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PERMIT NO. 3

Volume 4 Issue 2.

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March 2024

Mandaree Students Participate in Native American Science Fair

Photo by Mr. Gerrick Vender and Article by Principal Mr. Greg Sherwood

Inside This Issue:

Page 2: Councilwoman’s update

Page 3: Mandaree Elders News

The Native American Science Fair is held each year on the campus of Minot State

Pages: 4 & 5: Around West University. Students who achieve a 1st place win with their projects are eligible to

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compete at the national level. The national fair is sponsored by the American Indian

Pages:6: Press Release Lisa Science and Engineering Society (AISES) and will be held in Stillwater, OK this year on

DeVille

April 5-6, 2024.. Mandaree School is proud to announce our 1st place winners this year

Page 7: Ruth Buffalo New CEO are 6th Grade, Jordan Hall, Jordan's project was entitled Baseball Bat On the Go. 5th

for MIWRC

graders, who worked on their project as a group, are Stan McCormick, Aaliyah FoxPages 8 & 9: Representative Deane, and Breyleigh Hunts Along. Their project was entitled “Color and Light”.

Lisa DeVille’s Update

Mandaree School is very proud of our up-and-coming young scientists!

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system

Hiraaca

Clanship

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Councilwoman Turner-Lone Fight Update

Hello to all our community members who

any problems with runoff, the homes are ready to be delivered. We

live here and to those who live out of state. are just making sure everything is in place for infrastructure, which we

Before I begin this update, I would like to have been doing all along. We hope to have people moving in these

extend my sincere condolences to the family new homes by fall.

and relatives who recently lost their beloved We will be changing the store hours for summer, so look forward to

ones.

that coming up soon. Also, if the store is closed, it is due to our bad

This weather has been crazy this year, one road conditions with no travel advisories. Please stay home and be

day its 60 degrees out then next thing you safe during a winter storm watch. We don’t want to endanger our

know we have six inches of snow. With our staff or our community members. If there is an emergency and if you

weather being the way it is, we would like to think we are slowly do need something please call West Segment security they are

approaching Spring! With that in mind, I will begin this update.

always on call. (701) 759-3377

First of all, our fire hall anniversary has been moved to April a date is If you would like any information, put out into our community, please

still being discussed with our fire hall and EMS people to make sure contact Lovina Fox, she is our Editor for our newspaper which comes

that everybody is available the same time. Conflicting schedules is the out on a monthly basis. Our West Segment News has a lot of

reason we had to postpone it. These are volunteer firemen and women information that our community reads.

You can email her at

and EMS are always out or on call and we would like to have them all lovinafox@mhanation.com

be present during their anniversary.

On another note, our Easter distribution will be on Wednesday, March

Before I close this update, I

20th which will be a drive through. We will have gift cards, and baskets

would like to take some time

for the kids. Elders will get a gift card and a ham and this will start at

and wish everyone a Happy

2:00pm to 8:00pm . ( You can see the poster on page 32.)

Easter! Enjoy your time with

Our community youth recently went on a trip to Botos’s Ski resort in

your family and relatives.

Bottineau. They all had so much fun, I am so happy that we are able to

take our kids into other communities to participate in activities that we

This is all I have for now, until

next time, take care and be

safe.

don’t have here in our community. We are looking forward to the new

opening of the kids rec center in New Town. Our recreation department

will be taking our youth up there when it is completed.

I am happy to say we now have HVAC which stands for heating,

ventilation and air conditioning. We also have Plumbing and carpentry

for our houses to be fixed and maintained. So, we are looking forward Thank you for being a good reader

to getting them up and going for our community to have more housing Go wits

available. Our home housing development is going great, we had a

meeting with roads, rural water, electricity, sewer and our architects to

make sure the soil and everything is greeted properly, so we don’t have

West Segment Representative Gladys Sherry Turner-Lone Fight

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Mandaree Elders

Hello to all our elders in

our community. I will

have another reminder

on here for our elders. I

want to remind each of

you

to

get

your

vaccinations

updated.

Right now North Dakota

is at high risk for the RSP

influenza.

Another reminder to all

elders, is to please get

your medical request in

early, it will take a few

days to process the

paperwork. I would like to inform you that each month

I will have an educational article for you to read on

various sicknesses that can affect us all. This is very

good for us to know about and be educated on so in any

case if we see any of these symptoms then we will know

that we need to go to the doctor. Early signs of any

sickness can help us when we go to the doctors right

away.

March is colon cancer awareness month.

What is colon cancer?

Colorectal cancer is a cancer that starts in the colon or

rectum, which are parts of the digestive system. Unlike

most cancers, colorectal cancer is often preventable

with screening and highly treatable when detected

early. There my be no symptoms! See your doctor if you

are experiencing the following:

A change in bowel habits: changing bowels habits

include; diarrhea, constipation, narrowing of the stools,

and/or feeling like your bowels are not completely

empty, even after having a bowel movement.

Persistent abdominal discomfort: abdominal

discomfort can cause feelings such as pain, nausea,

cramping, bloating, and/or feeling usually full, even

when you haven’t eaten much.

Rectal bleeding: You might notice bright red color.

Weakness and/or fatigue: Weakness and/or fatigue

may be a sign of colorectal cancer and may be

accompanied by anemia or a low red blood cell count.

Unexplained weight loss: You should always seek medical

attention if you are losing weight for no known reason.

Understand your risk factors: Are you high risk for colon

cancer? Knowing if you have a family history of cancer or

inherited a gene mutation can significantly increase your lifetime risk.

Stages of Colorectal cancer: staging is the process used to see if

cancer has spread from the colon or rectum to other parts of the body.

Knowing the stages of a cancer is very important because it determines

the plan of treatment.

What does staging mean? Colorectal cancer is diagnosed as either stage

0, stage 1, stage II, stage III, or stage IV. The higher the number, the more

the cancer has spread. Cancer can spread to the other areas of the body

through nearby tissue, the blood, and the lymph system.

How is colorectal cancer staged? Doctors use several diagnostic tests

to determine the state of colorectal cancer, so your staging may not be

complete until all of your tests have been performed.

Some of the tests your doctor may order include:



Biopsy with pathology for tumor and lymph nodes



Blood work



Biomarker testing



Chest x-ray



Ct scan



MRI



PET scan

Understanding the stages: Each stage of colorectal cancer has certain

characteristics that indicate how fare the cancer has spread.

Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the US

and although there is no single cause, one in 24 people will be diagnosed

with this disease in their lifetime. Did you know that certain factors can

push this risk even higher even up to 100 percent? Having these risk

factors on your radar from a young age will allow you to be your own

advocate and be proactive about your health and screenings.

