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LD'1 .'ER BRULE SIOUX TRIDAL COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY $, 195$

Meeting called to order at 10:50 A.H., by Chairman J. Vi. Thompson at Lower Brule,
South Dakota.
ROLL OALL:- J. H. Thompson
. Ppesent
,
Henry Goodface
Richard Thompson (late)
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Andrel'l Estes
Thomas Two Hawk

C~ UORt}II PRESENT

Minutes of Dec. 4, 1957 read. Motion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that the
date Jan,. 30, 1958 be changed to read Dec. 30, 1957. ~lotion carried.
Minutes of Dec. 9, 1957 read'and approved by motion of Estes and Thomas Two Ha~~.
The vote 3 for and 0 against.

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Motion by H. Goodface, seconded by Estes that resolution be adopted authorizing
the payment of bills.
CIa ude Urquahart
Thomas E. Thunder
Viola Quilt
King I s Store
Internal Revenue

Dorothy Sees the Elk
Aldena Langdeau
Annie Flute
Telephone

$ 7.95
5~OO

5.00

44.27

$ 5~OO
5~00
4~00

47.42

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Motion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface to authorize payment to Lyle ~~tney for
transportation of shipment received from the Seven Fires Council of Sioux Fa1ls
for distribution to the members of the L01'ler Brule Tribe. The vote 3 for and 0
against.

3
Motion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that payment to Fritzls Service Station
in the amount of $19.69 be authorized. The vote 3 for and 0 against.

4
The Chairman informed the Council that he had received reports of game violations
in the big pasture and out west here and that he had authorized Richard La Roche
to patrol these areas. I{ichard patrolled for two nights and l!hile no apprehensions ..rere made, it has stppped attempted spot-light hu.'·1 ting. Hotion in order
for approval of employment. Estes motioned and H. Goodface seconded that Richard
La Roche be paid fortwo nights at ~5.00 per' night. The vote 3 for and 0 against.

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Mr. Thompson stated that in accordance \-lith 'prior authority, he had Buddy Langdeau
and Tony La Roche give the spring up'north a thorough cleaning. The spring had
become so polluted with debris, etc., that it "tas no longer safe for human consumption. The boys to receive J ~~5 .00 each,

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January 8, 1958

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Mr. Thompson stated the heating of the Community Hall Nas near completion. The
Sioux Vall~y Club had only ~~300.00 to donate tov1B.rds the purchase of the unit and
the Tribe :will furnish the balance of ~~900.00. He had the tank placed in31de of
the 'building 'for,:'econQIIlical 'p Urposes.
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The Chairman instructed the clerk to', contact the REA upon completion of t~~ installation of the ' heating unit in the community ha~l and have a separate e~erl!Y
meter installed~
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Mr. Thompson explained tha~at the general meeting on the 30th of December after
representatives from Reliance and Kennebec had presented their propcsa1s for the
integration of our pupils into their schools, he . had asked the people to reveal
their sentiments by popular poll. The majority of those favoring ,Kennebec were
parents of school children 60 in conformity therevdth the Chairman had a reso1ut~on
, draWn UP 'embodyiJlg ,t he major proposals of the Kennebec school board. After hearl.ng
"the 'reading of the resolu,t:i;on, the Council offeredno suggestions to add or delete
'~rrom i 't " Motioned by H. Goodface, seconded by Est~s ' that the 'resolution as read
,b~ adopted, the vote 3 for ,a nd 0 against.

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Mrs • Chase the Bear recognized at this time. Mrs • .Chase the B~af. ~sked the assis, tance of the CounciJ, in espediting the completi'on of 'land sale for ' ~er grandson,
,Aloysius, in, the ' Mary Dall Boy allotment" Her grandson continues writing her for
money and she feels that there has been unnecessary delay in, tp,e, completion of the
, transaction. ,M r. ' Thompson instructed the tribal clerk to take steps towards the
completion of .tnis particu~r land sale {)
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Letter from Orval Dl. Packard received. Copy of Orval fS letter is being , posted in
Ue office. Mr. Thompson remarked that if l're had a " fe . . .l more letters of this nature,
it . . ./ould make ' us feel that" OUT time and efforts are being appreciated.

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January 8" 1958

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Letter from Moses Two Hawks read at this time relative to borrowing money fram the
tribe to carry him over until his lease monies lVere paid in. Motion by Estes_
seconded by H. Goodface that the land division be re que sted to take such steps as
is necessary to process Moses '1\10 Ha-tvks land for supervised sale. The vote 3 for
and 0 against.
RECESSED FOR DINNER AT 12:00 NOON.
Meeting called to order at 1:00 p.m.
session.

RiChard Thompson present for the afternoon

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Supt ~ Beitzel read t,,,1) let,t:~rs relative to t he request of the central office on a
report rted that a comm.i.ttee :.L'rom the Pierre Agency had
beenap~0inted dndsu;?osted one or two members of the Council be on this committee.
The commi.ttee f:rom th" age:'l~y are ~Jm a K~i r sey.f ChairIaan, Douglas Go Harrington,
Norman Gregory and Heli?n 'l'hJ:npsor.." It is the int e ntion of the c":)1mttee to make
an appointment with i\~o Sha~"pe, the tribal attcrney and 11ith his assistance bring
to light scme of the3 '~ outstanding obligations . There ".rill be considerable intensive research ",ork connected lilith it.
The Chairman asked for volunteers from the Council and H. Goodface" Sr.~ volunteered Nith the provision that some one else from the Council go "dth- h:im. Andrew
Estes volunteered his services for th e project~ Thcr-~s Eagle Thunder; being
presented, asked per..nission of the Chairman if he \'10111d be al l0111ed to interpret
Supt. Beitzel's remarks for the benefit of Mre T\,To Hawk. Mr. Eagle Th:m.der
volunteered his services in this research vrork stating that he had in his possession four books vrhich ,·[ould furnish some valuable information. 1f!l'~ Thompson
thanked Mr . Eagle Thmlder fo~ h±S offero

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Mr. Beitzel then brought up the road proposition v!hich had. been discussed at the
Conference in Fort Pi~rre and lTondered i f the council Hould be "filling to delay
the completion of the road going into Fort George bottom and give first preference
to the 4 1/2 miles under discussion. The council ,-tas adverse to this suggestion
and Mr. Thanpson recuested the clerk with the bolp of Supt. Beitzel to prepare
a resolutioh for the consideration of the Council on the 13th of the month ~

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Supt. Beitzel stated that lire Bennett of the Area Office will meet i"Tith the
Council and go over in detail the program of the tribe, on January 13~

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Mr~ Beitzel stated that Vir" Heib, Field Solicitor v1il1 meet .lith the Internal
Revenue in Pierre on the 13~h of the month at 9:00a.m. Mr. Thompson advised the
council to know 1'lhat is being discussed on the income tax and it 'ltlould be advisable
for the Council to attend the meeting .

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Mr. Beitzel said there was one other thing of importance pertaining to the program

of the tribe and the bill to be present ed to the Congres s and that "ras the question
of individual memb ers of the tribe recovering damages through the Department of
Justice. Mr. Beitzel read'letters from t he United States District Attorney and
Mr. Sharpe's reply thereto.

18
Mr. Beitzel asked the support of the entire Council to encour§8e our young people
to take a.dvantage of the r elocation program a nd the vocational education offered
by the B!.l1'eau. He said tha.t during the noon hour while visiting 1.-rith Hr .. Two
Hawk, thi'ee young couples came in requesting relief and v~s of the opinion that
much of this could'be avoided if they would only take advantage of the opportunities offered them.
Mr. Thompson stated that was all very t rue and if vie were to point out the advan-

tages and opportunities offered just f or t he asking, immediately vre become dictator
and want them to leave the res e rvati on. He carmot force them to go on relocation
so until the urge and need for something better comes from Hithin themselves any
advice from the Council would be just ,,~sted effort.

Mr. Two Hawk recognized by the Chairman who stated that if you are a young man you
should lolork to feed your family, but if you can go to the old people vTho will feed
them then maybe "I "\'lon't ",ork too ".
Supt. Beitzel said that Congress is back in session now and the selection of delegates should be kept in mind and as a suggestion, perhaps a member of the delegatiol .
could be a member from the off-reservation group.

Mr. Thompson advised the Council to give the selection of a delegation serious
throught and be ready for discussion on the 13th of the month.
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Mr. Harrington wanted to know lolha~ action the Council "rished to take in the matter
of beaver permits. The Council agreed to continue as last year and Felix Quilt
be appointed to issue the tags as rep resentative of t he tribe.
20
Thomas Eagle Thunder recognized by Mr. Thompson • . Mr~ Eagle Thunder \-mnted to say a
few words on the meeting of the Black Hills Sioux Council. ·, Two questions were
asked of the delegations from Lower Br ule .gnd Crovl Creek. The matter of attorneys
for the various Sioux Tribes discussed at the meeting; Rosebud and Santee having
Sonosky as their attorney, Pine Ridge has another attorney, Standing Rock another
attorney. Thomas thought the Sioux: Nation would be better off With one attorney
rather than each tribe having one of t heir ~m. The other question was the' matter
of one hundred eighty million dollars f or the Sioux Nation according to old trea~
ties. "t who 8re 1/4 or
less lru!ian., Mr. ThompsOi1 inf arcl'ld l1r .. Goodfctce ' that a ccording to the Constitu~i
those people who were on the rolls as of April 1, 1935 could hardly be removed ..
now, however, the council is considering revising tne Constitution to fit the
needs of our program and this particula r phase of it "Till be given serious cons idera tiona

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Gilbert Crazy Bull called at this time on behalf of his son Hho 'td.shed to be
included in the cattle program. Mr . Crazy Bull advised that if and when the bi+J
pases, Alva will be given every o pportunity t o take advantage of the program but
for the present, notning is definite .
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Letter from Angelic Hhite Bird requestmng the Council to consider the purchase of
the Stanley 'Ewo Ha..,k allotment. Hotion by Estes, seconded by Ho Goodface that '
the clerk l!trite Mrs. Hhite Bird advising h er that due to lack of funds, her request is deferred for future c onsiderat i o n. Mo tion carr ied 4 for and 0 against.

24
Letter from SihphiA Lever From Abeve vlanting the Tribe to buy her inher i ted interests onthis reservation. Notion by Este s , s econded by R. Thompson that clerk
answer this letter. The vote 4 f or and 0 agains t .

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Letter from Harvey C. ~Jilso n r eq ue st ing council to purchase his allotment or
approve his request for patent in fee. Motion by Thomas 'filO Hawk, seconded by
R. Thompson that clerk inform !vir. l:i ls on that due to prior obligations of land
purhcase funds his request is being tabled. No tion car ried 4 for and 0 against.

26
Letter from Jobe Small Jumper saying he is si ck and having a hard time this
..rinter and 'Pants to make a loan of ~~ 1 50 .0 0 from the tribe stating the Tri~e
could garinshee his lease monies this spri n g. Hotion by H. Goodface, seconded
by Estes that clerk write Hr. S"" all Jumper tha t de partmental regulations prohibits the practice of putting l iens on fu t ure monies of members for loans.
Hotion carried 4 for and 0 against .

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Resolution on the Hannah T"m Hawk eJ(change pr esented a t this time. Motion by T.
Thompson, ceconded by H. Goodface that the r esoluti on be adopted as presented .
The vote 4 for and 0 against.

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January 8, 1958
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Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by Thomas ~IO Halik that r esolution be adopted
requesting attorney, Hr. Son::>sky, t.o make certain changes in his proposed contract
vd th the tribe. The vote 4 for anc. 0 against ~

29
Resolution to modify prior r ~solution No. 57-264 presented at this time. Motion
by H. Goodface$ seconded b S· Thomas Two Hawk that the resolution be adopted as
presente d s The vote 4 for a nd 0 ~ gainet4

30
Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by Estes that t he Councilmen be paid per diem and
mileage. Motion carried 4 f or and 0 against.

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Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by Estes that the meeting be adjourned. Motion
carried unanL~ously.

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Andrew E3tes, Secretary
Lower B~lle Sioux Tribal Council
Meeting adjourned at 3:15 p.m.

LOVll ER Bl:-JJLE SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL
SP1'..CI.H.1 i'J..!:!,.bTING
J 1J.~ .

13, 1958

Meeting called to order by J ~ W. Thompson,
at 1: 00 P. Iv:., at the Pierre Agency.
ROLL CALL - PRESENT:

Chai rm an of t he Lower Brule (J'mncil

W. Thompson
Jn0Tew Estes
Th01flaS Two Hawk (late)
J.

Richard Thompson
Henry Cbodface

QUORUM PRESENT

Hr. Thonpson stated that this meeting was called for the purpose of going over
with Mr. ' Bennett the bill to be pres e nted by our congressmen and Senators. ~is
is the only chance we will have to ask for s on:ething so we might as well make it
good and strong ., Mro Bennett will take over now and if you mem Lers are in doubt.
about any part of the bill donit be afraid to ask about it.

The afternoon devoted to a thorough and general discussion of the bill, special
attention given to:
Deletions and addition of words to the bill , particular attention given to the
word "development" inserted in pl ace of the word "rehabilitation", for the reason that Congress turns a deaf ear to any kind of a rehab program.
1he addition of a clause giving the Lower Brule lbibe the right to set their own
termination date and not the Cbngress.

kquisition of trust land during the 18 yea r period t o retain trust clause.
Cattle purchased with per capita shall not be subje ct to tax or property acquired
through such funds or the issue thereof .

Broaden the health program to cover all members for 18 years by asking the Congress to authorize or reque st the public Health h Service to e~ena such services
to all members of the tribe .
The Constitution and By-laws of the tribe to be amended after passage of the bill
to fit the needs of the program.

Preference of Indian labor in construction of Big Bend dam.
Tree shelter, wells and dams, these to be replaced by Army Engineers.

Extension of R.E.A. lines to headquarters of cattle operators, provision to be
included in bill for addition funds for expansion of lines -.
Sell idea of rec~eational development to Army Engineers.

Request Secretary of In verior to make av ailable, funds from FeH.A. and Department
of Agriculture for loans to cattle operators under special regulations for 18
years.
Land purchase to be confined to consolidated area, land on tax list shall not ba
removed therefrom, tribe to pay taxes .

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Fund of welfare clients will be used to purchase homes, improve home surroundings.

Offer to purchase submarginal land in c,onsolidated area at prices paid by the
government ..
Ecpenses for negotiations raised to !)p200,OOO co OO

Elgineers to r8place school and agency buildings, operation of school under
Jotmsono-O'Mallcoy Acto

Law and Order - bill in Ccngress !.lOi'l to furnish funds to supplement additional
expensea incurred by state " Favorable recognition on bill by Secretary of
Interior ..
Council to sol~cit ~ndorse ~ent of Engineers, school boards, cOlli~ty commissioners
and other irlfluential organ:' zatious and peopl.3 •
~~nett to draft a letter to Lyman and ~anely County
Commissic;ners J'eque.sting t h ~ir support of the LOv!er B:'ule bill ..

Mr .. Tho 'hpson a.flked H-ro

Mr .. Thanpson thanked ¥x. Bennett for his time and stated that the meeting today
presented a good picture cf the prograo.
Mr. Sharpe, attorne:r for the '.!ribe came at this time but inasmuch as ¥1I' .. Bennett
had explained the program to the Cbuncil, he and Mr" Bennett had a session of
their own.

