The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe (2015)

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The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwe

Ode’mini Giizis - Strawberry Moon - June 2015 Issue 131

2015 HONORS AND COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

HELD AT KEWEENAW BAY OJIBWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Tribal Council Members:

Warren C. Swartz, Jr. , President

Jennifer Misegan, Vice-President

Toni J. Minton, Secretary

Susan J. LaFernier, Asst. Secretary

Doreen G. Blaker, Treasurer

Robert R.D. Curtis, Jr.

Eddy Edwards

Randall R. Haataja

Michael F. LaFernier, Sr.

Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr.

Don Messer, Jr.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Class of 2015, left to right, Danielle Hueckstaedt, Lindsey Loonsfoot, WabaNungoQuay Alakayak, Nancy

Pawlowski, Terri Curtis, Dylan Friisvall, Dawn Gauthier, and Veronica Adams.

KBOCC held its Honors Convocation and

Commencement Ceremony, Saturday, May 2,

2015, at the Niiwin Akeaa Center with eight

graduates receiving diplomas – (Associate of

Applied Science, Early Childhood Education)

Danielle Hueckstaedt and Lindsey Loonsfoot;

(Associate of Science, Environmental Science) WabaNungoQuay Alakayak and Dylan

Friisvall; and (Associate of Arts, Liberal Studies) Veronica Adams, Terri Curtis, Dawn

Gauthier, and Nancy Pawlowski. Kathleen

Mayo, KBOCC Board of Regents Chairman,

served as Master of Ceremonies. Woodlands

Drum provided music for the processional,

honor song, and recessional. The KBIC Honor

Guard led the processional and posted the

colors. Invocation was given by elder, Donnie

Dowd. Debra Parrish, KBOCC President, presented the welcome for the ceremony, and

Tribal President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr.

gave the Tribal Council’s address. Valedictorian, Lindsey Loonsfoot, and Guest Speaker,

Patricia Farley, gave the graduating class

commencement addresses. The audience

was enlightened by two beautiful musical selections performed by the duo of Jerry Jondreau and WabaNungoQuay Alakayak.

Many awards given to KBOCC students

and faculty for their accomplishments during

the 2014-2015 academic year are as follows:

Donald Shalifoe, Sr.

SPECIAL POINTS

OF INTEREST:

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May 2nd

Meeting

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KBOCC Honors and Commencement Ceremony

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KBIC Head Start Graduation

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Healing Stories on Racial Equity at KBIC

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KBIC Recognizes Enterprise

Employee’s Dedication

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Office of Child Support Services Mother’s Day Recipe

Winners

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Ojibwa Senior Citizens News

Tribal

Council

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Lindsey Loonsfoot, Valedictorian, received an Associate of Applied Science, Early Childhood Education Degree.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Patricia Farley gave the Commencement Address

at the 2015 KBOCC Graduation Ceremony. Ms.

Farley is a KBIC Tribal Member who was born and

raised in Baraga, MI, and currently resides in Gulf

Breeze, FL. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree

from the University of West Florida in Education

and her Master’s in Instruction Technology with a

subspecialty in Training and Management from the

same institution. Patti has recently retired from

Pensacola State College where she served as an

Instructional Technologist for the College. She is

currently a contractor specializing in Educational

Technology.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Jerry Jondreau and WabaNungoQuay Alakayak perform two musical selections: Wagon Wheel

and My Sweet Carolina.

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MAY 2, 2015 TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING

The Regular Saturday Tribal Council

Meeting was held on May 2, 2015, at the

Ojibwa Casino Resort Conference Room in

Baraga, Michigan.

President Warren

“Chris” Swartz, Jr., presided over the meeting with Jennifer Misegan, Toni Minton,

Susan J. LaFernier, Doreen Blaker, Robert

R.D. Curtis, Jr., Eddy Edwards, Randall

Haataja, Michael F. LaFernier, Sr., and

Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr. present. Not present: Don Messer, Jr., and Donald Shalifoe,

Sr.

President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr.

shared numerous Thank You and For Your

Information items addressed to Council.

President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr. gave

the President’s Report (page three), Toni

Minton gave the Secretary’s Report (page

three), and Larry Denomie III gave the

CEO’s Report (page five). Council approved the Department Head Reports for

the month of March 2015, and approved the

meeting minutes for April 2, 2015, April 11,

2015, and April 16, 2015.

Lori Sherman, Director of Keweenaw

Bay Tribal Natural Resources Department

(KBNRD), presented an amendment to the

services agreement and consultant agreement with Luis Verissimo in relation to LiDar

Data. This agreement was previously approved when Ken Marshall was employed

and was doing the LiDar Data. Luis Verissimo, as an independent contractor, is providing the services for KBIC now. Motion

by Robert R.D. Curtis, Jr. to approve the

amendment to the service agreement between the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and Luis Verissimo, Consultant,

supported by Doreen Blaker. Nine supported (Misegan, Minton, S. LaFernier,

Blaker, Curtis, Edwards, Haataja, M.

LaFernier, Loonsfoot), 0 opposed, 0 abstained, two absent (Messer, Shalifoe),

motion carried.

Lori Sherman, KBNRD Director, presented Council with the Baraga County

Road Commissioner’s Gomache Creek Project Agreement for Fish Passages. The

funding for this project is provided by NRFC,

Superior Watershed, and USDA, to fix the

culvert area, so fish can get from point A to

point B. Six of the twelve projects have

been completed. Four have been completed by the Baraga County Road Commission; two were completed by Tribal Public

Works. The Gomache Creek Project was

originally planned to be completed by Tribal

Public Works, but they had to back out of

the project as they were too busy to do it.

As these projects began in 2012, Ojibwa

Roads Department was not in operation;

now time is of the essence, and these projects need to be completed. The Ojibwa

Roads Department will be involved in future

project bids. Baraga County Road Commissioners will be informed that the TERO

guidelines within this contract are to be adhered to. Motion by Robert R.D. Curtis,

Jr. to approve the Project Agreement between the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community and the Baraga County Road

Commission for the Gomache Creek Project, supported by Susan J. LaFernier.

Eight supported (Misegan, Minton, S.

LaFernier, Blaker, Curtis, Haataja, M.

