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Pawnee County Commissioner District 3/Chairman, J.T. Adams, Pawnee County Commissioner District 2, David Wilkins,
Pawnee County Commissioner District 1, and Marshall Gover, Pawnee Business Council. PAGE 9
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• Millikin university Students Spend Spring
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Message From President George Howell
Dear Pawnee Tribal Members:
First, on behalf of my family, I thank all those kind people who offered us prayers, gentle
thoughts, condolences, contributions, food sharing, and keeping vigil upon the recent passing
of my younger sister, Barbara Howell Chevarillo on February 17, 2011. The support shown our
family was consoling. My family thanks you and appreciates your kindness.
The Pawnee Nation has been busy on many fronts. On 3-15-2011, for example, a joint venture
between the Pawnee Nation Transportation Department and Pawnee County Commissioners,
culminated in the dedication of a completed bridge. This bridge replaces a very old and narrow
structure was once known as, “the bridge where the goat was hung.” The new one is just short of
the length of a football field. Along with Pawnee Nation members who live in this vicinity of the
county, this access for safer passage also benefits other Pawnee County residents.
Pawnee
Business
Council
Members
President:
George E. Howell
This year, we again welcomed a group of Social Work students from Millikin University from
Decatur, Illinois. A group of students comes every three years during their spring break to work
on projects for the Pawnee Nation. This is the second group of students who has spent spring
break with us. Their Director/Instructor, Mary Garrison, said they look forward to coming to
Pawnee and thoroughly enjoy the trip and experience. The Pawnee Nation welcomed the students
warmly and accommodated them in our usual hospitable tradition. The current nine student visitors gave the Community Building a fresh coat of paint.
Vice President:
Charles “Buddy” Lone Chief
The Pawnee Nation’s very own Pawnee Nation College is coming into its own under the direction of Dr. Todd Fuller. Pawnee NationC has teamed with Bacone College, Muskogee, OK in
offering Associate and Bachelor degrees. This extraordinary effort has come a long way in
the last five years. The Pawnee NationC institution is coming into its own with a high level of
professionalism, particularly in quality of staff committed to the pursuit of education. I believe
firmly that education levels the playing field for American Indians. Take advantage of it, it is in
our own back yard!
Treasurer:
Roy Taylor
Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, Director of Indian Health Service, sent me a letter requesting my comments on a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) among the BIA, BIE (Bureau of Education), and
IHS agencies on alcoholism and substance abuse. I will consult with representatives from these
tribal agencies and provide comments with direct tribal input.
I recently served as the OKC- IHS Area representative to the IHS national budget formulation
work group in Tempe, AZ. All twelve Indian Health Service Areas presented their priorities. The
consensus indicated: (1.) Behavioral Health; (2.) Contract Health; (3.) Facility Construction as
the three major priorities. Targeting these three top concerns means needing more funds to meet
the health needs of American Indians. This is a long and ongoing issue and we have made some
gains; but that is not good quality health care so we continue to push our agenda.
One good factor is that we ensure tribal level input through the representatives serving on these
committees.
Thank you and have a Blessed Easter!
—President George Elton Howell
Secretary:
Linda Jestes
Council Seat 1:
John Only A Chief
Council Seat 2:
Elizabeth Blackowl
Council Seat 3:
Jimmy Fields
Council Seat 4:
Marshall Gover
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election 2011 calendar
CONTACT INFORMATION
Pawnee Nation
Election Commission
PO Box 600
Pawnee, OK 74058
Phone
918-285-0003
May 7, 2011 - Election Day
• Onsite Voting: Polling booths will be located at the MultiPurpose Building, 806 Morris Rd., Pawnee Tribal Reserve
Polls open at 8:00 a.m. and Close at 7:00 p.m.
• Absentee Voting: Ballots must be received by the Election
Commission at PO Box 600, Pawnee OK 74058 by Noon
on Election Day.
May 8, 2011- Election Results Posted at 10 a.m.
• Visit www.pawneenation.org/election
• Onsite postings at Multi-Purpose Building and Building 64.
May 9-11, 2011- Protest Period
• Voters may submit a written protest with explanation to
the Election Commission.
• All recount requests must include payment of a $300 fee.
• The Protest Period ends at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
May 11, 2011. Protests received after 5:00 p.m. will not
be accepted. The Election Commission will respond to
protests by no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 18, 2011.
May 21, 2011 - INAUGURATION
Fax
918-762-6446
electioncommission@pawneenation.org
Website
www.pawneenation.org/election
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Candidate For President
Executive Director, TX 2000/2002,
relocated to Oklahoma.
meet the challenge head on.
to impact the lives of the Pawnee
people. wherever they may live. and
the lives of other Indian people.
There are many issues currently
facing the Pawnee Nation. However,
I will address the top three that are #3. This priority addresses the
general needs of the Pawnee Nation
most pressing:
tribal members. The funeral funding
#1. Financial stability and progress and money availability for the
from which we can continue moving elders are some of the areas I want
Public Service:
forward. The first step in a long list to expand upon. The basic needs
Chairman of National Organization
of economic accomplishments was of our people are utmost important
of Direct Service Tribes Advisory
the opening of the StoneWolf Casino to many of us. Starting with the
Committee (IHS direct health
sixteen months ago in Pawnee. That children, I will follow through with
service to tribes); Vice-Chairmanwas a venture long overdue and was a fund for children’s school supplies
Native Tribes Advisory Council
finally reached. It was an event at the beginning of each school
(NTAC); National Behavioral
long in the works and required year. This idea was first proposed
Health Committee; Oklahoma City
working in cooperation with many at a Council meeting open forum
Area Indian Health Service
GEORGE ELTON HOWELL
people, which included the late PBC by Mr. Bill Howell. At first glance,
Representative- National Budget
Treasurer
Les Hand. There have this seems like an simple thing, but
Advisory Committee; Oklahoma
Education:
been some obstacles did occur in generating ideas such as this helps
City Area Office- User Population
• Clinton High School, 1950-54,
the past few months and must be us to meet the basic needs of the
Committee Member; Interim
Clinton, OK;
worked out. We need meaningful people. I look forward to hearing
Chairman, Oklahoma City Area
• OK State Tech, 1/1959-12/1960, Direct Service Tribes.
input with realistic business plans your ideas.
Accounting Diploma, Okmulgee,
which include feasibility studies;
OK;
there must be I was raised by my grandparents,
With my membership on the Pawnee mostly, however,
• Southwest Data Institute,
Business Council, I will continue access and availability of funds. parents, aunts and uncles not to brag
1967/1968 Computer Program,
striving to benefit the Pawnee We want to continue asserting our about myself. My grandmother,
Diploma, Durango, CO;
Nation with my work on projects independence and sovereignty by Sarah Chapman, would remind us
• Western Region Alcohol
to increase good quality health for getting away from dependency every now and then of remaining
Counselor Training, 1970/1972, the people. I believe that without upon grants. I will actively pursue humble, especially when one of my
Univ. of UT, SLC, UT;
keeping the older cousins got a little feisty. I was
comfortable health status, whatever every avenue to
• Westminster College, 1976/1977, else we may accomplish means Pawnee Nation moving forward. If rather concerned when I first decided
BS in Behavioral Science, SLC, little when poor health deters people major changes needed to be made to run for office in 2003. I knew that
UT;
from enjoying their family, children, based upon substantial rational and in a campaign speech pounding on
• Univ. of Utah, 1978/1980,
traditional events, peace of mind, or data, we will make those necessary your chest often catches someone’s
MSW-emphasis: Administration/ even a good meal. My membership changes. Half-baked risky ventures eye. How was I to keep a balance
Community Organization, SLC, will also continue benefiting the to build the Pawnee Nation’s future and still be honest in teaching my
UT.
Nation by my pursuing the progress on does not make for stability. This younger family members about
we have made in building the is an area to build on with scrutiny humility? In keeping with tradition,
Military:
Nation’s resources, strengthening and professional consultation, well I went to see the oldest member of
US Air Force, 6/1954-3/1957, A/1C, the infrastructure to save money thought out planning which must be my family at the time, my dearest
Admin. Clerk, Under Honorable
Uncle Hank Stoneroad.
(energy), building and restructuring meaningful to the Pawnee Nation.
Conditions (General).
facilities to accommodate tribal
people’s needs. Another benefit of #2. Health is another top priority I explained the situation to him, he
Professional Experience:
my membership involves education. to address. I work toward making said he was glad to know I was
Chief Accountant, 1962-66, So. Ute We have purchased the Berry a positive impact on the health of running for PBC. He said for me
Tribe, Ignacio, CO; Southwest Data Building in Pawnee for education Indian people. On the committees for to merely tell the truth of what I
Institute Keypunch Division, 1967and museum activities. I am a which I have been selected involves had done and not to forget to thank
1970, Data Processing Division
passionate supporter and advocate many dedicated people committed to those who had helped me along the
Manager, Durango, CO; Western
for any Pawnee looking to advance paving the way to ensure that health way. Uncle Hank said to always live
Region VI Indian Alcoholism
his/her
education.
Promoting care for Indian people remains at to make someone else’s life better.
Training Center, 1970-75, Univ.
students to stay in high school, the top of the list and that funding In this election of 2011, I had told
of Utah; Region VI, 1975-1978,
technical school, Pawnee Nation cuts are minimal. I will continue him early on that I thought I would
Executive Director, Edmond, OK;
College, OU/OSU is to pull out all to work with the CEO of Pawnee run again, he said I had his blessings
Indian Health Service, Social Work/ stops to help the students succeed. IHS to address the care of those not and to do good for the people. That
Field Health Director; 1982/83,
I will continue to assist education listed as “Priority.” Any individual’s is what I plan to do. Thank you.
promoted; IHS. CEO clinics/
funding to ensure an education for health setback is considered a
hospitals, 1983-2000, highest level
our people. With all the proposed priority. Good quality healthcare is
GM15, retired; Alcohol Facility
federal cuts in education, we will an area that I will continue to strive
Political Experience:
Pawnee Business Council, 20032005 and 2007-2011 President of
PBC, term expiration.
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Candidate For President
the Pawnee People, and that he
should understand and participate
in these events. We have many
events that reflect our strong
ties to our ancestors; such as
Visitation, Veterans Dance, Skidi
Dance, Kitkehahaki Dance, Young
Dog Dance, funerals, feasts, and
handgames. Our Pawnee peoples
should be aware of the distinction
between the uniqueness of our
Pawnee War Dance and the
intertribal pow-wow ways. When
possible, our tribal leaders should
attend these functions.
MarsHall r. GoVer
Nowah. My name is Marshall
Gover and I am running for Pawnee
Business Council President. My
paternal
grandparents
were
Shield Chief and Viola Wilde.
My maternal grandparents were
Marshall Smith and Clara Smith,
who were Baptist Ministers. I am
the son of Steven G. Gover and
Vera Faye Gover; who were on the
Southern Baptist Mission Board. I
am a Vietnam combat veteran and
served honorably in the Marine
Corps from 1965 to 1969.
If elected to serve as Pawnee
Business Council President, I will
work toward the betterment of the
Pawnee Nation. I believe that the
Pawnee should be at the forefront of
Indian Country, and that we should
serve as leaders in government,
business, and all of our endeavors.
We have the best tribal employees
and tribal members of any nation,
and we should use these resources
to show the world our greatness.
For example, I recently witnessed
the singing of our Pawnee Flag
Song at the opening ceremony of
the National Congress of American
Indians winter conference in
Washington D.C., and I felt great
pride that our Pawnee Flag song
was included in a national event.
I believe a tribal leader should be
aware of the traditional aspects of
With an economic crisis in the
U.S. and the likelihood of Federal
budget cuts, these are trying times
for the Pawnee Nation. I believe
that our tribe should use inventive,
creative means to seek out
alternatives to federal grant funds.
We should diversify our sources
of revenue by pursuing economic
development initiatives, private
sources of funding, and other viable
alternatives. The Pawnee have
a strong warrior tradition, with a
history of combat service from
the Pawnee Scouts, to Veterans of
the Spanish-American War, World
War I, World War II, Korean War,
Vietnam War, Desert Storm, and
present day conflicts. For this
reason we are known as men of
men, Chaticks Si Chaticks. We
should use this ability to fight for
the Pawnee Nation’s tribal services
and programs, and the future of our
children and grandchildren.
The Pawnee have a strong belief
in God Almighty and his son Jesus
Christ. Our forefathers’ belief in
Atias Tirawa Hut carried them well,
and our belief in him will carry us
into the future. I have often heard
our people say, “Pray for me”. I
am asking you to not only to pray
for me, but to pray with me for our
Pawnee People. With your vote and
the power of prayer we can achieve
much, and we can go far.
