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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 50, Number 15 • Saturday, July 24, 2021
Mask Mandate Reinstated Immediately
The Winnebago Health Education’s Annual Health Fair was held at the Twelve
Clans Unity Hospital. Programs set up
booths to share valuable information with
the community and handed out plenty of
goodies!
Mask Mandate went into effect immediately on July 20th, 2021 for all indoor public buildings and businesses within the boundaries of the
Winnebago Reservation. Photo by Winonah Leader Charge.
A group of Winnebago youth attended
the 18th annual NABI 2021 basketball
tournament in Phoenix, AZ over the past
weekend. Excellent job to these young
ladies for representing the Winnebago
Tribe. Team name: Wakšik Hinuk!(Photo
courtesy of Eug DeCora)
Winonah Leader Charge
Winnebago, NE—Looking at the stats
and data Mona Zuffante Winnebago
Public Health Administrator recommended reinstating the Mask Mandate
to tribal council.
On July 19th, Winnebago Tribal
Council Member Louis La Rose motioned to reinstate the mask mandate
within the boundaries of the Winnebago
Reservation, for all indoor public buildings and businesses. The motion was
seconded by Winnebago Tribal Council
Member Lorelei DeCora.
Tribal Council voted in favor to reinstate the Mask Mandate. The motion
was passed with a 6 to 1 vote.
The Mask Mandate went into effective
immediately on the Winnebago Reservation. This is a safety measure to combat
and limit the spread of the COVID-19
virus and its variants.
As of June, 71-percent of people living in the Winnebago community, who
are at least 12 years old, had received at
least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Communications Manager at Winnebago Comprehensive Health System
Emilee Longuski said the fact cases
have been rising and the concern from
community members with the variants
in the area, it is important to take all
precautions. The Best defenses against
COVID-19 and its variants is to take all
the precautions.
• Get vaccinated
• Wear a facemask
•Wash hands often with warm water
and soap
•Practice physical distance between
others
This is important for our younger
generation, 11 years old and under,
who can’t be vaccinated. It’s important
to take all precautious for our kids,
grandkids and all other relatives.
Winnebago Tribal Membership get Much Needed Relief from Tribal Council
On July 15th in Sioux City, IA., a fire was
lit in honor and remembrance of the nine
Sicangu children who traveled back home
to the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to be laid to
rest. Pinagigi to everyone who helped or
contributed in any way! #everychildmatters #bringthemhome (Photo courtesy of
Trisha Etringer)
A small group of youth called Native
Younity called for prayers and a candlelight vigil to remember the Indigenous
children who never made it home from
the boarding schools. The community
came together at the Ho-Chunk Village
statue garden in Winnebago. (Photo courtesy of Great Plains Action Society)
On behalf of the Winnebago Tribe, a special thank you goes out to the Winnebago
Pandemic Taskforce, Winnebago Tribal
Council, and the Winnebago Finance
Department for their efforts in making the
distribution pick up at the Ho-Chunk Center safe and convenient for everyone!
The Winnebago Human Services Department hosted a family fun event on July
16th in Sioux City, IA., at Riverside Park.
The Summer Bash included tons of music, food, and fun activities. Thank you
to the Human Services staff for all your
hard work!
First day of the Check Disbursement Event on Monday, July 19, 2021. Photo by Billie Kitcheyan.
Winonah Leader Charge
Winnebago, NE—On Monday, July
19th tribal elders lined up before 9:00
a.m. in anticipation for their $1500
direct payment.
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
began distributing direct payments to
each tribal member who have suffered
economic loss due to the COVID-19
Pandemic. These funds are provided
through the U.S. Department of Treasury’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARP)
of 2021 (P.L. 117-2); State and Local
Fiscal Recovery Funds.
Check disbursements were held July
19 through July 21 in Winnebago.
Back on June 30th the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska COVID-19 Task
Force and Winnebago Tribal Council
approved $1500 assistance payment to
all enrolled members of the Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska.
Chairwoman Victoria Kitcheyan said
it is special that we are able to do it for
all tribal members on and off the reservation. Tribal Council has been really
committed to finding ways to stretch
the dollar. I am thankful to council for
looking to the people and trying to address their needs directly.
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I want to give a special acknowledgement to our tribal council treasurer
Rona Stealer and her whole team, as
soon as the directive came from the
table, they were on it immediately, it is
a true testament that we are here for
the membership and everything we do
is about the membership.
Sharon Redhorn Chamberlain Winnebago Tribal member shared I really appreciate it because I am not the
head of household and I never received
anything directly from the CARES Act
money but with the American Rescue
Plan Act I feel like I am finally able to get
something to use towards those things
I would like to use it towards. It is going to go towards bills to get ahead and
extra groceries.
Covid-19 Grant Coordinator Billie
Kitcheyan said it was a priority to get a
payment and relief to the tribal members. These payments are intended to
help tribal member recover from the
pandemic; to help pay for rent, utilities,
transportation costs, emergency supplies, PPE costs, medical costs, medical
supplies, food, household expenses, or
fuel.
Kendra Bell Winnebago Tribal member said it is really nice and helpful
to a lot of people because with all the
people losing their jobs and this and
that I think it really helps because you
can catch up on bills like utilities or
whatever you need.
Disbursement schedule:
July 1, 2021: Notification to
Winnebago Tribal Members.
July 19-21, 2021: Check
disbursements event in Winnebago
July 27-30, 2021: Checks will be
available in the finance department.
July 30, 2021: Deadline for check
pick up.
August, 2021: All remaining checks
will be mailed to tribal members.
All tribal members are encouraged to
update their address or inquire if current address is accurate. Contact the
Winnebago Tribal Enrollment Department at enrollment@winnebagotribe.
com or call 402-878-2272.
All payments to minor children will
be placed in their minor trust fund
accounts and held according to Winnebago Tribe minor trust guidelines.
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BAGO NEWS
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TRIBAL NEWS
July (07/19 to 07/26) Construction Updates in
the Winnebago Community
Welcome Family, Friends & Relatives,
07/20-07/21 Waiting for the center lane of concrete to get strength to allow
traffic on it. Planning to put traffic on the new pavement Tuesday afternoon or
early Wednesday!!
Please note the following traffic control notes for the Hospital to Mathewson
area:
Traffic will be head-to-head on the new pavement.
Beck Street West will be open.
Mathewson Street will be closed, Beck Street East will be closed.
Mercer Street will remain open during this phase. We are planning to perform
the work similar to the other side.
07/26 Planning to saw removals and prep for milling. No flagging or heavy
construction traffic is planned this week in preparation for the Powwow weekend.
On the north end completing removals and rough grading for pavement.
Backfill will continue.
For the past 155 years, we the Winnebago People, celebrate to honor and pay
respects to our last great War Chief, Little Priest.
Chief Little Priest along with his 75 warriors gave the ultimate sacrifice, and
today we pay tribute and honor to them, as well as our Veterans of today, and
to our fallen Heroes, that chose to walk the same path as Chief Little Priest.
As we begin to celebrate, let us not forget our men and women who are serving in the United States Armed Forces today. They are still fighting for freedom
on our great nation. Our prayer is they will soon be reunited with their families
and loved ones.
So today, to our many family, friends and relatives from the four directions,
we welcome you to the 155th Annual Homecoming Celebration of War Chief
Little Priest and Company “A” Fort Omaha Scouts-34th Nebraska Volunteers.
To each of you, may we celebrate together in peace and in harmony, and our
prayer is that Creator will be with each and everyone of you during this Winnebago Pow-wow, and bless you on your many travels.
Pini gi gi
Winnebago Tribal Council
Clothing Allowance Distribution
All minor tribal members enrolled by distribution date who are in school and
between the ages of 3 to 18 years old shall be eligible for the clothing allowance.
Distribution dates:
August 2, 2021 (Monday) 9:00am-4:00pm
Blackhawk Community Center Gym
August 3, 2021 (Tuesday)
9:00am-3:00pm
Enrollment office
MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES WHEN PICKING CARDS UP
IN PERSON
Once the card is picked up or mailed out the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska is
not responsible for it. Please call the number provided by the card company for
any tracking, reports of a card lost or stolen or any other questions pertaining
to your individual visa card.
Question of the Edition:
What part of Winnebago Powwow is your favorite?
WINNEBAGO TRIBAL COUNCIL
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I have many favorites like the evening
grand entries, the morning flag raisings, the food options, the vendors,
and the good dancing and music. I
would have to say my ultimate favorite
however is the 49 haha, especially
when that starting song is sung! "Yah
hey yah, forty-nine!"
Everything about our annual celebration is the best but my top 3 favorites
of Winnebago powwow is watching all
the different styles of dancing, eating
tons of delicious powwow food, and
drinking several big blue lemonades!
August 2nd, 2021
Monday
Last Day of Notice of Intent
August 3rd, 2021
Tuesday
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August 4th, 2021
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Wednesday
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September 9th, 2021
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quests
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September 20th, 2021
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WIN Editor
Christina Parker
Desktop Publisher
The music and dance is my favorite especially the women’s fancy shawl and
the jingle dress dance.
My favorite part of Winnebago Powwow
is, the abundance of HoChunk culture
and to call it my home is my most
favorite.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thoughts from Lance...
There has been a lot of controversy
recently in Canada around finding almost 1000 unmarked graves of native
children at two boarding schools. This
story is still being written because there
are almost certainly more graves to be
found. Unfortunately, this issue is not
limited to Canada.
Recently, a group of young Rosebud
Sioux tribal members where assigned
the task of bringing back the remains of
9 tribal children who had died over 100
years ago at the Carlisle Indian School
in Pennsylvania. This group stopped
near Sioux City, IA, in an emotional
ceremony honoring their journey. The
children were finally laid to rest in
their homeland on the Rosebud Sioux
reservation in South Dakota.
The federal government started
establishing Native American board
schools in the late 19th century. The
goal was to educate the native children to help assimilate them into the
dominant culture. It is a bit unfair to
judge actions from 130 years ago with
a modern moral lens, but I am willing
to assume the goal of educating young
people was meant to be a positive.
Regardless of the intentions of
the formation of the Indian Boarding
Schools, the results were undeniably
tragic. The unmarked graves of thousands of native children are only one
of many tragedies that played out at
both the schools and when the children
returned home.
Many children were forcibly taken
to boarding schools by the government. Other native families chose to
send children to the schools to escape
the desperate poverty that resulted
from being forced onto reservations. I
know many people from my grandparent’s generation who went to boarding
schools because their parents could not
afford to feed and clothe them.
At the schools, the children were
taught the basics, including trade skills
for boys and domestic skills for girls.
The use of tribal language, religion, and
customs were severely punished and
every other kind of abuse imaginable
was common. I do not want to dwell
on the abuses because it is hard to
even think about thousands of helpless
native children far from home with no
parental support being indoctrinated
into the dominate culture by a system
based on punishment.
