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Anishinaabeg Today
Vol. 11, No. 14
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
White Earth, Minn.
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Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006
Officals break ground for White Earth Reservation Dream Catcher Homes
Around 60 people braved the rain and cold
temperature to attend the official groundbreaking
for the White Earth Dream Catcher Homes on
Oct. 3 in Ogema.
The White Earth Dream Catcher Homes program is designed to be a supportive permanent
housing project that provides intensive services
for families who are experiencing homelessness.
“I want to thank all the organizations that
helped make this day a reality. We are providing
housing for a population that has been neglected
and ignored for so long,” said White Earth
Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor.
“I want thank our Creator for those of us who
are fortunate to have our own homes, we need to
look out for the less fortunate,” said White Earth
Secretary-Treasurer Bud Heisler
The $5 million project includes 20 three-bedroom town homes and a community building that
will house offices and a life-skills center. Four of
the units are designed for families who may have
members with disabilities. The project is located a
block north of the Ogema Elementary School on
five acres of tribal land. The project should be
completed during August 2007.
This is the first supportive permanent housing project on Native American land.
After the groundbreaking, everyone was
invited to eat Indian tacos at the Ogema
Community Center.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
From left, Evelyn Moore, White Earth Dream Catcher Limited Liability Corporation (WEDCHLLC)
Board Member, Tara Mason, Human Services Director, Shari Bellcourt, Board Member, Jay Longus, Board
Member, Mary Reigert, Board Member, Bud Heisler, Secretary-Treasurer, Erma J. Vizenor, Chairwoman,
Ben Bement WEDCHLLC President, Gene Clark, Ogema Mayor, Gus Bevins, District III Representative,
Paul Roy, Gordon Construction, Rick Smith, Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, Zoe LeBeau,
Corporation for Supportive Housing, and Michelle Guericke, Enterprise Asset Manager.
Three generations of
Turners produce album
Welcome Home!
Photo by Leonard Wadena
The White Earth Honor Guard recently welcomed U.S. Army Corporal Patrick Blue,
Mahnomen, at Hector International Airport in Fargo. Blue returned home on leave from his
yearlong tour in Iraq, in which he received two purple hearts and many other medals. He
is the son of Kathleen Korte Blue. Pictured from left are David Murray, Mike Accobee, Tom
Maholland, Patrick Blue, Joe Potter, Merlin Londo, and Robert Durant - Blue’s uncle.
From 9-year-old Tony’s passion for baseball to
Grandfather I. Doyle’s love song celebrating 40 years with
his wife, Mary, many aspects of life wind through the
melodies of “Waiting On Sundown,” a new CD produced by
the Turner family.
“It was really cool hearing things fall into place,” said
Steve Turner of the production by Bemidji Music Center.
The center’s Kirk Christman helped Tony; his parents,
Doyle and Molly; uncle, Steve, and grandfather, I. Doyle,
mix the sounds of the 10 original songs.
Many of the songs developed from stories the family
shared. For example, “In God’s Time,” by Molly Turner
reflects coming to acceptance following a family tragedy
with the words, “I called your house. I know you’re not
there. I hear your voice and it’s so unfair.”
“My sister lost her husband in November and she still
has his voice on her answering machine,” Molly said.
“That’s what I was thinking about.”
Tony said he has performed his solo on the album at the
Woodtick Musical Theater and Lake Bemidji State Park, as
well as parties. He said he wrote “Baseball” because it’s his
favorite sport.
See Turners Page 20
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White Earth Tribal Council
PO Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Member of the
Native American Journalist Association
and the Minnesota Newspaper Association
Tribal Council/Editor
Erma J. Vizenor
Chairwoman
Franklin “Bud” Heisler
Secretary-Treasurer
Irene “Rene” Auginaush
District I
Terrance “Terry” Tibbetts
District II
Kenneth “Gus” Bevins
District III
Gary W. Padrta
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Anishinaabeg Today
An Indian Summer
By John Fetzer
White Earth Band of Ojibwe
In the past, my summer vacations typically
consisted of working a minimum wage job, living at home, and going to a Minnesota lake on
hot days. That's what a summer break from college is supposed to be about -- relaxing, recouping some money, and giving your mind three
months off after saturating it with facts and figures.
However, this summer I tried something different. I wanted to a new experience, something
that would help me grow as a person, allow me
to learn a few things, and have fun in the
process. As a political science major and a young
Native American, I thought it only natural to
seek a politically-based internship that dealt
with issues facing Indian Country.
After a short Google search I discovered the
Morris K. Udall Foundation (www.udall.gov).
The foundation was established in memory of
the late Arizona Congressman "Mo" Udall and
aims to support college students that study environmental or Native American public policy.
The internship aspect of the program is offered
every summer to 12 Native American students
from across the country and places them in government offices in Washington, D.C.
After completing the application process earlier this year, I found out three months later that
I had been selected for the program. I was excited to meet the other interns and spend my summer in Washington, D.C. learning about government and meeting prominent leaders. Our class
of interns was a diverse group -- the Navajo,
Apache, Cherokee, Kickapoo, Mohawk,
Shinnecock, Santo Domingo Pueblo, and Ojibwe
tribes were all represented.
I arrived in late May and quickly realized
that the other 11 interns were extremely intelligent, motivated, and interesting Native students.
I knew that I had as much to learn from these
people as I did from my office placement.
After two days of orientation, I started my
job in the office of Senator Kent Conrad, the
senior Democratic Senator from North Dakota.
Since I go to school at North Dakota State
University and Senator Conrad is on the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs, the placement
made sense.
The office turned out to be a great fit for me.
Maybe it was the "Midwestern niceness" of
everybody, but I enjoyed every minute working
there. Over the course of the summer, I attended
Congressional hearings, researched environmental issues for staffers, helped write letters to constituents, went to a meeting on pending Indian
Affairs Committee legislation, sat in on meetings
with the Senator, and wrote press releases. I
learned more about the legislative process from
my 10 weeks on Capitol Hill than I did in four
years of college.
The program also ensured that the Udall
interns met leaders in Native American advocacy, including the White House Initiative of Tribal
Colleges and Universities, the Secretary of the
Interior, the National Congress of American
Indians, and the Native Nations Institute. Each
meeting allowed us to learn how these organizations are benefiting Indian country.
As the summer went on, I realized that my
internship was not only about learning, but also
about teaching. I discovered that a lot of people
See Intern Page 17
Treuer receives fellowship to document dialects of Ojibwe
A Bemidji State University professor who
plans to write an Ojibwe grammar book has
received a boost to his research through a
National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship.
The NEH has awarded Anton Treuer a
$40,000 Documenting Endangered Languages
fellowship to support his work in documenting
various dialects of the Ojibwe language in
Minnesota and Wisconsin. He is an associate
professor of Ojibwe.
With hundreds of applicants and only 10-15
fellowships awarded annually, Treuer said he
was pleasantly surprised to learn he was selected to for one of the one-year fellowships.
“I feel very honored, but I also feel very humbled because I know how important and difficult
this project is,” he said.
Treuer noted that most of the fellowship
money will go to BSU to release him from his
teaching duties this spring so he can conduct
research for the project, entitled the “Chippewa
Grammar Project for Southwestern Chippewa
Dialect.”
He said the fellowship is exciting and timely
because Ojibwe is still a vibrant language and
spoken by many
“But it’s also endangered because the overwhelming majority of people who do speak
Ojibwe are elders,” he said.
Treuer said dialects can vary among communities that are located just a few miles from each
other, such as Ponemah and Red Lake. He noted
that there is a need to document these variations
of Ojibwe
“We have a lot of work to do to document all
that,” he said.
He said a pedagogical grammar book would
not only document the dialects of Ojibwe, but
serve as a tool to teach the language.
“It will be designed not for linguists, but for
students and teachers of the language,” Treuer
said
And, he added, showing patterns in the language to people accelerates their understanding
and usage of the language.
Working with others
On the project, Treuer is collaborating with
his brother, David Treuer, who also received a
$40,000 NEH Documenting Endangered
See Ojibwe Page 21
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Submitted photo
Back row from left: Sarah Bunker - Mahnomen, Mary Sullivan - White Earth, Sheila Stevens South End, Minn., Shari Burnette - Naytahwaush. Front row from left: Barb Engdahl - Gary,
Minn., Ashley Bailey - Ogema, and Tammy Bellanger - Waubun. Not pictured are: Mary
Edwards - Ponsford, Naomi Jones - Ponsford, Audrey Jones - Ponsford, Karen Jones Ponsford, Nora Jones - Ponsford, Natalie Suleiman - Naytawaush, Amanda Alger Naytawaush, and Page Lhotka - Waubun.
Third group of students complete certified
nursing assistant course at Mahnomen
THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINN. –Fourteen
students enrolled in the Nursing Education
Program with Northland Community and
Technical College and White Earth Tribal
and Community College in August have
successfully completed the Nursing
Assistant Course.
A total of 38 students successfully completed the Nursing Assistant courses offered
throughout the summer. Of the 38 students,
95 percent have passed the certification
exam to become Nationally Board Certified
as Certified Nursing Assistants.
The course is provided through a partnership between the two institutions offering a Native American Nursing Education
program. The program is being made possible through a $98,000 matching grant from
the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities Underrepresented Students
Transitions Grant Program.
The
Native
American
Nursing
Education program is designed to address
the needs of registered nurses in medical
facilities on the White Earth Reservation and
more specifically, the need for trained
Native American nurses to serve the needs
of the reservation population. The program
aligns with data addressing a nationwide
nursing shortage. The Bureau of Health
Professions estimates that the supply of
nurses will fall 29 percent below requirements by the year 2020, unless dramatic
interventions and significant investments
are developed and implemented. The study
also reports on factors that affect the nursing
shortage in rural communities, including
differences in education, practice setting,
and population served.
For more information on the Nursing
Education Program, contact Gene Klinke,
director of enrollment management, at (218)
681-0866 or the White Earth Tribal
Community College at (218) 936-5731.
Northland Community and Technical
College is a comprehensive college with
campuses in East Grand Forks, Minn., and
Thief River Falls, Minn. One-and two-year
degrees, transfer programs and diploma certification are available in a variety of majors;
as well as workforce training and continuing
education programs. NCTC is a member of
the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities system, and accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association. Visit
the college at www.northlandcollege.edu.
ALS provides free legal assistance on Rez
Anishinabe Legal Services provides free
legal assistance for survivors of physical
and/or emotional abuse who live on or
around the White Earth Indian Reservation.
Services include, but are not limited to,
state and tribal court divorce and custody
issues, Order's for Protection, Harassment
Orders, appeals to welfare agencies and
assistance with social security disability
claims. For an appointment or more information, please call toll-free at 1-877-8007295.
DOVE
Down on Violence Everyday
How is your relationship? Does your partner:
-Call you bad names?
-Put you down?
-Control what you do, who you see, or where you go?
-Make all the decisions?
-Shove you, hit or punch you?
-Threaten to kill you or those you love?
-Destroy your property?
-Threaten to take away or hurt your children?
-Intimidate you with guns, knives, or weapons?
-Threaten to commit suicide?
If you answered yes to just one of these questions,
you may be in an abusive relationship. If you need to
talk about it - call us.
We serve the victims of domestic violence on/near
the White Earth Reservation.
(218) 935-5554 or 1-800-763-8629
24-hour hotline - 1-800-543-0629
Community event promotes respect
The community is invited to the Choose Respect
Event Oct. 18 from 7-9 p.m. at the Detroit Lakes
Community Center Ballroom. The event promotes
healthy and positive relationships for 11 to 14 year olds.
