Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 17 Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 17 Wednesday, August 23, 2017

HoChunk Renaissance Hosts “Best Waboxiri” Contest

Bago Bits…

Tribal Councilman, Jim Snow attended

the first day for students headed back to

Educare. Jim offered the opening prayer

and blessing with grandson, Craig Cleveland, Jr.

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s HoChunk Renaissance project last week hosted a Best Waboxiri Contest for local specialist. The community

was invited to pay a $1.00 fee to taste test each entry and submit their votes for the best Waboxiri Recipe. Project director and head taste tester

Bleu St. Cyr counted votes and of course Cindy E. Earth won the top prize. She was followed by her protégé Feather Dawn Earth, and Legend,

Reva DeCora. Here is a shot of the HoChunk Renaissance staff, who no doubt, finished off all the Waboxiri after I left. Didn’t even offer me Oo-lashtays.

Tribal Organizations Hosts Employee Appreciation Picnic

Teacher Chris “Hayna Bootz” Grezlik’s

WPS culture class helped the Kateri

Circle with their corn drying process this

week. The class husked, cooked and waa

schoo’d the corn in prep for drying.

Jean Belille posted her pre-eclipse selfie

on facebook and wished everyone a

Happy Eclipse Day, all the way from out

there in the Rockies.

HoChunk Renaissance recently travels

to the HoChunk Nation District 5 office to

sell thier New Hocak Hoit’e Ra language

books.

Employees of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska were recently treated to day-off and an Employee Picnic. The picnic was held at the Land of

Wellness and Educare facilities. Employees were invited to participate in the day long event or sit at their desks and keep their noses to the

grind stone. The event was well attended though, employees could play BINGO, kickball, horseshoes, volleyball or enjoy some time in the jump

house or dunk tank. Prizes were awarded for each game and door prizes were given out throughout the day. The grand finale was a tug-a-war

between department, as seen here. Employees and their families were treated to lunch, cookout food, it was delicious. The Winnebago Tribal

Council was on hand to thank all employees for their dedicated service to our tribal membership.

Indianz.com…

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe celebrates completion of

rural water supply system

Kim Whitewater shared a picture of her

grandbabies during the Solar Eclipse,

notice the Eclipse shadow images on the

ground?

There’s the newly crowned Chairman of

the Native Women’s Society of the Great

Plains organization checking out the Solar

Eclipse.

And last but not least, VJ’s shot of the Solar Eclipse through his FREE glasses.

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is

celebrating the completion of a new

water system that addresses some of

the issues raised by the presence of

the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The controversial crude oil pipeline

has been a major concern because the

final portion in North Dakota is located

close to the water intake system on the

reservation. A spill would contaminate

the tribe's water supply within minutes.

The Standing Rock Rural Water Supply System, though, alleviates a little

bit of the pressure. The intake is now

located further down the Missouri River

and it has been placed deeper into Lake

Oahe in hopes of avoiding a repeat of

a crisis that left 10,000 people on the

reservation without water in 2003.

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"Construction of the water treatment

plant, the new water intake, and many

miles of pipe, ensures safe, clean and

reliable drinking water for the people

of Standing Rock," Chairman Dave Archambault II said in a press release on

Monday.

The $29.2 million project was funded

through the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Actof 2009. It consists

of a new storage reservoir, a system of

water pipelines and the new intake and

treatment plant that will serve about

10,000 people on the reservation.

"Projects like these demonstrate the

benefits of investments in infrastructure

to meet the current and future needs of

the tribe," said Arden Freitag, an area

manager for the Bureau of Reclamation,

a federal agency. "This project completes

a major effort to stabilize the water supply for the communities on the northern

part of the reservation, replacing the

Fort Yates intake that failed in 2003 and

an aging water treatment plant."

Despite the completion of the system, the threats from Dakota Access

remain unresolved. In June, a federal

judge ordered the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers to conduct a more thorough

analysis of the final portion because

the tribe's concerns about treaty rights,

water resources and environmental

justice were ignored by the Trump administration.

Two months later, the Army Corps

has yet to initiate a formal environmental impact statement on the matter. But

attorneys from the Department of Justice are already hinting that a revised

decision won't be any different than the

one that led to the approval of the final

portion of the pipeline.

"There is a serious possibility that

the Corps will substantiate its prior

decisions, in part because the risk that

any oil will spill into Lake Oahe is low,"

government attorneys wrote in an August 17 brief.

The pipeline became operational on

June 1. The tribe has sought to halt

operations pending the new review,

a request opposed by the Trump administration and the project's wealthy

backers.

For this and more stories from around

Indian Country visit us at www.indianz.com

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Winnebago News

Thoughts from the Chamber of

Commerce… By Lance Morgan

I have spent the last year as the

Chairman of the Siouxland Chamber

of Commerce. It was an interesting

experience. They have never had a

member of a minority group lead the

organization, so I feel like I broke a bit

of a barrier. To show I was different,

I insisted my picture be in color, not

like all the previous chairman whose

portraits were in black and white.

The main thing I learned is that

Sioux City is desperate for blue collar

workers. Sioux City already has one of

the lowest unemployment rates in the

country and is about to open another

plant which needs over 1,000 workers

and will expand again next year and will

need another 1,000 workers. Several

other blue collar and construction companies need well over another 1,000

workers. This competition for labor is

starting to push up wages in the area.

Companies are trying to recruit workers

from Texas and Arizona. I think they

should try out Winnebago, Walthill and

Macy first.

I recently was talking to a local company and he was complaining about

not being able to find workers, so I

put up his contact info on one of the

tribe’s informal Facebook sites—the

Real Winnebago Tribe group page. A

week later he has hired three guys from

Winnebago. He apparently was talking

JESUS OUR SAVIOR

LUTHERAN OUTREACH

about it with another company and they

asked if I would post their jobs on the

Facebook page.