Mr., Thompson asked the Council members i f they understood the bill now as it
will be presented. Council all agreed they understood clearly the contents as
read and explained.

The Chairman stated there were SODe tribal matters that needed irr~ediate
attention and the Council should act on them now.
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The parents of one of our students who is graduatL~g from high school this spring
approached him requenting assistance for incidentals in connection with graduation. The student has already receiv ed the :lli50. for high school students but
needs extra funds for class ring , annoucement cards, class fees and other unforeseen items. We have been talking education for our young people and a
little more help at this time would c reate an incentive to continue on to
college and be a credit to the tribe. Nr" Thompson suggested amending prior
resolution granting educational grants with an additional ~25.00 to high school
graduating. Motion in order. Estes motioned, H. Goodface seconded that
resolution 56-88 be amended to grant ~5.00 additional to stUdents graduating
from high school. The vote 4 for and 0 against.
The Chairman instructed clerk to nottfy I~. Gregory of this additional amount
available to members who will graduating this spring~
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Motion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that beaver permits be revised as presented and designating Felix Quilt as the tribal representative to issue the
permits. Motion carried 4 for a nd 0 against.

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Mr. Thompson spoke abou L the community hall and the investment of the tribe in the
installation of a heating unit. In the past there ass been a lack of supervis:i. on
in cleaning up the hal.l a.fter any doings and fail u re to keep the building under
lC'lck and key has resulted it! the wanton de s t.i'urtion of property~ The unit is
electric8.1ly operatec. necessitatjx1g qui t e a hit of wiring and SC'lIfle action taken
today for the employment of som3 1'elia1)1e person to assume the respo n sibility of
keeping the bu.Uding clean ;md kf;3p:i.ng the prflmises under lock and k ey Ivhen not
in use. Mru ~homp80n s ta.ted thC'...t the interior of the bui..1..ding ..ras v e ry much in
need of paint 3.nd \vcndered if me mb3rs r.f the Sioux l.tJ.lley Club w()uld be willin.g
to donate theiJ.' timo paint~8 i f the 'fr'j.be would furnish the p 16.82
Charnberlain Hotors :~ 57. 53
TelepLdme bill \~48&lO
Kings Stare $23.88
Farme::' s Union $106.72
Thor:J.as Eagle Thunder ;;15.

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Lett8r fro n-. Fa nchon LaR e- ene a }.-fllying for C]_el~k-Typist r'')'3ition with the
Trib.'. '- l,:ot·ion by R. . Tho.Jip son; seconded by E. Goo d fac~ C!1at a ::.eso:ution
be a _~opted th3.t !:!' efere:-.cs be g iven to members of the L~':-er B...~ule Sioux
if they qual:dy to fil:i -::'he position . The vote 3 for and 0 against"
Thomas T. Hawk arrived at this time"

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Letter from Thomas Eagle Thunder which reads as follows:
"Today the Leyrer Brule Council going to replace Owen Goodface,
place as it r e ads i n by l&w, if so wish to bo consiQer ito
Thomas E. Thunder.1I
Mr. Thompson asked for the opinion of the members on the que stion. 1v~.
Goodf8. ce motioned that the position be declared va.cant and applications
be fil ed for consideration at t,he r.ext regular meeting. Second3d by
TholL'l S Two Hawk, the vote 4 for and 0 against.

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Lette!' from Supt. Nesset of the Cheyenne Agency read at this twe. 1i otion
by Es t es, seconded by R. ~1omp s on that a resolution be adopted dropping
the nar:16S of Alvina Ca roline c.n a. Hyrtle E1J.zabeth Langdeau fram the Lower
Brule Tribal rolls and r equest.i:1g the assistance of Supt. Nesset to reimburse the Lovl er Brule Tribe for moneys these people received as the result
of their dual enrolluB nt. The vote 4 for and 0 against.

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Application of Cecil King far renewL~g his trader's license discussed at
this time. Motion by R. 'l'hompson, seconded by Estes that Mr. King's
application be rec omnended for approval. The vote 4 for and 0 against.

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l fr. Thompson state d that he had received copy of the following letter

written to Mr. Don Porter, att orney at Chamberlain by Supt. Beitzel relative
to Urs. Zeigler's contention that she had not been given opportunity to deal
for ene of the Rehab houses.
"De ar Mr. Ponter:
Re pl ;}Tihg to yOill' letter of Jan. 24, 1958, relative to Mrs. Zeigler
and her co ntroversy ;d th t he Lower Brule Tribal Council over the allocation of ae h ab House No. 237. Resolution 113, dated Feb. 6, 1957 reads
in part as f ollows:
"Be it Resolved t h at the Lower Brule Tribal Council offer these
houses to members of the Lower Brule Tribe for exchange in lands
with the provisi on that the present occupants be given first preference, and t ha t the member desiring to exchang e shall agree to
move the said tuildi ng from its present site to land he owns,
further
----Be It Resolved t h at the Council will set their own appraisal and
the program &~all incl ude the moving and re pair of house, if neessary, to equalize the values in exchange, and further
Be It resolved that if the value of land offered in exchange is
below the appraised value of the house, the purchaser of the house
shall assu me the moving and repair of house costs."
The records of the tribal council do not show wbere h:rs. Zeigler by
written document or ,cersonc.l appearance before the Cotll1cil made an
offer to ma ke arrangel :,ents for the house she now occ 'Lp ies.. In one
letter to th e CoU11cil she states t hat her brot her ga -..re her so me to make
the exc hange, hoy,' ever) the land records to not reveal transfer of
title to any land from her brother.
I be lieve :Mrs. Zeigler s hould appear before the Council at their next
meeting and L~ k e her request knov~, wh ich would give the Council an
opportunity for making a direct reply to her request. Their next
mee-c,ing will be Feb. 5, 1958.
I a m sending a copy of this letter to Mr. Thompson, Chairman fer his
infor matiun."
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c. H. Beitzel, Superinteninet."

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Mr. Thompson asked v.hat the Council's thinking was on the issue. Motion
by H. Goodface, seconded by Estes tha t the cle rk be instructed to write
Mr. Porter advising him that the Council still stands on its former decision on the ailGcation of houses. The vote 4 for and 0 against.
Mr. Thompson brought up the subject of the residence known as the In ranch
presently occupied by Dorothy Jandreau. It has been reported that person
or ~rsons have ta~en the privilege of entering the house and c~cupying it
in the absence of Lirs. Jandreau. He had talked with Mrs. Jandreau about
the house and she stated that she wanted to keep the house so she would
have some place to live when her children are out of school this sumner.
Mr. Thompson informed her the idea of her occupancy was the st.atus of a
caretaker but with her living in Fort Pierre it is to be expected that
there would be some wilful dest:cuction of property. Nx. Thompson wanted'
to know wha.t the members of th e Council wanted to do about the situation.
Motion by A. Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that the property be declared
vacant as of now and applications be considered as caretakers of the premises. The vote 4 for and 0 against, motion carried.

!lotion by h. Thompson tha t the Cotmcil recess for the lunch hour, seconded
by Estes, the vote 4 for and 0 against.
RECESSED 1.. T 12: 30 ?M.
Meeting called to order at 1:45 P. :M.

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Silas Blackdog recognized at this time. 1~. Blackdog stated that he had
been appointed by the Convocation corrunittee to see that poles and posts
were secured for the erection of a booth for the general meeting of the
Convocation and mb looking for sui~ble material the only place where poles
could be secured vere on tribal land. He wanted a r;ermit from the Council
to secure the needed poles and posts. Mr. Thompson informed 11!Tr. Blackdog
that Hr. H arrington was the proper person to see for a permit.
11r. Blackdog' s next inquiry was on the subject of moving onto a homesite
exchange. He had been informed that his sonts exchang e had been completed and they would lL~e to move, however, he had heard that could not
do so on account of the B ig Bend Dam. 11r. Thompson informed Silas that
they could move any tir:te, however, if they did not move they stood a
chance of getting paid for their present homesite.
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Joh n Estes recognized at this time. Mr. Estes called as a delegate of
the Convocation group to ascertain just how much the Council could do t,,wards the financing of the caning Convocation. Mr. Estes was informed.
that the Council had gone on record as donating two beeves. R. Thompson
suggested that instead of giving them two beeves, the COmlcil donate the
equivalent of two beeves and let the Convocation committee purchase their
own meat supply. T:1e Council agreed to this and R. 'lhompson motioned
tha t the sum of Three hundred dollars be donated to the Convocation,
check to be made to Mrs. Amy Carpenter as treasUrer of the Como cation.
Seconded by Estes, the vote 4 for and 0 against.

Supt. Beitzel advised that i f the Convocation group wanted to serve
buffalo that they could put in tr.eir application to the State Park for
the same. They should get their application in at an early date, giving
the approximate time the meat is to be used.

Feb.5"l958
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Supt. Beitzel informed the Council of his action relative to Mr. Don
Porter's letter on behalf of 1, Irs. Zeigler. The Council had their discussion on the matter as shown under item 9 of these minutes.
Mr. Be itzel called the attention of the Council to a bill introduced by
Congressman Berry on the status of who is an Indianaccording to the Fort
Lara.Jaie Treaty.
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Beitzel infcrmed the Council that there will be a meeting of the Ex.tention division of the State College, Bureau officials from Aberdeen
~nd the Pierre Ageroy the Ch airmen of the various Councils of the Aberdeen
area on Feb. 26 and 27 at Pierre. This is in the form of a follow-up
program for formulate definite plans for 4-l~H and Harne Extension projects.
He also stated that on th e 25th there . .lill be a census procedure meeting
at Pierre for the entire Aberdeen area.

Atte n tion of t he Council was called to Attorney Sharpe's correspondence
on th e Lcwer Brule b ill. It appears that the Corrunittee on Interior and
Irl su.l~ Affairs in Congr ess 'will ma ke an effort to get behind the bill
and g et it through t hi s session of the Congress providing the rehabilitation portion of the bill is omitted. Mr. Thompson asked for a meeting
with Mx. Be nnett of the Area Off ice. Suptl Beitzel stated that he would
make an effort to arrange such a meeting for Feb. 10, 1958 at the Pierre
Agency.

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Richard La no che called at this time and desired the C ounc i l to give him
a state:nent that he c ould pr e sent to the of f icials of the FHA in securing a loan for cattle op erations. Mr. Harrington b eing present stated
he could see no reason why it could not be done. Motion by R. Thompson
secon ded by Es t es that units be allocated to members of the tribe who are
thin k ing of applying for loans with the FHA" the effective date to be as
of April 1, 1959. Motion carried 4 for and 0 against.

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Gilb ert Crazy B u1l recognized by f.ifr. Thompson. Letter from his wife
wherein she requested the exchange of the Emma B aw allotment for tribal
lan d. The proposed eXChange would 00 nSJ lidate their holdings in an economical mit. Motion by R. Ihompro n, seconded by Estes that the exchange
be approved and clerk instructed to get an appraisal report from the land
division of the Agency. Motion carried, the vote 4 for and 0 against.

15

Requests for relief assistance ~ from Peter Flute and Maggie Sawalla consi dered at this time. From information received Mrs. Sawalla receives a
substantial amount from St a te Welfare and Mr. Flute gets old age assistance mo n thly. Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by Estes that clerk be
instructed to write 1:'." rs. Sawalla and Mr. Flute that any funds advanced to
them would obly be deducted from their monthly allowances. Motion carried
4 for and 0 a gainst.

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Motion by R. Tr.ompson, seconded by Estes that a resolution be adopted
whereby a sum of ~;J12. 00 per month shall be collected in advance from
any tenant occuP,ring the Tribal House formerly accupied the last law
and order Bureau emlJloyee. This resolution to be effective as the date
of its adoption and prier to the reporting date of the newly assigned
emplo:7ee from the law and order department. The vote 4 for and 0
against.

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1;otion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that resolution be adopted
auth orizing the paymen t of ~ ;; 33.34 for the purchase of trees for use in
shelter belt prolject. The vote 3 for and I absent from room o
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Andrew Estes recognized by Mr. Thompson. Mr .. Estes wanted to know i f it
would be possible to allocate UIlit No. 80 to him. This unit by prior
motion had been assigned to the Lar~deau brothers, however, should he
get a loan fran the FHA as cont.emplated it will be possible to nake allocation of this unit, effective date being April 1, 1959.

19
Mr. Thompson instructed clerIc to ascertain if the Langdeau brothers had
made payment for 1/4 mD.e of fencing and sprayer.
20
Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by H~ Goodface that the Community Hall
be insured. Hoti Gn carreid 4 for and 0 against. 1Jr. Thompson requested
A. Estes to ge t rates for ins~ance coverage on his next trip to town.

21
Motion by Sstes, seconded by H. Goodface that per diem and mileage of
the Council me rr.bers be authorized for paymEtl t. The vote 4 for and 0
against.

22
H err y Goodface recognized by Mr. Thompson who stated he would like to
exchange his interest in the Red Star allotment for the tribal land
conunonly known as the old ID ranch, exchange to be on equal value basis.
Clerk instructed to present descriptions to the land departnent for
appraisal report.

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l,!otion by R. Thomps on, seconded by Estes thaath
; ,meeting adjO ~,motion
carried 4 for and 0 agaL~st.

Meeting adjourned at 3:15 P.M.

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Reported by:
GP-Tribal Clerk

Andrew Estes,Secretary
Lower Brule Sioux Trilial Council

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SP:mIAL MEETING
OF THE
LOilER mULE SIOUX 'lRIBAL COUNC IL
Feb. 10, 1958

Special meeting of the Lower Brule Tribal Council called to arder by
J. W. Thompson, Chairman at 10:00 A. M., at the Pierre Agency.

Mr. Thompson stated that the special meeting had been arranged by Supt.
Beitzel wi th Mr . Bennett of the Area Office to give the Council an
op portunity to hear the proposed changes in the Lower Brule program. The
C:1airman turned the meeting over to Mr. Bennett at this time. Mr. Sharpe
Tribal Attorney was present for the meeting •
Mr. Bennett stated that since the President did not include the construction of the Big Bend DaJ"l in his request to Congress for appropriations
for the coming year it is advisable that we review and revise the program
to conf orm Vi-ith the Na tional program. Mr. Bennett also stated that
Con gr ess man E. Y. Berry in a letter to Mr. Sharpe, Tribal Attorney, inforired him t h at in talkin g with Mr. Claire Engle, Chairman of the Interior
and I n sular Affairs Committee, and Mr. Aspinall, member of the same
cornmi ttee, he vvas assured by them if the Lower B rule people would come
without a rehab progra'!l. in their claim they would make an effort to get
the bill through this session of Congress. rlith this in mind and considering the trend of a national recession the original ~ogram of the Tribe
will have to be revised.
YI!'. BerLT1ett st a ted t hat he had revised th e program in rough and the
Council after hearing the changes can add to or delete any part of it.
Mr. Bennett then read the bill item by item and explained in detail by
Mr. Thompson to the members of the Council. Special emphasis was given
to t hat part of the bill covering the the exemption of Federal taxation
on pro p erty acquired with moneys received or income therefrom or issue
thereof so long as produced on trust land.