GOVERnment is for all!
Message From The
Communications Office
In preparing this Election 2011 Special Edition of the
Chaticks si Chaticks newsletter, the Communications Office
worked closely with the candidates to obtain information
that would be helpful to Pawnee voters on Election Day. To
assist the candidates in developing their newsletter articles,
the Communications Office provided each candidate
with a biographical question and answer form. Although
some candidates chose to complete the biographical form
prepared by the Communications Office, other candidates
chose to submit a biographical article. Please note that
every effort was made to provide fair, unbiased coverage
of each candidate participating in the Pawnee Business
Council’s 2011 Election.
According to the Election Commission, the following
candidates are qualified to participate in the May 7, 2011
election:
PRESIDENT
• George E. Howell
• Marshall R. Gover
TREASURER
• Roy Weeks Taylor*
*As the incumbent Treasurer and lone filer for the seat,
Mr. Taylor will continue to serve as Treasurer and will not
appear on the ballot.
COUNCIL SEAT 1
• Richard Tilden
• Ronald Rice
COUNCIL SEAT 2
• Elizabeth Blackowl
• Karla KnifeChief
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Council Seat 1 Candidate
RICHARD TILDEN
Full Blood Pawnee, Member of the Skidi
Band
Education:
Haskell Indian Nations UniversityLawrence, KS: Bachelor of Science in
Business Administration Degree.
D-Q Native American College- Davis,
CA: Casino Management Degree and a
Business Administration Degree
Tulsa Community College- Tulsa, OK
during the 1970-1990: Mechanical
Engineering and other specialized
courses.
Haskell Institute- Lawrence, KS: High
School courses and Auto Mechanics
Pawnee Public School: Grade School
and Junior High
Hurrahs’ Casino: Casino Management
Internship
Cash Creek Indian Casino: Casino
Management Internship
Military Service:
United States Marine Corps: I served
in the United States Marine Corps
during the Vietnam War. I was a Tank
Commander, whose duties included
being in command of a million dollar
tank, plus five crew men. I did three
tours of duty in Vietnam and as a result I
was designated to have a 100% Service
Connected Disability. After completion
of my service I received an Honorable
Discharge.
Professional Experience:
Work history prior to 1980- After
returning from Vietnam, I went to work
in Tulsa. During the first few years, I
spent learning the Machinist Trade, and
currently facing the Pawnee Nation’s
eventually earned the highest skill level
Hope
tribal government, and briefly
in this field, as a Tool and Die Maker.
•
Friend of Bill W since 1985describe how you will address these
HILTI Industries
Current
priorities:
With this experience, Hilti • Active in Vietnam Veteran’s
1. Improve on communication
Industries in Tulsa hired me as a
organization
between all members of the Pawnee
Tool and Die Maker to go to their •
Spiritual leader to incarcerated
Nation and our Business Council,
Minneapolis, MN facility. My duties
veterans at the Fort Leavenworth
Nasharo Council and Pawnee Tribal
were to learn the company’s operation
Military Correctional Facility
Development Corporation and other
then be instrumental in moving the
company back to Tulsa. This Tool and Describe how your membership on the governing bodies and boards. Disclosure
Die Maker Position is a specialized field Pawnee Business Council will benefit of voting record of elected officials is the
process that will lead us into transparency
and commands top paid money in the the Pawnee Nation:
trades’ field. It consists of either doing
My oath I would swear when in government. Currently, the minutes
the work and when over loaded taking becoming a member of the Pawnee of each meeting do not detail the
the work to outside vendors to bid on the Business Council is to serve “The Pawnee individual’s vote on any particular issue,
jobs. You needed to know who does best Nation”, not a part of the Pawnee Nation, and no knowledge of who is presenting
work and at a reasonable price, plus be not only my family or my friends, but all the information to the Council Table for
able to meet the deadlines. I worked at the Pawnee Nation. This will be a large discussion and vote. We do not have set
Hilti for 18 years, until I received an on benefit to the Nation and will be always procedures that guarantee fairness for all
the job injury.
a part of my decision making process. Pawnee Nation members, regardless of
This is the only style of governing that their political views. With openness and
United States Department of Veterans will allow us to take our Pawnee Nation disclosure being a part of our meetings,
Affairs:
out from under a very large indebtedness what follows is fairness and transparency.
In August of 2000, I was hired and be able to be prosperous like our
2. Inclusion of the vast number
as a Counselor/Investigator GS-5, and neighboring tribes.
eventually retired with the rating of GSNow for the process for making of qualified, experienced, and educated,
12. My work involved investigating competent decisions, which always Pawnee Nation members in Universities,
Equal Employment Complaints for the starts with listening to all views, but Government and Business from around
VA’s Office of Resolution department always remaining skeptical? I will use by the world in the decision making process
and the Equal Employment Commission. experiences in business and working with to help in the direction our Nation is
My duties were to counsel employees to the Federal Government as a background, proceeding. We have the technical
help them determine if they had a valid and then my due diligence in verifying means to use video conferencing, and
Equal Employment Complaint. As a the opportunity or the proposal will lead telephone-conferencing to invite our
certified federal Mediator, I was able to me down various paths. It will start Pawnee Nation members this vast
resolve the majority of the Claims; if with researching the subject, looking experience and knowledge to our
an Employee was not satisfied and they for comparables, seeking counsel from council tables and use their insight on
could then take it to the next level, and specialist for their opinion, then making the direction our Nation is going. Their
capabilities could also be used in planning
either myself or another investigator the best decision at the time.
would do the complete investigation;
This style of decision-making is 5, 10 and 20 yearlong range plans for the
which could involve traveling to their what you received, when you honor Nation. We need to compile a database
duty station for an assessment. When me with this responsibility. When any of all Pawnee Nation members, their
complete, my comprehensive report was elected Pawnee Nation employee votes capabilities, experience and abilities, and
then to be reviewed by a Federal Judge on any issue, you want competent, then use this information to call on them
for his ruling and determination. After unbiased, and well researched decisions to assist the Nation in the progress as we
this service, I retired in 2008.
that only have the betterment of the go forward.
whole Pawnee Nation in mind. Anything
Public Service:
3.
Inclusion of all qualified
less is not acceptable.
• Vice President of NARF local 278,
The world we live in cries out for Pawnees for employment. Insuring
Tulsa OK- Current
direct communication between Tribal that every qualified Pawnee has the
•
USMC Historical Foundation;
Members and our elected officials. When opportunity to have his qualifications
Board of Directors- Current
and if you have questions or want to be being judged fairly for every position
•
Haskell Indian Nations University;
heard, how can you make this happen? I they are qualified for is paramount to
Past Board of Directors
am Richard Tilden and I will listen, just fairness. Complete transparency of all
•
IHCR Powwow; Board of Directorsemail me at rtpawnee@cox.net anytime, meetings, except when restricted by law,
Current
or write me at PO Box 470682 Tulsa, will allow the most qualified to be hired
•
TERO Pawnee; Board MemberOK 74147. I will hear your concerns, to the betterment of the Pawnee Nation.
Current
questions and problems regarding the
•
Past Member of the Board of
Pawnee Nation, and you will receive an Provide any additional information
Trustees of D-Q University; Davis,
answer. When any tribal member wants relevant to the Pawnee Nation’s May
California
to contact their elected officials directly 2011 Regular Election:
•
Past President of the Oklahoma
and in private and can have their voice “Let us put our minds together to see what
Haskell Alumni Chapter
we can build for our children” Sitting
heard, the whole Nation benefits.
•
Chairman of the Oklahoma Indian
Bull
1st AA Conference
Identify the top three priorities
•
Current Chairman of the Trail of
Chaticks si Chaticks Special Election Edition -April 2011-
Council Seat 1 Candidate
Council Seat 2 Candidate
Remodeling and Contracting
Services, and AlterNative Family
Restaurant.
work with the B.I.A as a social
worker, after 30 years of working
with the B.I.A, she retired and
returned to Pawnee.
Mr. Rice has served as an elected
official of the Pawnee Nation
for eight years; he served as
Council Member, Vice-President
and President. He has served as
a Corporate Board Member for
our Pawnee Tribal Development
Corporation for four years and
also as the past President for the
Pawnee Title VII Indian Education
Parent Committee.
Ronald J. Rice Sr.
Ronald J. Rice Sr. of Pawnee,
Oklahoma was born and raised
in Pawnee by his parents’ the
late Charles and Lida RidingInRice. He attended High School at
Chilocco Indian School and then
continued on to Haskell Indian Jr.
College. He is married to Minnie,
daughter of the late Vance and
Elizabeth Justice-HorseChief,Sr.
Ronald and Minnie have been
married for 36 years. They have
raised their three children and been
blessed with seven grandchildren.
During the past 30 years, Ronald
has developed, owned and operated
three successful businesses while
living in Pawnee and abroad:
Ronald Rice and Associates
Consultant and Public Relations
for Indian Country, Ronald Rice
Ronald feels having served as
a former Elected Official, and
Corporate Board Member of the
Pawnee Nation, it has afforded him
the knowledge and experience that
will be needed to address issues
and concerns in regards to:
1. Providing the direction for
our Tribal Development
Corporation that is goal
orientated and measurable for
future development.
2. Providing for our Pawnee
Nation Community in case
of an Emergency caused by
Natural Disaster.
3. Addressing issues coming
forth from State Official Tom
Coburn.
These issues as well as others he
will actively pursue in hopes of
benefiting our Pawnee Nation.
The Pawnee Nation’s Constitution states, “No member of
the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, eighteen (18) years of
age or older, shall be denied the right to vote by secret
ballot, either in person or by absentee ballot, provided
that no write-in votes shall be allowed.”
For more Pawnee Nation 2011 Election information, visit
www.pawneenation.org/election, or contact Stephen Jake,
Election Commission Chairman at (918) 285-0003.
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In 1995, Elizabeth became
interested in tribal politics and was
encouraged to run for office. Mrs.
Blackowl was elected and became
the first female to be President of
the Pawnee Business Council. She
has served on the Pawnee Business
Council for 14 years.
Since
returning to Pawnee, she has been
asked to serve on numerous boards,
committees, and organizations, all
of which she has graciously obliged.
ELIZABETH BLACKOWL
Elizabeth (Leading Fox) Blackowl
attended and graduated from the
local Indian Boarding School
in Pawnee, Haskell Institute
in Lawrence, KS.
She then
graduated from Oklahoma Baptist
University Located in Shawnee,
OK and received a Bachelor of
Arts in Psychology and Sociology.
Elizabeth began working on her
Master of Social Work Degree at
the Warren Brown School of Social
work at Washington University in
St. Louis, MO. She completed her
Master of Social Work Degree at
University of Oklahoma in Norman,
OK.
Elizabeth’s first employment was
with the Pawnee Indian Boarding
School as a dormitory attendant.
Later, she began employment with
the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in
the Education Department with the
Bordertown Dormitory Program
in New Mexico and Arizona. She
returned to Oklahoma and began
employment with the Oklahoma
Department of Child Welfare
Division; from there she went to
Elizabeth’s priorities are to continue
efforts to improve administrative
infrastructure such as laws,
codes, and other policies and
procedures necessary to strengthen
our government. She wishes to
improve policies regarding equal
opportunities and fairness to
tribal employees and employment
and training for tribal members.
Elizabeth expects to identify and
support revenue resources including
gaming expansion as well as
improve upon our present gaming
activities to increase tribal revenue.
Elizabeth did state her curiousness
over the seemingly lack of interest
on the part of individuals not
desiring to experience serving
on the Business Council for the
Pawnee Nation. She realizes that it
is difficult since there are no salaries
for members who must have a source
of income especially if they have a
family. This is one reason we must
identify tribal revenue to encourage
younger individuals to participate in
the Pawnee tribal government.
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Council Seat 2 Candidate
I also attended Midwestern State
University. While living in Arizona
I attended Motorcycle Mechanics
Institute and received a Technician
Degree in motorcycle mechanics.
I am a hard worker. I believe I have
a strong sense of fairness inherited
from my family. I have worked
for many programs of the Pawnee
Nation; Housing CIAP Program,
Education, Tribal Employment
Rights Office (TERO), Repatriation,
Grounds Maintenance, Special
Diabetes Program, Supervisor to
the Housekeeping and Grounds
Maintenance Department of the
Pawnee IHS, and the Pawnee Health
Center Project.
