I enjoyed meeting with Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack. She is the new liaison to Tribal courts in Michigan (due to the retirement of Justice Michael Cavanagh). I appreciate Justice McCormack’s openness to dialogue and intent on building meaningful, and working, relationships - Megwetch, Derek Bailey, GTB Tribal Council
Eagles Are Dying Mysteriously Across the USA - New Threat Discovered
Article from the Washington Post on page 4
Left to right: Appellate Judge Quinton Walker, Sherri Vezina, Tribal Court Administrator, MI Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack, Chief Appellate Judge Mary Roberts and our Acting Chief Judge Michael Long.
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Feel free to contact the Grand Traverse Band Family Health Clinic with any further questions! (231) 534-7200. Miigwetch and Ba ma pii! Your GTB Clinic Nurses; Mari, Mikki, and Kathy
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James H Topash Jr, born in Niles, MI, grew up in Buchanan MI. Primary residence in Traverse City since 1987.
Mr. James Topash, Tribal Government Human Resources Director
Downtime activities: Avid college football fan. Golf, alpine skiing, studying for my Investment Representative Advisors credentialing. Si-fi and computer/technology geek.
Jim is member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. He has attained degrees from: Northern Michigan College: Business Management. Ferris State University: Undgrad: Business Administration, accounting minor. Graduate: Information Systems Management
Former: Department Manager at Munson Medical Center, reserve pool for North flight EMS, Branch Manager for Chase Bank, Instructor at Northwestern Michigan College, both Business & Allied Health divisions, Training and Development Specialist for the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi. State of Michigan License: EMS provider & Instructor. Life, Health & Accident Insurance provider.
Wife: Olga; married for 30 years plus. Met at Northern Michigan University in Marquette when she ran into my dorm room, to hide from someone. Full-time Paramedic Team Leader for North flight EMS. Works 24 hours shifts, 8 days a month. Daughter: Ashley. Lives near Madison, WI. Engaged to be married next October. Both her and her fiancée work for Land’s End as Senior Merchants Work Philosophy: Communication (I have two eyes and two ears and one mouth, use what you have most of first), customer service, always can learn something new, grow and become better at what I am doing on a daily basis. Under promise and over deliver. I enjoy helping people reach their professional and personal potentials. Human Resources Philosophy: HR’s core mission is to provide its customers (the departments/divisions) with the talent bank, development/training, assessment tools, and a positive work environment to be able to provide the maximum service and benefit to the Grand Traverse Band citizens.
The Leelanau County Board of Commissioners made a formal presentation of appreciation to the GTB Tribal Council in recognition of the working relationship they had enjoyed with Mr. George Bennett, past Tribal Chairman.
Grand Traverse Band News Send submissions in by the 3rd Friday each month.
Editor: Dave Spinniken dave.spinniken@gtbindians.com 2605 N West Bay Shore Drive, Peshawbestown, MI 49682-9275 Phone: (231) 534-7366 Cell: (231) 342-7687 Media: George Antoine (231) 534-7008 george.antoine@gtbindians.com ©, Grand Traverse Band News, all rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission of the editor is prohibited. The Grand Traverse Band does not assume liability for unsolicited materials. Materials submitted for publication become the property of the Grand Traverse Band. The right to edit or refuse to print is maintained. Subscriptions are $24 per year. Please contact the editor for assistance.
My apology to Xcaret for not putting the correct caption to her wonderful picture. Xcaret was included in last months news, the caption should have explained that Xcaret had created a very special tower of magical magnets. I can imagine a princess riding up to her castle on a beautiful horse. Although Xcaret may have been imaging something all together different! You certainly seem to be having a great time at the Benodjenh Children’s Center.
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Family Announcements
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Mino Dabiishkaan to GTB member Elisa Alvarado on her 11th Birthday March 15th, Love you Grandma and Grandpa Peters
Jack and Donna Jean Squires, 45th Anniversary, March 21, 1970. Parents Jack and Velma (Powell) Squires, Roy and Bertha (Warren) Parkey, Rocque and Cecelia (Tepakia) Wonegeshik, Benjamin Warren (Grandfather). Two sons, Sean Alvin & Elaine, Edmund Joseph & Amanda, 2 grandsons, Ethan 6yrs and Isaac 4yrs.
I would like to wish a very Happy 17th Birthday to my oldest Kateri Twocrow. Kateri will be turning 17 on March 19. Love you Kateri. Love mom and your brothers Nebin and Niigaanii.
Happy 18th  Birthday to Adam Arroyo on March 28th. Love Mom and Dad Happy Birthday to our big brother Adam. We love you. Jason and Michelle.
