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Volume 8 Turtle Press– October 2008 Issue Issue 10

Tribal Tour of the Casino Site!

This is open to Tribal Mem-bers and Spouses. Oct. 9th,

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Something new this Fall…

“Fall” Into Fitness Walking Club.

See pg. 14 for details.

A CHRISMAS TREE IN SEPTEMBER? YES. READ PG. 3 AND YOU

WILL LEARN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT.

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TURTLE PRESS “ BN A KWI G I SES ”

~AUTUMN MOON~

The last piece of steel took its final resting place atop of the FireKeepers Casino on September 19th, 2008!

Shown in the picture above: (Left to right) Tribal Chair-Laura W. Spurr; Treasurer-Jamie Stuck; Sergeant-At-Arms-Henry Bush Jr.; Arthur Zapata (Spouse of Tribal Member);

Vice-Chair-Homer A. Mandoka; Tribal Member-Michael G. Mandoka, Tribal Member-Dwight Kilgore; Secretary-RoAnn Beebe-Mohr and Tribal Member-Tyrone Rios.

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Main Office Administration Office

2221 1-1/2 Mile Rd. Fulton, MI 49052

Phone: 269-729-5151 Fax: 269-729-5920

Toll Free: 866-499-5151

Northern Office- Wyoming

Health Department Phone: 616-249-0159

Fax: 616-249-8688

Toll Free: 888-662-2808

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Tribal Chair 3

Education 4

Treasurer 5

Local 324 7

Language 8

Enrollment 10 Health 12

Birthdays/Misc. 16

Red-Road 19

Elders Com. Mtg. 20

Elders Road Trip 21 TC Mins. 22 Paintball Flyer 30 Calendar of Events 31

Health Offices on The Reservation. HPHD Phone: 269-729-4422 HPHD Fax:

269-729-4460 Toll Free:

888-729-4422

TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

TRIBAL CHAIRPERSON-LAURA SPURR E-mail: [email protected] VICE-TRIBAL CHAIRPERSON-HOMER A. MANDOKA E-mail: [email protected] TREASURER-JAMIE STUCK E-mail: [email protected] SECRETARY-RO ANN BEEBE-MOHR E-mail: [email protected] SERGEANT -AT-ARMS-HENRY “TIQ” BUSH JR. E-mail: [email protected]

TURTLE PRESS STAFF Editor: Kathy Mackety; 269-729-5151; [email protected] Elders Column Contributor: Lou Anne Bush; 269-729-5151; [email protected] Education Column Contributor: Barry Phillips; 269-729-5151; [email protected]

NHBP’s Newest Staff Member: Denise Koning~ Manager of Human Resources and Organizational Development.

I began work with NHBP in May of this year as the Manager of Human Resources and Or-ganizational Development. I come to the Tribe with 20 years of government experience at the federal, state and local level and seven years of experience as a local government executive and human resources professional. I am a graduate of Hope College and a na-tive of Southwest Michigan. While at work, you may find me working with staff and departments on strategic planning, staff development and training, or assisting the Tribal Council with various matters. This includes: organizational development, emergency management or policies and proce-dures. When I’m not at work, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family, garden-ing, golfing or cooking. I am very excited to be working with such a dedicated and diverse group of individuals! I look forward to working with the staff and Tribal Council to provide the best possible services to Tribal Members and their families.

Tribal Tour of the Casino Site!

This is open to Tribal Members and Spouses.

Save this date… Oct. 9th, 2008 @ 5 p.m.

A Black Ash log has been harvested on the Pine Creek Reservation. The community will be involved in pounding the splint and preparing a basket. Stay

tuned for more details.

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Greetings to the Membership: Our Casino is well under way and if you have been watching the web cam you have seen the steel frame go up and, I might add, without any accidents (see story below). Clark has been telling us this is the fast part of the building. Clark Construction has made a real ef-fort to keep our Tribal Members working. We have been watching the

numbers of workers to keep it at 20% native employment, with Huron Members being the first to be called to work. If anyone has any questions about Tribal employment please don’t hesitate to ask the Tribal Coun-cil. Jamie has been working with Clark to ensure that our Tribal Members are working. We have been working with Denise Koning, the Human Resources Manager, to update all of the policies and pro-cedures for our Tribal

government. This has been on our agenda for several years and the new policies are about ready to be pre-sented to the staff. We have been receiv-ing monthly reports from the staff again, and we will be work-ing with Denise to make sure all job ti-tles and descriptions are completed before we start the budget process in November. There will be a Hal-loween Party for all Tribal Members, and we would encourage

