The next issue of The Sault Tribe News will be the 2005 Annual Report. We will feature reports from every department of the Tribe along with their accomplishments and funding statistics. Please be sure to read the next issue of the news. The deadline for submissions for the following issue is Aug 1. HE AULT RIBE EWS T S Visit us online at www.saulttribe.comT N (O)De'imin Giizis “Strawberry Moon” Win Awenen Nisitotung “One Who Understands” June 30 2006 • Vol. 27, No. 9 News briefs No body contact advisory 2006 General election results on Sugar Island. Close race in Unit II determined by recount As a result of high bacteria levels, specifically E. coli, on the north shore of Sugar Island, the Chippewa County Health Depart- ment has issued a no body con- tact advisory for areas near 55 N. Westshore Dr., Williams Dr., and Village Rd. People should avoid body contact with surface waters of the St. Mary's River in these areas. Chippewa County Health Department will notify the public when the no body contact advisory is lifted.

Gravelle hearing rescheduled for July 5 A preliminary hearing re- garding felony drug charges New Unit III Representative Keith Massaway, center, with wife, Re-elected incumbent Dennis McKelvie congratulates new levied last May 31 against Sault Jean, and one of his sons, Andrew. board member DJ Hoffman. Photos by Alan Kamuda Tribe Board of Directors Unit I The Sault Tribe’s governing count was requested by Hank and their oath of office at the Sault UNOFFICIAL RESULTS Representative Todd Gravelle body will welcome three new a hand count of the votes was con- powwow on July 1. The next Unit I is re-scheduled from June 14 to members to its board of direc- ducted on June 27. Each candidate board meeting will be held on July DJ Hoffman (1579) July 5 at 1:30 p.m. inside the 91st tors. Unofficial results indicate received one extra vote, indicating 11 at Mackinac Island. Dennis McKelvie (1395) District Court in Sault Ste. Maire. DJ Hoffman (Unit I), Keith the results did not change. The Sault Tribe’s seven-county Darwin (Joe) McCoy (1263) Gravelle turned himself in Massaway (Unit III), and Shirley Unit V also proved to be a close service area, which includes Chip- Nathan Wright (1056) to authorities last June 1 after a Petosky (Unit V) were voted to race. Shirley Petosky defeated pewa, Mackinac, Luce, School- Unit II three-count warrant for felony the tribal board to represent their Karl Weber by only 43-votes to craft, Alger, Delta and Marquette Robert LaPoint* (442) possession of cocaine, oxyco- respective units. win the Unit V board seat. Mrs. counties are divided into five Frances Marie Hank (439) Unit III done and methodone was issued Tribe members welcomed back Petoskey will replace Victor units. Each unit is represented Keith Massaway (769) against him a day earlier. Each incumbent board members Dennis Matson, Sr., who announced his by an elected tribe member who McKelvie (Unit I), Denise Chase retirement from the board earlier serves on the tribe’s board of di- Rob Lambert* (558) count carries a maximum of four (Unit IV), and Robert LaPoint this year. (Please see story on rectors. The number of board rep- Unit IV 2. years in prison and/or a fine up to (Unit II) who were all voted for page 3.) resentatives per unit is based on Denice Chase (555) $25,000. another term as board representa- Six board seats were up for unit population. The 13-member Ron Powers (265) The charges appear to be part tives of the Sault Tribe. election this term, which included board of directors is the governing Unit V of the fall out of an earlier Straits Unit II proved to be the closest two seats in Unit I, one seat in body of the Sault Tribe. Shirley Petosky (290) Area Narcotics Enforcement campaign race of all the regions. Unit II, one seat in Unit III, one Each board member is elected Karl Weber (247) investigation. Incumbent Robert LaPoint nar- seat in Unit IV and one seat in to a four-year term by the tribe Official results will be released Judge Michael McDonald of rowly defeated challenger Francis Unit V. The newly elected board membership in a general election by the Sault Tribe Election Com- the 91st District Court released Hank by a mere three votes. A re- members are scheduled to take by a mail-in ballot. mittee when available. Gravelle on his own recogni- zance at his arraignment. NCAI stages innovative conference Tribes, state sign By Rick Smith closely with you to tackle tough issues. To- Garcia also added fighting the use and economic accord While a large schedule of events waited gether we can find solutions to Indian water manufacture of meth on reservations is a In the interest of creating for attendees of the annual mid-year confer- rights, education, economic development top priority that calls for more than simply more jobs in Michigan, all 12 ence of the National Congress of American and methamphetamine abuse. We must work beefing up police forces. “Law enforcement, federally recognized American Indians (NCAI) in Sault Ste. Marie dur- together as one.” however, is just one of the tools to combat ing June 19-21, hundreds of tribal leaders In spite of strains from a long-running meth abuse on tribal lands,” he said. “We Indian tribes in the state signed attended the organizations inaugural tribal law suit involving on the relationship be- also need to address the underlying social an economic development accord leader/scholar research forum and watched tween the Indian Country and the Interior, issues that fuel the spread of addiction.” recently with Governor Jennifer a new head of the U.S. Department of the NCAI President Joe Garcia responded in his Hundreds of tribal leaders attended the Granholm with the aim of creat- Interior make his first major address to a sig- speech, ““I’m extremely encouraged that the first NCAI sponsored forums between tribal ing at least 1,000 new non-gam- nificantly large audience of American Indian importance of fighting methamphetamine leaders and scholastic researchers designed ing jobs in the next five years. leaders. abuse, health care and addressing the deep- to experts on Indian issues face-to-face with The accord aims to expand Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kemp- seated economic woes that exist in Indian policy makers. Discussion topics ranged joint economic development to thorne, a former governor of Idaho, said Country are at the top of the secretary’s from the U.S. Supreme Court and tribal the benefit of both the state and tribes and the federal government must work agenda. From our first meeting on his first sovereignty, socioeconomic change to tribal all of Michigans tribes. together to achieve common goals. Via satel- day in office, I knew he would be commit- self-determination. lite, Kempthorne said, “You are in countless ted to the current agenda for Indian nations, ways the conservation teachers of this land which I outlined in my State of Indian Na- ––Continued on page 14 with a photo gal- that we all share. I look forward to working tions address.” leery from the conference.

In This Issue YEA 13 News & announcements 2 Photo gallery 14-15 News 3 Greektown news 16 Chairperson's report 4 Summer interns 17

