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The

Absentee

Shawnee

News

June 2014

Vol. 27 No. 28

Inside This Issue...

Page 2-5............................Executive’s Reports

Page 5.......................................Resolutions

Page 6..................................Finance Reports

Page 7...................Cultural Preservation Dept.

Page 8.........Spotlight Employee/Music Spotlight

Page 12................... Ast Public Health Nursing

Page 13.................................Tax Commission

TRIBAL MEMBERS:

REMEMBER

VOTE

The Run Off Election will be

held on Saturday, June 21, 2014.

The polls will be open from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.

The voting polls will be located at the Police

Page 18...........................................Title VI Department on the Tribal Complex and at the

Page 23.....................Youth Soccer Clinic/Jim Little Axe Resource Center in Little Axe.

Page 16-17...............................June Birthdays

Thorpe Games

Page 25....................Horse Shoe Bend/Building

Blocks

Page 26.............................SPF/TIG Program

Page 26-28..........................Campaign Letters

Page 29...............................AllNations Bank

Page 31......................................Foster Care

June 15, 2014

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Executive Committee

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Governor

Issac Gibson

Lt. Governor

Governor’s

Report

Vera M. Dawsey

Secretary

Jeffrey Gibson

Representative

contact me at 405- 275-4030, Ext. 188. Each election that we as a people

take part in can and will make a difference.

Building Blocks News…

Our ‘Muffins for Moms’ event was a huge

success!! All of the children enjoyed eating

breakfast with their mothers. Thank you to all

the moms who were able to participate. We

hope that ALL of the

moms had a wonderful

Mother’s Day!

Hello my Absentee Shawnee

people!

It looks like the weather in Oklahoma is

staying unpredictable. We will need more

rain if our vegetable gardens are to survive.

This month my programs have had some wonderful things happen

within them. Nationally the Special Diabetes grant initiative was re-authorized

through legislation and our Special Diabetes Program Initiative was renewed

thanks to the work of Emily Keys. The good work continued with Linda Day

getting us approved to receive funding from the Red Cross which will allow up

to 92 eligible Absentee Shawnee tribal members to receive a storm shelter.

In April we received notice that our long awaited for Contract Support Costs

were to be fully funded. This will provide both additional services and funds

to the Tribe, to the BIA programs and to our IHS funded health program as

both agencies, the Indian Health Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

will receive 2014 funds. These funds will be initially distributed based on

estimated amounts and we will enter into negotiations to do settlements on

the final amounts.

Upcoming Elections – Now Is The Time…

I just want to remind all of you to vote in our upcoming election on June

21st. We have our runoff election and then we have the two items that were

placed on there by General Council during our April 5th meeting. These two

items are the Code of Conduct & Ethics and the Salary Ordinance. As you go

to vote I hope that you will look closely at each candidate and see how they

have proposed to resolve our issues, their ability and actual willingness to

work with others and their commitment to the Tribe. In a recent meeting held

by the National Congress of American Indians they stressed the following: ‘We

are Nations with choices! We are Nations with voices! Get the vote out!’

Information on our upcoming tribal election is:

June 1 - Last day to request ballot

June 21 - Runoff Election

If you have questions about our Election please contact Meredith Wapakeche

at 405-275-4030, Ext. 150.

City, County and State election date(s) are as follows:

May 30, 2014 Last day for Voters to register

June 24, 2014 General Election

August 26, 2014 Runoff Election

City Sales Tax Issue - The Letter

The City Sales Tax issue is still ongoing but the tactic of the City of Shawnee

has changed. They are now looking at isolating the Tribes and making the

issue about one Tribe instead of it being about sovereignty and our trust and

allotted land. This is larger than one Tribes concern – this is about us as a

sovereign nation as a partner within the community and a valued stakeholder.

The City of Shawnee has indicated that if we send them a letter stating we

conduct no tax generating businesses in Shawnee then they will no longer

include us as a concern. We may issue a letter to this effect but we do not

concede to sovereign nations being taxed on their trust land.

If you have questions about the City of Shawnee sales tax issue please

Kathy Deere

Treasurer

We are still planning a

car seat safety fair, but are

waiting for more car seats to

be available.

Therefore, it is tentatively

being set for June or July. We

will update you on the information as it becomes available.

We would like to welcome four new Building Blocks employees. Stephanie

Geissler is an AST member and she is our new Three-year-old Teacher. Sharon

Davis is our new Food Prep Assistant. She is training here in order to transfer

to our Little Axe location. Amy Crider and Ricci ‘Michelle’ Ferguson are our new

Teacher Floaters. We are very excited to have them here at Building Blocks!

Dates to Remember:

Friday, June 13: “Donuts for Dads” at 8:00 a.m. We invite the fathers of our

children to join us for breakfast in celebration of Father’s Day!!

Sunday, June 15: Father’s Day

The point of contact for the Building Blocks program in Shawnee is Billie

Thompson at 405-878-0633.

CCDF Project News…

The CCDF Subsidy program currently has 22 children from 15 families who

receive child care assistance through the subsidy portion of the CCDF grant.

These children receive child care from Building Blocks as well as outside

certified providers.

The construction of Building Blocks III is ongoing and we are working toward

getting the equipment and supplies to make the center operational as soon as

possible. We are set to open the beginning of August.

The job postings for the new Building Blocks III in Little Axe have been

opened to the public. We are looking to hire approximately 15 employees by

the opening of the center and more as the center’s enrollment increases. We

are also still accepting enrollment applications for the waiting list for our new

Building Blocks III facility in Little Axe. If you are interested in child care in the

Little Axe area or know of someone who is please contact Briana Ponkilla at

405-878-0633.

We will update you on any new developments to the new center as they

happen. We look forward to all the developments and strides we are making

at Building Blocks II and III.

Education Highlights…

The AST Youth Council met on April 26th and for the last time this school

year on Saturday, May 10th. We hope to resume the Youth Council meetings

in September 2014.

The point of contact for the Building Blocks program in Shawnee is Billie Thompson at 405

878-0633.

CCDF Project News…

The CCDF Subsidy program currently has 22 children from 15 families who receive chi

care assistance through the subsidy portion of the CCDF grant. These children receive chi

care from Building Blocks as well as outside certified providers.