The legacy of these boarding school
lives on today. Often children never
returned home during their entire
time at the boarding schools. When
they did come home, they returned to
poverty, discrimination, and lack of
opportunity. These children did not
belong anywhere. They did not speak
their traditional language and had
trouble meshing back into their tribal
culture. They were not accepted by the
dominant culture either. The result
was often hopelessness and alcoholism,
which lead to generations of broken
homes and troubled lives.
This kind of historical trauma is still
flowing through our community and is
a hard to cycle to break.
I think understanding what happened is important. However, my personal anger about what happened does
not change much in our community.
Making people feel pity for us does not
feed or house our people. Waiting for
the federal to save us has not exactly
worked either. I choose to spend all my
time focused on trying to find ways to be
successful so that we can address our
own problems with our own solutions
using our own capital.
We have a saying inside our tribal
company when it comes to community
development: “In order to do one thing,
you have to do everything.” There are
so many broken elements to our world
that only a concerted tribal effort focused on addressing our unique housing, educational, health and emotional
needs will work. The boarding schools
are a tough legacy to overcome, but our
successful reawakening economically
and culturally will be the only way
break the negative cycle left over from
the boarding school era.
The Story of Little Hill-A Winnebago Chief
By David Smith
In May of 1863, the Winnebago
Tribe was moved by boat from St.
Paul, Minnesota to Crow Creek,
South Dakota. The trip down the
Mississippi River and up the Missouri River took 25 days. Along
the way, they passed the Omaha
Reservation by Black Bird bend.
Here, War Chief Little Priest made
two Winnebago warriors drop off
the boat and swim inland to the
Omaha village. These two men
were, Little Hog and John Omaha.
They were to meet with Omaha
chiefs about the possibility of
buying land from them so the
Winnebago’s could move down to
North East Nebraska. The rest of
the Winnebago’s went up to their
new reservation located at Crow
Creek. The living conditions were
horrible there, and the people had
nothing to eat, and many of them
froze to death. Between, June of
1863 to June of 1865, some 673
Winnebago people died.
Chief Little Priest was asked
by General Alfred Sully to scout
for him against the Northern
Lakota people. If he helped him,
he then would help get land from
the Omaha’s for the Winnebago
people. It hurt little Priest deep in
his heart to fight against his own
brothers, but he didn’t want all his
people to die at Crow Creek. So he
said he would scout for the U.S.
Calvary against the Lakota. The
same time, Little Priest asked one
of the Chiefs to travel down to the
Omaha reservation to open up further negotiations with the Omaha
Chiefs. This had to be done secretly, since the Winnebago’s already
escaped down the Missouri River
to Northeast Nebraska.
So when Little Priest went north
and west to help General Sully
fight the Lakota, Little hill and
Little Hog left for Nebraska. While
he was gone, Chief Little Hill lost
his whole family to the elements.
Four of his children froze to death,
and three died of starvation along
with his wife of many years. When
he heard what happened to his
family at Crow Creek, he felt devastated. But as a true Chief, he
finished up his negotiations with
the Omaha’s, and they agreed to
sell the Winnebago’s land on their
northern border. Soon after the
Council meeting was over with,
Chief Little Hill went into mourning. And he stayed in mourning
for 4 years.
When the rest of the Winnebago’s arrived in northeast
Nebraska in 1865, they paid their
respects to Little Hill. As much as
he loved his family, he also loved
his people. His family died so he
could help his people. This is what
tribal love for your family is about.
Little Priest said it best;
“Ma-Ona made us Chiefs. And
the tribe always comes before our
own family. My friend Little Hill is
glad that his people have a new
home. He told me his family will
understand that. They are now in
their new home in the spirit world.
This love of our people will always
hold us together. When we quit
loving our own people, then it is
time for us to die and be like the
white man. Little Hill is strong,
and my heart will always think
of his sorrows. Ma-Ona will take
care of him now. For he is our
father.”
Little Priest also lost 2 family
members at Crow Creek, and he
would later lose his life for fighting against his own brothers, but
he never forgot the love of family
either.
JESUS OUR SAVIOR
LUTHERAN OUTREACH
"God has set you free to live sanctified lives"
"For as long as you were slaves of sin,
you were free [in regard] to righteousness. Therefore what fruit were you
having at that time? Upon which things
you are now ashamed, for the outcome
of those things is death. But now after
being freed from the [slavery] of sin and
after being enslaved to God, you are
having your fruit for sanctification, and
the outcome is eternal life. For the payment of sin is death, but the gracious
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus
our Lord. [Romans 6:20-23 Middendorf
translation].
The apostle Paul wrote these words
to the saints, believers in Christ Jesus,
who were living in Rome. Many today
live free in regard to righteousness.
In other words, they have little or no
regard for the will of God nor for His
commands.
However, where does such living lead
- or what fruit or benefits does such living for oneself have on one's family, on
one's children or on one's community?
When one puts anything above Creator God one is a slave. Yes, a slave
to sin, to rebellion, to a life temporary
highs, and a bushel full of lows and a
mountain of regrets.
Where does such a lifestyle lead? Paul
is quite clear - it leads to death. He put
it this way: 'The payment of sin is death.'
And not simply for one to stop breathing and one's heart to stop pumping.
No, Paul is also referring to a second
death, and everlasting separation from
one's Creator.
To those who by the grace of God,
have come to realize where their sin
leads and is moved to repent of it are
set free! Yes, the work of the Holy Spirit
moves one to be ashamed of how one
has disobeyed God. The actions or
failures to act according to God's will
should lead one to regrets. It is then,
when one is powerless to resist temptation, that the Holy Spirit can work
wonders and moves one to seek a Savior.
It is then that the Spirit of God
enters into the heart and the mind of
the believer instilling faith in Jesus as
one's Savior. The Spirit of God set the
believer in Jesus free. The believer is
empowered by the Spirit of God to be
"obedient from the heart."
When one lives without God and
Christ, one's body did service to impurity and iniquity. Oh, one can be
obedient out of fear--respect for "the
dangerous one"-- to escape bad conscience or punishment. However, it's
completely different for one to be obedient from the heart.
In the first instance, one is under
the Law. One has principles, a concept of justice, morality. From these
one judges others and oneself. In the
second instance, one has a Lord and
one loves because He loves him/her,
forgives him/her, saves him/her, and
becomes one's friend.
In other words, when one openly
sins then that is proof that one doesn't
have Jesus as one's Savior. One can
not claim faith in Jesus and live a life
of hostile rebellion against the will and
the commands of one's Creator.
However when one does have faith
in Jesus, one is made holy--sanctified.
This is not a condition, not a reward,
but a consequence. This is the fruit of
faith and the work of the Holy Spirit.
One is set free from regrets through the
forgiveness of one's sin. One will not live
a sin free life, but will strive to live and
walk in Creator God's ways.
Jesus' payment, complete payment,
took place through the shedding of
His precious blood, along with His
innocent suffering and death. Jesus'
payment assures that one who believes
in Him is forgiven. That doesn't mean
one take sin lightly. On the contrary,
one becomes obedient from the heart
as one becomes a slave of righteous
living. In other words, honoring one's
Creator through living a sanctified life
empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Read again the last verse of this
reading: 'For the payment of sin is
death, but the gracious gift of God is
eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord'
[Romans 6:23 Middendorf translation].
This gracious gift frees one from living
a life overwhelmed with fear, the fear
of punishment or of death. Rather one
lives filled with hope, peace and joy now and always!
Stop Dumb Indians
When Teachers fail students and keep them from passing on to the next
grade. Some parents go to the school board and complain. The school board
passes the student. Both the parents and school board were never in the school
with the student.
The school board passes the student. After that it gets worse. Since the student did not learn. Every grade after he doesn’t learn. Every year it gets worse.
Both the parents and school board ruin the student for life! I could not live
with that.
I asked a nurse, knowing you must take classes that prepare you for nurse’s
school. In High school she suggested these: 1 year Biology, ½ year Anatomy.
½ year Physiology, ½ year Microbiology, 1 year Chemistry. 1 year Algebra, 4
years English composition.
I hope Indian schools and Indian parent talk about this, Stop ruining Indian
kids academically. Stop dumb Indians.
P.S. Scientists says “active early learning before age 5 shapes the adult brain”
Pat Greyhair/Maxiska
Winnebago Snake Dance
Written by ; Les Painter, Sr.
Although there many renditions of the
snake dance in Native American Tribes
across America. The Winnebago Snake
Dance is to pay respects to the snake
for helping the Winnebagos in a time of
need. The function of the Snake Clan
was to keep the ground or the surface
of the earth clean in the villages. More
importantly it’s members were to use
their special powers to perceive the approach of enemies, against whom they
were first line of defense. So because of
this they remained humble until called
upon. One time the Winnebago people
called upon the humble snake to help
with the sickness that came over the
tribe. This snake had powerful medicine
and the Winnebagos needed help. The
brought gifts and feasted with the snake,
so in return the snake gave the medicine
to cure the sickness. Days have gone by
and the Winnebago thought of a way to
honor the snake and all he has done for
them. They thought of how the snake
could renew it’s life and start all over
again. They knew snake could do this
and the old ones liked the snake for that
reason, because that is what he did for
the people. The Winnebagos created this
dance to honor the snake and created
their song for the dance. They shared
this dance with neighboring tribes,
describing it as a friendship dance. The
song tells the story of what took place so
long ago.
The leader represents the snake head, the
rest of the people follow in line. Next,
the leader imitates the snake by moving left to right like the movement of
the snake. Also the leader will direct the
people to separate to opposite sides of
the line and then follow the last dancer
throw the tunnel made by the dancers.
This particular part of the dance is important because this represents the shedding of the skin and starting a renewed
life. So this is where he will end up in a
coil like a snake would do when it protects itself. When the dancers are in the
coil, the song will change and the dancer
will began to clap. This represents the
celebration of a renewed life that the
snake gave them. After the leader leads
them out of the coil and he moves left
to right again form lines of dancers.
This part of the dance is the highlight
of the dance, where the people dance
to celebrate and jump over a stick that
represent jumping over to the renewed
life. So this will take place until all the
dancers jump over the stick. Then dance
ends with final song that brings all the
dancers together in the middle.
This is the story I was told about the
Winnebago Snake Dance…
Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021 — Page 5
COMMUNITY NEWS
Winnebago Veterans
Recipes:
Dandelion Greens
Carolyn Fiscus
Find dandelions in an area that has not been treated with pesticides or herbicides. Pick small green dandelion leaves; wash thoroughly. Boil washed leaves
in pot in salt water for 1 hour; drain. Put into bowl. Eat whenever you want.
Inspired by other female HoChunk
veterans, Carolyn Fiscus served as
a staff sergeant within the Army
Reserve for seven years while also
working as an educator. She learned
much of her knowledge of HoChunk
history from the late David Smith.
