Win Awenen Nisitotung February 15, 2019 • Vol. 40 No. 2 Bear Moon Mko Giizis Official newspaper of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Tribe’s 2 percent helps local villages, townships BY BRENDA AUSTIN DeTour Village Clerk Marilyn Fillman said Garfield Township Communities throughout the McGuire said the village’s also received 2 percent funding Upper Peninsula are benefitting 17-year-old Peterbilt plow truck in May 2018 for $1,542. 95 for from $904,075.17 in 2 percent has been limping along through security monitors installed in contributions from the Sault Ste. the winter and they were expect- their office so they can view Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians ing the arrival of their new truck the security cameras located at last fall that are being used to the first week of February. The the Naubinway pavilion and help support senior and youth $10,000 they received in 2 per- marina and at Mill Pond Park. services, and recreational and cent funding went towards the She said the cameras for the sur- cultural opportunities for area res- cost of the truck, an impressive veillance and security project in idents. $189,000. Naubinway were also purchased The 2018 fall distribution “We really appreciate the tribe through 2 percent funding they checks were mailed the end of and all they do for our village and received in November 2017 for November as part of the twice-an- township,” McGuire said. “We do $6,000. nual payments the Sault Tribe our own plowing in the Village Pickford Township Supervisor has distributed since 1993 to U.P. and have our own department of Tom Ball is a former Sault Tribe communities and organizations. public works. Our maintenance employee and is married to a The payments are based on man John Fountain Jr. gets out tribal member and former JKL 2 percent of slot revenues gen- Photo by John Blanchard there and plows, the county School employee. He said he is erated from the tribe’s Kewadin Newton Township Historical Museum in Gould City received 2 percent doesn’t do it here. excited the tribe is getting behind Casino properties located in Sault funds to help renovate the former post office, boarding house and bar- McGuire said they are pre- their project to bring more out- Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Hessel, ber shop. paring to apply for the spring door recreation and activities Manistique and Christmas. In of a much needed new plow clothes for the firemen for use funding cycle and will be ask- to the Pickford area. Pickford’s the past 24 years, over $42.5 truck; Garfield Township received during ceremonies. ing for funding towards one of Township Park sits on land that million has been awarded, with $800 for rear vision cameras for a The firemen are all volunteers the rooms in the Harbor View was once home to the area’s seven U.P. counties benefitting brush truck and two fire engines; who donate their time to help out Assisted Living Hospice House fairgrounds back in the ’50s. The from the semi-annual distribu- Hudson Township received a their community. Rutledge said scheduled to begin construction township recently purchased an tions: Alger, Chippewa, Delta, check for $4,800 towards the during their most recent appreci- soon in DeTour Village. “The additional 15 acres adjacent to the Luce, Mackinac, Marquette and Garnet Lake restrooms; McMillan ation award ceremonies, one vol- tribe gave the township $10,000 park to build two additional ball Schoolcraft. Township received $7,878.23 for unteer was honored for serving on in November toward it,” she said. diamonds with roads, parking and Distributions are organized their recreation center; Newton the fire department for 45 years. “Whatever we get, we are very a bleacher, at a cost of $27,000 into two categories, short and Township was happy to receive The Firemen’s Auxiliary has appreciative.” per diamond. Ball has drawn up long-term. Short-term recipients $5,000 towards restoration efforts received 2 percent funds in the Garfield Township Clerk additional plans for tractor and change each distribution cycle, on their historical museum and past that went towards the pur- Paula Fillman said the $800 they horse pulling, a fenced rodeo depending on what community Pickford Township received chase of supplies and personal received for rear vision cameras arena for horse shows and barrel or organization is chosen for the $10,000 towards the funding of a equipment, such as boots that cost was greatly appreciated. The racing, as well as an expansion to allotted funding. Long-term dis- new fairground area and ball dia- over $475 a pair. “We stretched cameras have been delivered and their current campground located tributions are ongoing payments monds. the money as far as