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EAGLES
Bald Eagle Threat
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This story was first reported in the Washington Post, author Darryl Fears, Feb 2015
Working late in a tiny Arkansas lab, Susan Wilde found herself alone with a killer. It startled her. She jumped, let out a yelp, and took off down a hall. Wilde wasn’t running for her life; she was amazed by a discovery. She had uncovered a bacterium, one with a powerful toxin that attacked waterfowl, hiding on the underside of an aquatic leaf that grows nearly everywhere in the United States, including the Chesapeake Bay. After 20 years of testing determined that the bacterium had never before been recorded, and the brain lesions it cause had never before been found before that night in 1994, Wilde recently gave her discovery a name: Aetokthonos hydrillicola. The Greek word means “eagle killer” for its ability to quickly kill the birds of prey. It’s the latest threat to a raptor that is starting to flourish after being removed from the endangered species list. Across the South, near reservoirs full of invasive plants from Asia calledhydrilla, eagles have been stricken by this bacterium, which goes straight to their brains. Eagles prey on American coots, which dine almost exclusively on the plant and are being hit even harder. Before now, reservoirs that serve up a buffet of this plant were considered beneficial because they helped fuel the annual migration of coots from Canada to Florida and beyond, while also feeding eagles. But now the reservoirs are “death traps,” said Wilde, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia whose study of the topic was recently published in the journal Phytotaxa. In Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina, coots, shorebirds, ducks and eagles are dying by the dozens from the incurable lesions. “We’re attracting them to places where they’re going to die, and that’s not a good thing,” Wilde said. Eagles get top billing in the study because they’re the national symbol, arguably the most-recognized animal in America. But the bacterium and its toxin is devastating to plant-loving coots. The migration of coots is a spectacle that bird watchers flock to man-made reservoirs to see. Five thousand can descend at once on a single lake, noisy, splashing, feeding. The only way to save the animals is to spend millions to eradicate a plant that was introduced to the United States in Florida about 60 years ago. It now grows in virtually every body of fresh water, from the southeast to California and Washington. It grows prolifically in the the Chesapeake Bay region, which is also full of bald eagles and visiting coots, a dark, plump, duck-like bird with a bright orange dot for an eye. Eagles don’t mess around when they dine on coots. Even the head is fair game. They leave nothing but the feet, Wilde said. She theorized that the bacterium enters eagles while they’re munching on the guts of their prey. “The only way we can tell a bird has it is they have a characteristic in the brain, a lesion,” she said. “There’s no damage to any other part of the body.” The eagle killer might hide on the underside of leaves because it prefers shade, but Wilde and her fellow researchers haven’t figured out why. It radiates outward in a circle with strange edges and spikes. “It looks like it would kill eagles,” she said. Bald eagles were removed from the federal endangered species
list only seven years ago. They nearly went extinct when their habitat was clear cut in the past century, their prey (such as ducks) was over-hunted and a pesticide caused them to lay eggs with shells so thin their chicks couldn’t survive. In 1978, they were listed as endangered in every state on the U.S. mainland but five, where they were listed as threatened. Wilde and Brigette Haram, a doctoral student at the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources where Wilde teaches, conducted lab trials on chickens and mallard ducks to better understand the toxin, and studied other birds that were brought in acting disoriented and sick. “We haven’t seen a species that’s immune,” Wilde said. A hopeful observation is that many coots and eagles fly into reservoirs and lakes in the six affected states and fly away unharmed. Seemingly, that is. Birds could easily fly off and die elsewhere. “We don’t know why some birds, within a week of arriving, die. But others come back the next year, conceivably,” Wilde said. The study’s co-authors include Jeffrey Johansen of John Carroll University, Dayton Wilde and Peng Jiang of the UGA department of horticulture, former Warnell student Bradley Bartelme, now at EnviroScience, and former Warnell postdoctoral researcher Rebecca Haynie, now at SePro Corporation. Haram isn’t a co-author, but she’s trying to track the killer wherever it lives. So far, she’s only found it as far north as North Carolina. Tests in Virginia and New York were negative. She hasn’t tested in the Chesapeake Bay area, but it’s on her to-do list. Wilde was working in DeGray Lake, Ark. when she first came across the bacterium in 1994. It was a master of disguise, taking on the same hue as the slim hydrilla leaf. She had been searching for it for days until she decided to shine light on the subject. “The pigment shows up. It looks pretty. It just looks kind of scary and bright and red,” she said.
American COOT
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What Is A Non-native Invasive Species Non-native invasive species are organisms that have been introduced by humans either purposely or by accident and that have become serious environmental pests. One reason for their success as pests is that they are typically introduced without the array of associated natural controls (herbivores, parasites, pathogens, predators) that occur in their native range. In addition to the great loss of biodiversity, habitat degradation and other ecological consequences, invasive species cause huge economic damages valued in billions of dollars annually and some pose a human health threat.
Invasive alien plants threaten native species and habitats by competing for critical and often limited resources like sunlight, water, nutrients, soil and space. They succeed through vigorous growth, prolific reproductive capabilities and by causing changes that favor their growth and
spread. Invasive plant species displace and alter native plant communities, impede forest regeneration and natural succession, change soil chemistry, alter hydrologic conditions, alter fire regimes, cause genetic changes in native plant relatives through hybridization and some serve as agents for the transmission of harmful plant pathogens.
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OMB Financial Reports
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2015 ELDERS DISTRIBUTION ELDERS DISTRIBUTION ADDRESS CHANGE DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 16TH. PLEASE CONTACT MEMBERSHIP OFFICE (231) 534-7101 REGARDING ANY ADDRESS CHANGES.
JUNE 2015 PER CAPITA PER CAPITA ADDRESS CHANGE DEADLINE IS MAY 13TH. PLEASE CONTACT MEMBERSHIP OFFICE (231) 534-7101 REGARDING ANY ADDRESS CHANGES.
2014 ELDERS DISTRIBUTION CHECKS As of February 17th, the following members have unclaimed elders checks from 2014 distribution at the Accounting Office.
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CHUPP
Please contact Christina Loucks, Senior Accountant, at the Government Accounting Department (231) 534-7131 for further information.
