Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 50, Number 21 • Saturday, October 30, 2021

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 50, Number 21 • Saturday, October 30, 2021

Boys & Girls Club Announce Building Expansion

The WIN hosted a Door decorating contest

at WPS! After careful consideration, we

decided Ms. Urbanecs’ class door were

the winners! Not only did they include all

stipulations but Ms. Urbanec explained

how her class came together to decorate

on their own, start to finish. We admire

the teamwork and creativity it took. The

class got to enjoy a pizza party. The WIN

is happy to host these kind of events &

we look forward to future contests with

the community!

Pictured above is the blueprint for the new Boys and Girls Club.

October 21st: WPS held a blessing for

Dyami Berridge in preparation for State

Cross Country! Dyami placed 4th in districts out of 200 runners to make it! It’s

safe to say WPS has many great athletes

who have made their marks. Continuing to do just that, Berridge placed 6th

in the Nebraska State Class C Cross

Country! Thus making him the first WPS

cross country runner to place! What an

accomplishment, as always The WIN is

proud of you!

Greetings,

My two-year anniversary was

9/18/21 as the CEO of the Boys and

Girl Club of Hocak Nisoc Haci (BGC).

We have endured a lot in the past year

due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We were

limited in services and programming

we could provide our children. We were

forced to close our doors in March but

later reopened in September. I am so

thankful for the BGC staff that continued to show up during these trying

times. The BGC club averages over 80

kids daily in the summer. We serve 34

kids during the school year. Our current building does not have the infrastructure to serve that many children.

We have turned kids away because our

building and staff limitations. I want to

thank the BGC staff for their creativ-

ity and collaborative efforts with local

departments.

Over the past year we have worked

with Blue Stone Homes in designing

a blueprint for the new BGC building.

Our children deserve the best; our new

building will provide the space needed to

serve our youth so nobody will be turned

away. We are excited to share the design

with the Winnebago community. As of

10/20/21 a motion was passed by the

council to secure land in the HoChunk

Village 2.0 for this 6.5-million-dollar

project.

A big thank you to the BGC Unit

Director, Gregory Bass III, and all of

our hardworking staff, Allie Frenchman, Denicia Walker, Alayah Frazier,

Kaileah Walker and Tia YellowThunder.

They play a huge role in the success of

the club. I am extremely proud of all of

them and the determination they bring

to BGC. Thank you to the Winnebago

Tribe of Nebraska for your continued

support, Winnebago Planning Department and Alan Post for your guidance.

I would also like to thank our Department of Organization (D.O.D) Mr. Elwood Pipestem-Ott, for everything he

does for our club and of course our

awesome Board of Trustees.

Thank you to all those that support

the club. It is an honor to serve the

people of Winnebago.

Pinagigi,

Wambli Dolezal, CEO

Boys & Girls of Hocak Nisoc Haci

Thurston County & The Covid-19 Vaccine

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness

Month, Winnebago Public Health Department hosted a walk to spread awareness. The goal is to reduce the stigma of

what breast cancer is by raising awareness of symptoms, education, and treatment. The walk started at Twelve Clans

Unity Hospital to the BIA & back. It was

nice to see community members partaking in the event to support friends and

family in their personal lives. Community

effort like this really brings our people together, Thank you WPHD! (Photo courtesy

of Deej Redhorn)

Winnebago Tribal Elder Viola Rave LaPointe receives her COVID-19 vaccine. The Winnebago Tribe has vaccinated more than 76 percent of

its 12-and-older members, which is the highest rate than any single county in Nebraska. Photo courtesy of Twelve Clans Unity Hospital.

By Tim Trudell Flatwater Free Press

Community organizations came together

with a drive-thru for families of those

with disabilities. The event was held at

the Farmers Market with meals, door

prizes, & helpful information bags. Personally I admire the continued support

our tribe provides with various situations spanning from mental, physical &

emotional health. The support goes a long

way in people’s lives. Thank you to the

departments that made this event happen from us at the WIN!

