# Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 15 Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 15 Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Winnebagoes Celebrate 151 Years of Military Service
Bago Bits…

Winnebago Tribal Chairman Frank White,
Head Lady Dancer Agnes Warner and
Powwow Committee Chairman Craig
“Tunny” Cleveland have been making the
local talk show rounds promoting Winnebago Powwow.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will celebrate 151 years of service to the United States Military this week. The 2017 Winnebago Powwow, the oldest of its kind in North America kicks off on Thursday. The Celebration is held annually in remembrance of Winnebago War
Chief Little Priest and his warriors, Company “A” Fort Omaha Scouts 34th Nebraska Volunteers who served as Scouts for the U.S. Calvary.
In 1865 War Chief Little Priest was wounded in battle and died from his wounds. Upon the 1st anniversary of his death he was celebrated.
His brother Chief Greywolf after that first celebration declared that Little Priest and his warriors would be remembered every year thereafter for their service to the people of the Winnebago Nation. Today, 151 years later the Winnebago honor their Warriors, past and present.
The 4 day Celebration consists of a Powwow, Ceremonies, Games, Sports Tournaments, a Wilderness Run and Food…lots of food. The
Celebration ends on Sunday evening with special dances and an awards ceremony. Everyone is welcome to this event held in honor of our
Warriors, so come on out and enjoy a good time with the Winnebago People.

Nebraska Tribal Leaders Meet to Tackle Shared Issues
A new round about is planned for the
St. Augustine’s entry intersection, safety
first.

Mr. Lucas LaRose is following in his
Choka Louie’s footsteps now serving as
a Nebraska Indian Commission representative. His story is front page news this
week.

The Winnebago Tribal Council last week hosted a meeting of the four Nebraska Tribes. Winnebago Tribal Chairman Frank White took
charge of the historic event. Talks were over the relations between the State government and tribal service programs, mainly Child &
Family Services. Of course the gathering featured some fine cuisine from the Flower’s Island Buffet before the meetings end. Pictured here
are the Four Nebraska Tribal Chairmen (Left to Right) Chairman Frank White - Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Chairman Michael Wolfe Omaha Tribe of Nebraska & Iowa. Chairman Roger Trudell - Santee Sioux Nation. & Chairman Larry Wright - Ponca Tribe of Nebraska.

NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY LEADERS MEET WITH OMAHA
MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND POLICE CHIEF
By Lucas LaRose, Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
The HoChunk Renaissance Project designed and posted these 12 Clan banners
in the newly renovated HoChunk Center.

Michelle Free-LaMere took charge as the
Ethnobotany instructor for the HoChunk
Renaissance Project. Participants learned
about the healing powers of our native
grown plant life.

OMAHA, NE - Last week representatives from the Nebraska Commission
on Indian Affairs and members of the
Native American community met with
City of Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert,
City Council President Ben Gray, and
Omaha Police Chief Todd Schmaderer
to discuss issues regarding police
contacts with the Native American
community in Omaha, including the
recent death of Rosebud Sioux Tribe
member Zachary Bearheels.
Zachary Bearheels, 29, died on
June 5th while he was in the custody
of the Omaha Police Department. His
death has deeply troubled the Native
American community of Omaha and
Nebraska. As such, Commissioners
Dr. Rudi Mitchell and Lucas LaRose,

and longtime Winnebago activist,
Frank Lamere, asked city officials for
an in-person meeting in order to discuss the death of Mr. Bearheels, and
the Police Department’s treatment of
Native Americans.
“The meeting was very productive
as the Mayor, City Council President
Gray, and Chief Schmaderer were very
receptive of our thoughts, and are committed to ensuring that Native Americans have positive interactions with
the Police Department in the future,”
said Commissioner LaRose.
“As a former tribal chairman of the
Omaha Indian Nation and direct descendent of the last hereditary Chief
of the Omaha Indian Nation (Chief Big
Elk), this was a tragedy that should
have never occurred. The Omaha Indian Nation in the 1854 Treaty gave
up millions of acres in Eastern Ne-

braska so that immigrants could live
here in the state of Nebraska and this
is how Native Americans are treated
today. I do hope that better relations
and respect for the Native people can
occur here in the city of Omaha,” said
Commissioner Mitchell
All of the City officials present were
committed to ensuring that Omaha is
a welcoming city to all Native Americans. Mayor Stothert committed to
establishing an advisory board, which
would provide advice on Native Americans affairs to the Mayor and her
staff. Chief Schmaderer committed to
providing his Police Department with
training on Native American culture
and respect in addition to better training his officers on the use-of-force
situations with both ethnic minorities
and mentally ill individuals.

Tribal Council Approves Clothing Allowance

The Winnebago Powwow Committee
prepared a Parade Float last week for the
Annual Rivercade Festival held in nearby
Sioux City, Iowa.

The Winnebago Tribal Council in
a unanimous vote just last week approved a $350 Back To School ‘Clothing Allowance.’ The allowance is for
all minor tribal members enrolled in
school and between the ages of 3 to 18.
Enrolled members going into preschool,
primary, secondary and post-secondary
educational institutions shall be eligible
for the 2017-2018 school year Clothing

Indianz.com…

The Ho-Chunk Nation enjoys strong
support for an off-reservation casino
in Wisconsin that's been in the works
for years.
Members of Congress, state lawmakers and local officials say the casino
in Beloit will boost the economy. But
the Bureau of Indian Affairs hasn't done
much to advance the environmental
impact statement for the project beyond
a scoping report released in January
2013.
Then there's Gov. Scott Walker (R),
whose approval will be required if the
BIA takes action while he's in office.
He rejected a similar off-reservation ca-

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ing up your child’s clothing allowance.
Tribal officials also remind you that
“Verification of school enrollment must
be provided to the Enrollment Office for
3-4 years olds, 9th grade and College,
and your child must be an enrolled
Tribal Member by the distribution date.
It is also noted that your child’s
clothing allowance must be claimed by
October 31, 2017.

