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Anishinaabeg Today
Vol. 12, No. 1
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
White Earth, Minn.
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Twenty employees and
guests volunteered to be
hypnotized by Amye
Scharlau during the
annual White Earth RTC
Employee Christmas
Party on Dec. 15 at the
Shooting Star Casino
Event Center. The volunteers then performed
a variety of tasks from
driving a car to dancing
ballet in the crowd.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
WE Police, Mahnomen County
Sheriff receive $100,000 grant
White Earth Police Chief William
Brunelle and Mahnomen County
Sheriff Brad Athmann recently
announced that the White Earth
Police Department and Mahnomen
County Sheriff’s Office were the
recent recipients of a $100,000 grant
from the Minnesota Department of
Public Safety Office of Justice
Programs that will be used to maintain a task force partnership with the
Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force.
The grant will specifically be
used to continue funding for two
drug, gang and illegal weapons
investigator positions that were originally established by the Mahnomen
Santa Visits White Earth Head Start
County Weed and Seed Initiative.
The law enforcement leaders applied
for the task force funding due to the
ending of the grant cycle that established the original investigator positions through the Mahnomen
County Weed and Seed Initiative.
The positions will be used to continue intensive law enforcement
investigations to decrease crime on
White Earth Reservation and surrounding areas with a concentrated
effort towards criminal activity surrounding drugs, gangs and illegal
weapons in addition to maintaining
the task force partnership with the
Headwaters Safe Trails Task Force.
Happy New Year From The White Earth Tribal Council
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
Bud Heisler, Irene Auginaush, Erma J. Vizenor, Gus Bevins, Terry Tibbetts.
Santa Claus (Don York) recently made a special visit to White Earth
Head Start. Top: The children are all ears as Santa speaks. Bottom:
Marcus Kier receives a Christmas ornament from Santa.
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free to White Earth Nation members and costs $17
per year for non-members.
To subscribe or advertise, call (218) 983-3285
Ext. 1206. Fax: (218) 983-3641.
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White Earth Tribal Council
PO Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Member of the
Native American Journalist Association
and the Minnesota Newspaper Association
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Anderson recognized ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’
The Minnesota Entrepreneurs organization
recently awarded Chippewa/Choctaw, David
Anderson, its most treasured honor Entrepreneur of the Year - before a standingroom-only crowd of Midwest businessmen in an
impressive formal ceremony in downtown
Minneapolis.
Better known as ''Famous Dave,'' the barbecue restaurant king, Anderson greeted the chamber gathering of several hundred corporate and
business leaders with the leadership chants he
appears to have patented as a part of his motivational lectures.
''I feel happy ... I feel heal-thy ... I feel terrific!''
exclaimed the roomful of executives, who stood
next to their banquet chairs flailing their arms, as
Anderson made them do it a second time. Once
satisfied that they exhibited the appropriate
amount of energy, he launched into his acceptance remarks with a personal account of his
struggle in life.
''My story is no different than any other entrepreneur in the world,'' he stated as he described
his early years as an Indian boy looking up in the
night sky at millions of stars and wondering if he
would grow up to simply be one of millions, or
if he had a chance to make a difference in the
lives of others.
Anderson was introduced earlier in the
award ceremony as an ''enthusiastic advocate of
the American dream'' by Steve Schussler, founder
of Rainforest
Cafe and T-Rex: A Prehistoric Family
Adventure. The audience was treated to personal tales of their auto trips together during which
they talked for hours about their ideas and plans.
Young entrepreneurs need a sounding board,
and the two served that purpose for one another.
Anderson and Schussler supported each other in
their enterprises.
''Dave was my first investor and wrote a
check for $250,000 that would start the Rainforest
Cafe,'' Schussler divulged to the audience.
''He gives lectures to everyone around him;
he really believes in what he does, he has passion, and gives things away. ... I am very proud of
you, Dave,'' Schussler added before motioning
him to the podium.
''As a kid, I didn't think I could succeed: then
I heard [Hilary Hinton] 'Zig' Ziglar,'' Anderson
recalled. Anderson recounted the renowned
motivational speaker's expert use of storytelling,
in this case about an articulate farmer, to drive
home an invaluable lesson about life.
''If you have dreams,'' he continued, ''it will
launch you to work hard in your life.''
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Toy Heaven
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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Josie Londo, Indian Child Welfare (ICW), stands next to some of the more than 250 toys donated to the White Earth Reservation Foster Care/Shelter Care Program by the Shooting Star Casino,
Hotel and Event Center. ICW employees wrapped the presents and handed them out to ICW foster children on or near the reservation. Some toys also went to needy families on the reservation.
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Traditional Winter Camp Gathering (2007)
Everyone interested in winter stories are
welcome to attend the Traditional Winter
Camp Gathering (2007) on Thursday, Jan. 4
through Sunday, Jan. 7 at Camp Wilderness
in Emmaville, Minn., near Park Rapids.