Pumpkin painting was a hit! Winnebago

Two-Spirit had the Farmers Market filled

with fall spirit for sure. Face painting,

Jack Skellington & Sally from “The

Nightmare Before Christmas” had photoops & Door prizes kept the attendees

entertained. People of all ages joined in

on painting a pumpkin, without a doubt,

it was a successful family event. (Photo

courtesy of Winnebago Two-Spirit)

Nearly three-quarters of eligible

residents in tiny Thurston County have

been vaccinated, beating even the metro

counties of Douglas and Lancaster,

which both have vaccinated roughly 70

percent of eligible residents

WINNEBAGO, Nebraska — On a

muggy August afternoon, members of

the Winnebago Tribe in northeast Nebraska gathered to clean heritage corn

and dry it for the coming winter. Some

will be given to relatives. Some will be

used in soup to warm tribal members

when the Nebraska weather turns

brutally cold.

This return to the normal rhythms

of Winnebago life feels deeply satisfying

to tribal members like Keely Purcell. A

year ago, Purcell sat lonely in her Iowa

living room, staying home, working

hard to keep her immunocompromised

husband and young children safe.

Now she’s cleaning corn in this shed

and laughing with her friend Elaine

Rice, who is like an auntie to her, a de

facto relative in the way that tribe is

family to many Indigenous people.

Purcell, Rice and many other tribal

members feel comfortable in the shed

for a simple reason: Nearly everyone

here is vaccinated. As Nebraska strug-

V i s i t

u s

a t

gles to get its rural residents vaccinated,

Native Americans living in rural places

here have gotten jabbed at extremely

high rates.

Case in point: 76 percent of Winnebago Tribe members 12 and older

are now fully vaccinated, according to

the Twelve Clans Unity Hospital. The

nearby Omaha Tribe has 75 percent

of its eligible members fully vaxxed,

including nearly every tribal employee,

said Sarah Rowland, director of Macy’s

Curtis Health Center.

Those numbers are markedly higher

than the United States as a whole,

and stunningly higher than any single

other rural Nebraska spot. Most rural

Nebraska communities have vaccinated

between a third and a half of their eligible residents, according to Centers for

Disease Control and Prevention data.

The vaccination push by the Winnebago and Omaha tribes, whose reservations border one another in rural

northeast Nebraska, has led to an eyeopening fact: Tiny Thurston County, by

far the poorest county in Nebraska, is

also its most vaccinated.

Nearly three-quarters of eligible

residents have been vaccinated there

as of October 6, beating even the metro

counties of Douglas and Lancaster,

which both have vaccinated roughly 70

percent of eligible residents.

An inborn sense of community and

family, as well as an intensely local

education push, have driven large

numbers of tribal members to embrace

the vaccines.

“When smallpox came around, we

didn’t have anything to protect us. We

didn’t know,” Purcell said, referencing

the virus that killed as many as 90 percent of Native Americans in the decades

after traders and settlers brought it

here. “But, this time, in the middle of all

this, knowing that the virus could kill

our people, we have a vaccine. Take it.”

Tribal support for vaccination has

been strong both because of 21st century technology and an age-old respect

for tribal elders and community safety,

tribal members say.

Mona Zuffante, the tribe’s public

health director, co-hosted weekly Facebook Live presentations starting early

in the pandemic, sharing vital information as tribal officials continued to learn

more about the virus.

“We watched the news. We saw the

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TRIBAL NEWS

Construction Update

Ho-Chunk Renaissance check presentation

The end is near…!!! Permanent striping taking place today and tomorrow. Please

be patient. Completing sidewalk, barrier curb, and the fire hydrant on Mercer

Street. Backfill will be weather dependent. We need to complete the lighting and

coordinate with the paving project going east from the new circle for full opening.

What a great improvement to get the road east paved, that will be nice!!

Ho-Chunk, Inc. employees were honored to present HoChunk Renaissance

with a donation of $26,990 during the 2021 Winnebago Harvest Celebration.

The check was the first of two donation amounts that will total $50,000 to the

program.

The money was raised by employees – across the company and country –

through the Ho-Chunk Way Employee Donations Program. It will help further

language and cultural education.

“Culture and language are essential aspects of a healthy and thriving community,” said Annette Hamilton, COO of Ho-Chunk, Inc. “The missions of HoChunk

Renaissance and Ho-Chunk, Inc. share things in common. We are both working

together for self-sufficiency and self-determination.”

The Ho-Chunk Way program is a voluntary employee donation program that

helps employees live the company's mission by making a direct and lasting difference among community priories. Additionally, the program builds on Ho-Chunk,

Inc.’s goal of helping provide a better way of life for Winnebago Tribal members.

Since the program started in 2017, employees have helped raise over $224,000.

Thank you!

Jerry Kabourek

Question of the Issue:

What is your favorite trick or treat memory?

