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January 2023

Tribal News

January 2023

District 3 holds holiday celebration

On Thursday, December 8, District 3 hosted tribal

member families for a holiday gathering. Members

enjoyed a meal together, served by PTN staff. Santa

even made a surprise visit, bringing gifts for the kids!

On the cover: It’s baby’s first meeting with Santa at the District 3 member holiday party in Lincoln.

January 2023

Tribal News

Niobrara Craft Show showcases Ponca member artwork

On Saturday, November

26th, The Ponca Tribe of

Nebraska hosted a Craft

& Vendor show at our

Niobrara headquarters,

featuring Native artists

and businesses. Several

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Ponca members were

able to display their art

and crafts, as attendees

enjoyed some holiday

shopping, and prize

drawings throughout the

day.

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Tribal News

January 2023

Adopt-A-Buffalo Sponsors

These friends have helped our buffalo herd prosper by adopting herd members through our Adopt-A-Buffalo

program! Thank you for your support and preservation of this majestic symbol of Native America.

Yearling group supporters:

Anna Mandel & Damon Plotnik

Carolyn & Brett Carlson

Ramona Henry

Peggy O’Keefe

(a gift for Barbara Dennis)

Cooper Hill

Herd Bull Supporters:

David Gleiser

Telford Sellers

Herd Group Supporters:

Standing Bear High School

Shania O’Flynn

Peggy O’Keefe

(a gift for Barbara Dennis)

Have Diabetes?

Join the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Diabetes Program for Diabetes Self-Management Education and

Support Classes. Classes are taught by the Ponca Health Services team at all 3 clinic locations.

Class Topics

Healthy

Eating

Being

Active

Monitoring

Taking

Medication

Problem

Solving

Healthy

Coping

Reducing

Risk

Gain knowledge, get support, and work with the health services team members to make an individual

plan for diabetes management.

DSMES can help:

• Improve blood sugar and A1c levels

• Improve blood pressure and cholesterol levels

• Reduce the risk of diabetes complications

Classes Start January 9, 2023!

Fred Leroy Omaha – Mondays | 5pm – 6pm

Lincoln – Wednesday | 10am – 11am

Ponca Hills Norfolk – Thursdays | 10am – 11am

Incentive for completing all 8 classes! A meal will be provided.

To find out more information or to register, call:

Jessica Bollig MMN, RDN, LMNT

(O) 402.738.3183 (C) 402.940.2606

Kris Foley MS, RD, LD, LMNT

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Niobrara Halloween celebration a spooky good time

Tribal News

Be ready for

the next step.

Workforce Innovation and

Opportunity ActIndian and Native American

Program

The Ponca Workforce Innovation Opportunity

Act (WIOA) Program is funded by a Department

of Labor Grant. The program assists individuals

with education and training, job search

activities, and employment related

supportive services.

Information about hiring events, job listings,

educational opportunities, and more is available

on the Ponca Tribe WIOA Facebook page at

www.facebook.com/ptnwioa.

If you are interested in obtaining education and

training, contact the WIOA Program to see if

you qualify for assistance.

The WIOA Staff are:

Colleen Plasek—Ralston | 402.315.2765

Bianca Marino—Norfolk | 402.371.8834

PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

Member Registration for Website: In the fall of 2019,

we moved our websites to a new host to improve

functionality. If you previously had membership-level

access to our website, please note that you will need

to register for the site again.

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January 2023

How the past impacts the present

Toby Doucette

Trauma Informed Care

Specialist

A new year provides us

with the opportunity to

look toward what is to

come. January is unique,

in that we can think

about the past and what

is to come in the New

Year. What we may not

consider is that what has

happened to us in the

past can impact what we

think and say in the present.

Winter is settling in on

us, and cold weather,

snow, and wind are here

for some time. We prepare for this change in

the seasons each year by

wearing warm clothes,

gloves, hats, and warming our houses. If there

is snow on the roads, we

drive slower, and leave a

little earlier in the morning to get to places like

school and work. We

plan for what may happen, because few of us

like the cold, and may

have experienced some

bad weather in the past.

These small steps of

thinking about the future

help to keep us safe and

prepared.

What we may not plan

for is an extended snow

storm, or other bad

weather like an ice storm

that closes down the

roads for a long time, or

extended power outages.

