Please join Sault Tribe Language & Culture for a viewing with Sault Tribe citizens Adam & Zack Khalil featuring their documentary Aanikoobijigan (ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild).

Community Screening
July 2, 7 p.m. at Niigaanagiizhik Building, 11 Ice Circle Drive, Sault Ste. Marie

The Khalil brothers take us into the historical and present experiences of returning our ancestors and cultural items. The film features the Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation and Repatriation Alliance (MACPRA) and their stories of fighting for our ancestors. An informal community Q&A discussion will follow the screening. All are welcome to attend.

Dinner and refreshments will be provided.

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The May 26 Kewadin Gaming Authority is canceled due to lack of action items. The KGA workshop, a closed session, is scheduled for May 26 at 1:15 p.m.

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for May 26, 2026, is the following:

Agenda: 10 a.m. Budget (Closed), 10:15 a.m. Government HR/CEO/Legal (CLOSED), 11 a.m. Health CEO Executive Report (CLOSED), 1:15 p.m. Kewadin Gaming Authority Workshop (CLOSED), 2:15 p.m. Conservation Committee Docking Policy, 3:15 p.m. Legal Update (CLOSED).

The workshop is being held at the Sault Kewadin Casino Whitefish Point Room. Tribal members may attend the workshop except for closed sessions or items, or attend by Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84149623333. Those who have already registered to Zoom Board of Directors meetings need not register for workshops.

JKL Bahweting Anishinabe PSA is hosting the 30th anniversary Welcome Home Jiingtamok June 5 at 1301 Marquette in Sault Ste. Marie. Grand Entry is 1 p.m.

Emcee Cody: Jodoin
Head Veteran: Brett Blackwood
Arena Director: Josh Biron
Host Drum: Ogimaa Manisinoo
Head Female Dancer: Ch’giizhigong Shipman
Head Male Dancer: Brendan Shipman
Jr. Head Female Dancer: Poppy Solomon
Jr. Head Male Dancer: William Ruthruff

The powwow will take place on the track inside the fence. Bring your chair and water bottle.

Drums are welcome! Stipend available for drums with three or more singers. Contact Laura Bouschor at (906) 635-5055.

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The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors unanimously passed a landmark resolution in Marquette this evening, moving closer to establishing three co-equal branches of government and a formal separation of powers within the tribe’s government.

The resolution requests a secretarial election on proposed constitutional amendments and places the decision to update the tribe’s Constitution in the hands of Sault Tribe membership. There was one amendment to the resolution lowering the required votes the legislative branch needs to override the executive branch’s veto from a three-fourths majority to a two-thirds majority.

The resolution was brought forward after months of tribal input on amending the Constitution. In Fall 2025, the Sault Tribe Election Commission mailed a constitutional survey to tribal members. Results showed a majority of respondents supported amending the current Sault Tribe Constitution to establish a more defined system of checks and balances through co-equal legislative, judicial, and executive branches.

Article X of the Sault Tribe Constitution, along with Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations sections 81.7 and 81.19, establishes the process and timelines for amendments making foundational changes to the way the tribe is governed. 

Once the board submits its newly passed resolution to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the agency must perform a technical review within 30 days and call the secretarial election within 90 days. During the review process, the BIA will work with the Sault Tribe to ensure the proper framework is in place for the proposed constitutional amendments.

The BIA will create a Secretarial Election Board that will administer the election process. Once the election is completed, the Secretary of the Interior will determine whether to approve the constitutional changes. 

Because the secretarial election is administered by the BIA rather than the Sault Tribe, eligible tribal members must specifically register for the election in order to receive a ballot. The BIA will provide additional information to membership regarding registration procedures and election timelines.

Ballots are expected to be mailed later this summer to eligible Sault Tribe members who register for the secretarial election. Members are encouraged to ensure their mailing addresses are current with Sault Tribe Enrollment in order to receive election materials and correspondence from the BIA in relation to the election.

Further information on the secretarial election process will be available soon on saulttribe.com.

Calling all Sault Tribe families who have or are expecting a baby! Come and learn how to use and care for your very own cradleboard. Each family will take home their own tikinaagan!

May 23, 2026
Marquette Community Center
204 Cherry Creek Rd.
Marquette MI 49855

Registration Required—call Stacie to register, 906‑379‑8061.

Presented by Little Agate and Sault Tribe. For more information, see flyer.

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