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By Sharonreservations Burns National Congress of Americanexamined Koenig said that information wait is over Submitted by Lynn M. to be. It really is the gem of the Today correspondent Indians (NCAI). “We, as indig- shared during the summit helped Trozzo, recruiter north because of the people. CORNWALL, Ont. — Since enous leaders, must be engaged all parties in attendance. He also The grand gem of the north is They had the drive, determina- Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. govern- in this dialogue and communicate noted that the passport require- finally open. It has been a long tion and the grand vision to ment has taken many steps to our concerns and recommenda- ment is not set in stone. project for sure, and “project” see it through regardless of the secure the country and protect tions on these matters.” An Alberta-based company, does not even touch the size obstacles. it from terrorists. Communi- Akwesasne is one of two res- Treaty 7, has been exploring and magnitude of the brand From the Human Resources ties along both sides of the U.S. ervations that physically straddle the current status cards used by new beauty — Kewadin Shores aspect, the challenge of opening borders have been impacted by the the U.S./Canada border, the other Indians to cross the U.S. border Casino and Hotel. a brand new destination in the changes, in particular American being the Micmacs of Maine. The and they have examined how The art displayed in the heart of St. Ignace area has been Indian communities like Akwe- Tohono O’odham straddle the such cards could be improved to details of the stonework, fur- nothing less than aspiring. Our sasne. U.S./Mexico border. Many other potentially meet the security needs niture, tiles, and the careful competition has been fierce in At Akwesasne, many Mohawks Native communities are located of the federal government. creativity in the keeping of the the search for talent in individu- face inspection from customs of- near the northern and southern The second pressing issue ad- northern theme is magnificent. als that possess the number one ficers on a daily basis, as they pass borders, close enough to subject dressed during the summit was The view is truly majestic and characteristic that we all look over the Canada border to go to them to unwelcome inconvenience crime and the need to fight it one cannot help but stand in for in the hospitality industry; work, attend school, visit family caused by tightened security or along the border with the coopera- awe. and that is customer service members, conduct business or by the increase in crime related to tion of policing agencies on and For those of us who have had attributes. We have hired close shop. Akwesasne’s strategic loca- cross-border activities. off reservations. Akwesasne’s own the pleasure of being involved in to 90 people with extraordinary tion rests partly in Quebec, partly “The indigenous nations living police agencies — one on each the ground work of such a site, a customer service skills. in Ontario and partly in New York, near and adjacent to the present- side of the border — receive little true destination, the gem of the The community and tribe's subjecting its residents to cross- day borders are the first to feel the federal funding. They generally north, this has been worth the members have supported this border inspection regularly. Their impacts upon their territory from have the budget of small-town wait. endeavor for a long time and it For those who have the shows. passage through the U.S. port of those who seek to do us harm,” police forces but are responsible opportunity to work and grow The success of such a grand entry nearest to them has become said Garcia. “Whether the threats for patrolling 12 miles of border. in such a beautiful place as legacy is usually in the capable increasingly difficult and often are drug-smuggling, which place “What the tribes are dealing Kewadin Shores brings such a hands of all those involved from delayed as security has tightened the health and well-being of our with; it’s not a pretty picture,” sense of pride, not only in one- the bottom up. These folks have since Sept. 11, 2001. children at risk, or terrorist activi- said NCAI representative Robert self but in a community that is worked tirelessly, hours upon The concerns of various of- ties which can cause great harm to Holden. “One of the things we driven by the tourism industry. hours, sacrificing time with ficials from Indian Country were the cultural, social and economic want to do is support the police There has recently been a families and giving their heart to expressed during the international viability of tribal communities, we and try to bring about the unmet commercial on television where the completion of the project. Indigenous Cross-Border Security will gather to share our thoughts needs that tribal law enforcement a product needs to get to market For all those involved, for all Summit March 17-18. During the on this important topic and seek deserve and should have, since and there are two people discuss- those who jumped on-board and two-day event, the concerns of solutions.” they’re in the front lines standing ing how this is going to be done for all those who stayed with us both all were heard in the same Indian officials came from far in harm’s way day in and day out; on deadline. One person, looking to jump the hurdles, we take our venue, and participants from all and wide to attend the summit and we owe them as much to have over into another room, says, hats off to you, and thank you sides of the issues agreed that and hear the concerns of others all the resources they need to do “We have them.” for the long days and nights in the summit was necessary and or to address their own. Along their jobs.” He is referring to a room full creating the legacy for our team productive. with tribal leaders, representa- “Other tribes are having similar of employees, team-members. members, current and future, and “This summit is an opportunity tives from the Assembly of First problems in terms of no support Honestly speaking, I do not even all tribe members. to share information between in- Nations (AFN) of Canada and the for tribal efforts related to border know what the product was, but It is not too late to join the digenous leaders and government NCAI attended. They were met by security and protection,” said it struck me that the total asset team of Cool Places, Cool authorities on border issues related representatives from the U.S. De- Chief James Ransom. “Other of the company, the bottom line, People, Cool Jobs! Call toll free to international crime, terrorism partment of Homeland Security, border tribes have significantly was the people — the workers, at (866) 635-7032 if you would and identification cards,” said Canada Border Services Agency, larger border areas to patrol than the team-members. like to become part of this won- Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Foreign Affairs Canada and vari- Akwesasne and their police forces That is exactly how Kewadin derful, hardworking group of Shores Casino and Hotel came people. District Chief Michael Mitchell ous law enforcement agencies. are not as well developed as ours.” before the summit. “We welcome The summit was hosted by the As the summit concluded, a this opportunity to highlight our Mohawk Councils of Akwesasne general feeling of accomplishment Current job openings for Cool best efforts to battle organized and co-hosted by the St. Regis was expressed by many of the crime and terrorism. The media Mohawk Tribe, AFN and the attendees. It was the first oppor- Places! Cool People! Cool Jobs! seldom covers our efforts to deal NCAI. tunity many had to share their Apply on line at www.saulttribe.com with these issues and our struggle Two pressing issues were the concerns. Employee relations specialist: Closes July 28 to advance our rights. This is a topic of many workshops and pre- “I think we walked away with a MIS director: Closes July 5 concern for indigenous people.” sentations during the summit. strong indication that outside po- Data base administrator: Open until filled The summit was held, in part, to The first was the U.S. govern- licing agencies want to work with Data base analyst: Open until filled address the growing need for In- ment’s plan to require a secure tribes and first nations on border dian County leaders to meet face form of identification when any- security issues and that they rec- to face with government officials one enters or re-enters the country. ognize we play an important role Scavenger challenge to discuss the growing issues of While the original plan proposed in this effort,” Ransom said. border security. by the Bush administration was A second summit has been returns in September “It is important that the federal to require passports, other options discussed but not yet planned. A The Scavenger Challenge 6636; Advocacy Resource Center, government of Canada and the are being considered. report on the first summit, which is a city wide scavenger hunt. (906) 632-1808. For more details United States consult with the “Indian people are concerned was closed to the public, is ex- Participants compete in different contact the Advocacy Resource leaders of indigenous nations about their way of life being pected to be released soon. “challenges” and the top three Center at (906) 635-7705 or (906) on the national homeland secu- impacted,” said Clifford Koe- teams receive prizes. It is some- 632-1808. rity strategies and programmatic nig, who represented the Border what like the Amazing Race, Fear First place — $100 and great initiatives and all related topics,” Patrol. “Their biggest concern is Factor and Survivor, all in one. gifts from local merchants. said Joe Garcia, president of the maintaining their culture.” A $20 entry fee ($30 at the Second — $75 and great gifts door) will include entry for two from local merchants. THE SAULt TRIBE NEWs non-profit events. All submis- Subscriptions: regular rate $15 team members into an after- Third — $50 and great gifts The newspaper of The Sault Ste. sions are printed at the discre- per year; $10.50 for senior citi- challenge party, hors d’oeuvres, from local merchants. Marie Tribe tion of the editor, subject to zens; $22 to Canada: $32 to other entry into door prizes and $20 in Staged at the Kewadin Casino of Chippewa Indians. June 30, editing and are not to exceed foreign countries. 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June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News News Page 3 Vic Matson, Sr., retires Weathering the storm This was written in honor of night we sought our catch, with Vic Matson, Sr. and his tug "Sal- Munising watching at our back. from board of directors lie,” and the role he has played As we came in to empty out buildings the people lived in prior deal. A lot of people had been out over the years protecting the our load, violating a law we were to the new construction were torn of work for years and were hired rights of tribal fishermen. told, the bushes and trees grew down they were so bad. It was when the casino opened. Its been By Brenda Austin new limbs from the rifles and deplorable,” Matson said. very successful.” Thank you for carrying me men hidden within. Into our own For the past 30 years Matson Matson said he is most proud through the storm, even though fish house we were cornered, has also defended the rights of of the Lincoln School project you were tired and worn, for while our refuge became our tribal fishermen. He was a com- and plans to be in the area when sharing the love of the lakes with jail. mercial fisherman himself for it is completed. In the meantime me, for a fisherman I was born Federal court came up quick, many years and was present Vic and his wife Lizet, will be to be. our tug was in the water again, for the 1985 and 2000 Consent traveling in their motor home and Fourth generation, my son our treaty rights were being Decree as well as a negotiator for settling into their house in Fort makes five, he walks in my foot- recognized, waiting to become inland hunting and fishing rights. Myers, Florida during the winter steps and fills me with pride. finalized. “The board used to only have one months. “There comes a time in Before our treaty rights were Now years later we are five meeting a month and I could still your life when you want to have recognized, we were soot in tribes strong, have forged an fish and serve on the board. After your own time. I have lots of some peoples eyes. alliance, are moving on. Our the casinos opened I decided to grand kids and kids and would Our nets were cut, our life lakes are great, our children are By Brenda Austin stop fishing and devote my full like to give them my time now. was torn, while we were waiting strong, a good example has been After 22 years of serving on attention to the board. It’s been a I’ll be fishing every day off my for a treaty to be born. born. The tribes’ had a voice, the Sault Tribe board of directors, very successful 22 years for me. boat in Florida. I’ve grown up Our children ran scream- and said loud and strong, we can Unit V representative Vic Matson I’m very proud of what the tribe with the tribe and it has had my ing, their arms opened wide, to do this for seven generations Sr. is retiring. Matson was first has accomplished. I watched them full dedication,” Matson said. “I prevent the DNR from taking long. elected to the board in 1984. start with nothing and look where will be back and have a perma- our pride. And so the tug is laid to rest, Matson is also retiring from we are today,” he said. nent local address in the summer Their arms were pried loose, for it has traveled with the best. the CORA board and as chairman “I can remember we signed months.” a trailer hooked up, out of the There may be tears in it’s owners of the Conservation Committee. for the first casino in the Sault in Matson said he views the water it was jerked with a thug. eyes, but there is pride in the “I am retiring from everything; I 1985 against our lawyers advice. future of the tribe positively and The biggest mistake they ever hearts of our tribe. am going to walk away and hold They thought the federal govern- sees it continuing to move for- made, cameras were waiting that They have worked hard the my head high. I am proud of what ment would close us down. The ward. “I am proud to be a part of Native American Day. two of them, but now it’s time to I have accomplished,” Matson board went ahead and opened the the tribe in any way I can. I have They pulled the tug into a trade the Sallie in. said. casino anyhow and here we are been treated like a million dollars place called Marquette, with the A fisherman’s day is an early Since first elected to office today.” Matson said he was at the and the tribe has given me a very city watching and holding its one, no matter the weather their Matson has helped bring housing grand opening of the Christmas good life. I love all the people breath. life goes on, and on those Great to the people in Munising at the casino in 1995 and was part of who work for the tribe. I want We had to fish, for our Lakes now sails Vic Matson’s Wetmore Housing site. “Everyone the hiring process. “I made sure everyone to know that I have a families, for food, so later that son. was very happy; some of the our people in Unit V got a fair smile for each of you.” Friends of Anishinabe Youth Drop-In Center a hit with tribal youth approached Chairperson Aaron The drop-in center is Payment about securing a couple open Monday through AmeriCorp volunteers to help run a mentoring program under a Saturday from noon to grant from the Office of Juvenile 5 p.m. Family picnics Justice Delinquency Prevention and drawings for program. “I told him that, unfor- tunately, we didn’t have any space prizes take place on for the volunteers. He said the July 8, Aug. 5 and Shedawin building was empty and Aug. 26 at noon. maybe we could get space there. Things evolved; we received the mentoring grant and the two Viper and motorcycle, basketball AmeriCorp volunteers, Allie hoop, games and art supplies for Krebs and Paula McKerchie,” the kids to use at the center. There Umbrasas said. All their hard Joanne Umbrasas, juvenile is also a foosball table donated by work paid off June 3 with the first prevention service coordinator Chairperson Aaron Payment. family picnic. “The current grant Dan Tadgerson volunteered By Brenda Austin funding the program ends Sept. his bike repair skills and is only a Kids, if you are looking for 30. We have re-applied for a grant phone call away. “A young man some fun activities and the chance and are hoping to hear something came to the center riding on his to register for some awesome in August,” she said. steel rim. I called Dan and told prizes stop by the Friends of Later this summer as you him we had a bike emergency Anishinabe Youth Drop-In Center pull up in front of the Shedawin and within 30 minutes he was located at 2154 Shunk Road at the building take a good look at the here with a whole new tire; the Shedawin building. flower bed — you might see the rim, inner tube, tire and changed The drop-in center is open drop-in centers logo in the flow- the whole thing. We have been Monday through Saturday from ers planted there. “There are blue very blessed by people in the noon to 5 p.m. Each time you pansies outlining the U.P. and community willing to help out,” Joanne Umbrasas and Mandy McRorie work on clearing out and stop by you can fill out a registra- yellow marigolds in the corner Umbrasas said. weeding the old garden in front of the drop-in center. tion form and drop it in the big representing the sun. We tried to Saturday activities differ each “We figured we would have apply to become a mentor.” box for a chance to win a gift be creative,” she said. Umbrasas week and include movie day, the greatest drop-in center sum- Sault Tribe Chief of Police certificate for a Redline bike from earned her new nickname, the family game day and the picnics. mer program we have ever seen Fred Paquin has agreed to let offi- Pro Sports or a 2GB i-pod nano Wasp Whisperer, during her plant- The kids, with help from staff, are with the prizes for the kids we cers stop by the center and shoot from Radio Shack as well as gift ing labors as she worked around planning to prepare the meals for are giving away at the picnics. some hoops with the kids when certificates for Wal-Mart and fast an underground wasp nest. “We the family picnics. “The first pic- The Office of Juvenile Justice they are outside. “We are a group food coupons. Two bikes and two negotiated an agreement and I nic on June 3 was a huge success, Delinquency Prevention grant mentoring center, that’s why we i-pods will be given away at each made a deal with them. I didn’t we had 32 children and 17 adults which funds the drop-in center called it the Friends of Anishinabe picnic. The family picnics and spray them with Raid and they attend,” said Paula McKerchie, gives us money to spend on the Youth Summer Program,” drawings for prizes take place didn’t sting me,” she said. AmeriCorp volunteer. kids and likes to see the money Umbrasas said. on July 8, Aug. 5 and Aug. 26 at Joanne Umbrasas can be Then on the third Saturday of spent on the children,” Umbrasas The first two weeks the cen- noon. reached at (906) 635-7746, Allie the month Home Town Rent to said. “Our focus is mentoring ter was open about 12 children Lunch is provided free anytime Krebs (906) 635-7727 and Paula Own has let the center borrow a children. If you have time you can dropped in each day for different the center is open. McKerchie at (906) 635-7729. Juvenile prevention service big screen TV for movie day. The share with youth or a skill you activities and a free lunch. coordinator, Joanne Umbrasas, final Saturday of the month is would like to share, we encour- The program got its start purchased a remote controlled family game day. age you to contact the center and last August when Umbrases hairperson s report The Sault Tribe News Page 4 C ' June 30, 2006 • U.S. Senator Stabenow visits NCAI conference hard opening including gaming both my office and the Board was never scheduled to occur are remiss for having caused this earlier than late August 2006. situation, it should be very clear Having said this however, I do who is responsible. It should be want to clarify that there was in crystal clear that though he once fact a glitch with regard to open- represented a great benefit to our ing. people, Bernard Bouschor's cur- rent campaign of destruction to In the late fall of 2003, the our Tribe is harmful. concept and renderings were shared with the Tribal Board to The results are still preliminary build a new casino in St. Ignace. but I want to welcome DJ This geographical area has long Hoffman, Keith Massaway, and held a great deal of promise for Shirley Petoskey to the Tribal generating revenue because of Board. At press time a recount the closer proximity to larger was called for Unit II, but, I'd population bases and because of alike to also, congratulate Bob the volume of tourism that the St. LaPoint, Denise Chase, and Den- Ignace, Mackinaw City, Mackinac nis McKelvie for their return to Island area enjoy. In fact, over the the Tribal Board. years, the less than ideal physical layout of the current facility has If you have questions, concerns, rivaled the revenue of our main or comments please contact me by gaming operation in Sault Ste. Email at [email protected] Marie which has a facility that or call (906) 635-6050 or toll free is nearly four times the size of our at (888) 94-AARON. Left to right, Sierra Causley, Director Lana Causley, U.S. Senator for Michigan Debbie Stabenow St. Ignace facility. and Chairperson Payment at the National Congress for American Indians Conference held June Executive Order: 2006-02 18-21. In early 2004, specific designs Vic Matson, Sr Throughout other sections of gert, Kim Green, Duane Gurnoe Aaron A. Payment, MPA were shared with the Tribal Board this edition of the Sault Tribe Clarence Hudak, Brenda Jeffreys, Tributary Tribal Chairperson that showed the location of the News, information appears re- Emily Jeffreys, Bea Laitinen, facility. In subsequent months, garding this conference. However, Peggy Neal, Joyce O'Dell, Toni Victor Matson Sr., better known NCAI Conference A several elder meetings occurred I did want to acknowledge the Osterhout, Sault Tribe Interns and as Vic, has served the Tribe for success! to gather input from the elders on honor hosting this conference the Sault Tribe Gaming Commis- over twenty two years by always whether or not to use the elder represents and to thank all of the sion trying to see the big picture and From Saturday - June 17 fund to finance a portion of the team members and volunteers always having a positive orienta- through Wednesday - June 21, construction and guarantee a rate who ensured this event was St. Ignace casino tion toward the Tribe and our 2006, our Tribe hosted the mid- of return for the Elder Fund. As a smashing success. The following people; year conference for the National you'll recall, the Elders over- individuals did a surberb job: I wish to clarifysome rumblings Congress of American Indians. whelming supported this as the regarding the new St. Ignace Over the years, Vic has advo- This organization, established in Tribal Board in turn guaranteed casino. As you know by now, all cated strongly but has waited 1946, is a confederation of sorts to Local planning committee the rate of return back to the Elder Tribal households received a patiently for his unit to reap the compel our direct participation in fund which stabilized and secured Bud Biron, Melissa Causley, letter in the mail announcing the benefits as other units do. He has the legislative process. Though we the amount of the Elder dividend Jackie Halfaday-Minton, completion of the newly con- nonetheless quietly supported maintain our individual sovereign- at $1,600 per year and made a Stephanie Laitinen, DJ Malloy, structed St. Ignace casino, hotel, the Tribe and it's leaders out ty as a nation, we come together greater portion of the dividend tax Maggie Nolan, Cecil Pavlat, and entertainment complex. The of loyalty to his Tribe and his to legislate our position on various exempt as a the more of the fund Krista Payment, Barb Willis total project cost at over $40 mil- people; U.S. legislative and policy mat- is channeled through the fund, the lion should significantly increase ters that effect our lives as Indian greater the tax exemption. Volunteers revenue in a market that is closer Vic's contributions and com- people. The national organization mitment to our treaty rights over monitors legislative, policy, fed- to population. The current gaming Bouschor changed the line facility has served us extremely the years serving as the Chair- eral agency, and presidential and Tracy Belair, Tara Benoit, Brenda to hurt our Tribe Brownlee, Lakota Captain, John well, but is has significant prob- man of our Tribe's Conservation federal agency actions that effect Causley, Cathy DeVoy, Dee Eg- lems as a result of expansions Committee and in advocating for our lives. In the waning days of the 2004 rather than building from design our Tribal Fishermen is unsur- Tribal Chair elections, to completion. The new facility passed; immediately after the anony- has much greater ceiling clearance mous phone polls (where you to address smoke issues, and is de- Over the years, Vic is estimat- were asked if you would support signed with one large open gam- ed to have traveled, by car, over Bernard Bouschor or Aaron Pay- ing space which is what gamers 253,440 miles from Munising, ment) the design for the casino prefer. The amenities with a hotel, Michigan to Sault Ste. Marie, was changed to move the gam- restaurant, deli and sports bar with Michigan and back on behalf of ing space from eligible land to a view of Hogs Bay (northern our Tribe to attend Tribal Board ineligible land. We have proof of Lake Huron) is breathtaking. meetings; Bouschor's irresponsibility here in the form of a memo. It is my Again, the new facility is A sage old fisherman, Vic's opinion that this was done in a designed to drive more revenue words of wisdom and no non- 'scorched Earth' effort to try to for programs and services. Recall, sense approach will be sorely destroy our Tribe on the way out that about 60 percent of the fund- missed on our Board. the door. The line change was ing for our Tribal programs and not discovered until well into the services comes from gaming and This tributary recognizes and construction. enterprise revenue. Federal and honors Vic Matson for his life state appropriations only account long service to his Tribe, to his The good news is that we are for about 40 percent. Per the 'Bal- people, and especially to his fel- confident that we will resolve anced Budget' resolution I wrote low fishermen. this issue and open our new and the Board passed last year, 93 gaming space by early fall if not percent of our net revenue is bud- In Vic's honor, I am pleased to late summer. We have worked geted for programs and services of announce the establishment of diligently to deal with this situa- the Tribe. The balance is used for the Victor Matson, Sr. Tribu- tion since discovering it, and will debt retirement on project financ- tary Scholarship which shall be continue to do so. Let me reiter- ing, and also as a small reserve. granted to at least one Tribal ate, both the Tribal Board, and my Member college student per year office were kept out of the loop One question Members have who is studying in an academic until after the bulk of the con- asked with regard to the opening discipline related to sustaining struction was completed and the is why the gaming space is not our Tribal Fisheries and/or the design could not be changed back yet ready. First, we had planned livelihood of our Tribal Fisher- to the original. Though the Sault all along and listed in previous man. Tribe Times, funded by Bernard announcements that the hotel, Chi MeGwitch, Vic for your Bouschor with its Web master restaurant and entertainment space leadership, your guidance, and - Bernard Bouschor's nephew, Cover art by Darryl Brown, Sault Tribe member. would be opening mid June 2006. your support. has tried to paint a picture that This was achieved last week. The June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News News Page 5 A.J. Rogers donated land to tribe where Sault Kewadin Casino now stands By Brenda Austin now partially occupied by the Kewadin His 90-year old mother, Doris Rogers, In the early ‘70s Sault business owner Casino Hotel and Convention Center. “The works two or three hours a day at the shop A.J. Rogers Jr., who is not a member of the property starts just on the other side of taking care of special orders. “We just let Sault Tribe, donated 30 city lots to a newly what was 16th street, which is where the her do whatever she wants and go along forming tribe with big ambitions and no driveway to the casino is now and runs with it and hope for the best. She is pretty funding. west going in straight behind the casino. spry; she lives on her own and takes care “My relationship with the tribe started They needed help at the time, and I didn’t of an apartment building and is still driv- years and years ago,” Rogers said. “I knew think too much of it. I liked helping my ing,” Rogers said. Joey (Lumsden) for a long time, we were friends out,” Rogers said. His sister, Sandra McPherson has also neighbors. There was no tribe back then Rogers owns and operates R&R Marine worked with him for the past 35 years. until Joe and (Fred) Hatch started organiz- on Portage Street just west of the Portage “I am 68-years old and should have ing it. I never thought of them as anything Street bridge. His father began selling boats retired by now. A few years back I had a other than my friends,” he said. and motors at his resort on Sugar Island. bad hip and could barely move. But I had Rogers said the newly formed tribe “My father had a tourist resort on Sugar surgery and felt pretty good so I decided ran an ad in The Evening News looking Island which is Bennett’s Landing now but to stay. I had the place sold but told them for property to purchase on Shunk Road. used to be Roger’s Landing,” Rogers said. I changed my mind. What would I do if I “I told Joey I would sell them a piece of “We moved to the Sault in 1966 and after retired? property. They gave me a $250 binder with two years at our current location my father Rogers said he has watched the tribe an option to buy. When the option came up told me I would either sink or swim and over the years create jobs for people and they never bought it. When I asked them left the business. Here I am 40 years later,” help them out in other ways. “I don’t feel about it they said they had no money to he said. “We are not big but we survive. bad about giving that property away. I buy it with. I thought about it for a while I have five mechanics and two people up helped a little, that’s all,” he said. “I have and decided to just give it to them. They front with me. We have some employees children who are tribe members and work were thinking about building tribal housing who have been here for over 20 years. I for the tribe, I feel good about that.” and I thought it would help.” try to make this a pleasant working envi- Three of his children who work for the The 30 city lots, or about two city ronment for them. We give our customers tribe are Tony Rogers, Barb Rogers-Carle A.J. Rogers Jr. blocks, donated to the tribe by Rogers is good service and take care of them.” and Lisa Bumstead. Gaming commission celebrates 10-year anniversary By Bridget Schopp, gaming verify that they qualify for a gam- oping and issuing gaming licenses Resources and ACFS with back- ties while protecting the assets compliance investigator ing license under the regulation and badges to all casino and gov- ground checks. of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of The Sault Tribe Gaming set forth by the National Indian ernmental employees tribal wide. • Complete background checks Chippewa Indians. Commission was formed on June Gaming Commission (NIGC), The gaming commission does for election purposes. Anyone wishing to contact the 17, 1996, to govern the conduct of the Compact with the State much more than background • Attend quarterly Michigan gaming commission should call gaming within the jurisdiction of of Michigan, and Tribal Code investigations. Its close working Indian Gaming Communication (906) 635-7042 or call toll free the tribe, provide for the operation Chapter 42. The gaming com- relationship with surveillance, law Network meetings. (866) 345-1391. of tribal licensed gaming estab- mission also evaluates Canadian enforcement, and the prosecuting • Issue and monitor raffle Gaming commission employ- lishments, prohibit non-comply- Police Information Center checks attorney is key to the protection licenses for tribal organizations. ees can be contacted by call- ing gaming activities and provide brought in by Canadian applicants and security of gaming activities. • Conduct audits to ensure that ing their direct lines at Ken remedies for violations. The gam- applying for gaming licensed The gaming commission and the gaming facilities are abiding Ermatinger, executive director, ing commission has nine full-time positions. surveillance provide law enforce- by the MICS. (906) 635-7018; Nancy Waybrant, employees including the executive All licensed employees are fin- ment with important information • Review and approve all assistant director, (906) 635-4942; director and the assistant direc- gerprinted and their fingerprints used to assist them in criminal casino policy and procedures Bridget Schopp, gaming compli- tor. The gaming commission also are sent to the FBI or the RCMP investigations and scams within and submit them to the Gaming ance investigator, (906) 635-4929; oversees five surveillance depart- for processing. A thorough back- and outside the different Kewadin Commissioners. Dale Bosley, lead employee back- ments and their staff. ground check is completed on all Casinos. Several other duties of • Maintain a list of undesir- ground investigator, (906) 635- The gaming commission licensed employees and vendors the gaming commission and its ables from the casinos. 4940; Violet Patton, employee office, located at 2175 Shunk by checking all counties in every staff include, but are not limited By remaining in strict compli- background investigator, (906) Road, is responsible for the state where an employee has to the following: ance with the National Indian 635-4943; Rachel Krchmar, licensing of all gaming facilities, lived, running credit reports, driv- • Review and answer all cus- Gaming Commission and enforc- employee background investiga- gaming managers, key person- ing record checks, calling refer- tomer complaints. ing the Indian Gaming Regulatory tor; Don Cooper, internal audi- nel, management contractors, ences and compiling an investiga- • Make weekly compliance site Act, the Compact with the State tor, (906) 635-4904; Cheyenne and manufacturers/suppliers of tive report with all of the findings. visits. of Michigan, and Tribal Code Holappa, internal audit accoun- gaming devices and services. A suitability determination is then • Conduct annual updates on Chapter 42 and the rules therein, tant, (906) 632-0530 ext. 53473; Before any gaming licensed generated after the investiga- background checks for all gaming the gaming commission strives and Marsha Waybrant, reception- employee can be hired, they must tion results are compiled with a licensed team members. to ensure a consistent and fair ist, (906) 635-7042. be checked on law enforcement’s recommendation for or against • Assist employees with the environment for gaming in our Law Enforcement Information licensing. The gaming commis- forgiveness process. facilities. The gaming commission Network (LEIN) terminal to sion is also responsible for devel- • Assist Housing, Human provides for safe gaming facili- Keeping Head Start children out of harm’s way By Rick Smith ing tribes to conduct background continue on employees at random reservation is comparable in size capable Navajo management,” After concluding an investiga- investigations on prospective intervals. She said checks are to the state of West Virginia. With said Leonard Chee, chairman tion into the Head Start programs employees. Also, many tribes routinely conducted through the five satellite Head Start agency of the Education Committee serving the Navajo Nation on do not know how to document a Michigan Family Independence offices and a central administra- of the Navajo Nation Council. their reservation surrounding suitability decision after the back- Agency, the Michigan State tion office in Window Rock. At “With Head Start graduations Window Rock, Ariz., the U.S. ground investigation is completed, Police and the U.S. Bureau of the time of the closure the agency just around the corner, it would Department of Health and Human as in the case with the Navajo Indian Affairs. was serving 4,013 children ages be easy to be disheartened by Services issued a notice of sum- Nation, said Justice. McKechnie added employees 3-5 enrolled in 205 Head Start the federal suspension of these mary suspension last May, effec- This gives reason to pause must meet certain qualifications, centers and home based pro- programs. Nonetheless, although tively shutting down the schools and consider our tribe’s own certification and keep them cur- grams. Sixty children ages 0-3 the coming months may prove across the largest Indian reserva- Head Start and Early Head Start rent through continuing education and six expectant mothers were difficult, the result will be a better tion in the country. The investi- programs serving members in and the tribe is liberal with pro- enrolled in five Early Head Start program and a brighter future for gation revealed 106 out of 612 Chippewa, Luce and Mackinac viding funding to maintain a high centers across the Navajo Nation. our kids. That is what Head Start employees had criminal records counties. At the moment, our quality environment for the chil- Each year the 0-5 age population is all about.” ranging from first-degree mur- tribe’s programs have 34 employ- dren in the programs. “The tribe increases. der to driving while intoxicated. ees who tend to 130 children. always supports and assists us The Navajo intend to pick up The next deadline for Many of those employees had his- While much smaller than the pro- with the development and reten- the pieces and move the programs tories of perpetrating child abuse grams that were operated by the tion of an exceptional and profes- up as well. “It is of paramount submissions to The Sault or neglect. Navajo, protecting our children sional staff,” she said. importance to the Navajo Nation Tribe News is August 1 at According to the U.S. remains a fundamental value. Cheryl Bernier, director of that the problems with Navajo 5 p.m. The July 21 issue Department of Justice, this situa- Laura McKechnie, interim Sault Tribe Human Resources, Head Start and Early Head Start will be the Tribe's annual tion is not an isolated incident in director of our tribe’s Head Start echoed McKechnie’s assurances. are corrected, that our children’s Indian Country. The department and Early Head Start programs In the mean time, the Navajo health and safety is assured, that a report and will not include says most tribes simply don’t said careful and proper inves- Nation Department of Head Start quality early childhood develop- submissions or regularly have the resources, technical sup- tigative protocols are faithfully was one of the largest Head Start ment program is put in place, and run articles. Questions? port or trained staff to adequately observed during the hiring phase organizations operating in the that control of these programs Call (906) 632-6398. comply with current laws mandat- of all program employees and United States today. The Navajo is appropriately restored under nouncements The Sault Tribe News Page 6 A June 30, 2006 • Asked and Answered: The Shores Casino The soft opening, which in- of customer service during and A: As with any construction sue? volves the opening of our hotel, after the transition of the gaming project of this scale, this endeavor A: To remedy the issue, addi- restaurant, lounge and bar area, to the new facility. did not come without its fair share tional expansion is being planned basically allows us to actually Q: If there is a delay, will the of obstacles. During construction, on the new casino which will open our facilities to the public, new employees recently hired still a land trust issue was identified ultimately increase the gaming and give us the opportunity to have their jobs? regarding the casino's expansion. floor to include more slot ma- bring in our new staff, allow for A: Despite our current situation As soon as the issue was identi- chines compared to the original training, and work out any kinks all the new employees hired will fied, the Tribe immediately took plans. Expansion plans on the (if any) that come with opening not be adversely affected by our action to try to resolve the issue new casino are scheduled to begin a new business. Every business current situation, the current gam- and is currently working to meet immediately. This will also al- goes through this process to ing site will continue to operate, all the requirements of the Na- low the current space at the new ensure customer service is at the and the larger areas such as the tional Indian Gaming Commission casino to be utilized for various highest level before they really hotel and restaurant are operating regarding the status of the land the entertainment for our guests. A start as I speak. We are still in need of new casino is now occupying. The show schedule is currently being marketing their product. those new employees that were NIGC determines what tribal planned for the summer and will Q: Will there be gaming at the hired this past Spring and we will lands are eligible for gaming. be released soon. new casino? need them on staff throughout the This issue was unfortunately Q: Are we going to lose any Editor's note: We present to A: The official grand opening Summer as planned. Over eighty unavoidable due to the circum- revenue because of this issue? you a new a new feature to help which was originally planned for new team members have been stances. Initial research indi- A: From a revenue standpoint, answer those frequently asked late August or early September hired to work at the new property, cated the issue was the result of we do not anticipate losing any questions about the Sault Tribe. remains on schedule, and will mostly to fill positions at the new inadequate planning from the significant revenue. The current This feature will be running in include the opening of the new hotel. previous administration, prior to casino will continue to operate all the future issues of The Sault casino gaming floor. Q: From the outside, the hotel July 2004. Although this situation until the secondary expansion of Tribe News on this page. Throughout the summer, casino still looks like it is under construc- is discouraging, this may prove to the gaming floor at the new site gaming will remain available at tion, are they really done? be a blessing in disguise. We are is completed. We are expecting a Q: Has there been a delay in the current casino site and will in- A: All the interior construction now looking to further expand our very busy summer this year in the the opening of the new casino and clude shuttle services to and from of the new facility was officially gaming floor at the new facility, St. Ignace Area, and if you haven't hotel? our new hotel and restaurant for completed on June 12. The which will allow us to utilize the seen our new Kewadin Shores A: Unfortunately, this situation the convenience of our guests. construction crew is currently current available space to provide Hotel & Casino yet, we encourage on some levels is being character- We are also adding to our cur- conducting clean-up and testing entertainment for our guests. The everyone to stop by. ized as a delay. This is not entirely rent executive host staff, valet, systems. Paving and landscaping good news is this issue did not Answers provided by the Sault accurate. Our casino plans all and shuttle services in order to will continue for the next month delay the soft opening of our new Tribe's Membership Response along called for a soft opening on make the transition as smooth and a half. hotel, restaurant, lounge, and bar Team. For more information on June 15 and a grand opening in as possible for our guests and to Q: How were we unable to at our new site. any of our Kewadin Casinos, late August/early September and ensure that our customers receive avoid the land-trust concerns Q: What is the Management please visit our web site at we are still on schedule. the utmost care and highest level regarding the Shores Casino? doing to solve the land-trust is- www.kewadin.com.