In the past Carolyn taught at the
Tribal community college, and today
Carolyn instructs at the University
of Nebraska Omaha in the Native
American Studies Program. In 2019
she was named National Elder of the
Year by the National Indian Education Association.
William S. Winneshiek
Ho-Chunk aviator Lieutenant
William S. Winneshiek, son of Bill
P. Winneshiek served in the Army
Air Force's 94th bomb group, 333rd
bomber squadron. Winneshiek would
complete an astounding 42 successful combat missions during the war,
braving enemy fighters and flak over
Nazi occupied Europe, and survived
crash landing his damaged B-17.
After the war, he was a career officer
and became the highest ranking HoChunk in the military, reaching the
rank of colonel. He retired in 1971,
passing peacefully 24 years later.
Baked Squash
Wash and clean a butternut or hubbard squash. Cut up squash into chunks.
Place chunks in a large pan. Place a slice of butter on each chunk and top with
brown sugar to taste. Bake at 350 degrees until squash is easily pierced with a
fork. Allow to cool, then serve. Cinnamon is an optional addition.
River Bread
1.5 Cups Flour
1 Tablespoon of baking powder
1 Teaspoon of salt
1 Tablespoon of Sugar
1 Tablespoon of Shortening
1 Cup Water
Combine all ingredients until dough is pasty, do not knead. Pour dough into
greased frying pan; cover and cook over medium heat. When edge of bread is
browning, turn, cover, and cook for about 20 more minutes.
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HONORING OUR WARRIORS
Roster of Company “A” and the
Veterans Participating in the First
Celebration:
1. Henry Ewing (Noop-hi-lo-ki-shkegah) Two Linked Together
2. Little Priest (Hoonk-Xu-nu-gah)
The Little Chief
3. Norton White
4. Henry B Kaup
5. Mumford J. Street
6. Thomas Emmerson
7. Henry Dekora (He-nah) (Wah-Xopi-ni-gah) Fair Skin Frenchman
8. South Wind (Ku-nu-Xe-de-gah)
Elder First Son
9. John Raymond (Mah-Xi-homp-hijunh-hi-gah) Fourth Boy
Changes the Day
10. Robert Lincoln (Mah-nah-k’ohgah) Paws the Earth
11. Farrier Young Calf (Che-neegkcee-gah) Young Calf
12. Blacksmith Black Wolf (Shoonkchunk-sep-gah) The Black
Wolf
13. Saddler Solomon Hill (Sah-lemah-ni-ga) Solomon
14. Wag. John Hill (Ma-Xo-ki-wixgah) He Circles the Heavens
15. Jackson Breeze
16. Leon Ball
17. James Bird (Wi-jook-kah) The
Cat
18. Henry Buchanan
19. Little Bird (Wah-nik-Xo-nu-nikkah) Little Bird
20. John Bonaparte
21. Henry Brown (Mah-Xi-ska-nazhing-gah) Stands on White
Cloud
22. Little Boyd (WeeX-ha-nah-segah) He Governs the Flight of
Waterfowl
23. John Crosby
24. James Coffee
25. Thomas Clay (He-zhoo-zhe-gah)
The Antlered One
26. Benjamin Chambers
27. Little Chief (Hoonk-Xu-nu-nikkah) Smaller Chief
28. Good Chief (Hoonk-ping-gah)
Good Chief
29. Thomas Dekora (Ni-zhu-mah-nigah) Walking Rain
30. Wite Deville (Hoonh-ska-nik-kah)
White Bear
31. John N. Devoin (Wak-che-Xi-skagah) White Water Spirit
32. George Eaton (Ho-ki-le-oon-gah)
The Standard
33. Bad Earth (Shi-ong-ge-gah) Hermaphrodite*
34. Thomas Earthquake (Mah-higah-gah) Earthquake
35. Bright Feather (Wah-soo-woo-himah-ni-gah) He Who Thaws
the Snow as He Walks
36. Jake Holestone (Hagah-cho-kahgah) Grandfather Third Son
37. William Hensley (Mah-Xi-wahkon-chunk-kah) Holy Sky
38. William Hatchet (Ho-bo-sinchgah) Wind Blown
39. John Harrison
40. John Henry
41. David Hemens
42. Isaac Horn
43. James Horn
44. Little Hog (Goo-X’goo-she-nikkah) Little Hog
45. Edward Hagaga (Ha-ga-se-lechgah) Tall Third Son
46. John Johnson (Wah-Xo-pi-nigah) The Frenchman
47. George Lamb (Chah-ska-gah)
The Lamb
48. Thomas Leigh (Jomp-hah-kiwah-lace-gah) Sees With a Flash
49. Charles Mix
50. Large Man (No-loox-Xo-gah)
Claws Wood
51. John Nichols (He-dah-ooh-gah)
52. James Ox (Che-zhan-ki-gah)
Lone Buffalo
53. John Omaha
54. John Priest (Ku-nu-Xe-de-nikkah) Small First Son
55. sGood Preacher (Ho-chi-chipah-zee-gah) Boy With Light
Brown Hair
56. Henry M. Rice, Interpreter (Nahgah) The Tree
57. Myron Soul (Shi-ong-ge-nik-kah)
The small Hermaphrodite*
58. Milton Snow (Xung-mah-ni-gah)
Swift Walking Sound
59. John Snyder (Je-jech-gah) Blue
Jay
60. Mike Shorty (Wo-zheep-gah)
Wood Clawings
61. George Sap (Mah-nah-Xe-gah)
Clamours Loudly to the Earth
62. James Sherry (Mah-ni-gee-ke-legah) Starts at a Walk
63. James Seaton (Wak-kon-skagah) White Snake
64. Clark Thompson
65. James Twins (Wah-le-chah-wahnik-kah) Smaller Twin
66. Green Thunder (Wah-kon-jahcho-gah) Green Thunder
67. Asa White (Wah-pah-hi-hah-nigah) Armed with Sharp
Weapons
68. Raised Wind (Wing) (Ah-hoo-looung-gah) Raises His Wings
69. Green Cloud (Mah-Xi-cho-gah)
Green Cloud
70. Isaac White
71. White Wolf
72. Chief Walker
*Self chosen name poking fun at
Uncles who stayed home like women and
children instead of going to war.
War of 1866
1. George Carver (Mah-nah-pe-mahni-gah) Walking Soldier
2. Louis Brave (Carver) (Mo-la-jahhoo-gah) Comes to Visit the
Earth
3. John Brown (No-lu-Xo-nik-kah)
Little Wood Clawer
4. John Fox (Mah-ni-kok-‘ksik-kah)
The Fox
5. Charles Houton (Mah-zi-hi-mahni-gah) Earth Yellow As He
Walks
6. David McClusky (Che-nah-zhi-gah)
Standing Buffalo
7. James Noble (Mo-chi-gah) Lives
on Ground
8. Henry M. Rice, Interpreter (Nahgah) (Shoonk-wo-woonk-kah)
Bad Dog
9. Henry Brown (Mah-Xi-ska-nazhing-gah) Stands on White Cloud
Civil War Veterans
1. John Carriman (Wah-kahn-chunkwo-gee-gah) He Strikes
Mysteriously
2. John Hill (Xe-de-ni-shah-lahkkah) The Wren
3. Joe Monager (Mah-ni-gah) He Who
Walks
4. John Sherman (Nah-Xi-wah-mahshjah-gah) Strong Fourth Son
5. Moses St. Cyr (Wahk’gis-ska-gah)
White Medallion
6. Simon Payer (Si-mo-gah) Simon
Spanish-American War
Buchanan, Thomas
Lemmon, George J.
Lemmon, Henry
LaMere, Don
Russell, John
World War I
Armell, John, Jr. - Army
Armell, Raymond, Sr.
Bear, Jesse
Big Bear, Louis
Big Elk, Henry
Bradford, William
Brave, Louis
Brown, John
Brown, William
Brown, William McKinley
Carver, George (Walking Soldier)
Davis, Frank - Army
DeCora, Little
DeCora, Paul, Sr.
DeCora, Tall
DeCorah, Henry
Deen, James E.
Earth, George
Ewing, Charles,
Fourcloud, David, Sr. - Army
Fox, John
Free, William
Greyhair, Louis
Grizzleybear, Douglas
Harden, Wilbur
Horak, Joseph
Houghton, Charles
Huffman, Glen
Johnson, Edward
Johnson, George
Johnson, John P.
Johnson, Matthew
Kingsley, Pvt. Volney-Frass Army
LaMere, Charles
LaMere, John
Littlebear, Dave - Army
Londrosh, Alva (Big)
Londrosh, Alvin
Lowry, Lyman - Army
Louis, Buchanan
Mallory, Thomas
Mallory, Tom
McClusky, David
McKee, Byron
McKee, Howard
Merrick, Dan
Nash, George - Army
Neibuhr, Lawrence
Noble, James
Priest, Henry
Priest, Norbert
Ricehill, William
Roenfeldt, Harold
Russell, Jake
Seymour, Louis
Sharpback, Peter
Simpson, Oliver
Sine, Charles
Snow, Christopher, Sr. Army
Snowball, Charles
St. Cyr, Leo
St. Cyr, Louis
Twin, Joseph
Waggoner, Perry LeRoy
Walker, Arthur
West, Arthur
White, Felix, Sr.
Whitesnake, George - Army
Whitewater, Leonard
Whittied, William
Wolfe, George
Yellowbank, James
World War II
Armell, Arthur - Army
Armell, Kenneth
Armell, Sr. Cpl, Kenneth
Wilson - Air Force
Armell, Lawrence
Armell, Ralph (Buddy)
Armell, Raymond, Jr.
Baker, Frank
Baker, Josephus
Baker, Wesley
Big Bear, Louis
Big Bear, Sam
Blakeslee, E. Frank - Navy
Blakeslee, MM, George H. Navy
Caramony, Issac - Army
Chamberlain, Alvin L.
Chamberlain,
Donald (Toby) - Navy
Chief, Walter
Clay, Levi
Clay, Reuben
Crosby, John
Davis, William, Jr.
DeCora, Abel, Sr. - Army
DeCora, Benjamin, Sr.
DeCora, David
DeCora, Elliott - Air Force
DeCora, Eugene
DeCora, John B. - Army
DeCora, Levi †
Earth, Charles A. - Army
Earth, Charles O. - Army
Earth, Spencer - Army
Earth, Warner - Army
Fields, Joseph - Army
Richard Lois Frenchman,
Sr. - Army/A.F.
Funmaker, Adam. M.
†Greencrow, Harvey - Army
Greyhair, Pete
Greyhair, Theodore
Grizzleybear, Garland
Hall, Reuben - Army
Harden, Elwood - Army
Harden, Lucius
Harden, Wilbur
Harden, William
Harris, Art
Harrison, Thomas
Hayes, Louis
Henry, Elias
Henry, Joe
Hetrick, Jess
Hidalgo, GM/2 Robert A.