Let’s Get Healthy, Let’s Get Involved, and Let’s Get Excited About Our Future!

all members who would like to help to contact the office. You will be directed to those who are working on the party. The members always find this a great time to re-lax and enjoy the youth and their antics. I hope to see many of you at the tour of the casino on October 9th (see back calendar or pg. 2). Meanwhile, I hope you enjoy this beautiful fall season. Megwetch. Best regards, Laura

One day, after attending a meeting in Marshall, I decided to stop by the casino site and take a few “progress pictures”. While I stayed out of the way of the workers, I was able to zoom in on the building and get a few good pictures to update membership. This is when I noticed a tiny Christ-mas tree on the building in the Northwest corner. See photo below. The next day I was asked if I have a photo of this tree that has been placed on top of the casino. It just so happen that I had just taken this picture the day before. Councilman, Henry “Tiq” Bush Jr., told me that I should ask Duane Wixson (Senior Project Manager) from Clark Construction what this tree symbolizes and why it is there on the site. Naturally, I did. This was his response: “Placing a Christmas tree on the building is an ironworker tradition. It is placed on top of the struc-ture after the structural steel is “topped out.” Topped out means the last piece of structural steel is placed. A tree is placed only if there were no injuries during steel erection. It’s signifies a “job well done.” In the case of Firekeepers, we are keeping the tree alive and will plant it on site as part of the landscaping.” What an achievement by the ironworkers; to complete a job of this magnitude and not have a sin-gle injury. It is indeed a job well done!

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October ‘08 Education News By Barry Phillips

Gossett PLLC, the Wightman Associates, I T & Telecom Harwood Engineering, and MRG! Several others have al-ready committed to play or donate at vary-ing levels to be deter-mined. Paula Stuck helped us secure healthy snacks for the golfers and Gil Holliday donated numerous prizes. Ron Osborn, the Golf Pro at Binder Park GC, furnished golf carts, meals, signage, and support at the same price as last year! Kathy Mackety (again) photographed the foursomes and other activities during the event. Laura Spurr has done exceptional work encouraging many of our vendors to become involved with our educational fund-ing! Attendees were treated to dessert from the culinary artistry of RoAnn Beebe-Mohr!

The Education Committee met one more time to deligate

duties and make final preparations before the golf event takes place. Final purchases to the Library Grant were discussed and activated as well. We’ve purchased a computer for the li-brary and David Jones is getting it pro-grammed and ready for use! The Michigan Tribal Education Direc-tors will meet at Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians in Har-bor springs, MI on October 7, 2008.

In Educational Outreach (also on the 7th of October) Athens Area Schools will host 7 other Big Eight Cross Country Running teams here at the Rez’! The 5K race will include Boys, Girls, and Middle School Co-ed teams competing. It will be an opportunity to dis-play our facilities and people to youth & fami-lies from Southern Michigan. Che’ Mig-wetch to residents and

staff who cooperated that day to make it safe for the runners!

Looking back, on September 11th, I had the good fortune to share information with 8th graders at Springfield Middle School. We observed a moment of silence at 8:46 AM to honor the fallen of that fate-ful day and the time when the first hi-jacked plane struck the World Trade Cen-ter. When asked how many remember where they were on that day/moment, only about half re-sponded. Upon re-flection I realized that they were only in the 1st Grade then! A perspective on how life continues was re-alized! As it is impor-tant to remember his-tory, we are also part-nering with Kingman Museum on a 3 Fires display to open in 2009. Bamapii nikanek!

Potawatomi Scramble, Education Committee, Library Grant, Michigan Tribal Education Directors, Education Outreach.

The Potawatomi Scramble, the popular annual fundraiser was September 27, 2008 at Binder Park GC of Battle Creek (same place as last year.) We expanded the number of golfers covered un-der the Hole-in-One in-surance from 75 to 100 golfers. We had 80+ golfers signed up at the opening of the next to last week. We expect a larger more profitable outing this year due to increased vendors and business partners. Standard Of-fice & Printing Supply printed the program this year. Perez APC was a major sponsor along with Fifth/Third Bank, and Sonosky-Chambers, Sachse, En-dreson, & Perry, LLP. Other contributors at press time were: Clark Construction Company, The Rehmann Group, Walker Parking Con-sultants, Battle Creek Health Systems, Oak-lawn Hospital, Dykema

