# Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 46, Number 22 • Saturday, December 15, 2018

> Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more.

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 46, Number 22 • Saturday, December 15, 2018

Bago Bits…

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from the Winnebago Tribal Council

Congratulations, Ho-Chunk Capital! They
just broke ground on Flatwater Crossing's
new mixed-use apartment/retail complex
and a townhome complex.

Back row (L-R): Melton Frenchman (Member), Victoria Kitcheyan (Member), Jim Snow (Member), Kenneth Mallory (Member) Front row (L-R):
Coly Brown (Secretary), Roland Warner (Treasurer), Frank White (Chairman), Curtis St. Cyr (Vice-Chairman), Louis LaRose (Member)

Winnebago Tribe defends sovereignty in dispute with state officials

Frank LaMere and Renita ChalepahMother of Native man who died after
police encounter speaks. A jury here has
cleared a fired police officer for beating a
Native man who later died.
Zachary Bear Heels was 29 years old
when he died on June 5, 2017. He was
shocked with a Taser 12 times and
punched in the head 13 times.
"As a mother, I know my child," Renita
Chalepah, Zachary's mother, told Indianz.
Com after the verdict was delivered on
Monday. "He was in pain.

Kaka Fran Free made it back for the Winter Gathering to take careof business.

Lady Indians Coach, Treivan Bear is
busy making game plans with the Ladies.

Kaka Babe Rou8gue is busy at the
Christmas Bazaar getting her BINGO
game on for fun & Prizes.

OMAHA, Nebraska – Attorneys for
two tribal corporations owned and
operated by the Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska asked a federal judge Monday
to deny a motion by the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office to dismiss the
corporations’ lawsuit against the state.
Ho-Chunk Inc. (HCI) – an economic
development corporation run by the
Winnebago Tribe – owns the two subsidiaries, HCI Distribution and Rock
River Manufacturing. On April 20, those
two companies filed a lawsuit against
the state of Nebraska seeking to prevent
the state from forcing them to abide by
a legal agreement between the state
and a variety of tobacco manufacturers.
HCI Distribution purchases tobacco
products from tribal-based manufacturers and resells those products exclusively to reservation-based wholesalers
and retailers. Rock River is a federally
licensed cigarette manufacturer whose
products are distributed by HCI Distribution and other national distributors
to retailers throughout the country.
The lawsuit, filed before the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska
in Omaha, alleges the state’s efforts to
force the two corporations to abide by
an agreement between the state and
several major tobacco manufacturers
constitutes an attack on the tribe’s
status as a sovereign nation. The lawsuit names Nebraska Attorney General
Doug Peterson and Tony Fulton, state
tax commissioner, as defendants.
The lawsuit alleges the state of
Nebraska has sought to force the Winnebago Tribe to participate in a 1998
settlement between the four largest
tobacco manufacturing companies
and 46 states, which had sued those
tobacco companies in order to recover

Indianz.com…

healthcare costs related to smoking. The
resulting legal agreement, known as the
Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
(MSA), required the tobacco giants to
make payments to the states each year.
Other tobacco manufacturers later
became participants to the agreement.
The tobacco giants became concerned
that the payments they were being
forced to make to states would require
them to increase the price of their
products, and that price increase would
cause them to lose market share as their
product prices soared higher than those
of tobacco products being manufactured
by companies that weren’t required to
make payments to states.
As a result, the tobacco giants renegotiated the MSA in order to require
states to force all tobacco manufacturers that operate within their borders to
either participate in the agreement or
begin paying fees in order to sell cigarettes in the state. States that failed to
do so would face the threat of losing
their sizeable settlement payments.
For Nebraska alone, that payment was
$37.7 million in 2017.
Fees paid by tobacco manufacturers
who weren’t participants in the MSA
were meant to ensure price parity with
manufacturers who were participating
in the agreement.
To meet the requirements of the
renegotiated MSA, states – including
Nebraska – drafted legislation imposing fees on tobacco manufacturers who
aren’t participants of the MSA.
“From the perspective of Big Tobacco,
the MSA is essentially a federated agreement ensuring that Big Tobacco enjoys
a level playing field across the MSAsettling states despite their previous
bad actions,” the tribal corporation’s

lawsuit states.
However, neither states’ attorney
generals nor the big tobacco companies invited tribes to participate in the
MSA, and they also failed to seek the
involvement of Congress, which exercises “exclusive and plenary control
over sovereign tribes within its borders
independent of state jurisdiction,” according to the lawsuit.
Despite these failures, states have
attempted to force tribes to abide by the
requirements set forth in the MSA and
the state legislation they’ve enacted to
enforce that agreement.
“As a result, Big Tobacco has exerted pressure on states to continue
to pursue unlawful regulation of tribal
tobacco trade in Indian Country,” the
lawsuit states. “Indeed, Big Tobacco
has improperly withheld payments
from many states alleging failure to
‘diligently enforce’ their MSA Laws with
respect to the Indian Country activities
of tribes.”
No federal statute currently gives
states the power to regulate tobacco
in Indian Country, the lawsuit states.
Indeed, federal statutes that address
tribal tobacco routinely reassert tribal
independence from state tobacco regulatory authority, including the Prevent
All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009,
according to the lawsuit.
The Winnebago Tribe has exercised
its “retained sovereignty to regulate
tobacco” on its reservation, creating
its own Universal Tobacco Settlement Agreement that imposes fees on
participating tobacco manufacturers
and distributors. In 2017 alone, that
agreement generated $31,681 in fees
...Con’t. on page 4

Public hearings set for two off-reservation casinos in Midwest

Monday, December 10, 2018

Chris “Hayna” Grezlik is busy at class
teaching his students the finer points of
the Moccasin Game.

The Midwest regional office of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs is busy this
week with public meetings on two offThe High School Academy students were
bust getting i8n on all thye fundraising.

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reservation casinos.
The first meeting takes place on Tuesday in Beloit, Wisconsin. That's where
the Ho-Chunk Nation is planning a $405
million development.
The second meeting is being held
on Wednesday in Fruitport, Michigan.
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians is planning an $180 million casino
there.
Both tribes are pursuing the projects
under the two-part determination provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory
Act. The law requires approval from
their respective state governments, in
addition to the BIA.