At any one time, we will have over 30

jobs posted on Ho-Chunk, Inc.’s website. We simply cannot fill all the jobs

locally. I keep encouraging people to

apply online and we hold job fairs and

continue to advertise.

Something odd is going on. Despite

all our efforts, people keep saying they

can’t get a job in Winnebago. I used

to just roll my eyes, because obviously

there are jobs available. I have written

before how the tribe requires drug testing across the board and how that has

locked out both casual and hard-core

drug users from the work place. This

explains how we have a large number

of young men and some women too who

don’t work in our community. But there

is more to the story I believe.

I think our tribal members sometimes

act like the only place they can work is

for the Tribe, the casino, or Ho-Chunk,

Inc. That is just an excuse now because

there are so many jobs open in Sioux

City that pay fairly well and will even

train people. Some of the jobs don’t

ask too many questions either on the

drug testing, which probably helps the

casual user. The tribe even has a van

that drops people off and picks them

up from various spots around Sioux

City and I imagine they could add a few

places if they needed to.

So I think there really isn’t any excuse for not taking care of yourself and

your family. We need to push ourselves

to be successful. The opportunity is

there for people, we just need to embrace

it. I used to focus on getting tribal member jobs at Ho-Chunk, Inc. but I don’t

think everyone will want to work here

or can qualify for some of the jobs. So

I think we try and measure success by

getting as many of our people working

as possible. Our population is growing

so fast that I really do think we need to

expand our notion of what kind of jobs

we will do and where we will get them.

Happy job hunting.

Contact me at hochunk@aol.com

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!

“Peace, peace, they say when there

is no peace”

I have listened attentively, but

they do not say what is right. No one

repents of his wickedness, saying,

“What have I done?” Each pursues

his own course like a horse charging

into battle. [Jeremiah 8:6 NIV]

These are not my words, but

the words of Mauna, Earth Maker.

Have you ever rushed headlong into

trouble? You know full well what the

consequences of your actions will be

and yet there seems to be no way for

you to resist. Like one who is sliding

down a slippery slope. On your own,

there is no stopping your downward

descent.

Mauna has given you the freedom

to walk away from Him and His ways.

You know right from wrong since His

law is written on your heart. No one

is excused for his or her own choices.

You can not even blame Mauna. “No

temptation has come upon you but

what is common to humanity. And

God is faithful. He will not let you be

tempted beyond what your capacity

but will make the temptation also the

way out so that you can bear it.” [1st

Corinthians 10:13] In other words,

you are responsible for your actions.

With the power of God’s Spirit one

can and should resist temptation.

Jesus came down from above, sent

on a mission by Earth Maker, His

heavenly Father. His mission was

not to condemn those who rebelled

against Mauna but to rescue or save

each and every man, woman and

child. He came to offer reconciliation

and peace. Sadly most reject His

saving work and His gracious offer

of forgiveness.

And as [Jesus] drew near, seeing

the city (of Jerusalem), he wept over

it, saying, “If only you—even you—

had known in this day the things

that have to do with peace! But now

they are hidden from your eyes.”

[Luke 19:41-48] Jesus wept over

those who refuse to heed His call to

trust in Him. Instead, many of the

people of Jerusalem would falsely

accuse Jesus and demand that He

be crucified!

These people by condemning Jesus were condemning themselves.

These people by rejected the peace

that they thought would come by His

death. Their very act of separating

themselves from Jesus separated

themselves from Mauna.

There are those who are willing to

Pastor Ricky Jacob

tell you who are walking away from

Mauna, that you have nothing to

worry or be concerned about. They

are lying prophets. Listen to what

Mauna goes on to say: “They dress

the wound of my people as though

it were not serious. “Peace, peace,”

they say, when there is no peace.”

Are they ashamed of their loathsome

conduct? No, they have no shame at

all; they do not even know how to

blush. So they will fall among the

fallen; they will be brought down

when they are punished, says Yahweh.” [Jeremiah 8:4-12 NIV]

In the days of Jeremiah, the result of the wickedness of the tribe

of Israel was banishment. Those

who survived the brutal attack of

the Babylonians would be led away

from their land.

Listen to one more verse of judgment: “wherever I banish them,

all the survivors of this evil nation

will prefer death to life,” declares

Yahweh. [Jeremiah 8:3 NIV] One’s

wickedness ultimately leads to banishment, everlasting banishment.

The Good News is that you do

not have to be numbered with these

people. Jesus was banished for you

when He suffered on the cross. He

cried out “My God, my God why have

you forsaken me?” Darkness covered

the earth and it was midday. Jesus

felt the full weight and consequences

of people walking away from Mauna.

Jesus took your place so that you

would never have to suffer to this extent. Jesus suffered, died, and rose

again so that you would be assured

of God’s peace. Through His obedient sacrifice He, and He alone, offers

the Way to life everlasting. With this

offer comes peace, true peace. Not

as the world gives peace by claiming that sin is not a problem or that

there is no such place as being banished from Mauna forever and ever.

Today, Wednesday August 24th,

begins the first day of preschool at

Jesus Our Savior Lutheran Preschool. Sheryl Tietz our teacher/

director invites you to sign up your

child so that he/she can learn this

year’s Theme Bible verse: Jesus

answered, “I am the way and the

truth and the life. No one comes

to the Father except through me.”

[John 14:10] Call Sheryl at 8782110 or stop by and register your

child at 114 Mercer, directly west of

the Blackhawk Community Center.

Anthony Medina Jr.

