Head Start Kids Parade Through Kewadin Casino Trail Looking for Treats and Giving out Smiles
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WIN AWENEN NISITOTUNG • NOVEMBER 16, 2007 Photo Gallery 19 Head Start kids parade through Kewadin casino trail looking for treats and giving out smiles Lisa Kerfoot and her daughter Helen, 4, with cousin Eva Collins, 3, and her mom Laura Collins. Mary Kallio and Stephanie Leask as the spider queen. Photos by Brenda Austin Stephanie Leask (right) handing out candy to Sarah Weber, 4. Left, back is Danielle Jackson, 4, and Alexis Mourufas, 4. Alexis Mourufas, 4. Little Caribbean pirate Quintin Limonez, 3. From left to right, 3-year-olds Eva Collins, Samantha Hale, and Tommy Vassar. 20 Photo Gallery WIN AWENEN NISITOTUNG • NOVEMBER 16, 2007 Honoring our Anishinaabe Veterans’ Powwow M.C.s for the fourth annual Honoring our Anishinaabe Veteran's Powwow were, left, Tic Bush and Bucko Teeple. Head veteran George Anziano (right) waits for Grand Entry. Left: Head veteran George Anziano and Less Ailing lead Saturday's Grand Entry. he fourth annual Honoring our Anishinaabe Veteran's Powwow was held the weekend of Nov. 10 & 11 at the Kinross Recreation Center in Kincheloe, Mich. Invited Tdrums were the Bahweting Singers "Minidoo-zaagigan," Ogee Ma Miishishino and White Buffalo Cloud. A feast was held Saturday with Kewadin Casinos donating white fish and rice for the event. Left: Head female and male dancers Michelle and Mike Willis. Ken Biron presents the Sault Tribe flag during Saturday's Grand Entry. Photos by Brenda Austin and Nathan Wright Nancy Shananaquet from Brutus, Mich., a member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, offered her handcrafted bead work, small drums and dream catchers for sale. This was her first time at the Veteran's Powwow. Left: Alaysia Brewer, Lacey Ailing, and Tracy Ailing with Autumn Wright, 2, practicing with her dance hoops. Giizhiday Matrious, 4, takes a break from dancing to play with her friend Devin Broom. WIN AWENEN NISITOTUNG • NOVEMBER 16, 2007 Features 21 Tribal member family selected for North Star Habitat For Humanity home BY BRENDA AUSTIN make this happen.” Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, will Curry said he also receives always be a day to be remem- local support from the Coast bered for three Sault Tribe Guard. “When we need young members, Cindy, Joe and Josh legs and strong backs to carry North. This was the day rep- shingles up a ladder they are resentatives from North Star there for us. They also send Habitat for Humanity and mem- their electricians and plumbers bers of the local community to help. When we need a little joined the family for a dedica- booster shot, the Coast Guard is tion of their new home on West there for us.” 16th Ave. in Sault Ste. Marie. Proud homeowner, North “Today is my favorite day said, “I will have a mortgage for a couple of reasons,” said like any other homeowner but I Ted Curry, executive direc- won’t have any interest on the tor of North Star Habitat for loan and will be paying between Humanity. “Dedicating this a half to a third of what the home today indicates this proj- home is worth. The down pay- ect is over and we can begin ment is also lower than an to look at next year’s projects. Photo by Brenda Austin average down payment on a Also, it is really the essence of Cathy North, left, holds the key to her new house. With her was her mother Mary new home. This is a wonderful what Habitat is all about; bring- Snider, sons Josh and Joe, and father George Snider. program, if there are families ing people together to help a selection. I hung up the phone sibly in the form of volunteers had 14 individuals from all over that need a home they should family, lift a family up. This and called everyone I knew, it to help with the projects,” Curry the country including Texas, definitely apply with North Star isn’t charity, it’s an opportu- was very exciting. The applica- said. “Also, through the tribal Las Vegas, New York and Habitat for Humanity.” nity to give a hand up, not a tion process was not long or newspaper we are able to get Connecticut. Kewadin Casino, North’s parents are George hand out, to a local family that hard to do at all. A little bit of our message out to ensure that for the second year in a row, and Mary Snider of Sugar deserves it. As a member of this paperwork and it was done,” tribal members are aware of allowed the Care-A-Vaners who Island. “We are pleased to see community its pure joy seeing said North. their opportunity to be involved travel