The construction of Building Blocks III is ongoing and we are working toward getting th

equipment and supplies to make the center operational as soon as possible. We are set

open the beginning of August.

The job postings for the new Building Blocks III in Little Axe have been opened to th

public. We are looking to hire approximately 15 employees by the opening of the center an

more as the center’s enrollment increases. We are also still accepting enrollment applicatio

for the waiting list for our new Building Blocks III facility in Little Axe. If you a

Tresha Spoon, Director, attended the Shawnee Public School’s May Board

meeting to support the SPS Indian Education’s Parent Committee in their aim

to reinstate the program’s Administrative Assistant.

On May 8th, Tresha attended the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education’s

Stock Market Game Student awards banquet at the Federal Reserve, OKC

Branch.

Blake Goodman, Tribal Youth Program Coordinator, attended an Education

Meeting at the Iowa Nation. He received information about the Iowa Nation’s

services that may benefit our Absentee Shawnee Tribal members.

A parent meeting was held on May 14th for the AST Johnson O’Malley

families to discuss the upcoming 2014-15 program.

The Education Department in collaboration with the Notah Begay III

Foundation and the AST MSPI program are hosting a Soccer Clinic at the

Little Axe High School Football Field.

Please look further in the newsletter for the program flyer.

The point of contact for this program is Tresha Spoon, Education Director,

405-275-4030, Ext. 121. Please feel free to communicate with her and if she

is unable to assist you then contact my office.

Emergency Management Actions…

EM Planning – Review and development of our Red Cross Memorandum of

Understanding was conducted by the Attorney General to finalize and submit

to Executive Committee for approval.

Attended the monthly Intertribal Emergency Management Coalition

meeting hosted by the Muskogee Creek tribe. Announcement was made by

the Cherokee Tribe they will be hosting several free emergency management

training classes for All Hazard Incident Management Teams in June and July at

the Hard Rock in Catoosa.

Chairman informed the group that the FEMA tribal liaison wanted to have

representation from tribes at the Regional Interagency Steering Committee to

give more voice pertaining to capabilities and preparedness. The RISC group

attendees included Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

and emphasized reaching out to partners to share resources and information

on what each agency has available to help in disasters.

The group finalized arrangements for the Annual ITEMC Summit being held

at the Firelake Grand Convention Center next month on June 3-5. Attendees

include Tribal, Federal, State, and local emergency management agencies

to network and attend classes on response, preparedness, and vendors will

have booths and some of the statewide agencies will have their emergency

vehicles there for viewing.

Received notification on April 28 from the Red Cross that our Application

for storm shelters was approved and we would be receiving $200,000 for 80

storm shelters. Subsequently, on May 15 received a second notification that

our award was increased to $230,000 for a total of 93 shelters. Preliminary

documents are being processed for signature of both parties. Notice will be

given when the storm shelter program will start after policies and procedures

are in place.

Linda Day is the Emergency Manager and is located at the new police

substation in Little Axe. Ms. Day is the contact for this program and may be

reached at 405-275-3432. If she is unable to resolve your concerns please

communicate with my office.

Health Topics…

The Diabetes Health and Wellness 5K run was a complete success! Thank

you all for the support and turnout this year. Several medals and healthy

snacks were provided along with good, clean, health fun!

A health fair sponsored by the VA will be in mid to late July, so please be on

the lookout for more information!

The Employee of the Month for April 2014 was Mrs. Emily Key from the

Diabetes Wellness Program. The Team of the Month for April 14 was the

Pharmacy Staff (Shawnee & Little Axe).

The Leadership Award was presented to the Code-Blue Team Responders

for the real-world event they professionally responded to.

We are pending the final training and site certification visit required by

the VA before we are allowed by the VA to service our shared patients. We

anticipate this to be completed by this coming July 2014.

A few other key bits of information:

The interactive phone menu has been updated and added to the Contract

Health Services (CHS) to help patients access the most appropriate service

provider by calling (405) 701-7951. We are hoping this new feature will speed

up access to the patients seeking services and follow-up to their care.

The AST Health System’s Customer Service Line: Please direct all

complaints or compliments to (405) 701-7623. Please be assured that this is

the best way to have each situation addressed, with consistent updates from

our Health Staff. After the investigation of all issues is complete, our Health

Director or a Clinic Administrator will personally contact you with updates,

decisions, or question pertaining to your case. A heartfelt “thank you” to all of

our wonderful patients and for the kind comments we’ve been getting! We will

continue to improve our services and expand our product lines for the tribe

and other members we service.

The AST Anti-Bullying Prevention “HOTLINE” is (405) 701-7987 during work

hours 8-5, M-F, and for added confidentiality or after hours you may contact

Mrs. Dara Thorpe at either (405) 701-7992 or via cell (405) 481-0815 to start

intervention assistance for tribal youth. If it is an emergency or someone is at

risk of harming themselves or others contact 911.

The Affordable Care Act Decision Tool is ready to assist you in deciding

what you need to do for compliance with the act. Please see the ACA tab at

the ASTHA Health Program’s Website: http://www.asthealth.org/aca Please

visit this site today to find out what you need to do to protect yourself and

your family!

Pharmacy After Hours Process: After hours and weekends/holidays,

did you know you can go to Walgreens in either Shawnee or Norman, and

have a five-day limited fill on prescriptions? All you have to do is submit your

prescription, identify yourself with your AST CDIB Card and other appropriate

ID, and then they will fill your prescription! Upon the first workday, you can have

the remaining balance of your prescriptions transferred to your pharmacy in

either Shawnee or Little Axe, and they will fill your remaining balance. This is

an emergency convenience for your benefit and to save the contract health

dollars as well, so please be aware of this and other benefits your tribe

provides you.

If you have questions for the Health area, please contact Mark Rogers,

Executive Director of Health, at 405-447-0300 (Little Axe) or 405-878-5850

(Shawnee). If you are unable to get a response on your issue please contact

my Office.

Public Safety/Law Enforcement

The point of contact for this program is Police Chief, Brad Jackson, and

he may be reached at 405-275-3200. If he is unable to resolve your concern

communicate with my office.

Media

The Media department continues to offer a range of printing services and

ensures our newspaper, General Council book and all copying and print needs

for our programs are taken care of.

If you should have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact Sherman

Tiger, Media Director, at 405-598-1279. If you continue to have questions

and/or concerns contact my Office at 405-275-4030, Ext. 188.

