Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni (2023)

SAC and FOX NEWS

Nemîshâtênemo êhthâkîwiyâni

Phone: 918-968-3526 • 920963 S. Hwy. 99, Bldg. A • Stroud, OK 74079 • Vol. 45 • No. 4 • April 2023

Sgt. Harris Saves Man’s Life With Prompt Administering of Narcan

On February 27, 2023, Sac

and Fox Nation Police Department recognized Patrol Sergeant

Darren Harris for his quick actions on night shift earlier in the

week which resulted in a life

saved.

While monitoring radio traffic from the Lincoln County

Communications Center, he

heard a call dispatched of an

unresponsive male who was not

breathing near his location in

Chandler. He decided to respond

since he was close by and found

the individual as described, not

breathing and unresponsive, already turning pale.

Presented Letter of Commendation

EMS had just arrived and

were already providing rescue

breathing but it did not appear

to be helping. Quickly recognizing what was happening based

on experience from previous

encounters, Sergeant Harris rapidly retrieved his department

issued Naloxone (Narcan) and

it was rapidly administered.

Medical aid was continuously

rendered and the individual began to breathe again, although

lightly.

A second dose of Naloxone

was administered, and by the

time the subject arrived at the

hospital, they were fully conscious and speaking.

“There is no doubt that Sergeant Harris’ quick assessment

of the situation and rapid actions

and deployment of the life-saving drug, Naloxone, resulted in

the individuals’ survival that

day,” said Police Chief Andrew

M. Selfridge.

Police Chief Selfridge and

Lieutenant Smith offered con-

gratulations and presented Sergeant Harris with a letter of

commendation for his performance of duty that night. Sergeant Harris has been with the

Sac and Fox Nation Police Department for five years, and was

promoted to the rank of patrol

sergeant approximately one year

ago.

Bench, Bradford to be Inducted

Into Indian Athletic Hall of Fame

The American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame (AIAHOF) will

celebrate its 50th Anniversary

by honoring Oklahomans Johnny Bench (Choctaw) and Sam

Bradford (Cherokee) during its

April 28, 2023, induction ceremony. The event will take place

at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City, soon to

be the permanent home of the

AIAHOF.

“It is our hope that by sharing with the world the history

of great American Indian athletes past and present, this will

encourage Native youth in their

journey for success whether it be

through sports or other areas of

achievement,” said David Powless (Oneida) AIAHOF board

president and 2008 inductee.

The 2023 inductees join the

ranks of prestigious Indigenous

athletes including Olympians

Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) and

Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox), Sonny Sixkiller (Cherokee), John

Levi (Arapaho) and Moses Yellow Horse (Pawnee). Every athlete honored by induction is selected based on an outstanding,

colorful, exciting and action

punctuated record of

performance. The AIAHOF has

110 inductees.

“We are excited to welcome

the American Indian Athletic

Hall of Fame to First Americans

Museum,” said James Pepper

Henry (Kaw), FAM Director/

CEO. He says the ceremony is

the first step in a two-year process to relocate the AIAHOF

from its current location at

Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. “Although FAM focuses on the 39

Tribal Nations in Oklahoma today, this merger helps us move

to a national level to be more

reflective of all Tribal communities nationwide.”

Johnny Bench was born in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on

December 7, 1947 and grew

up in the small town of Binger, OK. His childhood dream

was to become a major league

baseball player. He was selected

and signed in the 1965 amateur

draft by the Cincinnati Reds.

After two seasons in the minors,

Bench made Cincinnati’s Major

League roster for the 1968 season. This marked the beginning

of one of the most successful careers in baseball.

Elected to the Baseball Hall

of Fame in January 1989 with

the fourth highest percentage of

total votes cast, Bench is considered by many to be the greatest

catcher ever. His honors include

National League Rookie of the

Year (1968), National League

Most Valuable Player (1970

& 1972), World Series MVP

(1976), 14-time All-Star, with

10 Gold Gloves. In 1980, Bench

set an endurance record by

catching 100 or more games for

13 consecutive seasons. He is a

citizen of the Choctaw Nation.

