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WINNEBAGO INDIANS AND LADY INDIANS KICK OFF BASKETBALL SEASON

Written by:

Jordana R. Bass

WINNEBAGO, NE – The Winnebago High

School basketball team has recently begun

its season, and both the varsity girls and boys

have continued to run, gun and move that ball

around. The season has only just begun. head

coaches Marquel Harlan and Treivan Bear are

feeling optimistic about the 2022-2023 season.

The WIN met with both coaches to discuss this

year’s team, and how they plan on improving.

This year Lady Indians head coach is Marquel

Harlan (Mi Mo’(n) Thi, walks in the Sun) is the

daughter of Adanya Kearnes and Marcus Harlan.

She is the granddaughter of David Kearnes

and Miriam Kearnes. On top of her duties as

head coach, she is also the WPS school liaison

and assists in improving attendance and other

coordination tasks.

She is also a WPS alumni who has come

full circle. Harlan shared “when I was eighteen,

I was going to school here as a high school

student, but I would help at the little peewee

December 5th The Winnebago Public

Health Department, Project Launch

& Native Connections hosted the

2nd Annual Holiday Lighting Parade!

The theme for this year's event was

a Grinchy Christmas. Cars lined up

at WPS, headed down main street

tossing candy and ended at the Big

Screen with a showing of The Grinch!

A couple of programs/teams who

attended were the Boys and Girls

Club, Winnebago Two-Spirit, Thomas

Racing and Whirling Thunder Wellness

Center. Though it was freezing out

it was a great turnout, Thanks to

everyone who came together for the

community!

Wrestling season is in full swing at

WPS! Avani Wilkie, Hunz Earth and

Precious Decora took 6th place

at the Freemont High Westling

Invitational, Congrats to the

team!! At the Conestoga Wrestling

tournament Alonzo Bass finished in

4th place with Avani Wilkie, Hunz

Earth & Precious Decora Champions

in their matches!! Conestoga named

Avani Wilkie the most outstanding

girl wrestler of the Cougar Classic as

well! Next WPS’s high school boys

attended the Ponca Tourney: Jared

Doxey took 1st, Ho-Hump Snake

took 2nd, Tristan Earth took 3rd,

Patrick Burtt took 3rd and Jacob

Lincoln took 3rd! Congratulations to

all the student athletes, December

has started off great for WPS.

Students have made personal

records early in the season and we

are excited to see more! #GoBigBlue

(Pictures courtesy of Winnebago

Public School)

The Winnebago Indians boy's basketball kicks off it's season opener against the Homer Knights.

Saturday league down at the center, just to help.

Me and some of my teammates would help the

little kids, and it was fun to give back. That’s

kind of where I got started coaching.” She had

been coaching a total of 8 years since that time,

assisting with other youth leagues. She added “I

just really love basketball. I love the sport and I

wanted to be around it as long as possible.”

To challenge herself, after playing the sport in

college she decided to coach junior high girls

at WPS, and after 2 years of Coach Treivan Bear

approached her with assisting with the girls’

varsity team, and which now she has transitioned

into now head coach.

Treivan Bear (Eagle clan) is the son of

Robin Bear and Darren Walker, and the grandson

of Darlene Bear. Currently he is the head coach

of the WPS boys’ basketball team. Prior to his

position he was a para-professional art teacher

for 4-5 years but has now transitioned into the

Art teacher for Winnebago Public School. Bear

shared “Mette comes back to help mentor me from time

to time.”

Bear has been coaching since a year after

he graduated from WPS. He shared “I was up at

Morningside for a while, and then one of my friends

was coaching the football team down at the club, and he

asked me to help. Then that’s when I fell in love with it.”

Following the next year, he was head coach of the youth

football team at the Boys & Girls Club – Winnebago.

Upon his experience with coaching football, he then

began coaching basketball.

In a recent article with Coach Q and Warpath

Basketball, he had mentioned Bear as being one of the

boys who he has seen improve in his life skills since he

was a youth. Bear shared what he loved about coaching,

“I just wanted to give back. Be a mentor, a good male

role model, father figure type thing to the boys. That’s

kind of where my father figures came from in life. From

my coaches Quince Bass, Freddie Merrick, and Kelly

Lonewolf. Those were my role models growing up. They

Story Continued. p. 3

See, BASKETBALL

WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL INTRODUCES HOPE SQUAD

Written by: Jordana R. Bass

WINNEBAGO, NE – A new program has

been introduced at the Winnebago Public

School, one that is inclusive to all students.

The HOPE Squad is a student nominated

and peer to peer program. Giving tips to

members on how to recognize and give

guidance to students who may struggle with

mental health issues.

Hope Squad began in Utah back in

1999, amid growing concerns over suicides

in the district of High School principal Dr.

Greg Hudnall. Who has made it his mission

to prevent youth suicide. He organized

the Hope Task Force, crating the Circles

of Hope model. Circles for hope bring

together schools, communities, mental

health agencies. Dr. Hudnall’s team learned

that most young people wo die by suicide

give a warning sign or told a friend of their

struggles. But the majority of those friends

never told an adult. In 2004, the team started

a pilot program, a Hope Squad was to train

students to identify struggling peers and

refer them to adults.

The Youth Crisis Intervention

Center’s, Prevention Specialist Donna Wolff

took the lead on introducing the program

to WPS. She is a member of the Isanti

Sioux Tribe, and works under the Garrett

Lee Smith grant, which is all about suicide

prevention. She shared “after losing my

own son to suicide March 1st in 2009, I’ve

just really gotten the education and training

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Above are students that were nominated by their peers to be a part of

the program.

and all those prevention education pieces.” The

program was started through ARPA funds.

The process was long, she added “you have to

make sure your administration is on board.

You have to be partnered with a mental health

agency. We’ve partnered with Morningstar

Counseling.”

The current school counselor, Lori

Tremayne has been at WPS for 25 years, where

she has been an elementary school teacher,

elementary counselor, and 7-12 principal. She

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also assists with the Hope Squad. She shared See, HOPE SQUAD

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COMMUNITY

WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS'

ROBOTICS CLASS

Written/photography by:

Marlin Mousseau

Above is the robot that the class has been working on

WINNEBAGO, NE – Robotics is

a class such as any other, but

with a few more steps to it.

