Nawah, from President Marshall Gover (2014)

Spring 2014

Nawah, from President Marshall Gover

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Tribal Safety Workshop Educates Participants

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EAP Encourages Healthy and Active Lifestyles

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Pawnee Business

Council

Nawah Pawnee Tribal Members!

Nowah, Pawnee

Tribal Members!

President

Marshall Gover

We hope everyone had

a wonderful Valentine’s

Day with your sweethearts. The Valentine’s

Dance and hand game was

postponed and rescheduled, due to the passing of

several tribal members.

According to our tradition, the drum is silent out of respect of the

families in mourning.

Our thoughts, wishes and

prayers go out to the families of lost loved ones for

we don’t know when the

good Lord is going to call

one of us home.

Our prayers go out to

Vice President

Bruce Pratt

all of those in mourning.

Construction has begun on the new Elders Center. It was a cold day but we broke ground and

as you drive around the reserve you can see that work is being done. It will be a nice facility for

the Elders to have their meals and participate in different activities and I know we are all looking

forward to the completion of this project.

The Business Council has been working on the strategic plan and has a lot of good ideas

planned for the Nation. We are looking into agriculture, and other business ventures, because

we want to become a financially stable Nation where we won’t have to depend on gaming. The

Council is looking at different things and we hope to be able to present these ideas and move

forward to make the Pawnee Nation a diversified business.

It’s been hard with the budget cuts, with the sequestration. We have some good news though,

I.H.S. (Indian Health Services) received an increase in the budget for 2014 by 300 million

dollars but then the Congress told I.H.S. how the money would be allocated but they didn’t

appropriate additional monies to B.I.A. (Bureau of Indian Affairs ). So Tribal leaders are still

negotiating with the I.H.S. and B.I.A. and I’ve attended many different budget meetings with

the B.I.A. and I.H.S. working on budget formulas and relations for 2015-2016. We are trying to

get our funding back from what we lost from the last few years and I am hopeful that this will

happen.

We have some new hires around the Tribal offices. In this Chaticks si Chaticks issue, you

will see the different ones who have been hired to fill different positions. We wish them well

and thank them for their willingness to serve our Pawnee People. A new Executive Director was

hired for the tribe, her name is Lisa Gover. She comes from Albuquerque, N.M. and I know she

will help steer us in good direction here at the Pawnee Nation.

I would like to make a request for our Veterans Dance coming up in November. I would like

to ask the Veterans to get with all of the ones that received a Silver Medal of Honor at the Code

Talkers Ceremony in Washington, D.C., along with the gold medal that was given to the Tribe,

and put the medals on display for all of our Tribal members to view. This was a great honor for

Congress and the U.S. Government to honor our Pawnee Code Talkers with the highest medal

that can be given. It was long overdue this kind of recognition and I would like to display the

achievements of those men who were honored.

It is at this time of year where things start to bloom and sprout. Mother Earth starts to produce all of her wonderful beauty in the flowers and trees, and everything starts to come alive. I

want to wish everyone a prosperous Year.

In closing, let us remember in prayer, our service men and women, our elders, our youth, and

the Pawnee Nation. For we belong to the greatest Nation on the face of this earth.

Secretary

Phammie N. Littlesun

Treasurer

Misty M. Nuttle

Council Seat 1

Richard Tilden

Council Seat 2

Karla Knife Chief

Council Seat 3

Adrian Spottedhorsechief

Council Seat 4

Liana Chapman Teter

Chaticks si Chaticks

All rights reserved. No part of this publication

may be reprinted without written authorization

of the Pawnee Business Council, the Executive

Office and/or the Communications Office.

Designed and produced by Toni Hill,

Pawnee Nation

Communications Manager.

Cover Photo:

Suzy Knife Chief (L to

R), Jamie Jestes, Crystal

McNeill and Rosetta Clark

(eagle mascot) visit area

schools to promote

healthy lifestyles.

Article on Page 12.

Photo by John D. McAlister

Printed with permission

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Spring 2014

The Pawnee Arts Center

The Pawnee Arts Center offers events that promote the Native America

culture and history. The Pawnee Arts Center is located on 106 South Mill

Street in Dannebrog, Neb. The Center is open year round at 4 p.m. every Thursday and by appointment. For more information, contact Gale

Pemberton at (308) 226-8286 or at gale1938@live.com or visit www.

Substance Abuse Program (SAP)

Every Wednesday of the month, the SAP support group meets from 7 - 8 thepawneeartscenter.org.

p.m. in the SAP building. For details, call ( 918) 762-2153.

Pawnee Indian Veterans’ Homecoming

The Pawnee Indian Veterans’ 68th Annual Homecoming Powwow will

Pawnee Business Council Meetings 2014

April 9 and 23; May 14 and 28; June 11 and 25. PBC Meetings are held be held July 3 - 6 at Memorial Field. The Homecoming will honor miliat the Roam Chief Event Center. Prayer Breakfasts will be held April 9, tary service men and women from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S.

May 14 and June 11 at 7:30 a.m. at the Roam Chief Event Center. Dates Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard. For more information, visit www.pawneenation.org or visit the Pawnee Nation Facebook

subject to change. For more information, call (918) 762-3621.

page.

Tribal Development Corporation

Visit www.pawneenation.org for additional information about the

PTDC meetings held Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Corporate Office

Pawnee Nation and upcoming events. For information about PawConference Room located on the second floor of the Health and Comnee Nation College, visit www.pawneenationcollege.org.

munity Services building. Community members welcome. For more

information, call (918) 762-4832.

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma - (918) 762-3621

Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation - (918) 762-4832

Pawnee Tribal Court

Indian Health Services - (918) 762-2517

Court will be held the first Wednesday of each month. For more inforPawnee Nation College - (918) 762-3343

mation, call (918) 762-3649.

Education

Free General Educational Development (GED) classes have resumed.

For more information, call the Pawnee Nation College at (918) 7623363.

Pawnee Nation Featured on “KUSH Team in the Morning”

By Toni Hill

Communications Manager

Photo by Toni Hill

Nation

features different programs

and

services on

the

“KUSH Team

in the Morning”

show

hosted

by

Molly Payne.

Recent

radio personalities include

Pawnee Business

Council President

Marshall

Pawnee Business Council President Marshall Gover and Pawnee

Chief Editor William Howell pose with KUSH host Molly Payne Gover and Pawat KUSH Radio.

nee Chief Editor

William Howell.

The lyrics and notes of the PawThese American

nee Nation Flag and Prayer songs veterans highlighted a recent honor

greet Pawnee Tribal members when welcomed by the Pawnee Nation.

they listen to the Pawnee Nation

On Nov. 20, 2013, the U.S. Govradio spots aired monthly on the ernment honored World War II vet“KUSH Team in the Morning” show. eran code talkers during a CongresThese revered selections, per- sional Gold Medal Ceremony held

formed by Tribal member Herb at the Emancipation Hall located in

Adson, highlight each of the seg- the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Disments syndicated by KUSH Radio, trict of Columbia, Wash.

(www.1600kush.com). The Pawnee

Pawnee honorees included Frank

Davis, Brummett EchoHawk, Grant

Gover, Phillip Gover, Enoch Jim,

Chauncey Matlock, Harold Morgan,

Floyd Rice and Henry Stoneroad, Sr.

These Native service men

helped to defeat enemies of the

United States by sending classified,

coded transmissions in their native

languages undetectable by opposing

forces.

Other “KUSH Team in the

Morning” guests included Nasharo

Chief Warren “Jr” Pratt as he shared

personal reflections of the heart regarding Pawnee Nation.

Tribal topics profiled encompassed the Pawnee Nation Community Health Representatives/

Emergency Medical Services (CHR/

EMS) and Health Education programs.

According to the Tribal website,

www.pawneenation.org, the CHR/

EMS/HE programs strive to provide

quality outreach health care services

and health promotion/disease prevention services to Native Americans.

The mission, to increase awareness and knowledge regarding various health issues while empowering

individuals to assume responsibility

for personal health.

Substance Abuse

Program

(SAP) Coordinator Barbara Attocknie and SAP Counselor Mike Ortiz,

where also highlighted on “KUSH

Team in the Morning.”