His 1st birthday was on August 14

Happy Birthday from MoM, Dad, Patierry,

Tonio, Sway and Logan

REMINDER

August 25, 2017 is the deadline to request an Absentee Ballot for the upcoming Primary Election, to be held on Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

Polls will be open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the Blackhawk Community Center. All

Absentee Ballots must be returned by 8 p.m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017.

Requests for an Absentee Ballot must be submitted in writing or by completing

the Absentee Ballot Request Form. This form is available in the Tribal Office.

Due to the active schedules of Tribal Council Members, please submit requests to Kristen Whitebeaver, Teresa Littlegeorge, or Tyresha Wolfe. They will

work with the Tribal Council Secretary to ensure all requests are processed.

Requests may be submitted by mail, fax, or email. Please submit your request to:

P.O. Box 687

100 Bluff Street

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Email: Kristen.Whitebeaver@winnebagotribe.com

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Thank you!!

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on September 6, 2017.

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Ho-Chunk Way

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, August 23, 2017 — Page 5

Bago News

Candidates Forum…

Roland Warner

Aho! Hello everyone. I hope this

message finds you all well and in good

health. I would like to speak to our Winnebago Tribal membership and publicly

announce I will be running for a seat

on our Tribal Council in this year’s

election. I have expressed some deep

concerns I have had in the past, concerning some of the social issues we as

a Winnebago community are currently

experiencing. These issues continue to

plague our people, and I would like to

see more done to insure our future, and

that of future generations to come, so

they will be protected from a sickness

that continues to destroy our loved

ones.

I truly believe for us as a people to

have a future, we must first be well.

In order for us as a community to get

there, we first must admit to ourselves

and each other there is a problem and

take ownership of it. Once we have

done this, we as a community can

take responsibility and all move in the

direction of total wellness. I believe

once we have arrested this sickness of

addiction that has been killing us, we

can then address the issues of intergenerational trauma perpetrated upon

our ancestors. I strongly feel, once we

as Nisoc-Ha-Ci people fully envelop

ourselves into our Ho-Chunk language,

traditions, customs, and beliefs we will

then be on our way to healing from

these past traumas.

I would like to see more of our resources dedicated to this endeavor. I

believe there is a lot more we must do

to ensure this takes place. I would like

to serve our community and help us to

move in that direction. Our children

and their future is important and we as

a people must stand together to protect

that future. It is up to us, not those

who do not have a vested interest in

our community to help us.

I myself have many questions I would

like answered. We have tribal members

dying from substances in our community. Why is it, we do not have our

own detox at our hospital to help our

tribal members? Why isn’t our Drug

Dependency Unit at the hospital working in collaboration with our Winnebago

Treaty Hospital and our Winnebago

Alcohol Program along with our CheeWoy-Na-Zhee Halfway House to ensure

that this need is being met with in the

Winnebago community?

We have spent roughly $52 million

dollars off our reservation so some

non-tribal member will have a place

to live. We are investing our resources

in purchasing old buildings in Sioux

City, Iowa and building a little village

in South Sioux City, Nebraska. There

is profit sharing being done with the

Ho-Chunk name attached to it, but I do

not see our poorest people benefiting in

any way from it.

There is a disparity and inequality

that has been created from a model

that does not come from us. This whole

concept and way of thinking comes from

others who have oppressed and decimated our cultural beliefs and way of life.

These are our resources being funneled

out of our community. We should be addressing the issues and immediate needs

of our community with our resources.

For that amount, we could have built

a tremendous facility in Winnebago to

address the issue of Substance Abuse,

Mental Health, as well as house our

tribal member’s in a new half-way house.

I have worked in the Human Service

field for a number of years. I have worked

for our tribe in the past in many different capacities.

2009-2010 Educator-Project WopskPi

2010-2012 Supervisor/Manager

Chee-Woy-Na-Zhee Halfway House

2012-2017 Tribal Liaison Iowa Department of Human Services in Woodbury County (helping Native people

across this country establish the Indian

Child Welfare Act)

Currently Intern-Substance Abuse

Counselor Alcohol Program

I currently serve on many boards

and committees with in our Winnebago

community and outside our community.

Emergency Home Repair Board

Police Review Board

Health Board

Village Board

Native American Church Board

Sioux Land Street Project Committee.

I have also been involved in the past

with;

Breakthrough Series Collaborative

on the Disproportionality of Minority

Children in the Department of Human

Services and Juvenile Justice System.

(a state-wide effort with seven teams of

DHS, JCS in Iowa)

Facilitator of; Race the Power of an

Illusion (a state-wide group in Iowa who

provide day long presentations based on

the differences in outcomes of groups, in

society based on skin color)

Facilitator of Fatherhood Is Sacred

in Sioux City

Based on my passion to help our

Tribal members I have obtained an education and am willing to dedicate the rest

of my life in improving our community.

I have an Associate’s Degree from Little

Priest Tribal Collage, A Bachelors of Arts

Degree in Human Service Counseling

from Wayne State Collage and a Master’s Degree of Science and Education

in Clinical Mental Health from Wayne

State Collage as well. I have put my best

foot forward and worked hard to get to

this point in my life. I have been married for twenty-five years and continue

to do my best to bring up my children to

teach them about our Creator, our language, traditions, customs and beliefs

as a Ho-Chunk Nisoc-Ha-Ci person. As

a Nisoc-Ha-Ci man, I have sat down with

our relatives several times and spoke to

Mauna on their behalf on different occasions and continue to do so.

I strongly believe we still have a ways

to go and we are definitely not where

we need to be as a community. A lot of

our relatives are still in great need of

services and must first receive these

services before we can move on to

loftier endeavors. We cannot afford to

leave anyone behind. Everything we can

do to help our people get well counts!