Maybe we did not plan

to have extra food in the

house to weather the longer storm, or maybe we

did not plan to have extra

gas in our cars. This is

a lot like other parts of

our lives. We may have

experienced trauma in the

past, and we know how

to work with that trauma

for a short time. Perhaps

we have talked to someone about the trauma,

but did not plan for the

unexpected extended resurfacing of that trauma.

As the calendar flips from

2022 to 2023, take the

time to make a long-term

plan to help you and your

loved ones with their

trauma. If you do not

know where to start, ask

an elder or your Trauma

Informed Care Specialist.

Having a short-term plan

to help you with your

trauma is great, but having a long-term plan for

you trauma can help you

be better prepared to help

you in the future. Spring

is on the way, and soon

we will see flowers, and

feel the warm sun.

ne.org, or by calling 712258-0500

You can reach Andrea

Womacque, the Trauma

Informed Care Specialist

for Lincoln, Omaha, and

Ralston at awomacque@

poncatrine-ne.org, or by

calling 402-315-2760

Free assistance to Ponca member

owned businesses to help you

compete for government contracts!

Do you own a business?

Would you be interested in developing your

business through government contracting?

PEDCO PTAC can help—by offering completely free

of charge procurement counseling that will help your

business to succeed in the government marketplace!

Our services include (and are not limited to):

• Assisting your business with all necessary

registrations for government contracting

• Identifying and applying for special government

contracting certification programs that leverage your

business’s minority owned status

• Marketing your business to government agencies

and prime contractors

• Locating contract opportunities that are suited for

your business

• Assisting you to write bid proposals

• And much, much more!

To learn more, visit our website at

www.pedcoptac.org. Sign up at the website for

client services, or contact Darren Osborne

(Program Manager) for more information. Darren can

be reached by phone at 712.308.1366 or by email at

dosborne@pedcoptac.org.

Be well and take care of

each other.

You can reach Toby, the

Trauma Informed Care

Specialist for Sioux City,

Norfolk, and Niobrara,

at jdoucette@poncatribe-

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Tribal News

Craft & Vendor Show

January 7, 2023 | 10 am-2 pm

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Transit Building

5701 S. 85th Street | Omaha, NE

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

will be hosting a Craft & Vendor

show, featuring Ponca and

Native artists and businesses.

Healing Ribbons will be

providing lunch (until gone) for

a fee to support the mission of

the group.

For more information, please

contact Becci Sullivan at

531.222.4471.

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Tribal News

January 2023

Nurse Foot

Care Clinic

The Child Care and Development Fund

provides assistance to low-income families

who need child care due to work, work-related

training and/or attending school.

1st & 3rd Tuesdays

9 am-3 pm

For more information or to see if you qualify

for acceptance into the program, contact the

program coordinator:

Ponca Hills Health

& Wellness Center

Joan Geardino

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

1701 E Street

Lincoln, NE 68502

jgeardino@

poncatribe-ne.org

1800 Syracuse | Norfolk, NE

To schedule an

appointment, please

contact Stacie or Kayla at

402.371.8780

Calling all Ponca Veterans!

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska Tribal Historic Preservation

Officer (THPO) is working to create a comprehensive list of all

Ponca veterans for present and future recognition of service.

As such, the THPO is respectfully requesting members who

are veterans, or those who have family that have served, help

provide information, including:

• Branch of service

• Wars served

• Dates served

• Photographs

• Details or a story from

that service

This information will be featured on a veterans honor wall in

the Ponca Tribe Museum, and will be used to honor veterans at

events, memorials, etc.

To submit veteran information,

please contact Stacy Laravie, THPO

via email (ssettje@poncatribe-ne.org)

or via mail:

Stacy Laravie, THPO

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

88915 521 Avenue

Niobrara, NE 68760

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Youth Council

Youth Council assemble gifts for Seniors and Teens!

On Saturday, November

19, members of the Osni

Ponka Youth Council

and their advisor went on

their annual shopping trip

to Walmart to fulfill the

Senior Secret Santa and

Toys for Teen requests.

This year the applications

were online for both programs and SDA members

that met the age requirements were able to select

a theme for their gift. Our

Seniors got to pick from

comfy cozy, sweets, or

holiday decor. The teens

choose from comfy cozy,

spa, or techy. After the

shopping event, the youth

council members went

back to the Ralston office

to assemble the gifts and

organized them by office

location to be shipped out

for the members to pick

up at their convenience. In

total, the Youth Council

elves assembled about 300

gifts for our SDA teens

and elders. Hope everyone

enjoyed their gift!