Attocknie and Ortiz discussed

program services offered through

the SAP and the PN Fitness Center.

Special guest Oklahoma State

Trooper Antonio Porter, also shared

his personal story of loss due to a

sibling’s choice to drive intoxicated.

The SAP offers alcohol and drug

abuse outpatient counseling, weekly

support groups, community education and prevention activities.

Support Group Meetings are

also held on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

at the Substance Abuse Office.

For more information, visit

www.pawneenation.org or contact

the Pawnee Nation Communications Office at (918) 762-3621.

For more information on the

SAP, visit Page 14 of this publication.

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Pawnee nation tribal Community

Happy 1st Birthday Gavin Jones!

We love you!

Love,

Mom, Dad, Kamden, Aiden and Ian

Birth Announcement

Submitted Photo

Photo by Jodi Goodfox-Jones

Happy Birthday!

Submitted Photo

Happy Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday Robert Joe Rice.

You have been a blessing to us all!

Love, Mom and Donnie. Editor’s note: The

photo quality was comprised in transition but placed

due to importance.

Trenton was born Jan. 8, 2014, at 4:12 p.m., weighing 4 pounds. 14 oz. and was 17.3 inches long, to

Ryan and Anne Fisher. Trenton’s paternal grandparent is Kathy Salmon Daniels. Maternal grandparents are John and Kathleen Mowry. Paternal

great-grandparents are Rowena Morris Salmon

and the late James Edward Salmon.

Grandpa William Mathews Remembered

Lost Yesterday

Submitted by Theda GoodFox Kresge

Contributing Writer

I was 5 years old when I started

school. My birthday being in December, I would have had to wait

until the following year for entry.

Perhaps the family, for reasons

of their own, decided to foist me

onto the country school, one and

a half miles from my grandparents

house; where my formal education

began.

I remember Grandpa Mathews

walking with me on the country

road on some mornings. Carrying

my green lunch pail and holding his

hand, I chattered blithely with the

innocence of ignorance. I so loved

Grandpa Mathews and Grandma

Nannie; they were my world.

When we came to the sharp corner where the dirt road stretched onward toward the wooden one-room

schoolhouse, Grandpa Mathews

would stop, motioning me to go on. book!” I loved reading, especially

I did, turning frequently to wave the fairy tales. They always brought

and he would raise his arm to wave me a book and I devoured the stome on.

ries; especially the fairy tales. I reAs I kept walking, I turned member others; Hans Brinker and

again to wave and he waved back. the Silver Skates, Black Beauty.

Soon I was not certain if he still

I was in the second grade, when

stood at the corner. The hazy fall everything changed; never to be the

air and the thicket of Blackjack same again.

trees that lined the road cast dark

It was November; the drone of

shadows and I wasn’t certain if he students was as usual. Suddenly

was still there. But, I trudged on to an adult relative was at the schoolschool.

house. She talked to the teacher,

I had accompanied my grand- then I was told to get my coat and

parents on their travels in the years leave with the relative. I remember

before my academic entry. How- the relative said, “Grandpa’s gone.

ever, education put a stop to my Now, Grandma is sad, so be good

traveling with them. When my to her.”

grandparents prepared to leave on

Grandpa Mathews was buried in

out- of- town trips, they would ask the South Cemetery. I had not cried,

what I wanted them to bring me.

even at the funeral parlor, when relMy reply was always, “A atives and others were sorrowing.

When we were at the cemetery, my

Uncle Stacy was with me while the

others were milling around the coffin. Uncle Stacy spoke,

“Grandpa’s gone. You’re never

going to see him anymore.”

Then the tears came; my heart

was broken.

Life changed. Forever. Not

just for me, but for all the family.

I believe the reader will understand when I share this. In my life

there have been times when I have

been in a crisis or a situation that

seemed unbearable and I have cried

out to my grandparents, my ancestors. And always, a path opens.

Today, I give thanks to the

Creator for my grandfather William Mathews and my grandmother Nannie. They gave me a strong

foundation. I am grateful.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAM AND SERVICES

Photo by Louise Stevens

By Louise Stevens

Administration Assistant

Jason Campos (L to R) and Helen Pickering enjoy a

break.

The Pawnee Nation

Property and Maintenance

Department is responsible

for maintaining all buildings and grounds on the

Pawnee Nation reserve.

The Community Building, Roamchief building,

Roundhouse, and Wellness

Center are all facilities that

may be rented out through

our department.

Facility rental is based

on a first come first serve

basis, No rentals are taken

over the phone.

Our department is also

responsible for housekeeping of the Pawnee Nation

Tribal Buildings.

Jason

Campos, Helen Horsechief,

and Jarred Kanuho are our

housekeepers.

The gentlemen responsible for maintaining and

repairing our Tribal buildings are Robert Pratt, and

Ron Cooper, while Faron

Thompson and Bob Johnson are the men responsible for cleaning and maintaining our grounds and

groundskeeping.

Jimmy Jestes is the Division Director, and Louise

Stevens is the administrative assistant/utilities clerk.

If you have any questions

about renting a facility

please call 918/762-2273.

Photo by Louise Stevens

Facilities Support the Employees of Pawnee Nation

Ron Cooper (L to R) and Robbie Pratt enjoy serving

the Pawnee Nation.

Human Resources Essential in Employee Relations

Submitted Photo

By Shelby Exum

Human Resources Manager

The Pawnee Nation’s Office of Human Resources is responsible for all aspects of personnel management.

This scope of work includes, but is not limited to,

advertising vacant positions, recruiting highly qualified and skilled applicants, managing employee relations and administering benefit plans.

Additional duties include developing and de-

ploying policies and procedures,

maintaining personnel and payroll records, monitoring compliance with applicable federal, state, and

tribal laws, establishing wage and compensation rates,

and providing relevant training.

For more information or to view current career

options, visit www.pawneenation.org.

pawnee nation COLLEGE

Jessica Leading Fox Selected as the PNC Princess

Submitted Photo

Submitted by Vicky LaClair Leading Fox

Jessica is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and is also descended from the Ponca Tribe

and Mississippi Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

Parents are Pat and Vicky LeClair Leading Fox. She has two sisters, Sky Seeing Ruth and Isabelle Bayhylle

Leading Fox in the home and two other siblings, Junior and Skidi Leading Fox.

Her paternal grandparents are Chester and Myrtle Pratt Leading Fox. Her great-grandparents are John and

Lizzy Sky Seeing Leading Fox and Adam and Hazel White Pratt. Her maternal grandparents are Douglas LeClair,

Julia Bayhylle, and adopted grandfather, Dennis Belindo. Her great-grandparents are Edwin and Elsie Bayhylle

and Pascale and Thankful LeClair.

Jessica is into her second semester at Pawnee Nation College.

She is majoring in American Indian Studies. Her interests include museum studies and early childhood

development.

Aside from her full time schedule at PNC, she works part time for Pawnee Nation Education Department.

Her previous titles include: 2012/13 Standing Bear Princess, 2011 Pawnee Nation Princess, and 2010/11

Pawnee Indian Veterans Homecoming Princess.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Pawnee Nation Education Department Offers Summer Programs

Submitted by Suzy Knife Chief

Photo by Toni Hill

Youth Services Coordinator

Summer workers Anna Pratt and Krystal LeadingFox enjoy spending time with Kimbre,

Hudson, Ellie, Cody, Talli, Bugsy and Aaliyska (not listed in order) during the 2013 Summer Youth Work Experience Program. Photo reprinted from the Chaticks si Chaticks Summer 2013 issue with permission.

Pawnee Nation Education Division’s Youth Services Department

is now accepting applications for

Summer Youth Work Experience

Program. The program is for ages

14 – 21 that may be eligible for

work experience services. The program targets youth who have little

or no work experience. Youth are

required to complete an application,

provide required documentation, attend a formal interview, and then are

scheduled a work site throughout

Pawnee Nation and the community.

Application deadline is on Friday,

May 9, 2014. Download the application from our website at www.

pawneenation.org.

