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Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Bldg. A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol. 42 • No. 9 • September 2020

U

reme Co rt Mc irt Decision No Need for Congressiona

( Editor’ s Note: The following was written and submitted

for publication in the Sac and

Fox News by Truman Carter,

the founder and owner of Indian

Country Law Center in Shawnee, Okla. He has prosecuted

Indian country crimes for 35

years.)

The U.S. Supreme Court decision in McGirt v Oklahoma

has generated renewed interest

in the investigation and prosecution of crimes in Indian country in Oklahoma. This decision

provides clarity and guidance

for those officers charged with

the shared responsibility and

provide law and order on Indian

lands.

Longtime Prosecutor Reviews Historical Timeline

The Supreme Court decision

is the latest of court cases successfully challenging Oklahoma’s overreaching exercise of

jurisdiction over crimes committed by Indians in the Indian

country. The A cts of Congress

and federal courts have established the framework for applying and enforcing federal, tribal and state laws in the Indian

country, as defined by Congress.

Beginning in 1834, Congress

enacted laws describing and defining ndian lands as ndian

country.” This is the territory

within which tribal and federal

laws relating to Indians are generally applicable.

In 1948, Congress amended

the federal criminal code and

enacted a comprehensive defi

nition of Indian country, at 18

U.S.C.§ 1151, providing that In-

dian country means (a all land

within the limits of any Indian

reservation…( b) all dependent

Indian communities…..a nd (c)

all Indian allotments”….

The result is a system where

the authority is shared between

i

the federal, tribal, and state governments. The status of the offense, the offender and the victim (Indian or non-Indian) will

determine which jurisdiction

will prosecute. A ll three types

of Indian country are now recognized in Oklahoma.

In 1953, Congress established

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COVID-19 Relief Department is

Assisting E igi e Tri a Mem ers

With Critica Ne Programs

In response to the COVID-19

pandemic, the Sac and Fox

Nation Business Committee

has established a temporary

COVID-19 Relief Department

to assist tribal members during

the COVID-19 public health

emergency.

The Business Committee also

approved new COVID-19 assistance programs to provide critical assistance to eligible members of the Sac and Fox Nation.

The COVID-19 Relief Department became operational on A ugust 10 to assist tribal members

and accept applications.

During a July 23 meeting, the

Business Committee allocated

$2,000,000.00 of the Coronavirus A id, Relief, and Economic

Security (CA RES) A ct funding

to the COVID-19 Relief Department. The Business Committee

also approved two new assistance programs: the COVID-19

Human Services Relief Program

and the COVID-19 Business

Relief Program. Both programs

were designed to provide necessary relief to tribal members in

response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Under the Human Services

Relief Program, eligible tribal

members may apply to receive

assistance with expenses related

to the COVID-19 public health

emergency. To be eligible, applicants must be enrolled members of the Sac and Fox Nation,

18 years of age or older, experienced a loss of income, and

meet the income guidelines outlined in the program guidelines

(earn 400% or less of the National Poverty Guideline standards). A s part of the application

process, applicants will have to

provide documentation to verify

need.

Under the Business Relief

Program, any business or enterprise held solely or majority-owned by a Sac and Fox

Nation tribal member can apply

for grant funds to reimburse eligible expenses incurred due to

COVID-19. The business must

be able to document business

interruptions as a result of the

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ac and o eaders A ocate

$700,000 to Provide Students

a to s for Distance earning

The Sac and Fox Nation Business Committee

announced on July 28 the

‘ COVID-19 Education A ssistance Program.’ In response

to the COVID-19 pandemic, this program will provide

technology assistance to tribal students who are enrolled

members of the Sac and Fox

Nation. Students in pre-kindergarten through college can

apply.

The Business Committee

allocated $70 0,000.00 of the

Coronavirus A id, Relief, and

Economic Security (CA RES)

A ct funding to the COVID-19

Education A ssistance Program

to ensure tribal students have

access to technology and can

participate in distance learning

during the COVID-19 public

health emergency.

A ll students who are enrolled members of the Sac

and Fox Nation may apply to

receive a Chromebook (Pre-K

through 11th grade) or a laptop

(12th grade through college) to

assist with their distance learning needs. A s part of the application process, applicants will

have to provide documentation

to verify school enrollment.

Please contact the Sac and

Fox Nation Education Department for further information or

to have an application sent to

you. The application will also

be available online at www.

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov.

Completed applications must

be mailed to the Education Department.

Sac and Fox Nation

Education Department:

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

(918) 968-3526, Ext. 2046

butler-wolfe@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Jean Lynam

(918)968-3526, Ext: 2043

jean.lynam@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

A pplications will be reviewed and approved until program funds are depleted. Upon

approval of the application,

the Education Department will

contact approved applicants

to provide a status update and

the expected arrival date of the

devices. The program ends in

December 2020.

COVID-19

Testing is

A ai a e

The Sac and Fox Nation began operating a drive-thru testing clinic for COVID-19 on July

20. The testing is available to

patients with an active medical

record at Black Hawk Health

Center (BHHC). The testing

station is located at the Sac and

Fox Nation Community Building

Monday through Friday from 9

a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to

2:30 p.m. A photo ID is required.

Aislinn Munson and Ben Bailey

are pictured above preparing to

administer a test to Kyle Pacheco. In the side photo, Munson

and Bailey are shown at the

testing station table. Individuals

without an active medical record

at BHHC can contact Patient

Registration at (918) 968-9531.

(Photo by Mike Brown)

Chief

stin ree and Wood’s Address to the Nation

When we began the year

2020, our goals and plans

looked much different than they

do today. The amount of anxiety

and stress that tribulation such

as COVID-19 can cause can be

overwhelming. Romans 12:12

reads, Re oice in hope, be pa

tient in tribulation, be constant

in prayer.” – My hope is in Jesus Christ and not in my own

strength. I desire that we will,

together in unity - rejoice in our

hope, that we can patiently respond to our current situation,

and that we will constantly pray

for those in need and take action

to help where we are able.

In this Sac and Fox News edition you will notice applications

for several new programs that

we have developed to give immediate aid to Sac and Fox tribal

members. If you have lost work

and fall within 400% of the federal poverty level, there is help

for you. If you own a business

that has lost income because of

the virus, there is help for you.

If you do not fall into those

categories, we created a COVID

Relief program that has and

is distributing two, one-thousand-dollar relief checks to 18

years and older tribal members

impacted in their everyday life,

by the virus. Within that program, we also approved two,

two hundred and fifty dollar re

lief checks to children under the

age of 18. For those who have

yet to submit, that application is

included in this edition.

I would like to highlight

one more approved use of the

CA RES A CT funds the Sac and

Fox Nation received. We are

emphasizing the improvement

of our technology across our

capitol complex. We will be creating a more user-friendly website, laying nternet fiber across

the complex, purchasing software to connect departments.

For the first time, our tech

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ac and o Nation

Principal Chief

Justin Freeland Wood

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Sac and Fox News

The Sac & Fox News is the monthly

publication of the Sac & Fox Nation,

located on SH 99, six miles south of

Stroud, OK.

Mailing address:

Sac and Fox Nation

Administration Building

920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A

Stroud, OK 74079

Phone: 918-968-3526

Fax: 918-968-4837

The Sac & Fox News is the official

publication of the Sac and Fox

Nation. Our mission is to meet all

tribal members information needs

concerning the Nation.

