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Febru ar y 2017 / M kwa Giiz is ( B ear Moon)
40 YEARS AWAY
Photo and narrative by Jared Sonderegger, Editor
For several months 42-year-old Kyle VanStee Newton (center) had submitted articles reaching out to local news outlets wanting to reunite with her birth mother. Kyle was adopted as a baby through Grand Rapids Catholic Social Services. Knowing her birth mother was a member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, she believed her mother to be alive.
Kyle canvased local news agencies who volunteered to assist with running her ad in hopes that she would be reunited. Just before christmas Kyle was discovered and the reunion was made possible. This photo of Kyle and new found family members of the Anderson’s and Raphael’s was taken at the New Years Eve Sobriety Powwow. Welcome to the GTB community Kyle.