in their fifth-wheelers the tribe involved in Habitat for people come together to help North said from the day the in our family selection process.” and motor homes, to stay at the Humanity, it is a good organiza- members of the community get ground was broke she would “The funding is important, campground free of charge. We tion. Cindy is very deserving to another lever of economic drive by and check on the but not the most important. The really appreciate that. We had of this because she is a respon- stability. Homeownership is a homes progress. By the end of human resources, the commu- some repeat Care-A-Vaners that sible parent and has established big thing and I think it will be June, the home was shelled in nity support, the people who have come here two years in a herself in a good job and also for Cindy and her boys.” and the dry wall, paint, fixtures, are willing to get behind the row and have made a tentative established a good credit rating A lot of planning and work plumbing and outside landscap- mission is what makes this hap- commitment to come back next as part of making this all pos- goes into the preparation, selec- ing were all done by the dedica- pen. You can’t do it with just year. They have said very nice sible. We are very proud of her tion and building of Habitat tion in October. “They didn’t money.” things about the way they were as our daughter,” said George homes. The North family was even have the walls up yet and Habitat for Humanity received at the campgrounds Snider. selected from a group of appli- the boys had their rooms picked International coordinates vol- and how the community treated North Star Habitat for cants and notified the third out,” she said. Josh is 13, and unteers from across the country them. Many of them are excited Humanity can be contacted by week of February that ground- Joe, 14. who donate their time, money to come back next year and that calling (906) 632-5464 or by breaking for their new home “The tribe contributed fund- and sweat to work on these means a lot to us” said Curry. email at nshabitat@lighthouse. would take place in May. “I felt ing to the project and Aaron projects. “We tell them how “The Care-A-Vaners are very net. Their address if North Star overwhelmed, thankful. The Payment is now on our board of many people we would like to professional and highly skilled Habitat for Humanity, P.O. selection committee called me directors and looking for ways have and for what time periods. and willing to not only dedicate Box 122, Sault Ste. Marie, MI the same day they made the to continue tribal support, pos- The last two weeks of June we their time but their resources to 49783. ReStore abounds with Christmas spirit BY BRENDA AUSTIN of storage space, however they ferent organizations inquiring gift certificate or make a dona- If you haven’t already will accept winter wear such as about room furniture because tion of cash. stopped at the Habitat for hats, gloves, boots and coats. we are in the first phase of a “There are little kids coming Humanity ReStore on M-129, “We ask that all donations be remodeling project on the casi- in here without socks, shoes or you are invited in for a cookie in good enough shape to be no’s sixth floor. For the most boots and have runny noses. and a look around. resalable. Anything that we part, 99 percent of the furniture Their mother is trying to find a With the holidays fast have to dispose of we have to on that floor is being donated to pot or pan and some coats for approaching the spirit of giv- use money that should be going Habitat for Humanity,” Eavou her kids. W take the kids and ing has overcome store manger towards building homes,” Linda said. “There are 28 rooms with find stuffed animals for them Rex Nowling, and his wife, said. two mattresses per room, night to play with while their mother Linda, who volunteers at the Linda, who worked for stands, credenzas, tables, and shops; she may find 10 items store. Witnessing young moth- Kewadin Casino for over 10 chairs; things that people need and we charge her seventy-five ers trying to make ends meet years as the restaurant and con- to make their house comfort- cents. The smiles on their faces and single dads making a home ventions manager, said that over able. Kewadin Casino and are worth it, we don’t make for their kids, Linda said they 75 percent of the people walk- Hotel is glad that we can make them feel bad. That is not what do everything in their power ing through the doors are Sault a difference that will benefit the this place is about,” Linda said.