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lJ.iJNUTES

BRULE SIOJA TRIBAL COUNCIL

, . 'REGULA R t iEbTIh G

NOVEh BER '7 & 8} 1962

La~ ER

The r e gl~ Jar m(.)e t ing of the Lower Brl..'.1.e Sioux Tribal Co Uncil was hel d at

the tribal office at LOVIe r B:;,~ul~. South Dakota on November 7 & 8, 1962. The

meeting was called to order on N;v e mb~r '7, 1962'by the Chairman,J • \Ii. Thompson,

at 10:10 a.m. with quorUm present. Roll call as follm.. s:

Pre s e nt

J. 1[.[. Th ompson" Chairman

Doro t ~1 Y Sees The ' Elk, Chaplain

Tho:nas Ti"TO Hawl<:, Sgt. at Arms

Rich a rd Thompson

Clarence Thompson

Joyce Estes, Secly-Treas. (non-voting member)

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New Council Eembers Also Present

Rier a :- ::;' Le.1:oc he

B 2 :_ ~ :'.' ~ ,::l i n La Ro c!1e

An dr 8w Es'::' es

1l:bseni

Alfred Zeigler

others Pres e nt

~~. Edward Edzards, Superintendent

Er. O.D. lviorken, Assistant Area Director

lvir. Marvin Sonosky, Tribal Attorny

Er. Carl Smith, Finance Office r

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APFF,OIJAL OF .iVIINUTES - Richard Thompson mo'red to approve the minute s of the

r eg ular meeting held October 3, 1962. N:)tion seconded by Thomas Two Hawk and

ca r r ie d by a vote of 4 for and none against.

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INSTALLATI ON OF NEW COUNCIL - The follow~nf~ newly elected Council members elected

on October 2, 1962 were administered the oath of office by the Superintendent:

J. '\IJ. Thompson, Richard LaRoche, Richard Thompson, Ben Lahoche, Clalence Thompson,

Thomas Two Hawk & Andrew Estes.

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The Superintendent commented on the work & progress which has b een ,~cne by the

fo r mer council and that they did make a large contribution to the Tribe while

. s e :,~Yi ng on the Council. The Superintendent also congratulated the new Council

MSIabe r s .

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. ELECTI ON CF OFFICERS - The Superintendent acted as tempora ry Chairman during

t he election of officers. Richard Thompsori moved to nominate J. W. Thompson

as Chairman. Ben LaRoche nominated Richard LaRoche as Chairman. r-lotion by

Clarence Thompson, secpnded by J. lJ. Thompson that nominations' cease. There

we r e no objections to the motions. The vote was by secret ballot with four

v ot e s for Richard LaRoche and three votes for J. ~'J . Thompson. Richard LaRoche

was elected Chairman of the Tribal Council.

Nominations for Vice-Chairman were called for by the Acting-Chairman. Richard

LaRoche moved to nominate Andrew Estes as Vice-Chairman. Richard Thompson

moved that nominations cease. There were no objections to the motion. Vote

on the motion carried seven for and none against. Andrew Es t es wa s elected

Vice-Chairman.

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Ncvember 7 &. 8, 1962

MINUTES OF REGULAR lvJEETING

Nominations for'Sarge a nt at Arms were ca lled l or . J . W. Thompson nomin ated

Ri C-ha r d ' Thompson a s Sar ge ant at Arms. .C laren ce Thompson move d that n omin a tions

cease ~ No · ob ject i ons and th e vote . c ar ried 7 fo r and none aga-i nst . Richard

Thomps on wa s electe d, Sa rgeq.nt ;a t Ann s ~. . . :'

Nomination s for Chapla i n we;e called ior . J ~ &J . Thompson nominate d · Thomas Two

Hawk ~

Richa rd ' T h ompson move d that nomina t i ()~s ce ase . No objec t ions and th e

vote: : carried seven fo r and none a gains,t, Th oma s ~wo_ Haw~ was ele cte d Ch aplain.

No minat i ons f or Secre t a ry- Trea su re r were . called·for by the Acting-C ha irman.

Richa r d LaRoche nominate d , J ~ \ -j.. Thomp son . ~sSecreta ry-Treasurer . Richa rd

Thompson mov ed t hat nomina·tions cease. No ob jec tions to the motion . Vot .e

carried 7 f or and .none agai" nst. - J.

',' Thomps on was 'elec te d Secretary-Trea s urer .

Nomi n a~ ion s

for Execu tive-Secretary were called for by the Act in g-Chairman .

J ~ W. Thompson nominate d Hele n Thompson.

Be n LaRoche nominated Joyce Estes .

Richard . Thompsj'on move d -tha t nomina tion,s · cease . No objec tion s · to the motion .

The vOte was by se.cre t ba.+lot with five , v otes for Hel en R. Thomp son and two

for Joyce Estes. Helen R. Thomps on wa s e l e ct ed as 'Exec uti Ve - Sec r etary for the

THbalCouncil. .

The me eting was th en t u rne d ov er to th e n ewly el ec ted Chairman , . Richard LaRoche .

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REPORT BY CH AIIi.NAN & FuF&JER CHAI RMAN - The Chairman .stated that he di d not intend

to carry on any old fe uds i f t he.re are any or ever were any and t hat he di d not

intend to sl ow up any of t he pro g ramin g wh i ch has been worked out s o far by the

pre vi ous -' Council . He further stat ed that sin ce' he was ' unfamilia r with mo st of

the business on hand he wo ul d- like t o have J. W ~ ThomPson s umma ri ze the p rograming which has been done by the p revio~s , Counci l.

J . W. Thompson comme n te d on the serv ic e s performed by the Tribal Big Bend Atto rney

:t-'ir. Harv in J . Sonosky . He st a ted th at t he .Tr ibe was fo r tunate :in hav i ng an .

at t orney stat"i oried' i n \'l[a s hin gton a s he wa s able to' do a bette r job i n get tin g

our l eg i slation passed . y~ . Thompson f u rt her stated that ~~ . Sonosky's Big

Bend ' cont ract expired on Oc t . 3, 19 62 . He sai d there will still be many problems

a nd need for profes sional a dvise in th e futu r e and he wished to recommend that

th e Cotincil oons id er lvir . Sonos ky for Gen era l Counsel as he i s already famil i ar

with t he· prog r ams and problems of th e Tribe .

Ben LaRoche inquire d as t o whethe r the Sup erinte ndent would qualify t o a ct as

our Gen eral Council. The Superintendent s tated tb8. t 'he could never serve in

that capa city a s th e Tribe wou l d n eed an At to r n ey for legal ma t ter s. The

Chai'rinan asked what servic'e s a!>e covered by a General Counse l. J . W. Thompson

replied that in , the past only t he prob l ems of abso lute ' neces si ty and importance

were ' ta ken b efore t he General Coun sel. Th ere was a d isc u ssi on on the' fees for

Generq.l Cou nsel. 1I.l!' . J. ~~ . ~homps an info rmed t he Council that he wa s 'of the

opini on that Mr . Sonosky's fees .wou l d not be any higher thah the fees of any

other Attorney .

The Council was reminded that ~~ . Sonosky would be present during the afternoon

session at whic h time t he Council cou ld as{lvir . Sonoskj-2about serving as General

Counsel.

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November 7 & 8, 1962

MINUTES OF REGULAR NEETING

RENmvAL OFC O~TRAC TS uF E~P LOlEE S - The Chairman stated that one commi t ment he

made when he ran for Council wa s that he wou ld s et up a po sition fo r lVIr s. Ka y

Gourneau. J. \.:J. Thompso n st a ted t hat p rev i ously, Ivlrs. Gou rne au was emp loyed

as a t r ibal cl e rk , howeve r, she was r e l eas~d f or t he reason that she was not

qua lif i ed t o take on t he work required in th~office.

Contracts of the present employees we re reviewed by the. new Council members.

J. \'J. Th ompson moved to renew the employment contracts of the present employees:

Ellsworth Langdeau, Helen R. Th ompson and Joyce Estes. Mo t i on seconded by

Richa rd Thomp son. No objectivns to. the motion. Iviotion ca r ri ed by a vote of

6 fo r and none ag ainst .

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REVISI ON OF BUD GET - It was br ought to the Council's attention that at the

ti me when the Tribal Budget for fiscal year 1963 was prepared, our Big Bend

Legislation was not yet passed by Congress, therefore, funds t he Tribe will

receive fro m our legislation were not includ~d in the budget. However, now

that our Bill has been signed by the President and funds for payme nt to the l a nd

owners have been appropriated by Congress, it will be n ecessary for the Council

to r'37i se th e ir budget to include these funds since t he funds will be deposited

in th e Tribe's name in the U.S. Treasury.

It wa s ag reed by the Council that the Budget Corr.mittee should have a special

me eting to revise the b udget to include the funds r eceived f or Indian land and

als o to revise the budget to rr.eet other Tribal 00uncil expe nses for the r emaining

fi sca l yea r.

J . W. Thompson moved to have the Budget & Finance Corr.mittee work out budg et

r evisions a nd present the revised budget to the Council. i~lotion s econded by

Ben La Roche and carried by a vote of 6 f or and none aga inst.

