# Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 52, Number 2 • Saturday, January 21st, 2022

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 52, Number 2 • Saturday, January 21st, 2022

Written by:
Jordana R. Bass

WINNEBAGO BEHAVORIAL HEALTH OFFERING GRIEF COUNSELING

WINNEBAGO, NE – Recently more families have
been in mourning. We all have experienced the
loss of a loved one, and we all grieve differently.
The Winnebago Behavioral Health Department
recently opened up an after hours crisis phone
line. The WIN decided to meet with them to
discuss grief and healthy coping mechanisms.
Julie Elbert is the director of Behavioral
Health and has been in her position for three and
a half years. Also serving as the acting director
of the alcohol program. Cassie Kitcheyan has
recently been hired on as the Community Crisis
Response Coordinator. She shared, “I'm working
towards my clinical mental health licensure.
I'm in my internship hours now, so I really am
fortunate to be a part of the grant and everything
that's doing, as well as sitting in and hopefully
having my own clients soon for internship.”
Elbert shared, “it's so important to
approach it from a standpoint of the cultural
elements of grief and the importance of using
two eyed, seeing or two eyed medicine. So, you're

January 12th the Winnebago Food
Distribution Department held their
Nutrition Ed class! For this session,
Low sodium cream of celery soup with
potatoes, Delicious and healthy! Stop
in Thursdays at noon for some easy-tocook, nutritious meal ideas!

For after hours support, call 402.922.2283 or 712.259.3263

a blend of native practices and some pieces from
Western medicine, but having it all fit together.
Western medicine isn't the best way to do it. It's
what is best for this community. And Cassie is
such an expert on all of that.”
As Native people we haven’t always been
taught healthy ways to cope with trauma, and
grief. Kitcheyan expressed “we're all mourners
in some way. This is what we should be talking
about. We need to start that conversation in the
community. Because I said there's like this club
of mourners and we're all suffering. We can all
help each other heal as a community. So, we got
to start these conversations and figure out what
works for us to honor these traditions.”
The Behavioral Health Department
provides outpatient services to enhance
emotional health. Those services include, crisis
intervention, case management, outpatient
mental health services, treatment referral
services, individual therapy, family/couples

therapy, outpatient treatment for adults, individual
counseling, and group therapy.
“we provide assessment and we have therapists
available to work with individuals and families to help
them develop some coping skills, you know, grief
counseling, you know, to help them with relationships
they're having. We can work with children who are
struggling with maybe school anxiety or problems
getting along with other people. We also then have two
psychiatrists that are here, Dr. Patterson, one day a
week, and Dr. Burke is here two days a week.”
Many of the times in our culture we’re taught to take care
of others, a lot of times individuals forget to take care
of their own mental health. Even expressing emotion
could be a huge undertaking for some. But expressing
our feelings, and our pain is what helps us grieve in a
healthy way.
Elbert adds, “that is really the essence of what we're
trying to convey to everyone is that the tears are part
of healing. Different messages you get growing up
Story Continued. p. 3
See, BEHAVORIAL HEALTH

WINNEBAGO GIRLS WRESTLING SEASON IN FULL SWING
Written/Photography by: Jordana R. Bass

Winnebago Public Schools Robotics
Team finished their season 12-11-1 in
10th place in the Magnetic League!
Congratulations to the team for their
hard work!! Shown below are Thomas
Walker, Isaiah Armell, Shyleigh Horn,
Tayden Spears and Marlin Mousseau!
#GoBigBlue (Photo Courtesy of
Winnebago Public School)

In preparation for Spring 2023
Semester, Little Priest Tribal College
held their Student Orientation with
prizes and new gear to give away!
Goodluck to the new and returning
students!! (Photo courtesy of Little
Priest Tribal College)

BATTLE CREEK, NE – On Monday January
16th the Winnebago Lady Indians wrestling
team was invited to the Battle Creek Girls
Wrestling Invitational. The WIN attended
to watch the girls in action as they hit the
mat, hard. Avani Wilke took 1st place in her
weight class, and Darian “Hunz” Earth took
2nd place. Pinning the 3rd ranked girl in the
state, and only losing to the 1st place ranked
SSC lady Cardinal.
We also met with head coach Adam
Tranmer to see what the buzz is about with
WPS Girls wrestling. Tranmer shared that
he had been wrestling since he was a kid, in
Decatur, NE wrestling for the Lyons Decatur
Kids Club, and wrestling at Decatur High
School. Tranmer shared “I started coaching
the little kids with my uncle when I was in
high school. I've been coaching wrestling
for a long time. I've coached it at Lyons with
the little kids and I coached. I coached at
Wahoo for several years. And then when
I got my teaching degree, I became a
teacher at Ponca and was the high school
coach there. And then when Winnebago
started their program, I got very fortunate
to get to know Adam James and got him my
information. You know, the board decided
that I was the person they wanted to hear
from.”
So the girls are in good hands and
should gain valuable experience. “We
started out with seven or eight girls. We're

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Kelly Lonewolf checks the food inventory at the Distribution Center

down to four girls now. And two of the girls are
new. New to it, Ricarda Littlewalker and Asasia
Big Fire. And they're just starting to learn all
the things that need to happen to win matches.
But then you have Avani and Huns, wo know
what's expected of them to win matches. And,
you know, there's a reason why they're one of
the top three girls in the state. Because they
kick butt when they're out there.”
A typical invitational starts off early
with weigh ins, and expect to be there all Story Continued. p. 6
day. Because girls wrestling in the state See, GIRLS
of Nebraska is starting to take off. The WRESTLING

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COMMUNITY

SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT, TB CUSTOMS
Written/Photography by: Jordana R. Bass

WINNEBAGO, NE – It’s been awhile since we
were able to highlight a small business. Well
we caught up with Treivan Bear who provides
different printing services, such as t-shirt
design and printing.
He shared “when I started off, I was like
how can I make some extra money? And
obviously I like art, I like designing stuff. And
I wanted to get that drive back. Like, what can
I do to kind of do that and make some money
along the way? I got into painting shoes and
customized shoes for my first pair here. I made
them for my girlfriend's daughter, just a couple
of years ago. I got them all white, and I painted
them to how they are now. And now Paige is
rocking them.”
So combining your hobbies with a potential
business idea could be a fun way to help you
make some zura. Bear said “then I did a couple
of other shoes for some other people. And just
like that drip effect on some air forces or some
air forces painted, then it turned to restore
some shoes”
”Then I got into I'm doing that. Might as well
try to do something else, do some more so I
bought a cricket that cuts the vinyl and whatnot.
Got a heat press here. So, then it got into doing
jerseys and stuff. I do shirts. I do stickers. That
thing could also cut like adhesive vinyl so you
can make stickers .A couple of like car decals,
car vinyls.”