Garan Coons

Winnebago Communications

Officer

Bethani Redhorn

WIN Office Manager

I don't know if this is my favorite one

but it's the most memorable. In 1991,

Winnebago had a huge snowstorm

and that year Halloween trick or

treating was cancelled. I remember it

was pretty bad but eventually a couple of days later us kids were able to

hit up all the good houses for some

candy. I personally liked stopping at

Gaga Darlene Bear's house when I

was in my trick or treating prime.

Tyler Snake

WIN Office Manager

My favorite memory is the aftermath

of trick-or-treating; we would get home

& dump out our buckets and exchange

candy. Also getting to dress-up as

whatever I chose & run door to door

with my cousins was exciting. All good

memories.

I have a favorite Halloween memory

from my elementary school days

which was my 5th grade year, I think.

My mom convinced me to get into

that year’s masquerade where she

dressed me up all crazy. I had on

these huge overalls, and she stuffed

me up all big and round where I could

barely move! I had on a super funky

mask that had an old scary man face

and topped all of that off with a straw

hat. My favorite part was looking in

the mirror and knowing no one knew

it was me under that mask! The best

part was placing second in the youth

division. Good times!

Christina Parker

Desktop Publisher

My very first trick or treating memory,

I don’t remember how old I was but

I remember all the older kids trying

to scare me. I remember it was just

me and my older sister Keely and it

was dark out and we were walking

in front of the minister’s house of the

Reformed Church. She was telling

everyone to not scare me because I

was just cute and little.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Emergency Rental Assistance Ending!

Emergency Rental Assistance with Winnebago Housing & Development

Commission Is coming to an end. I would like to say how great this program

has been with assisting families in these hard times in the covid-19 pandemic.

I want to say to all of you that continuing to make rent payments is your first

priority. Please be aware that once this grant has been exhausted there won’t

be this kind of assistance to help the way this program has allowed us to help

you. So, with that I want to say Do Not stop paying rent. Nov 30, 2021 I will no

longer except applications. Remember to make rental payments, remember to

make utility payments. Also, if you have been approved once for future rent you

can no longer recertify. Making continued rental payments will only benefit your

household in the months to come. I did what I could to assist your families in

your rental dwellings. If there is any update, I’ll post it in the Winnebago news

as far as deadline changes.

Thank you,

ERA Coordinator Rena Brownrigg

JESUS OUR SAVIOR

LUTHERAN OUTREACH

"I have a fatal disease"

Seriously, I have been diagnosed with

a fatal disease. The fatal disease is referred to as 'hamartias.' It is genetic in

nature. I was born with this birth defect

and it is only by the grace of Creator God

that I have survived this long.

I have come to the realization that my

days are numbered. Each day, I am a

day closer to my last day on this earth.

I have also come to understand that

there is no way, try as I might, to add an

hour to my life. That is not to say that

I could decide to hasten my end or to

play a part in my own demise. However,

this would not only go against the will

of my Creator, it would also bring much

undo suffering to those who love and

care for me.

So what am I to do - knowing that I

have a fatal disease? What would you

do if you were in my shoes, or in my

moccasins?

Again, I don't know how long I have

to live on this planet. One man, when

asked what he would do if he knew

that tomorrow would be his last day,

responded with 'I would plant a tree.'

My own thoughts are that I should

live each and every day as if it were my

last. I know that my last day in this land

will quickly turn into the beginning of

living with my Creator in paradise. I

have this blessed hope and promised

assurance solely through my faith in

Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.

Jesus is the way, the one and only way,

to paradise and to life everlasting. You

too can have this hope.

How can I be so sure? God's Sacred

Word makes this promise: 'For the

wages of sin is death, but the free gift

of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our

Lord' (ESV). Inserting my fatal disease

it reads: 'For the wages of hamaritas is

death, but the free gift of God is eternal

life in Christ Jesus our Lord.'

Garden Update

Week of October 25, 2021

Kathleen Cue, Nebraska Extension in Dodge County

Cutting Back Plants in Fall

If you are a creature of tidiness, here is a thought to

ponder. Cutting back the foliage of flowering perennials,

ornamental grasses, and small

shrubs is damaging to native

bees that overwinter in the hollow stems of plants. Moisture

seeps down through the open

ends, killing the eggs, larvae,

and pupae of native bees that

are set to emerge as adult bees

come spring.

