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COVID-19 UPDATES

Informational Links

U.S. CDC web - COVID-19 page

Minnesota Dept. of Health COVID-19 page

Fond du Lac State of Emergency Resolution 11/01/20

FDL EOC Community Hotline: 218-878-7175

COVID-19 Emergency Telework and Workplace Safety Policy

FDL EOC Directive

Nagaajiwanaang, “Where the Water Stops,” is the name of the homelands of the
Fond du Lac Band at the time of the 1854 Treaty. We retained this name in
Ojibwemowin for the present-day Fond du lac Reservation that was established
under the 1854 La Pointe Treaty. Nagaajiwanaang (Fond du Lac Band) is one of the
six Bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. There are three districts that make
up the Fond du Lac Reservation: Bapashkominitigong (Cloquet), Gwaaba’iganing
(Sawyer), and Ashkibwaakaaning (Brookston). Today, our Band includes over 4,200
members. We have always been, and continue to be, a proud sovereign Ojibwe
nation. We uphold all of our rights retained and agreed to within the 1825,
1826, 1837, 1842, 1847, and 1854 Treaties.

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Recent Additions:
Mash Ka Wisen Sobriety Powwow - August 5-7
Farm Harvest Feast - August 27
Tagwii Grand Opening - August 5
Nagaajiwanaang Language Camp - July 30
Traditional Lacrosse - Aug. 18, Sep. 30


COMMUNITY NOTICES ARCHIVE


CURRENT COMMUNITY NOTICES:

7/27 NOTICE: The NextGen Patient Portal will no longer be available for use
after Friday, July 29th. The new MyFDLHealth Patient Portal will be active on
Monday, August 15th. Click here for details. 7/27 NOTICE: Food Distribution will
be closed Thursday July 28th at 11:30am, and will re-open Monday August 1st at
8:30am. We apologize for any inconvenience. 7/27 RBC Meeting Notice Update: The
next RBC Program/Development meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 28th, 9:00
am, and is open to FDL Band members via Zoom. Click the Zoom Link for access.
The meeting ID is 847 689 6955 and the passcode is 38517. Alternatively, you can
call into the meeting by calling (312) 626-6799. Either method will put you in a
waiting area. Meeting access will be granted upon Band membership verification.
7/27 Swearing In Ceremony: There will be a swearing in ceremony for Officer
Defoe, Officer Sarazua, Officer Stracek and Melvin Barney as the Chief of Police
on Wednesday, July 27, 9:00 am in the Tribal Center RBC Chambers. All are
welcome! 7/27 Finger Weaving Demonstration: Mezinaanakwad (Dennis White) will be
here to share his artform of finger weaving. Come out and see and hear about the
techniques he uses to create bags, sashes, and more. The demonstration will be
held on Friday, August 5, 6pm - 8pm, at the FDL Anishinaabewigamig Language &
Culture Center. Click here for full details. 7/27 Mash Ka Wisen Powwow: The 44th
Annual Mash Ka Wisen Sobriety Powwow will be held August 5-7 in Sawyer, MN.
Camping is available for the Powwow, and all are welcome! Click here for full
details. 7/26 FDL Transit Update: The Duluth Run is back starting August 1st, 3
runs per day are available! For details, hours, and COVID related information,
please click here. 7/26 Economic Development Committee Meeting: The Economic
Development Committee (EDC) meets every other Tuesday from 3:00pm – 4:30pm
(currently on Zoom).  EDC meetings are open to the interested public. The next
meeting date is July 26th. Click here to register for upcoming meetings. Please
reach out to Bruce Blacketter, EDC Chair, with any questions you may have
(BruceBlacketter@fdlrez.com).  EDC by-laws can be accessed by clicking here.
7/25 Gitigaan Wiikondiwag: The Farm Harvest Feast will be held on Saturday,
August 27th, 1 pm - 7 pm, at the Gitigaaning Farm on Cary Rd. This event
features Lacrosse, Producer Market, Farm Tour and Feast. Click here for full
details. 7/25 SAVE THE DATE: The 2022 Ganawenjigewin Maawanji’idiwin, Taking
Care of Things Gathering will be held on Tuesday, September 13th, 1 pm - 6 pm,
in the Powwow Arbor behind the Ojibwe School. Click here for initial details.
7/25 COVID Vaccines available for Kids age 6 mo. - 17 yrs: The COVID-19 Moderna
vaccine is now available for children age 6 months to 17 years at MNAW and CAIR.
Click here for full details. 7/25 Tagwii Grand Opening: The community is invited
to celebrate the Grand Opening, of the Tagwii Recovery Center and Residential
Program. The Grand Opening will be held Friday, August 5th, from 1 pm - 4 pm.
Click here for details. 7/25 Nagaajiwanaang Language Camp: The first day of the
FDL Language Camp will be on Saturday, July 30th at the Anishinaabewigamig
Language & Culture Center. Giwiizhaamigoo! Click here for details. 7/22 Black
Bear Casino Resort Sale/Auction: The sale and auction will be held at the Black
Bear Casino Resort in the old hotel. There will be a Band Member Only sale on
August 1st, then General Tag Sale on August 9-10, and a General Auction on
August 11th. Click here for full details. 7/21 Sandy Lake Memorial Ceremony:
This year’s Mikwendaagoziwag Memorial Annual Ceremony is scheduled for
Wednesday, July 27th at the Memorial, located at the Army Corps of Engineers
Sandy Lake Recreational Area near McGregor, Minnesota. Click here for full
details and map. 7/20 Request for Proposals: The Fond du Lac Development
Corporation is seeking proposals for the removal and disposal of the Hazardous
waste identified in the Black Bear Hotel regulated waste survey 7 /20/22. All
work must be conducted by licensed contractor, in accordance to the MOH and MPCA
regulations for the identified work. Contractors responsible to provide
statement of satisfaction to the owner once all product and materials have been
removed, disposed of correctly and that any and all paper work has been
submitted to regulating authorities. The deadline for submitting a bid is August
1, 2022, 10:00 am. Click here for full details and documentation. 7/20 FDL
Reclamation Celebration: The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa invites
you to celebrate the return and protection of Wisconsin Point's Sacred Sites on
August 18, 2022 at Black Bear Casino Resort, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Near
the Superior entry lighthouse at Wisconsin Point, a stone marker states: “Here
was the burial ground of the Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa people dating from the
17th century. It was removed in 1919 to St. Francis cemetery, Superior.”
Approximately 180 remains from the most identifiable graves were disinterred,
including at least one chief– Chief Joseph Osaugie (1802-1876) and placed in a
mass grave near St. Francis Xavier cemetery, on the Nemadji River. We are
honoring the generations of proud Anishinaabe people and their tireless work
that has set the stage to make this historic signing possible. This event will
require registration for all attendees. Click here to register. Click here for
further details. 7/19 NOTICE: On August 3, the CN Incident Management Team (IMT)
will be conducting a concurrent equipment deployment exercise (DPX) and
table-top exercise (TTX) at the St. Louis River – “HWY-2 Boat Launch” in Stoney
Brook Township, Minn. The groups involved in the exercise will be the CN IMT (CN
Environment and Dangerous Goods Departments, local CN personnel, and/or
contracted IMT members) as well as CN Response Contractors - NRC / US Ecology
(and their Independent Contractor Network). Click here to read the CN Training
Manual for this exercise. 7/18 COVID Testing: The State of Minnesota, as well as