The Midwest region is home to two
such casinos. The first-ever project approved under the two-part determination process was for the Forest County
Potawatomi Community in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, in 1990.
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community later secured approval for a
two-part determination casino near
Marquette, Michigan.
For this and more stories from around
Indian Country visit us at www.indianz.
com

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Winnebago News
JESUS OUR SAVIOR
Hinikaragi. I would like to introduce and phrases. Not to mention, our Language LUTHERAN OUTREACH

News from HoChunk Renaissance…
myself, my HoChunk name is Wanik Co
(Blue Bird) and my English name is Lewis
“Bleu” St.Cyr. I am a proud member of the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska and a member
of the Bear clan. As of August 2015, I have
been serving as the Program Director for the
HoChunk Renaissance language program.
Founded in 2001, the HoChunk Renaissance Language program is the official tribal
language program of the Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska. Although we have been a community resource for cultural information, our
mission is to specifically focus our efforts on
revitalizing the HoChunk language. I would
like to update our tribal membership on
the latest projects and accomplishments at
HoChunk Renaissance.
Daily HoChunk Youth Classes
Our language instructors teach daily at
our local educational facilities which include
Educare, Winnebago Public Schools (WPS),
and Little Priest Tribal College (LPTC) a
(4-credit hour class). At WPS, our teachers are allowed approximately fifteen (15)
minutes in grades Kindergarten thru 4th
grade, but it is evident that language learning requires much more time. This method
has shown to be effective in our recent data,
however not in a way that can produce a fluent speaker. With this in mind, we have been
developing and implementing innovative
projects to speed up the process by providing
miscellaneous language learning materials
suitable for all ages. Our latest addition will
be adding an excelled Language Club at the
end of the school day. This will target students who have a high interest and who are
excelling in the language. We are currently
strategizing on how to retain our students in
the club. Our intended date to start our club
is January 2019.
“Hoit’e Coni na” Community Classes
In May 2018, we have implemented our
“Hoit’e Coni na” language classes for families
and all tribal & community members. Our
participants are active in language learning
and we feel it could potentially strengthen
language usage in the home. Our free nineweek winter course is now open to ages 13
on up with limited seating. Our classes are
immersion based with a curriculum featuring hands-on activities, a workbook, and
incentives. It is a fun filled atmosphere that
encourages learning with interactive games
and activities. Register today as registration
closes December 28th, 2018.
Curriculum Development
Our curriculum structure is generated
by using the American Council of Teaching
a Foreign Language (ACTFL) guidelines. The
ACTFL guidelines are used within many
world language curriculums and allow for
language to be evaluated and learned more
quickly. However, we have the task to adapt
everything to our HoChunk language, which
is also can be time consuming. On the other
hand, we have experienced our first-time
language learners excelling at a fast rate thru
our novice curriculum as it is structured with
many resources.
There are three main blocks within the
curriculum structure. These blocks are
called Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced
(Superior). Within each block there are three
individual levels called low, mid, and high.
(Ex. Novice-low, Novice-mid). Our Curriculum & Instruction Coordinators, Language
Apprentices, and Eminent Speakers have
been working intensively and collectively to
assure we will have a guide to teaching in
the future. Here is a chart of the stages of
our curriculum:
We also are proud to announce we have
completed our Novice-Mid curriculum.
Our curriculum now features daily lesson
plans, activities, objectives, material boxes,
supportive binders, and online & digital resources such as PowerPoints and Quizlets.
These are currently being used in our classes
at the local schools and in our “Hoit’e coni
na” community classes. This is a proud
accomplishment by the staff as there was
never a firm HoChunk language curriculum
developed before. Now we have a foundation
and are building toward a comprehensive
curriculum for our future generations. It is
taking a lot of time investment, but we are
on our way! We will be designing our NoviceHigh this winter 2019.
Language Apprentices – Next Generational Speakers
In addition to all the extracurricular activities and projects we host, we are also investing into our next generational speakers. Our
language apprentices are currently studying
daily terms and phrases corresponding
with our unique curriculum development.
With established deadlines, our language
apprentices are evaluated and assessed biweekly. These assessments are performed
one-on-one with an Eminent speaker and
require prepping and studying beforehand.
This requires our Language Apprentices
to be challenged and to expand outside of
basic nouns and to begin using sentences

Apprentices and Eminent speakers are also
working collectively to introduce new words
for new modern items, which could be a challenge itself. Our Language Apprentice team
are attending daily immersion gatherings with
Eminent speakers, weekly orthography training, and the LPTC HoChunk I class (Grammar
& sentence structure) which is hosted by fluent speaker. They are challenged every day to
learn every possible aspect in studying and
speaking our language.
2019 Calendars & Children’s books
Our program is now selling 2019 Tribal
calendars that feature HoChunk language,
tribal history, ethnobotany & traditional medicines, historical dates, and seasonal activities.
These are sold to help support our language
and cultural activities we host throughout
the year. The design and layout were created
by our Media Production Manager and Project Manager at HoChunk Renaissance. The
calendars are available at our office or at the
Angel Decora Museum for $25.00.
Our first series of children’s books will be
launched this December. We have three books
called “Hocici, Suk, Wakanaske” (Boy, Dog
Frog), “Huc Xunuik” (Little Bear), and “Wak
maxi howaji na” (The man who fell from the
sky). The series includes audio discs that will
bring the story to life. The audio discs are narrated by a fluent speaker and features sound
effects to enhance the experience of the story.
Prices per book will be determined soon and
again with all proceeds contributing toward
our language and cultural activities.
HoChunk Nation & Winnebago Tribe Language Alliance
We have met twice with the HoChunk Wazija haci language division in Wisconsin and
in Winnebago. We have also had an executive
meeting between both tribal councils and discussed language preservation amongst both
tribes. In our meetings we have discussed
opportunities in which we could collaborate,
however we are only at a discussion point
and nothing has been finalized. During our
discussions we discovered a lot of the issues
we have in Winnebago are very similar in
Wisconsin. It is our interest to work together
with the Wisconsin language team to build a
stronger alliance in revitalizing our language.
More details and follow up are still to come.
The Future of HoChunk Renaissance
With the decreasing number of fluent
speakers, our language team has been on
a pursuit to revitalize our tribal language
by teaching our tribal membership and by
hosting other educational activities for the
community. As part of our efforts, we hope
to implement more opportunities for language learning in the near future. Our three
goals this year are to implement community
outreach and language awareness activities,
curriculum development, preservation, technology and material development. With these
goals we have several projects and strategies
we hope to accomplish in the upcoming year.
We have also begun prepping and shifting
our focus in a way that our children will become first language speakers of the HoChunk
language. This shift will occur as we finalize
our curriculum and develop our Language
Apprentices as our next generational speakers
and teachers. We have begun strategizing and
implementing new methods to find what will
speed up the language learning process for all
ages. It is also our intent to expose stronger
cultural pride and identity in our community.
You will see us implementing unique projects
like incorporating tribal flags, street signs in
the language, billboards with cultural themes,
banners with tribal designs, and much more
in the Winnebago community.
In conclusion, we look forward to minimizing our existing obstacles and to face new
challenges with regards to revitalizing our
sacred language. We are always thinking of
creative ways to implement language for all
our tribal members. We ask that you continue
to support our tribal language revitalization
efforts by getting involved. Attend language
& culture events, downloading or seeking our
resources and importantly speaking in the
home or anywhere, this will keep our language
alive. It is important for all tribal members
and all HoChunk people to do their part in
contributing to speaking our language on a
daily basis. It was once said, if our language
were to disappear, we will lose our identity
as HoChunk people. We strongly feel that it
takes the whole tribal community (not only the
language program) to strengthen a language
and we believe if our people come together,
our language can flourish once again. Our
language team is ambitious and every day
they take the initiative to lead our people
through a “HoChunk Renaissance” with our
tribal language. And as always if you need
any cultural or language resources, we will
gladly help in the best way we can as it is our
duty to serve you and all HoChunk people.
We thank you for your continued support
and look forward to offering you many more
HoChunk Renaissance language projects and
events in the future.

