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Vol. 9, No. 7	Bebookwaadaagame-giizis Broken Snowshoe Moon	April 7, 2005

Barber wins 2005 Hugo Award

Pauline Barber of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (GTB) was awarded the Bay Mills Community College Frank Victor Hugo Award at the 11th annual Anishinabe Language Conference held at Sault Ste. Marie's Kewadin Casino on Friday, April 1.

Barber, selected by her peers for the award, was chosen because of her dedication to speaking, learning and preserving the Ojibwe language. [more]

Pauline Barber is pictured above with (L-R) Bay Mills Cultural Coordinator Lance Teeple, Barber, Lisa Hugo, and Language Institute Director Doris Boissoneau.

OCS competes in robotics competition

A team of five Ojibwe Charter School 7th and 8th grade students competed in the First Lego League's (FLL) “No Limits/Spring Fling” Competition at Lake Superior State University on March 19. Although the OCS Eagles Robotic Team came in eighth place in the three-round competition between the other schools from the Intermediate School District (ISD), OCS Science teacher Timothy Fillmore said he was very proud of his team and the way they worked together on the project. [more]

• Bay Mills member takes up carving

Future of community's water fluoridation unknown

With a number of communities throughout the state and country pulling the plugs on their water fluoridation programs, many area residents are beginning to feel that the Bay Mills Indian Community's water fluoridation program may be in jeopardy. [more]