If you have not already signed up for direct deposit of your elders distribution checks, Friday SEPTEMBER 4TH is the deadline to sign up for a direct deposit of your 2015 elders distribution and all future elders distribution checks. The form must be received in our office by September 4th. This deadline (September 4th) also applies to those that are currently signed up for direct deposit and wish to change the bank information. Please Note: If you do not have a valid address on file with the membership office, your elders distribution direct deposit will be suspended until a valid address is received in the Membership Office. If you need to change the information for your current direct deposit, please submit a new Direct Deposit Agreement form. To request one, you may call Christina Loucks at (231)534-7131. This form is also available on www.gtbindians.org. Once completed, the Direct Deposit Agreement form must be mailed in or dropped off at the Government Accounting building. Faxes will not be accepted. If you wish to cancel your direct deposit, you need to submit this request in writing to the Government Accounting office or fill out the Direct Deposit Cancellation form. If not using the form, please write that you wish to cancel your elders distribution direct deposit, sign, date, and include tribal id number and/or social security number. The deadline to cancel your current direct deposit is Wednesday, September 16th. Mailing address: Grand Traverse Band Attn: Accounting 2605 N West Bay Shore Dr Peshawbestown MI 49682
DECEMBER 2014 PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTION CHECKS As of February 17th, the following members have unclaimed per capita checks from December 2014 distribution at the per capita office. The member has until five business days before the next per capita distribution to claim this check.
PER CAPITA DIRECT DEPOSIT If you have not already signed up for direct deposit of your per capita checks, Friday, May 1st is the deadline to sign up for a direct deposit of your June 2015 per capita and all future per capita checks. The form must be received in our office by May 1st. This deadline (May 1st) also applies to those that are currently signed up for direct deposit and wish to change the bank information. Please Note: If you do not have a valid address on file with the membership office, your per capita direct deposit will be suspended until a valid address is received in the Membership Office. If you need to change the information for your direct deposits, please submit a new Direct Deposit Agreement form. To request one, you may call Christina Loucks at (231)534-7131. This form is also available on www.gtbindians.org. Once completed, the Direct Deposit Agreement form must be mailed in or dropped off at the Government Accounting building. FAXES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. If you wish to cancel your direct deposit, you need to submit this request in writing to the Per Capita Office or fill out the Direct Deposit Cancellation form. If not using the form, please write that you wish to cancel your per capita direct deposit, sign, date, and include tribal id number and/or social security number. The deadline to cancel your current direct deposit is Wednesday, May 13th.
Chad Allen Corey Duncan Mary Mantowash Ambrose Paul Jr Santana Perez Ryan Stevens Please contact Christina Loucks, Senior Accountant, at the Government Accounting Department (231) 534-7131 for further information.
UNCASHED PER CAPITA DISTRIBUTION CHECKS As of February 17th, the following members have uncashed/ unclaimed per capita checks from June 2014 or earlier distributions: Amy Allard Augustine Floyd Miguel Kenwabikise Alfonso Moreales Santana Perez Jason Romitti John Reed Francis J. Shomin Curtis White Please contact Christina Loucks, Senior Accountant, at the Government Accounting Department (231) 534-7131 for further information on how to obtain a new check.
M a rch 2015 / Naab din Giiz i s ( S pi r i t M oon) UPDATED ADDRESSES NEEDED Below is a list of tribal members (as of February 17th) that do not have current addresses with the Membership Office and Per Capita Office. Please contact Membership at (231) 534-7101 to request an Address Change Form. This form is also located on our website www.gtbindians. org. DENNIS MILLER CHAD ALLEN KRYSTAL MILLER AMBER ANDERSON JACQUELYN MISHLER CHARLES ANDERSON KELLY MOHN PHILIP BARRERA ALAN NEWSTEAD JAIME BARRIENTOZ MICHELLE NIEBUR JAMES BROOME TODD NIEWIADOMSKI PATRICK BURRIS NATASHA OLIVARES ROBERT CALKINS CATHERINE PAGE BRIANNA CHAMBERS AMBROSE PAUL BRYAN CHIPPEWA AMBROSE PAUL MIKAYLA CHIPPEWA ANTHONY PAUL JERRY CHUPP SANTANA PEREZ TEHYANA CLOUD ELIZABETH PETERS EDWARD COBB ISAIAH PRESTON CARRIE COGER KENNETH REED PATRICK DEVERNEY NIKO ROMITTI COREY DUNCAN LLOYD ROSE KATIE EATON ELISSA SCHAAR SAVANNAH EPPLETT LAWRENCE SCHAUB BRIAN FAIRLEY GERALD SCHWANKE AUGUSTINE FLOYD KRISTINE SHEAHAN DAKOTA FUNMAKER MICHELLE SIMMS JAMIE GAUTHIER VICTOR SINEWAY RACHEL GENEREAUX CHRISTAL SMITH CRYSTAL GUERRERO WYMAN SPEAR FERNANDO HIDALGO FRANCIS ST GERMAINE JASON HOGAN TRENTON ST GERMAINE PETER JAUKKURI AUSTIN STEEBY RONALD JOHN RYAN STEVENS SARAH JOHN ANTONIO THRASH THOMAS JOHNS BIANCA THRASH BRITTANY JONES CAREY THRASH CLAIRISSA KENWABIKISE TONY THRASH LAWRENCE KING NICHOL VAN RIPER JESSICA KITCHEN WAYLON WANEGESHIK LACI KLINE SUSAN WHEELER CHRISTINE LEWIS FELICIANNA WILLIAMS CYNTHIA MANN KATHRYN WILLIAMS MARY MANTOWASH DOUGLAS WILSON LEVI MCCLELLAN RICHARD YANNOTT ERIC MCDONALD PONTIAC YOUNG CHRISTOPHER MEIER TERESA ZARCO RICHARD MENEFEE CODY MIKEL
Money Matters for Kids One of the most important skills you can teach children is how to manage money successfully. Saving, budgeting for things they want, and making sound spending decisions can be reinforced every time they earn an allowance or are given birthday money.
