Pawnee Business Council adopted Resolution #16-75 (2016)

NOVEMBER 2016

Pawnee Business Council adopted Resolution #16-75

Supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Objection

of the Dakota Access Pipline Construction.

Duane Pratt was recognized at the 8th Annual AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder Honors event.

Former President Marshall Gover receives Carole Anne Heart Spirit Award

2016 DSTAC RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION

AWARD RECIPIENTS

Carole Anne Heart Spirit Award

Recognizes an individual who exemplifies traits in memory of the late Carole Anne Heart—

leadership and advocacy, sense of humor and wit, energy and compassion, and

commitment to improve Indian health and education for all Native peoples.

Marshall Gover

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

During President Gover’s impressive career, he has fought on the front lines of Direct

Service Tribes (DST), tribal public health issues and veteran’s affairs issues. President

Gover is a Marine combat Vietnam Veteran who served two tours in Vietnam. During his

tenure, he worked with IHS officials on the HHS Secretary’s Technical Advisory Committee.

He has also served as Vice President, Councilman and Former-President of the Pawnee

Nation. He has served as a Pawnee Service Unit Health Board member, Southern Plains

Tribal Health Board member, Direct Service Tribe Advisory Committee member, and a

member of various national committees. He has been a small business owner, a master

silversmith, and artist—with work displayed in the Chicago Field Museum. He is a two-time

drum keeper for the Pawnee Indian Veteran’s Organization and a lifetime Tail Dancer for

the Skidi War Dance.

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During President Gover’s

impressive career, he has fought

on the front lines of Direct Service

Tribes (DST), tribal public health

issues and veteran’s affairs

issues. President Gover is a

Marine combat Vietnam Veteran

who served two tours in Vietnam.

During his tenure, he worked

with IHS officials on the HHS

Secretary’s Technical Advisory

Committee.

He has also served as Vice

President, Councilman and

Former-President of the Pawnee

Nation. He has served as a

Pawnee Service Unit Health

Board member, Southern

PlainsTribal Health Board

member, Direct Service Tribe

Advisory Committee member,

and a member of various national

committees. He has been a

small business owner, a master

silversmith, and artist—with work

displayed in the Chicago Field

Museum.

He is a two-time drum keeper

for the Pawnee Indian Veteran’s

Organization and a lifetime Tail

Dancer for the Skidi War Dance.

Message from the President

Nowa,

I hope this newsletter

finds you well and

Attius, our Creator, is

blessing you and your

family.

We have had a busy

past quarter here at

the Pawnee Nation.

First and foremost we

experienced the 5.8 earthquake which did

some damage to our campus. I called for

a State of Emergency which activates help

from our state and federal partners. There

are reports of damage to Indian homes in

the Pawnee area. We are currently assessing

the damage and getting with our insurance

people, FEMA and other state and federal

agencies that will assist us.

I am proud to report that our Tribal

Emergency Response Committee (TERC)

worked very well in this emergency. Our

TERC employees worked through the Labor

Day Holiday and assisted all the insurance,

engineers, TV crews and others who came

to inspect the damage. There will be a lot

of work to repair the damage but we are

committed to getting back to full service in

our damaged buildings for our citizens.

In this past quarter we have had the

groundbreaking for the expansion at the

Stonewolf Casino. We look forward to what

this expansion will bring to this community

and our people. We had Homecoming during

the 4th of July holiday and it is always good

to see all our relatives and friends who come

home during this time. The Tribe hosted

many activities which were well attended

by all. We had the annual Wichita Visitation

here in Pawnee and also visited with the

Arikaras in North Dakota. The plans are to

start an annual or biannual visit with them.

Our Council continues to meet in Strategic

Planning looking toward the future and

setting goals for the Nation. Our Council

passed a mission and vision statement for

the PBC. We are looking at our Constitution

and seeing if there are changes that need

to be brought before the people to do

business better. I believe good changes will

be coming forth from these meetings.

Our Nation hosted a Teachers Luncheon

with the Pawnee Public Schools where

we showcased our programs and taught

a Cultural Sensitivity lesson. There were

around a 100 who attended. It’s a good way

to be good partners with the school.

We are always saddened by the Pawnees

who have gone on to be with our Lord. We

are thankful that we still have our Mourners

Ceremony to help us during this time.

Our prayers are still with the families in

mourning.

In closing, our Council passed a Resolution

and a letter of support for the Standing

Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against the North

Dakota Pipeline. We have sent supplies

to the protest and many of our Pawnees

have made the journey there to show their

support. Pray for our people who are there

and all who are showing their support in

North Dakota. We must pray for a good and

peaceful solution to this crisis.

May Attius continue to bless the

Pawnee Nation.

Thank you,

-W. Bruce Pratt

Message from the Executive Director

Dear tribal members,

As many of you

are well aware, on

September 3rd, 2016

the Pawnee Nation

recently experienced

a 5.8 magnitude

e a r t h q u a k e

that

shook

the

foundations of our

campus for nearly a minute. The episode

was sudden, violent, and serves as a wakeup call for our government, our people and

especially me. The moment the quake was

over I knew that the Nation would have to

take immediate action and I am proud to

say that we did.

First things first; every day I thank our

Heavenly Father that no one was seriously

hurt or injured and that no one lost their

life. Houses can be fixed, roads repaired,

and buildings restored but life is the most

precious thing we have. So thank the Lord

for his many blessings.

The Tribal Emergency Response Committee

(TERC) activated and began to implement

the tribe’s emergency response. Without

any hesitation (or prompting by supervisors)

the personnel assigned to the TERC began

arriving on scene to begin our survey of the

damage suffered during the earthquake. I

want to personally thank the staff involved

for their quick response and hard work

during this time. We contacted those tribal

elders that live alone to ensure their safety

and well-being while at the same time

contacting the City of Pawnee to let them

know we were willing to help if needed.

The Pawnee Nation President declared a Tribal

Emergency after the survey was complete

and we counted seven (7) of our buildings

to have damage that ranged from moderate

to significant. We, as a government, felt it

was necessary to postpone our coming back

to work until we knew if our buildings were

safe to occupy or not. I want to apologize

for any inconvenience this may have caused

to our tribal members but I want to assure

all that we are now up to operating at full

capacity. Although we have had to move

some folks around and make adjustments,

we are back and ready to serve our tribal

citizens.

As of now, we are in a holding pattern

as we develop a plan to renovate the

buildings that were damaged and collect

the resources we need to make renovations

possible. When we start the repair work the

game of musical chairs will begin anew so

services may be interrupted. I promise to

keep these interruptions to a minimum and

to expedite the process as quickly as I can

so that we may resume our jobs duties here

at the Nation.

Where do we go from here? Simple, we

change our mindset here in Pawnee.

Earthquakes are the new reality and we

must stay vigilant and prepared. We need

to educate ourselves and our citizens so

that we may all have a better understanding

of what we need to do in an earthquake;

a process we have already begun here in

the government. We do not need to fear

the earthquakes, fear will lead to inaction;

no, we need to be prepared. Prepare your

homes. Do the little things necessary so

that when another one hits (and it will)

you and your loved ones will know what to

do and where to report and inquire about

resources.

Be safe out there and know that our blessed

Heavenly Father will continue to bless

and guide us through any tribulation we

may experience in the future, as he has

done for us since the beginning of time.

Respectfully,

-Andrew Knife Chief

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2016 Pawnee Business Council

Pawnee Business Council’s

MISSION STATEMENT

W. Bruce Pratt

President

Darrel Wildcat

Vice President

Phammie LittleSun

Secretary

M. Angela Thompson

Tresurer

Through faith, trust, and guidance of

Tirawahat, we shall provide effective

and exemplary leadership to promote,

protect and enrich the lives of the

members of the Pawnee Nation by

exercising our inherent sovereign

rights, while maintaining traditional

and cultural customs and respect of

the Pawnee People.

Pawnee Business Council’s

VISION STATEMENT

Sammye Adson

Council Seat #1

Dawna Hare

Council Seat #2

Adrian Spottedhorsechief

Council Seat #3

Liana Chapman Teter

Council Seat #4

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 with abounding

pride in our cultural and traditional

heritage will promote our social,

economic and political advancement

to secure the common welfare and

well-being of our nation and its

members through transparency, trust,

leadership, and sovereignty.

2016 Nasharo 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,

Chaui, Kitkehahki, Pitahawirata and Skidi.

Members are (Back Row, Left to Right) Morgan LittleSun – 1st Chief Kitkehahki ; Ralph

Haymond – 2nd Chief Kitkehahki /2nd Nasharo Chief; Matt Reed – 2nd Chief Chaui;

Pat Leading Fox, Sr. – 1st Chief Skidi. (Front Row, Left to Right) Jimmy Horn - Nasharo

Treasurer/1st Chief Chaui; Warren Pratt, Jr. - Nasharo Head Chief/Skidi ; Francis Morris –

1st Chief Pitahawirata and Lester Sun Eagle - Nasharo Secretary/Pitahawirata.

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 according to provision listed

in the Pawnee Nation Constitution.

Visit www.pawneenation.org and/or the Pawnee Nation Facebook page

for additional information about the Pawnee Nation and upcoming events.

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Pawnee Business Council Resolutions

Pawnee Business Council Resolutions and Meeting Minutes can be viewed at www.pawneenation.org under the Government page.

#16-51 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 8, Section A. General

Leave Policy” which shall replace the

version dated September 11, 2015

and become effective on the date of

approval by the Pawnee Business Council

– Approved June 23, 2016 by a vote of

six for, zero against, zero abstaining,

one absent (S.Adson) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-52 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 8, Section P. General

Health Benefit Policy” which shall

replace the version dated June 26, 2013

and become effective on the date of

approval by the Pawnee Business Council

– Approved June 23, 2016 by a vote of

six for, zero against, zero abstaining,

one absent (S.Adson) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-53 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 15, Section B. Content

of Files” which shall replace the version

dated September 11, 2015 and become

effective on the date of approval by the

Pawnee Business Council - Approved June

23, 2016 by a vote of six for, zero against,

zero abstaining, one absent (S.Adson) and

one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-54 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 6, Section E. Temporary

Employment Status” which shall replace

the version dated November 3, 2008

and become effective on the date of

approval by the Pawnee Business Council

– Approved June 23, 2016 by a vote of

six for, zero against, zero abstaining,

one absent (S.Adson) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-55 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 7, Section F. Flex Time”

which shall replace the version dated

November 3, 2008 and become effective

on the date of approval by the Pawnee

Business Council - Approved June 23, 2016

by a vote of six for, zero against, zero

abstaining, one absent (S.Adson) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-56 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 8, Section L. Leave

Sharing” which shall replace the version

dated November 3, 2008 and become

effective on the date of approval by the

Pawnee Business Council - Approved June

23, 2016 by a vote of six for, zero against,

zero abstaining, one absent (S.Adson) and

one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-57 – A Resolution to hereby

understand the need for culturally

respectful research to address violence

against Indian and proclaims its support

for the National Institute of Justice’s

efforts, working through its contracted

researchers to implement the violence

against Indian women (VAIW) National

Baseline Study (NSB) – Approved June 23,

2016 by a vote of six for, zero against, zero

abstaining, one absent (S. Adson) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-58 – A Resolution to bestow Special

Honor and Recognition to tribal member

Glen McGuire and names him the

Pawnee Nation’s “Poet Emeritus” for his

contribution and works as a tribal member

– Approved June 23, 2016 by a vote of

six for, zero against, zero abstaining,

one absent (S.Adson) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-59 – A Resolution to approve

the appropriations from the Salazar

Settlement funds as listed, in the total

amount of $25,000 for the Pawnee Nation

Title VI Elders Program Trip to NICOA –

Approved June 23, 2016 by a vote of six

for, zero against, zero abstaining, one

absent (S. Adson) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-60 – A Resolution to approve the

Pawnee Nation Title VI Program to

participate in the National Resource

Centers on Native Ageing’s “Identifying

Our Needs: A Survey of Elders”. Moreover,

the Pawnee Nation will receive a summary

from the assessment, along with a national

report from all the needs assessment –

Approved July 13, 2016 by a vote of seven

for, zero against, zero abstaining and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-61 – A Resolution to approve the

submission to apply for an award of funds

from the Keepseagle cy pres fund, the

Native American Agriculture Fast Track

Fund – Approved July 13, 2016 by a vote

of seven for, zero against, zero abstaining

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-62 – A Resolution to authorize the

TERO Director and TERO Commission to

review, negotiate, revise, and execute

all terms and conditions of the proposed

$6,394.00 contract with the BIA under

the P.L. 93-638 - Approved July 13, 2016

by a vote of seven for, zero against, zero

abstaining and one not voting (President

Pratt).

