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Sault Tribe Traditional Medicine Program is holding May clinic hours for the following dates and locations. Any questions, or to book an appointment, please call the Traditional Medicine Program at 906‑632‑0236 or 906‑632‑5268.

Gerard Sagassige
Sault Ste. Marie Health Center—May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15,16, 22, 23, 30, 31
906‑632‑0236, Lori Gambardella
St. Ignace Health Center—May 3
906‑643‑8689 or 877‑256‑0135
Manistique Health Center—May 10
906‑341‑8469 or 866‑401‑0043
Hessel Community Center—May 17
906‑484‑2727
Munising Health Center—May 24
906‑387‑4721 or 800‑236‑4705
George Goggleye
Sault Ste. Marie Health Center—May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31
906‑632‑0236, Lori Gambardella
Munising Health Center—May 5
906‑387‑4721 or 800‑236‑4705
St. Ignace Health Center—May 19
906‑643‑8689 or 877‑256‑0135
Manistique Health Center—May 26
906‑341‑8469 or 866‑401‑0043

May Healer Clinic Flyer

Attention those using Zoom: Please see below for new Zoom link

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. —The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting beginning 5 p.m. on April 4 at the Sault Kewadin Casino, in person or via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/83640619761.

“Matters Raised by the Membership” will be held at 5 p.m. in person or by virtual attendance. The link is available Sault Tribe website under membership assistance for the meeting link and Membership Form that must be completed. The deadline to submit a form is 1 p.m. on meeting day. The link is https://zoom.us/j/83640619761.

Those who have already registered for Zoom meetings need not register again unless they have a matter for the board.

On the agenda under Resolutions is: Appellate Judge Appointment; Reserve Elder Appellate Judge Re-Appointment; Trust Land Status-Transitional Housing; Trust Land Status-Sugar Island Parcel; Trust Land Status-Everett and Eveland’s Subdivision; Authorization to Negotiate the Purchase of Property; Authorization to Enter to Construction Contract; Authorization of Utility Easement-City of Escanaba;, Odenaang Home Tribal Enterprise Award Contract; ARPA Fund Approp.-Niigaanagiizhik Ceremonial Building; ARPA Fund Approp.-Unit 5 Marquette Community Center; Support MI Governor and State Legislature Prioritization; Supporting the National Native American Supplier Council; Updating PRC’s Requirements for Sault Tribe Members; Adopting 2023-Health Wage Grids; Health-Covid19 PPP; GLRI Boreal Forest Ecosystems; GLRI IPM Framework of Gray Wolf; Noxious Weed Eradication; GLRI Coastal Wetland Management-St. Mary’s; ACFS-USDA; ACFS-FVPSA ARP Covid 19 Test, Vaccines, Mobile Health; ACFS - OVC Tribal Victim Services Set Aside; ACFS - OVC 2022 Tribal Victim Services Set Aside; Industrial Warehouse; Hessel Ridge Golf Course,; Tanglewood Golf Course; FY 2022 Year End Reconciliations; FY 2023 Budget Document 003; FY 2023 Governmental Capital Purchases; FY 2024 Budget Document 001; Amending Promotion Policy; Amending Job Posting Policy; Amending/Approving Drug Free Workplace Policy; Amending Appeal Policies; and Amending Company Vehicle Policies.

Under New Business, the board will consider four Committee Appointments, Key Employee, and Board Concerns.

April 4 Meeting Resolutions

2022 TribalLogo 50 years gold 72 dpiThe Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors invites all tribal members to a Tribal Grand Assembly Thursday, June 29, and Friday, June 30, to celebrate the tribe’s 50th anniversary since federal recognition. The Grand Assembly will be held on the Sault Tribe reservation at Niigaanagiizhik Ceremonial Building on Ice Circle Drive just prior to the Sault Tribe Powwow, which starts the evening of June 30.

All Sault Tribe members are encouraged to attend. Many events are planned to offer tribal members an educational and enjoyable experience, with tribal program displays, cultural education opportunities, tribal vendors of all kinds, all culminating with the tribe’s annual summer powwow June 30‑July 2.

Please watch for further information.

Rez Comedy TourKewadin Casinos presents The Rez Comedy Tour featuring Tonia Jo Hall and Rob Fairbanks.

Auntie is hitching a ride to the Sault and hitting the 'sino for a night of Rez comedy during Powwow Weekend!

Rescheduled from 2020 because we know you Uncles have been asking for Auntie to visit, The Rez Comedy Tour with Tonia Jo Hall, "Auntie Beachress," and Rob Fairbanks, "The Rez Reporter," is getting rezzy on the DreamMakers stage at Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie on June 30!

Tonia Jo Hall, a Lakota, Dakota and Hidatsa, began making YouTube videos in 2010 and continues to make new content that relates to Native American people. In 2011, she made the decision to pursue stand-up comedy and soon after her crazy, opinionated, foul-mouthed Auntie Beachress made hefirst appearance and we've been laughing ever since.

Rob Fairbanks, a comedian from the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, is best known as The Rez Reporter, a character from the hilarious Rez Report videos, which went viral on social media. This has also allowed him to follow his longtime dream of being a stand-up comedian.

Tickets are on sale beginning Friday, March 31, at 10 a.m. for only $10 at tickets.kewadin.com or at the Box Office.

HO-WA! It's gonna be great!

Tickets go on-sale Friday, March 31 at 10 a.m. EST.
Select Pre-Sale are On-Sale before the above date.
Tickets are $10 USD
Doors: 8 p.m. / Show: 9 p.m.

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) provides eligible low-income households a subsidy of up to $30 per month on internet service plans offered by participating internet service providers and up to $75 per month for eligible households on Tribal lands. Eligible households can also receive a one-time discount of up to $100 to purchase a laptop, desktop computer, or tablet from participating providers if the household contributes more than $10 and less than $50 toward the purchase price.

Households with income at or below 200% of the poverty level are eligible for the subsidy—about 30 million households, or one in four of all households in the US. However, households are also automatically eligible for the ACP—without the need to prove their income—if at least one member of the household is receiving benefits from certain government assistance programs, including FDPIR.

The Biden-Harris Administration has secured commitments from many of the nation’s top internet service providers to offer high-speed internet plans to ACP-eligible households for $30 or less, with no other fees and no data caps. ACP-eligible households that choose to pair the ACP subsidy with one of these plans will be able to obtain high-speed internet with no out-of-pocket costs—meaning millions of low-income households will be able to obtain high-speed internet at no cost.

Learn more at GetInternet.Gov.

Spring Break Family "Staycation" at Big Bear March 27 – March 31, Big Bear Arena, 2 Ice Circle Dr. in Sault Ste. Marie.

Join us for some family fun at the Bear!

All-access wristbands will gain entry to the following:
2-4 p.m. Youth Stick n' Puck
2-6 p.m. Open Gym (basketball and volleyball)
4-6 p.m. Public Skating (skate rentals included)
$5 per day per person
Sault Tribe Members FREE with Tribal I.D.

Stick n' Puck participants MUST follow all Stick n' Puck rules, have adult supervision at all times, and sign a waiver.

Concessions stand will be open and serving lots of delicious treats!

Arcade will also be open during this time for an added level of fun!

Spring Break "Staycation" Flyer

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