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The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for Nov. 25, 2024, is the following: 1 p.m., Budget (Closed); 1:30 p.m., EDC Property Updates (Closed); 2 p.m., Compensation Studies (Closed); and 4 p.m., Proposed Constitutional Reform.

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.

Agenda

Unit 1
Sault Ste. Marie – Dec. 14, 2-5 p.m. at the Big Bear Arena, ages 0-13. Registration is required. To register, contact Lisa Burnside at 906‑635‑4944, ext. 26314, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Register by Dec. 6.

Unit 2
Cedarville—Dec. 14, 3-5 p.m., Ages 0-17 years. New Location: Clark Twp. Community Center, 133 M-134, Cedarville. Families must be registered. Register with YEA at 906‑484‑2298 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Newberry—Dec. 7, 3-5 p.m., ages 0-17. LMAS District Health Dept., 14150 Hamilton Lake Rd., Newberry. Register with YEA at 906‑484‑2298 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Also for Curtis, Engadine, Naubinway, and Gould City.

Unit 3
St. Ignace – Dec. 15, 1-4 p.m. at the Shores Casino Event Center, ages 0-12.

Unit 4
Manistique—Dec. 14, 12-3 p.m., Manistique Tribal Center, 5698W Hwy US 2, Manistique. Registration required by Dec. 6. Contact 906‑203‑4768 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with child’s name & age. Ages 0-18.

Escanaba—Dec. 13, 4-7 p.m. at the Escanaba Tribal Community Center, 3721 Jingob, Escanaba, ages 0-18. Must pre-register by Dec. 6. Contact 906‑203‑5888 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with youth name & age.

Unit 5
Munising – Dec. 14 at the Munising Tribal Health Community Center, M-28, Munising, 12-2 p.m., ages birth-18. RSVP to Jennifer Meyer, 906‑450‑5246. Sign up before Nov. 27.

Marquette – Dec. 15 at the NMU Northern Center 12-3 p.m., up to age 18. Registration required. Call Marquette Tribal Health Center at 906‑225‑1616.

See attached flyers.

Sault Tribe 2024 Children’s Christmas Parties

The Election Commission Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at 11 a.m. is canceled due to lack of the required quorum available to hold a meeting. The next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at 11 a.m. in the Whitefish Point Room at the Sault Kewadin Casino.

"Don't you even worry, pretty darlin'," Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie is bringing you an epic night of music with TESLA: Keepin' It Real Tour 2025, presented by Rock 101, on Friday, Feb. 28.

From 1984 to today, TESLA has been bringing their bluesy, soulful rock sound to sold-out audiences all over the world and is bringing that sound back to the DreamMakers with your favorite hits; Modern Day Cowboy, Little Suzi, Love Song, Signs and their newly debuted single, Time to Rock!

Pre-sale begins Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. through Thursday, Nov. 21, at 10 p.m. Tickets go on-sale Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. at tickets.kewadin.com, at the Box Office or at Kewadin Casino St. Ignace.
Sign up for pre-sale here: https://kewadin.com/entertainment/pre-sale-sign-up/.
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• $10 Kewadin Credits per person
*Once booked, a non-refundable deposit of $180 USD is due at the time of booking for tickets. Package is based on double occupancy, night of the show—Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Value of the tickets is $90 USD per ticket.

TICKET SALE DATES
VENUE PRE-SALE: Nov. 19, 2024, 10 a.m. to Nov. 21, 2024, 10 p.m.
Regular Public On sale: Nov. 22, 2024, 10 a.m. to Feb. 28, 2025, 8 p.m.
Venue Pre-Sale starts Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 10 a.m. (sign up for all Kewadin Pre-Sale codes: https://kewadin.com/entertainment/pre-sale-sign-up/.)
Tickets go on sale Friday, Nov. 22 at 10 a.m. EST
Tickets start at $65 USD*
Doors: 7 p.m. / Show: 8 p.m.
*Does not include convenience or handling fees.

The Sault Tribe Election Commission is holding its next regularly scheduled meeting on Nov. 20, 2024. All meetings are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be held in the Whitefish Point Room at the Kewadin Casino in Sault Ste. Marie. Meetings of the Sault Tribe Election Commission are open to tribal members, in person or via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84867001733 as view-only attendees.

Agenda 

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 Nov. 19 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: Federal Transportation Admin – Establish FY25 Budget, Nature Conservancy Establish FY25 Budget, Air Program Sensors Establish FY25 Budget, USDA Food Distribution Program FY25 Budget Mod / Establish FY25 Budget, USDA Nutrition Education FY25 Budget Mod, USDA Nutrition Education Establish FY25 Budget, Foster Care, Child Care State, Child Care Basic Grant FY 24 and FY25 Budget Mods, Continuing Funding Health FY25 Schedule B Budgets Oct – Sept/Jan-Dec, Continuing Funding Governmental FY25 Jan-Dec, Continuing Operating Authority for Enterprises FY25, Internal Services Budget Department FY24 Budget Mod, Award Contract Albert Heating & Cooling – Big Bear Arena, Indian Health Services Project BE 22-M84 MOA, Personnel Sheet/CEO of Health Division, Renewal of Tribal License for Sault Youth Service Center, and Amending Chapter 90 Housing Authority Ordinance.

Under New Business the board will consider Relinquishments, Key Employee, Gaming Authority Independent Investigations, and Board Concerns.

November 19 Meeting Resolutions

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors and Chairman Austin Lowes met today in a workshop with the intent to approve an all team member pay plan aligned with up-to-date compensation studies. After spending several hours in workshop this afternoon discussing how to proceed, the board canceled the special meeting called for today, Nov. 13, and decided to direct a more closely aligned collaboration across casino, enterprise and governmental divisions in order to ensure comparables and pay equity.  In preparation, the board engaged several external compensation consultants to bring forward recommendations. However, these different studies need to be reviewed across casino, enterprise and governmental divisions of the tribe. The board is resolved to set a short timeframe by which this review will be done before the end of 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience on behalf of our valued team members to the delay. You are the engine that drives our tribe and we appreciate your patience.

The Sault Ste Marie Kewadin Casino Gift Shop is having a Pre-Holiday Sale starting Nov. 15 through Nov. 29.

Get 25% off clothing, giftware, souvenirs, jewelry, publications and plush!

Excluded from the sale: already reduced items, food, beverages, amenities, newspapers, nicotine products and tribal artwork.

Pre-Holiday Sale Flyer

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors will be scheduling a series of open workshops to begin the review process of the proposed constitutional amendments brought forward at the Oct. 1, 2024, meeting. The documents as presented that day are available on the tribe’s website for member review. The first workshop session for this purpose has been scheduled for Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Whitefish Point Room at the Sault Casino. Members may attend in person or via Zoom; please use the regular board of directors workshop Zoom link available on the website. If you have not submitted a form to attend board workshops and meetings via Zoom, please be sure to complete and submit that form.

Constitutional Amendment Workshop Documents 

Canceled

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. —The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 13 at the Sault Kewadin Casino, in person or via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/83640619761. Those who have already registered for Zoom meetings need not register again.

On the agenda under Resolutions is: Sault Tribe Comprehensive Classification/ Compensation Study, Adopting 2024 EDC/Enterprise Compensation Study/Recomm.,
Adopting 2024 Kewadin Compensation Study/Recomm., and Amending Resolution 2024-255.

Preceding the meeting will be a board workshop beginning at 12 p.m. The agenda is: Sault Tribe, EDC, and Kewadin Casinos Compensation Studies (CLOSED). An agenda review will take place at 4:30 p.m., followed by the special meeting.

Resolutions