All You Need To Know About The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (2009)

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All You Need To Know About The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community

Abita-Niibini Giizis - Midsummer Moon - July 2009

Issue 61

Tribal Council Members:

CONGRATULATIONS KBIC GRADUATES, CLASS OF 2009

Warren C. Swartz, Jr., President

Susan J. LaFernier, Vice-President

Toni Minton, Secretary

William E. Emery, Asst. Secretary

Jennifer Misegan, Treasurer

Elizabeth D. Mayo

Michael F. LaFernier, Sr.

Elizabeth (Chiz) Matthews

Jerry Lee Curtis

Frederick Dakota

Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr.

Isabelle H. Welsh

SPECIAL POINTS

OF INTEREST:

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Left to right (front row) — Ashtin Koski, Jessica Bianco, Brenda Malmgren, Amber Geroux, (back row)

— Daniel Perrault, Ashley Shalifoe, Robert Voakes, Janell Bianco, Tammy Shalifoe. Missing from

photo — Justine Minton.

The Keweenaw Bay Tribal Education Committee held their Annual Senior Banquet on Friday,

June 5, 2009, at the Ojibwa Casino Resort Conference Room. Ten KBIC students were honored

for earning their high school diplomas. Terri Denomie, Chairman of the Education Committee,

hosted the event with the assistance of Robin

Roe (opening prayer), William “Chill” Seppanen,

Sr. (introduction of the guest speaker), Vicki Emery and Dawn Alexander (presentation of certificates). President Warren “Chris” Swartz, Jr. gave

the Council address and presented the graduates

with a monetary gift on behalf of the Keweenaw

Bay Indian Community. Charles Loonsfoot, Jr.

and Dawn Alexander presented the graduates

with gifts on behalf of the KBIC Education Com-

2009 Senior Banquet Speaker, Cherie Dakota.

mittee. Ronald Spruce, Vice President of the

Ojibwa Senior Citizens, presented the graduates

with a monetary gift on behalf of the Ojibwa Senior Citizens. Beverly Lussier, Geraldine Mantila,

and Evelyn Ravindran presented the graduates

with gifts on behalf of the KBIC Cultural Committee. Cherie Dakota was the evening’s guest

speaker. Cherie is a graduate of Dearborn High

School. She attended Henry Ford Community

College and Wayne State University where she

received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work.

She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work

from the University of Michigan. Cherie has been

a college instructor, has worked with Even Start

and the Early Head Start Programs for BHK Child

Development as a Family Services Coordinator,

has been employed as the Director of KBIC Social Services, New Day Treatment Center Administrator, and the Director for the KBIC Health Department. Currently, Cherie is employed at the

Ojibwa Community College as the Dean of Student Services. Cherie volunteers as a member of

the Baraga Fire Department Auxiliary, Baraga

School’s BEST Parent Group, MSU Extension

Board, Baraga County Shelter Home Board,

Michigan Department of Human Services Board

and has recently joined the Baraga Lumberjack

Committee. Before her employment with OCC,

she was a member of the Board of Regents.

Now, even with all this public experience, Cherie

contemplated about what she would say to these

graduates. Should she talk about college or

graduate school; she just couldn’t come up with a

topic, so decided she needed some help. Cherie

decided to go to the doctor. Some people go to

the doctor when they are sick, and some go to the

doctor when they want to stay well. Cherie stated

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KBIC Graduates

June 6, 2009, Tribal

Council meeting

Older Than America Premieres in Marquette

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Thirty-one attend DEFY

Camp

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Miss Keweenaw Bay

Candidates

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Historical Documents Recovered

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Ojibwa Housing Authority News

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Our Deepest Sympathy

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New Employees

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Ojibwemowin

Georgina Lightning, Director of “Older

Than America” the night of the premiere

held in Marquette, Michigan, June 6,

2009. (Continued on page two.)

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KBIC SPONSORS

“OLDER THAN AMERICA”

PREMIERE

Gary Loonsfoot, Jr., KBIC’s Ojibwemowin Language Coordinator, organized the premiere,

shown with director and film star Georgina Lightning.

The premiere of Older Than America was

held on Saturday evening, June 6th at Jamrich

Hall at Northern Michigan University. The

screening was free and open to the pubic and

was sponsored by the Keweenaw Bay Indian

Community and the NMU Center for Native

American Studies. Nearly 400 were in attendance for the movie premiere which features:

Adam Beach, Tantoo Cardinal, Georgina

Lightning and Wes Studi.

Georgina Lightning’s directorial debut,

Older Than America, was inspired by stories

told to her by family members and friends who

attend the Indian boarding schools.

The

movie is a very touching story and was very

well directed. Georgina Lightning has outdone

herself not only as a talented actress, but in

this first movie she wrote and directed. Kudos!

If you ever get an opportunity to view Older

Than America make sure you cash in on the

opportunity, you definitely won’t be sorry. This

movie is a must see.

Letter to the Editor:

The U.P premiere of Older Than America

was a huge success. Actress/Director, Georgina Lightning attended the screening held at

NMU’s Jamrich Hall as well as a pot-luck feast

at the KBIC Community Building in Harvey, MI,

this past weekend. She informed me that she

was very impressed and very appreciative of

everything we have done to make her feel welcome here in the U.P. There were about fifty

people at the feast and around four hundred in

attendance for the movie screening.

I would like to personally thank everyone

who helped make this event a success: KBIC

Tribal Council, April Lindala and NMU’s Center

for Native American Studies, Lori Muhlig and

MTU’s Outreach program, Gerry Mantilla and

the KBIC Cultural Committee, WLUC TV6, Eagle Radio, Lauri Denomie of the “Giikendaam

Chiwiikwegamag”, The Eagles Nest Restaurant and staff, The Four Thunders Drum,

Eddie Edwards and the staff of O.H.A, Philomena Ekdahl and the KBIC Senior Citizens,

Liana Loonsfoot, Toni Minton, Peggy Minton,

Doreen Blaker, Jeanne Kauppila, Joe Kirkish,

Loretta Hugo,

Diana Carlson, Carrie

Ashbrook, Barb Bradley and Tammy Seymour.

If I left anybody out, please forgive me. There

was a mad scramble to organize the pot luck

feast. Volunteers from the KBIC communities

in both Baraga and Marquette stepped forward

to make everything come together at the last

minute. Without these people and the organizations involved, this surely would have not

been possible. Chi-miigwetch izhi-akina!

Sincerely,

Gary Loonsfoot, Jr.

KBIC Language Coordinator 06/08/09

THIRTY-ONE YOUTH

PARTICIPATE IN DEFY CAMP

MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES,

MAY 25, 2009, PINERY CEMETERY

05/25/2009

Pictures are from Memorial Day Service at

the Pinery Cemetery after the fire. Services

were held by the American Legion Post 444 of

Baraga, with Rev. John Henry, KBIC Veterans

and the KBIC Beartown Firefighters participating. Notice the pines are scorched in the background and the land behind is burnt.

After the service, a feast was held which

was organized by the KBIC Cultural Committee. Spirit dishes with tobacco and food were

prepared and placed near the spirit house

graves by the firefighters.