- Navy
Horn, Ben, Jr. - Air Force
Hunter, William, Sr.
Johnson, Ben
Kellar, MM, Willis - Navy
Kelsey, Alvin
Kelsey, Charles
Kelsey, Raliegh - Army
Kelsey, Rawland
Kennedy, Eugene
Krause, Albert
Lakehouse, Walter, Sr.
LaMere, Cornelius
LaMere, George Curtis
LaMere, John
LaMere, Moses
LaMere, Peter, Sr.
LaMere, Wilson
LaVerdure, CPO, George A. Navy
Lemmon, Fred R.
Lemmon, Hillard G.
Lemmon, Rue T.
Lincoln, David, Jr.
Lincoln, Levi
Littlebeaver, Abraham *
Logan, Ed
Logan, Elmer F. - Navy
Lowry, Benjamin C. - Army
Lowry, Martin
Mallory, Dudley
Mallory, Louis, Sr.
Mallory, Robert - Coast
Guard
McKee, Harold
McKee, Vernie
Nash, Donald P. - Army
Nash, Glendale P. - Navy
Nash, James A. - Army
Nash, Maurice J. - Navy
Nash, Jr., Sgt. Robert F. Army
Painter, John, Jr. - Army
Payer, Edward, Sr.
Payer, SGT. Louis - Army
Payer, Stacy, Jr.
Pelky, Edmore
Rave, Henry T.
Rave, John
Rave, Mose
Redhorn, John, Jr. - Army
Ricehill, Henry - Army
Sine, Sgt. Carson A. - Navy
(also served in Korean War Army)
Smith, Gustave
Smith, Waukon
Snake, George
Snow, Christopher, Sr.
Snow, Louis, Sr.
Snowball, Edward
St. Cyr, Louis
Sun, George, Sr.
Tebo, Sam, Sr. - Army
Thomas, Howard - Navy
Thomas, Lawrence, Jr.
Thomas, Peter
Thomas, William - Army
Thompson, Lloyd R.
Twin, Francis
Van Cleave, Milton
Littlewalker, Alfred - Army
Littlewalker, Steven - Air
Force
Watson, Jr., Gen. George -Air
Force
Watson, CPO, Oscar John Navy
Waggoner, Chesleigh
LeRoy - Army
Waggoner, Frank C.
Waggoner, Perry F.O. - Navy
Waggoner, Raymond A.
Watson, General George
H. Jr. - Air Force
Watson, CPO, Oscar John Navy
White, Noah C. - Army
Whitebear, Mose
Whitebeaver, Charles
Whitebeaver, Reuben
Whiteeagle, Mose
Whitesnake, Michael - Army
Wolf, James
Wolfe, Wilbur J.
Yellow Cloud, Ted - Army
Korean War
Armell, Peter B.
Bear, Leonard
Bear, Raymond - Army
Bear, William
Clay, Christopher
Cleveland, Leroy, Sr. - Army
DeCora, Dwayne - Army
DeCora, Kenneth (Kix)
Eagle, Daniel P., Jr. - Army
Fourcloud, Robert - Army
Funmaker, Nathanial - Army
Harden, Thomas F. - Army
LaPointe, Peter J. - Army
Lieb, Leroy
Lowry, Norman - Army
McKee, Joseph
Nash, John A. - Navy
Payer, S/Sgt. Louis - Army
Payer, Stacy - Navy
Payer, William - Navy
Picotte, Bernard
Rave, Clifford
Rave, Donald - Marines
Rave, Dwight M. - Army
Rave, Elmer
Red Cloud, Mitchell - Ma
rines †
Redhorn, Ira
Rice, John R. - Army †
Rice, James N. - Air Force
Rogue, Charles, Jr.
Smith, Joseph
Smith, Sr., LaFlesche J. Army
Snake, Sterling
Snow, Chris, Jr. - Air Force
Snowball, Harry C. - Air
Force
St. Cyr, David
St. Cyr, Leo, Sr. - Air Force
St. Cyr, Richard R. - Air Force
St. Cyr, Sgt. W. Vincent - Ma
rines
Sun, George, Jr.
Tebo, TSGT Marvin - Air
Force
(also served in Vietnam)
Tebo, Ona L. - Army
Thomas, Alonzo J. - Army
Thomas, George, Jr.
Thundercloud, Andrew, Jr.
Twin, Raymond - Army
Walker, Emmett, Sr. - Air
Force
Walker, Thomas, Jr. - Navy
White Eagle, Edward - Army
Whitebear, Walter - Army
Whitebeaver, Wilbur- Coast
Guard
Whitewater, Edward - Army
Vietnam Era
Baker, Karl - Navy
Bass, SP4 Taylor J. - Army
Bird, Francis, Jr. - Army
Bird, Marvin, Sr.
Blackwell, Steven EdwardArmy
Bruce, SP4 Richard R. - Army
Bumann, “Chuck”
Cleveland, Matthew, Sr.-Army
Crosby, Emmett
DeCora, Levi - Army
DeCora, Paul, Jr. - Marines
DeCora, Randy - Air Force
DeCora, Richard T. - Army
DeCora, Russell, Jr. - Army
Dick, Norbert - Navy
Earth, Gerben D. - Army
Easu, Daniel A. - Army
Ely, Wyatt Richard - Navy
Free, Virgil - Army
Garcia, Frank - Marines
Garcia, Sam - Army
Gomez, Calvin
Goodteacher, Lonnie
Greencrow, Leroy
Hemsley, Henry - Navy
Houghton, Louis, Jr. - Army
Huffman, Ted
Humphrey, Bob
Kelsey, Alvin - Army
Koudsen, Jr., SP5, Starling B.
- Army
LaMere, Anthony J. †
LaMere, Daryl
LaMere, David - Navy
LaMere, John F.
LaMere, Laverne Harold Army
LaRose, Richard
Littlewalker, Leroy - Marines
Logan, David
Logan, Edward - Army
Lonewolf, Charles - Navy
Mallory, Arnold - Marines
Mallory, Grover
Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021 — Page 7
HONORING OUR WARRIORS
McCauley, Donald, Jr.
McKee, PFC Norman C. Army
Morris, Martin
Old Coyote, Kenneth
Olsen, Kendall - Air Force
Painter, Ronald - Army
Payer, Larry - Navy
Payer, Roger
Rave, Charles
Rave, Dallas
Rave, Dwayne - Marines
Redhorn, Ivan - Marines
Reynolds, Arthur
Reynolds, Clarence
Ross, Brad - (Air Force)
Russell, David Priest - Army
Smith, Emery J. - Army
Smith, Michael
Smith, Robert K. - Marines
Snake, Reuben A., Jr.
Snow, James - Army
Snow, Louis, Jr.
St. Cyr., Michael L. - Army
Sullivan, Spencer
Tebo, Frank
Tebo, Richard
Thomas, Joseph Andrew Army
Thomas, Larry
Thomas, Leroy
Thomas, Pa/3C, Ray Alan
- Navy
Thomas, Rick
Thomas, Ron
Thunder Cloud, Andrew
Van Berkum, Mark
Waggoner, Duane LeRoy
Walker, Alan B. - Marines
Walker, Benjamin - Army
Walker, Michael R. - Marines
Walker, Michael T.
Walker, Terry W. - Air Force
West, Edward - Marines
White, Frank - Air Force
Whitewater, Donald
Wood, Larry
Yellowcloud, Alvis
Winnebago Veterans
Adame, SSGT, Mark-Air
Force
Alan, Garner - Army
Armell, Robert P.
Armell, Eric D.
Armell, Lavern - Marines
Armell, Laverne
Armell, Louis
Armell, Oliver
Armell, Prosper
Armell, Robert - Army
Bayer, Leonard
Bearskin, Reuben
Beaver,Dennis
Belille, George Alan, Jr. Navy
Belille, George Alan, Sr.
Big Bear, John
Big Bear, Joseph - Army
Big Bear, Lawrence
Big Fire, Harold, Sr.
Big Fire, Henry - Navy
Bird, James
Bird, Jerome
Blackhawk, Bryan J. - Ma
rines
Blackhawk, Eugene - Army
Blackhawk, Harvey
Blackhawk, John W. - Ma
rines
Bridge PFC, Benjamin L.
Bridge Spc, Alan T.
Brown, Adam
Brown, Arnold - Army
Brown, Edwin
Brown, Herman, Jr.
Brown, Herman, Sr.
Brown, Ralph
Buchanan, Amos
Buchanan, Bill
Buchanan, Donald
Buchanan, Lawrence
Buchanan, Thomas
Buckmann, Bill
Cassman, Arthur
Cassman, Francis
Cassman, Thomas
Chief, John D., Jr.
Chief, John, Jr.
Clay, Thomas
Cleveland, Adley
Cleveland, Albert
Cleveland, Harold, Sr.
Cleveland, Leroy, Jr.
Cleveland, Virgil
Coco, Gabriel J. - Army
Cotter, Lawrence W. Army
Crosby, Jonah
Crosby, Kenneth
Cutler, Larry
Daker, Frank
Davis, Frank
DeCora, Charles Claude Marines
DeCora, Conrad
DeCora, Jim
DeCora, Keith - (76-79)
Peace Time, Marines
DeCora, Kelton
DeCora, Matthew
DeCora, Richard
DeCora, Russell, Sr.
DeCora, Thos
DeCora, Ward
DeCora, Wilbur
Earth, Jonathan - Army
Earth, Oscar
Enry, Elias
Free, Carl
Free, Jesse
Free, Norman - Army
Frenchman, Francis
Frenchman, Richard, Jr.
Green, Anthony - Army
Green, Antoine
Green, Charles
Green, Daniel
Green, Edmore
Green, George
Green, Wesley, Sr. - Army
Greencrow, Steve
Greyhair, Charles
Greyhair, Pat
Harden, Bill
Harden, Elwood - Army
Harden, Frederick
Harden, Henry
Harden, Regis - Navy
Harden, Ross
Harold, John
Harrison, Charles
Harrison, Victor
Hensley, William
Hinman, Dave
Hook, Robert G.
Horn, David
Horn, Melvin, Sr.
Houghton, John
Howard, John Charles
John, Harold
John, Russell
Johnson, Henry F.
Johnson, Phillip
Kearnes, David
Kelsey, Raleigh
Kennedy, Bruce - Navy
Lakehouse, Walter, Jr.
LaMere, Delford
LaMere, Frank
LaMere, John - Army
LaMere, Mose
LaMere, Peter, Jr.
LaMere, Vernie
Lewis, Frank
Lewis, Grant
Lewis, James G. - Navy
Lewis, Kenneth E.A.
Lincoln, Dan, Sr.
Lincoln, Kenny
Lincoln, Richard
Littlewalker, Matthew
Littlewolf, John
Loera, Fernando (Jack)
Loera, Franasco
Logan, Herman, Sr.