Ho-Chunk Nation sees more support for offreservation casino in Wisconsin

Friday, July 21, 2017

The HoChunk Renaissance Project has
been busy busy busy these past few
weeks helping all the last minute powwow regalia making Gagas, Nunus &
Nanis with making their own traditional
Winnebago moccasins. Here Feather
Dawn is looking overwhelmed, our Summer Intern “Bubz” momma.

Allowance.
Distribution of the Back To School
clothing allowance will take place at the
Blackhawk Community Center from 9
am to 4 pm on July 27th, 2017. Out of
town tribal members please mail you
form to: Clothing Allowance, P.O. Box
687, Winnebago, Nebraska, 68071. The
Enrollment Office says, Please DO NOT
MAIL your form in if you plan on pick-

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sino for another tribe and hasn't offered
a position on the Ho-Chunk project, The
Beloit Daily News reported.
The tribe is pursuing the casino under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act. The law requires approval by the
state governor in addition to the BIA.
Even if the state and the BIA agree,
there's still one more step in the process
-- the casino site must be placed in
trust. Secretary Ryan Zinke, the leader
of the Department of the Interior, has
ordered such decisions to be made
by political officials in Washington, D.C.
Jim Cason, the Associate Deputy
Secretary at the department, has repeatedly told tribes and Congress that

off-reservation acquisitions will be
subjected to additional scrutiny. The
Trump administration is in fact considering a new rule to erect more hurdles
in the process.
The site in Beloit is more than 170
miles from Ho-Chunk headquarters
in Black River Falls but the tribe also
maintains a governmental office about
49 miles away in Madison. It's located
off I-39, a major highway.
Read More on the Story:
State, federal reps support Beloit casino
plan (The Beloit Daily News 7/21)
For this and more stories from around
Indian Country visit us at www.indianz.
com

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Pony Express

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 — Page 3

Winnebago News
LETTER TO THE SHAREHOLDER & TRIBAL
MEMBERS... By Lance Morgan

2016 was a solid year for Ho-Chunk,
Inc. Our revenue and profits were both
down from our record 2015 year, but
by comparison it was still the third best
year in our 22 year history. In short, a
lot of things went right and a few things
didn’t go as planned.
Our government contracting companies continue to do well. The
All Native Group continues to be a
star performer, but lost a major international contract in the middle of the
year, which came as a bit of a surprise
and hurt our second half of the year
financial performance. We also had a
few big opportunities delayed, but the
All Native Group is a machine in their
field and their success speaks for itself.
The Flatwater Group spent a year going after a major contract opportunity.
They were a finalist for the contract,
but finished second. At Ho-Chunk,
Inc. we have a phrase when it comes to
government contracting: “Second might
as well be last.” However, a few weeks
later they submitted for an even larger
contract and were awarded it several
months later. Flatwat er’s continued
transition to more service oriented
contracts paints a bright picture for the
group’s future.
Two years ago, we made the strategic
decision to invest large amounts of our
capital in local and regional real estate
development and Ho-Chunk Capital
was born. We have spent the last two
years creating an organization, learning the ropes and developing projects.
We have learned some valuable lessons
and have started some very interesting
projects that are just starting to create significant revenue. We love this
business because it creates local jobs,
long-term income and provides projects
for our construction company, our two
housing companies (Dynamic Homes
and BluStone Homes), our real estate
broker (Keller Williams), and our two
banks (Liberty National and the Native
American Bank). We will continue using our capital to build our real estate
company for the next several years and
expect that company to become a major
player for years to come in our region.
HCI Construction had a great year,
helped in part by our real estate investment activities, but they have also
developed a more diversified client base.
Dynamic Homes had a decent year,
but it was also helped by Ho-Chunk
Capital building an apartment building from 96 modules built in Dynamic
Homes factory. Each of these companies provide a high-quality service and
have established track records of 20
and 45 years respectively.
Our tobacco factory, tobacco distribution, tobacco importation, and retail
store operations all operate under the
Ho-Chunk Trading Group. The stores
are doing very well, helped by our
tribally-manufactured tobacco.
The rest of the business is struggling
with various legal and regulatory issues
being pushed by our competitors and
their deep financial ties to the state governments. A variation of this problem