There will be pizza, games and door prizes.
Have your group put on a performance, skit or do
any other type of art from that can be presented during
the event for prizes. Talk to your youth leader if interested.
For more information call the White Earth DOVE
Program at (218) 935-5554 or the Lakes Crisis and
Resource Center at (218) 847-7446.
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Tribes announce first-ever joint Economic
Development Summit and Trade Show
The Red Lake Nation, Leech Lake Band
of Ojibwe and White Earth Band of Ojibwe
announce the first-ever joint Northern
Minnesota Economic Development Summit
and Trade Show to be held Nov. 29-30 at the
Shooting Star Casino, Hotel & Event Center
in Mahnomen, Minn.
The summit will explore development of
potential business and economic opportunities from which the three tribal nations (Red
Lake, Leech Lake and White Earth) and the
region will grow healthy, self-sufficient communities.
The two-day event will highlight
Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, “Famous
Dave” Anderson, and National Indian
Gaming Association Chairman, Ernie
Stevens. Panelists from National Congress
of American Indians (NCAI), Harvard
University, RUPRI Center for Rural
Entrepreneurship and the Western Area City
County Cooperative will also be participating.
The goal of the event is to strengthen the
region’s economy through business partnerships. Information will be provided on:
government business development programs; business opportunities for tribes and
individuals, accessing capital, leveraging
and maximizing federal and private sector
resources and much more.
The event is open to the public. Cost is
$40 for early registration by Nov. 7 and $50
at the door. Special hotel room rates are
available by calling 1-800-453-7827. For
more information, contact: Landa Moore
(218) 983-3285 or Vicki White (218) 335-3667.
White Earth members can use new tribal
ID card to register to vote in Minnesota
In Minnesota, any eligible voter can register to vote at the polls on Election Day. An
identification card is needed to register.
Acceptable forms of identification:
A current Minnesota driver’s license or
Minnesota ID card, learner’s permit, or
authorized federal tribal ID with your current address.
White Earth ID card is acceptable:
Sec. 12. [171.072] Tribal Identification Card.
(a) If a Minnesota identification card is
deemed an acceptable form of identification
in Minnesota Statutes or Rules, a tribal identification card is also an acceptable form of
identification. A tribal identification card is a
primary document for purposes of
Minnesota Rules, part 7410.0400, and successor rules.
(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "tribal
identification card" means an unexpired
identification card issued by a Minnesota
tribal government of a tribe recognized by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, United States
Department of the Interior, that contains the
legal name, date of birth, signature, and picture of the enrolled tribal member.
(c) The tribal identification card must contain security features that make it impervious to alteration as is reasonably practicable
in its design and quality of material and
technology. The security features must use
materials that are not readily available to
the general public. The tribal identification
card must not be susceptible to reproduction
by photocopying or simulation and must be
highly resistant to data or photograph substitution and other tampering. The requirements of this section do not apply to tribal
identification cards used to prove an individual's residence for purposes of section
201.061. subdivision 3.
Energy Assistance Program accepting applications
Applications for the Energy Assistance
Program went out in September. If you did
not get your application, please contact our
office at (218) 473-4663 and ask for Chris
Fairbanks.
For those of you that are new to the program, you can either pick up an application
at the Reservation Tribal Council office in
White
Earth,
Sports
Complex
in
Naytahwaush, Rice Lake Community
Center in Rice Lake or call our office.
If you are mailing in your application,
please send it to this address: Energy
Assistance Program, P.O. Box 418, White
Earth, MN 56591.
Reminders on what you need for the
application: Verification of income for the
past three months, from the month you date
the application. Any receipts you may have
from your heating or electrical company.
Please fill out application completely, with
all information or may be returned.
Also a reminder about the payment
plans, this year you must get on a payment
plan either through the company or on your
own. Most of you do pay on your electric
bills, this year you should set up plans on
your heating also.
Please call if you have any questions on
the crisis program, furnace repair or any
concerns you may have with your application. Hope you all had a great summer!
Darren Gibbins / The Forum
Mahnomen High School football players have placed
a decal with former player Adam Steinmetz's number 36
on their helmets this season to honor the player who was
killed in a car accident last spring.
Football players honor Adam
by wearing his jersey number
According to those who knew him best, Adam
Steinmetz wasn’t a leader in the classic sense; there was
a hint of mischief in his ever-present grin. But he certainly wasn’t a follower.
“Adam could get his friends to do stuff they didn’t
even want to do, and they would have fun, too,” said his
dad, Jim Steinmetz with a chuckle. “He was one of those
kids you had to love him before you could hate him.”
The intangible quality was downright quantifiable:
Last fall about 10 boys from Mahnomen High School’s
Class of 2009 went out for football. This season, the first
since Steinmetz was killed in a May car accident at the
age of 15, there are two.
That’s no coincidence, said John Clark Jr., the
school’s football coach and Steinmetz’s second cousin.
“I know he encouraged them (his classmates) to be
out because he enjoyed the sport.”
Steinmetz lettered as a freshman and would have
seen considerably more time as a sophomore wing this
fall. Instead, he’s remembered as a number; “36” is
affixed to the back of each Indians helmet. The players
knew some sort of tribute was coming, but the coaches
decided to spring the black on white decals on them just
prior to Game 1, so they wouldn’t have time to think
about it.
“Being in school those last couple weeks, that was
the toughest,” said Clark, whose program owns six state
titles. “And as a family, we’re still together and see each
other a lot. But that piece is missing when we get together. And it’s a piece that’s missing at football practice and
at school.”
Steinmetz’s parents still go to the games, usually
arriving after kickoff because milking cows takes time.
Especially with two fewer hands.
“It’s a little bit hard; the people are still consoling
you,” Jim Steinmetz said. “It’s hard to be watching the
other boys when you could be watching your own boy.
But we’re doing what we’ve got to do.” - The Forum
Anishinaabeg Today
FILE OF LIFE to be distributed by MCWT
Mahnomen County Working Together
(A Weed & Seed Partnership) is implementing distribution of free FILE OF LIFE packets for Mahnomen County and White Earth
Reservation community members. Medical
emergencies can happen to anyone – at any
time – and MCWT wants to help community members be prepared.
The FILE OF LIFE packets are red vinyl
packets containing medical information
cards. Medical information must be filled
out by the packet’s owner and will include
things like name, address, sex, date of birth,
emergency contacts, blood type, doctor’s
name and phone number, special medical
conditions, medications and dosages, recent
surgery information, religion, health directives/living wills, allergies and medical
insurance information.
These packets are especially useful in
emergency situations, such as when emergency medical personnel are called to a
household for an ambulance call. First
responders can simply take the FILE OF
LIFE along to the emergency room or hospital and provide up-to-date medical information to emergency room or hospital staff.
With this information at their fingertips,
immediate treatment is much easier.
The FILE OF LIFE packets are also helpful for routine doctor visits because all of the
medical information is together in one place
and can be reviewed between doctor and
patient easily.
MCWT is distributing packets in two
formats. The first is a refrigerator magnet
and the second is a wallet-sized packet that
can be easily carried in a wallet, purse, pocket, in the car, on a bicycle, or anywhere else
a person needs to carry their information
regularly.The FILE OF LIFE program is a
program used by many communities
throughout the United States and was begun
by the File of Life Foundation, a Springfield,
Massachusetts nonprofit organization.
MCWT is supported by funding from the
U.S. Department of Justice, Community
Capacity Development Office and the
Minnesota Department of Public Safety,
Office of Justice Programs
To obtain a free FILE OF LIFE set, please
contact Sue Trnka at (218) 473-2200 or contact your local clinic or home health agency.
Community meetings discuss how parents
can shield children against media violence
The White Earth Early Childhood
Coalition is working in partnership with
Child Care, SOS, Head Start, BCCI, ECFE,
Even Start, area schools, ICW, Century 21
After School programs, community health,
Early Intervention and community councils
to present information to parents and staff
on how media violence affects our children
and what we can do.
The three communities hosting the event
are Ogema, Pine Point and Naytahwaush.
Parents are invited to the Pine Point School
on Nov. 2, the Ogema School on Nov. 9 and
Naytahwaush on Nov. 21 from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. We will have a meal, child care, door
prizes (Wal-Mart cards, quilts, Thanksgiving
baskets) with the information class from 6 to
7:30 p.m. The information will include TV,
video games, computer and cell phone violence and how parents can guide their children. This will be information for parents of
young children to school age children, child
care providers, school and Head Start staff.
Posters and flyers will be available soon.
Anyone interested in working on these
events are invited to a meeting on Friday,
Oct. 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the White Earth Head
Start/Child Care building. For more information call Mary Leff at (218) 983-3285 Ext.
1201.
Need help looking for work??
Are you enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or a descendant?
Do you reside in Becker, Clearwater, Mahnomen, Polk or Norman County?
Have you been unemployed 15 out of the last 26 weeks or low income?
If you can answer yes to the above questions and do not have a current job offer
or are not receiving assistance under MFIP. You may be eligible for assistance in
seeking work.
For more information or to make an appointment, please contact the PL 102 477
Program Staff at: (218) 935-5554 or toll free at 1-800-763-8629
Ext. 3258 or 3259
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Rez Briefs
Community Invited to Heath Fair
The White Earth Reservation Health Fair will be
held Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Naytahwaush
Sports Complex. More than 30 health-related booths
will be set up. There will be free blood sugar, blood
pressure and cholesterol checks.
Elder Snow Removal
The White Earth Public Works Department is now
accepting applications for the Elder Snow Removal
Program. Snow Removal Guidelines for Elders are:
4 Must be an enrolled tribal member
4 Must be at least 55 years of age
4 Must reside on the reservation
4 Plowing will only be done when snowfall accumulation exceeds four inches or more.
An application IS required this year for snow
removal!
You may call (218) 983-3202 to request an application.
Big Elbow Lake Bingo Night
The Big Elbow Lake Area Community Council is
sponsoring 1/2 take bingo on Oct. 18 from 6 - 8 p.m. at
the Big Elbow Lake Community Center. Cards are
three for 50 cents or seven for $1. There will be door
prizes and a bake sale. Everyone is welcome. Wear a
costume to be eligible for a special halloween drawing.
Mahnomen Caregivers Meet
You are invited to Mahnomen Caregiver Discussion
Group meeting on Oct. 19 at 10 a.m. at the First
Lutheran Church, 222 NW 1st Street in Mahnomen.
Come and join us for coffee and discussion. Our Topic
this month is: “Becoming Your Own Medical Advocate.”
Anyone who is a caregiver of someone 60+ is invited to
attend. For more information please call Tammy Sykes,
Program Coordinator Lutheran Social Service at (218)
945-6808 or email [email protected].
WELSA Hours
A representative from WELSA will visit their Pine
Point satellite office every first and third Friday of every
month from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information
call (218) 751-6619 or toll free at 1-888-760-6222.
Indianpreneur Training Class
The American Indian Economic Development Fund
and the Small Business Development Program in Boise
Forte will co-sponsor a Culturally Relevant
Indianpreneur Training Class on Oct. 20-22 and Nov. 35 at the Fortune Bay Resort Casino. This class is for any
person who is thinking about starting a small business
or expanding their existing business. For more information call (651) 917-0819.
Diabetes Bingo
Diabetes Bingo will be held in Elbow Lake on Oct.
19, Pine Point on Nov. 3, White Earth on Nov. 6 and
Naytahwaush on Nov. 9. Bingo will begin after the
noon elder nutrition meal. All are welcome.
Looking for a Job?