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Drug Education For Youth (DEFY) is a selfesteem building program that provides kids

with the tools they need to resist drugs, gangs

and alcohol.

DEFY focuses on building youngsters' selfimage and setting goals. It stresses interpersonal relations, and emphasizes leadership

and teamwork. Along the way it raises awareness of the harmful effects of alcohol and

other drugs, as well as the dangerous effects

of peer pressure to join gangs. The structured

curriculum offers education, skill development

and physical fitness. DEFY is all about creating positive experiences so that kids will

choose healthy alternatives instead of substance abuse and gang involvement.

This year, 31 kids participated in the KBIC

DEFY summer camp. The kids learned life

skills that will help them make positive decisions when put into difficult situations. The

kids also had an opportunity to participate in

team activities, shoot paintball guns at stationary targets and take a tour and boat ride on

the KBIC Tribal Conservation Boat.

Chris Gerard, Weed & Seed Coordinator

states, “Thank you to Drug Demand Reduction

Division of the DEA and U.S. Air Force, the

U.S. Attorney’s Office (Grand Rapids and Marquette) and the KBIC Tribal Police and Conservation Departments for allowing members

of their departments to attend camp and teach

the kids these important life skills.”

June 6, 2009 —

Tribal Council Meeting

The Tribal Council held their regularly

scheduled Saturday Tribal Council meeting on

June 6, 2009, at the Ojibwa Casino Resort

Conference Room in Baraga, Michigan. Warren C. Swartz, Jr. presided over the meeting

with Susan LaFernier, Toni Minton, William E.

Emery, Jerry Lee Curtis, Fred Dakota, Michael

F. LaFernier, Sr., Gary F. Loonsfoot, Sr., Elizabeth (Chiz) Matthews, Elizabeth D. Mayo, and

Isabelle Helene Welsh present. President

Swartz shared numerous Thank You and For

Your Information items addressed to Council.

Warren (Chris) Swartz gave a President's

report for May 2009. A luncheon was held in

honor of KBIC nurses for National Nurses

week. Each received a certificate of appreciation.

As May was National Foster Parent Month,

President Swartz attended a banquet to celebrate and honor foster parents held at the Ramada Inn in Hancock, MI. The program included musical selections, recognition awards

and an excellent speech was given by KBIC

member, Lori Muhlig.

President Swartz attended the Ojibwa

Community College graduation ceremonies.

Later in the month, President Swartz attended

a meeting with the Ojibwa Community College

Board of Regents to discuss amongst other

things, ways to seek other funding opportunities to help support the college.

President Swartz participated in an oral interview with Elle Andrews for a Tribal Historical Preservation Office project.

President Swartz met with HUD officials

who were visiting KBIC to view compliance

with the rules and regulations of the ICDBG

grants.

President Swartz met with personnel of

prospective companies regarding economic

development opportunities for the Community.

More information will be made available on

this possible opportunity in the near future.

The Economic Development Committee will be

reviewing the Keweenaw Bay Economic Tribal

Development Ordinance within a set 90-day

time frame. Members with education and experience in this field are being utilized.

The SMART office has approved the Community’s request for an extension. This oneyear extension will allow the Community additional time to comply with the minimum requirements of Title I of the Adam Walsh Child

Protection and Safety Act, the Sex Offender

Registration and Notification Act.

President Swartz attended a meeting with

the Baraga County Human Resource Council

who has identified a need for Faith based

members. Discussion evolved around what

we, as a community, can do to improve the

quality of life for our children.

President Swartz attended a meeting for

KBIC with the United States Attorney and his

staff from the Western District of Michigan.

They discussed issues of concern, heard case

updates, training opportunities and identified

training needs. Over 20 persons attended the

meeting including Treasurer Misegan, Council

members Jerry Lee Curtis and Isabelle Welsh,

and numerous Community department heads.

President Swartz attended a meeting with

the Army Corps of Engineers to discuss the

Community’s view on the proposed permit applications by Lenore Smith, Blue Forest Timber, and Kelhart Marine Technologies regarding the submerged log recovery application.

The applicants propose to lift logs currently

resting on the lake bottom. KBIC believes the

corps should deny the applications because

the proposed log removal activities will cause

destruction of rare and important habitat for

fish, and it will cause buried contaminated

sediments to be exposed and re-suspended in

the water. It is believed that disturbing these

logs will cause MDEQ water quality criteria to

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June 6, 2009 Council Meeting continued from page two.

be exceeded for both copper and mercury in at

least the study area, which includes the drinking water intake for the Village of Baraga and

the Indian Community of Zeba.

It is also

noted to the Corps that Tribal members do exercise fishing treaty rights in the areas proposed for recovery of submerged logs in Keweenaw and Huron Bays. Vice President

LaFernier, Tribal Attorney Baker, and Natural

Resources Director Warner participated in the

meeting. Participating in the meeting on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were

Lieutenant Colonel James B. Davis, District

Commander, Assistant District Counsel, Gary

Segrest, District Archaeologist and Tribal Liaison, Karen Krepps, and from the Marquette

Regulatory field office, Jean Battle. They

heard about the Regulatory Program and what

the Corps regulate. KBIC discussed Tribal

concerns and the Community’s projects including Roubillard Creek, Baraga Transportation

Corridor and the Deep Water Port Project.

President Swartz participated in a government to government meeting with the National

Indian Gaming Commission held at Mystic

Lake, MN. The Commission wanted to hear

from Tribes and discuss comments, questions,

concerns and recommendations regarding:

Gaming regulatory issues of concern to the

Tribe; training and technical assistance needs

and the NIGC training catalog; proposed revisions to licensing and background investigation regulations, including adoption of portions

of the “Pilot Program” that streamline submission requirements regarding investigative reports; recent clarification of Class II technical

standards and grandfathering of existing

equipment; alignment of NIGC’s Regions and

staffing of Regional offices, etc.

On May 20th, at approximately 4:45 p.m.

the Pinery Fire was reported to local fire agencies. This fire occurred on a red flag day and

consumed 685 acres around the Pinery Lake

area and Linden Creek. The fire has been investigated. The fire burned over the Pinery

Cemetery and one seasonal-use trailer. Agencies that responded to the fire were: L’Anse,

Baraga, Aura, Arvon, and Bear Town Fire Departments; Ottawa, Hiawatha, Huron Manistee

and Superior National Forests, Michigan DNR,

USFWS Seney National Wildlife Refuge, Bureau of Indian Affairs Michigan Agency and

BIA Midwest Regional Office. Recognizing the

potential for post-fire impacts on critical values, the Michigan Agency contacted the Midwest Regional Office on Tuesday May 26th, to

request assistance with Emergency Stabilization planning. After conducting the initial assessment of Emergency Stabilization-related

issues and values, it was decided to form a

BAER Team from qualified local staff from the

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan

Agency Branch of Forestry, Midwest Regional

Office, and NIFC. The following Emergency

Stabilization treatments were recommended

for Tribal lands: Cultural Resource Protection,

Invasive Species Control—Treatment and

Monitoring, Water Quality Protection, and Watershed Slope Stabilization. The team also

recommended designating or hiring an Implementation Leader as soon as possible to ensure treatments are initiated in a timely manner. Will Wiggins was chosen as the Implementation Leader.