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AP POI NTIviENT OF CO d:-J.ITTEES - J. W. Thomrison moved that 1:.11e Chainnan make t he

appointments to the diffe r ent Committe~s. Motion seconded by Clarence Thompson

and ca rried by a vot e of 6 for and none against. It wa s stated t hat the memb e rs

to se rv e on the B udget & Finance Committee should be app ointed at th is time

in or der that this Committee could meet to revise the Bu dget. The Chairman

appo inted J. W. Thompson to serve~qpe Budget & Financ e Committee along with

Clarence Thompson and Richard Thompson who previously served on t his Committee.

The Chairman stated that he would pI?efer to make app ointments to the ot her

Committees at a later time.

PURCHASE BRIEF CASES - It was _suggested that brief ca se s be purchased for each

Coun cil melI)ber. Notion by J. ~J. Thcmp·son, sec onded by Andrew E stes that the

Tribe purchase briefcases for each Council memb e r. IYlotion carr-i ed by a vote

of 6 for and none against.

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APPROVE RIGHT-OF-ENTRY TO CORPS OF bNGI NEERS -:- Ben LaRoche requ e sted i nforrna t ion

. on the location for the new town site . He wa~ informed th at t he new town s ite

was select ed a few years ago by the Tribal Council and that it. would be impossible

to mOVe t he new town of Lower Brule to a nei ghboring town a s he suggested

since the new town must be located on the r e servation. Motion by Richard Thompson

to adopt a re .s olution approving a Right-of-Entry to the Corps in order that the y

can begin construction in the new townsite. Motion seconded by Clarence Thompson

and carr ie d by a vote of five f or and one agai nst . Ben LaRoche voting against.

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MJ:W TES OF REGULAR' 1:iE.E.'TING

Nov~mber 7 & 8, 1962 .

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REASSIGN EE~ T OF GRAN TS OF EXC HANGE ASSlGNlv£N TS - cl. W. Thompson move d to adopt

a resoltiticntfi q,t t he Tr i b al Co uncil h ereby reass i gn Grant s of Exchange

AsS i gnments .of :Lmds to current owne rsh ip in o:r:der' that .. payment . can be made

tot h ~h.e~.t ~ of the' original assignee s. ,; !vIot ion s e conded by Andrew Est es ami

carried bY ' a vote of 6 fo r a nd none aga lnst •

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MRBIREPO~Tl64 -:- Report 164 r.eceiv~d from the MRBI .waspresenteci for Counc il

appr oval.' . This .Report wa s p repare d by t he MRBI en1;.itled "Appraisa l of I ndi an

Trust' 'P ropertie s Ac quired by P .L. 87-734 and P . L ~ 87-735 for the Big. Bend Dam

and Reservoi r Projec t, Lowe r Br ule & Cr ow Creek Res er vati ons, S . Dak ." The

Report contains the own er ship sc hedules a nd appraisals of" lam.Rnd propert y i n

the taking of the Big Bend Re s e t-v oir • . It was d ecided by t he Counci l to discuss

thi s report with Mr . Sonosky i n t he a f terno on session bef o re tc ,ki ng any :ac t ion.

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RESOLUTI ON 'to PAY HEIRS OF OB.IGIl'!AL ASSIGNEES - Ben LaR.oc he moved to adopt.

r e$olution autpori~~ .ng the' secretary of the I nt e r ior to pay to t. he hol ders of

in:~erests i n . such clopert ie 's: :or thei r heirs, ,f r om settlement f U~1ds p r ovided· ,;

urtri¢r P.L'. 87':'73 ~' '( /6 stat . 698 ), t he amount all ocated t o such 'h omes i te and

excha~g e. as~,lgrirrien::'s i n sett l ement.

t he tak i ng . ivIotion, seconde d by .Ric har d

Thompson and' carried by a vote of 6

no ne a gains t.

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DOlIJATION TO ' RELIANCE AND KENN EBEC FIRE LEPARTlv£N'l'S - :.:Richar d ThQmpson move,d t o

donate. $100 each to the Re li ance & Ke nnebe c Fire Depar~inents . lVl<?t ion s ec.ancied

by Clarence Thompson a nd c ar rie d by cl vote of 6 for and none aga i ns t •

for.

for q. nd

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REF ORr BY SUPERINTENDENT ON IviEETINGiH.TH C.ORP S. - J. W. Thomps,on, stated that " he,

at tended a meeting i n Omaha on October 23, 1962 with ~embers ~ f the Corps of ,:;

Engineers, Bureau of Indian Affairs, me mbers of t he Highway Department of Nort h

and Sout h . Dak o ta . v~ . Edzards was requested by J. W. Thompson to exp&ain the

pu rpose of thi s meeting'. )ir . Edza rds explained t ha t th e Bureau requeste.d "

addi tional f unds from the Corp~ f or a wa te r s t or age ' & filter ' pl ant , paved. .

s treets

J ac cess roa ds , ' e tc., whi ch ar e

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pr ovid ed f or in' .o ur

Big Bend Bill.

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Rich a rd Thompson moved t o adjr:- ll~n f or dini1e~. .lviotion second~d' by Ben 'LaRoche

and carried by a vote , of ' 6 fo r and none against .

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Mee ti ng reconvened at 1:05 p.m •. with all mempf;lr s present • . Also pre s ent we r e

Mr • . Edzards, l'~ . Hor ken, firr • . SonQskyand .-..r . ' Ca rl Smi th .

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~ffiBI REPORT - The Counc il reques ted adv ice f rom Mr ~ Sonosky on the ownershi p

schedul es prepa red by t he MRB !. Mr. Sonosky' state d that tb~ fo ll owi ng action

s hould ,be tak en f ir st , before the Council a dopts a resolut i on appr oving the

owner s hi p schedule s a s s t a teo ~th7 l~BIRe p o rt ~

Each trCl;ct of land should be checke d .out by the tribal appraiser, Mr • .Earl

Sonnenschein"

A lett er shou l d b e sent to ea ch individual l and owner informing him of th e amount

of fe red t o him fqr his property by the Gove r nment ,

The Co uncil shoul d make t he ir recommendation as to wheth e r th ey sh ould ac cept

or r eject the price o ffered, and i f the owner wishes to reject the price offered

then he should be ~onn~of the advantages and disadvan~ es of rej~ing or

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MINUTES OF REGULA.R lil£ETING

NUVi:..ivillER 7 & S, 1962

accepting t he pric e of-f ere d . Hr . So nosky furthe r st ated t hat no Atto rn ey woul d

take such a ca se unl es s he fe l t there vias a 6cod reason to file s Uit ,along wit h

a substantial numbe r of tracts of l and inv olve d.

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No vember 8, 1962

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The meeting was ca lle d back to order by; the Chairman , Ri cbard LaRo c;:he on Th\J.r sday ,

No v emb er 8, 1962, at t he tribal office at 10:00 a. m. with qu orum presen t. Roll

cal l as f ol lows :

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Present

'Richard La Ro che , Chai rman

. Andrew Estes, Vice-Cha i r man

oJ. W. Thompson, Secre t ary-Treasurer

Be n La Roche

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Cla r.ence Thomps on ,:

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Th omas Two Ha wk; ,Chapla i n

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Ric hard Th omp son, Sgt. at Arms. I

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November 7 & $, 1962

MINUTES OF REGULAR i'J.EETING

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REQUESTS FOR LOAN S ... Requests/or lo an s we r e mad e by Irene Flut e for !tP 50. 00 ,

Agath,a , Andersoh; }'io s esTw6 Hawk for :!v 300.00 , Har ry Bad Horse f or ~ 2 50. 00 ,

I da White Eyes fQr ~/ 98 .OO~ M.ot ion by J . VJ. Thompson, seconded by Andrew Es tes

to inform these people t hat there are no f unds av ailable for l oans . No t ion

car r ied by a vote of ; for and none against,

A r equest was made by Ann ie Flute for assi st a nc e from th e Tribe i n t r ansporting

hi gh school students to and fr om s c hool at Re lianc e . lViotio n by J. H. Thompson

and seconded by Claren ce Tho mpson to deny thi s re yuest a s t he Tri be i s not

f inancially able t o trans port t hese children t o and f rom school durin g t he

school year. Mo tio n cc5,rr ied by a v ote of 6 fo r and none aga i ns t.

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VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION - A re quest was made by a Ve t erans Day Celeb raHon

Commi t tee for a donat ion of :,;>100 t o pr ovide fo r a d inn er fo r all 'Ile terans on

November 11, 1962. }iotion by Ben LaRoche, se conded by J . W. Thompson tha t 'the

Tribe donate ~ 25. 00 fo r thi s pu rpose. hotion car r ied );>y a vot e of 9 f or and

none agai nst .

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H· JU SE REPAIRS - Th ere was a discussion on house rep ai r s for ' t he aged and indi 6ent

m e~ber s .

Motion by J. W. Th omp son, se c onded by Andrew Es tes t o ta bl e the

bus i ness of house repairs. IV

J,otion carried by a vot e of 5 for and none a ga ~ nst .

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DEPART}iliNT OF FISH & GA.,JE - The Council was inf or med th at the Fish & Game

Department may be able to get a shipment of ant el ope t9 stock the r eservation

but f i rst the Coun cil mu st sign a r e lease which wou l d gr ant the s tate of South

Dakota the r ight to st oc k antelope on the reservati on. J. W. Thomp s on move d

t o authorize the Chai rman t o s i gn a rele a se t he re by g ranting th e State of S.Dak .

a nd other Fede ral Age nci es , that might be i nvolved, the r i ght t o s to ck the

reservation wit h ant e lop e . Hotion seconded by Cla re nce Thomp son and carried

by a vot e of 5 fo r and none a gai nst .

