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AL
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Photo: Shine Neal Eppler
Pi’ aakis
Young Eagle, Swift Bird
N ATION
Photo: John Howard Knifechief
Ti-hil-rik
One who repairs and fixes broken things
(arrows-bows-lances-scrapers-knives)
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Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
In Remembrance
George Dean Butler
6/18/1959 - 1/3/2019
Wanda Seck
3/13/1936 - 6/21/2019
Gina Marie Barker
2/28/1972 - 1/7/2019
Alfred Paul Frejo
3/16/1942 - 7/6/2019
Donald Jack Hedrick
11/9/1959 - 1/10/2019
Marshall R Gover
11/17/1946 - 7/11/2019
Tommie Cherb
4/11/1951 - 1/11/2019
Yvonne V. Kaulaity
11/26/1936 - 7/14/2019
Rickey Felicano Moore
6/18/1956 - 1/20/2019
Alexis Joy Warrior
7/24/1959 - 7/18/2019
Wilbur Marlin Johnson
3/13/1942 - 1/31/2019
Mikal Henry Rice
8/18/1984 - 8/7/2019
Addie Ellen Latimer
11/21/1934 - 2/7/2019
Larry Thomas Sterne
3/11/1943 - 10/12/2019
Aline Ann Hyatt
10/5/1942 - 2/10/2019
Timothy Riley Fields
1/4/1960 - 10/20/2019
Glen Mc Guire
6/26/1920 - 3/2/2019
Debra A Overland
5/31/1954 - 11/16/2019
Phyllis Loraine Burris
7/29/1930 - 3/11/2019
Lois Helen Stoneroad - Wilson
2/24/1949 - 11/17/2019
Darnell R Carson
5/25/1950 - 3/12/2019
Pawnee Billy Howell
8/25/1935 - 11/24/2019
Diane Elaine Blaine
2/21/1955 - 4/16/2019
Charles Lee Wilde
2/23/1952 - 12/1/2019
Louis D Bayhylle Jr
8/2/1924 - 4/18/2019
Thomas Earl Evans
10/6/1949 - 12/5/2019
Thomas Theodore Rice Sr.
7/1/1959 - 4/25/2019
Edgar A Pratt
5/10/1943 - 12/26/2019
John Thomas Left Hand
10/3/1986 - 6/12/2019
2019 PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL
James E. Whiteshirt
President
Sammye Adson
Council Seat #1
Darrel Wildcat
Vice President
Patsy McCray
Secretary
M. Angela Thompson
Treasurer
Dawna Hare
Charles ‘Buddy’ Lone Chief Charles Knife Chief
Council Seat #2
Council Seat #4
Council Seat #3
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The Supreme governing body of the Pawnee Nation is the Pawnee Business Council which
consists of eight (8) members. The Pawnee Business Council exercises all the inherent,
statutory, and treaty powers of the Pawnee Nation by the enactment of legislation, the
transaction of business, and by otherwise speaking or acting on all matters which the
Pawnee Nation is empowered to act. All members of the Pawnee Business Council are
elected to a four-year term of office and serve until their successors are installed in office.
THE PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA - 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
Child Care
JOM
After School
Program
Youth
Enhancement
Education &
Training “477”
Division of
Education
Social Services
Substance
Abuse Program
Fitness Center
Indian Child
Welfare
Program
Family Services
Department
Violence
Against Women
Prevention
Department
Division of Health &
Community Services
Community Hlth
Representative
Program
Food
Distribution
Program
Pawnee Pride
CSBG
LIHEAP
Diabetes
Program
Health
Department
Elderly Meals
Program
Nutritional
Department
Executive Admin
Assist
TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
TRIBAL COURT
Tax Dept.
Division of Finance
Organizational Chart
Approved: January 8, 2019
Division of Law
Enforcement
TERO/EEOC
Grants &
Contracts
Department
ICDBG
Planning
Department
Division of Planning
& Tribal
Development
Human Resources
COMMITTEES & COMMISIONS
NASHARO COUNCIL
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Dept. of
Emergency
Management
Dept. of
Transportation &
Safety
Dept. of Fire &
Rescue
Dept of
Environmental
Conservation &
Safety
Division of Natural
Resources & Safety
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Executive Director
PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL
CORPORATE CHARTER
CONSTITUTION
Procurement &
Inventory
Department
Information
Technology
Department
Enrollment
Department
Communications
Department
Division of
Administrative
Affairs
Library
Language
Museum
REPATRIATION
THPO
Division of Cultural
Resources
I.H.S. HK & GM
Program
Property &
Maintenance
Inventory
Utilities
Department
Division of Property
Management
2019 ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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James E. Whiteshirt, Pawnee Nation President
JULY 2019 - DECEMBER 2019
Pawnee Business Council President Inauguration was held on July 13, 2019.
James Whiteshirt, newly elected Pawnee Business Council President.
BRUCE PRATT, Pawnee Nation President
JANUARY 2016 - JULY 2019
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PAWNEE SERVICE CLUB 2019
The Pawnee Service Club has recently
been reestablished and is doing a lot to
help the Pawnee community. Although the
Service Club has a long history amongst
the Pawnee, it is not known precisely
when the Club started. Its current oldest
member, Neva Moore, is the spark that
reignited the Service Club this past year.
Neva gave her blessing to restart the Club.
This Club vows to be non-political, help
the community, and learn more about the
Pawnee culture. In these past months of
being officially reinstated, the Service Club
has fed mourning families, sent cards to the
ill, given food baskets to families in need;
raising money thru donations, and an
auction/bingo fundraiser. We are looking
for new members to join this great family,
and fees are $5 per person. For more
information, contact any current officers;
Helen Norris, June Hamilton, Angie Echo
Hawk or Jamie Jon Whiteshirt. Thank you,
Service Club!
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MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
action by the Emergency
Operations
Center
(EOC) when the Pawnee
The Executive Office of
Community was faced
the Pawnee Nation takes
with a flood to remember.
this time to wish all tribal
This flood was so large
members a wonderful new
that it eventually closed
year filled with happiness
two of the entrances to the
along with good health for
Pawnee Nation and also
each and every one.
some of the internal roads
of the tribal reserve. These
Muriel Robedeaux,
This year, the Executive
Office began with Jim Grey Pawnee Nation Executive Director. road closures eventually
shut down the tribal offices
as the Executive Director.
because staff was unable to reach their
Upon his resignation, Muriel Robedeaux
offices.
was later selected by the Pawnee Business
Council to take over this position and is
The aftermath of this event led the
now the Executive Director.
administration to seek solutions for the
tribal offices to continue to work even if
The Pawnee Nation’s Tribal Emergency
they are not able to get into their offices.
Response Committee was called into
Greetings Pawnee Tribal
Members.
A
SE
Flooding of the Black Bear over the Green Bridge,
just east of the Pawnee Trading Post.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
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2019 Ribbon Cutting for the
1st Street Safety Project.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
881 Little Dee Dr Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 111
Muriel Robedeaux, Executive Director
mrobedeaux@pawneenation.org
PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA
www.pawneenation.org
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PAWNEE NATION EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Pictured left to right:
Cynthia Butler, Executive Administrative Assistant;
Louise Stevens, Executive Office Assistant; and
Stephen Ashley Pratt, Office Assistant.
The Pawnee Nation Executive Office
consisted of four positions during the
2019 calendar year. Ms. Cynthia Butler,
Executive
Administrative
Assistance,
along with Louise Stevens as the Executive
Office Assistant, and Stephen “Ashley”
Pratt is the Receptionist/Assistant and
Muriel Robedeaux as the Executive
Director beginning in September. Prior to
September, Mr. Jim Gray was the Executive
Director.
The Pawnee Nation Executive Office
supports general governmental operations
to a) implement the organizational design to
assure continued growth and development;
b) provide high-level customer service; c)
ensure successful operation of the Nation’s
fiscal responsibilities; d) coordinate
Human Resources Office for personnel
administration; e) work with the Division
of Natural Resources & Safety to expand
on the emergency management plan; f)
working with the tribal Planner on strategic
planning with the Business Council;
g) provides support to the Governing
Documents Committee; and h) working
with legal counsel and the Tribal Court on
the further development of procedures and
amendments to the Law and Order codes.
PAWNEE NATION EXECUTIVE OFFICE
SERVES MANY PURPOSES FOR THE NATION
AND TRIBAL CITIZENS THAT INCLUDE:
Addressing inquiries from tribal members
or directing questions to the appropriate
office and or the Council.
Performing other duties and activities
to support the overall operations of the
administrative offices.
Other Departments also included in the
Executive Office are Communications,
Enrollment, Procurement, and Information
Technology. These reports are located in
this annual report.
The Executive Office is located on the first
floor of Building 64 of the former Pawnee
Indian School.
Cynthia Butler
Executive Administrative Assistant
CB0081@pawneenation.org
Louise Stevens, Executive Office Assistant
ls0201@pawneenation.org
CONTACT INFORMATION:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
881 Little Dee Dr Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 113 & Ext. 114
PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA
www.pawneenation.org
Working closely with Communications and
Information Technology staff in order to
provide up to date information for the tribal
membership during the year.
Acting as a liaison between administration
and the Pawnee Business Council.
Publishing monthly calendars provided
to tribal employees, and Pawnee Business
Council member.
President James E. Whiteshirt, the Executive Office, and
Property Management were giving a Ham or Turkey to the
employees for the Thanksgiving Holiday.
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PAWNEE NATION 2019-2020 PRINCESS
Nawa Friends and Relatives!
My
name
is
Chupitit
Kitipukski, “Little Star.”
I am currently a Senior of
Pawnee High. I also attend
the Meridian Technology
Center
in
Stillwater,
Oklahoma, where I am
studying Health Careers. I
will be graduating from both
schools in May 2019. I plan
on attending college at OSU
in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
My English name is Skidi Star
Leading Fox. I am a member
of the Pawnee Nation Skidi
Band, one of the four Bands
of The Pawnee Tribe.
I am a descendant of
KnifeChief, hereritary Chief of
I love playing sports and
the Pawnee. My Grandparents
have enjoyed four years of
on my Mother’s side are
track, softball, basketball,
Joanne and JW Rankins of
and summer weight lifting.
Pawnee, Oklahoma and on
I love to play traditional
my Father ‘ s side are the late
hand games, dancing at
Myrtle and Chester Leading
pow wows and traveling. I
Fox. My Mother is Karla
love the songs and having
KnifeChief, and my Father
such a unique culture. My
is Patrick Leading Fox, Skidi
previous titles have been;
Skidi Star Leading Fox,
Band Chief of the Pawnee
Tulsa Indian Club Princess
2019-2020
Nation. I have two Brothers;
2015-2016 and Greater
Pawnee
Nation
Princess.
Bobby Knifehawk Johnson
Tulsa Indian Arts Festival
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Patrick
Princess 2017.
Leading Fox Jr of Hominy, Oklahoma. I
have three Sisters; Jessica Leading Fox,
I am honored to be selected as the Pawnee
Sky Leading Fox and Isabelle Leading Fox
Nation Princess 2019-2020! I look forward
all of Pawnee, Oklahoma. My Family are
to a great year as I represent our Nation as
members of the Pawnee Chapter of the
the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Princess
Native American Church.
2019-2020. Nawa itdy!
PAWNEE INDIAN VETERANS PRINCESS
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Illiahna Vetter, who
was a senior at OU, was
selected as the 20192020 Pawnee Indian
Veterans
Princess.
She is the daughter
of Todd Vetter and
Juanita Buffalohead.
Her
maternal
grandparents are Paula and Prudencio
Mendoza. Her Paternal grandparents are
Sheryal Vetter Reamy and the late Timothy
Vetter Sr. She is an enrolled member of
the Otoe-Missouria tribe, buffalo clan. She
is also Ponca, Pawnee, Potawatomi and
Ioway. She also has three brothers and one
remaining sister: Trenton, Saul, Diego and
Elena.
bachelor’s
degree
in Native American
Studies with a focus in
language, history and
cultural preservation.
She would like to
thank the Pawnee
Veterans for giving
her the opportunity
to represent them.
She would also like to
thank family, friends,
and
anyone
who
has been supportive
of her during this
year. Iriwêturâhe â
kustuči’êrit; it’s good
and I will see you soon.
She’s currently twenty-two years old and
has recently graduated from the University
of Oklahoma, where she received a
Thank you.
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Illiahna Vetter
2019 Pawnee Indian
Veterans Princess.
2019 NASHARO COUNCIL
The Nasharo Council, or Rêsâru’karu, is the
traditional form of Pawnee government.
In the past, each band had its own council
composed of men who held the position of
Resaru or Nasharo based on descendance.
Negative impacts on the Nation’s population
and the influence of the U.S. Government
caused each band to drop their own council
and instead contribute members to a
“tribal” council. This Nasharo Council met
with the appointed United States agent to
the Pawnee Nation in a government-togovernment relationship. This relationship
continued when the Nation moved to
Oklahoma and lasted until January 6, 1938,
when the Pawnee Nation ratified the first
“Constitution and By-Laws of the Pawnee
Indians of Oklahoma” which created the
Pawnee Business Council.
The Nasharo Council, also known as
the “Chiefs Council” consists of eight
(8) members, each serving four-year
terms. Each band shall have two (2)
representatives on the Nasharo Council
selected by the members of the tribal bands,
Čawî’, Kitkehahki, Pitahawirata, and Skidi.
The Nasharo Council reviews rules and
regulations concerning membership within
the Pawnee Nation.
All acts regarding Membership or Claims
or Treaty Rights of the Pawnee Business
Council shall be subject to review by the
Nasharo Council.
The Nasharo Council shall have the right
to review all acts of the Pawnee Business
Council regarding the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma membership and Pawnee Nation
of Oklahoma claims or rights growing out
of treaties between the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma and the United States provided
such acts of the PBC shall be valid and valid
unless formally disapproved of the Nasharo
Council within 30 days after such acts are
referred to the latter Council; where such
are disapproved by the Nasharo Council,
the PBC may submit them to a referendum
of the Pawnee Nation.
The Bands of the Pawnee Nation shall elect
their respective representative under rules
and regulations prescribed by the Chiefs of
each Band. The representatives selected
shall serve until the next regular selection
of members of the Nasharo Council.
Vacancies in the membership of the
Nasharo Council shall be filled under rules
and regulations prescribed by the Nasharo
Council.
The Nasharo Council shall have the power
to establish its own offices and to designate
its own officers, to fix its own meeting days,
and to adopt its own rules of procedure;
provided a quorum is present to transact
business. Records of the proceedings of
this body shall be kept.
Rêsâru’karu translates as Chiefs Council
aka Nasharo Council.
OFFICERS FOR THE RÊSÂRU’KARU ARE:
Ralph Haymond, Jr., Head Chief
Pat Leading Fox, Second Chief
Tim Jim, Treasurer
Matt Reed, Secretary
KITKAHAKI
SKIDI
PITAHAWIRATA
ČAWÎ’
Morgan Littlesun – First Chief
Ralph Haymond, Jr. – Second Chief
Ron Rice - First Chief
Tim Jim - Second Chief
Pat Leading Fox - First Chief
Warren Pratt, Jr. - Second Chief
Matt Reed - First Chief
Jimmy Horn - Second Chief
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FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE PAWNEE PEOPLE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS
Financial Assistance Payments
600,000.00
500,000.00
400,000.00
Tribal
300,000.00
Grants
Total Assistance
200,000.00
100,000.00
0.00
18.00
16.00
14.00
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Total Assets in Millions
16.90
13.90
14.89
15.67
15.04
15.98
15.38
12.00
10.00
8.00
Total Assets in
Millions
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
9
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
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2018
2019
FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE PAWNEE PEOPLE
Tribal Operations 2019 Revenues
PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL OPERATIONS
2019 REVENUES
IDC Recoveries,
1,726,574
Rents, 302,292
TDC Contribution,
0
Reed Property,
12,500
Space Cost
Recovery, 227,384
Miscellaneous
Income, 75,151
Interest Income,
17,160
Program
Income, 18,835
Motor Fuel
Allocation, 118,415
Tribal Programs 2019 Revenues
PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL PROGRAMS
2019 REVENUES
Gaming
Commission,
548,103
Tabacco
Compact,
103,194
TERO, 201,076
Tibal Tax Office,
353,033
Hukasa, 109,608
Pawnee Tribal
Court, 5,399
Fitness Center,
1,522
THPO , 43,409
Tribal Fire &
Rescue, 60
Other, 52,694
Proceeds of
Title VI Meal Labor, 27,205
Donation, 1,300
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FINANCIAL REPORT TO THE PAWNEE PEOPLE
Pawnee Nation Tribal Operation 2019 Expenses
PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL OPERATION
2019 EXPENSES
Salary, 1,219,731
Stipends, 307,720
Payrol Taxes,
94,475
Health
Insurance,
79,108
Other
Fringe
Benefits,
59,471
Utilities,
203,453
Other, 29,062
Capital Outlay,
59,618
Space Cost,
26,718
Supplies, 85,695
Indirect Cost, 105,306
Donations, 29,508
Bank Service Charges,
19,625
Postage & Reproduction,
17,734
Travel &
Training,
14,717
Repair &
Maintenance,
102,384
Legal & Professionsal,
96,313
Assistance, 92,001
Communications,
34,839
Insurance, 102,143
Pawnee Nation Tribal Program 2019 Expenses
PAWNEE
NATION TRIBAL PROGRAM
2019 EXPENSES
TERO , 85,601
Motor Fuels, 57,508
Pawnee Nation
College, 140,161
Hukasa Child
Care, 27,743
Gaming Commission,
391,002
Tribal Fire
& Rescue,
90,308
Tax Office, 98,834
DNRS, 107,085
Tribal Court,
58,864
Tribal Annuity,
32,506
Emergency
Management, -
Title VI Meal
Donation, 1,517
Sports Commission, 205
Cultural Resources
Division, 75,100
Fitness Center,
6,053
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Burial
Assistance,
60,070
PNUA, 500
Health & Community
Service, 87,453
Attorney Generals
Office, 119,320
Title VI Elders
Program, 51,469
IHS Housekeeping,
13,834
Transportation &
Safety, 1,424
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Food Distribution Match,
74,174
2019 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Welcome Signage
New bathrooms at Pawnee Nation Campground
New Dance Arbor at Campground
Basketball Court and expansion at playground with new play equipment
New Roofing
New Sidewalk
LED Light Poles
New Signage
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PAWNEE NATION 2019 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Nation
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262,517
88,401
848,349
88,401
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Pawnee Nation
800,0002019 Federal
Grants and Awards
230,964
800,000
230,964
BIA
P.L. 102-477
BIA
AOA - Title VI
P.L. 102-477
DHHS - ACF
AOA - Title VI
EPADHHS - ACF
321,428
321,428
26,000
262,517
26,000
62,677
HUDNat'l Park Service
USDA
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62,677
DeptUSDA
of Justice
171,720
171,720
1,548,022
1,548,022
1,352,715
1,352,715
973,637 100,000
973,637 100,000
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of Indian
Affairs
DOT-FHWA
EPA
Nat'lDOT-FHWA
Park Service
BIA-Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA/DOL/HHS (P.L. 102-477)
BIA/DOL/HHS (P.L. 102-477)
AOA – Administration on Aging - Title VI
AOA – Administration on Aging - Title VI
DHHS/ACF – Admin. for Children and Families
DHHS/ACF – Admin. for Children and Families
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
EPA – Environmental Protection Agency
DOT/FHWA-Dept. of Trans.-Federal Highway Admin
DOT/FHWA-Dept. of Trans.-Federal Highway Admin
National Park Service
National Park Service
HUD – Housing and Urban Development
HUD – Housing and Urban Development
USDA –USDA
U.S. Dept
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– U.S.ofDept
of Agriculture
DOJ – Department
of
Justice
(Balance-Year
3 of 3)
DOJ – Department
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(Balance-Year
3 of 3)
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Equal Employment Opportunity
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HealthHealth
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– PSSF,– Violence
Prevention
of Oklahoma
PSSF, Violence
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GrantsGrants
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TotalTotal
150,165
150,165
200,000
200,000
67,145
67,145
EEOC
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IHS EEOC
IHS
SAMHSA
SAMHSA
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StateHRSA
of Okla.