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The Council agreed that since only damages far the Ft. Randall reservoir
were going to be claimed that no mention would be made of any termination
of g overnmental supervision at the end of 18 years, if it appears that
the one pac kage proposal is frowned upon by various groups.
Mr. Thompson stated that inasmuch as the Council has had the fine coopera tion of the non-resident members of the tribe in all this planning
that the portion of the program relating to the division of funds for
resident and non-resident members as planned be inCluded in the program.
H e stated that much work had been done by a great many people and an
effort should be ma de to adhere to the proposed program as far as practiable.

Tribal Attorney, ~~. Sharpe received a copy of the suggested amendments
to H R 6074, these to be forwarded to Congressman E. Y. Berry for his
consideration.
Mr. Bennett suggested that the Council pass a resolution granti ng the
Chairman vested authority to act for and on behalf of the Tribe in the
event the g roups in Washington . su g gested any revisions of the program.
Motion by H. Goodface, seconded by T. Two Hawk th at a r~oluti on be
adopted vesting full aut h ority for the Chairman, J . \~ . 'thomps on, to act
for and on behalf of the tribe while attending h earing on HR 6074 in
Washington, D.C., on the 24th of March. The vote 3 for and 0 against.

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Mr. Thompson stated that sufficient time had been given for tbe Council
to decide who is to represent the Tribe at the hearing before the congressional comnittee. He further stated that consideration be given to
a representative from the non-resident members of the tribe, as they
have been very responsive in submitting information requested on
que st iormaire s. :!vIr. Thompson aske d the COUl.'1cil what their pleasure was
on th e matter.

Henry Goodface suggested that Philip Byrnes from the non-resident group
be delegated to attend the hearing in company wi th the Chairman and the
tribal clerk.
Motioh in order.
Thomas Two Hawk motioned that J. W. Thompson, Chairman, Grace Potter
tribal clerk and Ph ilip Byrnes be designated as representatives of the
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to attend the hearing on HR 6074 in Washington,
D. C., befar'e the Interior and Insular Affairs Committee on March 24th,
1958, and that the sum of $500. be allowed each delegate for expenses to
and from Wasbington and for expenses incurred while in attendance of said
hearing. Seconded by H. Goodface, motion carried by a vote of 3 for and
o against.
Motion b.Y Thomas Two Hawk, seconded by A. Estes that resolution be adopted
requesting the Bureau to grant authorization to Supt. C. H. Beitzel,
Mr. Robert Bennett of the Area Office and 'oNalter U. Fuhriman of the MRBIC
to accompany the L~{er Brule delegation on their trip to \iashington, D.C.
Motion carried by 3 for and 0 against.
Mr. Thompson asked the members of the Council if there were any further
questions they ,dshed to ask. He s~rated that the delegation was going
to Washington wi th tl"rr'ee proposals or amendments now as the result of
today1s meeting and all effort would be made to get something for the
Tribe.

:Mr. B ermett suggested that the Chairman make arrangements to arrive in
Washington a week previous to the other delegates to enable ltlim to confer
with Bureau officials, congressional members and any other groups in a
position to advance the cause.
Motion by Thomas Two Hawk, seccnded by A. Estes that per diem and mileage
be paid to the Council members" Motion carried 3 for and 0 against.

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Motion by A. Estes, seconded by T. Two Hawk that the meeting adjourn.
Meeting adjourned at 3:00 P. M.

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Motion to adjourn by Thomas Two Hawk, seconded by R. Thompson, motion
carried unanimouslyo
l.ieeting adjourned at 12:00 noon.

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ReDorted by:
GP-Tribal Clerk

Andrew Estes, Secretary
Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

LO·!·;m m.t1LE SIOUX 'IRIBAL COUNCIL
SPF,c rAt MEETING
PIERHE AGE1'~CY
AFRIL l7~ 195 8
Me e t :i. n::; ca..1J..p.d to or der by J. W. Thompson, Chairman at 9:30 A. 11"
th z I~l 3di t lif f:._ cc of th e Pierre Agency.

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l{r '.' J.c:.:( dl lC' ; 8 j,.~ t-;.: it. Sp x;j.ali st. and Robe:bt Bennett of the Tribal Pr ogram
fr GI1' the Ar -:a Of :: ~!..ce, Supt. Beit ~€ lJ Mr. I-f?rrington a...'1.cJ. Mr. Smi th f rom
trw Pierre offi c3 were present . Philip S " Byrnes, mea·)e:,... of th e Tri be
wa s present. All men bers of thz 'J.' ribal C(}~li1.cil prese n t.,j
Mr . Th omp son st a te d that, t he me eting had been called for the pur pose of
di sc us sing ).oa.n s fo r mambers of the LOVler Hrule Tribe and t hat he would
tur n t he .rre e ting O1r3r to Supt. Beitzel at this time, Mr. Beitzel s aid
he would E. sk Hr . GE..i.. . dner to explain in detail WM t steps were nece s sary
t o secur e th e se 10 8..'1 s.

Mr . Gardner st ar ted by making the stateme nt that the }rogram. of the Lower
Br ule peopl e had received favorable consideration and had suggested t he
assist ance of t he Area Office Credit staff in preparing a plan for a
d ire ct loan prog ram, including Fovisions for tribal guarantee for certa :in
l oans .
Mr . Gc.rdner s a id t hat the first things to consider was the t ype of l o ans
the C01.U1c il desired, the number of people involved and the amount. The
latter is important in that after the Council decides on the amount the
Cre c1it Branch of the Area would request a suffiCient amotmt to be set a s ide
fo r t he u se of the Lower Bru:B tribe.

The fir st typ e of a loan i'Ould be a loan to the Trib e a s a whol e and they
in t ur n v.o uld make loans to their ind ividual members. The second typ e
would be a dire ct United States loan to the individuals.
l:r . Gardn er p oi nted out that there were things he looked for in an individua l when he makes an applic a tion for a loan. The first is honesty,
t he s econd sincerety and the third capa city. If the individual is h onest
t h ere wo uld be no cause to worry about the party sneaking a calf or cow
t o market to g et cash for making a little "whoopeell • If he is sincere
fr om hi s heart out and not just f rom his lips it is e viden t th a t that
par t y will put f orth his best ef forts to make a success of his venture .
Ca pacity of an i ndi vidual would ind icat e that the individ ual wit h a few
c hic k ens , pigs a nd mil king one or t wo cows has been trying to support
his f amily t o th e best of his ability and beside being hone st and s inc ere
th i s i ndiviJdual would be a good risk. He mig ht need to be bolster ed up
by hav ing Ur . Smith and the FHA visit him at intervals to plan wit h him
to make the most of h is busine ss.

A man may be eligi ble for a loan but if they cannot operat e so t hat a
profit r emains after expenses are paid, it is doing a disservice to make
him a loan .
Anot her angle to c on sider seriously are those folks who might have been
on general assistance and for those people a loan might be more i n jurious
t han helpful. If a man is hone st and will work we can do something for
him but t he n he can be h onest and not willing to work and t he r e is not
muoh to be done f or t hat ind ividual.

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At the present pric es of cattle ) an indivi d ual oper a t.i ng a 100 hea d unit
should have a.t l e ast 80% c al f C:i.~()p or he c an not a f f o..' c1. to st ay in t his
hig l~ly comp'::) ;vi-U l Ve bu sines s .

L:1.'I ';"~l.?: exp.~L' · .·l ( ~ 1:, f or the fi rst year are inc luded in a loan and t his amount
c a::'1 :n~ be ·~'.,3ed f o:..~ 8nj't.h ing other than living expens e:l of the f amily.
~'~""Q:'.. you bo .~·L' oW m')~1ey f: r'vm a b a:1 ker you do l iTha t the bat" k er wants y ou to do
h:, ,;=,. , ~se it is th E.: ban k i s mo ney you are us:'.ng and the SC'1le rule ap pl i es to
P!~;'I,~ loans~ It:.s agreed by all that th e: Bureau madE! mistakes in the
Pd.sl., by tryi ng to Jra ke farmers and rancher s of all In dians but the BlU' eau
has le arned a nd g ained experiences from PD. ,~ t loans . Scme of the boys
get t i ng l oan s have the j dea th at to be a rfmcher one should have a p ic k-up
a pair of bo ots, a bi g hat a nd maybe a sadelle thrown in the . back of th e
pick-up, t ~13n when he does get a loan inmediately he proceeds to buy a
pi ck-up, d :. n s ame (;()wboy boots and a big hat and with the se accessories,
he is now i n the cow business. Comm on sense tells us that thi s boy will
stay in t he b usines s no long er than three years, perhaps not th at long .
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I n making t hes e loans it is expected that amant s wife will sign with
him . \fe f i nd that most of t he failure of a loan program is c.l.lE' to l ack
of co-operat i on between husb an d and wli e .
Aft er a ge neral di scussion on the loan issue, Mr. Bennett asked Mr .Gardner
i f he would wri t e up a resolution for the Council to consider at t heir
n ext r egul ar meet iP.g in May . Mr. Gardner ag reed to do so and made it clear
th at eve n th ough the Superintendent, the Council and I,Jr. Smith might r e:s,ti ew
th e app lication s and recommend th em , only the Bureau says who ge ts t h e loan.
Mr . Gardner sugge sted that the committee, in conferring with the ap plic an ts,
b e honest wit h e veryone and inform them of the rigid regulation s and what
will be ex pect ed of them.
Sup t . Be i tz el a t this point inquired when and how soon they could take ap.pl ic a tion s a nd how long it would take to get them approved by the Credit
Branch .
Mr . Ga r dner st ated that they could take applic a tions right now. The
a pprova l time depends on when the resolution is pas s ed by the Council and
is for war de d from the Area Office to the t'ashington offic e and tha t off ice
sets a side th e amount reque sted .

Ri cha rd Thompson ask ed if th e loan could be used to build a barn or ch icke n
c oop .
Mr . Ga rdn er a nswered t hat t h is co uld be induded in the loan so lo ng as it
wa s a mean s to increase production.
The p urcha se of l and vms discussed. l.Ir. Gardner would not c onsider i t
essent i a l t o pur cha se any land unless it meant that the operator's Phace
of ope rati on wa s located on land that needed to be kept for a succe ss ful
opera tion. H e further stated that one point to bear in mind is t ha t a
cow n eeds 23 acr e s and the fact that it is Indian owned and on the res er vation doe s not alter the fact that the cow still needs 23 acres and not only
5 a cres as s ame of them think.

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H",;:" ,, Thompso n stat sd t hat the im;;ortan t a nd trimar y obje ~ t of t his Souncil
i s t.e· g et s :)me thj.:'1. 8 started on the reserva tion f or t hose who wa nt,ed to go
i nt :: ba s ine s $ a nd. get started to be self-supporting and be a cr edit t o the
'f l'i ,~, o~ a. nd t!le c oIrrlnmi ty" He f urther stated t ha t ther e i s ro om for 18
[,G.e J!'esent wires in the building
a re s o old and inadequate to carry the load thus creating a gr eat fir e
ha zard. They reconunended ccmplete re-wiring of the build ing includilng
g uar ds for the over-head lights to prevent breakage when th e scho ol
children play ba s ket-b all, t wo outside lights, front and back, out-le ts
t o permi t t he use of e lectrical equipnent without over-lo a di ng and

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4-17-58

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adc: :i.ti onal lig h',.s in t he back r oom and ha :away . The b ack r0 0r!l will be
w) " ed in ,'.l' ~ £~i:'e people it is
the n;d..u!' e (~;:' pt.'('pJ .,:.. l~l: d .t,;l3X' c~;ril" , '..l.I' t.o YC '. l .l:" e:q:~c·(,f.'l. +,~,:m!, 0 .1 ' ·~J.se do the
contrn. ;,ty s.) i,h3 c;;.'11;r '::.).:'.:.L!g y'')U caL (1:1 :l.£ juS'~ t.")?:,:: t-.l:a,t thE'!;/ t a::d i.'.cc0mpl:,.~!Jment3 of ou'!:' Yl)ung
people, how-aver,? th'3 C:otlrl.::.iJ. sr.')uJ.d. ~e c.a.:'c-efll! :.i.~JOlxt, h."l!1ciing oU'i', i;,'o-nrc.ch
fer nothing. r-'btion in o~'d.6r to d.tl~~;La:('t·) thc'tt a £e.:b:o b0 held a!1.:l mc-i.ko a.t·~angements
for ito
q;~pJm.i:3 GoodfacEI recogni.zed who ste.ted th~t there is a Fair Com:"!.lttee and that
they should be allow,rl to carry O~ the:tr v-/vrk ~utsidE) of t.t'8 Cor~uci lo Too much
will be E'.xpectoo of tb'? Conncil . alld sugg>3r:r ~:. ed 1~l"Jat the CouI •. oil just he.'ip
financially.

Motion by E:?t.~s ,too a,rea
and would be of no value in setting up units and suggested that if Mrs. Crazy
Bull wished to dispose of the land that the Council would not object to a super- .
vised sale through the Agency Office.

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Philip Byrnes, member of the Tribe recognized at this time, Mr. Byrnes presented
a petition signed by 123 members of the Tribe for the revision of a portion of
the Constitution and By-Laws of the Tribe. After much discussion and debate on
the issue R. Thompson motioned that the petition be denied,seconded by H. Goodfac~
motion carr!ed 4 for and 1 not voting .
R. Thompson motioned that a general meeting be called for June 9, 1955 at 1:00 P.M
so all the members of the Tribe can be informed as to the proposed revision of
the whole Constitution and they will know what is going on. On the petition
presented they signed something they did not understand. Seconded by C. Goodface
motion carried 5 for and 0 against .
(22)

Mr. Byrnes and Mr. G. Estes requested copies of all minutes.

The Chair granted
their request and instructed clerk to see that they were furnished these
minutes.
(23)

Annie Eagle Dog member of the Rosebud Sioux recognized at this time by the
chair. Mrs. Eagle Dog requested the Council to consider the purchase of her
undivided interest in the allotment of Lucy Standing Cloud, LB-4Ja. Motion by
R. Thompson, seconded by Estes that a resolution be adopted authorizing the
purchase of Mrs. Eagle Dog's undivided interest in the allotment of LB-43S at
an appraised value to be determined by the Appraiser of the Pierre Agency.
The vote 5 for and 0 against.
~~s.

July Fire CI~d recognized at this time . Mrs. Fire Cloud wanted the Council to
assist her in ironing out difficulties with her renter Hr. MUndelein. Supt"
Beitzel requested Mr. Harrington.l:s presence to hear the complaints and inform
the Council, what he knew about the facts in the case. Hr. Harrington stated
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that Mr. Mundelein had not removed the hay for the reason that he had been
requested not to do so while the ground w~s boggy but that since then he has had
time enough to remove the hay. Mr. Beitzel informed Mrs. Fire Cloud that Mr.
Harrington ,..ould write to Hr. Mundelein.
Mrs; Fire Cloud stated further that she was not getting any assistance from
the county welfare for her grandson. Supt. Beitzel stated that inasmuch as
the child's natural parents were living the county welfare was prohibited from
rendering any assistance. Mr. Beitzel stated that the Bureau welfare worker
}ill's. Cochran would be down next week and for Hrs. Fire Cloud to call on her
at that time and state all the facts to her.

