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SAC and FOX NEWS

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Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Bldg. A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol. 44 • No. 2 • February 2022

$1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package Includes $11 Billion for Tribes

by Robert Viamontes

Gaylord News

Mayors and tribes across

Oklahoma have lists miles long

of projects they hope to fund

with some of the more than $5

billion that has been unlocked

for Oklahoma by the federal Infrastructure Bill.

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure package signed into law on

$3.5 Billion for Indian Health Services Agency

Nov. 16 authorizes spending to

fix crumbling roads and bridges, expand broadband, and fund

clean energy, transit, and other

public works over five years.

Native American and Alaskan

tribes will receive $11 billion

from the package, from which

Tribal Leaders Present Awards

At Christmas Dinner Program

Sac and Fox Nation leaders

and employees gathered in the

SFN Community Building on

Dec. 23, 2021 for a noon Christmas meal and awards program

prior to the Christmas break.

The awards and recipients

announced include: Chief Justin F. Wood’s Award - RAP

Director Angela Warrior; Sec-

ond Chief Don Abney’s Award

- Health Director Scott Miller;

Secretary Lana Butler’s Award

- Tribal Administrator Audrey

Lee; Treasurer Carla Wallace’s

Award - The Sac and Fox Nation Maintenance Dept.; and,

Business Committee Member

Robert Williamson’s Award The Sac and Fox Nation USDA

Dept.

$3.5 billion will go to the Indian

Health Service agency.

The state and municipalities

will receive about $4.6 billion

for roads and bridges, $520

million for water infrastructure

projects, nearly $500 million for

airport and public transportation

and more than $100 million to

improve internet access for the

1.12 million low-income Oklahomans, according to the White

House.

Despite the substantial bi-

partisan support the legislation

received in the Senate and to a

lesser degree in the House, every member of the Oklahoma

congressional delegation voted

against the bill.

Major cities and tribes across

the state said they have large

needs for the cash that will become available as a result of the

legislation. “We have storm water needs because we’re the largest city in the state of Oklahoma

not to have a storm water utility

because we’re the only city in

the state that has to vote on the

creation or raising of the utility, so having funds to address

gaps in that area will be fantastic,” said Norman Mayor Breea

Clark.

Clark said three Norman

bridges have failed in the past

five years, and her office is excited about infrastructure money going toward bridge and road

repairs because the city is behind in their maintenance.

The city has an important

project at 36th Avenue NW that

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Fire Heavily Damages SFN Maintenance Bldg.;

Destroys Vehicles, Equipment, Other Contents

Chief Justin F. Wood and award recipient RAP Director Angela Warrior.

(Photos by Juaquin Hamilton)

A Saturday morning fire on Jan. 8 heavily

damaged the Sac and Fox Nation’s Maintenance Building. The fire destroyed vehicles

parked inside the building, along with a large

amount of equipment and other contents.

Area firefighters responded to the scene af-

ter someone noticed smoke coming from

the facility around 9 a.m. More information

regarding the extent of the fire damage was

unavailable at news deadline. See more

photos inside. (Photos by Bryan Hinshaw)

Ag Producers Face Challenges, But There

Are Reasons for Farm and Ranch Optimism

Secretary Lana Butler and Second Chief Don Abney’s award

recipient Health Director Scott Miller.

Committee Member Robert Williamson and USDA Dept. representative J. J. Wilson.

by Donald Stotts

Oklahoma State University

Agricultural Communications

Services

Agricultural producers are

certain to face challenges as

they plan for 2022, but there are

reasons to be optimistic about

the U.S. farm and ranch situation as a whole, said Rob Fox,

director of Cobank’s Knowledge Exchange Division.

Fox discussed his outlook

at Oklahoma State University

Extension’s 2021 Rural Economic Outlook Conference in

October, where he addressed

the longer-term effects of the

COVID-19

pandemic,

the

shrinking labor force, drought

impacts on cattle supplies, packer concentration, poultry profitability, views on policy he has

seen in evidence coming out of

Washington D.C. and more.