The Sac & Fox News is mailed free,

one per address, to enrolled Sac and

Fox tribal members. Paid subscriptions

are available for $12.00 annually.

Editorial statements, guest columns,

and letters to the editor published in

this newspaper contain the opinions

of the writers. These opinions do not

necessarily reflect the opinions of

the Sac and Fox News staff or any

elected official or department of tribal

government or administration.

The Sac and Fox News reserves the

right to refuse publication of letters to

the editor. All editorials and letters to

the editor become the property of the

Sac and Fox News.

Submissions for publication must

be signed by the author and include

an address and contact phone number.

They are limited to 300 words. The

staff will not edit editorials or letters

to the editor to fit the 300-word limit.

Obituaries

Harlan Mack McKosato

Harlan Mack McKosato was born on

A pril 10, 1966 to Hoke Mack McKosato (Sac & Fox Nation) and Bette Marie

Free-McKosato (Bah-Kho-Je Nation) in

Pawnee, Okla.. He grew up in Perkins,

Okla. with his mother’s people, the BahKho-Je People.

Harlan attended Perkins Elementary School, Perkins Middle School, and

graduated from Perkins-Tryon High

School in 1984. His high school accomplishments include Harrah and Olive Basketball A ll-Tournament Teams;

NewsPress A ll-A rea Player in Basketball

and Football; A ll-Region and Honorable

Mention A ll-State - Basketball; Who’s

Who Most A thletic and Best A ll-A round;

A ll Conference - Basketball; A ll District

- Football and State Honor Society. He

then attended The University of Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. where he graduated in December 1988 with a Bachelor

of A rts degree in Journalism from the

Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass

Communication.

The college later named him one of

its distinguished alumni by inducting

him into the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.

He went on to work for UNITY where

he was a mentor to many youths, serving

Q uintin “Gaw” Butler departed this

life July 10, 2020 in Houston, Texas at

the age of 64. He was born on October

23, 1955 in Oklahoma City, OK to Donna Edge and Edward “Hambone” Butler.

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Articles and letters may be submitted

to the newspaper either by mail or Fax

to the address provided above, - or by

e-mail:newspaper@sacandfoxnationnsn.gov.

Address corrections & changes are

accepted by The Business Committee

at the address listed below.

Managing Editor

Mike Brown

Principal Chief:

Justin Freeland Wood

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1004

chief@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Second Chief:

Don Abney

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1008

secondchief@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Secretary:

Jacklyn K. King

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1007

secretary@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Treasurer:

Jared King

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1006

treasurer@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Committee Member:

Robert Williamson

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1005

cmember@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Business Committee

Mailing Address:

Sac and Fox Nation

Administration Building

920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A

Stroud, OK 74079

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family is honored and humbled by the

outpour of love for him. He will be greatly missed. He was a father, husband, son,

brother, uncle and grandpa.

Traditional services were held July 24,

2020, at the McKosato Family Home.

Burial was at McKosato Family Cemetery, Prague, Okla.

Harlan Mack McKosato

Quintin ‘Gaw’ Butler

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as both a trainer and UNITY Earth A mbassador advisor. A fter UNITY , he began

his work at Native A merica Calling. He

was the voice of the national broadcast

radio show Native A merica Calling for

17 years.

Harlan was an icon in Indian Country

for his award-winning contributions to

world news outlets. He paved the way for

many young Native people to join him in

the field of communications. He has been

named UNITY ’s Eddie Wadda A lumni

of the Y ear 2020. The award was presented on Thursday, July 23. In addition,

UNITY will be naming communication

scholarships in honor of Harlan.

The morning of July 21, 2020 our dearly beloved Harlan began his journey back

to manetôw a where he was surrounded

by his family and friends at his home in

A lbuquerque, NM. Harlan has walked on

to be with his late brother, Mitchell A llen McKosato. He is survived by his son

Nekon Che McKosato, brother Kenneth

Robert McKosato, and sisters Deanna

Lynn McKosato and Shelley Magdalene

McKosato-Haupt.

Harlan had many friends and relatives

across Indian Country and they all have

sent their condolences to the family. His

Mary Lou Peacore

Mary Lou

Peacore

Mary Lou Peacore, age 60, of Shawnee, OK went to be with our Lord on

Sunday July 26, 2020.

Mary Lou enjoyed and loved her family dearly. She will be remembered for

her loving heart and her willingness to

give her last dollar to anyone in need.

Her memory also lives on by the strength

she always showed; a quality that was

passed on to her children and grandchildren. Mary Lou worked as a waitress

for many years. Some of her hobbies included spending time with friends at the

casino and gathering for family dinners.

She grew up in Ridgecrest, CA where she

graduated high school, was baptized and

also became a youth leader.

She is preceded in death by her parents Frances and Leon Peacore. Three

brothers Joaquin Miller, David and Randy Peacore, and her nephew Darren Peacore.

She is survived by three children Faith

and Will Jacoway of Tecumseh, OK, Michael John and Malita Green of Shawnee, Jeremiah, Elena Green of Shawnee,

and one sister Francine Johnson. Mary

Lou had 8 grandchildren: Destanie, Serenity, and A nanias Jacoway, Shaniah

and Symphony Green, Jaelyn, Jaeda, and

Jaesten Green as well as nephews Phillip

Peacore, Brad Braley, nieces Savannah

Miller, Brandy Peacore, lifelong friend

Kent “A ce” Lynam and many more family and friends.

Services were held at Cross Connection Church “C3” in Shawnee, OK

on July 30, 2020, followed by burial at

Snake Creek Baptist Church in Seminole, OK under the direction of Walker

Funeral Service.

Business Committee Meeting

Minutes are now

accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

and Facebook

Q uintin grew up in Oklahoma City and

Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in 1970 the family

moved to Houston, TX . He graduated in

1975 with a diploma from Robert E. Lee

High School. Q uintin enjoyed technology, building, and repairing computers,

and worked most of his life in the computer field. He had a passion for music,

pool, traveling and spending time with

family.

He was a self-taught guitarist and bass

player. He also taught himself how to

play pool and competed in pool tournaments in Houston. Q uintin enjoyed

attending powwows and taking pictures/

videos. He shared his work on social media, and his work even reached Europe.

Q uintin enjoyed spending time with

his nieces and nephews, and often traveled to visit family in Oklahoma. He had

a special place in his heart for his second nieces, Y unnin and Y lva, and treated

them like they were his own grandchildren. He was known to them as Grandpa

Gaw.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Donna Butler, brother

Ronald Butler, and sister Deanna Butler

Bates.

Survivors include his brothers, John

Butler and David Butler, Houston, TX

and Brent Butler, A ustin, TX . Nieces

A ngela Bangstein, Notodden, Norway,

Joanne Butler, Livingston, TX , Erica

Bates and Julianne Butler, Houston, TX .

Nephews, Dewayne A bbey, Houston,

TX , David Butler Jr. and Michael Butler, Houston, TX and Brent Butler, A ustin, TX . Second nieces Y unnin and Y lva

Bangstein of Norway.

Services dates are pending at this time.

Quintin ‘Gaw’ Butler

Brandon Eriek Norman

Brandon Eriek Norman was born June

20th 1979 in Mt. Vernon Washington.

Brandon was an A rtist – “I am driven by

a single goal to make the world a better

place for all.”