Instead of reading and studying

to earn a decent grade, you’re put

to the test with how much you

participate and learn. It may sound

intimidating or discouraging, but

it’s truly anything but. Robotics

takes creativity, learning, and real

world experience further than any

other normal class. From building

a robot with screws and nuts to

socializing and communicating

with other teams to driving it and

scoring points in a competitive

environment, it gets pretty diverse.

Seeing that it’s only been a part

of WPS for 5 years, it’s still pretty

new. This class is currently taught

by Samantha Eberly, a high school

science teacher at WPS. This year,

out of the entirety of high school

students, only 4 are robotics

participants. Hopefully with this

article, that will change.

The most recent

competition for robotics as I’m

writing this was November 19th,

on the weekend. This competition

was held pretty close, being that

it was in Sioux City. Typically,

the competitions are held on

weekends, and partake in towns

nearby. The first competition was

a few weeks ago, and was only

an hour away in Orange City,

IA. As for the amount of teams

participating, in our league there

are about 22. Not all teams show

up to each competition, so it’s

around 10 teams or lower at each

competition. Overall, so far my

team ranks 8th out of the 22. Our

robot so far can drive and push

cones functionally, but we need

it to be able to pick them up and

drop them on poles. We’re working

on a claw, the programming and

building process is difficult but also

very fun. My favorite part of the

competition was the socialization

aspect and competitive nature.

Trying hard to perform well and

communicate fast and efficiently

puts a whole new outlook on

robotics. The main challenge

was dealing with stress, and also

forming a plan and thinking about

what you’ll do once the timer

begins. For the most part, it’s

great and was an extremely fun

experience.

Ultimately, I think robotics

is a great experience and it needs

more participants. There are

currently only 4, and for this

upcoming semester, I hope other

people have taken a liking to the

idea of robotics and decide to join.

The thing I look forward to most in

the future of robotics is doing well

enough to make state. I have no

idea what to expect from state, so

that’ll be a whole new experience

for me.

Robotics teacher, Ms. Eberly assists student on the robotics program.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

BASKETBALL

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taught me a lot. You can teach a lot of life

lessons through sports.”

The impact a coach can have

on their student can last years, coming

full circle as a student athlete to coach.

Harlan shared “I start thinking of all

my coaches that impacted me, and it

was Rose Springer, she was a coach at

Whirling Thunder and Quince was even

one of my coaches. He used to let me

play with the boy’s team because there

wasn’t a girls’ team. So that was one of

my very first memories where we were

sprinting on those lines on the old grey

court. There was also Terry Medina

and Scott Aldrich. In high school it was

Janelle Decora. They believed in what I

could do as a player and as a person. So

that really helped me. It brings it back to

being circle because I know these girls

that I’m coaching outside of school, and

I want what’s best for them. It’s not about

winning or losing, but the lessons you

learn here.”

The beginning of the season is

off to a great start, with the boys’ varsity

team outscoring Homer (64-34), Walthill

(74-34) and Pender this past Tuesday, 6244. With Duran Blackfish as the player

of the game, with 11 points, overall

leader in assists with 7, 6 steals, and 0

turnovers. On Thursday they will take on

the UMÓⁿHOⁿ Nation Chiefs at home.

Assistant coaches this year are Manuel

Moniz and Sky Aldrich, WPS alumni’s.

Bear reflecting on the upcoming

season shared, “I’ll start by saying I

got some pretty big shoes to fill with

Coach Jeff being out of the picture. But

we got a solid team, we got six seniors.

I think that could all benefit, and that

could play. We’ve got a few that like

to be more ball dominant, they think

they need the ball to affect the game.

But we need to get them to buy into the

team first, I think it’s working.”

The Lady Indians move the

ball around great and continue to

push through hurdles, currently the

girls are 1-2. A young team with two

seniors, Amani Means and LaKaylah

Kearnes. Returning sophmores,

Daynee Harlan, Tressa Big bear.

Freshman’s Haylie Lovejoy and

Charlize Frenchman. Harlan shared

“they played a lot last year, so this

year we’re really relying on them to be

leaders throughout the program and

be good role models to the younger

girls. Really start the foundation to

what we want our girls’ basketball

program to be. Lead by example and

support each other.”

This year’s assistant coaches

are Todd Alberts, who was the coach

who took the girls to state back in

1990. Harlan shared “I could learn a

lot from him. He just coached so long

and wants to help in the vicinity of it.

The girls love him, he’s the biology

teacher. I think he even coached

some of their parents.” Brian Bosch

is also assistant coach, where he

played collegiate sports. Jason Focus

is a volunteer coach, who has 20 years

of experience. She added “I’m really

thankful for who our coaching staff

is.”

HOPE SQUAD

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“Mr. Fehringer brought the idea back to me as

the school counselor.”

Currently there are fourteen Hope

Squad members. The program is about youth

talking to youth. A nomination list was sent

out to the students on who they thought were

good listeners, who they could talk to, and

who were concerned about others. Based off

that nomination form, the students that were

nominated were from a variety of different

student groups.

She added “it’s so that everybody was

represented. We brought those students in

for just an introduction meeting. If they were

interested, then we invited the parents. Because

sometimes there could be heavy topics. Once

the parents attended and signed the permission

slip saying, yes, my child can be a Hope Squad

member.”

During the initial meetings, students are

trained on four core topics, and QPR training

(question, persuade, refer). Those include, selfcare, inclusivity/adversity, suicide prevention,

and resilience. Wolff shared “being native

myself, I know the rates of suicide deaths within

our community. I know that the depression and

mental health status within our community is

so high because of the stigma and taboo of the

topic. People just don’t want to reach out for

help. This is just another tool that we can use

to let people know, you know what? If you’re

not doing okay, it’s okay to reach out, it’s okay

to talk to somebody.”

Some of the other topics that were taught were

lessons on empathy. Tremayne shared, “they

learned to be aware of themselves and be able

to regulate themselves and know their emotions

before they can help others with their emotions.