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GAlViE liJARDEN - Re quest s for the Game vJar den po s ition we r e made by Clarence

Th ompson and J . iv . Thompson. The Council was info rmed that St ephen Swift

Hawk had been authori zed by t he Cha irman to serve as par t-time Game War den

in the Ft . George Area until Ja nuary 15, 1962.

Ben LaRoche moved to emp loy a fu ll time game warden for the wh ol e r es ervat io n.

The Counc il was r emi nded that whoever is appo in ted as Game Warden must have

some knowledge on hunting rule s and reg ula ti~and must als o be abl e to f urn ish

hi s own transpor t at ion~ Ben LaRoche'S mot ion died f or , the lack of a ,s econd.

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REQUEST TO CANCEL HAY LEA SE - Andrew Estes reque s ted t hat the Council c~n c el

his hay l ea se on 40 acres of t r i bal land desc r ibed a s SW*Si,:.J* , Sec. 14 , 107-73, a s

someone else cut hay on this land, to can cel the hay lease on th e NEi;NEi;: ,

Sec. 16, W~ NVJi , Se c. 15, 107-73, con t ain~ ng 120 a cres • . jviotion by Be n La Roche

and seconded by Clarenc e Thompson to cance l the above lea ses. ~otion ca r rie d

by a vot e of 5 fo r and none a gain st.

Ric hard Th ompson e nt e red th~ meeting at this time. 10: 4 5 a .m.

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DONATION TO 1,J];lYIO RIAL FUND - J. VJ . Thomp son moved t o d onate qp25! 00 to the Lavern

Ea dig an hemoria l Fund. Purpose of the Fund is to sponsor and conduct f ield

pt bjec t s p ro moting the so cial , economic and cultural development of I n di an and

Eskimo communities . Hot ion sec ond ed by Clare nce Th omp son and carried by a vote

of 6 for and hone """"""' ain """"""

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CIVIL JURI SDICTI ON 1'iliET I NG - The Cou ncil was in fo rme d of a mee ti ng to be he ld

at Pi e r re on Novembe r 15, 1 96 2 on Ci vil J uris d iction .

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TRIBAL CARS - Ther e was much discussion on t he Chairman 's Delegation of Aut h orities. Much discussion referred to the tribal cars. J. W. Thompson sugg es te d

tra ding bot h vehicles in for a n ew car. The Cha i rma n sta te d that he would pr e f er

to sell bot h vehicles and not get a nev,r one. J. W. Th ompson moved to put both

cars up f or bid to the publ i c up on the r ecommendat ion of the Ch airman. Noti ce

fo r bids to be posted f or 30 ~ day s. lVlot ion seco nded by Ben LaRoche and ca rr i ed

by a vote of 6 for an d no ne aga inst.

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ORD IN AN CE ON LI STURB l l\JG PEACE - A let t er wa s re ad to the Council fr om llilr. John

Crow, Deputy Commissi"'1er: which commendedt he Courlc ll for its acti on in addi ng

Ordinance LB..;63.., B, Disturbing t he Peace; to its Law & Order Qode .

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LAN D PURCHASE - A letter fro m Pierre l1.gency was read inquiring. if t he Council

st ill wanted to submit their app lication for a loan in th e amount of :)p600,OOO.OO

for purc hase of the Guy Smith Ranch. J. 1v. Thompson i nformed the Council of

t he act ion t aken by the,' pre v ious Council ' relative to th ei r land purchase pro gr am.

Cla re nce Thompson moved to discontinue the .T ribe ' s app lic a tio n for a lo an for

l and purchase . Motion seconded by Ben LaRoche and carrie d by a vote of 6 for

a nd n one aga inst.

lfllNUTES OF REGULAR IviEETING

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APPRAISAL S- A le tt er from the Acting Area Director was r ead , wl1ich infommed th e

Counc i l tha t · the Pierre Agency appraiser was temporari ly as s i gn, ed t o a ssist

wit h appraisal work on the Pine Ridge jurisdiction on July 23 , _ 1962. ' However,

Mr. Freiberg will be released froni this assignment :on Oct. 26, 196 2. h.f ter

t hat dat e he will be free t o continue his apprai sa.l work 0n t he Lowe r Brul e &

Crow Creek Re s el~ ations.

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LETTER FRON F' OR}JE R COUNC I LiVlAN - The following let te r was read to t he Council

and made part of t he minutes as requested:

October 8, 1962

Mr . J. 1,'1 . Thompson, Chairman

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

Lower Brule, Sou th Dakota

My Dear Er. Thomps on:

Because I was a re cent member of the Tri bal Council, will you please make

th is letter a part of t he next re gular minutes.

The r e sults of th e r e cent tribal c ouncil ele ct ion are ind eed heartwarming .

I think the ent ir e Lowe r Brule Indi an me mbership, -bot h on and of f , are t o be

highly c ommended f or t hei r c hoi ce of next term counc ilmen. While t he pr ese nt

counci l (of which I was a part unt il r e cently ) has done some gre at wo rk, it i s

e vident through th e re cent elec t ion returns that we will have a gr oup of men

who a re ca pa ble of doing even more: not only because some of them a r e previous

councilmen and may now have new id eas, but because th e wh ole group is going to

have more re s ource s wit h whic h to work. This is why th e ir wo rk i s go ing to be

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I s in,c e .r ely 'b ope ' t hat t he pra.y~,r$ Oi t he Counc i 1 Chap la in t: h:r ~gh God ' s

speed will ccm.tin ue to ' be wit h bo th cOl,ulc i ,1 s . '

Very Truly You r s ,

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:r~r~ nk C . ,Estes

st . Ignatius , Mon ta na

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NAT I ONAL CONGRESS OFllv'JERICAN nmIANS - Let te r -from the Ex ecutive Director of t he

NCA l was r ead reque's t ing ap prov al a nd end orsement of en Operation Consitution,

which woul d be an effort to try to e limi n at e the maltreatment and viola tion s of

th e Constitutiona l Ri ghts of t he Ame ri can I n dian .

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AC30CIATE JUDGES - Si nc e the te r m of t h~ ~~ Sot~at e Judge expired in Oc t . 1962,

J . : W. Thompson moved to ap po int Al -6lmia ° rr ucHt5n g~7Ass o ciat e J udge$ .lvlotion seconded

bY ' Andrew Est e s an d c ar r ied by a vot e of 6 for and n on e a ga ins t.

Motion by Ri c ha rd Th ompson to app oi nt Alfre d Zeigler, motion se co nd ed by Be n La

Ro c he and carri ed by a vo t e of 6 f or, a nd none against.

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Mot ion , by Ri chard Thompson to appo int Al ex La Rpche , mot i on se c on de d -by Cl arenc e

,Thomp:§6n and c arr i ed by a v ot e of :6' f or an d no ne ag a inst •

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APFOINTr·£1tT 0F COi'J!V

1I TTEES - The Chai rman mac!- e the fo ll owing committee>PPointments :

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Re cre ation Committe e

Thomas fwo Hawk

Andrew Est es

Cla rence Thompson

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, Educ a t i on Comm;i ttee

Ben ~ aRoche .

J . ,\ilT. Thomp son .

Richard Th omp so n

Cr ed it Qommi tte e

Ric h ard Tho nin son

En rolime nt Comm i ttee

' Toma s Tw~ )la wk

Ric h ard Tho!1lPs on .

J . W. ThollJPson

Prog ra mmi ng Commi tt ee

' Cl are n ce, Thomp son

And rew Este s

J'. W. Thomp s on

Land & Conservation

Cla renc e Thompson'

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Richard Thompson

Thomas Tw o Hawk

Industrial Development

' Clare nce Thompson

Ben La Ro ch e

J .: ,w • Thomp son , "

: Law & Orde r

Thomas Two Hawk

Cl~ renc e 1:pomp son

Cla r erice . Tho~pson

, Budget & Financ.e

Ri char d Thompson

Cl ar enc e Thompson

J . W-~ Thompson

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Empl'oyment Committee

Richard ThqropsQn

• Clarence Thompson

Andrew Es tes

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Ahdre w ,·Este~"

Richard ' Tho~ps9n

Health Be Wel f a re Co mmitt ee

( No app oi nt ments made )

IvJEETING AD J OURN ED - Cl a rence Thompson moved tha t the meet ing a dj our n. ho ti on

second ed by Andrew E st es an d carrie d by a, vo te ; qf 6 fo r and none aga in s t.

Meet i ng a djourned at 12:45 p . m.

. ',' ~~i B{-)HH H H~"i~-iBH:~

I hereby c ertif y that the f orego ing"is a t r ue 'and correct t ranscript of the

Counc il minutes of the , r egular mee ting h eld on November 7 & 8, 196,2 at . Lowe r

Brule, S . Da k.

Hovembe r 20, 1962

J . W. Thompson, Sec ret a ry-Treas u r er

Lower Brule Sio ~ Tr i b al Co ~ i l

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NINUT ES

L01:1ER BRULE SIOU X 'fE,IEAL COUNCIL

NOVEiBE R 13,1962

SPE C I.~t r:EET 1NG

A spe c ial mee tin g of the Lower Eru J.e Si oux TT'iba.l Counc i l was held at

the tribal off i ce at Lower Brul e , Sout h Dako ta, on Fovember 13 , 1962 . The

meeti ng was c alle d t o order by the Ch airman, Ri chard La Roche, at 10: 15 am

wi t h quorum p res e nt . Roll ca ll was as -:' nl:i.ONS:

Present

Richa rd La Roche, Chai r man

J .1:.T . Thompson, Secy-Treas .

