LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL

LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL

REGULAR HEETING

OCTOBER 7, 1992

PRESENT:

Michael B. Jandreau~ Cha irman

Kay Gou\"l)eau

Richard P. Thompson, 5r.

Boyd Gourneau

El ver a Dr i v i ng Hawk

Or-vi lte Laligdeau, Jr.

ABSENT:

None

ALSO PRESENT:

Shirley Crane, John Estes, Sr., Benjamin ihompson, Jr., Greg

Miller, Sharon Rrownt Emma LaRoche, Kara Gourru:aUt Jackie Jandreau, Nyal Brings,

Scott JOlles, Robin LaRoctie~ and Effie Black Bear.

The Lo~r Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l mee'ti1\9 was called to Order by Chainan

Michael B. Jandreau at 10:06 AM. koll call was taken by the Recording Secretary

and the Lord's Prayer was led by Chaplain Elvera Drivi1\9 Hawk. Mr. Greg Mi Her let

the Inauguration and swore each of the aeebers in Office. Chairman Jandreau stated

that two Offices would be fi lled by nomination, Sen3eant at ArllS and Chaplain.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to nominate John Estes, Sr. as Chaplain. This

Motion was seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion was aade by Boyd Gourneau to cease

nominations.

This /\lotion was seconded by Kay Gourneau. Motion carried with vote

being four tIleftIbers for, none opposing, none absent and one not voting.

Motion was

made by Shirley Crane to nominate Benjamin ThollPson, Jr. as Sergeant at Arllls. This

motion was seconded by Boyd Gourneau. Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to cease

noftli nat ions.

Th is mot i on \lias seconded by Boyd Bourneau. Mot i on carr ied with vote

being four members for, none opposiD9, none absent and one not votiD9.

Chairman Jitl1lheau stated that the last two years hilve been hard years as far as the

dmuUilt

of criticism a-ltd condeomation we received as i\ldividual~. One of the things

that \lie have grown to understand is that progress and change, there is a lot of

times then~ is ITtisunderstandings and disa9reeo)ents that do exi~t. Those will

continue, it i<.:. a life long process.

However, this Counci l is empowered and

chdrq~

wi til the responsib i l ity of work i 119 fur a II the peop le, and filany times it

afipei:lrs that that is not happening, however, na'linq been here going on my elevE:lnth

term, I hav~ seen and work~d with some of you in Coulici l positions before and Pve

Sf:'en lhii"l you do that and I hope that that does cont j nue. The outgo i ng Counc i l has

spent Many hard and lon9 hours agonizin9 over the decisions that we have made. We

believe that lhose decisiuns were for the besi inh:re-:,t of the Tribe in the long

run and effective and dealt with the upgradill9 uf our reservation and our people.

We know at tjme~ in this Council there will be disagreements, there will be

difficult

limes

that

we will experience t0gether and we ask that those

Jisi:lyreemen1s remain here, as we have tried to keel-' them here in this l-oom and that

wilen we step for\llard from this room, we step forward, not as a divided force, but a

ron_:e wOi"king for the best interest of our rec..er\la·liot\ and our people.

We welcome

you, we congratulate you and wish God's bLessill9 and the power of his spirit 9uide

us. Chairmi:lTl Jand\-eau stated, with that, what we have before us is a Listing of

ayenda items, we provided you with a copy too, there are many areas and many

F'rograms and processes that wi II be avai labie h the Tribe, in order to meet those

we Me ':.!l)illg to have to meet, talk, discuss and look at those issues to detefmine

\IIhat can be done in the best interest of the Tl" ibe. rhose issues I have 1IOt put on

the agenda today because of the newness of this inaugUl'i:itiofl, being the first day

of mee"iing. We, ill the past have determined that aU of the individuals on the

COllnei!. are active check signers and you willUe furnished with some bank cards

shortly to sign all of those.

Chairman Jandreau stated thii.t a Resolution wil.t

have to be adopted for the Tribal Draw lJown Pr!)cedl1res, which is encompassed in a

prim Resolutioll. Chairman Jandreau stated, this Resoll1tion authorizes allY one on

ihe Counci t to sign the doc\1ments for a Llraw Down, if the Chairman, Vice

ella irj.lersoll Ill" Secretary/Treasurer is absent. The purpose lif the Tr iba l Draw Down

Protedliy"es Resollition was explair1E!d in detail to the Tribal Council. Motion Was

illade by Boyd GUl1rneau to adopt this Resolution witli the enan<}e ot" names of the new

COlinei l.

This motion was seconded by Kay Goun'leai.l. Motion carried with vote being

five membp.rs for, none IlPf>osing, none absent and none not votinq.

Chairman Jandreali stated,

the

2.

Personnel Pulicies and Procedures have been revised and clarified in reqard to the

method of opeY<ltion in rel<ltion to employees and tliere are some of the areas that

we,e corrected and have lleen expanded on. lhe grftatest thin<} \lias the ilooual leave.

All PI:H"manelltt fIlll time employees acc\"ue four hours annual leave a pay period and

what ~ have done is brought this up to standard, which is simi lar to the Bureau,

all permanent full time employees having been emplvy"ed with the Tribe for less than

three years will accrue f 011\- hours annua l leave, emp loyees that have been eh'IP loyed

three years 01- more \IIi It ar..ul1e six hour~ annual ie-dve ilnd "those employees in

excess of fifte~n years of service, wM a\-e pi?rmanent Tribal empluyees will accrue

at a rate of eight hOI1\-s. Chairman Jandreau stated, we have expanded the number of

hUl1\s that an emp I"oy~e may carryover at the end of the f i sca l year, many times the

employee has to lose hours, because they cannot use their hours before the end of

the f i sea 1 year, a time when they are needed to most, so now they ca n can-y 240

hOl1rs annual lE!ave per year. Annual leave, sick leave, overtime hours and the

definitilln of a professional empLoyee was discussed. John lstes, Sr. asked, what

is the probLem with the Propane Company, they used to 1-l1n out of F>ropane and gas,

you LoulJn't depend on them, do you keep recol-ds. Kay Gourneau stated, Tr ish

Llindetl has the program on the computer, 50 it you evel- wanted a report you could

ask her.

Chail"lllall Jdl"ldreau stated, we haven't 1-110 out for a whi le now. What had

happened in the past is, thE' programs, wi! ich ut i ti ze 65X of the gas and the Low

Incuiile Home Energ":f Assistance F'roqram, which we spend approximately 82 to 92

ihousand doltarsa year, doesn't alway"s get ~heir funding on time and these

Pfugrams dldfye unti 1 they get the funding in. fhe companies that delive"f to liS

\inLy acr..ept c.ash and as hard as we hy sometimes th..re Just isn't c.ash readi ly

ac.c:essibte.

Benjamin Thompsont Jr. stated, welt what about the quys that deliver

th\i' propane, Phi lip and Darrellt they said they don"·t ':Jet paid when they 9& out and

dei.iver propane at 12:00 midnight, or anytime after working hours. Chairman

JaTldn:~ali statl:'d, sometimes these guys don't get a i.:aU all ciay- so they jlist sit

in

the off ic~ down there.

Kay GOl1rneau stated, when they make runs at night they

usuclLly don't COllIE! in lintil 11:00 the next day. Cliainllan Jandreau stated, so it

all works out, believe me they get paid tor it. Benjamin Thomp'ilon, Jr. stated,

welt, what are the chances about gettin<} il time doc~; in.

I know like at the

Housing we had to use one. Chairman Jdndreal1 stated, well, personaLLy, I feel that

it 1N0lita be an enclimbrance to bliY anothel- eight to ten time clocks and the second

pLace is iPs not going to make any difference anyway, time clocks are just as easy

til manipulate as anything else, the Councii has neveY demanded a time clock, any

tiil1e clocks were internal decisions in the f'rog\-ams. John £stes, Sr. stated, I

vlilUtd Like to see something in this natl1re; but no"l ri9ht noWt we could aled the

Directors of the Programs to help stral9hten this situatIon out, but if it don't

'then wetll just try this time clock.

Chairman Jandn;:au stated, I will get a

di\ective out. Chairman Jandreau stated, is there 8ny other comments re9ardil\g the

Per'::>onnel Pol.icies and Procedures. Motion was !!lath: b't Boyd Gourneau to adopt the

P~lSllnl\et Poli(;ies and F'rocedures.

This Iliotion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion can ied with vote bein9 five members fort fn')l'!e opposing, none absent and

I\llne not 'lot i "IIg.

3.

L.OWEfLI!EIJI.E_WIL.I!I.IEE_EHIEBffUSEl Chairman Jandreau stated, the Tribe has

I-ecelltly purchased the land from St. Alban's and also a tract of Messiah and the

\.ower Brule Wi lcilife Enterprise at this time t4t\uld like to set up a lease agreement

between Wildlife and the Lower BI"ule Sioux Tribe, similar to that that we have on

(he CRP land t the Bunker Cf.:P land that we purchased, to have a lease assigned to

them. John Estes, 8r. asked if they would seU the 9ravel that was on the land.

Ch<'lirmaii Jandreau stated, the lease would only authorize them to use the land to

l\lint Oll. Juhn Estes, Sr. asked \IIhelt was included in this land.

Chairman Jandreau

descr ibed\he land layout. Motion was made by i<enjami n Thompson, Jr. to grant the

!.~ase til Wi Ldlife.

This motion was seconded by I<:ay (;Qurneau. Motion carried with

vidp. being five members fort none OPPOSI~7 Ml\e absent and none not voting> (Ben

Janis entered the Tribal Counci l meeting at this time.)

Boyd Gourneau informed

l'k. Janis that his re~uest had been granted. Bt!n Janis asked if the road getting

t.) this l~nd \lias public access? Chairman Jandreau stated that ~n Jaois would have

to talk to the lessee's and arranqe something with 1hem to allow hunters on the

l~ss~'s lanu. Ben Janis thanked the Tribal Councit for

their time and stated

that he would try and work somethinq out t4ith the lessee's>

4.

l.8t:m.1tE:ffiAlSAL.=Il:lCltWLIl.t-El.Un:J._SBl \"llail"man Jandreau stated, there is an

<1ppr'aisal to buyout the interest in 106, 109 t anti 158 from Thomas Flute, Sr.,ihose

interests al~ valued at $358.11, \lie need authorization f)"om the Council to purchase

that lalld. Motion was o\ade by Boyd Gourneau to pU'lchase the land provided there

\lIas fundin'J available.

This motion was seconded by Kay Gourneau. Motion can"ied

with vllte bein<j five members for, none opposiTl9, Mile absent and none not votinq.

,John Estes, Sr. asked where's this land at. Chairman Jandreau s·tate1:l, these are

iilt~rests ill those allotments, and the polICY that the Council had developed in the

Pi:lst is to purchase as Hlany of these Interests as Pilssib le to dear up the t i He on

these, we've also n:~~uested the purchase of any mineral right.;; available.

Chairman Jandreau stated, we have two

5.

Educational Grant applications, one IS tor Norttlel"n Michigan University, Christina

Reni..onh"e, and the other is for the Lowel" Brute/Crow Creek Community College, Ted

Mt:Cautey, wh.tt we have been cioin9 in re9ard to the COlllmunity Collt;oqe is unti 1 such

tiftl!:! that the, we have been approving them based Uj-iiill ·the approval of an Agreement

beiweell Sh\h~ Gleska College and LO\ller Bl"ule/Crow Creek College, otherwise these

people d,'e att€'ndinq these classes without aCCl"editatil1n. Shil ley Crane stated, I

thouqh t the <lqreement was in p lace.

Boyd Gour lIeilU stated, I ttl i nk the co llege

buarci signed it but we haven't 90tten It back yett but Pm no"l sure, we'll have to

ask someone iln the college board. Shirley Crane asked, is Mona sti II 00 there.

Chairman Jandreau statt?d, yeah, Mona, Cody ani:! ~Ih

Shirley Crane asked who

Christina Rencolltre \lias. Chairman Jandl"eau stated, she's an enrolled member.

6.

J.t1J.E:J.A.t-SECBEIABLE:!JSIIlOMl Chairman Jandreau stated, the next item is

th!'> JTPA Secretary position. The procedure for the J"fF'A proyralll was explained to

the TI-ibal Counci l.

Motion was made by t\i.\iti Gourneau to approve the list of

eliqibte JTF'A applicants. This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Hution carried with vote being five members fort TlOne opposi1l9t none absent and

!lone not vot i ng.

7.

MHLSOSE_IIU8AI. __WAIEiLJUIiIHL.J.:00L1I10H1

Cha i r RId n Ja ndr ea u s tat ed , the

last thinq we have on the aqenda is an item r dontt expect you to apprllve at this

particuliir lime. There is a qroup called Mni Sose Tribal Water Rights Coalition

\lltlll are formulated from the O,:}lald, kosebud anu Standinq Rock Tribe.... We did

submit a letter of support for them and e;(plalnet! that no action for membership

would be taken until the new Tribal t;ouncil was seated. Chairman Jandreau stated,

thp. purpose this organization was created \l4as h I.ook at the water rights in regard

directly but

tl) the Missouri River Basin and not only the Missou,-i Rive,·

h-ibutaries and all waters affecting the Tribest you should have the OPP01-tUllity to

review it pfiur to making any kind of action in reqdrd to that. Chairman Janureau

stated, I have also been called about numerous other issues, one issue is Lonetree,

which is a massive landfill process.

John Estes, Sr. asked, where will this

Idndfi II be on the l"f~servation.

Chairman Jandreau stated, it wi II not be on the

reseniation, it wi It be in Edgemontt South Dakota. John Estes, Sr. asked, how do

the people in Edgemunt feel about the Landfi lL

Chaiy·man Jandreau stated, they

\lMlit

it. Juiln Estes, Sr. asked, what will they benefit from d. Chairman Jandreau

slated, ttl!?y wi II receive $1.00 per ton f1>r each ton of nontoxic, nonhazardous

waste.

Chdirmdn Jandreau stated, the pr1>posat we l-eceived, which we have not

ilctepted any proposa l at th j s t j me, wou td be $3.00 Pi:\- t on, but our idea was no

less than ten dollars, but with a mIllion and a half tonst this would grant the

return to the Tribe, as profit, fifteen miUi1>n rlotlars a year.

Juhn Estes, Sr.

stated, a lot of people don't understand \Ilhat thIS is about, I think we should have

a general meet i ng and let a II the peop le come in there and eAp la i nit to them, then

they get their input f1-om it and then I thillk~willfeelbettert if about

accepting it and if there is something goi~ on.

Boyd Gourneau stated, or a

I"efl:!rendum vote.

Chairman Jandn~au stated, both of these '1roups are wi lling to

Lume down. John Estes, Sr. stated, Chairmall Jandreaut you can set up the dates.

Johll Estes, Sr. asked, does the TI-ibe have to put anything up. Chairman Jandreau

stdteU, TIO. John Estes, Sr. stated, well; Mw come they are coming down to us.

Chdirmall Jandi·eau stated, because they want Jurisdiction out side of the State,

even though the re-:tuirements are more sh-i~ent th,HI the State's, which they have

dLIt!i\dy met, because of the constant flux in the attitude that exists and they will

tell you that themselves, that's why they came to us in the first place.

Motion

WdS

made by Jllhn Estes, Sr. to authorize Chairllliln Jandl-eau to set up the meetings

wilh the!;e 1WO qroups. This motion was seconded by Shirley Crane.

tlotion carried

",i ~h vote beill':} five members for, none OPPOSillq, none absent and none not voting.

Shirley Crdi"lt-! stated, does the Tribe have a brochure 0\· flyer stating that by 1993

th~ Tribe wilt have to have a landfilt of Its own.

Chairman Jandreau stated; yes;

hut that is in the Federal law, under ttte fnviri.\llll'!entat Proteciion Agency; we will

have to come up with those re'~uiremen"ts. 1 have been reviewinq Rosebud's, I wi It

he submi H i n9 these to you, a copy of what kosebud passed, Rosebud has a lready met

most

of

the

Environmental PI-otection re-l.uirements plus all of the State

re':tuiremt!nts, John Estes; Sr. asked about the iandfi I l up on the hi lL.

Chairman

Jandreau stated, that doesntt even cOlne c lose; we have to have a moni tor i IIg well at

ledst, ·they an~ three or four thousand dollars; 'l.uartedy testing on them will cost

fifteen hundred; so your talking about another six thousand a yed!"; probably eight

thousand dollars for the initial cost, and yeady \:i)sts from ten to twenty thousand

dfter that, there \IIi II have to be a certaIn amount of recycling that wi II have to

be necessary, you see right now, there is hazardou~ waste going in -there, every

time

that YOIi use a bottle of soap and discard tha"! plastic with any content in

it ~ whether it is i 11 the cor ner or not is hazardilUs waste, under law, 0 ld gas tanks

dilil any cleaning supplies containing I':wtopes, the law is pretty stlingent and it

is pretty hard to live up to that and tlli'S IS \lK!at brou9ht aboll;; Rosebud's big

action in ~he first place and they wel-e having a tough time. John Estes, Sr.

sxated, \/Iha"! does the clinic dOt !/Ihere do they dispose. Chairman Jandreau stated,

they lise Blule County, because it is an approved Landti tt, but medical waste had to

be incinerated, I don't know how they are getting Ott it would be interesting to

find out.

8.

GEHEBaL__ Atit!__SfECI~__CWHCII._E!lIJ.IWSl Chamllan Jandreau stated, we have

billings from our lawsuit with the State on our hunting and fishing agreement and

then our General Counsel, what we gene:-atL)'" do is approve these for submission to

the Bureau for their review and approval. Motion was made by Bilyd GOUl-neau to

approve the bi llill<js and to submit them to the BUIl?au iI"I review and approval. This

illldion was S~:OIli:led by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vote being five members

"for, none opposing, l1ilne absent and none not votillq. Chairman Jandreau stated, as

w~ yO dlong here we probably wi It be setting up additIonaL sessions where we wi II

yO over more and more of the i nterna l \\lorks t!ia~ we have been do i ng t to br i ng you

up to speed, Oil that I ask that we go i nh l"E~C~SS unt i l \!Ie can get more of these

things together for you, \lie will pr"obabty be caUing to be together F>robably next

week, Tuesday, we're sti II on, t\110 of you l-emember, wetre sti it on an open session

rind Yle're in session at!. month. John Estes, Sr. stated~ we would like to discus!:>

the Housinq ~ituation. Shirley Crane stated, I wouid like to have the Minutes on

there too. John Estes, Sr. stated, when we were iii! there we wel-e getting stipends;

yOU call that stipend, \IIe're still under that?

Chairman Jandreau stated t righ"t, I

signed those this morning.

John Estes. Sr. stated, there is no regulations or

ru l~s that say you have to be here at 8:00 ill' anyth i nq. eha i rillan Jdndreau stated,

no t \!Ie usua lly ca II the meet i ngs to start at about ten and hope 11m here.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Counei l meeHll9 recessed at 12:15 PM. The Lower

Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened on October 13 t 1992, at 10:46 AM,

with all Counci l llletlbers present. Also present was Debra Isbur9t Rose McCauley,

O.-vi lle Lall9deau, Jr., Scott Jones, Wi Lilia Wi lsont Gayle Ziel)ler and Ellen Wright.

9.

L.OWEfLmsuLE_twSIMILAUTI:KIIUIYl Chall-man Jandreau ':5tated, the issue "that

was to be met on today was the Housing; do you Itlisll to start that discussion? John

Estes, Sr. stated, the things that wel"e happening at Housing was the \!lay they are

heated aTId the record system, I don't kno\\l wha"l is going on, some fami lies got a

hold of me about this, but I know for a fact that there is this one fami ly thdt

had SOille back rent and for a coup le years have been pay i ng twenty do llars a whack

dnd it is not pa id UP yet, it shou ld have been, and they hdve never gotten any

statements show i ng th is. And there are others that are COtrtP La in i nlj that they take

thejy" check to Housing to be cashed and they chafge you five dollars.

Chairman

.Jandreau ~"tated, that is standard and it doesntt i\latter if you owe back rent or

not, if you dre ahead or whatever, they do that tll everyone.

Chairman Jandreau

s1ated~

I don't know whaPs going on with the ~dateA'lents, 1 know I didn't get one

since Apri l, I just figured Sadie \/las overloaded, but that is her job. John Estes,

Sr. sta ted, \lie II those ar e just some of the th i ll<iIS peop le ar e comp La i n i ng about,

they ,we complaining about or upset about the people on the Housing Board, are, not

fruill one family, but are related, that is nepo1iSillt ~\otion was made by John Estes,

Sr. to put the Executive Director and Housing Boa'"d seats up for ne\!l metnbers.