The White Earth Human Resources Department has
a Job Hotline. Call (218) 983-3285 and ask for Ext. 1000.
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Tribal communities preserving wild rice
The White Earth Reservation is pleased
to announce the unveiling of a newly
installed billboard multimedia artwork,
“Keep It Wild” that will show for two
months on Highway 10 in the Subway parking lot, adjacent to the Wal-Mart. Created by
public artist, Karl Lorenz, in collaboration
with tribal elders, this artwork was funded
through a grant from the Minnesota State
Arts
Board’s
Cultural
Community
Partnership program.
Elders at the White Earth Reservation
have collaborated with Lorenz for several
years on a series of public art projects that
address the preservation of tribal traditions
associated with wild rice and state their
opposition to the University of Minnesota’s
involvement in genomic research on wild
rice. Mahnomen – or wild rice – is considered sacred by the Anishinaabe and is featured centrally in their prophecies. For several years, tribal members have expressed
their concerns and opposition about the
inherent risks associated with genomic
research on wild rice and the potential negative impact on this treaty-protected resource.
Their campaign to stop genomic research
has garnered international attention and
support.
The two-panel billboard artwork features historical and contemporary photographic images of tribal members gathering
rice in the traditional manner, with canoes
and knocking sticks along with the text
“Wild Rice/Prophecy….Keep It Wild.” This
new piece is a companion to an outdoor
sculptural installation on the University of
Minnesota’s St. Paul Campus that portrays
the differences in ways of knowing around
food, land and wild rice between the scientific and tribal worlds.
Lorenz has worked as a public artist for
several years with an emphasis on “borderlands” work, exploring civic issues that
emerge at multicultural crossroads. The son
of a German immigrant war bride and
Native American father, Lorenz is an
enrolled tribal member of the Lummi Nation
and draws on his bicultural background as a
resource in his artmaking. Lorenz chooses to
employ a public arts approach, working
with communities to identify and communicate local meanings and inviting the community to help define the artistic endeavor-to tailor the art work to their specific context,
their social and cultural reality. That means
that public art is not necessarily about championing status quo norms, whether in terms
of the "official" art world, or dominant cultural values. Lorenz states, “Public art must
be democratic and engaged.”
The Minnesota State Arts Board is a state
agency that stimulates and encourages the
creation, performance, and appreciation of
the arts in the state. The Cultural
Community Partnership program is
designed to enhance the artistic and career
development of artists of color. It supports
collaborative projects between two individual artists, or between an artist and an organization. The Cultural Community
Partnership program provided a $5,000
grant to support the collaboration between
White Earth and Karl Lorenz.
This series of Lorenz’s artworks will also
be featured during the St. Paul Art Crawl on
Oct. 13-15 in the offices of the Minnesota
State Arts Board.
Tamarac NWR
Trapping Drawing
The Trapping Drawing for the Tamarac NWR
will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 7:30
p.m. at the Tamarac NWR Visitor Center.
All persons that wish to be in the drawing must
have their White Earth Reservation Tribal
Identification Cards and current (2006/2007)
Natural Resources Harvest Permit.
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A group of University of Minnesota students stand next to a billboard that promotes wild
rice, which is located in the Subway parking lot near Wal-Mart in Detroit Lakes.
Listening areas include:
White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake!
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Dove can help with domestic violence victims
By Jodie Sunderland
White Earth DOVE Advocate
In October 2002, President George W.
Bush proclaimed October as National
Domestic Awareness Month. Since then
domestic violence awareness programs have
came a long way offering everything from
personal advocacy, 24-hour hotlines to safehousing and legal advocacy. We feel if we
work together with the support of the community we will make even more progress in
breaking the cycle of domestic abuse.
Families need to be aware that domestic violence is often a learned behavior-a cycle that
is passed down from generation to generation as a method of power and control.
According to the Foundation of National
Progress (FNP), 8.8 million children witness
domestic violence each year [in the U.S.]. A
child who is exposed to domestic violence is
more likely to be violent as an adult A
spouse who is abusive to their partner is
more likely to be abusive toward their children-whether it's physical or verbal-it still
hurts.
If you or someone you know is in an
abusive relationship please get help. If you
commit acts of domestic violence towards
members of your family-please get help. If it
happened once - it could happen again. The
FNP states 44 percent of women murdered
by an intimate partner [have] visited an ER
in the two years prior to their death."
Domestic violence destroys relationships, trust, lives and the human spirit-especially the spirit of a child. Support our mission to spread awareness and help us break
the cycle. Be aware of the signs: Does your
partner call you bad names? Put you down?
Need to control what you do? Who you see?
Where you go? Make all the decisions?
Shove or hit you? Threaten to kill you or
those you love? Destroy your property and
clothes? Threaten to take away or hurt your
children? Intimidate you with guns, knives
or other weapons and threaten to commit
suicide? Just one of these can be a sign of an
abusive relationship - get help.
President Bush recently said, “During
Domestic Violence Awareness Month, I urge
all Americans to join together in recommitting themselves to eliminating domestic violence and reaching out to its victims, letting
them know that help is available. With dedication and vigilance, we can increase safety
for thousands of our citizens and bring hope
to countless Americans.”
Domestic Violence Statistics in Minnesota:
-1 of every 3 homeless women in
Minnesota is homeless at least in part due to
domestic violence.
-At least 13 women and 11 children were
murdered in Minnesota in 2004 as the result
of domestic violence.
-Domestic Violence victims account for
over 25 percent of violent crime victims in
Minnesota.
-According to a 2002 Minnesota Crime
Survey, over 80 percent of victims of domestic violence in this state did NOT report the
incident to law enforcement.
Domestic Violence Facts:
-In 2000, 1,247 women and 440 men were
killed by an intimate partner.
-In 1999 intimate partner homicides
accounted for 32 percent of the murders of
females and 4 percent of the murder of
males.
-The cost of intimate partner violence
annually exceeds 5.8 billion including 4.1
billion in direct health care expenses, 900
million in lifetime earning.
-Domestic violence has been estimated
to cost employees 67 billion.
For more information call the White
Earth DOVE program at (218) 935-5554. In
an emergency call our 24-hour crisis line at
1-800-543-0629.
The Waubun/Ogema/White Earth Johnson O’Malley Parent Committee
is accepting nominations for 3 (1) year positions. Must be a parent or grandparent of a
JOM student in the district of 435.
JOM eligibility is that of a student who is at least 1/4 degree blood of a federally
recognized tribe or is a recognized tribal member of a federally recognized tribe.
Closing date for nominations is Nov. 1, 2006.
Please send nominations to:
JOM
P.O. Box 418
White Earth, MN 56591
Election will be held at the Waubun School. The dates will be posted.
I would like to nominate____________________________________________________
for a one year position on the Johnson O’Malley Committee in the Waubun/Ogema/White
Earth School District #435.
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Bemidji State University Conference
focuses on American Indian education
With a desire to better relate to
American Indian students and
learn more about American Indian
education, faculty and staff from
Minnesota State Colleges &
Universities campuses throughout
the state gathered Sept. 27 in
Bemidji.
At the American Indian
Resource Center at Bemidji State
University, the one-day American
Indian Education Conference featured a panel of four American
Indian educators: Will Antell,
Larry Aitken, Don Day and
Priscilla Fairbanks.
Antell is a former MnSCU
trustee, Aitken is an American
Indian studies professor at Itasca
Community College in Grand
Rapids, Day is the president of
Fond du Lac Tribal & Community
College in Cloquet and Fairbanks
is the education department chair
at Leech Lake Tribal College in
Cass Lake.
“We have an excellent panel
assembled here before us,” said
AIRC Associate Director Joe
Aitken, an organizer of the conference. “Ask any question that will
help you help your students on
your campuses.”
He said he developed the concept for the conference to help his
MnSCU colleagues learn how they
can better relate to the American
Indian students on their campuses.
“Along with that, we want to
improve the atmosphere on their
campuses,” he added.
He said the conference was
also designed to provide faculty
and staff the opportunity to learn
firsthand the importance and significance of American Indian education in Minnesota.
See Education Page 17
Red Lake runner
dies during Twin Cities Marathon
George Spears loved to run and
taught that love of the sport to his
sons. His eldest, George Spears Jr.,
was running the Twin Cities
Marathon with him on Oct. 1, but
pulled ahead of his father early in
the race.
He didn't know until after he
had finished that his father had collapsed from an apparent heart attack
at the 6-mile mark near Lake
Calhoun. Spears, 49, of Minneapolis,
died later at Hennepin County
Medical Center.
He was a member of the Red
Lake Band of Ojibwe, a social worker for Hennepin County and the
father of seven children and many
foster children.
"He followed a good path," said
his
daughter-in-law
Meredith
Morgan. "He liked running," and
was a familiar sight on the running
trails in south Minneapolis, she said
It was the second death of a runner in the history of the marathon.
Spears, who ran his first Twin
Cities marathon in 1987, had no
known health problems, and had
just had a physical, said Morgan.
He was treated on site within
minutes of the attack by emergency
technicians, and taken by ambulance
to Hennepin County Medical Center.
Dr. Bill Roberts, medical director
for the Twin Cities Marathon, said
that people who have heart attacks
at marathons usually appear to be in
the peak of health.
He said that the risk of cardiac
arrest for marathon runners is about
1 in 50,000 finishers. The risk of
death is about 1 in 200,000 he said,
citing information gleaned from the
Twin Cities Marathon and the
Marine Corps Marathon databases
combined
"We had a pretty good response
time, so we're pretty confident we
did all we could," he said. "But it
does happen during marathons."
Morgan said Spears' wife,
Melanie, and other family members
were waiting for him at the 10-mile
mark. And they waited until almost
all the runners had gone by, but
never saw him.
"She couldn't figure it out,"
Morgan said. "Then they came home
and got the call."
Morgan said that Spears was
widely known in the Indian community through his job working with
Indian children, and because of the
many relationships he had formed
with foster children over the years.
The family is trying to contact those
closest to him, including his 15-yearold daughter, Chanella Spears, who
doesn't live at home and has lost
touch with the family.
The number of heart attack
deaths would most likely be much
higher at such races if weren't for the
number of external defibrillators
that are now routine at such events.
Roberts said there were close to 40
defibrillators, one at every aid station starting with the 11th one on the
route. In addition, there are five firstaid teams with defibrillators spread
out over the course, and a golf cart
operated by emergency technicians
from Hennepin County Medical
Center in the tighter areas of the
course. An ambulance drove along
with the runners.
Red Lake member George Spears, right, was a veteran of long distance
running.
Anishinaabeg Today
White Earth Reservation
Food Distribution
2205 271st Ave., Mahnomen, MN 56557
Hwy #200 - 13 miles east of Mahnomen
WHO MAY BE ELIGIBLE:
All persons residing within the White Earth Reservation
boundaries, as well as any person enrolled in a federally recognized Indian tribe residing near the reservation boundaries.
Enrollment must be verified. Food Distribution is an alternative to the food stamp program.
Eligibility requirements: Effective Oct. 1, 2006
Household Size
1
2
3
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5
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Monthly Income Limit
$ 951
$1,234
$1,518
$1,806
$2,112
$2,420
$2,703
$2,986
Each additional member add $284
Household resource limit: - (i.e., cash on hand, checking
and savings accounts, stocks, bonds, saving certificates or
other negotiable/accessible certificates.)
a. $3,000 for all households with two or more members if
one member is 60 years or older.
b. $1,750 for all other households, including all one member households.
