July 3-9, 2023

Miin-giizis July (Berry Moon)

The Tribal Council General Election will take place this Tuesday July 4, 2023. Red Cliff Tribal Members will have the opportunity to vote for a Chairperson, Treasurer, and three At-Large seats. Biinjwebinigedaa ~ Let's Vote!

See candidates below, or view all election information online at

www.redcliff-nsn.gov/election. Results will be published after the ballot count on Tuesday night. Results will be posted on the Elections webpage and on Facebook.

All voting will take place at Legendary Waters. Polls will be open from 8 AM - 8 PM. Please remember to bring your Tribal ID. A valid Red Cliff Tribal ID is required to cast a ballot. Please contact the Tribal Council Secretary with any questions at 715-209-3989 or via email to secretary@redcliff-nsn.gov.

Anishinaabemowin Gabeshiwin (Anishinaabe Language Camp) is here! Join us July 4-7, 2023 at Raspberry Campgrounds here in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang! Find a detailed event schedule online at www.redcliff-nsn.gov/languagecamp.

In addition to lots of language learning opportunities, we’ve got a variety of traditional activities that also incorporate Anishinaabemowin, including traditional games, basket making, moccasin making, traditional cooking, flute making, fish net making, beading, lacrosse, and more!

Free camping is available on-site, first come first serve. No alcohol and/or drugs.

More information and a detailed event schedule is available online at www.redcliff-nsn.gov/languagecamp.

Please contact the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office with any questions at 715-779-3761.

Brian Boyd, Academic Resource Coordinator for the Bayfield School District, and Bayfield High School student Ross Gokee will be attending the Notah Begay III Foundation Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico next week.

Boyd and Gokee’s trip is being sponsored by the Great Lakes Inter Tribal Council (GLITC) Elder Programs, and they will be joining GLITC Elder Program Director Pat Takamine.

The Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference is an engaging, interactive, and motivating event. Attendees will learn new and exciting ways to enhance their youth and community’s health and fitness. They will have the chance to network and learn from Native experts, organizations, and communities working to improve the health of Native American children.

"It is really an honor being invited to go learn in New Mexico," said Gokee, a rising sophomore at Bayfield High School.

Boyd and Gokee were selected because of their participation in GLITC’s Elder-Youth events. These events focus on strengthening youth tribal identity through preserving 7th generation knowledge via cultural mentoring from GLITC’s Foster Grandparent (FGP) program and the Notah Begay III Foundation community empowerment grant.

Boyd has just finished his fifth year of teaching, and holds a license in American Indian History, Culture, and Tribal Sovereignty.

The theme for this year’s conference is Inside Out: Connecting the Mind, Body, Individual and Community. Takamine says events like this are wonderful opportunities to expose tribal youth and adults to ideas and healthy lifestyles that will have life-long impacts.

“We’re so grateful for events like this and we are excited for Brian and Ross to join us at this conference,” said Takamine. “We look forward to seeing how this conference impacts not only them personally, but also their school and tribal community.”

The Conference is set for July 10-12 at the Sandia Resort and Casino. Learn more HERE.

Bayfield High School Teacher Brian Boyd

Bayfield High School Student Ross Gokee

June 27, 2023

In the early hours of Sunday June 25, Gaa-Miskwaabikaang lost a beloved community member. The Red Cliff Tribal Council and Red Cliff Police Department send its sincerest condolences to all impacted by this incident and tragic death.

Shortly after arriving on scene Sunday morning, officers made an arrest. The suspect is facing felony charges, each of which carry a maximum prison sentence of 25-30 years in the state of Wisconsin. The manner of death is suspected to be a fentanyl overdose. However, official cause of death cannot be definitively confirmed until autopsy and lab results are available.

The Red Cliff Police Department is working closely with the Bayfield County Drug Investigator as well as BIA Drug Investigators on this case. Updates will be provided as the investigation continues.

Resources are available to anyone grieving and impacted by this incident. The Red Cliff Community Health Center and Red Cliff Behavioral Health Department offer care and support to anyone in need. Please call 715-779-3707 or 715-779-3741.

Community Action

While RCPD and official Drug Investigators work diligently on cases like this, action from community members is vital to making a difference. RCPD has had community members come forward with knowledge, suspicion, and rumors – all of which do help to an extent. However, what law enforcement needs most is proof, including community members willing to write and sign witness statements, to appear in court, and to testify to what they see. The idea of “everybody knows what is going on” does not stand up in court.

