The Tribal Council and Administration is allowing employees to attend the public hearing on the proposed mining law tomorrow in Hurley, upon conditional approval from their supervisor.

-The hearing starts at 10a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, but the intent is to get there early enough for seating, etc.

-Transportation will be provided from the Tribal Center to Hurley with two departure times 7 am and 8am returning by 4:30 pm back to Tribal Center. If the employee chooses to drive their own vehicle it is at their own expense.

-Lunch will be provided.

-Employees will still need to punch in and out on return from the hearing.

There will also be a sign in sheet at the hearing. Also, no comp/overtime will be earned.

The committee sponsoring this hearing has stated they want to hear from the “general public members” first. You can personally provide testimony if you The Tribal Council has gone on record opposing mining. Additional information on the mining law and issues will be emailed, provided tomorrow, and or can be picked up at various locations including the TNR Department and Tribal Operations/Enrollment Department.

Governor Scott Walker’s office announced the 2012 State of the State will be held at 7:00 p.m. on January 25 at the State Capitol.

Marquis Johnson (LDF), a senior at LUHS, received the WJFW Channel 12 "Player of the Week" award. He received 84% of all votes, beating three other area high school athletes.

The Lac du Flambeau Tribe has initiated the Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO) to enforce tribally enacted Indian preference laws and ensure that Indian people gain their rightful share to employment, training, contracting, and business opportunities.

A TERO Ordinance will be enacted:

-To address the deplorable rate of poverty, unemployment, and under-employment that exists among Native people living on the reservation
-To eliminate discriminatory and other historical barriers that Tribal members face while seeking unemployment and business opportunities,
-To ensure that Tribal members receive their rightful entitlements as intended and required under the Tribal and Federal Indian Preference Employment Law.

To be included in the JOB SKILLS BANK, Tribal members and descendants are encouraged to stop by the new TERO office and submit your contact information, resume, and references.

Contact J. Brooks Big John at the Tribal Employment Rights Office in the William Wildcat Community Center.
Phone- (715) 588-3303 ext. 4303 or (715) 439-3947.
bbigjohn@ldftribe.com

The George W. Brown Jr. Museum and Cultural Center has been awarded an $48,000 grant from the Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services Award (Institute of Museum and Library Services) to provide museum enhancement and insure the security of objects and artifacts housed in the museum.

The grant will bring the museum to a standard of security and technology to meet the museum's needs.

Museum Director Teresa Mitchell will be administering the grant. "Funding will help us enhance the security of the building so that we may be able to bring in items of loan from other environments that had once belonged in Lac du Flambeau," she said, "It will also help us update our database and website." Additionally, the grant will allow for increased shelving and storage space, and climate control of the museum collection.

Mitchell will be working with Northwoods NiiJii Enterprise Community, Inc. over the fiscal year to develop planning and evaluation systems for the administration of the grant.

Owned by the Lac du Flambeau band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians and located in downtown Lac du Flambeau, the museum is one of the top tourist attractions in the Midwest.

It houses hundreds of historical photographs, artwork, and objects. The museum commemorates Ojibwe culture and the history of Lac du Flambeau with a four seasons diorama, artifacts from the reservation including a 24 ft Ojibwe dugout canoe, smaller birch-bark canoes, antiquities from the French fur trade and logging eras, locally made (authentic) Ojibwe arts and crafts, traditional clothing, and a world-record speared sturgeon taken from nearby Pokegama Lake. The museum offers programs and classes, community feasts, as well as other special events.

The museum was completed in 1989 after the Lac du Flambeau Historical and Cultural Society was created "for the purpose of the collection and preservation of records and physical objects relating to the history and culture of the Lac du Flambeau Chippewa" Lac du Flambeau was designated as a Preserve America Community in 2009.

Museum hours are: (March-Mid November) Monday - Friday 10 am-4pm.; (Mid November thru March) Tuesday - Thursday 10am-4pm; and during the Summer months, some select Saturdays.

For more information you may call at 715-588-3333 or email: ojibwemuseum@yahoo.com

If you were recently notified by the BIA that you were affected by the Cobell Settlement, please go to this website:

http://www.indiantrust.com

It will answer your questions and inform you what to do next.

ALL VETERANS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE
Plaques are 12 in. x 12 in., each will contain the veteran’s name, service branch, and will specify which period/war/peacetime
COST: Tribal members FREE with honorable discharge
Non-Tribal members: $10
Contact Stan Haling at (715) 588-3695,or Ernestine Rodriguez at (715) 588-3303
Plaques will be placed immediately pending at least 10 orders, order yours now!

HOLIDAY INN HOTELS GREENBAY - STEVENS POINT - MARSHFIELD LDF Tribal Member Room Rate Policy August 1, 2010 Recognizing the capital investments that the Lac du Flambeau Tribal Members have made in the Holiday Inn in Green Bay, WI, and the Holiday inn & Convention Center in Stevens Point, WI, a uniform room rate (LDF Room Rate) between the above hotels, as well as the sister hotels of the Holiday Inn in Marshfield, and the Holiday Inn Express in Stevens Point, has been adopted as follows: 1) Availability The LDF Rate will be available as long as the hotel's Occupancy Rate for the day/days, requested is less than 9096. If the hotel's Occupancy Rate Is 90%, or greater, the LDF Member will be required to pay the market rate for that particular hotel for the day/days requested. 2) LDF Member Room Rate (LDF Room Rate) The LDF Rate will be $50 per night, plus applicable city, county, and state taxes, and is subject to Availability, as stipulated In #1 above. For example, if the hotels Occupancy Rate is 65% when the LDF Member calls to book a room, the LOF Member will pay the $50 rate. If the hotel's Occupancy Rate is 91% when the LDF Member calls to book a room and the hotel's market rate is $104.99, then the LDF Member will be required to pay the market rate of $104.99. 3) Green Bay Packer Game/Event Exception The LDF Room Rate program does not apply at the Holiday Inn - Green Bay during any weekend In which a Green Bay Packer Game/Event is held in Green Bay. Instructions for LDF Members to Book a Room To book a room, please call the hotels at the following numbers: Holiday Inn Green Bay Stadium hotel, Green Bay, Wisconsin 920-569-4248 Holiday Inn Convention Center hotel, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 715-344-0200 Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 715-344-0000 Holiday Inn & Conference Center hotel, Marshfield, Wisconsin 715-486-1500 Important Note: Call the Hotel listed where you intend to stay and ask for the front desk or press the automated number for the front desk. Do not direct yourself to the automated reservations. Please tell the receptionist that you are a Lac du Flambeau Tribal Member and you are calling to book a room. You must use a credit card to book the room. All cancellation policies apply.

Youth from Lac du Flambeau are featured in this video "That's My People"- a public service announcement (PSA) developed at the 2011 National Intertribal Youth Summit (NIYS). The PSA represents many voices and vocalizes issues that tribal youth across all regions identified as important to address in their communities. It was filmed on site during the NIYS at the Santa Fe Indian School. http://www.justice.gov/tribal/videos.html