So what can you do? You can reduce your risk of colorectal cancer by

limiting your intake of red and processed meat, staying lean, exercising,

limiting alcohol consumption, and by not smoking. You can also reduce risk

by controlling and treating conditions like inflammatory bowel disease or

type II diabetes.

Contributed by William E. Karnes, MD. Dr. Karnes is a fellowship-trained

gastroenterologist who specializes in disorders of the gastrointestinal tract,

with an emphasis on colon cancer screening and identifying patients and

families with a genetic risk for developing the disease. He also conducts

translational research on colon cancer prevention.

Until next month be careful and most of all be safe. If you have any

questions, or need any help please feel free to contact me.

Rosie Johnson, Mandaree West Segment

Elders Advocate

Office: 759-3377 Ext. 227

Fax: 759-3444

Cell: 421-8519

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Around West Segment

March 2024 West Segment Features Veteran of the Month

got killed in Qarabagh Afghanistan in 2016.

Jimmy says, “March has always been a tough month for me. March

28th, 1971, my Brother Myron B. Johnson was killed in action in

Vietnam. This year will be 53 years, and for every one of those years I

James Garmen Johnson, known to have flown his flag on March 28th.”

everyone as Jimmy. He was given the

Indian name “Swift Eagle” by old lady Selected as Veteran of the Month for March 2024 in the West Segment

Antelope in Lucky Mound. He was born Community. He would like to share this recognition with all of his fellow

December 17, 1939 at the hospital in veterans. He says, “I appreciate each of you for what you have done

Elbowoods to Melvin and Eloise and what you continue to do. Thank you for doing what you’re called to

(Mandan) Johnson. He said, “That do, be a Veteran - whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve.’

would make me 84 years old. I am 1 of We all play a part and our service is still needed to this day”.

9 children in my family. My wife of 50 Thank you to West Segment Veterans Program.

years, Rose Ann (Crow Flies High)

Johnson and I have five children, Ona

Finish For Young Bucks 3rd Grade Division

Lee, Adam, Jamie, Teri, and Toni. We

have fifteen grandchildren and 4 great

grandchildren.

Submitted by Jamie Hale Photo provided by Johnson family

I joined the Army in 1961. I was

stationed in Fort Carson, Colorado.

PFC Rank Spec 4 Combat Engineer.

And I served until 1964. I was on standby alert. Standby Alert is when

they can call you back into service no matter where you’re at or what

you’re doing. This was during the Vietnam Era. October 1962, it was

called the Cuban Missile Crisis. An American U-2 Spy plane secretly

photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on

the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union

in Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. President

Kennedy met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss

the problem which caused the standby alert. We were on standby

alert so we had to be ready when they came out of their meeting. “We

were on standby for twelve days; we had our full packs ready to go

and we weren’t allowed to leave our barracks in case the war broke

out.” It was only seventy miles from Florida. This was all in 1962 and it

was 1963 when President Kennedy was assassinated.

Today I am an active member of the Myron B. Johnson/Nathan Good

Iron Post 271. I've been a part of the Post for the past forty years. I

started out as a legion member and then the Commander for twentytwo years now my Brother Bill Hale took over. “Even if my Brother

Myron’s name wasn’t on Post 271, I would still be doing what I am

doing today. “I appreciate everyone is who is on Post 271, Thankful

for them and all that they do!”

The Post was initially the Thomas F. Badgun and located at

Elbowoods (Independence District), North Dakota. Later the Post

amended the charter for it to become Myron B. Johnson Post 271 to it

later being what it is Today, Myron B. Johnson/Nathan Good Iron Post

271.

The Post is named after my late brother Myron B. Johnson who got

killed in Vietnam in 1971 and my Nephew Nathan Good Iron who

Congratulations to our hometown YOUNG BUCKS basketball teams

so proud of your hard work and accomplishments this past weekend!

Our Young Bucks 3rd Grade Division Team

Little Hoops Stars Four Bears Tourney

3rd Place

Game 1 vs Swift Bear

Young Bucks with the win

Game 2 vs Weezy Mambas

Lost by 8 points

Game 3 vs ND Warriors

21-25

We were the only 3rd grade team in the 3rd/4th Grade Division.

1 - Britt Lachney - 3rd

5 - Warren Chase - 2nd

11 - Moziz McCormick - 3rd

15 - AJ Abbey - 2nd

20 - Flint Hale - 1st

23 - Kingman Hale - 3rd

31 - Heath Bear - 3rd

32 - Hooper Williams - 2nd

Not pictured

Britt Lachney, Hooper Williams & Coach Fred Hale

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Around West Segment

Dank’s To sign Letter of Intent at BSC

To Rodeo for the Mystics

Mandaree Elders Bingo

Photos by Polly Chase

By Danks Rodeo Team

It was a nice time spent for some

elders who made it to Mandaree

elders bingo. They had some nice

prizes to gift to the ones playing

bingo.

The Mandaree Elders staff were all

on hand to help. Angie Stiffarm was

one of the helpers during the bingo.

They served snacks and food to the

participants.

Bismarck State College Mystics had their rodeo launch party.

Shannoah & Daylon Danks will be signing their letters of intent to

rodeo for the Mystics. Dayon had other plans and couldn’t attend

but he wanted this day to be all about Shannoah.

Paula, Shannoah and

Clayton Danks all pose for

a picture at the Bismarck

State College Mystics

rodeo launch.

Pictured above

are some of

the prizes they had available for the

winners. In the picture to your right are

the elders helpers preparing to hand out

food. In the picture you can see snacks

that were served. We can all look forward

to the next elder bingo.

Wolf Chief Store & More Adds New Items

Paula and her husband

Clayton are the greatest

supporters when it comes

to their grandchildren

being involved in rodeo.

Congratulations to them

Shannoah & Daylon.

If you haven’t been to the Wolf Chief Store & More than you have to stop

by. The store now has a new storage for fresh food item in a new cooler.

Some of the new food items are; pin wheels, yogurt parfaits, fresh fruit

cups, sandwiches; egg salad, chicken salad on a croissant and ciabatta

bread sandwiches ham and turkey. Our hours will change when summer

arrives.

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2024 Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

March 4, 2024

CONTACT:

Lisa Finley-DeVille, ND District 4A House Candidate

701-421-8020 | lisadevillecampaign.20@gmail.com

Lisa Finley-DeVille seeks re-election to District 4A

North Dakota State House Seat

(Mandaree, ND) – Lisa Finley-DeVille receives the Democratic-NPL nomination and will run for re-election for the district 4A House seat.

Lisa Finley-DeVille proudly announces her acceptance of the Dem-NPL District 4a nomination. Lisa is committed to bringing District 4a’s

important issues to Bismarck. Lisa’s policy issues include continuation of support for K-12 education funding, affordable access to healthcare,

higher education programs, diversification of our state's economy. Lisa also worked to support:

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Landowners, Farmers and Ranchers Rights must be Protected.

