Tribal Community Activities September 2018
9/4/2018 8:08:00 AM
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Public Relations
Library Card Sign-Up Month takes place for the month of September. For more information stop by your Tribal Library.
Love and Logic Parenting Class will continue every Tuesday from 5 pm – 7 pm through the month of September at Nimkee Wellness Center.
Saganing Blood Drive will be held Tuesday, September 4th from 8 am – 2:30 pm. Call (989) 775-5810 for questions.
Japanese Cultural Center Outing takes place in Saganing Thursday, September 6th from 11 am – 5 pm.
Language Bingo takes place Thursday, September 6th from 1 pm – 3 pm at Andahwod.
Ancestral Repatriation will be held at Ziibiwing on Thursday, September 6th from 2 pm – 5 pm.
The Saginaw Chippewa/Isabella County FAN Support Group will be held Thursday, September 6th from 7 pm – 8:30 pm in the Tribal Operations Seniors Room.
Menopause Support Group takes place Friday, September 7th from 12 pm – 3 pm at Nimkee Public Health.
Anishinaabemowin Symposium will be held at Ziibiwing on Friday, September 7th & Saturday, September 8th from 10 am – 3 pm.
Grandparents Day will take place Saturday, September 8th from 10 am – 6 pm at Ziibiwing.
Food Preservation Class will be held in Saganing on Tuesday, September 11th from 5 pm – 8 pm. For more information please call (989) 775-5810.
SCIT Tribal Member Elders from all districts can enjoy Elder’s Breakfast at Andahwod on Wednesday, September 12th & Wednesday, September 26th from 9 am to 10 am.
Youth Council will meet on Wednesday, September 12th & Wednesday, September 26th from 5 pm – 6 pm in the Recreation Teen Lounge.
Ziibiwing Processing Center Sale takes place Thursday, September 13th & Friday, September 14th for SCIT Tribal Members – Thursday, September 20th & Friday, September 21st for SCIT Tribal Members and SCIT Associates – Thursday, September 27th & Friday, September 28th Open To The Public. Hours of all sales will be 9 am – 4 pm.
Anishinaabemowin & Sacred Fire Lunch will take place at 7th Generation on Thursday, September 13th & Thursday, September 27th from 12 pm – 1 pm.
Traditional Healer, Donnie Dowd, will be at Behavioral Health on Thursday, September 13th & Friday, September 14th from 9 am – 5:30 pm. Please call (989) 775-4850 for an appointment.
Saganing Day Trip to Bay City Historic City Hall will take place Friday, September 14th from 9 am – 1 pm. Call (989) 775-5810 for more information.
Tribal Observer October Issue Deadline will be Friday, September 14th by 5 pm.
Sweat Lodge will be held on Friday, September 14th from 5 pm – 11 pm at Behavioral Health.
Monarch Butterfly Celebration takes place at Ziibiwing on Saturday, September 15th from 1 pm – 5 pm.
“Screenagers” Documentary Screening and Discussion takes place at the Tribal Library Monday, September 17th from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm.
Saganing Bingo with Friends will be held Tuesday, September 18th from 10:30 am – 2 pm.
Canning 101 Pressure Canning Venison & Other Low Acidic Foods will be held in the Nimkee Kitchen Wednesday, September 19th from 12 pm – 1pm.
The Saginaw Chippewa/Isabella County FAN Board Meeting will be held Thursday, September 20th from 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center.
The Saginaw Chippewa/Isabella County FAN Monthly Forum will be held Thursday, September 20th from 7 pm – 8:30 pm at the Ziibiwing Cultural Center.
Saganing End of Summer Cookout takes place Friday, September 21st from 1 pm – 2 pm.
SCIT Youth & Family Cedar Point Trip will take place Saturday, September 22nd. Bus will depart from the Tribal Gym. Email recreation@sagchip.org for more information.
Name That Tune takes place at Andahwod Tuesday, September 25th from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm.
Cornhusk Doll Workshop will take place in Saganing on Wednesday, September 26th from 11 am – 1 pm.
Indian Corn Processing takes place Thursday, September 27th at 7th Generation from 6 pm – 8 pm.
Saganing “River of Time” Day Trip will be held Friday, September 28th from 10 am – 3 pm. Please call (989) 775-5810 for more information.