KARLA KNIFECHIEF
Nowah! I am Karla KnifeChief,
Granddaughter of the late Irene
Knife Chief Gonzales and Manual
Gonzales, and Daughter of Joanne
Gonzales Rankins and JW Rankins
of Pawnee OK. My son is Bobby
KnifeHawk Johnson, 19 years
old and my Daughter, Skidi Star
Leading Fox, 10 years old. We all
live in Pawnee, OK.
I am a candidate for the upcoming
Pawnee Nation Election for Council
Seat #2, Member.
I was born here in Pawnee, OK at
the Pawnee IHS Hospital, February
3, 1963. I have lived in California,
Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma. I
moved back to Pawnee in 1997 and
have been here ever since. I lived
most of my life in Texas, where I
attended elementary through High
School in Wichita Falls, TX, and
I previously served on the Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners
for two and a half years (June
2003- Dec 2005). I am currently
employed at the Housing Authority
of the Pawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
as the Administrative Assistant
and as the Homebuyer Educator.
I have received many certificates
for training over the past 14 years,
all relating to the Tribal Programs
and Government. Most recently, I
completed New Municipal Officials
Training, with the Oklahoma
Municipal League; a requirement
for the Pawnee City Council, in
November 2010.
I currently
represent Ward #1 for the City of
Pawnee as a Member of the City
Council.
I am an active volunteer for the
Pawnee Bill Memorial Rodeo, and
also volunteer for the Bikes for
Tykes each in year during Christmas.
I participated with the Pawnee
Seed Preservation Project and
Dancers of the Plains, in Kearney,
NE, as well as participating in the
Pawnee Language Program and
am interested in doing so again.
My Family, as well as myself, are
members of the Pawnee Chapter of
the Native American Church.
I would like to be elected to the
PBC to represent all the Pawnee
people the best way I can. I want
all Pawnee tribal members to be
considered when the Council is
making decisions on their behalf.
I would like the PBC to have the
monthly meetings in the evening
or weekends so any of our Tribal
Members, or employees, can
attend without having to take off
their daytime job. I would like to
see more Elders, young men and
women attend these meetings, to
provide input or to just be fully
informed about what is going on
throughout the Pawnee Nation.
We are all Pawnee and want good
things to happen for our Tribe in a
good way. I am looking forward to
the future of the Pawnee Nation, and
believe we can make good things
happen. In making a decision, I will
take into consideration the voice of
all Pawnee Tribal Members. We
need to look towards the future with
a plan for our Tribe.
If a Tribal Member has questions,
those questions should be answered.
This information includes any
questions about the Pawnee Tribal
Development Corporation (PTDC),
a business created by the Pawnee
Nation, for the Pawnee Tribal
members; they work for us, and
all of us. The benefit of having
the PTDC, is that it earns money
for the Pawnee Nation. With this
not being grant money, we can do
what we choose with this money.
A Revenue Allocation Plan can
and will help us determine a plan
for Pawnee Nation’s success with
this Pawnee Corporation. I am
very interested in Pawnee Nation’s
success and would like to see more
economic development to create
more employment. Not just with the
gaming, but with more businesses
in town or at the Tribal Reserve.
The Tribal Round House, the
Community Building, the Camp
Grounds; they all could use some
rehab work. These buildings and
lands are investments of the future
of our Tribal Members. We need
to take care of them so they will
last for generations to come. We
also need to take care of our water
supply. We need to build assets
so we can invest in the future of
Pawnee Nation. When we create
a business, we should have a plan
in place to train Tribal Members for
the positions being created, and hire
them to work for their tribe. Let’s
keep up with the times!
If you will VOTE for me, I will
do the best I can because I care
about our Elders, Families and
the future of their children and the
generations to come! With many,
many blessings, Thank you for your
time and God Bless You All! “ET
DE WAY DO DA HEY”!
With Faith, Love, Hope and Charity,
I remain, Karla Knife Chief, Pawnee
Skidi Tribal Member.
CANDIDATE FORUM
Wednesday, April 20 at the Roam Chief Center
from 6:30 PM TO 8:30 PM
Forum is being put on by the League of Women Voters
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PAWNEE NATION HELD SKEDEE BRIDGE DEDICATION
By Ashlee Worley, Communications Manager
On Tuesday, March 15, 2011, the Pawnee Nation,
in collaboration with Pawnee County, held a
dedication ceremony for the completion of the
Skedee Bridge Project.
The $1.3 million dollar bridge was a joint venture
between the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and
Pawnee County. It was contracted to Plains Bridge
Construction of Yukon, Okla. on December 11,
2009 and was completed on February 23, 2011.
“With this new bridge, we are serving all the people
in Pawnee County, not just our Pawnee Nation
Tribal Members,” said Pawnee Nation President
George E. Howell.
The bridge was funded with ARRA Stimulus
Funds in the amount of $649,514 and the balance
of funds from Pawnee Nation Transportation
Indian Reservation Road funds.
“This bridge is just proof of what the Pawnee Nation
and Pawnee can accomplish by working together,
said Dale Carter, Pawnee County Commissioner
District 3/Chairman.
The Skedee Bridge is located two miles east of
Skedee, on the Skedee-Blackburn Road (County
Road E0440).
2010 A SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR PAWNEE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By Lindsey Teter, TDC Marketing
Director
Based on year-end financial results,
2010 is Pawnee Tribal Development
Corporation’s most successful year
yet. In a year of success defined by
the corporation’s revenue generated,
assets developed and job creation
that culminated with an annual payroll of more than $3.3 million. Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation (PTDC) is the corporate arm of
the Pawnee Nation. Although PTDC
is established as a separate entity of
the tribe, it is wholly owned by the
Pawnee Nation.
REVENUE CREATION: In 2010,
the corporation paid more into the
tribe than any previous year. The
total year-end amount of payments
made to the tribe for assessments, licenses, profit distribution, rents and
sales taxes totaled $856,539.
$387,879 or 78% of PTDC’s operational income for the year is distributed directly to the Tribe. In addition, PTDC made payments and
accruals to Pawnee Commissions
for assessments and licenses for the
year to $271,859. The Trading Post
retail operations, the StoneWolf
Grill, the Travel Plaza retail operations and Subway combined to collect and remit $105,267 of sales tax
to the Tribe for the year. Direct rent
payments of $91,534 were paid for
rental of tribal facilities for the year.
ASSETS: In 2010 the corporation
added several new operations to
its portfolio, StoneWolf Casino &
Grill, a 200 machine gaming facility
with a 75-seat restaurant and bar. In
addition, during late 2010 a decision
was made to replace the corporation’s Subway franchise with its own
‘StoneWolf Deli’, the new operation
being branded under StoneWolf. By
removing the franchise, the Subway
franchise fees and advertising fees
were eliminated thereby eliminating
those expenses. This move allows
for more opportunity for profits, and
more flexibility to create a business
model for a smaller, more efficient
operation to complement the late
night hours of StoneWolf Casino.
JOB CREATION: In align with the
corporation’s mission of economic
development, PTDC created a payroll of more than $3.3 million in
2010. At year end, PTDC employed
131 people, approximately 90 of
which are Native American. Full
time employees enjoy benefits that
include Health, Life and Dental insurance.
The corporate profile includes
StoneWolf Casino, StoneWolf Grill,
Trading Post Casino & retail, StoneWolf Travel Plaza and StoneWolf
Deli. PTDC provides corporate
management and oversight to all
operations.
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Millikin University students spend
Spring Break at Pawnee Nation
Wills and Louise Stevens scheduled
and coordinated all the events and activities for the students. They spent
many hours of their personal time
and money to make sure the students
felt welcome and appreciated.
Some of the students were overwhelmed by how kind and gracious
everyone was to them. Like Brittany
Thatcher, she didn’t expect to meet so
many of our Pawnee people on such
a personal basis. “Everyone has been
so generous, and we’ve had to learn
how to accept generosity gracefully.
I’ve been brought up to be independent, and it’s been a challenge for me
to allow the people to take care of me
while I’m here.”
Millikin University Students with President George E. Howell and Executive Director, Dawna Hare.
By Ashlee Worley, Communications
Manager
Human service projects on Spring
Break is not the typical college students’ idea of fun, but one group of
exceptional students from Millikin
University in Decatur, Illinois, did
just that. These students are part of
the school’s group, Human Service
Connection, where the goal is to obtain experiential learning opportunities where they can connect theory to
practice outside the classroom. The
group was made up of nine female
students and their instructor, Mary
Garrison.
While the students were at the Pawnee Nation, they painted buildings,
cleaned up at the North Cemetery,
and helped out with the Title VI program. They also attended many different events throughout the Pawnee
Nation, and enjoyed a little bit of the
Pawnee Culture.
President George E. Howell educated
the students on the Pawnee history,
ranging from removal from Nebraska
to present day at the Pawnee Nation.
He gave the students insight on the
Kitkehahki Spring Dance
Kitkehahki Band of the Pawnee
Nation is having their Kitkehahki
Spring Dance on April 23, 2011
at the Pawnee CampGrounds and
if weather is bad, it will be at the
Round House. A noon meal to be
served. Everyone is welcome to attend and all men and women dancers
are invited. Kitkehahki, Chaui, Pitahawirata, Skidi Bands are invited to
attend and dance.
The Kitkehahki Dance is for all
our Pawnee People, this ceremony
is one of the few dances our Pawnee People have and still maintain
and practice. Prayers to Atitus, pipe
ceremony, corn ceremony and cedar
ceremony will be conducted. Please
come and pray, dance and eat with
the Kitkehahki Band and celebrate
the coming of a new season.
The dance is sponsored by Morgan
LittleSun, Kitkehahki Band Chief.
For more information, please contact
Karen Haymond at (918) 762-3624
and krhaymond@hotmail.com, or
Walter Echo-Hawk at wechohawk@
gmail.com. If you would like to
help, donations are being accepted,
please notify Karen or Walter.
everyday ins and outs of the Pawnee
Nation, along with the trials faced every day.
“Being in the classroom, you can
learn a lot of history and theory, but
actually coming here to Pawnee and
actually meeting the people and learning from them, has been an incredible
part of the trip,” said Katilin Hutson,
student.
The students were embraced by everyone at Pawnee, who showed them
our Pawnee Hospitality. The Executive Office Staff, Cynthia Butler, Vi
This experience relates to everything
the students learned in their human
services courses, but this trip allowed
them to focus particularly on diversity. They have already taken a cultural
diversity class, where they’ve learned
about the Native American culture,
but this lets them bridge the gap from
textbooks to exposing them to everyday reality.
Three years ago, another group of students from Millikin University, along
Garrison, came and did the same type
of renovation projects at the Pawnee
Nation, one was painting the Roundhouse. We were honored that another
group came back this year, and very
appreciative for all they did while at
the Pawnee Nation.
SKEDEE
Assembly of God
restoration . commitment . life
100 Market St . Pawnee, OK 74058
SkedeeAG.org
National Prayer Center 1-800-477-2937
SERVICES:
Sunday Morning at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Sunday and Wednesday Nights at 7:00 p.m.
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Dr. CHarles KniFe CHieF reCeiVes PresiDenT’s DiVersiTY awarD
Dr. Charles Knife Chief, Medical Director of Health Care Quality and Health
Information Technology at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, was
recognized by the Health Care Service Corporation as the 2009-2010 recipient of its President’s Diversity Award. Dr. Knife Chief serves as a Member at
Large of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of Indian Health
Care Resource Center of Tulsa.
Since joining the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) in
2008, Dr. Knife Chief has been a great champion of diversity in both his
work and personal life. A Native American from the Pawnee Indian Tribe, he
has helped BCBSOK to ensure strong relations with the local tribal nations
by serving as a cultural bridge through a variety of health initiatives. He is
also a participant in the OrganWise Guys program, which provides education
on the benefits of physical activity and healthy eating choices to elementary
school children, many of whom are ethnic minorities.
Dr. Knife Chief serves as the BCBSOK representative for the Greater Tulsa
Health Access Network, which is developing a health information exchange
for various stakeholders, including community clinics that provide care for
the minority populations. In 2009, he served as a panel member of the Sovereignty Symposium, sponsored by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, to discuss the role of sovereignty and its impact on the status of Native American
health care and providing coverage/access to care for Native Americans.
Health Care Service Corporation (HCSC) is a customer-owned health benefits company focused on improving the health and wellness of its members
and communities. HCSC is the largest customer-owned health insurer in the
United States and fourth largest
overall. HCSC operates through
its Blue Cross and Blue Shield
plans in Illinois, New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Texas, and several
subsidiaries to offer a variety of
health and life insurance products
and related services to employers
and individuals.