Mr. Thompson asked }iw. Beitzel for further comments. Mr. Beitzel stated that he
would like to report on the meeting held at Cheyenne Agency by the Alcbholic
Anonymous Organization,. The statements and speeches made by several members and
non-members were inspiring and very informative and stated that if at any time
the Council vdshed to call a meeting, he would make arrangements to have speakers
from Pierre, Cheyenne and other nearby to\~S with similar organizations attend.
Dr. Swanson of Pierre gave a very interesting talk on the evil effects of alcohol
and Mr. Kelly was also on the program. Mr. Beitzel said that Mr. Ben Reifel of
the Area Office suggested organizing a chapter at lol;Ter Brule and Crow Creek.
~~ . Beitzel stated he would like to have the Council give this serious thought.
(26)
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Thompson stated that he was on the lighting committee for the Convocation
in June and if there was going to be a Fair this fall the question of lights
for the Fair could be \\fOrked in ldth the lights for Convocation in June. Motion
by Estes, seconded by C. Goodface that the clerk be instructed to write Mr. North
of the REA in Murdo and get quotations from him, giving him dates of the meeting
in June.
(27)

The Chairman stated that the grounds about the agency were being cleared of trash
however, there was no means of transportation to haul away the debris. Motion
by Estes, seconded by C. Goodface that clerk contact Mr. Eagle of the Roads Dept.
to use a truck for this once a week.

O. Goodface recognized. Owen appeared on behalf of the youth's club for summer
activities. It is the intention of the Sioux Valley Organization to sponsor a
program where the young people can meet two nights a week, properly chaperoned
by some of the mothers. However, there is not enough equipment and Owen wanted
to know if the Council would consider a grant for the purpose of the necessary
equipment . Mr. Kinsley', teacher, has offered his services in the construction of
a ping-pong table. Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by H. Goodface that a
resolution be adopted authorizing the expenditure of $150 from the General Fund
of the tribe, payable to Joyce Estes, Treasurer of the Sioux Valley Club.
Motion carried 5 for and 0 against.
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(29)
Thomas Two Hawk recognized .. Mre Two Hawk stated that back in 1901 it was
customary to ring the bell at 8:00 A.M., 12:00 noon, 5:00 P.M., and 0:00 P.M.
and when the bell rang at 9:00 P.M. it was the signal that all young people
should be in their respective homes. Now he said you meet young people, little
girls and boys out after that time for no good reason and suggested that the
bell be used again and any youngsters out after the last bell have a good reason
for being outo C. Goodface motioned and Estes seconded that the bell on the
office building be sounded at t he specified hours ab,ove. Motion carried 5 for
and 0 against.
(30)

Motion by Estes, seconded by H. Goodface that all bills and per diem and mileage
presented be authorized for payment, and a resolution be adopted to that effect.
The vote 4 for and 1 not voting, absent from room.

(31)
R. Thompson recognized a Richard states that he had been approached by the
Langdeau boys in his district on the question of the extension of R.E.A. lines
to their rancho The Chairman advised him to inform the interest parties to
wait on the outcome of the bill.
(32)

Motion by C. Gocdface, seconded by R. Thompson that the meeting adjourn at this
time. Motion carried 5 for and 0 against.

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Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

LarER BRULE SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL

FmC'zULAR .AEEl'ING

JUNE4, 1959
The regular meeting of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council called to
order by the Chairman J. W. Thompson at 10: 15 A. M. at the Lower Brule
Sub-Agency Office.
Roll Call:

J. W. Thompson
Richard Thompson
Cephias G.Face
H. Goodface
Andrew Estes- tate T. Two Hawk

The minutes of the meeting held on May 9, were read. Motion by R.
Thompson to correct Section B of the minut es leaving out the part
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stating that he had told Dorothy Jandreau to move back into the house
as he said that one member did not have the authority to give permission
for any to move into the house. MOtion seconded by Cephias Goodface.
Motion carried.
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Mr. Thompson read a letter from Supt. Beitzel concerning the acquisition
of tax land from Stanley County. The matter was discussed and the
handling of the technical parts of the matter to be turned over to Tribal
Attorney Sharpe. MOtion by R. Thompson seconded by H. Goodface to turn
the matter over to Attorney Sharpe. Vote 4 for and none against.
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The Chair.lnan stated that too many council men were charging at Kings and
that it was very difficult to kee~ records on all authorized purchases
and that one person should be authorized to do the Tribal purchasing
at Kings Store. The matter was discussed and motion in oreer. lfotion
by H. C'~odface sedonded by Andrew Estes that one person be
authorized to do the purchasing. Vote 5 for and 0 against. ~ rotion by
H. Goodface seconded by R. Thompson to authorize Andrew ~stes to do
the Triba.l Purchasing at Kings Store. Vote 5 for and 0 against.

- 3by R. Thompson to pay all bills presented and per diem and mileage
seconded by Cephias Goodface. Motion carried by Vote of 4 for and 0
against.

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- 4 The Chairman read a letter requesting the enrollment of the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs John Estes, Maria A'.iBrlene H.:stes, The Chairrran wanted
to know if the Council wanted to act on the matter a~ once or leave it
for the enrollment committee. Motion by H. Goodface seconoed by
R. Thompson to enroll Maria Marlene Estes. Motion carried 5 for and 0
against..

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Mr. Thompson read a letter from Grace Blacksmith concerning her exchange
for a home, and getting a loan on the excess funds left over on her deal
with the tribe. The mat'c,8T' Nas discu:3sed" ]hcion by Andrew Estes
and sedondedby T. Two Havrk chat C:r-:L~e B12.cksmith be allowed any funds
left on the deal providing that t,'~:)O()oOO oe left for house moving.
Motion carried vote 5 for and 0 a~ainsta

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Chairman ':'ho01pIC,on stated that he had received a lot of lette:ns from
p;:'~:)lC! :;'~;'CjuE~sting information on the Lc.wer Brule BilL
Hotion made by
Henry COI )df :~ c:e., Se(;ondej by T. ~IVO Hawk to have the Clerk to an1:>"Wer all
let.te.rs to the tribe, Vote 5 for and 0 agabst.

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Th8 Chairman read 2 IF't.·{ er from Irene i~~Jotlf'a ~e Flute concerning her own
allotrr.ent a.nd :re F2ei3rJin~: ~o sell it to the Tr~Lbe; Mocion .r:Jaoe by R.
ThorrV·30:., s ~ol ' iJJ.Ug t.;1e .r.1eeting
of t, \.,8 /;::'h Ailil-i.cll C;"~!l:f ~~!'c!',',,: or. .L,:J~_2n A)~ fe',,' r ,: t C QF_ r,81d ~,. ~ VCjn:nil Ii on )
S011J.t.\ De.~Gta on J ~l.': ~ :;.':3) ",~v' ~'-',} '1 i':-F' • t,!U:: 1.:n by R 'l'i.l();'-';"f;C'il secoul ed
by H. Goodfat.!e to.) s rpe represent the
Tribe. also allow Mr. Thompson $500 to cover expenses incurred
to and from VTashintion and 11!hile at the hearine. Motion carried by a
vote of 5 for and 0 against.

- 14 A letter from Julia Black Dog read . by the Chair~~n at this time. She
requested a loan of $300 for repairs on their house and other things.
Chairman once again stated that we have a standing resolution against
loans but it was up to the members of the council to decide whether to
accept or reject Mrs. Black Dog's request. Motion by R. Thompson, secrmded
by C. Goodface that Mrs. Black Dog's request be denied. Motion carried
5 for and 0 against.

- 15 Mr. Thompson stated that the Council had not received a written
resignation from I::z.s. Grace Potter but that she had informed him
verballY of her resignation and he ,:. ranted to know what action the
other members of the council wished to take. Motion by R. Thompson
Seconded by C. Goodface that the council accept Mrs. Potter's verbal
resignation to the Chairman. Motion carried 5 for and 0 against.

Chairman Thompson stated that he had three applicat i ons for the position
for review by the Council and after they had reviewed the applications
to make their recommendation as to who they would like for the position.
Applications were from Mary Lou Barse, Fanchon LaRoche, and Yvonne Jo
Mireau.
Motion made by Richard Thompson to recor."lmend Fanchon LaP-oche for the
position seconded by Andrew Estes. Vote 5 for and 0 against
0

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Motion was made by R ~ Thorr pso;:1 a110 seconded by C. (;c,odface to h-3.ve
dinner on the Council. Motion carried una nim'J1.4s1y ,;
Motion by ft. Thoffi?:,son seconded hv C. Goodface to recess for lunch.
Motion unanimously accepted.
Meeting called to order at 1: 00 P. M.
!:lI'. Silas Black Dog recognized by the chair at this tiMe. Mr. Black
Dog stated that there is 15 acres of land acl.joinin~ the property where
he lives and that it is Tribal land. He ste,ted that he would like
to purchase that 15 acres in order tha.t. he would own the entire 80 acres.
Chairman Thompson advised him that the Tribe cannot sell t.heir land
but there is a ~tatement in the Bill whereby the Tribe can sell their
land, furthermore, we have an order fro~ Congres~ to suspend all land
transactions. Mr. ThoIipson said he will look into the matter and see
if there is some way Mr. Black Dog CAn lease the land or see if something
can be done to help him.

- 17 HI's. !1race Byrnes recognized by the Chair. 1~rs. Byrnes requested a loan
to help her meet some bills caused by sickness and that are very pre5sing~
She stated that she has always been self··supportir..g and has tried her best
at all times to raise her farrily the best she could~ She stated that she
would be ;'1illing to pay the money back in monthly installn:ents out of her
salary check. Chairman Tho : ~son informed her of the Council's standing
resolution about loans but that it was the Council that made the decisions
on loans. !'{r. Thompson also stated that we cannot q;ive P€o;Jle loans on
the basis of the Bill because it has not passed an~ if they loaned
rroney like that and it did not r: ass they would. be stuck vdth all the
loans.
1::r8. Byrnes asked the Council if there we s SO I,le way in which the Council
could help her get a loan at one of the 'Ranks near Lower Brule. ~he
,,"as advised that this had been tried but this v!as not lJ o8sible as the
only way the Tribe could act l"[ould be as co-sj.;:ner and the banks did not
wish to do business with the Tribe in t h is n' anner. : ·otion in order to
accept or re~ect 1'i:: rs. Byrnes request. Motion by k. Estes seconded by
R. Thom!",son to stick with the resolution and not f', rent loans. Vote 4
for and 0 against 1 not voting Tom ':['!p'o Hawk a1 rived late frO[.l lunch.

- 18 The Chairman stated that we are now figJ.:ring up the amount of rroney
soent on negotiations concerning the Ft. R.anda11 Reservoir. The records
of checks and expenses from 1951 - 1956 cannot be found at the rresent.
time and we cannot figure the expenses for these years unless the
records can be found.

IS cont.
submit a certified record to Con ~ ress in order to receive
the money back. The chai rman stated th at if we do not get all that should
be returned it would not be his fault because another council did not
keep very good records of the expenses for negptiations on the Lower
Brule Bill.

y1 e will have to

- 19 The Chairman at this time brought UP the subject of hiring a new Tribal
Clerk and as to the duties of the Clerk alreedy at the office. The clerk
is reauested to get all the minutes anrl resolutions right after the meeting
as soon as possible and to send the minutes to Kinp:s store at Lower Brule
and to the Office at Lower Brule. Any corrections to be ma.de in the
minutes will be corrected at the next meetin~ and not brought to the
meeting in rough draft and corrected at that meeting, before mimeographing
the minutes . Also the Council would like to have one of the Clerks
bonded to handle money put in an account in the banks. The chairman
also stated that the Tribal phone should be moved out of the bank and
placed in front of the Tribal Clerks as it "loula be more convenient to
call the clerks and the arrangements to have this done should be as
soon as possible. Also that Crow Creek Clerks should have a seperate phone
as it wouldsimplify matters in naying the Tribal Phone bills. The clerk
is also to keep a lo .e: of all transactions concernin g land deals and keep
a running total of all funcls obligated to buy lan ds and the money
available to 3e used in purchasing lands. J:otion now in order to put all
this into effect. Motion mad.e by H. Thompson seconded by C. Goodface to
put all that the Chairman stated into effect. ! btio n carried 5 for and
o against.
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c. GooCiface recognized by the Chair. Cephias spea k in ~ for Viola Black
Dog "uilt wanting to cancel her land sale and se l l her land to the Tribe.
She was informed by C. Goodface that all land sales were held up by
the Indian Bureau.
- 21The Chairman received at this ti me e COPY of the Telegram which he read
to the Council, concerning the freezin~ of all land sales and exchanges.
Motion was made by R. Thompson seconded by C. Goocface to have the clerk
make copies of the telegram and post at Lower Brule Office, Kings .store
and at Reliance Post Office.
Motion carried 5 for and 0 against.
- 22 -

The Chairman recogniz ed Mr. Cla.rk Sf!1ith at this time. "'fl'. ,Smith stated
that Ole Sawalla asked for the money from a land sale. V.r. Clark Smith
verbally stated that he gives his perrrission to Day out the money to
Mr. Sawalla, If the council agreed. The Council discussed the matter
and directs the land office at Pierre Agencv to proceed with the transaction
and get it cleared up. ~otioned by R. Thompson seconded by T. Two Hawk
to have the Matter taken care of at once. Vote 5 for and 0 against.

Mr. Smith asked the Tribe if they would be interested in a trade of
lands and was informed that all trades and sales have been suspended.

- 23 Harrington, La!1d Op~:'aticntJ Offi(.cr of Pieri'e Ag8l1CY being !)reeent
a.t ;:hi;:;; l,iFle o.~1d e&k.:::d i: ht1 had a!~.y :,:of.litle:r~c 0:£' business
to trans3.ct 1d.t·h the -(,:;:'ibc. He reaj rJ. fJl~O,'ullL1il1:1 L'l m t,:18 Pr~a c.fl'lce
8. ~d t,ht"y stated that they lost th3ir cc:py 0::" the TI'ibal 8l:.dget 10:' 1958
anJ the :unds deposited are still in the U. S. Tr'easu:t'y. Thay st:ggesi::.ed
that the Tribe make a resolution that the Tri.be rega:cdless of the use
it was to be uSed for, be depcsited in the Gener'al Fllncl.
~ ; r.

was reeos;nizd

Eot-ion me.d~ by H. ·} oodface and seconded 1;:; A .. j;S1:.(;S to heve a resolution
drawri up to t.his effect. Vot e 5 1'01' and 0 a;;~l~_n,:,t,.

Ch~iX'man mcnti0118d th'3 fact th!1t sorr:~ pe:csoD had c('ft1bin~d grass f>eed
wan~ed. ~,o know i10"., t.he Ag~~nc.v handled. Chis n'.6.tt.er n Mr. HH:L~ri·:~t.i)n

st:=ttedt,bat it was charged for t;le Gai'1tJ ,,is hf~V cutt.inR'.

and

Motion ;nade

by R. 'I'r:omps ..:lI"l seconiGd by A. E3:~e,'3 t.o adopt a l'esclution '::'0 U·_e:' effect
r2ading~ aYJ.Y grass cut or C;c:.mbl ll e:1 ,for (:,:::-as8 saec w:'ll be (;onsid.)red and

char';-sed for the same as cil):i:,ine; :t'.~YC h~y wit h t ~e sE'.ITie reft~12tioE3 to be
applied on all t·he re8ervat ior.r.vith the ~xcept:_on of the taking C'.rea"

This motion to be v()id in. (:ac;e t,h8re ~ _ a alr~ad" a resolutbn to tha.t
effe~t at ;'ia..:'t'.c /"(! ro ney.
Th~

Chair."1an &Gated that it should be a.hout time to have the
reservation g0ne ovel' and C3rl"'Yill~ capaeity of lan0s re· .. establi.shed.
'i'he other members of the counCil
aerr;-eing with him. l~otion was made
by R. Thompson, seconded by A. Estes to have this doneo Vote 5 for
and 0 against

- 25 A letter from Virgil Flute read by the Chairman in regard to a trade for
rehab. house No 2470 Motion by T. Two Hawk and seconded by A. Estes
to turn the mat.ter over to the house committee. Motion carried 5 for
and 0 against.

