# Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni (2022) > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Asac_fox_oklahoma%3A4fe96a12721aebbc ## Record - **Collection:** Tribal code - **Document type:** Tribal code ## Text SAC and FOX NEWS Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni 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 (Continued on Page 3.) 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. (Continued on Page 2) Page 2 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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. Deadline for the March issue is: Friday, February 18 at 4:30 p.m. Reprint permission is granted, with 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. Managing Editor Mike Brown 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 ~~~~~~~ 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: Sac and Fox Nation Administration Building 920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A Stroud, OK 74079 Visit us on the webb @ sacandfoxnation.com click news 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 (Continued from Page 1) “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 Page 3 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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 (Continued from Page 1.) 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 connect Oklahoma City to southern Kan(Continued on Page 8) 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. Page 4 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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. Page 5 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Building A • Stroud, OK 74079 • (918) 968-1141 • FAX (918) 968-1142 New HVAC Unit to Help Protect OES Monitoring System Like Us on Facebook! Sac and Fox Nation Sac and Fox Casino Sac and Fox Language Program Sac and Fox Dept. of Human Services Sac and Fox National Public Library 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 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. ^ The HVAC unit was purchased under OES’s EPA grant programs. The new 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 you to AC Works and Maintenance for getting the installation completed safely and with great quality of work. W-9 FORM MUST BE CUT ON DOTTED LINE BEFORE MAILING X X X SAC AND FOX NATION 920883 S. HIGHWAY 99 BLDG. “A” STROUD, OKLAHOMA, 74079 X X X ^ by Gabriel Lambert, Environmental Technician 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. Page 6 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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 Page 7 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 Business Committee Meeting Minutes Business Committee Meeting Minutes (Continued on Page 8) February Word Search Page 8 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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 (Continued from Page 3) 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.) Business Committee Meeting Minutes are now accessible on the Website sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov and Facebook Like Us on Facebook! Sac and Fox Nation Sac and Fox Casino Sac and Fox Language Program Sac and Fox Dept. of Human Services Sac and Fox National Public Library 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.” Page 9 - Sac and Fox News - February 2022 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. 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