Ri chard ,[,hompson , Sgt . at Arms

Clarence Thompson

Ben F . La n oche

Helen R. Thompson, Exec -Secy ( non-voting member )

Absent

And rew Estes , Vice - Chairrr.an

Thomas Two Hawk, Chaplain

Also Present

S upt. Edward Edzardf3 ,; ·P:i.etrlre lI.'geqcy

Stephen Ei ngham , Credit Officer , Area Office

Thomas Kilbri de , Hou si ng & Home Fi nance Age n cy, Chicago

Carl Smith, Loan Specialist , Pier r e Age ncy

Chai rman stated that the pu r pose of the meeting was to discuss the

'·orkable Program for Conununi ty I mpro vement and that ~.r . Thomas Kilbride ,

Special Assistant to the iiegio nal J'. dmi nis t ra tor of the Housing & Home Fina nce

A"' ency and l':r . Ste phen Bingham, i~r ea Cred it Of fi ce r we r e here to explain to the

council what will be necessary to car~J o ut the F orkable Program.

- 1LI,T,r & ORDEn - The Chairman s t ate d tha t th e Superintend ent had inf ormed

him that the Chief Jt~dge of the Lower : ru l e Sioux Tribal Court had never b een

officially sworn i nto tha t of f ice e nd t hat he v!Ould li ke to do so at t hi s time .

The oath of office was then admini stered to C l yde~ s tes, Chief Judge, by

SuperinteBdentgdzards .

- 2FTtOGRAf. FOR CO hl-;UN ITY n ~ p 7~OVEl~NT ( iORI(j~BLE prtOGRrl·l) The 'orkab l e Program

was discussed at lengt h and l·~r . Kil bri de and l·a- . Bingham informed the c ouncil

of just what was involved in this program and what it would be necess ary for

the council to do to car r y out the nec essa ry pro vi sions . The f ollowing a re

some of t he iEportant poi nts b rought out :

There are two separate distinct facets; one i s the ...rork ab le progr am which

is a t ribal responsibilit y and the other is th e low re nt housing project and

t hat i s t he r es pons i b ility of t he Housing Aut hor ity which the tribal counc il

cTcated on August 21, 19 62 by tri bal ord inance No . LB- 63-C .

T:1e low rent housing rrojects c.1'E) under t he Ho u sing and Home Finan ce

.' f'ency but before they can come in and b ui l d the low rent pub l ic houBing units

pc.ge 1

thi s agency has to be c ertain there is e reservation b ett e rment pr ogr am

und ertak en locally. This is where t he " :: " .·! ~ ;:;. ole Pro gra,m for Community

Improvement come s in. There are seven ,, ', "-L.; : ts of t he Prog ram; (1) Codes a nd

Ordinances-- es tablishir.g va ri 0u8 codo s ',i ,~ ", ;~! .J :; building codes, electric al

code s , etc. Thes e codes \\.'i 11 b e.: T(vi o-'w '; ..1 ' ,- ~he Code Review Sub-Committ e e

which the council has ;already apP8i ntc3J'3.i1d ' IJresented to the council for

a doption. ( 2 ) Compre hensive Commun i ty Plan which inch:d(;~ l e nd use. The

Pla nnin g Cori.mittee will work out thi s pa rt of the lJ'To r kable Program. (J)

Neig hb0rhood Analyses-- would in c lude c, housin g invent ory and this is u sually

d on e by th e P lannin g Commis si on and '·~0lJ.:'r:i show -t he area s on the rese rvation

and t he ki nd of housi ng in the a reas wl ~ 8 ::'h e :i.' good, poo r, e tc. (4) Admi nistrative

Or gani zation-- csta ~ li s hing someone to ~Q rE:3ponsible for t he Workable

Program which i n tri s ca s':; would be tb e 'l;)~ ibal council, to put it to work i n

t he c OJT.!1lUnH. ~7 ':~h rou gh a f:." =-, c'r,i ve eaminis -c ration of cod es , planning measures

a nd oth e r a stivi ties. ~ j) l''ina ncin g--p:>:'oviding funds for improvements and

a ct ivities esse nt iCl, ~ . to t he pro gram. (6) Housing f or Di spla c ed Families-dev e l opin g hOt:s ing resources t o meet the ne e ds of families displace d . This

' i ,' 2 :J? le r g') ), ;y' t a ken ca re of th r ough the public housing proj e cts.

('1) ;";'i.t. i ze r: ?~ r~ i cip e ti o n-- One of the most important elements of t he program,

rl S2 'Jd. n g t h?G '(,,":') c Cll1':rlunity as a \\lIbole, re pr es en t a tive or ga nizations and

ne ig h'oo rr..ood gr o'..:ps a r e infor me d and h llve full opportunity to take part in

de ve lop i!1g QU." :; ca rrying out the p rC 6 r <1 iP .

Eac h y0d. ':'~ '::'he V,fork a bl e Pro"ram h e. 8 '!:.!) be re c ertified al"d a report made

0 l".c. l:i '3 aCC0 lJ1> J i3 hme nts and th e futu r <J gCI .:J.:,.

' : .' :- l ~ rac 8 tin g

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adjo uY':':1b d fo r dinner at noon.

mee tin g :,: e coiivened a t 1: 00 p.m . with a ll mel11bers pr e sent e xcept imd revl

Es t es .

-3PROGR AM HAN~GER - The Chairman st at ed t hat Fr.Sonosky ha d cont a cted h im and

told h:i m that th o Stand:;.ng Rock Tribe wa s willing t o r (~ ~ea se their program

manage r, 1,'Tally ~!1(; Laughl:'n, ,for two mont hs s o th at he c ou }.d come do 'Wl1 to Crow

Cre ek ':l,nG. Lowe r Br ule and a s sist in ge t tir:g our pr ograms und e rway. J .F .Thompson

moved to adop t a r es olution requesting the Standing R~ oc k Tribe to release Lr.

HcLaughlin to come down <J nd assist the tribe in prog r~ng wi th the understanding that Lower Brule will re imburse Sta nding Rock for his salary while

working with th e Lower Brule tr ibe and in addition pay his per diem at the

gove r nment rat e and mile age. The motion was s econde d by Clarence Thompson

and carried 5 for and none aga i ns t .

J. W. Thomp s on ad v is ed the counci l that some t ime ago he had recei v ed a let ter

from Orval Dale Packard i ndicatin g tha t he was intereste d in err,ployment with

the tribe as a program man a ger if and when they conside r ed filli ng such a

position and when such a positi on was s et up Hr. Packa rd should be c onsidered.

-1..;.;,Ai'v ~- !~iI!'D

ORDER - A l e tter to the council from Clyde Estes,Cl:U.eff' Judge of the

j' 1' iba l Court, was r ~ in i hich he reque sted the co unc i:j,. t ---hq ve a. s p ~ l

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(L A" & ORDER con' t.)

meet1ng in regard to severalla\'l er;for ceme nt pr obl ems conc e rnin g abus e of

older persons and fost e r care for, c bilcb.'e n of .·par ents wh o are a ppreh ended .

These and other lavl and order pr ob l.em s V;?';"0 d i scus sed · by th e council but no

action on calling a spe cial mee ti ng was t al·;t? n.

-5REQUEST FOR LOAN STATE LEN T - A letter from T,rm. St. Joh n Bow was r ea d in which

he requested a statement from the· cOll.nei l so that he c ou ld borrow mo ney from a

bank on the strength of his inter-est in land in the t aki ng area and f amily

plan pa yment. J. "' . Thomp so n moved to have the Se creta r y write to llj r. Bow

and inform him that th e co u nGil c ould not ma ke such a statement but that

possi b ly he co uld g et a stat eme nt from the Superintend e nt:who ha s a ' sch ed ule

of the amount he wil l rec'3i ve for lois interests i n l a nd i n the taking are a .

The motion was second ed by Richard Thompson and carri ed 5 for and none a g ainst.

-6PERSONNEL POSITION DE SCRIPTION - J. ~· T . Thompson moved to set up a position

de ::::crip ti on fo r J oyce Estes as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer. The motion

.wa s se co nded by Clar enc e Tho mp son and carried 5 for and none against.

-7BUDGET REVISION - Richard Thompson mov ed to revise the budget.to ;include the

fur:< s d 8p os it ed in th e U.S. Treasury under Pu:)lic La'!l 87-734, 87th Co ng res s

H .R. 51 44 so that t he fu nds can be 1,'Jithdrawn from the Trea s ury for payment

to the land ow ne r s a nd certai n other rev is ions r ecommended by the Bud g et and

Finance Commi ttee . The motion was seconded by Clare nc e Tho mp so n and ca r r:i., ed

5 for and none a gainst.

-8CHA I m :AN' .sAL !~RY - The Chairman requested the council to authorize payment

of h is salary twice a month inste ad of . monthly. J. '-. Thomps on moved t o

a uthorize payment of the Chairman's sa.lary twice each month instead of monthly

as provided by Resolution No. 61-69 adopted on June 8, 1961.