Samuel J. Bradford was

born and raised in Oklahoma

City. He attended Putnam City

schools and graduated from Putnam City North High School in

2006 where he was a multi-sport

athlete. He received a football

scholarship from the University of Oklahoma. He was an All

American and Heisman Trophy

winning quarterback while at

OU. He enjoyed a nine-year career in the NFL after being selected #1 in the 2010 NFL Draft

and being named Rookie of the

Year. Along the way he set several NCAA and NFL passing records and met many outstanding

people, teammates, and coaches.

He married Emma Lavy of

Fayetteville Arkansas in 2016.

They are busy parents with three

children. He is a citizen of the

Cherokee Nation.

Sac and Fox Nation Police Chief Andrew

Selfridge, left, presents a Letter of Commendation to Patrol Sgt. Darren Harris in

Pictured is the new east entrance to the Black Hawk Health Center. (Photo by Mike Brown)

Black Hawk Health Center Expansion Project

Nearing Completion in Late May or Early June

Grievance Committee Positions Due Election are:

Grievance Committee #1, and

Grievance Committee #2

by Mike Brown

The $12.3 million Black

Hawk Health Center renovation and expansion project is on

track for completion in late May

or early June of this year, according to Project Inspector Cecil Bernard. General contractor

for the work that began in late

2020 is Lambert Construction

of Stillwater, Okla. with a projected completion in April 2023.

The development has included schedules for phases of new

construction and substantial

demolition of the original clinic facility. Bernard said the Sac

and Fox Nation Business Committee approved a change order

to the original plans to include

facilities for dental services.

“The Business Committee is

thinking ahead and doing a good

job for the tribe. There are other

projects developing for the near

Find more Primary and General Election

Information on Page 5 of this edition.

Business Committee Meeting

Minutes are accessible on the

Website sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Sac and Fox Nation

Election Dates

Primary Election: Saturday, June 3, 2023

General Election: Saturday, August 26, 2023

Business Committee Positions Due Election are:

Principal Chief, Second Chief, and

Committee Member

recognition of his life-saving actions administered to an unresponsive male on Feb.

27, 2023.

(Photo by Mike Brown)

Includes Facilities

For Dental Services

future that will also be good for

the tribe,” the inspector com-

mented.

In a March 16 interview, Bernard said under-floor plumbing

in the original building is being

replaced and, wall-framers are

working on the dental facility.

Exterior work continues on the northwest corner of the new

Black Hawk Health Center.

(Photo by Mike Brown)

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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.

Deadline for the May issue is:

Thursday, April 20 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 and changes are

accepted by the Business Committee

at the address listed below.

Managing Editor

Mike Brown

For information:

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newspaper@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Publisher: Sac and Fox Nation

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Tribal Officers:

918-968-3526 or 800-259-3970

Acting Principal Chief:

Angela Gasper

Telephone (918) 968-3526

Ext. 1004

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

Executive Assistant:

Pam Patterson

Pamela.patterson@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Executive Assistant:

Kelsey Collins

Kelsey.Collins@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Business Committee

Mailing Address:

Sac and Fox Nation

920963 S Hwy 99 Bldg A

Stroud, OK 74079

Visit us on the webb @

sacandfoxnation.com

Obituaries

Pamela Tina Boyd departed this earth

surrounded by family on March 1, 2023.

She was born on December 12, 1962 in

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the daughter

of Merle Boyd and Beverlee (Ahhaitty)

Boyd.

Pam and her family lived in Oklahoma City for many years. She graduated

Classen High School in 1981. After high

school, she worked for a couple different

companies as a power equipment driver.

She also worked as a Physical Therapy

Tech.

Pam was highly talented in all sports.

She even twice received MVP in the Indian State Tournament and also had some

decorated basketball accomplishments.

There really wasn’t a sport she didn’t

like. Pam also liked her music, and music

Pawnee Bill’s

Easter Egg Hunt

Is Sat., April 8

On Saturday, April 8, the Pawnee Bill

Ranch and Museum will host its annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Egg Hunt is

cosponsored by the local Pawnee Lions

Club and the Pawnee Chamber of Commerce.