Thunderbird Entertainment Center 2013 Audit

Since taking my oath of Office and becoming your Governor on June 21,

2013 at 5:01 pm I have made it my priority to keep you, my tribal people,

informed about the business of the Tribe.

On April 29, 2014 I had a meeting with the auditor from the Bledsoe and

Assoc., PLLC, and the findings in the 2013 Casino Audit are troubling. We,

as elected officials, should be concerned about what is taking place within

our management and accounting processes at the Thunderbird Casino. It

saddens me that there are a number of repeat occurrences and some of our

elected officials who have been in office for some time and should have been

aware of these only seem interested in preserving the status quo, instead of

fixing the problems.

Thunderbird Entertainment Center (TEC) Board

Let’s start at the top – the TEC Board. The auditor found the structure of

the TEC board to be of grave concern to the Tribe. Based on the TEC Board’s

by-laws there should be three (3) board members on the Board, currently,

only two Board members show up regularly to the meetings. The General

Manager was appointed to the Board by the past Governor and serves as a

voting member of the Board at the same time he serves as General Manager.

The audit calls this a recurring concern requiring a change due to conflict of

interest concerns. The other Board member owns a marketing company that

does business with the Tribe’s Casinos to the tune of a million dollars a

year – another conflict of interest concern of the auditors.

Some Areas that the Casino Overpaid

Let’s now discuss some of the other problem areas the auditors called

to our attention. One area is the buy/out at the Shawnee Casino with the

Development Company. Casino officials apparently relied on the calculations

of the former company to determine how much to pay to buy the company out.

According to the audit, the Tribe overpaid the company $138,800. Auditors

recommended to both the General Manager and the TEC Board to scrutinize

payments involving significant amounts or complex calculations more closely.

It was recommended to the General Manager and the TEC Board of Directors

to review the Development Company and to have discussions to try to recover

the overpayment. To this day, we have not been advised whether anything has

been done by TEC to correct this.

Another area of overpayment is the State of Oklahoma Compact Fees. The

Casino’s accounting and revenue audit personnel do not routinely reconcile

gaming revenues from compacted games, as reported on the monthly state

fee calculation reports, to revenue from compacted games as reported in the

Aristocrat Oasis gaming system or the general ledger accounting system.

Reconciling of accounts is a standard fiscal management practice. This must

occur for accountability of our funds.

Check Signing

Some years back, the Casino made the human resources employees

authorized check signers to achieve a more appropriate segregation of duties

as these employees are not involved in the cash and accounting functions of

the Casino. Our casino HR staff is currently responsible for determining the

propriety of payments for which they are signing checks. This is a BIG conflict

of interest because the Casino’s human resource employees are potentially

put in the position of having to question transactions that were approved by

individuals who may be their direct line supervisors. Why are the two Casino

Human Resource employees signing checks under these circumstances?

Debit Card Transactions

There is minimal supporting documentation related to the review and

approval of the Casino’s debit card transactions made during the year of 2013.

To the present date the Casino’s accounting department personnel do not have

access to the Casino’s debit cards and based on their job descriptions are

responsible for reviewing and reconciling the bank accounts. This is another

BIG conflict of interest as this potentially puts accounting personnel in a bad

position of having to question transactions that were made by individuals who

may be their immediate supervisors.

The General Manager has a Casino debit card he uses regularly on a

variety of transactions. One other debit card is held by the human resource

department and is limited to Casino purchases. The auditors recommend

against the use of debit cards by Casino management because tracking and

auditing those transactions are difficult.

Agreement

The auditor also expressed concern about an agreement made with a

vendor on fifty six (56) WMS Class III gaming machines that the Casino owned.

The Casino subleased the gaming machines then the vendor subleased

the games back to the Casino. Part of this agreement was the vendor had

agreed to make a one-time payment of $100,000 to the Casino and then

assume responsibility for the cost of any replacement parts needed for the

56 machines. In exchange, our Casino is required to pay this vendor 60

monthly payments equal to 20% of the monthly net win generated from the

56 machines. This could amount to nearly $2 million in payments over the five

year period.

In addition to the big difference between the vendors investment and

payments to be received, this contract has raised some other red flags:

the vendor is unknown within the gaming industry and admittedly lacks any

experience; and, there was no need for such a lopsided arrangement in

exchange for $100,000 when the Casino reportedly has an untapped $1

million dollar line of credit.

Check Cashing

It now appears there were numerous old and slow-paying accounts

receivable balances at the end of 2013. Some of these balances resulted

from checks being cashed at the cage after the check cashing verification

software was overridden. In the past years there was a mild concern. In the

2013 audit, it became a problem and the biggest abuse involved an employee

of the Casino being allowed to repeatedly cash personal checks who had

insufficient funds in their account. The Casino lost money due to this employee

and the accounting process. We need to make people who know about these

transactions accountable for the Tribes loss of revenue. This was an ongoing

practice allowed for this employee. Key personnel within the Casino knew

about this issue. As-to-date, its unknown what the amount of funds are that we

have lost due to this poor management practice.

Additionally, the Casino had a large amount of money due from the

Money Centers of America, the company responsible for the check cashing

verification. As of March 2014, this company has filed chapter 11 Bankruptcy

with the TEC, Inc. still being owed about $71,000. Normally gaming facilities

are repaid by financial transaction processing companies within a very short

period of time, but these balances were allowed to remain outstanding for

many months.

ASEDA Enterprises, Inc.

The Casino’s human resource department has been tasked with the ASEDA

Enterprise human resource function yet there is no formal arrangement in

place. ASEDA is a wholly owned subsidiary and component unit of the Tribe,

and is therefore a related-party of the Casino. To this day there is no formal

agreement in place detailing payment or dates of payment to be paid to the

Casino. The Casino human resource department should be focused on gaming

and not be farmed out to other business at all, much less for free.

In closing, the Tribe will need to make some serious decisions and make

some clear, concise demands of the Casino, the management staff and the

TEC, Inc. board if we want to address the audit concerns and move this

Tribe forward. These decisions will not make everyone happy. But right is

right and wrong is wrong. This is our business, our future and our children’s

future and we need to take the necessary steps forward and stop moving

backwards. It appears that in our past General Council meeting the reports

provided by our casino show we are making a profit and I am sure we are.

