January 2012 Nnaahhggaahhcchhiiwwaannoonngg (Far End of the Great Lake) Ddiibbaahhjjimimoowwiinnnnaann (Narrating of Story)
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January 2012 NNaahhggaahhcchhiiwwaannoonngg (Far end of the Great Lake) DDiibbaahhjjimimoowwiinnnnaann (Narrating of Story) Goodbye to a friend and a leader 1720 BIG LAKE RD. Mary Northrup standing outside of the assisted living facility during the opening Presort Std party on July 29. Mary passed away this month and will always be remembered as a CLOQUET, MN 55720 U.S. Postage veteran, a leader, a friend. Photo by Dan Huculak. CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PAID Permit #155 Cloquet, MN 55720 In This Issue: Local news .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2-3 RBC pages .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4-5 More Local news .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .6-7 Etc .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .8-9 Law Enforcement .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Area News. 11 Health. .12 13 Moons . .13 Community news .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14-15 Page 2 | Nah gah chi wa nong • Di bah ji mowin nan | January 2012 Local news Remembering Mary By Dan Huculak Community College. Mary re- a great time and we traveled a ceived her Bachelor’s of Science total of 2,711 miles. We visited he Fond du Lac com- Degree in social work from the our brother and my son in munity was shocked and College of St. Scholastica. Wis., and the graveyard of our Tsaddened to learn that Northrup served on the Fond birth father in Indiana. We ate Brookston District Representa- du Lac Ojibwe School Board cupcakes every day and stopped tive Mary Northrup passed for 10 years, served as the FDL at fun roadside places like the away unexpectedly Dec. 6, just Veterans Service Officer and Vacuum Cleaner Museum.” one week before her was elected to serve The two sisters also attended 50th birthday. Her as the Brookston Dis- the Oklahoma State Fair where passing was the result trict Representative a national cake competition is of a brain aneurism. on the Reservation held yearly. They also bought Mary was born in Business Committee. fun matching hats and wore Chicago Ill., Dec. 13, According to her sis- them to the fair every day. 1961. She graduated ter Roberta Welper, According to Welper, Mary from South St. Paul Mary was a strong was always reading when she Senior High School. believer in education was younger. The two visited Mary attended an In- and always encour- the home of Laura Ingalls in Mary Northrup Mary is presenting her sister (Roberta Welper) with her quilt at the dian boarding school aged others to con- Missouri where the Little House program honoring veterans. prior to finishing tinue their education. books were written. She was high school. After she gradu- “Mary was a super organizer; a big fan of the books and the Event Center. Welper said her rolls for the families that were ated from high school, Mary kind and thoughtful to her fam- television show. The women last conversation with Mary in mourning.” went into the service where she ily and friends. Although she also went to the crash site of was Sunday evening; she was “Mary did not want a public worked in communications. had suffered through childhood Buddy Holly and visited the waiting for a friend to pick her funeral service; this is some- After her service in the U.S. trauma, the loss of children and Surf Ballroom where his band up for dinner. thing she made known to me, Army, Mary worked in a variety domestic abuse, she was an last played. “I had a doctor’s appoint- her husband Tony and her son of jobs that included operating inspiration to me that she had “As a surprise I took her to the ment on Monday and when I Clint. I appreciate all of the a video camera for a television always pushed forward. Mary SPAM Museum in Austin Minn. got to work she had already persons who have sent cards to station and as a manager and was always thoughtful of those on our way back north. We gone home sick. A Fond du me and called. I hope that all of regional manager of a chain of close to her even when she was had a super fabulous time and Lac Police Officer was sent at her friends and family are sup- gas and grocery stores. Ad- a child; she took the time to be talked about planning another 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, to tell me porting one another in this time ditionally, she worked in the your friend and to learn about trip. Mary attended Thanksgiv- that she had passed. I had to of grief of the loss of a great food service industry and also you and encouraged you to be ing at my house with our Uncle see her; I couldn’t believe that daughter, mother, grandmother, worked caring for others. your best,” Welper said. Richard Loons, her daughter- she was gone, and that she had sister, friend and leader,” She met and married Tony “I was fortunate that she and