State of Okla.
Foundations
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2019 Award Amounts
2019 Award
Amounts
973,637
973,637
1,352,715
1,352,715
171,720
171,720
62,677
62,677
262,517
262,517
848,349
848,349
88,401
88,401
800,000
800,000
230,964
230,964
321,428
321,428
26,000
26,000
1,548,022
1,548,022
150,165
150,165
200,000
200,000
67,145
67,145
100,000
100,000
7,203,740
7,203,740
Source:
Grants
Contracts
Office
Source:
Grants
and and
Contracts
Office
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PAWNEE NATION 2019 FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Grants and Awards Pawnee Nation Received for 2019
Funding Agency
Bureau of Indian Affairs
2019 Funding
Law Enforcement
Aid to Tribal Government
Indian Child Welfare
Tribal Court
Public Law 102-477 – Education (includes CCDF)
Indian Health Service
Health Education
Community Health Representative
Substance Abuse Program
Housekeeping/Grounds Maintenance
Special Diabetes Program for Indians
Substance Abuse Treatment
Meth and Suicide Prevention Initiative
Domestic Violence Prevention
HHS-Administration for Children and Families
Liheap (Low Income Heating Assistance)
CSBG (Community Services Block Grant)
Child Welfare Services
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Administration on Aging
Title VI Nutrition
Title VI Caregiver
Nutrition Supplement Initiative
Environment Protection Agency
General Assistance Program
Water Pollution Control
Non-Point Source
Nation Park Service
Tribal Historic Preservation Office
NAGPRA – Year II Balance
Federal Highway Administration
Indian Reservation Roads
Health Resources and Services Administration
Opioid Response (Planning)
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admin
Opioid Abuse Prevention Program
USDA - Food Distribution Program
HUD – ICDBG-FY18 Green House
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity
State of Okla. DHHS
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
Family Violence Prevention and Services
Department of Justice-Year III Balance
Violence Against Women
Foundation Grant
Shakopee Grant
Description
598,772
209,227
84,607
81,031
1,352,715
Police Services
Supports Tribal Gov’t Operations
Family Break-up Prevention
Protection of Tribal Rights
Reduces Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
27,464
213,270
225,135
368,956
184,126
29,074
300,000
200,000
Provides Health Education Services
Health Appointment Transportation
Community Prevention Activities
Housekeeping for IHS Facility
Reduce Risk of Diabetes
In-Patient Treatment Services
Native Youth Intervention Services
Support Services to Clients
36,804
3,036
8,699
14,138
Low Income Energy Assistance
Low Income Assistance
Family Break-up Prevention
Family Break-up Prevention
116,280
44,810
10,630
Nutrition Services
Family Caregiver Support Services
Nutrition Services
115,000
117,517
30,000
Environmental Protection of Lands
Water Quality Monitoring
Pollution Prevention Activities
57,193
31,208
Preserve, Protect Cultural Heritage
Claim and Return Cultural Items
848,349
Planning, Design, Building of Roads
200,000
Opioid Treatment Facility Planning
150,165
230,964
800,000
26,000
Opioid Misuse Prevention Services
Distributes Food for Low-Income
Economic Development
Enhance Employment Opportunity
21,315
45,830
Family Break-up Prevention
Provides Support Services to Clients
321,428
Provides Support Services to Clients
100,000
CRD Sustainability Planning
For further information on the programs mentioned above, contact the program coordinators, managers, or
directors; their information is listed in this 2019 annual report. In addition, feel free to call the Pawnee Nation Grants
and Contracts Office at 918-762-3621, Extension 123.
Source: Grants and Contracts Office
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2019 PAWNEE NATION EMPLOYEE FUN DAY
STAFF AND PAWNEE NATION
PRESIDENT WORKING ON THE 2019
ANNUAL ANNUITY DISBURSEMENTS
Pawnee Nation President, James E. Whiteshirt
Enrollment Manager, Carrie Peters
Payroll, Freida Pratt
ROUNDHOUSE EVENTS
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2019 PAWNEE NATION PAWNEE CULTURE CLASSES
AND PAWNEE LANGUAGE CLASSES
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PAWNEE NATION AND MUSEUM BOARD PARTNER WITH
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION IN DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE FOR
NATIVE CULTURAL CENTER DESIGN
to realize their goals to develop and build
cost-effective cultural centers by reducing
their architectural design and development
costs utilizing the process, procedures and
designs developed through this model
project,” said Susan Feller, President of
ATALM and Project Coordinator.
The project officially launched today when
28 fourth-year O.S.U. Architecture students
and their faculty met with ATALM leaders,
members of the Pawnee Nation Museum
Design Advisory
The Pawnee Nation and Museum Board
have joined the Association of Tribal
Archives, Libraries, and Museums,
(ATALM), OSU School of Architecture, and
the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee
Indian’s Culture Center and Museum
staff to engage in the development of a
prototype model which may be utilized by
any tribal community for reducing costs
and expediting the planning and design of
their respective cultural facilities. ATALM
is a national, Native-serving non-profit
organization whose purpose is to provide
sustainable infrastructures to indigenous
tribes to ensure the continuation of their
culturally relevant training and networking
programs in preserving and advancing
their Native culture, history, language, and
life ways.
ATALM has enlisted the volunteer
participation of design-build architects
with experience in Native cultural building
projects as well as fourth-year OSU
architectural students and faculty to work
with the Pawnee Nation tribal leadership
and their newly formed Museum Design
Advisory Committee (MDAC), along with
the Culture Center and Museum staff
from the Keetoowah Tribe, to develop
the initial prototype model. The team
will develop prototype plans that may be
adapted by Native communities seeking
to build cultural centers that authentically
interpret their culture, history and life
ways. “The overarching goal of the project
is to enable Native communities of all sizes
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Committee (MDAC) and other tribal leaders
to begin the development of interpretive
conceptual design(s) for its cultural center.
The following Friday the group will visit
the Keetoowah’s Cultural Center and
Museum to study building design features
at their Tahlequah site. “This collaboration
will provide the students with experience
working with Native populations, will help
ATALM develop and test resources to be
freely shared with all Native communities,
and will enable the Pawnee Nation to
expedite the process of developing their
own Cultural Center in future years,” said
Ms. Feller.
“This is a unique opportunity for our
students and the OSU School of Architecture
that fulfills each arm of the OSU land
grant mission: research, education, and
outreach. Partnering with a national tribalserving association and Oklahoma Tribes
to develop a prototype model for use across
the country allows us to employ teaching
techniques such as the Participatory Design
Model (PDM) to cultivate collaborative
learning communities. Designing with the
community rather than designing for the
community is the critical difference in the
PDM. It does not dictate design but creates
an environment that allows it to emerge
through the process and interactions
with the end-users and the community.”
Said Awilda Rodríguez Carrión, Associate
Professor,
College
of
Engineering,
Architecture and Technology, OSU.
For Further Information Contact: Sharilyn
Young, Project Manager, 918-708-2237.
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PAWNEE NATION DIVISION OF FINANCE
The Finance Department of the Pawnee
Nation manages, directs and oversees all
financial activities for the Nation in support
of the goals and objectives of the Pawnee
Nation government.
The Pawnee Nation government ensures
fiscal integrity for the organization to provide
reasonable assurance that transactions
made with tribal or federal dollars are
authorized, reasonable, allowable and are
in compliance under the guidance of OMB
2 CFR Part 200; the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma’s Fiscal Policies and Procedures;
the Governmental Accounting Standards
Board (GASB); and the Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Many roles and functions define the
finance department which includes being
responsible for the safekeeping of the
Nation’s funds, ensuring all the Nation’s
assets are safe, accurately recorded and
reported on, as well as ensuring that proper
internal controls are in place.
THE CORE FUNCTIONS OF THE FINANCE
DEPARTMENT ARE:
Accounts Payable – Records and processes payments for tribal
and federal expenditures.
Accounts Receivable – Records the funds received for payments.
Payroll – Make sure employees, committees and commissions are paid
accurately and on time.
General Accounting – Reports, reconciliations, journal entries,
analysis.
Budgeting – Assists in the creation and maintenance of annual
budgets, monitors budgets.
Reporting – Produce reports to show how tribal and federal funds are
being spent.
Internal Controls – Adhere to the separation of duties and risk
assessments; roles clearly defined.
Cash Flow – Responsible for ensuring funds are available for all
payments due.
Capital Assets – Proper recording of inventories and equipment.
Audit – Prepares for the organization-wide annual audit, responsible for
Pictured left to right are:
James Rice, Accountant; Janet Mulder, Accounts
Payable Clerk; William Perry, Finance Division Director;
Freida Pratt, Payroll; Nancy Moore, Accountant,
and Penny Powell, Sr. Accountant.
follow-up work.
Aside from the list of functions mentioned,
there are other responsibilities of the finance
department; collectively the employees of
the finance department are here to serve
the Pawnee Nation government, tribal
members, other employees, program
directors and managers, vendors, in
addition to other tribal organizations and
federal agencies.
The finance department works toward
having solid and sound financial records
and has an annual independent audit
conducted to ensure the financial systems
of the Nation are in order, and financial
information is accurate. The financial
records of the Pawnee Nation are reviewed
by federal funding agencies and other
W. Harrison Perry, Finance Director, Ext. 205
Penny Powell, Senior Accountant, Ext. 209
James Rice, Accountant, Ext. 197
Nancy Moore, Accountant, Ext. 119
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users of financial information, including
the Pawnee Nation government. When the
annual independent audit is submitted to
the Federal Audit Clearinghouse, it is made
available to the various funding agencies
that have funded the federal programs
administered by the Pawnee Nation. The
finance department is responsible for
follow-up on any recommendations made
by the auditor.
The finance department is located on
the 2nd floor of Building 64, and the
finance employees can be reached at
(918) 762-3621 using the following
extensions:
Janet Mulder, AP Clerk, Ext. 121
Davi Ferris, AP Part-time, Ext. 120
Freida Pratt, Payroll Clerk, Ext. 125
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HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
The Human Resources (HR) department serves all
eight divisions of the Pawnee Nation. Human Resources
performs tasks and duties such as; advertising vacant
positions, recruiting highly skilled and qualified applicants,
coordinating employee orientation, managing employee
relations, administrating benefits, developing and
deploying policies and procedures, maintaining personnel
records, monitoring compliance with tribal, state, and
federal labor laws, and researching and establishing wage
and compensation rates. This past year, we have continued
the task of the Staff Development Training Curriculum,
which focuses on Leadership Development.
Roberta Ahdunko, HR Coordinator;
and Matthew Bellendir, HR Manager.
2019 NEW FULL-TIME HIRES/TRANSFERS
Muriel Robedeaux – Executive Director (Promotion)
Garon Cozad – Grounds Maintenance
Lauren Quimby – Property (Transfer)
Mary Faye Blackowl – Housekeeping
Louise Stevens – Executive Office Assistant
Stephen Ashley Pratt – Receptionist
Davi Ann Ferris – Accounts Payable
Janet Mulder – Accountant (Promotion)
Amber Jones – Procurement Manager
George B. Horn – Maintenance
Nelson Yellowman – Roads Heavy Equipment Operator
Jon James – Tribal Fire/Rescue Coordinator
Jaelyn Jestes – HCS/ICW Administrative Assistant
Mee-Kai Clark – HRSA Opioid Administrative Assistant
Adrian SpottedHorseChief – Cultural Resource
Coordinator
Herb Adson – Cultural Resource Division Director
Danielle Wheatley – Title VI Coordinator (Promotion)
Samantha Baker – Learning Center Manager (Promotion)
Christina Attocknie – Learning Center Asst Manager
(Promotion)
Pani Moore – Child Care Teacher
Dana Stewart – Child Care Teacher
Callie Wilson – Child Care Teacher
Shelby Duncan – Child Care Teacher
Destiny Taylor – Child Care Teacher
Christopher Pratt – CHR Generalist/Driver
Taylor Pratt – CHR Generalist/Driver
Anthony Leas – Fitness Center Attendant
Martha Only A Chief – NAGPRA Coordinator
Ashley Wilson – Court Clerk
Michael Jimboy – Police Officer
2019 NEW PART TIME HIRES/TEMPS
Cole Brumley – Property (TERO – Temporary)
Evanne Pratt – Child Care (Part time)
Brandi Johnson – Receptionist (Temporary)
Katherine Brady – Court (Part time)
Kimberly Makaseah – Court Clerk (Temporary)
Rosetta Clark – Education (Part time)
Terri Collins – Housekeeping (TERO) will become Full
Time 1/01/2020
Cheynova Townsen – Seeds (Temporary)
Lawrence Clark – Tax Clerk (Temp)
2019 PAWNEE NATION
EMPLOYEE PROFILE
127 Total Employees
Pawnee: 60 employees, 47%
Descendeants/enrolled in other: 11 employees, 9%
Other Tribes: 32 employees, 25%
Non-Native: 24 employees, 9%
Misty Nuttle – Education (Temporary)
2019 EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH,
QUARTERS, AND YEAR
January - Courtney Turner
February - Reva Howell
March - Christal Prill
1st Quarter - Kyla Wichita
April - Mee-Kai Clark
May - Chris McCray
June - Mary Fay Blackowl
2nd Quarter - Cynthia Butler
July - Freida Pratt
August - Mike Ortiz
September - Grant Hawkins
3rd Quarter - Rick Tatum
October - Brandon Novotny
November - George Chebon
Gooden
December - Samantha Baker
4th Quarter - Jordan Moore
THE EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR
Reva Howell
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Roberta Ahdunko, HR Coordinator
roberta@pawneenation.org (918) 762-3621 ext. 142
Pawnee Nation Office of Human Resources
PO Box 470, Pawnee, OK 74058
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PLANNING AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
Pictured left to right are:
Reva Howell, Coordinator/Assistant;
Brian (Wabjejak) Kirk, Planning Director; and
Laura Melton, Grants and Contracts Manager.
The Pawnee Nation Planning Division is an integral part of the Pawnee Nation organization,
whose focus is to achieve the mission and vision of the tribal government while actively
exercising its sovereignty. Within the Division are the Planning Office; Brian (Wabjejak)
Kirk, Director; the ICDBG Program, Reva Howell, Coordinator; and the Grants and
Contracts Office, Laura Melton, Manager.
PLANNING AND TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
is responsible for bringing new ideas to the
table and collaborating with other divisions
and programs that will increase the services
to the tribe. The Director plays a huge part
in the development within the Pawnee
Nation’s tribal organization by working
side-by-side with the Pawnee Business
Council and all the other Divisions and their
programs. The Planning Director assists in
the development of a strategic plan, this plan
for the future that will increase productivity
and organize the overall structure of the
Pawnee Nation’s vision.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS ensure that
the federal grant goals and objectives are
accomplished and completed on time. The
Grants and Contracts office confirms that
all grant activities follow the terms and
conditions of the award; monitor expenses
for allowable costs; accounts for all grant
revenues received; fulfill all reporting
requirements, and comply with all federal
statutes and regulations that apply to each
grant.