has been going on for 20 years and I am
constantly amazed at how large corporations can have such a sinister influence
on our state, and in some cases federal
government. This business is important,
but is constantly at risk of some attempt
to hurt it and it is tough to bank our
future on it. This is why we have used
the profits from this area to expand our
government contracting, construction
and real estate activities.
We have always done various smaller
things that impact our community. We
sell used cars, which has helped people
fix their credit. We built storage units,
which we had to expand because they
are always full. We build homes at cost.
We rent housing at several hundred
dollars below market in the Winnebago
area. We have taken a small ownership
interest in a local bank, which gives
people access to credit. We also own 32
percent of the national Native American
Bank, headquartered in Denver.
The investment is doing very well and
we consider it a long-term seed that will
bear some significant fruit in the future.
We now donate $150,000 per year to
the Ho-Chunk Community
Development Corporation, a nonprofit we started 15 years ago to help
find supplemental capital to build up
our community. We have contributed
approximately $1.8 million to the entity and they in turn have helped raise
almost $50 million for our community.
We are very proud of the investment and
what it has produced.
2016 was the first full year of the
100-house plan. The Winnebago Tribe
was generous and foresighted enough
to allow Ho-Chunk, Inc. to retain onethird of its dividend each year with the
goal of building 100 housing units and
the infrastructure for 100 more homes
within 5 years. We will end 2017 with
approximately 50 housing units built
and have been taking actions to ensure
that we will have the infrastructure in
place for at least 100 more.
Our local tribal member employment
numbers had stalled out over the last
few years. At our strategic retreat in
2016, we set a goal of hiring 20 more
tribal members in our community. To
date, we have hired 17 more and continue to try and find ways to create opportunity for our members to join our
company.
Ho-Chunk, Inc. is complicated. We do
things other corporations would never
consider. We always know who owns us
and why we do what we do.
Our goal has always been the same—
make our tribe economically self-sufficient and provide job opportunities to
our members. Along the way we added
a more socially-oriented approach,
which resulted in us building the HoChunk Village, our 40 acre mixed use
community, which will double in size in
the next year.
When you run any company, you
have to think big and you have to think
very small sometimes, too. We are pretty
good at understanding our big issues
and implementing large plans targeted
at the problems, but we are also getting
much better at the details of how to grow
our company and our community in a
way that balances our version of capitalism with our inherent desire to share
our success across a broad spectrum of
our membership.
My goal is not to be the best capitalist
corporation ever. My goal is to be a world
class Tribal Company and successfully
manage all of the complications that
such a goal includes.
I always end these letters the same
way. I love my job and consider it an
honor to be able to pursue my dream on
behalf of the Winnebago People.
Pinagigi!
Lance Morgan, President and CEO

JESUS OUR SAVIOR
LUTHERAN OUTREACH
“I am Yahweh your God“
There is truly one and only one God
who created you and me and all that we
see. From time-to-time He has spoken.
One such time was on the mountain of
God, Mount Horeb meaning ‘Mountain
of dryness,’ located in the arid desert
land of present day Saudi Arabia. (It is
also referred to as Mount Sinai).
From man’s perspective, what Creator God had to say was to set up a list
of ten commands that were beyond what
any man, woman or child could fulfill.
In other words, it was a call to a mission that was impossible to accomplish
and would inevitably lead to failure, no
matter how hard one tries.
Here is a summary of what Creator
God said:
“And God spoke all these words:
I am Yahweh your God,
who brought you out of … slavery.
You shall have no other gods before
me. . . .
You shall not misuse the name Yahweh
your God. . . .
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping
it holy. . . .
Honor your father and your
mother . . . .
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not give false testimony
against your neighbor.
You shall not covet . . . .”
These commands had already been
written on each and every heart. Now
they had been spoken out loud by Creator God. Not only that, they were also
chiseled in stone and for a time they
were carried around by the tribe of Israel
in the Ark of the Covenant. The Ark of
the Covenant symbolized the presence
of God, who was with His chosen tribal
people, as long as they trusted in Him.
No one can claim ignorance of these
commands, although some today will go
to great lengths to have them removed
from public places. No one is able to
justify oneself based on them. No one
can claim perfection or being sacred on
one’s own merits.
Some may be led to believe that one
can claim an outward appearance of
living up to these standards. However,
Creator God can see right through an
individual and the sins within one’s
heart. One major command that trips
us up is coveting. Coveting is an obsessive desire to want something that one
does not have. Such a person is often

My name is Cheri Redhorn. I’m an
enrolled member of the Winnebago
Tribe. I’m the daughter of Diane
“chub” Redhorn, step dad James
Frenchman and dad Allan “skip”
Horn. I have lived here on the res-

Pastor Ricky Jacob

called ‘greedy.’ Instead of praying for
one’s daily bread, one longs to make it
rich or to envy what others have. They
reason: ‘if only I had
.’
Another obvious pitfall is that of
murder. Oh, you might be thinking
that I have not murdered anyone. But
have you ever ‘hated’ anyone? Have
you ever uttered the words, “I hate
you or I hate so and so?” Hear these
condemning words from Creator God’s
Word: “Anyone who hates his brother
is a murderer, and you know that no
murderer has eternal life in him” [1st
John 3:15]. (Unless that murderer confesses his/her sin and seeks Creator
God’s mercy found in Jesus Christ).
John writes on, “We love because
He first loved us. If anyone says, “I
love God,” yet hates his brother, he is
a liar. For anyone who does not love his
brother, whom he has seen, cannot love
God, whom he has not seen. And he
has given us this command: Whoever
loves God must also love his brother”
[1st John 4:19-21].
You and I have failed miserably to
follow these ten commands of Creator God. We have failed to love our
neighbor whom we have seen, and we
definitely have failed to love Creator
God above everything else. We have
not been satisfied with the countless
blessings the He showers down on us
daily, but covet more. Yes, you and I are
failures and deserve God’s just wrath
and punishment.
The Good News comes from what
else Creator God has spoken. His words
have led to action. As Yahweh delivered
the tribe of Israel from slavery, He offers to deliver or rescue you from the
slavery of sin and His just judgment.
Furthermore, His Word became flesh
and dwelt among us. Jesus, Creator
God’s one and only Son, took sin and
its consequences upon himself. He
demonstrated His love for us and offers
us His mercy and forgiveness. Jesus
and he alone was able to fulfill the Ten
Commandments and to offer up His life
as a payment for the sin of the world.
Mission accomplished!
Your Creator God has indeed spoken
whether you believe in Him or not. The
purpose of His giving of the Ten Commandments was to drive one to his/
her knees. The Ten Commandments
were certainly not to be used to justify
oneself. Rather their real purpose is to
move us to seek God’s mercy and the
grace that He offers through faith in
Jesus as LORD and Savior.