#16-63 – A Resolution to adopt the Pawnee

Business Council’s Mission Statement as

it follows: “Through faith, trust, and

guidance of Tirawahat, we shall provide

effective and exemplary leadership to

promote, protect and enrich the lives

of the members of the Pawnee Nation

by exercising our inherent sovereign

rights, while maintaining traditional

and cultural customs and respect of the

Pawnee People.” – Approved July 28,

2016 by a vote of three for (P.Littlesun;

S.Adson; D.Hare), two against (D.Wildcat;

M.A.Thompson), zero abstaining, two

absent (A.Spottedhorsechief; L.ChapmanTeter) and one not voting (President

Pratt).

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#16-64 – A Resolution to adopt the Pawnee

Business Council’s Vision Statement

as it follows: “The Pawnee Nation

with abounding pride in our cultural

and traditional heritage will promote

our social, economic and political

advancement to secure the common

welfare and well-being of our nation

and its members through transparency,

trust, leadership, and sovereignty.” Approved July 28, 2016 by a vote of

three for (P.Littlesun; S.Adson; D.Hare),

two against (D.Wildcat; M.A.Thompson),

zero abstaining, two absent

(A.Spottedhorsechief; L.Chapman-Teter)

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-65 – A Resolution to approve the

submission of the Methamphetamine

and Suicide Prevention Initiative (MSPI),

Purpose Area Four (4): Generation

Indigenous Initiative Support Program to

Indian Health Services (IHS), an agency

which is part of the Department of Health

and Human Services (HHS) and further

approves, adopts and readopts all items as

set forth above. In addition the following

designees, including the Pawnee Business

Council President and Vice-President and

Executive Director are hereby authorized

to negotiate and execute the contract

and any amendments thereof during

the period of the grant - Approved

July 28, 2016 by a vote of five for, zero

against, zero abstaining, two absent

(A.Spottedhorsechief; L.Chapman-Teter)

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-66 – A Resolution to appoint

Ann Collins to the Pawnee Nation Tax

Commission effective July 28, 2016, whose

term of office will expire July 28, 2019 –

Approved July 28, 2016 by a vote of six

for, zero against, zero abstaining, one

absent (A.Spottedhorsechief) and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-67 – A Resolution to appoint

Beverly Zotigh to the Pawnee Nation Tax

Commission effective July 28, 2016, whose

term of office will expire July 28, 2019 –

Approved July 28, 2016 by a vote of six

for, zero against, zero abstaining, one

absent (A.Spottedhorsechief) and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-68 – A Resolution to appoint Martha

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Only A Chief to the Pawnee Nation Tax

Commission effective July 28, 2016, whose

term of office will expire July 28, 2019 –

Approved July 28, 2016 by a vote of six

for, zero against, zero abstaining, one

absent (A.Spottedhorsechief) and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-74 – A Resolution to approve the

said change in service for Pawnee tribal

members to go directly to Amerind Risk

Management Corporation for services –

Approved August 25, 2016 by a vote of

seven for, zero against, zero abstaining

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-69 – A Resolution to approve

the submission of the P.L. 93-638

contract application proposal to the

Bureau of Indian Affairs for Water

Resources Management, Planning and

Pre-development funding - Approved

July 28, 2016 by a vote of six for, zero

against, zero abstaining, one absent

(A.Spottedhorsechief) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-75 – A Resolution in support the

efforts of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

in opposing the issuance of permits,

construction, and location of the Dakota

Access Pipeline – Approved August 25,

2016 by a vote of seven for, zero against,

zero abstaining and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-70 – A Resolution to approve

the appropriations from the Salazar

Settlement Funds as listed, in the total

amount of $70,750 for the Pawnee

Nation ICDBG Program Pawnee Nation

Resource Complex – Approved July

28, 2016 by a vote of six for, zero

against, zero abstaining, one absent

(A.Spottedhorsechief) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-71 – A Resolution to approve the

adoption and submittal of the Pawnee

Nation of Oklahoma, Long Range

Transportation Plan, 2017-2036 to Office

of Federal Land Highways and Bureau of

Indian Affairs – Approved August 10, 2016

by a vote of five for, zero against, zero

abstaining, two absent (S.Adson; President

Pratt) and one not voting (Vice-President

Wildcat).

#16-72 – A Resolution to approve the

adoption and submittal of the Pawnee

Nation of Oklahoma Tribal Transportation

Improvement Program for fiscal year 2017

– Approved August 10, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (S.Adson; President Pratt) and one

not voting (Vice-President Wildcat).

#16-73 – A Resolution to approve Tribal

Membership to the National Congress

of American Indians (NCAI) – Approved

August 25, 2016 by a vote of seven for,

zero against, zero abstaining and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-76 – A Resolution to approve the

amendment to Chapter Ten (10), Section

1012 of the General Revenue and Taxation

Act, as amended April 25, 2007 by

Resolution #07-20, to read as follows:

Section 1012. Veterans Tags – All Veterans,

with the exception of dishonorable

discharged Veterans, shall be entitled to

annually register a limit of two (2) motor

vehicles at the special rate. All other

Veterans vehicles will be registered at

the regular rate. Proper proof of military

service will be required - Approved August

25, 2016 by a vote of seven for, zero

against, zero abstaining and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-77 – A Resolution to approve twentyfive (25) eligible applicants to be added to

the Pawnee Membership Roll - Approved

August 25, 2016 by a vote of seven for,

zero against, zero abstaining and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-78 – A Resolution to approve to note

the date of death of one (1) deceased

member on the Membership Roll and

remove them from the Annuity Roll Approved August 25, 2016 by a vote of

seven for, zero against, zero abstaining

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-79 – A Resolution to accept the

Conditional Relinquishment of Connor

Marques Sleeper from the Pawnee Nation

of Oklahoma and he will be removed

from the Pawnee Nation Membership Roll

on condition upon being accepted for

membership with the Otoe Missouria Tribe

- Approved August 25, 2016 by a vote of

seven for, zero against, zero abstaining

and one not voting (President Pratt).

#16-80 – A Resolution to accept the

Conditional Relinquishment of Robin

Wilde Stafford from the Pawnee Nation

of Oklahoma and she will be removed

from the Pawnee Nation Membership

Roll on condition upon being accepted

for membership with the Minnesota Bois

Forte Tribe - Approved August 25, 2016

by a vote of seven for, zero against, zero

abstaining and one not voting (President

Pratt).

#16-81 – A Resolution to appoint a

member to the Pawnee Nation Supreme

Court Justice was Tabled September 13,

2016 by a vote of five for, zero against,

zero abstaining, two absent (D.Hare;

L.Chapman-Teter) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-82 – A Resolution to confirm the

appointment of the Honorable Earl D.

Lawson to serve as Prosecutor of the

Pawnee Nation District Court for a period

of three (3) years as per Pawnee Law

and Order Code, Chapter One, Section

2. Term will expire September 13, 2019 –

Approved September 13, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-83 – A Resolution to appoint Chris

McCray to the Pawnee Nation Gaming

Commission as a member whose inception

begins September 13, 2016 and whose

term shall expire September 13, 2019 –

Approved September 13, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-84 – A Resolution to appoint Stephen

Bird to the Pawnee Nation Gaming

Commission as a member whose inception

begins September 13, 2016 and whose

term shall expire September 13, 2019 –

Approved September 13, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-85 through #16-89 – Resolutions to

appoint members of the Pawnee Nation

Museum Board were Tabled September 13,

2016 by a vote of five for, zero against,

zero abstaining, two absent (D.Hare;

L.Chapman-Teter) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-90 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 5, Section G.

Compensatory Time” which shall replace

the version dated November 3, 2008

and become effective on the date of

approval by the Pawnee Business Council –

Approved September 13, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-91 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 8, Section B. Holiday

Leave” which shall replace the version

dated November 3, 2008 and become

effective on the date of approval by the

Pawnee Business Council - Approved

September 13, 2016 by a vote of five for,

zero against, zero abstaining, two absent

(D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one not

voting (President Pratt).

#16-92 – A Resolution to approve the

revision of Pawnee Nation’s Office of

Human Resources Policies and Procedures

Manual’s “Chapter 9, Section K. Outside

Employment” which shall replace the

version dated November 3, 2008 and

become effective on the date of approval

by the Pawnee Business Council Approved September 13, 2016 by a vote of

five for, zero against, zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-93 – A Resolution to authorize and

approve the President of the Pawnee

Business Council, or his designee, to

request approval of the trust acquisition

of the StoneWolf Expansion Site by the

United States for the use and benefit

of the Pawnee Nation for economic

development, including gaming; and is

hereby authorized to execute any and all

documents necessary to effect this trust

acquisition - Approved September 13,

2016 by a vote of five for, zero against,

zero abstaining, two absent (D.Hare;

L.Chapman-Teter) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-94 – A Resolution to approve that all

Tribal, Federal and State Grant Program

Fund budgets included in the Pawnee

Nation 2017 Comprehensive Budget

be approved in the total amount of

$12,252,359 - Approved September 13,

2016 by a vote of five for, zero against,

zero abstaining, two absent (D.Hare;

L.Chapman-Teter) and one not voting

(President Pratt).

#16-95 – A Resolution to authorize

the submission of a three-year plan

to consolidate employment, training,

and related programs through the U.S.

Department of the Interior, Bureau of

Indian Affairs (USDOIBIA), and hereby

authorizes the Pawnee Business Council

President or Executive Director to

negotiate and execute the grant and any

amendments thereof during the period

of the plan – Approved September 13,

2016 by a vote of four for, one against

(M.A.Thompson), zero abstaining, two

absent (D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one

not voting (President Pratt).

#16-96 – A Resolution to approves the

BUSINESS LEASE for the CHILOCCO INDIAN

AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL CAMPUS with OSU

- University Multispectral Laboratories,

LLC, effective January 1, 2014 as outlined

in the full lease (that will be attached to

this resolution) and permission is granted

for W. Bruce Pratt to sign the lease on

behalf on the Pawnee Nation – Approved

September 13, 2016 by a vote of five for,

zero against, zero abstaining, two absent

(D.Hare; L.Chapman-Teter) and one not

voting (President Pratt).

Pawnee Business Council

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World War II veterans remember:

Glen McGuire was a musician and stretcher-bearer in the South Pacific

By TIM STANLEY | TULSA WORLD

After a battle, it wasn’t always easy to tell

the wounded from the dead.

But thankfully, in Glen McGuire’s case,

someone was paying close attention.

Just as McGuire was about to be stacked

among the slain for burial, a fellow soldier

saw a sign of life: one of his fingers twitched.

So instead, McGuire was moved in with the

wounded.

However, while very much alive,

he was far from all right.

A regimental musician who

doubled as a stretcher-bearer,

McGuire had been caught up in

the thick of the fighting on the

Pacific island of Los Negros.

While there, a line had been

crossed somewhere deep inside

him. Triggered possibly by the

stress and the horrors he’d seen,

McGuire lost his grip on his sanity.

Brought back among the wounded

at Los Negros, he went into a

mental free-fall that would mean

not only the end of the war for

him, but a long, terrifying period

of intensive treatment.

McGuire — who, as a poet, would

later put these experiences into

words — refused to give defeat

the final word, though.

Although he would continue to

battle the effects of post-traumatic stress

disorder, McGuire has lived fully and well,

enjoying a rewarding career as an educator.

Late in life, he even took up, of all things,

running marathons. It was as though

McGuire had one final exclamation point to

put on his triumph over trauma.

PAWNEE PROUD

At 96, McGuire has long since retired from

all that.

He ran his last marathon in 2001 at age 84.

Now a resident of Saint Simeon’s retirement

community in Tulsa, McGuire sat for a recent

interview with the Tulsa World.

A half-Pawnee Indian and proud member

of the Pawnee Nation, McGuire grew

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up in Pawnee, Oklahoma, where he and

his younger sister were raised by their

grandparents on their father’s side.

McGuire’s ties to the Pawnee tribe run

deep. His grandfather on his mother’s side

was a Pawnee chief.

At 14, McGuire was sent to Haskell Indian

School in Lawrence, Kansas, at the time

a boarding school. It was there, McGuire

said, that he took up the trumpet. Its main

appeal at the time, he added, was that “it

was loud.”

Among his papers, he still has the yellowed

handwritten letter requesting he be

reassigned to the 1st Cavalry’s 5th Cavalry

Regiment Band.

“This young man will be of more value to

the service as a musician,” it reads in part,

written by the regimental band leader.

McGuire couldn’t have agreed more. He

was glad when the transfer was approved.

“We had a band director who was also a

composer,” said McGuire, who played the

trumpet, tuba and sousaphone.

“We played marches — Sousa

marches.”

The band’s primary role was to

bolster troop morale, but the

musicians took on other duties as

needed.

