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Vol. 27 No. 9

September 2012

The

Absentee Shawnee

News

Frazier follows no-hitter

Executive Committee Reports. . . . 2-6

with perfect game

YTD Tax Collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Inside this issue. . .

Employee of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Johnnie Mae. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Elders Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

State Tournament. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

September Birthdays . . . . . . . . . 14-15

WTB Annual Run/Walk. . . . . . . . . . 17

WTB Run/Walk Registration. . . . . . 18

Title VI Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Horseshoe Bend. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21

Foster Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Domestic Violence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

ATTENTION !!!!

ELECTION PROCESS

The Election Commission will offer

a review about the

Election process on:

Thursday, September 20, 2012

AST Resource Center

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

and

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Title VI Building - Shawnee

6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

You will receive the Election

Ordinance

and

discuss

qualifications,

ballot

counting

process, Oath process, violations of

the Oath, campaigning, etc.

The Election Commission will

present problem areas that can

be corrected with revisions. The

revision process will be reviewed.

Please call 275-4030 ext. 150 to preregister so that adequate copies of

the ordinance will be available.

Bring a highlighter.

NORMAN — Andee Frazier’s going to have a hard time topping

what she did Friday afternoon

at the Hall of Fame Stadium complex in Oklahoma City.

All she did was maybe enjoy the best day any pitcher has ever had in

the circle.

The Little Axe senior, who has already tossed the Indians to back-toback state fast-pitch titles, began the day with a 2-0 victory over Class

2A No. 1 Drumright.

She allowed no hits, walked one batter and struck out 15 of the 22

Tornadoes she faced. It turned out to be just a warm-up.

Next up, Lone Grove. Against the Longhorns, Frazier was perfect.

Nobody reached first base, giving her her first perfect game to go with

several previous no hitters. Also, she struck out 20. Her fielders only

had to make one play in seven innings.

The Indians, ranked No. 1 in Class 3A, prevailed 4-0. An iron woman, Frazier’s record is Little Axe’s

record: 13-2.

It was a great day for softball in Oklahoma City. Good weather, terrific teams, a day of play while

others were in school. It may have had something to do with Frazier’s success.

“I was a lot more relaxed today,” she said. “We’ve bonded really well, so I was a lot more relaxed.”

Frazier, who’s pretty good at the plate, too, with three home runs this season, has given her verbal

commitment to play college softball at Missouri-Kansas City, an NCAA Division I program.

After throwing the no-no at Drumright, she started thinking about doing even better about halfway

through the Indians’ meeting with Lone Grove.

“I thought I could throw another no-hitter,” she said. “And then I thought, if I could do really well,

I could throw a perfect game.” It is diamond etiquette not to remind a pitcher of their being on the

precipice of history. The hurler who hasn’t allowed a hit can be a lonely figure in the dugout. But

Frazier was very aware of her standing. “The last inning, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, one more batter,

what am I going to do,’” she said. Like there was any question. There wasn’t. Only perfection.

By Clay Horning, The Norman Transcript August 25, 2012 (Reprinted with permission by The

Norman Transcript) Clay Horning 366-3526 cfhorning@normantranscript.com

(Update: The following day on Saturday, Little Axe won their final game of the Hall of Fame Festival

beating 3A Chelsea 11-0 in five innings. Frazier pitched another no hitter and hit a grand slam for the

Lady Indians. The win brings her High School career record to 75-6 through mid-season. Frazier is

a senior at Little Axe High and has numerous awards throughout her career, including High School

Athlete Of The Year as a Junior in 2011.)

COME JOIN THE DEFENSIVE LINE

THIS OCTOBER 2012

WITH THE

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEPARTMENT

FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Week of October 1st – 5th

KICK OFF

Executive Committee

GEORGE BLANCHARD

GOVERNOR

ISSAC GIBSON

LT. GOVERNOR

TERI REED

SECRETARY

together on some very important

issues for our Tribe. I feel that

this group has accomplished

more, with their unselfish work

ethic and dedication to Tribal

Greetings

fellow

Tribal members than we have seen in a

long time. Thank you all again.

members:

As always, if you have any

concerns

or questions, please

I want to start by conveying

my sympathies to all Tribal contact us any time.

members who sustained losses

due to the wild fires in the Governor George Blanchard.