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FireKeepers Casino Tribal Membership Employment Update

By Jamie Stuck; Tribal Council Treasurer

As I stated in the September Turtle Press Newsletter, I will be writing articles keeping the NHBP Members up-to-date on Tribal Membership employment on the FireKeepers Casino Project. One of the unique qualities that Clark Construction possesses, is their willingness to provide great attention and detail to Tribal Mem-bership employment on the casino site. In addition to the meet-ings that the Tribal Council attends to re-view the monthly Con-struction Manage-ment Reports, there is a weekly conference call that I participate in with Duane Wixson (Senior Project Man-ager) and Ralph Cayedito (Native American Employment Coordinator) from Clark Construction and with Gary Ritzema of the Skillman Corporation (Project

Coordinator). This meeting as-sists in keeping Tribal Council current on any new developments with NHBP Member-ship employment. Clark Construction also holds a monthly meet-ing for the seventy-seven (77) NHBP Tribal Members and spouses who are registered for employment opportuni-ties with the building trades on the Firekeep-ers Casino Project. This month’s meeting will take place on Octo-ber 16, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. in the Clark Con-struction trailer on the casino site. Currently, we have seventeen (17) Tribal Members and spouses employed with various building trades. An estimated addi-tional six (6) NHBP Members will be em-ployed by the begin-ning of this month. Here is a summary of the Contractors who are presently employ-ing members and

spouses.

It is important that Tribal Member-ship is prepared for whatever opportuni-ties that may be avail-able, whether it is in-volving the construc-tion phase of the ca-sino or if it entails working at the Fire-keepers Casino once it is operating. Here is a heads-up on posi-tions that are pres-ently available. There are immediate

openings for experi-enced Electricians. Applications for Elec-trician Apprentice-ships are being ac-cepted by Hunt Elec-tric/Swan Electric. Classes will start in November. This is a selective apprentice-ship. Tribal Mem-bers will have to take an entrance exam and interview in or-der to be accepted in to the apprentice-

Contractor NHBP Members/Spouses

Hoffman Brothers (Excavation)

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Grand River (Concrete) 3

Cook Jackson (Drywall) 4

John E. Green (Pipefitting)

2

PSI (Materials Testing) 2

Denn Co (Drywall) 1

Total 17

Moore Trosper

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Contractor NHBP Members/Spouses

Hoffman Brothers (Excavation)

3

Grand River (Concrete) 3

Cook Jackson (Drywall) 4

John E. Green (Pipefitting)

2

PSI (Materials Testing) 2

Denn Co (Drywall) 1

Total 17

Moore Trosper

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Cont’. on pg. 6

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Ralph Cayedito (Clark) 517.281.3909 Jamie Stuck 269.729.5151 (Office) 269.986.3441 (Cell) HuntElectric/ Swan Electric 517.882.3409 Schiffer Masonry 517.694.2566 Iron Workers 269.963.2168 John E. Green 517.322.4030 Denn-Co. 586.726.8800 Mandoka Construction 269.729.4185

career that can take you into the future be-yond the casino con-struction. If any ques-tions may arise, I can be reached at the Ad-ministration Office on the Pine Creek Reser-vation or on my cell phone. I ask that Tribal Members con-tact me if they apply for any of the appren-ticeships made avail-able. Please refer to the contact informa-tion provided. Good Luck!

Jamie Stuck Tribal Council Treasurer

Mandoka Construc-tion will be onsite as the Contractor for the General Labor by the beginning of this month. The General Labor will consist of one-hundred (100) percent NHBP Tribal Members. Mandoka Construction will start with a General Labor Foreman position and will eventually employ an estimated eight (8) Tribal Members.

I strongly urge

Tribal Members who are eager to work and have backgrounds in any of the areas dis-cussed, to get in con-tact with the correct people, attend the em-ployment meetings, and stay informed. I will work diligently to keep membership in-formed. The more the professionals recog-nize your face and hear your name, the better the odds of be-ing able to start a new

ship program. There are other apprentice-ships for Tribal Mem-bers as well. Schiffer Masonry will be hav-ing an apprenticeship for Mason Tenders. For Tribal Members with experience with pre-cast concrete erection for parking ramps, there will be an apprenticeship made available by the Iron Workers. Please refer to the next page (pg. 7) for the appren-ticeship training with Operating Engineers Local 324. With the interior construction to start soon, John E. Green will provide positions involving plumbing and HVAC sheet metal ducting. Denn Co will have up to an esti-mated sixty (60) posi-tions available for dry-wall hanging and fin-ishing and metal stud framing. According to Clark Construction,

FireKeepers Casino Tribal Membership Employment Update

By Jamie Stuck; Tribal Council Treasurer

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Applications for apprenticeship training will be available for qualified applicants at the locations listed below, on the following dates and times:

Monday, September 29th—Friday, October 3rd, 2008

and

Monday, October 6th—Friday, October 10th, 2008

Both sessions will be from 9 a.m.—3 p.m.

