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Anishinaabeg Today
A Chronicle of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe
Vol. 14, No. 7
White Earth, Minn.
White Earth Spiritual Advisor George
Joe Bush Fairbanks will be missed
George Allen “Joe Bush” Fairbanks,
Sr., 75, Ponsford, died May 26 at
Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit
Lakes.
Fairbanks, “Mishkow-Binise” (Strong
Thunderbird), was born July 29, 1933, in
White Earth to Willis and Hattie (De
Jorden) Fairbanks. He was raised in Pine
Point and attended the Pine Point School
and the Park Rapids area High School.
In 1951, George joined the Navy for
six years, serving in Korea. He was honorably discharged with many, many various medals received during his tour of duty
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Rice Lake Powwow & Memorial Walk
for his country. He was also a certified
electrician and had attended culinary school
in the Twin Cities. From 1968 to 1972,
George was a cook supervisor at the Job
Corps Center in Rochert. He also served
as a Tribal Council member in the 1970s.
George called himself a “jack of all trades.”
He married Emily (Brown) Fairbanks
in June 1961 in Park Rapids. They had
four children and later divorced through
Indian custom. George was of the “Odag”
(Crow) Clan and became a Spiritual
Advisor to the White Earth Nation with
his second wife (Margaret Norcross) by his
side. They traveled around the world going
to pow-wows and helping his People as
much as he possibly could. He was well
known by his People nation-wide. George
married Margaret Norcross in 1972 at
Ponsford. He had spent the last 35 years
with his adopted family, six step-children,
three adopted sons and 31 great-grandchildren.
George’s hobbies included visiting
with friends and relatives and whoever
wanted to visit. He also enjoyed traveling
to pow-wows, telling stories of his life,
doing crossword puzzles, playing cards,
watching boxing and helping anyone who
needed his advice.
George will be sadly missed by his
first wife, Emily (Brown) Fairbanks of
Osage; his children: Delmas (Alvina)
Fairbanks, George (Barb) Fairbanks Jr.,
Rice Lake Village
held their 11th
Annual Memorial
Walk and 9th
Annual Powwow
May 24-25. They
had 197 walkers
and 120 registered
dancers.
Photos by
Lori Fairbanks
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Bev Karsten and Monte Fox received national awards in Washington.
White Earth Health Director Monte Fox and White Earth
Health Education Specialist Bev Karsten received Heroes Awards
April 29 in Washington, D.C.
The Heroes Project is a collaboration between the National
Resource Center on Native American Aging at the University of
North Dakota and the Administration on Aging Title VI Program.
The Project was developed by the late Dr. Allan Allery as a
way to recognize elders and those who serve elders nationally.
This honor recognizes individuals who have dedicated their
time, talent and energy to help our Native elders.
Karsten has worked tirelessly for many years to coordinate and
organize activities and programs that help improve the health of
White Earth Reservation elders. Some of the many projects
Karsten has been involved with include organizing walks, medicine talks, balance programs, cancer prevention programs, arthritis and pain management classes, She has organized screenings
and advocated for those in need often behind the scenes and without any fanfare.She has served on the Wisdoms Steps board and
has planned the annual conference for many years.
“It was an honor to be selected for this award,” said Karsten.
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The Anishinaabeg Today (AT), a publication of
the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, is published once a
month. Editorials and articles appearing in the AT
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Fasten your belts - primary law in effect June 9
Edi tor’s Note: In August 2008, the Whi te
Earth Tri bal Counci l approved a pri mary seat
bel t l aw that went i nto acti on on Jan. 1, 2009.
Minnesota’s primary seat belt law goes into effect
Saturday, June 9, meaning drivers and passengers in all
seating positions must be buckled up or in the correct
child restraint or they could be stopped and ticketed.
Minnesota is the 29th state to pass a primary seat belt
law.
Each year in Minnesota, around 200 unbelted
motorists are killed and another 400 unbelted motorists
suffer life-altering injuries, according to the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety (DPS). Officials say a primary law will increase the state’s belt use compliance and
as a result prevent traffic deaths and injuries.
Michael Campion, DPS commissioner, says that
while a majority of Minnesotans belt up (87 percent),
those that don’t — approximately 700,000 motorists —
account for half of all motorist traffic deaths annually.
“A primary seat belt law is an essential tool that will
provide significant results in reducing traffic tragedies,”
says Campion. “The focus of this law is not on issuing
belt citations, but rather on increasing seat belt compliance and ensuring Minnesotans are traveling as safely as
possible to limit preventable deaths and injuries.”
DPS says the lives saved and injuries prevented will
also reduce state heath care costs. Unbelted motorists
injured in crashes have hospital charges 60 percent greater
than those belted. During 2004-–2005, all government
payer sources, including Medicaid, were charged $83 million for unbelted motorists’ hospital charges. Unbelted
motorist injury charges were 78 percent greater for
Medicaid than belted motorists.
Officials say the primary law is especially relevant in
Greater Minnesota. Each year, nearly 80 percent of
unbelted traffic deaths occur outside the seven-county
metro area. The law will also impact young motorists
ages 15–29 who account for nearly half of all unbelted
deaths, and more than half of all unbelted serious injuries.
While the law is a principally a life-saving measure,
Col. Mark Dunaski, chief of the State Patrol says the primary belt law will also serve as another tool to help in
the fight against impaired driving. Each year 80 percent
of drinking drivers killed in crashes are also not buckled
up. Dunaski says the primary law could factor in law
enforcement stopping suspected impaired drivers before
they harm themselves or innocent motorists.
A seat belt citation is $25 but costs more than $100
with administrative fees.
Washington asked to repeal Indian banishment
ST. PAUL — Minnesota’s request to overturn a federal law that threw Dakota and Winnebago Indians out of
the state can become a way to teach about mistreatment
over the years, American Indians and a state legislator say.
The 1863 law banning the two tribes has been
replaced with presidential and congressional actions, and
Dakota Indians live on four Minnesota reservations, but
the law remains on the books. Rep. Dean Urdahl said on
Thursday it is past time to repeal it.
“The affect largely is symbolic,” the Grove City
Republican said, but overturning the law could ease
remaining Indian resentment.
The symbolism is important, added Annamarie Hill,
the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council executive director.
“It says a lot about where we are in the healing.”
A resolution Urdahl authored asking Congress to
repeal the 1863 law easily passed the Minnesota
Legislature this month.
Urdahl and Secretary of State Mark Ritchie said they
hope U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, a Democrat who serves
two western Minnesota Dakota reservations, will take on
the cause. Peterson’s spokeswoman said he knows about
the situation “and he’s gathering more information before
he introduces any legislation.”
All Indians can benefit from publicity over the effort,
according to Dale Greene of the Leech Lake Band of
Ojibwe.
“We have been cheated,” he said of Washington taking land from American Indians, and not enough people
understand that.
Hill said that if more people know the history, it
would create “a better environment for everybody.”
Minnesota is home to four Dakota communities —
Shakopee Mdewakanton in the southern Twin Cities,
Prairie Island near Red Wing; Lower Sioux near Redwood
Falls and Upper Sioux near Granite Falls.
The Dakota people originally had land along the
Minnesota River, but after a six-week 1862 war between
the Dakota and the federal government, President
Abraham Lincoln and Congress banished the Dakota and
Winnebago people to what was then the Dakota Territory.
Now, the Winnebago community in Nebraska, while
Dakota people are in a wider area.
“At the time, Lincoln believed that he was providing
a service to the Dakota, acting upon the belief that the
white citizens of our state would commit outrageous acts
against the surviving Dakota if they were left in
Minnesota,” said Urdahl, a Lincoln scholar.
University of Minnesota professor Hy Berman
recently discovered the 1863 law remains on the books.
Media campaign addresses domestic violence issues
By Sonia Beaupre-Reich
White Earth DOVE
Boozhoo,
I am the public awareness coordinator for DOVE and
I am working on a media campaign for the White Earth
Reservation. I am developing public awareness information/events to reduce the stigma associated with domestic
violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking for
the White Earth tribal communities.
In the future you will see new posters, brochures, and
hear public service announcements on these issues. You
will be invited to listen to speakers in your community
that talk about domestic violence and sexual assault.
This year I will be working with Mike Laroque,
White Earth Law Enforcement to create a 5k walk/run
during the Naytahwaush Harvest Fest Pow-wow. This
will be an annual community event.
Domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence,
and stalking are serious crimes. Community knowledge
of the impact of these crimes creates public awareness.
If you would like more information or confidential
services, please call the DOVE program at (218) 9355554 or in an emergency, call the 24 hour crisis line at 1877-830-DOVE.
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Yvette D. Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H., a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota, was
confirmed as the director of the Indian Health
Service (IHS) on May 6 by a unanimous vote of the
U.S. Senate. Dr. Roubideaux will be the first
woman to serve as director of the IHS in its 54-year
history. The IHS, an agency within the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, is the
principal federal health care advocate and provider for
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
“With President Obama’s strong support for
needed improvements in Indian health, I look forward to developing strategies to deliver better health
care,” said Dr. Roubideaux. “The Obama administration has announced a 13 percent increase in the IHS
budget, which will provide much-needed support for
healthier American Indian and Alaska Native communities.”
As the IHS director, Dr. Roubideaux will
administer a $4.3 billion national health care delivery program composed of 12 administrative area
(regional) offices. The IHS is responsible for providing preventive, curative, and community health
care to approximately 1.9 million American Indians
and Alaska Natives in hospitals, clinics, and other
settings throughout the United States.
Dr. Roubideaux worked for IHS for three years
as a clinical director and medical officer at the San
Carlos Service Unit on the San Carlos Apache
Indian reservation in Arizona, and she worked for
one year as a medical officer at the Hu Hu Kam
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Memorial Indian Hospital on the Gila River Indian
reservation in Arizona.
Dr. Roubideaux serves as assistant professor of
family and community medicine at the University of
Arizona College of Medicine. She has conducted
extensive research on American Indian health issues,
with a focus on diabetes in American Indians/Alaska
Natives and American Indian health policy. Dr.
Roubideaux served as codirector of the Special
Diabetes Program for Indians Demonstration
Projects that has implemented diabetes prevention
and cardiovascular disease prevention activities in 66
American Indian and Alaska Native communities.
Dr. Roubideaux received her medical degree
from Harvard Medical School in 1989 and completed a residency program in primary care internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston
in 1992. She completed her Master of Public Health
degree at the Harvard School of Public Health in
1997. She then completed the Commonwealth
Fund/Harvard University Fellowship in Minority
Health Policy.
She is a past president of the Association of
American Indian Physicians and co-editor of the
American Public Health Association’s book
“Promises to Keep: Public Health Policy for
American Indians and Alaska Natives in the 21st
Century.” She has authored several monographs and
peer-reviewed
publications
on
American
Indian/Alaska Native health issues, research, and
policy.
The White Earth Child Care Program,
White Earth Early Childhood Initiative,
and First Childrens Finance
invites
family child care providers, center providers and community
members to “How Stimulating Playground Design Fires Up
Childrens Brains, and their Communities.”
Tuesday, June 23
Presentation: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Ogema Elementary School Media Center
Well designed play areas can help kick start the development of young childrens brains. During this presentation
youll discover what play area equipment is best for 0-5
year olds brain development and why. Learn the best practices to protect childrens developing brains in outdoor play
areas; and why playground building is an excellent community development tool.
Researched and presented by Nedra Sims Fears, Business
Development Specialist at First Childrens Finance. To learn
more about the topic contact Nedra at (612) 279-6500 or
[email protected]
The event is free. Please RSVP to Mary Leff at (218) 9833285 Ext. 1201.
Volunteer Driver Recognized
Submitted photo
Ed (Sandy) Turner has been a volunteer driver for the Naytahwaush home delivered meals program and was recently recognized for his service during Senior Volunteer Recognition Day.
Dispatch: (218) 983-3201
Cops Line: (218) 983-2677
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Bill preserves Ojibwe, Dakota languages
By Brad Swenson
Bemidji Pioneer
An American Indian language program in elementary schools could help preserve the language,
says Sen. Mary Olson, DFL-Bemidji.
Her provisions for an American Indian language
preservation program were included in the omnibus
outdoors heritage funding bill signed late Friday
night (May 22) night by Gov. Tim Pawlenty.
Known as the Legacy Act bill funded by a
0.0375 percent increase in the state’s sales tax, it
appropriates $150,000 to the Minnesota Indian
Affairs Council for a working group on Dakota and
Ojibwe language revitalization and preservation.
An added bonus, however, is that the Legislature
added $1.25 million — $550,000 in 2010 and
$700,000 in 2011 — for grants to preserve the
Dakota and Ojibwe languages and to foster educational programs in those languages, especially in the
early grades.
The legislation by Olson is among several bills
making law this session, including provisions for a
restorative justice program, and other bills that affect
local government.
The language working group will be led by the
11 tribes who make up the Minnesota Indian Affairs
Council, said Olson, as well as some legislative and
gubernatorial appointees.
It will “make recommendations related to a number of elements in the legislation,” she said. “The
first thing is really assessing what’s already out there,
as far as what the tribes are doing. … One of the
goals is to inventory what the tribes are already
doing. Another goal is to be making recommendations about what the state Department of Education
could and should be doing to facilitate speakers, with
a focus on children learning to speak.”
For instance, a program at the Bug-O-Ne-GayShig School on the Leech Lake Reservation aids language instruction and some tribes offer summer
camps, she said.
“There are materials that have been published
mostly through home-made publishing efforts,”
Olson said. While there are many scholarly books on
the two languages, there are few language instruc-
tional books for young grades.
“There aren’t many books geared toward children,” she said. “We’re talking about both storybooks
for kids — books they would be able to read in that
language.”
A metro-area American Indian classroom uses
homemade books, illustrated with kids’ drawings, she
said. “It seems like each tribe has developed a little
bit of material but it isn’t available across the board
to the other tribes.”
There is a concern, however, that the information
isn’t just “given away,” Olson said, such as the
University of Minnesota, and then not having the
tribe retain control over how the information is used
or where it is stored.
Two programs will see funding under the measure. The Bug School’s Niigaane Ojibwe Immersion
School and the Wiconie Nandagtikendan Urban
Immersion Program will each see $125,000 a year to
develop and expand a K-12 curriculum, to provide fluent speakers in the classroom, to develop appropriate
testing and evaluation procedures and to develop community-based training and engagement.
