Weed on the Reservation
Weed on the Reservation
Read moreTribal Employment Rights Ordinance (TERO)
Tribal employment supports families and children on the reservations.
Read moreThe Cheif and I: Working from home
Working from home would be a nice option to pay bills for tribal members who have a hard time with masking up long periods of time.
Read moreThe Cheif and I: Round 1 in Tribal Court
Civil rights are being trampled upon by tribal court and its leadership.
Read moreResearch
Advertisements Research is important. Here is an article I did as part of the Masters program at Central Michigan University. My health is compromised now as another stroke hit me. I will finish though. Peace and Love
Read moreTribal Member Government Contributions
Cancer and other diseases are still prevalent in Indian Country and take many lives here.
Read moreIn Rememberance of My Brother Tyrone Paul
Airman Tyrone P. Wilsey
Read moreWorkforce Restructuring
Workforce restructuring brings many emotionally charged moments.
Read moreHUD Indian Programs
Tribal member support is never given the real credit they give to others.
Read moreThe Banti Rooster
Tribal History is full of unsung leaders who kept tribal members up front in the planning process.
Read moreThe Chief and I : Motion to Impeach
The Chief does not remember me but he sure remembers a lot of white women.
Read moreA Level of Trust
Advertisements Children are willing to trust on a higher level. As I was preparing the 7 year old boy for bed last night he was very happy indeed. It was time alone with the “Grandpa” for a change and he was sure it was one of the best nights alone, as I let him play on his tablet. He really
Read moreReaching the Pinnacle
Tribal sovereignty belongs to tribal corporations made up of largely non-tribal people, not tribal members.
Read moreThey just do no want to hear from you.
Tribal member fight for equality in employment and contracting with his own tribe, is out of legal reach and no help is in sight.
Read moreTribal Government and Federal Aid
Tribal members fall threw the cracks of tribal government plans and goals..
Read moreThe Cheif and I: Tribal Court Protection of White Women but Non for the Tribal Member
Tribal Members have to fight to have tribal law enforced on the reservation. A civil injustice continues for the Indian.
Read moreCivil Code Enforcement on the Reservation
They are not roads on the reservation, they are routes.
Read moreLooking Like an Indian
Indian Gaming hire more Non-Indian people for professional jobs on the Hannahville Indian Reservation.
Read moreSocial media is an addiction
Social Media is an addiction causing death, pain and division.
Read moreHannahville Indian Community 2016 Data
Advertisements Hannahville Indian Community is a small Indian reservation experiencing more social division. With less than 400 employable tribal members living on the reservation, poverty is still an issue as more professional jobs are created. Historically most tribal government programs give preference to tribal members. Preference standards are applied in an attempt to alleviate racial, class and other discriminatory acts
Read moreHannahville Indian Community Rewards Tribal Government and Management
Corruption Continues to Stifle Tribal Member Success.
Read moreI am a Survivor: “White Women on the Reservation”
White women on the reservation is a controversial topic on the reservation. It is more accepted today than 30 years ago,
Read moreMasked Tribal Politics
Mask wearing is just another form and opportunity for people to discriminate against each other. There is no single rule for all. Plenty of negative politics accompanying the stupid rule.
Read moreTribal Politics: Scared on the Reservation
Tribal contractors are not tribal members. Tribal member contractors get eliminated and tribal law is not enforced.
Read moreUpper Michigan votes for Beau LaFave
Representative LaFave supports Tribal Sovereignty and lends credit to the contributions made by the government of tribal members.
Read moreTribal Government and Management
Tribal government is not composed of many tribal members.
Read moreKeeping Tribal Members at poverty level wages
Tribal members are resources for grant funding.
Read moreBasic knots
A video about basic knots needed around the yard.
Read moreCreating division through policy
Mask policies are creating larger divisions in the populations, like Indian Tribes in the U.S.
Read moreSunrise and garden blooms
Morning sunrise with flower blooms in the garden.
Read moreregistered and ready to ride
Officer Popoure of Hannahville Tribal Police Department assisting with the registration process of my ebike.
Read morerising sun
Struggles continue but the Sun still rises.
Read moreThe Chief and I: “I am not going to jail for anyone!”
Risk takers are hardly recognized. They make history.
Read moreThe Mask Wearing Dilemma
Advertisements This whole idea that my body is not designed to meet the challenges of any natural viruses the earth’s environment produces, seems ludicrous to me. I believe in a Creator and the design given, so I can house the soul I carry around in this life. When human intelligence wants to interfere with this design, I get very suspicious
Read moreTribal Government: Child Protection Services
Taking children with no explanation
Read moreThe Chief and I: Tribal Sovereignty
No Mask, no member
Read moreAre you people qualified?