TRIBAL MEMBERS SHARON
BASSETTE AND CHARLI EARTH
ELECTED ON NCAI YOUTH
Submitted by: HCI Communications

As far as pricing goes, he shared he just a one hundred dollar shoe, plus the
wants to make it affordable for his customers. design would amount to two hundred
“I don't think I take into consideration asking dollars.
people to pay me for more time. The prices,
Advice from him on if you want to
they're not really set, but they're affordable. She's pursue another income avenue stream
(his companion) always telling me you don't is “find something you love doing. I
charge enough. I'm like, then I start charging think of this more as a hobby than a
where they're going to go somewhere else. It's fun job. That goes for any line of work that
for me, and I like doing it. Contributing, being you coach or school or whatever it is,
an option for people to get stuff like this done find something you love doing. I get
because no one really does it.”
to go teach art, I get to go. Having that
His efforts can be very time consuming, mindset is big, because then you're just
he adds “I design it on here (computer). It's going to be more productive. You're
connected to this (Cricut), and you put the vinyl. going to love going to do it.”
It sticks on it, cuts it and then you got to weed it
out, fill it out like the negative space. What you
don't want printed on the shirt. You weed it out,
then you print it.”
Although he does not have his LLC, he shares
he does this as a hobby and to help community
members out when they need fair pricing. “It's
like to grow, you would have to open up a whole
print shop because this is time consuming but if
you can get into ink. If we're to grow and expand,
only way I could see doing it to be bigger than
this would be to open up a whole store shop, get
a whole LLC.”
He shared that currently his plate is full with
family and work life, and even adding coaching
to his resume is taking a toll on the time he could
spend with his printing business.
“I think later later on right now, just too
much on the plate with family where with the
school basketball coach and family first and then
coaching is my next my next primary. I guess my
next love is coaching. So those are kind of the
more important things right now. Yeah, it's just
a hobby as I do on the side.”
The minimum fee for a press on shirt with
one color is fifteen dollars a piece. Even printing
on star quilts the rate is the same. For a custom
painted shoe he charges the amount of the shoe,
and one hundred dollars for the design fee. So

Congratulations to Charli Earth and
Sharon Bassette on being elected to the
National Congress of American Indians
(NCAI) Youth Commission.
Both young women are Winnebago
Tribe of Nebraska members and HoChunk, Inc. employees.
Charli was sworn in as Co-Vice President.
She will participate in commission
meetings, perform advocacy work, and
network at NCAI conventions. Charli’s
HoChunk name is Wakjexiskawįga (White
Water Spirit), and she is a member of the
Water-Spirit Clan.
Sharon was sworn in as the Public
Relations officer. She will be responsible
for managing the youth commission’s
social media accounts, performing
advocacy work, and attending commission
meetings and NCAI conventions. Sharon’s
HoChunk name is Mąąnąąpe Xųnų Wįga
(Little Soldier Woman), and she is a
member of the Bear Clan.
Charli is currently a full-time student
at Little Priest Tribal College. Sharon
will start her Master of Legal Studies in
Indigenous Peoples Law at The University
of Oklahoma this spring.

NCAI was established in 1944
to protect and enhance treaty and
sovereign rights; secure traditional
laws, cultures and ways of life for
Native peoples; promote a common
understanding of the rightful place
of tribes in the family of American
governments; and improve the quality
of life for Native communities.

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on February 4th, 2023. DEADLINE for this issue will be February 1, 2023

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TOP STORIES

BEHAVORIAL HEALTH

about whether you should express
your tears or you should push them
down. Tears are what help us heal.
Avoiding them and stuffing them
down really messes some people up,
especially if they kind of take that on
as their coping skill for their whole
life. they tend to seek out other
things to make them not feel pain.”
Historical trauma plays a huge
part in how many of us choose to
grieve. In our history alcohol wasn’t
a part items we consumed. In our
culture, and at funerals many of
the male relatives who take care of
the wake and funeral will express
we are not supposed to cry for our
loved ones when they pass on. It is
a celebration of their life and their
transition into the spirit world.
Essentially we are taught to not cry
for them, because it is holding them
back in their journey. But tears are
healthy to release those feelings of
loss and grief.
Kitcheyan shared “I still I teach a lot
about historical trauma. I see that
actually more now in this job as far
as talking about it and seeing it in
our community. So that unresolved
grief is basically that grief that has
been passed down, that hasn't been
processed, hasn't been transformed,
hasn't been healed from. So that
can manifest itself in various ways
like depression, anxiety, poor selfesteem, poor self-identity. And that's
so complicated for Indian people.
Who am I as an Indian person? So
unresolved grief can come out and

in a lot of different ways.”
At some point in our lives we will
experience loss, so why is it so
important to learn healthy ways
to cope. Elbert shared “we all
try to figure out ways to survive
whatever's going on in our life. So
you have someone and perhaps they
experience the loss of a parent and
their child and they weren't able to
really process it. They mainly had
to focus on survival. And so, then
they can be an adult and maybe
now they have an addiction or just
maybe they've developed a chronic
health condition as a result of all the
pain they have from the unresolved
grief. So being able to finally feel
safe enough to let those feelings out
and then be able to work through it
and move forward in the process
of it can really be empowering for
them.”
In our culture we are taught to
remain humble, to take care of your
family first. Kitcheyan expressed
“your self-care is really put at the
back burner. And that's a disservice
to ourselves. So, there is a lot of grief
in the community right now. And
something that I've noticed is we
don't like to express our emotions
instead. Well, self-medicate, choose
lifestyles or habits that aren't healthy
and that are really perpetuating that
same cycle. I've heard someone pray
before and they said, I pray that they
look to our ways or our spiritualities
or however you believe, instead
of drugs and alcohol. And in that

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message, I hope we could start to
get out into the community more
that we have these services here. We
could help you process those things.
It's a safe space and there's trusted
professionals that are dedicated to
this community to help you work
through that, that you don't have to
do it alone, because so often we do,
we suppress, we hold it in, and we
think a substance is going to solve
all our problems.”
E xp re s s i n g you r e m ot i o n s i s
powerful, allowing yourself to be
vulnerable is a sign of strength.
Choosing to cope in healthy ways
can be anything from visiting with
family, distracting yourself from
the loss, doing more activities that
make you happy. Simply feeling
your emotions, sitting with them,
processing them, and releasing them
can be healthy ways. Prayer, talking
to your lost loved one is a great way.
Your loved one isn’t gone, they are
still around you and check up on
you often.
As a community how can we help
each other. Elbert shared “I think
we'd all be healthier if we all just were
honest with people and said, you
know what? I'm really struggling with
that, and then we can acknowledge.
Well, I know that you're still grieving
and tell me what I can do to help
you, or you might need some time to
take care of yourself. So, for a while,
I'm not going to ask you to do some
things because I know that you'll be
better or stronger if we let you have
this time to just take care of yourself.”
From a cultural standpoint, cutting
our hair at the wake is a symbol
that we are in mourning. Kitcheyan
shared “Some families will cut their
hair to show their mourning period
and give that sacrifice. Giving up
powwows, dancing. That's something
to show our mourning. And really a
lot of sacrifices.”
“It's who knows how long it took you
to grow your hair that long. Well,
you're going to cut it for to show your
love and respect for your loved one
and show that and really symbolize
and show the people you're in
mourning. Then that goes along
with it is people that love to dance
and enjoy going to powwows and
traveling and even singing. When
they're in mourning, they'll put that
away. Some people might do it for a
year, some might do it for four years,
some might do it for six months. It's
really it depends on who you talk to.
When I said someone told me before,
Hochunks don't mourn. We're not
supposed to put away our powwow
clothes, and we're not supposed
to stop dancing. And so that was a
whole nother perspective. So there's
an array of things. But that same
person said, we don't put away the
positive. And if dancing and singing
in that circle is a source of strength
and it's positive, then why would we
put that away? So, I take that all in
and then try to navigate that and just
do what I feel comfortable with in
my family. I've put away dancing for
well over a year when my dad passed,
but when we brought it back out, that
was healing in itself. And it has been
so healing. We say the closer we are
to that arena the closer we are to
him, because that's what he loved.
So that's us honoring him in that way.
But each family is different.”
So how can we move forward
as a people to help us heal and
grieve in healthy ways. Support one
another, find ways that work for
us as individuals. Kitcheyan adds
“as a community, we really need to
come together and figure this out,
you know, pray about it or talk to