Susan LaFernier gave the Vice President’s

Report.

On May 15th, Vice President

LaFernier, Treasurer Misegan and Council

member Curtis enjoyed presenting gifts to

eighteen KBIC Headstart Graduates.

Thank you to the departments, committees,

helpers, and to Jennifer Misegan for the very

informative Parental Awareness Seminar and

Dinner held on May 12th. Great information

was shared regarding drug awareness, teen

dating violence, and internet safety.

The Council began to review the 30+ page

Comprehensive Plan document for accomplishments and revisions on March 19th and

June 4th. After much discussion, only six-

seven pages have been reviewed. Council will

now try to schedule time every week to complete the review. It will then be presented to

the Department heads and the Community for

input. This is a very important document for

the entire Community’s goals of today and the

future.

We have not yet been informed of a decision from the administrative hearing officer in

our contested case hearing regarding the mining permits for the Yellow Dog Plains.

The Humboldt Mill application proposed

decision has been deferred until June 17th, by

the DEQ. They will then announce a time and

place for the public hearing to be held on the

permit applications.

We received disappointing news in May

about the petition to list the coaster brook trout

on the endangered species list. The request

was not approved and is not eligible because

the coasters are not genetically distinct from

other brook trout.

Vice Chairman reminded everyone to

please continue to call/write your elected officials and tell them that the short term benefits

of sulfide mining are not worth the harmful

long term effects on our health, rivers, Great

Lakes, and wild places because of the great

potential for acid mine drainage.

We all need to commit to do our part to

make a difference to protect our environment

and change the world. I hope that you have

been learning how to save and conserve energy to protect our Earth if you are able.

There are also everyday measures we can do

to reduce air pollution, conserve water, reduce/reuse/recycle/re-buy materials, and prevent pollution in general. Every month is

“Energy Awareness Month,” and our theme for

the year will be a “Commit to Conserve” Campaign.

Toni Minton presented the Secretary’s Report. During the month of May 2009, the Tribal

Council had one regular meeting and five special meetings. The regular Tribal Council

meeting was held on May 2, 2009, and is reported in the June 2009 Tribal Newsletter.

The following actions occurred during the special meeting held on May 7, 2009: approved

the following Resolutions — KB1670-2009

Waiving Consideration on home site leases

that will have nominal rent; KB1673-2009 Joe

LaFernier Recreational Lease, KB1674-2009

Tanya Miller Residential Lease Modification,

KB1675-2009 Russell Kinnunen Residential

Lease Modification,

KB1676-2009 Mary

Walker Residential Lease Modification;

KB1678-2009 Suzanne Jondreau Residential

Lease Modification; approved the bid of UP

Engineers for Land Use Planning; approved

the bid from Copper Country Ford in the

amount of $22,516 for a van for the KBIC

Youth; approved two motel rooms for two

nights for the Lumberjack Days Committee for

their Lumberjack Show; approved the walleye

rearing and stocking plan; approved curbside

Spring Clean-up for 2009; approved the purchase of a copier from the Office Planning

Group in the amount of $9,463 for the Baraga

Casino; agreed to move forward with the Title

IV-E Grant Application for Social Services; upheld the General Manager’s decision in Grievance Hearing case #009-09; overturned the

Manager’s decision in Grievance Hearing case

#010-09 and agreed to remove the five-day

suspension from the employee’s file and to

give back pay and annual/sick leave that

would have accrued; reinstated the employee

in Grievance Hearing case #011-09 and to

give the employee 80 hours of back pay. The

following actions occurred during the special

meeting held on May 8, 2009: approved Committee appointments; agreed to schedule

meetings every Thursday; approved $15,469

for the BIA Budgets for consolidated tribal programs; approved the salary of the Interim General Manager; approved the Services Agreement with Dale Schmeisser for the Diabetes

Program; approved the Services Agreement

with Rose Trudeau for the Pane Immersion

Program; approved the Services Agreement

with Peggy Minton for THPO transcribing; and

approved the KBIC and Hannahville WIC

agreement. The following actions occurred

during the special meeting held on May 14,

2009: approved meeting minutes of February

6, 7, and 17, 2009; changed the scheduled

clear-cut in the Industrial Park to a selective

cut; approved Resolution KB1679-2009 Turpeinen Acquisition of 160 acres; waived the

business license fee and approved an alcoholic beverage license application for the

Baraga Fire Department for the May 30th Mud

Drag; approved the purchase of a Ford Taurus

for the Tribal Center Fleet from Copper Country Ford in the amount of $19,500; added Dickinson County to the Emergency Fund Program; agreed to continue with the First Lease

Amendment of Olympic Steel; approved the

Services Agreements with Mindy Lantz and

Ronda Dowd for the Substance Abuse Program; and approved the budget modification

for the Economic Developer for the feasibility

study for a new gas station. The following actions occurred during the special meeting held

on May 21, 2009: approved meeting minutes

of May 2 and 6, 2006; approved Resolution

KB1680-2009 Forest Development Plan; approved the purchase of a 2009 Ford Taurus for

the Tribal Center Fleet from Thomas Ford in

the amount of $20,983 (due to the sale by the

dealer of the prior car approved); approved

Ojibwa Housing Authority’s application for a

RHED grant; approved Resolution KB16822009 Baraga 2%; approved Resolution

KB1683-2009 Marquette 2%; approved $300

for Tribal member request KB-15-09; and

moved the July 4th, Regular Council meeting

to July 11, 2009. The following actions occurred during the special meeting held on May

28, 2009: approved meeting minutes of February 19, 2009, March 2, 2009, and March 3,

2009; approved an additional $435.25 for the

Commodity Foods refrigerated truck purchase;

agreed to move forward with drafting drug free

workplace and computer use policy amendments; approved additional funds in the

amount of $2,635.98 for the Ojibwa Seniors for

their MIEA Conference expenses; approved

the following Resolutions — KB1681-2009

Miller Acquisition, KB1684-2009 Mark Misegan

Residential Lease; KB1685-2009 Requesting

the KBOCC be named in the Land Grant

Status Act of 1994; appointed Joe Brazeau to

a one-year term as Building Inspector;

amended the sick leave policies of the government and casinos to include grandchildren,

step-parents,

step-brothers,

step-sisters,

aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews to the list

of immediate family; approved the business

license renewal of Tim Mayo for All Purpose

Drywall; approved the May donations of $500

to the Baraga Girls Varsity Basketball team for

attending a camp, $500 to the National Indian

Education Association for their 40th Annual

Convention and $250 to the Baraga High

School Committee to Promote Alcohol Awareness for alcohol free graduation parties; ratified the lease agreement between KBIC and

Peter Magaraggia; agreed to seek additional

ICDBG funding for the Early Childhood Education Center; and agreed not to offset the

Baraga Casino 8% payment.

Secretary

Minton, Council member Matthews, and Language Coordinator Gary Loonsfoot, Jr., attended the National Native Language Revitalization Summit in Washington, D.C. on May 11

-13th. Matthews and Minton toured the National Anthropological Archives and Loonsfoot

toured the Library of Congress. They listened

to two World War II Code Talkers speak, who

were also honored. They attended sessions

on Organizing Immersion Schools, a Fund

Raising Training Session, Strategies for Revitalizing Language with small populations, and

a Master Apprentice Method Workshop. Matthews and Minton met with Kim Teehee, Director of the Native American Caucus, who is a

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If you’re burning garbage, you may be making poison!

