Image by Donald Healy, 2008
Elaine Fleming was mayor of Cass Lake, Minnesota, a position to which she was elected in 2003. Cass Lake—officially a city, but with a population under 1000—is located within the reservation boundaries of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She is a professor at Leech Lake Tribal College and the first Native American mayor of Cass Lake; she is aligned with the Green Party of Minnesota and is one of the organizers of Rock the Vote - Rez Style.
Cass Lake is a Superfund site, as a result of chemical dumping by the St. Regis Paper Company. Fleming has characterized St. Regis' activities as "environmental racism", which, in turn she has characterized as "terrorism in our communities". Fleming was elected mayor for her first term by seven votes. Fleming was elected mayor for a second term as a write-in campaign. As of 2006, Fleming is serving her second and last term as Mayor of Cass Lake, Minnesota.*
Elaine is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Nation who lives in Cass Lake, Minnesota. Her parents are Simon and Dorothy Howard. Raised in Cass Lake, Elaine followed the annual rounds of the Ojibwe with her family. As a child, she was introduced to the spring’s sugar bush, summer’s berry picking and gardening, fall’s wild ricing, and winter’s storytelling. In addition, her family has always followed the powwow trail, and made their own regalia.
Elaine spent ten years in the U.S. Army where she completed her baccalaureate degree with a major in history. She attained her Master of Fine Arts degree in 2003 and a Master of Education degree in 1998. She currently chairs the Arts and Humanities Department and teaches at Leech Lake Tribal College.
In her personal life, Elaine is an Ojibwe storyteller and jingle dress dancer. She is also known as the first female, Native American mayor in the state of Minnesota. Her most important role in life is as a mother of three children and grandmother of two.*
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Kin 216: Yellow Galactic Warrior
I harmonize in order to question
Modeling fearlessness
I seal the output of intelligence
With the galactic tone of integrity
I am guided by the power of universal fire.
An utterly clear mental field is required to create laser beam focus.*
*Star Traveler's 13 Moon Almanac of Synchronicity, Galactic Research Institute, Law of Time Press, Ashland, Oregon, 2017-2018.
The Sacred Tzolk'in
Manipura Chakra (Limi Plasma)
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