According to Dr. Jody Green,

Entomology Educator with Nebraska Extension, roughly 30%

of solitary bees are cavity nesters, utilizing the hollow spaces

in plant stems, and twigs of

trees and shrubs to lay their

eggs. These eggs must stay dry

over the winter months so eggs

can hatch, larvae will develop

into pupae, and pupae into

adults. Hollow stems serve as

incubators for this process,

underscoring the necessity for

protecting the integrity of plant

stems from freezing rain and

snow.

Where possible, holding off

on stem removal until spring is

the best thing for native solitary

bees. Granted, there are instances when cutting back the

diseased foliage of peonies and

other perennials is necessary

to decrease the amount of disease incidence next year. Where

plant foliage has been diseasefree, however, these materials

can be left in place to help the

native solitary bees.

In spring, freezing rain no

longer poses a threat to bees,

so the stems of flowering perennials, small shrubs, and

ornamental grasses may be cut

back then. “But wait! There is

more to this,” says Dr. Green.

“Solitary bees emerge over an

extended period, so removing

all the spent foliage in spring

risks killing bees that haven’t

emerged yet.” To remedy this,

Green suggests cutting back

stems, leaving lengths from 8

to 24 inches intact. This allows

native bees a fighting chance

at survival. The new foliage, as

it develops, will cover up last

year’s stems, and old stems will

eventually decompose.

Bee hotels are an artificial

way to add hollow “stems” to a

landscape, but be aware these

nesting sites concentrate bee

numbers, making it easier for

diseases and parasites to run

rampant through populations.

From a bee health perspective,

nothing beats intact hollow

stems of plants for overwintering success.

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TRIBAL NEWS

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stories about the cruise ships. We knew

it was coming. We’re not an island. It’s

coming here. It started on the coasts

and would be here,” Zuffante said.

Emmy Scott and her brother Aaron

Scott took it upon themselves to help

tribal officials by providing their own

social media updates. With more than

6,600 followers on Twitter, Emmy

Scott shared Winnebago updates, such

as mask mandate information and status on isolation and quarantine.

“Since I knew that most younger people followed me on Twitter, I thought I’d

share information that way,” she said.

The tribe also reverted to tried-andtrue ways to get its message out. Tribal

leaders sent paper fliers to elders, and

put them in children’s lunch bags.

As COVID-19 spread through Nebraska, both the Winnebago and Omaha implemented actions to mitigate its

impact on the reservations. The tribes

mandated facemasks. They quickly

shut down schools, eventually moving

to virtual learning. Businesses closed

temporarily, and employees started

working from home. In May 2020, the

tribal town of Macy put in checkpoints

at all four of its entrances and enforced

a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. to control

the virus’ spread.

The checkpoints were removed this

spring; the curfew revoked. Both communities’ schools have returned to inschool learning.

In Winnebago, the sense of family

and community helped contain the

spread of Covid, Zuffante said, leading

to lower death rates than elsewhere

in Nebraska. Still, Winnebago lost five

people to Covid-related deaths, while

the Omaha Tribe suffered at least eight

deaths.

“When you’d see your uncle walking down the street, you’d go, ‘Hmmm,

what’s he doing out there?’” she said.

In one case, it was an elder on his

way to pick up mail. “Getting your mail?

Give me those keys. The tribe will get

your mail,” she said.

Once vaccines became available to

both tribes in December, health officials prioritized who would receive the

first shots. Elders, language keepers

and culture leaders were first in line,

along with healthcare workers and first

responders.

Following a prayer ceremony, the

Winnebago clinic started to administer

their first doses. Zuffante, who is also

an EMT, was among the first to receive

the vaccine.

“We were able to show its (safety),”

she said. “We could say we had all the

side effects and we’re OK. It helped a

lot with people.”

Hospital staff and tribal leaders

decided to move vaccinations from the

cramped clinic to the spacious school

gymnasium where, starting Jan. 6, they

offered jabs each Wednesday.

“We had 120 people that first day,”

Zuffante said.

There, they vaccinated an average

of 150 people each week through the

spring and early summer until almost

every adult was vaccinated. More recently, they have moved vaccination

back to the clinic, where they still average about 25 newly vaccinated people

per week.

The elders showed the importance

of the vaccine to Winnebago, she said.

At one of the tribe’s first clinics, one

woman worried that she was too old to

get the vaccine, Zuffante said. But she

decided to go through with it, because

she wanted to hold her baby granddaughter after not being able to hold

her for most of 2020.