- 26 C. Goodface r:c>cogn:'zed bv the Chair, suggestod that. the Tribe should
purchase some sc:t'een~ for the Tribal Hal~. Ee stat,ed thc:t when
programs are held there in the eYenin>! the bugs geL real thick in there.
Motion by C. Goodface and seconded by A. Estes to purchase screens.
Motion carried 5 for and 0 against

-77A. Estes recognized by the Chair at this ti J71 e stated that the weeds
around LoV ~v

Thon:pson
Ric hard T:1o!nps on (late)
CE!iJh'tiEl Goodfe.c c
Henry GoocJac;e
Arl'lr3w Estes (J..a t 0) Tom T~io He.wk
0

- 1
T,.le minutes of the me eting held on June 4J 1 9 58 we re read a nd approved as r e ad
motioned by Ceplnis G;)Gdface sec;;nd('d by T. 'L'-vvo He,wk. The !yj:::-mt es of the
meetjr.g held O i1 .J'J.i1e 13" lQ:,8 w"(n·~; approved :lS re ["l mo ' , io:::l '~ d by A. Estes
seconded by It. Th ompso ri ~ V0te 5 for a nd 0 against"

2 1"[le chair:mn reJ.d a let ter fr::>m Supt e C. j'L, t8i tzGl concsrning the mi:neral
rights of Sophie DisJr..ounts 'i'tric9 zU!-j,je ct d:L8';U .:; S ~1(J and conclude..:! th:;.t
the Tribe gets 50% of t he Ivjj.r;.eral. ""ig;ltS .,

- 3 Hotioned by R. Thompson to have a ste.nd ii1g resolu tion for the Trihe to buy
50% of mineral rights of l and pu::,r:has 1957, Ri(; I1F... r d Thomp so;'1 n:a.de a
motion to giver he r back the money wh i ch rei~a:ir. s in her ac c 01.mi:. •..mieh is
$130 .00. Sec onded by Ao Es t e s , vote 5 for and 0 ng~inst o

- 7 Annie Fl ute al so stated t hat t he coun ci l had b e en lying to he r a bout a house
she h as been try ing to get. The chai r wa n advi s ed h er that it was a l l up to
the hous e committee to de ci de a b out th e h o u s e ~
- BT. ~~o Hawk made a moti on t o pay all bill s presented an d Per di em. Sec onded
by H. Go aiface, vote 5 fo r and 0 a ga inst.

- 9 . Al e~ ter from "{alt er B;yrne s hovling th e f oI10w::ing boys want ing pa;yment for
he lp~ng s pray t he Low er Brule ground s; D.31 hs r t Engle Ho rse, I'iel vin La Roche
Ronnie Quilt, a nd Newman Quilt . Motion by R.. Thompso n to pay t h l:3m, seconded
by A. Este s. Notion carried 5 for and 0 aga in st ..

- 10 Chairman read a le tt er f rom Bcb Sa zue re q ues t i ng a loan or any money we have
available to him cause hi s cl o th i ng ha s be en st olen. He ha s n o pla ce t o
l i ve a nd i s out of a j ob r igh t now.. Ao Es tes mad e a mot ion to ha. ve the cl erk
advise him ther e is no mon ey a vailabl e to him cmd we can I t make a l oan of
that typ e. Seconded by C.; Coodfa co, vote 5 for a nd 0 a gai nst .

- 11 A letter from Mrs . Gene va. Pennell Wl5 rea d by t he ci1airmc:.n requ es ti ng a l l
t he money s he has COmLl1g to he r o A. motion by Ao Es t e s to ha ve t he clerk
ans wer he r and t el l her th at when a ny money come s s he 1:l il l be pa i d he r
sha re. Mot ion s e conded by R. Thomp son~ Vote 5 f or and 0 again s t .
- 1'2

The chairman st ated th at it .va s t he clerks d uty to fin d th e s erial number
of the tribal t ypewrit ers so t he 0:1e that ha s b ecn rr.is sing can be faun::! .,

- 13 T. Two Hawk re co gni zed by t he Chai:rnan wants to sel l l and to '\the tribe t o
pay for hi s wi fe 's hos p ital bill. This being pr es ent.ed nevI s o it can go
through when t he la nd a cquisitio n s are allowed to go thr ough a ga i n. Tom
1'''''0 Ha,~k gi ve s up al l minera l r i ghts to th e tribe "

-14 A. Estes recognized by t he c ha irman st ate d that the teleph one l ines are all
f ouled up and no co-operation was be i ng rec eived on t h e line s o therefore
a r equest to Supt . Beitzel f or the Tribe t o buy t h e old t elephone line west
of Brule t o put up so u th of Brule for bet t er c onnec tions and s o me of t he
peo ple on that line a gr eed to hel p p ut th em up~

- 15 Richar d Thompson as ked why t he clerk s we re t ra d ed around" ~ · : The cba :"rman
s t ated th a t both clerks wer e working for the be~ i f i t of the trib e but
becau s e we were not sati s f act or y t o the Realty Dept . t he l ib ert y was taken
by the Rea lty Dept. to pJace them where it was tho u ght best.

.... 16 R. Thompson mad e a moti on th a.t sinc e the t r ibal clerks "'ere working under
equal s t andards with government employee sand iofh er e as the government employees
r e ceived a 10% rai s e in th eir salary it wou ld o nly be ri ght t o give t he Lower
Brule Tribal c l erks a 10% raise . in their pre sent sala!",T. IvIot ion se conded
by T. Two ha ..rk. Vot e 5 for and 0 against.

- 17 The cha irna n stat ed t hat rel ative to it em 1 5 ma ny compla int s from members
of the t r ibe ~,oJ' ere coming to him about the Real ty Dept. They di d not l ike
the atti tud e received g It was stated that the y were there to h elp t he Tribe
di sc ou ra ge land sales if possible instead the people said they were encour aged
t o s el l their land
Ii' all t h is cannot be avoided then the Co unc i lmen will
have to t a ke acticn to g et this proper help. Ri char d Thomp so n st ated that
members of t he tr i be said th a t when the~r ' tried t o get a land sale they were
encouraged to get a fee pat ent o I t seems the.t t h e Realty Dept" is taking
trn l ibe rt y t o do what they th:5.nk b els t and not. consid er t he ind i vid ua l th ey
come in c ontact 'ltd. th "
Q

- 18Tom Two Ha,,,rk a sked t he Chair rra n \-That becofr.e of the Fair t hey wer" e to help
''lith . Chairnan stat ed t hat si nce the re \\'a3 no co··oper ati on fro!ll the rest
of the pe ople and that no one wanted to do al'lyt,hing the c ounci l should
withd raw a nd a dvise t he res t to call it all off'o Mot i on by Ao Estes to
withdraw from it a l l, sec onded by T. Two F..awk. Notion ca rried 5 for and
o a gainst.
Meeting a djourned at 12 :00 noon for l unch
Meeting ca lled to or de r 1:00 P. M.

Supt . Beit z el introduc ed £lIr . Ja ck Hanley t he new soil conservationist
opera to r who r epla c ed IVIr~ Sands c

- 19 ~1r o

Beit z el stat ed th at it has been a policy to pr e sent all l and sales to
the Triba l Counci l before t ak ing act ion, t he r e fore , he ha s a list of lands
for sup erv~ sed sal es or patent in fee a nd if t he co uncil would a pprove these
now so when t he land sa les a r e allowed to go thr ough t hey wi l l be al l reaiy
to take action .
- 20 -

Mr . Beitzel read a le t t er to t he coun cilme n c oncernin g the ne w 2/, ft . bridge

a t Big Bend . Gove:"nor Fos s ~'ia s ve ry ID'lch j.n fe:l o~: of and doi~g what he c ould
for the i d ea of c onnec ting hi ghways a nd bei p',g used by th o public o
Beitzel a l so re ad a n oti ce of t he appro val of the Liquo r Viol a tion
Ordinanc e adopted by t he t rib al c o~~ ci l o

¥1ro

- 2l ..

YJI'-e Beitzel read a letter fr om Phil Bu rns wa nting t h e ope ra t ing expe:,).ditures
of all the ne goti ating d one a nd als o t.'1e n umber of vo te s I'ece i ved last el.ec'i:,ion.

- 22

0
;"

A let t er wa s read f r om Mose s Two Hawk wanting to sell his land to the Tribe.
The clerk is to ad vise him all land sales ar e t emporarily suspended.,

24 ....
Relative to itern 21 , 110t-loned by H" Good fa ce , seconded by To 11'm Hawk
that if Phil Burns want s tribal inf or ro.ati on he s hould come to the tr ibal
council and ask f or i t or wri t e to the t r ibe for it himself, this goes
for anyone e lse who desir es tri b a.l informat ion" IV
lo'C.ion carried 5 to o.
N .

25 -

A moti on by Richard Thompson seconded by Co Goodfa ce that the c otmcil is :L.'1
favor of letting lani p roceeds of the la st meeting go throough o vot. e 5 t o 0
in faver of this mot ion .

- 26 A motion by Andrew Estes and seconded by C" Goodface t o n egotiate a sale vuth
the Olmers of the l and desci"'ibed a s ~"E~, Se c. 1 6, To 108, R. 73, c ont.aining
160 acres more or le s s with 50% of the m~.ne rcl rig ht s reserved~ at the appr'a i sed
value.. In the event they do not a gr ee to a negotiated s 8.1e a t the appraised
value, it will be r eques t ed t hat t h9 Olmers grant the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
the privilege of meeting the hi gh bid" ltiotia[l carr ied 5 for and 0 against .

-- 27
Relative to item (19) Andrew Est e s mo t ioned a~ se co nded by H~ Goodface for
the o:mncil t o b uy al l t l1e la nd up f Qj,' s ale t,,) th e tribe a:-d. appr ove al l the
supervis ed land sales ou tside t re c onso l idated arza .

- 28 R. Thompson speaking f or Lea Dur ki n a s king about a land trl1.de a nd that t.he
clerk advise t hat al l transa c t i~n s a re t emporarily st.oppe:d .

- 29 R. Thomp s on motioned C. Good face sec o nde d t hat we cancel Ralph Casels contract waiving a 90 day clau se and to vfilliam H" Payne .

- 30
The enrollment c ommitt ee "'Thich i nclud es A. Este s, H. Goodface , T. Two Ha~Nk
vot ed to enr oll Cha rles la ngdeau I S tI,,-.:.n daughters as members of the LOl"ler
Brul e Sioux Tr i b e. There names are Anita Kay and ?onita Hne b orn on
J une 15, 1958 . Th~ c omrnittee a.l so vot r:3 d t o enr oll Came lia Ann Bag}..e Thunder
b ern on De c . 24 , 1957 as a member of the t ribe . She i s the daughter of
Arthur Eagle Thur.de r

31 JVIotioned by R. Thomp son s econd ed by T T,..[o Ha vfk t o le t Dorothy cl ee s Elk
ha.ve a screen off th e off i_ce as t he of fi ce ha s new ones . Vote 5 for and 0
against .•
g

.. . .

..

- 32 ...
A mot ion by R. Thomps on se conded by T. Two Ha wk t o l et Si l a s Black Dog s e ll
his t earn of hor se s and Supt o Be i t zel be a ut hor iz ed t o i s:3Ue him a per mit
to t hat ef fect.

- 33 The Cha i rman a sked th e r est of t h e coun c il 's permi ssion to use the gra iner y
by t he I. D. Ranc h j u s t t empo r ar i ly o Mot ioned by C. Good fa ce to l et him use
it . Sec onde d by H. Goodfa ce . Vote 5 for and 0 a ga .inst .

- 34 A" Es tes moti oned fo r R;, Thomps on to t r ade f or" th e end ; hcu s~ and move in ri ght
alrTay , mo t i on se c onded by C Good face. Vo te 5 fo r and 0 a ga i;lst.
G

- 35 Andrew Est e s moti oned t ha t t he end h ouse be vaca t ed at on ce so it c an be
cl ean ed i nside a nd out. Mo tion seconded by H. Goodf ac e . Vot e 5 f or and 0
aga inst.

- 36 Andrew Est e s r eco gni z ed by the Cha irman w~dc a mot i on t hat th e c oun c il should
as k the Public Health Dept .. t o f ind 2 011t s ide pr ivies t o be us ed by the publi c
s i nc e ther e are no d ec ent one s ar ound and t he y ar e needed ,. The:r are to be
put by the o ffice . Eot ion s ec ond ed by R. Thomps on . Vo te 5 for and 0 aga i n st .

- 37 R:: Thompson s pea king f or Er s . "V'Jh i te from Wo od , So. Da k ., s he "ranted to
know about h er mineral ri ght s . A. moti on by Ho Goodfa c e s e co nded by A. Es te s
to ha ve the clerk "'-T it e to her a nd t ell h er t he Tri be ; , ") erves 50% of the
minera l r ight s . Motion c a r ried 5 f or an d 0 a ga ins t o

- 38 Relat iv e t o Reso lution No . 58-47 re qu e st ing the governreent t o t u r n ov er
t he gov errurent reser"/e l and t o t h e t r i be , a motion wa s ma de by R. Thompson
a nd s eco n d ed by A. Est e s to am end th a t res olut ion by ex clud i ng that land
on which the Lcw er Brule Sub-Ag ency i s l oc a t e d. Thi s is de s cri bed as
t he f o llowing ; Lots 4, 5, 6, 7 and swi,swi , Se c. 11 , Tn 107 No, R. 73 vI.
Moti on c arr i ed 5 f o r and 0 a gai nst ..

- 39 A mo tio n by To Two Ha,vk se cond ed by Ce Go od fa ce t o have a r e s ol ut i on drmm
auth orizing Supt . Be it zel to have t he r oa d f ixed up a nd to pu~ c ha3e t wo
cul ber t s and put them wher e neede d. Also t o have the r oad rre:.intained so
t he school children can be tra n spor t ed back a nd forth fr om s choo L
Vo t e
5 for and 0 against o

- 40 Since the re was no f urt he r b us ine s s R. 'I'h omp son mo t.ion ed a nd T. T1'10 Hawk
seonded t h at meet ing adjourn . Notion carr i ed 5 fo r ami 0 agc:li."1st . Neeti ng
ad j ourne d at 3 :15 P. :ivl.
AndreN' E::> te s , Soc r eta ry

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OUX TRIBAL COU':CIL

JUn\13,195 8

A special mt:=;eti.ng of the Lower Brule Sioux Tr:'bal Council cal] ed to' orC:6::'
at 1: GO P.- M. by the Chairman, L. W. Thompson at the Lower Brlle Sub-Agency.

Roll Call: Present.

