# Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni

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SAC and FOX NEWS
Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni

Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Bldg. A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol. 44 • No. 3 • March 2022

Fed. Investigator Hired to
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The U. S. National Park Service has hired a full-time investigator to enhance oversight
and museum compliance with
the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
A RA for the first time in
the Act’s 31-year history.
Additionally, the Department
of the Interior recently completed consultation with 71 Tribal
Nations across the United States
on improvements to NAGPRA
regulations. Together, these efforts will further Interior’s commitment to facilitate and ensure
respectful disposition and repatriation under NAGPRA.
In July 2021, Interior announced the beginning of Tribal
consultation as part of an ongoing review to update NAGPRA. The proposed changes to
NAGPRA regulations, which
will be made available for public review and comment in early
2022, would streamline requirements for museums and federal
agencies to inventory and identify Native American human remains and cultural items in their
collections.
“ The repatriation of human
remains and sacred cultural
objects, and the protection of
sacred sites is integral to preserving and commemorating
Indigenous culture,” said Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Bryan Newland. “ Changes to
the NAGPRA regulations are on
the way and long overdue.”
The proposed updates will incorporate input from more than
specific comments made y
Indian Tribes and Native Ha-

waiian organizations ( NHOs)
during consultations. Key feedback from the robust consultation included:
Strengthening the authority
and role of Indian Tribes and
NHOs in the repatriation process;
Addressing arriers to time
ly and successful disposition
and repatriation;
ocument and address re
quests of Indian Tribes and
NHOs when human remains or
cultural items are discovered on
federal or Tribal lands before
items are further disturbed; and,
ncrease transparency and
reporting of holdings or collections.
“ Repatriation is a sacred responsibility for many Native
Americans. We hope our efforts
to streamline the requirements
of NAGPRA and invest in additional staff will lead to more
instances of proper repatriation
and reburial of Indigenous ancestors and cultural items,” said
NPS Director Chuck Sams.
In his new role as the civil
penalties investigator, David
Barland-Liles will explore allegations of museums failing to
comply with the requirements
of A RA, present findings
to the Secretary of the Interior,
serve as a witness in legal proceedings as necessary, support
the enforcement actions of proper authorities, and provide technical assistance to institutions
and federal, state and Tribal
agencies on how to comply with
NAGPRA. Civil penalties may
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Police Chief Issues Statement
n n.
in en n e dg. i e
by Sac and Fox N ation
P olice C hief Andrew M . Se lfridge

On January 8, 2022 at approximately 10:25 a.m., Capitol
Security was patrolling the Veterans Lake area when they were
contacted by a concerned party
who had observed smoke coming from the Sac and Fox Nation ( SFN) Maintenance Shop
Building located within the Sac
and Fox Nation Complex.
Capitol Security promptly responded, notifying fire, police,
and SFN Maintenance Dept.
personnel.
he fire uickly
spread through the south side
of the unoccupied building,
prompting mutual aid response
from Prague, Stroud, Kendrick,
and Arlington Fire Departments,
as well as, Lincoln County
Emergency Operations Center.
After battling the blaze for
several hours, the fire was e tin
guished and investigators were

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able to enter the building. The
south side bay area appeared
to be the most heavily damaged, with three vehicles being
burned. Initial observations determined that it is believed that
the fire possi ly egan along the
west side of the south bay. Although, until an investigator’s
report is completed the cause is
still unknown. But, foul play has
been ruled out by the investigator at the scene.
SFN Police and Capitol Security Department Personnel
remained on site after ingress/
egress areas were secured to ensure that equipment remaining
inside was secure until it could
be relocated.
Q uick response from SFN
Maintenance personnel resulted
in the rewiring of the S
eet
fuel pumps so that the Nation’s
Fleet vehicles could continue to
fuel up the following day.

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The Sac and Fox Nation tribal offices, including the Black Hawk Health Center, will
be extending the operational hours from
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
starting Tuesday, March 1, 2022.

