April 2026: Iskigamizige-giizis

Sugarbush

In early April, is “Moon of the Boiling Sap” or Iskigamizige-giizis, our people would participate in sugarbush or maple sugaring. This is a process where we tap maple trees, collecting the sticky flowing sap, and process it with a long slow boil down into maple syrup, or form it into traditional maple sugar candy. This tradition during Sugarbush season is a way we honor our ancestors by making some of the same foods today that once fed them as well.

April Events

Thursdays- Drumming Group Drumming group at SMS has started up again on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30pm, come join the fun!

April 6th- Red Willow Harvest and Hand Drum Making Come join us at Northern Lights from 9am- 12pm for harvesting red willow. Then from 12pm-3pm for making hand drums!

April 8th -Passport to the World 4:30pm-6:30pm

Everyone is welcome to attend this free cultural exploration event located at SMS. There will be a free dinner, music, exhibits, and live demos.

April 14th -Unconventional Opportunities Expo 9am-3pm

High-school students should have received an invitation to this event. We will be meeting at SHS at 9am to board the bus to the convention in Red Cliff. Students are expected back at 3pm.

April 18th -Youth With Stethoscopes Summit -6am-6pm

We are excited to be able to provide a day trip to Hennepin County Healthcare Clinic with some of our students. At this event our students will get to perform simulated medical procedures, talk with medical students, graduates, and medical professionals from different tribes, and learn about native medicines. There was a mass email sent out with the sign-up link. Spaces are limited and lunch is provided.

April 9th, 16th, and 21st- Native Pathways: Lunch & Learn FAFSA & College Info

This multi-day event will take place at SHS during lunch hours in room 1032.

April 22nd -AIEPAC meetings 5pm - 7pm

ALL families & students are invited. HS students are encouraged to attend! See the announcement below for details!

April 24th- Regalia Making! Join us from 1pm-4pm at SMS cafeteria, snacks and supplies provided.

Up Coming Events

May 2nd -Geteoodenaang Ziigwan Powwow

"Old Town Spring" Powwow at Superior Middle School from 1pm-7pm. There will be drumming, dancing, and food vendors on site!

May 22nd -Native Graduation Feast Save the date seniors!

Come join us for our free powwow event- there will be vendors on site.

Drumming has started again at SMS thursdays from 430-530pm! Come join the fun!

Have you filled out your JOM and 506 forms yet?

Forms = Funding

Title VI and Johnson O'Malley are the two grants that provide funding for our Indian Education Programs each year. In order to receive funding, we need completed forms on file for our Native students.

Jill Bird works diligently each year to identify students, update our lists and send forms to parents to complete paperwork. We are required to have a tribal number for the student, parent or grandparent AND a signature of parent/guardian in order to send to the tribe for final verification.

Sometimes the tribes then require additional paperwork. Jill will work with you through all these steps.

IF you are unable to complete the paperwork, please contact Jill Bird at jill.bird@superior.k12.wi.us to let her know your situation and we will make note of that within our records.

Click Here for the JOM form

Click Here for the 506 form