Lonewolfe, Jeremiah
Mallory, Charles
Maney, James
Maney, Pat
Masquat, Cpl. Kenneth J. Marines
Masquat, Francis
Masquat, Melvin
McCauley, Don, Jr.
McCauley, Don, Sr.
McGillis, Ben
McKee, Albert
McKee, Anson
McKee, Joe
McKee, Martin
McKee, Melvin
McKee, Mike
McKee, Morris
McKee, Nathaniel
McKee, Raymond
McKenna, Daryl, Sgt.
USMC Iraq
McQuire, Cpl. Michael T. Marines
McQuire, E-2, John A. - Air
Force
Mickedite, Frank
Mickedite, Robert
Money, William P.
Morgan, Lance - Army
Reserves
One Horn, Ben
Old Coyote, Edwina - USAF
Payer, Alex
Payer, Hillard - Marines
Payer, Simon
Payer, Stacey - Army
Payer, Stacy, Sr.
Payer, William - Army
Pelkey, Dave
Pelkey, Jr., LeRoy F. - Army
Picotte, Cameron
Pilcher, Matthew
Pinnick, Gerald — Army
Ponce, David Benjamin Army
Pretendseagle, Daniel F.
Priest, Cleve
Priest, Walton
Prophet, Alex
Rainman, Homer
Raisewing, Ollie
Rambin, Robert Lee - Navy
Rave, Alan
Rave, Alan
Rave, Cpl, Lance D. - Marines
Rave, Eugene
Rave, Gayland
Rave, Gordon
Rave, Mike
Rave, Morris
Rave, Sr. Duncan
Rave, Willard
Rave, Wilmot, Sr.
Raymond, Charles, III
Raymond, Charles, Jr.
Raymond, George
Raymond, John
Redhorn, Iler
Redhorn, Ivan
Redhorn, Joe III
Redhorn, Joe, Sr.
Rice, Charles Noble - Marines
Rice, Henry
Rice, John Babe-Marines
Rice, Louis-Army
Rice, Melvin-Army
Rice, Robert “Bobwire”
Marines
Ricehill, Charles
Ricehill, Daniel
Ricehill, Ervin
Ricehill, Herbert, Sr. - Air
Force
Ricehill, Leon †
Russell, Abernezer
Russell, David
Scott, Timothy S.
Sheppard, Samuel
Sine, Morris
Smith, Emery
Smith, George W. - Army
Smith, John
Smith, Michael P. - Army
Smith, Robert K. - Marines
Snake, Darren - Army
Snake, John
Snake, Walter
Snow, Christopher, Jr.
Snow, Don
Snow, Joe
Snow, Peter Martin-Navy
Snowball, Clifford
Snowball, John
Snowball, Thurman
St. Cyr, Carey - Navy
St. Cyr, Edward
St. Cyr, Leo
St. Cyr, Levi
St. Cyr, Mitchell
St. Cyr, Theodore
Sun, Clarence
Sun, James, Sr.
Tasso, Elliott
Tebo, Louis, Jr.
Tebo, Sam, Jr.
Thomas, Michael O.
Thomas, Ray
Twin, Jacob
Twin, Jake
Twin, Jasper
Twin, Melvin
Twin, Raymond
Twin, Solomon
Twin, Walter
Walker, Garrett
Walker, Llewellyn (Thunder)
Walker, Thomas, Jr. - Navy
Ware, Kent, Sr. - Marines
White Eage, Orville
White Eagle, Moses
White Snake, Orville
White, Bob
White, Eugene
White, Felix, Jr.
White, Joe
White, Justin
White, Kenneth
Whitebear, Walter
Whitebeaver, Charles
Whitebeaver, Reuben
Whitebeaver, Wilbur
Whitebeaver, Wilbur, Jr.
Whitewater, Luther
Whitewood, Joe
Whitner, Mark
Wilcox, John
Williams, Norvel
Wolf, Benny
Wolf, John
Wolf, Reuben
Wolf, Richard Joe
Wolfe, Cpl. Dan - USMC
Young Thunder, Bill
Young Thunder, Lester
Zach, Jr., Leonard
Zach, Sr., Leonard
US Marine Corps
1. Sharon Buchanan
2. Merci Earth Hinzo
3. Dorothy W. McGuire
4. Barbara Whitehead
O’Rourke
US Navy
1. Beth Johnson
2. Genevieve Lowry
Johnson
3. Fontaine Rice
4. Brooke Bass
5. Abigail Lonewolfe
Mousseu
6. Komiko D. Tubbs, 3rd
Class Petty Officer, USS
Harry S. Truman
US Coast Guard
1. Kathy Tebo
2. Bernadette Belille
Operation Desert Shield
Alaniz, AMH2 Ira L. - Navy•
Beltrán, SPC (E-4), Mayan-Army
Bridge, Sgt. Durand T.-Army•
Rave, Cpl, Andreww S.- Marines
Sharpback, Scott A.*
Van Berkum, John, Jr. - Navy
Gulf War I
Cleveland, LCpl Harold, Jr.-Marines
Cleveland, PFC Melodie L.-Army
Hinman, Cp. (E-4), Louis A.,
Jr. - Marines
Payer, PFC Damon - Army
Petite, Miskoo B. - Navy
Tebo, LCpl Randy - Marines
Tipton, Sgt. Sherman Dale Air Force
Thomas, FN Jeff - Navy
Walker, LCpl Emmett, Jr.-Marines
Iraq-Afghanistan Era
Armell, Aric “Dusty”
Bird Neclkace, Jesse
Cook, Leanna
Doehoefer, Britiny -National Guard
Doenhoefer, Skylar
- National Guard
Doxey, Jared - Army
Drapeau-Snow, Andrea “Bea”
- Marines
Frazier, Chucky
Free, Tremayne
WOMEN VETERANS
Staff Sergeant Jacobs, Jay K.
- U.S. Air Force
US Army
1. Debra Ann DeCora
2. Caroline Frenchman
3. Gina Snow Johnson
4. Edith Harden Owens
5. Alice Jane Hatchet
Mullin
6. Geraldine Kelsey
Alsberg
7. Wanda Kelsey Sollner
8. Regina Lowry
Littlewolf
9. Ruby Miera
10. Mary Ruth Myers
11. Regina Smith Brown
12. Cheryl D. Smith
13. Teresa M. Smith
14. Velma T. Alaniz
15. Mary M. Renfer
16. Shelby Webster
17. Renee Hansen
18. Lori Fourcloud
Johnson, Jason H.
Kearnes, Jason - Army
Lance, John
Mark, Adam E.
PFC Mazur, Steven J. - Army
Payer, Sandy
Quagon, Elijah - Marines
1st Sergeant Reynolds Painter,
Raquel - Marines
Smith, Vernon L.-Army Reserves
Snow, Christian
St. Cyr, C. Charles “C-Boy”
- National Guard
St. Cyr, Joey - National Guard
Thomas, Simon
Webster, Shelby
Winneshiek, Damon
Whittenbrook, Korena Ashley
- Marines
Current Active Duty
Service People
Aldrich, Sky
Bassette, Jr., Anthony
US Air Force
1. Reva DeCora Barta
2. Juanita Maney Neff
3. Kimberly Skrabacz
4. Dorothy T. Free
5. Norma J. Hidalgo
Ulmer
6. Emma LaMere
7. Shannon Wright
8. Linae Littlethunder
Bigfire
9. Kristin Ross VanLoon
Blackdeer, Xavier - Marines
Neff, Greg “Sonny”-US Army
Ross, Trisha - Air National Guard
Security Forces
Snake, Elijah-US Army
St. Cyr, Jerilee - Army Reserves
*Indicates died while on active duty.
†Indicates killed in action.
•Indicates served in both
Operation
Desert Shield and Gulf
War I.
Page 8 - Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021
ANNUAL HOMECOMING CELEBRATION THROWBACKS
Former longtime Winnebago Indian News Editor Jerome LaPointe pictured in the 90’s at
the annual homecoming celebration.
Powwow Royalty in the 90’s during Grand Entry for the Annual Winnebago Homecoming
Celebration.
An up-close look at these beautiful dancers from the Jingle Dress category in the 90’s.
Winnebago Veterans flags retrieved during the 90’s homecoming celebration.
Can you recognize any familiar faces? The variety of dancers and their regalia is such a
sight to see.
Pictured is the Women’s Fancy Shawl category from the 90’s powwow celebration.
Pictured is the Men’s Traditional category from the 90’s powwow celebration.
Do you remember this performance in the 90’s? Brian Hamill performed at the annual
homecoming celebration.
A great capture from the 90’s Grand Entry.
Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021 — Page 9
TRIBAL HISTORY
Chief Little Priest: The Last Of The Breed
By David Lee Timothy Smith
BY DAVID LEE SMITH
Ho-Chunk Tribal Historian
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
I’d like to dedicate this story to all
our veterans, past and present. From
the Algonquin Wars of the 1620’s
with the Potowatomies. To the war on
Terror in Afghanistan. If it wasn’t for
our veterans, we would cease to exist
as a people. Winnebago people tend
to forget that today. This is not a celebration of contests and giveaways,
but a celebration in honor of the
last true war-chief of the Ho-Chunk
people. The blood that he spilled in
1866, is the reason we are still on
the reservation today.
Little Priest (Hoonk-Hoo-No-Kaw)
was the son of Mor-ah-tshay-kaw
(the traveler). His father was also
known as Little Priest and was a
village chief at Lake Koshkonong
in Wisconsin in 1829. Hoonk-HooNo-Kaw was born and raised at the
Koshkonong village and became
war -chief in 1844, when the HoChunks were residents of the Neutral
Ground in Northeast Iowa (1840-46).
He signed the treaties of 1846-1855.
In 1862, Little Priest, Hounka
(Winneshiek’s son), and a dozen others were at the Lower Sioux Agency
when the Santee Outbreak started.
They joined the Santee-Dakota when
they attacked the American settlement at New Ulm. After the battle,
the small force returned to their Blue
Earth settlement. Since Little Priest
was war -chief, he tried to enlist
Ho-Chunk warriors in the war. He
even organized a soldiers lodge and
held meetings concerning America’s
wrongs and abuses they inflicted on
Ho-Chunk people. He did his best
to arouse their fighting spirits. But
the older chiefs, such as Waukon-Ha
Ga, Good Thunder, La Sallier, Good
Heart, Four Cloud, Yellow Bank and
Little Decorah wanted peace and
since Little Priest respected the wisdom of his elders, war was called off.
This was a big disappointment for
the Santee-Dakota, because if the
Ho-Chunks were at their side, they
could of captured Fort Ridgley and
the town of New Ulm. Resentment
soon broke out between the two
groups. And this resentment and
hatred ripened into open hostility
between 1863-67. In 1863, the HoChunks were moved to their new
reservation at Crow Creek, South
Dakota. After seeing some of their
people die from starvation, Little
Priest and his band, and Winnesheik
and his group escaped down the Missouri to the Omaha Reservation in
Northeast Nebraska.