Can I go with you?

Little Axe area last month. Rest

pe Ka we ta ma la

assured that the Tribe is doing

all we can to support and help

You can’t go with me.

you all with this tragedy.

Ti we ge we Ke ti we ta me

I think we should all give a

heartfelt THANK YOU to Lt.

Are you going to town?

Governor Isaac Gibson Jr. for Hi ho ta wa na ke Ke si hi

his and his crew’s extraordinary

efforts to help save not only our

What are you going to buy?

tribal property, but also other

Na he wa Ke si ta pa ni

resident’s property in the Little

I need flour.

Axe area. These guys really went

Lok’

ni Ne ti ki wi ti

above and beyond in protecting

Stop

that.

residents and property. I also

have to congratulate the Tribal

Police Department, and the

Can we go now?

Emergency Response team for

Hi ta pe Ho wa Ka Wa pi fa pa

their efforts. The co-operation

between our Tribal Police and

I was good all day.

Emergency Response team

Ne lo lawe Na Kes Qa

and the County Emergency

Response entities should go

I’m getting sleepy.

Ne ki to qi Ma

a long ways in advancing the

relationship between our Tribe

I’m going to go to sleep.

and the local entities. Thanks to

Ne si pi na pi

all of you for your efforts.

Thanks must be given to

I love you.

all Tribal Departments and

Ke ti Qa la ma la

personnel who made the effort

to gather donations and items

for our Tribal members who

sustained losses due to this

emergency.

Report

I want to thank all of the

Executive Committee members

for their cohesion and team spirit I hope all is well with you.

in the way we are conducting

For those of us that live in the

Tribal business. It is refreshing Little Axe area the fire was devasto see everyone working so hard tating. Fortunately we suffered no

Governor’s

Corner

Lt. Governor’s

KATHY DEERE

TREASURER

loss of life or extreme damage. Regardless of how minimal or large, it

was terrible. The community stuck

together during the entire time. It is

good to know that in times of need

you live where everyone will jump

right in there and help each other!

ROADS CONSTRUCTION:

JEFFREY GIBSON

REPRESENTATIVE

Mr. Kenneth Reinfeld, Lead Negotiator for the Department of the

Interior-Office of Self Governance

contacted the Tribe to let us know

that he would be in the area visiting

with another tribe and he would be

glad to take time to come and visit

with us regarding next year’s funding. Mr. Reinfeld felt, as did I, that

due to the financial situation of the

entire country that taking the time to

sit down and discuss this would be

beneficial to the Tribe and the federal government. Over all things

went well. There will be a reduction

in funding but not to the extent the

Tribe will not be able to continue to

provide services with the provision

of services.

TRIBAL COMPLEX

BUILDING RENOVATION

The Secretary’s Office approached the Executive Committee

several months back regarding carpet for Building No. 1. Her efforts

paid off; the building is currently

being carpeted and the building

looks great. The North building was

renovated several years back and

still looks very good. Although our

tribal complex is old, it has a lot of

history and is a very interesting and

unique place to work. Occasional

renovations must be made. Hopefully we can continue to make improvements here and there and keep

the complex and the buildings nice.

I hope all goes well for you in

the upcoming month.

Isaac Gibson,

Lieutenant Governor

Kings Road in Johnson Community was completed the 3rd week

of August. Due to the low traffic

volume this route was eligible for

a chip and seal. Asphalt was used

on the routes in the Little Axe area

were traffic volume is higher. Big

Jim Dance Ground Road and Alameda are the only two (2) routes left

on the current contract the Tribe has

with Cleveland County. The Tribal

Police Department’s Little Axe

satellite office will require parking

and entrance/exits; bids are being

accepted for the Harrah Smokeshop

parking lot and funds have been

committed towards the parking of

the child care center at Little Axe.