HCSC believes health care decisions are best made where the services are delivered. That’s why its
divisions are locally focused and
deeply involved in the communities they serve. HCSC’s focus on
diversity and inclusion continues
to distinguish the organization as
a leader in an increasingly multicultural marketplace. For these
reasons, the HCSC Diversity and
Inclusion Council congratulates and thanks Dr. Knife Chief for setting such
an outstanding example for diversity support and promotion. Kudos as well
from the IHCRC Board of Trustees and the IHCRC management team.
*Story from IHCRC Winter 2011 Edition Newsletter
Pawnee naTion HosTs searCH & resCue TraininG
By Gerald Woommavovah, Pawnee Nation
Emergency Services Coordinator
structors were from Pawnee Nation, Cleveland
City, Pawnee City Fire Department.
On February 25th 2011, the Pawnee Nation Fire
Department hosted Five Hour Basic Search &
Rescue Training. Training was conducted at
the old Pawnee Nation Clinic to help Firefighters learn to work together for a command goal
“to save lives and to make sure every firefighter
goes home after the call”. Twenty five Firefighters from Pawnee and surrounding counties
attended class. This training meets parts of the
NFPA 1500 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910 for its
Firefighters as well as the Firefighters in Pawnee County.
A Special thanks to Gerald Woommavovah,
Monty Matlock, Kelton Kersey, James Novotny and Stephen Stephens for putting on
this much needed training for our Firefighters.
All firefighters that attended received “Certificate of Participation” from the Pawnee County
Training Coordinator and left with knowledge
of knowing their limitations of their Personal
Protective Gear, Being able to communicate
with their team members, How to locate a person or fellow firefighter that has become disoriented or lost in a burning structure, What equipment is needed to complete these tasks, and to
know what their own personal limitations are.
Training was over Basic Search of a multi
story building, Basic Thermal Imaging Camera Operations, Personal Protective Equipment
limitations, Communication with your team
members, Rapid Intervention Teams Responsibilities, Primary Rapid Intervention Team
Duties, Secondary Rapid Intervention Team
Duties and Standard Rapid Intervention Team
Equipment & Tool Safety.
Training was put together to bring the local fire
departments together to work as a team. In-
We will be conducting more of these classes
within a few months and want to invite other
Tribal Firefighters and Firefighters trough out
Oklahoma to come join in our training. Next
Training being planned will be: Removing Live
Victims/down Firefighters from a building (Vision and obscured vision).
For more info contact Gerald Woommavovah
at (918) 762-3655.
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Health & Wellness
New Food Distribution
Program changes
The Food Distribution Program has made the following changes to the
program:
1. The program will no longer take call-in food orders. The only exception is to those the program makes our home deliveries to. The food
will be delivered after 4:00 pm on the day the order is placed.
2. All participants who come in to pick up their food need to sign in.
3. Participants will now be given identification cards that they need to
show when they order and pick up their food. You will need to bring
this card each month.
4. All hours will be enforced. The program is open at 9:00 am to begin
issuing out food. We will no longer take orders past 5:00 pm, Monday
through Thursday, and 4:00 pm on Friday. On Tuesdays, no orders
after 6:00 pm. On the Saturday when we are open after our truck shipment, our hours are 9 am to 12 noon. The program is closed on the
last day of the month and on the day our truck shipment comes in. No
exceptions.
For more information, contact Florissa Kanuho, Coordinator at 918-7622541, or fkanuho@pawneenation.org.
Indian child welfare child
Abuse Awareness program
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma ICW/Promoting Safe and Stable Families, will
be having a Child Abuse Awareness program on April 14, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
at the Roam Chief Building. The speakers will be presenting educational
material regarding child abuse and neglect.
•
Jackie Clackler, BIA will present Indicators of child abuse and neglect
and mandating reporting (who’s responsibility is it?)
•
Karla Knief chief, will present Housing Safety, Lead Poising, Preventing of Accidents in the home, monthly house inspections and Oklahoma
Landlord/Tenant Law ( As a resident, are YOU AWARE YOU HAVE
RIGHTS and learn how to protect yourself
•
Marilyn Feathers, Childcare information
•
Jo Beth Spears, Pawnee County Health Department – infant car seat/
Baby Boot camp
For more information, contact Joanna Flanders, ICW Program Coordinator
at at 918-762-3873
Pa>ee Pakoo>oo News
April is a very exciting month in
the Pa>ee Pakoo>oo Building. The
weather has finally begun to warm
up and we are now able to move
our learning outside. With Spring
beginning March 20th, we are very
excited about this season. We are
planning to prepare our garden beds
this month. All of our students will
be taking part in the preparation and
planting of our garden center. They
will also be in charge of the upkeep
and care of the plants. We are looking forward to a bountiful harvest. If
you get a chance drive by and check
out all of the progress taking place
this Spring in our garden.
Our Thematic unit this month in The
Pa>ee Pakoo>oo build is "I Build! I
Create!" During this Thematic Unit
our students will learn about construction terminology, machines,
tools and products. The will prac-
tice using their imaginations as they
construct, build, and create. We
will also be continuing our journey
through the alphabet and our number
line through the number ten.
Miss Melissa's class has begun exploring the wide world of science
this month. They will be performing
a new science experiment every Friday from our Quirkles Curriculum.
Please try and ask your child how
these experiments are going. They
love to share their learning experiences with you!
Miss Tobi's class has been working
on the Pawnee Language words for
some of the body parts. The words
that we have covered so far are
buxsu, Hakow, Ki>koo, ]oosoo and
oosoo. Ask your child if they can
help you figure out which body parts
these are!
Statewide Project Invites Community
Participation “Build a Blue Ribbon Tree”
to Help Prevent Child Abuse
The Child Abuse Prevention (CAP)
Action Committee invites every community to take action for children
by participating in their third annual
“Build a Blue Ribbon Tree for Kids”
campaign. The blue ribbon is the international sign for child abuse prevention and serves as a constant reminder
that all of us have a responsibility in
helping to protect children.
The Oklahoma State Department of
Health (OSDH) along with various
community organizations are working together to build a “Blue Ribbon
Tree” state. Blue Ribbon Trees will
be blossoming throughout Oklahoma
communities in April, which is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.
The theme for this year is, “It’s Your
Turn to Make a Difference in the Life
of a Child.” Tree photos will also be
highlighted and displayed during the
Child Abuse Prevention Day at the
State Capitol on Tuesday, April 12,
2011, and in the Child Abuse Prevention Month official scrapbook.
A "Tree Registry" form is provided
for people and organizations to register their trees with the OSDH Office of Child Abuse Prevention. To
participate, trees must be completed
and registered before April 5, 2011.
The registration form is also available
to print from the OSDH Web site at
http://fsps.health.ok.gov.
To “Build a Blue Ribbon Tree,” select
any materials you choose. If using a
living tree, choose a highly visible location and secure needed permission.
Creativity is encouraged. Decorate
tree with blue ribbons to represent any
of the following:
• The confirmed number of abused
and neglected children in your
county
• The number of new babies born in
your community
• Or to show your community’s
support for children, or something
important to your organization,
agency, program, or community
Mail, fax or e-mail the following completed form to: Sherie Trice, OSDH
Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Grant Coordinator, Oklahoma
State Department of Health, Family Support and Prevention Service,
1000 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City,
OK 73117-1299, or call (405)2717611, fax to (405) 271-1011, or e-mail
SherieT@health.ok.gov.
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Am I in a Healthy Relationship? "Gotta Run" is my Motto
By Chelsie Baldwin, VAW Advocate
It's totally normal to look at the world through rosecolored glasses in the early stages of a relationship. But
for some people, those rose-colored glasses turn into
blinders that keep them from seeing that a relationship
isn't as healthy as it should be.
What Makes a Healthy Relationship? Hopefully, you
and your significant other are treating each other well.
Not sure if that's the case? Take a step back and think
about whether your relationship has these seven qualities:
Mutual respect. Does he or she get how fantastic you
are and why? (Watch out if the answer to the first part is
yes but only because you're acting like someone you're
not!) The key is that your spouse is into you for who
you are - for your great sense of humor, your love of
reality TV, etc. Does your partner listen when you say
you're not comfortable doing something and then back
off right away? Respect in a relationship means that
each person values who the other is and understands
- and would never challenge - the other person's boundaries.
Trust. You're talking with a friend and your partner
walks by. Do they completely lose their cool or keep
walking because they know you'd never cheat on them?
It's OK to get a little jealous sometimes - jealousy is a
natural emotion. But how a person reacts when feeling
jealous is what matters. There's no way you can have a
healthy relationship if you don't trust each other.
Honesty. This one goes hand-in-hand with trust because it's tough to trust someone when one of you isn't
being honest. Have you ever caught your spouse in a
major lie? Like they told you that they had to work on
Friday night but it turned out they were hanging out
with their friends? The next time they say they have to
work, you'll have a lot more trouble believing them and
the trust will be on shaky ground.
Support. It's not just in bad times that your partner
should support you. Some people are great when your
whole world is falling apart but can't take being there
when things are going right (and vice versa). In a
healthy relationship, your significant other is there with
a shoulder to cry on when you find out your parent or
grandparent passed and to celebrate with you when you
got that new job.
Fairness/equality. You need to have give-and-take
in your relationship, too. Do you take turns choosing
which new movie to rent? As a couple, do you hang out
with your partner's friends as often as you hang out with
yours? It's not like you have to keep a running count
and make sure things are exactly even, of course. But
you'll know if it isn't a pretty fair balance. Things get
bad really fast when a relationship turns into a power
struggle, with one person fighting to get his or her way
all the time.
Separate identities. In a healthy relationship, everyone
needs to make compromises. But that doesn't mean
you should feel like you're losing out on being yourself.
When you started going out, you both had your own
lives (families, friends, interests, hobbies, etc.) and that
shouldn't change. Neither of you should have to pretend to like something you don't, or give up seeing your
friends, or drop out of activities you love. And you also
should feel free to keep developing new talents or interests, making new friends, and moving forward.
Good communication. You've probably heard lots of
stuff about how men and women don't seem to speak
the same language. We all know how many different
meanings the little phrase "no, nothing's wrong" can
have, depending on who's saying it! But what's important is to ask if you're not sure what he or she means,
and speak honestly and openly so that the miscommunication is avoided in the first place. Never keep a feeling bottled up because you're afraid it's not what your
significant other wants to hear or because you worry
about sounding dumb. And if you need some time to
think something through before you're ready to talk
about it, the right person will give you some space to do
that if you ask for it.
What's an Unhealthy Relationship?
A relationship is unhealthy when it involves mean, disrespectful, controlling, or abusive behavior. Some people have lived in homes with parents who fought a lot
or abused each other — emotionally, verbally, or physically. For some people who have grown up around this
kind of behavior it can almost seem normal or OK. It's
not! Many of us learn from watching and imitating the
people close to us. So someone who has lived around
violent or disrespectful behavior may not have learned
how to treat others with kindness and respect or how to
expect the same treatment.
Qualities like kindness and respect are absolute requirements for a healthy relationship. Someone who doesn't
yet have this part down may need to work on it with a
trained counselor before he or she is ready for a relationship. Meanwhile, even though you might feel bad
or feel for someone who's been mistreated, you need
to take care of yourself — it's not healthy to stay in a
relationship that involves abusive behavior of any kind.
Warning Signs
When a boyfriend or girlfriend uses verbal insults,
mean language, nasty putdowns, gets physical by hitting or slapping, or forces someone into sexual activity,
it's an important warning sign of verbal, emotional, or
physical abuse.
Ask yourself, does my partner:
Get angry when I don't drop everything for him or her?
Criticize the way I look or dress, and say I'll never be
able to find anyone else who would date me? Keep me
from seeing friends or from talking to any other guys
or girls? Want me to quit an activity, even though I love
it? Ever raise a hand when angry, like he or she is about
to hit me? Try to force me to go further sexually than
I want to?
These aren't the only questions you can ask yourself. If
you can think of any way in which your boyfriend or
girlfriend is trying to control you, make you feel bad
about yourself, isolate you from the rest of your world,
or — this is a big one — harm you physically or sexually, then it's time to get out, fast. Let a trusted friend or
family member, or the Violence Against Women Program, know what's going on and make sure you're safe.
It can be tempting to make excuses or misinterpret
violence, possessiveness, or anger as an expression of
love. But even if you know that the person hurting you
loves you, it is not healthy. No one deserves to be hit,
shoved, or forced into anything he or she doesn't want
to do.
(L) Route 66 marathon in Tulsa,2006, wearing the shoes
that dad bought for me. (R) Dad and Me while stationed
in Germany. He always carried me and He loved me.
