Win Awenen Nisitotung “One Who Understands” • Official newspaper of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians November 20, 2015 • Vol. 36, No. 11 Mshka’ odin Giizis Frozen Moon BSaultY RICK SMITH Tribespecialist awardedNicole Causley, the expressed $300,000 special gratitude to the education grant Sault Tribe is among eight original amount of the request help of teams serving in account- American Indian tribes to receive was for $350,000 and modifi- ing, budgets, executive offices, a collective $2.5 million in edu- cations will be made to projects communications, personnel and cation grants awarded through covered by the grant to make the governmental relations as well the U.S. Department of the most of the awarded funding. as singling out a trainer for her Interior and the U.S. Department Sault Tribe Early Childhood mentorship. Causley noted, “Her of Education. The Sault Tribe Programs Manager Anne Suggitt lessons on grants and grant man- grant is for $300,000 from the assisted Causley in developing agement over the last six years U.S. Department of the Interior’s the grant application. Suggitt was have finally paid off!” Bureau of Indian Education quick to turn the spotlight on The grant calls for hiring a Tribal Education Department. Causley, “Nichole did 99 percent tribal education director, con- The awards were announced at of the work on this project,” she ducting a feasibility study for a the White House Tribal Nations said. “I really feel it’s important tribal education center to provide Conference in Washington, D.C., to make that fact known. I will a comprehensive facility for all on Nov. 5. do whatever is needed to support of the tribe’s education programs According to the lead author Nichole.” and increasing capacity and sup- of the grant application, planning For her part, Causley port for reservation education of children from newborn to 4 years Photo by Rick Smith old. From left, planning specialist and lead author on the grant application, An education director will Nicole Causley, was helped by Early Childhood Education Programs bring increased control, capacity Manager Anne Suggitt. The duo expressed gratitude for many others and leadership in Indian educa- who contributed in some fashion to successfully acquiring the grant. tion activities; higher high school our early childhood education nationally.” participation and graduation rates programs, and our planning and Said William Mendoza, direc- among Indian students on and off grants management team,” said tor of the White House Initiative reservations and increased part- tribal board Chairperson Aaron on American Indian and Alaska nerships with public schools and Payment, who is finishing up a Native Education, “Through other education entities. master’s in education adminis- these partnerships, we will be A tribal education center tration and a doctorate in educa- putting tribes in the driver’s seat development plan would include tional leadership. by designing culturally respon- spaces for the full array of tribal Payment added, “This is fur- sive programs to help Native education programs currently ther highlighted by the national children reach their education scattered around in separate level attention the Sault Tribe potential. These efforts will help buildings. The center would has created to address improve- reduce the achievement gap and feature resource and multi-use ments for tribal schools and make our Indian students more rooms, administrative and student the 92 percent of our youth college and career-ready.” worker offices. who attend public schools. Other tribes receiving grants An increase in capacity and The convergence of this award are the Chickasaw Nation of support for the very young, announcement and my appoint- Oklahoma, Nez Perce Tribe of from newborn to 4 years old, is ment by President Obama to the Idaho, Coeur D’Alene Tribe of expected to increase enrollment National Advisory Council on Idaho, Confederated Salish and in tribal childcare services by Indian Education, will allow the Kootenai Tribes of Montana, providing tuition to offset costs. tribe to build internal capacity Leech Lake Band of Chippewa MIIGWECH — The Anishnaabek Community and Family Services (ACFS) “Our success in securing this and model progressive change of Minnesota and the Mississippi staff expresses their thanks for the countless hours that Bonnie Miller grant was a team effort between for improving Indian education Band of Choctaw. and her mother, Pauline Kraxner, have spent knitting and sewing mit- tens for the children and families in need. Their efforts are not only greatly appreciated by the ACFS staff but by the children and families Chippewa Ottowa Resource Authority closes they help. This year marks the third year the duo have graciously donated their knitting and sewing creations to ACFS. Miller knits the northern Lake Mich. to commerical fishing mittens and her 89-year-old mother