Pawnee Nation Education Division’s Youth Services Department

will hold a Cultural and Language

Thank you Pawnee Nation

Submitted by Pawnee Nation Foster Children Christmas Committee

The Pawnee Nation Foster Children Christmas Committee would

like to say thank you to the following originations and individuals for

giving a helping hand in our 2013

Christmas party for our Pawnee foster care children; the Pawnee Business Council (PBC), the SAP (Substance Abuse Program), the Pawnee

Nation Law Enforcement Staff, the

Diabetes Program, White’s Foodliner, the Pawnee Nation Employees

Club, the Pawnee Nation College

Student Government Association,

Jarred Kanuho, Adrian Spottedhorsechief, Marshall Gover, Bruce

Pratt and Ron and Linda Wells.

The committee and the foster

children greatly appreciate everyone who was involved.

All of the children had a great

time; there were many laughs and

smiles shared!

Thank you to our PBC for the

Valentines for our Pawnee Nation

foster care children. The children

loved the small gifts and enjoyed

the candy.

Camp in June. No date or time as

been set. Look for more information

about the camp as it comes near on

Pawnee Nation’s Facebook, www.

pawneenation.org. An application

must be completed and will be available May 1, 2014.

Pawnee Nation Education Division’s Youth Service Department

will have a Summer Reading Program for 1st and 2nd grades only

starting in July, after Pawnee Indian

Veteran’s Homecoming. More details will be in our next Chaticks si

Chaticks in June. Applications will

need to be completed and will be

available June 1, 2014.

For more information; contact

Youth Services Coordinator Suzy

Knife Chief, at (918) 762-3227.

“No one is useless in this world

who lightens the

burdens of another.”

-- Charles Dickens

Foster Care Parents and CASA Volunteers Needed

Homes are needed for children of all ages, from birth to

17, and for all lengths of time,

from a few days to a few years.

Another great way to get in-

volved and help kids is through

the Pawnee Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program.

CASA volunteers are individuals who receive training to

For more information about

be advocates for kids involved

in the child welfare system. becoming a foster parent, conFor more information about the tact the Indian Chid Welfare

(918) 762-3873.

Pawnee CASA Program, contact program at

Helen Norris at (918) 762-3776.

Chaticks si Chaticks

The deadline for the Summer 2014 Chaticks si Chaticks is May 30, 2014. This issue will cover events and news for the months of April,

May and June 2014.

The Chaticks si Chaticks, is mailed to enrolled members of the Pawnee Nation, one per household or address, free of charge. In the interest of “Going Green,” a fee of $2 per copy will be charged for newsletters mailed to non-tribal members. Copies may be printed off the

website, www.pawneenation.org for free.

The Chaticks si Chaticks is distributed to Tribal Members, state-wide media sources, multiple businesses and various organizations. Advertising potential is further increased due to the placement of each issue on the Pawnee Nation website. For rates, visit www.pawneenation.

org, select the “News” page option and click the “Media” tab and then the “Advertising Rates” link located in the lower part of the page.

For more information, call (918) 762-3621 or e-mail requests to communications@pawneenation.org.

For address changes, please contact the Enrollment Department at (918) 762-3624.

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Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Toni Hill

Education and Training Specialist Elisha Pratt enjoys

his role as part of the Education Division.

Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Toni Hill

Accountant James Rice searches for documents. Wesley

Twins also joined Pawnee Nation as the Finance Division

Director (photo not available).

Photo by Toni Hill

Pawnee Nation Learning Center Director Christa

Pratt oversees the safety of the children and staff of

the Learning Center.

Childcare Teacher Sarah Sparks captures a brief

moment of rest.

Accountant Nancy Moore pauses for a quick photo.

Fitness Center Attendant Damon Roughface demonstrates proper usage of the Fitness Center equipment.

Photo by Toni Hill

Learning Center Chiidcare Teacher Jodi

Sparks hold Andy Pratt.

Photo by Toni Hill

PAWNEE NATION EMPLOYEES

Fitness Center Attendant Zachary Martinez tries out

the weights.

Childcare Teacher Samantha Roughface holds

Rylee Sands, daughter of Elise Peters and Nathan

Sands and granddaughter of Enrollment Manager

Carrie Peters.

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PAWNEE NATION PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

Pawnee and City Firefighter Teams Work Together

Photo by Toni Hill

Submitted by Toni Hill

Communications Manager

Pawnee Nation’s Fire Department responds to a HAZMAT incident that occurred within the

City of Pawnee on Feb. 19.

Although a major mission of

the Pawnee Nation Fire and Rescue

Department involves preservation

of life and property from the detrimental effects of fires and medical

emergencies, members also respond

to HAZMAT concerns.

The fire and rescue team focuses

on rapid response to emergencies in

addition to providing appropriate

intervention and community education.

As requested, the Pawnee Nation

team works in unity with the City of

Pawnee. This teamwork was profiled during a fuel spill on Feb. 19

when a semi-truck had an accident

on U.S. Highway 18.

The Pawnee Nation HAZMAT

and Fire Department staff responded to assist with containment of the

spill. The City of Pawnee crews

worked in tandem to secure the area

and provide assistance to the driver

of the semi-truck.

Pawnee Nation’s HAZMAT

team focused on the containment of

potential dangerous substances as

depicted in the photo above.

The Pawnee Nation HAZMAT

Team responds to spills, leaks, discharge and other instances where

hazardous chemicals including sol-

id, liquid and gas are present.

The Pawnee Nation Fire Department responds to incidences that occur with Pawnee Nation jurisdiction

as a priority.

In the interest of honoring Mutual Aid agreements, staff does respond to incidents involving wildland fires, car wrecks and HAZMAT

situations within the surrounding

communities.

Response is provided as needed

and may involve up to three or more

calls per week depending on need.

The favor is returned by the City

of Pawnee and other municipalities.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) defines

mutual aid agreements and assistance agreements as understandings

between different agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions that expedite emergency response times and

provide support after an emergency.

Resources shared include personnel, equipment, materials and

other associated services.

The HAZMAT team consists of

Pawnee Nation Chief Ranger/Firefighter Monty Matlock, Ranger Kelly Kersey, Emergency Services Coordinator Gerald Woommavovah,

Environmental Specialist Darrel

Banning and Transportation Assistant Manager Rhonda James along

with volunteer firefighter Rusty

Helm.

Pawnee Nation Transportation

Manager Chris McCray also assists.

Prevent Poisoning

Poison

Control

Centers'

national help line number

1-800-222-1222

• Program the number into your

phone's "address book" or speed

dial feature.

• Read the product label first

and follow the directions to the

letter.

• Never transfer pesticides and

other household chemical products to other containers, particularly those that may be mistaken

for food or a beverage.

• Don't use empty pesticide containers to store anything else.

No matter how well you wash

the container, it could still contain residues of the pesticide and

could harm someone.

• Seal products after each use

and store up and out of a children's reach.

• Use products with tamperresistant bait stations to protect

children and pets from exposure

to mouse and rat poison.

• Remove children, pets and

toys before applying pesticides

(inside or outside the home).

Read label directions to determine when children and pets can

re-enter the area that has been

treated.

Information reprinted courtesy

of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, www.poisonprevention.org.

BIA FIRE

Pawnee Nation Enrollment Department

Change of Address Authorization

BIA Wildland firefighters respond to fire related incidents on tribal lands and within the United States based on

the geographical region assigned. Situations encountered include wild land fires and natural disaster relief.

A BIA Fire Scout Basic Academy is scheduled for May

6, 2014. All events will take place at Pawnee Nation Fire

and Rescue, 301 Agency Rd., Pawnee, Okla.

For more information, call (918) 762-3655.

Visit www.nifc.gov/medical_standards/Links/index.html

to download forms.

Date:____________ Date of Birth: _____________

Name: _____________________________________

Current Address: _____________________________

Enrollment Number: _____ _____________________

Signature of enrolled member or guardian

____________________________________________

Mail to: Pawnee Nation Enrollment Department

P.O. Box 470, Pawnee, OK 74058

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pawnee nation Title VI

“They lived in Earth lodge towns in the Spring”

Submitted by Deb Echo-Hawk

dens in Oklahoma

[Kudos to Pawnee

Seed

Preservation

Project/Nasharo].

