# Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 12 Wednesday, June 14, 2017

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 48, Number 12 Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Baseball is back in Winnebago
Bago Bits…

Winnebago High School Graduate, Drake
Gorrin played in the Northeast Nebraska
All Star game last week. The game was
for 2017 Graduates. Drake’s last time
representing WHS. Congratz!

The “Fun in the Sun” program is back at
it this summer, getting ur kids out completing healthy active activities daily from
10 am to 2 pm. Watch out for them, they
bike, hike, and run the rez.

After years of being absent from the ball fields of Winnebago, baseball is back! Coaches Eugene DeCora an Jared Doxey have put a group
of 14 and under Winnebago boys together to form a team to compete in a Northeast Nebraska League. The team has had a few home
games at the Land of Wellness Sports Complex, and recently traveled to Homer to play them little Knights. The baseball boys share the
fields with Men’s, Women’s, Boy’s & Girl’s softball teams that play in leagues at the LOW with some of the teams competing in Sioux City
Leagues. Stop by the LOW, watch some softball, baseball, horseshoes, and volleyball, and you can’t miss the LOW Concession stand. I had
the juiciest cheeseburger the other night, and if you like to sip lemonade, they whip up some pretty tasty and cold lemonade. “Take me out
to the ball game, take me out to the crowds. Buy me some frybread and mah heench soup. I don’t know if I’ll ever come back. And it’s root,
root, root, “Let’s Go Winnebago” if they lose it’s a shame. Cause it’s one, two, three strikes your out at the ole ball game”

Winnebago Hosts Memorial Day Powwow

Rohahehs Aldrich completed his EMT
classes on April 6, 2017 and completed the
National Registry of Emergency Medical
Technicians Exam on 6/5/2017. Rohahehs works for the Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska for both Community Health
Representatives and for Emergency Medical Services as an EMS Driver who is now
promoted to Emergency Medical Technician. Congratz Roha!

The WHS gym is being demolished this
summer for a brand new floor coming in
the Fall.

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago Veterans Association, LeMere/Greencrow/Rice American Legion Post #363 & Auxiliary
hosted a Memorial Day Feast & Powwow. Families were present for a noon day feast, and some singing and dancing. Here members of the
Cleveland family were in the arena paying their respects to loved ones lost.

Indianz.com… Frank LaMere A good man’s work is never done
by Leo Adam Biga
June 2, 2017

Cindy “E” Earth got her hands on the “e”
from the old court.

Paco Smith’s 10 & under Lady Ndn’s
softball team. Games are held at the Coke
field’s in Sioux City, Iowa.

Davis Rave placing flowers on Sgt.
John Rice’s grave in Arlington National
Cemetery as part of his participation in
School Tours of America

Frank LaMere, self-described as
"one of the architects of the effort to
shutdown Whiteclay," does not gloat
over recent rulings to deny beer sellers licenses in that forlorn Nebraska
hamlet.
A handful of store owners, along
with producers and suppliers, have
profited millions at the expense of
Oglala-Lakota from South Dakota's
nearby Pine Ridge Reservation, where
alcohol is banned but alcoholism runs
rampant. A disproportionate number
of children suffer from Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome (FAS). Public drunkenness,
panhandling, brawls and accidents,
along with illicit services in exchange
for alcohol, have been documented in

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and around Whiteclay. Since first seeing for himself in 1997 "the devastation"
there, LaMere's led the epic fight to end
alcohol sales in the unincorporated
Sheridan County border town.
"This is a man who, more than anyone else, is the face of Whiteclay," said
Lincoln-based journalist-author-educator Joe Starita, who’s student-led reporting project -- www.woundsofwhiteclay.com -- recently won the Robert F.
Kennedy Human Rights Journalism
grand prize besting projects from New
Yorker, National Geographic and HBO.
"There is nobody who has fought longer
and fought harder and appeared at more
rallies and given more speeches and
wept more tears in public over Whiteclay
than Frank LaMere, period."
LaMere, a native Winnebago, lifelong
activist and veteran Nebraska Democratic Party official, knows the battle,
decided for now pending appeal, continues. The case is expected to eventually
land in the Nebraska Supreme Court.
Being the political animal and spiritual
man he is, he sees the Whiteclay morass
from a long view perspective. As a frontline warrior, he also has the advantage
of intimately knowing what adversaries
and obstacles may appear.
His actions have gotten much press.
He's a key figure in two documentaries
about Whiteclay, But his social justice
work extends far beyond this specific
matter.