“Commodity prices across

the board are doing pretty well,

particularly the grains and especially cotton,” Fox said. “Cattle

prices could be a bit better, but

they’re not terrible. The most

obvious challenges are some

key risks on the crop inputs

side.”

Among the challenges listed

by Fox:

There are going to be shortages

of chemicals and fertilizer because of plant shutdowns and

logistical issues. Fertilizer prices are going to be higher the

remainder of this year and into

2022. Supply chain issues will

continue to plague producers for

the foreseeable future.

“Tractor repair parts, blades

for equipment, forage choppers,

pesticides and herbicides; you

name it, there are going to be

delays and shortages,” Fox said.

“As a former dairy farmer, I can

attest a producer can be in big

trouble if a piece of equipment

goes out. To combat this, keep

more spare parts on hand, if

possible, and stick to a well-designed maintenance schedule.”

Trent Milacek, OSU Extension area agricultural economics

specialist, agreed with Fox and

recommends Oklahoma producers take all possible steps to

ensure they have a plan in place

for several months or more to

lessen the negative effects of

potential challenges.

“Get your fertilizer supplies

purchased, even if you have to

keep them in a shed,” Milacek

said. “Take advantage of cur-

rent good crop prices; forward

contract, look at futures prices, lock in what you can. There

isn’t a lot an individual producer can do about the specifics of

ongoing trade negotiations, but

producers need to pay attention

and manage as best they can any

fallout and related effects.”

Ongoing trade negotiations

between the United States and

China could be particularly important. The current Phase One

deal expires at the end of this

year. Most analysts agree American agriculture has fared well

overall. Unfortunately, other

segments of the U.S. economy

have not.

“Producers and agribusiness

leaders need to watch what happens with the upcoming negotiations as America attempts to

get something better across the

board,” Fox said. “There is going to be a lot of pressure from

various industries put on negotiators.”

Protein production is expected to do well in 2022. The world

is demanding access to more

meat – beef, chicken, pork, Fox

recently told the agricultural

television program SUNUP.

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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

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Submissions for publication must

be signed by the author and include

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They are limited to 300 words. The

staff will not edit editorials or letters

to the editor to fit the 300-word limit.

Deadline for the March issue is:

Friday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m.

Reprint permission is granted, with

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Articles and letters may be submitted

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Address corrections & changes are

accepted by The Business Committee

at the address listed below.

Managing Editor

Mike Brown

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Tribal Officers:

918-968-3526 or 800-259-3970

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:

Lana Butler

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1007

secretary@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Treasurer:

Carla Wallace

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:

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Administration Building

920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A

Stroud, OK 74079

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Obituaries

Curtis Pequano

Curtis Pequano, age 75, passed away

on December 4, 2021. Curtis was born on

October 22,1946 in Cushing Oklahoma

to Vernon Pequano and Maxine Manatowa Pequano.

He attended Cushing Public Schools,

was a former student at Oklahoma State

Tech and became a commercial printer.

He was an avid music lover and known

for his quick wit and good nature. Curtis

married Betty Pequano in 1975 and they

enjoyed 46 wonderful years together. He

enjoyed living at the lake. In the 1980’s

he lived at Keystone Lake in Oklahoma,

then Canyon Lake in Texas during the

1990’s and, after retiring in 2000, moved

to Texoma Lake, Oklahoma until present.

Curtis is preceded in death by his

parents, Vernon and Maxine Pequano;

two brothers, Micheal Pequano and Jerry Beall; paternal grandparents, Ed and

Mary Mack; maternal grandparents,

Elmer and Grace Manatowa; and, one

grandson, Corey Kesner.

Left to cherish his memories are his

wife, Betty Pequano of the home; his

daughter, Danielle Pequano and husband

Bobby Harlin of Okmulgee, Oklahoma;

his stepsons, Bob Wingate and wife Jackie of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mike Wingate of

Berryville, Arkansas and, Ken Wingate

and wife AnnDee of Berryville, Arkansas; nephew Shane Pequano and family

of Edmond, Oklahoma; nephew Sean

Beall and family of Provo, Utah; his

grandchildren, Sammy Pequano, Chase

Pequano and Sydney Pequano, all of Okmulgee, Oklahoma and, Kyle Wingate

of Claremore, Oklahoma. He was also

blessed with 7 great-grandchildren.