Sac and Fox Veterans to be Honored

Special Program Being Planned for Powwow
by M ike B rown
Sac and Fox tribal member
Rickey Cline, pictured above
at the Sac and Fox Nation Veterans Memorial Plaza, was recently appointed to serve as the
new Service Officer for the Sac
and Fox Nation Veterans Honor
Guard.
Cline retired as a firefight
er and paramedic for the Pima/
Maricopa Indian Community in
Salt River, Ariz. He is currently
a staff member at Black Hawk
Health Center, and a resident of
Meeker, Okla.
Cline is spearheading plans
for a special program to recognize and honor Sac and Fox
military veterans during a program targeted for July 2022

Chief

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during the Sac and Fox Nation
Powwow. He joins fellow Honor Guard Commander Sonny
Masquat, Secretary/Treasurer
Bud McClellan, and current active members Curtis Wakolee,
Austin Grant and Paul Wolf in
inviting all Sac and Fox military veterans to join the Honor
Guard.
Cline submitted the following message for publication in
this edition of the Sac and Fox
N ews:
Greetings,
On behalf of the Sac & Fox
Veterans, we hope you are well
and staying safe. For those of
you who have recently lost a
loved one, our hearts are with
you.

We are looking forward to better days ahead and are reaching
out to our Sac & Fox Veterans.
It is our hope to recognize our
Veterans for their dedication and
sacrifices at our upcoming an
nual powwow. It has been quite
some time since we were able
to visit and, we are planning accordingly.
If you are a Veteran and want
to share your pictures, stories
and/or military memorabilia, we
would love to share your story.
Please reach out to me if you
have any questions or, if we can
assist you. My name is Rickey
Cline ( U.S. Marine Corps Veteran) and you can reach me @
rickey.cline@ ihs.gov.
-Aho-

ee nd Wood’s dd ess o he

I hope you all enjoyed a beautiful Christmas and New Year
season. While we have been
quite busy, I want to provide the
Tribal Membership with some
important updates on pressing
issues facing our tribe in our
continual battle for tribal sovereignty and invite you to a special event in April.
Many of you have seen posts
on social media about the tribe’s
tobacco compact with the state
of Oklahoma. The compact officially e pired on ecem er
31, 2021. This ended the formal
agreement between ourselves
and the state as it pertains to tobacco sales. While the business
committee desired to continue
the mutually eneficial agree
ment, we were met with an impossible offer from the governor’s office.
The offer was “ take it or leave
it” and severely undercut our
tribal sovereignty. I regret the
problems that the lack of compact has caused for our tobacco
partners across our reservation
boundaries, however we must
never agree to something that
will harm our tribal sovereignty.
I hope the compact can be resolved, but we may be waiting
until new leadership enters the
governor’s office on the second
oor of the Oklahoma Capitol
Building.
United for Oklahoma is an
organization created by Tribal

Leaders of nearly every sovereign nation in the state. The
organization was created in response to negative and false
statements made about the positive impact being made by tribes
across Indian Country. United
for Oklahoma was successful
in changing the popular opinion of tribes by engaging Oklahomans across multiple media
platforms.
With the midterm elections
including an election for governor occurring later this year,
Tribal Leaders have again
joined together to create Unite
Oklahoma. Our goal is to unite
all Oklahoman’s by encouraging voter registration, voter education, and voter participation in
the 2022 elections. The Sac and
Fox Nation is a full participant
in this organization and you will
soon see opportunities to get involved. Together we can elect
leadership who desires to truly
Unite Oklahoma.
Recently, the Business Committee completed the use of
2020 Cares Act funds. Our desire from the beginning was
to make sure that every Tribal
Member would be positively
impacted by the one time federal funds. In the end we sent four
separate Aid checks to tribal
members over the course of two
years, so that you would have an
opportunity to immediately help
your household in this uncertain