Activities will include listening to traditional stories (that can be only shared in the
winter when the snow is on the ground)
from Elders Tommy Stillday, Anna Gibbs,
Ann Dunn, and Sean Farlander, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, snaring rabbits, ice
fishing, beading, moccasin making, sleigh
rides, and moccasin game ($100 first prize).
Other activities include keynote speakers, bowl games, and elders sharing ancestral teachings. A children’s program will
include winter stories, songs, plays, Ojibwe
language games, and artwork at their level.
The Camp Wilderness facility consists of
three dorms that contain 100 beds. Bring
your own bedding. Showers and bathrooms
are available. Beds will be reserved on a
first-come basis.
There is no charge for participating in
this gathering, however, contributions are
the only source of funds to cover the cost of
food and activities. Children and adolescents must be accompanied by adult supervision. Please, no radios, DVD, or CD players. Come for the day or for stay for the four
days.
For registration, daily agenda, and directions please contact Earl or Kathy Hoagland
at (218) 261-1099.
The Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota
is proud to announce three Priesthood
Ordinations on Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at
St. Columba’s Mission in White Earth.
The three Deacons to be ordained are:
Rev. Carol “COKE” Smith
Rev. Marilyn Goodwin
Rev. John Rock
This celebration is open to the public.
All are welcome.
Deadline near for Anishinaabe R2AC grants
The Region 2 Arts Council (R2AC)
recently awarded $1,900 through the
Anishinaabe Arts Initiative (AAI) Program.
Designed for artists at various stages in their
careers, grants of up to $700 are awarded for
expenses associated with projects or opportunities that contribute significantly to an
individual artist’s creative growth or career
advancements and grants of up to $1,200 are
awarded for community project grants.
Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grants are funded through an appropriation from the
McKnight Foundation. The grant recipients
are listed below.
Ernest Dunn, a visual artist from Cass
Lake will use a $700 award to assist him in
purchasing white marble from which he will
carve two three-dimensional wolves for
entry in the Ojibwe Art Expo competition.
The
Kego
Lake/Smokey
Point
Communities received $1,200 to assist the
communities in working together with
youth from Kego Lake, Smokey Point,
Whipholt, Boy Lake, Highway 22 and Brevik
to build a traditional big drum for powwows, 22 hand drums with drum sticks for
the personal use of the children and to sew
20 dance outfits.
The next deadline for Anishinaabe Arts
Initiative Grants is March 8. Other available
grants include: R2AC Individual Artist
Grants, deadline Feb. 8. Arts Project Grants,
deadline March 14; and the McKnight Grant
(open only to 501(c)3 arts organizations),
deadline Jan. 11.
To receive an application form, call Terri
Widman at (218) 751-5447 or 1-800-275-5447
or visit our website at www.r2arts.org.
Crime Stoppers Visits White Earth
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.
The White Earth Police Department recently invited Gary Potter, left, Coordinator for
Crime Stoppers of Northwest Ontario and Northern Minnesota to talk about the possibility
of establishing the program here on the reservation. Also pictured are Mary Leff, White
Earth Head Start and White Earth Assistant Chief of Police Mike LaRoque.
Brought to you by the De LaHunt
Broadcasting Corporation
Listening areas include:
White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake!
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Submitted photo
The White Earth Tribal and Community College’s Gekinoo’imaagijig – ‘The Ones Who
Teach’ program sign, marks a new step in the college’s development. The program is housed
in the former LaDue Clinic in Mahnomen.
Sign Up!
New Teacher Education Program at WETCC
The White Earth Tribal and Community
College’s Gekinoo’imaagijig – ‘The Ones
Who Teach’ program sign, marks a new step
in the college’s development. The program,
also called the White Earth American Indian
Teacher Education Corps Program, is
housed in the former LaDue Clinic at 701 E.
Jefferson Ave. in Mahnomen.
The new K-8 elementary education
teacher preparation curriculum features a
specialization in Ojibwe language, and aims
to increase the number of Minnesotalicensed Native American teachers on the
White Earth Reservation and throughout the
state. Stipends are available to tribal members and descendants, but the program is
open to other prospective teachers who support Anishinaabe cultural values.
Funded by the U.S. Department of
Education, the program is offered by White
Earth Tribal and Community college and the
University
of
Minnesota
Duluth.
Participants will be full-time University of
Minnesota students beginning in the fall
2007, with all courses taught at White Earth
Tribal and Community College (WETCC).
Courses related to the program will be
offered in the spring and summer 2007 at
WETCC to enable students to prepare for
program admission.
Enrollment is open. Interested individuals who have an A.A degree or who are
within a few courses of completing that
degree should contact Dr. Regina Ann
Brummel or Tammy Bellanger as soon as
possible at (218) 936-5043, or abrummel
@wetcc.org, or tbellanger@wetcc.org.