It was pretty eye opening for them. I really got

into empathy because we always just think

empathy is putting ourselves in somebody else’s

shoes. But there is much more to that. They can

help others, but they need to help themselves

first.”

The Hope Squad has been meeting

weekly and learning a new topic each time. She

shared “We do a quick check in, we’ll be like,

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Teamwork is a critical message that

all coaches are trying to push with

the students. But also, to put your

classes and school work first. Coaches

also have a penalty for tardiness and

misbehavior in school. Harlan shared

“it goes back to preparing them for

adulthood, you’ve got to be on time

to work, you’ve got to be consistent.

You’ve got to be respectful in class. We

haven’t had too many consequences.”

Bear shared “It’s kind of just holding

them accountable and trying to be

better in the classroom. We all know

the old saying student athlete, student

comes first.”

Good luck to all students,

athletes, and coaches. Work hard and

keep your head in them books.

BIG

BLUE!

More photos of the games against the Homer Knights!

how are you guys? What do you need? We’re

just checking in for their mental wellbeing and

making sure they’re okay.”

Raising awareness to the topic of

suicide prevention can reduce the number of

attempts and offering the youth the tools to

assist in prevention is a great program to have

at WPS. As the program grows, more students

are encouraged to take part. Wolff shared “we

say in indian country that you are worthy. The

Creator brought you here for a reason and you

are worthy whether you are a seventh grader,

twelfth grader, somebody sees something

within you that’s so valuable and worthy that you

can help others. That is apart of our culture, is

making sure that we reach out and help other

people. We’re meant to be a community; we’re

meant to help each other.”

If you or someone you know is

struggling with mental health issues

reach out to the Suicide Prevention

Lifeline (1.800.273.8255), or dial 988

and get immediate help. Or text the 24/7

text line, with any word to 741741 for

immediate help.

trained as QPR gatekeepers. QPR is an integral

part of the Hope Squad curriculum. It provides

students the simple steps to reach out to struggling

peers and refer them to trusted adults.

QPR Institute provides online and in-person

training for individuals, organizations,

professionals, and veterans. The 90-minute QPR

Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention

program teaches people how to recognize suicide

warning signs, ask about suicide, and persuade

people to accept professional help. As a universal

intervention for troubled youth and others, QPR

has been taught to more than two million people

worldwide.

To learn more about QPR, please visit qprinstitute.

com.

AREA'S OF FOCUS

1. Safety.

Hope Squad members recognize the warning signs of

suicide, reach out to peers in distress, and refer them

to trusted adults.

2. Connectedness.

Hope Squad members actively look for ways to

support their peers and increase connectedness in

their schools.

3. Bullying Prevention.

Hope Squad members recognize bullying, intervene,

and encourage other students not to be bystanders.

4. Mental Wellness.

Question. Persuade. Refer.

Hope Squad is pleased to partner with QPR

Institute, a nationally recognized suicide

gatekeeper program. The QPR mission is to

reduce suicidal behaviors and save lives by

providing innovative, practical, and proven

suicide prevention training. The signs of crisis

are all around us. Quality education empowers

all people, regardless of their background, to

make a positive difference in the life of someone

they know.

Hope Squad members promote resilience and selfcare and work closely with their local mental health

agency.

5. Reducing Stigma.

Hope Squad members reduce the stigma associated

with mental illness and mental health and show that

it’s okay to get help.

6. Substance Abuse Prevention.

Hope Squad members understand the complexity of

substance abuse, encourage peers to make healthy

choices, and persuade struggling peers to get help.

Hope Squads, advisors, and other school and

community stakeholders are certified and

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $266K GRANT TO

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA FOR AIR MONITORING PROJECT

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGECNY

LENEXA, KAN. (DEC. 5, 2022) – The U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has

selected the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska to

receive $266,064 for a community air pollution

monitoring project.

This grant is among 132 air monitoring

projects in 37 states that will receive $53.4

million from President Biden’s Inflation

Reduction Act and American Rescue Plan to

enhance air quality monitoring in communities

across the United States. The projects are

focused on communities that are underserved,

historically marginalized, and overburdened

by pollution, supporting President Biden’s

Justice40 Initiative.

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will use

the grant money to improve the Tribe’s capacity

to fully address air quality by installing

equipment to monitor meteorological

conditions and air pollution at various locations

throughout the Winnebago Tribal Nation. The

Tribe will also use the data collected from the

air monitoring equipment to update emission

inventories to better understand ambient air

quality issues within the boundaries of the

Tribal Nation.

“Funding for this air monitoring project

for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will give

the Winnebago people the data they need to

monitor their local air quality and make the

improvements needed to reduce air pollution

in and around their communities,” said EPA

Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister.

“Investing in communities such as the

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska demonstrates

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the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment

to addressing pollution in disproportionately

impacted communities across our region.”

The air pollution monitoring projects are

made possible by over $30 million in Inflation

Reduction Act funds, which supplemented $20

million from the American Rescue Plan and

enabled EPA to support 77 additional projects,

more than twice the number of projects

initially selected for funding.

These grant selections further the goals

of President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative and

Executive Order, “Tackling the Climate Crisis

at Home and Abroad,” which directed that

40% of the overall benefits of certain federal

investments flow to overburdened communities

that face disproportionately high and adverse

health and environmental impacts.

EPA will start the process of awarding

the funding by the end of 2022, once the grant

applicants have met all legal and administrative

requirements. Grantees will have three years

to spend the funds from the time EPA awards

the grants.

short-term monitoring and air quality

information.

In July 2021, EPA announced the $20

million American Rescue Plan Enhanced

Air Quality Monitoring for Communities

grant competition. The goal of this

competition was to improve air quality

monitoring in and near underserved

communities across the United States;

support community efforts to monitor

their own air quality; and promote

air quality monitoring partnerships

between communities and tribal, state,

and local governments. EPA received

over 200 applications in response to the

competition.

