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The Grand Traverse Band of
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
2605 N. West Bayshore Drive
Suttons Bay, MI 49682
(616) 271-3538
June 7, 2000
William J. Clinton, The President of the United States
Executive Office of the President
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear President Clinton:
On May 24, 2000 the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians held our
Tribal Elections and as a result of those elections we now have a new Tribal Chairman
and Three new members on our Tribal Council. This letter is intended as an introduction
of our new Tribal Leadership.
Our new Tribal Chairman is Robert Kewaygoshkum (Key-way-gosh-come). He is 48
years old. He and his wife Kathy have four grown children and 8 grandchildren. He and
his wife served as foster parents for Indian children for many years. Over the last sixteen
years Mr. Kewaygoshkum served the Tribe as Fiscal Manager, Tribal Manager, Land
Acquisition Manager and Facilities Manager. He served on the Indian Child Welfare
Committee and the Tribe's Grievance Committee. He was appointed by the Tribal
Council to the Northern Michigan Renewable Energy Board and the Michigan Rural
Development Council. He was the Chief Negotiator for the Tribe for several years in
self-governance negotiations with both the Department of the Interior and the Indian
Health Service. He also negotiated many federal and state grants and contracts for the
Tribe in his position as Tribal Manager. Mr. Kewaygoshkum is a traditional dancer and
very proud of his culture. He is very dedicated to his Tribe and I believe you will find
him to be someone you will enjoy meeting and working with in the future.
Leaving our Tribal Council along with Tribal Chairman George Bennett are Lou Scott,
Joyce Duford and Helen Paul. Joining Tribal Council members John Concannon, Jaime
Barrientoz and Gerald Harter along with Tribal Chairman Robert Kewaygoshkum are
new Councilors Thurlow (Sam) McClellan, Ardith (Dodie) Chambers, and Cornelia
(Connie) Two Crow. Our new leadership will continue to work on the issues that are
important to the Grand Traverse Band such as protecting Tribal Sovereignty, protecting
Treaty Rights and asking the federal government to fulfill their trust responsibility to
Indian people. I hope you will have an opportunity to meet our new leadership in the
near future.
Sincerely,
John A.Bursey
John A. Bussey
Director, Office of Legislative Affairs
LEELANAU
BENZIE
MANISTEE
ANTRIM
GRAND TRAVERSE
CHARLEVOIX
JUN 12 2000
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