He was a member of the Sac and

Fox ation and grew up in the acific

Northwest, attending Curtis Senior High

School in Tacoma, WA . He later moved

to A ustin, Texas where he attended College and pursued his studies in A rt and

Graphic Design. He was a member of

Creative A rts at A ustin Community College and developed his love of Hip Hop

and Underground music.

A fter relocating to Shawnee, Oklahoma, Brandon finished his degree in

Graphic A rts at Rose State College and

began working as a freelance graphic artist. He continued his love of music under

the name “Boundlis” by creating several

online rooms where people could come

share in his love of hip hop and join in

a community atmosphere of like-minded

artists.

Brandon was a diverse, happy, kind,

creative soul who loved comics, fantasy,

and the creation of A rt and Music. His

passion being his comics, Brandon authored and published “Bee Boy” issues

1 and 2 and was currently in the process

of making a third edition to his original

creation. His distinct laugh could be recognized by all who knew him.

Brandon is survived by his mother,

Kay Rhoads of Meeker, OK; father, Robert Norman of Santa Clara, CA ; sister,

Mingh and Clarence hitfield and their

children Kennedy and Christian of Morton, PA ; sister, Krishna Bear and Joseph

Mack of Shawnee OK; brother, Ravi

and A manda Norman and their children

Sydney, Richard, Sayah of Minnetonka,

MI; brother, Jason Keller of Oklahoma

City OK; brother, Shaun Norman of San

Francisco, CA ; and niece, Sydney and

Brandon Breezawitz and their children

Gweneth and Marylin of Shawnee, OK;

his former wife, Nancy Hook of Tuttle, OK; his Bacardi Clan of University

Place, WA ; and, multiple and extended

aunts, uncles and cousins and loved ones.

Services were held at Walker Funeral

Service in Shawnee, OK on A ugust 21,

2020. A reception dinner followed for all

friends and family at Horseshoe Bend

Community Center in Shawnee, OK.

Brandon Eriek Norman

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Obituaries

Edward Charles ‘Chuck’ Spoon, Jr.

The family of Edward Charles Spoon,

Jr (“Chuck”) is saddened to announce

his passing on July 14, 2020 at the age

of 44 years. Chuck passed peacefully and

surrounded by his family after months of

hospice care. Chuck was a lifelong resident of Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Chuck was born on July 4th, 1976 in

Claremore, Oklahoma to Edward Charles

Spoon, Sr. and Edith Verlayne (Littlehead) Spoon Wilson. He was an enrolled

member of the Sac and Fox Nation. He

was also a descendant of the Absentee

Shawnee and Euchee Tribes.

Chuck graduated from Shawnee High

School in 1995. He later attended Gordon Cooper Vocational School and Rose

State College. He worked several years

as a cement mason in the construction

field.

During Chuck’s lifetime, he liked playing softball, he enjoyed drawing, playing

pool, and he loved to listen to heavy metal music and attending concerts. Chuck

was also a keen dart player winning several local dart tournaments. He enjoyed

cooking out and spending time with family and friends.

Chuck was preceded in death by his

parents and sister, Lucinda “Cindy”

(Spoon) Johnson. He is survived by two

sisters, Shawna Spoon and Casey Wilson, both of Shawnee; maternal aunt,

Clarissa Littlehead and her family; maternal uncle, Cecil Littlehead and his

family; paternal aunt, Marilyn Spoon and

her family, as well as numerous cousins,

other relatives and friends.

Chuck was especially close to his

niece, Madison Johnson and nephews,

Geremy Johnson, Aiden Mitchell, Gunner, Zeke, Kayne, and Myles Wassana.

He was a loving uncle to all of his other nieces and nephews as well. Chuck is

also survived by his adopted father, Dennis Jennings of Prague, OK and adopted

mother, Jennifer Onzawah of Shawnee,

OK.

Tribal rites were held on July 17, 2020

and burial was held on July 18, 2020

at the Sac and Fox Nation Cemetery in

Stroud, Oklahoma. The family wishes

to thank everyone who helped with the

funeral and who provided their support

during this difficult time.

David D. “Bunny” Harris passed away

July 16, 2020 in Tulsa, Okla. at the age

of 85. David was born March 4, 1935 to

Robert Falls and Katherine Jefferson 22,

1939 in Stroud, Okla.

He served in the US Army from 1952

to 1958. He worked as a truck driver for

50 years. David loved to read, especially

his Bible. David liked to venture out and

take bus rides. One of his favorite places

to go was the library and read his Westerns. David loved to go to church every

chance he got, and was an extremely

faithful and generous man.

He is survived by his brother Ralph

Hamblin and his wife Joyce, his son Randy Harris and many more family members and friends. David was preceded in

death by his parents, his brothers Eugene

Harris, James Harris and Arthur Hamblin

Jr.

Services were held July 21, 2020 at

the Sac and Fox Nation Chapel, south of

Stroud, Okla.

COVID-19 Assistance Programs

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COVID-19 pandemic.

Program guidelines and applications

are available on the Nation’s website:

www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov. The application period will close on November

1, 2020. However, funding is on a first

come, first serve basis. Applications will

be reviewed and approved until program

funds are depleted.

Beginning on August 10, the

COVID-19 Relief Department is available to assist tribal members and answer

questions. If you have questions about

these programs and the application process, please contact the COVID Relief

Department: (918)-968-3526 or coviddept@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov.

These new programs are in addition to

previously announced COVID-19 relief

programs: the COVID-19 Relief Program for Elders (announced on April 29,

2020), the COVID-19 Economic Support

Program (announced on May 21, 2020),

and the COVID-19 Education Technology Program (announced on July 28,

2020).

Chief Wood’s Address to the Nation

(Cont. From Page 1)

Edward Charles Spoon, Jr.

Isabelle Colleen Edgin

Isabelle Colleen Edgin, age 93, of

Moore, OK passed away Sunday, August

16, 2020 in Moore. She was born March

25, 1927 in Shawnee, OK to Frank and

Mary (McKosato) Peacore.

Isabelle grew up in the Shawnee area.

She lived in California for 25 years, but

lived most of her life in Shawnee. She

attended school at Haskell.

Isabelle married James Edgin in 1950

in Fort Smith, Arkansas. She was a nurse

for 42 years. She worked many years as

a surgical nurse and finished her career

at Sunset Estates in Tecumseh, OK. She

was a member of New Hope Baptist

Church since 2013.

She was a talented seamstress and

loved to sew. Isabelle also loved to go

shopping. She was very proud of her

family and dearly loved all her children,

grandchildren, great grandchildren and

great great grandchildren.

Isabelle was preceded in death by her

parents; her husband James; daughter,

Margaret Wood; son, David Tibbetts;

grandson, Christopher Gregory; son in

law, Robert Godfrey; siblings, Charlotte

Hillman, Margaret Peacore, Buddy Peacore, Georgie Peacore, and Eugene Peacore.

She is survived by her daughter, Mary

Ann Godfrey; adopted daughter and her

husband, Melanie and Sam Roberts; adopted son, Steve Brokeshoulder; sister,

Jackie Helfer; daughter in law, Karen

Tibbetts; niece, Georgette Capshaw;

grandchildren, Andy Gregory, Michelle

Wilson, Mary Black, Rachael and Mike

Hedgcoth, Tony and Amy Tibbetts, Chris

Tibbetts, Angie Tibbetts, Lauren Roberts,

Megan and Wynn Royce; great-grandchildren, Ally and Talor Stewart, Taylor

David D. ‘Bunny’ Harris

and Destiny McLeod, Ashley and Chad

Enloe, Katelynn Gregory, Andrew Gregory II, Drew Black, Josh Nelson, Nathan

Black, Maya Black, Novella Tibbetts,

Townsend Tibbetts, Austin Hedgcoth,

Evan Hedgcoth, Michael Hunt, Chase

Hunt, Leah Jones, Ricklee Henderson,

and Chevy Royce; great great grandchildren, Landen McLeod, Noah McLeod, Ledger Enloe; numerous nieces

and nephews; and many other family and

friends.

