Miisaninawiind August 1-7, 2022

Manoominike-Giizis (Ricing Moon)

Red Cliff’s Mino Bimaadiziiwin Gitigaanin will host its second Food Sovereignty Garden Gathering this Friday August 5 from 3:00-4:30 PM. Farm Staff will lead a tour of the farm and engage in conversation about the Tribe’s work towards food sovereignty.

The Farm is located at 36735 Aiken Rd in Red Cliff. Please contact the Farm with any questions at 715-779-3782.  

Red Cliff staff and community members thanked Kirk Backman and sent well wishes for his retirement last week. Backman worked with UPS to serve the area for many years and developed many great relationships within the community.

Chi-Miigwech Kirk for serving Gaa-Miskwaabikaang and the Red Cliff community so well over the years! Enjoy your retirement - aho!

Penhollow Construction is providing quality construction services for the area. With over 20 years of carpentry experience, Josh Penhollow offers work in remodeling, roofs, decks, pole barns, garages, home building, concrete, and more.



You can view previous Penhollow Construction projects on Facebook. Project inquiries can be sent via email to penhollow.construction@yahoo.com or via phone call at 715-209-0813.

Red Cliff community members along with staff and youth from the Boys and Girls Club attended Mikwendaagoziwag Memorial Annual Ceremony last week, located at the Army Corps of Engineers Sandy Lake Recreational Area near McGregor, Minnesota.

The group started with a morning ceremony at the Savanna Portage State Park Boat landing on the east side of Sandy Lake. After the morning ceremony, the group canoed across the lake to the Sandy Lake Recreation Area for a ceremony and feast.

They Are Remembered

The Sandy Lake Memorial Ceremony allows us to remember the tragedy that took place in 1850, when 12 Ojibwe Tribes from Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were falsely lured to Sandy Lake in Minnesota with promises of receiving their annual annuity distribution from the federal government. The taxing journey, harsh winter conditions, and lack of adequate food and shelter ravaged Ojibwe families.

More than 150 people died waiting. Following a partial payment, many left to return home, and 250 people died on the trip. “The Ojibwe vowed never to abandon their villages in Wisconsin and Upper Michigan for Sandy Lake. Driven by the events at Sandy Lake and a love for the homeland and the graves of their forefathers, these Ojibwe were resolved to stay in their traditional villages,” reads the Great Lakes Indian Fish Wildlife Commission’s Sandy Lake Tragedy Memorial brochure.

Their resolve led to the creation of reservations in Upper Michigan and Wisconsin, and the Ojibwe were one of the few American Indian Tribes to successfully reserve hunting, fishing and gathering rights on ceded land.

The Timber Wolf Alliance (TWA) is hosting its annual Wolf Ecology and Conservation Weekend August 19–21, 2022 at the Forest Lodge Educational Campus on Lake Namekagon in northern Wisconsin. Participants will spend time in the classroom and in the field surveying wolf pack territories.

Timber Wolf Alliance Chair Adrian Wydeven, TWA Advisory Council members, and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) staff will teach about wolf ecology, monitoring techniques, and the latest wolf issues from biologists and educators immersed in this field. Participants will assist with wolf howling surveys and learn techniques in wolf tracking and radio telemetry.

The Wolf Ecology and Conservation Weekend is open to any student or adult interested in wolves and experiencing them in the wild. Participants will complete the ecology requirements for a Volunteer Carnivore Tracker certification through the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to assist with winter wolf counts and summer howling surveys in Wisconsin. There is also an opportunity to join TWA’s Speakers Bureau through an optional training.

The Timber Wolf Alliance’s Speakers Bureau is an opportunity for volunteers to help educate others about wolves. The optional Speakers Bureau training is on Friday, August 19, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Forest Lodge. Participants will receive interactive training on how to present information on wolf issues in an engaging, entertaining way.

This program takes place at Forest Lodge, a unique and historic estate nestled among 872 acres of majestic forest on pristine Lake Namekagon in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. The old growth forest and serene water is sure to awaken your senses and rejuvenate you. A limited number of participants can opt to stay at Forest Lodge, though participants can also commute or find lodging in the area independently.

Registration is open until August 5 and can be found under ‘Events’ at www.northland.edu/twa.

The Timber Wolf Alliance (TWA) is committed to investigating the facts and relies on research to dispel myths and unfounded fears associated with wolves. TWA provides training in wolf biology and ecology, develops and disseminates educational materials on wolves, and supports volunteers to help with wolf monitoring efforts. The Timber Wolf Alliance is a program of the Sigurd Olson Environmental Institute at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin.

The Tribal Council will meet on Monday August 1 at Legendary Waters. The Regular Session is expected to begin at 4:30 PM. Community Members are invited to attend.

Click HERE to access the meeting agenda.

The purpose of the Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) is to prevent mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, loss of utilities or home energy services, and displacement of homeowners experiencing financial hardship after January 21, 2020.

Funds from the HAF may be used for assistance with mortgage payments, homeowner’s insurance, utility payments, and other specified purposes. 

Our HAF plan has been submitted to the U.S. Treasury but has not been approved yet and the funds have not been received by RCCHA. We will be accepting applications and placing the eligible clients on a waiting list, for payments to be made after we have the funding available to us. We do not yet have a date when funds may be available.

Once you get on the waiting list, you do not need to reapply for assistance. However, you must continue to keep your personal information, income and bills up to date for your application to be considered complete. Changes to any of your information must be reported to RCCHA.

Applications are available at the RCCHA office, or online HERE.

Please email HAF@redcliffhousing.org or call 715-779-3744 ext 3518 with any questions.

Howah! Farm Stand Fridays are back at Mino Bimaadiziiwin Gitigaanin Red Cliff Tribal Farm. The Farm Stand will be open from 10 AM – 4 PM every Friday through October.

Mino Bimaadiziiwin Tribal Farm believes that food is medicine, and everyone deserves access to fresh, healthy foods, and that local food systems have the power to transform our communities and lives.

The Farm Stand is open to everyone and features a Sliding Scale Contribution System (Pay-What-You-Can). The Farm also accepts EBT/SNAP benefits!

The Farm is located at 36735 Aiken Rd in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang. Call the Farm with any questions at 715-779-3782 or send an email to Farm@redcliff-nsn.gov.

Keep up with Farm happenings on Facebook and Instagram!

Several changes to Chapter 43 of the Red Cliff Code of Laws are being proposed to the Tribal Council. You can view all proposed changes to Chapter 43 HERE.

Public comment on this proposal is encouraged. Please drop your comments at the Tribal Administration Building or forward them directly to the Tribal Council. This proposal will be voted upon on Monday August 1, 2022 at the Regular Meeting of the Red Cliff Tribal Council. If the Council enacts these changes, the changes shall become effective upon enactment.

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!

FoodWIse Nutrition has released its July 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 July 2022 FoodWIse newsletter.

Click image to access the entire summer TNR Ganawenjigaade newsletter.