In combat zones, those duties

included assisting medics in the

field and serving as stretcherbearers.

And it wasn’t only the wounded

who would need bearing.

“Everybody that was killed,”

McGuire said, “had to be brought

in from the front.”

MUSICIANS AT WAR

McGuire graduated from Haskell in 1939.

Although he knew the proud warrior

tradition of the Pawnees, he admits that

wasn’t what he was thinking about when he

volunteered for the Army.

“I was adventurous,” he said.

Assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division and

sent to Fort Bliss, Texas, McGuire, like other

cavalry troops, was trained on horseback.

At the time, the Army wanted cavalry units

prepared to fend off any potential invasions

from the south through Mexico.

But with the war in the Pacific heating

up, that plan changed and the 1st Cavalry

Division was sent there instead.

For McGuire, the plan would change even

more dramatically.

The musician’s introduction to

this grim task came in February

1944, when the 1st Cavalry

Division was dispatched to help

capture the Japanese-held Admiralty

Islands north of New Guinea.

The campaign was to start with the chain’s

third-largest island, Los Negros, and go

from there.

When the invasion began on Feb. 29,

McGuire’s 5th Cavalry Regiment was in the

thick of the action.

Three days in, it came to a head for the 5th

when it had to face down, together with a

unit of Navy Seabees, a furious nighttime

assault.

The 5th withstood everything thrown at it.

By dawn, when it was over, more than 750

Japanese troops were dead, compared to

only 61 Americans.

The 5th Cavalry received a Presidential Unit

Citation, and one of McGuire’s comrades,

Sgt. Troy McGill, was awarded the Medal of

Honor.

For their part on Los Negros, McGuire and

other band members were singled out for

praise by 5th Cavalry commanding officer,

Col. Hugh Hoffman.

When duty demanded they set their

instruments aside, the musicians had stepped

up, Hoffman said in a letter: “Transporting,

often by hand, ammunition, water and

rations to troops in battle … evacuation of

the wounded by litter over tortuous trails

subjected to enemy sniper fire. … A great

deal of your work was performed under

enemy fire. … I am proud of you for the part

you played in the distinguished victory won

by your regiment.”

Los Negros, mostly secured by March

11, would be used by Allied forces as an

important air and sea base through the end

of the Pacific war.

The overall Admiralty Islands campaign itself

would continue through May 18.

For McGuire, however, the war ended on Los

Negros.

It was there, with the fighting winding down,

that he began to hear voices — the prelude

to his mental breakdown.

CHOOSING TO LIVE

Initially mistaken for dead after one battle

— before an alert medic saw his finger

twitching — McGuire was brought back for

medical examination.

It was just the beginning of the horrors to

come.

Ultimately, with his sanity unravelling, he had

to be sedated and restrained by straitjacket.

Returning first to New Guinea and then to

the U.S., it was a harrowing time for McGuire

that he remembers only in fragments.

Back in the States, he underwent shock

treatments.

In a twist verging on the cinematic, he

actually escaped briefly, jumping from a

train en route from San Diego to a veterans

treatment facility in Little Rock, Arkansas.

He was quickly apprehended.

But the real jumping-off point was yet

to come: Sometime later, McGuire found

himself, knife in hand, determined to take

his own life.

What stopped him he later recalled in one of

his poems: “Suddenly, in one overwhelming

moment, I chose to live,” he wrote.

He’s been choosing to live every day since.

After recovering sufficiently, McGuire began

to put his life back together. He attended

the University of Tulsa and then Phillips

University in Enid. He earned a bachelor’s

in music, embarking on what would be a

successful career in education, teaching

both music and English.

It included serving as band director at his alma

mater, Haskell Indian School and eventually

teaching for several years at Sherman Indian

High School in Riverside, California.

Music has been a constant in his life. At one

time, he was bandleader for his own group,

traveling and performing.

He also found a creative outlet in poetry.

A book of his poems, titled “Spider Spins

Between Two Worlds,” was published.

McGuire won awards for it, and gave poetry

readings around the country.

This July, he was recognized by the Pawnee

Nation as its poet laureate emeritus.

RUNNING TO THE FINISH

The marathons came later on, after McGuire

had retired and moved back to Tulsa in the

early 1990s.

Taking up running in his mid-70s seemed like

a worthy challenge.

“I just wanted to be an all-around athletic

person,” explained McGuire, who also

became a tournament-winning senior tennis

player.

His first marathon was the Los Angeles

Marathon in 1996. He was 76 at the time,

and placed first in his age group.

In between marathons, he participated in

other events, including several Tulsa Runs

and the Oklahoma Senior Olympics, where

he continued regularly to finish tops in his

age group.

Because there wasn’t much information for

marathon runners his age, he developed his

own training regimen. He became a regular

on Tulsa’s River Parks trail along Riverside

Drive, his favorite spot to work out.

He ran his last marathon, the Chicago

Marathon, in 2001.

“I just got tired of it,” he said of his decision

to retire at age 84.

As good as McGuire was on his feet, he knows

there’s no running away from the war. He

still has nightmares after all these years.

But when he’s awake he tries not to think

about it, he said.

“It makes me unhappy.”

Instead he chooses to think about the future.

His big goal now?

“I want to live to be 100,” he said.

The Pawnee Nation has been awarded $800,000.00

to provide improvements to the Ceremonial Campground and Nature Fit Trail project

September 12, 2016: The Department

of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD) made an announcement that

they have awarded 56.5 million thru the

Indian Community Development Block

Grant (ICDBG) Program.

This grant funding will assist 77 American

Indian Communities nationwide with

community development and housing

activities, 16 of those grant awards will

be used in Oklahoma.

On September 13, 2016, the Pawnee

Nation received notification that their

FY-16 Grant Proposal submittal was one

of the seventy-seven projects funded by

HUD.

throughout the camping area along

with a new walking trail which will be

located just east of the camping area,

approximately a mile in length with

exercise stations along the route.

The Pawnee Nation has been awarded

$800,000.00 to provide improvements

to the Ceremonial Campground and

Nature Fit Trail project. The improvement

will consist of a new restroom/shower

facility, dance arbor, electrical updates

Along with contributions from tribal funds,

the PN Department of Transportation

and Pawnee Pride programs will assist

in the project by providing leverage

items for the project.

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CHILDREN HAVE A RIGHT TO A SAFE HOME

lost their mother to incarceration

are split up and living on different

sides of the same county.

THE ISSUE

The rights of our most vulnerable

children are being lost in the

shuffle of a strained system.

BACKGROUND

In our society the basic needs and

rights of children are entrusted to

their families, but when the familyfor whatever reason-is unable to

meet those obligations, our most

vulnerable children are placed in

the foster care and child welfare

system.

That system is full of compassionate

lawyers, judges, social workers

and foster families, but according

to recent statistics each year more

than 748,000 children are placed

in foster care nationally—8,110 in

our state alone. This intense need

can strain the system to the point

where they are simply unable to

protect the rights of each child.

So the little girl who has already

suffered in an abusive home,

enters the foster care system

which places her in three or four

different homes in just a few

months. Or the two siblings who

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This isn’t just a problem it is

nothing short of a violation of their

basis human rights, in a country

where we aren’t supposed to have

to fear such things.

SOLUTION

In 1977 a family court judge

created an innovative new program

called Court Appointed Special

Advocates (CASA) for Children.

CASA is a national nonprofit

organization which trains and

supports volunteers to speak out

and act as advocates for the best

interest of abused and neglected

children. They are trained to work

within the child welfare and family

court systems and are appointed

by judges to individual cases.

With the help of a CASA volunteer,

a child is half as likely to languish

in the foster care system and is

much more likely to find a safe and

permanent home.

In fact, the CASA program has been

so effective that it now has more

than 70,000 volunteers serving

almost 1,000 programs in every

court system (including 12 tribal

courts) in the United States. It is

an outstanding reflection of the

kind of change that’s possible when

the public, private, and nonprofit

sectors join forces.

CALL-TO-ACTION

CASA can only reach 35% of the

children in need each year. That

means almost 500,000 children

(approximately 200 in Pawnee

County, Pawnee Nation, Osage

County, and Osage Nation have no–

one advocating for their rights.

The CASA program is committed to

making sure that every child in need

has access to a CASA volunteer. The

Pawnee/Osage CASA organization

is holding information events and

training to recruit more volunteers

to speak for the children in our

courts and offer community

members an opportunity to help in

the fight against child abuse.

CONTACT

Please contact Pawnee/Osage CASA

at 918-762-3776, or send an email

to helen@pawneeosagecasa.org.

2015 CONSUMER

CONFIDENCE REPORT

for the Pawnee Nation

Water System is available

on the website.

www.pawneenation.org

Pawnee Nation 2017 Comprehensive Budget

Nowah Ahkitadau!!

The Budget Committee and

I have worked diligently to

finalize the Nation’s 2017

Comprehensive

Budget.

The Budget Committee

consists of the following

positions and individuals;

Executive Director Andrew

Knife Chief; Administrative

Affairs Division Director,

Muriel Robedeaux; Finance

Division Director, William

“Harrison” Perry; Planning

Division

Director,

Brian

Kirk; Grants and Contracts

Specialist, Laura Melton and

myself PBC Treasurer and

Budget Committee Chair, M.

Angela Thompson.

The Pawnee Business

Council serve as Ex-Officio

members and are invited

and welcomed to all budget

committee meetings. Each

position and individual who

serves on the committee are

valuable each bring a skill

set that is imperative to the

budget process. I want to

thank each of them for their

dedication and time to this

process; I am happy to report

that this year’s budget call

went much smoother than

last years. The procedures

that we have established

as a committee from the

beginning of budget review

through

approval

has

proven to be efficient and

expedient in order to meet

the deadlines established

by Pawnee Nation Policy. I

cannot thank each of them

enough and all employees

for their excellent work in

this year’s budget process.

In accordance with the

Nation’s Fiscal Policy and

Procedures;

the

Budget

Process provides a minimum

timeline of 6 months prior

to the Nation’s Fiscal Year

as the time to call for

budgets. The Official Budget

Call was issued on April 11,

2016.

Mandatory budget

training was conducted as

part of this year’s budget

call during the month of

April. Budgets were due by

Division Directors on May 13,

2016 for initial review by the

budget committee. Budget

hearings began on June 8,

2016, budget hearings consist

of the Division Director

and Program Coordinator/

Manager meeting with the

Budget Committee to present

their budget proposal for

approval.

The Division Director and

Coordinator identify and

justify any increases or

decreases that affect their

program operations. They are

responsive to questions by the

budget committee members

in order to adequately justify

their proposed budget. If

adjustments are requested

or required, the Division

Director

and

Program

Coordinator are to make the

adjustments and resubmit to

the budget committee.

The

Budget

Committee

reviews the resubmitted

budget and accepts the

budget to be incorporated into

the Nation’s Comprehensive

Budget. Once all Program

budgets are reviewed and

approved

including

the

Indirect Cost Budget and

the General Fund budget;

Ms.

Robedeaux

creates

spreadsheets that track each

budget. These spreadsheets

identify all revenue and all

expenditures included in

the Nation’s Comprehensive

Budget.

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Pawnee Nation 2017 Comprehensive Budget

From these spreadsheets the budget

committee is able to ascertain where

budget cuts need to be made in order

to reduce the identified shortfall. At

the onset of this budget period the

identified shortfall was over $1.0M

based on the budgets submitted. The

budget committee began reviewing

all the identified revenue and began

reviewing the budgets submitted with

major increases and after timeless

hours of carefully reviewing each

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budget, we whittled at the shortfall

and reduced it to manageable

amount of approximately $350,698.

This was a major accomplishment

since last years identified shortfall

was approximately $600,000. Once

the shortfall was at a manageable

amount the entire Pawnee Nation

of Oklahoma 2017 Comprehensive

Budget

was

approved

for

recommendation to the Pawnee

Business Council for approval by the

budget committee. Our goal is to

have a balanced budget next year.

The following is a list of approximate

total revenue in the amount of

$2,506,147 as of August 2016 that

we utilize for government operations,

maintenance and special projects.

Please note that a portion of these

funds may fund the general fund

budget.

Pawnee Nation 2017 Comprehensive Budget

Council is currently researching and

looking into the following projects:

Agricultural projects, Aquatic Center

Project, Bison Project and other

special projects that will benefit the

Pawnee Nation and its citizens.

