# Military Honored During The Pawnee Indian (2012) > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Apawnee_oklahoma%3Ae5206fbaeb254aa0 ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text Military Honored During The Pawnee Indian Veterans 66th Annual Homecoming Powwow Article and photos on pages 13 and 14 State Representatives Visit The Pawnee Nation Museum Article and photos on page 15 August/September 2012 Page 2 Chaticks si Chaticks - August/September 2012 Message from the President Nawa, Many questions have come up about the money the Pawnee received from the U.S. Government. We have been given many suggestions from tribal members, from one stating that we should give $1 million to the Pawnee Nation College, some say increase the burial fund, support the Elder’s and education, for helping ones who want to start a business, for programs that are being cut by the federal government and of course for per cap. The money is in an account drawing interest and the Council is listening to all suggestions and deciding what to do. We realize that we are only caretakers of the money and the Council is meeting weekly to come up with the best formula. Currently we are working with the Head Chief to have a joint meeting scheduled with the Busi- Pawnee Business Council President: Marshall Gover Vice President: Charles “Buddy” Lone Chief Secretary: Linda Jestes Treasurer: Roy Taylor Council Seat 1: Richard Tilden Council Seat 2: Karla Knife Chief ness Council and the Nasharo Council to get their input. There have been many phone calls with ideas of splitting the money half and half, others wanting it Council Seat 3: fully distributed one way and others want it fully distributed another way. We are working diligently to Jimmy Fields try to make everyone happy and your suggestions will not be taken lightly. This money did not come from a land claim like the last settlement in the 1960s. For that settlement, the Council at that time had many discussions on how the money was to be used and distributed. The Council Seat 4: Council did not jump into any immediate decisions; they took their time with the process. Carol L Nuttle Many people have asked me what I would do with the money and I don’t want to commit myself, because I could use the money just like anybody else, but yet the College and burial need funds, the Elders Program was cut and we had to fund it, education is getting more expensive all the time, and Indian Chaticks si Chaticks Heath has had a shortfall. All the time there are more needs for prescriptions and eyeglasses that Indian Health Services cannot fill. I have worked so much with Indian Health that I have seen the needs of our All rights reserved. No part of Tribal members and others concerning health ca re issues. this publication may be reprinted We all have many needs out there and I do realize that Pawnee has one of the highest utility rates in without written authorization of the the State of Oklahoma. With this hot weather everyone, including myself, is struggling with utility bills. Pawnee Business Council and/or the Everybody would like to have a new automobile but the price of gas is so high that it is digging into evCommunications Office. erybody’s pocket book. The price of food is going up because of the drought. I have been hearing what people are saying about per cap and it is not falling on deaf ears. But there are so many needs out there for the Nation and the little ones. We have to consider, if we do per cap, do we give it to their folks? Do Designed and produced by we put it in an account to draw interest until they are 18? How do we handle that for them? There are a lot of decisions to be made about that. Pawnee Nation Communications We send a reminder that our relatives, the Wichita’s are here for Visitation until August 4th. AuManager Toni Hill gust 4th being the Giveaway Day, War Dance and the end of the Tobacco Ceremony. This Tobacco Ceremony has been going on probably for centuries, no one really knows. If you don’t understand this trading of tobacco between the Wichita’s and Pawnee’s you ought to come out and observe and enjoy Cover Photo: the fellowship between our Tribe and the Kiri Kuruks (little bears), the Wichita’s. The first camps came The Pawnee Indian in on July 25th and we have been playing handgame nightly since the 26th. With the heat the Tribe had opened up the Roam Chief Event Center to our relatives to provide them with a place to relax and stay Veterans 66th Annual cool. Thanks to all the Tribal members and organizations who have provided meals, supplied ice, water Homecoming Powwow held and activities. It was greatly appreciated. Also thanks to everyone who added to the table for the eveJune 28 - 30 and July 1 ning meals. It has been a pleasure to see my Wichita girlfriend Madeline and it is always a pleasure to visit with all of our Wichita relatives. honored military from the It is good to be back at work. Thank you to everyone for your prayers, visits and phone calls, it is U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, appreciated. Thank you to Anne Collins for the delicious coconut