November 13-19, 2023

Gashkadino-Giizis (Freezing Over Moon)

Join us this Sunday November 19 at Legendary Waters for bingo and a toy drive to help raise money and collect toy donations for our annual Red Cliff Kids Christmas Event!

Please consider bringing toy donations. All toys must be new and unwrapped. These go directly to our community youth and families in need.

Stay tuned for details and dates for the gift giveaway and Santa meet-up.

If you are interested in donating food for the bingo concession, please contact Des, Shania, or Michelle at 715-779-3769 or email desmund.lapointe@redcliff-nsn.gov

For raffle donations, please contact Linda Christiansen at 715-779-3747 or linda.christiansen@redcliff-nsn.gov

Food Donations

Please deliver by 11:30 AM on November 19 at Legendary Waters

We are looking for food donations such as:

• Baked beans
• Mac & Cheese
• Chili
• Soups
• Cold sandwiches
• Hot dishes
• Cold pastas/salads
• Any type of dessert
• Beverages

Chi-Miigwech!

Howah! Mark your calendars and join us at Legendary Waters Resort & Casino here in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang for the 7th Annual Legendary Waters Winter Pow Wow! Grand entries are set for noon on both Saturday January 27 and Sunday January 28.

There will be dance specials, vendors, and more! This event is open to the public.

Drums and vendors please call Demetri Morris at 715-779-9463.

The Washburn Cultural Center is featuring art exhibits with original works by Red Cliff artist Rabbett Before Horses Strickland and Metis heritage artist Leah Yellowbird. Their work will be on display from November 8 - December 30.

From Washburn Cultural Center:

This is the first show this pair has done together and their mediums will balance the space nicely with Leah's traditional-contemporary style of ojibwe florals and a large array of mediums including Beadwork, quillwork. Complimenting Leah's work in the second gallery room will be Rabbett Strickland with his vibrant indigenous-inspired oil paintings. His work has been influenced by European Renaissance and Baroque masters, including Botticelli, Michelangelo, Titian, Velasquez, Rubens and Leonardo, as well as by Ojibwe mythology oral history.

The Washburn Cultural Center is located at 1 E Bayfield St in Washburn.

Bayfield County will host a public hearing to discuss the proposed revised Bayfield County Comprehensive Plan this Tuesday November 14, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Bayfield County Courthouse, County Board Room located at 117 E. Fifth Street, Washburn, WI 54891. Written comments will be accepted until 4:00 PM, November 14, 2023.

The proposed Comprehensive Plan revision in summary contains the following items and information: issues and opportunities, housing, transportation, utilities and community facilities, natural, agricultural and cultural resources, economic development, intergovernmental cooperation, land use, and implementation. The Comprehensive Plan is a guide for public officials and private citizens to use in making informed decisions affecting the community.

Emily Nelson, Community Development Planner with the Northwest Regional Planning Commission (NWRPC) may be contacted to provide additional information on the proposed comprehensive plan revision at 715-635-2197 or by email at enelson@nwrpc.com.

A copy of the revised comprehensive plan may be inspected prior to the hearing at the Bayfield County Clerk’s Office during normal business hours, or online.

Ginanda Gikendaasomin Agindaasoowigamig Red Cliff Library will host a college and career fair on Friday November 17 at Legendary Waters.

This event is open to all! Join us to explore the many college and career options available to you.

Red Cliff EMS continues to strive to be the best at delivering the pre-hospital care that our community deserves. If you want to join this team of dedicated Emergency Medical Providers, please reach out to Michael Lang at the Red Cliff Community Health Center 715-779-3707 ext. 2222 or mlang@redcliffhealth.org. Training is free to you, and it is a great way to give back to your community.

Red Cliff Emergency Medical Services hosted a Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support class last weekend. This was an 8-hour class designed to enhance and increase the knowledge and skill in delivering critical trauma care in the pre-hospital environment.

10 participants from across Ashland and Bayfield County EMS agencies attended this class, including three EMTs from Red Cliff EMS: Barb Gordon, Pauline Grooms, and Michael Lang. Red Cliff EMTs Brian Kline and Terry Bauer completed their class in May 2023.

