July 2018 NNaahhggaahhcchhiiwwaannoonngg (Far end of the Great Lake) DDiibbaahhjjimimoowwiinnnnaann (Narrating of Story) The amazing FDL Logo created by LeRoy Defoe LeRoy Defoe – Obsibiness sitting in Chambers Grove next to the Biauswah Bridge and St. Louis River in the old village of Fond du Lac – October 2004 Photography by Christine Carlson 1720 BIG LAKE RD. 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Dunaiski those are all Ceded Territory natural resource issues and ond du Lac has had kids, challenges.” ages 14-17, working When Reggie started thinking Fas part of the summer about this idea, he saw that all youth work program for years, the great programs FDL offers but this year kids got a little weren’t adequately teaching more involved during their culture into what was being orientation. done for the youth. At the first group’s orientation “What I noticed with these of about 35 FDL youth, programs was we weren’t they received a few cultural doing enough cultural and historical aspects of activities. So this got me the Fond du Lac as part of thinking about the whole of the work program. Reggie what FDL is doing with all DeFoe, Director of Resource their kids,” Reggie said about Management, talked about how all the programs offered to this effort is a great way for the our youth. “We have good youth to learn about their past. programs with PI (Prevention “So I said, this might be a Intervention) and the summer good time to do some cultural youth work, but we aren’t activities and an opportunity doing any cultural activities.” Ricky DeFoe explaining to the youth about tobacco and offering it to Elders. to infuse culture, language, The orientation began In the afternoon, the students powwow songs, we even melody. Jeff sang the song for and Ojibwe history,” Reggie with the group filling out learned about the drum and got love songs and drinking them so they could start trying said about the idea of doing it applications, and the usual a bit of the history from Jeff songs,” Jeff said about the to pick up a little bit of the as part of the summer youth ways that start the Summer Savage. variety of different songs that music. work program. “We thought Youth Employment/Workforce “We call our drums are sung while playing the The staff also learned about this would be part of their Investment Opportunity Act grandfathers. You treat them drums. treaties from GLIFWC staff, orientation instead of just (WIOA). Then Thomas Howes like an Elder relative. It’s the Jeff then sang them a pipe ceremonies, feathers, and filling out an application. and Nikki Crowe spoke to them heartbeat of the nation,” Jeff teaching song, telling them it’s other important cultural items And then invite them to the about what they do at Resource said, teaching the youth work easy to learn as all you have from Ricky DeFoe, and the healing circle run, the sandy Management. Tom talked group about the drum. to remember is “Hey Hey-ya, seven teachings Joyce LaPorte. lake tragedy memorial, the about wild ricing and fisheries “And there are lot of different Hey Hey-ya.” After that just Since the program started Voigt task force that will be and Nikki talked about the 13 songs. Ceremonial songs, learning how if fits into the this summer, the youth have held here next month, and Moons program. The mission of this publication is to end, we do not publish editorials, opinion provide the Anishinaabeg community of pieces or letters to the editor. There is an Nahgahchiwanong Dibahjimowinnan the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior abundance of opportunity for the publish- Translation: Far End of the Great Lake; Narrating of Story Chippewa, Fond du Lac Reservation, with ing, airing and dissemination of material news and information that will be of help of personal opinion in other communica- TABLE of CONTENTS Local News..............................................................2-3 Published monthly by the Fond du Lac to them in their everyday lives. In addi- tion vehicles available throughout the RBC Thoughts ........................................................... 4 Reservation Business Committee. tion, our goal will be to highlight many of area, region and state. Obsibiness – LeRoy Defoe .......................................... 5 Graduation News .....................................................6-7 Subscriptions are free for Fond du Lac the honors, accolades, accomplishments Our mission is to provide for Fond du Language Camp ......................................................... 8 Band Members. To inform us of a change and awards that are earned by community Lac Anishinaabeg a publication that will Health Fair ................................................................ 9 of address, write to: members but are mostly overlooked by not dismiss their culture, heritage, hopes More Local .......................................................... 10-13 Legal News .......................................................... 14-15 Fond du Lac News, Tribal Center, the mass mainstream media. and dreams. We are striving to make this 13 Moons ............................................................ 16-19 1720 Big Lake Rd., It is our hope that through greater infor- newspaper fill that role. Etc. ..................................................................... 20-23 Cloquet, Minn. 55720. mation about the activities of our people, Health News ........................................................ 24-25 Community News ................................................ 26-27 Editor: Zachary N. Dunaiski this publication can be an instrument of Corporate Member of the Calendar ..................................................................28 true community. It is not our intention Native American Journalists to be a vehicle of divisiveness. To that Association July 2018 | Nah gah chi wa nong • Di bah ji mowin nan | Page 3 Local News worked around the community every day,” Reggie added about the cultural part of it, like the so it looked like a big clear cut culture in more of the activities by helping the Elders mowing the Resource Managements migration story for the Ojibwe in the middle of the woods, so the Band is involved in. and rakings lawns. They have role in this program. “And talk with the wild rice in there, it an island with no trees. Both of “If this is successful, we’d like also already been attending about what we do here. Show clears a better perspective. Kids them are probably right,” Jeff to further it to all programs. RBC meetings which included them rice lakes, anything we’re will gain confidence, they’ll said about his goal of passing Get everyone involved. It’s the swearing-in ceremony for doing here.” have better self-esteem.” on multi-generational concerns not just teaching the kids, it’s Secretary Treasurer Ferdinand Resource Management And on the day of the to our youth. teaching the mentors, the aids, Martineau and Vice-Chairman includes lot of different areas orientation, Jeff taught them But this initiative is about the youth aids, the teachers, and Sawyer Representative and the staff has gotten them something that may have come more than helping youth. other programs,” Reggie added Bruce Savage. A number of involved in all of it, and it as a shock to the youth. Eventually, having the youth about the future of the concept. the youth in the first group are will continue throughout the “I taught them that this better understand their own “If we get everyone on board also working at the Cloquet summer. is not the Fond du Lac history, the effects will be seen to do it, we think that this will Community Center, a few “Exposing our youth to Reservation, this is not across the Reservation. benefit not just the individual are helping out at the head fisheries, wildlife, water Nahgahchiwanong,” Jeff said “If we expose them to these but the community itself.” start (preparing meals as quality, and air quality will about the important piece things, talk about these So much goes into important well as other tasks) and the help them to see how it all fits of history he taught them. things, they’ll have a better programs like these, Reggie Ojibwe school, with one in the into the realm of protecting “This is Bapashkominitigong. understanding of who they are DeFoe, Patti Jo Fineday, Nikki Accounting office and another natural resources and Treaty Nahgahchiwanong is in West and where they come from. Crowe, Tom Howes, Jennifer in MIS at the Tribal Center. rights.” Duluth.”