By Dana Campbell-Sternlof
I have a huge passion to run
the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon faster in 2011! I
Run for my Pawnee family, my
Mom Susie, my uncle William,
and my Dad. I run every day
to stay in shape, show respect
to our soldiers. I run every day
to Honor God our Savior. But
running keeps me grounded. I
run to prevent diabetes because
so many of my family have had
diabetes.
In 1988, I begin what I call a
short run from apartment to the
mall to purchase a pair of good
running shoes. That same year
my mom passed away it was a
very difficult time for me. She
encouraged me to be healthy
& enjoy my running. Watching
the Olympics one year with my
mom was a great memory of
good motivation for me.
I started to run for pleasure
that very hot summer... I ran
14 miles one hot summer from
Lawton, Oklahoma to Cache,
OK. No cell phones, no iPod,
or mp3s just good old plan running. Running hard and strong!
I joined the local running clubs
and begin running in small 5k
road races. (3.2 mile run events)
I always ran well in these
smaller road races. But it was
my goal and DREAM to run in
a marathon. I ran my first marathon in Oklahoma City’s Memorial Marathon in 2005.
I dedicated the run to my Dad,
Charles, who was battling diabetes. I could not wait to finish
the marathon and call my Dad.
(Who lived in Anadarko)
I feel so blessed to say that my
Dad was proud of my running.
From the beginning until Janu-
ary 2010, Dad purchased my
running shoes for me.
In May 2010, I dedicated the
10th Oklahoma Memorial Marathon to Dad. This race was
challenging run for me. I only
trained 81 days for the 26.2 grueling run. I ran great at the start
of the race. I had a 54:00 min.
10K. But suffered some severe
chaffing on arms and legs! I had
a few emotional tears at mile
17. However, the last 2 miles of
the marathon I felt strong and
really kicked it in at the finish. I
felt so great after the marathon.
I smiled along the whole 26.2
course.
Things I will not forget & that
help keep me grounded and
very motivated!
I still remember while I was
in elementary school, I experienced a coach yelling at me that
I was too fat and slow to be a
long distance runner.
The message changed me for
life. I feel like I am proof to become and be a runner. It does
not matter what size, color, or
how you look to be a runner!
I have enjoyed running for 22
years. I really enjoy running
in downtown Oklahoma City.
I am currently an active member of 2 local running clubs. I
participate in 29-33 5K runs a
year, including ½ marathons.
I volunteer for Edmond’s running trails safety video. (can
be seen on U-Tube) I call into
the Sports animal radio station
WWLS as the running girl.I
promote health, running and
occasionally plug a 5k race or
two! I love running! “Gotta
run!” is my tag line. So wish
me luck in 2011 in OKC’s Finest marathon ever! Gotta run…
Community Highlights
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Welcome Baby Easton David Exum
Easton was born on March 1, 2011, at 9:04 a.m.. He weighed 7 lbs and 14
1/2 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his
parents, Timothy and Shelby Exum, and older brother, Terrien Exum. His
grandparents are Joe and Terri Morgan, Tony and Vivi-Anne Carney, and
Telica and Lendell Exum. His great grandparents are Genevieve Moore
and the late Merton Moore, Anna Lee Serrato, and Sara Warfield. His great
great grandparents are Ruben Hopper and the late Velma Hopper.
Welcome Baby Elan ‘Eli’ Shiloh
Yellowhorse Fuller
Eli was born January 12th at 8:18 p.m. to Dr. Todd
and Randi LeClair Fuller. Eli’s maternal grandparents are Laura and the late Larry Melton;
paternal grandparents are Dave and Cherye
Fuller of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Pawnee great
grandparents are Geraldine and the late Jesse
Howell, Jr. and Pawnee great-great grandparents are the late Harriet (Esau) & Jesse Howell,
Sr. & Andy and Mae (Pratt) Smith.
Welcome Baby Ian Ralph Cramer
Pearle Mae Hare and Ricky Cramer welcomed their son, Ian Ralph Cramer, at 5:04
am on March 12, 2011. Maternal grandparents are Karen Haymond and Walter I.
Hare Jr., and the paternal grandparents
are Rick Cramer and Linda Wyrick. Ian
weighed in at 7lbs. 11 oz. and he was 19
inches in length.
To our April babes:
Happy Birthday Katee & Justin & Happy 7th Birthday Quannah
Love you all
Ella, Jamie, Nipawset, Q & Grandma
Haeli and her Father, Granthum Stevens, attended the Father/Daughter
Ball in Stillwater on March 11th, 2011.
Haeli is the daughter of Louise and
Granthum Stevens, and the greatgranddaughter of Herb Rice and the
late Mabel Beard. Haeli is in the 1st
Grade at Pawnee Elem.
Chaticks si Chaticks Special Election Edition -April 2011On Saturday and Sunday, March 12th and
13th, Jonathan Soxie and several members of his Pawnee High School FFA group
participated in the Oklahoma Youth Expo
(OYE) livestock show in Oklahoma City.
Jonathan's younger brother Corbin Soxie,
4H member, also was involved. The OYE is
classified as the world's largest junior livestock show.
Before the judging started, it was announced that 812 Boer goats were registered for the two day event. In the Senior
Showmanship Division, Jonathan placed
second out of 40 registered for this event.
Jonathan and his goat placed second out
of thirty-one registered for this event. This
was an all-day event as there were categories for ages 9 through eighteen years.
Tahnee Rose Robinson is the
great granddaughter of Phillip
and Reva Gover (deceased),
granddaughter of Sandra May
Gover StClair and Darwin J.
StClair (deceased), daughter
of Sara Rose StClair Robinson
and Tim Robinson.
She is a senior at University
of Nevada Reno, and was a
semifinalist of the AAU Sullivan
award for the top amateur
athlete in the country.
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Jonathan also placed second in Class 13
of 49 Boer goats. Overall, he made the top
twenty which allowed him to sell his boer
goat at the expo. The first place Grand
Champion goat was sold for $5,000. Jonathan's goat received the second highest bid. For his accomplishments, he was
ranked 9th out of the entire group.
Jonathan, 18, is a Junior at Pawnee High
School and Corbin, 10, is in the third grade
at the Pawnee Elementary School. They
recently participated in the Pawnee local
show and the Pawnee County show and
received several awards.
They are the sons of Francis and Rebecca
Soxie of Glencoe. Proud grandmothers are
Reda Pawnee of EI Reno and Phyllis Soxie
of Pawnee.
Geoff Tyner got his picture taken with
Ben Affleck on Saturday, March 12 in
Bartlesville. He was singing behind the
drum helping his half-brother, John
David Ballard who was the head singer.
Ben Affleck has been in Bartlesville
shooting a movie, and came and
attended the Stomp Out Cancer
Benefit Gourd Dance and Stomp
Dance at the Delaware Cultural Center
in Bartlesville, OK.
Happy 80th Birthday!
Sherman H. Wilde Sr.
Celebrated his 80th
birthday on March 10,
2011 with his children,
grandchildren, and great
grandchildren by his side.
He is the son of Oscar
and Helen Wilde, and the
brother of Doloris Riley
of Pawnee. Sherman is
a retired carpenter and
boxing coach. The family
enjoys hearing his stories of
growing up in Pawnee.
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Pawnee Seed Preservation Project 2011
Minnie Fields (Right), describing crop cultivation & drying techniques and Geraldine
Howell (Left), is seated with her 2010 seeds.
By Deb Echo-Hawk
On Thursday, March 17, 2011, Sixteen community members made their
way downtown to Pawnee’s Cultural
Learning Center for an evening to
visit one another about our Pawnee
Seeds; plan a community garden; attend the Blessing of the seeds; and
to check out seeds for home gardens.
Keeper of the Seeds Deb EchoHawk, welcomed everyone.
The beautiful Pawnee seed had been
on display for two and one-half days
at the Center, thanks to Education
Department Director Freda Tippeconnie, Chris Hill and youth workers for helping to set it up. Visitors
were welcome to come over to see
the seeds on display during the day.
The sixteen folks who attended
shared stories. Jeana Francis filmed
them all. New to the community is
Crystal Gingras (Pawnee- Sue Shunatona’s daughter), she tried growing seeds in Wichita, Kansas for the
2010 season. She told her story and
expressed how she cared and sang
songs for the seeds. Crystal hopes
she can do just what the people need
her to do to help grow this corn, sing
songs and give prayers [she does
massages and does other healing
work] she feels honored to be a part
of this community. Geraldine Howell, 83 years young, has gardened
for several years for the Project and
brought her seeds from her 2010 garden - mainly blue corn. Geraldine,
as a child, spent endless time in her
family garden. Her mother was a
great cook and mixed corn meal and
ground-to-a-powder-meat for them
to take back to school. Minnie Fields
agreed that Geraldine’s mom cooked
great garden meals. She, too, spend
her early years in the garden, growing and canning the food … the way
of life was good. She didn’t know
they were poor she said, “We were
poor, life was great! There was a lot
to be thankful for! Out by Lela we
used to pick pecans and put it in the
cooking.” All she knew were good
times with her family and uncles
who farmed and produced good food
- food that was shared and enjoyed.
“That is what we lived on all winter
long. They used to make pancakes
out of corn meal … they used to
do a lot of things, they were smart!
Geraldine’s mom could make the
home made jelly and bread, it was
awesome. It was an awesome life. I
can say that now that I am older! We
subsisted on what we grew and we
used it all.”
Blanche Smith and her husband
Chuck was there also. In drying corn
shucking the corn was her chore as
a child; others roasted the corn and
threw it on canvas to cool down.
Down the line her mom and others
used hand-held shells with sharp
edges to remove the damp corn from
the cob over a galvanized bowl to
catch the kernels. It was spread out
to dry in the sun. It was used in corn
soup and other ways, too. Blanche,
Minnie and Geraldine talked about
how the old timers used a tree stump
bowl to pulverize the corn with a
wooden pole-like mallet and that the
Preservation Project should replicate
one and use it to show others. We are
presently using an 1885 corn grinder
that Dawna Ourada (Kearney, Neb.)
gave the Project in 2009. It works
beautifully and grinds it perfectly
leaving chips of corn and flour meal.
Volunteer gardeners and tribal members enjoyed grinding corn for Geraldine’s blue corn mush that she made
for the Young Dog Dance last October. Chuck Smith promised to help
his wife Blanche and niece Crystal
this summer to which they made
sure his words were recorded! Gordon and Mary Adams were there to
learn about the Project. Gordon has
heard of the Project from the corn
information vine for some time now
… so he wanted to see what was hap-
Pawnee Corn is highly nutritious and beautiful!
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Pawnee Seed Preservation Project 2011, cont.
Indian Country lost – our sense of
community - working together. She
said she was an Amish wanna-be!
The Amish Deb met believes that
tribes where unemployment is high
members have nothing to lose by
starting gardens and so much to gain
from gardening!
A Seed display with Artist, Charles LoneChief’s drawing capturing Nora Pratt’s image ...
offering a Blessing in 1998
pening. Mary wants to help Deb in
the garden this summer. Mary would
like to have a garden of her own as
her Irish relatives have gardens over
200 years old! Deb pointed out that
the Irish up in Nebraska are the main
ones who are helping the Pawnee
save our seeds by growing them out.
Ms. Miller is ready to garden again.
She invited IHS gardener Lita Bailly who offered to grow some bush
beans. [Any more IHS gardeners out
there?] Monie Horsechief is interested, too.
Sonny Howell offered to help any
way he can, as he has for his mom
Geraldine, “As long as I get to
Greeze,” he added. TeeTooch Fra-
zier gave a nice talk about how over
the years, especially when he was
away in California. He knew, “what
my mom Deb does in this Project is
real important because in pre-Columbus age times the Natives, not
only Pawnee, but all of us were supreme athletics. We were perfectly
built … perfect diet enabled us to
be great runners. Now days when
they talk about Indian Country they
talk about the diabetics and obesity
and all the other health related problems. So what I am saying is what
my mom does is real important to
revitalize ourselves to how we used
to be … how we should be. I always
said that if something should happen
to technology we would fall back to
Pawnee White Flour Corn, grown by the Carlsons of
Genoa, Nebraska.
our traditions and culture. We’ll be
set, if you think about it. So for what
my mom does, I will try to help and
do what I can. I am at IAIA now, but
every break that I get I come back
and help her out. Last break the apprentices for the earthlodge built
an electric fence for the corn. I will
fully support the Project”. Again
the group wanted to make sure his
statement was recorded! Our Ancestors were given this corn from
Atius and it is ours to protect and
to use for the nutrition of our bodies. We need to be a fitness nation
again. The Project will be part of the
answer since the seeds are proven to
be highly nutritious over the super
hybrid seeds on market today. Deb
explained that she had been meeting
other gardeners and giving talks [to
which her kids say “Oh, Mom you
are so corny!” But when Deb talks
they are all ears! Recently she met
some Amish people at a talk who
explained how they were persecuted
across the waters and here in America, but they persisted and now have
a culture of their own –self reliant.
