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M I S S O D A W A A T T E N D S N O R T H A M E R I C A ’ S B I G G E S T P O W W O W

By Akeshia Trudeau, 2006 MissOdawa

Editor’s note: 2006 Miss OdawaAkeshia Trudeau attended the 24thAnnual Gathering of Nations PowWow in Albuquerque, NM, April 26-28.

The pow wow was two, long dayswith full nights of straight pow wow.There were more than 3,500 dancersand even more spectators. Grandentry was so packed. It’s really hard todance when you’re between thou-

sands of dancers. This pow wow mademe realize how many different typesof Indians there really are, and all thedifferent styles of dance.

It felt amazing when little girlsand people asked to take pictures withme because not only was I represent-ing the Odawa people, but the LittleTraverse Bay Bands of Odawa peopleand my own reserve.

As I saw the last Miss IndianWorld (Violet John) give up hercrown, and how proud she was, evenwithout the crown, I realized it isn’tthe title you hold, but being proud ofwho you are, where you came fromand what you are.

One of the coolest things I sawwhile I was down there was the MissIndian World pageant. All the con-testants were beautiful and talented. Iwatched the talent shows. Some ofthem were pretty funny and educa-

tional. I learned about the differenttypes of Natives from all of Americaand got to see firsthand the differ-ences in all the Natives. I saw thecrowning of the new Miss IndianWorld: Megan Young from PoarchBand of Creek Indians in Alabama.

Of course, I danced fancy shawlalong with about 50 other girls. Allthe categories had at least two groups,mine had two. Even with two groups,I had a hard time dancing around be-cause I was still pretty squished be-tween all the girls spinning. It was fun.I made some friends, saw some oldbuddies and enjoyed my time. That’swhat matters. Provided photos.

W O O D L A N D S I N G E R S ’ L O C A L P O P U L A R I T Y S O A R S

Akeshia Trudeau (L) and Megan Young.

By Annette VanDeCar, Com-munications Coordinator

Pretty soon, the WoodlandSingers are going to need a bookingagent.

The group recently opened forYolanda Martinez, who won the 2005Best Female Artist Native AmericanMusic Award and is nominated in thecategory again this year, on May 26 atthe Petoskey Middle School Audito-

rium in Petoskey, MI. At that particular event, the

Woodland Singers were HarrietKishigo-Booth, Vicki Lynn, VirginiaSchansema, Andrea Otto, RochelleEttawageshik, Veronica Medicine,Yvonne Walker-Keshick, Debbie Mar-tin and Marilyn Hume. Ten to 12members are in the group.

The group also played at the softopening of Odawa Casino Resort onJune 20.

Those performances were in ad-

dition to the numerous tribal commu-nity events the group is asked to singat. People contact Lynn if they wantthe group to play at certain events.

“It’s (the group’s popularity) sur-prising, but we’re starting to getknown in the area,” Kishigo-Boothsaid. “It was a nice honor to be askedto open for Yolanda Martinez.

“We were thrilled when Yolandaand Mary (Redhouse, who accompa-nied Martinez in concert) joined us

onstage to play.”Simon Otto introduced the

group before the Martinez concert,and the group performed six songs.For the last two songs, Martinez andRedhouse joined them onstage.

During her concert, Martinez in-vited members of the group to sing“Buffalo Woman” with her onstage.Ettawageshik, Medicine, Schansemaand Martin joined her onstage.

“That was so exciting,” Et-tawageshik said. “I really enjoyed it.

Yolanda is very sweet and nice. Shedrums really fast. It was a completesurprise. It was spontaneous.

“I think of singing as raising myvoice to the Creator.”

Lynn said the group is unique be-cause it brings women together fromdifferent circles.

“Women who would not nor-mally travel in the same social circleshave come together,” Lynn said. “Ihave made a lot of friends I wouldn’thave normally gotten to know.”

Andrea Otto spoke of the group’scamaraderie and the special friend-ships formed.

“We inspire and heal each other,”Andrea Otto said. “We sing from theheart.”

Said Walker-Keshick: “We be-long to something special and unique.”

Lynn spoke of the drum’s healingpowers.

“I have learned certain vibrationsand musical poems are healing,” Lynnsaid.

“We heal ourselves and others.When we sing songs in our language,the spirits are there to help us. It helpsour ancestors. It helps our people.”

Martin said the drumbeat repre-sents the women’s heartbeat.

“Native women have alwaysdrummed and sung,” Martin said.“The spirits hear it, they come to it,and it brings the healing. It shows thepower and strength of Native women.

“It brings total happiness to thosearound the women.”

Roberta Shalifoe, who turns 18on July 17, is one of the group’syoungest members. She first saw thegroup perform at the Come Meet the

Firekeepers event on April 10 held atthe LTBB Governmental Center inHarbor Springs, MI.

“Their singing drew me in,” Shal-ifoe said. “The main reason I was in-terested in joining the group wasbecause I wanted to get more involvedwith my language and culture.”

Some of the songs are sung inAnishinaabemowin and others aresung in English.

“I learn our language this way,”Lynn said. “The other ways I tried, Iwasn’t retaining it.”

At first, the group sang only cer-emonial songs in private, but soonbranched out because the memberswanted to sing in public. Lynn wrotean original song she titled, “Aambe Gi-intam,” (Come and Sing) which thegroup performs.

The group also gets songs fromother women’s hand drum groups andother sources.

“It is our goal for everyone towrite their own song eventually,”Walker-Keshick said. “Everyone has

their own song in them. We’ll have tothink and pray about it.”

Because of their varying sched-ules, different members perform atdifferent events. It means the mem-bers are constantly blending theirvoices.

“We sing where we are comfort-able,” Walker-Keshick said. “Andreaand Harriet sing higher. We practice alot, and we see whose voices work welltogether.”

Said Lynn: “It is challenging attimes to get everyone synchronized. Ittakes a lot of practice to blend ourvoices together.”

The group generally practices onTuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. atthe governmental center. Anyone in-terested in learning about drummingand singing is welcome to come. Peo-ple have asked the group to practicewith the door open, so they can enjoythe music.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 20 “SINGERS”

The Woodland Singers performed at the Cheboygan Opera House on January 14.

The Woodland Singers were the opening act for the Yolanda Martinez Trio concert.

Fancy shawl dancers fill the dance arena

More than 3,500 dancers participated.

This newsletter is published by the LTBB of Odawa Indians, 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs,Michigan 49740. We reserve the right to edit any material submitted for space and content.

Odawa Trails Contact Information 2

July Elder Birthdays 3

Departments and Programs 3-11

Education Department 4

Judicial Branch 5

Events Calendar 8

Michigan Indian Family Olympics 11

On the Pow Wow Trail 12

Tribal Council Meeting Minutes 13

Lines from the Membership 14

Native News 15

LTBB Hawks Basketball Tournament 16

Fifth Annual Family Resource Fair 17

2007 Annual Membership Meeting 18

Team 99ers 19

Construction Update 20

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TRIBAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORYAND WEBSITE INFORMATION

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Tammy Gasco, Receptionist 231-242-1400

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Education DepartmentBeverly Wemigwase, Administrative Assistant 242-1480

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BEING ODAWA IS ALL ABOUT FREEDOMThe freedom to be a part of a people who, with integrity and pride, still have and speak our own language. The freedom to sharein common with all other Odawak the customs, culture and spirituality of our ancestors. The freedom we have today we will bringto the future through unity, education, justice, communication and planning. We will reach out to the next seven generations byholding to cultural values of Wisdom, Love, Respect, Bravery, Honesty, Humility and Truth. We will utilize our tribal assets toprovide the necessary tools to become successful, hard-working community members who proudly represent our culture. Withthese values we will move the tribe forward.

ANISHINAABEMOWIN INTERPRETATION OF THE LTBB MISSION STATEMENTDbendiziwin aawan maanda Odawa aaw’iing. Geyaabi gdaa’aana miinwa gda’nwemi Anishinaabemowin, maanda egishkaago’i-ing dbendiziwin ebidgwasiing mnaadendiziwin miinwa wiimnaadendiziyin. Gdabendaanaa dbendiziwin kina gwaya Odawaknasaap eyaamjik, maanda naaknigewinan, maadiziwin miinwa mnidoowaadziwin gaanaaniigaaniijik debendamowaad. Maandadbendiziwin eyaamiing nangwa, gaanamaajiidona niigaan ezhi bezhigoyiing, kinomaadwin, dbakinigewin, giigidowin miinwanaakinigewin. Gaazhiibiignaketaanaa maanda niizhwaachiing bimaadiziwin waabii’aamigak mjignamiing ninda mno-maadiziwinan echipiitendaakin: nbwaakaawin, zaagidwin, mnaadendmowin, aakde’ewin, gwekwaadziwin, dbaadendiziwin mi-inwa debwewin. Ganakaazinaa ninda gdabendaaswinaanin, jimiigwe’iing nakaazwinan jimnomewzi’iing, enitaanokiijikmaampii Anishinabek enaapshkaamwaad maanda gbimaadziwinaa. Ninda eyaamiing echipiitendaakin, miigo kina gwayamaampii enjibaad jiniigaanibizad.

The Communications Department welcomes submissions for our “Lines From Our Membership” section of thenewsletter, but we cannot run anything political in nature or expressing an opinion due to a long-standing departmentpolicy. Because we have a newsletter and not a newspaper, we do not have an editorial page. We reserve the right to editany material submitted for space and content.

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De artmentsProgramsTAX AGREEMENT INFORMATIONBy Theresa Keshick, Department of Commerce Assistant

The Department of Commercewould like to remind the membership abouta few items pertaining to the Tax Agree-ment. First of all, I cannot express how im-portant it is to keep your address updated.

The first step in becoming a ResidentTribal Member (RTM) is to officiallychange your address with the EnrollmentDepartment located in the LTBB Govern-mental Center in Harbor Springs, MI. Thismust be done in writing.

Being an RTM will allow you to pur-chase large items such as vehicles, boats, mo-torcycles and off the road vehicles tax ex-empt. There is a form that needs to be filledout, Tribal Form 3996, which is available atour office located at 1345 U.S. 31 North inPetoskey, MI; and for those RTM’s withInternet access, on the State of Michiganwebsite noted at the end of this article. Theseare mailed out on a quarterly basis to theState of Michigan during the first week ofJanuary, April, July and October. Being anRTM will also allow you to be tax exempton utility bills such as phone, cable, gas,propane, electricity, satellite, and cellularservice. If you have not filled out a UtilityProvider Survey, please contact our office

and we will be happy to get one to you.These are available on LTBB’s P-Drive, soany Tribal Government Employee can printone for you.

Another important thing to remem-ber is if you do move into the Tax Agree-ment Area, your RTM status does NOTtake effect until the first day of the followingmonth. Example: I moved to Petoskey, MI,which is in the Tax Agreement Area, onSeptember 5, 2006. My RTM status beganOctober 1, 2006. All updates are sent to theState of Michigan as close to the end of themonth as possible. If you plan to purchase avehicle or remodel, please wait until after the

first of the following month in which youmoved. Otherwise, your refund will be de-nied by the State.

The LTBB Tax Agreement is viewableon the State of Michigan’s website at:http ://www.michigan.gov/trea-sury/0,1607,7-121-1748_23287---,00.html

If you have any other questions per-taining to the Tax Agreement, I may bereached at my office at 231-242-1584 or [email protected].

The Tax Agreement Area map appearscourtesy of GIS Director Alan Proctor.

Department of CommerceResident Tribal Member Tax Information

Cross Village (all) Bear Creek (all)Readmond (all) Resort (partial)Friendship (all) Bay (partial)West Traverse (all) Hayes (partial)Little Traverse (all) City of Harbor Springs (all)City of Petoskey (all)City of Charlevoix (only NORTH of the bridge)

Resident Tribal Members are exempted from the following Michigan taxes:

1. Sales Tax (6% of retail price)2. Use Tax (6% of purchase price)3. Income Tax (4% of Adjusted Gross Income)4. Single Business Tax (1.9 % of the applicable tax base)5. *Motor Fuel Tax (32 cents per gallon unleaded and 28 cents per gallon on diesel)6. *Tobacco Product Tax ($2 per pack of cigarettes)

* All LTBB Tribal Members are entitled to the exemption on fuel and tobacco.

• The Motor Fuel and Tobacco Product Tax exemption is available at Biindigen(tribal convenience store) located at 2169 U.S. 31 North in Petoskey, MI.

• The Motor Fuel Tax exemption is also available at the BP station on the southside of Petoskey, MI, near the Big Boy restaurant.

Please note: Exemption for tobacco and fuel is for LTBB Tribal Members' soleconsumption ONLY!

IMPORTANT REMINDER: TRIBAL MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TOUSE THEIR TRIBAL ID SWIPE CARDS FOR PURCHASES OF NON-MEMBERSNOR ARE THEY ALLOWED TO LEND THE SWIPE CARD OUT TO ANYONE.

Department of Commerce

Elder BirthdaysJuly 2

Patricia Brown

Jim Naganashe

July 3

LaVern Cherette

Lawrence Minor

July 4

Peter Aslin

Robert Cutler

Marylin Genia

Arvilla Gibbs

Donald Sloniker

July 5

Clarence Daybird

Naomi Dolezal

John Sharkey

July 6

Larry Boursaw

July 7

Arthur Brewer

July 8

Virgil Williams

July 9

Leo Delmas

Samuel Leo

Lawrence Shananaquet

July 10

Mary Evans

Sandra Walker

July 11

Hermenia Boucek

Gerald Chingwa

Betty DeLorme

July 12

Dorothy Gasco

Mary Swingle

July 13

Henry Daniels

Darlene Rittenhouse

July 14

Theresa Henry

Viveca Thomas

July 15

Rochelle Ettawageshik

July 16

Darlene Nowak

Michael Peters

Basil Naganashe

Constance Steele

Carole Thomas

July 17

Roberta Foster

Catherine Metzger

July 18

Mary Hoar

Margaret Hudson

Louise McNamara

July 19

Cornelius Sochay

July 22

Delores Bajt

Audrey Hegenbarth

Mary Longstreet

Roland Petoskey

Nancy Shananaquet

July 23

Joel Kilborn

Mary Remley

Richard Wemigwase

July 24

Ricky Samson

Marilyn Williams

July 25

Duane Kiogima

Adeline Lyons

Archie McMillan, Sr.

