Wequayoc Cemetery Spring Clean-up & Potluck
May 19, 2025
10 a.m. (Potluck at 11 a.m.)

Needed: Rakes, trash bags, work gloves, and any other items for cleaning the graves and tidying up the general cemetery area. Please label items with your name to reduce chances of getting mixed up with others’ items.

Any questions or for more information, contact either Russ Rickley, (906) 440-5696, or Dell Powers, (906) 984-2055.

CEMETERY ADDRESS: 2354 E. Hwy M-134, Hessel, MI 49745

JOB TITLE: Community Health Program Clerk
DATE: March 28, 2025
DEPARTMENT / LOCATION: Health Division/Munising Tribal Health Center
CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt Part-Time / Regular (14 Hours per week)
REPORTS TO: Marlene Glaesmann RN MPA, Rural Health Program Manager
REMUNERATION: $14.50 per hour
CLOSING DATE: Up to 90 days of posting date

Position will assist front desk, medical records staff with front desk reception and operations duties. Will answer phones, schedule patients, filing and sorting of medical records documents, fax, email, scan medical records documents, as needed. Assist with processing of patient requests and medical documentation flow from reception and medical records to the medical clinic and other departments. Under the direct supervision of the Secretary or Medical Assistant will assist with archiving of all hard copy medical records. Assists with all other clerical or direct service duties, as needed by other departments such as Community Health Program services.

High School diploma or equivalent required. Minimum of 1 year of experience working in a general office setting. Must be a Sault Tribe member age 60 or over and reside within the seven-county service area.

Reply to: WIOA / Senior Employment Program, Attention: Brenda Cadreau, 2 Ice Circle, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783, 906‑635‑4767, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

CHPC-Munising-HHS

Sault Tribe Fisheries office, at 2175 Shunk Rd. in Sault Ste. Marie, will close at 3:30 today, Friday, March 28, 2025. 

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 1 at Sault Kewadin Casino, in person or via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/83640619761.

“Membership Participation” will be held at 5 p.m. in person or by virtual attendance. The link is available at the Sault Tribe website saulttribe.com 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.

To attend the scheduled workshop, except for closed session or items, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84149623333. Those who have already registered to Zoom Board of Directors meetings need not register for workshops.

On the agenda under Resolutions is: Establish FY25 Budget – Lodge of Hope, Establish FY25 Budget – Transitional Housing, Establish FY25 Budget – CCER Tech Services II, Establish FY25 Budget – Inland Fish & Wildlife, Establish FY25 Budgets - Tribal Climate Change, Cooperative Landscape Conservation and GLRI, Adaptive Management, Apply for Great Lakes Fishery Trust Grant, Award Contract Hessel Community Center – McGahey, Award Contract Natural Resources Facility – Nomad, Award IDIQ/Preventive Maintenance – Total Fire, Award IDIQ/Preventive Maintenance – ACC, Accept Reconnect 4 Grant & Authorize Documents, Waiver of Immunity Reconnect 4 Grant Security Agreement, Waiver of Immunity Reconnect 4 Pledged Account, Amending 2024-219 Health Compensation Study, Required Information for Resolutions, Supplemental Appropriations for Administrative, Modifications for Compensation Adjustments, and Allocation of 3rd Party Revenue to Powwows.

Under New Business, the board will consider a Small Mesh Permit Request, Committee Appointments/Resignation, Honorary Memberships and Board Concerns.

Resolutions

ult Tribe Language and Culture Community Day, Saturday, April 12, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mary Murray Culture Camp, 266 Homestead Rd., Sugar Island. Snowshoeing! Kids Activities! Maple Syrup Making! 

Need a ride? RSVP for a shuttle bus ride leaving the Niigaanagiizhik Building at 11 a.m. and dropping off at 4 p.m. Call 906‑635‑6510 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to RSVP for a ride or for more information. 

Community Day Flyer

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced that it has joined with its fellow tribal governments to withdraw from the federal Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process for Enbridge's Line 5 tunnel project. The decision comes after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) indicated that it intends to expedite the project's approval under President Trump’s Executive Order declaring a national energy emergency.

The tribe had been an active participant as a cooperating agency in the EIS process, providing extensive feedback and emphasizing the project's threats to the Straits of Mackinac—a region of profound cultural, environmental and economic significance to the Anishinaabeg people and Michiganders throughout the region.

"The decision to rush through the Line 5 approval process undermines our sovereignty and disregards the environmental and cultural risks associated with the tunnel project,” said Sault Tribe Chairman Austin Lowes.

Lowes emphasized that the USACE's recent actions have marginalized the tribe's input and compromised the integrity of the consultation process. It’s also unclear how the Line 5 tunnel project, which provides oil and natural gas almost exclusively to Canada, fits with the intent of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order to ease energy costs on American citizens.

“Our tribe had participated in the Line 5 environmental impact statement process in good faith and worked through the appropriate channels to meticulously document the danger this pipeline poses to our way of life. We thought we would be given a fair opportunity to demonstrate the importance of protecting our ancestral lands and waters for future generations and the catastrophic impact that a pipeline rupture could pose to the entire state. Clearly, that will not be the case, and participating in the process any further would only give the project a false sense of legitimacy to what is clearly becoming a flawed and disingenuous process,” said Lowes.

The Sault Tribe remains dedicated to working with its fellow tribal nations to safeguard treaty rights and the natural resources within the ceded territories. It will continue to explore all avenues to ensure that any projects impacting our lands and waters undergo thorough and transparent evaluation, respecting both environmental standards and Indigenous sovereignty.