At another mass clinic, Zuffante

watched the elders who had been vaccinated earlier in the day lingering

together in a corner of the gym. The

senior center was still closed. Some

...Cont. from last issue

seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve

the WinnaVegas Report. Louis LaRose

seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

GAMING COMMISSION REPORT:

Presented by Tanya Baker

Lorelei DeCora motioned to table the

financial report for Gaming Commission, until corrections are made. Louis

LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRIBAL CFO REPORT: Presented by

Alan Post

Thelma Whitewater motioned to

revisit the Quarantine Housing Plan at

the October 4, 2021 Regular meeting.

John Snowball seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Lorelei DeCora motioned to authorize the Chairwoman to take all actions

hadn’t spoken in months.

“It was so powerful, because you

could tell how much they missed each

other…I asked a nurse how long she

told them they had to stay after receiving their shots. ‘15 minutes,’ she said.

What time was that? ‘An hour. I was

going to kick them out.’

Nah, Zuffante said. Leave them be.

“It was the safest place for them to

be. They hugged. Some of them were six

feet apart and yelling at one another. It

was nice to see it.”

Tribal members realized the value

of vaccinations outweighed the ills of

history, Zuffante said.

“Historically, we’ve really gone

through so much with our people, from

smallpox to always being the last ones

to get anything,” she said. “And, I think,

even given that, then we were among

the first in line for vaccines, and we’re

like, ‘Ok what’s going on here?’ But,

it kind of reminded people that things

are changing.

“It affected us so much. I’ve never

experienced where I couldn’t go to college, or go to religious ceremonies. Or

even be around family. We were all in

the same boat. We’re a resilient people,

and we’ve gone through all these things

up to this point.”

Tribal leaders are continuing a push

to get their vaccination numbers even

higher.

After having had to cancel the public

portion of Winnebago’s annual Homecoming Celebration powwow in 2020

because of the pandemic, the tribe

required everyone participating and attending this year’s event to show proof

of vaccination. The Omaha tribe also

hosted its August powwow with a mask

mandate and social distance requirements. Both events proved successful.

And safe.

“Not a single case of Covid was connected to the powwow,” Zuffante said.

Non-Native communities may be

better served by embracing the Winnebago and Omaha concept of family

and community, Purcell said.

“This may sound cheesy, but it’s

safer here than it is in cities,” she said.

“…People talk about strong community.

Here, we know who we can depend on.

Out there, that might be your neighbor

you wave to, but it’s not your cousin.

That’s not your auntie. That’s not your

auntie’s best friend, or grandma who

lives down the street. We have that

here. We have not lost our tribal community. You’re mine. I’m yours.”

Purcell’s own life started to return to

some version of normal when she received a call from the reservation earlier

this year. The tribe had two doses of the

Pfizer vaccine available for her family.

Could she come, now?

Purcell and her 25-year -old son

Dylan jumped in the family car and

sped three hours to the Twelve Clans

Unity Hospital. Eventually her entire

family, including her white husband,

received their vaccines from the tribe.

And, after enduring more than a year

isolated from the tribe, the Purcell family made another COVID-19-inspired

decision. This summer, they packed

their belongings in Iowa and moved

back to the reservation. Because, more

than ever, Winnebago feels like home.

“”I missed this last year,” Purcell

says as she sits in a shed, shucking

corn and laughing with the lifelong

pals she regards as loved ones. “There’s

something special about corn season.

Sitting here, with friends and family, I

missed this.”

T im T rudell is a freelance writer

based in Omaha and an enrolled member of the Santee Dakota Tribe. Trudell

has co-written three books with his

wife Lisa. Together they run a travel

blog, thewalkingtourists.com. Trudell

has also written for outlets such as The

Omaha World-Herald, Omaha Magazine, Nebraska Magazine and Living

Here Midwest.

necessary to address the Title VI of the

Civil Rights Act (ARPA Title VI insurances form) issue. Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Lorelei DeCora motioned to authorize

the Chairwoman to set up a meeting with

BIA Regional Office Timothy LaPointe as

soon as possible. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Louis LaRose motioned to approve

the Tribal CFO Report as presented.

Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:

Joy Johnson & Blue Stone Strategy

– Comprehensive Plan Approval

Comprehensive Five & Ten Year Plan

(September 2021) Community Summary

– Presented by Melissa Thompson & Jason Mancini; Blue Stone Strategy Group

Aric Armell motioned to adjourn.

Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Chairwoman stated that the remaining items will be handled by five-signa-

ture or flow to the next regular meeting,

she adjourned the meeting at 11:16 a.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Teresa Littlegeorge,

Executive Assistant

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

CONCUR:

Lorelei DeCora, Secretary

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

REGULAR TRIBAL COUNCIL

MEETING

October 4, 2021 Via GoTo Webinar

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Victoria Kitcheyan

Lorelei DeCora

Rona Stealer

Brian Chamberlain

Coly Brown

John Snowball

Aric Armell

Louis LaRose

OTHERS PRESENT:

Brian Mathers

Joy Johnson

Tyresha Wolfe

Esther Mercer

Lynelle Blackhawk

Brandon Stout

Garan Coons

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Thelma Whitewater

CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman

Kitcheyan called the meeting to order

at 9:03 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER: Brian Chamberlain offered the opening prayer.

APPROVE AGENDA:

Brain Chamberlain motioned to approve the agenda. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

READING OF THE MINUTES:

September 13, 2021 Land Meeting

Minutes

Coly Brown motioned to approve the

September 13, 2021 Land meeting minutes. Rona Stealer seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

motion carried.

September 20, 2021 Mid-monthly

Tribal Council meeting minutes

Aric Armell motioned to approve the September 20, 2021 Midmonthly T ribal Council meeting

minutes. Rona Stealer seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

October 1, 2021 Treasurer’s Report

meeting minutes

Coly Brown motioned to approve the

October 1, 2021 Treasurer’s Report

meeting minutes. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:

Approval of the American Rescue

Plan – Children’s Coat Project Budget

and the purchase of 1372 Visa gift

cards.

Aric Armell motioned to ratify the five

signature approving the American Rescue Plan – Children’s Coat Project Budget and the purchase of 1372 Visa gift

cards. Brian Chamberlain seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Adopt Resolution #21-145: Tribal

Enrollment Applicant – Emergency

Enrollment

Coly Brown motioned to ratify the five

signature adopting resolution #21-145:

Tribal Enrollment Applicant – Emergency Enrollment. Brian Chamberlain

seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Winnebago Surveillance Project

Rona Stealer motioned to ratify the five

signature approving the Winnebago Surveillance Project. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

Indigenous Peoples Day Event Budget

October 11, 2021 in Lincoln, NE

Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve

the Budget; also, our chairwoman will

speak on behalf of the Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska. Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Brian Mathers – Winnebago housing

and Financial Services Market Study

Discussion only, no action taken.

HAF Plan

Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve

the on the HAF plan to include the percentage of adult enrolled members on

the reservation and a percentage of the

adult enrolled members off reservation.

Louis LaRose seconded

OBJECT: Rona Stealer

VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain, RS

Motion carried.

WinnaVegas General Manager Job

Description.

Lorelei DeCora motioned approve

with the correction the language under

environmental. Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

OLD BUSINESS:

COVID Mandate

Louis LaRose motioned to authorize

the CEO and HR to work on a COVID Vaccine Policy including reaching

out to legal. Rona Stealer seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Aric Armell motioned to go into Executive Session at 10:51 a.m. Rona

Stealer seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Brian Chamberlain motioned to

come out of Executive Session at

12:00 p.m. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Aric Ar mell motioned to adopt

resolution #22-01: Banishment and

Exclusion of Antonio Baker from the

Winnebago Reservation, until conclusion of current Tribal Court Charges.

If guilty, a lifelong banishment [CR

21-170]. Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

John Snowball motioned to reassign

Kenny LaPointe to Wildlife & Parks as

a Conservation Officer II to be funded

out of appropriations and added to the

Org. Louis LaRose seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Brian Chamberlain motioned to

authorize the Treasurer to take all actions necessary to support the previous

motion to reassign Kenny LaPointe to

Wildlife & Parks. Aric Armell seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

ADJOURN:

Aric Armell motioned to adjourn at

12:04 p.m. Rona Stealer seconded.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Lorelei DeCora, Secretary

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

OATH OF OFFICE AND REORGANIZATION MEETING

October 6, 2021

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Brian Chamberlain

Lorelei DeCora

Louie LaRose

Victoria Kitcheyan

Rona Stealer

John Snowball

Isaac Smith

Aric Armell

Coly Brown

OTHERS PRESENT:

Brandon Stout

Tammy Littlewalker

Garan Coons

Lynelle Blackhawk

Tyler Snake

Esther Mercer

Winonah Leader Charge

Anita LaRose

Tyresha Wolfe

Judge Patrick Runge

Frankie Smith

Tressa Smith

Judge Patrick Runge starts the proceedings at 12:25 p.m.

