We have come a long way in the health programs and services offered within the Menominee Tribe. But how did it all evolve? This episode looks at the Tribe’s 2007 strategic plan and how it successfully implemented core health initiatives for our community members.

We also dive into What does a healthier Menominee Tribe look like? A question that was asked during the development of our current strategic plan. Join us as we discuss health focus areas that are planned in years to come.

Guests: Jerry Waukau, Clinic Administrator; Kristah Warrington, Aging/LTC Director; Diane Hietpas MAT Program Coordinator 

Education is important for every generation. We will discuss the many successes in education from our past strategic plan. What will the future of education look like for Menominee Tribal members? This episode will highlight the goals in education that our strategic plan will focus on in the years to come. 

Guests: Shannon Chapman, Education Director, and Chris Caldwell, CMN President

As part of the 2023 Menominee Tribe Strategic Plan, performing an economic assessment was incorporated to see where things sat currently and how the Reservation could grow to better serve the people of today and in the future. On this episode, you will get to hear from those working on the economic assessment to understand its importance and impact it will have on the community. 

Guests: Sharon Waukau (Economic Recovery Coordinator), Diane House (Economic Development Director), Brenda Tomow (Planner), Eric (aLocal)

One of the ways our community will grow and prosper is through economic development. The past strategic plan for the Menominee Indian Tribe focused on effectively assisting our members with economic resources. Economic growth cannot be done with one initiative. We will discuss the 2023 Menominee Strategic Plan’s wide-ranging goals for economic development.

Guests: Crystal Chevalier-Chapman, CEO, WRDC Chair, Sharon Waukau, EDA Coordinator

To move forward, we must reflect on how far we’ve come in protecting and preserving our culture, history and language. This episode will focus on the past strategic plan successes in the areas of culture, history and language.  

Speakers: Brenda Tomow, Planner, Dave Grignon, HP Director, Joey Awonohopay, MLCC Director, Ben Grignon 

For any strategic plan to be considered “successful” it will take community involvement. In this episode we will highlight how Tribal leaders are using community input and feedback to help shape our current plan as well as how the community can help meet future goals. 

Guests: Jodi Pfarr, CEW Consultant

The Menominee Tribe’s Strategic Plan is designed to guide our path forward as Menominee people. In this episode, we will discuss the plan’s 2023 overarching goals and focus areas for  the years to come. 

Guests: Brenda Tomow, Planner

MITW Strategic Plan Past and Present:

With time comes knowledge and experience, something that we are happy to have applied to our current MITW Strategic Plan. But we can’t forget about the past. We will reflect on past strategic planning and how it led us to where we are today. 

We will also dive into what Menominee Tribe’s Strategic Plan is, how it came about and why it’s important to the future of our tribe and people.

Guests: AnnMarie Johnson, MITW Admin and Brenda Tomow, MITW Planner