Miisaninawiind April 25 - May 1, 2022
Iskigamizige-Giizis (Sugarbushing 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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Dates set for Larry Gordon Memorial Camping Week
Red Cliff Tribal Members camp for free
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The 2nd Annual Larry Gordon Memorial Camping Week is scheduled for May 16-22! Red Cliff Tribal Members camp for free at Buffalo Bay Campground.
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.
The free camping week is set for later on in May due to the lingering winter conditions. Tribal Council and Legendary Waters leadership decided these dates would provide a better experience for the community to enjoy camping.
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 โ 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.
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Gaa-Miskwaabikaang and AINLS Continue Partnership Efforts |
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The Red Cliff Tribal Council and representatives from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and the National Park Service met last week as part of ongoing efforts to build and strengthen relationships. Collaboration between the Tribe and the Park Service is important for preserving not only the land, but Ojibwe/Anishinaabe culture as well.
In conjunction with the recent meeting, Apostle Islands National Lakeshore donated items to Tribal youth. Some items included camping gear and supplies for the Wardenโs Spearing Program. Chi-miigwech to AINLS for supporting the Tribeโs cultural practices and language efforts for our youth.
AINLS also has ongoing efforts to include Ojibwemowin as part of its regular education and communication. AINLS has updated and released its Official Park Map & Brochure to include Ojibwemowin names for all of the Wenabozho ominisan (Apostle Islands). Their website also includes audio recordings of the place names and other Ojibwemowin: https://www.nps.gov/apis/learn/historyculture/ojibwemowin-place-names.htm
Last summer, the Gaa-Miskwaabikaang Red Cliff flag was permanently raised over the Park. A ceremony was held to honor and acknowledged the land:
โ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ช๐ช๐ซ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ซ๐ช๐จ! ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ชโ๐ช๐ป๐ฉ๐ข๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข! ๐๐ซ๐ช๐ฃ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช๐ธ๐ข๐จ ๐ช๐จ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ชโ๐ข๐บ๐ข๐ขโ๐ข๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ข๐ซ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ, โ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ป๐ฉ๐ข๐ข ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ธ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐จ ๐จ๐ช๐ช ๐ฃ๐ข๐ฃ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ธ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐ธ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ป๐ฉ๐ฐ-๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฅ๐ข๐ด๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข๐ข ๐ข๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข ๐ข๐ธ๐ช๐ช๐บ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ข๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ช ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐ข. ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข ๐ข๐ธ๐ช๐บ๐ข๐ข ๐จ๐ช๐ช๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฉ๐บ๐ข๐จ, ๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐ธ๐ข๐จ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ข๐จ, ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ช๐บ๐ข๐จ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ช๐ธ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐จ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ช๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ธ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ข๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ช ๐ช๐ป๐ฉ๐ช๐ต๐ธ๐ข๐ข๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ.โ
"Hello my friends! We are happy you all came here! Our Ojibwe elders tell us that, โtruly a long time ago those ancient Natives traveled here to the Apostle Islands, however, we have always called this place home. Everything all over the land has created our way of life. Everyone (the fish, the birds, the insects, the spirits in the forest, Lake Superior, and sky) is where our culture comes from.โ
Visit www.nps.gov/apis to learn more, or follow the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Facebook page for more educational opportunities.
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Elder set to speak at Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center |
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Red Cliff Elder Rob Goslin Sr (Flashingbird) is scheduled to speak at the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center on Saturday May 7 as part of its North Country Seasons Art, Music and Teachings event.
Goslin will be speaking on Translating Ancient Teaching Into Meaningful Life Experience.
The event will also feature an art show from 3-4 PM, followed by Goslin at 4 PM, and will end with a performance by the Garland City Consort.
Please contact the Northern Great Lakes Visitor Center with any questions at 715-685-9983.
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Fish Hatchery Update:
Clipping brook trout fins and volunteer help!
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The Red Cliff Fish Hatchery, along with volunteer help from Trout Unlimited, has clipped over 11,000 Brook Trout fins and has another 8,000 to clip. The left ventral fin of the brook trout is clipped so they can be identified as hatchery-raised fish.
