# Pawnee Nation Fire & Rescue Department (2012)

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Pawnee Nation Fire & Rescue Department
Assist Relief Efforts
Article and photos on page 14.

Pawnee Nation Pendleton Blankets Offered
Details on page 15.

October/November 2012

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Chaticks si Chaticks - October/November 2012

Message from the President
Nawa!
I hope that this finds Atius
smiling down on all of our Pawnee Tribal members. A lot has
happened and is about to happen
in the next couple of months.
The Elders are on their way
to Albuquerque for the NICOA
(National Indian Council of Aging) Conference. We hope that
they all have a safe and enjoyable trip. On Sept. 22, the DAR
(Daughters of the American
Revolution) held a rededication
of the White Eagle monument
in Fullerton, Neb.
A couple of weeks ago I attended a repatriation in Denver,
Colo., for the Mountain Utes.
Although there was no burial ceremony, we did the best we could do for them. An eagle flew
over and made everyone feel better about the efforts that were made. When you have remains to
repatriate we try to do our best for our ancestors and relatives to take care of them the best way
we know how.
The Pawnee’s have led the way in repatriation and we are very proud of those remains and artifacts that we have already got back from museums. A big thank you goes out to Francis Morris,
the repatriation committee, Gordon Adams and the rest who have played a part. One day we hope
to receive the regalia of White Fox and we are working diligently on that.
Six years ago I was the honoree at the Native American Marine Corps Veterans Birthday Celebration and this year two of our Council members will hold that honor, Richard Tilden, who has
served in Vietnam and Roy Taylor for his service in Korea.
The ceremony will take place on Nov.10, 2012 at the Comanche Nation Complex in Lawton,
Okla. We are proud of all of our service men and women. The Pawnees have served since the
Pawnee Scouts to the present time and have shown their loyalty to the United States for many
years.
The Pawnee Indian Veterans Organization has plans for some fundraisers that are coming up.
Let’s do our best to show our support for them as they work hard to carry on our traditions.
I have heard what the people have said in wanting the treasurer to be more transparent in getting the financial report to the people and we have been working on getting this out.
I would like to urge the Pawnee Business Council and the Nasharo Council to be diligent with
their task at hand. Keep them in your prayers as they make the decisions on where to appropriate
funds.
We hope and trust that everyone had an enjoyable Labor Day.
Football season has started for the high school, the Pawnee Black Bears. Join me in prayers
that Atius will shine on them, keep them safe and that we will win state.
If you haven’t made it out to the StoneWolf Casino for Bar-B-Q at the new Howler’s Famous
Bar-B-Q it is recommended.
We were sad to hear of the passing of Indian lawyer Jess Green and our condolences go out to
his family.
Let us all continue to work together in being the greatest Nation on this earth, for we are Pawnee.

PAWNEE BUSINESS
COUNCIL
President:
Marshall Gover
Vice President:
Charles “Buddy” Lone Chief
Secretary:
Linda Jestes
Treasurer:
Roy Taylor
Council Seat 1:
Richard Tilden
Council Seat 2:
Karla Knife Chief
Council Seat 3:
Jimmy Fields
Council Seat 4:
Carol L Nuttle

Chaticks si Chaticks

All rights reserved. No part of
this publication may be reprinted
without written authorization of the
Pawnee Business Council and/or the
Communications Office.

Designed and produced by Pawnee
Nation Communications Manager
Toni Hill
Cover Photo:
Pawnee Nation Fire & Rescue Department firefighters
(Back L to R) Josh Daniel, Pawnee Nation (PN) environmentalist scientist; Kelly Kersey, PN
ranger and Frank James, PN firefighter. (Middle L to R) Monty
Matlock, division director for
the PN Division of Natural Resources and Safety and Gerald

Woommavovah, Emergency
Service coordinator. (Front)
Jon James, PN firefighter.
Photo by Toni Hill.

“Message From The President” Photo Caption:
President Marshall Gover standing in front of
the Pawnee Flag. Photo by Toni Hill.

Chaticks si Chaticks - October/November 2012

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October/November 2012

Education
call (918) 762-3621.
Free General Educational Development Tribal Development Corporation
(GED) classes have resumed. For more PTDC meetings held Tuesdays at 5:30
information, call the Pawnee Nation Col- p.m. in the corporate office conference
lege at (918) 762-3363.
room located on the second floor of the
Health and Community Services buildHealth
ing. Community welcome.
Substance Abuse Program (SAP)
Every Wednesday of the month, the SAP Veterans Day Dance: Nov. 12 at the
support group meets from 7 - 8 p.m. in Roundhouse.
the SAP building. For details, call ( 918)
762-2153.
Visit www.pawneenation.org for information about the Pawnee Tribe and
Diabetes Program
upcoming events.
On Wednesdays from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30
p.m. and Fridays from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.
Pawnee Nation College
the Diabetes Program provides blood
www.pawneenationcollege.org,
(918)762-3343
sugar checks. For details, call (918) 7624045.
Pawnee Business Council Meetings
Oct. 24 and Nov. 14 & 28 Pawnee Business Council Meetings held in the Roam
Chief Building. Prayer Breakfast held
Nov. 14 beginning at 7:30 a.m. Dates
subject to change. For more information,

Oct. 25: PNC Oklahoma Native Leadership Initiative (ONLI) Student Day.
Oct. 26: PNC Oklahoma Native Arts Media Festival.
Nov. 15 - 18: Bravehearts Basketball, Cultural
Exchange & Leadership Conference.

Pawnee Business Council Members
Honored at the Native American
Marine Corps Veterans Celebration
The Native American Marine Corps
Veterans Birthday Celebration will honor two Pawnee Nation Business Council members, Richard Tilden, who has
served in Vietnam, and Roy Taylor for
his service in Korea.
The ceremony will take place on
Nov. 10, 2012 at the Comanche Nation
Complex located in Lawton, Okla.
“We are proud of all of our service
men and women,” said PBC President
Marshall Gover. “The Pawnees have
served since the Pawnee Scouts to the
present time and have shown their loyalty to the United States for many years.”
For more information, contact the
Communications Office at (918) 7623621 Ext. 25.

The Chaticks si Chaticks, is mailed to enrolled members of the Pawnee Nation, one per household or address, free of charge. In the interest of “Going Green,”
a fee of $2 per copy will be charged for newsletters mailed to non-tribal members.
Copies may be printed off the Web site, www.pawneenation.org for free. For more information, call (918) 762-3621 or e-mail requests to communications@
pawneenation.org. For advertising rates, please visit www.pawneenation.org.

PBC And The Nasharo Council Define Terms of Nez Perce vs. Salazar Fund
By Toni Hill
Communications Manager

The Pawnee Business
Council (PBC) met with the
Nasharo Council on Sept. 8
in executive session to seek
resolution regarding the
tribal trust funds that Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma received from the Nez Perce
vs. Salazar case.
The PBC voted to distribute $2 million per capita
payments to enrolled Tribal
members
(approximately
$600 per person) and $2
million towards programs
and services.
The Native American
Rights Fund (NARF) attor-

neys that secured the settlement will be paid out of the
balance.
A Settlement Oversight
Committee comprised of
three (3) Nasharo Chiefs
and three (3) PBC members
will decide how the $2 million earmarked for programs
and services will be applied.
A financial report will
be published quarterly in the
Chaticks si Chaticks.
A joint meeting held on
Aug. 25 at the Roam Chief
Event Center allowed Tribal
members to express ideas
and concerns regarding the

allotment of the monies
gained from this historical
litigation that has spanned
more than 100 years between federally-recognized
tribes and the United States.
During the Aug. 25
meeting, many Tribal members petitioned the PBC and
Nasharo Council regarding
per capita payments.
Other attendees suggested supporting other business
endeavors that could generate a long-term income for
the Pawnee Tribe.
Based on the comments
received from Tribal mem-

bers, the PBC identified the
following for possible funding from the tribal trust fund
lawsuit: issuing per capita
payments to members, increasing educational opportunities, offering increased
elders’ assistance and increasing the burial fund.
The Pawnee Nation was
one of the 41 tribes to receive a portion of the $1.023
billion compensation. The
lawsuit was originally filed
by eleven tribes, including
Pawnee Nation, on Dec. 28,
2006.
Legal restraints pre-

vented disclosure of these
funds until the records were
officially unsealed enabling
the PBC to disseminate the
information.
Per capita checks were
mailed to Tribal members
with known addresses on
Oct. 4, 2012.
For more information
and media inquiries, please
contact the Pawnee Nation
Communications Office at
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 25 or
at (918) 399-1344 or visit
www.pawneenation.org.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Office of Historic Preservation

Items found in Building 64, which served as the girl’s dormitory, during the refurbishing process. The preservation of these
glimpses of the Pawnee Heritage falls under the Office of Historic Preservation.

and Consultations, author Historic Tribal Historic Preservation officer
Preservation Plan for Pawnee Tribal (THPO).
properties and providing technical assistance, public outreach, and Contact: Office of Historic Presereducational functions pertaining to vation - (918) 762-3227.
Tribal Historic Preservation.
The
department
if
funded by two
N a tional Park Service grants
each providing approximately $57,000
biennially; and, money derived
from §106 “Research Service Fees,” which annual
amount is yet unknown.
The staff consists of
Gordon F. Adams, MPA
director, Office of Historic Preservation and the A ceremonial drum sporting the face of Native

Photo by Paigelyn Moore/Summer Worker

The Mission of
the Office of Historic Preservation
is to promote the
preservation and
restoration of the
Pawnee people’s
cultural heritage.
The services
offered encompass Survey and
Inventory Tribal
properties,
the
nomination
of
places to the National Register of
Historic Places
(NRHP), conduct
§106
Reviews

Photo by Paigelyn Moore/Summer Worker

Submitted by Gordon Adams
Preservation Officer

American pride.

Pawnee Nation Title VI Program
Submitted by Debra Echo-Hawk
Title VI Elderly Meals Coordinator

Name of Department: Title VI
Department mission/services offered: The purpose of the Title VI
Part-A Senior Nutritional Meals/
Supportive Services and Title VI
Part-C Caregiver Outreach Program is to promote the delivery of
supportive and nutritional services
for Native American Elders that
are comparable to services provided under the Title III of the Older
Americans Act.
Eligibility guidelines: The Title
VI Program serves the elderly that
meet the age requirements of 60
years of age or older; is a caregiver
of an eligible elder; spouse of tribal
member or volunteer.
A congregate meal is served during the week at the Multi-Purpose
Building in the Elder Dining Room
(11:30 am lunch Monday-Thursday
and 10 a.m. breakfast on Fridays)
located at 808 Morris Road.
Dine with the elders at 12:15 p.m.
for $7 per plate. We are closed the

first Friday of each month to clean
and decorate. Our hearty nutritional meals are prepared on site with
great pride.
Also, Title VI provides delivery
of a home bound meal for elders
who reside within the Pawnee service area and who have met the criteria of the home bound meal application and health need verification
provided by Indian Health Services
Community Health Nurses.
The required services for the
Title VI Program include the following.
o Part A Indian Program,
o Nutrition Services,
o Supportive Services,
o Part C Native American
Caregiver Support Program,
o Information to caregivers
about available services and
o Assistance to caregivers in
gaming access to the services.
Also available is individual
counseling, organization of support
groups, and caregiver training to
assist the caregivers in the areas of

health, nutrition, and financial literacy, and in making decisions and
solving problems relating to their
care giving roles.
Respite care to enable caregivers of frail elders to be temporarily and intermittently relieved from
their care giving responsibilities is
also an option.
Also possible is supplemental
services, on a limited basis, to caregivers of frail elders to complement
the care provided by caregivers.
The Native American Family Caregiver Support Program can
serve two types of unpaid family
caregivers.
1. Family caregiver: An adult
family member, or another individual, who is an unpaid informal
provider of in-home and community care to an older individual or
to an individual with Alzheimer’s
disease or a related disorder with
neurological and organic brain dysfunction.
2. Grandparent or older individual who is a relative caregiver:

A grandparent or step grandparent
of a child, or a relative of a child
by blood, marriage, or adoption,
who is 60 years of age or older and
lives with a child or who is the primary caregiver of the child because
the biological or adoptive parents
are unable or unwilling to serve as
the primary caregiver of the child
or who has a legal relationship to
the child, as such legal custody or
guardianship, or is raising the child
informally.
Department funding: See page
26.
Staff: Title VI Elderly Meals Coordinator
Debra
Echo-Hawk,
deb.echohawk@pawneenation.
org; Title VI Head Cook Ramona
Horsechief; Title VI Assistant Cook
Beatrice Realrider and Title VI Van
Driver Richard Roubedeaux.
Contact: Title VI Program - (918)
762-4042.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Pawnee Nation Human Resources
Submitted by Shelby Exum
Human Resources Manager

The Pawnee Nation’s Office of
Human Resources staff consists of
Human Resources Manager Shelby
Exum and Payroll Specialist Lozana
Eppler.
The Office of Human Resources is responsible for all aspects of
personnel management. This scope
of work includes, but is not limited
to, advertising vacant positions, recruiting highly qualified and skilled
applicants, managing employee relations, administering benefit plans,
developing and deploying policies
and procedures, maintaining personnel records, monitoring compliance with applicable federal, state,
and tribal laws, establishing wage
and compensation rates, payroll,
and providing relevant training.
Current funding for the Office

of Human Resources stems from the at 881 Little Dee Drive on the tribal
Indirect Cost pool.
reserve. Mailing address is P.O. Box
470, Pawnee, OK, 74058.
RECRUITMENT POLICY
It is the policy of the Pawnee
APPLICATION
Nation to promote hiring the best
All individuals applying for
qualified candidates, in order to pro- employment must apply online at
vide the highest quality services to http://www.pawneenation.org/emthe people of the Pawnee Nation.
ployment. Your online application
It is additionally the policy of must be received by 5 p.m. on the
the Pawnee Nation to promote em- position’s closing date.
ployment opportunities for qualified
When applying online, please
Pawnee Tribal Members and other attach copies of the following:
qualified Native Americans.
• Resume (if applicable)
Recruitment for vacant posi• Letters of Recommendation
tions is administered by the Office
• CDIB and/or membership
of Human Resources.
card (if claiming Indian
Vacant positions are advertised
Preference)
through local media and on the
• DD Form 214 (if claiming
tribal website. The Office of Human
Veteran's Preference)
Resources is located in Building 64
• Driver’s License

•
•
•
•

High School Diploma/GED/
Transcript (if applicable)
College Diploma/Transcript
Training Certificates
Special Certifications or
Professional Licenses

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Upon successful completion
of the 90 Day Introductory Period,
full-time, regular status Pawnee
Nation employees are eligible to
receive life insurance, dental insurance, and 401k retirement benefits.
We do not provide health insurance
at this time.
For questions, please contact
Shelby Exum via e-mail shelbye@
pawneenation.org or by telephone
918-762-3621 ext. 52.