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Your Membership Office would like to remind you of these important dates and deadlines. Per Capita Distribution - Summer 2015 Friday May 1, 2015 . Per Capita Direct Deposit deadline Wednesday, May 13, 2015 . Address Change Form DEADLINE . Deadline for CANCELLING Direct Deposit of per Capita checks
Elders Distribution 2015 Friday, September 4, 2015 . Deadline for Elders Distribution Direct Deposit Wednesday, September 16, 2015 . Deadline for Elders Address Change Form . Deadline for CANCELLING Direct Deposit of distribution checks
Per Capita Distribution - Winter 2015 Friday, November 6, 2015 . Per Capita Direct Deposit deadline Wednesday, November 18, 2015 . Address Change Form DEADLINE . Deadline for CANCELLING Direct Deposit of per Capita checks
WARMING CENTERS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS Traverse City, Mich. – For those senior citizens without power, warming centers are now open at both The Rock in Kingsley, Michigan, and the Traverse City Senior Center, in Traverse City, Michigan. If you need a ride to the Kingsley Center, contact the non-emergency Sheriff Office number – 231-922-4550.
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Watching for Cancer
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Colorectal (Colon) Cancer – Get Screened! What is colorectal cancer? Colorectal cancer means cancer of the colon or cancer of the rectum. Colorectal cancer is a major cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native people. Understanding how to get screened (tested) can help people reduce their risk of getting or dying from colorectal cancer. Sometimes the cells in our bodies can change without us knowing. The cells of the colon (gut or large intestine) or rectum (where waste is stored before it leaves the body) can form small growths called polyps. Usually it takes about 10 to 15 years for polyps to grow into cancer. With regular screening, doctors can catch polyps early and remove them from our bodies before the polyps turn into cancer. If cancer is already there, doctors can use screening to find the cancer early when treatment works best. Sometimes people with early stages of colorectal cancer do not even know they are sick. This is why it is important to get screened so doctors can catch problems early.
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Some people have a greater risk of getting colorectal cancer than others. For example, colorectal cancer is twice as common in Alaska FIT (fecal immunochemical test): You should do this test Native people as it is in Caucasians. Also, people have a greater risk every year. One time is not enough! You complete this test of getting colorectal cancer if they have inflammatory bowel disease at home when you have a bowel movement. or family members who have had colorectal cancer. These screening guidelines are for people without symptoms. If cancer runs in your family, if you have inflammatory Are you age 50 or older? It’s time to get screened colorectal bowel disease, or if you have symptoms (bloating, blood in your for colorectal cancer! bowel movements, lasting diarrhea, weight loss you cannot explain, or lasting constipation), do not wait until you are age 50 to talk “It’s important to get checked… I know some things the doctor can with your doctor about colorectal cancer. You may need to start screening before you turn 50. Alaska Native people may consider check for can be embarrassing. Cancer is something I thought I’d starting at age 40. never get at this age. And here I am talking about it.” – Henry, colorectal cancer survivor from Nome, Alaska What else can you do to reduce your risk for colorectal cancer?
Which test is right for you? Talk with your doctor. Remember, the best test for colorectal cancer is the one that gets done! Colonoscopy: You should do this test every 10 years. This test looks at the rectum and the entire colon. You will be asleep for this test. OR
1. Limit tobacco use: If you use tobacco, use it only for ceremonial practices. It is better to never use tobacco. 2. Exercise: Take the stairs. Park your car farther away. Walk to the store instead of driving. Find creative ways to exercise for at least 30 minutes several days per week. 3. Lose weight: If you are overweight, cut back on portions and get more exercise to get to a healthy weight. If you are not overweight, eat healthy and keep active so that you do not gain weight. 4. Limit alcohol use: Drink no more than 2 alcoholic drinks per day.
Flexible sigmoidoscopy: 5. Eat healthy: Try to eat lots of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains You should do this test every 5 years. This test looks at the every day. Eat fewer fatty or sugary foods. Eat fewer processed meats and red meats. rectum and part of the colon. You will be awake for this test. OR Fecal Occult Blood Tests (FOBT) gFOBT (guaiac-based fecal occult blood test): You should do this test every year. One time is not enough! You complete this test at home when you have a bowel movement. You will need to avoid certain foods and medicines a few days before you do this test.
For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/ colorectal/
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Feel free to contact the Grand Traverse Band Family Health Clinic with any further questions! (231) 534-7200. Miigwetch and Ba ma pii! GTB Clinic Nurses Mari, Mikki, and Kathy
Team Work
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Carol Adams former Dental Receptionist retired from her duties here at the Medicine Lodge in February. We do so miss your wonderful smile and pleasant was, we all wish you the very best. University of Michigan students welcomed as a part of the GTB Dental Clinic team are Robert Haddad standing to the left of Doctor Lee, Emily Eubanks, to his left, Erica Hansen, Dental Assistant, Kristen Holston, Dental Hygienist front, Angela Mercado, Dental Assistant, and Jane Rohl (not shown), Dental Clinic Receptionist
Hello, my name is Tamra Newton, you may remember me as the receptionist at the Grand Traverse Band Family Health Clinic. I have accepted the Community Health Representative (CHR) for Leelanau Co. I am looking forward to being out in the community helping the membership. I will be conducting home visits to insure that all is well, along with transporting our members in need. I will be working with our diabetic educator to ensure the diabetics are getting all the information along with supplies to help keep their diabetes under control , along with any other health concerns you may have. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to call me at (231) 534-7205 , or my work cell (231) 866-1120. I’m looking forward to be working with hands on approach with the membership. See you real soon!!! Tamra Newton.