Curtis Pequano

Raymond Louis Pennock

Raymond Louis

Pennock

Raymond Louis Pennock, of Stroud,

Okla., passed away on Friday, Jan. 14,

2022 at his home surrounded by his family.

Raymond was born on June 6, 1949 in

Pawnee, Okla. to William Pennock and

Charolette Spooner. He joined the U.S.

Army and served his country. Raymond

was an electrician for many years until

he retired. He loved to always be tinkering with things, especially if it was outdoors. He also loved his dogs. Raymond

enjoyed fishing, hunting, and watching

his birds.

Raymond was preceded in death by

his parents; son, Dakota Pennock; daughter, Ramona Pennock; sisters, Denise

Bateman, Barbara Pennock, Billy Ruth

Pennock, and Patty Harjo; his brothers,

Bobby Jack Pennock and William “JJ”

Pennock.

Raymond is survived by his spouse of

36 years, Debra Harjo; daughter, Cassie

Thorpe; son, Kit Pennock; son, William

Pennock; daughter, Jayelyn Pennock;

daughter, Angela Pennock; daughter,

Cheri Pennock; son, Raymond Pennock

II; several granddaughters and grandsons; brother, Rick Pennock; and, sister

,Jean Pennock.

A wake services was held Jan. 17, 2022

at the Sac and Fox Community Building.

Funeral Services were held Jan. 18, 2022

at the Sac and Fox Community Building.

Burial followed at Spooner Family Cemetery, Meeker, Okla.

Farm and Ranch

Optimism

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“The United States is the world’s most

efficient producer of meat,” he said. “As

long as we have a level playing field,

there should be strong international markets for American meat, although some

types will be more popular than others in

specific countries, as always.”

On the home front, most beef cattle

will need supplemental feed in addition

to hay this winter. The amount and type

of supplement depends on the type and

amount of hay available. Crop and feedstuffs prices are sharply higher this year,

in part because of the export-driven corn

market. Current corn prices in the southern Great Plains are 40-50% higher than

the same time last year.

“Hay prices in Oklahoma are up 23.5%

year over year and up 10.6% in Texas

compared to the same time last year,”

said Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist. “Increased

feed costs have been negatively affecting

feedlots for several months. The impacts

will grow as cow-calf and stocker producers face additional feed and supplement needs this winter.”

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

are now accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov and Facebook

The Sac and Fox Nation Chapel

Is Now Open

The First and Third Sundays of Each Month

Everyone is Welcome!

Time: 10:30 a.m.

920621 S. Hwy. 99

Pastor Paul Wolf

“Come and Praise the Lord”

Stroud, Okla.

Happy February Birthday Elders!

