Well-Rounded Trudeau Crowned 2006 Miss Odawa
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WELL-ROUNDED TRUDEAU CROWNED 2006 MISS ODAWA By Annette VanDeCar, Communications Coordinator (From left to right) Donald “Little Man” Trudeau, 2006 Miss Odawa The five Miss Odawa contestants before Akeshia Trudeau (on the far left) 2006 Miss Odawa Akeshia Trudeau, 14, learned to dance fancy shawl Akeshia Trudeau, and Lucy Ann Trudeau. Photo by Annette VanDeCar. was announced as the 2006 Miss Odawa. Photo by Annette VanDeCar. when she was only 11 months old. Photo by Aaron Otto. On August 12 after the flags won because of my Aunt Bertha Native American youth today?” Unceded Indian Reserve. Her time with a few Blind River were retired for the evening at (Trudeau) who passed away Trudeau answered by speaking older sister, Donnelley Trudeau, organizations in showcasing the 15th Annual Odawa recently. on the importance of preserving is a jingle dress dancer and her Aboriginal Dance and history. Homecoming Pow Wow in “She taught me a lot about our Native languages. In June, younger brother, Donald “Little She and her older sister, Harbor Springs, MI, the Miss my culture. She wasn't the one she graduated from the eighth Man” Trudeau, is a traditional Donnelly Trudeau, choreo- Odawa Committee announced who taught me how to dance, grade at St. Mary's Separate dancer. Her great grandmother's graphed a dance exhibition for a the selection of Akeshia Trudeau but she taught me everything School, and she was awarded family on her mother's side theater production detailing as the 2006 Miss Odawa. else. I wouldn't have been the Native Second Language came from Cross Village, MI. their community's history. Trudeau, a member of the selected without her guidance.” award there. She is not a fluent Trudeau, who will be a high Trudeau was the captain of Whitefish River First Nation in Trudeau, 14, has been a speaker, but continues to learn school freshman this fall, is a Ontario's Bantam Girls Birch Island, Ontario, Canada, fancy shawl dancer since she her language. good student with almost all Basketball team that competed was one of five Miss Odawa con- was 11 months old. “Language is something we A+s. In the future, she wants to at the 2006 North American testants. Prior to being crowned “I have danced at pow wows can't lose because it's a part of be a doctor or a teacher. Indigenous Games in Denver, Miss Odawa, she was Junior since my first steps, and I have who we are,” Trudeau said. Trudeau has volunteered as CO, in July. She also plays base- Miss Wawaskinaga and Miss always enjoyed it,” she said. Her mother, Lucy Ann a student supervisor and moni- ball, volleyball and ice hockey. Wawaskinaga. Trudeau was the final con- Trudeau, is also a member of tor for kindergarten classes the She is a member of two curling “It's an honor to be select- testant in the public speaking the Whitefish River First Nation. last three years, and she has teams. ed,” said Trudeau, who lives in portion. She was asked, “What Her father, Don Trudeau, is a volunteered at a senior citizens Blind River, Ontario, Canada. “I is one of the issues facing member of the Wikwemikong home. She has volunteered her LTBB TRIBAL CITIZENS ENJOY THE TRADITION AND CAMARADERIE AT THE ANNUAL POW WOW By Annette VanDeCar, Communications Coordinator Editor's note: I spoke with five because I enjoy it,” said then,” Robert Shagonaby said. attend the annual pow wow with Gasco is a women's traditional LTBB Tribal Citizens at last Shagonaby, a Maintenance I work- “My father was the only drummer. her daughter Tawnee Mickalacki, dancer. month's 15th Annual Odawa er for Victories Casino and Hotel. We used to do the more natural 13. “She is a championship Homecoming Pow Wow in Harbor “When I go to pow wows, I like to Native dances like the Eagle “It was hard to go home after dancer,” Kishego said of his sister. Springs, MI, to get their thoughts intermingle with the other partici- Dance, Buffalo Dance, Muskrat the pow wow,” Gasco said. “I “She has a wall of trophies.” on what they enjoy the most pants and vendors. It's a good way Dance, Corn Dance and the would miss the tribal community Kishego, a fluent speaker of about attending the annual pow for different tribes to intermingle. Partridge Dance. You don't see when I went home. I needed to our language, sees the pow wow wow. “You see old friends at pow people do those dances much come home for myself and my as another opportunity to speak wows you might only see once a anymore. It'd be nice to see them daughter. Being around her family with the few other elders who are Tribal Elder Robert year.” done again.” and the tribal community gives also fluent speakers. Shagonaby, a life-long Harbor His father, the late Charles