our elders about how can we take
care of ourselves. But honor our
ancestors and keep those traditions
alive. There's something more there.
Our ancestors didn't intend for us to
suffer. They wouldn't have made all
the sacrifices they did. If they if they
wanted us to suffer and they want us
to be healthy and happy and heal.
So how do we do that? So, I think it's
a larger conversation that needs to
be had. And it's not going to be easy
because healing, whether it's through
grief or through healing from grief
or substance abuse or whatever it is,
it's going to take commitment and in
support.”
There are small steps we can
make in our individual lives to help
us cope. Elbert shared “when people
are grieving, it's still important to take
care of the routine needs of your body.
So drinking water, keeping yourself
hydrated, trying to get good sleep,
exercising. Distraction can be another
good coping mechanism. So we could
take mini mental vacations. We can
give our brain a break. We can give
our body a break, you know, I'm going
to watch something that's going to try
to make me smile for a little while.”
Generally, at the wakes in our
community, loved ones will play games
and visit with one another. To distract
us from the loss. Kitcheyan added
“we're supposed to be celebrating.
We're supposed to be having fun
making each other laugh. If we're
playing Moccasin game, people are
screaming around and hitting that
moccasin. That's supposed to be our
time to celebrate our loved one. And
we're happy for them because they
don't have to be here on this earth.
They're going to be in paradise.
They're going to be with our loved ones
that have passed on and they're not
suffering anymore. To me, that's our
way of coping with it. And so, there's
that ancestral knowledge and wisdom
as part of that ceremony is being
happy, laughing. And throughout the
week too, when people get up and
talk, they usually talk about how great
that person was or positive attributes,
they also tell funny stories. And, you
know, laughter is medicine. Indian
humor is like no other. It's not for
the faint of heart. And you see that in
our ceremonies. And that in itself is
a coping mechanism. So it's helpful.
And you can always look into our
culture too, as a way to kind of cope.”
We are all on a personal journey when
it comes to the grieving process. There
are so many ways we can cope, ways
that are healthy so we don’t have to
continue to perpetuate and look to
substances, we can stop the cycles
of depression and anxiety if we lead
by example. Children look to you as
an example of how to handle life’s
toughest situations.
If you are dealing with grief and
wish to reach out to the Winnebago
Behavioral Health Dept. for guidance
the hotline is listed below. Kitcheyan
expressed “I want the community
to know is that this department is
here to help and that this is a helping
profession. And the therapists,
everybody is so amazing and that I
want the community to know that
this is that safe space. And we're
really lucky to have the therapists
and everybody here because they are
committed and professional. We have
such a great team to help.”

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CTE PROJECT STUDENT TESTIMONIAL, ANGEL (DECORA) BARCLAY
Written/Photography by: Jordana R. Bass

WINNEBAGO, NE – The CTE Project was
introduced to the community within the last
year. It is a program that assists tribal members
who wish to enroll in a trade school. The WIN
met with one CTE Project client and student,
Angel Barclay to learn about her experience
in the program.
Angel Decora Barclay (Thunder clan) is
the daughter of Keith Allen Decora, and
granddaughter of the late Annalee Decora
Flute. She is an alumni of Homer Public School,
and was a dental assistant for twelve years.
She shared “I kind of took a different route
with my education. I wanted to do something
different. So, I came back and decided I wanted
to go to school.” Currently she is a Nursing
student at Western Iowa Tech (WIT), one of the
institutions CTE Project partners with.
Barclay had received her LPN with
guidance from Project Step up, and now she
is pursuing her RN with the CTE Project.
She shared “it sounds really cliche, but I was
thinking to myself, how am I going to go to
school and work and support my family and
pay my bills? I had prayed about it. And then
that night, I was looking through Facebook
and I saw a post about it. Social media played
a big part in getting the word out for me. I just
messaged the program and then they said, Oh
yeah, we can get you in.”
The CTE Project assists with a bi-weekly stipend
upon completing a weekly journal. Offering
you guidance along the way. Barclay expressed
“it's been a huge blessing financially and the

support that they give you. Just meeting with
you and talking to you about how school is
going. In your progress reports that we do bi
weekly is really nice because then they have
good communication with your instructors
and it's kind of a multifaceted team that is
able to help you to reach your educational
goals.”
The classes she takes are considered a
hybrid course, where some classes are in
person, others are self-taught. “You do a lot
of modules and a lot of work on your own,
you put in a lot of time with their curriculum.
You have to do your clinical hours and your
preceptor hours and the lab hours. What’s
really nice about the program is that it gives
you a stipend for mileage. Whenever I have
to drive to WIT in Sioux City, or any of my
clinicals, if they’re in Lemars or Sioux City,
then they’re good about reimbursing me
the mileage.”
Students often have barriers they go through
in their higher education, but what is
great about the CTE Project is the support.
“Nursing school is something that requires
a lot of time and diligence and attention.
You have to balance work, school life and
home life. It allowed me the flexibility and
the freedom to be able to focus more of my
attention on my studies. They give you a
stipend while you're in school, too. So that's
nice. Per each hour you can get an alternate
amount of money per hour. So that's a huge
blessing. I'm able to just work part time and
then still go to school.” It’s like your getting
paid to go to school.
Upon completion of the program, the
CTE Project staff will even offer guidance
and assistance to lead you off into the right
direction. “I was just talking with the staff
earlier this week, and when you graduate
from an accredited program for nursing,
you have to take your RN clicks.” Which is
the national board exam. They must pass
that before receiving their RN certificate.
“They’re expensive to take. They’ll help
with that, and your finger printing to the
state for your background check. If you’re
in good standings. With at least a C with the
program. I also needed some instruments
like a stethoscope and different things like
that.”