ICDBG PROGRAM utilizes HUD funds to
serve the community better. They play
a significant role in developing various
projects which include: decent housing,
suitable living environment, and economic
opportunities.
PLANNING DIRECTOR
In 2019, the Planning Division made strives
pushing forward on our deliverables and
goals. We continue gradually moving into a
more active role. We wanted to expand new
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possibilities to promote development in our
region. We started the year by kicking off
two projects that gave us the ability to look at
a behavioral health facility and developing
economic development opportunities.
We hosted several community meetings
on various topics. This was important for
the Planning Division, as well as other
divisions and PBC. Our intention was to
incorporate the vision of the community to
establish a strong relationship with tribal
members and other members throughout
the community.
The Planning Division, with assistance from
the DHCS Director, developed a Behavioral
Treatment Consortium that consists of
tribal, local, and state representatives.
Our purpose was to analyze our regional
demographics that assisted our ability to
highlight existing services and partners
while emphasizing the gaps. This team
developed new relationships and developed
short- and long-term plans that will provide
guidance in securing funding and/or
additional opportunities to bridge our gaps
in the community and ultimately lead to a
new behavioral health treatment facility.
In addition, we kicked off our
Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy (CEDS) Plan project. The CEDS is
the outcome of a regional planning process
designed to assess the current condition
and guide responsible economic growth in
our area. It includes an analysis of factors
that account for a community’s current
economic state, identifying critical issues
and economic opportunities, and a clear
vision that specifies strategies to achieve
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community goals by implementing plans
with ensures community and stakeholder
participation at every level. The Public
Works and Economic Development Act
of 1965, as amended, requires a CEDS to
apply for investment assistance under the
U.S. Department of Commerce Economic
Development Authority’s (EDA) Public
Works of Economic Adjustment Assistance
Programs.
Furthermore, the Planning Division
has been working diligently with other
Divisions,
PBC,
and
surrounding
community stakeholders on creating more
services and opportunities. We were able to
be apart of the CM/GC method along with
the Transportation Department which we
were the first Native Tribe to incorporate
horizontal and vertical construction into
the design. Our team was able to secure
funding that resurrected the CRD Division,
which provided additional opportunities
to the community. We were granted the
ICDBG Greenhouse Project. This project
will construct two greenhouses for fresh
vegetable and fruit production. Also,
Planning has taken on many other roles
to ensure high-quality performance in
delivering a new vision for the community,
tribe, and PBC. We were very pleased with
how 2019 ended, and we are excited for
what is ahead in 2020.
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
The Grants and Contracts offices’ primary
responsibility is to ensure the federal
grant goals and objectives are completed
as stated in the grant application and to
inform the federal grant program directors
of the Federal Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) rules when administering
any federal contract or grant. In addition,
the Pawnee Nation Grants and Contracts
Offices’ role is to become familiar with
the terms and conditions delineated in
each individual award to make certain the
post-award administration is effective and
conforms to compliance procedures.
The Grants and Contracts Office provides
management oversight to confirm that
all activities are carried out on time and
within budget, adheres to all reporting
requirements, and certifies that the
programs are abiding by the federal statutes
and regulations listed in their individual
award documents.
Furthermore, the Grants and Contracts
Office will provide training, staff support,
updates to program directors on Federal
government administrative management
performance measures, and notify the grant
administrators of any grant requirement
changes. By informing the directors and
managers on grant administration and
proper financial procedure topics, it’s
anticipated a better understanding of those
matters will ultimately reduce audit and
program review findings.
The employees of the Pawnee Nation have
made a conscious and collective decision to
follow proper procedures as they administer
their grants. Through their efforts, the
Pawnee Nation employees have led the way
into making the Nation an organization
that maintains effective fiscal and grant
management.
The Grants and Contracts Manager also
works with the Planning Director in the
editing and submission of recurring or new
grant proposals and their budgets. Further,
the Grants and Contracts office works closely
with the Finance Department ensuring
transactions made with federal dollars are
authorized, reasonable, allowable, and in
compliance under the guidance of OMB 2
CFR Part 200 as well as with the Nation’s
Fiscal Policies and Procedures Manual and
other Federal guidance.
The Grants and Contracts office maintains
an open-door policy and is available to
assist anyone who may have questions on
grants or contracts. Feel free to call: 918762-3621 Ext: 123, office; or 918-399-5107,
cell. The Grants and Contracts office is
located in Room 204 on the 2nd floor of
Building 64.
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ICDBG PROGRAM
The Indian Community Development Block
Grant (ICDBG) provides eligible recipients
with direct grants for developing viable
Indian and Alaska Native Communities
aimed at low- and moderate-income
persons/families. ICDBG funds can be
used in 3 different funding areas:
Housing-Rehabilitation, land acquisition
for new housing and new housing (limited
circumstances).
Community
Facilities-Infrastructure
construction (roads, water & sewer
facilities),
single
or
multipurpose
community buildings.
Economic
Development-Commercial,
industrial, agricultural projects which may
be recipient owned and operated or which
may be owned and/or operated by a third
party.
(2017, March 9) “U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development”
https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/
HUD?src=/program_offices/public_
indian_housing/ih/grants/icdbg
In 2019 the Pawnee Nation has been
implementing the FY 2016 ICDBG Grant
Award:
Pawnee Nation Ceremonial
Campground & Nature Fit Trail and was
notified it was a recipient of the FY 2018
ICDBG Grant Award: Pawnee Nation
Greenhouse.
2016-Pawnee
Nation
Ceremonial
Campground & Nature Fit Trail. This
project has been underway and at the end
of 2019 nearly completed with only 1 phase
to be completed; which will be executed
in the beginning of 2020. The Nature Fit
trail, which was finished in the early part
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of 2019, sustained damage during the May
2019 historical floods. It was repaired,
improved upon, and open to the public.
The campsites saw the improvement of
infrastructure as additional electrical
pedestals were installed along with lighting
and more water faucets at the camping
areas. A newly constructed bathroom
doubled square footage which allowed for
additional toilet stalls and shower stalls,
dressing area and conditioned air to flow.
The Dance Arbor was also constructed with
a permanent material, added electrical
outlets to posts, a heightened ceiling, and
a permanent roof and lighting on the arbor.
The area also improved the flag area, which
now includes three (3) flag poles with lights.
The bridge will be a new innovative concept
of installing a bridge in less than one day.
This new bridge will be structurally sound
as aesthetically appealing as it will connect
the campgrounds to the trail.
The Division of Cultural Resources was
contacted to give a name to the new bridge,
and it is “The Morning Star Bridge.” This
FY16 funding opportunity has been able to
provide great benefits to the community
while beautifying the Pawnee Nation
Reserve. This project should officially close
out in the Spring of 2020.
2018-Pawnee Nation Greenhouse Project.
The Pawnee Nation was recently awarded
the FY 18 ICDBG:
Pawnee Nation
Greenhouse. The project consists of two
(2) 30’ x 60’ connected greenhouses to aid
in economic development. The greenhouse
would house a hydroponic system that
would grow tomatoes and any other deemed
feasible produce. Pre-planning is still
underway and is expected to be completed
late in 2020.
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Pawnee Nation Elder Center Garden 2019.
Neva Moore’s Birthday BINGO night celebration at the Pawnee Nation Elder Center, March 2019.
COMMITTEES:
COMMISSIONS:
BOARDS:
Budget Committee
Cultural Committee
Education Committee
Education Sub-Committee
Enrollment Committee
Governing Documents Committee
Grievance Committee
Human Resources Committee
Land Management Committee
Property Committee
Proposal Review Committee
Tribal Emergency Response
Committee (TERC)
Election Commission
Environmental Regulatory
Commission
Gaming Commission
Liquor Control Commission
Sports Commission
Tax Commission
TERO
Commission
Utility Authority Commission
Pawnee Tribal Housing Board
Pawnee Nation Museum Board
of Directors
Pawnee Nation College Board
of Trustees
Pawnee Tribal Development
Corporation Board of Directors
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PAWNEE NATION ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT
Pictured left to right are:
Suzanne Kanuho, Enrollment Assistant; and
Carrie Peters, Enrollment Manager.
The
Pawnee
Nation’s
Enrollment
Department is responsible for all aspects
of tribal membership.
This scope of
work includes, but is not limited to,
maintaining up-to-date tribal enrollment
records, providing forms such as name
change forms, change of address forms
and enrollment applications, processing
applications for tribal
enrollment, verifying tribal
membership, processing
relinquishments
per
request of tribal member,
processing relinquishments
of Pawnee membership
when dual enrollment
is
discovered,
issuing
Pawnee Tribal Member
Certificate of Degree of
Indian Blood (CDIB) cards,
issuing Verification of
Indian Preference (BIA Form 4432) forms,
verifying enrollment for the Department
of Interior Eagle Permit Application.
Provided other services, which consists of
responding to any enrollment requests or
questions by mail, email, fax, phone, and
includes services provided regarding the
annual annuity payment.
THE FOLLOWING IS SOME INFORMATION REGARDING THE
PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL MEMBERSHIP FOR 2019
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3,572 Pawnee Nation Tribal
Members on the membership roll;
48 Pawnee Nation Tribal Members
added the membership roll;
656 Pawnee Nation Tribal Members
live in the city of Pawnee;
Top five most populated states of
Pawnee Nation Tribal Members:
Oklahoma = 2,350, Texas = 1913,
Arizona = 149, California = 118,
Kansas = 109;
Remaining 653 Tribal Members live in
the other states;
Pawnee Nation Tribal Members
gender: 1,779 males and 1,793 females;
and
Pawnee Nation Tribal Members that
are 4/4(Full Blood) = 85.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Enrollment Office
Health & Community Services Building
400 Agency Road Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Option #7
enrollment@pawneenation.org
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COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
The Communications office updates the
Pawnee Nation official website; maintains
the Pawnee Nation social media platforms:
Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
The Communication office is the main
hub for gathering content from the tribal
departments and designs the ‘Chaticks Si
Chaticks’ newsletter. The Communication
office also films the Pawnee Nation Business
(PBC) Council meetings and other various
events to archive and share on social
media platforms so tribal members can
watch online. The Communication office
disseminates email announcements to
tribal members announcing the link to a new
PBC meeting when uploaded. Photography
is taken at various events then uploaded to
Facebook or online. Videos are uploaded to
social media sites such as Vimeo, YouTube,
and the Pawnee Nation official Facebook
page. The Communications Manager Jeana
Francis is an enrolled Pawnee Nation tribal
member specializing in media and design.
The Communications office filmed (24)
twenty-four Pawnee Nation Business
Council meetings, designed (5) five Chaticks
Si Chaticks newsletters, (1) one 2018
Annual Report book (68 pages), filmed
(18) Eighteen Pawnee Nation events, and
helped increased interactions on various
social media platform as an outlet for
information.
VIDEO PROJECTS 2019
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Pawnee Nation Business Council meetings
Public Engagement Meeting, Pawnee
Nation Strategic Planning
2018 Pawnee Seed Preservation Project
Annual Report
2019 Seed Blessing for the Pawnee Seed
Preservation Project
1st Annual Pawnee Nation Princess Dance 2019-2020 Princess Coronation
Pawnee Nation Candidate Forum
Hemp Conference 101 - Pawnee Nation
The Chalkguy Ben Glenn at the Pawnee
Nation of Oklahoma
2019 Pawnee Business Council
Inauguration
2019 Pawnee Business Council President
Inauguration, James Whiteshirt
2019 Homecoming, Grand Entry and other
parts of the event
Community Engagement Meeting, Rural
Jeana Francis,
Communications Manager.
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Communities Opioid Response ProgramPlanning Grant
Learn how to play Pawnee Handgames,
Cultural Class
Pawnee Church Hymns, Cultural Class
Pawnee Nation Cultural Program Class
Women Singers AKA Chorus Girls
Ghost Dance Songs, Cultural Class
Pawnee Language Class, Kindship
Pawnee Language Class, Food Items
FACEBOOK BUSINESS PAGES
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Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pawnee Nation Elders
Pawnee Nation Education Department
Pawnee Nation Ti-Hirasa Domestic
Violence Program
SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS
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Pawnee Nation Wellness Programs
Vimeo Private Group for Pawnee Nation
Business Council meetings and Community
meetings
If any tribal members would like to submit
an article or artwork for the Chaticks Si
Chaticks, please notify the Communications
office.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Communications
881 Little Dee Dr Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 126
Jeana Francis, Communications Manager
communications@pawneenation.org
PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA
www.pawneenation.org
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PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
Walterene Hare,
Inventory and Receiving Clerk.
Amber Jones,
Procurement Manager.
Procurement is the acquisition of any
good or service by means of competitive or
noncompetitive purchasing. The Federal
government holds the Pawnee Nation,
along with all other agencies maintained
by Federal funding, to specific standards
that guide our purchasing activity. Our
department is a segment of the Pawnee
Nation Administration; thus, we do not
provide public services. As part of the
administration, we support the programs
that offer public services to the Pawnee
Nation and other tribal citizens.
The
Procurement
Department
was
developed in mid-2015. We started with just
one employee, and now the Procurement
Department consists of two employees;
Amber Jones, Procurement Manager, and
Walterene Hare, Inventory/Travel Clerk.
The Procurement Department arranges
and reconciles travel for all programs and
coordinates physical inventories of all
eligible property purchased by Pawnee
Nation Programs. We have also been tasked
with providing administrative support
for the Pawnee Nasharo Council and the
Pawnee Nation Election Commission. The
Procurement Manager approves and/or
advises on all purchasing activity for the
Pawnee Nation. This is the scope of the
Pawnee Nation Procurement Department.
We look forward to serving the Pawnee
Nation Programs throughout 2020!
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Pictured left to right are:
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OF THE P
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OBSTACLES
Some of the things we have had to
overcome in 2019 has been under-staffing
and underfunded. We need to upgrade our
systems to keep up with technology.
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Pius Spottedhorsechief, IT Systems Administrator;
Christal Windholz, Information Technologies Manager;
and Lance Howell, Network Security Specialist.
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It is the purpose of the Information
Technology Department to provide the
Pawnee Nation Government entity and
its programs support and services for all
their technology needs. These services
provided include but not limited to network
security, network administration, systems
administration, desktop support and
consulting & procurement services directly
related to tribal electronic communications,
computer, and data systems. The
Information Technology Department is an
indirect and tribal operations cost service.
The Information Technology department
maintains the infrastructure we currently
have on a day-to-day basis. We do our best
to plan every year for future growth and try
our best to accommodate for that growth.
This team must keep up with the everchanging technology and needs of the tribal
operations.
DEPARTMENT OF TRIBAL OPERATIONS
Confidence Report is available at the
Division of Property Management offices.
Pictured left to right, back to front are:
Rob Pratt, Maintenance Supervisor; Terri Collins,
Housekeeper; Lauren Quimby, Admin Assistant;
Justin Hudson, Grounds Maintenance; Mary Blackowl,
Housekeeper; Garon Cozad-Tawkoyty, Grounds
Maintenance; Faron Thompson, Water Tech;
George Horn, Maintenance worker;
and Jimmy Jestes, Division Director.
The Division of Property Management
is responsible for numerous tasks. The
following is a list and brief description of
duties:
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE - responsible for
mowing, weed eating, edging, and spraying
all tribal grounds.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE - responsible
for upkeep and repairing of all 20 tribal
buildings.
HOUSEKEEPING OF ALL TRIBAL BUILDINGS
- responsible for housekeeping and
janitorial services of all tribal buildings.
UTILITIES, WATER, AND WASTEWATER
- responsible for water and sewer on the
Pawnee Nation grounds.
DISTRIBUTION OF UTILITIES - responsible
for all water distribution and sewer systems,
including lagoons.
BUILDING RENTALS - responsible for all
building rentals on the Pawnee Nation
reserve. From January 2019 to December
2019, the Roam chief Building was rented
out approximately 132 times, the community
building was rented out approximately
110, and the Multipurpose was rented out
approximately 70, the Campgrounds was
rented out around 3 times, the gymnasium
was rented out 5, and the Roundhouse was
rented out about 25 times.
INSURANCE - responsible for all building,
vehicle, and equipment insurance
BURIAL SERVICES - responsible for getting
the building secured and set up for funeral
services as well as preparing the grave site
for family.
CEMETERIES - responsible for cleaning
and maintaining all cemeteries within the
Pawnee Nation
FIRE SAFETY AND CERTIFICATION responsible for having the building and fire
extinguishers certified and checked yearly.
We also get all the vent hoods inspected
twice a year.
IHS HOUSEKEEPING AND GROUNDS
MAINTENANCE CONTRACT - responsible
for cleaning and maintaining housekeeping
at IHS. For questions concerning Pawnee
Nation Tribal Operations or building
rentals, please contact the office during
regular business hours, Monday through
Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UPKEEP OF UTILITIES - responsible for
CONTACT INFORMATION:
maintaining, repairing and replacing
Pawnee Nation Tribal Operations
all water and sewer lines. BILLING OF
361 Clinic Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
UTILITIES - responsible for all billing for
Phone: (918) 762-2273
the utilities. Currently, the Pawnee Nation
has 36 customers.
