notice of appeal)
July 8: Winning candidates assume office by operation of law, unless sooner seated,
or the election is subject of appeal to the Tribal Court of Election Appeals
Ten days from Hearing on Appeal: Deadline for decision of the Court of Elections
Appeal.
Day following Decision of Appeal: Winning candidate prevailing on appeal takes
office
Free tax forms available at Mahnomen library
The Mahnomen Library has basic federal and Minnesota tax forms and
instructions available. Tax forms are no longer available at some post offices, so
head to your nearest library to find forms and resources to help complete your
taxes.
Additional forms not available in the Library can be downloaded and printed
for free using the Library's public computers.
In addition to tax forms, Library staff can provide a list of Web sites and phone
numbers for additional tax information and assistance. Information and links are
also available at www.larl.org
Please note that Library staff can only direct you to tax forms and information,
they cannot provide tax advice.
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Rez Briefs
Elder News
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders (MICOE) will
meet on Monday, March 3 at the Pine Point ENP Site. Lunch
is served at 11 a.m. with the meeting following. Guest presenter will be Lynn Tibbetts, White Earth Human Services.
For more information please call John Buckanaga, MICOE
Chairman at (218) 573-3104 or Carol Fabre, ENP
Coordinator at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1266.
Seeking Veterans Memorial Wall donations
The White Earth Veterans Association members will be
canvassing the communities requesting donations to buy ad
space for the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Wall Booklet. The
Wall will officially be on display Aug. 20-25 in Mahnomen.
For a donation contribution or to buy ad space, please contact
Dave Murray at (218) 936-5511, Rod Highelk at (218) 9833187, or John L. Sullivan at (218) 983-3639.
Submitted photo
Bitty Ann Williams (Freddie) - now Marguerite Anderson- would like the names of all the children in
this picture. She knows Mayfred Brown, Margie Hanks, Bitty Silk, and Elizabeth Ronning. She is
wondering who the girl is standing with the white scarf? If anyone knows, contact Marguerite
Anderson, 365 Riggstown Rd., Pollocksville, NC 28573-9733, or call (252) 224-1048.
White Earth Tribal Land Office hosts training
The White Earth Tribal Land Office will host
two training opportunities in the field of tribal
land management presented by ICC Indian
Enterprises during April at the Shooting Star
Casino Event Center.
The ICC Indian
Enterprises organization will offer “Principles of
Real Estate” April 7-9, and “Managing the
Indian Lands Office,” April 9-11.
ICC has developed one of the best Indian
real estate training and services programs in all
aspects of the Federal Indian land management.
The ICC method of instruction includes the utilization of case studies to provide trainees with
hands-on experience.
The instructor, Terry Beckwith, has worked
in the Indian Realty field for 35 years.
Beckwith’s Indian Realty career included positions in the Pacific Region, Western Region,
Southern Plains, and Northwest Region and he
has worked on several task forces drafting regulations. Beckwith graduated from Haskell Indian
Nations University in 1970 and has received an
award in Accounting from UCLA.
Federal Indian Realty consists of statutory
and case laws relating to Indian lands; the field of
Indian land management is more complex today
than ever and is derived from the Tribes government-to-government relationship with the United
States. Land titles include tribal trust lands, and
individual ownership. The individual ownership
primarily resulted from the General Allotment
Act of 1887 which provided for tribal lands to be
allotted in severalty to individual tribal members.
The Allotment Act is responsible for a backlog of
8,000 probates nationwide. From 1887 to 1934
the Indian tribal land base decreased from 138
million acres to 48 million acres nationwide.
Today the land base is approximately 54 million
acres.
Registration for the classes can be made
online at: www.iccindianenterprises.com For
hotel reservations call the Shooting Star Casino –
Hotel at 1-800-453-7827.
FFI: Terri, (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1220.
Correction
In the Feb. 6 Anishinaabeg Today, it was stated that the
White Earth Assembly of God Church received $1,000 from
the Mii-gii-way-win Advisory Board. They were awarded
$500.
On further review
The Feb. 6 Anishinaabeg Today reported that White
Earth programs travelled to Minneapolis to help members
with IDs and enrollments. It should be noted that Char Lee
of the White Earth Urban Liasion Office invited and coordinated the programs visit to the metro area.
Honoring young White Earth women writers
On Saturday, March 8, International Women's Day, the
Minwanjige Café will be hosting a party to honor the 25
women from White Earth who contributed to
“Apiitenimowinan: Writings from Young Native Women.”
The book will be available, by donation, with the women on
hand to sign copies. The Minwanjige Cafe will be serving
snacks and coffee drinks from 11 a.m to 3 p.m. The event cosponsored by the Community Resource Alliance and White
Earth Land Recovery Project is open to all.
DOVE Program offers empowerment sessions
The White Earth DOVE Program will be offering weekly Women’s Empowerment Sessions to educate and provide
a support system for women/girls who have experienced
domestic violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. The confidential sessions are every Thursday (starting March 6)
from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Dream Catcher Homes in Ogema.
Refreshments will be served and transportation may be provided. For more information call Melissa or Tara at (218)
983-3013.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held March 5 in Pine Point,
March 7 in Naytahwaush, March 13 in White Earth, April 4
in Rice Lake, April 10 in Elbow Lake, and April 14
Mahnomen. Bingo will begin after the noon elder nutrition
meal. Bingo at Mahnomen will begin at 1 p.m. at Valley
View Apartments. All are welcome to play.
White Earth Veterans Association
The White Earth Veterans Association holds a meeting
the first Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m. at White Earth
Housing. All military veterans are invited.
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2008 Leech & Turtle Permits Drawing
for the Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 18 at 7:05 p.m.
Place: Circle of Life School
Permits: Four permits to harvest leeches and turtles
will be issued.
!Tribal enrollment cards required at front door.
! Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
! Drawing will be held at 7:05 p.m. Don’t be late!
! No beverages allowed in the gymnasium.
No Exceptions!!
Submitted photo
Students from the 6th grade class at Mahnomen Elementary School have donated two minutes of recess each day in order to brush their teeth.
Students take time to brush teeth at school
Two minutes each day…that’s the time sixth
grade students from Mahnomen Elementary
School dedicate to brushing their teeth. It all
started with the implementation of weekly fluoride treatments in the entire elementary school,
made possible by a grant written by Karry
Cassidy, RDH, of the White Earth Health
Center.
Of course, once-a-week fluoride rinses
alone cannot teach optimum benefit without
good daily oral hygiene. Dr. David Resnick,
DDS of Prairie Dental donated toothbrushes to
Jan Langemo’s sixth grade class if the students
were willing to use the toothbrushes after lunch
at school. The boys and girls were enthusiastic
in their response. They were firm in their conviction to brush their teeth at school. Since
Sept. 21, 2007, all 17 students have donated two
minutes of recess each day in order to diligently
brush their teeth.
The student’s dedication to improve oral
hygiene has spilled out of the classroom door
and down the hallway. Because of the example
of the boys and girls other classes are beginning
to brush their teeth after lunch, too.
Is there any better way to exemplify
Children’s Dental Health Month? Praise and a
big “thank you” go out to all the students for
taking the lead and setting the example for others!
Circle of Life School Honor Roll
Thompson’ s Hunting Reserve
2nd Quarter
Perfect Attendance
(Enrolled by 11/16/07)
3rd Grade
Meja Rojas
Kindergarten
Yarisa Bowell
4th Grade
Jordan Bower
Roslyn Fritsch
3rd Grade
Pauline VanWert
BIG GAME
HUNTING RESERVE
4th Grade
Genesis VanWert
First of it’s kind in Minnesota!
5th Grade
Ashley Bloom
Reservation
License #1
Located 16 miles north of Detroit
Lakes on the White Earth Reservation
Elk, Buffalo, Fallow Deer, Big Horn Sheep
Call Today: 218-375-3465
To Make Your Reservation
Elk Horns for Sale!
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will not be accepted.
6th Grade
Eleigha Bower
2nd Quarter
Good Attendance
*(1 – 2 Absences)
(Enrolled by 11/16/07)
Kindergarten
Shawntay Brown
Julia Potter
1st Grade
Rohan Fritsch
6th Grade
Franklin Jackson
7th Grade
Vernon Jackson
Kenny Rogers
8th Grade
Leah Jackson
12th Grade
Eddie Miller III
* 4 tardies = 1 absence; no
skipping
Honor Roll
2nd Quarter 2007-08 SY
4th Grade
Roslyn Fritsch - 3.6
Genesis VanWert - 3.8
5th Grade
Victoria Azure - 3.0
Ashley Bloom - 3.4
Maureen Eischens -3.2
David Keezer - 3.1
Sondra Keezer - 3.2
6th Grade
Eleigha Bower - 3.0
Franklin Jackson - 3.0
Autumn Warren - 3.0
7th Grade
Joseph Fairbanks - 3.67
Erica Wichern - 3.4
8th Grade
Leah Jackson - 3.5
10th Grade
Lainey Fineday - 3.29
11th Grade
Shelly Antell - 3.7
12th Grade
Melynda Fineday - 3.0
Eddie Miller III - 3.4
Melissa Warren - 3.4
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Pre-Engineering curriculum in the works
for Waubun-Ogema-White Earth Schools
Thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Kern
Family Foundation, Waubun-Ogema-White
Earth school district will implement Project Lead
the Way into the junior and senior high curriculums starting next fall.
Project Lead the Way is a non-profit organization focused on introducing and preparing
middle and high school students for engineering
and technical careers of the future. The courses
involved aim to instill problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and leadership skills in
students, as well as help them improve their
math, science, and technology skills, preparing
them to succeed in tomorrow’s careers.
The programs are offered in 2,000 schools in 47
states, educating 175,000 students.
There are two sets of pre-engineering curricula and courses available to schools: Pathway to
Engineering (for high school) and Gateway to
Technology (for middle school). The Pathways
curriculum consists of course work in Principles
of Engineering, Introduction to Engineering
Design, Digital Electronics, Computer Integrated
Manufacturing,
Civil
Engineering
and
Architecture, Aerospace Engineering, and
Biotechnical Engineering. The Gateway program
consists of Design and Modeling, The Magic of
Electrons, Automation and Robotics, The
Science of Technology, and Flight & Space.
The teacher training program is unique in
that every course offered requires the instructor
to attend a two week “boot camp” during the
summer prior to implementation. There will also
be ongoing assessments of teachers and students
to assure a quality program.
Another commitment schools make in
becoming part of the PLTW network is forming
a Partnership Team composed of mentors, coaches, and advisors from business and industry, colleges, and the community. The Partnership Team
meets several times a year and assists the teachers in the program in solving operational problems with the curriculum. Business and industry
partners may also donate supplies and equipment
to local schools. If you would be interested in
serving on this Partnership Team please contact
Waubun High School. For more information on
Project Lead the Way, please visit their web site:
www.pltw.org
Seeing our country’s severe shortage of engineers and technical employees, the Kern Family
Foundation has offered to help fund PLTW
schools in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and
Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Kern, now 81, founded the
generator company Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Bob Kern created the company while tinkering in
a rented garage. They now employ 2,000 people
in three factories in Wisconsin and one in Iowa.
As a nation we need 114,000 engineering graduates each year and according to the Department
of Labor, and we currently graduate 65,000.
Because of this generous grant from the Kern
Foundation, Waubun High School will begin
implementing Project Lead the Way courses next
fall with the 2008-2009 school year. One of the
first courses to be offered will be the Gateway to
Technology program in the 7th and 8th grades.
At the senior high level, two new elective courses will be offered: Introduction to Engineering
Design (which will use the CAD program
Autodesk Inventor), and for a limited time,
Gateway to Technology (a more rigorous version
of the junior high program). Additional courses
will be offered in subsequent years.
WE Tribal Council meets with Mike Ciresi
Photo by Edward Gehrke
The White Earth Tribal Council recently meet with Mike Ciresi, a Democratic candidate for U.S.
Senator. The group discussed issues that were a priority for the reservation. From left: District
I Rep. Irene Auginaush, Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor, Mike Ciresi, his wife, Ann, District II Rep.
Terry Tibbetts, and former state senator Roger Moe.
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THE DOCTOR’S CORNER
By Dr. John Fredell
White Earth Health Center
In the last “Doctor’s Corner,” we discussed Primary
Prevention Health Care. We observed that “primary prevention” includes those measures that we can do ourselves (such
as having a good diet, maintaining an appropriate weight,
engaging in regular exercise, not smoking, being up to date on
immunizations, etc.) to maintain good health and in many
cases actually prevent disease. Today I would like to discuss
“secondary prevention,” which involves measures which
require the assistance from health care professionals.
There are many conditions (diabetes, high blood pressure
and high cholesterol to name three) that the health care system
cannot prevent. And with possibly one exception, the health
care system cannot prevent cancer. However, there is a lot that
modern health care can do for us to monitor and manage our
health concerns (secondary prevention).
Let’s look at some of the examples above. Diabetes, like
many diseases, is an illness that we manage but do not cure.
(If there is an exception to this, it is the overweight, early diabetic who looses enough weight to reach normal body mass
index.) Managing diabetes is one form of secondary prevention. What we hope to prevent are those complications of diabetes such as vision and kidney failure, nerve pain, loss of
sensation and blockage of arteries that lead to heart attacks
and amputations. The best way to prevent the complications
of diabetes is to control blood sugar and blood pressure and if
this is done, one can live a long and comfortable life with diabetes.
What else can secondary prevention do? It can detect the
presence of and treat high blood pressure and high cholesterol,
silent disease that over time can cause significant illness.
Treating those conditions can help prevent the “secondary”
complications of high blood pressure and high cholesterol
which are stroke, heart attack and heart failure.
These secondary complications are the problems that devastate people’s lives and are so costly to our society.
Also, there are diseases which we can cure. But to do this,
they need to be detected early. Many of these diseases are
infectious diseases such as pneumonia which caused the death
of millions prior to the discovery of antibiotics. Another disease for which we aim for a cure is cancer. Today this is more
than just hope; it is a reality thanks to secondary prevention.
But to do this, one must have early detection of the cancer so
it can be cured with surgery. This of course involves medical
tests such as mammograms, pap tests, colonoscopy and
prostate exam to name a few. The hope here is to prevent suffering and death from the disease. Exciting news in this area
is the development of a new vaccine (HPV vaccine) that can
actually prevent cervical cancer. With the development of
HPV vaccine and the use of PAP tests to detect the earliest
stages of cervix cancer, no woman in this country should die
from cervix cancer.
There many things we can do, first to prevent disease and
maintain health (primary prevention) and second to manage
our health problems to either cure or prevent deterioration of
our situation (secondary prevention). Overall, we need to be
involved; involved to make good personal decisions and
involved to continue to monitor and manage our health concerns.
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Descendant receives community service award
Submitted photo
David L. Maack, a White Earth descendant, received UW-Parkside's (UW-P)
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service award at UW-P’s 9th Annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration, “Bringing His Words and Message to Life,” on Jan. 25.
Maack is the Racine County Emergency Management Coordinator and is active in
the greater Racine Community. He currently chairs both the Leadership Racine
and the Animal Crackers Jazz Series Board of Directors, and he is serving his
fourth term as an alderman in the City of Racine.
2nd annual National Native HIV/AIDS
Awareness Day is observed March 20
March 20 marks the second annual
observance of the National Native HIV/
AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD), targeting American Indian, Alaska Native
and Native Hawaiians.