Minnie Rochelle Masquas

Sylvia A. Whittaker Butler

Charlotte Kay Aswell

Robert Jose Gutierrez

Patsy Ann Grant

Gregg Scott Judy

Howard Ray Barada

Leta M. Gibbs

Anna Marie Setien

Curtis Dawson Jones

Rhonda Lynn Hodges

Ted Ray Delaware

Sherry Lyn Robbins

Michael Jon Schexnider

Kathy Eileen Walker

Carletta Henthorn

Mary Jacquelyn Christensen

Linda Kay Rogers

Freda Lavern West

Joseph Louis McCoy

Billy D. Ablin

Dawn Sherri Staton

Vickie Jo Ebbe

Raylene R. Littlewolf

Letha Kay Carter

Kari Lea Fish

Britt Dudley Franklin

Earvin Deon Gibbs

Connie Fay Gregory

Nancy Ann Whistler

Arlan Eugene Manatowa

Craig Rowe

Debra Jean Sousa

Franklin Keith Riley

Terence John Alvarado

Steven Edward Payne

Mary Elizabeth Hammett

Jackie Dean Keo

Roderick James Wakolee

Johnnie Kay Murphy

Harold Cloud

Georgia Ann Wakole

Rowena Elaine Wakolee

Richard Douglas Crain

Frankie Dale Wakolee

Robert Warren Nelson

Johnelle Mische

James Cory Conallis

Terry Ralph Billiman

Mark Gregory Stephens

Kelly Ann Rice

Vance Darin Conallis

Mary Melissa Jennings

Juliana Ann Quintana

Sherri L. McAllister

Nicholas John Hovsepian

Jeffery Alan Ponkilla

Sharon Marie Lloyd

David Arlen Garcia

Gary Don Norman

Eugene Floyd Wilson

Samuel Houston Roane

Barbara Lee Strouss

Tommie Ann Ford

Patricia Denise Longhorn

Alphuea Colleen Armstrong

Carla Jo Mann

Louis Franklin White

Alice Gay Steward

Allace Brennan Buchmelter

Kimberlee Rene Stahnke

Deborah Lynn Larney

Carl E. Conallis

Muriel Renee Wheeler

Cozzett Elizabeth Charboneau

Sharon Kaye Warren

Valerie Jean Baldwin

David Louis Walker

Sigrid N. Hennrich

Cecelia Lois Washington

Stephen Bryan Ellis

Genaro Henry Lopez

Sally Ann Wakole

Mary Ann Butler

Curtis Grant

Vera Mae Grant

Cheryl Kay Clark

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AARP Oklahoma is Accepting Nominations for Native American Elder Honors

AARP Oklahoma is accepting nominations for the 14th Annual AARP Oklahoma Native American Elder Honors,

Obituary

which celebrates 50 Native American

elders who have positively impacted our

country, state, communities and Indian

Country.

Since 2009, the annual event is previously known as AARP Oklahoma Indian

Elder Honors has recognized more than

650 elders from Oklahoma’s 39 tribal nations.

AARP Oklahoma state director Sean

Voskuhl said, “These honorees are beacons of hope and inspiration and embody

AARP’s mission and vision, as they inspire others to serve. The Native Amer-

ican elders we recognize are an extraordinary example of the difference that we

all can make in others’ lives and in the

vitality of our communities.”

Past honorees include teachers, veterans, artists, tribal leaders, and culture

preservationists. The AARP Oklahoma Indian Elder Honors celebration

will occur in fall 2022. Nominations

should be submitted at aarp.cventevents.

com/2022NativeAmericanEldersNominations.

A nominee must be an enrolled member of one of Oklahoma’s 39 tribal na-

tions and age 50-plus. Nominees should

demonstrate leadership and will be selected based on impactful contributions

to their community, tribal nation and/or

country. Incomplete applications will

not be considered. Nominees do not have

to be AARP members. Honorees will be

selected by AARP.

For more information or to request

a mail-in nomination form, contact

Mashell Sourjohn at 405-715-4474 or

msourjohn@aarp.org. The deadline for

submitting nominations is March 31,

2022.

Lea Dawn Rhodd

Lea Dawn

Rhodd

Lea Dawn Rhodd, age 38, of Shawnee,

Okla. died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 in an

Oklahoma City Hospital. Tribal services

were held Jan. 13, 2022 at the McKosato Home followed by burial in Wakolee

Cemetery on Jan. 14, 2022.

Lea was born July 29, 1983 in Shawnee, Okla. to Michael Ellis and Connie

Rhodd. She attended Davenport Schools.

She worked for the Sac and Fox Nation

in multiple departments for many years.

She enjoyed playing softball and loved

being a mother to 4 sons.

She was preceded in death by grandparents; aunts, Judy and Marilyn; uncle,

Bobby and her father, Mike.

She is survived by husband, Daniel

Nire; sons: Cameran, Urijah, Braxton

and Zaiden; mother: Connie Rhodd;

brothers: Lawrence and Levi; sisters:

Kila and Keri; adopted siblings, Quincy

and Ariona; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Sac and Fox Nation Treasurer Carla Wallace’s annual

award was presented to the Sac and Fox Maintenance

Dept. during the Dec. 23, 2021 Christmas dinner and

awards program held in the Community Building. Representatives of the Maintenance Dept. shown from left

accepting the award are: Cara Mack, Nicole Watashe,

Sharlene Murphy, Director Bryan Hinshaw, Connie

Rhodd, Melissa Moore and Doug Murphy. See story on

Page 1.

