by Katie Halloran | Jan 23, 2024 | Blog
Roller Derby Connects Cultures Across Borders in Special TournamentWritten by Katie Halloran | Photos courtesy of Alvin Green Jr. How far would you go to follow your dreams?For one NHBP Tribal Member, Rae Hayes, 29, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, following her dreams...
by Katie Halloran | Dec 27, 2023 | Blog
Event Hits Capacity for The Ballroom at McKay By Katie Halloran | Photos by NHBP Tribal Member and Photographer Johnathon Moulds Although capped at 200 people for its attendance, the cozy ambiance of The Ballroom at McKay in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, served the...
by Katie Halloran | Dec 14, 2023 | Blog, Sovereignty
Manoomin {Wild Rice} is now Michigan’s official state grainWritten by Katie Halloran | Photography by NHBP Tribal Member Johnathon Moulds Signed into law in early December 2023 by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Manoomin, or Mnomen in Bodwéwadmimwen {Potawatomi...
by Katie Halloran | Nov 29, 2023 | Blog, Education
“This Event Really is a Special Moment,” Says Principal Tyler GillandWritten by Katie Halloran | Photos by NHBP Tribal Member and Photographer Johnathon Moulds Rather than just talk to students about Native American Heritage Month, the teaching staff at Battle Creek...
by Katie Halloran | Nov 22, 2023 | Blog, Sovereignty
Driven by Tribal Nations, Amended Michigan Law Now Covers Tribal Courts’ and Out-of-State Courts’ Children and Guardians By Katie HalloranPhoto provided by Governor Whitmer’s Office. Used with permission. “I was honored when Chairman Stuck asked me to represent...
by Katie Halloran | Nov 17, 2023 | Blog
FireKeepers Casino Hotel and NHBP Personally Express Gratitude to Veterans By Katie HalloranPhotos by NHBP Tribal Member and Photographer Johnathon Moulds “Never let us forget this great gift of freedom,” said NHBP Tribal Council Chairperson Jamie Stuck during the...
by Katie Halloran | Nov 15, 2023 | Blog, Health
Tribal Member and Health and Human Services Department Team Member Honored Two Days in a Row By Katie Halloran Bringing in a Mobile Mammography Van on Indigenous Pink Day this year for NHBP is just one example of how Tribal Member and Community Health Representative...
by Katie Halloran | Nov 2, 2023 | Blog, Health
28 Women Get Screened on Pink Indigenous Day By Katie Halloran NHBP claps back at breast cancer by hosting its first Mobile Mammography Unit event on Indigenous Pink Day, October 19. Presented each year by the American Indian Cancer Foundation (AICAF), Indigenous Pink...
by Katie Halloran | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
First Fishing Camp for Tribal Members By Katie HalloranPhotos by NHBP Tribal Member and Photographer Johnathon Moulds “We accomplished what we envisioned,” NHBP Food Sovereignty Coordinator and Tribal Member Nickole Keith said of the first “Tweener” Gigo {Fishing}...
by Katie Halloran | Sep 27, 2023 | Blog, Nutrition
Tribal Member Guest Hosts NHBP Virtual Cooking ClassWritten by Katie Halloran | Photos Contributed by Tribal Member Elli Chivis Deep into her second year at Grand Rapids Community College’s (GRCC) Secchia Institute for the Culinary Arts, NHBP Tribal Member Elli...