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TER B11ULE HOR '3 ELA l'-P S CLUB - Richard Thompson stated that he had a ttended a

me eting of the Horseman's Club on November 9th and some of t he memb e rs were

concerned ab out a rumor they had heard to the effec t tna,t one of the first

thin gs the new Chairman was going to do was to do away with the Hors e man's

Clu b. Yr. Thompson asked for a statement from the Chairman cla r ifying this

rumor. In response to Hr . Thomps on's inquiry the Chairman made the foll owin g

statement: "1 think the I-'!orseman's Club i s a good organization and what the

council has been doin g is ri g ht up to snuff and I think I ha ve enou gh

experience as a councilman a nd chairman to know that I don't want to c r ea t e

any confusion or anything and as far as any private orga n izations if they

want to ha ve a little fun I'm all for it. The reason I'm not joining up is

I've be e n vro rking out and I've got no horse but I t hi nk it f S all right. You

he ar a ll k inds of rumor s and I '·,ant to make a statement concerning a lot of

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'these rumors so th at" the peo ple can see I I m no t against any of these or ganizations .

, I Ps just th at we have people her e who re port t o me on a 'l ot of things as a

means of ge tting at so me body e ls e . As fa r as t heSe rl.U110rS go if t here ' s anyt hing I don't like I'l l bring it 1.lp to the council. As to the Horsema n' s

, ~ Club I'd like to see them have more of th8se activ i t ie s than the y had."

J '. W Thompson sta te d t hat the re had been conside rab le amount of static

when the ', rodeo arena was built but t he only cost to the Tr ibe ' wa s fo r the

~materiaL The surround in g peopl e bot h Indi an and no n- Indi an .c hi pped ' in and

donat ed' the i r l abor and eq ui pment a nd put the arena together , and that it

wa s ' the opportune time to bu ild a ro deo a rena because the Corps of Engineers

is now payi ng for, the a rena plus cos t of mo vin g i t so t he t ribe isn't out

anything . Since i t has be en const r ucted the r e has been an annual fair and

r odeo in an eff ort to br ing back this event to the reservation and the

Horse ma n's Club hel d ma::1Y Cl,ctiv itie s at the arena durin g t he summe r wi th no

ad mi ssion ch12.rge to the p ubli c. H3 12.lso stat ed that he thought the counci l

should c onside r bui ld ing a grandstand v~hen t he ro deo grounds are moved and

a bal l diamond with -the arena so t hat the grandstand can be used for b oth.

T•

It was me ntioned that the Horseman's Club paid the ir loa n of ~~ 1300 to

th e Tribe plus interest and that th is i s the f ir st l oan that has been r epa id.

-10ADU LT EDUCATION - ~r:r. Andrews, Adult Education SpeCia lis t f rom Pierre Age ncy

spoke to the , council and explai ned his work in ad ult educ ation . He said that

they do not have facilitte s with vJhich to start any adul t educ ation 'c lasse s

in welding , . a ut o mechanics , et c. but he W2.S ho pe ful that some thing could be

worked out i n th e future for ad ult educ at io n.

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POSTEH CONTES T ON LAND USEKr. Corbi n fro m the Land Operations ' Depa rt ment

,at Pi e rr e Agency told t he counci l t hal he would lik e to see a poster contest i n

the sc hoo ls sponsored by the counc il where pr izes would be set up fo r the

students for posters on how to use t heir l and . He aske d the council to conside r

sett ing aside ~'; 45 or f;50 for priz e money next spring .

-12STOCI\1'"T ATER DANS - }1r. Corbin .also inf ormed th e counci l that they have a

cont ra cto r i n the a rea t o constr uc t dams i f anyone was i ntereste d in havin g

, a dam constructed yet t his Fal l. J . \At . Thompson commented that he would l ike

to see dams coristructed la rg e enough and' deep Emough 'so t hat the y can be . . :,

st oc ked wi th fish.

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STATE COIviNISSION OF I ND I AN AFFA I ~ S - J. p . Thompson moved to appoint Richa rd

La Roc he to repre se nt t he Tribe ' on the sta t e Commi ssio n of Indian Affairs

si nce Fr ank Este s ~is no longer in this are a. The motion was seconded 'by Richard

Thompson and ca rr ied 5 for and none against.

...

-Richard Thompson moved to renuest and authorize Clyde Estes, Chj.ef Judge of

the Tribal Cou rt ,tr~.ccompany the Chairman to the meeti n gs on Civil J uri s diction

at P:i_erre on th e 'eve in i ng of Novemb er l L":,h and the all da.y session on November

15;tl"h. The motion wa s se conded by Clar en .~e Thompson and carried 5 for and none

against.

-14ADJOURNLE NT ~ J. T:T. Thompson moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by

Ben La Roche and carri ed 5 for and none against. The meeting adjourned at

3:00 p.m.

I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and corr ect transcript of the

Council minutes of a special meeting held on November /.~ , 1962 at Lower Brule,

South Dakota.

J. liT. Thompson, Secretary-Treasurer

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council

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LCHER BRULE SIGUA TRIBAL COUNCIL

REGULil. R J/tEE'I' I NG

~DECEhBl:_:H 5,

1962

The r egu lar mee tin g of th e Low e r Bru l e Sioux Triba l Counc il wa s he ld at

th e t rib a l offic e at Lowe r Brul e , S. Da}::. on De c emb er 5, 1962. The meeti ng wa s

ca lled to order by t he Chain na n , Ri cha rd Laflo che at 10:20 a . m. wit h qu or um

pr ese nt . Ro ll call a s f ollo ws:

Also Present

Richard La Ro c he, Jr., Ch ai r ma n

hTa lla ce hcLa ug h lin, Sta nd ing Rock lVIanager

Andrew Est e s , Vi ce- Ch ai r man

Jo hn 1;Jh it e, f rom Law Offic e of h . J . Sonos ky

J. vv . Thomp so n , Sec r et a r y -Trea s u r er

Edwa r d Edza r d s , Su pe ri nte n de n t,

Thomas Two Ha1'i'k , Chap l a in

i'- ir. Abr ah amso n, Econ . De ve l. Commissioner

f r om -,-Ja s hington

Richar d Th omps on , Sgt. at Arm s

Be n LaRoche

Clar e nce Thomp s on

Joyc e Est e s , Asst. Se c r et a ry- Tre asu rer (non-voti ng me mb e r)

The mee ting opened with a p ray e r by t h e Cha pl a in.

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APPROV AL OF h I NUTE S - J. W. Thomp s on moved to approv e the minute s of t he regula r

meet i ng he ld on Nove mber 7 & 8, 1962 and the spec i al meeti ng he l d on No v. 13, 1 962 .

Hot i on se con ded by fu'1 dr ew Estes an d ca r r ied by a vot e of 6 fo r and n one _against.

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HOUSI NG AUTHORITY - An appli cat i on f o r a pro gram r e s ervat i on an d a prelimi nary

l oa n, as a pp r ove d by th e Lowe r Br ul e Hou s i ng Authority, wa s revie wed a nd discuss ed by t he - Council. Hot io n by J. \ J. Th om pson, se cond ed by Cl are nce Thompson

to a dopt a r e so lu tion a pp r oving t h e a pp licati on an d to auth o ri ze submi t ta l to

t he Pub lic Housi ng Authori t y . Motion carrie d by a v ot e of 6 for an d none ag ainst .

RELOC ATI ON OF L OrJ ER BRULE SUB -A GENC Y - There was mu ch di s l: us s ion on t he relocati.on

of government building s i n the new townsite. J. v'J. Tho mp ~ o n mov e d to ad op t a

r e s ol ut ion to ap pr ove I' Design iViemorandulli No. I'iE- 42 , Re lo c ation of Lower Brule

S"\lb- Age ncy,1I s ubmitt ed by th e U. S. Corps of Army Eng ine er s unde r da te of Nov. 16,

1962, su b ject to the c ond itio n t hat the Trib a l Cou nc il reserv es the r ig ht to

a pp rove t he locati on of the s ep arat e f a cilities wi t hi n the relocated townsite

of Lowe r Bru l e oth er t ha n Bureau of In di a n Aff airs fa c ili ti e s an d the wa te r

treatment plant . f'lotion s eco nd ed by An dr e"\'l Es t es a nd carri e d by a vot e of 6 f or

and n one ag ai n s t.

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REH ABILI TATION FRCGRA M - Mr . J ohn Wh ite, fr om the Law Of f ice of :Hr. Sonosky, was

present and ex pla in ed that the f irst thing t he Tr ib e had to do in g etting started

on their Rehabilitation Program was to prepare a budget fo r exp e nditure of t;he funds to be rec e ived from ,Cong ress un d er Public Law 87-734 fo r t he Rehabilitation

Program. Wh en -t he :Oouncil first asked '::'for r ehab fun ds they ha d to prove

justifi c ation for need of the s e funds. The P rogram c on sist s of s e ven parts:

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P ag e 1

· MINUTES OF REGULAR IViliETING

DEC1MlER 5, 1962

REHAB. CO~T. '- 1. Admini st r ation of Rehab . Program, 2 . · Family Impr ovement Pl an ,

3. Commumty Deve lopment , 4. Cattle Industry, 5. Land Pu rcha se , 6. In dust ria l

Development, 7. Educati on . I n order to ca rry out t he Rehab. p rogram additional

clerical help will be needed .