ervation my entire life. I graduated
from Winnebago Public School in
2001 and continued my education
completing 3 semesters of college
and received my C.N.A from Tri
State nursing in 2013. Some of my
employment history also includes
working for the tribe. For 3 years I
was a loan specialist in the credit
department. I have 4 children, Nevaeh (10) Wakiya (21) Antonio (19)
Ivan (15). My three oldest are my
niece and nephews who I adopted 6
years ago. I love Pinterest and since I
like making things look pretty I keep
myself busy at home. I enjoy being
outdoors doing almost anything,
fishing, reading, or just going for
a ride. I believe that spending time
with your loved ones is important
so I spend a lot of time with family, mostly my mom. Learning new
things and meeting new people is
always a pleasure so I am looking
forward to working with everyone
near and far.

Letter to the Editor…
Taps with Echo Sound

Boys And Girls Club Of The Hocak Nisoc Haci…
Youth football registration is now open!
Deadline for signing up is August 3, 2017
5:00 pm
Forms can be picked up at the Boys and Girls Club

To Winnebago Tribe Editor,
I asked B. Luther, band teacher at Winnebago Public School, if there are any
who are taking lessons for trumpet. Can any of them play TAPS? He said that
he has ten students and two can play TAPS now.
I said, “Could one start playing TAPS and when they get to a certain point,
the next one start playing TAPS?” He said they could do it.
I asked one person on the Powwow Committee if they could play TAPS at the
Powwow. The answer I got doesn’t sound like it will happen. If they do, they
could ask for Mr. Luther.
Thank you,
Pat Greyhair

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on August 9, 2017.

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Ho-Chunk Inc.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 — Page 5

Bago News
WINNEBAGO HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION – Update
Renovation on Sunrise Drive – Fifteen houses on Sunrise are in the early
stages of renovation. HCI Construction began “demolition” on June 5.
The deteriorated drywall has been removed; old windows and doors have
been removed. All plumbing (bathrooms and kitchens) and damaged
cabinets have been removed. We have notified neighboring tenants to
keep the children out of the construction area for safety reasons and
to prevent vandalism. We have attached a few pictures to show “work
in progress.”
Homecoming Celebration is next week. Let’s all contribute to making
Winnebago look good. Maintenance is renting a street cleaner to go
through all the projects; encourage everyone to refrain from throwing
candy wrappers and paper cups and bottles on the lawns and in the streets.
Thanks. Enjoy the weekend with visiting friends and relatives.

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Community News
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
To:

POTENTIAL FATHERS,

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POTENTIAL FATHERS,

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ17-033A
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
G. P. (DOB 2-23-2005)
To:

LISA PEREZ, Mother
COREY POORBEAR, Father

You are hereby notified that a hearing
for Initial Appearance concerning the
above referred minor individual(s) in
case no. JFJ17-033BC has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago
Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on
the 22ND day of AUGUST, 2017 at the
hour of 11:00 A.M.

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning
the above referred minor individual(s)
in case no. JFJ17-033A has been
scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 22ND day of AUGUST,
2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

You are hereby notified that a Custody petition has been filed and a hearing
to review the ex parte order concerning
the above referred Individual(s) in case
no. CV15-060 has been scheduled will
be heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court
of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 14TH
day of SEPTEMBER, 2017 at the hour
of 10:30 A.M.

You are hereby notified that a Divorce petition has been filed and a hearing concerning the above referred Case
No. CV17-098 has been scheduled and
will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal
Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the
14TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2017 at the
hour of 10:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-091
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
LORNA SNAKE,
In Re:
C. S. (DOB 08-07-2009)
TO:
ABIGAIL SNAKE, Mother
MAURICIO FLORES, Putative
Father
ALL OTHER POTENTIAL FATHERS
You are hereby notified that a petition
has been filed for Guardianship and a
hearing concerning the above referred
Individual(s) in Case No. CV17-091 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 22ND day of AUGUST,
2017 at the hour of 10:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-097

In the Matter of the
Name Change Petition of:
BRITTANY ALEXIA FOURCLOUD
to BRITTANY ALEXIA TYNDALL
To:

Native American Owned
Manufacturing Housing Company

To:

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.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV15-060
In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:
KANDYCE GRANT
vs.
SOLOMON GRANT
To: KANDYCE HORN,

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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

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.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ17-033BC
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
L. (DOB 11-27-2006)
R. L. (DOB 12-10-2007)
To: BOBBI MEDINA, Mother
VINCENT WALKER, Father

Winnebago Self Storage

LEGAL NOTICE

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. CV17-097
has been scheduled and will be heard
in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 31ST day of
AUGUST, 2017 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-088

