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Behold our Heritage, Share our Future Congratulations, Lady Dragons! Siren 70, South Shore 48 (Sectional semi-final) The first few minutes of the Sectional semi-final on Thursday, March 2nd, in Shell Lake looked ugly for the Siren girls’ basketball squad. They were behind by as much as a dozen points only a few minutes into the game, and it seemed like it would be a long, punishing bus ride home for the Dragon girls. Head coach Ryan Karsten called a timeout for […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future The St. Croix Education Department has created new partnerships with Higher Education. They are excited to help St. Croix employees, students, and new graduates start or finish their college degree in Associates, Bachelor, Technical, and Professional Development classes.  University of Wisconsin Eau Claire/Barron County has just started its first professional development class with St. Croix, taught by Kelli Coller, an Instructor with Barron County. Kelli meets with St. Croix employees and focuses on computer skills in […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future GO BLUE: Colorectal Cancer Wear Blue Day The month of March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. This Friday, March 3rd, 2023, please wear BLUE in support of a cure for colorectal cancer and to honor all who have been impacted by the disease. The Tribal Clinic would like all those participating to meet at the clinic at noon for a group picture. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in Wisconsin. Seven […]

Behold our Heritage, Share our Future MMIWR 2023: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives March The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives March 2023 took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Tuesday, February 14th. The annual walk honors missing and murdered indigenous women, girls, boys, LGBQI+, two spirit, and transgender relatives. Speakers began at 11am before the march at 12pm. The event is free and open to the public, with participants being encouraged to wear red and bring banners, posters, staffs, drums, and/or […]

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 […]