Housing Authority Down Payment Assistance Program Board of directors open hours Applications available June 8 to July 7 Tribe members can meet with their unit directors or the chairperson between the board workshops and Funding available once this year. the board meetings from 3:30 until 5 p.m. on the following dates: • Must be a Sault Tribe member • At least 18 years old July 11-Mackinac Island City Hall Aug. 1-Munising American Legion. • First time home buyer Aug. 15-Newberry, Comfort Inn. Sept. 5-Sault Ste. Marie, Kewadin Casino Grand Ballroom. • Within the income guidelines Sept. 19-Manistique Health Center. Oct. 3-Munising American Legion. • Qualify for a mortgage at a lender of your choice • Live in the seven-county service area: Chippewa, Luce, Mackinac, Oct. 17-St. Ignace, Little Bear. Nov. 7-Sault Ste. Marie, Kewadin Casino Grand Ballroom. Alger, Delta, Schoolcraft and Marquette. Nov. 21-Hessel Tribal Center. Dec. 5-Sault Ste. Marie, Kewadin Casino Grand Ballroom. Contact Angie Spencer, (906) 495-1077 or [email protected]. Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians Membership Q & A Committee Vacancies Q: How can I find out what JOM COMMITTEE scholarships and grants are avail- 3 Vacancies (different units) able to Tribal students? HIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEE A: Information on Higher Education opportunities for Tribal 1 Vacancy students can be obtained through Health Committee Janice Lewton in that same 1 Vacancy department. The telephone num- tribe? You can write DJ Malloy Cultural Committee ber is (906) 632-6098. or Clarence Hudak, executive Q: When is the Sugar Island 2 Vacancies membership liaisons, at the Child Welfare Committee Powwow? office of the Sault Ste. Marie A: This year the Sugar Island Tribe of Chippewa Indians Tribal 1 Vacancy Pow Wow will be held on July 15 Chairperson, 523 Ashmun Street, Special Needs Committee and 16. On Saturday, there will Sault Ste. Marie, MI, 49783 or be a potluck feast that includes 1 Vacancy email them at: end one letter of intent and three letters of recommendation (tribe members only) to: meat, frybread, and refreshments [email protected] and S provided. Participants are asked [email protected]; or call Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippews Indians Board of Directors to please bring a dish to pass. them at (906) 635-6050 ext. Attn: Joanne Carr Contact Cecil Pavlat for more 26021, toll free at (888) 942- 523 SAshmun St., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 information at (906) 632-7494. 2766, cell Phones, DJ, (906) 440- (906) 635-6050, (800) 793-0660, fax (906) 632-6696 ––Miigwetch, DJ and Clarence. 6861 and Clarence (906) 440- Email: [email protected] Have a question about the 6855 or fax at (906) 632-6086. Constitutional Convention Committee schedule Date time Unit Meeting Location Date time Unit Meeting Location July NO MEETINGS HELD IN MONTH OF JULY, 2006 11/3/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Petoskey Location TBA 8/4/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 11/4/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Petoskey Location TBA 8/5/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 11/17/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 8/18/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit V/Munising Location TBA 11/18/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 8/19/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit V/Munising Location TBA 12/1/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit II/Newberry Location TBA 9/8/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit II/Naubinway Pavilion 12/2/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit II/Newberry Location TBA 9/9/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit II/Naubinway Pavilion 12/15/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 9/22/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 12/16/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 9/23/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA Committee meetings will be open to members of the Sault Tribe to observe commit- 10/6/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit IIV/St. Ignace Little Bear Facility tee proceedings. Comments from the public shall be permitted for a limited time at the 10/7/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit IIV/St. Ignace Little Bear Facility beginning of each meeting, at the conclusion of each meeting, and at the discretion of the 10/20/06 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA Constitutional Committee chairman. For more information call Candace Blocher at (866) 10/21/06 8:00 - 3:00 p.m. Unit I/Sault Casino, Room TBA 632-6281. June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News Representative reports Page 7 June board meeting briefs Honoring Compiled by Rick Smith other hazards. A proposal was approved for The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of The Sault Tribe Human Re- funding of a drug use prevention Chippewa Indians Board of Direc- sources Department received au- program through Pathways/North- American Indian tors met for a general meeting on thorization to modify the number care Network. LaPoint opposed June 6, 2006, in Escanaba, Mich. of weekly work hours to accom- the measure. All board members were present. modate all qualified applicants for The board approved 2006 bud- veterans Approved resolutions: Votes the tribal Summer Youth Worker gets for an increase of $8,550,288 Relief societies. cast on unanimous decisions are Program and the Workforce In- in tribal support dollars and a American Indian troops from not noted. vestment Act Summer Youth Pro- fiscal year 2006 budget modifica- World War II were joined by A resolution passed last May gram. Also, the budget allocation tion for an increase of $71,990 newly recruited Native Americans 16 authorizing $50,000 in tribal for the programs was increased in tribal support dollars. Board to fight Communist aggression support for costs to be shared with from $90,434 to $158,000. member Lana Causley opposed during the Korean conflict. The the U.S. Department of Agricul- The board adjourned and met the modifications. Native American's strong sense of ture to build a walleye-rearing for another general meeting on A $5,000,000 increase was patriotism and courage emerged pond on Sault Tribe property was June 16 in Marquette. Board approved in the loan amount for once again during Vietnam. More amended. The amendment al- member Paul Shagen was absent. construction of the new Shores than 42,000 Native Americans, lowed an increase in tribal support The board approved granting Casino in St. Ignace. Board mem- more than 90 percent of them to $104,450, which will include and permanent easement to Clo- ber Todd Gravelle abstained. volunteers, fought in Vietnam. direct expenses or in-kind contri- verland Electric on property near An amendment to treaty fishing Native American contributions butions. Board member Denise Hessel to relocate an overhead rules and regulations was ap- in United States military combat Chase opposed the amendment. distribution line. The easement proved to allow members, aged continued in the 1980s and 1990s The board approved the Sault came with no monetary consid- 16 and 17 years, eligibility for Fred Paquin as they saw duty in Grenada, Tribe Housing Authority to apply eration due to the overall benefits a helper’s license only with the Unit III Representative Panama, Somalia, and the Persian for a grant for $50,000 through to tribal interests. Board member written consent of a parent or Sault Tribe Board of Directors Gulf and continue to show their Enterprise Communities, Inc., Fred Paquin opposed the measure. guardian and approval from the Native Americans have partici- support by fighting in Iraq. to buy high efficiency furnaces Approval was given to re-allo- board of directors. pated with distinction in United There are nearly 185,000 Na- for 16 housing units in Project cate $6,000 from a U.S. Housing The board approved a waiver States military for more than 200 tive American military veterans. MI 149006 in St. Ignace. Board and Urban Development grant to of sovereign immunity to ex- years. This Fourth of July, let’s Native Americans have the high- member Robert LaPoint opposed repair and upgrade a basketball ecute a lease with Sprung Instant honor Native Americans and their est record of service per capita the application. court in Manistique. Structures, Inc., for a 90-foot by contribution to our freedom and when compared to other ethnic An application was approved Official support was approved 285-foot structure with some ac- independence, these veterans that groups. They have been formally for a $235,000 U.S. Housing for a budget recommendation cessories for 24 months. have given so much in service to recognized for their courage and and Urban Development grant to from our tribe’s Housing Board The board meets on the first our country, to the defense of our bravery through military decora- provide outreach, education and of Commissioners for housing and third Tuesdays of each month nation. tion. remediation to protect children modernization, development of a and all members are invited to It is estimated that more than In our culture our veterans from environmental causes of quadplex, along with travel and attend. 12,000 American Indians served are held in a position of honor. illness, such as asthma, mold and training for a home inspector. in the United States military in We honor those who provided World War I. In World War II, protection and preservation of more than 44,000 American our tribal members. You will see The board acts Indians, out of a total Native many gatherings where during American population of less than the grand entry all of the dancers 350,000, served with distinction follow the veterans who are the between 1941 and 1945 in both honor guard and carry the flags. quickly and decisively European and Pacific theaters of Please take time out from portion of the casino in question I are working on it. Another posi- war. your busy day and offer some will be allowed to operate as it tive event that happened this week Native American families at support to our elders who are was intended. The communica- was the National Congress of home also participated in service veterans. Without our veterans we tion that was distributed by the American Indians that was hosted to their country, and were an would not have the freedom and tribe gave a very good explana- by the tribe in Sault Ste. Marie. important part of the war effort. independence that we enjoy each tion of the problem and our plan Over a thousand people from More than 40,000 Indian people and every day. Dying for freedom to rectify it. That casino will not tribes across the nation attended left their reservations to work in is not the worst thing that could miss a beat in its operations as the the mid-year conference. This is ordnance depots, factories, and happen, being forgotten is. We existing casino will continue to an example of the organizations other war industries. American will remember. operate until all is corrected. that affect many of the things that Indians also invested more than If you have any questions or We have the Greektown come to Indian Country and the $50 million in war bonds, and concerns, please do not hesitate to Casino expansion progressing in type that we must actively partici- contributed generously to the Red contact me at (906) 643-8878. an orderly and efficient manner, pate in. The board is becoming Cross and the Army and Navy which means that we will have the more active in the political arena construction completed, hopefully, than in the past. I believe that this Charter Cable televises Sault Tom Miller on time and within budget. Two will definitely be to our advantage Unit IV Representative things that don’t always occur in in the building and the shaping of Sault Tribe Board of Directors the construction world, but we our future relationships with the Tribe general board meetings I hope everyone is enjoying the have proper oversight in place and state of Michigan and the United start of summer as it will be over this should help us in meeting our States government. This board is Marquette and Alger Counties all too soon. timeline and budget. taking a proactive, rather than a 6:30 to 11 p.m., Channel 8, Fridays The board of directors has been We recently established the reactive approach to our govern- Sault Ste. Marie working diligently on tribal busi- tribe’s operating budget amount mental oversight. As the election 3 to 5 p.m., Channel 2, Mondays and Thursdays ness that has included some major of $8,588,678 for the current year. process winds down, I would like St. Ignace problems. But, I feel that we have The board and the chairman have to take this opportunity to thank 9 a.m., Channel 12, Mondays reacted quickly and decisively to been working very hard on tight- all the board members that have Escanaba and Manistique ening the budgets to stay within worked very hard to do what was these problems. Of course, the St. 3 to 5 p.m., Channel 8, Wednesdays Ignace casino and the land issue the budgeted amount. best for the tribal community. For comes to the forefront. A unit four major event has those that will be re-elected and I believe the immediate solution happened was the signing of a are not up for election, it’s back to (Sprung Building) that was ar- purchase/sale agreement at the the grind and for those who chose Tune in to the Sault Tribe This Week, the Saturday rived at and approved by the board last board meeting for the acquisi- to leave or are not re-elected, Morning Show with George Snider from 10 to 11 a.m. will prove to be an asset in the tion of a building in the Escanaba thank you for your efforts. If any- every week on AM 1230 WSOO. You'll hear news, long run. The status of the land is area for use by our community one has questions, you can reach tribal information, live interviews and being worked on with the BIA and members. There is still some work me at (906) 440-5737 or (906) hopefully will be rectified and the to do before the building can be 644-3334. music and other great features. finally purchased, but Denise and Listen for Sault Tribe This Week with Tom Ewing scheduled on Tuesdays on AM 1230 WSOO at The next issue of The Sault Tribe News will be 9:35 a.m., WNBY-FM 12:37 p.m. and 5:38 p.m. in the 2005 Annual Report. Newberry and WIDG-AM 9:04 a.m. in St. Ignace. Wednesdays WNBY-FM 12:37 p.m. and 5:38 p.m. Deadline for submissions for the following issue and Thursdays on WSUE-FM (Rock 101) at is August 1. 10:25 a.m. and 4:25 p.m. The Sault Tribe News Page 8 Representatives reports June 30, 2006 • National Congress of American Indians conference impressed with our community the same as when I was asked Gravelle was required to remove forward on the 90-foot sprung involved in making this confer- by Director Gravelle to remove himself from the Greektown man- structure to accommodate our ence a complete success. The Director Shagen from office. The agement board and the Kewadin slots and other gaming activities. staff of the chairman's office was board of directors does not have Gaming Authority board, pending This is planned to be completed always on top of everything, the the authority to remove or suspend the outcome of the charges. by September. We will continue staff of the casino and hotel were any board member from office. Chairman Payment has assured to work toward the opening of the always friendly and accommodat- Mr. Gravelle is charged with the the board of directors that the new casino in St. Ignace. ing. A special miigwetch must go counts and has not been convict- Michigan Gaming Control Board I would like to let you know out to our community members ed; he will have his day in court. is completely satisfied with Direc- what a great achievement our who cooked and acted as hosts to I will not attack Director Gravelle tor Gravelle removing himself tribe has made this past week. all our visitors this past week. To but I agree with the many mem- from the Greektown board and We had the honor of hosting the those who sang, drummed, danced bers who have contacted me and Gaming Authority board (northern 2006 mid-year, National Congress and made arrangements for our feel that it is in the best interest casino's) and that we are not in of American Indians conference. demonstration powwow. We of the tribe to step away until the any sort of jeopardy within our This conference is designed to were all very honored to show court proceedings are complete. gaming license. Once the court bring tribal leaders together for other Indian nations our culture On June 6, 2006, I asked Mr. proceedings are complete and the information, collaboration, work and community involvement. Lana Causley Gravelle if he would be willing to charges are either substantiated groups and roundtable discussions As a representative of the tribe, Unit II Representative take a voluntary suspension from or dismissed the board must take to move our nations forward. many tribal leaders from the Sault Tribe Board of Directors the board of directors until the appropriate action. The information and contacts other nations commented on the case is resolved; he has chosen An explanation of the soft open- that we were able to make are in- atmosphere and accommodating As you may have read in the not to. I want you to know that I ing of the casino is also in order. valuable and will assist in moving community members and staff we last edition of our tribal paper, did not ask Mr. Gravelle to take a As explained in a letter from the our tribe in the right direction. have. a member of the board of direc- suspension because I have already chairman, there are concerns During the grand assembly, we All those involved can and tors has been charged with three convicted him, the reason is that that we can not game on the land had the opportunity to hear from should be proud of the comments counts of drug possession. I am many members are concerned where the casino is built due to a and make comment to the Secre- and achievements that this confer- not writing to publicize the is- about jeopardizing our license land trust issue. Rather than point tary to the Department of Interior, ence had on our tribe. Miigwetch, sue but I feel that it warrants an with the state and the outlook it fingers and blame the past admin- Dirk Kempthorne. Our chairman to Graz and Rene' Shipman for explanation on my part as a board places on our tribe as a govern- istration, which our currant chair made a positive approach and the sunrise ceremonies and the member. ment. was at the time the vice chair as questioned him about our land involvement that you both had in Many members have called me The board of directors must well as the deputy executive direc- issues and stalling on the part of giving us direction throughout the and asked why Mr. Gravelle has have a gaming license in the tor, we must move forward and the department, he assured us that week of events. Baamaapii, Lana not been removed from the board state of Michigan to participate make immediate and positive rem- he would look into the issue's Causley (906) 484-2954, of directors. I will attempt to at any management level within edies to our situation. The solution and respond back. At this time I [email protected]. explain my position as it remains our gaming authorities. Director for now is the plans to move would like to recognize all those Now is the Kewadin contributes