Chairman JaoorE!au stated, is there a second';

Motion was seconded by Shirley

Crane. All those in favor. Motion died for iilCk of two thinis majority vote, with

vote bein~ thn=e members for; ilne opposingt he,ne absent and one not voting.

Chdirman Jdj\l:ln~au stated,I think the best way to addl'1~ss \hese Issues i-,:; to have

those people present.

(Debra Isburg, Kose McCauley, Orvi lle Lanqdeau, Jr., Scott

Jones, and Wilma Wilson entered the Tribal Council meetinq at this time.)

Disc.ussioll was held on the Housing Authllrity waiting list, Homeownership policies,

eligilliliry or obtaining a house aod the condition of the last houses that were

(Gayle Zielger and Ellen Wright entered the meetinq at this time.) Gayle

bui It.

Zielger stated, Vicki was going to come in tllday blit she had to go to Pierre, so

shp. asked nle to clime and address the Counci l hI" her. Her complaint is that she

put ill for a house and they told her they folind QU-\ 'hat she owed back rent of

$400.00 and that she wasn't eligible tor a house, but they auvised her husband that

lie could put in for a house, him and the children and that they could probably get

ulle th-~t waY. thel-e is something wrong here becau~e they said it was done for one

of the other memberst what kind of procedures and Ylites and policies do you have in

your Housing BOdrd that this can be done tor one person and an enrolled member is

denied housing. Debra Isblirg stated, r wi II have"lil answer your 'west ion Gayle,

that is the loop hole in the system, thatts the cumplete loop hole iii the system,

if YOIi have two people coming in to apply for flo\!sin9 and one owes back rentt

Hidtts the loop hole, the other persont if they dontt owe puts in for the

application, lists themselves and their chi torent -,'51. ilf the people in Lower DrliLe

eith~r

owes back rent or lives ltIith someone that owes back rent. Debra Isburg

stated, the only \/Jay this \/Ji II change IS if the Board chanljes the policy or a

CDn9r~ssional Ad

that states it is completely fGrbidden.

Chairman Jandreau

stah~d,

I woutd put our HOlising Alitnority Ul-' aqainst any of the

Housinq

(Ntho\" i t i~s.

Debra Isburg stated t ltIetre not a pel-feet Housi ng Author i ty, but I've

gutta be pi-oud of one thing is when I \>lent into -that Housing Authority in 1985, we

\idd more problems, we had 64 findin,;!s, \lie owtMi HUB $80,000.00, we weret out of

twenty HOU!:>lllg Alithorities in the Region, second from the bottom of the list t and

\-i9~d

110ltl,

Pm proud to say that this Year, last fiscal year we \IIere fOlirth from

\he top in -the reqion ana that says a Lot for the staff, for the Counei l for their

oad< up and because we had a landlord tenant code put into place through the Court

system, we had a lot of things done that \!iere never done before, we don't owe HUD

anythiny, we have half a mi llion dollars in reserve in the bank, and I'm sony

people dontt see those types of changes or thinqs happeninq, we have only been

deliied one C.r.A.P. projeet since 19!:l5, we've been able to renovate units, we've

been fOfce dccounting eVei-Y project to the fribe til keep our people empLoyed, I

wish and the Board wishes and the Counci l wiShes we had a vacant house for everyone

th,-ll came into the Housing Office. but we just oon!t. Ri9ht now the majodty of

th~ people on the waiting

list are one and two b~room pellPiet single families.

Elleon Wright stated that she and Gayle Zi~lel- would go arolind

and

get

ducuiftli!l1tatioii iieerled regi\rding problems at the Housing Authority and would brinq

them bad: in to the Counei l.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 2:00 PM. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Counci l meetinq reconvened at 2:35 PM, with all Counci l tlletlibers

present.

10.

HHLSOSE_IBI~JMHEB __BIIlII~LjJW,.lIlOtU

Chairman Jandreau stated, the

Mni 50se Tribal Water Rights Coalition is tryinq tii put a multitribal organization

toyether reyarding water 1" ights.

We \II1-oie a leHer of support

for

the

on:lani1iitiol1t but I infllYmerl them that llll adioll for membership \IIould be taken

illiti l the iiew Tribal Counei l lIlas seated. Boyd Gourneau asked if the Tribe joined

iIIouhl there oe a repY-esentative appointed from the Counci l. Chairman Jandreali

stdted t YI;!St to aH~nd all the meetings, most Tribes have des i l-ed to be par t uf

t his beca lise {here will be deve lopment oce U),T i M. il n the Mi sso ur i "i ver and the

Tribe<; ~d to have input on this develup, we l~ 'tudntificCition of ,-ights.

The

Lowe," Brule> Sioux Tribe is now in <:; joini conti-ad with U.S.G.S. t tht?y are

cUllductinq a water resource inventory right nowr we are in our fir~t year.

It is

important to get this information, to qet thes;: tinGlngs of the study. The main

fedSlln we entered into th is jo i nt conti-act was because U.S.G.3. had Ci lready had the

funding to do this project State wide. We contribu~ed through the water inventory

j.l\,uqL.;m ttli'ou9h the B.I.A. Chairman Jandreau asked if the Tribal Counci l was

in'h~I'l:'Sted

in joining this on~anizatlon. Motion was il\ade by Boyd Gourneau to join

Mlli Sose Tl'ibal Water Rights Coalition.

This motion wa':5 seconded by Benjamin

TliOfftPson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five member fort none opposing, none

dll~ellt and IlOli~ not vot i ng.

Benjami n Thompson, Jr. stated, this leHer of Julie

Thoil\llsontSt shouldntt they handle this over there at the CasillO. Chairman Jandreau

~tdt~i that he h~d already talked to the l:asino Mallagemen'l' and that this mattef has

no t been taken to the Comm it tee a t the Cas i nil t Hi i." is wha t the Comm i Hee is for.

Th~y handlt::' it first, befol-~ it comes over here.

John C:stes, Sr. asked how the

Casino started up, what the history wa~ and w\11) was respoTlsible if it goes under.

Chdirmall Jandr~au stated t John, you ana Shir ley and the other Gounc i l were involved

with the original concept with Elmer and Wanda Ci1l'!)ft\liigS. [10 you remember we went

tli the point of neqotiatillg for the cOlIIPact then the Tribal Election came up.

We

purchased the Oacoma land, which was our original site for the Casino, then we qot

i nvo lved ill th is State vs TI" ibe and BIA. Cna \loman Jandreau stated that after the

HE'd i on the CumlTli ngs came back to the ne~ Counc i l and the Counc i l re·:j.uested to get

uther proposdls. The Council initially went With a 9ruup which was out of Nevada

iind Salt Lake City, this fell, through; so we ilPetred back Ul' 1'or more proposals.

TIle Oth~l- site that was being discussed would have i-un us into a 4 or 5 million

project just to develop the area and receIve a\lxi liary service power. John Estes,

3•• <lsked whl:!re fir. Vall HOI-ne came from.

Coa I rmall Jal\dreau stateu that he was

lookin9 fH a place to develop a CaSIllO. he is a forme'f bankt?r. We found that the

cheapest way to '10 was -to refllode l the fr i ba l Gymt then we had a tl th i s contr oversy.

\tIe felt that having the Casino in Lower BrUle would accelerate employment and the

developmelit of the community. The fundinq for the renovation uf the gY11l and all

-the e~lJ.ipment was put up by Mr. Van Horne and 'lhree other investors. The final

cost lif the }!loject was $945,000.00, we did not have to pay the $45,000.00 because

the agleemerd that was signed stated anything over and above $900,000.00 they would

haw to pay. The $900 1 000.00 i':5 beinq paid back by the ilKome from 'lhe CasiTIOt by

.JelllUafY the ftlachinE's will be paid for and within eleven months the building

fellovatioll aud othe,- etuipment will aU be paid tOI-, lhe income from the Casino is

paying for thosp. things plus all the l:asino employeets salarlest all the food, etc.

The capitCil that we are making is about what we Pfoji:ded, utilizing the population

base in this areat this doesntt include the buses that we will be getting in, we

should be 9E!ttinq oTle or two buses in a dDY five dats a wet?k t ·the return when this

happens wi II be considerable.

Who is responsible if it goes down? Management,

Pe>fsullnel and Support Staff. John Estes, Sr. asked, has any material bt?en put out

01\

-thp. money made by the Casino.

Chall"lnan Jandreau stated that at the end of

Septembel" the auditors did a year to end closingt once this is complete 1hese

figures wi II be avai lable. Benjamin 'fl1olllPsont Jl-. dsked if these audits would be

quaderly or once a year. Chairman Jandreau statei.l that Mike Hanzlik does a dai ly

\'eview lif the budget.

The auditors wi II come in 'tuarterly, unannounced, one, to

de'teftfdnE! what is available and make sure it COIncide':, with the weekly and mOllthLy

repurts to make SUfe they aloe adhered to and the,-e is also a Casino auditor who

lIIi \.l be doing a ~uarterly analysis of the Casino. Benjamin Thompsont Jr. as~:ed if

the Tribe wanted to put a Casino on the Uacoma land. Chairman Jandreau stated that

if there was anything at all put down on the uacomii land, it WGuld not be a full

I.llowll Cdsiflll, in order to build up this community \lie need to generate here, we have

1:0 have a reason to brinq people here. Benjamin Thompsen, Jr. asked if the Tribe

\lid II ted

two Cdsi no, wi th line on the Oacoma land. Chalrtnan Jandreau stated, no there

die other avenues that could be pursued. The cnl.'1" war" we coutd put a Casino on the

OaCIlIll<1

land is if there is a new Govel"nol" or if the 15 lawsuits are passed, If of

which have beer. defeated. There is an investiqaiion 90in9 on nation wide on every

Ci:lsillf) ill the nation, they are looking for en:!anized C)"ime, if there are

illv~si:lfleT!ts held by Tribal Officials, Per Capita disbursE:ments that

haven't been

l"epOI ted, this is not just on Casl nos it is Bi llges too. There is enough places

that are havinq these problems with the 1'I0fia, etc., to do away with Gaming, but

Tribes do \Iave a ri<.Jht to have Gaming. The main reason they are attad:ing us is

because these Casinos that are coming up are itllpactinq Nevada's industry.

Nevada's

illdustry is utilized to wa'::>h and clean money, but 01\ reservations there isn't that

much tllid could tie dealt with. John Estes, Sr. S1i.1te\1 that the majority of the

pellj.)le here live on ABC and they use d to play at the Cilsino. Chairman Jandreau

s"ti:i"lli!d t we ileed to take a siirvey, nil names of COUf-:;€:t but 90% ot the money comes

fl urn the five county area surrounding us. If there i-,;; a real concern about this we

could Cilme up with an In process to keet' track of t\ie nUiAber of Lower Brule people

d1ld

the alliount of money they spend. Most of our people play the nickel machines,

some> fools pl.i:lY the dollar machines, you 90 there Benjamin you see what goes on.

Belljaftiill Thot\if>sofl, Jr. stated, I just play Blackjack. Shirley Crane stated, if I

remember riqht~ John said to drop it because of Mr. CUiIlfiIinqs background.

Chairman

Ja\idr~au -,;;tated,

yes, and that was good because he probably wouldn't have passed

thE' investigatioTl, each one has had to go under aii investigation prior to bein9

licensed, each employee that isnit in the Intchen has til be investigated, with the

ki"tchen staff the iHVestiqations wi II be done locally. John Estes, Sr. asked if

the state came down and checked the machines. ChainMfl Jafldredu stated, yes, they

test the chip ill the machiYles, which is tested in 5et:onos. The chip is sealed and

to fix tht! m~chine is to brea~: the seal, each time the seal is broke the Stdte is

notified and they come down and test the chip and reseal the machine.

Each change

of mach i fie is forwarded to the State. Somet imes they'll just come down and check a

couple ~ill\es a month, etc. It takes the State two hours to do a complete check of

illl the I\lachines. We pay them mileage, for their time, meals, rooms, etc., this is

it II included in the compact \IIi th the State.

£ienjami n Thompson, Jr. asked what

impact the Casino in Fod Thompson wi II have un ours. Chairman Jaodreau stated

that it \IIi II enhance our Casino, bec.ause ot the competition, people wi It also look

at the dp.9l"ee of sel-vice of the organization.

Chainsldn Jandreau stated that

FL"ntlr"eau qets five times the playing pop:1iatioll we g~t, but as sHlall as we are we

al~ doillq remarkably well.

John Estes, Sl". state\1, would otf reservation people

qet pel Lap i "ta payments. Cna irman Jandreau stated, as we 90 a long you wi II see the

ioeas, 1. lluild i:l hotel \IIith a swimming pooi. and cunvention \-ooms, a hotel. comple:<,

but befol"e that we have to stabilize the patrona<,le. John t.stes, Sr. asked what the

f il st PI" i ol"i t'r

of deve lopmen"\; is and how long WI II it take. Cha i rman Jandl"eaU

stated, first \lie wi II take care of the schooi. problem. The only l"eason why we Iflade

it this yeal was because there were sixteen new students, next year we wi II be

$18,000.00 shod if the student population is maintailR:d. We tla'.'e a Cl"ew of four

to five people to keep the community clean, they are paid out of the money we

receive from "the Casino and WE! have also used the !l!OWY from the Casino "for other

Tribal. shod falls.

We have escalated OUI" emerljency assistance, we budljeted

$30,000.00 and \tie have spent at lease $60,000.00 anti the Cas i no Hloney has also

assisted in cdlTyinq us through the end of the year in pretty good shape, part was

alsu used fOI" "the establishment of the motet here, on a loan basis, it will be

I'epaid.

We did this because it IS a neederl service. We also 90t a new Tl"ibal

!-,ic:kup for El"win LaRoche that that money \!lIlt hetp pay" for, thl:' other pickup pretty

well. had it.

Benjamin Thompsont Jr. stated, Cad Johnson wants to move back from

Millneapolis. Chairman Jandreau stated it wi)utd be cheap!;!\" if we s.ent Erwin LaRilche

up after him. Benjamin Thompson, Jr. asked why xhe Small Loan Program didTltt give

allY LOdiiS Ilut. Chairman Jandreau stated, the pe1)pie that an: denied are nonhibaL

eirt!";l \I tees t

i f there are people hom the CaslM \>Ial\ttng loans "(hey need a cosigner

and the payback of all the small loans that are 9!Veh out is slow.

Chairman

Jd,"h"eilu st.~td that basicaLLy I belIeve that NyaL Brings over commits himself.

Benja«till ThoiliPsont Jr. stated, I don't knl>wt but I thin¥. something should be done.

Cholirmall Jan(\r~au stated t if you want to discuss this in detai lt 1 can't be here

"tomorrow and Fr idaYt but if we get eVel"'tl>ne in here then we can discuss it.

Beiijdmili Th'}fI\PsOnt Jr. asked if he could 'r>ee the ledger boo~;s. Chairman Jandreau

stated t you Col\) see the amountst but tllis is covered by the Privacy Act.

Chairman

,loll,dr~au stated

that this should be brought UjJ with everyone concerned. We can

jjlt?et 1:00 Thun;day afternoon and get the SmaU L1)all P)"l)graol members in here.

Shidey CI-aile stated, who is the Gaming CommiSSion. Chairmdn Jandreau stated. the

old Counci l members, unti l 1994. Shirley Crane stated, based on what.

Chairroan

Jdlldl"E!dU stated, based 1)n the L1)\ller tlrule Sioux Tribal Rules aod Regulations 1)f

Galllin':) and the State wanted this. Shirley Crane stated, I don't undel-stand the

2/3rd majolity v1)te. Chairman Jandl-eau stated that Iii the {;ol"lstitutillo and Bylaws,

it is reguli:ited that any acti1)n is approvetl by a 2/3\"d A1ajority vote, that would be

fr,UI"

affin\li:itive V1)tes !rf the Council members. ShirLey Crane stated, I think there

shuuld be spacE:' made for the Counci l membe)"s.

ChairAlan Jandreau stated, Healthy

Stads wi It be fti1)Vi09 into the 1)ld VictiIDS of Crime bui lding. Shirley Crane

stated, I would Like to have the Minutes on the ageooa "for the meeting Thursday.

John Esh~St Sr. asked \IIholt is the situation with the Elderly and the van. Chairman

Jdlllireau st<3ted, I don't know what is goinq on. They have two s.p okesf'ers1) ns.

I

,:!ue':>s as d 91"OUp they didn'"t want the red van and SIlll\eOlle had til make the payments

so it was turned over to the Motor F'1)1)l Program anti Oile person will authorize the

use of money and the other one wi II get mad. Pm glad you brought this up John,

olaybe you can be the C1)unci l representative for the Elderly again, you were last

time yOll were on the Counc i l.

The Lower BruLe Sioux TribaL Council meeting recessed at 4:11 PH. The Lower BruLe

Sioux TribaL CounciL meeting reconvened on Friday, October 16, 1992, at 1:34 PM,

with aLL TribaL CounciL members present.

Also present was Charles Murphy,

Chair.an, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and EvereH Iron Eyes, Standing Rock Water

Adllinistrator.

11.

Cl::lAEiL.ELMUBE:HY:::SIAtmlHIL~_SlOlJlLIBlE!El Cha irma n Murphy than~;ed the

Tl"ibal Council for meeting with him today. Chairman MUI"phy stated that first of

illl I would like to thank Chairman Jandreau fu\" persuading me 10 pursue this

venture. Chairman Murphy stated that the S1anding Rock Sioux i"ribe aTId the Three

Affiliated

Tribes

1)f

North

Dakota h"~d an action in Congress re':tuesting

Chairfl\dll Murphy stated

leimbursellleot hI taken lands fr1)m the C1)rp 1)f Engineers.

that Mr. Everett II" on Eyes was a key p Layer and eliif'loyee of the Stand i ng Rod; Sioux

Tr ib~ i II this venture. It took us eight years, t1) date, to ge"i the Bi LL approved t

HR429 t and the support of Mr. Jandreau and Ilther Aberdeen Area Tribal Chairman,

D~schte and Johnson.

Eight yeal-s ago this lIl1)nth AtviM Sp 1) tted Bear and myself

went to Washington, they wined us and dined U~; there. We wrote memo's to everyone

tellillg them what we wanted to do, analyze what we lost. And you musi teLL them

y"OU \IIallt

this.

The Standing Rock SI1)UX Ir ibe wi it be receiving 90.6 Mi ltion

d'jllal"s ant! the F1)rt Berth1)ld t Three Atfiliated Tribt:'s witl be n:?ceiving 149

Mi LLi1)n dollars.

If you use our key players, you wi II move fastel- with this. We

would like to see you pass a res1)lution and do something of this tyt>e, we will help

\.'

work !,IIdh you all. the \IIay. Chairman t\ul""phy asked Mf. Iron Eyes to give a

littl~ histor-y on this subject. Mr. Iv-on I:.yes stated that

in 1'184 we testified

befure the Galrison Diversion Project ilnti t!ltrl thi"iI\ -that no !,IIhere were -there any

bellefits from the 1958 Hood for the Dam. We testified at two of thn:.'e heariTJqs.

We went before the &onate Select Commit-lee. til'. lrol\ Eyes stated that 16,000 acres

of talld will a!.so be returned to the rribe.

We hdve piles and piles of

dOCUl\1en-ta-\i on showi nq !,IIhat !,lias lost to our peop if: in the flood. We aloe more than

witlift':! til help yOll with -this pfojed. Nil acti!ln wa-,:; taken on this matter at this

t ilTle.

yilU

and

The lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeti1l9 recessed at 1:58 PM. The lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Counci l meeti1l9 reconvened on Novetlber 4, 1992, at 10:18 AM, with all

Tribal Council members present. Also present was Wi lbur Pleats, Verna Bai ley and

Noble laCroix.

I~otiun

was made by Boyd Goul-neau to adjuurn the October

F:equlal- Sessiun Tribal Council meeting. This "lotion \!k1-,:;

seconded by John Estes, Sr, Hotion carried !,IIith vote

bei1l9 five members fort none upposi1l9, none absent and

none no-t voting.