This national mobilization effort is
designed to encourage Native people
across the United States and Territorial
Areas to get educated, get tested, get
involved in prevention and get treated
for HIV/AIDS, because unfortunately,
in Native communities, it continues to
rise.
While American Indians, Alaska
Natives and Native Hawaiians represent
approximately 1.2 percent of the U.S.
population, they historically suffer higher rates of health disparities, including
HIV/AIDS. Alaska Natives and
American Indians (AI/AN) had the third
highest rate per 100,000 persons (above
Whites) of AIDS diagnoses in 2005,
despite having the smallest population.
Special events such as free
HIV/AIDS testing, talking circles, Pow
Wows, Walks, town hall meetings and
memorial services will be held throughout the country.
Native communities selected the
first day of Spring to commemorate
National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness
Day because it marks a time of renewal.
Spring represents a time of equality and
balance. It is a time when day and night
are at equal lengths. It is a time of profound change and new beginnings.
Because NNHAAD is a nationwide
effort, the Native Capacity Building
Assistance Network (Colorado State
University’s Center for Applied Studies
in American Ethnicity [CASAE], Inter
Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. [ITCA],
and National Native American AIDS
Prevention Center [NNAAPC]) have
made a “Call to Action” for Native people across the United States to ensure
that Native communities realize that the
epidemic is not slowing; but increasing
in certain parts of the country. This rise
may be linked to the rise in methamphetamine use, an issue of great concern
to Native people.
For more information on local
events, please contact Community
Resource Alliance at (218) 375-2762.
For more information on products
such as posters, buttons, and save the
date cards, please visit the web sites of
the Native CBA Network: CASAE at
www.happ.colostate.edu; ITCA at
www.itcaonline.com; NNAAPC at
www.nnaapc.org.
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Meet the candidates running for White Earth Chairperson
Erma J. Vizenor (Incumbent)
Dear Tribal Member,
I am pleased to announce my campaign for re-election for Chairwoman of
the White Earth Reservation. I serve a
proud Ojibwe Nation that I love and
honor. I ask for your vote to allow me to
continue to bring improvements, growth,
stability, and progress to our Tribe.
We’ve accomplished a lot. Our initiatives have been progressive and ambitious.
! Finances: The debt from the past
was paid off in 2005, which paved the
way for White Earth to be a Self
Governance Tribe with the ability to
exercise greater control of federal funds
and programs.
! Shooting Star Casino: The
mortgage on the property has been
cleared. The Department of Interior
approved trust status for the property,
saving White Earth approximately $1
million in property taxes, funds to make
necessary improvements for our Tribe.
! Economic Development: In
2007, the Minnesota State Legislature
approved $300,000 for a feasibility
study to pursue an ethanol plant on the
White Earth Reservation, which puts our
Tribe on the cutting edge of future alternative energy and fuel, a better economy, and jobs.
! Transportation System: White
Earth has a public transportation system
throughout the Reservation. White Earth
has long term leased the Burlington
Northern Depot in Detroit Lakes, now
under restoration with $800,000 of federal transportation funds to serve as
transportation hub, a cultural center - the
gateway to the White Earth Reservation.
Jefferson Bus Lines and Amtrak will
sublease from the Tribe.
! Tribal Court: White Earth Tribal
Court is the first tribal child support
agency in the State, an initiative with the
MN Department of Human Services,
where the State pays for all out of home
placement costs for children on the
Reservation. In 2006, the Bureau of
Indian Affairs evaluated our Court as
one of the best tribal courts in the nation.
! New Tribal Headquarters:
Construction is underway for a long
needed tribal headquarters, completion
date: September 2008. Tribal health
programs will use the present tribal
headquarters.
! Wind Energy: A $2 million
wind turbine will provide energy to the
new tribal headquarters. White Earth is
on the forefront of wind energy and
solar power.
! White Earth Pow-wow
Grounds: $750,000 improvements are
underway at the White Earth Pow-Wow
grounds, ready for our 2008 June
Celebration.
! Education: The Tribe, in cooperation with all school districts that serve
White Earth Reservation and with the
State of Minnesota, is conducting a systemic review with solutions to the historic low achievement and high dropout
rates of Indian children, which will be a
model of educational reform for Indian
Country.
! Indian Veterans: In 2007, White
Earth spearheaded State legislation for
eight tribal veteran services officers to
serve Indian veterans in Minnesota, the
first such program in the Nation.
! Youth: My work is in process to
secure $6 million from the State of
Minnesota for White Earth to purchase a
centrally located youth treatment facility
on 40 acres of property in Bemidji. In
cooperation with other tribes, White
Earth will provide culturally appropriate
treatment services to Indian youth who
now comprise 47 percent of youth in the
juvenile correctional system.
! Constitutional Convention:
White Earth is in the process of constitutional change - to have our own constitution, separation of powers, and
membership authority - the most important act of sovereignty and self determination.
In addition to the above, I have been
working hard for better health care, the
best education, a new Circle of Life
School, develop the Tribal College with
new campus, more housing, public safety, protection of natural resources and
land, recover $10 million stolen from
White Earth by Gaming World
International, to get our fair share of the
$20 million Nelson Timber Settlement
now in Congress, more services for our
elders and for those who live off the
Reservation.
I am dedicated to serve all of our
members. I ask you to vote in the
Primary Election on April 1. You may
call me anytime: 1-800-950-3248 (tribal office) or (218) 573-3447 (home). I
appreciate your support for the future of
our Tribe. Me-qwitch.
Erma Vizenor for
White Earth Tribal Chairwoman
*Six years as Secretary/Treasurer of
White Earth Reservation.
*20 years experience in education
on the White Earth Reservation.
*Doctoral degree in Administration,
Planning, and Social Policy from
Harvard University.
*Leader and member of Breck
Memorial Episcopal Church of Pine
Point.
*Mother of Jody and Kris; grandmother of Addie, Beth, Marina, and
Cedar.
Complete this coupon to request an absentee ballot. The absentee ballot must be
notarized with your signature exactly the same as on the postcard request card. The
absentee ballot must be received by the White Earth Election Board on or before April
1, 2008.
If you know of other White Earth tribal members who would like to request an
absentee ballot, they may write a request by note or letter to: White Earth Election
Board, Box 10, Mahnomen, MN 56557. Here is a sample request.
Send me an absentee ballot for the upcoming White Earth Reservation election.
Full Name____________________________________________________________
(Include Maiden name and middle initial)
Present Address: ______________________________________________________
Date of Birth _________________________________________________________
Voting District ________________________________________________________
I have never resided on the reservation and am declaring District _______ to vote in.
Signature ______________________________________________
Tribal members who receive an absentee ballot for the Primary Election will automatically receive an absentee ballot for the General Election on June 10, 2008.
Darrell Boone Wadena
Vote for our People
Ahneen Waboose Indizhnikaas Makwa
Indodem. My name is Darrell “Boone”
Wadena. I'm an enrolled Mississippi band
member born and raised on the White Earth
Reservation. Many of you know me from
my campaigns and protests against our past
tribal councils. I am again a candidate for
White Earth chairman and I am asking for
the people’s support in the upcoming elections.
My people, I listened to your many
issues and concerns for many years, every
election our past councils broke everything
they ever promised you. I believe we really
need to change the way things are being
handled on our reservation. My heart is for
the people, always has been and always
will.
Some of the things we need to look at
is helping our elders and our youth, I know
that everyone says that during election time
but once elected nothing is done. Another
concern is the way our people are treated at
our own casino, the council does nothing
about it. When our casino was first opened,
the people were to be trained into the top
positions but it seems every time one of our
own start making it over there, they find a
reason to terminate them. What kind of
business are we, having elders day on the
first Thursday of every month, taking
advantage of our elders like that. We should
be giving to them, not taking their social
security checks.
One thing I would like to start is reservation owned businesses to help expand our
employment options. My people, we need
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to start helping each other including our people
that have felony records. I'm here to help you, not
shame you. If you have a felony and the way
things are going, you have nothing. I understand
how hard it is to find employment or even housing.
You the people should be the voice of our
nation and I'm here to voice your many concerns
not turn my back on them. We should be building
businesses not multi-million dollar offices. We
should deal with our own people, meaning all the
other nations. Instead our council wants to pull
away from them and continue to deal with, and
give our money to the state of Minnesota and surrounding counties for inner-city casinos and
such.
They continue to spend all our money and
put us in debt, how is that helping us as a nation.
We could use that to battle our great drug and
alcohol problem, give our kids a better education
and get better health care.
As a leader I will make sure my people are
taking care of first and get the help they need. For
many years are councils where taking care of
fIrst and the people last, lets make a change.
Miigwiich
VOTE
Darrell “Boone” Wadena
FOR
White Earth Chairman
Anthony (Tony) Wadena
Hi - my name is Tony Wadena, and I'm running for Chairman. My main focus as Chairman
will be to listen and hear the voice of people of
White Earth. I intend to be an advocate for all
your concerns. You will be able to come to me
directly with all your problems, big or small. My
office will be open to all.
I will change the policies of the reservation
and casino that restrict our members from
becoming eligible for jobs, housing and other
assistance. The background checks, drug testing,
etc., eliminate about 90 percent of our young
people. This has to change. I will strictly adhere
to Indian preference in all categories.
I will create a planning department that will
pursue economic development projects that will
bring jobs to the reservations. Propose a sales tax
rebate to encourage Indian owned businesses
start ups. Create a drivers license bureau that can
issue license to our members. Some may not be
good off the reservation, but it will keep our
members from being harassed as they travel to
and from work.
One of my priorities will be the elderly. We
can help in eye care, dental care and other assistance.
I respectfully ask for your support. Together,
we can make this a better place to live.
Peter Charette
My name is Peter Charette and I am a candidate for
chairman.
I hope you voters out there will visit
myspace.com/petestipi before you vote in the primary in April
if you really want to know about my position on the things
that effect all our lives here at White Earth.
Our health care, or lack of it are primary, along with a lot
of other issues that are ignored all together.
Thanks for your time,
Peter
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Raymond J. Bellcourt
Boozhoo.
My name is Raymond Bellcourt and
I’m running for Chairman of White
Earth Reservation. I was born and raised
on the reservation and have lived here
nearly all my life, except for the 12 years
I worked in Minneapolis as a glazier.
After returning home in 1975, I worked
for the reservation at various jobs and
taking carpentry and block laying training.
I became involved in politics in the
early '80s after reuniting with friends
that were disappointed with the political
directions being taken in tribal government. I was involved in the startup of
Anishinaabe Akeeng, a land rights organization. A move was on to clear the
titles to thousands of acres of land illegally taken. There was no one looking
out for the people. The staff of Akeeng
started fighting for our land and rights.
We drafted an alternative bill to
WELSA, but the powers to be would not
consider it. Then we assembled a legal
team of lawyers of the nation's best,
including Mike Ratner, from the Center
for Constitutional Rights in New York.
We were instrumental in bringing about
three major lawsuits to challenge the
constitutionality and the illegal taking of
our lands by the passage of the White
Earth Land Settlement Act of 1986. We
even went to Washington D.C., and lobbied in the Senate, House, Department
of Interior and the Department of
Justice. None of the law suits were heard
on the merits of the case, only on procedure. Simply put, that means the powers
that took the land will now decide how
they won't give it back. Had they heard
the case, on the evidence we would have
prevailed. Akeeng brought the people
together and showed how important it
was to pay attention to what tribal government was doing. We started questioning the leadership on White Earth and all
MCT reservations. Then we heard about
an amendment scheduled for vote by the
Tribal
Executive
Committee
(Amendment #3). We understood this to
be a power grab by the TEC. We occupied the tribal headquarters at Cass Lake
to try to get a meeting to discuss the
pending amendment. Absolute power
would have included powers to create
courts and a police department. The people were able to stop the amendment
preventing the dictatorial grab. Those
powers were never granted. That’s why I
can’t understand how we have these
powers when the people have not granted them. The current chairman also
fought against this unconstitutional
move yet when elected she too went
against the wishes of the people. She
even took it a step further and instituted
the unconstitutional system. Now she is
asking the people to change the constitution to make this unconstitutional act
legal.
The people spoke loud and clear
when they said no to the power grab. I
believe we do in fact need our law
enforcement and it needs to be a system
for and by the affected people. Any law
enforcement needs to be accountable.
The current system seems to be accountable to no one.
These people need to be held to the
strictest standards. To truly change the
constitution the full participation of the
MCT is needed. It needs to be a real convention where all the membership can
come together and hammer out the
issues then delegates are chosen at that
time.
I do not believe that selecting delegates should be done by mail. It takes on
the look of hand picking. If the constitu-
tion is not being followed as it is written,
then we need to be very careful about
extending any more power until a real
convention is held.
I am a strong believer in governing
by informed consent. Elected officials
need to involve their constituency in critical issues that affect our lives for generations to come.
If elected I will always ask your
opinions before moving ahead. I believe
the people can once again unite and
work together to resolve the major
issues we face today.
If elected I would work toward more
green projects, ie.: wind power, organic
food production, and food sovereignty.
We need our own tribally owned telephone company, power company and
everything else that would make the
reservation self sufficient. I would work
with the non profits that are working
hard to make things better. I believe that
I have the knowledge and experience,
and with your help to move us forward
in a good way. I believe we can make a
better system of government for everyone.
Miigwetch,
Raymond Bellcourt
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Meet the candidates running for District III Representative
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins (Incumbent)
It is an honor to serve the people of
White Earth and represent District III.
I've proven my abilities to make the
tough decisions and move our communities forward. We've come a long ways,
but there is still a lot of work that needs
to be done. If we are going to continue to
see progress, I need your support.
I encourage you to exercise your
right to vote in the upcoming White
Earth Reservation election on April 1
and help us keep moving forward.
I am proud of the accomplishments
we've seen throughout the entire
Reservation during the past four years.
Infrastructure and community resource
have greatly improved. Looking back to
the year 2000, it is actually amazing to
me where we were when I first became
your elected official compared to where
we are today:
* Deficit has been eliminated,
accounts have positive balances while
monies are budgeted to fund elders,
youth, public safety, and buildings in all
of our communities.
* Fair and equitable services are
available to all tribal members.
* Stability in employment for over
1,700 employees.
* New buildings: schools, Head
Starts, fire halls, convenience stores,
community centers, and tribal administration building.
* New equipment: road graders, fire
trucks, backhoes, garbage truck.
* New and improved infrastructure:
roads, community water systems, pump
house refurbished and new filtering system installed in Pine Point, new pump
house, filtering system and water softener system installed in Elbow Lake.
* Funding secured for Pine Point,
Callaway, and White Earth Pow Wows,
new Powwow grounds for White Earth's
Celebration in 2008!
* Wind energy will power the new
administration building while excess
power will be sold back to the power
company.
* Youth Recreation throughout the
Reservation now merged with Boys &
Girls Club.
* Programs, services, and agencies
are working together now more than
ever.
* Tribal College is close to accreditation and working on a new college
campus.
* Community swimming and fishing piers on Elbow Lake and White
Earth Lakes.
* Construction season in District III
lasted throughout the entire winter this
past year.
* New Veteran's Service Office on
the Reservation to assist our veterans.
* Elders funding has continued to
increase for snowplowing, lawn mowing, ENP, and donations.
Future Goals
=> The size of District III needs to
be evaluated. We have the largest communities and I will seek your input to
determine if we should consider adding
a fourth District?