Bernice Suhr

July 26

Patricia Borck

Robert Field

Leon Jackson

Gary Kiogima

Sandra Merrifield

Samuel Shenoskey

Lucille Shull

July 27

George Leo

Darlyne Oakford

Lu Shananaquet

July 28

Odemin Ga-Tou-Geshik

Waymegwance

July 29

Nicholas Naganashe

Bernice Wardrop

July 30

Ireta Persing

Brazil Petoskey, Jr.

July 31

Rita Blacklock

By Theresa Keshick, Depart-ment of Commerce

During the month of May, thefollowing tribal citizen filed a DBA

through the Department of Com-merce: White Feather Dreams, lo-cated in Petoskey, MI, filed by RitaGasco-Shepard.

By Theresa Keshick, Depart-ment of Commerce Assistant

The Department of Commerce(DOC) is compiling a database oftribally-owned businesses. If you arean owner or a partner of a tribally-owned business, please send the fol-lowing information to the DOC:Name of business, type of business,location (business address), phonenumbers, e-mail address and websiteinformation. Please feel free to send

the information in any of the follow-ing formats: Business cards, letter-head, brochures, and/or fliers. Pleasemail all inquiries by e-mail, snail mailor fax to: Department of CommerceLittle Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians 7500 Odawa CircleHarbor Springs, MI 49740 [email protected] number: 231-242-1599

TRIBALLY-OWNED BUSINESSES SOUGHT

BUSINESS REGISTRATION CERTIF ICATE (DBA) FILED


Education Department

NEW ARRIVALS TO THE LTBB CULTURAL LIBRARYBy Annette VanDeCar, Communications Coordinator

Attention GraduatesCalling all graduates . . . High School, College, GED and Vocational! It is time to celebrate andhonor your achievements. Please complete the form below and send it to the Education Depart-ment or e-mail your information to [email protected]. We will prepare our invita-tion list for the August 10 celebration, so be sure to e-mail to [email protected], faxto 231-242-1491 or call 231-242-1481. We have forms available in the Education Department locatedat 7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740.Miigwetch, the Education Department.

Name:__________________________________________________________________________

Address:________________________________________________________________________

City:________________________________ State:________ Zip:_________________________

School:__________________________________________________________________________

Diploma/Degree:________________________________________________________________

Post-Graduation plans:__________________________________________________________

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The Turtle WarriorThis book was published in 2004,

and it was written by Mary RelindesEllis.

The following is a brief synopsis ofthe book from the Amazon.com web-site:

“Having lied about his own mili-tary experience in World War II, JohnLucas goads his eldest son, Jim, into‘becoming a man’ by fighting in Viet-nam, wherein Jim goes missing and ispresumed dead. The novel focuses al-most exclusively on the dysfunctionalLucases, save for the neighboring cou-ple who acts as surrogates to the chil-dren. The townspeople note, ‘JohnLucas walked their streets like a filmcharacter, haunting them when theysaw him in the bar, working at the millor driving on the road. He was a wrongturn personified. A wrong turn theymight have taken, might still take.’”

The Mask MakerThis book was published in 2002,

and it was written by Diane Glancy.The following editorial review

from Publishers Weekly appears on theAmazon.com website:“A Native American woman with amixed heritage uses the art of maskmaking to try to reconstruct her iden-tity after a difficult divorce in this thirdnovel by Glancy. The book picks upwhen protagonist Edith Lewis lands apart-time job traveling to an Oklahomapublic school to teach her craft. Lewis’interest in masks goes far beyond herprofession as the art of making them

becomes her way of relating to theworld after she splits up with her hus-band, Bill, and finds herself frustrated,angry and adrift at her loss and her in-ability to find a place for herself in theworld. The novel alternates betweenproblematic interludes at school andscenes with Lewis at home in Pawneewith her erstwhile boyfriend, Bix, andher two sons, with virtually every as-pect of each scene processed accordingto Lewis’ ability to transform the inter-action into an appropriate mask. It’sfascinating to watch Glancy build anentire novel around her protagonist’sability to use masks to deal with everyfacet of her life, from Lewis’ job prob-lems and her struggles to successfullyintegrate a man into her life to issues in-volving character and spirituality.”

Reservation BluesThis book was published in 1995,

and it was written by Sherman Alexie. The following editorial review

from Publishers Weekly appears on theAmazon.com website:

“The characters of Alexie’s ac-claimed short fiction (The LoneRanger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven)Thomas Builds-the-Fire, Victor, Juniorand the habitues of the Spokane Indianreservation return in this superb firstnovel, a lyric comic tale with magicalrealist overtones. A stranger arrives onthe reservation carrying a magic guitar,which he’s been given as part of his bar-gain with ‘the Gentleman’ for blues im-mortality. Now, he’s trying to loseguitar, devil and deal. Taking the in-

strument off his hands, Thomas soonforms an all-Indian rhythm and bluesband with Victor and Junior. Thegroup, Coyote Springs, plays smallclubs and bars and eventually, goes ontour. They even attract their owngroupies (white women, Betty andVeronica, and Indian sisters, Chess andCheckers Warm Water). Will they suc-ceed and, if they do, will they lose theirsouls? Alexie, a Spokane/Coeur D’A-lene Indian, excels at creating colorfulcharacters, and he fills his narrativewith subtle and affectionate homagesto other contemporary Native Ameri-can writers ( Jim Northrup, ThomasKing etc.). Hilarious but poignant,filled with enchantments, yet dead-onaccurate with regard to modern Indianlife, this tour de force will leave readerswondering if Alexie himself hasn’tmade a deal with the Gentleman inorder to do everything so well.”

“An Inconvenient Truth”This documentary was released in

2006.The following is a brief synopsis of

the documentary from theAmazon.com website:

“Director Davis Guggenheim elo-quently weaves the science of globalwarming with Al Gore’s personal his-tory and lifelong commitment to re-versing the effects of global climatechange. A long-time advocate for theenvironment, Gore presents a widearray of facts and information in athoughtful and compelling way. ‘An In-convenient Truth’ is not a story of de-

spair but rather a rallying cry to protectthe one earth we all share.”

Maria: The Potter of San Ilde-fonso

This book was published in 1948,and it was written by Alice Lee Mar-riott.

The following is a synopsis of thebook from the University of Okla-homa Press website:

“María: The Potter of San Ilde-fonso is the story of Maria Martinez andher husband, Julian, who revived theancient Pueblo craft of pottery makingand stimulated interest in southwesternPueblo pottery among both white peo-ple and Indians.

Maria Montoya Martinez orMarie, as she sometimes signs her pot-tery, is a woman, who has become inher own lifetime, a legend. She lives inthe pueblo of San Ildefonso near SantaFe, NM, and although her life has been,as closely as she could make it, the nor-mal life of a woman of her culture, herunusual qualities have set her apart andgained her fame throughout the world.

Through her mastery of potterymaking, Maria brought economic gainto her family and her village. However,distressing problems accompanied suc-cess and fame. Liquor ultimatelywrecked Julian. There was dissensionwithin the pueblo. There was the suc-cession of admiring white people, whoinvaded her home and interrupted herwork. Not least, in Maria’s view, was thedeparture of her own children frommany Pueblo customs.

Inextricably woven into the storyof Maria is the story of the pottery ofthe southwestern Pueblos, a native craftthat has become a national art interest,including the development of theunique black-on-black ware by Julian,the first of which is reproduced amongthe illustrations.

Margaret Lefranc’s many accuratedrawings of actual pieces of potteryprovide an almost complete documen-tary history of the craft and show someof the finest examples of Maria’s art.Her skilled pen has also interpretedfaithfully the spirit of Maria, thePueblo Indians and the pottery.”

Indian Oratory: FamousSpeeches by Noted Indian Chieftains

This book was published in 1979,and it was compiled by W.C. Vander-werth.

The following is a brief synoposisof the book from the University ofOklahoma Press website:

“This collection of notablespeeches by early day leaders of 22 In-dian tribes adds a new dimension toour knowledge of the original Ameri-cans and their view of the tide of his-tory that engulfed them.”

LTBB Tribal Citizens can visit theCultural Library located in the LTBBEducation Department in HarborSprings, MI, and check out any of thesenew arrivals for three weeks.

Librarian Francine Thuston con-tributed to this article.

July 2007 Peacemaking AdvisoryCommittee Meeting and Peace-making Training Session

July 17 Peacemaking Advisory Committee Meeting 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. in the Courtroom

July 24 Peacemaking Training Session3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. inthe Courtroom

For more information, callDave Keller at 231-242-1464.

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IMPORTANT FACTS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT INDIAN HEALTHSERVICE CONTRACT HEALTH SERVICE

I.H.S. - CHS coverage is notautomatic. You must be registeredwith CHS. Should you have anemergency situation requiring youto obtain care at a non- I.H.S. facil-ity such as urgent care or the emer-gency room, you must notify theCHS office at 231-242-1600 within72 hours of that visit. If you fail todo so, you will be held responsiblefor the bill.

Eligibility Criteria:• You must reside in the Con-

tract Health Service Deliv-ery Area (CHSDA).

• Be an enrolled member ordescendent of the Little Tra-verse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians or be able to provesocial or economic ties tothe community.

• A Native American claim-ing eligibility for CHS hasthe responsibility to furnishthe tribal program with doc-umentation to substantiate

the claim.• You must have an active and

complete file with ContractHealth before a referencenumber can be given.

Remember!!!!Indian Health Service Contract

Health is not an entitlement program- not everyone is eligible. Know yourstatus before obtaining services.

Referrals:Physicians write referrals when

patients need medical care that is notavailable in the Tribal Clinic. A refer-ral is not an implication the care willbe paid by CHS. A patient must meeteligibility criteria, medical prioritiesand use all alternate resources avail-able.

If a referral is denied for CHSpayment, the patient may elect to ob-tain medical services at his or her ownexpense. In most cases, an approved re-ferral is limited to one medical ap-pointment. Please call ContractHealth Services at 231-242-1600

prior to any follow-up appointmentsfor approval to make sure your cover-age is still in effect.

Alternate Resources:Contract Health Service is the

payer of last resort. When a patienthas Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans As-sistance, Workman's compensation,private insurance or any other cover-age, it is considered the primary car-rier.

Priority system:Medical referrals are approved

for payment by a priority system.The system has highest prior-

ity to approve conditions related tolife saving or potential death threat-ening situations, then we approveby severity of condition.

The amount of funding we re-ceive for CHS services is limited.When we run out of money towardthe end of the year, then we have tobe very strict on referral approvalsand may only have the funds to payfor emergency conditions.

Health Department Legislative Branch

Judicial Branch

LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS

OF ODAWA INDIANS

PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT

WILL HOLD A PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE ON

AUGUST 10

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

At the LTBB Governmental Center

7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Please come and visit the Legislative Offices and learn about the func-

tions of the

three branches of government: Legislative, Executive and Judiciary

:•UPDATES FROM TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

•OPPORTUNITIES TO VISIT AND ASK QUESTIONS

•VIEW TRIBAL VIDEOS

•HANDOUTS AND MATERIALS

•LEARNING GAMES FOR ALL AGES WITH PRIZES

•REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE

J A M E S G E N I A J O I N S L T B B ’ S J U D I C I A R YBy Annette VanDeCar, Com-

munications Coordinator

On May 17 at the LTBB Gov-ernmental Center in Harbor Springs,MI, Appellate Justice Rita Gasco-Shepard swore in James Genia as anAppellate Justice.

Genia replaces Donna L. Bud-nick, who resigned as an AppellateJustice when she accepted the posi-tion of Legislative Attorney.

LTBB’s Judiciary is Chief JudgeJoAnne Gasco, Associate Judge JennyLee Kronk, Appellate Justice WenonaSingel, Gasco-Shepard and Genia.

Gasco is a member of the GrandTraverse Band of Ottawa andChippewa Indians, and Kronk is amember of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribeof Chippewa Indians. Gasco-Shep-ard, Singel and Genia are all LTBBTribal Citizens.

Photos by Annette VanDeCar.

(Left to Right) Appellate Justice Rita Gasco-Shepard reads theoath of office to newly appointed Appellate Justice James Genia.

(L to R) Jenny Lee Kronk and JoAnne Gasco in the front row. WenonaSingel, James Genia and Rita Gasco-Shepard in the back row.

(L to R) Dave Keller and Bernadece Kiogima in the front row.Tiffany Willis and Linda Harper in the back row.

Newly appointed Appellate Justice James Genia, a LTBB TribalCitizen, signs the oath of office during the swearing in event.

F O R M E R A P P E L L A T E J U S T I C E H O N O R E D

(L to R) Appellate Justice Wenona Singel, Associate Judge Jenny Lee Kronk, Chief Judge JoAnneGasco, former Appellate Justice Donna L. Budnick and Appellate Justice Rita Gasco-Shepard.

Former Appellate Justice Donna L. Budnick, the Legislative Attorney, spoke to thecrowd after receiving the Pendleton blanket as a gift from the Judicial Branch. Alsopictured is Appellate Justice Rita Gasco-Shepard.

The Judicial Branch presentedformer Appellate Justice Donna L.Budnick with a Pendleton blanketduring the Elders Luncheon held onMay 17 at the LTBB GovernmentalCenter in Harbor Springs, MI. Bud-

nick, a LTBB Tribal Citizen, resignedas an Appellate Justice when she ac-cepted the position of Legislative At-torney.

Photos by Communications Co-ordinator Annette VanDeCar.

As I write this, I am reflecting onour community event held May 19 atOdawa Hotel in Petoskey, MI.

We called it the Making Con-nections Community Gathering, andits purpose was to describe to thecommunity what we did with a grantwe received from the Department ofJustice (DOJ) Indian Alcohol andSubstance Abuse program. The grantis ending.

Amy Kagabitang was the ProjectCoordinator and Anthony Davis wasthe Cultural Advisor of the grant.They did wonderful work, and wewanted the community to knowabout it.

Because it is from the DOJ, thegoal is to interact or “make connec-tions” with law enforcement agenciesto reduce crime associated with sub-stance abuse. It was a difficult thing todo. One of the key goals was to workwith tribal law enforcement as well asthe local law enforcement agencies inthe northern Michigan area.