Pawnee Nation Communications
Submitted by Toni Hill
Communications Manager

Name of Department: Pawnee Nation Communications Office
Department mission/services offered: The Communications Office
oversees all aspects of Pawnee Nation communications.
The Communications Office
publishes the Chaticks si Chaticks
(the official publication of the Pawnee Nation), maintains regular

articulation of news events and issues from the Pawnee Nation to
area press to establish and maintain
a positive, timely and professional
media process for news from the
Pawnee Nation.
The Communications Manager also develops and maintains a
consistent stream of news from the
Pawnee Nation and updates the official website while establishing and
maintaining a professional relationship with area news outlets to ensure publication of Pawnee Nation

news and events.
The Communications Office’s
mandate encompasses the transfer
and sharing of news and events between the Pawnee Nation Office of
Communications, the Pawnee Nation community and the programs
and departments that service the
Pawnee Nation.
The Communications Office
also fosters relationships with entities within the City of Pawnee, surrounding tribes and adjoining communities to promote Pawnee Nation

and serve the Pawnee Tribe.
Department funding: The Communications Office is funded
through an Aid to Tribal Government contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indirect Cost funds.
Staff: Communications Manager
Toni Hill.
Contact: Communications Office (918) 762-3621 Ext. 25.

Pawnee
Nation Enrollment Department
Submitted by Carrie Peters
Enrollment Manager

Name of Department:
Nation Enrollment Office

Pawnee gree of Indian Blood (CDIB) cards,
issues Verification of Indian Preference (BIA Form 4432) forms, proDepartment mission/services of- cesses the annual annuity disbursefered: Enrollment is responsible ment, and facilitates tribal elections
for all aspects of tribal membership. by providing a listing of eligible
This office maintains up-to-date voters to the Election Commission.
tribal enrollment records, processes
applications for tribal enrollment, Eligibility guidelines: Individuals
processes relinquishments of tribal will be enrolled in accordance with
enrollment, issues Certificate of De- the Enrollment Statute and the Con-

stitution of the Pawnee Nation. Any
individual who applies for membership must possess by proof at least
1/8 degree of Pawnee Indian Blood,
maintaining eligibility descent pursuant based on the official 1937
Base Roll. A person is not eligible
for membership if they are enrolled
as a member of another tribe.
Department funding: The Enroll-

ment Office is funded through an
Aid to Tribal Government contract
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Staff: Enrollment Manager Carrie Peters, Administrative Assistant
Karen Haymond.
Contact: Enrollment Office - (918)
762-3624.

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PAWNEE NATION ROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Pawnee Nation Police Division

Pawnee Police
Department
Directory

Submitted by David Kanuho
Pawnee Nation Police Chief

Monday – Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
(918) 762-3013
After hours/Weekend
Contact Officer Directly
Chief David Kanuho
(918) 285-6552

Photo by Toni Hill

Asst. Chief Gene Howell
(918) 285-6553
Officer Bob Horn
(918) 285-6067
Officer Pat LeadingFox
(918) 285-6068

The Pawnee Nation Police Department continues to provide law and order within the jurisdiction of the Pawnee Nation which includes the counties of Pawnee, Payne and Kay. (L to R) Officer Bob Horn, Officer Pat LeadingFox, Officer B.J. Novotny, Administrative
Assistant/Dispatcher Roberta Ahdunko, Assistant Chief Gene Howell and Chief David Kanuho.

Name of Department: Pawnee homes and officers are responsible
Nation Police Department
for providing for the safety and protection to persons living and visiting
Department mission/services of- within the jurisdiction of the Pawfered: The Pawnee Nation Police nee Nation.
Department provides law and order
Officers investigate all crimes
within the Pawnee Nation jurisdic- committed within the tribe’s juristional boundaries. This includes diction and make arrest when necesthe counties of Pawnee and Payne sary.
and also includes the Pawnee land
Routine building checks are prelocated at Chilocco in Kay county. formed nightly to assure all building
Officers are directed to respond to within the Pawnee Reserve area are
all calls whether how minor or ma- secured after hours.
jor and provide professional service
to members of the Pawnee Nation. Department funding: The police
Daily and nightly patrols are department is funded by the Buconducted on rural and local tribal reau of Indian Affairs. The annual

amount for both this year and
2013 is $370,126.
Staff: The officers of the Pawnee Nation Police Department are
Chief of Police David Kanuho,
Assistant Chief of Police Gene
Howell, Officer Bob Horn, Officer
Pat LeadingFox and Officer B. J.
Novotny. The Administrative Assistant /Dispatcher for the department is Roberta Ahdunko.
Newly hired officers who have
no formal police training must complete the sixteen week Indian Police
Academy held in Artesia, NM.
Current years of formal police

Dispatcher R. Ahdunko
(918) 399-2448
If a Tribal Officer is not
immediately available,
please contact the
City of Pawnee Police Department
(918) 762-3166 or dial 911
for emergency calls.

service for the Pawnee Nation are as
follows. Chief Kanuho – 16 years,
Asst. Chief Howell – 15 years, Officer Horn – 12 years, Officer LeadingFox – 9 years and Officer Novotny, who recently resigned after
6 years.

Pawnee Nation Child Care Program Accepting Applications
Submitted by Marilyn Feathers
Learning Center Coordinator

The Pawnee Nation Learning
Center is accepting applications at
this time. We are an OKDHS Licensed Child Care Center.
We provide quality child care
for children from two months old
to children 8 years old. We provide

a nurturing, safe, and healthy environment with developmentally appropriate daily activities along with
breakfast, lunch and an afternoon
snack.
If you are interested in learning
more about our program, please call

(918) 762-3014.
The Pawnee Nation Child Care
Assistance Program will assist income eligible Native American
families living in Pawnee County
and Northern Payne County, which
includes the town of Yale, with child

care fees for the Pawnee Nation
Learning Center while they work or
attend school.
If you are interested in learning
more about our program, please call
(918) 762-6495.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Pawnee Nation District Court
all defendants served anywhere in
cases arising within the territorial
jurisdiction of the Tribe and all perPawnee sons consenting to such jurisdiction.

Submitted by Suzanne Kanuho
Pawnee Nation Court Clerk

Name of Department:
Nation District Court

Department mission/services offered: The Tribal Courts are a
separate branch of the Pawnee Nation Government as outlined in the
Pawnee Nation Constitution and
By-Laws; to provide for the establishment of a Law and Order and
Judicial system to “protect peace,
safety, health and welfare of the
members of the Pawnee Tribe.
The Pawnee Nation District
Court implements court services for
the judicial needs and administration of justice regarding criminal,
civil and juvenile matters, for the
members of the Pawnee Nation and
other individuals that are subject to
the jurisdiction of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma. The Pawnee
Nation District Court presides over
these matters rendering final orders
or judgments.
The Supreme Court hears appeals resulting from all final orders
or judgments rendered by the District Court. The decisions of the Supreme Court are final and binding.
Eligibility guidelines: The Territorial Jurisdiction of the Courts
extends to all territory described as
Indian Country over which the Pawnee Nation has authority; including
tribal or individual, trust, non-trust
and restricted land, and including
all waters, mineral and wildlife.
The Courts have general civil
jurisdiction over all civil actions
arising under the Constitution,
laws, or treaties of the Tribe including the tribal common law, and over
all general civil claims that arise
within the tribal jurisdiction.
Personal jurisdiction exists over

Department funding: The Tribal
Court is funded by and through a
P.L. 93-638 contract with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Tribal
Court also receives modest supplemental funds from the Tribe to offset the contractual services of judicial staff. Annual allocation for the
Tribal Court and BIA are 45,870.49
and $60,942.00 respectfully.
District Court Staff: Chief Judge
Charles H. Tripp is responsible to
the people of the Pawnee Nation
in administering the law and order
code and carries out, faithfully and
impartially, the duties of his office
to the best of his ability and cooperates, promotes and protects the best
interest of the members of the Pawnee Nation.
Tripp oversees the court system
and makes recommendations for
additions, deletions, and modifications for the court system; as well
as creating and maintaining rules of
the District Court. Tripp presides
over civil matters. Tripp’s contractual term is six (6) years.
Associate Judge for the District
Court Dianne Barker Harrold in the
absence of Tripp, Harrold performs
all of the duties of the chief judge.
Harrold also presides over all cases
of which Tripp must recuse himself
from due to a conflict that may render him disqualified to hear a case.
Harrold presides over civil, criminal and juvenile matters. Harrold’s
contractual term is six (6) years.
Prosecutor for the District Court
Geoffrey StandingBear is primarily
responsible for the prosecution of
all criminal, civil and child welfare

cases arising within the jurisdiction of the Pawnee Nation. StandingBear also serves as the attorney
general for the Pawnee Nation.
StandingBear’s contractual term is
three (3) years.
Public Defender for the Pawnee
Nation Danny Lyon represents indigent individuals in criminal matters and also serves as guardian ad
litem in custody and guardianship
matters. Lyon is available to tribal
members on scheduled court days
and by telephone during regular
business hours on all other days to
answer all legal questions. Lyon’s
contractual term is three (3) years.
Court Clerk for the District
Court and Supreme Court Suzie
Kanuho is responsible for the administration of the Tribal Court
Program as well as fiscal responsibilities. Kanuho also serves as the
librarian of the law library; collects
all fines, fees and costs; issues summons and subpoenas; performs the
duties of court reporter by accurately recording all proceedings and
hearings of the courts and accurately transcribes recorded proceedings
and hearings upon order of the court;
keeps and maintains judges calendars and dockets; performs clerical
duties for justices, judges, and tribal
attorneys; enters and maintains case
flow in court software; supervises
the deputy court clerk.
Deputy Court Clerk for the
District Court and Supreme Court
Brandi Leading Fox is under the
direct supervision of the court clerk
and is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of all case
files; which includes preparing
case files for hearings; prepares and
transmits all case related documents
and hearing notices; prepares cases
for closure; performs office related
duties and performs the duties of
the court clerk in her absence.

The Supreme Court is comprised
of one (1) chief justice and four (4)
associate justices. All justices serve
eight (8) year terms. The Supreme
Court is responsible for creating and
maintaining rules of the Court and
regulating conduct in the Supreme
and District Courts to provide for
the orderly and efficient administration of justice.
The Supreme Court also hears
appeals from the District Court and
enters all appropriate orders and
judgments. The Supreme Court supervises the actions of the District
Court and all Clerks and Officers of
the Court.
The Supreme Court meets annually to dispose of any business
brought before them and hears all
docketed appeals. The Supreme
Court meets as needed to render decisions in appellate cases as quickly
as possible.
Supreme Court Staff: Chief Justice Bob Buchanan, Associate Justice Terry Mason Moore, Associate
Justice Marsha Harlan and -Supreme Court Clerk Suzie Kanuho.
Other Officers of the Court: Court
Appointed Special Advocates are
sworn officers of the court and are
appointed to juvenile cases to serve
as Guardian Ad Litem for the children of the cases.
The Chief of Police for the Pawnee Nation and his officers are also
sworn officers of the court. The
Chief of Police serves as bailiff for
the District Court and has the authority to adjourn court in the absence of the Judge.
Contact: Pawnee Tribal Court (918) 762-3649.

FEDERAL COURT UPDATE
U.S. Attorney Clinton Johnson
announced that Frances L. Roughface, 47, was sentenced on Sept. 26,
2012, to three years of probation after she pleaded guilty to a federal
theft charge.

Roughface has been ordered to
serve the first six months of probation under house arrest, and to pay
$26,226 in restitution. Roughface
pleaded guilty in federal court in
June, admitting that she embezzled

money from the tribe's Child Care
Center and the Pawnee Nation's Indian Child Welfare program. Roughface led the tribe to believe
Editor’s note: The above announcement is an insert from a De-

partment of Justice News Release
issued Sept. 29, 2012 at 14:52 and
published in the TRIBAL JUSTICE
NEWS Sept. 28, 2012.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Pawnee Nation Education Division
American youth between the ages
of 14 and 21 may be eligible for
Youth Work Experience Services.
Youth must meet program eligibility and income guidelines and re
side in Pawnee and Payne Counties, complete an application and
provide required documentation,
attend a for mal interview if accepted, and sign a work site agreement (a parent/guardian approval
signature is required for youth under 18 years).
Applications for Youth Work Experience Services are taken early
in the summer months and at the
end of the school year.

