Candidate, Michigan State Senate, District 37, 2014

No caucus information on file.

Director, Article32.org, present

Executive Director, Center for the Studies of Indigenous Border Issues, present

Project Manager, Chippewa Commons Carbon Credit Cooperative, present

Editor/Publisher, Ziibi Press, present

Former Professor, Bay Mills Community College

Former Professor, Lake State University

Former Professor, Michigan State University

Professor Emeritus of American Indian Studies, Michigan State university

Served, United States Air Force

Former Professor, Wayne State University

No organizational membership information on file.

Awards:

Winner of the University of Nebraska Press' "North American Indian Prose Award' (2011) for the Book --Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabe of the Lake Huron Borderlands--

Favorite Quote:

Honor the Earth --Indigenous Response to Great Lakes Environmental Crises. (Dr. Bellfy edited this volume). Published, April, 2014.

Priority Issues:

Dr. Bellfy is an Environmentalist, and he's been active in environmental issues for over 40 years -- at Tribal, International, National, State, and Local levels.

Phil believes that the the environment is the District's top priority, and during his campaign he will spend most of his time bringing attention to the environmental threats facing Northern Michigan --our way-of-life, our economy, and our jobs depend on a "clean-green" environment.

Among the greatest threats to our environment is the Enbridge "Line 5" pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac, fracking in the the Northern Lower Peninsula, and the Graymont limestone mining threat in the EUP. Phil has been working non-stop to eliminate these threats since they emerged. He will continue to lead this opposition as a State Rep in Lansing.

Protection of the environment; protection of our public schools; protection of seniors; protection of the middle-class. Fighting for the rights of the 99%.

Publications:

Books:
Three Fires Unity: the Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands.
Indians and Other Misnomers: A Cross-Reference Dictionary of the People, Persons, and Places of Native North America.
Honor the Earth: Great Lakes Indigenous Response to Environmental Crises (Editor and Contributor).

Books:
Three Fires Unity: the Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands.
Indians and Other Misnomers: A Cross-Reference Dictionary of the People, Persons, and Places of Native North America.
Honor the Earth: Great Lakes Indigenous Response to Environmental Crises (Editor and Contributor).

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

I have over 40 years of experience fighting for environmental protection, and for social justice and equality for everyone. I will take this experience and motivation to Lansing and fight for the 99%. The "Corporate People" 1% don't need another vote in the State Senate, but the "Human Beings" sure do!!