Miisaninawiind Nov. 29 - Dec. 5, 2021
Gashkadino-Giizis (Freezing Over Moon)
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Boozhoo and welcome to the Miisaninawiind weekly newsletter!
The Miisaniinawind brings you important news, announcements and updates, designed specifically for the Red Cliff community. But that's not all. The weekly eNewsletter will also provide news about neighboring tribes, communities and broader issues across Indian Country that matter to you.
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Red Cliff Announces Holiday Gift Event for Youth |
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This year's Red Cliff Kids Xmas event is scheduled for December 18 at Legendary Waters. Families can drive through between 9 AM - 6 PM.
Parents or guardians must sign up children by Wednesday December 15. Gifts will be available for newborns and youth up to age 17. Sign up at the Tribal Administration Building or call 715-779-3700.
When arriving at Legendary Waters, please remain in your vehicle and staff will direct you. Parents/guardians will receive a bag of unwrapped gifts, wrapping paper, and tape.
Donations of wrapping paper are being accepted at the Tribal Administration Building.
Please call 715-779-3700 with any questions. Miigwech to all who make this event possible for our youth!
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Red Cliff, Bayfield School Building Ties |
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The Red Cliff Tribal Council and the Bayfield School District are working to continue strengthening its relationship in order to improve educational programs and services affecting Red Cliff tribal members and all students.
A positive partnership between the Red Cliff Band and Bayfield School District is important for providing more opportunities for youth, including increased ways to incorporate Native curriculum into daily learning.
This is an ongoing effort to continue committing resources to students and future generations. Tribal Members make up a large portion of the school district's student population, and reinvigorating culture within school lessons can instill a sense of identity in our school children.
Chi-Miigwech to the Bayfield School District for providing wonderful educational and cultural experiences for our youth!
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Elder Jim Pete Offering Cultural
and Educational Assistance for Youth
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Red Cliff Tribal Elder Guyaushk, also known as Jim Pete, is serving as a Foster Grandparent through the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council.
Guyaushk will be available at the Ginanda Gikendaasomin Red Cliff Library to provide tutoring, assistance with school work, Cultural Projects, and more, for students in grades K - 12.
Feel free to contact Guyaushk via email at guyaushk2002@yahoo.com to set up a time or regular schedule.
Chi-Miigwech to Elder Guyaushk for working with Miskwaabikaang youth! Aho!
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Red Cliff Offers Snowplowing for Elders |
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The Red Cliff Band offers FREE snowplowing for Tribal Member Elders aged 55 and older living within the Red Cliff Reservation boundaries. Plowing is also offered to non-member elders at a cost of $125 for the season.
Elders can sign up for this service at the Tribal Administration Building or by calling the Public Works Department at 715-779-5228. Non-members can make payment at the Tribal Administration Building.
Click HERE to see all details and access a sign up form.
Please contact the Public Works Department with any questions at 715-779-5228.
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Workshop: Making Biiminakwaan
and Pounding Waawaashkeshi Sinew
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Ginanda Gikendaasomin library is located at the Red Cliff Cultural Grounds, 36750 Hwy 13 #2.
Please contact Alex Breslav with any questions at 715-779-3766.
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Jiibaakwedaa - Apple Berry Crisp |
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Jiibaakwedaa (Let's Cook) - Join Ed Metelica, Peer Specialist from Red Cliff's Noojimo'iwewin Center as he prepares an apple berry crisp!
Watch the video for helpful tips and a delicious recipe!
Contact Ed with any questions at emetelica@redcliffhealth.org.
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COVID-19 Relief Payments & SSI Eligibility |
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For Tribal Members who are enrolled in SSI programs or receive SSI payments: Any COVID-19 relief direct assistance payments you receive from the Red Cliff Tribal Government do NOT count against your SSI eligibility or your SSI payment.
See images or click HERE for details.
Please contact 715-779-3707 ext 2238 with any questions.
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Community Members Needed For Committees |
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The Tribal Council is seeking individuals to serve on the following committees, boards, and commissions.
Utilities Commission: 2 members
Health Board: 1 member
Business Board: 1 member
Family Human Services Committee: 2 members
Cemetery Committee: 4 members
If you are interested in serving on any of the committees, please pick up and drop off an application at the front desk of the Tribal Administration Building. You can also access a committee application HERE.