The nutritional value

of our seeds is high -seeds that sustained

the Pawnee for hundreds of years.

“They lived in

Earth lodge towns

in the Spring & Fall

for agricultural purposes. In the spring

they’d plant 10 varieties of corn, 8 varieties of beans, 7 varieties of squash &

Corn, a staple in Native American culture that offers more

pumpkin, & there’d

than nourishment.

also be melons, tobacco,

.

& sunflowers & in the

Ten years goes by quickly … fall they’d harvest it. Just to give

From November 2003 through perspective of how important their

2013 our Pawnee ancestral seeds food was is my tribe’s word for

returned to Nebraska land where all mother & corn are the same, it’s

seeds were eventually replenished. Atira. It’s ironic because when you

We had as many as 18 gardens drive through the old homelands of

across Nebraska [Kudos to Ronnie Nebraska all you see is corn ...” –

O’Brien]and as many as five garPhoto by Deb Echo-Hawk

Title VI Coordinator

EARTH DAY

Excerpt - 2013 Kearney Summer April 22 -“Plant a seed, grow a

Internship Maintaining Home- healthy future”

land Ties Report by Intern MiJoin the Cycle of

chael Knifechief.

Pawnee Gardening

Mr. Knifechief worked the

2012 and 2013 seasons as his

college schedule permitted April 18 - Blessing at 1 p.m. at the

on the Kearney, Neb.’s Great Multi-Purpose Building

Platt River Archway Museum

grounds where the 2010 MHA April 22 - Seed Disbursement at the

Nation Builders and 14 Pawnee Multi-Purpose Building ((Pictures

interns built a 65 feet in diam- of garden spots and CDIB cards reeter Earth Lodge next to our an- quired for ancestral seeds)

cestral garden. Here Knifechief,

like the five Pawnee interns beNation College and the Nasharo to

fore him, assisted in planting and do community gardens. Call (918)

cultivating our traditional Garden 762-3621 to volunteer, attend planof Corn and Pawnee Bush Beans ning meetings or to obtain informausing the hill method. Knifechief tion.

transplanted Arikara Sun Flowers

Our seed cycle: In the spring

used as fencing around the garden. we host a blessing of all the seeds.

All season he conducted tours of the After the ground is prepared, we

Earth Lodge and worked tirelessly distribute the seeds. In the fall we

in the gardens.

harvest the crops and in the winter

The 2014 gardens will be in months seed keepers store away the

Oklahoma and Nebraska. There is seeds.

a keen interest by our Executive

Now it is time for the Akitaru to

Director Lisa Gover, the Pawnee keep the old ways new.

pawnee nation tribal member highlight

Crafting Ancient Tradition

Pawnee craftsman John Knifechief keeps his tribe’s warrior traditions alive

“When the accident happened,

I went back to my dad’s old

teachings. That’s how I pay

the bills and raise my son.”

In addition to bows and

arrows, Knifechief creates

other traditional Pawnee tools and

weapons. Using such materials as

deer buckhorn, wild turkey feathers, deer and calf sinew and flint

collected from around the region,

the artist knows the history and

tradition behind each handmade

object.

“When the young men of the

tribe first became warriors, they

would use these to hunt,” he says

of his four-foot-long buffalo arrows. In addition to the arrows

and bows, he also makes such

tools as buffalo knives and spears,

hide scrapers, tomahawks and war

clubs and shields.

Knifechief says there are many

personally rewarding aspects of

Photo by Brandon Scott/Oklahoma Magazine/used with permission

By Tara Malone

Oklahoma Magazine

Printed Feb. 25, 2014/www.okmag.com

Reprinted with permission

John Knifechief has embraced traditions of his ancestors by crafting traditional native tools.

While riding his motorcycle on a rainy day, Knifechief

was hit head-on by a driver

who swerved into his lane.

The accident took a grim toll.

Knifechief’s foot had to be reattached by surgeons, and he spent

almost eight months in the care

of his brother, Charles. Unable

to work to this day, the single

dad says he turned to his past to

secure his and his then-5-yearold son’s futures.

“My dad was a farmer in

Pawnee, Oklahoma, and when

he would plow the fields, I would

pick up the arrowheads and flint

and watch him make bows and

arrows,” the full-blood member of the Pawnee Tribe says.

his work, including teaching the

craft to others, including his son.

“I’m the only one left in my

tribe to carry on the handmade

tradition of bows and arrows,” he

says. “I get to honor my father…I

think this is a dying art, and I’m

happy and honored to carry on the

tradition of bow- and arrow-making.”

Reprinted with permission from

Oklahoma Magazine/Schuman Publishing.

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Pawnee Night at the Tulsa Oilers

President Bruce Oilers General Manager Taylor Hall holds the StoneWolf

Pratt and Coun- Casino Cup to be presented to the winning team by the

cil Seat 4 Repre- StoneWolf Casino.

sentative Liana

Chapman Teter performed the “puck drop” that signified the start

of the electrifying match between two meritorious teams determined to out-match the other.

“Our rivalry with Wichita has produced some of the best hockey in the CHL for the past two decades and we are looking forward

to another closely contested series this season,” said Oilers General Manager, Taylor Hall.

“Thanks to our partnership with StoneWolf Casino, we’ve created even more incentive for these two teams and another source

of bragging rights for our fan bases.”

Although the Wichita Thunder team won the match-up 3-2, the

warrior spirit of the Tulsa Oilers held until the last whistle blew.

The Wichita Thunder team members were presented with

the StoneWolf Casino Cup at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita

following the fourteenth and final meeting of the season between the Oilers and Thunder.

Photo by Les Stockton /printed with permission

“Pawnee Nation Night” at the Tulsa Oilers offered many exciting components including an on-ice battle between two competitive teams that heated up the ice.

The event, sponsored by the Pawnee Tribal Development Corporation (PTDC) and StoneWolf Casino, was held Friday, March

21 at 7:30 p.m., in the BOK Center located in Tulsa.

The Tulsa Oilers and the Wichita Thunder, two of the original

six franchises in the Central Hockey League, have the longestrunning rivalry in CHL history.

The Oilers and Thunder announced that the winner of their

2013-14 regular season series will be awarded the StoneWolf Casino Cup presented by StoneWolf Casino, a business venture of the

Pawnee Nation.

Pawnee Nation Tribal members along with employees received

free admission and hockey punks embossed with the StoneWolf

emblem and the Pawnee Nation Seal.

A slideshow highlighting the Pawnee Nation and Pawnee

dancing led by Warren “Jr” Pratt, preceded the game. Images of

the StoneWolf brand and the Pawnee Nation Seal highlighted the

screens throughout the game.

Pawnee Business Council President Marshall Gover, Vice

Pawnee Dancers perform a War Dance. During the production, Warren “Jr.” Pratt educated spectators of Pawnee customs and culture.

Photo by Toni Hill

Photo by Toni Hill

The Pawnee dancers that performed under the leadership of Warren “Jr” Pratt at Pawnee Nation

Night held at the Tulsa Oilers. (Left to Right) Taylor Pratt, Jessica Leading Fox, Caleb Tiger, Jr Pratt,

Anna Pratt, Jack Jim, Jarred Kanuho, Jordan Kanuho and Wynter Stewart. Kids in front are Cora Pratt

and Adam Pratt.

Photo by Toni Hill

Pawnee Nation night Tulsa Oilers

By Toni Hill, Communications Manager

Contributions by Lindsey Teter, Tribal Development Corporation

Pawnee Business Council President Marshall Gover, Vice President Bruce Pratt and

Council Seat 4 Representative Liana Chapman Teter performed the “puck drop.”

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Tribal Safety Workshop Educates Participants

Photo by Toni Hill

Pawnee Nation Transportation Manager Chris McCray (L to R), Pawnee Nation Transportation Assistant Manager Rhonda James, Local Government Specialist Karla Sisco

and Tribal Technical Assistance Program Southern Plains Manager Jim Self present information on safety during the Pawnee Nation Tribal Safety Workshop held Feb. 26.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Antonio Porter, Pawnee Nation Ranger Monty

Matlock, Pawnee Nation Asst. Police Chief Gene Howell and Highway Patrol Lt.