We did two things to get thingsstarted. We sent surveys to the tribalmembership, the first to ask the mem-bership about our services and if therewas a need for prevention services,and the second was to survey the

membership about their perceptionabout alcohol, tobacco, drugs andgambling. Based on the results of thesurveys, Kagabitang began to developa plan to address how to work withlaw enforcement.

All healing is based on relation-ships with the Creator, with self andwith others. Somewhere along theline, healing must occur between bro-ken relationships. While there havebeen strained relationships with locallaw enforcement agencies in the area,we realized this was going to be a del-icate area to address. We decided wewould provide law enforcement witha picture of who we are as Anishi-

naabek people, about LTBB andsome LTBB history, perhaps.

There was no such program orproject here in the United States.Kagabitang discovered a curriculumin Canada given to the Royal Cana-dian Mounted Police (RCMP), andshe traveled to Canada (New Found-land) to witness the curriculum enti-tled, “The Aboriginal Perceptions,”the RMP go through in their orienta-tion process. It was a five-day curricu-lum taught to the RMP. Uponwitnessing the curriculum, she de-cided this was something we could dohere. Kagabitang, Davis and Leonard“Joe” Mitchell traveled to Canada tomeet with a tribal elder, who was in-strumental in developing the curricu-lum.

After much thought and consid-eration, they developed our own “An-ishinaabek Perceptions” curriculumto be given to our local law enforce-ment agencies. As a result of thisthree-year grant, Kagabitang providedthis training to 227 law enforcementpersonnel, including the HarborSprings Police Department, MichiganState Police, both Petoskey andCheboygan posts, Charlevoix andEmmet County prosecutors and oth-

ers. It has shown to be asuccessful program withpositive feedback. The endresult was law enforcementhas a “brochure” to carrywith them in their vehicleswhen they interact withtribal citizens to hopefullygain some clearer under-standing of what a tribalperson may have in theirpossession. All in all, it wasa positive healing step for-ward to “connect” with lawenforcement. It was a firststep towards the reductionof crime associated withsubstance abuse. Like I saidbefore, relationships arecritical in the healingprocess and must occur at

some point. The timing for this wasright – maybe not for all, but formost. At least, that’s the feedback wereceived from the evaluations.

The Red Road Approach “The Red Road Approach is a

holistic approach to spiritual, mental,physical and emotional wellness basedupon Native American healing con-cept and traditions, and uses prayer asthe basis of all healing. A relationshipof mutual respect must exist for theafflicted, the medicine (therapy), andthe healer (facilitator) before healingtakes place.”

That was an excerpt fromWounded Warriors – A Time for Heal-

ing. Gene Thin Elk is the creator of

the Red Road Approach. We invitedhim to our community to participatein our Making Connections Com-munity Gathering. We were very for-tunate to have him make hispresentation about the Red Road.What can I say about Gene Thin Elk’spresentation? Wow! How he pre-sented on living the Red Road andhow to live that way of life everydaywas absolutely wonderful. He said,“We are all sacred because we all havethat sacred connection to the Creator.As sacred beings, we do not have to‘go here’ or ‘go there’ to become spir-itual, we already are spiritual by doingwhat we do if we follow that RedRoad. He also said, “It is our privilegeto help alcoholics and addicts to getback on the right road of life. Thebottle or the drug keeps us from thosethings that we want most in life. It isthe unnatural way of life.

For example, if we really valueour families, freedom or relationshipsbut we are drinking or using drugs,our real value is the bottle or drug.Those are what keep us from what wewant: Family, relationship or free-dom. He said. “Our spirit (in ourheart) comes from the Creator whogave us a ‘powerful’ mind, and theheart interprets what our mind sayswe do. If our powerful mind tells usnegative things, that’s what we do. Ifour thoughts are in line with the Cre-ator’s and we listen to how the Cre-ator guides us, we will do the right orpositive thing.” He said, “Healing isthrough feeling…. If we have lots ofpain in our heart, we can heal by re-leasing ourselves from the pain. Ulti-mately, we are the healer because theCreator made us whole.” Of course,I’m paraphrasing, and it takes a longtime to absorb this type of philoso-

phy. The thing I’m attempting to con-vey is we have hope. We can recoverfrom whatever trauma, incident orcircumstance we have had in our livesjust as we can recover from alco-holism or drug addiction.

He described the unnatural wayof life and said for some of us – fromour own history with the families wewere raised in, we could not expressour feelings. For example, perhaps,there was alcoholism or abuse of sometype happening in our family, so welearned how to deny our feelings orthe only time we could express ourfeelings was when we or our parentsor another family member was intox-icated and then, it all comes out. Hesaid, “When adults drink or usedrugs, children go into ‘safety mode,’and they know when it is safe to getthe affection or attention or to bequiet. As an adult, then, they carrywith them those same survival mech-anisms and develop an ‘at least’ phi-losophy.” An “at least” philosophymeans people minimize what hap-pened to them and tell themselves,“Well, at least, it wasn’t so bad” or “Atleast, I got some affection” and have amindset they don’t deserve what is thebest for them, and they have learnedto expect the “least” or to take secondbest. He said, “When someone goesinto recovery, their minds have tocome out of that mindset, and theyhave to ‘call their spirits to come backto become whole again.’” In recovery,we have to let go of ego and become“we go” and allow others to help usfind our way back to the right road.Whereas prior to recovery, the personhad a relationship with that bottle ordrug they must change or be trans-formed back to the person they werebefore the alcohol or drug and form arelationship with the Creator. Theythen have a relationship within them-

selves, and then, they have to reestab-lish their relationship with others andback again like a healing circle.

Thin Elk described the naturalway of life or what a 24-hour periodlooks like on the Red Road:

Spiritual is inspiration (We arespiritual beings):

1. Learn how to listen to the Cre-ator (meditate – when we wake up).

2. Learn how to pray or commu-nicate with the Creator.

Mental is creative (Our powerfulmind):

1. Thought process (“How am Igoing to do this or that?” or “I thinkI’ll do this or that.”)

Physical is energy (Our bodies)1. Planning (“I’m going to do

this and that today, this way or that.”)2. Action (“I do it.”)Emotional is evaluation (Our

heart – feelings):1. Aware (“I’m aware of myself,

my surroundings and others.”)2. Share (with others).Thin Elk went on to talk about

our belief system, our values, ourlifestyle and our identity. How we liveour life is our identity. He said, “Thecycle of unnatural living is in directcontrast to the original teachings ofour people.” He stressed the use ofceremonies and belief systems tobreak this unnatural cycle. He said,“We must become whole once again,in balance, walking the sacred RedRoad. Healing is a way of life for theNative American, who understandsand lives the cultural traditions andvalues.”

There was so much informationhe shared with us in a short amountof time. It is hard to summarize it all,but I hope I conveyed the heart ofwhat he said.

Thin Elk is a humble man with awonderful sense of humor and a gen-tle way of connecting with people. Iam truly grateful he was a part of ourday.

If you have any questions regard-ing the Red Road Approach, we haveinformation at our office such asbooks, tapes, videotapes or other ma-terials. Please do not hesitate to call usat 231-242-1640 or 231-242-1642. Ifyou want to change your life to be onthe Red Road, call for an appoint-ment. Remember, you have a power-ful mind and are a sacred being. It isour privilege to serve you.

Photos courtesy of Linda Woods.

Gene Thin Elk created the Red Road Approach.


Mental Health/Substance AbuseMaking Connections Community GatheringBy Linda Woods, Substance Abuse Director

(Left to Right) Pat Boda, Anthony Davis, Gene Thin Elk, Amy Kagabitang and David Kagabitang.

GRANTS AND DONATIONS PROGRAMThe Grants and Donations Program is up and running again. The dead-line to submit your requests is August 31. If you would like an applica-tion, please contact Melissa Wiatrolik at 231-242-1420. There are threeprograms available. Small grants are available for tribal citizens andtribal community groups for events. Business grants are available forLTBB Tribal Citizens to help with an existing or new business endeavor.Donations are available for native or non-native organizations.


L T B B H O U S I N G

D E P A R T M E N TThe Housing Department is now acceptingbids for the entrance sign to Wah-Wahs-Noo-Da Ke Housing Development in HarborSprings, MI.Ideal Dimensions: 6’o” width X 4’0” height.Lettering must contain: Wah-Wahs-Noo-DaKe, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indi-ans; Housing Symbols:

Design must include lighting and meet the re-quirements listed below:

7CFR 3560Appendix IPage 76 of 198

(d) Housing sign requirements.(I) A permanent sign identifying the housingproject is required for all housing projects ap-proved on or after September 13, 1977.Permanent signs are recommended for allhousing projects approved prior to September13, 1977. The sign must meet the following re-quirements:(i) Must be located at the primary site entranceand be readable and recognizable from theroadside,

(ii) Must be located near the site manager’s of-fice when the housing project has multiple sitesand portable signs must be placed where va-cancies exist at other site locations of a “scat-tered site” housing project:

(iii) May be of any shape;

(iv) Must be not less than 16 square feet of areafor housing projects with eight or more rentalunits (smaller housing projects may havesmaller signs);

(v) Must be made of durable material includ-ing its supports;

(vi) Must include the housing project name;

(vii) Must show rental contact information in-cluding, but not limited to, the office locationof the housing project and a telephone num-ber where applicant inquiries may be made;

(viii) Must show either the equal housing op-portunity logotype (the house and equal sign,with the words equal housing opportunity un-derneath the house); the equal housing oppor-tunity slogan “equal housing opportunity”; orthe equal housing opportunity statement, “Weare pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. pol-icy for the achievement of equal housing op-portunity throughout the nation. Weencourage and support an affirmative advertis-ing and marketing program in which there areno barriers to obtaining housing because ofrace, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial sta-tus, or national origin.” If the logotype is used,the size of the logo must be no less than 5% ofthe total size of the project sign.

(ix) May display the Agency or Department lo-gotype; and

(x) Must comply with state and local codes.

Elders Luncheon at noon with Lan-guage Bingo following it.

Tae Kwon Do classesBeginner 5:45 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.Advanced 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Gaming Regulatory Commission Meeting5:30 p.m.

Language Immersion ClassMskikigamik3:30 p.m. - 6:20 p.m.

Elders Swim ClassOdawa Hotel poolPetoskey, MI9:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.


Elders Luncheon at noon


Anishinaabemowin Eta w Kikaajik1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Fourth of July

LTBB Governmental Officesclosed.



Gaming Regulatory Commission Meeting911 Spring St. Petoskey, MI5:30 p.m.


LTBB Immersion Week-end at Mskikigamik

Tribal Council Work SessionTribal CourtroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Indian Child Welfare Commission Meet-ing9:30 a.m.

LTBB Immersion Weekend

Tribal Council MeetingTribal CourtroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.


Health Commission Meeting6:30 p.m.

Housing Commission Meeting3:30 p.m.





Election Board MeetingLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI6 p.m.


Natural Resource CommissionMeetingNRD Building Harbor Springs, MI6 p.m.




Education CommissionWork SessionEducation ClassroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI6 p.m.

Economic DevelopmentCommission Meeting9:30 a.m.

Education Commission MeetingEducation ClassroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI9 a.m.

Economic DevelopmentCommission Work Ses-sion9:30 a.m.

LTBB Immersion atMshkikiGamik


Citizenship Commission Meeting5 p.m.






Tribal Council WorkSessionTribal CourtroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Tribal Council MeetingTribal CourtroomLTBB Governmental CenterHarbor Springs, MI9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.







Natural Resource CommissionMeetingNRD BuildingHarbor Springs, MI6 p.m.




Little River Band Lan-guage CampManistee, MI

Bay Mills Community CollegePane Immersion

Little River Band Lan-guage CampManistee, MI

Bay Mills Community CollegePane Immersion





Election Board Meeting1345 U.S. 31 NorthPetoskey, MI6 p.m.

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Monday(Ntam-Nokii Giizhigat)

Tuesday(Niizho-Giizhigat)

Wednesday(Nso-Giizhigat)

Thursday(Niiwo-Giizhigat)

Friday(Naano-Giizhigat)

Saturday(Nwebi-Giizhigat)

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Submitted by the Archives,Records and Cultural PreservationDepartment

Archives Technician YvonneWalker-Keshick is working in collab-oration with Andriena Greci Green,formerly of the Nokomis LearningCenter in Okemos, MI, on a porcu-pine quillwork research project.

They will be in the CommonsArea of the LTBB GovernmentalCenter in Harbor Springs, MI, on July6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Refreshmentswill be provided.

The project began when thebook Quillwork on Birch bark by theHarbor Springs Historical Society waspublished in 1999, and the names ofthe artists were not included. TheArchives, Records and CulturalPreservation Department hopes to

identify the artists, and in doing so,give credit to the artists and enrich thefamily histories of tribal citizens.There is no monetary gain for thisproject, only the educational gratifi-cation of knowing about past tribalartists and the knowledge this infor-mation will be preserved for futureartists and their families.

This project researches quill-working techniques, construction ofboxes, threads used, and designs andpatterns, in the hopes of identifyingolder, unsigned boxes in public andprivate collections and in museums.

One step is to have an informalexhibit where tribal citizens and thepublic can come to look at photo-graphs, slides and boxes, and fill outsurvey forms and, perhaps, bring in ex-isting quill boxes to have the boxesphotographed. The photographs will

be used as a cross reference to aid inidentifying other quill boxes the per-son may have made. The individualsbringing in quill boxes will receivephotographs of the boxes they bringin.

The Archives, Records and Cul-tural Preservation Department re-searched the names of individualslisted in the Emmet County censuswho did bark work, quillwork basketsand other cultural arts.

Everyone is welcome to attend,see if they have an ancestor on the cen-sus list, fill out the questionnaire, offerinformation, advise, bring in theirquill art pieces and socialize.

For more information, contactWalker-Keshick at 231-242-1452from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday throughFriday.

Quillwork Research Project

(L to R) Isabelle Osawamick and LTBB Head Start Director Mickey Kilpatrick.

The LTBB Elders Program seeks alawn maintenance contractor to mowelders’ lawns during the summer of2007.