“We don’t have a curriculum at the higher ed
level with regard to how to teach people to teach
these languages,” Olson said. “We do have programs
a the higher ed level to learn the languages, but not
to learn to be teachers of the languages.”
The state also help remove legal barriers for
tribes to share materials, she said. Also, some impediments in state rules could be lifted, such as allowing
para-professional elders to teach the language in
classrooms.
“We may need to treat this as an emergency-type
of situation … I heard that there are very few speakers left,” Olson said. “If there isn’t a real concentrated effort to focus on language revitalization now, in
a few years there may no longer be that opportunity.”
No Child Left Behind Act rules mandating tests
in English in the- second grade may also need reform,
she said, as in an immersion program English isn’t
taught until the fourth or fifth grade.
“If you test them in a latter point in time, they
usually will do better than students that just went
through a traditional program,” Olson said.
Nailing Down a Diploma
THE DOCTOR’S CORNER
By David J. Bellware, OD
White Earth Health Center
Glaucoma is a relatively common eye disease that affects millions of Americans per year. It can be defined as a group of diseases that can cause progressive damage to the optic nerve, which
results in vision loss without any warning or symptoms.
According to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, it affects over
three million Americans but only about half of them know they
have it.
There are several different kinds of glaucoma; most of which
fall into the “open angle” category. This refers to the “angle” that
is formed by the cornea (clear part in the front of the eye) and the
iris (the part of the eye that is usually brown, blue or green). The
angle where the cornea and iris come together contains a structure
called the trabecular meshwork. This meshwork acts as a drain to
maintain the Intra-Ocular Pressure (IOP) which results from the
continuous production of aqueous fluid. If the trabecular meshwork did not allow the aqueous fluid to leave the eye, then our
IOP would continue to rise with the production of aqueous. In
summary, the eye constantly produces aqueous fluid, which drains
out of the eye through the Trabecular Meshwork to regulate the
pressure in the eye. If the pressure gets too high it can cause damage to the optic nerve, which results in vision loss—this is glaucoma.
A routine eye exam will check the optic nerve and IOP.
Additionally, a primary care eye practitioner will consider other
risk factors like age, family history, current medications, ocular
trauma, corneal thickness and medical history to determine other
tests that may be needed to help rule out glaucoma. A threshold
visual field test can be very helpful in determining if damage has
occurred or continues to occur to the optic nerve. A corneal
pachymeter is an ultrasound that measures the corneal thickness of
an eye-this is important in determining a person’s risk of developing glaucoma. Also, there are several nerve fiber layer analyzers available to help monitor any minor changes to the eye’s nerve
tissue. Most of these use a scanning laser to measure the nerve
tissue to monitor the progression of the disease, which will show
up as a decrease in nerve fiber layer thickness of the eye’s retina.
Ocular hypertension is a condition that exists when the IOP
of an eye becomes elevated. Generally, this occurs at a pressure
above 21 or 22mm Hg depending on the reference source. Ocular
hypertension is not the same as glaucoma, however it is a risk factor for glaucoma—if it is determined that there is nerve damage,
then ocular hypertension has progressed to glaucoma. The Ocular
Hypertension Treatment Study showed that by treating ocular
hypertension with eye drops to lower the IOP; the risk of developing glaucoma can be reduced by approximately half over a fiveyear period. Therefore, treating ocular hypertension may be a
viable option to help prevent loss of vision due to glaucoma.
Treatment of open angle glaucomas generally focuses on
reduction of IOP, although there is much research being done to
explore the possibility of protecting the nerve itself from damage—this is referred to as neuroprotection. There are many effective topical eye medications that lower IOP either by reducing the
aqueous production, or by increasing the aqueous outflow from
the eye. Many oral medications can also affect IOP; therefore it
is very important to discuss or review all medications with your
eye care provider.
Photo by Gary W. Padrta
White Earth TERO held a luncheon for students that graduated from the Carpentry Program on May
12 at Ojibway Building Supplies in Waubun. Earl McDougall (instructor), left, Cory Pudas, Tyler
Red Horse, Jamison Jackson, Jeff Tibbetts, and Marvin French Jr. Not pictured: Jerry Hvezda.
There are also surgical options that exist to reduce the IOP.
These include various laser procedures, as well as other more complex procedures, which help facilitate a lower IOP by increasing
the outflow of aqueous fluid from the eye. Generally, most peo-
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White Earth Police, Honor Guard will
participate in Ride For The Troops
The White Earth Tribal Police and
Honor Guard will participate in the 4th
Annual Ride For The Troops on Sunday,
June 7.
This year’s motorcycle ride will again
pass through the White Earth Nation. The
tribal police will escort the ride from the
Zerkel Store through Naytahwaush and all
the way to the Headwaters at Itasca State
Park to the “Rock Creek Store.”
The White Earth Honor Guard will
present their staff and colors to the riders as
they pass through Naytahwaush on Sunday
around 1:40 p.m. The ride will leave
Bemidji at noon and stop at Zerkel at
12:40. From there they will leave at 1:20
and continue on through Naytahwaush and
on to Itasca State Park by way of Highway
113 East and North to Highway 39 and on
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to the park.
This year’s ride is expecting more than
400 riders to participate and support the
troops currently serving in Iraq and
Afghanistan. The group invites everyone
to help and attend this years ride. You can
find out more information about the ride at
www.rideforthetroops.com
The Ride For The Troops Committee
would like to extend a special thank you to
the White Earth Tribal Police and the
White Earth Honor Guard for their participation and support for this years ride.
We invite you to join us at on Sunday
at Marketplace Foods in Bemidji for the
start and finish. Breakfast and registration
is 9 to 11 a.m., the ride is noon - 4 p.m.,
and supper is from 4 to 6 p.m.
Have a safe ride!
Rez Briefs
RTC offi ces cl osed for hol i day
White Earth RTC offices will be closed on Friday, June 12 for Treaty Day and
will reopen on Monday, June 15 at 8 a.m.
Whi te Earth Auti sm Parent S upport Group
White Earth Autism Parent Support Group meets Tuesday, June 16 from 5:30 to
6:30 p.m. at the White Earth Child Care/Head Start Building. Discussion on weighted blankets and local financial assistance for parent resources.
The Di ocese of Crookston cel ebrates 100th anni versary
The Diocese of Crookston will be kicking off the 100th anniversary of its formation on Sunday, June 14 with Mass at St. Benedict's Church in White Earth. We
are the oldest parish in the Diocese. The Bishop will be leading the Diocesan Church
with a special celebration at St. Benedicts. It will begin at 10 a.m. and following the
celebration at the church we will be serving a meal to all who wish to participate at
the Circle of Life School dining area.
Mahnomen Caregi ver Di scussi on Group
The Mahnomen Caregiver Discussion Group will be holding a meeting on
Thursday, June 18 at 10 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, 22 NW 1st Street, Mahnomen.
Topic this month: “Learning to Say No.” For more information call Tammy Sykes at
218-945-6808.
S ummer Bi bl e S chool
The White Earth St. Columba Episcopal Summer Bible School will be held June
15-18 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the White Earth Community Center. The theme
will be basketball, soccer and cheerleading. Students must be elementary and middle
school age. Lunch and refreshments will be served.
Dr. Ung medi cal appoi ntments
Dr. Ung will be in Naytahwaush and Rice Lake on Monday, June 22, and in White
Earth on Tuesday, June 23.
Looki ng for a job?
The White Earth Human Resources Department has a Job Hotline. Call (218)
983-3285 and ask for Ext. 1000. It has all the current job openings.
Submitted photo
The Ride For The Troops is expected to ride through Naytahwaush around 1:40
p.m. on Sunday, June 7.
Waubun-Ogema-WE Schools
participating in Summer Food Service Program
The Waubun-Ogema-White Earth
Schools is participating in the Summer
Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge.
Acceptance and participation requirements
for the program and all activities are the
same for all regardless of race, color,
national origin, gender, age of disability,
and there will be no discrimination in the
course of the meal service.
Meals will be provided at the sites and
times as follows:
Waubun S chool
June 8-26 (Monday-Friday)
Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Adults over the age of 18 years may
purchase a breakfast for $2 and a lunch for
$3.25.
In accordance with federal law and
U.S. Department of Agriculture policy,
this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
To file a complaint, write USDA,
Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room
326-W,
Whitten
Building,
1400
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington.
D.C. 20250-9410 or call 800.795.3272
(voice) or 202-720-6382 (TTY).
USDA is an equal opportunity
provider and employer.
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Di abetes Bi ngo
Diabetes Bingo will be held June 8 in Elbow Lake, June 11 in Rice Lake, June
15 in Mahnomen, July 9 in Pine Point, July 14 in Naytahwaush, and July 27 in
White Earth. Bingo will begin after the 11:30 a.m. elder nutrition meal. Bingo in
Mahnomen will begin at 1 p.m. at Valley View Apartments. All are welcome
Bi g El bow Lake Counci l l ooki ng for ol d photos
The Big Elbow Lake Area Community Council is looking for old pictures of
Elbow Lake Village/surrounding area. If anyone has old pictures that they would be
willing to share with us, please contact Pam at (218) 734-2322 or Carla at (218) 7342378. We can copy and return them to you the same day.
Whi te Earth veterans
There is a monthly White Earth Native American Veteran Outreach every first
Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Rice Lake Community Center. The White
Earth TVSO Sam Mason and Clearwater County Veterans Service Officer Harry
Hutchens are there to serve all veterans and their beneficiaries.
Whi te Earth starti ng a l ocal FAS D support group?
FASD support groups have been designed for adoptive and foster parents, birth
mothers and for youth who have FASD. They are a hub for information sharing,
friendship, mutual support, and can help link participants to needed services and information that is timely and appropriate to current developmental strengths and challenges. Call Allan DeGroat at (218) 935-0417 Ext. 109, (218) 204-020, or email [email protected]. Or contact Bobbie McGregor at (218) 935-0417 Ext. 109, (218)
204-0572, or email [email protected].
Pl ease noti fy WE Contract Heal th
White Earth Contract Health patients who are seen in the emergency room must
notify the White Earth Contract Health Department within 72 hours of the visit or
your charges can be denied payment. If you do not have other third party coverage,
you may be referred to the Patient Benefits Coordinator to be screened for other alternate resources. If you have any questions call 1-800-477-0125 or (218) 983-4300 Ext.
6280, 6281, or 6282.
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White Earth Head Start programs receive
positive feedback after federal inspection
The White Earth Head Start Programs were
recently visited by a Federal Review Team assigned
by the Office of Head Start (OHS), which has the
statutory requirement to conduct reviews of all Head
Start and Early Head Start programs in the country.
These monitoring reviews must be conducted every
three years for all existing programs by a monitoring team of eight reviewers who conduct a comprehensive process to assess compliance with Head
Start Federal Regulations.
The review process began with a meeting at the
White Eath Child Care/Head Start building with
White Earth Head Start Director Kevin Hedstrom
and his management team. Each member of the
management team provided an introduction and
updates about the content areas in which they coordinate. The reviewers also provided introductions
and explained their role in their team and what they
would be assessing while conducting the review.
Throughout the week members of the Head
Start management team had the opportunity to be
interviewed by the reviewers and provided any necessary documentation as verification of services that
the program provides. The Federal Review Team
also visited all the center and classroom locations
throughout the reservation and conducted a thorough
assessment of record keeping and examination of
files.
The results of the Federal Review were positive. At the week’s end, Tracie Little, Review Team
Leader met with Hedstrom and the management
team to reveal their results. Little explained that
they had no issues with the White Earth Head Start
Programs operations and provided positive feedback
on the programs exemplary services and management.
“I am very proud of all of the people working
in our Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early
Childhood Special Education programs,” said
Hedstrom. “They have difficult jobs that require a
special level of dedication. That was apparent during this review. The review team had several positive remarks about our program and staff. Each of
them is to be commended for a job well done.”
Hedstrom said the Head Start Programs are very
comprehensive and require the collaboration and
cooperation of many entities and programs within
and outside of the tribal offices. “I would like to
extend a sincere thank you to everyone that helps
make this excellent program work!”
Waubun Seniors of the Month
Notice
of Increase to Court Filing Fees
White Earth Tribal Court
Court Administrator Court Fees
Certified Copies - $10
Plain Copies/Recorded Checks - $5
Subpoena Fee - $12
Civil Filing Fees - $50
Transcript of Judgement - $30
Adoption Filing Fee - $50
Dissolution Filing Fee - $50
Family Other (Except Dissolution/Adoption) - $50
Child Support/COLA Modification Fee - $50
Deposit of Will - $20
The above court fees will become effective
on Aug 1, 2009
MCT Finance Corporation
If you are an enrolled member of the Minnesota
Chippewa Tribe and are interested in a low
interest mortgage, call (218) 335-8582 for an
appointment with a loan officer.
For more information, download an application, or
view homes for sale checkout our website at:
www.mnchippewatribe.org
or
www.mctfc.org
Elder News
Ri ce Lake to host MICOE meeti ng
The Minnesota Indian Council of Elders (MICOE) will meet on
July 6 at the Rice Lake ENP site. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. with
the meeting following. All elders welcome. If you wish to be placed
on the agenda or have questions please call John Buckanaga, MICOE
chairman at 218-573-3104.
Submitted photo
Congratulations to the Waubun Seniors of the Month for the 2008-2009 school year. Back row from
left: Aaron Moore, Tyler Voss, Dustin Spaeth, Aaron Haugo, and Tyson Winter. Front row from left:
Robin Stalberger, Priscilla Munnell, Jenn Haverkamp, Laura Lhotka.
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Do you wonder if you would be better off
working than not working? Do you worry about
losing health care coverage if you work? Need
help figuring out the government rules about
work and benefits? Laura McCaughan of the
Minnesota Work Incentives Connection can help!
Find out how working or working more
affects your government benefits (SSI, SSDI,
Medical Assistance, Food Stamps, etc.) on
Monday, June 22, from 10 a.m. to noon at the
Shooting Star Casino or 1:30 to 4 p.m. at
Naytahwaush. Call toll free at 1-800-976-6728
for an appointment so you don’t have to wait.
People who need transportation for this event
should
call
White
Earth
Vocational
Rehabilitation toll free at 1-800-763-8629.
Tent wi l l be set up for el ders at Whi te Earth Powwow
A canopy tent will be set up on the powwow grounds for elders
to use from June 12-14. Tables will be available for elders for displaying and selling hand crafted items on a first come basis. Elders
will also have use of the small dining room located in the White Earth
Community Center from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the same dates. If you
have any questions please call Carol Fabre, ENP coordinator, at 218983-3286 Ext. 1266.