J . 1~,r. Thompson
Andrew Est es
Cephias Goodface

Richard ThoIDneon
H. Goodface
Tomas Two na- ;V'k-Absent

QUORm 'i Present

The purpose of this meeting was to finish some business that was not finished
at the regular meetinp,; on June4, 1958 ..
- 1 -

The Chairman stated that Russell Long Turkey Jr. requested a grant to help
him while in attendance at the Tri-State Youth Conference l'hich is going to
be held at Boone, Iowa. Russell is the Vice-Presic;ent of the or~an:!.zation.
Motion rt'lade by Richard Thompson to gra:1t Russell $101. 25 to attend this
conference to be taken from the Educational FUf'd if possible if not to be
given out of the General Ftmd. $100 to be allo~ed for the conference and
~lo25 for a hair cut. seconded by A. Estes. Motion carried 4 for and 0 against.
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The chairman stated that there is a rumor going around that Hrs. ThoJ'11as
Two t1av/k was operated unon at the Charrberlain l1cspital and due to the Doctors
negligence there v.ras some t&pe ancl bandage left in the woundG The Chairman
etated tha.t he had talked to the Doctor in Pierre who has operat.ed on Mrs.
Two Hawk and he said that this was not so. As this kind of talk is injurious
to a Doctors business it is up to the Council to try and stop this talk.

- 3 The Chairman stated that a type"rriter that ],',rs. 'Dotter r. ~d at the Pierre
Agency and was sopposed to have been br1u.ght down to Lower Brule Sub-Agency
had disappeared and could not be found and that Mr. Beitzel of the Pierre
Agency s:-tould be notified and to have him have Mr. Keirsey start and try to
locate it imrnediately~
Motion was made by R. Thompson, seconded by A. Est es to have l!.r> Beitzel
have Mr. Kiersey try and find the typewriter immediately. ~fotion carried
4 for and 0 against.

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- 4The Chairman read a letter from Ger)rge S !cubert, Actin!, Surerintendent
of the Cheyenne Agency stating that 1/crs. },;yrtle E. LanFdea..1 Kennedy
should be dropped from the rolls of the Lower B :~ule SiO 'lX rribe as
she is also enrolled at Cheyenne Agency and enclos8d a doc 'l ment to that
effect showing she is willing to be drop':'ed fro !!l tr,e ro U.s, Motion
by Ito Thompson seconded by E. Goodface that she ce drop')ed froI 'l the
rolls as of this date and that she refund the Pe r Capta payr:tt;;nt made
to her. Carried 4 for and 0 againsta

- 5The Chairman presented a check for t~lO :;:j from the Tree sur , ~r of Lyman
County for rent for the use of the tribal room a~ ' a "OolL_ng
place durinlS the recent election. , Motion made b;y R. ThoIlpson
and seconded by Henry Goodface to accept this check. ;/loi', ion carried
by a vote of 4 for and 0 againsto

- 6 Motion by Henry Goodface and seconded by ~o GoodfacE thc.,t Dsrrell
Co!'dier, Tribal Clerk be aucha:':! zed to purchase all offi~e supplies
m:eded by the clerks at the Pie:;:-re Agency Office. Motion carried
4 for and 0 against.

-7MOtion by C. Goodface and seconded by R. Thompson to nay all bills
presented at this special meeting. Motion carried 4 for a lld 0 against.

- 8 Motion by H. Goodface and seconded by R. Thompson that the r.eeting
be aO,journed at 1: 30 P. M.

otZu~cAI

A. Estes, Secr'etary
Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

Reported By
FLR-Tribal Clerk

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REGULAR MEETING
LarJER BRULE S IOUX T:'iIBAL COUNCI L

Lm-1er Brule, South Dakota
August 6, 1958

Meoting called. t.o or.dor by the Cha n-man J. W.. Thomp son at 10: 15 AoM .. at the
Lo.r,Ter Brule Sub - Age~.cy.
ROLL CALL:

Present -

J e W T ho;np s~n
AndrE:l:'! Est es
Ccphais Goodfe,ce
0

Richar.d Thompsen
Hem'Y Goodi' ace
Thomas Two Hawk

The mi!lutes fr.om the rl~ovio us meetjl1g were not avai l able so co uld not be read
nor approved at thi s time.

-1The Chairman presented to the Counci l appl ic ations for Educat :.onal Gr::m:~s that
"lere approved by the Superini::.enocnt of Pie rI 'e Ag~;:J.Gy and recournended fer
approval by the C01IDcil.. 1'he grants are as f,:·llows:

Elsie DelQria
RUGsell P..,. Byr-nes L. T:lrk~y
Delwyn EY-i.",>19::> L., Tu.rl{ey
Percy J. Byrnes Le Turkey
Richard P.. Henzle
Alfreda LaRoche
Antoine I.a.Roche
AI;:;:! Gene Eigh El k
Harold H:"gh Elk

H3f'kr.;11 IJv;;t o

Flandreau I nd . Sch.
Todd Co. Hi w. SeD"
Tod d Co ~ Hic Sell"
Scr'..t he1."!l State ~reache rs

College
Stephan" 30" Dak .
Fland r eau Ind . Sch ..
Haekell Inst ,.
Fla nd reau Iud Seh a

$150,,00
50,,00
50~OO

50,,00
500,00
50 ,,00
50 0 00
150 ", 00

50,,00

Motion Qy Andrew Estes se conded by T. Two Hawk to approve the g ra nts~ . Vote
5 for and 0 agajnst Q

2 A letter fr~m Mrs~ Floyd Thompson read requesting an Educational Grant for
Iva Jean 'l'homps0n" Cler k to write and t ell h er t o request applicatio::15 from
Mr. Gregory at Pierre Agency .

- 3A letter from C. H. Beitzel, Su~ rint endent to Vi ola Bl a.ck Dog Quilt read to
the COUT.'.cil by the Chairman . I t wa s in regard to her le:ld exc!',.a:cge for a
re-hab hou se, which at one tj.me wanted to c anc el. The original resolation
calls for the movlng of the house but since this will not be n~csssary a
J;;otiOll was made by A.. Estes , seconded by C. Goodface to p-oceed "dth the
trade without them mov ing the house. Vot e 5 fo r and 0 againsto

-4A letter from Thomas Johr~on, Jr. requesting to trade for the re-hab house now
occupi~d by Julia Fire Cloud .
The chairman stat ed that the council house

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cOl!lJTlittee had at one tin,e designa t ed tha t th e tH O houses uere to be for
the Iron Nati on a. nd. Ft . Geor f e d i s tr ict s. C. Goo df a ce reco cni z ed sta t ed th at
the hou se occupie d by h rs. Fi r e Cloud ac co rd i ng to her bel on ged to 1 cmra
Zie gle r.. The Chairman s t ate d t ha t it stil l bel onged t o the Tribe until t he
exc hange has been comp l et ed as there is no ex c ha nge i t is still a Triba l house ..
Mot ion b - H. Thorr.pson, se co nded by A. l£ st e s to t a bl e th" rJ13. -cer on a trade
u ni tl th e house h as be en va cated 3.nd repa ire d . Cle rk t o ad vise Tom John son of
t his. Vote 5 for and 0 a gain st .
Andrew £stes made a mot ion t hat t he cl e rk l ~ i t e to Ju lia Fi re Cloud and t ell
her to vacate immed iat ely, s e conded by H. Goodfa ce. The vot e 5 for a nd 0 againsto

5The Chairman recog n iz ed h r. S chuske =r, Gens ler :m d Frank _~s tes a nd aske d if they
had any business ,'li th th e tr ibe at t his t i me 01' if th e y ,,[e re j u st si tting in
Mr . Sc huskey and Gensle r s t ated t hat ' th:w vler e j ust s it t ing i n .

Frank Estes having the fl oo r a t thi s ti me stated that "'The n hi s si s te r lvas
working for the Tribe he wr o te he r r e ga rd i ng t he e nrollme nt of h is children
in the Tribe and that he could ne v er g et a s ati sfact ory a nsu er from her. He
wante d to knoe'l why h is kid s muld not b e e ni~o ll ed . He state d that his l eg a l
residence while attend in g sc hool is still li st ed a s Lo wer Brule . He stated
t hat hi s children Vle re a lmos t f ul l bloods a nd i t made hi m fe el a shamed becaus e
th ey could not be e nrolled on the 1m-Ter Br ul e ft e serv.::~ tion Hhen there a re
pe oples children \-rho a re a L'1lost vrhi te that are en rol led . The chairman stated
-!".hat he: ..las goipg only ac c ordi ng to Se ction 1 ( b ) of t h~ Constitution of the
Tribe and that f urt her it l Ja S not this counc il that r ef u sed to en r oll y our
c hildren, however, it is not rig ht that t hi s council should go of;,c k and
over rule what a previ ous counc il he.d d on e . He st at ed that they ' lith the Tribal Clerk
at leas~ 30 days before the electi on and posted LWO weeks befo re el ection
and that a date should now be set fo r polling places and time the polls are
t o open and close. lViot ion by R. Thompson, s econded by C. Goodfa ce that the
voting places be as fo llows :

Wier Brule Di s trict
Iron Nation Distri ct
Ft . George District

Lower Brule Office Building
J obe ~v hites
Phili p Durkins

The polls will open at $:00 A.H. on Oct obe r 8, 1958 and clos e at 5 : 00 P.N .
on October 8, 195 8. The p etitions mus t be in t o the Tribal Clerk by
September 8, 1958 . Vote was 5 fo r and 0 against .
The petit i ons ca n be picked up from Felix Qui lt,
Agency Office.

Jr~

at the LOt'l er Brule Sub-

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The Chairman r ecognized ~~s . J andreau, s he re quest ed applications f or Educational gran t s. She was directed to see Mr . Gregor~ of Pierre Ag ency.

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- 14The Chairman recognized the Cha irman of the Fair Corrnnittee . The c ha r man
was at the meeting to r equest the coun c il's hel p in organizing the fall' . The
Ch a irman stated tha t the c ouncil had once voted to help them but that t hey
thought it had fallen t hrough so had wi t hdrawn but i f they wanted to change
their mj.nd they could . Motion by H. Goodface , se conded by T. Two Hawk that
when the Comnittee presented a progr am outlining their expens es that the
council would be willing to help f inancially. Moti on carried 5 for and 0 a gai n st e
- 15 Motion by R. T.hompson, se co nded by C. Goodface to re ce ss for l unch.
carried 5 f or and 0 agains t "

Motion

Meeting resumed at 1:00 P . M ~ with all member s present but Andrew Estes arrived
a little lat~.

The Chai r r ecogni zed. lawrence Go ,~d1ow at t his t ime. La.~.;rence requested to
het.ve his child ren Jewd1 Lynll and Herb ert James enr olled ., T'nis matter was
referred to the enrollment committee ..
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- 17 Mr. Harrington recognized presented a let t er f rom ~h' . Gregory, Reservation
Principal requesting t he c ouncil t o adopt a r es ol ution limiting those persons
who are going to attend Has kell to $150. The letter stated. that this was
all that was needed. as all ot her t h ing s o ther than their transportat i on to
and from Haskell were fre e . The r e asons a person attending college needs
so much more is that they have to pay fo r t h eir room and board and tuit ion
and other i tmes needed . l-'Iotion by Ro Thompson, s econded by A" Estes tbat
this resolution be ll'ade . Vote 5 f or a nd 0 against .

- 18 Then a letter wa s r ead from t he Ar ea Offic e s uggesting a fe~ modifications
of the old contract with H. Q. Sp.apre, Tri bal Attorn ey t o be added when
and if they should negotiat e a n ew c ont rac t wit h him as his has expired.
Motion by R.. Thompson, ~econd ed by A. Estes t hat the Cha i rman J . Wo Thompson
and Secretary Andrew Est es be aut hor i zed to n egotiate a contrac t ~d th Sharpe
subject t o the approval of t he council be fore entering i nt o a co nt ract with
him"and als o that the Chairnan a nd Secretary ba ve the authority to sign
said contract when made. Motion carr ied 5 f or a nd 0 aga ir~t.

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Mr. Harrington requested t o knO\"f what the counci l wanted to do about l"t.ay cut
on lands in range unit s. The u sual procedure l.l/aS t o charge non- Indian operato r s

50¢ J2r acre and Ind.:ian operator s not hing. l-'lotion by R. Thompson, seconded
by A. Estes to leave it as it now is. Vote 5 for and 0 against.

- 20 Sil as Bla ck Dog r ec ognized by t he Cha :ir s tated that there a::-e childr en at
Lovier Brule who were d est ro;yug gardens and ;,.;ant ed t o knmv i f somet hing can be
done to s top,;:>them . The informatio n ;,.;as that unless they kn e1tJ' who they were
that are do ing the da..lla ge there wa s not hing tha t c ould be done . It is up to
the plrents to keep their chil dr en f rom ruining oth er peoples gardens .

- 21 The next item pr esente d t o the Coun cil fo r action is that the Tribe needs a
Census Enumerator and shou.ld appoint one at t his meeti ng o :Hotj.on by A ~, Estes
s ec ond~?d by Ro Thompsnn to appoint Henry Goaiface .
Hoticn c arri(~d 4 for and
o agains t, with Hem'y not voting 6
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Mr . Carl Smi th , Credit Offic er of Pierre Agen~J , recognized at this time
spoke regarding the loan prog~~o He s tat ed that several members have alrea~y
applied to the F. H'l A. -~a.t Chanibf!rl a :1..l1, So .. Dak, and as so on as he gets a
report from them as to wht1th er at' not they were a ccepted or refused he would make
out his repol't to get the ball rolling on t he d ir ec,t lQ3.~1 program froT. the
Govern!J1znt. A res')J xr'~icn i.:3 m.le(~ed fro m t he Counc il to help t his natte r get
rolling as it will ta.ke a IDt of time and it will b e necessary to give vVhit e
op3 r at ors a 6 months notice in order to ge t the range ne ede d fo r the Iniian
opera tor. This will mve to be done by th e 1 st of October . Th e report will
have to be in by t he 20th i n orde r t o ge t t he re s olution d~n e a m a meeting
held on this matte!'"

The n ext th ing discu s s ed we.s t he a d vertising of t he t ribal f a rm land~ A
motion was made by Andrew E$tes tl1a. t we a dv ert.i se t.hi s farm la nd imm~,Uately
in order that the bidder rray la ve t ime to p lant l>linter \\Theat if he wishe s,
seconded by T. Two Hawk. Vo t e was 5 f or and 0 a gainst o

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Phil Byrnes wanted to got a loan a t a ba nk and have the council authorize
the Superint.endent t o make tnymen"t. dir ect ly to the bank if and when he geto
any money from the b ill p6nri ing in congr ess . Moti on By Ao Es tes and seconded
by T. Two Hawk to let him do t his i f he c an get a loon from some bank on such
an uncertain thing at t he p resent ti me " Vote 5 f or and 0 against.
- 25 l'f..ela tive to the re-hap hous es that exchange s were mad e for and cash

considerations given to move t he houses a Mot i on \\Ta s JTl.ade by Ro Thompson
and seconded by A. Este s to le t t h ose pe opl e whose deals a r e completed to
have any money left over that Ha3 s upp osed to have been obligeS. to ::! for the
moving of their h ouses as t he COTP S of Enginee rs l..d ll do it when the
construction of the Big Bend Dam s t art s o Motion carried 5 for and 0 againsto

- 26 A letter from Moses '1\:0 Hawk re que s t ing to trade for a re-hab house rea d t o
the council. Motioned by A. Este s , seconded by Eo Thompson to ha ve cle rk
answer th is letter o. Vote 5 for ani 0 agains t .