LaFernier, Loonsfoot), one opposed

(Edwards), 0 abstained, two absent

(Messer, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Lori Sherman, KBNRD Director, presented Council with the Baraga County

Road Commissioner’s Menge Creek Project

Agreement for Fish Passages.

Baraga

County Road Commissioners will be informed that the TERO guidelines within this

contract are to be adhered to. Motion by

Susan J. LaFernier to approve the Project Agreement between the Keweenaw

Bay Indian Community and the Baraga

County Road Commission for the Menge

Creek Project, supported by Michael F.

LaFernier, Sr. Eight supported (Misegan,

Minton, S. LaFernier, Blaker, Curtis,

Haataja, M. LaFernier, Loonsfoot), one

opposed (Edwards), 0 abstained, two absent (Messer, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Lori Sherman, KBNRD Director, presented Council with bids for fencing. This

will be a fence at the garden as they are

putting in an orchard. Ms. Sherman recommended the bid of the Ojibwa Builders with

a timeframe for completion. Motion by

Jennifer Misegan to approve the bid for

the fence from the Ojibwa Builders in the

amount of $10,200, supported by Robert

R.D. Curtis, Jr.

Eight supported

(Misegan, Minton, S. LaFernier, Blaker,

Curtis, Haataja, M. LaFernier, Loonsfoot),

0 opposed, 0 abstained, three absent

(Edwards, Messer, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Treasurer Doreen Blaker presented the

May 2015 donations requests. Consensus

of the Council was to refer the request of

the 16th Annual Ishpeming Renaissance

Festival and Art Faire August 1st event to

the Ojibwa Casino for donation. Motion by

Eddy Edwards to approve $500.00 for

Cheryl Besette’s donation request for

medical travel to Ann Arbor, MI, $500.00

for David LaFreniere’s request for a Sundance Spiritual Ceremony in July,

$500.00 for the Nokomis Learning Center’s request for a donation for center

operations, $1,000.00 for the Native

American Rights Fund donation request,

$500.00 for Baraga County Relay for Life

HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECEIVES COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE PROGRAM

During the month of May, Carole La Pointe,

KBIC Health Administrator (left), received computer equipment and software package from Natalyn Gardner, Insurance Department Director

(right), for being a partner in a Forest County Potawatomi Navigator Grant Program by Centers for

Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). The equipment

will be used by the Department of Health and Human Service’s AR/Patient Benefit Coordinator,

Michelle St. George, to enroll Tribal members into

the Health Insurance Marketplace. It will also be

used at future community events, i.e. powwows,

health fairs, etc. that are open to the public, for

enrollment purposes.

The equipment, consists of a laptop bag with

an HP Elitebook 650G1Laptop with mobile

charger (boosted with an extra stick of RAM) a

Logitech M525 Wireless Mouse, an HP Officejet

150 Mobile All-in-One L511a Color printer with

mobile charger, a USB cable to plug laptop into

the printer, a 10 ft Ethernet cable, and all CDs

and manuals for both items.

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– Team Shanahan, and $500.00 for

Baraga County Relay for Life – Yooper

Kings & Queens of Baraga Team for a

total of $3,500.00, supported by Robert

R.D. Curtis, Jr.

Nine supported

(Misegan, Minton, S. LaFernier, Blaker,

Curtis, Edwards, Haataja, M. LaFernier,

Loonsfoot), 0 opposed, 0 abstained, two

absent (Messer, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Doreen Blaker, Treasurer, presented

Proposed Ordinance 2015-02 Election Ordinance. Motion by Doreen Blaker to waive

the reading and to Introduce the Proposed Ordinance 2015-02 and to schedule a second reading during the June 6,

2015 meeting at 10:00 a.m., supported by

Toni Minton. Nine supported (Misegan,

Minton, S. LaFernier, Blaker, Curtis, Edwards, Haataja, M. LaFernier, Loonsfoot),

0 opposed, 0 abstained, two absent

(Messer, Shalifoe), motion carried.

Council held the Second Reading to hear

public comments for the Proposed Ordinance 2015-01 to allow and recognize same

sex marriages and update Title Seven, Section 1, Marriages, and Section 2, Termination of Marriages. Council scheduled a

Third Reading for the June 6, 2015 meeting.

Council moved into closed session with

President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr., on the

agenda. After returning to open session,

Council adjourned with no further motions.

~ Submitted by Newsletter Editor.

2015 ANN MISEGAN

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

The KBIC Education Department announces the availability of the 2015 Ann

Misegan Memorial Scholarship applications.

The scholarship amount is

$1,000, twice a year for up to six years,

and will be awarded to a new student

each fall. Applicants must meet the following criteria:

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Enrolled Tribal member

Attending an accredited college/

university

Enrolled as a full-time student

Pursuing a degree in a Health Care

field

Resident of Baraga or Marquette

County

Eligible students must complete an application, submit an essay detailing their

interest in their chosen health field, and

submit a copy of their official transcripts

(high school or college).

For more information and to request an

application, contact Amy St. Arnold,

Education Director at (906) 353-6623,

ext. 4117 or at amy@KBIC-nsn.gov.

The application deadline is July 6, 2015,

at 4 p.m.

NOTICE

Summer hours for the Ojibwa

Community Library:

Monday — Wednesday,

12 pm — 6 pm

Thursday,

10 am — 2 pm

Friday,

9:30 am — 12 pm

SECRETARY’S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015

In April 2015 the Tribal Council held one

Regular meeting and five Special Council

meetings. Actions taken were:

April 2, 2015 Special Meeting

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Approved the December 2014 and

January 2015 Department Head Reports.

 Approved the meeting minutes of February 27, 2015, and March 2, 2015.

 Approved changes to the contracts and

agreements section of the Purchasing

and Procurement Policy and also the

contract and service agreement procedures for Tier I, II, III, and IV.

 The check signers for the IDA accounts

for the Housing Department will be the

individual account holder and the Executive Board.

April 2, 2015 Telephone Poll

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Approved the contract of CEO, Larry

Denomie, III.

April 11, 2015 Regular Meeting

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Approved the Secretary’s, Treasurer’s,

and CEO’s reports for March 2015.

Approved the meeting minutes of August 14, and 29, 2014.