Environmental Protections and Public Health

Natural Resources; Clean Air, Clean Water and Healthy Soil

Supporting and keeping teachers in North Dakota

“I am honored and humbled to accept the Dem-NPL nomination for District 4a House seat. I understand the unique challenges and opportunities

that face our rural communities. The Bakken oil boom has brought us both good and bad, so much that it has changed our ways of life. I am

committed to being a strong voice for progress. Together we can build a path forward for us all” said Lisa Finley-DeVille.

Lisa Finley-DeVille, Maheahzah Ahgawgish (Accomplishes Everything) and Eagle Woman (Lisa received from her mother on her passing) has

lived her whole life in Mandaree, North Dakota on Fort Berthold Reservation. She is a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. She

and her husband Walter Sr. have five children and eight grandbabies. Her parents are the late Marcia White Eagle and Robert “Bobby” Finley

Sr. (Veteran of US Army). Her Maternal Grandparents are the late Thomas and Julia (Mandan-Charging) White Eagle. Her paternal

grandparents are the late Evan and Louise (Black Hawk-Huber) Finley Sr. Over the last 14 years, Lisa has volunteered and advocated on

issues that protect the future of North Dakota. Before her volunteer work, she helped build home ownership and renovation programs on Fort

Berthold Reservation for 13 years.

Lisa was recognized in November 2017 as one of the “Eight Native American Leaders Working for Climate Justice” by Nexus Climate (Nexus

Media). In 2015 Lisa received the North Dakota Human Rights Arc of Justice Award, and the Gillette/Baker Achievement Award. In 2023 for

Native American month Lisa was recognized by the US Environmental Protection Agency as one of Native Americans fighting pollution. Lisa

also served on the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) in Washington, D.C. that works to “provide advice and

recommendations about broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice, from all stakeholders involved in the environmental justice

dialogue. In addition, the NEJAC provides a valuable forum for discussions about integrating environmental justice with other EPA priorities and

initiatives.”

Lisa is a co-founder and creator of grassroots group the Fort Berthold Protectors of Water and Earth Rights (POWER). She serves on the

Dakota Resource Council (DRC) Board of Directors. She served on Western Organization of Resource Council (WORC) Board of Directors and

member of DRC Oil and Gas Task Force, all groups that work on responsible energy development in Western North Dakota. She serves on the

Mandaree Volunteer Fire Department Board. She serves on the West Segment Development Authority Board. She served on the Vision West

ND Project Consortium. She is the current vice-chair for the ND Dem-NPL and the incumbent House Representative for District 4a.

Lisa brings a wealth of experience, with a proven track record of leadership and community service. She has dedicated her life to fighting for

the safety and well-being of all people in western North Dakota. With her extensive experience in policy and advocacy, she is well-equipped to

continue to represent the diverse needs and interests of District 4a.

Lisa received her Master of Business Administration and Master of Management from the University of Mary. Lisa received her Bachelor of

Science in Environmental Science, an Associate of Science in Science, Associate of Arts in Native American Studies, and an Associate of

Applied Science in Information Management Specialist from Nueta, Hidatsa, and Sahnish College.

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Ruth Anna Buffalo MIWRC’s New CEO

Reprinted with permission from MIWRC

Ruth

is

an

educator,

public

and received the 2019 Arc of Justice Award from the ND

Human Rights Coalition.

community

organizer

Dakota Women of the Year by the ND Women’s Network

and Her consultant and independent contract work has

health included several nonprofit organizations and improving

professional. Ruth the quality of life for Native communities. Her work

has served in includes research and advocacy, community capacity-

various capacities building and continued reconciliation efforts through

focused

on education.

building

healthy

and

safe Ruth is originally from Mandaree, North Dakota and

communities.

currently resides in South Fargo with her husband and

She has served on four children.

advisory councils focused on women’s health, women’s In 2018, she was elected to serve a four year term in the

leadership development and local food systems. She has 25+ North Dakota legislature representing the people of

years of community advocacy work.

North Dakota a Representative for District 27.

Ruth is a former Fargo Native American Commissioner and a She is a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara

former North Dakota Lawmaker. She has introduced new laws Nation and a descendant of the Chiricahua Apache.

focused on public safety, prevention and awareness of MMIP

and Human Trafficking, and the creation of Missing Person

database. She serves as board President for the National

Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. She is a

co-founder of the local FM MMITP Taskforce. She is an

appointed commissioner to the Not Invisible Act Commission.

In 2022, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane

Letters from Concordia College. She is a 2019-2020 Women’s

Peacemaker Fellow, former Chair of the North Dakota Human

Rights Coalition and a 2017 recipient of the National Center

For American Indian Enterprise Development’s 40 under 40

leadership award. The Fargo Forum named her among local

leaders to watch in 2019. She was selected as the 2019 North

Ruth earned a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

(2002) and Master Degrees in Management (2005),

Business Administration (2010) and Public Health

(2016).

Ruth was recently selected at the new CEO for the

Minnesota Indian Women Resource Center (MIWRC).

Their mission is to empower American Indian women

and families to exercise their cultural values and integrity,

and to achieve sustainable life ways while advocating for

justice and equity. They provide a variety of services and

programs that support the wellbeing and empowerment

of American Indian women and their families.

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From District 4A Representative Lisa DeVille

Racism on the Court: Addressing

Bias in North Dakota High School

Athletics

immediate removal from the facility.” How will that be enforced

when racism is acceptable in these arenas? How is this racism in

the bleachers and on the court going to be addressed? And what

action will the NDHSAA take to protect our children and ensure

When we were told that Mandaree School fairness in all games? I was not at the game but visited with the

teams would be in a new athletic district, I was parents and cheer coach who witnessed the racist incidents. This

skeptical about how fair our kids would be is the outcome when adults do not step in and teach their children

treated by these non-native teams and officials that racism is not acceptable anywhere. We are in a time where

our country needs to come together, but that will never happen until

at the games.