Interested individuals should sub-mit an application to the AccountingDepartment located at the LTBB Gov-ernmental Center in Harbor Springs,MI, or call Kristina Baller at 231-242-1443.

ATTENTION TRIBAL CITIZENSThe following information is provided for Tribal Citizens who are seekingnominations for an appointment to a LTBB Commission, Board and/orCommittee. Those interested in an appointment, please submit a letter ofinterest along with your resume’ to:

Tribal ChairmanLTBB of Odawa Indians

7500 Odawa CircleHarbor Springs, MI 49740

Fax 231-242-1419 or e-mail: [email protected]

CompensationCommissioners will be compensated according to LTBB Statute and currentLTBB Government Policy.

Commission Term/Years Positions Open

Education 4 1Health 3 3Citizenship 4 2Housing 4 2ICWC 3 1NRC 4 2Regulatory 3 1GBOD Indef 1Election 4 2Trust Fund 4 2


Language Program

Submitted by the LanguageProgram

The children from the HeadStart Program recently presented Lan-guage Instructor Isabelle Osawamicka card and gift.

The children had beautifullydecorated the card and wrappingpaper. The gift was a rain drum, givenin appreciation, and the card reads“Miigwetch.”

Osawamick taught the Anishi-naabe language to the children duringthe 2006-2007 school year. Eachweek, she spent an hour or so with thechildren and spoke to them only inAnishinaabemowin. She did story-telling and cultural activities, and thechildren loved it. The children andHead Start staff gave Osawamick thisgift of thanks at the end of the schoolyear.

Osawamick had this to add:Head Start Mjimendomowinan Pii shkwaandem nsaakinamaa,

miigwa noondwagwa binoojiinhakdebaapiwaad. Kina gwaya zhiitaa wi-imaamwi yaa’aang ode ewaawiiyaaknaakniiganiing. Miisa zhinda binooji-inhak kinoomaagaazwaad wazhi An-ishinaabemowaad pii ngamwaad,dewegewaad, niimiwaad miinwa bzin-damowaad aansookaanan.

Geyaabi ngwaamaak binoojiin-hak memezhkwad pkwenezigewaad.Aapiji gwa bekaayaawok, giik-endaanaa’aa yaawang mnaadend-mowin. Binoojiinhak genaangwadnong giikwedwewok aaninAnisinaabemowin kidwinan. Giibshi-

gendaanaa’aa binoojiinhak ngamwaadmiinwa aapiji giibshigendaanaa’aadewegewaad. Binoojiinhak giibshi-genmaa’aan damnowaagananenaangedoonjik.

Binoojiinhak giikendaanaa’aa za-agidwin. Aapiji gwa nzaagigo ngi-inendam pii getin aabtoojiishwaad.Kina gwa enchiwaad zhoomiing-wenook pii niimiyaang (waawyegaa’ang). Gaa gwaya gego gidsii pii ni-imiyaang. Kina gwaya baapbibiza.Miigwechwiwok binoojiinhakgaazhinoomowaad. Aapiji kitchitwendaagziwok binooojiinhak.

Head Start MemoriesAs soon as I open the door, I

could hear the children laughing.Everybody is getting ready for us to betogether at the “circle” carpet. This iswhere the children learn Anishi-naabemowin through singing, drum-ming, dancing and listening to stories.

I can still see the children taketurns smudging each other. They areso quiet; they know the meaning ofrespect. Sometimes, the childrenasked for some Anishinaabemowinwords. The children liked singing, andthey really liked drumming. The chil-dren liked the talking puppets.

The children know the meaningof love. I really felt loved when theyhugged me tightly. All of them aresmiling when we dance (the rounddance). Nobody says a thing when wedance. Everybody is bouncing. I thankthe children for what they taught andshowed me. The children are very sa-cred. Provided photo.

HEAD START CHILDREN THANK LANGUAGE INSTRUCTOR B A A M A A P I I A N D G O O D L U C K C R Y S T A L G R E E N S K Y

Submitted by Carla McFall,Language Program Coordinator

Crystal Greensky is a LTBBTribal Citizen originally from Clo-quet, MN. She grew up on the Fonddu Lac Reservation, listening to herfather and grandmother speak theOjibwe language. Anishinaabemowinhas been a passion of hers from a veryyoung age.

In 2004, Greensky moved tonorthern Michigan to pursue herhigher education. She worked for hertribe as the Language Program Assis-tant. She worked with the programfor more than one and a half years andwas an inspiring asset.

Although we’ll miss her, we wish

her all the best in the future.Greensky recently completed the

second year of the three-year Native

Language Instructors Institute inBrimley, MI, through Bay Mills Com-munity College. She plans to continueher study of Anishinaabemowin whileattending Lake Superior State Uni-versity (LSSU). Greensky graduatedfrom North Central Michigan Col-lege and is transferring to LSSU toearn a Bachelor’s degree in Adminis-tration. She is an honor roll student.

Greensky is very dedicated to theNative American community and hasso much to offer.

Miigwech Crystal for all youhave contributed to our program andcommunity and great successes to youin the many opportunities that lieahead. Baamaapii Kawaabmigo!

Provided photo.

ANISHINAABEMOWIN LANGUAGE IMMERSION CLASSES

Submitted by Carla McFall, Lan-guage Program Coordinator

The name of the class may haveyou thinking it is for advanced lan-guage learners, but that is not the case.

The class is designed so both be-

ginners and advancelearners can each benefiton individual levels andat their own pace.

We invite you to at-tend for a few hours orthe entire weekend toobserve (please see sum-mer schedule below).You need to check it outin person to understandwhat we do and how itcould work for you.

The teachers tellstories, play guessing

games and put on skits. There are sev-eral community elders who attendalong with enrolled students. Every-one has a good time.

This is an eight-credit course ac-credited by Bay Mills CommunityCollege, offered through the Nish-

naabemwin Pane Immersion Pro-gram. We are completing our first yearof offering the course in Petoskey, MI,and have had an excellent response.

Registration for the fall semesteris starting. Please call the Anishi-naabemowin Language Program at231-242-1456 for more information.

Summer Schedule: Fridays 1p.m. – 9 p.m. (dinner provided), Sat-urdays 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (lunch & din-ner provided) and Sundays 8 a.m. -noon.

Dates: July 6 - 8, August 3 – 5or August 24-26.

Location: MskikiGamikHealth Park, 1080 Hager Drive,Petoskey.

The photo appears courtesy ofMike Lyons.

Language Instructors perform skits during Immersion classes.

Archives, Records and Cultural Preservation

June 2007 Executive OversightReport

Ambassadorial ActivitiesMeetings in Lansing, MI: On

May 15, I drove to Lansing early in themorning and had a meeting at JimMcClurken’s office at 10 a.m. We dis-cussed the research work he is doingfor us and worked on a plan for therest of the year’s work.

At 11 a.m., I met with Represen-tative (Rebekah) Warren in her officeon environmental issues.

I then had a noon meeting withRepresentative Dave Agema about hisproposed legislation to end the Michi-gan Indian Tuition Waiver. One ofAgema’s staff, Mary Lindemann, andRepresentative ( John) Garfield werealso at this meeting. Lindemann andI had a follow-up meeting with Rep-resentative Garfield in his office.

At 1:30 p.m., I had a meetingwith Dave Holtz of Clean Water Ac-tion at the State Plate (HOB cafete-ria). I stayed there after this meetingand met with Lindemann until it wastime to go to the Dykema Law Officesfor Richard McLellan’s retirement re-ception at 4 p.m. McLellan and hisfirm worked for us on the TOMAC(Taxpayers of Michigan Against Casi-nos) case that was just decided in ourfavor at the Michigan Supreme Court.

Meeting on Local Roads Is-sues: On May 17, representativesfrom Bear Creek and Resort Town-ships, the Emmet County Road Com-mission, the City of Petoskey andLTBB held a meeting at Bear CreekTownship Hall. We talked about ourcurrent plans for the Hager Drive im-provement project at the Health Parkin Petoskey, MI.

We also discussed traffic issueswe will need to address for the casinoopening on June 20. The EmmetCounty Road Commission and theCity of Petoskey were in agreementwith our plan for the closing of Ceme-tery Road between Sheridan andLears Roads for a few hours on June20 to allow local resident and businesstraffic only. We also have been meet-ing with Tribal Police, City Police andthe Emmet County Sherriff on this

issue. In coordination with ourCasino Security Director, we have de-veloped a plan to handle the traffic is-sues.

Petoskey Rotary: The PetoskeyNoon Rotary Club met in the LTBBGovernmental Center CommonsArea on May 23. (Odawa Casino Re-sort General Manager) Barry Milliganand I presented on the new casino andanswered questions. I also spoke abouttribal government and answered ques-tions for approximately 20 minutes.The feedback has been very positivefrom the community members fol-lowing this meeting.

United Tribes and Tribal StateSummit: These meetings were sched-uled for May 24 and May 25 in SaultSte. Marie, MI, at Kewadin CasinoConference Center. We had a recep-tion for United Tribes of Michigan at7 p.m. that lasted until about 9:30p.m.

John Wernet from the Gover-nor’s office had contacted us all earlierto let us know Governor ( Jennifer)Granholm would not be able to at-tend the summit because of the state’sbudget crisis.

The next morning at the UnitedTribes meeting, Wernet gave usGranholm’s regrets for not being ableto attend the summit, and Granholm’swish to reschedule the summit.

The election of officers forUnited Tribes of Michigan (UTM)was as follows: Chief Fred Cantu ofthe Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribeis the UTM President; ChairmanAaron Payment of the Sault Ste.Marie (SSM) Tribe of Chippewa In-dians is the Vice President; ChairmanJohn Miller of Pokagon Potawatomiis the Secretary and I was elected theUTM Treasurer. We had a report onthe Michigan Indian Tuition Waiverfrom the Education Directors and at-torneys, and I gave an update fromour lobbyist.

TOMAC Case: We got wordlate May 30 the Michigan SupremeCourt ruled the amendment processin our gaming compact is legal. Withthis upheld, we now have the optionof opening a second casino site, and

we have a 10-year extension on ourcompact until the year 2028.

Burt Lake Legislation: Con-gressman (Bart) Stupak with co-spon-sorship from Congressmen (Dale)Kildee has introduced legislation torecognize the Burt Lake Band.

Oversight of Commissions andPrograms

Pow Wow Committee: We havenew co-chairs for the Pow-WowCommittee this year, Annette Van-DeCar and Winnay Wemigwase. Thecommittee is meeting every otherTuesday at 6 p.m. in Room 312 at theLTBB Governmental Center.

Enterprise OversightVictories Casino: The Vice

Chairman (Bill Denemy, Sr.) and Icontinue to attend nearly every Gam-ing Board of Directors meeting. Themain issues we are following are theapproval of policies and the prepara-tions for the move to Odawa CasinoResort in Petoskey.

Odawa Casino Resort ProjectReport: As reported above, weworked on the traffic issues for theopening on June 20. The project wasstill within the budget and on sched-ule. Things were getting hectic as wegot closer to completion of the con-struction. We were working on thehighway sign that will be placed onthe Victories property on US-131 atLears Road for the new casino.

Respectfully Submitted,Frank Ettawageshik, Tribal

Chairman

Doreen PeltierDoreen Peltier started as an An-

ishinaabemowin Language Instruc-tor on May 7.

Her Anishnaabe Noozwin (In-dian name) is Waabshki-AankwadKwe (White Cloud Woman). Sheworks in the AnishinaabemowinLanguage Program, a part of theArchives, Records and CulturalPreservation Department.

One of Peltier’s duties will be

teaching the AnishinaabemowinLanguage class starting in the fall atHarbor Springs High School in Har-bor Springs, MI.

She said her favorite group towork with is high school students.

Peltier is a member of the Wik-wemikong First Nation in Mani-toulin Island, Ontario, Canada, andgrew up on the Wikwemikong Un-ceded Reserve there.

“I grew up in an isolated area,so that (Anishinaabemowin) was allI knew until I started school andlearned English,” Peltier said. “I havealways wanted to speak my language.

“My father (the late WilliamTrudeau) cherished our languageand was vocal about the importanceof preserving it. Growing up, myfamily only spoke our language.”

Peltier earned an Associate’s de-gree in Social Work from CambrianCollege in Sudbury, Ontario,Canada. She worked in the SocialWork field for almost 20 years. Priorto taking her current position,

Peltier taught Anishinaabemowinon the Wikewemikong Unceded Re-serve starting in 1999.

“I believe our language is a partof our soul,” Peltier said. “You needto satisfy your soul.

“I want to share what I have. Ihope I see the day when all of thepeople speak it.”

Her parents were the lateWilliam and Helen Trudeau, andshe is one of 10 children. She hasthree children: Roger Peltier, 41,Doris Peltier, who turns 39 in July,and Annette Peltier, 36. Roger is abusinessman involved in fish farm-ing, Doris works for the Wik-wemikong Heritage Organization,and Annette owns a graphic designbusiness.

In her free time, Doreen likes tosew, work with leather, play bingoand spend time with family andfriends.

David Ken BurksDavid Ken Burks started as the

Pre-Press Graphics Specialist in theCommunications Department onJune 4.

Burks, a LTBB Tribal Citizen,had been working in the departmenton a temporary basis since April 24.Burks replaces Aaron Wayne Otto,who left to take a Production Artistposition with Odawa Casino Resort.

Burks grew up in southwest De-

troit (Michigan) and graduated fromRiver Rouge High School in RiverRouge, MI. He attended Wayne StateUniversity and North Central Michi-gan College where he studied PublicRelations and Marketing.

Burks previously worked for theDetroit Metro Convention and Visi-tors Bureau for three years as a StaffAssistant for the Tourism and Salesand Research, Records and SpecialProjects departments. He also workedas a Cashier at Victories Casino inPetoskey, MI.

His mother is Mary (Pierce)Burks and his grandmother was thelate Dorothy (Wasaquam) Pierce. Hehas six sisters and a brother. Hiscousins, Laura Schrock, Chris De-Lorme and Jill Bair, all work atOdawa Casino Resort in Petoskey.

In his free time, Burks enjoysbeading, gardening, reading androllerblading.

Articles and photos by Communi-cations Coordinator Annette VanDe-Car.