Salazar Funds - $460,933.00

Proceeds of Labor Funds - $186,580.52

Ramah Funds (Expected) - $1,123,258.08

THPO – Section 106 Funds - $735,376.34

Please do not hesitate to contact me

if you have any questions related to

the above information. Please review

the resolution below approving

the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

2017 Comprehensive Budget. The

resolution identifies the projected

operating revenue that funds the

2017 Comprehensive Budget as well

$2,506,147.44

We have utilized funds from these

sources for Higher Education subsidies;

K-12 School Clothing Allowance;

Elders Trip; Program Requests for

additional allocations for tribal

citizen benefits such Code Talkers

Events, Warrior Exhibits etc. The

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Tribal Comprehenisve Budget

FY 2017

2016 Budget

Change in

2017 Budget Budget Amount

BIA Tribal Court

Law Enforcement

477

Tribal Historic Preservation Office

NAGPRA Grant

Indian Child Welfare

Aid to Tribal Government

Dept. Of Interior Subtotal:

72,746

538,614

384,810

38,237

0

76,153

197,103

1,307,663

72,746

558,169

355,902

53,724

89,370

82,811

197,279

1,410,001

0

19,555

(28,908)

15,487

89,370

6,658

176

102,338

Department of Health & Human Service - Indian Health Service

Health Education

Community Health Representative

Housekeeping/Grounds Maintenance

Special Diabetes

Substance Abuse

DHHS/I.H.S. Subtotal:

27,982

197,719

321,027

184,126

198,962

929,816

29,802

194,747

326,793

184,126

216,001

951,469

1,820

(2,972)

5,766

0

17,039

21,653

2,135

31,126

80,000

21,410

12,425

8,887

14,043

94,621

125,477

267,346

657,470

3,022

31,126

85,720

21,410

12,425

8,780

14,596

94,621

125,477

221,551

618,728

887

0

5,720

0

0

(107)

553

0

0

(45,795)

(38,742)

DHHS Subtotal:

Department of Education

Pawnee Nation College

Department of Transportation

Indian Reservation Roads

Safe Routes to Schools

Environmental Protection Agency

GAP

Water Pollution Control

Non Point Source

Department of Justice

Violence Against Women

Department of Labor

EEOC

Tatachikstehu!!

- M. Angela Thompson, Treasurer

Pawnee Nation Business Council

2016 Budget

Percentage of

Change from

2016

Department of Interior

Department of Health & Human Services

Community Services Block Grant

LiHEAP

Title VI - Part A

Title VI - Part C

NSIP

Child Welfare Services

PSSF-DHHS

CCDF-M

CCDF-D

Pawnee Pride

as the projected expenditure by

fund budget. Also the 2017 Tribal

Comprehensive Budget Summary

document provides a comparison from

the approved 2016 budgets to the 2017

budgets. I can be reached via email at

athompson@pawneenation.org.

3.6%

-7.5%

40.5%

100.0%

8.7%

0.1%

6.5%

-1.5%

1.8%

0.0%

8.6%

41.5%

0.0%

7.2%

0.0%

0.0%

-1.2%

3.9%

0.0%

0.0%

-17.1%

DoEd Subtotal:

479,490

479,490

24,604

24,604

5.4%

839,103

200,000

1,039,103

(1,041,657)

0

(1,041,657)

-55.4%

DOT Subtotal:

1,880,760

200,000

2,080,760

EPA Subtotal:

120,000

135,027

33,333

288,360

787

20,066

219

21,072

DOJ Subtotal:

461,856

461,856

220,000

220,000

(241,856)

(241,856)

DOL Subtotal:

2017 Budget Call Workbook-as of Sept 10 version.xlsx

26,000

26,000

26,000

26,000

0

0

0.0%

0.7%

17.5%

0.7%

-52.4%

0.0%

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Percentage of

Change from

2016

IMLS Subtotal:

7,000

7,000

0

0

(7,000)

(7,000)

-100.0%

USDA Subtotal:

207,667

207,667

207,667

207,667

0

0

0.0%

Federal Funding Subtotal:

6,400,406

5,240,818

(1,159,588)

272,174

144,728

127,530

568,171

100,333

434,613

174,073

225,442

94,932

2,141,996

(36,801)

37,556

24,078

80,211

1,414

36,878

63,717

35,432

7,760

250,245

-11.9%

Total IDC Subtotal:

308,975

107,172

103,452

487,960

98,919

397,735

110,356

190,010

87,172

1,891,751

General Funds

Museum

Pawnee Business Council

Nasharo

Election Commission

Property Management

Communications Dept.

FDPIR/Pallet Fund

Liquor Control Board

HIED Scholarship Program

Pawnee Tribal Court

Tax

Gaming Commission

Gaming Surveilance

TERO

Elderly, Handicap & Emergency Assistance

Pawnee Nation College

Hukasa

Fire & Rescue

Burial Assistance

Environmental Regulatory Commission

DNRS - Non Fed Activities

Emergency Management

FDPIR

Title 6 - Tribal

Attorney General

Div. of Health & Community Services

Housekeeping

Transportation & Safety

Fitness Center

Title 6 - Meal Donations

Cultural Resources (THPO)

Sports Commission

General Fund Subtotal:

16,000

308,201.00

18,100

6,700

819,923.00

58,591

798

5,257

75,000

104,775

166,826

567,013

733,873

204,370

70,000

138,469

164,588

185,575

60,000

900

61,800

26,744

69,222

144,087

116,084

107,279

107,596

458,073

22,640

949

208,318

14,900

5,042,650

16,000

326,986

19,600

8,563

889,373

72,274

700

4,900

40,000

106,320

172,512

572,954

698,808

217,123

60,000

135,266

201,277

164,076

90,000

900

63,715

42,985

69,222

136,994

118,003

160,212

91,579

110,000

24,969

949

225,265

28,020

4,869,545

0

18,785

1,500

1,863

69,450

13,683

(98)

(357)

(35,000)

1,545

5,686

5,941

(35,065)

12,753

(10,000)

(3,203)

36,689

(21,499)

30,000

0

1,915

16,241

0

(7,093)

1,919

52,933

(16,017)

(348,073)

2,329

0

16,948

13,120

(173,105)

0.0%

TOTAL Tribal Budget:

13,334,807

12,252,359

(1,082,448)

US Department of Agriculture

FDPIR

0.0%

454,886

454,886

119,213

114,961

33,114

267,288

IMLS

Library Services

Change in

2017 Budget Budget Amount

Indirect Cost

Executive Office

Pawnee Business Council

Human Resources

Finance Division

Procurement Dept.

Information Technology Dept.

Planning Division

Property Management

Administrative Affairs Division

2017 Budget Call Workbook-as of Sept 10 version.xlsx

35.0%

23.3%

16.4%

1.4%

9.3%

57.7%

18.6%

8.9%

6.1%

8.3%

27.8%

8.5%

23.4%

-12.3%

-6.8%

-46.7%

1.5%

3.4%

1.0%

-4.8%

6.2%

-14.3%

-2.3%

22.3%

-11.6%

50.0%

0.0%

3.1%

60.7%

0.0%

-4.9%

1.7%

49.3%

-14.9%

-76.0%

10.3%

0.0%

8.1%

88.1%

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The Hawk Chief Run

The Hawk Chief Run was held during the Pawnee Indian Veterans Homecoming on Saturday, July 2, 2016. This year’s Hawk Chief 5K Run

had 225 walkers and runners participants. The race started at Memorial Stadium, meandered through the Pawnee Nation Reserve and

the City of Pawnee, and finished back at the stadium. Below are the winners:

Overall female winner-Jasha Lyons Echo Hawk with a time of 24:18.6.

Overall male winner-Eli Downs with a time of 20:21.2.

Male 17 and Under:

1st-Cody Leading Fox, 20:28.4

2nd-Feathers Valencia, 22:52.3

3rd-Adam Pratt, 27:30.4

Female 17 and Under:

1st-Leah Brown, 30:32.8

2nd-Tea Tahchawwickah, 30:33.0

3rd-Sky Seeing Leading Fox, 31:05.9

Male 18-35: Female 18-35:

1st-Eli Downs, 20:21.2

1st-Jasha Lyons Echo Hawk, 24:18.6

2nd-Charlie Edwards, 22:17.1

2nd-Mee-Kai Clark, 27:01.7

3rd-Russell Harjo, 23:59.2

3rd-Jamie Suneagle, 27:21.5

The Head Chief of the Nasharo

Council Jr Pratt designed the

plate for the male and female

overall winner. It’s a drawing of

HawkChief running.

Male 36 and over:

1st-Randy Moore, 22:11.2

2nd- Alan Chapman, 22:24.4

3rd- Bear George, 22:44.6

Female 36 and over:

1st-Jeanie Seidel, 25:38.9

2nd-Sunny Downs, 26:50.7

3rd-Tammy Hixon, 26:58.9

Male 55 and over:

1st- Wes Wildcat, 36:50.1

2nd-Brett Collins, 38:10.7

3rd-Dr.Charles Knife Chief, 39:18.2

Female 55 and over:

1st-Aileen Burgess, 54:32.2

2nd-Brenda Rolland, 1:00:20.3

3rd-Karen Flora, 1:00:20.3

Because of such a huge turn

out with elders competing,

there will be a “Golden

Age” category added for

next year competition.

THIS YEAR’S RUN WAS A

COLLABORATIVE EFFORT

BY

THE

FOLLOWING

TRIBAL PROGRAMS:

Diabetes,

Pawnee

Pride, and CHR/Health

Education. A big thank

you to all the volunteers

for a successful 5K which

was comprised of Pawnee

Public School, Division of

Health and Community

Services, Pawnee Police

Department,

Pawnee

Nation Law Enforcement,

Pawnee Indian Veterans,

Pawnee

Bill

Memorial

Rodeo, and Pawnee Tribal

Development Corporation.

Pawnee Nation Supreme Court

On July 21, 2016, Gregory D. Smith, a Justice on

the Pawnee Nation Supreme Court, completed

The National Judicial College’s Tribal Court Judges

Education Certification. The National Judicial

College is a part of the University of Nevada at Reno.

The Tribal Court Judge Certification takes about

four years to complete and is taught by nationally

recognized experts in judicial training, experience

and qualifications such as Oklahoma Supreme Court

Chief Justice John Reif.

Justice Smith said “It is an honor to serve on the

Pawnee Nation Supreme Court under the leadership

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of Chief Justice Bob Buchanan. It speaks well of the

people of Oklahoma that the top judicial training

center in the United States turns to Oklahoma’s own

Chief Justice John Reif to lead the way in training

tribal appellate judges across North America. I

appreciate the training offered by The National

Judicial College and the time scholars such as Chief

Justice Reif donate, free of charge, to improve

tribal justice in the Pawnee Nation and elsewhere

throughout Native America’s tribal court justice

system.”

2016 Historic Re-Union Arikara Relatives

The Cultural Resource Division Committee

sponsored the noon meal (cooked by Cynthia

Butler and crew) and a war dance followed

at the roundhouse. This was well attended

and CRD Committee allowed our guests have

an equal part of the afternoon activities.

Towards the end of the dance our committee

chairman Matt Reed (Chaui Chief) proposed

to “Astarahi Akitaru” a plan to continue this

Re-Union on an annual basis. Also proposed

was using September as the month to be used

annually, and asked them to consider Nebraska

as the meeting place as that is where we split

centuries ago.

On Friday September 23rd, 2016 a group of about

50 Arikara Relatives traveled from Ft. Berthold

Reservation in North Dakota, to Pawnee,

Oklahoma arriving in the afternoon. That

evening our weekend agenda started at Roam

Chief with a meal and handgame. Thomasine

Neff’s handgame sticks were used. This was a

fun evening, with a large attendance.

On Saturday, the morning began with William

Howell Family cooking breakfast for our visitors

and anyone else who wished to attend. After

Breakfast, both tribes remained in Roam Chief

Building where we shared our tobacco with

them. A new pipe was made by Pawnee Tribal

Citizen Aaron Prim especially for this historical

occasion. Our Cultural Resource Division (CRD)

Committee opened up this tobacco ceremony

to all Pawnee/Arikara who wanted to attend

and witness this new ceremony. After this

was completed, everyone went over to our

campgrounds where a meal and Skidi Man

Dance took place, under the leadership of Pat

Leadingfox and Jr. Pratt.

The day ended with a prayer song, handshakes,

hugs, picture taking, etc. Our CRD Committee

hopes all were blessed and satisfied with the

weekend. We want to thank Mr. Leading Fox and

Mr. Pratt. Mrs. Neff, all the cooks, families, and

Pawnee Nation Citizens who offered prayers

before, during, and after this historic re-union.

After the Skidi Man Dance, we gave our Ree

Relatives free time to do as they please. Some

of our folks hosted/escorted our visitors to

supper, Standing Bear Pow Wow, casinos, etc.

Sunday Morning began with our Pawnee Business

Council (PBC) providing breakfast to our guests.

After breakfast, there were some good words,

stories, and gift giving between both tribes.