RCPD estimates there are roughly an equal number of drug dealers in the community as there are official law enforcement officers in the department. We must work together to protect our community and our future generations. If you have any information you are able and willing to share, please contact RCPD at 715-779-3733, or stop by the RCPD office at 88385 Pike Rd (lower level).

The Red Cliff Tribal Council and RCPD send its sincerest condolences to all affected. Be well and continue to support one another. There is strength in numbers.

Miigwech,

Chairman Boyd & RCPD Chief Hall

The Red Cliff Tribal Council is set to meet Monday July 3 at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino.

The Regular Session is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM. Community members are encouraged to attend.

Click HERE to access the meeting agenda.

ICYMI -- Kids Fishing Day on June 16 was a great success! Lots of kids and their families came out to the Red Cliff Fish Hatchery for food, fishing, and fun.

This year, we had more participants than ever! TNR staff stocked the hatchery pond with brook trout from the broodstock building, and kids were invited to come out and try their hand at catching fish. Lots of great prizes were raffled off, lots of hot dogs and burgers were grilled and consumed, and lots of fish were caught.

Miigwech to everyone who came out to participate!

Red Cliff and Bad River Elder programs will host a Benefits Update Event on Friday July 14 from 10 AM - 2 PM at the Bad River Casino. This event is for all Tribal Elders and Medicare Beneficiaries.

There will be games, information, bingo, door prizes, and more.

Discussion and information topics include Preventive Services covered by Medicare; Extra help paying premiums; Preventing Medicare fraud; Medicare Updates; Social Security Updates; and more.

The Bad River Casino is located at 73370 US Hwy 2 in Odanah.

Please contact Grace Livingston, Aging & Disability Resource Specialist for more information:

715-292-5366

715-682-7150 ext 1493

ADRS@badriver-nsn.gov

Giwiidosendimin Project LAUNCH will host a Hand Drum Making Class on July 14! The class will be at Giwiidosendimin's Nuzzo House located at 88985 Nuzzo Road.

Limited drum kits are available. Please register by calling Amaris at 715-979-1554.

Attention families with children aged 0-8! Join this wonderful opportunity with Giwiidosendimin Project LAUNCH and UW Extension's FoodWise program. The group will meet on Tuesdays this summer at the Boys & Girls Club from 10-11 AM.

Please contact Amaris with any questions at 715-979-1554.

Interested in continuing your education? Here's an excellent opportunity to get signed up for LCOOU right here in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang. Stop by LCOOU's Red Cliff Outreach location "The Cabin" (located next to Buffalo Bay Store) on July 12! Learn more at www.lco.edu.

The Red Cliff Family Violence Prevention Program is giving away free beach supplies and fishing supplies to community members!

Supplies can be picked up at the Family & Human Services Building, located at 88385 Pike Rd in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang.

Please call 715-779-3706 ext 5012 or ext 5022 with any questions.

FoodWIse Nutrition has released its July 2023 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 July 2023 FoodWIse newsletter.

The Red Cliff Education Department is offering additional financial support for those who have already applied for the Higher Education and Job Training Program.

Want to apply for the scholarship? Here's what we need from you:

Application, Education Plan, Unofficial Transcript, Fall/Spring Schedule.

Click HERE to learn more and access an application.

Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority is accepting applications for housing and housing assistance!

RCCHA provides clean, safe, adequate, and affordable housing for qualified families and elders.

Housing options to apply for include low rent, 6-plex, 4-plex, Elderly, Tax Credit, Tax Credit Rehab.

Oski-Ombendaam New Hope Supportive Housing

The Oski-Ombendaam New Hope housing contains efficiency, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units. The goal of New Hope housing is to provide supportive services to those individuals and families while providing clean, safe, adequate, and affordable housing.

You are also able to apply for Home Repair Assistance and Down Payment Assistance.

Click HERE to access an application.

Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority tenants 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.

The Red Cliff Treaty Natural Resources Division has released its latest edition of the Ganawenjigaade newsletter for Ziigwan (Spring) 2023.

You will find anishinaabemowin vocabulary, program updates, permit information, rabies clinic, updates on water protection, and more!

Click HERE to access.

Click HERE to order online!

Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is accepting applications for its Deputy Administrator position. Applications are due July 22, 2023.

View all position details at www.glifwc.org.

BIA Great Lakes Agency is accepting job applications for its Deputy Superintendent for Trust Services position.

View all details and apply HERE.