M E E T T H E N E W E M P L O Y E E S S E R V I N G O U R T R I B A L C O M M U N I T Y

Executive BranchFROM THE DESK OF THE TRIBAL CHAIRMAN FRANK ETTAWAGESHIK

Tax AgreementReminder

When moving intot h e L T B B T a xAgreement Area, inorder to become a Resident TribalMember, you mustc h a n g e y o u raddress in writingat the EnrollmentDepartment locatedi n t h e L T B BG o v e r n m e n t a lCenter in HarborSprings, MI. YourRTM status willtake effect on thef i rs t day of thefollowing month inwhich you moved.

Health Department2 0 T H A N N U A L M I C H I G A N I N D I A N F A M I L Y O L Y M P I C S

Come join the fun at the 20thAnnual Michigan Indian FamilyOlympics on July 20 at CentralMichigan University in Mt. Pleasant,MI.

The Little Traverse Bay Bandsof Odawa Indians have won the lastthree Michigan Indian FamilyOlympics. The 115-member teamwon the 19th Annual Michigan In-dian Family Olympics with 300points to second-place HuronPotawatomi’s 223 points.

LTBB first sent an organizedteam to the event in 2000.

The team is again sponsored bythe LTBB Community Health/Dia-betes and STEPS programs. LTBBTribal Citizens of all ages compete invarious events.

This year, we hope to take ateam of 150. In the past, the LTBBteam has been lacking in a couple ofage groups, mainly the girls and boys13-15 and 16-18 divisions. If youhave never participated before, wewould love to have you on our team.Everyone is welcome.

For registration information,call Cathy Gibson at the Commu-nity Health Department at 231-242-1601. Deadline for registration isJuly 12 by 5 p.m. with no exceptions.


Natural Resource Department

The LTBB Natural ResourceDepartment (NRD) is once again of-fering a bow safety class for tribal andnon-tribal citizens who live in andaround our community.

The International Bow Educa-tion Program (IBEP) class is eightcredits. The class covers the history ofbow hunting, wildlife conservation,responsibilities, safety, equipment,how to practice, methods, tree stands,anatomy, shot placement, recovery

and care of game, basic first aid, sur-vival and much more.

The IBEP class is a specialtyclass that covers more than the Michi-gan Hunter Safety Class covers. TheIBEP class is not a substitute for theMichigan mandatory hunter safetyclass and does not fulfill the manda-tory hunter safety training require-ments in Michigan.

The class will be held August 18from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the NRD

Building located near the LTBB Gov-ernmental Center in Harbor Springs,MI. We will go outside for a numberof activities, so please wear appropri-ate clothing.

The class is limited to 30 partic-ipants, so pre-registration is requiredto reserve your spot.

For more information and topre-register, please contact NRD at231-242-1670.

T r i b a l C i t i z e n sIf you move, please contact the Enrollment Office, and

we will send you an address verification form.Forms are also available at www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov.

Click on Offices/Government Center/Enrollment Depart-ment and click on the appropriate form. The adult formmust be printed on legal size paper and the minor form onletter size paper. We will continue to add forms there in thefuture.

It is the responsibility of the parent, guardian or custo-dial parent to complete an address verification form.

If you are a custodial parent, please provide proof bydocumentation.

Once a minor turns 18, you must contact the Enroll-ment Office and complete an address verification form orwe will mark you as undeliverable.

If you are incarcerated and would like to continually re-ceive the newsletter, you must keep your address current.

Towards the end of the year, we will notify you for pur-poses of the per capita payment.

Adult verification form must be witnessed.Minor verification form must be notarized.Please contact Enrollment Assistant Linda Gokee at

231-242-1521 or Enrollment Officer Pauline Boulton at 231-242-1520 .

Enrollment Office Closed August 8The Enrollment Office will be closed August 8 due to ameeting covering enrollment issues with the 12 feder-ally recognized tribes in Michigan.

INTERNATIONAL BOW EDUCATION PROGRAMSubmitted by the Natural Resource Department

Walking Challenge 2007Migwech to all of you who have been taking part in the WalkingChallenge. As I write this, almost 200 people have joined in.Hopefully, besides helping your tribe, you have also receivedsome benefits: Maybe a little lower blood pressure, a little looser-fitting pants or increased exercise tolerance. There is still morethan a month left in the challenge, so it’s not too late to “step up”your activity! If you haven’t been keeping accurate records,please, don’t just quit and throw them out. I will gladly includeeight weeks worth of steps over not having any from you at all.Just do the best you can with your log sheets, and don’t forget tosend them back to me by July 13. I will give them to the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, who will calculate the steps and an-nounce the winner at the 2007 Michigan Indian Family Olympicson July 20. If you have any questions I haven’t answered, pleasefeel free to contact me at 231-242-1601 or e-mail me [email protected]. Submitted by Health Educator Regina Brubacker

Summer Youth CampsJune 18-22

4-6 year olds. 8 a.m. to Noon

June 25-297-10 year olds. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

July 9, 11 and 1311-14 year olds. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Full-day campers need to bring a sack lunch. Comejoin us for action-packed summer days! For more in-formation and registration, call the Education De-partment at 231-242-1480.

Drop-off locations:LTBB Governmental Center in Harbor Springs, MI, and the Waterfront in Petoskey, MI.

Nathan Baker graduated fromBerrien Springs High School inBerrien Springs, MI, on June 10. Hisparents are Mitchell and SusanBaker. Baker was on the honor roll,he played on the golf team, and heplayed in the band. He will attendWestern Michigan University in thefall, but is undecided on his major. Great job Nathan. We are very proudof all your hard work. Love, Dad, Mom, Andrew and olderbrothers and sister, Mitch, Angie andMatt. Provided photo.

Michigan

June 29-July 1Bay Mills Honoring Our Veterans Contest PowWow11386 W. Lakeshore Drive in Brimley, MIContact Information: Richard LeBlanc at 906-248-3715 or [email protected]

June 30-July 1Sixth Annual Mending the Sacred Hoop PowWow300 W. Russell Road, Calzorn Park in Tecum-seh, MIContact Information: Abel Cooper at 517-263-3233

July 14-15Black River Pow Wow and Historical Gather-ingWadhams, MIContact Information: Joe Greaux at 810-985-8669 or www.blackriverpowwwow.com

July 21-22City by the WaterBay County Fairgrounds in Bay City, MIContact Information: Native American PrideCommittee at 989-684-8311 [email protected]

July 28-29Bellevue Dancing Cranes Pow Wow201 West St. in Bellevue, MIContact Information: Frank Snyer or LesleaBoyd at 269-763-3197 [email protected]

August 3-5Saginaw Chippewa 23rd Annual Pow Wow7529 E. Tomah Rd. in Mt. Pleasant, MI (tribal campground)Contact Information: Pow Wow office at 989-775-4071 or [email protected]

August 11-1216th Annual Odawa Homecoming Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Harbor Springs, MIContact Information: Annette VanDeCar at231-242-1427 or Winnay Wemigwase at 231-242-1453

Minnesota

July 2-4Red Lake Nation Independence Day Tradi-tional Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Red Lake, MNContact Information: 218-679-3341

July 13-15Dakota Wacipi Contest Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Prairie Island, MNContact Information: Shelley Buck-Yeager at651-385-4126 or www.prairieisland.org

July 13-1514th Annual Fond du Lac Veteran’s TraditionalPow WowMash-Ka-Wisen Pow Wow Grounds in Sawyer,MNContact Information: 218-879-4593 [email protected]

July 14-15Miigwetch Mahnomen Traditional Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Ball Club, MN

Contact Information: 218-246-8055,www.deerriver.org or [email protected]

July 20-22Traditional Pow WowNational Monument in Pipestone, MNContact Information: 507-562-1009

July 28Keepers Pow Wow Leon H. Moore Park in Pipestone, MNContact Information: Bud or Rona Johnston at507-825-3734 or www.pipekeepers.org

August 3-529th Annual Honoring Sobriety TraditionalPow WowMash-Ka-Wisen Treatment Center in Sawyer,MNContact Information: 218-879-6731

August 3-514th Annual Dakota Traditional Pow WowUpper Sioux State Park in Granite Falls, MNContact Information: www.uppersiouxcommu-nity-nsn.gov or [email protected]

August 10-12Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota CommunityEighth Annual Traditional Pow Wow 1404 Sibley Memorial Highway, St. Peter’sChurch Grounds in Mendota, MNContact Information: Curtis LaClaire 651-452-4141, [email protected] orwww.mendotadakota.org

August 10-12Grand Portage Rendezvous Traditional PowWowPow Wow Grounds in Grand Portage, MNContact Information: 218-475-2239, 218-475-2415 or www.grandportage.com

August 17-19Red Lake Nation Fair Traditional Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Red Lake, MNContact Information: 218-679-3341

August 17-1941st Annual Mille Lacs Traditional Pow Wow.Pow Wow Grounds in Mille Lacs, MNContact Information: 320-532-7496, 320-532-8800 or [email protected]

August 17-19Shakopee Mdewakanton Contest Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Prior Lake, MNContact Information: 952-445-8900, 952-496-6160, www.shakopeedakota.org or www.mysti-clake.com

August 31-September 335th Annual O-Bah-Shing Labor Day Tradi-tional Pow WowPow Wow Grounds in Ponemah, MNContact Information: 218-554-7474 or 218-574-7347

August 31-September 3Wee Gitchie Ne Me E Dim Contest Pow WowVeteran’s Memorial Grounds in Cass Lake, MNContact Information: 218-335-7400

Wisconsin

July 6-829th Annual Red Cliff Traditional Pow Wow

Pow Wow Grounds in Red Cliff, WIContact Information: 715-779-5437, 715-779-5597, www.redcliff-nsn.gov or [email protected]

July 6-835th Annual Oneida Contest Pow WowNorbert Hill Center in Oneida, WIContact Information: 920-496-7897, 1-800-236-2214, www.oneidanation.org or [email protected]

July 13-1525th Annual Bear River Traditional Pow WowIndian Village Rd. in Lac du Flambeau, WIContact Information: Teresa Mitchell at 715-588-3333 or [email protected]

July 20-2234th Annual Honor the Earth Traditional PowWowLCO Pow Wow Grounds in Hayward, WIContact Information: 715-634-8924,www.lcoschools.bia.edu [email protected]

July 20-2213th Annual Ho-Chunk Neesh-La ContestPow WowHighway 12 across from Ho-Chunk Casino inLake Delton, WIContact Information: 608-355-9608 or 1-800-492-5745

July 27-29Eighth Annual Nation of Warriors TraditionalPow WowLake Park in Antigo, WIContact Information: Stan Haling at 715-588-3695 or food vendors call Sue Haling at 715-588-3695

August 3-541st Annual Menominee Nation Contest PowWow Woodland Bowl in Keshena, WIContact Information: 715-799-5997 or 715-799-4849

August 9-1213th Annual Gathering of the Potawatomi Na-tion Pow Wow Forest County Potawatomi in Crandon, WIContact Information: 1-800-960-5479 orwww.fcpotawatomi.com/html/calendar_events.html

August 10-1231st Annual Mohican Veterans Traditional PowWowMany Trails Park in Bolwer, WIContact Information: 715-793-4111 orwww.mohican.com

August 18-1915th Annual Mno Keno Ge Wen TraditionalPow WowPow Wow Grounds in Carter, WIContact Information: 715-478-7374 or 715-478-7377


GraduationAnnouncements

Mitch Baker was born in Petoskey,MI, and attended Petoskey HighSchool. He earned his general edu-cation diploma in 1980 and earnedan Associate of Science degree fromNorth Central Michigan College in1982. In 2003, he earned an Associ-ate’s degree in Business Administra-tion from Lake Michigan College.On April 28, he graduated fromWestern Michigan University witha Bachelor’s degree in Business Ad-ministration in Food ConsumerPackaging Goods Marketing. He lives in Berrien Springs, MI, withhis wife, Sue, and two sons, Nathan,who graduated from Berrien SpringsHigh School earlier this month, andAndrew, who will graduate fromBerrien Springs High School nextyear.His future plans are to work for afood distributing company in south-western Michigan. Currently, he is busy at home gettingcaught up with the house projectsthat were set aside while he attendedcollege and helping with Nathan’sgraduation party. He also has two adult sons and anadult daughter from a previous mar-riage. Provided photo.

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The Little Traverse BayBands of Odawa IndiansTribal Council Meeting

April 15, 2007Tribal Court Room 7500

Odawa Circle9:15 a.m. Smudging

9:30 a.m.

Closed Session: noneCall to Order: Meeting wascalled to order at 9:32 a.m.Council Present: LegislativeLeader Beatrice A. Law, Secre-tary Melvin L. Kiogima,Councilor Dexter McNamara,Councilor Alice Yellowbank,Councilor Mary Roberts,Councilor Regina Gasco Bent-ley, Councilor Fred Harring-ton, Jr.Absent: Councilor RitaShananaquet, TreasurerShirley Oldman

Executive Office Present: Ex-ecutive Assistant RebeccaFisher

Legal Staff Present: Legisla-tive Services Attorney DonnaBudnick

Staff Present: Legislative Of-fice Manager Michele La-Count

Commission, Boards, andCommittees: none

Guests: Andrea Nixon

Opening Ceremony: BeatriceA. Law

Motion made by CouncilorMcNamara and supported byCouncilor Gasco Bentley toadopt the agenda, with amend-ments, for April 15, 2007.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorYellowbank and supported byCouncilor Gasco Bentley toapprove the minutes forMarch 25, 2007.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 - Absent (Councilor

Shananaquet, Treasurer Old-man)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorMcNamara and supported byCouncilor Yellowbank to rat-if y the Phone Poll for March27, 2007. The reason for thePhone Poll was there is a dead-line of March 29, 2007 for thisResolution request for fund-ing from the Bureau of JusticeStatistics, Office of JusticePrograms, United States De-partment of Justice, Little Tra-verse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians, FY 2007 Tribal Crim-inal History Record Improve-ment Program. The PhonePoll passed.Vote : 6 - Yes, 1 - No (Coun-cilor Harrington), 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent(Councilor Shananaquet,Treasurer Oldman)Motion carried.