Tribal Operations and Related Offices will be closed Friday, September 28th in Observance of Michigan Indian Day.
Re-occurring Events:
New Spirit Meetings are held every Sunday at Behavioral Health 4 pm – 6 pm.
Bingo with Friends takes place the 2nd Monday of each month from 1 pm – 3 pm at Andahwod.
Women’s Traditions is held at Behavioral Health on Mondays from 5 pm to 6:30 pm.
Euchre with Potluck takes place on Mondays from 6 pm – 8 pm at Andahwod.
Language Drop-In takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm. For more information call ALRD at (989) 775-4110.
Struggling or need support? Residential Treatment Center – Behavioral Health offers drop-in relapse prevention groups on Mondays from 5:30 pm to 7 pm and Fridays from 11:30 am to 1 pm.
Tobacco Ceremony and Eagle Wing Smudging takes place every Tuesday in the Behavioral Health Lodge from 8 am – 12 pm.
Native Farmer’s Market takes place every Tuesday from 10 am – 2 pm on the corners of Broadway and Leaton Roads.
Anishinabe Ogitchedaw Veterans Society meets the first Tuesday of the month in the Seniors Room of Tribal Operations from 6 pm to 8:30 pm.
Narcotics Anonymous takes place every Tuesday in the Behavioral Health Lodge from 6 pm – 8 pm.
Anishinaabemowin Learning will be held every Tuesday & Thursday from 6 pm – 7 pm at the ALRD building. For more information call ALRD at (989) 775-4110.
Keyboarding and Open Lab is held on Tuesdays from 2 pm to 4 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 12 pm at the Black Elk IT
Training Room.
Saganing now offers Auricular (Ear) Acupuncture every first and third Wednesday from 11 am – 4 pm. For more information please call (989) 775-4895.
Traditional Teachings take place every first and third Wednesday from 11 am – 4pm at the Saganing Tribal Center.
Lunch Bunch Anishinaabemowin is held on Wednesdays from 12 noon – 1 pm at the ALRD building. For more information call (989) 775-4110.
Saganing Talking Circle takes place every first and third Wednesday from 5 pm – 6pm. For more information call (989) 775-4850.
Enjoy Open Gym on Wednesdays at the Tribal Gym from 3 pm – 5 pm for youth ages 7 to 11 and 5 pm – 7 pm for ages 12 to 15.
The 7th Generation Talking Circle takes place on Thursdays from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Elijah Elk building on the corner of Remus and Shepherd Rds.
Auricular (Ear) Acupuncture takes place every Thursday from 4 pm – 6 pm at Behavioral Health on Shepherd Road.
Community Sewing Nights take place at 7th Generation every Thursday from 5 pm – 8 pm.
Drums Out takes place on Thursdays from 6 pm – 8 pm at 7th Generation’s Blue House.
Active Parenting Now Classes are held on Fridays at Anishnaabeg Child and Family Services from 10:30 am – 12 pm.
The Tribal Clerk’s Office is closed every Friday for walk in/desk services for Administrative Office Day.
For COFFEE WITH THE COMMUNITY to discuss Environmental issues call (989) 775-4162.
Nimkee now offers Wellness Coaching. Contact Jayme Green or Sally Van Cise for more information at (989) 775-4601.
Invasive Species Decontamination Kits are Free to the Tribal Community. Contact Planning at (989) 775-4162.
SCIT Employees and Tribal Members can walk anytime for Free at Morey Courts. For more information contact Toni Smith at (989) 775-5624.
Well and Septic Program available to IHS Service Area Tribal Members. Call (989) 775-4014 for questions.
Report Suspicious or Criminal Activity by calling the Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police Hotline at (989) 775-4775.
Committee Vacancies/Help Wanted:
Conservation Committee is currently seeking SCIT Members to fill all six seats for two year terms. Contact Planning at (989) 775-4014 for more information or send letters of interest to dseal@sagchip.org no later than Friday, October 26th by 3 pm.
Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School Committee vacancies are available. Call (989) 775-4096 for more information.
Sasiwaans ALRC Committee is seeking a youth representative (18 – 25 years of age) to fill one vacancy seat. For more information please call (989) 775-4126.
Construction Workers needed for Saganing Eagles Landing Casino Expansion. Please call Chip at (989) 775-0053 for details.