General Election: June 28, 2021 Candidates for Tribal Council
RICKY COMPO
TAMARA KIOGIMA
LEROY SHOMIN
DOUG EMERY
WILLIAM ORTIZ
MARCI REYES
KENNETH DEWEY
AARON OTTO
SHARON SIERZPUTOWSKI
SIERRA BODA (WITHDREW 5-14-21)
🥒 FREE Squash Giveaway Tomorrow! 🥒 LTBB Community Health will be hosting a squash giveaway for our community on: 📅 Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Fresh squash from KK's Farm will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. ✅ No sign-up required Stop by and pick up some fresh squash while supplies last! For questions, contact LTBB Community Health at (231) 242-1601 or communityhealth@ltbbodawansn.gov. In commemoration of 2026 Orange Shirt Truth & Reconciliation Day, the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians invites all community members to participate in upcoming events dedicated to remembrance, resilience, and honoring boarding school survivors and those that did not make it back home. Sharing Voices Regarding Michigan Indian Boarding School Experiences This gathering provides a respectful, supportive environment to share thoughts, experiences, and recollections regarding Michigan Indian Boarding School experiences. Information regarding the Michigan Department of Attorney General's Native Boarding School Investigation will also be available. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. Contact for Info: Deleta Smith @ 231-242-1644 or by email at deletas@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2026 Location: Harbor Springs, MI (Indian Town Park / Second St. to Zorn Park) Please see attached agenda for more information. The Michigan Department of Attorney General (DAG) has launched a comprehensive criminal investigation into Indian boarding schools throughout Michigan. They are seeking to speak with survivors, families, and individuals with firsthand knowledge or experience regarding crimes committed in these schools. LTBB Local Services: 231-242-1628 National & Tribal Resources: Please contact Deleta Smith with any questions or for more information!🧡 ***Please note that the Elders' Luncheon that day will be a picnic lunch in Zorn Park.*** Aanii, it's the harvest season and time for our first Homegrown bulk produce giveaway! 🌾 Manoominke Camp 2026 – Intertribal Ricing Camp 🌾 Join the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians for a weekend celebrating traditional harvesting, teachings, community, and culture at the 2026 Intertribal Ricing Camp! 📅 September 18-20, 2026 Weekend activities include: • Toolmaking (push poles, knockers, moccasins, and more) 🍲 Fall Feast 🗓 September 18 at 6:00 PM ✅ Open to all Michigan Tribal communities To register and view event details, scan the QR code on the flyer. For questions, contact Sophie Buchholz at sbuchholz@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov or 231-242-1577. MIFO CANCELLED – Friday, July 17, 2026 Due to poor air quality caused by smoke in the area, the Michigan Indian Family Olympics (MIFO) scheduled for Friday, July 17, 2026 has been cancelled. Chi Miigwech *** Sweat Lodge ceremony has been cancelled this evening due to wild fire smoke conditions The Following is from Traditional Healer Joseph Syrette The Madoodiswan, Mamadooswan, Madoodoo "Sweat Lodge" This is a ceremony that has many names but has been given to the anishnaabeg from the grandfather's. We use the sweat lodge to purify our mind, body and spirit. We use everything that is natural from mother earth being the tree saplings, water, fire, rock, medicines and earth to help heal a proper way through connection. Everyone who attends will need the bring the following Long ago our people were very strict and the women would sweat with women and men sweat with men. Everyone has their teachings and is respected for that. The sweat lodge here at LTBB Government building is coed and this is to accommodate those who need healing. This also teaches our men to respect women and or women to respect the men. Every lodge will consist of song and prayer together for all anishanaabeg to connect with their own identity and spiritual connection. We ask that you be open minded and respectful while attending, space is limited and also we ask that any women on moon time to refrain from attending. Also anyone under the influences of drugs or alcohol to refrain from attending. This keeps the ceremony in good balance. Phase 3 (Paving) is now rescheduled to begin Monday, June 22nd, 2026. FYI, this phase will take one to two days. During paving there will be single lane closures around the Odawa Circle with access to all parking lots and buildings. Road project flaggers will be directing traffic. Please be patient and courteous to the workers. Miigwech The Odawa Casino & Hotel is hosting a community blood drive at the Odawa Hotel-Huron Room on Tuesday, June 30th, 2026 from 10am to 2:30pm. You can call 866-642-5663, scan the QR code on the attached flyer, or click on this link https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11638593 to set up an appointment. Walk-ins are also welcome. In accordance with policy, the following phone poll shall be posted to the website for 24-hours. Motion to approve the 25139VSQ Victories Square II Proposed Site Plan. In accordance with policy, the following phone polls shall be posted to the website for 24-hours. Motion to recommend to Tribal Council to approve CERTIFIED MOTION #060426-06 Request for Funding from the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Energy and Mineral Development Program (EMDP) FY 2026. Motion to recommend to Tribal Council to adopt TRIBAL RESOLUTION Budget Modification for FY26 Increased