Our people, Native people used to sit back and society acknowledges the discrimination and racism that we face

let racial hate crimes be perpetrated against us daily.

in times where unwritten Jim Crow laws were in

full force in the deep north. This wasn’t that Since January 2022, the NBA has been taking steps to address

long ago. Today, we have a voice. We speak up to protect our children concerns about racism in various aspects of the game, including

when non-native people attack them with racial hate. Today we use our the officiating of fouls. There have been discussions and initiatives

aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the league

voice.

and addressing any instances of bias or discrimination. While there

My family and I are big supporters of the Mandaree Warriors teams and may not be explicit racism in the way fouls are called, there have

other Native American Teams. I was outraged when I heard about the been discussions about unconscious biases that may affect

District Tourney game in Garrison ND on February 9, 2024 between referees' decisions on the court. Research in various fields,

Wilton girls’ basketball team and Mandaree girls basketball team. I was including psychology, has shown that unconscious biases can

shocked to hear when Wilton and Mandaree were tied those 9 fouls called influence decision-making processes.

on our team in a matter of minutes. The Mandaree athletic director did

address the referees. This is a common story for all Native teams when In a study by a University of Pennsylvania professor and a Cornell

our kids are playing high competition games. What are the odds that University graduate student it was found that during the 13 seasons

these stories are coincidental? Are these referees officiating the games from 1991 through 2004, white referees called fouls at a greater

fairly? If you go to any Native American school across North Dakota, you rate against black players than against white players. There is

will hear stories of the coincidental match fixing. What is that teaching our wider research that has shown that biases, including racial biases,

children? What is that teaching YOUR children? Our native American can affect judgments and decisions in various domains, including

children play just as hard as the non-Native teams. Except, when we step sports officiating. These biases may not be overt or intentional but

on the court, we also must face the fans’ racist taunts as well as the can still result in unfair treatment or disparities in how calls are

made.

biased referees and their bogus calls.

In Illinois, a varsity girls basketball coach at Beloit Memorial wrote

When Mandaree played Wilton at the District Tourney in Garrison ND, on Facebook that her team encountered an unsafe and raciallyWilton had a crowd of young people in the corner cheering. These young charged environment at Westosha Central High School after a

people began calling the Mandaree Warriors girls basketball players hostile confrontation with a referee. To protect our children, must

derogatory names and taunting them. I am well aware of rivalry and we also walk out of sporting events when we are met with similar

competition, but this is not good sportsmanship. The Mandaree cheer incidents in our own region?

coach said no one was allowed to livestream games or be fined. The I have been on teams throughout my life where other players used

Mandaree cheer coach addressed the tournament advisor for Wilton racial slurs and expletives to hurt our team spirit. We have become

where the NDHSAA code of conduct was shown. Wilton tournament accustomed to expecting this type of behavior when our teams are

advisor informed Garrisons athletic director about Wilton crowd behavior traveling to other schools. This is not acceptable.

than she addressed Wilton crowd. One Wilton boy called Mandaree In response to the racism, I am calling on the North Dakota High

Cheer coach a snitch. Mandaree cheer coach spoke to Mandaree athletic School Athletic Association to take action against racism, bias, and

director and explained to him the incidents. Wilton athletic director was bullying in sports. Take steps to have officials trained in racial bias

addressed who said, “if Mandaree has any more problems they will send and mindfulness, diversify the referee pool. As a parent and

the Wilton boys basketball team home”. But the Wilton boys’ basketball grandparent and District 4A representative, unequivocally condemn

team continued to make derogatory slurs and they were not sent home. these behaviors. Racism has no place in our community, our

Also, Wilton had a poster that stated this “Roll Tide, Break Their Ankles.” schools, or our sports events. It is antithetical to the values of

Even as they addressed Racism among young fans at these events is respect, inclusion, and fairness that we are taught to uphold. There

concerning and can have a damaging impact on athletes. These places is no place for racism in North Dakota.

are not safe for our kids. North Dakota High School Athletic Association

Representative (District 4A) Lisa Finley-DeVille

Behavior Expectations state that “Any discriminatory slur will result in

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From District 4A Representative Lisa DeVille

“En-Justice: How Change Happens” Portrait

Project

I am excited to share this Portrait project I along with

other environmental activists are featured in.

On

February 10, 2021 Emma Bullock a graduate student at

MIT reached out to me to participate in a portrait series

focusing on community based environmental activists. I

agreed to participate. In August 2023 the portraying

project was complete and the project has now been shown

in Woods Hole, MA and in North Bennington, VT

galleries. It will also be displayed in Petersburg, VA in

April 2024. It can be found online (www.en-justice.org) at

any time.

From Emma Bullock, "en-Justice: How Change Happens"

is a multi-media portrait and interview project that

highlights environmental justice activists around the

United States. It began as an attempt to inspire people

who felt paralyzed at the thought of climate change, or

believed that a single person couldn't make a meaningful

impact.

The incredible people interviewed for this project prove

that a single person is all it takes to make a

difference. The interviewees come from a variety of

regions, cultures, and backgrounds, but they all have one

thing in common: they are passionate advocates for their

communities. The project highlights them because they

understand the impact that comes from empowering

people to take issues into their own hands and have made

substantial progress with environmental problems within

their communities. Whether those problems come in the

form of food deserts and lack of green space, air and water

contamination, or unequal job training opportunities in

the rising green economy, each person presented here has

worked hard to tackle the challenges unique to their area.

Here is the history where this portrait project began

on February 10, 2021.

Below Emma outlined the project and her reasoning

behind it.

Inspiration for Portrait Series

I believe that the environmental movement grew out of,

and is sustained by, community engagement and local

action. Without passionate local leaders, many of the

reforms we've seen in the last few decades would not have

occurred. Yet the media focuses on a few, select

activists. These activists are often wealthy celebrities and

do not represent the vast majority of Americans. Because

of this disconnect, I know many people who feel like they

can't make a difference because they don't fall into that

elite category. There are so many passionate, successful,

locally-engaged activists out there, but they slip between

the cracks. I want to do a portrait series that shows the

presence and importance of these activists.

Description of Project

The series will be a set of portraits and brief bios. My portrait

style is charcoal/graphite with oil paint backgrounds (if you

would like to see examples of my work before deciding, I'm

more than happy to share some with you). I would like to

represent each activist as close to their wishes as possible. If

you choose to participate, I would ask you to send me a photo

of yourself with the pose/attitude/emotion that you would

like to portray. If there are particular colors or imagery you

would like to have in the background, I would also be happy to

include it. I have also been doing interviews with each activist

via phone or zoom, which tend to last between 30 - 60

minutes. From these, I will write short pieces to accompany

the portraits. Once I have a number of portraits completed, I

will set up a website dedicated to the project and will

hopefully continue to add more profiles over time. Because I

am a student, it may take me a while to get this project off the

ground; however, it is something I am extremely passionate

about and know from past projects that I am capable of

making it happen.

Representative (District 4A) Lisa Finley-DeVille

US EPA

On February 12, 2024 the US EPA held a Virtual Public Hearing on

Proposed Regulation to Implement the Waste Emissions Charge for

Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems. Below is my verbal public

comment for your review.

Hi my name is Lisa Finley-DeVille. I am an enrolled member of the

Mandan, Hidasta, Arikara Nation. I and my family live in the heart of the

North Dakota oil and gas fields on Fort Berthold Reservation. I currently

serve as the State Representative for District 4a, which encompasses

my entire reservation. I am before you today to show support for a strong

implementation of the methane emissions reduction program (MERP).