But the real question is who is the profit going to and how much more could

there be if we stopped questionable transactions and made better decisions.

We need qualified people to run the casino from the maintenance department

throughout the Casino and if that means putting a management company in

place then that should be an option we need to consider. I hope this report will

serve as a wake-up call for all of us and that you will support me in making the

changes necessary to fix the problems the auditor discovered.

I have 12 months to go and it is my hope that our elected body will work

together to move the Tribe forward so that we can enhance our programs to

offer additional benefits and services to you and that our joint work efforts will

ensure our businesses operate effectively and efficiently.

As you may recall I advised you prior to coming into Office that my goal

is to take care of the concerns you, my people, have stated need resolved

and that is what I am doing. It is my further goal to continue to make positive

changes now and for our future.

Help me to make that difference – stand beside me and Let’s Build

for the Future (BFF) - united and together!

Thank you for your support.

Lt. Governor’s Report

I hope this newsletter reaches everyone in good spirits

and health. Our three ceremonial grounds had their

Bread Dances over the past couple of weeks. I hope those who

participated and able to attend had a good time. Our ceremonies

have been going for hundreds of years and continue to be important

to us. We are fortunate to be able to continue our way of life.

I want to take this opportunity to address the proposed referendum over

the “Code of Conduct and Ethics” and “Executive Committee Salary Issue”. I

believe there is a problem with the manner in which these have been placed on

the ballot. It is my understanding a General Council Resolution, which includes

ballot language of the question at hand, must be passed at a General Council

meeting before sending the question to referendum. A “motion” from the floor

of the General Council meeting is only an expression and not an action of

legislation. Our constitution is clear, there are two forms of tribal legislation,

a resolution and ordinance. I do not recall any resolution being presented for

these issues at the April General Council meeting, but I do recall a request

from the floor to discuss these two items at Community Meeting. As I have

stated before, I am not opposed to a code of ethics, but more discussion

should have taken place before the Executive Committee was asked to vote

on the code earlier this year. Several months after last year’s tornado, the

tribe was contacted by KaBoom Corp. to construct a playground in or near

the tornado affected area in Little Axe. This company is a community oriented

company and has worked with communities across the United States, building

playgrounds in devastated areas. KaBoom prides itself in bringing communities

together after disasters such as tornados. The site of the new playground will

be located at Brendle Corner. KaBoom provides the playground equipment

and oversees the construction process. Volunteers from the Community will

work to construct the playground. Volunteers working on the playground are

not just tribal members, but from the community. The playground is for the

whole community to benefit.

Since spring has arrived and we are now headed into summer, our Cattle

Program has grown with newborn calves throughout the winter and spring. We

will be working the cattle to determine which will be sold or kept to produce

new calves. The price of beef and other foods have increased over the winter,

so those cattle we choose to sell will continue to keep our Cattle Program

self-sustaining.

This year we planted corn, watermelon, and Indian pumpkin on our 10 acre

garden. A couple of years ago we planted 10 acres of Indian corn for all tribal

members to use for feasts, ceremonies, and other uses. This corn is one of

the most important parts of our culture and has been planted by various tribal

member families for many, many years. I felt it was important for the tribe to

help shoulder the concern of having corn for our ceremonies and feasts. The

corn tribal families have planted from generation to generation has come from

the days of when we were in Ohio.

Representative’s Report

Treasurer’s Report

Dear Tribal Member’s,

Election Day is Saturday, June 21, 2014. Please exercise

your rights as tribal members to vote. Your vote will make the

difference in the direction the Absentee Shawnee Tribal progress in

the new future.

As always, our prayers and thoughts go out to our AST families, who have

lost loved ones this past month! Remember our tribal members who may have

health issues, too.

• AST Audit. The 2013 audit has begun at end of March for the whole Tribes’

entities: casinos, ASEDA Enterprises (store, restaurant, & smoke shops),

ASEDA, Inc., ASTHA & LSWN Health Programs, and Tribal Government. The

audits should be completed by middle of June, 2014.

• Indirect Cost Proposal (IDC). The 2014 IDC has been submitted and

assigned to negotiator. We are waiting for the Reviewer’s question for

finalization of the proposal and this will be the final step. Our rate has steadily

increased for the past three years, current rate is 27.39%.

• REGULAR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS (RECM), Meet every

third Wednesday of the month, 10 am, in Governor’s conference room, to

decide on executive and legislature resolutions for the advancement and

betterment of the tribe. We appreciate tribal members attending the meetings.

Governor gives a monthly report of her activities.

• Elder’s Council Monthly meetings are held every third Saturday, either at

AST Resource Center, Title VI Bldg, or Thunderbird Casino, 10 am. If you are

55 years and older, please come join us for fellowship, food, and fun times

together. Discussions included the upcoming Thunderbird Casino/Elders’ Pow

Wow on July 4th, 5th, and 6th, upcoming cultural activity in Tema, Iowa in

August. The NEW officers are Dan Little Axe, President, Wynona Coon, Vice

President, Mary Birdtail, Secretary, and Emily Longman Treasurer. If you would

like more information about the Absentee Shawnee Elders Council, please call

Mary Birdtail, 405-386-7851.

• Internal Revenue Service, AST Vita (Volunteer Income Tax

Assistance). AST Vita service for free tax preparation for tribal members

has come and gone. We appreciated all of our volunteers who took the time

to assist our tribal members with their taxes this year. Volunteers were:

Eddie Brokeshoulder, Mark Rogers, Belinda Collins, Brenda Claw, Genevieve

Foster, Stella Little, Jennifer Crenshaw, Jessica Gonzales, David Deer, Tresha

Spoon, Leah Bettelyoun, Arlene Herrera, and myself. MIS Director, Rico

Coon, Josh Gibson, Michael Berry, and Nishant Shrestha were instrumentals

in getting our phone line, computers, printers, and copier set up to do the

Free Tax program and we appreciate their expertise. Our totals were 53 taxes

prepared, $12,660.00 saved by using AST, and total refunds received using

AST was $53,878.00. Many thanks to all these volunteers who prepared the

taxes, quality reviewed and were greeters/scanners. We could not have done

it without you all!