Tribal Elder comments: none

Motion made by CouncilorMcNamara and supported byCouncilor Harrington toadopt Tribal Resolution Pro-tecting Tribal Authority onTribal Lands by Electing toParticipate in the UnitedStates National Sex OffenderRegistry System.Roll Call Vote : CouncilorGasco Bentley-yes, CouncilorHarrington-yes, CouncilorMcNamara-yes, CouncilorRoberts-yes, CouncilorShananaquet-absent, Coun-cilor Yellowbank-yes, Treas-urer Oldman-absent, SecretaryKiogima-yes, LegislativeLeader Law-yesMotion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorHarrington and supported byCouncilor Yellowbank toadopt Tribal Resolution LittleTraverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians Tribal Council Recog-nizes the Bay Mills Commu-nity College Cultural andAcademic Contributions toOur Community and Author-ize a Donation to the Collegefor $5,000 to come from PriorPeriod Funds.

Roll Call Vote : CouncilorGasco Bentley-yes, CouncilorHarrington-yes, CouncilorMcNamara-yes, CouncilorRoberts-yes, CouncilorShananaquet-absent, Coun-cilor Yellowbank-yes, Treas-urer Oldman-absent, SecretaryKiogima-yes, LegislativeLeader Law-yesMotion carried.

10:15 a.m. Recess called.10:29 a .m. Meeting recon-vened.

11:45 a.m. Public Commentopened: Andrea Nixon11:53 a.m. Public Commentclosed.

11:55 a .m. Lunch recesscalled.1:30 p.m. Meeting recon-vened.

Motion made by CouncilorGasco Bentley and supportedby Councilor Yellowbank to adopt Tribal Resolution forFunding Notification by Mailand Luncheon for 2007 An-nual Tribal Membership Meet-ing in the amount of $8,000 tocome from prior period funds.Roll Call Vote : CouncilorGasco Bentley-yes, CouncilorHarrington-yes, CouncilorMcNamara-yes, CouncilorRoberts-yes, CouncilorShananaquet-absent, Coun-cilor Yellowbank-yes, Treas-urer Oldman-absent, SecretaryKiogima-yes, LegislativeLeader Law-yesMotion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorGasco Bentley and supportedby Councilor McNamara toadopt Tribal Resolution Ap-proval of Residential Lease ofTribally Owned Land.Roll Call Vote : CouncilorGasco Bentley-yes, CouncilorHarrington-yes, CouncilorMcNamara-yes, CouncilorRoberts-yes, CouncilorShananaquet-absent, Coun-cilor Yellowbank-yes, Treas-urer Oldman-absent, SecretaryKiogima-yes, LegislativeLeader Law-yesMotion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorGasco Bentley and supportedby Councilor Roberts to ap-prove Enrollment list A - Eli-gible for Citizenship datedMarch 20, 2007, for a total of12.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorGasco Bentley and supportedby Councilor McNamara toapprove Enrollment list B -Declination (Ineligible) datedMarch 20, 2007, for a total of7.Vote : 6 - Yes, 1 - No (Coun-cilor Harrington), 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent(Councilor Shananaquet,Treasurer Oldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorRoberts and supported byCouncilor Yellowbank to ac-cept the Legislative reports forApril 15, 2007, including theconfidential information.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorRoberts and supported byCouncilor Yellowbank to ap-prove Tribal Council atten-dance at the Tribal Justice andSafety Training July-August2007.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorMcNamara and supported byCouncilor Roberts to approveTribal Council attendance atthe United Tribes andTribal/State Summits in SaultSte Marie, Michigan, in May2007.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, Treasurer

Oldman)Motion carried.

Motion made by CouncilorRoberts and supported byCouncilor McNamara to setthe telephone conference in-terview for the Appellate Jus-tice on May 5, 2007, at 1:30p.m.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

2:42 p.m. Motion made byCouncilor McNamara andsupported by CouncilorRoberts to adjourn.Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Ab-stained, 2 – Absent (Coun-cilor Shananaquet, TreasurerOldman)Motion carried.

These Minutes have been readand approved as written:

Approved:________________________________________________________________Melvin L. Kiogima, TribalCouncil SecretaryDate


TRIBAL COUNCILMEETING DATES 2007

July 7 Work SessionJuly 8 Council MeetingJuly 21 Work SessionJuly 22 Council Meeting

August 4 Work SessionAugust 5 Council MeetingAugust 18 Work SessionAugust 19 Council Meeting

ALL TRIBAL COUNCILMEETINGS AND WORK

SESSIONS ARE HELD INTHE

TRIBAL COURTROOMLOCATED AT

7500 ODAWA CIRCLE, HARBOR SPRINGS, MI.

LEGISLATIVE

TRIBAL COUNCIL MEMBERS

BEATRICE A. LAW, LEGISLATIVE

LEADER

SHIRLEY OLDMAN, TREASURER

MELVIN L. KIOGIMA, SECRE-TARY

FRED HARRINGTON, JR., COUN-CILOR

REGINA GASCO-BENTLEY,COUNCILOR

MARY ROBERTS, COUNCILOR

RITA SHANANAQUET, COUN-CILOR

ALICE YELLOWBANK, COUN-CILOR

DEXTER MCNAMARA, COUN-CILOR

Tribal Council Meeting Minutes

Birthdays Birthdays Announcements Announcements AnnouncementsHappy 20th birthday to MaritzaFuerte on July 31. May all yourwishes come true today and always.Love, Aunt Linda and kids.

Happy birthday to our daugh-ter, sister, auntie, mom andsoon to be grandma, KimmySymanski, on July 18. Thanksfor being there throughout theyears for all of us. As we lookback on the many stages ofour lives, we found that quiteoften you were our rock, qui-etly coming to the rescue foreach and everyone of us atone time or another. Your pa-tience and understanding,sweetness and affection, evenwhen life gets demanding, arealways there. Thank you forthe life and love you sharewith us. We can’t do withoutyou! Love you lots, Mom andDad, Michele, Greg, Chrissy,Jen, Liz, John, Michelle,Michael, Don, Shannon, Donny,Isabella, Danny, Traci, Danni,Christopher, Jeremy, Duane,Nicholas and Brandy.

Congrat-ulationsto MaxF i e l da n dKr ysta l

Kiogima, who both completed ahighly successful year at CMU.Krystal, your hard work and dedi-cation has earned you high hon-ors toward your degree in Envi-ronmental Conservation. We areso happy for you. Max, you wowedus with all A’s during your firstyear of graduate studies. Yourgoal is now within reach. Wecouldn’t be more proud of you.We love you both so much, Momand Dad Field, and your brother,Jay.Our Babe (Krystal Kiogima)When you were a baby, I lookedinto those big brown eyes, youmade us fall in love with you.When you left me on your firstday of school, you waved with abig smile, you made us cry. Whenyou lie in the hospital not know-ing which way you would go, youbroke our hearts. When youbrought a handsome Anishnabeman home, Max Field, we wererelieved. When you called fromCMU announcing you made thedean’s list, we were so veryproud. Love, Mom and Dad.

Closing of Holy Childhood of Je-sus School

Holy Childhood of Jesus Schoolin Harbor Springs, MI, will betaken down soon. On June 30, afinal blessing and ceremonialclosing of the school will takeplace at 8 a.m. at 150 Main St. inHarbor Springs. It will include apipe ceremony, drumming, a flagceremony, a Catholic prayer, anAnishnabe prayer by Joe Kishego,a chance to share memories, fi-nal tours of the school and aluncheon. Everyone is welcometo attend.

Maple Ridge Golf ReciprocalProgram

Maple Ridge Golf Course hasbrought it to our attention LTBBTribal Citizens can access othergolf courses through the GolfMembership Grant described inthe June issue of Odawa Trails.

Discounted golf is available atthe following courses: Black Bearin Vanderbilt, MI, Cedar Valley inComins, MI, Cheboygan CountryClub in Cheboygan, MI, GreenBriar Golf Course in Lupton, MI,Indian River Country Club in In-dian River, MI, Maple Ridge GolfCourse in Brutus, MI, Roger CityCountry Club in Roger City, MI,Stoney Links in Onaway, MI, Thun-der Bay Resort in Hillman, MI,and White Pine National inSpruce, MI.

To receive the discount at thosecourses, please call ahead oftime to make reservations andpresent a LTBB Odawa WalkingMembership Pass.

Contact Black Bear at 989-983-4441, Cedar Valley at 989-848-2792, Cheboygan CountryClub at 231-627-4264, GreenBriar Golf Course at 989-473-4900, Indian River Country Clubat 231-238-7011, Maple RidgeGolf Course at 231-529-6574,Roger City Country Club at 989-734-4909, Stoney Links at 989-733-2683, Thunder Bay Resort at989-742-4875 and White PineNational at 989-736-3279.

To obtain a walking member-ship pass, you can contact MapleRidge. The passes need to be re-turned to Maple Ridge.

The Fitness/Wellness GolfMembership grant encouragesan active lifestyle while enjoying asport enjoyed by all age groups.

This particular grant is basedon a “walking membership,”which means walking the golfcourse is encouraged. The grantis available through the LTBBGrants and Donations Program.

If you have any questions,please contact Michael McCreeryat 231-838-9746 or Maple Ridge.

Birthday wishes are being sent toJustin Keshick on July 30. Have afabulous day! Love, Aunt Linda and kids.Happy birthday to PatrickWemigwase on July 16! Hope youhave a great day. Lots of love from your girls.Happy birthday to RichardWemigwase on July 23!! Hopeyou have a great day. With lovefrom Pat, Shan and Char.Happy second birthday to IsabellaPortman on July 14. Love, Mommy, Daddy and Donny.

Attention Fishers and FishProcessors

A seafood Hazard Analysis andCritical Control Point (HACCP) cer-tification training, conducted byMichigan Sea Grant Agent RonKinnunen, is scheduled for July10-12 in Baraga, MI. Those com-pleting the course will receive As-sociation of Food and Drug Offi-cials (AFDO) certification. If youare interested in registering forthis course, contact Kinnunen at906-226-3678 or at [email protected].

Happy second birthday to our grand-daughter, Isabella Portman, on July14. Love, Grandma and Papa. Happy birthday to Michael Arthuron July 16. Love, Mom, sisses andfamily.Happy birthday to Kimmy Syman-ski on July 18. Love, Don, Shan-non, Donny and Izzy.

Happy birthday to our cousins,Marcus Gasco and CarmenGasco, and a belated happy birth-day to Bill Gasco, Jr. From yourcuzzes, Tootsie and Amelia.

Happy birthday to our daughter,Kimmy Symanski, on July 18.Love, Mom and Dad. To Justin Keshick: Enjoy your spe-

cial day on July 30. From AuntieTootsie and Auntie Amelia.

Happy birthday to Shannon Port-man on July 24. Love, Don, Donny and Izzy.

Attention College StudentsThe Michigan Indian Elders Asso-ciation (MIEA) offers one $1,000and four $500 scholarships toqualified students. For qualifica-tion information or to obtain aregistration form, please visitwww.michiganindianelders.org.

Have a very special boomin’ birth-day, son-in law, John Kamenicky.With love, Mama Marie.

Happy 27th birthday to Joe Lucieron July 8. Love, Sara and Tavien.Happy belated birthday to GeorgeSantiago, who celebrated on June9. Love, Aunt Mary K.

A very special belated birthdaywish to Lakaia, Princess! FromNana and Auntie Tootsie. O B I T U A R Y

Happy birthday to Maritza Fuerteon July 31, and birthday wishes toJustin Keshick on July 30. Loveand best wishes, Grandma Mary.

Happy 19th birthday to mynephew, Justin Keshick, on July30. From Aunt Yvonne.

Charles H. Willis, 59Charles H. Willis, 59, of BayShore, MI, walked on May 19 athis home. He was born inPetoskey, MI, on August 29,1947, to Homer H. and Nelle Ruth(Ashmun) Willis. He grew up inBay City, MI, and was a graduateof T.L. Hardy High School. He laterattended Saginaw Valley StateCollege. He was proud of his mili-tary service, having served withthe 173rd Airborne Brigade inVietnam from 1968 to 1970. Hewas awarded the Order of the Pur-ple Heart for wounds suffered inaction against the enemy in Viet-nam. He was a member of the Lit-tle Traverse Bay Bands of OdawaIndians, and was active in NativeAmerican dance. His hobbies in-cluded model building and automechanics. He is survived by fourchildren and four grandchildren.He is also survived by his sister,Carol Tally, and four nieces andnephews.

MiigwetchThe LTBB Head Start Children andStaff would like to say Miigwetchto the Elders and those whobought chicken dinners. Becauseof your support, we purchasedour new playground equipment. Aspecial Miigwetch to the Eldersfor their continuing support.

Happy birthday wishes to mycousin, Rita Blacklock, on July31. I won’t say her age becausewe still have to go fishing togeth-ers. From Cousin Yvonne.

Happy 27th birthday. . . LOL onJuly 19 to Bob Bateman. From Don & Shannon Portman.Happy birthday to Alex Fisher onJuly 13 and Nick Fisher on July17. From your crazy sis, Becca.

Happy birthday to my littlecousin, Zoey Cloud, on July 31. Ihope your day is as special asyou are! From Cousin Yvonne.

B I R T H A N N O U N C E M E N T SHappy birthday to Bob Batemanon July 19. From the Biindigen staff.

LTBB TribalCitizen Con-nie Steele isproud to an-nounce thebirth of hers e c o n d

great-granddaughter, Bella Berni-cia Milk. Bella came into thisworld surrounded by her grand-mothers, aunts and her family onMay 2. She weighed nine poundsand five ounces, and she was 21inches long. Her parents areDana (Miller) Milk and Tahca Milkof Traverse City, MI, where great-grandma, Connie Steele, also re-sides. Congrats!

Happy birthday to my lovelydaughter, Maritza Fuerte, whoturns 20 on July 31. All my loveand best wishes on your specialday. Love, Mom.

Jenna Wood turns 13 on July 24!You’re now officially a teenager.Yikes!! We hope you have a greatday and an even better year.Loads of love, Mom, Matthew andyour sisters.

Happy birthday to Justin Keshickon July 30!! Love, Aunt Theresa,Michael and Jordan.A very happy birthday to Gwen

Gasco, who celebrates on July 13,and Tom Teuthorn, who cele-brates on July 14. Happy birthdayto you guys! Wishing you all lotsalove on your birthdays! From the Gasco Family.

