The 2009 State of the Tribes Address was given in front of a joint session in the Assembly Chambers at the State Capitol on February 24, 2009. The address was given by Sokaogon Chippewa Chairman Arlyn Ackley. Also speaking at the event were David Grigno, Director of Historical Preservation for the Menomonie Tribe, who provided the invocation and Summer Gokey, Lac Courte Oreilles High School Senior, who gave the Pledge of Allegiance and Ojibwe Prayer.