time forhas actionrun into some serious prob- $204,831 to city of St. Ignace lems. This is not a time for blaming, no matter the administration. The blame lies within the board of directors. Did the Board ask enough ques- tions? We did not!!!! Are we going to continue to make foolish mistakes? We must not!!!! Blame gets you nowhere. We must move forward. Now is time for action!!! Problems with the board not questioning issues needs to cease. People must be held accountable! We reward individuals for good Dennis McKelvie jobs, but when they do not we Unit I Representative must hold them accountable. Sault Tribe Board of Directors If we do not, the fault is on the I would like to take this oppor- board! tunity to thank all of the voters in The land problem in St. Ignace Unit I for granting me the oppor- hopefully will be solved soon. tunity to continue serving as your We must have a plan to solve this. Unit III Board Representative Fred Paquin, left, presents the two percent check to Mayor Paul representative. I will continue to The days of costly overruns must Grondin, center, and City Manager Eric Dodson. The funds will be used in the Mackinac Straits work on your behalf to ensure that cease, we are not bringing in the Moses Dialysis Unit, Little Bear East Recreation Center and for student advocate services and decisions are made to benefit the cash that we once were. road improvements. Photo by Al Kamuda membership of the tribe. The board needs to get back to guiding the tribe. We need to ST. IGNACE, Mich. — The "The City of St. Ignace is fortu- tribe is able to provide the city This election we will see many Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians nate to have a positive relation- this type of funding." new faces on our board. I would stop worrying about petty things. and Kewadin Casinos presented ship with the Sault Tribe that City officials have earmarked like to welcome Shirley Petoskey Taking care of our units is a top the City of St. Ignace a check for we are committed to continuing. some of the funds for the Macki- (Unit V), Keith Massaway (Unit priority, but the tribe has to come $204,831 as a part of the casino's Our community is a better place nac Straits Moses Dialysis Unit, III), and DJ Hoffman (Unit I). I first. Just because something is would like to also congratulate all good for our unit, doesn’t mean it 2-For-You Program. because of the contributions of the Little Bear East Recreation Cen- of individuals that sought to make is best for the tribe. The check was presented to tribe toward city infrastructure, ter, student advocate services, and a difference by seeking elected Hopefully this new board will Mayor Paul Grondin and City fire, police and the addition of road improvements. office within the tribe. Finally, I step up to the plate to make the Manager Eric Dodson by Unit III Little Bear East. There is a strong Since 1994, the tribe has annu- would like to thank Rob Lambert tribe financially secure and mov- Sault Tribe Board Representa- American Indian heritage in St. ally contributed two-percent of its for his years of service to the ing forward. We must not make tive Fred Paquin in the lobby of Ignace amongst our population. casino slot earnings to local gov- tribe. promises we can't keep. Short Kewadin's newest casino resort We, as a city, are better when ernments. From bringing emer- The elections are over, and it term fixes, can lead to long term and hotel. The Kewadin Shores we work together to honor that gency response vehicles into rural is time for us as a tribe to move problems. Casino and Hotel opened its doors heritage." areas to increasing the educational forward. We have many difficult It’s time for us to move forward to their new hotel and restaurant Paquin added, "I just want to opportunities available for com- decisions ahead of us. We must and I, for one, am looking forward on June 15. The official grand comment that working with the munity and tribal members, the stay focused on our responsibility to it. opening of the new gaming venue entire Unit III region has been a contributions have helped improve Sincerely, Dennis McKelvie, to ensure the long term stability of is scheduled for late August or privilege. Working with the City the lives of many throughout the Unit I Board of Directors, (906) the tribe. early September. of St. Ignace has been a positive eastern Upper Peninsula. 632-7267. Our Casino project in St. Ignace Mayor Grondin commented, experience and we are glad the News June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News Page 9 Chippewa County Kewadin opens new casino hotel Community Foundation By Cory Wilson andprevious restaurant administration, prior to wadin Shores Casino and Hotel. ST. IGNACE, Mich. — Ke- July 2004. Although this situation • The new facility will employ For good. For ever. wadin Casinos is pleased to is discouraging, this may prove to 375 team members. announce the opening of their be a blessing in disguise. We are • The square footage of the new newest Kewadin Casinos resort now looking to further expand our gaming hall will be 25,650. Rosemary Gaskin in St. Ignace, which opened the gaming floor at the new facility, • The square footage of the doors to its hotel and restaurant on which will allow us to utilize the entertainment room is 30,000. Memorial Scholarship June 15. The new facility includes current available space to provide • The square footage of the an 81-room on-site hotel, 225-seat entertainment for our guests. The entire complex is 127,000. Horseshoe Bay Restaurant, 125- good news is this issue will not • The comparison in square seat Northern Pines Lounge, and delay the soft opening of our new footage to the current facility is Whitetail Sports Bar along with hotel, restaurant, lounge and bar at 55,650 vs. 152,650, after the new 30,000 square feet of entertain- our new site." stated tribal Chair- gaming structure is erected. ment space. person Aaron Payment. • The new hotel will have 81 "This is the largest of our To remedy the issue, additional rooms, consisting of three floors expansion projects to date at expansion is being planned on overlooking the waterfront. Kewadin Casinos and we couldn't the new casino which will ulti- • The Horseshoe Bay Restau- be happier with the way it turned mately increase the gaming floor rant will seat 225 occupants vs. out," said Tony Goetz, casino to include more slot machines the current 136. chief operating officer. compared to the original plans. • The Campfire Deli will pro- The décor of the exterior and This will also allow the current vide seating for 40 patrons. interior of the facility follows the space at the new casino to be • Our entertainment lounge will tribe's casino development plan of utilized for various entertainment seat 125. creating a "Northern Exposure" for our guests. A show schedule • The Whitetail Sports Bar will theme featuring Native culture, is currently being planned for the feature 80 seats and is themed for brick, rock, and wood. The new summer and will be released soon. winter sports featuring a beauti- development also showcases a The official grand opening ful icicle mural with a view of the rock and water feature by the which was originally planned for waterfront. sports bar. late August or early September • More than 500 employees Over 80 new team members remains on schedule and will have worked on-site. have been hired to work at the include the opening of the new • On average, 170-180 people new property, mostly to fill posi- casino gaming floor. Throughout worked on location. tions at the new hotel, bringing the the summer, casino gaming will • More than 40 different com- total workforce in the casino to remain available at the current panies were subcontracted. over 350. "Anytime we can bring casino site and will include shuttle • Almost 80 percent of all the this number of jobs to an area, it's services to and from our new hotel construction employees were a good thing for the entire com- and restaurant for the convenience local. munity," said Fred Paquin, Unit of our guests. "We are also adding The Rosemary Gaskin Scholarship was established to III tribal board representative, to our current executive host staff, honor and carry out Rosemary’s good works. who volunteered countless hours valet and shuttle services in order Tribe seeks Students compete for a $1,000 scholarship by on this project. "We are looking to make the transition as smooth forward to a busy summer season as possible for our guests and to grant to writing a 500 word essay focusing on one of the in the St. Ignace area as a whole," ensure that our customers receive following topics: he continued. the utmost care and highest level Issues of equality After construction began in of customer service during and complete American Indian rights May 2004, the construction crew after the transition of the gaming Education has been working diligently to to the new facility," added Tony health complete the new casino. As with Goetz. Reviving Indian culture and traditional beliefs any construction project of this Kewadin Casinos is also very center Who is eligible? How do I apply? scale, this endeavor did not come pleased to recognize the tremen- The Sault Tribe has applied for • Sault Tribe members • Write and submit a 500 without its fair share of obstacles. dous support from the City of St. an Indian Community Develop- • No minimum blood word essay During construction, a land Ignace. According to City Man- ment Block Grant (ICDBG). If quantum • Include copy of tribal card trust issue was identified regard- ager Eric Dodson, "The casino funding is received, the tribe • Attend a public institution • Include name, return address, ing the casino's expansion. As and the whole tribal organization will be able to complete the third of higher education phone number, e-mail, school soon as the issue was identified, have been very good to the city floor of the new Tribal Health • Not need based attending and degree pursuing the tribe immediately took action itself. We are very excited about Center currently being reno- • Full or part time • Apply by July 15, 2006 to try to resolve the issue and the new casino. It will bring new vated in Munising, Mich. The is currently working to meet all visitors to the area and bring new Sault Tribe previously received MAIL APPLICATION TO: the requirements of the National life to our troubled economy." funding to renovate the first and Chippewa County Community Foundation P.O. Box 1979 Indian Gaming Commission All the interior construction second floor of the building; Sault Ste Marie, MI 49783 regarding the status of the land of the new facility was offiicially however, additional funds are re- Phone: (906) 635-1731. e-mail: [email protected] the new casino is now occupying. completed on June 12. The quired to complete the third floor. The NIGC determines what tribal construction crew is currently This grant will help cover the lands are eligible for gaming. conducting clean-up and testing expenses to remodel the third "This issue was unfortunately systems. Paving and landscaping floor, install special padded unavoidable due to the circum- will continue for the next month flooring and purchase a limited Enjoy the warm days of summer! stances. Initial research indi- and a half. amount of exercise equipment. cated the issue was the result of Quick facts: The grant is the amount of inadequate planning from the • The official name is the Ke- $600,000 to cover expenses. If the grant is approved, renova- tions are expected to begin in Tribe moves forward with tribal center in Escanaba January 2007. The duration of By Cory Wilson that still must be finalized, which along the establishment of an for the Delta county area. Tom the grant is for 12 months. ESCANABA, Mich.— The include water and sewer renova- Escanaba tribal center. At a time Miller and I have been advocat- This grant is now available for Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chip- tions, however, those issues should when resources are tight, I am ing for a building for the past viewing by the community. If pewa Indians Board of Directors be resolved in the very near happy to see that we were able to two years, along with past board you would like to view the grant announced on June 6 that the future. The board of directors has move forward with this project," member Martha Miller. The Delta application submitted by the tribe has entered into a purchase set strict budget guidelines per- stated tribal Chairperson Aaron county elders are very vocal and Sault Tribe, please contact Mari agreement to buy a facility located taining to the project and has indi- Payment. should be applauded for their ef- LaVeque at the Tribal Health at US 2-41 and County Rd. 426 in cated the total project costs cannot Unit IV Representative Tom forts in pushing for an adequate Center, E10442 M-28 East, Wet- Escanaba, which will be reno- exceed the amount appropriated Miller added, "We felt this was community building. They identi- more, MI, 49895. Ms. LaVeque vated into a tribal center for Unit by tribe. The proposed tribal cen- a long and difficult process, fied this building as one that will also have order forms if you IV members. ter will allow for the consolidation however, Denise Chase and I sup- would fulfill the growing needs would like to purchase a copy After 21 months of research of the current tribal services in the ported the choice (of the location of the whole community," stated of the grant application. If you and planning, the Sault Tribe ap- area into one facility. of the new tribal center) by the Denise Chase, Unit IV representa- don’t live in the Munising area, propriated the funds to establish a "I would like to recognize the local community. It will be a tive. and would like to buy a copy, tribal center in Unit IV. It should tireless efforts of the Unit IV trib- premier asset for local community please call Brenda Cooper at be noted, there are several contin- al board members' Denise Chase members." (800) 793-0660 ext. 26012. gencies in the purchase agreement and Tom Miller, who helped move "This is a huge accomplishment eople The Sault Tribe News Page 10 P June 30, 2006 • Tribal member is honored by University

in Minneapolis. Dr. Mueller,of pantsMinnesota including Michigan met in Education. Then in 1980 she University of Minnesota. She also who has always been “Mike” or seminars, conducted studies, held was appointed to the Augsburg served on a board for an Indian “Dr. Mike” was honored for her discussions with state leaders, College Board of Regents. alternative school, was a consul- contributions to education and tribal leaders and U.S. govern- Augsburg College is a private tant for MIGIZI (a Minneapolis particularly Indian education. ment leaders to try to improve Lutheran College in Minneapolis supplemental program for She was one of two American the educational opportunities for with a long history of recruiting, American Indian youth), as well Indian honorees (with John American Indian students. serving and graduating American as several education, multi-ethnic Redhorse of Duluth) and was the The Consortium for Indian Indian students. After nine years and service groups. first American Indian to receive Education continued for 30 on the board of regents, Mueller Mueller was born in a doctorate at the University of months with participation from joined the faculty of Augsburg Manistique, Mich., the daughter Minnesota. Alaska, Arizona, New York, North College as an assistant profes- of Fred and Ruth Kerridge. She After receiving her Ed.D. Carolina and seven other states sor in the Education Department. graduated from Manistique High from the University in 1973, and plus some states that joined after Mueller designed an Indian stud- School and received a B.A. and after the completion of several the original 13 began their work ies minor for Augsburg which was M.A. from Central Michigan studies on racism and alterna- (Iowa, Wisconsin and Texas). approved by the faculty, staffed University. In 1973 she completed tive education in city and urban In 1977 Mike was promoted by the college and offered to stu- a doctorate in education at the Mildred (Mike) Kerridge schools, she joined the Minnesota to director of Indian education dents, and which is still popular University of Minnesota. She is Mueller, a Sault Tribe member, Department of Education as (later designated as manager). with students today. married to Van D. Mueller, also was recently honored as one of the assistant director of Indian In this role she administered the Mueller served on the origi- a graduate of Manistique High 100 distinguished alumni of the education. In that role she com- Minnesota Indian Scholarship nal Advisory Committee for the School. They have two daughters College of Education and Human pleted a grant application to the Program, which grew from Minnesota Women’s Foundation and four grandchildren. Mueller’s Development at the University of U.S. Department of Education $250,000 to $2,500,000. (a grant making, non-profit grandparents are the late Charles Minnesota. for a multi-state consortium of After nine years in the Indian now part of the Minneapolis and Sophie Kerridge. She also has The honorees were recognized American Indian educators. The Education office, Mueller Foundation) and was a long time many relatives in the Straits of at a Centennial Gala Celebration grant was approved and 13 State became director of statistics for member of the American Indian Mackinac area that she would like at the NcNamara Alumni Center department of education partici- the Minnesota Department of Advisory Committee at the to reconnect with. Young tribe member learning about culture

Victoria Cross is a seven-year old Sault Tribe member from Burns, Ore. She mailed these drawings and thank you letter to someone within the tribal organi- Dear Tribe, zation who had previous contact Thank you for all the information you have given me. I made the eagle thing and gave it to my father. He likes it a lot. He hung with her. it in his computer trailer. I really like the information you gave me. Did you like my letter? I loved the one you gave me. I am glad to know I am loved by my Tribe. Thanks for everything. I have a couple of questions for you too. They are on the pictures. Your friend, Victoria Cross with scanned images of drawings. Youth plant flowers in Four generations gathered for photo On Mother’s front of elder building Day, May 14, 2006, a four-generation family celebration occurred at Dara and Dave Kellan’s home in St. Ignace. Bernice Dolney of Bay City, Mich., is Elaine Horn’s mother and Dara and Dawn’s grand- mother. She is also great-grandmother to Brittany and Brendan Baker of Roscommon, Dawn and Nick Baker’s children, and great-grand- mother to Garrett Horn and Gaven Gustafson, Dara Other family members at the cake for dessert. She also had Submitted by Barb Gravelle and Dave Kellan’s sons. Pictured celebration were Robert Roger crystal vases which adorned the Youth from the Youth Education and Activities (YEA) program in the back row from left to right Horn, Derrick Horn and his table with a variety of roses and planted flowers around the elder building on Shunk Road in the are Dara Kellan holding her son, fiancé, Crystal Sayles and their alstromeria, a Happy Mother’s Sault. Gaven, Bernice Dolney, Dawn son, Jason. Elaine Horn prepared Day balloon, a beautiful hand- Moving? Call Sault Tribe Enrollment to update your Baker. Front row, left to right, are a delicious prime rib dinner with made corsage of alstromeria and a Garrett Horn, Brendan Baker and mashed potatoes and gravy, a peach tulip for her mother which new address. (800) 251-6597 or (906) 635-3396. Elaine Horn with her granddaugh- carrot salad with a brown sugar Bernice Dolney is wearing. ter Brittany Rose. sauce and a decorated vanilla June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News People & Education Page 11 Closs and Kammers wed Poet's corner — Marion