Jared Sonderegger is a new employee working for the GTB Housing Department in Peshawbestown. Keep a lookout for him and make him feel welcome. We all appreciate and rely on the Housing Staff in the 6 county area to help us keep our homes in top condition. Welcome aboard Jared
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Memo February 24, 2015 ATTENTION: GAMING & GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Thank you to everyone who participated in the Michigan Blood Drive on Friday, February 20th. We beat last year’s count of 4 donors to 24 donors. Success of the Blood Drive could not have happened without your generosity. Again, thank you for being part of the blood drive. Lisa Chippewa, Val Pincumbe, David Avis & Michigan Blood PS – The next blood drive dates are May 13th & Aug 5th.
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Education
Life Long Learning K-12
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March 2015
Benzie Buzz
Page Paul Youth Intervention Specialist (YIS)
After school program will be held at the Benzie Outpost on March 10th and 24th from 4-6 pm.
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Transportation can be provided for free.
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More events to come….
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7282 Hoadley Road Benzonia, MI 49616 P: 231-534-7825 C:231-866-6003 page.paul@gtbindians.c om
Events March Birthday’s
Have a safe and fun Spring Break!!!.
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American Indian Summer Institute Earth System Science Inspires Native youth By Dana Link-Herrera February 9, 2015 Irvine, CA – Committed to inspiring Native American youth, the American Indian Summer Institute in Earth System Science (AISIESS) is a free two-week residential summer program for Native high school students. The program, hosted this summer June 21 - July 3 by the Earth System Science Department of the University of California, Irvine (UCI), teaches students valuable skills, such as navigating the college application process, working in a team, research and study skills. Students will engage in cultural activities, allowing them to learn more about their own and each other’s tribal history. In addition to inspiring Native American youth, this program aims to address the critical need for Earth and environmental science professionals within tribal communities. Many of the program’s alumni have successfully continued on to college, focusing their studies in the Earth and environmental sciences. The first week of the program will be spent camping on the La Jolla Band of Luiseño Indians Reservation, learning about Earth science and conducting field research with UCI professors. The participants will then travel back to the beautiful UCI campus to experience dorm life while interacting with professors, college students and invited American Indian community members. While at UCI, students will learn about the university environment, study skills, and academic preparation. In the afternoons, they will engage in cultural workshops and activities as well as field trips and social events. Utilizing the skills they have learned in the program, students will create presentations relating to tribal environmental issues. The program will end with a symposium where students will present their work and a closing ceremony with awards for outstanding students. Award winners will win an all-expense paid trip to a national conference in the fall. All students in the program will receive follow-up mentorship by UCI staff and students throughout their remaining years of high school, which will include guidance in choosing their coursework, financial aid, and applying to a university. When asked about their AISIESS experience, program alumni said: “I really liked [it] all, especially the lectures at the university. Those were really mind blowing. They made you think about everything. You couldn’t just get by, you had to think.”
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“The group of people who were in the community [were] really loving. You could just feel the love from everybody… you could just be yourself.” “I liked researching about my tribe more, because I don’t live on the reservation. I don’t really know my culture that well and I wish I knew [it] better, and I know researching helped a lot with that.” “It was more than I expected. It was really eye opening… I learned a lot in this program.” “It went way beyond what I expected… there was a lot of friendship, and just a lot more sense of community. I thought it would be [very] academic and everybody would want to get in front of everybody else, but it was just really cool to work with everybody and be a part of it.” “I thought it was going to be way different. I didn’t expect for it to be as fun as it actually was, and I’m glad I did it.” Contact For more information or to apply, please visit sites.uci.edu/aisiess or contact: Dana Link-Herrera, Program Coordinator Department of Earth System Science University of California, Irvine 3200 Croul Hall Irvine, CA 92697-3100 Tel: (949) 824-8794 Cell: (949) 560-0204 Fax: (949) 824-3874 dlinkher@uci.edu
AISIESS is a summer program for Native high school students. The program lead is Kathleen Johnson, a professor at UCI and a member of the Grand Traverse Band. We would really love to see students from the GTB attend the program this summer!
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Elders Birthdays
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ALL STATES TAX & ACCOUNTING, LLC. 15% Tribal Discount to members with a Grand Traverse Band ID Samantha John - 231-486-6203 ALL STATES TAX & ACCOUNTING Samantha John - 231-486-6203 Offering a 15% Tribal Discount to members with a Grand Traverse Band ID EMAIL: Samantha@Allstatestax.net Our flat rate for a standard individual tax return is $125. Our rate for a standard individual tax return is $150 ( Includes the following forms, 1040, schedule A, EIC, and State tax return(home heating credit along with Michigan RTM Sales tax Credit,) if additional forms such as a Schedule C or Schedule E needs to be filed please call ahead for a quote. I Stand by quotes a return will never be more than what is quoted. I also offer the following business services: Business Tax Preparations and Consulting, Payroll Services, I am familiar with the popular QuickBooks software used by many companies and Excel. Please give me a call I would be pleased to discuss your tax preparation needs.