Pick up locations will be at: • Operating Engineers Local 324 Training and Education Center Ph. (517) 546-9610 275 East Highland Road (M-59) ~Howell, MI • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 Ph. (734) 462-3660 37450 Schoolcraft Road, Suite 110 ~Livonia, MI • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 Ph. (616) 246-5820 2935 Buchanan Avenue SW, Suite 2 ~Grand Rapids • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 Ph. (989) 348-2250 1305 I-75 Business Loop ~Grayling, MI • International Union of Operating Engineers Local 324 Ph. (906) 225-7273 2552 US Highway 41 West, Suite 200 ~Marquette, MI • Detroit Roofers Hall Local 149 Ph. (313) 961-6093 1640 Porter Street ~Detroit, MI

Qualifications/Requirements: Age Must be 18 years or older at time of application. Education Must be a high school graduate or possess a GED Certificate at time of application. Residency United States Citizen or Legal Immigrant, residing in the State of Michigan.

Physical/Fitness Physically able to perform the work of the trade, and willing to take a physical exam.

Drug Screening If selected for training, must meet drug screening requirements.

Testing A written aptitude test will be scheduled for all applicants who return a completed application and the required supportive documents. Other A valid Michigan Drivers License and reliable transportation are required. You must be willing to travel to job assignments throughout the State of Michigan. Applicants selected for training will be required to attend pre-apprentice training before assigned to a job with a contractor.

**The term apprenticeship shall be a minimum of three (3) years, and 6,000 hours, which entails both supervised work experience and related school instruction.**

Lee Graham, Training Director

Operating Engineers Local 324 Journeyman & Apprentice Training Fund, Inc.

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A N A L A N G UA G E

Bodewadmi Zheshmowen (Potawatomi Language)

Wabgon ~ Pumpkin Negdosha (or) Beshigogazhi (or) Degwam ~ Horse Negoshawgemek ~ Horse Barn Gwekwadzewen ~ Honesty Kek ~ Kettle Datbek ~ Leaf Kogan ~ Leave ! (Command) Wishpemishkos ~ Sweetgrass Waskonenjagen ~ Candle Waskonanjignatek ~ Candle Stick Washkbek ~ Candy Wezhashkemdek ~ Dumplings Pkonyak ~ It is evening Shkizhogkajgenen ~ Eyeglasses Bodwewnene ~ Fire Keeper Bodwek! ~ You all build a fire! (Command) Mse’n ~ Firewood Nyanen ~ Five Mtekwakik ~ Forest Giwe ~ Going Home Monshkwewen ~ Harvest Jishtegen ~ Broom Zhegwa ~ Build for someone

Cont’. on pg. 9

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Bozho, Kazho N’deshnekaz! Remember to learn your Po-tawatomi Vowel System—it will help you with pronouncing the words! Ba Ma Pi!

Find the following Potawatomi Words & Cir-cle them. When your finished, pronounce each word 4 times each. >+<>+<>+<>+<>+< Mshimen ~ Apple “Msheemin” Dgwaget ~ Autumn “Dgwaageht” Bebishagnegwe’ ~ Bat “Bahbeeshahginaagweh” Kchewse ~ It is really boiling. “kchiwzuh” Mbop ~ Broth or Soup “Mbohp” Kazho ~ Cat “Kaahzhoh” Mshimnabo ~ Cider “Misheeminaahboh” Mdamnen ~ Corn “Mdaahmnehn” Oshkishgon ~ Face “Ohshkeeshgohn” Wenisiwen ~ It is foggy “Wuhneeseewun” Negshisen ~ Hot Dogs “Nuhgishuhsehn” Esbike ~ Spider “Ehsbeekeh” Myeke ~ Make a Trail “Meeyehkeh” Myanze ~ He / She is Ugly “Meeaahnzuh” Moewe ~ Wolf “Mohuhweh” Nondagwze ~ Yells, Hollers “Nohndaahgwuzuh”