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Seeking Proposals for Architectural and Engineering Services - Cultural Center Project |
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The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians are seeking bids from qualified
agencies/individuals for architectural and engineering services for the development and construction of a new Multi-Purpose Cultural Center at the Gaa-Miskwaabikaang (Red Cliff) Cultural Grounds located at 36750 State Highway 13 North.
Click HERE to view all details. Proposals should be submitted by 4:30 PM on Friday December 10, 2021.
Please direct any questions to:
Joe Defoe, Project Manager/Design Engineer
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
88455 Pike Rd, Bayfield WI 54814
715-779-3700
joe.defoe@redcliff-nsn.gov
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Are you a tribal member-owned business interested in having your business included in our Business Directory? Click HERE.
Tribal Members and non-tribal members planning to do business within the boundaries of the Red Cliff Reservation are reminded to please submit a Business Permit Application. Completed permit applications should be sent to the Red Cliff Legal Department, 88455 Pike Rd, Bayfield, WI 54814.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Available For
Tribal Members in Ashland and Bayfield County
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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program is still offering help and is accepting applications. This program is open to Red Cliff Tribal Members who rent housing in either Ashland County or Bayfield County.
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program can pay up to 12 months of rent and utilities for qualifying households. It is NOT required that applicants live in tribal housing or have past due bills.
Contact 715-779-3700 ext 4208 or ext 4209 with any questions.
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Happy Birthday To Our Members This Week! |
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Thorin Christiansen
Rudy Balber-Herman Denise Talley
Chelsea Hipsher
Shenna Garrity
Benjamin Anhalt
Kelly Menore
Carey Stadick
Drayke Hanninen
Kathryn Sanborn
Addison Brown
Lewis La Pointe
Leonard Raati
Alexander Westlund Jennifer Sturdivant Christopher Smart
William Soulier
Lin Gokee
Michael Lawver
Linda Balber
Shawna Villiard
Laura Gordon
Miranda VanZee
Alyssa Hill
Isabella Eckard
Marion Munson
Jenna Undersander
Wyatt Butterfield
Krista Defoe
Joseph Claugherty
Owen Cawcutt
Shannon Miller
Kjell Fogelberg
Belen Williamson
Jacob Ruese
Benjamin Dunlap Samantha Ellis
Brady Colvard
Zachary Eisold
Gary Bjerke
Jacquelyn Ribble
Kinsley Adamavich
Zariah Zurn
Grace Arseneau
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Madelyn Jeffords
Brodie Sullivan
Emily Holman
Nicholas Howe
Carolyn Morrin
Nichole Falkowski
Curtis Andrews
Adam Mata
Mario Shinaway
Jorge Gordon
Owen Lester
Meghan Renfro
Brian Keith
Britany Bonney
Krista Peters
Robert Boyd
Chayton Basina
Brayton Kangas
Robert Martin
Parker Bresette
Ronald Nordin
Ethan Chambers
Blake Cebolski
Brandon Barningham Winnie Osborne
Matthew Schmidt
Keanu Artishon
Madeline La Pointe Vincent Topping
Amber Brown
Tatum Gitlewski
Melissa Versetto
Robert Timmerman Aubree Fairbanks
Phillip Schultz
Jocelyn Carlson
Evelyn Bull
Tyrese Topping
Annalia Bresette
Kurt Buffalo
Patricia Daley
Lauren Cline
Brandon Kurtz
Bejaki Bear
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Joseph Stein
Jordan La Grew
Matthew Richards
Harper Pederson
Jens La Grew
Dawn Mc Avaney
Robin Armagost
Beth Bailey
Kaitlin Bresette
Braeden Williamson Ellenor Collins
Cassandra Andrews
Will Bennett
Angela Arseneau
Andrew Berquam
Danielle Gordon
Kimberly Higgins
Diane Wallace
William Roberts
Trever Moder
Ardell Lamarche
Jennifer Wittkorn
Sydney Benton
Logan Atkins
Elaina Deojay
Lexi Burgett
Salena Buffalo
Selena Liberty-Cavazos Jessica Marchand
Rhonda MacCracken
Hunter Gordon
Kathleen Barri
Sarah Wachsmuth
Nancy Newago
Daniel Bernstrom
Mary Mladek
Jacob Buffalo
Michaela Wachsmuth Julie Gordon
Desmond Reijo
Jeffery Nystrom
Kelsey Whitney
Matthew Fizell
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Roll Up Your Sleeves: Flu Vaccine Now Available |
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Red Cliff Community Health Center has received this year’s influenza vaccines for seniors, adults, and children. It is critical to immunize your entire family for Influenza, and to do it as soon as possible! Covid-19 infections will be more serious, and possibly deadly, if additional infections occur at the same time. Also, the health care system regionally is under strain which makes it even more important to prevent the most common reasons for hospital admissions in the winter, which are influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia.