Everyone invited to pro se dissolution clinics
The White Earth Tribal Court,
Anishinabe Legal Services and the
Minnesota Justice Foundation will be holding a pro se dissolution clinic on Jan. 10 in
White Earth and Naytahwaush. Please call
Lori Thompson at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1208 to
arrange an appointment.
Things you will need to bring are:
1. Picture identification.
2. Legal description of real estate property.
3. Copy of Order of Protection.
4. Paternity documents.
5. Child Support Order.
6. Be able to list Social Security numbers for
you, your spouse and child (ren).
7. Any other Court Orders pertaining to
your marriage.
8. Be prepared to list all of your debts that
you and your spouse have.
9. Be prepared to list all vehicles, including
snowmobiles, jet skis, and motorcycles
owed by you or your spouse.
Audra Highelk
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Minn. Work Incentives Connection visits Rez
Do you wonder if you would be better
off working than not working? Do you
worry about losing health care coverage if
you work? Need help figuring out the government rules about work and benefits?
Laura McCaughan of the Minnesota Work
Incentives Connection can help!
Find out how working or working more
affects your government benefits (SSI, SSDI,
Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, etc.) on
Monday, Jan. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the
Shooting Star Casino or 1:30 to 4 p.m. at
Naytahwaush. Call toll free at 1-800-9766728 for an appointment so you don’t have to
wait.
People who need transportation for this
event should call White Earth Vocational
Rehabilitation toll free at 1-800-763-8629.
Join us for Storytime at the Mahnomen Library
Come into the Mahnomen Library this
month for Storytime! Children ages 3
through kindergarten are invited to join us
on Tuesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. for exciting stories and fun activities. A different
theme is explored each week! No pre-registration is required.
This month's themes are as follows:
Jan. 9: Food--I'm Hungry!
Jan. 16: Chickens and Roosters--Cock a
Doodle Doo
Jan. 23: Counting--I Can Count
Jan. 30: Color--Color My World
For more information on this and other
programs, please call (218) 935-2843 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.
R2AC offers one-on-one grant writing workshops
Region 2 Arts Council Executive
Director, Terri Widman, will offer one-onone grant writing workshops at the Region 2
Office in Bemidji for anyone interested in
applying for an Anishinaabe Arts Initiative
grant within the Region 2 area. Region 2
serves the counties of Beltrami, Clearwater,
Hubbard, Lake of the Woods and
Mahnomen. For the Anishinaabe Arts
Initiative Grant ONLY, the guidelines also
include eligibility to applicants from the
nearby counties of Becker, Cass, Itasca and
Roseau.
These workshops will familiarize potential applicants with the application process,
what projects are eligible, how to develop a
project budget and other tips.
The Anishinaabe Arts Initiative Grant is
open to individual Native American artists,
schools who wish to bring in a Native
American artist-in-residence, and communities to assist an organization in sponsoring
or producing an arts project.
To reserve a place in a free workshop or
for further information, please call (218) 7515447 or 1-800-275-5447.
Christmas Treats at Biimaadiiziiwiin
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Rez Briefs
RTC Offices Closed
The White Earth RTC offices through
out the reservation will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15 for
Martin Luther King Day and will reopen on Tuesday,
Jan. 16 at 8 a.m.
Ogema VFW News
Ogema VFW Auxiliary and VFW Post 9880 will hold
a pancake and sausage breakfast on Sunday, Jan. 14
from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ogema Community Center.
The menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs,
hash browns, juice and coffee. Adults - $5, children (612) - $3 and children under 5 are free.
MICOE Regular Meeting
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders will hold
their regular meeting on Monday, Jan. 8 at the
Congregate Living Facility in White Earth. Lunch is
served at 11:30 a.m. with meeting immediately after.
New members welcome! For more information please
contact John Buckanaga, chairman, at (218) 573-3104 or
Carol Fabre, ENP coordinator, at (218) 983-3285 Ext.
1266.
Weight Management Classes to Begin
The Diabetes Project will be offering weekly weight
management classes in White Earth at the RTC. The
classes will start on Wednesday, Jan. 10 from noon to 1
p.m. This will be a 12-week session that will provide
straight forward information and down-to-earth solutions, which will help you improve your quality of life.
To register, please call Kathi Murray at 983-3285 Ext.
1414. Registration is limited to 20 participants.
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 Pine Point on
Monday, Jan. 8, in Naytahwaush on Jan. 12, in Elbow
Lake on Feb. 8, in Rice Lake on Feb. 9, and in Mahnomen
on Feb. 12. 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.
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.
Submitted photo
More than 30 people attended an open house at Biimaadiiziiwiin Senior Apartments on
Dec. 14 in White Earth. They were treated to a Christmas meal with all the fixings. The
White Earth Community Council sponsored the event. For more information on
Biimaadiiziiwiin call Dick Brudevold at (218) 983-3006.
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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Free tax preparation returns to WE Reservation
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.