The hunt will begin promptly at 10

a.m., at the ranch’s picnic pavilions. The

Egg Hunt is spread out over many acres

of the historic site. Thousands of eggs

will be hidden, including gold and silver

prize eggs containing money and vouchers for treats.

Pawnee Bill started an egg hunt at his

ranch more than one hundred years ago.

It is in that tradition that the ranch continues to be a place where families can

make memories with their children in

a beautiful environment. Pawnee Bill

Ranch and Museum is located at 1141

Pawnee Bill Road in Pawnee.

Business Committee Meeting

Minutes are

accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

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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

Pamela Tina Boyd

of all genres. It’s what helped her sometimes navigate through life.

Pam never met a stranger, she was

always willing to help and had a huge

heart. For years she even would grow her

hair out to donate to Locks of Love. To

say that Pam was a special lady is an understatement, she will be greatly missed.

Pam is preceded in death by her father

Merle Boyd. She is survived by mother Beverlee Boyd; sisters Tammy Fields

and Shanarae Boyd; nephew Chris Boyd;

nieces Kristen Bibbs and Stephanie

Fields; special cousins Ni’vy Starr, Maria Starr-Crispin, Marlena Starr and Cristina Starr; adopted father Marvin Thurman; adopted brother George Valliere;

and, adopted sisters Ida Parish and Georgia Nullake; and many extended family

members and a host of friends.

Traditional Tribal Rites were held

March 4, 2023 in the Sac and Fox Community Building. Burial followed on

March 5, 2023 at the Sac and Fox Tribal

Cemetery.

Pamela Tina Boyd

Happy April Birthday Elders!

Adkins, Galle Rae

Ahkeahbo, Elizabeth

Andersen, Shari Lynn

Barron, Shelly Ann

Beall, Sean Patrick

Bean, Rose Marie

Berryhill, Gregory Wayne

Blackburn, Tina Jean

Brown, Wanda Yvonne

Bryce, Vonda Joyce

Carr, Lisa Lea Ann

Decker, Colleen Lisa

Ebbinga, Sharon Lee

Edmonson, David Allan

Ellis, Leva Marlene

Frazier, Pamela Dale

Gaddy, Marcia Gail

Gibson, Beverly Sue

Gillaspy, John William III

Givens, Deborah Kay

Gokey, Leo Elmer

Grant, Francis Leroy Sr.

Grass, John Jr.

Hamblin, Ralph Maurice

Harris, Raymond Lee

Harris, Ruby Irene

Harshberger, Scott Eugene

Hocker, Earnest L

Hocker, Ricky Wayne

Holmes, Carol Ann

Huyghe, Sheila Ann

Jones, Joseph Todd

Keo, Dorene Katherine

Keo, Rudy

King, Roger Mc Carl

Lasley, Charles Dewayne

Longshore, Lisa Leaellen

Manatowa, Phillip Joseph

Marez, George Mitchell

McCaulla, Dianna Sue

McClellan, Wallace Buster

Birthday Report 03/03/2023

Page 1 of 2

McCoy, William Scott

McIntosh, Margaret Lee

Monday, Donald Chad

Northrup, Alma Faye

Pappan, Jeffrey Kevin

Parham, Robert Levi

Poitras, Charles A Jr.

Powell, Sunnykay

Pratt, Shawn David

Pratt, Shelly Renae

Raines, Terry Kent

Reim, Debra Yvonne

Rice, Harriett Oresa

Rowe, Sheryl Jane

Sarber, William Wayne Sr.

Smith, Barbara Thomas Mc

Ilvaine

Stephens, Dallas James

Teague, Sherry Lynn

Thompson, Helen Jo

Thompson, Rose Marie

Thurman, Marvin Warren

Tiger, Robin Denise

Vandever, Ruby Mae

Wallace, Larry Dewayne Sr.

Waller, Jimmy Kent

Wano, Ronnie Eugene

Whistler, Donn Jr.

Wilson, Aaron Fryor

Wilson, Katherine Margaret

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Sac and Fox Nation Education Department News

The Education Department is happy

to announce the winners of the Blackhawk Leadership and Jim Thorpe Athletic Scholarships. We only had two senior high students that applied this year.