KomenderaReagan and I loved Flynn. anger that smite the ground with Rose Teraplanes was the place to magnificent force. By Marion Komendera meet our peers, we never thought Waking everyone with its Rose, you are the sister I never of the future with fears. frightening intensity, had, I knew what I was given and We felt stirrings of excitement Many spiraled gusts waged was glad. for our future dreams, with the war within its core. The minute I saw you, with jukebox blast, playing music that Brilliant swords of laser your happy button eyes, not only still stirs us from out of our past. thrusts, booming cannons from its were you sweet and fun, you were The old stone house that con- depths, wise. tained our souls and schemes, will At dawn it was dark as night. The things we did to amuse always be the home of our early The streetlights were baffled each other, it’s a good thing we dreams. and remained alight. weren’t caught by mother. We won’t forget the cats, mice, We took horrible chances of fleas, and dusty coal, I wouldn’t A child’s farewell getting in trouble-deep, but we change a thing, it’s a part of my By Marion Komendera went to bed smiling in our sleep. soul. Mother, you told me to be We went to the railroad tracks You and I got our strength strong. Be stoic, don’t ever cry. and the forbidden woods, slither- from our offbeat past, this is how Don’t show your emotions, ing under the factory fence, into a our mind’s were cast. it’s a sign of weakness. yard of dangerous goods. At times we experienced So goodbye. The train begins New houses being built were things we could never tell, but to move slowly, I watched your perfect for some peace, we were we learned in our house with the sad face on the platform. smart after your perilous fall, to magic spell. We are moving faster now, cease. I smiled and waved, telephone Sault Tribe member Sunshine Closs and Craig Kammers Our airplane rides were a thrill The storm poles are rushing by. were married Feb. 11, 2006, at Zion Lutheran Church in St. to behold, we were discovered, By Marion Komendera Don’t cry mama, not for me. Ignace with Pastor Tari Stage Harvey officiating. The groom is but it was worth the scold. In the dark roared the thunder No tears from me now, later I can the son of Beverly Kammers and the late Dean Kammers of St. Nortown Theater movies were at the rooftops, cry and you won’t see. Ignace. The bride is the daughter of Marian Closs and Bill Closs a magic land to be in, you loved Displaying the fiery lights of of St. Ignace. The maid of honor was Michelle Hiser and bride's maid was Jennifer Closs. Best man was Darrell Lovegrove and groomsman was Bob Sparks. Callie and Kennedy Kammers, Grants help 80 Michigan schools daughters of the bride and groom, served as flower girls. Nephews of the bride and groom, Trever Gugin and MaGaven Kammers were the ring bearers. After the ceremony, Kennedy to comply with federal mandate was baptized. A Dinner and reception followed at the Moose Several Michigan middle and The grants are awarded at a AFHK was established in October Lodge. high schools are getting help perfect time. A new federal man- 2002 at a national summit led by with their homework to improve date requires that all school dis- former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. student health. Through a grant tricts establish a wellness policy David Satcher. All states were Stork Report... program supported by Michigan by the beginning of the 2006-07 charged with forming state teams Nadia Gail Provencher Action for Healthy Kids, a coali- school year. The government to help schools create environ- was born on May 12, 2006, tion of public and private orga- hopes school wellness policies ments that support sound nutrition at Catholic Medical Center in nizations and individuals, 80 will help turn around troubling and physical activity. MAFHK Manchester, N.H., weighing Michigan schools received grants nutrition and physical activity is a collaboration of over 800 seven pounds, 10 ounces and of $5,800 to help promote health- trends. In Michigan, 82 percent individuals representing Michigan measuring 20 inches in length. ier student bodies. Each school of school-age children eat fewer government, education, health, All living in New Hampshire, will use the funds to purchase than five fruits and vegetables business, industry and communi- proud parents are David and a refrigerated vending machine and drink less than three glasses ties. Jessica Provencher; grand- for healthy food and beverage of milk per day; and 72 percent Local Upper Peninsula schools parents are David and Gail choices, assess the health of their don’t attend daily physical educa- receiving the grant are: Engadine Provencher and Carol and school environment, and design tion classes. Middle/High School, J.K.L. Bernie Bussier; great-grand- and manage a customized action Michigan Action for Healthy Bahweting School, Rudyard High parents are Andre and Claire plan to improve their school’s Kids (MAFHK), an affiliate of the School, and Sault Area High Provencher along with Dolores nutrition and physical education Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) School. E. Walsh of Nevada. Great- practices. is a non-profit organization. great-grandparent is Dorothy Gereau of Kincheloe, Mich. Free summer program offered Higher Education Programs By Janice M. Lewton, Kentucky • Utah ticipants who request it. • 1 @ $1,000 2 @ $1,000 The participants in the Program Administrator • Louisiana 1 @ $500 • Vermont 1 @ $500 Little Learners Summer 2005-06 School Year Higher • Maine 1 @ $500 • Virginia 4 @ $3,500 program will be given Education Self-Sufficiency Fund • Maryland 2 @ $740 • Washington 7 @ $5,332 the unique opportunity Program • Massachusetts 3 @ $1,573 • West Virginia 1 @ $240 to learn more about the (a.k.a. incentive award pro- • Michigan 727 @ 486,575.50 • Wisconsin 26 @ $13,932.95 Anishnabe culture, gram) • Minnesota 21 @ $10,986.45 • Canada 2 @ $1,500 including traditional From January 1st until May • Mississippi 2 @ $1,240 2006-07 Schools Year YEAR food, medicines, the 30th, 973 students were eligible • Missouri 4 @ $2,500 Applications medicine wheel, tradi- to receive $629,110.25 in incen- • Nebraska 2 @ $860 If you applied for our programs tional language, crafts tive awards. Students attended • Nevada 4 @ $1,940 for the 2005-06 school year and and traditional dancing schools in 42 states, plus two in • New Hampshire 1 @ $333 plan to attend in the upcoming all while having a fun Canada, as follows: • New Jersey 1 @ $320 year, you will need to reapply. time. The summer pro- • Alaska 1 @ $500 • New Mexico 2 @ $1,500 You can contact our office or go gram includes one camp- • Arizona 16 @ $8,213 • New York 7 @ $4,100 to the tribe’s Web site at ing excursion, environ- • California 17 @ $8,322.50 • North Carolina 5 @ $3,440 www.saulttribe.org and file one mental teachings, hiking, • Colorado 12 @ $5,633 • Ohio 15 @ $10,744.85; online. computer games, Ojibwe • Connecticut 5 @ $3,500 • Oklahoma 4 @ $2,120 As always, if you have any language instruction, • Florida 16 @ $9,086 • Oregon 3 @ $1,486 questions or concerns, please swimming, and reading • Georgia 5 @ $2,280 • Pennsylvania 7 @ $3,860 contact us at any time. Call us at stories with the children, • Hawaii 1 @ $240 • Rhode Island 2 @ $1,166 (906) 635-7784 or (800) 793-0660 The Youth Education and so many fun activities • Illinois 15 @ $10,146 • South Carolina 3 @ $1,500 (ask for Higher Education) or Activities Department is offer- we can’t even list them all. We • Indiana 9 @ $5,000 • Tennessee 10 @ $6,700 email at [email protected] ing a free summer program from have activities to interest anyone • Iowa • Texas July 5 to Aug. 9 for members and everyone. Have your children 15 @ $10,146 3 @ $2,500 of the Sault Tribe between first learn more about their culture and and fourth grades! The program have an amazing summer all at JKL Bahweting Public School Academy Board of Education runs Monday through Wednesday the same time. For more informa- from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is tion please call Merran Behling meeting July 11 in the school cafeteria, 1301 Marquette Avenue, available to the first 30 kids who at Youth Education & Activities at 5:30 p.m. If there are any questions, please call JKL Bahweting sign up. Limited transportation at (906) 635-7010 ext. 52300 or is available for the first 12 par- email [email protected]. at (906) 635-5055. The Sault Tribe News Page 12 Announcements June 30, 2006 •

Ash seed collection workshop Put on by the National Forest Service Skin cancer, not just for Join us in learning skills in the collection of ash seeds. “old” people Tribal members and Forest employees are invited to participate. Submitted by but I thought it was something that Slop on the sunscreen with Workshops will be taking place both in a classroom setting and out in Michelle Willis, would happen when I was a lot an SPF factor of 15 or higher and the field. Instructor Robert Karrfalt, Director, National Seed Community Health Educator older, so I didn’t worry about it.” apply it often. Sweat and swim- Laboratory, USDA Forest Service Last year, James Keith reported The truth is skin cancer is a ming may cause your sunscreen to for News 8 Austin (Texas) that concern for kids and adults. There come off. Class size will be limited so please call ahead to reserve a space. one person dies every hour from are three types of UV rays that • Slap! Cheri Ford, [email protected] (906) 932-1330, ext. 314 skin cancer, and many of them make up sunlight which can dam- Slap on a hat with a wide are teenagers. His report told the age our skin even on a cloudy day. brim to protect your ears, neck, Dates/locations story of 15 year old Jessica who Skin cancer is 100% treatable if it and face which get a lot of sun. 9:00 – 3:30 local time found out she had melanoma, the is found early enough. Why take See your physician for more St. Ignace, MI deadliest kind of skin cancer, after chances? You can lower your risks information or stop by Sault Tribe August 31 she had a mole removed from her of skin cancer by following this Community Health or call (906) Little Bear East Community body. simple philosophy: 632-5210. You may also contact Recreation Center As teenagers, our bodies seem • Slip! the American Cancer Society at Ashland, WI to bounce back from anything. Slip on a shirt. Protect your (800) 227-2345 or go online at September 21 Jessica thought the doctors had skin with clothing. Sunglasses www.cancer.org. Bureau of Indian Affairs Office made a mistake and admitted; “I protect your eyes. knew you could get skin cancer • Slop! Conferences scheduled to boost tourism A team from Michigan State University (MSU) and Travel Michigan has developed the first comprehen- sive plan to guide Michigan’s tourism industry and is inviting people throughout the state to provide feed- back and help shape the plan. Throughout the summer, the MSU research team will hold several “listening sessions” to gather information on tourism trends that people have seen while working at various Michigan hotels, attractions, parks, restaurants, chambers of commerce and visitors bureaus. Sessions will be held in different locations around the state. • July 10, 1-4 p.m., Burnham Brook, 200 W. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek. • July 12, 1-4 p.m., The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn. • July 13, 1-4 p.m., Bavarian Inn Lodge, One Covered Bridge Lane, Frankenmuth. • July 19, 1-4 p.m., Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, 100 What to bring: Grand Traverse Village Blvd., Acme. • July 20, 1-4 p.m., Great Lakes Maritime Center, 500 W. Fletcher St., Comfortable hiking attire Alpena. Sessions are open to the public and free of charge. Visit www.tourismcenter.msu.edu/plan. Sack lunch for the field BODY RECALL A Safe, Tested Program of Gentle Exercises Possible for all People July 17-August 18 Foster care kids waiting A one-hour class three days a week Monday, Wednesday, Friday to be adopted 10-10:50 a.m. Submitted by Melissa The Michigan Heart Gallery Dance Room VanLuven, Child Placement will be a traveling photographic Chi Mukwa/Big Bear Community Recreation Center Services Supervisor exhibit of Michigan children The Michigan Heart Gallery who are waiting to be adopted. Suggested contribution $2 will be at St. Ignace public library The exhibit will also feature pho- Call (906) 635-RINK ext. 51003 for more information, demonstrations or cost concerns. July 15 through August 14 at tographs of families who have 110 West Spruce Street, St. adotped children from the Ignace. foster care system. The Heart Gallery is a pho- Professional photographers tographic exhibit of children in donated their time to take photo’s the foster care system who are and showcase them on two wall waiting for a permanent family of size displays. their own through adoptions. The Here is the web address for the Heart Gallery is used to increase Michigan Heart Gallery awareness about adoption and to www.miheart.org. recruit families for these children. Standard plate ending its 24-year reign in Michigan Michigan will discontinue for all of its license plates, which its standard blue license plate makes production more efficient.” and adopt a plate with improved The legislative package in- features under legislation await- cludes House Bills 5607 and 5979, ing the governor’s signature, sponsored by Rep. Phillip LaJoy, Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land R-Canton, and House Bill 4437, announced recently. sponsored by Rep. Scott Hummel, The “Old Blue” plate design, R.-DeWitt. The legislation would as it is known, is used by 5.6 provide the necessary funds to million motorists. It has been on the Department of State to cover Michigan vehicles since July 1982 expenses incurred in re-issuing the and will cease being issued on estimated six million new plates Jan. 1, 2007. After that, the state needed. will reissue new plates as they It is estimated that the addi- expire. tional revenue to the state would A new plate design has not total at least $15 million, which been finalized but is expected to would more than offset the costs be similar to recently issued plates involved. which have a fully reflective white Michigan is the last state still background. There will be no ex- using the glass-beads manufactur- tra cost to residents for a replace- ing process. During production, Sponsored by the ment plate. tiny crushed glass beads with the “The Old Blue plate has had consistency of sand are sprinkled Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a good run in Michigan but it is on the wet white paint to give the For more information contact: time to move to a design that uses characters on the plate limited Lana Causley (906) 484-2954 modern technology and improves reflectivity. visibility,” said Land. “This For more information visit Lisa Burnside (906) 484-2298 of (906) 484-2239 change will also allow the state www.michigan.gov/sos. to use the same type of material June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News YEA Page 13 YEA brings meals to the elders

The Bahweting Anishi- naabek Tribal Youth Council Lindsay Cadreau readies the juices hosted a free dinner for Unit I for the elders. elders at the Nokomis/Misho- mis Building on Shunk Road. The youngsters cooked whitefish and wild rice with mushrooms for the elders and were assisted by the Sault Tribe's nutrition program which promotes healthy eating habits. The council would like to thank the elders, Holly Kibble, Charla Gordon, Barb Wilkins, the building staff and CORA for donating the fish.

Left to right, Lindsay Cadreau, Merran Behling and Angie Jackson hang the banner Rob McRorie, front, announcing the dinner to honor the elders. Over 50 elders showed up for the free dinner. and James McKelvie serve up fresh white- fish at the dinner.

Above left, Mike Leon and Krista Willette load up the whitefish fillets for the buffet at the elders dinner. The council cooked the food with the guidance of the elder meal staff and the tribe's nutritionist. Above right, Justin Frasier serves the dinner to a couple.

Both teams ended up number one after the Battle of the Boards IV Matball Mayhem at the Chi Mukwa Recreation Center. Sault Tribe board members teamed up against the Bahweting Anishinaabek Tribal Youth Council to raise donations for the council's trip to the UNITY conference in Buffalo, N.Y., and promote fitness. The council let the board win so they'd come back for the games next year and says thanks to all who helped make this year's games a success.

Photos by Alan Kamuda Page 14 • June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News Photo Gallery The Sault Tribe News • June 30, 2006 • Page 15 National Congress of American Indians comes to the Sault

20-year-old Brooke Grant, Miss NCAI, was also in NCAI President Joe A. Garcia listens to Frank Ettawageshik, Jefferson Keel, first vice-president of NCAI addresses one of the general assembly sessions held in the mornings of the conference. The registrants would then break into groups attendance at the conference. Brooke is a member of chairman of the Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, for workshops and open discussions for talks on the issues facing today's Indian nations. the Hoopa Tribe in California. talk on the importance of the Native vote in 2006 at a gen- eral assembly meeting.

NCAI President Joe A Garcia, First Vice-President Jefferson Keel and Chairperson Aaron Payment at the dance and drum demonstration held for the conference attendees. The Honor Guard retires the colors at the closing ceremonies of the 2006 Mid-Year Meeting of the National Congress of Daniel B. Ramirez, an artist from the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe, discusses his work with visitors to the conference. The American Indians "International Marketplace" of the conference featured artisans, businesses and non-profit organizations from around the NCAI's tribal leader/ country A traditional feast was scholar research forum held at Nigaanaagizhik, left, for the conference draws hundreds to the attendees followed by a drumming and dance Sault ––continued from page 1 demonstration at the “These priorities that we set forth and focused on this powwow grounds, right, week in Sault Ste. Marie are crucial elements to Indian where, left to right, Country’s current agenda,” said NCAI executive director Howard E, Richardson, Jacqueline Johnson. “As we move forward in working with vice-chief of the Haliwa- Congress to pass important Indian legislation, such as the Saponi Tribe of North reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Carolina dances with it’s imperative that we have these comprehensive working Welford Clark of the meetings so that we incorporate tribal leaders’ input in the Lumbee Tribe of N.C. process.” and Jackie Halfaday- A trade show also exhibited during the conference and Minton of the Sault. featured many and varied entities from traditional Indian crafts to American Indian owned international businesses to recruiters for U.S. government agencies.

Kewadin General Manager Steve Sprecker and Stephanie Laitinen, assistant director of sales, look over Photos by Alan Kamuda the custom motorcycle that was given away as part of the Native Wholesale Supply Company's display at the market place. The Sault Tribe News Page 16 Greektown News June 30, 2006 • Ground broken for permanent Greektown Hotel

Sault Tribe Chairperson Aaron Payment, second from right, watches as Vice-Chairperson Bob LaPoint turns over a shovel full of dirt at the ground breaking for the per- manent Greektown Casino Hotel, and parking garage shown in the latest artist rendering on the right. The new hotel will feature a 3,100 space parking garage in the rear, and 25,000 square feet of convention space. The illustration below shows the locations of the hotel and casino in Greektown. "This is a significant day for the City of Detroit and a historic moment for Greektown Casino," said Marvin Beatty, (on the far right), a local Greektown Casino investor. "The permanent Greektown Casino resort will be a world class destination that will attract more visitors to Detroit and the Greektown District, create more jobs, and generate more revenues for the city and for public schools across Michigan." Also in the ground breaking photo are, left to right, Hills Howard, Greektown partner, Unit I representatives Joe Eitrem and Dennis McKelvie. Permanent Greektown Casino Resort Facts

Ground breaking: Demo- lition and ground breaking began on June 9.

Total Project Investment: $475 million (about $275 million at the current loca- tion, plus $200 million for the new hotel, garage, and casino renovations.

Gaming Space: 100,000 square feet (25,000 square feet of new gaming space will be added to the existing casino at 555 E. Lafayette Ave.)

Parking Structure: 3,100 space parking garage. Ho- tel, garage, and casino connected by a mov- ing walkway at Monroe between St. Antoine and I-375.