511 E Eighth Street, Suite C, Traverse City MI 49686 Phone: 231-486-6203 / Fax: 231-486-6205
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Charlevoix K-12
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GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA & CHIPPEWA INDIANS LIFE LONG LEARNING
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Charlevoix Newsletter K-12 Education Department
GTB Youth Intervention Specialist Tyvin Whittaker 231-534-7065/342-7690
Serving GTB Students in these Schools Charlevoix Elementary Charlevoix Middle Charlevoix High
Charlevoix Summer Youth Recreational Activities This summer the Life Long Learning Department will be providing afternoon recreational activities and field trips for youth K-7 who enroll in the Summer Enrichment Program at the Charlevoix site. The SEP will run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for 3 consecutive weeks beginning June 29th. Recreational activities will include swimming, water sliding, archery, hiking, gathering, basketball, and a visit to Raven Hill. SEP enrollment forms will be available in April on the GTB website. Meals, snacks, and transportation will be provided for.
Northwest Academy
Camp Alden Summer Dates
East Jordan Elementary
June 21-27
East Jordan Middle East Jordan High Boyne Falls Public Boyne City H.S. Boyne City Middle Petoskey High Central Elementary Round Lake Alternative Lakeland Elementary Cherryland Middle Elk Rapids H.S. Mancelona Elem. Concord Academy
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East Jordan Title VII Parent Committee Meeting Parents of students who are enrolled at East Jordan Public Schools are being encouraged to attend an Indian Education Title VII Parent Committee meeting at the GTB Charlevoix/ East Jordan Governmental Center on Ranney road Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 7p.m. With the announcement of the retirement of EJ Indian Education Director Carol Wells, the Parent Committee in collaboration with the Superintendent will be establishing the criteria on the hiring of a new Title VII Director at East Jordan for 2015-2016 school year. In addition, the Parent Committee will be making recommendations and suggestions on utilizing $3000.00 on student services and cultural enrichment activities. By law, all Title VII programming, staffing, and expenditures are at the discretion of the Parent Committee who represents the student body and their interests. Each school year, funding for EJ Title VII program is received through an application of a federal grant, and through a 2% grant from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. The Parent Committee drives the program, identifies student needs, and determines the best use of these funds. A formal Parent Committee must sign-off on a school’s grant or it is not a valid application.
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Board of Education Meetings for March 2015 Boyne City Public Schools March 9 , 2015
7p.m.
Early Childhood Ed. Building
Charlevoix Public School March 16, 2015
East Jordan Public School
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March 16, 2015 5:30 p.m.
Round lake Education Center
High School Media Center
TRIBAL YOUTH EMPOWERMENT TREKS In the summer of 2015, the Life Long Learning Department, in addition to their summer programs (Camp Alden, Summer Enrichment Program) will begin offering Tribal Youth Empowerment Treks. These Empowerment Treks target Tribal youth between the ages 14-18 who are enrolled in the Life Long Learning Program and are seeking adventure and challenge. Each Trek will be a 4day/3 overnight outdoor wilderness backpacking expedition into one of Northern Michigan’s State forest. Interested Tribal youth in participating in one of this summer’s TREKS please contact Tyvin Whittaker at 231-534-7065, or complete the TREK application on the GTB website- under Life Long Learning Program. Limited space is available, application deadline April 15, 2015.
Extra Curricular Financial Support Available GTB students enrolled in the Life Long Learning Program who maintain a 2.0 GPA and have no Truancy issues are eligible to receive financial support for extra curricular activities. A Student Service Request Packet needs to be completed and submitted to the Education Department for funds to be allocated toward a students extra curricular activity. These activities may include and are not limited to the following: purchase of athletic shoes for school sports, senior expenses, special lessons, field trips and group outings, art supplies, driver’s education, etc.. Please contact Tyvin Whittaker for a student service request packet for your child or children. Student Service funding is available until funding last.
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M arch 2015 / N a a bdi n Gi i z i s ( S pi r i t Mo o n ) MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXPLORATION DAYS Online information books are now available for this summer’s 4-H Exploration Days. This awesome experience is for youth 11-19 and will be held down at MSU’s campus on June 2426. Youth have the opportunity to stay on MSU’s campus, take fun classes and live in the dorms. If interested in attending, please check out all the classes offered – 4-H Exploration Days 2015. (http://4h.msue.msu.edu/ events/4-h_exploration_days/ registration_book) copy this address and paste into your browser page location. Hard copies of the books will be available in our office beginning March 9th. Registration begins March 17th and ends April 30th. Let me know if you have any questions. We hope to bring a large delegation down to MSU by bus. Partial scholarships are available for youth to attend. Please share this information with other families and friends. It is an exciting opportunity to visit Michigan State University! Thank you! Karin Stevens 4-H Program Coordinator - Grand Traverse County Michigan State University Extension 520 West Front Street, Suite A Traverse City, MI 49684 Phone: 231-922-4825 Fax: 231-947-6783 VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE! http:// grandtraverse4h.shutterfly.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook. com/grandtraversecounty4h Michigan 4-H: http://4h.msue. msu.edu
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FEEL THE HEAT So tell us Carol Foster, is it just a little bit exciting being around Sprint Car’s and the likes of the Daytona World Race Fanatics Dave, yes it is pretty intense, and one of the crew members on Frank Kimmel’s team caught on fire from having gas splashed on him. As Frank was spinning his tires it set off a spark that ignited the crew member! They showed it on TV. I used to be the catch can person for Brad Smith, who I am going to send you a report on. I had a similar incident happen to me once at the Michigan International Speedway several years ago. Today, I don’t go over the wall anymore but I still help out the team when I can. You’re going to need a good set of ear plugs if you go in close! Well Thanks Carol, we look forward to your sharing more about the sport with us. The last time I listened to someone who really experienced and excited about that sport was when I had a visit with Donna Day and her husband. They were telling me about their son who once had the GTB Casino as a sponsor. It’ll be so nice when the weather gives us a chance to hang out in the bleachers at the dirt track!