The Inflation Reduction Act of

2022 provides funding to EPA to deploy,

integrate, suppor t, and maintain

fenceline air monitoring, screening

air monitoring, national air toxics

trend stations, and other air toxics and

community monitoring. Specifically, the

Inflation Reduction Act provides funding

for grants and other activities under

Background

sections 103 and 105 of the Clean Air Act.

In spring 2021, Congress passed the EPA is using approximately $32.3 million

American Rescue Plan, providing EPA with a of this funding to select 77 high-scoring

one-time supplemental appropriation of $100 community monitoring applications.

million to address health outcome disparities

from pollution and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Half of that $100 million was dedicated to

air quality monitoring. EPA Regions began

awarding nearly $22.5 million from this

appropriation in 2022 as direct awards to state,

tribal, and local air agencies for continuous

monitoring of fine particles and other common

pollutants.

In addition, EPA Regions are in the process

of procuring monitoring equipment using $5

million in American Rescue Plan funding to

advance the EPA Regional Offices’ mobile air

monitoring capacity and establish air sensor

loan programs. These investments will improve

EPA's ability to support communities that need

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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--Christmas--

By: Jacob H

Name:______________#___Date:_________

Christmas means birthday of Christ!

Across

Down

1 If you are naughty, you don't get any from

Santa

2 A word that goes with Christmas

4 An ar cle of clothing that is similar to a sock

3 Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen,

Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen and

Rudolph are...

6 If there were 4 li le pigs, the 4th one's house

would've been made of this

7 One of the four seasons

5 Jesus was born on...

8 Frosty the _____

7 An arrangement of leaves

9 Used as Christmas décor; _______ berries

When I was a child, my

f a vo r i t e m e m o r y wa s

Christmas morning

because my parents always

went all out for us kids. We

always started out with a

prayer and then pops would

give out the presents to us

kids. Good times and good

memories!!!

I'd say this one is more

of my funny, holiday

memory but one year

during Christmas Eve,

I tried to stay up super

late so I could see Santa

Claus! My mom used to

tell me & my brothers that

he wouldn't come by our

house if we weren't asleep.

I stayed up as long as I

could before I finally went

to bed, it was probably

only 10:30 PM at the latest

but I went to bed with

a frown thinking Santa

skipped our house!!.

Volu m e

51,

My favorite holiday

memory as a kid is being

at my great-grandmas or

Big Unci’s house in Eagle

Butte, SD. Celebrating

Christmas and Easter

as a big family was the

best, she would go all

out on cooking and

getting everyone a gift,

it always felt like home.

Experiencing it as a kid

is something I’ll always

cherish!

Number

•

S a t u r d a y,

One of my greatest

holiday memories

is when my brother

Gab e and I were

tr ying to make a

double layered cake

a n d h e c o u l d n’ t

move his cake to

make the double

laye r b e c au s e i t

started falling apart.

They ended up being

single cakes.

December

10th,

I u sed to really love

walking into my choka

Greg and Grandma Janet's

house and she would

decorate the kitchen and

living room. Every year

there would be a new

ornament, and the theme

was always Disney.

2022

Page 7 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, December 10, 2022

LEGAL NOTICES

ALL LEGAL NOTICES

ARE POSTED ON BEHALF OF:

Winnebago Tribal Court

ALL LEGAL NOTICES ARE

SIGNED BY:

Tribal Court Judge

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-151

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-131

In the Matter of the

Custody Application of:

Antoine Mitchell

In Re:

G.L.(10/2013)

To:DANNELLE MCDONALD, C.L.(11/2014)

L.L.(3/2016)

Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

T O :W H I T L E Y M I T C H E L L ,

You are hereby notified that Mother

a hearing for an Adjudication

concerning the above referred You are hereby notified that

minor individual(s) in case no. a petition has been filed for

JFJ22-004 has been scheduled and Guardianship and a hearing

will be heard in the Winnebago concerning the above referred

Tribal Court of Winnebago, Individual(s) in Case No. CV23Nebraska on the 20th day of 005 has been scheduled and

DECEMBER, 2022 at the hour of will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

3:00 P.M.

Nebraska on the 15th day of

D a t e d t h i s 2 2 N D d a y o f December, 2022 at the hour of

11:30 A.M.

November, 2022.

In the Matter of the Custody

Petition of:

Jamie Littlegeorge

vs. Lindsey Tymkowicz

In the Matter of the

Custody Application of:

Mary Morrison

In Re:

J.M (Born 5/2007)

K.T (Born 7/2008)

Dated this 5th day of December,

2022.

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-122

In the Matter of the Petition to

Suspend Parental Rights:

C.P. (DOB: 11/2020)

LEGAL NOTICE: 1/3

In the Matter of the

Custody Application of:

Charlotte Goodon

In Re:

X.M. (12/2017)

The People of the Winnebago

Tribe

In the Interest of:

P.R. (Born 5/2010)

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV23-007

To: Kehona Medina, Mother

All Possible 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. CV23007 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 19th day of

December, 2022 at the hour of

11:30 A.M.

Dated this 6th day of December,

2022.

LEGAL NOTICE: 1/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ23-003

The People of the Winnebago

Tribe

In the Interest of:

P.R. (Born 5/2010)

To:DANNELLE MCDONALD,

Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that

a hearing for an Adjudication

concerning the above referred

minor individual(s) in case no.

JFJ22-004 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 20th day of

DECEMBER, 2022 at the hour of

3:00 P.M.

Dated this 22ND day of

November, 2022.

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV23-009

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV23-005

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ23-003

LEGAL NOTICE: 1/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV23-006

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ23-003

In the Matter of the

Custody Application of:

Autumn Nieman

In Re:

E.B. (10/2005)

The People of the Winnebago

Tribe

In the Interest of:

P.R. (Born 5/2010)

To: Robert Red Owl, 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. CV23006 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 19th day of

December, 2022 at the hour of

11:00 A.M.

Dated this 22ND day of

November, 2022.

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. JFJ22-020ABCD

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-117

The People of the Winnebago

Tribe

In the Interest of:

J.R, X.R, G.R, P.R

To:ANY INTERESTED PARTY

To:Phillip Robinson Sr, Father

All Possible Fathers

Dated this 8TH day of November,

2022.