27 The Cha il'man stated tha. t he had talked t o Bob Heenan and that Bob had
infcrme d him that h.a had a st o ve , pian o, ref rigerato r and bot tle gas tank
that he wishee to sE ll and t hat he wo uld sel l a l l four i teins for only :; ?300.• ' ".
ar.d as the Trl-o e waLt,ed sO!!'!S quip:nent of t his tJi"pe for the Tribal haJ..;. that
they should ccnsidm huyil.:g them . Motion by R. Thompson, secordGd by A. Es tes
to purchase this equipreut fr om Bob Heenan . Vote 5 for and 0 aga.inst.,

..yv~

- 28 Moti on l'laS nnde by A1ldrew Est es , secon ded by C. Go ndfa ce to pay all bills
prssent.ea and per d5..t:In a nd mileage . Vote 5 f or and 0 8.gij,.bs t. "

- 29 The Cha iJ'TlRn stated tha t ,"t!. :Ue looking over some tl'ibal la7J.d that he n:;ted
that it \'las b.?,d.'t:~ ·C\)1. ered >... l th fox· ,t ai l ' 'feed s ard that is :oh ould be eu", and
a;:; Melv:Ln Griifith agreed t.;) cut ar.d r ak e i t for ~~l;~ O O ani aCrt1 I tock the
privilege of Luthorl~~5.ng r..:im to cut i t and ra k3 i t.. Aft. ·~7' he fj,nish ed. I
piled it up Be as i:. -",oul.:!. n ot ruin any good alfa lfa under' neath., I wou ld
like for the Co·,mci.l to let me have t his s tuf f for what 11+;t l e h2.y I ca.i1
salvage out of it for the work I put :Ult O piling it and also for the Cuuncil
to pay Mr. Griffith" Moti0n by A~ Este r) to let him have :i.t and to pay
Melvin Griffith fOl' h is W)rk, seconded by T. Two Hmlk. V,;:;te 5 for and' O against
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Mot.ion by R. Thompson s econd ed by C. Goodface to let A. Este s have the hay he
cut on the 80 acres south of Lower Brule because ,,'hen cut that hay it was his
be:1ief that the l:md rna been ~: ~c hanged t o this person wit h v-Thom he mad~ the
lease but the tr a.T). sac tion had n et b een completed and was not completed" The
Vote W·3,S 5 f0r and 0 a gainst o

- 31Mut-io n by A,. Estes se co nded by Co Gooci'ace to auth:..rize t he Chairman to
r enew the insurance on t he tribal car a s it has e xpired o Vote 5 for 0 againsto

- 32 The Chairman stated that he wants the council to issue him a traders
licen se as he wants t o set up a bu sin es s at L01o[er B1"ule. Ee stated that
he is going to try !1.nd establish an of f - sa le liquo:;,'" st or at Lo,,;l . Thompson

Amy Carp e nte r

J . vi . Thomps on
P

ml~ S ec . 29, 106-71
m'l~S'W'lk Sec .. 32, 106-71

NtNEk ,

Rental

$186 . 80

Sec. 31, 106-71
N2 SEt Sec. 31, 106-71

$109,60

SWi Sec 3;, SEi Sec . 4, 10S- 73
NW~SEf;: Se-co 27, 10S-73

$ 96. 00

Philip Durkin

Lo t s 4~ 5 ~ 6,7 Sec. l S- 109- 75
E~E!, SVJ~ SE~ Sec., 13-109-7 6
NWi
Se c. 24-109-76

Leslie Langdeau

N~ Sec. 24-109-76

$ 9 7. 00

Motion carr ied by a v ot e of 4 for an d 0 against.

-3The Chairman stated th at a lette r wa s r e c eived stating that all t he Tribes
had an attorn ey re pres enting: them on th e Bla ck Hill s Cla ims but the La'fer
Brule Sioux Tr ibe . The Chairman stat ed t hat a contract was at one time
mailed to Sonosky but that he had never r eceived it .. A te l egram l'Jas sent
t o him r equ es t ing that he draw up anoth er one and mail it to the Council
for appr oval . Mot i on by R. Thomps on, seconded by H. Goodface to allow t he
Chairman to sign tlhi s contrac t. Vote 4 f or and 0 ag a inst .

- 4 The Chair recog ni zed l'~s . Arlen e laRo ch e a t t his t ime. Mrs. 1cL.11.oche requ ested
t hat the council gi ve her a n '~ uc atio nal Grant fo r an extra $100.00 to pay
t he tuition of her dau ght er Anita laRoch e to Stephan Nission" . She stated that
as t his was the only pla ce sh e could pos si bly get h er enrolled and that all
first year s t udents had to pay a fe e of ~ lO O~ OO f or t he f i rst year and she
c ould not af ford t his amount. The matt e r was d is cuss ed and a motion wa s
made by R. Thompson, seconded by A. Estes to gi ve her a loan of $100.00
fr om t he General Fund . This a mount t o be paid from any funds accruing to
her a cc ount at Pi e rr e Agencr.y. Vo t e 4 f or and 0 ag a inst .

- 5The Chai r man stated that r elative to the Direct Loan Program the Bureau
had pr omised t o help with it a nd it se ems that t hings have died down
slightly. We al so have n ot hea r d fr om t he FHA as to \>lhether or not the
p er sons who have ap p lied wer e a ccept ed and as ~~o Smit h i s not here at t h is
t ime we s ho uld adopt a r esolution on thi s matte r any l>lSY to get things
r olling. Mo tion by R. Thomp s on, s econd ed b,y A. Estes that t his resolution
be dr awn and also t hat the Tri bal Cle r k be a ut ho rized t o s end a te J.egram
to the Commissioner requesting the Bureau t o pro c eed with this program
inmedja t ely as i t will be n ece ssa r y t o gi.. ve not i ce to non·,Indian opera tors
of th e allocat ing of r an ge u nit s to Indian op erators am th i s notice has to
be given by Oct oberl, 1958 a nd to write t o Be rry and Ca s e and see if they
can put any pre s sure on t o s peed t hings UPct Vo te 4 for and 0 against o

-6The Chair man stated t hat t/Tr. Adams had st opped at ni s pl ace and had a long
talk with him a m commended t he LeMe r Brule people fo r th e ir i nt erest in t heir
community a ctivities . He stated t hat this counc il had done an espe cial ly
good job in hel ping to conduct and a rra ngin g the s e act ivit ies o ~~ . Adams
also stated that her e is go ing to be a workshop on community devel opment a nd
l ea ders hip at Box Eld er , So. Dak. in September and it would l ast about a
week and the cost wo uld be ~ji30 . 00 includi ng room and boa rd
He ,,,ould like
for us to chose someone fr om our comnrul1ity to send o I t would be a good idea
t o think about thi s a nd then take the necessary ac tion at the regular reeeting
in Septembe r .
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-7The Chairman stat ed t hat people have been askin g what th e council intends to
do with the Old Enterpri se Building s. If th ey a re l eaving them the r e as a
t r ibut e te the Old Enterpr is e or i f they plan to di spose of them, as they
are in the taking area . I f t hey are to be di spcsed of they will have to
be appraised and an a ppraisin g taam \rill be needed. Motion by R. Thompson
t hat the entire council a ct as an a pprai sing te am and go have a look at the
bui ld ings immediatel y. Seconded by C. Goodface . Vote 4 f or and 0 against .
Mee ting r ecessed at this time to loo k over th e build ings and to have lunch g
Meeting called back t o orde r at 1: 30 P. Mo

The Chairman st a te d that now t hat the Counci l has had a l o ok at the buildings
what i s their deci sion on this ~A t ter o Mot ion by RQ Thomp son t hat as t hey
a re in pretty poor co ndit ion t o leave t hem a s they can get reo r e from the
Corp s of Engin eer s when the Big Bend Dam is st arted , seconded by Ao Estes
Vote 5 for and 0 agains t .

- 8The Ch a:irmm stat ed tha t a bill 1>/aS r eceived f r om the Dot son 1'10;ctuar y fo r a
Casket and r ough box f ar l-Ir s o T. Two Hawk and t hat he sugges ted that it be
pre sent ed to t he Hearing Examiner for probating the est ate of £.1 rso Ta Two
Hawk 0 Moti on by H. Good face, sec ond ed by A. ~stes to present this bi ll to
the Examiner. Vote 4 for and 0 aga inst.

-9The Chairman stat ed that a s he would be gone for three days and two ni.ghts
and t hat he di d not think he had enough eXp:lnse money f or the Tri p to Bis!l1ark
as he would stoP ' 9.t Sta nding Rock Agency during their Fair out of cour te sy
and t he Tri be was i nvi t ed t o att end . Mot i on by H. Goodface, seconded by
R. Thomps on to allow him $45 .00 more or t he Sum of $75 c OOo Vote 4 f or and
o againsto
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The Tribal car having had a small amount of damage done ot it, it was
motioned b.1 R. Thompson, se conded by Ao Es tes to pay t he amount of t he
damage on t he Car. Vot e 4 f or and 0 agains t.

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The Chainnan s t at ed t hat some t r i bal land l eased by l"lr .. MurphY':had b een cut
f or hay and a number of stack s we r e put up on th is land" He stated that now
this ha y had been r emoved and he would l i ke to Imow why SO~'!le on.e el se can d o
this and Wh6::1. an Indian o perato r d oe s th e s ame the Agency c fficials are right.
tr.tw EGteG$ seconde d by R" Th ompson that as H~ Goud.fa.ce ~t,ated that. he
was !"'!ot going to run f or t. he C oun~il t hat he be nom":';'"ated o Vote 3 fo1" and
o against Henry not votLYlg"

14Motion by H~ GGQdface, seconded by Ao 3 ste s to pay per diem and mileage for
this mee tin g o Vot e 4 for ani 0 agains t"

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Tl1e C1:.2,.i.rman stated that. he had b een rec ei v i(~ g comr:Latnt:? aGont '~he vm.~;·
Tha .:~ t 00 ::)c~:rt.:: . o:>., ;,!lak'Lclg tht? c.'")rlDlamts
a ni t!1.3 ;'j.~lg; S should ~.I 3 i:1v:i.i'.€Id t o c:!:.i:.end t heir ;:...t3 . Fr. Kii1g and An....liG Flute reqv.l-lst in g th08m to apP-'3.r· at the neAt
regu l'u' m~.:.· t,:i..i: ig~ Vote h ffJ.:' aal 0 1::I.go.i n st o
K-li1g f t'i r}f-O, v\~ b(;E?,j,1 o per ·'-tt.ing 7·be ir str..; r thlS ccurlCil ha.d ncthing to do
with it, it looked l:.ke they Kould have to pay t!1ebe :i..t.21hS i,·y-·:.m "::,he fu.D''::'s now en
hand.. The ma:,te:' '\";a s discussed by the membe:..'s ar.d. J.;:' vl'lS thei:~ cj)i'1icr;. th=.t tttis
should have bee'1 t:,aksn care vf before but since c,h'.:) f:-> ::.'mo l' tri!Jc:.l CUL:nc:iJ 5 were
lax in taJcir.g r.are of the ir business it woul d be E~l GO them to DaJ U,s bills 75.00
to her for expenses. i\ o objoctions . Vote: 4 for - none against. .nndrew Estes
not present for voting.

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- 11Silas Black Log requested pay for two days work at the tribal hall installing
screens for the windows. He aSKed that he be allowed credit at l~ingrs Store
instead of cash. i·lotion by R. Thompson, seconded by .....r. Two hawk to allow Silas
Black Dog credit in the amount of ~lO .OO at ~ingrs Store . !,o objections. Vote :
5 for - none against.

-12A letter was read by the ChairnBn from Elsie Deloria requesting that she be
allowed all of the ~1 50 . 00 educational g rant in advance as she needed to have her
glasses fixed and school clothes and had to pay her way d01tJl1 to haskell. It was
the opinion of the council after discussion that these grants were set up for
school expenses and that the ruling had been nade to send tilem to the schools to be
attended as in the past year in some cases students had received thl' grants in
advance and then had not attended school. Since these were grants it was believed
the students should be able to make their arrangem8nts before school so that they
would have the grant money during the shbool year. j:'lotion by Andrew Estes and
seconded by C. Goodface to leave the matter of Elsie receiving her grant in full
in advance up to }:ir. Gregory. No objections . Vote: 5 for - none against.

-13Er. Beitzel was admitted to the meeting. He r e ad a letter relative to an
ordinance adopted by the council requesting jurisdiction over Indians from other
tribes in tribal court . The letter stated that this ordinance had been effect
since 1939 when it was approved by Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior .
Therefore, the Lower Brule Tribal Court has jurisdiction over all Indians from
other reservations as well as enrolled members of the Low(.r Brule Tribe.

-14t, :c,stes and Alva
Crazy Bull. He said he didn r t kn.ow if Crazy Bull wOlJ.2_d be e~ibible beCal...58 ~8 b;lS
not put up any he_y, He stated tffit those persons whv wantGd loans but wL') had net
contacted FHA to see if they could get credit there will just have to wClit u.rr;~il
next year now as they are not eligicle to participate in the direct loan program
unless they have been denied credit by outside agencies o

-43The Chairman reported on the Superintendent t s conference at Bismarck Hhjch he
attended as fo11C'ws : "I stopped at Cheyenne Agency and at Fort Yates anel botn
Tribes were prepc.cing for their Fairs and displayed a splend~d commLU1:'..:'Y .'3pirit,
Everyone seemed to busy working on (exhibits , building corra}_s, worki:1g (,~c arenas
for Indian dances, repairing grandstan.ds or some otheL' work connected with the
Fair . I am sorry tha'::. Lhe L0wcr B-:"'J.lo poople do not seem to be lnt0I'estc:i enough
in putting on a Fa~,,, tc rvally work at it,
vfuile at the conferl.)'1(:e at Bismarck the two main topics of discllssio::1 hr.
Reifel emphasized were ~1) the need for Superintendents to come out and be more
willing to make suggestions as to vJhat is wrong with the Bureau and how it can be
improved and to speak up as to will t the Indian people want. He was much in favor
of the Superintendents doing this, and for them to help out with tribal programs
and community dc1:elopment . (2) th.:8.B1 relative to tribal government and the Fort Ftandall s e ttlemerlt. The
meeting was to be jointly with the Crow Creek Council.
Roll call as follows:
Present

Absent

J. H. Thompson, Chairman
Henry Goodface, Sr., Vic e-Chairman
Andrew Estes, Secretary
Cephais Goodface
Thomas Two Hawk
Richard Thompson

Qp:orum present.
The Chairman informed th e council that the rree ting vias to be held in the
school auditorium and all members went to tht- auditorium for the meetint; t
hr. Beitze l intro duced Lr . Ftex Qu inn from tile Central Office ana turned
the meetint; over to him. 1\1'. ~u inn intruduccd Lr . 8uck .':.rnith also from the
Central Office and f.J' . Bennett from she i.rea Office o.nd E::x}Jlained that the
purpose of the meeti n g was t o ::,ss ist the cm,illcils in amendine:; the Constitutions
and Bylaws of the tribes if tLey felt that amendments were needed. This
matter was discussed and it was agreed by the Lower BrUle council members that
there are portions of the Constit uti an that need amendin&; but since th e re will
be a tribal council election held very soon the pres e nt council should not take
any action on the matter but that it srJould be left up to the next cou~lcil.

hr . ':~uinn also discusseci tr ibal budgets anci ini'or,lled "(,he councils that
it was imperative accorciing to regulations that trley have bunded treasurers or
all tribal funds would have to dep::sited in the u. S . Treasury . he stated
that the councils should have a managelEe nt pro g ram wh e rein aut ilorlty is del egated to the officers of the cO ' meil for certain uuties trlat no,v tuke action
of the entire council. Such an arranlement wo uld il,ake for better Jaa nagem e nt>
and this is the way other businesses wit h board 01' ~. irec tors such as baLks o}ierat
he said that the bonded treasurers did not nec es sarily hav e to be a Lembe r of
the council but could be SOi,Leone outside th e council. It WCtS also po inted o ut
that according to the Cons t itution of the :Gowe r JruJ..e Tribe al.l ofL. cers of the
council could be appointed from either ivithin or \';itLout the council.
Hr . Bennet stated tha.t th ey plar. l1ed to hold a school at the j,rea l!ffice
to instruct tribal officials arld employe e s in the preparc·. tion of the budbets
that are required by tLe Secret2.ry of the Interior for the expenci. iture of
t:r:i "Fl.l funcis . He thought the school would be held sOlHetime in hovembe r.

