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Anishinaabeg Today
Vol. 11, No. 17
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
White Earth, Minn.
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
White Earth hosts historic summit for northern Minnesota tribes
Hundreds of people gathered for
the Northern Minnesota Reservation
Economic Development Summit
and Trade Show Nov. 29-30 at the
Shooting Star Casino and Event
Center.
Tribal leaders from White Earth,
Leech Lake and Red Lake invited
economic experts from across the
country and they are hoping the
event led to new partnerships and
opportunities that will create much
needed jobs.
All three northern Minnesota
tribes suffer from high unemployment and stagnant economies. This
two-day summit is the first time the
tribes have joined together to talk
about solutions. Leech Lake Tribal
Chairman George Goggleye says the
goal of the summit is to explore
potential business and economic
opportunities from which the three
tribes will grow healthy, self-sufficient communities.
"We've talked about this in our
planning sessions, that, how Red
Lake could help Leech Lake,"
Goggleye says. "How Leech Lake
could help White Earth, and how we
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
White Earth Secretary-Treasurer Bud Heisler welcomed more than 400
people to the Northern Minnesota Reservation Economic Development
Summit and Trade Show Nov. 29 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center.
could just keep things within our
bands, whether it be products or services or whatever it may be. That
opportunity has always existed, so,
this is where it all starts."
One message echoed over and
over at the summit is that the tribes
need to develop economies that go
beyond gaming. Dave Anderson
was the keynote speaker on the first
day of the summit. Anderson, an
Ojibwe Indian from Wisconsin, is the
founder of Famous Dave's restaurant chain. He believes one solution
is to encourage more private business ownership.
The number of private businesses in Indian Country has grown, but
that growth has been slow, says
Jackie Johnson, executive director of
the National Congress of American
Indians. She says it's more typical
that people living on reservations go
off the reservation for goods and services; to get their car fixed, go shopping or go to a movie. Johnson says
that's got to change.
"What we haven't done is create
a large enough service industry to
ourselves," says Johnson. "We still
tend to go off the reservation for our
services and until we get that turned
around, I mean that is an economic
opportunity. Those individual entrepreneurs will make a difference to
our local economies."
Efforts to create non-casino jobs
on the reservations have had limited
success. Over the past few years, the
Red Lake Tribe has started a water
See Summit Page 17
White Earth receives over $500,000 in heating assistance from CITGO
There's belief among some that
if Minnesota Chippewa were true
patriots, they'd sit in their homes
shivering while singing, "G-G-G-od
bl-bl-bl-bless America-ca-ca."
Instead, six of the Chippewa
bands have accepted a deal that
will bring $1.7 million in heating
assistance through a program
called "From the Venezuelan Heart
to the U.S. Hearths." That will
amount to about $560 per household to pay this winter's heating
bills of the poorest of the poor on
the White Earth, Leech Lake, Bois
Forte, Fond du Lac, Grand Portage
and Mille Lacs reservations. Only
the Red Lake band turned down
the offer of foreign aid.
Some people are highly critical
of the bands for accepting help
from Venezuelan-owned Citgo
Petroleum Corp.
The problem is that Venezuela's
president, Hugo Chavez, is the
inspiration for the program. And
Chavez has said unkind things
about our president.
You may recall that Chavez,
speaking at the United Nations in
September, called President Bush
"the devil." Outside the United
Nations, he called our leader "an
alcoholic and a sick man."
In a recent editorial, the Bemidji
Pioneer said that Chavez was
insulting all Americans with those
words and therefore the Chippewa
should reject Citgo's gift. Other
groups have called for a boycott of
Citgo.
But tribal leaders aren't nearly
so concerned with global namecalling as they are with local freezing.
Erma J. Vizenor, White Earth
See CITGO Page 11
Photo by Edward Gehrke
White Earth Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor chats with CITGO
President and CEO Felix Rodriquez during a ceremonial signing at St.
Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York.
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Guest columnist: CITGO and the high cost of heat
By Winona LaDuke
White Earth Land Recovery Project
As the temperature dropped toward zero a
few weeks ago on White Earth, I wondered
about all the politics of fuel assistance and
CITGO Petroleum.
White Earth Tribal Chairwoman Erma J.
Vizenor attended signing ceremonies in New
York at the Akwesasne Nation, expressing our
tribe’s gratitude for the $500,000 worth of assistance to our tribal members, and Leech Lake tribal attorney Wayne Bohn responded to a query
levied at him by a reporter on Venezuelan politics saying, “…making a political statement
while your people freeze is not very wise.” In the
meantime, the White Earth, Leech Lake and
other Minnesota Chippewa Tribal bands got
blasted in a Bemidji Pioneer editorial (reprinted
in the Park Rapids Enterprise and Detroit Lakes
Tribune) called a “pig in a poke” accusing the
Ojibwe of being unpatriotic, which is more than
a little ironic for Native people.
I just dutifully paid some $690 to an AngloAmerican oil company for my own heating bills
and realized that with five children and two
grandchildren in the house (and my sole source
of income), I was stretched in my budget, and I
make a good living. I’m not sure how an average
White Earth tribal family, barely above the median poverty level is supposed to make it, let alone
the rest of northern Minnesotans who may be
working at Wal-Mart or any other local job,
which puts them at or below the poverty level.
Thus said, the Park Rapids Enterprise, DL
Tribune and Bemidji Pioneer’s condemnations of
our tribe and the $l.75 million in fuel assistance
donated to Minnesota Chippewa Tribes, are
mean-spirited and lack any perspective on history.
Last year, after Hurricane Katrina wreaked
havoc on American refineries and distribution
systems in the Gulf of Mexico, American senators wrote a letter to oil companies with the plea,
“... Energy companies are earning record profits
this quarter, therefore we urge you to act as good
corporate citizens and invest earning profits into
programs, such as fuel funds, that provide energy assistance to low-income Americans.” The
only oil company, which stepped forward was
CITGO, which is, yes, fully owned by the
Venezuelan government, but which has hundreds of locally franchised stations here in
Minnesota, providing income to Minnesotans,
not those politically contentious pockets of Hugo
Chavez.
CITGO took a cut in profits and, according to
Joe Kennedy from Citizens’ Energy of
Massachusetts (which negotiated a huge savings
for low-income residents in that state, apparently without feeling too guilty), the cut represented
about half a percent of CITGO sales. In 2006,
See LaDuke Page 19
Officials Gather to Discuss Education
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
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Photo by Gary W. Padrta
The White Earth Reservation Tribal Council invited the superintendents from the reservation
schools to meet Monday, Dec. 11 at the RTC Center. The group talked about many subjects to
include truancy, programs, graduation rates and cultural issues. From left, Waubun Public Schools
Superintendent Boyd Bradbury, District II Representative Terry Tibbetts, Waubun High School
Principal Helen Kennedy, Mahnomen Public Schools Superintendent Jon Kringen, Chairwoman
Erma J. Vizenor, White Earth Education Director Joan LaVoy, Pine Point Superintendent Bonnie
Gurno, Secretary-Treasurer Bud Heisler, District I Representative Irene Auginaush, District III
Representative Gus Bevins, and Naytahwaush Community Charter School Director Gayle Gish.
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
White Earth PD to put a deep freeze on
impaired driving during December campaign
White Earth officers will be nipping at
the red-noses of impaired drivers during a
Safe & Sober enforcement and education
campaign throughout December. The
statewide effort is coordinated by the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety and
will include around 400 law enforcement
agencies. The effort is a component of the
state’s Toward Zero Deaths initiative —
which encourages local traffic safety stakeholders to address traffic issues through
enforcement, engineering, education and
emergency trauma care response.
During 2001–2005, there were 1,079 alcohol-related traffic deaths statewide and 13
impaired driving deaths on White Earth
Reservation. These deaths cost the reservation an estimated $14,170,000. During this
same period, 1110 motorists were arrested
for DWI on White Earth Reservation. In
Minnesota, over 471,700 motorists have a
DWI on record. A DWI can cost up to
$20,000 when factoring in increased insurance cost rates, legal and other fees.