Available Facilities and Rental Rates per Day
PAWNEE TRIBAL
Tribal Members &/or
Non- Tribal Members&/or
CLEANING FEE /
COMPLIANCE
OF
FACILITY
Organizations
Organizations
SECURITY
DEPOSIT
WATER
QUALITY
ROUND HOUSE
50.00
100.00
100.00
COMMUNITY BUILDING
NO COST
50.00
50.00
We
currently
have
CAMP GROUNDS
NO COST
35.00
100.00
MULTI PURPOSE
100.00
200.00
100.00
two
licensed
Water
CENTER
WELLNESS
125.00
250.00
150.00
Technicians who are
CENTER/GYM
responsible for keeping
ROAM CHIEF CENTER
100.00
200.00
100.00
BIG ROOM
the utilities and water
ROAM CHIEF CENTER
50.00
100.00
100.00
SMALL ROOM
system in compliance
WELLNESS CENTER
50.00
100.00
100.00
CONCESSION STAND
with EPA standards.
FEE WAIVERS: When an organization is granted a fee waiver by the Pawnee Nation Business Council, the
security deposit will be increased to $250.00
The 2018 Consumer
For questions concerning Pawnee Nation Tribal Operations or building rentals, please
the office
during regular
hours at 918-762-2273.
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2019 HALLOWEEN
2019 SOUTHERN OAKS HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL
Pawnee Nation Staff passing out candy on
Halloween to the Learning Center Children and
the Pawnee UCAP Headstart.
Pawnee Nation Departments Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence Program,
Division of Health & Community Services, Indian Child Welfare, and the
Executive Office set up games at the Southern Oaks Halloween Carnival
giving out candy and prizes to the kids.
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PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL COURT
Ashley Wilson,
District Court Clerk.
Kimberly Makaseah,
Administrative Assistant.
Supreme Court Justices from left to right:
Justice, Kyle Haskins; Justice, Mark EchoHawk;
Chief Justice, Gregory Smith; Justice, Chad
Harsha; and Justice, John Chapman Young.
The Tribal Courts are a separate branch of the
Pawnee Nation Government as outlined in the
Pawnee Nation Constitution and By-Laws;
to provide for the establishment of a Law and
funding allocations for the Tribal Court are
Order and Judicial system to “protect peace,
$79,982 from the BIA and $70,129 supplemental
safety, health and welfare of the members of
Tribal funds for 2019. Approximately a thirty
the Pawnee Tribe” The Judicial Branch of the
(30) thousand dollar decrease from the previous
Pawnee Nation is comprised of the Pawnee
year.
Nation District Court and the Supreme Court.
The Pawnee Nation District Court implemented
The Supreme Court is the Nation’s highest court
several changes in 2019, including an updated
with appellate jurisdiction over cases appealed
docket schedule and fee schedule. Open Court
from the District Court. The Supreme Court is
begins at 1 p.m., and Closed court begins at 1:30
the final authority on the Constitution and Law
p.m. the first and last Friday of every month
of the Pawnee Nation.
unless an adjustment is made for a holiday.
The District Court of the Pawnee Nation is
PDF versions of several the District Court Pro
the court that initially hears most cases arising
se forms can now be found on the court’s web
within the tribal jurisdiction. Included in these
page, as well as the Pawnee Nation Law & Order
cases are family, juvenile, criminal, protective
Code. As a reminder, the Court Clerks cannot
orders, and general civil cases. These cases
provide legal advice. We can only provide
may be brought by or against
information regarding forms,
tribal citizens or by the Pawnee
fees, dockets, and referral
Nation. The court decides
services. We can provide a list
cases based upon the laws of
of private attorneys as needed.
the Nation and must interpret
A generous donation was made
those laws. Cases are heard by
to the Pawnee Nation Supreme
the two District Court judges.
Court’s Walter Echo-Hawk Law
If an appeal is taken from a
Library by Carol Chapmandecision of the District Court,
Young and their family in midthe Pawnee Nation Supreme
2019. The Court Clerk’s office
Court hears the case. The Chief
is still working to transport the
Judge and Associate Judge of
Matthew Gore, Associate Judge; and
the Pawnee Nation District Shelly Harrison, District Court Chief Judge. donation to the Pawnee Nation
Resource Center for use by the
Court each serve a six-year
citizens of Pawnee Nation.
term. Shelly Harrison serves
the District Court as Chief Judge, and Matthew
All attorneys currently admitted to the PNSCB
Gore serves as Associate Judge. Other Court
received notice of dues in December 2019.
staff include Shandi Campbell, Prosecutor, and
Applications for admission to the Pawnee
Jon Carter, Public Defender. Ashley Wilson
Nation Supreme Court Bar Association may be
serves as the District Court Clerk. Kim Makaseah
found on the court’s web page. The application
serves as the Administrative Assistant.
fee is $55.00.
The Pawnee Nation Supreme Court consists
The Pawnee Nation Courthouse is open Monday
of five Justices. The Pawnee Nation Supreme
through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and
Court is vested with the judicial power and
closed for lunch 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The
exclusive appellate jurisdiction over all civil and
Courthouse is also closed on the observance of
criminal matters that fall under the jurisdiction
all tribal and federal holidays.
of the Pawnee Nation. Gregory Smith serves the
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Supreme Court as the Chief Justice. Associate
Justices are Chad Harsha, Kyle Haskins, Mark
Echo-Hawk, and John Chapman Young. Each
Pawnee Nation Tribal Court
serve an eight-year term. Ashley Wilson serves
700 Agency Road, Building #33,
as the Court Clerk for the Supreme Court. The
Pawnee, OK 74058
Pawnee Nation District Court is funded through
Phone: (918) 762-3621 Ext. 141
a P.L. 93-638 contact with the Bureau of Indian
or (918) 762-3011
Affairs. The Tribal Court also receives modest
supplement funds from the Tribe to offset the
contractual services of judicial staff. Annual
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PAWNEE NATION LAW ENFORCEMENT
The Pawnee Nation Police Department
operates under a five-year contract
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to
provide for the safety and well-being for
the Pawnee Nation.
The current Law
Enforcement staff is Chief of Police David
Kanuho, Assistant Chief of Police Harold
(Gene) Howell, Officer Donna Hogan,
Officer Brandon (B.J.) Novotny, Officer
Michael (Cory) Jimboy and Dispatcher/
Administrative Assistant Courtney Turner.
The department maintains coverage 24
hours a day/7 days a week. Officers provide
daily patrols of tribal member’s residences
in rural areas as well as residences within
the city of Pawnee. Officers also provide
daily patrols on the tribal businesses and
casinos located within the jurisdiction of
the Pawnee Nation. The department also
includes bailiff services for the Pawnee
District Court during court days.
On April 5, 2019, Officer
George
(Bob)
Horn
resigned his position as
Police Officer, and on
April 22, 2019, Officer
Cory Jimboy was hired
to fill the vacant position.
The Pawnee Nation Police
Department appreciates
George (Bob) Horn
Officer Horn’s dedicated
nearly 18 years of service,
not only to the Pawnee Nation Police
Department but also to the Pawnee Tribal
members. At certain times, Officer Horn
went above and beyond his duties to assist
and help our tribal members.
IN 2019, THE PAWNEE NATION POLICE
DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE
FOLLOWING CRIMINAL OFFENSES:
• Three (3) Disorderly Conduct;
• Three (3) Larcenies;
• Three (3) Duty Upon Striking
Unattended Vehicle (Hit and Run);
• Eight (8) Theft of Property;
• Three (3) Verbal Assault;
• One (1) Vehicle Larceny;
• Eight (8) Forgery or Counterfeit
• Twelve (12) Dangerous Drug
Offense;
• One (1) Harassment;
• One (1) Assault & Battery;
• One (1) Criminal Mischief;
Pictured left to right are:
David Kanuho, Chief of Police; Brandon Novotny, Police
Officer; Donna Hogan, Police Officer;
Cory Jimboy, Police Officer; and
Gene Howell, Assistant Chief of Police.
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One (1) Burglary;
Two (2) Receiving Stolen Property;
One (1) Injury to Public Property;
One (1) Breaking and Entering;
One (1) Disrupting a Public or Religious
Assembly;
Three (3) Trespassing;
Three (3) Intoxications; and
There was five (5) arrest reported for
the year.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS
RESPONDED TO THE FOLLOWING
NON-ENFORCEMENT CALLS FOR
SERVICE DURING 2019:
• (161) Assistance to Citizens;
• (201) Assistance to Other Law
Enforcement Agencies;
• (20) Court Processes;
• (154) Public/Community Services;
• (15) Traffic Warnings;
• (29) Assistance to the Sick/Injured; and
• (3) Vehicle Accidents.
During 2019, Officers logged 8,732 onduty hours and recorded 83,466 patrolling
miles. Our department recorded three (3)
Sex Offenders registries for the year and
had performed the services of eleven (11)
fingerprints and fourteen (14) notaries.
As a requirement to our funding contract,
we have made twenty-three (23) patrols of
the Chilocco area for the year.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement
1200 Heritage Circle
Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058
Phone: (918) 762-3013
Fax: (918) 762-6456
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DIVISION OF HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
The mission of the
Lastly, a marketing plan
Division of Health and
was developed to help
Community Services is
obtain funding and/
to improve the overall
or opportunities for a
wellness and lifestyle of
future behavioral health
Pawnee Tribal members
treatment facility.
and Native Americans
The Division of Health
within our community.
Tiffany Frietze, DHCS Director.
and Community Services
DHCS accomplishes this
has the Wellness Program,
by providing services such
promoting
health
promotion and disease
as health education, substance abuse
prevention
through
nutrition and physical
counseling, nutrition, physical fitness,
activity.
The
Wellness
Program sponsored
preservation of family, safety planning,
community-wide
physical
fitness
and youth development. The Division of
opportunities
such
as
Zumba,
Kickboxing,
Health and Community Services consists
Fitness Classes, RIPPED, and Yoga.
of the following programs under (4)
departments: Health-Community Health
Other DHCS community activities include:
Representatives/Health Education and
• Presented “Working in & With Tribal
Special Diabetes Program for Indians;
Communities” at the HRSA Grantee
Prevention-Substance Abuse Program/
Meeting;
Methamphetamine Suicide Prevention
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Set up a game/booth at the Child Abuse
Initiative/Tribal
Opioid
Response;
Prevention Event;
Nutrition Services-Food Distribution and
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Set up a “Truck or Treat” at Fall Festival;
Title VI; and Children and Family Services• Set up a game/booth at the Southern
Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence Program and
Oaks Nursing Home Halloween
Indian Child Welfare.
Carnival;
The DHCS Office oversees the tribal
• Sponsored “Rock Your Heritage Shirt”
assistance programs: elders, disability,
with a walk for Native American
and emergency. The following are nonHeritage Month; and
reoccurring clients who received tribal
• Lead a Veterans Assistance Project that
assistance: (88) elders, (25) disabled tribal
provided utility assistance to Native
members, and (72) emergency cases.
veterans and/or spouses of deceased
veterans in our service area.
The DHCS Director, with the assistance of
the Tribal Planner and Outreach Specialist,
CONTACT INFORMATION:
also oversaw the Rural Communities
Division of Health & Community Services
Opioid Response Planning Grant. Through
Health & Community Services Building
the RCORP-Planning Grant, there is an
400 Agency Road Pawnee, OK 74058
existing Behavioral Treatment Consortium
Building Number: (918) 762-3873 Option #6
that consists of tribal, local, and state
Main Number: (918) 762-3621 Ext. 168
agencies that currently meets monthly.
Fax: (918) 762-6453
The aim of the consortium is to create
additional behavioral health treatment
opportunities for Native Americans and
Tiffany Frietze, DHCS Director
other demographically under served
tfrietze@pawneenation.org
populations. The consortium can assist
with data analysis of existing services
and gaps, developing new collaborations,
strengthening existing collaborations, and
policy development. Additionally, there
are strategic, sustainability, and workforce
plans that can be utilized for future projects.
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CHR/HE HEALTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
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Pictured left to right are:
Ben Stewart, Program Coordinator;
Kyla Wichita, CHR Administrative Assistant; and
Grant Hawkins, CHR Generalist.
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The overall goal for the CHR and Health
Education programs is to advocate for and
enhance the quality of life of the people
we serve. The goals and objectives for
programs were successfully met during
2019, with the outcomes listed below.
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The LIHEAP and CSBG Programs are
administered through the CHR/Health
Education Office.
These programs
provide utility, housing, medical, dental,
optometry, audiology, small home repairs,
and prescription assistance to eligible
applicants throughout the year.
2019 CHR AND HEALTH EDUCATION
ACTIVITIES AND OUTCOMES ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
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(167)
medication,
supplies,
and/or
equipment deliveries.
(513) medical appointments transports.
(12) home visits.
Hosted (2) weight loss challenges with a
total of (88) participants.
Hosted Heart Healthy Event in February
with (22) participants.
Assisted the Diabetes Program with
providing breakfast and presented health
education to the Milliken University
students with (8) participants.
Assisted SAP/MSPI and Education with
Spring Break Camp with an average of (35)
kids per day.
Assisted SAP/MSPI with the Youth Native
N7 Day at OSU with (66) youth participants.
Assisted with the ICW Child Abuse
Awareness Event with (240) participants.
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Hosted Men’s Health Awareness Event in
June with (33) participants.
Pawnee High School Health Summit with
(119) youth in attendance.
Assisted SAP/MSPI and Education with the
Summer Break Camp (36) youth attended
camp.
Collaborated with the Diabetes Program
with Summer Pride workouts and
screenings (103) youth were pre-screened,
post-screened, and completed the camp.
Hosted the annual Pawnee Nation Health
Fair/ Blood Drive with (361) participants
and (22) participants who donated blood.
Assisted the Diabetes Program with the
Hawk Chief 5K Run with (452) participants.
Hosted Breast Cancer Awareness Event
with (33) participants.
Assisted with 6 Nations Domestic Violence
Awareness event with (322) participants.
Organized
the
Fall
Festival
with
approximately (300) participants.
Assisted with the Diabetes Program with
their Poker Run with (16) employees
participating and the World Diabetes
Day Luncheon that had (45) employees
in attendance. Member of the Wellness
Committee that hosts Fitness classes (137)
participated. The yearly average for Zumba
was (29), Bootcamp classes (33), Yoga (45),
and RIPPED (30).
These programs are involved with several
boards, coalitions, and committees
throughout the community and county,
including
Pawnee
County
Healthy
Coalition, Pawnee Public Schools Wellness
Committee, and OSU Extension Program
Advisory Committee.
The CHR/HE Program Staff includes
Benjamin Stewart-Program Coordinator,
Kyla Wichita-Administrative Assistant,
Grant Hawkins-Generalist, and Christopher
Pratt-Generalist.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
CHR/HE Health & Community Services
Health & Community Services Building
400 Agency Road Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3873 Ext. 1.
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Pictured left to right are:
Suzanne Knife Chief-Program Coordinator; and
Chebon Gooden, Program Assistant.
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On a yearly qualified basis, clients in the
Diabetes Program are eligible for assistance
prescription eye-wear up to $150.00, and
nutritional drinks for those who qualify.
The Diabetes Program also offers a shoe
assistance program to our clients to help
encourage clients to annually complete
the (3) exams stated above along with lab
results, dietitian visit, and two (2) meter
downloads to be eligible to receive the
Nike N7 footwear. Prescription eye-wear
assistance was given to (32) clients, and
the Nike N7, shoe assistance program, was
issued to (39) clients.
•
On a monthly qualified basis, clients are
eligible to receive a case of nutritional
supplement per doctors’ orders (45) clients
received assistance. Blood glucose testing
supplies such as test strips, lancets, alcohol,
and band-aids are offered (222) received
assistance. Foot Exams were provided to
(35) clients, and Glucometers were issued
to (34) clients. All clients are eligible for one
pair of socks per month, (26) were issued.
For 2019, (433) clients received assistance.
2019 MONTHLY DIABETES ACTIVITIES &
OUTCOMES:
• Collaborated with Wellness Program
on Weight Loss Challenge (25) teams
participated.
• Collaborated with CHR/HE on Heart
Healthy screenings (22) participated.
• Assisted SAP/MSPI and Education with
Youth Spring break camp (60) youth
attended.
• Assisted SAP/MSPI with Native N7
Youth Day (66) youth participants.
• Assisted with the Pawnee Middle
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School Health Summit (119) students
participated.
Assisted with ICW Child Abuse
Awareness event (240) participated.
Assisted with SAP/MSPI/TOR “The
Chalk Guy” event (30) participated.
Assisted CHR/HE with Men’s Health
Awareness walk (33) participated.
Sponsored Pawnee Pride Summer
Fitness Class (103) youth participated.
Participated in the Pawnee Nation
Health Fair (361) participated.
Hosted Hawk Chief Run/Walk (452)
participated.
Assisted SAP/MSPI and Education
with Youth Summer Camp (36) youth
attended.
Assisted CHR/HE with Breast Cancer
walk (33) participated.
Participated in Fall Festival (300)
approximately participated.
Hosted Diabetes Awareness Month
Poker Run/Walk (16) employees
participated.
Hosted World Diabetes Day Employee
Luncheon (45) employees participated.
Participated in SAP/MSPI’s Red Ribbon
Walk (312) including youth, employees,
teachers, and law enforcement.
Participated in the 6 Nations Domestic
Violence Awareness Event (322)
attendees.
Member of the Wellness Committee that
hosts Fitness classes (137) participated.
The yearly average for Zumba was (29),
Bootcamp classes (33), Yoga (45), and
RIPPED (30).
Screenings
were
held
quarterly
for employees, Wellness Program
participants, and monthly for elders.
The Diabetes Program Staff includes
Suzanne Knife Chief, Program Coordinator
and Chebon Gooden, Program Assistant.
