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Miisaninawiind May 16-22, 2022
Zaagibagaa-Giizis (Budding 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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Anishinaabemowin Gabeshiwin Set for July 5-8 | |
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The Tribal Historic Preservation Department has announced dates for this year's Anishinaabemowin Gabeshiwin (Language Camp)! Activities and learning opportunities will take place July 5-8 at Raspberry Campgrounds.
Activities will include makizinan (moccasin) making, anishinaabe language learning, traditional cooking, films, and much more!
Stay tuned for more details. Please contact the Tribal Historic Preservation Department with any questions at 715-779-3761.
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Elder Guyaushk elected as WIEA President
WIEA scholarship applications due June 1
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At the recent Annual Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA) meeting, Red Cliff elder Guyaushk (Jim Pete) was elected as WIEA President. The WIEA conference and meeting were held at the Indian Community School in Milwaukee/Franklin on May 13-14, 2022.
Jim Pete and Red Cliff Education Division Administrator Jared Blanche serve as the Northwest Region Board members for the WIEA. Barb Lundberg from Northland College and Danielle Carley from LCO Ojibwe College serve as the Northwest Region alternates.
Jim Pete will now lead the WIEA with the mission to promote education and educationally related opportunities for American Indian people in Wisconsin. One aspect of this relates to scholarships awarded to students on a yearly basis.
WIEA was established in 1985 by a group of concerned Indian Educators to carry on the efforts of the former Great Lakes Intertribal Council (GLITC) Education sub-committee. The GLITC Education Committee began in the early 1970’s but was disbanded around 1983 because of a lack of funds. A group of concerned Indian Educators began meeting in 1984 and after a series of meetings during that year, developed By-laws and a mission statement. The group was formally organized in 1985 as the Wisconsin Indian Education Association.
Additional information can be found on WIEA’s website, including this year’s scholarships, which are due on June 1, 2022 at: https://wiea.net.
Congratulations Guyaushk!
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Banquet honors high school graduates | |
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The Red Cliff Education Department and Bayfield School hosted an Honors Banquet last week for this year's high school graduates. The banquet featured songs, guest speakers, raffles, awards, and a feast!
Frank Montano served as emcee and drum group Wigwam Express performed honor songs for the graduates. Red Cliff Chairman Christopher Boyd and Education Division Administrator Jared Blanche spoke to the graduates about their hard work, dedication, and continues success in their future endeavors.
Graduates received gift bags containing notebooks, lanyards, Red Cliff sweaters, pop sockets, laptop computers, and other gifts from downtown businesses!
Chi-miigwech to the following organizations and businesses for sponsoring and providing donations for our graduates:
Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College
Manypenny Bistro
Wild Rice Restaurant
The Bayfield Inn
Up North
Legendary Waters Resort & Casino
Bayfield School District
Red Cliff Band
Ginanda Gikendaasomin Red Cliff Library
Congratulations Class of 2022
Biwabik Basina - Amelia Bernal - Grace Bettinger - Layla Boyd - Logan Boyd - Marcus Boyd - Carl Butterfield - Kylie Curran - Thomas Defoe - Leora DePerry - Thomas Gadbois - Daunte Gordon - Madison Gordon - Seren Joyner - Kyan Kraus - LeAngelo LaPointe - Lennox LaPointe Birkholz - Gavin Marx - Aidan McKuen - Katy Peterson - Allison Rogers - Michael Shafer
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Denise Sweet named Wisconsin Indian Education Association Indian Elder of the Year | |
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Denise Sweet (White Earth Band) has been named the Indian Elder of the Year for the Wisconsin Indian Education Association (WIEA)! Sweet lives in Bayfield and teaches at Red Cliff's outreach site for Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe College. She is also very active in the Wisconsin Native Vote initiative and serves as a member of the Bayfield School Board.
Sweet has been designated as an Emeritus Professor with UW-Green Bay and is a former WI Poet Laureate at the WI Poet Laureate Commission.