pie. U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy A couple of holidays have passed. I hope everyone had a good time in honoring their father on Father’s Day. I was not able to attend the Memorial Day Dance but I did hear that it was a good dance. and the U.S. Coast Guard. AdBest wishes to all our graduates. They are now starting a new life and wherever life may lead them ditional photos available on our prayers go with them. I was able to attend the Pawnee Indian Veterans 66th Homecoming and it was pages 13 and 14. enjoyable. It was good to see old friends and family that come home and visit during this time. In closing I will say that no matter what anyone says, we are the greatest Nation, the Pawnee Nation, and I stand firm that we can accomplish anything with continued prayer and love for one another. Thank “Message From The President” Photo Caption: you to the Pawnee Nation Employees for their tireless dedication to serve the Pawnee Nation and our President Marshall Gover standing in front of Pawnee Members. the Pawnee Flag. Photo by Toni Hill. Chaticks si Chaticks - August/September 2012 Page 3 August/September 2012 Education held Aug. 8 and Sept. 12 beginning at 7:30 Free General Educational Development Title VI Senior Program a.m. Dates subject to change. (GED) classes will resume in September. Bingo held from 12:30 to 1:30 every For more information, call (918) 762-3621. For more information, call (918)762-3227. Wednesday and a 50/50 raffle and bake sale sponsored every other Friday beginning The Pawnee Trading Post, Tribal DeHealth April 6. For more information, contact the velopment Corporation and Stone Wolf Substance Abuse Program (SAP) Title VI Senior Program at (918) 762-4042. Casino faithfully serve Pawnee and the Every Wednesday of the month, the SAP surrounding communities. Please contact support group meets from 7 - 8 p.m. in the August 4 them directly for specific services. SAP building. For more information, call Quarterly Meeting held at the Roam Chief ( 918) 762-2153. at 9 a.m. For more information, call (918) Visit www.pawneenation.org for infor762-3621. mation about the Pawnee Tribe and Diabetes Program upcoming events. On Wednesdays from 11 a.m. - noon and Pawnee Business Council Meetings Fridays from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. the Aug. 8, 22 and Sept. 12, 26 Visit www.pawneenationcollege.org for Diabetes Program provides blood sugar Pawnee Business Council Meetings held in Pawnee Nation College activities and checks. For details, call (918) 762-4045. the Roam Chief Building. Prayer Breakfast news. Conservation Partners Hold Outreach Meeting to Announce NRCS National Water Quality Initiative Conservation in North Central Oklahoma By Carol Crouch NRCS National American Indian Alaskan Native Program Manager Photo by Toni Hill Roam Chief Event Center located on the Pawnee Nation reserve, in Pawnee, Okla. The meeting was designed to provide attendees with the information on the application process, approved practices and the ranking process for the new NWQI. The meeting began with an opening prayer by Pawnee Business Council Vice President Charles “Buddy” Lone Chief. The meeting was facilitated and moderated by Dr. Carol Crouch, NRCS National American Indian Alaskan Native Program Manager, District Conservationist and NRCS OTNRCS and Pawnee Nation Speakers included (Left to Right Top Row) Kenny Hitch, Chad Kacir, CAC and tribal liaison. Charles Lone Chief, Kelly Kersey, Caleb Stone and Matt Ward. (Left to Right Bottom Row) Russell Welcomes were provided by Peterson, Lanny Miller, Joy Martin, Gary O’Neill and David Hungerford. Lone Chief and Gary O’Neill, NRCS The Oklahoma Tribal Conserva- cated within the Panther Creek and assistant state conservationist for tion Advisory Council (OTCAC), Oak Creek areas of the greater Black Operations. Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and Bear – Red Rock Watershed and Attendees included Joy Martin, the Natural Resources Conservation the Turkey Creek and Sand Creek Pawnee County and the Pawnee Service (NRCS) partnered to sponsor areas of the greater Lower Cimar- Tribe of Oklahoma; David Hungera conservation informational meet- ron – Skeleton Creek Watersheds in ford, Payne County and Iowa Tribe ing to discuss funding opportunities Oklahoma. The U.S. Department of Oklahoma and Rusty Peterson, for local Tribes, tribal landowners of Agriculture’s NRCS will man- Noble County and Otoe-Missouria and farmers and ranchers under the age the initiative by making funds Tribe. These NRCS individuals will new NRCS National Water Quality available to tribes, farmers, ranchers be assisting eligible producers in Initiative (NWQI) in North Central and forest landowners in the selected the Panther Creek-Oak Creek wawatersheds. Oklahoma. tersheds who are willing to invest An outreach meeting was held on in voluntary conservation actions to The new NWQI is committed to improving impaired watersheds lo- May 18, 2012, at the Pawnee Nation help provide cleaner water for their neighbors and communities. Using funds from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, NRCS will provide financial assistance