You are hereby notified that

a hearing for an Adjudication

concerning the above referred

minor individual(s) in case no.

JFJ22-004 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 20th day of

DECEMBER, 2022 at the hour of

3:00 P.M.

Dated this 6th day of December,

2022.

In the Matter of the Name

Change Petition of:

ALEXANDER SETH ST.CYR to

ALEXANDER SETH BROWNRIGG

You are hereby notified that

a petition for Name Change

has been filed and a hearing

concerning the above referred

Individual in case no. CV23-009

has been scheduled and will be

heard in the Winnebago Tribal

Court of Winnebago, Nebraska

on the 8TH day of DECEMBER,

2022 at the hour of 11:30 A.M.

To:DANNELLE MCDONALD,

Mother

ALL POTENTIAL FATHERS

You are hereby notified that

a hearing for an Adjudication

concerning the above referred

minor individual(s) in case

no. JFJ22-020ABCD has been

scheduled and will be heard in

the Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the

10th day of January, 2023 at the

hour of 1:30 P.M.

In the Matter of the

Guardianship Petition of:

Teresa Parker

In Re:

A.T. (Born 04/2013)

Kendall White Eyes, Father

To:Kendall White Eyes, 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. CV22117 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 28th day of

November, 2022 at the hour of

11:30 A.M.

TO: Lindsey Yumkowicz

You are hereby notified that a

Custody petition has been filed

and a hearing concerning the

above referred Individual(s)

in case no. CV22-151 has been

scheduled and will be heard in

the Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the

7TH day of DECEMBER, 2022 at

the hour of 11:00 A.M.

T O : Je s s i c a T h o m p s o n ,

Mother

Eric Morrison, Father

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Dated this 11th day of October,

2022

You are hereby notified that

a petition has been filed for

Guardianship and a hearing

concerning the above referred

Individual(s) in Case No.

CV22-039 has been scheduled

and will be heard in the

Dated this 27TH day of October, Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the

2022.

7th day of December, 2022 at

the hour of 11:30 A.M.

To: Davina Reyna, Mother

All Possible Fathers

You are hereby notified that

a Pe t i t i o n fo r C u s t o m a r y

Adoption has been filed and

the final hearing concerning

the above referred Individual(s)

in case no. CV22-122 has been

scheduled and will be heard in

the Winnebago Tribal Court of

Winnebago, Nebraska on the

7th day of December, 2022 at the

hour of 10:30 A.M.

51,

Number

•

S a t u r d a y,

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-110

In the Matter of the Petition

Suspend Parental Rights:

M.D.M (DOB: 09/2020)

To: Mallori Hamilton, Mother

Patrick Mantich or All Possible

Fathers

You are hereby notified that

a Petition for Customary

Adoption has been filed and the

final hearing concerning the

Dated this 7th day of November, above referred Individual(s)

2022.

in case no. CV22-110 has been

scheduled and will be heard in

the Winnebago Tribal Court of

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Winnebago, Nebraska on the

Notice of Hearing

7th day of December, 2022 at

Case No. CV22-126

the hour of 10:30 A.M.

In the Matter of the

Custody Application of:

Denise Kearnes

Dated this 7th day of

November, 2022.

In Re:

S.B, C.H. (Born 12/2019 &

09/2021)Sina Baker, Mother

Clyde Hoffman, Father

TO: Sina Baker, Mother

Clyde Hoffman, 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. CV22126 has been scheduled and

will be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 5th day of

December, 2022 at the hour of

11:30 A.M.

Dated this 7th Day of

November, 2022.

Dated this 8th day of November,

2022

Dated this 12th day of September,

2022.

Vo l u m e

LEGAL NOTICE: 3/3

Notice of Hearing

Case No. CV22-142

In the Matter of the

Divorce Petition of:

Curlesha Pritchard-Nomel

Albert Nomel

To: Albert Nomel

You are hereby notif ied

that a Divorce petition has

been filed and a hearing

concerning the above

referred Case No. CV22-142

has been scheduled and will

be heard in the Winnebago

Tribal Court of Winnebago,

Nebraska on the 7TH day of

December, 2022 at the hour

of 10:00 A.M.

Dated this 7th Day of

November, 2022

December

10th,

2022

Page 8 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, December 10, 2022

TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES

approve the September 7, 2022

Special Tribal Council meeting

- Enrollment Adoption Ballot

meeting minutes.

a.Fiscus Property

minutes continued from last issue...

OTHERS PRESENT:

Fannie LaTray

Joy Johnson

D. Kitcheyan

Cecelia Earth

Brandon Stout

Kellie Snow

Autumn Nieman

Lola Bernie

Brittany Thomas

Lynelle Blackhawk

Teresa Littlegeorge

Ramona Sheridan

CALL TO ORDER:

Vice Chairman Chamberlain

called to order at 9:07 a.m.

Aric Armell motioned to adopt

resolution #22-158: Ref: Fee to Trust

Conversion of Fiscus Property.

ADJOURN:

Aric Armell motioned to adjourn

at 10:52 a.m. Brian Chamberlain

seconded.

Rona Stealer seconded.

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

Motion carried.

VOTE: (8) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

[Chairwoman Kitcheyan assumes the

chair.]

PLANNING DEPARTMENT:

[Aric out]

1. Transit Safety Plan

b. Garcia Property

Brian Chamberlain motioned to

adopt resolution #22-159: Ref: Fee to

Trust Conversion of Garcia Property.

Aric Armell seconded.

Aric Armell motioned to approve

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF

the September 12, 2022 Land

NEBRASKA

MID-MONTHLY TRIBAL COUNCIL Management, Enrollment Update,

and Physical Resources Report

MEETING MINUTES

meeting. Isaac Smith seconded.

September 19, 2022

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

Motion carried.

1. LAND SALE

a. Pernell Jr. & Jordann Blackfish

VOTE: (3) yes, BC, AA, CB (2)

no, RS, LD (2) abstain, LLR, KM

Motion carried.

4. Julie Bassette land exchange –

will inform her to reach out to Land

Management.