Keep it handy!

Keep it safe!

Keeping your enrollment number safe and

secure is important! Your enrollment number

is the fastest and easiest way to verify your

enrollment in the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, and

your eligibility for programs open to members

of the Ponca Tribe.

Moving forward, all changes to forms and other

personal information, online, in person, and

over the phone, will require your enrollment

number. No changes will be made without

a verified enrollment number. Likewise, all

Ponca-specific programs will require a verified

enrollment number at the time of application

to be accepted.

So remember to keep your enrollment

number handy, and keep it secure! If you

need a new enrollment card or tribal ID, please

reach out to the Enrollment Department,

enrollment@poncatribe-ne.org.

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Tribal News

January 2023

Ponca

Language

Virtual Beginners Class

Mondays & Wednesdays | 5:30-7:40 pm

Starting January 17

Ponca Tribe of Nebraska member and Tribal Council

representative Angie Starkel will be teaching a 16 week Ponca

Language class at Nebraska Indian Community College,

starting January 17.

Classes are virtual, using Microsoft Teams, and meet

Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:30-7:40 pm.

Ponca Language 1 is a 4 credit hour course, and tuition is only

$1/credit hour! Students will receive a final grade cash bonus.

For more information, please contact Angie Starkel at

402.922.0436. To register for the course, please visit https://

www.thenicc.edu/admissions/applicant-information.php

MEMBERS NEEDED

TAX COMMISSION:

The Ponca Tax Commission is charged with the administration and enforcement of all Tribal tax laws. Commissioners

are paid a $250.00 stipend per meeting plus mileage reimbursement up to 410 miles roundtrip. Please submit a letter of

interest and resume to apply. Deadline for Applications is February 1, 2023

LAW & ORDER CODE REVISION COMMITTEE:

There will be an upcoming vacancy for a tribal member. The responsibilities of the Law & Order Committee are to review

the Law & Order Code and recommend changes to the Tribal Council. A $250 stipend is paid plus mileage reimbursement

up to 410 miles roundtrip. Deadline for Applications is February 1, 2023.

If you are interested in serving please submit a letter of interest and/or resume to the Tribal Council, Attn: Candace

Repenning, P.O. Box 288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or by e-mail crepenning@poncatribe-ne.org. A background check is required.

OSNI PONCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Tribal Council is accepting applications for the Osni Ponca Board of Directors. The purpose of Osni Ponca LLC is

to engage in economic development activities for the benefit of the Tribe and its members. This Board manages the

activities and affairs of Osni Ponca. No member of the Tribal Council, employee of the Tribe or any entities thereof, shall

serve on this Board. The Board members must have the following minimum qualifications: 1) Be at least twenty-five (25)

years of age; 2) either (a) possess a Bachelor’s Degree in business or a related field, or (b) possess a high school diploma

(or GED) and have at least five (5) years of business, financial, legal government contracting, tribal government or industry

experience; 3) have no felony convictions; and 4) submit to a background investigation which yields no results showing

convictions involving tax evasion, tax fraud, embezzlement or moral turpitude. Applications will be accepted from Tribal

and non-tribal members. A $250 stipend per meeting is paid as well as mileage reimbursement up to 410 miles roundtrip.

Applicants must submit a letter of interest and current resume to the Tribal Council, Attn: Candace Repenning, P.O. Box

288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or by e-mail to crepenning@poncatribe-ne.org. A background check is required. Deadline for

application is February 1, 2023.

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Enrollment

Change of Address Form

Mail to: PTN Enrollment Dept PO Box 288 Niobrara, NE 68760 Fax: 402-857-3771

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD MUST BE AN ENROLLED PONCA TRIBE MEMBER

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

OTHER ENROLLED PONCA TRIBE MEMBERS IN HOUSEHOLD:

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

PREVIOUS ADDRESS: (Street/P.O. Box, Apt #, City, State, Zip, County)

____________________________________________________________________________________________________

NEW ADDRESS: (Street/P.O. Box, Apt #, City, State, Zip, County)

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

PHONE NUMBER:_______________________________________________________________

ALTERNATE/CELL NUMBER:______________________________________________________

E-mail: ____________________________________________________________________________

DATE NEW ADDRESS IN EFFECT:__________________________________________________________________________

To provide better services to Ponca tribal members, this information will be shared

with all PTON Departments as needed. Any service may be suspended until this

information is corrected and/or updated.

