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All candi- THE SAULT TRIBE NEWS Visit us online at www.saulttribe.com Namebin Giizis “Sucker Moon”” Win Awenen Nisitotung “One Who Understands” April 7, 2006 • Vol. 27 No.5 JKL Bahweting continues to provide quality education BY CORY WILSON the Arts Governor’s Award, 2004 4C’s Recent MEAP (Michigan Educational Award, and the 2004 Best Tri-county Assessment Program) test scores indicate Elementary School of the Year Award. the Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Bahweting School opened its doors to Anishinaabe School continues to meet students for the first time in September of and/or exceed the state's standards in edu- 1994. During the school’s first year of cation. MEAP testing was conducted with operation, the enrollment consisted of 143 grades three through eight this past fall, students with an average of 20 students per which focused on subjects such as reading, grade level. Today, the school’s enrollment language arts, math, science, and social is now 324 and still averages 20 students studies. per class room. The school began operating Bahweting School met or exceeded the with grades K-6 and has expanded to state’s standards in 24 out of 27 testing cat- include grades seven through eight. The egories separated by subject and grade school has three first-grade classes, three level. The school reached 100 percent pro- kindergarten classes, while second, third, ficiency in four areas, which included fourth and fifth-grade classes each have sixth-grade reading, language arts and two classes. The student body is expected social studies, and fourth grade math. to grow by thirty-eight children next year, One hundred percent proficiency is which enticed the school to add a second defined when all the students in a particular sixth-grade class. Despite the addition of grade and subject, meet or exceed the another class, the school still has 38 chil- state's test standards. Test results indicating Fifth-grade teacher Vincent Gross works with students Josh Dumont and Allie dren on their waiting list. 100 percent proficiency, showed that Sayasky, both 11. Photo by Brenda Austin Talks regarding the school’s original Bahweting’s sixth grade students exceeded perfect proficiency rating in math. has been recognized for their commitment plan to eventually expand up to grade 12 the state standard by 20 percent in reading Based on the school’s combined test to excellence in education by receiving the have surfaced recently; however, an offi- (80 percent state standard), 27 percent (73 scores, Bahweting is again on track to 2000 Golden Apple Award, 2000 Safe cial plan and timeline needed to make the percent state standard) in language arts, receive its AYP (Adequate Yearly Tribal Communities Award, 2001 Title I expansion a reality have not been made and 22 percent (78 percent state standard) Progress) accolade, which is awarded to Distinguished School Award, 2003 No public. To obtain public opinion on the in social studies. The school’s fourth- schools that exceed the state’s average in Child Left Behind National Blue Ribbon matter, the school is conducting a survey grade students exceeded the state level of overall MEAP testing. School Award, 2003 Outstanding School- which will be circulated this spring. 82 percent by 18 percent on their way to a Since the school’s inception, Bahweting wide Program Award, 2003 Education for Permanent Greektown Casino plans move forward Casino gains revenues and market share BY ROGER MARTIN space. The revised plan will also add teams should break ground on the perma- Plans for Greektown Casino’s perma- 25,000 square feet of gaming space to nent Greektown Casino resort sometime in nent casino complex are moving forward Greektown Casino’s existing facility, April. as the casino’s annual revenues and share which today has 75,000 square feet of Meantime, Greektown Casino revenues of the Detroit gaming market continue to gaming space. Visitors will be connected increased $16.7 million or 5.3 percent last climb. to the casino floor from the hotel/parking year, to $336.6 million in 2005 from The Sault Tribe Board and Greektown garage via an enclosed moving walkway. $319.9 million in 2004. The casino is also Casino officials recently presented revised All three Detroit casinos are required to off to a strong financial start in 2006. plans for the permanent casino resort to build 400-room hotels and add gaming Spurred by an exciting Super Bowl week, Detroit planning and zoning officials. A space under their development agreements Greektown Casino’s February revenues hearing on the new plans is scheduled for be located on Monroe Street between St. with the city of Detroit. totaled $29.97 million, up more than 12 April 6 in Detroit. The Detroit City Antoine and I-375. The structure would The new Greektown Casino hotel, park- percent over February 2005. Greektown Council is expected to take action on the include a 13-floor parking garage with 20 ing garage and gaming space will cost Casino’s market share also climbed to plans in the coming weeks. to 22 stories of hotel rooms on top. The about $200 million, financing that already nearly 28 percent. The revised plans call for Greektown new resort will also have a spa and pool has been approved by the Michigan The increase in revenue and increase in Casino’s 400-room hotel to be built atop a area, a 1,300-seat multi-purpose entertain- Gaming Control Board. Pending approvals market share can be attributed to a new, new permanent parking garage, which will ment theater and ballroom and meeting from the city of Detroit, construction aggressive marketing strategy. Walking on 27 In This Issue Hunting and fishing application 30 News 2, 3 & 5 People 31-32 Chairman’s report 4 Health 33-34 Representative reports 6-8 Youth Education & Activities 35 Letters 9 ACFS 36 49735 Political advertisements 10-30 National news 37 MI Gaylord, Employment department 17 Kewadin Casinos 38 30 No. Permit PAID Education 18-19 Calendar 39 Postage U.S. Centerfold photo galleries 22-23 Advertising 40-44 STD PRSRT Page 2 NEWS April 7, 2006 • THE SAULT TRIBE NEWS Education and jubilation at the 12th annual Annishinaabemowin Teg Conference ceremony and on-site registration at the Dream Makers Theater. Some of the morning work- shops were on learning Anishinaabemowin through songs, numbers and games, creat- ing change through a non-threat- ening approach, understanding the process of a common writing sys- tem, building pride and self- esteem with youth, revitalizing culture and craftmaking. Classes continued in the after- noon on subjects such as the Ojibwe moccasin game, story- telling as a means of discipline and respect, starting an Ojibwe community library and natural experience among others. A tradi- tional social feast was sponsored by our tribe later in the evening at the Niigaanagiizhik Ceremonial Building along with shuttle ser- vice between the hotel and the feast. The feast was followed by a country ho down and fiddle music Anishinaabemowin Teg, Inc., President Isadore Toulouse (Left) fest along with step dancing at the Sault Tribe member Tessa Reed fields a question from an adresses people after opening ceremonies on Thursday morn- grand ballroom at the convention observer in one of her workshops on understanding the process ing, March 30, at the Kewadin Casino and Convention Center center. of a common writing system. Reed hails from Manistique and during the organization’s 2006 annual conference. Beside him Classes, workshops and semi- has studied Anishinaabemowin in Michigan. She is currently is language professor Shirley Williams. nars continued on Friday, March working on a doctorate at Trent University in Petersborough, Ont. BY RICK SMITH the 12th annual Anishinaabemo- 31. A meeting of the Union of They began trickling in at the win Teg Language Conference. Ontario Indians met to discuss the between possible standardized return next year about this time as Kewadin Casino and Convention The trickle turned into a stream restoration of jurisdiction over options and chosen paths.