Services were held August 22, 2020

at New Hope Baptist Church with Josh

Stinnett of New Hope Baptist Church,

Bethel Acres, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial followed at Tecumseh Cemetery

under the direction of Cooper Funeral

Home of Tecumseh.

Isabelle Colleen Edgin

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Sac and Fox Nation Human Service Department is now accepting applications for FY’

2020 LIHEAP Cooling season for the months

of May 1, 2020 through September 31, 2020.

You can pick up applications from the Main

Office/SMPC (please call to make an appointment and we can take the application to your

vehicle) or off the Sac and Fox Nation website.

If you have any questions please contact Carrie LaDeaux, Interim Human Services Director at 918/968-3526 ext. 2010 or email Carrie.

Ladeaux@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov.

nology will be on par with everything

that 2020 has to offer. During a time of

pandemic, our technology should match

the urgency of your needs. While there

is so much we would like to do to better

the lives of Sac and Fox tribal members

during this pandemic, the United States

Treasury department has given us a very

strict list of guidelines that help the Business Committee understand what is a

qualified expenditure and what is not an

allowable use of the CARES ACT distribution.

Please do not hesitate to reach out

by phone at (918)968-3526 or email at:

justinwood@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov. I

appreciate your patience and willingness

to step up and help your fellow tribal

member. Together we are stronger. God

Bless.

Happy September Birthday Elders!

Maxine Carter

Reginald James Haney

Vicki S. Wilson

Kenneth Ray Bruno

Robert Butler Wolf

Kimberly Michelle Boone

Harry Michael Foster

Gregory Lynn Lewis

Linda Kaye Brown

Jennie Kay Bemo

Coleen Beck

June Vlaun

Eli F. Foreman

Henry Lee Jones

Rosemary Smith

Terry Jean Thomas

Henrietta M. Massey

Samuel Ray Whitebead

Janet Gail Neff

Clifford Earl Allmond

Zack T. Morris

Yvonne Mary Goodeagle

Jackie Shirley Carter-Morrison

Aaron Lee McKinney

Clarissa June Littlehead

Lela Jolene Walker

Marisa Ilona Duncan

Thomasine Betsy Wildcat

Joyce Ann Ivy

Sara K. Dye

Christopher Alan Couteau

Michael Eugene Longshore

Phillip Joseph Petitt

Josetta Yvonne Heuston

Vickie Teresa Wylie

Don Wayne Abney

Richard Allen Grass

Reta Gay Limore

Annette Louise Haney

Randy E. Poodry

Edie Rochelle Cox

Peter Dean Edmonson

John Curtis Pell

Freddie Alexander Casteel

Little Joe Conallis

Clarita Kay Yost

Carol J. Childers

Cathy Le June Cole

Gary Lee Morgan

Leroy Vernon Ellis

Donna L. Haney

Leonard McCoy

Jellene Lue Morehead

Sandra Marie Exendine

Nancie Estella Poodry

Lonnie Ray Dowd

Linda Kay Bontrager

Jerome H. Hodgens

Samuel Dean Brown

Robert L. Roubidoux

Pamela Dee Ortiz

Clarissa Ann Williams

Anna Alma Russell

Eudora Belle Rogers

Judith Paulette Harris Walding

Kimberly Marie Walker

Marcianna Lisa Thompson

Brenda Jenell Owens

Michael Allen McCoy

Leota Mary Morris

Traci Jaydene Hoch

Teresa Elaine Runnels

John Wayne Hastings

Dorothy Jean Tiger

Lawana Louise Malone

Phyllis Ann Bigbey

David Edward Sroufe

Margaret Elizabeth Stevens

Michael Brown Harris

Daniel T. McCoy

Florence Anne Mason

Lois Kay Simpson

Randy Wayne Rowell

Jerri Renee McCleland-Waldrup

Dianna June Hamilton

Karen Denise Spaid

Laura Marie Gastineau

Johanna Smith

Christopher Thomas Miles

Johnnie Sterling Harwood

Duane C. Falls

Wayne Gordon Snodgrass

Cleda Darlene Crowe

Marilyn Yvonne Drobenaire

Gary E. James

Mary Ann Godfrey

Sandra Lee Tate

Pamela Kincade

Renata Jo Tiger

Hiram Slayton Weis

Marilyn Kay Kindsvatter

Gerald Lance Avans

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Sac and Fox Nation Education Department News

The Education Department has been

calling the area schools that we service

with the Johnson O’Malley (JOM) Program, and trying to get some consensus

of how each school will be handling reopening their doors for the school year

2020 – 2021. Most schools will be trying

to open as normal and handling issues

that confronts them from day to day with

COVID-19.

Some schools did surveys to parents

on choices of how they would be sending

their children back school. With distance

learning, the student will not be allowed

to participate in sports or extra curricula

at some of the schools. We would think

that schools will give some options to the

parents of how their children will be attending school. I personally do not agree

with an option of distance learning and

not being able to participate in any extra

curriculum. Most students strive to be in

school to participate in extra curriculum,

example sports. We have not heard of

any area schools not opening for school

year 2020 -2021, but the question is how

to. President Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos are threatening to cut

federal funding to schools who do not

fully physically reopen.

We are very happy to report to the

Sac and Fox Nation school age members

that during this trying time of our young

members, that a relief has been lifted

from you. Since the CA RES A ct Relief

funding was granted to the Sac and Fox

Nation, the Business Committee will be

sending some funding to the Education

Department.

We proposed during Covid-19 this has

affected our Sac and Fox Nation school

age members by not being able to do virtual distance learning during COVID-19.

Students were unable to continue their

education. There were some schools that

provided limited equipment to students

irst to A

during the shutdown of schools in March

of 2020. We have developed an application, guidelines and a waiver, and we

have the approval of the Business Committee.

The Education Department has been

working with the Sac and Fox IT Department on ordering Chromebooks and only

high school seniors will be getting a lap

top. We have called each school within

our JOM service area and some schools

will be furnishing a Chromebook for

their students and a hot spot when needed. The Sac and Fox Education application will have to be signed by the school

your child is enrolled in, of the need of

a Chromebook. We also have noted that

schools already have in place agreements

with Verizon and/ or A T& T for services

of hot spots devices. The Nation will

only provide the Chromebook or lap top

and it will be the parent’s responsibility

to go to the school the child attends to get

set up on the school service.

A waiver will need to be signed before

Chromebook or lap top is released. This

waiver is for the Sac and Fox Education

Department and Sac and Fox Nation of

not being responsible once equipment is

issued out to tribal member of any damage, lost, stolen, etc… THERE WILL BE

NO REPLA CEMENT! !

Sac and Fox Higher Education Students are eligible for a lap top as well.

Each student will need to have the college they are attending sign off on the

application, and the student will need to

sign the waiver as well as to send in a

copy of their CDIB enrollment card.

