Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma (2009)

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Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

Message from the President

Dear Pawnee Tribal Members:

A blessed holiday season to each and every one of you and your families. We ask for the

Lord’s guidance and grace for the year 2010!

Sadly, we have lost many loved ones this year and I pray the Good Lord comforts you and

that your loving memories are lasting. We pray also for those undergoing poor health at this

time, may the Lord touch and bless you. As we continue with our lives, we do so humbly

thanking the Lord for the blessings he has given us, no matter how small, we are grateful.

On November, 5 2009, I was in attendance at the largest American Indian conference

sponsored by the White House in 15 years. Leaders of over 500 federally recognized tribes

were present. Thirty-three of Oklahoma’s 39 tribes were represented. President Obama

told tribal leaders he will work with them on problems that we have faced for decades.

Obama’s outreach to tribal leaders was the fulfillment of the campaign promise made during

his bid for the White House. Obama said he did not blame tribal leaders for skepticism

about political promises made in the past. During the conference, agency officials and tribal

leaders discussed problems facing American Indians, including economic development,

education, health care, public safety, housing, respect for sovereignty rights, environmental

cleanup, and offshore drilling. All of us there could identify with many of these important

issues and real concerns.

The President signed a memo calling on every cabinet agency to give him detailed plans to

improve the relationship between the government and tribal communities. “You will not

be forgotten as long as I’m in the White House,” President Obama said to a long standing

ovation. I hope, as does everyone else, that the promise results in action. The next few

years will be the test.

The Stone Wolf Casino and Steakhouse, at the Pawnee Travel Plaza, is becoming a reality.

Gaming provides opportunities for successful economical development for many tribes

across the country and we too, hope to benefit from this effort. Nevertheless, we must be

mindful not to put all our eggs into one basket. From the profit of gaming, we look forward

into building and investing other enterprises for economical development.

Priorities for the Pawnee Nation include, for example, health needs (surgical), housing needs

(renovations), education needs (scholarships), social needs (cultural emphasis), economic

development (jobs, comparable employee salaries).

Thank You!

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December / January Community Calendar

Education

Free GED Classes- Roam Chief Building.

Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday

from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Contact Chris Hill,

Youth Services Coordinator at 918-7622541, ext. 34.

Health

Body Mass Index Competition- This

competition will be held at the Fitness

Center beginning January 18, 2010.

Events

Elders Christmas Bazaar- Several vendors

will be on hand at the Title VI Dining Room

on Saturday, December 19th. If you would

like to sell your homemade crafts please

contact the Elders Advisory Board at

(918)762-4042.

Elders Bingo- This is held every Wednesday

at 12:00 p.m. in the Title VI Dining Room,

unless otherwise noted. All donations are

greatly appreciated.

Elders Shopping Trip- The Elders will be

visiting department stores in Tulsa on

December 8th. Transportation is leaving

at 9:00 a.m. and will be back at 5:00 p.m.

Transportation will be provided by the Title

VI van and sign up sheets will be available

at the Title VI dining room. Van seating is

on a first come first served basis. For more

information contact the Title VI Office at

(918)762-4042.

Title VI Annual Christmas Dinner- This event

will be held in the Title VI Dining Room/MultiPurpose Building on December 16th from

11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All donations are

greatly appreciated. For more information

please contact the Title VI Office at (918)7624042.

Bikes for Tykes This toy drive will be held

on December 18th at the Roundhouse from

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. They will be drawing

tickets for kids to win a bike; other children

will get toys donated by “Toys for Tots”. For

more information contact Mr. Al Thayer at

(918)399-9041 or Mr. Chris Hill at (918)7622541 ext. 34

General

Pawnee Business Council Meetings- These

meetings are scheduled for December 9th,

January 13th, and January 27th.

Christmas Holiday- The Tribe will be closed

for the holidays on December 24th and

25th.

New Year’s- The Tribe will be closed on

December 31st and January 1st.

Annuity Checks- All tribal members enrolled

as of August 1, 2009 will receive a $9.47

annuity check. The checks were mailed out

12/03/09 via USPS.

Chaticks si Chaticks Publication Schedule

Submission Deadline

Next Issue Date

January 15

March 20

February 2

April 6

*** To meet issue dates, submission deadlines will be strictly enforced ***

Census

Information

The United States Census

Bureau is preparing to count

all citizens of the United States

next spring. The Pawnee

Nation has been working

with the Census Bureau to

ensure that members and

descendants of the Pawnee

Nation

of

Oklahoma

are accurately recorded.

When completing the race

field, tribal members and

descendants are encouraged

to indicate only the Pawnee

Nation. The Census accepts

only one race, so make sure

you put PAWNEE. Even if you

are not an enrolled member,

but you are a descendent,

put PAWNEE as your race.

The Census must be done

every 10 years, and more than

$400 billion in federal and

state funds are allocated to

tribes, states and communities

based on the information

they gather. The funds that

the Pawnee Nation receives

based on this data, provides

for Indian education, health

care and job training.

For your convenience,

Tax & Enrollment

Services are located

in B uilding #1, the

old A gency B uilding .

490 Agency Rd

918-762-3624

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STONEWOLF CASINO & GRILL OPENING SOON

By Lindsey Teter, TDC Director of

Marketing

StoneWolf Casino & Grill is on

schedule to open on the cusp of the

new year. The new 10,000 square

foot casino & restaurant is located at

the Pawnee Nation Travel Plaza on

Hwy 18 at the intersection of Hwy

412. With 214 games and a 67-seat

restaurant, StoneWolf Casino &

Grill will offer legendary guest service and introduce the “Four Star”

Players Club.

The goal is to have a ‘soft opening’

that will begin prior to Christmas

and continue until the official Grand

Opening Celebration in mid-January 2010. The opening dates are

dependent upon construction completion and machine and equipment

installation. The time period for a

soft opening enables management

to ensure that employees are properly trained prior to the full scale

grand opening. In a “soft opening,”

the establishment begins to operate

without a lot of attention.

The first promotion will be held on

New Year’s Eve with the “Ringing

in Twenty Ten Party” where you can

win up to $2010!

As StoneWolf nears completion,

management has been gearing up to

hiring an additional 95 employees.

Job fairs were held on November

12th in Stillwater and November

20th in Pawnee. With the creation

of these 95 positions, PTDC will

be one of the largest employers in

Pawnee County! Applications are

still being accepted. You can download an application at www.stonewolfcasino.com. Check www.pawneenation.org for notifications and

updates on opening dates.

reserve. “Wolf” comes from the

“StoneWolf” was chosen because

the name is both unique and timeless and creates strong name recognition. “Stone” signifies strength

and pays homage to the nativestone buildings on the Pawnee tribal

Pawnee heritage where the wolf is

a symbol of courage. Together, the

name and logo for “StoneWolf” provides a sturdy foundation on which

to build the brand.

Substance Abuse Program’s Red Ribbon Walk A Success

dents. The goal

of the walk was

to promote an

alcohol and drug

free way of life

for the community of Pawnee.

On October 26, 2009 the Pawnee

Nation Substance Abuse Program

sponsored a Red Ribbon Walk with

the Pawnee Elementary School stu-

This year, the

walk was a huge

success

with

double the participation than

last year. Students and teachers in

grades Kindergarten through 5th, as

well as 18 tribal employees, partici-

pated in the event and chanted drug

free slogans while carrying banners

through the streets of downtown

Pawnee. Every year, tribal employees are encouraged to attend the

walk with the students.

The Substance Abuse Program also

distributed Red Ribbon Week prevention materials to the students in

the Pawnee Middle School and to

tribal employees.

During Red Ribbon Week the Substance Abuse Program put up banners and flags throughout the Tribal

Reserve to bring substance abuse

awareness to the public. All Pawnee Nation tribal employees, Head

Start employees, Housing Authority employees and members of the

Pawnee Business Council, were

given prevention materials and ribbons to wear, and were asked by the

Substance Abuse Program to help

promote Red Ribbon Week.

The Substance Abuse Program

thanks everyone who helped

throughout the week and participated in substance abuse prevention

and awareness activities.

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aSST SEC of INDIaN affaIRS mEETS WITh TRIbaL LEaDERS

job he’d ever had, but it was also the

most satisfying jobs he’d ever done

in his life.

In the last eight years, there have

been six different people serve in

the position of Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs. Once learning this,

Echo Hawk said, “Indian Country

deserved better than that.”

"I knew by accepting that position,

if I were confirmed by the United

States Senate, I would become the

face of the federal government in

Indian Country," Echo Hawk said.

By Ashlee Worley

Friday, October 23, Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs Larry EchoHawk met with close to 40 Oklahoma and Kansas tribal leaders about

the issues they face within Indian

Country.

Echo Hawk was honored by the Executive branches of the Pawnee Nation, Pawnee Nation College, City

of Pawnee and state of Oklahoma,

with each proclaiming October 23,

“Larry Echo Hawk Day.”

Echo Hawk was presented with issues concerning water rights, Indian Higher Education, Indian youth,

Gaming and land into trust.

Although Echo Hawk was there to

listen, he did get the chance to address tribal leaders and citizens

about the difficult decision of accepting the position of Assistant

Secretary- Indian Affairs.

He said he was called by President

Barack Obama's transition team

after the presidential election and

that after meeting with then -Sen.

Ken Salazar — who would later be

confirmed as secretary of the interior — and being offered the job, he

hesitated.

"I did not seek this position," EchoHawk told the group. "He (Salazar)

used the right words when he asked

me. He said, 'Your country is calling

you into service.' "

While trying to decide about the position, he met with former Assistant

Secretary, Kevin Gover, who is also

a Pawnee tribal member. Gover

told him it was the most difficult

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At the Trading Post Casino

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Monday, December 21st.

Drawings start at 6:00pm and ending at 8:15pm.

Come in for a chance to win cash or

one of many electronics.