The Diabetes Offices are located in the
Health & Community Services Building.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pawnee Nation Diabetes Program
Health & Community Services Building
400 Agency Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3873 Ext. 4.
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INDIAN CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM
Pictured left to right are:
ICW Assistant, Jaelyn Jestes; and
ICW Coordinator, Amanda Farren.
The purpose of the Pawnee Nation Indian Child
Welfare (ICW) Program is to provide services to
families and children that are enrolled Pawnee
Nation Tribal Members by preventing the
breakup of the family in crisis situations. Services
that are provided are preventative casework/
intervention, family reunification, adoption
and permanent placement, counseling/referral
services, and advocacy/monitoring court cases
in tribal and state systems. ICW also recruits
and certifies Indian homes to serve as foster
care placements for tribal children removed
from their homes due to neglect or abuse.
The Pawnee Nation Indian Child Welfare
Program consists of the ICW Coordinator,
Amanda Farren, and the ICW Assistant, Jaelyn
Jestes. The ICW Program continues to be
located in the Pawnee Nation Resource Center.
The Pawnee Nation ICW Program continues to
be involved in state and Pawnee Nation Tribal
cases, including providing case management
services and ensuring that ICWA is followed in
state cases. The ICW Coordinator completes all
home visits as required in all state and tribal
cases. The ICW Coordinator conducted (58)
home visits to children and families involved
in state and tribal cases. The ICW Assistant
completed (2) home visits to children and
families. The ICW Coordinator attended all
court hearing on state and tribal cases and
participated by telephone in out of state cases.
The ICW Coordinator attended (50) state court
hearing both in person and by telephone in out
of state cases. The ICW Coordinator attended
(32) Pawnee Nation Tribal Court hearings. The
ICW Assistant attended (4) Pawnee Nation
Tribal Court hearings in the ICW Coordinator’s
absence and (1) state court hearing. The ICW
Coordinator files a Motion to Intervene in all
state custody proceedings in which Pawnee
children are involved. The ICW Coordinator
continues to collaborate with both state and
tribal entities to ensure that appropriate services
are provided to Pawnee children and families.
The ICW Assistant processes all membership
eligibility requests for children received by state
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agencies. There were (121) member requests
processed this year in collaboration with the
Pawnee Nation Enrollment Office. The Pawnee
Nation ICW Program provided assistance to
eligible individuals with an open case with Title
IV-B, Subparts 1 and 2 Promoting Safe and
Stable Families (PSSF), and Oklahoma PSSF
Funds. The Pawnee Nation ICW Program used
PSSF funds to stock our storage room with
available items for families, including car seats,
diapers, wipes, and emergency kits for children
coming into care.
The Pawnee Nation ICW Program has continued
to be involved in the Pawnee Service Area Child
Protection Team (CPT). The CPT began meeting
again in May 2017. The ICW Coordinator is the
Secretary of the CPT. The CPT team consists of
the Osage, Iowa, Tonkawa, Ponca, Otoe, and
Kaw Tribes.
The Pawnee Nation ICW Program is housed in
the Division of Health and Community Services
and actively participated in many community
events held by this division. The Pawnee Nation
ICW Program held its annual Child Abuse
Prevention Community Event in April. There
were approximately (204) individuals present
for the event. ICW Program staff participated
in Pawnee Nation Youth Spring Break Camp,
Hawk Chief Run/Walk, Prevention Day Walk,
Southern Oaks Fall Festival, Pawnee Nation
Fall Festival, World Diabetes Day Employee
Luncheon, and 6 Nations Violence Against
Women Glow Run. The ICW Program provided
a booth at the Health Fair with brochures and
information on becoming a foster parent. The
Pawnee Nation ICW Program coordinated an
Angel Tree and was able to provide presents
to (18) Pawnee children. The ICW Program
collaborated with Pawnee Indian Health Center
and Pawnee Nation employees who purchased
gifts for several children.
The ICW Coordinator attended several trainings
throughout the year, including Tribal Worker
Core Competency Training Webinar, Region
6 IV-B Conference Call, Annual IV-B Meeting,
National Indian Child Welfare Conference, and
the Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association
Conference.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Amanda Farren, Pawnee Nation ICW
Coordinator
Jaelyn Jestes, Pawnee Nation ICW Assistant
Pawnee Nation ICW
1202 Heritage Circle, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Ext. 175 & Ext. 143
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TI-HIRASA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM
Pictured left to right:
Ashley Hadix, Program Advocate;
Amy Kinzie, Program Coordinator;
and Dina Johnson, Prevention Specialist.
Ti-Hirasa
Domestic
Violence
Program includes the Domestic
Violence
Prevention
Initiative
(DVPI) and Family Violence
Prevention/Domestic
Violence
Shelter and Supportive Services
(FVPSA). It is a confidential support
service to victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and
human trafficking. We serve all of Pawnee
County regardless of age, economic status,
or race. We prioritize Native American
women and members of the Nation.
Our mission is to provide prevention and
awareness and increase victim safety and
offender accountability.
The program
provides
many
services,
including
education, cultural healing, safety planning,
transportation to shelter or relevant
appointments, court advocacy, women’s
and children’s group, anonymous phone
or text consultation, and much more. We
also have community events and trainings,
volunteer opportunities, legal assistance,
and emergency victim assistance. Our
three main areas of focus are criminal
justice intervention, victim services, and
prevention. Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence
Program provided services to (18) new
clients this year and (25) previously
established clients. These are just some of
our program highlights:
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Provided
crisis
intervention,
case
management services, and counseled
victims and survivors. Assisted families
with beds, bedding, clothes, hygiene items,
and other household necessities.
•
Assisted with (12) Protective Orders; (10)
were granted.
•
Assisted (8) victims of abuse with legal
retainer fees for custody, protective orders,
and family matters to help assist in the
escape of domestic violence.
•
Transported (32) people to shelter, court
hearings, medical appointments, and other
relevant places to help the women become
empowered.
•
Hosted the 6 Nations “Glow the Distance”
Walk Against Domestic Violence with over
350 people in attendance.
•
Presented at Pawnee Nation Spring Break
Camp & Summer Camp, and contacted Miss
Oklahoma to present at the Pawnee
High School Health Summit
•
Hosted Human Trafficking and
Domestic Violence in the Workplace
Training
•
Hosted a Community Event for
MMIW and helped with a MMIW 5K
Run/Walk
•
Hosted Movie Night showing “Wind River”
for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
•
Provided outreach services and had booths
at the following: Pawnee Nation Health
Fair; Pawnee Middle and High School;
DHCS Meet and Greet; ICW Child Abuse
Awareness Event; Fall Festival; Southern
Oaks Halloween Carnival; Cleveland
Pioneer Day, Glencoe Founder’s Day,
Indian Electric Spotlight on Business,
OHCE Women’s Night Out; and NAAV Day
of Unity
•
Hosted Chu Rahikuts Brave Women
Survivor Group for victims and survivors.
•
Hosted Tree of Honor and Remembrance
Ornament Decorating for victims and
survivors.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Amy Kinzie, Program Coordinator;
akinzie@pawneenation.org
Ashley Hadix, Program Advocate;
ahadix@pawneenation.org
Dina Johnson, Prevention Specialist;
djohnson@pawneenation.org
Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence Program
301 Maintenance Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3873 Ext. 2
Visit us on Facebook:
Pawnee Nation Domestic Violence Program
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM (SAP)/METHAMPHETAMINE,
SUICIDE PREVENTION INITIATIVE (MSPI)/FITNESS CENTER
Prevention Specialists; Brandi Harris-TOR
Prevention Specialist; and Anthony LeasFitness Center Attendant.
ACTIVITIES FOR 2019 AND OUTCOMES:
Pictured left to right:
Robert Ankney, MSPI Prevention Specialist; Derrick
Smith, SAP Fitness Center Attendant; Mike Ortiz, SAP
Coordinator; Barbara Attocknie, SAP/MSPI Coordinator/
ICADC; and Patrick Smith, MSPI Prevention Specialist.
The Substance Abuse Program (SAP)
provides
counseling
services
and
community prevention activities for the
prevention and treatment of alcoholism
and substance abuse among the eligible
Indian population within the service area
of Pawnee. The service area is within a 35mile radius of Pawnee. Program goals are
to reduce and/or eliminate the effects of
substance abuse problems; raise awareness
in the community, and provide resources to
program clients.
The purpose of the Methamphetamine and
Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI) is to
emphasize the development of American
Indian youth to increase their ability
to refrain from substance abuse and in
identifying situations that include bullying
to aid in the reduction of suicidal incidents
among youth and young adults. The focus
is to promote positive American Indian/
Alaska Native youth development and
family engagement to prevent suicidal
behavior and substance abuse, which
includes a cultural component.
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(5) went to detox; (11) suicide ideation; (20)
were transported to courts and attorneys;
(10) went to inpatient treatment; (94)
were seen for counseling; (436) attended
support group meetings; and (1996) used
the Fitness Center;
•
Sponsored Spring Break & Summer Camps(60) youth attended on an average daily;
Pawnee Bill Memorial Kid’s Rodeo-(98)
participants; and N7 Youth Day-(66) youth;
•
Assisted with the Title VI Indian Education
Awards Banquet-(250) in attendance;
Valentine’s Day Dance-(95) attendees, and
Pawnee Language Competition-(35) youth;
•
Sponsored and assisted with the annual
Pawnee Nation Employee’s Easter Egg
Hunt;
•
Sponsored and chaperoned Pawnee High
School After Prom Party-(97) attended;
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Participated in ICW’s Child Abuse Awareness
Month activity-(240) in attendance and Fall
Festival-(300) attended;
•
Sponsored Prevention Days, which included
a Prevention Walk-(425) in attendance;
Horseshoe Tournament-(13) teams & (56)
spectators; Sober 49 Contest-(3) teams and
(230) estimated spectators; and TOR Town
Hall Meeting-(27) attended;
•
Provided Anti-Suicide sign campaign for
Suicide Awareness month;
•
Sponsored (4) speakers to talk about
Substance Abuse/Suicide Awareness-(1250)
attendees; and
•
Sponsored the annual Red Ribbon Walk(312) students, teachers, and Pawnee
Nation employees participated. (722) Red
Ribbon bags were distributed to Pawnee
Public Schools, Head start, and Pawnee
Nation Childcare.
The purpose of the Tribal Opioid Response
(TOR) program is to educate and raise
awareness to Indian/Alaska Native
Americans in the Pawnee area on the
current opioid addiction crisis through
health cultural activities.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Staff include Barbara Attocknie-Program
Coordinator, Mike Ortiz-SAP Counselor,
Robert Ankney and Patrick Smith-MSPI
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Fitness Center
804 Morris Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
Office Hours: Monday-Friday 11am - 7pm
Substance Abuse program (SAP)
Methamphetamine and Suicide Prevention
Initiative (MSPI) Office
311 Maintenance Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-2143
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TITLE VI PAWNEE NATION ELDERS PROGRAM
The Elders Program provides nutrition
services, supportive services, and family
caregiver support services to elders within
the Pawnee Nation service area. The
program assists elders in gaining access
to a nutritious noon meal; promotes
socialization of older individuals by
providing activities; delivers meals to
homebound individuals as well as providing
a variety of caregiver services; and has
Grandparents-Raising-Grandchildren
staff and (3) volunteers provided services
to approximately (181) elders. Title VI also
utilizes a network of providers from the
Division of Health & Community Services
and the Pawnee Indian Health Center
to conduct homebound intake, nutrition
screening, nutrition education, nutrition
assessment, and counseling, if appropriate.
An AmeriCorps VISTA worker was assigned
to work on Elder fundraising, special
projects of Title VI, occasional driver to
deliver meals, and continue working on the
Pawnee Seed Preservation Project.
2019 Highlights:
1. In 2019, Title VI Program served 7,547
congregate meals; 7,630 homebound
meals; and provided 1,397 rides.
Pictured left to right:
Kahheetah Barnoskie, AmeriCore VISTA;
Sonny Howell, Assistant Cook;
Debra Echo-Hawk, Program Coordinator;
and Danielle Wheatley, Cook.
intergenerational activities.
Program staff and volunteers serve eligible
elders, spouses of elders, caregivers
by delivering nutritional meals to the
homebound and provides meals at two
congregate sites; and provides information/
support to non-paid caregivers of our fragile
elders. Elder Center Congregate Lunch and
Salad Bar (Monday-Wednesday): 11:30 am
- 12:30 pm, and Breakfast on Thursdays:
9-10 am. Non-elder 59 years and younger
may purchase a $7 meal.
Title VI staff and volunteers planned
and implemented activities for program
participants:
•
Intergenerational;
•
Nutritional Meals;
•
Peer Socialization; and
•
Enhancement to improve the quality
and neurological well-being of elders
2. The Title VI Advisory Board met at
least once a month to offer direction on
activities and program suggestions.
3. Elders attended health fairs, local
cultural events, out of town shopping
trips, Farmers Market, Christmas meal
at Otoe-Missouria Title VI Program, and
PBC sponsored a Christmas Holiday
Meal for our Elders
4. Eighteen (18) elders received food bank
groceries on a regular basis.
Title VI Program Staff:
Debra Echo-Hawk, Program Coordinator
Danielle Wheatley, Cook
Sonny Howell, Assistant Cook
Visit us on Facebook:
Pawnee Nation Elders
https://www.facebook.com/
PawneeNationElders
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Title VI Pawnee Nation Elder Center
901 Agency Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-4042
The Pawnee Nation financially supports the
Elder Center program with approximately
2/3 of the total cost of operation. Three (3)
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FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM
The Food Distribution Program
(FDP) is a federal program that
provides USDA foods to lowincome households, including the
elderly, and to Native American
families residing in designated
areas near reservations and in the
State of Oklahoma. Our service
area is all of Pawnee County
and the northern part of Payne
County. The program serves as
an alternative to the Supplemental
Nutrition
Assistance
Program
(SNAP), formerly known as the Food
Stamp Program.
The Food Distribution Program continues
to receive the monthly food shipment once a
month and the produce shipment once a week
when needed. FDP staff continues to make
courtesy calls to our participants at least a
week before the end of the month to remind
them to pick up their food. Food is given
out over the counter, with the participants
packing their own food. Program staff
provides carts and help participants load
their food into their vehicles. Program staff
also continues to make home deliveries to
the elders, disabled, and to those households
that have no transportation.
The program continues to provide around
(100) food products for our participants.
This includes fresh produce and frozen
food items. This year, the program had
(5) new items our participants were able
to receive. The items that were added to
the food package were: frozen blueberries
(2.5 lb. bag) and frozen green peas (2.5 lb.
resealable bag) The remaining items were
fair share and are not included in the food
package: dried cranberries (1.16 oz pkg),
unsweetened frozen strawberries (2.5 lb.
bag), and frozen pulled pork (2 lb. pkg).
For 2019, the program participation
averaged around (193) per month.
Home deliveries averaged around (10) per
month for the year. These deliveries are
made primarily to elderly and disabled
participants, who are not able to come to the
office. These participants receive a shopping
list, so they can call in their food orders and
Pictured left to right are:
Paxton Moore, Warehouseman;
Donna Howell, Certification Specialist;
Florissa Kanuho, Program Coordinator; and
Keith Lyons, Warehouseman.
have their food delivered the same day.
The program also helps those participants
who do not have transportation by taking
them home after they receive their food
or by making a home delivery. Currently,
the program has no van to make our home
deliveries; however, the CHR Program has
been letting our program use their tribal van
to deliver the food.
Trainings attended by the FDP staff were:
CPR/First Aid Training, Food Handlers,
Domestic Violence in the Workplace, and
Forklift training for the warehousemen.
The staff also attended the 32nd Annual
NAFDPIR Conference at Choctaw, MS,
in June. These trainings/conference help
the program staff to better serve our
participants.
Events that FDP staff participated in were:
PN Health Fair, Hawk Chief Fun Run/Walk,
and the 8th Annual 6 Nations Domestic
Violence “Glow the Distance, Walking
Together Against Domestic Violence.”
Florissa Kanuho, Program Coordinator
Donna Howell, Certification Specialist
Keith Lyons, Warehouseman
Paxton Moore, Warehouseman
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Food Distribution
810 Morris Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-2541
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PAWNEE NATION DIVISION OF
NATURAL RESOURCES AND SAFETY
The Pawnee Nation Division of Natural Resources
and Safety was established and implemented in
2010. It consists of four Departments:
1. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND
SAFETY
2. TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
3. FIRE AND RESCUE
4. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Pictured left to right:
Although each Department within the
Chris McCray, Transportation Manager; Rhonda
Division has its mission and service objectives,
James, Transportation Assistant Manager; Kelton
Kersey, Ranger/Environmental Specialist; Josh
each Department shares a much common
Daniel, Inspector/Environmental Specialist; Ashley
interest and overlapping services concerning
Mulder, Administrative Assistant; Nelson Yellowman,
Transportation Tech/ Heavy Equipment Operator
natural resources and safety. Placing these
and Monty Matlock, Division Director/Ranger.
Departments under a common Division enables
direct collaboration and efficient services.
The Division of Natural Resources and Safety has continued to develop its objectives
through the ongoing collaboration among its Departments. Each Department continues
to identify its objectives and to achieve its goals as resources and priorities allow. The
Director is continuing to work with the DNRS Department Managers to identify critical
services, staffing, and associated funding needs.
PAWNEE NATION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION AND SAFETY
The mission of the Pawnee Nation
Department of Environmental Conservation
and Safety (DECS) is to provide for a
comprehensive-multimedia
natural
resource management service through
policy development, education, compliance
assistance, and enforcement-resulting in
wise stewardship and utilization of natural
resources throughout Pawnee Indian
Country.