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time.
We also completed multiple
programs that helped individuals who lost their job due to
the pandemic, small businesses that were struggling, farms
and ranches hit the hardest, and
homes that needed emergency
water repair. We were also able
to improve broadband infrastructure, upgrade multiple government facilities to make them
more sanitary and safe, and provide hazard pay for employees.
We are determining how to
utilize the American Rescue
Plan Act federal funds that we
received in 2021. We are cur( Continued on Page 3)

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ion
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
Arvel Raymond Winter
Arvel Raymond Winter entered this
life on June 18, 1924 to Roy and Belvia
Winter in Meeker, Okla. Arvel entered
into eternal rest on January 25, 2022 in
his home in Meeker, Okla. at the age of
97. A funeral service was held January
31, 2022 at Meeker Assembly of God
Church.
Arvel was a lifelong Meeker resident.
He was a hardworking man especially
when it came to his job in the United
States Air Force. When he was not working in the office, you could catch him
on his farm working with his cattle and
garden. Every Sunday he was at church
and he always put his family first. Arvel
proudly served in the United States Army
during World War II and then later joined
the United States Air Force Reserve
where he retired and, also retired as a
federal auditor with the Inspector General’s Office.

Micco Lei Tiger, aka C. J. Laundereaux, age 39, of Shawnee, Okla., died
Sat., Jan. 15, 2022 in an Oklahoma City
Hospital. Services were held Jan. 21,
2022 at Temple Baptist Church and burial followed at Johnson Cemetery, with
Rev. Mike Craig and R. J. Stokes officiating.
Micco was born August 14, 1982 in
Fort Yates, North Dakota to Cyril Laun-

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proper credit to the Sac and Fox News,
unless other copyrights are shown.
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.

For information:
918-968-3526 x1060
newspaper@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
Publisher: Sac and Fox Nation
Member of
Native American Journalists
Assn - Since 1988
Member OPA
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Tribal Officers:
918-968-3526 or 800-259-3970
P r in c ip a l C h ie f:
Justin Freeland Wood
Telephone (918) 968-3526
Ext. 1004
chief@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
S e c o n d C h ie f:
Don Abney
Telephone (918) 968-3526
Ext. 1008
secondchief@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
S e c r e ta r y :
Lana Butler
Telephone (918) 968-3526
Ext. 1007
secretary@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
T r e a su r e r :
Carla Wallace
Telephone (918) 968-3526
Ext. 1006
treasurer@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
C o m m itte e M e m b e r :
Robert Williamson
Telephone (918) 968-3526
Ext. 1005
cmember@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov
B u s in e s s C o m m itte e
M a ilin g A d d r e s s :
Sac and Fox Nation
Administration Building
920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A
Stroud, OK 74079
Visit us on the webb @
sacandfoxnation.com

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Arvel Raymond Winter

Micco Lei Tiger

Deadline for the April issue is:
Friday, March 18 at 4:30 p.m.

M a n a g in g E d ito r
Mike Brown

Preceding Arvel Winter in death are:
his beloved wife, Reba Winter; his son
Vernon Winter; both of his parents; his
sister, Jerlene Hardison; both of his sonin-laws, Gary Linn and Pete Stasyszen;
and, his grandson-in-law, Jessie Borchert.
Left to mourn his passing, are: his
two daughters, Rita Linn and Jeannita
and spouse Gary Alverson; his two sons,
Robert and spouse Amy Winter and Brian
and spouse Jennifer Winter; and, Barbara
Winter; his grandchildren, Michael and
Susan, Jason and Andrea, Phillip, Sarah
and Ed, Corey and Cherlyn, Jodi, Doug
and Angela, Caden, Summer, Skye, Jordan, Jael, and Jocelyn; his 21 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren;
his two brothers, Glen Winter and Wayne
and spouse Ruth Ann Winter; his four
sisters, Mildred Fowler, Delores Elrod,
Dorothy Randall, and Norma Pettitt; and
a host of other family and friends.