J E W L G B T K V F Y M N A E L D N N H X E D K W U H E W G E N G A H S I B E B Z M L S P O H A H K R O T T

J K O R B E B W N Z W I N K H W L N E G S H I S E N X

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J M N M C B R L E S W E H C K R X G I U U K N N I E Y

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BODWEWADMI WORD SEARCH

Bodewadmi Vowel Key: A—”ah” as in father, E’ - “eh” as in bet, I—”ee” as in peel O—”oh” as in boat, & E—”uh” as in put

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From the Enrollment Office Open Monday—Friday; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm

269-729-5151 or 866-499-5151

Anderson, Shannon L Anewishki, Aaron * Anewishki, Audrey J Anewishki, Calvin * Anewishki, Keara K * Anewishki (Pittman), Tesa R Anewishki, Stacey S Ballinger, Donnis A * Beebe, Hariet M Benson, Amanda L * Boylan, Robert L Brown, Tore’au L Bush, Crystal R Bush, Dawn E Bush, Richard L Jr Butcher, Lonnie D Butcher, Patricia L Capitano, Joseph R Jr Chivis, Amanda K Collyer, Bryan S Collyer, Gary D Jr Crampton, Felicia M Day, Brandon T Day, Denise N Day, John E Dennis, Sarah J Desmet, Phoebe L Dickel, David C * Dougherty, Michael D Edwards, Erin J Feaster, Brenda M Foerster, Erick K Foerster, Melissa D Foerster, Phillip E Frost, McKenzie P Frost, Michael S Frost, Roger K Frost, Tashina R Gibson, Kathryn J Goodrich, Doris E Goodrich, Jerrica A Harris, Daniel J * Hall, Steven T Hull, Wayne A Inman, Aleece N Inman, Christopher L Inman, Kalvin J Johnson, Michael J II Johnson, Michelle J Kendall, Tabitha K Kequom, Timothy G

The Following Members Should Please Call the Enrollment Office 269-729-5151 or 866-499-5151

Dear Tribal Members, The review of all current Tribal Member files for the BIA Audit for the standardization of required documenta-tion was completed in November 2007. There are still members with missing information for the completion of their files. Those members are on the following list. Please contact the Enrollment Office; Monday through Friday; 8:30 am to 5:00 pm EST; to in-quire about the information needed to complete your file. Reminder: Please call the Enrollment Office with any address or phone number changes. Respectfully, Sandy Blair NHBP Enrollment Clerk

Cont’. on pg. 11

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Kequom, Timothy G II Kern, Karol K Landreth, Jacob A Landreth, Samuel A Mackey, Quida L Mandoka, Arnold D Mandoka (Hammons), Chelsea Mandoka, Gary J * Mandoka, Michael G Mandoka, Nicole E Mandoka, Paul Mandoka, Renee E Mandoka, Steven R Jr Mark, Edward G Mark, Frances R McCann, Melissa G * McDonald, Shannon M McDonald, Tommy C McKenzie, Shawn A McKenzie, Willie F III Medawis, Mu’son A Medawis, Stephen A Medawis, Toni A Morseau, Shane A Moulds, Jeffrey S II Moulds, Jennifer L Mrad, Eunice E Nickels, Nancy M Norman, Wanda L Ortega, Penaya M Phillips (Ramon), Amy L Postell, Lashanna M Pratt, Christopher W Ross, Leanna L * Schmucker, Bryan M * Schrubbe, Andrew W * Schrubbe, Otetwin H * Schultz, Matthew G Smith, John A Snyder, Julie A Speer, Corissa J Sprague, Carl M Jr Sprague, Paul P Jr Sprague, Ronald D Sr Steffens, Destiny M Stevens, Craig A Stevens, Joseph L Sulainis, Alexandria L Sulainis, Mark A Taylor, Jesse L TenBrink, Jeffrey W * Trosper, John Vorce, Annette M Vorce, Mandy L Watson, Mark L Web (Mericle), Julie R Webb, Jeffrey M Weller, Dennis L Weller, Roger A Wenzel (Nickels), Nancy M White Pigeon, Alan G White Pigeon, Andrew White Pigeon, Justin E White Pigeon, Marian J Williams, Margaret E Williams, Tamara Wilson, Andrew R Wolfinger, Ashley M Young, Dana A Young, Dominique Zimonick, Tambra L Revised 9/10/08 *Missing Address

From the Enrollment Office Open Monday—Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 pm

269-729-5151 or 866-499-5151

The Following Members Should Please Call the Enrollment Office 269-729-5151 or 866-499-5151

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The peak of the flu season is approaching fast. Protect your self from influenza by coming in the NHBP Health Department to get your flu shot

*Vaccination is the best method for preventing the flu* CDC recommends that ALL children aged 6 months up to their 19th birthday

get a flu vaccine.