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 1800-477-0125 or (218) 983-4300 Ext. 6280,
6281, or 6282.
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.
Please notify White Earth Contract Health
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
Building a Gingerbread House
White Earth Investment Initiative
and White Earth Housing
Submitted photo
On Dec. 19, the Ogema Elementary kindergartners and their families participated in
decorating a gingerbread house. The houses were constructed out of graham crackers,
frosting, and Christmas candies donated by the students. Fifty-one adults and 37 kids
were in attendance in the cafeteria. Pictured are kindergartner Jaycee Clark and family.
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.
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LaFriniere graduates from BIA Academy
White Earth Conservation Officer Sheila
Rae LaFriniere, daughter of James and
Gloria LaFriniere of Bagley, recently graduated from the 16-week Bureau of Indian
Affairs Indian Police Academy held at the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in
Artesia, N.M.
LaFriniere graduated second in her class
for her physical efficiency battery tests. Her
class started with 34 cadets and graduated
with only 17 officers.
The academy is based on a paramilitary
curriculum, which includes lots of physical
conditioning and training blocks on federal
law, criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country,
ground fighting techniques, stress management, standard field sobriety testing,
domestic violence and pursuit driving, just
to name a few of the many classes.
LaFriniere’s class also received another
distinction from all the rest of the graduating classes, they were only the second class
ever to graduate with 100 percent in the
Officer’s Survival Skills testing.
Attending the graduation were White
Earth Chief Conservation Officer Alfred E.
Fox, LaFriniere’s daughter, Madeline Treuer,
and LaFriniere’s sister, Kristine LaFriniere.
Top: White Earth
Conservation Officer Sheila
LaFriniere returns a salute
during graduation from the
BIA United States Indian
Police Academy held at the
Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center in Artesia,
N.M. Middle: LaFriniere
graduated second in her class
for her physical efficiency battery tests. Right: Attending
graduation were White Earth
Chief Conservation Officer
Alfred E. Fox, LaFriniere’s
daughter, Madeline Treuer,
and her sister, Kristine
LaFriniere.
Submitted photos
“Our congratulations goes out to her for
her accomplishments while at the Indian
Police Academy,” said Fox. “Next time you
see Sheila, give her a pat on the back for a
job well done.”
Do you have any news for your
tribal newspaper?
Call (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1206
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White Earth Elder Christmas Party
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Red Hat Ladies Meet at Ice Cracking Lodge
The Northern Belles Red Hat Society held their Christmas meeting
Dec. 15 at the Ice Cracking Lodge. Standing from left are Muriel Alvarez,
Frieda Soyring, Carolyn Engebretson, Bev Carlson, and Evelyn Monserud.
Sitting from left are Janet Cogger, Donna Buckanaga, Georgianna Adams
and Edna Roy. Members not pictured are Doris Metzer, Helen Butcher,
Anna Basswood and Valdene Svezia. The next monthly meeting is Jan 12
at Burger Barn in Richwood. For more information about joining the group
or attending the meeting call Monserud at (218) 983-3475.
$2,500 Donation To WE Fire Department
Photos by Leonard Wells
Almost 200 elders registered for the 4th Annual White Earth Elders
Christmas Party held Dec. 8 at the Sports Complex in Naytahwaush. The
elders were treated to a sit-down roast beef dinner with all the trimmings,
live music, bingo and door prizes.
Shelly Thompson and Jack Fabre, members of the Miigiiwaywin Advisory
Board, hand White Earth Fire Department Secretary Willie Heisler a check for
$2,500 to purchase new high efficient nozzles for their fire hoses. Last year,
the Board donated $2,500 to the fire department for new fire hoses. The
Miigiiwaywin Advisory Board consists of associates from the White Earth RTC
and Shooting Star Casino. The Board is committed to serving its communities
in order to ensure the preservation and development of American Indian culture.
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Highlights of RTC Christmas Party
It’s Ogema’s 100th Centennial Reunion!
The Ogema Community club needs your help...
We are working on a Ogema History Book and we would like you to share
information of your family with pictures and stories....with the holidays coming up this is a great opportunity to take pictures if needed. We would like to
get the information as soon as possible so we can get busy on the book. If
you have any questions please call Wayne Reller at (218) 983-4319. As
soon as you get the information ready please mail to:
Wayne Reller, 31859 Victory Way Dr., Ogema, MN 56569
Please let your relatives and friends know that the 100th Year Centennial is
Aug. 24-25. We are hoping to get Home Brew to play Friday night and we
also have The Roosters on Saturday night.
The White Earth
Reservation Tribal
Council sponsored
the annual Employee
Christmas Party Dec.
15 at the Shooting
Star Casino Event
Center. Top: Desirae
Stalberger, RTC
Executive Assistant,
participates in a card
trick. Middle: Mary
Farley, right, White
Earth Head Start and
Tribal Employee
Association member,
hands Barb Fabre,
White Earth Child
Care Director, a door
prize she won. Left:
Reggie Brown, a
guest, volunteers for
the ol’ guillotine trick.