The DECS is tasked with the implementation
of Title XI (Conservation Code), Title XII
(Natural Resource Protection Act), and
Title XIII (Energy Resource Protection Act)
of the Pawnee Nation Law and Order Code.
Title XI is the Pawnee Nation Environmental
Conservation and Safety Code which
primarily provides for the protection of
Tribal Harvest Privileges, including fish,
wildlife, and timber.
Title XII is the Pawnee Nation Natural
Resource Protection Act which provides
for the protection of water, land, and air
resources. The “Act” established Pawnee
Nation’s
Environmental
Regulatory
Commission in addition to the authority for
the development and implementation of
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needed protective Regulations.
Title XIII is the Pawnee Nation Energy
Resource Protection Act which establishes
the requirements of notification, reporting,
and monitoring for exploration, extraction,
and marketing of the energy resources
within the Pawnee Nation.
The primary land uses with the Pawnee
Nation are oil and gas extraction and
agriculture.
The Pawnee Nation recognizes that while
agricultural uses of the land have little to
no impact upon the oil and gas operations,
oil and gas operations can have a significant
impact upon the competing uses of the
same lands such as agricultural and
residential (Pawnee Nation Agricultural
Resource Management Plan, BIA, 2010).
Permitting of energy resources extraction
activities such as oil and gas exploration,
drilling, hydraulic fracturing, production,
product transport, waste transport and
disposal activities, and general access (in
situ services) will provide for the needed
notification and authorization of all aspects
of oil and gas operations within the Pawnee
Nation.
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PAWNEE NATION DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CONSERVATION AND SAFETY
The DECS services are funded primarily
by USEPA and Pawnee Nation. USEPA
programs include the General Assistance
Program which provides for capacity
building and solid waste and hazardous
materials type incident response and
enforcement, CWA Section 106 which
provides for water resource investigations
and enforcement monitoring, and CWA
Section 319 which provides for NonPoint Source pollution assessments and
management.
Pawnee Nation funds
provide for activities not directly covered by
Federal assistance (water rights issues, fish
and wildlife harvest issues, etc.)
Activities highlighted for the FY 2019
period include the development of 14PNC
Pawnee Nation Cannabis sativa L. (Hemp)
Farming Act, the Pawnee Nation Cannabis
sativa L. (Hemp) Farming Regulation, the
continued implementation of Title XIII
(Energy Resource Protection Act), Chapter
15 (Water Resource Use and Permitting) of
Title XII, and Chapter Two (Pawnee Nation
Waste Water Regulation).
The DECS is primarily funded under
assistance agreements with USEPA.
Obligations
under
these
funding
agreements include capacity building,
solid and hazardous waste management,
water quality standards development
and enforcement, and non-point source
pollution
management.
Activities
occurring which are outside the scope of
these obligations are under direct Pawnee
Nation funding which is estimated to
be approximately 15% of the total DECS
budget. Activities under these ‘non-federal”
funds include Food Code enforcement,
Structural Building code enforcement,
Energy Code Enforcement, Electrical Code
Enforcement, Plumbing Code Enforcement,
Mechanical Code Enforcement, Fire Code
Enforcement, Energy Resource Permitting,
Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, and
Agricultural Resource Development. The
DECS provides environmental health and
safety inspections and certifications for the
commercial services and gaming facilities
within the Pawnee Nation.
Department of Environmental
Conservation and Safety staff include:
Monty Matlock, Chief Ranger, Director;
Kelton Kersey, Ranger, Assistant Manager;
Josh Daniel, Civil Inspector, Environmental
Health and Safety Specialist.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Department of Environmental Conservation
and Safety
301 Agency Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3655
Fax: (918) 762-6461
PAWNEE NATION DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
The Pawnee Nation Department of
Transportation and Safety (PNDOTS)
strives to maintain the safety and integrity
of Pawnee Nation streets, roadways, and
bridges while continuing to plan and develop
new strategies to ensure the continued
growth and development of the Pawnee
Nation transportation infrastructure.
PNDOTS receives Tribal Transportation
Program (TTP) funds, formerly known
as Indian Reservation Roads (IRR), for
our allocations to fund the expenses of
daily operations, which include planning,
research, design, engineering, construction,
maintenance services, and (RIFDS) road
inventory.
2019 PROJECTS & SERVICES
Safe Routes to School sidewalk project;
Long-Range Transportation planning
with Pawnee and Pawnee County;
• Reviewed Oil & Gas, Right-of-Way
applications;
• Performed Fleet Management
activities;
• Update Pawnee Nation National Tribal
Transportation Road Inventory;
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PAWNEE NATION DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND SAFETY
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•
•
Presented at the Pawnee Nation Health
Fair on Impaired Driving;
Pawnee Nation Safety & Enhancement
Projects (13 projects using the CM/GC
method);
Multiple presentations on the Pawnee
Nation Safety and Enhancement
Projects FY19;
•
Performed routine maintenance,
including snow & ice removal.
PNDOTS STAFF INCLUDE:
Chris McCray, Transportation Manager;
Rhonda James, Assistant Transportation
Manager; and
Nelson Yellowman, Transportation Tech/
Heavy Equipment Operator.
PAWNEE NATION DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND RESCUE
The primary mission of the Pawnee Nation
Department of the Pawnee Nation Fire and
Rescue is to protect life and property from the
adverse effects of fires, medical emergencies, or
exposure to dangerous conditions through fire
suppression, rescue, disaster preparedness, fire
prevention and community education.
Requirements for Firefighters are FF1
Certification, EMR Certification, HAZMAT
Ops/Tec Certifications, and designated
technical rescue certifications (approx. 300 hrs.
of initial training).
Pawnee Nation Fire and Rescue firefighters
were dispatched to approximately 23 runs in
2019. The dispatches include 3 Wild-land Fires,
3 Structure Fires, 7 Vehicle Accidents/Medical,
3 Hazmat calls, 3 Public Service requests, 2
Fire Prevention Training, and 2 severe weather
events.
In addition, activating the Emergency
Operations Center during the incident
monitoring and providing for medical
assistance during larger Pawnee Nation events
(Pow Wow, Tribal events).
Other services that Pawnee Nation Fire and
Rescue provide are:
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•
•
•
•
Fire Code Enforcement
Fire Inspections
Fire Investigations
Fire Prevention/Station Tours for Local
Schools and Community
Emergency Medical/CPR Training
There are approximately 8 certified firefighters.
The DFR needs to acquire approximately 7
additional FFI to assure staffing requirements.
Pat LeadingFox, Fire Chief;
Jon James, Emergency Services Coordinator.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
FIRE AND RESCUE
301 Agency Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
phone: (918) 762-3655, Fax: (918) 762-6461
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The primary mission of the Pawnee Nation
Department of Emergency Management
(DEM) is to assist the Pawnee Nation and its
communities in the preparation, mitigating,
responding to, and recovering from an isolated
emergency to that of a long-term recovery
process following a nationally declared disaster.
term recovery process.
Emergency Management is a dynamic process
that has its foundation built upon both the
essential functions and resources of the Pawnee
Nation and the ability of the Pawnee Nation
Government to effectively operate critical
services while undergoing a potentially long-
The DEM has worked with the Tribal
Emergency Response Committee (TERC)
over the years to establish the Pawnee Nation
Emergency Operation Center (EOC). The EOC
was developed in cooperation with the Pawnee
Nation Department of Information Technology
The DEM has assisted in the development
and approval of the Pawnee Nation‘s Hazard
Mitigation Plan which enables the Pawnee
Nation the ability to implement projects
designed to minimize the impacts of disasters
as well as the preservation of life and property.
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who provides technical and operational support
for the activation of the EOC. The DEM
coordinated with the TERC for the development
of the Continuity of Government (COG) Plan,
which is now in place. The DEM and TERC
then began working with each Division to
establish effective Continuity of Operations
(COOP) Plans which are also in place.
The DEM works closely with the Local
Emergency Planning Committees (LEPC)
in both Payne and Pawnee Counties within
Pawnee Indian Country. Activities include
planning and training for responses associated
with hazardous chemical spills/releases
associated with railroads, pipelines, over-theroad transport, and at fixed facilities.
Significant activities of the DEM for 2019
include response and recovery efforts for
flooding occurring in both Nebraska and
Oklahoma, both resulting in property damages
to Pawnee nation properties and infrastructure.
The Emergency Services Coordinator has and
continues to work with FEMA on recovery
efforts.
PAWNEE NATION ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
The Environmental Regulatory Commission
(ERC) is established pursuant to Title XII, Ch. 1,
Section 102 of the Natural Resource Protection
Act. It is governed by three commissioners, all on
rotating terms. The ERC acts as the lead agency
for Tribal water quantity allocations, permitting,
and enforcement, as well as the lead agency for
all environmental regulatory functions requiring
administrative review, authorizations, and
enforcement. The ERC consults, cooperates, and
coordinates with the DECS. Activities typically
include reviewing and approving the proposed
Chapter Two Waste Water Regulations, and
reviewing proposed legislation Title XII, Ch. 15
(Water Resource Use Permitting). No other
activities were addressed by the ERC under the
FY19 period.
PAWNEE NATION TRIBAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMITTEE
(TERC)
The Pawnee Nation Business Council (PBC)
created the Pawnee Nation Tribal Emergency
Response Committee (TERC) in 1998 via
Resolution. The primary mission of the (TERC) was
to fulfill the requirements of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C.§§ 9601 et seq.) as
amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title III, 42
U.S.C. §§ 11000 et seq.),
Which specifically mandates the State Governor
or Tribal Leader to appoint a Tribal Emergency
Response Commission (“TERC”) to create a
chemical emergency response plan for the
protection of the Community.
The mission of the TERC has evolved over the
years and the PBC has appointed the Directors
as the Committee members. In addition, the
PBC expanded the mission of the TERC to include
“all-hazards” planning and preparedness,
which is beyond the initial mission of “Chemical
Emergency Preparedness.” Activities of the TERC
to date include the development of the Pawnee
Nation Hazard Mitigation Plan, development and
implementation of the Pawnee Nation Pandemic
Flu Plan, development and implementation of the
Pawnee Nation Continuity of Government Plan
(COG), the development and implementation of
the Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP),the
planning and development of the Pawnee Nation
Emergency Operation Center (EOC), and the
process for assuring the Pawnee Nation remains
compliant with the requirements of the National
Incident Management System (NIMS). The TERC
has worked with the administration to integrate
NIMS certifications into designated job positions.
Significant activities in 2019 include the review
and updating of the Hazard Mitigation Plan
(pending FEMA approval), EOC activation to
assure continuity of governance during the
recent flooding, and the associated recordkeeping for the response and recovery efforts
and staff awareness on seasonal inclement
weather conditions.
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PAWNEE NATION DIVISION OF EDUCATION
and personalized learning. The school will
be located at the Multi-Purpose building,
808 Morris Road.
Pictured left to right are:
Dorna Battese, Education Division Director;
Alex Chino, Education and Training Assistant;
and Jamie Nelson, Youth Services Coordinator.
The overall goal of the Education Division
is to promote self-sufficiency by providing
quality supplemental education and training
services for tribal members of all ages.
THE DIVISION HAS FOUR DEPARTMENTS:
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION/PAWNEE
NATION LEARNING CENTER
810 Morris Road Pawnee, OK, 74058
YOUTH SERVICES, PREK-12TH GRADES
657 Harrison St Pawnee, OK, 74058
WORKFORCE SERVICES, EDUCATION
& TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE,
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
657 Harrison St Pawnee, OK, 74058
HIGHER EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM, POST-SECONDARY
ASSISTANCE FOR ENROLLED TRIBAL
MEMBERS
657 Harrison St Pawnee, OK, 74058
On January 24, 2019, the Pawnee Nation
made history by approving Resolution #1905, whereby the Pawnee Business Council
approves the application to charter a school
for the 2020-21 school year. The vote was
unanimous 6 for, 0 against, 0 abstaining, 1
not voting.
The Pawnee Community School is
scheduled to open in August 2020 and will
serve PreK to K students. The following
school year, 1st and 2nd grades will be
added. By the third year, the school plans
to serve PreK to 4th grades. The school, as
chartered by the Nation, is founded within
a tribal perspective; curriculum emphasis
will be language and culture; innovative
strategies include project-based learning
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During March, a major cultural youth
opportunity came about with a collaboration
with the Pawnee Seed Preservation Project
and Title VI Indian Education Program
for ten (10) youth (middle-high school)
to experience the Annual Sandhill Crane
Migration in Nebraska. It was a challenging
field experience as the weather had
produced major flooding prior to the visit.
This year brought in five (5) local school
districts for tribal consultation. We met with
the following school districts: Stillwater,
Pawnee, Jennings, Cleveland, and Hominy.
We learned how many Pawnees attend
area schools, special activities, and services
based on student and parent data.
In June, the division sponsored a GED Class
for the local community in partnership with
Meridian Technology Center. The division
director taught the course
for the summer session until
August. By September, a
new GED teacher was hired,
Marcus Barnowski.
August was a busy month
with the division hosting a
Community Engagement/Public Hearing
meeting to seek input on all the programs
and services we provide. The hearing was
specific to the childcare services we provide.
This was part of gathering information to
submit a new Plan for 2020-2022. On the
24th, Youth Services and the JOM Parent
Committee hosted a “Back to School
Bash” to offer families school supplies,
free haircuts, free dental screenings, kid’s
activities in the gym and a free lunch.
The Pawnee Nation Learning Center
experienced a change in leadership with the
appointment of Samantha Baker as Acting
Center Manager in August. Samantha had
six (6) years of experience as a Teacher,
Master Teacher and had been serving as
Assistant Director since December 2018.
She was officially appointed as PNLC
Manager in November.
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PAWNEE NATION DIVISION OF EDUCATION
During the fall semester, Youth Services
reached out to OSU College of Education
and Human Sciences to collaborate on a
tutoring program for K-12. Initial meetings
took place with Dr. Sarah Donovan.
Another major highlight was our second
year of collaboration with Pawnee Schools,
Culture Division, and volunteer singers,
parents, and grandparents to provide two
school assemblies in celebration of Native
American Heritage Month in November.
A dance and regalia informational
presentation was made for Pawnee Schools
and Cleveland.
Cultural Presentation for Native American Heritage Month 2019, singers and dancers
WORKFORCE SERVICES-EDUCATION & TRAINING DEPARTMENT
Workforce services assist clients in
achieving self-sufficiency through case
management, education and/or training.
The primary focus is on identifying barriers
by assessment. All services provided are
tailored to assist the client with addressing
their needs and increase skill level,
education, and occupational experience.
WORKFORCE SERVICES
Total clients served: 21
All clients are certified eligible through an
intake process. Clients receive assistance in
obtaining their GED, short-term training
courses, Work Experience, and Supportive
Services. All assistance provided supports
a client’s goal to obtain or maintain their
employment.
ADULT EDUCATION/CLASSROOM TRAINING
• Total clients served: 14 clients out of 21;
• GED Instruction- 5 clients;
• Medical Coding- 5 clients;
• Phlebotomy Certification- 1 client;
• Class A and B CDL- 2 clients; and
• Nursing Pre-requisite- 2 clients.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Total clients served: 5 clients out of 21
the-job experience in their chosen field.
Clients completed work assignments at
the following worksites: Pawnee Nation
College, Pawnee Nation Education Division,
Pawnee Nation Tax Commission, Pawnee
Nation Title VI/Pawnee Nation Tribal
Court, Pawnee Seed Preservation Project.
SUCCESS STORIES
• 1
client
achieved
phlebotomy
certification and full-time unsubsidized
employment at an Indian Health
Services facility;
• 2 clients completed all 5 medical coding
courses;
• 2 clients achieved a Class B CDL; and
• 1 client completed one of the four
required subjects for GED.
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES
Total Clients served: 11 clients out of 21
• 4 clients received clothing assistance;
• 5 clients received transportation/gas
assistance;
• 1 client received assistance with
eyeglasses; and
• 5 clients received incentive awards for
completion of goals listed in individual
education employment plans or overall
goal of services requested.
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477/Education Division/Te Tu Koo Resources;
I.
477/EDUCATION DIVISION/TE TU KOO RESOURCES
The nation’s Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to attend
The nation’s Scholarship Program
provides
college
to complete
and send back
us. an Associate’s
secondary
institutions
Enrolled
tribal members
who to
seek
Ultimately
demonstrate
financial
financial assistance toBachelor’s
attend degree
post- are
invited tostudents
download
the application
from the tribal
need
with
this
form.
Other
secondary institutions. application
Enrolled is a process that includes filing for the FAFSA, (Free Applicati
documents
are submit
requested,
such
tribal members who Student
seek anAid). After filing students
can then
the FNA
(Financial Ne
as
high
school
transcript/GED
Associate and/or a Bachelor’s
form to their college to complete and send back to us.
verification,
enrollment,
class
degree are invited to download the
Ultimately students demonstrate
financial
need with
this form. Other doc
schedule,
Individual
Education
application from the tribalrequested
website. such as high school transcript/GED verification, enrollment, cl
Plan, etc. Tribal members do not
This application is a Individual
process Education Plan, etc. Tribal members do not have to live in the
have to live in the Pawnee Nation
that includes filing for the
FAFSA, (Free
jurisdiction
to receive
services. to receive services.
jurisdiction
Application for Federal Student Aid). After
the Higher
Education
served
filing, students can then During
submit 2019
the FNA
DURING
2019 Scholarship
THE HIGHERProgram
EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM SERVED
(Financial Needs Analysis) form to their
Pawnee
students
funded
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Average Award
$2,404.00
Tribal +
Federal
Funding
$67,600.00
Summer
2019
1
$3,394.00
$ 3,394.00
Fall 2019
18
$3,064.00
$55,153.00
Spring 2019
Education Distribution staff may be
The and
Education
Division staff may be contacted for additional help and guid
contacted for additional help
guidance.