*A customer may only win one

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"I hesitated because the federal

government in its relations to native

people has some very dark chapters,

some dark chapters in American

history."

While still trying to decide whether

or not to accept the job, Echo Hawk

reread “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the

American West,” by Dee Brown.

The book was about military campaigns during 1860 and 1890, the

military actions launched against

Native Americans to remove them

from their homelands, said Echo

Hawk. I wanted to reread that book

to get together the perspective I

would need in assuming the responsibilities. Though this book had

many dark chapters in the lives of

Native Americans, I knew of many

more, he said.

"Do you see why I would hesitate to

become the face of the federal government?" Echo Hawk asked, his

voice choking with emotion.

"I only want to do what is right and

just in this position. It is not enough

for me to be a good and honorable

trustee. I desire to be an agent of

change.

"I said yes because I think there's a

chance to do something that's never

been done before."

Echo Hawk was then honored with

a standing ovation.

“I’m going to give it all I can. I

know I’m going to make mistakes.

I won’t be perfect. But I want you

to know, I will always try to do the

very best of my ability to do what

is right and just. And I ask for forgiveness. Many of the decisions

I will make are tribe versus tribe.

I’m going to disappoint someone. I

will disappoint someone that I love.

When I make those decisions all

I can promise you is I will do my

best,” said Echo Hawk

At the conclusion of the public session, Echo Hawk met privately with

tribal leaders for a round table discussion that was closed to the media

and the public.

The conference can be viewed at

www.ustream.tv/channel/PawneeNation-Live.

ELDERS CHRISTMAS BAZAAR!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19TH 8:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

TITLE VI DINING ROOM

Compliment your holiday shopping with unique

handmade items. There will be several vendors to

choose from. Mark your calendar! If you would

like to sell your homemade crafts please contact the Elders Advisory Board at (918) 762-4042

for further information regarding table rental.

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Obama: US must reverse course with Indians

By Ben Feller, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) – President

Barack Obama assured American

Indians Thursday, November 5,

that they have a place in his White

House and on his agenda, telling

tribal leaders their marginalized

community deserves more from its

government.

“I get it. I’m on your side,” Obama

told the largest gathering of tribal

leaders in U.S. history.

Obama devoted part of his own

time and even more of his administration’s attention toward renewing

relations with American Indians. He

opened a conference that drew leaders from 386 tribal nations – the first

meeting of its kind in 15 years – and

he ordered every Cabinet agency to

take more steps toward more cooperation.

The president returned to the event

at the Interior Department late in the

day for closing remarks, as scheduled, but he altered his message to

address a deadly shooting rampage

at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. He said his administration would

get answers to every question about

the incident.

Obama’s outreach to tribal leaders

amounted to a campaign promise

kept from a president who got significant support from Native Americans on his way to the White House.

It comes as American Indians remain entrenched in a class-action

lawsuit against the federal government, claiming the government has

long swindled them out of land royalties.

Obama said he didn’t blame tribal

leaders for skepticism about another

politician offering hopeful words.

But he said he has no interest in

going through the motions of just

holding a summit with them.

The president seemed to connect

best when he told his audience that

he was like them: an “outsider” who

grew up without a father, moved

around a lot, and understood what it

was like to struggle and be ignored.

“You will not be forgotten as long

as I’m in this White House,” Obama

said to a sustained ovation.

Whether that promise results in action over the next few years will be

the test. In a question-and-answer

session, audience members pressed

Obama for government help on a

litany of matters, from more respect

for sovereignty rights to environmental cleanup to concerns about

offshore drilling.

One leader pleaded with Obama to

find a way to make the federal commitment lasting, so that it would

not be at the whim of White House

elections. In the process, the speaker predicted Obama would win reelection, which apparently stuck

with the president as he pledged to

enforce the laws of the land.

“For the next eight years – the next

four years at least, let me not jump

the gun,” Obama said,

catching himself. He finished the

thought more narrowly by saying that for “the next three years

and one month” of his term that he

would ensure a new relationship is

in place.

During the conference, agency officials and tribal leaders discussed

problems facing American Indians,

including economic development,

education, health care, public safety

and housing.

The president signed a memo calling on every cabinet agency to give

him a detailed plan to improve the

relationship between the government and tribal communities. He

has made good on pledges to hold

the summit and to give American

Indians a prominent voice on his

senior staff – and he reminded the

audience of that.

“We respect you as a man of your

word,” responded Jefferson Keel,

president of the National Congress

of American Indians.

Pawnee Nation awarded New Violence Against Women Grant

By Ted Moore, Tribal Planner

The Pawnee Nation recently was

awarded an application from the

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments and Sexual Assault Services

Program through the Office on

Violence Against Women (OVW),

Department of Justice. The grant

award of $450,000 is for a three

year period, from August 30, 2009

to September 30, 2012. A Victim

Advocate and Administrative Assistant will be hired to carry out the

project’s scope of work.

can women who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence,

sexual assault, and stalking. The

program will assemble a Violence

Against Women Advisory Committee to assist and advise the Program.

Members of the community will

be recruited to become Domestic

Violence Advocates. Collaborator

agreements with new agencies will

be made to enhance the availability of support for Native American

victims of domestic violence, dating

violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The OVW Program will increase

prevention messages in the community and improve the access of

support services to Native Ameri-

The OVW Program will implement a coordinated system for victim response, facilitated reporting,

and victim healing. Training will

become a part of the grant and will

include tribal and city police departments as well as other tribal personnel that will focus on procedural

and legal issues as well as general

and cultural sensitivity. The OVW

Program will provide legal consultation for victims for situations such

as child custody, divorce proceedings, and protective orders.

The Stillwater Domestic Violence

Services, Wings of Hope, a nonprofit organization that began in

1979, will become the collaborative

partner for this grant. The organization offers victims the following

services: domestic violence shelter,

victim advocacy, individual and

group counseling, sexual assault

response, parent education, relief

nursery for women with children,

offender intervention, and education & outreach services. The Stillwater Domestic Violence Services

organization will serve as the primary referral source for this project.

Pawnee Nation College

“Indigenizing Higher Education”

Enroll Today @ 918-762-3343

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November is NATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The indigenous peoples of North

America -- the First Americans -have woven rich and diverse threads

into the tapestry of our Nation's heritage. Throughout their long history

on this great land, they have faced

moments of profound triumph and

tragedy alike. During National Native American Heritage Month, we

recognize their many accomplishments, contributions, and sacrifices,

and we pay tribute to their participation in all aspects of American

society.

This month, we celebrate the ancestry and time-honored traditions of

American Indians and Alaska Natives in North America . They have

guided our land stewardship policies, added immeasurably to our

cultural heritage, and demonstrated

courage in the face of adversity.

From the American Revolution to

combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan , they have fought valiantly in defense of our Nation as

dedicated servicemen and women.

Their native languages have also

played a pivotal role on the battlefield. During World Wars I and II,

Native American code talkers developed unbreakable codes to communicate military messages that saved

countless lives. Native Americans

have distinguished themselves as

inventors, entrepreneurs, spiritual

leaders, and scholars. Our debt to

our First Americans is immense,

as is our responsibility to ensure

their fair, equal treatment and honor

the commitments we made to their

forebears.

The Native American community

today faces huge challenges that

have been ignored by our Government for too long. To help address

this disparity, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act allocates more than $3 billion to help

these communities deal with their

most pressing needs. In the Fiscal

Year 2010 budget, my Administration has proposed over $17 billion

for programs carried out by the

Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian

Health Service, and other Federal

agencies that have a critical role to

play in improving the lives of Native Americans. These programs

will increase educational opportunities, address the scourge of alcohol

abuse and domestic violence, promote economic development, and

provide access to comprehensive,

accessible, and affordable health

care. While funding increases do

not make up for past deficiencies,

they do reflect our determination to

honor tribal sovereignty and ensure

continued progress on reservations

across America.

As we seek to build on and strengthen our nation-to-nation relationship,

my Administration is committed to

Preschool Expands to New Building

The Pa<ee Pakoo<oo preschool program is funded

through the Office of Indian

Education with a $1.2 million

grant for four years.

The purpose of the grant is to

operate a school readiness program for 3 and 4-year-old Native American children.

Due to space issues, the program renovated the former IHS

dental building and moved in

on November 30, 2009.

This program currently serves

15 Native American preschoolers. For more info call

the Center Director, Melissa

Kozak at 918-762-3007.

ensuring tribal communities have

a meaningful voice in our national

policy debates as we confront the

challenges facing all Americans.

We will continue this constructive dialogue at the White House

Tribal Nations Conference held in

Washington , D.C. , this month. Native American voices have echoed

through the mountains, valleys, and

plains of our country for thousands

of years, and it is now our time to

listen.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK

OBAMA, President of the United

States of America , by virtue of the

authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United

States , do hereby proclaim November 2009 as National Native American Heritage Month. I call upon all

Americans to commemorate this

month with appropriate programs

and activities, and to celebrate November 27, 2009, as Native American Heritage Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have

hereunto set my hand this thirtieth

day of October, in the year of our

Lord two thousand nine, and of the

Independence of the United States

of America the two hundred and

thirty-fourth.

BARACK OBAMA

FREE GED

CLASSES

The Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma Education Division

has partnered with the State of

Oklahoma to offer GED classes

that are free to the public. Our

class meets every Tuesday

and Thursday from 5 p.m. to

8 p.m. Everyone is welcome,

regardless of race or age. We

have classes averaging from

10 to 15 people a night. If you

are interested or know someone

that would like to attend, please

come by the Roam Chief

Building and ask for Chris Hill.

ACT and SAT

prep course

The Pawnee Nation Education

Division is developing an

ACT and SAT prep course for

the Native Youth. We need

volunteers to help with this

program. If you are interested in

receiving these services please

contact our offices at (918)7622541, ext. 34 or 24; or if you

would like to assist please give

us a call.