Respectfully,

- Herb Adson

Director - Pawnee Cultural Resource Division

Pawnee Indian Veterans

Vice-President Roy Taylor;

Secretary/Treasurer Pearly Cramer;

Flagman Grant Hawkins; and

Spokesman Marshall Gover.

The officers and staff members of the Pawnee

Indian Veterans were feted to a noon dinner,

hosted by Darrell Wildcat, President of the

Pawnee Indian Veterans and Walter (Bunky)

Echohawk, Jr., Drumkeeper.

Walter Echohawk opened up his home Saturday,

September 10, 2016, to the following officers:

Staff members invited were: Head

singer Herb Adson; Head cook

Roberta Ahdunko, along with Stella

Moore, Tiffany Frietze, and Lilly

Harms. Men cooks are Steve Moore,

Stevie Moore, and Taylor Moore.

Also invited was the Master of

Ceremonies David Echohawk; Arena

Directors Jesse Robedeaux, and Francis Soxie;

Whipman Eddy Eppler; Tail dancers Beaushee

Wildcat and George (Cricket) Shields, Jr.;

Waterboys Corbin Soxie and Lesharo Wildcat.

And also invited were Veterans Chiefs; William

Howell, Pitahauirata, Jimmy Horn, Chaui, Byron

Wichita, Kitkahahki, and Andrew KnifeChief,

Skidi.

Kathy Daniels, President of the Pawnee War

Mothers was an invited guest. As well as Morgan

LittleSun, Kitkahahki Band Chief of the Nasharo

Council.

Toward the end of the meal, guests were

invited to convey their thoughts. All expressed

humbleness and honor by being asked to fill

these positions, which are held for a two - year

term.

Everyone had

an enjoyable

and informative

afternoon

dinner.

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Pawnee Business Council adopted Resolution #16-75

Supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Objection of the

Dakota Access Pipline Construction. Read the Letter of Support.

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Pawnee Pride News

My Name is Benjamin Stewart

and I recently accepted the job

position as the Pawnee Pride

Assistant in August 2016. I was

honorably discharged from the

U.S. Navy in October 2015,

after serving 5 years as a Navy

Corpsman.

Pawnee Pride’s overall goal is to

improve the health and wellness of not only Pawnee

Nation employees, but also the Pawnee community.

In order to not only meet but exceed program goals,

weekly physical activity events are provided such as

Zumba on Mondays starting at 6:00 pm and Boot Camp,

advanced and beginners, that take place on Tuesdays

and Thursdays at 6:00 pm. All classes are held at the

Pawnee Nation Gymnasium. More importantly, they

are FREE for anyone that would like to attend. Pawnee

Pride also organizes themed fun runs and walks for

the community and the Pawnee Nation throughout the

year. In collaboration with Pawnee and Payne County

OSU Extension Offices, nutrition classes are held on

a quarterly basis. Lastly, tobacco prevention and/or

quiting materials are avaible from program staff.

Pawnee Pride is located in the old IHS Building,

Rooms 123 and 124 and can be reached at

918-762-3873 option 5.

Education Department

The Education Department would

like to congratulation Martha Only

A Chief for being selected as an

Outstanding Participant for the P.L.

102-477 at this year’s 35th Annual

National Indian and Native American

Employment/Public Law 102-477

Training Conference (NINAETA) in

Reno, Nevada. Martha has a very busy

schedule as a mother, grandmother,

full time employee, and full time

student. She is an employee of the

Pawnee Nation and works in the

Cultural Resources Department as

an Administrative Assistant. During

her employment with the Pawnee

Nation she has developed a Section 106 data base that is

used to collect fees on projects that happen on Pawnee

Tribal land.

Martha recently received her Associates of Art in American

Indian Studies and is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s

Degree at Bacone College. The staff at the Education

Division are beyond proud of all the accomplishments that

Martha has strived to achieve, good job!!

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Safe Routes to School

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL (SRTS) PROGRAM

On

January

12, 2016 the

Pawnee Nation

received notice

that the Safe

Routes to School

(SRTS) Program

had

been

funded in the

amount of $220,000. This program is administered

by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office

of Safety. Funding is available for infrastructure

and non-infrastructure projects that benefit

elementary and middle school children in grades K-8.

The purpose of the SRTS Program is (1) to enable and

encourage children, including those with disabilities,

to walk and bicycle to school; (2) to make bicycling

and walking to school a safer and more appealing

transportation alternative, thereby encouraging a

healthy and active lifestyle from an early age; and

(3) to facilitate the planning, development, and

implementation of projects and activities that will

improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption,

and air pollution in the vicinity of schools.

The construction component of the project will

add and/or replace sidewalks, ramps, curbs, walls,

crosswalks, and signage around all three Pawnee

Public School facilities so that students will have a

safer access to school buildings. The Transportation

Department is in charge of this component.

The education component was led by the Division

of Health and Community Services. DHCS provided

an 8 week instruction for Pawnee Public Schools

elementary students. The effort was to increase

awareness and provide sound education on the

importance of safe routes to school, pedestrian

safety, bicycle safety, and to also promote physical

education. Forty seven (47) students completed the

instruction and were eligible to receive bicycles.

On July 17, 2016 a Bike Rodeo was held for the

students to receive their bicycles. The Bike Rodeo

was led by OSU Officer Shawn Gibson as he set up a

course with different stations to ensure bike safety.

A catered lunch from Howlers was provided for the

students and their families. Bikes were assembled

by District Bicycles from Stillwater. Students were

also given helmets, bike locks, and shoe reflectors.

Pawnee Nation Playground

Pawnee Nation’s Pawnee Pride and Health Education

Programs in collaboration with the Department of

Transportation, Division of Property Management,

Diabetes Program, Pawnee Nation Housing Authority,

and local business and individuals worked together to

establish a community playground on the tribal reserve.

Installation was proved by Rex Playground and the

TERO Program. It is located east of the Pawnee Nation

Roundhouse on the Tribal reserve and is available for use.

The playground will benefit children and families

within the Pawnee Community. There has been a huge

need for a family friendly playground in the Pawnee

Community. With the rise in obesity and diabetes along

with sedentary lifestyle has become the norm in our

society; this playground will aid in disease

prevention. “With little family-friendly

resources throughout the community,

having a well-rounded park and playground

will provide opportunity for family unity”

says Dana Beard and Jaime Jestes,

Playground Project Coordinators. Both

have envisioned and created this perfect

opportunity to develop and implement

the playground. With their hard work

and perseverance, it has come to light!

A Grand Opening was held on

Wednesday, September 8, 2016 at 4

pm and was open to the community.

Health Fair = Success!

The annual Pawnee Nation Health Fair, was held

on June 30, 2016 this year, and was a great success

thanks to the help of tribal programs, organizations,

and most importantly, the participants.

The

number of participants and vendors continues to

grow from year to year. This year, there were a

total of 400 participants and around 37 vendors.

The Health Fair began with the Pawnee Nation

Substance Abuse Program’s Wellness Walk and then

the Pawnee Nation Gym opened up with vendors not

just from the local community, but from across the

state. Some of the vendor spotlights this year were a

car seat check, Zumba, and activities for the children

which included a bounce house. Participants had the

opportunity to gain a world of health education and

useful resources during this time.

Many vendors

provided door prize items, in addition to the CHR/

HE Program, providing duffel bags to each participant

who signed in. This was an open community event.

The hosting organization, the CHR/HE Program,

would like to give a giant THANK YOU to the vendors,

participants, Pawnee Nation Health Education and

Diabetes Programs

for catering the

lunch,

Pawnee

Pride

for

the

advertisement,

and Pawnee Nation

Tribal Member, Jr.

Pratt, for emceeing

this

event.

The staff of the CHR/Health Education Programs

enjoys working to provide wellness and health promotion

opportunities for the Pawnee community. As always,

we welcome new ideas on how to serve you better.

Feel free to stop by the office located at 400

Agency Road (old IHS Clinic) or contact the

Program Coordinator at 918-762-3873, option 1.

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Pawnee Nation Elder Center

The Title VI Elder Meals Program staff wants to convey

information about the need for volunteers; upcoming

Title VI application for the next three years; and highlight

our services.

Our all Pawnee staff consists of the following:

Coordinator Deb Echo-Hawk, Cook Danielle Wheatley,

Assistant Cook Jerry Riley, and our newest Outreach

Specialist Sunni Red Fawn GoodBear. Highlight: Sunni

worked with the Cheyenne & Arapaho Elder Care Program

as the Outreach Case Worker for the Clinton Office. There

she conducted Health and Home Hazard Awareness; set

up group health exercise programs; coordinated hospital

stays and visits; and provided resources for low-income

elder households. She has numerous heartfelt stories

of elders appreciating the care and visits in times of

their need during hospital stays and recovery. Sunni

has already organized home visits and looks forward

to coordinating social activities, Helping Hands (Elder

Helping Elders) and volunteer appreciation events.

grant application. Please enroll or update your file

for the Elder count. Our Elders have 130 (anonymous)

surveys to fill out and send in for the Resource Center

to provide us with a summary from the assessment,

along with a national report from all of the nationwide

needs assessment. In our next application, we will ask

for Medicare and Medicaid information so Title VI may

bill for transportation, meal delivery, home chores, and

other Elder services. National Programs will utilize this

to offset program expenses. To enroll in the Medicare/

Medicaid Program, please schedule an appointment with

Gertie or Alyssa at the Pawnee Indian Center at (918)

762-2517.

Services vary in the Title VI Program and you may

want to consult our Pawnee Nation website for program

descriptions and eligibility, but each day staff looks

forward in working with the elders and providing

Nutrition, Health Education, and Care Giver information.

Visit our Facebook: Pawnee Nation Elders

for on-going updates and photos.

www.facebook.com/PawneeNationElders

Title VI Application: It’s a process, in doing so

we have a professional service the National Resource

Center on Native Aging that collaborates and provides

technical assistance on the health and social needs of

tribal communities to assist in our conducting a needs

assessment, “Identifying Our Needs: A Survey of Elders”

which is a requirement of our Administration of Aging

Advisory Board sponsored the bowlers and a few women

(Iris Pohocsucut, Gwen Shunatona and Ann Collins)

crashed the afternoon outing to cheer on (or tease) the

men folk.

The Advisory Board wants to convey a BIG thank you to

everyone who bought a slice of cake, pie, or raffle ticket.

All of the funds raised are in the Pawnee Nation Elders’

banking account for future adventure for the Title VI

elders.

The Elders Center recently hosted its first Corn Drying

session. Thanks to THPO Officer John Michael Knife Chief

for making the trip to Nebraska to pick up the Eagle Corn

and to Wal-Mart for discounting 230 ears of Peaches and

Cream Corn. The ladies got to record corn songs to learn

and also got a hands-on experience in drying the corn

to place on drying racks that Jerry Riley and Deb EchoHawk constructed with help

from Summer Youth Worker,

Corbin Soxie. Hopefully in

the fall the tribe will have

this corn soup served for the

people.

Men’s Afternoon Out Bowlers held August 3rd, 2016:

Back row: Perry Wamego, Herb Rice, Darryl Moore, Mike

Williams – Highest Score Bowler, and Jerry Riley. Front

row: EJ Alexander and Albert Pohocsucut. The Title VI

Food Distribution Program

The Food Distribution Program will be receiving

two new food items as well as one returning

food item on our September 13 food shipment.

The two new food items are the Whole Wheat

Tortillas and Shredded Wheat Cereal. The

8” Whole Wheat Tortillas will come in a 1 lb.

package and will be stored frozen. When

frozen, the tortilla will have a shelf life of 6

months, and if it is kept at room temperature,

the shelf life decreases to only a few weeks.

The tortillas will be added to the Crackers

category. The other new food item is the

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Shredded Wheat Cereal, which will

be added to the Cereals category,

and will replace the Corn-Rice

Biscuits Cereal.

The returning item is the Canned Tuna. This

food product has not been available to the

program for many years. The tuna will come

in a 12 oz. can and will be added to the Meat

category and will be replacing the Canned

Salmon.

If you would like to see if you are eligible for

the program, you can call the Food Distribution

office at 918-762-2541 or come by the office

located on the south side of the Roam Chief

Building (Corner of Beck and Morris Road).

HOURS OF OPERATION:

Office Hours: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

DISTRIBUTION HOURS:

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

(Monday – Thursday)

9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Fridays)

Closed: 12:00-1:00 pm for lunch

*Closed on the last day of the month for Reports and Inventory.

*Closed on the second Tuesday of the month for Monthly Food Shipment.

Pawnee Business Council Meeting Minutes

Pawnee Business Council Resolutions and Meeting Minutes can be viewed at www.pawneenation.org under the Government page.