Miigwech to all Emergency Medical Service personnel for serving the community!

The Red Cliff Legal Department is proposing changes to the Red Cliff Code of Laws Chapter 16 and Chapter 25.

Proposed changes to Chapter 16 pertain to business licenses and tax law. Proposed changes to Chapter 25 pertain to rights of way, service lines and trespass.

Public comment on these proposals is encouraged. View all details by clicking the button below. Please drop your comments at the Tribal Administration Building or forward them directly to the Tribal Council. These proposals will be voted upon on Tuesday December 19, 2023 at the Tribal Council meeting. Please contact the Legal Department with any questions at 715-779-3725.

Chi-Miigwech to all who participated in the medication takeback event on October 28 at the Red Cliff Community Health Center. This event was part of a nation-wide drug takeback initiative.

Wisconsin ranked number one throughout the country for the most prescription medications collected during this drug takeback event. Wisconsin collected over 53,000 pounds of unwanted medications this fall.

If you have any old or unwanted medications, please consider bringing them to the Red Cliff Police Department or the Red Cliff Community Health Center. Properly disposing of old or unwanted medications helps keep these medications away from youth and can help you to avoid accidentally taking old or harmful medication.

Please call 715-779-3733 or 715-779-3707 with any questions.

Mino Bimaadiziiwin Gitigaanin is hosting its next Back to Basics workshop this Friday at the Farm from 1:00-4:30 PM. Participants will learn how to make a basic apple sauce and how to preserve it using the water-bath canning method.

Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission will be sponsoring an opportunity to attend an AFDO Seafood HACCP Training December 5-7, 2023 at Ojibwa Casino, Baraga, MI.

GLIFWC will pay the $136.50 HACCP Registration fee (which includes the course book), provide hotel rooms, and food and mileage reimbursements* for the following qualified participants:

• Any Lake Superior commercial fisherman licensed by Red Cliff, Bad River, Keweenaw Bay or Bay Mills.
• Adult family members of any Red Cliff, Bad River, Keweenaw Bay or Bay Mills licensed fisherman currently working at a family's fish shop.
• Any enrolled member from any GLIFWC member tribe (i.e. enrolled members of Fond du Lac, Mille Lacs, Red Cliff, Bad River, St. Croix, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Sokaogon, Lac Vieux Desert, Keweenaw Bay, and Bay Mills). This includes subsistence fishermen and those active in harvesting and processing fish
• The costs for Tribal fisheries and conservation staff of GLIFWC member tribes will also be covered.

Participants must attend all three days to obtain the HACCP certificate and have their travel costs reimbursed by GLIFWC. *After participants complete the three-day class, they will sign a GLIFWC travel form for mileage and per diem (meals) reimbursement based on Federal GSA rates.

Please contact Laurie White with any questions at lwhite@glifwc.org / 715-685-2156.

Applications are now being accepted for the Elder Home Modification Project. This wonderful initiative will help at-risk elder homeowners remain safely in their homes. The project will make safety improvements to households.

For more information or help with filling out an application, please contact:

Barb Gordon, Red Cliff Community Health Case Manager-715-779-3707 x 2307

Drew Grant, Red Cliff Aging Disability Resource Specialist (ADRS)-715-779-3706

Sarah Tourdot, Red Cliff Elderly Director-715-779-3706

Applications for the Entrepreneur Fund Wisconsin Rural Equity Grant Program remain open through Thursday, November 30, to qualifying businesses in the seven Native nations within the Wisconsin service region. Entrepreneur Fund will be awarding 30-40 grants of up to $10,000 each through 2024.

Designed to assist small businesses in northern Wisconsin, particularly those that are underbanked and have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Rural Equity Grant Program is open to established, diverse owned businesses for a wide range of business uses. The first round of applications remain open to businesses owned by people who are affiliated with the following Native nations:

• Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 

• Forest County Potawatomi

• Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

• Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

• Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

• Sokaogon Chippewa (Mole Lake)

• St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Buffalo Bay Store will be closed on November 23 for Turkey Day.

Please call 715-779-5309 with any questions.