Photos by
Gary W. Padrta
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Naytahwaush Boys & Girls Club keeps busy
By Ashley Broden
Naytahwaush Boys & Girls Club
The Boys & Girls Club in Naytahwaush
had a busy December.
It started with a Lock-In on Dec. 15 at 9
p.m. until Dec. 16 at 7 a.m. It was amazing
with 33 members, three staff and two volunteers, the club celebrated diversity of our
club members and enjoyed cultural foods.
The members had fun sledding, playing
board games and learning new games with
new friends. Around 3 a.m., we dined on
some world famous gourmet ice cream
called ‘Charlottes’ Web’ donated by LaLa’s
Ice Cream of Fertile, Minn. The Lock-In
ended with breakfast provided by the club
and club staff. Some members were a little
wiry from the excitement of the late night,
however with some positive encouragement
made it through the night with new friendships and great experiences. Members came
back to the club on Dec. 18 with plans for the
next Lock-In and they feel it should be held
sometime around spring. We’ll see….
The Boys & Girls Club in Naytahwaush
had a Christmas Party on Dec. 21. Members
started the night with pool and foosball,
board games, snacks and punch. Little did
they know, staff at the club have connections
with Santa and Mrs. Claus so the staff let the
jolly couple know how good the members of
the Naytahwaush Boys & Girls Club had
been all year. Santa and a couple of elves
scraped together some toys lying around the
shop, hopped into his magical flying white
suburban (to let the reindeer rest up for the
big night) and made the club their destination to celebrate the fun and happiness of
the season with members, staff and guests.
More than 40 gifts were given to well
deserving youth from an amazingly generous, man and his wife. Members were busy
the rest of the evening with Barbie’s, Brat
Dolls, remote control cars and action figures,
which some the requests on ‘The List.’ Santa
and Mrs. Claus were pleased to bring such
happiness to Naytahwaush. Being summer
vacationers on the South Twin they say
they’ll be watching all year.
The Naytahwaush Boys
& Girls Club had a
busy December. Top:
Club members enjoy
the gifts they received
at their Christmas party
on Dec. 21. Left:
These girls had a great
time during the Boys &
Girls Club Lock-In on
Dec. 15-16.
Dispatch: (218) 983-3201
Cops Line: (218) 983-2677
Photos by Ashley Broden
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Temporary Part-time Interviewer for the
White Earth Healing Pathways Project
Salary: Starting at $11 per hour
Close: Jan. 15, 2007
Qualifications/Duties: -Must be reliable, organized,
dependable, and able to work as a team member. -Be
able to communicate effectively with Ojibwe youth and
their parents. -Have and maintain a valid driver’s license,
vehicle insurance, and reliable transportation. -Familiar
with principals of survey research such as recruitment,
principals of asking questions, editing questionnaires,
and confidentiality. -Preferably a White Earth Band member. -Must comply with the White Earth drug and alcohol
policy. -Must attend weekend training. -Must attend
mandatory weekly team meetings. -Position will require
20-40 hours per week, mostly evening and weekends. Employment is expected to last 3-6 months, assuming
satisfactory work performance with possible work later in
year.
OFFICIAL BACKGROUND CHECKS WILL BE MADE
ON ALL APPLICANTS
This project is administered by the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. If you are selected, you will be considered an employee of the University. In addition to wages,
interviewers will also be reimbursed for mileage.
Please send or fax letter of interest and resume to:
Cindy McDougall, Healing Pathways,
PO Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
FAX: 218-983-4082
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
Obituary
Phillip “Ogema Geshik” Kier
Phillip “Ogema Geshik” Kier, 60, of
Strawberry Lake, died on Dec. 23, 2006, at
MeritCare Hospital in Fargo.
Phillip Daniel Kier was born to Wilfred
and Julia (Wadena) Kier on Feb. 13, 1946, in
White Earth. He attended school in
Naytahwaush. Then Phillip moved to the
Twin Cities, where he worked in the steel
industry.
After working in the cities for numerous
years, Phillip moved back to the Strawberry
Lake area. In 2000, Phillip married Sandra
Warren in South Dakota. Phillip enjoyed
native cultural crafts and fishing.
Phillip is survived by his wife, Sandra
Kier of Strawberry Lake; three sons: Phillip
Kier Jr. and Patrick Kier, both of Waubun,
and Preston Kier of Strawberry Lake; two
daughters: Rose Bush of Mahnomen and
Delilah (Enrique) Rosas of Champlin, Minn.;
16 grandchildren; two brothers: Charles
(Linda) Wadena and Marvin Kier, both of
Waubun; as well as four sisters: Judy (Jerry)
Rawley, Patty (Jeff) Straub, Darla Kier and
Carolyn Kier, all of Waubun, and Diane Kier
of Mahnomen.