The Education Department willhost a Graduation Celebrationhonoring all 2007 graduates onAugust 10 in the Commons Areaat the LTBB Governmental Cen-ter in Harbor Springs, MI.

Graduates wishing to attendthe celebration should completeand send the form on Page 4 tothe Education Department.

Birthday wishes to MaritzaFuerte!! Hope you enjoy your spe-cial day on July 31. Love, AuntTheresa, Michael and Jordan.On July 14, we would like to wishMelissa Naganashe-Laughlin ahappy birthday. Love, Mom and Dad.

MinoDibishkaak Ndanwenmaa-ganak! Nbazigim gwisan Ma-heengunse, Nwiitaawisak DawnShenoskey miinwa Matt Boulton,Niingonisak Archie Kiogima III mi-inwa Ryan Chamblee.

A N N I V E R S A R I E SHappy birthday to my great-grandfather, Roland Petoskey. Hecelebrates on July 22. Love, “Little Michael.”

Tamora, Happy an-niversary.I love youmore eachday. Love,Jim.

M a y aJoseph ineKeshick wasborn May 8at NorthernM i c h i g a nHospital in

Petoskey, MI. She weighed sevenlbs. and 14 oz. and was 19.75inches long. Her parents are KimKeshick and Russell Worthingtonof Alanson, MI. Her siblings areShylee,4, and Hunter, 2. Hergrandparents are Yvonne Walker-Keshick and John Keshick, Sr.

Summer Volunteers SoughtThe LTBB Elders Association

seeks summer volunteers willingto assist in making flower crownsto be placed on tribal graves incemeteries around the northernMichigan area. The flower crownswill be placed on graves in lateOctober.

If you are interested in volun-teering or if you have any ques-tions, contact Harriet Kishigo-Booth at 231-838-6547 orVirgina Lewis at 231-330-8491.

Happy birthday to my cousins,Gwen Gasco, who celebrateson July 13, and Trisha James,who celebrates on July 21.From your cousin, Annette.

Happy birthday to my grandfa-ther, Roland Petoskey! Love, Tina.Happy birthday to my mom,Melissa Laughlin, on July 14. Love, Coley. Happy an-

niversary toRodrick andTrisha Jameson July 2. Love, Mom,Dad, Nicole &

Josie.

Enjoy your 20th year, Maritza!Have a happy, happy star-stud-ded day. From Aunties Tootsieand Amelia.

Happy birthday to my aunt, Tr-isha James, on July 21. Love, Coley.Happy birthday to our little babycuz, Michael Arthur, on July 16.From your up north cuzzes, Ken,Lia and the boys.

Happy birthday to Trisha Jameson July 21. Love, Mom and Dad.

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NativeNews

By Robert “R.J.” Smith, YouthServices Coordinator

On May 18 at Harbor SpringsHigh School in Harbor Springs, MI,Title VII along with LTBB MentalHealth/Substance Abuse and LTBBYouth Services sponsored a Feast andFun night for area Native high schoolstudents.

It was the first of several planningmeetings regarding the formation of a

LTBB UNITY (United National In-dian Tribal Youth) Youth Council.

UNITY is a national networkorganization promoting personal de-

velopment, citizenship and leadershipamong Native American youth. Itsmission is to foster the spiritual, men-tal, physical and social developmentof Native youth to help build a strong,unified and self-reliant Native Amer-ica through greater youth involve-ment. The heart of UNITY is itsaffiliated youth councils, which aresponsored by tribes, Alaska Native vil-lages, high schools, colleges and urbanorganizations. The UNITY network

consists of more than 200 diverseyouth councils in 34 states. LTBBwould like to be a part of this net-work.

The evening began with a prayerby Anthony Davis. Many compli-ments go to the cooks, especially,Cheryl Halfacer and her student crew,who supplied the meal.

Speakers included Elders Coor-dinator Marie “Tootsie” Miller, whoinvited the youth to participate withour elders on the community garden,Odawa Casino Resort Recruiter LynnTrozzo, who recruited for summeremployment at Odawa Casino Re-sort, Peacemaking Coordinator DaveKeller, who talked about peacemakingopportunities and Matt Lesky, whotalked about the summer programs of-

fered by the Odawa Institute. Afterseveral warm-up games, includingPeople Bingo and Zidan, Ningan,Misud, and Dip (Feet, Hands, Stom-ach and Head based on Simon Says),

the group went to work reviewing thesteps to form a Youth Council.

Those in attendance spent therest of the evening doing activitiessuch as singing at the big pow wowdrum, shooting some hoops, compet-ing on the Dance, Dance, Revolution(DDR) machine and playing severalother games.

Many thanks to those whohelped with and attended the event,including several parents and com-munity members.

Updates regarding the progresstoward bringing UNITY to LTBBwill be forthcoming.

Photos provided by R.J. Smith.

NOTICE TO ALL LTBBGRADE SCHOOL, HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE STU-DENTS: Once again this school year,the Michigan Indian Elders Associa-tion (MIEA) will hold a lottery toaward incentive monies to all tribalstudents kindergarten through 12thgrade who receive straight A’s or hadperfect attendance for one or both ofthe first two marking periods of thecurrent school year. There are no los-ers because the LTBB Elders Associa-tion will pay the incentives to anyqualifying LTBB Students who arenot selected in the lottery. IN ADDI-TION, the LTBB Elders Associationwill extend this program to pay anyLTBB Student who maintains thesame level of achievement for the thirdand fourth marking periods. ALSO, ifany student maintains at least a B orbetter grade level on their report cardthroughout the entire school year, and

they are not eligible for the all A’s in-centive, they shall be eligible for a $20incentive.

Students must submit a copy oftheir report card together with a copyof their tribal ID to the LTBB EldersAssociation, 7500 Odawa Circle, Har-bor Springs MI 49740, after the sec-ond marking period and prior toMarch 1, 2007. For the second in-stallment or the B or better incentive,students must submit a copy of theirreport card together with a copy oftheir tribal ID after the last markingperiod of the school year and nolater than July 1. Strict rules will ap-ply. Students must submit their re-port cards in a timely manner. ONLYperfect attendance and straight A’s willapply for the $25 incentives. NO EX-CEPTIONS. B or better incentivespaid only at the end of the school year.

COLLEGE STUDENTS:MIEA is offering one $1,000 and four

$500 scholarships to qualified stu-dents. Check with the LTBB Educa-tion Department for information andapplication forms. ALSO this year,the LTBB Elders Association is offer-ing four $500 higher education schol-arships to our LTBB College Students.To qualify for these scholarships, thestudent must be an enrolled LTBBTribal Citizen, a high school senior orreturning college student, enrolled asa full-time student, and have a gradepoint average of 3.0 or higher. THISIS NOT A CONTEST. The winningstudents are drawn on a lottery basisand the funds are sent directly to thestudent, not the university or college.Contact the LTBB Education De-partment for the application form anddeadlines.

THESE INCENTIVES ARESPONSORED BY THE LTBBELDERS ASSOCATION.

EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVES OFFERED BY MIEA AND LTBBELDERS ASSOCIATION

Y o u t h E n j o y F u n a n d F e a s t N i g h t

Submitted by Cathy Gibson

The LTBB Hawks hosted the2007 LTBB Native Youth BasketballTournament on May 12 and 13 atPetoskey High School in Petoskey,MI.

Congratulations to the follow-ing winners:

Girls 13 and underFirst place: Grand Traverse

Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indi-ans (GTB) coached by Michele Shaw.

Second place: SaginawChippewa Indian Tribe (SCIT)coached by Peter Elizaide.

Third place: Little TraverseBay Bands of Odawa Indians (LTBB)coached by Bernadece Kiogima.

Team members included AmberNowell, Yarrow Nowell, Izzy Olson,Andrea Reese, Kaitlyn Shananaquet,Alexandria LaVake and Carrie Eggle-

ston.Most Valuable Player (MVP):

Justine Sourie (GTB). Boys 13 and underFirst place: GTB coached by

Chris Two Crow. Second place: GTB coached by

Harvey TarltonThird place: SCIT coached by

Gene Vasquez. MVP: Chad Two Crow

(GTB). Girls 14-18First place: LTBB coached by

J.D. Gibson. Team members includedBrooke Whittaker, Sondra Bennett,Carrie Eggleston, Cassandra Gibson,Trisha Heron, Gaila Vertz, BreannaCepeda-Mulholland, CourtneySchneider, Kasheena Shananaquet,

Marlene Powell and Ashley Dominic. Second place: SCIT coached

by Bernie Sprague. Third place: Keweenaw Bay In-

dian Community (KBIC) coachedby Teri Delora.

MVP: Brooke Whittaker(LTBB).

Boys 14-18First place: GTB coached by

Chris Two Crow. Second place: LTBB coached

by J.D. Gibson. Team members in-cluded Anthony Bear, Tony Cepeda-Mulholland, Devin Gundy, BenHuyck, Sam Rojas, D.J. Whitehouse,Eli Olson, Darron Munson andMichael Keshick.

Third place: Grand Rapidscoached by Kristi Shananaquet.

MVP: Dwuan Anderson(GTB).

Sportsmanship AwardsBoys DivisionCoach: Gene Vasquez (SCIT).

Players: Grant Trepanier, KyleShomin, Skyler Neyome, Kashtin

Owl, Alden Andy and TreyWemigwase.

Girls Division

Coach: Bernie Sprague(SCIT). Players: Corrina Harris,Chanise Perez, Demmie Hayes,Theresa Peck, Miranda Plecher, Re-becca Jackson, Aleigha Owl andCassie Chavarria.

Miigwech to all of the partici-pating teams. Miigwech to all of thereferees, coaches, scorekeepers, main-tenance workers, youth and volun-teers, who helped to make the

tournament a success. Despite 20participating teams, the tournamentran fairly smooth.

The photos appear courtesy ofTheresa Keshick.

2 0 0 7 L T B B N a t i v e Y o u t h B a s k e t b a l l T o u r n a m e n t

On May 31 at the Elders Lunch-eon held at the LTBB GovernmentalCenter in Harbor Springs, MI, OdawaEnterprise Manager Chuck Schofield,Bell’s Fishery Store Manager KevinSchlappi and Bell’s Fishery Sales Rep-resentative Bill Mogford visited theelders.

They told the elders about the50% elders discount at Bell’s Fishery inMackinaw City, MI.

They also announced elderscould order fish at the Elders Lunch-eons on Thursdays, and their orderswould be delivered at the EldersLuncheons on the following Tuesdays.

Photo by Annette VanDeCar.B E L L ’ S F I S H E R Y R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S V I S I T E L D E R S

(L to R) Bill Mogford, Marie “Tootsie” Miller, Chuck Schofield and Kevin Schlappi.


LTBB Hawks’ Darron Munson drives.LTBB Hawks’ Sondra Bennett drives.

LTBB Hawks’ Anthony Bear dribbles.

Brooke Whittaker with her MVP trophy.

(L to R) Brooke Whittaker, Marlene Powell, Cassandra Gibson, Sondra Bennett and Carrie Eggleston in the front row. MariahSweeney, Breanna Cepeda-Mulholland, Ashley Dominic, Courtney Schneider, Trisha Heron and J.D. Gibson in the back row.

The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians invites you to the 14th Annual

Anishinaabe Family Language / Culture Camp

Celebrating the unity of our language and cultureBring your nation flag and gift for the giveaway

Meals are provided No registration fee

Aanii piish Wenesh piiManistee, MI July 27, 28 and 29

July 27 July 288 a.m. Opening & Breakfast 8 a.m. Breakfast9:15 a.m. Presentations/workshops 9:15 a.m. Presentations/workshops10:45 a.m. Presentations/workshops 10:45 a.m. Presentations/workshopsNoon Lunch Noon Lunch1:15 p.m. Presentations/workshops 1:15 p.m. Presentations/workshops2:45 p.m. Presentations/workshops 2:45 p.m. Presentations/workshops4 p.m. Anishinaabemowin bingo 4 p.m. Anishinaabemowin bingo4 p.m. Anishinaabe baseball 4 p.m. Anishinaabe baseball

5 p.m. Dinner 5 p.m. Dinner7 p.m. Talent show 7 p.m. Jiingtamok/Pow Wow9 p.m. Entertainment-Helen Roy 9 p.m. Entertainment-Helen Roy

July 298 a.m. Breakfast

9:15 a.m. Presentations/workshops10:45 a.m. Presentations/workshopsNoon Lunch, Giveaway & Closing

Presentations include cultural teachings, language learning, pipe teachings,natural medicines, drum making, hoop dancing, flute playing, basket making,hide tanning and games. Presentations and workshops for all ages. We po-litely ask English be the second language used at this camp. Presentations willbe in both English and Anishinaabemowin. First-come, first-serve for thecamping area. This event will take place at the corner of M-22 and U.S. 31across from the Little River Casino Resort. There are showers onsite. Bringyour nation flag, and we will display it to show the unity of our language andculture. We encourage every family to bring a gift for the giveaway.

Sponsored by the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of the Anishinaabe NationFor more information, please call Kenny Neganigwane Pheasant at231-933-4406 or 231-690-3508

E-mail: [email protected]: www.anishinaabemdaa.com and www.anishinaabemowin.org.

By

Annette VanDeCar, Com-

munications Coordinator

Approximately 100

people attended the Fifth

Annual Family Resource

Fair held April 28 at the

LTBB Governmental Cen-

ter in Harbor Springs, MI.

The fair, coordi-

nated by the Education

Department, featured in-

formational booths by the

Pellston Fire Department,

the LTBB Head Start Pro-

gram, the Substance

Abuse/Mental Health De-

partment, the Environ-

m e n t a l S e r v i c e s

Department, the Language

Program, the Youth Serv-

ices Department, the

Petoskey and Charlevoix

Public Libraries, the Edu-

cation Department, the

LTBB Cultural Library, the

Law Enforcement Depart-

ment, Safety Coordinator

Norm Emery, First Tee

P r o -

gram at Boyne Highlands

Resort, McLean & Eakins

Booksellers, Char-Em Early

Education and Charlevoix

Hospital.

The event, which was

free and open to the pub-

lic, featured a raffle and a

lunch.