the federal government, are providing free in home COVID Test kits. For more
information please refer to the links below.
Minnesota COVID Tests
Federal Government COVID Tests 7/18 NOTICE: The Cloquet Community Center will be
closed for 2 weeks from Monday 7/18/22 through Friday 7/29/22 for floor
renovation. We apologize for the short notice and for any inconvenience this may
have caused. 7/15 For Immediate Release: The Fond du Lac and Grand Portage Bands
of Lake Superior Chippewa filed a landmark Clean Water Act lawsuit against the
EPA in federal court. At issue in the case is EPA Region 5’s approval of the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s overhaul of Class 3 (Industrial Use) and 4
(Agricultural Use) Water Quality Standards. Click here to read the full press
release. 7/15 Madaa'ookiing Grants: A grant opportunity will be offered three
times per year, awarding up to $2,500 per grant for Tribal citizens,
descendants, or those have kinship ties or affiliation to Indigenous communities
within the foundation’s geographic service area. The final round of applications
is due by September 15, 2022. Grant applications are accepted anytime on the
online grant portal. Click here for details and grant submission instructions.
7/14 Request for Proposals: The Fond du Lac Development Corporation is
soliciting proposals from qualified General Contractors to provide all-inclusive
price: "FDL Propane Fleet Storage". The deadline for submitting a bid is July
29, 2022, 10:00 am. Click here for full details and documentation. 7/14 Request
for Proposals: The Fond du Lac Development Corporation is soliciting proposals
from qualified General Contractors to provide all-inclusive price following:
"Sawyer Community Center Storage Building". The deadline for submitting a bid is
July 29, 2022, 10:00 am. Click here for full details and documentation. 7/14
Traditional Lacrosse: Enjoy Traditional Lacrosse Games on August 18, and
September 30, at the Historical Lacrosse Field on Reservation Road. Click here
for full details. 7/13 2022-23 Hunting/Trapping Notice: Fall hunting and
trapping seasons have been approved by the RBC and are posted on the Resource
Management Divisions site. See them by clicking here. The application period for
moose permits is July 18 to August 12. Seventy permits are available this fall
for FDL moose hunting parties. Applications for moose permits can be downloaded
from the same link above. A drawing for moose permits will be held August 15 if
necessary. 7/13 Book Launch Event and Art Exhibit: There will be a Book Lauch
and Discussion by the Author, Janis A. Fairbanks, at the Cloquet Public Library
on August 24th, and an art exhibit from August 22-26, honoring the work of late
artist, Ralph Charles Fairbanks. Click here for full details. 7/7 NOTICE: Fond
du Lac Resource Management announces the availability of a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) based on the Environmental Assessment (EA) prepared
for the Allotment 238 "East of the Creek" Timber Sale. This consists of the
timber sale, timber harvest during frozen ground conditions, and regeneration
and replanting on 50.5 acres within the 80-acre allotment in Carlton County,
Minnesota on the Fond du Lac Reservation. The FONSI is available for a 30-Day
comment period as outlined in the Notice of Availability (NOA) along with
contact information on where to send your comments. See documents below:
East of the Creek Timber Sale EA | FONSI | NOA 6/30 NOTICE: Pursuant to Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations, below is the link to the
Transparency In Coverage website with Preferred One. This webpage will provide
the machine-readable files for in-network provider rates and out-of-network
allowed amounts and billed charges for covered services.
Transparency in Coverage - Machine Readable Files 6/28 13 Moons Golf Tournament:
The 13 Moons Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, August 19th, at the Black
Bear Golf Course. The tournament will be a scramble with a shot gun start, and
feature a hole in one contest, 50/50 raffle, optional skins game, and more fun
events! Click here for full details. 6/23 Day Labor Program Notice: The Fond du
Lac Day Labor Program is now accepting 1st and 2nd generation descendants. One
parent and/or grandparent must be Fond du Lac enrolled to be eligible.
Applicants must meet compliance eligibility and have their COVID-19 vaccine.
Starting wage is $15.00/hour. This is a great way to come work for the Band and
get trained in various positions. For further questions please contact Lynn
Olson at 218-878-8025. 6/23 Positive Indian Parenting Classes: Join us far a
virtual Positive Indian Parenting class focusing on traditional and culturally
specific parenting practices and values. The classes will be held at the FDL
Head Start Library on Thursdays in July and August. Click here for details. 6/21
COVID-19 Funeral Assistance: FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-
19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. Click here for
details on which expenses can be reimbursed, eligibility, and how to apply. 6/21
Youth Firearms Safety Classes Update: The July and August classes are full at
this time. FDL Conservation is holding Youth Firearm Safety classes in July and
August. Classes are held July 18-23, and August 8-13. Click here for details and
contact information. 6/10 FDL Ojibwe Language & Culture Events: Join in at the
FDL Language & Culture Building on Wednesdays for Ojibwe Language & Culture
Events! Click here for full details! 6/10 Frontline Worker Payments: To thank
those Minnesotans who worked on the frontlines during the COVID-19 peacetime
emergency, Gov. Tim Walz signed Frontline Worker Payments into law April 29,
2022, enabling those workers to apply for Frontline Worker Pay. Eligibility is
based on both work requirements and job sector. See frontlinepay.mn.gov for an
explanation of the requirements, the most up-to-date information and helpful
resources. Also, sign up to receive alerts about Frontline Worker Pay via email.
Applications will be open June 8 through July 22, 2022. These dates are subject