Preceding Phillip in death were his parents; two sons: David “Joe” Boswell and
Troy Kier; brothers: Leroy Kier, Dick
Manypenny and Wilford Kier; and one sister, Elaine Kier.
Funeral services were Dec. 28, in the
Strawberry Lake Hall.
Interment: Kier Family Cemetery.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower
Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Election Notice for Eagle View Township
Eagle View Township will accept filings for one Supervisor for a three-year term and
one Treasurer for a two-year term. Affidavits of Candidacy may be filed with the Town
Clerk at her residence on Tulaby Lake Drive beginning Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at 9
a.m. Affidavits of Candidacy will be accepted until 5 p.m. Tuesday, January 16, 2007. The
filing fee is $2.
The Annual March Election will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 from 5 to 8 p.m.
with the Annual Meeting following at 8:15 p.m. The alternate snow date will be Tuesday,
March 20, 2007. The Annual Election polling place will be the Elbow Lake Community
Center, 39933 North Elbow Lake Drive, Waubun.
Clerk, Mary Turner
(White Earth Enrollee)
l Personal Injury
l Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
NOTICE
WHITE EARTH RESERVATION ELDERS
In order to provide information and services to all White Earth Reservation enrolled
elders (age 55 and over) your assistance is needed. Please complete the following data
form and return to my office. The information you provide will be kept confidential and
will be used to identify services and events from which you may benefit. This information will not be released to other agencies unless a signed written consent is obtained.
White Earth Reservation Elder Data Form
Name:________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
City: _________________________________ State: _________ Zip:_____________
Phone: ________________________Tribal Enrollment #_______________________
Date of Birth:___________________________________________________________
Please complete form and return to:
Carol Fabre,
Elder Services Coordinator,
White Earth Reservation Tribal Council,
P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
or fax to (218) 983-3641
Real Estate
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Year-round 2 bedroom, 2 bath LAKEHOME with 130 'of
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after lunch
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Honor
the Beat
Rice Lake
@ 11:30
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Class - Noon
WE RTC
BP, BS
@ Ranch
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Weight
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Nutrition Ed @
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Closed for
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Pine Point
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basement underneath. Master bath has garden tub and skylight.
Solid oak doors and kitchen cabinets. Patio, decks, and 3 storage
sheds. List # 67-96. $229,900. Call Lara Burnside at (218) 849-4206.
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Obituaries
Lowell Bellanger
Lowell Bellanger, 74, of White Earth, died Dec. 11 in his home under the
care of Hospice of the Red River Valley.
Lowell L. Bellanger was born May 28, 1932 in White Earth to William
and Charlotte (Legoo) Bellanger. He grew up and was educated in White
Earth. Lowell served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from 1950 to
1953. He attended Hanson’s Mechanical Welding School in Fargo and was
employed by Bob’s Machine and Manufacturing from 1957 to 1961. Lowell
was united in marriage with Margery Hanks on March
31, 1958. From 1961 to 1989 he worked for the Bureau of
Indian Affairs as a heavy equipment operator; retiring
in 1989. Lowell was a lifetime member of VFW Post
1676 in Detroit Lakes.
Lowell is survived by his wife, Marge Bellanger; his
children, Mike (Theresa) Bellanger of Waubun, Patti
(David) DeGroat of Ogema, Vicki (Mike Kappes)
Bellanger of Waubun; his special daughter, Lois
Edwards of Ulen; grandchildren, Neil Englund of
Waubun, Danielle (Jason) Clark of Waubun, Cassie and
Cayla Bellanger of Ogema, Heidi and Linsay Bellanger of Detroit Lakes,
Tanner, Josie and Gabby Bellanger of Waubun; great-grandchildren, Hunter,
Jaycee, Loden and Cadence Clark of Waubun, Aiyana and Kelsey Englund
of Sisseton, S.D., Gauge and Nindonnis Englund of Waubun. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers; five sisters; one granddaughter.
Lowell loved being in the woods. He spent much of his time trapping
and hunting. In his retirement he was a constant companion to Marge, his
beloved wife. He spent time enjoying his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He dearly loved his many nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was held Dec. 14 at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
in White Earth with Mother Lisa Smith officiating.
Interment: Bellanger family plot in White Earth.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Dale Madigan
Dale Madigan, 53, of Ogema, and formerly of Cass Lake, died at his
home Dec. 11.
Dale L. Madigan was born May 20, 1953 in Cass Lake on the Leech Lake
Reservation to Langford and Clarice (Tibbetts) Madigan. He was raised in
Cass Lake and attended high school there. Dale was in the U.S. Army for
three years where he trained as a cook. Upon returning
from the service he met and married his first wife
Diane. He attended Detroit Lakes VoTech; receiving
auto body training and later he attended Moorhead
State University. Dale had worked in Two Harbors,
Minn., and moved to Ogema in 2005.