Documentation must be verified for all household
members when applying for USDA foods:
a. Address - must verify residency
b. Income - most current taxes, check stubs, etc.
c. Resources - bank savings, checking, CD’s, bonds, etc.
d. Social Security Numbers
e. Tribal identification (if applicable)
Deductions:
3 20% deduction from household’s gross earned income.
3 Actual childcare expenses. Current maximum allowable
dependent care deduction is $200 for dependent children
under 2 years and $175 for all other dependents.
3 Legally required child support payments to non-household
members, documentation required.
3 Medicare, Part B (Medical Insurance) and Part D
(Prescription Drug Coverage Premiums).
Office hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Distribution hours
Monday - Thursday
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Lunch
Noon to 1 p.m.
No distribution Fridays & last 2 workdays (Inventory)
Phone: (218) 935-2233v Fax: (218) 935-2235
All applications considered without regard to race, color, sex,
age, handicap, religion, national origan or political belief.
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White Earth Police will be conducting
enhanced seat belt checks Oct. 21-30
White Earth Police will conduct
enhanced patrols targeting seat belt use Oct.
21–30. The statewide “Click It or Ticket” seat
belt enforcement sweep includes over 400
Minnesota law enforcement agencies and
mirrors a May effort that generated more
than 12,000 seat belt citations.
The Safe & Sober enforcement campaign
is a component of the Toward Zero Deaths
(TZD) initiative, a partnership led by the
Minnesota departments of Public Safety,
Transportation and Health, and county engineers. TZD encourages local stakeholders to
address traffic issues through education,
enforcement, engineering and emergency
trauma care response.
In Minnesota in 2005, 440 vehicle occupants died in traffic crashes and 225 of those
were not wearing seat belts. In 2005 on the
White Earth Reservation, 8 died and 3 were
unbelted. The estimated economic impact of
the unbelted deaths is $3,390,000.
Teenagers are the group disproportionately represented in unbelted traffic deaths.
In the last five years, 279 teen vehicle occupants ages 15–18 were killed and 166 were
not belted. Teen crashes are a special concern
to the White Earth Police Department now
as school activities ramp up and teens make
more road trips to football games and other
events away from home. The White Earth
Police Department stresses that parents of
teens set simple rules to ensure seat belt use,
and that teens and their peers enforce those
rules.
“Young drivers and passengers most
often neglect to buckle up and as a result,
they are more often ejected and killed in
crashes,” says White Earth Police officer
Steven Jackson. “If you’re the driver, take
control — don’t start the car until everyone
is buckled up.”
Seat belt non-use is also a primary cause
of traffic fatalities in non-metro regions of
the state such as the White Earth
Reservation. Nearly three-quarters of the
state’s traffic deaths and one-half of the serious injuries occurred on rural roads in 2005
— even though more than half the state’s
population resides in the seven-county Twin
Cities’ metro area. Of 351 rural vehicle occupant traffic deaths in 2005, 185 were not
wearing seat belts.
“Preventing traffic deaths on our roads
comes down to making safe decisions,” says
Jackson.
“The first step to driving
Minnesota toward zero deaths is buckling
up.”
The Safe & Sober enforcement effort is
coordinated by the Department of Public
Safety. Previous targeted patrols have
helped increase Minnesota’s seat belt use
rate from 79 percent to 84 percent over the
last four years. A belt citation costs $25 and
can increase to as much as $115 with court
costs and added fees.
Anishinabe Legal Services accepting
community inputs for needs assessment
Anishinabe Legal Services was formed
to provide legal representation for lowincome Native Americans on the Leech
Lake, Red Lake and White Earth Indian
Reservations. We were formed in 1987 as the
"Leech Lake Legal Services Project."
One of the primary reasons Anishinabe
Legal Services was formed was so that the
people that we serve could help us focus our
legal representation on their greatest needs.
Since we have only six attorney's to meet the
legal needs of the low income people on all
three reservations, it is essential that we prioritize the needs. As a result, we do an overall needs assessment every five years. This
needs assessment is required by the federal
Legal Services Corporation who provides
part of our funding.
Our current five-year needs assessment
is comprised of three parts. First, having our
potential clients fill out needs assessment
forms to tell us what they believe the greatest legal needs are. Second, community
meetings where the people can tell us in person what they believe the greatest legal
needs are. Third, focus groups, where the
elders and the leaders can tell us what the
greatest legal needs are.
We greatly appreciate your participation. As a gesture of our appreciation, we are
going to have a drawing from the names of
those who completed a needs assessment for
a 30-inch HDTV.
The following community meetings are
scheduled:
White Earth Congregate Housing
Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m.
Elbow Lake Community Center
Oct. 19 at 11:30 a.m.
White Earth Tribal Headquarters
Oct. 31 at 1 p.m.
Naytahwaush Sports Complex
Nov. 9 at 11:30 a.m.
Naytahwaush Local Council meeting at
the Community Center
Nov. 14 at 7 p.m.
For further information please call
Michael Klinkhammer, Executive Director
toll free at 1-800-422-1335.
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There is hope for compulsive gamblers
By Thelma Wang
ICW Assistant Director
1222 1st Street ~ Waubun
Daily Lunch Specials
Hand-Made Pizza’s
Bingo on Mondays & Fridays @ 6 p.m. ~ Be Early!
Fridays WAMO Meat Raffle @ 5:30 p.m.
Call (218) 473-2700 for Take Out
Monday ~ Saturday 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Pappy’s is a Smoke-Free Restaurant
In observance of National Recovery
Month I would like to share some insight in
to Compulsive Gambling. I have created a
list of what to look for if you think your
friend/family member may have a gambling problem.
m The compulsive gambler’s priority
changes…nothing matters but being in
action.
m The compulsive gambler does not pay
his/her bills but acts like a “big shot”.
m The compulsive Gambler will disappear
for hours with no concern for family whose
wondering where they are.
m Compulsive gamblers lie and become
sneaky.
m Compulsive gamblers minimize their
losses.
m Compulsive gamblers are self righteous.
m Compulsive gamblers are always “on the
defense.”
m Compulsive gamblers are capable of
doing things that are illegal to secure money
with which to gamble such as writing bad
checks, embezzling or stealing.
m Compulsive gamblers expect family and
friends to “bail them out”.
m Compulsive gamblers work productivity
drops due to preoccupation with gambling.
If anyone has any questions or would
like to talk to someone who shares your concern feel free to contact Thelma Wang (218)
935-5554 or Maxine Boswell (218) 983-3265.
There is a Gamblers Anonymous meeting on Thursday’s at 5 p.m. at the Circle Of
Faith Church on Hwy #59 in Waubun.
I am grateful for the opportunities presented to me to share what I learned by living a life of a compulsive gambler. I am willing to help those who are still suffering with
compulsive gambling. I do not judge. I offer
hope.
Find out if you are ready to purchase a home
To find out if home ownership is possible for you attend a Home Stretch
Educational Work Shop on Oct. 18-19 from
5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Detroit Lakes High
School, 1301 Roosevelt Ave.
Find out if you are ready to buy a home,
how much you can afford, how to qualify for
a mortgage loan, how to eliminate barriers
to homeownership and what mortgage
assistance programs are available.
Home Stretch is a collaborate effort with
the City of Fergus Falls, Otter Tail -Wadena
Community Action Council, Inc. West
Central Minnesota Housing Finance Agency,
Home Ownership Center and local housing
professionals
For more information and to register call
(218) 739-3011.
House numbers ARE IMPORTANT!
They should be large enough to see from the
road and they type that will be visible both
day and night. This will help the police,
ambulance, or fire fighters locate your house
in case of a complaint or emergency.
Remember an unlocked lock is NOT a
lock! Get in the habit of locking your home
and garage doors even when you are at
home. A hidden second key should be
avoided. Burglars know the hiding spots
and will look for keys!
Never leave small portable items such as
bicycles or lawn movers where they may be
easily stolen. Store ladders in a garage if
possible. If left outside, lock them up in a
way that they cannot be used. Don’t give a
burglar a tool to use to burglarize your
home.
Use a timer on interior lights when you
are away. A small radio left playing will also
confuse a burglar. External lighting is important but the exclusive use of outdoor lighting when the home is unoccupied but the
exclusive use of outdoor lighting when the
home is unoccupied may actually tip off the
burglar. Report any inoperative street lights
in your neighborhood.
Avoid letting strangers into your home.
Ask for identification of salesperson, public
utilities personnel, repair persons, and
stranded strangers. Do not allow strangers
into your home to use the telephone. A wide
angle door viewer is a must if visibility of
callers is not otherwise possible.
Is there a clear view of your door and
windows or are they blocked from view by
shrubbery or trees? Thin the growth so that
a burglar is denied the opportunity to work
undetected.
If you are on vacation or gone for an
extended period of time, stop all mail and
newspaper deliveries or make arrangements
for a trusted neighbor to collect mail and
newspaper out of your box daily. Make
arrangements to have the lawn mowed or
snow shoveled. Secure the home and leave
lights on a timer. Leave a key with a trusted
neighbor in case of an emergency.
In some areas you may also notify the
Sheriff or Police and request a vacation
watch.
For more information on home safety
tips, please feel free to contact the
Community Crime Prevention Office at
(218) 983-3285 ext 1240.
October Crime Prevention Tip - Protecting Your Home
Attention:
Callaway Community Members
The next Callaway Community Council will be meeting
Nov. 13, at 7 p.m.
at the Callaway Community Center.
Everyone is invited and new members are needed!
If you are interested in sitting on the Committee
please plan on attending.
Lakes Crisis & Resource Center
sponsoring women’s support group
The Lakes Crisis & Resource Center is sponsoring a 12week Battered Women’s Support Group for anyone who has
been involved in an abusive relationship at the Center in
Detroit Lakes. For more information call (218) 847-7446 or
toll free at 1-877-754-9683.
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Waubun 2007 Centennial
Looking for past graduates of Waubun, Ogema, White Earth School system
Waubun is celebrating their centennial in 2007 and also will have an
all school reunion so we are looking
for the address's of the following
graduates from the Waubun, Ogema
and White Earth School system.
The two-digit number in front of
each name is the year that they graduated. We really appreciate your
help.
If anyone knows the address for
any of these graduates please all
Marge Fabre at (218) 473-2591, Ed
Syverson at (218) 473-2607 or (218)
Laura Christensen at (218) 473-2569
or email address [email protected].
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Colleen Fairbanks
Norbertine Fairbanks
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Archie Baukol
Joan Kersting Spry
Tina Blattenbauer Smith
David Fairbanks
Roger Warren
Norrine Peterson Mueller
Cleo Faulkner Cooper
Harriet Goodwin
Linda Voss
Sandra Peterson
Barbara Constans
Mary Bellmore
Theresa Charboneau
Eugene J Rock
Gloria DeGroat Smith
Curtis Paulson
John Sullivan
Nancy Roering Folstrom
Paul Treichel
Rodney Ellison
Terryll Brown Nelson
Kevin Brown
Louise Simon Kohr
Sue Thompson
Cherry Gorsuch Fraser
Doreen Ellison Cross
Laurel Johnson
Paul Larson
Cheryl Meyer
Kathy Hummingbird
Paul Wozniak
Tom Reller
Debra Ellison Vail
Jackie Nystrom
Janet Manning Cloud
Karen Swedberg McDougall
Luther Amundson
Ron Hanks
Becky Blue Hammon
Gladys Nystrom Jenkin
Beverly Jackson
Connie Jasken Ecklund
Lonnie Burrow
Darwin Wilkins
Ralph Brown
Craig Fairbanks
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Carol Warren
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White Earth Elder News
Annual Elder Craft and Bake Sale
The Annual Fall Elder Craft and Bake Sale is scheduled to be held Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the RTC
Conference Room. The Minnesota Indian Council of
Elders will be serving lunch as a fundraiser. Please call
Carol Fabre at (218) 983-3285 to reserve a table. Space is
limited so please call early!