Sweet has a B.A. and M.A. in English and Creative Writing at First Nations Studies at UW-Green Bay.
As a published author, her books and anthologies include:
~Palominos Near Tuba City: New & Selected Poems, Holy Cow! Press, April, 2018
~Songs for Discharming, Greenfield Review Press
~Days of Obsidian, Days of Grace, Poetry Harbor Press
~Know By Heart, Rhiannon Press
~Nitaawichige: Selected Poetry and Prose by Four Anishinaabe Writers, Poetry Harbor
~Stories Migrating Home: Anishnaabe Prose, Loonfeather Press
~Reinventing the Enemy's Language: Contemporary Native Women's Writing of North America, W.W. Norton
~Returning the Gift: Poetry and Prose from the First North American Native Writers' Festival, University of Arizona
~Women Brave in the Face of Danger, Crossing Press
Please join us in congratulating Denise Sweet! Miigwech to Denise for making a positive impact on Gaa-Miskwaabikaang and across Indian Country!
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Successful Ogaa Spearfishing Camp! | |
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On Friday May 6, Red Cliff teamed up with Bad River, Bayfield Schools and community members, including from other Tribes, to harvest ogaa (walleye/pickerel) at Lake Namekagon and provide teachings to our Anishinaabe youth. It was a great success!
Most participating youth took home a few ogaawag (plural for ogaa) as well as teachings about Anishinaabe culture and treaty rights. The goal was to inspire our youth and other community members to carry forward our traditions while having a good time.
It was a beautiful evening with great food, great stories and a great fish dance! Ikwewag (women) led by Carolyn Gouge put on a water ceremony before the ogaa harvest.
An estimated 100 community members came out, including around 50 youth and their families; law enforcement (from Red Cliff, Bad River, Great Lakes and Wisconsin); a drum; filmmakers; staff from Bayfield Schools, the Boys & Girls Club, THPO and others.
According to those who took the Red Cliff post-event survey, on average the camp was rated between “very” and “extremely helpful” for learning Anishinaabe / Ojibwe language and culture. Participants stated they would on average use what they learned from the event between “very much” and “all the time.”
Everyone seemed to have a good time, and there were no reports of anyone falling in. For many, it was their first time spearfishing. We hope you join us next time!
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Seeking Cook / Meal Preparation for THPO Field School June 13 to July 23 | |
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The Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Department is accepting bids for an individual to cook for the upcoming 2022 Archaeology Field School, June 13 - July 23. Please submit your bid for the following:
Meals will be needed for the following dates:
Week 1: June 13-18, 2022
Week 2: June 21-25, 2022
Week 3: June 28-July 1, 2022
Week 4: July 5-6, July 8-9, 2022
Week 5: July 12-16, 2022
Week 6: July 19-23, 2022
29 meals total.
1 meal per day.
18 people per meal.
Bid will need to include a proposed menu and list of food items needed. The proposed menu should include a variety of a protein, starch, and vegetable for each meal.
Please do not include the cost of food in your bid although you will be doing the shopping for food.
Cook must provide their own cooking and serving utensils.
Deliver prepared/ready-to-eat food to Legendary Waters Campgrounds at 5:30 PM on the dates listed above.
Please submit your bids to the Tribal Historic Preservation Department:
In-Person at 36750 Hwy 13, Red Cliff, WI
Mail to 88455 Pike Rd, Bayfield WI, 54814 ATTN: THPO Dept
Email to Marvin Defoe, marvin.defoe@redcliff-nsn.gov or Edwina Buffalo-Reyes, edwina.buffalo-reyes@redcliff-nsn.gov.
Deadline to submit bids is May 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM.
Please contact the Tribal Historic Preservation Department with any questions at 715-779-3761.
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Larry Gordon Memorial Camping Week
Red Cliff Tribal Members camp for free this week
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The 2nd Annual Larry Gordon Memorial Camping Week is here! Red Cliff Tribal Members camp for free at Buffalo Bay Campground May 16-22.
