SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — A regular meeting of the Sault Tribe Board of Directors will be held Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at the Kewadin Casino and Convention Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by Matters Raised by the Membership from 5 to 6 p.m.

Resolutions being considered are: Permitting BIA Access to Tribal Land, Community Services Block Grant Recovery Act, FY 2010 Legal Assistance for Victims Budget Mod, FY 2010 SYEP/SYEP Admin Budget Mod, FY 2009 EPA Water Quality/Inland Fishing Budget Mod, FY 2009 Health Center Medical Nursing Budget Mod, FY 2009 Contract Health Services Budget Mod, FY 2009 St. Ignace Health Center Budget Mod, FY 2009 Purchasing Budget Mod, FY 2009 Environmental Health Services Budget Mod, FY 2009 Child Care Development Budget Mod, FY 2009 Community Services Block Grant Budget Mod, FY 2009 Subpart IV-B Budget Mod, Special Counsel Contract: Thomas Keranen, Adopting Ch. 15: Tribal Freedom of Information, Am. Ch 20: Treaty Fishing Rules and Regulations: Title, Am. Ch. 20: Treaty Fishing Rules/Regs: Waishkey Bay, Am. Ch. 21: Hunting/Inland Fishing and Am. Ch. 22: Conservation Committee: Creation.

Items being discussed under new business are: Committee Appointments, Conservation Request and Restructuring Timeframe.

For further information, please call Joanne or Tara at the administration office at (906) 635-6050 or (800) 793-0660, extensions 26337 or 26338.

Anthony Lee, a 15-year-old resident of the small enclave of Hessel, Mich., urgently needs a bone marrow transplant. So far, there’s been just one major obstacle: A suitable donor needs to have ancestry similar to the lad’s – a mix of American Indian, Korean, German and Swede.

Doctors diagnosed aplastic anemia in Lee about two and a half years ago. According to the Mayo Clinic, aplastic anemia is a condition where one’s body stops producing enough new blood cells to replenish dying cells. A variety of blood cells course through one’s bloodstream — red blood cells carry oxygen, white blood cells fight infection and platelets help the blood to clot. This means someone who has aplastic anemia becomes easily fatigued and is at higher risk for infections and uncontrolled bleeding.

The clinic notes it is a rare and serious condition and can develop at any age. Treatment for aplastic anemia may include medications, blood transfusions or bone marrow transplants. Doctors tried a variety of treatments and medications on Lee. One treatment worked successfully for a year. In early 2008, Lee’s blood cells and platelets were regenerating quite well and held steady through the summer.

But his cellular regeneration began to decline later in the year and became worse by winter. More recently, a stem cell procedure was tried but it failed to take hold. Doctors determined there is only one last possible hope for him — find a suitable bone marrow donor and perform a transplant as soon as possible.
   

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SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. - A regular meeting of the Sault Tribe Board of Directors will be held Tuesday, June 2, 2009, at the Kewadin Casino and Convention Center in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., beginning at 6 p.m. The meeting will be preceded by Matters Raised by the Membership from 5 to 6 p.m.

Resolutions being considered are: Title IV-B Subpart I and Title IV-B Subpart II; U.P. Area Agency on Aging, Am. Engineering Consulting Agreement AECOM; IRR Roads Inventory Revisions/Additions; Affirmation Tribal -State Climate Accord; US Dept of Energy Block-Formula Grants; MOU - Emergency Management/Homeland Security; IHS - MOA Sanitation Facilities; FY 2009 Manistique Health Center Budget Modification; FY 2009 Munising Health Center Budget Modification; FY 2009 CRC - Youth Program Budget Modification; and FY 2009 Health Center Lab Budget Modification.

Committee appointments will be discussed under new business.

For further information, please call Joanne or Tara at the administration office at (906) 635-6050 or (800) 793-0660, extensions 26337 or 26338.