=> Nelson Act has been held up in
Washington D.C. It will take some lobbying with our legislators, but settling
the matter will result in a payment to all
MCT members.
=> Jobs need to be our new priority.
We've eliminated the debt, improved
services and infrastructure, now we need
to diversify our economy.
=> New Boys & Girls Club to be
started in White Earth!
=> Replace Pine Point Softball
Field.
=> Seeking funds for new Tribal &
Community College Campus and a
Historical Museum.
=> New Circle of Life School construction to begin by 2009!
=> Work still needs to continue on
Constitutional Reform. Until we have a
constitution by the people and for the
people of the White Earth Reservation.
=> FEMA mobile homes coming
soon!
=> Continue to work with Metro
and other off-Reservation communities
to improve services for all White Earth
members.
=> Rediscovery Center already
scheduled for major improvements!
As much as we have accomplished,
there is still a lot of work to be done.
Every week our Monday morning worksessions are filled with issues that are
not always easy, nor are they always
agreeable to everyone. However,
throughout the years, I have proven my
ability to make the tough decisions, handle the disagreements, and keep all
members in mind as we move our Tribe
forward. In order to maintain the
momentum and progress we've seen, I
ask for your support in the upcoming
primary election on Tuesday, April 1 and
the general election on Tuesday, June
10.
Representing the communities of:
White Earth, Ogema, Callaway,
Pine Point, and Elbow Lake
White Earth Reservation
District III Representative
Kenneth "Gus" Bevins
38428 Co Hwy#34
Ogema, MN 56569
(218) 983-4065
Email: gus_birdie@yahoo.com
tor (Gordon Construction) and have
done so since 1991 off and on. I also
serve on the very successful Pine Point
Community Council was well as the
JOM and Title VII Committee as
Chairman.
Another position I hold is being a
proud member of the White Earth
Veterans Association where we honor all
veterans and carry the Colors at various
functions.
for District III Committeeman
for the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
I am seeking your support in the
Primary and General Election coming
up. While serving on the Tribal Council
previously, I gained a lot of insight on
the operation of tribal government.
Currently I am semi-retired and
work on construction for a local contrac-
Housing - We are always trying to
find ways to obtain more affordable
housing and to better serve our people.
Currently I serve as the Secretary of the
White Earth Housing Authority. There
has been a lot of improvement but we
are overcoming a lot of problems mainly in communication and misunderstanding, but we have come a long way
and have provided many homes and
there are many opportunities and options
for the future.
There are many questions especially
in the finances of the tribe and where we
are sitting financially and the cost overruns. We need to be able to see the big
picture and see where, and what options
we have.
this? I would be open for discussion and
be willing to do what can be done to better serve our elders or the band as a
whole entity.
Employment is a big issue and we
need more for our people working and
give them the training and promotion
especially at the upper end of their
departments and give them the opportunity to advance.
I can only hope this article will give
you some idea of the kind of person I am
and how much I care about our future. I
am an honest, dependable hardworking
individual and feel I can provide the
leadership, stability and good anishinabe
sense needed to keep moving us forward.
We need to continue with
Constitutional Reform - to get our
checks and balances and to come up
with redistricting, membership, and all
aspects. So far we have accomplished a
lot and I believe we are on the right
track.
I hope to meet quite a few of you in
the next few weeks and we can go over
your concerns. I thank you in advance
for reading this and if you need to discuss your issues my phone numbers are
(218) 573-3986 or (218) 255-1576, or
P.O. Box 82, Ponsford, MN 56575
Health care is a big issue and what
can we as a band or the council do about
Meqwitch
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Gordon L. Boswell
Bhoozhoo,
My name is Gordon Lee Boswell and my
nickname is “Shkin.” My grandma was
“Tootie.” I was born at the White Earth
Hospital and I am 53 years young. I am an
enrolled member of the White Earth Nation.
I was raised in Ponsford and in 1964 my
mother Audrianne, “Audie,” moved all of us
to Minneapolis. I am the second oldest of 11
children, there are eight of us still living.
In 1968, I went off to boarding school
and received five years of parochial education, this school was a college prep school.
After graduating from high school, I enlisted
in the Armed Services and did a three-year
tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps achieving the rank of corporal (E-4). I served in
southern California for 13 months, Okinawa,
Japan for 13 months, and finished my last
few months at Camp Lejeune in North
Carolina. I received an honorable discharge.
I have 45 college credits and I’m still
picking away at it and someday I'll receive
my degree.
I've been to the East coast, I've been to
the West coast, and I've visited the Leper
Hospital, and have been to the Worlds Fair.
I've been inside a Japanese prison were
American soldiers were held. I've chased
prisoners (American soldiers) in southern
California and have been in international
boundaries transport. I‘ve also been to the
Black Hills of South Dakota.
I have four children: Gordon, Joshua,
Shenia, and Sequoya. they are 11,10, 7, and
6 White Earth Nation.
As an elected official of the White Earth
Nation I will try and make it easier to get
employment. A lot of people may be discouraged from applying for employment
because they feel they are not qualified for
the jobs, but I will encourage and help people
through this process. I will try and create
more jobs by way of establishing a tribal
forestry and a parks and recreation board that
will plant trees and clear forest areas with a
workforce and manpower. I will try to make
an initiative to receive per capita payments,
and support our Higher Education and move
to financially-support what is in place now.
I will evaluate our health system and
bring services to its highest level of adequacy. I will work to improve on our present
transportation system. I will ensure that the
personnel that are getting paid 80 hours, are
working 80 hours. I will advocate for honesty, fairness, integrity, and equality for all
the people all the time.
Our electoral process is our right, your
votes are needed, get out and vote. I promise
to keep my promise as long as I keep my
promise this time, I promise, this time.
Barb Fabre
Aaniin! I am Barb Fabre and I have
filed to be a Representative for District
III on the White Earth Reservation
Tribal Council.
My parents are Kenneth “Punkin”
and Marcianna “Kibby” Sullivan. I am
married to Dick Fabre (Pearl and Jack
Fabre of Waubun.) We have three children and two grandchildren. I have lived
and worked on the White Earth
Reservation almost all of my life and
I’ve worked for the Tribe over the past
20 years.
One of the reasons I’ve filed to be
your representative is that I believe I can
help improve services to our communities and to all of our tribal members. I
now seek a higher status within our tribal government where I can make real
change happen. Over the years I have
worked with some wonderful people
who have helped make change happen
for the betterment of all children, families and our communities. With your
help and your vote, we can raise the bar
of excellence and improve the lives of
all.
Here is a list of just some of the
things I would like to work on for
improvement or change:
! Community Input- I will
arrange monthly community visits for
input and advice on how to improve our
community. Find out what is working,
what isn’t, and find solutions to
improve/expand existing services
! Safe Communities- I will review
coverage of our most critical community
services, such as police, ambulance, fire
and emergency first responders
! Create Positive and Consistent
Community Activities – I will work
with community councils, youth services, and programs to create, expand
and ensure consistent activities for the
whole community; by supporting and
creating positive consistent community
activities for summers, evenings, and
weekends in each community
! Elders – I will work with our
ENP and community councils to
improve and create new and innovative
services for our elders
! Ojibwe Language – We have the
largest tribal membership in Minnesota.
Of the 19,263 members, there is less
than 1 percent who are fluent. We need
to preserve, revitalize and maintain our
native language within our tribe for and
future generations
! Tribal Programming- I will
work to reinforce and strengthen our
tribal government system to offer our
tribal members quality and effective programming, on and off the reservation
! Tribal Genealogy – to have a
mechanism in place to track our roots
and make it easier to for enrollment
processes
! Adequate housing for families,
elders, and single adults
! Increased access to higher educational opportunities
! Increased employment and
training opportunities – to bring skill
building opportunities to youth and
community members
! Prevention and intervention in
regards to special needs, health, alcohol and drug abuse initiatives – prevention and intervention is key to helping families, rather than always trying to
fix things after the fact
! Increased Mental and Chemical
Addiction Services – to provide consistent and quality services to members and
their families
! Fiscal Accountability – to ensure
we are practicing fiscal responsibility
! Honoring our veterans of past,
present and future – I will work with
our veterans for planning, community
events and support for our current warriors fighting the war
! WER Cultural Center &
Museum – with the help of the Cultural
Task Force, I would work on moving
forward with our own cultural center and
museum to display the past, present and
future cultural heritage of the WER
Ojibwe people.
I sit on several local, state, and
national action committees that bring
improved changes in policy and services
for our people. I am comfortable,
respectful and forceful when meeting
with our local, state, and national officials to carry the message of tribal concerns.
In 2004, Chairperson of the
National Indian Child Care Association,
Co-Chair/co-founder of Minnesota’s
largest Brain Development Conference
held in Mahnomen, Child Care
Programs Director, member of the U of
M’s Center for Early Education
Advisory Committee and White Earth
Reservation Cultural Task Force. I am
currently the Vice-Chairperson of the
Waubun-Ogema School Board, going on
six years. I’ve worked with employment
and training, WIC, Indian Child Welfare
and as summer youth supervisor.
Having visited with many of you, I
know you think the same way I do about
needing more quality services and positive changes. I would be honored to hear
from you and to share our ideas on
improving and creating quality services,
healthy environments and learning
opportunities for all. Please feel free to
call me at 1-877-279-5210, or (218)
983-3397, e-mail me at fabre@arvig.net
to set up a time to visit.
Chi Miigwech!
ATTENTION
WHITE EARTH
BAND MEMBERS
Please remember to update
your address so that you
can receive future correspondence from the White
Earth Band. For changes,
please call the Enrollment
Office at (218) 573-3000 or
1-877-835-1906.
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Marvin Mannypenny
Boo zhoo,
My name is Marvin Mannypenny (Niizho Binesi/
Wolf Clan) and I am a candidate for District III
Representative and I ask for your support in the
upcoming primary election to be held on April 1, 2008.
Although there are many fine candidates running for
this position, I feel that my experience, knowledge and
skill would give a better voice to all the members of
District III. The basis of my candidacy relates to
employment, housing, health care, and revival of our
cultural heritage.
High rates of unemployment for tribal members is
totally unacceptable. This condition contributes to the
many social problems and high crime rates of our communities. We must devise ways and means to provide
good jobs at living wage to all members who want to
work. Attention to and coordination of a transportation
system to insure employment maintenance is critically
important. Tribal preference for employment will be a
goal and objective. If elected I would spearhead the
effort or full employment for tribal members.
Adequate housing for tribal members is a right that
must be given without inconvenience. Granted that the
systems that are now in place limit our ability to
respond to the housing needs of our members, but we
must go outside those limits and find new ways to provide housing for all of our members. Programs such as
Habitat for Humanity, private foundations, small loans,
fund raising for building materials should all be
explored in an effort to provide housing for tribal members.
Health care for tribal members is a right guaranteed by treaty. Although health care is a problem
nationally, it certainly is more acute for tribal members
because of the influx of more non-members being
served by our system. Again this is unacceptable
because tribal members should be given priority service before all others. Granted we are generous people
but our generosity must not be construed to limit adequate heath care for tribal members. I will work hard
to guarantee proper health care for all tribal members
over anyone else.
Assimilative policies, people speaking for us without our best interest in mind and overall outside influence have had a negative impact on our lives. It is time
for a cultural revival that embraces who we are as a
people. White Earth has a very negative history of devastation but we must all understand that devastation
and make sure it doesn’t continue or happen again.
Being a tribal member is more that being enrolled for
benefits and we must embrace our cultural heritage that
makes us a unique people of this land and the world.
We have our own language, beliefs, ceremonies, customs and values that are relevant to us as a people. We
have been denied and deprived of these things in the
past but we have the right to get involved with them
now for the betterment and preservation of our status as
a unique people. For those of you who disagree with
this position I afford you that right but I reserve the
right to hold these things as relevant to the self-preservation and self-determination of our people. We must
not be ashamed of who we are as a people because we
have a very rich cultural heritage that spans the age of
times.
Please join me in the effort to bring about the necessary change for a better life for all members of
District III and White Earth as a whole. Make your
vote count on April 1, 2008, vote Marvin Mannypenny
for District III Representative!
Lucille M. Silk
Teedo for District III Committee Person
Lucille (Teedo) Sullivan Silk
Ogema’Anongok (Head Star Woman)
Parents: Lucille Beaulieu Sullivan and Joseph
Kelly Sullivan.
Grandparents: Julia Bellecourt Beaulieu and
Arthur AC Beaulieu, Philomene Morgan Sullivan and
John L. Sullivan.
As a mother, grandmother, and enrolled tribal
member, I have serious concerns regarding the needs of
our White Earth Reservation. Having retired from
Indian Health Service after 31 years in the Human
Service Field, I wish to continue to serve our
Anishinabe and have filed for the position of District
III Committeeperson and ask your support in the
upcoming primary.
Language and Culture: We need to make a commitment to bring back our language for the future of
our children and those to come. Language is the foundation of our culture as we have been here for thousands of years. We have suffered many hardships and
flourished in the time of peace. We need to remember
our teachings, beginning with our language, which has
sustained us.
Land Return: Our land return must be an ongoing
priority and we must use all the strategies available,
whether it be outright purchase, the courts, legislature
or congress. We must right the wrongs pf the past, to
insure a land base for our future generations.
Health Care: Whatever happened our treaty rights
which was to insure quality care for we Anishinabe?
Why can’t our tribal employees use their insurance at
Indian Health Clinics? Are ineligible people being
served at those clinics as stated through Federal Law in
1987. Many elders that are not eligible for either
Medicaid or Medicare are not given quality care as
Contract dollars dwindle.
Education: Why are our children still among the
highest dropout rates at schools on or near the reservation. Why are very few of our skilled athletes encouraged to excel in these schools. Are charter schools the
answer to higher graduation rates?
Constitutional Reform: A process has begun but
more needs to be done so that all voices are heard.
Some of the tough topics being debated are: Tribal
membership, Tribal Council term limits, accountability
systems for both Tribal Councils and the legal systems.
Ultimately the Anishinabe members must decide delegate proposals by a majority vote. Thus, are we given
enough information to support Tribal Council movement towards self governance?
Equal Employment: Where al all the Native managers or supervisors? Why are we not training of
Native people through our college or other systems to
meet requirements? Whatever happened to Indian
preference in job applications?
Elder Issues: We want more than lip service, as
our wisdom and input is needed for the future of our
tribe. An elder council should be developed that represents all communities to advise the tribal council. This
makes for a more accountable government.
Your vote is appreciated as I continue to work
towards a better future for our families here on the
White Earth Reservation.
My telephone number is (218) 983-3768 and my
address is 38703 Co. Highway 34, Ogema, MN 56569.
Timothy St.Clair
Ahneen. My name is Timothy St.
Clair and I am married and and I live in
the Strawberry Lake area. I am also a traditional dancer and pipe carrier. I feel
strongly about the traditional way of life.
The following issues are some that I vow
to work for.
Elders: The elder's deserve more
respect. Elders are the backbone of our
way of life and should always be asked
first on issues and be listened to.
Pine Point: There is an urgent need
to construct a fire and rescue unit for the
village. Pine Point residents are required
to utilize off reservation services in emergency situations, which can be fatal for
our people. All reservation villages are
equipped with fire/rescue sites except
Pine Point. This is a priority for me to
protect our Pine Point members.
Ricing: I am a seasonal ricer and I
favor fair market value and getting the
best prices for our harvested rice. This is
another traditional way of life that needs
attention. Ricing is hard work and I will
advocate for reasonable prices for those
of us who depend on ricing for income
for their families. Elders will also have
first priority for buying rice. I will also
strive to re-seed our lakes for future rice.
