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Lajimodiere: I Artist behind the 'Fighting Sioux' Art-In-Residence logo has a hawk design of his own This past weekend Denise Lajimodiere was invited to be the Artist In Residence at the Madeline Island Museum, Wisconsin. She was invited to demon- strate her Birch Bark Biting art. Birch Bark Biting is a very old tribal art, done long before Columbus arrived. It is done by gathering bark in the spring of the year, a ceremony is done for the tree, and only a few layers are peeled. doing no harm to the living tree. She then peels a very thin piece of bark, folding it in various ways and biting down on it, making imprints EAST GRAND FORKS, with her eye teeth. The Ojibwe Minn. - Bennett Brien, the word for it is Mazinibakajige man who created the "Fighting which means 'pictures on bark.' Sioux" logo for the University Lajimodiere was introduced to of North Dakota, is back with a Hawk design by Brien (social media) the art by Kelly Church, a new symbol of his own. Michigan artist, while at the With hats and hoodies, he's tried. And what the heck, you have our moment in time. The Eiteljorg Museum in launched a new business. But he know, it's time to do different green is of course for the earth says his hawk design isn't meant Indianapolis, about ten years things. I! and growth. Yellow for the sun," ago. Fascinated by Kelly's small to be a snub against any of the Brien says the logo has sym- Brien explained. dragonfly birch bark biting, she other symbols. bolism in its colors. The red Brien said he's not stopping asked Kelly about the art. Kelly "Well, people have their symbolizes the sacrifices of na- with a hawk. He also plans to then became Lajimodiere's men- choices, whatever they want to tive people of past generations. design a logo featuring a face, tor, offering advice and tricks of pick. If they like this one, "(They) sacrificed for us so all part of what he's calling the the trade. great," Brien said. "This is just that we could be here too and "Legendary collection." Upon returning home she was something, a venture I've never astonished to learn that birch bark biting was done here in the Turtle Mountains. She heard stories from friends that their RESOtl1TlONNUMBER'l'MBCM9·0&19 OF'fHE DULY Hl.ECTED AND CERTlFIIO GOVERN.,.GpQOY mothers and grandmothers had done birch bark biting. She was Of1'HETURTLE MOUNTAlNBAND OF CHIPPEWAINDIANS so excited to re-introduce the WHERBAS~ the Turde Mountain Band ofCbtppewa Indian~ hereinafter referred to as the Tribe, is an art. She does a lot of workshops teaching the art. In her travels unincprputatedBand aqing undera revised t:anstitutwn and By*Lawsapproved bytbe she has met and/or become SecmaryOfttl$lIItertoron june lQ12I, 19S!land amendments thereto approved; and aware of a handful of other Denise Lajimodiere sharing her knowledge of birch bark art birch bark biting artists in the WijEREAS,Article·JI (~lSectiOn 1 of the TurrIe Mountain Constitution .p4JJY-f..awsempowers1he US and Canada. Lajimodiere Trillal Clluncllwttbthea!1tbor1tytorepresen~ the Band andtonegotJate with Federal, has received generous art grants State, and LocaIG6vemments andwitbpnvat-e persons.; and to do research and learned that originally bitings were used as 16·Hour DUI Seminar WHEREAS, J\rflcle-lXla)SectioD lof tbeiurtleMountain ConstimtiQnandByJawsl'eql.l.iresB 30..day patterns for quill work and later, comtnentpedod prior rathe adoption ohny nrdlnanCfeS or amendmentsto the Tribal beadwork. They were also used September 9 - 12 2019- $180.00 as 'maps' through forests. She is 1 Code,wbetberproposed byresoJutitlnor Dtb~rwfse, AdoptionmustoccurtbrougharqU working with the Turtle Mt , Dunseith City Hall Dunseithl ND callvote Ofthe TrtbaJCoundl at a publkJybtHdmeeting; and Heritage center to do a work- l shop here. Lajimodiere travels 6:00p.m. - 10:00p.m. each session WHEREAS, the TrIbetspmposing to amend TItie50J Section 50.Q6(lf the Law Enforcement Act to to Minnesota and Michigan to indUdeapOsltfrm of School Res~urte Offtct!t' asacommtssloned polkeoftlcel"oftb~TJibe gather her bark in the spring. She finds the trees in the Turtle A copy of the evaluation is required. onvarious~puses of the Turtle Mount;am Community Sdloolsj BelccurtPublicSch.ool . Mountain too sparse and far be- systelQ;~n~w tween and small. She worries DU/IOrugISAP Evaluations: Linda A. Berdahl, LAC' . birch has been over harvested TH~R~fOR£ BE]T RESOLVEDthattheTrJbe is approving a comment periOd for a pro!JO#da:n;leooment here for firewood. She would To Enroll or Schedule an Appointment to Title 50. SectjQn50.06 of the Law Enfortement Act toindudea .PTreaty of La Pointe of REGULA nON OF THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. 1854. The bulk of the Ojibway on Madeline Island resettled to the Bad River Reservation east The Tribe hereby creates the position or the School Resource Officer as a cotmnissioned police of Ashland. Chief Buffalo was granted a tract for his family on officer of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The School Resource Officer (SRO) the mainland just west of shaH have the following authOlity and responsibilities: Madeline Island, in what is now known as the Red Cliff Indian 1. He or she shall have the authority to execute the laws of the Turtle Mountain Band of Reservation. On the eastern end of the island is an exclave of the Chippewa on the various campuses ofllie Turtle Mountain Elementary and Middle Bad River Indian Reservation of Schools and the Belcourt Public School System, or their successors. approximately 195 acres (0.79 2, He or she shall have the authority to investigate criminal acts and civil infractions on the km2). campuses referenced. 3. He or she shall have the authority to testify before the Courts 0 f the Tribe and other com1 systems, as necessary, 4. He or she shall be subject to all the requirements set forth in this Title and the provisions of25 u.s.c. §§ 2801 et. seq. 5. The SRO shall be commissioned Law Enforcement as Tribal Officer as set forth in this Title. 6. He or she shall have the authority to refer matters to the prosecutor's office for criminal charges. 7. He or she shall have all the necessary and proper authority to perfonn his or her responsibilities lmder the Laws of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the United States.

Copies of the proposed amendments are available on the Tribal Records Dept Facebook page, at the Tribal Records Dept located in the Tribal Headquarters, on the website at: www .tmchippewl:u:om, 01 can be obtained in writing by request. Written comments are to be submitted by mail to PO Box 900, Belcourt, ND 58316, by fax at 477-0916, by email to [email protected], or Tribal Records Facebook messenger. Please contact the Tribal Records Dept at 477-2602,477-2677,477-2664 or 477-2616 if there are any questions.