Landon Primeaux and Katherine Meeks

both students attend Shawnee High

School:

• LANDON PRIMEAUX, SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR

Landon will receive both Blackhawk

Leadership and Jim Thorpe Athletic

Scholarship Awards. Landon submitted

two separate applications. He is best

known in the Pow-wow arena and has

been fancy dancing since the age of three.

Landon has shown his leadership and

athletic abilities all through his school

years. He is a member of the Shawnee

High School Basketball team golf team,

has been an Oklahoma State qualifier for

the past 2 years in golf. Has served as

president of the Native American Indian Club the past 2 years, and as Student

Representative for Shawnee High School

for 2 years.

Landon recently helped in the production of the Virtual Learning System website of the Sac and Fox History Curriculum. His plan is to attend college. Landon

is an enrolled Sac and Fox tribal member

and, also comes from the Pawnee, Ponca,

Otoe, Osage, Arapaho and Prairie Band

Potawatomie tribes.

He is the son of Graham and Alicia

Primeaux; grandson of Paul and Deborah

Primeaux and, the late Sonny Fields and

Nena Fields; and, great-grandson of Lee

Bass Jr. Fish Clan.

• KATHERINE L. MEEKS, SHAWNEE HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR

Katherine will be the Female Blackhawk Leadership Award winner. Katherine plans to enter into the Human

Nutrition/Pre-Medical college major in

hopes to apply her knowledge and skills

towards tribal food distribution or health

services.

Katherine is very passionate about

being a Sac and Fox Tribal Member and

will represent the Nation well. Katherine has been involved in the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter at Shawnee High

School, and currently serves as president.

She has shown her abilities to address issues as president.

Her list of honors and awards received

over the past year include: 3rd place in

Skills USA District Opening & Closing

(2022); 1st place in Skills USA State

American Spirit (2022); and, 1st place

in Skills USA National American Spirit

(2022). She is the daughter of Yannah

Meeks.

On February 15, Justin Morris, Education Specialist, attended the Mustang

Public School Consultation (ESSA) Every Student Succeed Act. The Mustang

School Indian Education Coordinator

spoke on the federal funding that the

school receives and how the funds are

being utilized in the school.

The Sac and Fox Nation has three

Sac and Fox Singers at powwow on Ed Mack’s Farm in 1950.

We are offering a copy or copies of this photo to any tribal member who

writes and requests it at the address below, and includes a $5 fee per copy.

students who attend Mustang Public

Schools: One student in the 5th grade,

and two students in the 11th grade.

On March 20, the Education Department had an in-person consultation at the

Sac and Fox Learning Center with the

representatives of Latta Public Schools.

The representatives were unable to list by

tribe the number of students in each grade

by Edwina Butler-Wolfe

level. They have 447 American Indian

Students that attend Latta Schools. The

Sac and Fox Nation has zero students enrolled there.

If you have any questions please let us

know.

Edwina Butler-Wolfe

Director of Education

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Sac and Fox Nation 2023 Election Dates to Remember

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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.

April Comic

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April Word Search

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Funding Awarded to Add Native

American Educator Partnerships

by Gail Ellis

Oklahoma State University

Agricultural Communications Services

The northeast district of Oklahoma

State University Extension has received

two Native American Agriculture Fund

(NAAF) grants to support new and ongoing partnerships with multiple Native

American tribes and nations in Oklahoma.

NAAF provides funding to eligible

organizations for business assistance,

agricultural education, technical support

and advocacy services to support Native

farmers and ranchers. Nancy Johnson,

director of OSU Extension in the northeast district, said OSU Extension received similar grants from the Federally

Recognized Tribes Extension Program in

the past, but this most recent award is the

first distributed by NAFF.

The two grants, one allotted to the

Muscogee Nation and another designated

for a group of nine tribes in the northeast

part of the state, will provide approximately $335,000 over the next four years

for agricultural projects tied to the preservation of Native American culture.

