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“Warmest Holiday Wishes” to all of our employees and your families! The Holiday season can be very special for people. Like few other times in the year, some of us will feel a notable “togetherness” with our families and friends while we share our holiday meals and traditions. For others, the Holiday season can be very overwhelming or lonely. We recognize these different emotions, and sincerely hope St. Croix has created a Holiday season that benefits our employee’s physical, mental, […]

View this email in your browser Vice President Harris Announces Newly Available Tribal Broadband Funding Last week, Vice President Kamala Harris hosted a tribal leaders’ teleconference announcing new tribal broadband funding opportunities from the National Telecommunications Administration (NTIA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The NTIA announced more than $646 million in awards will go out during the month of August and that is will make an additional $1 billion in funding available from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future Thank you to the St. Croix Tribal Police Department, Burnett County Sheriff’s Office, Siren School District’s Title VI Native American Coordinator Tara Voss, and the School District of Siren students for their donation of handmade tie blankets for Tribal elders. Tara Voss and students in her Indigenous Arts class made bags full of beautiful, warm blankets and presented them to the Elder Care Department on Monday, December 5th. The Elder Care Department will be […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future Did you know there is a library inside the Education building? I would encourage anyone interested in learning more about the Ojibwe language to explore the library. There are hundreds of books to learn from. Reach out to Janine McNulty at ext. 5312 or Karen Washington at ext. 5303 with any questions.   “Nibi is Water. Nibi Aawon Nbiish” By Joanne Robertson Translated by Shirley Williams and Isadore Toulouse Gimewon, Rain, Goon, snow, Nbiish […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future The Harvest Feast If you would like to listen to a Thanksgiving story, one that more appropriately depicts “the First Thanksgiving”, consider “Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story Read Aloud” which can be found here. Please share with your loved ones this Thanksgiving. On Friday, November 11th, over 1500 Native American Veterans gathered for a dedication ceremony of the National Museum of the American Indian’s National Native Americans Veterans Memorial. St. Croix Tribal Members Robert Holmes, […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future Turtle Lake Property – Open House​ The Open House for the Turtle Lake property was on Monday, October 31st. Click here to watch a short video produced by Bob Metoxen, St. Croix Tribal Member. Thank you to Tribal Council for allowing staff time off to tour the property. Below is an article that will be featured in The Leader newspaper the week of 11/15/2022: On Monday, October 17th, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future PROPERTY PURCHASE 24729 State Road 35/70 On Thursday October 27, 2022, the St. Croix Tribal Economic Development Corporation (EDC) closed on their purchase of a commercial property (2 Parcels) located at 24729 State Road 35/70, Siren, Wisconsin. This site was previously home to the “Heart of the North” Modular Homes Dealership, but has been vacant for the past several years. The St. Croix Tribal EDC pursued these lots for their value related to their location neighboring the New […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future PROPERTY PURCHASE 361 175th Ave, Turtle Lake, WI 54889 On October 17th, 2022, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (the “Tribe”) closed on a property in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. The property contains a 7300+ square foot, 5 bed, 4 bath home, 831 acres of land, an equestrian building with stables, 2 private lakes (Sugarbush and Snake), and 20+ miles of trails. The Tribe will be hosting an Open House on Monday, October 31st, 2022, at […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future Bosh Keen Landing Jean Songetay stands with a number of family members at the unveiling of Bosh Keen Landing. Bosh Keen is Jean’s Ojibwe name. On October 17th, 2022, the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin (the “Tribe”) dedicated the river landing in Danbury, Wisconsin, to Jean Songetay. Jean is the eldest Tribal elder at 101 years old. Jean was born in Ogema, Minnesota in 1921. She was married to her husband Edwin Sr. […]