• Constitutional Revision Committee (CRC): Next meeting for the CRC

(TBA) to be announced. The CRC is getting closer to finishing the constitutional

revisions, now they are waiting on the Election Commission and their input

and they should be able to put it to referendum vote in the very near future.

If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Eddie

Brokeshoulder, 405-275-4030 Ext.148, or contact Briana Ponkilla, her email

address: brianaponkills@yahoo.com.

• Referendum Questions: Please cast your vote on these two (2) questions

concerning implementation for elected officials on Code of Conduct and

Ethics and Tiered Salary Chart Proposal.

The Finance Department employees, very much deserve special recognition

as they daily continue the never ending processes for the financial

side of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. Without their tireless diligence,

dedication, and commitment we could not keep the financial transactions

processes flowing! Also, appreciation to the Financial Consultant, Eddie

Brokeshoulder, who continues to assist me with numerous projects,

recommendations/suggestions, attendance at meetings where I cannot

attend, and consulting decisions in the office of Treasurer! Very special

thanks to Arlene Herrera who serves as Administrative Assistant in the

office of Treasurer.

We appreciate all your phone calls, emails, and visits. May God continue

to bless you and yours! See below articles from AllNations Bank, Finance

Department and Financial Consultant, Eddie Brokeshoulder.

Respectfully,

Kathy Deere, Tribal Treasurer

“No moral system can rest solely on authority.”

- A.J. Ayer

Tribal Members,

I hope everyone is enjoying this warmer weather just as much

as I am. It is the perfect time to get outside with loved ones and

continue to be active outdoors. I encourage everyone to stay healthy,

fit and physical. Spend as much time with your loved ones as possible.

My deepest condolences go out to the families who have lost loved ones.

Recently I attended the Self Governance Conference in Washington D.C. in

early May. I had the pleasure to meet with Max Tahsuda and Admiral Kevin

Meeks on an issue related to Indian Health Services pertaining to moving

Indian Health Service funds to a program that doesn’t pertain to health an

according to our meeting in Washington D.C. it was highly recommended that

the Funds not be moved and now at this time Treasurer Deere has sent an

email to Area Director of IHS Max Tahsuda and we are waiting patiently for a

return email from the respected Gentleman from I.H.S.

Also while in Washington D.C., I had the opportunity to speak with Kevin

Washburn about the Land into Trust issue with the Citizen Pottawatomi Nation

andwas recommended to send emails of the previous meeting the Lieutenant

Governor and I had with the previous Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian

Affairs Larry Echo Hawk and we are excited to get this meeting established

for the right direction and the improvement of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe

of Oklahoma…also on the Agenda was General session discussing the ICWA

Post Baby Veronica that the Secretary Dawsey, Secretary’s Assistant Bridgette

Wilson and I attended and it was very valuable in information in future cases.

I would like to say Congratulations to all the graduates this 2014 school year

and also I would like to say Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating birthdays.

No report submitted from Secretary Dawsey.

RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTIONS THROUGH MAY 21, 2014

EXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONS:

E-AS-14-22 05/21/14

Approves and accepts Suzy Diane Harris, Chayton Baeze Pitchfored, Braylon Angus

Hicks, Belicia Shannon Rios, Marcus Jerome Malone, Catrina Jay Blanchard, Zachary

Layne Downey, Tyler Preston Downey, Riley Rain Hackbarth, Sakyra Maria Jackson,

Thaddues Ruben Jackson, Wasalee Raine Tyner, Elijah Michael Bell, Sarah Elisabeth

Bell, Caleb Walker Bell and Stacy Lee Edwards as enrolled members of the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma as of the date of this resolution.

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS:

L-AS-14-03 05/21/14

Approves and authorizes an additional investment named “Eaton Vance Government

Obligations Fund” to its portfolio and does hereby approve and authorize the additional

investment with the firm of Linsco Private Ledger in the sum of Eight Million Dollars

and No Cents ($8,000,000.00) of Health Compact Funds and has a One Million Dollar

and No Cents ($1,000,000.000) minimum investment and yields at 4.46% interest

with interest being paid to Absentee Shawnee Tribe General Fund.

Finance Department Report

Financial Consultant’s Report

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

JUNE 2014

(Article Written 5/16/2014)

Hello Tribal Members,

The Office of Treasurer continues to manage and provide sound

financial reporting and in keeping with fiduciary responsibilities of

improving the financial status of the Tribe.

I have been involved in review and participated in the following

financial consultant activities:

Financial Reporting: Reviewed and analyzed Office of Treasurer monthly

General Fund and Indirect Cost encumbrance budget reports. CY 2014

Funding Agreement: Reviewed financial amendment from Oklahoma

City Area Indian Health office to our health programs annual funding

agreement (AFA).

2013 Thunderbird Entertainment Center (TEC): Reviewed and analyzed

draft of Thunderbird Entertainment Center (TEC) recent audit. ALLNATONS

BANCORPORATION: Reviewed comparative analysis of the bank for the

past five years and Full Daily Statement of Condition ending December

31, 2013.

Absentee Shawnee Economic Development Authority, Inc. (ASEDA):

Attended monthly ASEDA board meeting to discuss future business

opportunities. such as the feasibility development of a Little Axe Rural

Water District.

• Little Axe Rural Water District: ASEDA is currently mailing out

information to Little Axe residents on “TEN GOOD REASONS FOR

SIGNING UP WITH THE LITTLE AXE RURAL WATER DISTRICT” with

interest survey attached.

• Native2Native Tire, LLC: The only Native-Owned National Tire

Distributor in the country owned by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe is

interested in a business venture located in Tecumseh, Oklahoma with

ASEDA.

The ASEDA board members include: President Dan Little Axe, VicePresident Adam Proctor and Secretary Eddie Brokeshoulder. If you need

more information or have a question please contact Eddie Brokeshoulder

at 275-4030 x 148 or eddieb@astribe.com.

The Finance office continues our efforts in keeping the day to day

activities flowing effectively and efficiently through communication

between the Finance office and Programs. In working together, we have

found the most time effective and cost effective processes for transacting

business.

The Tribe’s 2010, 2011, and 2012 Audits are “unmodified” opinion;

which when compared to an educational grading scale is an A. The 2014

Indirect Cost Proposal has been submitted to the Interior Business Center

(IBC) and I was notified on September 17, 2013 that it is ready to be

assigned to a negotiator. The proposal has been assigned to a negotiator

and I have answered four sets of questions posed and we are awaiting

the Reviewer’s question for finalization of the proposal. Our rate is up from

17.74% for 2010 to 21.98% for 2011 to 22.35% for 2012 and 27.39%

for 2013; 2014 review is the last step.

