From the Freep (article here):
Suttons Bay’s Dwaun Anderson holds the Hal Schram Mr. Basketball Award at the Detroit Free Press in Detroit on Monday, March 21, 2011. / ANDRE JACKSON / DFP
Suttons Bay
Anishinaabemowin at Suttons Bay Public Schools
From Interlochen Public Radio. You can listen to the report here:
By Linda Stephan
Learning a second language is not always about learning foreign language. It can also be about preserving what’s been right here for generations, language at risk of being lost.
In addition to offerings, such as French or Spanish, more northern Michigan public schools and colleges are offering students the chance to learn Anishinaabemowin, or Ojibwa.
Suttons Bay Public Schools is a regional leader in offering native languages for second-language credit. The program is now three years old. In tough budget times, Suttons Bay had held tight to its native language offerings.
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.
Turtle Talk 