Please be sure to call Legendary Waters Hotel Front Desk at 800-226-8478 to make your reservation. You must check in at the Hotel Front Desk to receive tags for your campsite.
A map of Buffalo Bay Campground is included below for those who wish to select a specific site.
Larry Gordon is a Red Cliff Tribal Member who dedicated a 30-year career to Isle Vista Casino – now Legendary Waters Resort & Casino. Larry offered much love and care for the community and spent countless weekends camping with friends and family. Larry passed away on November 12, 2020 while enjoying the outdoors. His wife and long-time Tribal leader Jeanne Gordon passed away December 31, 2021.
Read more about Larry here: https://www.bratleyfamilyfuneralhomes.com/obituary/larry-gordon
Read more about Jeanne here: https://www.bratleyfamilyfuneralhomes.com/obituary/jeanne-gordon
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Food Distribution Dates for May | |
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The Red Cliff Food Distribution Program has several giveaway dates throughout the rest of May!
Friday May 20 - Badger Box Distribution
Beginning at 10 AM
To qualify: Income eligible, open to all
Friday May 27 - Tribal Elder Food Box Program
Beginning at 1 PM
To qualify: Native Elder 55+, Tribally Enrolled
Tuesday May 31 - Elder Stock Box
Beginning at 10 AM
To qualify: Wisconsin Resident, 60+, income eligible
Please contact Red Cliff Food Distribution with any questions at 715-779-3740.
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Safe Ogaa (Walleye) Consumption | |
Weweni amwaadaanig ogaawag (Let’s eat walleye safely)!
Before you take to the lakes for spring ogaa (walleye) season, consult GLIFWC’s Mercury Maps to help you make informed decisions about safe fish consumption. Mercury Maps—updated for 2022—are available HERE and at tribal registration stations.
Spring spearing and netting are an integral part of Anishinaabe bimaadiziwin. But as with any species of fish, ogaawag contain mercury, a contaminant that can cause serious health problems. To limit exposure to mercury, choose lakes with lower mercury levels. Refer to GLIFWC’s Mercury Maps for the safe number of meals of ogaa per month you can safely enjoy for that lake. Ogaa less than 20 inches and fish species lower on the food chain like asaawe (yellow perch) tend to have lower levels of mercury.
Chi-Miigwech to Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission!
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Jiibaakwedaa (Let's Cook) - Join Ed Metelica, Peer Specialist from Red Cliff's Noojimo'iwewin Center as he prepares an easy-to-make dessert: pear cobbler!
Click HERE for the recipe and instructions. Recipe and instructions are also included in the video.
Contact the Noojimo'iwewin Center with any questions at 715-779-3508.
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The Red Cliff Tribal Council is set to met on Tuesday May 17 at Legendary Waters.
The Regular Session is scheduled to begin at 4:30 PM. Community members are invited to attend.
Click HERE for the meeting agenda.
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Are you a tribal member-owned business interested in having your business included in our Business Directory? Click HERE.
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Tribal Departments host community events throughout each week!
Library, Youth, Behavioral Health, Government, Experiential Learning, Traditional Crafts, and more! View the events calendar to access details for all scheduled events.
Events are always being added -- check the events calendar regularly!
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Click image to access the entire Behavioral Health May newsletter. | |
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Red Cliff Community Health Center
Cancer Support Group
Recipe Corner
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole
There is something for everyone in this Tater Tot breakfast casserole. It's crunchy on top and soft in the center with the bottom layer packed with vegetables and crumbled turkey sausage. The eggs hold everything together. This easy breakfast casserole is perfect for the holidays when you need to feed a hungry crowd.
Total: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 10
Ingredient
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3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 12 ounces bulk turkey sausage
- 1 ½ cups chopped yellow onion
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 8 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups whole milk
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 (28 ounce) package frozen potato tots
- ¾ cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook, stirring and breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon, until browned, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Do not wipe the skillet clean.
Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil to the skillet; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 7 minutes. Add garlic; cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the vegetables to the reserved sausage.
Whisk eggs, milk, chili powder, cayenne and pepper in a large bowl. Add the sausage-vegetable mixture; stir until combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Top evenly with potato tots, arranging them in a single layer. Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake until the casserole is set and the cheese is golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with chives before serving.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: about 1 cup Per Serving: 347 calories; fat 21g; cholesterol 186mg; sodium 739mg; carbohydrates 25g; dietary fiber 3g; protein 11g; sugars 5g; saturated fat 7g;
For more recipes, www.eatingwell.com
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Harm Reduction - Keep our Community "SAFE" | |
Saving lives from HIV and Hepatitis C requires aggressive strategies to reach people at high risk. The purpose of the Red Cliff SAFE Program is to help reduce harm from risky behaviors.
The SAFE Program is operated out of the Red Cliff Community Health Center. This program is available to all members of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa as well as surrounding communities. Individuals can access clean syringes, sharps containers, sterile water, antibiotic cream, alcohol wipes, and condoms. By improving access to these materials, we help people who inject heroin, meth, and other drugs to reduce their risk of contracting HIV and Hepatitis C.
In addition, the Red Cliff Community Health Center now offers Narcan. Narcan is for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. When you come in for our needle exchange, you can request a dose(s) of Narcan at no charge to you.
If you or a loved one are at risk for HIV or Hepatitis C, we will never judge you or your behaviors. You can access the services by simply stopping at the health center reception and asking for the SAFE Program. The services are provided within the health center setting and are completely confidential.
The goal is to expand sites within the next year. The current services are available Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm except holidays. You can get more information by calling (715) 779-3707.
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NARCAN Training Available | |
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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Click HERE to visit the Red Cliff Community Health Center website.
Click HERE for COVID-19 Updates and Resources.
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Click image to access the entire ECC May Newsletter | |
Bayfield School District Updates | |
Click image to access the entire Bayfield School District Summer School Program packet. | |
Find Athletic Schedules and School Events on their Calendar.
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 | |
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 | |
Dusty LaFernier joins the Club staff | |
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Boozhoo Gakina awiiya! My name is Dusty LaFernier, and I was recently hired as the Boys and Girls Club Youth Cultural Coordinator!
I graduated from Bayfield High with the class of 2020, and am a current LCO College student. I am really fortunate to be able to teach the youth all that was taught to me, and serve in my home community.
Please feel free to call the club with any questions.
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Seeking a member for the Housing Board | |
We are seeking a community member to join the Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority Board. Meetings are held once a month and serve to improve housing conditions for community members. Contact us to apply! 715-779-3744. | |
Services Offered at New Hope | |
The RCCHA ROSS Resource program, RCHC Behavioral Health and NWCEP, DWD/DVR, GLITC VRNA Staffs would like to announce the satellite service office for wrap around programs is now open at New Hope main building.
Please come check us out. We have Vocational, Employment, Mental health and Substance abuse services offered.
See below flyer with the specific days and hours currently offered.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Program Update | |
Attention members who are receiving Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds:
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program recently announced that Red Cliff had received additional funding from the U.S. Treasury to fund the Emergency Rental Assistance Program through September. However, the Treasury has not changed its eligibility requirements.
ERA is a temporary assistance program for renters financially impacted by the pandemic. It is federally funded, but administered by tribes, states, and municipalities. Red Cliff serves tribal households in Bayfield and Ashland Counties. Per Treasury requirements, a qualifying household can receive ERA for twelve months, with an additional three months of continuing assistance when needed. Unfortunately, this means households that have already received fifteen months of assistance cannot receive more.
If your household has received fifteen months of assistance and is no longer eligible, but still in need, please contact the Red Cliff Family and Human Services Department at 715-779-3706.