CEfUIUcaUOH

Thl'! fureqoill<j is a h"uP. and correct transcript ef the Minute~ hom the Regular

Sessiun Meetinq held by -the Lower Brute Sioux Tribal (;olincit Ofl Oc-lober 7th,

13th and 16th, 1992.

~~4~~~

~~~T.~CORDING SECRET~-

LOWER BRt.LE SIOUX TRIBAl.. COUNCIL

REGlLAR MEETING

NOVEMBER 4 f 1992

PRESENT:

Michael B. Jandreau, Chairman

Kay Gourneau

Shirley Crane

Boyd Gounleau

John Estes, Sr.

Benjallli n Thompson, Jr.

ALSO PRESENT:

Vena Bai ley, Wilberi Pleats, anti H"ble LaCroix.

The LO\lH!r Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l aeeti1l9 was called to Order by Chairun

Michael B. Jandreau. at 10:18 AM. Hoveeber 4t 1992. Roll call was taken by the

Recording Secretary and the Lordts Prayer wa, led by Chaplain John Estes. Sr.

1.

ctllEEJW..I._ltIU

Cha irman Jandreau stated that representat iv~s for the

Chief Gall Inn \tIE!re expected at the meetinq today, they have not arrived, so if we

can <;10 on to the next agenda iteGI.

2.

aBIlCEJaISEH..._eL.n!E1

r~uested

Chairman

Jandreau stated

that

to be on the agenda today, but has not i-hown uP.

Artice Taken Alive

We can 90 to the Tlext

item on the agenda.

3.

Jl.LlatLH.t._.IlBtlWtL::~1..I.1tIi1

A biLL i n9 !/las recei ved from

Gi=lieral Legal Counsel, Julian H. Brown. Hiatt Law Offices, fOI" the tillie covering

October 6 t 1992 through NovE!lllber 1, 1992. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l

reviewed and discussed the billing. Motion !/las made by Boyd Gourneau to approve

'lh~ bi II ing fOI- submis'loion to the Bureau of Indian AthirSt LoOtEr Brule Agency,

for

review and approval.

This motion was seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion carried

Nith vllte being five lIle8Iben. for, none opposi1l9t none absent and Mne not voting.

Boyd Gourlleau asked Chairman Jandreau if the Tribe and 1he f'ro.,ane Company ;;a$ out

Chairman Jandreau stated

of the lall/suit. John Estes, Sr. asked, what lawsuit.

thdt the LO\IJer Brule Propane and the fribe \tIE!re being third party sued. The

situ.. tiull was that softleone's house had a propane leak and their house exploded.

ThE"Se individuals tried to sue the Prupane COlIIPany and the lribe because they said

they i..ould not slIIeLL the propane that the propane was not treated.

The Propane

COlltPClIlY dues \lot treat the propane and the t j,:ke~ for that load that was purchased

showed that the propane was treated.

4.

UlWEILBBIJI.E_HDIDILE:OIJI...aHUSSUItfl A letter of re,\uest ",as received frOM

the Lo~r Brule Hotor Pool COlllll\ission for authorization to trade their four

lIehic:Lest because of high mi leal}e for three sedanst three mini vans, one station

\lJaqoli tlnd one four by four suburban. Chairman Jall\ireau stated that they pay for

the ven ieles throuqh th i I'd party bill i ngs and renta ls, they have rep laced ttl is

lllethuu over umting with GSA. Hotion was made by Kay Gourneau to approve the Motor

PUut COlllftlbsion's re<\.uest. This llIotion lIIas seconded by Benjalllin Thotl\Pson, Jr.

l'iution carrii:i!d with vote being five lfteftIbers hrt none opposi1l9, none absent and

nu lie not vot i ng •

5.

InformaU on ",as

fEKei'/ed fl-olll Mr. Ben Janis reqardi1l9 membership into the Dakotd~s Coalition of

Trillal EIIPloyftlElnt Ri9hts Offices. Meillbersi'llP into ilAltl/llJ,O wiluld help in gaini1l9

strenqth, support and cooperation in enforcinq T£I\'O)s requirements, indudi1l9 those

preferential employment rights and cLaims of th~ !IleiIIb~r Tribes of this c.oaLition;

sE*:k

lIIays to address Indian preference throu9h educational and prOMotionaL

dctivi1 ies to enhancE', stre1l9then, and/or deveiop b~Her cOlAlllUnicat ions, support

,md understal\di1l9; seek ways to establiSh! prolilote and/o".. enhance training of staff

and lllellber Tribes of the coaLition; seek ways to deveLop and/or strengthen

eel tifkatioll quideLinesi seek ways to develop and/or strenqthen the understandin9

drd sllpport of TribaL Governing bodies and TribaL Court personneli prolllote

Inler-Tribal empluyment opportunities and enforce affinaative action pLaw; and

!>rumote Tribal COllrt reciprocity and inter-tribal 89H!elllents.

Chainllan Jandreau

"tated that melllbership into [lACO/TE.RO would help In selectinq sllbcont)-actors for

jubs on ihe resel-vation with the knowLedge neLt! by other ft.embers of DACO/TEr<O.

Mution was lllade by Kay GOIl\"l~au to become llleillbers of DACOllmO. This motion was

seconded by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vvte being five lleftIbers fOT IIOne

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

6.

waIElLJ.lHE_~ot.U

Chairftldft Jandreall stated that HIS is providing

fundi1l9 for d water tine extension out in the lIend ,:inti that EmpLoyment Enterprise

is requi:'Stinq 10 "638" the extension, which Wlluld be to construct and compLete a

fila i nLi ne froili lower BruLe and terllli nate at J.W.1S, we wrote a Letter of intent and

they have rENuested a Resolution.

Motion was Made by Kay Gourneau to adopt a

R~ulutioll 1e-1,Uest to "638" the project.

This iIIotion lIIas seconded b)' BenjaOlin

Thompson, Jr. Motion carried with vote be-inq five ftIeliIbers fort none opposing, none

absent and \lone !lot voti~.

7.

~hajr~an Jandreau stated that

land

saLe

appLh:atiolls \!Ier@ received froAl the Bureau of Indian AHail-s t lO!ller B)-ule Aqency~

fur the folLowing individuals: Paul Estesl J05eph OLe Salllalla, Cephais Goodfacet

PduLine l\illY and Hartin Hiqh Rock, Jr. Motion WdS fide by Kay Gourneau to req,uest

apPfii isa ls on these interests and to a How any meti>ers of 'the Pau L Estes f am i ly to

i'urchd5e this land and if they are not interested that the wi LL purchase. This

M~tion was seconded by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vote being five memb~rs

fort none opposi1l9t none absent and none not voting.

8.

WIEL.JWJ. __ltIU

Verna 8a ,ley and Wi lbert Pleats entered the TI" iba l

CounciL meeti1l9 and introduced the Chief GaLL Inn Pl'Oject to the lower Brule Siollx

Tr'jbaL Couoc i L.

Ms. Bai Ley stated that the.,. were in need of support for

apPfupriatiun to tIlrn the buildinq into a center for adolescents with drug and

rth.:ohol problettS.

John Estes, Sr. stated, that the lI\\)lelt the blli Lding being used

fur this center \llent under and other things came Uj.l dnd went haYlllire, so you have

illlY I}IlCll'antee

it wi LL I/Iork, what about the other people working there, can our

people wu\-k there? Ms. Bailey stated that ri9ht now all !lie are askinq for is

apl-'ropdatiofls for ME and construction. l11l:lIan Health Sel-vic.e will be running the

fdci Lity. The motel did qo under and I t is not feasible to open it back up.

F.~loYflent wi LL be open to all Tribes.

John £'Sti:l'S, Sr. asked who wi Ll be watchi1l9

IHS.

ChairMall Jandreau stated that it Boal-d of Directors of aLL the A.A.

flirectors in the Aberdeen Area wi Ll be their supervisors. Ms. Bai ley stated, it

wilt be IHSts responsibility and they \!IilL aLso have to foLLow policie'!t !lie have

s~id

this is not a Sianding Rock Project; other Tribal Representatives are on the

Ploject ~ial\dgell\ent Team. ooce \lie qet the "638" in finaL forlll it wi LL be sublllitted

to the lower Brule Si oux Tr ibe for YOUl- recllrds. John E.stest Sr. asked, How are

the bui ldin'ls, what shape are they in. Ms. £Iai Ley stated, they are structurally

sound, Eal;lle 2000 looked theftl over, they can be j'enovated. John Estes, Sr. asked,

how many patients can be their be there.

Ms. Sai Ley stated, there wi Ll be 24

residential treatment beds. Motioll ",as lllade by Kay' Gourl\ftau to adopt a ResoLution

to support the Chief Gall Inn. This 1lI0tion was secoooed hy £lenjall'lin Tholl\Pson, Sr.

Mution carried with vote beinq five ftIeftIbers fur, i\One oPPosing, IIOne absent and

nOlle not vot i nq.

S.

ELDnLELUIE.L.SB.t...BEllJESIl A Letter of rtl1.llest 91aS rece i ved from FLoyd

Flute, Sr. fur assistance in purchaslll9 a trailer house for $3,500.00. Benjamin

ThalDPson, .lr. asked what they Wf.fre pLanniTl1;l on 00\1\9.

Chairman Jandreau stated

that they lIIant to 'Jet their old house fixed up. Benjamin lhllfllPSOllt Jr. stated,

that ",ouLd cost too much wouLdn't it, you WOULd have to rebui Ld the whoLe thing.

JUliil Estes, Sr. stated, that house has been renovated tlllO or thl-ee times aLreadY

hasn't it. Chairlllan Jandreau stated, they want to find some kind of f inancill9 and

anal\ge flu- a payroLL deduction for the traiLer, they "'ill have to pay at Least

$1,000.00 to 1II0ve it down and they charge $1~.OO-$20.00 per tire to move, 1hen they

wi li. charge to put it do",n and hook it up and around $1,500.00 f or water and sewer.

Chainllan Jandreau stated, maybe I can tleLp them find iinancin<;l at a bank.

John

Estes, Sr. stated, maybe we can tabLe this and YOIl call look into this for theftl.

EJ.D.tAt.__tEElCE..._=__SHlRLEY tl&RYlHl Chairlllan Jandreau stated, there is no

Oilt!Ctor at the ELderly Nutrition PI"09raftl and I have asked Shirley Harvin to put a

proposaL ioqe1her to <Jet the Eldel"ly Nutrition f'ro,;!ram strai9htened out. Chairllian

Jd udre<lu stated that SOllie of ELder Ly lllent to !::)h i r Ley Harv in and asked what she

couLd do.

This is lIIhat this letter and draft Resolution is all about. Shil"ley

Mafvin lllade the rt!ColMlendation to pLace £Laine

White

Pipe

as

temporary

administrator/director to <Jet the pr09raftl "back on its 'feet" and functionill9.

El .. ille's salary couLd be paid out I1f ELderly Nutrition for her time therej and the

haLance call be picked lIP by NaturaL ResDurces/E.D.A. Planrlill9 Grant. Her hours

would be from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM (4 hllurs} to ellSur'e proljra81 per1'ormance, hOIlle

visib, reporUn<}, etc. are beill9 done. John £st(>5, Sr. stated, she ",as the one

that disrupted in qettill9 the meals to the people, SI'Ie fOUlld an ellcu~e not to

d~Liver.

I don't think it's her plaee to be up there. I think \lie shouLd tabl~

this untiL,*, qet the ELderLy in here and see what they 91ant.

This matter was

tabled at this time.

9.

10.

Dt1~L_caBE __CENIERt A draft kesoluti1)n was sublllitted for support tor Mrs.

l .. lfY <Traci) Jandreau's Day Care Center. £lenjamin lholllPson, Jr. stated, this is a

lIIuch needed deal, lilY 11110 Sl1ns are qOl1l9 there now. I had a tell\Porary baby-sitier

for a whi Le, but that person ",ouLd aLways show up late.

John t:stes, Si". stated,

C<ifn anyol\ft do th is, start lIP a Day !.;are Center. Ctla II' filan Jandreau stated, Yes, I

think a lot More peopLe shouLd do this, this wouLd alleviate a lot of peopLes

problems wiill baby-'Sitters.

Chainan Jandreau stated, that lraci Jandreau is

c~rtified by th~ State and if anyone else was

interested they couLd do this.

Mot i on was Glade by Kay Gourneau to adopt a Restl! ut i on of and to work witt. Mrs.

Jalldr~u to secure financill9 for hel- enterpl-ise by lIIh"'tev~r means, i.e., SBS,

filA,

<iflld/or TribaL a$lsi ... tance, wheli avai lable and to encourage anyone eLse who wouLd be

interestfMI, I-Irovided that they are State certified. This Alotion was seconded by

.Jolin Estes, Sr.

Motion carried ",ith vote beinq 1 ive ftIeftIbers for, none opposing,

1I0lle absent Im.l nOllE! not votill9. John l:.stes, Sr. stated, and the Trib~ could

support allyollE! else Like this who are State eey"tified. Chairman ~Iyjreau stated,

yoes.

RE6LILOEElCE~.1tSSUH£HLE.'BtICESSl A Letter was rece i ved fr 0111

thi:! Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Brule AgellcYt l-e9udinq the c:hanqe of ownership

records for any interests \IIithin an E.xchange ~si9nt1lent upon thl: death of an

Assiqnee and that some of the ownership change-!:> were done without direction of a

TribaL Council ResoLution, and sOllie were dune by iluthol-ity of a Tribal Resolution.

Mr. Titus M.u-ks and Ms. Jean SuHon, Aberdeen ~l'ea Office, felt there should have

beel1 a Tdbal Resolution authorizing the Bureau llf liIdian Affairs to pas~ down the

El(cilal1ge Ass iqntllellt to the Heirs • .Ln accurdance with the Tribal Constitution and

[lylilVlSt Section Bt "Upon the death of the hulder of any exchange assignment, such

Ldlld .,-;haLL be reassigned by the Tribal Council to his heirs or dl:!visees, subject

'10 the followlTI9 c:onditions .... " Even thllugh the Assi';lnee has "free use" through

dll Exchanqe Assiglll1lenlt title of the land reeaills with the Lower Brule SiOUA

Tribe.

The letter furthel" stated, re;;!ardln9 hchi:mge Assi91\41ients where death of

dll Assignee has

occurn:~d and a Tribal Resolution iolas not previously adopted

authuriliTl9 the BIA to distribute the interest 19 the Heirs.

The Ageocy requests

ddvise frOI'll the Tribe 0\1 whether to distribute the interest to the Heirs or if the

intere-!:>h; .,.hould revert to the Tribe. John Estest Sr. asl<ed Chainflan Jandreau how

this works.

Chdirllldl1 Jandreau shted that a person reliM.uishes title of their

lalld and takes tr ibal land of e1ual value \lido life Uile use.

Chairftan Jandreau

stated, twenty years ago, after an assignee had died, this IUatter was taken to the

Tr ibaL Counci l to be reassigned, these tract'S of lilnd are held, but not Olllned by

tli!:fSe illdiviuuals, and these people are gettil)9 paid lease monet from them, which

th€'y should not be. Chain'llan Jandreau stated that a letter could be sent statil)9,

W~ honor

and rec09nize the ledse asslgnl1lents and distr-ibutions ftlade by the B.I.A.,

but that any further exchanqe assil)llIIIents lIIust be brought to the Tribal Counei l for

reassignment and that no further distribution be made from this day forward.

MIll i on was ftlade by John Estes, Sr. to sublllit a letter of th is type.

Th is mot i on

;Jal:; 'SeConded by Bellialllin Tholl\Pson, Jr. Motion carried with vote being five members

for, none opposin9, none absent and none not votinIJ.

11.

The Lowr l'IruLe Sioux Tribal Council Metil)9 recessed at

Brule Sioux Tribal Council Meti DC) reconvened at 1:13 PM.

11:56 AM.

The Lowr

12.

CtIBE:_OE__ElIGlt££BSl

Chall-lIIan Jandr~au stated that he would l ike the

Tribal Councl l to adopt a Resolution to re-\uest a lease from the Corp ot Enqineers

tu develop the beach an!a into a c.ll1lPground for call1Peri:i and R.V. 's. Ola irman

Jdndfeau shted that norl1laLLy it is a no cost lease.

We would be re-luesting a

t~oty-fiv~ year lease.

Motiun was made by John Estes, Sr. to request a lease from

the Corp of Engilll*!rs to develop the beach area.fhis motion was seconded by

(lenial'llill TholilPsont Jr.

Motion can-ied with vote bei11\) five melllbers for, none

oPPllsillq, none absent and none not votin9.

Chairl1lan Jandrf:lil.u stated that a

resulutioll ltSiluld have to be adopted for a motel, which wouLd be illlflediately behind,

where the felice is, to authorize GOLden Bufhli! Casino this leal>e hr Leqal

purposes alld fundiT!9. Juhn Estes, Sr. stated, I would like to wait on that one.

13.

t:taZtL-Qrm_~~I!.ltil

A leiter of rec:oilllllendat ion was rece i ved

froll'l Mafia Estes, Maza Oyate Voc Rehab. ~'ro9ram fol the positioM of Secretary and

CUl1nS&lor.

Applic.ations fIn the Secretary position ~re received from Padlela Eagle

Thunder, MariE! r.harger, Theresa LaRoche, and Renee Kenyon.

Applications for the

CoullSEelor posi t i 01\ was AttllIi n GraSSl-ope, liar lena Crowe, Rona ld Lee Estes and Haro ld

11'011 ShieLd, \IIho's application was received after the doslnq date).

Maria Estes

flKoillRlellded Harie Charqer for the Secretary Position and Marlette CrONe for the

CuunseLor position. Motion IltaS lllade by Boyd Gourneau to place Madelle Crowe in

tht! Counselor posit ion with RonaLd Estes as atten-late. Th is motion was seconded by

9@njallli n TholllPson, Jr. r!!,\uested til wi thdraw h is second to

Motion. Boyd Gourneau's motion loIas seconded by Kay Gourneilu. tlotioT! died with

VO\~ bp.ing three meftlbers for, two against and none nut votin\l.

~jotion was made by

.John Estes, Sr. to pl<ice Ronald Estes in the COI1M>elor position. This lIotion was

s~olldio.!'d by Benjamin Thompson, Jr. Motion died with vote beinq

hll'" meillbers for,

nune against and three not voting. Motion IIJ<l-S Made by John Estes, Sr. to place

FdJlleLd Ei.I~le Thunder in the Secretary pOSition with Renee Kenyoll as alt.:!rnate.

This Motion \!las seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion canied with vote being five

IlllO'lilbers fur, liulle ",pposing, none absent and none not voting.

Motion was made by

Btmjamin ThtHlIPson. Jr. to place Marlene Crowe in the Counselor position with

Ron.dd Estes as alternate. Th is lIIot i on was seconded b,' [loyd Bour neau.

Mot i on

(arried with vute being five members for, none ilpposin9! nolle absent and none not

vot i ng.

Bliilljal1li II TholflPsont Jr.

the

14. JJ::IHSDtLt:II.IEEHlttLLE A letter \!laS r~e i ved froll\ Attorney's Johnson Huffllidll reqardin9 the sale of Cheri Strtithfs land to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.

Chilirlllan Jalldr'eau ... tated that this land \!Ia!> located within the Reservation.

Chairman Jaooreau stated that ~lr. Wayne SMith wouLd like to seLL this land to the

Tribe in return for a life time use of the land. John Estes, Sr. stated, what good

\IIulild that do us. Chainaan Jandreau stated, we would own the land. but it would b.:!

leased to Hr. SiIIith. Chairman Jandreau stated tha~ there Nere three other tracts

lif lelndthelt \ltere 90in9 up for sale, the Abner-Gelnz Landt the McDaniels' laoot and

Ch~ny At SOl\ts land.

tlotion was eade by Boyd Gourneau h re'!.uest appraisals for

tlu:!se trads uf land to obtain a price on the Landt \1Ihich are non-Indian owned land

lin the reservation. This OIotion was seconded by ..lobI! Estes. Sr.

Motion carried

\IIi til vote bf:!inq five llIeftIbers for, none opposing, nOlle absent and none not voting.

Chairean Jdl)dr~au stated that he loIould like h receive a concurrence from th~

Cuullci l tu allow him to establish a proposal/pLan fo," the uti lization of a

cooperative, in the livestock portion, of stocking lands ac'\uired by the Tribe to

be suolllitted to the Tribal Counci 1 for final approval, which such approval would b

i:I written outline showing

cash flow capacity>

£:y lribal Council concurrellCe

Chainnan J;HKlrea11 is authorize to subillit such a plan. Chairiftan Jandl"edU stated

that the Farm Corporation had l1Ioney set aside 11> purchase land that was within the

R~ervatioll.

Chain~an Jandreau stated that he "ouLd Like authorization to set up a

restricted land aC'\l1isition fund account \\lith the Bureau of Indian Affairs so that

when lalld doe.,; become avai Lable for purchase this Aloney wi tt be set a.,;ide. Motion

was Made by Kay Gourlleau 10 authorize i.:hairman Jandreal1 to set UP a re... tricted land

dt:,\uisition fund account with the Bureau of Indidn Affairs. lhis Illotioll was

seconded by Boyd GOl1rneau. Motion carried with vote beln9 t Ive lllE!illbers for,none

oJ)J)osingt nOlle absent and none lIot VOting.

15.

El.MtiE-WIIE-E:I~.l:IIlI£SlIE.J1EaUESIl A Letter was received froll Ela i ne

White Pipe el(J)laininq that the description that she submitted tor her homesite was

incorred and re,\uested that that hOllf!'Site be reLin'\uished and thai the correct

hUllle5ite descriptiun was attached elnd r!!,\uested approval for the hotBesite.

Motion

WilS IIldde by Boyd Gourneau to approve Elaine ~ite Pipe's Homesite re'1.uest.

This

fIIutioll WelS se...onded by BenjaMin Thompsont Jr. Motiun celrried with vote being five

~mbers for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

16.

1.IJWEB_~_ ...IBIBaL.....~

Chairllkln Jandreau stated that

presented to the Tribal COl1ncil this IllE!eting is a podion of the Lower Brule Sioux

TlibdL Minutes in verbeltitrt. Chairlilan Jandn~alt statf.!'d t dS you can see this process

would consulllE! IIIOst of the title of the i<ecordinq l:)e(:refarYt this is onLy a f'ortion.

I wouLd like to fE!'\Uest that the fribaL Council to approve utilizinq the format

thil"! has been 1i!Oed. Shir ley Crane stated, if we have a !:>tateftlent \tie want verbat iill

hav~ til specify that we lIIallt this on record, ri9ht. Chairman Jandrt:'au stated,

YI!4S.

By Tribal Counci l concurrence the Lower .t!nile Sioux Tribal Counci l approved

thl:! utilization of the previous format for the Minute'S.

\\If!

11.

th~ 8ili90

1...t.B.t.._lllUIt:I.....iIHGIJ_rti:tlB1l fhe Lower l:!rule Sioux Tribal Counci l reviewed

repurt froll the Youth Activities Bingo.

No action was taken on this

I'Ilatter.

lS.

IUQlaBlL_~_BEWESI1 A re>\uest ~s received frOG Mr. Richard

P. ThoMPson, Sr. for assistance in obtaining an apjlroach and culvert on his leased