It also served as a kick-

off event for the LTBB and

the Greater Community

Big Read Project 2007.

Each family received a

complimentary copy of To

Kill a Mockingbird.Photos by Communications

Coordinator Annette VanDe-

Car.

Fifth Annual Family Resource Fair17 Odawa Trails July 2007


The Little Traverse Bay Bands ofOdawa Indians held the 2007 AnnualMembership Meeting on May 12 atPetoskey Middle School in Petoskey,MI.

Prior to the meeting, TomTeuthorn smudged people as they en-tered the auditorium. General Mem-bership Speaker Ken Harringtoninvited Ray “Zeebee” Kiogima on-stage to give the opening prayer.

After Kiogima’s opening prayer,Leonard “Joe” Mitchell and TonyDavis performed a pipe ceremony.

Following the pipe ceremony, adrum group consisting of Jim Na-ganashe, Patrick J. Naganashe, MikeNaganashe, Patrick V. Naganashe,Raymond Martell, John Naganasheand J.D. Gibson sang a flag song andan honor song for veterans.

The Honor Guard brought in

the colors and staffs as the drumplayed the flag song. After the honorsong for veterans, the colors and staffswere posted.

The Honor Guard was TonyDavis and Richard Wemigwase withthe eagle staffs, Mike Smith with theLTBB flag, Maggie Gasco with theAmerican flag, Matt Davis with theCanadian flag and Arlene Naganashewith the Prisoner of War/Missing InAction flag.

After the posting of the flags andstaffs, Election Board ChairpersonDenise Petoskey, Election Board Vice

Chairperson Eleanor (Harrington)Barber and Election Board Secre-tary/Treasurer Carol (Martell)Quinones led a discussion about whatto include in the Rules of Conductfor the following year’s annual meet-ing.

The Rules of Conduct voted onand adopted for the 2008 AnnualMeeting were:

1. General Membership Speakerwill convene the meeting.

2. All Tribal Membership meet-ings shall be open to all LTBB TribalCitizens. Any LTBB Tribal Citizen

may identify an issue he or she wishesto discuss.

3. Please remain respectful at alltimes.

4. General Membership Speakerwill end discussion and identify the is-sues, which require action.

5. Questions to Tribal Counciland the Executive are from LTBBTribal Citizens, parents and spousesof LTBB Tribal Citizens.

6. Please state your full name be-fore questions, and one question perperson. If time permits, additionalquestions may be asked by the sameLTBB Tribal Citizen.

7. Written questions to TribalCouncil and the Executive may be an-swered in written form to the tribalcitizen. Questions and answers will beposted on the LTBB website.

8. General Membership Speakershould be notified about two monthsprior to the meeting for suggestions asto what items might be on the agenda.

9. Food for those who are dia-betic or have other health problemsneeds to be available.

10. Agendas need to be availableonsite.

11. State of the WaganakisingOdawa Nation Report from TribalChairperson. Reports from the Leg-islative and Judicial Branches shallalso be given.

12. Cell phones need to beturned off during prayers and cere-monies.

13. Medical personnel needs tobe available.

14. Program displays shall beavailable.

15. Video or audio taping will bemade and copies will be available.

After the Rules of Conduct wereadopted, a drum group consisting ofJim Naganashe, Patrick J. Naganashe,Mike Naganashe, Patrick V. Na-ganashe, Martell, John Naganashe,Gibson, Aaron Wayne Otto and JoeMedicine played a song.

Otto then played Native Ameri-can flute in honor of the late VictorKishigo.

Kiogima and Fred Harrington,

Jr. then gave a cultural presentation.Kiogima spoke in Odawa, and Har-rington, Jr. translated what Kiogimasaid into English.

The Woodland Singers thensang a song in honor of Deleta GascoSmith and sang a traveling song. TheWoodland Singers were VirginiaSchansema, Jannan Cornstalk,Rochelle Ettawageshik, Andrea Otto,Harriet Kishigo-Booth, MarilynHume and Roberta Shalifoe.

After the Woodland Singers fin-ished, LTBB Attorney Allie Green-leaf Maldonado talked about ArticleXIV Initiative and Referendum.

Tribal Chairman Frank Et-tawageshik and Vice Chairman BillDenemy, Sr. then spoke about theOdawa Casino Resort project inPetoskey, and a PowerPoint presenta-tion showed the various stages of theproject.

The initial facility will include agaming floor with 1,500 slot ma-chines; 30 table games and six poker

tables; an event center with seating upto 1,000 guests theater style and 500guests banquet style; a buffet restau-rant and a fine dining restaurant; acoffee shop; a night club/sports bar;a gift shop and an art gallery. Con-struction services were being providedby Clark Construction, and Leo A.Daly Architects was the design firm.

Frank Ettawageshik said theproject was on time and underbudget.

On average, 220 workers wereonsite every week. Of those 220workers, 26 were Native with 21being LTBB, two Sault Ste. MarieTribe of Chippewa Indian members,two Grand Traverse Band of Ottawaand Chippewa Indians members andone United Lumbee Nation member.Three LTBB subcontractors were on-site and three more Native subcon-tractors were onsite. Eight LTBBTribal Citizens were in apprenticeshipprograms.

Frank Ettawageshik then dis-cussed the June 20 soft opening ofOdawa Casino Resort. The grandopening of Odawa Casino Resort is

July 25, and Bill Cosby is the openingact at the entertainment center. Ahotel will be built as part of Phase II,but Phase II cannot begin for 12months. The 50% tribal discount pre-viously available at the Mukwa Caféat Victories Casino in Petoskey can-not be offered at the new facility be-cause of bondindenture. Ithad not beendeterminedat that time ifany discountwould beavailable.

F r a n kEttawageshikthen an-swered ques-tions fromPatty Dyer-D e c k r o w ,John Kawe-goma, TimEttawageshik, Harriet Kishigo-

Booth, Vir-ginia Vonder lippe,Laura Lon-char andD e n i s ePetoskey.

Tr e a s -urer ShirleyO l d m a nthen gave aTreasurer ’sR e p o r t ,highlightingsome of theinformationincluded inthe 2006

Annual Report. If you would like acomplimentary copy of the 2006 An-nual Report, please contact the Leg-islative Office at 231-242-1406.

Oldman said the 50% tribal dis-count at Mukwa Café costs $55,000a n n u a l l y .The TribalCouncil sug-gested offer-ing a 10%tribal dis-count at thenew facility,and the Fi-nance Com-m i t t e es u g g e s t e doffering a20% tribald i s c o u n t .The issuehad notbeen re-solved.

Tr i b a lcitizens werethen askedfor their

c o m m e n t s .J u a n i t aRogers, Mar-vin Mulhol-land, JimDeckrow, Ar-lene Na-g a n a s h e ,K a w e g o m a ,P a t r i c kWemig wase,Glen Stead,K a t h yS h o m i n ,Janelle Smith,Rita Serva and

Melvin L.Kiogima all spoke.

Ken Harrington then closed themeeting by reading a letter written byWes Andrews that appeared in theRed Letter in 2000.

The approximately 200 LTBBTribal Citizens in attendance electedMarci Reyes as the 2008 General

Membership Speaker. Reyes received40 votes, Ken Harrington received20, Kawegoma received 15, SusanSwadling received 14 and Stead re-ceived 11.

The event closed with a lunch-eon prepared by Odawa Hotel staff.

Editor’s note: Because of spaceconstraints, the questions asked byLTBB Tribal Citizens and the answerswere not included in this article. Thewritten general questions submittedby LTBB Tribal Citizens were givento the Legislative Office, so the ques-tions could be answered and the re-sponses sent to the individuals whoasked them.

The Election Board, 2007 Gen-eral Membership Speaker Ken Har-rington and Executive AssistantRebecca Fisher all contributed to thisarticle.

Photos by Annette VanDeCar.


2 0 0 7 A N N U A L M E M B E R S H I P M E E T I N G

(Left to Right) Ray “Zeebee” Kiogima and Fred Harrington, Jr.

General Membership Speaker Ken Harrington and Treasurer Shirley Oldman.

A male drum group played three songs at the 2007 Annual Membership Meeting.

Election Board Chairperson Denise Petoskey.

(L to R) Bill Denemy, Sr. and Frank Ettawageshik in the front row. Ken Harrington in the back.

Members of the Woodland Singers performed during the 2007 Annual Membership Meeting on May 12.

V I C T O R I E S V O I C E S N E W S L E T T E R C O M M I T T E E H O N O R S T E A M 9 9 E R S


The Victories Voices NewsletterCommittee hosted a luncheon hon-oring Team 99ers on May 11 atOdawa Hotel in Petoskey, MI.

Team 99ers refers to the 57 peo-ple employed by Victories Casino andHotel since July 16, 1999 – the grandopening date for Victories Casino inPetoskey. Victories Casino was forcedto close on August 31, 1999 until the

property could be put in trust and re-opened on January 26, 2000. All theemployees were rehired on January21, 2000.

The newsletter committee(Shirley Oldman, Diane Bott,Amanda Carriere, Julie Keller, JohnBott and Phil Hutchison) wanted todo the luncheon as the final edition ofVictories Voices, the newsletter forVictories Casino and Hotel employ-ees. A new name for the newsletter

will be selected with the opening ofOdawa Casino Resort. Odawa CasinoResort’s soft opening was June 20 andthe grand opening is July 25.

Diane Bott opened the event bywelcoming those in attendance andcalled the Team 99ers “the backboneof Victories.” Besides being a member

of the newsletter committee, she is aTeam 99er and works as Victories’Public Relations and Communica-tions Manager.

Tribal Chairman Frank Et-tawageshik told the Team 99ers, “Vic-tories Casino’s success is because ofthe hard work you have put in overthe years.” He went on to say, “I amconfident the new casino will be ingood hands, and I am excited for asuccessful future at Odawa Casino

Resort.” Ettawageshik said the open-ing of Victories Casino was a mile-stone, and the opening of OdawaCasino Resort is another milestone.

Victories General Manager BarryMilligan spoke before Oldman gave

the invocation and spoke to thegroup.

Besides being a member of thenewsletter committee, Oldman is a

Team 99er and works as Victories’Count Team Manager. Oldmanthanked Ettawageshik, Vice Chair-man Bill Denemy, Sr., LegislativeLeader Beatrice A. Law and the mem-

bers of the Gaming Board of Direc-tors for attending the event. Oldmansaid, “This is a sad time and an excit-ing time with the closing of VictoriesCasino and the opening of OdawaCasino Resort.”

After having lunches prepared byOdawa Hotel staff, Team 99ers sharedstories and memories. They gatheredoutside the hotel for a group picture,and pictures of each department weretaken inside. Cake was served, andthey mingled to end the event.

The Victories Voices NewsletterCommittee contributed to this article.

Photos by Communications Co-ordinator Annette VanDeCar. (L to R) Judy Soulliere, Donna Carpenter,

George Coonrod and Casimer Kolinske.

(L to R) Mary Kline and Terry Frederick

(Left to Right) Cathy Marshall, Dalonda Bernard, Janine Shearer, Kim Nor-ton, Staci Gray and Susie Searles in the back row. Larry Ward and GeriWilliams in the front row. They are all Team 99ers from Cage.

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Victoria Kiogima, Shirley Oldman, Dorothy Boda andMarie Garrett in the back. Patty Archamboult in front.

(L to R) Sue Vallance, Lucy Rich and Melissa Welles. (Left to Right) Tim Ettawageshik, Diane Bott, Juanita Rogers and Dave LaCroix.

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Yolanda Martinez Trio Concert


The Yolanda Martinez Trio per-formed in concert on May 26 at

Petoskey Middle School in Petoskey,MI.

The trio included Yolanda Mar-tinez, Patrick Flynn and Mary Red-house.

Martinez, an Apache/HispanicIndian, is a singer, songwriter and per-former. She has recorded six albumswith her latest being “America.”

In 2005, Martinez won the BestFemale Artist Native American MusicAward (NAMA or NAMMY). Shewas nominated for the Best FemaleArtist NAMMY again this year.

Martinez owns Legends Alive

Productions based in Las Cruces,NM. The company makes NativeAmerican hand drums and ceremo-nial drums. Martinez does drummingcircles, drum making workshops and

women’s moon lodging gatherings.She led a Drum Making Workshop onMay 26, and led a Drumming andFeast event on May 27.

Concert sponsors were theS.A.G.E. Center, Bay Area SubstanceEducation Services, Northern Michi-gan Cancer Crusaders, the GrainTrain and Victories Casino andHotel.

The Woodland Singers were theopening act for the Yolanda MartinezTrio concert.

The Woodland Singers wereHarriet Kishigo-Booth, Vicki Lynn,

Virginia Schansema, Andrea Otto,Rochelle Ettawageshik, VeronicaMedicine, Yvonne Walker-Keshick,Debbie Martin and Marilyn Hume.

Photos by Communications Coor-dinator Annette VanDeCar.

“SINGERS” CONTINUED FROM COVER

“People open up after they sing awhile,” Lynn said. “Most people areshy at first.”

The idea of starting a LTBBWomen’s Hand Drum group startedafter some members of the WoodlandSingers saw the Mother Earth Water

Walkers perform in 2003. The WaterWalkers are a group of Anishinaabe-kwe and supporters who have carrieda bucket of water around Lake Supe-rior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan andLake Ontario in past years to raiseawareness of how we as human beingson this planet need to take care of ourprecious resource, the water. Theywalked around Lake Erie earlier thisyear.

“Michele Keshick started mak-ing drums shortly after that, and someof us made drums at a workshop heldby Fred Harrington, Jr.,” Lynn said.“Michele taught us some songs in thelanguage, and we started learning newsongs. It snowballed from there.”

The majority of the women inthe group have made their owndrums. “I’m proud of the women inthis group,” Martin said. “The elderssparked it.”

The group became more organ-ized three years ago, and the memberschose the name, Woodland Singers,this year. “We wanted a name that en-compasses everyone and our area,”Lynn said.

Photos by Communications Coor-dinator Annette VanDeCar.

Yolanda Martinez joined the Woodland Singers onstage for their final two songs.

Yolanda Martinez invited the Woodland Singers onstage to sing “Buffalo Woman.”

Photo taken by Annette VanDeCar on June 8, 2007.

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