Sobriety Travel and Family Therapy

sessions will be included in the medical

travel funds portion of the Community

Assistance Program guidelines.

Approved Resolution KB-015-2015 Department of Justice Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, Tracking (SMART) Grant Application for

FY2015.

Approved a donation of $8000.00 to the

Baraga Lumberjack Days Committee for

July 4th fireworks, $800.00 to Abbygail

Spruce for her class trip to Europe,

$500.00 to Cheryl Bogda’s Relay for Life

Team, $1,500.00 to Patricia Bawden for

medical travel, $500.00 to the American

Legion Post #444 for flags and grave

markers, and agreed to purchase a fullpage ad in the Baraga Area Schools

yearbook.

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Held the 1st Reading of Proposed Ordinance 2015-01 Title Seven Amendments to Section 1 Marriages and Section 2 Termination of Marriages and

scheduled the 2nd Reading for May 2,

2015.

April 16, 2015 Special Meeting

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Declared Portage Lake, a Quota Lake,

and agreed to allow the President to determine when it will open.

 Approved the Agreement with Crossmatch for the fingerprint machine purchase.

 Approved the bid from Automated Election Services in the amount of

$29,743.95 to upgrade the TEAMS Enrollment software.

 Approved the meeting minutes of March

12, 14, 19, and 26, 2015.

 Approved the Paradigm Software Standard Support Services Agreement for

the Transfer Station.

 Approved Resolution KB-016-2015 to

establish a Climate Change Adaptation

Initiative.

 Held three Employee Grievance Hearings. One Grievance was withdrawn

and one grievant did not show up.

April 17, 2015 Special Meeting

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Upheld the decision of the Council in

Case #003-15.

 Upheld the decision of the CEO in Case

#004-15, 006-15, and 007-15.

 Approved the Language Program Proposal to post for a Full-Time Language

Teacher.

 Approved a 3% annual raise for FY2015

for all Government and Enterprise Employees.

April 23, 2015 Special Meeting

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Renewed the Business License of Paul

Stark for Baraga Telephone Co.

Approved the Memorandum of Agreement between the National Indian

Health Board and the KBIC to create a

strategic plan.

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Approved the Registered Dietician Services Agreement with Dale Schmeisser

for the Community’s Diabetes Program.

 Approved the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal

Council for the Bemidji Area Leaders

Acting for Change Contract for governmental services.

 Approved the data use agreement between the KBIC and the Great Lakes

Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center for the

collection of data for the Bemidji Area

Leaders Acting for Change Project.

 Approved Resolution KB-018-2015 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Housing

Department.

 Approved Resolution KB-017-2015 BIA

Cooperative Landscape Conservation

Program application.

 Conducted preliminary General Manager Interviews.

April 30, 2015 Special Meeting

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Approved the meeting minutes of September 6 and 18, 2014.

Amended the Veterans preference section of the applicant scoring sheet.

Extended the deadline for Housing Department employees to 9/30/16 to use

annual leave over the maximum amount

of 240 hours allowed.

Held an Employee Grievance Hearing

and an Employee Appeal of Termination

Hearing.

Overturned the termination in the CEO’s

decision in Case# 008-15 and gave the

employee a three-day suspension and

no back pay.

Upheld the CEO’s decision in Case#

009-15.

Approved the Aanikoosing Bridge Loan

Agreement.

Approved a $20,000 budget for an anti

Proposal 1 ad campaign.

Approved Dr. Zobro’s Employment

Agreement.

Respectfully Submitted,

Toni J. Minton, Secretary

PRESIDENT’S REPORT FOR THE MONTHS OF MARCH AND APRIL 2015

The following is a list of activities that

occurred in the office of the President for

the months of March and April 2015:

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I appointed Randy Haataja to the Board

of Jury Selectors for the Community’s

Tribal Court.

I informed Ojibwa Housing Authority’s

Board members in writing of the Council’s decision to eliminate the Board of

Commissioners and the duties thereof.

We continue to engage in a government

-to-government consultation between

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

regarding the Humboldt Mill Historic Ore

Processing Facility in Marquette, MI.

Early in March, I attended a meeting

with Michigan Department of Quality related to pre-application technical review

aspects of potential non-ferrous metallic

mineral mining projects. This meeting

was attended by Keweenaw Bay Tribal

Natural Resources Department staff, as

well as other members of the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians. The

dialogue went well; we exchanged valuable information and set the course for

continued consultation around mining

projects that affect our way of life.

Also early in February and March,

Councilman Loonsfoot and I attended a

number of meetings to educate and inform other Indians about our Home Territory Laws as they relate to the exercise

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of Treaty Rights under our jurisdiction.

We also did an inventory of the Walleye

resources in our area and determined

that the Community has a need for

those resources. Based on that inventory and our Home Territory Laws, we

were able to convince other tribes that

the Community had a need for the resource. Other tribes took that into consideration and decided not to engage in

spring-spearing activities of the inland

resources within our Home Territory.

I’m happy to report that the Community

is now a part of a community based

Torch Lake Watershed Advisory Council

(TLWAC). Their purpose is to communicate Area of Concern (AOC) priorities to

the DEQ and EPA and inform the development of a Torch Lake Watershed

Management Plan. A focus of the project will be to collect what is already

known and share historic and recent

project information with the TLWAC so

that a common base of knowledge is

shared and can be built upon by the

group.

I was informed by our Tribal Forester of

a need to meet with the BIA regarding

the objectives for our Tribal lands before

we move forward with logging. He also

informed me that we need to consider

cultural use and non-timber forest products when we determine objectives on

our grandchildren’s land. The initial

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meeting has been set up with the Bureau to discuss his plans regarding the

future of our forests.

I signed Court and Registration Station

subcontracts with GLIFWC for 2014. In

addition to signing, I requested an increase from GLIFWC to help offset labor

expenses related to spring-harvesting of

Walleye. The additional funds were approved by GLIFWC.

I received a letter from Joseph O’Leary

requesting 2% funds on behalf of

Baraga County, the Baraga School District, Baraga Township, Baraga Village,

the L’Anse School District, L’Anse

Township, and L’Anse Village. They’re

asking that the local units of government

in Baraga County receive an amount

equivalent to what they used to receive

pursuant to a 1994 agreement between

KBIC and Baraga County, Baraga

Township, and L’Anse Township.