dreaux and Jimmie Carol Tiger. He graduated from Shawnee High School and attended Gordon Cooper Technical Votech.
He was a member of Temple Baptist
Church and Sac and Fox Nation. He was
an outdoors man and a hard worker. He
cared for those who couldn’t help themselves. He loved soccer, baseball, tennis
and volleyball.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents William and Wanda Tiger; 4 uncles, Boyd Tiger, George Tiger, Mark Tiger and Jacob Tiger.
He is survived by: mother and step-father Jimmie Carol Tiger and Mike Dover; brothers Chebon Tiger and Sebastian
Mason; sister Caryington Mason; sister
Chasidy Laundereaux; brother-in-law
Christopher Travis; father Cyril Laundereaux; sisters Renee & Brooke Laun-

dereaux; 2 children, Josiah Daniel Tiger
and Aurora Tiger; and, uncle and aunt
Charles and Addy Tiger.

Micco Lei Tiger

Happy March Birthday Elders!
Brandon James Kaseca Sr.

Brandon
James Kaseca Sr.
Brandon James Kaseca Sr., age 35,
of Shawnee, Okla., went to be with his
creator on January 30, 2022, in Shawnee,
Okla.
Funeral services were held February 8,
2022 at Life Church in Shawnee, Okla.
Arrangements were provided by Walker Funeral Services. A wake supper was
held on February 7, 2022 at Horseshoe
Bend Community Center in Shawnee,
Okla.
Brandon was born on March 23, 1986,
in Shawnee, Okla. to Angela Tsotaddle
and Harold Kaseca. He was a proud
member of the Sac and Fox Nation and
was equally proud of his Native American heritage in the Kiowa, Potawatomi
and Absentee Shawnee Tribes. He is a
Tanadooah/Daingkau decedent.
Brandon attended school at Riverside
Indian School, Shawnee High School
and Rose State College. He spent most
of his life in the Shawnee area. He loved
to help others, enjoyed pow-wows, loved
to travel, watch movies, listen to music,
and attend car shows and concerts. Brandon also enjoyed spending time with his
family, friends and most importantly,
his children. He was very spiritual as he
practiced and honored his Native traditions. He had many talents especially his
love for drawing and other forms of art.
His biggest talent was his gift to gab and
bringing humor and laughter to all those
around him.
He is preceded in his death by his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Mavis
Tsotaddle and, his paternal grandparents,
Howard Kaseca and Norma Wallace Pipkin.
Brandon is survived by his mother,
Angela Tsotaddle; father, Harold Kaseca; his 4 children, Brandon Kaseca Jr.,
Lasirya Kaseca, Lariyah Kaseca and Jasper Kaseca; sister, Ellen Meely; brother, Christopher Kaseca; his companion,
Jasmyn Patterson, several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and other extended family and friends.

Business Committee Meeting Minutes
are now accessible on the Website
sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov and Facebook

C onnie Y evette E llis
Timothy Sc hex nider
H enry O wen H unter
M ary L ynne D eweese
K enneth W ayne E dmonson
E mily S. C onner
Sagi naw Grant III
M arilyn R enee Franklin
B rian Sc ott R amseyer
Tracy Z ay L auderdale
E liz abeth A. M anatowa- M astel
W illiam D ale Allen
Terri D enise E lliott
D orris K ay Sui tor
R uben M artias Garcia
St ephanie L ynn M isner
Se an K evin P erez
W illiam K yle Tyner
M ary E liz abeth M eadows
P atricia D onahue
J essica D awn P atterson
V irginia M arez
R oger Allen M ercer
Sandr a K ay R olette
Tressia Annette C ain
C larence E dward H agler
J ay V on C onallis
B eatrice Irene Sm ith
M elanie D iane J ones
L eslie D ean Gibbs
Frankie Theresa W haley
R obert A. M usgrove
Shar en E . M erchberger
Tammy D awn Arellano
C harles M arvin R umbaugh
Geraldine L ouise R iska
D enise J ane M urie
St acy Ann R oot
Austin Grant
Sy rous J avad M eheen
M arie L ynn N eilsen
J ames D avid St ephens
L arry Francis M organ
Gary K evin R iley
R enee K ay St eele
K imberly D eann Gutierrez
K elly D enyce R iska
E merson E . Falls
P atricia Frances C arson