Influenza vaccines are not only for the medically vulnerable. Rather, they are important for the entire family in order to protect seniors and anyone with underlying medical conditions by reducing their chances of being exposed to influenza. Many patients think the influenza vaccine caused them to feel sick after receiving the vaccine. However, it takes 2 weeks for the influenza vaccine to be effective. Any symptoms of illness experienced after receipt of the vaccine are symptoms of an infection to which the patient was already exposed. The vaccine is not perfect, but it is 80% effective at preventing influenza. Also, the vaccine shortens the number of days of illness, allowing people to return to work or school sooner, and it reduces the length of time that any one can spread the infection to others.
Pneumococcal vaccine is included in childhood vaccines. Adult pneumococcal vaccine is given routinely to adults at 65 years of age. However, it is also strongly recommended in any one with any underlying medical conditions, or tobacco use. This year, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are recommending any one over 50 get the vaccine as well. A pneumococcal vaccine with in the last 5 years is most protective.
Please call the clinic at 715-779-3707 to arrange vaccine appointments for your family. Do this for your family, elders and community!!
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NARCAN Training Available |
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Have you been trained and are looking to get a refresher or are you looking to get trained in the use of NARCAN?
It only takes 30 minutes to learn how to save someone from an overdose.
Do you own a business in Red Cliff and want to get trained? A training for you and your employees can be arranged.
If you’re interested in learning more, please contact Justin Hansen at the Noojimo’iwewin Center at 715-779-3707 ext. 2397 or jhansen@redcliffhealth.org
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We're Hiring Nurses - Come Join Our Team! |
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Red Cliff Health Division continues to grow and hire. The health staff are committed to serving the community and are a great team to work with!
Positions we are recruiting for:
· Community Health Nurse - MCH
· Community Health Nurse - Generalist
· Nurse Case Manager
· Clinic Nurse (LTE to assist with vaccines)
Please click HERE for more information.
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Click HERE to visit the Red Cliff Community Health Center website.
Click HERE for COVID-19 Updates and Resources.
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Women's Empowerment Group |
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Red Cliff's Family Violence Prevention Program is now offering a Women's Empowerment Group at the Family & Human Services Building.
Participants can bring their own crafts or get supplies when they come!
Food will be provided and masks are required.
Please contact 715-779-3706 ext 5022 or ext 5012 with any questions.
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Financial Assistance Available for
Families At Risk Of Domestic Abuse
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The challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, including economic stress, have increased the risks and severity of domestic abuse. To support families whose safety is at risk, the Department of Children and Families (DCF) has launched the Living Independently Through Financial Empowerment (LIFE) program using emergency funding allocated to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Under this program, domestic violence survivors can access pandemic relief funds to become financially empowered to live independent, violence-free lives. Eligible survivors will receive temporary financial assistance totaling $3,500 over a three-month period ($1,500 in month one and $1,000 in months two and three). To learn more, visit www.dcf.wisconsin.gov/life.
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FoodWIse Newsletter - November 2021 |
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FoodWIse Nutrition has released its November 2021 newsletter!
FoodWIse is federally funded statewide by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education (SNAP-Ed) and the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). FoodWIse advances healthy eating habits, active lifestyles and healthy community environments for Wisconsin residents with limited incomes through nutrition education at the individual, community and systems levels.
Click HERE to view the full November 2021 FoodWIse newsletter.