To-date in 2006, the state is on pace to
have around 520 traffic deaths, which would
be the lowest number of fatalities recorded
in Minnesota since 1945. Steven Jackson of
the White Earth Police Department says this
enforcement period is critical to continue to
drive Minnesota toward zero deaths.
“If you get behind the wheel impaired,
be prepared to be put behind bars,” says
White Earth Police officer Steven Jackson.
“Enforcement efforts make roads safer and
that’s what we intend to do.”
Young persons continue to be the primary violators of impaired driving. From 2001
to 2005, more than 40 percent of DWIs on
White Earth Reservation were committed by
persons in their early 20s and those under
the legal drinking age.
“The perfect holiday gift is offering to be
a designated driver,” says Jackson. “Give
the gift of a safe lift.”
Safe & Sober is funded by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The
program is designed to reduce traffic-related
fatalities and serious injuries.
Reservation Boys & Girls Clubs announce
funding for new Diabetes Prevention Program
The Boys & Girls Clubs of the White
Earth Reservation is pleased to announce it
has received funding for a new Diabetes
Prevention Program.
The Indian Health Service (IHS),
National Congress of American Indians
(NCAI), Boys & Girls Clubs of America
(BGCA) and Nike, Inc. have partnered to
create a program aimed at reducing the
onset of diabetes among Native American
youth. The program –On the TRAIL
(Together Raising Awareness for Indian Life)
to Diabetes Prevention—is an innovative
combination of physical, educational and
nutritional activities that promote healthy
lifestyles. TRAIL is a 12-week incentivebased program that provides youth with a
comprehensive understanding of healthy
lifestyles aimed at helping to prevent diabetes.
The Boys & Girls Club of Naytahwaush
is pleased to have been selected as one of the
40 grant recipients to participate in this
exciting initiative. Members draw from tribal traditions and history to learn about nutrition, food choices and the impact of diabetes. They then apply decision-making
and goal-setting in the physical activity challenge and engage in service projects to
improve healthy lifestyles in their communities. Woven throughout the program are
self-esteem and prevention activities, and
community and family involvement is
encouraged.
Included in the partner is a NikeGO on
Native Lands grant that includes a physical
activity training, curriculum, equipment,
product incentives and evaluation. NikeGO
on Native Lands motivates TRAIL and Club
members to achieve their goals and promote
physical activity.
NikeGO is Nike’s signature U.S. community affairs initiative and the company’s
long-term commitment to getting kids more
physically active. The program’s mission is
to increase physical activity in youth, offering them the support and motivation to
become physically active, stay healthy and
have fun. In its most recent fiscal year, Nike
contributed more than $10.5 million in cash
and products and served more than 150,000
kids across the U.S. through its programs
and partnerships. Visit www.nikego.com for
additional information.
The hope for this program is that everyone involved may be educated to get healthier and stay fit for generations to come. The
first round of 25 members will be starting
TRAIL in January in Naytahwaush.
If you are interested in finding out more
about On the TRAIL to Diabetes Prevention
please contact Ashley Broden; TRAIL coordinator / Unit Director at the Naytahwaush
site at (218) 936-5637.
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Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor
The White Earth Tribe has accepted assistance from
CITGO, a Venezuelan government owned oil company.
White Earth has always been a sovereign nation. Yet
foreign aid is new to our Tribe. I have worked aggressively
to get it.
The past six months I have traveled three times to New
York for CITGO fuel assistance. In September, Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez met with Maine and Alaskan tribal
leaders in New York City. I was there for White Earth.
Recently, White Earth received $513,562.25 for fuel assistance from CITGO. Based on federal low income guidelines, $466,875 will be distributed to needy Reservation
households and $46,687.50 will be used for tribally owned
facilities.
Due to restraints beyond my control, this first CITGO
donation has been limited to low income tribal members
who reside within the Reservation boundaries. I have made
the request for future fuel assistance to help needy tribal
members who reside off the Reservation, a request that
CITGO officials have assured me, "we will do all we can
meet that need."
I have also taken the initial step for the White Earth
Tribe to establish a diplomatic relationship with the People's
Republic of China, relationship that I hope will develop a
cultural, educational, sports, and economic exchange
between our two nations. No one should criticize White
Earth. I am doing what federal and state political leaders do
all the time.
The time has come for the White Earth Nation to exercise
our sovereignty to the fullest extent. That's what self-determination is all about.
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Affordable WEII car program
White Earth Forestry
announces fuelwood policy change changes to Opportunity Auto
Due to considerable wood
theft, damage to the resource, and
other violations of basic requirements stated in fuelwood permits,
freeuse fuelwood permits are no
longer available for cutting standing timber.
Fuelwood permits are only
available to White Earth Tribal
members and their descendents
Each permittee will be granted
a wood lot of their own, with trees
selected for harvest by Tribal
Forestry. The volume on each
wood lot will be variable from 3 to
10 cords or more and the price will
be $6 per cord of marked wood.
Payment must be made in advance
of receiving the permit or doing
any cutting. Payment must be in
the form of a cashier’s check or
postal money order. Pre-established wood lots are available, or
the permittee may request a wood
lot be set up for them, depending
on our schedule.
All permittees will be required
to meet the basic requirements
stated on the permit, and any other
requirements described in this
notice. The basic requirements for
fuelwood harvesting are:
*Stumps of all harvested green
trees will be cut low to ensure
good stump sprouting.
*Only trees marked by
Forestry with Forestry paint may
be cut.
*A permittee may only cut
trees marked with the paint color
indicated on their permit.
*All other trees in the wood lot
will be left uncut and undamaged.
*Dead and down wood may be
collected inside the wood lot,
whether it is marked or not.
*A permittee must complete
harvesting on one wood lot before
another wood lot is granted.
Failure to meet these requirements may result in revocation of
wood cutting privileges for one
year.
Freeuse fuelwood permits are
available for special cultural purposes only, or for collecting Dead
and Down wood along roads. No
standing wood may be cut, alive or
dead, under a freeuse permit,
except for special cultural purposes.
Vendor wood lots will be set
up upon request from a Tribal
member, in a location approved by
Tribal Forestry. The same requirements, restrictions, and penalties
will apply to vendor wood lots as
on
personal
wood
lots.
Availability of fuelwood supply
may limit the number of Vender
wood lots sold. The cost of a
Vender wood lot will be double the
personal wood lot price, or $12 per
cord.
Opportunity Auto has opened
for business in Ogema.
The former JumpStart affordable
used car program has changed its
name to Opportunity Auto and also
has new guidelines.
“The JumpStart program was
operated for about two years as a
pilot project,” said Audra Highelk,
program administrator. “We’ve
taken what we’ve learned during
that time period and made some
necessary changes to the program.”
White
Earth
Investment
Initiative, the program provider, has
an auto dealership license and will
sell cars to people of all income levels.
Matching down-payment assistance of $500 will be available to
households with incomes under 250
percent of federal poverty guide-
lines. Each down-payment assistance grant must be matched with
$500 of the client’s own funds. “The
client will be responsible for obtaining funds—likely through a financial institution--to pay the remaining
balance owed toward purchase price
of the car,” Highelk added. Lowerpriced cars will be available to make
repayment easier.
Earth
Investment
White
Initiative will continue to have every
car inspected by a mechanic and
have routine maintenance performed, if necessary, to ensure continued program quality.
For more information or with
questions, contact Audra Highelk at
(218) 983-4020 (ahighelk@arvig.net)
or visit the Opportunity Auto lot on
Main Street in Ogema.
Circle of Life School Anishinaabe Quiz
Bowl members selling holiday raffle tickets
The Circle of Life School
Anishinaabe Quiz Bowl members
have raffle boards available during
the school year. A raffle square cost
is $1 per square. The money raised
will help the Quiz Bowl class to host
their Quiz Bowl Competition on Feb.
2, 2007 and will assist with the purchase of T-shirts for each participant,
gifts for the elder panel, trophies and
the moderator fee. The students are
in charge of the boards.
The winners of the Turkey
Dinner Baskets were Pauline
Manypenny and Shawn Clark.