The Education Department has been very

busy with clothing, JOM, higher education, and technology equipment applications. We would like to stress to every

tribal member to make sure you send in

all the documents that is asked for on the

applications. This saves us from hav-

for Ne

ing to call for missing documents. On

any applications you apply, you should

always send in your CDIB card (enrollment card) to verify you or your children

are Sac and Fox members.

A s of this date, the lap tops have been

delivered and are being distributed out to

students. We are still waiting on Chromebooks. It is our understanding that the

Chromebooks are a hot item right now

due to distance learning. We ask that

you have patience. They are ordered and

as soon as they are delivered, we will

be calling to set up a time for you the

pick up the Chromebook. There will be

a scheduled date, time, and location for

pick up. We plan to be in the Shawnee

and Cushing area.

The pick up area at the Learning Center will be on the west side of the building, at the west side window. Enter in the

gated area, and we ask that you wear a

mask when picking up Chromebook. We

will be starting with the earliest applications from July 28 to the present date.

Now, if you had to be called for missing

documents, your date will be when you

turned in a completed application.

The Education Department would like

to give a big THA NKS to Ms. Beverly

Jackson from the Sac and Fox Multi-Purpose Building in Shawnee for all she

does for the Education Department and

collecting our Clothing, JOM, Higher

Education, and Technology A pplications.

A start date for equipment was July 28,

2020, and is still in process.

We are still taking applications for

clothing and JOM supplies for this school

year 2020 -2021.

The Sac and Fox Education Department is open Monday through Friday

8:30 am to 4:30 pm by appointments

only. Y ou can also take your clothing

and JOM applications to the Shawnee

Multi-Purpose Building, 215 N. Harrison

Street, Shawnee, OK 74801, and we will

pick up completed applications on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week.

PLEA SE BE SURE TO SIGN A ND

COMPLETE A LL DOCUMENTS A ND

SEND A LL DOCUMENTS REQ UIRED

ON THE A PPLICA TIONS! ! THIS WILL

SA VE Y OU A ND US TIME!

Thank you,

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Cell number: 405 328-0402

918 968-3526, EX T: 2046

at erine an

inkle a enior at

arnum i

c ool wa t e r t

tudent to recei e a new la to com

uter at t e ac and o Nation Edu

cation e artment u u t

a to

Pictured from left are: Sac and Fox Principal Chief Justin F. Wood, Sac and Fox

Nation tribal member Joseph Maytubby who is a senior at Shawnee High School,

Edwina Butler-Wolfe, Director of Education for the Sac and Fox Nation, and Jason

Saxton, Shawnee High School football coach. Joseph Maytubby’s application for a

new laptop computer was the first to be turned in on July 2 , 2020 in the Education

Department. We wanted to do a photo shoot to start the process of disbursement of the

lap tops. Joseph is a senior and plays football for the Shawnee Wolves and also plays

basketball. He plans to attend Oklahoma University to pursue his football career.

Coach Saxton said “Joseph is a good student, studies and works hard in his academics

and all his school sports.” The Nation is proud of Joseph and is proud of A LL OUR

SA C A ND FOX STUDENTS NA TION WIDE! ! !

CALLING ALL

SAUK AND FOX ARTISTS!

We are looking for Sauk and Fox

artwork to an in t e new ‘ oon to

en’ enior iti en

eteran

ce and ran ortation Buildin re

ce tion area troud kla

i will e on a con i nment loan

a i a t ere are no und to ur

c a e at t i time

or in ormation

ottie i er

by Edwina Butler-Wolfe

lea e call

Pictured i artwork y anae Gra

in ul a until e t

t at i

ein

owca ed at arde ty rt

P oto Pro ided

anae rass’ Art or

eing ho cased

At ardest Arts in Do nto n T sa

Former Miss Sac and Fox Nation Princess Janae Grass’ artwork, consisting of

two paintings and bead work, is currently

being showcased in downtown Tulsa at

the A HHA ( Hardesty A rts ) A rt Gallery

in an exhibition, “Re/ Convening: Native

A rts Of Oklahoma.’

The exhibit extends until September

20, 2020. Janae has also received the Student A ward of Excellence from the Oklahoma Visual A rts Coalition. Her work

is featured in their A rt Focus Oklahoma

magazine Summer 2020 issue.

She also has an art piece to be featured

in the traveling art show, ‘ 24 Works on

Paper,’ which starts at SWOSU A rt Gallery in Weatherford, Okla. in late A ugust

of this year. Her art then travels the state

for two years until the final stop at Gay

lord Pickens Museum in Oklahoma City

in December 2022.

The full schedule can be found at ovacok.org. Janae’s work was also featured in

a virtual art show at Northeastern State

University. A n article featuring Janae and

her artwork and a video interview can

also be found on the Oklahoma Visual

A rts Coalition website.

earn FREE college tuition

it’s Oklahoma’s Promise

With Oklahoma’s Promise, the Oklahoma Higher

Learning Access Program, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade

students whose family income is $50,000 or less

can earn FREE COLLEGE TUITION

Apply online at www.okpromise.org or

Contact the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education by e-mail at

okpromise@osrhe.edu or by phone at 1-8-858-1840 (225-9152 in OKC)

Get an application from your counselor

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Sac & Fox Business Committee Announces COVID-19 Economic Support Program

TRIBA L MEMBERS CA N

NOW SUBMIT A PPLICA TION

FOR COVID-19 ECONOMIC

SUPPORT. The application is

now available on the website.

To receive the economic support

payment, tribal members must

submit the application.

In May 2020, upon receipt

of CA RES A ct funding from

the U.S. Treasury, the Sac and

Fox Nation Business Committee approved the COVID-19

Economic Support Program.

Under the program, all enrolled

members of the Sac and Fox

Nation age 18 or older are eligible to receive two payments

of $1 ,000.00. Members under

the age of 18 are eligible to receive two payments of $250.00.

The first distribution occurred in

early June. The second distribution was scheduled for September, but the Business Committee

has announced that distributions

will begin immediately.

To receive the economic support payment, you must complete and submit the application.

Checks will be distributed once

the application is received, beginning immediately. No checks

will be sent without a completed

application on file. All applications must be submitted by November 1, 2020.

On June 24, 2020, the U.S.

Treasury updated its guidance

documents on use of CA RES

funds. The guidance was updated to state that economic support

payments must be based on an

assessment of individual need.

The official guidance is periodically updated and we are closely

tracking it to ensure compliance.

The application is also available online at: http:/ / sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov/ departments/

covid-relief/

Why the

nsn go ’

Designation?

From time to time, a question

has been asked as to why the Sac

and Fox Nation uses such a special

exclusive (and longer) native sovereign nation dot gov Internet designation and name:

The “nsn dot gov” (nsn.gov) designation carries with it more significant levels of legitimacy, trust, and

authority than a commercial, “dot

com” domain name.

“NSN DOT GOV” confirms that

it is an official government website that has been certified, verified, and recognized by the United

States Government.

Of course, commercial sub-entities and public political subdivisions of tribal government may

also use a commercial dot com designation for commercial-oriented

purposes.

Truman Carter

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SAUK LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

PHILOSOPHY

Indians are born speaking our languages. For some of us, they lie dormant

within our bodies. They are looking for a way out. God gave us these beautiful

languages. All of us hold them in a sacred manner within. There is no such

thing as an Indian person who cannot speak Indian.

Our language programs find these languages within our bodies. They bring

them out through our mouths and deliver them to their rightful resting places

within our hearts.

