Eligibility:
Sault Tribe members and employees.
Limit one kit per household.

Must be able to pick up at one of the distribution locations listed below.

Available kits:
Salsa: Jalapeño, Tomato, Cilantro, Bell Pepper, Onion
4 Sisters: Corn, Beans, Squash, Sunflowers
Kids Choice: Pumpkin, Cherry Tomato, Snap Peas, Sunflowers
Cold & Hardy: Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Kale, Cabbage, Beets
Option for 2 add ons from above

Distribution Locations and Dates: 

Marquette Tribal Health Center: March 24, 10-2 p.m.
Manistique Tribal Health Center: March 25, 10-2 p.m.
Munising Tribal Health Center: March 26, 10-2 p.m.
St. Ignace Tribal Health Center: March 26, 10-2 p.m.
Sault Ste. Marie Health Center: March 26, 10-2 p.m.
Newberry Tribal Health Center: March 27, 10-12 p.m. & 1-2 p.m.
Gladstone Tribal Health Center: March 27, 9-12 p.m. & 1-4 p.m.

Kits can also be picked up at the Kinross Rec Center, and DeTour and Hessel Health Centers if requested.

Request your seeds by following the link:
https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2njEBMO1xJon4HQ 
or scan QR Code from flyer.

Requests must be submitted by Feb. 27, 2026. Requests may close earlier if we reach capacity due to strong community interest. For more information, please contact Cody McLaren at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 906‑632‑5210.

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There will be no Elder meal program in Hessel today Feb. 24, 2026.

Hessel Tribal Center will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 24, due to weather related building issues. Please call 906‑484‑2727 during business hours, if you need assistance.

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and Lake Superior State University are teaming up to host a screening of two films, All Too Clear & Sacred Waters: A Double-Feature Film Screening, at the LSSU Kenneth J. Shouldice Library, 906 Ryan Avenue in Sault Ste. Marie, on Thursday March 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

There is no charge to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Reserve a spot at www.eventbrite.com/e/all-too-clear-sacred-waters-a-double-feature-film-screening-tickets-1982387081124?aff=oddtdtcreator

The evening’s agenda will also include a Q&A discussion with a Sault Tribe moderator and panelists. The two featured films are “All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes” and “Sacred Waters: Anishinaabeg Naagd
awenmaanaanig Giigoonhkewin (The First People Taking Care of the Fishery).”

All Too Clear uses cutting-edge underwater drones to explore how quadrillions of tiny invasive mussels, known as quaggas, are re-engineering the ecosystem of the Great Lakes at a scale not seen since the glaciers. To capture this epic change, the husband-and-wife filmmaking team of Zach Melnick and Yvonne Drebert spent more than 150 days filming underwater, making it the most ambitious underwater film ever made about the Great Lakes. Part scientific exploration, part natural history adventure – the film showcases freshwater wildlife and environments like never before.

Sacred Waters explores the importance of the fishery to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and how it is working to ensure a healthy fishery for the next seven generations. The Sault Tribe is the largest indigenous tribe east of the Mississippi and has been stewarding the fisheries of their Great Lakes territory for generations.

Sault Tribe Health Division and USDA is presenting a fish tasting workshop 1 to 3 p.m. Friday, March 20. Taste and learn about different types of freshwater fish available through the Distribution Program at the Sault Tribe USDA Food Distribution Center, 3601 S Mackinac Trail, in Sault Ste. Marie.

Open to Sault Tribe members. Register with Sault Tribe Food Distribution, 906‑635‑6076, by March 16. (Please note food allergies when registering.) Limited to 15 participants.

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The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for Feb. 24, 2026, is the following:

10 a.m. Kewadin Gaming Authority Workshop (CLOSED), 10:45 a.m. (or upon completion of KGA WS) Kewadin Gaming Authority Meeting, 11 a.m. NRD – Deer Management (CLOSED), 1 p.m. Schedule B and C Budget Reviews (CLOSED), 3 p.m. Health CEO Executive Report (CLOSED), 4 p.m. (or upon conclusion of regular board workshop) Sault Tribe Gaming Commission Meeting.

The workshop is being held at the Sault Kewadin Casino Whitefish Point Room. Tribal members may attend the workshop except for closed sessions or items, or attend by Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84149623333. Those who have already registered to Zoom Board of Directors meetings need not register for workshops.

Agenda