Annual White Earth Health Fair
The White Earth Annual Health Fair will be held on
Oct. 25 at the Naytahwaush Sports Complex. Elderly
Nutrition Program staff will be preparing the lunch for
this event. All ENP sites will be closed; there will be no
congregate or home delivered meals on that date. All
Elders are encouraged to attend this event and invited
for lunch and socializing.
Next MICOE Meeting
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders (MICOE)
will hold their monthly meeting on Nov. 6 at the Pine
Point Elderly Nutrition Site. Lunch is served at 11 a.m.
with the meeting following. New members welcome!
Caregiver Conference
A Caregiver Conference is scheduled for Nov. 9 from
8:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m. at the Shooting Star Casino Event
Center. This event is being sponsored by White Earth
Health Education, Lutheran Social Service, Land of the
Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging, Minnesota Indian
Area Agency on Aging and White Earth Elderly
Nutrition and Caregiver Support Programs.
Registration priority will be given to caregivers with
topics including Grief and Loss, Medication
Management, Alzheimer’s Disease and others. There is
no registration fee and lunch will be served. Please call
Bev Karsten at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1358, Carol Fabre at
(218) 983-3285 Ext. 1266 or Tammy Sykes at (218) 9456808 to register. Please register by Nov. 3.
Birth Announcements
Sept. 6
Stewart Thomas Annette
Danielle Maxfield and
Elijah Annette
Abbott Northwestern
Hospital in Minneapolis
Sept. 14
David Earl Hoagland III
9 lbs., 6 oz.
Loretta and David
Hoagland Jr.
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
Sept. 19
Elizabeth Shaun
Aschnewitz
9 lbs., 10 oz.
Kimberly and Raymond
Aschnewitz
Sept. 19
Dilana-ann Marie
Beaulieu-Moran
6 lbs., 15 oz.
Anita-ann Beaulieu and
Daryl Moran Jr.
Sept. 19
Adison Dawn Rosing
7 lbs., 8 oz.
Lisa Larson and Joshua
Rosing
Sept. 25
Porsha Lorraine Keezer
8 lbs., 1 oz.
Shana and Jeffrey Keezer
Sept. 29
Daizha Raynne Williams
7 lbs.
Heather Williams
Ogema receives $$$ for new pumper truck
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mark
Dayton announced Oct. 4 that $3,153,072 is
coming to 39 Minnesota fire and rescue
departments, to pay for fire operations and
fire safety. The Ogema Fire Department will
received $237,500 for a new pumper truck.
The funds are being awarded through the
Assistance to Firefighters program, adminisby
the
Federal
Emergency
tered
Management Agency (FEMA).
"The brave men and women who work
tirelessly everyday to protect our homes and
neighborhoods deserve the best training and
equipment available," said Dayton. "I am
pleased this funding will provide
Minnesota’s firefighters and first responders
with the resources they need to do their jobs
and keep their community safe."
The Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program, administered by the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security's Office
of Domestic Preparedness, in cooperation
with the U.S. Fire Administration, helps
rural, urban, and suburban fire departments
throughout the United States to prepare for
emergencies and acts of terrorism. This is
the first round of awards for FY 2006.
USDA campaign promotes healthy activities
Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ is the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Campaign
to promote healthy eating and encourage
physical activity in children and families.
The primary target audience for the campaign is children ages 2 to 18 eligible to participate in FNS nutrition assistance programs, their parents, and other caregivers.
This national, long-term effort encourages
them to adopt behaviors that are consistent
with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
and the Food Guide Pyramid.
Campaign messages focus on breakfast,
healthy snacking, physical activity, and balancing eating and activity. In an effort to
reach children in a fun and non-threatening
way. Power Panther™ was developed as the
Power
Campaign
spokescharacter.
Panther™ travels across the country spreading messages like "Move More. Sit Less."
and "Power Up with Breakfast," to motivate
kids to make healthy choices.
The Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Campaign
is an education program of the Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA. For more information about the Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ campaign call Colleen Blattenbauer, Nutrition
Education Assistant, USDA Food Stamp
Program at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1395.
White Earth Head Start Programs accepting
Mahnomen applications for 2006-07 school year
White Earth Head Start Programs is now
accepting applications for the 2006-2007
Head Start Classroom located in the new
apartment complex in Mahnomen. Please
apply early if you would like your child
enrolled. Children must have turned 3 years
old before Sept. 1, 2006
Program options are:
v Center-base: 3 to 5 year old children
served in the classroom. Classes run
Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
The Classroom/Center-Based children
are offered transportation to the centers if
they reside within our bus route boundaries
within the city of Mahnomen.
Preference is given to low-income families, White Earth Band enrolled members,
descendents, other Native Americans, children with disabilities and other special
needs, etc., per a selection point system.
Head Start serves Native Americans and
non-Native Americans residing on the
White Earth Reservation. Families over our
income guidelines accepted.
Please call (218) 983-3285 or stop by the
Head Start main office to request more information or to get an application. You may
also pick up an application at the new Star
Adventure daycare site in the apartment
complex.
To advertise the Anishinaabeg Today call (218) 983-3285 X1206
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Waubun emphasizes student wellness
More students in the Waubun-OgemaWhite Earth School District are eating their
fruits and vegetables lately.
The reason is the school district has made
some big changes to encourage students to
lead healthier lives.
“We’ve gone beyond what the minimal
requirements are,” said Superintendent Boyd
Bradbury.
Most school districts are serving healthier foods and implementing fitness plans as
part of federally required wellness policies.
The W-O-WE district is one of only two
districts in the state and 200 in the nation chosen to participate in a pilot project for the
Healthy Schools Program. The program is
part of the Alliance for a Healthier
Generation, an initiative co-sponsored by the
William J. Clinton Foundation and the
American Heart Association to combat the
spread of childhood obesity.
Schools from 13 states are receiving
hands-on technical support to help them
develop action plans and implement healthy
changes. The schools have access to a relationship manager who guides them through
a six-step process for developing a healthy
school.
The W-O-WE school district had already
taken a number of steps to improve student
health before joining the program. In the past
few years it banned soda, started an early
morning walking program for elementary
students and increased the nutritional quality of meals.
Since joining the Healthy Schools
Program, the district is also serving more
fresh fruits, vegetables and low-fat foods,
and it offers only skim and 1 percent milk.
Students are no longer allowed second
helpings of entrées, but they can have as
much salad, fruit and vegetables as they
want.
Recess has been moved before lunch so
kids don’t race through lunch to get more
play time. Also, the school district has started
an early morning walking program for upper
elementary and secondary students.
Some of the changes are more costly and
time-consuming, but administrators say
they’re worth it.
“Even if the kids aren’t getting the healthiest of meals and such at home, we think that
the school district has a social and moral
responsibility to set the tone for the community and for the kids,” Bradbury said.
Cheryl Hoban, co-head cook, said at first
the students protested the changes, but
they’re getting used to it. She said when students are not allowed seconds, they eat three
times the fruits and vegetables.
Despite their grumblings, even the students admit the changes are needed.
“If you look at the little fifth- and sixthgraders, they’re not little,” said junior
Bethany Klemetsrud.
In the pilot year, the program is focusing
on schools whose students are most at risk
for obesity. W-O-WE and the Cass Lake-Bena
school district were the Minnesota schools
chosen because of their demographic and
socioeconomic diversity.
“By being on the White Earth Indian
reservation where there is a high poverty
area, but also high levels of diabetes, heart
disease, and stroke, we’re trying to reach kids
earlier, when we have them in school,” said
Vicki Haugo, W-O-WE physical education
teacher.
The district is also considering increasing
physical education time, requiring P.E. for all
students instead of ending it in 10th grade,
and emphasizing healthful living across the
curriculum.
“If the experts are right that our current
generation of kids will be the first generation
to live a shorter life-span on average than the
parents, I’m not sure why we wouldn’t want
to pay attention,” Bradbury said. - The
Forum
Grant $$$ available for Native artists, crafters
The Minnesota State Arts Board has
funds available for Native artists and crafts
people.
For more information on grants
available for individual artists and artists
working with community organizations and
Native schools, Pat Welch, Ojibwe artist and
Arts Board Liaison will be present to answer
questions and provide grant writing assistance on Saturday, Oct. 21 from 1-3 p.m. at
the Anishinaabe Center, 921 8th Street SE in
Detroit Lakes. Refreshments will be provided.
For more information contact Pat Welch
(651) 222-0809 or [email protected]
Submitted photo
Bois Forte Reservation Chairman Kevin Leecy
speaks after the unveiling of the Native Vote billboard on
Sept. 7 in Minneapolis
NVAM unveils Native Vote
billboard in Minneapolis
The Native Vote Alliance of Minnesota (NVAM)
kicked off the 2006 election season by unveiling a billboard atop First Avenue Night Club Sept. 7 in downtown Minneapolis. The billboard reads, "We Vote! To
Honor Our Children, Our Future" and was sponsored
by the Prairie Island Indian Community. The billboard
also encourages people to vote on Nov. 7.
The 2004 elections marked the beginning of the
first-ever statewide "Get Out the Native Vote" campaign
with Native Americans going to the polls in record
numbers. There are approximately 33,000 eligible
Native American voters in Minnesota.
NVAM is a new non-partisan, non-profit organization whose mission is to "mobilize and empower Native
people in Minnesota as a collective voice through civic
participation while embracing our cultural heritage."
NVAM is comprised of representatives from the urban
Indian communities and the 11 tribes in Minnesota.
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November Diabetes Project Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Monte Fox - Coordinator
Cheryl St.Claire - Program Nurse
Kathi Murray - Dietitian
Gail Gardner - IHS Nutritionist
Phone: (218) 983-3285
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Employee Assistance Counselor
The Village Business Institute (VBI), provider of health
and productivity management services, has a part- or fulltime opening for an outpatient counselor in our Detroit
Lakes, White Earth, and Mahnomen offices. This selfdirected professional will work both independently and
within a team environment. Knowledge of employee
assistance programs and the ability to access third-party
reimbursement for services is desirable. Requires a
graduate degree in a human service field, must be
licensed or license eligible. VBI offers competitive salary
and benefits, a great support network, and opportunities
for professional growth. Send cover letter and resume to:
Chuck Summers, Clinical Associate, The Village Business
Institute, P.O. Box 9859, Fargo, ND 58106-9859. NO
PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Apps. must be received by Oct.
16, 2006. Background checks completed. EOAAE
Diabetes
Bingo @
White Earth
after lunch
13
Honor
the Beat
White Earth
@ noon
20
BP, BS &
Nutrition Ed @
Ranch
10-12, 1-2
27
8
Nutrition
Education
@ Ranch
15
14
Weight
Management
Class - 5 to 6
SS Casino
2
Friday
3
Diabetes
Bingo @
Pine Point
after lunch
7
Honor
the Beat
Naytahwaush
@ 12:30
1
Thursday
Weight
Management
Class - Noon
WE RTC
21
22
BP, BS &
Nutrition Ed @
Ranch
10-12, 1-2
28
Honor the
Beat
Pine Point
@ 11:30
9
Diabetes
Bingo @
Naytahwaush
after lunch
16
Dr. Ung @
White Earth
PP Weight
Management -11
23
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
29
10
Honoring
Our
Veterans
17
Dr. Ung
Pine Point &
Elbow Lake
24
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
30
Honor
the Beat
Rice Lake
@ 11:15
Waubun presents 2006 Homecoming candidates
The 2006 Waubun Homecoming candidates are Ben Zima, Tim Pazdernik, Jenny
Johnson, Sasha Munnell, Paul Revier, and
Heather Carrabou. Coronation will be
Friday, Oct. 13 at 9:20 a.m. in the Waubun
High School gymnasium. A pep fest will be
held at 1:30 p.m. in the gym and a city-wide
parade will take place in Waubun at 2:20
p.m. The Student Council will also be sponsoring a tailgating fundraiser in the parking
lot between the football field and St. Ann’s
parish starting at 4 p.m. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and pop will be served for a
free-will donation to the student council.