Sauk Language

Department

September Comic

ea

ea Whi e o Can’ E hi it O ens e t

by Tony Tiger

‘ Speak: Speak While Y ou Can’ is the

title of a new Indigenous art exhibition

that explores the revitalization, resurgence and resiliency of Indigenous peo-

ples of A merica, in their efforts to restore

tribal languages. The exhibit focuses on

the tribes of Oklahoma, however, many

languages around the country are in jeopardy of vanishing from existence.

RAP Application Form Provided Here

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at i ing Arts of T sa

Thanks to all those in the past who

have worked and those now who continue to keep Indigenous languages alive!

This exhibition is titled in the imperative

to call tribal people to take interest in

keeping indigenous languages alive.

‘ Speak: Speak While Y ou Can’ opens

at Living A rts of Tulsa on September 4

through October 18, 2020. The exhibition has been curated by Sac and Fox

tribal member Tony A . Tiger and co-curated with Bobby C. Martin (Muscogee

Creek). Roy Boney Jr., a Cherokee language specialist and one the exhibition

artists, has written a thought provoking

exhibition statement that will be trans-

lated into tribal languages and displayed

next to the English version.

The Sac and Fox Language Department and other tribal language programs

have been a source of inspiration for the

exhibition. I hope you will put on a mask,

wash your hands and make your way to

the Living A rtists of Tulsa gallery while

the exhibition is on display. Twenty seven artists representing over fifteen tribes

will represent their tribal communities

through art celebrating tribal languages.

Living A rts of Tulsa is located at 307

E. Reconciliation Way Tulsa, OK , please

check the website for ticket availability.

www.Livingarts.org

ac and o arti t ony i er i ictured wit ‘

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Grandmot er’ Peo le’ t at i art o a new ndi enou art e i ition at Li in

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P oto courte y o ony i er

September Word Search

If at least 1 in your household

has a CDIB, you reside within

our 5 tribe Service Area, & you

meet USDA Income Guidelines…

YOU MAY QUALIFY!!!

CALL TODAY!!! 1-800-256-3398

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Business Committee Meeting Minutes

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

The Sac and Fox National

Public Library has used

paperbacks (and a few

hardbacks) for sale.

Paperbacks are three for $1,

or 3 5 cents each.

Hardbacks are $1 each.

F o r mo re i nf o rmati o n, pl eas e c o ntac t:

K aren H ami l to n o r N eth i a W al l ac e

Sh aw nee M ul ti - P urpo s e B ui l d i ng

4 0 5 -2 7 5 -1 2 6 2

The Sac and Fox National

Public Library has used

paperbacks (and a few

hardbacks) for sale.

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Veterans Honor Guard, Quilts of Valor Foundation Honor LCpl. Cheyenne Kauley

by Mike Brown

Sac and Fox Nation tribal member

Cheyenne Kauley, of Shawnee, Okla.,

was recognized A ug. 19 for her military

service by the Sac and Fox Nation Veterans Honor Guard and the Q uilts of Valor

Foundation.

U. S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal

Kauley is currently stationed in Cherry

Point, NC after serving in the Middle

East. She was in Oklahoma visiting family and friends on 10-day leave when she

Quilts of Valor Foundation member Shelley Prewitt, left, speaks to honoree

U.S. Marine Corps LCpl. Cheyenne Kauley.

(All Photos by Mike Brown)

was honored at a gathering held in the

pavilion at Jim Thorpe Memorial Park,

adjacent to tribal headquarters.

Shelley Prewitt, a longtime member of

the Q uilts of Valor Foundation, presented

LCpl. Kauley a special handmade quilt

prepared by Prewitt. The foundation was

established in 2003, and quilts are presented to military service members who

have been touched by war. Prewitt said

the quilts are considered by the foundation to be “a civilian Purple Heart.”

LCpl. Kauley was also presented a

blanket by the Sac and Fox Veterans

Honor Guard members Commander Sonny Masquat, Paul Wolfe, Curtis Wakolee

and A ustin Grant Jr.

During the presentation program,

Tribal Drums performed The Veterans’

Song,’ and many in attendance took part

in a ‘ Circle of Life’ tribal dance. In addition to members of the Sac and Fox Veterans Honor Guard, those in attendance

also included Sac and Fox Nation Princess Patience Longhorn and Sac and Fox

Nation Business Committee Member

Robert Williamson.

Sac and Fox Veterans Honor Guard Commander Sonny Masquat and Quilts

of Valor Foundation member Shelley Prewitt display the quilt made by Prewitt

as LCpl. Cheyenne Kauley looks on at right.

SAC AND FOX TAX COMMISSION

REVENUE

January 2020

Beer and Liquor...................................................................$271.38

State Tobacco Rebate.................................................$278,598.37

Motor Vehicle...................................................................$8,428.57

Sales Tax........................................................................$16,548.69

Treasury.................................................................................$55.00

Oil and Gas.............................................................................$3.67

Gaming..........................................................................$103,081.44

TOTAL..............$406,987.12

September 2020

Many in attendance took art in a ‘ ircle o Li e

honoring tribal member LCpl. Cheyenne Kauley.

ance’ durin t e ro ram

ri al rum and in er

tion program.

on ’ durin t e re enta-

SA C A N D F O X N A T I O N

F O O D DI ST R I B U T I O N

P R O G R A M

STROUD WAREHOUSE

918-968-3030 • 1-800-256-3398

SHAWNEE OFFICE

405-395-0063 • 1-886-622-2310

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e eteran

ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS

ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! THANK YOU!!

Pictured front row L to R: A ustin Grant, Jr., Elvis Ellis, USMC LCpl. Cheyenne D.

Kauley, and Norwood “Sonny” Masquat Jr. Back row: Curtis “Dagwood” Wakolee,

A ntonio Kauley and LCpl. Kauley’s father, David Kauley. (Photo by Kim Boone)

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P E R

C A P I T A

P A Y M

E N T

I N F O R M

A T I O N

• Indivi dual must be enrolled by September 3 0, 2020 to be eligible for

the 2020 per capita payment.

• Tribal members will need to submit a W9 to the Finance D epartment

for the upcoming 2020 Per Capita Payment.

• Once a W-9 form is receive d, it will be updated into our system and

all payments due will be made at a time of disbursement.

• If an indivi dual is a NEW tribal member, or has had a NAM E CHANGE,

a copy of Social Security card is needed for our records.

• There is NO deadline on submitting a W9. All checks will be mailed,

no exce ptions.

• The IRS 1099 form will be mailed by Ja nuary 3 1, 2021.

NEW M INORS . . . PLEASE SEND COPY OF SOCIAL SECURITY

CARD SO WE CAN GET TRUST ACCOUNTS ESTAB LISHED

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Buildin

troud

W - 9 F o rm

It is critical that the W-9 Form be completed correctly and thoroughly

ING AD D RESS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUM B ER, and then SIGN and

D ATE your form.

R eq ui red Legal Do c uments

If you have had a name change due to marriage, divo rce, adoption,

etc., it is important the Finance D epartment has a copy of your social

security card. All othere legal documents should be sent to the Enrollment D epartment so their records can be updated. Any guardianship

D epartment.

M i no rs

Parents or guardians are responsible for provi ding a W-9 for minor

children; not doing so could result in the minor’s payment not being

deposited into the minor’s trust fund account in a timely manner.