to change. See the following documents for more information:
General Information | Application Fact Sheet | Frequently Asked Questions 6/2
NOTICE: The Fond du Lac Water & Wastewater Department is issuing the 2021
Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) results of monitoring done on its drinking
water for the period from January 1st to December 31st, 2021, which is required
by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SOWA). Aside from the on-going Maximum
Contaminant Level violations for Disinfection By-Products, all other water
quality monitoring during 2021 met SOWA standards. See documents below:
2021 Danielson CCR
2021 Mahnomen CCR
2021 Ridge Road CCR 5/23 Recall Notice: The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling
select Jif® peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella
contamination. For full details on this recall, please click here. 5/12 Federal
Indian Boarding School Initiative report: In June 2021, Secretary of the
Interior Deb Haaland announced the Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative, a
comprehensive effort to recognize the troubled legacy of federal Indian boarding
school policies with the goal of addressing their intergenerational impact and
to shed light on the traumas of the past. Bryan Newland, U.S. Dept of Interior
Indian Affairs, has written a letter addressing the Boarding School Initiative,
and references a letter by Secretary Haaland. Please read both below.
Bryan Newland letter
Secretary Haaland letter 5/11 Woodlot Update: The 210 woodlot is open every week
for the following times: Saturday/Sunday: 10am to 7pm, Monday/Tuesday: Noon to
7pm. There is still a 1 cord per permit limit on cedar. There is no limit on any
of the other species. Permits can be obtained either by bringing one's tribal ID
to the woodlot, or by contacting the Resource Management front desk at
218-878-7101. If you have any questions about the woodlot, contact Alex Mehne at
269-409-1760 or alexandermehne@fdlrez.com. 5/10 Firefighters/Emergency
Responders Needed: The Cloquet Fire District is looking for paid on call
Firefighters and Emergency Responders. No prior experience is necessary and all
training will be provided. Click here for details and contact information. 5/4
Dietitian Corner: FDL Human Services presents episodes of Dietitian Corner!
Watch to see healthy recipe demonstrations!
Squash & Bean Enchilada
Black Bean Tacos
Acorn Squash
Roasted Green Beans
Corn & Bean Salad 5/3 Fond du Lac Band’s Will Affect Determination: In August of
2021 the Fond du Lac Band submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers an analysis
and determination under 401(a)(2) of the Clean Water Act that PolyMet’s
discharges and mining operations “will affect” the Band’s downstream water
quality impacts. Click here to view the Band’s “will affect” submittal. 4/22
Band Member Notice: Turn your dream home into a reality with a HUD 184 home
mortgage from Woodlands National Bank! Click here for details and contact
information. 4/22 NOTICE: The Operating Engineers Union Local 49 Joint
Apprenticeship Committee will be accepting applications from qualified
applicants for possible selection into its registered Apprenticeship program.
For details and application information, please click here. 3/25 Ojibwe Language
Rosetta Stone: Boozhoo Niij-Anishinaabedog! To support our Fond du Lac
Community, we will be purchasing 100 Rosetta Stone Ojibwe licenses for people to
use. Please fill out the Google Form linked here. You will need an email to sign
up. We will send out instructions on how to download the application onto your
smart device. Fond du Lac Band Members will be prioritized then Fond du Lac
descendants. This will be on a first come first serve basis. Miigwech!
FDL Gegaanzongejig ji-aabadak Ojibwemowin
FDL Language Team 3/24 NOTICE: FDL Human Services has helpful information for
the Community, especially teens. Please see the flyers below.
Tips for Teens: Heroin
Fentanyl Facts
Opioid Emergency, be Prepared
Suicide Prevention: Text Hotline 3/23 EAP NOTICE: Today, Commerce EAP raised the
maximum Crisis benefit from $1,200 to $3,000 to further assist EAP households
struggling to pay increasing energy costs. The additional Crisis funds will help
households fill their tanks and catch up on their past-due energy bills. To
qualify you must have applied for and received a Minnesota Energy Assistance
grant. To use the funds households must have less than 20% fuel in their tank or
an overdue bill from a metered gas or electric service. No more money can be
paid than the cost of the bill. If you need assistance please contact your
Energy Assistance providers.
FDL E/A. Joan M @ 218-878-2658
Lakes&Pines @ 1-800-832-6082
AEOA @ 1-844-568-0149 3/18 WIC Notice: Minnesota Women, Infants, and Children
Program (WIC) participants will receive more benefits to purchase fruits and
vegetables now through September 2022. Click here for full details.   Are Child
Care Costs Too High? We may be able to help! FDL Child Care Assistance can help
qualifying individuals with Child Care costs. See the flyer below for full
details. If interested, fill out and return the Application as directed on the
flyer.
Child Care Subsidy Flyer | Child Care Subsidy Application   CARES Act Emergency
Repair and Replacement Program: Fond du Lac Band members may be eligible for
funding to help pay for emergency repair or replacement of stoves/ovens, heating
systems, water heaters, water systems. For program details, eligibility, and an
application, please click here.   In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the
Reservation Business Committee approved the following three employment policies:
the Covid-19 Emergency Telework and Workplace Safety Policy, the COVID-19
Emergency Leave Policy, and the Temporary Public Health Emergency Leave Policy.
See the policies below, along with a fillable COVID-19 Leave Request form.
COVID-19 Emergency Telework and Workplace Safety Policy
COVID-19 Emergency Leave Policy
Temporary Public Health Emergency Leave Policy
COVID-19 Leave Request fillable form

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