in-law Julia and her beloved passed away in her sleep. Mary, Welper said. Northrup. Afterward, Mary I had taken the time to do the grandson Antonio.” as many of you know, did not returned to school where she Cupcake Tour at the end of Mary attended the elder’s attend many funerals; she often attended Fond du Lac Tribal and September of this year. We had party Dec. 2 at the Otter Creek was the one to drop off sweet The mission of this publication is to end, we do not publish editorials, opinion provide the Anishinaabeg community of pieces or letters to the editor. There is an Nahgahchiwanong Dibahjimowinnan the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior abundance of opportunity for the publish- Translation: Far End of the Great Lake; Narrating of Story Chippewa, Fond du Lac Reservation, with ing, airing and dissemination of material news and information that will be of help of personal opinion in other communica- TABLE of CONTENTS to them in their everyday lives. In addi- tion vehicles available throughout the Local news ...........................................2-3 Published monthly by the Fond du Lac tion, our goal will be to highlight many of area, region and state. RBC pages ............................................4-5 Reservation Business Committee. More Local news ...................................6-7 Subscriptions are free for Fond du Lac the honors, accolades, accomplishments Our mission is to provide for Fond du Etc .......................................................8-9 Band Members. To inform us of a change and awards that are earned by community Lac Anishinaabeg a publication that will Law Enforcement ...................................10 of address, write to members but are mostly overlooked by not dismiss their culture, heritage, hopes Area News .............................................. 11 Fond du Lac News, Tribal Center, the mass mainstream media. and dreams. We are striving to make this Health ....................................................12 1720 Big Lake Rd., It is our hope that through greater infor- newspaper fill that role. 13 Moons ..............................................13 Cloquet, Minn. 55720. mation about the activities of our people, Community news .............................. 14-15 this publication can be an instrument of Corporate Member of the Editor: Zachary N. Dunaiski true community. It is not our intention Native American Journalists to be a vehicle of divisiveness. To that Association January 2012 | Nah gah chi wa nong • Di bah ji mowin nan | Page 3 Local news Making books fun at every age ith all of the technol- day in 2011, it became clear just able to read at ogy available to kids how excited the children were his or her own Wthese days, people at the chance to read to their pace and both usually do not see kids acting elders. With only a few minutes the children very excited to read books. But remaining on a group’s session, and the elders on Dec. 8 in the library of the students of the last group came enjoyed their Ojibwe School, smiles were barreling into the library. Before time together. everywhere during an event they could get very far, Blacket- Reading Bud- commonly known as “Reading ter told them to stop and wait dies is a great Buddies.” Judging by the looks their turn. One excited little girl way to bring on the children’s faces that day, in particular looked very upset. the two genera- the kids genuinely enjoy read- She was clearly anxious to start tions together ing to their elders. reading, and didn’t want to and give them The Reading Buddies pro- have to wait by the door while something posi- gram is an opportunity for the the other group finished their tive to do. With children to partner up with an reading session. today’s tech- elder, and work one-on-one to The children in the groups nology it seems sharpen their reading skills. The were in grades 1 through 3. even harder children come into the library Each reading buddy has one for genera- in groups and each student gets or two students that they read tions to interact his or her own reading partner, with each week. This gives each and work on a who is an elder, to pair up with. reader a chance to build a rela- common inter- Then the pairs sit down and tionship with the children, as est, but that is have 30 minutes to read a book well as a chance to build self- never the case Two “Reading Buddies” dive into a book during the last session of the program for or several books of their choice esteem in the children’s ability on Thursdays 2011, before things pick back up in Jan. to read. It also gives them a in the Ojibwe from the library. event. What better way for the Ojibwe School is still looking sense of pride as they play a School library. “It’s a great way to build rela- children to read and get excited for people who are interested in major part in this community “They have fun reading tionships by reading together,” about reading than having helping with the project.