OPENING PRAYER: Louis LaRose

offered the opening prayer. Isaac Smith

addressed the Council and Others Present with blessing of Cedar & Sage.

SWEARING IN OF NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL:

Judge Runge swears in Isaac Smith,

Rona Stealer, and Louis LaRose as

newly elected Tribal Council members.

CALL TO ORDER: Council calls the

meeting to order at 12:38 p.m.

APPROVE THE AGENDA:

Reorganization of Tribal Council

Enrollment Adoption resolution

Aric Armell motioned to approve the

agenda. Brian Chamberlain seconded.

VOTE: (9) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

VOTE FOR CHAIRPERSON:

Brian Chamberlain nominates Victoria Kitcheyan as Chair. Louis LaRose

seconded.

John Snowball nominates Brian

Chamberlain as Chair. Aric Armell

seconded.

Brian Chamberlain motioned to

cease nominations. Rona Stealer seconded.

Voting by secret ballot: Judge Runge

Counts the votes.

Brian Chamberlain 4

Victoria Kitcheyan

5

Victoria Kitcheyan appointed as

Chairwoman, and assumes Chair of

the meeting.

VOTE FOR VICE-CHAIRPERSON:

Louis LaRose nominates Brian

Chamberlain as Vice-Chairman. Rona

Stealer seconded.

No further nominations.

Rona Stealer motioned to cease

nominations.

Brian Chamberlain appointed as

Vice-Chairman by acclamation.

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-010

In the Matter of the

Name Change Petition of:

TIFFANY BUCHANAN

to TIFFANY ARMELL-BUCHANAN

To:

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-002

In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:

GARRETT MARR JR.

vs.

SAVANNAH WALKER

ANY INTERESTED PARTIES

To:

You are hereby notified that a petition

for Name Change has been filed and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual in case no. CV22-010 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 6TH day of DECEMBER, 2021 at the hour of 10:30 A.M.

SAVANNAH WALKER,

You are hereby notified that a

Custody petition has been filed and a

hearing concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in case no. CV22-002 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 6TH day of DECEMBER, 2021 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-154

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-119

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

LOU ANN MALLORY

In Re:

T. M. (Born 9/2006)

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

KOBE SMITH

In Re:

E. K. (Born 4/2007)

F. K. (Born 5/2008)

D. K. (Born 9/2010)

Tricia Kearnes, Mother

TO:

CREE MALLORY, Mother

TYLER WRIGHT, 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. CV21-154 has

been scheduled and will be heard in the

Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 30th day of NOVEMBER, 2021 at the hour of 2:00 P.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV20-030

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

In Re:

R. B. (Born 6/2011)

R. B. (Born 9/2013)

R. B. (Born 9/2015)

R. B. (Born 11/2016)

R. B. (Born 5/2018)

TO:

ANGEL LYONS, Mother

RYAN BLACKHAWK, Father

You are hereby notified that petitions have been filed for Guardianship.

A Pretrial Conference concerning the

above referred Individual(s) in Case No.

CV20-030 has been scheduled for the

2ND day of NOVEMBER, 2021 at 11:00

AM. and the Trial has been scheduled

for the 3RD day of DECEMBER, 2021 at

9:30 AM. Both hearings will be heard

in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska.

TO: SCOTT KEARNES SR., 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. CV21119 has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court

of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 8th

day of NOVEMBER, 2021 at the hour

of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV21-155

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

ROBIN REDHORN

In Re:

T. C. (Born 2/2007)

TO:

ALVINA CHILSON, Mother

RICK CHILSON, 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. CV21155 has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court

of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 30th

day of NOVEMBER, 2021 at the hour

of 2:30 P.M.

The Winnebago Tribal Council is 100% AGAINST Meth. Not only is Meth

harmful to the individual, it destroys families and our community. Meth

use is not the HoChunk/Winnebago way of life. On 12-30-19, during the

Winnebago Mid-monthly Tribal Council meeting, a motion was passed to

publish all meth related offenses occurring on the Winnebago reservation,

in the Winnebago Indian News.

The following individual(s) has been arrested for a meth offense…

As of 10-26-2021, there are no recent meth arrest(s) to report.

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