Gabe Leach at the Pawnee Nation Tribal Safety Workshop.

On Dec. 5 and 6 the Pawnee

Nation Department of Transportation and Safety (PNDOTS)

conducted a Road Safety Audit

(RSA) Training and Field Visit

in Pawnee, Okla. as a first step

in developing the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Tribal Transportation Safety Management

Plan. This RSA will be used to

better engineer the identified areas using low-cost, high impact

techniques.

The PNDOTS goal is to

promote livability and sustainability while also creating a

safe environment for all modes

of transportation. RSA’s have

proven to be an effective tool for

improving the safety of all roadway users. This formal safety

evaluation, conducted by an independent and multidisciplinary

team of stakeholders, identifies

potential road safety issues and

opportunities for improvement.

On Feb. 26, 2014 the Pawnee

Nation Department of Transportation and Safety (PNDOTS)

conducted a Tribal Safety Workshop. The purpose of this workshop was to gather information

and ideas from local, county,

state and tribal officials as well

as other stakeholders, to create

a Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Tribal Transportation Safety

Management Plan.

The Pawnee Nation received

Tribal Transportation Program

and villages within the boundary.

The workshop brought together stakeholders who could

address the 4 E’s of Safety: Engineering, Enforcement, Education, and Emergency Response/

Management. The stakeholders

identified and discussed safety

issue(s)/concern(s), safety approaches for each issue(s)/

concern(s), integration with

other safety plans, identify implementation steps, and identification of responsible parties/

“Champions.”

The next step will be to com-

pile a “Draft” Plan for review

by the stakeholders. A second

workshop will then be convened

to review and adjust the plan and

to approve a Final Plan.

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Safety Management Plan

will be a useful tool, used to

coordinate safety interventions

within the Long Range Plans of

the tribe and will contribute to

the continuing efforts of providing, greater, livability and sustainability for the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, its members

and the surrounding area.

Photo by TERO Employee Garon Cozad-Tawkoyty

Safety Funds (TTPSF) in the

amount of $12,500, from the

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), to create a Tribal

Transportation Safety Management Plan.

A Tribal Transportation

Safety Management Plan is used

to identify issues and areas of

concern that need to have some

type of safety intervention(s).

The Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Safety Management Plan

encompasses the traditional

boundaries of the Pawnee Nation, including all incorporated

and unincorporated cities, towns

The Transportation Department consisting of (L to R) Transportation Technician/ HEO I J.T. Jestes, Transportation Technician

Foreman Darrell Flowers, Transportation and Safety Assistant Manager Rhonda James and Transportation & Safety Manager

Chris McCray, serves the Pawnee Nation.

Pawnee Nation Transportation

Photo by Toni Hill

By Chris McCray

Transportation Tech II

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PAWNEE NATION DIABETES PROGRAM

EAP Encourages Healthy and Active Lifestyles

By Crystal McNeill

Diabetes Program Coordinator

Photo by Jaelyn Jestes

The Eagle Adventure Program (EAP) is a

program designed to present and de (Top Left),

monstrate the importance of nutrition, physical

activity, and the prevention of Type 2 diabetes to

students of grades 1-3.

The EAP was originally developed by the

Chickasaw Nation Get Fresh! and Nutrition Programs. In the effort to educate students on such

topics in a positive, interacting and fun approach,

the Chickasaw Nation was searching for another

tribal program to accept the challenge of being

trained and independently implementing this

program within their service area.

Pawnee Nation Diabetes Program was completely on board following a three -day EA workshop in 2012.

Mrs. Bales 1st Grade Class show appreciation for the visit.

Photo by Jaelyn Jestes

Ms. McFarland’s 1st Grade class poses with the eagle mascot.

Photo by Jaelyn Jestes

Photo by Jaelyn Jestes

Following a year of

training and prepping,

the Pawnee Nation Diabetes Program in collaboration with Suzy

KnifeChief,

Youth

Services coordinator,

has begun implementation of the EAP.

We are currently educating 165 students

within Pawnee Elementary Schools for

the spring semester

(Jan. 14 – March 27,

2014).

This making Pawnee Nation the first

tribe in Oklahoma to

successfully adopt and

independently execute

Eagle Adventure.

We kicked off the year with the Pawnee Tribal members from the Pawnee Schools 1st grade class pose

Eagle Adventure Play which was held with the mascot.

Jan. 23, 2014. Grades 1–5 were attendance and Bruce Pratt, vice president

each student received a secret gift for participatPawnee Business Council represented the Paw- ing. (Due to this article being printed before the

nee Nation as our guest speaker.

program ends, the name of gift will not be menThroughout the program, each student received tioned.)

a set of four Eagle Adventure Books, recipes,

I would like to take this time to thank all the

“NestWork” (Mr. Eagle’s version of homework), teachers and staff at Pawnee Elementary School

and various tools and materials to take home for for allowing and supporting us to come into their

the entire family to enjoy.

classrooms and present our materials. They have

During presentations, healthy snacks were been very welcoming and always willing to lend

provided and class room activities demonstrated a hand.

by educators and students.

Thank You!

All materials are issued to each student in

their own EA folder. At the end of the program,

Mr. Barrick’s 3rd Grade class learns valuable information about living healthy.

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PAWNEE NATION ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT

The Pawnee Nation Enrollment Department requests information from the Pawnee Nation Tribal Members listed below. Individuals with any information are asked to call Carrie Peters, Enrollment manager, or Karen Haymond, Enrollment administrative

assistant, at (918) 762-3624. If the person listed is a minor, contact will need to be made by a parent or legal guardian.

Kitty Madelon Aspen All

Sophia Monique Barreras

Vivica Faye Barreras

Brenda Sue Barrone

Charles Anthony Battiest

Wanda Timlyn Battiest

Michael James Beets

Grant Echohawk Burgess

Alice Lena Cole

Victoria Florine Collins

Heathe Torry Champagne

John Kelly Caudle

Monica Rachael Carranza

Louis Aaron Caesar

Judy Kay Dement

Tobin Rae Echo Hawk

Kathryn Ellen Ellis

Bruce Allen Fields

Christopher O’Neal Furr

McKayla Maria Gonzalez

Darrell James Gardipe

Janis Giblon

Larry Allen Gibson

Robert Gene Gilmore

Vernon Lee Hall

Hannah Jeanne Hassell

Jeffrey Michael Hassell

Todd Andrew Hassell

Jo Esta Hartwick

John Hickey Jr.

Cynthia Lou Hopkins

Roberta Stout Hutson

James Daryl Johnston

Robyn Leigh Keune

Kiddickey Della Kirkland

Lauren Laventure

Isabelle M Long

Laura Roseann Munoz

Rosemary A Munoz

Roger Michael Munoz

Elizabeth Dawn Moses

Camille Christine Mora

Cecelia Rae McHugh

Linda Ann Morrison

Christopher Kelly Olsen

Cody Kyle Olsen

Tiffany Sue Pappan

Diane Marie Pappan

Carl J Partridge

Vincent Keith Partridge

Alexis Mayo Romeros

Mvhayv Marie Ramirez

Leslie Elizabeth Reed

Cecil Rice

Richard Edward Roberts

Jennifer Leigh Rowe

Ralph Buster Scott

Michelle Susanne Scully

Franklin A Smith

Mary E Smith

Joshua Pangelinan Stein

John Steely Scully

James Jett Scully

Boe Joseph Toahty

Johnnie Darwin Villines

Connie Jo Wooldridge

PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS

#13-96 – A Resolution to approve a

request for a no-cost modification/

extension until June 30, 2014 for

the Pari Elders Project – Approved

Dec. 18, 2013 by a vote seven for,

zero against, zero abstaining, zero

absent and one not voting (President Gover).

#13-97 – A resolution to approve

the grant of limited waiver of sovereign immunity between the Vogles

and the PTDC limited to those parties only, for this Contract only and

only against the assets and funds

of the PTDC – RECINDED Jan.

8, 2014 by a vote of six for, zero

against, zero abstaining, one absent (M.Nuttle) and one not voting

(President Gover).