All people, no matter how healthy, are at some risk of developing se‐vere and even fatal influenza infections. Therefore, anyone who

wants to decrease their chance of getting influenza or who may give influenza to a high risk person should get immunized.

For the Northern Health Off ice: November 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th Call Camie to schedule an appointment 616‐249‐0159 or Toll free 888‐662‐2808

For the Sothern Health Off ice: November 5th, 6th, 12th & 13th

Call Kim to schedule an appointment 269‐729‐4422 or Toll Free 888‐729‐4422

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The Potawatomi Positive Parents Program is being offered to the Calhoun County tribal population. This program focuses on positive Native American values and strengths. It promotes respect, family unity, and pride in the tra-ditional ways. The Potawatomi Positive Parents Program goals are to pick

up where our ancestors left off in learning more about our traditional ways of life; living by the Noek Meshomesenanek Kenomagewenen (7 Grandfa-

ther Teachings); passing on what we learn to our children, and mending the hoop.

For our first meeting, we plan to discuss the program as a group so you can be a part of the planning by giving your input. Please drop in and let us hear

your ideas and thoughts for the Potawatomi Positive Parents Program.

When? November 1st, 2008 Saturday; 10 a.m.-Noon Where? The Health Building 1474 Mno-Bmadzewen Way Fulton, MI 49052 Who? Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles; anyone who provides care for the children of our community. How to sign up: Please reserve your space by calling Lou Anne Bush at the Health Department; 269-729-4422 or 1-888-729-4422

Lunch will be provided Walk-ins Welcome!

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That’s right! We are starting a walking club, this fall, that will meet on

Thursdays at various places around the area. The walks will start on

October 2nd and will begin at 10a.m. at the specified location.

*If you attend 70% of the walks, you receive a prize!!

Walking Schedule

October 2nd - Lakeview Square Mall® October 9th - Linear Park Trail® Walk (Behind KCC) October 16th - Binder Park Zoo® Trails October 23rd - Downtown Battle Creek Walk October 30th - Lakeview School Track November 6th - Wal*Mart® Walk November 13th - Lakeview Square Mall® November 20th - Meijer® (Lakeview on Beckley Rd) November 27th - Battle Creek YMCA®

*All walking dates may be changed due to weather concerns!

Call Jonathan at: 269-729-4422 if you have any questions or would like a ride to one of the above scheduled locations.

Fall Into Fitness Walking Club

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Current recommendations are to get at least 30 minutes of physical activity most days of the week. Many people argue that they do not have that much time to devote to exercise. There are 1440 min-utes in a day. If we devote 30 minutes to physical activity, that leaves 1410 minutes for everything else! According to the (2006 BRFSS-Behavioral Risk Surveillance Survey) Control data collected by the Inter Tribal Council of Michigan for AI/AN (American Indian/ Alaskan Native), 33.0% of Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Tribal Members smoke compared to the Michigan average of 22.1%. According to the American Lung Association, “Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among AI/AN, yet of the 217 NA (Native American) languages spoken today, most-if not all, do not include a word for ‘cancer’.” NHBP has a nurse who is certified in smoking cessation and available to help you ‘kick the habit’. If you would like to quit smoking and begin to improve your Heath, call Lisa Droski, R.N. at 888-662-2808. According to the Centers for Disease Control data for AI/AN, 38% of people under age 65 lack health insurance. If you would like to sign up for Contract Health Services, call the Health Depart-ment. Southern office: 888-729-4422; Northern Office: 888-662-2808. The Southern Office offers exercise classes on M-W-F, as well as a new walking class called “Fall into Fitness”, and a nutrition class. The Northern Office offers a wellness class (combination of nutri-tion and exercise) in Grand Haven and will be offering a wellness class at the Wyoming location soon. If you would like more information on any of these classes, please call the Health Depart-ment. The numbers are listed above. Current recommendations are to limit sodium to 2400 mg per day. 1 1/2 cups of canned soup con-tains about 1800 mg. of sodium! It takes 1 hour of water aerobics or 1 hour of walking at 3 1/2 miles per hour to burn the 280 calories in one Snickers bar!