Chemical Programs: Chemical
dependency is an important issue that
needs to be addressed since this is one of
our downfalls with our people. I have
been sober for over seven years and am a
member of alcoholic's anonymous. I
would advocate securing more programs
See St.Clair Page 14
Mii Gwetch
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Robert F. Howard
Aanin...to members of District III.
I am requesting your vote and support in the primaries and the June elections. For those of you who don’t know
me, my name is Bob Howard, a/k/a Buzz
Howard. I was born in Pine Point and I
am a member of the Ottertail Pillager
Band. Following the death of our mother, my brothers, sisters and I ended up in
Indian boarding schools at Pipestone
and Wahpeton. This experience must
never be repeated.
I am a veteran of the U.S. Army and
honorably discharged. After my discharge, I worked at various jobs in the
Twin Cities; however, I was not satisfied
and wanted to do more with my life so I
returned to school. In 1991, I graduated
from the U of M with B.A.S. degree, and
a Paralegal Certification. While in college, I supported my family by working
full-time days at Legal Services
(SMRLS) in St. Paul. There I assisted
Indian clients in government benefits
while attending evening classes.
In 1983, I took a break from classes
and worked three years with the White
Earth Probate Project, three years as a
WELSA claims examiner, and 10 years
with the BIA at the regional and agency
office levels in real estate services as a
realty specialist and realty officer. While
with the BIA in Minneapolis Area Office
(MOA), I assisted 33 tribes in acquiring
and placing lands into trust.
This included; the Mystic Lake Casino
property for SMSC, the Warroad Casino
property for Red Lake, and the Black
Bear Casino property at Fond du Lac, to
name a few. In 1992, I received the
Superior Performance Award from the
MAO Area Director for my accomplishments.
My advocacy, during this time,
included volunteering and planning the
1991 regional hearings on the amendments to the American Indian Religious
Freedom Act. The hearings were held at
Ausburg College, in attendance were
U.S. Senators’ Daniel Inouye, Paul
Wellstone, and Ben Nighthorse
Campbell. NCAI, AIM, NARF, The
National Council of Churches, and the
National Jewish Federation supported
the event. In 1992, I co-chaired the
Minnesota chapter of Honor our
Neighbors Origin & Rights. Sharon
Metz, former Wisconsin state legislator
was the director. Our objective was to
support the Wisconsin spear fishing
tribes and Mille Lacs Band’s Hunting &
Fishing 1837 Treaty case against the
State of Minnesota.
On my return to White Earth in
2001, I told Chairman Doyle Turner I
would work to place the Shooting Star
Casino Lands into trust status. What
later followed and unbeknownst to the
BIA and Tribe was that the lands could
be placed in trust under WELSA. P.L 99264 (100 Stat, 61). I rewrote our gaming
application under a Supplement that was
confirmed in January 2003 by the BIA’s
Central Office in Washington D.C. It’s
currently under appeal. However, when
we win, it will save millions in property taxes and thousands in needless litigation and time. I also challenged the BIA
on a recent land exchange for a large
apartment complex and housing development in Mahnomen. (Dream Catcher
Homes) BIA’s Regional Office stated
this exchange was prohibited and
required congressional approval. I disagreed and wrote the application under
my interpretation of the BIA’s regulations. This land has since been placed
into trust status on my application.
Because I upset the BIA, I am no longer
permitted to place lands into trust.
There are many problems that need
change in our community, most notably
is healthcare. I would like to see the
clinic hours extended to weekends, and a
new hospital. Elderly concerns needs to
be addressed, especially the shut-ins. I
plan to attend all MICOE meetings with
full-time charter membership to get
input on elderly needs and their problems. I know funeral costs is a major
concern of the elderly and for many families; I will be open for ideas on burial
assistance or insurance, as other reservations do. Since the Nelson Act of 1889,
our lands have been legislated out of
existence. What was once 840,000 acres
of reservation lands has been reduced to
a checkerboard of land parcels estimated
at only 80,000 acres.
If elected, I would like to see an
aggressive land acquisition policy; we
currently have an approximate 70-land
acquisition backlog, costing the tribe
thousands a year in property taxes; not
to mention the prospect of millions of
dollars of saved casino property taxes.
Much of these dollars that are currently
used to pay taxes can be used effectively
to improve and expand tribal programs.
Migwitch for your consideration
Leonard “Lenny” Potter
I am an elder who would like to be
your District III Rep. Over the years I have
listened to the people of our community,
particularly the elders, and they all say it’s
time for a change, long past time in fact. I
have an established work history and volunteer record. I am a very people oriented
person with the youth and elders.
White Earth Village is my home. I was
born here and raised by my grandparents.
As a young man I left the reservation to
escape the poverty and unemployment, as
so many of us have done. Over the years I
traveled, worked in Minneapolis and Mille
Lacs and other places; I learned a lot from
my work and travels and can share that
St.Clair
with you.
In the up-coming weeks, as we visit
and share please give me your input on
things; such as health care, housing, education, youth problems, elder care, etc. Our
traditional ways are also falling by the
wayside, we need to work together to keep
our culture and traditions alive for all our
future generations.
We all know it is time to step up and
improve our District III and our
Reservation. A strong economy is a good
foundation. Poverty and unemployment
have kept our people mired in hopelessness
for generations. We need to become self
sufficient by bringing the money flow back
to the reservation. Lets’ discuss ways we
can do this. In the near future, the casino
will not be enough, the hotel is not meeting
the needs of the reservation, especially for
large events; such as powwows or funerals.
We need to become self sufficient and
start running our own businesses. This will
help us toward self government. With a
strong leadership, we can move forward in
a positive way and make a difference.
I believe the elected official is a servant
of the people. I will work for an informed
membership.
It’s your vote that will count for
change!
Miigwich
from Page 13
funding to provide more services that may be needed to
help our people become clean and sober.
Teenagers: There are many excellent programs for
infants, toddlers and pre-school age children on the
White Earth Reservation, but the teenagers seem to
“fall in the cracks.” More activities and incentives need
to be developed for our reservation teens to enhance
positive behavior to avoid some of the problems teens
have today such as peer pressure, gangs, truancy,
drugs/alcohol, etc.
Constitution: I would advocate allowing outside
federally recognized tribal members from other tribes
to be included for enrollment purposes in revising our
constitution.
Waste Management: Many of our enrolled members are subject to paying costly garbage trash fees
every three months. If elected, trash bins would be
located at each community and there would no longer
be a cost. There would be funding available to absorb
these costs to benefit our people.
Veterans: As a member of the White Earth
Veteran's Association, it is important to assist and
advocate for our veterans who have served our country.
I will vow to continue to work for veterans as I currently am, Veteran's deserved the utmost respect.
These are some of the issues that I feel I can work
for and change if you are willing to vote for me. I will
make myself available to all members of District III
and be will promise to be an advocate for our people.
Mii-gwitch!
Timothy St.Clair - District III
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Mike E. Bellanger
Boozhoo!
My name is Mike “Mike Bell” Bellanger. I am
seeking your support in the upcoming primary elections for District III tribal council.
I am a member of the Minnesota Chippewa tribe;
Mississippi band of the White Earth tribe. I reside in
White Earth with my wife Theresa and have five children, ages 6, 10, 12, 18, and 21.
I went to the Circle of Life School until I was in
6th grade, and then to Waubun High School where I
graduated in 1982. I attended Northland Community
College for two years and then I enlisted in the U.S.
Army, where I was obligated to serve a period of eight
years. Ironically, I was assigned to the 24th Inf.
Division, which was the same division my father,
Lowell Bellanger served 36 years earlier in the Korean
War in 1950. (where he received numerous commendations) We were both honorably discharged veterans.
As a parent, I am concerned about our elders, our
children, and our Sovereignty. As an enrolled member
of the community, I am concerned about: our elders,
healthcare, economic development, Tribal Rights, and
our children’s education.
Our system should be set up to better our communities without nepotism or prejudice. Which includes
employment, housing, healthcare, and education? Our
main focus should be on our elders (as our leaders) and
our children (as our future). We also need to start bringing employment opportunities back to the reservation.
If we are going to develop any facilities or businesses,
Detroit Lakes Public Schools American
Indian Awareness Week is March 3-8
The Detroit Lakes Public Schools American Indian Awareness Week is
March 3-8.
Monday, March 3 - Open to the public
Opening Ceremony- 6-7:30 p.m. Detroit Lakes Senior Center in the Holmes
Theater. Joe Bush- spiritual advisor, DL Drum and Dance Team, and host drum,
Lil’ Red Tail.
it should be done on our reservation to benefit our people.
I am a full-time employee with benefits and I am
not going to give up this position. My ultimate goal is:
to represent the people in my district and voice the concerns of our people within the boundaries of the reservation with the tribal council.
I will not be able to solve all the problems and concerns alone but together we can work towards improving our systems to better our communities, thereby
securing a future for our people.
Miigwitch (thank you) for your support,
Michael E. Bellanger
The White Earth DOVE Program
is looking for more volunteers to help maintain the 24-hour crisis
line on weekends. If you are interested, please contact us! There
will be a mandatory training for all volunteers—more information
will be available at a later date. We have two offices….one in
Ogema (218) 983-3013 and one in Naytahwaush (218) 935-5554
so you can call which ever office is more convenient.
Tuesday-Wednesday, March 4-5 - Small cultural activities in various classes.
Thursday, March 6 - Open to the public
1:30-3:15 p.m. ALC student body in the Ball Room. Presentation to the students
and staff by the White Earth Nation Honor Guards and Eagle Staff, along with
Mickey Hodges, master of ceremonies for our pow-wow, and Tom Mason,
arena director.
Friday, March 7 - Open to the public
Postponement of the Ojibwe Jeopardy and Young Artist Young Writers Awards
rescheduled to March 14 at the Detroit Lakes Community and Technical
College. Competition begins at 9 a.m. and the Young Artist Young Writers
Awards will be from 11:30 a.m. – noon in room C-101.
Saturday, March 8- Open to the public
Powwow, grand entry at 1 p.m., feast at 5 p.m.
“A special miigwetch (thank you) for the donation from the Detroit Lakes
Johnson O’Malley Programs, Parent Committee.”
For further information contact Joe Carrier at (218) 847-9228 or jcarrier@detlakes.k12.mn.us
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Anishinaabeg Today
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Journey of the Sacred Hoop visits Rez
CASS LAKE -A movement spreading a
vision of sobriety and wellness among
American Indian tribes recently made a stop
here.
On one of five stops throughout Minnesota,
the Journey of the Sacred Hoop brought several
speakers and a visioning process to Palace
Casino & Hotel. The Journey of the Sacred
Hoop also made a stop in Red Lake. Other stops
included the White Earth and Fond du Lac reservations and the Twin Cities.
“Our mission is 100 communities in healing
by 2010,” said Don Coyhis of the Mohican
Nation, who is president and founder of White
Bison, Inc., an American Indian nonprofit organization based in Colorado Springs, Colo.
White Bison is a facilitator of the Wellbriety
Movement, which teaches that culture is key to
prevention of chemical dependency and other
dysfunctional behaviors, according to the White
Bison Web site.
One of the goals of the current Journey of
the Sacred Hoop is to discuss building a
Wellbriety Movement in Minnesota, Coyhis
said. Another goal, he said, is to see if tribes
want to commit to healing as part of the movement.
“We know that we are part of the change
that needs to take place,” Coyhis said.
But, he said, no one can change a community directly. He said change begins with individual healing. Once individuals change, he
said, families begin to change, and when families begin to change, communities — and eventually nations — begin to change.
He emphasized the role that culture plays in
wellbriety, a term defined by White Bison as
being sober and well.
“Our culture is prevention,” said Coyhis,
noting that being well involves people knowing
and living who they are.
Damion Bad Boy
spoke on
Methamphetamine
problems in Indian
Country during the
Journey of the
Sacred Hoop visit
Feb. 5 at the
Sports Complex in
Naytahwaush. This
movement is
spreading a vision
of sobriety and
wellness among
American Indian
tribes throughout
the country.
Photo by
Terry Kemper
He said inside all humans is a blueprint of
an innate knowledge of their own wellbeing.
“When you act according to the blueprint,
that’s when you’re the happiest,” he said.
One woman who is discovering wellbriety
— DeLinda HisGun of Redby — shared her
story of chemical dependency and recovery.
She said she became an alcoholic first and
started using drugs later in life after a tragedy.
With alcoholics and drug addicts in her family,
she said, “It’s half in my DNA and half in my
nurturing environment.” Although she too began
using, she is now drug free.
“I’ve been meth free since Labor Day of
2005,” she said.
She noted that alcoholism and drug use
doesn’t just affect the person who is using.
“It touches everyone,” said HisGun, who is
a Sisseton-Wahpeton enrollee. “We all need to
be there for each other, to support each other.”
Since moving to the area to go to a treatment center in Red Lake, HisGun started building a support system with mostly American
Indian women.
In one of his talks, Coyhis said passionate
people are most effective when it comes to
changing a community. To get this passion, he
said people need to pray to the Creator and ask
what their purpose is, have persistence and not
give up.
Accompanying Coyhis on the journey
across Minnesota is the Sacred Hoop, which
was built in 1995 as envisioned by an American
Indian man. The wooden hoop has the capacity
to hold 100 feathers that represent communities
that commit to the Wellbriety Movement.
“This is a journey we must make ourselves,”
Coyhis said. “We know what’s broke. Not only
do we know what’s broke, but we know how to
heal it.” - Bemidji Pioneer
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
(White Earth Enrollee)
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Family Fun Night
“An Evening With the TallTrees”
Are you ready for a relaxing evening of Native
American story telling and music for the whole family?
Thursday Feb. 28, 2008
6-8 p.m.
Naytahwaush Charter School
“Music is interwoven with stories and messages of
hope for the return to balance in our personal lives,
our communities and our world.”
For more information call Kim Turner
@ 218-983-3285 Ext. 1359.
Sponsored by:
SOS (Saving Our Spirit) Committee, 21st Century
After-School Program & the Miigiiwaywin Advisory Board
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March Food Distribution Calendar
Warrior stationed in Iraq
Monday
Tuesday
3
4
Please bring your own boxes
5
11
12
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Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
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13
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
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21
27
26
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Inventory
No
Distribution
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Office hours: M-F 8-4:30
Distribution hours: M-Th 9-3:30
Lunch: Noon to 1 p.m.
Phone: (218) 935-2233
Fax: (218) 935-2235
Inventory
No
Distribution
March WIC Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
4
5
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
10
Gonvick
Community
Center
10:00-2:30
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31
6
7
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
11
18
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
13
12
14
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
Pine Point
Clinic
9:30-1:00
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Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
3
Bagley
Elementary
School
9:30-3:00
All non-paid articles submitted to the Anishinaabeg
Today will be run on a space available basis.
Mahnomen
Waubun,
White Earth
Home Delivery
Detroit Lakes,
Congregate
Home Delivery
No Distribution
Photo by Laurel Gooler
On Valentines Day, Shooting Star associates gathered to
say farewell and best wishes to Robin Anderson who is
on his way to Balad, Iraq. He will be working with the
Military Customs Battalion as an MP. Robin has been
working at the casino since June 2007. He will be missed
by his four-year old daughter, Josie and all his teammates
at the casino. Robin said he will be gone about 11
months. We will be looking forward to your safe return
Robin, please accept our extreme gratitude for serving
our country.
