September 25 - October 1, 2023

Waatebagaa-Giizis (Leaves Turning Moon)

Please join us for our 1854 Treaty Day Commemoration activities on Friday September 29 and Saturday September 30.

Friday September 29 will feature a Chippewa Federation Meeting from 9 AM - 3 PM at Legendary Waters Event Center (37600 Onigamiing Drive in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang). All community members are invited to attend.

Saturday's activities will take place at Memorial Park on Mooningwanekaaning (Madeline Island). There will be a Buffalo Pipe Tobacco & Food Offering along with Treaty talks from 9 AM - 12 PM. Ferry tickets will be available for Red Cliff Tribal Members -- Tribal Members will be able to pick up ferry tickets at the Tribal Administration Building. Please stay tuned for an announcement with more information on a day/time tickets will be available. Announcement will be made on the 1854 Treaty webpage and on the Tribe's Facebook page.

Learn about the 1854 Treaty online at www.redcliff-nsn.gov/1854treaty.

Contact the Red Cliff Tribal Historic Preservation Office with any questions at 715-779-3766.

Boozhoo Gaa-Miskwaabikaang -- There will be field specialists checking the routes of fiber that will connect the main lines on the road to the side of homes over the next few weeks.

You may notice these field specialists walking on home properties to take measurements on where to latch up the fiber to the house.

If you have any issues or concerns about this, please call the Tribal Administration Building at 715-779-3700.

Boozhoo Elders! Until further notice, the daily elderly meals will continue to be available for pick up at the Food Distribution Building Monday through Friday between 12:00 - 1:00 PM. Home delivered meals will be delivered as usual.

Miigwech for understanding! Please contact Family & Human Services with any questions at 715-779-3706.

Howah! Mino Bimaadiziiwin Red Cliff Tribal Farm is now buying wild harvested manoomin (wild rice) and apples from Red Cliff Tribal members!

Manoomin will be used during upcoming youth camps, and will be purchased for up to $30/pound depending on the quality.

Apples will be used to make apple cider, and will be purchased for up to $0.50/pound depending on the quality. Please see flyers below for more details.

Contact the Farm with any questions by calling 715-779-3782 or via email to Farm@redcliff-nsn.gov.

Mino Bimaadiziiwin Red Cliff Tribal Farm will host its Harvest Feast & Potluck at 5:00 PM on Friday October 13!

Join us in celebrating the bounty of the harvest. Please feel free to bring a dish to share.

All are welcome!

The Farm is located at 36735 Aiken Road in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang.

Join us at the Noojimo'iwewin Center at 4:00 PM this Wednesday September 27 for this month's Sobriety Speaker Feast. Enjoy an evening of good food, and listen to a community member speak about their recovery journey: what is was like, what happened, and what it's like now.

Please contact Noojimo'iwewin Center staff with any questions at 715-779-3508.

The Noojimo'iwewin Center is located at 37450 Watertower Rd in Gaa-Miskwaabikaang.

The Red Cliff Tribal Council is seeking community members to serve on various boards and committees. These entities work to serve the community and provide a communication channel between the Tribal Council and the community.

Frog Bay Tribal National Park was recently featured in a Discover Wisconsin episode that focused on the South Shore Scenic Byway.

FBTNP is featured around the 15:40 minute mark. Enjoy!

Marcus "Airborne" Robinson and the Pittsburgh Bullets will host basketball clinic sessions and skills challenges at the Bayfield School Gym on October 13 and October 14!

Registration will take place prior to the start of each session, please arrive a few minutes before your session. View all times and details below.

Following these clinics, our very own Red Cliff Rainmakers will be playing against the Pittsburgh Bullets in an all-star game held at the Bayfield Gym.

If you have any questions, please call the Boys & Girls Club at 715-779-3722.

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.

Jamie is a recent graduate of Northland College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a minor in Native American Studies. She completed her internship in Red Cliff through the ROSS program and has recently accepted the Service Facilitator position through Comprehensive Community Services (CCS).

Jamie believes that all humans are intricately connected to one another as well as to the greater web of life. To her this means if we are all to be well, we must work hard to support and nourish each other.

Jamie spends her free time strengthening her connection to the natural world by enjoying time backpacking, snowshoeing, gardening, running, and meditating, often with the people she loves as well as solo. Jamie looks forward to building connections in the community, learning from those connections and offering her skills and experience in return.

To learn more about CCS and to access resources, please call the Red Cliff Community Health Center at 715-779-3707.

Join the Bayfield School this Wednesday at 5:30 PM to help kick off the new school year with a feast to honor our district partners and celebrate this year's manoomin (wild rice) harvest.

All are welcome! Please contact the Bayfield School with any questions.

The Red Cliff Education Department and Library can help community members applying for the SAVE program to save on their student loan repayments. This program is recommended for folks who have a high monthly loan payment and may save people in paying a more "affordable" amount or may assist in forgiving some of the amount.

The Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, like other income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, calculates your monthly payment amount based on your income and family size. The SAVE Plan provides the lowest monthly payments of any IDR plan available to nearly all student borrowers.

Learn more and apply here.

Please contact the Red Cliff Education Department with any questions at 715-779-3766.

Click to access the entire ECC September 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 abohman@glifwc.org 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.