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*** Important Dates to Remember in 2021 *** Tribe’s Annual Events Annual Events Important Dates & Timelines Annual General Council Meeting CANCELLED (COVID-19 Precautions) Neopit Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Main Tribal Elections Keshena Thursday, January 14, 2021 Annual Swearing-In Ceremony Tuesday, February 9, 2021 Menominee Indian High School Graduation TBD (COVID-19 Precautions) Memorial Day Parade TBD (COVID-19 Precautions) Menominee Nation Contest Pow-wow TBD (COVID-19 Precautions) Holidays Observed by the Tribe Holiday Date Holiday Date New Year’s Day Friday Jan. 1, 2021 Veterans Day Thursday Nov. 11, 2021 Martin Luther King Monday Jan. 18, 2021 Thanksgiving Day Thursday Nov. 25, 2021 Jr. Day President’s Day Monday Feb. 15, 2021 Day After Thanksgiving Friday Nov. 26, 2021 Wednesday Dec. 22, Good Friday Friday Apr. 2, 2021 Restoration Day 2021 Memorial Day Monday May 31, 2021 Christmas Eve Thursday Dec. 23, 2021 Independence Day Monday Jul. 5, 2021 Christmas Day Friday Dec. 24, 2021 Labor Day Monday Sep. 6, 2021 New Year’s Eve Thursday Dec. 30, 2021 Indigenous People’s Monday Oct. 11, 2021 New Year’s Day Friday Dec. 31, 2021 Day Table of Contents Tribal Legislature Directory ............................................................................................................... 5 Committees of the Legislature ............................................................................................................ 6 Legislative Joint Committees and Boards .......................................................................................... 7 Community Committees ..................................................................................................................... 8 Administration ................................................................................................................................... 9 Aging and Long-Term Care ................................................................................................................ 16 Agriculture and Food Systems.......................................................................................................... 26 Child Support ................................................................................................................................... 28 Clinic ................................................................................................................................................ 30 College of Menominee Nation .......................................................................................................... 74 Community Development & Tribal Utilities ..................................................................................... 86 Community Resources ..................................................................................................................... 90 Conservation .................................................................................................................................... 96 Early Childhood Services ............................................................................................................... 100 Education ........................................................................................................................................ 107 Election Commission ...................................................................................................................... 110 Emergency Management ................................................................................................................. 112 Enrollment / Licensing and Permit ................................................................................................. 113 Environmental Services .................................................................................................................. 114 Facilities .......................................................................................................................................... 115 Family Services ............................................................................................................................... 116 Food Distribution ............................................................................................................................ 118 Gaming Commission ....................................................................................................................... 121 Historic Preservation/Logging Museum ......................................................................................... 123 Housing ........................................................................................................................................... 126 Human Resources ...........................................................................................................................130 Information Technology .................................................................................................................. 133 Insurance ........................................................................................................................................ 134 Internal Audit .................................................................................................................................. 137 Judiciary ......................................................................................................................................... 139 Language and Culture ..................................................................................................................... 141 Law Enforcement ............................................................................................................................ 142 Legal Services ..................................................................................................................................148 Lending & Tribal Tax ....................................................................................................................... 150 Maehnowesekiyah Wellness Center ................................................................................................ 152 Menominee Nation News ................................................................................................................ 156 Operation of Tribal Government ..................................................................................................... 159 Oskeh-Waepeqtah (DV Shelter) ...................................................................................................... 161 Probation/Parole ............................................................................................................................ 161 Prosecutor’s Office .......................................................................................................................... 163 Public Defender Office .................................................................................................................... 164 Transit Services ............................................................................................................................... 166 Tribal Detention Center .................................................................................................................. 171 Tribal School ................................................................................................................................... 173 Youth Services ................................................................................................................................. 174 Appendix A: Financial Report ......................................................................................................... 176 Appendix B: Investments ................................................................................................................ 185 Appendix C: Administrative Flowchart ...........................................................................................189 Appendix D: Committee Flowchart ................................................................................................ 190 Appendix E: COVID-19 Incident Command Team ........................................................................... 191 Tribal Legislature Directory JOAN DELABREAU Chairwoman TERM-21 (715)799-5114 - WORK PO BOX 282 (715)853-8903 - CELL KESHENA, WI 54135 (715)701-1037 - CELL [email protected] DOUGLAS COX Vice-Chairman TERM-22 (715)799-6152 - WORK PO BOX 1301 (715)853-5377 – CELL KESHENA, WI 54135 [email protected] PERSHING “SPORT” FRECHETTE Secretary TERM-22 (715)756-2260 - HOME PO BOX 325 (715)853-1979 - CELL NEOPIT, WI 54150 (715)756-2311 - WORK [email protected] EXT. 1151 RON WAUKAU TERM-23 (715)853-6083 - CELL PO BOX 104 NEOPIT, WI 54150 [email protected] RON CORN SR. TERM-20 (715)799-3755 – HOME W661 RED WING WAY (715)851-3500 – CELL KESHENA, WI 54135 (715)756-2439 - WORK [email protected] GENA KAKKAK TERM-23 (715)853-6019 - CELL PO BOX 196 KESHENA, WI 54135 [email protected] GARY BESAW TERM-21 (920)618-4638 - CELL W1541 BRAVE ISLAND CIRCLE (715)994-1374 – WORK KESHENA, WI 54135 [email protected] MYRNA WARRINGTON TERM-21 (715)799-5600 - WORK P.O. BOX 244 (715)851-0607 - CELL KESHENA, WI 54135 [email protected] GUNNAR PETERS TERM-22 (715)853-5514 – CELL PO BOX 1113 (715)799-5114 - WORK KESHENA, WI 54135 EXT. 1267 [email protected] Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin 5 Annual Report 2020 Committees of the Legislature Budget & Finance: Health & Family Services: Gunnar Peters, Chairperson