They received a turkey, one pound
of wild rice, bag of potatoes, cranberry sauce, cans of vegetables, jello,
pudding, cool whip, gravy mix,
plates, napkins, cups, pencils, window clings, a roaster, and other miscellaneous items. Thank you to
Butch Roberts and the Charles
Wadena family for their donations.
In December, we have two
Holiday/Christmas boards. One
winner is selected by the students on
each
board.
The
Holiday/Christmas includes wrap,
bows, tags, tape, ornaments, candy,
mints, window clings, candy canes,
lights, napkins, a gift for a man,
woman, boy and girl and other miscellaneous items. The students will
draw on Monday, Dec. 18 around 1
p.m.
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Rez Briefs
In the Giving Spirit
RTC Offices Closed
The White Earth RTC offices throughout the reservation will be closed at noon on Friday, Dec. 22 and all day
Monday, Dec. 25 for Christmas, and will reopen on
Tuesday, Dec. 26 at 8 a.m. The RTC offices will also be
closed at noon on Friday, Dec. 29 and all day Monday,
Jan. 1 for New Years, and will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2
at 8 a.m.
MICOE Meeting
The January Minnesota Indian Council of Elders
(MICOE) meeting will be held on Jan. 8 at the White
Earth Congregate Living Facility. Lunch is served at
11:30 a.m. with meeting immediately following. New
members are welcome!
Submitted photo
The Ogema Elementary fourth grade decided to get into the holiday spirit by making a
contribution to the Community Giving Tree located at First National Bank in Mahnomen.
Their gifts were to a boy and a girl ages 9 and 10. They had fun deciding on a gift to give
to each. The fourth grades wish everyone a joyous holiday season!
White Earth PD and other tribal law enforcement
agencies to participate in DWI mobilization
The White Earth Police Department is
proud to announce that it will participate,
along with other tribal law enforcement
agencies, in the annual Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA) “Don’t Shatter The Dream”
Impaired Driving Mobilization. The mobilization will run from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2,
2007.
The BIA and the Indian Highway Safety
Program work together with local tribal law
enforcement to reduce the number of
impaired and non-impaired crash fatalities
on Indian lands. The BIA reports that 90
percent of the fatal crashes reported last year
involved alcohol and that Native Americans
are 2-3 times more likely to die or be seriously injured in a traffic crash than any
other ethnic group.
The BIA and the White Earth Police
Department look forward to keeping the
community members of the White Earth
Reservation alive and safe this holiday season.
Rez Rags Winter Hours
The Rez Rags winter hours are Wednesday and
Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
Pine Point Christmas Party
The Pine Point Community Christmas Dinner and
Party on will be Sunday, Dec. 17 at noon at the old Pine
Point School. Each house will receive either a ham or
turkey from the Pine Point Community Council.
White Earth AA Group
The White Earth AA group is announcing that meetings have started up again on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from noon to 1 p.m. at the White Earth Health Center.
For more information call (218) 983-3387.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held in White Earth on Jan. 3,
Pine Point on Jan. 8 and Naytahwaush on Jan. 12. Bingo
will begin after the noon elder nutrition meal. All are
welcome.
WELSA Hours
A representative from WELSA will visit their Pine
Point satellite office every first and third Friday of every
month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information
call (218) 751-6619 or toll free at 1-888-760-6222.
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, please
call 1-800-477-0125 or (218) 983-4300 Ext. 6280, 6281, or
6282.
Now Hear This...
Harry Hutchens III, Clearwater County Veterans
Service Officer, will be at the Rice Lake Community
Center the first Wednesday every month from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. For more information call (218) 694-6618.
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Elders 55 and older
You are invited to lunch on Thursday, Dec. 14 at
11:30 a.m. at the Biimaadaaziiwiin Senior
Apartments located next to the White Earth
Health Center.
4 There will be wild rice soup, sandwiches,
fruit and a special dessert.
4 It will be a fun-filled afternoon of bingo,
tours and raffle prizes!
This event is hosted by the White Earth
Community Council.
There is no better time than the
Holidays to say
Thank You
To all who have helped me progress
through the year.
Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season!
Maajaa Travel - Amelia
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
TB
Contact WE Home Health if you have concerns
Tuberculosis is a name that strikes fear
into most people. It still elicits a lot of anxiety, especially into the Native American
population. Many of the elders still remember and tell stories of the TB Sanitarium’s
like Ah Gwah Ching. At one time it was the
leading cause of death in America!
However, that is not the case anymore.
Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by
bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The bacteria usually attack the lungs, but
can also settle in the kidney, spine, and
brain. If not treated, TB disease can be fatal.
But with the advances of modern medicine,
it is now almost always cured.
TB is spread through the air from one
person to another. It cannot be spread by
touching or kissing someone with TB, sharing cigarettes, or eating food prepared by
someone with TB. TB is not easy to catch,
and people with active TB are most likely to
spread it to people they spend time with
every day like family members, friends or
coworkers. The bacteria are put into the air
when someone with active TB disease
coughs, sneezes, laughs or sings. People
nearby may breathe in the bacteria and
become infected. This means that the bacteria are dormant, or sleeping, in their bodies. These dormant bacteria are not making
them sick, and they cannot pass these bacteria to anyone else. This is called a Latent TB
Infection.
If someone with latent TB infection does
not receive treatment, or their immune system is weak, the bacteria may begin to multiply in their body and cause Active TB
Disease. Symptoms of active TB include a
bad cough that lasts longer than three
weeks, pain in the chest, coughing up blood
or phlegm, weakness or fatigue, weight loss,
loss of appetite, chills, fever, or night sweats.
It is important to remember both latent
and active TB can be cured with antibiotic
therapy. Latent TB therapy consists of taking one antibiotic for 9 months. Active TB
therapy includes taking several drugs for 612 months.
If a person feels they have been exposed
to someone with active TB, they can talk to a
health care worker to determine their level
of exposure. If their exposure is great
enough, that person can take a test to help
detect a TB infection. It is called the
Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test (TST). It is
performed by injecting a small amount of
fluid into the skin in the lower part of the
arm. A trained health care worker must
then read the test 48-72 hours later.
If you feel you or someone you know
has been exposed to someone with active
TB, please contact White Earth Home Health
Agency at (218) 983-3285.
Free tax preparation returns to WE Reservation
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
Monday ~ Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pappy’s is a Smoke-Free Restaurant
Volunteers will provide free income tax
preparation service again this tax season at
convenient locations across the reservation.
Their goal is to help more working individuals and families receive all of their Earned
Income Tax Credit.
“Last year, we served 200 people, and
this year we want to serve 300,” said Sarah
Ruppel, administrator of the Volunteer
Income Tax Assistance (VITA) site for the
White Earth Reservation.
“It’s the same great deal as last year,”
said Pat Cobb, also a VITA member. “Not
only will we prepare tax returns, we will file
them electronically for free.”
The Earned Income Tax Credit is the
largest federal anti-poverty program in the
nation. At $38 billion, it is larger than foods
stamps and TANF combined. Unfortunately,
millions of EITC dollars go unclaimed every
year in Native American communities or get
reduced by unnecessary commercial taxpreparation fees and high-interest rate rapid
refund anticipation loans.
“Wise use of EITC refunds is a great way
to jump start personal financial goals,” said
Audra Highelk, VITA site coordinator.
“White Earth Investment Initiative offers a
lot of other free financial education and
counseling services, and we will have information on these programs displayed at the
tax site this year.”
The VITA program also is encouraging
area financial institutions to partner in this
effort through promotion of savings
accounts. “A savings account allows for a
quicker refund and provides an opportunity
to build financial assets,” said Kevin Shipley,
president of Community Development Bank
of Ogema.
Free tax preparation by VITA volunteers
will be available at the Shooting Star Casino,
White Earth Reservation Tribal Council
Building, White Earth Child Care, and various other locations. Information on operating hours and appointments will be posted
soon in the Anishinaabeg Today and in other
locations throughout the reservation.
The VITA site is sponsored by White
Earth Investment Initiative. Mahube
Community Council will continue to offer
its free income tax preparation in
Mahnomen as well as in Detroit Lakes.