Photo by Pius Spottedhorsechief

Submitted by Ted Moore
Education Department Director

(L to R) Robyn Horsechief, Ted Moore, Gordn Adams and Whitney Nuttle. Rosetta Clark
not pictured.

Name of Department: Education
After school classes will be proDivision
vided for elementary students up to
5th grade. After school classes will
Mission Statement: “The Dreams be announced soon.
of Yesterday are the Hope of Today
and the Reality of Tomorrow” are Summer Enrichment Camps:
words with which our clients can These camps are provided for a vaidentify as they become active in riety of age categories with emphaour program. Chosen by our youth sis placed on financial literacy and
in the Summer 2004 Program, this related development, youth leaderquote is from Robert Goddard, a ship, life skills, Pawnee culture and
great scientist who was often called language, college preparation, subthe father of modern rocketry.
stance abuse prevention, and team
This is yet another example of work activities. Announcements
how our youth’s unique thinking are provided prior to the summer
can make their dreams come true for months.
a better tomorrow for our people.
Continuing our mission, our Work Experience Services: This
program will administer and main- component consists of work expetain a system that works for the rience and on-the-job training proNative American population in our grams for adults 18 years and older.
area and which involves education,
Work experiences include subtraining, on-the-job training, work sidized as well as unsubsidized emexperience and job placement.
ployment. Work sites range from
These Policies & Procedures were clerical, construction, fire fighting,
put together to ensure consistent maintenance, art apprenticeships,
practice and management in serving health and many others.
our clients, as well as to serve as a
Applicants must meet program
guide in working with any partici- eligibility and income guidelines
pants who wish to apply for any of and reside in Pawnee and Payne
our services.
counties, complete an application
and provide required documentaYouth Services: Basic school sup- tion.
plies are available for K through
Once accepted, a formal inter12th grade students within the ser- view and acknowledgment of a
vice area at the beginning of the work site agreement.
school year. Students must be an
Applications accepted anytime.
enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe.
Youth Work Experience: Native

Higher Education Scholarships:
Pawnee Nation Scholarships are
available to students who are enrolled members of the Pawnee Nation. Applicants must be enrollment
in an accredited college or university, having a financial need based on
an official college financial needs
analysis and commit to a minimum
of 12 credit hours.
Scholarships may be awarded
to graduate students based on the
availability of funds.
Applications from veterans receiving educational compensation
under the G.I. Bill will also be considered. Accredited on- line coursework is acceptable.
Applicants are encouraged to apply for other financial aid and scholarships. Deadlines for the Pawnee
Nation scholarship applications are
July 6 and Dec. 6 per annually basis.

members. The Education Program
works closely with the vocational
rehabilitation program of the Iowa
Tribe and the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services to
assist clients in obtaining their goal
of self-sufficiency through education and/or employment.
Students are assisted with shortterm classroom training classes and
General Educational Development/
job skills instruction when available.
Basic classroom supplies
may be provided specifically for the
course/s.
Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO): The TERO program
maintains a job skills database,
which includes a list of tribal members and non-tribal members, specific job skills, licenses, and educational degrees.
A list of Native American owned
businesses is also available. This list
is provided to employers conducting
business with the Pawnee Nation.
Department funding: Funding for
the Education and Training Department is currently $315,000 per annual basis. Funding for TERO is
self generated with Tribal appropriation of $95,000.

Staff: Education Division Director
Ted Moore, M.Ed., Intake Specialist Whitney Nuttle, Administrative
Assistant Rosetta Clark, Receptionist Robyn Horsechief and Preservation Officer Gordon Adams.
The Education and Training serDirect Employment Assistance: vices are a Public Law 102-477 proThis component is designed to as- gram.
sist eligible Native Americans who
have obtained employment, but who Contact: Pawnee Nation Education
still require monetary assistance - (918) 762-3227.
with initial expenses, such as travel,
meals and specialized attire during
the job search process or until the
Editor’s Note: The Childcare
applicant receives his or her first
Program will be profiled in the Depaycheck.
cember 2012 issue of the Chaticks
si Chaticks.
Other Services:
A Computer
Learning Center Lab and Library
is available to all program participants, tribal employees, and tribal

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Health and Community Services
tricity, gas, or propane bills. The
Name of Department: Community maximum amount of assistance is
Health Representatives (CHR) and $100 in a calendar year. Clients
must reside in Pawnee County, but
Health Education (HE) Program
do not have to be members of the
Department mission/services of- Pawnee Nation.
CSBG provides assistance
fered: The purpose of the PN CHR
Program is to be an advocate and to low-income Native American
facilitator for individuals and fami- households with housing and/or
lies to gain access to comprehen- utility deposits (no bills) and medisive health care services as well as cal expenses (eyewear, dentures,
provide opportunities to enhance and medications). The maximum
the quality of life for the people we amount of assistance is $100 in a
calendar year. Clients must reside
serve.
The purpose of the PN HE Pro- in Pawnee County, but do not have
gram is to establish health educa- to be members of the Pawnee Nation components within the tribal tion.
The Elders/Handicap/Emergenhealth department. The program
also strives to promote awareness, cy Assistance Programs provides figuidance & counseling, and preven- nancial assistance to be utilized for
the health and welfare of Pawnee
tion of disease and/or disability.
The direct assistance programs Tribal Elderly and Handicap memoffered are Low Income Home bers, in particular, current unpaid
Energy Assistance Program (LI- utility bills, medical expenses, etc.
HEAP), Community Service Block All applicants must be a member
Grant (CSBG) and the Elders/ of the Pawnee Nation, but do not
Handicap/Emergency Assistance have to reside in Pawnee County.
Since all the programs are incomeProgram.
based, applicants must meet povEligibility guidelines: The target erty guidelines set forth by Departpopulation for the CHR and HE ment of Health & Human Services
Programs is Native Americans re- (DHHS). Household incomes must
siding in Pawnee County and the not exceed over 150 percent of povcity limits of Stillwater in Payne erty level. The maximum amount of
assistance for each program is $400
County.
LIHEAP provides assistance per a calendar year (Jan. 1 - Dec.
to low-income Native American 31). All assistance checks are paid
households in meeting their imme- directly to the designated vendor(s).
Elder applicants must be at least
diate home energy needs. LIHEAP
monies can be used to pay for elec- 55 years old at the time of the ap-

plication.
Handicap applicant must
be at (18)
years old
at the time
of the application.
In addition,
applicant
must provide proof
of
such
conditiond o c t o r ’s
notes will
not be acc e p t e d . Facing the picture going up on Left side: Sharon Swartz (CHR), ChelEmergency sie Baldwin (VAW), Barbara Attocknie (SAP), Deb Echo-Hawk (Title VI),
applicants Charles Chapman (Fitness Center); Mid Top Center Richard Robedeaux;
Side going down: Tiffany Frietze (CHR), M. Angela Thompson (DHCS
must be at Right
Director), Bea Realrider (Title VI), Crystal McNeill (SDPI), Kari Little (ICW)
(18) years middle staff sitting down on stairs top to bottom: Suzy KnifeChief (CHR),
old at the Ramona Horsechief (Title VI)
time
of
HEAP & CSBG Programs are
the application and be in a crisis
s t a t e funded through the Department of
of need. A crisis can be defined as Health & Human Services; and the
a decisive or critical moment in re- Elders/Handicap/Emergency Assisgards to a client’s
health and/or tance Programs are funded through
life. The following constitutes as a the Pawnee Nation.
crisis: loss of clothes and/or shelter
due to natural disasters, becoming Staff: Coordinator Tiffany Frietze,
Assistant/Driver
disabled due to illness or accident, Administrative
Suzy Knife Chief , CHR Generalist
and life-threatening sickness to
Sharon Swartz and CHR Generalist,
immediate family members.
Zack Martinez .
Department funding: The CHR
& HE Programs are funded through Contact: Health and Community
the Indian Health Services; LI- Services - (918) 762-3873.

Photo by Toni Hill

Submitted by Angela Thompson
Health and Community Services Director

Name of Department: Indian Child utilities and rent, and referrals to home. Parents must complete an ap- ed through the BIA at $66,806 annuWelfare
other programs and services, based plication, provide copies of CDIB’s, ally and Promoting Safe and Stable
on client needs. The ICW program and provide two letters of denial Families program.
Department mission/services of- also works with families when chil- for services from other community
fered: The purpose of the Indian dren have been removed from the agencies. Parenting classes are open Staff: Kari Little, ICW Program CoChild Welfare Program (ICW) is to home, either through State court or to anyone. ICW can intervene on ordinator.
prevent the break-up of Indian fami- Tribal court.
child welfare cases when the child
lies by providing prevention and criis an enrolled Pawnee tribal member Contact: Indian Child Welfare (918) 762-3358.
sis intervention services. The ICW Eligibility guidelines: To receive or is eligible for enrollment.
Program provides parenting classes, crisis assistance funds, families
crisis assistance funds for needs like must have at least one child in the Department funding: ICW is fundName of Department: Prevention cus on prevention of cardiovascular
Department – REACH US Program disease and diabetes through capacity building, infrastructure developDepartment mission/services of- ment, and best practices modeling
fered: The purpose of the REACH that will lead to tribal competencies
US Program is to implement region- for implementing environmental
al and national activities that will fo- and policy changes which focus on

risk factors of cardiovascular dis- Staff: M. Angela Thompson, Proease and diabetes.
gram Coordinator; Administrative
Assistant, Vacant.
Department funding: REACH US
is funded through a contract from Contact: M. Angela Thompson the Oklahoma State Department of (918) 762-3873.
Health.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Pawnee
Nation Natural Resources and Safety Division
Submitted by Kelly Kersey

in 2010. The DECS is
a Department within
the Pawnee Nation Division of Natural Resources and Safety.
The DECS provides
a comprehensive multimedia natural resource management
service providing for
the protection of air,
land, water, fish and
wildlife, timber, oil
and gas, along with
other natural resources
belonging to or otherwise within the jurisRanger Kelly Kersey (left) and Ranger Monty Matlock wear
diction of the Pawnee
many hats to protect Pawnee Nation’s resources.
Nation.
Two DECS
staff members are cerName of Department: Department
of Environmental Conservation and tified law enforcement officers and
serve as law enforcement conservaSafety
tion officers (Rangers) for the PawDepartment mission/services of- nee Nation. The Rangers primary
fered: The Pawnee Nation De- mission is to enforce the natural repartment of Environmental Con- source laws of the Pawnee Nation.
Services provided by the DECS
servation and Safety (DECS) was
established in 1997 by the Pawnee are funded primarily from both
Nation Environmental Regulatory the U.S. Environmental Protection
Act (Title 10, Law and Order Code) Agency (USEPA) and the Pawnee
which was re-codified as the Pawnee Nation. The DECS does receive
Nation Natural Resource Protection funding from its federal partners to
Act (Title 12, Law and Order Code) support extensive (and expensive)
investigations.
Photo by Toni Hill

Ranger and Environmental Specialist

Other federal and state agencies
such as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Geological Service, Oklahoma Water
Resources Board, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality,
Natural Resource Conservation Service, Oklahoma Conservation Commission, and many Tribal governments provide technical assistance
to the DECS staff members.
Additional services provided by
the DECS include food inspections,
building code enforcement (including energy code, electrical codes,
fuel codes, plumbing codes, and
mechanical codes), underground
storage tank inspections, Hazmat
response, and the facilitation of
outdoor education of environmental
conservation classes.

federal.
• EPA FY11-12 Non Point Source
Pollution for $30,000 plus Tribal inkind.
• Tribal funding of approximately.
$17,000. (As needed)
• Departmental Action (out of court
settlements). Funds limited to education and enforcement.
Staff: Division Director, Chief
Ranger Monty Matlock oversees
and manages all aspects of the Department, including responding to
complaints, managing field investigations, as well as administering
various programs and services. Environmental Specialist/Ranger Kelly
Kersey responds to complaints and
discoveries, preforms investigations
and files reports as well as overseeing Clean Water Act section 319
nonpoint source pollutions initiatives. Environmental Scientist Josh
Daniel performs water quality monitoring, responds to civil complaints
and discoveries, and performs civil
inspections and investigations, and
prepares facility reports.
Matlock, Kersey and Daniel also
serve as firefighters and respond to
hazardous materials incidents.

Department funding: The DECS
is currently acquiring funding from
four sources:
• EPA FY11-12 General Assistance
Program for $120,000. Spending is
approximately. $30,000 per quarter.
• EPA FY11-12 106 Water Pollution Control for $120,000 plus 5%
Tribal match (in kind). Spending is
approximately. $30,000 per quarter Contact: DECS - (918) 762-3655.

Pawnee
Nation Department Of Emergency Management
Submitted by Gerald Woommavovah
Name of Department: Department
of Emergency Management (DEM)
Department mission/services offered: Our mission is to set a standard of excellence in providing
progressive and professional planning, and cooperative and efficient
service to the citizens of Oklahoma
County, before, during and after a

major emergency or disaster.

tional funding is supplied from the
Pawnee Nation Department of Fire
Department funding: The Depart- and Rescue’s Emergency Services
ment of Emergency Management budget at $50,575 annually.
is currently unfunded. However,
DECS has continued to maintain Staff: Emergency Manager Monty
the Emergency Management man- Matlock and Assistant Emergency
date, resulting in the opportunity to Manager Gerald Woommavovah.
acquire financial assistance through
the Federal Emergency Manage- Contact: Pawnee Nation Fire Dement Agency and/or the State Office partment (non-emergency) (918)
of Emergency Management . Addi- 762-3655. Emergency - 911.