Mr. NcLaugh lin was asked to explain the proceedures that had to be followed

for the Famil y Improvement Plan at Standing Rock reservation . He stated that

the Council must first prepare a plan to distribute these funds for the Family

Improvenient Plan, working clo s ely with . the BIA and Welfare Department . Once

the pl an; has been approved by the Secretary of the Inte,rior, the Council can

notify the tribal members and start work on their indiviClual Family Improvement

Pla n app l ications . . Since , these funds are not tribal funds but are f lu;.ds received

from Congress for the purpose of ra i sing the soci al and econemic standan:s of

t he Tribe and its members , they ar e t o be used for that purpose, such as. housing&

furniture. They can be used for heaUh purposes or they can be used to enga.gej2n

a business. These funds are not for the pu~pose of paying old debts or living

expenses, such as groceries. No cars c an be purchased unless i t is found to be

an absolute necessity in needing transportion to and from work . Al l purchases

, are to be made by purchas'" o"'ders or contractual ag,reement s.

!vir. HcLaugh lin was aske d about delinqu ent debts to the Tribe or Government.•

He explained that debts t o t he Go v ernment and to the Tribe were co l l ected such

as educational loans .

The off reservation members had to prepare a Family Improvement Plan the

same as m~rr.be:::,s , living on the reservation . ;rJ hen the member living off the

res e rvation had his plan approved he ltras s.;ut a check to carry out his plans

and receipts were requested on all purchases as stated on his plan .

Nembers who are continually leaving and returning to the reservation were

classified the same as the on reservation members. Close screening should.

be made on all purchases . The money of orphaned children is spent for bonds

and kept Until the child reaches a certain age .

Mr. r.~cLaughlin st ated that there vJill be a l ot of paper work, therefore,

it will be n eces sary to employ ei'.f:~~:"':lE,l help. There was more discussion as to

the number of positions to be filled t o carry out all phases of the whole

rehabilitation program. Salaries for thes e positions should be set high

enou gh to meet:' the responsibility conn ec Led . . lith each positi on . i'ir . 1"'1cLaugh1 in

suggested the folJ (,,,jng pO:Jitions: ~h(j ne s d for a PrC'e;ram l\lar.ag~ r or Assist,a nt

Ivilnager, with the responsibility to s ee that th e program is carried through;

a full time Foreman l[ho will have to be on t he site unJcil construction and

relocation in the new town is completed; a Fimmce Officer, Account3.nt , Voucher

& Payroll cl drk , a Clerk typist and stenographer. Hffivever, these are only,

suggesti o ns and all these positions m&y not be needed, the Council will be in

better position to tell how much help wil l be needed :when._! the program st art s

to develop.

The meeting r e ce s sed at 12 :00 no on for dinner.

The meet i ng reconvened at 1:00 p . m. with al l members pre sent . ·

REHAB. CONT. - Hr . John J.r.Jhite stated that the biggest pro'dem will be relocating

to the new townsite. It was agreed by everyone present that a special lliee ing

should be hel d on Fr iday , I>:::cen\ber 1 4, 1962 a t Lower Brule for the purpose of

preparing t he Adm in istration Progra m and Fa mily Improvement Plan Program a nd

Relo cation.

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IVllNUTES . OF REGULAR IvlEETING

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ZONING IN THE NEW TO VJNSITE - There was muc h discussion on the possibility of

peopl e moving before the townsite is r e2.c.y . Huch di scu ssion wa s on the need

for zoning in the townsite wh ich would pr event. reloc at ion in a disorderly

manner.

J. H . Thompson moved to adopt a resolution to establish a zoni ng area, ",lfhich

is to extend 2 miles out on each side of the new townsite plan and to forbid

tr ad in g or buying tribal Jand by anyone within this 2 mile zoning area, in

order t o pr e~ ent moving or co ns truc t ion in the new to"msite until after the

area is ready for const ruction. Notion seconded by Andrew Estes and car r ied

by a vote of 6 for and none ag ainst.

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REHAB CO NT. - )Vir. HcLaughlin suggested

the following qualifications be set for

the

Fo reman: Knowle dge of housing construction, water development, supervision,

and sh oul d be able to get along with people. He stated that the l'mEI has made

the services of lvir. She vling available for this Purpose and that lvir. Shev ling

worked on th e Standing Rock Reservation and he performed wonderful service.

It was sug ge sted that if housing , is needed for add itional employees t hat

the Council could use funds fro m the Gene ral Fund in advance for housing and

refund tte General Fund when the Eehabilitation funds are received. The Chairman

state d that Building Ma terials, Inc. in Chamberlain is willing to construct

one or two houses as models which could be sold to the Tribe or individuals.

The other pha ses of the Rehabi li tation Program were di s cussed. Hr.

Abrahamson pointed out many ideas for Industrial Development on the res e rvation.

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SCH OO L - Mr. Cecil Collins entered the meeting and inquired about using t he

tribal hall f or basketball p rac tice and games, and other school activities

duri ng the school year. Nr. Collins sta te d that the School would b.ke to use

the hall from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for basketball practise, from honday th r u

Friday and sometimes later than 8:00 p.m. on Friday nights for games. He

further stated that they would clean the hall after use and make payment for

any damages that are c aus ed while in use by the School. It was su gg ested that

the rent for use of th e ha ll by the School be set at ~; ; l50.00 and th at the

School submit a sche dule of all school events in ord er that other community

orga nizat i ons would know what days are open for use of the hall. J. vi. Thompson

moved that the School be a ll owed to re nt the hall at ",150.00 f or the remaining

school year acc ording to the above agr eeme nts just discussed. I'loti on seconded

by Andrew Estes and carried by a vote of 6 for and none against.

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LAW & ORDER - A letter from the Chief Judge, Clyde G. Estes was read in which

he s ta ted that some plans were baing made in moving the Law & Order Office to

the tr i bal hall which is nmv- being remodeled for office space. Hr. Estes

reque sted that if this is true, he and the Folice officers would like to have

a large window ins t alled, because at the present time there is only a small

wi ndow on the we st side.

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LAW· &' ORDER continued ,;'';- Richard Thompson moved that the Tribe 'in stall a large

wi ndow ' in ' 'this room which is to be us ed by t h e Law &"OrderDept . i·.iotion

s eco nd~ ?- by Clarenc ~ Thompson andcar:cied by a vote· of '6 f or and none agains· t ~

. ', . .

. The' Law & Order Committe e request e d t hat the Counci l make a r ecommend~tion

t o , the State Commission' o f"Indian Affai rs , at the state Commission meeting on

Dec. 10, 1962, that ti g hter restrictions be made on 1:Jelfare clients receiving

ADC. No action was t ake n by the Co-uncil ' on this request .

(9 )

HOUSE REPAIRS - The ' Chairman st a te d that ev eryday he has been receiving request s

for house repairs. The C01.1ndl was of th eop:ir..:i'Jn that aho lJBe ' r8~a ir grant

should be giv en to " the ' aged me w.be rs : on the :r-8 s'~r-va.ti on SO th:it th~,y coul~ ma ke

a ' f ew emerge~cy re pa irs to thei r h om -ss fcr t~e \;i. m, l';) r • . 'fheCr:ai rn,an r Equeste d

that the bal a,nc8 l E:t after all nf.:::d m2[,'.be:cs on t'1e ::"E'se rv a t.i c:u rec3iv<:: ,(,his

grant, be tra r I3 ferred to theC-e nFi ral f1..l(I':i. Not.ion 'o y ,J . 1;.[ . ' T;;(,n'fj s '.m tl;',a t

all aged memb e rs eli gible for t.his gra.r:t be give n 'i> O.OC a nd t .hcl.t the balan ce

be tr ansferred t o the ' Ge neral Fur:d . fJlotl. on second'ed by Cl arence Thomp.sonand

carri ed by a vote 0[ · 6 for and none a gah'1st . ; ,

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LAND PURCHA SE - Richa rd Thompson moved to a do pt a resolution a pproving the

purchase of the follo wjng described 1 2nJs at the ir a ppr2.isG d val1.1e:

Exchange Assi gn err.e nt#lO-::' (rai,t of) 'J' honi.;;.s Two Hawk , Lo t s 3, 4 , S~r.~* S.e c . 1 ,

107-77, 1 58.8; acres , a ppn,ised (J,t <

"a l'?5 ··00.

LB-64A liledic::'ne B~:," l, ES~2r,8 , IJE~ Sec . 2 7, 109-77, 160 acres, own ers.;t o , reserve

50% of mi!l('!'8.1 r :igr'.ts, ap p!'a.is€cJ v c.lue \r' ~ 22t; .. \)O.

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LB-794 P.8n r y Dri'I .Lng Ha1'1.i{ , Lots 1, 2, S'kl ';E~~ SeC . 3, 107- 77 i ,1 5h .46 acres, 50%

of min e~'3. 1 :rights t') be r e'Be rv 8d by OV',1.G':": b:PP'f'a is e d v8.1ue~34BO. C () . . . :

LB- 9l7 Phi.li~) P. Driving' H'3.wk, Er- I', 8t :3 , L utE) 3; 4, S ~!~W;;: Sec . 3, J..Q"?-76 , 160.18

acres, 50% rnineralr i e;hts to bel'es E; .r ·ved by ol,o,JnE:n" ap[orais8 d v 2.1ue , 'lP32ClO.0 0 ..

LB-I008 Co ra. Bad Hc:rse, l'JE~ Sec. 3 l., lOS-'f t ) ., T6 0 acre s , 507; of mineral rign,ts

to be r ese:~/gd by o'..vi.1e r , appl~ai s ed i)'alue ;~2 720 .

Motion sec,?nded by Andrew Estes and carri ed by a vote of 6 for and none against .