sews them together. Mother and The Chippewa Ottawa monitors the fishermen’s catch are mingling with the fisher- daughter then gather their assortment of mittens and deliver them Resource Authority (CORA) on a bi-monthly basis. Recently, men’s primary target, whitefish. to the Sault from their homes in Bay City and Birch Run, respectively. issued an emergency order CORA’s data indicated that the Throughout the fishing season, Kraxner said in her leisure time she likes to give back some of what closing all of northern Lake fishermen were approaching and into the all-important fall she has received from her tribe. Michigan to tribal commercial their allowable catch of 350,243 whitefish run, fishermen are fishing, according to an Oct. 22 pounds of lake trout. CORA’s finding it nearly impossible to www.saulttribe.com news release. The closed area management body held an emer- target whitefish without also stretches from the Mackinac gency meeting Oct. 21 and took catching significant numbers Bridge west to the Garden the “extraordinary step” of clos- of lake trout, according to the Peninsula and then back east to ing the fishery, said the release. release. The result is that in Charlevoix, including the Beaver order to fulfill their whitefish The tribal commercial fishery PAID 49735 Islands. has not had to be closed due to orders for local markets, and Gaylord, MI PRSRT STD PRSRT U.S. Postage Permit No. 30 The order prohibits nearly a fishing pressure since 1984 in markets abroad, tribal fishers dozen fishing operations from the early days of Michigan’s end up harvesting too many lake finishing out the 2015 commer- treaty rights litigation, according trout that they otherwise do not cial fishing season, according to to the release. want to catch. As a result of the the release. The reason that fishermen unexpected lake trout catch, the In 2015, the fishermen in the have exceeded their allowable fishery is now closed. now closed area were allowed catch is up for debate, according CORA and the U.S. Fish and to catch up to 350,243 pounds to the release. The U.S. Fish Wildlife Service, and to a lesser of lake trout. Normally, the and Wildlife Service’s lake trout extent the Michigan Department operations are allowed to catch stocking program in these waters of Natural Resources, have 453,000 pounds of lake trout has found recent success, result- recently been discussing the but that number was reduced ing in a significant increase in negative impact of the lake trout because in 2014 and 2013 the lake trout numbers. While seem- stocking program on CORA’s fishermen exceeded that number. ingly a good thing, this has had ability to harvest whitefish. This results in a penalty that an unexpected downside for the Opinions vary on what the reduces the next year’s catch, tribal commercial fishery, said best course of action should be according to the release. the release. but this closure has convinced CORA that the issue needs to be CORA is the commercial fish- The USFWS’s stocking Win Awenen Nisitotung 531 Ashmun St. MI 49783 Marie, Sault Ste. eries’ regulatory body for five porgram is being conducted in addressed immediately, said the Michigan tribes. CORA actively such a way that the lake trout release. Page 2 News and Notices November 20, 2015 • Win Awenen Nisitotung 2015 White House Tribal Nations Kids Christmas Parties Conference highlights UNIT I: UNIT III: By Rick Smith plishments, Indian Country issues, SAULT STE. MARIE ST. IGNACE The seventh annual White hopes for the future and expressed House Tribal Nations Conference appreciation for the service of Big Bear Arena (Ages 0-12) Kewadin Shores Casino Event took place on Nov. 4-5, at the Secretary Jewell and the rest of Dec. 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Center Ronald Reagan Building and the Obama administration. Further, Contact – Jill Lawson Dec. 6, 1-4 p.m. International Trade Center amphi- he urged Indian Country participa- 253-1321 Santa will be there along with theater in Washington, D.C. The tion in the coming U.S. election. food and games. conference provides leaders from Ambassador and U.S. repre- KINROSS Contact – Keith or Bridgett the 567 federally recognized tribes sentative to the United Nations Community Kinross Recreation Keith Massaway, 643-6981 the opportunity to interact directly Human Rights Council, Keith Center (Sponsored by Sault Bridgett Sorenson, 643-6981 with high-level federal govern- Harper, introduced Deputy Tribe and Rec Center) ment officials and members of the Secretary of the U.S. Department Dec. 5, 1 p.m. UNIT IV: White House Council on Native of State Heather Higginbottom Contact – DeeDee Frasure MANISTIQUE American Affairs. Each tribe was who spoke mainly on issues of cli- 495-5350 Manistique Tribal Community invited to send one representative mate change. Center to the conference. Reports indicate Sault Tribe board chair, Aaron A Gen-I youth delegate and UNIT II: Dec.