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NAIHC Launches Housing Assistance Resource Hub for Native Homeowners
Website lists tribal and state mortgage, utilities and rental assistance services
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“It’s important for our indigenous people and families to have access to programs that can help make life a little easier during an already challenging time, and the National American Indian Housing Council’s Tribal Housing Assistance Resource Hub offers a centralized location to find tribal housing services,” said Adrian Stevens, NAIHC board chair and executive director of Seneca Housing Authority. “With funding from HAF and ERAP programs, tribes are continuing or expanding their housing assistance services to tribal members living on and off tribal land. For families across Indian Country adjusting to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, these emergency housing assistance programs can be vital to keeping a roof over their heads.”
Congress established the HAF and ERAP in response to the pandemic to help states and tribes alleviate the impacts of COVID-19. The HAF provides a minimum of $50 million for each state and $498 million collectively for tribes or Tribally Designated Housing Entities and the Department of Hawaiian Homelands. At the Resource Hub website, visitors can scroll over a map and click on a state to find a listing of state and tribal HAF and ERAP services as well as all housing services offered by tribal housing programs in that state, such as home loan assistance, homebuyer education, elder and veteran housing and other services.
“NAIHC appreciates our partner, Wells Fargo, for supporting housing assistance programs and offering platforms to share information, resources and opportunities for homeowners across tribal communities,” said Chair Stevens.
Over the past three years, NAIHC, with assistance from Wells Fargo Foundation, has awarded nearly 40 tribes with additional funding to provide maintenance needs for senior-owned homes and offer additional resources to address the impacts of COVID-19. Also, with help from Wells Fargo, NAIHC moved its Leadership Institute training program designed for tribal housing professionals to an online platform while continuing to provide needed technical assistance directly to tribal housing programs. The Housing Assistance Resource Hub is another project that strengthens the collaboration between NAIHC and Wells Fargo.
“Wells Fargo is proud to support the great work of NAIHC in addressing the critical housing challenges facing American Indian, Alaskan Natives and Native Hawaiians over the last several years -- especially in advancing NAIHC’s work in keeping people housed and supporting tribal members in accessing the critical homeowner and rental assistance that is available,” said Eileen Fitzgerald, head of Wells Fargo housing affordability philanthropy.
Visit the NAIHC Tribal Housing Assistance Resource Hub HERE.
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Homebuyers Wanted,
Pre-Developed Sites Available
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Multiple lease sites (8) in current development will be ready for a home to be placed in 2022. Clearing, utilities, driveway and slab done – giving you a leg up on development!
To choose your site, bring in your pre-approval from a mortgage lender and select your manufactured home! These sites provide a homebuyer with immediate equity as the site development cost is subsidized with grant funding. Act soon to have a new home in 2022!*
For more information and for map review of sites, please contact Liz Boyd, Homebuyer/Homeowner Program Manager at 715-779-3744 ext. 3518 or email eboyd@redcliffhousing.org.
If you haven’t prequalified, we also can assist with getting you matched with a mortgage lender!
Don’t miss out! Own your own home today!
*Please note: lead times for ordering homes can vary; and COVID still does have impact on supply chains, labor and transportation. Home ordering must take place soon in order to have a home delivered & placed in the 2022 year.
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The Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority Board meets once a month. Click HERE for the entire schedule of 2022 RCCHA Board meetings. Meeting agendas are posted 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 | |
News Across Indian Country | |
Historic Preservation Intern Opportunity | |
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Are you looking to start a career in historic preservation? Apostle Islands National Lakeshore was chosen to participate in the Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) and are seeking two Historic Preservation interns for this summer.
This is an opportunity for individuals to get on the job experience in all kinds of preservation and trades work. These Interns will complete a 20 week season that includes trainings, trades courses, and lots of on the job training. Interns will receive a weekly living allowance as well as an AmeriCorps education award.
Click HERE to apply by May 31.
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Bad River Ojibwemowin Program
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Red Cliff Tribal Administration Office
88455 Pike Road
Bayfield, Wi. 54814
715-779-3700
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