Nine volunteers so far have helped, traveling from areas as close as Bayfield and as far away as Chicago! Howah.
The hatchery staff and volunteers have clipped a total of 11,653 three-to-five inch Brook Trout so far.. The clipped fish will be stocked in Lake Superior this spring. Chi=miigwech to the volunteers for the help!
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Picture of the clipped fish. The left ventral fin was clipped to be able to tell that it is a hatchery raised fish. |
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Pictured above left to right: volunteer Stan from Chicago, Red Cliff Fish Hatchery Specialist Lance Bresette, and volunteer Greg also from Chicago. |
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Safe Ogaa (Walleye) Consumption |
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Weweni amwaadaanig ogaawag (Letโs eat walleye safely)!
Before you take to the lakes for spring ogaa (walleye) season, consult GLIFWCโs Mercury Maps to help you make informed decisions about safe fish consumption. Mercury Mapsโupdated for 2022โare 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 GLIFWCโs 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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Ojibwemowin Trainees start path to fluency, teaching |
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Red Cliff's Ojibwemowin Teaching & Training Program has begun and the program's trainees are off to a great start. The 33-month program aims to build fluent teachers who can then teach Ojibwemowin as a job or career path. Throughout the program the trainees will be attending and helping at various tribal events. Get to know the program's trainees here! |
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Boozhoo! Ayaabe Eshkan indizhinikaaz. Gaa-miskwaabikaag indoonjibaa. Anzig nindoodem.
My name is Keith Newago. I am a member of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. I was raised on the reservation, however, I spent most of my working years off the reservation.
When I was young, I started work as an Ironworker however, I retired as a firefighter/paramedic for Ashland, WI. Even though I retired, I became an employee in the Red Cliff Ojibwe Language Trainee Program. I am the father of three children, all raised in Ashland, WI. One of my goals is to move back to the Red Cliff reservation and be an active member in the community.
My interests are: collecting maple sap for syrup and sugar and fishing with net and spear for walleye in the spring; as well as netting fish throughout the year. I enjoy dancing in the community powwows. During fall, I enjoy wild ricing and deer hunting.
I am grateful Red Cliff offered me the chance to learn the language I grew up listening to my parents speak and further equip me with the knowledge to teach my community.
Miigwech!
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Aaniin gakina. My name is Sandra La Grew. I was born and raised and currently live in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang. I am currently employed at the Red Cliff Tribe as a Ojibwemowin Language Trainee. I worked at Isle Vista and Legendary Waters casinos for twenty-five years before becoming a language trainee.
I am very honored and excited to be starting this journey in learning Ojibwemowin. I am looking forward to helping our community in this capacity.
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Not yet pictured: Dawn Frost Gokee
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Tribal Council Scholarship
Applications due April 29
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The Red Cliff Education Department is accepting applications for this year's Tribal Council Scholarship.
This scholarship is open to any Red Cliff Tribal member who is currently a senior in the Bayfield School District and plans on attending a post-secondary school in the 2022/2023 school year.
โข It does not matter what your major of study is.
โข Tribal member must be living on or near the reservation (includes Bayfield and Madeline Island).
โข Applicants must fill out the "Red Cliff Tribal Council Scholarship Application 2022" and return to the Red Cliff Education Department.
โข Applications will be accepted until April 29th, 2022.
โข Scholarships in the amount of 1,000.00 will be awarded. ($500for fall semester and $500 for spring semester)
โข Recipients must provide the Tribal Council/Education Department with their fall grades to receive the 2nd semester scholarship.
โข Scholarships are available for full time students
Access the application HERE.
Please contact the Education Department with any questions at 715-779-3766 or email education@redliff-nsn.gov.
Other open scholarships can be found HERE.
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Attention Youth: Learn how to make your own birch bark medallion |
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The Red Cliff Boys and Girls Club is hosting its Birch Bark Medallion Making workshop on April 27 from 4-6 PM at the Boys & Girls Club.
