Michigan DEQ Approval of Upper Peninsula Sulfide Mine — Press Release

From MDEQ:

DEQ Announces Decision on Kennecott Mine

Contact: Robert McCann (517) 241-7397
Agency: Environmental Quality
December 14, 2007

The Department of Environmental Quality announced today its decision to approve a series of permits to the Kennecott Eagle Minerals Company to conduct mining operations at the proposed Eagle Project Mine near Marquette. The department’s decision follows a period of extensive review by the DEQ of public comments and supporting information to determine whether Kennecott’s proposal met the strict standards contained within Michigan’s air quality, groundwater, and mining laws. The DEQ is required to make its decision based solely on whether a proposal meets those standards.

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Grand Traverse Band Trust Land Acquisition

From the Leelanau Enterprise (H/T Indianz):

132 acres ‘in trust’ for GTB

The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has finally processed the paperwork required to place 14 parcels totaling 132 acres of land “in trust” for the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.

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Sault Tribe Police Chief Scandal

From the Detroit Free Press (H/T Indianz):

Assault case topples Greektown Casino chairman:Acccused by a woman, he’s also suspended as cop

The chairman of the Greektown Casino board of directors has been forced to step down after being accused of assaulting a woman who fought off his sexual advances.

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LSJ Feature on Dr. Suzanne Cross

From the Lansing State Journal:

Lavey: Indian culture teaches respect for tribal elders

MSU professor’s art show reflects that early lesson
As an associate professor of social work at Michigan State University, Suzanne Cross helps her students learn to advocate for older generations.

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Indiana Tribal History News Article

From the Terre Haute News:

Genealogy: Many tribes left their mark on Indiana

By Tamie Dehler
Special to the Tribune-Star
TERRE HAUTE Last week’s column discussed Indiana’s most influential Indian tribes, the Miami, Wea, and Piankashaw, as described in The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton. Yet, there were other tribes that also left their mark in and on the state.

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Michigan Potawatomi Gaming News

From the Western Michigan Business Review (H/T Indianz):

Casinos to finance diversified economies

Thursday, December 06, 2007By Lynn Stevens

lynns@mbusinessreview.com

Both the Nottawaseppi Huron Band and the Gun Lake Tribe see the opening and continued success of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’s Four Winds Casino as inspiration. They are sure that it’s only a matter of time until they, too, can open financial engines.

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GTB Revenue Sharing

From the Leelanau Enterprise (H/T Indianz):

2 percent funding process begins

County receives 10 applications for aid from tribal program.

Requests for “2-percent” casino revenue funding from the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians will be considered for endorsement by the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners at the board’s executive committee next week.

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LTBB Revenue Sharing

From the Petoskey News Review:

New casino revenue sharing approach planned

By Ryan Bentley News-Review Staff Writer

A more specific framework has been crafted for how Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians casino proceeds should be shared with the local community.

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Inland Agreement Photos

 From Indian Country Today:

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Photos by Theresa Keshick — Pictured are the signatories of the commemorative signing of the 2007 Inland Consent Decree between five tribes – Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. government Oct. 25. More than 100 people were present to witness the signing. (Below) Some of the signatories included Alice King Yellowbank, member of the Little Traverse Bay Bands Tribal Council; Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Chairman Frank Ettawageshik; and Albert Colby Jr., tribal administrator of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians.

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Andrew Blackbird Given Star on Walk of Fame

Finally, after all these years, fame!

From the Harbor Light:

Andrew Blackbird named 2007 Michigan Walk of Fame inductee

First postmaster of Harbor Springs, helped Native Americans gain citizenship

SPECIAL TO HARBOR LIGHT NEWSPAPER

The Lansing Principal Shopping District and Michigan Historical Museum announced that former Harbor Springs resident Andrew J. Blackbird is a 2007 Michigan Walk of Fame inductee. He is among twelve state residents honored this year for exceptional life service and for significantly contributing to Michigan’s civic, cultural and entrepreneurial heritage.

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