land, l\icat~ at the county Li net Mot i on \\las ilade by Boyd Goul"1"JE!au to request the

I!ureali of Indian Affail"s, Lower Brule Agency, Facilities ManageelE.Hlt assist Mr.

Thul!IPSiln, Sr. in his re'luest and asked Noble LaCroix to look into this project.

This fIllltiilll \lk\S seconded by Juhn Estes, Sr.

Motion cihTied with vote being five

meebers for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

19.

stW..LI.D8lL~SltlafUJJetL~ A letter was received troll

Mr. Wyal Brings for approval in obtainlll9 a tun fl'o. a Bard: 10 make Ghristmas

LOol1S availabl.:: for Tribal and Casino £\llPloyees. Miltlon lIIas made by Kay Gourneau

tv authorize a the S1Iall Loan Pr09ram to obtain a loan fur Christ.as.

This motion

was seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion carried with vote beiraq five meillbers for,

none uFPosing, none absent and none not votill9. Beujaillin TtIOOlPSOn, Jr. req,uest a

ftleetill9 with the Eldel"ly oe held on Monday.

20.

HD&L£_LaCBQIX__=~~L~L__esoeRAKIB.I.aL__~

Noble La Croix,

A9i:!ilCY Superintendent ~tated that the Iribes can nuw set the rates .and design their

0\111'1 form.:st

for the Welfare Pr09ralll.Vou can now eli.inate the eLi9ibi lity of some

peopLe. You can re>\uil"e trainiTl9. Hr. LaCroix stated, that the B.l.A. \\Iould like

10 Meet with the Tribal Council to get inpii1 on the objeciives of theE!ureau

pr09ralllS. Mr. LaCroix stated, a cOMittee could be appointed to \\Iork \1Iith the

B.I.A.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l Iletill9 recessed at 2:53 PH. The Lower Brllle

Sioux Tribal Counci l .eetift9 reconvened on NolIHber 9, 1992, at 10:20 AM, lIIith all

Tribal Council aeabers present. Also present MaS Nathan Hiddletent, George Slall

JUlIPer, Doris Grassrope, Bessie Estes, Nadine Deshu,\ueUe, Shirley Harvin, Del.ar

Seith, Haxine Grassrope, Irene Flute, Richard P. Thoepson, Jr., Harion Buck, Elaine

Wh i te Pipe, Myr He Thoepso 1'1, I rene Sk u11k, Ven LaRoche, Rose ttcCau ley, and Garf i e ld

Grassrope.

21.

El.1lEBI.L_llIEIDIL_E:tISIllom Cha i 1"1lIan Jandreau stated that th is llleet i Tl9

was called because some of the Council members tool1901 that the Elderly should be

present durillg this raeetiTl9.

ChairlDan Jandreau stated that he had asked Shirley

Marvin to put iogether a PI"oposal to place Elaine White Pipe as actiTl9 Elderly

Dir~tor

Ullt i l

a new Directol" \lias seLected. Juhn Estes, Sr. asked, who resigned

frolll tttis posiUon so that it is open. L'hain4n Jandreau stated, Ber\\adette Myers

h.ul resi9l.ed frolll this position. John Estes, Sr. asked, what \\las the reason for

takinq Ellen Wright out of this position.

Chairlllin Jandreau stated, Ellel) was

plac~

in that position temporari ly, unti l a lHrector \lias selected. John Estes,

Sr. asked, has the re",training order on 'the £lderl)', has it been lifted.

Chairman

Jandreau ",tated, yes, 'iude a while a90. John Estes, Sr. stated, this is shameful,

this was heard all over the world. Chalrftlan Jandreai.l stated, all of this came out

uf thp. Elderly Py·ogralll. John Estes, Sr. stated, I think you should make an apolo<:lY

to the Elderly. Motion was made by John t$tes; Sr. 10 direct the old Couoci l to

make all api)l09Y to the Elderly. Nadine [te-shu,\uette stated, we had a paper that

aLL the people l\Ianted to discuss down here; Shirle:t' please get 1hem.

Maxine

3r3S~~I-ope stated, why wasn't

it advertised.

Chairman Jandreau stated, it was

advE!l"'ti-:.ed, three applications were taken out and \\one were re1urned.

Shirley

H.ll'vi II stated, I all here because of lilY concerns for toe Proqralll. We need to

siabi tiLe the Program, we fleed this bad. We need to ll\eet the compliaoces.

Nil

fEKord i ngs have been done, the Program had been overdrawn and the comp Lai nts froll

the Elderly have reached Denver alld I got ch~ '6l1t, I don't have anything to do

with the Proqram. Chairlftan Jandreau stated, except for writili9 the Grant. Shirley

l'iarvi\\ statw, except for writing the llrant and the I:)rant of $53,000.00 was baSted

Oli

thli! Elderly on the Reservation, thiS amount iocludes Lower Brule, nonmembers ant:!

nun-Indian, this is the reason I suggested Elaine ~j) be fllaced in the F'ro c;ll"am to

~trail}htell

it out.

Doris Grassrope stated,

doesn't qe't meaLs. Irene Skunk

stated, I don't, every since they lIIoVed I haven't 90iteli a meaL, it's not right. I

aqr~ with

Shirley.

Rose McCauley stated, does the ELderLy include OrviLLe

I..aii<jdeau, Bi II ThollPson ••• Shirley Marvin stated, and the Petersons.

Rose

McCauLey stated, even a white person. bhirley Marvin stated, yes, we got money

based on their age. Rose McCauLey, stated Clarence 'fholDF'son too?

Shir Ley Marvin

stated, I i ocluded him, these peopLe aren't gettiJ\\,} tlleaLs, we qot the fUl'ldin9 for

theil\ to have the meals. Chainllan Jandreau sh'ted t and ""0 wi II this tall bac.k on,

IlIth)

\\Ii II have to pa)" this 1Il0ney back. Shirley Marvin stated, the Elderly Program

I)f if they cannot the Tribe will have to. flessie Estes stated,

I understand that

thiW t:ah~I' to the invaLids or to those who do not have cars. Shirley Marvin

Bessie Esle-:. stated; we

sti:ited, I put liii leage in the budget for meat delivery.

paid frOM the Bingo fund and would get reilfsbursed from the PrograM, we only got

ShirLey

$60.00 per I\\ollth and it was costing the Bill90 fund $200.00 per month.

Mdrvin ",tated, there is funding avai lable for Ifti leage, that is why r wanted Elaine

in there to get these th i ngs stra ightelled out. Vl!f a LaRoche stated, why don' t we

9@t all the time.

Doris Grassrope stated, they have a list to qo by when they

deliver. Vera LaRoche sta'ted, IIIE! would like pie when you have pie.

Shirley

Marvili lStated, the Cook has to have trainIng through the State and has to have a

physical. They have called in regard to thi$. The llleals need to be balanced meals,

they have til sublll; t these mea ls to the Denver off ice, they have to be nutr i t i ous,

lIIholes(lftle ftledl.S, meat, potatoes, v~giest to all the UderLy that are suppose to

I'Keive d lIlt'!'al, every day. Maxine Grassrope stated, Jan knew wha't she was doin9t

slle said no White~.

Shirley Marvin stated, this is a Tlew Program.

Maxine

Gl'dSSrOpe '.:>tdt~, ""at is -the title now. Shirley Marvin stated, AtDerican Indian

ELdtHly, Adillinistration on Aging. Haxll'le Grassrope stated, we should write to

lie liver and have thl;!l\l straighten things out. Bhirley Marvin stated, when you \.wite,

it is d black ftlark against us. Bessie t::stes stated, wheTI Jan made out the ProposaL

we had input into it, this one we did not. Shirley Marvin stated, I did the

originaL and Jan just copied it, I did all this, this was a hurry up thine;! to get

it do lie, there was a dead line. Il"ene Skunk stated, she Iftaybe ab le to hand Le it

better, now it is really bad, a lot of us dontt know lIIhat is going on, she migh't

Boyd Gourneau stated, this would just be ti:lllPorary, right.

hdve pity on us.

ShirLey Mal-vin stated, yes, just to get the booy.s done, the menus, budlJet, we have

to dean up and leave this mess behind us so [lenver is happy and the participarlts

too. Nddine Deshu1uette stated, I didn't know about Eiaine being up there, she

was takinq pidures when the Elderly were taken to jai l. I don't think they want

h~r up there. Chairman Jandreau stated, we need 5i1l11eone up

there who understands

and t:<lll prut:~s the f!:!'.j,uirements needed for the ~·rllgrdtll. When ELLen Wr ight was

",i.lI.:ed as adill9 Director for the ELderty Pro!)ralll befol"e 1he incident, I told her I

would support her butt there were no repo\'ts Iftadet there was an outstandin9

""0

1el~ph()lre bi LL

that !/Ie !/Iere unable to pay at that 1 ill\e and that we felt the Elderly

responsible for payill9.

I met with the £lderLy and discussed this and they

wan'h"d a meetinlj. It \lias aLL brou9ht up ebout the Casino and the Council later

illfll(lIIed thelll that the project would 90 ahead as planned. Renovation beqan and

Ihl:!f'e was a refusal to move. The Coullcil sat here lintiL mirlni9ht discussill9 this

IIldtter with the Attorney and the only soLution was a restraininq order. Everyone

WdS given the option to leave or be re\lloveO and tht: PuLice followed throu9h.

I was

l.dUed at home after the incident and intormed the Police department to release

~veryone. A Court date \lias set up and all the chalies !/Iere dropped.

I know that

everyone h<ts is ri9ht to believe what they believe and we, as a Counci L have a

respunsibility as we do in this Pr09fali. It' we an: here to solve a proble\ll, !/Ie

should (jet to work to soLve theftl. Shirley Crane stated, there was a letter frolll

1he 0 ld COUll\.: i l stat i 119 that the move out date hr the Elder ly WclS December 14th or

15th and they started before that date. Chairlaall JandredU stated, there were also

calb to atteiJiPt to brin9 out side people in. Shirley' Crane stated, I just brOu9ht

this up, we should bl"iTl9 it all up. Chan-man Jalldredu statE:!O, thel-e should not be

ii t:.oll$iant rejuvenation of these issues.

Shiriey Crane stated, I second John

Estes' 11lOtioll, it wasn't ri(jht to have the t::lders put in jail, I think they are

owed all apilloljY. Rose McCauley stated, there were ollly six Elderly out of the

whole btii~h and the Media lead people to believe that the Elderly lived in the

buildi'll9' ChainTlan Benjamin TholllPson, Jr. stated, I think we should have a vote,

lePs get <I list of the app licdnts and have a vote, let the Uders vote on who they

W"lIt. Chairilian Jalldr'eau stated, it is the respoJl5ibi Lity of the Tribal Counei L to

I~dk-e the selection.

Benjamin Thol\Pson, Jr. stated, the Udel"ly will have to Live

with it and they may not Like it S(I they should vote. Chair8laJI Jandreau asked if

the meet i Tl9 cou td recess unt i l tomorrow at 1:00.

~re

The LONer Brule Si oux Triba l Counc i l meet i'119 recessed at 11:52 Nt. The Lower

BruLe SioltX TribaL Counci l meeti'119 reconvened tn Novellber 10, 1992, at 1:56 PH,

with all Tribal Council ..-bers present. ALst present MaS DeLaar Saith, George

Still JU/lPer, Abe La'll9deau, Scott Jones, Lavina La1'l9deauf Bessie Estes, Ellen

Wri9ht, Irene Flute, Elizabeth Quilt, Maxine Grassrope, GeraLdine Medicine Ea9le,

Vera LaRoche, Marion Buck,

Myrtle

Thoepstn,

ELaine

White

Pipe,

Nadine

Deshu,\uette, Rose McCauley and Noah Grassnpe.

21.

Abe Lan<jdea.u. asked to be i nforllled of

yesterday'S l\leetill9. Chairman Jandreau stated, 'fl1) concrete actioll was taken on

<ll1ythilllJ.

The Counci L asked to I'IIeet with the E.ldt.'rly f'rogralll because we asked that

£Laine White Pipe be placed at the ELderly Pi"09raa unti l a [Iirector \:ould be

~Iected.

There was no ...olution to anythin<j, we postponed the lleeting until

today. Abe Lal19deau asked, what is the reason for this meetinq.

Chainl)On

Jandreau stated, I don't know, a Resolution was present and the Counci l wanted a

meeUI'I(j. Abe Lclllgdeau ...tated, sorry' I am i(jnorant, but 1 don't understand what

is 90i1l9 011.

Benjamil1 Thol\Pson, Jr. stated, let £llen Wright say what she wants.

Ellen Wright stated, thank you for Letting me be here today.

I was told about

Ye':>terdays \lieetill9 and that the ELderly wantill9 me back. The incidents that

h"'t>pe\)ed from Decetllber through to the incIdent was 1\"0111 the Elderly. I didn't 1eLL

thelll what ill dOt I have ftlore respect for thelll. Everyth i nq they clsked me to dOt I

did it and for that I was taken out of Office. I detlic.ated 1hat part of lilY Life 10

the ELderly, I didn't cllmplain, I enjoyed it.

I wi LL sti LL stick up for the

ELder ly. Cha i 11l1<1n Jandreau stated, the basic rea5i.ln for p lac i nq E. la i ne in there

WdS

to (jet the reports done, "'hat is the pleasure 01' the Tribal Counci l ill re9ard

to this lIIat·iel-. Benjamin Thompson, J,-. stated, let the ELders pick who they Mant.

Chairman Jandreau stated, it is your prer09ative, Elaine wi Ll continue and \lilt! wi II

i!iIIlIedi.l'teLy ni~-advertise and sublllit the applicatioliS to the Uderly, they can to

the interviews and they can decide on the applicant. We Lan do this in thE:! next

two weeks. Every Elder on the reservation will tiilVe to be notified of this

process.

Benjamin Tholl\Pson, Jr. stated, In the illeail time what about the Charter.

Chainl\'HI Jandredu stated, this Chader would provide this 9ruup to have their own

plO';Jrdl\l,

to contract.

Rose McCauley stated, all the Elderly should be 9iven a

copy or the Charter. Chairman Jandreau stated, this Charter wouLd completely take

tliethe Pruqraftl out uf the hands of the rribe, TribaL Counci l, so they call handle

tnt> Program.

ScoH Jones stated, WOUld this include the Elderly Nutrition

Prllqralft.

Cha i rmall Jandreau stated t 1 a. not sure 1 have not seen the Charter.

,John Estes, Sr. stated, there is stiLL a lIItltion haMil'l<:l in the air, re,\uesting the

old Tribal Council to apoiogile to the I::.Ldeily. Chairman Jandreau stated, there is

a Motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Ma,.. I have a vote.

Motion died

f 01 lack of a tillo th i rd lila jor i ty vote with vote bei n9 three meMbers for, two

opposing, none absent and none not vOtlngf Shlde,.. Crane stated, are you aware

ihat un the 14th is John Estes, Sr.'s appreciation feed hr the new Council, maybe

we can qet 'together on this. Boyd Gourneau stated, when?

Shirley Crane stated,

S<i'turday the 14th, at 5:00 PM. John E.stes, 81. stated, I would l ike to ask the

Cuufli..il lIIelllbl:l'S that are here, why 'they wentt apol09ize 10 the Elderly.

Kay

Goulileau stated, I do not feel that 1 have to apologize for doin9 lilY job ... BDyd

Gourneau stated, Ne created over 100 jobs •• fJohn Estes, Sr. stated, you dontt have

all,.. feeLi 119s ... Boyd Gourneau stated, \lie \!.Iere doi!~ our job, we pruvided Jobs for

the r~rvatiun. Shirley Crane shted, 1 believe you dl1ll;t do any'thinq like that

to the Elders. At workshops peop le 1II0tild ask !fie, where are your Lako ta va lues. I

would teLL them i't was not me. Those values are atr~dd,.. instilled, they are not

furc~

upon you, YOti don't have to !llear a flask. Boyd GOl1l'lledU 'Stated, I have

values and I "'ill stiLL shnd as I believe. Elaine White Pipe stated, I respect

a it of YtlU, you are all inhere for the who le Tr ibe. The last Counc i l dec ideli to

wurk tuq~ther, when you are doing business you work for everyone not just a few.

MaxinE! Grassrope stated, Boyd you did not vote because what? aoyd Gourneau stateOt

fur crl"atinq 100 jobs and fol"' doing lilY job. Malline Grassrope stated, everyone is

au:usinq the Elderly for not wanting 'the Casino, it was just the locatiolh

CII<linaan Jandreau stated, I told the papers the Elderly didn't want the Casino a't

that lucation.

;laxil'le Grassrope stated, well, !lie al'e lookih9 out for our dividend

checks evel"yday.

22. El::~.J.£~ILSIMI GBaKr~CMlOtu Chairlllan Jandreau stated, we need to

pass a Resolution to apply for a Head Start Grant for rY-·93. MotioTI was Blade by

Buyu Gourneau to submit is R~olution for t'(-93 Head Start Grant.

This lIIotioll was

;>l!'Cortded by Benjamin Tholl\Pson, Jr.

Motion carri€-d with vote beinq five ftIeIIIbel's

hrt 1I0ne opposin9, none absent and none not voting.

23.

SE:EC18L__~lmDH1L_~1

Chairman JandrE::i:Ju stated, the old

Tribal Council had previously approved a Resolution in support of a Special

Appropddtion for a five year I'r09ram that wllutd aUow Medicine Men and Teachers to

hMCh Lakuta cultural/spiritual valu~.

They wlluld work with different qroups

.nd schools to teacb these values. The reason hr brH19in':J this back to the Tribal

Ci)U1ICi l is that this progralll \IIi Ll not occur it' there is not input frolll this lribe.

I aM asking the Tribal CounciL to authorize seed Money to be9in this process,

Hot i on lIIas made by Kay Gllurlleau to ob Li gate these funds.

$4,000.00-$5 t OOO.00.

This Moiion IIIdS seconded by Boyd Gourneauf l'Iotion can-ied with vote being five

1I,E!tl\l}l:~rs flirt

Ilone opposil'l<:l, none absent and nOlle not 1J0ting. John Estes, Sr.

dskt!o, what way dues United Sioux Tribe help reservations.

Chairman Jandreau

the'}"

have

direct

~loY!flent

proqralRS, a Loan packaqing process,

statf:!d,

qrdl)~Sil\.mship

capability to help Tribes develop fI pr09Iam.

Boyd Gourneau sta'led,

heLp ill ob1:ainin9 contrads, they helped us contract \IIith the SkoaL COlIIPany,

iliho help with the Rodeo. Chairman Jandreau stated, 1he-y also heLped in deveLopin9

the FiliD Colllftlission, which ¥Ie are a part of. fhey are puttin<;J on a large concert

in Deliver for fundinq for each of 'the Hese)-vatioitS so that projects may be

developed 011 the Reservation.

If the ri9ht mix I)f Stars pai'ticlpate they are

all'licipatifll} Oil raisinq thirty llIi LLion, but this depends on ~he people ",orkinq to

put it toqether.

United Sioux Tribes aLso helps \lIith Leqal Services, Tree

F'lalltil'\q, Ellerl:lency fundinq sources to assist people 'that have iIIoved away from toe

R~l'vation to set up a home, a Schol<lrship fIlnd •• dhere al'e a Lot of thinqs that

they provide, thE'Y don' t n!'\u i n;~ any money to do it. John Estes, Sr. asked about

the article<.:> in the Lako1:a Tiftlt! about lInited Sioux Tribe. Chairman Jandreau

s1:ated, it is not true. Bourland \!Iants to take the records of 'the Corporation and

publish the," in the Lakota Tiftles, which is unethical. Abe Lall9deau asked, are

the finances within the structure of the Tribe, do you have to produce these for

the Gllvernment.

Chairman Jandreau stated, only foY' Federal contnu.:ts, under A-129

Our General

process ~ are forced to do a proqram wid!! audit Df every p)-oqrafll.

Fund is dUll!:! under the same audit, ¥Ie don't have tu but \lie do 1:0 show the offsets

dnd justifications. Benjamin Thnmpson, .Jr. stated, Nadine Deshu,\uE!tte needs a

stove. Boyd Gourneau stated, she should be eli9ible hI' H.I.P.

Shirley Crane stated, Phyllis Crazy ~UU too. t4Hlinl\an Jandreau stated, have them

9~t a H.I.P. application in ri9ht i:\\IjjlY. John t.:stes, th. asked Chairman Jai'ldreau 1:0

talk to T.Ieb Isburq iTlgettitl9 the furnaces in the- rental units serviced because of

an incident that happened.

Chairman Jandreau stated he would qet with Deb

Isburq.

th~)'

The LONer BrIlLe Sioux Tribal Counci l eetitl9 recessed at 3:13 PH.

Siollx TribaL Council aeetitl9 reconvened on Novelber 13, 1993, at

Shirley Crane absent.

The LONer Brllle

4112 PH, with

24.

IBli8._lT<EASI,/BL_IEaW_III1WtU Chairman Jandreau stated that the caLL for

the Budqet has not been made yet and that a Tr iha L lreasllry Draw Down \!IOU ld have to

he rE!1.uested for operatitl9 expenses and 1:0 get SOt)E! notes paid at the bank. Motion

tvas llIade by Boyd Gourneau to authorize a $60,000.00 Tribal Treasury [lraw Down.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr. tiotion carried with vote being four

ME!fIlbers for, none opposinq, one absent and none !lo·t voting.

The LONer Brule Sioux Tribal COllnci l Ileetitl9 recessed at 4:14 PH. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Counci l Ileetitl9 reconvened on DecHber 2, 1992, at 10130 AM, with all

Council ~ers present. Also present was Noble LaCroix.

afIJIl!.IBtt£HIl

Mot i on \lias made by Boyd GOllrneau to

adjollrn the November Regular Session

IlIeetitl9. This motion was seconded by

John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with

vo te be i n9 five melilbers for, no ne

opposing, none absent and none not

votinq.

CERfIElCAIIOti

Tile forP.9oillq is a true and correct transcript to the Minlltes from the ReguLar

Heetifl9 heLd by the LOI1lE!\" Brule Sioux Tribal Council on November 4th, 9th, 10th,

13th and Decelllbel- 2, 1992.

RECORDING SECRETARY

LOWER BRI.LE SIOUX TRIBAl COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING

DECEHB£R 2 t 1992

PRESENT:

Mit:hael B. Jandreau, Chairman

Kay Gourneau

Shirley Crane

Boyd Gourneau

John Estes, Sr.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

The Lo.r Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l meeti'ft9 Wcl'S called to Order by Chairtaan

Michael B. Jandreau at 10:30 AM. Roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary

and the Lord's Prayer was led by Chaplain John Estes, ~-.

1.

~L.LE_I..OO6DE6U.t. __SB.t._..REQLlESn

A lettel" was rec.eived 1rom Orvi lll:'

Ldfl()deau, Sr. re1,uestinq a partial deferft\ent on hi<.; lease payment, for half of the

nmuun-t tlue. Motion was Glade by Boyd Gl)urneau to grant 111'. L~ngdeal1t Sr.'s

re,{l1est and tu inform Lower Bl-ule Agency, BUI-eau uf Indian Affairs. This motion

l1Ias ':>econded hy John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vote bein9 live members hr.