Participants are invited to back their pickups
in for some tail gating fun.
Submitted photo
2006 Waubun Homecoming candidates back row from left are Ben Zima, Tim Pazdernik
and Jenny Johnson. Front row from left are Sasha Munnell, Paul Revier, and Heather
Carrabou.
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Anishinaabeg Today
Annamarie Hill named Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council executive director
Annamarie Hill, a Red Lake Band of
Chippewa member, was named executive
director of the Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council.
She succeeds Joe Day, Bemidji, who
retired last month after 12 years in the post
to take a position with the state Department
of Corrections.
MIAC has offices in Bemidji and St. Paul.
"This is a tremendous honor and a challenge I have been
preparing for most of
my life," Hill, 42, said in
a statement. "We have a
world of opportunity
here at the Indian
Affairs Council, and I
am looking forward to
working with our visionary board members
and a very talented staff.
A former legislative affairs director for
the Red Lake Band, Hill, since October, has
served as legislative analyst for Indian
affairs for MIAC.
"Annamarie brings great experience and
energy to this position," said Kevin Leecy
chairman of the MIAC board of directors,
and Boise Forte Band of Chippewa tribal
chairman. "She knows the ins and outs of
Minnesota's legislative and political process
while understanding the complexity and
unique history of 11 sovereign nations."
Hill said her first three priorities at the
helm of MIAC will be to finalize a strategic
planning process, improve organizational
communications and bring together state
agencies and departments to work more collaboratively with MIAC on new projects
such as an internship program for Indian
youth at the state Legislature.
"We need to create opportunities for
young people already eager to get into public policy and government," she said.
"Eventually we would like to see one legislative internship from each of our tribal
nations."
Improving relations with the state on a
government-to-government basis is also key,
Hill said at a recent MIAC committee meeting.
MIAC consists of elected tribal chairmen
of the 11 reservations in Minnesota, plus two
at-large members elected by federally recognized tribal members from other states who
are residents of Minnesota.
The MIAC, by state law, advises "the
governor, the Legislature and state agencies
regarding policies, programs and services
affecting Indian citizens and to create public
awareness of their needs."
More head-to-head meetings with the
tribal chairmen and the governor are needed, Hill alluded.
MIAC provides an important function as
a liaison with the state, Hill said, and is an
avenue that needs to be protected. Attempts
were made in the last legislative session in a
state government finance bill to do away
with a number of state advisory councils,
and MIAC could have been caught up in
that.
MIAC was formed in 1963, primarily
behind the efforts of the late Roger Jourdain,
long-time chairman of the Red Lake Nation.
Its members include seven sovereign
nations of Ojibwe and four sovereign
nations of Dakota in Minnesota.Among
duties for MIAC charged in state statute is to
make recommendations to the Legislature
on desired and needed legislation to benefit
the statewide Indian community and communicate to lawmakers when legislation has
or will have an adverse effect on the
statewide Indian community.
MIAC has been working to increase
affordable housing, especially in urban areas
such as Minneapolis and Duluth where offreservation members live, Hill said.
MIAC also has an Urban Indian
Advisory Council which consists of six
Indians enrolled in Minnesota-based tribes
and at least one member from Minneapolis,
St. Paul, Bemidji and Duluth.
Hill, a 1981 graduate of Aitkin High
School, is the daughter of Simon and Claire
Hill. She graduated from the College of St.
Teresa in Winona in 1986
Hill worked from 1988 to 1998 in the
state Department of Human Rights, the
Office of the Reviser of Statutes and as a project specialist at the Veterans Homes Board
Office before becoming state legislative
affairs director at Red Lake in 1999. Hill also
earned her real estate license in 2003. Bemidji Pioneer
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Anishinaabeg Today
Education
from Page 8
After a welcome by BSU President Jon
Quistgaard and a pipe ceremony led by panelist Larry Aitken, each of the panelists
shared their views of American Indian education.
Day presented a brief history of
American Indian education
“We educated our children in our oral
traditions,” he said
He continued on speaking about mission schools, boarding schools, treaties, congressional acts, the “Termination Era,” selfdetermination, high school and higher education
A past advisor to two U.S. presidents
and the founder and first president of the
National Indian Education Association,
Antell noted that he believes the nation is
currently at a crossroads with American
Indian education. He said he believes that
the billions of dollars spent on American
Indian education have not produced suitable results.
“I think that we have to have a new paradigm for Indian education,” Antell said.
According to Antell, the MnSCU Board
of Trustees singled out American Indians as
its highest priority in 2005.
And this year, MnSCU included
American Indians in its 2006-10 systemwide
strategic work plan. This section of the plan
Intern
from Page 2
knew little about Native American issues
and had numerous conversations where I
explained the unique Native American cultures, the principles of tribal sovereignty,
and the problems facing many reservations.
These conversations were a reminder that
Native Americans are grossly underrepreNative
sented in Washington, D.C.
Americans make up only about one percent
of the national population so it's important
that our voices are as loud as possible to
ensure that we are represented by our elected representatives.
Thankfully, people like Senator Conrad
are actively seeking young Native
Americans to join the chorus of voices working for change. In addition to the Morris K.
is designed to help MnSCU campuses
“focus on enhancing the access and success
of American Indian students.”
At Thursday’s conference, Larry Aitken
said he tries to be a living example to students.
“I learned by example,” he said, noting
the impact a medicine man had on his life.
And while he tells his American Indian
students that they live in a changing environment, he noted that it’s important for
them to not separate themselves from their
heritage.
“I never separated myself from being
native,” he said.
Also at the conference, Fairbanks offered
the faculty and staff ideas on how they can
support the American Indian students on
their campuses
She suggested, for example, inviting students to a brown bag lunch once a week to
develop a sense of community.
Also, Fairbanks said, students could
become a part of the campus community by
having a work study job on campus.
She said she believes it’s important to
create opportunities to help the students
become part of the campus community.
“That’s what helped me through school
– having that support system,” she said. Bemidji Pioneer
Udall Foundation, several organizations
such as the Washington Internship for
Native
Students
program
or
the
Smithsonian Institute exist to give Native
students the opportunity to learn the legislative process and gain the skills necessary to
become leaders in their communities.
My experience in Senator Conrad's office
taught me a lot about leadership and the
importance of public service. I encourage all
young Native Americans to spend time in
Washington, D.C. as an intern. Expand your
horizons. Learn as much as possible and be
a part of change. My experience not only
gave me a great education but also gave me
hope that better days are ahead for Native
American communities across the country.
Richard Raymond Boswell III heads to Marine Boot Camp
Good luck Richard Raymond Boswell III
Once you were our little man. Now you’re going away to
be our big man, oh little man come back to be our big man!
Richie, your dad would be proud of you! He’ll be your
angel watching over you. Good luck at Marine Boot Camp!
Son of Richard Cricket Boswell Jr. and Sarah Anton
Grandson of Richard (Jim) Boswell Sr. and Sandra Barnett.
Great grandson of Leonard (Bud) and Frances Thompson
Love - Aunties, cuz’s, grandmas and Grandpa Jim.
Memorial Poem
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Talking Hands
By Gloria Johnson
Gentle, yet firm,
Loving, yet stern.
Hard working and strong,
They were there all along.
They cared for many down through the years,
touched, caressed and wiped away the tears
always three to meet our needs,
Little did she know she was planting a seed.
This describes mama’s hands
They felt pain and saw many a chore,
With three girls, a son and a husband to care for.
Washing a dish, tying a shoe,
Wiping a tear and discipline too.
In later years they didn’t rest,
She kept them moving and did her best.
Working a puzzle, reading a book
They kept going, whatever it took.
This describes my Mama’s hands
If her hands could talk and help us see,
They’d point straight to Calvary
There’s more to life that work and play,
This is what her hands would say.
They are now resting in His grace
They’re in the presence of His face.
Don’t give up and don’t give in,
With all your heart just turn to Him.
If I look hard and I see
This is what they say to me.
I will miss my Mama’s hands.
Dedicated to our Mother Ann Stevens who passed
away on Aug. 14, 2005.
Thank You
We want to thank everyone that came to our mother
(Ann Stevens) Memorial Dinner and Giveaway. The time
has gone by so quickly. It does not seem like a year. She has
left us all with very precious memories. We would like to
give special thanks to the ladies at St. Philip's Episcopal
Church. Thank you to the ones that donated food and cooking. Thank you Delores, Lenni, Starr, Joanne, Rosie, Donna,
Sheila. Your kindness, thoughtfulness, and help will never
be forgotten during the loss of our beloved mother-grandmother.
The family of Ann Stevens
Student News
Gina Houdek of Mahnomen, Amber Goodwin of
Naytahwaush, and Jodi Bettin of Ponsford were three of
508 students completing undergraduate degree requirements at Bemidji State University at the conclusion of the
2006 Spring Semester.
Houdek graduated with bachelor of science degree in
biology, Goodwin graduated with a bachelor of arts degree
in psychology and Bettin graduated with a bachelor of science degree in elementary education.
Located in north central Minnesota, Bemidji State
University enrolls 5050 students in over 65 programs on the
undergraduate level.
Anishinaabeg Today
The White Earth Investment Initiative
has loan programs!
4 Have you always wanted to have your own
business?
4 You have experience and know what you want to
do but lack the financial strength to get started?
The White Earth Investment Initiative has the
expertise to help make your business ownership
dream become a Reality.
Any small business that is located on the White Earth
Reservation is eligible for loans from the White Earth
Investment Initiative.
For a free consultation to learn about qualifications for a
loan call Audra Highelk, Loan Officer at (218) 983-4020
or stop by the office located in the Community
Development Bank Building in Ogema.
The White Earth Investment Initiative is here to help you
Become a successful business owner.
Call Audra at (218) 983-4020 and get started on the
Road to Realizing your dream of business ownership.
November Food Distribution Calendar
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Office hours: M-F 8-4:30
Distribution hours: M-Th 9-3:30
Lunch: Noon to 1 p.m.
Phone: (218) 935-2233
Fax: (218) 935-2235
7
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
13
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Bagley, RL,
Ponsford, NTW,
Naytahwaush
Home Delivery
6
Please bring your own boxes
18
8
9
Mahnomen
Waubun,
White Earth
Home Delivery
Diabetes
Screening
w/Cheryl S.
15
14
10
Honoring
Our
Veterans
16
17
Detroit Lakes,
Congregate
Home Delivery
No Distribution
20
21
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
Nutrition
Demo
w/Colleen
29
28
27
23
22
Certain qualifications and restriction apply.