Theater: 1,200-1,500 seat multi-purpose theater in the casino

Convention Space: 25,000 square feet of convention space in the hotel

Construction Time line: Construction will begin in November. The permanent The old city parking structure which occupies the site of the permanent Greektown Hotel parking garage is pro- starts to come down, above. "With this ground breaking, we celebrate more jobs and rev- enues for Detroit and our state, the start of a magnificent new resort destination in the heart jected to be completed in of Detroit, and additional resources to support program and services for members of the mid-2007. The Hotel and Sault Tribe," said Chairperson Aaron Payment at the press conference following the ground expanded gaming floor is breaking, right. expected to be completed in mid December 2008. Photos by Cory Wilson ummer nterns June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News S I Page 17 Summer interns come with a dedication to learn things she's been assigned in her placement, she is still learning new things from the people she works with. "In a lot of ways, my supervisor, Amy Cappelli, has taught me things in the work en- vironment that I have yet to learn about in school." Some of the other tasks that Jessica's been assigned to are balancing dailies on JD Edwards, recording and applying purchases and payments for different tribal businesses, counting cigarette coupons, preparing invoices and various other tasks which help her supervisor close the books at the end of the month. Dean LaTour goes over a design he has just created with graph- Although being granted an in- ic designer Carol Syminow in the communications department. ternship twice is very rare, Jessica Seth Robinson is coached on communications skills with a bull By Traci Belair world as a journalist in the United has been given the chance again horn by Andrea Walsh, an events coordinator at Chi Mukwa. Communications Department States Navy. During that time, and she says it's very important Murray Culture Camp on Sugar Currently, she has been doing a Summer Intern he visited every continent except to apply for the program when Island. "Already in the first week lot of office work. As far as what Seventeen Sault Tribe college Antarctica. the opportunity arises. "I know of the internship we were able to the law enforcement team has in students have come to the Sault to Dean described his supervisors friends that have said 'well, I won't participate in the culture camp on store for her in the future, she isn't participate in this year's Summer and everyone else in the tribe he get it' so they don't even try. It's Sugar Island. This was a great ex- exactly sure. "I don't know what's Intern Program which lasts 10 has encountered, as very friendly. such a great opportunity. What's perience and taught us much about planned for us yet," said Gurnoe, weeks and has existed since 1997. "They're all very helpful and make the harm in trying?" ourselves and our culture." "but whatever it is, I guarantee Membership liaison and summer me feel at ease," said Dean, who John Kellis, below, is a sum- As far as advice for the future that it will be fun." intern coordinator DJ Malloy now lives in Brimley, "they're mer intern in the legal depart- interns of the tribe, John adds, Before he enrolled at Cen- oversees the program which gives also very honest about the field of ment. John, a Sault Area High "Do anything in your power to tral Michigan University, Seth the interns an inside look at the graphic design." School graduate, currently attends further your knowledge in your Robinson, above, spent his time day to day operations of the tribe One of the things he's learned Michigan State University where field because you may grow to as a semi-pro football player in and hands-on training. All of the is the "competition in this field is he is majoring in business admin- love or hate the career path. How- Canada. Due to injuries, he was summer interns are currently en- fierce, and I should take every op- ever, the only way to realize how forced to quit. He is currently rolled, or have recently graduated portunity given to me to better my you feel is to work hard, learn a senior with a major in sport from, college and work directly chances at success." from the experienced staff around studies. Seth is at the Chi Mukwa with a supervisor gaining valuable LaTour's hope for the future you and, hopefully, enjoy every Recreation Center presently work- experience for future endeavors. is not only to have an additional minute of it." ing with the scheduling of events. Here's an introduction to this bullet on his resume, but he would Kasey Gurnoe, below, pegged He was drawn to the internship year's summer interns. also like to take with him "as as the summer interns' version of program because he felt it would Perhaps Dean LaTour, in much knowledge about graphic the class clown, is a native of Sault help prepare him in learning how above left photo, stumbled on the design as possible" and "to meet Ste. Marie. Kasey grew up around to run a large recreational facility, perfect job when he was granted as many people within the tribal the tribe and says that she has which is what he wants to do after an internship with the Communi- organization." He also stresses "been a part of this tribe since the he graduates. cations Department this summer. how important it is for future day I was born." Her placement in "I have been using a lot of the Dean, a junior at Lake Superior interns to learn as much as they the law enforcement office seems skills I learned in my business and State University, is majoring in possibly can from the people who almost perfect for her whose ma- computer classes," Seth said. "I graphic design and visual arts. surround them. jor is criminal justice with a focus have already improved my typing The majority of what he does When Jessica Frazier, below in law enforcement and a minor in skills as well as communicating within the department is creating left, thinks of accounting, she is corrections. and I've also learned how to use a logos, flyers and posters. He does reminded of the one thing she is Gurnoe says that working for fax machine." these tasks by applying knowledge most passionate about. "I did the John Kellis, seated, goes the tribe so far has not changed Seth feels that communication that he has gained from school internship last year (within the over a few law contracts with her outlook on her career goals at and organization are two of the and the things he has learned from same department) and I really Candace Blocher, interim legal all. She has wanted to be a cop for key things to remember when it his supervisors. learned a lot about the field and coordinator for the tribe a long time. The placement has comes to a job such as his. "I don't So far, Dean has helped to cre- realized that accounting is my istration and pre-law. Although done nothing but make her more think I would be able to keep up ate a 13-page service directory, passion," she said. he has not been an intern for very sure of what she has chosen for a with the job if I didn't have to be which can be used by the guests in Jessica, 21, is a junior at LSSU long, he is learning very quickly. career. "It gives me one step ahead organized." He also explained that each room of the Kewadin Casino. majoring in accounting. She is "I am amazed at the exposure I in my education and my foot in he has learned something very Also, he has spent time creat- placed in the accounting depart- have already received in the legal the door with the tribal police, if important about himself — he is ing convention sales posters for ment and is currently learning department. Already, I have been that is the department I choose to creative and feels driven when he the casino. In the future, he will how to close accounts for the Mi- introduced to various forms of law go into after graduation." She also cares about the project on which be developing a logo for a local dJim gas stations. Throughout her ranging from contracts, real estate added that working with the tribal he works. building contractor and design- work so far, she said she learned and other areas." police is giving her an opportunity In respect to future interns of ing promotions for coming casino that "I am able to set my mind on So far in his internship, John to see what it's like to be a police the Sault Tribe, Seth has one piece events, such as Cargo Cash. a goal and accomplish it with little feels he has learned a great deal officer on a day-to-day basis. of advice to give them, "Be open Dean sees the opportunity of or no difficulties." from the example the staff has Gurnoe says she wouldn't to new things, and always take having an internship with the tribe Last year, at the beginning of set for him. He says they have change any aspect of her place- the advice you receive from your as a way to pay them back for all her internship, she says she came shown him how dedication and ment. "I can't really say I would supervisors, they have been there of the help they have given him in not knowing for sure if ac- desire will assist him later in his have anything change. The people before and their knowledge can be throughout his life. He says the counting was the place for her. life while he moves on and gets here are awesome and the work invaluable." tribe has provided him with many However, as time passed, she closer to attending law school. we do is all a part of the job. We will be visiting with more educational opportunities. enjoyed it more and more. Now "The knowledgeable staff here has Sooner or later, I will work my interns in the next issue of The "My time here and the knowl- that she is in her second year, she given me a positive outlook on my way up." Sault Tribe News. edge I've gained has made me is looking forward to furthering future career path." The classes Kasey has been tak- look forward to graduating and her knowledge in her field. John, 19, feels quite privileged ing at LSSU have helped her with getting started in the real world," Although the courses Jessica to be an intern with the tribe. the tasks she has been performing he said. Ironically, Dean has has taken in school helped in "Having this internship means a up to this point in her internship. already spent five years in the real some way to prepare her for the lot to me as it shows that the tribe believes in me and is helping me to succeed by giving me a chance to experience my future career field and gain valuable knowl- edge." Throughout his short time with the tribe, John feels as though his placement has shown him he has a lot of work to do if he ever wants to become a successful law student and attorney. However, he has found himself more interested in law fields recently and foresees this will continue throughout the rest of his internship. Outside of the office, John and Kasey Gurnoe files away police reports overlooked by police Jessica Frazier, left, works on the accounting records with Amy his fellow interns were given an dispatcher Al Teneyck, Kasey hopes to pursue a career in law Cappelli, senior accountant of the Sault Tribe. opportunity to visit the Mary enforcement. The Sault Tribe News Page 18 Education June 30, 2006 • Young Scholars Program offered To high achievers Sault Tribe’s Youth Education and Activities Program will be accepting applications for the Young Scholars Program for the Winter/Spring semester of the 2005-06 school year. Students may apply twice a year, after the first semester and again at the end of the second semester. The purpose of this program is to recognize the hard work and dedication of our tribe’s students in grades six through 12 who have received all A grades or perfect attendance for one or more marking periods. Students will receive an award of $25 for each marking period in which all A grades or perfect attendance was achieved with a maxi- mum award of $50 per semester. To be eligible, a student must be an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and be in grades six through 12 at a public or private school. To qualify for all A grades, students must receive some form of an “A” grade (A+, A, A-) in all courses for a marking period. Students in schools that grade on a numerical basis must receive the equivalent of these “A” grades to qualify. In such case, please attach a letter stating the school’s grade equivalency with the application. To qualify for perfect attendance, students must have been in school or at a school function each day of the marking period with the report stating zero absences. Excused absences do not constitute perfect attendance. To quality for the program, the following in- formation must be received by July 14, 2006: a completed application; a copy of the student’s report card signed by a parent or a letter from an administrator at the school stating the mark- ing periods for which the student earned all A grades or perfect attendance; a copy of the student’s Sault Tribe membership card (note: if the student doesn’t have a card please call Enrollment to request one); a photograph to be printed in the tribal newspaper is optional, send a picture you can spare with the student’s name on the back. The information can be mailed to: The Young Scholars Program, Attn: Sylvia Shannon, 2 Ice Circle, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783. All information must be received by July 14, 2006. Jones to receive MBA from Bobbie Jo Taylor awarded scholarships Carol Baxter, Dwaine and Debbie Taylor and grandparents, Merrill and Joan Gravelle Sr. of Escanaba, Mich., are proud to announce the accomplishments Harvard Business School achieved by their daughter, and granddaughter, Bobbie Jo Taylor. An outgoing student, she was involved in numerous activities throughout her Gladstone High School career. This included playing on the 2004 Michigan Girls All- State Soft Ball Team and she was an honor roll student. Bobbie Jo has been awarded the following scholarships: The Chelsea Hewitt Award, The Indian Education Scholarship and the Buck Miller Sports Scholarship. Bobbie Jo plans to become a registered dietician. She will attend Bay de Noc Community College in Escanaba, Mich., for two years, then transfer to Lake Superior State University in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., to obtain her bachelor’s degree. Fox earns vet degree from Michigan State

Bob and Mary Geroux with grandson Jeff and his wife Kristi on the steps of the library at Harvard. Sault Tribe member Sarah Krystal Fox graduated with honors from Michigan Sault Tribe member Jeffery management (2004). State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Robert Jones and his wife, Kristi A former employee at the Ford Her college assignments included travel to Atlanta, Ga., cities in California and Lynn Jones, are set to receive Motor Company, Jones worked the Upper Peninsula to study various aspects of bird, fish and animal life. master's in business administra- part-time during his undergradu- She will be practicing at a small animal clinic in down state Oakland County. tion degrees after a successful ate studies in the research and Sarah is the daughter of Michael and Donna Fox of Leonard, Mich., and the first term at Harvard University innovation laboratory, and full- granddaughter of Donald and Pat Dougherty of Manistique, Mich. last fall. time thereafter designing forward An honors program graduate model multimedia products. from the Univeristy of Michigan, The son of Kathi Cutler and Jones holds bachelor's of science Jim Jones of Dearborn and the The next deadline for submissions to The Sault in engineering degrees in com- grandson of Robert and Mary puter engineering and electrical Geroux of Heartland, Jones is also engineering (2001) and a master's the great-great-great grandson of Tribe News is Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. Questions? of science degree in engineering She-bye-aw-way-quay. Call (906) 632-6398. June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News Environmental & Letters Page 19 EPA hit with suit over From the kitchen mercury regulations of Bob Flowers By Rick Smith aquatic food chain through the cent. Summer strawberry cake horizontally. Remove the top third A coalition of sixteen states, mercury deposit accumulations States involved in the chal- Created this one for a church layer and set aside (a thin, plas- five ecological organizations and, eventually, is consumed by lenge are Michigan, Minnesota, gathering. It came out very good. tic cutting board works well for and four American Indian tribes humans consuming certain types New Jersey, California, I didn’t make everything from this task). Cut vertically, a circle filed a law suit on June 9 in of fish. Children, before birth, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, scratch, but adapted some ready from the bottom layer, leaving a federal court in Washington can contract permanent brain and Maine, Massachusetts, New made ingredients to make this one-inch wide ring. Remove the D.C. contending a new U.S. nervous system damage result- Hampshire, New Mexico, New cool and yummy. circle and slice in half horizon- Environmental Protection Agency ing from exposure to low levels York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Ingredients: tally. Place one of the circular rule violates the Clean Air Act. of mercury. Mercury exposure Island, Vermont and Wisconsin. Water pieces back into the ring. Fill the Specifically, the EPA can result in a number of other The ecological groups on board 3 boxed yellow cake mixes inside cake with the whipped- announced last May 31 that it mental impairments as well. this action are the Natural 6 eggs cream/strawberry mixture until it would proceed with a so-called Scientists estimate about 600,000 Resource Defense Council, the 6 extra tbs. cooking oil is even with the cake top. Spread cap-and-trade program for mercu- children may be born annually in Clean Air Task Force, the Ohio 2 lbs. powdered sugar the strawberry frosting on the ry emissions in spite of petitions the United States with neurologi- Environmental Council and the 1 lb. butter, softened exposed outer ring top. Place the and other displays of opposition cal problems caused by mercury U.S. Public Interest Research 2 cans strawberry pie filling one-third thick top over the cake. from the coalition and others who exposure levels while in utero. Group. The four tribes are the 1 cup frozen strawberries Spread that layer with frosting in believe the program is inadequate The coalition says the new cap- Aroostook Band of Micmacs, Cooking spray a smooth layer. and jeopardizes human safety. and-trade rule is not as stringent the Houlton Band of Maliseet flour For the second cake, don’t Mercury, a potent neuro-toxin, as it should be and, in fact, more Indians, the Penobscot Indian 1/4 cup Nestlé’s strawberry syrup remove the top. Just remove the accumulates in waters through than 20 states are taking action Nation and the Passamaquoddy 1 large container of strawberry top one-third of the cake hori- emissions from manufacturing or to adopt stronger rules to reduce Tribe of Maine. flavored whipped topping. zontally and set aside. Again cut power plants. Mercury enters the mercury emissions up to 90 per- Preheat oven to 350F. Mix out a nine-inch inner circle of the cake mixes in a very large cake. Remove it and slice in half bowl according to the package horizontally. Place one halve to National Park Service monitoring directions. Add the extra six the side. Lift the outer cake ring tbs. of cooking oil. Divide bat- and carefully place it on top of ter into two equal batches. Pour the iced cake. Place the half-high wildlife health around Great Lakes into greased and floured 10-inch cake circle inside that ring. Fill By Rick Smith park service lands. That’s because using Global Positioning System spring form pans. Place in the with the whipped cream/straw- As part of a first-ever effort by the birds feed primarily on fish, technology along with climbing oven and cook for 50 minutes. berry filling. Spread icing on the ecologists to inventory the U.S. which in turn live in water con- trees. Once a team reaches an Test with clean butter knife when outer ring. Place the remaining National Park Service’s plant, taining runoff and rainfall with eagle site, somebody climbs the the timer goes off. If the knife cake, with dome, on top of the water and wildlife holdings, the some level of contaminants, tree, collects the eaglets and low- comes out clean, remove the cake. Combine any left over fill- park service wants to monitor such as mercury and pesticides. ers them to the ground, where cakes and let cool. ing with the remaining icing and life in nine properties around the Because eagles feed their off- someone else takes blood sam- While the cakes are cooking, spread all over the sides and top. Great Lakes. Ecologists see bald spring fish from waters near their ples. Afterwards, the eaglets are soften the butter and add pow- Refrigerate overnight or for sev- eagles as key figures in determin- nests, samples of eaglets blood returned to their nests. The blood dered sugar while beating until eral hours. Serve cold. ing the status of wildlife health in can tell researchers the health of — 39 samples since the inventory you reach the consistency you like You might ask why I add the the nine parks around the Great the young birds and other wildlife started on May 22 — will be pro- to work with. Add the strawberry extra cooking oil beyond what the Lakes. all along the food chain. cessed later, with results compiled syrup and blend in completely. mix calls for. I have found that “We are getting the vital signs “Eagles are bio-sentinels,” over the winter and released to Set aside. adding an extra two tablespoons of the national parks, which is Route said. “We are looking for the public by next summer. Gently fold together the of cooking oil to the boxed cake really important to access the toxics that accumulate and build Areas of most concern are whipped topping, and strawberry recipes results in extraordinary ecological health of the parks,” up in their tissues. In a sense, they along the Mississippi River and in pie filling. Thaw and add the fro- texture and a more moist cake. said Bill Route, a park service let us put a finger on the pulse of parts of Great Lakes parks, where zen strawberries. It’s a bit of work, but you will ecologist. He added that eagles the park and its environment.” there have been reports of animal, When the cakes have cooled, be the hero of the next potluck, have a critical story to tell about Route said it’s a challenge just bird or fish deformities. slice the top off of one cake guaranteed. the health of the mammals, plants, to reach the birds. Sites can be to form a flat top. Then, slice water and birds that live on the reached by hiking, canoe or both one-third of the remaining cake —From the tribe's mail— Students thank Higher you for your assistance with this summed it up when you said Unsung heroes in need or in prospect for doing Education Program dream. Thanks to your emo- “blood line and tribal lineage of tribal family business and were met with the Enclosed please find my tional and financial support, my won out.” This is wonderful. To my tribal family, utmost respect, professionalism grades/transcript for Winter 2006 future now includes a plethora of This belief is exactly what I’ve I am writing this letter to and willingness to assist. No mat- for a transfer course I took on the options. My gratitude abounds. been praying would come about address the many unsung heroes ter what mood the women are in, UM-Dearborn campus. I success- Please share my appreciation not just for my son and I, but for of our tribal family. There are I have yet to be met with the self- fully completed my master’s in with all those who help to make many families divided for one uncountable individuals who are ishness of a frown when visiting manufacturing engineering degree this opportunity available to stu- reason or another. members of the Sault Ste. Marie any of these offices. I would like at the University of Michigan, dents. Without such support, high- Thanks to all board members, Tribe of Chippewa Indians who to express my gratitude to all of Ann Arbor. I graduated magna er education would be a much families, tribal members and deserve the credit due to them. these great mothers and daughters cum laude, as the valedictorian more difficult path to pursue. friends who bring into practice The ladies of all our tribal busi- who have treated me so well. of my class, while also working Sincerely, this belief in strengthening the nesses. There are so many women I ask of you, my community full-time as a process engineer for — Patricia Kjolhede tribal family. In my heart, this within our community who strive members, if you are treated as the 3M Company. I have recently is the greatest gift I and my son for excellence in working at our well as I have been by these assumed a new position and relo- As I send in this last report have ever received. This is won- tribal offices. These ladies run ladies who work at our tribal cated to northern California. grade for the self-sufficiency fund derful. many of our programs and make buildings and businesses drop Thank you very much for the for my now obtained degree as If possible, I would like to walking in to tribal buildings a them a thank you and give them financial help during graduate dietetic technician, I would like have your staff make public and true pleasure. I have to say that a smile. A smile can turn one’s school (and undergraduate as to extend my gratitude for your print this in the tribal paper. I calling tribal offices on the tele- day around where as it can save well), it is much appreciated. I support. If it were not for this believe it would bring hope to phone is also a pleasure as the another’s life. We can never plan on taking a brief period of wonderful program I would not some, awareness to others and phone is always answered with know just how much a smile can time off and then begin pursuing have been afforded this wonderful I pray unification and loyalty to a ladies’ etiquette and a won- change the world for someone a master’s in business administra- opportunity to work in my place your belief in tribal family lineage derful smile that can be heard else. Please join with me and give tion. of true passion. winning out. I am not real good through the phone. I walk in to a credit where credit is due! To all Regards, As I re-enter the work force with words, but maybe someone tribal building, I see these women of those who help us out and treat — Darren N. Goetz in this new profession I shall be can take from this the important whether a secretary or a program us as important respected individ- forever in your debt. Thanks for idea I am trying to express. I can’t director, working efficiently, run- uals no matter whom we are. I recently graduated from making my dream come true. thank you all enough. ning about and getting things Sincerely, CMU with my master’s degree Sincerely, I pray the Creator protects and done. I take pride in seeing my —Basel Willis and tribal elders in administration. I am writing to — Carolyn Kodramaz provides for all of you; all you tribal family striving for excel- you to let you know that I have need to continue to help the tribal lence to this extent and still smil- appreciated the tribal support in Chairperson helps family. ing. the form of the self-sufficiency re-unite family Chi megwitch I believe it would do us all incentive program. Aaron A. Payment, — Gary B. Biron and son, good to sit back and think about A goal I established years ago Thank you so much, Aaron, Garret M. Biron all of the times we have walked has now been realized and I thank for re-uniting my son and I. You in to any or all of these offices The Sault Tribe News Page 20 Kewadin News June 30, 2006 • Token destruction takes place at Kewadin Sault Cloudman named new director of player development