_______________________________________

SIGNATURE REQUIRED

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January 2023

(Please sign your name in the area below with a BLACK felt tip marker)

TRIBAL MEMBERS

(please print)

NAME:_________________________________________DOB:_________________________

ADDRESS:____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________PHONE:______________________

I DO YOU WANT YOUR SS NUMBER ON YOUR ID CARD? YES_________OR NO_________

If yes, please check one of the following: Full SS number_____ or Last 4 digits only_____

By marking Yes you understand it is your responsibility to keep your SSN confidential and acknowledge

that the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska is not responsible if the card is lost or stolen.

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WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR BLOOD QUANTUM

YOUR ID? YES_____OR NO_____

***Don't forget to include

your picture!

FOR A PHOTO

ID PLEASE SIGN AND FILL OUT THIS PAGE.

NAME:_________________________________________DOB:_________________________

DON’T FORGET TO SEND (EMAIL) YOUR PICTURE AS WELL

Photo ID Instructions

ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________

1. Signature

Please completely fill in the information on the bottom of the signature page. With a black felt tip marker

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please sign your name in the middle of the top of the signature page. (Please note that children do not require

a signature

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NAME:_________________________________________DOB:_________________________

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Attention All AVT/HIED

Students Nationwide:

Please remember to submit your official

transcripts after EACH term funded in order to

be eligible to receive future funding. Students

must apply each school year.

Summer 2023 deadline: May 15, 2022

Fall 2023 deadline: August 15, 2022

The Ponca Educational Trust Fund is available

nationwide to students who enroll at one of

the University of Nebraska Campuses/Online

Courses: Lincoln ~ Omaha ~ Kearney (Must

be enrolled in 12 or more credit hours per

semester to be eligible)

Member’s Corner

Attention All K-12 YIP Students Nationwide:

• High School Seniors for the 2021-2022 school year are eligible to receive a

$500.00 Graduation Incentive!

• Our department is accepting projects for incentives in the following areas: Art,

Essay/Poetry, and Student of the Month. *Winners may receive $100.00 for

1st place, $50.00 for 2nd place, and $25.00 for 3rd place. Grade divisions are as

follows: Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), and High School (9-12)

• Perfect Attendance $100.00 (0-.49 days of absenteeism), $50.00 (.5-3.49 days

absenteeism), and $25.00 (3.5-5.49 days of absenteeism).

Deadline to apply for the 2022-2023 school year is July 31, 2023.

All Education Department Applications and Program Information are available

online on our tribal website. If you have any questions for the education

department, please feel free to contact Aubrey Knudsen @ office (402)3718834, work cell (402)844-0957, or aknudsen@poncatribe-ne.org. *Ponca tribal

enrollment is required for ALL education programs*

MEMBERS NEEDED

LANGUAGE AND CULTURE COMMITTEE:

The Language & Culture Committee has a vacancy for District 3, due to a resignation, the term will expire on March 9,

2023. Applications are now being accepted. This Committee is an updated version of the previous Culture Committee with

a larger focus on the preservation and revitalization of the Ponca language.

The Committee consists of 6 representatives; a representative from each site within the Service Delivery Areas (SDAs) and

a representative from outside of the SDAs. Committee members will be selected according to their knowledge of Ponca

language, culture, and traditional ways. If a representative is not who meets the above qualification is not available from

each site, any qualifying member may be appointed to the committee.

Members will be expected to attend all Committee meetings scheduled monthly and will be paid a stipend of $250 per

meeting and claim associated travel at the government rate, not to exceed a total of 410 total miles.

Some of the responsibilities of this committee are:

• To provide guidance to the Culture Department and Language Program with long-term planning, programming, and the

use of traditional knowledge.

• To generate culturally-appropriate programming to increase tribal involvement on culture and language activities and

create a sustainable culture and language program for tribal members inside and outside the SDAs.

• To act as a resource for Tribal departments to create culturally-based programming by providing guidance, knowledge,

wisdom, and expertise on Ponca culture, traditions, history, and beliefs.

• To assist the Ponca Tribal government in the formulation of policies and procedures pertaining to the Ponca Language,

culture, and history.