Once these projects are complete

it will be time to re-evaluate the

transportation improvement plan.

Please contact this office regarding

any route you think is important to

the tribe and its membership so we

can prioritize our next improvement

plan.

BIA SELF GOVERNANCE

I know that it was stated in

last month’s issue of the Absentee Shawnee News that the Tribe

Greeting Tribal Members:

would not conduct face-to-face

The hot summer months are

negotiations due to federal travel

coming

to an end and I am hopeful

restrictions. At the last minute

Secretary’s

Report

that fall will bring the rain that

we desperately need here in

Oklahoma and around the country

to stave off the extremely dry

conditions. The wild fires we have

been experiencing have been scary

and, unfortunately, devastating for

some.

Here locally, we experienced

some fires in the central Oklahoma

area that were very close to

Thunderbird Casino-Norman and

near my family home. I was asked

to evacuate my home three times

and each time I found that our

tribal maintenance department and

police department were nearby

to help protect tribal lands in the

area as best they could. It helped

ease my panic when I knew that

our guys were on the scene to

help. Lieutenant Governor Isaac

Gibson and our maintenance

crew were outstanding as were

our police department. Our police

department was all over the place

to assess the situation and take

action as necessary. Tribal Police

Chief Brad Jackson and Captain

Tad Johnson were outstanding

among others from our police

department. Our maintenance

department and police department

worked hand-in-hand with the

other (state, county, community)

fire and police departments and

were a great asset. You could tell

that the fire department and police

department were glad that our guys

were there to help them. There

were countless others who donated

supplies, helped families, passed

on information, checked on family

and tribal members, brought water

to the fire fighters, helped to move

assets out of harm’s way, and even

people who just cruised the area

to help in any way they could.

Many thanks to all that helped the

community during these wild fires.

I am always amazed at how our

tribe, employees, and community

stick together during the hard

times. Thanks to all of you.

As always, I attend a multitude

of meetings during the month

to keep updated on the various

projects and issues affecting our

tribe. This includes casino updates,

investment

meetings,

health

board meetings, department head

meetings, Executive Committee

meetings,

board

meetings,

planning, finance, and project

meetings. My monthly updates do

not include a lot of detail regarding

these meeting, but I will be glad to

answer any questions you have on

any specific topic. I attended the

health board meeting this week.

The health board has the authority

to hire the Executive Director

for health and they have been

working to find a replacement

for Gary Wabaunsee who retired

a few months ago. The board

took action to confirm the hiring

of interim-Executive Director

Beverly Felton to this top job in

health. Congratulations to Mrs.

Felton on her promotion. I’m sure

Beverly will do a fine job.

We occasionally have openings

on our standing committees and

boards. If you would like to

be considered for one of these

positions, please fill out the

application form and forward it to

my office. You can attach a resume

or a list of your qualifications with

the application. You will find the

application form in this newsletter.

CULTURAL PRESERVATION

PROJECT

Our summer program to

document the lives and stories

of tribal members is coming to

a close as our interns return to

school in the next couple of weeks.

We have several stories that are

in the review process and will be

completed soon. This

month we are featuring a story

written by Ashley Brokeshoulder

on Johnnie Mae Bettelyoun.

The story is titled “Strength and

Determination”. I hope you enjoy

the article on Johnnie Mae and all

of our future stories.

As mentioned last month, the

stories and profiles we record

will be maintained in our Cultural

Preservation Department. We

want to preserve our history by

documenting these stories for

future generations.

CASINO UPDATE

Due to the devastating fires in

the area, Thunderbird-Norman

was forced to be closed for a few

days. This set them back a bit, but

they have picked up right where

they left off.

July turned out to be a

great month for Thunderbird

Entertainment Center. The Jeep

Patriot giveaway brought in large

crowds throughout the month.