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
11th Annual White Earth Job and Career Fair
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Honoring Native American People and Culture
Submitted photo
In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month the students in Diana
King’s class at Waubun High School created a bulletin board collage in the
WHS commons area. Depicted are Indians in art, sports, medicine and science. A portion of the collage is “Did You Know” facts, and still another portion shows reservations and Indians in the United States to include Minnesota.
Pictured here with the display are back row left to right, Michael Tibbetts,
Brittany Tibbetts, and Jesse Barrientez. Front row left to right, is Valentino
Barrientez and Karissa Brown. Also contributing but not pictured are Tiffany
Swiers, Brittany Staples, Bianca Blanchard, and Craig Bower.
Pine Point School Meeting Minutes
Pine Point
Regular School Board Meeting
Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 @ 5 p.m.
Pine Point School Staff Room
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
The 11th Annual White Earth Reservation Job and Career Fair was
held Dec. 6 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center. Top: Tony
Buckanaga and Bernice Belgarde represented the Indian Health Service
Scholarship Program. Middle: Chris Herman, White Earth Realty
Specialist talks to students. Bottom: Dana Goodwin and Kim Lage
answered questions at the White Earth Child Care table.
1.0 Roll Call – Meeting called to
order by Chairman Lyman Roberts
at 5 p.m.
Members present – Lyman Roberts,
Ed Miller Sr., Fawn Roth, Sara Clark,
Mary Jo Basswood, Ronald Butcher
–
Bonnie
Gurno,
Ex-officio
Superintendent
2.0 Recognition of Visitors – Bonnie
Meeks, Chris Schulz
of
Approval/Amendment
3.0
Agenda – Motion by Mary Jo
Basswood to approve the agenda as
presented, seconded by Fawn Roth.
All in favor. Motion carried.
of
Approval/Amendment
4.0
Minutes – Motion by Fawn Roth to
approve the Oct. 2, 2006 minutes as
presented, seconded by Mary Jo
Basswood. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.0 Finance
5.1 Treasurer’s Report – Motion by
Sara Clark to approve the
Treasurer’s Report submitted by
Superintendent, seconded by Fawn
Roth. All in favor. Motion carried.
5.2 Payment of Bills – Motion by
Mary Jo Basswood to approve the
payment of bills for the month of
October 2006 in the amount of
$90,246.64 for check #17401 through
check #17512, seconded by Ronald
Butcher. All in favor. Motion carried.
6.0 Unfinished Business
6.1 No unfinished business
7.0 New Business
7.1 Gordon Boswell – Not in attendance. No action needed.
7.2 Official Hiring – Motion by Ed
Miller Sr. to officially hire Jessica
Miller as teacher, seconded by
All in favor.
Ronald Butcher.
Motion carried.
7.3 F.Y.I. Items
v Pow-wow – Nov. 22
v Conferences – Nov. 9
8.0 Adjournment – Motion by Ed
Miller Sr. to adjourn the meeting at
5:17 p.m., seconded by Mary Jo
Basswood. All in favor. Motion carried.
Sara Clark, Clerk & Treasurer
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Anishinaabeg Today
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Help support Mahnomen Friends
of the Library this Holiday Season
Share in the Christmas spirit help the Friends of Mahnomen
Library by purchasing a candy cane.
Suggested donation is $1. Proceeds
will help support programming for
children and adults at Mahnomen
Library. Stop by the Library today to
get your candy cane.
For more information on this and
other programs, please call (218) 9352843 or visit your library at 203 S.
Main St. Information is also available online at www.larl.org.
Mahnomen Library is a branch
of Lake Agassiz Regional Library.
White Earth Land Recovery Project
undertakes local diabetes study
The White Earth Land Recovery
Project (WELRP) will team with the
department
at
the
produce
Harmony Natural Foods Coop in
Bemidji to provide organic produce
for a diabetes study WELRP is
undertaking in January. This study
was made possible by support
through the Kellogg Foundation.
White Earth has seen an alarming 60 percent increase in youth diabetes in the past decade, a trend
which is reflected in American
Indian communities throughout the
United States. According to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, the rate of diagnosed
diabetes among American Indians
and Alaska Natives younger than 35
years of age increased from 8.5 to
17.1 cases per 1000 population
between 1994 and 2004. This is particularly concerning because of the
fact that the disease has a greater
potential to cause harm with onset at
an early age.
The purpose of WELRP’s study
is to provide local community education and participation in combat-
ing this disease.
It will include 10 participants, all
within some stage of diabetes: two
youth and three adults from the
White Earth community, three elders
from the Anishinaabe Cultural
Center, and two elders from the
MinoMiijim or “Good Food” program, a branch of WELRP. For a
period of four weeks, these participants will radically alter their diets
to include predominantly traditional
and nutritionally dense foods.
WELRP, with the assistance of
Indian Health Services, will monitor
and document blood sugar levels as
well as track any other benefits participants receive from a fresh, highfiber and healthy diet.
Information gathered from this
study will be shared broadly in
order to initiate lasting changes
within every sector of high-risk and
impacted communities. Results of
the study will be made available at
the website nativeharvest.org. For
more information on this project,
contact Leah Prussia at (218) 3752600.
Help support advertisers who help support the newspaper
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
Happy Holidays from White Earth
Law Enforcement!
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Photo by Gary W. Padrta
White Earth Investment Initiative
and White Earth Housing
are sponsoring a home buyer education class,
Pathways Home, free of charge. The class will be Jan.
17-18 from 5-9 p.m. in the White Earth Child Care/Head
Start building. You must attend both sessions to receive
a Homebuyer Education Certificate of Completion. The
class will cover all aspects of the home buying process.
It will be fun and informal with food and prizes, while providing you with important information to help you make
housing decisions that are best for you. The presenters
will include a lender, realtor, home inspector, a representative from the land office, and a money management expert. Please contact Rosy at MMCDC 1 (888)
849-9535 to sign up for the course.
White Earth Tribal and Community College
is seeking Instructors in these areas:
Psychology, Chemistry, Education,
Public Speaking, Biology and History
Submit Letter of Interest, Resume, and Transcripts to
Nyleta Belgarde
Academic & Student Services Director
WETCC
P.O. Box 478
Mahnomen, MN 56557
For more information contact Nyleta Belgarde at (218)
935-0417 or nbelgarde@wetcc.org
Equal Opportunity Employer with Indian Preference
Does it take too long to get the Anishinaabeg
Today at home! You can now read the paper
online at whiteearth.com the same day it is
printed. Plus, you can read back issues!
R2AC compiling musician venue directory
Region 2 Arts Council, through their
Arts Marketing Program, is compiling a
musician and performance venue directory
for their five-county (Beltrami, Clearwater,
Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and
Mahnomen) region.
The purpose of the directory is to provide a way for musicians and venues to link
up with each other. Musicians and venues
are encouraged to contact one another with
an offer to provide music or set up a live performance. The directory will be free to the
public and will be available at the R2AC
office in Bemidji or emailed to out-of-town
Nov. 10
Trevon Silas Lowry
6 lbs., 7 oz.
Charlotte Lowry
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 14
Binashee Rae Bellanger
8 lbs., 11 oz.
Patricia Barrett and
Randy Bellanger Sr.
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 16
Leighla Haley Jo Boit
7 lbs.
Rachel Malstrom and
Shawn Boit
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 20
Aiden Troy Holt
businesses and musicians.
Musicians and venues interested in
being included in the directory should send
their contact information to Region 2 Arts
Council. Musicians are required to include
their primary instrument and genre.
Send information to the Region 2 Arts
Council office via email (r2arts@paulbunyan.net.) or mail to 426 Bemidji Ave. N,
Bemidji, MN 56601. Deadline is Jan. 15,
2007 in order to be included in the directory.
Anticipated distribution date is Feb. 1, 2007.
Please call the office at (218) 751-5447 if you
have questions.
Birth Announcements
6 lbs., 2 oz.