Tribal member qualifications
Read moreMy Dad Wilsey
Dad Wilsey taught me to be proud of my heritage
Read moreThe Chief and I: The Water Tower
Hannahville Indian Reservation
Read moreThe Chief and I: Low-Rent Housing Program
Former Tribal Government Operations Center
Read moreVote for yourself next time
Hannahville Indian Community original gaming operations center.
Read moreCost-Benefit Analysis
Who pays for the government and management contracts?
Read moreBlame the children?
Green house damage
Read morePolitical Corruption
Tribal politics are corrupted. Laws and regulation are ineffective.
Read moreTribal enforcement of Whitmer COVID standards
Advertisements Hannahville Indian Community is a sovereign nation, also considered a sovereign-dependent, as we accept funding and make agreements with the sovereign Federal Governments. One of our dependent requirements of a tribe is to negotiate matters not regulated by the Federal government with State governments where Tribal governments are located. Indian gaming is a classic example of the “memorandums of
Read moreThe Chief and I
Another history viewpoint from a tribal member of the Hannahville Indian Community.
Read moreSupporting each other
Advertisements These children remind me to help one another.
Read moreTribal Government, really pissed a guy off.
Tribal Politics
Read moreDown with the Mask, the hell with Covid 19
Advertisements I am a Native American and Swedish. And I say the hell with mask and stop testing for a cold! I am Leroy, I am for the sovereign Nation of Potawatomi
Read moreFace Mask Accidents and Fatalities
Mask wearing risks
Read moreGardening for Grandma
Gardening for Grandma
Read moreU.S. Airman Tyrone P. Wilsey
US Airforce
Read moreRemembering Mom
My Helpers
Read moreThe Scooter Spill
Accident response
Read moreWe, the Wisconsin Potawatomi
Tribal Government Business Operation
Read moreTribal employment
Island Resort and Casino home of Championship golfing in the Upper Peninsula Michigan.
Read moreDawning the Mask
Masks are an issue
Read moreReturn to Normalcy
Hope you had a great day
Read moreGreen Toy House
My young helper for the day.
Read moreTribal Government reopens tribal economy
Island Resort and Casino have excellent RV accommodations
Read moreSmell of Spring
The Birds chirp
Read moreHoles in Information
Unity, not division
Read morePeace, Unity and Brotherhood
Peace, Unity and People-hood
Read moreWho am I taking orders from today?
Be kind today
Read moreHannahville Indian Community – The Barn
Tribal Economics supports Michigan Economy
Read moreWhitmore shuts down tribal officials
Advertisements The Hannahville Indian Community Tribal Government succumbed to the will of the state of Michigan and decided to reopen the tribal economy in six more days. Initial indications are Governor Whitmore threatened police action against Michigan residents who may support the tribal casino with their patronage. Tribal officials apparently agreed to change its plans and wait for an additional
Read moreTribal Council Reopens Economy
Advertisements The tribal government has given approval to the CEO Board to resume operations for the tribal and local rural economies of Bark-River, Wilson, Gourley and Escanaba townships in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The 12-person tribal council, the governing body of the tribal community, has given the Community Economic Oversight Board authority to reopen gaming and government operations. These
Read moreTribal Members are not essential?
Executive Office Abuses on the Reservation
Read moreGovernance for Accountability
Advertisements Corporate Governance has become ineffective due to conflicting managerial and executive leadership in the community. These roles have been centralized under the control of the governing body controlling the only share available to voters. Through the issuance of a Corporate Charter by the tribal council the Commercial Enterprise Oversight board has controlled that interest since August of 2000. The
Read moreTribal Member Advancement Committee – TMAC
Tribal Members are still not being trained or prepared for management roles.
Read moreCode of Ethics
This building will soon be demolished and another piece of history will disappear from Hannahvillie Indian Community.
Read moreTribal Management
This information represent data from a 2013 Study done by tribal member Leroy Wandahsega.
Read moreDitabasin Hand drum song…
Drum group
Read moreA Boy Named Robbie
Advertisements After learning to read one of my favorite books was about a boy who was severely abused as a child, and his name was Robbie. Many abuse victims never get real help and seek answers from the abuse experience of others. This book was my go to resource to remind myself that others have it much worse than I.
Read moreThe Cheif and I : Tribal and government pay
Advertisements There’s a huge difference between tribal pay and government pay on the reservation and it stinks! It has established a basis for tribal corruption ever since the tribal council started handing out board stipends and bonus checks given through manipulating the budget process! This year tribal members get no bonuses or increases in available resources meant for tribal members
Read moreThe Cheif and I : Preference for BIA Police.
Advertisements The Cheif had his administration fire me from my job and expel me from the tribal council but years later would give preference to a tribal/BIA Police officer who was in my same situation as me due to the Cheif and his Alcohol policy. The Cheif gave him an appeal in front of the council while on suspension but
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