Free Cash Flow (money available

for transfer to the Tribe) was up

from $111,000 in July 2011 to

$456,000 in July 2012.

The

inch

television

promotion has been very popular

and we continue to hear positive

feedback on the give-a-ways.

For September, there will be

a promotion for “deluxe BBQ

trailers” that are all aluminum and

stainless steel constructed. These

BBQ trailers are just in time for

football season and perfect for

tailgating.

Thunderbird

Entertainment

Center, INC are diligently working

to reduce expenses and recently

announced it is projecting transfers

to the Tribe of $3,000,000 in 2012

compared to $1,800,000 in 2011.

ENROLLMENT

The following is a list of our

enrollment activity from our

enrollment department through the

month of July.

□

3,731 total enrolled tribal

members

□

15 deceased in 2012 through

the end of June 2012

□ 4 enrollment rejections

□ 2 voluntary relinquishment

□ 2 blood quantum corrections

Occasionally, our enrollment

department is made aware of

violations to our Absentee Shawnee

Tribal Membership Ordinances.

Information about a violation

could come from a number of

sources including a tribal member,

enrollment

department

from

another tribe, a family member,

etc. When we receive information

about a violation, it is the enrollment

department’s duty to investigate

and remedy the situation. That

is what they are hired to do. Our

ordinance states that you can only

be enrolled with one tribe. If we

are notified of a violation, we work

with the individual(s) to correct

the situation so that we are under

compliance with our laws. We will

continue to do our job to investigate

any and all violations that we are

made aware of. We appreciate your

continued support in helping us

clear up any violations and seeing

that our enrollment ordinances are

followed.

If you plan to enroll a minor

applicant, please include a photo

with your enrollment application

so we will have a picture on file.

Pictures can be emailed to: Larry

Buckley at larryb@astribe.com or

Darrell Larney at dlarney@astribe.

com.

STATE INDIAN SOFTBALL

TOURNAMENT

The State Indian Softball

Tournament for fast pitch was held

July 27-29th at the Boomer Softball

Complex in Oklahoma City. Our

tribe was well represented in this

tournament in both the men and

women’s division. Elsewhere in

this newsletter, I’ve included some

history about this tournament and

posted some pictures that were

sent to me of spectators, players,

and teams. Thanks to all of you

who represented the Absentee

Shawnee Tribe.

CONVENIENCE STORE

The convenience store and the

restaurant in Little Axe were shut

down for a few days during the

recent fires. We were able to keep

the fuel pumps working during the

emergency situation to provide fire

fighters with fuel. Our new payat-the-pump system allowed us to

operate while we were closed for

credit card purchases.

The new system has been well

received by the public and gas

sales have increased by 35% since

they were installed. Our research

before installation indicated a 16%

increase, so we are very pleased

with the 35%.

SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS

AT THE AST COMPLEX

We are constantly looking for

ways to improve our service to

the public. We made a number of

improvements to our telephone

equipment last year. We are now

investigating some additional

software that will let us know

how we’re doing in answering

your calls. This new software will

provide us with information on the

number of calls answered for each

department and the number of

calls that eventually went to voice

mail because we didn’t answer the

phone. We do not currently have a

tracking system that will provide

us with this information. The new

software will also provide us with

information on hold times, and

high call volume times for each

hour of the day, by department,

so that we can adjust our staffing

requirements. We are also looking

at installing time clocks to help

us keep track of employee time

for payroll purposes. These

enhancements should help us to

improve service and to understand

our staffing needs so that we can

work more efficiently.

If you have any issues or

concerns that you would like

addressed in the newsletter, please

let me know.

Teri Reed – Secretary

teri@astribe.com

405-275-4030 Ext 104

Treasurer’s

Report

Greetings Absentee

Tribal Members,

Shawnee

School is back in session

already! Let’s keep our children,

youth, and others uplifted in prayer

for their attitudes, minds to be open

to learning, and safety. Encourage

these students to do their best of

their ability in academics, music,

and sports.