Amanda Englund and
Jessi Holt
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 20
Lukas Gregory
Joseph Zima
9 lbs., 2 oz.
Kristen and Richard Zima
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 21
Mateo Trinidad Vasquez
6 lbs., 12 oz.
Jennifer Hernandez
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 22
Travis John Guy Jr.
6 lbs., 9 oz.
Amanda Leingang
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 22
Izabella Lorraine Guy
6 lbs., 9 oz.
Amanda Leingang
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Nov. 22
Dakota Badaabin Losh
7 lbs., 2 oz.
Lynnette Hill
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Dec. 2
Savannah Lee Keezer
7 lbs., 11 oz.
Josephine Keezer and
Paul Ahles
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Anishinaabeg Today
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Community members gather for
FASD conference at Maplelag
Community members gathered together at the Fetal Alcohol
Spectrum Disorder...A Journey of
Hope conference Dec. 6-7 at the
Maplelag Resort in rural Callaway.
The two-day conference featured Don Burnstick who spoke on
“The Broken Circle of Addiction:
Life on the other side,” and Lynne
R. Frigaard, an Administrator and
Fetal Alcohol Specialist at Arc
Northland. Local speakers included Gina Boudreau-White Earth
Tobacco Prevention Specialist,
Neily Anderson- White Earth
Chemical Dependency Prevention
Specialist, Kathi Murray-White
Earth Diabetes Project Dietician,
Henry Fox- White Earth Chemical
Dependency Counselor, Maxine
Boswell -White Earth Chemical
Dependency
and
Gambling
Counselor, Sandi Brustuen- Project
Turnabout, and LaRaye Anderson
- White Earth Health Educator.
White Earth FASD, White
Earth SOS (Saving Our Spirit)
Committee, and White Earth
Chemical Dependency co-sponsored the event.
Submitted photo
Ajuawak Kapashesit, Gwe Gasco, and Vandana Shiva gather together at
the world celebration of Slow Foods in Turino, Italy.
White Earth delegation eats well
at international gathering in Italy
By Winona LaDuke
White Earth Land Recovery Project
Turino, Italy - Amidst the smells
of hundreds of cheese varieties,
aisles of chocolates, and a cornucopia of locally grown meats, and
vegetables, White Earth tribal members joined world food connoisseurs
and activists at an international
gathering in Turino, Italy, where the
quality of food and the future of
food was discussed and well tasted.
The White Earth Land Recovery
Project won the international Slow
Food Award in 2003, for ongoing
work to protect wild rice from genetic engineering and patenting, and
now plays a role in the world’s Slow
Food Movement. Some 50 Native
American fishers, farmers, wild rice
harvesters and chefs attended the
second Terra Madre gathering, a
world celebration of Slow Food.
Held in the same building as the
Olympic World Speed Skating competition, and White Earth tribal
member Andrea Hanks coordinated
all their logistics. Tribal leaders like
Oneida Chairman Gerald Danforth
joined farmers and rice producers
from Madagascar, India, and
throughout the world to discuss the
preservation and nurturing of
dynamic food traditions, preservation of world ‘s ecosystems, and the
future of food.
“I’m really inspired by all of
this,” Danforth told some of his fellow delegates, “There’s a great deal
we could do at home around this
food area.” Indeed, the Oneida
Nation of Wisconsin sent a large delegation including two representatives of the tribal government, sevof
eral
representatives
Tsyunhe’hkw^ (a traditional farming project at Oneida which has
restored traditional white corn), and
Paul Smith from the Heifer Project
International. “I am really inspired
too,“ Hanks said, “ We’ve been able
to present our work on wild rice,
and find that the issues we are working on are concerns internationally
of Native people and farmers. It’s
good to know that our wild rice is
recognized internationally as a
unique gift and food.”
“We’re all one and we all play in
the dirt,” Louis Hena, of Tesuque
Pueblo remarked. Hena and Miguel
Santistevan, a representative from
Acequia
the
New
Mexico
Association, traveled from New
Mexico to Terrra Madre to include
Indigenous communities in the global conversation on “seed sovereignty.” Santistevan said, “It’s important
that we’re here as Indigenous cultures we’ve been doing Slow Food
forever.”
Hena and Santistevan’s efforts in
New Mexico are part of an interna-
See Food Page 18
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
A Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder conference was held Dec. 6-7 at
the Maplelag Resort.Top: Henry Fox - White Earth Earth Dependency
Counselor spoke on “The Power of Addiction.” Bottom: Kathi Murray White Earth Diabetes Project Dietician spoke on “Eating Well For A LifeTime.”
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
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Detroit Lakes Anishinaabe Center awarded
grant for Human Rights Intern Training
The Spectrum Trust's Multicultural
Endowment of The Saint Paul Foundation
has recently awarded the Anishinaabe
Center of Detroit Lakes a $7,900 grant to
help finance the Anishinaabe Center
Reducing Racism Against People of Color
Project. The Anishinaabe Center Reducing
Racism Against People of Color Project will
work for constituent's self-empowerment
and self-determination by training and
assisting with the documentation of grievances and in becoming familiar with civil
rights and human rights laws.
The Anishinaabe Center will contract
with two Native American youth and one
other youth of color to work with the Center
and its constituents throughout the term of
the project. The three young persons to be
trained in human rights documentation will
work approximately five hours a week dur-
CITGO
ing selected weeks throughout the year, on a
staggered basis. Interns will learn how to
document and file grievances, interview
constituents, and network with other nonprofit human rights organizations and
Native American people. This internship at
the Anishinaabe Center will provide a paid
stipend from the project grant to the three
trainee interns.
Persons 18-25 that may be interested in
becoming a possible intern in the program
may send a one-page letter of interest to the
Anishinaabe Center Human Rights
Program, 921 SE 8th St., Detroit Lakes, MN
56501 postmarked by December 31, 2006.
Selection will be made in early January.
Please call (218) 846-9463 or 1-800-890-3933
and ask for Ed at the Human Rights Office if
you would like more information.
from Front Page
tribal chairwoman, said accepting the gift
was "a no-brainer."I'll listen to the critics
when they step up with the money," she said
at an evening celebration among tribal leaders and Citgo representatives Dec. 7 in the
Twin Cities.
This event would have warmed the
blood of many Americans to the boiling
point. Not only were tribal leaders praising
Citgo, which has more than 30,000 U.S. service stations, they were gushing about the
man Washington loves to hate.
At one point in the evening, Melanie
Benjamin, chairwoman of the Mille Lacs
band, presented a tribe-made blanket to a
Citgo representative, asking that it be taken
to Chavez.
"He is helping to keep us warm," she
said. "We would like to help keep him
warm."
It should be noted that Minnesota
Indians aren't the only beneficiaries of the
Chavez-inspired program. It was begun last
year in northeastern states. There's even
Citgo heating oil for the poor in Washington,
D.C.
According to Citgo's Andres Rangel,
there's $88 million worth of oil being given
away in the United States. About 10 percent
of that is going to Indians from New York to
Alaska. Typically, the gift comes in the form
of a 40 percent discount on the market price
of heating oil. But in the case of the
Minnesota bands, it's coming as a straight
cash gift for buying heating fuel.
White Earth resident Winona LaDuke,
who twice ran as a vice presidential candidate with Ralph Nader on the Green Party
ticket, was a key player in bringing the
Venezuelan program to Minnesota. She
scoffs at the critics.
"President Chavez could have used
some help with his speech at the U.N.," she
said. "But I think you could argue that
George W. has said some pretty dumb
things, too."
In the end, this is about survival.
"I figure it's a basic human right not to be
cold in the richest country in the world," she
said. -Star Tribune
White Earth
Chairwoman
Erma J. Vizenor
stands next to a
sign that states
the name of the
program that is
sending more
than $500,000 in
heating assistance to White
Earth
Reservation.
Photo by
Edward Gehrke
Dispatch: (218) 983-3201
Cops Line: (218) 983-2677
Anishinaabeg Today
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
White Earth Reservation
Housing Authority
is seeking interested parties to participate in a
Small Works Roster.
Duties include rehabilitation of our hosing units located
throughout the White Earth Reservation.