New pol i cy regardi ng del i vered el der meal s
A new policy regarding the home delivered meals component of
the White Earth Elderly Nutrition Program is now in affect. All individuals referred to the program for home delivered meals will be
required to have an in-home assessment by the White Earth Home
Health Long Term Care Team for eligibility of services. Those clients
currently receiving home delivered meals will be contacted by the
assessment team for continued services. Following assessments some
clients may be referred to a congregate dining site, some may be eligible for continued home delivery and some may be eligible for additional elder services depending on the individual’s health situation. If
you have any questions regarding this policy please call Carol Fabre,
ENP coordinator, at 218-983-3286 Ext. 1266.
Community Meth Awareness Meeting
The White Earth Police Department has scheduled a Meth Awareness Community Meeting on
June 10 at 6 p.m.
at the White Earth Community Center.
Officer Tim Antell will present an informational
Power Point presentation on the signs and symptoms of meth use, meth paraphernalia, meth labs,
and the effects meth has on an individual and the
community as a whole.
Everyone is welcome and the White Earth Police
Department staff hopes to see you there.
“METH IS NOT A NATIVE TRADITION”
This event is supported by the
White Earth Meth Initiative Program
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President proposes 13 percent increase in
FY 2010 budget for Indian Health Service
The proposed budget authority for the Indian
Health Service (IHS) for fiscal year 2010 is $4.03
billion. This is a $453.5 million, or approximately
13 percent, increase over the IHS fiscal year 2009
budget appropriation. This proposed budget is
directed at supporting and improving the provision
of health care services, improving health outcomes,
promoting healthy communities, addressing health
disparities, and strengthening the Indian health system with additional resources for health care services.
The request includes funds necessary to maintain the current level of services provided as well as
funds to expand, within current program authority,
access to care and address tribal contract support
costs and essential health information technology
activities.
The budget request includes an increase of $167
million to cover increased costs associated with pay
raises, population growth, inflation, and staffing
and operating costs for new/expanded facilities.
The President’s proposal also requests an
increase of $117 million in contract health service
funds, which are used to purchase health care that
IHS is unable to provide through its own network.
A portion of the total amount will be set aside for
catastrophic or high-cost cases.
The IHS budget includes an increase of $104.4
million for contract support costs to assist tribes in
administrative functions necessary to successfully
manage health programs they compact or contract
for under the authority of the Indian SelfDetermination and Education Assistance Act. These
funds will address existing shortfalls associated with
ongoing tribal contracts and compacts.
Also included in the proposed budget is an additional $16.3 million to help expand the IHS Health
Information Technology (HIT) system to meet additional federal reporting requirements and provide
essential HIT services to patients, providers, and
communities. Increasing clinical needs have led to
increased spending on HIT to ensure compliance
with federal mandates, increase security, improve
infrastructure, and continue development and deployment of the electronic health record in over 200
sites.
The IHS, an agency in the Department of
Health and Human Service, provides a comprehensive health service delivery system for approximately 1.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Vets invited to DAV information seminar in Bemidji
The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) will
present a Veterans Information Seminar on Saturday,
June 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National
Guard Armory, 1430 23rd Street NW in Bemidji.
Members of DAV’s National Service Officer
Corps will conduct these workshops. This service is
available free of charge and you do NOT need to be
a DAV member to take advantage of this service. In
fact, the event is open to the public and encourages
attendance by anyone interested learning more about
veterans benefits programs, the people of the community who provide them and veterans themselves.
Do you need your need
your septic system pumped?
Call the White Earth Public Works
Department at (218) 983-3202.
Enrolled tribal elder - $25
Enrolled tribal member - $45
Non-enrollee - $65
Anyone that has signed up for White Earth Water
and Sewer services please call (218) 983-3202 and
update your application on file.
This DAV outreach activity is designed to educate disabled veterans, their families and the community on specific veterans' benefits and services.
The result is the identification and processing of
considerable claims work on behalf of these veterans
and their families, following claims through to a
successful conclusion.
The DAV Chapter 7 of Bemidji is hosting the
event and is working on light refreshments to offer
those in attendance.
Call Harry Hutchens at 218-694-6618 for more
information or if you can assist with the seminar.
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Adult Education students Diane Chosa, left, Nickolas Crosby, and Candace
Dionne line up for graduation.
Photos by Gary W. Padrta
Brent Murray receives his diploma from his instructors Sue Bishop, left, and
Dawn Goodwin
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Class of 2009
May 19 - Shooting Star Casino Event Center
S tudent of the Year
Lisa M. Basswood
WETCC Graduates
Associate of Arts Humanities, Art,
Social Science
Naomi J. Deschampe
Associate of Arts Business
Administration
LaReina R. Chief, Darla E. Warren
LaReina Chief, left and Naomi Deschampe graduated with Associate of Arts
degrees.
2009 Practi cal Nursi ng
Andrea Anderson, Melanie Anderson,
Sandra Badboy, Susie Ballot, Hiedi
Boe, Barbara Engdahl, Wendy
Gullekson, Susan Hunt, Linda
Johnston, Debra Kier, Rebekah Miller,
Melissa Moran, Kelly Murray, Robbi
Oberg, Kelli Price, Cyrstal Speer,
Amanda Thompson, Loretta Visser,
Shawnah Wadena, Tammy Wadena.
Whi te Earth Carpentry S atel l i te
Marvin French Jr., Jerry Hvezda,
Jamison jackson, Tyler Lee Red Horse,
Jeff Tibbets.
Students walk through lines of White Earth Honor Guards after graduation on
May 19 at the Shooting Star Casino Event Center.
Whi te Earth
Adul t Educati on Graduates
William Auginaush, Sammuel Axdahl,
Jude Beauchamp, Andrew Beaulieu,
Stephanie Bellanger, Bianca Blanchard,
Eric Bower, Sarah Brausen, Cindy
Campbell, Diane Chosa, Nickolas
Crosby, Candace Dionne, Casey
Durant, Amanda Eischens, Terrah
Eischens, Natasha Goodman, Ralph
Goodman, Lori Hill, Andrea Hisgun,
Raven Isham, Ebonie Johnson, Shana
Keezer, Timothy Keezer, Robert Kettle,
Grant LaFriniere, Timothy LaFriniere,
Tiffany Londo, Ryan Madigan,
Samantha Moran, Brent Murray, Jamie
O’Brien, Pamerla Olson, Aaron Rude,
Page Sauck, Thomas Shepard, Brandon
Swalet, Amy Thompson, Gina
Tiokeson, Luke Wadena.
Drum Group
Little Red Tail
Openi ng Prayer
Chaplain Roy “Dubbe” Roy
Master of Ceremoni es
Andrew Favorite
Wel come
Nyleya Belgarde, Debra McArthur
Graduate S tudent S peakers
LaReina Chief and Naomi Deschampe
Honorabl e Recogni ti on
Renee LaFriniere Prince
Cl osi ng Remarks
David DeGroat
Marshal l s
Karen Goulet, Steve Dahlberg
WE programs visiting urban office
The White Earth License Department
and Enrollment office staff will be at the
White Earth Urban Office on June 18 from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and June 19 from 9
a.m. to noon. The office is located at 1113
East Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, and
their phone number is (612) 872-8388.
Individuals are reminded to bring in
their previously issued computer generated
identification cards. If you have address
changes, or name changes you must bring
in proper (certified) documentation.
The card the fees are as follows:
Adults -$10
Minors - $5
Elders - $0
Descendants - $15
You must bring in a certified birth certificate (no photocopies), along with an
acceptable form of identification.
Acceptabl e forms of i denti fi cati on:
(two forms)
- Previously issued White Earth ID card
(computer generated)
- Minnesota drivers license
- State of Minnesota identification card
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- A U.S state, other than Minnesota drivers
license (un-expired)
- U.S. Social Security card
- Employment identification card with
photo, and date of birth
- State identification card, other than State
of Minnesota (U.S State)
- Certified marriage certificate (No photo
copy)
- Certified school transcript
- Government employee identification card
- Un-expired color-photo permit to carry a
firearm issued by a U.S. police department/
sheriff
- Un-expired active duty, reserve, or retired
U.S. military identification card
- Certified adoption certificate from a U.S.
court
- Valid un-expired U.S. passport book or
card
For more information on ID cards call
Sheree Milage at (218) 983-3285 Ext. 5704
or Shannoah Bevins Stech at (218) 9833285 Ext. 5705. For more information on
Enrollments call Joyce Norcross at (218)
983-3285 Ext. 5250.
141th Annual White Earth Celebration
Princess and Brave Contest
June 12-14, 2009
Pri ncess and Brave Parti ci pant Rul es
Appl i cati on Deadl i ne i s Fri day, June 12, 2009
1. Must pl edge to l i ve a drug and al cohol free l i festyl e at al l ti mes.
2. Males or females may not have any pregnancies past, present or during the year
that the participant holds the title of Princess or Brave.
3. Must be an enrolled member or descendant of White Earth, documentation
required.
4. Must live on or within 25 miles of White Earth Reservation during the reigning year. If participants move it is your responsibility to contact the committee,
documentation required.
5. Must be ages 9-12 for the Junior title, must be ages 13-17 for the Senior title.
6. Must be wi l l i ng to represent the Whi te Earth Nati on throughout
the rei gni ng year.
7. Participants cannot hold any other title of royalty while applying or holding the
title of White Earth Princess or Brave.
8. White Earth Celebration Princess and Brave title will only be awarded once in a
lifetime.
9. Reigning Princess’ and Braves’ must agree to have their photograph taken and
agree to have their picture displayed at the White Earth RTC or other building designated by the White Earth Celebration Committee.
10. Applications must be filled out completely.
11. Applications will be verified by the White Earth Celebration Committee.
12. Any vi ol ati on of rul es, the commi ttee must be noti fi ed i mmedi atel y, we wi l l contact the runner up.
Appl i cati ons are avai l abl e at the Whi te Earth RTC and the
A ni shi naabeg Today newspaper.
BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.
Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
“FREE DELIVERY”
Pl ease mai l compl eted appl i cati ons to Lori Fai rbanks, P. O. Box 752,
Bagl ey, MN 56621. Any questi ons cal l Lori at (218) 694-2762 or
Mi chel l e Frederi ck at (218)358-0618.
Pl ease Pri nt Cl earl y
Name____________________________________Birth Date________________
Address___________________________________________________________
Street/P.O. Box
City
Zip Code
Phone #__________________________________________________________
School___________________________________________________________
White Earth Enrollment#_____________________________________________
Descendants: parent or grandparent name and enrollment # ___________________
_________________________________________________________________
I, ____________________________________ understand and comply with the
above stated conditions for application to the White Earth Princess/Brave Title. My
Parent/Guardian and I understand and agree to have the above information verified
by the White Earth Celebration Committee. This form gives the above named
school and the White Earth RTC permission to release and verify information
entered on this form. I also agree that all information above is true to the best of
my knowledge.
_________________________________________________________________
Participant Signature
_________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian Signature
All submissions to the AT are run on a space available basis
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Cody St. Clair receives his diploma from District I Rep. Irene Auginaush and
COLS superintendent Mitch Vogt during graduation ceremonies on May 15.
Circle of Life School graduating students. Top row from left: Josephine
Basswood and Shelly Antell. Middle row from left: Cody St. Clair, Kyle Stevens,
and Mariah Giard. Front frow from left: Lindsey Fineday and Tiffany Adams.
Tiffany Adams, left, was named Valedictorian and Lindsey Fineday, was named
Salutatorian.
Class Colors
Black, Royal Blue,
Silver
Circle of Life School Class of 2009
May 15, 2009 - Circle of Life School
Graduates
Class Flower
Blue Tulip
Val edi ctori an - Tiffany Adams
Tiffany Adams
Shelly Antell
Class Motto
“Education is not
a preparation for
life. Education is
life itself.”
Ushers
Jessica FajardoJackson and
Lainey Fineday
Awards
Josephine Basswood
Lindsey Fineday
Mariah Giard
Cody St. Clair
Circle of Life School senior Kyle Stevens gets
pinned with a flower before graduation.
Kyle Stevens
S al utatori an - Lindsey Fineday
Arvi g Memori al S chol arshi p - Lindsey Fineday
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9th annual Brain Development Conference draws interest, excitement
The Communities Collaborative Committee and
the White Earth Child Care program have another exciting line up of keynote speakers and outstanding breakout sessions for the 9th annual Brain Development
Conference Aug. 11-13 at the Shooting Star Casino
Events Center. The theme for the conference this year
is “Coming Together to Help Children Succeed.”
National and international speakers will address topics including girls and aggression, how to say no to
your kids, schools that heal, parent/caregiver and post
partum depression, the impact of poverty on children,
music therapy, sign language and math connections,
using visual strategies to support children with autism,
healthy homes for children and hot topics in nutrition
and the growing brain.
A 5K walk to raise awareness and support local
families who have children with autism will begin the
afternoon of the preconference on Aug. 11 at 4 p.m.
Free autism awareness T-shirts will be given to the first
25 participants who register and participate in the walk.
The two pre-conference sessions will begin at
12:30 and include, “Brain Gym,” a program of physical
movements that enhance learning and performance in all
areas and, “Drug Abuse Affects Young Children.”
“This conference is highly praised for offering cutting-edge information to participants by bringing in
nationally-renowned speakers and valuable local professionals” said Barb Fabre, White Earth Child Care
Director. “These speakers, who are experts in their
fields, will bring up-to-date information and useful
strategies to use in the home, child care and classroom
settings.” She went on to say that many school districts, Head Start programs, child care associations and
social services utilize this conference as their in-service
Agenda at a Glance
Tentative Agenda
Tuesday, Aug. 11
11 a.m.- 8 p.m.
Registration
12:30 - 3:30 p.m.
In-Service Session:
Ci ndy Gol dade, a licensed instructor with a MA in Education
and a Bachelors in Pre-K through 6 will facilitate this physical
movements workshop that will enhance learning and performance
in ALL areas. Brai n Gy m develops the brain's neural pathways
the way nature does - through movement.
Davi d Parnel l , is a motivational speaker. He travels across
country to share his story of struggle with addiction to Meth. He
was addicted for seven years before attempting suicide. He warns
people about the dangers of drug addictions.
2 p.m.
Healthy Snack
3:30 - 4 p.m.