"The Son of Man coming in a cloud"

I remember a Peanuts Sunday Cartoon regarding clouds. Charlie Brown,
Linus and Lucy are standing on a hill
looking at the clouds. Lucy says "Aren't
the clouds beautiful? They look like big
balls of cotton." They all lie down and
looking up Lucy continues, "I could just
lie here all day and watch them drift
by . . . If you use your imagination,
you can see lots of things in the cloud
formations. . . What do you think you
see, Linus?"
Linus responds, "Well, those clouds
up there look to me like the map of the
British Honduras of the Caribbean . . .
that cloud up there looks a little like the
famous painter and sculptor . . . And
that group of clouds over there gives
me the impression of the stoning of
Stephen . . . I can see the Apostle Paul
standing there to one side . . ."
Lucy responds, "uh huh . . . That's
very good . . . What do you see in the
clouds, Charlie Brown?"
Charlie Brown answers, "Well I was
going to say I saw a ducky and a horsie,
but I changed my mind!"
When it comes to what one sees in
the clouds and what one perceives in
reading, or not reading God's Sacred
Word, people come up with all sorts of
sightings. This is especially true when
it comes to the end times and what is
soon to come.
The reading from this past Sunday,
from the Gospel of Luke was, “There
will be signs in the sun, moon and
stars. On the earth, nations will be in
anguish and perplexity at the roaring
and tossing of the sea. Men will faint
from terror, apprehensive of what is
coming on the world, for the heavenly
bodies will be shaken. At that time
they will see the Son of Man coming
in a cloud with power and great glory"
(Luke 21:21-25 NIV84).
This is not the first time that Yahweh - the Hebrew Name of Creator God
is divinely present in a cloud. During
the days of Moses the children of Israel
were led by Yahweh by means of a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire
by night. Yahweh descended upon Mt.
Sinai in a thick cloud and with fire prior
to His giving the Ten Commandments.
At the dedication of the tabernacle,
that Yahweh had instructed Moses to
construct, as well as Solomon's temple

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Pastor Ricky Jacob

in Jerusalem the cloud filled the the
Holy Place. No one dared to enter the
tabernacle or the temple, not even
the high priest when Yahweh's glory
descended in a cloud over the ark of
the covenant.
In a number of Old Testament passages, clouds were associated with
God and his judging during the course
of this world's history. Examples that
you can look up include: Ezekiel 30:3;
Isaiah 19:1; Joel 2:2; and Daniel 7:13.
Zephaniah wrote:“The great day of the
Lord is near— a day will be a day of
wrath, a day of distress and anguish,
a day of trouble and ruin, a day of
darkness and gloom, a day of clouds
and blackness" (Zephaniah 1:14–15
NIV84).
The theme of Christ and the clouds
of Judgment Day continues in the New
Testament writings. Examples that you
can look up include: Matthew 24:30;
Mark 13:26 as well as the one noted
above in Luke. When Jesus was on
trial before the high priest Caiaphas he
said: “I am,” said Jesus. “And you will
see the Son of Man sitting at the right
hand of the Mighty One and coming
on the clouds of heaven” (Mark 14:62
NIV84).
And finally, the apostle John wrote
in the Revelation of Jesus Christ: Revelation 1:7 (NIV84) "Look, he is coming
with the clouds, and every eye will see
him, even those who pierced him; and
all the peoples of the earth will mourn
because of him. So shall it be! Amen"
(Revelation 1:7 NIV84). These words
echo what the two angels told Jesus'
disciples following His ascension into
the clouds, “Men of Galilee,” they said,
“why do you stand here looking into the
sky? This same Jesus, who has been
taken from you into heaven, will come
back in the same way you have seen
him go into heaven” (Acts 1:11 NIV84).
This is the time of year of Christmas
preparations,as we recall the first coming of Jesus - to rescue us from the
wrath of God. More importantly each
and every day is a day when one needs
to be prepared for Christ's second coming when He will return on the clouds
of heaven. One is fully prepared as he
or she places his/her faith in Jesus as
LORD and Savior. We await His return
with the hope of everlasting life, filled
with the peace, joy and love that His
first coming assured us!

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Winnebago Tribal Council

Frank White ............................Chairman
Curtis St. Cyr .................. Vice Chairman
Coly Brown ............................. Secretary
Roland Warner ....................... Treasurer
Tori Kitcheyan .......................... Member
Melton Frenchman.................... Member
Kenny Mallory ........................... Member
Louie LaRose ........................... Member
Jim Snow .................................. Member

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Around Winnebago
Council minutes continued from last issue...
Con’t. from front page story...

and $122,658 in cigarette taxes
for the tribe.
In March 2014, Nebraska issued
tax assessment against several
reservation-based cigarette retailers, prompting HCI Distribution
and Rock River Manufacturing to
begin negotiating a possible tobacco compact.
But those negotiations ended
in June 2016 when the two sides
failed to agree on a compact that
would protect the Winnebago
Tribe’s right to regulate tobacco
sales on its own reservation, the
lawsuit states.
HCI Distribution and Rock River
Manufacturing have operated under a cloud of uncertainty since
March 2014, the lawsuit alleges.
“This uncertainty and threat of
penalty and retaliation has created a serious impediment to their
business operations and, thus, the
ability to expand economically,” the
lawsuit states.
Daniel J. Muelleman, assistant
attorney general for the state of
Nebraska, told U.S. District Court
Judge John M. Gerrard on Monday that case law dictates that
federal laws that prohibit states
from regulating commerce on federal Indians lands don’t apply to
tribal corporations. He said the two
companies should be considered
private citizens.
“Plaintiffs are not a tribe, nor are
they a tribal member,” Muelleman
said. “We again ask for dismissal
in this matter.”
Joseph Messineo, who represents HCI Distribution and
Rock River Manufacturing, said
the state’s motion to dismiss the
companies’ lawsuit was based on
a failed understanding of federal
case law. He said the U.S. Supreme
Court has repeatedly ruled against
efforts by states to regulate tribes
in any way. And he argued that
the two tribal corporations clearly
should be considered tribal entities
as they are wholly owned by the
Winnebago Tribe.
“The state doesn’t have any
power to regulate us,” he said.
Gerrard did not rule on the
state’s motion to dismiss the tribal
corporations’ lawsuit on Monday.
He said he planned to issue a ruling by the end of December.