Objectives outlined for the Muscogee

Nation grant by Johnson and co-principal

investigator Leslie Lewis include establishing a new OSU Extension educator

position to help relaunch an archery club,

introduce anti-bullying and health curricula and train youth in meat judging.

Native Farmers and Ranchers programming will explore pecan grafting as well

as beef and small animal production and

management.

Other portions of funding for the Muscogee Nation will support community

development with training in resume

writing, job skills and soft skills, along

with education on the dangers of substance abuse and social media safety.

Tribe members will learn about county

and tribal government, the benefits of

growing their own food, food distribution and how to ensure a healthy diet.

“Some of the training opportunities

will be intertwined with their native language, and we hope to incorporate elders

into the process of cultural preservation

through customs such as basket weaving,” Johnson said.

The Muscogee Nation has about

87,000 members in Oklahoma; the nation

covers Okmulgee, McIntosh, Okfuskee,

Hughes, Creek, Tulsa and Wagoner

counties along with portions of Mayes,

Rogers and Seminole counties. Johnson

said the NAAF grant was written in collaboration with the College of the Muscogee Nation, and the new educator will

be housed on its campus when hired.

The goal of the nine-tribes grant,

co-authored by Kathy Enyart, is to fund

an educator to build upon resources already in place, including free water testing and childcare training. “The Eastern

Shawnee Tribe has an outdoor classroom

it’s going to let us use, and the Quapaw

Nation could potentially let us use its

meat processing plant for meat judging,”

Johnson said.

The nine tribes of the Inter-Tribal

Business Committee Meeting

Minutes are

accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

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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

Council are the Eastern Shawnee Tribe,

Miami Tribe, Modoc Nation, Ottawa

Tribe, Peoria Tribe, Quapaw Tribe, Seneca-Cayuga Nation, Shawnee Tribe and

Wyandotte Nation, all located in Ottawa

County.

In addition to the latest round of funding through NAAF, Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program grants

currently support projects involving

community gardening in Pawnee County

and an OSU Extension educator position

and full-time program assistant in Osage

County.

“We’ll collaborate with 12 different

tribes in this grant cycle, and that’s pretty

substantial,” Johnson said. “Our county

educators connected and partnered with

these tribes to lay the groundwork before

we applied for this latest grant, and that

has been successful.”

URGENT NOTICE TO VETERANS!

Men & Women, especially WWI, WWII & Korean War

The Sac and Fox National Public Library

is asking for your DD 214s for their records and

MEMORIAL MONUMENT PURPOSES!

The Veterans are also requesting photos of tribal members in

uniform or on military or active duty.

These will be reviewed and may be selected to be put on one

of the monuments (WWI, WWII, Korean or Vietnam). A fifth

monument will be designated with the appropriate name for the

Peace Keeping Initiative Years

(Iraq, Kuwait, Bosnia, Desert Storm and Desert Shield)

Contact: Juaquin Hamilton, 918-968-3526, Ext. 2022

or Johanna Smith, Ext. 2021

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SFN Special Diabetes Program Hosts Quarterly Training Meeting in Learning Center

Robin Thompson, who serves as

Area Diabetes Consultant with Indian

Health Services, is pictured standing

at left while speaking to representatives of area tribal nations and other

organizations during a March 8 quarterly training meeting held in the Sac

and Fox Nation Learning Center.

The quarterly training session was

hosted and coordinated by the Sac

and Fox Nation Special Diabetes Program Special Projects Director Leah

Carver, Exercise Specialist Anthony

Ramirez and Dietitian Josh Nooner.

Tribal nations represented at the

session included the Citizen Pottawatomie, Kickapoo, Seminole,

Muskogee-Creek, Iowa and Absentee Shawnee.

(Photo by Mike Brown)

Business Committee Meeting

Minutes are

accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

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April 2023

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!!

HOURS (Monday-Friday)

Certification

8 am - 5 pm

Distribution

8 am - 3 pm

Store AM Inventory 8 am - 8:30 am

Store PM Inventory 3 pm - 5 pm

HOME DELIVERIES ARE FOR

HOMEBOUND AND/OR DISABLED

ELDERS. CALL OUR

STROUD OFFICE

TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY.