Sac and Fox Nation

Finance D epartment

92096 3 S. Hwy 99, B ldg. A

Stroud, Oklahoma 7 407 9

D irect fax: 918-96 8-4528

If you have any q uestions, please contact the Finance D epartment staff

by phone at 918-96 8-3 526 or 800-259-3 97 0 ext . 103 3 , 103 8 or 1027 .

Tax Liability Notification

What are the withholding req uirements for distributions that are made

source of funds used for the distribution. Unless the source of funds

Why does a W-9 needed to be submitted yearly?

If a tribal member receiv es income that is tax able, a 1099

must be issued for Tax Purposes. The W-9 also serv es as

a yearly address update.

Can the allotted minor payment be refused in order to

hav e the entire per capita payment be deposited in trust?

Y es, but in order to do so we must still receiv e a W-9 for

the same reasons stated abov e. We would also need a

written statement to that effect to be included with the W-9.

^

C o ntac t i nf o rmati o n:

N O T IC E

W-9 FORM M UST B E CUT ON D OTTED LINE B EFORE M AILING

distributions to tribal members are tax able.

Which funds get reported on Form 1099-M isc?

D istributions could be deriv ed from many

ness other than a Class II or Class III gaming

operation, interest income on inv estments, or

rental payments from tribal lands. All these

payments req uire a tribe to prepare a Form

1099-M ISC

When does a person receiv e a Form 1099-M isc,

Statement for Recipients of M iscellaneous Income? If a person receiv es $ 6 0 0 o r mo re i n

1 c al end ar y ear from the same source, that

amount must be reported on a Form 1099, and

that Form 1099-M isc. must be prov ided to the

indiv idual.

X

X

X

SAC AND FOX NATION

920883 S. HIGHWAY 99 B LD G. “ A”

STROUD , OKLAHOM A, 7 407 9

I t i s o nl y th e amo unt d i s tri b uted f ro m N E T

G A M I N G R E V E N U E th at i s s ub j ec t to w i th h o l d i ng. The Internal Rev enue Code prov ides

that “ Ev ery person, including an Indian tribe,

making a payment to a member of an Indian

tribe from the net rev enues of any Class II or

Class III gaming activ ity conducted or licensed

by such tribe, shall deduct and withhold from

such payment a tax in an amount eq ual to such

payment’s proportionate share of the annualiz ed tax .” The amount to withhold is prov ided

in Withholding Tables found in IRS Publication

15-A, Employer’s Supplemental Tax Guide.

If the Indian tribe anticipates making a distribution of any kind, the Indian tribe needs the

tribal members’ Social Security number before

the distribution is made. If an Indian tribe does

not know a tribal member’s Social Security

number at the time of distribution, the distribution is subj ect to “ backup withholding” (at 28%

in 2009). (Source: Internal Rev enue Serv ice

(IRS) Indian Tribal Gov ernments Freq uently

Asked Q uestions, Last Rev iewed or Updated:

April 22, 2013 )

Per capita payments could affect any Tribal,

receiv e or programs in which you participate.

The Sac and Fox Nation encourage you to

cialist.

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X

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C o ntac t i nf o rmati o n - F i nanc e Department

For identity/ security purposes, a W-9 form will not be accepted by

e-mail. Completed forms may be hand delive red, mailed, or faxe d.

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Human Services Relief Program Guidelines and Application

In response to the COVID-19 public

health emergency, the Business Committee established the COVID-19 Human Service Relief Program to provide relief to eligible tribal members.

Eligible tribal members may apply to

receive assistance with expenses related to the COVID-19 public health

emergency.

Eligible tribal members may qualify for assistance up to $5,000.00 (per

eligible tribal member). This assistance may be used for eligible expenses related to the COVID-19 public health emergency, such as: rent,

mortgage payments, electric, water,

propane, day care, car payments, car

insurance, COBRA health premiums,

and other emergency needs related to

COVID-19.

A ll applications and required documentation must be received by November 1, 2020. Upon approval of

your application and review of the

submitted documentation, a check

will be mailed to you. Direct deposit

is not available and in-person pickup

is not available. Funding is on a first

come, first serve basis. Applications

will be reviewed and approved until

program funds are depleted.

Eligibility:

To qualify for this program, you

must:

Be an enrolled member of the Sac

and Fox Nation

Age 1 or older (at time of application submission)

Earn 00 or less of the ational

Poverty Guideline standards (please

see

https:/ / aspe.hhs.gov/ poverty-guidelines and attached spreadsheet) and have experienced a reduction in income due to hours due to the

COVID-19 public health emergency

(such as a loss of hours worked, decrease in rate of pay, furloughed)

Submit a completed application and

a Form W-9 to the Sac and Fox Nation by November 1, 2020.

Submit documentation of household

income with your completed application (such as pay stubs for each adult

member in the household, monetary

determination for unemployment

benefits, or benefits notice from a federally funded program)

Submit documentation that you

have experienced a reduction in income due to the COVID-19 public

health emergency (such as proof from

your employer, furlough/ termination

notice, etc.)

Submit documentation of the eligible expense you are requesting assistance for (such as bills or invoices to

document the eligible expense).

Q uestions and A pplication A ssistance:

The Business Committee has established a COVID Relief Department to assist tribal members. The

COVID Relief Department will be

staffed with tribal relations specialists

available to assist tribal members and

answer questions.

If you have questions about this

program or need assistance, please

contact the COVID Relief Department (91 9

52 or coviddept

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov.

A pplications are available online

at www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov. Or

you may contact the COVID Relief

Department to have an application

mailed to you. A pplications may be

submitted in the following ways:

Sac and Fox Nation

A ttention: COVID Relief Department

9209 S. Hwy 99

Stroud, OK 0 9

coviddept sacandfoxnation nsn.gov

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Business Relief Program Guidelines and Application

In response to the COVID-19

public health emergency, the Business Committee established the

COVID-19 Business Relief Program to provide relief to eligible

tribal member-owned businesses.

A ny business or enterprise held

solely or majority-owned by a Sac

and Fox Nation tribal member that

can document business interruption as a result of the COVID-19

pandemic are eligible to apply for

grant funds through the COVID-19

Business Relief Program. Eligible

tribal member-owned businesses

may apply to receive a grant up to

$5,00 0.00 for reimbursement of

costs incurred due to COVID-19.

Eligible expenses include: expenses to reopen with expanded safety measures, such as additional

cleaning supplies, signage, or other modifications to help stop the

spread of COVID-19.

A ll applications and required

documentation must be received

by November 1, 2020. Upon approval of the application and review of documentation, a check

will be mailed to the address listed.

Direct deposit is not available and

in-person pickup is not available.

Funding is on a first come, first

serve basis. A pplications will be

reviewed and approved until program funds are depleted.

Eligibility: To qualify for this

program, the applicant must:

Be an enrolled member of the

Sac and Fox Nation

Be a sole owner or ma ority owner (51% ) of the business applying

for the grant and submit documentation of business ownership

Submit a completed application

and a Form W-9 to the Sac and Fox

Nation by November 1, 2020

erify business operations interruptions due to COVID-19

Submit documentation of costs

incurred due to COVID-19

Q uestions and A pplication A ssistance:

The Business Committee has established a COVID Relief Department to assist tribal members. The

COVID Relief Department will be

staffed with tribal relations specialists available to assist tribal members and answer questions. If you

have questions about this program

or need assistance, please contact

the COVID Relief Department:

(918)-968-3526 or coviddept@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov.

A pplications are also available online at www.sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov. Or you may contact

the COVID Relief Department to

have an application mailed to you.