In the Matter of the
Name Change Petition of:
MAXIMINO MATILDA CORTES LAMERE
to JOSUE MANUAL LAMERE
To: 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. CV17-088 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 17TH day of AUGUST,
2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-098
In the Matter of the
Divorce Petition of:
GEOFFREY FRAZIER
vs
JADE HARDEN
To: JADE HARDEN:

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-099
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
DAWN SNAKE,
In Re:
H. S. (DOB 11-10-2015)
TO:
TAMMY HUFFMAN, Mother
DAVID SNOW, Father

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed for Guardianship
and a hearing concerning the above
referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV17099 has been scheduled and will be
heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court
of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 12TH
day of SEPTEMBER, 2017 at the hour
of 9:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-083
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
LISA PAYER,
In Re:
S. H. (DOB 05-26-2016)
TO:
JENNIFER DREW, Mother
UNKNOWN, Father
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed for Guardianship
and a hearing concerning the above
referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV17083 has been scheduled and will be
heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court
of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 8TH
day of AUGUST, 2017 at the hour of
11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ17-032
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
J. K. (DOB 4-8-2015)
To: STORMY KNUDSEN, Mother
CODY CHILSON, Putative
Father and ALL OTHER POTENTIAL
FATHERS
You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning
the above referred minor individual(s)
in case no. JFJ17-032 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago
Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska
on the 29TH day of AUGUST, 2017 at
the hour of 10:30 A.M.

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Tribal Council Minutes
WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
MID-MONTHLY TRIBAL COUNCIL
MEETING
June 19, 2017

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Vincent Bass
Isaac Smith
James Snow
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Darla LaPointe
OTHERS PRESENT:
Maunka Morgan
Alan Post
Kevin Connot
Jack Adams
Kenneth Mallory
Cece Earth
Anna Adams
Garan Coons
Danelle Smith
Ramona Baker
Cindy Aldrich
Scott Aldrich
Pam Makauk
Matt May
TRIBAL COUNIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (Leave)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 5:10 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER: Kenneth Mallory
offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt the
Agenda. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no 0) abstain
Motion carried.
[Darla in]
READING OF THE MINUTES:
Darla LaPointe motioned to approve
the May 26, 2017 meeting minutes with
corrections. Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to table minutes from May 31,
2017. Darla LaPointe seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to approve the
June 2, 2017 minutes with corrections.
Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to approve the
June 5, 2017 minutes with corrections.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Darla LaPointe motioned to approve
the June 12, 2017 minutes with corrections.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Isaac Smith motioned to accept the
June 14, 2017 minutes. Curtis St. Cyr
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:
James Snow motioned to ratify the
five signature approving extended
travel for Victoria Kitcheyan to Washington, DC to testify before the Senate Committee on June 13, 2017 at
2:30 p.m. Darla Lapointe seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Darla LaPointe motioned to ratify
the five signature approving travel for
Victoria Kitcheyan to Washington, DC
June 20-22, 2017 for legislative hearing
on H.R. 2662; Amend the Indian Health
Care Improvement Act. (NIHB to reimburse travel) Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to ratify the
five signature approving the selection
of the Mahoney Group as the broker
of record effective immediately. Darla
LaPointe seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes, CB, VB, JS, KM, DLP
(2) no, CS, IS (0) abstain Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
MAUNKA MORGAN – TAXING AT
THE DOLLAR STORE
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to refer to the T ribal Tax Commission. Darla LaPointe seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
KEVIN CONNOT – UTILITY DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the contract with Kevin Connot to further Tribal Utilities Project.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (1) no, IS
(0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to approve the
contract with Ray Wiseman.
Darla LaPointe seconded.
VOTE:
(6) yes (1) no, IS
(0) abstain
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
JACK & ANNA ADAMS – BEE KEEPERS PROJECT PROPOSAL – No action
taken.
WHDC – ADVERTISE ONE VACANCY
Kenneth Mallory motioned to advertise for one vacancy for Winnebago Housing and Development Commission. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:
LOG CABIN ISSUES
Kenneth Mallory motioned to bring
back this matter on June 21, 2017 at