Kristen Cloudman, of Sault Ste. Marie, has been chosen as the director of player development for Kewadin Casinos five loca- tions. Cloudman will oversee the casino’s Northern Rewards Club and executive services depart- ments. With the help of the gaming commission “We are happy to have Kristen and the casino security staff, cage person- on board,” said Alan Bouschor, nel put tokens and chips into bins, above, V.P. of Marketing and Sales. “She that are then taken to the conveyor belt, right, which cuts them into small random will be a good fit to our team.” size pieces, far right. The scrap metal is Cloudman came to the casino recycled and the chips disposed of. from the Sault Tribe’s MidJim On Tuesday June 6 Secure Mobil Destruc- Las Vegas and specializes in token and chip commission. We also receive a certificate of Store where she began working tion was at Kewadin Sault to destroy nearly destruction. They are gaming approved and destruction upon job completion.” as the manager in April 2001. 300,000 old casino tokens and over 400,000 licensed for on-site destruction and have been The machines used in this process cut Within two years time, she gained out dated casino chips. The company is a in service since 1999. The process used is ca- tokens and chips into random sized pieces with oversight of both MidJim loca- self contained unit that shreds casino tokens pable of destroying in excess of 400,000 pieces no two pieces being the same. The metal is tions as the general manager, into scrap metal and destroys chips. The over of $1 gaming tokens per hour and in excess of recycled at a scrap yard and the chips are sent overseeing all 15,000 pounds of tokens and chips took only 1.2 million pieces of $0.25 gaming tokens per to a waste site in Los Angeles. general opera- four hours to destroy. hour. A special thanks to Barb Sherman, St. tions including “This was the first time in Kewadin’s his- “We prefer this company because they are Ignace cage, John Hobbs and Kent Artley approximately tory that such an operation occurred” said licensed and are a completely self-contained Sault cage, Don Cooper, internal audit, Darren 15 employees. Cage Director Kent Artley. unit,” said Artley. “The entire process is Causley and Ray Ross, Sault security, Bridget “I think Secure Mobil Destruction is based in videotaped with a copy given to our gaming Schopp, gaming commission for their help. this will be an exciting change for my career,” Merle Haggard and Train to perform at said Cloudman who graduated in 2000 with a bachelor of science Kewadin’s St. Ignace casino in business administration from One is a country leg- in 1965. With nearly 100 It’s You. The new album Barenaked Ladies and Fire, Calling All Angels, Davenport University and also end and one is a Top 40 albums to date, Haggard’s features founding core Counting Crows. Ordinary, When I Look To holds an associate’s degree from icon. Both hold multiple hits include Okie from members Pat Monahan, Each of Train's studio The Sky, Get To Me. North Western Michigan College. Grammy Awards and both Muskogee, Hungry Eyes Jimmy Stafford (guitars) albums, beginning with Ticket prices for both She was a tribal chairman’s intern are appearing this sum- and The Bottle Let Me and Scott Underwood 1998's self-titled debut concerts is $38.50 and will in 2000 and worked with the mer at the new Kewadin Down. Haggard’s bounti- (drums) along with bassist and carrying on through go on sale June 27. Kewadin Casinos' administration Shores Casino and Hotel ful collection includes solo Johnny Colt (originally Drops Of Jupiter and For more information department briefly before begin- in St. Ignace. albums, country and blues from the Black Crowes), My Private Nation, has on these and other Kewa- ning her employment with the Country music star and top 40 collaborations. and Atlanta keyboard- achieved RIAA platinum din Casino entertainment MidJim store in 2001. Merle Haggard will Appearing on August ist Brandon Bush (John status or better while shows, call (800) KEWA- perform inside the newly 10 at 7 p.m. is the rock Mayer, Shawn Mullins). generating a string of hit DIN or visit opened Kewadin Casino band Train. This Grammy Formed in San Francis- singles that touched the www.kewadin.com. on July 26 at 7 p.m. The Award-winning multi- co in 1994, Train quickly lives of the group's fans Kewadin news legend has been cranking platinum band, whose hits developed an avid local in profound and powerful compiled by out country music hits include Drops Of Jupiter following and, by 1997, ways: Free, Meet Virginia, and collaborations since and Calling All Angels was opening for national I Am, Drops Of Jupiter, Michelle Bouschor his first album Strangers has a new album, For Me, bands like Blues Traveler, Something More, She's On Kewadin Casinos sales department working to bring thousands of tourists to the U. P. meals and other activities for she oversees the operations of the Payment, has over two years of guests who visit on bus tours. Group Sales and Kewadin Travel experience working with motor Another arm of the sales area departments. She has a master’s coaches. Although Payment is is Kewadin Travel. This transpor- degree in business administration relatively new to her position, she tation division of the casino offers and is a certified travel industry has the right personality and tem- Michigan residents the means specialist through the American perament to make her an effec- to travel to any of the Kewadin Bus Association and Purdue tive sales representative for both Casinos in luxury on a Kewadin University. our tour and charter customers. Travel Van Hool motor coach. The more than qualified staff Payment, who lives in Sault Ste. The department schedules many Kemp works with has a combined Marie, says the number one skill trips from lower Michigan to the total of 111 years of experience needed to do her job is patience. U.P. with pick up points in Grand at Kewadin Casinos and working “You can never let an obstacle set Rapids, Flint, Detroit and Lan- with motor coach groups with you back,” said Payment. “You sing, just to name a few. Kewadin the group sales office at 16 years; either find a way to go around it, Travel motor coaches are also Kewadin Travel office at 8 years; over it or beneath it.” Part of the Kewadin Group Sales Department, left to right, leased by other groups who come tour hosts at 33 years; Kewadin The bus group customers who Christopher Fish, Dorothy Fockler, Gloria Kemp, John Mackey, to Kewadin Casinos. Travel drivers at 42 years; and stay at Kewadin Casinos Hotel Dana Patrick, Carrie McKelvie, and Ashley Payment. Team Since 1995, nearly 2.1 mil- Kemp at 12 years. make up 50 percent of the hotel members not present are Lucjan Lipnicki, Caroline Davis, lion casino customers arrived at Ed Thorne has been working rooms sold on an annual basis. Of Thomas Lock, Christina Showan, Edward Thorne, Larry Marsh, Kewadin Casinos courtesy of the for Kewadin in the Group Sales this 50 percent, Kewadin Travel Teddy Cearlock, Walter Dansingburg, Frank LaCoy, Stephen Group Sales and Kewadin Travel department for over six years groups make up 40 percent. “This Morris, Joseph Przedwojewski and Herbert LeGrow. departments. and truly enjoys what he does. is a huge percentage,” said Kemp. You see them on the highway, 2,812 motor coaches. Kewadin’s “Our focus is to bring custom- Through his years of experience, “Our customers come to you see them traveling in lower Group Sales Department is ers to the casino,” said Gloria Thorne finds that listening is Kewadin to stay and play and it is Michigan, you see them driving responsible for organizing these Kemp, travel and tour manager. something he uses every day to our responsibility to get them here down Shunk Road in Sault Ste. bus tours, working with nearly “But instead of bringing one or keep his customers happy. “If you and give them an unforgettable Marie and every time you visit at 800 groups from throughout the two people, we bring 45 or 50 at really listen to a customer, you experience.” Kewadin Casinos. They’re motor country. Most tours are from the a time.” will be able to identify the prob- The group sales and Kewadin coaches, of course! metro Detroit area, Ontario, New Kemp served as Kewadin’s lem and find a solution quickly,” Travel departments have 18 staff In 2005, 140,565 people came Jersey, Wisconsin and Ohio. The Group Sales Manager since 1997 said Thorne. “The added bonus is members which include driv- to Kewadin Casinos on a motor group sales staff helps to arrange and has been working with Kewa- a happy customer!” ers, tour hosts and office team coach bus tour in approximately overnight lodging, entertainment, din Casinos since 1994. Currently, Sales team member, Ashley members. ews of other ations June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News N N Page 21 Compiled by Rick Smith is fiercely proud of, despite the racism he's encountered. that out of the public eye it’ll be forgotten." "When I tell people that I’m from Poplar, I get everything Now Riffle and other OC students are showing a pas- Cree plan huge wind farm from sympathy to being called prairie nigger . . .," he said. sionate drive to change the status quo. The college's exper- QUEBEC — In partnership with Ventus Energy, the "You can’t believe how tribe members are treated. When imental college course titled “The History of the American Chisasibi band of Cree Indians hope to build Canada's we were on the road, going to cross country meets, we’d Indian Movement,” is being taught by Robert Roche of the largest wind park. The $3,000,000,000 project calls for go into a Wal-Mart store and people said, "There are too Cleveland American Indian Movement. 1,100 windmills that would generate 1,650 megawats of many of you to come in here. Too many Indians." — Native Village wind power. McGowan himself has a strict set of values. They go The Ventus and Cree project, named Yudinn Energy something like this: Daughter keeps art of natural dyes alive Limited Partnership, has filed an application to export up • You get a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work, no ARIZONA — Navajo weaver Mabel Burnside Myers to 204 megawatts, or 1.7 terawatt hours, of electricity to more, no less. created the Navajo plant dye charts which illustrate natu- the United States. The windmills will be built on a 500- • You have to be able to trust in a person’s word. ral dyes for yarn in Navajo weavings. ''When I was 11, I kilometer long corridor along La Grande River and the • There’s the "popsicle rule" — if you have enough for remember making these little plant cards," said Myer's Laforge/Brisay area. everyone, you can eat your popsicles in the front yard. daughter, Isabel Deschinny. However, the plans must be approved by the Canadian Otherwise, do it in private. Each card explained how a single dye was made from federal government and Quebec. "There are a lot of things • It’s what you’ve done that’s worthy, not how many pos- a plant. Eventually, Myers combined the plant samples to look at first," said Mathieu St-Amant. with their yarn colors in a collection known as Navajo dye — American Indian Listserve sessions or how much wealth you have. • And you don’t talk about what you’ve done. No brag- charts. ging, no whining. Today Deschinny is carrying on her mother's traditions Mining school, Indian college Due to his light skin, McGowan said some Indians mis- by teaching southwest plants and the dying processes in testing land near uranium mines take him for white. But he remains proud of his Chippewa university classes and workshops. The secret to creating SOUTH DAKOTA — Contamination from uranium heritage. "My father told me, 'Never be embarrassed about natural dyes comes from choosing the right plant, in the mining on federal lands is well documented, but no one where you’re from,'" he said. right season and in the right spirit of Navajo tradition and knows how much of that pollution has effected surround- — Running Times giving back. ing lands. Now researchers from The South Dakota School Blossoms, roots, barks, leaves, berries and skins are of Mines and Technology and Oglala Lakota College have Teens find the pulse used in the dye baths. Each requires special care and begun a survey of adjacent private property. of a people in Star Nation knowledge to produce the color: "Buckwheat is the hardest; sometimes it is brighter yel- "Nobody has looked at how this has come onto private SOUTH DAKOTA — Landon Lupi, 17, is a student at property or carried down the watershed areas on ground or low than at other times. I have to have a pick and an axe Stevens High School (SHS). In December, he created The for mountain mahogany, and I have to have a man to get surface water. And nobody's looked at air contamination," Star Nation Drum Group, a student drum group to help said Jim Stone, assistant professor at the School of Mines. it. Holly berries only appear every five or 10 years, so you SHS Lakota students connect with their tribal culture and have to store those up." she said. So far, tests show that concentrations of arsenic, ura- heritage. Impressed by Lupi's efforts, the school bought nium and other contaminants is higher than what occurs "I go to Taos, New Mexico, for the choke cherries. Star Nation a drum. Sumac leaves are used for gray; burnt juniper ashes pro- naturally. "Landon is preserving his cultural heritage and reach- — Associated Press duce a light color of lime; purple larkspur, known as ing out through the drum to bring other students into the txadidiidootl'ish, creates golds; Navajo tea, known as group," said assistant-principal Bruce Jordan. "He's a genu- 2006 Winners announced ch'ilgoh wehih, creates yellow; another dye is created from ine, sincere kid out there wanting to make a better society." rabbit brush, known as g'iiltshoih; sagebrush produces a by the Office of Indian Education Students meet each week to learn and practice tradition- light yellow; brown onion skin produces the goldenrod WASHINGTON, D.C. — The winners of the 2006 al Lakota songs. "I'm teaching the spiritual songs that you color; canyaigre dock root, known as wild rhubarb and Native American Student Art Competition, "The Power to would hear at religious get-togethers and at sun dances, chaad'iniih to Navajos, is used for dark yellow-orange." Dream, The Power to Achieve," have been announced. a little bit of the powwow songs and the flag song," Lupi Deschinny has self-published a booklet of plant dye for- In the pre-kindergarten category, the winners are: said. mulas, Native Plant Dyes, Series I, Introduction. • First place, Untitled by Makayla Chenot (Chukchansi) Star Nation Drum includes both young men and women. — Indian Country Today of California; "I thought it would be a good idea to have girls sing with • Second place, Once We Hunted Them, Now We Learn us, and they could learn, too," he said. "Plus, they sound a About Them by Pinna' Wassa' Pe Kopepasah (Commanche) little better than some of the guys." Red Lake tribe of Oklahoma; Star Nation has performed at area schools and will soon starts Internet radio station Third place, Rainbow Dreams by Brittany Schwartz sing at nearby nursing homes. "I'd like to show the Lakota MINNESOTA — You'd be hard-pressed to find any (Chippewa) of Michigan. residents there that the songs are going on to the next gen- radio station in Minnesota that regularly plays powwow In the kindergarten through grades two category: eration, that it isn't dying," said 17-year old Whitney Two music. Red Lake's Internet radio station is doing it every • First place, Great Indian Artist by Ian Drapeau Bulls, a Star Nation Drum Group member. day. Local drum groups from Red Lake and contemporary (Yankton) of Nebraska; — Rapid City Journal American Indian artists from Minnesota and across the • Second place, I Want to be a Baby Doctor by Angela Performer raises country have found regular rotation on the station. Longee (Sioux/Assiniboine) of Nebraska. It was started by Red Lake tribe member Gary • Third place, My Good Tangles by Kanowan A. money for youth program CONNECTICUT — Jana Mashonee is a 26-year old Jourdain, better known to his listeners as "Rez Dawg." Kayotawape (Menominee) of Illinois. Since January, Jourdain and a handful of volunteer DJs In grades three through five: Lumbee woman on her way to stardom. Her 2002 release of Stairway to Heaven' skyrocketed to number eight on the have operated the Web radio site out of the spare bedroom • First place: Sweet Dreams by Seneca O. Love of Jourdain's home on the shore of Red Lake. (Penobscot) of Maine; Billboard dance chart, a first for an American Indian in this category. "You're listening to Red Lake Radio live on a Tuesday • Second place, Living up to Your Dream by Isabelle afternoon, here. Rez Dog hanging out with you in the Chamberlain (Winnebago) of Nebraska; In retrospect, Stairway to Heaven prepared Jana for obstacles she would face as a recording artist. When radio studio," Jourdain says. "Coming up, I've got music from • Third place, My Reflection by Rachel M. Baldwin Eyabay, also some Buddy Redbone mixed in there, some (Brothertown Indian Nation) of Wisconsin. stations refused to play her song, she worked around it by promoting it at nightclubs. ''For a couple of weeks I outsold more beautiful music from Ulali, also Robbie Robertson, In grades six through eight: Crooked Lake, Red Lake's very own Black Bear Crossing. • First place, If You Can Believe, Then You Can Achieve Madonna,'' she said. ''But it still didn't get the airplay it deserved.'' You got something you want to hear? E-mail me at by Antonio Perea (Navajo) of Nevada; [email protected], or you can hit us up here at the • Second place, The Gifts of Education by Jordan She has also won three Native American Nammy Awards. In April, Jana performed at the First Lady's studio." Martin-Thompson (Mohawk) of New York; Gary Jourdain, or Rez Dawg, would have preferred to • Third place, Dream Big! Reach for the Stars by Luncheon in Washington, D.C. About 2,000 politicians, dignitaries, former Supreme Court justices and others were be broadcasting this kind of music on a tribally-owned FM Mariah Hayes (Cherokee) of Oklahoma. radio station. The tribe at one time had a broadcast license In grades nine through ten: in attendance. Each year the event raises money for a dif- ferent charity. This year, Jana helped raise $25,000 for the from the Federal Communications Commission but the • First place, A Dream to Achieve by Amy Powless process to get a station up and running takes years. Over (Oneida) of Oklahoma; United National Indian Tribal Youth program. Jana says her music reflects her heritage and her expe- the course of several tribal administrations, the effort fell • Second place, Untitled by Michael Curley (Zuni) of by the wayside and the FCC license expired. New Mexico; riences in UNITY, a program that empowers American Indian and Alaska Native youths on a spiritual, social For now, Jourdain is content to run the station on the • Third place, Successful Paths by Sunny A. Loneman Internet. He asked tribal leaders for help to get it started. (Cheyenne – Arapaho) of Arizona; and psychological level. She has begun her own program, ''Jana's Kids.'' She visits schools where she intertwines her The tribe provided about $7,000 to buy computers, a mix- • Honorable mention, The Sacred Road by Lorraine ing board and a desk. Peters (Navajo) of California. music with a speech on cultural pride, identity and peer pressures. She opens the floor for students to discuss their "They told me it's my baby," said Jourdain. "I can basi- High school juniors and seniors: cally do what I want with it. Looking at our program • First place, Education: The Power to Achieve Your feelings on any topic. ''Native youth may appear passive, but they have a lot schedule, we pretty much do anything we want with it." Dream by Stephanie Hollis (Cherokee/Blackfoot) of Jourdain picked up the Rez Dog monicker during his years Oklahoma; to say. We need to listen to them more and not shut them down.'' The Jana's Kids program also raises scholarship as a student hip-hop DJ on Bemidji State University's cam- • Second place, Untitled by Samuel Dalgai (Navajo) of pus radio station. His love of radio grew at BSU. Jourdain Arizona; funds for students who excel in the academic, artistic or athletic arenas. decided then that he would one day start a radio station on • Third place, College Dreams by Parker Forrest Blair the Red Lake Reservation. (Mesquakie-Winnebago-Miwok) of California; Learn more about Jana and Jana's Kids at www.jananation.com. "I'm doing it because it's always been a dream of mine, • Honorable mention, Native Nation by Brandon Price and I think it's something the tribe really needs," he said. (Navajo) of California. — Indian Country Today By day, Jourdain works as a marketer for the tribal With 1398 entries from 32 states, participation in the casinos. So during the daytime hours of the work week, 2006 Native American Student Art