The CLINIC will be CLOSED Monday October 12th for Indigenous People’s Day.
The PHARMACY will be OPEN from 8 am to 5 pm.
...IN-PERSON Bay Mills Community College PANE IMMERSION WEEKEND hosted by Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Government's Gijigowi Anishinaabemowin Language Department!
Wenesh pii? - Friday, Oct. 16 & Sat., Oct. 17th, 2026
Aapiish? - East Conference Room at Victories Square Marriott, Petoskey, MI 49770
Meals provided!
Please RSVP for an accurate count!
Call or email Danielle Gibson for questions and/or to RSVP!
231-242-1457
Don't miss this rare chance to hear our classes in-person! Everyone welcome! Do not need to be registered for class!
Here's our event page for the weekend! Waganakising Odawak akiing (Petoskey) in-person BMCC Pane Immersion Weekend!
We would like to take a moment to introduce you to the Community Health Team, here at the Health Park located on the 2nd floor.
We have a full team who are ambitious and looking forward to expanding our programs we currently have running.
Community Health oversees and facilitates programs pertaining to:
Native Way Gym
Ogichidaa Trail
Diabetes Outreach
Health related Outreach
Food Preservation
MIFO games
Health Fair
Snowsnake
just to name a few major ones.
Our team is as follows:
The Odawa Casino & Hotel is hosting a community blood drive at the Odawa Hotel-Huron Room on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 from 10am to 2:30pm.
Scan the QR code on the attached flyer or sign up on-line https://www.versiti.org/
to set up an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome.
Hard to believe that we are again honoring another changing of the seasons. This month we honor Biinaakwe Giizis/ Falling leaves Moon. Falling Leaves Moon is the tenth moon of Creation. This is a time when all Creation honors Mother Earth by preparing the most beautiful colors imaginable. On the Falling Leaves full moon, leaves begin to blanket Mother Earth. The spirit of each leaf is placed upon her with the gentleness and grace that only the spirits of Creation allow. Please, take time to honor and respect this change and all that comes with it.
Miigwetch, have a great day, month, year.
We are offering a program, Steady at Home, for elders or anyone in the community who has mobility issues, falls, fear of falling, etc. The first class will be the 3rd Wednesday of each month starting this Oct. 21st. Please see the flyer for all the details and share with anyone who may be interested.
Community Health is launching a new initiative to keep us moving through these coming months. We are introducing walking clubs! You are welcome to join Brandy and I at any point for any amount of time. It is a great time to get out from behind your desk and get some steps in. Our intent is to walk rain or shine, so dress appropriately. Grab a friend and come together! Walk with us 5 times and you be entered in a raffle to win a prize. We will have trekking poles available for those who may need them. All paces are welcome! Everyone is invited including staff, tribal members, elders, non-tribal members, littles, youth, everyone!
Health Park Walking Club
Governmental Center Walking Club
Please contact Sandi Wemigwase (231) 242-1664 or Brandy Bartley (231) 242- 1772 or email communityhealth@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov if you have any questions.
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📚🍂 Mzinigangamik's October Reading Challenge 🍂📚
Aanii LTBB Families!
The Niigaandiwin Education Department is excited to announce the October Youth Reading Log Challenge for LTBB Citizens and descendants ages 5-17! Throughout the month of October, youth are encouraged to complete fun reading activities and track their progress on the reading log. Parents or guardians can help by initialing each completed challenge.
Participants who successfully complete their reading logs and return them to the Niigaandiwin Education Department by Friday, November 13 will be eligible to receive a prize in recognition of their commitment to reading. Youth who complete the challenge may choose a gift card or a Petoskey Cinema gift certificate.
The reading challenge includes activities such as:
📖 Read for 20 minutes
🐾 Read a book about animals
🤝 Share a book with someone
🪶 Read a book by an Indigenous author
🌳 Read outside
💡 Share a lesson you learned from a book with a friend
Let's make reading a fun part of October while building skills, imagination, and positive habits together!
For more information, please contact Tammy Gasco at the Niigaandiwin Education Department.
Aanii Community Members,
Due to the current vacancy in the LTBB Dental Clinic Dental Hygienist position, PRC eligible LTBB Dental Clinic patients may now receive reimbursement for dental hygiene services received at another dental office through the end of 2026. This program covers cleanings and x-rays only for eligible patients.
✅ Receive your cleaning and x-rays at a local dental office
✅ Submit your receipt and EOB (Explanation of Benefits), if applicable
✅ PRC will reimburse eligible patients directly after insurance has been billed and paid
This program was created to help ensure community members can continue to access important preventive dental care while LTBB continues recruitment efforts for a new dental hygienist.