Pawnee Nation Department Of Fire And Rescue
Submitted By Gerald Woommavovah
Assistant Emergency Manager

Name of Department: Pawnee Nation Fire and Rescue Department
Department mission/services offered: It is the mission of the Pawnee Nation Fire and Rescue Department to protect life and property
from the adverse effects of fires,
medical emergencies or exposure to

dangerous conditions through fire
suppression, rescue, disaster preparedness, fire prevention and community education. The fire and rescue team focuses on rapid response
to emergencies in addition to providing appropriate intervention and
community education.
The Pawnee Fire and Rescue Department is committed to providing
Tribal members the highest quality
of service possible, characterized by

Photo by Toni Hill

Assistant Emergency Manager

Assistant Emergency Manager Gerald
Woommavovah serves Pawnee Nation.

responsiveness, integrity and pro- training required.
fessionalism. Members continually
strive for quality improvement.
Staff: Fire Chief: Pat Leading Fox.
Firefighters: Jon James, Frank James,
Eligibility guidelines: All firefight- Monty Matlock, Kelly Kersey, Josh
ers are required to complete and Daniel and Gerald Woommavovah.
maintain Firefighter 1, Medical 1st
Responder (or EMT-Basic) National Contact: Pawnee Nation Fire and
Registry Certification and required Rescue Department (non-emergenNational Incident Management cy) (918) 762-3655. Emergency (NIMS) training. Collectively there 911.
is approximately six weeks initial

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Health and Community Services
Submitted By Angela Thompson
Health and Community Services Director

Eligibility guidelines: Low-inName of Department: Food Dis- come Native American and nontribution Program on Indian Reser- Native American households that
reside on a reservation and housevations (FDPIR)
holds living in approved areas near
Department mission/services of- a reservation or in Oklahoma that
fered: The Food Distribution Pro- includes at least one person, who
gram on Indian Reservations (FD- is a member of a Federally-recogPIR) program is administered at the nized tribe, are eligible to particiFederal level by the Food and Nu- pate in FDPIR.
The program requires a Certrition Service (FNS), an agency of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture tificate Degree of Indian Blood
(CDIB) card and a proof of resi(USDA).
FDPIR is administered locally dency. A proof of residency is a
by either Indian Tribal Organiza- complete utility bill (electric, gas,
tions (ITOs) or an agency of a state or propane), or a rent receipt with
current name and address on it.
government.
The program provides USDA The program serves all of Pawnee
foods to low-income households County and the northern part of
who reside in approved areas in Payne County.
Households are certified based
Oklahoma.
The Food Distribution Pro- on income and resource standards
grams is an alternative to the Sup- set by the Federal government, and
plemental Nutrition Assistance must be recertified at least every 12
months.
Program (SNAP).
Elderly and disabled houseUSDA purchases and ships FDholds
may be certified for up to 24
PIR foods to the Food Distribution
Programs based on their orders months. For income verification,
a check stub or earning statement
from a list of available foods.
The programs store and distrib- which shows gross pay for the last
ute the food, determine applicant 30 days is required.
For
self-employment,
the
eligibility, and provide nutrition
household
needs
to
provide
a
copy
education to our participants.

of the last year income tax. All
household members 18 years and
older with no income must provide
unemployment verification.
A Collateral Form, which our
program provides, can be used. Social security numbers of all household members are also needed.
Households may not participate in
FDPIR and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the
same month.

Name of Department: Pawnee ally. The grant provides the folNation Substance Abuse Program lowing three positions; coordinator,
counselor and recreation assistant.
Department mission/services of- The program provides the followfered: Our Mission Statement “To ing services; individual counseling,
treat chemical dependency and support group, alcohol education,
abuse and to provide prevention ac- case management, prevention activities through strategies that meet tivities, transportation to in-patient
the needs of Native American peo- facilities, physical health via Fitple and their families.” The Paw- ness Center and meth/suicide prenee Nation Substance Abuse Pro- vention.
gram has been in existence for over
twenty years. The funding derives Department Funding: $214,889
from Indian Health Services and it annually.
is a grant which is awarded annu-

Eligibility guidelines: Must have responsible for individual counsela Certificate of Degree of Indian ing, intakes, group, assessments
Blood (CDIB) card and be at least and prevention activities.
18 years of age.
Recreation Assistant Chip
Chapman, opens the Fitness Center,
Staff:
Certified Alcohol Drug takes applications from new memCounselor/Program
Coordinator bers and assists with prevention acBarbara Attocknie who oversees tivities through out the year.
the program making sure program
Recreation Assistant Josh Tillgoals are met and for submitting re- man, is responsible for taking apnewal of the program to be funded plication and keeping the fitness
the next year. Counselor Mike Or- center clean and for introducing
tiz, who holds a Bachelor of Arts members to the machines.
in Social Science with an education emphasis. Ortiz is primarily Contact: Pawnee Nation Substance
Abuse Program - (918) 762-2153.

Department funding: The Food
Distribution Program is funded by
the USDA in which 75 percent is
Federal and 25 percent is Tribal
Match. The total budget for the
program is $267,599, in which
$200,699 (75 percent) is Federal
and $66,900 (25 percent) is Tribal
Match.

to finance and funding agencies.
Kanuho has been with the program
for 21 years and with the Pawnee
Nation for 26 years.
Certification Worker Donna
Howell - Howell certifies the participants, helps with administrative
duties, makes calls to other programs and helps with nutrition education. Howell has the most important position because she makes
sure a household is eligible for the
program.
Warehouseman I Keith Lyons – Lyons is responsible for the
warehouse area of the program, by
ordering food, taking the food off
the trucks, giving out the food, and
the food inventory. Lyons will be
with the program and Pawnee Nation for 29 years in October.
Warehouseman II Tamra Tahkeal – Tahkeal takes care of the
fresh produce, helps with the
monthly food shipment, gives out
the food to our participants, keeps
the warehouse clean and makes the
calls to participants to remind them
to pick up their food.

Staff: Program Coordinator Florissa Kanuho – Responsibilities
include planning, directing, and
coordinating the activities of the
program to insure all contract objectives are met.
Kanuho also submits the required
reports, monitors the overall FD- Contact: FDPIR - (918) 762-2541.
PIR operations, assists with nutrition education and submits budgets

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Violence Against Women (VAW)Program
Submitted By Chelsie Baldwin
VAW Program Coordinator

Name of Department: Violence Against Women
Program (VAW)

not duplicate our current OVW-funded grant
project.
They will, however, be enhanced through this
project by providing new trainings, and having a
center that will journey through a healing process
that will begin to recognize, identify, and change
the generational trauma patterns that exist in our
Native American families; we propose traditional, long term support for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Continued comprehensive planning will develop and enhance governmental strategies to
increase the safety of Indian women. The goals
of the project will address prevention, victim services, and criminal justice intervention while incorporating cultural and traditional practices.

Department mission: VAW takes a holistic approach to ending violence in our community. The
goals of our new grant are to prevent incidents
of domestic or dating violence, sexual assault,
stalking, or human trafficking; increase survivor
safety and offender accountability; and to provide shelter, supportive services, and access to
community based services for survivors.
The activities will improve our current OVWfunded grant project by enhancing our criminal
justice system, increasing victim assistance, providing more cultural activities, raising awareness
to a new level, and consulting with an InvestigaEligibility guidelines: The healing center
tive officer, and established outside agencies.
will be dedicated to serve the native people livThe activities contained in this proposal do ing within Pawnee Nation service area. However

Why Do People Stay in Abusive Relationships?
By Chelsie Baldwin
VAW Program Coordinator

People who have never
been abused often wonder why
a person wouldn’t just leave.
Below are some reasons why
many stay.
Fear: Your friend may
be afraid of what will happen
if they decide to leave the relationship. If your friend has
been threatened by their partner, family or friends, they
may not feel safe leaving.
Believing Abuse is Normal: If your friend doesn’t
know what a healthy relationship looks like, perhaps from
growing up in an environment
where abuse was common,
they may not recognize that
their relationship is unhealthy.
Low Self-esteem: If your
friend’s partner constantly puts
them down and blames them
for the abuse, it can be easy
for your friend to believe those
statements and think that the
abuse is their fault.
Love: Your friend may
stay in an abusive relationship
hoping that their abuser will
change.
Social/Peer Pressure: If
the abuser is popular, it can be

hard for a person to tell their
friends for fear that no one will
believe them or that everyone
will take the abuser's side.
Cultural/Religious Reasons: Traditional gender roles
can make it difficult for young
women to admit to being sexually active and for young men
to admit to being abused.
Pregnancy/Parenting:
Your friend may feel pressure
to raise their children with both
parents together, even if that
means staying in an abusive
relationship. Also, the abusive
partner may threaten to take or
harm the children if your friend
leaves.
Puppy-love Phenomena:
Adults often don’t believe that
teens really experience love. So
if something goes wrong in the
relationship, your friend may
feel like they have no adults to
turn to or that no one will take
them seriously.
Distrust of Police: Many
people do not feel that the police can or will help them, so
they don’t report the abuse.
Language Barriers/Immigration Status: If your friend
is undocumented, they may
fear that reporting the abuse

will affect their immigration
status. Also, if their first language isn’t English, it can be
difficult to express the depth of
their situation to others.
Lack of Money/Nowhere
To Go: Your friend may have
become financially dependent
on their abusive partner.
If you have friends or family members who are in unhealthy or abusive relationships, the most important thing
you can do is be supportive
and listen to them. Please don't
judge!
Resources: loveisrespect.
org or 1-866-331-9474; National Domestic Violence
Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE;
National Human Trafficking
Resource Center at 1-888373-7888; Rape, Abuse, Incest
National Network at 1-800656-HOPE and the Child Protection and Custody Hotline at
1-800-52-PEACE.
For more information about
the VAW Program, call (918)
762-3873.
Editor’s Note: Due to space
limitations, the entire article
submitted was not printed.
Please contact the VAW program for a complete list.

we are a non-discriminant program so we will not
turn away anyone that qualifies; we plan to serve
all women and young girls.
Department funding: We are funded by the Department of Justice through the Office of Violence
Against Women at an annual rate of $300,000.
Staff: The center will employ a division director
to manage and oversee staff; project coordinator to oversee the advocate, provide direct assistance, outreach, and act as the CCR team coordinator; victim advocate to provide victim services,
outreach, and supervise the safe exchange center;
and an administrative assistant to provide clerical
support. Currently, the staff consists of Division
Director M. Angela Thompson and Program Coordinator and Advocate Chelsie Baldwin.
Contact: VAW - (918) 762-3873.

By Patsy Cooper

INDIAN

You see us now….you seen us then….
It’s not about land or money….it’s what’s within,
They took it then; but that’s the truth….
What do we do to keep the couth?
Drinkers, pow-wows and mother earth….
All these were here at our birth,
The blood runs through you & me you know….
We’re all the same though it doesn’t show,
Creator…sobriety....education is what we should
pursue… If we’ll just do what they wanted us to,
Two worlds of people with the same dreams….
Sometimes the hatred makes me want to scream,
The mother earth is kind and true….
Just like….you know who,
If we could only get along….
We’d all be singing to a different song,
A song of love, respect & ultimate truth….
That’s what He wants for us it’s true,
It’s in the book of life you know….
Deep within somehow I feel that they don’t know,
Know the heartaches, pain and suffering then and
now sometimes….
It still goes on and on and it’s a sin,
So we’ll just live on and keep being Indian….
Because that’s who we are within,
But can or will we seek to understand?
Understand that someday….we’ll all be hand in
hand!
Patsy Cooper’s poem entitled Him was featured in The International Who’s Who in Poetry publication copyrighted in
2007 by the International Library of Poetry.

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Photo by Toni Hill

By Toni Hill
Communications Manager

(L to R) PBC President Marshall Gover, TCC President Tom McKeon, Ph.D. and author Kenny A.
Franks at the Pawnee Pride: A History Of Pawnee County book dedication held at the College.

On Oct. 2, 2012, Pawnee Nation Business Council President Marshall Gover
presented Tulsa Community College
(TCC) and TCC President Tom McKeon,
Ph.D. copies of the book, Pawnee Pride:
A History Of Pawnee County.
Editions, signed by Gover, will be
placed in each of the four TCC libraries in
an effort to broaden awareness of Native
American culture.
The ceremony, held at the TCC West
Campus, was hosted by Steven Woods,

associate professor of Native American
Studies, and Belinda McGee, assistant
professor of Child Development. Pawnee
Nation Communications Manager Toni
Hill, Woods and McGee coordinated the
event. The Pawnee Nation Flag Song indicated the beginning of the dedication.
Pawnee Pride: A History Of Pawnee
County was composed by Dr. Kenny A.
Franks and Dr. Paul F. Lambert and published for the Oklahoma Heritage Association by Western Heritage Books. Franks,

who is an adjunct professor at TCC, was
present during the dedication.
Franks and Lambert have jointly written more than 30 books and share national
and regional accolades. The authors also
join the ranks as the Nation’s foremost
authorities on the American petroleum industry.
Pawnee Nation will also serve as a
sponsor for the upcoming Red Fork Native American Film Festival facilitated by
TCC. The event will be held Oct. 19 - 20
at the TCC West Campus located at 7505
West 41st Street, Tulsa, Okla.
The festival will feature Pawnee artists
Charles Chapman and Sonny Howell.
Chapman’s unique self-taught style,
infused in Pawnee culture, earned a place
for his paintings and illustrations in settings as diverse as the White House, the
cover of Paint Horse Journal and Lynn
Moroney’s children’s book, The Boy Who
Loved Bears.
Inspired by the Pawnee artists of his
hometown including T.C. Cannon of Gracemont, Okla., Howell creates on canvas
the myths, exploits and stories including
the belief of the stars and the Creation Story of the Pawnee Tribe.
Chapman and Howell’s paintings are
also displayed at the Pawnee Nation Museum located in Pawnee, Okla.
For more information, contact the
Pawnee Nation Communications Office at
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 25.