The Keweenaw Bay Tribal Court participated in an assessment prepared by the

Jacobson Law Group for the BIA, Office

of Justice Services, and Division of

Tribal Justice Support. The purpose of

the assessment sought to provide an

overview of the Tribe’s justice system,

recognize areas that function well, and

identify areas for improvement. We’ve

learned that the KBIC Tribal Court is a

high-functioning Court. The Court is

Continued on page four.

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President’s Report Continues:

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able to administer justice in a timely and

expeditious manner, with cases being

resolved well within national averages.

Community perception of the Court is

positive, and Stakeholders are satisfied

with the manner in which cases are handled. Although there are minor areas for

improvement, overall the Court operates

without major areas of concern to the

Assessment Team.

A meeting has

been set to discuss the findings with

Tribal Court Staff and Council.

I accepted the letter of resignation from

the Executive Director of the Ojibwa

Housing Authority (OHA). Vicki Dompier was appointed Interim Executive

Director of OHA.

I accepted a letter of resignation from

the Tribal Attorney Dan McNeil. We are

in the process of finding a replacement

for him.

The KBNRD Director has forwarded the

Final Draft of the 2014 Fish Management plan to Council for its review prior

to approval. The plan is being reviewed

for suggested changes.

We were informed that the MDEQ has

approved the Eagle Mine Groundwater

Discharge Permit that takes effect on

April 1st. Last year we submitted comments and recommended a number of

changes for influent wastewater characterization; monitoring of the influent; water quality standards and Wastewater

Treatment Facility; and recommendations for site hydrogeology and monitoring. We also requested that a Clean

Water Act NPDES permit be used as an

additional regulatory tool at the Eagle

Mine WWTF in order to protect tribal

trust resources and navigable waters of

the United States.

Early in April, the Office of the President

authorized the Assistant Tribal Attorney

to work on contracts related to Baraga

County Road Commission work to replace some culverts. Approval was

granted as requested.

We received funding from CITGO in the

amount of about $18,000.00. This funding will be used to help offset some expenses related to winter time heating,

for those who are eligible.

I signed a letter of support for the

“Native American Studies Major” at

Northern Michigan University. The Educational Policy Committee is seriously

looking at creating this major at NMU.

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They would be the first University in the

State of Michigan to offer this type of

program. I was more than happy to

support their efforts to get this major.

I participated in a conference call with

Abigail Matthews, Grants Management

Specialist, from the Eastern/Woodlands

Office of Native American Programs.

The purpose of the call was to discuss

the process for the housing authority to

be run as a department of the Tribe.

The TERO office and I are working on

clearing up an issue related to hiring

seasonal workers under the WIA program run by the Inter-Tribal Council of

Michigan. We are scheduled to appear

before the Inter-Tribal Council (ITC)

board soon to make our case that our

local policy allows the hiring of seasonal

workers.

We are working on forming a Waste

Management Committee. One of the

goals of the committee is to work on an

ordinance related to waste management. We are currently in the notification process to form the committee.

Recently the Council approved a Bridge

loan and an agreement related to the

same for Aanikoosing Inc.

I attended a meeting with Dr. Susan

Hedman from Region V out of Chicago,

Illinois, regarding FY 2016 tribal capacity grants under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI). This proposal

would cut KBIC funding by as much as

77.5% from $200,000.00 per year to

$45,000.00. These drastic cuts are unwarranted and unjustified. It is absurd

to suggest that a pool of $250 million

dollars is insufficient to continue to provide a 0.5% share for tribal capacity programs. We need the funding to continue to do the good things we have

been doing to protect our reservation

resources.

A

government-togovernment consultation with EPA is in

the works to discuss this decrease in

funding levels.

Based on information received from the

Community’s Natural Resources Department, I decided to open Portage Lake

as a quota lake starting at dusk on April

17, 2015. Since the opening of the lake

we have harvested about 650 fish. This

is well below our quota, and the fishing

appears to be slow based on recent reports. As of today (May 2, 2015) we are

still managing it as a quota lake.

I received the annual audit report from

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the Community’s Ojibwa Community

College. The report was forwarded to

Council for their review, and we will discuss the report with those charged with

governance in the near future.

The Office of the President is also continuing ongoing work on the Sales and

Use Tax Project, Two Part Concurrence/

Fee-to-Trust Application, Employment

Law/Grievance Procedures, Marijuana

Use on Reservation, Canal Lands, and

Treatment of Community as a State under the Clean Water Act.

The Ojibwa Language Program is set to

start in the L’Anse and Baraga Schools

for the fall of 2015. Early indications are

that there appears to be a strong interest in learning the language. This is

good news in our efforts to preserve our

language.

Unfortunately, we received news that

our petition for an additional signal for

our radio stations was not approved by

the FCC. It appears the FCC is taking a

very narrow approach to the newlyadopted Tribal priority procedures and is

going to be highly unwilling to grant any

waivers. Essentially they said that we

already operate two stations and may

have interfered with a Canadian Allotment.

This concludes my report.

Respectfully submitted,

Warren C. Swartz, Jr., President

KBOCC STUDENTS CHOOSE

FRANK TADDEUCCI

AS FACULTY OF THE YEAR

KBOCC students cast their ballots and chose

Frank Taddeucci as this year’s Faculty of the

Year recipient. As Tadd could not be present at

the KBOCC Commencement Ceremony held

Saturday, May 2nd, students and faculty gathered at the Wabanung Campus on Wednesday,

May 20th, and thereafter moved mob-style to

Tadd's classroom to surprise him with the Faculty of the Year Award. A celebration in his

honor followed.

Tadd was chosen by his students who said

that he, “has inspired people in this part of the

world to be better people for many years. He

was a large positive influence for me as an aspiring high school student. Now, many years

later, based on what I have witnessed, he continues to touch the lives and perspectives of students in energetic and positive ways!"

Tadd said, “My colleagues, students, and

family members did a fine job keeping the secret, because I had no idea, except for being

puzzled by seeing a truck that looked like mine

in the parking lot when I arrived for class.”