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PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING NOTES

September 23, 2009 – PBC Meeting

The August 1, 2009 Quarterly Meeting minutes, and the August 14 and

August 27, 2009 PBC meeting minutes were approved.

Dr. Laura Hubbs-Tait Contract (External evaluator for the Office of

Indian Education Program) - approved.

Fire Grant Bids/Selection: Wayest

Safety Bid for $55,805.40 was approved.

There were 16 Resolutions for Enrollment. One for new applicants

and documenting deceased and a

separate one for another application

for enrollment. There were two for

Absolute Relinquishments and 12

Conditional relinquishments. All

were approved.

There was a request to use the building in Dannebrog, NE for sale of art

– approved.

Permission was granted for the Hollis Adams family to put a new fence

at the South end of the West Cemetery.

Resolution #09-65 – NCAI membership and Delegates (all Council

members) – approved.

October 30, 2009 – PBC Meeting

The minutes of the September 23,

2009 PBC meeting were approved.

Resolutions #09-69, 09-70 and 0971 – Resolutions for Aid to Tribal

Government, Indian Child Welfare

and Diabetes grants from the BIA to

be renewed. – approved.

The agriculture lease at Chilocco

was discussed. Jerry Skidgel from

the BIA was present. Committee assigned to research – Jim Fields, Marshall Gover, Elizabeth Blackowl,

Roy Taylor and Charles Lone Chief.

The Transportation staff requested

approval to re-bid the Skedee Bridge

Project – cost to rebid - $6,500 – approved.

Approved by a vote of 4 for, 1 no, 1

abstain, 1 absent and one not voting

(President Howell).

The Transportation staff also asked

for approval to purchase equipment

– an Asphalt Zipper for $136,500.50

- approved.

November 7, 2009 – Quarterly

Meeting

Resolutions #09-72 and 09-73 were

approved to appoint two Housing

Commissioners. Joan Roberts was

appointed to Seat #2 and Linda LeForce was reappointed to Seat #3.

Request from the Cultural Committee to transport Council Oak Tree

from Nebraska to Pawnee - $1,500

approved to cover the costs pending

a breakdown of the expenses.

Interview and Selection of Court

Clerk – Sherrill Robedeaux was selected.

The PBC also revised the Fiscal Policies regarding the Budget – Item C

to show the Pawnee Business Council is now the Budget Committee.

Program Reports were heard by

Council. No business actions were

taken.

November 18, 2009 – PBC Meeting

The minutes of the October 30, 2009

PBC meeting and the November 7,

2009 Quarterly meeting were approved.

Three items were tabled – the Pawnee Nation Organizational Chart, a

request to use tribal buildings and

waive fees for Title VII Activities

in 2010 and a Review of the Tribal

Emergency Response Committee.

A request to recall Health & Community Services Division Director,

Christi Schultz was approved.

PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL

4th QUARTER 2009 RESOLUTIONS

#09-50 – Enrollment (40 applicants

and document 9 deceased). APPROVED by a vote of 7 for and 1 not

voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-57 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 4 for,

3 against, and 1 not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-51 – Absolute Relinquishment

APPROVED by a vote of 7 for and 1

not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-58 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 7

for and 1 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-52 – Absolute Relinquishment

APPROVED by a vote of 7 for and 1

not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-53 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 5 for,

2 against, and 1 not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-54 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 5 for,

1 against and 2 not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-55 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 6

for and 2 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-56 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 6 for,

1 against, and 1 not voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-59 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 7

for and 1 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-60 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 7

for and 1 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-61 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 7

for and 1 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-62 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 6

for and 2 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-63 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 6

for and 2 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-64 – Conditional Relinquishment APPROVED by a vote of 7

for and 1 not voting. September 23,

2009.

#09-65 – Membership to NCAI and

Delegate and Alternates APPROVED

by a vote of 6 for, 1 against, and 1 not

voting. September 23, 2009.

#09-66 – Pawnee Nation Group

Dwelling Coverage Program and

Regulation Act - TABLED by a vote

of 6 for and 2 not voting. September

23, 2009.

#09-67 – Drawdown Proceeds of Labor (Withdrawn at this time.)

#09-68 – Enrollment – EA – APPROVED by a vote of 4 for, 3

against, and 1 not voting. September

23, 2009.

#09-69 – ATTG – A resolution to

submit a new contract for Aid to

Tribal Government with the BIA.

APPROVED by a vote of 7 for, 0

against, and 1 not voting (President

Howell). October 30, 2009.

#09-70 – ICW – For Submission

of a contract renewal for Indian

Child Welfare through the BIA.

APPROVED by a vote of 7 for, 0

against, and 1 not voting (President

Howell). October 30, 2009.

#09-71 – Diabetes – For Submission

of a contract renewal for the Special

Diabetes grant. APPROVED by a

vote of 7 for, 0 against, and 1 not voting (President Howell.) October 30,

2009.

#09-72 – Appointment to Housing

Commission – Joan Roberts is appointed to Seat #2. APPROVED by

a vote of 3 for, 3 against, 1 not voting

(Linda Jestes) and President Howell

voting yes to break the tie. October

30, 2009.

#09-73 – Appointment to Housing

Commission – Linda LeForce is reappointed to Seat #3. APPROVED

by a vote of 5 for, 1 against (Roy Taylor), 2 not voting (Linda Jestes and

President Howell). October 30, 2009.

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The Beautiful Number by Anthony D. Davis

Six hundred and thirty eight! That’s

it. That’s the beautiful number.

Write it down. Tell your kids and

grandkids about it. Post it on your

refrigerator to remind yourself of its

beauty.

What makes 638 such a beautiful

number?

What if I were to tell you that there

was a remote tribe on the African

continent whose membership once

numbered in the tens of thousands?

However, in the past decade, their

population had been decimated to

fewer than 1,000. They were continual victims of war, disease and

starvation. What would you estimate their chances of survival?

How could they fight without the

adequate population numbers necessary to compete in such a dangerous world? Many would give them

very little chance of making it. Most

would make the reasonable assumption that the destiny of these unfortunate people and their culture was

extinction.

On June 30, 1902, the US Government produced the annual census

of the Pawnee Nation listing a total

of 638 living Pawnee. (638! That’s

right, less than 700 Pawnee left in

existence.) For a tribe whose estimated full strength population was

20,000, this news was shocking. All

other Pawnee brothers and sisters

were gone – victims of disease, warfare, starvation and loneliness. Only

638 Pawnees were left to carry the

hope of our nation into the 20th century.

These 638 are our strength.

These 638 are our beauty.

These 638 are our Moms and Dads

– our Grandmas and Grandpas. The

tie that binds all Pawnee together

lies in the actions of these 638. It’s

very simple; we are all directly related to these 638. Without them,

we wouldn’t be.

Historians during this time period

had given up on the Pawnee. They

believed that the Pawnee people and

their way of life were disappearing.

George Bird Grinell wrote in Pawnee Hero Stories and Folk Tales, “…

they are few in number, poor, a prey

to disease, a vanishing race (p.9)”.

Alex Lesser wrote, “A tribe of villagers, accustomed to living in earthlodges and tipis, and to maintaining

themselves by digging stick cultivation of corn, beans and squash, and

by hunting the buffalo had become

a loose aggregate of people, living

more or less in families on separate farm tracts, dependent for their

maintenance on plow cultivation of

the land, and in part on the philanthropy of their overlords, the United

States Government (p.49, The Pawnee Ghost Dance Hand Game).” In

the book This Land was Theirs, author Wendell H. Oswalt wrote,”The

Pawnee suffered a loss of population

both from diseases and from their

enemies; this is a tribe that barely

managed to survive (p.264)”. The

general historical consensus was

that the Pawnee were a dying breed

– a casualty of Manifest Destiny.

The 638 didn’t let this happen. They

fought for us and they fought for

those who came before them. They

survived, they lived, they built, and

they persisted.

They grew, they

laughed, they loved, and they persisted. They made heroic sacrifices

for themselves, their children and

grandchildren, and for us. And they

did this in the face of certain extinction.

Their actions showed unbelievable

strength and incredible courage in

the face of adversity. Take one moment to think about what the 638

were up against. Moved from their

native Nebraskan home lands and relocated to Oklahoma, they endured a

new, harsher climate and its obvious

challenges. They had the uncooperative Oklahoman soil that didn’t

appreciate nor accept their corn like

their native Nebraskan farmlands

did. They encountered new Indian

neighbors, which meant new Indian

friends and enemies. Their hearts

were broken from the death of family members and friends, and from

the destruction of villages and homelands. They were starving, virtually

ignored by a government that turned

its back on them. They encountered

hostile whites wherever they went.

Most nations would wither under

these types of conditions. Most

people would choose to surrender

under these circumstances. This depressing state of affairs led the 638

to only one solution. They chose to

fight. They chose to live… and over

time, they turned 638 into 5,000.

My 638 is Running Scout and Eva

Raymond. It’s Katie Davis and

George Weeks. I’ve never met

them, but like you, I’ve been raised

by their sons and daughters, grandsons and granddaughters. I am

thankful for what they have done

because without them, I wouldn’t

be. Without them, my apat Harold

or my Dad wouldn’t be. Without

them, my children, Ben, Sam and

Ava, also wouldn’t be.

The strength of a Nation comes from

the strength of its people.

***

Tony Davis is an enrolled Pawnee

member from Mukilteo, Washington. He teaches 8th grade at Voyager

Middle School in Everett Washington. Any comments, please contact

him at anthonyddavis@gmail.com.

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Great Pawnee Historical Figures

PAWNEES:

A TENACIOUS PEOPLE

ten-ac-ious adj. Holding or tending

to hold firmly; stubborn; persistent in

maintaining or adhering to something

valued or desired.