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Bayfield School District Updates |
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Please consider taking this survey! Open to everyone living in the School District of Bayfield. Open until November 30, 2021.
You can view the school's news and updates on their website:
You can also find updates on the
Bayfield School District Facebook page.
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Access Scholarship Opportunities |
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Red Cliff Community Members have access to a variety of scholarships.
Click HERE to visit the Education Department's Scholarships page.
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Boys and Girls Club of Gitchigami |
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Housing Board Meeting November 29 |
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The regular monthly RCCHA Board Meeting is scheduled for Monday November 29 at Legendary Waters.
The Meeting is scheduled to begin at 5 PM.
Click HERE for the meeting agenda.
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Proposed Changes to RCCHA
Wait List Preference System
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Wait list preference point systems are utilized by every Housing Authority as a method to prioritize what the Tribe has identified as its highest needs, to attempt to address the highest need first (as there is always more need than resources available). Data gathered from Tribal Membership via surveys, needs assessment, Census, etc. establishes the priorities. The HA implements the identified priorities in conjunction with HUD regulations.
View the proposed changes HERE. Public comments on the proposed changes can be provided to the Housing Authority by Friday December 3, 2021.
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Job Opportunity:
Executive Assistant - Grant Writer/HR Manager
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Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority is seeking applicants for a full time Executive Assistant - Grant Writer / HR Manager position.
This position is a key assistant to the Executive Director in carrying out and achieving goals identified in the Indian Housing Plan. Duties/Activities include grant writing / grant administration, pre-project development, executive level administrative support, policy writing; data gathering, analysis and preparation of specialized reports. Acts as the organizational Human Resource Manager.
Click HERE for a full job description. Contact RCCHA Executive Director Cheryl Cloud with any questions at 715-779-3744 ext 3506 or email ccloud@redcliffhousing.org.
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Job Opportunity:
Construction Project Manager
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This position will work within the homeowner private home repair and rehabilitation programs planning, organizing & directing project work including conducting inspections, preparing scopes of work & cost estimates, preparing documents associated with project management. Incumbent will coordinate contractor work schedules; inspect and monitor the work of outside contractors on behalf of the organization.
Click HERE for a full job description.
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Housing Improvement Program |
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Contact Liz Boyd with any questions or to access a Housing Improvement Program application at 715-779-3744 extension 3518 or email eboyd@redcliffhousing.org.
You can also access an application HERE.
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Residential Resource Coordinator
Available For Housing Tenants
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Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority tenants now have access to a Residential Resource Coordinator. The coordinator will help tenants get connected with various resources.
This service is available to Housing tenants Monday through Friday at New Hope Building A, at 37580 Pageant Road.
Please call 715-779-3744 extension 3514 with any questions.
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Legendary Waters Resort & Casino |
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News Across Indian Country |
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Charles Sams III becomes first Native
American to head National Park Service
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By Li Cohen from CBS News
Photo by Bill Clark
The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Charles "Chuck" Sams III as the next director of the National Park Service on Thursday. He will be the first Native American to lead the agency in its 105-year history.
Sams, who is Cayuse and Walla Walla, is a member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation.
The Oregon-based Confederated Tribes is comprised of individuals from the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes. Sams told the Confederated Tribes' newspaper, the Confederated Umatilla Journal, on Friday that he's "deeply honored" to serve as the 19th director of NPS.
"I am also very deeply appreciative of the support, guidance and counsel of my Tribal elders and friends throughout my professional career," Sams told the newspaper. "I look forward to carrying on the responsibility of being a good steward of our natural resources and in joining the dedicated and dynamic staff of the National Park Service."
Sams' confirmation marks the first time in nearly five years that the department will have an official director. The position has been filled with various people serving as acting heads since January 2017, when Jonathan Jarvis, who was confirmed as the director in 2009, left his position, according to the Associated Press.
Sams has worked in state and tribal governments, as well as in natural resource and conservation management, for more than 25 years, the Department of the Interior said. Sams, who is also a Navy veteran, has a bachelor's degree in business administration, as well as a master of legal studies in Indigenous peoples law.
In a press release on Friday, tribal leaders commended the confirmation, with Confederated Tribes trustee member Kat Brigham saying that Sams "knows the outdoors."