(Photo by Juaquin Hamilton)

Infrastructure

Bill

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was supposed to receive federal funding,

she said. Clark said the city has matching

money from a general obligation bond

voted on by Norman residents waiting to

be combined with federal funds to complete the project.

According to the city’s website, the

project involves widening 36th Ave NW

from north of Tecumseh Road to north of

Indian Hills Road from two to four lanes,

with five-foot-wide on-street bike lanes.

“This project has a high chance of moving forward and finally being completed

because of the progress we’ve already

made, and hopefully, the infrastructure

bill will fill that gap and get it over the

finish line. So this is very important in

Norman, and we should be able to act on

it immediately,” she said.

Jerald Gilbert, Enid’s city manager, said the city is very excited about

the prospect of additional infrastructure

funding to fix the city’s aging and insufficient infrastructure.

“Roads, streets, and bridges are a huge

need for us in Enid. Water and sewer

lines are another exciting possibilities.

Just about any infrastructure that you

could imagine, requires repairs, replacements, or improvements,” he said.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt said

he is very interested in money for roads

and bridges and the city’s transit dollars.

“We’re a city built around the automobile, but in the last couple of decades, our

residents are wanting to see public transit

alternatives and prioritize more money in

that bucket to partner with some of the

things we’re already doing,” Holt said.

Holt said Oklahoma City is building

its first bus rapid transit line between

Classen Boulevard and Northwest Expressway, two important medical and

commercial areas. The other thing he

looks forward to, Holt said, is Amtrak’s

promise to use infrastructure money to

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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

Hello Everyone!

We hope that everyone is healthy and

safe during this surge of Covid that we

are experiencing.

Would like to give an update on the

upcoming change to the RAP Clothing/

School Supply Assistance for 2022/2023

school year: The Education Department,

along with Treasurer Wallace and the Finance Department, had a zoom meeting

with the Citizen Bank of Ada. We are

all excited to start the transition process

soon!

We will be issuing out VISA Cards to

each of the children that will be eligible

for assistance. The VISA cards will only

allow purchases of clothing and school

supplies. Once we start this new program, we will no longer have to accept

clothing/school supply receipts as this

new system will allow us to have the purchase record. There will be some stores

and Online sites that these cards will not

be allowed any purchases. We will be

suppling you a list in a couple of months.

REMINDER TO PARENTS/GRAND-

PARENT/GUARDIAN: IF YOU RECEIVED RAP CLOTHING/SCHOOL

SUPPLY FUNDING FOR YOUR

CHILD/CHILDREN THIS CURRENT

(2021 – 2022) SCHOOL YEAR YOU

ARE STILL REQUIRED TO SEND IN

RECEIPTS BY APRIL 1, 2022!!!!! IF

WE DO NOT RECEIVE RECEIPTS

YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR

NEXT SCHOOL YEAR 2022 – 2023.

THE BEST WAY TO SEND IN YOUR

CLOTHING/SCHOOL SUPPLY RECEIPTS IS THROUGH THE REGULAR MAIL SO THAT WE CAN LOG

IN THE MAIL.

We would also like to recommend that

when you fill out any Education papers

that you complete our applications and

put a good contact phone number, email

address and submit all is required on the

applications. We had about 10 higher education college students that sent in their

complete applications and, they have received their funding on the first day of

school. There should not be a need for us

to call for your missing documents. We

are here for your questions of what is

needed, please call or email.

The Education Department is working

with the seamstress for the high school

and college student graduation stoles.

Please submit your application for a stole

as we have already been accepting application. All applications are on the website. Sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

The headsets for Pre-K through 12th

grade are still available for Sac and Fox

Students. Applications are on the website. Must be signed by the school to

verify enrollment, sign waiver, and copy

of student Sac and Fox tribal enrollment

card.