Where I live oil wells surround us and so does the associated pollution.

On my reservation, methane pollution is a major climate and

environmental justice issue because my people are forced to breathe the

pollution from flaring, venting, and leaking oil and gas wells on our

ancestral lands. I have been working on regulations surrounding

methane for more than a decade and it appears that regulations alone

do not solve this issue, which is why I support the MERP emissions

charge. The MERP emissions charge if implemented properly will force

large polluters to pay for methane emissions. By forcing large polluters to

pay the MERP emissions charge makes large polluters examine their

practices and find ways to innovate, which will result in reduced pollution.

Thank for the opportunity to speak.

Representative (District 4A) Lisa Finley-DeVille

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For Your Information

Calling All Bingo Players

The

2024

Mandaree

Celebration

Committee will

have

bingo

night

every

Sunday!

Join us at the Water Chief Hall with the early

birds at 2:00pm and the regular session at

2:30pm.

Just a reminder; wakes or

any emergency event or bad

weather

will

take

precedence over our bingo.

Warbonnet Parade Dances Schedule

Little Shell Warbonnet Parade

is on Saturday, May 11th, 2024

at the New Town High School.

Mourners feed at 11am. The

warbonnet parade will start at

1pm

Four Bears Warbonnet Parade

is on Saturday, April 13, 2024-Johnny Bird Vet,

Memorial Building in New Town.

Mandaree Warbonnet Parade on Saturday, April

20th at the New school in Mandaree.

Santee Warbonnet Parade on Sunday, April 28th

at the Parshall Lucky Mound Vet Memorial

Building.

Twin Buttes Warbonnet Parade is on Thursday,

June 13, 2024 camping day of their celebration.

White Shield hasn’t given any information.

Four Bears Celebration Committee

Vendors can contact Vonnie Alberts at (701) 4212642 or email: Vonnie_jo@live.com

Dance Specials contact Nakota Begay at (701) 8979812 or email: grayboynakota@gmail.com

Santee Lucky Mound Celebration:

Vendors can contact Karen Walks at (701) 4217397

Dance Specials, giveaways, honoring (s) or any

special event can contact Felicia Dickens at (701)

421-7868

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For Your Information

Numbers for Your Convenience

Wolf Chief Store & More

Water Chief Hall : (701) 759-3377

Wolf Chief Store Hours: Mandaree One Stop: (701) 759-3609

7am-8pm

Monday

to Wolf Chief Store & More: (701) 759-3140

Friday.

West Segment Elders Advocate Rosie Johnson:

On Saturday and Sunday at (701) 759-3377 ext.227 Her cell (701) 4218519.

the Wolf Chief Store opens

Mandaree Clinic: Monday-Friday from 8:00am to

at 10am to 6pm

4:30pm phone 759-3422 (Pharmacy is open

daily)

Hay Draw Café opens 8am to Mandaree School: 759-3311

2pm Monday to Friday.

Native Printing LLC IN Mandaree Is Open For All

Hay Draw Café is closed on

Saturday and Sundays.

Your Printing Needs

Native Enrolled Member in the Mandaree Area:

Lindsey Fox Sepeta will be We offer the following:

there if you have any Embroidery

questions you can call her 421-6347.

Sublimation

Vinyl Heat Press

Mandaree One Stop

DTG

Silk Screen Services

Monday –Friday: 6am to 8pm

Mandaree One Stop is closed on Weekends.

For information you can call 759-3609

Phone: (701) 421-1027

Email: nativeprinting_nt@yahoo.com

Mandaree Field Clinic Hours

Clinic is open Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm:

Closed for Lunch 12pm-1pm

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church Schedule:

Saturday: 7:30 pm New Town

Sunday: 8:30am New Town

Sunday: 11:00am Mandaree

Mandaree Post Office Hours:

Monday-Friday: 12:00-4:00pm

Saturday: 11:00am– 1:00pm

FNP Lori Jepson: is in the Mandaree Clinic on

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays

Every Wednesday: a Nurse will be at the Clinic

for immunizations only by appointment.

Mandaree Clinic Pharmacy: is open everyday

during the week Monday-Friday 8:00am to

4:30pm

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Hiraaca Clanship System

Written by Awa Igubagg Nuwish AKA Arvella White and Macuuca AKA Carol Newman

Three Clan: Naagi Raawi

Four Clan: Naagi-Dooba

Flint Knife: Mee-cii-rooga

Water Buster-Miri-Baadi

Alkalai Lodge: Maxoxadi

Prairie Chicken– Ciicga

Low Cap: Apuhga-Migaa

Wide Ridge: Ikdii-Shuhga

Dripping Dirt: Awa-xee

The clanship system is based on the mother’s lineage, you are your mother’s clan. The

line continues and perpetuates from the mother. The Hiraaca’s rely on having daughters

to ensure the perpetuity of the clans and people. The clanship system among the

Hiraaca’s is an essential part of the culture. The clan systems defines who are the

members and what role a member has in the tribe. The clan system also defines how

one must conduct him/her self within the family, clan or tribe. The clan member’s roles

includes: helpfulness, graciousness, protection, educating, guidance, nurturing and

discipline. The gifts given to your father’s clan is in respect, honor, and preparation for

the spirit world. The gifts are symbolic of what you will take into the spirit world. Your

father’s clan brother or clan sister, who are you clan father (aadu) and clan aunt (ishaawi)

will be chosen to be the person to send you into the spirit world. The modern title for this

is senior pallbearer. In any honoring or giveaway ceremony that you do you always

acknowledge your clan father (aadu) and clan aunt (ishaawi) with the upmost respect,

beloved and treasured clan father and aunt. You are a child of your father’s clan. The one

donating or giving away does not give away to your mother’s clan, unless your mother

and father are from the same clan. The gifts and the war bonnet are to be hung by the

family of the deceased person at the wake. The deceased person will share the gifts with

all the relatives and friends awaiting for the arrival in the spirit world. The senior

pallbearer helpers are responsible to take all the gifts down before sunrise of the fourth

day.

Hiraaca Clanships: Both Mandan and Hiraaca tribes are “Matrilineal” which means a

system in which decent is traced through the mother and maternal ancestor. If your

mother is a member of the Hiraaca and Mandan tribe; then you are a member of your

mother’s clan. Always remember, you are what your mother is. Here is an example to

help you understand; if your father is a Prairie Chicken Clan than you are a Prairie

chicken child or nagaa (meaning baby), you don’t belong to your father’s clan, again you

are what your mother is. This is only on your father’s side; his clan brothers and sisters

are you clan aunt (ishaawi) and clan father (aadu).