The annals of American history are replete with stories of American Indian

runners. In this modern world of aviation and automobiles, the distances and

the speed at which Indians could run

sound preposterous. Few today can

imagine running 100 miles or more

without stopping. Fewer yet would believe that anyone, much less an Indian,

could outrun a horse or a buffalo, yet the

historical literature abounds with such

stories.

For example, Walter Hough described

a Hopi Indian running 65 miles in eight

hours from Oraibi Pueblo in the Arizona Territory to Winslow before turning around and running home. George

Wharton James wrote in 1903 that on

several occasions he had employed a

young Hopi man to carry a message

the 72 mile distance from Oraibi to Keams Canyon, and that he ran the entire

way and back within 36 hours. Another

Hopi, Letayu, carried a note from Keams Canyon to Fort Wingate and returned, covering over 200 miles in three

days. Messages are one thing, but what

about running with something heavier?

In 1835, a correspondent to The Spirit

of the Times newspaper told of a Native

American who ran 100 miles in a single

day carrying a sixty-pound bar of lead.

Another wrote of a group of whites who

bet on whether an Osage man could run

80 miles in a day. He left with a message from Fort Gibson at sunrise and

returned with an answer before sunset.

What can explain such accomplishments and why are such stories not recorded by other world cultures? There

are several possible explanations, the

first of which is a single word, that is –

tenacity. American Indians are the most

tenacious people in the world, and the

Pawnee people are probably the most tenacious of them all. Another reason can

be explained by genetics and Darwin’s

selection of the species.

Europeans, Asians, and Africans benefited from horses for thousands of

years before the first ones landed on the

American mainland at Vera Cruz with

Cortez in 1514. In 1541, Coronado’s

horses were the first the Pawnees ever

saw, although they did not obtain any

until the mid-17th century. Because

Indians had no horses, over thousands

of years they naturally evolved into a

stronger human specimen than Europeans, Asians, and Africans. In the absence

of horses, pre-Columbian North American Indian’s only mode of transportation

was walking, and if they wanted to get

somewhere in a hurry, they ran. Consequently, Indians generally developed

superior physical characteristics. On the

other hand, because Europeans, Asians,

and Africans benefited from the horse,

they did not have to run great distances

for transportation nor work nearly as

hard, and consequently did not naturally

develop the Indian’s superior physical

qualities or stamina.

What follows is a story about Pawnee

runners and their indomitable and tenacious spirit. Running had many practical applications, such as travelling to

make social calls, to conduct trade, to

make war, or to deliver messages and

replies, and incredible feats of running

and endurance were commonplace.

Among Europeans, class distinction still

lingered from Roman gladiatorial days

and the rich maintained kennels of hybrid dogs, horses, and athletes. In England, foot racing had become popular by

the 17th century, when footmen would

race and their upper-class masters would

wager on the result. By the 19th century “pedestrianism,” as it was called,

had become very popular. In Europe,

accurate times for running the measured

mile (1.609344 km) were not recorded

until after 1850 when Leon Breitling’s

first mechanical stopwatches became

available and the first precisely measured running tracks were built. In 19th

century America, pedestrianism was not

a sport among American Indians. It was

a very serious way of life.

As much as Euro-centrics like to think

they are the best at, discovered, or invented everything, there is indisputable

evidence that average American Indian

runners made Europe’s best runners appear lame by comparison, especially at

running the measured mile.

In April of 1877, Big Hawk Chief, the

Pawnee’s greatest runner and a Pawnee

Scout under Luther North, ran two subfour minute miles at Sidney, Nebraska.

Luther North and a gambler named

Hughey Bean, among many others, bet

on and witnessed Big Hawk Chief shatter the official European record. Luther

North described the event in a letter to

Robert Bruce in 1929, saying:

even beaten Roger Bannister, the modern hero, by at perhaps 10 yards.”

Pawnee runners did not usually compete

for running records or money. However,

a challenge is a challenge and Pawnees

sometimes goaded one another into running competitions, as Sun Chief did

with Boy Chief in the Spring of 1870.

George Byrd Grinnell wrote the following account in Two Great Scouts, as told

While at Sidney after coming down from

the Dull Knife expedition, another man

and I timed him, both with stop watches.

He ran the first half in 2 minutes flat

and the second in 1:58, or the mile in

3:58 – so much faster than ever done before that we didn’t believe the track was

right, and had it remeasured with a steel

tape.

I had him run again. To this day no man

has ever equaled it – my reason for believing that he was the fastest man on his

feet, then or since. The Army surgeon at

Sidney stripped and went carefully over

him, stating afterward that Big Hawk

Chief was the most perfect specimen of

a man he had ever seen.

The best times recorded in 19th century

Europe were run by professionals. In

1877, William Richards held the professional one mile record at 4:17 ¼ minutes

while the amateur record was held by

Walter Slade, who ran a one mile course

in 4:24 ½ minutes. Walter George ran

the official world’s fastest 19th century mile at 4:12 ¾ minutes. Big Hawk

Chief broke Richards’ world record by

19 ¼ seconds and Slade’s record by

26 ½ seconds. Had they actually run

against one another Big Hawk Chief

would have beaten Walter George by at

least 100 yards.

Although Big Hawk Chief’s time was

not official, it is nonetheless remarkable

that no non-Indian could break the four

minute barrier until May 6, 1954 when

Roger Bannister officially ran the mile

in 3:59.4 minutes. Ken Bouc predicted

in his July 1985 NEBRASKAland article that, “Big Hawk Chief would have

Sun Chief

him by Luther North. Sun Chief chided

Boy Chief about being tired after a short

25 mile run. Boy Chief replied with a

challenge to race Sun Chief the 85 miles

back to Pawnee agency the next day.

Sun Chief promptly accepted the challenge, and they agreed that they would

leave the rest of the party as soon as it

got light in the morning and see which

would get to the agency first. I told them

I would go with them as far as the Platte

river, which I should leave them and go

to Columbus.

We started about three in the morning,

and before daylight were trotting along

the side of a hill… at about sunrise, Sun

Chief and Boy Chief increased the pace,

and the others slowly dropped behind,

for the country was rough -- up hill and

down -- and the day was hot. At ten

o’clock we reached the Blue [river],

more than forty miles from the starting

point, and here Sun Chief made a mistake. He drank cupful after cupful of

water. My boy sipped a little and poured

several cupfuls over his head. In a few

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minutes Sun Chief got very sick and

threw up the water that he had drunk,

and after lying in the shade for a half

hour, he said, he was ready to go on. I

wanted to give my horse a little more

rest, so we waited a while longer, and

then started on.

We crossed the Platte river at Garner at

two o’clock, and the distance from there

to the agency was about fifteen miles,

and almost all the way through the sand

hills. I left the boys and rode down the

river about eight miles to my sister’s and

the boys struck through the sandhills for

home. I saw Sun Chief about a month

afterward, and asked him how the race

came out. He laughed and said, “He

beat me. I had to stop and rest.” But

Boy Chief got home at five o’clock, and

we had stopped on the Blue nearly two

hours, so the actual running time was

twelve hours, and distance 85 miles.

Despite the occasional challenge, running usually had more practical applications, such as travelling to make social

calls, to conduct trade, to make war,

or to deliver messages and replies, and

incredible feats of endurance were performed as a matter of course. For example, in his book, The Fighting Norths

and Pawnee Scouts, Robert Bruce repeated Luther North’s description of a

cross-country trip Big Hawk Chief made

between two Oklahoma Indian agencies

at about the same time as his record one

mile run.

Koo-tah-we-coots-oo-lel-e-hoo La Shar

(Big Hawk Chief), one of my favorites,

was the fastest runner in the tribe and I

believe in the world. One time in 1876 or

’77 (either somewhat before or perhaps

not long after our last trip north), he ran

from Pawnee Agency to the Wichitas, a

distance of about 120 miles, inside of 24

hours. The Wichita chief wouldn’t believe it, and when the Hawk was ready

to start home, asked if he could run back

in the same time.

When he said he could, the skeptical

chief sent a relay horse ahead about 60

miles and told the Pawnee that he would

go along. They left at sunrise, the Wichita chief mounted and Big Hawk afoot.

Before reaching the relay horse, the old

chief’s first one gave out.

evening. No matter how hilly it was,

they would make those 25-mile jaunts in

four hours…I rode a mighty good horse,

but he had about enough the last day.

Big Hawk went right on, and the Wichita Chief saw no more of him that trip.

Reaching the Pawnee village before

sunrise, less than 24 hours after their

start from the Wichitas, he found the

great runner asleep in his own lodge.

They said he came in during the night,

maybe midnight, making those 120 miles

in about 20 hours -- up and down hill,

across country with numerous streams

and other natural obstacles.

North makes an important point here

which distinguishes Pawnee running

from professional European running.

He explains how the Hawk ran up and

down hills, across streams, and leaves

to the imagination the natural obstacles

one might encounter at night during

such a run. What is also amazing is that

a human being could run next to a horse

until the horse collapsed from exhaustion after 60 miles, and kept on running

for another 60 miles. Although I can

just imagine the Hawk’s smug smile

when the horse quit, he was no extraordinary Pawnee when it came to distance

running.

As amazing as it may seem to us today,

any Pawnee in good health could run

such distances, and some even faster

under emergency conditions, such as to

save the tribe from starvation.

In his book, The Pawnee Indians, George

Hyde recounted such an emergency. After walking from Nebraska to their new

reserve (present day Pawnee County),

most Pawnees were starving and had

become sick with fever from the water.

In the summer of 1876…

The people were so hungry and so eager

to hunt that the chiefs kept young warriors stationed at Fort Reno, 100 miles

west of the Pawnee agency, to report

promptly if herds of buffalo appeared in

that district, the only one in which the

Pawnees were permitted to hunt. On

one occasion two Pawnee buffalo scouts

at Fort Reno, White Eagle (David Gillingham) and Dog Chief (Simon[d] Adams) went on foot, running most of the

way, from the post to the Pawnee agency, 96 miles, between early morning and

evening on the same day, to report the

presence of buffalo.