What they said is there are two ways
to pursue life. One … you can chase
money and lose time with your family or Two … be a community and
have family time together. Deb explained what they have is what our
We do have an opportunity to have
a sizeable community garden thanks
to the Pawnee Nation. Its projected
location is near where Merton Moore
used to live. At this time Jimmy Jestes is arranging for a water line to be
placed near the garden. Taylor Mann
will till up the top soil. We will see
that it is set up for those who are interested. Volunteers for tilling there
or at the homes of tribal members
are also arranged. Karla KnifeChief
hopes the food that is growing in the
community garden will go directly
to the pantries of the families that
participate. The Project purchased
a variety of market vegetables – all
kinds for the community garden.
Some of our Pawnee seeds can be
used – especially the Pawnee bush
beans and watermelon. Some everyday physical commitment will be
needed. Interested community garden families may call 918.762-3390
to be included.
Geraldine introduced Minnie Fields
to give the official Blessing over our
Pawnee seeds and the Seed Preservation Project. Minnie then reminded
us of all the effort that has gone into
the seeds of our Ancestors to save
them and commended Deb for that
work and was pleased to see young
people involved. She reminded us of
all of the Japanese families and our
Americans over in Japan need our
prayers, too. Her prayer … Blessings over the seeds and Project was
heard and was intended for all of us
– the Akitaru.
Find us on facebook: Pawnee Seed
Preservation Project.
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Title VI Senior Program Recipe Share
Special Bundt
Cake
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Ingredients:
1 pkg. yellow cake mix
1 tsp. Vanilla
1 pkg. Vanilla instant pudding mix
½ Cup Pecans, chopped
¾ Cup Buttery Wesson Oil
¼ Cup Sugar
¾ Cup Water
2 tsp. Cinnamon
4 Eggs
1 T. Butter extract
Directions:
Combine cake mix and pudding; add oil and water. Mix
well. Add eggs 1 at a time,
beating well after each addition. Add flavorings. Beat cake
6-8 minutes at high speed.
Grease Bundt pan and sprinkle
half of nuts. Layer batter in
thirds alternately with sugar,
cinnamon and rest of pecans
mixed together between layers,
starting and ending with batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45
minutes. Place on cooling rack
for 8 minutes then turn onto
plate. Glaze immediately with
pastry brush.
Glaze for cake:
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
3 T. Milk
½ tsp. Vanilla
½ tsp. butter extract
Recipe provided by Ann Collins
Healthy Breakfast
Burrito
Serves one person
Ingredients:
• Butter-flavored cooking spray
• 2 Tablespoons of chopped onion
• 1Tablespoon chopped green
chilies, drained
• 1 Cup liquid egg substitute
• 1 Tablespoon shredded fat-free
Monterey Jack Cheese
• Dash of ground pepper
• Dash of liquid hot pepper sauce
• 1 12-inch whole wheat tortilla,
warmed
Directions:
1. Lightly coat a nonstick skillet
with cooking spray. Cook the
onion and chilies in the skillet
over medium heat for 3 minutes,
stirring constantly.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together
egg substitute, cheese, pepper
and Tabasco.
3. Pour into skillet and scramble
for 3-4 minutes, until the eggs
are done to taste, but not dry.
4. Place the egg mixture along 1/3
of the tortilla, about 2 inches
away from the bottom. Fold up
the lower edge, and then roll
from the side to form a burrito.
Wrap in foil packets.
5. Serve with fresh salsa.
Nutritional Facts: Calories: 297,
Carbs: 26 g, Protein: 32 g, Total
Fat: 3 g
Pumpkin and Corn
Dessert
Ingredients:
• 1 small pumpkin
• 2 ears corn, cut from cob
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• Sugar or honey
Directions:
1. Peel, seed and slice pumpkin.
Cover with water and simmer
until tender.
2. Place corn kernels in pie tin in
350-degree oven; bake for 15
minutes.
3. Add corn to pumpkin. Add flour,
stirring constantly over low heat
until mixture thickens.
4. Add sugar or honey to taste.
Serve hot.
¼ cup butter
¼ cup firmly packed light brown
sugar
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
½ cup crunchy peanut butter
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate,
chopped
2 T butter flavor shortening
2 (1 ounce) squares white baking
chocolate, melted
1.
In micro-wave safe bowl,
melt butter and brown sugar
in a microwave on high for 1
½ minutes, stirring every 30
2.
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5.
6.
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seconds, or until brown sugar
is melted.
Add confectioners’ sugar and
peanut butter, stirring to combine.
Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate for 1 hour.
Shape by teaspoonful’s into
egg shapes.
Place on a wire rack over
parchment or wax paper
Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
In small saucepan, melt semisweet chocolate and shortening
over low heat, whisking until
Ingredients:
• Bunch of wild onions
• Salt
• Pepper
• Bacon grease
• Water
• Eggs
Directions:
1. Clean onions with water.
2. Chop onions up and place in
skillet with a little water, salt,
pepper and bacon grease for
flavor.
3. Add eggs to skillet and scramble
over medium heat and serve.
TITLE VI SENIOR NUTRITIONAL
MEALS PROGRAM
Our program has been promoting and maintaining
the health and wellness of older adults in our
community for several years now and we like to give
the opportunity for our Native elders of the program
to share their recipes that have been passed down
from generation to generation, traditional or they
could even be brand new ones.
If you would like to share a recipe with us please
contact us via email at satsye@pawneenation.org;
by fax, 918-762-9927 or by phone at 918-762-4042.
Peanut Butter Easter Eggs recipe
By Monie Horsechief
Wild Onion
Scrambled Eggs
smooth.
8. Spoon an even layer of chocolate over each peanut butter
egg.
9. Refrigerate for 5 minutes.
10. Remove from refrigerator.
11. Spoon another layer of chocolate over peanut butter eggs.
12. You may immediately decorate
with sprinkles, nuts, etc.
13. Let sit at room temperature
until chocolate is set.
14. Or you may drizzle with melted white chocolate, if desired.
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Pawnee Nation Food
Code Information
By Kelton Kersey,
Ranger/Environmental Specialist
Department of Environmental
Conservation and Safety
The Pawnee Nation Department of
Environmental Conservation and
Safety has posted a Temporary Food
Establishment Permit application on
their website at http://pawneenation.
org/divisions/view/49. This includes
a link to the 2005 FDA Food Code.
A Temporary Food Establishment is
a food establishment that operates
for a period of no more than 14
consecutive days in conjunction
with a single event or celebration.
Anyone selling food on the Pawnee
Nation that is prepared on-site,
in a Pawnee Nation kitchen or
concession stand, is required to
obtain a permit and submit copies of
current food handler’s cards.
If the food is prepared off-site,
in your home for example, and
available for sale then a permit is not
required, but notification by signage
or placard that the food is prepared
in a kitchen that is not subject to
regulation and inspection must be
posted.
Resolution 09-44 adopted the
2005 Food Code and revised
some definitions, such as Food
Establishment is amended to add a
paragraph (h): “A kitchen in a private
home or outdoors that provides food
for participants at tribal events such
as dances and that is not customarily
in the business of providing food
to the public,” is exempt from the
permit requirement. Pot-luck type
dinners (food not for sale) are exempt
from the permit requirement.
The Mission
Our mission is designed to minister to men and women who are looking for hope in
their lives. One way that we do that is through food, music, and testimonies of our
own life experiences. We are reaching people that are addicted, hurting, hopeless,
lonely, scared and in pain. People may fall, but it is possible for them to get back up
without feeling guilty or judged. We all stumble in different areas of our lives – who
are we to judge each other? With our eyes on Christ, our hope is that we encourage
others to seek the Lord in times of need, and also in times of praise. We also serve
people who are just in need of worship, fellowship, and time in the word of God.
Lives have already been changed because of the great love that the Lord provides. A
new beginning is possible; many have already found their way. One man’s testimony
speaks volumes, “Ellis, I’ve kicked meth and pills and now that I’ve found the Lord,
I’m experiencing a natural high.” We want you to know: You can kick the habit and
experience a high much greater than you could imagine!
We provide a healthy home-style cooked meal every week – free of charge. The Mission does not charge for our servants’ work and is totally funded by individuals who
have a heart for helping those who are suffering. If you would like to know more
about The Mission, you may join us while we break bread together and also in our
time of fellowship on Mondays at the small room Roam Chief bldg. at 6:30 p.m. Any
other questions please give us a call or contact us through email at 918-399-0760 or
ramona.horsechief@yahoo.com. Thank you for taking the time to read our mission
statement. We appreciate your prayers. Take a chance and come check it out!
- Ellis and Monie Horsechief
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one
speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength
God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:10-11
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Grant provides Law
Enforcement a new home
The Pawnee Nation received notification on March 23, 2011 of the
award of an $800,000 grant from
the U.S. Housing and Urban Development, Oklahoma City Office.
This proposal that was submitted
under the Indian Community Block
Grant FY 2010 funding cycle is to
design and construct a 2,900 square
foot facility in which to house the
Law Enforcement Division. The
Pawnee Nation believes that a facility such as this addresses the current
and future needs of this particular
tribal division and that the proposed
design, location and anticipated
cost savings are an enhancement to
the existing space that is being occupied.
This facility will be located on the
Pawnee Tribal Reserve on the south
side of Heritage Road which is the
access road for the recently construction Pawnee Indian Health
Center. This new facility’s location
is approximately ¼ mile east of the
former Pawnee Indian School, which
houses the Tribal Offices along with
the Pawnee Nation College. This
proposed site is also visible to two
Federal Facilities, Pawnee Agency
for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
and the Pawnee Indian Health Center
for the Indian Health Service (IHS).
The design of this new 2,900 SF
facility includes the use of a Geothermal Heating and Cooling system, which will provide an additional cost savings for the utilities
in a facility of this size. This new
facility will be the fifth facility located on the Pawnee Tribal Reserve
that has the Geo-thermal system in
it.
Through the design and construction of this 2,900 SF facility, then
there will be adequate office space,
storage for departmental equipment, storage for evidence from
crime scenes, training facility for
intervention and prevention activities to assist in decreasing the crime
levels for the tribal community and
for the tribal and Federal offices
that are located on the Pawnee Nation Tribal Reserve.
An aggressive implementation
schedule has been developed that
projects that this new facility will
be operational late spring or before
the Pawnee Indian Homecoming in
July of 2012. The solicitation process has already begun for the selection of an architectural firm that
will be in charge of the design of
this new facility.
PBC receives the 2011 State
Historic Preservation
Officer’s Citation of Merit
The Pawnee Nation received notification from the State Historic
Preservation Office that the Pawnee
Business Council had been selected
to receive the 2011 State Historic
Preservation Officer’s Citation of
Merit. This special recognition is
given for their outstanding efforts
to rehabilitate selected buildings
that are located within the “Pawnee
Agency and Boarding School Historic District”. The buildings that
have been rehabilitated and renovated include the second floor of
the former Girl’s Dormitory, Staff
Quarters, dining hall, tribal court
house and the former Pawnee Indian Hospital.
This award will be presented at the
23rd Annual Statewide Preservation
Conference that will be held in Guymon, Oklahoma on June 9, 2011.
FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESOLUTIONS
#11-01 – A resolution to Submit a Grant for
a Walking Trail - Approved January 12, 2011
by a vote of seven for, none against and 1 not
voting (President Howell).
#11-02 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
Muriel Robedeaux is appointed for a one
year term – Approved January 12, 2011 by
ballot. Five for and one not voting (President
Howell).
#11-03 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
Tom Briggs is appointed for a one year term
– Approved January 12, 2011 by ballot. Five
for and one not voting (President Howell).
#11-04 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
Laura Melton is appointed to a two year
term – Approved January 12, 2011 by ballot. Seven for and one not voting (President
Howell).
#11-05 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
Lester SunEagle is appointed to a two year
term – Approved January 12, 2011 by ballot. Five for and one not voting (President
Howell).
#11-06 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board. Ramona HorseChief is appointed to a three year
term – Approved March 9, 2011 by ballot.
Five for and one not voting (President Howell).
#11-07 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
Richard Tilden is appointed to a three year
term – Approved March 9, 2011 by ballot.