In the summer of 1863, Chief’
Little Priest and 46 other warriors
enlisted in a Nebraska Cavalry Regiment and fought with General Alfred
Sully against the Teton-Lakota at
the Battle of Heart River in North
Dakota. This Ho-Chunk contingent
continued westward with General
Sully, when he marched to the region
of the Yellow Stone in late 1863.
In August of 1864. Chief Little
Priest’s Company of Winnebago
Scouts were placed under Captain
Christian Stuff, an able cavalry
leader out of Fort Omaha Nebraska.
On August 10, Little Priest and his
Scouts led the charge against the
Miniconjou Lakota at the Killdeer
Mountains in North Dakota. Five
days later on August 15, they battled
bands of the Tetonwan and Northern
Cheyenne at the Battle of the Little
Missouri River in Eastern Montana.
By late fall of 1864, 22 more HoChunk warriors enlisted in Company
C, and 24 in Company D, of Fort
Omaha’s, Nebraska Veterans Battalion and joined their War Chief
when he fought the Tetonwan,
Ihanktoneanna and Wehpetonwan
bands of Sioux at Whitestone Hill,
North Dakota. While Little Priest was
away that fall. Other Ho-Chunk warriors joined the Omaha and stopped
the Miniconjou and Sicanga at the
Battle of Homer Hills (Present day,
Beer Can Hill). These same warriors
also had a running battle with the
Miniconjou near Mondamin, Iowa.
According to tribal legends, the lake
north of Mondamin ran red with the
blood of the Sioux. Ho-Chunk, and
Omaha warriors.
Chief Little Priest returned home
in December and led the charge.
Then the Ho-Chunks fought the
Oglala and Miniconjou Lakota near
the site of present day Winnebago
on January 5. After regrouping, the
same Lakota bands met Chief Little
at the battle of Winnebago Hills, one
mile west of the present town of Win-
First Recorded Celebration of the Winnebago Nation
nebago. After spending a cold winter
in South Dakota, bands of Oglala
and Miniconjou fought a revenge with
Chief Little Priest at Honey Creek
on the Missouri River. Fifteen days
later on May 15, Chief Little Priest
annihilated a war party of Tetonwan
Lakota near George Snake’s old residence near the Winnebago/Omaha
southern reservation border. Arrowheads are still found at the battle
site. By the end of Spring 1865, the
buffer zone between the Omahas and
various Sioux bands was established.
And Sioux raids into Omaha territory
came to a stop.
The Sioux at this time began to
consider Chief Little Priest “Big Medicine”. Because he always accepted
death every time they encountered
him and his warriors. After the fight
near the site of George Snake’s, Little
Priest, his son John Priest, his brother Grey Wolf and about 70 other Winnebagoes enlisted in Company “A”, of’
the Fort Omaha Scouts at Decatur,
Nebraska. Little Priest remarked,
“that it hurt him deep in his heart to
fight his own brothers, but he wanted
to bring peace to his people, because
he did not want to move again.
At fort Omaha, the Scouts were
issued uniforms, guns, ammunition,
horses and provisions. Then they
proceeded westward, through Fort
Kearny, Julesburg, Fort Laramie,
Wyoming, to a part known as Deer
Creek. From there they went north
into Montana where they encountered
Red Cloud’s band of Oglala Lakota,
with some Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapohoes, and Itazipco Lakota.
This battle was known as the Battle of
Tongue River. Chief Little Priest again
distinguished himself in battle and
was wounded in the leg while leading
a charge against the enemy.
After this battle, the Ho-Chunks
acted as an escort to an emigrant
band of 35 wagons on their way to
San Francisco. They accompanied
this train as far west as the Big Horn
Mountains. Returning from this expedition they were stationed at Fort
Tyndall on the Power River. Then
came the skirmish on the Power
River, the day Chief Little Priest’s
medicine ran out. While out looking
for horses, Little Priest and the others encountered a band of Tetonwan,
probably Oglala Lakota. A fire fight
began whereas Chief Little Priest became separated from his companions,
which consisted of his sons, John
Priest, Walking Priest, and James
Bird. The Lakota remember that day
clearly for they have a song sung in
honor of Ho-Chunk Chief Little Priest.
After becoming separated, Little Priest
fled to some boulders with the Lakota
in hot pursuit. After his horse was
shot out from under him, he stood
between two huge rocks and fought
the enemy for hours. Little Priest
was shot four times, one through
the body, one above the right lung,
and two in the left shoulder. Even
with all those wounds, Chief Little
Priest managed to kill nine Lakota
warriors including their war chief and
wounded many others.
The Lakota claim in their song
that he changed himself into a “Grizzly Bear”, and stood his ground as
a Grizzly Bear would. White people
would say this was impossible,
but not to Indian people who know
about Indian Medicine. Little Priest
was carried back to the fort with his
trophies, which consisted of the war
chiefs horse, his rifle, shield, and his
bear skin, all big medicine. When
his warriors reached the fort, they
performed the Grizzly Bear dance to
heal his wounds.
After recovering somewhat, his HoChunk warriors brought him home
to the reservation where he died of
his wounds on September 12, 1866.
His remains were buried in a small
mound in the Winnebago area. His
brother, now Chief Grey Wolf called
a council of all the clans down at
the Big Bear Hollow council house,
and proposed a celebration in honor
of his death. Besides honoring their
great War Chief. They also honored
all veterans of Company A, Omaha
Scouts, Nebraska Volunteers.
Many veterans have since followed the road that Chief Little Priest
walked at death. And they should not
be forgotten. These veterans should
be honored with traditional song and
dance, not all contests and giveaways
or else we will lose the real meaning
of Chief Little Priest’s death.
In 1634 Gover nor Samuel de
Champlain of New France dispatch a
French Voyager name Jean Nicolet on
a trip into the uncharted timberlands
west of Lake Michigan to look for the
Tribe of Indians known as, “People of
the Sea”. The 28 year old Frenchman
was given the title of “French Commissary” for New France. Governor
Champlain had heard a lot about this
strange tribe of Indians who ruled the
Forrest lands south of Lake Superior
and west of Lake Michigan. There
was also another reason why Governor Champlain wanted Jean Nicolet
to visit the western unknown. He
wanted him to establish peace between the Upper Great Lake Tribes
who were at war with the “Nation of
the Sea”. Without peace, Champlain
knew it would be dangerous for any
trader to travel in the Upper Great
Lakes. The Winnebago’s at the time
were involved in trade wars with the
Huron, Beaver, Chippewa, Potawatomi, and Ottawa Nations of the
Upper Michigan peninsula. The Winnebago’s linguistically different from
their Algonquian neighbors, resented
these people for intruding into Northern Wisconsin to trade and hunt.
The Winnebago’s were already exploiting the area for furs and did not
want to operate through intermediaries when dealing with the Europeans.
The almost continual state of warfare
which characterized Winnebago and
Algonquian relations during this
period and beyond may have precontact historical precedent, but the
conflict was intensified by the influx
of Algonquian tribal groups into present day Wisconsin during the early
17th century.
Jean Nicolet left Quebec the first
week of July and ascended the St.
Lawrence River. From there he traveled to Lake Neppissing and to Lake
Huron. In August he made it to the
Mackinac Island. This was on the
shores of Northern Michigan, at the
Sault St. Marie area. From there he
headed south down Lake Michigan to
the Menominee village on the Menominee River. After consulting with the
Menominee‘s about the “The Nation of
the Sea”, he headed south down the
Fox River which flows into Green Bay.
When he was two days journey from
the “Nation of the Sea”, he dispatched
one of his Huron guides to bring tidings for peace to these strange people
he wanted to meet. This Huron warrior carried a whiter wampum belt of
peace and a sacred pipestone pipe,
two instruments of peace recognized
all over the Great Lakes area. The
Huron envoy was well received when
the Winnebago’s heard that a white
man who wanted to meet them. They
dispatched several young men, probably Bear Clan members, to go and
meet this great “Manitou” and carry
his baggage.
The Winnebago’s at the time were
having one of their major ceremonies
of the year. This was on the Fall Equinox. The corn crop was in, the fish
caught and smoked the beans and
squash dried and stored, the wild rice
was harvested, pemmican was made
and stored, and wild vegetable’s pick
and stored, wild game was dried and
smoked. This was also a time for one
of their Major Medicine dances; a fall
trading fair with other tribes was on,
and a huge Pow-wow where the Winnebago’s perform all their dances for
the people. Winnebago’s from Illinois,
Iowa and all over Wisconsin were
coming in and pitching their Chi-pota-kays and long house’s all over Doty
Island and on the Western Shores
of the little Lake. Visiting tribes of
the Dakota Sioux, the Illinois, a few
Shawnee, the Upper Mississippian
people from Aztalan, Menominee’s,
and the Winnebago bands from the
Effigy Mounds, the Otoe’s, the Ioway’s, and the Missouria’s were also
in attendance. In more peaceful
times, many Algonquian Tribes from
Canada and Michigan would have
been there too. But the Winnebago’s
were now at war with these tribes.
So what the Fall Equinox Ceremony
amounted too was a huge get together
of the people and a huge Pow-wow,
and were the Holy people renewed
their faith in the Creator.
This type of Ceremony was going
on before the Historic record. There’s
a mention of it in the Legends of Red
Horn the Great, and he lived over
1100 years ago. Winnebago’s and
other people from different tribes
came to Doty Island to look for wives
or husbands at this time. It was also
a huge fair were people traded their
vegetable products for skins or wild
meat. They also traded for clothing
with dyed porcupine quill work, and
sea shells, and Basket made out of
Birch Bark. Moccasins, bow and arrows, stone headed war clubs, spears,
head dresses, knives, were also
traded. Games were played such as
Lacrosse, Racing, Swimming, Target
Throwing with the Spear, Knife, and
Bow and Arrow. Also played was the
moccasin game, dice game, hand to
hand combat and other games. Night
time was reserved for singing and
dancing.
All 12 Major clans were there. The
Thunder, Eagle, Hawk, Pigeon, Bear,
Wolf, Buffalo, Water Spirit, Elk, Deer,
Fish and Snake. Also in attendance
were the 48 sub clans. Each clan took
their place in the sacred circle. The
Winnebago’s perform many dances
at their Celebration and Pow-Wow.
They done the Scalp dance, Green
Corn Dance, Captain Death Dance,
Welcome Dance, Soldier’s Dance,
Begging Dance, Buffalo Tail Dance,
Farewell Dance, Pleasure Dance, Buffalo Headdresses Dance, Bear Healing
Dance, Two Step Love Dance, Wild
Rice Dance, Fish Dance, Pipe Dance,
Swan Dance for Virgins, Bird Dance,
Two Legged Animal Dance, Marriage
Dance, Bean Dance, The Eagle Dance,
The Snake Dance, Flute Dance, Memorial Dance, Wolf Dance, and the
Spear and Shield Dance.