10:00 a.m.
Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no 0) abstain
Motion carried.
M. CLEVELAND FUND RAISER
MATCH
Isaac Smith motioned to table for
clarification of policy at the Treasurer’s
Report.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
APPROVE TRAVEL GPTCHB BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MTG., RAPID CITY,
JUNE 21-22, 2017 – No action taken.
APPROVE TRAVEL FOR GPTCHB
MEETING, SISSETON, SD, JULY 1213, 2017
Coly Brown motioned to approve
travel to Sisseton, SD on July 12-13,
2017 to attend the GPTCHB meeting.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
APPROVE TRAVEL KXL PUBLIC
MEETING IN NORFOLK, NE, JUNE 28,
2017
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve travel for Frank White and Isaac
Smith to travel to Norfolk, NE on June
28, 2017 for KXL Public Meeting. Darla
LaPointe seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
TRIBAL LEASE GRANT
Vincent Bass motioned to approve
the Authority for a residential Lease
Request for Dania Vargas. Isaac Smith
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
Darla LaPointe motioned to adjourn.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth Mallory, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
GENERAL COUNSEL MEETING
June 22, 2017
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Vincent Bass
Kenneth Mallory
Isaac Smith (in 2:20 p.m.)
James Snow
Curtis St. Cyr
Darla LaPointe
Coly Brown
OTHERS PRESENT:
Joseph Littlegeorge
Pam Mahkuk
Cece Grant
Thelma Whitewater
Cindy Aldrich
Scott Aldrich
Cece Earth
William DeCora
Sharon Frenchman
Ramona Baker
Tiffany Warner
Velma Alaniz
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (travel)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 1:08 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER: Curtis St. Cyr
offered the opening prayer.
AGENDA:
Vincent Bass motioned to approve
the agenda as amended. Darla LaPointe
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ACTION ITEMS:
ENROLLMENT CRITERIA/SECRETARIAL ELECTION/MORATORIUM
Vincent Bass motioned to table for
clarification & review. Curtis St. Cyr
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
IHS CONTRACT SUPPOR T COST
CLAIMS
James Snow motioned to authorize
Legal Counsel to counter offer on behalf
of the Tribe, CSC. Kenneth Mallory
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vincent Bass motioned to authorize
Legal Counsel to file a claim on behalf
of the Tribe or unpaid contract support
costs due in FY 13 under ISDEA. Curtis
St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
IHS HOSPITAL: Table until more
information is available
LOG CABIN HOMES – No action
taken.
NURSING HOME PROJECT
James Snow motioned to go into
Executive Session at 2:59 p.m. Vincent
Bass seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
James Snow motioned to come out
of Executive Session at 3:39 p.m. Coly
Brown seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
IHS Hospital – Meeting with our Legal Counsel and Sonosky Law Firm at
10:30 a.m. on June 27, 2017. Informa-

tion only.
NEW MATTERS
RADIO STATION DONATION – Information and updates only.
RESOLUTION
Isaac Smith motioned to adopt resolution #17-102: Forestry (Invasive Species) Project. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER UNITY
CONFERENCE
Vincent Bass motioned to approve
the request from Marian Holstein for financial support in the way of lodging expenses for Student Council members to
attend UNITY, Inc. Conference in Denver
Colorado, July 5-9, 2017 for $2500.00
per policy concerning monetary costs.
Isaac Smith seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adjourn.
Darla LaPointe seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 4:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth Mallory, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
SPECIAL MEETING –
ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST
June 26, 2017
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
James Snow
Curtis St. Cyr
Darla LaPointe (in @ 1:45 p.m.)
Coly Brown
Isaac Smith
Kenneth Mallory
OTHERS PRESENT:
Sharon Frenchman
Kristen Whitebeaver
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Vincent Bass (another meeting)
Victoria Kitcheyan (travel)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER: James Snow offered the opening prayer
AGENDA:
James Snow motioned to approve the
agenda. Isaac Smith seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
[Darla In]
ELIGIBLE VOTERS LIST:
Isaac Smith motioned to approve the
Eligible Voters List with Corrections.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ELECTION BOARD:
Darla LaPointe motioned to approve
the Election Board Selection. Isaac
Smith seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
Isaac Smith motioned to adjourn.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 2:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kenneth Mallory, Secretary
Winnebago Tribal Council

Winnebago Wrestling
Program Gets
R.E.A.C.H.E.S Funding
Winnebago Wrestling program has
been awarded a $3000 grant from the
R.E.A.C.H.E.S. program. Winnebago
Wrestling is located on the Winnebago
Indian Reservation in Nebraska is going
and into its 3rd year with quite a bit of
success. Last season Winnebago had
a 40 match winner and two 20 match
winners. The spring of 2015 Athletic
Director Adam James looked at the
student body walking the hallways and
realized he needed to do something for
the students that were not playing basketball and something to help spark the
football program. Mr. James talked to
the administration and it was decided
wrestling would make its way into the
Winnebago Public School system. Mr.
James hired Adam Tranmer as the guy
to start this program from the ground up.
Adam Tranmer had coached wrestling
for the past 10 years (8 as an assistant
coach) and 2 years as a Head Coach.
Coach Tranmer has worked hard to
help the student-athletes of Winnebago
understand the sport of wrestling and
how wrestling helps build character,
integrity, discipline and responsibility. “To have the kids understand how
wrestling can help change lives and create a great work ethic in the great young
men and women I coach is my biggest
goal here at Winnebago,” Coach Tranmer stated. The Winnebago Wrestling
program would personally like to thank
the R.E.A.C.H.E.S. Board of Directors
and Walt Fisk for allocating the funds
to the Winnebago Wrestling program. We
would also like to thank you for all that
you have done for all sports especially
the sport of wrestling across the United
States.
The R.E.A.C.H.E.S. funding will help
provide shoes, singlets, headgear, hair
covers, and kneepads for the athletes.
The grant money is greatly appreciated
and will help provide proper equipment
this year and for the years to come to
the student-athletes that can not afford it. As a team the boys and girls of
the program have worked hard to make
Winnebago Wrestling known throughout
the state of Nebraska as one of the most
respectful, disciplined programs.
About R.E.A.C.H.E.S. (Rewarding
Educational Athletic Choices Helping
Each Sport) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2007 in an effort
to promote, protect and preserve the integrity of amateur athletics by providing
athletic and educational opportunities to
all athletes of all ages and abilities. This
unique experience will provide educational, technical, and lifelong lessons for
athletes, coaches, parents and fans that
seek to capture meaningful, compassionate, harmonious, interesting and active
lives. All profits from R.E.A.C.H.E.S. will
be used to support specific needs in each
sport to ensure future generations of
athletes, fans, parents and coaches will
continue to learn from valuable lifelong
athletic lessons.
Adam Tranmer
6th Grade Teacher
Head Wrestling / Assistant Football
Coach
Winnebago Public School