Five for and one not voting (President Howell).
#11-08 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Tribal Development Corporation Board.
John Only A Chief is appointed to a three
year term to begin after his term on the Pawnee Business Council is over in May 2011
– Approved March 9, 2011 by ballot. Five
for and one not voting (President Howell).
#11-09 – Resolution for Submission of the
ANA Language Grant – Approved February
9, 2011 by a vote of four for (Jestes, Only A
Chief, Blackowl and Gover) 3 excused (Taylor, Fields, Lone Chief) and one not voting
(President Howell).
#11-10 – Resolution to approve the use of
part of the tribal seal for the Code Talkers
Medal from the U.S. Mint – Approved February 9, 2011 by a vote of four for (Jestes,
Only A Chief, Blackowl and Gover) 3 excused (Taylor, Fields, Lone Chief) and one
not voting (President Howell).
#11-11 – Resolution for the Continuity of
Government Plan – Approved February 9,
2011 by a vote of three for (Jestes, Blackowl
and Gover), one against (Only A Chief), 3
excused (Taylor, Fields, Lone Chief) and one
not voting (President Howell).
#11-12 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Election Commission – Tabled.
#11-13 – Resolution for Appointment to
the Gaming Commission – Member. Lisa
Otipoby is re-appointed by a vote of four
for (Lone Chief, Only A Chief, Blackowl,
Fields) two excused, and two not voting
(Taylor, President Howell.) March 23, 2011.
#11-14 – Resolution to allow John Only A
Chief to go to Nebraska to oversee the transfer of property. Approved by a vote of three
for (Lone Chief, Only A Chief, Fields) two
excused, one against (Blackowl) and two not
voting (Taylor, President Howell.) February
23, 2011.
#11-15 – A Resolution to submit a grant for
Repatriation - Approved by a vote of four for
(Lone Chief, Jestes, Taylor, Blackowl) two
excused (Fields, Gover), and one not voting
(President Howell.) March 23, 2011.
#11-16 – Resolution for Chapter 5 of the Law
and Order Code – Water Quality Standards.
Approved by a vote of seven for and one not
voting (President Howell.) March 23, 2011.
#11-17 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Gaming Commission – Chairman. Cecil
Riding In is re-appointed by a vote of three
for (Lone Chief, Only A Chief, Fields) two
absent, one against (Blackowl) and two not
voting (Taylor, President Howell.)
#11-18 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Gaming Commission – Secretary/Treasurer.
Vi Wills is re-appointed by a vote of three for
(Lone Chief, Only A Chief, Fields) two absent (Jestes, Gover), one against (Blackowl)
and two not voting (Taylor, President Howell.) March 23, 2011.
#11-19 – Resolution for Appointment to the
Gaming Commission – Member. Lyle Fields
is appointed by a vote of three for (Only A
Chief, Taylor, Fields) two absent (Jestes,
Gover), one against (Blackowl) and two not
voting (Lone Chief and President Howell.)
March 23, 2011.
#11-20 – Resolution for submission of the
IMLS N.A. Museum Services grant – APPROVED March 23, 2011 by a vote of 5 for,
( Lone Chief, Only A Chief, Blackowl, Fields
and Taylor) 0 against, 2 excused (Jestes and
Gover) and 1 not voting (President Howell).
#11-21 – Resolution for submission of the
SORNA (Adam Walsh Act – Sex Offender
Registry) grant – APPROVED March 23,
2011 by a vote of 5 for, ( Lone Chief, Only
A Chief, Blackowl, Fields and Taylor) 0
against, 2 excused (Jestes and Gover) and 1
not voting (President Howell).
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PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING NOTES
January 26, 2011 – PBC Meeting
The minutes of the January 12, 2011
minutes were approved with corrections.
Council members and the Executive Director provided reports on their activities
since the previous PBC meeting. Linda
Jestes was excused.
Roger Foster, General Manager of the
Tribal Development Corporation provided
a report on TDC Activities.
Under Old Business:
1. Tribal Operating and Indirect Cost Budgets for 2011 were approved with the exception of tribally funded portions of Tribal
Court, Fire and Rescue and Division of
Natural Resources and Safety.
Under New Business:
1. The Pawnee Veteran’s Organization –
Request for possible Campground. (Due
to illness, the Veteran’s Organization was
unable to attend the PBC meeting.)
2. The federal mileage rate was increased
to $.51 per mile and the Pawnee Nation
requested approval to match this amount.
– Approved.
3. Transportation – Request to purchase
a Grader, Backhoe and Front End Loader
– The program was unable to secure the
needed bids, so this was removed from the
agenda.
February 5, 2011 Quarterly
PBC Meeting:
Executive Director Dawna Hare provided
an overview of the Quarter’s Program Activities and Program Director’s answered
questions from Council. Charles Lone
Chief and Jim Fields were excused. This
meeting is for Program Reports and there
were no actions taken regarding business.
February 9, 2011, PBC Meeting:
The minutes of the January 26, 2011 PBC
meeting was approved. Council members
and the Executive Director provided reports on their activities since the previous
PBC meeting. Roy Taylor, Charles Lone
Chief and Jim Fields were excused.
part of the ANA-IT grant and is for the creation of a plan to continue services in case
of disaster. The plan was approved with
the stipulation the Plan would be brought
back to Council at the 2nd meeting in
March 2011 with timelines included.
lected.
tractor was the lowest bid and is approved.
4. Review applicants for TDC Board of Directors and set interviews. Interviews will
be held on a day that is not a Council meeting TBD.
2. Purchase of vehicle for DECS. The
funding agency provided additional funding for another vehicle for DECS. The bid
from Hudiberg Chevrolet was approved.
4. Request to purchase a Generator for IT.
Three bids were provided, however the
low bid was approved provided the company needed to provide additional warranty
information.
5. Reed Property in Nebraska – added item.
The heirs will have an auction this weekend and will be ready to turn the property
over to the tribe. The Council approves
to send John Only A Chief to Nebraska to
secure the property after the personal property sale. Approved.
3. Water Quality Standards – Chapter 5.
These have been being developed for quite
some time. Council approves the Water
Quality Standards, Chapter 5 of the Law
and Order Code by Resolution 11-16.
5. Added at time of approval of Agenda:
Selection of 2010 Auditor. Council reviewed nine applications and will make a
recommendation at the next PBC meeting.
February 23, 2011, PBC Meeting:
There were no minutes available for approval. Council members and the Executive Director provided reports on their
activities since the previous PBC meeting.
Linda Jestes was excused.
Under New Business:
1. Resolution 11-15 – to approve submission of a grant for Repatriation – Approved.
March 9, 2011 PBC Meeting
1. Code-Talkers – Agreement. The Pawnee Nation had previously approved a resolution and use of a portion of the Pawnee
Nation seal in the design of the U.S. Mint’s
Code-Talkers medal and now requires another form. – Approved.
The minutes of the February 23, 2011
minutes were tabled. The minutes of the
February 28, 2011 PBC meeting were approved with corrections. Council members and the Executive Director provided
reports on their activities since the previous
PBC meeting.
2. The Tribal Court Budget was approved
with no COLA.
Under New Business:
1. Ellis and Ramona HorseChief requested
to use the Roam Chief Center and waive
the rental fee for their Recovery meetings
every Monday night. They were approved
to temporarily use the Roam Chief Center
until the Community Building is renovated.
2. Tobacco-Free Campus – Presentation
and Discussion only. No action taken.
3. Purchase Request – Fire and Rescue for
portable radios and accessories and Wild
land coats and pants. Bids were provided
and both requests were approved.
1. Tribal Court Budget – tabled.
Under New Business:
After Executive Session:
1. Resolution 11-09 – Submission of the
ANA Language Grant proposal – Approved.
1. Resolution 11-12 – for the Appointment
to the Election Commission – Sgt.-AtArms was tabled to be re-advertised.
2. Resolution #11-10 Approval to use a
portion of the Tribal Seal for the CodeTalkers Medal proposed by the U.S. Mint
was approved.
2. Resolution 11-13 – Appointment to the
Gaming Commission was tabled to determine how many seats need to be filled.
3. Resolution 11-11 – Approval of the continuity of Government Plan. This Plan is
This was a special meeting called for one
item. There were no minutes available or
on the agenda. Council did not provide
Committee reports and there was no Executive Director report.
Under Old Business:
4. The Council discussed the possibility of
changing electric providers for the Reserve
from the City of Pawnee to Indian Electric.
This was discussion only.
Under Old Business:
February 28, 2011 PBC Meeting
3. Selection of 2010 Auditing Firm – The
applicants were reviewed at the last PBC
meeting and Midwest Company was se-
Roger Foster, TDC General Manager, provided an update on the Tribal Development
Board and Business activities.
Under Old Business:
1. Bids for the IT Generator. Mr. Jake
returned because the approved bid could
not provide the warranty information requested. Pogue Electric was the next lowest bid that provided the needed warranty.
Approved.
2. Selection of Gaming Commissioner was
tabled to interview the candidates and the
current Commissioners whose terms have
expired. The interviews will be held on
March 22, 2011.
4. UML Lease – The wrong lease was provided by Chilocco attorney Ken Belmard.
No action taken.
5. Chris Linder, Candidate for Mayor of
Pawnee was scheduled for a short introduction, but due to time constraints was
unable to be heard.
March 23, 2011 PBC Meeting
The minutes of the February 23, 2011
meeting were approved as well as the
minutes for the March 9th, 2011 meeting
(with corrections). All Council members,
Dawna Hare, Executive Director and Roger Foster, TDC General Manager provided
reports since the last PBC Meeting. Linda
Jestes was excused to attend training.
Under Old Business:
1. Chris Linder, Candidate for Mayor for
the City of Pawnee, provided his background information and platform.
2. Resolution 11-13 – Appointment to the
Gaming Commission – vacant seat – Lyle
Fields is appointed.
Under New Business:
1. Resolution 11-17 – Appointment to
Gaming Commission Chairman – Cecil
Riding In is reappointed.
2. Resolution 11-18 – Appointment to
Gaming Commission Secretary/Treasurer
– Vi Wills is reappointed.
3. Resolution 11-19 – Appointment to
Gaming Commission – Member – Lisa
Otipoby is reappointed.
3. Resolution 11-06, 11-07 and 11-08 –
Appointments to the TDC Board of Directors. Ramona HorseChief was appointed
by Resolution 11-06, Richard Tilden was
appointed by Resolution 11-07 and John
Only A Chief was appointed by Resolution
11-08. Mr. Only A Chief will not take his
seat on the TDC Board until his term on the
Council expires and the seat will be held
for him. All three seats are for three-year
terms.
4. Discussion/Action regarding Administrative Procedures Act, which was originally approved under Resolution 07-50.
Tabled for a Council and affected parties
Scoping Meeting.
Under New Business:
After Executive Session:
1. Purchase of Tractor for Property and
Use Plan. Three bids were provided. The
Housing Authority will pay half and share
the usage of the tractor. The Mahindra
1. Interviews and Selection of Finance Director. There were two candidates. Phillip
Ellis is selected with four votes.
5. Resolution 11-20 – IMLS – N.A. Museum Services Grant submission – approved.
6. Resolution 11-21 – SORNA (Adam
Walsh Act – Sex Offender Registry) grant
submission – approved.
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EARL EVERETT
LATIMER III
Chaticks si Chaticks Special Election Edition -April 2011-
BARBARA EDEN
CHEVARILLO
November 18, 1964 - March 26, 2011
May 5, 1942 – February 17, 2011
Earl Everett Latimer, III was born
on November 18, 1964 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma to Earl Everett Latimer,
Jr. and Addie Ellen Eaves Latimer.
He passed from this life on Saturday,
March 26, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma
having reached the age of 46 years, four
months, and eight days.
Barbara Eden Chevarillo was born on
May 5, 1942 in Pawnee, Oklahoma
to George Howell Jr., and Thelma
Stoneroad. She passed from this life
on Thursday, February 17, 2011 in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma having
reached the age of 68 years, 9 months,
and 12 days.
He was a grandson of William and
Rachel Eaves and Earl and Gladys
Latimer, Sr. He married Julia Carter on
February 22, 2011 in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
and enjoyed outdoor activities, fishing,
boating, and family activities. He was a
welder by trade, enjoyed art work and
weight lifting.