OJIBWE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

EDUCATION

The College of St. Scholastica is located in Duluth, MN. We have created a short new video

about the Ojibwe language and cultural programs here, which include important work in revitalizing spoken Anishinaabemowin. If you are

interested in Ojibwe education, please view the

video at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p76saZjjkkU

For more information contact: Valerie Clark,

Communications Specialist, (218) 723-6037.

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CEO’S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015

During the month of April 2015, the

CEO's office reports the following:

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I have been assisting our Health Director in the finalizing of our two physicians’

contracts. Both are expected to be

ready for Council’s review and consideration next week.

The FY15 3% annual raise approved

April 17 for employees in Grades 5 and

higher is being processed by both the

enterprise and government payroll departments. Eligible employees should

see the raise on their May 8 paychecks.

The 10% wage increase approved

March 2 for employees below Grade 5

has been processed for some employees this past paycheck and the remainder should see it on their May 8 paychecks. The 10% increase does place

the Tribe competitively in the jobs market following the State of MI minimum

wage increase in September of 2014 to

$8.15 per hour for non-tipped employees. The state minimum wage is set to

increase in January of 2016, 2017, and

2018, to $8.50, $8.90, and $9.25 per

hour respectively. The Tribe’s 10% increase will remain competitive through

the state's 2017 increase.

Our office continues to meet with staff of

the Housing Department and Holding

Company businesses.

Francis LaPointe, CFO, is engaging the services of

Lake Accounting to assist current staff

until an accountant is hired permanently.

We are also in the process of analyzing

the organizational structure of both entities and identifying opportunities to

mesh operations throughout the Tribe

as a means to build capacity, keep employees working during slow periods,

and minimize costs.

The Ojibwa Casinos held employee recognition luncheons mid-April. Five Marquette and three Baraga employees received jackets for 10 years of service;

five Marquette and four Baraga employees received $100 for 15 years; three

Marquette and eight Baraga employees

received $200 for 20 years; three

Baraga employees received $500 for 25

years; and one Baraga employee, Lori

Picard, who is a Shift Manager, received

$750 for 30 years. She has worked at

the Baraga property since it opened in

November of 1985. (See related article

for complete listing of employees by

property.)

Staff participated in a conference call

with HUD officials on the April 20, 2015.

The call was scheduled to discuss the

process required to complete the transition of making the Tribe’s former Tribally

Designated Housing Entity, a department of the Tribe. Initial documentation

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has been submitted to proceed with the

process, and staff are working on the

remaining steps. HUD officials indicated

that the process should be completed

within 30-45 days. We will continue to

provide updates as the process moves

forward.

Members of the Tribe’s Retirement

Committee met on April 27 with representatives of M3 Financial, Mass Mutual, and Wells Fargo to review the 401

(k) and Defined Benefit retirement plans.

The 401(k)'s plan assets have grown

2% from year ending 2013 to 2014 with

nearly the same amount of participants.

Average account balances have grown

3% year over year and the number of

participants with loans grew 3%. Approximately 32% of participants in the

plan have loans which is slightly higher

than industry averages. Even though

the number of participants has grown,

the total of outstanding loan balances

has decreased by 7%. Review of the

investment options available to participants was conducted, and several of the

underperforming funds have recommended replacement which will be

brought to Council for approval. Based

on actuarial calculations IRS minimum

funding requirements, the Defined

Benefit plan doesn't require contributions in the 2015 plan year. However, if

contributions aren't made, the plan could

require significant contributions in 2016.

Since the FY15 approved budgets provides for payments into the plan, the

payments will be made. Current asset

allocations include 2.95% in cash investments, 1.71% in US Govt. Securities,

and 95.34% in mutual funds which

represents a three asset class approach.

Upon review of the three

classes and related performance, a recommendation by our advisors to convert

to a four asset class approach was discussed and has the potential of increasing the overall performance of the plan.

A formal request explaining the potential

benefits and risks will be presented at

an upcoming meeting for consideration.

As the process of filling the General

Manager position for the Tribe’s casinos

continues, the postings for the Casino

Manager positions for each casino will

take place. The posting will continue until the GM position is filled and will have

the opportunity to select the Casino

Manager positions.

I have included for Council’s review, the

random drug screen results for the testing that occurred in February for governmental and enterprise employees.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry Denomie III, CEO

FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON

INDIAN RESERVATIONS (FDPIR)

NET MONTHLY INCOME STANDARDS*

(Effective October 1, 2013)

*The net monthly income standard for each household size

is the sum of the applicable Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) net monthly income standard and

the applicable SNAP standard deduction.

48 Contiguous United

States:

Household

Size

Use this

amount

SNAP Net

Monthly

Income

Standard

SNAP

Standard Deduction

FDPIR Net

Monthly Income Standard

1

$ 958

+

$152

=

$1,110

2

$1,293

+

$152

=

$1,445

3

$1,628

+

$152

=

$1,780

4

$1,963

+

$163

=

$2,126

5

$2,298

+

$191

=

$2,489

6

$2,633

+

$219

=

$2,852

7

$2,968

+

$219

=

$3,187

8

$3,303

+

$219

=

$3,522

Each additional member

+ $335

Alaska:

Use this

amount

Household

Size

SNAP Net

Monthly

Income

Standard

SNAP

Standard Deduction

1

$1,196

+

$260

=

$1,456

2

$1,615

+

$260

=

$1,875

3

$2,035

+

$260

=

$2,295

4

$2,454

+

$260

=

$2,714

5

$2,873

+

$260

=

$3,133

6

$3,292

+

$274

=

$3,566

7

$3,711

+

$274

=

$3,985

8

$4,130

+

$274

=

$4,404

Each additional member

FDPIR Net

Monthly Income Standard

+ $420

FDPIR Income Deductions—see 7 CFR 253.6(e)

Earned Income Deduction — Households with earned

income are allowed a deduction of 20 percent of their

earned income.

Dependant Care Deduction — Households that qualify

for the dependent care deduction are allowed a deduction

of actual dependent care costs paid monthly to a nonhousehold member.

Child Support Deduction — Households that incur the

cost of legally required child support to or for a nonhousehold member are allowed a deduction for the

amount of monthly child support paid.