Session ends with Autism Rally
4:45 - 6:30 p.m.
5k Walk/Run
Wednesday, Aug. 12
6:30 - 8 a.m.
Registration
7 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Opening Ceremonies
9 - 10:30 a.m.
S essi on I - Keynote
Les l ey Ko pl o w - “Creating S chools That Heal: Early
Childhood Through K-12”
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
Break
10:45 a.m.
S essi on II
12:15 p.m. - 1 p.m.
Box Lunch (provided)
1 - 2:30 p.m.
S essi on III
2:30 - 3 p.m.
Break
3 - 4:30 p.m.
S essi on IV - Keynote
Dr. Davi d Wal sh - “S aying No, Why All Kids Need to Hear it
and Ways Parents Can S ay it”
5:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Meal and Entertainment
Thursday, Aug. 13
6:30 - 9 a.m.
Registration
7 - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
9 - 10 a.m.
S essi on V - Keynote
Rachel S i mmons - “Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of
Aggression in Girls”
10 - 10:30 a.m. Break - Hotel Check-out
10:30 a.m. - Noon
S essi on VI
Noon - 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
S essi on VII - Keynote
Dr. Ann Bul l ock - “The Effects of S tress, Trauma and Early
Adverse Childhood Experiences Leading to Diabetes and Other
Chronic Diseases”
training because of its reasonable registration fee, conference content, and location. The conference encourages parents, foster parents and grandparents to attend.
Fabre said that anyone interested in attending the
conference should register as soon as possible because
registration in limited. The cost is $25 for the preconference on Aug. 11, and $80 per day or $150 for Aug.
12-13. Pre-registration is required and the deadline is
July 27.
There is a limited amount of scholarship funding
available for parents/guardians and child care providers
to attend the full conference. For more information call
Mary Leff at 218-983-3285 Ext 1201.
For more information about the conference or to
register go to www.whiteearthchildcare.com, call 218
983-3285 Ext. 1407, or email [email protected] or
[email protected].
Keynote Speakers
Rachel Simmons lives in New York and is a
graduate of Vassor College. She is the author of
the New York Times best seller, Odd Girl Out:
The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls.
Rachel is currently working in South Africa
with Oprah Winfrey's School for Girls. She is a
pioneer in the exploration of school girl cruelty. Her keynote and breakout session will discuss issues of girls aggression.
David Walsh, Ph.D. of Minneapolis is a faculty member at the University of Minnesota and
a frequent guest on CBS Early Show, Dateline
and 20/20. Dr. Walsh will present a keynote on
his new book, Saving No. Why kids Need to
Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It. His
breakout session will include information on
bullying and media violence.
Dr. Ann Bullock of North Carolina is a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe and is
currently working as the Medical Director for
the Health and Medical Division of the Eastern
Band of the Cherokee Nation. She is noted for
her research on historical trauma and its effects
on the Native population. Dr. Bullock will present a keynote titled, The Effects of Stress,
Trauma and Early Adverse Childhood
Experiences leading to Diabetes and other
Chronic Diseases.
Lesley Koplow, M.S., C.S.W. is a psychotherapist, and Director of the Center for
Emotionally Responsive Practice at Bank
Street College of Education (New York), and
the author of numerous books on child mental
health. She will present a keynote on, Creating
Schools That Heal, Pre-School Through 12th
Grade.
Dr. Terrie Rose of Minneapolis, is a psychologist specializing in parent-child attachment,
child abuse prevention, and community-based
approaches to strengthening families. She will
present a session on, Parental/Caregiver
Depression and its Effects on Children (including Post Partum Depression).
Douglas Wood of St. Cloud, Minn., is an
author, artist, musician, naturalist and wilderness guide. His books include, The Old Turtle
and The Secret of Saving Thanks, and Nothing
To Do. He received the Parents Choice award
among many honors. He will present sessions
on the importance of unscheduled time for kids
and the elementary teacher who taught him to
love reading.
Conference Notes
Included in your registration packet: Tote-bag,
conference material, meal tickets, and door
prize ticket. A variety of vendors and local
artists will be on hand for you to purchase
items for your home, classroom or child care
setting. Child care is available by calling
Mahnomen Child Care Learning Center ar 218935-0314 prior to July 10. Book signings and
sales will be held throughout the conference!
Registration Deadline is July 27, 2009
Conference registration is $25 for Pre-conference (Aug. 11)
$80 per day or $150 for both days (Aug. 12-13)
No late registration accepted - No exceptions (Pre-registration is required)
For more information, contact:
White Earth Child Care Program, P.O. Box 418, White Earth, MN 56591
Phone: (218) 983-3285 Ext. 1407 Fax: (218) 983-4106
Email: [email protected] or www.whiteearthchildcare.com
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Tribal Veteran Service Officers
TVSO - Director
Ron Quade
[email protected]
(612) 970-5795
TVSO - Supervisor
James Miller
[email protected]
PO Box 250
Bemidji, MN 56619
(218) 755-2664
Fax: 755-2573
TVSO - White Earth
Lenard “Sam” Mason
[email protected]
35500 Eagle View Road
Ogema, MN 56569
(218) 983-3285 Ext. 5904
(800) 950-3248 Ext. 5904
Fax: 983-3641
TVSO - Bois Forte
Twenty students graduated from the LPN program on May 19 at the Imbamenimaag Nursing
Education building in Mahnomen. Front row from left: Loretta Visser, Kelly Murray, Tammy
Wadena, Susan Hunt, Hiedi Boe, Mellanie Anderson, Robbi Oberg. Second row from left:
Crystal Speer, Sandra Badboy, Susie Ballot, Shawnah Wadena, Debra Kier, Andrea Anderson,
Kelli Price, Rebekah Miller, Linda Johnston, Wendy Gullekson, Melissa Moran. Not pictured:
Amanda Thompson and Barb Engdahl.
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Twenty nursing students enrolled in the
Nursing Education Program with Northland
Community and Technical College and White Earth
Tribal and Community College completed the LPN
program and received their pins during a ceremony
held May 19 at the Imbamenimaag Nursing
Education building in Mahnomen. NCTC President
Anne Temte congratulated the students and the staff
involved in this extraordinary achievement.
This is the first group of students coming out
of the program that is the result of a unique partnership between Northland Community and Technical
College and White Earth Tribal and Community
College. The nursing program in Mahnomen was
established in 2006 with grants from the Minnesota
State College and University system, the Bremer
Foundation, and the Dakota Medical Foundation.
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 nursing pin is a unique symbol to each
nursing school program. During the early 20th
Century, nurses were identified by their white uniforms, their caps, and their pins. Changes in health
care have led nurses to forego the white uniform, and
many different garments are now appropriately worn
by nurses. These garments are safer and more flexible in the complex environments in which health
care is provided. Caps have also been forsaken; having been acknowledged as a hazard among overhead
structures on many hospital beds and difficult for
nurses to maintain erect on their heads. Thus, the
pin remains as the single unique identifier of the
school from which a nurse is a graduate.
Students pinned at the ceremony include:
Andrea Anderson, Melanie Anderson, Sandra
Badboy, Susie Ballot, Heidi Boe, Barbara Engdahl,
Wendy Gullekson, Susan Hunt, Linda Johnston,
Debra Kier, Rebekah Miller, Melissa Moran, Kelly
Murray, Robbi Oberg, Kelli Price, Crystal Speer,
Amanda Thompson, Loretta Visser, Shawnah
Wadena, and Tammy Wadena.
For more information on the Nursing Education
Program, contact Gene Klinke, director of enrollment management, at 218-683-8552 or the White
Earth Tribal Community College at 218-936-5731.
Ernest Steel
[email protected]
Boise Forte
13090 Westley Drive, Suite B
Nett Lake, MN 55771
(218) 757-0111
Fax: 757-0109
TVSO - Grand Portage
Clarence Everson
[email protected]
Grand Portage
54 Upper Road
Grand Portage, MN 55604
(218) 475-2780
Fax: 475-2292
TVSO - Mille Lacs
Greg Davis
[email protected]
Mille Lacs
43408 Oodena Drive
Onamia, MN 56339
(320) 532-7731
Fax: 532-7759
TVSO - Red Lake
Jim Loud
[email protected]
Red Lake
PO Box 550
Red Lake, MN 56671
(218) 679-3309
Fax: 679-3425
TVSO - Metro
Todd Dionne
[email protected]
(651) 231-5064
Fax: 296-3954
Wendy Sederstrom
wendy.sederstrom.mn.us
(651) 231-5581
Fax: 296-3954
Both can be reached at:
Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Bldg.
Room 191
1 Federal Drive, Fort Snelling
St. Paul, MN 55111-4007
St.Claire graduates from nursing program
Kelly Murray was one of 20 students to receive
her LPNpin on May 19 at the Imbamenimaag
Nursing Education building in Mahnomen.
Jessica St.Claire received her associates degree and graduated with
honors on May 8 from Minnesota State Community and Technical
College in Detroit Lakes. Currently a Licensed Practical Nurse, her
program of study was the Registered Nurse Program.
She is the daughter of White Earth enrollee Rodney and Cheryl
St.Claire.
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By Henry Fox
White Earth enrollee
I received a headdress some time ago
along with a leather coat inside a bag. I
could tell it was really old.
The person who originally had possession of the headdress had actually
found it in a cabin east of Roy Lake - hidden behind a chimney. His wife was ill
with cancer. He wanted to sell it to defray
medical expenses; in order to help him and out of kindness - Dave Andree of
Fosston then bought the headdress. He
knew it was wrong for him to have it...
I did take it so I could find out what
it was all about. I wanted more information on it. I prayed each day that I was
doing the right thing in my search to find
out more about this historic item.
I went to see Andy Favorite who is
the White Earth tribal historian. He stated that it was genuine - for example, the
colors were Medawin. He told me a story
and suggested that I talk to elders about it.
I then took tobacco to Earl Hoagland who
is a White Earth medicine man/healer. He
took out his hand drum and did a ceremony in his house. He felt that the headdress
feathers were coming back to the Fox
family.
They are now back in the possession
of the family - George Fox was my grand-
Mothers Day Powwow at Shooting Star
father. When I talked with my dad, Alfred
“Ray” Fox and showed him the headdress,
he recognized it as my grandfather’s work.
He explained to me all of the things that
his father had made when he was living such as dance regalia, headdresses, and
other traditional items.
Earl said that the headdress and jacket
were now in the hands of the rightful
owner. He said they were rightfully mine.
I am not to return the items - but rather I
must bring a gift bundle to the person
who had them. There is now an elderly
man from Fosston who is collecting gifts
for this bundle. I will also contribute to
the bundle.
Earl advised me that I can do whatever I want to do with the headdress - that is
if I so wish I can have a ceremony. I cannot and must not return it. I will find out
as time goes on the power of the headdress. It is better that it will be used. The
coat is with the feathers for a meaning. It
is quite possible that both items were
used in ceremonies.
I want to express my sincere thanks
to Mr. Andree for coming forward with
these items. I am truly humbled and honored to have them in my possession and
will assure all who have come in contact
with the headdress that it will be held in
the highest respect as I continue my own
personal journey.
Henry Fox received a headdress and a leather coat (hanging in the background)
from Dave Andree of Fosston. Fox later realized that his grandfather, George
Fox made the headdress.
Attention Anishinaabeg Today Readers
Just a reminder that the Anishinaabeg Today is now being printed once
a month. The deadlines and publication dates for future newspapers
are located on Page 2 in the lower left corner.
Hundreds of dancers registered for the Honoring Our Mothers Pow-Wow on May
9-10 at the Shooting Star Casino Eve. This was the first Mothers Day Pow-Wow
at the Casino and committee members hope to make this an annual event.
Circle of Life School Powwow
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Tribal Police Address Meth Awareness
Photo by Dave McArthur
Circle of Life School
held thier annual
powwow May 8 at
the White Earth
Community Center.
Top: Incoming
2009-10 COLS royalty are Cherlece
Thompson - Junior
Princess, Tyler
Bloom - Junior
Brave, and Leah
Jackson - Senior
Princess. No
dancers tried out for
Senior Brave.
Photos by
Gary W. Padrta
Top: White Earth Tribal Police Officer Jeremy Cossette, right, and White Earth
Meth Awareness Program Coordinator Dave McArthur, not pictured, gave a meth
awareness class recently to the 5th and 6th grade classes at Mahnomen School.
McArthur said thier presentations go over the effects that meth has on the community, and signs and symptoms of a meth user. In addition to Mahnomen, the
tribal police have been to White Earth, Pine Point, Bagley (for ICW), and conducted a presentation at the Shooting Star Casino on Monday (June 1) and
Tuesday (June 2). They also have a presentation open to the public on
Wednesday, June 10 at 6 p.m. at the White Earth Community Center. Bottom:
The White Earth Meth Awareness Program held a T-shirt design contest at
Waubun School. White Earth Tribal Police Chief Randy Goodwin presents
awards to the top three winners - Ellen Brakefield (3rd place), Deondra Bellanger
(1st place), and Kaitlan Kier (2nd place).
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Students - if your grades were too low
and you need to take a summer course, you
may even learn about Thoreau, or, perhaps
about centrifugal force.
You can’t afford to be one who procrastinates. It is far better to remember
these dates: June 8-11 and 15-18.
Or if that's too soon, then Aug. 3-7
and 17-21
Contact your high school principal or
counselor to start the referral process.
Then, plan on attending the Mahnomen
Alternative Education Center this summer.
The Mahnomen Alternative Education
Center summer hours are 10 a.m to 4 p.m.
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White Earth Health Center Celebrates Nurses Week
The nurses at the White Earth Health Center were treated to a cake during National Nurses
Week May 6-12. Back row from left: Jo Mittet; Maureen VanDenEinde; Larry Hoban; Brenda
Hoverson; Sheila Stech; Vicki Varriano; Maxine Olson; Brittany Olson; Karen Coleman. Sitting
and front row from left: Melanie McMichael, Grace Clark, Joyce Arndt, Donna Murray, Diana
LaRocque, Tracy Fabre. Not pictured: Patrice Roberts, Vicky Hlubek, Sandra Kier, Deanna
Pepper.
Charles W. LaDue
Attorney at Law
WE Natural Resources offers safety classes
The White Earth Natural Resources staff are
offering Firearms Safety and ATV Safety classes
throughout the summer.
Fi rearms S afety Cl ass
Anyone 12-15 years of age are eligible for these
classes. Youth 11 years old are also eligible but will
not receive their certificate until their 12th birthday.