and technical advice to producers to install conservation practices such as cover crops, filter strips and terraces in watersheds with impairments where the federal investment can make a difference to improve water quality. Kenny Hitch, NRCS program manager, provided attendees with an overview of the NWQI. Kelly Kersey, Pawnee Nation environmental specialist, presented on the water plan of Pawnee Nation, their water quality monitoring initiatives and shared their community education success of the Pawnee Nation. Also present were Pawnee Nation Executive Director Dawna Hare, Pawnee Nation Communications Manager Toni Hill, NRCS Assistant State Conservationists for Field Operations Lanny Miller, Caleb Stone and Chad Kacir and Program Manager for Northeastern Oklahoma Matt Ward. Lunch was provided by the Oklahoma Tribal Conservation Advisory Council and the Pawnee Nation Stone Wolf deli. Page 4 Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 Archway Interns Are ‘Flash Drives' For Tribe WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE By Lori Potter World-Herald News Service This article was reprinted with permission of the Omaha World-Herald Sonny Howell, left, and Michael Knifechief are the first two of six interns in a new summer program to bring members of the Pawnee Tribe from Oklahoma to the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument. They will tend to Pawnee crops and talk to archway visitors in the earth lodge. Photograph reprinted with permission of World-Herald News Service. KEARNEY, Neb. — It was more than just to escape the heat and wind that people were drawn to the earth lodge at the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument over Memorial Day weekend. They were also there to learn about earth lodges from two men whose 19th-century Nebraska ancestors lived in earth lodges. “They were just magnets to people,” Ronnie O'Brien, the archway's director of cultural education, said of Sonny Howell, 55, and Michael Knifechief, 24, the first two of six Pawnee interns from Oklahoma who will be paid archway staff this summer. Each team of two will stay five to six weeks. The interns also will work in the archway gardens to learn about cultivating varieties of corn, beans and sunflowers once grown by the Pawnee before they were relocated by the U.S. government from Nebraska to Oklahoma in 1873 and 1874. The internship program is another step in a project initiated by O'Brien and Deb Echo-Hawk, Pawnee Nation education and training director, in 2007 to rebuild the severely depleted seed bank for ancient varieties of Pawnee corn grown in the tribe's Nebraska homeland. O'Brien and other Nebraska gardeners have grown corn and beans the past five years and sent most of the seeds to Oklahoma. The relationship has grown to include a Dancers of the Plains powwow every third weekend in June, involving the Pawnee and several other tribes, and now the internship program. O'Brien said she never dreamed that so many activities would result from her interest in planting a Pawnee garden at the archway. “It was a very important part of their culture. ... The interns will see these crops growing in their homeland, where they grow best. So this fall, when (the seeds) go to the Pawnee, they will have helped to grow them,” she said. Nursing Pawnee crops all the way to harvest remains a challenge. O'Brien said she “watered day and night” in 2011 trying to produce eagle corn, with its white kernels and purple splotches resembling wings. The corn grew, set on ears and silked, “but it was too hot for the corn to accept the pollen.” Tiny corn plants just inches tall have started to push through the soil in the archway's garden this year. Howell, an artist, and Knifechief, a junior music major at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., quickly embraced the interns' roles as earth lodge hosts and gardeners after arriving May 24 in Kearney. On his first day, Knifechief replanted spotted beans in a garden east of the earth lodge. “He's really taken ownership of the bean garden,” O'Brien said, explaining that she couldn't get enough water to the first crop to prevent it from succumbing to the May heat and high winds. Howell suggested that, in replanting the beans, the seeds with most of the original characteristics should be planted in a separate area, where they can't be cross-pollinated. On their second day as interns, Howell and Knifechief planted the archway's first crop of Ponca gray corn and began working as cultural interpreters in the earth lodge. O'Brien said there were so many visitors over the holiday weekend, it was difficult for the men to take breaks. “I lose time in there,” Howell said, adding that most questions he answered were about how many people lived in an earth lodge. His answer: It depends on the size of the lodge. On his days off he plans to visit the Genoa area and other parts of the Pawnee homeland to collect stories that are important to Pawnee culture, and take photos that will give him ideas for paintings. Howell said he has loved art since he was a child and ultimately earned a scholarship from Oklahoma State