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June 2021 Pokégnek Yathdanawa l Pokegnek Yathdanawa Page 6 Baby Celebration Page 8 Get Your South Bend Cubs Tickets Back Page Sign Up for Kë Pkëbthegémen l .. .. l JUNE 2021 Mskwemneke gizes RASPBERRY PICKING MOON Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb’s Completes Ceremonial Signing of Bill that Ratifies the Pokagon Band’s Class III Gaming Compact The Pokagon Band Tribal Council is very pleased that Governor Eric J. is the only federally-recognized Tribe in the State of Indiana. It is also the Holcomb visited South Bend on Tuesday, May 4 to complete a ceremonial first piece of Pokagon Band legislation passed in Indiana. This concludes signing of the bill that ratifies the Class III Gaming Compact, a first in the State of Indiana’s approval process and the Compact will now be sent Indiana’s history and also a first for Native Americans as the Pokagon Band to the U.S. Department of the Interior for review. Please turn to page 12 2 No. Permit Dowagiac, Michigan 49047 49047 Michigan Dowagiac, IN Milford, PAID Box 180 • 32487 Moewe 32487 • 180 Box POSTAGE U.S. STD PRSRT Pokégnek Bodéwadmik • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi of Band Pokagon • Bodéwadmik Pokégnek .. .. l PAGE 2 Mskwemneke gizes RASPBERRY PICKING MOON Chairman’s Corner Bozho, We also received more good news from Pokagon Health Services (PHS), which has received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. This vaccine can currently be given The June newsletter will bring to anyone age 12 and up. We have additional optimism that Pfizer will have with it the longest day of the year. an approved vaccine for children 2-12 soon. There is currently a Pfizer vaccine Hopefully you will have enjoyed consent form and information sheet available on the website that parents/ many warm/hot days by the time guardians can print/sign and give to their 16-17 year old to bring to the this reaches your mailbox. It has vaccine appointment if a parent/guardian is unable to accompany them: been an interesting spring and www.pokagonband-nsn.gov/sites/default/files/assets/consent_form_and_ start to summer, but then again, pfizer_fact_sheet.pdf. this is Michigan. It is election season and I strongly encourage all age eligible voters to register I hope by the time this reaches everyone we will have a more definitive and cast a vote for your choice of representation. The tribe is just shy of 3,000 understanding of the changes to the guidelines from the CDC. As of this age eligible voters with less than 2,000 registered. If you follow the election writing there is a lot of scrambling going on by leadership trying to find the cycle you will note that roughly 500 citizens participate. This is your government safest, most appropriate procedures to protect our community. Similar to last and if you do not like what is happening and you did not vote, you have very month there continues to be a large number of citizen inquiries regarding the little to say about decisions coming from the council table. Please engage in reopening of the campground, lakes, community center, Gage Street, and other your government, your voice counts. summer activities. I know we are all anxious to get back to normal, but we still need to make sure we are exercising every precaution to keep our community As always, I appreciate everyone’s patience and willingness to stay the course. safe. The taskforce is reviewing all pertinent information and should have some I continue to believe, it remains A Great Day To Be A Pokagon! updated recommendations to council before this edition reaches your home. Migwėtth, Please be patient, I know everyone is anxious to get back to the way it used to be. The expectation is that there will be a relaxing of the guidelines but it may cause a bump in the numbers. Depending on the severity of the bump, my hope is that it will not require the implementation of more strict rules. We will just have to learn to live smarter or as smart as possible. Matthew Wesaw As the health taskforce works through the changes in guidelines and Doctor Tribal Council Chairman Morris continues to educate everyone on the virus variants, I anticipate there will be a relaxing of most of our rules to allow more congregating of our families. Emergency Broadband Benefit Program The summer camps are being prepared and scheduled in the safest manners Available to Eligible Citizens possible. My thanks to the Departments of Language & Culture and Education for their work, and the assistance of the health taskforce. A new federal program called the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program will make internet access more affordable for Pokagon As mentioned in the last issue, the Gaming Compact with Indiana has been Citizens. Benefits to eligible citizens include: signed, sealed, and delivered to the Department of Interior. The 45-day window for approval or deemed approved is June 18th. It may take additional time to • A discount of up to $50/month on broadband internet get class three product into the facility, so we may not