The running stories told so far have all

been about adults, but children were

also accomplished runners. According

to an account by Luther North in Grinnell’s Two Great Scouts, and in Man of

the Plains, while carrying military dispatches to North Bend in 1864 North encountered a Pawnee boy who was running from the Pawnee town near Genoa

to Fremont, Nebraska.

Dog Chief

(Simond Adams)

As the story is told in my family, Dog

Chief and White Eagle covered 100

miles between sunrise and sunset, probably around 14 hours. (As you may

recall from the last issue of Chatickssi-Chaticks, Dog Chief was Crooked

Hand’s son.) Dog Chief placed a deer’s

gall stone under his tongue to generate

saliva as he ran, which is still kept today

in the Adams family. Those who

were still strong enough hurried to Fort

Reno to kill buffalo, and the tribe survived yet another crisis. Imagine running 100 miles, non-stop, in around

14 hours. Hard to imagine? To place

this distance into perspective, imagine

getting up one morning and running to

Oklahoma City on a hot summer day

and arriving before dark, or to Tulsa and

back in time for supper.

Now, consider running 250 miles. In

July of 1870, Luther North and seven

Pawnees travelled to Fort Harker, Kansas to return 35 horses Big Spotted

Horse had liberated from the Cheyenne

the preceding fall. It took the group seven days to make the 250-mile trip from

Nebraska to Kansas on horseback. The

Pawnees took five days to return on foot

as they were in no hurry. Luther North

described their amazing daily progress:

We would start around 5 o’clock in the

morning, and by 9 be 25 miles on the

way, then lay over during the heat of the

day, taking another 25-mile jog in the

I was riding at a good jog trot and the

boy trotted along with me. When I

stopped at the stage station he asked,

“Are you going to stay here all night?”

and when I said “Yes,” he said, “My father is camped on the river at Fremont

and I am going there tonight,” and as

far as I could see him he was still running. That would be seventy-three miles

from the Pawnee village and he had

eaten nothing, and although the day was

very hot he had taken only one drink of

water. At the crossing of Shell Creek,

where I stopped to water my pony, he

dipped up a couple of handfuls of water and put them on his head, and then

drank a very little, certainly not a glass

full. This shows the endurance of the

Pawnees. This boy was not one of their

noted runners, but just an average runner.

As you can see, the Pawnee people are

well documented for their superior running speed and endurance. We can also

conclude from last issue’s article about

Crooked Hand that the Pawnee people

were at least as well known for their

ultra-fighting skills. What does all this

mean? The answer can be reduced to

a single word. That word is: TENACIOUS. The Pawnee people are indeed

tenacious, and the proof that we are tenacious goes beyond just historical accounts. The ultimate proof lies in the

fact that, against the odds, we are still

here, and that we are still together as one

people. I believe it is a fair statement to

say, “We never give up.”

Gordon F. Adams

November 19, 2009

Harvest Festival 2009

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PAWNEE NATION BEAUTIFUL

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Health & Wellness

Educate, Motivate, and Mobilize

World AIDS Day is observed every

year on December 1st. The World

Health Organization established

World AIDS Day in 1988. World

AIDS Day provides governments,

national AIDS programs, faith organizations, community organizations,

and individuals with an opportunity

to raise awareness and focus attention on the global AIDS epidemic.

Below are a few Q&As regarding

HIV and AIDS.

What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. This

is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV

is different from most other viruses

because it attacks the immune system. The immune system gives our

bodies the ability to fight infections.

HIV finds and destroys a type of

white blood cell (T cells or CD4

cells) that the immune system must

have to fight disease.

What is AIDS? AIDS stands for

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS is the final stage of

HIV infection. It can take years for a

person infected with HIV, even without treatment, to reach this stage.

Having AIDS means that the virus

has weakened the immune system

to the point at which the body has

a difficult time fighting infections.

When someone has one or more of

these infections and a low number

of T cells, he or she has AIDS.

Where did HIV come from? Scientists identified a type of chimpanzee in West Africa as the source of

HIV infection in humans. The virus

most likely jumped to humans when

humans hunted these chimpanzees

for meat and came into contact with

their infected blood. Over several

years, the virus slowly spread across

Africa and later into other parts of

the world.

How is HIV transmitted? The

most common ways that HIV is

transmitted from one person to another are: having sexual intercourse

with an HIV-infected person; sharing needles with an HIV-infected

individual; or from HIV-infected

women to their babies before or during birth, or through breast feeding.

How does HIV cause AIDS? HIV

destroys a certain kind of blood cell

(CD4+ T cells) which is crucial to

the normal function of the human

immune system. Studies of thousands of people have revealed that

most people infected with HIV carry the virus for years before enough

damage is done to the immune system for AIDS to develop. Reducing

the amount of virus in the body with

anti-retroviral therapies can dramatically slow the destruction of a

person’s immune system.

How do I know if I have HIV? The

only way to know if you are infected

is to be tested for HIV infection. You

cannot rely on symptoms to know

whether or not you are infected.

Many people who are infected with

HIV do not have any symptoms at

all for 10 years or more.

What could I do to prevent the

spread of HIV? The following are

ways you can take action in response

to HIV/AIDS: (1) Get tested, (2)

Practice safer methods to prevent

HIV, (3) Decide not to engage in

high risk behaviors, (4) Talk about

HIV prevention with family and

friends, and (5) Get involved in a

World AIDS Day community event.

Researched From: Department of

Health & Human Service @ www.

hhs.gov/aidsawarenessdays author

of When the Stars Came Down to

Earth: Cosmology of the Skidi Pawnee Indians of North America.

CHR/EMS/HE Updates:

The CHR/EMS/HE Office has received our fiscal assistance monies and

is ready to start taking applications. Our assistance programs are the

Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) and

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Below are

descriptions of each program:

Community Service Block Grant (CSBG)-provides assistance to lowincome Native American individuals/families with housing and/or utility deposits (no bills) and medical expenses (eyewear, dentures, and

medications). The maximum amount of assistance is $100.00 in a calendar year. Clients must reside in Pawnee County, but do not have to be

a member of the Pawnee Nation.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)-provides assistance to low-income Native American households in meeting their

immediate home energy needs. LIHEAP monies can be used to pay for

electricity, gas, or propane bills. The maximum amount of assistance is

$100.00 in a calendar year. Clients must reside in Pawnee County, but

do not have to be a member of the Pawnee Nation.

**Applications for the above assistance programs can be mailed, faxed,

or picked up at the CHR/EMS/HE office during regular office hours,

8:00am to 5:00pm., Monday through Friday.**

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Pawnee

Nation CHR Program at (918) 762-4641.

Medicare Part D Open Enrollment

It’s once again that time of year!

Medicare Part D open enrollment

begins November 15 and runs

through December 31, 2009. During this time, Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in or change their

Medicare prescription drug (Part

D) plan. Now is the opportunity

to reevaluate your prescription

drug needs for 2010. The Pawnee Indian Health Center has two

Patient Benefits Coordinators that

would be happy to help Medicare

patients navigate their prescription

drug needs. Gertie Lee and Alyssa

Goodfox are both licensed Medicare

Prescription Drug Plan counselors

and State Health Insurance Program

counselors through the Oklahoma

Insurance Department. Please feel

free to contact either of the Patient

Benefits Coordinators at the Pawnee Indian Health Center located at

1201 Heritage Circle in Pawnee or

by telephone at (918) 762-6632 or

(918) 762-6645.

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Health & Wellness

Get the Facts about Diabetes! Title VI Part-C

There are many myths about diabetes

that make it difficult for people to believe some of the hard facts . These

myths can create a picture of diabetes

that is not accurate and full of stereotypes and stigma. Get the facts about

diabetes and learn how you can stop

diabetes myths and misconceptions.

Myth: Diabetes is not that serious of

a disease.

Fact: Diabetes causes more deaths

a year than breast cancer and AIDS

combined. Two out of three people

with diabetes die from heart disease

or stroke.

Myth: If you are overweight or obese,

you will eventually develop type 2

diabetes.

Fact: Being overweight is a risk factor for developing diabetes, but other

risk factors such as family history,

ethnicity, and age also play a role.

Myth: Eating too much sugar causes

diabetes.

Fact: No, it does not. Type 1 diabetes

is caused by genetics and unknown

factors that trigger the onset of the

disease; type 2 diabetes is caused by

genetics and lifestyle factors. Being

overweight does increase your risk

for developing type 2 diabetes, and

a diet high in calories, whether from

sugar or from fat, can contribute to

weight gain.

Myth: People with diabetes should

eat special diabetic foods.

Fact: A healthy meal plan for people

with diabetes is generally the same

as a healthy diet for anyone – low

in fat (especially saturated and trans

fat), moderate in salt and sugar, with

meals based on whole grain foods,

vegetables and fruit.

Myth: If you have diabetes, you

should only eat small amounts of

starchy foods, such as bread, potatoes and pasta.

Fact: Starchy foods are part of a

healthy meal plan. Whole grain

breads, cereals, pasta, rice and starchy

vegetables like potatoes, yams, peas

and corn can be included in your

meals and snacks. The key is portion

size. For most people with diabetes,

having 3-4 servings of carbohydrate-

containing foods is about right.

Myth: People with diabetes cannot

eat sweets or chocolate.

Fact: If eaten as part of a healthy

meal plan, or combined with exercise, sweets and desserts can be eaten

by people with diabetes. Living with

diabetes does not have to mean feeling deprived or restricted.

Myth: If you have type 2 diabetes and

your doctor says you need to start using insulin, it means you are failing

to take care of your diabetes properly.