Barclay ’s personal goals are to
provide adequate healthcare to tribal
communities. “We all know that we have a
huge responsibility both to our ancestors
and to our future generations. When we
think about health care and we think about
our hospital, we only want to make that
better. We want to make the experience
better. We want to be able to give our
people better health care. You know, we
don't have a lot of a lot of native nurses. I
think that as time goes by, we can kind of
blaze that trail for more people and more
people from not only from our tribe, but
from Indian Country to be able to achieve
those goals and to be able to be in positions
that help to bring everything together with
our traditional ways and going forward
and with our future of the hospital and our
health care in general.”
“If we have a good relationship with the
nurse or the health care provider, then we
know we're related to this person. In Indian
way we're all relatives.”
Trade school is different than your
traditional college courses, where most
of the work is hands on sessions. The CTE
Project will offer your guidance and support
along the way. Any interested tribal member
living on reservation and off reservation is
encouraged to apply. Barclay expressed,
“who doesn't need support? Whether it's
emotional support, academic support or
financial support. That's something that the
CTE program is really good about getting
and giving. You know, they really care about
you.”
Currently there is between 20 to 25 students
enrolled with the program. “We want more
people to be able to take advantage of it.
And even when you get really busy. They're
really good about sending you a text. Like,
how’s it going? Just a reminder, this is due.
This is so you have somebody in your pocket
that's in your corner that's really supporting
you and providing all those extra reminders
and financial stability to help you to be able
to achieve your educational goal.”

ALL LEGAL NOTICES
ARE POSTED ON BEHALF OF:
Winnebago Tribal Court

LEGAL NOTICE: 2/3

LEGAL NOTICE: 2/3

In the Matter of the Custody
Application of:
Oyate Means-Contreras
In Re:
A.M. (Born 04/2005)
Jerome Ghost Dog, Father

The People of the
Winnebago Tribe

You are hereby notified that
a a petition has been filed for
Guardianship and a hearing
concerning the above referred
Individual(s) in Case No. CV23033 has been scheduled and will
be heard in the Winnebago Tribal
Court of Winnebago, Nebraska
on the 6th day of February, 2023
at the hour of 11:30 A.M.

You are hereby notified that a
hearning for an Adjudication
concerning the above referred
minor individual(s) in case no.
JFJ23-007 has been scheduled
a n d w i l l b e h ea rd i n t h e
Winnebago Tribal Court of
Winnebago, Nebraska on the 1st
day of March, 2023 at the hour
of 9:30 A.M.

Dated this 4th day of January,
2023

Dated this 27th day of December,
2022.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV23-033

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K.B. (Born 10/2017)
TO:ALL POSSIBLE FATHERS

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TOP STORIES

GIRLS
WRESTLING
Story Continued from page 1...

out and she's really been developing a
little more. When she first started; she
wouldn't even go on the mat. She did
not want to wrestle. And now I think
she's got like seven or eight wins right
now. So she's getting better.”
So what are the chances of us seeing the
Lady Indians at the State tournament.
Tranmer shared it is likely “Avani is
sitting, I believe she's number four
or five at £140. And she does have a
pretty good shot. There's some pretty
decent girls at her district, but right
now we're sitting good. Darian, at
£190, she is ranked the number three
Avani Wilke ready to take down her opponent wrestler in the state and taking her
up to 235. The reasoning for that is, is
invitational in Battle Creek was huge, that there are one to five girls in the
and the bleachers were full. The sport is district that are really, really good.
still new in the community, but you are And she wants to win a state title.
highly encouraged to attend the matches And you know, at 235, I think she can
to support the Winnebago Lady Indians. do it because of her quickness, even
Wrestling is one of the toughest though she's undersized. I think she's
contact sports to play. Tranmer shared quick enough that she'd be able to do
“wrestling is one of the hardest things it. So we took her up to 235 and right
you'll ever do. And, you know, football's now she's looking like the number two
hard. But the difference between football seed at districts, and her chances are
and wrestling is in football. You go for very, very good. So Avani and Huns
about 10 seconds and then you take have a really good chance to qualify
maybe a minute ish break and then you again for Omaha.”
So, get out there and support
get back after it. Wrestling is nonstop
for 6 minutes for a match. Then the your WPS girls wrestling team!
unfortunate part is, is you have to sit for Tranmer concludes by saying “it is
a while. Then you have to get mentally exciting once you sit and watch a
back into it and be ready for that next girl’s tournament, the buzz around
match. So not only not only is the physical the girls wrestling right now is so
aspect of 6 minutes of just pure, I call it huge. You know, you used to have
hell, but then the mental aspect of being boys’ tournaments where there's, ten
able to recover from a loss maybe that teams ish and the gym would be half
you shouldn't have taken. Or maybe you full. The gym is completely packed,
tweaked a knee or a shoulder. And it's you as you saw yesterday with the girls
have to be able to be mentally ready for tournament. The thing about the
girls is these girls wrestle a lot in the
that next match.”
To score points in a match you off season and they become friends.
have to take the girl down and cover We’ve had Darian on a national team
their hips and be on top. “That’s worth and Avani and Precious, these girls
two points. If you can put them on their have been on these national teams
back and hold them on their back and wrestling with these other girls from
get a pin, then that'll end the match. other schools, and they've made
Otherwise, if you can keep them on their friendships that don't just go on that
back for a while, maybe they get back to national team level. It's when they go
their stomach, you can get some bonus to other schools and the tournaments,
points, 2 to 3 points. If they're on their those girls are in the corners of our
girls and our girls are in the corners
back, they're probably near-fall points.”
The girls’ individual strengths of those other girls. It's cool cheering
continue to help them win matches. them on even though they don't
Tranmer shared “Avani is very what we have anything to do with our team.
call in wrestling funky. She will kind of Those girls are family now, and
get in a scramble situation and nine times that's the one thing about wrestling
out of ten she ends up on the good side is it is a wrestling family. It's not just
of the scramble. There's been a couple wrestling. Once you're a part of it,
of times where she's gotten caught in the you'll probably never get out.”
scrambling, but she knows what she's
doing and she will catch those girls and
put them on their back. That's her biggest
benefit. One of the one of the things that
she struggles at is just understanding the
angles of how to get to shots and picking
up a leg and finishing a takedown.
“Darian “Hunz” her strength is she has
the I don't want to get beat attitude but
it's also her downfall because when she
does lose and it's something that she
thinks that she shouldn't have, she can
have some issues with that. But she is
focused. She doesn't think anybody can
beat her or should beat her. And in my
mind, that is the truth. I mean, we wrestle
each other in practice and it's not easy to
wrestle her and it's for her to wrestle me.
That's, you know, it takes a lot. And so, she
knows what she's doing. And she's very,
very strong.”
“Asasia Big Fire, she's just so new, trying
to find her niche on what her take down is
and things like that. Is kind of one of her
things that she's trying to focus on. The
one thing that she is good at is she does
listen. She might not know what she's
doing yet, but she does listen, and she
tries to do her best. Ricarda Little Walker,
she's also out and, she's brand new to it.
I got her two weeks into the season to go

Asasia Big Fire pins her opponent for the WIN!