Kenneth Mallory motioned to

approve the Amended August 17,

2022 General Counsel meeting

minutes.

Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

3. Sept. 6, 2022 – Regular Tribal

Council meeting

Kenneth Mallory motioned to

approve the September 6, 2022

Regular Tribal Council meeting

minutes. Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

Kenneth Mallory motioned to adopt

resolution #22-157: Authorizing Request

Aric Armell motioned to extend

for and Approving Withdrawal Tribal

tribal members eviction to 90 days

Appropriated Funds and Approving

Land Purchase from – Misty Houghton. to catch up on arrears.

Louis LaRose seconded.

Kenneth Mallory seconded.

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

ABSTAIN: Coly Brown

Motion carried.

2. FEE TO TRUST

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

Motion carried.

4. Sept. 7, 2022 – Special Tribal

Council Meeting – Enrollment

Adoption Ballot

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (1) abstain

Motion carried.

Vo l u m e

51,

Number

Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

2. Aug. 17, 2022 – General Counsel VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.

Meeting (Amended)

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

Aric Armell motioned to go into

Rona Stealer motioned to adopt

Executive Session at 9:56 a.m. Brian

resolution #22-156: RE: Authorizing

Request for and Approving Withdrawal Chamberlain seconded.

of Winnebago Tribe – Land Management

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

ARPA funds for Land Sale Applicant –

Motion carried.

Pernell Jr. & Jordann Blackfish.

b. Misty Houghton

2. Adopt resolution 22-164; Tribal

Applicants & Adopt resolution 22165; Tribal Applicants

READING OF THE MINTUES:

1. Sept. 8, 2022 – US Attorney Office

3. Adopt resolution 22-166;

Annual Meeting minutes

Highway 77/75 Winnebago Tribe

Safety Improvement Project

Kenneth Mallory motioned to

approve the September 8, 2022 US

Isaac Smith motioned to ratify the

Attorney Office Annual Meeting

five signature adopting resolution

minutes. Isaac Smith seconded.

22-166: Highway 77/75 Winnebago

Tribe Safety Improvement Project.

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

Aric Armell seconded.

Motion carried.

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

Motion carried.

Aric Armell motioned to come out

of Executive Session at 10:49 a.m.

Brian Chamberlain seconded.

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

Motion carried.

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

Motion carried.

Brian Chamberlain motioned to

accept the Physical Resources

Report. Kenneth Mallory seconded.

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

Motion carried.

Aric Armell motioned to ratify the

five-signature adopting resolution

22-163 and Waiver of Consent for

Mobile Home Purchase. Isaac

Smith seconded.

Aric Armell motioned to ratify the

CALL TO ORDER:

Vice Chairman Chamberlain called five-signature adopting resolution

22-164; Tribal Applicants [A3398,

the meeting to order at 5:21 p.m.

A3500, A3977, A3979, A3980,

A4010, A4012, A4020, A4037, A4047,

OPENING PRAYER: Kenneth

Mallory offered the opening prayer. A4096] and Ratify the five signature

adopting resolution 22-165; Tribal

Applicants [A4018, A3921, A4006,

APPROVE AGENDA:

Aric Armell motioned to approve A3935, A3913, A3926, A3925, A3937,

the agenda. Isaac Smith seconded. A4016, A4004].

PHYSICAL RESOURCES:

1. Monthly Report

[Isaac in at 10:49 a.m.]

1. Adopt resolution 22-163 and

Waiver of Consent for Mobile

Home Purchase

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Victoria Kitcheyan (travel)

Rona Stealer (travel)

Louis LaRose (travel)

Coly Brown (leave)

5. Discussion on moving brick

homes on the south side of the

school that Housing owns.

Aric Armell seconded.

RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:

OTHERS PRESENT:

Garan Coons

Brandon Stout

Lola Kearnes

Randy DeCora

Marquel Harlan

Kiva Harden-Free

Kyla Collison

b. Absolution Relinquishment

1. Rescind Resolution #22-162:

Rescinding resolution #22-53: REF:

Commercial Lease Emergency Services [S.J.W. 383-U04398] – Already

Completed, no action taken.

Building

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

Motion carried.

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

Motion carried.

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Brian Chamberlain

Lorelei DeCora

Kenneth Mallory

Isaac Smith

Aric Armell

3. LAND EXCHANGE

Brian Chamberlain motioned to approve ENROLLMENT:

1. ABSOLUTE RELINQUISHMENT

the Transit Safety Plan.

a. Absolute Relinquishment

Louis LaRose seconded.

Louis LaRose motioned to adopt

resolution #22-161: Absolute

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

Relinquishment [G.L.J. 383-U04077].

Motion carried.

Brian Chamberlain seconded.

[Aric in]

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

Motion carried.

LAND MANAGEMENT:

Aric Armell motioned to adopt

resolution #22-162: Rescinding

resolution #22-53: REF: Commercial

Lease Emergency Services Building.

Brian Chamberlain seconded.

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

Motion carried.

5. Sept. 12, 2022 – Land

Management, Enrollment Update,

Chairwoman Kitcheyan adjourned and Physical Resources Report

meeting

the meeting at 10:52 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER:

Joy Johnson offered the opening prayer. Brian Chamberlain motioned to

adopt resolution #22-160: Ref:

Kenneth Mallory – Land Exchange.

APPROVE AGENDA:

Aric Armell seconded.

Louis LaRose motioned to approve

the agenda as amended.

OBJECT: Lorelei DeCora, Rona

Stealer

Rona Stealer seconded.

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

Motion carried.

Isaac Smith seconded.

Aric Armell motioned to

•

S a t u r d a y,

December

4. Adopt resolution 22-127A;

Amendment FY2022 Nebraska

Department of Transportation

(NDOT) Winnebago Tribal Transit

Capital Project

Aric Armell motioned to ratify

the five signature adopting

resolution 22-127A: Amending

FY2022 Nebraska Department of

Transportation (NDOT) Winnebago

Tribal Transit Capital Project.

Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

5. Approve tribal elder emergency

assistance (paid by human

services)

Isaac Smith motioned to ratify the

five signature approving Tribal

Elder (C.D.) Emergency Assistance

10th,

2022

Page 9 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, December 10, 2022

TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES

for $462.18, Mid-American Bill

funding to pay will come from

Human Services per Tribal Council

approval. Aric Armell seconded.

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

Motion carried.

6. Approve Option 1: Economic

Recover Payment Withholding

Lorelei DeCora motioned to ratify

the five signature approving Option

1: Economic Recover Payment

Withholding: Child Support arrears

will be withheld with a cap of

$1,000 in total as of case file status

on October 7, 2022. Isaac Smith

seconded.

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

Motion carried.

7. Adopt resolution 22-167:

Construction Tax Agreement

Aric Armell motioned to ratify

the five signature adopting

resolution 22-167: Construction Tax

Agreement. Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

8. Adopt resolution 22-124A; FY23

Food Distribution Program on

Indian Reservation (Amended)

Isaac Smith motioned to ratify the

five signature to adopting resolution

22-124A: FY23 Food Distribution

Program on Indian Reservation

(Amendment).

Aric Armell seconded.

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

Motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. MOA between Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska and Winnebago Public

School

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

Motion carried.

Rona Stealer

Aric Armell

Isaac Smith

Louis LaRose

Kenneth Mallory

Coly Brown

Vice Chairman Chamberlain

adjourned the meeting at 6:17 p.m.

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

Victoria Kitcheyan (Leave/travel)

Aric Armell motioned to adjourn.

Kenneth Mallory seconded.

WINNEBAGO TRIBAL COUNCIL

EMERGENCY SERVICES REPORT

MEETING

September 27, 2022

OTHERS PRESENT:

Jennifer Bear Eagle

Cecelia Earth

Brandon Stout

Esther Mercer

Lynelle Blackhawk

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

Brian Chamberlain

Lorelei DeCora

Rona Stealer (in at 9:15 a.m.)

Esther Mercer

Aric Armell

Kenneth Mallory

Louis LaRose

Coly Brown

Isaac Smith (in at 9:20 a.m.)

OBJECT: Lorelei DeCora

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

Motion carried.

[Coly out @ 12:42 p.m.]

[Aric out @ 3:05 p.m.] [Rona out]

Kenneth Mallory motioned to come

out of Executive Session at 3:05 p.m.

Louis LaRose seconded.

CALL TO ORDER:

Vice Chairman Chamberlain called

to order at 11:05 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER:

Used the prayer from the

previous meeting.

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

Motion carried.

[Rona in]

Louis LaRose motioned to approve

the submission of letters to

Representative Smith and Senator

Sasse for Support of the ICWA

legislation. Isaac Smith seconded.

APPROVE AGENDA:

Aric Armell motioned to approve the VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain

agenda as amended. Isaac Smith

Motion carried.

seconded.

Kenneth Mallory motioned to

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

authorize the Chair to Initiate a

Motion carried.

meeting with Terry McCloud with

Regional BIA Law Enforcement.

IOWA LAND LEGISLATION:

Rona Stealer seconded.

presented by Jennifer Bear Eagle

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

VILLAGE OF WINNEBAGO WATER & Motion carried.

SEWER DISCUSSION:

• Move to Executive Session

Kenneth Mallory motioned to

authorize the Chair to gather

OKLAHOMA V. CASTRO-HUERTA,

and inquire on the details of the

597 U.S. (2022), DISCUSSION:

BIA investigation topic that was

• Report forthcoming

discussed during Executive Session.

• Listening session

Louis LaRose seconded.

OTHERS PRESENT:

Jason Lawrence

Cecelia Earth

Lynelle Blackhawk

Brandon Stout

Teresa Littlegeorge

Terry McCloud, Asst. Special Agent

in Charge – District Office

CALL TO ORDER:

Vice Chairman Chamberlain

called to order at 9:13 a.m.

OPENING PRAYER:

Kenneth Mallory offered

the opening prayer.

APPROVE AGENDA:

Aric Armell motioned to approve the Thurston County Redistricting

agenda. Kenneth Mallory seconded. Update:

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

Motion carried.

MOA – Between WTN and

Winnebago Law Enforcement:

[Rona Stealer in at 9:15 a.m.]

Confidential topics of discussion

regarding MOA will be moved to

Executive Session.

WINNEBAGO POLICE

DEPARTMENT REPORT:

Isaac Smith motioned to approve the Presented by Jason Lawrence

MOA. Aric Armell seconded.

[Isaac Smith in at 9:20 a.m.]

ABSTAIN: Kenneth Mallory – wants [Isaac out]

full Council in attendance

Executive Session:

Aric Armell motioned to go into

Executive Session at 12:38 p.m.

Coly Brown seconded.

Aric Armell motioned to have

CEO start the revision of the Law

Enforcement agreement to include

General Counsel. Kenneth Mallory

seconded.

Aric Armell motioned to accept the

report at submitted.

Louis LaRose seconded.

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

Motion carried.

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

Motion carried.

Louis LaRose motioned to

authorize the Administration to

bring appropriate area of LE into

Organizational Structure (per MOU).

Rona Stealer seconded.

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

Motion carried.

Louis LaRose motioned to adjourn at

3:21 p.m. Isaac Smith seconded.

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

Motion carried.

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

Vice Chairman requested to the CAO TREASURER’S REPORT MEETING

September 28, 2022

reach out to Mr. McCloud to meet

with

the

Tribal

Council

3:00

p.m.

Vice Chair votes no

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

[Isaac in]

today.

Brian Chamberalin

FINAL VOTE: (2) yes, IS, AA (2)

Lorelei DeCora

FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT:

NATIVE STAR BUILDING:

no, LD, BC (1) abstain, KM

Rona Stealer

Presented by Isaac Smith

Moving Item to Executive Session.

Kenneth Mallory (in @ 9:05 a.m.)

Motion failed.

Coly Brown

Aric Armell motioned to accept the RESOLUTION FOR WAGE

Louis LaRose

Fire Department Report.

INCREASES:

Vice Chairman Chamberlain said

Louis

LaRose

seconded.