The Pawnee Nation Tax Office offers the Pawnee Nation
Pendleton blankets designed to resemble the Pawnee Nation
Flag. The total cost of the blanket, including tax, is $324.
Lay-a-way is available with a 25 percent down payment
and the remainder of the cost payable within 90 days in the
form of a monthly payment of 25 percent of the balance due.
An additional shipping cost of up to $18 will be applied to
the final payment. A charge of $25 will be incurred in the event
of a lay-a-way cancellation.
For more information, contact Lyle Fields or Cecilia
Hawkins at (918) 762-3624.
Great Christmas gifts!

Photo by Toni Hill

Pendleton Blankets Reflect
Pawnee Pride

PAWNEE NATION HAPPENINGS

President Gover Presents Pawnee Culture To TCC Students

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Bridge To The Great Pawnee Nation, Entry Project, Underway
New Entry Project 6102
(Phase B) Time line (2012)
Photo by Rhonda James/ Pawnee Nation Transportation Department

April 13 – Pawnee Business
Council (PBC) contract approval
for Mehlburger Brawley
May 8 - Preliminary plans
May 16 - Advertise Public
Hearing
May 22 - Pre-meeting with representatives from Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Pawnee City and Pawnee Nation (PN)
June 19 – Public Hearing

The bridge will link county road 0470 (road south of the Roundhouse) west across the new bridge and tie into U.S. 64.

Since the last release of
the Chaticks si Chaticks the
Pawnee Nation Department of
Transportation and Safety (PN
DOTS) has been busy with
continued work on the Law
Enforcement Center and the
6102B Project encompassing
the Entry Project, U.S. 64 To
Tribal Headquarters.
When the Pawnee Nation
grant writers wrote the ICDBG
(Indian Community Development Block Grant Program)
grant stipulations were included
requiring the Law Enforcement
Center or the Pawnee Nation
Department of Transportation
(PN DOTS) to provide $96,000
of in-kind services to leverage
the project.
PN DOTS personnel has
been working on leveling the
dirt pile behind the new Law
Enforcement Center and constructing the parking lot and
sidewalks by leveling the location. Other components involved substructure stabilization, curb formation and gutter
and concrete driveway creation.
PN DOTS’ total contribution
to the New Law Enforcement
Center tops out at $141,000
including a $61,000 cash payment. The recent purchase of a

2005 International 5900 to haul
construction material s and other general purposes increased
productivity.
The Entry Project Phase B
has been bid out and McGuire
Brothers of Tulsa, Oklahoma
was awarded the contract in the
amount of $807,348.36. The
scope of the contract includes
the development of curb and
gutter, sidewalks, drainage and
concrete surfacing.
The completion of the project will link county road 0470
(road south of the Roundhouse)
west across the new bridge and
tie into U.S. 64 and is expected
to open for
traffic before the end
of the year.
The contractor is mobilizing this
week
and
will begin
construction activities during
the next few
days. Some
utility work
will be addressed,
with mild

relocations, as required.
“We would like to
thank the citizens of Pawnee for their support,” said
Jim McCormick, project
manager.
“This
development
could ease traffic burdens on existing venues of
travel without having any
known negative effects
on business revenue. We
would like to remind the
community that the use of
the bridge and roadway is
restricted until official notification.”

A different view of the Entry Project Bridge.

June 25 – Plan approval
June 26 – Bid advertise
July 19 - (10 a.m.) Fire Station
pre-bid
July 26 - (10 a.m.) PN Fire Station bid opening
August 8 - PBC approval
August 30 – Prior to this date notice to proceed
November 13 - Project projected
completion date
Photo by Rhonda James/ Pawnee Nation Transportation Department

PAWNEE NATION HAPPENINGS

By Jim McCormick, Project Manager
By Cecil Riding In, Transportation Director

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Pawnee Nation Expansion Enters Final Stages

The driveways and parking areas are in placed and ready for usage.

Construction has begun and should con-

Photo courtesy of the ICDBG Office

clude on the Pawnee Nation’s Standpipe
All current tribal law
by the end of October. Areas of mainteenforcement officers will
nance include updating the Standpipe to
have their own offices and meet federal guidelines. The scope of repair also entails repainting the exterior of
an additional two offices
Standpipe along with the wolf-head
have been set aside for new the
and the name on the tower.
law enforcement programs
such as a juvenile prevenzation).
tion program.
The new emergency gen“We are looking forward
erator was recently started up
to having our own building
with members of the property
and the space to develop critidepartment and law enforcecal areas of need, such as an
ment personnel present for
evidence room and a training
training provided by the servicarea for not only Pawnee Naing company.
tion police officers but also for
The Grand Opening of the
the surrounding Tribal Police
new facility will be held Oct.
Departments,” said David
19, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. at 1201
Kanuho, chief of the Pawnee
Heritage Circle located on the
Nation Tribal Police DepartPawnee Tribal Reserve.
ment.
Editor’s note: Photos taken
The interior computer cain part by Muriel Robedeaux
bling was also done through the and Jon James.
Pawnee Nation TERO (Tribal
Employment Rights Organi-

Photo courtesy of the ICDBG Office

The Grand Opening of the Law
Enforcement Center will be held
Friday, Oct. 19,
2012, at 1:30 p.m.
at 1201 Heritage
Circle
located
on the Pawnee
Tribal Reserve in
Pawnee, Okla.

The Pawnee Nation Law
Enforcement Center, designed
by Anishinabe Design of Norman, Okla., celebrates completion.
Minor details are in process
including ensuring efficiency of
all the mechanical systems.
The interior and exterior painting was sub-contracted out to
Horsechief Painting, a Pawnee
Indian Owned and Operated
business.
This new facility contains
3,321 SF, which includes the
safe area/conference room,
lobby and reception area,
break room, seven offices and
two storage areas. A computer
server room and a rest room/
locker/shower area complete
the model.

Photo courtesy of the ICDBG Office

A view of the new Law Enforcement Center which offers many amenities including training areas and a conference room that doubles as a safe area during inclement weather to accommodate more than 150 people.
.

The new Law Enforcement Center’s lobby area offers spacious waiting
areas and kitchen components.

PAWNEE NATION HAPPENINGS

Photo courtesy of the ICDBG Office

By Muriel Robedeaux, ICDBG Coordinator
By Toni Hill, Communications Manager

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Pawnee Nation Firefighters Assist Preservation Efforts

Photo by Rhonda James

Photo by Rhonda James
(Left) Pawnee Nation’s brush truck (on the left) gets a water refill from the fire engine. (Right) Firefighters Jon James and Gerald Woommavovah (driver)
en route to Mashum to help relief efforts. Within the past few months, PN firefighters have responded to calls in the Glencoe, Masham, Meramac, Jennings,
Yale and Morrison communities.

Photo by Toni Hill
Josh Daniel, Pawnee Nation environmental scientist, examines
burned hay located in close proximately to a destroyed residence
(background)in Mashum.

Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Kelly Kersey

PN Firefighters Maintain Skills

Photo by Kelly Kersey

PAWNEE NATION HAPPENINGS

Design By Toni Hill, Communications Manager

(Top) Firefighters practice extinguishing a petroleum fire. (Bottom)
Monty Matlock (left) and Josh Daniel (right) observe.

Firefighters work to contain and extinguish the blaze.
Pawnee Nation Fire Department recently attended training entitled, “Flammable
Liquids and Gas Transportation Emergencies” held at Oklahoma State University.
Topics included Storage and Usage of Fuels, Coordinated Fire Attacks and Strategies
for Various Fires and Dry Chemical Agents and Applications. Firefighters trained using props that simulated fires from pooled flammable liquids, low and elevated pressurized valve leaks and split pipes. This type of hands-on training ensures that PN
firefighters remain skilled and prepared to protect Pawnee Nation and the surrounding communities.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Special Diabetes Program for Indians
Submitted By Crystal McNeill,
Program Coordinator

tions, not on formulary at Indian
Name of Department: Special Dia- Health Service Clinic (2 medicabetes Program for Indians
tions per month) and Nike N7 Shoe
incentive program.
Department mission/services offered: Diabetic Supplies: meter, Eligibility guidelines: Certification
strips, lancets, blood pressure moni- of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB),
tor, etc., $150 towards eye wear Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus from
(once per calendar year), $300 to- a primary care physician, copies of
wards therapeutic footwear (once Medicare/Medicaid and/or any priper calendar year), $700 towards vate insurance cards, proof of residenture repair (once per calendar dence, Confidentiality and Release
year), assist with diabetic medica- of Information form, list of current

medications and laboratory results administering and accomplishing
from the past year – prior to date the goals and objectives identified
seeking admission.
in the grant; as well as monitoring
the program’s financial status.
Department funding: For proAdministrative Assistant Jaime
gram medical, educational and out- Jestes provides clerical and adminreach supplies $54,441 was allotted istrative services to support in the
to complete any program events, implementation of goals and objecactivities and educational opportu- tives of the diabetes program.
nities for FY 2011-12.
Contact: Pawnee Nation Special
Staff: Program Coordinator Diabetes Program for Indians - 762Crystal McNeill is responsible for 4045.

CHILDCARE WISDOM SHARED
Parenting Tips For Days Filled With Challenge

Photo by Paigelyn Moore/Summer Worker

By Kari Little
Idian Child Welfare Director

Remembering that child rearing is like Child’s play can sometimes
ease the challenges that parents face.

hausting and you think you
might go crazy.
If you need some help to
keep your home as peaceful as possible, try some of
these tips.

Some days, being a parent is easy and fun and effortless.
Your kids are well behaved, you have unlimited
patience, and things flow
smoothly. Other days, being Don’t Yell
a parent is completely exDecide not to yell for a

day. When you start yelling,
they start yelling, and things
go downhill quickly. If you
choose to keep your voice
calm, you will start feeling calm and will be better
able to diffuse any potential
breakdowns. This is hard,
but it is worth it.
Focus on the Child
Spend some time focused just on your child.
Families are always going
in a million different directions, especially when
school starts.
Both kids and parents
can get worn out from the
daily routine. Try taking 15
minutes to spend just with
your kids, without the TV
or cell phones around. Play
with them, talk to them, and
give them your undivided
attention. Positive attention
goes a long way with kids,
and will help you feel more

connected.

not say yes? They will feel
like you listened and you
Set clear expectations
all may end up doing someHow many arguments thing fun that will be a great
have you had with your memory.
kids, and their response is,
“I didn’t know you wanted Don’t Skimp On Love
me to do that?”
Remember that you
Even if something seems can’t spoil your kids with
obvious or logical to you, it love. It just isn’t possible.
may not be to your child.
Knowing that their parBe clear about what you ex- ents love them makes kids
pect them to do, and write it feel safe and secure. If you
down or provide reminders aren’t a hugs and kisses kind
if needed.
of parent, write your child
a note or doing something
Say “Yes”
special for them.
Sometimes it feels like
We all know how nice
all you do as a parent is say it is to know that someone
“no” to the millions of re- cares about you.
quests your kids make, and
If you are interested in
it becomes a kind of reflex learning more about parentanswer no matter what they ing, contact ICW at (918)
are asking. The next time 762-3873 x3 for informathey make a request, stop tion on upcoming parenting
and consider it. If it is rea- classes.
sonable and will not cause
problems for anyone, why

The Promoting Safe and Stable Families program still has funds available to assist families in crisis. We can assist with utility or housing deposits,
utility bills, or other areas, depending on the needs of the family. Families must have children living in the home to be eligible. Please contact Indian
Child Welfare (ICW) for an application. The ICW office is located in the HCS building, or can be reached by phone at (918) 762-3873 Ext. 3.

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OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Old Cemeteries Never Die
By Gordon Adams
Preservation Officer

sents, Skidi cemeteries were always
located north of
their towns, just
as Skidi towns
were always located north of
the other bands;
Chaui cemeteries were always
located similarly
in the west of
their towns, just
as their towns
were always located west of the
other bands; Kitkahahki cemeteries were always
The crane used in the excavation process.
south of their
towns, just as
In 2007, I moved to Pawnee
their towns were always located
from Phoenix, Ariz. to accept a posouth of the other bands. Simisition at the Pawnee Nation College
larly, Pitahawirata cemeteries were
as director of Institutional Advancealways east. At the bottom of my
ment. After attending several funerlist of things to do, I casually asked
als, I noticed only the Skidi, Chaui,
around to find out where.
and Kitkehahki cemeteries were
To my surprise, few Pawnees
being used. As time went on, I beI asked even knew there was supgan to wonder why no burials were
posed to be a fourth cemetery, and of
made at the Pitahawirata cemetery.
those who knew there was supposed
I knew that for hundreds of years
to be four cemeteries, the Pawnees
each band established their own
I asked did not know where it was.
cemeteries near their towns everyThe College consumed most of my
where they went.
time and the mystery cemetery soon
Like the stars each band reprefaded from my thoughts.