Ai-Ki-Ruti Woshka, this means; “The

way we brace each other up.” At some

point, we have all fallen down and we

all needed someone to help brace us

up. We cannot do it alone, it’s going to

take all of us to get down this road of

life together. We are Native people. Let

us not forget who we are and where we

come from, as well as what we have had

to endure, to get to where we are today.

My primary focus would be to

make sure enrolled Winnebago Tribal

Members get the support they need as

they move forward, and to protect our

resources by insuring tribal member’s

immediate needs are being met in our

community. I promise I will put my best

foot forward and work hard for you, the

people of our tribe, not only by advocating for you but to keep elevating the

level of awareness as the issues arise

with in our community. I humbly ask

for your support.

Thank you for your indulgence and

the time it took you to read this announcement. May Mauna keep blessing

you and watching over your loved ones

as we move forward to a brighter and

healthier future for our generations

yet to come.

Respectfully,

Roland Warner

$4,000

$9,000

$11,000

ONLY 56 k miles

Nice Car!

Your family

Little Priest Tribal College is excited to announce the grand opening of another student dorm. On Wednesday, August 16th, the Chamber of Commerce

performed a ribbon cutting ceremony for the four bedroom house located in

HoChunk Village.Chris Grezlik blessed the house and offered prayers and

conducted a cedar ceremony for all those in attendance. The returning and

some new women’s basketball players will live in the new student dorm. The

dorm features three restrooms, a fireplace, finished basement, laundry room,

outside patio and a two car garage. This new dorm is a representation of continued expansion and a testimony to the effort put forth to meet the needs of

our students.

2015 Nissan Versa Note

2009 Chevy Impala LTZ

On May 11, 2017 Matthew Painter Jr.

graduated from Riverside Indian school

in Anadarko, Oklahoma.

Matthew was a member of the High

School Honor Society and the National

Youth Leadership of America. He was

also a team member of the Riverside

Braves baseball team.

A few days before graduation, Matthew was sworn into the Army National

Guard. He will leave for Fort Benning,

Georgia on September 6 where he will

be stationed until the end of the year. In

January 2018 while still a member of the

Army National Guard he will return to

Oklahoma where he will attend the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Matthew will pursue a degree in

secondary education. He is currently

employed with the WinnaVegas Casino

as a security guard

On Sunday, August 27 morning devotions will be held at the Native American Church, with Dallas Crossbear in

charge. Please join us in prayer with a

dinner following at noon.

Matthew is a very friendly pleasant

and respectful young man which will

carry him far.

Matthew is the son of Matthew Sr.

and Christina Jacobs, the grandson of

Diana DeCora and the late Ron Painter

and also grandmother the late Agnes Jacob Blackhawk. We are all so very proud

and love him very much good luck Matt.

News from LPTC…

2006 Chrysler Sebring

89 k miles

WOW!

A Winnebago son…

ONLY 31 k miles

Like New!

2008 Nissan Frontier

$10,000

90 k miles, 4X4

Snow is coming!

2002 Chevy Impala

$5,500

68 k miles

Nice school car!

2008 Nissan Pathfinder

$12,000

106 k miles, 4X4, leather loaded

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Community News

Thank you

From the bottom of our hearts

we would like to thank Robin Baer.

We would like to sincerely thank the

Winnebago wake and burial program.

We are grateful to Reva Decorah for

taking care of sending our mother

and grandmother to begin her journey

home. Thanks to Ricky Jacobs and

Lowell TenClay for praying with our

family prior and for the funeral service. We are appreciative of the cooks,

fire keepers, pallbearers, those that

shared stories, to all who gave monetary donations, those that helped the

family and many other ways during

our time of need, and especially to

our Whitebeaver family we want to

thank everybody who came out to

celebrate the life of our mother and

grandmother, Bette Scott. Losing a

loved one is very difficult, but all those

involved made it a lot easier for us to

deal with our loss.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-109

In the Matter of the

Divorce Petition of:

REGINA L. WOLFE

vs

JARED C. FRAZIER

To:

JARED C. FRAZIER:

You are hereby notified that a Divorce petition has been filed and a Trial

concerning the above referred Case No.

CV17-109 has been scheduled and will

be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court

of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 17TH

day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the hour of

9:00 A.M.

From the Scott family

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-104

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

CYNTHIA EARTH,

In Re:

A. E. (DOB 2/1/2005)

D. E. (DOB 2/28/2007)

H. E. (DOB 3/6/2008)

D. E. (DOB 9/10/2009)

TO:

JASMINE EARTH, Mother

SENECA BIGFIRE, Father

Masthead Scene

Everyone was fired up for the August 21st Solar Eclipse. The entire Winnebago Public School and Winnebago Community viewed the historic event

from the WHS football field. The event lasted a couple hours with Free Solar

viewing glasses handed out to participants of the event. The next total solar

eclipse will be during the summer of 2024 along the east coast of the United

States. Save your solar glasses for then, or for, nevermind.

You are hereby notified that a petition

has been filed for Guardianship and

the Final hearing concerning the above

referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV17104 has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court

of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 12TH

day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the hour of

9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-038A

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

L. T. (DOB 01-13-2009)

To: VICTOR TYNDALL,

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-038A has been

scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 10TH day of OCTOBER,

2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-038CD

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

C. B. (DOB 01-15-2014)

C. B. (DOB 08/03/2015)

To:

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CHRISTIAN BROWNRIGG,

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-038CD has been

scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 10TH day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-036D

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

R. G. (DOB 06-11-2000)

To:

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-096

In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:

MARIO ALDRICH

vs.