we could, we will soon be installed on one of on the Munscong River. to organizations or communities. Clark Township Clerk Susan really appreciated the funding — the fire departments brush trucks “That would give us a larger Each of the tribe’s five units dis- Rutledge said the Clark Township it was put to good use,” she said. and two fire engines. See “Fall 2 percent” Page 15 tributed $53,478.23 this cycle in Firemen’s Axillary applied for short-term funds. the $5,000 grant for the purchase The following eight villages of two hydrothermal stabilizers, a New tribal dental director announced and townships are just a few of refrigerator, fire safety supplies, DROCKTON RECEIVES 2018 IHS EXCELLENCE IN GENERAL DENTISTRY AWARD those that received funding during appreciation dinner awards and BY BRENDA AUSTIN Drockton graduated from the the fall 2018 short-term 2 percent Halloween safety handouts they David Drockton, D.D.S., has Case Western Reserve University distributions: Clark Township have every Halloween for local been a dentist with the Sault Tribe School of Dentistry in Cleveland, received $5,000 for firemen’s kids. They also have a kid’s night Health Center since June 1995 supplies; DeTour Township asked at the fire hall where they serve Ohio, in May 1984 as a doctor providing full-time oral health for and received $10,000 for an hotdogs and cupcakes, and invite of dental surgery. He then went care for his patients. In order to assisted living facility to be built children to climb on a fire engine into private practice for four years recognize him for his outstanding this year; DeTour Village asked and help run the hoses. The grant before taking a position as the patient care and service, retired for $10,000 towards the purchase was also used to purchase dress chief dentist and manager of a Dental Director Bruce Anderson, dental program for the Stockbridge www.saulttribe.com D.D.S., nominated him for the Munsee Tribe of Mohicans in 2018 Indian Health Service (IHS) Wisconsin, where he remained for National Oral Health Council five years. From there he accepted Clinical Excellence Awards for the position of chief of the Makah General Dentistry. Drockton service unit in Neah Bay, Wash., said he was honored and sur- PAID 49735 managing the oral health program prised when he was notified in Gaylord, MI PRSRT STD PRSRT U.S. Postage Permit No. 30 David Drockton, D.D.S. for four tribes. November that he was selected as Then in 1995 he made the move the recipient of the award for the hygienists, oversee the renovation to Sault Ste. Marie after accepting senior clinician category. of the dental clinic in the Sault, a position with the Sault Tribe, Drockton said Anderson had transition towards a paperless and 24 years later is proud to be received the award about 10 years dental chart and institutionalize a the tribe’s dental director. ago so he was familiar with the non-invasive pediatric model of Looking forward to achiev- nomination and selection process, dentistry for all the Sault Tribe ing his goals and providing best but was unaware his name had dental clinics. been submitted. Drockton said according to oral health practices for tribal Additionally, after Anderson’s the IHS, the ratio of dentists to members, Drockton said, “I have recent retirement, Drockton patients is supposed to be about exceptional staff who provide the applied for the dental director one dentist to 1,200 patients. best possible care and service to position and was notified Dec. 7 Currently there are over 4,000 their patients and I am counting that he had been selected as the patients per dentist. “We have on the full support of the tribe’s new Sault Tribe dental director. support on board to get people board of directors and health cen- Some of Drockton’s goals as retained and get to a position ter administration to make sure the dental director are to fully staff where we can recruit people who we continue to provide the most the three open dentist positions, will be good providers that we can qualified staff members to meet our patients’ needs.” Win Awenen Nisitotung 531 Ashmun St. MI 49783 Marie, Sault Ste. hire more dental assistants and keep here for a while,” he said. Page 2 News February 15, 2019 • Win Awenen Nisitotung Lee Chatfield welcomed in Sault Ste. Marie BY RICK SMITH of his selection as the State of the Cheboygan County townships in R.W.Considine Hall on the Jessica Dumback, along with Speaker of the Michigan Michigan speaker of the House of Koeler, Tuscarora, Beaugrand, LSSU campus. The assembly Health Services Director Leo House of Representatives, Lee for the 2019-20 legislative term. Hebron, Mackinaw and Huron heard speeches and enjoyed a Chugunov, CFO Bob Schulte and Chatfield, returned to Sault Ste.