In 2011, I was appointed Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
(THPO) and took over the duties of
the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO).
One of those duties is to “Survey” and “Inventory” all tribally
owned lands to ascertain whether
any qualify for nomination to the
National Register of Historic Places
(NRHP). “Survey” means finding
out everything about the properties, and “Inventory” means placing
all that information into a database.
As THPO it is now my duty to locate the mystery cemetery. I began
my search with a literature review
which eventually led me to a 1968
Congressional Act.
On Oct. 2, 1968, the 90th Congress of the United States enacted
Public Law 90-546. P.L. 90-546
gave back to the Pawnee people the
land which is today the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Reservation, and
placed it into Trust status. This legislation also returned four 10-acre
cemetery sites to the Pawnee Nation
and placing them in Trust as well.
Their locations were also listed.
One of these 10-acre sites is the Pitahawirata cemetery..
The property could not be seen
from the dirt road leading to it because of the thick under-brush and
trees. After driving past it a couple

of times, I noticed a spot which
might have been a road into the
property.
Looking closer, I saw a badly
eroded trail and began nosing my
4-wheel drive truck into the underbrush. I soon emerged in a clearing to find an oil-rig and two rusting silos dead in the middle of our
cemetery.
In addition to the abandoned
equipment, it also appeared that
bulldozer work had excavated earth
to a depth of 20 feet in some areas,
presenting the possibility of grave
disturbances. I soon found that mineral rights to the property had been
leased out in 1981 to a succession of
oil companies and finally ending up
in the hands of Heritage Petroleum,
Stillwater, Okla.
On June 18, 2012, I met with
BIA, BLM and Heritage representatives to settle on a plan to remove
the oil field equipment. The plan
agreed to by all included the following activities conducted in two
phases: Phase 1: Equipment removal, and, Phase 2: Restoring the
property to its original condition.
Heritage Petroleum also agreed to
relinquish their lease since it had
become unprofitable to maintain.
The next issue of the Chaticks si
Chaticks will contain the conclusion
of this article.

HOLIDAY REMINDERS
Halloween Is Coming - A Guide On Maintaining A Healthy “Trick or Treat”!
By Crystal McNeill
Diabetes Coordinator

Halloween is coming and you
know that means – Yes! The massive amounts of bite-sized candies!
If you are living with Diabetes,
this specific holiday may require
a little more planning before taking part in any upcoming festivities. Here are some tips to help with
blood sugar spikes when enjoying a

few Halloween treats:
• Wait a few days before Halloween to purchase any candy. Also,
buy the kind you do not like to help
reduce the temptation of snacking
while handing out goodies to the
kids.
• Eat a filling, healthy meal
before taking kids trick or treating.

This will help with not over indulging on sweets.
• Chew sweet sugarless gum.
By doing this, you will not have
room in your mouth for candy and it
will also curb sweet cravings without adding extra calories and carbohydrates.
• Keep track on how much you

eat by keeping the wrappers. Keeping count of the number of wrappers
will hopefully remind you not to eat
too many!
If you have any questions regarding controlling Diabetes through
Halloween, feel free to contact the
Pawnee Nation Diabetes Program
for assistance at 918-762-4045.

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COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
CONGRATULATIONS

Oct. 13th 2012 Happy
Birthday Joshua Big
Bear Hand, We Love
you!!! Mom, Arthur,
Jamie and Caleb!!!!

Happy Birthday to Orion Rae Primeaux! On
November 22nd she will celebrate her 4th birthday. - Love Mom, Dad, Athena Marie, & Atticus
Grey
Happy Birthday to Athena Marie Primeaux! On
October 7th she will celebrate her 2nd birthday.
- Love Mom, Dad, Orion Rae, & Atticus Grey

Orion Rae and Athena
Marie would like to announce the arrival of
their new baby sister
Atticus Grey Primeaux!
She was born on September 1st. and weighed
9lbs.8oz. Parents are
Anthony Primeaux and
Marie MorningStar Eppler. Grandparents are
Mike and Rose Primeaux, and Bob and Gerri
Horn.

Ted Moore was selected as the Pawnee Nation Education Director
effective Sept. 4, 2012. Previously Moore served as a grant writer for
the Nation.
“I am very proud to become the Education Director for the Pawnee Nation and look forward to improving our education, training and
related services for our children, families and community,” Moore
said.
The education office is located at the Cultural Learning Center at
657 Harrison Street, entrance in the back. For more information bout
services, call (918) 762-3227.
Photo by Rolf Clements. Reprinted courtesy of the Ponca City News

9/13/2012
Health Fair Walk
TRIBAL ELDERS set a good pace today at a healthy lifestyles
walk preceding the Otoe-Missouria Health Fair held at the tribe’s
Red Rock campus. Pictured are Elizabeth Blackowl, left, Richard
Roubedeaux, Phyllis Soxie, Darrell Moore and Herb Rice. Hundreds
of participants turned out for the event which featured information
and referrals from a variety of health service providers and a Women
Who Win workshop.
Reprinted with permission of The Ponca City News. The photo appeared in the Wednesday, Sept.. 19, 2012 online edition. (News Photo by Rolf Clements) http://www.poncacitynews.com/local/HealthFair-Walk#.UFM1X6DQckQ.email.

Pawnee Nation College
PNC would like to welcome new staff members Ronald James, Recruiter/Admissions Assistant and Tahlee Redcorn, full-time faculty member.
PNC’S Student Government Association student officials for the 2012-2013 academic year are President Jaime Rowe, Vice President and PNC
Princess Alexandria Chino, Treasurer Crystal McClure, Secretary Danny Donaldson, Historian Rheanna Wilde and Sargent at Arms Frankie Brizendine.

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PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING NOTES
Please understand that the following are only a brief synopsis of topics and actions taken by the Pawnee
Business Council.
July 16, 2012 PBC Meeting:
All Council members were present
and provided reports on their meetings and Committees since the last
Council meeting. Executive Director Dawna Hare and TDC CEO
Roger Smith provided reports.

10.
William Howell reported on
the Wichita Visitation that will start
July 25, 2012. Mr. Howell provided
protocol for the event as a reminder
to everyone.
Executive Session:
Discussion was held with the TDC
Chairman.

After Executive Session, no votes
were taken regarding the items discussed, but the Council scheduled
the Executive Director evaluation
The minutes of the June 20 and June for July 23 at 10 a.m.
28, 2012 PBC meetings were approved.
July 23, 2012 PBC Meeting:
Old Business:
1.
The Indian Housing Plan
was reviewed and approved for submission.
2.
The Transportation Dept.
requested to purchase an extended
warranty on the backhoe that was
purchased a year ago – approved.
New Business (with Added items):
1.
Transportation requested approval of bids for concrete, rock and
iron for the Law Enforcement parking lot project - withdrawn.
2.
A request for approval of
Museum by-laws and budget were
tabled.
3.
The Communications Dept.
proposed a sign project with the
City of Pawnee – approved to pursue.
4.
Revisions to the TDC Articles of Incorporation were approved
and TDC was requested to submit a
budget for 2012.
5.
Revisions to the TERO Ordinance were tabled and a scoping
meeting to review the changes with
the TERO Commission and Council
was discussed.
6.
Resolution 12-34 – Code of
Conduct was approved for the ICDBG project.
7.
Council conducted interviews of the top three A & E firms
for the 2012 ICDBG project (Elderly Meals). ONE Architecture is
selected.
8.
Discussion was held regarding the Governing Documents
Commission guidelines. Item was
tabled.
9.
Discussion was held regarding the Social Problems Commission guidelines. Item was tabled.

All Council members were present
for this one-item agenda meeting.

fund raising.
3.
A Proclamation declaring
July as National Minority Mental
Health Awareness month for the
Pawnee Nation was requested and
approved.
4.
Resolution 12-35 was approved for the forgiveness of a
$25,000 loan given to the Pawnee
Nation College several years ago.
5.
The revisions to the fiscal
policies were tabled.
6.
Budget Committee recommendations – added item. Council
reviewed the agenda items from the
Budget meeting the previous day.
No action was taken except for the
forgiveness of the college loan in
item #4.

Aug. 1, 2012, Joint PBC/TDC MeetExecutive Session:
ing
1.
Executive Director Performance Evaluation was conducted.
The Council members were present for a Joint Meeting between
July 25, 2012, PBC Meeting:
the PBC and TDC Board of Directors. The only item on the agenda
Seven Council members were pres- was Review the changes to the TDC
ent (Richard Tilden was excused) Articles of Incorporation and Open
and provided reports on their meet- Forum.
ings and Committees since the last
Council meeting. Executive Direc- Aug. 4, 2012, PBC Quarterly Meettor Dawna Hare gave an overview ing
of activities at the Administration
level.
All Council members were present. Executive Director provided
Old Business:
an overview of the Quarterly Report
1.
Resolution 12-33 for ap- and each Division Director provided
proval of the TERO Ordinance was information regarding the programs
tabled. A scoping meeting regard- under their Divisions.
ing the TERO ordinance was scheduled for July 31, 2012.
Aug. 8, 2012, PBC Meeting
2.
Transportation returned with
their request for Rock, Concrete and Seven Council members were presIron for the Law Enforcement Park- ent. Richard Tilden was excused.
ing Lot. The total bid approved for Council provided reports on their
this project is $34,470.20.
meetings, commissions and com3.
The guidelines for the Gov- mittees since the last PBC meeterning Documents Commission ing. Executive Director Dawna
were tabled.
Hare provided a report. TDC Board
4.
The Social Issues Commis- Member Laura Melton provided a
sion was changed to the Social Is- brief report on TDC activities.
sues Committee.
The minutes of the July 25, 2012
New Business:
PBC meeting were approved.
1.
The Transportation Department asked for approval to purchase Old Business:
a Truck Tractor for $33,500. Ap- 1.
Resolution 12-33, Revisions
proved.
to the TERO Ordinance was tabled.
2.
Pius Horse Chief gave an
update on the new officers of the New Business:
Pawnee Indian Veteran’s organiza- 1.
The Transportation Departtion and plans for future events and ment requested to change the ven-

dor for the Law Enforcement Project Parking lot because TERO had
withdrawn their bid. The item was
tabled.
2.
The Transportation Department requested that the bid of McGuire Brothers be approved for the
new access road project – approved.
3.
Resolution 12-36 – OpenOutdoor Burning Ban and Permit
was approved. The Burn Ban is for
30 days.
4.
The Pawnee Nation College
requested Council consider an annual allocation. The request was
tabled so it can go before the Budget
Committee and additional information can be reviewed.
5.
Resolution 12-37 to appoint
Stephen Bird as Chairman of the
Election Commission – approved.
6.
Resolutions 12-38 and 12-39
were approved to appoint Cynthia
Butler and Tamera Hawkins to the
Environmental Regulatory Commission.
Aug. 22, 2012, PBC Meeting
Seven Council members were present. Jim Fields was excused. Council provided reports on their meetings, commissions and committees
since the last PBC meeting. Executive Director Dawna Hare provided
a report. TDC provided a brief report on TDC activities.
The minutes of the Aug. 4, 2012
Quarterly meeting and August 8,
2012 PBC meeting were approved.
Old Business:
1.
Resolution 12-33, Revisions to the TERO Ordinance was
approved with changes.
2.
The Transportation Dept.
requested Council approve the Jess
Ross Construction Company to pour
the concrete for the Law Enforcement Project Parking lot. Approved
with contingencies.
New Business:
1.
Resolution 12-40 requesting
a Special Wildlife Harvest Permit
was approved.

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PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING NOTES CONT.
Deer meat will be provided to Pawnee Nation elders.
2.
Resolution 12-48 for the
Liquor Control Commission was
tabled. PBC requested the Governing Documents Committee review
the Act, confirm with legal opinion
and bring a revised resolution back
to Council.
3.
Resolution 12-49 – Revisions to the Gaming Ordinance –
tabled until a scoping meeting can
be scheduled.

4.
A request for a forensic au- Aug. 25, 2012, PBC/Nasharo Joint
dit of TDC and to request a different Meeting and for Public Comment
auditing firm was denied.
Seven Council members were presExecutive Session:
ent. Jim Fields was excused. Sev1.
Interview and selection of en Nasharo members were present.
Education Division Director.
Stephen Jake was excused. Each
member of the two Councils and
After coming out of Executive Ses- the tribal members were allowed to
sion, Pat Moore, Jr. is selected. If present their ideas for use of the Nez
Mr. Pat Moore does not accept the Perce Settlement funds. The Joint
position, it will be offered to Ted Council will meet to discuss the fiMoore, Jr.
nal decision on Sept. 8, 2012.

Sept. 8, 2012, PBC/Nasharo Joint
Meeting
Seven Council members were present. Jim Fields was excused. The
two Councils met to discuss the results of the public meeting in Executive Session. When they came out
of Executive Session, they voted to
give $2 million to the tribal members, $2 million for services and
programs and the remainder as payment to NARF.

THIRD QUARTER 2012 RESOLUTIONS
#12-26 – A Resolution for Absolute Relinquishment – Approved –
Sept. 12, 2012 by a vote of five for,
two absent (Jestes, Fields), and one
not voting (President Gover).
#12-32 – A Resolution to Revise
the TDC Articles of Incorporation
– Approved July 16, 2012 by a
vote of six for, one against (Lone
Chief), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-33 – A Resolution to Revise
the TERO Ordinance – Approved
Aug. 22, 2012 by a vote of seven
for, none against, and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-34 – A Resolution to submit
the Tribes Code of Conduct for
the ICDBG – Approved July 16,
2012 by a vote of seven for, none
against, and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-35 – A Resolution to Forgive a
$25,000 Loan made to the Pawnee
Nation College – Approved July
25, 2012 by a vote of six for, one
excused (Tilden), none against, and
one not voting (President Gover).
#12-36 – A Resolution for the Pawnee Nation to Ban Open Outdoor
Burning for 30 days with a permit
for cultural activities – Approved
August 8, 2012 by a vote of six

for, one excused (Tilden), none
against, and one not voting (VicePresident Lone Chief).
#12-37 – A Resolution for Appointment to the Election Commission – Stephen Bird is appointed as Chairman - Approved
Aug. 8, 2012 by a vote of five
for, one excused (Tilden), one
against (Taylor), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-38 – A Resolution for Appointment to the Environmental
Regulatory Commission – Cynthia Butler is appointed - Approved Aug. 8, 2012 by a vote
of six for, one excused (Tilden),
none against, and one not voting
(President Gover).
#12-39 – A Resolution for Appointment to the Environmental
Regulatory
Commission
– Tamera Hawkins is appointed –
Approved Aug. 8, 2012 by a vote
of six for, one excused (Tilden),
none against, and one not voting
(President Gover).
#12-40 – A Resolution for a Special Wildlife Harvest Permit – Approved - Aug. 22, 2012 by a vote
of six for, one excused (Fields),
and one not voting (President
Gover).

