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KBOCC Career Fair packed
by Barry Drue The first Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College Career Fair was a huge success on Friday, April 6, 2018. The event packed the OCC Wabanung Campus. KBOCC Business Department…
DNR clear cuts pines along Sand Point access
by Barry Drue A modified clear cut with some remaining mature seed trees has taken place on state land along the Sand Point access road leading to the Native pow…
KBOCC bringing ag program to Pelkie; College, Baraga schools signing purchase agreement
by Barry Drue The Pelkie School is returning to its roots. The 1930’s-era Pelkie Agricultural School will be turned over from the Baraga Area Schools to the Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa…
Raising violence awareness
by Melissa Newland The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) Office of Violence Against Women (OVW), in partnership with the Baraga County Shelter Home, hosted the ninth annual community-wide Domestic Violence…
Wild Rice ‘Manoomin’ Camp teaches traditions
by Melissa Newland A Wild Rice (manoomin) Camp was held in partnership with Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) and Ojibwa Community College (OCC), MTU Ford Center and Forest, and Great Lakes…
Crowds come out for Maawanji-iding; Dancing room only at pow wow
by Nancy Besonen It was dancing room only at this past weekend’s 39th Annual Keweenaw Bay Maawanji’iding at the Ojibwa Campground in Baraga. “We had 614 dancers, 14 drums, 40…
KBOCC honors 10 graduates, 16 certifications
GRADUATION DAY!–The Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College’s Class of 2017 proudly poses for a group shot at commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 6. Left to right are Brittanee Gauthier, Oedith Harris, Jolene DeCota,…
Welcome 25 new EMT’s; KBOCC grant pays for training
by Barry Drue An area-wide Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) shortage has been alleviated, at least in the near term, with the certification of 25 people after months of classes and recent…
Tribal colleges, universities; Advocate for DOE, BIA funding
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College President, Debbie Parrish, and Board of Regents Member, Cherie Dakota, attended the annual winter meeting for the American Indian Higher Education Consortium and Capitol Hill visits….
Tribe breaks ground for casino project
by Nancy Besonen The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) celebrated progress with a groundbreaking Dec. 7, 2016 for its Baraga Ojibwa Casino renovation. Tribal members voted this past August to…