University. His artwork has been selected three times for the annual Pawnee Veterans Powwow and Homecoming program cover. He recalled a past visit to Genoa when he looked at the Loup River and knew it was the missing image needed for a painting that included buffalo crossing the river. He gave the painting to a relative, who had a common Pawnee reaction to the gift. “Usually people have nothing to say,” Howell said, which is a compliment. “I know they're overwhelmed by it.” Knifechief is in Nebraska for the first time. His first love is music — he taught himself to play guitar as a high school senior — but he's looking for a well-rounded experience as an archway intern. He said he learned many things about Pawnee history and the importance of corn to the culture during his internship orientation in Oklahoma. “I feel a part of my tribe doing this,” Knifechief said, adding that one of his responsibilities is to take home what he learns “like a flash drive for the tribe.” “I'm not a gardener or anything. I've never really done that,” he said. “It's a physical experience and also spiritual, with what the seeds mean to my people.” Sitting in the earth lodge, which is cousin helped build, Knifechief said: “Nothing should be forgotten.” He's proud that his grandfather Dennis Knifechief played an important role in Pawnee history by preserving striped corn seeds. “I never met him,” Michael Knifechief said, “but it's still meaningful to me to know that he preserved the seeds — good medicine, if you will.” Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted with permission of The World-Herald News Service. It was originally published online on June 5, 2012 at http://www.omaha.com/apps/ pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F201206 05%2FNEWS01%2F706059938# .T_sbb_AjOyU.email. Page 5 Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 College Profs Learn About Native Americans Telegram photo by Cole W. Eberle By Julie Blum The Columbus Telegram This article was reprinted with permission of The Columbus Telegram Pat Leading Fox sings a song in honor of six Pawnee scouts buried at Valley View Cemetery located south of Genoa Tuesday afternoon during a Native American Workshop for community college teachers across the country. Read more: http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/ education/college-profs-learn-about-native-americans/article_dfee44be-c11b-11e1-8b670019bb2963f4.html#ixzz2119VEghM. This photograph was reprinted with permission of The Columbus Telegram. GENOA — The walls that sur- school partly because it was a nerounded Judi gaiashkibos once en- cessity. She was one of nine sibclosed the classroom where her lings, so that meant one less mouth mother was educated more than 80 to feed. But it was also because of years ago. education,” gaiashkibos said. Her mom was one of the students The effects the school had on her at the Genoa Indian School, a feder- mother were long-lasting, and even ally operated boarding school where rubbed off on gaiashkibos as she Native American children received grew up. She shared some of those vocational training. The school was feelings during a Native Americans open from 1884-1934 and now is a workshop for community college museum. teachers hosted by Central CommuIt served as a training ground nity College-Columbus. for assimilation into white society. Educators across the country Unlike some children, gaiashkibos’ are taking part in the two-week mother went to the school willingly. workshop visiting Native Ameri“The transition to the Genoa In- can sites in Nebraska and Kansas. dian School at that time wasn’t as The main focus of the workshop is brutal,” gaiashkibos said. on indigenous people of the eastern When it first opened, children part of the state, including the Pawwere sometimes stolen from their nee, Ponca and Omaha tribes. Part homes and placed in the school. of their day Tuesday was spent in Their long hair was cut, and they Nance County, viewing the Indian were even doused in gasoline to get School and stopping by the Pawnee rid of lice. They would be without Reburial Memorial in Genoa’s Valcontact from their family for years ley View Cemetery. at a time. AnnMarie Beasley, a teacher at The later years of the school Cosumnes River College in Sacrawere much more civil. That is what mento, Calif., was one of the 50 edmade the decision for gaiashkibos’ ucators to take part in the workshop. mom to attend Genoa Indian School She said reading about the sites they in the 1920s easier. visited in textbooks doesn’t com“My mother came here to the pare to witnessing the sites first- hand. That is the reason she took part in the workshop. “It definitely gives you a better understanding of the Plains culture. The place is part of that,” Beasley said. In particular, she said, Nebraska seems to be proud of its Native American culture. Part of the experience was visiting with scholars, researchers and tribal leaders. Among them was Pat Leading Fox, head chief of the Nasharo Council of the Pawnee Nation. He performed a song at the Valley View Cemetery that was specifically created for the Pawnee Scouts. The bodies of