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White Earth Tribal Chairman and respected pipe-carrier Terry Tibbetts recently passed away, and his spirit was strongly felt during the State of the Nation ceremony in Mahnomen Thursday.
After receiving a plaque in his honor, his widow, Carol, turned in grief and pride and held it high for the crowd, then kept it raised, tears running down her face, as she left the platform.
Acting Tribal Chairman Umsy Tibbetts gave the speech written by Terry Tibbetts just before his death. "Terry's speec