see full implementation will be available to eligible households. to class three games until August. A ribbon cutting ceremony is in the planning • Those on Tribal Lands can also get a discount of up to stages and the details will be made public as soon as they have been confirmed. $75/month (Enhanced Tribal Benefit). • Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up Open Positions Available to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. The following open positions are still available and listed in alphabetical order. Only one monthly service discount and one device discount is allowed Please refer to the Pokagon website or the May Legislative Edition to read the per household. position descriptions, qualifications and details on how to apply. The FCC has announced that consumers can begin applying for and • Alternate Positions Pokagon • Health Care Advisory Board enrolling in the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12, 2021. Band Land Use Board The program will end when the fund runs out of money, or six months after • Kee-Boon-Mein-Kaa Pow the Department of Health and Human Services declares an end to • Alternate Position Traditions Wow Committee the COVID-19 health emergency, whichever is sooner. and Repatriations Committee • Mno-Bmadsen Board Director To visit the Emergency Broadband Benefit webpage: https://www. • Curriculum Committee • Pokagon Rights Board pokagonband-nsn.gov/emergency-broadband-benefit-program-available- • Election Board eligible-citizens • Revenue Allocation Code • Ethics Board Review Committee Additionally, for information on how you may be eligible for the Enhanced Tribal Benefit, visit the Enhanced Tribal Benefit Module. • Food Sovereignty Committee • Salary Commission • Gaming Commissioner • Tribal Art Review Committee South Bend Administration Office Open on Thursdays • Ggaténmamen Gdankobthegnanêk The South Bend Administration Office will be open on Thursday’s, beginning Pow Wow Committee May 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Appointments will need to be made in advance (as we require with the rest of the government buildings). l JUNE 2021 Pokegnek Yathdanawa PAGE 3 Mno-Bmadsen Good Path Awards Mango Released Chapter 7 of Potawatomi Language Course on Thursday, May 20 Mno-Bmadsen is once again accepting nominations for the Good Path Awards! The Pokagon Department of Language and Culture is pleased to announce that The Good Path Awards were created in chapter seven of the Bodwéwadmimwen Potawatomi Language Course through 2019 to promote those individuals who the Mango Languages App is available as of Thursday, May 20! positively contribute to the community Chapter seven provides learners with the language needed to communicate about through leadership, entrepreneurship, and the calendar and birthdays. In addition, users will also learn how to incorporate conducting themselves in the manner of the grammar into their speaking. Examples include the following goals. 7 Grandfather Teachings (Humility, Bravery, Honesty, Wisdom, Truth, Respect, Love). These awards are presented annually during the Potawatomi Economic Conversational Goals Gathering (PEG). Award recipients are chosen from nominations submitted by • Ask someone's age and say how old you are Pokagon tribal citizens. Mno-Bmadsen is currently accepting nominations in the categories of Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Leadership, Outstanding • Discuss past and future plans on particular dates Entrepreneurship, and Emerging Leader. Pokagon citizens are currently invited to • Give the month and date submit nominations now through Monday, July 26, 2021. There is an unlimited number of nominations accepted, so citizens may nominate as many different • Say your birthday individuals as they think appropriate for each category. For more information on • Wish someone a Happy Birthday eligibility and to submit nominations for the Mno-Bmadsen Good Path Awards, please visit www.potawatomieconomicgathering.com/award-nominations. Grammar Goals Award recipients will be notified this fall and an awards ceremony will be held in • Form higher numbers above 12 December 2021. • Talk about when actions "stop" using bon Previous Good Path Award recipients include: • Use numbers and tsë with the verb pongezé to talk about ages 2020 • Use ė gothêk to discuss activities in months • Lifetime Achievement – Majel DeMarsh • Use ėwi yawêk and ėgi yawêk to talk about dates • Outstanding Leadership – Kevin Daugherty The Mango Languages App containing the Bodwéwadmimwen Potawatomi • Outstanding Entrepreneurship – Jason Wesaw Language Course is available for free download in the Google Play Store and • Emerging Leader – Madolyn Wesaw Apple App Store! 2019 • Lifetime Achievement – Clarence White Virtual Meet the Tribal Council Candidates Forum • Outstanding Leadership – John Pigeon The Virtual Meet the Tribal Council Candidates Forum will take place on • Outstanding Entrepreneurship – David Martin Saturday, June 5 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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