We are under Audit for 2013 for all of the Tribe’s entities [Casinos;

Store; Restaurant; Smoke Shop’s; ASEDA, Inc.; ASEDA, Enterprises;

ASTHA & LSWN which makes up Absentee Health Systems; and the Tribal

Government.] Auditors arrived on sight April 2, 2014 for the Tribe’s audit.

All of the tribe’s entities must be audited first and then they are combined

with the Tribe’s Governmental Audit. We are approximately 50% complete

with the audit and hope to have it completed by mid June.

The finance department is completing accounting by the 10th day of

the month. Financial reporting for the Tribe, Health Authority and Li Si Wi

Nwi, Health Inc. boards and the Executive Committee for Absentee Health

Systems, Shawnee and Little Axe (LSWN) continues monthly. The Finance

staff has completed the April reconciliations and financials. It is imperative

the accounting staff continue to stay ahead of all of the accounting so that

audits go smoothly, and Indirect Cost rates stay up to date. Indirect cost

proposals cannot be submitted without completed audits as the audit

is used to calculate the proposal. There are many processes in place

in your Tribe’s accounting department that ensure we keep accurate

records of transactions. The Tribe’s accounting processes must be in

compliance with GAAP; (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and

GASB (Governmental Accounting Standards Board) and these rules are

updated annually.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

SPECIALITY CROPS

SPECIALITY

CROPS

Specialty Crops: Attended a free Specialty Crops workshop

sponsored by USDA, Oklahoma State Extension and Oklahoma Agriculture

Food and Forestry division in Red Rock, Oklahoma. Attendees received

information on risk management for specialty crops, cover crop and

USDA OK/TX

Economic

Development Workshop:

Attended a free one-day

pest management,

no-till

vegetables,

managing

dripworkshop

irrigation and good

sponsored by USDA Rural Development. Attendees received information on leveraging

agriculture practices.

USDA Grants and Loans for Economic Development with a focus on Telemedicine, Distant

Learning,

and Broadband Access.

USDA OK/TX

Economic

Development Workshop: Attended a free

one-day workshop sponsored by USDA Rural Development. Attendees

received information on leveraging USDA Grants and Loans for Economic

Development with a focus on Telemedicine, Distant Learning, and

Broadband Access.

Specialty Crops: Attended a free Specialty Crops workshop sponsored by USDA,

Oklahoma State Extension and Oklahoma Agriculture Food and Forestry division in Red

Rock, Oklahoma. Attendees received information on risk management for specialty crops,

cover crop and pest management, no-till vegetables, managing drip irrigation and good

agriculture practices.

The Tribe currently has compact funds of BIA, I H S, and approximately

51 Grants. In addition, the Tribe operates a General Fund and an Indirect

Cost Fund. The new clinic building payments are current and have not

been late and projections are that they will continue to be current going

forward.

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE NATIVE COMMUNITY DEVELOMENT FIANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS (CDFI)

Developing a High-Performance Board: Participated in a free webinar with a focus on

increasing the engagement of your board of directors with practical tips and techniques

from two Native CDFIs that are building their board of directors sponsored by First

Nations Oweesta Corporation.

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe’s Finance Department has very hard

working group of people and it is an honor to work with them, the

Treasurer’s office and at the Absentee Shawnee Tribe. The Finance

Department employs 14: with 6 (43%) being AST Tribal Members, 2 (14%)

non-AST tribal members, 6 (43%) being non-natives.

ABSENTEE The

SHAWNEE

NATIVE

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

High-Performance Board

presenters were

Kristi Bias-Diaz, Senior Advisor

Programs

for First Nations Oweesta

Corporation and Julie Burnett, Executive

Director of

FINANCIAL

INSTITUTIONS

(CDFI)

Chehalis Loan Fund. Kristi is currently assisting our CDFI efforts in developing our board

Developing a

High-Performance

Participated

of directors

and our program that will serveBoard:

our tribal members

and community. If youin a free webinar

like more information please contact steering committee member Eddie

with a focus onwould

increasing

the

engagement

your board of directors

Brokeshoulder at 275-4030 x 148 or eddieb@astribe.com.

with practical tips and techniques from two Native CDFIs that are building

In closing, the Office of Treasurer Deere will continue be a voice for each of you as tribal

their board of directors

sponsored by First Nations Oweesta Corporation.

members in efforts of improving our Tribe for the future of our children and

grandchildren. Board presenters were Kristi Bias-Diaz, Senior

The High-Performance

Advisor of Programs for First Nations Oweesta Corporation and Julie

Burnett, Executive Director of Chehalis Loan Fund. Kristi is currently

assisting our CDFI efforts in developing our board of directors and our

program that will serve our tribal members and community. If you would

like more information please contact steering committee member Eddie

Brokeshoulder at 275-4030 x 148 or eddieb@astribe.com.

In closing, the Office of Treasurer Deere will continue be a voice for

each of you as tribal members in efforts of improving our Tribe for the

future of our children and grandchildren.

Respectfully,

Eddie Brokeshoulder

Financial Consultant

This department would like to extend a special thanks and note of appreciation to the Executive Committee for providing the tools, resources,

and support to enable the finance staff to reach its accomplished goals

and to continue with this effort. A special thanks and note of appreciation

to Program Managers and Employees of the Tribe for their assistance and

dedication in our continued group effort toward accomplishing our goal.

If you have any questions or needs, please call 405-275-4030 ext

162 and I will be glad to assist you.

Respectfully,

Belinda Collins

Controller

CULTURAL PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT

The AST Cultural Preservation Department would like to pass along the following

information concerning updates to each of our programs. In order to show our

changes to the Tribal Membership and Employees, we have scheduled an “Open

House” on Wednesday June 18th, from 11 AM to 1 PM. Booths will be on display and

personnel will provide Program explanation and light refreshments.

Cultural Preservation

We apologize for not scheduling any Cultural Skills classes during the month of May.

With all the celebrations going on, we wanted to be considerate and not interrupt

anyone’s family events. I love this time of year because everyone has children

graduating or completing milestones.