In Loving Memory…
Mary A. Bird
Winnebago, Neb.
Mary A. Bird, 69, of Winnebago,
passed away Thursday, July 13,
2017, at her residence.
Services were Saturday at the
Ho-Chunk Center in Winnebago.
Burial took place at the Winnebago
Cemetery.
Mary was born on Jan. 18, 1948,
at the Winnebago Indian Health
Service Hospital, to Elizabeth McKee
Bird and Victor L. Bird Sr. She graduated from Winnebago Public School
and attended college at Wayne State
College and Haskell Indian Junior
College.
She was employed at the Win-

nebago Public School from July 15,
1968, to July 15, 2013. She served
for 45 years as the principal's secretary.
She is survived by a son, Marc
Bird; three grandchildren, JoLeah,
Evangeline and Steven; two greatgrandchildren, Talena and Josef;
her siblings, Sharleen Bird Pretends
Eagle (Daniel Pretends Eagle), Victor
E. Bird Jr. (Sydney Grant), Janet Bird
(Little Joe Moniz), Jerome Bird, and
Diane Bird (Ken Robinson); 30 nieces
and nephews; 45 grandchildren; and
15 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.

Masthead Scene
Homecoming Celebration, 2017 Winnebago Powwow. Everyone is sewing their last stitches for their Powwow Regalia, putting up that last tent,
putting the final touches on that Concession stand frybread recipe and
humming that final tune. Let the Powwow begin!

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Community News
Now Accepting Notice of Intent For the 2017
Tribal Elections
Primary Elections:
Tuesday September 5, 2017
Regular Elections:
Tuesday October 3, 2017
Qualification of Candidates
Be twenty-five years of age or over
and a qualified voter.
Be a resident of the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska, defined as having a
physical presence within the reservation for six consecutive months immediately preceding the date of election.
Be an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Not have been convicted, terminated, removed or resigned from any
tribal position for reasons of theft,
stealing, misappropriation of funds,
embezzlement, conversion or any
related offense from the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska.
How to Apply:
Must meet all qualifications for
candidacy
Submit your completed declaration

for Notice of Intent located in the Tribal
Admin Office, Blackhawk Community
Center
Submit your fee of $50 or a Petition
in lieu of the fee containing at least 50
signatures of persons eligible to vote
in the 2017 Primary Election stating
that they support your candidacy for
office; this form is located in the Tribal
Admin Office
PLEASE MAKE MONEY ORD E R S P AYA B L E T O T H E W I N NEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
Submissions are due by 4:30 p.m.
CST on Monday August 7, 2017
C
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K R I S T E N
W H I T E B E A VER
402-878-3106 or
T E R E S A
L I T T L E GEORGE
402-878-3136 or
TYRESHA WOLFE 402-878-3100
Monday through Friday Business
Hours 8:00am – 4:30PM

LPTC Students Compete at AIHEC
Little Priest Tribal College students
participated in the American Higher
Indian Education Consortium (AIHEC)
Student Conference in Rapid City,
South Dakota in late March. The AIHEC Student Conference is where all
tribal colleges and universities compete
against each other in academic, traditional and recreational categories. LPTC
students participated in various competitions at AIHEC. The LPTC Hand Game
team went undefeated and brought
home the championship trophy! Another hand game coach commented on
their win saying LPTC students played
with respect and integrity. They said it
was the students’ high energy and good
spirits that won the game for them. Our
students played through adversity and
despite their home court advantage took
down Oglala Lakota College in the semifinals and again in the championship
round. Winnebago’s own Jessica LaTray
also won the "best guesser" award.
LPTC Business Bowl Team did amazing and made it to the 3rd round, losing

by 1 point to Haskell Indian Nations
University. It is important to note that
our students competed against universities whose students have completed
higher level business courses than
LPTC offers. LPTC Business Bowl
Team rose to the occasion and made
us proud!
Our volleyball team also did extremely well. They lost their first game
to Navajo Tech, who ended up winning
the entire competition. Our students
exhibited amazing sportsmanship and
team spirit, even when 3 of students
had to leave mid game to attend another competition. They were making
their way out of the loser’s bracket until
their loss early Tuesday morning to
Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College.
Little Priest Tribal College students
have left their mark amongst the tribal
colleges and universities. If you are
interested in attending the AIHEC Student Conference next year, I encourage
you to sign up for courses at LPTC to
gain the full experience.