J immie C arol Tiger
E ugene H enry M asters
Tony R ay B rice
M artha Ann B urnside
P atricia N ell Y arholar
St ephen Anthony P etitt
C hristy M ae B lackbear
D arrell V ictor M cC lellan
V eronica L ynn W allace
L ela J . L opez
R aymond E vans W alker
B arbara M arie J ohnson
D avid H arris
B illy Thurman W akole
D eborah Grace Tahkofper
Terry D avid R iska
Gail L ynn D epue
P atsy D iann Si mpson
Sam uel W illiam K anes
M ary Ann C rook
M ark St even P oitras
C harlet R enee Saul s
J ohn Terry B lankenship
C harles R obert C arter
B arbara Sue H awkins- R amos
a oseph
fin
R osemary M aurer
C leda M ageline C urley
M arcelle J udy M aker
R obert E ugene K ahbeah
Terri E laine K lein
Temple Shane M eadows
C ynthia Armstrong
M ichelle L ouise B ouz is
Sus an E ileen Saf ford
J ason L arry C oker
D avid M itchell P atterson
J oseph B ass
D ebra L ynn C ross- C handler
M elanie K ay R oberts
R obert F. D elaware
J ohn W allace
J ohn B rantley J ohnson
R andy L ynn W allace
D eborah C ollette J ohnson
C lifton B ruce J udy
L awana Ann Anderson
M arcy Ann C havez
L ou Ann Garcia

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NAGPRA
Investigator
( Continued from Page 1)
be assessed against any museum that
fails to comply with the requirements of
NAGPRA. Barland-Liles will also work
with law enforcement agents to support
their work on criminal investigations that
may arise from his administrative investigations.
“ David is a proven leader and skilled
investigator who has helped us strengthen our government-to-government relationships with Native American Tribes
and I am pleased to have him serve in this
critical role,” added NPS Director Sams.
Barland-Liles, a 33-year veteran of the
NPS, joins in his new role after serving
25 years in NPS law enforcement. He
served as the case agent of a distinguished
team that successfully resolved the 1990
theft of Indigenous human remains from
the museum collection of ffigy Mounds
ational Monument.
Among Barland-Liles’ many achievements, he was awarded the John L. Cotter Award of Special Achievement for
Excellence in Archeology for his work
during the ffigy Mounds investigation,
and he was nominated by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa
for a Department of the Interior Distinguished Service Award.

Chief Wood’s
Address to the Nation
(Continued From Page 1)
rently utilizing them to incentivize vaccination for ri al Mem ers and employees through the end of March
offering a two thousand dollar aid payment
to those enrolled efore June ,
and, offering up to ten thousand dollars
for emergency water repair for Tribal
Mem ers anywhere in the world.
All of these applications can be found
Online or by request. I hope these programs are helpful and help bring peace in
a time of confusion. We are also investing two million dollars into our pow wow
arena and camp grounds. I hope you will
see the amazing upgrades when you join
us for our first pow wow since
, this
July!
Lastly, I am excited to invite all Tribal
Mem ers and the pu lic to a special event
at our Sac and Fox Chapel on Tuesday,
April 12, 2022. The event is called An
Evening with Ligonier and RBC: Featuring Dr. Stephen J. Nichols. Ligonier is a
Bible teaching ministry started 50 years
ago by Dr. R.C. Sproul.
Ligonier has had a profound impact on
my life and has made me a better Sunday school teacher, Bible Study teacher,
and overall leader. It focuses on teaching
people how to properly handle the Word
of od. hope you will oin me at M
for an evening of teaching, fellowship,
refreshments, and giveaways. To learn
more about Ligonier or Dr. Nichols,
please visit www.ligonier.org.
As always, if you have any questions,
please do not hesitate to reach out by
phone ( 405.240.0044) , email or just stopping by. I look forward to seeing you in
April if not efore May od less you
and continue to bless the Sac and Fox
Nation. I appreciate your prayers and
constant support.