Dale is survived by three daughters: Laura (Shay)
DeGroat of Callaway, Tracy Madigan of Detroit Lakes,
Terese Madigan of Sauk Centre, Minn.; two sons: Kevin
Madigan and Ryan Madigan, both of Callaway; three
grandchildren, Jerrick, Tayden and LeAundra; one
brother and six sisters. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister
and one sister at infancy.
Dale enjoyed hunting with his sons and spending time with his daughters and grandchildren talking about traditional ways. He was active in diabetes education and had been involved in archeological digs near Two
Harbors. Dale was an accomplished artist and proud of his carvings.
The funeral service was held Dec. 14 at the Veterans Memorial in Cass
Lake.
Interment: Thompson Family Cemetery in Cass Lake.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Those wishing to place an obituary in the newspaper can fax to (218) 9833641 or mail to: Anishinaabeg Today, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591.
All obituaries are free of charge.
Marjorie L. Kivi
Former Ponsford resident Marjorie L. Kivi, 84, of Menahga, Minn., died
Dec. 9, at St Joseph’s Area Health Services in Park Rapids.
Marjorie Lorraine Schmaus was born to George and Edna (Ness)
Schmaus on Feb. 3, 1922. She was raised on the Ponsford Prairie and attended Round Lake School, where she graduated from 8th
grade. She married Heimo Kivi on Sept. 6, 1944 in
Ponsford. Their union was blessed with seven children:
Wayne, Ron, Tim, Karol, Sheree, Laurie and Karla. She
devoted her life to her husband and children, taking
care of them on the farm.
Marjorie loved gardening, and was recognized by
Becker County for her preserving of fruits and vegetables, an honor of which she was very proud. Marjorie
was a wonderful cook who will long be remembered for
her homemade caramel rolls, breads and Swedish pancakes. She also made the best baked beans in the world. She was active in 4H and the Ponsford Prairie Partners Club. She was a member of both St.
Theodore’s Catholic Church in Ponsford and St. Peters Catholic Church in
Park Rapids.
Marjorie will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 62 years,
Heimo Kivi of Menahga; her children: Wayne (Sheila) Kivi of North Pole,
Alaska, Ron (Lana) Kivi of Bemidji, Tim (Pam) Kivi of Ponsford, Karol
Savage of Osage, Sheree (Tim) Cochran of Alexandria, Minn., Laurie
(Chuck) Jordan of Osage and Karla (Scott) Roffers of Lakeville, Minn.; her 18
grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; brothers Richard and Grant Schmaus
and Bob and Dick Richards; as well as her sisters, Destia Heine-Johnson,
Marion Maautz, Mayva Boranian and Joan Peterson-Nelson.
Preceding Marjorie in death were her parents; four brothers, Donald,
Roger, Cecil and Howard; five sisters, Norma, Mavis, Shirley, Phyllis and
Darlene; and her son-in-law, Don Savage.
A mass of Christian burial was held Dec. 18, at St. Peters Catholic
Church in Park Rapids, with the Rev. Dennis Wieland officiating.
Interment: Linnell Cemetery near Ponsford.
Arrangements: Jones-Pearson Funeral Home in Park Rapids.
Saraphine S. Martin
Saraphine S. Martin, 88, of Ponsford, died Dec. 15 at St. Mary’s Regional
Health Center in Detroit Lakes.
Saraphine Sophie Rock was born Sept. 5, 1918 in Ponsford to Zack and
Amy (Buckanaga) Rock. She grew up and attended school in Ponsford and
Hayward, Wis. On Sept. 16, 1971, she was united in marriage to George P.
Martin at the Breck Memorial Episcopal Church in
Ponsford. She made star quilts and birch-bark work to
help support her family. Saraphine later worked for the
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe as an Elderly Nutrition
cook. She also served on the White Earth Housing
Authority Board, with the Episcopal Church Women
(ECW), and the Minnesota Committee on Indian Work.
Saraphine is survived by two daughters, Vicky
Bunker (Henry Frazer) of Cass Lake, Lorraine “Pogo”
(Jerry) Roberts of Ponsford; 10 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; one sister, Helen Butcher of
Ponsford; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her
parents; sisters, Rose Bunker and Margaret Norcross; one brother, Frances
Rock Sr.; one step-son, Lawrence Martin; and one great-grandson.
Saraphine was an active member of Breck Memorial Episcopal Church,
where she had been a Jr. Warden, on the Alter Guild, and a Convention
Delegate. She loved her church and was very involved when she could be.
She also enjoyed hunting, fishing, beading, birch-bark work, quilting and
playing bingo. Blessed be the memory of Saraphine Sophie Martin.
The funeral service was Dec. 22 at the old Pine Point School in Ponsford.
Interment: Breck Memorial Episcopal Cemetery in Ponsford.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Anderson
from Page 2
At 19, Anderson joined the local chamber of commerce, attending every meeting.