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Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
25
7
Bagley, RL,
Ponsford, NTW,
Naytahwaush
Home Delivery
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen B.
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6
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
10
Friday
Thursday
Wednesday
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Rice Lake
Community
Center
9:30-1:00
25
26
Mahnomen
Riverland Apts
11:00-5:30
Mahnomen
Riverland Apts
9:00-3:00
20
21
Naytahwaush
Clinic
9:00-3:00
27
White Earth
Health Center
8:00-4:00
WIC
(218) 983-6232 or
1-800-477-0125
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March Diabetes Project Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
3
4
Friday
5
10
Diabetes
Bingo @
Naytahwaush
after lunch
11
12
Dr. Ung @
Naytahwaush/
Rice Lake
Nutri Ed/Ranch
19
18
Dr. Ung @
White Earth
14
20
21
BP, BS
@ Ranch
10-12, 1-2
Nutri Ed/Ranch
24
13
Diabetes
Bingo @
White Earth
after lunch
Nutrition
Education
@ Ranch
17
7
6
Diabetes
Bingo @
Pine Point
after lunch
MICOE
Pine Point
11 a.m.
Goodwin wins spelling bee
Thursday
Wednesday
Farmers Independent photo
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Monte Fox - Coordinator
Cheryl St.Claire - Program Nurse
Gail Gardner - IHS Nutritionist
Phone: (218) 983-3285
The 2008 Spelling Bee was held in the Bagley High
School auditorium on Monday, Feb. 4. The top 10 spellers
from fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth grades were invited to
compete. Taking top honors was sixth grader and White
Earth enrollee Emily Goodwin. Second place went to seventh grader Trey O’Bryan. Emily will compete at the
Regional Spelling Bee in Thief River Falls on Friday, Feb.
29. Emily is the daughter of White Earth enrollees Patrick
and Stacey Goodwin. We wish you good luck, Emily!
PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE
A Primary Minnesota Chippewa Tribal Election of the WHITE EARTH Reservation
Business Committee a/k/a Tribal Council will be held on April 1, 2008 to fill the following positions:
Chairperson
District III Representative
ELECTION DATE:
April 1, 2008
POLLING PLACES:
DISTRICT I:
Pine Bend - Church Hall
Beaulieu- Lenore Moran Residence
Bejou - Fire Hall
Rice Lake - Community Center
DISTRICT II:
Mahnomen -Old Library
Naytahwaush- Community Center
Waubun - Community Center
DISTRICT III:
Callaway- City Hall
Elbow Lake - Community Center
Pine Point - School
White Earth - Fire Hall
Ogema - Fire Hall
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
Indian Center
l530 E. Franklin
Minneapolis, MN
CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA
Leech Lake Facility Center
POLLS OPEN:
POLLS CLOSE:
8:00 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
Please Call 24 hours in advance to reserve your
Dial-A-Rides to ensure we can accommodate you.
$10 and $20 punch cards are now available at
Richwood Store, M&W, White Earth
Transportation/Transit, Shooting Star Casino
Gift Shop and M&W Foods in Ogema.
All submissions to the Anishinaabeg Today
must be legible! Submissions that cannot be
read will not be be accepted.
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PP School Literacy Walk winners announced
During the fall season, students at Pine
Point School were challenged to "Take Time to
Read" outside of school hours as part of their
"Circling the Seasons" program.
Lonnie Bellanger, a 6th grader, tallied more
than 465 minutes to become the student winner.
Students were encouraged to read every day as
well as have others read to them. Minutes were
recorded weekly and recorded on fun reading
clocks posted outside of each classroom in the
school hallways.
Lonnie was awarded the choice of a yearly
magazine subscription as was her 5th/6th grade
classroom, who clocked the most reading minutes.
During the winter season, all students will
again be challenged to "Take Time to Read" but
this season a magazine subscription will be
given to the student in every classroom who
reads the most as well as to the classroom that
tallies the most minutes of reading.
The purpose of this Literacy Walk is to create an enjoyment and love of reading-- a lifelong habit that cultivates life-long learning.
Happy reading, everyone!
The White Earth LTCC program
Submitted photo
Grades 5 and 6 from Pine Point School clocked in the most reading minutes during their
Circling of the Seasons program.
SUGAR BUSH TOWNSHIP NOTICE
Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of Sugar Bush Township, County of Becker, State
of Minnesota, that the Annual Election of Town Officers, Board of Canvass and Annual Township
Meeting will all be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2008. In case of inclement weather, the meeting
and election may be postponed until the third Tuesday in March which will be announced on
KDLM radio station of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
The Clerk will be at the Town Hall to facilitate absentee voting on Saturday, March 8, 2008 from
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
The Election Poll hours on 3/11/08 will be from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, at which time the voters
will elect:
Supervisor - three year term
The Board of Canvass will meet on March 11, 2008 at 8:05 PM to certify the official election
results.
The Annual Meeting will meet on March 11, 2008 at 8:10 PM to conduct all necessary business
prescribed by law.
February 21, 2008
Janell Melbye,
Clerk, Sugar Bush Township
is accepting bids for a Home Modification to be done
at an individual’s home located in the Rice Lake area
on the White Earth Reservation. Modifications must
be performed by a licensed contractor and per
Minnesota State Code. Payment will be made in full
after final inspection of completed job. Bid specifications and location are available at White Earth Home
Health, 36510 Becker County Rd #21, White Earth,
MN 56591. Due to client confidentiality the bid
description must be picked up in person at White
Earth Home Health Agency. We are open MondayFriday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Bids will be accepted until
March 14, 2008.
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Circle of Life School hosts 9th annual Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl
The Circle of Life School hosted
their ninth annual Anishinaabe Quiz
Bowl competition on Feb. 1 at the
Shooting Star Casino Event Center.
Fifteen teams competed against
each other in which the students demonstrated their general American Indian
and Ojibwe history, culture and language knowledge.
The following teams attended the
Quiz Bowl: Fond du Lac Team 1
(Steph Shabaiash, Jeremy Ammesmaki,
Chris Johnson-Fuller and Brittany Bird
with coaches Jacob “Sonny” Greensky
and Josa Barney), Fond du Lac Team 2
(Taylor Diver, Samantha LaDeaux,
Dominic
Johnson-Fuller,
Jaron
Smallwood and Kristina Ammesmaki),
Bagley (Shawnee Miller, Katy
LaFriniere, Bruce Auginaush, Andy
Buckman and Tasha Rodenwold with
coach Carol Bliss), Elk River High
School (Brandon Johnson, Adam
Nelson, Nick Schreifels, Randee
Hanson, Samm Belille and Travis Krona
with coach Amanda Norman), Merlin
Williams’ Team from Coon Rapids
Middle and High School, Nay Ah
Shing Team 1 (Jon Reynolds, Kyle
Aune, Nikki Sam and Miranda
Nickaboine with coaches Eric North and
Katy Grapp), Nay Ah Shing Team 2
(Chelsie Benjamin, Marisa Cochrane,
Anthony Buckanga, and Matt Hatfield),
International Falls Team 1 (Ed
Kingbird, Cody Johnson, Mike
Whiteman, Trevor Rosebear, and Shadel
Belanger with coaches Dianne Briggs
and Tom Vollom), International Falls
Team 2 (Emily Kennedy, Joanie Lee
Morrison, Laura Glover, Maddy
Kennedy and Chelsea Bright), Red
Lake High School (Anthony Morrison,
Clarence Yellow, Danielle Sauvageau,
Sara Rushman, and Justin Spears with
coaches Diane Schwanz and Murphy
Thomas), Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig (Jessica
Smith, Sonya Lightfeather, Cheyenne
Lightfeather, Chelsea Howard with
coaches Tami Liberty and Richard
Armstrong), Cass Lake-Bena (Paris
Nicazio, Lakota Jones, Caitlin
Schulman, Dennis Staples and Eric
Northbird with coaches Rob Tibbetts
and Kevin Mainville), Circle of Life
Team A and Circle of Life Team B
(Lindsey Fineday, Tina Warren, Lainey
Fineday and Edward Miller III with
coaches Lynda Wadena and Butch
Roberts).
Dan Jones from the Fond du Lac
Tribal and Community College was the
moderator. The elder panel consisted of
Sonny McDougall and Eleanora
Boutwell. Juanita “Kookie” Lopez
assisted with the computer program.
First place went to RemerNorthland (Leanna Goose, Amber
Whitebird, Ashley Saugobay and Kali
Koch). Their coaches are Tammy
Rogers and Renee Gale. Second place
went to Merlin Williams’ team from
Coon Rapids High and Middle School
(Mindy Meyers, Mikayla Meyers,
Robbie Prince, Dylan Lovelace and
Crystal Lovelace). Their coaches are
Merlin Williams and Vicki Prince.
Third place went to Circle of Life A
(Missie Warren, Brandon Stevens,
Kristine Adams and Tiffany Adams).
The Circle of Life Quiz Bowl Teams
would like to say a chi miigwech to the
following people for their help: White
Earth/Shooting
Star
Donation
Committee, White Earth Reservation
Tribal Council, Dan, Sonny, Ellie, the
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Event
Center, Kookie, Butch, the parents or
guardians of the COL teams, and to the
schools who attended our competition.
We would also like to say a special
thank you to everyone for their support
by buying a square on one of our raffle
boards.
Remer-Northland took first place. Team members are (not in order) Leanne
Goose, Amber Whitebird, Ashley Saugobay and Kali Koch. Their coaches are
Tammy Rogers and Renee Gale.
Second place went to Coon Rapids Middle and High School. Pictured (not in
order) are Mindy Meyers, Mikayla Meyers, Robbie Prince, Dylan Lovelace and
Crystal Lovelace. Their coaches are Merlin Williams and Vicki Prince.
Third place went to Circle of Life A: Pictured from left are Kristene Adams, Tiffany
Adams, Missie Warren, Brandon Stevens and Coach Lynda Wadena
More than 15 teams competed in the 9th annual Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl competition on Feb. 1 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. The Circle of Life School
hosted the event.
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‘Check’ this out!
Submitted photo
Harley Hanson, Executive Vice President of the 1st National Bank in Mahnomen, hands Tim
St.Clair, a member of the White Earth Veterans Association, a large donation for the
Association. Looking on are Peter Haddeland, President of the 1st National Bank in
Mahnomen and Don York, a member of the White Earth Veterans Association. The Association
would like to thank the bank for their support and contribution.
Obituary
Burnham Lyle Tibbetts Sr.
Burnham Lyle Tibbetts (B.L.), age 85, died peacefully at his home in Grand Portage, after a
courageous battle with cancer. B.L. was born on Jan. 8, 1923, to Jim and Nellie Tibbetts in Ball Club,
Minn.
B.L. served in the Navy and was a WWII veteran. B.L. worked as a carpenter for the White Earth
Reservation for many years then moved to Grand Portage in 1980, where he
worked for the Elderly Nutrition Program and Lodge.
B.L. had a wonderful sense of humor that was well known among his
family, friends and throughout the community. He liked to play the slots at
the casino, work on his wood piles and tend his yard and flower beds.
He is survived by his significant other of 21 years, Hope Deschampe,
daughters: Judy Tibbetts, Ella (Bill) Vogel, Deb Uran, Stormy Deschampe,
Dawn (Henry) Bushman and sons: Burnham Jr. (Mary), Bernard (Bette),
Marvin (Lynn), Terry (Carol) Tibbetts and B.J Deschampe. Also surviving
him are two sisters: Nettie Grauman and Delores Lindberg; one brother,
Sewell Tibbetts; 24 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; daughters: Joyce and
Carol; grandson, Andrew Vogel; his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
Blessed be the Memory of B.L. Tibbetts.
A traditional wake will be held Friday, Feb. 29 at the Naytahwaush Community Charter School
and the funeral service will be Saturday, March 1 at 1 p.m. at Samuel Memorial Church in
Naytahwaush.
Region 2 Arts Council seeking board members
Those who feel that the visual, performing,
and literary arts are an important contribution to
the quality of life in north central Minnesota are
encouraged to consider serving on the Board of
the Region 2 Arts Council.
The Council is currently seeking board
members from Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the
Woods and Mahnomen counties to fill two-year
terms beginning July 1, 2008. The Board is
responsible for planning, setting policy, and
reviewing and awarding grants. It meets eight
times per year in Bemidji on the third Monday of
the month. Members are reimbursed for travel.
The Region 2 Arts Council is one of 11 arts
councils in the State of Minnesota and awards
over $64,000 annually for arts activities in the
five counties of Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard,
Lake of the Woods, and Mahnomen.
The Council operates with funds from the
Minnesota State Legislature along with a generous grant from the McKnight Foundation.
To receive an application, please email:
r2arts@paulbunyan.net or call Executive
Director Terri Widman at (218)751-5447 or 800275-5447.
Applications must be received by April 1.
Attention All Elders
The next Wisdom Steps Conference is coming up fast! The
Eighth Annual Wisdom Steps Conference is scheduled for June
17-19 at Grand Casino Hinckley.
You must:
! Complete a Health Screening Card
! Attend a Health Fair or Health Ed. Class
! New this year - complete Tier I of the “We Walk Many
Together” program (46,000 steps in one year.)
All above items need to be completed by April 30 and turned
into your Wisdom Steps Representative to be eligible to attend
the conference.
Here are the contact persons in your area:
Pine Point Area
John or Donna Buckanaga
40719 LaDoux Rd.
Ponsford, MN 56575 ~ (218) 573-3104
Naytahwaush Area
Beverly Karsten, Health Education
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591 ~ (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1358
White Earth/Ogema/Detroit Lakes/Callaway Areas
Sandra Revier, CHR
25783 260th St.
Callaway, MN 56521 ~ (218) 983-6256
Congregate Housing
Jennie Mae Boswell
36647 Co. Hwy 21
Waubun, MN 56589 ~ (218) 983-3102
Rice Lake Area
Rose Anderson
1589 Lambert Road
Lengby, MN 56651 ~ (218) 668-2728
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‘Ojibwe Music Man’ releases new music CD
Richard Lee Armstrong, “Ojibwe Music
Man,” recently released his CD titled, “Hopes
and Dreams.”
“Hopes and Dreams” is dedicated to my
grandson, Everette Paul Armstrong. This song
came to me in a dream,” said Armstrong. “I was
with Everette at a football game the night before
he got shot.” Armstrong said Everette's parents,
Richard and Kristi Armstrong can be very proud
of their son, they raised him very well. “When
Everette’s friend shot him and tried to
run away, Everette told him don’t
run. It was an accident and
he forgive him,” said the
elder Armstrong. “He
said if he didn’t make
it, tell his parents
that he loved them.
Everette's message to all is love
and forgiveness.”
“Hopes and
Dreams”
is
already on an
international level.
Songs on this CD
range from spiritual
to Ojibwe humor.
Armstrong’s previous CD, “Thunder of the
Circle” was released in May
2007 and is being played all around
the world from the United States to the middle
of Sweden, to reviews from France, and far way
as the land down under, Australia
The song, “Landlord” is currently being
reviewed on cdbaby.com. In 1984, the Duluth
Herald featured Armstrong’s picture and a front
page headline stating - “Duluth may have a new
landlord.” Richard’s great-great-grandfather,
the famous interpreter and negotiator, Ben G.