After the court hearing, Nicole Ducheneaux, an attorney for
the two tribal corporations, said
HCI Distribution and Rock River
Manufacturing provide necessary
financial support to the Winnebago
people.
“HCID and Rock River exist
solely to generate revenue for the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska,” she
said. “The United State Supreme
Court and the United States Congress have been clear that a primary goal of tribes in the 20th and the
21st century should be to generate
revenue to become self-determining
and self-sufficient.”
“The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has taken that very seriously
and through Ho-Chunk Inc., its
economic development corporation,
has made enormous strides and
has been a leader in the United
States in tribal economic development.”
Ho-Chunk Inc. was launched in
1994 to spur economic development activity on the Winnebago
Tribe’s reservation, and Indianz.
com is one of its subsidiaries. Tobacco sales and regulation have
helped generate significant revenue
for the tribe, which has struggled
for decades to establish a healthy
economy.
The tribe’s tobacco sales and tax
revenue have provided funding to
community development efforts,
scholarships, internships and
educational endowments. Tribal
institutions such as Little Priest
Tribal College, the Community
Development Fund, Tribal Health
Department and Language Revitalization Department, as well as the
tribe’s roads, have benefited from
those revenues.
On January 30, nearly 50 armed
agents of the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, and Explosives raided HoChunk Inc.’s offices in Winnebago
and confiscated dozens of boxes of
documents, office equipment and
cigarettes.
Ducheneaux said the lawsuit by
HCI Distribution and Rock River
Manufacturing is focused on trying
to prevent the state from forcing
them from abiding by the Master
Settlement Agreement and isn’t
directly related to the January 30
raid by the ATF.
“These are two separate but related issues,” she said.

POW-WOW COMMITTEE:
James Snow motioned to appoint
Roland Warner as the contact person for
the Pow-wow Committee. Coly Brown
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
VETERANS COMMITTEE:
Coly Brown motioned to reaffirm
Frank White and James Snow and
appoint Curtis St. Cyr to the Veterans
Committee. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
EDUCARE BOARD/QUALICB:
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to appoint Coly Brown and Melton Frenchman to Educare Board/QUALICB.
Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
HEAD START PARENT COMMITTEE:
no changes – needs to be updated.
LPTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to advertise the vacancy for Little Priest Tribal
College Board of Directors. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WINNEBAGO EDUCATION APPEALS
COMMITTEE: no changes.
GAMING COMMISSION: no changes.
NEBRASKA COMMISSION ON INDIAN AFFAIRS:
James Snow motioned to reaffirm
Kenneth Mallory and Curtis St. Cyr to
the Nebraska Commission on Indian
Affairs. Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WINNEBAGO GAMING DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to reaffirm Kenneth Mallory and Coly Brown
to the Winnebago Gaming Development
Commission. Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE:
(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WINNEBAGO TRIBE RADIO STATION
COMMITTEE:
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to appoint James Snow to the Winnebago
Tribe Radio Station Committee. Coly
Brown seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
CREDIT COMMITTEE: No changes.
DHD COMMITTEE: No changes.
HO-CHUNK INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Coly Brown motioned to appoint
Roland Warner to the Ho-chunk, Inc.
Board of Directors. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (4) yes, JS, CB, RW, MF (3)
no, KM, VK, LLR (0) abstain
Motion carried.