"I've been involved in many issues
in my life," he said.
Indeed, he's stood with farmers, immigrants, persons with disabilities, police misconduct victims, child welfare
recipients. He's opposed the Keystone
XL Pipeline.
"I must have marched a hundred
times in my life and not always on
Native interests. If somebody's being
mistreated and I have time and they
come ask me, I don't care who it is,
I'm going to go there. That's what it's
all about. That's what drives me in my
work."
LaMere's fought the good fight over
Whiteclay, where he sees a clear and
present danger of public health and
humanitarian crisis. As a Native person, it's personal because Whiteclay
exists to exploit alcohol intolerance
among the Pine Ridge populace. He's
cautiously optimistic things will get
better for residents, assuming the
courts ultimately uphold the denial of
the liquor licenses.
"We'll see where things go from
there," he said, "but rest assured,
things will never be the same at Whiteclay. The only thing I know is that the
devastation will never be like it was. I
truly believe that."
Just don't expect him to do a victory lap.
"There are no wins and losses at
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Around Winnebago
Congratulations
Miss Nebraska Winnebago
from the
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

The Kidz Cafe
started
June 1st

Cassie Kitcheyan and her kiddies were participants at the WPS Honoring Powwow. Students were recognized for their achievements and awarded prizes.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 — Page 3

In My Opinion
Thoughts from BRAN…

Iowa has the famous RAGBRAI,
which is a week-long bike across Iowa.
It has several thousand riders from all
over the country. Nebraska has the
lesser known BRAN or Bike Ride Across
Nebraska. The bikers pedal anywhere
from 35 to 70 miles a day and stay the
night in various host towns. This year
BRAN had approximately 300 suntanned and determined riders.
Several months ago, people from
the BRAN requested that the Village
of Winnebago be a host community for
BRAN. The Village contacted the Tribe
who agreed and took the idea and really ran with it. The Tribe opened up
the Pow-wow grounds and arranged for
several food vendors. Ho-Chunk, Inc.
put our interns to work and also did
several tours of the town and the HoChunk Village in a very hot school bus.
I talked to one of the organizers of
BRAN and he said they stayed in a few
very exposed football fields that week
and loved all the trees and excellent
facilities the pow-wow grounds offered.
He even mentioned that Winnebago was
likely to win the award for best host city.
The Tribe put on a dance exhibition
with local school age children. Garan
Coons was the MC and explained the
meaning of several dances. Sadly, I

JESUS OUR SAVIOR
LUTHERAN OUTREACH

by Lance Morgan

learned a few things myself listening to
his explanations. At the end, he invited
all the bike riders to join in a round
dance. So my jaw drops as I watch
a few hundred non-Indians stroll out
into the arena and start going around
the circle. At first the rhythm wasn’t
the best, but after about a minute
they started copying a few of the tribal
members and looked pretty good going
around. I even posted a short video on
my personal facebook page if you want
to check it out.
Three things struck me about the
event as I watched this play out. My first
thought was that I was impressed with
how well the event turned out and was
proud of my tribe for doing it. The second thing was how impressed so many
of the non-Indians were by the event
and our community. Chairman White
thanked them for coming and smartly
invited them back for our annual powwow in July for more Indian tacos.
Lastly, I realized I personally was
incredibly proud of our community. I
liked hearing their comments of surprise. I liked hearing that they weren’t
sure what to expect. I liked hearing how
nice our community was or how much
it has changed since they last had been
to Winnebago. Joi Long, my assistant
at Ho-Chunk, Inc. and experienced tour
guide for Winnebago, said the bike riders enjoyed their short tour.
When you drive through our town,
you see the contrast between the old
and the new, but overall there is so
much progress. The Ho-Chunk Village,
the schools, the hospital, the remodeled tribal building, Educare, the ballfields and the ever improving pow-wow
grounds. I think we sometimes forget
how far we have come in such a short
period of time. Showing off our progress a bit combined with the wonderful
hospitality of the tribal members and
employees who participated really made
Winnebago a lot of friends this week and
that can only help us in the future.
Contact me at hochunk@aol.com