Now on your mother’s side, when you select a clan child for the war bonnet dance you

choose a child of your clan brother or clan sister. Here an example when you select

someone; if you are a flint knife clan member than you will select one of your brother’s

children, you look for a baby knife clan (nagaa). Same way with your clan sister, you

select a baby knife (nagaa). The clan aunt (ishaawi) and clan father (aadu) will ask their

clan children for help, they will call on their clan children to be on a war bonnet dance.

Also they will call on their clan children to be on the pow wow committee.

This is how its supposed to be done, but now a

days people just pick their own families.

You always use your father’s side, when you have a

giveaway ceremony, you give to your clan father

and clan aunt the best of what you have in honor

and respect for them.

Again you go through your father’s clan when you

select a senior pallbearer, you choose your clan

father or clan sister on your father’s side. Your

father (aadu) and (ishaawi) are the ones who send

the deceased person on their journey to the spirit

world. For example; (if a senior pallbearer from the

chicken clan is called upon than it’s his clan that

helps him throughout the entire time. If he/she

needs a break only a member of the chicken clan

(his clan) should be the one to relieve him/her so

the senior pallbearer can take a break.

Our people were taught to respect and love your

clan father and clan aunt, because these clan

relatives are responsible for your guidance,

discipline, protection and wellbeing, and most of all

they’re the ones to take care of you when you make

your journey to the spirit world.

You only give or (donate) to your clan father (aadu)

and clan aunt (ishaawi). Remember you do not

donate or giveaway to your mother’s clan.

If your wife or husband is not from our Mandan/

Hiraaca tribe, your children will not belong to a clan

or be a child of a clan, only if you have a wife or

husband adopted into the Three clan or Four clan.

For a woman; if she marries a non-tribal member

and she has sisters who are married into our tribe

than her children can go through her sister’s

husband’s clan. For example; (if a mother belongs

to the flint knife clan her children are flint knife, but

her husband is from another tribe. Than her children

can go through her sister’s husband, say for

example; ( he belongs to the water buster clan, than

her children can use the water buster clan (his

clan).

Continue on next page.

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Remembering Our Hiraaca Ways of Life

Continue Hiraaca Clanship System

Another way is; (as a child or nagaa (baby) if you don’t have any sisters

or any other family then you can go through your grandfather or your

mother’s husband clan, (if they have a clan). This is all done on your

mother’s side. For example; (if your grandfather on your mother’s side

belongs to the water buster clan then you can go through his clan). Or if

you have a grandfather who was adopted in a clan, then you go

through the clan he was adopted in. For example; (if your mother’s

husband belongs to the chicken clan then you can go through the

chicken clan. Or if your mother’s husband was adopted then you can go

through the clan that he was adopted in. If you don’t have any sisters or

any other family, then you can go through your grandfather on your

mother’s side; or you mother’s husband clan.

Written by Awa Igubagg Nuwish AKA Arvella White



Women and girls can wear war bonnets when asked or called on

from their clan father (aadu) and clan aunt (isahaawi) for help on

the war bonnet dance.



To wear a eagle plume and eagle feathers there is a ceremony

for that. A veteran, clan father or their brothers have the rite to tie

them on their hair and to do the tying in public or have someone

witness the tying of the feather.

These are just a few things that I remember some of the old ones

saying. We say it’s not right, some say we are losing our ways, and

some say we are doing wrong, but no one is trying to let each other

know or correct the person doing wrong. We just sit back and are

quite and not say anything. We talk about it after it’s done wrong.

We are not teaching our children or our relatives on what is right and

what is wrong. Some of them don’t ask either so they won’t know or

learn our ways. Some relatives or family members just get after

them in a mean way and that’s when the learning and teachings

stop.

Here are a few things that the old ones said which I remember hearing

them say. I know this was in our newspaper before but these things

need to be said because a lot of what I remember is being lost and not My given Hiraaca name is Awa Igubaag Nuwish, which means “walks

followed nowadays our people are doing things the way they want too. with earth” given to me as an infant by my grandfather Chief

Dragswolf. My given English name is Arvella Lone Bear White. My

 People nowadays have no respect for one another, not just the dad Ben Lone Bear Sr., and my mother is Anna Louise Smith. My

people, but for other things like the eagle feathers, war bonnets, maternal grandparents are the late Grace Bull Snake and Chester

eagle plumes and the eagle staff. The old ones said only the Smith. My paternal grandparents are the late Florance Jones Lone

Bear and Fred G. Lone Bear. I belong to the Mee-cii-rooga “Flint knife

veterans that went across the big water and were in battle, they

clan” and I am a child of the Ciicga “Prairie Chicken” clan.

have the rite to carry the eagle staff and lead the people during

My husband is Wendall White, my children are Frances, Theodore

grand entry into the circle and to wear the war bonnet during a

and Wendellyn White. My adopted daughters are Vernell Buckman

parade. Nowadays just anybody wears the war bonnet to go and Donilee Bird Bear. I have eleven grandchildren and two great

parading around. So have respect for the veterans they are the grandchildren. I was raised Hiraaca which was my first language and

ones crossed the big waters to do battle for our freedom so that we I speak Hiraaca fluently. Today, I am one of the few fluent Hiraaca

speakers among our people.

can all enjoy the celebrations. This is what the old ones said.

The closeness we had before it isn't that way anymore, were so much

 In naming there is a ceremony to naming a person, you cook the

into mashee stuff, that we start doing things the mashee way. My

food, and give tobacco and sweet grass and a few blankets. The grandpa Chester he used to tell me, when you do something bad it

food you give to the good spirits, you pray for the person getting will go around so be careful what you say and do.

named and you say the person that’s being named when you pray. This younger generation should talk Hiraaca, sweats and sundancing





and fasting and not be afraid to talk to somebody that they can talk

too. That is our identity right there. I have gone through sundances

for the past twenty years and have gone into sweats, fasted and

that’s helped me a lot to be a better person than I was before. You

have more feelings, and a stronger inner strength when your dancing

and being in prayer. When somebody talks to you, you want to help

them maybe they want to go in a sweat first then go to a sundance. I

think that would really help a person, it sure helped me a lot. This

Adoption: you cannot adopt a person that has a clan already this is helped me be where I am at today whereas before I wasn’t.

unheard of as they old people say.

When a person passes away the spirits will acknowledge the

persons’ name and that is what the senior pallbearer will say, the

persons name when sending the person home to the spirit world.

That’s the reason why we have names while we are alive. It was

unheard of to name a person after they passed away, the spirit

would will not acknowledge the person.

