Aabitoose News

Have you registered for Fall 2012 classes at Leech Lake Tribal College yet? The deadline to register for fall semester is this coming Monday, August 13. Please contact our LLTC Student Services to get started on your future. Stop by campus during regular business hours, call 218-335-4220, or check us out online at www.lltc.edu. Hope to see you this fall at LLTC!

The infrastructure damage to the counties overlapping Leech Lake from the July 2 storms is not enough to qualify for Federal Emergency Management Administration funds: http://brainerddispatch.com/news/2012-08-07/cass-doesnt-qualify-fema-aid

Many Minnesota lakes, including Leech Lake, have been experiencing a high number of bird deaths; Newcastle disease is suspected:

• "Bird Die-Offs under Investigation, Cleanup Efforts Ongoing" (West Central Tribune) http://www.wctrib.com/event/article/id/96587/
• "Newcastle Disease Suspected in Minn. Bird Die-Offs" (ABC KAAL) http://kaaltv.com/article/stories/S2719578.shtml?cat=10151
• "Newcastle Disease Suspected in Minn. Bird Die-Offs" (San Francisco Chronicle) http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Newcastle-disease-suspected-in-Minn-bird-die-offs-3769497.php
• "Virus Is Linked to Deaths of Hundreds of Birds" (Minneapolis Star Tribune) http://www.startribune.com/local/165367556.html
• "Virus Kills Hundreds of Birds on Two Minnesota Lakes" (St. Paul Pioneer Press) http://www.twincities.com/outdoors/ci_21256591/virus-kills-hundreds-birds-two-minnesota-lakes

Leech Lake employee Rita Albrecht, University of North Dakota doctoral student Sachel Josefson, and incument Bemidji mayor and architect Dave Larson are the candidates for Bemidji's mayoral race: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100042698/
Governor Mark Dayton and the Minnesota legislature are working on a flood relief package for northeastern Minnesota communities, including Fond du Lac:

• "Dayton: Anything for Disaster is Better than Nothing" (Bemidji Pioneer) http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/article/id/100042691/
• "Dayton Wants $190 Million for Flood Aid" (Duluth News Tribune) http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/239268/

57-year-old Earl Francis Sargent, Jr. (Red Lake) is remembered in this Bemidji Pioneer obituary: http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/event/obituary/id/100042676/

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released its Designated Infested Waters List, which includes the invasive faucet snails found in White Earth: http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/96830/

The American Indian Family Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, has gotten a new facilities makeover: http://www.twincities.com/stpaul/ci_21258030/st-paul-american-indian-family-center-shows-off

The new book, Chickadee, by Louise Erdrich (Turtle Mountain) is reviewed by the blog Sal's Fiction Addiction: http://salsfictionaddiction.blogspot.com/2012/08/chickadee-written-by-louise-erdrich.html

An Indian Country Today piece examines the federal recognition process for tribal nations and describes its impact on those unrecognized nations: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2012/08/08/federal-recognition-can-the-bias-acknowledgment-process-be-fixed-127942

Chi-Miigwech and congratulations to Michael Henry and Kirk Laroque, two heroic young men from Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation for rescuing three people from a house fire and, for that brave act, received national recognition: http://www.altonaecho.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3598868

Spiritwind, an organization coordinating a lawsuit brought by day school survivors, is raising funds to proceed to a class action certification: http://www.canada.com/Cash+drive+school+suit+future/7056377/story.html

Penetanguishene, Ontario, celebrates its 7th annual Métis Day Bo'jou Neejee this Saturday: http://www.simcoe.com/what's%20on/article/1456435--historic-site-to-celebrate-metis-culture

Timmins, Ontario, celebrates its diverse mix of cultures in a new city heritage plaque: http://www.timminstimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3598832