Coaches Adam Tranmer and Adam James coaching the girls
through the matches

Darian "Hunz" Earth wins her first match by pin.

Glad we caught this pin on camera. Avani pins her first opponent for the W!

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EDITORIALS

MARIO SUNIGA'S EXPERIENCE
AT MARINE BOOT CAMP
Written by: Mario Suniga

"Bootcamp for me was a tough and
stressful experience. We had to wake up at
4:30 am almost every morning. Anything
and everything we did they counted us
down from 100 . Everywhere we went
we marched in formation with the squad
leaders at the front and the guide leading
the whole platoon. Whenever we went to
the chow hall we had 10 min to get in and
get out and it started when the first person
stepped in . Once we became Marines all
we did was PT and take classes . Bootcamp
overall made me more confident and
strong . If I had the choice to do it over all
again I would. "

SUICIDE IN INDIAN COUNTRY PT. 24
Submitted by: Youth Crisis Intervention Center

Postpartum Depression and Suicide
"After two months of suffering from severe
anxiety attacks, feeling very, very sad but not
really being able to cry and not being able to talk
to anyone, I thought I must be losing my mind. I
wanted to end it all. I thought my husband, new
baby and four kids would be better off without
me. I didn't really want to die. I didn't want to
live either if I was going to be like this," said
Laura Cincotta, who suffered from postpartum
depression. "I was crying out for help and no
one could tell me what I had or how to treat it. I
asked to be put in the hospital. I can absolutely
understand how women can tragically lose their
lives to this horrible but treatable illness. I feel
fortunate that I found help."
Those words sum up very well what a woman
with postpartum depression can experience.
And, unfortunately, postpartum depression is
quite common, with 10 to 15 percent of women
experiencing it..
Women usually begin to experience
postpartum depression within the first two
weeks after childbirth. However, symptoms may
not appear for up to one year after childbirth.
Symptoms of postpartum depression include:
• Intense sadness
• Strong mood swings
• Frequent crying
• Irritability
• Low self-esteem
• Feeling exhausted
• Inability to concentrate
• Withdrawing from family and friends
• Feeling hopeless
• Losing interest in activities
• Anxiety attacks
• Panic attacks
• Headaches and chest pains
• Hyperventilation
• Heart palpitations
• Eating too much or too little
• Sleeping too much or too little
• Suicidal thoughts
Many women who experience postpartum
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depression do not know what is wrong with
them so they do not ask for help. Others believe
that they need help, but are disinclined to
seek it because of the stigma associated with
mental illness.
It should be noted that postpar tum
depression is much more serious than the
extremely common "baby blues." The baby
blues will affect between 70 to 80 percent
of women after childbirth, with symptoms
usually developing within the first four days
after delivery.
The symptoms of the baby blues include
sadness, irritability, frequent crying, and
exhaustion. But these symptoms typically only
last a few days.
If you think you have the "baby blues" but
the symptoms persist, you need to see your
doctor immediately.
It should also be noted that there is a
relatively rare condition known as postpartum
psychosis which is much more serious than
postpartum depression.
About one in one thousand women will
develop postpartum psychosis, with symptoms
usually occurring within two weeks. The
symptoms include hallucinations, delusions,
and quick mood swings. Essentially, women
with postpartum psychosis lose touch with
reality. And they are at an extremely high risk
for suicide and for infanticide.

these illnesses. Fatigue, sadness, or psychosis
is not about choice or laziness or selfishness.
It is about unfortunate biological mechanisms
gone awry, compounded by the real stress of
motherhood.
So stop judging mothers so harshly. Your words
can kill.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255 (TALK) or the
Winnebago Behavior Health 1-402-878-2911
or After Hours Crisis # 1-712-259-3263.

Steps that pregnant women may take
to help prevent or minimize problems
associated with postpartum depression (or
related disorders) include:
• Learn as much as possible about postpartum
depression and related postpartum disorders.
• See a doctor regularly before, during, and
after delivery.
• See a therapist regularly before, during,
and after delivery. By seeing a therapist as
well as a doctor, one more professional will be
involved who may spot symptoms. Remember
that postpartum disorders are very common,
so the best strategy is to be proactive.
• Eat a healthy diet.
• Exercise regularly.
• Keep your stress level as low as possible
• Establish a strong support network with
friends and family members that will be
prepared to help at any juncture.
• After delivery, honestly communicate how
you feel on a daily basis with key members in
your support group.
In particular, if a loved one is exhibiting
signs of postpartum mental illness, it is crucial
to engage them in a nonjudgmental, supportive
manner, and not to foist societal expectations
upon them. This hysteria about bad mothers
only exacerbates the depressive ruminations
and guilty obsessions that can accompany
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TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES
WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA HUMAN SERVICES: Rona Stealer,
Brian Chamberlain, Kenneth
TRIBAL COUNCIL ORIENTATION & Mallory
REORGANIZATION
minutes continued from last issue...
JUDICIAL & LAW ENFORCEMENT:
October 13, 2022
All Council Members
PLANNING DEPARTMENT:
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
SELF GOVERNANCE: All Council
Victoria Kitcheyan
1. ICDBG resolution
Members
Lorelei DeCora
Brian Chamberlain motioned to adopt Rona Stealer
SAFETY: Coly Brown, Isaac Smith,
Louis LaRose
resolution 23-28: FY2023 Winnebago
Kenneth Mallory
Kenneth Mallory
Tribe ICDBG Housing. Rona Stealer
Isaac Smith
seconded.
Aric Armell motioned to
Aric Armell
approve the FY2023 Workgroups
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Assignments as amended adding
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Motion carried.
“Differently Abled” to Elders/
Brian Chamberlain (leave)
Assisted Living and adding Isaac
Coly Brown (leave)
Smith to the Fiscal/Investment/
2. BHCC Building – Discussion
Taxation Committee. Isaac Smith
OTHERS PRESENT:
seconded.
Esther Mercer
3. State of Nebraska Hwy 75 – from
Macy, NE to Winnebago, NE - Discussion Lynelle Blackhawk
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Teresa Littlegeorge
Motion carried.
Tyresha Wolfe
[Rona OUT]
Garan Coons
BREAK: 11:05 a.m.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
OPENING PRAYER:
Kenneth Mallory motioned to suspend Lorelei DeCora offered the opening Discussion: Tribal Council to be
able to receive board stipends and
the rules and go into Executive Session prayer.
increase in wages.
at 11:21 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
LUNCH: 11:49 a.m.
Chairwoman Kitcheyan called to
Aric Armell seconded.
order at 9:38 a.m.
• Action Item – Approve extension
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
of FY 22 Boards and Committee
APPROVE AGENDA:
Motion carried.
Aric Armell motioned to approve the Plan
agenda. Isaac Smith seconded.
[Rona in]
COMMUNICATIONS:
[Isaac out]
Presented by Garan Coons.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Aric Armell motioned to come out of
Virtual Meeting policy
Executive Session at 11:55 a.m. Kenneth
REVIEW AND APPROVE FY 23 WTN
Mallory seconded.
BOARDS & COMMITTEES:
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART:
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.

Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve ACTION ITEMS:
the FY 2023 Organizational Chart
1. Appoint two (2) Tribal Council
as amended, moving the Veterans
LUNCH BREAK –
representatives Aric Armell
Services Officer under the CAO.
RECONVENE AT 12:42 P.M.
and Rona Stealer to pow wow
Rona Stealer seconded.
committee and advertise for 9
[Brian out]
seats.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
CULTURAL PRESERVATION:
2. Winnebago Education Appeals
Committee all tribal members
1. Angel DeCora Museum Drum Project TRIBAL COUNCIL COMMITTEE &
WORK GROUP ASSIGNMENTS:
– Discussion
3. Appoint Brian Chamberlain and
Lorelei DeCora to the EduCare
WORK GROUPS:
Aric Armell motioned for the Tribal
Board.
Council to sponsor a meal with all the
drum groups. Louis LaRose seconded. HEALTH: Louis LaRose, Coly Brown,
4. Require all members of the
Victoria Kitcheyan
Winnebago Education Appeals
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Committee to be Tribal Members.
ELDERS/ASSISTED LIVING/
Motion carried.
DIFFERNTLY ABLED: Rona Stealer,
5. Appoint Kenneth Mallory and
Aric Armell, Brian Chamberlain,
HUMAN RESOURCES:
Louis LaRose to the Winnebago
Isaac Smith
Gaming Development Commission.
1. Parental Leave Policy
LANGUAGE/CULTURE: Kenneth
6. Winnebago Tribe Radio Station
Mallory, Isaac Smith, Rona Stealer
Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve
Committee will be deemed
the Parental (formally called maternal)
inactive.
EDUCATION: Victoria Kitcheyan,
Leave Policy. Rona Stealer seconded.
Brian Chamberlain, Rona Stealer
7. Ho-Chunk Inc. Board of
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
GAMING: Brian Chamberlain, Coly Directors, Appoint/Reaffirm Rona
Motion carried.
Stealer and Kenneth Mallory and
Brown
advertise three (3) board members
2. Off Duty Conduct Policy
positions.
HOUSING: Coly Brown, Kenneth
Mallory, Aric Armell, Victoria
3. Presentation
8. Appoint Lorelei DeCora to
Kitcheyan, Louis LaRose
the Winnebago Community
Aric Armell motioned to table items; Off
Duty Conduct Policy, and Presentation FISCAL/INVESTMENTS/TAXATION: Development Fund Review Board.
Brian Chamberlain, Rona Stealer,
until next CEO Report. Louis LaRose
9. Winnebago Tribal Tax
Isaac Smith
seconded.
Commission appoint Brian
Chamberlain, Vice-Chairman and
Isaac Smith motioned to Direct
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Rona Stealer, Treasurer.
Esther Mercer to work with
Motion carried.
Garan Coons and post the Tribal
10. Emergency Home Repair/HIP
Tax Director advertising on the
ADJOURN:
will be deemed inactive.
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Facebook page immediately.
Rona Stealer motioned to adjourn at
11. Appoint Rona Stealer to the
Aric Armell seconded.
2:46 p.m. Aric Armell seconded.
Tribal Utility Board.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
12. Appoint Victoria Kitcheyan and
Motion carried.
Motion carried.
Isaac Smith to the Water Quality
Chairwoman Kitcheyan adjourned the PHYSICAL/NATURAL RESOURCES: Committee.
Kenneth Mallory, Coly Brown, Louis
meeting at 2:46 p.m.
13. Appoint Aric Armell and Isaac
LaRose, Aric Armell, Isaac Smith
Smith to the Community Policing
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14. Research the Constitutional
Review Committee.
15. Methamphetamine Community
Task Force will be deemed inactive
16. Appoint Kenneth Mallory and
Coly Brown to the Boys & Girls
Club Board of Directors
17. Appoint Victoria Kitcheyan
and Kenneth Mallory to the Tribal
Transit Board.
18. Self-Governance Steering
Committee will be deemed
inactive.
19. Assisted Living Model
Committee (previously Nursing
Home Committee) will be deemed
inactive.
20. Appoint Louis LaRose and Coly
Brown to the Winnebago Housing
& Development Commission.
21. Advertise (Tenant Position
vacancy) for 30 days for the
Winnebago Tribal Housing
Committee.
22. Appoint Isaac Smith and Aric
Armell to the Safety Committee.
Aric Armell motioned to authorize
and approve the action items as
presented. Rona Stealer seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
COLA discussion for Tribal
Council, discussion only. No action
taken.
ADJOURN:
Aric Armell motioned to adjourn at
3:54 p.m. Rona Stealer seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairwoman Kitcheyan adjourned
the meeting at 3:54 p.m.
WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF
NEBRASKA
MID-MONTHLY TRIBAL COUNCIL
MEETING
October 17, 2022
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan
Brian Chamberlain (in at 5:09 a.m.)
Lorelei DeCora
Rona Stealer
Coly Brown
Aric Armell
Louis LaRose
Kenneth Mallory
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Isaac Smith (fire call)
OTHERS PRESENT:
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairwoman Kitcheyan called to
order at 5:06 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER:
Aric Armell offered the
opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Kenneth Mallory motioned to
approve the agenda. Louis LaRose
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
READING OF THE MINUTES:
1. September 29, 2022, Special
Tribal Council – Gaming
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TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES
Commission mtg.
Aric Armell motioned to approve the Coly Brown rescinds his seconded.
September 29, 2022, Special Tribal
Council – Gaming Commission
Aric Armell motioned to send
meeting minutes. Kenneth Mallory Resolution #23-04; Tribal Enrollment
seconded.
Applicants back to enrollment to
recalculate the Indian blood. Louis
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
LaRose seconded.
Motion carried.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
2. October 3, 2022, Regular Tribal
Motion carried.
Council mtg. mins.
3. Tribal Council Sponsor meal,
Coly Brown motioned to approve
drum group and dancers for NTAI
the October 3, 2022, Regular Tribal event on Oct. 11, 2022.
Council meeting minutes. Aric
Armell seconded.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five-signature approving the
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Tribal Council to sponsor meal, drug
Motion carried.
group, and dancers for NTAI event on
October 11, 2022. Brian Chamberlain
3. October 5, 2022, Oath of Office
seconded.
and Reorganization of Officers mtg.
mins.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Aric Armell motioned to approve
October 5, 2022 Oath of Office and
NEW BUSINESS:
Reorganization of Officers meeting 1. WCHS – Robert Iron Shell,
minutes. Coly Brown seconded.
Introduction. No action taken.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
4. October 11, 2022, Land mtg.,
Enrollment Update, and Physical
Resources Report mtg. mins.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to
approve October 11, 2022, Land
mtg., Enrollment Update, and
Physical Resources Report meeting
minutes. Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
[Brian Chamberlain in at 5:09 a.m.]
5. October 12, 2022, CEO Report
meeting minutes
Kenneth Mallory motioned to
approve October 12, 2022, CEO
Report meeting minutes. Aric
Armell seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
6. October 13, 2022, Tribal Council
Orientation & Reorganization mtg.
mins.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to
approve the October 13, 2022
Tribal Countil Orientation &
Reorganization meeting minutes.
Rona Stealer seconded.

TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:
1. Native American Faith Group
donation request

Isaac Smith motioned to authorize
the Tribal Council to take all action
necessary with the efforts of
finding Brenda Payer and Edward
Gunderson. Aric Armell seconded.

Kenneth Mallory offered the
opening prayer.

APPROVE AGENDA:
Aric Armell motioned to approve the
agenda. Rona Stealer seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
IOWA LAND LEGISLATION: update

Aric Armell motioned to adjourn at
2:37 p.m. Louis LaRose seconded.

ENROLLMENT:
Discussion on Secretarial Election.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.

[Isaac Smith in at 9:44 a.m.]

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

Lorelei DeCora motioned to create
WINNEBAGO COMPREHENSIVE
a Sample Ballot to further educate
HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS
the membership to include the
DISCUSSION
following: To make all current
enrolled members 4/4 and 1.) to
October 20, 2022
keep all documents of CDIB Other
Indian Blood in each enrollment file.
2.) If 25 years or older, if enrolled
in another Federally recognized
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Tribe, can not be enrolled in the
Victoria Kitcheyan
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. Aric Brian Chamberlain
Armell seconded.
Lorelei DeCora
OBJECT: Brian Chamberlain
VOTE: (4) yes, LD, LLR, CB, AA
no, BC, RS (2) abstain, KM, IS
Motion carried.

Louis LaRose motioned to advertise
this information in the WIN for the
community to support their family
members & the Tribe will match it.
Rona Stealer seconded.

(2)

RECESS: 11:12 a.m.
PUBLIC INTOXICATION CODE
DISCUSSION:
Isaac Smith brought to the table for
discussion the Public Intoxication
Code.

VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Aric Armell motioned to donate
$1,000.00 from the Tribal Council
for Native American Spiritual
Ceremonies costs. Louis LaRose
seconded.

Chairwoman Kitcheyan states for
the record Tribal Police Officer
Matt Benson has Whistleblower
Protection.

OBJECT: Rona Stealer

Aric Armell motioned to have
our General Counsel draft a code
revision for the Public Intoxication
& Public Nuisances including
procedures in existing codes. Isaac
2. Tribal Member payout discussion – Smith seconded.
Discussion only
VOTE: (8) yes (0) no (0) abstain
ADJOURN:
Motion carried.
Aric Armell motioned to adjourn
at 5:58 p.m. Brian Chamberlain
RECESS: 12:43 p.m.
seconded.
Brian Chamberlain motioned to go
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
into Executive Session at 12:51 p.m.
Motion carried.
Isaac Smith seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes, KM, LLR, LD, BC,
AA, CB (0) no (1) abstain, RS
Motion carried.

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
GENERAL COUNCIL MEETING
Motion carried.
October 19, 2022
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Aric Armell motioned to come out of
Motion carried.
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Executive Session at 2:30 p.m. Brian
Victoria Kitcheyan
Chamberlain seconded.
RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:
Brian Chamberlain
1. Approve $500 food allowance to
Lorelei DeCora
VOTE: (8) yes (0) no (0) abstain
the family of M. Z. from the WTN
Rona Stealer
Motion carried.
Tribal Council
Kenneth Mallory
Louis LaRose
[Coly Brown and Kenneth Mallory
Aric Armell motioned to ratify the
Coly Brown
out]
five-signature approving $500 food Aric Armell
allowance to the family of M. Z.
Isaac Smith in at 9:44 a.m.
Brian Chamberlain motioned to
from the WTN Tribal Council. Louis
adopt resolution 23-29: Authorized
LaRose seconded.
OTHERS PRESENT:
Tribal Officials for U.S. Department
Jennifer Bear Eagle
of Interior Office of Special Trustee.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Jason Lawrence
Aric Armell seconded.
Motion carried.
Tyler Smith
Lilly Snow
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
2. Adopt resolution #23-04; Tribal
Garan Coons
Motion carried.
Enrollment Applicants
Alan Post
Teresa Littlegeorge
Aric Armell motioned to authorize
Louis LaRose motioned to ratify
Ireta Frazier
General Counsel to draft the
the five-signature adopting
Lynelle Blackhawk
prospective petition on the Village
resolution #23-04; Tribal Enrollment Esther Mercer
Water and Sewer MO of Intent order
Applicants. Coly Brown seconded. Matt Benson
18-2512 of the Nebraska Laws. Brian
Chamberlain seconded.
Louis LaRose motioned to rescind
CALL TO ORDER: Chairwoman
his motion to ratify the fiveKitcheyan called to order at 9:08 a.m. VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
signature adopting resolution #23Motion carried.
04; Tribal Enrollment Applicants.
OPENING PRAYER:
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Aric Armell
Louis LaRose

TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Isaac Smith (working out of office,
prep for tour)
Coly Brown
Kenneth Mallory
OTHERS PRESENT:
Jim Rixner, Virtural
Sharon Frenchman
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairwoman Kitcheyan called to
order at 1:07 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER: Aric Armell
offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Brian Chamberlain motioned to
approve the agenda. Aric Armell
seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION:
Brian Chamberlain motioned to
adopt resolution #23-28A: FY2023
Winnebago Tribe ICDBG Housing
(Amendment). Aric Armell
seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Lorelei DeCora motioned to approve
a meal and expenses for the
Reservation Land Boundary Trip.
Brian Chamberlain seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
Aric Armell motioned to go into
Executive Session at 1:11 p.m. Brian
Chamberlain seconded.
Respectfully submitted,
Lorelei DeCora, Secretary
Winnebago Tribal Council
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COMMUNITY

PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE
78 Cities of Gold Road | Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87506
T 505.455.5040 | F 505.455.3684
www.poehcenter.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE POEH CULTURAL CENTER TO
CELEBRATE ITS 35TH ANNIVERSARY
AT ITS PATHWAYS INDIGENOUS ARTS
FESTIVAL
Santa Fe’s Fastest-Growing Native Art Market to Showcase More Than 450 Artists in August