Fact: For most people, type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease. When

first diagnosed, many people with

type 2 diabetes can keep their blood

glucose at a healthy level with oral

medications. But over time, the body

gradually produces less and less of

its own insulin, and eventually oral

medications may not be enough to

keep blood glucose levels normal.

Researched From: American Diabetes

Association @ http://www.diabetes.org

The Title VI Part-C, Outreach

Caregiver Program offers assistance and information for caregivers caring for their loved ones

and/or for clients.

Jacqui Sanders, Outreach Coordinator with Life Adult Day Center, Stillwater, OK visited with

Title VI personnel and a group of

elders to give information on the

Respite Voucher Program. The

Respite Voucher Program provides financial assistance to caregivers in the form of vouchers

that can be used to pay for respite

care so the caregiver can take a

break.

Depending on availability of

funds, the approval process may

take several weeks. Once approved, vouchers will be issued

by DHS and sent to the applicant.

This and other information can

be given out by calling the Title

VI office at (918) 762-4042. Office hours are Monday – Friday

8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

Title vi program update

By Sidra Atsye, Title VI Senior Program Director

The Title VI Senior Program has

been very busy this past month

transporting our elderly participants on monthly shopping trips,

field trips, attending health fairs,

providing nutritional education,

blood sugar checks and attending

cultural dinners hosted by other

Title VI Senior Programs. Over the

past years, as the Title VI Director

I have witnessed an increase in our

activity participation significantly

and more of them are taking an interest in staying active and healthy

in their lifestyles. A lot of the elders

who participate in the activities enjoy the walking, enjoy getting out

of town for a day or enjoy one an-

other’s company.

Last month the elders took a trip

to the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa,

Oklahoma and viewed the beautiful

Native American art and beadwork

that was on display. There was so

much to look at that everyone got

an eye full. Those who participated

got to receive free admission to the

museum as well as an Introductory

Charter membership card that allows free admission up to a year.

After their visit to the museum, they

ate lunch at the new Hard Rock Casino in Catoosa, Oklahoma where

they were greeted at the door with

Hard Rock beads and a $10 dollar

free play by the Motor Coach Coordinator, Deanne Donnelly and

3 of her staff members. We would

like to thank the Gilcrease Museum

and the Hard Rock Casino for a funfilled day!

day parties, Christmas gifts, bingo

prizes, and the 2010 Elders conference.

On November 10th the Elders Advisory Board held a meeting in the

Title VI dining room from 12:30

p.m. – 1:30 p.m. to discuss activities and fund-raisers for the next

month to come. They have scheduled a raffle for a lovely Native

American picture, donated by one

of the elders, to sell chances on to

raise money for the Christmas party

on December 16th. The winner for

the painting raffle will be drawn at

the annual Christmas party. Also, if

you see an elder selling tickets for a

50/50 raffle, then take a chance and

buy one. All proceeds received go

towards the elder’s activities, holi-

All Advisory Board meetings are

open to everyone who wants to attend and Title VI meals is open

from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm so if you

have any questions, comments or

suggestions about the Title VI Program we would love to hear them.

These are just some of the things the

elders have been up to; BUT if you

would like to know more about the

Title VI Senior Program and what

services we provide, we would be

more than happy to assist you. Contact the office at 762-4042 Monday

through Friday 8:00 am – 5:30 pm.

Community Highlights

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Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

Jessica Moore Recognized as one of OSU’s Seniors of Significance

tecture with emphasis on Design, minor in Art and a certificate in Environmental Studies.

Jessica and her class recently returned from Taos where they designed

for the Art Museum. She has already

designed for Cherokee Nation day

cares, Integris Hospice, OSU Tulsa entranceway, and recently received an

award from the American Society of

Landscape Architects and is a Lew

Wentz research scholar.

In October she received one of the

INPRO 40 under 40 awards, which is a

national leadership award given by

the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development. She is

also on the cover of the October edition of the new Dreamcatcher Magazine and is featured in an article inside.

Jessica Moore, has been selected as

one of OSU's Seniors of Significance.

This is a very prestigious award, in

which 45 seniors are selected based

on their leadership, academic performance and community activities,

and represents the top 1% of the 2010

graduating class. She will graduate in

May with a major in Landscape Archi-

Jessica is President of Alpha Pi Omega, the native women's sorority at OSU,

is a member of the Multicultural Greek

Council, was on the OSU Presidential

Search Committee, and has been

President of the Native American Student Association and Vice President

of the American Indian Science and

Engineering Society.

Jessica has served as the Otoe-Missouria Tribal Princess, the Osage Tribal

Princess, Miss American Indian Exposition, and the OSU Princess, among

other titles. Jessica is Pawnee, Osage,

Otoe and Sac & Fox.

Jessica served as Miss Indian Oklahoma 2007-08 and was honored to

receive an Oklahoma Spirit Award in

2008 for her leadership among youth.

She remembers the Pawnee Title VII

Indian Education and PANI HOPE had

a hand game honoring her during her

reign as Miss Indian Oklahoma. She

is very grateful for the support and is

proud to represent the Pawnee Nation.

Jessica is the 24 year old daughter of

Ted and Terry Mason Moore. Ted is

the Division Director for the Planning

Department at the Pawnee Nation

and Terry is an Associate Justice on

the Pawnee Nation Supreme Court.

She is the great granddaughter of the

late Sidney Sr. and Pearl Peters Moore,

and the granddaughter of late Ted

and Dycie Bravescout and the late

Thomasine Moore.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Daddy!!!

Lots of Love and

Birthday wishes to

Jamie Morrison

Love always: Ella,

Quannah and

Nipawset Albin

Happy Birthday Mom!

We love you!

Elise, Connor, Braden, Herman,

and the rest of the gang.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

From the Pawnee Nation

Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

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Joseph Springer III, 16, Otoe-Missouria,

Pawnee and Omaha, is a junior at

Lawrence High School in Lawrence,

Kansas. He is a member of the Lawrence High cross/country team, who

won back to back state titles in class

6A. (2008/2009) Joseph also qualified

for All-State honors by finishing in 14th

place with a time of 16:31 in the 5K

race held at the University of Kansas

Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kansas.

Joseph also finished in 6th place the

Regional Cross/Country Championships held at Haskell Indian Nations

University on Oct. 24th to qualify for

the state championships with a time of

16:13. Joseph was one of 3 from Lawrence High School who was named

to the All-Area Team. Lawrence High

won the team championship at regional’s which qualified them for state

as a team.

Joseph was named team captain for next year’s team. Joseph’s sister Jacy Springer, 14,

Otoe-Missouria tribal member is

also a member of the Lawrence

High

School

Cross/Country

team. Jacy is the only freshman

from Central Junior High School

to run for Lawrence High as a

freshman. Joseph & Jacy are

the children of Galen B. Springer,

Lawrence, Kansas and Vera J.

Lyons, Pawnee, Oklahoma. Joseph’s grandparents are the late

Joseph Jr. & Anna Mae Bassett

Springer, and the late Horace

& Marcella Smith Lyons. We are

very proud of the accomplishments these two student-athletes

bring to our community and for

our Otoe-Missouria and Pawnee

relatives in Oklahoma.

Quannah Morrison Receives

student of the month Award

Quannah Morrison was student of the month Sept/Oct for his Kindergarten

class at Greylock Elementary school. He is five yrs old and enjoys school,

playing hockey, basketball, baseball and soccer.

Quannah also likes cheering for the Redsox, Celtics, Bruins and NE Patriots.

He also enjoys playing with his little brother Nipawset Albin. Quannah is the

son of Jamie Morrison and Ella Mae Jake-Blackowl of North Adams, Ma and

the grandson of Elizabeth Blackowl of Pawnee, OK and Rene and Jannine

Verhaegen of North Reading, MA.

Pnc Recruits in Vegas

Pawnee Nation College’s, Staci

Glyckherr, Director of Admissions,

and Marcie Stephenson, Admissions

Assistant, with Kareem Abdul Jabar,

Hall of Fame basketball player and

the all-time leading scorer in NBA

history at the NIGA conference in

Las Vegas, where they were recruiting for both the ONLI and TGRI Programs for Pawnee Nation College.

The PNC admissions team, Staci

Glyckherr, Marcie Stephenson and

Andrew Gray, met with over 150

people and discussed the College’s educational opportunities.

The trip was a success, as the College’s training program will be endorsed by National Gaming Regulators in addition to NIGA.

Community Highlights

Congratulations to Joseph Springer III

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Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

Family Tree genealogy magazine selects Pawnee Family Photo for Calendar

It is a picture of my grandparents

[who were also grandparents to several cousins in Pawnee, etc. ] but for

me - they were like my parents - I

was their first and only grandchild

for 5 years - then others began dropping into the genetic pool!

I had to submit background info for

the picture - had to estimate date

photo was taken, etc. but the main

story was the following:

Re: Why I chose ~ the picture is the

only one I have of my grandparents who were like my parents - my

father died when I was two - my

mother and I then lived with them.

By Theda GoodFox Kresge

Family Tree genealogy magazine,

Cincinnati, Ohio - issued a call for

photos of ancestors to use on the

cover of their anniversary issue in

January.

I submitted the above picture - although it was not picked for the

cover, they responded with a request

to use it in their 2010 desk calendar.

They were like my proto-parents;

I was their first grandchild and the

only one for five years until others

came along.

They were full-blood Pawnee Indians. [I am too]

It was not uncommon in my Pawnee

tribe for grandparents to be most involved and of strong influence in

the rearing of the grandchildren.

My Grandfather was Buffalo Chief

and was 10 or 11 years old when the

tribe was removed from Nebraska

to Oklahoma in 1874. He took the

English name William Mathews

when an enrollment of tribal members was done by the federal government in preparation for the land

allotments; before the Oklahoma

Land Run in 1889. My grandmother

was born in Oklahoma. Recording

of ages was not done in our tribe and ages are estimates.