My condolences go out to the

Edwards and Washington families

on their loss of a loved one.

Your elected officials are

continuing progressing in the

areas of economic development,

educating our tribal members, and

services for the tribal members.

Below is the list of activities for

the month:

ASEDA

Board

Monthly

meeting, held every second Friday,

10 am, Governor’s conference

room. Serves as Ad Hoc nonvoting member. Activities of the

various economic development

projects are discussed and monthly

reports are presented.

AS Health Board and LSWN

Board Meeting, held every third

Tuesday, Little Axe Health Facility,

Little Axe, OK. Serves as Ad Hoc

non-voting member. Monthly

reports of program directors,

financial, and activities of health

facility are presented. We are

privileged and proud to have a new

state of art health facility in the

beautiful countryside of Norman.

Mayor-elect of Shawnee, Wes

Mainord, visited with Governor

Blanchard, Eddie and I to show

his support of the Tribes in this

community.

We talked about

various projects we may able to

cooperate and support each other to

increase the economy in Shawnee.

Elders’ Monthly meeting, at the

Resource Center this month. They

meet every third Saturday, either at

AST Resource Center or Title VI

Bldgs, 10 am. If you are 55 years

and older, please come join us for

fellowship, food, and fun times

together. We plan fund raisers,

outings, and cultural activities.

Annual Elders’ Veterans Dance, a

Gourd Dance, November 10, 2012,

Thunderbird Casino.

Hope everyone who could,

attended the Family Fun Fest (A

Tribal Celebration of our children,

elders, and friends), Saturday,

August 25, 2012, 4-8pm.,

Thunderbird Casino EVENT

CENTER, Norman, OK. It was

an opportunity to showcase the

musical talent of our Native

American people.

Congratulations to August

2012 Employee of the Month,

Becky

Prewitt,

Procurement

Director, Absentee Shawnee Tribe

employee.

Monthly Redstone Investment

meeting. We have an excellent

investment

advisor,

who

continually keeps the committee

updated on current investments

and most beneficial to the Tribe.

Since we have been with Redstone

Investments, we have achieved

attractive returns for the Tribe’s

investment portfolio for over ten

(10 years).

Hope those of you attended

that has school age children,

attended one of the two “Back to

School Survival Day” sponsored

by Absentee Shawnee Tribal

Health Programs, Little Axe

Health Center. One stop health

preventative

measures

were

stressed such immunizations,

dental screenings, sport physicals,

depression

screening,

and

backpacks w/supplies were given

to K-6th grade.

Held

second

Steering

Committee for Native Community

Development Financial Institutions

(CDFI) met at All Nations Bank

Fund was established by the

Riegle Community Development

and Regulatory Improvement Act

of 1994 to promote economic

revitalization

low-income

communities. The CDFI Program

is one of the primary ways that the

CDFI Fund works to achieve this

mission. The purpose of the CDFI

Program is to use federal resources

to invest in CDFIs and to build

their capacity to serve low-income

people and communities that lack

access to affordable financial

products and services. Through

the CDFI Program, the CDFI Fund

provides two types of monetary

awards to CDFIs - Financial

Assistance awards and Technical

Assistance awards. CDFIs may

use the funds to pursue a variety

of goals, including: a)To promote

economic development, to develop

businesses, to create jobs, and to

develop commercial real estate;

b) To develop affordable housing

and to promote homeownership;

and c) To provide community

development financial services,

such as basic banking services,

financial literacy programs, and

alternatives to predatory lending.

AARP

Senior

Summit,

Oklahoma City, OK. Have two

purposes: #1 to hear from seniors

about things that concern them, and

about their needs and challenges.

The focus of this particular

summit is housing, and how our

housing needs will very likely

change as we age. #2 to talk with

professionals and leaders from

various related fields about how to

take that information and develop

some viable solutions. Basically,

Senior Summits are about finding

ways to make our communities

more senior-friendly.