STEPHANIE HARLAN

To:

STEPHANIE HARLAN,

You are hereby notified that a Custody petition has been filed and a hearing

to Review the Exparte Custody Order

entered concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in case no. CV17-096 has

been scheduled will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 17TH day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the hour of 10:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-028B

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

A. H. (DOB 06-08-2011)

STEPHANIE HARLAN, Mother

To: ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-028B has been

scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 21st day of NOVEMBER, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV17-102

In the Matter of the

Name Change Petition of:

KAI TRUNG DINH

to KAI KEKOA SLOWMAN

To:

TRUNG NHUT DINH, Father

ANY INTERESTED PARTIES

You are hereby notified that a petition

for Name Change has been filed and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual in case no. CV17-102 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 28TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2017 at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-038B

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

D. V. (DOB 05-30-2010)

JEREMIAH BIGFIRE,

You are hereby notified that a hearing

for Initial Appearance concerning the

above referred minor individual(s) in

case no. JFJ17-036D has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on

the 10TH day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the

hour of 10:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

To:

WAYLON VARGAS,

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-038B has been

scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 10TH day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-039

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

C. F. H. (DOB 4-24-2004)

ROBIN BEAR, Guardian

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ17-041

The People of the Winnebago Tribe

In the Interest of:

T. C. (DOB 02-27-2007)

ALVINA CHILSON, Mother

To:

To:

POTENTIAL FATHERS,

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-039 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on

the 10TH day of OCTOBER, 2017 at the

hour of 9:00 A.M.

POTENTIAL FATHERS,

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning

the above referred minor individual(s)

in case no. JFJ17-039 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska

on the 10TH day of OCTOBER, 2017

at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, August 23 , 2017 — Page 7

Tribal Council Minutes

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

CEO REPORT MEETING

July 12, 2017

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Vincent Bass

Kenneth Mallory

Curtis St. Cyr

Darla LaPointe

Coly Brown

Isaac Smith

OTHERS PRESENT:

Sharon Frenchman

Kristen Whitebeaver

Garan Coons

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Frank White (GPTCHB travel)

Victoria Kitcheyan (leave)

James Snow (GPTCHB travel)

CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman

Bass called the meeting to order at

10:08 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER: Curtis St. Cyr

offered the opening prayer.

AGENDA:

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to accept

the agenda. Darla LaPointe seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no ( 0 )

abstain Motion carried.

PLANNING AND DEVEOPMENT

UPDATES: EPA

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt

resolution #17-104 (EPA: Clean Water

Act, Section 106/319) Water Pollution Control Grant Program/Nonpoint

Source Pollution Program Water Quality Projects. Darla LaPointe seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

COMMUNITY YOUTH EDUCATION

AND EMPOWERMENT PROJECT

Darla LaPointe motioned to adopt

resolution #17-105 Youth Leadership

with matching funds $122,000.00.

Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

*Motion rescinded on July 17, 2017

at Mid-monthly meeting, resolution

needs corrections.

FROM WAREHOUSE TO RETAIL

PROJECT

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt

resolution #17-106 From Warehouse to

Retail Project. Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

WINNEBAGO FOOD DISTRIBUTION

FY 18 GRANT APPLICATION

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt

resolution #17-107 Food Distribution

Program on Indian Reservations. Darla

LaPointe seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

SOLAR ENERGY – HOCHUNK

RENAISSANCE AND PLANNING &

DEVELOPMENT BUILDINGS

Darla LaPointe motioned to adopt

resolution #17-42A (Amended) Authorizing Ho-Chunk, Inc. to submit for

Department of Energy Office of Indian

Energy Policy and Programs’ Deployment of Energy Efficiency and Clean

Energy on Indian Lands CDFA 81.087

under Topic 2 as an Authorized Tribal

Organization for a Community Scale

Solar Energy Project on the Winnebago

Tribe of Nebraska Reservation. Isaac

Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

ENROLLMENT:

ADOPT RESOLUTION

Darla LaPointe motioned to adopt

resolution #17-108 Tribal Enrollment

Applicants [A3346, A3347, A3348,

A3349, A3352, A3355, A3356, A3357,

A3359] Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS

Darla LaPointe motioned to approve

the Non-Disclosure Agreements from

Teresa Littlegeorge and Kristen Whitebeaver for use of verification of Enrollment purposes.

Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

HR & EMPLOYEE DEMOGRAPHICS: Job Postings Information only &

Update.

HOCHUNK RENAISSANCE:

Darla LaPointe motioned to approve

the new Organizational Chart and

Elementary Language Instructor Job

Description for Ho-Chunk Renaissance.

Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Update, no

action taken.

COMMITTEE ITEMS:

WINNEBAGO HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION

Darla LaPointe motioned to reappoint Leilla Logan to the Winnebago Housing and Development

Commission. Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

POW-WOW COMMITTEE

Isaac Smith motioned to appoint Ilia

Snowball to the Winnebago Pow-wow

Committee. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no ( 0 )

abstain Motion carried.

COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD

Kenneth Mallory motioned to appoint

Coly Brown to replace Frank White on

the Community Policing Board. Darla

LaPointe seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Darla LaPointe motioned to re-appoint Ron Whitebear, Roland Warner,

and Liz Bayer to the Community Policing

Board. Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

WINNEBAGO HEALTH ADVISORY

BOARD

Darla LaPointe motioned to re-advertise three (3) vacancies for the Winnebago Health Advisory Board. Curtis

St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

APPROVE REPORT:

Darla LaPointe motioned to approve the CEO Report as presented. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

ADJOURN:

Darla LaPointe motioned to adjourn

at 1:48 p.m. Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Vice-Chairman Bass adjourned the

meeting at 1:48 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth Mallory, Secretary

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

MID-MONTHLY TRIBAL COUNCIL

MEETING

July 17, 2017

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Frank White

Vincent Bass

Kenneth Mallory

James Snow

Curtis St. Cyr

Kelly Snow

OTHERS PRESENT:

James Tidwell

Gloria Eagle

Aric Armell

Ruby Bellanger

Allen K.