The White Earth Conservation Code requires any
tribal member 12-15 years of age to have a Firearms
Safety Certificate in order to purchase a Special Use
Permit, White Earth Tribal Identification Card and a
Natural Resource Harvest Permit, which allows
them to hunt big or small game including water
fowl, within the reservation boundaries. The cost of
the class is $7.50 and a birth certificate or SSN card
is required on first day of class.
Locati on: Whi te Earth
Dates: June 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Instructors: Richard Fox and Ronald Warren
Range day/time: June 27 at 10 a.m.
Note: These are the tentative dates for training.
Locati on: Pi ne Poi nt
Dates: Aug. 4, 5, 6, 11,12,13,14
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Instructors: Sheila LaFriniere and Richard Fox
Range day: August 15
ATV S afety Cl ass
Anyone 12-15 years of age are eligible for train-
ing. For any tribal member the White Earth
Conservation Codes states in C.C. 1100.02 Subd.
1: It is prohibited for any juvenile under 16 years
of age to operate or occupy any Off Road
Recreational Vehicle upon any public street, road or
highway or upon any frozen lake, stream or pond in
any other place open to the public, within the exteriors of the White Earth Reservation without a valid
safety certificate. Off Road vehicles shall mean but
not limited to, any motor vehicle used for off road
recreational use including: off highway motorcycles, mini-bikes, all terrain vehicles, snowmobiles
and go-carts.
Please request an ATV disc. Students must
complete 100 percent of the disc coursework, print
the results and bring to class. There will be a 50point test and students must achieve a minimum 70
percent accuracy. There will be a field test portion
required. Student must be able to pass this safety
portion also. The cost of the class is $15 and a birth
certificate or SSN is required.
Locati on: The Ranch (ol d offi ce)
Date: July 18
Time: 1p.m. until done
Instructors: Richard Fox, Ronald Warren, and Sheila
LaFriniere.
Note: These are the tentative dates for training.
For more infomration call the White Earth
Natural Resources office at (218) 573-3007.
Deadl i ne to si gn up i s two days before cl ass
starts.
(White Earth Enrollee)
 Personal Injury
 Insurance
Call Toll Free 1-866-784-6384
Coon Rapids, MN
White Earth Child Care Program host
our Bi-Annual Child Care Services
PUBLIC HEARING
Thursday, June 25  11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Child Care/Head Start Building in White Earth
The staff will be on hand to talk to you about our
services and what type of services you would like.
We welcome your ideas, comments, concerns and will
answer your questions regarding Quality Child Care
Servces on the White Earth Reservation.
 Lunch will be served to participants
 Door prizes
For more information call 218-983-3285 or visit our
website at www.whiteearthchildcare.com
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must be legible! Submissions that cannot
be read will not be accepted.
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David L. Maack, a White Earth
descendant, was recently reelected to the
Racine (WI) City Council. Maack represents the Fifth Aldermanic District on the
city’s near north side. This will be his
fifth term.
Maack is the immediate past president
of the Council and in January 2009, he
served as acting Mayor after Gary Becker
was arrested on child pornography charges.
Maack guided the council through a tumultuous time and helped craft a succession
plan. He is currently the Vice Chairman of
the Public Safety and Licensing
Committee and also serves on the
Affirmative
Action
Commission,
Community Development Committee,
Economic Development Committee,
Access Corridor Review Committee and
the Douglas Ave BID Board.
On May 6, Maack was inducted into
the inaugural class of Lighthouse District’s
Eagle Scout Hall of Fame for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in all
aspects of life. The Eagle Scout Hall of
Fame recipients quietly and repeatedly give
time and resources when the community
needs them. Their commitment, persistence, judgment and joyful heart enrich the
quality of life in our communities. Mark
Lee, a former astronaut and an Eagle
Scout, helped present the award.
Maack is not only active with the Boy
Scouts but also serves on the Leadership
Racine Board of Directors and directs the
Racine Zoo’s Animal Crackers Concert
Series.
In addition, he was recently
appointed to the Indian Summer Festival’s
Board of Directors and for the past two
years has participated in Sahkahtay’s cultural camps on White Earth.
Maack’s grandfather, Leon Vanoss was
born and raised on White Earth.
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David Maack was recently reelected to
the Racine (WI) City Council.
Walking for Healthy Hearts
Us American Indian studies department
hosts conference of indigenous scholars
Submitted photo
The White Earth Diabetes Project sponsored a team for the Detroit
Lakes American Heart Walk on May 14. Walkers included Phyllis
St.Claire, left to right, Paulie Neisen, Cheryl St.Claire, Mary
Ingebretson, DeVon Green, Jessica St.Claire, and Hannah McDougall.
Not pictured are Megan St.Claire and Kayla Bekkerus.
The first American Indian studies
department in the nation marked another
first when the department at the University
of Minnesota hosted the first Native
American and Indigenous Studies
Association (NAISA) conference in May.
The U’s Department of American
Indian Studies was established in June
1969, and at that time was the only department in the nation dedicated to the study of
Native peoples. Prior to that, studies of
Native Americans were scattershot and held
mostly in the anthropology department.
With the creation of the department, the
University had a dedicated place for the
study of Minnesota’s native languages,
Dakota and Ojibwe, as well as Indian culture, history, education, and other topics.
Since 1969, the study of American
Indians has exploded across the United
States and Canada. Currently there are
almost 120 American Indian studies programs and departments in the United States
and Canada, not counting the 32 tribal colleges; among those, 47 offer baccalaureate
majors. With this growth has come a proportionate increase in the number of scholars researching related topics, variously
called American Indian, Native American,
First Nations, aboriginal, and indigenous
studies. This growth led to the establishment in NAISA in May 2007.
“It used to be that while we would read
each other's research, we never came
together. Finally, we will be working less
in isolation and instead sharing our commonalities and similar professional challenges,” said Jean O'Brien, an associate
professor and chair of the Department of
American Indian Studies and member of the
White Earth Band of Ojibwe.
In honor of the 40th anniversary of
American Indian studies at the University
of Minnesota, NAISA chose to hold their
first conference in Minneapolis. More than
600 scholars from the Americas and as far
away as Taiwan, Australia, Czech
Republic, Israel and Norway exchanged
research ideas and give each other professional support.
Breakout sessions during the conference included “Reassessing Indigenous
Education in the Americas” and “Sleeping
With the Enemy: Indigenous Informants
and American Anthropologists” to
“Contested Spaces: Searching for the
Sacred” and “Restoring the Ojibwe
Language Texts of Anishinaabe Literature.”
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Thanks to donations received from the Mii-giiway-win Advisory Board, several students from
Waubun High School were able to participate in the
Fargo Marathon 5K run on May 10. Everyone successfully completed the 5K and were awarded metals
when crossing the finish line.
“This is our second year bringing students up to
the marathon. I believe being surrounded by 14,000
runners creates such a positive atmosphere for these
students. I am hoping this annual event will grow
each year, as the self-pride I see from the students
when they cross the finish line is amazing,” said
Julie Smith, school counselor.
Students participating in the run were Kris
Donner, Katrina Donner, Morgan Goodman, Stacy
Klemetson, Jenni Syverson, Jon Belland, Kaylie
Turbin, Taylor Winter, Ellen Brakefield, Lisa
Morgan, Kristal Benson, Brittany Hagen, Lydia
Klemetson, Julie Smith, Taylor Morgan, Ann
Johnston, and Matt Johnston.
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Klemetson, Jenni Syverson, Jon Belland, Kaylie Turbin, Taylor Winter, Ellen Brakefield, Lisa
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Circle of Life School Raffle Winners
The Circle of Life School Yearbook staff held
their annual raffle on May 8. We would like to
thank the following for their donations: Mille Lacs
Grand Casino, Seven Clans at Thief River Falls, St.
Paul Saints, Lakeshirts, Mii-gii-way-win Advisory
Board, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild, and
Butch Roberts.
The winners are listed below:
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Grand Casino overnight stay - Charles Wadena
Seven Clans overnight stay - Leslie Nessman
Seven Clans overnight stay - Kassy Wadena
St. Paul Saints tickets - Kathy and Punky Clark
Golden Eagle Bingo Pass - Millie Roy
Golden Eagle Bingo Pass - Ellie Boutwell
Golden Eagle Bingo Pass - Ada Burnette
Golden Eagle Bingo Pass - Candice Dionne
Golden Eagle Bingo Pass - Millie Roy
Shooting Star dining - Mary Edwards
Antoine Winfield autograph/photo - Leslie Nessman
Minnesota Wild Yearbook - Thomasa Hardy
Child’s sweatshirt/Lakeshirts - Ada Burnette
T-shirt from Lakeshirts - Michelle Fjeld
T-shirt from Lakeshirts - Pat Miller
Shooting Star sweatshirt - Jane Fox
Shooting Star sweatshirt - Charles Wadena
Barrette - Jennifer Doerfler
Key chain - Dick York
Key chain - Cindy Doerfler
Pen case - Kathy and Punky Clark
Earrings - Kassy Wadena, Mille Roy, Herb Roy,
Rachelle Morris, Monica Niemi, Joe Fairbanks
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Awards
from Front Page
I enjoy working for and being with the
elders. I want to personally thank my
boss, LaRaye Anderson, and Carol Fabre
for nominating me.”
Fox has brought innovation and creativity to White Earth in many ways.
Through his commitment to physical
activity he helped establish seven fitness
centers throughout the reservation. During
his tenure as the Diabetes Project Manager
he established White Earth as one of the
nation’s best diabetes programs. He brings
a wealth of knowledge and a thorough
understanding of the important role that
culture plays in programming and delivering service. Now in his new role as Health
Missed
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Participants in AIAG from White Earth included (front row from left): Emily Annette,
Judy Fairbanks, Ivy Ailport. Middle row from left: Ann LaVoy, Tonie Vizenor, Audrey
Thayer. Back row from left: Gerald “Jeep” Roberts, Mike Swan, Gina Boudreau,
Joan LaVoy, Rick Terway, Kathy Annette. The event brought together more than
80 American Indian community leaders on May 6-7 in Grand Rapids, Minn.
Blandin Foundation American Indian
Alumni gathering highlights youth
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – During
their first-ever leadership alumni gathering, today’s leaders in American Indian
communities across Minnesota discussed
how to engage and encourage tomorrow’s
leaders – American Indian youth.
The Blandin Foundation’s American
Indian Alumni Gathering, held May 6 and
7 in Grand Rapids, Minn., brought together 86 alumni of the Blandin Community
Leadership Program and the Blandin
Reservation Community Leadership
Program. Participants represented seven
Ojibwe and two Dakota tribes.
The event gave American Indian leadership program participants – who had participated in leadership programs between
1994 and 2009 – the opportunity to reconnect and reflect on their common leadership training experiences and assets.
Participants then reviewed findings
from the American Indian Youth Summit,
a gathering of nearly 100 youth held in
2006, and developed community action
plans to support and engage youth in
building healthy community by building
on community strengths and addressing
barriers
“The alumni gathering actually has it
roots in youth’s call for leadership,” said
Valerie Shangreaux, Blandin Foundation’s
director of leadership. “It gave American
Indian community leaders important information about youth’s perceptions, and a
forum for leaders to discuss ways to
involve, interest and connect youth in
building healthy community.”
“We’re here to assist our youth,” said
Dr. Kathy Annette, a member of Blandin
Foundation’s American Indian Advisory
Board, during the conference’s opening
remarks. “It’s a day we really have to put
on our eagle wings.”
Youth identified school and afterschool activities, strong multi-generational family support systems and upholding cultural traditions and language revitalization as reinforcing elements of community. Restraining elements included financial challenges, substance abuse, violence
and few opportunities.
Action plans called for organization
of another youth summit; establishing a
United National Indian Tribal Youth
(UNITY) chapter; recognition of youth
accomplishments through ceremonies;
community naming ceremonies; developing curriculum based on the seven values
of Ojibwe and Dakota life; language and
culture instruction; and encouraging use of
available family-support resources.
Keynote speaker Dr. Thomas Peacock,
associate dean of the College of Education
and Human Service Professions at the
University of Minnesota-Duluth and member of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake
Superior Ojibwe, discussed American
Indian youths’ expression of hope and
despair, based on multiple interviews with
about 120 American Indian seventh- and
eighth-grade students in the U.S. and
Canada. He is the author of numerous
See Gathering Page 21
Director, Fox has an even bigger challenge
to affect every facet of health and we are
certain that if anyone is up to it – he is.
“I am very humbled by the Hero Award
and it has a good place in my heart. Our
elders are a proud group and sometimes we
all need to step up and help them though
these hard times because most won't ask,”
said Fox. “I am proud of our hard working
staff, and congratulations to Bev Karsten,
she is very deserving of this award. Special
thank you to the National Resource Center
on Native American Aging commission for
recognizing work being done all over the
United States on Native elder issues.”
from Front Page
Bonnie Jo (Leroy) Fairbanks, Rhonda,
Myron, Vincent, Joycelyn (Louie), Greg
and Lorene (Terry) Norcross, all of
Ponsford;
special
granddaughters:
Charlene, Kayla, Cheyenne, Nikki and
Michaelene Norcross, Trista Fairbanks,
Cassandra Person, Leah bloom, McKenzie
and Lucy Fairbanks; adopted sons:
Reginald Meeks, Tom Peirce of Kentucky,
Bob Peasley of Little Canada, Minn., and
Mike Dahl of Nay-Tah-Waush; special
grandsons: Dennis, Travis and Tony
Norcross, Anthony and Brandon Bloom,
Craig Jackson Jr.; 22 grandchildren; 35
great-grandchildren; George’s namesake,
Aaron
“Mishkow-Binise”
(Strong
Thunderbird) Norcross; special nieces:
Janice Lindstrom, Ravone Vizenor and
Renee Lempke, all of St. Paul.
George was preceded in death by his
parents, Willis and Hattie Fairbanks; sister,
Bernice; two brothers, Delven and
Raymond; son, David Fairbanks; his
grandparents, Anna and Bill Bassett; his
wife of 32 years, Margaret Norcross; special granddaughter, Carol Peake; greatgrandson, Sheldon Peake Bluebird.
A Traditional Service was held May
30 at the Pine Point School with Mike
Swan and Dr. Carson Gardner officiating.