Fall Open Enrollment runs from October 15 through December 7 each year. This period is also sometimes called the Annual Election Period. During this time, you can make changes to your health insurance coverage, including adding, dropping, or changing your Medicare coverage. Even if you’re happy with your current health and drug coverage, Fall Open Enrollment is the time to review what you have, compare it with other options, and make sure that your current coverage still meets your needs for the coming year.

You can make as many changes as you need to your Medicare coverage during Fall Open Enrollment. The changes you can make include: 

1. Joining a new Medicare Advantage Plan
2. Joining a new Part D prescription drug plan 
3. Switching from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage Plan 
4. Switching from a Medicare Advantage Plan to Original Medicare (with or without a Part D plan) 

Regardless of how you receive your Medicare coverage, you should consider:  

• Your access to health care providers you want to see 
• Your access to preferred pharmacies 
• Your access to benefits and services you need 
• The total costs for insurance premiums, deductibles, and cost-sharing amounts  

If you have Original Medicare, visit this page or read the 2024 Medicare & You handbook to learn about Medicare’s benefits for the upcoming year. You should review any increases to Original Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance charges.  

If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan or a stand-alone Part D plan, read your plan’s Annual Notice of Change (ANOC) and/or Evidence of Coverage (EOC). Review these notices for any changes in: 

• The plan’s costs 
• The plan’s benefits and coverage rules 
• The plan’s formulary (list of drugs your plan covers) 

Make sure that your drugs will still be covered next year and that your providers and pharmacies are still in the plan’s network. If you are unhappy with any of your plan’s changes, you can enroll in a new plan. If you want assistance reviewing your options, contact your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) for individualized counseling.

Even if you are happy with your current Medicare coverage, consider other Medicare health and drug plan options in your area. For example, even if you do not plan to change your Medicare Advantage or Part D plan, you should check to see if there’s another plan in your area that will offer you better health and/or drug coverage at a more affordable price. Research shows that people with Medicare prescription drug coverage could lower their costs by shopping among plans each year. There could be another Part D plan in your area that covers the drugs you take with fewer restrictions and/or lower prices.

FoodWIse Nutrition has released its November 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 November 2023 FoodWise newsletter.

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.

Click to access the entire Treaty Natural Resources Division Ganawenjigaade newsletter for dagwaagin (fall) 2023.

Click HERE to order online!

The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council has purchased land in the Town of Cassian within Oneida County to build an Adolescent Recovery and Wellness Center. Above is an image to get an idea of what the youth facility will look like on more than 150 acres of land.

If you’re concerned about the opioids, fentanyl, heroin, and meth flowing into Oneida County and the greater Northwoods, please read the letter below and support construction of this adolescent treatment facility.

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council CEO Bryan Bainbridge addresses each point within Cassian Town Resolution 2023-01 opposing the proposed Adolescent Recovery and Wellness Center. 

The project plans follow Oneida County zoning ordinances, and we look forward to continuing to work with elected officials and the community to ensure we’re doing our part to build desperately needed treatment capacity in the Northwoods for youth fighting addiction, he says.

"Doing nothing to fight addiction will only continue to diminish the quality of life for all residents of Oneida County—including the Town of Cassian—and the Northwoods," Bryan writes in the letter below. "The associated costs of not approving this youth treatment facility are too great."

The proposed youth recovery and wellness center is a 36-bed residential facility centrally located in Wisconsin to best serve all Member Tribes and urban Indians. It will provide culturally relevant services and responsive residential substance abuse treatment for Native American youth, ages 13-17, who are suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and any co-occurring mental health conditions. Priority will be given to Native American youth, but the facility would be open to non-Native adolescents as well.

Click here to follow GLITC on Facebook for updates and opportunities to voice support for this project throughout the permitting process.

The Following Letter From GLITC To Cassian Town Board Encourages Support For Youth Recovery Center

Wisconsin Conservation Voices is looking for a Native Vote Director who has a deep commitment to Wisconsin’s tribal communities, enjoys managing staff and developing programs, and believes in the power of voting to create positive change. This is a full-time position and there is geographic flexibility within the state. The full position description can be found HERE.

Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is seeking a full time Comptroller, responsible for supervising and maintaining an adequate fiscal management system and accounting system. Application deadline is November 16.

Learn more and apply HERE.