AARP Pottawatomi County

Luncheon

talk

about

transportation needs within our

community and collaborative

effort between the tribe and

county. A transportation survey

will be available to all within the

county within coming weeks for

community input.

Fifth Quarter Event Activity, for

Little Axe Football home games,

located at Brendle Corner, 6:30pm.

The goal of 5th quarter is to provide

a safe and positive environment

that is drug and alcohol free where

students will have the opportunity

to learn as well as teach. Activities

can include quarterback/longsnapper challenge, Xbox dance,

karaoke, inflatable bouncers, free

pedicures for girls, movie, produce

a music mix CD, refreshments,

and guest speakers.

Native American

Finance

Officers Association (NAFOA)

mission is to improve the

quality of financial and business

management of tribal governments

and their business entities.

NAFOA advocates for tribes

on issues affecting sovereignty

and supports the development

of Native American financial

professionals. NAFOA invests in

Native American communities by

building the next generation of

Native American financial leaders

through exposing young adults

to opportunities in finance. Fall

Finance and Tribal Economies

Conference, San Diego, California.

This conference featured 18 track

sessions along with topics ranging

from tribal tax reform to reassessing

your tribal investment options.

These workshops can expand your

industry knowledge in economic

development and diversification,

investments,

and

economics

and finance policy. Participated

in interactive panel discussions

with industry experts and tribal

leaders, examine case studies

from other tribes, and develop

strategic problem-solving skills.

Featured was a Tribal Leaders

Roundtable: Winning Through

Public Relations, significance

of providing good internal

and external communications,

effective negotiating skills, and

the importance of managing tribe’s

image; all of which can impact

diversification and long-term

growth.

Sincere appreciation goes out

to the employees of the Finance

Department and the Controller,

Belinda Collins, as they daily

continue the never ending

processes for the financial side

of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

Without their tireless dedication

and commitment we could not

keep the financial transactions

processes flowing!

Also, would like to extend

my appreciation to the Financial

Consultant, Eddie Brokeshoulder,

who continues to assist me

with numerous projects, attend

meetings where I cannot attend,

and consulting decisions 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; Financial

Consultant, Eddie Brokeshoulder;

ASEDA, and Finance Department.

Respectfully yours,

Kathy Deere,

Treasurer

“Flexibility is the key to stability”.

John Wooden

Representati

e’

Report

Tribal Members,

I know we are all so grateful

for the nice break from the hot

temperatures and also for the rain

that many of us received. As you

are aware, the fires that burned

throughout our state over the last

month caused severe damage to

many homes and land. Even some

of our own tribal members lost their

homes. The tribe showed their

support by taking up donations for

these families. On the same note, I

was pleased to know that the AST

did our part in assisting the firemen

with putting out the fires. Without

the help of our men and the tribe’s

equipment the fire crews wouldn’t

have been able to reach many of the

areas needed to control the blaze.

Many homes were saved because

of this. I would like to personally

say thank you and acknowledge

those that did their part in putting

out the wildfires.

Many of our kids have now

returned to school and things are

beginning to settle down with the

back to school schedules and what

not. College age students are back

underway or beginning college for

the first time. For those college

students, I want you to know that

as a Tribal Representative I love

nothing more than to see our own

pursue a higher education and have

the commitment and dedication

to strive for a better future. It is

really an accomplishment to earn

your college degree. So, keep up

the hard work because in the end it

will pay off.

Building Blocks III in the Little

Axe area is still under way. We are

awaiting the construction permit

in order to begin the construction

phase of the building. Drilling

has begun to run a sewer line for

the daycare. So, we are making

progress I’m happy to report, and

even more so once we get the

construction permit.

Let’s take a minute to say

“Happy Birthday!” or “Happy

Anniversary!” to those celebrating

birthdays or anniversaries for this

month. I am always happy to hear

from our tribal members, so if you

have and issues or concerns you

would like to visit about please

call, email, or come by my office.