He didn't realize it then, but businessmen
were watching him even though he was
continuously turned away by banks for
requests of a $10,000 loan to resource his
small florist business. Anderson didn't
know at the time what assets or collateral
were, nor did he know anything about a
business plan. Finally, a banker who
observed him sell his entire inventory in one
day gave him the check for $10,000.
''And right now, I'm working at raising
$137 million to create a huge water park paradise and meeting resort north of Chicago,''
he revealed to the audience.
''Can I get that done?'' he questioned the
entrepreneurs in the audience, as if expecting them to respond.
''Wait until you see Key Lime Cove,''
Anderson gleamed, uncovering a well-kept
secret about the creation of his next great
venture. The indoor water park resort is
being billed as a destination paradise situated near Six Flags with a people market of 25
million.
Additionally, he's conceptualized a new
restaurant with exterior and
interior
designs, booths, decor, cookers and service
displays. This will be used to get an actual
feel for the new enterprise. Anderson spares
no length to which he will go to create a
profitable business.
The Minnesota Entrepreneurs organization defines an entrepreneur as ''a person
who organizes and manages any enterprise
or business usually with considerable initiative and risk.'' The organization views entrepreneurs as hard workers or workaholics,
risk-takers, and achievement oriented. F.H.
Knight said the entrepreneur is the economic functionary who undertakes responsibility of uncertainty, which by its very nature
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cannot be insured, capitalized or salaried.
As such, they must be high-achievers, optimistic, reward-oriented, with a desire for
excellence.
Previous Entrepreneur of the Year winners include Curt Carlson (worth $1.2 billion and head of Carlson Companies), Carl
Pohlad (78th richest man in the United
States, worth $2 billion, and former owner of
the Minnesota Twins), Leann Chin (founder
of the Leann Chin restaurants) and Irwin
Jacobs (investor and chairman of Genmar
Holdings).
Anderson reminded the audience that
they, too, were special people. ''We know
what it's like to believe in something that no
one else does,'' he confided.
''I pawned my wife's jewelry,'' he admitted as he described the lean years of a struggling career in enterprise development.
''I was so poor, I went to Kentucky Fried
Chicken and licked other people's fingers,''
he joked as the audience responded with
howls of laughter.
During the question-and-answer session
following his talk, a young man shouted a
question to him about what it was like working in Washington, D.C., for the president.
''It was very eye-opening,'' he stated,
then added, ''and very frustrating.''
''With a $2 billion budget and 10,000
employees [in the BIA], I asked my immediate subordinates, 'Where's the employee orientation program?''' he continued. His staff
reported that there were no personnel or
human development programs, but once a
year they have an employee update on policies and procedures.
''Then they wonder why they don't get
things done ... we were gridlocked in
Washington, D.C.,'' he said. - Indian
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Thank You
The family of Lowell Bellanger would like to thank
everyone who took the time to be with us whether in person, by phone or in their thoughts and prayers. We would
like to send a special thanks to Mother Lisa Smith, Father
Dub Roy, Coke Smith, Myma, Marilyn, Bruce, Bud and Pete
for their prayers and support throughout this time; Dr.
Good for the care and support through it all; Butch and
Jeanine for their endless generosity; the many White Earth
Tribal programs for all of their support; the White Earth
Honor Guard and VFW Post 1676 for being there; Bev
Smith, Chris, Rochelle, Shannon and Carrie for staying with
us through it all; everyone else who stopped by, sent food or
supplies, called or came to lend their support. A special
thank you to Hospice of the Red River Valley, David
Donehower Funeral Home and White Earth Health Center.
We will never forget your love and support and we thank
you from the bottom of our hearts.
The Lowell Bellanger Family
We would like to extend our appreciation to the
Congregate Housing residents, Home Health nurses,
friends, and family for supporting Dale Madigan through
his illness and thank you for your prayers during this difficult time. Our father spoke highly of those involved.
Sincerely,
Dale Madigan’s children
In Memory
In Loving Memory of Dennis (7/3/1998) and
Jeremiah Watson (1/4/2003)
There’s not a day that goes by that we don’t think of
them. Our lives have not been the same since they went
away.
Through our tears we hang on to the great memories we
shared, and these memories enfold us like a hug, helping us
through our lives without them here.
For you who still have your loved one near, cherish
them with all your love; fro you can never know the pain or
heartache when they are no longer there.
Sadly missed but always in our hearts,
Your loving family
Student News
We want to congratulate Crystal Van Wert for graduating from the LPN Nursing course at Minnesota State
Community and Technical College in Detroit Lakes in
December 2006. Your family is very proud of you Nurse
“Pookey,” and 10 years of love goes out to you.
Your husband, Dean Van Wert
and children, Tianna, Genesis, and Pauline
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White Earth Reservation Tribal Council Visits Twin Cities Members
Photos by Edward L. Gehrke

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