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WINNEBAGO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND REVIEW BOARD:
Roland Warner motioned to reaffirm
Victoria Kitcheyan to the Winnebago
Community Development Fund Review
Board. James Snow seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WINNEBAGO TRIBAL TAX COMMISSION:
Coly Brown motioned to reaffirm
Curtis St. Cyr and Roland Warner to the
Tribal Tax Commission. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
EMERGENCY HOME REPAIR: No
changes.
WINNEBAGO LAND CORPORATION
BOARD (LAND USE COMMITTEE/
TOPLA):
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to appoint Louis LaRose to the Winnebago
Land Corporation Board (Land Use
Committee/TOPLA). Kenneth Mallory
seconded.
VOTE:(3) yes, KM, VK, MF (1) no,
RW (3) abstain, CB, LLR, JS Motion
carried.
TRIBAL UTILITY BOARD:
Coly Brown motioned to reaffirm Roland Warner to the Tribal Utility Board.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WATER QUALITY COMMITTEE:
James Snow motioned to appoint
Coly Brown to the Water Quality Committee.
Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WILDLIFE & PARKS COMMISSION:
No changes.
WINNEBAGO HOUSING & DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION:
Roland Warner motioned to appoint
Louis LaRose as the Tribal Council Representative to the Winnebago Housing
& Development Commission. Victoria
Kitcheyan seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to readvertise the Community Representative position for the Winnebago Housing
& Development Commission. Roland
Warner seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WINNEBAGO TRIBAL HOUSING
COMMITTEE: No changes.
COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD
(POLICE REVIEW BOARD):
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to appoint Frank White to the Community
Policing Board (Police Review Board).
Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
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Tribal Council Minutes
MITTEE: No changes.
JOHNSON O’MALLEY INIDAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE/(JOM) PARENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE: No changes.
JUVENILE SERVICES PROGRAM
(JSP) TASK FORCE:
Coly Brown motioned to reaffirm Roland Warner to the Juvenile Services Program (JSP) Task
For ce. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
METHAMPHETAMINE COMMUNITY
TASK FORCE: No changes.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB BOARD OF
DIRECTORS:
Roland War ner appoint Louis
LaRose as Tribal Council Representative on the Boys & Girls Club Board of
Directors. Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to advertise vacancy on Boys & Girls Club
Board of Directors. James Snow seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
(ICWA) COMMITTEE: No changes.
TRIBAL TRANSIT BOARD:
Roland Warner motioned to appoint
James Snow to the Tribal Transit
Board. Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE:(7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
*Pat Greyhair requested to me heard
regarding a suggestion for the Casino
Restaurant.
SELF-GOVERNANCE STEERING
COMMITTEE: All council are members. No changes.
RECESS: Vice-Chairman recessed
at 12:00 p.m.
*During the break Esther reviewed
the Informational Resources that were
handed out for the Tribal Councils
review.
RECONVENE: Vice-Chairman calls
back to order at 12:44 p.m.
DEPAR TMENT/PROGRAM PRESENTATIONS:
COMMUNICATIONS: Garan Coons
and Jerome LaPointe presents on the
Communications Department.
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT:
Joy Johnson presents on the Planning
& Development Department.
PHYSICAL RESOURCES: Joseph
Painter presents on Physical Resources.
TRIBAL COUR T: Barbara Eagle
presents on the Tribal Court.
*Food Distribution Program will be
presented at CEO in November. Informational sheet was provided to the
Tribal Council.
TAX: Victor Bird presents for the Tax
Department.
*would like to revise the business
code regarding the Construction tax.
Area exempt is the housing construction. Can only look at taxing commercial construction. Need to be able
to define those types of constructions.
We do not receive taxes from the Dollar
General Store.
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART:
James Snow motioned to retain the
programs that are being moved under
WCHS.
James Snow withdraws motion.
Roland Warner motioned to table
the Tribal Council Organizational
Chart until a later date. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain,
KM Motion carried.
EDUCATION: Patrice Bass presents
on Education Department.
PROJECT STEP-UP: Patrice Bass
presents on Project Step-up.
EDUCARE: Peggy LaRose and
Keri DeCora present on the EduCare
Facility.
CULTURAL PRESERVATION: Randy Teboe presents on the Cultural
Preservation. Randy would like the
Council to change the program name
from repatriation to Preservation.
ENROLLMENT: Phyllis Ware and
Cheri Redhorn present on the Enrollment Department.
[Kenneth out]
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB: Melissa
Johnson presents on the Boys & Girls
Club. Melissa would like to find land
for a new building.
HUMAN SERVICES: Chiara Cournoyer presents on the Human Services
Department.
WINNEBAGO POLICE DEPAR T MENT: Jason Lawrence presents on
Winnebago Police Department. Updates on the WinnaVegas Police and
School Resource officer.
HUMAN RESOURCES: Tara Hernandez and Ofelia Hernandez present
on Human Resources.
HO-CHUNK RENAISSANCE: Lewis
St. Cyr presents on The Ho-Chunk
Renaissance Language and Culture.
Esther offers closing remarks regarding the orientation.
Vice-Chairman Offers closing remarks and Thanks everyone for their
work in participating and preparing
the meeting.
ADJOURN:
Coly Brown motioned to adjourn.
Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.
Vice-Chairman St. Cyr adjourns the
meeting at 4:15 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Teresa Littlegeorge, Executive Assistant/Chairman
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
CONCUR:
Coly Brown, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
MID-MONTHLY TRIBAL COUNCIL
MEETING
October 15, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Roland Warner (in @ 5:07am)
Coly Brown
James Snow
Melton Frenchman
Victoria Kitcheyan (in @ 5:07am)
Kenneth Mallory
Louis LaRose
OTHERS PRESENT:
Bill DeCora
Gloria Eagle
Benny Eagle
Esther Mercer
Sheila Corbine
Daphne Evans
Garan Coons
Lorene Thomas
Sarah Snake
Ann Bledsoe-Downes
Keith Chamberlain
Arik Armell
Dulcie Greene
Feather Earth
Tiffani Warner
Joy Long
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Frank White (sick leave)
CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman
St. Cyr called the meeting to order at
5:00 p.m.
OPENING PRAYER: Coly Brown offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Coly Brown motioned to add HCI
Board and approve agenda. Kenneth
Mallory seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried
[Victoria and Roland in @ 5:07 pm]
READING OF THE MINUTES:
OCTOBER 1, 2018 TREASURERS
REPORT MINTUES:
James Snow motioned to approve
the October 1, 2018 Treasurer’s Report
Minutes with corrections. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
OCTOBER 1, 2018 REGULAR TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES:
James Snow motioned to approve the
October 1, 2018 Regular Tribal Council Meeting minutes. Roland Warner
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
OCTOBER 3, 2018 SWEARING IN
CEREMONY AND TRIBAL COUNCIL
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve
the October 2, 2018 Swearing in Ceremony and Tribal Council Election of Officers minutes. Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
OCTOBER 4, 2018 TRIBAL COUNCIL
MONTHLY LAND MEETING MINUTES:
James Snow motioned to approve the
October 4, 2018 Tribal Council Monthly
Land Meeting Minutes. Roland Warner
seconded.
VOTE: (3) yes, CB, RW, JS (4) no,
MF, VK, KM, LLR (0) abstain Motion
failed.
OCTOBER 10, 2018 CEO REPORT
MEETING MINUTES:
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve
the October 10, 2018 CEO Report Meeting Minutes. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
OCTOBER 12, 2018 TRIBAL COUNCIL ORIENTATION & REORGANIZATION MEETING:
Roland Warner motioned to approve
the October 12, 2018 Tribal Council
Orientation & Reorganization meeting minutes. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (3) yes, CB, RW, JS (4) no, MF,
VK, KM, LLR (0) abstain Motion failed.
OLD BUSINESS:
LORENE THOMAS – DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE INTERVENTION REQUEST:
James Snow motioned to approve
the request for donation to the Domestic Violence Intervention Round Dance
on October 25, 2018 at 5:00 pm for
$750.00.
Melton Frenchman seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:
VK-MMPC AND CMS TTAG MEETINGS @WASHINGTON, DC ON NOV. 1317, 2018, REIMBURSED BY HHS/CMS:
Roland Warner motioned to approve travel for Victoria Kitcheyan
to attend the MMPC and CMS TTAG
Meetings in Washington, DC on
Nov. 13-17, 2018 (reimbursed by
HHS/CMS). James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.