Pallbearers were Terry Peake, Leroy
Basswood, Guy Lidstad, Butch and Gerald
Roberts, Louie Warren, Craig Jackson, Jr.,
and Brandon Bloom. Honorary pallbearers
were Porgi Auginaush, Fred Urich, Roy
Lindstrom, Robert Durant, Ron Kingbird,
the White Earth Honor Guard, the White
Earth Tribal Council, and all of George’s
family and friends (the Fairbanks and
Norcross families).
Interment: George Fairbanks Sr., residence.
Arrangements:
David-Donehower
Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes.
Jessica Fabre awarded two scholarships
Officials at Valley City State
University (N.D.), are pleased to announce
that Jessica Fabre has been awarded the
Soroos Scholarship by the Division of
Communication and Fine Arts and the
Diana Skroch Outstanding Art Student
Scholarship by the Division of Music and
Fine Arts for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Fabre is a senior pursuing majors in
Art and English. She is the daughter of
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Scholarships are available annually to
juniors or seniors who have chosen to
major in the fields of English, Science, or
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10 X 10 garden shed. Does need some updating. Listed by
Richard Carr. Call for an appointment. #22-55718 - $126,700.
Cell: 218-841-2238. Email: [email protected]
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Minnesotas Next Senator?
Church Of Nay Tay Waush
Submitted photo
White Earth Chairwoman Erma J. Vizenor and District II Representative Terry
Tibbetts recently took time out to meet with Al Franken at the Minnesota Indian
Gaming Association meeting in the Twin Cities. Democrat Franken is in a runoff with Republican Norm Coleman for Minnesota US Senator. After eight
months the Minnesota Supreme Court is ready to make a decision on the outcome of the election very soon.
Wednesday - 7:00 PM Family Bible Study
Sunday - 11:00 AM Family Worship Service
ALL ARE WELCOME
“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him,
and He shall bring it to pass.” (Psalm 37:5)
Join us as we worship and praise the LORD together
White Earth Elderly Nutrition Program Menu
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Obituaries
John M. Robbins
John M. Robbins, 80, resident of Ponsford, died May 6 at the VA Medical Center in
Fargo.
John Marvin Robbins was born Feb. 24, 1929, in Martel, Iowa to John and Jesse
(Osborn) Robbins. During his younger years he attended rural school near Martel where
John would travel to school by horseback. In 1946, he enlisted with the U.S. Navy and served overseas in the Philippines
attaining the rank of Seaman 2nd Class. After being honorably discharged in 1947, he went back to Iowa and starting
working as a mechanic for a construction crew. He heard
from family near Hubbard, Minn., that homesteading was
taking place and land was reasonable to buy, so he packed his
belongings and moved to Hubbard. It was near Hubbard that
John met Darlene Adams and together they were united in
marriage in 1961. John operated a small gas and service station called “North Star” for a few years before going to work
for Melvin Bahr as a trucker and later Gabor Trucking of
Detroit Lakes. He then purchased his own semi and ventured
out on his own. For 35 years John trucked across the country before retiring in 2001.
During his retirement he started a side business called “John’s Used Tires.” John was
known as a “jack of all trades” and was be able to fix anything from transmissions to
suspensions. He enjoyed calling Bingo for Pine Point School, going to the casino, playing yahtzee, fishing and spending time with his children and grandchildren. He was a
current member of the Otto Hendrickson Legion Post # 212 of Park Rapids.
John is survived by his children; Beverly Robbins (Duane Axdahl) of Ponsford,
John Pete (Betty) of Ponsford, Rex (Cindy) of Ponsford, Lori (John) Raisch of LaPorte,
Minn., and Sandy (Gary) Frye of Madison, Wis. He is also survived by 20 grandchildren,
12 great-grandchildren along with one brother; Duane (Paula) Ober of Blue Earth, Minn.,
and one sister: Lulubell (Ronald) Kruse of Boone, Iowa.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Darlene (2000), two brothers; Virgil
“Tom” Robbins and Darrel Robbins and one sister, Juanita Bedford.
Funeral services were held May 11 in old Pine Point School with Mother Lisa
Smith officiating.
Interment: Breck Memorial Cemetery in Ponsford.
Arrangements: David-Donehower Funeral Home of Detroit Lakes.
Online: www.daviddonehower.com
Geraldine A. Goodwin
Geraldine A. Goodwin, age 78, of Mahnomen, formerly of Minneapolis, died May 4
at Mahnomen Health Center Nursing Home. She was with her children when she died
peacefully.
Geri was born Aug. 28, 1930, in White Earth to Joseph Villebrun and Mary Ellen
Stene. As a young girl, Geri lived in White Earth, with her family. Geri was a mother
to 14 children and had many grandchildren; she enjoyed each and every one of them.
Geri loved to play bingo and cards and enjoyed going to
the casino with her friends and daughter, Mary. Geri loved to
hangout, have some drinks and smoke with all her close
friends. Geri especially loved being with her grandchildren,
cooking for them and just enjoying their company. Geri and
her granddaughter, Justina, loved to listen to music, sing and
dance. Justina wants to grow up to be just like her grandma,
Geri.
Geri loved her family and friends; she was there for anyone who needed her. All Geri’s nieces and nephews loved her
like a mother. Even up to Geri’s last days, she loved to sing
her favorite song, “Home on the Range.”
Geri is survived by, Ervin Goodwin Sr., of Mahnomen;
four daughters: Mary (Robert) Weigelt, Geri Goodwin,
Charlene (Ken) Lacey and Bobbi Goodwin all of Minneapolis; daughter-in-law, Bonnie
Turpin of Mahnomen; seven sons: Merton Turpin of Minneapolis, John Turpin of Terre
Haute, Ind., Gary Goodwin, Terry Goodwin, Ervin Goodwin Jr., all of Mahnomen, Craig
(Donna) Goodwin of Minneapolis, and Guy Goodwin of Mahnomen; three sisters: Patsy
Baylen of Mortonville, Ill., Ann (Doug) Tovsen of Watertown, Minn., and Judy (Jerry)
Skaja of Park Rapids. She is also survived by 29 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren;
and 15 great-great-grandchildren; many nieces, nephews and cousins. Geri is preceded in
death by her father and mother; two sons; one daughter; and many brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were held May 11 at Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home in
Mahnomen with Reverend Don Goodwin officiating. Special music was provided by
Eagle Spirit Drum.
Pallbearers were Jon Hutton, Chad Auginaush, Michael
Skomsoyvog, Anthony Mountain, Rashann Goodwin, Matthew Larson, Todd Goodwin
Jr. Honorary pallbearers were Courtney Mason, Collins Goodwin, Craig Goodwin Jr.,
Darren Sam, Brandon Zahn, Landry Goodwin, Travis King, Nathan Zahn, Chuck Lacey,
Aaron Hanson.
Interment: Duane Cemetery in rural Lengby.
Arrangements: Anderson~Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen and Winger.
Online guestbook: www.andersonmattson.com
Jamison Brown
Jamison Brown, 1 year old son of Ashley Ness and Timothy Brown Jr., died May 22
at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo.
Jamison Timothy Brown was born June 28, 2007, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit
Lakes. He was proudly dedicated to the Lord a few months after his birth. Jamison was
a genuine little boy, loving to spend as much time outside
as possible, wrestling, jumping in mud puddles and always
had a stick in his hand. He was always so proud when he
found a treat in Grandpa Brown’s candy drawer or was able to
sip ice tea with Grandma Cindy. He loved to walk to the
mailbox and do guy stuff with Grandpa Gary. Jamison also
was very happy when he was able to have his very favorite
breakfast of fried eggs and hot dogs. He was tenderly referred
to by many little nicknames: J-Boy, Lilman, Sim, Honey,
Grandma Tammy’s little fella, J, and Ton Boy, all of which
he quickly became accustomed to. In addition to being a busy
boy, Jamison also enjoyed his quiet time taking baths,
watching movies, cuddling and his soft blankets. His wonderful little smile will be missed more than anyone can imagine.
Jamison is survived by his mother and father, Ashley Ness and Timothy Brown Jr.,
both of Ogema; grandparents: Andy and Alice Ness Jr., of Detroit Lakes, Cindy and Gary
Foster, of Ogema, and Pastor Tim and Tammy Brown of White Earth; great grandparents:
Andy Ness Sr. of Detroit Lakes, Lillian Frey of White Earth, and Duane Frey of Hewitt,
Minn.; and one great-great grandma, Lois Frey of Frazee, Minn. His is also survived by
two uncles: Remington Ness of Detroit Lakes, and Evander Brown of Waubun; four
aunts: Amanda Brown of Waubun and Alyssa Ness, Jessica Foster, and Jena Foster all of
Ogema; and numerous great aunts, great uncles, cousins, and friends.
Jamison was preceded in death by his great grandparents: Diane Ness, Gus and Mable
Brown, Leo and Isabelle Parisian, Mae and Joe Foster, John Frey and Elizabeth Stoderl
and a cousin Frank Brown Jr.
Christian funeral services were held May 27 at the Assembly of God Church in
White Earth, led by Pastor Tim Brown. Serving as pallbearers were Anthony Libby Jr.,
Tyler Parisian, James Libby Jr., and Randy Brown. Honorary bearers were Casey Ness,
Shaun Frey, Evander Brown, Scott and Carlee Frey, Remington Ness, Duece Moran,
Travis Parisian, Bobbie Parisian, Wendy Mehr, Bronson Brown, Jesse Foster and Paris
Moran. Special music was provided by Pat Moran, Tim and Tammy Brown, and Shelby
Danks.
Interment: Chief Corner Stone Cemetery in White Earth.
Arrangements: entrusted to Anderson-Mattson Funeral of Mahnomen.
Online: andersonmattson.com
Kylee Rayne McArthur
Kylee Rayne McArthur, 5-week old daughter of Ruby Hanks and Brandon McArthur
of Mahnomen died May 23 at the Mahnomen Health Center Hospital.
Kylee was born April 13, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Detroit Lakes.
Kylee enjoyed spending time with her family and had a strong bond with her siblings. She loved the attention of all those who encountered her. She was very special.
Kylee is survived by her mother and father, Ruby
Hanks and Brandon McArthur both of Mahnomen;
maternal grandma, Wanda Lego of Waubun; paternal
grandma, Tammy McArthur of Mahnomen; paternal
grandpa, Randy Scott of Naytahwaush; great grandma,
Glendora Scott of Naytahwaush; sisters: Brandee Jo
McArthur, Chantel Hanks, Lara Hanks all from
Mahnomen, Sara Peltier of Belcourt, N.D., Mia and
Madison McArthur both of Cloquet, Minn.; brothers:
Landon McArthur of Waubun, Cody Antell of Cloquet,
Thomas Jr. and Dallas Hanks both of Mahnomen;
aunts: Angela (Mark) Holm of St. Francis, Minn., Ravin (Mike Kiehl) Lego of Detroit
Lakes, Rebecca and Reba Lego both of Waubun, and numerous cousins.
Kylee was preceded in death by a brother, Brandon McArthur Jr., maternal grandpa,
Calvin (Tim) Lego; maternal great-grandparents, Nicholas (Joe) and Elnora Belland and
Hilda Emery; paternal great-grandparents Bernard and Delphine McArthur and Alvin
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Scott.
Traditional Native American services were held at the Naytahwaush Community
Center in Naytahwaush, with the wake on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 beginning at 7:00 pm
and continuing until the funeral service on Wednesday. Funeral Services were held at
10:00 am on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 also held at the Naytahwaush Community Center
led by Mike Dahl. Pallbearers were Jovan Motschenbacher and Geno Kegg Sr. Honorary
bearers were the many people whose lives Kylee touched during the short time she was
with us.
Interment: Traditional Burial Grounds in Naytahwaush.
Arrangements: Anderson-Mattson Funeral Home of Mahnomen.
LaVern A. “Vern” Budrow
LaVern A. “Vern” Budrow, 79 of Grand Rapids, Minn., died on May 27, 2009 in his
home, surrounded by his family.
Born on Feb. 25, 1930, in Cloquet, Minn., he was the son of John and Lena
(LaDoux) Budrow. He attended Cass Lake and Greenway schools, and married Ida Mae
Rantala on Sept. 16, 1947, in Marble, Minn. They had made their home in Pengilly,
Marble, and since 1980, in Grand Rapids. He was a maintenance mechanic for Butler Mining Co., retiring in 1981 after
working for 33  years. He was a past member St. Mary’s
Catholic Church in Marble, and a current member of St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church in Grand Rapids, the Bovey Moose
Lodge, the Marble Fire Department for 17 years, the White
Earth Band of Chippewa, and Vern had served as assistant
chairman of the Iron Range Council of Native Americans.
Music was Vern’s passion; he both sang and played guitar
with Northwoods Country Opre, Country Legends, Mostly
Country, and the Warba Country Jamboree. As a volunteer
with these various groups, he performed at area nursing
homes, senior centers, and many other events.
Survivors include his wife, Ida Mae of Grand Rapids; his children: Linda (Ron)
Karkela of Casper, Wyo., Tonia (George) Johnson of Pine City, Minn., Larry (Tony
Cassata) Budrow of Hawthorn Woods, Ill., Anthony (Linda) Budrow of Grand Rapids,
Timothy (Connie) Budrow of Trout Lake, Minn., Annette Budrow of Grand Rapids,
Patricia (Aaron Merwin) Bowman of St. Cloud, and Laura (Martin) Glorvigan of Trout
Lake; a sister, Darlene Drobnick of Wisconsin; 17 Grandchildren, 10 Great-grandchildren,
numerous nieces and nephews, his beloved pets, Hunter Cooper, and Elsa.
He was preceded in death by one grandchild, Senja Ann Karkela in 1986, his parents;
three brothers, Mervin, Raymond, and Donald; and three sisters, Delores, Luella, and
Dorothy.
Mass of Christian Burial was held Monday, June 1 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
in Grand Rapids.
Interment: Lakeview Cemetery in Coleraine.
Arrangements: Peterson Funeral Chapel of Coleraine.
Gathering
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books, including The Dance of Hope and
Despair, to be released sometime in 2010.
“Multiple trauma, that’s what makes
our kids different,” Peacock said. “Each
student recalled trauma in their life. Their
families really don’t have a car or electricity in their house, they really have seen
family members use drugs or drink or get
beaten, they really have slept on a couch
because they got kicked out of the house,
they really do know people who have committed suicide.”
But youth also know – and have –
hope. Peacock recalled one student’s comment about hope:
“I ride the bus to school every day, and
I sit by the window so I can see what’s out
there, because every day I see something
new and learn something new,” she said.