Burning garbage such as

packaging, plastic, fabrics,

PVC, painted or treated woods,

food scraps, batteries, or even

newspapers and junk mail releases many pollutants into the

environment, including dioxins.

Pollutants released settle on

our fields, woods, water and

soils and may accumulate in

the foods we eat and the foods

that wildlife eat, ending up in

our bodies or theirs.

The use of burn barrels, stoves and fire pits to dispose of

household garbage is one of the greatest sources of dioxin emissions in the United States, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. A family of four burning their garbage could emit as much dioxin as a municipal waste incinerator

that serves thousands of people, due to the lack of pollution controls and lower temperature burning in a burn barrel.

Dioxin is a toxic chemical that accumulates in the food chain

and can cause serious health problems for children and adults

including cancer, the breakdown of the immune systems, reproductive disorders, genetic alterations, permanent regulatory hormone changes and other such problems. Dioxin impacts to fish

and wildlife are often similar, resulting in disrupted or breakdown

in the ability to reproduce, early life stage mortalities, hormone

level changes, and other negative health impacts.

Burning garbage affects your health, other area residents, and

the area natural resources and environment more than most people realize. We recommend disposing of trash the safe manner.

Recycle newsprint, plastics, glass, office paper and pasteboard.

Compost organic waste such as vegetable scraps, leaves and

grass clippings and add the compost to your lawn or garden.

Look for products with less packaging and buy only what you

need. Call your local garbage hauler for service options, or bring

your waste to your local transfer station.

Proper waste disposal through recycling or land fill is always

preferable to burning. Proper disposal will help keep toxins out of

our local environment, out of our local food supplies, and help

support healthy fish and wildlife populations.

Remember, it’s better not to burn! For more information contact the Natural Resources Department at (906) 524-5757.

KBIC Women’s Advisory Committee pictured above.

Left to right (front) Janice Shalifoe, Sharon Brunk,

Wanda Seppanen, (back) Cheryl Bodga, Molly Loonsfoot, Jeanne Kauppila. Missing from photo: Jerri Lynn

Duschaine, Ginny Ann Jermac, Carole LaPointe, Liz

Julio, and Charlotte Loonsfoot.

Our Deepest Sympathy

Paul Howard Byykkonen

November 16, 1956— June 11, 2009

Paul Howard Byykkonen, age 52, of

Pelkie, MI, passed away on Thursday,

June 11, 2009, at Baraga County Memorial Hospital. He was born November 16,

1956, in Marquette, MI, son of the late

Howard and Stella (Kunick) Byykkonen.

Paul grew up in Ishpeming and graduated

from Ishpeming High School in 1973. He

worked for Tribal Construction and then for

the Casino in security; retiring in 2003, due

to his disability. Paul was a member of Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, the Ottawa Sportsman Club and enjoyed fishing,

hunting, and guns. He was a very caring

and friendly guy.

Surviving are his brother James Byykkonen of Baraga, niece Barbie Byykkonen, special friend Lynn Lepola of

Pelkie, a special buddy Austin Seppanen,

and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.

No funeral services were held. The Jacobson Funeral Home of L’Anse assisted

the family. Friends may sign Paul’s guest

book or send condolences at

www.jacobsonfuneralhome.com.

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2009 ANN MISEGAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

The KBIC Education Department announces the availability of the 2009 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:

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 906353-6623, ext. 4117 or at amy@KBIC-nsn.gov. The application deadline is August 3, 2009, at 4 p.m.

2009 KBIC FORESTRY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE

The KBIC Education Department announces the availability of the 2009 KBIC Forestry Scholarship

applications. The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community has a vital interest in the preservation of the land

and forests on and near the reservation. The Tribal Council has approved two scholarships for college

students pursuing Forestry degrees. The scholarship amount is $2,500 twice a year for up to four years.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

Enrolled Tribal member

Resident of Michigan, Wisconsin or Minnesota

Attending an accredited college/university in Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota

Enrolled as a full-time student

Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry documented by their college

Eligible students must complete an application, submit an essay detailing their interest in their chosen

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 906353-6623, ext. 4117 or at amy@KBIC-nsn.gov. The application deadline is August 3, 2009 at 4 p.m.

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she goes to the doctor when she needs help

deciding what to talk about for a public

speech.

Which doctor did Cherie go to?

Since Cherie has worked for over half of her

professional career with children and as a

mental health specialist, the doctor Cherie

went to see was Dr. Seuss. Cherie spoke

about the fundamentals of life with a little help

from Dr. Seuss. She focused on three topics:

1) How you treat others. The Golden rule—

treat others the way you want to be treated.

This is one of the seven teachings about respect. ‘A person is a person, no matter how

small.’ (Horton Hears a Who, by Dr. Seuss).

In the perfect world everyone would be following the golden rule; that’s not true in today’s

world. You may ask if other people aren’t doing that, why do I need to do that? You do

something because you just know it is the right

thing to do. You don’t need any other reason

to do so. As you go along in life you start

building your network of people. Look around

you; you have your network already started.

So as you do that and you move forward in

life, treat people with respect. These are the

people who are going to help you and are going to sustain you through life.” ‘I know, up on

top you are seeing great sights, but down on

the bottom, we, too should have rights.’ (Yertle

the Turtle, by Dr. Seuss). How many of you

know who the CEO is? The Tribal President

is? Who opens the doors of the Tribal Center

in the morning? Who locks them at night?

Who makes sure the places are cleaned? It

takes the whole group; it takes everybody to

make a system work, a family, a community, a

tribe. No matter where you’re at in the system,

we all depend on each other, so treat each

other with respect. If you’re Yertle the Turtle,

down at the bottom, and some of you may be

coming in at an entry level position, what you

do is important. Everybody relies on each

other. And especially remember that if someday you’re somewhere on the top, and you

have people relying on you. If you’re the CEO,

if you’re an administrator, remember how you

treat your Yertle the Turtle. Say good morning, see how that person’s doing. Because all

of these people are part of your network, and

you rely on them. What happens if Yertle the

Turtle decides to take a hike, it’s Turtle Soup.

Care about Yertle. When I meet people and

talk with people, I look at not only how they

treat the people that are above them, but how

they treat the people that are their subordinates, people that rely on them, because that

is part of your character. 2) Looking at you.

‘Today you are you! That is truer than true!

There is no one alive that is more you-er than

you!’ (Happy Birthday to You, by Dr. Seuss).

Be true to you, you are unique, and we need

you. All of you are different, all of you are

unique, and all of you are important; it takes all

kinds of people to make our communities

work. Develop your strengths, become your

own person. You’re going to be more impressive being the best you that you can be rather

than being a mediocre carbon copy of someone else. Give yourself a chance to move forward in the lead and not just be a follower.”

‘Today was good, today was fun, tomorrow is

another one.’ (One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish,

Blue Fish, by Dr. Seuss). Be in charge of your

attitude. You can decide if you are going to

have a positive attitude or a negative attitude.