“Making a Name for Oneself”
Recently I heard a salutatorian give
her speech. She admitted that when she
entered high school she wanted to be
the smartest student, the most popular,
etc. In a sense she wanted to make a
name for herself. To be # two of one’s
high school class, of some four hundred
students, meant that in a way she had
succeeded.
However, along the way she came to
realize her goals placed herself above
God. She did not totally stop attending church, but slowly and surely she
drifted away from serving Him because
of her self-centeredness. The good news
was that she had come to the realization
of her desire to ‘make a name for herself’
and humbly repented of it. She gave God
the glory for her success.
We sometimes fall into the same
trap. How?
You want to be the best player.
You want to be the smartest student.
You want to be the most popular.
You want to be the life at the party.
Now there is nothing wrong at doing
your best.
However often it comes at an expense,
that expense is often one's relationship
to God.
You place you, yourself above God
You stop listening to Him, you stop
walking in His ways.
It becomes all about Y-O-U!
This brings me to the Bible story
about a group of people who attempted
to make a name for themselves. This
story follows the world-wide flood. Following the flood Creator God blessed
Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be
fruitful and increase in number and fill
the earth" [Genesis 9:1]. In other words,
God would bless them with the first
part of having countless children and
offspring. They were to then go in all
four directions and fill the earth.
Creator God did His part. However
instead of going forth and fill the earth,
most likely to care for it, they decided
to gather in one place. Why did they do

Pastor Ricky Jacob

this? We learn from Moses: ‘Then they
said, "Come, let us build ourselves a
city and a tower with its top in the
heavens, and let us make a name for
ourselves, lest we be dispersed over
the face of the whole earth"’ [Genesis
11:4 ESV].
The answer to the why question
was they wanted to make a name for
themselves. To make matters worse
they built a tower, or ziggurat up to
the skies. They not only defied Creator
God’s command, they also began to
worship the sun, the moon, and the
stars instead of Creator God.
So Creator God in His wisdom confuses the people by confusing their
languages. End result is that the people
were dispersed over the face of the
world. Sadly, the prince of this world,
Satan, has used the confusion of languages to further separate one people
from another. Today there are nearly
7,000 distinct languages.
This means that there are over 7,000
distinct names for Creator God. Yet
there is only one Creator God. This
Creator God would bless each and every person, no matter what his or her
language, by sending His only begotten
Son Jesus the Christ! Jesus would take
the place of all of us who desire to make
a name for ourselves.
Jesus would send His apostles in
all four directions with the Good News
of His saving work. He commanded
them to go and keep on going, making
disciples of all nations (all languages)
by baptizing them in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Thereby adopting them into God'
family, His one family of each and every
person that believes in Jesus as his or
her Lord and Savior.
Only centuries later to send forth
His apostles to have them proclaim the
Good News of Jesus our Savior in order
to have them brought back together
again. Today we gather together as one,
one family through being adopted into
God's family with Jesus as our LORD
and our Savior.

Introducing Darion “Bubz”
Earth WIN Summer Intern…

Winnebago Tribal Chairman, Frank White and First Lady, Elizabeth White enjoy the
tribe’s BRAN Presentation

The Winnebago Veteran’s Building is now Handicap Accessible.

Hello, I’m Darion Earth this is my
new job and my first time working at
a job.
I’m excited to work and do some
reporting.
I am 14 and I like to do sports, like
football, track, and wrestling. Wrestling
was my favorite sport I had a lot of fun

More and closer parking for attendees of the Winnebago Powwow this year, “Oldest Powwow in North America.”

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on June 28, 2017.