Despite that, Robert her an in-depth understanding of “There's only a few of us left,” Springs resident, started dancing Shagonaby, and his mother, the Shagonaby said, “I enjoy seeing her culture. There are also a lot of Kishego said of the tribe's fluent when he was six or seven. He late Susie (Kiogima) Shagonaby, the different regalia, and I enjoy positive role models here she can speakers. “There's seldom anyone attended the pow wows in Cross were in a troupe of dancers along seeing the different styles per- look up to.” around who can understand our Village, MI, and those held at with their son. His mother wrote formed at the recent pow wows.” Mickalacki hopes to be ready language.” Ottawa Stadium in Harbor the script for the Hiawatha pag- to dance at next year's pow wow Springs. eants the Michigan Indian Health Administrative as a fancy shawl dancer. Tribal Elder Edward Shagonaby, who is LTBB on Foundation performed at Round Assistant Gwen Gasco lived away “I'm really excited for her,” Shenoskey attended his second his mother's side and Potawatomi Lake in the 1940s and 1950s. from the area for 13 years before Gasco said. “I'm happy she's Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow on his father's side, has attended Robert Shagonaby said sever- accepting her current position in shown an interest in doing it.” last month. He recently moved all of the pow wows held at the al families from Harbor Springs October 2004. back to the area after living in Pow Wow Grounds in Harbor were in the troupe. When she lived in the metro Tribal Elder Joe Kishego Grandville, MI. Springs. “There was never such a Detroit area, she would always enjoys watching his sister, CONTINUED ON PAGE 15 “I've never stopped dancing thing as a western drum back come home to Harbor Springs to Elizabeth Gasco, dance. Elizabeth “ANNUAL POW WOW” What’s Inside Departments and Programs 2-8 Waganakising Martial Arts Club 12 Events Calendar 13 Natural Resources Department 2 Michigan Indian Family Olympics 16 Executive Branch 4 On the Pow Wow Trail 17 Department of Commerce 5 Requested Service Return Tribal Council Meeting Minutes 18 MI Lansing, Education Department 6 975 No. Permit PAID for space and content. U.S. Postage U.S. Language Program 6-8 Lines from the Membership 19 49740 Michigan Springs, Harbor edit any material submitted edit any Class First 7500 Odawa Circle Odawa 7500 Prstrt Native News 9 Odawa Casino Resort 20 Indians Odawa of Bands Bay Traverse Little Odawa Indians,Odawa Circle, 7500 Odawa Harbor Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow 10-11 Construction Update 20 of This newsletter is published by the LTBB Springs, Michigan 49740. reserve the right to We 2 ODAWA TRAILS September 2006 Departments and Programs CORRECTIONS Natural Resources Department In an August Odawa Trails article titled, “LTBB NCAI Mid-Year Conference Attendees Broaden Their Horizons,” a sentence incor- HUNTERS SAFETY CLASS HOSTED BY NATURAL RESOURCES rectly appeared under Tribal Council Administrative Assistant Mike Smith's contribution. The sentence should have read, “The session By Annette VanDeCar, Communications Coordinator also talked about dropout issues, how you can't fight racism with- out education, and how to persuade kids receiving per capita to not drop out of school.” In the August issue of Odawa Trails, the photos that appeared with the article titled, “Understanding the Sights and Sounds at the Odawa Homecoming Pow Wow,” and the wedding photo of Matt Lesky and Cheryl Kishigo-Lesky all appeared courtesy of Theresa Keshick. The LTBB Communications Department regrets the error and the omissions. (From left to right) Matthew Stemkoski and Conservation (From left to right) Conservation Officer Roger Willis Officer Roger Willis at the recent Hunters Safety Class. and Corey Bailey at the recent Hunters Safety Class. Matthew Stemkoski searches for simulated blood spots during a track- Matthew Stemkoski marks with an orange clothes pin where a ing exercise outside the Natural Resources Department building. simulated blood spot was found as Bobby Robles looks on. The Natural Resources behaving ethically. Ultimately, [email protected] for Department hosted a Hunters the mission of the hunter educa- exact times and locations for the Safety Class on July 27, 28 and tion program is to ensure the class. 29 at the Natural Resources continuation of the hunting tra- The LTBB Natural Resources Building in Harbor Springs, MI. dition.” Department will have an The class was for all youth The Natural Resources International Bow Hunters 12 years and older. The classes Department wants to thank the Education Program (IBEP) on on July 27 and 28 were from 6 Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa September 30.