“Be Strong and Educate My Children”
The Little Priest Tribal College (LPTC)
is a local public community college operating in the states of Nebraska and
Iowa. LPTC serves all students from all
nations and communities.
The college is named after Chief Little
Priest, the last true war chief of the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. It was
his final words that now encapsulate
our mission: “Be Strong and Educate
My Children.”
In the Winnebago heritage of respect,
integrity, and self-reliance, LPTC was
chartered in 1996 by the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska, a sovereign nation, to
provide higher education opportunities.
LPTC is a land grant institution and is
part of the Nebraska Transfer Initiative
program.
Our focus is to prepare students
to transfer and successfully complete
a major at a four-year institution. As
well as provide training opportunities
for students to upgrade job skills and
improve employability. Further, to provide language and culture classes that
celebrate and preserve our cultural
heritage.
Accredited by the Higher Learning
Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, LPTC
offers Associates of Arts and Associates
of Science degrees in the following areas:
Business
Early Childhood Education
Indigenous Science Environment
Indigenous Science Health
Interdisciplinary Studies
Native American Studies
Teacher Education
In addition to our outstanding
dedicated faculty and a 10:1 student
to instructor ratio, LPTC offers their
students:
Quality and affordable education
Student housing, employment, financial
aid, & scholarships
Academic, career, & personal counseling
Writing & Math Labs
Student technology center
Student dining facility
Culturally rich, quality, and comfortable
learning environment
Online and distance learning classes
Division II College Athletics
Student government, groups, and ac-

tivities
Community and Continuing Education
Program
GED testing site
And more…
“THERE IS STRENGTH IN YOU!”
Register for the Fall Semester! Classes
start August 21st. Complete an application today!
Go to www.littlepriest.edu, CALL, or
email admissions@littlepriest.edu
Main Campus: 601 East College Drive
Winnebago, Nebraska 68071
Phone:
402.878.2380
Sioux City Site: Ho-Chunk Centre 600
4th Street Sioux City, Iowa 51101
Phone:
712-224-0113
Student Testimonials
J’ona Graham, Student Athlete
Montgomery, Alabama
Coming to Little Priest, they brought
me in and made me feel as if I was at
home. Professors here give you oneon-one help and care personally about
your success.
Tyren King, Student Athlete & Student of the Year
Navajo Nation
Farmington, New Mexico
Little Priest Tribal College is a school
experience that is a student-friendly
system and I realized how beneficial it
is for the students to get an education
here. I began to see how welcoming the
community is around the school. You
can start to feel and understand the
Native American culture.
Alexandra Cleveland, Former Student
Senate President & Student of the Year
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Winnebago, Nebraska
My experience at Little Priest has
been significant because of the opportunities that have been presented
to me. The one-on-one time with the
instructors has been helpful to me and
I realize that I could not get that kind
of interaction at a bigger school. The
affordability of tuition and other fees is
also what helped me decide to attend.
Overall, I believe that LPTC has been a
great fit for me.

Message from the President’s Office at
Little Priest Tribal College
Great news!
If you are one of the approximately 232 enrolled Winnebago Tribal
Members that have an outstanding
balance and owe Little Priest Tribal
College, then you are eligible to participate in a special program that can
help you pay off your bill and get you
back into college.
Recently, the Winnebago Tribal
Council successfully renegotiated an
easement with the Northern Natural
Gas Company. Part of that negotiation has helped to fund a Winnebago
Tribal Member education initiative,
which includes Little Priest Tribal
College.
Winnebago Tribal Members have
two options to pay off or significantly
pay down your bill. You can use one
or both of the following options:
Option 1: The Little Priest Tribal
College President Scholarship will be
used to match any payment made toward your outstanding balance. The
program is a dollar-for-dollar match.
Option 2: Little Priest is establishing a work repayment program for
Winnebago Tribal Members to help
pay down or pay off their debt to the
college. The college will assign a work
assignment to the eligible participant.
A standard rate of $10 per hour will

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be used to calculate the value of the
work assignment of which will go
toward paying the participants’ outstanding bill.
Both Program Options are on
a first-come and first-serve basis.
These funds are limited and once they
are exhausted then the program will
end. Little Priest accepts major credit
cards as one form of payment. To participate in the program, the eligible
participant must sign and agree to a
Payment Plan with the college Business Office.
I encourage you to take advantage
of this great opportunity because
the next step for the college is to file
a small claim in Winnebago Tribal
Court. Please be advised once the
claim is approved, the college will
move to garnish future tribal stimulus payments or garnish your wages.
The program is critical to the
survival of the college as Winnebago
Tribal Members owe the college just
under $400,000.00, respectively.
Please call 402.878.2380 or come
in to learn more about paying down
or paying off your bill. In so doing,
honoring our sacred relative Chief
Little Priest.
Sincerely,
Maunka Morgan

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Headman for 151st Celebration

James comes from the Buffalo
Clan his Indian name “Roha T’e Hi ga”
translates to “Kills Many”. This name
was bestowed by his Tega Matthew
Cleveland Sr., as well as receiving the
honor to wear eagle feathers during the
same ceremony.
James parents are John and Bridget
Morris. His maternal grandparents
are the late James “Buddy” Whipple

and Juanita Cleveland Walker. His
paternal grandparents are the late
William “Billy” Morris and Arlene One
Horn Morris. Both his grandmothers
are enrolled members of the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska.
James has been dancing since he
was a toddler and brought into the
arena at age of six months by his
Grandfather Buddy Whipple at Granite
Falls, MN. He is a graduate of Flandreau Indian School class of 2013.
James has enjoyed dancing all three
men’s dancing styles, Grass, Fancy and
now Traditional. He attends the Native
American Church and given the honor
to say prayers for families during their
time of need. He is a responsible young
man and enjoys being with family and
attending native ceremonies. He is
pleased to dance for the people and sing
with his brothers and his family drum
group – Motown.
James is proud and honored to be
asked to be this year’s Head Dancer for
the 151st HomeComing Celebration.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, July 26, 2017 — Page 11

Little Priest Tribal College

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Awinnebago%3A15f9e40d9dc4ee1b. Public record. Not legal advice.