• To review and approve all Ponca culturally related educational material, such as instructional materials and modern

communication media productions, to be used to provide instruction to

• To review and reserve approval on all other activities and tasks related to the Ponca language, history, and culture as

may be referred the Committee.

• To periodically assess and review the Language Program and provide such assessments to the Tribal Council.

If you desire more information regarding this committee, please contact the Culture Director, Richard Wright Jr., at

rwrightjr@ponatribe-ne.or or 402.371.8834. Please forward your letter of interest including your qualifications/resume

for this Committee to Ponca Tribal Council, Attn: Candace Repenning, P.O. Box 288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or via e-mail to

crepenning@poncatribe-ne.org. Deadline for Applications is February 1, 2023.

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Member’s Corner

January 2023

Elder’s Committee

Meetings

January 9, 2023 | 10 am

Ralston Admin Building

Omaha, NE

February 6 | 10 am

Ponca Tribe Offices

Lincoln, NE

Tribal members Lexi (middle) and Abriella (right)

Knudsen danced in their first school powwow in

November, celebrating Native American Heritage

Month with their classmates. Lexi and Abriella are

the daughters of Alyssa Martinez Knudsen.

PEDCO/PONCA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION BOARD

There will be one position open due to a term expiring. Applications are now being accepted. The general mission of the

Corporation is: a) to assist the members of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to become more employable, including through

technical assistance, training, and development of skills; b) to increase members marketable employment and business

skills and proficiency in order for them to achieve better employment and economic opportunities; c) to assist members

with establishing, developing, and growing their own businesses and increasing their business opportunities, including

through loan and other funding programs as well as the provision of technical assistance and training for business; and d) to

otherwise improve and increase the economic well-being of the members and community of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

as a whole. The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Ponca Economic Development Corporation and the

Bylaws are on the website www.poncatribe-ne.org for your viewing or a copy can be e-mailed to you if requested.

The management and affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in a Board of Directors to carry out the purposes of the

Corporation. To be eligible for appointment as a Director an individual:

a. Need not be a resident living on Tribal lands or within the territory of the Tribe.

b. Must meet all requirements set forth in the Business Entities Code and any other law of the Tribe applicable to the

Corporation; and

c. Must meet any other standards or requirements which the Member’s Representatives may from time to time require.

A $250 stipend per meeting is paid as well as mileage reimbursement up to 410 miles roundtrip. Applicants must submit

letter of interest and current resume to the Tribal Council, Attn: Candace Repenning, P.O. Box 288, Niobrara, NE 68760 or by

e-mail crepenning@poncatribe-ne.org. A background check is required. Deadline for applications is February 1, 2023.

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Member’s Corner

Martin Clancy Jr.

Martin J. Clancy Jr., age 79, of Henderson, Nevada passed away on Friday, November

4, 2022. Martin was born on April 10, 1943 in Crofton, Nebraska to Myrtle E. Porter and

Martin Joseph Clancy. He was the oldest of five children. In 1950, the family relocated to

Henderson, where he would grow up, and graduate from Basic High School in 1961.

On March 21, 1963 Martin would enlist in the U.S. Air Force; where he would serve

honorably for the next four years. Upon discharge from active duty in 1967, Martin would

continue his service in the reserves for another 2 years, being honorably discharged in

1969.

On August 29, 1969, Martin would meet the love of his life, Toni Thompson, in Tallahassee,

Florida. They married on August 29, 1970, at Little Church of the West in Las Vegas,

Nevada. Martin enjoyed racing and had a passion for building cars and motorcycles. He was also a gun enthusiast. Martin

was a man who enjoyed life to the fullest. He was an enrolled member of the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska, a true patriot of his

country, and will truly be missed.

Martin was preceded in death by his father Martin Joseph Clancy, his mother Myrtle E. Porter, grandmother Esther Howe

Porter, great grandmother Emily K. Howe, and his sister Shannon Rose. He is survived by his wife, Toni Clancy; his siblings:

Faythe Hurd (Sioux City, Iowa), Patrick Clancy (Las Vegas, NV), and Erin Hayter (Henderson, NV).

Ponca Storyteller’s Corner

Is there anyone out there who doesn’t have a story, or a few, that means the world to them?

Stories contain worlds, convey knowledge, shape identity, live in the best parts of our hearts and memories.

Without them, the world would be drab, colorless. Without them, we might wind up forgetting everything we

most want to remember.