This semester, under the RAP Program

in Education, we can assist with the following:

by Edwina Butler-Wolfe

• Tutorial service

• ACT/SAT fees

• Driver Education (first time driver license no reinstate license)

• High School Concurrent college classes

• GED tuition fee

• Graduate College Student

• Activity Assistance

• All applications are listed on the website.

If you have any questions, please call

the Education Department at 918 9683526; Justin Morris, extension: 2043 or

Edwina Butler-Wolfe, extension 2046 or

cell number: 405-328-0402.

Thank you,

Edwina Butler-Wolfe,

Director of Education

Sac and Fox Tribal Elders Honored

At Dec. 22, 2021 Christmas Dinner

Staff members of the Sac and Fox Nationb Title VI Elders and Adult Protective

Services Programs are shown preparing to serve a Christmas dinner to tribal

elders and guests on Dec. 22, 2021 in the Sac and Fox Nation Community

Building.

(Photos by Mindy Eicher)

Crane Gift to be Displayed at

Transportation, Veterans, Elders Building

Sac and Fox tribal member Johnnie Crane Jr., left, recently presented the

lighted, distressed wood panel piece shown here as a gift to the Sac and Fox

Nation. The panel will be displayed in the new Sac and Fox Nation Transportation Building in Stroud, Okla. that also includes facilities for the veterans

and elders organizations. Others shown from left are: Sac and Fox Treasurer

Carla Wallace, Chief Justin F. Wood, Secretary Lana Butler and Sac and Fox

tribal member Temple Meadows.

(Photo by Juaquin Hamilton)

Bureau of Indian Ed. Has First

Logo Since Established in 2006

The Bureau of Indian Education

marked a significant milestone by unveiling its official logo on Jan. 6. This is

the first logo for BIE since becoming a

bureau in 2006. The initial logo design

was created by Kayla Jackson, a member

of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe who

is also a graduate of the Bureau’s Haskell Indian Nations University located in

Lawrence, Kansas.

“The Bureau of Indian Education is

working to lay the foundation for the

next generation of Native children to succeed,” said Assistant Secretary – Indian

Affairs Bryan Newland. “I’m proud the

BIE will have an official logo as it carries

out its mission moving forward, and I’m

even more proud that it was designed by

a BIE student - Kayla Jackson.”

“Over the past few years, the Bureau

of Indian Education has instituted new

strategies to more independently serve

the unique needs of our students,” said

BIE Director Tony L. Dearman. “As we

build our capacity, we are creating our

own identity as a world class education

provider. This logo perfectly captures the

spirit of our mission. Every detail honors

our Indigenous heritage and our commitment to the education of our students. It

encapsulates intellect and determination,

which is exactly what we strive to instill

in every student.”

Jackson submitted her design as part of

a BIE-wide competition inviting students

to lead in the creation of the new logo.

Following a collaborative effort where

each element was thoughtfully selected

to embody the essence of the Bureau, the

logo went through the official process for

federal approval.

“This design captures culture, knowledge, and leadership,” Kayla Jackson

said. “The open book represents lifelong

learning. The Indigenous student is wearing a fancy shawl regalia including moccasins, ribbon skirt, shawl, yoke, beaded

headband, and eagle feather with hair

long and braids. The student embodies

the spirit of their ancestors by dancing

with honor and carrying out prayers with

every step. The eagles that are emblazoned on the shawl represent acknowledgment, strength, and determination.

Finally, in the background there is the

sun which gives us growth, abundance

and hope.”

The center of the logo is an Indigenous

student placed on an open book indicating the power of knowledge and lifelong

learning. The four lines on the book

represent the four directions, the four

seasons, the four stages of life and four

sacred plants. The logo represents the ongoing commitment of the BIE to its mission as it provides educational services to

its students and Tribal communities.

The logo will be used on all official

correspondence as well as publications,

website, social media, and communication materials.

Pictured are some of the tribal elders and guests who attended a Christmas

dinner hosted Dec. 22, 2021 in the Community Building by the Sac and Fox

Nation Title VI Elders and Adult Protective Services Programs.