#13-98 – A resolution to approve

that all Federal and State Grant Program budgets are approved to continue at the 2013 approved spending

level with a Quarterly Cost Revenue

no later than Feb. 1, 2014 pending

the approval of the FY 2014 Budgets – Approved Dec. 18, 2013 by a

vote of seven for, zero against, zero

abstaining, zero absent and one not staining, one absent (M.Nuttle) and zero against, zero abstaining, one

voting (President Gover).

one not voting (President Gover).

absent (M.Nuttle) and one not voting (President Gover).

#13-58 – A resolution to approve the #14-03 - A resolution to approve that

negotiated lease with Mark Liegerot all Federal and State Grant Program #14-06 – A resolution to authorize

of Chilicco Lease property totaling budgets are approved to continue at the following staff under the Aid to

823.56 acres for the period of five the 2013 approved spending level Tribal Government Program to exyears – Approved Jan. 8, 2014 by a with a Quarterly Cost Revenue no ecute the Indian Preference Form

vote of six for, zero against, zero ab- later than March 31, 2014 pending (BIA-4432) namely Marshall R.

staining, one absent (M.Nuttle) and the approval of the FY 2014 Bud- Gover, President of the Pawnee

one not voting (President Gover).

gets – Approved Feb. 1, 2014 by a Business Council; Lisa Gover, Exvote of six for, zero against, zero ab- ecutive Director; Carrie Peters, En#14-01 – A resolution to confirm staining, one absent (R.Tilden) and rollment Director; or Phammie N.

the appointment of the Honorable one not voting (President Gover).

Littlesun, Secretary of the Pawnee

Jon Douthitt to serve as Chief Judge

Business Council to certify and sign

of the Pawnee Nation District Court #14-04 – A resolution for Tribal dis- said document – Approved Feb.

for a six year term to expire Jan. 8, bursement in the amount not to ex- 24, 2014 by a vote of six for, zero

2020 – Approved Jan. 8, 2014 by a ceed $22,000.00 from the Proceeds against, zero abstaining, one abvote of seven for, zero against, zero of Labor Account for the Pawnee sent (M.Nuttle) and one not voting

abstaining, zero absent and one not Tribal Museum Budget – Approved (President Gover).

voting (President Gover).

Feb. 12, 2014 by a vote of six for,

zero against, zero abstaining, one

#14-02 – A resolution to approve the absent (President Gover), and one

Disclaimer: The Communigrant of limited waiver of sovereign not voting (Vice-President Pratt).

cations Office prints the PBC

immunity between the Vogles and

Resolutions as received with the

the PTDC limited to those parties #14-05 – A resolution to approve

exception of minor edits to conform with the AP Style layout of

only, for this Contract only and only the submission of a NAGPRA grant

the Chaticks si Chaticks.

against the assets and funds of the proposal to the Nation Park Service

PTDC – Approved Jan. 8, 2014 by a for a 10-month grant – Approved

vote of six for, zero against, zero ab- Feb. 24, 2014 by a vote of six for,

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SUSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM

Pawnee Nation SAP Offers Healthy Steps

Pawnee Nation website, www.pawneenation.org

Printed with permission of the Communications office

Services

gible Indian population within the

service area of Pawnee. The service

unit area for the Substance Abuse

program is a thirty- five mile radius

of Pawnee.

The Indian population served is

approximately 3,600 Native Americans representing the Pawnee, Ponca, Otoe-Missouria, Osage, Kaw

and Tonkawa Tribes. The community based prevention service includes

the identification of persons at risk

for developing problems related to

substance abuse issues.

Direct services provided to individuals and/or groups include outpatient counseling for adult clients,

referral to primary residential programs and outreach and aftercare

treatment services.

The SAP emphasizes improved

self-image, value and attitude

clarification, decision-making and

recognition of the physical and

emotional effects of alcohol and

substance abuse and constructive

processes for dealing with stress.

(L to R), SAP Counselor Mike Ortiz, Oklahoma State Trooper Antonio Porter and SAP CoFor more information, please

ordinator and Counselor Barbara Attocknie share a mission of promoting drug and subreivew the article entitled Pawnee

stance free lives. For more information, please review the article entitled Pawnee Nation

Featured on “KUSH Team in the Morning” located on Page 3 of this publication.

Nation Featured on “KUSH Team

in the Morning” located on Page 3

The Pawnee Nation Substance prevention activities for the treat- of

this publication.

Abuse Program (SAP) provides ment and prevention of alcoholism

counseling services and community and substance abuse among the eli-

Alcohol and drug abuse

outpatient counseling

Help for families in

crisis

Referrals to inpatient

treatment centers

Medical and non-medical

detoxification

Individual counseling for

adult clients

Weekly support groups

Community education

Photo by Toni Hill

Prevention activities

Fitness Center

Support Group Meeting

Wednesday evenings at

7 p.m. at the Substance

Abuse Office

SAP (918) 762 - 2153

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Smoking Proven To Cause Health Hazards

Press Release: For immediate release

Contact: Sallie Williams Community of Excellence Native American M-Power Program 604 Kihekah

Pawhuska, OK 74056 918-287-5442

swilliams@osagetribe.org

OKLAHOMANS AND PREVENTABLE DEATHS

Smoking is Oklahoma’s number

one cause of preventable death, killing an estimated 6,000 Oklahomans

each year—more than alcohol, auto

accidents, AIDS, suicides, murders

and illegal drugs combined.

“Cigarette smokers die younger

than nonsmokers”. In fact, smoking

decreases a person’s life expectancy

by 10-12 years. Smokers between

the ages of 35 and 70 have death

rates three times higher than those

who have never smoked.

While the odds for those trying

crack or alcohol and becoming addicts are 1 in 6 and 1 in 10 respectively, they’re 9 in 10 for cigarette

smokers,” reports the Chief of Clinical Pharmacology, National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Smoking is a major risk factor for each of Oklahoma’s four

most deadly heart diseases, cancer,

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and stroke.

For every person who dies from

smoking, another 20 are suffering

with at least one serious smokingcaused disease.

The vast majority of smokers

in Oklahoma became addicted as

young people. If current trends continues, estimated 87,000 Oklahoma

youth aged 0-17 alive today will ultimately die early from smoking.

Approximately 6200 Oklahomans die each year from tobacco

related causes. 700 of which are

caused by exposure and second

hand smoke alone.

For more information about

quitting tobacco, contact Oklahoma

Tobacco Help-line 1800 Quit Now.

This is a valuable tool to assist people who want to quit commercial

tobacco . Participants are eligible

to receive free one-on-one coaching

by phone from a Quit Coach, free

material to assist you between calls.

Participants may be eligible for free

nicotine patches, gum or lozenges,

or may be referred to their insurance

provider for cessation medications.

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OBITUARIES

Robert "Bob" Perry

March 7, 1940 - Feb. 13, 2014

Photo courtesy of the Poteets Funeral Home

the U.S. Army

and

served

12 months in

Vietnam. He

had

numerous military

awards including the combat

infantry

badge.

Bob

obtained the

rank of major

before his retirement.

He

enjoyed coaching young kids

basketball

while in San

Antonio, and enjoyed getting up

early to take his daughters to swim

practice and meets. He enjoyed

watching his son, Jason, block an

important field goal at a football

game, and thoroughly enjoyed

playing Santa Claus for his kids and

grandkids, as well as for other kids

in the community. It was important to him to be involved with the

VFW Services for fellow service

Robert Elmer Perry was born on

March 7. 1940 in Carnegie, Okla.

to Cecil Aubrey Perry and Doris

Leone Hedgecock Perry. He passed

from this life on Thursday, Feb. 13,

2014 in Enid, Okla. having reached

the age of 73 years, 11 months, and

six days.

He attended Pawnee Public

Schools and graduated with the

Class of 1958. He was also a graduate of OU and OSU. He served in

men, as well as personally helping

those in need. He was very close to

his grandchildren and enjoyed attending their sporting events as well

as being their “Uppit.” He also enjoyed watching all sports, as well as

fishing, camping, and traveling.

He enjoyed unique food and

concoctions, used his blue duct

taped cane, wore a flower pot hat,

and red socks. He especially loved

teasing one and all!