On reaching Lake Winnebago, Jean
Nicolet dressed himself in a robe of
China damask, all strewn with flowers
and birds of many colors, for he still
thought that this “Nation of the Sea”
where Chinese. As he approached
the big Winnebago village at Doty Island in Lake Winnebago, he fired two
pistols that he carried on his person.
This alone frightened the women and
children, but the men stood their
ground. The news of his coming
quickly spread to other Winnebago
villages and over 5000 warriors of
the Winnebago Nation assembled to
meet him in council. Jean Nicolet
was probably disappointed that these
strange Indians were not Chinese, but
he opened fur trade talks with them
nevertheless.
The ten day celebration was going
on when Jean Nicolet arrived on Doty
Island. Most of the head officials of
the Winnebago Tribe wore their traditional headgear and clothing, which
is the scalp lock and embroidered
deerskin dress, highly decorated with
dyed porcupine quills, feathers, and
shells. These were the same people
that Governor Champlain met in
1614 at Lake Huron. They spoke the
third major language of the Western
Great Lakes, the “Siouan”. At their
council, the Winnebago’s informed
Nicolet through one of his Huron
interpreters, that many miles to the
west was a great river over which they
traveled to other nations that lived
further west. The Winnebago’s were
referring to their allies, the Dakota
Sioux along the Mississippian River.
The Winnebago’s and Huron guides
probably spoke using the trade language of the Western Great Lakes and
that was the Chippewa tongue.
At the end of the council meeting,
the Winnebago’s had a big feast for
Jean Nicolet and his men. At one
banquet, it was reported that they
had 120 Beavers, 10 Moose, and huge
clay pots of wild rice. Listed below is
a record of what they ate during their
Ten Day Fall Equinox Ceremony, get
together, and Pow-wow.
Dog with wild onions and hominy.
Venison, with red Indian corn and
beans.
Beaver, with wild rice.
Elk, with wild onion, goose foot,
and white Indian corn.
Raccoon, with wild carrots, herbs,
wild onions, and wild potatoes.
Surgeon, roots, and wild rice.
Bear, with wild potatoes, squash,
and beans.
Moose
Fish, with wild tubers.
Muskrat, Duck, Geese, wild plant
food and berries.
After the ten day celebration, the
Winnebago’s begin leaving for their
homes all through Wisconsin, Illinois, and Eastern Iowa. There allies
also left for home. Men left with new
wives, women with new husbands,
people left with many trade goods,
and all were blessed by the Medicine
Dances that they held. Jean Nicolet
stayed in the area for the winter and
left for home in the spring. This was
the last major get together for the
Winnebago Tribe for War Fare and
Small Pox would soon becoming and
they will pay a heavy toll in human
life. But according to Jesuit records
for 1640-50, Baqueville de la Potherie’s History of Early New France,
and the personal papers of Nicholas
Perrot in 1640, plus Winnebago’s
legends of this time, the Winnebago’s
were having their annual Celebration
in the fall of 1634, the time of the Fall
Equinox. And today the Winnebago’s
are still celebrating the fall dances
and get together, and renewing our
faith in Ma-Ona the Creator.
Page 10 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021
COMMUNITY NEWS
Obituary and Tribute to
Cora Nicholasa (de la Peña) "Nicky" Solomon
WINNEBAGO, Neb. Cora "Nicky" Solomon, 88, of
Winnebago, Nebraska died peacefully on April 27,
2021 at Winnebago Treaty Hospital (Twelve Clans
Unity Hospital).Services were held Saturday, May
1, 2021 at Ho-Chunk Community Center in Winnebago, with Mr. Nate Merrick officiating. Burial
services were at Evergreen Cemetery, Walthill, NE,
with arrangements under the direction of the Winnebago Wake and Burial Program in coordination
with Munderloh Funeral Home of Pender, NE.
Cora "Nicky" was born on February 11, 1933
to Maximo Reyes dela Pena and Ruth Bernadette
Armell, at the home of her grandfather, Louis H.
Armell, located on the Oliver Armell allotment, Winnebago Nebraska.
After losing her father at a very young age, she
was primarily raised by her mother in the home of
her grandfather, Louis Armell. Nicky was strongly
influenced by her grandfather’s good works and honorable teachings she often spoke
of throughout her life. Nearing her teenage years, she and her sister were moved
to California to reside with her father’s family while her mother worked long hours.
There she remained until graduating high school in 1951 from Brawley Union High
School in southern California. Nicky graduated at the very top of her high school
class of 112 students. She earned top honors in mathematics and received several
other academic awards and scholarships, foretelling a successful future. Advanced
education and a drive to continue learning would continue throughout her lifetime,
a wonderful asset she successfully passed down to her children and grandchildren.
Returning to Winnebago shortly after high school, Nicky became reacquainted
with Noah James Solomon, the man she had secretly hoped would one day be her
husband, first noticing him in Winnebago at age 13. The couple was united in
marriage on December 3, 1954, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Sioux City, with
Dorothy Longmarsh and John Littlewolf beside them. To that union 4 children were
born – Nancy Jean, Neal Jay, Nolan James, and Nilah Jane. As time went on, three
more daughters were lovingly acknowledged as her own in spirit – Lauren Buchanan,
Darlakae McGhee-Mahon, and Dorcee Kearnes.
Nicky’s first job out of high school was as a telephone operator for Northwestern Bell, Sioux City. There was never a time when she sat idle - working for all she
had. Even as a young girl in Winnebago, not yet a teen, she worked as a store clerk
at Sam Riven’s dry goods store on main street. She was described as an ambitious,
kind, and beautiful young girl by all who knew her back then. In 1966 she began
her career in community health and eventually became the Community Health
Representatives Director for the Winnebago Tribe, a program which she spent over
seven years advocating for and developing prior its beginning. With great passion
and dedication to improving Native lives, Nicky successfully championed many other
causes and key projects, such advocating for funding and building Winnebago's Blackhawk Community Center in the mid 1970's, and acquisition of the new Winnebago
Treaty Hospital, dedicated in 2004, for which she spent over thirty years behind the
scenes helping to help make possible. The bulk of her career included advocating
for improved healthcare and adherence to treaty rights on behalf of her Ho-Chunk
people and all Indian nations throughout the country. Nicky often reiterated that all
forms of native healthcare are not “benefits” nor “gifts” to tribal nations; healthcare
is a "treaty right" in fulfillment of a legally binding agreement made long ago, to be
honored [forever], as stipulated, and as partial restitution for the devastating removal
and displacement of tribal members from land once forcefully stolen.
In the mid-eighties, Nicky was named the first National Director of Community
Health Representatives (CHR's). In that capacity she spent twelve successful years
in Washington, DC, leading the development of an infrastructure to reorganize and
better meet dire healthcare needs of tribal peoples throughout the United States.
Once retired, her work on various public health and human services related boards
continued, and her ability to voice her thoughts in outstanding ways never ceased. If
asked what makes for good leadership, she would tell you, "Take all things to God."
and "It's the heart, always the heart."
Those who had the honor of working closely with Nicky often described her as
an astute and fearless leader with a huge heart of gold. She was known for her ability to walk into any size gathering of decision makers on a local, state, or national
level, and speak from her heart with such clarity and wisdom that those present
were drawn to her every word. Her inspiring thoughts and strong voice on behalf
of undervalued populations will be widely remembered and forever missed. Nicky
was indeed a champion advocate for people, yet very reserved about the numerous
local, state, and national awards she received over the years. Every CHR Area Office
throughout the nation had awarded her publically for her dedication and meritorious contributions by the time she retired in1985. She was grateful and humbled by
each and every award she received; however, she was never one to brag about her
accomplishments when there were many others to thank and still work to be done.
As a woman who stood on moral principal, no meaningful cause was too big or small
for Nicky to tackle. She loved all people, from every walk of life, praying often for the
Nation of Israel with God’s chosen people, along with a long prayer list for causes
and individuals dear to her. She held great respect for our military and police forces,
and made it well known. In 2019 she was named the "Nebraska Veterans Support
Person of the Year" by Veterans in Support of Liberation.
In both her personal and professional life, Nicky was a woman of integrity and
conviction, standing strong against hypocrisy, mistreatment, and injustice toward
any race or subgroup. She was a woman of tremendous faith and a longtime member of the Reformed Church in Winnebago, where her children were baptized. She
served on the Winnebago Public School Board for several years. A generous woman
with great compassion, she by far found greater joy in giving than receiving, and
quietly supported many charities for police, military veterans, wounded servicemen,
her church, Christian ministries, community fundraisers, and most of all, hurting
individuals who needed a helping hand. She also gave of herself to others by volunteering on numerous local, state, and national boards. While in Washington DC,
every Saturday she filled her car with sack lunches and drove them to a park to the
give to the homeless. If not for her admiring husband of 50 years having shared this
incredible kindness, no one would have ever heard about it.
Nicky loved watching sports, including all sports of the Winnebago Indians,
Nebraska Cornhuskers, and her beloved Duke men’s basketball team. For well over
50 years she was a staple among Winnebago sports fans with her cowbell in tow. She
attended every game she possibly could – ringing that cowbell, luluing and yelling
out, “Good show Winnebago! . . . Good show!”
Survivors include her sons, Neal and his wife Rebecca of El Cajon, CA; Nolan
of Bosque Farms, NM and his children - Noah and Angelica Solomon; her daughter,
Nilah Solomon of Winnebago and her children - Trina and her husband, Cain Kearnes
and Nicholasa Farmer; grandsons Justin Blackbird and his fiancé, Lauren Harms;
Jarrod Blackbird; Kristina Blackbird; ; daughters in loving spirit - Lauren Buchanan
of Winnebago and her daughters, Mary (Todd) Walker and Bambi Kearnes and all
their children; Darlakae McGhee-Mahon her husband, Vince Mahon and their sons,
Jakobe John-Joseph Mahon, and John-Emmett Mahon and his wife Shilah; Dorcee
Kearnes and her children, Matt, Mark, and Noel Cleveland and all their children,
and additional children of Richard and Loylee Kearnes, including: George, Jennifer,
David, Steven, Lee Jay and all their spouses and children; Great-grandchildren, Jace,
Jeremiah, and Nilah Solomon, and Lola Harms; Leyten (Ma-Chu-Pa), Lourde, Lakayla,
Loyal Lee and Lovely Sweet Kearnes, Noah and Caleb Solomon, Winnie Blackbird,
Bryson and Ruby Virginia Mahon; a sister, Maxine Garner - and numerous extended
family members and friends.
Nicky was preceded in death by the love of her life, Noah J. Solomon; a daughter, Nancy J. Solomon-Blackbird; her parents and grandparents; and her Kearnes
nephews/sons Richard, Kenneth, Victor and Noah.