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Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College News

Submitted by Chad Wright Marketing Specialist

NHSC March News & Events:

Events:

March 1st: All staff meeting at 12:30pm in the cafeteria

March 19th: Seed starting and transplanting @ 1pm in the Campus greenhouse

March 25th: Financial Aid Days at 9:00am to 12:00 Noon (Easter Egg Scavenger hunt)

March 26th: Fruit Tree Pruning at 4:00pm (depending on weather)

March 27th: Lunch and learn at 12:00 Noon in room 37 (Science activity

Academics:

March 4th-March 8th: Midterms Week

March 18th: Summer and Fall online Registration Open

Campus Updates:

March 11th-March 15th: Campus closed for Spring break

March 29th-April 1st: Campus closed for Easter

Upcoming Application Deadlines:

•

Summer Applications Due– April 30th

•

Summer Documents Due– May 10th

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MHA Job Announcements

COM M UNITY HEALTH

REPRESENTATIVE:

CHR - Mandaree

Location: Mandaree, ND

Management: No

TAT Boys & Girls Club:

The Boys & Girls Club is looking for a few good employees!!!

There is a site on each segment; Full Time, Part Time and

Youth Positions AVAILABLE!!!

Must be able to plan and conduct activity/programs with kids.

Must be able to think on your feet!

Description: Regular, Full-Time, Benefits

Must be able to pass a background check and drug test.

Pay: $20.00/hour

Call or text me. Thank you for your interest.

Deadline: Open until filled

Kristen Morsette, CEO BGC-TAT

Questionnaire: Child Care

(701)421-9239 (cell)

SOLID WASTE:

(701)627-4415 (office)

Transfer Technician - Mandaree

Location: Mandaree, ND

Job Positions Open At Mandaree School

Management: No

COACHING POSITIONS:

Description: Regular, Full-Time, Benefits

All Coaching Positions will close on March 5,

2024 and re-open if we do not receive any

applicants.

Pay: $17.85/hour

Deadline: Open until filled

•

Athletic Director

Headstart:

•

High School boys assistant Coach-Closed

Headstart Janitor:

•

Jr. high track coach

Location: Mandaree, ND

•

High school track coach

Management: No

•

Assistant track coach

Description: Regular, Full time, Benefits

•

High school girls softball coach

Pay: $20.00 /per hour

•

Assistant high school girls softball coach

•

Elementary boys basketball coach

•

Elementary girls basketball coach

•

Jr. high girls basketball coach

•

Jr high boys basketball coach-Closed

•

High school volleyball assistant coach

•

Part time Pool– Open Recruiting

Beautification Program:

Field Laborer-Mandaree (Seasonal)

Location: Mandaree, ND

Management: No

Description: Regular, Full-time benefits

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Deadline: March 15, 2024

Apply

online:

http://www.applitrack.com/

mandaree/onlineapp

If you have any questions, please call the

Business Office at (701)759-3120.

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For Your Information

CDL Applications and Informational

Sessions at NHSC

CDL 2024 Schedule of 8-Week Sessions

Classes are Monday through Thursday 9:00am to

4:00pm.

It is recommended that the applicant obtain their

CDL permit prior to the start of class.

We are about to start up our next CDL class and I have

attached flyers with the dates of this year’s CDL classes

along with a flyer about some informational sessions.

If you would like to apply or just need information

about taking classes to earn your Commercial Driver’s

License, please stop by the Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish

Tribal College.

Susan McNeil-Conley

CTE Director

301 College Drive

New Town, ND 58763

Phone: (701) 627-8025

Cell: (701) 240-8170

The next session will begin on Monday, March 18,

2024

feel free to contact us by email or phone:

Paul Conley: pconley@nhsc.edu or (701)989-5539

Susan McNeil: smcnei@nhsc.edu or (701) 240-8170

March 18th through May 10th

May 20th through July 12th

July 29th through September 20th

September 30th through November 22nd

Feel free to contact us by email or phone:

Paul Conley: pconley@nhsc.edu or (701)989-5539

Susan McNeil: smcnei@nhsc.edu or (701) 240-8170

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For Your Information

“From the mouth of babes”

A few weekends ago, I was

driving

our

youngest

grandsons to visit their

grandma and spend the day

with us. The drive was going

as would be expected, loud

voices, laughter and such.

Then, just for a few seconds,

the kids were totally quiet.

That doesn’t happen very

often at all. Then, after a few

seconds of total quiet, I hear a

small voice ask me this

question… “grandpa, why are your teeth yellow”?

I

hesitated before I answered. “What was that” I asked? My

grandson repeated his question, “why are your teeth

yellow”? I thought for a few seconds, and I answered…”

probably because grandpa drinks a lot of tea and coffee”.

My answer seemed to satisfy the little buggers’ curiosity

because there were no more questions after that. I

managed a smile but kept my mouth closed so as not to

expose my yellow teeth (he is still a little bugger).

does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child,

will never enter it”! That pretty much says it all.

The childlike open-mindedness that we all still do

possess, (it may be hiding from some), will be a

requirement for those to enter God’s heavenly

kingdom..(with or without yellow teeth)!

Pray constantly….ask for God the Father’s help.

May God Bless you Always

Have a great day with Jesus Christ

Love & Prayers

Deacon Dan Barone

St. Anthony’s Catholic Church

New Town and Mandaree

Happy 30th Anniversary!

Submitted by Leah Blackhawk

That conversation between grandpa and grandson

brings up an interesting point. Younger people, especially

young kids, have no problem saying what they think.

Whether it be a question or a statement. It doesn’t seem to

bother them at all to just blurt it out! The innocence and

open-mindedness that youngsters possess, is at times to be

envied by us older and more mature individuals. Why is

that? Because as we age, we become wiser, hopefully…

more experienced with life and the ways of the world,

hopefully…at least that’s what we have been told should

happen. Unfortunately, all the wisdom and knowledge we

gain tends to close off our once childlike open-mindedness.

It’s as though we become jaded about what should be most

important to us and our very existence. To recognize and

appreciate what exists around us. The beauty and the

awesomeness of the creation we are a part of. Sounds like I

just shifted to a religious mindset, doesn’t it? Well, I did.

The reason for the shift…to try to get you to remember your

own childlike open-mindedness. Why is that so important?

Because of what someone said a few thousand years ago.

Jesus the Christ is recorded in scripture as saying, “whoever

It was our 30th Anniversary on Valentines Day!

Happy Anniversary to my love Calvin.

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For Your Information

Youth Are

Sacred

Is held every other

Monday from

6:00pm to 8:00pm

at the Mandaree

CARE center for

ages 12-17

A meal is provided.

For more information you may contact the

Peer Support Specialist Cordell Mann at

(701) 421-5816.

Spirit of Healing

Spirit of Healing will be at the

Mandaree C. A. R. E. Building

in Mandaree, ND

Every Tuesday at 5:30p.m.7:00pm

Contact Healing & Hope

Project Peer Support

Specialist Cordell Mann at

(701) 421-5816 For More

Information.

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Translation of Hiraaca Relations

If you are a girl:

Who are your mothers?