You own your attitude; you are the only one

who can do that. Where you focus not only

makes a difference to you but it makes a difference to all the people who you are around,

it affects everyone. 3) Pursuing your direction

in life. ‘You have brains in your head. You

have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you chose.’ (Oh, The

Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss). “Now I tell

you new graduates, this is an excellent age to

be. You have your whole life ahead of you.

You have a whole world of opportunities that

you can explore. So go out there and do it. If

you don’t know what you want to do, that is

okay. Go out there and discover what you

want to do in life. You might not know what

you want to do when you grow up, but as long

as you move forward you try to find out what

your direction is. Do the things that you’re interested in. The opportunities aren’t going to

come to you; you are the one who is going to

make those opportunities. Start networking

with people; the more you get yourself involved in the things that you’re interested in,

the more you’re taking the first steps to pursue

your goals. Internships are available and are

a great way to explore directions. You need to

make your own decisions, and you need to

decide what’s right for you. If you don’t, ‘You

may find ourselves in some punkerish place,

like a rusty old clothes hanger hanging in

space.’ (Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You

Are? by Dr. Seuss). If you start doing something just because someone else is doing it,

you might end up doing something you don’t

like. It’s not your passion; it’s not your interest.

It’s up to you to find that fit. You can run your

life, or you can allow your life to run you.

‘These things are fun and fun is good.’ (One

Fish, Two Fish, Red fish, Blue fish, by Dr.

Seuss.) Graduates, remember three things.

The first is the Golden Rule, respecting others.

The second is to be true to yourself, that's respecting you. The third is go ahead and pursue your passion with gusto. Go forward and

discover where you need to be, but please remember to enjoy the ride and not just the destination.”

At the conclusion of the evening, Lynn

Haataja presented the scholarship awards for

2009. The KBIC Education Department offers

two $1000 Scholarships yearly to their graduates. The Baraga scholarship was awarded to

Ashton Koski and the L’Anse scholarship was

awarded to Janell Bianco. Terri Denomie presented the Dawn Louise Denomie Memorial

Scholarship on behalf of Larry Denomie III to

Daniel Perrault.

Members of the Keweenaw Bay Education

Committee are: Terri Denomie (Chairman),

Lynn Haataja (Vice Chairman), William Seppanen (Secretary), Dawn Alexander, Vicki Emery, Charles Loonsfoot Jr., and Robin Roe.

Lynn Haataja presents $1000 KBIC Education

Dept. scholarship to Janell Bianco of L’Anse.

Lynn Haataja presents $1000 KBIC Education

Dept. scholarship to Ashtin Koski of Baraga.

Terri Denomie presents Daniel Perrault with the

Dawn Louise Denomie Memorial Scholarship.

Continued on page six.

The Education Department is pleased to

announce the following ten KBIC college

graduates for the 2008-09 academic year:

•

Beverly Lussier, KBIC Cultural Committee member, presents gifts to the graduates.

•

Ronald Spruce, Vice President of the Ojibwa Senior Citizens, presents gifts to the graduates.

Danielle Arens, Gogebic Community College, Nursing A.A.

Leonard Beaudoin, Northern Michigan

University, Auto Service Technology A.A.

Martin Michaelson, Jr., Northern Michigan

University, Aviation Technology, A.A.

Karen Andersen, Northern Michigan University, Psychology B.S.

Jessica Koski, Michigan Technological

University, Social Science, B.S.

Brigitte LaPointe-Tolonen, Northern

Michigan University, Sports Science, B.S.

Cheryne LaPointe-Tolonen, Northern

Michigan University, Health & Fitness

Management, B.S.

Joan LaPointe-Kelto, Central Michigan

University, Health, Fitness & Rehabilitation, B.S.

Dan MacNeil, Northern Michigan University, Political Science, B.S.

Keith Rolof, Michigan Technological University, Business Administration, B.S.

Congratulations to all of our graduates.

We are very proud of you and your accomplishments!

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L’Anse-Baraga Community Schools

Tammy Shalifoe is the

daughter of Donald Shalifoe,

Sr. and Melissa Koepp. Her

hobbies are camping, fishing,

walking and spending time

with family and friends.

Tammy plans on working for

the summer and then attending Bay de Noc Community

College in Escanaba. She is

undecided on a major at this

time.

KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY

OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT

SERVICES

427 N. Superior Ave. • Baraga, MI 49908

In Tribal Court Building

Phone: 906-353-4566 • Fax: 906-353-8132

• Email: ocss@kbic-nsn.gov

“Your Children…Our Priority”

We provide the following services:

• Establishment, Enforcement and

• Location of Custodial and

Modification of Child Support Orders

Non-Custodial Parents

• Paternity Establishment

• Community Education

tp://www.kbic-nsn.gov/html/ocss.htm

Tammy Shalifoe

L’Anse Seniors

Janell Bianco is the daughter of Jim and Theresa Bianco. While in school, she

participated in junior varsity

basketball. She was on the

Honor Roll every year

throughout high school, Student of the Month, and also

achieved perfect attendance.

She was employed by the

KBIC Summer Youth Program and worked at the

campground and the Day

Camp at OCC. Her hobbies

include fishing, hunting, and

being outdoors. Janell will be

attending Northern Michigan

University this fall majoring in

Pre-Dental.

Daniel Perrault is the son of

Kevin and Jayne Perrault.

While in high school, he was

on the Honor Roll numerous

times.

He participated in

hockey, track, golf and football.

He received many

awards for football during his

high school career. In 2008,

he was named to the AllConference 1st team, the AllU.P. Dream Team and received the Detroit Free Press

All-State Honorable Mention.

In his career, he had three,

300 rushing yards and 49

touchdowns. He will be playing in the upcoming All-Star

game at the Superior Dome.

His hobbies include weightlifting, riding dirt bikes, snowboarding, hunting and fishing.

Daniel was recruited by

Michigan Technological University and will be attending

MTU this fall majoring in

General Sciences and Arts

and playing football for the

Huskies.

Ashley Shalifoe is the

daughter of Mickey Shalifoe.

She has worked for the KBIC

Summer Youth Program.

Her hobbies are drawing,

artwork and being outside.

She is a member of the Beartown Firefighters.

Ashley

plans on attending college to

become an animation artist.

Ashley Shalifoe

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Baraga Seniors

Janell Bianco

Daniel Perrault

Brenda Malmgren is the

daughter of Kathy White

and Neil Malmgren. While

in high school, she helped

with the greenhouse project. She also tutored students in the special education room. Brenda also did

a “job shadow” at the

L’Anse Sentinel where she

learned all the basics of

printing a paper. She has

also been employed with

the KBIC Summer Youth

Program. Her hobbies include taking pictures, reading and listening to music.

After graduation, she plans

on getting a job and attending college to study photography.

Brenda Malmgren

Jessica Bianco is the

daughter of Jerri Lynn

Duschaine and Jim Bianco.

While in school, she played

basketball for nine years

from second grade to 10th

grade. She has been placed

on the Honor Roll many

times. She also participated

in Rez Runner basketball,

to ok K B IC s wim m ing

classes, language and

dance classes.

