Mille Lacs Band Executive gives address
- Details
- Parent Category: Indigenous Culture
- Category: Akiing Section (Algonquin)
- Published: 20 January 2011
Onamia, Minnesota (ICC) January 2011
Chief Executive Marge Anderson called on Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members to strengthen their individual roles in the community. Anderson spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 people at the 2011 State of the Band Address at Grand Casino Mille Lacs during January.
Tribal government has its role. It provides programs and services. It gives members tools for success. But the tribal government is not the creator or the center of this community, she said. Community isnt just a place or a thing. Community is a verb. Community is action.
Anderson asked Band members to get personally involved in improving the reservation community and addressing difficult problems such as gangs, violence, drugs and alcohol.
The government cannot fix these problems. Money cant fix our problems either, she said. We, the people, need to step in and make a difference.
Chief Executive Marge Anderson called on Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe members to strengthen their individual roles in the community. Anderson spoke to a crowd of more than 1,000 people at the 2011 State of the Band Address at Grand Casino Mille Lacs during January.
Tribal government has its role. It provides programs and services. It gives members tools for success. But the tribal government is not the creator or the center of this community, she said. Community isnt just a place or a thing. Community is a verb. Community is action.
Anderson asked Band members to get personally involved in improving the reservation community and addressing difficult problems such as gangs, violence, drugs and alcohol.
The government cannot fix these problems. Money cant fix our problems either, she said. We, the people, need to step in and make a difference.