Josh Chamberlain

Natasha Deal

LaDonna Holstien

Chely Herrera

Isabel Freemont

Roland Warner

Hayden Parker

Cece Earth

Keisha Snyder

Nicky Solomon

Jennifer Parker

Machuka Solomon

Benny Pretends Eagle

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Victoria Kitcheyan (leave)

Isaac Smith (leave/travel)

Darla LaPointe (leave)

Coly Brown (leave)

CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White

called the meeting to order at 5:10 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER: James Snow

offered the opening prayer.

APPROVE THE AGENDA:

Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the amended agenda. Vincent

Bass seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

READING OF THE MINUTES:

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to approve the minutes for July 5,

2017. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Vincent Bass motioned to approve the minutes for July 10,

2017. C u r t i s St. Cyr second ed .

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

James Snow motioned to rescind the

motion made on July 12, 2017 to adopt

resolution #17-105 Youth Leadership

with matching funds $122,000.00 until

the corrected figures are made. Vincent

Bass seconded.

VOTE:

(4) yes (0) no ( 0 )

abstain Motion carried.

RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to ratify the five signature authorizing

General Counsel to file an extension for SHIP portion of Ramah Settlement. Vincent Bass Seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Vincent Bass motioned to ratify

the five signature authorizing WinnaVegas for Brawl for All contract

for event held on September 8th &

9th, 2017. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

Vincent Bass motioned to approve

the trade in of the 2013 KIA Optima.

Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

PLANNING DEPARTMENT- ADOPT

RESOLUTION:

Vincent Bass motioned to adopt

resolution 17-109 IHS P.L. 93-638

Contracts for $5,162,931.00. James

Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:

ARIC ARMELL – WATER PROTECTOR HONORING

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to approve

the request for donation for $2566.00

to Aric Armell for Water Protector Honoring held during Pow-wow. Vincent

Bass seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRAVEL APPROVAL

James Snow motioned to approve

travel to Washington, DC for Victoria

Kitcheyan to attend the Centers for

Medicare/Medicaid Services Tribal

Technical Advisory Group on August

Meeting. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRAVEL APPROVAL

James Snow motioned to approve

travel for Victoria Kitcheyan to National Indian Health Board Youth

Leadership Summit Board Member

Liason July 31-Aug. 4, 2017 in Washington, DC. Vincent Bass seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

CIVIL AIR PATROL

Vincent Bass motioned to table.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

WARRIORS ATHLETICS

Vincent Bass motioned to

table due to no show of presenter. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

SUSPEND THE RULES

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to Suspend

the Rules to hear youth funding request.

Vincent Bass seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

REQUEST FOR FUNDS- WHIRLING

THUNDER GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM

Vincent Bass motioned to approve

the request from the Whirling Thunder

Girls Basketball Team for a fundraising

match of $1052.00 out of General Fund.

Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

ADJOURN:

Vincent Bass motioned to adjourn at

5:56 p.m. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 5:56 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth Mallory, Secretary

Winnebago Tribal Council

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

GENERAL COUNSEL MEETING

July 20, 2017

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Frank White

Vincent Bass

Victoria Kitcheyan (in @ 1:35pm)

Kenneth Mallory

Isaac Smith

James Snow (in @ 2:00 pm)

Curtis St. Cyr (in @ 1:50 pm)

Coly Brown

OTHERS PRESENT:

Danelle Smith

Sharon Frenchman

Paul Snowball

Ruby Ballenger

Cece Earth

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Darla LaPointe (leave)

CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White

called the meeting to order at 1:19 p.m.

OPENING PRAYER: Coly Brown offered the opening prayer.

APPROVE THE AGENDA:

Vincent Bass motioned to adopt

the agenda as amended. Isaac Smith

seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

IHS HOSPITAL:

Vincent Bass motioned to go into

Executive Session at 1:38 p.m.

Victoria Kitcheyan seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to come

out of Executive Session at 4:15 p.m.

Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

IHS CONTRACT SUPPOR T COST

CLAIMS:

James Snow motioned to have Legal

Counsel reject the settlement offer and

proceed with IHS Contract Support Cost

Claims as discussed. Victoria Kitcheyan

seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

IHS HOSPITAL: Various issues discussed, no action taken.

WHDC/HAVW MATTER: No action

taken.

HR MATTER: No action taken.

ETHICS COMPLAINTS:

Isaac Smith motioned to accept

the investigative committee report as

submitted to the Tribal Council and

schedule a formal hearing relating to

the Jillian Kelsey-Berridge complaint

against Kenneth Mallory at 1:00 p.m. on

August 28, 2017. Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (1) abstain

Motion carried.

Isaac Smith motioned to accept

the investigative committee report as

submitted to the Tribal Council and

schedule a formal hearing relating to

the Allison DeCora complaint against

Kenneth Mallory at 3:00 p.m. on August

28, 2017. Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (1) abstain

Motion carried.

CODE REVISION – ELECTIONS:

Isaac Smith Motioned to adopt resolution # 17-112: To Revise the Tribal

Code Section 5-209 Relating to Payments to the Election Board Members.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

CODE REVISION – EXTRADITION:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to adopt

resolution #17-110: Amending the Winnebago Tribal Code Rule 1B-204 Extradition. Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no (1) abstain, CS

Motion carried.

PAROLE AGREEMENT:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to adopt

resolution #17-111: Approving a Memorandum of Agreement with the Nebraska

Board of Parole. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no ( 1 ) a b s t a i n ,

CS

Motion carried.

