August 28 - September 3, 2023

Manoominike Giizis (Ricing Moon)

Due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday September 4, next week's Miisaninawiind newsletter will be distributed on Tuesday September 5.

Tribal Programs will be closed Monday September 4, and some programs may have altered hours on Friday September 1. Please call ahead.

Have a great week!

7th Annual Red Cliff Days: A Spectacular Unveiling of Culture, Fun, and Festivities from September 1-3 at the Legendary Waters Resort & Casino property. Open to the public, it’s a cultural festivity that brings the community together, offering something for everyone.

Red Cliff, WI -- Mark your calendars for the 2023 7th Annual Red Cliff Days, a kaleidoscope of cultural expressions and family fun activities set to take place from September 1st - September 3rd. This highly anticipated event is a trove of pleasures for the entire family, offering a diverse array of attractions ranging from a Veterans Pow Wow to the Farmer’s Market to exciting Canoe and Kayak races.

Designed to deliver a unique, cultural and family experience, Red Cliff Days 2023 will feature 20 plus food and craft vendors, keeping the culinary enthusiasts and art lovers engaged. Live music will fill the air with soul-stirring melodies, while the Kid's Zone promises to keep the little ones entertained with a variety of fun activities.

Athletic and competitive spirits will be high with a Golf Tournament, a thrilling Cornhole Tourney, Fry Bread Eating Contest, and riveting Canoe and Kayak races. Moreover, keep your appetites ready for a sumptuous VFW Fish Fry Friday night.

The event also guarantees an enriching cultural educational experience with a range of cultural exhibitions for learning and interaction. A spectacular fireworks show will set the sky ablaze with vibrant colors Saturday evening. The celebration will reach its crescendo with a traditional honor song performed to recognize and honor all Veterans.

"Red Cliff Days is the celebration of the season you don’t want to miss!" said Nicole Boyd, Red Cliff Tribal Chairperson. "This year’s event promises a culturally rich and fun-filled experience for everyone."

About Red Cliff Days:

Red Cliff Days is an annual event organized with the intent to celebrate community spirit and cultural diversity. Filled with excitement and entertainment for all age groups and open to the entire public, it's more than just a weekend excursion. It's an experience of community, culture, and togetherness.

For more information about Red Cliff Days 2023, interested attendees, vendors, and media personnel can contact:

Demetri Morris

715-779-9463

[email protected]

www.legendarywaters.com

37600 Onigamiing Drive, Bayfield, WI 54814

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in partnership with Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa are pleased to announce Peyton Martinson as the newly appointed Park Ranger Cultural Educator for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wenabozho ominisan).

Peyton, a Red Cliff Band member, is a graduate of the Natural Resources program at Northland College. Her studies included ecological restoration and geosciences. Peyton led a plant survey during her time at Northland which provided insight for the boardwalk placement accessing Raspberry Beach. Most recently Peyton served as an AmeriCorps Farm-to-School Specialist at the Bayfield School. In this position Peyton worked with a team of agricultural educators to get students out of the classroom and into the gitigaan (garden) to learn about local healthy foods, both wild and cultivated, while celebrating food sovereignty. Peyton is also consistently involved in various cultural activities, including the Tribe’s weekly Ojibwemowin language classes, Full Moon Ceremony, annual Anishinaabemowin Gabeshiwin (language camp), and youth pow wow.

Chairwoman Nicole Boyd said “I’ve seen Peyton in action at the School District of Bayfield educating our youth, staff and community. She is a great addition to the NPS, and she will be fantastic in her new role. She’s a driven and passionate Indigenous woman who will represent Red Cliff with pride and share the stories of the Anishinaabeg lands and people.”

Vice-chair Rick Peterson added, “On behalf of the Red Cliff Tribal Council, I’d like to congratulate Peyton. The establishment of this position has been a collaboration between the National Park Service and the Red Cliff Band in our ongoing mission to build a bridge between the Red Cliff community and the Park Service. The duties and responsibilities of this position will be a critical piece in achieving that goal.”

In her new role, Peyton will work with the Apostle Islands visitor service and education team to enhance public and staff understanding of Ojibwe culture. Peyton will help integrate Ojibwe language, traditional knowledge, and Ojibwe perspectives into park operations. She will continue to work with Ojibwe language programs in local schools and surrounding Tribal communities. Aho!

Please contact Julie Van Stappen with the National Park Service, or the Red Cliff Communications Office with any questions:

[email protected] 715-209-2804

[email protected] 715-779-3700

The Noojimo'iwewin Center's monthly Sobriety Speaker Feast is set for this Wednesday August 30 from 4 pm to 7 pm. Come listen to a community member speak about their recovery journey.

The Red Cliff AODA Reduction Team will host an Overdose Awareness Day event at the Pow Wow Grounds on Thursday August 31 from 6 PM to 8:30 PM. Join us in commemorating the lives lost to overdose.

