Inter Tribal Council of Michigan

10/12/2026

A firm, flat mattress in a clutter-free crib, bassinet or pack and play keeps baby safe during sleep. Nothing byt baby for EVERY sleep.

📸 Cribs for Kids

10/10/2026

🧠💚 This World Mental Health Day, remember that taking care of your body can also help take care of your mind!

Regular physical activity can help reduce stress and anxiety, improve your mood, support better sleep, and benefit your brain health. And you don’t have to spend hours at the gym to see the benefits! 🚶‍♀️🌿

Take a walk, stretch, dance to your favorite song, play outside with your family, or simply take a few minutes to get up and move throughout your day. Every bit of movement counts! 🙌

This World Mental Health Day, find a way to move that feels good for you and make time to care for both your physical and mental well-being. 💚

🔗 Learn more about how physical activity can support brain health: https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity/features/boost-brain-health.html

10/08/2026

🚲🚶‍♀️ On National Bike & Roll to School Day, let’s get kids moving! 🌟

Walking, biking, and rolling to school are fun ways for kids to add physical activity to their daily routine while building healthy habits that can last a lifetime. 💪🌿 Physical activity can also support brain health, attention, mood, and overall well-being. 🧠❤️

Looking for ways to help your child move more? Try a family walk, bike ride, active game, or another activity they enjoy! The goal is to make movement fun, safe, and part of everyday life. 🙌

🔗 Check out these tips from the CDC for helping children and teens get more physical activity: https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity-basics/adding-children-adolescents/

NationalBikeAndRollToSchoolDay

10/06/2026

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 📢

Aaniin All,

We would like to take a moment to introduce you to the Community Health Team, here at the Health Park located on the 2nd floor.

We have a full team who are ambitious and looking forward to expanding our programs we currently have running.

Community Health oversees and facilitates programs pertaining to:

Native Way Gym
Ogichidaa Trail
Diabetes Outreach
Health related Outreach
Food Preservation
MIFO games
Health Fair
Snowsnake
just to name a few major ones.

Our team is as follows:

10/06/2026

Be sure to visit Angel and Ashley at today’s Sault Tribe Health Fair at Kewadin Casino in the Sault! Angel is handing out information about screenings and Ashley has plenty of information about commercial to***co and va**ng until 2 pm!

10/05/2026

Follow safe sleep practices by placing baby on their back. Back to sleep for EVERY sleep.

10/05/2026

For culturally tailored help to begin your journey to keep to***co sacred, call 1-855-5AI-QUIT or visit aiquitline.com

Struggling with your quit? Take a step back this and identify your smoking triggers, then come up with a plan to beat them. Get started by reviewing our list of common triggers and coping methods at: https://ow.ly/AXfe50ZTJjn

10/05/2026

Don’t miss out on this boarding school presentation at the LSSU library tonight!

Aniin! 🧡

All are welcome! Community members are invited to join us at Lake Superior State University for an evening of learning, reflection, and community.

The LSSU Native American Center, Eskoonwid Endaad, is pleased to welcome Charlee Brissette, Oral History Co-Director at the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, for a presentation on the history of Native American boarding schools and their lasting impact on Indigenous communities.

📅 Monday, October 5
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 Library Commons, LSSU

This event is open to the entire community—not just LSSU students, faculty, and staff. We welcome our Anishinaabe relatives, local community members, and anyone interested in learning and joining us.

A reception with light refreshments will follow the presentation.

We hope to see you there. Miigwech! 🧡

10/01/2026

Don't miss out on the Grand Rapids Public Museum Anishinaabek: The Original people of the Place Grand Opening PowWow on Saturday, October 10! Deadline to RSVP is October 5.

https://www.itcmi.org/event/anishinaabek-the-original-people-of-this-place-grand-opening-powwow/

10/01/2026

AJ Rainwater-Pego from Molina Healthcare of Michigan presented a $15,000 check to Clayton Kincheloe, Executive Director and Lisa Moran, Behavioral Health Director at Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan to support its Behavioral Health Tribal Cultural Wellness Initiative.

The funding will provide cultural activity kits to the 12 federally recognized tribes in Michigan for use in prevention activities, recovery support, community wellness events, and behavioral health programming.