Joe Grassrope ma de a r equest to the Council t o sell his land desc:ribe d

as S\'J* Sec . 29 , 107- 73 to Ri cha:~ d 1 er3cn. . Ri c}-1.a rri. Tno':lpsoYl. mo ved to dei1Y

this r ~quest ClS th '~ land 1i6s \·rit.h~.n the Con scJ.ir:i<.t.t.i.o:;. i '.r0& .• but to i nf(l rm

YJ1' . GrassJ'ope th:l.t t he rrribe wOli.ld c{i, l'':':8 to bu:! ~lis land i1' he wj.d'l.s;] Lo sell

it sinc e he CB.nllCt s e li i t to a nO::-~-·:'lf; m\J8r •. No"'.:.ion seconded by Andrew Estes

and car r ied by a vote of 6 f or and n one ag ainst.

Requests wer~ made by Andre w Es tes and Cornelia Estes to pu r c hase l and · f rom

the Tribe to' replace lai-:d ,·rh ich t h 8y al.~8 l osi~6 ih the · Big Bend Ta.king Area. '.

~1r . John White sug ~e st e d tr.at no sal e s sho ' ~J..d be made t o tri bal IT.8 mbe rs unless

purchase of the whole tract can be mude , espetiallywh e r e there are other heirs

beside the Tribe.

J . W. Thompson moved to approve th e purchase of the follow ing described:

tribal land by An drew Estes: S~ Sec . 11, 320 acres; N~ Sec'. 14,.320 acres ;

b~ ~:.i i J Sec . 13 , 80 acres, all in 107-74:, at the appraised value , however not to

approve the purchase of LB-271, NE~ & N~SE~ Sec. 13, 107-7 4, 240 acres in which

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DECElv.tBER 5, 1962

t here a r e other heirs, u ntil he f irs t purchases the i n ter e s ts of a ll t he other

heirs, the n he ca n pu rch ase th e Tribe' s i nteres t i n LB-271 , a nd t ha t th e last

stat eme nt al s o apply to Hr s . Cornelia Estes ' s r eque st f or purchase of l a nd

descri b ed as LB-274, Swi Sec . 18, 1 07- 73 ) 1 60 a c res , motion secon ded by Ric h ard

Thomps on and carri e d by a v ote of 6 for a nd none ag ains t .

(11 )

REQUES TS F OR LOANS & DOi·, ATIOfliS - A r eques t was made by h rs. Zoe LaRo che to have

t he Tribe pay a Ban k n ote in the am ou nt of y7 80. ;,O and t ha t she an d t he othe r

me mbers of he r family a g r ee t o have the Tribe hold out any money they will

re ce ive from t he Bi g Bend Sett l ement to :"'f- pay t he Tr ibe i f a lo an i s rrla de . J.VIr s.

LaRoche stat e d that t he a mou nt of ~85 0 .00 was b or r owed f rom t he Bank for t he

fun e r a l ex pen se s of he r daugh t e r l ast summer , howeve r , the not e is n o\" due .

J. W. Thomps on moved to a ut h or ize the Chairman to see i f the Bank would e xtend

Mr s. LaRo che I s l oan for a l onger pe r iod, how e ver, th at the Tri be gran t i'irs . Zoe

LaRoche a lo a n in t he a mount of ~ .J 0.50 for the int eres t du e on this l oan . h ot i on

s econd ed by Ben LaRoche a nd c arrie d by a v ote of 6 for a nd none agai nst.

A r equ e s t for a donati on of ,; ;,p25. 00 was made by t he Ep i scopa l Ch ur ch wi th

whic h t o b uy Chri stma s t r eats f or the c hi ..Ldr en . After muc h di scuss l on , And r ew

Es t es made a: motion, s eco nded by Clarence Thom ps on t hat the Trib e ma ke a donatio n

in the am ou nt of :, 25 . 00 to a ll the Churclle s on th e res erv at i on . }lot i on ca rrie d

by a vot e of 6 fo r and n one against.

(12)

BI DS RECEIVED ON TRIBAL CARS - The Chai rman announced that only two bid s were

rereive d for the t rib a l c a rs, o ne fo r the st ation wa gon and one f or t he p !i.:ckup.

The Ch ai rm an reque sted tr~ t the Coun cil r e ject t he bi d on the pi c kup fo r the

reason t ha t it is n eed ed for maint enance . Be n LaRoche mo v ed t o ac ce pt t he bid

fo r ~ 5CO.00 on the s ta tion wagon . Motion s e cond ed by Claren ce ThoT:lpso n and

c ar r ied by a v ot e of 6 for and none agaj .Ds t. Rich a r d Tho mp s on moved to acce pt

t he bi d for :, ,, 505 . 75 rec e iv e d for the pic !~up, a nd tha t t he Tribe pu rch a s e a n ew

picku p . Motion sec onde d by Cla re nc e Thompson and ca rri ed by a vo te of 6 f o r

and none a g ains t.

(13 )

TRI BAL LEADERS CONF EFtENCE AT ABERDEEN - The Chairman ann ounced t he Tr ibal Leaders

Confe rence t o be he l d at Ab e rd ee n on Dec. 7, 19 62. He s ta ted th a t he would

a t te nd this Confe ren ce ,-Ii t h one or two o th e r rr.embe rs of the Counc i l.

(1 4 )

BALC K EIL LS SIOUX NATION COUNC IL - The Chai ml an info nned the Council of the Blac k

' Hills Si oux Nation Coun ci l meeting to be held at Ab erdeen durin g t he period

.Decemb er 18 thr u the 21s t, 1 96~ .

(15)

ENROLLMEN T - Request fo r enrollm e nt was made by Harol d L. LaRoche , fo r h is s on,

Randy Steve n LaRoc he , born Nov ember 2, 1962. Noti on by J. v'! . Thomps on to adop t

a r e soluti"on app rovlin g en ro l lment of Ra ndy Steven Laho ch e a s a member of the

Tr ibe . Motion s econd ed by Ben LaRoc he and ca rried by a vot e of6 for a nd none

again st.

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.MINUTES OF REGULAR. l-JEETING

(16)

, ' LAW & ORDER - The' 'Chairmari stated that he has authorize d Claren ~ eThompson to

act as part-time game warden in the Ft . Hale Area until the hunting seas on

closes .

( 17)

MISCELLANEOUS - J . W. Thompson read a letter from the Conunis sion of Indi an Affairs ,

in which liflI' . Nash commented on his visit to the reservation.

J . VJ . Thompson moved that t he 24th of December be declared a holiday for

tribal empl oyees the same as Bureau ' employees. l'1otion seconded by Andrew Estes

and carried by a vote of 6 fo r ,and none, against .

J. W. Thompson reminded the Counc il of the hou sing prot},:--rr. a t the present

time , especially fC,r emplmyees . He stated that it will be necessary for the

Tribe, to own a few flonses i n the new tm'ffisite for employees and that they should

be new houses, the houses that the Tri be now owns couldbeput , u~ for sale.

, ADJ OURN ENENT - Andrew Estes moved t hat ' the meeting adjourn . IV

io t ion seconde,d ' by

Richard Thompson ,and carried by a vote of 6 fbr and none against .

I here by cert ify that :tne f ~regoing i s a true and ' co r rect tran s cript of the

COlil1cil minutes of a regular mee t ing held onjecember 5, 1962 at Lower Brule,

South Dakota.

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Lower Brule Sioux Triba l Council

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MINUTES

LO" 'ER BRULE SI OlX TRI BAL COUNCIL

SPECU.:.. ~fH~~TPl G

DECm ;BEIi J.4, 1962

A spec ial meeting of t he Lo wer Brul e Si oux Tribal Counc il was he ld at th e

Tribal office a t LO/fer Brule ., South Dakota on Dec emb er 1 4, 1 962. The mee ti ng

wa s called t 9 order by t he C h a ~rman J Ric ha rd LaRoc he , Jr., a t 1 0:30 a . m. with

quorum p resent . Roll ca1 1 ~ s f oll ows :

Present

Ri chard LaRoche J Jr . ,Chairman

Andrew Estes , Vice-Ch ai r m3. n

J , W. Thomps on , Secretar y- Tre as ur er

Richard Thompson, Sgt) a.t Arms

Thomas TWQ Hawk, Chaplain

Clarenc e. Thomps on

Ben LaRocrle .

J oyce Estes, hss l t S ec 1 y -Tr e as .

Also Present

l1l0f&IIa-:-ceMcL aughlin, Standing

RO(jk M".n.::t g0 r

Mr . Robert S hevling, MRBI

Represe nt ative

The meet in g ope ned wit h a prayer by the Chapl ain.

(1 )

AmHN ISTR f' TIVE PROGRAM -:- The Admi ni st r at ive Pr o gr am was rev iewed by t he Counc il.

The Chairman stat ed t h at he had di s cu s s ed, with Bur e au of f i ci. al:j.• t he p ossibil ity

of havin g th e Co unc il me mbers ha ndle the j ob of carrying out the Reha b i litation

P ro g ram, i nstead of hir i ng outsi de he lp .• as the Cour.c il ha s (l,,,ay s r: a.nd l ed al l

t be bus iness before and i t is the Coun ci l' s r esponsi b il i ty to see that the

Pro g rA.m is carri ed thro ugh • . lrJe h ave t e n di ffer e nt Committees a nd each Council

memb.er serves on 3 or 4 d i fferent .c ommitt e es and each par t of our r eha b progr am

i s c ov e red by one or two of t. he se c o mr,it V3es. The Ch a irman st a ted t h at if the

o ther Co un cil me mbers a gr e ed with hi m, he wou ld like t o sugge st t he possibility

of having J. W. Thomps on fill the posi t ion of Progrrun Ma nage r.