Why the
‘nsn.gov’
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

Please mail the completed surveys to:
Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation at PO Box 1252
Shawnee, OK 74801. If you have any questions, please call
(405)275-8200 or e-mail cthomas@hasfn.net. Surveys may
also be taken Online via the Sac and Fox Nation’s Facebook
and the Housing Authority’s website at www.sacandfoxha.
com. Surveys may also be obtained by calling the Housing
Authority.

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Sac and Fox Nation Education Department News
The Education Department had sat in
on the first very Student Success Act
( ESSA) Consultation of 2022 by Z oom
on January 26, 2022. List of schools that
were included: Moore, Norman, Oklahoma City, Edmond, Western Heights,
Putnam City, Mid Del Public Schools.
Host school was Oklahoma City Public
School.
Edmond Public School has a total of
25,538 students and 1503 are listed as
American Indian Students and there are
zero students listed as Sac and Fox students.
Mid-Del Public School total of students 12,436 with 1010 American Indian Students and 7 Sac and Fox students
listed.
Moore Public School total of 24,538
total students and 2,921 American Indian
Students with 14 Sac and Fox students
listed.
Norman Public School has 15,449 total student and 2,735 American Indian

students and 1,951 American Indian Students enrolled in Indian Education out of
the 2,735 count. 19 American Students
listed as Sac and Fox students.
Oklahoma City Public School has
32,959 total students with 2,218 listed
as American Indian Students and 31 Sac
and Fox students.
Putnam City Public School has a total
of 18,550 students and 712 are American
Indian Students with 10 students listed as
Sac and Fox students.
Western Heights Public School with a
total of 2,762 students and 245 listed as
American Indian Students and 5 are Sac
and Fox students.
All schools mention above do have
an active Indian Education Program and
do provide service to our American Indian Students. I think it is important of
ALL public schools that receive Title VI
Funds Indian Education to have an active
Indian Education Program.
REMINDER TO PARENT/GUAR-

Blackhawk Leadership Scholarship
$2,000 Recipient Katrina Garcia
My name is Katrina Garcia and I will
turn 18 in March 2022. I am a senior in
high school and I have lived in Virginia
Beach, Virginia, all of my life.
My connection to Sac and Fox Nation
is through my dad, Ruben Garcia, who
is a retired navy commander. My grandmother is Jimmie Griggs Garcia, and my
great-grandmother was Florence Carter.
I hope I can come to a Pow Wow this
year and connect with other tribal members. When I am not in school, I like to go
thrifting, hang out with friends, work at
my hostess job, and make people laugh.
am honored to e the first female
recipient of the Blackhawk Leadership
Scholarship. In college, I plan to major
in Systems Engineering, either at the
University of Virginia where I have been
accepted or, another college when decisions come out in April.
I appreciate every dollar of this scholarship, as well as, the other college assistance programs the Sac and Fox Edu-

cation Department offers. Thank you for
this honor and helping to make my goal
a reality.

DINANS ABOUT RAP CLOTHING/
SCHOOL SUPPLY RECEIPTS: DEADLINE IS APRIL 1, 2022. IF YOU DO
NOT SEND IN RECEIPTS YOUR
CHILD/CHILDREN WILL NOT BE
ELIGIBLE FOR RAP CLOTHING/
SCHOOL SUPPLY FOR SCHOOL
YEAR 2022-2023.
We would like to announce the winners of the Jim Thorpe Male Athletic
Scholarship and the Male and Female
Blackhawk Leadership Scholarship
Award. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE
FOLLOWING STUDENTS:
A R A A
ARC A
FROM VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, BLACKHAWK LEADERSHIP –
FEMALE;
A SO
A O
ROM
CHANDLER, ARIZ IONA, JIM THORPE ATHELTIC AWARD –M ALE;
A O
R C ROM
Q UAPAW, OKLAHOMA – BLACKHAWK AWARD – M ALE; and,
NO FEMALE JIM THORPE AWARD –
NO ONE APPLIED
On April 1, 2022, the Education Department and the Diabetes Prevention
Program will be setting a booth up at the
second Annual Native American Student
Day at the Paycom Center, downtown