1. Birth mother

2. Mothers sisters

3. Your father’s brothers wives (your father’s clan)

Who are your fathers?

1. Birth father

2. Father’s brothers

3. Mothers sisters husbands

4. Fathers sisters sons

5. Clan father (your fathers clan)

Who are your children sons and daughters?

1. Those born to you

2. Sisters children

3. Your husbands brothers children

Who are your aunts?

1. Father’s sisters

2. Father’s sisters daughter

3. Clan aunts (fathers clan)

Who are your grandpas?

1. Mother’s father

2. Fathers fathers

3. Fathers sisters husband

4. Husbands sisters husband

(Do not tease out of respect)

5. Husbands father

(Do not tease out of respect)

Who are your grandmas?

1. Mothers mother

2. Mothers mothers sister

(Grandmas sister)

3. Husbands mother (Do not tease out of respect)

Who you don’t talk to out of respect communication through other

members of the family:

1. Your daughters husband

2. Your sisters daughters husband

3. Your brother’s daughters husband

4. Your husbands sisters husband



There is exception, in case of emergency and there is no one else

around.

If you are a boy:

Who are your mothers:

1. Birth mother

2. Mother’s sisters

3. Fathers brothers wives

4. Clan father’s wives (fathers clan)

Who are your father’s?

1. Birth father

2. Fathers brothers

3. Mothers sisters husbands

4. Fathers mothers brothers

(grandma’s brothers)

5. Clan father (fathers clan)

Who are your children sons and daughters?

1. Those born to you

2. Brother’s children

3. Mother’s brothers children

4. Sisters sons children

Who are your aunts?

1. Father’s sisters

2. Father’s sisters daughters

3. Clan aunt (father’s clan)

Who are your grandpas?

1. Mother’s father

2. Father’s father

3. Fathers sisters husband

4. Clan aunt’s husband (fathers clan)

Who you don’t talk to our of respect: Wife’s mother, sons wife, wife’s

brothers wives

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2024 MHA Rodeo Association Schedule

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Mandaree Warbonnet Parade

2024 Mandaree Hidatsa Celebration Warbonnet

Parade Dance

On Saturday, April 20th, 2024

Mandaree New School

Mandaree, ND

Mourners Feed at 11:00am

Grand Entry at 1:00pm

Parade Starting at 2:00pm

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Four Bears Warbonnet Parade

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Parshall-Lucky Mound Warbonnet Parade & Celebration

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2024 Twin Buttes Celebration & Warbonnet Parade

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West Segment Living & Active Veterans

Submitted by Aaron Abbey West Segment Veterans Liaison

2024 West Segment Active Veterans

34. Lewis Cody Vigen-Navy

35. Jeremy Vigen-Navy

36. Luke Walking Hawk-USMC

1. Aaron Abbey-US Army

37. Dawn White-US Army

2. Josh Bell-US Army

38. Wendell White-US Army

3. Hank Bolman’

39. Wendy White-US Army

4. Dale Charging-US Army

40. Paul White Owl Sr.-US Army

5. Ed Danks

41.Tracy Wounded Face-

6. Preston Danks-US Army

42. Clayton Young Bear-US Army

7. Ted Danks

43. Clinton Young Bear-USMC

8. Manuel Dubois

44. Maynard Young Bear-USMC

9. Patrick Dubois-US Army

45. Kathy Young Bear-US Army/ US Airforce

10. Steven Dubois-USMC

46. Duane Young Bird-

11. Jordan Fox-US Army

47. Sierra Young Bird-

12. Robin Fox

48. Frank Young Bear-USMC

13. Emery Good Bird Jr.-US Army

If a name and branch of service for an active veteran is not on this list

please forgive us its because we don’t have the information. Please

call Aron Abbey at the numbers listed above and he will make sure

the veterans name is on this list and branch of service. As you can

see in the list the branch of service is left blank so if you can please

let Aaron Abbey know and he will make sure it gets right.

14. Donny Hall-Navy

15. Ethan Hall

16. Kurtlyn Hall

17. Michaela Howe-US Army

18. Jimmy Johnson-US Army

19. Britney Larvie-USMC

20. Marlon Lone Bear

21. Matt Lone Fight

22. Ted Lone Fight III-US Army

23.Bill Marvel

24. Jake Mills-USMC

25. Don McKenzie-Navy

26.Bill Reeves-US Army

27. Ethel Reeves-US Army

28. William Reeves-USMC

29. Willis Sage

30. Elton Spotted Horse-US Army

31. Ronald Stiff Arm

32. Dennis Two Crow

33.Trajon Vigen-Navy

Submitted by Aaron Abbey West Segment Veterans Liaison

Here is a list of deceased veterans for the west segment area starting on the

next page 27. Can you please put in paper and if families need to add to the

list to please contact me. We need an accurate or close to most accurate

name update for the names to be added on the West Segment Wall of

Veterans. We have a deadline of April 3rd to turn into the company to

engrave. And also here is a list of living or active veterans in the West

Segment Area, we also need an updated list. If we missed any, please

contact me. I am unsure when deadline is for this month’s paper. Also,

tomorrow Mr. Jimmy Johnson will be sent in for the veteran of the month for

the month of March.

Aron Abbey

West Segment Veterans Liaison

aabbey@mhanation.com

Office (701) 759-3377

Cell (701) 421-5076

Fax (701 )759-3326

"The Mission Continues"

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Deceased List of Veterans & Gravesites

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Deceased Veterans

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On behalf of West Segment we

would like to wish everyone a

Happy Easter! Enjoy your holiday

time with family.

From Councilwoman Gladys

Sherry Turner-Lone Fight and

Personnel.

Here is our newest little blessing

Caden Drew

Born: February 15, 2024

Time: 6:02pm

Wt: 5 lb 9oz

Length: 19 in

Parents: Amera (Black Hawk) &

Michell Brinson

He joins big brothers Brody & Alister

Maternal grandparents: Calvin & Leah Black Hawk

Paternal grandparents: late Joseph Brinson & Deanie

Mooring.

Submitted by Leah Black Hawk

Congratulation to the parents and grandparents!

Please join us On Wednesday,

March 20, 2024 to Celebrate

this Easter Holiday!

Happy Birthday Wishes To Our Elders!!

Drive thru will start at 2pm till

8pm at the Water Chief Hall

Parking lot.

Wendell White

West Segment employees will

be handing out baskets for all

youth and gift cards to Jack &

Jill for the head of household.

Harriet Goodiron

Gift card and Jack & Jill and

ham for the elders.

Eric Grinnell

Don Hall

Michaela Bacon

Doris Mossett

Special Guest Appearance

West Segment Easter Bunny!

Please forgive us if we forgot to mention your

name, it was not done intentionally.