PUEBLO OF POJOAQUE, N.M., JAN. 13, 2023 -- The Poeh Cultural Center is pleased to announce its third
annual PATHWAYS Indigenous Arts Festival at Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino from August 18th
through August 20th, 2023. This year also marks the 35th anniversary of the Poeh Cultural Center.
PATHWAYS has become a premier destination for visitors and collectors to discover vibrant and
top-quality Indigenous artwork in diverse genres, created by well-respected artists from traditional
Pueblo potters to contemporary emerging artists. The Poeh Cultural Center is committed to showcasing
exceptional work from across Indian Country. What makes PATHWAYS unique is that the festival is the
first satellite art market, during Indian Market weekend, to be held on tribal land.
“We’re excited to celebrate our 35th anniversary at this year’s PATHWAYS. Over the last two
years, the Poeh has proven to be a regional force and a major player in Santa Fe’s cultural
transformation. We couldn’t have accomplished so much if it weren’t for the support from the local arts
communities,” said Karl Duncan, Executive Director of the Poeh Cultural Center. “With recent funding
from the Ruth Arts Foundation, we will be able to have special round tables discussions and
demonstrations from Poeh Arts Class students at this year’s PATHWAYS.”
Duncan also noted that funding from the USDA allowed the Poeh to purchase hundreds of
tables and chairs and other supplies that can be used for various events, including Pathways and other
Poeh Farmers and seasonal markets.
Honoring its commitment to providing opportunities and services to Indigenous artisans, the
Poeh Cultural Center is adding approximately 100 booths to this year’s PATHWAYS due to popular
demand. As is a tradition, the first 20 outdoor single booths are free and are available on a first-comefirst-served basis. Elder and disabled artists can apply in person at the Poeh Cultural Center or can call
505-455-5041.
Further details on programming and music performers will be released in the coming
months. For more information and to sign up for the Poeh newsletter, please visit
poehcenter.org/pathways/

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Media Contact: Cougar Vigil
Outreach Coordinator
cvigil@pojoaque.org
(505) 455 – 5061

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COMMUNITY

MY PRESENCE WILL GO WITH YOU . . . OR NOT?!"
Submitted by: Pastor Ricky

Have your ever attempted to
do something all by yourself?
And failed miserably!
Maybe you were that child
- the one that had to do things
all by yourself. Whether it was
zipping up your jacket; or tying
your shoes; or putting peanut
butter and jelly on your bread.
Mothers some times get
frustrated. Their independent
child takes so much longer
t o d o a ny o n e o f t h e s e
activities. Often times we are
in a hurry and can't wait. We
haven't planned to have our
son or daughter do it all by
themselves. A lot of times they
fail and you end up putting the
zipper in the slot; or in retying
their shoes; or in completing
the task of making their peanut
butter and jelly sandwich.
Or maybe you have asked
someone to assist you in a
task. They reply sure - when
do you want me to come and
help you. You set up a time
and that time comes and that
helper fails to show up. You
end up attempting to complete
a two-person task all by your
lonesome.
After a while you don't
bother to ask for help. After
a while you attempt to do just
about everything by yourself.
There is one person who
you can depend upon. Yes,
there is one person who is true
to His Word. However there
is a hitch. In order to request
his help you need to request
his presence. In order to have
his presence you also need to
do things his way and follow
his lead.

Does Mauna [Earth Maker] have
a presence in you? Or have you
uninvited Him from your life? If
you have decided to go it alone
that is exactly where you will end
up - alone, all alone without the
presence of Mauna. If you reject
His Son, you reject Mauna's way to
paradise.
Mauna choose one man, Abram,
to bless him, his descendants and
all nations. It would be through
Abram and Sarai's grandson Jacob,
renamed Israel, that provide a
Redeemer.
Mauna came to a man named
Moses and called him to lead his
chosen tribe of Israel out of slavery.
Moses asked for a name and Earth
Maker gave him the name YAHWEH
'I am who I am.'
Moses led the tribe of Israel out
of slavery. While Moses was with
YAHWEH on Mount Sinai the tribe
of Israel formed a golden calf and
worshipped it. Here is YAHWEH'S
response:
YAHWEH said to Moses, “Depart;
go up from here, you and the
people whom you have brought
up out of the land of Egypt, to the
land of which I swore to Abraham,
Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘To your
offspring I will give it.’ I will send an
angel before you . . . but I will not
go up among you, lest I consume
you on the way, for you are a stiffnecked people.”
Does Mauna have a presence in
your life? Is Mauna's Spirit in your
heart and on your mind? Have you
accepted Mauna's gift of His Son,
Jesus, as your Lord and Savior?
Or are you going in alone walking
away from Mauna? Or are you
walking with Jesus leading the way
to paradise?

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IT'S ALL IN THE ROOTS
Vision prairie grasses
and other native plants
as far as the eye can see.
What a sight that must
have been. My mother
often spoke of the tall
grass prairies in Oklahoma
where she grew up. Now
our conventional lawns
planted with turf grasses
and other non-native plans,
often ornamental shrubs
and trees have replaced the
native plants.
The use of non-native
plants reduces the soil’s
ability to absorb rainwater.
When it rains, water runs
off rooftops onto lawns,
down sidewalks, driveways
and streets, picking
up pollutants along the
way. Stormwater runoff
eventually finds its way
to storm water drains
and into nearby streams.
Common pollutants include
trash, pet waste, lawn and
household products, oil and
other automotive fluids,
and soaps used during car
washing.
Increasing the number
of native plants in one’s
lawn is a great way to reduce
the amount of runoff that
leaves your yard. Native
plants are trees, shrubs,
flowers, grasses, ferns, and
grasses. Once established,
native plants require little
maintenance because
they are hardy and have
developed defenses to local
conditions such as drought,
nutrient poor soil, winter
conditions, and disease and
insects.
Native plants have deep
roots some growing to
depths of up to 16 feet and
can branch out covering
wider areas. The roots
reach deep into the ground
to find water absorbing
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runoff and holding the soil
together.
Native plants save
time and money because
they require little or no
fertilizers or pesticides, less
watering and improve soil
health. According to the
Environmental Protection
Agency it takes 162,924
gallons of water to irrigate
a half-acre, turf grass lawn
during the summer months
(12 weeks). Realize that
many of us don’t have yards
that big but something to
think about.
Native plants such as
sunflowers and milkweed
bring more songbirds and
butterflies to your yard.
Just a small area planted in
sunflowers along a fence
line or garage can provide
birds with shade and shelter
during the summer months
and food and shelter during
the winter months. I have
two areas in my yard, one
with sunflowers and one in
milkweed. I never planted
them, God put them there.
I harvest some seeds to give
to others and leave the rest
for the birds.
Realize that there is
controversy concerning
the benefits of planting
native versus non-native
plants. Of course, facts can
be misleading and highly
variable either way one
looks. I guess I just judge
by what God put there first.
If you would like to visit
more just reach out to
Denise at denise.jensen@
winnebagotribe.com.
Information obtained: MidAmerican Regional Council
(MARC)

IT’S JUST
MORE FUN

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Awinnebago%3Aa5a254ba9b2a2323. Public record. Not legal advice.