My grandmother’s name was Nannie Lillie Curly Chief. Her father

was Curly Chief who also made the

tribal removal from Nebraska into

Oklahoma.

My grandparent’s marriage was an

arranged marriage. It was his second

after his first wife died. My grandmother always said that she was 13

or 14 years old when taken out of

the government boarding school by

her relatives to be married to William. He was 17+ years older than

Nannie when they were married.

She did not know him.

My grandmother had learned to sew;

I think she made her dress, as well

as their daughter Minnie’s dress.

Note the shawl on my grandmother,

the women in our tribe wore shawls

whenever they were out and about.

The two children behind them are

Wallace and Julia from his first

marriage. They died in young adulthood.

Their first child Minnie is standing

by Grandpa; [she died at 13 while

at the government boarding school].

My grandmother is holding their

first son Phillip; she must have been

17+ at the time of the picture.

The picture is estimated to have

been taken in 1903 or 04 and may

have been done in Pawnee county in

Oklahoma.

A thank you to Family Tree Magazine for choosing my grandparents

picture; it is truly an honor for me

and the descendents of William and

Nannie.

Transportation news

By Jim McCormick

The Transportation Dept. would

like to announce the result of the

Skedee Bridge Project bid opening

on November 12, 2009 at 2:00 P.M.

The Pawnee Nation Transportation

Department received four bids on

the project with the Low Bid from

Plains Bridge Co., in the amount of;

$946,073.33.

A formal award will be announced

upon final Bid Tabulation by our

Engineering Firm--Brawley Engineering. We anticipate work to begin in early January 2010.

The Project is located two miles

east of Skedee, over Black Bear

Creek, on E/W County Road 0440.

The Project will approximately take

seven months to complete,without

traffic being detoured during construction of the bridge.

Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

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Energy Conservation for the Pawnee Nation

(former IHS Clinic) is undergoing

construction of its gshps in December of 2009. Next, The Roam Chief

building will undergo construction

of its gshps 2010. The Pawnee Nation regards these projects as a major step toward energy conservation

and developing an environmentally

friendly, self-sustaining energy program.

Ground Source Heat Pump being put into the Health and Community Center

Phillip Cravatt, Environmental Scientist, Pawnee Nation DECS

Due to increases in costs from the

regional electricity supplier, the

City of Pawnee raised the electric

rates 11.95% as of January 1, 2010

and Indian Electric raised electric

rates 5% in May 2009. These rate

increases, combined with the opening or expansion of existing buildings and new construction, makes

the need to conserve energy imperative. Therefore, the Pawnee Nation

is currently implementing an energy

plan to utilize environmentally safe

and secure energy sources that are

also economically beneficial.

The renewable resources that the

Pawnee Nation is interested in developing include solar energy, wind

and geothermal energy.

Currently, the Pawnee Nation is

working on two ground source

heat pump projects (gshps). First,

the Health and Community Center

To conserve energy, the Pawnee Nation has taken several steps to become more energy efficient. First,

the International Energy Conservation Code is followed during new

construction and renovation projects. Also, energy analysis is underway to critique energy usage for

each building in the tribal complex.

Finally, solar and wind resources are

being evaluated as possible sources

for generation of electricity for use

by the Pawnee Nation.

Energy Conservation Tips:

•

Know how your energy is being

used by tracking energy costs.

•

Turn off lights if you’re going to

leave a room more than 15 min-

utes.

•

Turn off equipment that is not in

use.

•

On weekends turn off office

equipment.

•

When you replace lighting install energy efficient fluorescent

or light bulbs.

•

Buy energy efficient equipment

and home appliances.

•

Set your thermostat to 68 degrees during winter months,

and for businesses 55 degrees

on weekends.

•

Open blinds/curtains to and let

the sun warm your home and offices.

•

Perform routine maintenance

on home and office equipment.

•

Change filters in heating and

cooling units on a regular basis.

For additional information, contact

Phillip Cravatt at pcravatt@pawneenation.org.

Patty Iron Cloud National Native American Youth Initiative

The Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP) is now accepting applications for the 13th

annual Patty Iron Cloud National

Native American Youth Initiative

(NNAYI), which will be held in our

nation’s capital, June 19-27, 2010.

Native American high school students, ages 16 – 18, who have an

interest in the health profession or

biomedical research are encouraged

to apply.

The NNAYI Program is designed to

educate high school students about

the various careers in the health

profession and biomedical research.

“Exploring the health field through

NNAYI is a tremendous opportunity for Native high school students

interested in pursuing a health career,” says Margaret Knight, AAIP’s

Executive Director. “NNAYI’s cur-

riculum is strategically designed to

prepare students for admission to

college and professional schools, as

well as for careers in health and biomedical research.”

During interactive workshops, students increase their skills in leadership; communication, studying and

testing, networking, professional

behavior, interactive learning, and

time management. AAIP member

physicians and health professionals

serve as role models for the students

and offer insights into their respective health fields, including: medicine; pharmacy; dentistry; public

and allied health; biomedical research; health policy development;

and more. Students also learn about

opportunities for mentoring and

shadowing with AAIP member physicians.

To accompany the students during

the program, NNAYI is currently

accepting counselors to serve as

chaperones and role models. Native

American college students in health

programs are encouraged to apply.

Counselors receive all expenses

paid, as well as a stipend at the end

of the trip.

Application deadline for high school

students is April, 16, 2010 and for

counselor application is March 5,

2010. For more information contact

Lucinda Myers, MSW, at the Association of American Indian Physicians at (405)946-7072, or e-mail

lmyers@aaip.org.

Applications

may be downloaded from the AAIP

web site at http://www.aaip.org

Happy Holidays

from the

Pawnee Nation!

Page 20

Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

Oleta Joan Stoops

September 3, 1929 - October 15, 2009

Funeral services were held on Monday for Oleta Joan (Grey) Stoops, 80.

Cabool, Missouri, who passed away at her home on Thursday, October

15.

She was born in Fairfax on September 3, 1929, to Henry Thomas and

Mary Jane Moses. She graduated from Pawnee High School in 1948

and was an enrolled member og the Pawnee Indian Nation.

She was united in marriage in Cleveland, Oklahoma, to Theodore Stoops

on December 22, 1951. To this union of 57 years were born 6 children:

Connie, Steven, Timothy, Andrea, Catherine and Pamela.

After their marriage the first lived in Wichita then in Dodge City,

Kansas. The family moved to West Plains, Missouri in 1976 where

they purchased the Sahara Motel. They built and operated Hyways and

Byways Christian Bookstore on north highway 63 in West Plains for

several years. They retired in 1995 and moved to Cabool.

Oleta was dedicated Christian and enjoyed Bible study, church

and Christian fellowship. She attended Calvary Temple Church in

Mountain Grove, Missouri. She enjoyed playing Chinese checkers and

dominoes and was a fierce competitor. She made a quilt for each of

her grandchildren and enjoyed cooking and caring for her family and

they say she made the best peanut brittle and corn bread dressing in the

world, and her grandchildren always knew that her prayers followed

them wherever they went.

Surviving is her husband, Ted Stoops, of the home in Cabool and 6

children: Connie Swartz and husband Rick of Beatrice, Nebraska;

Steve Stoops and wife Sue of Phoenix, Arizona; Tim Stoops and wife

Trish of West Plains; Cathy Evans and husband Randy of Garden City,

Kansas and Pamela Clemments and husband Paul of Rapid City, South

Dakota plus 15 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren and a 12th

to be born soon.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Raymond

“Sonny.”

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 19, at Calvary Temple

Church, Mountain Grove, MO. with Pastor Bill Morris officiating.

She had 16 pallbearers, all of them her grandchildren. Interment was

in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetary, Ponoma, Missouri, under the

direction of Elliot-Gentry-Carder Funeral Home of Cabool.

Frieda A Shuckakosee

July 9, 1947 - October 21, 2009

Funeral Services were held here on Saturday morning for Frieda A Shuckakosee, 62,

who died on Wednesday, October 21, at Tulsa.

She was born on July 9, 1947, in Pawnee to Fred Johnson and Regina Moore Wilson.

Surviving is her mother Regina Moore and 5 children: Carol Dollie Johnson, Gwendolyn No Ear Chibitty; Jack No Ear; Harrison No Ear, Jr. and Billy Wayne Wildcat.

Great grandchildren surviving include: Jaidyn Spotted Wolf; Christopher No Ear;

Taylor Vaughn; Kamry No Ear; Dexter No Ear; Ethan Wildcat and Evan Wildcat

plus a number of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 24, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pawnee Nation Multi-Purpose Complex with the Rev. P.J. Beard officiating. Interment

was in the North Indian Cemetery in Pawnee under direction of the Poteet Funeral

Home of Pawnee.

Phyllis Sadie Gonzales

August 31, 1928 - October 26, 2009

Lifetime Pawnee resident Phyllis Sadie Gonzales (Sta<u>iwa), 81, passed

away at a Tulsa hospital on Monday, October 26, 2009.

She was born in Pawnee on August 31, 1928, to Colonel Moore and Dollie Sherman (Justice) Moore and passed away on Monday at the St. Francis hospital in

Tulsa. She married Howard Gonzales on December 29, 1949 in Pawnee and he

preceded her in death on June 4, 1968.

Sadie was raised in the Native American Church as her father held the position

of roadman. She studied the Bible with Jehovah Witnesses which she greatly

had affection for pioneer, Minnie Cooper. She worked for many years in the

cafeteria of the Pawnee Living Center and the Southern Oaks Care Center.

She was a full blood Pawnee of the Pitahauerat, Chaui, amd Kitkehaki bands

and had a love and respect for her culture and traditions which she related to

her children.