WOMEN’S GROUP
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Michigan receives $3.5 million grant for Home Visiting Program promoting maternal, infant and early childhood health
Early Childhood Home Visiting programs provide voluntary, prevention-focused services in the homes of pregnant women and families with children ages 0-5 by connecting trained professionals with vulnerable and at-risk mothers and families to nurture, support, coach, educate and offer encouragement with the goal that all children grow and develop in a safe and stimulating environment.Statewide, more than 600 professionals serve an estimated 25,000 each year.There are a number of issues that families in at-risk communities experience including poverty, unemployment, crime and domestic violence, child maltreatment, substance abuse, infant mortality, and poor school outcomes.
LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s program offering home visits to help vulnerable and at-risk mothers will get a boost from a $3.5 million federal grant to the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH). The program works to promote maternal, infant and early childhood health, development, and safety; school readiness; and strong parent-child relationships to improve health outcomes. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the grant to the MDCH Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program will run through September 2017. “Evidence-based home visiting programs are proven to be an effective way to improve health, safety and child development, so this is an excellent opportunity to continue our support of Michigan families,” MDCH Director Nick Lyon said. “While our infant mortality rates are declining, these funds will go a long way to help us better serve our residents in communities with significant need to ensure our children have a healthy start in life,” said Lyon.
The expansion funds will be used to continue and improve home visiting services in several counties; build infrastructure to support the quality and success of home visiting services; and expand local stakeholder involvement and coordination. Past awards have similarly been used to help strengthen Michigan’s home visiting system and support integration of early childhood home visiting within Michigan’s Great Start Early Childhood system. The Michigan Home Visiting Initiative is a multi-agency effort of the Departments of Community Health, Education and Human Services in support of Michigan families. For more information about the Michigan Home Visiting Initiative, visit http://www.michigan.gov/homevisiting. CONTACT: Jennifer Smith, (517) 241-2112
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GTB Life Long Learning Leelanau K-12 Monthly News Extra Curricular Support
Suttons Bay Title VII Indian Education Parent Meeting March 19th @ Life Long Learning 5:30pm
GTB students enrolled in the Life Long Learning Program who maintain a 2.0 GPA and have no Truancy issues are eligible to receive financial support for extra curricular activities. A Student Service Request needs to be completed and submitted to the Education Department for funds to be allocated toward a students extra curricular activity. Please contact your YIS ***Student Service funding is available until funding last.
NO School Spring Break
March 28-April 3rd
Leelanau Youth Intervention Specialist TaShena Sams Phone: 231-534-7231 Fax: 231-534-7646 E-mail: Tashena.sams@gtbindians.com
SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS Suttons Bay Scholarships http://www.suttonsbay.k12.mi.us/ index.php?page=scholarships
Public Schools
Northport Public Schools
March 9th @ 7pm March 9th @ Library
Leland Public Schools March 16th @ 7pm High School Library
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Leelanau Enterprise Reprint
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Benodjenh Children
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Grand Traverse Band Head Start & Early Head Start
EARLY HEAD START HOME BASED SERVICES
Grand Traverse Band
Prenatal Support and Education
Weekly Home Visits
Parent Education & Support
H o me B a s e d
Early Childhood Assessments
P r o g ra m
Serving families with children birth until three
Child Development Screenings
Family Socializations
Support & Encourage Positive
Early Head Start
Prenatal Education Child Development Parent Support Positive Family Relationships
Family Relationships
Open to all families in Leelanau,
Program for
Grand Traverse, Benzie, Manistee,
pregnant moms and
Antrim, and Charlevoix counties
families with children Benodjenh Center 2605 NW Bayshore Dr. Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Center 231.534.7650 EHS Ed./Family Services Cord. 231.534.7929 Fax 231.534.7583
birth until three
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Elders Calendar
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Craft Day Pesh. Site 1:30 –3:30pm
All Site Birthday Bash /3 mile site 1-2pm
Euchre Time Lunch @ 11:30am Game –On 1 pm
Elders Staff Meeting 10am Till Done
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Elders Advisory Meeting @ 12:30 Lunch @ 11:30am
All Site Pool Lucky Jacks Lunch @ 11:30am
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Craft Day Pesh. Site 1:30 –3:30pm
Euchre Time Lunch @ 11:30am Game-On 1pm
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All Activities are Alcohol and Drug Free
Calendar subject to Change. Call Ahead To confirm Activity
Computer Practice Time
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Robbin Raphael 534-7769 492-4352
GTB EARLY HEAD START
Services for Pregnant Moms
Services for Children
A healthy pregnancy has a direct influence on the health and development of a newborn child. The prenatal period has a lasting impact on a child’s potential for healthy growth and development after birth. Early Head Start Home Visitors provide:
and Families
HOME BASED PROGRAM The early years are a crucial time in a child’s life. Early Head Start recognizes that parents are their children’s first teachers. However, helping your child learn and grow can be a big job. Home Visitors come to your home to encourage and support the learning that is happening everyday between you and your child. The focus of the home visit is your child’s development.