Medical Expense Deduction — Households that incur

monthly medical expenses by any household member

who is elderly or disabled are allowed a deduction in the

amount of out-of-pocket medical expenses paid in excess

of $35 per month. Allowable medical expenses are provided at 7 CFR 273.9(d)(3).

Home Care Meal-Related Deduction — Households who

furnish the majority of meals for a home care attendant

are allowed an income deduction equal to the maximum

SNAP benefit for a one-person household. In Fiscal Year

2014, the amounts are as follows:

48 Contiguous U.S. States

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October 1, 2013—October 31, 2013 = $200

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October 1, 2013—October 31, 2013 = $200

November 1, 2013—September 30, 2014—$189

For Alaska, please select appropriate link below.

November 1, 2013—September 30, 2014—$189

See 7 CFR 272.7(b) for area designations in Alaska.

Standard Shelter/Utility Expense Deduction — Households that incur at least one monthly shelter or utility expense are allowed a standard income deduction (see

chart below). Allowable shelter/utility expenses are provided at 7 CFR 273.9(d)(6)(ii).

FY2014 FDPPIR Standard Shelter/Utility Expense Deductions - Based on Region*

Region

States Currently with

FDPIR Programs

Shelter/

Utility Deduction

Northeast/

Midwest

Michigan, Minnesota, New

York, Wisconsin

$400

Southeast/

Southwest

Mississippi, New Mexico,

North Carolina, Oklahoma,

Texas

$300

Mountain

Plains

Colorado, Kansas, Montana,

Nebraska, North Dakota,

South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

$400

West

Alaska, Arizona, California,

Idaho, Nevada, Oregon,

Washington

$350

*If the geographic boundaries of an Indian reservation

extend to more than one region per the identified regional

groupings above, then a qualifying household has the

option to receive the appropriate shelter/utility expense

deduction amount for the State in which the household

resides or the State in which the State agency’s central

administrative office is located.

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Picture by Lauri Denomie.

KBIC Head Start Graduation was held on Friday, May 15, 2015, at the Zeba Community Hall, Zeba, Michigan. The ceremony included

four musical selections performed by the graduates: Your Are My Sunshine, Asabikeshiinh (Itsy Bitsy Spider), Off To Kindergarten, and

Imbakade (I’m hungry). Each graduate received a diploma and backpack full of special gifts from KBIC Tribal President Warren “Chris”

Swartz, Jr. who was assisted by Council Members (grandparents) Doreen Blaker and Donald Shalifoe, Sr. Graduates are pictured above:

(back row) left to right, Princess Pierre, Juliana Paquette, Arianna Loonsfoot, Bryten VanDyke, Samuel Lee, Aubrey Duerkop, Avery Miller,

Joanna Tammelin, Emily Dove, Kaylie Stein, Lealynd Dunleavy, Brendon Friisvall, Ty Lahti, and Leander Gourneau, (front row), Payton

LeClaire, Kamryn Loonsfoot, Aaliyah Maki, Breyelle Ekdahl, Ella Roy, Ried Cote, Brady Nordstrom, and Ayden Ekdahl.

KBOCC Graduation Continued:

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Lindsey Loonsfoot, Valedictorian.

Michael

Rodriguez

received

Zoongide’ewin Award.

Jane Kakhonen received the

standing Freshman Award.

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Raymond Cadreaus received the Outstanding Volunteer Award.

Heather Maki received the Student of

the Year Award.

Departmental Awards for Outstanding

Students were:

Business – Shelly

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Danielson and Heather Maki; Early

Childhood – Valerie Jokela; and Environmental Science – WabaNungoQuay

Alakayak and Casandra Ames.

Dean’s List 2014: WabaNungoQuay

Alakayak, Summer, Fall; Samantha

Bach, Fall; Kylee Brunk, Spring; Terri

Curtis, Spring; Jolene DeCota, Fall;

Sarah Garver, Spring; Dawn Gauthier,

Spring; Brittanee Gauthier, Fall; Beth

Gauthier, Fall; Valerie Jokela, Spring;

Sara Kagabitang, Fall; Jane Kahkonen,

Fall; Lindsey Loonsfoot, Spring, Fall;

Wausaumoutou

Sandman-Shelifoe,

Spring, Fall; Jesse St. George, Spring;

and Steven Stump, Fall.

Honors List 2014: WabaNungoQuay

Alakayak, Spring; Casandra Ames, Fall;

Denise Cadeau, Spring; Jade Chaudier,

Spring, Fall; Patricia Cote, Spring;

Jolene DeCota, Spring; Dylan DeCota,

Spring, Fall; Samuel Dix, Spring; Jennyfer Eberly, Spring; Aimee Emery,

Spring; Dawn Gauthier, Fall; Melissa

Gleason, Spring; Peter Goodreau, Fall;

Juliet Goyen, Spring; Valerie Jokela,

Fall; Trey Loonsfoot, Spring, Fall; Jacob

Misegan, Fall; Denis, Moschetto, Fall;

Melinda Roberts, Spring; and Michael

Rodriguez, Spring.

Scholastic Achievement 2014: Veronica

Adams, Fall; Karen Andersen, Fall;

Connie Beck, Spring; Joanna Bemis,

Spring; Cheryl Bogda, Fall; Denise

Cadeau, Spring; Patricia Cote, Fall;

Samuel Dix, Fall; Mitchell Durant, Fall;

Mary Kaye Durant, Fall; Jennyfer

Eberly, Fall; Sue Ellen Elmblad, Fall;

Peter Goodreau, Spring; Danielle

Hueckstaedt, Fall; Sara Kagabitang,

Spring; Marie Kovach, Fall; Andrew

Kozich, Fall; Jaimee Loonsfoot, Spring,

Fall; Dianne McMahon, Fall; Hannah

Misegan, Fall; Jacob Misegan, Spring;

Amanda Nordstrom, Spring, Fall; Nancy

Pawlowski, Spring; Joann Pennock,

Spring, Fall; Patrick Racette, Spring;

Jodene Rasanen, Spring; Michael Rodriguez, Fall; Robin Roe, Spring, Fall;

Joanna Rogers, Spring; Betsy Ross,

Fall; Betti Szaroletta, Spring; Casey

Trevethan, Spring; Daniel Vebanac,

Fall; Bryan Welsh, Fall; and Keri Williams, Spring.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Veronica Adams received an Associate of Arts,

Liberal Studies, Degree. President Debra Parrish presented Veronica Adams with a special

gift as it was Veronica’s 77th Birthday on the

date she graduated.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Danielle Hueckstaedt received an Associate of

Applied Science, Early Childhood Education,

Degree.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

WabaNungoQuay Alakayak received an Associate of Science, Environmental Science, Degree.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Dawn Gauthier received an Associate of Arts,

Liberal Studies, Degree.