HCI BOARD: Discussion only.
James Snow motioned to adjourn.
Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (3) yes, CB, RW, JS (4) no,
MF, VK, KM, LLR (0) abstain
Motion
failed.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve
the October 12, 2018 Tribal Council
Orientation & Reorganization Meeting
minutes due to a discussion on HCI
Board appointment.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (1) no, VK
(0) abstain
Motion carried.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve
the October 4, 2018 Tribal Council
Monthly Land Meeting minutes. Louis
LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain, VK
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
Kenneth Mallory motioned to adjourn
at 6:29 pm. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Vice-Chairman St. Cyr adjourned the
meeting at 6:29 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Coly Brown, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
REGULAR TRIBAL COUNCIL
MEETING
November 5, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Roland Warner
James Snow
Melton Frenchman
Kenneth Mallory
Louis LaRose (in @ 9:10am)
OTHERS PRESENT:
Lloyd Hamilton
Ireta Blackbird
Daphne Evans
Katherine Frenchman
Garan Coons
Elizabeth White
Esther Mercer
Benny Eagle
Gloria Eagle
Bill DeCora
Nate Bigfire
Tiffani Warner
Ron Nohr
Lou Mae Hunter
Lilly Snow
Wanda Lewis
LaDonna Holstein
Marian Holstein
Darren Snake
James Price
Pat Madsen
Nona Buffalocalf
Carmen Snow
Les Painter
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (sick leave)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 9:07 am.
OPENING PRAYER: James Snow offered the opening prayer.
(Louis in at 9:10 am)
APPROVE AGENDA:
Kenneth Mallory add Veterans Transportation, Reva DeCora request
James Snow motioned to approve the
agenda with the additions. Curtis St.
Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
READING OF THE MINUTES:
James Snow motioned to approve
the Minutes for October 15, 2018
Mid-monthly meeting. Roland Warner
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:
WinnaVegas Marketing-Continuity
Campaign Nov 2018 & Ongoing
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five signature approving the WinnaVegas Marketing – Continuity Campaign Nov 2018 & Ongoing. James
Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Adopt resolution #19-10: Opposition
to Nomination and Confirmation of Eric
Miller to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals & Approve Letter to Senators.
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to ratify the
five signature adopting resolution #1910: Opposition to Nomination and Confirmation of Eric Miller to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals & Approve Letter
to Senators. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Victoria Kitcheyan - November NIHB
Board Meeting
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five signature request from Victoria
Kitcheyan to approve travel to the November NIHB Board Meeting (expenses
are reimbursed).
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Winnebago Gaming Commission –
Budget Narrative FY’19 approval.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five signature approving the FY’19
Budget. Melton Frenchman seconded.
Kenneth Mallory withdraws motion
after discussion.

Roland Warner motioned to table
ratifying the five-signature approval of
the Winnebago Gaming Commission –
Budget Narrative FY’19 approval until
the Treasurer’s Report meeting. Curtis
St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Approve Travel to Prairie Flower Casino Opening at Carter Lake, IA
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five signature approving travel to
the Prairie Flower Casino Grand Opening at Carter Lake, IA. Curtis St. Cyr
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Construction Management-Adopt
resolution #19-11: State of Nebraska
Department of Transportation (NDOT)
Agreement Project No. ER-STWD (164)
State Control No. 00998A.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to ratify
the five signature adopting resolution
#19-11: State of Nebraska Department
of Transportation (NDOT) Agreement
Project No. ER-STWD (164) State
Control No. 00998A. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Wildlife & Parks – Adopt resolution
#19-12: 2018 Herd Development Grant
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to ratify
the five signature adopting resolution
#19-12: 2018 Herd Development Grant.
Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (1) no, LLR (0) abstain
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
LaDonna Holstein – Indigenous Recovery Center discussion
James Snow motioned to draft a
letter requesting a meeting with James
Driving Hawk of Aberdeen Area Office
to discuss the DDU program. Roland
Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to advertise one vacancy for 30 days for the Alcohol Board. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Approve purchase of 812 Turkey’s
for Turkey Distribution.
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the purchase of 812 Turkeys for
the 2018 Turkey Distribution. Curtis
St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Enrollment:
Select Applicant to fill vacancy: two
applicants
Louie LaRose nominates Tyren Wolfe.
Roland Warner nominates Thelma
Whitewater.
CB, LLR, MF vote for Tyren Wolfe.
CS, RW, JS vote for Thelma Whitewater.
Chairman White votes to break tie in
favor of Thelma Whitewater.
Thelma Whitewater appointed to the
Enrollment Committee.
Advertise for one vacancy for Enrollment Committee:
James Snow motioned to advertise
for one vacancy on the Enrollment Committee. Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Winnebago Tribe Housing Committee: one applicant
Louis LaRose motioned to nominate
Tyren Wolfe for the Winnebago Tribe
Housing Committee. Curtis St. Cyr
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
WinnaVegas Marketing
New Year’s Eve Promotion (approval)
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the WinnaVegas Marketing New
Year’s Eve Promotion. Coly Brown
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Winter Celebration Pow-wow (approval)
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the WinnaVegas Marketing Winter
Celebration Pow-wow Budget. Coly
Brown seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes, CB, JS, MF, KM, LLR
(1) no, RW (1) abstain, CS Motion carried.
Ron Nohr – Status of work at Food
Distribution (update & discussion)
Kenneth Mallory motioned to terminate contract with L. Whitebeaver.
Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes, CS, JS, MF, KM,
LLR
(0) no (2) abstain, CB, RW
Motion carried.
TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:
Melton Frenchman – Salary for Discussion
James Snow motioned to approve
Melton Frenchman’s request to deny
Tribal Council salary. Kenneth Mallory
seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain, MF
Motion carried.
Victoria Kitcheyan - 1.) Trip Report,
2.) Reservation Economic Summit: Not
present no action.
Veterans Transportation
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to have
Transportation Department provide
transportation to Winnebago Veterans
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Winnebago News
Public Notice Survey
Northern Natural Gas provides notice of intent to enter its right of way to
conduct on-site visual inspection and environment survey of pipeline facilities on
the Winnebago Reservation. Northern owns and operates a natural gas pipeline
system that is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. As part of
ongoing operations, Northern regularly conducts maintenance activities on their
pipeline facilities. Maintenance activities are scheduled for the spring/summer
of 2019 on the Winnebago Reservation. The ground will be temporarily disturbed
during these activities and restored to original condition upon completion.
These projects require an environmental survey of the impacted area. The
environmental survey will take place on or after January 14, 2019. The survey
will consist of walking the pipeline to visually inspect the workspace. If an area
is found that requires further review, a shovel test pit (STP) will be conducted. An
STP is a standard method for Phase I of an archaeological survey. Upon completion of the STP, the ground will be restored to its original condition.
The purpose of this public notice is to inform all Native American landowners of the impending survey work. A different notice will be published before
the start of the actual maintenance and construction activities. Northern has
notified the Bureau of Indian Affairs and will remain in contact with them until
completion of the projects.
The three allotments that will be impacted on the Winnebago Reservation are:
152L – James Crane
153L – David Bear
358B – White Pidgeon
Should you have questions, comments or concerns regarding the environmental survey, or the pipeline maintenance projects, please contact Sergio Gonzalez
at 1-855-331-3343. You may also call Northern’s Hotline at 1-888-367-6671,
which is available 24 hours per day.