She has

worked for the tribe’s Summer Youth Program for three

years. Her hobbies include

fishing, hunting, walking,

camping and basketball. She

will be attending Northern

Michigan University this fall

majoring in either cosmetology or a pre-dental program.

Jessica Bianco

Amber Geroux is the

daughter of George and

Mary Geroux.

While in

high school she was a Varsity Cheerleader for the

Baraga Vikings. She also

had perfect attendance

numerous times. She was

involved in putting together

the senior slide show for

graduation. She also won

the 2009 Principal’s Award

for Student of the Year.

Amber enjoys photography

and computers in her free

time. She plans on attending Gogebic Community

College m ajoring

Graphic Communications.

Justine Minton is the

daughter of Jeffrey Minton

Ashtin Koski

and Juliet Loonsfoot. While

in school she was placed

on the Honor Roll and

Ashtin Koski is the daugh- achieved perfect attenter of Suzanne Kahkonen dance many times. She

and Dan Koski. She has played Rez Runner basketbeen involved in figure skat- ball and is a member of the

ing for many years. She has Beartown Firefighters. She

performed at many ice enjoys dancing at powshows as a member of the wows, weightlifting, swimL’Anse-Baraga Figure Skat- ming, walking and movies.

ing Club. While in school, She plans on moving to the

she was a cheerleader, a Sault Ste. Marie area, findmember of the yearbook ing employment and attendstaff and the golf team. She ing college.

was a runner-up medalist for

golf in the Copper Country

Conference. Ashtin’s inter- Justine Minton

ests include skating, golf,

being outdoors and spending time with family and

friends. She plans to attend

Northern Michigan University

majoring in Art and Design.

Amber Geroux

Robert Voakes, Jr.

Robert Voakes, Jr. is the son of Valerie and Robert Voakes. While in

high school Robert was on the junior

varsity basketball team. He also

joined the International Club and was

able to travel to Italy for a ten day

tour. He was in the Drama Club and

made his acting debut in the play

“Kids Say the Darndest Things.” He

was the KBIC Youth Club President

for two years and played Rez Runner basketball for six years. Robert

also dances at pow-wows and has

been the head male youth dancer

many times, including at the ITC pow

-wow and the Michigan Tech powwow. Robert was a police cadet for

the KBIC Police Department and is

currently a Beartown Firefighter. He

enjoys playing basketball, jogging,

working out and traveling. His plans

after graduation are undecided. He

may join the army or seek employment.

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See page eight for Miss Keweenaw Bay Candidates.

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June 6, 2009 Council Meeting continued from page three.

staff member of Representative’s Dale

Kildee’s office. They spoke with her on

KBIC’s efforts to revitalize language, and the

need for increased funding to continue to expand our efforts to save our language.

Larry Denomie presented the CEO Report

for May 2009. May 5th-8th, auditors performed review of past and current ICDBG

grants acquired by the Community and Ojibwa

Housing Authority. The auditors were pleased

with our record keeping, and there were no

major findings reported.

On May 6th a false fire alarm occurred at

the Tribal Center due to a malfunction in the

alarm system. On May 7th the Tribal Center

was closed in the afternoon due to sewer gas

fumes. It was later discovered that a man hole

cover was opened on the west side of the

building where the fresh air intake is located,

and gases were being sucked into the ventilation system. Operations were back to normal

the following day.

Work continues with the Tribe’s insurance

agent to finalize the costs and claim due to the

water damage caused by the flood last November at the Health Center. Once the costs

are agreed upon, the claim will be paid by our

agent. The building will not be repaired at this

time due to the upcoming renovation and expansion of the existing facility in the coming

months.

Gary Loonsfoot, Jr., Language Coordinator,

has been working on acquiring historic audio

tapes and related equipment that had been

used in the Baraga and L’Anse school system’s Native Language program over the

years. Several Tribal elders were recorded in

our Native Language and were used to teach

children in the schools. A plan has been developed to transfer the information on the deteriorating audio cards to a digital format for

use in the future. The material and equipment

will be preserved and added to our historical

archives.

On May 13th, CEO Denomie along with numerous staff and Council members attended

an informal meeting with the staff of the U.S.

Attorney’s office of Western District of MI. The

meeting was held to provide input on issues

our Tribe has with the U.S. Attorney’s office,

including training needs. The U.S. Attorney’s

staff has held meetings with other Michigan

Tribes as well.

CEO Denomie attended the KBIC Head

Start Graduation. The staff of the program did

a great job in providing a memorable event for

the little ones moving on to the big schools.

The proposed Early Childhood Education

Center addition on to the Community Center

has received Council support in applying for

an additional $600,000 in funding through the

ICDBG program. If granted, along with the

$600,000 we have already been awarded, a

total of nearly $1.3 million dollars would be

available for the project. Sarah Smith, Assistant CEO, Terri Denomie, Director of Head

Start and Early Head Start Programs, and Lisa

Denomie, Pre-primary Director, have worked

on revising the project after visiting with the

Hannahville Indian School. The project which

was originally $4 million has been revised

closer to $2 million. If KBIC is awarded this

additional funding, Council will be approached

for the remainder costs.

If all goes as

planned, the project could be completed and

ready for the start up of the 2010 school year.

Paul Stark and staff of Sacred Heart School

presented a request to Council for assistance

with their underfunded budget for not only this

school year but future ones. Other options for

assistance includes school counselor services

for their students, funding to pay for fencing

around the school playground to increase the

safety of the children and funding to purchase

new energy efficient windows. The average

school population is 31% Tribal or descendent

children. Council indicated they were interested in helping Sacred Heart School and

would look into some ways they could do so

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i.e. 2% funding options, and will discuss in

more detail at their next donation meeting.

Under New Business, Larry Denomie presented a request for renovation at Even Start.

More space is needed to accommodate three,

four and five-year-old children, and another

room is needed to separate family activities

from the class rooms. There is a full basement

area that can be used to serve their varied

needs throughout the school year. This area

has not been utilized as there is no emergency

exit. An estimate has been submitted by

Tribal Construction in the amount of $5,502.08

to install a fire exit in the basement. Motion

by William E. Emery to approve the Tribal

Construction bid of $5,502.08 to install a

fire exit in the basement at the Even Start

building, supported by Toni Minton, nine

supported, one opposed (Mayo), 0 abstained, motion carried. Mayo stated her

opposition is due to only one bid being available to consider for costs.

President Swartz brought forth bids for recording equipment. Two bids were available.

One from BIS Digital in the amount of $5,763,

a second bid was received from IQM2 that includes a perpetual software fee in the amount

of $17,420.01. Tribal Court currently utilizes

the BIS Digital system and they are very

happy with it. Motion by Michael LaFernier,

Sr., to purchase the BIS Digital recorder for

the amount of $5,763, supported by Elizabeth D. Mayo, ten supported, 0 opposed, 0

abstained, motion carried.

CEO Denomie requested grievance hearing dates for #012-09 and #013-09. It was the

consensus of the Council to allow the CEO to

schedule grievance hearings directly with

Peggy Minton, Recording Secretary, for these

two grievance filings and future ones.