Bob was a member of the VFW

Troop 796, Disabled Veterans,

American Legion Chapter 26, Ascension Episcopal Church, Democratic Party, and Delta Upsilon.

Bob is survived by: Best Friend and

longtime companion: Beverly Davis, Stillwater, Okla. and children;

Jason K. Perry, Oklahoma City,

Okla., Pamela R. Bishop and her

husband, Joe, Spanish Fort, Ala.,

Shannon L. Balenti and her husband, Troy, Enid, Okla., Brian D.

Davis, and his wife, Dawney, Tulsa,

Okla. and Staci R. Cundiff and her

husband, Jerry, Ripley, Okla.

Grandchildren are Rebecca H.

Perry, Pawnee, Okla., Janson T.

Bishop, Spanish Fort, Ala., Sean M.

Balenti, Enid, Okla., Cade P. Balenti, Enid, Okla., Luke A. Balenti,

Enid, Okla., Tyler F. Davis, Tulsa, Okla., Emma K. Davis, Tulsa,

Okla., Shelbi L. Cundiff, Stillwater,

Okla., Joshua D. Cundiff, Ripley,

Okla., and Harli K. Cundiff, Ripley,

Okla.

Perry is also survived by brothers William J. Perry and his wife,

Sheila, Pawnee, Okla. plus a number of other relatives, and many

friends.

Bob was preceded in death by

his parents, Cecil and Doris Perry.

Interment was held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014 at Highland Cemetery, Pawnee, and Services held at

2 p.m., at the Ascension Episcopal

Church, Pawnee, Okla. with Father

Ken Armstrong. Donations may be

made to the Pawnee Community

VFW Flag Fund, P. O. Box 506,

Pawnee, OK 74058.

Mr. Perry also served as the

personnel director for Pawnee Nation in the late 1990s.

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Poteets Funeral Home located in Pawnee, Okla.

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace. -- Psalms 29:11

Photo courtesy of the Poteets Funeral Home

Amelia Mira Eppler

Aug. 27, 1928 - Jan. 14, 2014

Amelia Mira Eppler, 85, of

Pawnee, Okla. passed away on

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. She was

born on Aug. 27, 1928 in Pawnee,

Okla. to Joseph Albert Eppler II and

Myra Lone Chief Eppler. Her favorite things

to do were to read and

write. Whenever you

saw her at the house, she

would always be reading some random book

she found lying around.

She liked to take off for

long walks, and would

walk all the way to the

campgrounds and see if

her grandkids were there

during Pawnee Powwow. She enjoyed watching

football, and her favorite college

team is the OU Sooners. Anything

that involved OU, no matter what

sport, she would be watching it. She

would watch football all day long,

and give the scores of the game to

whoever walked in the door. Her favorite pro team was the New York

Giants, and her favorite television

shows were Lawrence Welk Show,

Bonanza and MASH. If you ever

drove by Illinois Street on Saturday evening, there was a chance

that you heard the Lawrence Welk

Show blasting. When she watched

her show, she wanted everyone to

know it. She would never eat frybread, but always enjoyed a good

meat pie, and would always refer

to frybread as grease bread. Pepsi

and floats were her favorite drinks.

Halloween was one of her favorite

times of the year, because of the

scary outfits that the trick or treaters would wear.

She was baptized at the Pawnee

Indian Baptist Church in 2011 on

Easter Sunday. Amelia is survived

by her grandkids, nieces, nephews,

and one brother, Joseph Albert Eppler III of Severy, Kan. She was

preceded in death by her parents,

Joseph Albert Eppler II and Myra

Lone Chief Eppler, her son, Cy

Eppler, and her two brothers, Val

Charles Eppler and Teddy Manuel

Eppler. A Memorial Service was

held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 18,

2014 at the Pawnee Nation Roam

Chief Event Center, Pawnee, Okla.

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Poteets Funeral Home located in Pawnee, Okla.

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OBITUARIES

Sherman Herbert “Cochise” Wilde Jr.

March 13, 1958 - Feb. 13, 2014

Photo courtesy of the Johnson Funeral Home

Graveside Services for Sherman Herbert “Cochise” Wilde, Jr., 55, of Tulsa, were held Thursday,

Feb. 20, 2014 at the Fort Gibson National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, Okla.

Dr. Curtis Linton officiated. Casket Bearers were Seth Lang, Tommy Bratton, Trae Wilde, Rick

Wilde, Clint Lang, and David Teague. Honorary Casket Bearers were Phillip Knapp, Cliff Lang, Joe

Echohawk, Joe Harris, Justin Harkey, and Ben Scott. Arrangements and services were entrusted to

Johnson Funeral Home, Sperry.

Cochise was born March 13, 1958 in Claremore, Okla., to Sherman Herbert, Sr. and Lucille Marie (Wilson) Wilde. He passed away Feb. 13, 2014 in Tulsa, Okla.

Cochise was an A-1 professional and a jack of all trades. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps

and was a diesel mechanic with the 4th National Engineering Building Maintenance Unit. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and hunting, and loved spending time with his family and grandchildren. In

his younger days, Cochise was a Boy Scout Leader. He ran in several marathons and was a Golden

Glove boxer. Cochise was an avid animal lover, and he especially loved his horses, his cat, and his

dogs, Gunner and Louie.

He is survived by his wife, Cindy Wilde of Tulsa; children, Trae Wilde of Tulsa, Seth Lang of

Sperry, Misty Belcoff of Texas, Mandy Ketchum of Las Vegas, NV, and Timmisa Wells of Skiatook;

grandchildren, Ryan, Mady, Aubre, Devin, Bailey, Jacob, Bryce, Michael, Hunter, Deacon, Blake,

Braden, Shoshanna, Kree, Torrance, Aden, Kyler, and Jamissa; father, Sherman Wilde, Sr.; sisters, Joyce Spencer, and Delores Harkey; nieces, Tonya,

Christina, Ranee, and Valerie; nephews, Justin H., Shawn, Cliff, Derek, and Justin G; special friends, Blood Indian Brother, Tommy Bratton, and David

Teague; and many other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Lucille Wilde; sister, Sharon Wilde; and daughter, Sheran Hart Wilde.

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Johnson Funeral Home, located in Sperry, Okla.

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.

-- Psalms 29:11

Edward H. Moses

March 12, 1948 - Feb. 9, 2014

Photo courtesy of the Hunsaker Wooten Funeral Home

Edward H Moses, resident of Pawhuska, passed away Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 at the Pawhuska Hospital. He was 65 years of age.

Edward was born March 12, 1948 in Oklahoma City, the son of Frank Leader Moses and

Vivian Mae (Osage) Moses.

He attended the Fairfax Schools and graduated high school at St. Gregory’s in Shawnee,

Okla. He was attending the Catholic University in St. Louis when he was drafted by the U.S.

Army to serve in Vietnam. Eddie was a photographer, owning his own business. He was a

member and past commander of the American Legion Post 198 in Pawhuska. He had lived in

Pawhuska the past 15 years.

He is survived by his children; Hallie Freeman of Springfield, Miss., Becky Beech of Mannford, Okla. and Michael Osage Moses of Tulsa, Okla., the son of Helen Moses; seven grandchildren; Corey Allen Scott Moses, Jacob Daniel Moses, Kaizer Aeryn Coachman, Jayden

Osage Moses, Joshua Michael Moses, Emily Marie Beech and Jonathon Carter Deherrera; last

surviving aunt, Corean Leland; a special friend, Wilda Schwartz and numerous other extended

family and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Edward Scott Moses; two brothers, Andrew Knuckles and Clifford Kemohah, Jr.; one granddaughter, Mariah Beech.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 at the Grayhorse Tribal Chapel, located southeast of Fairfax. John RedEagle presided over the services. Burial followed

in the A.J. Powell Cemetery at Hominy, Okla. Services were under the direction of the Hunsaker-Wooten Funeral Home in Fairfax.

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Hunsaker Wooten Funeral Home located in Fairfax, Okla.

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OBITUARIES

Prentiss Pahdocony

March 5, 1945 - March 2, 2014

Prentiss Pahdocony passed away March 2, 2014 in Lawton, Okla.