Interested contractors should call
Dean Bellanger at (218) 473-4663.
Native American Preference
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
(White Earth Enrollee)
l Personal Injury
l Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
Hear real “NDN” hosts who love
“NDN” humor
Paul Schultz and Joe LaGarde, co-anchors
KPRM Radio 870 AM on your dial
Every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.
Brought to you by the De LaHunt
Broadcasting Corporation
Listening areas include:
White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake!
Now Hear This...
By Harry Hutchens III
Clearwater County Veterans Service Officer
The Veterans Transportation Program
has resumed service!
2006 Donations Total - $12,733.96
2006 Mileage Disbursed - $12,577.40
Balance on Dec. 11, 2006 - $2,429.21
The community’s continued donations
funding provides the revenue needed to
support the 40,761 miles driven this year, to
date. I can tell you that the veterans trans-
ported by the volunteer drivers are indeed
grateful.
As always, I look forward to your own
requests for assistance.
I welcome your own personal comments, too. Constructive feedback on your
own behalf to our Commissioners is also a
valuable gauge of how this office can better
serve all veterans and their beneficiaries of
this county.
The County Auditor’s Office remains at
your convenience to receive donations to the
Veterans Transportation Program, as well.
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
13
Featuring national Native leaders
in the work to end
violence against Native women
Keynote Presentation by
Sandy Davidson
Anishinabe
Rural Grant Technical Assistance
Coordinator, Praxis International
The Resiliency Of Children: Drawing
from our
Indigenous Values
Jeremy NeVilles-Sorell
Anishinabe
National Tribal Resource Coordinator,
Mending the Sacred Hoop
Vicki Ybanez
Navajo/Apache
Executive Director,
Red Wind Consulting
Panel with adult survivors of
domestic violence
Community discussion
LUNCH PROVIDED
REGISTRATION: Space is limited to 75 people! Registration fee is $25.00 per person.
MUST REGISTER BY DECEMBER 20TH, 2006. Early registration discount: the first 25 people who register are free.
Send registration to: D.O.V.E., P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591. Attention: Sherri Mitchell, phone (218) 983-3285, x 1325.
Your Name
Organization
Address
City
Phone
Email
We are applying for CEU's. Please specify the
Title
State
FAX
type you are interested in receiving:
Zip
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Anishinaabeg Today
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Submitted photo
Host JuniKae Randall interviews founding director of the Native American Rights Fund
(NARF), John Echohawk.
Indian Pride Television Series spotlights
diverse cultures of American Indian people
Production is underway for the highly
anticipated Indian Pride, a 13-part cultural
magazine series to be aired on PBS stations
throughout the United States in February
2007. Indian Pride will spotlight the diverse
cultures of American Indian people
throughout the country. Prairie Public
Television of Fargo, is producing the weekly
magazine in cooperation with Circle of
Nations Publishing of Grand Forks.
As the nation celebrated American
Indian Heritage Month in November, a full
production crew at Prairie Public
Broadcasting in Fargo is busy capturing the
essence of Indian Country from in-studio
guests for the television series. The first
program
showcases
“A
Historical
Overview” of Indian Nations, and has a
respected scholar from UCLA, Dr. Duane
Champagne, as the in-studio guest.
Champagne, an American Indian professor,
is the author of over 100 articles and books
on the history of Indian Country.
As Dr. Champagne shares his view of
how American Indian history was passed
down through oral and written forms of
communication, he sets the record straight…
“American Indian Nations had carried on
the obligations to their sacred teachings for
thousands of years before Europeans
entered into this land.” What is now called
“self-government” was a way of life for the
Indian Nations… “A sacred moral code and
purpose that fulfilled the sacred teachings
and obligations, not only to the nation but,
to all the beings and powers in the cosmic
order.”
JuniKae Randall of Circle of Nations
Publishing is the host of the 13-part series.
Randall, a member of the Turtle Mountain
Band of Chippewa has been traveling the
country for several months to bring the stories and scenes of American Indian culture
to the television screen. Each 30-minute
episode includes three distinct segments:
mini-documentaries shot on location, on
reservations and around other parts of
Indian country; in-studio segments featuring discussion of current issues by nationally-known American Indian guests; and original and cultural performances featuring traditional and contemporary artists, as well as
storytellers.
Future programs will highlight Indian
art, education, traditional healing, storytelling as well as coverage of critical and
timely issues of government, economic
development and politics. When the topic
of “Treaties and Sovereignty” is aired,
Randall’s special in-studio guest will be the
founding director of the Native American
Rights Fund (NARF), John Echohawk.
Echohawk is a major figure in Indian
Country and he will share his perspective on
the past and current state of sovereignty
among Indian nations...the treaties that were
signed
by
the
United
States
Government...and the treaties now forgotten. He will share what these contracts mean
between the United States Government and
the Indian Nations.
“The Indian Pride television series will
feature an educational component both onscreen and via the web. Its national broad-
See PBS Page 15
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Anishinaabeg Today
Naytahwaush community enjoys
Halloween party at Sports Complex
The Boys & Girls Club of
Naytahwaush in collaboration with
White Earth Recreation and the
Naytahwaush Community Council
put on a "Spooktacular" Halloween
Party at the Sports Complex in
Naytahwaush on Oct. 31.
The organizations served more
than 200 people including youth,
parents, grandparents, aunties and
uncles on "Fright Night" with games,
prizes, costume contests, food and
fun!
Fred Flintstone and a whole family of clowns were in attendance,
and a mad scientist or two showed
up for the event. Lots of fairies and
princesses graced us with their presence along with vampires, witches,
ghosts and goblins. Lions and bun-
nies fished for spiders and books in
the pit, while skeletons and devils
enjoyed the ring toss. Superheroes
crashed the bash to party and limbo
the night away with Batgirl and
Spiderman while the Thing, Batman
and Superman checked-out the
beanbag toss.
Costumes ranged from cute and
cuddly to bloody and gory, some for
a surprise had a little bit of both.
There were chips, sandwiches and
lots of candy and prizes for everyone.
Thanks to all who came to the
party and from the Naytahwaush
Community Council, White Earth
Recreation and the Boys & Girls
Club of Naytahwaush hope to see
you all and more next year.
Job Opportunity
15
Position: Physical Education/Coach/Health Teacher
Location: Circle of Life School
Close: 12/15/06
Pay: DOQ
Benefits: Full
Status: Full-Time
The White Earth Circle of Life School is seeking an individual to Instruct
and coach pupils at the elementary and secondary levels in the fundamentals of sports, health education, and physical education.
Duties: - Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and
communicate those objectives to students. - Instruct through lectures,
discussions, and demonstrations in physical education and health. Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress. - Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to
meet students' varying needs and interests. - Confer with other staff
members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following
approved curricula. - Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers,
counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students' behavioral
and academic problems. - Enforce all administration policies and rules
governing students. -Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are
responsible. - Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests. - Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions. -Provide training direction, encouragement, and
motivation in order to prepare athletes for competitive events. - Plan
strategies and choose team members for individual games and/or
sports seasons. - Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that
will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance. - Adjust coaching techniques based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes. Integrate and incorporate Ojibwe Language Culture and History in
lessons and units. -Supervise assistant coach position.
Qualifications: - Bachelor degree in K-12 physical education. - Minor in
Health Education. - Must have Minnesota State Teaching Licensure K-12
physical education and Health. - Must have coaching endorsement. Valid drivers license and insurance for travel between sites and other
business related destinations.
Send applications to: White Earth Tribal Council, Attn: Personnel, P.O.
Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Download applications at: www.whiteearth.com
EEO with Native Preference
A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may
be required prior to and during employment
-Background Checks performed
PBS
from Page 14
cast distribution and website will
fully integrate with schools so teachers everywhere can share the contents of the series with their students. This is a significant contribution because modern textbooks contain very little material on the culture, history and struggle of the
American Indian. This program will
help bridge that gap,” stated
Randall.
Indian Pride will be distributed
to PBS television stations nationwide
through NETA. The world premiere
of the 13-week series is scheduled to
begin February 3, 2007. Contact
your local PBS station for local dates
and times.