by Edwina Butler-Wolfe
Oklahoma City. All the 39 Federally
Recognized Tribes are invited.
Students will need a ticket to enter the
afternoon event. Event starts at 12:00
pm until 2:30 pm. With the same ticket,
students are able to see the THUNDER
GAME. The Detroit Pistons are in town
to play THUNDER at 7:00 pm. The Education Department will purchase 40
baseline tickets for Sac and Fox high
school Junior and senior student to attend
BOTH events.
Justin Morris and I have reached out to
the area schools. If there are any Sac and
Fox high school junior or senior high student that can attend BOTH events please
reach out to the Education Department.
SAC AND FOX STUDENTS MUST
ATTEND BOTH EVENTS!
WE LIKE TO THANK THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE FOR THEIR APPROVAL FOR APRIL 1, EVENT FOR
OUR SAC AND FOX JUNIOR AND
SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! !
Contact: Justin Morris 918 968-3526,
ext: 2043 or Edwina Butler-Wolfe, ext:
2026.
Thank you,
Edwina Butler-Wolfe
Director of Education

Blackhawk Leadership Scholarship
$2,000 Recipient Payton Rice

My name is Payton Rice. I am from
the Kind Chief clan of the Sauk and Fox
Anishinaabe. I am the son of Cricket
Rice Mahnomen and Summer Woolman.
I am the grandson of Kickapoo Rice and
the late Billie Waters Rice and Dink and
Janice Woolman.
I attend Q uapaw High School and I am
very actively involved in school functions. School activities I am / have been
involved in, include Student Council, Art
Club, Chess Club, Football, Baseball and
Jazz, Concert and Marching Bands.
My activities outside of school include
Karate and dancing Teen Grass Dance
( for which we travel all throughout the
United States) .
Katrina Garcia
I plan to utilize my education to teach
future generations. I would very much
like to become a history teacher and to
teach the correct history of our Native
American people in Public Schools.
This fall I will be attending Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami
Oklahoma to get my Associates Degree
hunting, noodling, riding his bicycle, and in American Indian Studies. Then I will
be off to the University of Oklahoma to
camping.
pursue my Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Education / History. Once I achieve
my Bachelor’s, I intend to continue my
education by attending Washington University in St. Louis. Once there, I will
pursue a Masters Degree in Higher Edu-

cation / History.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Sac and Fox Nation and
the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL for
bestowing the honor of this scholarship
upon me! I will do my very best to represent our Sauk people in a positive way!
Thank you again and Chi-Megwitch! !

Jim Thorpe Athletic Scholarship
$2,000 Recipient Ethan Patton
Ethan Patton is a 17 year old member
of the Sac and Fox Nation who lives in
Chandler, Ariz. with his mother and father, Derek and Kitty Patton.
His Sac and Fox grandmother is Sandra ( Crane) Patton, who lives in Baltimore, Md. with his grandfather Jimmy
Wayne Patton.
Ethan is a senior who will graduate
in May of 2022 from Hamilton High
School. He has been busy with varsity
swim team, honors courses, and work at
Five Guys Restaurant. He started swim
team after earning his second degree
black belt, where he served as an assistant instructor to students, including his
sister, Keira.
He has recently been accepted to Arizona State University for the Bachelor’s
of Science in Engineering and Management Program, where he will start in the
Fall of 2022. His favorite hobbies include

Payton Rice

SAC AND FOX TAX COMMISSION
REVENUE

Ethan Patton

HELP WANTED!
S A C & F O X N A T IO N
E M P L O Y M E N T O P P O R T U N IT IE S
The following is a list of job vacancies with
the Sac & Fox Nation:

IT Assistant
Shipping, Receiving and Filing Clerk (Temporary)
Patient Navigator
Assistant Cook
Economic Development Director
Community Health Nurse
Human Resources Director
Resident Advisor (Juvenile Detention Center)
Grant Writer/Planner
Landscaper/Laborer
Policy Analyst
Human Resources Assistant
Meal Delivery Driver (Part-Time)
Accounts Payable Technician
Laborer (Food Sovereignty)
Comptroller
Applicants must successfully pass an OSBI/National background check and
drug screen. reference in hiring is given to ualified ative Americans.
Applicants claiming Indian Preference must provide a copy of their CDIB. For
more information and to learn how to apply please visit our website at:
w w w .s a c a n d f o x n a t io n .c o m
or contact Human Resources, Sac and Fox Nation, 920963 S. Hwy. 99,
Bldg. A Stroud, OK 74079 or by phone ( 918) 968-3526

April 2021
Beer and Liquor...................................................................$247.33
State Tobacco Rebate...................................................$319,351.22
Motor Vehicle...................................................................$9,635.66
Sales Tax........................................................................$17,998.14
Treasury................................................................................$170.00
Oil and Gas.............................................................................$0.00
Gaming..........................................................................$291,670.50
TOTAL..............$639,072.85

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920963 S. Hwy. 99, Building A • Stroud, OK 74079 • (918) 968-1141 • FAX (918) 968-1142

he ‘nsn.gov’ esign ion

NOTICE
A W-9 form is not needed for Per
Capita Payments unless you have a
name change, new address, you are
a newly-enrolled tribal member or, if
required, for RAP applications.

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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

W-9 FORM MUST BE CUT ON DOTTED LINE BEFORE MAILING

Business Committee Meeting Minutes
are now accessible on the Website
sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov and Facebook

Sac and Fox
Nation Telephone
Extensions
Main Number:
918-968-3526

• Chief - 1004
• Second Chief - 1008
• Treasurer - 1006
• Secretary - 1007
• Committee Member - 1005
• BC Front Desk - 1009
• Tax - 1043-1045
• Accounting - 1030-1036
• Property and Procurement 1020-1039-1022
• Maintenance - 2063
• BHHC - 918-968-9531
• ICW - 1711
• Court - 2039
• Library - 2020-2021
• Language - 1075
• JUVI - 4000
• USDA - 2077 (WIC 2079)-20802081-2082
(Warehouse USDA 2089)
• Education - 2046
• IT - 2041
• Police - 2033
• Self-Governance - 1080
• Capitol Security - 1090
• Realty - 1052
• Enrollment - 1040-1041
• RAP - 2000 - 2001
• Social Services - 2010-2011
• OES - 2091-2092-2094
• Veterans - 1065
• Newspaper - 1060
• Tribal Administrator - 1010
• NAGPRA/Historic
Preservation - 1070
• ARPA - 1819

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SAC AND FOX NATION
920883 S. HIGHWAY 99 BLDG. “A”
STROUD, OKLAHOMA, 74079

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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

March Comic

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Business Committee Meeting Minutes

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

(Continued on Page 8)

February Word Search

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

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March 2022
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

ALL FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS
ARE BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! THANK YOU!!

Business Committee Meeting Minutes
(Continued from Page 7)

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.

SAC AND FOX TAX COMMISSION
REVENUE
March 2021
Beer and Liquor...................................................................$184.82
State Tobacco Rebate...................................................$208,149.00
Motor Vehicle..................................................................$10,316.31
Sales Tax........................................................................$12,859.70
Treasury................................................................................$255.00
Oil and Gas.............................................................................$0.00
Gaming..........................................................................$155,741.34
TOTAL..............$387,506.17

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RAP Department Application Forms

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RAP Department Application Forms

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RAP Department Application Forms

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RAP Department Application Form

The W-9 FORM CAN BE FOUND IN THIS EDITION ON PAGE 5

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Asac_fox_oklahoma%3A1f19cac248173e69. Public record. Not legal advice.