Earl is survived by his son, Desmond
Nathaniel Latimer, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
grandson, Nathaniel Latimer, Tulsa,
Oklahoma; father, Earl Latimer, Jr.,
Wagner, Oklahoma; mother, Addie
Latimer, Arlington, Texas; brothers
and sisters, Georgianna Renee Ross,
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Kimberly
Renee McHugh, Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Michael Lance Latimer, Arlington,
Texas; uncles, Charles Eaves Ruling
His Sun, Greeley, Colorado; Glen
Eaves, Aberdeen, Washington; Bob
Latimer, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Lynn
D. Eaves, Pawnee, O klahoma;
aunt, Beatrice SunEagle, Pawnee,
Oklahoma; wife, Julia Carter Latimer,
Tulsa, Oklahoma; plus numerous other
relatives, and many friends.
Services will be held at 1:00 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the
Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Building,
Pawnee, Oklahoma with Rev. Lynn
Eaves officiating. Interment will be
at South Indian Cemetery, Pawnee,
Oklahoma, under the direction
of Poteet Funeral Home, Pawnee,
Oklahoma.
She attended Haskell Institute;
Westminster College, Salt Lake City,
Utah where she obtained her Bachelor
of Science degree; then the University
of Utah, Salt Lake City where she
obtained her Masters in Social Work,
and also attended Western Region
Indians Alcoholism Training Center
at the University of Utah. She was
a Social Service Specialist II for the
Department of Human Services of
the State of Oklahoma for 11 years,
and was founder of N.A.Y.O (Native
American Youth Organization) at
Ignacio High School, where she served
as a counselor for 14 years before
moving to Oklahoma. She moved
from Ignacio, Colorado in 1995 to El
Reno, Oklahoma and was affiliated
with the Indian Methodist Church.
Barbara is survived by her daughter,
Geralynn
“Precious” Chevarillo;
granddaughters, Brittany Richards;
Amara Analee Ferrell; grandsons,
Jordan Sundance Ferrell; Alexzander
Apolo Ferrell; great grandson, Omar
Alejandro Quiroz Jr., all of Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma; brother, George
Elton Howell, Pawnee, Oklahoma;
sisters, Sharon K. Pinnecoose, Ignacio,
Colorado; Sarah J. Howell, El Reno,
Oklahoma; plus numerous nieces,
nephews, grandsons, granddaughters,
cousins and many friends.
Barbara was preceded in death by her
parents, George Howell Jr. and Thelma
Stoneroad.
Services were held at 10 a.m., Monday,
February 21, 2011 at the Roam Chief
Building, Pawnee, Oklahoma with
Rev. Warren Pratt, Jr. officiating.
Interment was a t the South Indian
Cemetery, Pawnee, Oklahoma, under
the direction of Poteet Funeral Home,
Pawnee, Oklahoma.
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inDian aFFairs sCHolarsHiPs
Information for the 2011-2012 school year has been updated
and we will be accepting application packages between April
4-June 13, 2011 only.
We have very little emergency aid for the spring semester.
Please call our office to verify funding is available before submitting an application and to see if your situation qualifies.
AAIA has a long history of providing scholarships to college
students, awarding our first scholarship in 1948. We currently
have eight scholarship programs for graduate and undergraduate students. Funding is made available due to the generosity of
our donors, therefore the number of scholarships provided varies
from year to year. All scholarships are for students who are from
federally recognized tribes and who are at least 1/4 Indian blood
unless otherwise stated.
Students should submit one application package only. You will
be considered for all scholarships for which you are eligible. For
more information on a specific scholarship, click on the scholarship name to the right. Information regarding applying for AAIA
scholarships as well as links to other organizations and search
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mail to the address listed along with the required documents by
5pm of the due date. Applications postmarked on the due date
will not be accepted.
For more information, go to our website at:
www.indian-affairs.org/scholarships/aaia_scholarships.htm
Readjustment counseling is a wide range of services offered to eligible
Veterans and their families in the effort to make a successful transition
from military to civilian life.
If you, or a family member, served in any combat zone and received a
military campaign ribbon (Vietnam, Southwest Asia, Afghanistan,
Iraq, Desert Storm, or other combat areas) you are eligible for Vet
Center services.
For more information please contact:
For the Tulsa Area:
Matthew Tiger, MSW
Readjustment Counselor
Vet Center
Outreach Station
PO Box 948
Tahlequah, OK 74465
Office phone (800)256-0671 EXT 5693
Cell phone (918) 822-2563
Tulsa Vet Center
14002 E. 21st Street
Suite 200
Eastgate Metroplex
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74134
Phone: (918) 628-2760
Fax: (918) 439-7424
Monday, Tuesday & Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tahlequah in Cherokee Nation Complex
Wednesday 9:00am -3:00pm
Grove City Hall Room 5
Thursday 8:00am - 4:30pm
Tulsa Vet Center
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Chaticks si Chaticks Special Election Edition -April 2011-
Strangling The Truth
By Theda GoodFox Kresge
“You need to hear this story about
your grandfather; I think you will
get a laugh out of it.”
It was Martha Blaine, a friend and
former archivist of the Oklahoma
Historical Society, Oklahoma
City. In phone visits, I occasionally heard stories of her research
in her historical writing.
When Martha had an anecdote
to share, I knew to listen and not
interrupt, “This took place in the
late 1800s, after the Pawnees
had been moved to Oklahoma.
The four bands had been settled
on their lands in Indian Territory.
There were so many deaths and
illnesses among the Pawnees and
problems with the Whites who
lived around them.”
I remembered family elders' stories about my great-grandfather
Curly Chief and my grandfather
William Mathews being on the
journey when our Pawnee tribe
was removed into Oklahoma.
They and other members of the
Kitkehauki band settled near the
Cimarron River in what later became the communities of Yale
and Cushing, OK.
Relatives
speculated Grandpa Mathews
must have been 10 or 11 years old
when making that fateful journey; he always said he was “big
enough to ride a horse”. Sharing
this information once with Martha, brought forth the observation that Grandpa Mathews was
undoubtedly on the third and final
removal trip in 1874.
Martha continued, “A headlined
story came out in the Stillwater
newspaper reporting your grandfather Curly Chief and his warriors had surrounded the town and
were preparing to attack. The story said they were “bold and defiant”. The townspeople were very
frightened and most upset about
this act.”
“Word about this outrageous
act was sent to the Indian Agent,
D.J.M. Wood, who immediately
responded it was a lie, describing
your grandfather with the words,
“a kinder man you could not find.”
Martha continued, “Another
newspaper story also told of the
Indian Agent being shot by the Indians. Agent Wood reacted. stating again this too was a lie. This
did not stop the frightened whites
who were reportedly arming
themselves so Curly Chief and
the others could not scalp them.”
“The Indian Agent offered his
opinion if the newspapers and
the whites would simply leave
the Indians alone; mind their own
business that they would enjoy
life much better and sleep more
sweetly at night.”
The simple truth was at that particular time, my great-grandfather
Curly Chief was in Arkansas City,
on the Kansas border having driven a wagon there to pick up supplies that had been delivered for
the tribe. Apparently the practice
was one conducted by male tribal
members for the provisions to be
distributed by the government to
the Pawnees. Following the tribal removal, without their hunting
grounds and their cycle of farming, the daily existence for Pawnee people had become one of
constant hunger, illnesses, death
and frustration. The clarity of the
removal is it was a defining time
in our tribal history, culture and
way of life then and thereafter.
Quality of Pawnee tribal life with
the many traditions and customs
that had been in existence for centuries in Nebraska was gone. Removal destroyed the unique sense
of self for the people.
What I know about my grandfather Curly Chief is sparse. A late
uncle gave me a photograph of
Curly Chief with two brothers. He
does not appear very tall, wearing
his hair pulled up and back; relatives have said his hair was curly.
He wears no shirt, only leggings
and moccasins. He does not appear flabby; his physique is that
of an active man. All in the photo
appear stern and serious. Trying to
image how he might have looked
smiling or laughing, I think even
in laughter, his eyes would remain
critical and observant.
In 1892, the Cherokee Jerome
Commission was in Indian Territory to talk with the Pawnees and
other tribes about their surplus
lands. The discussion between
the Pawnees and the commission members was heated with
veiled threats from the commission members at times. Curly
Chief was in no hurry to deal with
them, remarking, “Our land is
money, our timber [is] money. It
will not run away.” He suggested
the commissioners “go deal with
the Osages first.” Curly Chief's
stubbornness annoyed the Commission.
After almost a month from their
first meeting, wherein the Pawnees had argued, tried persuading,
pleaded, and asked for justice with
no giving in from the officials. Finally the Pawnees relented. Curly
Chief, the oldest chief, was asked
to speak for all the chiefs to the
commission.
Telling the commissioners, he did
not have the heart to decide but
the land belonged to the tribe and
the commission members could
see it was what they had decided
- to accept the government's offer.
Curly Chief's speech was the last
made by a Pawnee before the loss
of their lands they believed they
should not have to sell.
In the summer of 1893, allotments
of land was completed. President
Grover Cleveland issued a proclamation, August 19, 1893, “all the
lands acquired from the Cherokee
Nation of Indians, the Tonkawa
tribe of Indians and the Pawnee
tribe of Indians . . . will be opened
to settlement.”
The land opened for settlement
on September 16, 1893. It is estimated that 100,000 people rushed
in by horse, wagon, and on foot
claiming and occupying former
Pawnee and other tribal lands.
Request for
Qualifications:
Architectural/
Engineering
Services
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
is advertising for Architectural/
Engineering Services for the design and construction of a new
Law Enforcement Center to be
located on the Pawnee Nation
Tribal Reserve which is east of
Pawnee, Oklahoma.
The complete Request for Qualifications including the criteria
that will be used to select the
most qualified firm is available
upon written request.
Submit your request by fax or
email (mrobedeaux@pawneenation.org) and please include your
email address and/or your fax
number.
Qualifications documents must
be received no later than 4:30 pm
on Monday, April 18, 2011.
Point of Contact for Information: Muriel Robedeaux,
ICDBG Coordinator
Contact:
George Howell, President,
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma,
(918) 762-3621,
Fax: (918) 762-6446.
Attn: ICDBG Law Enforcement Center Project.
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Pawnee Nation Planning Update
By Ted Moore, Planning Director
Nowa, the Planning Office submitted a proposal to the Native
American Language Preservation
and Maintenance Grant for the Administration for Native Americans
(ANA) funding cycle. The goal of
the proposed project, Paarí Pakuuru’ Pitku, is to establish an approach
to revitalize, preserve, and sustain
the Pawnee language by targeting
language activities for our Indian
children, creating viable intergener-
ational and distance learning strategies, and embracing our community either from local or out of area
in keeping our Pawnee language
strong for future generations.
The proposed project will develop
language and culturally specific
curriculum lessons for children.
The purpose of the lessons is to
enhance learning at preschool and
after school to include basic to children’s conversational structure. Intergenerational teaching of Pawnee
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language skills will be provided involving youth and elders through a
summer camp.
ing a questionnaire to tribal members to determine their interests in
the language.
The project will provide distance
learning methods and an internet
link will be created to access language resources and curriculum
lessons. Short version DVDs will
be created to enhance these efforts.
Renewing interest in the Pawnee
language and networking with the
community will be maintained
through the project by first circulat-
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two new workers, a Curriculum
Coordinator and a Project Recruiter
and hire Pawnee language speakers
as consultants to aid in the development and teaching. We will know
if we are funded in July, 2011.
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paWnee nation BuilDinG Directory
Building #64: 762-3621
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Executive office
Pawnee Business Council
Finance
Human Resources
grants & Contracts
Information technology
tribal Planning
Communications
ICDBg
Building #68: 762-3378
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gaming
pawnee nation college
Building #1: 762-3624
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tax office
Enrollment office
pawnee tribal court: 762-3649
Wellness center
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REACH uS 2010: 762-6495
title VI: 762-4042
0-2 yr Early learning Center:
762-2489
roam chief Building: 762-2541
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Food Distribution
Albin leadingfox Building: 762-3343 Fire station
• Pawnee Nation P.D.: 762-3013
Staff Quarters Building: 762-3452
• DECS/ transportation: 762-3655
• Property/Roads: 762-2273
i.h.s. housekeeping: 762-3605
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Family Development center
cultural learning center
(Berry Building): 762-3227
substance abuse Building: 762-2153
health & community services
center: 762-3873
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Fitness Center: 762-3000
learning Center: 762-3007
Substance Abuse Program
Juvenile Intervention Program
Healthy Nations Program
pa<ee pakoo<oo Building: 762-2106
pawnee nation housing: 762-3454
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Repatriation
Indian Child Welfare
Violence Against Women
CHR/EMS: 762-4641
Diabetes Program: 762-4045
Pawnee tribal Development
Corporation: 762-4832
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