BIA Tribal Priority Allocation Related General Fund Needs in Other Programs. Resolution 060426-03 Budget Mod for FY26 Increased BIA TPA Related GF Needs in Other Programs SFA_Impact Stmt_TR Budget Mod for TPA Increase TCourt Voting may commence upon posting. Aanii Youth Parents and Caretakers - We are excited to announce the first Odawa Wilderness Boys Camp! ☀️ Saturday, June 20 - Tuesday, June 23. Hosted by LTBB Conservation Officer Jacob Kiogima and sponsored by LTBB Youth Services. Must be entering grades 7-12 for the 2026-27 school year. See flyer for more info! ☺️ Register with the QR code or here: https://fs21.formsite.com/V6SM9g/ltyjuwe9qd/index In accordance with policy, the following shall be posted to the website for 24-hours: Motion to recommend to Tribal Council to adopt TRIBAL RESOLUTION Appropriation of Funds for the 2027 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets. May 5th we remember, honor, and recognize all our MMIR/ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives. Chi-Miigwetch for remembering them and letting them know that you are their voice until they are all home or accounted for. In accordance with policy the following shall be posted for 24-hours: Motion to cancel the April 28, 2026 Appropriations and Finance Committee meeting. In accordance with policy, please post the following to the web for 24-hours: Motion to approve CERTIFIED MOTION #042326-06 Request for FY 2027 Congressionally Directed Spending Appropriation from the U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing And Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Nitaazhitoojik Regional Trade School Facility Acquisition & Rehabilitation Project. In accordance with policy the following shall be posted for 24-hours. Motion to recommend to Tribal Council to adopt TRIBAL RESOLUTION Repeal and Replace Resolution, Adoption of $2,000,000 Odawa Economic Affairs Holding Corporation (OEAHC) Profit Allocation. In accordance with policy, the following phone poll shall be posted for 24-hours: Motion to adopt TRIBAL RESOLUTION Operational Funds Allocation of $350,000.00 for Ziibimijwang Farm for FY 2026 to come from the General Fund – Fund Balance. SFA_Impact Stmt_TR 2026 Ziibi Farm Budget Allocation Executive Ziibimijwang 2026 Supplemental Funding Request Ziibiimijwang Budget Allocation 2026 Resolution DRAFT clean copy We are pleased to share that Michael Naughton from the ACLU of Michigan will be visiting LTBB on Thursday, February 19. An Elders session will take place during the Elders Luncheon at approximately 12:15 p.m., followed by a citizen session beginning at 1:00 p.m. n accordance with policy, the following shall be posted for 24-hours: Motion to cancel the January 30, 2026 Land and Reservation Committee meeting. New Native Way II fitness programs are starting this week. If you're interested in getting a Native Way gym card or have any questions about the programs, please reach out to Alexis Norton at Phone: 231-242-1602 Email: anorton@ltbbodawa-nsn.gov In Accordance with policy, the following phone poll shall be posted for 24 hours: Motion to approve Tribal Council travel to United Tribes of Michigan meeting on February 18 and 19, 2026 in Lansing, Michigan.
Due to the anticipated weather, we’ve made a few changes to tomorrow’s Orange Shirt Day gathering. While the parade has been canceled, we still invite our community to join us at 11:00 AM at the LTBB Government Complex as we come together to honor the children, families, and generations impacted by the residential boarding school era.
Orange Shirt Day is a time to remember, reflect, and stand together in the message that Every Child Matters.
We hope you’ll wear orange and join us tomorrow, September 30.
⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 LTBB Governmental Center Front Parking Lot
✅ Limit of 4 squash per household
✅ LTBB Community members will be served before employees
📢 Due to the anticipated weather, we’ve made a few changes to tomorrow’s Orange Shirt Day gathering. While the parade has been canceled, we still invite our community to join us at 11:00 AM at the LTBB Government Complex as we come together to honor the children, families, and generations impacted by the residential boarding school era. 📢
Orange Shirt Day is a time to remember, reflect, and stand together in the message that Every Child Matters.
We hope you’ll wear orange and join us tomorrow, September 30.
While we had hoped to have a u-pick tomato garden this year for our community to come and gather tomatoes, it had to be postponed to next year.
Instead, we will be distributing bulk tomatoes through the harvest season, starting next week:
Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Time: 10:00 am until the tomatoes are gone
Where: Health Department (back parking lot)
What: Bushels of canning tomatoes
Limit: Two bushels per household
Who: Our LTBB Community (including LTBB Government employees)
Per usual, community members will be offered the produce first and employees will be offered produce after the community is served.
No sign-up necessary! First come-first served!
If you miss this date, we will be doing more tomato and squash distributions, as long as the harvest allows!
📍 Cross Village Campground
• Manoomin processing
• Manoomin harvesting (if rice is still present)
• Fyke net demonstration and harvest
Please bring your feast bundles and a dish to share!
🏕 Limited shared campsites available on a first come, first served basis
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Please help us spread the word to family members, friends, and community members who were planning to attend.