As Ponca People and as Natives, stories are particularly important to us. For thousands of years, we were an

oral culture, meaning the spoken word and storytelling were among the primary ways we transmitted what we

knew from generation to generation, how essential things and just lovely things moved through families, clans,

and societies. Recently, as we all know, we Poncas have made our way through a kind of apocalypse. It has

been difficult, tough, tragic. But we are still here and we are rebuilding, regenerating, and our story as a tribe

continues. Guided by our ancestors, we persevere and go forward.

And we Ponca People still have plenty of stories—baskets, pickup trucks, and houses just full of them. They

make us laugh, they make us cry, they make us who we are. We remember them from long ago when we were

kids, and we remember them from yesterday. We tell them around the fire, and we tell shortened versions of

them in our Facebook comments. They’re treasures; sacred, precious family belongings. But they’re also jokes,

lessons, cultural history, and dreams. Aren’t they the best? Isn’t it awesome that as Ponca People we still have

such a beautiful mountain of stories standing at the center of who we are as a people and as a tribe?

In this column, which I’m calling the Ponca Storytellers Corner, I’m aiming to create a place in our monthly

newsletter where us Ponca can share our stories—any of them that come to mind—that are meaningful or

educational to us, that need sharing or might be inspiring. My hope is that this column feeds our growth, feeds

our journey, feeds our soul, because isn’t that what a good story does anyway?

If you have a story you’d like to share in the Ponca Storytellers Corner, email it to cliffponca@gmail.com and

jhitchcock@poncatribe-ne.org. We are richer as individuals and as a people when we share the stories we have

to tell. Let’s make each other rich again as Poncas with the stories we carry.

Weblaho, Cliff Taylor

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Office Locations

NIOBRARA 68760

Headquarters

2523 Woodbine St., P.O. Box 288

Ph: (402) 857-3391

Fax: (402) 857-3736

Enrollment

2523 Woodbine St., P.O. Box 288

Ph: (402) 857-3391

Fax: (402) 857-3771

Cultural

P.O. Box 288

Ph: (402) 857-3519

Fax: (402) 857-3652

Ponca Hills Clinic

Ph: (402) 371-8780

(402) 371-5726

Fax: (402) 379-4291 - Pharmacy

(402) 379-4293 - Registration

(402) 371-4094 - Medical Lab

Administration

125 6th Street

Ph: (712) 258-0500

Fax: (712) 258-0762

OTHER RESOURCES

Ponca Express Child Abuse Hotline

Ph: 877-769-3111

800-652-1999 (Nebraska)

800-362-2178 (Iowa)

Northern Ponca Housing Authority

877-244-0864 (South Dakota)

1501 Michigan Ave.

Ph: (402) 379-8224

National Child Abuse Hotline

(800) 367-2320

800-422-4453

Fax: (402) 379-8557

Purchased/Referred Care

Ph: (800) 405-0365

Administration

Fax: (402) 371-0176

1600 Windhoek Dr.

Ph: (402) 438-9222

OMAHA 68107

Fax: (402) 438-9226

Fred LeRoy Health & Wellness Clinic

Ponca Health Services-Lincoln

2602 “J” Street

1600 Windhoek Dr

Ph: (402) 733-3612

Ph: (531) 248-3030

Fax: (402) 733-3487

Osni Ponca

2756 O Street

Administration

Ph: (402) 434-2127

5805 South 86th Circle, 68127

Fax: (402) 434-2128

Ph: (402) 315-2760

LINCOLN 68512

SIOUX CITY 51103

National Suicide Hotline

800-273-8255

Domestic Violence Hotline

800-799-7233

National Human Trafficking Hotline

888-373-7888

National Problem Gambling Helpline

800-522-4700

Elder Abuse Hotline

800-252-8966

NORFOLK 68701

Dental Boys Town Crisis Line

2602 “J” Street

800-448-3000

Ph: (402) 733-1325

Fax: (402) 733-3487

Drug Treatment & Referral Hotline

877-726-4727

Northern Ponca Housing Authority

Gym Building

10635 Birch., 68134

Nebraska Family Helpline

1800 Syracuse Ave.

Ph: (402) 505-3055

888-866-8660

Ph: (402) 371-8834

Fax: (402) 505-3066

Fax: (402) 379-0988

Veterans Crisis Line

800-273-8255

Administration Building

1800 Syracuse Ave.

Ph: (402) 371-8834

Fax: (402) 371-7564

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