He was known to family and friends as Jake and resided in Anadarko, Okla. He was born at Ft. Sill Indian Hospital on March 5, 1945 to John and

Doris Pahdocony, he was a member of the Comanche/Pawnee Tribes. Jake attended school at Stony Point and Elgin, graduating from Apache High

School where he participated in football, track, baseball and basketball. He then went to Haskell University in Lawrence, Kan. to study electronics.

Jake served four years in the U.S. Air Force, receiving a honorable discharge after seeing part of the world. He worked in Oklahoma City for

TG&Y and later served as associate pastor for a Methodist church in Anadarko areas, bowling in perfect 300 game in Anadarko on Dec. 21. 1999. He

was kind and caring brother who loved visiting with family and friends and recalling days gone by. He was loved by all and his stories and humor will

be missed.

Jake is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Clifford Pahdocony and Leslie Pahdocony, and sister Cecilia Thomas.

He is survived by two brothers: William Pahdocony (Virginia-wife) of Oklahoma City and Paul Pahdocony of Anadarko and extended family and

many friends.

A Memorial service with Military honors was held Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 2 p.m. at the Comanche Nation Funeral Home in Lawton, Okla.

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Comanche Nation Funeral Home located in Lawton, Okla. Photo not available.

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will give his people the blessing of peace.

-- Psalms 29:11

Photo courtesy of the Sacred Funeral Home.

William (Bill) Mitchell Smith Sr.

Oct. 17, 1945 - Feb 22, 2014

William Mitchell Smith was born Oct. 17, 1945 in Berkley, Calif.

He was reared in Oklahoma City, Okla. by his parents, J.B. and Gladys Smith.

He received his education in Oklahoma City. Upon graduating from high school, he

joined the U.S. Air Force, where he received his college education from Oklahoma

State University.

Bill received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Air Force and pursued a career in law

enforcement with the Midwest City Police in Midwest City, Okla. where he later retired.

Bill was also a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma.

On Nov. 14, 1983, he united in holy matrimony with the love of his life, Serena

Wintz. Together they raised five children; Bill, Steele, K.W., Gary and Kristie. His son,

Steele and his parents preceded him in death.

Bill leaves to cherish his memory, his wife, Serena Smith; children, William Mitchell

Smith, II, K.W. Smith, Gary Smith and Kristie Burda; two brothers; David Jones and

Dana Andrews and one sister Judy Rickard, a host of grandchildren and other relatives and

friends.

Isaiah 40:31-”But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength They shall

mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not

faint.”

Obituary printed with permission courtesy of the Sacred Funeral Home located in Dallas, TX.

Disclaimer: The Communications Office prints the obituaries as received with the exception of minor edits to conform with the AP Style

layout of the Chaticks si Chaticks.

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pawnee nation burial policy

PURPOSE

of the person financially respon- nee Indian Veterans upon notifisible for burial costs; and

cation and verification is made.

This policy is to provide guided) Any funds not expended

Flags

will

be

lowered

lines to the Pawnee Nation in pro- will be retained in the burial fund. in compliance with the exviding financial assistance, services

isting policy for four days.

and facilities for our tribal families

In the event of a burial being

that have incurred a death.

CHECK DISBURSEMENT

delayed over four days due to services being held out of the Pawnee

ELIGIBILITY

Checks will be issued to area, cremation and a memorial serthe funeral home (not to exceed vice held later, or similar situation,

Enrolled members of Pawnee $4,500) and person that is finan- flags will be raised on the fifth day.

Nation.

cially responsible for the burial

Pawnee Business Council Presicosts, normally the next of kin, dent can have the tribal flags lowa)

Infants under the age of i.e. spouse, parent, adult, child, ered for extenuating circumstances.

one year that qualify for Pawnee etc. ($500).

Checks are high

The U.S. Flag will be lowtribal enrollment (at least 1/8 Paw- priority and issued in an expedient ered for a congressional honor

nee blood quantum), or are eli- manner, usually within 24 hours. or by Presidential Proclamation.

gible for enrollment, but have not

Records shall be maintained in

been enrolled or received burial Finance that includes payee, address,

assistance from another

Tribe. check number, date issued, and sigBUILDING USE

b) Infants over the age of one nature line if check is picked up.

year of age that have not been enTribal buildings (Roam Chief

rolled are not eligible for assistance

Event Center, Roundhouse, and

unless an enrollment for the in- NOTIFICATION OF DEATH Community Building) shall be

fant's enrollment has been filed with

made available for tribal memPawnee Tribal Enrollment Office.

The Pawnee Nation is normally bers for viewing, wakes, servicnotified by the family of the death. es, feasts, and dinners at no cost.

Verification is to be provided with

No deposit is required. The

AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE

the funeral home, law enforcement, Tribal Operations staff is responwritten statement from relative. sible for the upkeep and cleaning of

The Pawnee Business shall set the

Upon notification and verifica- buildings. In event of a large crowd,

amount for burial assistance in tion of death, Executive Office veri- the Multi-Purpose Building and or

the annual budgeting process. The fies tribal enrollment with Enrollment the Wellness Center may be used.

amount of burial will be established Office. Enrollment Offices provides In accordance with Policy Rental,

in the annual tribal operating bud- date of birth and enrollment number. funerals have priority and other

get.

Address of payee is required . events may be cancelled or moved.

The maximum amount of assisDeaths not reported within a

Non -enrolled members may

tance available tor 2013 and 2014 is: year will not be eligible for payment. be granted building use at a rea) $4,500 payable to the fuduced rate (actual cost of the buildneral home for burial; and

TRIBAL FLAGS

ing usage). The total cost schedule

b) $500 is payable to the perassociated with the burial includson that financially responsible for Pawnee Tribal Flag will be lowered ing the use of the building and lathe burial to be used for immediate for tribal members after notification bor costs will be updated annually.

needs; and

and verification is made.

Payable when building is reserved.

c) Any costs exceeding these

Pawnee Indian Veteran's

amounts will be the responsibility Flag will be lowered for Paw-

CEMETERIES

Pawnee Tribal cemeteries are

available for tribal members' burial.

Tribal Operations staff will prepare

the grave site, cover it and maintain it.

Non- tribal members may be

buried in the cemeteries next to an

enrolled spouse, parent, child, or

other enrolled family member for a

minimal fee. Tribal operations shall

assess a charge for the grave preparation services and the cost of the plot.

DISPUTES

Tribe will handle

disputes on an individual basis.

Cancelled checks will be kept

on file, and upon request copies will be furnished to any tribal members disputing they received a check or that the check

was issued to the wrong person.

If the payee misrepresents being next of kin or the person of

record responsible for the burial

cost and is not, the case will be

forwarded to Law Enforcement.

Pawnee Nation District Court

shall be the court of jurisdiction. If the court rules payee

should not have received the payment, the payee is responsible for

costs involved in the prosecution.

Disclaimer: The Burial Policy is

printed, with minor revisions, as

stated in the Pawnee Nation Policies.

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Tribal Development Corporation

Tribal Development Corporation Records High Returns

By Laura Melton

Tribal Development Corporation

From January 2013 through

December 2013 the Pawnee Tribal

Development Corporation (TDC)

has sent $2,152,360 in revenue to

the Pawnee Nation treasury. TDC

realized a 2013 goal by doubling

the revenue share sent to the Nation

while also achieving one of its purposes for existence, to provide revenues to the Tribe.

work on expansion.

Because of the collective vision

of success, communication, hard

work and respect for one another by

the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the Corporate Staff and all the

great employees working out in the

field, TDC has become a competitive corporation with growth potential.

Thank you to all of our wonderful customers for helping make

2013 a successful year.

TDC has meetings once a month

at 5:30 p.m. in the Conference Room

on the second floor of the Health

and Community Services Building;

tribal members and the community

are welcome to attend.

TDC would like to take this opportunity to restate that it has a ‘No

Donation’ policy. On March 20,

2012 the Board of Directors of the

Tribal Development Corporation

adopted by unanimous vote a ‘No

Donation’ policy.

The Board has a responsibility

to generate revenue for the tribe and

The above chart shows the rev- does not place itself in a position to

donate funds that belong to the Pawenue breakdown.

As the corporation sends rev- nee Nation government.

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