TRIBE HOSTS "LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST"
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe hosted a "Legislative Breakfast" featuring
presentations and a Q&A session with two Michigan Republican
congressmen on Friday, March 7th. The breakfast offered a unique
opportunity for local business leaders to interact wtih their
elected state representatives. –Read more and view videos–
TRIBE SEES FURTHER DIVERSIFICATION IN SAGANING
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe furthered its business diversification in the Saganing area near Lake Huron by opening both the Eagle Bay Marina and a nearby Saganing Sagamok Shell station.
• View a short video of the Eagle Bay Marina Ribbon Cutting here.
• Listen to a brief audio announcement about the marina
• Click here to watch a short video of the Saganing Sagamok Shell station ribbon cutting.
• Listen to a brief audio announcement about the Sagamok gas station and gift shop
• Listen to a brief audio announcement about the Eagle's Landing Casino
Jodi K of WCEN "The Moose" was live on remote (on the loose...) at the Saganing Sagamok Shell station Thursday, November 15th, celebrating the opening day of deer season and helping with a promotion for the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe's new enterprise. Listen to a stream made up of some of Jodi K's live spots! You can also visit our Sagamok enterprises main page here.
Strong ties bind the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe and Michigan State University. Hear how.
Tribal Dancers Advocating for Fathers’ Rights
On October 2, 2007, between 11 AM – 2 PM, members of Dance4Equality will be dressed in traditional American Indian regalia and dancing outside the Isabella County Court House to protest the tragic imbalance regarding child custody awards by Michigan State Courts.
Dance4Equality representatives are advocating through dance awareness of not only fathers' rights, but to promote equal protection of children, parents, men and women and all races in family law cases. Dance4Equality Founder, Derek J. Bailey, an enrolled tribal member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, found that there is a strong need to promote advocacy for awareness and change.
In the past, Dance4Equality and other affiliated advocates gathered support for Michigan House Bill 5247, which would have allowed our state's children the opportunity to spend equal time with both fit parents. Michigan custody orders must bear sufficient respect for the constitutional protections inherent in the parent-child relationship. The best way to protect children from the stresses of parental divorce is to ensure a strong relationship with both parents (when both are fit) through a balanced, equal amount of time with both.
This arrangement most closely mirrors an intact family, which both common sense and careful research shows is the best situation for children. From research gathered on Isabella County, data showed that through the three years 2000-2002, the Isabella County FOC maintained a 10 percent average of fathers awarded custody to total cases heard (in 2003, the percentage was 13 percent).
Mr. Bailey stressed that “this pattern is not only a true tragedy for fathers, but more importantly, those children that are involved in each of these cases."
Dance4Equality’s intent is that through traditional dance, and dancing with positive energy, desperately needed change can occur with all Friend of the Court offices state-wide. If you would like to learn more about Dance4Equality please visit their website at www.dance4equality.com.
MEET THE NEIGHBORS
In an effort to forge strong business and community ties as it embarks on new ventures in the Saganing area, the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe shared talk and food with leaders in the Standish and Pinconning areas at the Saganing Center Friday, Sept. 21st.
-Watch a short video here-
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, in conjunction with the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, held the Casino pre-employment informational fair August 29 2007 At the Saganing Community Center located at 5447 Sturman Rd, Standish, MI, from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m.
Executive staff from Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort conducted mini presentations on all future job opportunities the Casino will bring to Arenac County.