Moving

Item

Executive

Session.

this can be brought back after

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:

further discussion with all Tribal

Victoria Kitcheyan (travel)

(7)

yes

(0)

abstain

VOTE:

TRIBAL

MEMBER

REQUEST:

Council present.

Aric Armell

Motion carried.

Isaac Smith motioned to approve

Isaac Smith

Human

Services

Client

(K.B.)

car

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

ADJOURN:

repair request for $1,414.66 to

Aric Armell motioned to go into

OTHERS PRESENT:

Kenneth

Mallory

motioned

maintain her employment. Aric

Executive Session at 5:50 p.m.

Sharon Frenchman

adjourn at 10:01 a.m.

Armell seconded.

Kenneth Mallory seconded.

Tom Wiedell

Louis LaRose seconded.

Alan Post

OBJECT: Louis LaRose

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

VOTE:

(7)

yes

(0)

abstain

Cecelia Earth

Motion carried.

Damon Payer

VOTE: (5) yes, KM, IS, AA, CB, LD

...........

(1)

no,

LLR

(0)

abstain

Aric Armell motioned to come out of

Respectfully submitted,

Vice Chairman Chamberlain

Motion carried.

Executive Session at 6:16 p.m.

Lorelei DeCora, Secretary

adjourned the meeting at 10:01 a.m.

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Aric Armell motioned to approve

Isaac Smith seconded.

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA $483.00 rental assistance for Human

minutes continued in next issue...

GENERAL COUNSEL MEETING

Services Client.

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

September 27, 2022

Coly Brown seconded.

Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted,

Lorelei DeCora, Secretary

TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:

VOTE: (6) yes, IS, KM, CB, AA, LLR,

- No action taken.

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Brian Chamberlain

(1) abstain, RS

LD (0) no

Lorelei DeCora

Motion carried.

minutes continued in next issue...

VOTE: (2) yes, IS, AA

(1) abstain, KM

(0) no, LD

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

Motion carried.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

To Sign up:

contact, Tyler at tyler.snake@winnebagotribe.com

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EDITORIALS

FAMILY FOUNDATIONS

On Thursday morning, December 22nd,

from 8 until noon - you are invited to Family

Foundations held at the Winnebago Public

School. We will open with prayer in the large

gym at 8 a.m. There will be three break out

sessions with nine or more topics to choose

from. Also provided are: resources, food,

gas cards and prizes. The prizes are for the

adults who attend three sessions. Children

are welcome to attend and childcare will

also be provided.

I was asked to make a presentation. My

presentation will cover two areas: during

the first half I will attempt to answer the

question 'How can we help children who

have experienced bad things?" The second

half will focus on 'Caring for the Caregiver.'

My first half will cover: when a child

experiences bad things his/her body keeps

the score; his/her behavior is affected as

well as his/her emotions. I will put forward

five suggestions on how to help children.

Written by: Pastor Ricky Jacobs

Hōcąk & Umoⁿhoⁿ History Continued

Written by: Angel Decora Museum Curator, Ben Crawford

Before the creation of the modern Hōcąk

reservation in Nebraska, the “legal” Hōcąk

reservation was in Crow Creek, South Dakota.

The Hōcąk were forcefully exiled to Crow

Creek after being blamed for the Dakota War

of 1862. The Tribe greatly suffered at Crow

Creek, becoming sick and starving as a result of

government corruption and mismanagement.

Shortly after the arrival of the Hōcąk in Crow

Creek, efforts were made to travel down the

Missouri River to meet with the Umoⁿhoⁿ so that

the Hōcąk could leave Crow Creek in search of

a better home. After making contact with the

Umoⁿhoⁿ an agreement was made between

the two Tribes and hundreds of Hōcąk traveled

down the Missouri to Umoⁿhoⁿ land. Fed and

supported by Umoⁿhoⁿ funds, the Hōcąk would

help to serve as a buffer between the Umoⁿhoⁿ

and other hostile tribes. A permanent solution

to the issue of Hōcąk and Umoⁿhoⁿ land was

found in 1866 with the ratification of two treaties.

In the first, the Umoⁿhoⁿ ceded the land which

would become the basis of the modern Hōcąk

reservation to the U.S. government. In the

second treaty the Hōcąk purchased the ceded

Umoⁿhoⁿ land from the government creating the

Hōcąk reservation here in Nebraska.

Other areas that I will discuss are: help

especially for teenagers, teachers and

school administrators.

The second half will attempt to

answer: 'how can I know if I am

overloaded or have secondary trauma?

Secondary trauma will be defined. I

will also discuss why it is difficult to

be a caregiver. And then I give some

suggestions on how caregivers can take

care of themselves.

Handouts to all those who attend and

other helpful resources will be available

at the Jesus Our Savior Lutheran

Outreach - Church and Preschool table.

In 2023, I am willing to offer a more

in-depth interactive healing workshop

based on the Trauma Healing Institute

resource of 'Healing the Wounds of

Trauma.' This resource provides a

strong foundation for restored lives and

relationships.

Ride Schedule

REMEMBERING THE DAKOTA 38+2

Submitted by: Angel Decora Museum, Sunshine Thomas-Bear

Here is some history found regarding the

Dakota 38+2 and the memorial ride schedule. This

is important to us as a Tribe and people because

we were close with the Dakota in the area and

were forced out of Minnesota after the largest

mass hanging in United States history, approved

by the then President, Abraham Lincoln. The

museum will be sharing information regarding

this and its importance not just in our history,

but the reason we want to stand by our Dakota

relatives side during these memorials.

Our history, tribal nations throughout the

country, have a shared history and trauma we

have to face. We can only overcome this through

truth sharing and learning. That is what we as

a museum want to help our tribal citizens with.

Learning our history and healing. Pinagigi to

Franky Jackson and Jim Hallum who has been

helping the museum with finding our tribes

history in this traumatic event in our tribe's and

ancestor's history.

We are still here.

If you'd like more information on the ride,

follow the link to the Dakota 38 + 2 Memorial

Ride Supporters Page https://www.facebook.

com/groups/1582160108701340/

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