For questions regarding eligibility or reimbursement, please contact Bert Rousseau at (231) 242-1752.
Miigwetch! 🦷✨
Per Tribal Resolution #102619-05 Promotion of a Living Wage, the calculations for the Living Wage are as follows:
According to Rentdata.org for 2025, Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Emmet County is $1,154 per month and a three-bedroom apartment is $1,390, creating an average rent of $1,272.00.
The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is pleased to announce it recently received $1.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Odawa Economic Development Management, Inc., an LTBB tribal corporation under the Legislative Branch, and Community Housing Network will build 44 units in Petoskey, MI, at the Tribe’s Victories Square property in 2026. The units will be for households earning between 30-80% Area Median Income with 23 units receiving project-based rental assistance.
The apartment building, Victories Square II, will be located adjacent to the Tribe’s Victories Square I apartment building, also built with the assistance of Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Victories Square I consists of 50 studio, one- and two-bedroom rental apartments with a large community room, a private meeting room, a laundry and an exercise room with equipment.
Tribal Council passed a motion to eliminate credit scoring from Victories Square Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Buildings 4 and 5 (located on Lots 4 and 5 on the accompanying Victories Square map) applications. There was a three-week timeline where only LTBB Tribal Citizens’ applications were processed for Victories Square I. The same application process will be followed for the Victories Square II building. A ribbon cutting ceremony for Victories Square I was held on October 30, 2025, and occupancy of the building began in December 2025.
While this project is designed first to meet the needs of LTBB citizens, it also helps stabilize the local housing market by increasing long-term, affordable rental options. When families have access to stable housing, it strengthens the local workforce, supports nearby businesses and reduces pressure on emergency and social services — benefits which reach beyond the development itself.
Victories Square II reflects how Tribal policy decisions, carried out through a Tribal economic entity, create lasting value for our Nation and the community we share.
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program is federally funded and administered by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. It provides tax incentives on a competitive basis to developers who build or rehabilitate housing for low- and moderate-income residents. The credits help reduce financing costs, making it possible to offer lower rents and ensure long-term affordability.
In accordance with the Tribal Government Budget Formulation and Modification statute, the last enacted budget will take effect at the beginning of the 2026 fiscal year.
The Tribal Resolution for the 2026 Fiscal Year Operating Budget’s motion failed at the April 24, 2025 Tribal Council meeting. This is the proposed budget on which hearings were held.
In response to the failed Tribal Resolution, and to comply with the Constitution and Budget Formulation Statute, Tribal Council passed a Tribal Resolution for the 2026 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets on May 1, 2025, in time for the Annual Community Meeting which was held on May 3, 2025. The budgets were based on the 2025 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets.
The Tribal Chairperson vetoed the Tribal Resolution on May 30, 2025. She submitted a veto statement with a budget sheet within.
According to the Budget Formulation and Modification Statute (WOS 2020-006 Sec. XII. 5.), if the Chair vetoes the budget, then he or she must submit an Executive proposed signed Tribal Resolution and new proposed budget along with the veto to Tribal Council within the 30-day time period allowed for the veto.
A signed Tribal Resolution and new proposed budget were not submitted with the Executive veto.
The Tribal Council motion to override the Executive veto failed on June 26, 2025.
As an Executive signed Tribal Resolution with new proposed budget was not submitted within the 30-day period allowed, a vote on an Executive proposed budget could not take place.
Please, see attached for the last enacted budget, which was enacted on April 26, 2024, and will take effect as the 2026 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets on January 1, 2026.
2020-006 Tribal Government Budget Formulation & Modification
042524-01 Appropriation of Funds for the 2025 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets
RICKY COMPO
TAMARA KIOGIMA
LEROY SHOMIN
DOUG EMERY
WILLIAM ORTIZ
MARCI REYES
KENNETH DEWEY
AARON OTTO
SHARON SIERZPUTOWSKI
SIERRA BODA (WITHDREW 5-14-21)
BERNADECE (BERNIE) BODA & LINDA GOKEE
REGINA GASCO-BENTLEY & STELLA KAY
(Click Team To Read Their Statements)
BERNADECE (BERNIE) BODA & LINDA GOKEE
REGINA GASCO-BENTLEY & STELLA KAY
(Click Candidate Name To View Their Statement)
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Bring your littles, tweens, youth to the gym on Tuesdays. We have small plastic weights and jungle gym for the littles to mimic what your routine is. As well as having free weights for older youth to begin a safe routine. Working out as a family is encouraging. See you at the GYM!!
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