Competition was 10 Townsfolk challenge local mascot OHIO — Recently, Oberlin High School graduates there's an automated playlist. It includes nothing but Native times greater than that of 2005. joined others at the Cleveland Indians’ home opener to American drum groups, contemporary artists and Native — Indian Education protest the team's racist mascot and team name. Oberlin comedians. In the evenings and on weekends, Jourdain is High School is also under fire for its own use of “Indians” on the air live about 15 hours a week. Proud plainsman as a team name. "Every decade someone has brought the — Minnesota Public Radio MONTANA — In 2005, Scott McGowan became the issue to the board,” said Marci Alegant, school board first person from Montana to run the mile in under four president. Ohio has the highest percentage of sports teams minutes. claiming Indian mascots — almost 10% of its teams The 25 year old, of Chippewa heritage, grew up in embrace Indians as their own. Some people say that Poplar on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, home to Sioux American Indians are honored by the mascot,” said protes- and Assisboine. To McGowan, it is a home he loves and tor Elana Riffle, Oberlin College (OC) senior. “So to take The Sault Tribe News Page 18 Calendar June 30, 2006 • June 4-August 27 - Sunday followed by a feast beginning at at Walstroms Restaurant the first July 14 - Keith Urban, 8 p.m. sory Board will meet the fourth drop in basketball, drop in vol- 10:30 a.m. On June 29, sunrise Thursday of every month. For any outdoor concert at Kewadin Ca- Monday of every month at 12:30 leyball or public skating free to ceremony at 6 a.m. Summer questions please call the Elder sino in Sault Ste. Marie. For infor- p.m. at the Newberry Tribal tribe members 2:45-4:05 p.m. spiritual gathering 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services Division at (906) 635- mation call (800) KEWADIN. Center. For any questions please at the Chi Mukwa Community Lunch and dinner at the powwow 4971 or (888) 711-7356. July 14-15 - Relay for Life at call the Elder Services Division Recreation Center, 2 Ice Circle, grounds lodge. June 30, sunrise July 6 - Toto Concert, 7 p.m., the Sault Area High School with a at (906) 635-4971 or (888) 711- Sault Ste. Marie, MI. For more ceremony at 6 a.m. Summer Dream Maker Theater at Kewa- “Yooper Mardi Gras” theme. For 7356. information please call (906) 635- gathering is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. din Casino in Sault Ste. Marie. more information call Roxanne at July 28 - The Unit II New- 7465. Kids carnival at the powwow For more information call (800) (906) 635 9247, the Kewadin Ca- berry Elderly Committee will hold June 5-August 25 - Friends grounds big tent. Grand entry is KEWADIN. sino contact is Ed Thorne at (906) their monthly meeting the fourth of Anishinaabe Youth Mentor- at 7:30 p.m. July 1, art show at July 7-9 - Tournament action 632-0530 ext. 52099. Friday of every month after the ing Program - Drop in summer the Niigaanagiizhik building from heats up at Kewadin Casinos. Join July 14-15 - 10th Annual noon meal at the Newberry Tribal program at the Shedawin build- 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. July 2, Sunday us at Kewadin Casino, St. Ignace Sugar Island powwow and spiri- Center. For any questions please ing, 2154 Shunk Road, Sault Ste. Mass, by Brother John Hascall at for the Spin to Win slot tourna- tual gathering. Spiritual gathering call the Elder Services Division Marie, MI. Monday through the Niigaanagiizhik building, 11 ment. For more information call will be July 14 and powwow July at (906) 635-4971 or (888) 711- Saturday Noon to 5 p.m. For more a.m. grand entry is at 1 p.m. at the (800) KEWADIN. 15 and 16. Grand entries Saturday 7356. information contact Joanne Um- powwow grounds. Grand entry July 8 - The Unit IV Escanaba at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Sunday August 1 - Board of direc- brasas at (906) 635-7746. 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Feast at 5 p.m. Elderly Committee will hold the at 1 p.m. For further information tors open hours from 3:30 until June 8-July 7 - Applications For more information please con- monthly meeting will be held the contact Cecil Pavlat at (906) 632- 5 p.m. at the American Legion in available for the Sault Tribe Hous- tact Bud Biron at (906) 632-7033. second Saturday of each month at 4719. Munising, Mich. Tribe members ing Authority Down Payment July 1 - Great Tug Boat Race 11 a.m. For any questions please July 14-16 - Tournament ac- can meet with their unit directors Assistance Program. You could - tugboats race in the upper St. call the Elder Services Division tion heats up at Kewadin Casinos. or the chairperson between the receive up to $5,000 for a down Mary’s River from 12 p.m. to at (906) 635-4971 or (888) 711- Join us at Kewadin Casino, Sault board workshops and the board payment and/or closing costs. 2:30 p.m. This race can be seen 7356. Ste. Marie for our Keno tourna- meetings. For questions contact Funding available once this year, from either side of the river. Call July 8 - Friends of Anishnaabe ment. For more information call Joanne Carr at (906) 635-6050 must be a Sault Tribe member, be Leanne Marlow for more informa- Youth Mentoring Program, Satur- (800) KEWADIN. ext. 26337. at least 18, be a first time home tion at (906) 632-6868. day schedule: family picnic, at the July 15 August 14 - The August 1 - Sault Tribe Board buyer, be within the income July 1-5 - Harlan Downwind Shedawin Building, 2154 Shunk Michigan Heart Gallery will be at of Directors meeting in Munising guidelines, qualify for a mortgage will be holding clinic hours as fol- Road, Sault Ste. Marie, MI. No St. Ignace public library, 110 West at 6 p.m. Open community hour is at a lender of your choice, and lows, Traditional Medicine Clinic registration, just come and have Spruce Street, St. Ignace. The from 5-6 p.m. For further informa- must live in the seven county Sault Ste. Marie at the Sault Tribal fun. Contact Paula McKerchie Heart Gallery is a photographic tion contact Joanne Carr at (906) service area. For more information Health Center 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for (906) 635-7729, Ally Krebs (906) exhibit of children in the foster 635-6050 ext. 26337. contact Angie Spencer at (906) appointments call (906) 632-5210 635-1127 or Joanne Umbrasas at care system that is waiting for a August 2 - The Unit I Sault 495-1077. or (877) 256-0009. (906) 635-7746 for more informa- permanent family of their own Ste. Marie Elderly Committee June 12-August 24 - Sault July 2 - Come on up to cel- tion. through adoptions. The Heart will hold their monthly meeting Tribe elder’s water exercise at the ebrate Independence Day with July 11 & July 13: Enjoy Gallery is used to increase aware- on the first Wednesday of every LSSU Norris Center pool Mon- Kewadin Casinos and win some Living Smoke-Free – Yes, You ness about adoption and to recruit month after the noon meal at the days and Wednesdays 6 to 6:50 cash while you’re at it! We’re giv- Can! July 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. and families for these children. The Nokomis/Mishomis Center 2076 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays ing away $35,000 in cash prizes July 13 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Michigan Heart Gallery will be Shunk Road Sault Ste. Marie, MI. from 9 to 9:50 a.m. Cost: $24. at all of our casino sites. We’ll be Honoring the Gift of Heart Health, a traveling photographic exhibit For any questions please call the Call Jessica at (906) 635-7770 holding random drawings from series two, session six, held at the of Michigan children who are Elder Services Division at (906) with questions. noon to 8 p.m. for a chance to pick Sault Tribe Health Center audito- waiting to be adopted. The exhibit 635-4971 or (888) 711-7356. June 19-August 2 - Free learn a backpack loaded with money! rium, 2864 Ashmun Street, Sault will also feature photographs of August 3 - The Unit V Mar- to swim classes for Sault Tribe For more information call (800) Ste. Marie, MI. Call Community families who have adopted chil- quette Elderly Committee will youth. 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For more native contemporary struggles, hold their monthly meeting on the cafeteria, 1301 Marquette Avenue, meal at the Hessel Tribal Center. information please call Candace a closer look at our values and first Wednesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. If there are any ques- For any questions please call the Blocher at (866) 632-6281. traditions, a native perspective of after the noon meal at the Noko- tions, please call JKL Bahweting Elder Services Division at (906) August 7 - Tribal chairperson cultural loss and revival, use of mis/Mishomis Center 2076 Shunk at (906) 635-5055. 635-4971 or (888) 711-7356. open office hours are held the cultural, social, and healing infor- Road Sault Ste. Marie, MI. For July 11-August 8 - The Sault July 17 - The Unit V Munising Monday prior to board meetings mation. Contact Elaine Wright at any questions please call the Elder Tribe of Chippewa Indians Youth Elderly Committee will hold their from 2 – 6 p.m. The tribal mem- (906) 632-7494. Services Division at (906) 635- Education and Activities Program meetings at 4 p.m. at the Comfort bership can meet with the chair- June 27 - JKL Bahweting 4971 or (888) 711-7356. invite you to join us on Tuesday Inn the first and third Monday of person during open membership Public School Academy Board of July 5-29 - Mnaajanigid Migiz for Euchre and Cribbage this sum- every month. For any questions hours at the Tribal administration Education meeting in the school Honoring the Eagle, an exhibit mer! From 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the please call the Elder Services Di- building at 523 Ashmun Street in cafeteria, 1301 Marquette Avenue, by Ron Paquin at Alberta House Chi Mukwa Community Recre- vision at (906) 635-4971 or (888) Sault Ste. Marie. Open office hour at 5:30 p.m. If there are any ques- Arts Center 217 Ferris, Sault ation Center, 2 Ice Circle, Sault 711-7356. meetings are by appointment only. tions, please call JKL Bahweting Ste. Marie, MI. Hours Tuesday Ste. Marie, MI. 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August 8 - JKL Bahweting at the beginning of the 2006-2007 through Wednesday from 10 a.m. July 13-16 - Homier Tool July 20 - The Sault Tribe Public School Academy Board of school year. For more information - 3 p.m. and is available to the first Show at the Chi Mukwa Commu- Veteran’s Group will meet on the Education meeting in the school call Laura Ermatinger or Jill King 30 kids who sign up. The summer nity Recreation Center, Two Ice third Thursday of the month from cafeteria, 1301 Marquette Avenue, at (906) 635-7010 ext. 52300. program includes one camping ex- Circle, Sault Ste. Marie, MI. For 6 to 8 p.m., at the Cultural Divi- at 5:30 p.m. If there are any ques- Circle of Life programs are also cursion, environmental teachings, more information please call (906) sion, 206 Greenough St. Call Art tions, please call JKL Bahweting taking place in Kinross, Hes- hiking, computer games, Ojibwe 635-RINK. 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June 28 will be the Elderly Committee will hold their Elder Services Division at (906) formation call (800) KEWADIN. 4971 or (888) 711-7356. blessing of the powwow grounds monthly meetings at 6:30 p.m. 635-4971 or (888) 711-7356. July 24 - The Elderly Advi- June 30, 2006 • The Sault Tribe News Walking On Page 23 Joseph “Ed” Barras, 75, of Memorial contributions may In addition to his parents, his Church and a member of the Ignace; seven grandchildren, Indianapolis, passed away May be made to St. Vincent de Paul brother, Fred Blowers, and sister, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Chelsea, Taylor, Alyssa, Lauryn, 31, 2006. He was born Dec. 13, Society or the American Cancer LaVonne Blowers, preceded him Bonnie had worked for her father Denis, Joshua and Marissa. She 1930 in Sault Ste Marie, Mich., Society. in death. in the family business, Pemble is also survived by one brother, to Patrick Joseph and Josephine Visitation and funeral services Brothers Wholesale, in the early Blair (Uzz) Pemble, Jr. of St. Henrietta Handley Barras, who John W. Blowers, 52, of were held at the Anderson Funeral '60s, employed in retail sales at Ignace; and four sisters, Sue preceded him in death. Menasha, Wisc., passed away Home in Escanaba and at the Cut Label in Lansing, Meijer’s (Donald) Hakola of Rudyard, Ed graduated from Loretto June 6, 2006, in Escanaba. Anderson Funeral Home Chapel in Lansing and retired from the Jeanne Gabres of Scottsdale, High School in 1948 and attended He was born May 24, 1954, with Pastor David Grant officiat- Lansing School District in 1999 Ariz., Glenda Pemble of Denver, Highland Park Junior College. He in Escanaba and was the son ing. Burial was in the Gardens of as a financial transactions clerk Colo., and Barbara Edgren of retired as superintendent of GM of Delore Brassaw and Elsie Rest Cemetery. after 21 years of service. Denver, Colo.; several aunts, Truck and Bus in 1987, after 32 Blowers. The Anderson Funeral Home Bonnie is fondly remembered uncles, nieces, nephews and cous- years of service. Ed served in the He graduated from Escanaba assisted the family. for being an accomplished and ins also survive. U.S. Air Force, was a member of High School in 1972. After high talented pianist. She loved to She was preceded in death by St. Simon the Apostle Catholic school he worked at Christian Bonita Joy (nee Pemble) entertain at the piano for fam- her parents, both in 1989; and two Church, St. Joseph Knights of Park Health Care Center and, Ryerse, 65, of St. Ignace and ily and friends at gatherings and of her brothers, David Pemble on Columbus 5290, past grand later, with Mead Paper Company. Lansing, passed away Friday, did so on numerous occasions Dec. 4, 1976, and Bruce Pemble knight, Fourth Degree Assembly, He was employed for the last 25 June 16, 2006, at Mackinac Straits through the years. Besides her on July 31, 2002. At her request, Goldenaires and Sault Ste. Tribe years at Kimberly Clark Paper Hospital Long Term Care. love for music, she enjoyed read- cremation has taken place. A of Chippewa Indians. Company in Neenah, Wisc. Bonnie was born Feb. 15, ing, watching sports events and memorial service was be held at Visitation was held June 4 Family was very important 1941, at her grandparents home movies, golfing, playing cards Dodson Funeral Home on June 27 at Shirley Brothers Washington to John and he was a member in St. Ignace, to Blair J. Sr. and and bingo. She was most happy with Fr. Norbert B. Landreville Memorial Chapel in Indianapolis of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Rita (Furlott) Pemble, the oldest when time was spent with family officiating. with a mass of Christian burial on Chippewa Indians. He was an of eight children. She attended and close friends, sharing laughter Her family received friends the following day at St. Simon’s. avid Detroit Lions Fan. Ursuline Academy Catholic and recalling times past. at the funeral home. Burial of Ed is survived by his loving John W. Blowers is survived by School through the eighth grade Throughout her life, Bonnie her cremains took place at St. wife of 51 years, Rita A. Barras; sisters, Mary (Roger) Brannstrom and graduated from LaSalle was always kind and generous to Ignatius Cemetery beside her sons, Joseph L., wife Mary R., of Rapid River, Bertha (Gilbert) High School in St. Ignace in others and will be greatly missed parents and brothers. Memorials Thomas M., wife Debbie K., Vallier of Perkins, Jean Couillard 1959. Bonnie attended Northern by those who knew her and loved may be directed to the Activities Jeffrey W., wife Kimberly S.; of Escanaba, Joan (Terry) Michigan University studying her. Deparment of Mackinac Straits and nine grandchildren, Kellie, Gaudrault of Escanaba; broth- music and was a member of the Survivors include four sons and Hospital Long Term Care, with Zachary, Shannon, Stephanie, ers, Lorin Blowers of Escanaba, college marching band. She was their families, David (Deborah) envelopes available from Dodson Chelsea, Meghan, Jacob, Luke Harley (Terri) Blowers of Neenah, a resident of St. Ignace all her life Ryerse of Dayton, Ohio; Barry Funeral Home who assisted the and Sean. Glen Blowers of Menominee, until moving to Lansing in 1965. (Brooke) Ryerse of Cheyenne, family with arrangements. A brother, Fredrick M. Barras Mich.; and several nieces and Bonnie was a former member Wyo.; Jon Ryerse of Phoenix, preceded him in death. nephews. of St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Ariz.; Timothy Ryerse of St. Tribes turn to radio to close gaps Vehicles for sale By Rick Smith the center helps 33 American In- and sovereignty. “The mission The Sault Tribe Purchasing Department is currently accepting The Corporation for Public dian operated radio stations with of these stations is about cultural sealed bids for the purchase of the following vehicles: Broadcasting (CPB) is a private, programming, accounting, engi- preservation,” she said. “It’s about non-profit corporation that was neering and fund raising, which economic development for the created by Congress in 1967. It is is a big challenge for most of the reservation. It’s about having a 1993 Dodge Caraven 216,435 miles not a government agency and it non-commercial operations. voice for their communities, an 1993 Pontiac Transport 273,058 miles promotes public telecommunica- Peggy Berryhill, director of independent media.” 1993 Pontiac Transport 219,353 miles tions services (television, radio services and planning for the Modern technology allows for 1992 Dodge Ram 250 102,881 miles and online) for the American center, said American Indians general programming to be trans- 1994 Dodge Ram 250 157,062 people. The corporation invests in who live on reservations are often mitted from a single station over 1996 GMC Safari 231,793 miles more than 1,000 local radio and scattered far from each other and a huge area, such as our tribe’s television stations along with sta- radio can decrease the sense of service area, while relay equip- All vehicles are on display at 1111-1/2 Easterday Ave., behind the tion services, programs and ideas. isolation for some of the nation’s ment can tailor news, announce- Old Truck Stop in Sault Ste. Marie. All bids must be submitted by These stations reach virtually poorest and most vulnerable ments, notices and advertising for July 11, 2006 at 3 p.m. every household in the country. people. Proponents say radio sta- specific locales. According to the CPB, the tions that serve American Indian At present, 33 American Indian Submit bids to: Sault Tribe Purchasing corporation is the largest single interests could help boost morale, radio stations operate in 11 states. Tamara Leask/Vehicles source of funding for public radio provide networking opportunities More information can be found 2186 Shunk Rd. and television programming. and give them a sense that they on the Web through the Center for Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 It funds diverse and innovative aren’t alone. Native American Public Radio at programming that’s useful, educa- While the center doesn’t pro- www.cnapr.org, the National Fed- For more information contact Tamara Leask at (906) 635-7035. tional and cultural. vide funding for construction of eration of Community Broadcast- Not long ago, the corporation radio stations, it guides people to ers at www.nfcb.org and the Pub- The next deadline for submissions to The Sault Tribe granted $1.5 million for the estab- money that’s available. lic Telecommunications Facilities News is Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. Questons? lishment of the Center for Native Berryhill said American Indian Program at www.ntia.gov/ptfp. American Radio, which recently radio stations helps Indian com- Call (906) 632-6398. opened for business. At this time, munities maintain their traditions YEA Circle of Knowledge offered The intention of this pro- gram will be to further educate our tribal youth in the areas of culture, mathematics, and basic level physics. This program will run from July 5 until Aug. 2. Any student wishing to par- ticipate will need to fill out a registration form stating their intent to enroll in the program. Also a parental consent form will need to be filled out prior to acceptance into the program. The deadline for enrollment applications will be Friday, June 30. Class size will be lim- ited to the first fifteen students enrolled due to space con- straints. Classes will take place on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week between the hours of one and three p.m. This will be a relaxed learning environment and will provide a good preparation for the ensu- ing school year. 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