Armstrong, was given a mile-square of land for
services rendered, in the treaty of 1854. Ben
sold the land but never got paid, he died before
he could take it to court. The mile-square is
where downtown Duluth stands today. “After
that they call me the ‘landlord,’” said
Armstrong.
He is also releasing a CD of his speech, “Let
the Thunder Roll.” The speech was written after
Armstrong had a massive heart attack. Only 23
percent of his heart still functions and
it’s regulated with a pacemaker
and Defibulator.
Five toes are missing
on his left foot and
most of his right foot
is gone. To share
his experiences
that brought him
from there to
here,
Richard
talks about the
thunder of the
circle,
what
comes
around
goes around, diabetes and heart disease prevention. He
performs some of his
original songs and hits on
his CD, “Thunder of the
Circle,” “Love You Forever More,”
“Procrastination,” plus more.
Armstrong is an enrolled member of the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and received his B.A
from Bemidji State University.
White Earth
adoptee puts memoirs in print
Shielia LeNora Perrault recalls her years before and after
adoption in her book “Brown Eyes - Adopted and Loved.” It
includes sadness, pain, humor, forgiveness, healing and joy.
Born in 1944 on the White Earth Reservation, she recalls
her removal from her mother, placement at the St. Cloud
Orphanage, her lost siblings, the unexpected reunion of her
sisters, brother, and mother - even her being reunited with
nuns that cared for her at the orphanage.
If interested in purchasing the book, contact Shielia
LeNora Perrault, 609 2nd St. SE, Little Falls, MN 56345 or
call (320) 632-9526. The cost of the book is $12.95, which
includes shipping and handling.
For more information or to purchase
Armstrong’s
CD’s
go
to
www.armstrongmusic.com, www.cdbaby.com,
or visit Shooting Star Casino Gift Shop.
In Remembrance of:
Misty, Jeb, and Shep
Whose lives were taken by a careless truck
driver on Feb. 9, 2004
I cannot believe it’s been four years since you
left us. I know it wasn’t your choice because no
one wants to die. But your passing has left a void
in my life that will never be filled. I loved you
children for so long and now you are no longer
here. It seems impossible. The hurt I feel and the
ache that’s always with me will never go away.
But some things are meant to be and I would
change them if I could, but knowing that someday we will be together again brings a little comfort to me. I will always love all three of you as
I did in life.
Love forever,
Grandma Mavis
Election from Front Page
polls where eligible voters may cast their vote using a resident ballot on the day of the election. Precinct polls in Cass Lake and in
Minneapolis will accommodate White Earth voters on the day of
the election.
The absentee voting process will still be available to all White
Earth voters who reside off the reservation. All absentee ballots
must be requested by each individual voter and must contain the
following information: Printed name, Present address, Date of
birth, District to vote in (I, II or III) and Signature. Send your
request for an absentee ballot the White Earth Election Board, P.O.
Box 10, Mahnomen MN, 56557.
The election board will immediately process all requests for
absentee ballots, and the ballot will be mailed out the same day the
request is received. We can receive multiple requests in each mailing; each must be on a separate document. The Election Board
cannot receive requests by fax.
If you have questions concerning the election, contact the
White Earth Election Board at (218) 936-5622 or fax (218) 9365623, or toll free at (866) 211-9154.
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Bagosendaan Program
completes 4th year of horse riding activities
The Bagosendaan Program has completed
its fourth year of horse riding activities. We had
some impressive activities throughout 2007.
One of our favorites was a trip to the Badlands
with our horses.
Four youth, two adult leaders, and six horses from the Bagosendaan Program went to the
South Unit of the Theodore Roosevelt National
Park in the Badlands in North Dakota. The trip
took place over the school break from Oct. 18 to
21, 2007.
We rode our horses in the park on Thursday
afternoon, all day Friday and Saturday, and
Sunday morning before leaving to return home
late Sunday night. This was a reward trip for
those participants who had completed a full year
of riding and attended six practice rides specifically aimed at developing the skills necessary
for the steep terrain and the challenges of riding
off trail in the back country of the park.
Because of this degree of difficulty only
practiced riders and athletic, competent horses
got to go.
“I was very impressed with how the participants rose to the challenge. This was an invaluable experience, which allowed our riders to
gain enormously in skills and confidence by
applying their lessons,” said Dave McNamee,
the lead trainer for the program.
Participants learned trust, horsemanship,
self-confidence, and a wide variety of environmental skills. The riders will use these skills in
helping to mentor new riders in the program in
the coming year. The confidence and resiliency
the riders gained will broaden their abilities in
other situations as well.
The group saw a wide variety of native animals and birds. There were herds of wild horses, buffalo, deer, mule deer, antelope, and elk.
They also saw porcupines, prairie dog towns,
flocks of wild turkey, pheasants, and an enormous flock of sand hill cranes. Rabbits seemingly ran straight up vertical overhanging banks
as the group passed.
In some of the extremely challenging crossings and steep cliff climbs riders had to walk
their horses or send the horses ahead on their
own. They rode the Mah Dah Hey, the Jones
Creek, the Talkington, the Painted Canyon and
the Lower Paddock Creek trails as well as following many unmarked animal trails and striking out cross canyon along ridges and across
plains.
“The most exciting event was being really
close to a herd of buffalo when they walked
right up to our trailer and then right past,” said
Georgia Goodwin-Chaffee. Priscilla Fullstrom
said “We learned to trust our horses going up
and down hills, and to ride slopes, ridges and
canyons we would never have dreamed were
passable on our faithful horses.”
A great time was had by all. If you are
between the ages of 11 and 18 and are interested in horses the Busy Bees 4-H group will be
hosting a horse education day this early spring.
We will be offering the chance to try horse back
riding in a controlled environment. Contact the
Mahnomen County Extension Service, Sarah
Snetzinger at (218) 935-2226 for more information.
Members of
the
Bagosendaan
Program learn
the challenges
of riding along
steep terrain
trails in the
back country of
the park.
The
Bagosendaan
Program ended
their fourth
season with a
trip to the
Theodore
Roosevelt
National Park
in North
Dakota from
Oct. 18 to 21,
2007.
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ALS provides estate planning free of charge
What is a will?
- A legal document allowing you to decide who
receives your property when you pass away.
- Confidential. Other people will not know the
contents of your will unless you tell them.
- Not final until you pass away. Until then, you
can change your will or give away your property.
Why have a will?
- If 18 or older.
- You have tribal trust land or non-trust land or
personal property.
- You have children or stepchildren under 18.
- You want to leave property to someone who is
NOT in your immediate, blood family.
- Your spouse or partner is NOT a tribal member.
- You recently married or divorced.
- Someone you named in your will recently
passed away or became mentally unable to handle their own affairs.
- You recently had or adopted a child.
- You recently purchased, sold or inherited property.
What can be included in a Will?
- Who receives your property, including friends,
or extended relatives.
- The person to oversee distribution of your
estate (your personal representative or executor).
- A guardian to care for your minor children.
- Specific language to provide for your non-tribal spouse, partner or non-tribal family members.
Property distributed outside of your will
- All jointly owned land, bank accounts, payable
on death bank accounts, etc.
- Life insurance with a designated beneficiary.
To reduce further fractionation of family
allotment land
- Leave land share(s) to one child
- If several land share(s) leave individual parcel(s) to individual children.
- Leave land share(s) to the tribe.
Anishinabe Legal Services can provide
Wills, Health Care Directives and Durable
Powers of Attorney, at no charge.
The usual income and asset guidelines do
not apply. An application for legal assistance is
required. Income and asset questions are asked
for statistical purposes only, but will not affect
eligibility.
The purpose of the funding is to deliver
estate planning services to members of Indian
Tribes living on or near the White Earth and
Leech Lake Reservations or who live at Red
Lake Reservation but have trust allotment
land at Leech Lake or White Earth
Reservations.
For further information please contact Chris
Allery or Mary Shequen Smith at Anishinabe
Legal Services (1-800-422-1335.)
Sponsored by the Indian Land Tenure
Foundation and The Institute for Estate
Planning and Probate. Funding is scheduled to
end on April 30, 2008.
Pitching for new Circle of Life School
Rez Briefs
Volunteers needed
Volunteers are needed in the Senior Companion & Foster
Grandparent Programs. Are you at least 60 old? Do you
enjoy working with children or elderly people? Would you
like to add to your income? We have special stipended volunteer opportunities in the Pine Point/Ponsford,
Naytahwaush and Mahnomen communities to help young
people grow and become positive community members or to
provide friendship and assistance to other area seniors. For
more details call Ruth Hoffman-Fugleberg, TVOC Senior
Programs Coordinator at 1-888-784-2660.
White Earth AA Group
The White Earth AA group meets every Monday from
noon to 1 p.m. near the Mental Health Conference room. For
more information call (218) 983-3387 or (218) 204-0368.
Annual fish fry
The Vergas Lions Annual Fish Fry is Friday, March 7
from 5-8 p.m. (while supplies last) Menu includes Alaskan
walleye, baked beans, coleslaw, potato salad, garlic toast, and
coffee or milk. Adults are $7 and children under 12 are $3.
Proceeds benefit local Lions projects. If you need any more
information contact Terri Smith at (218) 731-7143 or (218)
342-2888.
Homebuyer Education Class
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe (MCT) Finance
Corporation is sponsoring a First-Time Homebuyer
Education Class on Saturday, March 1, from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. at the MCT building, 15542 State 371 NW, Cass
Lake. This class is a requirement of the MCT Finance
Corporation for qualified buyers. Please reserve your spot in
this class with Cindy Beaulieu at (218) 335-8583 Ext. 150 or
cbeaulieu @mnchippewatribe.org.
Looking for a job?
The White Earth Human Resources Department has a
Job Hotline. Call (218) 983-3285 and ask for Ext. 1000. It
has all the current job openings.
Please notify WE Contract Health
White Earth Contract Health patients who are seen in the
emergency room must notify the White Earth Contract
Health Department within 72 hours of the visit or your
charges can be denied payment. If you do not have other
third party coverage, you may be referred to the Patient
Benefits Coordinator to be screened for other alternate
resources. If you have any questions call 1-800-477-0125 or
(218) 983-4300 Ext. 6280, 6281, or 6282.
Photo by Vern Hunter
A White Earth delegation recently met with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in
Albuquerque, NM, in regards to a new Circle of Life School. Pictured from left are Norman
Suazo, BIE Construction Consultant, Dale Keel, BIE Facilities Management Officer, Erma
J. Vizenor, White Earth Chairwoman, Emery Isburg, Grant Management Specialist, and
Andrew Robinson, Project Management Specialist. A new school is scheduled to begin
construction at the old Mission site in 2009.
The 140th Annual White Earth Celebration is June 13-15
DOVE services provided
White Earth DOVE Program services include: Crisis
intervention, Orders For Protection, legal/personal/medical
advocacy, safehousing, systems advocacy, transportation
(related to the crime), support/empowerment sessions and
community education. Two office locations: Naytahwaush (218) 935-5554 or Ogema - (218) 983-3013. The 24-hour
crisis line is 1-800-543-0629.
WELSA information
Contact the WELSA office toll free at 1-888-760-6222
for questions or inquiries. If needed, a WELSA representative will schedule an appointment to meet in Pine Point.
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Ogema VFW Post 9880 & Auxiliary
Pancake & Sausage Breakfast
Sunday, March 2 ~ 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
(Ogema Community Center)
“Serving pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs,
hash browns, orange juice, and coffee”
Adults - $5 ! Children (6-12) - $3
Children under 5 - FREE
Silent Auction – Bake Sale!
(Highest bidders announced following March 2 breakfast)
New Horizon Resort
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Weather not enough to stop the Naytahwaush
Nightriders from fulfilling commitment to Hospice
The weather may have been gusty enough at
times to bring the wind chill to a bone chilling
79 degrees below zero, but the Naytahwaush
Nightriders snowmobile club stuck to its plan to
ride in order to raise money for Hospice of the
Red River Valley.
On Saturday, Feb. 9, 15 riders left Pinehurst
Resort and headed cross country to the Northern
Inn in Bemidji. After spending the night thawing
out, they again climbed on their sleds Sunday
morning to complete the 200 mile round trip,
arriving back at Pinehurst tired out but with a
sense of accomplishment. This is the fourth
year in a row that the group has made the trip.
Prior to this past weekend, they had raised
almost $17,000; totals from this years ride will
be announced at another annual event, the 38th
annual Snodeo in early March.
The Snodeo brings in riders from all over
the state of Minnesota to compete for cash and
prizes and it is here that Hospice of the Red
River Valley will be presented with a check. All
funds raised during the Ride for Hospice go to
support the ongoing mission of Hospice of the
Red River Valley, who has been providing hospice care in the area for the past 27 years.
For more information about the
Naytahwaush Night Riders or the upcoming
Snodeo, contact Tom McArthur at (218) 9355855. For more information about hospice services, contact Hospice of the Red River Valley at
(218) 847-9493.
473-2138
Special Events!!
FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY February 29th
All you can eat buffet featuring Deep fried Alaskan Pollack
Spaghetti & Meatballs
Coleslaw, Potatoes & Rolls
$7.50
St. Patrick’s Day Buffet
Monday March 17th 5-9 pm
Traditional Irish Foods
Corned Beef & Cabbage
Irish Stew & Baked Cod
Colcannon
Soda Bread & More
$ 9.50
Regular hours: Friday & Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday Brunch Buffet 10am - 2pm
Submitted photo
The Naytahwaush Nightriders snowmobile club stuck to its plan to ride, despite of cold weather, to raise money for Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Classified Ads
Compact Discs, DVD & Stereo Systems - Audio, Video
& Musical Accessories. The Sound Shop, Detroit
Lakes 1-800-240-8901.
Beadwork for sale: Bracelets, barrettes, ID holders,
checkbook covers and more. Great anytime gifts for
graduation, give away’s, raffles, holidays. Call for more
information: (218) 935-5860, or for sample pictures email me at anishinaabecrafts@yahoo.com
Taxidermy: Call Dan Clark at Deep Woods Taxidermy
at (218) 204-0565 (cell).
For sale: 1985 14x80 Mobile Home to be moved. 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Central air, newer appliances and washer/dryer included. Updated interior, 6" walls. $11,000 or
reasonable offer. (218) 473-2467 leave message.
For sale: One battery-operated Invacare Scooter. Has
never been used. Perfect for the person who desires
mobility and freedom to ove about in their home or
shopping. Reasonably priced at $700. Call (218) 9833778.
All articles and photos submitted to the
Anishinaabeg Today will be run on a space
available basis.
Olive L Folstrom
July 29, 1944 - March 16, 2007
The Broken Heart
Little we knew that evening that,
God was going to call your name.
In life we all loved you dearly.
In death we do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
You did not go alone;
For part of us went with you.
the day God called you home.
you left us peaceful memories,
Your love is still our guide;
All though we can not see you,
you are always at our side.
Mom our hearts are broken
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
We will be together again,
We love you and miss you dearly,
Your children,
Kenny, April, Nancy
and Grand children
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Ex-smoker Profile:
Marcy Hart advocates to quit smoking
• Marcy Hart
• White Earth Ojibwe
• Mother of two and grandmother of
three.
How long did you smoke?
I quit smoking in 1975 and I am so
glad I quit. I smoked my first cigarette
when I was 14. I did it because all the
girls in my group did it and I wanted to
try it since everyone else did. I continued to smoke out of defiance of all
authority figures and because I thought
it was a really cool thing to do. I didn’t
know any better way back then.