The Housing Authority of the Sac and Fox Nation is seeking interested Native-American owned economic enterprises, Native American organizations,

individuals or firms that are interested in providing services or supplies for

the many operations and projects of maintaining and providing affordable

housing to serve our community. We will be requesting a statement of intent

from any interested parties who wish to submit a bid or proposal to provide

services and/or supplies. Services and work items include but are not limited

to appraisals, building materials, construction, architect/engineer, equipment,

electrical, plumbing, HVAC, maintenance, inspections, lead-based paint and

other testing and remediation, surveys, and legal.

A request for vendor packet contact Inventory/Procurement Specialist

Margaret Franklin at 405-275-8200 or by email at mfranklin@hasfn.net. The

statement of intent can be mailed to the Housing Authority of the Sac and

Fox Nation located at 201 N. Harrison, Shawnee, OK, 74801or by contacting

Inventory/Procurement Specialist Margaret Franklin at 405-275-8200 or by

email at mfranklin@hasfn.net.

This request is being offered pursuant to the Indian preference/tribal preference requirements as stated in 24 CFR Part 1000. There is no deadline for submissions. However, submissions not received in a timely manner may prevent

an otherwise qualified firm from receiving Indian preference or being able to

compete for contract award for previously announced solicitations.

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AC unit provides the needed temperature-controlled environment to keep our

air monitoring system protected. The

system being protected detects the important statistics in our air to help conduct climate research and, will help us

issue advisory alerts in the future.

The data collected will allow us to plan

and strategize potential solutions to problems we may face. The inter-departmental cooperation helps demonstrate the

importance of working together to make

improvements to help our Nation. Thank

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getting the installation completed safely

and with great quality of work.

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The Sac and Fox Nation Office of Environmental Services, in coordination

with the Sac and Fox Nation Maintenance Department, are seen replacing

a heating and air unit the maintenance

department paid to install using some of

their CARES Act funding.

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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

February Comic

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Business Committee Meeting Minutes

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

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February Word Search

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Fire fighters are shown extinguishing hot spots inside the Sac and Fox Nation

Maintenance Building on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022.

(Photos by Bryan Hinshaw)

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

(Continued From Page 7)

Pictured is one of the vehicles heavily damaged or destroyed inside the Maintenance Building during the Saturday morning fire.

Supply Shortages Force Scientists

To Become Resourceful, Patient

For biomedical researchers, pipette

tips are a bit like No. 2 pencils are for

high school students taking the ACT:

cheap, voluminous and indispensable.

So, what do you do when suddenly none

are available?

Federal Infrastructure Bill to Assist Tribes

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sas.

“If you look at the Amtrak map across

the country, the Heartland Flyer comes up

from Fort Worth and ends here in Oklahoma City, so funding in the bipartisan

bill for passenger rail would potentially

link us up to Newton, Kansas, which is a

northern suburb of Wichita, making the

whole Amtrak network more available to

our residents,” he said.

Holt acknowledged that projects funded by the infrastructure bill would take

years to complete, and future mayors

would probably “cut the ribbons” when

they are finished. He said the relocation

of Interstate 40 near downtown is an ex-

ample of a major infrastructure project.

The project was first conceived in the

1990s, and he cut the ribbon 25 years later.

“When I talk about these things, and

the benefits I see for Oklahoma City, I

also recognize we’re talking about years

to award these dollars and years beyond

that to begin construction,” Holt said.

Lawton Mayor Stan Booker said “We

have a lot of water-sewer infrastructure

that we’re hoping can be advanced with

infrastructure money, and also some industrial roadwork; those are roads used

for industrial traffic. “So, those are the

main areas we could benefit from the

most, industrial infrastructure and wa-

ter-sewer infrastructure,” Booker said.

Randy Sachs, a spokesman for the

Choctaw Nation, said infrastructure

money will allow the Nation to make

intergenerational infrastructural investments in broadband expansion, road

construction and surface improvements,

electrification and power generation, and

many other things.

“The Infrastructure Investment and

Jobs Act are historical and incredibly

large. Because of this, the transfer of

funds could be slow, and implementation

could be even slower. Federal agencies

and departments will likely hold numerous consultations and listening sessions

and accept written and oral comments to

fully understand the needs and desires of

tribal governments before distributing

these funds,” Sachs said.