Seeking ways to build and sustain
that hope was a key goal for alumni gathering participants.
“Our work today is the tomorrow
coming,” commented Roxanne DeLille,
one of the gathering’s trainers.
“We’re doing this work so that when
youth do the dance of hope and despair, the
partner they choose is hope,” said Ann
Glumac, another trainer.
MSU Moorhead
Ameri can Indi an Graduates 2 0 0 8 / 0 9
Kristen Arnoldy Speech/Language/Hearing Science
Feather Badillo - Social Work
Jeffrey Belgrave - East Asian Studies
Tracey Brunner - Social Work
Melissa Fleck - Criminal Justice
Sayward Honer - Mass
Communications
Brian Houle - Anthropology
Jeana Killoran - Marketing
Kacie Larson - Social Work
Kristine Manning - Early Childhood Ed
Lisa Peete - Speech/Language/Hearing
Science
Shanna Strayer - Early Childhood Ed
Natalie Suleiman - Social Studies
Jason Tan - Chemistry
David Valdez - Art
Photo by Brian Basham
Volunteers (from left) Jean Lotvola, Cynthia Loud and Lee Rousu are the faces
behind the White Earth Senior Citizens Caring for kids program, in which parents
can win points for purchasing childcare and household items by participating in
their childrens daily activities.
Caring for kids in White Earth
Volunteers earn points to shop at special store
By Vicki L. Gerdes
Detroit Lakes Newspapers
There have been many studies done on
the positive impact of parental involvement on children’s early learning, social
development, health and wellbeing.
The White Earth Early Childhood
Coalition has found a unique way of
encouraging parents (and guardians) to
become actively involved in their children’s lives, by providing them with incentives to do so.
About four years ago, a store called the
“Caring for Kids Place” was set up inside
the White Earth Senior Citizens’ Craft
Store, located at the old White Earth
Reservation Tribal Council headquarters in
White Earth village.
Parents can earn points toward purchasing items found inside the store by
volunteering at their child’s school or on
class field trips, taking early childhood
classes, participating in WIC (Women,
Infants and Children) clinics and following
through with doctor and dentist visits,
immunizations and checkups, to name a
few.
The store includes everything from
diapers and children’s clothing, toys and
baby monitors to household cleaning and
decorating items. All of these items must
be purchased through points earned by parents participating in the “Caring for Kids”
program.
The points they earn must be verified
via authorized signature before they can be
redeemed.
Another aspect that makes this program truly unique is that it is staffed entirely by volunteers — specifically, a trio of
volunteers from the White Earth Senior
Citizens Club.
Jean Lotvola, Cynthia Loud and Lee
Rousu spend several hours each week at
the store, volunteering their time and talents to keep the store open and well
stocked.
“It started out as a Senior Citizens
Club project — now the three of us pretty
much run things,” says Lotvola.
“Jeanne works here every day,” says
Rousu, noting that she works half days at
Head Start during the morning, and volunteers at the store during the afternoon.
Traffic at the store “runs in streaks,”
Rousu says. “It depends on when they (parents) get their points — it’s usually
busiest at the beginning at the month.”
“I work here whenever I can,” Loud
added, noting that it usually adds up to
about two or three days a week.
But the “Caring for Kids Place” is
only one of many volunteer efforts in
which these women participate.
They also make things to stock the
Senior Citizens’ Craft Store, including
quilts, rugs, pillows, baby car seat covers,
lap blankets, and even horse blankets for a
local youth riding program.
“We make teddy bears to donate to the
dental clinic,” Rousu noted.
“We donate quilts and other things for
various programs too,” Lotvola added.
The White Earth Senior Citizens’
Club is open to all senior citizens living
on the reservation, not just enrolled tribal
members, Rousu noted. Though the group
currently numbers just under a dozen members, it had as many as 32 members at one
time, Lotvola added.
“We could use more (members to staff
the craft store) if anyone wants to volunteer,” Rousu said.
For more information about the White
Earth Senior Citizens, or the Caring for
Kids Place, call 218-983-3286 Ext. 1244.
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Mahnomen/Naytahwaush JOM/Title IV Grads
Photo by Joan LaVoy
A banquet was held for the graduating Mahnomen/Naytahwaush JOM/Title VII seniors May 13
at the Naytahwaush Community and Charter School. Graduating (not in order) were Makenna
Anderson, Krista BigBear, Danielle Bjerk, Charles Bunker, Georgia Goodwin-Chaffee, Ashley
Hanson, Kristin Hedstrom, Samantha Hisgun, Heidi Jackson, Michael Jacobson, Anthony
LaVoy, Gene LaVoy-Brunette, Tadd Larson, Summer Leslie, Anthony Longfield, Mylee Omang,
Kasey Robinson, Paul Stech, Amanda Stevens, Alana Usher, Cody Wade, Madolyn Winkler.
Eyes
In Memory
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ple who have glaucoma can be adequately managed
with topical eye drops.
Some other things that can be done to help control IOP in the eyes is to “eat right” and exercise.
Studies have shown that regular exercise can have a
lowering effect on IOP. Conversely, studies have
also shown that diets with excessive caffeine can
cause an increase in IOP.
I encourage everyone to exercise, monitor their
diets and have a regular eye exam to help prevent
vision loss from glaucoma. An annual eye exam is
recommended for most people- some people with
glaucoma or increased risk factors will need to have
their eyes monitor more closely.
Loving Memory of
Kenneth “Woody” Butcher Sr.
July 22, 1941 to May 16, 2003
I’d like the memory of “Woody” to be a happy
one. Like to leave an after glow of smiles when life
is done. Like to an echo whispering softly down
the ways of happy times and bright and sunny days.
Like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the
sun of happy memories, when “Woody” took his
journey.
Still miss you,
Your kids mother,
Nancy Big Bear
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) has American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) funds designated for tribal governments to use for economic development, housing or community facilities. Tribes who submit
successful applications may secure up to $600,000 through Indian
Community Development Block Grant funds for housing, community
facility or economic development projects principally impacting low
and moderate income families. The White Earth Reservation Tribal
Council is considering submitting an ARRA ICDBG application to
HUD for the purpose of securing funds to build a new lodge facility
at the Rediscovery Center several miles north and east of White
Earth village. A public hearing on this project was held on Monday,
March 2, 2009 in accordance with HUD grant guidelines under the
regular ICDBG program and comments received have been duly
noted. With the ARRA public notice is required to be given with
regard to identification of proposed projects submitted to HUD for
ARRA funding. Additional public input may be submitted to
Michael Triplett (218-983-4640, ext. 5906), or P.O. Box 418, White
Earth, MN 56591 by 4:30 p.m. June 18, 2009.
Thank You
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*The Summer Food Service Program is available to all children through age 18, as well as disabled
adults aged 18-21 who are enrolled in a public or private school during the regular school year. The
Circle of Life School has participated in the Summer Food Service Program for 10 years.
Where:
Circle of Life School
When:
June 1- 26, 2009
Meal s/ ti mes: Breakfast: 8-9 a.m. (Monday through Friday)
Lunch: Noon-1 p.m. (Monday through Friday)
For more i nformati on cal l : COLS @ (218) 983-4180
COLS @ (218) 983-3258
Hey Kids and Teens*
Join us for nutritious
summer meals at
No Charge
The USDA Food and Nutrition Service prohibits discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, in program access and delivery.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W., Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202)
720-5964 (voice or TDD).
US DA i s an equal opport uni t y prov i der and em pl oy er.
The Northland Community & Technical College/White Earth
Tribal & Community College Practical Nurse 2009 graduating class
wishes to acknowledge and to thank those who helped to make the
Pinning Ceremony on May 19 a memorable event. Thank you to Twin
Valley Living Center, to Monte Fox for the beautiful prayer song, to
D.J. Hisgun for the sound system, to Golden Eagle Bingo for the
chairs, to the Shooting Star Casino & Event Center staff for the delivery and set up. Thank you to Little Red Tail drum group. And special thanks to those who helped to clean-up!
Dream Catcher Homes Family and Children’s Activity Committee
says “Meqwetch” to everyone who purchased Indian Tacos from us on
May 15. The funds go directly to support family activities. We visited the Minnesota Zoo on May 23. We appreciate all the community support and look forward to serving tacos in the future.
Lost
On May 5, I was cashiering on Register 14 at Walmart and checking
out customers when I lost my deceased husband’s double magnetic
bracelet. It is brown and black and it means the world to me. It’s like
losing him all over again. I would be eternally grateful if someone
found it and would return it to Walmart’s Customer Service desk or call
218-847-7331 or Walmart at 218-847-1126 - thank you!
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Birth Announcements
April 3
Duncan Iver S i vertsonAckerson
7 lbs., 6 oz.
Angela Mars
St. Mary’s - Detrotit Lakes
April 17
Jayden Lui s Al varado
6 lbs., 3 oz.
Megan Mueller and
Garrett Alvarado
St. Mary’s - Detroit Lakes
April 18
Tyl er Lee Red Horse Jr.
9 lbs., 7 oz.
Angela Kier and Tyler Red Horse
April 21
Brookl ynn Izabel l Li bby
8 lbs., 11 oz.
Melissa Tyge and
Anthony Libby
Cabin for sale to highest bidder
May 8
Margaret Mary LaFond
10 lbs., 15 oz.
Johanna and Matthew LaFond
May 12
Robert Kenneth Keezer Jr.
6 lbs., 7 oz.
Genna Burrow and Robert Keezer
May 8
Dami an Ky Andre Cochrane
6 lbs., 6 oz.
Corinne and Sean Cochrane
May 13
Noah Tate S argent
8 lbs., 11 oz.
Emily Jackson and
Brian Sargent Jr.
May 9
Desti ney Rose Wal ker
8 lbs., 5 oz.
Brandy Gerving
May 10
Karl eon Mi chael Red Horse
7 lbs., 13 oz.
Kayla Bellcourt and
Aric Red Horse
May 16
Cari ssa Phoeni x Wadena
8 lbs., 13 oz.
Amanda Bunker
May 18
Joneesi a Rose Goodman
5 lbs., 10 oz.
Danielle Wichern and
Jonathan Goodman III
April 28
Nenookaasi Pamel a Poi tra
8 lbs., 11 oz.
Kimberly Anderson and
James Poitra
May 12
Ol i vi a Jordan Roberts
6 lbs., 14 oz.
Catherine McDougall and
Marlon Roberts
May 19
S hel l bi e Lynn Tow
8 lbs., 9 oz.
Billie Howard and Cody Tow
April 30
S hayl ey Ann Cl ark
7 lbs, 8 oz.
Lacey Clark
May 12
Nathan Cade Wri ght
8 lbs., 14 oz.
Kimberly and Warren Wright
May 20
Ty Edward Peterson
7 lbs., 13 oz.
Margaret and Alan Peterson
In Memory
In Lovi ng Memory of
Kenneth “Woody” Butcher S r.
Jul y 22, 1941 - May 26, 2003
On everyn side in every way, pain in my heart
falls, rain drops on a cloudy day. Lost inside my
yesterday, vision of laughter, if only I can escape
this maze of rage. Yesterdays flow like streams
through my mind, deep waters wanting to turn back
the hands of time. What will I do about my yesterdays. My tears stain the ground as I wipe my
face, cause I’m searching and waiting for my
father’s face. To quiet the storms and still the
waves, of my yesterdays. But my flesh wants to
stay lost, where lost souls play. So what can I say
about my yesterdays. I cried my last tears yesterday, because my father “Woody” paved the way and
wiped all my tears away. You’re always in my
thoughts, heart and prayers. We love and miss you,
dad.
Your kids,
Charles, Ron, Ken Jr., Bret, Daisy, Linda, Cindy
and Shari
All submissions to the AT must be
legible! Submissions that cannot
be read will not be be accepted.
Richard Armstrongs new
CD available at powwow
Richard Lee Armstrong, “Ojibwe Musicman”
will be releasing his hot new single, “Cat With
Nine Lives,” and his latest inspirational, spiritual
and gospel CD, “God is Love,” at the 141th Annual
White Earth Pow-Wow June 12-14.
Stop by his stand and say, “hello” and pick up
a copy of his CD. You can listen to it online at
www.myspace.com/rlarmstrongmusic and download
at www.cdbaby.com.
An existing cabin at the White Earth Rediscovery Camp located on White
Earth Lake is offered for sale by the White Earth Tribal Council to the highest bidder. Then minimum bid is $500. The winning bidder will be required
to disassemble and remove the structure with minimum disturbance to the
site. Bids are to be submitted on or before June 15, 2009, to the Rediscovery
Contact, Doug McArthur at the address listed below. Interested parties wishing to view the cabin may contact Merce Parisian at 218-473-3117 to schedule an appointment.
• Cabin
Sold as is. Cabin is approximately 46 ft. x 32ft x 13 ft. Construction is
nearly all wood and little or no insulation. Cabin resides above ground on
a pillar/foundation base. All material including foundation and fireplace
must be removed.
Terms
• Method of Bidding. Bids are to be made for the cabin only. Bids less than
$500.00 will not be considered. Please include telephone number and current address in bid letter so we can contact the successful bidder (buyer). Bid
must be received by June 15, 2009 to address below.
• Buyer’s responsibility. The successful bidder (buyer) will be financially
responsible for removal and transport of all buildings and/or materials to be
removed and cleanup of the site. Construction will be done in a means that
will have minimal impact site. There will be no removal of trees, extensive
use of heavy equipment or vehicle use during wet muddy periods. Site will
need to be cleaned and maintained as close to preconstruction condition as
possible. A representative of the Tribal Land Office will perform inspections with the buyer present before and after removal of buildings and/or
materials. Buyer is solely responsible for obtaining insurance coverage for
removing and/or moving structures or materials purchased.
Buyer is
responsible for notifying Rediscovery Contact, Doug McArthur of dates of
removal of buildings and/or materials. Buyer will be responsible for
obtaining all permits necessary to move the buildings and/or materials.
Buyer agrees to make a deposit of $2000.00 to seller, (required in the form
of Money Order or Cash) returnable upon inspection after
destruction/removal of building(s). Failure to comply with any or all of the
above provisions may result in partial or total loss of $2000 deposit.
Building and/or material removal shall be completed no later than August 7,
2009. Site cleanup shall be completed no later than August 28, 2009.
Failure to meet these deadlines without notification to Rediscovery Contact,
Doug McArthur and renegotiation of dates with the will result in forfeiture
of purchase: Buyer will be penalized 50% of bid, and buildings and/or materials will be offered to the next highest bidder.