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hr . Quinn informed the councils that they would be glad to assist the
councils in any way they could and that they would be given an opportunity
to work over their tribal goverr.ment programs and obtain bonded treasurers
before they would be forced to send their t ribal funds to the U. S. Treasury.
The meeting was then recessed for lunch and was to be resumed at 1:30 p. m.
at which time the representatives from the l'..hBI would discuss the Fort Randall
settlement.

The me eting reconvened at 1 : 30 p . m. and hr . Fuhriman from the i~J.RBI
presented a schedule to both tribes showing the distribution of funds offered
in settlement for Indian properties acquired by the Army for the Fo rt Randall
Reservoir. The schedule shows the names of all persons owninf:, land in the Fort
Randall taking area, the allotment numbe r of the land owned, each persons fractional interest in the all otments , the amount previously deposited in Gourt
by the Army, the amount paid out to each land owner, the amount held back for
salvage , the amount not yet paid, the share of each individual owning land in
the ,.,85,242.35 allowed by the Fort Ii.andall Bill as an incr~se in land value,
and finally the amount still due each individual land owner. The amounts are
comparatively small except for a few cases as this represents an incr e ase of
about 33% over the original appraisal of the land and the amount already paid
to the individual land owners.
Hr. Fuhriman explained that he would like to have the tribal c ouncUs of
both Lower Brule and Crow Creek review these schedules and also the Third
Supplement to l'iREI Report No. 135 and if they meet with their approval to confirm this approval by an appropriate resolution or motion.

Mr. Fuhriman discussed the acceptance or rejectionflbrm that would be
signed by all the land owners in order for them to receive their money. It is
quite similar to the form used previously and he informed hr. Be itzel that the
LRlBI would be willing to send someone from their staff to the Fierre Ae;ency to
help the individuals complete these forms . For those not residing around here
the forms would be mailed out to them .

The question was csked as to when the funds wO ul d be available and .t~r. Bear left the meeting.

-2The Chairman referred to Item 24 of the September 3 minutes relative to
the house of Julia Fire Cloud's that was moved by l' U'" Hickey. He as ked what

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h9.(1 been f::nmd cut about this. He was informed that according to records at
Pi e:cre Age nsy ]\!rs. Fire Cloud had authorized payment to Nr. Hickey for the
mO'!ing of the h ouse and the statement signed by he r stated that the work had
been s at isfac t o rily perf o:cmed. It therefore appears that nothing can be done
ab out the c ondition of her house ~

-3The ~~;. J.i rm'ln informed the council that they had some important business
th,:-rl tod'ly and that representatives from the hIillI and BIA would be on
t='_ - ~ (~ a r.c. l-.e h ope d they had all been thinking about the program for expenditure
of fo:-t R3.ndal1 funds. He also commended them on the work they have done during
the past t wo years they have been in office.
b :.~ ('rf;

-4A ~etter from Marvin J. Sonosky, Attorney at Washington, D. C. was read
advising th em that Congress appropriated ~800., 000 for Big Bend Dam. Of this,
~" 200 J OGO :i s for plannbg ;,u:d ;jp 600 } 000 for constrl~ctjO!l. ,
He advi se d the Tribe
to tak e C1]p :cop ri;o.-ce steps ':, 0 pre'J'ent, use of thei. l' land f o J.~ c c n s t:ru -; t~ . O:1 in the
a tlsen-; € of l e.';j_ slation autl10rizjng s1.1ch action ,

-5The Cha ir rr: : >. n advised the Council that since they were undecided about
whom they sh ould hire as an attorney for Big Bend Dam that a resolution should
be made :c e s cinding that portion of the resolution pertaining to extension of
h r GcLf ~J. ce t o r emove the name s of Ha:::'r .:i. et Hl ,;h EJ.k and Sherman
3 a~ u e s:' ;-l'»
i t . . . . :l S d 0-ts IT,in e d the~r ha ve !"lC t b6 e:n. r e s-:1..J. 6!ct 0 of t~Hc r e s e rvation
t bs r e q' ;~ :; . r r::d ~ . e :-: g -:,h of t:: i;le, 1\ 0 oO':; 8 cti or.5 . V·)t e ; 5 for - none against..
Eotion by R. Thompson " seconded by Andrew Estes to pay ~10.00 to the
owner s of t he r e sidences used as polling places in the Iron Nation and Fort
Ge or 88 Di s "',rids o No objections. vote: 5 for - none against.

-8L 2 +, ~~· :,r) Sc;.:Je r i ntendent of Pierre Agency from Branch of F,ealty at
Ab er de e:-.I'i" s r c ? ci r e lative to Re solution No 58--72 adopted by the Council on
July 2, 1 958 whereby the Tribe would acquirl150% of all minerals in land purchased by them from individuals. The letter advised that this could not be
done in t he case of minors or Indians who need assistance in ma.'1aging their
affairs as in those cases 100% of the minerals woul d have to be reserved by the
grantors. ho tio~ ty .Andrew Estes ; seconded by Ce phajc; Goo df a ce to amend resol ut ion !Jo. 58··'i2 r o serv:i.y;g 50;' of m:::1e:::,al s i'1 8.!J . 1.;0,1' '1 5 p uC' ch 'ls e·1 by the Tribe
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No o'oj 0 cti ons. ' hte: 5 fo r - non e against.
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-9Let ter fr0m Cecelia Thompson read requestjn g a n educ at io nal grant for
Rosann3 ;:: m.Lt h . 1"! ntiOll by Andre':: Estes ., sec ond ed ty Ce~'~ l a J. s Goodfa ce that an
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-14JI:.iotion by Andrew Estes and seconded by Cephais Goodface to pay per
diem and rn.:"lp,age and bills. No objection8. Va :, e: 5 for - none against.

-15}liot.ion by Richard Thompson and seconded by Thomas '!'w'o Ha'.1+ ior.. to cn v e'" payIrent of te1eD ~ lon s b:~ J..13 - ei c ct:-:-::i.c bills
to ?,} ,}~ .; c~ i ::i:~ (3 sU-I')J1~ . es & equi:JlT 8i1t, stamps " 2 1:.d.Jrp ec. c~v el o p 8 G _. p cstcards,
et. ~ . > ...'. nc: )';' 1 b;:. l cal" expe:r:ses tn order that p r' ): r:;: ' ~ payn ent c :-,n be rtHGe
fOT t.:1e f C (' ~ ; 1 ~ . e; at,icns and net ha. ve to wait for P. C01::1cH ~Liee ·i:' :i..ng to pay
these b i l L , J!O objections o Vote: 5 for - nOl1'J against.,

-16MOtion by Cephais Goodface and seconded by Andrew Estes to authorize
the purchase of a mimeograph machine for the reason that it is inconvenient
and ex:oensive to take all the mimeographing to Pierre Agency. If we had
a mimeogr3.ph machine here it would enable the tribal clerk to have the
minutes out sooner and would bejVer.y useful piece of office equipment.
No objections. Vote: 5 for - none against.

-17Motion by Cephais Goodface and seconded by Aldrew Estes to authorize
payment of an insurance policy to P~ase-Remmele Agency at Chamberlain for
insurance on the tribal hall. No objections. Vote: 5 for - none against.
-18-

Motion by Richard Thompson, seconded by Thomas Two Hawk to recess for
dinner. No o8 jections. Vote: 5 for - none against.

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Meeting was reconvened at 1:10 o'clock p. m. with the following members
present: J. ~v. Thompson, Andrew Estes, R. Thompson, Thomas Two Hawk and
Cephais Goodface. Absent: Henry Goodface, Sr.

-19Charles Langdea.u asked the council to i!!. dopt a resolution glvmg the
West Ce;:lt ral g l cCi~},i c CO ('perative pc r:ni s s i on to build an RE A line over tribal
land. EnJc:inn t :; ;( '~l ! : (;'Tlp SOn, seconde d by CB)l-:ais Goodface givine the Chairman
aut h o:':' i t :;,· '( ,0 :-o ~ [ 8 62 :o e r.:',e nts for the P u :;~ . ±i..r~ g of an hEA line on tribal land
and :" t a':', ',: :::; ;:; c" i ':, }.-::;y ;l3.Ve no objectio ;~ t o t. he construction of said line. No
obj e t: 1; J)': :: , V ,} "r;,; i.e,. -" or - none agains t . rt p Yl J.'Y Goodface not present .
-20-

Ps i.t zel pre sented an abstract of bids received on tribal f arm land
as a re ::: l,:: t ~'i .C ~'l i'rl'T 8rtisement for lease on which bids were opened on
Septemb2)' 25 ;. ::" S:5t~) a j,-1d ili a recommendat i ons for acceptance or rejection.
Motion t)',' J..n rh" ,·r B:-:: t es and seconded by Cephais Goodface to accept the recommendation 5 cf the S:':,~'3 :: intendent with the exception of bid by l'lartha E. Smith
on the E~SETj. 18 ~ 107 - 73. The bid was for 3 years but the council wished to
grant only a one-year lease on this land since it is in the process of an
exchange with Felix Quilt, Jr. No objections. Vote: 5 for - none against.
~lr.

-21~~. Beitzel informed the council that they are introducing a little
different system for handling leases wherein the prospective lessee makes a
written application to lease, the application is checked by the office and if
the lessor owes any obligation to the Tribe or the government this will have to
be paid instead of receiving payment for the rental direct.

-22-

Mr. Beitzel asked the council to reconsider and redate Resolution Nos.
58-47, 58-56 & 58-70 & Ordinance LB-57E for the reason that they did not
reach him in time for him to forward them for action in the 10 day time limit
that is reQuired.

-23Mr. Beitzel read a letter relative to the elk and buffalo that would be
available from Yellowstone Park. Notion by R. Thompson, seconded by Thomas

Two Hawk that the Lower Brule Tribe is not interested in purchasing a.ny of
these elk and buffalo because the cost with the transportation is t.oo high.
No objections. Vote: 5 for - none against.

-24A letter from John Artichoker was read in which he asked if the tribal
council had passed a resolution whereby parents of Indian children violating
the compulsory school attendance laws can be prosecuted in county court.
Motion by R. Thompson, seconded by Cephais Goodface to inform John Artichoker
that those Indians residing off the reservation can be prosecuted in county
court and those residing on who violate compulsory school laws can be prosecuted in the tribal court. No objections. Vote: 5 for - none against.

-25
Hr. Sallee from the lvill.BI entered the meeting at this time. He said that
they have been going over some of their appraisals of the land in the taking
area of the Big Bend Dam and have appraised up to the 1420' elevation although
the dam actually will flood only to the 1416' elevation. He said that the
Corps of Engineers have been indefinite on just exactly where the dam would
be built but that they now are pretty sure of a definite location at Soldier
Creek.
r-l r. Beitzel said that when the Corps definitely makes up their minds he
would like to take the Chairman with him and go to umaha and get the thing
straight. Hr. Sallee informed him that hr. Atchley from the Corps thought they
would have a definite decision on the site of the Big Bend Dal'P within tl:1e next
ten days or two weeks ", Hr. Salee said that their apnr3.:isals are still in t he
rough and would require additional checking in a y2a~ o~ two. He s ta ted that
the people who have improvements that will be located in the t akin g area of the
Big Bend Dam should ke ep a record of any additional j.mprovernents they m'3ke or
of additional buildings that are constructed and to keep the t ribal council informed so that they could pass the information along to the ~Jilil so that they
could reappraise them.

The Chairman asked Vx. Sallee if he thought Congress would pay for an
appraisal made by the Tribe such as is required by a certain attorney in his
contract and such as was made by Standing Rock Tribe and also if a bonus payment
to an attorney would be paid for by Congress or if these things would have to be
paid by the Tribe from their intangible money. Mr. Sallee replied that he did
not think Congress would authorize payment for another appraisal as they have
already spent considerable money for the .i·JiBI appraisals which would be upheld by
the MRBI in court or before Congress if needed. He also expressed doubt that a
bonus payment to an attorney would be authorized by Congress. hr. Sallee said that
Standing Rock did not receive any more for their land"
in proportio~ than
Lower Brule did and they didn't need that additional appraisal at all.
The Chairman asked if construction of Big Bend Dam could start before settlement has been made with the Tribe under the ruling of Judge l'lickelsen. l'.r, Sallee
replied that the Corps could file a declaration of taking on the work area only
and make payment for that in order to start work.

Nr, Sallee s a. id tha t regarding the additional ;Jayments due +,he lR'1 d
o', me rs from the For t R8.Jj--: ~,.ll Dam th 2,t some of th e pc r>;Jl e 'Non ' t h 'l v ,," :m:y s:ct RAndel.ll D3.'l1 that. there
were about 19 f2milieG icH C' lved who had to mov e :C'~ '::'~D the taking a rea cmJ. in preparing to draw "o.cp . t they would take into consideration that these people should be returned the
cost of moving and should be put back in as good a position as t hey were before
they had to move. He asked just what things the c0uncil should consider in order
to compensate these peorle :fo!' their moving.

hr. Sallee s Q. ~ d t,ha t, of course the first it c;n :,o 80nsider would h E::l.,h '3
actual cost of mc~rir'. g. A]_so if some of these hO'lSf' G -:',:,2.h85 b. helping 7,he'1l de:::id'3 .jJ.fJt what COAts sh0uld be reiill'h l:l'!t':-;ed to tre Y' e n9 r s were required when the applicants were less thah .
twenty-one.
The Chairman expressed his disappointment in the allocation of only
. 30,OOO.OO~ 1'he rr.atter was d :i.. scussed an d i t was t he opinion of the council that
this would be a grl' at handica.p in sett j r..g up any or.e t his Fall.

Alfred Ziegler aeked several que stions of hr. Sm:i.jJh relative to the loan
program. He stat3 d that he would not be r e ady to receLre a loan this Fall since
he does not have a ny hay put up.
After further discus sion on the loan progra.'ll it was decided that an applicant wo

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