llulle IIPP'Osillq, n'One absent and none not vot ing.

A letteT "s rece i ved ir om Grace Blacksm i th

in I)btainin9 a rehigerat'Or.

Boyd (jol1rneau stated that Mrs.

BI.uJ:srdth is eligible f'Or H.I.P. and that she could be helped 'On an emerl,Jency

bdsis and that H.I.P. would be able to reimburse the Tl"ibe for the purchase.

M{.titli'l VIas made by Kay G'Ourneau to authoT lIe the purchase of a retr igerator tor

~ks. Blat.:kslllith to be reimbursed by

H• .{.P. This ll)OtiOIl was seconded by Julill

E<.:>tes, Sr.

\iotion carried ",ith v'Ote being five ~eiS for, none opposin9t none

absent and none not voting.

1~.:tUest i)ssi~tal\ce

A lett~r was sl1bmi Hed by Benjalllj II

ThuillPsun. Jr. r@i.l.uest the pm'chase of one of tl1e ~.r.A. houses that wert:! goinq to

be turned over to the Tribe. Kay Gourneau ilsY.~ wha~ the status was on these

bui ldinqs,

Chairmall Jandreau stated, .{ believe tiler!: wi II be four houses that

the R.I.A. wi LL be turninq over. Three of thes~ wi II have to continue to be lease

\'0 Indian Health Service. M'Otion was O\.iilde by John Estas, Sr. tu approve Benjamill

Thompi:>on, Jr. til purchase one of these Muse wneil a'vai lable with the 'foLLOWing

t~fftlSt

twellh year pay back schedUle at the Interes\' ute of 4.5%. This lIIotion was

set.:olldli!tl by Shirley Crane. Motion earned wdh voiebein9 fiVE: members hI', none

opposing, nOf~ absent and none not votIng.

4.

£du'Cational qran't applications were

Ip'(:l:!iv>:!d -from Brian CaLcari, FerLin Grassrl;pe, HOllic,", Quilt, Piitllli!ld Ea9l~ Thunder,

Wi lLiillll E<iiqle Thunder. MicheLLe Langdeau, 1anya FLeilry, Bryan Lonl,J Fox, Allen

Touche illII.l DU.'.iile Lon9 Fox. Motion was made by Boyd IJourneilu to apFove the

educational qrdnt,:" if aLL paperWOI"K was in place. 'This motion was seconded by

Bl:!njall)in ThlllhPSOllt Jr. M'Otion can-ied witl1 vote Dl!ing five members 1'01', none

opp'Osin9t none absent and none not voting.

5.

C.t.I:I.t.B.t.-_e~E:L£ttLBEWESI1 A C.H.R. F'ro9ralll Plan was received froln the

Lower !ll-ule C.H.R. Program regardiT19 tl1e impiementatilln of reqular 8:00 am to 4t30

h()urs~

wh ich wou ld a llow the C.H.R. Staff to dll more cOOllDun i ty based he.. l til

prumotions alld oiseoase prevention. By Tribal Cf.\untit \:Ollcurrence it meeting will be

set up with all the Health ProqralftS and this matter wi II be tabled at this tillle.

Prl

6.

Et£BGL_L_IUHEIW...BESWBCE_~t£I.£G'I:lJECI1

this time.

Til is 11'1.0 tt er was tab led at

7.

l£E:aB:rt.£tiI.JE.D:£..OOHX::CmE:S.JE...J.tilUt£EBSl I", leHer was receivtl'd from the

Department of the ArmYJ Corps of EnqlneersJ re9ardinq a re'luest for an Antiquities

Act Peillli"l fl"OI1i the MuseulII of GeoloqYJ South l..\,!kota &:hool of Kines and Technol09YJ

which wlluld i:ilLow the Museum to salvage .ow preserve vertebrae fossi l specimens

e~p()sed by th~ low water level of Lake Sharpe+

Chalr~an Jal~reau stated,

if we

dPPfove this re,\uest 1 would Like you to Include a stipulation that if the Lower

B~"ule Siuux Tl ibe qets a lllUseum that these articles are returned,

anythillq that

\lias found within the exterior boundaries of the Reserva'tiolh

Boyd Gourneau

s-tah~Jt we would have to re,\uest them to qive a report

on w!\at was hken.

Kay

GUlhl"lf.:'i:IU stah:d J \llhdt

about human remains.

Chdirmall Jdndreau stated, it is ..

1<11" that they have to not ify us ilME!diately.

Chai\"illan Jandreau stated J hUtllal1

Hmtaills were removed durinq and excavation hereJ they were fuund ill al\ odd pLace

<ind that lead them to believe they were of iI ditfen:nt era, they were sent to

Lincoln NebrdSki! and the University of Kansas, the1-e wereSillaLLchiLdrenand

t1JIIltS. ,johl1 Estest Sr. ask~ if the cemetery that the Corps of EngillE!ers moved to

OaLOftldt is it washinq away? Chairftlan Jandreau stated, IlOJ it is 1.ulte always bad:

h om the river, at Otle' time the Counc i l forc~ them h 1ence the area off and they

did, however, if you 911 to the site there are ftlally more graves that are not fenced

inJ yuu could re·~uest the Corps of Enqlneers to pla(.e a fIIonWllE!nt ·ihere.

John

Estes,

Sf.

asked, are there any n;~c;ords.

Chdlrman Jandreau stated, the

Episcupal chUic.h should have somethill9 01- the archives in Washingtoll should have

the deaths that Decuned there. Mot Ion \lias made by John £stesJ 5r. to request the

Curps fff Ellq i I"lE!€'rs to rip rap be low the ct.'ftIetery alld "~o p lace a 1110 numen-t "there and

Ilbtain the names.

This motion was seconded by Boyd Gourneau. Motio1\ can-ied

llIith lIote beifl9 five members for~ none OPPOSlnq, niHJe absent and none 1IOt votinq.

Motion was iIIade by Boyd Gou\'neau to apPI-ove the request fur a Anti'luities Act

Perlllit for th~ Museum of Geol09YJ South [lakota Schvol v"1 Mines and Techno loqy on

th~ stipulatioli that any hl1lllan rHains that are found lIIu<;ot be iUilliediately turned

oller to the Tr ibe and any i tell that is uncovered lIIust be recorded stat i n9 the type

III item .:Ind Locat i on uncovered and must be retunli!1i to the II" ibe upon the Tr ibe}s

ueveLopmen't of a Museum.

Th is mot i on was seconded by I\ay Gourneau.

Mot ion

CdlTik'i.\ ¥lith voti:! beinq five members forJ none opposin9t nune absent and none not

votill9. (Boyd Gourneau leH TribaL CouncillleetiDIJ at this title)

CIlBY..EALLIS__BEQUESIl A letter was received from Cory Fallis J Honorin!:!

Child\"E!1\ Po", Wo", COGllllittee President, re-luestil19 d monetary donation to help til

pCl~ to I" SOllie of 1he expenses for the Pow IIIOWt IIiItl i cn \\IuU ld be he Ld on I'H3Y 2211<1 and

23rd J 1993.

Motion was made by Kay Gournedu to support the activity and

iiu1hofileChainilanJandreautodonate to 'the COiliilliHee just prior to the Pow

wow to allo", the cOlllmittee to continue to raise 1II0ney for their cau-se. This motion

\11(!"; ,,;ecllnd~d by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried \\lith vote being 'four members

fOI~t

none Ilpposing~ olle absent and none not voting.(Boyd Gourneau entered

ll\eet i nq)

B.

the

9.

tUELSEt.LLSEMltlfLill.LltlL:_B.1.l£tfMIS...ICKE;Sl

A bill i 111::1 was r eee i 'led froM

Le9al Counsel, R. Dennis Ickes; Nielsen &~niort for the State of South

ltakllta v Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in the Huntin9 and Fishing AqreeOlent.

Motion

r~ecial

W<I'S l1Iade by Boyd Gourneau to appyove the oilli'ft'\j and to !:>ubmit the billin9 to the

Bureau of Indian Affairs, LOllief Brule Agency, tor n:!vlt!\II and approval. This motion

\llilS secllooeti by Benjamin ThoftlPsont Jr. Motion caHi~ with vote beill9 five members

fOf, Ilone upposin9~ none absent and none not votin<j.

10.

I.ililflL~E_tff11C8IIQMSl

Land sale applicatioil!i> lllere recei'Yed from the

Blireau of Indian Affairst Lower Brule Agency, for kufus Cluudillallt Jr., Rochelle

6oudface, Martha Bordeaux, and Freda Whirlwind Horse.

Motion was illade by Boyd

Glillrneau tl) -,;ubmit the applications to the Bureau of Indiall Affairs, Lower

Brule Aqency, fo\" appraisaLs.

This motion \\las seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Mutiun carri~ with vote bein9 five members tor, nune opposing, none absent and

none not not votinq.

11.

l.£ltlL..saLE__~l~Sl

Land sale apprd,sals were received for the

fullowill9 peopLe f,-om the Bureau of indian Aftair:,t Lower BruLe Aqency: Darla

RiJbLit $2,633.64 and Joseph Noah Grassrope $3,840.00.

Motion was made by floyd

6uun~au to i'un:hase

thE!'Se interests of land. lhi!> motion was sec.onded by Kay

Gourneau. 11otioh can-ied with vote being five lllellibers tor, IIOnt! opposing, nolll:!

absen·t and none not voting.

12.

I.ClILIEIL_BBUl.E__I::IE8I.IH_BOliBlll A letter lIIas received frolll the Lower Brule

lied l th Board, re-t ues t i n';1 to place l"Iyd le IhoftlPson il-:' a liea l th Board member for

Elderly Re?r~::;entat i on alld to "fl?1,uest that a youth bE:! p Laced Oil the Haa l til Board

for youth representation. Motion was made by Boyd Gounleau to I,lrant the liealth

Boanls n~,\uest.

This dlotion was secondeO by Bhirley l;rane. Motion carried with

•... ute being five members fort none opposin9t nOM! absent and none not votinq.

WIL.1.8_lWllSIJH __BEIl.IESI1

A lettel- \IkIS rece i ved f r 0111 Will.. Mad i so n

loan from the LOlller Brule l:l,ouxlribe in the amount of $500.00,

Motion was liIade by Kay

which would be repaid by Ms. Madisonts land soLe.

Guuil~au to a::;pl-ove Ms. Mod i son's felluest for a loan of $500.00, prov i ded 11s.

M<tdison siylls a chanqe of address so that the land sale c.heck \IIi Ll be sent to the

Tribe til deduct the loan.

This motion \lias set-olided by Benjamin Thompsollt J ...

Motion carried with vote being five members for, noM' opposing, none absent and

lIone IIOt votillq.

13.

f~.uestin'J

-i

14.

t£aI.IHLJllaBLJiiECBEIaBLJ:.1.lSlIlDtU Applicat ions were receivl:d for the

ilJver t i sed PliS i t ion of Hea l thy Start Secret ary • The Lower Sf u ie liea 1til BOal-d alid

illade a recoMmendation to hire ThereSe LaRoche tor the secretarial po!:>i1ion. Motion

¥Ja~ Rlade by KdY Gourneau to go by the recommendations IIf the Health Board

to hire

Thttfi:!sa LilRoche for the position. ·Ihls motion was seconded by Benjall\in Thompson,

Jr. Motioll carried with vote being five meftibers fur, Mnt! opposin'i' none absent

~nd none not votinq.

EHEBGL_._.lJ1t£B6I.~_~LmJJEt:11 A draft funding pruposal

rec:eived "frolll thi.>. U.S. GeoLoqical Survey for the "Tribes consideration, which

iliuuld provide fundillq to coLLect Intorftlation reL~vallt tu the 9eol-09Y and 1-0

potenti.:sl ~nergy end mineral resourtes on the Lower Brule r{eservation.

Motion

Vk\::; "lade by Boyd Gourneau to approve the proposal tur the pussible development of

ilny potential mineral resource discovered and that the ·iribe wou.ld consider

publiciltiUll uf .ny resource information gathered under the proposal or at lease

timHi'd release of inforl1l<ltion in a poster session at a public meeting and requ.est

that the Asse-ssment be conducted .In-house wi th s,ub-contrilctors as needed. Th is

15.

witS

mot ion wa'Si. seconded by Kay Gourneau. Mot! on carr li:!'d with vote

fUft \lUlle opposingt nOlle absent and none not voting.

bei ng

i ive

ftlefilbElrs

GEt£BaL._.JlI\lISEL_.l!ll..l.IHGl A hlUing was received from General Leqal

JuLiAll H. Brown, Hiatt law Oft ICes for the period covering November 2,1992

tl'fOUqh Novt:u\ber 29 t 1992 in the amount of ~Ut 769.85. Mot ion was made by Boyd

Gtlul'lIeau tu cipprove and submit the bilting to the ~ureau of Indian Affairs, lowe,'

Brule

A<:!ency, for revie91 and approval.

Hlis 1110tion was seconded by Kay

GI)Ufneau. Motion carried with vote being tive llIe!Ilbe,'s tor, none opposinq, none

dosellt and I)llne not votifl9. Benjamin IholllPsont Jr. a'.>ked t doesn't he repr(:s(:nt aLL

the people.

Chairlllall Jandreau stated, he is the lawyer tor

the

fribal

GUllenlillEHlt,

he can ,"epresent if the "lr iba l Bovenwent author i zes hi III. John

Este"::>, 5,. slated, when can the people use him.

Chairmall Jandreau stated, when

it

Tribal member has cause, like in 1.(';.W.A. cases, it it is aton\) the same lines as

iepl;?selltinq the interests of the Tribe in any chaite'1ge, i.e., huntili9 and fishinq.

16.

Cuul\~el,

l..OOGDEau.l!BOll:lEB-J~Etl£Sn

A letter was reee i ved f"f om LLoyd t Char les

L.'lllqdedu l"e-tuesting the ptacement OJ" Jim Ldnqdeau on all Lanqdeau

Br\)th~1 led~""

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to re-\uest 1he Bureau of Indian

Affairs t Lllwel" Brule Agenc:Yt to place Jim La ngdeau on all Lan9deau Brother

leases. This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with

\lote beinq fiVE! Aleillbers fort none opposIng, none absent and none not votinq.

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dTllJ

leslie

KIH-JWILSOtiL_BEQUESIl

A letter ~as received from Kim Wilson re-Iuesti1l9

fund i nq to attend the ALl-lakota Gir ls Bdske tba II Tour lIaftient in Rap id

CitYt SD 01) December 17, 1S t t. 19, 1992. \!Ihieh consistc;. of all senior Lakota girLs.

udsketbdlt pLayers, which only twenty girls are invited to participate.

By Tribal

Coullei t concurrence Chairman Jandreau is autl"lof17.ed to assist Ms. Wi lson with

lB.

cl'i>S isl anel:! ill

$200.00.

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l:D£..It£BOY.EtIElfi_E'ftOGRAH _EUtilL_El=23::~~~l

Boyd Gourneau stated that

IIlitice was t"eceived that fundinq was avai lable for H.I.P. for FY-93, 94, e. 95 and

-the Tr ibe would have to re'tuest that fund i ng and to ri?'luest to carryover any

fUlldillq lliIl!i holding.

Motion was iIIade by Kay IJourneau to r~uest the H.I.P.

fl1nt\inq. This motion was seconded by Henjamin nHHilP~onf Jr.

i'lo1ion carried with

vllte beill9 five melilbel-s fOft nIlne IlflPOSlngi' Mne absent artd none not vOtillq.

tllI!L.E_..L.lLCBOIK.t-.I":!.t.I.t.A.t.l Mr. LaL;roix Slated 1hat TrIbes \llel"f: now allowed

to develllp thei!' own program for Gene!".!H Assistance prllqfillllS.

Noble LaCroiA

st.ded, the E.A.R.N. Pr ogram has proved to be a success on the LO\ller BruLe

RE-IServiitioll dlid if the Tribe wanted to continue with the Progrdlll they would have to

r~·tul:'S1

this adilln throu9h a Resolution.

MotIon was made by [;loyd Gourneau to

n,''lIJest the continuation IIf the E.A.R.N. Program and 10 re'l.uest that any and all

hus"! iocume be exeupi froll the 'iualtficatlOns fur ~he General AsSistance proqfalli.

Thb illotioll was seconded by Shidey Crane. Motion Carried with vote bein9 five

1il~llIbe\"s fort

none opposil19t hOne absellt and nol~ not v01iliq. I~r. LaCroix stated

tltdt Gellelal Assistance program I"ates have been raised, d 30~ increase and that the

make up checks should be out by Christmas.

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21.

~HII_WESI_BBUL.ELUJWE8_.18.I..El Chairman Jandreau stated that

lhele has been complaints legMding the speed iilllit between the two coftlllluniiies,

~pe(iaLLy 1111 the west hi Ll.

John I:,stest !:k. stated that it is difficult for

=-Ol~ vehides to make it up the hi LL especially when the roads are bad.

Motion was

llldi.l~ by Bll-yd

Gourne.:su to I-t"\uest the Bureau of Indiall Affairs, lower Brule

Fad lities Managt!n.ent to change the speed Limit to S5 lIli les pel' bOllr duri1l9

huurs and 35 mi les p~r huur at nIght. illis motion ~as s~onded by John

E."tes, Sr. Motion can-ied with vote bein9 five ft\e'Ii\bers for, Mne opposiD9, \lone

ausellt and lIone oot lIotillg.

Ay~ncYI

tiayliqht

22.

HOm.E_UL_CBOl~L_=-I!UBEQU __iJE........ltmlat.LAEEa.lBSl Nob le LaCro i x stated that

the new Cr imi iicl l Inll~t igator is on duty.

The C.I. is that are sent here are

directly supervised Ollt of WashiD9ton. lhe fulldin9 ior the C.l.'s are pIovided,

bul the fundill9 fill" tlil> <;taffill9 is not and this places a Large burden on all

illreally luw budget for Law Enforcement.

Motio" was Klade by Kay Bourneall to

ietognh:e that the Law states that C.l.'s \IIi H be pla\.:ed tor a one year period, but

that the TI ibe reo~uests func.iiD9 for the administrative costs for staffing be

f.lrll\iid~d ill adtlitioll to the current dh'ect costs.

This lIIutioll was seconded by Johll

Estes, SI.

Mot ion carr i ed with vote bel ft9 five llle'albel' s for, none opposi D9, none

iibsent and iiune lIilt lIotill9. (Boyd Gourneau Left the Tribal Council eeetiD9 at

this title)

23.

LOWEfL_DBULE__WlLDLlEE_EHIE6f:8lSE1 John Estes, ~r. asked if they had

found ilUt \IIho had broken into uP at WildLife. Noble LaCroix stated that the new

e.I. h<ld bei::11 placed on this iilatter as soon as h~ came aild that there were SOIl'le

si1~pech;.

John Estest Sr. stated, I believe that i1 is the n:sf'onsibi Lity of ihe

rtirec:tor to make sure that the Aloney is deposi feU each day and the loss of any

lurtht!r muney should he repaid by the iJirector. Moti;)" was made by John Estes, Sr.

l.) submit cI L~tter tu Ben Janis, Director of Lu~r Brllle Wi ldLife Enterprise,

stating that dl\Y further loss of funds wiH be deduded 'hom liis pay, because of

(he f iU: t thclt he is the respolls ib Le party hr lIlak Ill\j sure the 1Il0 ney is removed and

depusHed. This 8l1ltiol\ was seconded by Shirley Crane.

Mution canied with lIote

o~in9 filUf iI\eIllbers for, nllne opposiD9t nOlie absent and none nu·t \lotinq.

The Lo.r Brule Sioux Tribal Counci l eeetiD9 recessed at 3:34 PM. The LOliler

Bru le Si oux Tr iba l Counc i l tlleet i D9 reconvened on Decellber 23, 1m, at 3~40 PM,

",itil aLL Tribal Council llelllbers present. Also present was Cliff Skye, Jack Estes,

Noah Grassrope, Cody Russel l, Ben Janis, and !:Met and Donna Mart i n.

Chainllan J"ndreau staie:d that the Lower

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Brule Siou1 Tribe pays a $250.00 fee to use the \i1"aveL pit located 01"1 Noah

Glassrupets liind. Chairman Jandreau sta.ted that apPI-olial of payiD9 this fee was

~ul.lld be rf."l.uired by the Tribal Count! l. Motion \lias iliadt! by John Estes, Sr. ,to

I'Ciy ihe $250.00 fee for the use of Noah iJrassrof·e's, g.i:lvel f'it.

This lIIotion was

~etillltl~ by Shirley Crane.

Motion carrIed with VIlte lieinq five fM!oiIIbers for, none

opposinqt none <lbsent and none not votinq.

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CLlEE __stm:_=__SlCUX __H8IIUt:L£lLH___~SSliJHl

Mr.

Cliff

Skye

iluuressed the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council lI\'eeting reqardinCj a benefit

\.:uncert til did Sioux Nations, which would take pLace un June 25, 1994 simulcast

huftl the BlClck Hi Us, San Dieqo California, TOrllntu Canadat and Murdch Germany.

Mvtioi\ was llldde by Buyd Gourneau to support the Sillux Nation Fi L«I Commission in

their efforts and '10 authorize Chairman Jandreau to sign a consent form that

would authoriZE! Cliff Skye to be the exclusive lIIana'ilert coordinator and producer

uf this benefit in behalf of the LOlller Brule 6ioUll Tribe at..::l authorize the use

of the Luwer Brule Siilux TribaL Emblem for I\IerchandislD9! mclrketingt and prOtl'lOtillq

iii associatiun with this benefit ana to consent and au1horize the nonprofit

cllipolatioll IIf United Sioux Tribes of South Dakota [lellelopment Corporation to be

tlleir tall-exempt entity and further consent to 1he distribution of all Net Proceeds

of the Benefit by U.S.T.D.C. to the Lower Brule Sioux -fl-ibe in the foLLowinq

cdif.!90ries! Prairie Conservation, Reclamation and Restoratilln of Sioux TribaL

Li:tfn.ll:> ploqriUilj and Environmentally Sustainable EcoMmie. Developmellt of Sioux

Trib<.1l Li:tnds, program; and Preservation of SIOUX Chi ldreli, Yllu~h and Adult Cl1ltural

Ads, pI-O'~rall'lj and Eleven Sioux Tdbes as seated vn the usmc Board; and Sioux

EjjjL.H.sy, pfOgl<.1il1i and Sioux LegaL iJeterr:;e f-uoo, prO!jl"afllj and Sioux EilIerqency

Relief Fund, proqrdftli and Sioux Nat Ion F lim Cojftt\\is~ionJ alid that the Lower

Dl"uLe

Sioux

Tr ibe acknowLedqes and consents tu the f<.1d that one-hulldred

p&rCi'lilt (100%) of the t~et Proceeds benet it Sioux Tribal Govenlltlents, people and

or9~ldlations.

This motion \!las seconded by Kay Gouneau. Moti011 carried with

vote beiJ19 fuur ftleIl\bE'rs for. none oppositl',l, nonE' absent and one against.

ElBECLOIJILB£lllESI1 Chairman Jandreau stated that a request was received

Bertha, Ruby, Wi lLa, Ruth, and Cindy Firecloucl hr a loan on a land sale that

they would be receiving from the Rosebud Sioux lribe.

Motion W<.1S made by K<.1Y

GilUrlleaU to authorize a one time Loan if fundill';J was available. This motion \<las

m~conded by Buyd Gourlleau.

Motion carried with vote being five meGIbers for, nOlle

opposing, none absent and none not v011n9.

26.

ftilll

27.

~lOtW._..GBAtfi_AfE.\lC&lllJHSl

Z::ducational grant applications were

from AUVIin Grassrope, Alvin Gra!lsrope, and Crystal Velecia.

Motion was

IiIddl:! by Buyd Gourneau to author i ze to do the t:ducat i Ilna l Grants as in the past,

til aplo'rove them jJrovided that the paper\1lork is in place and to process and approve

th~ Edul:<.1tional Grants.

This lIIotion \lias seconded by Benjamin thompson, Jr.

Mutiilli canied !/lith vote beinq five members for, llOllE! opposil\9, none abseTlt and

!lOTte not vot i 119.

f~eil:'ed

J':ICIL_ESIESl

Jack Estes stated the rea!:>on 10r his presellce at the

Ch<.1inllan Jandreau stated that a llleetinq wi II be set up with all the

HeilLth ProqrilftlS and that ~Ir. Estes shouid cville in to that meetill9 with his

UH!CP.I-SIS. Jdck Estes stated, we need advanced trainillq, in tWIl years we will have

to be EMTIts, advanr;ed life support persoTlnE'tt vti:' ire baSIC now. John Estes Sr.,

d"i>ked what is dOlle in all ~\-qerICY for the people that go til the C<.1sinu.