• Buyer’s liability. Buyer will agree to assume all liability for buildings
and/or materials upon acceptance of the bid by the seller.
• Seller’s liability. Seller shall not be responsible for any accidents or damages to Buyer in removal of buildings and/or materials. All buildings and or
materials are sold “as-is”; Seller makes no warranty of condition.
• Deadlines. Sealed bids will be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on June 15, 2009;
Bids will be opened and they buyer(s) will be determined and notified on
June 25, 2009. Payment by cash, money order, or cashier’s check, payable
to the White Earth Reservation tribal Council, will be due upon acceptance
of bid by seller, Seller will provide Bill of Sale upon payment.
Bids Should be mailed to:
Doug McArthur
Attn: Rediscovery Cabin Bid
P.O. Box 495
White Earth, MN 56591
218-983-4650
Heritage Garden Seed Plant Package - $25
Garden package includes beans, beets, carrots, corn, cucumbers,
dill, lettuce mix, melon, peas, radish, spinach, swiss chard, squash,
broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, and cauliflower. All are noted for
high nutritional value, resistance, and taste. Can also save seeds from
them for next year. Instructions included.
Pick up locations: Veterans Center in Mahnomen (see Don York),
Minwinjige Café Strawberry Lake, (see Janice), and Anishinaabe Center
in the old Callaway school building. Bill Paulson also has the packages
and also does tilling his number is 850-9690.
A class held on the first Thursday of every month will be learning
foraging for wild foods, growing food, seed saving, making medicines
and many other topics. If interested call for locations at the Anishinaabe
Center as each month we will be in different areas.
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Anishinaabeg Today
WHITE EARTH TRIBAL COURT
CHILDRENS COURT
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Child of:
SUMMONS
SUSPENSION OF PARENTAL MATTER
Santiago Dominguez
File No. CC-08-488
YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on 7 April 2009 a Petition for
Suspension of Parental Rights was filed with the White Earth Tribal
Court regarding the children of the above-named parent. You are
asked to contact the White Earth Tribal Courtroom located at the
RTC in White Earth, Minnesota, telephone number is (218) 9833285 to receive notification of the hearing date. You are served
with this notice because you are a party to this proceeding or you
are a person whose presence is important to a determination concerning the protection of your children. If you fail to appear for this
hearing the Court may find you in default and enter an order.
Dated: 7 May 2009 by:
Darlene Rivera
Attorney for White Earth Indian Child Welfare
CHILDRENS COURT
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of:
SUMMONS
OF FILING OF PETITION
Joseph F. Goodman Jr.
File No. CC-09-424
YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on 28 April 2009 a Child in Need
of Protection or Services was filed with the White Earth Tribal Court
regarding the children of the above-named parent. A hearing will
commence at a date and time to be determined by the Court at the
White Earth Tribal Courtroom located at RTC, White Earth,
Minnesota. The telephone number is (218) 983-4648. You should
contact White Earth Tribal Court Administration to receive notice of
the time and date of the next hearing date. You are served with
this notice because you are a party to this proceeding or you are a
person whose presence is important to a determination concerning
the protection of your children. If you fail to appear for this hearing
the Court may find you in default and enter an order.
Darlene Rivera
CHILDRENS COURT
In the Matter of the Welfare of the Children of:
SUMMONS
SUSPENSION OF PARENTAL MATTER
Donna Margaret Peake
File No. CC-09-434
YOU ARE HEREBY notified that on 11 May 2009 a Petition for the
Suspension of Parental Rights was filed with the White Earth Tribal
Court regarding the child of the above-named parent. If you believe
that you are a party to the action you are asked to contact White
Earth Tribal Courtroom located at the RTC in White Earth,
Minnesota, telephone number is (218) 983-3285 to receive notification of the hearing date. If you fail to appear for this hearing the
Court may find you in default and enter an order.
Darlene Rivera
In Memory
In Lovi ng Memory of our mother
Isabel l e S tewart
Aug. 24, 1926 to June 2, 2005
Gentle, yet firm, loving, yet stern, hard working and
strong. They cared for many down through the years
touched, caressed and wiped away the tears, always there to
meet our needs. They felt pain. Wiping a tear and discipline too. In later years, they didn’t rest. Kept them moving and did her best. If her hands could talk and help us see.
There’s more to life than work and play. This is what her
hands would say. They are now resting in His grace, in
presence of His face. Don’t give up and don’t give in.
With all your heart just turn to Him. If we look hard and
we will see. This is what they say to us. Miss and love
you, Mom.
Your kids,
Sonny, Charles, Russell, Susie and Nancy
In Memory of our dear fami l y fri end Mark
Warren, who passed on May 1, 2001
Mark, years have passed already and we still miss you
greatly; especially all the special things that we did like ricing, fishing, boating, bar visits, and picnics at the lake. I
just can’t list all the good times we had. We miss you
greatly.
From your special friends,
Art and Wanda Bevins
In Memory of a dear fri end Wayne “Wei ner”
Bel l anger who went to rest on May 16, 2005
We were honored to know you Wayne, most people
called you “Weiner.” We remember this was your favorite
time of year, leeching is going on, the flowers are blooming, the sun in bring sunny days - but most of all we will
remember you each day right from the start because you
will be forever near, because you live within our hearts.
Lotza love,
Wanda and Art Sr. Bevins
In Memory of my dear mother-i n-l aw, mother,
grandma Marci ani a “Bl i nks” Bevi ns who passed
away on May 22, 2005
Grandma, we think of you for your arms that were
always open when we came to visit. Your humor kept our
hearts light, but most of all we thank you for being a
woman of faith and loving us no matter what. Thank you
for touching our hearts.
Love and miss you,
Wanda and Art Sr. Bevins and all the grandchildren
In Memory of Mel i ssa Jane Butcher
June 8. 1989 to Dec. 18, 2004
Happy birthday to my baby girl, Missy - you would
be 20 years old this year. It has been almost five years
since you have left us. It seems like yesterday when you
said those last words to me, “Dad I love, bye.” I love you
too, Missy. I will love you forever and you’ll always be
my girl. Someday we will be together again. In my mind
it is still a nightmare that you are gone, I will never forget
about you, Melissa. You are always in my thoughts,
always my girl.
Much love, your dad,
William Lawrence Butcher Sr.
In Memory
Paul E. Bel l court
Jan. 21, 1906 - June 10, 2007
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad
Family Picnic
There will be a Murray/Roy/Thompson
family picnic July 18 at 2 p.m. at the park in
Bagley. For more information call 218-9352625.
Congratulations
Congratulations to
Courtney L. Kier
on being accepted to UND’s INPSYDE
(Indians into Psychology Doctoral
Education) Summer Program for the 2nd
year and the INMED (Indians into
Medicine) Summer Program. We are very
proud of you! Have fun, be good and stay
out of the TREE-TOPS!!
Love your parents - Brenda & Tim
Brothers & sisters - Drake, Jordan, Dradan,
Christine & Kaitlan
Plus - Kevin, Savannah, Randelle, Addison,
Bev, Lera & Paul
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Howah Ads
Happy Sweet 16!
Cassandra Hartland
Love
you,
Happy Mother’s Day
To my girls and
daughter-in-laws
Happy Belated Birthday
Taxi dermy: Call Dan Clark at Deep Woods Taxidermy at (218)
983-4196 or his cell at (218) 204-0565.
Ryan & Terese
Madigan
For sal e: Wild rice. $8 a pound, plus Priority Flat Rate Box $10.35
for up to 10 pounds. Call Denise at (218) 473-3215 or email
[email protected].
Shari, Linda, Cindy and
Daisy
Grandpa
Mom,
Kane &
Family
Love you’s
Heather and Caroline
Congratulations
RHIANNON
BELLANGER
for graduating from
Northland
Community College
(Thief River Falls)
with a degree in
Criminal Justice
Love,
Mom, Dad and Kids!
For sal e: Ibenz electric guitar with case, music books, CDs - $475.
Call (218) 935-5024.
From Mom
Diane M.
For sal e: Hoveround Riding Scooter, and never used black walker
with basket. Call (218) 844-6862.
Happy Birthday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Professi onal tattoos and custom pencil-specializing in memorial portraits and wildlife. For appointments call Jesse Alvarado at
(218) 261-0319 or myspace.com/mahkoonce
Terri
GORDY
BELLANGER!
For sal e: A-frame cabi n. Call (218) 694-2400.
Love always,
Nancy Big Bear
June 17
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Anishinaabeg Today
June 16th
50 YEARS OLD
Love,
Joe, Melanie, Joe Jr.,
Grandma Fern
& Faith too!
JUNE 30TH
LOVE,
YOUR WIFE & KIDS!
For sal e: 1993 GMC deep iridescent purple pearl, 4x4, A/C, A/T
No rust! Must see to appreciate. 1998 Hyundi needs transmission
$500 or best offer. 1987 Toyota 4 Runner, 4x4. 1991 Toyota 4
Runner, 4x4. Price is negotiable, call so we can talk! (651) 5034392.
June 26th
Happy 1st Birthday
“Happy B-day”
Cuz many, many wishes
Selena
Porter
Pearle
June 29
Dawn
Basswood
June 24
Heaven
June 1
For sal e: electric scooter, receiver hitch electric carrier alumi ramp.
New $3,800 - will sell for $1,250. Call (218) 847-2238 after 6 p.m.
or (218) 396-0327 anytime.
Love yous!
Robyn
June 9
Wanted: Bunk bed in good condition, Preferably a full/twin, Will
pick-up 204-0304.
From grandma,
Diane M.
Love,
Mom &
Love ya,
Brenda & Jessica
Happy Fathers Day
to our great and wonderful
dad, husband, grandpa
Art Bevins Sr.
June 15th
“Happy B-day”
to my Sweet-Pea
Jessica Drew
Love you,
Your children - Ashlea,
Mike, Art Jr. and all the
grandchildren
Love you lots!
Billy
We love
and miss
you!
Love - your
woman,
Caitlynn,
Clarissa,
Ninde &
baby
Brenda Basswood
to my brothers
Sonny, Charles
Stewart
and
Russell Conklin
Your sister,
Nancy Big Bear
Wanted: Old pocket and wrist watches or parts. Call Duane at (218)
935-5056.
Lawnmower sal es & repai r: Reasonable rates; fast turnaround
time on repairs; will buy or trade used lawnmowers! Call Don
Vizenor at (218) 936-3638.
Dad
Today is a day for
celebrating you!
Happy Belated Birthday
Happy Birthday
To Our Wild Gals!
Wanted to buy: Leeches, blood suckers, snapping turtles, painted/mud turtles, and snakes. Call Eric at (218) 758-2097 or 1-800849-7654.
to my sons
Charles,
Ron,
Ken Jr.,
and Bret Butcher
Love always, Mom
Nancy Big Bear
Happy Golden Birthday
Faith!
7 on June 7th!!!
Love,
Uncle Joe, Auntie Terri,
Melanie, Joe Jr. &
Grandma Fern!
For sal e: Super Nintendo video game system. System includes 2
controllers and 15 games (mostly sports). All in good condition.
$70. call Andy at (218) 204-0135.
For sal e: Young man’s traditional dance regalia. Size: 31” waist
(apron), 33” chest (vest) and cuffs. Call (218) 473-2135 for information or leave message. Photo(s) can be emailed.
Hear real “NDN” hosts who love “NDN” humor
Paul Schultz and Joe LaGarde, co-anchors
KPRM Radio 870 AM on your dial
Every Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m.
Brought to you by the DeLaHunt Broadcasting
Corporation
Listening areas include:
White Earth, Red Lake and Leech Lake!
Howah ads are $5 with picture or $4 without
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Anishinaabeg Today
Auginaush Welcomes National Commander
Photo by Tom Burford/Farmers Independent
White Earth RTC District I Representative Irene Auginaush recently welcomed
National American Legion Commander David K. Rehbein at a luncheon in
Bagley. She noted that a high percentage of American Indians have served in
the armed forces, even before they were granted citizenship. She presented
the Commander with gifts from the people of White Earth. The White Earth
Honor Guard also attended the festivities.
WE Head Start Programs Powwow
Photos by Chris Holt
Top: White Earth Ambulance staffers Dan Motz, left, and Jean Mistic check Lenny
Potters blood pressure and sugar at Diabetes Day on May 13 at Maplelag Resort.
Bottom: Gail Gardner and Paulie Neisen call Diabetes Bingo.
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The White Earth
Head Start
Programs held their
annual powwow
May 6 at the White
Earth Community
Center.
Photos by
Gary W. Padrta
About 150 people attended Diabetes
Day on May 13 at Maplelag Resort.
The highlight of this year’s event was
a free kidney screening provided by the
National Kidney Foundation. More than 75
of the participants who attended Diabetes
Day went through the screening. Results
of the screening are sent to the individual
and/or their doctor.
The keynote speaker was Dr. Thomas
Leither, a Nephrologist (a doctor who specializes in kidney health) with CentraCare
Clinic in St. Cloud and he is also a volunteer with the Kidney Foundation.
Dr. Leither spoke about how the kidney works and the importance of taking
good care of it. Following his presentation
he and Sister Pat Sniezek kept busy
throughout the day counseling patients on
the results of their kidney screenings.
Along with Dr. Leither there were
many volunteers helping with the screening. Some came from the cities, some
from the Willmar area and some of them
were local volunteers. Several White Earth
Tribal Health and Clinic staff also helped
throughout the day. A great big thank you
goes out to all of those people who helped
make it such a success!
The program included Molly Ryan
from the Clinic Mental Health Department
speaking about depression and diabetes.
Kyra Busch and Ashley Stevens spoke to
the group about the Farm to School
Programs and Local Food Networks. They
talked about the importance of traditional
and locally grown foods.
The documentary, “My Big Fat Diet”
was shown. This was based on a study
done in First Nation’s Alert Bay in British
Columbia as they gave up sugar and junk
food and returned to a traditional style of
eating for a year to reduce obesity and diabetes.
Closing out the nutrition portion of
the workshop, Gail Gardner, Nutritionist
with IHS helped make sense of what is
best for everyone and gave tips on how we
can effectively incorporate more traditional
foods into our diets.
The final speaker was Shane Plumer,
Diabetes Project Fitness Trainer, his topic
was “Exercise is Medicine – The
Importance of Honoring the Body.”

- White Earth Nation

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