several Pawnee Indians were reburied at the cemetery after being held at museums for years. Among the reburied in the cemetery are six Pawnee Scouts. The Scouts were recruited to be part of the United States Army in the mid-19th Century. They were a key asset in America’s westward expansion and in the building of the Union Pacific railroad. A scholar in the program, gaiashkibos, is executive director of Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs. She said the impact of her mother going to the Genoa Indian School was both positive and negative. Her mother learned cooking skills, which she used her entire life, and also a strong work ethic. But also mixed in were messages of shame that Indian people weren’t good enough. That stuck with her mother and was also passed on to gaiashkibos, who said she still struggles with self-esteem at times. In her position, gaiashkibos works to improve and promote cooperation between state and tribal government. One of the battles she faces is breaking down stereotypes. “When you say Native American, usually something comes to mind. It is an image, a stereotype. We are very limited in your mind what we can do,” she said, adding that it isn’t a challenge that European descendants have to face. But one of the messages that she preaches is overcoming preconceived notions. “Sometimes we are our own worst enemies, but you can’t paint us all with one paintbrush. All Indian people are not all one thing, but we can be everything we think we can be,” gaiashkibos said. Read more: http://columbustelegram.com/news/ local/education/collegeprofs-learn-about-native-ameri c a n s / a r t i c l e _ d f e e 4 4 b e - c 11 b 11e1-8b67-0019bb2963f4. html#ixzz2115U3spo Editor’s Note: This article was reprinted with permission of The Columbus Telegram. It was originally published online on June 28 at http:// columbustelegram.com/news/local/ education/college-profs-learn-aboutnative-americans/article_dfee44bec11b-11e1-8b67-0019bb2963f4. html. Page 6 Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 Pawnee Nation Expansion Enters Final Stages By Muriel Robedeaux ICDBG coordinator The Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement Center reaches the final stages in construction. The Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement Center is nearing completion and become operational no later than October of this year, if not sooner. This new facility is located at the corner of Click Field Road, Round House Road and Heritage Circle Drive. Photo by Muriel Robedeaux Current construction projects include final stages of construction on the Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement Center, final design stage for the renovation of the Roundhouse and the Pawnee Tribal Elders Center which is just beginning its design phase. Amenities include seven offices, a reception area and a conference room that doubles as a safe area during inclement weather to accommodate more than 150 people. The design phase for the Tribal Roundhouse is nearing completion. The Construction Management Firm (Builder’s Unlimited, Tulsa) will soon completed the final cost estimate for this project and the bid process will begin in the near future. The Elders Center will soon begin its’ design phase. One Architecture is the design firm that was recently selected by the Pawnee Business Council for this project. This new Elders Center will be located east of the Tribal Roundhouse and will be approximately 3,800 square feet in size. “These facilities will not only benefit Pawnee Nation, but the city of Pawnee, the County and the federal government as well,” said Marshall Gover, president of the Pawnee Business Council. “The Pawnee Tribe will be on the forefront of helping with the economic development of the City of Pawnee. Even though the Pawnee Tribe is a small tribe, we are the greatest Nation on the face of the earth!” Photo by Muriel Robedeaux Photo by Muriel Robedeaux T h i s new building is funded by U.S. Housing and Urban Development under the FY 2010 - Indian Community Development Block G r a n t (ICDBG). Pawnee N a t i o n ’s Tr a n s p o rtation Department contributed additional funding for the creation of access entrances and parking areas. The Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement Center was designed by Anishinabe Design of Norman, Okla. with construction provided by Builder’s Unlimited of Tulsa, Okla. This site will be converted into a parking area for the Elders Center. The new tile for the Pawnee Nation Law Enforcement Center. Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 Page 7 Entry Project, U.S. 64 To Tribal Headquarters, Underway By Jim McCormick Project Manager Photo submitted by the Transportation Department and visit from the Oklah o m a LTA P / T TA P personnel from Oklahoma State U n i versity (OSU), and representatives The new bridge will benefit residents and visitors by providing additional from the access within Pawnee County. Federal The new entry bridge and grad- Highway Administration (FHWA) ing work included in Phase 1 of the offices in Oklahoma City, Okla. and U.S. 64 To Tribal Headquarters proj- Dallas, Texas. The purpose of the ect is now completed. The Phase B review was to witness a project with paving work is being advertised for sustainability and livability features bids, which must be received by being a major consideration. Since this type of project meets Aug. 2, 2012. If the lowest bid is all the FHWA guidelines for their within the engineering budget, then the Pawnee Nation Transportation new project modeling for future Division will initiate a contract with funding, there was a desire to make the successful bidder to perform the an on-site visit to compare actual work, which should be completed field data to what they had monitored by correspondence throughout by the end of this year. Recently the Transportation the project lifetime. Representatives also took the Department hosted a field review opportunity to review Phase B construction planning in addition to touring the Pawnee Nation headquarters, the Pawnee Indian Health Services facility, the Bureau of Indian Affairs office, the Pawnee Nation College and the Pawnee Nation administrative offices. The following includes those who were in attendance and toured the project. Cecil Riding In, Pawnee Nation transportation manager; Chris McCray, Pawnee Nation transportation technician; Jim R. McCormick, Pawnee Nation project manager, Bailee Applegate, OSU engineering intern; Jim Self, TTAP manager from OSU; Doug Wright CLGT director from OSU; Mike Hinkston LTAP manager, Oklahoma LTAP; Karla Sisco, TTAP specialist from OSU; Janice W. Brown, director of Field Services-South, FHWA; Gary Corino, division administrator, Oklahoma division, FHWA; Ivan Marrero, assistant division administrator Oklahoma division, FHWA; Tom Goldsein, engineering and operations team leader, Oklahoma division, FHWA and John Lairet, area engineer, Oklahoma division, FHWA. New Entry Project 6102 (Phase B) Time line (2012) April 13 – Pawnee Business Council (PBC) contract approval for Mehlburger Brawley May 8 - Preliminary plans May 16 - Advertise Public Hearing May 22 - Pre-meeting with representatives from Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Pawnee City and Pawnee Nation (PN) June 19 – Public Hearing June 25 – Plan approval June 26 – Bid advertise July 19 - (10 a.m.) Fire Station pre-bid July 26 - (10 a.m.) PN Fire Station bid opening August 8 - PBC approval August 30 – Prior to this date notice to proceed November 13 - Project projected completion date John Echohawk Serves Native Americans Through The NARF Submitted by the Communications Office Photo courtesy of NARF strumental in many actions benefiting Native Americans. Echohawk, the first graduate from the University of New Mexico's special program to train Indian lawyers, was a founding member of the American Indian Law Students Association. The attorney has been with NARF since its formation in 1970 and assumed the role of executive John E. Echohawk, executive director of the Native American director in 1977. “Having organizations like the Rights Fund (NARF), has been inNARF enables Native people to have legal representation on their Tribal rights for the first time on a broad scale.” Echohawk said. “I would advise younger Native people to set their goals high, work hard and get their education – they should following their interests and their passion.” Echohawk’s duties include the supervision of 10 lawyers that litigate more than 40 cases across the country out of three offices located in Boulder, Colo.; Washington, DC and Anchorage, Alaska. Echohawk, who has been named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in America by the National Law, has worked for the NARF ever since his graduation from law school due to his desire to provide legal representation on the most important cases to tribes, Native organizations and individuals across the country. Echohawk comments regarding one such instance. “The settlements in the tribal trust funds mismanagement cases across the country by the government is an historic event and resolves one of the longest outstanding issues in Indian country.” Echohawk honored by Pawnee Nation, resolution on page 9. Page 8 Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 PAWNEE BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING NOTES Please understand that the following are only a brief synopsis of topics and actions taken by the Pawnee Business Council (PBC). May 24, 2012 PBC Meeting: Six Council members were present and provided reports on their meetings and committees since the last Council meeting. President Gover and Karla Knife Chief were excused. Executive Director Dawna Hare provided a brief report. The minutes of the May 9, 2012 PBC meeting were approved. Old Business: 1. Resolution 12-25 for the Pari Elder’s Project Grant was approved. 2. Request to change banks to Chase Bank – was approved. New Business (with added items): 1. A Request to purchase three ATV’s for Law Enforcement was approved. 2. A Professional Service Agreement to add John Carter as a parttime public defender for Tribal Court was approved. 3. A request for a tribal contribution for the Office of Environmental Health Project was tabled. 