Jack

Esh,!s stated, ihat is our job also, we provide thetl with our services, at OllE! till'le

th~y wallt~ the Secudty to be trained In CPR, there lllere seven and

only two are

l~ft

over thele. Chainan Jandreau stated, there are three employees \!Iorking there

IlUIII Quentin Estes, Davis Grooms alld Ted McCauley.

John i:::stes, Sr. asked who pats

til pfovide these services for theAl. Chairman Jandrei:lu stated thl-ough third party

oi lLioq, their insuraoce. John Estes, Sr. asked It the <.1/11buL<.1oce door has been

-fixed, durifl9lhe tornado, I1Ihen the electricity was off they couldn't get the door

I)P~Il. Chairman Jalldreau stated, there is an ovelTide.

Benjamin Thompson,

i:>tated, I tllought they were 90ing to get ell walk in. Cilairman Jandreau stated,

I..ol'lshudioll is suppose to put a side door in. John I::stes, Sr. st<.1ted, keep in

lilinJ durinqtt.e meeting with the Health Proqral'lS that I'd like to see the Directors

ill thl::' Ambul<.1I1ce and CHR Pro9rams take tralnlJ\9 and keep up with the ell\Ployees in

what they are tra i ned in. A meet i J\9 IS scheduled for January 6, 1993, at 10:00 AM

\IIi th all Hea l th Pr091-aftlS.

28.

l\ieetinq.

J.-.

COttlItilILC!JLLEGEl

Cody Russell stated that the COlllfilUnity College !/las

a loan from the Trihe, right now tOI- sUllie of the teachers and we will

ne~ SOllie to help us get by until our tundill'g comes

tnt in September.

Chairlll<111

,J<llldrt!au sti:l\eli, whdt difference NiLL thiS make If you CIl(1ie up shllrt next year.

Cudy Russell shted, it \IIi Ll keep the t;oUi':!ge goinq. Ben Janis stated, we could

illl..lude ill uur Aqreement ~ith Sinte Gleska that tIle lribal Finance wouLd be used.

29.

iii

need

Ilf

Chi:iiHllilll Jandreau stated, someo~ else 011 the o1}ariJ wi II have to be selected to

dl:al with tiif! financial situation. Some major deterl'flillants are 90i1l9 to heilve to be

made, first, \tIhat is C\'Ow Creeks statu'S, they bear 'the titl~ but there aloe no

l.:olliributiOliS vI' interest made by the\'fl.

Sel.:o~KI, if adeq,uatf:' account has been

t.i:lk~n, we )'leed a good exp~ndit\lre of funds; sinte 'this is "for the education of

our

IIIP.mbeI's, ioI~ should seclll-e long ten tundi 119.

We have to Look at repi3Y\-uent

criteria, h04'l it <::.houLd be repaid and \lIE! need r~ollSiveness from the Board.

Mike

H.mlLik would be wi Llir19 to work with the CoLl1!ge, tilis is one of the reasons that

Hike was hired. Mike Hanzlik is wi LLing to work with y\lU to have a definitive set

of bvoks <l11d how it is beill9 utilized. There is a greater sense of obLiqation to

the Tribe on what is being provided totaUy; in which in the future we hoped we

wouLd have <I whoLe cuLLe\je center. Cody Husse-LL stated, if Mike Hanzlik would

assist USt I believe this wouLd remedy this probLe1flt we would have to pay hill,

Chdirman Jdlldreau stated, no, is IS on board here, and he has asked a coupLe

tillles if we sti LL need him, but he does have the el(per',ise- to do it.

Boyd

Gllufneau asked, with this Loan, would you be able to qei baCK iln yom' feet.

Cudy RusseLL stated t if \lIE! can get the students to pay.

ChairMan Jandreau

sidted, (jet with Crow Cfeek, send the\'fl a certified leHert see if th~y are sti lL

i nterell'ted. Chair81an Jandreau shted, we wi Ll se-e what WE' c.an 9ive to these

teachers riqht now.

The Lowr Bnle Sioux Tribal Counci l meetil)CJ rl\!Cessed at 6:00 PH. The Lowr

lkule SioulC Tribal Council eeetill9 reconvened on January 6, 1993, at 10:47 AM, with

aU Counci L KMbe\-s present.

ALso present was Dina Brandt, Kevin KLein, Rob

Dou9Las, NyaL Bril)CJs, CLyde Banks, Levi flute, Jewel Flute, Jack Estes, Johnelle

Sittil)CJ D09, Mary Jane MiddLetent, Mary Shields, Charles Flute, Mike Estes, To.

Estes, Tony LaRoche, Perry Estes, Lena Estes, and Rose Eagle Star.

110tion was lIade by Buyd l:iourneau til adjour n th~

December Requl.;r Session Meeting. This lIIotion

was seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion carried

with vote beill9 five members fort none upposinq

none absen' and none not votinq+

Til", foreqlling is ~ true and correct transcript 11> the Minutes frofl'l the Regular

h~Ld by the Lilwel- Brule !:iioux Tribal Cuunci l em Deeelllber 2nd, 2Jrd and

January 6 t 1993.

M~tiJ\'9

LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBAL COUNCIL

REGULAR MBETING

JANUARY 6, 1993

PRESERT:

Michael B. Jandreau, Chairman

Kay Gourneau

Shirley Crane

Boyd Gourneau

John Estes, Sr.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

ASSERT:

None

ALSO PRESENT: Noble LaCroix, Dina Brandt, Pastor Kevin Klien, Rob Douglas, Nyal

Brings, Clyde Johnson, Levi Flute, Jewel Flute, Jack Estes, Johnelle Sitting Dog,

Mary Jane Middletent, Mary Shields, Charles Flute, Mike Estes, Tom Estes, Tony

LaRoche, Perry Estes, Lena Estes, Rose Eagle Star, Roger Rodriquez, Cody Russell,

Cheryl Crazy Bull, Ed Bhyre, and Ben Janis.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting was called to Order by Chairman

Michael B. Jandreau at 10:47 AM.

Roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary

and the Lord's Prayer was led by Chaplain John Estes, Sr.

DINA BRARDT-LAKE FRANCIS CASE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION:

Dina Brandt

introduced Pastor Kevin Klien, Trinity Lutheran in Chamberlain and Rob Douglas,

Intern, Holy Comforter Episcopal, Lower Brule.

Pastor Klien and Intern Douglas

introduced themselves to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council.

Rob Douglas stated

that he thank the Tribal Council for their support and hopes that it will continue

in the future.

Rob Douglas stated that Father Jim and the Holy Comforter Episcopal

Church Congregation was still very interested in turning the old Church over for

renovation for a library or museum.

Chairman Jandreau stated that Father Jim

Pearson had stated that this could be done but nothing had been submitted to the

Tribal Council to this effect.

Chairman Jandreau stated that he wanted a

concurrence on this.

Intern Douglas stated that the Pastors have a monthly meeting

that he would bring this matter up and invited Chairman Jandreau to attend the next

monthly meeting.

Pastor Klien stated that the Trinity Lutheran in Chamberlain

sponsor the Interns at the Holy Comforter Church and that he hoped there would not

be any conflicts as in the past, we would like to work forward.

Dina Brandt stated

that she wanted to see the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe get involved with the Intermodal

Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) program to get the roads funded. Ms.

Brandt stated that there is 100% funding on Federal Lands.

Nol;>le LaCroix stated

that he was involved in a meeting with the Kiwanis Club and that they supported

having 1806 worked on.

Dina Brandt stated that working with the Native American

Loop, if she had the Tribal Council's support that this would help.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that Ms. Brandt should also look for support from the City

Commissions of Pierre, Ft. Pierre, and Chamberlain. Motion was made by Kay Gourneau

to support the two Scenic Byways with the inclusion of highway 1806, 1-90 Missouri

River Loop and the Native American LOOp.

This motion was seconded by John Estes,

Sr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

1.

2.

SHIRLEY MARVIN-E.D.A. PLARRING:

A draft Resolution was submitted by E.D.A.

Planner, Shirley Marvin, for submission of a grant application to the State of

South

Dakota

for

purposes

of

Archeological

Planning

and

Research

of

Historical/Archeological sites on the Lower Brule Reservation.

Motion was made by

Boyd Gourneau to approve submission of the Grant Application by Resolution.

This

motion was seconded by Shirley Crane.

Motion carried with vote being five members

for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

3.

L.B.S.T. HEALTH PROGRAMS:

Nyal Brings, Clyde Johnson, Levi Flute, Jewel

Flute, Jack Estes, Johnelle Sitting Dog, Mary Jane Middletent, Mary Shields,

Charles Flute, Mike Estes, Tom Estes, and Tony LaRoche entered the Tribal Council

meeting at this time.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the reason for calling this

meeting with the Health Programs was because of the Proposal submitted by the

C.H.R. Program.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Proposal was acceptable except

for the part that excluded transportation.

Chairman Jandreau stated that no matter

how you look at it the C.H.R. Program will have to provide some transportation.

The Tribal Council did not approve this proposal because we wanted more information

from the Health Programs and the best way to get this accomplished is to ask each

of you individually and as a group to give us what you feel is wrong and what you

can do to enhance your program.

The C.H.R. is not a totally understood Program, if

we can get together and show what needs to be done, any action, to provide better

services to the community, we can try and accomplish that here.

Levi Flute wished

everyone a Happy New Year.

Mr. Flute stated that the reason why he submitted the

proposal was because he felt that the C.H.R.'s were not spending enough time in the

Community. Chairman Jandreau stated that one of the concerns was that Mr. Flute did

not have a listed telephone number and was not easily accessible.

Levi Flute

stated that the C.H.R.'s are wanted in the schools, we have one individual who has

training in diabetic foot care.

We should be doing workshops. When we are on duty

at night we cannot do anything else, we are bound to part of our contract that

states we must transport, but with the increase in staffing in the Ambulance

Program and Patient Transport this will help us.

John Estes, Sr. stated that he

would like to see the Directors take the same training as the employees.

Levi

Flute stated that he does take all the training and if only one person goes, when

they come back they give the others information.

Chairman Jandreau stated that

there was a need for clarification of duties and policies for the C.H.R. Program.

Jewel Flute stated that the C. H. R. 's need their own first aid bags and that the

C.H.R. 's were not informed of events that happen to people in the community for

follow up care.

We have to get out and develop a trust with the community so they

will feel comfortable in calling on us.

Jewel Flute stated that most of the calls

at night are code yellow, which are minor, if we were out in the community during

the day we could take care of these.

We could provide preventative training to

young mothers, Elderly and diabetics.

Chairman Jandreau asked if all the Health

Programs have gotten together collectively for scheduling, the Ambulance Program,

Patient Transport, Healthy start, M.C.H., I see all of our Programs working in

roles independent of each other.

Levi Flute stated that the C.H.R.'s will try to

keep on top of things.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the first thing is for the

programs to get together and express their differences and processes for corrective

actions.

Jack Estes stated that it usually ends up that one person usually ends up

doing all the work.

Chairman Jandreau stated that these things have to be worked

out so that services can be provided.

Mary Jane Middletent stated that there was a

lack of communication and that maybe staff meetings would help.

The number one

thing is remembering that we're here for the peoples needs, there has to be some

attitude changes.

Lena Estes stated that maybe part of the problem is a having

everyone in the same office.

Chairman Jandreau stated that there is a need for

more room, we are having trouble coming up with the matching funds for the

mUltipurpose building.

There is an inability to respect the rights of others.

These problems need solutions.

There are E.M.T.'s that have more training than the

others, which they got from the Tribe and they owe this back to the people, there

is no other way except to sit down together collectively.

Mary Jane Middletent

stated that there should be two E.M.T.'s on a male and a female, sometimes a tire

needs to be changed, etc.

Lena Estes stated that during bad weather Bernard Hale

stated that he would have a vehicle go ahead of the Ambulance. Tony LaRoche stated

that people do not like to go to the clinic, even when it is something minor,

especially with the new appointment system and they are refused to be seen because

they do not have an appointment.

Lena Estes stated that when the first responders

handle a situation at night the clinic cannot take them until the afternoon because

of the appointment system.

Chairman Jandreau stated that someone should make

appointments first thing in the morning. Mike Estes stated that the Clinic could be

called because the E.M.T. Program placed a portable phone there. Chairman Jandreau

stated the I. H. S. should have set up a base station on their own, they have a

greater responsibility, I sense that they do not use their funding base to the

potential of services that they could provide on the reservation. Levi Flute asked

where the Resolutions go when they are passed by the Tribal Council.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that they are sent to the Lower Brule Agency Bureau of Indian

Affairs and they in turn sent them to the Aberdeen Area Office.

Levi Flute stated

that no word has been heard on the fitness Program we requested. Chairman Jandreau

stated that he would look into it and see why it isn't happening.

Jack Estes

stated that there was a lack of communication and understanding by the Health

Director, etc., and that they don't have the training by the E.M.T. stand point and

maybe they should take the same training to have a basic understanding.

Perry

Estes stated that the E.M.T.' s should be trained to sustain a life until help

comes.

Lena Estes stated that she thought the C. H. R. I s should have their own

bags.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the C.H.R. I S used to carry their own bags.

Levi Flute stated that they can be ordered, this was something minor.

Nyal Brings

stated that if there were any misunderstandings it is because he does not get any

input.

Chairman Jandreau asked if there was any reporting done. Levi Flute stated

that they had to do their reporting or they would get written up.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that he meant reporting to the next person on duty what has

happened during their shift.

Chairman Jandreau stated that it seems that there

isn't enough communication and persistence and we need this done.

Lena Estes

stated that the C. H.R. I S used to be able to go to the Clinic to fill their bags,

but they won't let us get anything.

Chairman Jandreau stated that it should not be

like this.

John Estes, Sr. stated that he thought separating the Program would be

a good idea, or divide the rooms up and have staff meetings and report back to each

other.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Health Director must assist these

Programs to implement the meetings and there needs to be a log to record materials

needed, we also need a plan developed and presented to the Council.

If the

C.H.R. 's go on an eight hour work day there needs to be a new education process for

the Community, dates of workshops, when and a clear identification of patient load,

etc.

John Estes, Sr. stated that after someone comes back from the hospital nobody

knows what happens with the patient. Chairman Jandreau stated that the Program has

to be formalized and identified in part of their process as a requirement.

John

Estes, Sr. stated that staff meetings are great, to get the point known.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that these were basic requirements and that the C.H.R. need

privacy, there needs to be a reception area, you need to look into leasing a

trailer.

Jack Estes stated that at one time one night was set up to go over

Ambulance techniques for the E.M.T.'s and C.H.R.'s, but it never happened, you have

to practice on the equipment.

Chairman Jandreau stated that all the Health

Programs need to work as a unit as we grow.

John Estes, Sr. asked what happens if

someone gets sick at the Casino.

Lena Estes stated, we take care of them.

Nyal

Brings asked about transporting a prisoner to a medical facility, are we held

accountable.

Chairman Jandreau stated the C.H.R.' s are not deputized and the Law

Enforcement

are sending their prisoners at their own risk,

it is their

responsibility.

Tony LaRoche stated that the Law Enforcement Program has stated

that the only wayan Officer could go is i f there was an off duty Officer that

would donate their time to go, they are short on man power.

Chairman Jandreau

asked Nyal Brings when he would get the new plan to the council.

Nyal Brings

stated within two weeks.

Chairman Jandreau stated that there should be a cross

with the Alcoholism Program also, they are not effectively dealing with the

problems on the reservation.

Lena Estes stated that it used to be that a C.H.R. an

E.M.T. and an A.A. Counselor used to go out on calls.

The Lower Brule sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 1:50 PM. The Lower Brule

sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened at 3:05 PM, with all Council HaDbers

present.

Also present was Cody Russell, Ben Janis, Ed Bhyre, Hike Hanzlik, and

Cheryl Crazy Bull.

4

LOWER BRULE COMHURITY COLLEGB:

Cody Russell stated that the L.B. Community

College would like to request to use the Tribe's Finance Office for the Community

College with Mike Hanzlik working on our budget.

We are going to have to ask the

Tribe for a loan.

Cody Russell asked Cheryl Crazy Bull to inform the Tribal

Council on this matter.

Cheryl Crazy Bull stated that it was nice to see the

Tribal Council's efforts in keeping the College operational.

There is a Tribal

Community College Grant available, but it is not available for use until one year

later.

The Community College needs to get free money from the Tribe. Kay Gourneau

stated, you do not recommend borrowing the money.

cheryl Crazy Bull stated that

the College would not be able to pay it back, if they paid it back they would be

short again the next year.

I believe that the College can make it.

Sinte Gleska

started out with nothing and within seven years we have developed into a 3.7

million dollar program.

Kay Gourneau asked what the status was with Crow Creek.

Ed Bhyre stated that they were not interested.

We will need to revise our Bylaws.

There has also been three instances where a Council Member from Crow Creek has

degraded students.

I have talked to most of the students and they would prefer to

have Lower Brule running the College, they would feel more comfortable.

Cheryl

Crazy Bull stated that whether the Lower Brule Community College stayed separate

from Sinte Gleska or if they are a branch of Sinte Gleska they will need money,

until september.

Cody Russell stated that a loan was needed, a telephone and a

computer accounting system.

Cheryl Crazy Bull stated that she should be able to

get a used computer for the College to use and I think that the Tribe should get a

telephone for the College first.

Mike Hanzlik stated that he had a computer

accounting program that could be use.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to dissolve

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe's membership with the Lower Brule Community College.

This

motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five

members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

Motion was made by

Boyd Gourneau to utilize the $5,000.00 Educational Scholarship received from the

Farm Corporation and request $25,000.00 from the Lower Brule Farm Board from the

unencumbered cash that is set aside for land purchases to be used as a contribution

to the Lower Brule Community College.

This motion was seconded by Kay Gourneau.

Motion died for lack of two thirds majority vote.

The Lower Brule sioux Tribal

Council meeting went into Executive Session at 4:42 PM.

The Lower Brule Sioux

Tribal Council meeting came out of Bxecutive Session at 5:13 PM.

Motion was made

by Kay Gourneau to instruct the current Lower Brule Community College Board to

revise the Charter and Bylaws with the Directive from the Tribal Council that the

President of the Community College must be Native American and to give Mr. Bhyre a

two week notice.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion

carried with the vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none

not voting. Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to request the $30,000.00 as stated in

the previous action.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion carried

with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 5:25 PH. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened on January 7, 1993, at 11:13 AM, with all

Council Members present.

Also present was Jeff Grassrope, Lisa Bstes and Joyce

Bstes •

5.

JEFF GRASSROPB REQUEST:

Chairman Jandreau stated that Jeff Grassrope was

present at the Tribal Council meeting today to make a request for a loan of

$300.00.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the loan would be repaid with his lease

income, but that Mr. Grassrope' s lease came in for this year already so the loan

would have to be repaid with next years lease income.

Motion was made by John

Estes, Sr. to approve a $300.00 loan to Mr. Grassrope to be repaid with his lease

income next year.

This motion was seconded by Kay Gourneau.

Motion carried with

vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

6.

LAKOTA COIIFBDBRACY OF THE BLACK BILLS:

A letter was received from the

Lakota Confederacy of the Black Hills in regard to the 3rd General Assembly of the

Unrepresented Nations and People Organization scheduled for January 19-23, 1993 at

the Hague of the Netherlands.

John Estes, Sr. stated that Simmon Thunder would be

a good representative to send.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to go with John

Estes, Sr.'s recommendation to send Simmon Thunder as the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

representative and Eastern Rosebud Tribe's representative and to recognize and

approve Reginald Bird Horse, Joseph A. Walker, Richard Grass, Floyd Hand, Ruben

McClosky, Ted Thin Elk, Charles Murphy, Frances He Crow, Charlotte Black Elk and

al ternates Phyllis Wilcox and Thelma Rios.

This motion was seconded by Shirley

Crane.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

6.

LOWER BRtJI..B BOUSING AUTHORITY:

A letter was submitted by the Lower Brule

Housing Authority to request the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to pay for the expenses of

four Housing Board members and an employee to attend a meeting in Denver Colorado.

This matter was tabled until the costs were presented.

7.

MBMORARDUH OF AGREEMENT - L.B.B.A. AND I.B.S.:

A Memorandum of Agreement

was received from I.H.S. to be approve by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council for

the construction of sanitation facilities and technical assistance on the

twenty-nine DHUD Low Rent Housing units to be built on the Lower Brule

Reservation.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to approve the Memorandum of

Agreement.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion carried with vote

being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

8.

LI'l"l'Lli: BIGBORN MEMORIAL: A letter was received from the Secretary of the

Interior, Washington, Manuel Lujan, Jr. in regard to Public Law 102-201, which is a

memorial to be designed and constructed to honor the Indian participants in the

Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Public Law 102-201 also authorizes the establishment

of the Little Bighorn National Monument Advisory Committee, which includes 11

members.

Of the 11 members that are to be appointed to the Committee, 6 are to

represent Native American Tribes who participated in the Battle of the Little

Bighorn or who now reside in the area, 2 are to be national recognized artists, and

3 are to be knowledgeable in history, historic preservation, and landscape

architecture.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to nominate Lorenzo Black Lance.

This motion was seconded by Shirley Crane.

Motion carried with vote being five

members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

9.

GBRBRAL COUlfSEL Ai SPBCIAL LEGAL COUIfSEL BILLIRG: A billing was received from

General Legal Counsel, Julian H. Brown, Hiatt Law Offices for the period covering

December 1, 1992 through January 3, 1993 in the amount of $7,004.40. And a billing

was received from Special Legal Counsel, R. Dennis Ickes, Nielsen & Senior for the

State of South Dakota v Lower Brule sioux Tribe. Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to

approve the billings and to submit the billings to the Bureau of Indian Affairs,

Lower Brule Agency for review and approval.

This motion was seconded by Shirley

Crane.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

10.

SHIRLEY MARVIR, BDA PLARRIRG: Shirley Marvin, EDA Planner submitted a draft

Resolution for approval by the Tribal Council for the submission of a grant

application through the Bush Foundation for a Law Library on the Lower Brule

Reservation.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to authorize the submission of a

grant application by Tribal Resolution.

This motion was seconded by John Estes,

Sr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

11.

RONALD G. TEDROW, CPA:

A proposal was submitted by Ronald G. Tedrow, CPA,

to provide an audit for the year ended September 30, 1992, for the Lower Brule

Sioux Tribe.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to approve Mr. Tedrow's Proposal.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being

five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

12.

RESOURCE MARAGKMBRT:

A draft resolution was submitted by Orville Langdeau,

Sr. to request grant funding for FY-93 for the Resource Management and Economic

Development Program.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to adopt a Resolution to

request funding.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion

carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not

voting.

13.

LAW BRPORCBHBRT BASKETBALL TOORRAMERT:

A request was received from the

Lower Brule Agency Law Enforcement for a donation from the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

for their annual Basketball Tournament.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe

has donated $50.00 in the past. Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to donate $50.00.

This motion was seconded by Boyd Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote being five

members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

14.

TRI COUNTY LARDPILL ASSOCI AT lOR :

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tr i

County Landfill Association has been calling and sending correspondence to the

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in regard to becoming members of their landfill

association.

Chairman Jandreau stated that based on the 1990 census the Lower

Brule Sioux Tribe would have to pay a $5,500.00 membership fee. Motion was made by

John Estes, Sr. to request Chairman Jandreau to have Tri County Landfill

Association make a presentation to the Tribal Council next week.

This motion was

seconded by Boyd Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

15.

SABDY LA CROIX HOMESITE REQUEST:

A letter of request was received from

Sandy LaCroix for a Homesite.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to approve the

Homesite and to request that she be placed on the IHS water/sewer list.

This

motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five

members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

16.

LAND SALE APPLICATION-KEITH GOODFACE: A land sale application was received

from Keith Goodface for the sale of his land to the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to request the Lower Brule Agency, Bureau of

Indian Affairs, to conduct an appraisal on Mr. Goodface' s land.

This motion was

seconded by Kay Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

17.

LAND SALE APPRAISALS:

Land sale appraisals were received from the Lower

Brule Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, for James Bad Horse in the amount of

$2,782.29 and Kim K. Thompson in the amount of $429.89.

Motion was made by Kay

Gourneau to purchase these allotments.

This motion was seconded by Boyd Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and

none not voting.

18.

LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBE BUDGET 1993: Joyce Estes and Lisa Estes entered the

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting.

Joyce Estes reported the Lower Brule

Sioux Tribe's budget through the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Joyce Estes stated that

the Tribe's FMHA land payment was due and the there was $200,000.00 available for

draw down for the Tribe and the Tribe would have to request this.

Lisa Estes

reported the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe's budget for 1993.

Motion was made by Boyd

Gourneau to approve the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe's 1993 budget. This motion was

seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

6.

LOWER BRULE HOUSING AUTHORITY:

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Lower Brule

Housing Authority is requesting $2,500.92 for the Lower Brule Housing Board members

to attend the meeting in Denver, Colorado.

Motion was made by Benjamin Thompson,

Jr. to approve their request.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion

carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not

voting.

19.

LOWER BRULE ELDERLY DIRECTOR:

Chairman Jandreau stated that the position

for the Elderly Director was advertised for two weeks and that the only applicant

for the position was Theresa LaRoche.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to hire

Theresa LaRoche for the Elderly Director position.

This motion was seconded by

John Estes, Sr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing,

none absent and none not voting.

20.

CORE HARAGEHEHT:

A request was received from Trish Lundell to request by

Resolution for funding for CORE Management for FY-93.

Motion was made by Kay

Gourneau to adopt a Resolution to request funding for CORE Management. This motion

was seconded by Boyd Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote being five members for,

none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

The Lower Brule sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 12:57 PM. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened on January 12, 1993, at 11:15 AM, with Kay

Gourneau absent.

Also present was Tom Hanke, Ben Janis, Fedelia Skunk, Dale

Middletent, Earl LaRoche, Ted McCauley, Bill Langdeau and Randy Jandreau.

Mr. Tom Hanke presented to the

21.

TOM HAlUO!!l-LOWBR BRULE PARM CORPORATION:

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council the Lower Brule Farm Corporations audit for FY-92.

Mr. Hanke stated that there has been a 10% income drop for the Farm because of

weather conditions, but that the Farm Corporation has had a pretty good year.

Mr.

Hanke submitted the Lower Brule Farm Corporation 1992 Basic Financial Numbers to

the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council which showed the break down of the allocations

of funds for the Farm Corporation.

Mr. Hanke stated that the Tribe would be

receiving $46B,940.00 and the $5,000.00 Ben Rifle Education Scholarship.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that the Abnor Land was purchased yesterday for $334,000.00 and it

will take approximately $150,000.00 to fix up the old irrigation system.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that the Dalgren Property is available, which is 440 acres.

John

Estes, Sr. asked how far this land was away from the reservation.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that this land is located on the reservation.

Benjamin Thompson,

Jr. asked Chairman Jandreau if there was some way to let the people know where, and

what the Farm money is used for.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Council members

know what it is used for and it is their jobs to inform the people.

Mr. Hanke

stated that the Farm Corporation has no debts, we don I t any banks anything and

there have been a lot of improvements made.

The storage at the Clark Unit was

$75,000.00, the shop at the Clark Unit was $70,000.00 and the Goose Hunting Lodge

was $ 70,000.00 and all of this land and equipment and buildings belong to the

Tribe.

John Estes, Sr. asked Mr. Hanke is he was doing this to help people or is

he just out spending money.

Mr. Hanke stated that all of the land that was

purchased for the Tribe and the giving of dividend payments is a hell of an

accomplishment for the Tribe.

Chairman Jandreau stated that this helped clear up

the jurisdictional problem and helps increase the land base to the Tribe. Benjamin

Thompson, Jr. stated that this information should be put out in the newsletter.

Chairman Jandreau stated that he planned on putting the information in the

newsletter.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the payment from the Farm corporation

would be used for some of the following; $50,000.00 for L.I.H.E.A.P., $50,000.00

for a note at the Bank, $75,000.00 for payment on the Hay Pelleting Plant and

$25,000.00 for Operations.

22.

TREASURY DRAW DOWN:

Chairman Jandreau stated that there was $200,000.00

available for Draw Down by the Tribe against the FY-93 Budget for Tribal

Operations.

Chairman Jandreau stated that this would have to be requested by

Resolution.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to request the $200,000.00 Treasury

Draw Down.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr. Motion carried with

vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

23.

WILSON/SKONlt MDIORIAL BASKETBALL TOlJRl!lAMENT:

A letter of request was

received from Lucille Skunk to hold a dance on February 12th and 13th to help raise

funding for the Basketball Tournament.

Chairman Jandreau stated that they probably

wanted to use the Bingo Hall and that they would have to talk to the Bingo

Organizations regarding this matter.

And that they would be required as in the

past to place a deposit and inform the Law Enforcement on the dates and times of

the dances.

23.

RUTH FLUTE/CINDY PIRE CLOUD REQUEST: A letter of request was received from

Ruth Flute and Cindy Fire Cloud to make a $150.00 loan against their land sale.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr. stated that this matter was up to the Chairman.

By Tribal

Council concurrence Ruth Flute and Cindy Fire Cloud will receive a loan in the

amount of $75.00. (Ben Janis entered the Tribal Council meeting at this time.)

24.

BORMA GRASSROPB-JTPA DIRECTOR: A letter was received from Norma Grassrope,

JTPA Director regarding a list of eligible applicants for three positions open

Housing Maintenance, Propane, and CCF.

Shirley Crane stated that she thought the

list that was approved by the Tribal Council is the list that Ms. Grassrope should

be using.

Ben Janis stated that the JTPA list has to be updated every thirty days

and that this list would have to be approved. Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to

approve the JTPA List. This motion was seconded by Shirley Crane.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and

none not voting. (Dale Middletent, Bar I LaRoche, Ted. McCauley, Bill Langdeau,

Fed.elia Skunk and Randy Jandreau entered. the Tribal Council meeting at this time.)

25.

LONER BRULE WILDLIFE BRTBRPRISB: Chairman Jandreau asked Ben Janis to give

an update on the Lower Brule Wildlife Program.

Ben Janis stated that the hunting

season was over for Buffalo, Elk and Deer and the Conservation Officers will get

the Deer Tags.

The Buffalo pasture is 80% complete and Bill, Ted and Joe are

patrolling.

Fedelia is our Secretary, Bill is our head maintenance and George is

part time because of his social security.

Mr. Janis stated that Wildlife was in

the process of getting a new biologist, there have been five applicants and we will

make recommendations to the Board tomorrow.

John Estes, Sr. asked if the

qualifications included Indian preference.

Ben Janis stated that it did, but there

were no Indian applicants.

Boyd Gourneau stated that the Wildlife Program, which

works with contracting with the BIA have to have Indian preference and if there are

no Indian applicants they will selected a non-Indian.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr. asked

if the money from license sales were coming down regular.

Ben Janis stated that

the building was broken into again during Christmas Vacation and $850.00 was taken.

Mr. Janis stated that the windows have all been nailed shut and a new door was

bought.

Boyd Gourneau asked if the main gate was kept locked.

Mr. Janis stated

that it is only locked on weekends and there have been some bails missing. Shirley

Crane asked if the Police Department patrols up there.

Ben Janis stated that he

wasn't sure, but would ask if they could start checking on the place.

Boyd

Gourneau stated that Mr. Janis should coordinate a meeting with the Ranchers in

regard to hunting on their land.

John Estes, Sr. asked if there was report making

and monthly reports done by the Wildlife Program.

Ben Janis stated that he just

gave the annual report to Alan Lien and that he would get copies to the Tribal

Council.

Boyd Gourneau asked Mr. Janis to get the past years reports to the Tribal

Council. Mr. Janis stated that he would get this reports to the Tribal Council.

The Lower Brule sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 1:09 PM. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened. on January 27, 1993, at 10:30 AM, with all

Tribal Council members present.

Also present was Dick McCabe, Alisa Arnold, Jerry

Biser, Ken Parr, Alan Lien and Paul Pooler.

26.

BUREAU OF RECLAMATIOB-EllBARCBMBRT PLAN:

Mr. Dick McCabe stated that the

Lower Brule Reservation was in need of developing a Wildlife Enhancement Program to

identify potential projects on the reservation.

Mr. McCabe stated that this Plan

must be submitted with the final engineering report to Congress on the Mni Wiconi

Rural Water Project.

Mr. McCabe stated that there is only limited funding

available now for the Mni Wiconi project but that these funds had to be requested

for allocation and right now there is no Enhancement Program funding at all.

The

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council discussed the Bureau of Reclamation the

possibilities of enhancing and/or develop the following programs: Water sources,

Tree planting, Food plots, Rotational grazing, Nesting habitat, Reducing erosion,

Fish hatchery,

Bison/Elk Management plans, Buffalo/Elk corrals, Wild Turkey

re-introduction, and a Geographical Information System. Mr. McCabe stated that the

Bureau of Reclamations needed authorization and a representative to get this

Enhancement Plan together for the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.

Motion was made by Kay

Gourneau to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to put together the Lower Brule

Reservations Enhancement Program Plan along with Mike Watson and have Alan Lien and

Ben Janis as contact people and representatives.

This motion was seconded by

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion car·ried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

27.

SHIRLEY MARVIN, E.D.A.-HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT: A draft resolution was

received from Shirley Marvin, EDA Director, for the submission of a Historic

Preservation Grant application.

Chairman Jandreau stated that this grant would

allow the preservation of the old churches and cemeteries. Motion was made by Boyd

Gourneau to approve this request and to adopt a resolution to request the Historic

Preservation Grant.

This motion was seconded by Shirley Crane.

Motion carried

with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

28.

ABERDEEN AREA INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE:

Chairman Jandreau stated that the

letter received from the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service is requesting

verification of tribal interest in participating in the Joint Venture Demonstration

Project, which the Lower Brule sioux Tribe is still eligible for approval for

participation; if funding can be secured.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe

could not come up with funding in the past, but Shirley Marvin is talking to

construction companies and banks in sioux Falls right now.

Chairman Jandreau

stated that IHS would provide the staffing for the building and this would give

more capability in the medical field for us.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to