This institution is

an equal opportunity provider.

Business Committee Meeting Minutes

are accessible on the Website

sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

Kids and Grandkids

Are G-R-E-A-T!!

We want to feature the scholastic, academic and

athletic awards or achievements of your child or

grandchild of the Sac and Fox Nation!

Send all pertinent information, such as name of

student, town, school and grade attending,

explanation of award or achievement, and names of

parents and/or grandparents, along with a current

photo of the student to:

newspaper@sacandfoxnation-nsn.gov

or: Sac and Fox News, 920963 S. Hwy. 99

Stroud, OK 74079

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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The W-9 FORM CAN BE FOUND IN THIS EDITION ON PAGE 16

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Capturing Rainwater is

Great Way to Conserve

Natural Resources

by Trisha Gedon

Oklahoma State University

Agricultural Communications Services

Rainwater catchment in the landscape

is a great way to help conserve natural

resources. There are various ways to capture rainwater, including the traditional

rain barrel or installing a rain garden.

Qing Luo, Oklahoma State University

associate professor and OSU Extension

landscape architecture specialist, said a

rain barrel can help reduce stormwater

runoff by collecting the rainwater from

the roof via the home’s downspout and

storing it for later use.

“Rain barrels are relatively easy to

attach to a downspout on your home’s

gutter system and are a great way to help

reduce flooding in areas close to your

home,” Luo said. “They come in a variety of colors that are compatible to your

home’s architecture and can also add

to the design perspective of your landscape.”

To make the best use of a rain barrel,

Luo said it must be placed in a convenient area where using the rainwater will

be easy. Placing a barrel near a garden

bed is ideal to use that water for garden

irrigation.

“Your plants will appreciate the rainwater. Although the chemicals in drinking water are safe to consume, your

plants appreciate this natural resource. In

addition, a well-placed rain barrel makes

it easier for parents to rinse off muddy

shoes before going inside,” she said.

“This water could also be used for cleaning a driveway, rinsing tools or washing

your car. While it won’t save homeowners a lot of money on utility bills, capturing rainwater can cut down on city water

use.”

Although the water flow from a rain

barrel is less than the flow coming out of

a faucet, placing the barrel on some sort

of stand will help increase water flow.

Stands can be constructed to coordinate

with the barrel, so it blends in with the

landscape.

Zack Henson, watershed quality manager with the City of Stillwater, said

stored rainwater is great for homeowners to use in their landscape during a

drought. “We do caution people this water isn’t safe to drink as is,” Henson said.

“It contains pollutants such as zinc and

copper from roofing materials, as well as

bacteria from birds. Keep in mind that a

tenth of an inch of rain over 1,000 square

feet equals about 60 gallons of water. It’s

going to take a fair amount of rain to fill

a rain barrel, but it adds up over time.”

Consumers may be concerned about

stagnant water in a rain barrel becoming

a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Henson said the fine mesh on the top of the

barrel prevents adult mosquitoes from

getting in and laying eggs. He also recommends tossing in a mosquito larvae

control tablet, available at most home

and garden stores, to help curb mosquito

development inside the barrel.

Homeowners can also take advantage

of rainwater by installing a rain garden. A

rain garden is a planted shallow depression in the landscape that collects and

soaks up rainwater runoff from paved areas, roofs and the surrounding landscape.

“A rain garden is purposefully situated at a lower spot in our landscape, so it

can receive runoff after a rainfall,” said

David Hillock, OSU Extension consumer horticulturist. “Its soil and plants are

selected to absorb rainwater.”

There are three main components to a

rain garden: inflow, basin and overflow.

The inflow is where water enters the rain

garden. The basin is the shallow depression where the water collects and where

the plants are located. The overflow is the

location where water flows out of the garden when there’s a significant rain event.