Please call 715-779-3508 with any questions.

The Community Health Representative/Workers focus on health promotion and disease prevention. They are the boots on the ground connecting the community to services, and their work has become essential to the primary health care system. CHR/CHWs are great advocates, in part because they come from the communities they serve and have tribal cultural understanding. 

The CHR positions were one of the first healthcare providers in the Red Cliff community. We remember many of them providing WIC, transportation, immunization clinics, and hosting many community events. Today’s CHR/CHWs provide many of the same services and were instrumental in keeping the community safe during the Covid-19 pandemic.  

If you are interested in becoming a CHR/CHW, the Health Center is currently hiring. View position details and apply here.

Celebrate who we are, commemorate our achievements, & collaborate with equity.

Attention FDPIR participants! Beginning September 1, 2023, there will be a significant increase in the amount of healthy food you receive! The FDPIR food package will have more eggs, more meat/poultry/fish, and more vegetables. There will also be new foods, including frozen strawberries and frozen bison stew meat.

Please contact Red Cliff Food Distribution with any questions at 715-779-3740.

Learn more about your food enhancements here.

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Tribal Historic Preservation Office is seeking proposals for the following:

Two (2) contractors to provide Archaeological Paraprofessional Monitor services as needed, and One (1) contractor with an Archeological Degree to manage the project (Fiber Optics Project), between 2023 field season from September 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

These services are coordinated through the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation office. This bid proposal is an opportunity for qualified candidates to demonstrate their capacity to conduct professional Tribal Monitoring services, as needed, on and off the Red Cliff Reservation.

Bids should be submitted by 4:00 PM on August 30.

Click HERE to access the entire request and to view all details. Please contact Marvin Defoe, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, with any questions at 715-779-3761 ext 4802 or email [email protected].

The Red Cliff Education Department and JOM Committee will be having their school supply giveaway soon. A set day and time will be announced once all the supplies are in.

*If your child is not part of the Bayfield School District, that's OK! There are still resources available to your child. Please contact the Education Department at 715-779-3766 ext 4826, or email [email protected].

Welcome to Jennifer Kastner, Marriage & Family Therapist at the Red Cliff Community Health Center!

Jennifer has a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from UW-Stout and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of WI (LMFT). Jennifer has worked in northwestern Wisconsin providing mental health services to individuals, couples, and families since 2013.

Jennifer is trained in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Family Centered Treatment, and she incorporates Internal Family Systems and Narrative Therapy into her work. Jennifer’s approach to therapy is person centered and strengths based, recognizing that everyone has a unique life story that is their own and also connected to others.

Jennifer strives to provide an environment that feels safe and respectful, encouraging people to identify their goals and reach their full potential, both as individuals and in their relationships.

Please contact RCCHC at 715-779-3707 to schedule an appointment.

Changes to the Red Cliff Code of Laws Chapter 18 are being proposed by the Red Cliff Legal Department.

The proposed changes pertain to Land Lease Regulations Sections 18.2.3 and 18.2.6. View all details of the proposed changes 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 September 19, 2023 at the Tribal Council meeting.

Changes to the Red Cliff Code of Laws Model Off Reservation Conservation Code are being proposed by the Red Cliff Legal Department.

View all details of the proposed changes 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 October 2, 2023 at the Tribal Council meeting.

Changes to the Red Cliff Code of Laws Chapter 40 are being proposed by the Red Cliff Legal Department.

View all details of the proposed changes 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 October 2, 2023 at the Tribal Council meeting.

Click to access the entire Behavioral Health Newsletter for August.

FoodWIse Nutrition has released its August 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 August 2023 FoodWIse newsletter.

The Red Cliff Education Department is offering additional financial support for those who have already applied for the Higher Education and Job Training Program.

Want to apply for the scholarship? Here's what we need from you:

Application, Education Plan, Unofficial Transcript, Fall/Spring Schedule.

Click HERE to learn more and access an application.

For more information on this free training to become a certified Home Health Aide, please contact ROSS Resource Coordinator Deb Morris at 715-779-3744 ext 3514.

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 niibin (summer) 2023.

Tribal Members have opportunities to collect birch bark from US Forest Service potential timber sale locations. Opportunities are available in Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest and Ottawa National Forest.

Anyone interested should follow this link, then click on the "birch maps" tab. Under that tab, there are maps of both national forests that show the areas open to birch bark collecting and the approximate size of trees in that stand, if that data is available.

Please note: Tribal members should not remove bark from trees that are already marked with paint. Birch bark can be collected until a timber sale contract has been awarded. Once a timber sale contract has been awarded, tribal members would need to get permission from the timber sale purchaser to collect birch bark within the timber sale units.  

If anyone has questions, they can contact contact Alex Bohman at [email protected] or 715-685-2125.

Click HERE to order online!

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.