June 04, 2016 Pawnee Business Council

Quarterly Meeting Minutes:

PVice President Darrell J. Wildcat called

the meeting to order at 9:15 am. Seven

Council members were present, one

excused (W. Bruce Pratt). Meeting agenda

was approved with additions by a motion

made by M. Angela Thompson, seconded

by Liana Chapman Teter. PBC Meeting

minutes for May 18, 2016 were approved

by a motion made by Liana Chapman Teter,

seconded by Sammye Adson.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson

to approve Resolution #16-46 for the

ICDBG Grant submission for citizen

participation, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

2.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson

to approve Resolution #16-46 for

the ICDBG Grant Submission, Project

Maintenance Cost, seconded by Liana

Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

3.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson

to approve Resolution #16-46 for the

ICDBG, Leveraged Funds, Citizen

Participation, seconded by Dawna

Hare. Motion Carries.

4.

Budget Committee Recommendations

a.

Motion made by

Phammie Littlesun to approve the

purchase of $11,454.41 for the

Safe Routes to School, seconded by

Sammye Adson. Motion Carries.

b.

Motion made by

Phammie Littlesun to approve the

$300 donation request for Tribal

Member, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion Carries.

c.

Motion made by

Liana Chapman Teter to approve

Pawnee Nation College payment for

the annual evaluator in the amount

of $5,750, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion Carries.

5.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson to approve Resolution #16-49 to lease

Tract 2000 to Billy Bledsoe, seconded by

Liana Chapman Teter. Motion Fails.

6.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson to approve GSA BIA Building Lease,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

7.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson to approve Resolution #16-50 for the

Education Division ANA Grant Submission,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

8.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson, due to lack of notice, according to

the ordinance and Act of the Tax Commission for the recent increase in tag rates

are invalid because the Tax Commission

did not notify tribal members according

to the Act, the previous rates will go into

effect immediately as well as reimbursements that will be determined by the Tax

Director and reimbursement checks will be

made to those tribal members who have

paid at the increased rates, seconded by

Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson, seconded by Dawna Hare to adjourn at 12:37

pm. Motion Carries.

June 23, 2016 PBC Meeting Minutes:

President, W. Bruce Pratt called the

meeting to order at 5:37 pm. Seven

Council members were present, one

excused (Sammye Adson). The Following

Reports were given: President, PBC

Committee and Travel, Pawnee Tribal

Development Corporation Executive

Director and Attorney General. Motion

was made by Liana Chapman Teter,

seconded by Darrell Wildcat to approve

the PBC Agenda with additions.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

Motion made by Phammie

Littlesun to approve Resolution #16-58 in

recognition of Glen McGuire, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

2.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-51

for HR Policy and Procedures, General

Leave Policy revision, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

3.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-52,

HR Policy and Procedures, General Health

Benefits Policy revision with the change

and adding “calendar day” language,

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motion Carries.

4.

Motion was made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to approve Resolution

#16-53, HR Policy and Procedures,

Contents of Files Policy revision with the

change of Resolution #16-52 to Resolution

#16-53, seconded by Liana Chapman Teter.

Motion Carries.

5.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #1654, HR Policy and Procedure, Temporary

Employment Policy revision, Seconded by

Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

6.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-55,

HR Policy and Procedure, Flex Time Policy

revision, seconded by Phammie Littlesun.

Motion Carries.

7.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-56,

HR Policy and Procedure, Leave Sharing

Policy Revision, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

8.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-57

Nation base Line Study (VAW) with change

of “Nation” to “National”, seconded by

Liana Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

9.

Budget Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Liana Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

b.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation request of $300, seconded by

Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

c.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

d.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

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e.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

f.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300 for OSU NASA

2016 Fall Powwow, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

g.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Budget Modification

#1 Nasharo Council Budget ($6,000),

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motion Carries.

h.

Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve the Budget

Modification Title VI-A (increase of

$5,720), seconded by Liana Chapman

Teter. Motion Carries.

i.

Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve the Budget

Modification for VI-C (increase of $4,220),

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

j.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Budget Modification

for Title VI-NSIP (increase of $1,833),

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

k.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Budget Modification

PBC Budget (decrease of $6,000),

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

l.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve purchase of school

supplies for Title VII in the amount of

$6,900, seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion

Carries.

m.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

n.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

o.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Tribal Member

Donation Request of $300 for the Indian

Exposition Princess, seconded by Dawna

Hare. Motion Carries.

p.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-59

Salazar Payment (Elders NICOA Trip) up

to $25,000 for NICOA elders trip and that

all participants have to participate and

participation to be determined by the

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advisory board and for any reason the

elder not be able to attend the trip that

the airfare ticket be reimbursed to the

tribe, seconded by Darrell Wildcat. Motion

Carries.

q.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the Executive

Director to draft a letter for to the

Pawnee Nation College NACTEP Grant

decision and present it to President Pratt,

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motion Carries.

10.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to raise stipends straight across

the board for a flat fee of $100 from this

point forward with no mileage, seconded

by Darrell Wildcat. Motion Carries.

11.

Property Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the Employee Club

Firecracker Stand fee waiver, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

12.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to standardized council

meetings to be the second Wednesday

and fourth Thursday of every month

and to have Strategic Planning the first

Wednesday and third Wednesday of

every month 9 am-4 pm with exceptions,

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motion Carries.

13.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to draft letter and move

forward with the presentation of the full

package within the end of the month,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

14.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Blue River Architects

A&E for the Pawnee Nation Aquatic

Health Center, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

15.

Discussion on Communication from

President’s Office – No Council Action

taken.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

1.

Discussion about the Pawnee

Nation College – Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to TABLE discussion

on the Pawnee Nation College for the

next meeting, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson,

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief to

adjourn at 10:30 pm. Motion Carries.

July 13, 2016 PBC Meeting Minutes:

President W. Bruce Pratt called the

meeting to order at 9:12 am. Eight

Council Members present. The following

Reports were given: PBC President, PBC

Members Committee and Travel, Pawnee

Tribal Development Corporation, Pawnee

Nation College, Executive Director and

Attorney General. Motion made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to approve the PBC

Agenda for July 13, 2016 with additions,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to approve

the Pawnee Business Council Quarterly

Meeting Minutes for June 4, 2016 seconded

by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion made

by Dawna Hare to approve the Pawnee

Business Council Meeting Minutes for June

23, 2016 with corrections, seconded by

Liana Chapman Teter. Motion made by

Dawna Hare to approve the PBC travel

requests, seconded by Sammye Adson.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

PNE Wind presentation by Andy

Zalay and Kenny Wheeler on the Wind

Project at Chilocco.

2.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #1660 for the Title VI Survey Participation,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

3.

Motion made by Sammye Adson to

approve the payment of the Attorney fees

and forthcoming work for all seat of the

Pawnee Business Council, seconded by M.

Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

4.

Budget Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by Liana

Chapman Teter to approve the donation

of $300 for Tribal Member, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

b.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the Communications

Department Budget Modification #2,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

5.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation of

$1,500 for the Pawnee/Wichita Visitation,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

6.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the changes to the

Planning Division Director job description,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

7.

Update on Pawnee Indian Veterans

Organization given by William Howell.

8.

Discussion on Wichita Visitation by

William Howell.

9.

Motion made by Phammie Littlesun

to approve Resolution #16-61 for the

submission for the Keepseagle funding,

seconded by Sammye Adson. Motion

Carries.

10.

Andrew Knife Chief updated the

Council on the agreement for the Bison

Project.

11.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-62

for the TERO Department BIA Project,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

12.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to authorize President Pratt

to send a letter to the BIA to initiate

the process of purchasing the land at

StoneWolf, seconded by Liana Chapman

Teter. Motion Carries.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Motion made by Adrian Spottedhorsechief

to go into Executive Session, seconded by

Darrell Wildcat. Motion Carries. Motion

made by Phammie Littlesun to come out

of Executive Session, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

1.

Discussion and Recommendation on

Planning Division Director. Motion made

by M. Angela Thompson to hire Bryan Kirk

as the new Planning Division Director,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

2.

Discussion on Pawnee Nation

College. No Council action taken.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson,

seconded by Sammye Adson to adjourn at

5:33 pm. Motion Carries.

July 28, 2016 Meeting Minutes:

President W. Bruce Pratt called the

meeting to order at 5:36 pm. Seven

Council Members present, one excused

(Adrian Spottedhorsechief). Motion made

by Dawna Hare to approve the Pawnee

Business Council Agenda for July 28, 2016

with additions, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion made by Sammye

Adson to approve all Council Travel,

seconded by Dawna Hare.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

Motion made by Phammie

Littlesun to approve Resolution #1663 for the Pawnee Business Council

Mission Statement for Strategic Planning,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

2.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to

approve Resolution #16-64 for the Pawnee

Business Council Vision Statement for

Strategic Planning, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

3.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-65

for the Methamphetamine and Suicide

Prevention Initiative grant submission,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

4.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-66 to

appoint Ann Collins to the Pawnee Nation

Tax Commission, seconded by Dawna Hare.

Motion Carries.

5.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-67

to appoint Beverly Zotigh to the Pawnee

Nation Tax Commission, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

6.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-68 to

appoint Martha Only A Chief to the Pawnee

Nation Tax Commission, seconded by

Sammye Adson. Motion Carries.

7.

Budget Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

of $300 for Tribal Member, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

b.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

of $300 for Tribal Member, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

c.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

of $300 for Tribal Member, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

d.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

of $300 for Tribal Member, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

e.

Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve the Budget

Modification #1 for CCDF-Discretionary,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

f.

Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve the Budget

Modification #2 for PSSF, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

g.

Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve the Budget

Modification #2 for ICW, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

h.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the MIP renewal

in the amount of $7,039 for the Finance

Department, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

i.

Motion made by Dawna Hare

to approve the Pawnee Public Schools

Luncheon on August 17th, seconded by

Darrell Wildcat. Motion Carries.

j.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve $6,914 donation

for the Pawnee Public School Afterschool

Tutoring, seconded by Liana Chapman

Teter. Motion Carries.

k.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

for Tribal Member, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

l.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the donation request

for Tribal Member, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

m.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2016 Liquor

Control Commission Budget, seconded by

Sammye Adson. Motion Carries.

n.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Budget Modification

#5 for the Pawnee Business Council,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

o.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Budget Modification

#6 for the Pawnee Business Council,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

p.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-70

for Salazar drawdown in the amount of

$70,750 for the ICDBG Leverage funds

for the Pawnee Nation Resource Center

Project, seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion

Carries.

q.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2016 Cultural

Resource Fund budget, seconded by Dawna

Hare. Motion Carries.

8.

Motion made by M. Angela

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Thompson to approve the amendment

to Resolution #15-92 for the Gaming

Ordinance revisions, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

9.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to

approve Resolution #16-69 for the Water

Resources Management Proposal, seconded

by M. Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson,

seconded by Dawna Hare to adjourn at

6:58 pm. Motion Carries.

August 06, 2016 PBC Quarterly Meeting

Minutes:

President W. Bruce Pratt called the

meeting to order at 9:16 am. Eight

Council members were present. Motion

made by Dawna Hare to approve the PBC

Quarterly meeting agenda for August 6,

2016, seconded by Darrell J. Wildcat.

Executive Director, Andrew Knife Chief

answered all questions on regarding

quarterly reports for Division, Committees,

Commissions and Boards.

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter to

adjourn at 10:36 am. Motion Carries.

August 10, 2016 PBC Meeting Minutes:

Vice President, Darrell J. Wildcat called

the meeting to order at 9:13 am. Seven

Council members present, one excused

(W. Bruce Pratt). The following Reports

were given: PBC President, PBC Members

Committee and Travel, Pawnee Tribal

Development Corporation, Pawnee Nation

College and Executive Director. Motion

made by Adrian Spottedhorsechief to

approve the Pawnee Business Council

Agenda for August 10, 2016 with additions,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion made

by Dawna Hare to approve the Pawnee

Business Council Meeting Minutes for

July 13, 2016 seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to approve

the Pawnee Business Council Meeting

Minutes for July 28, 2016 seconded by M.

Angela Thompson. Motion made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to approve the Pawnee

Business Council Quarterly Meeting Minutes

for August 6, 2016 with corrections,

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seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion made by

Phammie Littlesun to approve the Pawnee

Business Council Travel Requests, seconded

by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Resolution #16-71

for the Long Range Transportation Plan

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motion Carries.

2.

Motion made by Liana Chapman

Teter to approve Resolution #16-72 for the

Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan,

seconded by M. Angela Thompson. Motion

Carries.

3.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2017 Interlocal

Agreement with Pawnee County, seconded

by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

4.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2017 Interlocal

Agreement with the City of Pawnee,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

5.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2017 Interlocal

Agreement with the Town of Maramec,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

6.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the 2017 Interlocal

Agreement with the Town of Ralston,

seconded by Liana Chapman Teter. Motion

Carries.

7.