Hillock said rain gardens have several

benefits, including: Absorbing 30% more

rainwater than a regular lawn, reducing

the chances of flooding in the landscape;

More cost effective than traditional system of pipes and drains to treat the same

amount of storm water; Filter out pollutants carried by rainwater and improve

water quality before it reaches groundwater, rivers, streams and lakes; Creates

a natural habitat for butterflies, birds and

wildlife; and, Adds beauty to the landscape, resulting in increased property

value. “When selecting plants for a rain

garden, make sure they tolerate wet roots

for a short period of time,” he said. “As

with all gardens, proper soil preparation

and mulching will help the plants become established. Once established, the

plants should be able to thrive on their

own. However, we all know Oklahoma

is prone to drought conditions, so supplemental watering may be needed to keep

the plants alive during extreme conditions.”

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Third Season of ‘Reservation Dogs’ to

Bring Indigenous Teen Comedy, Drama

by Annabella Potts

Gaylord News

It will be another five months before

the third season of the hit television series “Reservation Dogs,” filmed in Oklahoma airs. But, the theme of bringing

together classic Native American actors

and young talent for Indigenous representation in the teen comedy and drama

is set.

Oklahoman Lane Factor stars as

‘Cheese’ and takes part in a quest to California after the death of the fifth member

of his teenage friend group. Full of adventures both criminal and comical, the

series follows each member of the ‘Rez

Dogs’ in their own paths of grief and

growth.

Factor, who grew up in Midwest

City, is a citizen of the Caddo Nation of

Oklahoma and is also Creek and Seminole. “Since the release of seasons one

and two, there’s been an increase in Native representation in the media and I

couldn’t be happier,” Factor said during

a telephone interview.

“People from Oklahoma have a lot of

positive comments about it being filmed

here, and they can relate to the adventures

of the characters and the environment. It

hits home to know the show is filmed

here because many people see actors on

the show that they personally know.”

After the show took off, Factor and

his co-stars won the 2022 Independent

Spirit Award for best ensemble cast in a

new scripted series. He has been a guest

speaker for community events, youth

conferences and schools across the state.

He advocates across all tribes, extending

Birth

Announcement

Bria Rose Grant

Aaron and Priscilla Grant would like

to announce the birth of Bria Rose Grant.

Bria was born at the Banner Gateway

Medical Center in Gilbert, AZ on February 2, 2023.

Bria is the granddaughter of Sac & Fox

Nation tribal member Kirby and Patti

Grant of Mesa, AZ and the great-granddaughter of the late Sac and Fox Nation

tribal member Ulysses and Gloria Grant.

She has 5 older brothers named Aidan,

Mason, Liam, Owen and Rylan, who are

all Sac & Fox Nation tribal members.

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his platform from the Caddo Nation to

help other communities embrace themselves.

“It feels extra special being Seminole

and portraying a Seminole teen,” Factor

said. “I want others of different communities and races to be proud of who they

are. Embrace who you are and be proud

of that.”

Lane Factor’s mom, Kelly Factor, is

vice-chairwoman of the Caddo Nation.

As a tribally-elected official, she has

paved the way for new opportunities and

resources in the Caddo Nation and beyond. After the loss of cultural programs,

under-staffing of the tribal complex and

lack of economic development with

many tribal members unemployedKelly

Factor said she stepped up to make a difference.

“Our nation is making a huge change

and tackling these issues to improve all

around, with funding coming back in,

reestablished programs; language preservation; an economic development board;

expanding land base; increasing tribal

staff and cultural activities, to name a

few,” Kelly Factor said. “Our nation is

a reflection of our families, our children

and future generations to come. This is

why it is imperative to make a change

now.”

As “Reservation Dogs” is made up

only of Indigenous writers, directors

and series regulars, the series stands as

a turning point for Native Americans in

the media. With a clear lack of Indigenous representation in everyday television and feature films, Lane Factor’s role

stands for more than just a character on

the screen.

“The majority of the Native population in our communities feel underrepresented, as well we should,” Kelly Factor

said. “We don’t see Natives playing in

Native roles--these have been notoriously portrayed by non-indigenous actors.

Our communities feel a sense of pride

seeing actual Natives in these roles, and

that it’s possible to make it as a Native

actor if they wanted.”

(Gaylord News is a reporting project

of the University of Oklahoma Gaylord

College of Journalism and Mass Communication.)