Our Department assisted with collecting and distributing Rations for the Spring

Bread Dance ceremonies at both Grounds. For some of the Staff, this was their first

opportunity to be involved and assist behind the scenes. It is my sincere hope that

each of you received a Blessing from participating in these activities.

For those interested, our next Skills Class will be Saturday, June 21st at the Title VI

Building. As usual, lunch and snacks will be provided. You will want to sign up early as

spots are limited and have been filling up very quickly.

If you have questions about the skills classes or would like to lead a demonstration,

please call Joseph at Ext. 302, or send an email to joseph.blanchard@astribe.com

Library

We have a variety of resources available for checkout or your reading leisure including:

magazines, newspapers, journals, CDs and DVDs.

Since the last publication, we have conducted interviews for the Library Technician/

Archivist position. The interviews are complete and Mrs. Sophia Thurman joined our

Team and began employment on March 24th as the Library Tech/ Gift Shop Assistant.

Please read her Introduction and “Employee Biography” found elsewhere in this

newsletter, along with our other newest Team Members.

The Library program will be completely operational once again and services will be

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Please come in and view our selection of CD’s in the Native style of music you prefer.

We carry tunes for Powwow, NAC, and Stomp Dance. Also, the latest variety of bags,

rugs and table cloths are now in stock. If we don’t have what you like, let us know.

Oftentimes, we can ‘Special Order’ your request and have it on hand in a matter of

days. For inquiries, call Esther at ext. 307, or by email at elowden@astribe.com.

THPO

Our THPO program continues to make great strides and advancements. Staff, myself

and Rep. Jeff Gibson attended the “To Bridge a Gap” (TBAG) Conference in Little Rock,

Arkansas. Our Ladies were able to network and meet some of the folks they interact

with from the Federal Agencies. Likewise, Rep. Gibson was able to see exactly what it

is our program does daily and how imperative it is to exercise our Tribal Sovereignty.

In conjunction with the National Forest Service, we hosted a Heritage Resource

Technician (HRT) Paraprofessional training, April 14-23. We were able to qualify 7 Tribal

Members and Staff, who passed and completed the requirements for Certification.

These classes are necessary for individuals to be eligible for employment within our

program or to contract out for services.

Also, I’d like to remind Tribal Members that Field Trips are scheduled for later this

year. As part of the selection process, it is REQUIRED that each person have attended

and participated in a minimum number of Cultural Preservation sponsored events

throughout the year. For those interested, here is the list of locations and proposed

time frame of when these will occur.

3rd or 4th week of July – Visit the Hopewell Mounds Cultural Center in

Chillicothe, Ohio

2nd Weekend of August – Attend the 100th Annual Meskwaki Powwow

in Tama, Iowa

3rd Weekend of September – Participate in the Living Archaeology

Weekend in Winchester, Kentucky

To inquire about your eligibility to attend, please call Carol at Ext. 303 or send an

email to carol.butler@astribe.com

Your concerns are important to us. We thank you for the continued support of our

department as we continue to make changes to our programs, in order to provide the

best service to our Tribal community. Thank you for your time.

Joseph H. Blanchard

Cultural Preservation Director/

Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

joseph.blanchard@astribe.com

(405) 275-4030 Ext. 302

My name is Colleen Longhorn-Butler and my position is the THPO Accounts Payable/ Receivable clerk. I am Absentee Shawnee and

Sac & Fox Nation.

I have been married for fourteen years to my husband, Zachary Linn Butler Sr. We have four wonderful children, Matthew, Brandon,

Breanna, and Zachary Butler Jr. My father was the late Bruce H. Longhorn and my mother is Pam McClellan. My paternal grandparents

were the late Wayne and Lucille Longhorn.

I started my education in Stillwater at the Oklahoma State University and completed my education later as a mother with four kids. I

earned my Bachelor’s degree from the University of Phoenix in Business management. I have several years experience as a business

office manager. I recently transferred my family to the Shawnee area and started working for the tribe as a TERO applicant. I became

a full time employee as the operator for the Complex for a year and recently transferred to the Culture Preservation department. My

objective is to implement the knowledge I have learned in business management to deliver optimum performance to the position. I am

hard working and work well with others and I am going to do my best for the Absentee Shawnee Tribe in this position.

My name is Sophia Thurman and I am the new Library and Archives Tech, I will also be assisting in the Gift Shop.

I am very excited to be a part of the Absentee Shawnee Cultural Preservation team! I am originally from Arizona but I have been a

resident of Shawnee for 14 years. I am Dine' (Navajo) and my husband Marty Thurman, and our three children are Absentee Shawnee

Bio for June Newsletter

descendants. As a family, we love to participate in cultural celebrations, both traditional and contemporary. We also enjoy attending

s joined the Cultural Preservation Dept. as the Receptionist and is pleased to help

sporting

and rodeos.

op a successful cultural program for the AST. Her tribal affiliation

is with events

the

ache and Navajo nations of Arizona where she was born and Iraised.

She attended entering my Senior year as an Undergraduate student at the University of Central Oklahoma, majoring in History-Museum

am currently

izona graduating with a B.S. in Family & Consumer Resources. Along with her

Studies with a minor in Art History. I have a deep respect for all Indigenous cultures

1 years and their 2 children, Joy continues her passion for music.

the piano and flute at age 5, her musical ability blossomed toand

include

the guitar,

I am

an advocate for decolonizing what is taught in classrooms about Native culture. Utilizing our resources as a community and

d her vocals. Her talents have led her into many kinds of venues beginning with a

working

together,

we can protect and preserve our tribal ways of life and language for our families and future generations. I look

ool marching band, community symphony, gigs with both secular and contempo, studio work and over 25 years of music ministry among theforward

Native nations

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to inhelping

the AST community in any way I can.

da. Not only performing music, Joy has also enjoyed teaching music to students of

Feel free to stop by the Library, we have an excellent selection of books pertaining to Native American and Absentee Shawnee Tribal

Presently, Joy continues composing, song writing and performing along with her

history and the Archives may be accessed by appointment. The gift shop is also conveniently located in the same building and we

have something for everyone!