This event is open for youth aged 8-18. Contact the Club to sign up!
715-779-3722
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Family Violence Prevention Program to host MMIW Awareness Walk |
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Red Cliff Family Human Services and the Family Violence Prevention Program are sponsoring an in-person walk to raise awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. The walk is scheduled for May 5 beginning at Legendary Waters Casino parking lot.
Registration opens at 10 AM - spin the wheel for a gift bag and shirt before you walk!
You can walk any time between 10 AM - 1 PM, take a picture on your walk and email it for a chance to win a prize. Email your photo to:
aubrey.defoe@redcliff-nsn.gov
andrea.beeksma@redcliff-nsn.gov
Please contact the Family Violence Prevention Program with any questions at 715-779-3706.
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Save the Date: Honor Banquet set for May 10 |
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The Red Cliff Education Department's Honor Banquet for Red Cliff and Bayfield graduates is scheduled for May 10 at the Red Cliff Pow Wow Grounds from 5-7 PM.
Please join us as we honor our 2022 graduates from Red Cliff and Bayfield.
The banquet will include guest speakers, dinner, gifts, and raffles.
Please contact the Education Department with any questions at 715-779-3766 or email education@redcliff-nsn.gov.
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Sign Up for Family & Youth Spearing Night
Volunteers and boats also needed!
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Please sign up at the Boys & Girls Club or call the Club at 715-779-3722.
Families and volunteers will meet at the Pow Wow Grounds parking lot at 5 PM for departure to Lake Namekagon. Families that sign up will receive a $25 gas gift card for Buffalo Bay to help cover travel costs.
Participants must bring their Tribal ID.
We are in need of volunteers and boats to help make this great night happen for our youth and families!
If you have any questions or would like to sign up, please contact the Boys & Girls Club staff: Paige Moilanen or Dusty LaFernier at 715-779-3722.
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Elder Stockbox Giveaway set for April 29 |
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An Elder Stockbox Giveaway is scheduled for Friday April 29 from 10 AM - 3 PM at the Red Cliff Food Distribution Building.
This is open to all Wisconsin residents aged 60+ with a self-reported income under $1378 -- no proof required.
The boxes will contain non-perishable items.
Please call 715-779-3740 or 715-779-3706 with any questions.
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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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Click image to access the entire Behavioral Health April Newsletter |
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Harm Reduction - Keep our Community "SAFE" |
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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 โ Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm except holidays. You can get more information by calling (715) 779-3707.
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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 youโre interested in learning more, please contact Justin Hansen at the Noojimoโiwewin 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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FoodWIse Newsletter - April 2022 |
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FoodWIse Nutrition has released its April 2022 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 April 2022 FoodWIse newsletter.
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Click image to access the entire ECC April newsletter. |
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Click image to access an ECC Application! |
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Bayfield School District Updates |
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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 |
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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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Services Offered at New Hope |
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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 |
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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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โItโs 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 Councilโs Tribal Housing Assistance Resource Hub offers a centralized location to find tribal housing services,โ said Adrian Stevens, NAIHC board chair and executive director of Seneca Housing Authority. โWith 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.โ
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.
โNAIHC appreciates our partner, Wells Fargo, for supporting housing assistance programs and offering platforms to share information, resources and opportunities for homeowners across tribal communities,โ 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.
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โWells 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 NAIHCโs work in keeping people housed and supporting tribal members in accessing the critical homeowner and rental assistance that is available,โ 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 โ 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 havenโt prequalified, we also can assist with getting you matched with a mortgage lender!
Donโt 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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Housing Job Opportunities: |
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Red Cliff Chippewa Housing Authority is currently seeking an Executive Director and a Receptionist / Office Assistant.
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View position details and application instructions HERE.
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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
๏ปฟAvailable 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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From the VA:
This weekโs Benefits Breakdown features Army Veterans Vincent Mitchell and Dr. Eric Shuping. They discussed the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry and how Veterans can sign up.
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Click flyer to learn more |
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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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