Education on fetal development, including the risks from smoking and alcohol
Childbirth education
Postpartum and maternal depression information
The benefits of breastfeeding as well as breastfeeding support
Additionally, the program fosters healthy development because you, your child, and Home Visitor are in a setting most familiar to you. Home visiting allows you to give your child the foundation from which they develop the skills for success later in their school years and in life. Your family will also be offered three socials monthly. This is a time for parents to interact with one another. Additionally, a time for children to play with one another and for you to observe their interactions with other children.
Benodjenh Center 2605 NW Bayshore Dr. Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Center 231.534-.7650 EHS Ed./Family Services Cord. 231.534.7929 Fax: 231.534-.7583
Early Head Start (EHS) strives to have the greatest impact on children by providing supportive services as early in life as possible. EHS empowers the parent to be the child’s first and primary teacher and work as a team to provide strategies for lifelong learning.
Weekly activities to promote healthy child development.
Community resource referrals
Twice monthly socializations
Parent education and support
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Mother Earth Pow Wow
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⁕⁕ The Fish and Wildlife Survey will be mailed out in March. CALL SHAWNEE (534-7500) to have a survey mailed to you. ⁕⁕ Returned & Completed surveys will enter you into a special drawing for Hunting and Fishing Gear or a $50 Grand Prize ⁕⁕ Even if you don’t hunt and fish, your input is necessary for use to get. We compile this information to help us design and carry out future management efforts that will benefit all Tribal Members.
Meet Josh Jackiewicz, Fish and Wildlife Tech II, GTB Natural Resources Department
We currently have a display set up here in Eagletown Market store, for every two cans of Monster drink that a customer buys we give one slip to them to enter our drawing, every case they get 6 slips. They enter to win a Monster Neon light (First Prize) or a backpack (second Prize) Drawing date is set for March 31st. Thank you Janice
SPECIAL MEETING REQUEST FROM THE DIOCESE TO THE TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP - SEE PAGE 1
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Memorials
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Catherine Kelsey-Marie Timmerman GTB Tribal Member LaFontaine, Indiana 02/18/1993 – 01/24/2015
Memorial Service Was held on Sunday, February 8, 2015 a t the Arsulowicz Brothers Mortuary West Chapel
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$50 HONORARIUM for Elders willing to be interviewed for Eyaawing's Archives.
If you are interested please call; the museum at 231-534-7768
Traditional Skills Grant Eyaawing has received a grant from the National Parks service to complete a Traditional Skills Survey. The objective is to survey GTB members ages five and up about the traditional skills and knowledge they know and/ or willing to share. This information will be used to help in bringing artist in our community together, providing classes and workshops, and offering presentations to outside communities. This information is vital to keeping our traditional skills and knowledge alive and to be able to enhance the skills and knowledge of our people. If you are interested in helping on this project please contact Eyaawing staff at 231-534-7768.
TRIBAL VOLUNTEERS DESPERATELY NEEDED: IF YOU HAVE ANY TIME TO COME IN TO THE MUSEUM TO LEARN A VARIETY OF NEW SKILLS WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU WE APPREICATE ANY HELP WE CAN GET AND YOU WILL ENJOY AND BENEFIT FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. Must be able to pass a background check
Eyaawing Events
POW WOW Meetings
Round Dance Strongheart March 28, 2015 Pot Luck meal @ 5p.m
Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center & Odawa Gamik Open to the Public WEDNESDAY SATURDAY 10A.M. - 4 P.M.
GTB Peshawbestown Pow Wow committee meeting March 20th 12 pm—1pm At Eyaawing GTB Benzie Pow wow Focus Group March 24th 6pm—7pm At Benzie office GTB Charlevoix Pow wow Interest group. March 25th 6pm—7pm At Charlevoix office
GET A T-SHIRT!
Come to Eyaawing and fill out a Sobriety Pow Wow Survey and receive a T-Shirt. If you have any questions please contact museum staff at (231) 534-7768.
Grand Traverse Band Artist :
If you would like to sell items in Eyaawing's gift Shop please submit the following information below to Director Cindy Winslow. Price List Photos of work Tribal Id And GTB business License Please remember Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center must buy at WHOLESALE prices and must do a cost comparison before final purchasing. Every Tribal member and/or Native American is welcome to submit for consideration of purchasing. Information can be sent via email to Cindy.winslow@gtbindians.com Or interoffice mail to Eyaawing However if dropping off at Eyaawing we are unable to buy on the spot and you MUST make an appointment
EYAAWING NEEDS INFO We would like to create a veterans memorial here at the museum and would like the name, branch of the military and rank, if possible, for any and all GTB citizens. Not just recent if you know of any of our ancestors that have served in the military we would like their names too. Please email information to Cindy.winslow@gtbindians.com 231-534-7768 or 534-7768
Eyaawing Museum and Cultural Center Contact Information
2605 N. West Bay Shore Drive Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Mailing Address: 2605 N. West Bay Shore Drive, Peshawbestown, MI 49682 Director: Cindy Winslow (231) 534-7764 Curator/Archivist: NaTasha Anderson (231) 534-7768 Cindy.winslow@gtbindians.com ,- http://www.gtbindians.org/eyaawing.asp Advisory Board Members: Mikki Pino, Dodie Harris, Tom Peters, Dee Wonegeshik, Gail Manzano, Sandra Yannott, Jim Thompson. Eyaawing Volunteer Staff: Mary Roberts, Maria Harper, Billy Cabinaw, Karen Sinclare, Ken Melichar, David Marlotte
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