Inventory
No
Distribution
24
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
30
Inventory
No
Distribution
November WIC Calendar
Tuesday
Monday
Wednesday
WIC
(218) 983-6232 or
1-800-477-0125
7
6
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
13
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
(White Earth Enrollee)
l Personal Injury
l Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
20
Gonvick
Community
Center
10-12 & 1-2
27
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
8
Mahnomen
Apt. Complex
9:30-12 &
1:30-5:30
15
14
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
21
1
Rice Lake
Community
Center
10-12:30
22
Bagley
Elem School
10-12 &
1-2:30
28
Thursday
2
3
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
Pine Point
Clinic
9:30-12:30
Mahnomen
Apt. Complex
9:30-12 &
1:30-5:30
Honoring
Our
Veterans
9
16
Naytahwaush
Clinic
9-12 & 1-3
23
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
29
Friday
30
10
17
White Earth
Health Center
8-12 &
1-4
24
Closed
for
Thanksgiving
Anishinaabeg Today
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NICA
White Earth Reservation Elders attend national conference in Tulsa
By Carol Fabre
White Earth Elderly Coordinator
After months of preparation and
fundraising, 30 White Earth Reservation
Elders departed on Sept. 15, traveling with
Terry Dorman’s Bus Service, to attend the
National Indian Council on Aging
Conference in Tulsa, Okla.
All attended the opening ceremony and
Pow Wow held at the Convention Center on
Sept. 16. Many tribes and visitors were represented; the White Earth Elders were the
largest out-of-state delegation and were the
first group to be introduced at the Opening
Ceremony. The Pow Wow grand entry was
headed by Fred Urich of Pine Point representing Minnesota. He carried the White
Earth flag and Bernice Buckanaga carried
the Minnesota Indian Council of Elders flag.
This was a very honorable event for the
White Earth Elders. On Sept. 17, every
White Earth delegate attended a variety of
break-out sessions including Social Security
and Medicare, Grandparents Raising
Grandchildren, Health Care Options, Grief
and Loss, and Exercise and Nutrition.
This was a very special event for Elders
and they made quite an impact at the conference wearing the bright colored White
Earth Elders T-shirts. Part of the excitement
of this trip was meeting other tribal members and old friends. One of our Elders even
met an old WW II buddy from another tribe.
Thanks to name badges, many classmates
from Flandreau and Haskell were also
reunited with White Earth Elders. Elders
also enjoyed socializing on the bus. Terry
and Mary Dorman provided excellent assistance in arranging lunch and other stops.
The Elders also wish to thank The RTC, Miigii-way-win Advisory Board and Jo Ellen
Anywaush, Health Division Director for
their support of this event.
Photo by Leonard Wells
Thirty White Earth Elders attended the National Indian Council on Aging Council
Conference in Tulsa, Okla.
Photo by Carol Fabre
George “Porgie” Auginaush, Jennie Mae Boswell, Helen
Butcher and Lucille Silk.
Maurice Jackson takes it easy duriing the bus ride.
Photos by Carol Fabre
Bernice Buckanaga, Kay Urich and Toni Vizenor.
Bernice Buckanaga carried in the
MICOE flag during the opening
ceremony.
Melvin Buckanaga, Maurice Jackson, George “Porgie”
Auginaush, Jon Buckanaga, and Georgianna Adams.
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Turners
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“I just went downstairs and my
room and wrote the chorus,” he said.
“Then, I couldn’t think of any more,
so I came upstairs and my dad and
grandpa helped me finish it. We put
it away, and then we redid it.”
“Aside from Steven’s, most
everyone’s was collaborative,” said
Doyle. “People would add different
ideas to them.”
“One of the songs was written on
a drive back across North Dakota on
the back of an envelope,” said I.
Doyle of a car trip he made with
Steven.
Doyle said he wrote “Crossing
the Mississippi” after a Sunday
morning expedition to Itasca State
Park with Tony and 7-year-old
Sophia, shortly after Hurricane
Katrina. At the time, many people in
the Bemidji area were thinking about
the connections of the river with the
storm disaster.
He said the sight of all the people’s shoes lined up on the shore and
everyone wading across the headwaters inspired him.
Steven sang with the St. Luke’s
Boys’ Choir in Chicago when he was
a child, and the choir made records.
He also sang in a quartet at the
University of Minnesota-Morris that
was recorded. Doyle said the family
has also made a recording of other
people’s music to share around the
family. But “Waiting on Sundown” is
the first professional CD the family
has released.
“I was really pleased with the
result,” said Doyle. “I’d put it up
against anything that Nashville puts
out.”
I. Doyle, who uses the initial in
his music and writing to distinguish
himself from his musician and writer
son, Doyle, is a former White Earth
Band of Ojibwe chairman and an
Episcopal priest. He and his wife,
Mary, also currently run a consulting
management training company.
They live on Tulaby Lake near
Waubun. Doyle teaches writing at
the Northwest Minnesota Juvenile
Center, Molly teaches kindergarten
in Cass Lake, Steve is a Bemidji State
University pre-pharmacy student,
and Tony and Sophia are students at
Northern Elementary School.
They said making the CD was
hard work with I. Doyle and Doyle
serving as project managers.
“You’d listen to the songs all day
at the recording studio,” Doyle said.
“Then you’d bring it home and listen
to it some more.”
However, they already have new
songs written and plan a second CD
paid for by the proceeds from
“Waiting On Sundown,” which is the
title of one of Steve’s songs.
I. Doyle said he taught his sons
the basics of guitar playing, but they
have progressed beyond his skill.
Steve has his own band and Doyle
has a music minor.
Doyle said working together
with his father, wife, brother and son
on the album was a family bonus. He
said he especially was happy to
include Tony in the family singing
tradition.
“I remember when I was Tony’s
age, we’d sing on the porch at grandma’s in Naytahwaush,” he said.
The glow of burning mosquito
coils and cigarette tips lit the remembered scene at Grandma Blanche
Turner’s home as the generations
sang the country songs. The CDs are
available at Overbeek’s and Gallery
North. - Bemidji Pioneer
Teddy Bear Band at Mahnomen Library
The Teddy Bear Band is coming
to town and you’re in the show! Join
us at Mahnomen Library on
Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 10:30 a.m. for
singing, dancing and lots of fun!
Don’t forget to BYOTB! (Bring Your
Own Teddy Bear!)
The Teddy Bear Band is a group
of energetic, musical dads who love
to make music. With over 6,000 performances since their 1985 debut,
Teddy Bear Band is recognized as
the Midwest’s premiere children’s
band, and experts in warm-hearted,
developmentally appropriate fun!
Their shows feature real musicians
playing real instruments for a real
good time. From traditional
favorites to instantly lovable tunes,
Teddy Bear Band puts on a honey of
a show – with a strong emphasis on
participation. Whether they are
singing, dancing or tossing their
bears in the air, kids are fully
engaged from beginning to end. You
won’t want to miss it!
For more information on this
and other programs, please call (218)
935-2843 or visit your library at 203
S. Main St. Information is also available online at www.larl.org.
Mahnomen Library is a branch of
Lake Agassiz Regional Library.
CAREGIVER CONFERENCE
Thursday, Nov. 9
8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Shooting Star Casino Event Center
Agenda will include Grief & Loss, Medication Management, Alzheimer’s
Disease along with entertainment and resource tables. This
Conference is open to the public with priority given to caregivers.
Don’t miss this event!
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
(Limited to first 80 applicants)
Continental breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.. along with a noon lunch—
No cost!
NAME: _________________________________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
PHONE: HOME: _______________
WORK: ________________
Please submit registration form by Friday, Nov. 3
Elderly Nutrition or Bev Karsten, Health Education.
questions please contact Bev at (218) 983-3285 Ext.
(218) 983-3285 Ext. 1266 or call Tammy Sykes,
Service at (218) 945-6808.
to Carol Fabre,
If you have any
1358 or Carol at
Lutheran Social
This conference is being sponsored by White Earth Health Education,
Lutheran Social Service, Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on
Aging, Minnesota Indian Area Agency on Aging, Indian Health Service
and White Earth Elderly Nutrition & Caregiver Support Programs (Title
III & Title VI).
We’re looking
for you to give us a new name
The White Earth Community Council/Leech Lake is currently
sponsoring a contest for a new name for the organization. To
prevent any confusion, neither the “White Earth Council” nor the
“Cass Lake Council” names can be used because these names or
similar names are already being used.
If you are not familiar with us, we are a community council
that consists of White Earth enrollees that live on the Leech
Lake Reservation. We hold our monthly meetings at the MCT
Building on the first Monday of each month at 5 p.m.
So we are looking for a new name, and we’re looking for you to
give us one! You must be an enrolled member of White Earth to
enter. The deadline for getting us your entry is noon on Nov. 6,
2006. Please stop by the White Earth Family office at 222 2nd
Street, or call us at (218) 335-0035.
There will be a cash prize awarded to the lucky winner. Thank
you in advance for your entries and support. Good luck!!!
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Ojibwe
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Languages fellowship this year, and with linguist
John Nichols. At the University of Minnesota,
Twin Cities, David Treuer is an associate professor of English and Nichols is a professor of
American Indian studies.While Anton Treuer is
working on the transcription and translation end
of the project, David Treuer is working on the literary aspects and Nichols, who according to
Anton Treuer is likely the most prolific and
knowledgeable linguist of Ojibwe, is working on
the linguistics aspects.
Already, Anton Treuer has interviewed many
Ojibwe speakers around Minnesota and
Wisconsin for the project
“Everything that we need to know about
Ojibwe is here with our speakers,” he said.
He noted that he sees the project very much as
a people’s project. And, he said, the Ojibwe
speakers he has interviewed are very knowledgeable about the language.
“I really enjoy sitting down with speakers,
turning on a tape recorder and letting them go,”
he said. “I love being a lifelong learner of the language.”
Revitalizing Ojibwe
Anton Treuer said he believes in the “critical
importance of revitalizing Ojibwe.”
This is our gift from the Great Spirit himself,”
he said. “This was the only language we were
given for ceremony.”And to lose the language is
to lose the ceremonies, he said.“The language
encapsulates our unique worldview,” he added.
“It is probably the single most important attribute
to our sovereignty. And it is the most effective tool
to revitalizing the health of our very dysfunctional communities.”
Throughout history, American Indians have
become very disconnected from their sense of
self, which has led to all kinds of problems,
including alcoholism, drug abuse and violence,
Anton Treuer said.
“And learning and knowing one’s language is
an effective remedy to that,” he said.
Anton Treuer is editor of the Oshkaabewis
Native Journal, the only academic journal of the
Ojibwe language, and author of the book “Living
Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories”
published by Minnesota Historical Society Press.
He has a bachelor’s degree from Princeton
University and both a master’s degree and doctorate from the University of Minnesota.
Ojibwe speakers interested in participating in
the project can call Anton Treuer at 755-3968. Bemidji Pioneer
Obituaries
Verna V. (Fairbanks) Jorgenson
Verna V. Jorgenson, 68, of Kenosha, Wis., died
Sept. 21 at Aurora Medical Center.
She was born on Jan. 24, 1938 in White Earth
to the late Tom Fairbanks and
Nancy (Lamont) Fairbanks.
She went to the Pine Point
School and graduated from
Detroit Lakes High School.
She was a homemaker and
did house cleaning and home
health care for families in the
Kenosha area.
She is survived by her
husband,
Harold
V.
Jorgenson, of Kenosha; five brothers: Thomas
Fairbanks of Wonder Lake, Ill.; Charles Fairbanks
of Winthrop Harbor, Ill.; Virgil Fairbanks of
Champlin, Minn.; James Fairbanks of Gulfport,
Miss.; Tim Fairbanks of rural Ogema; seven sisters: Joann Peters of Lake Mary, Fla.; Betty
Chevalier, Blaine, Minn.; Paulette Molin,
Hampton,Va.; Vicky Sternberg, Detroit Lakes,
Karen Fairbanks, Lawrence, Ky.; Margaret
Eischens, Sauk Rapids, Minn.; Pam Fairbanks,
Ponsford. Vema was proceeded in death by her
parents, sisters Veronica and Florence who died in
infancy; brothers: Robert in 1991, and Joseph in
2005.