Mr . McLaughli n s tated that Mr . Shevling ' s services wer e fre e and tha t he

wou ld be of g reat assistance in t he rel o cati ng pa rt of our pro gram "and the Council

me mber selec t ed to act as Forema n would lw rk in c los e contact wi t h lVlI' . She vlin g .

Nr . McLa ug hlin sugge sted that the Co uncil be put on a re gu lar salary on a

b i-week ly basis e s pecia 2.. l y if the Program N2J1ager, Foreman .• etc , are apr;oi t +-. ad

within the C()I unciL Sala r ies for ea c h positio n should . be set to meet the

re spon si bi l ity c onne ct ed with eac h job.

J. W. Th ompson moved to a dopt

re so l ut i on to adopt the Ad mi nis tl~ atio n Program, wh ich was prepa red by Hr. l<kLaugh li n a nd Mr . John White an d reviewe d by

the Coun cil. Motion second ed by Ri c hard Thomps on and car ried by a vot e of 6 fo r

a nd none against.

Mr . Mc Laughlin s u gges ted t ha t i f Counc il membe rs are ap poi nted to fill t 'h e

posi t i ons needed, tha t s eparate r eso l ut io ns be ad opte d f or each position and ~h e

.s an:e woul d. apply for th e of fic e sta f f, and othe r of fi cers .

Pa ge One

DEC ~ill ER 14 , 1962

MIN UTES OF SPECI AL MEETIN G

ADMINI ST RAT IVE PROGRJ5:M CO NT I NUE D - Mr . La u gh En s tro ngl y recornrr,ended th at th e

Council t a ke a d vant a ge of l-i r. She vin gs servi c es . Be n LaRoche made a mo t i on t o

r e q ues t th e servi ce s of hr . She ving f r or,l th e }ffi BI. Eoti on sec o nde d by Andr ew

Es t e s a nd car r i ed by a vot e of 6 f or ar,Q none a gai ns t .

Mr . Sh evi ng wa s ask ed by t he Co unc il as to how s oon t he p ositi on s shou l d be s et

up f or th e re ha b p ro H am. He s ta te d th at it wo uld be ad vi s eab l e to s et up t he

posit io ns a nd s "l ar i e s at l eas t tHO or t hr e e months be fo re th e ti me y ou e xpe ct

t o r e c eive t he re ha b f Wl d s s o t ha t t he s t.af f ' '.'od. d alre ad y be f amili a r l,'d th

t he p ro gr am a nd r eady t o c a r ry i t out . Sa la r ies and othe r c osts for t he reh ab

pro e ram c oul d be p aid :fr om the Gene r a l f1..1 nd a nd ref unde d l at e r \-[h e n t he r e hab

fu nds a r e r eceive d . The re wil l be ple nt y of wo r k a f ter t he Ad minis t r at i on and

Fc: mil y Imr, r oiTement Pro p-ra ms ar e a pp ro ved . Mr. McL a u r: hli n a dv is e d t he Cou nci l

t ha t they sh ou ld l'lOrk c losel y with Er . Sono s ky in c ar r yi ng o ut the Indu s tri a l

Deve l op me nt P ro g ra m,

It was de ci d ed by t he Coun ci l a nd Mr. ~· : cL au g hl in t h at a s ~)e c i a l me et in g will be

h el d on De ce mbe r 20 , 1962 a t v!h ich t. i me t he Counc i l woul d ado pt a Famil y

I mp r oveme nt P ro gr a m and to al so :- do pt a r e s ol ut i on for ~ u s tifi c ation of hav ing

the Coun cil membe r s s e rv e on t he Rehab prog ram.

(2)

LAv,J & ORDER- Mr . Be n Lon gi e , Ac t ing Cap t ai.n of Folic e, re que st e d a p prova l from

t he Counc i l to hire s omeone to ac t as t r i ba l pol ice d urin g th e holi days and t o

author i ze payme nt f or s a l ary of tr i ba l p ol ic e f r om t he Court Fund . Ri c har d

Thom',:, so n ma de a mot i on t o i'r a nt t h is r eq ue s t, moti on seconded by J. W. Thomp s on

and ca rr i ed by a vote of 6 f or a nd no ne aga i ns t.

J. W. Th omps on moved to a ppr o ve t he a pp oi nt ment of Hel e n L. Smit h a s

ass oci ate j udge upon th e rec ommenda ti on of hr . Cl yde E ste s , Chi ef J udge . Not i on

seco nde d by tL i c ha r d Th omr son a nd ca rr ied by a vote of 6 f or and no ne a gai ns t .

RE QUE ST FaR DONATI ON - A r e oue st by Tho mas Ea g le Thunder wa s made for $ 50 .00

fo r a Ne w Yea r' s Ce l eb r ation . Lot i on by Fc icha r d 'T hompson t o a p nrove thi s r e ques t.

The Cha i rman asked lvir . T"10 Ha wks t o set a da te f or a me etin g of th e Re c rea t ion

Co mm i t t ee . Jl. ot i on seco nded by Thomas Two Hawk and c a rried by a vote of 6 f or

a nd none aga in s t .

(4)

BOY SCOUTI NG - The Counc i l was reminded that the Boy Scout s do n ot have a Scout

Ma s t er s ince t he pre vi o us Sc out Hast er , iVir. Cec il Col li ns , resi gned . I t "ras

s ugg es te d t hat Mr . Lyle Pet e rs on a nd Hr . Herbert Gandt be conta cte d a s to

a c c epting phe pos it i on of Scout Master.

Pa ge Two

DEC EiylBER 1.4 , 1962

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING

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ENROLLMENT - Mr . Philip Byrnes was present and commented 0n the discussions

held by the Council during this meeti ng . He s t at ed that he fe l t that the

rehab pr ogram should be managed and ope r a ted by the Coun cil . He fur t her stat ed

that any diff e re nce of O1"l inion he and th e pr evi ous c ouncil had relative to ()ur

Big Bend Legi sla tio n i s consj.de r ed f org ot ten . He stated tha t his serv i ces fo r

the benefit of the peopl e will alwa.ys be avai l abl e if needed by t he Goun ci l.

Mr . Byrnes i nfor me d tl\e Cou ncil that hl s s on, St even Byrnes , was once en r oll ed,

however , he was taken off of the ro ll s by th e Council somet i me dur ing 1956 ,

howe ve r, they were never given a re a son why this was done . Mr. By rn es re quested

on behalf of his son, Steven Byrnes , that the ~ouncil r eins t at e his son as a

member of the Tribe . The Cha.irman i nf o rmed h r. Philip Br yne s t hat after the

Co un cil has co ll ected some i nformat i on as to the a c tion taken by t he Council

of 1956 , they would t ake up hi s r equest at t he next meeting .

(6)

HOUSE REPA I R GRANT - Be n La Ro c he reque s ted th e Council t o give a Hous e r epa ir

grant to th e f oll ow i ng t ri bal members who ar e aged, li v ing o ff t he re s e rva ti on:

Ma ry Bra ve Fra zi er , Carrie Le Compte, Charles Long Fis h, J ose phin e Spott ed Hawk,

a nd J ohn DeWitt. Mr LaRo che wa s re minded that t he Hous e repa i r fund was

programed fr om Fort Randall Funds and only f or aged & i nd igent members l i ving

on the reserva.tion .

J. W. Thompson made a mo ti on t o auth ori ze t he Cha i rma n t o make an emergency

grant t o t he 5 memb e rs reco mmended by Hr . Ben LaRo che . Mo t ion se conded by

Pen LaIt oche a nd ca rri ed by a v ote of 6 f or and none agains t.

J . W. Thompson move d that the mee ting ad j ourn. Mo ti on se cond ed by Andrew Est es

and c arried by a vo te of 6 fo r and none a gainst. Meet i ng a dj our ned a t 12:15 ~m .

I hereby certi f y t hat t he for e$ Jing i s a t ru e and co rr e ct tran sc ript of t he

Counc i l minut es of a s pe cia l mee ting held on Dec ember 14, 196 2 at Lower Brul e,

South Dakota.

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LOWER BRULE SIOUX TRIBAL COUN CIL

REGULAR· MEETING

JULY 3, 1963

RICHARD LA. ROCHE , CHAIRMAN

PRESID:nJG

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:mDEX CF MINUTES

SUBJECT

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

SURPLUS CCMNODITY PROGRAM

LAW & ORDER

FAHILY INPROVi:;NEN T PLANS

BU I LDING CODE-EPIS COPAL CHURCH

LAND PURCHASE PROGRAM

LETTERS

YOUTH RE CREATION

SALE OF TRIBAL HOUSES

FA}lILY IMPROVEMENT PLAN

EASEPlENTS FOR REA

HOLIDAY JULY 5TH

LAlIJD AND ORDER

RECREATI ONAL DEVELOPMENT

FENCE RECREATION AREAS

DEF:nJE TAK:nJG LINE

LAND PURCHAS E

1964 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET

EXTEND SYMPATHY

RETI1BURSE FOR LAN D PURCHASE

vJATER IN NEW TOWNSITE

FffiE PROTECT I ON

ANNUAL FAIR AND RODEO

ENRO LIlvlENT

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