Council passed Department Head Reports

for April 2009, and the meeting minutes of

March 7, 2009. Council entered into closed

session with Attorney John Baker, CEO Larry

Denomie, President Swartz (Tribal request

KB16-09), and Isabelle Welsh (Tribal request)

on the agenda.

Subject: Presidential Appointment

The President's Committee on People with

Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) has seven vacancies to fill on their Committee. So far no

Native American has applied for appointment,

which is probably due to the fact they aren’t

aware of this Committee. We’d like to help

change that by provide notice of this opportunity.

For more information contact:

Kim Romine

Administration for Native Americans

Executive Director, Intradepartmental Council

on Native American Affairs

370 L'Enfant Promenade, SW

Aerospace Bldg, 2-West

Washington, DC 20447

Voice: 202-205-5603

Fax: 202-690-7441

ANA Help: 1-877-922-9262

The KBIC Community Health

Dept. has received a $500.00

grant from Inter-Tribal Council

of Michigan, Inc. The purpose

for the grant is to work collaboratively between ITC and KBIC

to implement a smoke-free

grounds policy/ordinance on the campus of

the KBIC Department of Health and Human

Services. The grant objectives will be completed by September 2009.

Did you know?

Facts about the Ojibwa Senior Meal Program

•

Congregate Meals are available at the

Ojibwa Senior Center five days a week for

seniors age 55 and up?

•

Home Delivered Meals (HDM) are available

to *qualified persons five days a week? see criteria below:

In addition to providing nutrition services to

older Indians, a tribal organization may: (1) Provide nutrition services to the spouses of older Indians; (2) Provide nutrition services to non-elderly

handicapped or disabled Indians who reside in

housing facilities occupied primarily by the elderly,

at which congregate nutrition services are provided; (3) Offer a meal, on the same basis as

meals are provided to older Indians, to individuals

providing volunteer services during meal hours;

and (4) Provide a meal to individuals with disabilities who reside in a non-institutional household

with and accompany a person eligible for congregate meals under that part.

Criteria for home delivered meals include:

9.2.3.10 TITLE III C:

A. Individuals eligible to receive congregate meals

and nutrition support services include:

1. any person age 55 or older and his/her

spouse regardless of age; or

2. any handicapped or disabled individuals,

who have not attained 55 years of age, but

who reside in housing facilities occupied

primarily by elderly persons at which congregate nutrition services are provided; or

3. individuals, regardless of age, providing volunteer services during meal hours based on

procedures established by each area

agency; or

4. individuals with disabilities, regardless of

age, who reside at home with or accompany

eligible, older individuals, are eligible based

on procedures established by each area

agency, which allow nutrition providers the

option to provide such services.

B. Individuals eligible to receive home delivered

meals and nutrition support services include

those individuals, age 60 or older, who have

been determined to be in need of home delivered meals based on an assessment of need,

developed by the state agency and area agencies, which assesses functional ability, adequate support systems and risk.

1. Area agencies must insure that each nutrition program uses written eligibility criteria

to assess the need for service. At a minimum, the following criteria must be included:

a. an older individual must be homebound,

that is unable to leave home due to a

disabling physical, emotional or cognitive impairment;

b. an older individual must be unable to

participate in a congregate meal because of impairment or lack of appropriate transportation;

c. an older individual is unable to obtain

food and prepare a nutritious meal; and

d. an older individual has no family, friends

or community support able and willing to

assist in meal preparation.

2. Depending on the individual's condition, the

eligibility status must be reevaluated on a

regular basis, but not less frequently than

once every six months; and

3. Priority shall be given to emergency requests, in which home delivered meals are

started as soon as possible after the determination of urgent need.

Annual Assessments for eligibility for Congregate or HDMs will be done during July. Please

stop by and see Philly Ekdahl to finish your assessment, or ask for one to be delivered with your

meal by calling 353-6096.

ATR Program and Outpatient

Counseling has moved to Baraga.

New location:

202 US 41 South, Baraga, MI

Phone: 906-353-8121

Miss Keweenaw Bay Candidates

Jade Evelyn Chaudier

Sixteen-year-old Jade Chaudier

was born on October 3, 1992, in Escanaba, MI. She is turtle clan, and her

native name is Obowashishbemequay,

which means “Warm Sky Woman”.

Jade is the daughter of Aimee Emery

and Durwyn Chaudier, and she has

one sister and one brother. Jade is a

fancy shawl dancer and will be entering

the 11th grade at Baraga High School

next fall. She is involved in basketball,

both for the high school and the Tribe.

She has also been involved in local

youth governments with the Tribe and

a member of Student Council at the

Baraga High School. Jade volunteers

a lot of her time at community events

and has been a head dancer at recent

powwows. She feels being chosen as

KBIC Princess would be an awesome

opportunity to represent the Tribe.

Jade plans on attending college in Michigan to possibly pursue nursing.

Gabrielle Marie “Mabs” Picciano

Fourteen-year-old Mabs was born

on March 26, 1995, in Hancock, MI. A

special ceremony is planned early this

summer where Mabs will be given her

native name. Mabs is the daughter of

Kerry Picciano and Tina Messer. She

has two brothers and one sister. Mabs

is a fancy shawl dancer and will be entering the ninth grade at Baraga High

School next fall. She is very active in

basketball, track and volleyball. Mabs

also volunteers in our Community and

would like to continue to do so. She

has always looked up to the KBIC Princesses as a little girl and feels she

would be just the right role model for

other little girls to look up to. Mabs

feels being chosen as Miss KBIC would

be a great opportunity to show her

commitment to her Tribe.

Savannah Marie Seymour

Thirteen-year-old Savannah was born on

March 4, 1996, in Marquette, MI. Her native

name is Wish-con. She has three sisters and

one brother. Savannah will be attending Marquette High School. She is very active in basketball and softball. Savannah loves spending

time with her family and loves attending powwows. She feels she would be a good role model for the youth of our

Tribe and be a great representative. Savannah would love the opportunity as Miss KBIC to bring our culture to other places so that other people could see what the native culture is like.

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Three Summer Youth Supervisors on the left (left to right) Cody Blue, Nancy

Voakes, and Daniel Giddings, pictured with numerous campground summer

youth workers.

Cody Blue — Cody Blue is one of the supervisors down at the campgrounds this summer. Cody states, “I’m happy to be working with the

Summer Youth Program for a second year. I have lived and worked on

the reservation most of my life and I look forward to having another enjoyable experience working with our Tribal youth.”

Nancy Voakes — Nancy is a Tribal member who is working her fourth

summer as a Youth Supervisor. Nancy states, “I am very excited for

another summer with the Summer Youth Program. I also work with the

KBIC Preprimary program and currently am on a leave of absence

which allows me to work with our youth of all ages.”

Daniel Giddings — Dan is a KBIC member who is working his first

year as a Summer Youth Supervisor. Dan states, “This is something

different than I am used too, but I enjoy working with kids so it will be

fine. I am currently enrolled at Northern Michigan University pursuing a

bachelor’s in Construction Management.”

The Summer Youth Program is eight weeks duration which employees

community youth ages 14-18. Jodene Rasanen is the Director of the

Summer Youth Program.

Deidre Kolbus has been hired as the IT

Support Technician at the Tribal Center. She

was born and raised in Munising, MI, and graduated from Munising High School in 1997. She

attended DeVry University in Chicago, IL where

she earned her Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Management.