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Bago News
Indianz.com…
Con’t. from front page

Whiteclay. Nobody won, nobody lost,
but all of us decided maybe we should
begin to respect one another and find
a better way. I think we will after the
dust settles."
The state Liquor Control Commission, a district judge and the Nebraska
attorney general oppose beer sales happening there again but LaMere knows
powerful opposing forces are at work.
"I think Nebraskans have good sense.
We know what's right. But there's
money involved. Whoever controls alcohol at Pine Ridge-Whiteclay controls
money, controls county government
and until very recently even controls
state government. I am unequivocal on
that. I understand what's going on here.
You're talking about tens of millions of
dollars and we're threatening that, and
when you threaten that, you know, you
get a reaction."
He said he's received threats. He
and fellow Whiteclay advocate, Craig
Brewer, went there the day after the
sellers lost their licenses.
"There was a foreboding I had all that
day I've never had in my life," LaMere
said. "It was strange to me. I've been
dealing with things my whole life and
never been afraid. But this time I was
looking at different scenarios having to
do with the volatility there and if things
didn't work right what could happen to
me. Maybe it's aging. Maybe it was the
newness of the situation. I don't know.
"We got up there very apprehensive
about what we were going to encounter,
maybe from the beer sellers or from
those who support the sellers or maybe
from their hired associates. We didn't
know what to expect, but we went up
there because that's what we do – and
everything worked out. The right thing
happened."
The sellers did not open for business.
"I told a reporter we went up to look
the devil in the eye and the devil wasn't
there, and I don't think the devil's coming back."
He said attorney David Domina, who
represents the interests opposed to alcohol, appeared the same day there in
the event something amiss happened.
"It was no coincidence," LaMere said.
"We were to be there that day. A lot of
prayers went with us."
LaMere will maintain a wary watch.
"I will continue there to be careful, to be
apprehensive, but I'm still not afraid."
He knows some contentious situations he steps into pose certain dangers.
"I'm a realist, I know how things
are." He and his wife Cynthia made an
unwritten pact years ago not to be at
rallies or protests together to ensure
they won't both be in harm's way.
"I do a lot of things in a lot of places
and Cynthia grounds me. She critiques
whatever approach I'm taking, always
asking, 'Do you have to do it?' I've
learned she's protective of me. But I
also hear from her on many of these
issues, 'Well, why didn't you say that?'
because she knows Frank, what he's
committed to, and she never questions
that.
"I can do something I feel good about
and I'll come home and she'll tell me
the downside that maybe I don't always
want to hear. She'll give me a perspective I need to hear that sometimes other
people won't give me. She'll tell me the
brutal honest truth. Cynthia's tough,
engaged, committed."
His admirers marvel at his own doggedness. "He's an indefatigable worker
and once he latches onto an issue that
he sees as a moral challenge, he does
not let go, and Whiteclay is a case in
point. He's the most principled man I
know," said Nebraskans for Peace coordinator Tim Rinne.
Joe Starita said LaMere is "hard
working for his causes to the point of
physical and mental exhaustion."
"He's a man who shows up for allies
when nobody else is looking," Nebraska
Democratic Party chairman Jane Kleeb
said.
Setbacks and losses he's endured
have not deterred him, including a
serious stroke that required extensive
speech therapy, and the death of his
daughter, Lexie Wakan, who was a
Creighton University student.
"He's a man who's had hardship, yet
still continues to get up and stand up,"
Kleeb said. "For me, that's what Frank's
all about – he always shows up." For
LaMere, it's a way of life.
"Every day's a fight, and if you keep
fighting you win because others watch
that. The impact of Whiteclay will manifest itself hopefully with a win in the
Supreme Court and perhaps in some
young leader who cares about these
things. I've been in a hundred struggles
in my life, lost almost all of 'em, but I
was never afraid, and that's what I want
people to understand.
"If you're not afraid, people see that
as a victory because you cause others to
take heart, to persevere, to take action."
He's glad his resilience to keep agitating, even in the face of intransigence
and tragedy, inspires others. "I'll accept
that because that's what it is – you just
keep working."