Nancy Pawlowski received an Associate of Arts,

Liberal Studies, Degree.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Dylan Friisvall received an Associate of Science, Environmental Science, Degree.

Picture by Lauri Denomie.

Terri Curtis received an Associate of Arts, Liberal Studies, Degree.

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MOTHER’S DAY RECIPE WINNERS

The Office of Child Support Services held a contest inviting all kids grades Kindergarten through 8th grade to enter their special recipe by deadline date of May 5, 2015 . The following lucky winners received prizes with the recipe being published!

HEALING STORIES ON RACIAL EQUITY

HELD AT KBIC

Nearly 60 people

gathered at the Niwiin

Akeaa gym on Saturday, April 25, 2015,

to discuss racial and

social inequities and

share their stories of

social injustice. The

event was facilitated by

the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and

Inclusion staff and a

grant made possible

through the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to resolve such issues.

The mission of the

Michigan Roundtable

for Diversity and Inclusion is to serve as a

catalyst for change by

developing, organizing, and empowering individuals and communities to advance equity and opportunity for all.

To kick-off the event, facilitated by Sierra Ayres, an opening

prayer was received from Janice Shalifoe followed by a warm welcome by Tribal Council member, Doreen Blaker. Story sharing took

place immediately following with a brief lunch break in between

morning and afternoon sessions.

Thirteen tribal members were present to share their stories. All

stories were recorded and will be combined with stories from

downstate Michigan communities of Detroit, Flint, and Benton Harbor to form a digital storybook. KBIC was the only Tribal community to take part in the event. It is thought that by sharing the traumatic event of discrimination in one’s life that the person will be

able to heal and also heal others in the process. In sharing the

stories, many people will open their minds to different kinds of discrimination and begin the conversation on resolving social injustice

and progress toward making the world and community a better

place to live.

The day ended by breaking up into six groups of 5-6 people

who evaluated the day’s teachings and event on a personal level,

overall evaluation, and providing recommendations on how the

event could be improved or enhanced. The consensus from the

groups was that by providing this space for tribal people to share

their stories and have a voice, it is a definite step in the right direction, and more events like this need to take place.

For more information on the Michigan Roundtable or on how

you can become involved in equity and social injustice service

visit www.miroundtable.org.

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EDUCATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AWARDS STUDENTS

The Keweenaw Bay Education Committee offers the Education Incentive Program to local KBIC Tribal students. Monetary incentives

are awarded at the end of each of the marking periods of the academic year. Students must be enrolled KBIC members; reside in

Baraga, Houghton, Ontonagon, or Marquette counties; and must attend a public or private school. A student’s Honor Roll status is defined according to the requirements of their school district.

The following forty-nine students were placed on the Honor Roll for

the third marking period of the 2014-15 academic year:

KBIC RECOGNIZES ENTERPRISE

EMPLOYEE’S DEDICATION

Baraga — Javon Shelifoe, Dysean Allen, Harley Geroux, Thomas

Lofquist, Liliana Messer, Thomas Rasanen, Alana Schofield, Allison

Durant, Bailey Harden, Steele Jondreau, Keegin Kahkonen, Dana

Kelly, Angel Loonsfoot, Shawna Lussier, Steven Maki, Presley

Rasanen, Kayla Szaroletta, Cheyenne Welsh, William Jondreau, Jr.,

Jenna Messer, Jailyn Shelifoe, Sierra Heikkinen, Troy DeCota, Aleah

Maskew, Annaleese Rasanen, Brendan Varline, and Gabrielle Mayo.

L’Anse — Mariana Teikari, Cassandra Zasadnyj, Christopher Genschow, Charles Spruce, Robert Genschow III, William Genschow,

Alicia Stein, Kayla Dakota, Abbygail Spruce, Shay Ekdahl, Grayson

Roe, Cody Clement, and Karli Hoggard.

Marquette — Vanessa Rabitaille-Kinney, Aiyana Aldred, and Neebin

Ashbrook-Pietila.

Sacred Heart — Rachael Velmer.

Gwinn — Taylor Shelafoe, Kimber Shelafoe, Destinee Stanton, and

Lacie Stanton.

Ewen-Trout Creek — Lana Lind.

The following twenty-four students received awards for achieving

Perfect Attendance:

Baraga — Jaycee Maki, Kylie Michaelson, Isaiah Peterson, Kylie Peterson, Opal Ellsworth, Bailey Harden, Austin Heath,

Keegin

Kahkonen, Angel Loonsfoot, and Presley Rasanen.

L’Anse — Kyden Dean, Willow Rexford, Christina Anderson, Chase

Larson, Cassandra Zasadnyj, Philip Edwards II, Robert Genschow III,

Abbygail Spruce, and Grayson Roe.

Gwinn — Kaitlyn Shelafoe, Kimber Shelafoe, Taylor Shelafoe, Destinee Stanton, and Lacie Stanton.

President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr. congratulates Ann Degenaer for her years of dedicated service as an employee with

the KBIC Enterprises.

During the month of April, KBIC held an employee

recognition luncheon to recognize dedicated employees for their years of service.

Ten years (Jackets):

Carmen Emery (Marquette), Stephanie Johnston

(Marquette), Steve Brozzo (Marquette), Susan Yankovich (Marquette), Garrett Johnson (Marquette),

Sarah Anderson (Baraga), Rebbeca Coleman

(Baraga), Angel Seppanen (Baraga).

Fifteen years ($100.00):

David

Crawford (Marquette), David Emard

(Marquette), Roxanne Koch (Marquette), Stephanie

Maki (Marquette), Debby Monty (Marquette), Donna

Carriere (Baraga), Wade Nygord (Baraga), Michelle

Peterson (Baraga), Patrick Smith (Baraga).