Motion made by Liana Chapman

Teter to approve the 2017 Interlocal

Agreement with the City of Yale, seconded

by M. Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

8.

Motion made by Dawna Hare

to approve the Engineering Contract

between the Oklahoma Department of

Transportation and the Pawnee Nation for

the Safe Routes to School Grant, seconded

by Adrian Spottedhorsechief. Motion

Carries.

9.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the Pawnee Nation

Entrance Sign, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

10.

Motion made by Sammye Adson to

table the Fingerprint Contract until the

next PBC meeting for legal review and to

provide additional information, seconded

by M. Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

11.

Budget Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the $300.00

donation request from Tribal Member,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

b.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the $300.00

donation request from Tribal Member,

seconded by Phammie Littlesun. Motion

Carries.

c.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the correction to

be made to the Pawnee Business Council

Members Stipends, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

d.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the purchase of the

inflatables in the amount of $5,462.39 for

the Health Education Program, seconded

by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

e.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the payment for

Health Education and Pawnee Pride in the

amount of $10,750 for installation of the

playground, seconded by Dawna Hare.

Motion Carries.

f.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the funds for

Transportation in the amount of $6,450

for the 20% match for the Safe Routes

to School Grant, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

g.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the Credit Card

for Administrative Affairs Division, under

the Pawnee Nation name to be used for

Procurement and purchasing, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

h.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the $300 donation

request from Tribal Member. Motion

Carries.

i.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Professional Service

Contract for Zach Rice and to include

approval of payment, seconded by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief. Motion Carries.

j.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve Professional Service

Contract for Taylor Moore and to include

approval of payment, seconded by

Sammye Adson. Motion Carries.

12.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to table the 2017

Comprehensive Budget presentation until

the August 25th meeting, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

13.

Motion made by Liana Chapman

Teter to table this item until the next

meeting on August 25th, seconded by

Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

14.

Markus Frejo and Dennis Knife Chief

addressed the Council about sponsoring a

spiritual run from Oklahoma to Nebraska

as a tribe.

15.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to recommend and elect Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to move forward with

the Gen-I initiative, seconded by Dawna

Hare. Motion Carries.

Motion made by Adrian Spottedhorsechief,

seconded by Dawna Hare to adjourn at

12:54 pm. Motion Carries.

August 25, 2016 PBC Meeting Minutes:

President W. Bruce Pratt called the

meeting to order at 9:00 am. Eight

Council Members were present. Motion

made by M. Angela Thompson to approve

the agenda for August 24, 2016 with

changes, seconded by Darrell J. Wildcat.

The following reports were given: PBC

President, PBC Members Committee and

Travel, Tribal Development Corporation,

Pawnee Nation College, Executive Director

and Attorney General. Motion made by M.

Angela Thompson to approve all of Council

Travel Requests, seconded by Sammye

Adson.

OLD BUSINESS:

1.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to table the Fingerprint

Contract until the next PBC Meeting,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

2.

M. Angela Thompson presented the

2017 Comprehensive Budgets.

3.

Motion made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to dissolve the

Language, Cultural and Repatriation

Committees to create and establish the

Cultural Resource Committee, seconded by

Liana Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

4.

Motion made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to approve the donation

request of $300 for Tribal Member and

to include approval of reimbursement,

seconded by Sammye Adson. Motion

Carries.

NEW BUSINESS:

1.

President Pratt appointed the

following to the Cultural Resource

Committee: Marshall Gover, William

Howell, Matt Reed, Warren Pratt Jr.,

Adrian Spottedhorsechief, Larry Goodfox,

Walter EchoHawk, Ralph Haymond

Jr., Frank Adson and Steven Moore.

President Pratt appointed the following

temporary appointments to the Grievance

Committee: Arthur Attocknie, Chris McCray

and Amber Burger.

2.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to

approve Resolution #16-73 for membership

and payment of dues in the amount of

$5,500, seconded by Phammie Littlesun.

Motion Carries.

3.

Motion made by Sammye Adson to

approve Resolution #16-74 for a revised

Memorandum of Understanding with the

Amerind Risk Management Corporation,

seconded by Dawna Hare. Motion Carries.

4.

Consensus is to go with the current

applicants and interview for the PN

Supreme Court Justice and Prosecutor

Positions and put on the next PBC Meeting

agenda.

5.

Budget Committee

Recommendations:

a.

Motion made by Sammye

Adson to approve the StandingBear ad

for the 2016 Powwow Booklet in the

amount of $120.00, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion Carries.

b.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the StandingBear

tribal contribution of $500 and purchase

a Pendleton Blanket from the Native

American Church, Pawnee Chapter in the

amount of $100.00, seconded by Dawna

Hare. Motion Carries.

c.

Motion made by M. Angela

Thompson to approve the payment of

$2,360 for the OEH/IHS Scattered Home

Project OK 16-U41, seconded by Liana

Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

d.

Motion made by Dawna Hare

to approve the Pawnee Business Council

Budget Modification #7, seconded by M.

Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

6.

Motion made by Adrian

Spottedhorsechief to approve Resolution

#16-75 in support of the Standing Rock

Sioux Tribe, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion Carries.

7.

Motion made by Dawna Hare to

approve Resolution #16-76 for the Revision

to the Pawnee Nation Tax Act, Section

1012, Veterans Tags, seconded by Liana

Chapman Teter. Motion Carries.

8.

Motion made by Sammye Adson

to approve Resolution #16-77 for new

applicants for enrollment, seconded by

Phammie Littlesun. Motion Carries.

9.

Motion made by Sammye Adson to

approve Resolution #16-78 for deceased

members, seconded by M. Angela

Thompson. Motion Carries.

10.

Motion made by Dawna Hare

to approve Resolution #16-79 for a

Conditional Relinquishment, seconded by

M. Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

11.

Motion made by Dawna Hare

to approve Resolution #16-80 for a

Conditional Relinquishment, seconded by

M. Angela Thompson. Motion Carries.

12.

Discussion and/or Action of

Official Comments to HR 812, The Indian

Trust Asset Reform Act of 2016 (ITARA) –

Consensus was to make comments on the

matter.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Motion made by M. Angela Thompson to

go into Executive Session, seconded by

Sammye Adson. Motion made by Dawna

Hare to come out of Executive Session,

seconded by Adrian Spottedhorsechief.

Motions Carry.

1.

Discussion on Gaming Commission

- Motion made by to Sammye Adson

to terminate the appointment of Jeff

Harjo on the Gaming Commission, due to

conflict of interest, seconded by Phammie

Littlesun. Motion Carries.

2.

Discussion with Liquor Control

Commission – No Council Action taken.

Motion made by Adrian Spottedhorsechief,

seconded by Sammye Adson to adjourn at

1:41 pm. Motion Carries.

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Pawnee Cultural Resource Division (CRD)

Cultural Resource Division started our long awaited

Pawnee Language Classes began Tuesday, September 13, 2016

located at Pawnee Museum 657 Harrison Street, Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058.

Join us every TUESDAY evening from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM.

The Language class begins at 6:30 PM, followed by one hour of Pawnee

Cultural Class, starting at 7:30 PM.

The language classes are taught by Pawnees Zac Rice and Taylor Moore.

These two young men are recent OU graduates

obtaining their Master’s Degree in Linguistics.

All classes are FREE and open to the community and welcomes audience

clarification, stories, and Q & A participation.

Call our office 918-762-3227 if you have any questions.

CAN ANYONE IDENTIFY THESE MEN?

The Pawnee Nation Cultural

Resources Division has recently

received a photo sent from a

man by the name of Geoff, a

friend of Eva & Lois of Sweden.

Geoff writes, “Isn’t it great?

Older than anything they had at

the Smithsonian-this is one of the

earliest images we have of Native

Americans... One of the dating

criteria is the iron stands they

are leaning against to stay still

for the long exposure--the castiron bases of which are visible

between their feet. These are only

seen on the earliest Carte De visit

images. The dating is early 1860s-probably not as late as 1865. The

man to the left in the picture

is either a chief or a medicine

man according to my sources

concerning the eagle-wing fan.

It would be so cool if we could

confirm him from other pictures

and/or get a name... The Pawnee

are welcome to use it for their

own purposes and I have said

the same to the Smithsonian.”

John Micheal Knife Chief • Tribal Historic Preservation Officer

Cultural Resources Division • 918-762-2180

(CRD) Cultural Resourse Division COMMITTEE MEMBERS - 2016

William Howell, Marshall Gover, Walter “Bunky” Echo Hawk, Larry Goodfox, Ralph Haymond Jr.,

Frank Adson, Steven Moore, Matt Reed, Jr. Pratt, Adrian Spottedhorsechief

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Obituaries

James Ross Toahty

July 31, 1948 - March 19, 2016

James “Jim” R. Toahty passed away Saturday

(March 19, 2016) surrounded

by his loving family.

He was a compassionate,

caring and generous man with

a wonderful sense of humor. He

had a heart for people, loved his

animals, music, football, family

and country. He made friends

easily and was loved by all.

Dennis “D.J.” Michael Sindone Jr.

November 24, 1982 - August 11, 2016

Dennis Michael Sindone Jr. (33

years old) went to his heavenly

home on August 11th, 2016.

He is the Son of Lillie Kaulaity

Nelson and Dennis Michael

Sindone Sr. along with his

Comanche Father William Nelson,

Sr. He was born on November 24,

1982 in Stoney Brook, New York.

Dennis was known as “DJ” to his

family and friends.

Dennis was a proud member of the Pawnee Nation, he

was also Kiowa, Cheyenne, Oglala Lakota, Ioway, and

Otoe-Missouria. His paternal side is from a large Italian

family from the states of New York and Florida, where he

was equally proud of his diverse lineage. He was taken in

by all his Comanche relatives as their own. Dennis was an

artist since his birth, his works were sought out by many

admirers. Dennis was an accomplished straight dancer and

loved to dance hard for all his family that couldn’t. He was

raised in Perkins, Oklahoma and lived his life within all his

tribal affiliations. Dennis was very active in his Cheyenne

Ceremonial ways and looked forward to his 4 year vow.

Joseph George Ward Jr.

May 29th, 1974 - August 22nd, 2016

A native of Buncombe county and

a current resident of Durham, N.C.,

unexpectedly passed away at his

home on Monday August 22nd, 2016.

He is survived by his parents George

Ward Sr. and JoAnn Leading-Fox

Ward, along with numerous Aunts,

Uncles, Cousins, and extended family. He graduated

Tobias Isaiah Horsechief Howard

April 7th, 2016 - April 7th, 2016

Funeral services were held

for Tobias Isaiah Horsechief

Howard.

He was born July 31, 1948 at Pawnee Indian Hospital to

Ralph Weeks Toahty and Juanita Michell Toahty. He was a

devoted father to son Ralf W. Toahty III and daughter Tobie

Lynn Toahty. He loved his family, including his brothers David

Toahty and Roe Toahty; his sisters Terrye Toahty and Gennie

Clanin; and his many nephews, nieces, uncles, aunts and

cousins.

James is the grandson of Libby Weeks Taylor and great

grandson of Ralph Weeks and great, great grandson

of White Eagle. US Marine Corps Veteran, wounded in

Vietnam. He achieved the rank of Lance Corporal. He

received the Purple Heart Medal, Good Conduct Medal,

National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal

and Rifle Marksman Badge. He was also a member of the

Pawnee Indian Veterans Club. He graduated from Midwest

City High School were he was a Bomber football player,

Dennis attended Haskell Indian Nations University in

Kansas and moved his artistic talents to change the

mascot image. Dennis always had the “Big Dream” that

all his Native American people wouldn’t be divided over

petty differences. His enjoyment and love was to “Thunder

Up” and “Boomer Sooner.” In his working life he was a

wildland fire fighter, he also worked in Pompano Beach,

Florida - Pomona, New York, San Antonio, Texas, Concho,

Oklahoma and Perkins, Oklahoma. Dennis often spoke of

the highlight of his life was being danced into the Pow Wow

circle by three (3) Comanche Code Talkers of WW II, the

late Roderick Red Elk, the late Charles Chibitty, and the late

Forrest Kassanavoid who spoke over his life and adorned

his head with the Eagle Feather of Life.

He was preceeded in death by his great grandmother

Lillie Carson Morgan, greatgrandfather Chester Leading

Fox, Uncle Michael Kaulaity, and his Grandmother Lucille

Sindone. He is survived by His Mother Lillie Kaulaity

Nelson, Father Dennis Sindone, Sr, and Father William

Nelson, Sr. grandmother Yyonne Leading Fox of El Reno,

Ok., , and grandfathers; Herschel Kaulaity of Tahlequah,

and Robert Sindone Sr. of Pompano Beach, Fl., Aunts; Mary

Kaulaity of El Reno, Oklahoma, Carol Kaulaity of El Reno,

Oklahoma, Sandy Kelley of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and

Melanie Motah of Lawton, Oklahoma Carolina and Parrish

Lamb of Pompano Beach, Fl., Lorraine Marcos and Jack of

Long Island, New York, Loretta Gabay of Pompano Beach,

Fl. Uncle; Robert Sindone Jr. of Pompano Beach, Fl.,

Dennis is survived by his Brothers: Christopher Sindone of

from North Buncombe High School and was a graduate

of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At

the time of his passing, he was employed at Duke

University in IT Management.