Back in the 60s I do not remember
any information being told to us teens
that smoking was bad for our health.
All I remember is that most adults did
not want any children smoking, adults
like parents, foster parents, school personnel, church people, and police officers.
I smoked more and more as I got
older, but when I turned 19, I was married, and I got pregnant. Pregnancy
made me sick to my stomach and more
so when I smelled cigarette smoke, so I
had to quit cigarettes. After I turned 23
I divorced and the stress of being a single parent was difficult so I decided to
start smoking again. By the time I was
28 years old I was smoking about two
packs a day, sometimes a little more
than two packs a day. I guess at this age
I still didn’t want to know any better
about how smoking was affecting my
health.
What inspired you to quit?
It wasn’t until my children were in
grade school that I stopped smoking.
One day when my children came home
from school, they started to tell me
about the dangers of smoking. I did
start to have some clue about the hazards of smoking since the warning label
was now on the cigarette packaging, but
I ignored it because I wanted to continue to smoke. After my two children
gave me the information, they pleaded
with me to stop smoking. They said
they didn’t want me to die from smoking. The concerned look on their angelic faces struck me hard!
This was my determination to quit
smoking. I knew right there and then I
meant to quit! I had just purchased a
carton of cigarettes and I took those
cigarettes into the bathroom and I broke
them all apart into the commode and
flushed them down the drain. I couldn’t
bear the thought of my children thinking I was going to die. I was their only
parent who took care of them and I
wanted to be there for them.
What were your barriers to quitting?
The majority of my friends at the
time smoked. The smell of smoke was
See Quit Page 28
Shooting Star Casino hosting
domestic violence conference
The White Earth DOVE Program, WE Tribal Court, Lakes Crisis Center,
and Anishinabe Legal Services are sponsoring a Domestic Violence conference on April 2 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino Event
Center. The theme is “It IS happening in YOUR community every day!”
Lieutenant Mark Wynn, a 20-year member of the Metropolitan (Nashville,
Tenn.) Police Department is the key presenter. He is a national trainer for
police officers, prosecutors, judges, social services providers, healthcare professionals and victim advocates. He has served as lieutenant to the Domestic
Violence Division and in October 1995, Wynn was invited to the White House
by President Clinton to deliver a speech on strategies to prevent domestic violence in the United States.
Conference Agenda
7:30– 8:30
Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00
Welcome, Blessing, Tribal Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor
9:00 - 10:30
Keynote Presentation - Domestic Terrorism
Wynn draws a clear connection of the power and control used in terrorism to
DV and challenges his audience to change the system to insure the safety of
the victim, the police and the community.
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:00 Strangulation - increase awareness of the lethality of strangulation - covering: identification, documentation and the steps for successful
prosecution.
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch - Public Law 280/Jurisdictional Issues Frank Bibeau, Attorney Anishinabe Legal Services
1:00 - 2:30
Finding and helping the “hidden victims” - Responding to
Children - creates a deeper understanding of how to successfully interview
children and intervention with children.
2:30 - 2:45
Break
2:45 - 4:00
Stalking and Counter-Stalking - covers the growing crime of
stalking, including: stalking personalities, behavior, impact on victims, level
of danger, establishing probable cause, investigative tactics, and safety planning for victims.
4:00 - 4:30
Closing, evaluations, and door prize drawing
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
Registration Fee: $40
Early Registration - $30 by March 7, 2008 4:30 p.m.
(Includes continental breakfast, lunch, and handouts)
Registration Deadline is March 26, 2008
Name: ________________________________________________________
Agency: _______________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________Email:__________________________
Method of Payment: Check enclosed Purchase Order
Made Payable to: Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
PO Box 394
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502
A block of rooms have been set aside at the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel
& Event Center until March 19. Please call 1-800-453-7827 and ask for the
DOVE Conference block of rooms for your hotel stay. Lodging costs are on
your own. Post Credits, CEU’s, CLE’s have been applied for. Certificates of
attendance will be provided.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
White Earth enrollee Marcy Hart smoked her first cigarette when she was 14.
She quit smoking in 1975 and has been telling people to stop since then.
*Cancellation - the fee, less $10 will be refunded, if you choose to cancel
by 4:30 p.m. on March 21, 2008. NO refunds will be given after this date. If
the sponsors must cancel the conference for any reason, a full refund will be
provided. For more information or questions, please call Jodie at (218) 9355554 Ext. 3263 or 800-763-8629 or Jill at (218) 847-8572 Ext. 106.
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Pine Point Regular School Board Minutes
Thank You
Pine Point Regular School Board Meeting
Monday, January 7, 2008 @ 6:30 p.m.
Pine Point School Staff Room
Thank you all for your help with finding my relatives in the
White Earth area. I have had great luck in finding a lot of them.
If I can ask one more thing. I need to find an elder from
White Earth area. I would like a naming for my three grand kids
and two nephews. This will be the first time that we all have been
in the same state in many years (we are coming from four different states.)
Thank you all again for your help. Blessings to you and yours
from this side of the mountain.
1.0 Roll Call – Meeting called to order by Chairman Edward Miller Sr. at 6:30 p.m.
Members present – Edward Miller Sr., Fawn Roth, Sara Clark, Lyman Roberts, Ronald Butcher,
Albert Basswood Jr.
Ex-officio – Jason Luksik, Principal
2.0 Recognition of Visitors – Bonnie Meeks, Fred Leonhardt
3.0 Approval/Amendment of Agenda – Motion by Ronald Butcher to approve the agenda as amended: Add 7.A. Resolution for White Earth Reservation Comprehensive Education Study, seconded by
Sara Clark. All in favor. Motion carried.
4.0 Approval/Amendment of Minutes – Motion by Fawn Roth to approve the December 3, 2007 minutes as presented, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.0 Finance
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – Motion by Ronald Butcher to approve the Treasurer’s Report for
December 2007, seconded by Fawn Roth. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Payment of Bills – Motion by Ronald Butcher to approve the payment of bills for the
month of December 2007 in the amount of $74,712.58 for check #19006 through check #19116, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion carried.
6.0 Unfinished Business
6.1 No unfinished business
7.0 New Business
7.A.
Resolution for White Earth Reservation Comprehensive Education Study – Motion
by Fawn Roth to accept Resolution, seconded by Sara Clark. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.1 Reorganization of Board
A. Chairman – Edward Miller Sr.
B. Vice Chairman – Lyman Roberts
C. Clerk/Treasurer – Fawn Roth
7.2 Current Signatures of Check Signer – Motion by Sara Clark to add Fawn Roth and
Edward Miller Sr. to check signer, seconded by Ronald Butcher. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.3 Selection of Official Publication – Motion by Lyman Roberts to utilize Anishinabe Today
as the official publication for the school district, seconded by Fawn Roth. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.4 Selection of Depositories – Motion by Fawn Roth to authorize the use of the following
depositories: Minnesota School District Liquid Asset Fund (MSDLAF); US Bank of Minneapolis;
and State Bank of Park Rapids, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.5 Authorize Superintendent, Principal and Business Manager to conduct financial transactions of behalf of school district – Motion by Ronald Butcher to authorize Bonnie Gurno,
Superintendent of Schools; Jason Luksik, Principal; and Bonnie Meeks, Business Manager, to conduct financial transactions on behalf of school district, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor.
Motion carried.
7.6 Schedule of Monthly Board Meetings – Motion by Lyman Roberts to schedule monthly
board meetings on 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m., seconded by Sara Clark. All in favor.
Motion carried.
7.7 Salary for Board Members – $130/meeting and $50/special meeting. 4-for; 1-silent.
7.8 Indian Procedures and Policies for Impact Aid – Motion by Sara Clark to approve the IPP
for Impact Aid, seconded by Ronald Butcher. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.9 Leave of Absence – Motion by Ronald Butcher to deny leave of absence for S.Bolton,
seconded by Fawn Roth. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.10 Mandatory Policies – Motion by Sara Clark to adopt the following policies: #102-Equal
Educational Opportunity; #214-Out-Of-State Travel By School Board Members; #401-Equal
Employment Opportunity; #402-Disability Nondiscrimination Policy; #406-Public and Private
Personnel Data; #407-Employee Right To Know; #413-Harassment and Violence; #414-Mandated
Reporting Of Child Neglect or Physical or Sexual Abuse; #417-Chemical Use and Abuse; #418Drug-Free Workplace/Drug-Free School; #419-Tobacco-Free Environment; #420-Students and
Employees With Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable
Diseases and Infectious Conditions, seconded by Lyman Roberts. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.11 Teaching Position Job Description – Motion by Fawn Roth to approve job description for teaching positions, seconded by Ronald Butcher. All in favor. Motion carried.
7.12 F.Y.I. Items
! School Board Training – Discussion. No action needed.
! Dr. Rose, Dentist – Discussion. No action needed.
8.0 Adjournment – Motion by Ronald Butcher to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m., seconded by Fawn
Roth. All in favor. Motion carried.
Fawn Roth, Clerk & Treasurer
Connie Treasure
2909 1/2 Sandra Ave.
Grand Junction, CO 81504
(970) 245-5913 - just leave a message and I will get back to you.
“The White Earth Head Start Parent Committee would like to
thank the local area business and community members for their
support.”
The family of Joan Wade would like to thank all the people
who attended the wake and funeral. We appreciate your presence,
your words, and your hugs in our time of sadness. Thank you for
all those who prepared and brought food. The flowers and plants
were beautiful. We, especially thank the Ojibwe singers who
from Cass Lake, Onigum, White Earth, Park Rapids, Detroit
Lakes and Rice Lake who came out on such a cold night. We
thank her sisters who came from Pine Point to help us honor her
life.
Blessed be the Memory of Joan Wade,
The Wade and Byrd families
I would like to thank everyone who attended my 40th birthday party at Hilltop Supper Club. Thanks for the wonderful gifts,
cards and birthday wishes. A special thank you to my daughters,
Melissa and Molly, who planned the party and to my family and
friends who helped them pull it off. You guys did it, you surprised
the heck out of me!
Jennifer Bartos
Thank you and appreciation for the many relatives and
friends that attended by birthday party Feb. 17 given by my
daughters. Thank you Bibsy for the cake. I also thank the one’s
that brought the food, gifts, and $$$. We had a very wonderful
time. I love you’s all!
Philomene
The family of William G. Norcross Jr. would like to express
our thanks for all the memorials, beautiful plants, flowers, delicious meals, prayers, and kind words so lovingly extended in
memory of Bill. We would like to acknowledge the White Earth
Honor Guard and the John Bridges Post 15 of the American
Legion for the military honors they provided. We sincerely thank
each person who attended Bill’s funeral. He was blessed to know
and love so many wonderful people.
Sincerely, the Norcross and Schulman families
Please call the Anishinaabeg Today at (218) 9833285 Ext. 1206 or email today@whiteearth.com if
you moved or have an address correction.
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Quit
Birth Announcements
from Page 26
all around me and I had a lot of temptations to
just have one more cigarette and then I’ll be done
with it! When I would feel this temptation, I
would see my children’s faces when they asked
me to please quit smoking. I then had the courage
to resist the feeling to smoke again. It was hard to
quit smoking but my children were my motivation to quit and never to start smoking again. The
bad habit of smoking affected me psychologically because I used to have dreams about smoking
and when I awoke, I was glad it was just a dream.
Today I no longer have dreams about smoking.
The strong motivation not to smoke is still with
me.
How has your life changed?
When I used to smoke, I never noticed the
bad ashtray smell, the ashes dropping around,
and the small burn holes in my clothes, burn
holes in my car, on the furniture, and the carpet.
Nor the cigarette smell on my clothes and hair
and the yellowing on my fingers from the nicotine stains. Yuk!!! What a filthy smoking habit I
had.
Today, my life as a non-smoker is good. I
like breathing normally and walking without running out of breath. I sure don’t miss the coughing
I did when I smoked. I also have fewer colds and
way less flu illnesses. I don’t smell like a stale
cigarette and my home is a smoke free area.
When I do go out to places that allow smoking, I
wonder how people can light up a cigarette and
think that it is OK.
I have since educated myself on all the negative effects that smoking has on a person’s
health and how second hand smoke is just as bad
as smoking. I’ve learned that smoking can carry
an increased risk for heart disease, strokes, and
lung disease; it creates high blood pressure and
high cholesterol. It is especially risky to smoke if
you have diabetes because of nerve damage (neuropathy) to feet and hands. I wish people who
smoke could see how bad smoking is for them
and the people around them.
Any advice for people trying to quit?
There is so much information about the negative health effects of smoking and there is assistance out in the communities and clinics to help
people who may want to quit smoking. I learned
in the American Indian culture that abusing
tobacco is disrespectful to yourself and Mother
Earth. I also learned that getting in touch with
your spirituality is a tremendous help to quit
smoking. I believe getting in balance as a total
being (heart, mind, body, and spirit) can help
people overcome most addictions.
If a person would take a look at all the people they care about, and all the people that care
about them, and then start thinking seriously
about what health effects smoking have on their
life, it may help them to stop smoking. The way
I continued to not smoke is to read all and any
articles, pamphlets, medical notes, newspaper
articles and listened to people speak about the
dangers of smoking.
Also, I have seen a person die from smoke
related emphysema. This person was reduced to
less than a hundred pounds and painfully gasped
for breath while on an oxygen tank. This experience furthered my vow to never smoke again. I
hope smokers will educate themselves and
decide if smoking is worth their life. I believe
that the only people that gain from smoking are
the tobacco industries.
Reprinted with permission from The Circle, Nov.
2007, Volume 28, Issue 11. Part of the "Sacred
Tobacco Campaign" series.
Jan. 28
Anika Marie Livstrom
8 lbs., 6 oz.
Nicole LaFrinier and
Jeshua Livstrom
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Feb. 10
Ayshea Aieanna Bush
6 lbs., 15 oz.
Amber Hill and
Joseph Bush
Feb. 2
Alivia Ann Lafriniere
6 lbs., 9 oz.
Tricia Simon and
Andrew Lafriniere
Feb. 11
Gavin Scott Bonagofsky
6 lbs., 5 oz.
Meredith and
Terrance Bonagofsky
Looking For Family
My name is Debra Jackson, the daughter of Melvin Kenneth
Jackson. I seek information in regards to my father and relatives.
Please email me at ramairmama@yahoo.com or call (712) 3234331.
My name is Patricia Archambault, I'm writing from Browning,
Mont., Blackfeet Indian Country. I am a single parent mom who
raised two beautiful son's. Their pa' chose not to participate. My
family here is the only family they have ever known. The dilemma; their dad's name is Frederick Alan King, so they are actually
Kings, but their dad was adopted out by Napiquans when he was
around two or so. He was enrolled at White Earth, I believe he
was named after his own dad. My sons are 20 and 21 and their dad
must be about 48 or 49 now. Can you help me or refer me to
someone who can?
Patty Archambault ~ pkarchambault@yahoo.com
In Loving Memory of James Morgan Hanks
Aug. 26, 1975 to March 3, 2003
Well our Son Son it’s been five years since you left us.
We still sit and ask why you had to leave us? We know you
are in a great place. But until we meet again your face smile
and joy you left us with will always be by our side and in our
hearts. We love and miss you Son Son.
Sadly missed by your daughter Cassandra and Anna
1222 1st Street ~ Waubun
Daily Lunch Specials & Hand-Made Pizza’s
Bingo on Mondays & Fridays @ 6 p.m. - Be Early!