Sophia Thurman and I am the new Library and Archives Tech, I will also be assisting

m very excited to be a part of the Absentee Shawnee Cultural Preservation team! I

Arizona but I have been a resident of Shawnee for 14 years. I am Dine' (Navajo) and

Thurman, and our three children are Absentee Shawnee descendants. As a family,

ate in cultural celebrations, both traditional and contemporary. We also enjoy

events and rodeos.

tly entering my Senior year as an Undergraduate student at the University of Central

g in History-‐Museum Studies with a minor in Art History. I have a deep respect for all

and I am an advocate for decolonizing what is taught in classrooms about Native

r resources as a community and working together, we can protect and preserve our

nd language for our families and future generations. I look forward to helping the AST

way I can.

stop by the Library, we have an excellent selection of books pertaining to Native

ntee Shawnee Tribal history and the Archives may be accessed by appointment. The

veniently located in the same building and we have something for everyone!

Joy Moldenhauer has joined the Cultural Preservation Dept. as the Receptionist and is pleased to help the department develop a

successful cultural program for the AST. Her tribal affiliation is with the White Mountain Apache and Navajo nations of Arizona where

she was born and raised. She attended The University of Arizona graduating with a B.S. in Family & Consumer Resources. Along with

her husband, Chad, of 21 years and their 2 children, Joy continues her passion for music.

Having started with the piano and flute at age 5, her musical ability blossomed to include the guitar, other woodwinds and her vocals.

Her talents have led her into many kinds of venues beginning with a top-ranked high school marching band, community symphony,

gigs with both secular and contemporary Christian artists, studio work and over 25 years of music ministry among the Native nations

in the Southwest and Canada. Not only performing music, Joy has also enjoyed teaching music to students of all ages since 1982.

Presently, Joy continues composing, song writing and performing along with her family.

Governor’s SPOTLIGHT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

Stuart Rolette

Randall Watson

These two young men took on the role

of working as dual coordinators for the

Horse Shoe Bend After School Program.

Since taking this project on they have

shown commitment and dedication to

continuing the work I started four years

ago, as of this summer. They have done,

and continue to do, a great job in making

sure the program runs smoothly.

Stuart came to work in 2012 and this will be his third year working with

the program. He plans to continue his education at Rose State College.

Randall has been working in the Horse Shoe Bend After School Program

since it began four years ago. He is in his sophomore year at Rose State

College in Midwest City.

Thank you, Stuart and Randall, for all your hard work!

Let’s Build For the Future (BFF)!

GOVERNORS SPOTLIGHT EMPLOYEE

BROKESHOULDER

Governor Edwina Butler-Wolfe will be working with the six programASHLEY

department

that she has oversight over and will monthly select an employee that is deemed to have contributed to their

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY

program and to the Absentee Shawnee tribe. The attributes to be considered are: Contributions to the community and the Tribe; leadership; performance and work ethic; teamwork. It is the

2014 GRADUATE

intent of the Governor to recognize tribal employees who do a remarkable job and might not otherwise get recognized for their contributions. This special employee recognition program will be

highlighted under my Office as the SPOTLIGHT EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH

program.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Ashley Brokeshoulder, the daughter of Eddie Brokeshoulder an Absentee Shawnee tribal member and employee

of the Tribe, wish to thank everyone for their encouragement and support in helping her attain a degree in nutrition from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. A big thank you is offered to our Tribal education program

and staff members, Tresha Spoon, Director and Margaret Ellis, Administrative Assistant, who assisted with this

opportunity.

ASHLEY BROKESHOULDER

Music Student Spot Light June 2014

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY 2014 GRADUATE

The Absentee Shawnee Family Music Program

Ashley is a good example for future Tribal members who have dreams and goals and are willing to work hard

and achieve academic success. Ashley navigated her way to her vision through determination and fortitude with

family and Tribal support.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Vernice

Longhorn

Student Spot Light

This young lady is becoming an awesome piano player.

Each week Vernice comes to her piano class with a big

smile and ready to learn another piece of music.

We’re proud of all the adults in the music classes

they all love and enjoy the music and fun

of learning to play piano, guitar, bass or

drums.

Come in and sign up for some real fun

and enjoyment .

Just bring yourself and a want

to learn to play. We have all the

instruments and we can get

you playing in a short

time. So be like Vernice

and start learning to

play the piano or

one of the other

instruments

we teach.

Ashley Brokeshoulder,

the daughter of Eddie

Brokeshoulder, an Absentee

Shawnee tribal member

and employee of the Tribe,

wish to thank everyone for

their encouragement and

support in helping her attain

a degree in nutrition from

Texas Tech University in

Lubbock, Texas. A big thank

you is offered to our Tribal

education program and

staff members, Tresha Spoon,

Director and Margaret Ellis,

Administrative Assistant,

who assisted with this

opportunity.

Ashley is a good example for

future Tribal members who

have dreams and goals and

are willing to work hard and achieve academic success. Ashley

navigated her way to her vision through determination and

fortitude with family and Tribal support.

June 2014 Music

FREE

Vernice Longhorn

music lessons from Monday through Friday • 9:00 until 5:00 • Call 405-370-5576

Is our spot light Student for June

Phil Bradley, Music Instructor

This young lady is becoming an awesome piano player, each week Vernice comes to her piano class with

DEVON FRAZIER

Congratulations on making 2014

All American Team!!

AND...

Congratulations on Graduating

from St. Gregory’s University!

I am so proud of you!

Love, Mom

Iowa Tribe Eagle Release

The Absentee Shawnee Tribe received

the Community Service Leadership

Certificate of Appreciation by the

Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue

Service,

Stakeholder

Partnerships,

Education and Communication (SPEC).

This was received for our Voluntary

Income Tax Assistance (Vita) Program we

did for AST members.

L to R:

BUZZED DRIVING IS...

Sac and Fox Second Chief Gregory, Absentee Shawnee Governor

Butler-Wolfe, Adam Beach, Iowa Tribe Secretary Tayan,

Iowa Tribal Treasurer Switch

DRUNK DRIVING

Governor Butler-Wolfe with AST

member Whitney Warrior

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2 PM Central Oklahoma Plains Indian Dancers

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June 20, 2014

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Scott Miller 405-275-4030 ext. 205

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7 Dancers

1 Master Ceremonies to explain each category of dancers, songs and keeping schedule flowing.

4 Singers for demonstrating songs and specialty songs.

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