It will also allow them, he said, to

continue to care for their environment,

which they believe is one of the primary

responsibilities of tribal communities.

“The Choctaw Nation is grateful to

the Biden Administration and our allies

in Congress for ensuring Indian Country

was not forgotten during the drafting of

this important legislation,” he said.

(Gaylord News is a reporting project

of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord

College of Journalism and Mass Communication.)

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Demand for Covid-19 testing materials along with weather- and pandemic-related disruptions to manufacturing and

distribution of lab equipment have forced

scientists at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to become resourceful

and patient.

“The difficulty in finding critical

equipment is as bad as I’ve seen it in my

30 years here,” said Kiely Grundahl, a

lab manager for OMRF’s Genes and Human Disease Research Program. Disposable pipette tips are laboratory essentials.

Scientists use the small, cone-shaped

pieces of plastic to transfer tiny volumes

of liquid in experiments. Several OMRF

labs are having trouble finding the ones

they need.

For cardiovascular biologist Audrey

Cleuren, Ph.D., the problem is finding

a particular plastic specimen tube. Her

latest order is delayed by nearly three

months. Plastics aren’t the only essentials in short supply. In setting up her

new lab, Cleuren had to borrow an older-model centrifuge from another OMRF

scientist. Researchers use the high-speed

rotating device to separate samples.

Cleuren’s is on backorder. Expected arrival date: March 2022.

“That’s something we use daily. We

have to have it,” said Cleuren, who studies the function of cells that line blood

vessels. “There’s plenty to keep us busy.

But there are some things that we have to

wait for because there is no alternative.”

According to the Food and Drug Administration’s Device Shortage List, scarcity of testing supplies and equipment

is expected to last for the “duration of

the Covid-19 public health emergency.”

That scarcity has also led to price spikes.

At OMRF, scientists go through roughly

9,000 disposable gloves per month, said

Wendy Quinn, OMRF’s purchasing director. Since the onset of the pandemic,

their cost has risen 80%.

In carefully managed grant budgets,

said Cleuren, those small expenses add

up. “We pay for that.” These days, lab

managers like Grundahl and Mike McDaniel spend hours hunting down supplies from alternate vendors. If that fails,

they look to their OMRF neighbors.

“You send out a mass email,” said McDaniel, part of OMRF’s Cardiovascular

Biology Research Program. “Like ‘Hey,

does anybody have a this or a that they’re

not using for the time being to tide us

over?’” McDaniel said the shortages

have made scheduling the use of shared

equipment critical. And to overcome the

scarcities of single-use plastics, some

labs are even considering returning to

glass.

It takes creativity, but cooperation

makes all the difference in ensuring science marches on. “This supply shortage

is unprecedented,” McDaniel said. “But

it’s been inspiring to see the team-first attitude among all the labs.”

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February 2022

SAC AND FOX NATION

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

PROGRAM

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!!

HELP WANTED!

SAC & FOX NATION

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

The following is a list of job vacancies with

the Sac & Fox Nation:

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.

IT Assistant

Probate Tech (Temporary)

Shipping, Receiving and Filing Clerk (Temporary)

Patient Navigator

Patient Benefits Coordinator

Assistant Cook

Economic Development Director

Community Health Nurse

Human Resources Director

Maintenance Technician/Mechanic

Resident Advisor (Juvenile Detention Center)

Environmental Specialist

Grant Writer/Planner

Landscaper/Laborer

Policy Analyst

Staff Accountant 1

Surveillance Observer

Human Resources Assistant

Meal Delivery Driver (Part-Time)

Enrollment File Clerk

Accounts Payable Technician

Laborer (Food Sovereignty)

Comptroller

Applicants must successfully pass an OSBI/National background check and

drug screen. Preference in hiring is given to qualified Native 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:

www.sacandfoxnation.com

or contact Human Resources, Sac and Fox Nation, 920963 S. Hwy. 99,

Bldg. A Stroud, OK 74079 or by phone (918) 968-3526

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