Fridays WAMO Meat Raffle @ 5:30 p.m.
Call (218) 473-2700 for Take Out
Joseph Fairbanks was recently named Student of the Month
at Circle of Life School and his
sister, Melinda Fairbanks, was
named to the President’s
Honor Roll at North Dakota
State College of Science for
the 2007 fall semester.
Monday ~ Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday night all you can eat pizza buffet for only
$7.95 - includes salad bar!
Sunday Buffet 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pappy’s is a Smoke-Free Restaurant
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Obituaries
Georgina “Jean” Accobee
Eleanor Mae Annette
Georgina “Jean” Accobee, 72, of Naytahwaush, died Feb. 16 at St. Mary’s
Regional Health Center in Detroit Lakes. She was surrounded by her family and
more love than most ever know.
Georgina Sophia Wadena was born to George and Josephine (Guinn) Wadena
on Dec. 11, 1935, in Naytahwaush. She grew up and attended school in Warroad, Minn. Jean later attended culinary
classes at the Northwest Technical College in Detroit Lakes.
Jean married Oliver Accobee in 1955. In 1965, she met John
Burnette and they made their home together until his death
in 2001.
Jean worked most of her life doing a variety of jobs. She
worked many years as a cook for various places. She also
spent a number of years making birch bark baskets for Lady
Slipper in Cass Lake, Minn. Jean enjoyed playing bingo,
keno, card games, ricing and helping anyone who needed
help, although, her greatest enjoyment was spending time
with her children and grandchildren. They were her pride and joy. Jean loved them
all so much and they loved her more than anything.
Jean is survived by one daughter, Diane (Dar) Accobee; four sons: Alrick
(Kitty) Accobee Sr., George Accobee and Michael Accobee Sr., all of Naytahwaush
and Dale (Deb) Accobee of Ogema; 21 grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and
one brother, Alrick G. Wadena Sr., also of Naytahwaush.
Preceding her in death were her parents; a daughter, Jean Marie; her life long
companion, John Burnette; one sister and four brothers.
Funeral services were Feb. 20 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Naytahwaush.
Interment: Free Gospel Alliance Cemetery in Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and Winger.
Online guest book: www.andersonmattson.com.
Eleanor Mae Annette, 72, of Bemidji, died Feb. 16 at North Country Regional
Hospital in Bemidji.
She was born May 7, 1935, in White Earth to William Omen and Doris Reller.
She was raised by her grandparents George and Margaret Big Bear in White Earth.
She married William Arnold Annette in October 1953 in Detroit Lakes. They lived
in Minneapolis for two years where she was a nursing assistant for St. Barnabus Hospital. They moved to Bagley for
four years where he was a social worker. In 1965, they
moved to Red Lake. William died on July 22, 1977. She
moved to Cass Lake in 1978 and also lived in Grand Portage
for a short time. In 1986, she moved to Bemidji where she
resided until her death.
Family was the most important thing in her life. She
loved playing bridge, going to the casinos listening to country music and was a great cook. She had a strong faith and
spent a lot of time in prayer, was a gifted storyteller, avid
sports fan especially the Twins, Vikings and Timberwolves.
She is survived by three daughters: Dr. Kathleen (Timothy) Annette of Bemidji,
Helena Gerhardson, of Bemidji, Billie (James) Annette of Bemidji; six grandchildren: Lara Gerhardson, Nicole Parker, Shannon Annette, Drew Annette, William
“Bill” Annette and Trina Annette; three great grandchildren: Leonard Hodges Jr.,
Levante Hodges and Sabin Williams; her mother, Doris Reller of Little Fork, Minn.;
daughter-in-law, Laurie Jackson of Bemidji; four sisters: Patsy (Jerry) Blue, Merle
(Eugene) Sayers, Linda Omen, Mary (Ed) Cook, all of Red Lake; six brothers:
Laverne Omen, Steve Omen, both of Red Lake, Norman Reller, Martin Reller, Luke
Reller and George Reller, all of Little Fork.
She was preceded in death by her father, husband, son, Andrew Annette, two sisters: Edith Omen and Victoria Sailor, and two brothers: William Omen Jr. and Andy
Reller, and great grandson, Leante Hodges.
Honorary casketbearers were Violet Harper, Carol Kramer, Mary Fineday, Cari
Martinez, Maggie Metzer and Bonnie Beaulieu.
Active casketbearers were Frank Annette, John Annette, James Kloesel, John
Kloesel, Archie Sailor and Quinton Williams.
Funeral services were Feb. 21 at the Breck Memorial Episcopal Church in
Ponsford, with Rev. Carol Smith officiating.
Interment: Breck Memorial Church Cemetery in Ponsford.
Arrangements: Cease Family Funeral Home in Bemidji.
Ruth Howard
Ruth Howard, age 58, of Mahnoman, died Feb 8 at the Mayo Medical Center in
Rochester, Minn.
Ruth Ann Williams was born Sept. 26, 1949, in St. Louis to James and Florence
(Riffel) Williams. She grew up in the St. Louis area and graduated from Webster
Grove High School in 1967. Ruth was united in marriage to
Dale Howard and through this union she had two daughters,
Michelle and Angela. Ruth was later blessed with three
more daughters, Julie, Elizabeth, and Rachael. While raising
her girls, Ruth worked various jobs in St. Louis. In 1985,
Ruth moved to Strawberry Lake, where she purchased a
farm. In 1993, she moved to Mahnoman where she purchased her current farm and residence. She has independently farmed and raised horses at both locations since that
time. Since November 2006, Ruth has courageously battled
lung cancer.
Ruth was an avid traveler and had the opportunity to
visit both England and Ireland. From 1993 until 1999, Ruth was appointed to the
Governor’s Council on Partners and Policy where she served as an advocate for disabled children. She was passionate about politics and was always ready for a debate.
She greatly enjoyed jazz music and often played the piano. She loved going to
rodeos and truly treasured working with her horses. Ruth loved her grandchildren
and cherished the time she was able to spend with her family.
Rebecca Ann Rock Canals
Rebecca “Becka” Ann Rock Canales, age 67, formally of the White Earth
Reservation, longtime resident of Oakdale, Minn., passed away Jan. 22.
Preceded in death by loving parents, Samuel S. and Martha L. Rock.
Survived by sister, Gert Rock Bolowski (Bernard), Aunt Anna Rock, nieces,
nephews and close cousins.
Many friends and relatives bid their farewell with love for Becka’s journey into
the Spirit World as she joins her husband, Manuel.
Memorial service will be held at a later date in Pine Point.
Gerald (Jerry) Bellefeuille
Ruth is survived by her mother, Florence Williams of St. Louis; her life companion, Leo Zaviska; five daughters: Michelle (Carl) Stanley of Menahga, Angela
(Jerry) Heinen of Rogers, Ark., and Julie (Santiago) Quiroz, Elizabeth Brinkmann,
and Rachel Howard all of Mahnomen; three brothers: James, Steven, and Thomas;
four sisters: Jane Ryder, Karen Stinger, Martha Fererro, and Mary Williams; seven
grandchildren: Matthew, Alaina, Adela, Dalton, Tanaya, Marcus, and Fernando; and
one great grandchild, Raven.
White Earth enrollee Gerald (Jerry) Bellefeuille, 59, of Phoenix, formerly of
Duluth, Minn., passed away Jan. 29, after a short illness.
Jerry was born in Duluth on July 12, 1948, and resided in Phoenix for the past
25 years. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 on the USS Burke DD783. SON Bellefeuille, the Burke's (Jack of the Dust), insured the proper kind and
quantity of food was available for the (Chefs), as he was responsible for the commissary stores inventory and disposition.
Jerry loved pencil sketching, painting and music. He wrote many of his own
songs. He is preceded in death by his dad, Homer A. Bellefeuille.
She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, John.
Local services were held Feb. 14 at St. Benedicts Catholic Church in White
Earth. Funeral Mass and burial took place in St. Louis.
Arrangements: entrusted to Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
Jerry is survived by his mother, Doris Bellefeuille; sisters: Peggy (Art)
Anderson, Karen (Gail Patrick) Cone of California; brothers: Jody (Susie)
Bellefeuille of Duluth, Marvin (Suzanne) Bellefeuille of Arizona; many nieces and
nephews.
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Obituaries
William G. Norcross Jr.
William G. Norcross Jr., age 60, of Bemidji, died Feb. 4 at MeritCare Hospital
in Fargo.
William George Norcross Jr. was born May 4, 1947, to William B. Sr. and
Eunice (Pell) Norcross in White Earth. He was raised and educated in Ponsford,
graduating from Park Rapids High School. William was drafted into the U.S.
Army on Aug. 21, 1967, and served in the Tet Offensive in
Vietnam. He was wounded in combat and was honorably
discharged in March 1969. After military duty, William
worked as a mechanic at a car dealership in Minneapolis.
From 1975 until 1979 he worked at the Anishinabe Long
House as a counselor for inmates while they were detained
and after they were released. William married Jacqueline
Cameron on Dec. 23, 1978, and they resided in
Minneapolis. Starting in 1980, he drove a cab until his
health permitted him from doing so. In 1998, Jacqueline
and William moved to Park Rapids. In 2002, they relocated to Bemidji. William enjoyed boating, fishing, watching NASCAR, football,
boxing, wrestling and going to pow-wows. He also enjoyed watching his grandchildren participate in sporting activities.
William will be remembered and missed by his wife, Jacqueline of Bemidji;
his children: Victoria and her husband Tim Janke of Akeley, Minn., Michael
Cameron and his wife Kathy of Menahga, Minn., Scott Cameron and his wife
Yvette of Owatonna, Minn., Kelly and her husband Brian Charmoli of Nevis,
Minn.; 15 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his brother, Charles and his wife Kimberly of Champlain, Minn., and sister, Marlene and
her husband Tim Schulman of Cass Lake.
He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Donald and Ronald;
one sister, Mary Ann; several aunts and uncles.
Funeral services for William were held Feb. 8 at St. Theodore Catholic Church
in Ponsford.
Interment: St. Theodore Catholic Cemetery.
Military Honors: Presented by the White Earth Veteran’s Association.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes
Marian Priscilla (Kucera) Johnson
Marian Priscilla (Kucera) Johnson, 66, of Park Rapids went to be with her
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Feb. 4.
Marian was born to Edward and Anita (Budreau) Kucera on Oct. 21, 1941, in
International Falls, Minn.
Marian resided in International Falls until the age of 8.
She then moved with her family to Portland, Ore., and
resided there until the age of 14 when the family moved to
Minneapolis.
Marian also lived in Los Angeles, Los Vegas, and
Minneapolis during her married years. She was blessed
with two children during this time, Russell Wayne Smith Jr.
and Lovette Anne Smith.
Marian moved to Pine Point in 1977, along with her two
children, where she served the Lord as a missionary and a
foster parent to 25 children.
In 1986, she moved to Park Rapids, and resided there until shortly before her
passing. Marian was a loving mother who passed on extraordinary values of faith
and family to her children and others that she ministered to. Marian enjoyed
spending quality time with her family and friends. She enjoyed planning celebrations, watching sunsets, full moons and a good storm roll in and above all, lifting
up the name of Jesus.
Marian attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, Christian
Retreat Institute of Ministry in Bradenton, Fla., Moorhead State University and
Detroit Lakes Technical College.
Marian was instrumental in founding Frontline Ministries, the pleasure and
passion in her life. She also served as an elder in her church, Frontline New
Testament Church, Park Rapids.
Marian was preceded in death by her mother, Anita (Budreau) Kucera. She is
survived by her children: Russell (Robin) Smith Jr., Park Rapids, Lovette Smith,
Park Rapids; four grandchildren: Russell Smith, III, Amanda Smith, Jessie Smith,
Kassandra Smith, Park Rapids; father: Edward L. Kucera, Coon Rapids, Minn.;
three brothers: LeRoy (Jan) Kucera, Coon Rapids, Leslie Kucera, Circle Pines,
Minn., Melvin Kucera, Park Rapids; sister: Cheryl (Larry) Rossow, Ramsey,
Minn.
A memorial service was held in celebration of her life on Feb. 23 at Northern
Lights Tabernacle in Richwood.
Jeanette M. LaGue
Jeanette M. LaGue, age 71, of Naytahwaush, died peacefully in her home surrounded by her family on Feb. 9.
Jeanette was born July 10, 1936, in White Earth to Sidney and Gerda
(Nordberg) LaVoy. She married Theodore LaGue of Waubun in April 1955 and
began a life as a military wife. She was a devoted wife, mother, and daughter who
spent most of her life helping others. While raising her five sons, she also worked
various jobs and volunteered in her church and community.
After a life in the military, she and her husband returned to Naytahwaush
where she was instrumental in organizing the Twin Lakes Township Board and
spent 28 years as the Township Clerk. Jeanette served 30 years as the Fire Warden
for the Department of Natural Resources. She was the Treasurer for the Twin
Lakes Fire Department, worked as a Foster Grandparent at the Naytahwaush
Community Charter School and was very active on the Community Council.
Jeanette worked tirelessly to help support her church by doing everything from
mowing the lawn to collecting aluminum cans for recycling and using the proceeds to help met the needs at the church. Her efforts resulted in an estimated
29,284 pounds of cans being recycled, which she used the funds to provide for
such things as new tables and chairs, a new keyboard, a ramp on the front of the
church, special candles and new sanctuary lights. Jeanette also learned to play the
organ to support her church.
One of her many talents she used to help others was knitting. She knitted baby
sweaters and booties to donate to a home for unwed mothers and sweaters for
kindergarten age children as well as many sets for friends and family. Jeanette
also loved to sew and quilt and has given many beautiful quilts for charity fund
raising. She also shared many as special gifts to her children and loves ones as a
symbol of her patience and her love for them. Jeanette loved her community and
never missed an opportunity to check in on someone who wasn’t feeling well or
may have been in need. She was the recipient of the Golden Deeds Award in 2007.
Jeanette is survived by her devoted husband of 52 years, Ted LaGue of
Naytahwaush; her mother, Gerda LaVoy of Naytahwaush; five sons: Gerald
(Melissa) LaGue of Palm Bay, Fla., Theodore (Lois) LaGue Jr., of Sabattus,
Maine, James LaGue of Orange Park, Fla., David (Patricia) LaGue of Vancleave,
Miss., Greg (Sandy) LaGue of Dent, Minn.; seven grandchildren: Kelly LaGue,
Matthew LaGue, James Wade LaGue, Jacob LaGue, Garrick LaGue, Greg (Sarah)
LaGue Jr., and Amy (Jordan) LaGue; eight great-grandchildren; three bothers:
Sidney LaVoy, John (Ann) LaVoy, and Roy (Betsy) LaVoy; and two sisters: Ruth
(Leonard) Foss and Rita Bjorge. She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews,
and special friends.
She was preceded in death by her father, Sidney, and a brother, Gerald.
Funeral services were held on Feb. 13 at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in
Naytahwaush, with Fr. Bob Leising, OMI, officiating. Serving as pallbearers were
her sons, Gerald, Theodore, James, David, and Greg, and her grandson, Greg Jr.
Jeanette’s grandchildren will serve as honorary bearers.
Interment: St. Anne’s Catholic Cemetery in Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home in Mahnomen.
Online guestbook: andersonmattson.com
Those wishing to place an obituary in the newspaper can fax to
(218) 983-3641 or mail to Anishinaabeg Today, P.O. Box 418, White
Earth, MN 56591
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