"He understands the importance of helping families develop a relationship with the land," Brigham said.
Tribal elder Antone Minthorn said Sams "has dedicated his life to protecting and providing for the people."
"At his core, he is honorable, loyal and accountable," Minthorn said.
The White House announced Sams' nomination in August, with Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who was the first Native American ever to be confirmed as a Cabinet secretary, saying that he will be an "incredible asset" to the department.
"The diverse experience that Chuck brings to the National Park Service will be an incredible asset as we work to conserve and protect our national parks to make them more accessible for everyone," she said. "I look forward to working with him to welcome Americans from every corner of our country into our national park system. The outdoors are for everyone, and we have an obligation to protect them for generations to come."
The National Park Service was officially created in 1916 to care for the nation's 423 parks and more than 150 related areas. In his role as director, Sams will oversee the management of national programs, policy and budget.
During his confirmation hearings, Sams said that Indigenous and tribal consultation will be a large focus for him in his role as director, Indian Country Today reported.
"In Indian Country, we expect an open discussion of the federal government prior to making decisions, not after the fact," he said in an opening statement. He later told Senator Mazie Hirono that he wants to ensure "Indigenous history of park service lands – which often were taken from tribal nations – is included, in addition to incorporating Indigenous views and knowledge in decision making."
"I look forward to working with Native communities across the United States, whether that's in your home state of Hawaii, or Alaska Natives and throughout the U.S. territories, to make sure that this story can be told as broadly as possible," he said, according to Indian Country Today. "And I think it's important to be able to work with Native folks on traditional ecological knowledge and helping manage those spaces so that we're conserving them based on 10,000 plus years of management of those spaces to ensure that they'll be here for future generations to enjoy."
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GLIFWC presents its quarterly newspaper Mazina’igan. The Biboon 2021-22 edition is packed with features, Ojibwemowin exercises, Ceded Territory news, research updates, and includes our reader-favorite phenology calendar.
Learn about the hunting reprieve for ma’iingan in Wisconsin; conservation wardens in Ojibwe communities; climate collaborations; and academic connections with UW-Superior and Loyola University’s Gregory Gagnon.
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NorthLakes Community Clinic Awards First Indigenous Health Care Scholarship |
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On November 16th at the Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College, one of the two tribal colleges in Wisconsin, NorthLakes Community Clinic awarded its first Indigenous Health Care Scholarship to a native health care scholar Lacey Martin. Lacey is in her third semester of the two year Nursing Program. She’ll be graduating in May 2022. She is currently a certified Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and working at Marshfield Clinic in Rice Lake as an Emergency Room Technician, as well as attending college. She plans to be an Emergency Room Nurse at Marshfield Clinic.
This year NorthLakes Community Clinic’s community engagement went beyond raising funds for its own health care programs and equipment. They raised funds for an endowed scholarship managed by the American Indian College Fund that will award an annual health care scholarship to Wisconsin Native American scholars. They raised over $110,000 and the annual amount awarded will be between four to five thousand dollars in perpetuity.
The effort’s intention is to help recruit, retain and diversify the health care workforce in this region for both tribal and nontribal health care organizations. The lack of diversity in health care in Northern Wisconsin further exacerbates health inequities experienced by native people. “This scholarship is one step in the right direction. Making education more accessible to tribal members is one small way to support a better future for all of us. We so often use the expression, ‘We all do better when we all do better’, this is what the scholarship is all about.” said Reba Rice, CEO of NorthLakes.
NorthLakes raised over $110,000 for its endowment which will begin awarding scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. Associated Bank generously supported the momentum by donating $5000 for an inaugural scholarship which was awarded by American Indian College Fund to Lacey Martin.
NorthLakes Community Health Clinic operates in rural northern Wisconsin, the territory of eight of the eleven Wisconsin’s Native American Tribes; Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac Du Flambeau Band of Chippewa, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Mole Lake Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, and Forest County Potawatomi. Each of the tribes also has clinics that operate as Community Health Centers. NorthLakes is honored to work alongside these clinics.
Click HERE to learn more.
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Red Cliff Tribal Administration Office
88455 Pike Road
Bayfield, Wi. 54814
715-779-3700
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