He likes to say Whiteclay's implications are "bigger than we can ever
fathom." "Years from now, we will understand it is way bigger than us. I got to
be a bit player. The creator of all things,
said, Frank, I'm going to have you see
what you can do, and along the way I'm
going to cause you to struggle. I'm going
to knock you down, and I'm even going
to take something from you, and if you
keep going, maybe I'll let you change
something.
"That's the greatest work we can do."
Reflecting on Whiteclay, he said, "This
was an emotional roller coaster for all
Nebraskans." He chalks up the recent
breakthrough to divine intervention.
"There's things happening that are so
strange," he said.
He recalled a hearing in Lincoln on LB
407 introduced by Neb. State Sen. Patty
Pansing Brooks to create the Whiteclay
Public Health Emergency Task Force.
LaMere testified. His son, Manape
LaMear, sang a sun dance song. After
finishing his sacred song, Manape asked
if someone from Sheridan County was
there to speak.
"A big guy got up and testified," said
LaMere. "He was asked, 'Do you have
enough law enforcement to take care
of Whiteclay?' and he answered, 'Absolutely not.'”
“This man said some things absolutely nobody expected him, maybe
not himself. to say. If you're with those
(monied) interests of Whiteclay, you're
not supposed to say that, you're going to
be ostracized. But for whatever reason,
he told the truth. I attribute that to the
powerful prayers said that day.
"You're watching at Whiteclay a very
spiritual journey. There's something
much bigger than us that has brought
us to this point – that we would make
such a great change for the Oglala
Lakota people. I think it's God's work.
From that I hope things will be better."
He's convinced "the greatest impact
will not be felt for generations," but
added, "I've seen immediate impact
right now."
"I believe there's a child whose mother and father were together at home
and did not drink. I believe children
are feeling very good Whiteclay is not
open. I believe there's been prayers by
children that their parents be sober. I
believe their prayers are very powerful. I
think what we're seeing may have to do
with these children and their suffering
and their prayers."
LaMere has disdain for arguments
that banning alcohol at Whiteclay will
only move the problem elsewhere, thus
increasing the danger of drunk drivers.
"Worrying about someone driving
down Highway 87 who might get hurt
by a drunk driver can't be our greatest
concern. Our greatest concern has to be
the health and well-being of hundreds
of children crippled in the womb by fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). I've called
out many on this. Where are pro-life
people? Where's the church? Children
are crippled in the womb tonight and
nothing's said about it because there's
money involved. That's troubling to me.
"We've crippled hundreds of kids in
the womb on Pine Ridge – all so somebody can get rich, wrap themselves in
a flag, and talk about this model of free
enterprise. We cherish that more than
we cherish life. It's ugly to hear that but
that's what we've done. But we've always
been afraid to accept that."
Attorney John Maisch, whose documentary Sober Indian, Dangerous
Indian includes LaMere, said, "I would
say Frank's empathy is what drives
him. Frank is in a perpetual state of
mourning. Frank has lost many family members and friends to addiction. I
think that is partially what drove him to
tackle Whiteclay. Frank lost his daughter, Lexie, and I think that is why he's
particularly drawn to fighting for those
children, whether Native children lost in
our foster care system or suffering from
FAS as a result of their mothers drinking
on the streets of Whiteclay. He's drawn
to suffering of others because he has
also suffered great loss."
LaMere acknowledged he's "redoubled" his efforts since losing his
daughter.
"And it's not in any way substitution,"
he said. "I don't see it that way. I look at
it very simply that now I stand on the
shoulders of my daughter. In all of the
things I'm doing right now perhaps I'm
as bold as ever, and there's a reason for
that, for that is what she would have me
do. If I hedge, she'll say, ‘Why are you
doing that? That is not who you are.’ I
even heard her say in her young life:
'This is my father, this is who he is, and
this is what he does, and he does this
for the people.'
"All I do for the rest of my life will be
done in remembrance of my daughter
because she was so committed at a
very young age to the things I'm still
committed to."
LaMere's glad Nebraska may finally
own up to its sins.
"At long last Nebraskans have said
perhaps it's time for us to look at this.
For once I'm pleased Nebraskans are not
going to merely beg the question, they're
going to look at the impact of Whiteclay
and maybe we're going to act and make
some of it a little bit better."