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Elders Lawn

Care Services

Program

Guidelines

This program is designed to

provide Lawn Care Services for

the safety and healthy daily living needs of all our eligible Sac

and Fox Nation Tribal Member

Elders and those members who

are physically disabled and cannot safely perform Lawn Care

themselves, regardless of location/residency.

• Applicant(s) must be an enrolled member of the Sac and

Fox Nation age 55 or older, or

who is physically disabled and

residing within or out of jurisdiction.

• Participants will have their

lawns cut Two (2) times per

month for 6 (six) months, based

on available finding and number

of participants served.

• Funding for this program is

limited and each application

will be processed in the order in

which it was received. This program will fund as many Tribal Member requests as funding

will permit. However, preference may be given to emergency

situations.

• Applicants claiming a physical

disability MUST provide a physician’s statement.

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SFN Housing Authority Safety Poster and Cupid Coloring Contest Winners

Congratulations to Alice on winning the HASFN Safety Poster Contest sponsored by Amerind. Her poster and picture will be on display at the HASFN Agency.

Great job, Alice!

(Photos Submitted)

Dept.of Interior to Restore Wild American

Bison to Prairie Grassland Ecosystem

The Department of the Interior on

March 3, announced several new steps to

restore wild and healthy populations of

American bison and the prairie grassland

ecosystem. Through a new Secretary’s

Order and over $25 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Department

will empower its bureaus and partners to

use the best available science and Indigenous Knowledge to help restore bison

across the country.

“The American bison is inextricably

intertwined with Indigenous culture,

grassland ecology and American history. While the overall recovery of bison

over the last 130 years is a conservation

success story, significant work remains

to not only ensure that bison will remain

a viable species but also to restore grassland ecosystems, strengthen rural economies dependent on grassland health and

provide for the return of bison to Tribally

owned and ancestral lands,” said Secretary Deb Haaland. “New historic funding

from the Inflation Reduction Act will

help support the Department’s efforts to

restore this iconic species and integrate

Indigenous Knowledge into our shared

stewardship goals.”

American bison once numbered 60

million in North America, with the population anchored in what is now the

central United States. Many Indigenous

cultures, especially in areas where the

species was most abundant, developed

strong ties with bison and relied upon

them for sustenance, shelter, and cultural

and religious practices. In the 19th century, bison were nearly driven to extinction

through uncontrolled hunting and a U.S.

policy of eradication tied to intentional

harm against and control of Tribes.

By 1889, only a few hundred wild

bison remained. The persecution of bison contributed to the decline of healthy

grassland ecosystems and, eventually, to

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the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. The loss of

the keystone species, coupled with land

conversion, led to declines of other important grassland wildlife, such as migratory birds and pollinators.

Beginning in the early 20th century

with the support of President Theodore

Roosevelt, conservationists and scientists made a collective effort to restore

the American bison. Since then, careful

conservation and restoration efforts have

increased the number of wild bison in

the United States from fewer than 500 to

more than 15,000. The Interior Department currently manages 11,000 bison

in herds across 4.6 million acres of U.S.

public lands in 12 states.

While the security of the species is a

conservation success worth celebration,

bison remain functionally extinct to both

grassland systems and the human cultures

with which they coevolved. Today’s announcement will help advance bison restoration efforts to grasslands, which can

enhance soil development, restore native

plants and wildlife, and promote carbon

sequestration, providing benefits for agriculture, outdoor recreation, and Tribes.

Congratulations to the winners of the HASFN Cupid Coloring Contest in February. Ages 1-3: Charles, 4-7: Ben and Emmy, 8 and up: Aiden. Great job!

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Having Fun in the Library!

Alexandria Franklin, daughter of Janice Jackson and Thomas Franklin, was

in the Sac and Fox Nation National Public Library with her grandmother recently. Here she is building a castle with Magnetic Tiles. (Photo Submitted)

Come join the Book Club at the Library!

Next book – Women and Power

Discussion on first half of book - Tuesday, April 11 from 12pm to 1pm

Discussion on last half of book – Tuesday, April 25 from 12pm to 1pm

Feel free to bring your lunch.

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