A pplications may be submitted

to the COVID Relief Department:

Sac and Fox Nation

A ttention: COVID Relief Department

920963 S. Hwy 99

Stroud, OK 74079

coviddept@sacandfoxnation-nsn.

gov

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Business Committee Meeting Minutes

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

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Sac and Fox Nation Receives $49,645.00 Grant to Survey Historic Sites

The Sac and Fox ation Business

Committee is pleased to announce the

Sac and Fox ation was awarded a grant

from the Underrepresented Community Grant Program. The grant program

is funded by the Historic Preservation

Fund, and administered by the ational

Park Service and the U.S. Department of

the Interior.

The Underrepresented Community

Grant Program focuses on documenting

the homes, lives, landscapes, and experiences of underrepresented peoples who

played a significant role in national history. The Sac and Fox ation was awarded

$49,645.00 to survey and inventory Sac

and Fox sites for nomination to the ational Register of Historic Places.

The ational ark Service awarded a

total of $750,000 in Underrepresented

Community Grants to support the identification and nomination of sites to the ational Register of Historic Places. Grants

were awarded to help fund 18 projects to

eight states, six tribes, two local governments, the District of Columbia, and the

Federated States of Micronesia. The Sac

and Fox ation was the sole F 2019

grantee located in Oklahoma.

e thank the ational ark Service

and the Department of the Interior for

this important grant. These funds will allow the Sac and Fox ation to conduct

critical work surveying historical Sac

and Fox sites, said rincipal Chief Justin F. Wood. “These sites are important to

our people, but are also important to our

national history. This grant is a necessary

tool to protect historical sites of underrepresented communities. The Sac and

Fox ation will continue to preserve our

history so future generations may benefit

from it.” Public questions and concerns

about the project may be addressed to

Chris Boyd, Sac and Fox ation (91

968-3526.

McGirt Ruling

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the authority for states to assume jurisdiction over any Indian country within a

state.

In 1977, Caddo County authorities prosecuted an Indian for the murder of his

father, an Indian, on a Kiowa Indian allotment. The defendant challenged Oklahoma’s authority.

The federal court ruled that, under of

Public Law 83-280, Oklahoma could

have unilaterally assumed jurisdiction

over any “Indian country” within its borders at any time between 1953 and 1968

had the Oklahoma Constitution been

amended as required. A fter the enactment of Title IV in 1968 Oklahoma had

to amend its constitution and the affected

tribes had to consent to the State’s assumption of jurisdiction over them before the State could acquire jurisdiction

over “Indian country.”

The state appellate court found that

the lands upon which the homicide occurred as Indian land, and the state was

without jurisdiction to prosecute the defendant. The state case was dismissed.

The land was Indian country pursuant to

18U.S.C.§1 151 (c).

n 19 9, Kay County, officials charged

an Indian juvenile, C.M.G., for the killing

of another Indian juvenile at the Chilocco

Indian School. The court found that the

property was a “dependent Indian community” under 18 U.S.C. §1 151 (b). State

charges were dismissed.

The McGirt and the Sharp v Murphy

decisions confirm and recogni e the

Muscogee (Creek) reservation for criminal purposes under 18 U.S.C. §1 151 (a).

From 1907 to 1977, state-wide incursions by the prosecution of Indian defendants on Indian lands went unfettered

and unchallenged. Federal authorities

abdicated their responsibilities and state

officials did not recogni e the status of

Indian lands.

A fter each successful challenge to

the state’s prosecutions, the state outcry

was alarmist in nature. Unhappy that the

courts were ruling that Oklahoma lacked

authority to prosecute Indians for crimes

on Indian lands, baseless claims of law

enforcement chaos and lawlessness were

made. A fter each court decision, the state

asked Congress to overrule the courts,

authori e Oklahoma to have increased

authority over Indians and to legislatively fix the ndian problem. The law has

remained the same; it has only changed

in the minds of a few men.

A fter each court decision, Congress

did the right thing by doing nothing. Federal, state, tribal and local law authorities

serve the entire public best by working

more closely together in their shared responsibilities. Existing state tribal law

enforcement agreements are working

well in practice. Updated law enforcement training is available.

Did You Know?

by Juaqui n Hamilton, Sac and Fox

Ambassador/ Historical Researcher

In 1976, tribal member, Delano Franklin won an A rt Contest that was held

among Sac and Fox tribal members to

create an emblem to be used as an official emblem of the Sac and Fox ation

of Oklahoma.

On September 30, 1983, a regular

Business Committee meeting was held

in which elected officials approved and

adopted the artist’s depiction of the Black

Hawk emblem as the official emblem of

the Sac and Fox ation of Oklahoma.

(Resolution SF 83-87)

His nephew, Sac and Fox tribal Member, Randall Riley would approve and authori e the use of Franklin s Black Hawk

emblem by the Sac and Fox ation. This

has been the official seal and emblem for

the nation ever since.

The bird is a representation of Ma-katai-me-she-kia-kiak “Black Hawk”, Our

great Sauk war leader who defended his

people and lead the campaign which later

became known as The Black Hawk war

of 1832. A bove the bird is a ribbon strip

displaying his Sauk name. The Olympic

rings honor tribal member Jim Thorpe

who won gold medals at the 1912 Olympic Games held in Stockholm, Sweden.

The four coat of arms on the breast

plate are the symbols of the four nations

we allied with: Great Britain, The United States of A merica, France and Spain.

The colors black and white represent the

two social classes whose memberships

are determined by birth order. Black represents the Oskush group and white the

Kisko group.

- Letter to Editor -

Truman Carter

The above article was written and

submitted for publication in the Sac

and Fox News by Truman Carter, the

founder and owner of Indian Country

Law Center in Shawnee, Okla.

A ug. 20, 2020

To the Editor:

On July 19, 200 the SAC and Fox

Governing Council (GC) approved a Resolution creating the Sac and Fox Gaming

Enterprise Board. Resolution SF/ GC-0308, established the 2003 Enterprise A ct

and the approval for a corporation to be

managed by Enterprise Board members

that are directly responsible to the GC

for oversight of any and all gaming and

non-gaming economic development activities.

The Sac and Fox ation s Business

Enterprise Act of 200 specifically gives

control authority to GC, validates the appointment of Board members, and limits

outside interference from the Business

Committee (BC).

But, over the years the BCs have taken total control of gaming and economic development management by passing

BC Resolutions that the BC members

say have more authority than Resolutions

from the GC. The results of the BC’s actions are the opposite of the intent of the

2003 Enterprise A ct. Our BCs have created their own economic development

corporation and their own businesses

without discussion, input, or approval by

the GC.

A lthough the GC passed Resolution

SF/ GC-08-05 in 2008, which returns

control of the Enterprise Board to the

GC, the BC continues to ignore this GC

Resolution and enforces its own Resolution, SF-10-144, the 2010 Enterprise A ct.

These have been actions of past BCs

that were not transparent in published

minutes of the BC meetings and are never agenda items at GC meetings. So we

know very little about the documents that

the BC Resolutions have created.

The BC should take the time at our GC

meeting to explain how they can legally avoid enforcing GC Resolutions, such

as Resolution SF/ GC-08-05. A t the same

time, the BC should advise the GC what

their commitment will be to enforce any

new GC Resolutions.

John elson

roll #1 174

1512 Eagle Lane

Oklahoma City, Okla. 73127

Pho: 405 508-1624

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