submit a letter to the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service to inform them that the

Tribe is still interested and are pursuing the development of the building.

This

motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vote being five members

for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

29.

EDUCATIONAL GRANT APPLICATION:

An Educational Grant Application was

received from Randy Quilt, who is enrolled to attend Job Corp. in Nemo, South

Dakota.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to approve the Educational Grant if all

paper work was in place.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion

carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not

voting.

30.

L.B.S.T. MIIfUTES:

The Minutes of the Regular Session Tribal Council

meetings were submitted for review and approval for the months of November and

December.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council reviewed the Minutes.

Motion was

made by Boyd Gourneau to approve the Minutes for November and December.

This

motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five

members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

Chairman Jandreau

stated that there were a few items that he wanted to inform the Council about one

is that the Firecloud girls are requesting another loan on their land sale.

By

Tribal Council concurrence Chairman Jandreau was authorized to take care of their

request.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the copy machine was costing more in

repairs and that a demonstration model was being tested for purchase.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that he had some information for the Council on the development of

the motel.

Kay Gourneau submitted a request from Burt Goodface requesting a loan

on his land sale.

By Tribal Council concurrence no decision will be made until an

appraisal is received.

Motion was made by Benjamin Thompson, Jr. to withdraw from

united Sioux Tribes.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr. Motion died for

lack of two thirds majority vote, with vote being three members for, two opposing,

none absent and none not voting.

John Estes, Sr. stated that he would like to

request two Elk for the Lower Brule sioux Band of Indians corporation Pow Wow in

February and the Sioux Nation Treaty Council meeting this summer.

Boyd Gourneau

stated that a letter of request would have to be written to Lower Brule Wildlife

Enterprise. A letter was received from Mike Small Jumper requesting assistance for

his son who was attending school in Santa Fe.

Chairman Jandreau stated that this

matter would have to be looked into further.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 12:27 PH. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened on February 3, 1993, at 10:00 AM, with all

Council Hembers present.

ADJOURNMBRT :

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to adjourn the

January Regular Session Meeting. This motion

was seconded by Shirley Crane. Motion carried

with vote being five members for, none opposing,

none absent and none not voting.

CERTIFICATION

The foregoing is a true and correct transcript to the Minutes from the Regular

Meeting held by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council on January 6th, 7th, 12th,

27th and February 3, 1993.

SAIIDY LA ~IX, DOOMING S~TARY

LOWER BRULE SIOtJ][ TRIBAL COUlfCIL

REGULAR MBB'l'IIfG

FEBRUARY 3, 1993

PRBSERT:

Michael B. Jandreau, Chairman

Kay Gourneau

Shirley Crane

Boyd Gourneau

John Estes, Sr.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

ASSERT:

ALSO PRBSERT:

Noble LaCroix, Debra Isburg,

Langdeau, Jr., and Rose McCauley.

None

Wilma Wilson,

Scott Jones,

Orville

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting was called to Order by Chairman

Michael B. Jandreau at 10:08 AM.

Roll call was taken by the Recording Secretary

and the Lord's Prayer was led by Chaplain John Estes, Sr.

1.

LOWER BRULE BOUSllfG AUTHORITY: Debra Isburg stated that there was a need to

develop a housing plan for the Lower Brule Reservation to determine the housing

plans and need, water, roads, solid waste, etc. Mrs. Isburg stated that by the end

of the month selections had to be made for housing sites, we need to get everyone

involved.

Chairman Jandreau stated that he attended a meeting in Aberdeen, which

was very informative.

A request was made to H.U.D. in regard to funding available

for water storage and a new intake.

H.U.D. asked about the expanded use from the

Casino.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the use by the Casino is not any comparison

to the needs of the housing on the reservation.

We need to get funding for a new

intake.

We need Housing, through the renters, to make sure there are no leaks and

if so they need to be plugged, people do not realize how much a leak costs.

Our

intake now is undersized for our need now, storage is way down, we are hand pumping

up to West Brule and the storage tank in West Brule has a split at one of the

seams. H.U.D. is responsible for this, all the work on the new project or expanded

projects has been born by I.H.S. We have to have people involved that can justify

our needs for development.

Scott Jones stated that the lagoon systems also need to

be expanded for larger capacity.

Chairman Jandreau stated that Deb Griffith,

I.H.S., is doing a survey for new development, mostly from the housing stand point.

Scott Jones stated that one problem is that the community members would probably

have to pay an increase for these services, right now the Tribe is subsidizing all

the services.

There has to be a hard look taken at increasing the rates.

The

Tribe is subsidizing $lS0,000 - $200,000 a year in actual costs for these services.

Orville Langdeau, Jr. asked if the new Tribal Council has done anything about the

solid waste problem.

Chairman Jandreau stated that nothing has been done yet.

Orville Langdeau, Jr. asked about recycling.

Chairman Jandreau stated that there

probably wouldn't be enough done that would make that much of a difference.

Orville Langdeau, Jr. asked 8.bout the Tri county Landfill, if anything had changed

on that issue.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe would have to find out what

tonnage the household waste would be.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to

authorize the establishment of a planning committee and set a five year plan as the

priority.

This motion was seconded by Kay Gourneali.

Motion carried with vote

being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that Social Services will have to be involved in this also, they

are capital generators to some of the units on the reservation and they will have

to be identified.

2.

DIRAB BRAHDT-L.F.C.D.C.:

Dinah Brandt submitted material to the Tribal

Council in regard to tourism in the State of South Dakota.

Dinah Brandt stated

that Lyman County has had a 54% positive growth, because of your Casino.

statistics were submitted to the Tribal Council on the age group, salary range,

etc., of the tourists in the area.

Dinah Brandt stated that a rare bone from a

nosasaurs had been found and was taken to the Museum of Geology, they will keep it.

Dinah Brandt stated that the Chamberlain Area was in the process of writing grants

for a museum and we would like the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe to be part of it and we

would like your support.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe was also trying

to develop a museum, but that the Tribe would support them.

Dinah Brandt stated

that she had been talking with a Dr. Bork from the School of Mines and Technology,

and that he thought that the Tribe could have a something in the Chamberlain museum

that would draw the tourist to Lower Brule. Ms. Brandt stated that Mr. Bork would

also like to see Native American students involved and get training in archeology.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to support the Chamberlain museum and request the

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe be involved in the development of the museum and request

that the School of Mines be involved in both museums. This motion was seconded by

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

3.

I..OWBR BRULE BMPLOYHBR'l' ER'l'BRPRISE:

Chairman Jandreau stated that Employment

Enterprise and the Finance Office had put together a Proposal to submit for

approval to Norwest Bank, Sioux Falls, for a $250,000.00 line of credit.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that the line of credit would be secured by the contracts received

by Employment Enterprise and that billings would be paid through it and the funding

from the contracts would be deposited there. Motion was made by Benjamin Thompson,

Jr. to approve a $250,000.00 line of credit through Norwest Bank, Sioux Falls for

Employment Enterprise.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried

with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

The Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council meeting recessed at 12:15 PM. The Lower Brule

Sioux Tribal Council meeting reconvened at 1:28 PM, with all Council maabers

present.

Also present was lIathan Middletent, Marilyn Harmon, Doug lIelson, Mike

Hanzlik, and Cody Russell.

4.

IlATBAII MIDDLETBRT/MARILrR BARMOII: Chairman Jandreau stated that a letter was

received from Nathan Middletent regarding the Commodity Program, in which he stated

he had a problem in getting his commodities.

Chairman Jandreau stated that a

letter was sent to Marilyn Harmon and in return she submitted a letter that

responded to Mr. Middletent's complaints.

Benjamin Thompson, Jr. asked if special

consideration was made to the elderly and handicapped. Marilyn Harmon stated there

was.

John Estes, Sr. asked if there was certain times to pick commodities.

Marilyn Harmon stated that the hours are from nine to twelve O'clock and one to

three 0 I clock, we have to do inventory each night and when we shut the computer

down that I s it.

Chairman Jandreau stated that these hours should be posted and

stated that Erwin LaRoche could deliver to the elderly and handicapped or who ever

didn't have a vehicle.

5.

GBllBRAL OOOWSEL BILLING-JULIAN H. BROWII: A billing was received from General

Legal Counsel, Julian H. Brown, Hiatt Law Offices, for the period covering January

4, 1993 through January 31, 1993 in the amount of $3,653.45.

Motion was made by

Boyd Gourneau to approve the billing and to submit the billing to the Bureau of

Indian Af fairs, Lower Brule Agency, for review and approval.

This motion was

seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five members

for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

6.

PI.JUINIlfG A!m DBVELOPMElfT DISTRICT III:

A letter was received from the

Planning and Development District III in regard to membership dues.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that the Tribe did not have an opportunity to utilize the services

for the past two years.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to decline membership

into Planning and Development District III.

This motion was seconded by John

Estes, Sr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none

absent and none not voting.

7.

ABERDEBB AREA OFFICE - ACOOUlfTIlfG MAlfAGBMBlfT OFFICE: A letter was received

from the Aberdeen Area Office, Accounting Management Office in regard to

investments of Tribal Trust Funds into local or regional banks. Chairman Jandreau

stated that these funds would impact on the finality of the Black Hills claim and

would create a situation that our Trust Funds would be placed at the control of the

Tribes, then there would be no ability to pursue the claim for lands and the people

that had talked to me were very upset and asked what Lower Brule's stance was on

this.

I told them I would have to address the Tribal Council on this.

Boyd

Gourneau stated that he would request a referendum vote.

John Estes, Sr. stated

that the Elders are thinking that this would be the end of everything.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that individual trust funds have always been in place, there are

not restrictions on them, this all has been as a result from Mr. Bourland wanting

to bring the funding out here, we do not have to take any action on this.

Boyd

Gourneau stated that he would want it done separate from other Tribes.

Chairman

Jandreau stated that if there is any opposition it won't move. Motion was made by

John Estes, Sr. to hold a public meeting.

This motion was seconded by Shirley

Crane. Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

By Tribal Council concurrence the 2.2\ of this claim would be

rejected and a request would be made to use the 68 Census.

8.

DOUG lfELSOlf-TRI COUlfTY LAlfD FILL ASSOCIATIOlf: Chairman Jandreau stated that

the October 9, 1993 deadline is approaching, which will require everyone to have

access to an approved land fill, whether we develop one or transport it to a

landfill.

We have requested Mr. Doug Nelson to attend the Tribal Council meeting

to inform us of the development of the Tri county Land Fill Association, Mr. Nelson

can you inform the Tribal Council on your organization. Mr. Nelson stated that the

Feasibility Study and Geo Tech are completed.

We are in the design stage then we

will go into development and construction. The land fill will be located six miles

east of Chamberlain at the old land fill site. We are in negotiation now with the

county, we are requesting and additional 120 acres and they are wanting royalty

fees for the highways, right now everyone is agreeable to the terms.

The overall

cost will be paid on the tippage fee as you come in, you pay for what you bring in,

so if you recycle it will cost less.

I don't think it would be feasible to open a

recycling plant on the land fill area.

Chairman Jandreau asked i f there was a

yearly membership fee. Mr. Nelson stated that each entity, or community has paid

$5.00 per person, but there is a penalty clause in January that each entity will

have an automatic $10,000.00 fee.

We really need to know right now who is going to

join the land fill to make sure we have enough acreage.

Chairman Jandreau asked

what the tippage fee was.

Mr. Nelson stated $23.00-$25.00 per ton.

Chairman

Jandreau stated, and this doesn't include transportation?

Mr. Nelson stated, no.

Mr. Nelson stated that the Corps of Engineers cannot join. Chairman Jandreau asked

if the material would have to be bailed when brought in.

Mr. Nelson stated, no.

Chairman Jandreau asked if the fee that was being requested to be paid would have

to be paid yearly.

Mr. Nelson stated that it would not and the one time fee would

probably be reimbursed, we want the land fill to be financial run by itself, off

the fees from tonnage.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe will have to do a

survey and cost analysis on transportation and tonnage per day.

John Estes, Sr.

asked if the land fill has enough land and how long will it last.

Mr. Nelson

stated they have have figured they would serve 20,000 people and that 40 acres

would be used for the first forty years and the next site would be used for forty

to fifty years, we could then start back on the first site because of

deterioration.

Chairman Jandreau asked if Mr. Nelson would be interested in coming

back to give a presentation at a public meeting.

Mr. Nelson s.tated that he would

come back.

9.

AMERICAN CRBBK COBSERVATIOH DISTRICT:

(Shirley Crane left the Tribal Council

meeting at this time.)

Chairman Jandreau stated that a letter was received from

the American Creek Conservation District, Kennebec, South Dakota, in regard to

appointing a representative to serve as Assistant Supervisor.

The letter stated

that they appreciated the input Boyd Gourneau contributed and looked forward to

continuing this working relationship. Motion was made by Benjamin Thompson, Jr. to

let Boyd Gourneau continue as the Tribe's representative. This motion was seconded

by John Estes, Sr. Motion carried with vote being four members for, none opposing,

one absent and none not voting.

10.

LAKOTA OHBICIYB: A letter of request was received from Lakota Omniciye for a

donation for their annual Pow Wow.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to approve a

$50.00 donation.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion

carried with vote being four members for, none opposing, one absent and none not

voting.

11.

SHIRLEY FLOTZ REQUEST: A letter of request was received from Shirley Flute

for Administrative Leave during work to attend the Lower Brule Community College.

Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe has allowed this in the past.

By Tribal

Council concurrence Administrative Leave will be allowed to a Tribal Employee

attending the Lower Brule community college.

12.

BRUCE ALLBB REQUEST: A letter was received from Mr. Bruce Allen, spokesman

for the Native American Awareness Group at the Federal Prison Camp in Yankton,

South Dakota, for a donation, not to exceed $500.00, for their cultural and

spiritual events. Chairman Jandreau stated that the Tribe cannot donate to all the

groups that have requests in, some of them are legitimate, but I think we should

concentrate here at home.

By Tribal Council concurrence a letter will be submitted

denying this request.

13.

EDUCATIONAL GRANT APPLICATIOHS:

Educational grant applications were

received from Bernard LaRoche, Veronica Feeney, Joy Flying Hawk and Bettina Rekow.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to approve the applications if all paperwork was

in place.

This motion was seconded by Kay Gourneau.

Motion carried with vote

being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not voting.

14.

BUREAU OJ' IBDIAB AJ'J'AIRS-I..OWER BRULE AGDCY: A letter was received from the

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Brule Agency, in regard to the sale of mineral

tracts.

Mr. Noble LaCroix stated in the letter that the Aberdeen Area Office,

Realty Staff has advised the Agency Realty Officer that an amount of $1. 00 should

be considered for tracts that are valued at one cent (1*) or less, which would

require Tribal Council action.

Motion was made by Kay Gourneau to adopt this

policy for purchasing mineral tract interests.

This motion was seconded by

Benjamin Thompson, Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none

opposing, none absent and none not voting.

15.

LARD SALE APPLICATIORS:

Land sale applications were received from the

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Lower Brule Agency, from Dale Denoyer, Rose Grey Owl,

Reynold Everett Goodface, Sr. and Elizabeth Chips Larvie. Motion was made by John

Estes, Sr. to request an appraisal on these interests.

This motion was seconded by

Kay Gourneau. Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none

absent and none not voting.

16.

LARD SALE APPRAISALS: Land sale appraisals were received from the Bureau of

Indian Affairs, Lower Brule Agency, for Keith Goodface $641.94, Martha Bordeaux

$23.44, Carol Thigh $641.94, Bessie Loudner $641.94, Martin High Rock $254.85,

Pauline King $254.85, Cephais Goodface, Jr. $602.41, Rochelle Goodface $641.94, and

Alexander Paul Estes $2,999.34.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to pursue to

purchase these interests.

This motion was seconded by John Estes, Sr.

Motion

carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent and none not

voting.

UNITED STATBS DEPAR'l'MERT OF EDRGY:

A letter was received from the U.S.

17.

Department of Energy in reference to the proposal of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

for a Phase I Grant to assess the feasibility of siting a monitored retrievable

storage facility.

The letter requested a response from the Tribe if they

considered continuing with the application.

Motion was made by Boyd Gourneau to

withdraw the Tribe's application.

This motion was seconded by Benjamin Thompson,

Jr.

Motion carried with vote being five members for, none opposing, none absent

and none not voting.

18.

LOWER SRU'LB WILDLIFE ERTERPRISE:

The Lower Brule Wildlife Enterprise, Ben

Janis, Chief Executive Officer, submitted their annual report to the Lower Brule

sioux Tribal Council for review.

This material was informational and no action was

taken.

19.

M.C.H. MORTHLY REPORT:

The Maternal Child Health Program, Elvera Driving

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