Contact:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Dorna Riding In-Battese
Division Director
dbattese@pawneen
Jamie Nelson
Youth Coordinator
jnelson@pawneenat
Dorna Riding In-Battese, Division Director;
Alex Harjo
dbattese@pawneenation.org
Educ & Training Specialist ah0524@pawneena
Jamie Nelson, Youth Coordinator;
jnelson@pawneenation.org
Alex Harjo, Educ & Training Specialist;
ah0524@pawneenation.org
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YOUTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT
Our department’s overall goal is to enable
our Tribal youth within our jurisdiction
to obtain the skills needed to become
productive individuals, contributors to their
respective communities and develop
leadership skills. Outreach to the
community is done through the
Pawnee Nation Education Facebook
page and the Tribal website.
An important goal for 2019 was
strengthening teamwork within
the community, school, and families.
We have collaborated with the school
to help substitute for classes, increased
communication with the principals, and
sought to help our elementary students
better.
•
Collaboration with SAP/MSPI for
Spring Break Camp and Summer Camp;
•
Hosted a Back to School Bash to hand
out school supplies, sign students up
for the Johnson O’Malley program,
provide free haircuts, free dental
screenings; and a free lunch;
•
Providing
a
Cultural
Presentation
during
Native
American Heritage Month for
Cleveland Primary Schools and
Pawnee Middle/High School;
•
Ongoing meeting with OSU Education
Department to get tutoring at Pawnee
Public School;
•
Ongoing
discussion
with
OSU
Department of Design, Housing, and
Merchandising to provide a STEM
camp for 6-8 students;
•
Continued discussion on improving
Cultural Sensitivity Training for Pawnee
Public Schools and Cleveland Public
Schools;
•
Constant communication with Jennings
Public School to get them training on
the 477/JOM application for students;
and
•
Continued after-school program.
DIVISION HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2019:
•
•
Collaborated with Heather Henson and
Pawnee Public-School Title VI Indian
Education Program to take 10 students
to Kearney, Nebraska during Spring
Break for the Crane Migration;
Additional training and hours provided
to the Summer Youth Work Experience
to allow them to work full time and
provide assistance on the Earth lodge
project with THPO;
24-hour Crisis Line (918) 762-3310
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PAWNEE NATION LEARNING CENTER
can stay clocked in during operating hours
when taking required proctor tests or at a
testing center at the local university.
The daily schedule for a one-year-old
and older includes center play, craft
activities, circle time, reading time,
outdoor play, and rest time. Early Learning
Guideline standards are met to ensure
developmentally appropriate lesson plans
for each child’s age.
The Pawnee Nation Learning Center
provides childcare services for children
eight weeks of age through eight years
old. We are a licensed facility through
the Oklahoma Department of Human
Services as a 2-star childcare program.
The Pawnee Nation Learning Center works
in partnership with the Child Care and
Development Fund (CCDF) program, which
provides subsidized childcare services for
qualified applicants.
CRITERIA TO BE MET FOR APPLYING:
•
•
•
•
Meet income guidelines;
Parent or child has a CDIB;
Live in-service area; and
Parent must be working, attending
school, or enrolled in a training
program.
The Pawnee Nation Learning Center has
served sixteen (16) children in our service
area with subsidized childcare assistance
for 2019. The Center served an average of
56 children for 2019.
The Pawnee Nation Learning Center
employs ten full-time teachers, one fulltime cook in addition to a manager and
assistant manager. The Pawnee Nation
Learning Center provides staff with
assistance for fees and coursework. Staff
working toward their CDA credential
are assisted when needing to contact a
state-certified PD specialist to observe
them in their classroom. Resources and
assistance are also offered to staff for those
participating in the state college program.
Staff members taking courses as incentives
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Our school-age children have a snack and
work on homework at the after school
program. They also enjoy time in the
gym and outside as weather permits.
Summertime activities include learning
time to keep fresh the math and reading
skills they have learned during the school
year.
2019 EVENTS:
•
•
•
•
February 13 – Spring Picture Day;
•
•
•
July 3 – Health Fair Walk;
•
October 31 – Trunk or Treating &
Halloween parties;
•
November 13 – Councilwoman Dawna
Hare came to read;
•
•
November 15 – Rock your Mocs
•
November 21 – Parent Thanksgiving
Dinner; and
•
December 20 – Christmas parties, and
Ages & Stages Child Evaluations Due.
April 9 – Week of the Young Child;
April 18 – Easter Egg Hunt;
May 24 – Ages & Stages Child
Evaluations Due;
September 18 – Fall Picture Day;
October 1 – Staff with CDIB’s received
their flu shots;
November 20 – President Jimmy
Whiteshirt came to read;
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pawnee Nation Learning Center
804 Morris Road, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3007
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STAFF - PAWNEE NATION LEARNING CENTER
Pictured left to right are:
Pictured left to right are:
Christina Attocknie, Assistant Director; and
Samantha Baker, Director.
Nicole Burnside and Stephanie Sewell,
Infant Teachers.
Pictured left to right are:
Pictured left to right are:
Callie Wilson, Two year old Teacher;
Vickie Reusch, Three year old Teacher;
Dana Stewart, Four’s and Older Three’s Teacher;
and Becky Holt, Cook.
Pani Moore, One year old Teacher;
Cree Roughface, Floater; and
Hannah Buchanan.
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD PARENT PICNIC
EASTER EGG HUNT
PARENT THANKSGIVING
2019 TRICK OR TREATERS
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PAWNEE CULTURAL RESOURCE DIVISION
Cultural Resource Division (CRD) houses
Herb Adson met with the culture committee
our museum, historic preservation
within two weeks of the re-hire, and
office (THPO), Repatriation/NAGPRA,
updated the committee on the CRD status.
Language, and Culture.
CRD hosted a Pawnee
Our Jurisdiction includes
Hand Game in November
our Pawnee Reserve,
in observance of National
our cemeteries, Chilocco
Native American Heritage
property,
Nebraska
Month. We started back
property, and property
with our weekly culture
that is “restricted or held
classes. We were also
in trust” for our citizens
asked to name the new
Herb Adson,
by the federal government.
pedestrian
bridge
by
Cultural Resource
ICDBG
Project
at
the
tribal
Herb Adson is Division
Division Director.
campgrounds.
Director, Matt Reed is
THPO, Marti Onlyachief
is NAGPRA Coordinator, and Adrian
Spottedhorsechief
is
CRD
Project
Coordinator. CRD also has Zac Rice and
Taylor Moore, who are our Language
instructors for our weekly community
classes.
CRD started again, after being shut down
in January 2019, due to a financial shortfall
in Tribal Funds. Herb Adson was hired on
October 29th, and on December 1st Adrian
Spottedhorsechief was hired as Project
Coordinator. This Division was re-started
with the help of Pawnee Nation and our
business council receiving a $100,000.00
matching grant from Shakopee Mdewanton
Sioux Community.
THPO and NAGPRA continued in 2019
as they worked under federal grants. The
Language classes resumed in September
2019.
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Mr. Spottedhorsechief
was hired as Project Coordinator for the
Shakopee Grant. CRD Continues to meet
the grant timeline and is working with
Laura Mae Melton from Grants/Contracts
and Brian Kirk from Planning.
To continue with working within Shakopee
Grant Timeline. Continue our Culture and
Language Classes, our monthly Culture
committee meetings, and our quarterly
Museum Board Meetings.
We will continue to work on strategic/
sustainability plans after the grant period
and take ownership of the Pawnee Nation
Cultural Resource Division.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Herb Adson, Pawnee Nation CRD Director
email: hadson@pawneenation.org
Cultural Resource Division
657 Harrison Street, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621
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NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION
AND REPATRIATION ACT (NAGPRA)
The Native American
Graves
Protection
and
Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA) is a
United States federal
law
enacted
on
November 16, 1990.
The
Act
requires
Martha Only A Chief, BA
federal agencies and
NAGPRA Officer
institutions that receive
federal
funding
to
return Native American cultural items to
lineal descendants and culturally affiliated
Native American tribes and Native
Hawaiian organizations. Cultural items
include human remains, funerary objects,
sacred objects, and objects of cultural
patrimony. A program of federal grants
assists in the repatriation process, and the
Secretary of the Interior may assess civil
penalties on museums that fail to comply.
However, the provisions of the legislation
do not apply to private lands.
The NAGPRA legislation intends to address
the long-standing claims by federally
recognized tribes for the return of human
remains and cultural objects unlawfully
obtained from prehistoric, historic, former,
and current Native American homelands.
Interpretation of human and indigenous
rights, prehistoric presence, cultural
affiliation with antiquities, and the return
of remains and objects can be controversial
and contested. It includes provisions that
delineate the legal processes by which
museums and federal agencies are required
to return certain Native American cultural
items as human remains, grave site
materials, and other objects of cultural
patrimony to be proven lineal descendants,
culturally related Native American tribes,
and Native Hawaiian groups.
For thousands of indigenous ancestors,
the road home has been a difficult one.
Many have not been able to begin their
journey home as they, along with their
sacred objects, fell into the possession of
the Federal Government and museums
across the Country. This was the result of
archaeological excavations, construction
projects and museums, and university
research.
The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma NAGPRA
office has done and continues to do MOU’s,
consultations with tribes, state, and
institutions, coordinates repatriation for
reburial, taking control of possession on
human remains, funerary objects, sacred
object, and objects of cultural patrimony.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Marti Only A Chief, NAGPRA Officer
email: monlyachief@pawneenation.org
Cultural Resource Division
657 Harrison Street, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-3621 Ext.223
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TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
The goal and objective of the Pawnee Nation
Historic Preservation Office are to assist in the
preservation of the culture and history of the
Pawnee Nation
and to share
that knowledge
with
the
Pawnee people.
The
Pawnee
Nation Historic
Preservation
Office
fulfills
this
goal
Matt Reed, Tribal Historic
through the Section
Preservation Office Officer.
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process,
monitoring sites integral to the cultural
•
landscape of the Pawnee Nation, working with
cultural institutions on understanding and
interpreting Pawnee culture, and educating
the Pawnee people on their long and unique
•
cultural history. The Pawnee Nation Office
of Historic Preservation also identifies,
protects and preserves archaeological and
•
historic Pawnee sites within the boundaries
of the original Pawnee Indian Reservation and
•
across the Pawnee cultural landscape. This
cultural landscape includes the geography of
•
the current states of Nebraska, Kansas, parts
of Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico, Missouri, and Texas.
This
•
cultural landscape includes archaeological
•
sites, sacred/religious sites, rivers/streams,
petroglyphs, burial grounds, resource
harvesting areas, trails, and battlefields.
•
REBURIALS
Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO)
traveled to Boston, MA to repatriate and
rebury 56 Pawnee ancestors that were housed
at the Peabody Museum of Archaeology
and Ethnology at Harvard University. THPO
witnessed the transfer of Pawnee ancestors
into cedar boxes designed by students at
Riverside Indian School in Anadarko. These
remains were flown to Omaha, Nebraska
and then driven to Dannebrog, Nebraska for
reburial on tribally owned land.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries,
and Museum (ATALM).
SECTION 106
• Met w/ Williams Companies concerning
gas pipeline across Colorado;
• Continued consultation with Pike Peak
National Monument concerning summit
complex redesign;
• Met w/ contract archaeologist for
Trileaf Corporation regarding TCNS
reviews;
• Visited ongoing excavations at 25BD1
near Lynch, Nebraska;
Visited and documented artifacts currently
on exhibit in the Nance County Historical
Museum;
Visited a project with potential to adversely
effect 25NC155, 25NC4, & 25NC3 near
Genoa, Nebraska;
Visited ongoing excavations on 25GA89
near Beatrice, Nebraska;
Visited 25GA1 near Blue Springs, Nebraska;
Met with National Park Service regarding
Pawnee cultural connections to Alibates
Flint Quarries National Monument;
Visited a potential burial site in Kansas;
Hosted a research group from the Chicago
Field Museum;
Met with representatives from the BLM
regarding reservoirs in Kansas;
•
Met with representatives & Commanding
Officers of US Air Force Academy, Peterson
Air Force Base, Cheyenne Mountain Air
Force Station, Buckley Air Force Base, and
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base;
•
Attended the 4th quarterly meeting of the
Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs;
•
Conducted a pedestrian archaeological
survey for a USDA project near Osborne,
Kansas;
•
Conducted a pedestrian archaeological
survey for a 150 tower wind farm for
NextERA Energy;
•
Received certification from the Nebraska
Department of Transportation in Section
106;
•
•
Received training from the US Forest
Service as a cultural monitor; and
Created & installed a Raktâkitauičaku
game within the museum for children’s
interactive;
•
•
Attended the annual conference of the
Began process of writing, obtaining,
and installing a historical marker for the
Pawnee Indian School; and
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TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
•
Continued conducting GPR surveys of
Pawnee burial sites in an effort to locate
unmarked graves.
To date:
1.
2.
3.
567 Section 106 Cell tower reviews
for 2019.
79 Section 106 reviews for local and
state government organizations
for 2019.
691 Section 106 reviews for federal
agencies.
14 findings of adverse effect to the Pawnee
Cultural Landscape.
1. 14 were invoiced for cultural
monitoring.
2. Served as cultural monitor on 10
sites.
3. There is no information on which
invoices resulted in paid fees for
cultural monitoring.
29 findings of potential to encounter cultural
properties but with no adverse effect.
Enlarged the cultural landscape database with
sites in Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas by
working with the SHPO of each state.
1. Nebraska, 616 sites.
2. Kansas, 526 sites.
3. Colorado, 506 sites.
4. Iowa, 59 sites.
5. South Dakota, 30 sites.
6. Wyoming, 10 sites.
7.
Missouri, 33 sites.
roundhouse, the murals, and the cultural
significance of each;
•
Spoke to 3rd graders at Perkins Elementary
School about Pawnee history and culture;
•
Met with the Chicago Field Museum
concerning the replica Pawnee earthlodge
and the interpretation of Pawnee history
and culture;
•
Served as a co-presenter at Gilcrease
Museum on book lecture;
•
Gave a presentation to OSU College of
Architecture students on Pawnee history &
culture as well as a tour of the Roundhouse;
•
Gave two presentation on the Pawnee
game of Raktâkitauičaku ;
•
Spoke to the Pawnee Service Club about
Pawnee earthlodges; and
•
Spoke with students during Spring Break
camp concerning Pawnee regalia and how
to play Raktâkitauičaku.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
•
Began construction of earthlodge using
community volunteers & student interns;
and
•
Worked with Museum Board of Directors,
Cultural Committee, Service Club,
ATALM, and OSU School of Architecture in
designing a Pawnee Cultural Center.
PAWNEE NATION
•
•
•
Multiple meetings with Planning and
Finance
concerning
THPO
budget
corrections, CRD budget elimination,
Language Program budget grants;
RESEARCH
•
•
Conducted research on earthlodges ;
Composed new budgets & completed
meetings
with
Budget
Committee
regarding budgets for THPO, Museum
of the Pawnee Nation, and the Cultural
Resource Division; and
•
Began compiling a compendium of
Pawnee origin stories; and
•
Began research and manufacture of
equipment for Double Ball and Pawnee
Dice.
Met with Planning Department regarding
language program ANA Grant.
PRESENTATIONS
•
Conducted a tour of Pawnee sites along
the Platte River for Pawnee students and
served as a chaperon on a trip to witness
the annual crane migration;
•
Gave two presentations regarding the
Began a compendium on the current
status of Pawnee Sacred Bundles;
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pawnee Nation Historic Preservation Office
657 Harrison St, Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-2180
Fax: (918) 762-3662
Matt Reed, Historic Preservation Officer
jreed@pawneenation.org
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TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE
The Pawnee Nation Tribal Employment
Rights Office is responsible for assisting
in and requiring the fair employment
of Indians, to create employment and
training opportunities for members of the
Pawnee Nation and other Indians, and to
prevent discrimination against Indians in
the employment practices of employers
who are conducting business within the
territorial jurisdiction of the Pawnee Nation
of Oklahoma.
In addition, the TERO office
receives $26,000 a year
in federal funding from
the
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission.
The funding provided from
EEOC is to provide continued
development of indigenous
capacity to enhance the
employment opportunities of
Indians and to identify, remedy,
and eliminate unlawful employment
discrimination occurring on or near the
reservation by supporting the work of the
Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO).
Further, the TERO office has an obligation
to protect the Title VII and special
preference rights of Indians. The Pawnee
Nation has received the EEOC grant since
the early 1990s.
The Pawnee Nation TERO office had a busy
yet productive 2019. A total of $67,374 was
collected in fees from various construction
projects and the Tribal Development
Corporation (TDC). $214,274 was also paid
by TDC in 2019; this amount was for fees
that were not yet invoiced from 2018. The
attached chart labeled Fees Collected in
2019 shows the revenues received by TERO
in 2019 from the different sources.
A total of $75,435 in salaries was paid
to tribal members and other Native
Americans in 2019 for various construction
jobs and other jobs paid by the TERO
office to supplement the Pawnee Nation.
The construction company paid a total of
$36,308 in wages for work performed by
TERO clients and the TERO office paid a
total of $39,127 in wages to TERO clients
working at various jobs for the Pawnee
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Nation. All of the jobs, whether full or parttime, gave the clients added income as well
as contributed to the economy of the Nation
and the city of Pawnee. The attached chart
labeled Salaries Paid in 2019 shows the
different jobs provided for by the TERO
office.