As an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation of

Oklahoma, he was proud of his Native American

heritage. In respect to him, the tribal flag of the Pawnee

on the reservation will be flown at half-mast for four

days. In addition to his “birth family”, George was

blessed with a wide and extensive circle of friends who

valued and appreciated their friendship. His “Carolina

brothers” will honor him by serving as his pallbearers at

class of 1966. He earned a degree from the University of

Oklahoma in Special Education and from Oscar Rose Junior

College for Broadcasting and Journalism. He was a disc

jockey known as Tobey James and producer at numerous

radio stations including KTOK Sports Talk. He was a talented

DJ at the So Fine Club and had his own fan club. Also, he

worked along side his father at their carpet store where he

opened an accredited trade school.

He was a member of the Pawnee tribe. He enjoyed

attending and gourd dancing at Indian dances and powwows

at Indian Hills and various places but especially loved the

Pawnee Veteran’s Day dance. He is preceded in death by

his twin brother Gerald Toahty, father Ralph Weeks Toahty,

brother Ralph Weeks Toahty, Jr., brother Joseph Toahty

and grandmother Libby Weeks Taylor. Condolences may be

shared with the family at pfeilfuneralhome.com

Lawrence, Kansas and son Phenix Sage Sindone, William

Nelson, Jr. of Lawton, Oklahoma, Steven Sindone of the

Dominican Republic, Matthew Sindone of Suffren, New

York, Jacob Nelson Red Elk of Cache, Oklahoma, Max

Nelson Red Elk of Cache, Oklahoma, Robert Tsotaddle of El

Reno, Oklahoma, Daniel Littlebear of El Reno, Oklahoma,

Joshua Stein of San Antonio, Texas, David Little Bear of

El Reno, Oklahoma, Nehi Nelson of Lawton, Oklahoma,

William Paul Nelson of Lawton, Oklahoma, T.C. Nelson of

Lawton, Oklahoma and Chris Nelson of Apache, Oklahoma,

Justin Sindone, Jeffrey Sindone, Robert Sindone III,

Joseph Marcos, Anthony Gabay. Dennis is survived by his

Sisters: Melissa Tsotaddle of El Reno, Oklahoma, Mary Jo

Kaulaity of Odanah, Wisconsin, Jill Kaulaity of Ashland,

Wisconsin, Savannah Stein of San Antonio, Texas, Krystal

Sindone of Pomona, New York, Rey Norberto of Lawton,

Oklahoma, Rhianna Nelson of Walters, Oklahoma, Sallie

Nelson of Walters, Oklahoma, and Marie Nelson of Lawton,

Oklahoma, Alisha Marcos, Mia Gabay, and Luccia Lamb.

The Prayer services were held at 7:00 P.M. on a Sunday

at the Pawnee Nation Roam Chief Event Center, Funeral

Services were held Monday at 11:00 A.M., August 15,

2016. Officating was held by Rev. Warren Pratt Jr., the

Interment took place at the Pawnee Indian North Cemetery.

A Traditional Pawnee Feast was served after the interment.

Friends can leave a memory for the family at

www.poteetfuneralhome.com.

his internment.

The funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday,

August 27th, 2016 in the Robbie Capps Memorial

Chapel of Blue Ridge Funeral Service with Rev. Daniel

(Danny) Jenkins officiating. Burial followed at Pleasant

Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. The ‘Going Home’ song

of the Pawnee Nation was sung by one of his cousins.

The family received friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Friday was at the funeral home.

Online condolences can be sent to:

www.blueridgefuneralservice.org

Wake services were held on a friday. Evening stay at

the Roam Chief Bldg. @ 7:30 pm. Funeral services @

2.pm that Saturday at the Roam Chief. Burial at the

South Indian Cemetery. Services were held under the

direction of Rev. Jordan Kanuho.

is the niece of Ellis Horsechief, Mark Horsechief, Lisa

Horsechief Eaves, Kathy Horsechief, Ellis Horsechief,

and Sr. Family.

This is the baby of Stacee Horsechief and Charles

Howard. This is the daughter of Lorrie Horsechief. This

www.blueridgefuneralservice.org

God bless!

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Am I in a Healthy Relationship?

By Chelsie Baldwin

PLEASE CHECK ALL THAT ARE TRUE.

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Your partner puts you down?

Your partner lashes out or yells at you?

Your partner slaps, pushes, hits, or kicks you.

Your partner threatens to hurt you.

Your partner uses physical force on you.

Your partner uses force, intimidation, bribery, threats or guilt to make you to have sex when you don’t

want to or say no.

Your partner won’t use protection during sex.

Your partner forces you to do things you are not comfortable doing.

Your partner uses drugs or alcohol and/or forces you to use it.

Your partner harasses or stalks you.

Your partner threatens to hurt him/herself if you break up.

Your partner uses your cell phone to harass, stalk or spy on you.

Your partner calls you names or makes degrading comments about you.

Your partner often criticizes the way you look.

Your partner takes and/or controls your money.

Your partner is possessive or jealous of you interacting with others, even friends and family.

Your partner won’t let you go places without them.

Your partner hurts you in any way, then tells you how sorry they are and begs forgiveness.

This happens over and over.

Your partner blames others for his/her problems.

Your partner isolates you from your friends and family.

You constantly apologize to your friends and family for your partner’s behavior.

You often make up excuses for your partner’s behavior.

You are afraid to talk to your partner when you have a problem.

You are scared to say “no” to your partner.

Your partner makes you feel guilty for saying “no” to things they have told you to do.

IF ONE OR MORE BOX HAS BEEN CHECKED:

All of these statements are real warning signs of unhealthy and abusive relationships, none of the behaviors listed are right

or okay and many are illegal. Even answering yes to JUST ONE of the behaviors listed is a red flag for dating violence and

unhealthy behavior.

You can always call the Pawnee Nation Ti Hirasa Domestic Violence Program Advocates who can talk you through issues that

are happening with your partner, help you find ways to leave if you choose, and help you find resources to live a healthy

empowered life.

Call Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence Program at 918-399-3310.

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1-800-799-7233 National Hotline

Ti-Hirasa Domestic Violence Program 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 training, volunteer opportunities, legal assistance and

emergency victim assistance provided to women. Our three main areas of focus are

criminal justice intervention, victim services and prevention.

Our crisis hotline number is

918-399-3310 for any questions or help.

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Indian Child Welfare

Department

Nawah!

Pawnee Nation Indian Child Welfare has

new staff on board. I am Amanda Farren

and serving as the new Coordinator. I

am excited about the opportunity to

coordinate the ICW Program. I am

grateful to be able to serve the children

and families of Pawnee Nation and look

forward to learning more about the

Pawnee traditions, history, and culture.

I received my Bachelor of Science in Family Relations and Child

Development from Oklahoma State University in 2002 and have

8 years of experience working at the Department of Human

Services, Child Welfare Division.

Harley Lenox has been with the Indian Child Welfare Program

as the Administrative Assistant since January 2016. She recently

graduated in May with her Bachelor Degree in General Studies

from East Central University. Harley is currently working on her

Masters in Science in Native American Leadership Degree, with a

tentative graduation date of May 2017.

Program goals for the ICW Program are: family preservation,

reunification, foster care, and permanency. Staff strives to meet

these goals through the direct assistance programs, which are

Promoting Safe and Stable Families (PSSF) and Child Welfare

Services (CWS). Both of these programs help provide assistance

to families in need with protective and preventive services.

Applications can be picked up outside the ICW Offices.

The ICW Program can be reached at 918-762-3621 ext. 175.

Volunteers Needed:

BE A PART OF GIVING BACK!

Pawnee Nation Elder Center

910 Agency Rd • Pawnee, Oklahoma •74058

(918) 762-4042

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The Elder Center is seeking Volunteers to assist in the

serving of the lunch meals. If you could use your lunch

hour to help serve a few times a month to assist in giving

back to the Tribal Elders, one needs to fill out complete

the Volunteer Agreement Form and return to Human

Resources. Any and all assistance would be appreciated,

and can be used as often or little as you are available.

Volunteers that assist during their lunch hour can enjoy the meal free of

charge following the Elder serving time. Volunteers may work with

the Outreach Specialist to conduct home chores, visits, or

assist in the Coordinator in the Elder Garden.

NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY AND CUT-OFF DATE FOR THE TABLE CREEK TREATY OF 1857 ANNUITY PAYMENT:

Enrolled members of the Pawnee Nation that are enrolled prior to October 1, 2016

and living on October 1, 2016 shall be eligible for the annuity payment. Please

update your address with the Enrollment Department if needed you may call

918-762-3621 Ext. 137 or 136 to request a change of address form.

The Enrollment and the Tax Office

moved and are at new locations.

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Enrollment Office

has moved to the Community Services (DHCS) Building

or as some know it as the “Old IHS Clinic”.

Pawnee Nation Flag

The miniature stars and stripes of the blue field symbolize America. The

Plains Indian tribes called the Pawnee “Wolves” because of their cunning

and courage. Thus, the emblem of the wolf was created and retained the

double meaning of “Chaticks si Chaticks” or Men of Men.

Crossed on the blue field is a peace pipe and tomahawk; the peace pipe

standing for peace and the tomahawk for war.

Below are Nine arrowheads emblematic of the wars in which the Pawnees

fought in the service of their country; the Indian wars, the Spanish-

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma Enrollment Office

400 Agency Road - Room 121, and Room 117

Pawnee, Oklahoma 74058

Enrollment Office - 918-762-3621

ext. 137 or ext. 136

The Pawnee Nation Tax Department

is now located at

Pawnee Nation MultipurposeBuilding

808 Morris Road, Pawnee Oklahoma 74058.

Tax Office - 918-762-3624

Pawnee Nation Resource Complex

American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert

Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The flag means Pawnee Indians, in peace and war, are always courageous

and loyal to America.

The flag staff is an old time Pawnee lance with a genuine flint spearhead.

The staff has bead work mounted on buckskin opposite the blue field. The

many colors in the bead work symbolize our various ceremonies and our old

people who have gone on before us.

The four prime eagle feathers attached at the top of the flag represent the

four Pawnee bands: Chaui, Pitahawirata, Skidi and Kitkehahki.

A sprig of cedar should be attached to the staff during Homecoming,

Armistice Day, Christmas and on occasions of state. We use cedar in sacred

ceremonies and in prayer. It is a token of prayer and a token of peace.

Like the flag of the United States, the Pawnee Indian Flag should never be

desecrated and it should never touch the ground.

Designed by Brummett EchoHawk.

PAWNEE, OK. 9/12/16

The Pawnee Nation invited Tribal members and the community to the Pawnee

Nation Resource Complex Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony on Monday,

September 19, 2016. This event was held at 11:00 a.m. at 1202 Heritage Circle,

in Pawnee, Oklahoma.

The Pawnee Nation Resource Complex is located directly east of the PN Law

Enforcement Center. The new facility will house the Indian Child Welfare offices

and the Tribal Employment Rights Office. It will also house a Resource Library.

This project is funded in part by U.S. housing and Urban Development thru

the FY2014 Indian Community Block Grant. The Pawnee nation Department of

Transportation provided the parking, entrances and the final grading around the

facility, PN Property Management Division and PN’s department of Information

and Technology.

The Pawnee Nation Resource

Complex was designed by

Anishinabe Design of Norman,

OK with construction provided

by Builder’s Unlimited Inc.

also of Tulsa, Ok.

COMMUNITY WALK!

COMMUNITY BICYCLE RIDES!

WHEN: BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

LOCATON: FRONT OF DHCS BUILDING

TIME: 6PM TO 7PM

WALKS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE

MONTH

BIKE RIDES WILL BE HELD THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF

THE MONTH

OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY!

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR QUESTIONS CONTACT:

(918) 762-3873 exts. 1, 4, or 5

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PAWNEE LANGUAGE CLASS

SCHEDULE 2016

Every Tuesday • 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Pawnee Language Program

FREE!

Language Classes

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

One Hour Cultural Class

after each Language Class

7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2016

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Pawnee Nation Museum

657 Harrison Street • Pawnee, Oklahoma

November “Beginning Singing Classes 12 years and older”

For more information contact • Herb Adson at 918-762-3227