Snow removal guidelines for elders
Photos by Ashley Broden
More than 200 people attended a Halloween party Oct. 31 at the Sports
Complex in Naytahwaush. The event was sponsored by the Boys & Girls
Club of Naytahwaush, White Earth Recreation, and the Naytahwaush
Community Council.
The White Earth Public Works
Department is now accepting applications for the Elder Snow Removal
Program. Snow Removal Guidelines
for Elders are:
4 Must be an enrolled tribal
member
4 Must be at least 55 years of age
4 Must reside on the reservation
4 Plowing will only be done
when
snowfall
accumulation
exceeds four inches or more.
An application IS required this
year for snow removal! You may
call (218) 983-3202 to request an
application.
Anishinaabeg Today
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
In Memory
January Food Distribution Calendar
Monday
1
Closed for
New Year’s
Holiday
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
8
9
10
11
17
16
Closed for
Martin Luther
King Day
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
22
23
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
12
19
25
24
26
No
Distribution
31
Inventory
No
Distribution
1
Tuesday
2
Closed for
New Year’s
Holiday
9
8
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
15
Closed for
Martin Luther
King Day
22
Gonvick
Community
Center
10-12 & 1-2
29
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
16
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
Wednesday
3
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
10
Mahnomen
Apt. Complex
11-12:30 &
1:30-5:30
17
Rice Lake
Community
Center
9:30-12:30
23
24
30
31
Thursday
Friday
4
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
11
Mahnomen
Apt. Complex
9:30-12 &
1-2:30
Naytahwaush
Clinic
9-12 & 1-3
5
Pine Point
Clinic
9:30-12:30
12
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
18
19
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
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WIC
(218) 983-6232 or
1-800-477-0125
Our Mother Our Angel
One year ago you were called to heaven, remembering you
is easy - we do it every day, missing you is a heartache that
will never go away.
Within our hearts, you still remain for life goes on without
you, but it will never be the same.
We were truly blessed to have you for our mother. Thank
you mom for all the beautiful memories that help us smile
every time we think of you.
Your kids,
Robert, Burton, Gary, Mona, Brenda, and Patty
Everyone is invited to a Memorial Dinner and Giveaway
for Lucy Ann Stevens Dec. 29 at 5 p.m. at the Rice Lake
Community Center
In Loving Memory of
Melissa Jane Butcher
June 8, 1989 - Dec. 18, 2004
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
January WIC Calendar
Monday
In Memory of Lucy Ann Stevens
July 2, 1934 - Dec. 29, 2005
We love and miss you so very much.
Detroit Lakes,
Congregate
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Distribution
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Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
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29
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Mahnomen
Waubun,
White Earth
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Friday
There is no single day of life that I
will remember more the Dec. 18, 2004,
for it was the day that the Great Spirit
came and got my little precious angel
from us. To this day I still cry - if I could
only speak again to daddy’s little girl
who I miss so much. The words I
would say to you are this - if there was
a way to bring you back to us again
Missy I would do anything to have you
back. I can still hear your voice, it keeps
going through my head like you are still here. Please believe
that I will never place anything above you. One day my
child we will be together once again, that is my promise to
you, Melissa.
Missing you always and forever your dad, Bill
(Mi Gi Zi)
Real Estate
Century 21
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Tulaby Lake: Peace and quiet on the southwest side of the lake/
plus beautiful sunrises. 2 bedroom/ 1 1/2 bath manufactured home
with lakeside deck/ dock and all the furnishings. Newer sewer system and well. Great hard bottom with 129' of shoreline and lots of
trees. Listed by Dick Carr. Call showing. Business: 218-847-9288,
Home: 218-847-7182, Toll Free: 1-888-847-9288. #15-3449
$185,000.
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Summit
from Front Page
bottling plant, a door factory and a modular
home factory. All of those businesses failed.
Red Lake Tribal Chairman Buck Jourdain
blames politics and poor planning.
White Earth enrollee Terry Clukey and
his wife Silvia manned one of the 94 information booths at the summit.
The Clukeys run Ojibwe Inc., a business
that specializes in business forms and advertising specialties.
They were at the summit to vend their
wares in the trade show, as well as learn
from others there. That meant listening in
while tribal leaders and guest speakers
talked business while at the same time participating in the trade show with other vendors.
The summit was a hub of networking
possibilities.
Anishinaabeg Today
“It's a great tool for everyone,” Clukey
said. “Everyone can get a little help or a little advice from everyone else. You can learn
something from everyone out there.”
Clukey, who opened a shop 18 years ago
in Moorhead, recently moved the business
back near his home in Mahnomen County.
He said he and his wife attend one to three
business or economic growth seminars per
year, but it's the first time they've been able
to attend a summit so close to home.
The summit continued Nov. 30 as members from the three tribes talked about viable
business opportunities for their communities and what they would need to do to get
these up and running.
Former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
R-Colo., was the keynote speaker. Excerpted from Minnesota Public Radio
Real Estate
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Schiller Realty
White Earth Area Home & 40 Acres: Almost new 26' x 40' manufactured home with a 40' x 60' shop on 40 acres just 1 mile east of White
Earth. 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, central air, large deck & more.
Great shop with heat, bathroom, & cabinets, all ready for your hobbies
or business. Nothing to do but enjoy the home and views of deer &
wildlife out the windows. Convenient yet private! #33-184. $155,000.
Dave Schiller, Broker, 421 West Main Street, Detroit Lakes, (218) 8475025 www.daveschiller.com.
Pine Point Lease Land Home: 1985 3 bedroom, 1 bath rambler
located just west of Pine Point at 28047 Co. # 124. Deck, 3 season
porch and 2 garages on a 1.25 acre lot. Some work needed on the
porch. Home is in pretty good condition. Purchasers must be
enrolled members of the White Earth Band of Ojibwa. To be sold by
bill of sale. Buyers will enter into a new land lease with the MCT.
#33-215. $69,000. Dave Schiller, Broker, 421 West Main Street,
Detroit Lakes, (218) 847-5025 www.daveschiller.com.
40 Acres Southeast of Mahnomen: 40 acres of nicely wooded hunting land just west of Hart Lake, Se Mahnomen County. Good deer
hunting. The land has not been logged and neighboring woods has.
Nice pond on the NE part of the 40. #33-186. $45,000. Dave Schiller,
Broker, 421 West Main Street, Detroit Lakes, (218) 847-5025
www.daveschiller.com.
Gullickson Realty
Year-round 2 bedroom, 2 bath LAKEHOME with 130 'of
LAKESHORE on Snider Lake. New refrigerator, garbage disposal,
sink and countertops in kitchen. New air conditioner and washer. Two
bathrooms - one remodeled and one brand-new. Wood ceilings
throughout most of house. Sunroom, deck, and attached 24' x 28'
garage. Beautiful view of lake! List #67-90. $194,900. Call Lara
Burnside at (218) 849-4206.
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
Top: Jay and Maynard Rindahl, co-owners of Black Bear Security, attended the summit to
learn more about business opportunities. Bottom: From left standing are Leech Lake Chairman
George Goggleye, Red Lake Chairman Buck Jourdain, District II Representative Terry Tibbetts,
Secretary-Treasurer Bud Heisler, Red Lake Treasurer Darrell Seki and Leech Lake SecretaryTreasurer Archie LaRose. Sitting from left are Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor, District I
Representative Irene Auginaush and former Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, R-Col.
Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath, well-insulated LAKEHOME with
190' LAKESHORE on Snider Lake. Room for extra bedroom. Knotty
pine and basswood ceilings in part of house. Birch laminate flooring,
gas fireplace, and French doors in large, 24x27 living room, with
basement underneath. Master bath has garden tub and skylight.
Solid oak doors and kitchen cabinets. Patio, decks, and 3 storage
sheds. List # 67-96. $249,900. Call Lara Burnside at (218) 849-4206.