Two Memorandums of Understanding
(MOU’s) were signed by the TERO office
in 2019, one with the International
Brotherhood
of
Teamsters
and the other with Meridian
Technology. The latter of the two
being the most beneficial. The
partnership between the Pawnee
Nation TERO office and Meridian
Technology resulted in a total of
35 certificates and training cards
handed out to TERO clients and
other participants. Working with
Meridian enables the TERO office
to build a viable training program
that has the potential to prepare clients to
enter the workforce with confidence. The
TERO office went from 9 clients to over 50
clients during 2019.
A total of 20 Compliance Plans were
reviewed and approved in 2019 which
benefited not only the construction
companies but the TERO clients and the
Pawnee Nation TERO office. There are
currently additional projects that were on
hold at the end of 2019 which will no doubt
begin sometime in 2020.
A highlight for the TERO office was being
able to supplement the salary of six TERO
clients who, through their own hard work,
went on to receive full-time jobs from the
employers they were referred to. Four
clients now work within the Pawnee Nation;
one works for the construction company,
and one works for a business in the city of
Pawnee.
Along with the highlights came a few
letdowns. The major letdown was having
equipment failures that kept some of the
workers from completing their jobs. Too
much time was spent on replacing parts
and repairing machinery. Another was
the Pawnee Nation employees did not
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TRIBAL EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OFFICE
take advantage of valuable free trainings
provided by the TERO office. And finally, not
having enough time to follow-up on training
opportunities with the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters and further
developing a project that would help TERO
clients who do not have driver’s licenses to
remove that barrier. The TERO office should
always have a full-time director; the office is
valuable and essential.
be done and they didn’t wait
around to be told when to get
started – that was the major
highlight of the 2019 TERO
office, the clients. The TERO
office also made it a point to
pay over minimum wage; the
clients deserved it.
The Pawnee Nation hired a full-time TERO
director in January 2020. Remember to
update your TERO applications!
The TERO office, however, is fortunate that
it was able to provide employment, and
in some instances training, for our tribal
members, other Natives, and community
members in our area. It was such a pleasure
to work with all of the clients; their work ethic
was superb, and they knew what needed to
CONTACT INFORMATION:
TERO
Pawnee Nation Resource Center
1202 Heritage Circle, Pawnee, OK 74058
918-762-3654
Pawnee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
Pawnee Nation Tribal Employment Rights Office (TERO)
Revenues received from projects and TDC in 2019
Revenues received from projects and TDC in 2019
Pawnee TERO
Pawnee TERO
Fees Collected in 2019:
$67,374 in 2019: $67,374
Fees Collected
($214,274 invoiced to($214,274
and paidinvoiced
from TDC
2019
2018)
to in
and
paidfor
from
TDC in 2019
forSignage
2018)
Direct
17,514
24,142
17,514
24,142
726
ICDBG Projects
ICDBG Projects
Catlett726
Road
Catlett Road
1st Street
Fog Seal (Roads)
Morris Road
1,490
1,490
11,806
11,806
8,721
8,721
2,975
2,975
Direct Signage
1st Street
Fog Seal (Roads)
Morris Road
2019 TDC Fees
2019 TDC Fees
Salaries paid to tribal members and other Native Americans in 2019
Salaries paid to tribal members and other Native Americans in 2019
Pawnee TERO
Salaries Paid in 2019: $75,435
Pawnee TERO
Salaries Paid in 2019:1,320
$75,4353,976
36,308 1,320
3,976
8,651
8,651
PN Property Dept.
PN Property Dept.
1,600
Stipends
36,308
1,600
Wood Cutters
Packaging
Trainee
10,860
Roads Dept.
10,860
840
4,244
840
732
6,041
4,244
732
863
Lawn Care
Stipends
Wood Cutters
Packaging
Trainee
Roads Dept.
Lawn Care
Executive Office
863
Construction
Executive Office
SAP Program
Construction
Tax & Finance
6,041
SAP Program
Tax & Finance
Source: Grants and Contracts Office
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Source: Grants and Contracts Office
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PAWNEE NATION GAMING COMMISSION
The Pawnee Nation Gaming Commission
is an agency established by the Pawnee
Business Council. The Pawnee Nation
Gaming Ordinance was enacted in 1999 and
most recently revised in February of 2017.
The ordinance created the opportunity for
Gaming Activities to be conducted on Tribal
Lands and created the Gaming Commission
to regulate the Gaming Activities. The
Gaming Commission’s goal is to provide
a safe environment to offer gaming and
protect the integrity of the games offered on
Nation Lands.
The Gaming Commission is funded by
the assessment of revenues from Gaming
Activities on Pawnee Nation Lands. This
assessment is a rate that is decided each
year and levied against the previous year’s
Casino Operations Gross Gaming Revenue,
which is audited by a Licensed external
Certified Public Accountant.
This year, the total of the assessments
for 2019 against Gaming Facilities was
$468,835.35.
Our staff provides a fair and safe gaming
atmosphere by reviewing the personnel that
conducts gaming activities on our lands. We
license the following entities:
•
Gaming Facilities
•
Employees of Gaming Facilities
•
Employees of Vendors who provide gamingrelated services to licensed Facilities
•
Non-Gaming Vendors (Permit)
Fees generated from these activities help
offset the costs of performing the required
checks and references. This is a very
important process when reviewing the role
of the Gaming Commission and its functions.
We are making sure that we have honest
people conducting the gaming activities and
protecting the assets of the Nation. This is
one of the processes of the Commission that
is reviewed periodically by State and Federal
authorities. During the expansion, the
Gaming Commission reviewed its licensing
processes and associated fee structure.
The Gaming Commission revised the fee
structure associated with Gaming and NonGaming Vendors. The new fee structure is
a graduated fee scale. The fees increase as
business levels increase.
We have personnel who investigate areas
of concern and oversee the maintenance
and operation of the casinos at the Gaming
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Pictured back row to front row, left to right:
Arlo Frazier; Arthur L. Attocknie;
Christie Hamby; Alicia Leading Fox.
facilities. These investigations and reports
on activity are reviewed by our Commission
at every meeting. A process is followed
to ensure compliance by personnel and
facilities.
Periodic reviews of rules and procedures
are
completed.
Regulatory
changes
and revisions of procedure are then
recommended or approved. There were no
approved revisions or regulatory procedures
accomplished for 2019.
We assisted the Casino Operations,
specifically Stonewolf Casino, in every way
possible this past year. The Pawnee Nation
implemented some staff reductions within
the Surveillance Department. This has
caused some inefficiency in some of the
department’s operations, but the staff is
adjusting to meet the needs of the Casino
Operations. Also, at the beginning of 2019,
Surveillance Management was turned over
to PTDC.
In the next year, the Pawnee Nation Gaming
Commission wants to focus on the regulatory
improvements possible with some of the
reports the Commission was able to obtain
through the Annual Audit, the National
Indian Gaming Commission Assessment,
and the incident and compliance reports
received throughout the year. These
changes amount to removal of duplication
of some processes outlined in the control
system documents. More changes will be
sought with the Pawnee Nation Gaming
Ordinance to allow flexibility to facilitate
the best opportunities for growth. Goals for
the next year also include strengthening the
knowledge of the Commission’s Support
Staff, expanding the Licensing Department,
and increasing the use of technology for the
Gaming Commission’s daily functions.
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PAWNEE NATION TAX COMMISSION
The Pawnee Nation Tax Commission
provides the oversight of the Pawnee Nation
Tax Commission Office. The Pawnee Nation
Tax Commissioners are Kathy Daniels,
Director; Martha Only A Chief, Assistant
Director; Liana Teter, Treasurer; Ann
Collins, Sergeant at Arms; and Secretary,
vacant. The Tax Commission office is
staffed by Lyle E. Fields, Tax Manager,
and Margaret Twins, Tax Assistant. The
primary responsibilities are the issuance
and renewal of tribal tags, collection of
Lyle Fields, Tax Manager; and
sales tax fees on merchandise, tobacco, and
Margaret Twins, Tax Administrator.
liquor sales within tribal jurisdiction. The
bibs, tote bags, towel bags, magnets, tribal
Tax Commission issues business permits
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related to tobacco sales, jewelry/food
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related to tribal
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2019 Tax Commission Revenue:
Interest Income
Liquor License/Beer Assessment Fee
Merchandise Sales
Oil and Gas Severance Tax
Oil and Gas Permits
Pawnee Pendleton Sales
Sales Tax
Tax Permits
Treatment, Storage & Disposal Permits
Vehicle Registration
Vending Device Permits
Tobacco Compact (Dec 2018 - Nov 2019)
2019 Gross Revenue Tax Commission Total
$
50.62
$ 10,125.34
$
5,074.05
$ 16,529.71
$ 10,550.00
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$ 146,279.44
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$ 64,260.00
$ 403,467.63
$ 759,579.10
LESS Rebate to Tribal Retailers (Dec 2018 - Nov 2019)
Retailers: Teepee Smoke Shop, Trading Post, Travel Plaza
$(282,329.21)
2019 Net Revenue Tax Commission Total
$ 477,249.89
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PAWNEE NATION HOUSING AUTHORITY
MISSION STATEMENT
To meet the housing needs of the Pawnee
Nation members and other Native
Americans living in the jurisdiction of the
Pawnee Nation.
The Pawnee Nation Housing Authority is
the Tribally Designated Housing Authority
for the Pawnee Nation. It administers the
NAHASDA Indian Housing Block Grant
funds to provide housing and housing
services for low-income applicants. Some
services may be offered to medium or
higher-income applicants with NonNAHASDA funds.
2019 IHBG Grant amount: $535,134.00
SERVICES PROVIDED:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
NAHASDA Low-Income housing
NAHASDA Lease Purchase housing
NON-NAHASDA housing – Open rentals
without income restrictions.
Down Payment Assistance for first-time
Homebuyers.
Homebuyer Education & Budgeting Classes.
Emergency Assistance for rent, utilities, and
homelessness.
Rental Assistance for College Students
Assistance for Youth Activities – 1st priority
is children living in Pawnee Nation Housing
units.
Partner with Pawnee Nation Health
Programs to assist applicants
Modernization for privately owned homes.
Priority: Pawnee Nation elders.
2019 ACTIVITIES
Completed total remodel on four units and began
to remodel to two additional units before the
end of the fiscal year at Littlesun Addition. Most
of the repairs of these units are due to settling
and are not covered by insurance. An additional
six units received modernization services.
Provided emergency assistance to twenty- four
low-income applicants for utilities, rent, and
homelessness.
Provided funds to assist with youth activities for
resident youth. Supported tribal youth program
activities to help reduce or eliminate the use of
drugs and promote healthy living. Youth camps,
ICW, CHR’s, Education, Easter, and Halloween
events.
Provided Home buyer Education Classes with
twelve in attendance.
Donated funds to support the Summer Youth
Ball Program by providing equipment, athletic
gear and concession needs. Housing employees
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volunteered to help run the concession stand
and helped raise funds for the program.
Continue to maintain professional management
of the Housing Authority through general
administrative management and maintenance
of assisted stock, fifty-four units.
Completed bathroom repairs to six NonNahasda units (scattered sites in the City).
Units received new showers and sinks, vanities,
medicine cabinets, lights, plumbing fixtures,
flooring, and paint. The Housing Authority
provided dumpsters at Yellowhorse. The
maintenance crew helped tenants by loading
unwanted household articles and debris into the
dumpster. Lawns were mowed for those tenants
throughout the summer who did not have
available equipment to encourage beautification
to the Yellowhorse neighborhood.
Provided rental assistance to fifteen students $500.00 per semester.
Provided services to six elders for modernization
of privately owned homes. Activities included
installing a deck and ramp, HVAC repairs,
plumbing repairs, and replacing one roof.
Repairs were made to the Housing Office due
to settling. Replaced Sheetrock and insulation
to six offices, installation of ceiling fans, new
lighting, and flooring will be completed in 2020.
Modernization services were provided to two
Lease-purchase units. One unit received a new
roof and windows, and one received a complete
bathroom remodel.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
OFFICE STAFF
Linda Jestes, Executive Director
Mary Hawkins, Housing Tech
George Pratt, Maintenance
George Gardipe, Maintenance
OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Friday, 8:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Pawnee Nation Housing Authority
126 Eagle Chief Drive in Pawnee, OK.
Phone: (918) 762-3454
E-mail: pawneenationha@sbcglobal.net
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PAWNEE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
MISSION STATEMENT:
To develop and grow economically, for the selfsufficiency of the Pawnee Nation.
VISION STATEMENT:
We shall achieve our mission by creating
employment opportunities and income for the
Pawnee Nation.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Jeff Goodfox, Chairman
jeff.goodfox@pawneetdc.com
Arthur Thompson, Vice Chairman
arthur.thompson@pawneetdc.com
Kenny Quigley, Treasurer
kenny.quigley@pawneetdc.com
Adrian Spotted Horsechief
adrian.spottedhorsechief@pawneetdc.com
Linda Jestes
linda.jestes@pawneetdc.com
Reva Howell
rhowell@pawneenation.org
Virgil Wade
virgil.wade@pawneetdc.com
The
Pawnee
Tribal
Development
Corporation Board of Directors finished
the last months of 2019 with changes in
the Board of Directors. Virgil Wade was
appointed to serve a full term. Reva Howell
was appointed to fill the remainder of the
term of a vacated seat.
Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation
(PTDC) strengthened itself financially in May
of 1999 by closing on a new “consolidation”
loan with First Secure Bank of Sugar Grove,
Illinois. The new loan enabled PTDC to
retire existing debt on loans held at Bank of
Oklahoma and Armstrong Bank.
In August of 2019, all PTDC accounting
functions were brought in-house to give the
Executive Team a greater ability to manage
the businesses and the finances in a more
nimble and efficient manner.
Convenience
store
operations
were
enhanced in 2019 to include C-Store Pro,
a new inventory and pricing tool. The
addition of C-Store Pro gives the managers
the ability to control inventory and retail
pricing changes. The enhancement helps
PTDC curb potential theft, maintain pricing
integrity, and ensure greater profitability
at Arrow Stop, Trading Post retail, and the
Travel Plaza.
On the petroleum side of the convenience
store business, over $300,000 in
improvements have been made to the
awnings, pumps, and branding at the three
locations.
Capital improvements at the Trading Post
began in 2019, including a paved parking
lot and a new HVAC system equipped
with
smoke-scrubbing
technology.
Improvements to the inside of the facility,
including new construction, new paint, and
new games, will be completed early in 2020.
Gaming operations at Stone Wolf, TeePee,
and Trading Post continued growth in
profitability due to aggressive marketing.
Direct mail efforts have used the database
gathered through the casinos’ player
tracking system to develop programs,
promotions, and gifts to build consumer
loyalty.
Branding opportunities for the gaming
operations in 2019 included radio advertising
in Tulsa and Stillwater plus television
advertising in both the Tulsa and Oklahoma
City markets. In addition, the highlight
to the Stone Wolf branding campaigns for
2019 was a strategic marketing alliance
with Oklahoma State University sports. As
part of the alliance, PTDC gets to use all of
the trademarks and trade names of OSU in
advertising and promotion. In addition,
Stone Wolf was the pre-game home for
OSU Football, with all of the Cowboy Radio
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PAWNEE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Network’s home and away pre-game shows
being broadcast live from the facility. The
2019 pre-game program was so successful
that PTDC has renewed the contract for the
2020 season.
Overall, “Coin-In” for the Pawnee gaming
operations was up from $253,082,302.38
in 2018 to $273,390,896.08 in 2019, an
increase of over 7.4%. Contracts with
companies that supply games to our casinos
have been renegotiated to lessen expenses
and make the operations more profitable.
In
2019,
Pawnee
Development
Corporation
$1,375,626.73 to the Pawnee
Tribal
paid
Nation.
$1,375,626.73 PAYMENTS INCLUDE:
•
Gaming Assessment Fees totaling
$688,389.95 Gaming Application Fees
$7,460;
•
Pawnee Nation TERO Fees
$307,915.57;
•
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
$251,861.21; and
•
Pawnee Nation property rental leases
$120,000.00.
The goal of the new leadership team has
not changed. It is to foster teamwork,
collaboration, and respect while at the same
time increasing profitability and staying
true to the corporate mission statement. As
Bob Dimmick says regarding 2020, “We’ve
begun to make significant changes at PTDC
to pave the road for a prosperous future. In
2020 we will initiate an aggressive guest
service training program at all facilities.
Guest service and service delivery will be
our focus on every property. Our mission
is to earn the loyalty of each and every
customer.”
EMPLOYEE PROFILE:
PAWNEE:
39 employees 24%
OTHER TRIBES: 33 employees 21%
NON-NATIVE: 88 employees 55%
FOR CURRENT JOB OPENINGS AND TO APPLY, GO TO WWW.PAWNEETDC.COM.
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THE PAWNEE NATION OF OKLAHOMA - 2019 ANNUAL REPORT
PAWNEE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BUSINESS DIRECTORY:
PAWNEE TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
www.pawneetdc.com
PO Box 280
400 Agency Road, 2nd Floor
Pawnee, OK 74058
(918) 762-4832
Bob Dimmick, CEO
bob.dimmick@pawneetdc.com
Andrew KnifeChief, COO
andrew.knifechief@pawneetdc.com
Jaime Maltsberger, HR Director
jaime.maltsberger@pawneetdc.com
Lindsey Teter, Marketing Director
lindsey.teter@pawneetdc.com
Joe
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