Masthead Scene
The Lady Indians of Winnebago High School have been lighting up the
scoreboards at home and on the road. The Lady Indians will travel to O’Neil
next Tuesday the 18th and will be home to Norfolk-Catholic on the 21st.
GBB!

October Student of the Month

Who has a BUG OUT bag?”

My name is Cade Lee. I was born December 28, 1997, in Minneapolis, MN. My
mother Allison DeCora raised us as a single mother along with my grandmother
Diana DeCora. I have a stepfather named Brandon Stout and also three brothers: two little brothers named Javan and Jacoby and an older brother Donovan.
I have two close friends, Jacob Bear and Chad Pies. The people I’ve mentioned
are the people I thank because without them I don’t think I’d be here. I hope
to continue going forward and getting help from family and friends. Thanks to
Little Priest for awarding me Student of the Month.
Congratz Cade!

Winnebago PD Announcement…
The Winnebago Tribal Police and BIA Police Officers will begin issuing parking
citations to all vehicles parked in violation of tribal code and local ordinances.
This action is being taken due to multiple complaints of vehicles being illegally
parked in the Winnebago area. The Winnebago Tribal Traffic Code can be found
on the Winnebago Tribe’s website under the court link. You will know you have
been given a citation if there is a yellow envelope on your windshield which will
have your violation listed along with the vehicle and payment information. All
of the citations are numbered and logged with the Winnebago Tribal Police Department. All parking violations have a $25.00 fine payable by certified check
or money order to the Winnebago Tribe Finance Department. The fine must be
paid within 15 days from the day it was issued or the fine doubles in amount
to $50.00. If the fine is still not paid within 30 days from the day it was issued
it will be sent to the Winnebago Tribal Court or Thurston County Court and
charges filed against the registered owner which may result in additional fine
costs or having to appear in court.
Matthew J. Benson
K9 Officer/ DRE
Winnebago Police

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This is Micah.
He likes to read,
run, and sing. If
he were a little
boy, he would
have a motor cycle, as he loves
to watch them
go! Some have
seen him around
the area, as he
gets much attention from the
girls. He is the Tribal Response and
Brownfield Program mascot at the
Environmental Protection Department (EPD.)
Micah asked me this morning,
“Where is your BUG OUT BAG?” He
reminded me that June was National
Preparedness Month , but December
is an excellent time as would be a
great gifts to get started on for the
family.
He is so right. I do not have one
yet …nor does he! This information
will help us become organized just in
case of emergency.
Instead of causing chaos in the
street, and having drama about who
knows what, one idea for a gift is to
give the kiddos a project to do. How
about making BUG-OUT BAGS!
In the case of an emergency, it is
excellent for all to have their treasured items to grab on the way out
the door.
Even perhaps not most treasured,
but definitely the most necessary.
One writer, Michelle Carol, mentioned in an article:
Keep it light,
Heavy items on the bottom,
Frequently used items on top,
Organize it so you know what you
have, and
Review it occasionally…
When planning your bug-out bag,
find a bag with some pockets on the
side for easy access to things you
may need like water and food snacks,
and face cream, or lip balm. Perhaps
one pocket can hold fire starting
equipment, of which would include
waterproof matches and perhaps
this neat firestarter puck and stove.
http://www.sunoven.com/cloudy-

day-fuel-diskfire-starter/
In addition, WATER! ...really need
WATER CONTAINERS for a couple
of weeks for starters…1 gallon per
person each day.
Step 1: Wash each bottle using
water and dish soap.
Step 2: Sanitize each bottle and
cap inside and out with a bleach
solution (1-teaspoon bleach mixed
in 1-quart water). You can use this
same solution to sanitize other types
bottles. Rinse the sanitized bottle
with clean water.
Step 3: Fill each bottle with tap
water. Add 2 drops of standard
unscented household bleach (4-6%
sodium hypochlorite)
Step 4: Empty and refresh your
water storage once each year.
Some other items to put in your
bug-out bag would be:
Prescription medications and extra
reading glasses;
Mobile phone and chargers/cords;
Copies of important documents,
insurance policies, Identification,
bank account records, emergency
contacts, all in waterproof container/
bag;
Extra cash or travelers checks and
change;
Sleeping bag, pad, wool blankets
from army surplus, space blankets;
candles, waterproof matches; camp
stove for heating snow for drinking
water;
Complete change of clothing with
long sleeved shirt, long pants, undies, and socks, good walking shoes;
coats, sweatshirts, gloves for winter/
summer;
First aid kit with rags for splinting,
various bandages, etc...
FOOD…non-perishable food such
as granola bars.
Vehicle has cat litter over wheel
axle for weight/traction; flashlights
and batteries; AM/FM radio for information; shovel, battery booster
cables.
Micah howls, “Don’t forget MY
Bug-Out Bag!” as he has a bag of his
own with pet food, a small bowl, and
we share our water…maybe some
Nylabones to keep him from being
bored.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-182
RENT A CENTER
vs.
SCOTT KEARNES
To:

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ19-002AB

The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
I. B. (Born 2013)
E. B. (Born 2011)

SCOTT KEARNES:
To:

You are hereby notified that a Civil
Petition, in the amount of $3,198.40
has been filed and a hearing concerning
the above referred Individual(s) in case
no. CV18-182 has been scheduled and
will be heard in the Winnebago Tribal
Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the
4TH day of FEBRUARY, 2019 at the
hour of 11:00 A.M.

AMANDA HARD, Mother
JESSE BIRDNECKLACE, Fa-

ther

You are hereby notified that a hearing concerning the above referred minor
individual(s) in case no. JFJ19-002AB
has been scheduled and will be heard
in the Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 26TH day of
MARCH, 2019 at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, December 15, 2018 — Page 7

Tribal Council Minutes
at no cost. Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Reva DeCora request: Not present
no action.
(Kenneth out at 12:05 pm)
ADJOURN:
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adjourn
at 12:08 pm. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the
meeting at 12:08 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Coly Brown, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
MONTHLY LAND MEETING
November 13, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Roland Warner
James Snow
Melton Frenchman
Kenneth Mallory
Louis LaRose
OTHERS PRESENT:
Crystal Ross
Nilah Soloman
Monica Flores
Aaron LaPointe
Crystal Snowball
Jason Hulit, Jr.
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (travel NIHB/
CMS/TTAG in D.C.)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 9:07 am.
OPENING PRAYER: Roland Warner
offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Coly Brown motioned to approve the
agenda. Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried
RESOLUTIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL LEASES:
Allot. 173, Willie Hittle (58%), Curt
Albrecht, $15,000.00 for 5 years
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt
resolution #19-13: Ref: Agricultural
Lease bid – Allotment 173, Willie Hittle
at $15,000.00 for 5 years. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 43 Kate Henry, (83%), Lee
Roeber, $6,116.00 for 5 years
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt
resolution #19-14: Ref: Agricultural
Lease bid Allotment 43, Kate Henry at
$6,116.00 for 5 years. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain

Motion carried.
Allot. 365, Little Thunder Caramony,
(54%), Matt Heineman, $7,056.00 for
5 years
James Snow motioned to adopt resolution #19-15: Ref: Agricultural Lease
Bid – Allotment 365, Little Thunder
Caramony at $7056.00 for 5 years.
Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 798/798A, Mary Buchanan
Ewing,(59%), Doug Johnson $16,000.00
for 5 years.
James Snow motioned to adopt
resolution #19-16: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 798/798A, Mary
Buchanan Ewing at $16,000.00 for 5
years. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 472/472-A/475, DeCora/
Earth, (60%), Matt Morgan $19,000.00
for 3 years
James Snow motioned to adopt
resolution #19-17: Ref: Agricultural
Lease bid – Allotment 472/472-A/475
at $19,000.00 for 3 years. Curtis St.
Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 405L, Mary Caramony, (58%),
Mike Heitzman $8,423.00 for 5 years
Roland Warner motioned to adopt
resolution #19-18: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 405L, Mary Caramony at $8423.00 for 5 years. James
Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 295L-A, John Priest (56%), Travis Bodlak $8,305.00 for 5 years
R o l a n d Wa r n e r m o t i o n e d t o
adopt resolution #19-19: Ref: Agricultural Lease bid – Allotment
295L-A, John Priest at $8,305.00
for 5 years. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 234L, William Hensley (68%),
Mat Frazey $3,600.00 for 5 years
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt resolution #19-20: Ref: Agricultural Lease
Bid – Allotment 234L, William Hensley
at $3,600.00 for 5 years. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 72L/224L, John Johnson/Nancy Davis (59%), Mat Frazey $14,300.00
for 5 years
Roland Warner motioned to adopt
resolution #19-21: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 72L/224L, John
Johnson/Nancy Davis at $14,300 for 5
years. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 420, Mrs. Joseph Turtle, (64%),
Mat Frazey $9,300.00 for 5 years

James Snow motioned to adopt
resolution #19-22: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 420, Mrs. Joseph
Turtle at $9,300.00 for 5 years. Melton
Frenchman seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 747/747B, Joseph McKee,
(55%/59%), Travis Bodlak $9,308.00
for 5 years
Roland Warner motioned to adopt
resolution #19-23: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 747/747-B, Joseph McKee at $9308.00 for 5 years.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 190L, John Daly, (52%), M & M
Farms $4,755.00 for 5 years
Roland Warner motioned to adopt
resolution #19-24: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 190L, John Daly
at $4755.00 for 5 years. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 807, John Priest, (51%), Dennis
Tremayne $10,500.00 for 5 years
Roland Warner motioned to adopt
resolution #19-25: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment 807, John Priest
at $10,500.00 for 5 years. James Snow
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Allot. 51W, Joseph Monekaw, (65%),
Brian Loofe $14,155.00 for 5 years
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt resolution #19-26: Ref: Agricultural Lease
bid – Allotment 51W, Joseph Monekaw
at $14,155.00 for 5 years. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
T78L, Winnebago Tribe, Robert Criss
$14,520.00 for 5 year-Ho Chunk Farms
will match
Kenneth Mallory motioned to adopt
resolution #19-27: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment T78L Winnebago
Tribe, Lessee is Ho-chunk Farms at
$14,520.00 for 5 years. Louis LaRose
seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
T2065, Winnebago Tribe, Heath Barclay $6,400.00 for 5 years
Kenneth Mallory motioned to adopt
resolution #19-28: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid- Allotment T2065, Winnebago
Tribe at $6,400.00 for 5 years. Louis
LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Big Bear Hollow, Winnebago Tribe,
Olson Farms $357,750.00 for 5 years
Ho Chunk Farms will match
Kenneth Mallory motioned to adopt
resolution #19-29: Ref: Agricultural
Lease Bid – Allotment Big Bear Hollow, Lessee is Ho-Chunk Farms at
$357,750.00 for 5 years.
Louis LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no ( 1 ) a b s t a i n ,
CS
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
James Snow motioned to adjourn
the meeting at 10:22 am. Curtis St.
Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the meeting at 10:22 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Coly Brown, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
CEO REPORT MEETING
November 14, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Curtis St. Cyr

Coly Brown
Roland Warner
James Snow
Melton Frenchman
Kenneth Mallory
Louis LaRose
OTHERS PRESENT:
Esther Mercer
Lilly Snow
Tatanka Petite
James Price
Sarah Snake
Joy Johnson
Ron Nohr
Randy Teboe
Garan Coons
Tyresha Wolfe
Bill DeCora
Kenyi Hermra
VJ Wolfleader
Alan Post
Chiara Cournoyer
Cece Earth
Keith Chamberlain
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (travel NIHB/CMS/
TTAG
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 9:07 a.m.
OPENING PRAYER: Melton Frenchman offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to approve
the agenda. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
HUMAN SERVICES: Compensatory
Time-off Policy
Roland Warner motioned to approve
the Compensatory Time-off Policy as
presented. Melton Frenchman seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ENROLLMENT:
APPLICANT APPROVAL
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to adopt
resolution #19-30: Tribal Enrollment
Applicants [A3449, A3451, A3452,
A3453, A3458, A3459, A3460, A3461,
A3462]. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (1) abstain, JS
Motion carried.
CLOTHING ALLOWANCE DISTRIBUTION – No action taken.
NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the Non-Disclosure Agreements
for Teresa Littlegoerge, Ho-chunk,
Inc. and Lilly Kearnes. Louis LaRose
seconded.
VOTE: (4) yes, CB, MF, KM, LLR
(0) no (3) abstain, CS, RW, JS
Motion carried.
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FY 19 AOP PRESENTATION – No
action taken.
WFD PROGRAM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES – Tabled until
next CEO Report.
REPATRIATION
NAME CHANGE
Kenneth Mallory motioned to adopt
resolution #19-31: Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska Historic Preservation. Louis
LaRose seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
LOGO
James Snow motioned to approve
the LOGOS as presented. Curtis St.
Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
REVISE WHINNEBAGO HISTORY
ON WEBSITE – Tabled until next CEO
Report.
WINNEBAGO ATHLETIC COMMISSION
Kenneth Mallory motioned to approve the Rules and Regulations of
the Winnebago Athletic Commission.
Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
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