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Happy Birthday to Mariesha

(TRUCK) Keith! 10/15/07

Love, your family.

Happy Birthday to Robert (Bobby) Williams

10/18 From a boy to a man who still looks good in a

suit! Happy 36th Birthday and many more. Love you.

Love your family. Then...

Thank you to RoAnn Beebe-Mohr (Council Member); the Staff of Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawa-

tomi, and members of the community for all your help and support you gave to the family of Dean

Sprague. We will be eternally grateful for your sup-port in our time of need.

Thank you, From the sons and daughter of

Ronald Dean Sprague Sr.

~BI RT H DAY S~TH A N K YO U S~

Happy Birthday

to Harold

(Muskrat/Musky Doodle)

Morseau II 10/2

Love, your family.

& NOW!

Happy Belated Birthday to Nathan (8/20) & Shane (9/3)

Sprague! I love you!

Love, Grandma

Happy Birthday to Amber (10/13) and Langston (10/20)

Day! Love, your family!

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BI RT H DAY S

Happy 15th birthday to Charmain

Unique Mandoka—10/19

Love, Grandma and Family.

Happy 2nd Birthday to Kiyah Marie Collins

10/19! Love, your family.

Happy Birthday to Derrick Day (10/27) Love, your family.

October 4, 2008 Happy 14th Birthday

“Tink”! Good luck with foot-

ball and your studies. I’m so proud

of you and your ac-complishments. Love mom and

brothers.

Happy Birthday Shelby, who is 10 years old on 10/03.

Shelby is daughter of Dawn and Pedro

Santos. Love you ~ Mandoka

Family.

Happy 14th Birthday Sara TenHoor!

10/17 We love you!

Love, Mom, Dad and Aaron.

Happy Birthday to Cherish “Monique” Young

10-30-08 Love, your family.

Happy Birthday!!! Happy 3rd birthday

to Eleon James

Mandoka—10/21 Love, Grandma and

Family.

Happy Times!!! Here’s to you, Liz! Happy

belated Birthday and Congratulations!!! Love, your family.

Nice to know you can still kick up

your heels...haha Happy belated

Birthday, Rhea Evelyn Jenkins

(Mackety) 9-24-08!

Love, your family.

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Q: Another name for ‘good cholesterol’ is: A. Total cholesterol B. HDL C. LDL Q: Current recommendations are to get at least ____ minutes of physical activity each day. A. 30 B. 150 C. 10 Q: Of the 217 Native American languages spoken today, ____ contain a word for cancer. A. Three B. One C. None Q: Current recommendations are to limit sodium to ______ mg per day. A. 1800 B. 5000 C. 2400 Q: One Snickers bar contains ____ calories. A. 210 B. 250 C. 280 *If you correctly answer all of the above questions and send this page back to the Health Department, you will be placed in a drawing for a $20.00 Wal*Mart gift card!!! Please send to: Attention: Jonathan Gardner; Health Educator 1474 Mno-Bmadzewen Way Fulton, MI 49052

You'd be surprised how many people you know aren't registered to vote. Registration deadlines are coming up soon, and we need every single vote we can get to win this election. Tell your friends, family, and neighbors to check out our new one-stop voter reg-istration website. Just forward this message. VoteforChange.com makes it easier than ever to register. Instead of tracking down the right forms, all you need to do is answer a few ba-sic questions and you'll be ready to vote. You can also: • Confirm your existing registration • Apply to vote absentee • Find your polling place If you don't know your own registration status or you'd like to learn more, visit http;//www.vote-mi.org This race is too close and too important to stay home on Election Day. If you take the time to register and vote -- and make sure everyone you know is regis-tered as well -- we'll be able to turn the tide of the past eight years. It's people just like you who will transform this nation. REMEMBER! October 6th, is the registra-tion deadline; don't forget to register! Source: http://www.vote-mi.org

The time to VOTE is almost here! October 6th, 2008, is the deadline for reg-

istering to vote. For Voting Information and/or a Sample Ballot go to

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http://my.barackobama.com/page/m2/55c137d8/6be92b21/71f89257/1188ab56/VEsE/




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Wa we’ Kig do wat “They are talking in a circular form”

Come join us! October 28th, 2008 @

6 p.m. This meeting will include: • Gather to talk • Smudge • Eagle feather • Sobriety • Safe place • Support system & • Sandwiches

“Red Road” to Recovery

Tribal Health Center “Kitchen” @ the Pine Creek Reservation

You

Questions? Call: Chris Sullins, MSW NHBP Health Department

1 (888) 720‐4422

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Elders Committee Meeting

Tribal Community Center @

Pine Creek

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 @ 11 a.m.