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#12-41 – A Resolution for Enrollment adding 48 members – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012 by a vote
of five for, two absent (Jestes,
Fields), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-42 – A Resolution for Enrollment documenting 16 deceased
members – Approved – Sept. 12,
2012 by a vote of five for, two absent (Jestes, Fields), and one not
voting (President Gover).
#12-43 – A Resolution for – Conditional Relinquishment – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012 by a vote
of five for, two absent (Jestes,
Fields), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-44 – A Resolution for Enrollment - Conditional Relinquishment – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012
by a vote of five for, two absent
(Jestes, Fields), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-45 – A Resolution for Enrollment – Conditional Relinquishment – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012
by a vote of five for, two absent
(Jestes, Fields), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-46 – A Resolution for Enrollment – Conditional Relinquishment – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012

by a vote of five for, two absent
(Jestes, Fields), and one not voting
(President Gover).
#12-47 – A Resolution to Drawdown Proceeds of Labor $12,787.00
– Approved – Sept. 12, 2012 by a
vote of five for, two absent (Jestes,
Fields), and one not voting (President Gover).
#12-48 – A Resolution for Liquor
Control Regulations – Tabled –
Aug. 22, 2012 by a vote of six for,
one absent (Fields), and one not
voting (President Gover).
#12-49– A Resolution for Revisions to the Gaming Ordinance –
Tabled – Aug. 22, 2012 by a vote of
six for, one absent (Fields), and one
not voting (President Gover).
#12-50 – A Resolution for a 30 day
Extension of the Open-Outdoor
Burning Ban – Tabled – Sept. 12,
2012 by a vote of six for, one absent (Fields), and one not voting
(President Gover).
#12-51 – A Resolution to Appoint
a Gaming Commissioner – Stephen
Bird is re-appointed to a 3-year
term. – Approved – Sept. 12, 2012
by a vote of three for, two excused
(Jestes, Fields), and one not voting
(President Gover).

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INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES
Indian Health Center Staff Member Echo Hawk Receives Director’s Award

Photo by Toni Hill

By Joyce G. Oberly, PIHC Performance Improvement Officer
By Toni Hill, Pawnee Nation Communications Manager

Adrienne Echo Hawk recives congrtulations from PIHC
Chief Pharamist Dr. Kaileen Skidgel.

Adrienne Echo Hawk, Pawnee Pharmacy
Technician, recently received the Director's
Award. Echo Hawk has worked for Pawnee Indian Health Center (PIHC) for four years and
oversees Point of Sale (POS) collections. Before Echo-Hawk started at the PIHC, the pharmacy third-party collections were $754,000 for
FY 2008.
Due to her efforts in POS and consistently
seeking avenues for reimbursement, the PIHC
had a significantly increased revenue for the
PIHC Service Unit, which includes Pawnee and
Pawhuska Indian Health Centers. In 2011, Echo
Hawk collected close to $1.25 million and increased payables for more than $495,000. For
the quarter ending in January 2012, Echo Hawk
gathered $494,173. Echo Hawk is on track to

collect more revenue this year than last, approximating $1.9 million. Her abilities allow the PIHC
to improve the quality of care and increased access to needed medications and services.
“I feel that my experience with the private
sector in pharmacy support and claims has been
a great part of my success,” Echo Hawk said. “I
am very honored by this recognition and excited
that the additional funds can be used to support
increased serves and medicines, often those that
are too expensive for many, to our clients.”
Echo Hawk also serves as a consultant for
other clinics to help them accomplish the agency
mission and director's initiative. Echo Hawk
also serves on the National Point of Sale Technical Advisory Group. She advises POS billers and
technicians from as far as Yakima Health Center
in Washington to local clinics in Oklahoma at
Claremore, Pawhuska and Clinton.

Pawnee Indian Health Clinic Offers An Anticoagulation Clinic
By Joyce G. Oberly
PIHC Performance Improvement Officer

better equipped to take greater responsibility
for their care. This collaboration between the
medical clinic and pharmacy will help to decrease the workload of prescribers and expand
the clinical role of the pharmacist.
The initial step of patient participation in
the Pharmacy ACC is to have the prescriber
submit a consult/referral. Once referred to the
Pharmacy ACC, patients are followed entirely
in the pharmacy for management of their anticoagulation. International Normalized Ratio
testing will be performed by utilizing a finger
stick and point of care meter that will produce
a result in about one minute. After the result is
obtained, the pharmacist will make any adjustRiding In receives a finger stick for
ment in Warfarin dose per the ACC Policies & Waleeska
demonstration purposes.
Procedures and then reschedule the patient
for follow-up.

Photo by Toni Hill

Effective June 1, 2012, the Pawnee Indian
Health Center (PIHC) pharmacy began offering
a new service, the Pharmacy Anticoagulation
Clinic (ACC). Lt. Grant McElwee serves as the
clinic manager.
McElwee and PIHC Chief Pharmacist Dr.
Kaileen Skidgel attended the National Indian
Health Services Anticoagulation Training Program at the Claremore Indian Hospital and are
credentialed Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy
Specialists (CPS). Together, they will manage
anticoagulation therapy in patients enrolled in
the Pharmacy ACC.
The goal of this new service is to increase
patient satisfaction by improving client care and
access to services. An additional focus of this
clinic is to provide greater patient education in
hopes that the anticoagulation patients may be

Pawnee Pharmacy Central Mail Out Program
By Joyce G. Oberly
PIHC Performance Improvement Officer

On Sept. 28, 2010 Indian Health
Service (I.H.S.) Director, Dr. Yvette
Roubideaux testified before the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
of the U.S. Congress.
During her testimony, Roubideaux responded to the need for reform within our agency. She cited
the need to “Improve the Quality of
and Access to Care.”
The Pawnee Service Unit (PSU)
is dedicated to addressing all areas
of I.H.S. reform and continually

improving the way we do business.
As such the Service Unit clinics in
Pawnee and Pawhuska successfully
implemented the pharmacy mail out
program. Improving customer service was the impetus in mailing out
prescriptions.
With the previous system, patients faced a multitude of problems
in obtaining their medication including severe weather conditions,
coordinating travel to and from the
clinic as well as the economics of

increased fuel costs.
The most important factor was
ensuring patient safety and medication compliance. At the Pawnee Indian Health Center (PIHC),
PIHC Chief Pharmacist Dr. Kaileen
Skidgel developed a plan to address
the problems in a cost effective
manner. Skidgel also created policy
and established the procedure for
the mail out program.
The PSU initiated the mail out
program Sept. 30, 2010 and cur-

rently maintains 210 participants
in Pawnee and 65 participants in
Pawhuska.
The PSU acknowledges the hard
work put forth in this effort by clinic pharmacy teams. Much appreciation goes to Skidgel , LT Casey
Edinger, Adrienne Echo Hawk, Ann
Price, Waleeska Riding In and Tracy Patton.
For more information, contact
the PIHC at (918) 762-2517.

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TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Tribal Development Corporation Supports Pawnee Nation
Submitted by: Tribal Devlopment Corporation

The above chart shows the
Pawnee Tribal Development
Corporations’ (PTDC) payments made to the Pawnee Nation’s government from January through July 2012; a total so
far of $761,158 for the year and
$179,214 more in comparison to
July 2011.
Other financial payments are
made to the Pawnee Nation via
PTDC’s vendors and those vendors make payments directly to
the Pawnee Nation Tax Commission.
Furthermore,
remaining
monthly profits generated by
PTDC is reinvested into the Corporation for payroll, debt reduction and capital improvements.
Also, the PTDC Board of
Directors on March 20, 2012 adopted by unanimous vote a ‘No
Donation’ policy.
The Board felt that their job is
to send profits to the Pawnee Nation and not place itself in a position to donate funds that belong

to the Pawnee Nation government.
Since the money does belong to the
tribe, the proper level to approach
for donations is the elected tribal officials.
The PTDC Board of Directors
has made a commitment to execute
its combined potential to become a
valuable asset for the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma’s government, its
tribal members and the community
of the City of Pawnee.
Under new corporate leadership,
PTDC employs a staff of professionals from diverse backgrounds
who share the same vision of creating more success for PTDC; the
Board and the corporate office both
have been working aggressively to
achieve that vision which also includes researching other economic
opportunities to further increase the
Corporations’ resources.
As the PTDC focuses on its purpose to send funds to the Pawnee
Nation government, another point
of its existence centers on providing
employment to tribal members and
other members of the community.
It should be noted that the businesses of PTDC are regulated by the
National Indian Gaming Commission and the Pawnee Nation Gaming Commission whom each have
established rules and regulations by
which PTDC must abide.
The PTDC holds its meetings
on Tuesday evenings at 5:30 p.m.
in the corporate office conference
room located on the second floor of
the Health and Community Services
building, aka the old IHS hospital.
The dates are listed on the Pawnee Nation calendar or you can call
(918) 762-4832, Ext. 11 for exact dates of the monthly meetings.
PTDC invites all tribal and community members to attend its meetings.

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PAWNEE NATION ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT
The following listed people have undeliverable addresses in the Enrollment Department, if you know any of these individuals please have them
contact the Enrollment office at (918) 762-3624 to update their address. Some on this list may have recently updated their address. If so, please
disregard this notice. If a person listed has passed on please accept our condolences and please contact the Enrollment Department at (918) 7623624. Thank you.
Adams, Jess Thomas
Fields, Michael Wayne
Kiser, Benjamin Noah
Partridge, Carl J
Aguilar, Dax Miguel
Fields, Mika Alexis
Kiser, Cody Rae Lynn
Partridge, Robbin Jonas
Baldwin Jr, Paul Richard
Fields, Raymond Lawrence
Kiser, Jessica Keegan
Partridge, Vincent Keith
Barreras, Sophia Monique
Fields, Scott Tilden
Kiser, Ryan Kenzie
Paulman, Jonathan Turner
Barreras, Vivica Faye
Fields, Wade Harrison
Knife Chief, Kimberly
Paulman, Suzanna Irene
Battiest, Charles Anthony
Furr, Christopher O`neal
Knife Chief, Steven Clarence Pena, Michael James
Battiest, Wanda Timlyn;
Gardipe, Darrell James
Laventure, Lauren
Pepple, Julia Ann
Bayhylle, Batiste Arthur Bruce; Giblon, Janis
Leading Fox, Randall Mark
Perry, Daniel Lynn
Bayhylle, Carol L
Gibson, Larry Allen
Leblanc, Thelma Charlene
Peters, Bradley Scott
Bayhylle, James Alan
Gilmore, Robert Gene
Long, Isabelle M
Peters, David Bert
Beardsley, Sean Michael
Gover II, Charles Edward
Long, Luke Randall
Phillips, Jean Rae
Beets, Jamie Michelle
Gover, Billy Kevin
Long, Sarah Michele
Pratt, Adam Ethan
Beets, Michael James
Gover, Carlton Quinn
Lopez, Valeria Patricia
Pratt, Edgar A
Blaine, Amanda Kelly
Gover, Samantha Jean
Lunsford Jr., Wilbur Thomas
Pratt, Jacob Wayne
Blaine, Fletcher Christian
Graham, Michelle Leann
Lunsford, Donald Ray
Pratt, Jessica Elaine
Blaine, Kelvin Wichita
Gray, Edward Clarence
Lunsford, Janine Kau'ileolani Pratt, Louis Francis
Blaine, Sterling Anthony
Hall, Vernon Lee
Main, Danna Glen
Prim, James Thomas
Blas, Alexander Phillip
Harkey, Justin Keith
Main, Frances L
Prim, Jesse Stuart
Brown, Alison Dian
Hartness, Margaret Cecelia
Maker, Alaina Leona Michelle Prim, Jonathan David- Wayne
Brown, Genevieve Marie
Hartwick, Jo Esta
Maker, Anita
Ramirez, Mvhayv Marie
Bunting, Paul Nile
Hassell, Hannah Jeanne
Maker, George Preston Morrell Red Eagle Jr, Edward Eli
Bunting, Wayne Anthony
Hassell, Jeffrey Michael
Maker, Julia Katherine A
Red Eagle, Gina Maria
Burgess, Grant Echohawk
Hassell, Todd Andrew
Mascote, Martin Guillirmo
Reed, Drake Bradley Jacob
Burk, Logan Scott
Hawkins, Jacob James
Maytubby, Candice Marion
Reed, Hunter Logan
Byram, Frances Arlene
Hedrick, Breck Keith
Maytubby, Laura Marie
Reed, James Bradley
Byrom, Rebecca Leann
Hendricks, Melinda Dale
Maytubby, Tiffany Renee
Reed, Julie Renee
Cabe, Christine A
Hewett, Micah Rene'
Mc Cloud, Virginia Ann
Reed, Robert Fisher
Caesar, Louis Aaron
Hickey Jr, John
Mc Hugh, Cecelia Rae
Rehrer, Emily Jane
Campbell, Dana Sue
Hill, Jennifer Erin
McCray, Cassandra Sue
Rehrer, Emma Echo Hawk
Carranza, Monica Rachael
Hoffpauir, Tyler Lynn
Methvin, Amy Katherine
Rehrer, Jackson Echo Hawk
Caudle, John Kelly
Hopkins, Cynthia Lou
Methvin, Cheryl Kay
Rehrer, Maggie Echo Hawk
Champagne, Heathe Torry
Howard, Larry Kyle
Miller, Alexis Leane
Renshaw, Marion Joyce
Chapman, Eva Marie
Howell Jr, Henry George
Mora, Camille Christine
Rhodd, Sylvia Denise
Chapman, Gary
Howell Jr., Vergil Fox
Morris, Mandy Michelle
Rice Jr, Rodney Henry
Chapman, Patrick Duane
Hunt, Joni Elaine
Morrison, Linda Ann
Rice, Cecil
Chapman, Paula Jean
Hutson, Roberta Stout
Moses, Elizabeth Dawn Patty Rice, Emerald Elizabeth
Coburn, Constance A
Hyatt, Harvey Wayne
Moses, John Glen
Rice, Lindsey Renae
Collins, Victoria Florine
Hyatt, Michael Lee
Moses, Paige Megan
Rice, Michael Dewayne
Coons, Harry Carl
Ingle, Gary
Moshier, Rosa J
Robedeaux Jr, James Glenn
Cotanny, Eric Waylon
James, Breck Leigh
Mulder, Arthur Jay
Roberts, Terrence Russell
Coverdale, Gina Ann
Jennings, Revi Rene
Munoz, Roger Michael
Roberts, Angela Kay
Craven, Joseph Thomas
Jim, James Ray
Munoz, Rosemary A
Roberts, Kenneth M
Craven, Michael Christopher Jim, Travis Monroe
Murie Jr, James
Roberts, Richard Edward
Dement, Judy Kay
Johnson Howard, Mary Mildred Murie, James W
Rogge, Evalee Marie
Dishman, Amy Carol
Johnson, Monica Kaye
New Rider, Pamela Margaret Romeros, Alexis Mayo
Drywater, Allen Dean
Johnson, Pamela Harriet
New Rider, Sean Ashley
Romeros, Christina Marie
Due, Miranda Jane
Keeling, Anna Louise
Newman, Tyra Lynn
Rowe, Brian Wayne
Duwyenie, Jaclyn Carol
Keeling, Eddy Jeffery
Nopah, Gordon L
Rowe, Jennifer Leigh
Echo Hawk Jr, Alvin G
Keidel, Almering Rose
Norman, Dionne Marie
Russell, Bonnie L
Echo Hawk Jr., Earl Rolando Keidel, Rena Mae
Nunn, Honesty Renae
Safadi, Kemal Fuad
Echo Hawk, Bernadette Clare Kenrick, Amber Estelle
Nuttle, Gerald Wayne
Sanchez, Nancy Ann
Evanoff, Sammy Joe
Kent Sr., Karl Eugene
Nuttle, Krystal Marie
Schexnider, Carla Jean
Evans, Jessica Sunny
Kent, Tyler Lajohn
Olsen, Christopher Kelly
Scully, James Jett
Feathers, Edward Anthony
Keune, Robyn Leigh
Olsen, Cody Kyle
Scully, John Steely
Fields, Clarence Lindy
King, Shawn Michael
Osborne, Lamont Edward
Scully, Michelle Susanne
Fields, Ira Cary
Kirkendall, Eric Lonechief
Pahdocony, Clifford
Sinkar, Nathan Robert
Fields, Jeanine
Kirkland, Kiddickey
Pappan, Diane Marie
Sloss, Sarah Melanie
Fields, Louvenia Rechelle
Della Anna
Parton, Shaun Kristofer
Smith Ii, William Mitchell