As one of those special people whom most are lucky to find only once in a
lifetime, Nicky will be greatly missed and forever remembered by too many friends,
relatives, and former coworkers to count. She recently told one of her daughters, “I am
ready to go now and I know my time is close. I have come to a point in my life where
I fall to sleep praying I will wake up and find myself in heaven with Jesus. I never
want any of you to worry about me or have any regrets. I have had a good life and I
know where I am going.” Good show, Nicky! God Bless you for eternity. "Hallelujah!"
The family holds deep gratitude for all those who were there for her and all of
us in deed and in prayer at the time of her passing.
EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE FROM
THE FAMILY OF CORA NICHOLASA
"NICKY" SOLOMON
The Cora Nicholasa "Nicky" Solomon
family would like to thank everyone
who was there for us, both near and
far at the time of our loss, and all
those who continue with prayers and
thoughtful support as we grieve the loss
of our mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother, auntie, and friend. First,
a huge thank you to Uncle Nate and
Beverly Merrick, for always being there
for her and our entire family through
both the good times and the challenges
throughout her life. We could not have
done it without you both beside us,
as well as your family members who
generously have been with us all along.
Thank you to everyone who joined with
family in her final days at the hospital
to offer your prayers and kind words
and healing laughter at times. You
know who you are, and we are forever
grateful for each and every one of you.
Thank you to all who watched over
the fire with Cain, Justin, Jarrod and
so many others. Thank you, Dorcee
Kearnes and the granddaughters for
coordinating meals and cooking day
after day, and for all who served at the
memorial service, including Krystal
Ross and all the employees of the BIA
who pitched in to help with dinners
and assisted in many other ways as
well; your kindness meant a lot to all
of us. To Sandy Anderson and all Public Health Nurses, CHR's, and Twelve
Clans Unity Pharmacy team, thank
you for going the extra mile over the
past several years, staying on top of
her many changing healthcare needs
and treating her with love and respect.
Thank you to Janet Bird, Senior Citizens Center Director and all other SCC
staff, for preparing and bringing meals
to her on a daily basis all these years making things a lot better for her each
day. You were always very appreciated
by her and all of us, and we want you
to know that. Thank you also to Nancy
Gillis and all the Reformed Church
friends and relatives for your constant
prayers, and your Atlas Program staff
and volunteers as well, for delivering
boxes of food to her home during the
pandemic. As you know, Atlas held a
very special place in her heart for many
years, and many reasons.
Thank you to the administration and
employees of Winnebago Twelve Clans
Unity Hospital, for all the days of loving
care and consideration extended to her
and all of us in those final days. We are
eternally grateful for each and every one
of you who helped to make a way and a
place for her to come home and prepare
for her while journey surrounded by her
loved-ones. Thank you to Joe Pluth,
Director of Nursing, and the kind and
giving nursing and care staff, including:
Meloney Winhusen, Matt Matos, Tiffany
Johnson, Gloria Thomas, Shawn Monroe, Sandy Parker, and Anna Berridge;
A special thank you to Robbi LeMaster,
Social Worker, who for three years gave
support in obtaining essential services
for her; Dr. Winters; Dr. Atluri; Cindy Aldrich, Emergency Medical Services Director and EMS staff, Louie Fourcloud,
and Cari Hinrickson, who brought her
home from Omaha with such great care;
Christine Kay, Dietician and Nutrician
Supervisor - we want to thank you for
surprising us with nourishments each
day; Jason Lawrence, Environmental
Services Director, and custodial staff
Duran Blackfish, Adam Harlan, Jeremy
Bear, and Drake Gorrin - thank you for
keeping every area topnotch clean. your
words of kindness, and making us feel
welcome; Danelle Smith, CEO, Sharon
Frenchman, CAO, Laura Gamble, COO
. . . Your loving care, respectfulness, accommodations, and sensitivity toward
the family made a huge difference for
us when we needed it most. Thank you
for honoring her in all these ways; we
will always remember and be grateful
for each and every one of you.
We would also like to thank UNMC's
lead doctors, interns, nurses, CNA's,
techs and all UNMC hospital staff for
the excellent care she received over and
over. She deserved the best, and she got
the best. We are grateful for her team,
led by Dr. Scott McPhearson, Primary
Care; and specialists, Dr. Adam Burdorff, Cardiologist , Dr. Andrew Goldsweig, Cardiac Interventionist, and Dr.
Susan Ohnoutka, UNMC Physician at
Madonna Rehabilitative Care Center.
Each of you treated her with such great
kindness, thoroughness, and truly
the best in medicine there is to offer.
Added to this list is Sonya Hufstedler,
Madonna Rehab Social Worker, who together with Twelve Clans Unity Hospital
Social Worker, Robbi LeMaster, worked
magic to coordinate transportation from
Omaha and lined up the best hospice
services anyone could ask for.
Thank you to Munderloh funeral
home for doing everything in a timely
and sensitive way upon her passing.
Lastly, a very special thank you to Robin
Bear, Director of the Winnebago Wake
and Burial Program. As you always
are for everyone, you were there for us
in our darkest hours when there were
so many decisions to make, and made
things much easier than they might
otherwise have been. We know your
work is more than just a job for you,
and we are grateful for all your prayers
and acts of kindness.
Please forgive us if we have left anyone off this list, because we want all of
you to know how much you are appreciated, just as she would have wanted
to. For those of you who did not attend
her memorial service because you were
somehow misinformed it was for family only, we sincerely apologize for that
mishap; we know you were there in
spirit and are thankful you were with
us in that way.
Pinagigi.
With much love and gratitude,
The Nicky Solomon family
THE HISTORY OF THE VETERANS
TRADITIONAL FEAST
By David Tim Smith
In March of 1866, before Little Priest went on his last war party with
Company A, Omaha Scouts; the Winnebago’s had a council with the
Omaha tribal leaders half way between the two reservations. The meeting took place near some white stone cliffs. Today the place is called
“New Deal Camp”. The Omaha’s who just received some livestock from
the United States government sent word to the Winnebago’s that they
would bring the meat for the kettles. When the Omaha’s arrived, they
brought with them 10 deer, 10 dogs, and ten heads from some pigs they
got from the government for selling the Winnebago’ land on the northern
part of their reservation. The Omaha ’s kept the best part of the pigs
for themselves. This was supposed to be a joke on the Winnebago’s
because the Omaha ’s never thought the Winnebago’s would eat them.
At first Little Priest and his warriors were perplexed on what to do
with the pig-heads. Finally a medicine man said, “We should cook the
pig-heads the same way we cook the dog”. So they burned all the hair
off the pig-heads and cut them into pieces. Then they put them into a
kettle of boiling water. Later they added Indian corn, some squash, and
wild onions and cooked it for 4 hours. The Winnebago’s in the mean
time had built a long house. When the kettle with the pig-heads was
done, Little Priest and his warriors filed into the long house and took
their seats. Little Priest also asked the Omaha ’s to join them. And
according to tribal custom, they had to. Then the kettle’s of deer, dog
and pig-heads was served to them.
I don’t have any history that the Omaha ’s enjoyed the meal, but
the Winnebago’s warriors did. The Head of the Warrior Society then
proclaimed that from that time on, Hog-head soup would be the traditional meal of the Warrior Society. Today, that would be the Armed
Service Veterans of the Winnebago Tribe. After the council meeting with
the Omaha’s was over with, Little Priest and Company A, Fort Omaha
Scouts went into Wyoming and Montana to fight the Lakota, Northern
Cheyenne, and Northern Arapahoes. Little Priest was shot four times
near Deer Creek Fort, and later died of his wounds on September 12,
1866.
At his four day wake, Little Priest’s warriors bought some pigs from
the Omaha ’s, and prepared their traditional veteran’s meal. And today
in 2017, this tradition is still going strong.
Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 24, 2021 — Page 11
WARHORSE UPDATE
WarHorse Gaming Announces Plans for Norfolk Property
Winnebago, Nebraska – WarHorse Gaming, LLC recently announced
its intent to construct a five furlong horse racing track and eventual
gaming facility at the current DeVent Center in Norfolk.
“Norfolk has a long track record of supporting horse racing but isn’t
served with a track in the community. We hope to bring the excitement,
entertainment, and significant economic development that will come
with fully developing the site,” said Lance Morgan, CEO of Ho-Chunk,
Inc., parent company of WarHorse Gaming, LLC.
On Friday, July 16, WarHorse Gaming representatives will appear
before the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission to officially apply
for a racing license ahead of breaking ground on construction of the
new track and revamping of the current structures.
WarHorse Norfolk is anticipated to contribute roughly $2.1 million in
annual tax revenue to Norfolk and Madison County and employ roughly
250 individuals. With plans for nearly 500 gaming positions and a
sports book, the state’s property tax relief fund could see an increase
of as much as $8.4 million annually from the future Norfolk casino.
“The community development benefits are clear,” said Josh Moenning, Mayor of Norfolk. “The project attracts new investment from a
northeast Nebraska-based business, is part of the solution to reducing
property taxes, increases tourism and spurs new economic activity,
and adds to the growing mix of entertainment and recreation venues
that are making Norfolk a vibrant and dynamic place to live and visit.
Beyond that, it allows local racing enthusiasts to stay closer to home to
enjoy the sport, keeps money in the local economy, and represents one
of the single largest business investments in Norfolk in recent years.”
“The community and city government are remarkably supportive of
the development,” said Brian Chamberlain, Executive Director of WarHorse Gaming, LLC. “So it is incumbent upon us to build a top-notch
facility that complements horse racing, while at the same time providing
guests a next-level experience.”
“We are very excited to welcome WarHorse Gaming to Norfolk,” said
Donna Herrick, CEO and President of Divots Conference Center and
Norfolk Lodge & Suites. “We are excited they will be converting our DeVent Center into a new level of entertainment experience for the Norfolk
community. This will be a tremendous complement to the recreation
and hospitality features available at the Norfolk Lodge. WarHorse has
been wonderful to work with, and we look forward to a long relationship with our new neighbor.”
In addition to the proposed Norfolk facility, WarHorse Gaming, LLC
will be responsible for casino management and gaming operations at
South Sioux City, Lincoln Race Course and Horsemen’s Park in Omaha.
The Omaha and Lincoln properties are a partnership with the Nebraska
Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, who are the owners
of the horseracing tracks at those locations.
Though still in the planning stages, WarHorse Gaming anticipates
construction on the track and facility could begin later this year, with
full operations beginning in the spring of 2022.
About WarHorse Gaming, LLC.
WarHorse Gaming, LLC, is a division of Ho-Chunk, Inc., the awardwinning economic development corporation of the Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska. In addition to constructing and managing a new track in Norfolk, WarHorse Gaming, LLC will manage and operate the expansion of
casino gaming at the existing horse racing tracks in South Sioux City and
in partnership with the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective
Association (HBPA) in Omaha and Lincoln.
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