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Job Opportunities
Anishinaabeg Today
Title: Dispatcher
Location: White Earth Tribal Police Department
Close: 12/22/06
Pay: $11.05
Benefits: Full
Status: Full Time
DUTIES: The White Earth Public Safety Department is seeking candidates to receive reports
from public concerning crimes and police emergencies. Broadcast orders to police patrol units
in vicinity of complaint to investigate. Operate radio, telephone, or computer equipment to
receive reports of fires and medical emergencies and relay information or orders to proper officials.
QUALIFICATIONS: - High School diploma or GED and 2 years of post high school training/education in telecommunications operations, computer entry, sociology or related field, or
equivalent combination of education and experience. - Must also complete First Aide and CPR
certification and attend training to become certified as operators for the State and National
Computer Terminals - Must be a United States Citizen
APPLY TO: White Earth Tribal Council, ATTN: Personnel, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN
56591
Title: Home Health Social Worker
Location: White Earth Home Health
Close: Until Filled
Pay: DOQ
Benefits: Full
Status: Full Time
DUTIES: The White Earth Home Health program is seeking qualified candidates to provide
persons, families or vulnerable populations with the psychosocial support needed to cope
with chronic, acute, or terminal illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s, cancer, or AIDS.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Masters Degree in Social Work. - Current MSW licensure issued by the
state of Minnesota. - Valid Driver’s license and insurance for travel between sites and other
business related destinations.
APPLY TO: White Earth Tribal Council, Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Title: Addictions Counselor III
Location: White Earth Chemical Dependency Program
Close: Until filled
Pay: Negotiable/DOQ
Benefits: Full
Status: Full Time
DUTIES: The White Earth Chemical Dependency program is seeking qualified candidates to
asses, counsel and treats individuals with alcohol, drug, or other addictions.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelors Degree in Human Services. - Licensed Alcohol Drug
Counselor (LADC) or a Level 3 Upper Midwest Indian Counsel on Addictive Disorders (UMICAD) License. - Valid Drivers license and insurance for travel between sites and other related
businesses. - Safety Sensitive
APPLY TO: White Earth Tribal Council, Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Title: Social Worker- ICW (2 positions)
Location: Naytahwaush-Family Investment Center
Close: 12/22/06
Pay: Negotiable
Benefits: Full
Status: Full Time
The White Earth Indian Child Welfare is seeking qualified candidates to Perform work under
extremely stressful conditions, providing child protection services to children and families
who are White Earth members, both off and on the Reservation.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Bachelor degree in social work, psychology, or related field and one
year experience working in appropriate field. - Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and
insurance for travel between sites and other business related destinations
APPLY TO: White Earth Tribal Council, Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Title: ICW – Foster Care Worker
Location: Naytahwaush Sports Complex
Close: 12/15/06
Pay:
DOQ
Benefits: Full
Status: Full-Time
The White Earth Indian Child Welfare Program is seeking an individual to Examine, evaluate,
and investigate eligibility for, conformity with, or liability for foster care licensing of homes.
QUALIFICATIONS: - Associate’s degree with five years of experience in human services. Valid driver’s license and insurance for travel between sites and other business related destinations. - Safety Sensitive
APPLY TO: White Earth Tribal Council, Attn: Personnel, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Download applications at: www.whiteearth.com
EEO with Native Preference
A Drug Free Workplace – Tests for alcohol and illegal drug use may be required prior to
and during employment ~Background Checks performed
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
Food
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tional movement to protect seeds. The two encouraged all
19 New Mexico Pueblos, beginning with Hena’s Tesuque
Pueblo to pass a Seed Sovereignty resolution. This resolution underscored the right of Indigenous peoples to traditional foods and urged their protection from patenting and
genetic contamination. In turn, that resolution was passed
by the National Congress of American Indians at their
October meeting, representing over 550 federally recognized tribes, including White Earth Reservation.
In contrast to seed sovereignty, the inability of farmers
in countries like India to protect their seeds, and to avoid a
debt laden economy of agricultural chemicals and pesticides
has caused destruction in that country. Vandana Shiva, an
Indian author and international leader of the Slow Food
movement told participants that l40,000 Indian farmers had
committed suicide (most by drinking pesticides) after they
became so indebted to major seed and chemical companies,
and after many of them had lost their seed rights to patented seed owning corporations. “To reduce us to biodiversity
serfs in India,” Shiva told the assembly, “l40,000 farmers
have committed suicide,“ she continued, “The profits of
Monsanto are valued higher than the value of human life.”
Rubbing elbows with international chefs like Alice
Waters of Chez Panise, of Berkeley, Calif., Nez Perce
Fisherwoman Scherri Greene, echoed the sentiments of
other Indigenous delegates, “It’s a lot bigger than I thought,
these people here from, all these fishing communities are a
lot more like me and my community… We’re people and
communities connected to those fish and to the future.”
Indeed, of the 6,500 representatives from far flung “food
communities” around the globe, many had similar issuesnot only preservation of unique varieties of corn, wild rice,
or perhaps a unique cheese, but how the cultural tradition
and art of food is preserved in the face of rapid transformation of food economies.
“We give it to you and hand it to you, when you are
going back to the communities,” Carlo Petrini, International
President of Slow Food told the delegates, receiving a standing ovation. Petrini said,“ … you are producers of culture
and have strong links with your communities, (and) a
strong link with Terra Madre….. Don’t let the rural class
become isolated but become active protagonists because it is
in your hands to defend this planet…” Petrini urged all participants to continue their work, saying, “ the work you’re
doing has regained it’s dignity.” That work is about the
quality of food, in how it’s produced, and how it’s enjoyed.
Meanwhile, back at the cheese tasting table, Ajuawak
Kapashesit, Gwe Gasco, and Andrea Hanks made their way
through the goat cheeses, yak cheeses and plain old dairy
cheeses. “Give it a try, mom,” one of the kids said putting
forward a pretty hefty helping of goat cheese. “Not bad, “
was the response, and then on to the chocolates.
End Note: Native Harvest and the White Earth Land
Recovery Project are planning a “Slow Food“ dinner in
Detroit Lakes in January, and plan on bringing in local
cheeses, wines, meats, smoked fish, and vegetables…the
yak cheese is not expected to be available.
Do you have any news for your
tribal newspaper?
Call (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1206 or
email: today@whiteearth.com
Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006
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Thank You
A big thank you to all Elders who participated in the Fall
Craft & Bake Sale and to the shoppers who supported the
Elders!
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Student News
Jesica Anderson, Rose Boudreau, and Alicia Short of
Ogema are freshmen participating in the First Year
Residential Experience Program at Bemidji State University
for the 2006-2007 school year.
Anderson is a criminal justice major; Boudreau is
enrolled in the pre-dentistry program; and Short is a biology major.
The FYRE program is designed for traditional-aged
freshmen to help them better adapt to university life. All
FYRE students reside in Maple Hall, a residential facility on
campus, and are provided special educational, advising,
and social opportunities.
from Page 2
CITGO doubled the program size, because it
was so successful in humanitarian aid and
because there are plenty of poor and cold
people in the US, CITGO this year has allocated fuel assistance to 163 Native communities and plans on distributing l00 million
gallons of fuel assistance this winter. Let me
remind the editors of the Bemidji Pioneer,
DL Tribune and Park Rapids Enterprise that
EXXON’s profits last year were a record $38
or so billion (as noted at the Congressional
hearings on the subject) and they didn’t
even offer to help low-income people in the
cold months. I don’t notice any chastising of
that corporation, only the Ojibwe people
who decided it was better to be warm than
to wait for a federal allocation for fuel assis-
tance to begin to match needs.
I’m very proud of my tribal government
for its leadership on this and immensely
thankful to CITGO for its compassion. I’d
also like to congratulate Venezuelan
President Chavez on his re-election; he’s the
most generous president I’ve noted in this
hemisphere, although he’d probably have
greater popularity in the U.S. if he had a bit
more tact at the United Nations.
And, when I drive to Minneapolis, I like
to stop at the Nelson Brothers Truck Stop
there in Clearwater/Clear Lake. They’ve
good coffee and baked goods and are a
CITGO station, not really bad guys I’d say,
just Nelsons.
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Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006