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The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, is the following:

Agenda: 10 a.m. Health Report (Closed); 11 a.m. Government HR/CEO/CFO/General Counsel (Closed); 1:15 p.m. Government HR Proposed Policy Reviews; 2:30 p.m. Natural Resources Division Wolves, CWD; and 3:30 p.m. Legal Updates (Closed).

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.

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Please see the amended 2026 board meeting calendar.

2026 Board Calendar

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for Monday, Sept. 28, 2026, is the following:

1 p.m. Constitutional Implementation Planning
    Chapter 70: Criminal Procedure
    Chapter 71: Criminal Offenses

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.

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Date: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026
Time: 8 a.m.–4 p.m.
Location: Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Information and Registration: stballiance.org

The Sault Tribe Business Alliance invites Native entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, and community partners from across Turtle Island to its 2026 conference. This year’s event will feature speakers, panel discussions, workshops, networking opportunities, and meaningful conversations centered on building stronger connections throughout the Native business community.

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Please see the attached Public Notice "RAISE Grant Infrastructure Investment Update" and accompanying infographic from the Sault Tribe Transportation Department.

RAISE Grant Infrastructure Investment Update

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The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Board of Directors will hold a regular meeting Sept. 22, 2026, beginning 5 p.m. at Sault Kewadin Casino Whitefish Point Room, in person or via Zoom, https://zoom.us/j/83640619761.

“Membership Participation” will be held at 5 p.m. in person or by virtual attendance. The link is available at the Sault Tribe website saulttribe.com under membership assistance for the meeting link and Membership Form that must be completed. The deadline to submit a form is 1 p.m. on meeting day. The link is https://zoom.us/j/83640619761. Those who have already registered for Zoom meetings need not register again unless they have a matter for the board.

To attend the scheduled workshop, except for closed session or items, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84149623333. Those who have already registered to Zoom Board of Directors meetings need not register for workshops.

Those who have already registered for Zoom meetings need not register again.

On the agenda under Resolutions is:
Health Primary Substance Use Prevention Services
Establish FY26 Budget
Youth Facility Recruit/Retain/FY26 Budget Mod
Juvenile Probation Officer Establish FY27 Budget
Accept 2027 Indian Housing Plan
NRD Application for GLFWRA Grant
NRD Application for NRCS EQIP Program
Salmon Removal from Nunns Creek Weir Program
Approving Data Share Agreement Coneflower Studios
Authorization to Apply for NIH Grant
Approval to Apply for 2026-27 OST Grant
Waiver of Immunity PNC Bank
105(l) Facility Lease Program
Authorizing Funds from Enterprise Authority
Amending 401(k) Plan for Changes in Law
NCAI 2026 Convention Delegates and 2027 Dues
Authorization to Initiate Formal TANF Exploration
Authorize 2026-2027 DTE Grant Application
U.S. DOT Highway Competitive Grant Program
Accepting Resignation of Appellate Judge
Appointment of Chief Appellate Judge
Constitution Implementation Plan

Under New Business, the board will consider Committee Appointments/Reappointments, Conservation Committee Appointment, Small Mesh Permit Request, Oct. 27 Meeting Location Change, and Board Concerns.

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Sault Tribe Health Division and Language & Culture present Indigenous Foods Research in the Great Lakes Region. Presentation and food demo featuring Indigenous foods with Dr. Martin Reinhardt and Tina Moses Thursday, Oct. 22, 10 a.m., Marquette Tribal Community Center, 204 Cherry Creek Rd. Lunch will be provided. Bring your own dish bag and you could win a prize! First 30 registrants will get a cookbook.

To register, call/text Erin at 906‑203‑6343.

Brought to you by Sault Tribe Community Health Education and Good Health and Wellness in Indian Country grant. Made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Due to several tragedies affecting our tribal communities over the past several days, and with the likelihood that a quorum will not be available, the Sault Tribe Board of Directors has rescheduled the Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, board workshop and meeting previously scheduled in Munising. The board workshop and meeting will now be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Munising board workshop and meeting will be rescheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. More information regarding that meeting will be provided with the meeting notice.

We appreciate your understanding and extend our thoughts and condolences to the families affected by these recent tragedies.

On Sept. 10, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians along with sister tribes Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, and Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians joined together to petition state regulators for a contested case to challenge a pair of permits that authorized Canadian company Enbridge to build its proposed Line 5 oil pipeline tunnel below the Straits of Mackinac.

The tribes, with over 60,000 collective enrolled citizens, seek to overturn the wetlands and bottomlands permits that Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) approved for Enbridge in July. The proposed project would require a massive disturbance of land and involve construction activities that will destroy recognized cultural and historic properties within the Straits area. This project would threaten the Anishinaabe way of life as well as treaty-protected interests and public trust resources.

On Sept. 9, the future of the permits issued by EGLE also came under question from Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the EGLE Director Phil Roos. The pair cited the Michigan Supreme Court’s decision overturning a separate permit for the tunnel later in July after EGLE issued its permits as a reason to revisit the initial EGLE permits.

“There is no way this tunnel project can or should move forward. It would disrupt our ancestors’ burial sites and cause irrevocable harm to this area,” said Sault Tribe Chairman Austin Lowes. “Getting to this point has taken tireless work from our sister tribes, tribal citizens, partners, and everyone who loves and values the Great Lakes. When the next seven generations ask what we did to protect the Great Lakes, I want them to know that our people stood together, spoke with one voice, and got that pipeline out of the Straits.”

The new challenge was filed on the heels of the annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. On Labor Day, around 1,000 people from all 12 Anishinaabe tribal nations in Michigan walked across the bridge to demonstrate opposition to the Line 5 tunnel in response to a unified call to action by the ancestral Three Fires Confederacy.

For more on the petition to state regulators please read Earthjustice’s press release available here.

The Sault Tribe Board of Directors’ Workshop Agenda for Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, is the following:

Agenda: 1 p.m. Constitutional Implementation Planning: Proposed Health Authority Code Review, Proposed Appeals Code Amendments Review

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.

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