4. A request to purchase a copier for Building 64 from ANA funds was approved. 5. Lillie Cummings presented a petition to Council requesting per capita payments to tribal members from the $4.4 million settlement. 6. Governing Documents Committee (added item). Council approved renaming the Committee to the Governing Documents Commission. Members will be appointed by President Gover with approval from Council. 7. Added item – Council was requested to establish a commission to deal with social problems. Approved. Members will be appointed by President Gover with approval from Council. 8. The revised organizational chart was approved. 4 months. Council approved the change in vendors. After Executive Session: Council voted to evaluate the Executive Director based on the existing Executive Director job description on July 11, 2012. The minutes of the May 24, 2012 and June 2, 2012 (Quarterly) PBC meetings were approved. June 2, 2012, PBC Quarterly Meeting: Seven Council members were present. President Gover was excused. The Executive Director provided introductions to the program reports. All program directors provided reports on the programs under their divisions for the first quarter as well as program future needs. Old Business: 1. The Transportation Department requested a change in vendor for a previously approved purchase of a truck bed. The previously approved vendor could not provide the equipment for After Executive Session: 1. Council denied the submission of a gaming license for a TDC Board appointee. June 20, 2012, PBC Meeting Six Council members were present. President Gover and Roy Taylor were excused. Council members and the Executive Director provided reports on their activities since the previous PBC meeting. Old Business: 1. Lillie Cummings requested Council take action regarding the petition that was presented at the May 24, 2012 meeting. The petition is being reviewed by the Pawnee Nation Attorney General and no action was taken at this time. New Business: 1. THPO Officer, Gordon Adams asked for direction regarding the Pitahawirata Cemetery at Twin Mounds. Mr. Adams was instructed to work with the Property Committee on this issue. 2. The extended warranty for the CAT equipment was tabled. 3. The Indian Housing Plan was tabled. 4. Resolution 12-27 to Honor and Recognize Larry Echo-Hawk was approved. 5. Resolution 12-28 to Honor and Recognize John Echohawk was approved. 6. Resolution 12-19 for an Agriculture Lease was approved. 7. Added items: Approve 5 Budgets for the HCS Division that included the HCS Division Director and an Administrative Assistant salaries and approved funding to cover the shortfall for theTitle VI A and C programs. 8. Added item: Request to change in the HCS elderly meals policy regarding the removal of the 24 hour call in policy due to its ineffectiveness. Approved. 9. Resolution 12-30 – To drawdown Proceeds of Labor in the amount of $116,258 to cover the Title VI-A and C and Division Director salary shortfall. June 28, 2012 PBC Meeting: All Council members were present for this one-item agenda meeting. New Business: 1. A Request from the Pawnee Indian Veteran’s Organization for funds for the Homecoming was approved. 2. Resolution 12-31 was approved for the drawdown of $19,000 for the Pawnee Indian Veteran’s Homecoming. THIRD QUARTER 2012 RESOLUTIONS #12-25 – A Resolution to submit the Pari Elders Project Grant proposal – Approved by a vote of five for, two absent and one not voting. May 24, 2012 #12-26 – A resolution for enrollment (has not been presented.) #12-27 - A Resolution to Honor and Recognize Larry Echo-Hawk – Approved by a vote of five for, two absent and one not voting. June 20, 2012. #12-28 – A Resolution to Honor and Recognize John Echohawk – Approved by a vote of five for, two absent and one not voting. June 20, 2012. #12-29 – A Resolution for the BIA to approve an agriculture lease – Approved by a vote of five for, two absent and one not voting. June 20, 2012. #12-30 – A Resolution to drawdown Proceeds of Labor in the amount of $116,258 for the Title VI A and C and Division Director salary shortfall – Approved by a vote of five for, two absent and one not voting. June 20, 2012. #12-31 – A Resolution to drawdown Proceeds of Labor in the amount of $19,000 for the Pawnee Indian Veteran’s Organization – Approved by a vote of seven for, none against and one not voting. June 28, 2012. Chaticks si Chaticks -August/September 2012 John Echohawk Honored And Recognized For His Contributions Page 9 Page 10 Chaticks si Chaticks - August/September 2012 Summer Workers Energize Pawnee Nation Pawnee Nation Title VI Pawnee Nation Property (Left) Anna Pratt and Judiki Moses cleanup at Title VI. Anna attends Pawnee High School and Judiki attends Cushing High School. Communications Office Whiteshirt is a recent graduate of Pawnee High School. Photo by Paigelyn Moore Photo by Paigelyn Moore (Right) Andrew Paigelyn Moore demonstrates her computer skills in the Communications Office. Paigelyn will be a junior at Pawnee High School. Photo by Toni Hill Photo by Toni Hill True Value Paydon Moore will be a junior at Pawnee High School. Photo by Toni Hill Pa