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STATE OF THE TRIBE – 2000 GREETINGS FELLOW MENOMNEE: This past year has been extremely active for the Chairman’s Office. Important issues have been worked on and great progress has been made. We still have a number of things we have to make happen. The Kenosha Project has been a very complex undertaking. We are now looking at a December 18, 2000, closing date. What this means is that all the paperwork will be completed by that date also all approvals from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Area Office, Governor Thompson’s Office and the Department of Interior in Washington. We are hoping for a spring opening contingent upon this Administration’s (Clinton) approval. The Tribe has come a long way with this project. Settlement of the Termination Case and Judgement Funds. As most of you already know, this case was in the courts for almost 25 years before a settlement was reached. We have since settled and judgement funds were paid out to Tribal Members. It was a difficult task to do but with the help of Senator Herb Kohl and Congressman Mark Greene it became a reality. We would like the Tribal Membership to send a heartfelt thank-you to these individuals for making this happen for our Tribe. MTE Charter. We are still in the process of bringing MTE under Article XII of the Constitution, which has also been a decision by the Tribal Courts. We have developed a task force (Sylvia Wilber, Myron Grignon and Bernard Vigue) to work on this and we have yet to hear from that Task Force. We will keep you informed of progress made on this. Housing for single families has been addressed. We are in the process of planning to build 12 2-bedroom apartments beginning the spring of 2001. Single persons will be eligible as the policy on single families has been changed and they will now be considered for single-family housing. We have also built 19 Tax Credit homes in Middle Village. The Menominee Tribe has inherited $102,500.00 from the estate of Coletta C. Aviza, a former resident of Milwaukee. She wanted the Menominee people to benefit from her estate, because she was sympathetic to the Menominee people for being terminated in 1954. As you know I was on medical leave from August 7, 2000 to September 7, 2000. I know this caused some Tribal members to question my intentions. I’m sure you understand that to do my job to the best of my ability, I have to be in the best physical health I can be. Respectfully submitted, Apesanahkwat, Tribal Chairman INDEX OF PROGRAMS 2000 TRIBAL LEGISLATURE DIRECTORY........................................................................................... 2000 COMMITTEE LISTING ................................................................................................................... AGING DIVISION ................................................................................................................................... 1 ATTORNEY - PROGRAM...................................................................................................................... 1 ATTORNEY - TRIBAL............................................................................................................................ 3 CHAIRMAN - OPERATION OF TRIBAL GOVERNMENT ................................................................... 4 CLINIC .................................................................................................................................................... 5 COLLEGE OF THE MENOMINEE NATION ....................................................................................... 20 COMMUNICATION DIVISION............................................................................................................. 21 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 23 CONSERVATION/RIGHTS PROTECTION ........................................................................................ 24 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT............................................................................................................. 25 EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................................ 28 ELECTION COMMISSION .................................................................................................................. 30 ENROLLMENT..................................................................................................................................... 31 ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES........................................................................................................... 31 FAMILY PRESERVATION................................................................................................................... 33 FINANCE ............................................................................................................................................. 33 FOOD DISTRIBUTION ........................................................................................................................ 34 GAMING COMMISSION...................................................................................................................... 34 GENERAL ASSISTANCE .................................................................................................................... 35 HISTORIC PRESERVATION .............................................................................................................. 36 HUD HOUSING.................................................................................................................................... 37 HUMAN RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................ 41 INSURANCE ........................................................................................................................................ 45 INDIAN HEADSTART .......................................................................................................................... 46 INTERNAL AUDITOR .......................................................................................................................... 47 JOHNSON O’ MALLEY........................................................................................................................ 47 LANGUAGE & CULTURAL COMMISSION ........................................................................................ 48 LAW ENFORCEMENT......................................................................................................................... 49 LEGISLATIVE STAFF SERVICES ...................................................................................................... 49 LIBRARY............................................................................................................................................... 50 LICENSING AND PERMIT DEPARTMENT........................................................................................ 51 LOAN FUND......................................................................................................................................... 52 MAEHNOWESEKIYAH TREATMENT CENTER................................................................................ 52 MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................................... 55 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SERVICE ....................................................................................... 56 MENOMINEE AUTO CENTER............................................................................................................ 58 MENOMINEE NATION NEWS ............................................................................................................ 58 MENOMINEE NATION POW WOW ................................................................................................... 60 MENOMINEE TRIBAL SCHOOL......................................................................................................... 61 NAES COLLEGE.................................................................................................................................. 62 PROBATION/PAROLE ........................................................................................................................ 63 PROSECUTOR .................................................................................................................................... 64 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT................................................................................ 65 RECREATION ...................................................................................................................................... 66 SOCIAL SERVICES............................................................................................................................. 67 SOUTH BRANCH COMMUNITY......................................................................................................... 70 TAX COMMISSIONER......................................................................................................................... 71 TRIBAL JUDICIARY............................................................................................................................. 71 TREATY RIGHTS................................................................................................................................. 72 TRIBAL ADMINISTRATOR.................................................................................................................