Your People need your wisdom!

You are important! Do you … • have agenda Items • need a ride to Pine

Creek • have questions about

zhoonya ($) for gas • want to tour the

“Rez” Do you… • want the next

meeting in Grand Rapids?

Let us know! Come out and have your voice be heard.

Keep our fire going!

Contacts for more information Committee Chair/”Tiq” Bush

(269) 729-4010 home or at the Administration Office

(269) 729-5151

Northern Office/Pam Maillet (888) 662-2808

Southern Office/Lou Anne Bush

(888) 729-4422

Virginia Anewishki will be available for tours of the “Rez”.

Please bring a dish to share with others. We’ll be happy to see you all again!

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Elders Road Trip! Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Featuring… “Great Lakes Native Quilting”.

Friday, October 17, 2008. We will leave the “Rez” at 10 a.m.

This Exhibit examines the historical introduc‐tion to quilting. Quilts made by: • Odawa • Potawatomi • Ojibwa and other Tribes. (see other exhibits on display as well.)

Call… Pam Maillet (Northern Office) @ 1 (888) 662-2808 to sign-up.

Lou Anne Bush (Southern Office) @ 1 (888) 729-4422 to sign-up.

Please call by 5:00 p.m. on

October 15, 2008. Megwech.

Free Admission. Lunch is included with the trip.

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“FALL INTO PAINTBALL” league!

That’s right!!! We will be starting a Paint Ball league this Fall! If you are interested, here are the details and how you can participate…

Starting date: Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Duration of season: 4 weeks; ending October 28th, 2008 Location: The Pine Creek Reservation

Additional information:

• Please call # 269-729-4422 or #269-270-5053 to register. • Please come up with a team name. • (5) people are permitted on each team. • Participants must be 13+ to play. • All equipment will be provided to participants. • Pump style only league. • Prizes & awarded to: MVP of league & winning team. • All players MUST sign an injury liability waiver.

If you don't have enough people for a team and want to still play, we will place you on a team!!!

All participants must be registered by October 3rd!!!

Call now! Space and equipment are limited!!!

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*C.C. is Community Center abbreviated*

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1 10:30 a.m. Exercise Class

@ C.C. Lunch & Learn

12 p.m. @ Health Bldg.

2 Tribal Council Business Mtg. @ 11 a.m. @ Rez. TYP Language 3:30-4:30

p.m. @ C.C. Walking Club @ 10 a.m.

3 4

5 6 10:30 a.m. Exer-cise Class @ C.C.

@ Rez’. Beg. Language Class online

From 7-9:30 p.m. @

www.neaseno.org Deadline to reg.

to VOTE!

7 Reg. Language

Class 6:30—9 p.m. @

C.C.


@ C.C. Adv. Language Class online

from 7-9:30 p.m. @ www.neaseno.org Lunch & Learn


9 Casino Onsite Tour Must be 18 and must

have Identification; no exceptions!

TYP Language 3:30-4:30 p.m. @ C.C.

Walking Club @ 10 a.m.

10

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Beg. Language Class online

From 7-9:30 p.m. @

www.neaseno.org

14 Elders Committee

Mtg. @ 11 a.m. @C. C. @ Rez’. Reg. Language

Class 6:30—9 p.m. @

C.C.





16 Tribal Council Mtg. @ 11

a.m. @ Rez. Onsite Employee Mtg. @

3 p.m. (Casino Site) TYP Language 3:30-4:30


17 Elders Road

Trip K-Zoo Valley Museum, leave

Rez’. @ 10 a.m.

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From 7-9:30 p.m. @

www.neaseno.org

21 Reg. Language

Class 6:30—9 p.m. @

C.C.





23 TYP Language 3:30-4:30


24 25 Kids Halloween Party 2-4 p.m. @ Community Cen-ter @ Rez. Look for flyer in the

mail.



From 7-9:30 p.m. @

www.neaseno.org

28 Road to Recovery @ 6 p.m. @ Rez’.

Reg. Language Class

6:30—9 p.m. @ C.C.





30 TYP Language 3:30-4:30


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