Thank you,

Jeff Gibson

Tribal Representative

The following are Resolutions

passed through August 15, 2012

EXECUTIVE RESOLUTIONS:

E-AS-12-48

08/15/12

Authorizes and requests that

the above described real property

be accepted by the United States

of America in trust for the benefit

of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of

Oklahoma, by the Secretary of the

Interior, acting through the Bureau

of Indian Affairs; and

FURTHER, that the Governor

and Secretary of the Absentee

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

Vote of 4 in favor, 0 opposed, and 0

abstentions.

L-AS-12-07 08/15/12

Authorize, approve and amend

Chapter 3, Sales and Lodgers’

Tax; Business Licenses, Section

4. Exemptions of The Absentee

E-AS-12-49

08/15/12

Approves and accepts Sara Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

Danielle Minesinger, Joshua Licensing and Tax Code, effective

Brooker Minesinger, Seth Wildcat immediately.(Exemptions for nonMinesinger, Korey James Nelson, profit or charitable purpose fundPaiden Taylor Little Axe, Emily raising). Vote of 4 in favor, 0

Paige McPherson, Erica Nicole opposed, and 0 abstentions.

McPherson, Mason Thomas

Finance

McPherson, Legacy May Barnard,

Department

Anthony Pharrell Shelton, Jonell

SEPTEMBER

2012

Lynne Shelton, Tatum Stoney

Washington, Whitney La Rae

The Finance office continues

Parker. Jacob Jordan Johnson, our efforts in keeping the day to day

Michael Jeremy Johnson and Kyle activities flowing effectively and

Logan Neske as enrolled members efficiently through communication

of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of between the Finance office and

Indians of Oklahoma as of the date Programs. In working together, we

of this resolution. Vote of 4 in favor, have found the most time effective

0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

and cost effective processes for

transacting business.

E-AS-12-50 08/15/12

The Audit is complete and

Re-appoints Redena Miller to has been turned in to the Audit

the Absentee-Shawnee Housing Clearing House. All the Tribe’s

Authority Board of Commissioners entities are audited first and those

for a term of (2) two years expiring roll into the Tribe’s Government

financials;

(ASEDA;

August 31, 2014, EFFECTIVE wide

ASEDA

Fleet,

AST

Counseling

IMMEDIATELY. Vote of 4 in favor,

Services, Store, Harrah Smoke

0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

Shop; Restaurant: AllNations

Bank: and Thunderbird Casino

E-AS-12-51 08/15/12

Re-appoints Billy Squire as a Locations 1 & 2). The Audit

member of the Absentee Shawnee includes the MD&A (Management

Tax Board of Commissioners Discussion and Analysis); which

is a brief review and explanation

for a two (2) year term expiring of the Audit. The 2010 and 2011

July 31, 2014, EFFECTIVE Audits are “unqualified”; which

IMMEDIATELY. Vote of 4 in favor, when compared to an educational

0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

grading scale is an A.

The Indirect Cost Proposal

E-AS-12-52 08/15/12

for 2012 negotiation is complete

Adopts the revision of the and has been signed. National

Children s School Clothing Business Center (NBC) is six

Allowance Program General months behind whereas they had

Guidelines to reflect that all clothing been only three months behind

applications and clothing receipts last year because they experienced

be returned to the Office of Social budget cuts thus staff cuts. Our

Services and the updated guidelines rate is up from 17.74% for 2010 to

which reflect said change (attached) 21.98% for 2011 and our rate for

will supersede any existing School 2012 is 22.35%. I continue work

Clothing Allowance Program on the Indirect Cost Proposal for

General Guidelines; EFFECTIVE 2013. This is about a 40-60 hour

task; which will have to be done

SEPTEMBER

1, 2012. (Attachment). Vote of 4 in around other monthly duties.