Sadie is survived by her 5 children: Phyllis Gonzales, Dollie Gonzales, Janet

Gonzales, and Sherman Gonzales, all of Pawnee and Dena Dishman of Pratt,

Kansas.

Also surviving are 8 grandchildren: Amy, Cami, Mia, Susan, Ryan, Don, James,

and Joshua, plus 2 great-grandchildren: Sophia Toalson and Michael Dishman.

Plus a sister, Regina Wilson, Pawnee, and a number of relatives and other

friends.

Preceding her in death, was her husband, Howard, and her parents, Colonel

and Dollie Moore; Son Howard P. Gonzales; daughter Susan Gonzales; brother

Wilson Moore and sisters Elizabeth Horsechief, Verona Horsechief and Dena

Littlesun, and her grandson, Kyle Dishman.

Graveside services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

at the North Indian Cemetery, Pawnee, under the direction of Poteet Funeral

Home of Pawnee.

Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

5th Annual Bikes for

Tykes Christmas Party

The Pawnee Nation and other partners have

teamed up with Al Thayer for the 5th Annual

Bikes for Tykes Christmas Party.

This free family event will be December 18 from

6-9 p.m. at the Pawnee Nation Roundhouse.

Children aged 0-14, will receive a Christmas gift,

along with a chance to win a new bike. There

will be food, fun and games for the whole family.

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation donated

200 gifts, but to make the event an even better success, the program is asking for 200 more

donations and volunteers. For more information,

contact Al Thayer at 918-399-9041 or Chris Hill at

918-762-2541 ext. 34.

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PAWNEE IHS NEW PATIENT PROCEDURES

If you are a new patient, it is easy to

establish a chart, but the following

items are required:

Adults and children:

• Certificate Degree of Indian

Blood (self, parent or spouse)

• Children using a parents CDIB

must have a State issued birth

certificate

• and/or Proof of Tribal enrollment

• Picture ID

• Social Security card

• Insurance cards (both front and

back copies)

Pregnant non- Indian women:

• Certificate Degree of Indian

• Blood (Child’s Father)

• and/or Proof of Tribal enrollment

• Marriage License or notarized

• Paternity Affidavit

• Proof of Pregnancy (letter from

Doctor, Health Department, or

Ultrasound picture)

•

•

•

Picture ID

Social Security card

Insurance cards (both front and

back copies)

All children and expecting mothers

who are new will need to visit with

Patient Benefits coordinator to enroll

for Oklahoma Soonercare/ Medicaid.

Starting October 7, 2009 operating

hours are Monday- Friday 8:00am4:30pm, to be seen in the Medical

Clinic you must check in before

3:30pm.

We have also begun immunizing our

patients over age 18 against seasonal

Flu (Influenza), all children over 6

months old are urged to receive flu

shots. Children’s vaccine will be

available within 30-45 days. You

can receive a flu shot any day of the

week by checking in at registration.

PAWNEE NATION STAFF DIRECTORY

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•

Building 64: 762-3621

Executive Office

Pawnee Business Council

Finance

Human Resources

Grants & Contracts

IT Department

Tribal Planner/ANA SEDS

Communications

ICDBG/Health Center Project: 762- 3621

•

Pawnee Nation College

Albin Leadingfox Building: 762-3343

Tribal Development Corporation: 762-4832

I.H.S. Housekeeping: 762-3605

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•

Family Development Center

Fitness Center: 762-3000

Hukasa Child Center: 762-3007

Pawnee Nation Housing: 762-3454

Substance Abuse Program: 762-2153

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Building #1: 762-3624

Tax Office/Enrollment Office

Repatriation

Pawnee Tribal Court: 762-3649

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Wellness Center

REACH US 2010: 762-6495

Title VI: 762-4042

0-2- Day Care: 762-2489

Indian Child Welfare: 762-3358

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Roam Chief Building: 762-2541

Diabetes

Education & Training

CHR’s

Food Distribution

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•

Fire Station

Pawnee Nation P.D.: 762-3013

DECS/ Transportation: 762-3655

Property/Roads: 762-2273

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Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

Von Del Chamberlain gives lecture over Pawnee star chart

By Elise Peters

On September 10, Von del Chamberlain, author of “When the Stars

Came Down to Earth: Cosmology of the Skidi Pawnee Indians of

North America,” gave a lecture and

presentation about the Pawnee’s

belief of the stars.

Chamberlain showed slides of Pawnee families from the past, pictures

of stars and groups of stars, and also

places that the Pawnees lived before

they were removed from their Nebraska homeland to Oklahoma. He

showed how the earth lodge was an

essential part of viewing the stars,

how the placement of every log

had a role, and how the direction

lodge faced was an important part

of the process of reading the stars.

Pawnees even relied on the stars

to determine when to plant their

crops during the spring and summer

months.

He also gave a presentation on the

“Map of the Heavens” that the Pawnee people had drawn onto a buffalo

hide used to create a bundle. This

map to the stars showed everything

from the Pawnee Nasharo council,

to the Pawnee chief, to the story of

how Pawnee people had come into

existence. Chamberlain helped his

audience develop a better understanding of the stars, and reminded

listeners of the historical importance of the stars to the Pawnee way

of life.

Pawnee Nation’s Division of

Natural Resources and Safety

Title vi program recipe

This is one of the meals that we serve at the Nutrition site and had many

requests for this recipe. It is very simple to make and great for gathering with the family. If there is something on our monthly menu that you

enjoyed and would like a recipe please let us know and we will be happy

to assist you.

TATER TOT CASSEROLE RECIPE

YIELDS: 12 SERVINGS

PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES

COOK TIME: 25 – 30 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS

By Phillip Cravatt, Environmental

Scientist, Pawnee Nation DECS

In recognition of the importance of

educating today’s youth and preparing them for the future, the Division of Natural Resources & Safety

launched Environmental Outreach

and Firefighter Outreach Programs.

The Environmental Outreach program explains what constitutes a

pollutant; explains about macro invertebrates; and, explains how pollutants and micro invertebrates affect the health of aquatic systems.

Under the guidance of the DECS

staff, children set up the experiment, collect bugs, analyze the data

and come up with conclusions about

the condition of the ponds they are

testing. The goal is to help students

become aware of how their actions

affect their environment.

The Firefighter Outreach program

allows children to explore the Fire

Station and see the equipment used

to fight house and grass fires, hazardous material and rescue equipment. Also, firefighters travel to

local daycares, so smaller children

have exposure to people who someday might help them. Through the

Firefighter Outreach Program, children are given hats and fire safety

information that explains the dangers of fire.

2 pounds Ground beef

1 bag (32 ounce) Tater Tots (you can use two-optional)

2 (10.75 ounce) cans Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup

2 2/3 cups Skim Milk

2 teaspoons Onion Powder

1 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon Pepper

Salt to taste

1 ½ cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese - optional

DIRECTIONS

1. Brown the ground beef in the skillet. Drain then add Onion Powder,

Garlic

2. Powder, Pepper and Salt to taste. Mix well.

3. Spread ground beef mixture on the bottom of the greased casserole

dish. (9x9 dish)

4. Cover the ground beef with layers of tater tots. Set aside.

5. In a bowl, mix together Cream of Mushroom Soup and milk until well

incorporated.

6. Pour the soup mixture over the tater tots and sprinkle the top with

shredded cheddar cheese.

7. Bake in preheated oven at 375 degrees for 25 – 30 minutes until tater

Tots are browned.

Chaticks si Chaticks -December 2009-

ENRoLLmENT NEWS

Happy Holidays to you and your lowing information. Addresses that

families!

have been undeliverable from previous mailings, will not be mailed out.

First, I would like to introduce the These annuity checks can be picked

new Enrollment Administrative As- up at the enrollment department or

sistant, Karen Haymond. She is mailed after the address is updated.

making a huge contribution with her

presence, and I am looking forward Please update your and/or your

to working as a team with her in child’s address by doing one of the

meeting Pawnee Nation tribal mem- following: stop by the enrollment ofber’s enrollment needs.

fice to update an address, request a

change of address form by phone and

We have forty new Pawnee Nation mail back the form to the enrollment

tribal members, who were enrolled department, mail in a written request

on September 23, 2009 by Resolu- to update your address to Pawnee

tion #09-50 from the Pawnee Nation Nation Enrollment, P.O. Box 470,

Business Council. We are currently Pawnee, OK 74058 or you may eprocessing new applications to be mail a request to update an address to

tentatively enrolled during Decem- enrollment@pawneenation.org. On

ber 2009. Applications received after your request to update your address

November 23, 2009 will be processed for you and/or your child please put

during the first quarter of 2010.

full name, date of birth and enrollAll tribal members enrolled as of Au- ment number.

gust 1, 2009 will receive a $9.47 an- If you have any questions please enuity check. The checks were mailed mail or call the Enrollment Departout 12/03/09 via USPS. If you know ment at 918/762-3624.

of any family or friends that did not

receive their annuity check, please Carrie Peters

ask them to contact the Enrollment Enrollment Manager

Department or give them the fol-

ThE CENSUS NEEDS ThoUSaNDS of

PEoPLE IN okLahoma To fILL JobS

The US Census Bureau will hire

thousands of people throughout

the state of Oklahoma between

now and next spring. This strong

economic shot in the arm is like

having several factories open up

in the state! Up to a total of approximately 5,000 people will be

on staff during peak times.

“This is the largest civilian mobilization of workers in the history

of the United States” said Dennis

Johnson, Regional Director.

These are good paying, temporary

jobs for the field positions of Re-

cruiting Assistants, Crew Leaders,

Crew Leader Assistants, Census

Takers and Census Clerks. Amount

of pay depends on position and location. Work related mileage is reimbursed. There may be some opportunities for advancement.

Positions are available in every

community.

The U. S. Census Bureau encourages interested persons to apply for

these jobs by calling the Toll Free

Jobs Line at 1-866-861-2010.

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