KEYSTONE PIPELINE TRAVEL:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to approve the Travel for Tribal Council to

attend the Keystone XL Pipeline Hearing

in Omaha, NE on July 26, 2017 and a

March against the Pipeline in Lincoln,

NE on August 6, 2017. Vincent Bass

seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried

SUSPEND THE RULES:

Curtis St. Cry motioned to suspend

the rules to hear a member of the community.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

NIC ISSUE: No action.

ADJOURN:

Kenneth Mallory motioned to adjourn the meeting. Victoria Kitcheyan

seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 6:18 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Kenneth Mallory, Secretary

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

TREASURER’S REPORT MEETING

July 21, 2017

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Vincent Bass (Conference Call in

9:50 a.m.)

Victoria Kitcheyan

Kenneth Mallory

Isaac Smith

James Snow

Curtis St. Cyr

Coly Brown

OTHERS PRESENT:

Jasmine Lammers

Aric Armel

Mike Means Lakota

Mayan Baltran

Allen

Rona Stealer

Shelly Bear

Mindy Blackfish

Marian Holstein

Donna Blain

Shar Fogleman

Mike Blackfish

Alan Post

Dawn Blackfish

Cheryl Painter

Garan Coons

Deidre Redhorn

Jose Chill

Lynn Mazur

Kim Friloux

Sandra Chamberlain

Justin Frauendorfer (Bland Rep.)

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Frank White (leave)

Darla LaPointe (leave)

CALL TO ORDER: Treasurer Victoria Kitcheyan called the meeting to

order at 9:18 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER: James Snow offered the opening prayer.

[Curtis out]

APPROVE THE AGENDA:

James Snow motioned to approve the

agenda. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

[Curtis in]

GAMING COMMISSION REPORT:

Curtis St. Cyr motioned to accept the

May Gaming Commission report.

Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

James Snow motioned to accept the

June Gaming Commission report.

Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

[Vincent in]

WINNAVEGAS REPORT:

Kenneth Mallory motioned to accept

the WinnaVegas May Financial Report.

Victoria Kitcheyan seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to accept the WinnaVegas June financial

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Report.

Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRANSPORTATION: Discussion

only.

SUSPEND THE RULES:

Victoria Kitcheyan motion to suspend the rules for the vet’s issue.

Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

[Isaac out]

CHECK ADJUSTMENT:

Kenneth Mallory motioned to adjust the payment for the Water Protectors with an additional $372.00

for a miscalculated cost of Porta-pots. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

[Isaac in]

[Curtis out]

BLAND AND ASSOCIATES:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

accept 2016 Audit Report. Isaac

Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

TRIBAL TREASURER’S REPORT:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

accept the May and June Financial

Reports.

Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE:

(5) yes (0) no ( 0 )

abstain Motion carried.

LOGO APPROVAL:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned for

approval of Letterhead and Business

cards.

Isaac Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

DRAWN DOWN OF FUNDS:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

draw down $406,200.00 to pay for

the Youth Stimulus Account. Isaac

Smith seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

DONHAM & ASSOCIATES:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned

to approve engagement for the

2018 IDC Proposal $8500.00.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

YEAR CHANGE:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

change Health year from August 31

to September 30 on the Tribes Health

Plan. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

LAND BUYBACK 2ND ROUND:

Coly Brown motioned to request a

2nd Round of Buyback: Authorize

Chairman to request. Isaac Smith

seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to go

into Executive Session at 12:30 p.m.

Coly Brown seconded.

VOTE: (5) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

[Curtis in at 1:30 p.m.]

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

come out of Executive Session at

1:55 p.m. James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

accept the Internal Audit Recommendation.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (4) yes (1 ) no, KM

( 1 )

abstain, CS

Motion carried.

ADJOURN:

Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to

adjourn the meeting at 2:00 p.m.

James Snow seconded.

VOTE: (6) yes

(0) no (0) abstain Motion carried.

Vice Chairman Bass adjourned

the meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

Kenneth Mallory, Secretary

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

New

Deadline ! !

for

Winnebago

Newspaper

September

1st

Greetings Winnebago

Tribal Members!

Instructional Time Extended

My name is Sunshine Thomas-Bear,

my biological parents are Louise Thomas and Wilbur Wolfe. I was adopted

when I was very young by Charles

and Eva Bear. I have eight amazing

children that help me move forward.

My children and my grandchildren

are what drive me to be the person I

am today; they provide me with hope

for the future.

Many people have asked me why

I am running for the Tribal Council?

Have you thought this through? Yes I

have. There are more reasons than one

but one reason stands out more than

the rest. I have been on both sides of

alcohol and drug use. I am no better

than anyone else. We all have a past

and issues we have all had to overcome. We have also seen the direction

our community has shifted toward. I

remember being young, people helped

each other. Families worked together.

We weren’t rich by any means but we

had each other. I seen my Dad work

long hours to care for me and my mom.

My mom taught at Headstart, many

remember her and the caring woman

she was then and still is today.

When did things take this dramatic

turn that you see happening here

in Winnebago today? Has historical

trauma caused us to enable our family

members and friends? Perhaps. But

we all know that whatever it is that

is happening in our community, it is

happening more and more. We all know

of the break ins, assaults and deaths

that happen. Usually these are related

to what?

We all know the answer. Though

some of us don't want to accept it at

times, who wants to? Whatever it is

that is happening and our reaction to

what is happening to our community, it

isn’t helping. Our people, our children,

don’t have time to wait any longer. We

need to change, not just me and not

just you, we as a people and as a community need to work together to build

a better place to live.

Drug addiction and alcoholism is

taking our people each year. It even

seems that the victims to this are

getting younger. We are losing our

children. Parents are going through

what no parent should ever have to

go through. The pain and sorrow our

community faces because of what? The

drugs and alcohol in our community.

What it turns our people into, we have

all seen many things on social media

about this. What is being done about

this? It is taking our family members

and friends and it is only getting worse.