Deidre states, “I have spent my last four winters in Vail, Colorado, and have always come

back for the summers on Lake Superior in Michigan. I was recently married in Las Vegas with 40

other Yoopers present on May 15th. I am very

excited to be settled back in the area, living in

Houghton, and closer to my entire family in Munising. In my spare time,

I love to be outdoors, skiing, fishing, snowmobiling, camping and anything else that involves my dog, Alta. I am thrilled at this opportunity to

work here and learn from this community.” (906) 353-6623, ext. 4234.

Michelle L. Picciano is the new Clerk/

Intake worker for the Community Assistance

Program. Michelle was born and raised in

Baraga County and has been employed by

the KBIC for the past 15 years. Michelle

says, “I look forward to working with Debbie

Picciano as her Assistant and serving my

Tribal community.” Michelle is the daughter

of Shirley and Joe Stevens of L’Anse.

Effective June 2, 2009:

Information/Documents you need to bring

for each visit to the KBIC Health Center

• Tribal ID

Medicaid/UPHP Number

Insurance Plan Number

Social Security Number

• Proof of Physical Address

(from any regular bill you receive at home)

•

Services may not be rendered until this information is obtained*

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Midsummer Moon — July

The language page was designed from reference of “A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota

Ojibwe” by John D. Nichols and Earl Nyholm.

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bimoonjigan — dance bustle

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Mission: To provide affordable and attractive housing opportunities in a

safe and healthy environment to qualifying tribal members of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, encourage self-improvement of the

community’s low income families and provide employment opportunities.

Programs and Services provided by the KBOHA:

• Low income rental homes and apartments

1. 158 Homes/apartments in Baraga

2. 50 Homes in Zeba

3. 40 Homes in Marquette/Harvey

• Supportive housing/transitional housing to help address family issues;

• New, custom built, super-insulated homes for homeownership on

Beartown Road;

• Home buyer training to prepare members for home ownership;

• Financial literacy training to improve members’ financial skills;

• Home maintenance training to improve members’ ability to maintain

homes;

• Home rehabilitation program to improve the condition of memberowned homes;

• Home emergency assistance program to remedy negative conditions in the home;

• Individual development account program – a 4:1 matched savings

program for member goals that include:

The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Housing Authority recently began operating the Ojibwa BP gas station, car wash and laundry. It is another

business venture we took on for two main reasons: first, the creation of

job opportunities for Tribal members, and second, the creation of additional revenue for housing programs.

In addition to hiring ten Tribal members for the Ojibwa BP, we have

12 more Tribal members working for our construction company, Ojibwa

Builders, and six more Tribal members working at our Ojibwa Building

Supply. These three businesses have created 28 new jobs for our community that were never there before. That doesn't even include the 14

new jobs created at the Housing Authority over the recent past. We believe this type of job creation for Tribal members is very important and

that it is something surely needed in our community.

At the Housing Authority, we see the need for more programs to

serve our community. In the recent past, we have used profits from our

businesses to fund programs that serve our Indian Community. Some

of those programs funded include our Individual development account

program.

(10) Midaaswi

1. Down payment assistance for home purchase;

2. College tuition and expenses for residents;

3. Business expansion/start-up expenses;

4. Home repair for member-owned homes;

5. Credit repair for homeownership;

6. Vehicle purchase for work/school.

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Low cost home improvement loan program for qualifying tribal

members;

Low cost tax preparation program for residents and tribal members;

Surplus FEMA mobile home program for tribal members;

Stipend program covering mileage and child care expenses for

residents attending college;

Affordable curbside trash service for residents and members;

Prescription subsidy program to reimburse tribal elders and disabled households for prescriptions purchased;

Ojibwa Building Supply Do It Best- providing tribal employment,

quality affordable building supplies and profits for housing programs;

Ojibwa Builders construction company- providing tribal employment, quality affordable construction, and profits for housing programs;

Market rate rentals - five rental properties in Baraga and one in

Negaunee- providing profits for housing programs.

Tribal members can get money for home repair. They have received money to repair their credit so they can purchase a home.

Members have received money to help purchase a vehicle to get to

work or school.

We have also funded our Elder and disabled prescription subsidy

program, where we reimburse low income elders and disabled Tribal

members for their personal expense for their prescriptions. We have

already reimbursed over $25,000 to Tribal participants so far; all from

profits from our businesses.

All of these new programs have been taken advantage by many

Tribal members. We will continue to work hard at creating new jobs

and new programs like these that serve our community. Your support

of these businesses benefits our community.

~ Eddy Edwards,

Executive Director

Historical Documents Recovered

On June 16th

the

KBIC

reclaimed some very

important

language documents.

About

thirty-two

years ago several

of our elders realized that our people were losing

their original language.

A language revitalization project was

funded through the

Title IV Indian

Education Act in

1976. Textbooks,

slo-scan video and

the Language Master machine with “tape-cards”

were developed to teach children in the 4th through

12th grade in L’Anse and Baraga schools. Courses

were also offered to adults at the Tribal Center with

University credits through Michigan Technological

University. Courses in Ojibwa I, II, and III were

given by the Ojibwa Community College for 3 credit

hours each through Michigan Tech University.

Our tribe is once again in possession of the Bell

and Howell “Language Master” as well as all the

“tape cards”. These “tape cards” contain the voices

of our ancestors speaking their native tongue. Our

plan is to turn these “tape cards” into a medium that

everyone in our community could use. Following

are the listed elders on the “tape cards”:

Richard Shelifoe

Ted St. Arnold

Fred Shelifoe

Alice Shelifoe

Veronica Rabideaux

Florence Uusitalo

Evelyn Holappa

Sarah Shelifoe

Mino Jondreau

Boise Jondreau

Jim St. Arnold

Isabelle St. Arnold

George Curtis

Isabelle Chosa

Eugene Chosa

Joe Loonsfoot

Amos Pine

Nora Shalifoe

Marcella Loonsfoot

Pearl Loonsfoot

Betty Brunk

Albert Brunk, Sr.

Clara Swartz

Lizzie Roberts

Liz Pelto

Annie Schofield

Evelyn Onkala

Helen Miller

Hank Miller

Charles Marksman

Ted Chosa

Puck Mayo

Chix Asher

Martha Kunick

Marty White

These names were given taken from documentation from Eleanor Deling Mike. Please accept

apology if names are misspelled. Gary Loonsfoot,

Jr., KBIC Language Coordinator, will keep the Community up to date on the progress of the digitizing

process.

BARAGA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

FAMILY EVENT/FUNDRAISER — 4th Annual

DENISE MARTH, FAMILY FUN RUN

Walk—Run—Bowl

Saturday, July 11, 2009

9:00 a.m. ‘till Noon

REGISTRATION begins @ 8:30 a.m.

FUN RUN, Walk — begins @ 9:00 a.m.

L’Anse Waterfront Park to the Whirl-i-gig

Bowl-A-Thon and Banquet immediately following

at the Whirl-i-gig, L’Anse

Bring you walking shoes, bike and helmet, skates or

board and bowling ball!

Each volunteer and participant receives a free T-shirt.