Twenty years ($200.00):

Lisa Bressette (Marquette), Carolyn Jossens

(Marquette), John Misegan (Marquette), Lawrence

Budreau (Baraga), Angel Commons (Baraga),

Ronald Everson (Baraga), Betty Knapp (Baraga),

Patrice Mayo (Baraga), Jennifer Oilla (Baraga),

Murry Ross (Baraga), Kenneth Vervisch (Baraga).

Twenty-five years ($500.00):

Ann Degenaer (Baraga), Marguerite Gasperich

(Baraga), Tammy Moilanen (Baraga).

Thirty years ($750.00):

Lori Picard (Baraga).

Picture compliments of Stanley Spruce.

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June 2015 Calendar Events

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June 01: Constitutional Committee Meeting, 10 am, Council Chambers;

June 06: Reg. Sat. Council Meeting, 9 am,

Ojibwa, Conference Rooms;

June 20: Native American Responsible

Fatherhood Day, Boyzie Jondreau Field, 10

am;

June 26: Senior Pasties.

~ submitted by newsletter editor

Events occurring throughout KBIC are welcome to be listed on the Calendar of Events.

Contact newsletter@kbic.nsn.gov to list your

events. Some events are more detailed FYI

within the newsletter. For up-to-date event listings, visit www.ojibwa.com and click on calendar. For Youth events, see @ www.ojibwa.com,

click on youth club, or contact 353-4643/Main

Office at Youth Club, or 353-4644 for the facility

attendants or the Kitchen/craft rooms.

DISCOVERING OUR

CONSTITUTION

June 2015, Question 6:

“What Article and Section of the By-Laws

addresses boards and committees of the

Tribal Council?”

NEWS FROM THE OJIBWA SENIOR CITIZENS

June:

 June 10, 12:15 p.m. Senior Meeting.

 June 25, 12:00—3:00 p.m. Pasty prep. Volunteers are needed and are very

much appreciated.

 June 26, 5:00—11:00 a.m. Pasty making. Volunteers are needed as early

as possible!

July:

 July 8, 12:15 p.m. Senior Meeting.

 July 22, 12:15 p.m. Pasty prep.

 July 23, 5:00 a.m. Pasty making.

Note: If we decide to make pasties for the Aura Jamboree (as previous years),

the information will be posted at the Senior Center and in the July Newsletter.

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Employment Opportunities

How to enter:

Each Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Tribal Member, 18 years of age or older, and

living on the reservation, will be allowed to submit answers to the Constitutional Committee via

e-mail at const-committee@kbic-nsn.gov; or by

letter to Constitutional Committee Keweenaw

Bay Indian Community, 16429 Bear Town

Road, Baraga, Michigan, 49908 or by dropping

off your answers at the Tribal Center to be

placed into the Constitutional Committee’s mail

box. To be eligible to win, your name and enrollment number must be on the document you are

submitting, and it must be turned in no later

than the last day of the month in which the

question was asked.

ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Head

Start & Early Head Start will be accepting applications for the 2015-2016 school year. Applications are available at the KBIC Health

Clinic, KBIC Tribal Center, Ojibwa Community

College, and at the Head Start & Early Head

Start Center. You may also have an application mailed to you by calling (906) 5246626. The fax is (906) 524-6622. Reminder,

all applications MUST be returned with a proof

of income. All applications are due by June

19, 2015.

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Cleaning Person (3 positions) — closing date, June 2,

2015, 4 pm

Tribal Attorney (full-time) — Open until filled

Is your charitable organization planning on holding a

raffle or selling raffle tickets on the L’Anse Indian Reservation?

Federal law, through the Indian

Gaming Regulatory Act, granted

Tribes exclusive right to regulate

gaming activity on Indian lands.

Even if you or the members of your

organization are not tribal members,

the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Gaming Commission has the au16429 Bear Town, Rd.

thority to regulate your raffle. It is

Baraga, MI 49908

unlawful to game without a license.

Please contact the KBIC Gaming Commission Office at

(906) 353-4222 or stop by the office located at the Tribal Center for an application and a copy of the rules and regulations.

For current job listings, complete job announcements, applications, and closing dates contact: KBIC Personnel Department,

16429 Bear Town Road, Baraga, MI 49908-9210 or 906-353-6623, ext

4176 or visit: www.ojibwa.com.

Application deadline for submission of ALL Class I Drawings is 30 days and Class II Raffles is 60 days prior to your

event. License Fee will be waived when the application is received within this timeline.

http://www.kbic-nsn.gov/html/personnel.htm

On-call positions: Pharmacy Technician, Facility Attendant, Registered

Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Internal Sales Specialist, Pharmacist,

Receptionist/Clerical Worker, Fill-in

Receptionist, Board Operator, Cashier, Account Executive/Sales, Community Service Supervisor, Unit Manager, Van Driver, Cleaning Person.

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ATTENTION

KBIC MEMBERS

The 2nd Reading of the Proposed Amendments to Ordinance 2015-02 Election Ordinance

will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2015, in the

Ojibwa Casino Resort Conference Room at 10:00

a.m.

The Tribal council will receive verbal and written

comments from Tribal members at the public hearing

in accordance with the Legislative Process public

hearing procedure adopted by the Tribal Council.

Copies of the Proposed Ordinance 2015-02 are

available at the Tribal Center, KBIC Donald LaPointe

Medical Center, Pines Convenience Center, Ojibwa

Senior Citizens Center, Tribal Court, Commodity

Foods Center, Housing Department, and Ojibwa

Community College. Copies are also distributed to

all Departments within the Tribe.

To place an ad, submit an article, or

relate information, ideas, or possible articles contact: Lauri Denomie

at (906) 201-0263, or e-mail: newsletter@kbic-nsn.gov.

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Big Rapids, MI 49307

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

16429 Bear Town Rd-Baraga, Mi 49908-9210

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To be added to the mailing

list or to correct your mailing address, contact the

enrollment office at (906)

353-6623 ext. 4113.

All Tribal Veterans’ Meeting at the

Lighthouse, Sand Point, will be held

every third Wednesday of the

month at 1900 hours.

All Tribal Veterans are Welcome!