Smith, Aaron Charles
Smith, Chad Eric
Smith, David Anthony
Smith, Frances R
Smith, Franklin A
Smith, Kenneth Whittington
Smith, Mary E
Smith, Raymond Golden
Smith, Steele Allen
Smith, William Mitchell
Speicher, Amanda Wenona
St Clair, Owen Wesley
Stafford, Robin Renee
Starnes, Shaila Lynn
Stein, Joshua Pangelinan
Stein, Savannah Marie
Stewart, Mark Jay
Stewart, Tracey
Stierwalt, Lisa Luanne
Stoneroad, James C
Stoneroad Iv, John Leonard
Sumpter, Jeffrey Alexander
Sumpter, Marsha Genevieve
Suter, Clara Etta
Tabor, Daryl George
Taylor, Gloria Kay
Templeton Iv,
Christopher Kenny
Templeton, David Lee
Templeton, Mathew L
Templeton, Steven Kyle
Tilden, Karita Rachelle
Tran, Jacqueline Marie
Two Two, Vienna Mary Ann
Tyner, Geoffrey Michael
Tyner, Tommie Jean
Tyner, William Oscar
Vermillion, Sarah Susan
Villines, Johnnie Darwin
Ward Jr, Joseph George
Waterbury, Jennifer A
Webster, Jana Lynn
Wedgeworth, James William
Wheeler Jr., Antoine R
Whitman, Christina Marie
Wichita, Gordon Erving
Williams, Michael Wayne
Wingo, Stanton John
Wolf, Chaske Josef
Womack, Brett Allen
Woodall, Jehu Nathaniel
Wooldridge, Connie Jo
Yandell, John David
Ziegler, Douglas Keenan

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ROBERT JAMES LITTLESUN
Oct. 16, 1932--Aug. 17, 2012
Robert James LittleSun was born on Oct. 16,
1932 in Pawnee, Okla. to James LittleSun and
Lucy Morgan LittleSun. He passed from this
life on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012 in Cushing Regional Hospital, Cushing, Okla. having reached
the age of 79 years, 10 months and one day.
He was a full blood Pawnee, a member of
the Kitkehahki Band, and was affiliated with
the Baptist Church and the Native American
Church. He married Zella Hand on June 29,
1973, and she preceded him in death on April
7, 2001.
He served in the U.S. Army as PFC E3 stationed at Camp Chaffee and Fort Bliss Texas
from 1953 to 1955. He was an avid champion
bass fisherman in military circuits, and national
tournaments.
He retired as director of the drug and alcohol program for United Community Action Program, after serving 35 years, and contributed 20
years with the Pawnee Bill Memorial Rodeo.
He also ran the Federation Youth Boxing Program for 12 years in Pawnee, Okla.
Robert is survived by his daughters, Denise
Miller, Pawnee, Okla.; Betty Van Hoesen and

her husband Mike, Ponca City, Okla.; stepchildren, Leslie Rice, Pawnee, Okla.; John Eppler,
Pawnee, Okla.; Tom Eppler, Alaska; brother,
James LittleSun, Edmond, Okla.; grandchildren,
Marlin Miller, Harley Miller, Joe Chapman, Stephen Wright, Tyler GoodBear, Cheyenne GoodBear, Myra Eppler, Ted Rice, Jacob Rice, and
Emily Cairns, plus a number of other relatives,
and many friends.
Besides his wife, Zella, he was preceded in
death by his daughters, Debbie Wright, and Tammy Cairns; grandsons, Zachary Rice and Ben
Josef Miller; parents, James and Lucy LittleSun;
four brothers, George, Thomas Lee, Morgan Sr.,
and William “Bill” LittleSun; and two sisters,
Elaine SpottedBear and Colleen Hendricks.
Services were held at 10 a.m., Monday, Aug.
20, 2012 at the Pawnee Nation Roam Chief
Event Center, Pawnee, Okla., with Rev. Wendall
Martin and Morgan LittleSun Jr. officiating.
Interment was in the Veterans Section of
Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, Okla., under the
direction of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee, Okla.

“Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of
mercies, and the God of all comfort.” 2 Corinthians 1:3

Foster Care Provides Love And Hope
By Kari Little

Indian Child Welfare Director
Homes are needed for children
of all ages, from birth to 17, and for
all lengths of time, from a few days
to a few years.
Foster parents are asked to do a
very difficult job; to make a child a
part of their family without knowing how long this child will be with
them. Although it is not an easy job,
it comes with a sense of joy and ac-

complishment. Foster parents are
able to help children through a difficult time, teach them life skills and
help them develop into strong and
capable people.
There is no specific “type” of
foster home. Foster parents can be
single or married, have other children or no children, be a stay-athome parent or be employed out-

side the home. All kinds of homes
are needed for all kinds of children.
Another great way to get involved
and help kids is through the Pawnee
Court Appointed Special Advocate
(CASA) Program.
CASA volunteers are individuals who receive training to be advocates for kids involved in the child
welfare system.

CASA volunteers typically have
one or two cases to monitor, which
involves meeting with the children
and providing reports to the court.
For more information about the
Pawnee CASA Program, contact
Helen Norris at (918) 762-3776. For
more information about becoming a
foster parent, contact Kari Little at
(918) 762-3873 ext. 3.

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Health and Community Services Offers Funding Sources
Submitted By Angela Thompson
Health and Community Services Director

The adjoining table reveals
the funding budgeted for Title
VI program and the Nutrition
Services Incentive Program
(NSIP) which fall under the
Division of Health and Community Services (DHCS).
For more information, contact DHCS Director Angela
Thompson (918) 762-3873.

TRIBAL FUNDING
Title VI Part A
Title VI Part C
DHCS
Totals
FEDERAL FUNDING
Title VI Part A
Title VI Part C
NSIP
Totals

Dec-11
CY 2012
PY 4/1/12 - 3/31/13
$
37,175.00 $
80,725.00 $
59,720.00 $
$
4,878.00 $
19,022.00 $
30,420.00 $
$
26,168.00
$
$
42,053.00 $
125,915.00 $
90,140.00 $
PY 4/1/11-3/31/12
PY 4/1/12-3/31/13
$
83,390 $
81,940 $
165,330
$
20,120 $
20,040 $
40,160
$
10,532 $
12,522 $
23,054
$
114,042 $
114,502 $
228,544.00

177,620
54,320
26,168
258,108.00

Tribal Buildings Available For Rental To Accommodate Community
Tribal Buildings offer many
amenities favorable for community
and personal gatherings. Locations
for rent include the Roundhouse

(pictured), Community Building,
The Tribal Operations office is Monday through Friday excluding
Camp Grounds, Multi-Purpose located at 361 Clinic Road in the Tribal holidays.
building, Wellness Center and the metal building next to the old IHS
For arrangements, call (918)
Roam Chief Event Center.
clinic. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 762-2273.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
Commissioners
Pawnee Nation is seeking candidates for the positions of commissioner for both the Gaming
Commission, Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation Board of Commissioners and the Election Commission for Chairman and Teller.
Three positions on the Housing Authority Boards is also vacant.
Qualified persons for the above

posting may submit a letter and resume to President Marshall R. Gover, Pawnee Business Council, P. O.
Box 470, Pawnee, OK , 74058. For
more information, call (918) 7623621.
Supreme Court Justices
The Pawnee Nation is also accepting applications for two Supreme Court Justices.

Minimum qualifications: Be
either: 1. Enrolled member of the
Pawnee Nation, 2. The parent, child,
or spouse of an enrolled member, 3.
Actually domiciled within the territorial jurisdiction of the Pawnee
Nation, 4. An attorney, or 5. A lay
advocate who has regularly practiced before the court as a member
of the Bar of the Court for a period of seven (7) years, 6. An Indian

Letters To The Editor Guidelines

graduate of an American Bar Association approve law school, or a
paralegal program approved by the
Supreme Court.
Visit www.pawneenation.org for
applications and additional details.
Send applications to Linda
Jestes, Pawnee Business Council
Secretary, P.O. Box 470, Pawnee,
OK 74058. Applications accepted
until positions are filled.

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Mail to: P.O. Box 470, Pawnee, OK 74058

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PAWNEE NATION BUILDING DIRECTORY

Building #64:
(918) 762-3621
• Pawnee Business Council
• Executive office
• Finance
• Human Resource
• Grants & Contracts
• Information Technology
• Tribal Planning
• Communication
• Indian Community Development
Block Grant
Building #68:
(918) 762-3378
• Gaming Commission
Pawnee Nation College
• Albin Leadingfox Building: (918) 7623393 or (918) 762-3383
• Staff Quarters Building: (918) 7623343
•
Pawnee Nation Housing:
(918) 762-3454
Tribal Operations:
(918) 762-2273
• Reserve Maintenance
• Building Rentals
I.H.S Housekeeping:
(918) 762-3605

Building #1:
(918) 762-3624
• Tax Office
• Enrollment Office
Pawnee Tribal Court:
(918) 762-3649

Health & Community Services Center: (918)
762-3873
• Indian Child Welfare
• Violence Against Women
• CHR/EMS: (918) 762-4641
• Diabetes Program: (918) 762-4045
• REACH US

Wellness Center/ Multi-Purpose Building
• Title VI (Elderly Meals): (918) 762Family Development Center
4042
• Fitness Center: (918) 762-3006
• Early Learning Center and care given
• Learning Center: (918) 762-3007
0-2 yrs: (918) 762-2489
Substance Abuse Building:
Roam Chief Building:
(918) 762-2153
(918) 762-2541
• Substance Abuse Program
• Food Distribution
• Healthy Nations Program
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Fire Station
Pawnee Police Dept.: (918) 762-3013
Division of Natural Resource &
Safety/
Transportation: (918) 762-3655
o Environment
o Transportation: (918) 7623655

Cultural Learning Center (Berry Building):
(918) 762-3227
• Education & Training
• Repatriation
• THPO

Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation:
(918) 762-4832

Indian Health Services Directory

General Informaiton: (918) 762-2517
Same-Day Appointments: (918) 762-6548
Chronic/Routine Care: (918) 762-6539

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Apawnee_oklahoma%3A55c9111d6ff36a5b. Public record. Not legal advice.