Tribal Chairmen of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa

3/8/2012

The Chairmen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa since the establishment of the Tribe under the constitution of 1932:

1932-1940 Kanick (Walking with Thunder)
1940, 1941, 1943, and 1944 Louis Marion
1942, 1947 Frank Vondal
1945, 1946, 1948, 1950-1953, Edward (Chick) Jollie
1949 Norbert Davis
1954-58, Patrick Gourneau
1959-61 Louis LaFountain
1962-1963 Francis Cree
1964-1965 Andrew Turcotte replaced by Reginald (Tiny) Brien
1966-1967 Mary Cornelius replaced by Russell Davis, who was then replaced by Reginald (Tiny) Brien
1968-1969 Mary Cornelius replaced by Peter Marcellais
1970-1971 Edwin James Henry succeeded by Gregory LaVallie
1972-78, 1980-1982, Edwin James Henry
1978-1980 Wayne Keplin
1982-88, 1992-1994, 1998-2000 Richard (Jiggers) LaFromboise
1988-1992, 1994-1996, Twila Martin-Kekahbah
1996-1998 Melvin Lenoir (Senior) succeeded by Raphael DeCoteau
2000-2002 Richard Monette replaced by Melvin Mike Lenoir
2002-2004 Richard Monette succeeded by Leon Morin
2004-2006 Kenneth W. Davis
2006-2008 David (Doc) Brien
2008-2010 Richard Marcellais
2010 to present Merle St.Claire

Merle St Claire, Current Chairman

Louis Marion 2nd Chairman

Patrick Gourneau, 6th Chairman

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Content is provided by Kade M. Ferris M.S. Kade has a B.A. in anthropology and history from University of North Dakota, and a M.S. degree in anthropology from North Dakota State University. Kade serves as the Historical Society board Vice President and is a professional historian and anthropologist with over 18 years of experience. He serves as the THPO and Director of Natural Resources for the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, and is the Vice President of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Historical Society Board.

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3/15/2013 10:14:05 pm

Hello, I am on here looking to find out about my past if there is anyone that could help me please give them my name and email. I am an enrolled member of Turtle mountain but both of my biological parents have passed away. I was adopted and want to know more about my heritage. Thank you.

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1/28/2017 12:36:50 am

My uncle is Melvin Lenoir, he's my grandma's brother she was always proud of him

Jeannette Lawson

1/21/2020 03:36:31 pm

I am a NativeAmerican......all 4 of my grandparents are native. Maternal grandparents are both from Canada..Cree & Ottawa. My paternal ones are Chippewa. She is originally a Lakota, her family having went to Canada with Chief Red Cloud, just before the massacre at Wounded Knee; then migrated a bit East, and then they were adopted by the Chippewa. this is all history of my family was told to us over & over. We were members of the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of chippewa Indians, but as of Dec. 3rd , we were disenrolled..said we were enrolled under wrong Peter Belongia. My family names are LaFromboise, Belenger,etc. HELP.I am 81.

1/21/2020 03:50:23 pm

Nice blog Merle. By the way, I am searching for family. I am oldest living relative here in the states. my brother was raised by our paternal grandparents, and I was raised by our maternal grandparents, due to a divorce when we were babies. He knew the family history, but he passed away. He was a great person, a member of the Blue Angels and i the navy for 231/2 years. We were close tho we lived so far apart, he in GA. and me in The upper peninsula of MI. I am disappointed to not be a Tribal member, as are my children & grandkids. Ancester names are: Lafromboise, Auger, Grimard, Bousher and several different spellings of Belongia..Belenger etc. Can anyone help?

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