No family has been untouched by the

effects of these substances. Continuing

to be silent will only worsen the damages to our people, our homes and our

community.

How can we stop this? I have

thought about my own struggle with

addiction and alcoholism, so many

people more than willing to look down

on me. But only a few were willing to

help me. I have had to deal with the

same things that many of our people

have to deal with, it was a struggle

and it was hard work but the result

is something I am proud of. I am passionate and dedicated to my people. I

want to help our people, our children

and bring change to our community

for our future generations.

Educating our children, teaching

them and giving them the tools to be

successful adults. By education I am

not only referring to what is being

taught in school but what we as a

people need to pass on to ensure our

culture remains intact long after we

are gone. Being positive role models

for them. Making sure their schools are

giving them the education they deserve

and a safe place to learn. Preparing

them for higher education so that they

have more opportunities in their lives

than we have had in ours. This is what

all parents, grandparent and families

want for their children and grandchildren, a future better than their own. I

feel that I can help all our community

members achieve this goal.

Thinking of what our community

looked like when I was younger and the

dramatic change it has gone through

since then, I believe by working together and helping make not only our

community look better but being better

as a people. Willing to help each other,

work together and think of our future,

our most precious gifts, our children.

Tough decisions need to be made to

put us in the right direction for all our

people. To protect ourselves. To protect

our children.

Our culture and language are slowly

fading, with only a few fluent speakers.

Our ways are not being passed down

and shared as much as they could be.

Our enrollment numbers will begin to

decline with the blood quantum. Education about the future of our tribe and

where it is headed if our language and

culture ceases where will we be without

it? What will our children have to pass

on to their children?

All these issues and more are the

reason I am running for Tribal Council.

To serve you, our Tribe and our future

generations. I have shown through actions that I am a hard worker for my

people, our children and community

through the dedication I show to different organizations I am a part of. I

may not speak all the time about my

passions but I show my dedication

through my actions. I believe this is

what we need, someone who is willing

to truly serve the people. I am humbly

asking for your vote.

Respectfully,

Sunshine Thomas-Bear

In an attempt to address unexcused absences and tardies more effectively,

Winnebago Public School has implemented a new program for the 2017-2018

school year. The program is called Instructional Time Extended (ITE). This

program replaces Attendance Recovery, which was previously held on Saturdays at the end of each semester.

Instructional Time Extended (ITE) serves as a more immediate response to

unexcused absences and tardies. Students in grades 5-12 with unexcused

absences and/or unexcused tardies in any class period throughout the day

will be required to stay after school that night. Once the students have served

ITE, their attendance will be adjusted; the absences and/or tardies will be

marked as excused. However, if the student does not stay, the absences/tardies

will remain unexcused and will not be allowed to be made up at a later time.

Students in grades 5-8 will call a parent/guardian between 3:00 – 3:30 to

inform them how long they will need to stay.

From 3:30-3:45, students will be expected to meet with their teachers and

gather missing assignments.

ITE will run daily, Monday through Friday, from 3:45-4:45. Students will

be required to make up time as follows:

30 minutes for each unexcused absence

15 minutes for each unexcused tardy

Parents/Guardians must notify the attendance clerk at the school, Mrs.

Norene Stromberg, the day of a student’s absence/tardy to have it excused:

402-878-2224, Ext. 422

Instructional Time Extended (ITE) Make up time and work

K-4:

Attendance Policy as stated in Handbook

Grades 5-8:

3:45-4:45

Unexcused absences for the day

Will be held in the classroom of the Supervising teacher (1st- Koch, 2ndMiller, 3rd-Urbanec, 4th-Tranmer

Unexcused Tardy is first 15 min of class

Unexcused Absent after 16+ min

30 min will make up 1 unexcused absence

15 min will make up 1 unexcused tardy

Work that is missed will need to be gathered by the student before they

enter the ITE room (Library)

Teachers will need to have viewing privileges for 5-8 to make calls home

when a student does not attend

If the daily absence receives a phone call or note from parent/guardian,

the absence will be excused (EX)

If the daily unexcused absence is not made up that day, the absence will

be left as unexcused (UN)

If the daily unexcused absence is made up, the absence will be changed

to ITE (activity)

More than 12 unexcused absences per semester may result in retention

or a promotion contract to be fulfilled

Notification letters/parent meetings will be completed per school board

policy

Students that have ITE will need to call home last period to notify parents.

7th and 8th grade will go to the focus room to call home. 5th and 6th will

make the call from their home rooms.

5th and 6th will need to get their make-up work before leaving their room

at 3:30. They will need to be in the designated classroom by 3:45.

7th and 8th grade will stay in the focus room until 3:30. After 3:30 they

will go to the class they missed, to get their make-up work. They will need to

be in the designated classroom by 3:45.

A list will be announced and emailed to the teachers by 3pm

Unable to contact a parent/guardian student will be sent home and the

absent will be unexcused.

Grades 9-12:

3:45-4:45

Unexcused absences for the day

Will be held in designated classroom.

Unexcused Tardy is first 15 min of class

Unexcused Absent after 16+ min

30 min will make up 1 unexcused absence

15 min will make up 1 unexcused tardy

Work that is missed will need to be gathered by the student before they

enter the ITE room (?)

Teachers will need to have viewing privileges for 9-12 to make calls home

when a student does not attend

If the daily absence receives a phone call or note from parent/guardian,

the absence will be excused (EX)

If the daily unexcused absence is not made up that day, the absence will

be left as unexcused (UN)

If the daily unexcused absence is made up, the absence will be changed

to ITE (activity)

More than 12 unexcused absences will result in the loss of credit

Notification letters/parent meetings will be completed per school board

policy

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