Funeral services were private with burial at
Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.
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Tulaby Lake: Peace and quiet on the southwest side of
the lake/ plus beautiful sunrises. 2 bedroom/ 1 1/2 bath
manufactured home with lakeside deck/ dock and all the
furnishings. Newer sewer system and well. Great hard
bottom with 129' of shoreline and lots of trees. Listed by
Dick Carr. Call showing. Business: 218-847-9288,
Home: 218-847-7182, Toll Free: 1-888-847-9288. #153449 $185,000.
Gullickson Realty
Year-round 2 bedroom, 2 bath LAKEHOME with 130
'of LAKESHORE on Snider Lake. New refrigerator,
garbage disposal, sink and countertops in kitchen. New
air conditioner and washer. Two bathrooms - one remodeled and one brand-new. Wood ceilings throughout most
of house. Sunroom, deck, and attached 24' x 28'
garage. Beautiful view of lake! List #67-90. $214,900.
Everette Paul Armstrong
Everette Paul Armstrong, 16, of Deer River,
Minn., died Oct. 7 in Deer River.
Everette was born Sept.
12, 1990 in Deer River. He
was currently enrolled as a
sophomore at Deer River
High School. He loved fishing, hunting and helping his
mom and dad farm.
He is survived by his parents, Richard and Kristi
Armstrong, Deer River; siblings, Rebecca and Benjamin
Armstrong, Deer River; grandparents, Jim and
Diane Huffman, St. Paul, Richard L. Armstrong,
Bagley, Mary Jo Neuman, Winona, Minn., and
Carol Armstrong, St. Paul; special friends, Charlie
Howe, Josh O’shea, many aunts, uncles, cousins;
his special dogs, Little Bunck, Baby and Charlie.
The funeral service was held Oct. 11 at the Ball
Club Community Center in Ball Club, Minn.
Internment: St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Ball
Club.
Arrangements: Carroll Funeral Home of
Bigfork and Deer River.
Those wishing to place an obituary in the newspaper can fax to (218) 983-3641 or mail to
Anishinaabeg Today, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath, well-insulated LAKEHOME with 190' LAKESHORE on Snider Lake. Room
for extra bedroom. Knotty pine and basswood ceilings in
part of house. Birch laminate flooring, gas fireplace, and
French doors in large, 24x27 living room, with basement
underneath. Master bath has garden tub and skylight.
Solid oak doors and kitchen cabinets. Patio, decks, and
3 storage sheds. List # 67-96. $249,900.
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Obituaries
Marie Liebl-Waa
Marie Liebl-Waa, 46, of Fargo, died Sept. 17, at MeritCare Health Systems
in Fargo.
Marie Ann Liebl was born on March 5, 1960, in White Earth. She was
raised in Mahnomen with her parents Edward and Gladys (Machulda) Liebl.
As a child, Marie attended St. Michael’s Catholic School and graduated from
Mahnomen High School in 1978. She then moved to
Fargo, and began working at Shakey’s Restaurant. She
continued to live in the Fargo-Moorhead area for most of
her life working in the food industry, as well as various
cleaning, nurse’s aide, and construction jobs. Two years
ago, Marie moved to Casa Grande, Ariz., and later lived
for a short time in Seattle. She recently returned to Fargo
to be closer to her son.
Marie loved to socialize and spend time with her
friends. She enjoyed dancing, playing pool, and competing in a dart league. She liked all types of music, especially blues and the oldies. Every year Marie was excited
to go to the fairs, both Fargo and Mahnomen, where she enjoyed all of the
rides. Marie had a wonderfully generous spirit, which was demonstrated by
the many holiday meals she hosted for those who didn’t have family to spend
it with. Her kindness and compassion will be missed by many.
Marie is survived by her son, Uriah Liebl of Fargo; her daughter, Cassie
Coyle Draeger of Fargo; her father, Ed Liebl of Mahnomen; two sisters: Cheryl
Ruud of Moorhead, and Annette (Kenny) Krebsbach of New Prague, Minn.;
her sister-in-law, Fritz Liebl of Mahnomen; and her grandson, Nikkiah Liebl of
Moorhead; as well as two nephews: Allen (Shelly) Liebl and Josh Krebsbach;
one niece, Gail Liebl; and one grand nephew, Riley Winter.
She was preceded in death by her mother, and one brother, Kenneth.
Funeral services were held Sept. 21, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in
Mahnomen with Father Rick Lambert presiding. Song leader was Carol Liebl
accompanied by Lavon Cook.
Services were entrusted to Anderson~ Mattson Funeral Home, Mahnomen
and Winger.
Adeline F. Gordon
Adeline F. Gordon, 83, Detroit Lakes, died Sept. 1 at St. Mary’s Nursing
Home in Detroit Lakes.
Adeline Frances Sloan was born July 24, 1923 in Detroit Lakes to George &
Geneva (Joy) Sloan. She is a graduate of Detroit Lakes High School and the
Detroit Lakes Vo-Tech Nursing Program. She married
Charles Gordon Jan. 19, 1946 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
During her working life, she worked at St. Mary’s
Hospital in Detroit Lakes, Sunnyside Nursing Home in
Lake Park, and did private duty nursing in the Detroit
Lakes area. Charles died 1983.
Survivors include three sons: Richard (Bonnie) –
Detroit Lakes; Wayne (Cheryl) – Big Lake, Minn.; Mark –
Moorhead; 14 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; two
brothers: Gerald (Irene) – Detroit Lakes; Norbert
(Frances) – Duluth; three sisters: Margaret Krenelka, Art
Brickson and Genevieve Clukey all of Detroit Lakes. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Timothy, a daughter, Betsy
Sansburn, a sister, Rosemarie, and a brother, Bernard.
Mass Of Christian Burial was Sept. 6 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in
Detroit Lakes with Fr. Jerry Rogers officiating.
Interment: Holy Rosary Cemetery.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Orin Delmar DeGroat
Orin Delmar DeGroat, age 75, Bullhead City, Ariz., passed Sept. 16 at
Regency Palms Memory Care in Las Vegas following a long battle with
Alzheimers.
Orin was born April 19, 1931 in Becker County to Wilbur D. and Mary E.
(Thompson) DeGroat. Orin was number four of nine children; brother and sis-
ters Marge, Edna, Martha, Jenny, George, Yvonne, Joyce, and Sandra.
Orin enlisted in the Army in 1952 and served his county in the Korean War.
On Oct. 13, 1962 Orin married Elizabeth Marie Dejno in Kenosha, Wis.,
and were married for almost 44 years.
In 1972, Orin joined Consolidated Freightways and logged over 2 million
accident free miles driving and doing what he loved: truck driving.
Orin and Elizabeth have three children: Orin Anthony (Tony), Wilbur
Scott, and Tammy Sue.
Orin lived in Wisconsin until he retired in 1993 and moved to Bullhead
City with his wife Elizabeth to enjoy his retired life. He enjoyed talking to people and going for a walk.
Orin is survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons: Orin A. (Jan) DeGroat of
Metaline, Wash.; Wilbur S. DeGroat and girls Rheannon, Sara, and Smantha of
Cottonwood Ariz.; Tammy Tapia and boys Cody and Danyel of Bullhead City.
He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church of Bullhead City.
Orin is resting at Desert Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Marlys T. (Dalve) Stallman
Marlys T. Stallman, 80, of Detroit Lakes, died July 27 at MeritCare Hospital
in Fargo, surrounded by her loving husband and family.
Marlys Theresa Dalve was born Nov 4, 1925 in White Earth to Albin and
Ida (Vizenor) Dalve. She was raised in Waubun and was a 1944 graduate of
Waubun High School. She married Donald Stallman on
Nov. 24, 1945 in Detroit Lakes. Marlys had worked for
Red Owl in Detroit Lakes for many years.
Marlys is survived by her husband, Donald of Detroit
Lakes; five daughters: Judie (David) Wood of Detroit
Lakes, Lynn (Paul) Hohn of Maple Grove, Minn., Kathy
(David) Kuntz of Fargo, Bobbi (Rodger) Stordahl of East
Grand Forks, Debbe (Steve) Swanson of Detroit Lakes;
one son, Bill (Connie) of Detroit Lakes; one sister, Phyllis
(Jim) Kinghorn of Carmichael, Calif.; 13 grandchildren;
10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by
one grandson, Matthew Swanson; two sisters: LaVern Lynn and Vivian Miller;
two brothers: Donnie and Eldred Dalve.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Aug. 1 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church
in Detroit Lakes with Father Jerry Rogers officiating.
Interment: Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes.
Arrangements: The David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Viola A. “Jackie” Leu
Viola A. “Jackie” Leu, 86, died June 19 at her home in Post Falls, near
Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho.
Viola Ada “Jackie” (Cogger) Leu was born Dec. 16, 1920 to Edward
“Edmond” and Elizabeth (McDonald) Cogger near Callaway and grew up in
the Callaway/Richwood/Ogema area. She attended the
White Earth Mission and Boarding School. Jackie was
united in marriage to Robert “Bobby” Leu on Dec. 9, 1939
in Detroit Lakes. They resided in rural Ogema for awhile
before moving various places including Moorhead, Fargo,
Nevada, California, and Colorado. Bobby died Dec. 27,
1986 in Colorado. Jackie had resided in Post Falls to be
near her children.
Jackie is survived by two sons: Eugene “Bud”
(Debbie) Leu, Loren (Ann) Leu; three daughters: Leora
McCall, Janice “Patsy” Forsberg, Sonya True, all of Post
Falls; one sister, Mae Lewis of Salem, Ore.; one brother-in-law, James Gjerde;
11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great great-grandchildren. She
was preceded in death by her husband; parents; one grandson, Bryan
Forsberg; daughter-in-law, Donna; sisters: Susie Cogger, Evelyn A. Leu, Leona
“Babe” Gjerde; brothers: William “Bill,” Louis, Edward “Till,” and Floyd
“Boy” Cogger.
Jackie enjoyed being with all of her family. She was a fun loving person.
She loved crocheting, crafts, quilting, and her garden; especially roses.
Blessed be the memory of Viola Ada “Jackie” (Cogger) Leu.
Funeral services were held June 23 in Coeur d’ Alene and interment was
at Evergreen Cemetery in Post Falls.
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Waubun High School student Stacie
Kent is currently ranked 4th in her class
with a 3.681 overall GPA.
She currently works for EZ One Stop in
Waubun as a clerk and behind the deli
counter.
Volleyball, youth group, National
Honors Society, National Honor Roll, and
Who’s Who among American high school
students are among the many activities
Stacie keeps herself occupied with both in
and out of school.
She dreams of becoming either a foren-
sic scientist, studying equine science, or
finding her niche in the jewelry design
arena. With her ambitions we wish her
well!
Stacie’s philosophy on life that has
helped her to be successful both in and out
of school is that we are all just human: mistakes happen and we need to forgive and
get on with life. She enjoys beading, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, reading, crafting and crocheting in her spare time. In 10
years she sees herself with a job she loves
and a husband and family that adore her.
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Thank You
We want to thank all the family and friends that gave us
comfort and support. The cards and gifts were greatly
appreciated. We will miss always, but our Lord has
promised - Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be
comforted - Matthew 5-4.
The family of Ray Soyring Jr.
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