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David Sprague (D.K.) has served in the capacity of Tribal Chairman since the Tribe began the federal acknowledgment process in 1992. His leadership was instrumental in achieving federal acknowledgment. David has been active in the Native American community for many years and is looked upon with admiration and respect. He is a veteran of the US Army and served six years of active duty and one tour in Vietnam. Our chairman has volunteered his services to the American Red Cross to assist in thirteen disasters worldwide. Chairman Sprague represents the Bradley voting district. |
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John L. Shagonaby is currently serving as Vice-Chairman and has been on the Tribal Council since 1997. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 1997 with a Bachelors of Business Administration with a major in Management. John brings youth to the tribal council along with a working knowledge of tribal governments and Indian law. He likes to sing with his drum group, Rush Lake Singers, in which he helped form, with friends from college, in 1996. John represents the Salem voting district and is a graduate of Allegan High School. |
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Ardis Badger is the Council secretary and has served on the Council since 1999. Ardis retired from Spectrum Health (formerly Butterworth) after 30 years as a surgical technologist. She is now employed in the Tribal office as the Enrollment Clerk. Her knowledge of Tribal history has proved her to be a valuable asset. Ardis represents the Bradley voting district and graduated from Martin High School. |
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Melissa represents the at-large voting district. |
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Ed Pigeon is a Council Member and has served since 1999. He is currently attending Grand Valley State University while working for the Haworth Corporation. Being the youngest member of the Tribal Council, Ed brings a different prospective to the Council. Ed's family is very involved in keeping the tradition of black ash basketry alive for many generations to come. Ed represents the Salem voting district and graduated from Hopkins High School. |
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Coleen Nessner Coleen represents the at-large voting district.
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Junsun Bush Junsun represents the Bradley voting district. |
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