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Scores of Jobs Lost and 200k added to deficit
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Monday, 04 August 2008
 

Aaron Payment's legacy of destruction is hitting homes and families from across all Units. On Thursday of last week a reported 65 people were laid off from their jobs some had over 20 years of working for the Tribe.

On top of the layoffs the Sault Tribe lost a court case on Friday adding as much a $200,000 to the current deficit. The Tribe lost it's case because of one reason or rather one person, Aaron Payment.
Today's actions by the current Chief and Board is direct effect of Aaron Payment's failure as Chief Executive Officer of Sault Tribe. His policy of following a personal vindictive agenda and ignoring his duties as CEO is direct cause of what is happening to Tribal Members today.
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The Membership Will Decide Bear Hunts by Referendum
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Thursday, 31 July 2008
 

It seems some of the cast has been changed but the same old song of last minute abrasive resolutions is playing out at Board meetings.

Issues that cut at the very heart of Traditional People are whisked onto the agenda without regard to our very identity as a people. The resolution for Bear hunting permits was so hastily added to the agenda at the last minute.

Nine Board Members chose to pass the resolution to allow the slaughtering of Bears, one of the most sacred animals to Native People.

The continued deterioration of our very identity is being eroded from this tribe at such a rate it's sickening!

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Should The Tribe Banish Bear Hunting Permits?
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Friday, 25 July 2008

In State of Michigan there is an estimated population of 17,000 bears. The state issues over of 12,000 hunting permits annually.  Since 1998 an average of 2,000 bears were killed each year up until 2004.  During that same time the  percentage of "successful hunts" continued to rise.  

At the Tribal Board workshop on June, 22, 2008 the conversation committee chairman brought up issues involving permits for Tribal Members to hunt bear.  A treaty allows Sault Tribe 800 bear hunting permits to Tribal Members.  Under the rules these permits allow for all firearms, hunting dogs and is unclear of use of commonly illegal bear traps.
You know how people hunt bear?  They let lose a pack of dogs that scare a bear up a tree then the hunter walks along and shoots it out of the tree.  Sounds real "sporty",  don't it?
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The Membership Will Decide Bear Hunts by Referendum

Thursday, 31 July 2008 | admin

  It seems some of the cast has been changed but the same old song of last minute abrasive resolutions is playing out at Board meetings. Issues that cut at the very heart of Traditional...

Should The Tribe Banish Bear Hunting Permits?

Friday, 25 July 2008 | admin

In State of Michigan there is an estimated population of 17,000 bears. The state issues over of 12,000 hunting permits annually.  Since 1998 an average of 2,000 bears were killed each...

First Woman as Vice-Chair of Sault Tribe

Wednesday, 09 July 2008 | admin

    History will remember July 8, 2008 as the first time in Sault Tribe history that a woman was elected to Vice-Chair of Sault Tribe and first time a Vice-Chair is not from Unit...

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Chairman

A New Chief For Sault Tribe Sworn In

Monday, 07 July 2008

  In a packed house of Tribal Members cheering and applauding.  Darwin "Joe" McCoy was sworn in as Chairman of Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians.  The air was electric...

Sault Tribe Has a New Chairman

Friday, 27 June 2008

  The celebrations and parties rang out across Sault Tribe and still going this morning. Most people describe it as a general state of relief. The unofficial results are in and both...

Aaron Payment Tries To Buy Votes

Sunday, 08 June 2008

  How insulting to elders to think they can be so easily bought!  There is no way in gods green earth would a sane business leader ever promise to add another 2 million to a...

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Greektown

Who's at fault for Greektown?

Wednesday, 11 June 2008

  Aaron Payment and Todd Gravelle are putting on quite the T&A show blaming Bernard Bouschor problems in Greektown. Aaron Payment says that all the problems with Greektown is...

Greektown projects $15.9M loss in '08

Monday, 09 June 2008

  State gaming control board approves $51.3M emergency loan package. Nathan Hurst / The Detroit News DETROIT -- Greektown Casino is expected to lose $15.9 million this year as its bottom...

Greektown Declaring Bankruptcy

Friday, 30 May 2008

  According to sources Greektown Casino will be entering chapter 11 bankruptcy in next few days. After several months of trying to find another investor the reality is there isn't...

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