The

finance

department

favor, 0 opposed, and 0 abstentions.

continues to complete accounting

LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS: by the seventh day of the month and

have been since August 2010; for

L-AS-12-06 08/15/12

Authorize a corporate credit financial reporting for the Health

Authority and Li Si Wi Nwi, Health

card for Linda Day, Emergency Inc. boards for Absentee Health

Manager of the Absentee Shawnee Systems, Shawnee and Little Axe

Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, (LSWN) which is possible since

to conduct business on behalf the accounting is completed on

of the Tribe for supplies during schedule every month. The Finance

Emergency Management disasters; staff will begin July reconciliations

Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma are

hereby authorized and designated

authority to execute all necessary

documentation to complete this

transaction. Vote of 4 in favor, 0

opposed, and 0 abstentions.

for financial reporting on the first

of August. It is imperative the

accounting staff continue to stay

ahead of all of the accounting

so that audits go smoothly, so

that Indirect Cost rates will stay

up to date as well. 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).

The Tribe currently has compact

funds of BIA and I H S, 51 Grants,

and the new Clinic business. In

addition, the Tribe operates on a

General Fund and an Indirect Cost

Fund.

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 11:

with 6 (55%) being AST Tribal

Members and 5 (45%) being

non-natives. I welcome Jessica

Gonzales and Courtney Green to

the Finance staff not as additions

to the staff but as replacements for

two positions that became vacant.

This department as always 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 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 in any way I can.

Respectfully,

Belinda Collins, Controller

Financial

Consultant

Greetings Tribal Members,

Summer is coming to an end….

Hopefully everybody has survived

the hot days of summer and looking

forward to cooler days, and school

has started. I am sure your kids are

raring to hit the books. The office

of Treasurer continues provide due

diligence of sound financials and

reporting with the assistance of

staff in the finance department.

The following activities I have

been involved and participated:

Financial Reports: Reviewed

monthly encumbrance for General

Fund, Elder’s Council and Indirect

Cost.

Absentee Shawnee Economic

Development

Authority,

Inc.

(ASEDA): Members consist of

Dan Little Axe, President, Adam

Proctor, Vice-President and Eddie

Brokeshoulder, Secretary. Office is

located in Building # 2., at 2025 S.

Gordon Cooper Drive, Shawnee,

OK 74801

BUSINESSES

ASEDA, Inc. operates a

diversified portfolio of businesses

with the goal of creating revenue to

sustain the economy of the Tribe.

ABSENTEE SHAWNEE

COUNSELING SERVICES

(ASCS)

ASCS is clinic located at

1301 SE 59th Street, Oklahoma

City, OK, www.ascs-okc.com,

specializing in out-patient programs

for both Native and Non-Native

treatments for alcohol abuse,

methamphetamine and opiate

dependency. If you or someone

you know who needs help, please

contact

Absentee

Shawnee

Counseling Services, Dan Cross,

Executive Director at (405) 6723033.

GOVCON SERVICES, Inc.:

GovCon Services, Inc:

a tribally-owned corporation,

incorporated on August 11, 2011,

under the Tribal Corporation Code

of the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of

Indians of Oklahoma. The purpose

of GovCon is to diversify and

bolster the economy of AST and

provide benefits as of today 3,731

tribal members by capitalizing

on opportunities in the federal

government contracting market.

Our 8(a) application for GOVCON

SERVICS, INC., as a Tribally

Owned Small

Disadvantaged

Business Enterprise was submitted

for review with office of Small

Business Administration (SBA), in

Oklahoma City, OK. If you have

any questions, please contact board

members of ASEDA, INC.

COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT

City of Shawnee Mayor:

Governor Blanchard, Treasurer

Kathy Deere and I met with city of

Shawnee mayor-elect Mr. Wesley

Mainord, purpose was to show

support for the tribe’s in this area.

We talked about various projects

with support and cooperation

hope to increase the economy in

Shawnee.

AARP PICTURE

AARP Pottawatomie County:

Treasurer Deere and I attended the

Pottawatomie County luncheon