As LaMere sees it, the whole state's
culpable.
"We as Nebraskans are unwittingly,
unknowingly responsible for it. We need
to act and to mitigate some of those
things we've helped to cause at Pine
Ridge. Even after all this, I say Nebraskans are fair – fair to a fault. Sometimes
it takes us so damn long to act."
The real culprits, he said, are "those
in Sheridan County" who've turned a
blind eye.
"The beer sellers and the rest are going to have hell to pay, not from Frank
LaMere, but from the Supreme Court,
the Liquor Control Commission, the attorney general, all these other interests,
because when they take a good, long
hard look at what's happened, there
there's no way you can reconcile that
as being anything close to normal or
acceptable."
As watchdog and conscience, LaMere
said he lives out a covenant he made
with his creator to serve others.
"I've traveled a million miles, spent
everything I have, taken time from my
family, taken time from myself. At some
point, there's a moral authority you feel.
Nobody can give it to you or bestow it on
you. Once you acquire it, it means nothing unless there's a moral imperative
that goes with that. I've tried to achieve
some moral authority and the moral
imperative that goes with it.
"I hear every day in my work with
different agencies the words 'by the
authority invested in me.' Means absolutely nothing to me. Doesn't impress
me at all. I don't care how much authority you have – if you do not use it and
if there's no moral imperative to make
things better, it's meaningless. I meet
with those people all the time. They
have the authority, but they don't use
it. I'm not being cynical. I have the truth
on my side."
Whiteclay offered duly elected and
appointed officials decades of opportunities to act, but they didn't. LaMere never
left the issue or let authorities forget it.
"Sometimes I can go into a room with
a hundred people and I have the least
amount of authority-power-title, but
they have to listen to Frank because
he's put time and energy into it and he's
acquired that moral authority and he
uses it. He scares them. They wish he
would go away. People have to listen to
Frank because he never goes away and
there's nothing in it for him.
"That's why we made some changes
at Whiteclay and that's how we're going
to make change in our society – gain that
moral authority and act."
LaMere said his greatest asset is the
truth.
"Any issues of change, even Whiteclay, you stand with the truth. I've
learned that over many years. Because
once the press conferences, the conventions, the rallies are done, the arrests
are made, the petition drives are over,
the legislative efforts go by the wayside,
the only thing that's left is the truth. It's
very important you stand with the truth
and be recognized having stood with it.
"That's the only thing that keeps me
going. I'm firm, forthright and respectful
and always telling the truth. Of late, it
has worked in some respects for me."
If Whiteclay confirmed anything, he
said, it's that "nothing changes unless
someone's made to feel uncomfortable
and you have to make yourself uncomfortable." In dealing with Whiteclay, he
said, he expressed his "healthy disrespect for authority."
"Maybe it's a character flaw," he said,
"but you can put me in a room with a
hundred people and if there's a bully,
before the night's over I'll probably butt
heads with him."
As a young man he was active "on
the periphery" of the American Indian
Movement. Later in life he got close to
AIM legends Russell Means and Vernon
Bellacourt. The men became allies in
many fights.
"I saw Native people and non-Native
people be bullied simply because somebody felt they had a position of power
over them and whenever I see that I
naturally react to that. I don't care what
the issue is, I'll ask, 'Who do you think
you are? Why are you doing that? Why
are you treating him or her that way?'
I've said that. I've always grown up with
that feeling that if somebody is being
mistreated, I will always speak up for
them."
Whiteclay offered a microcosm of
predatory behavior.

"When I first went to Whiteclay 20
years ago, I took one look and you could
see the Natives who went there did not
have a voice and were not held in high
regard. The owners and residents paid
little attention to them. The other thing
I saw there was the lawlessness and the
mistreatment of vulnerable people being taken advantage of. I saw it and so
could everybody else. Then I saw how
nobody acted, so I thought perhaps I
should give some voice to them."
The still unsolved murders there of
Little John Means, Ronald Hard Heart
and Wilson Black Elk weighed on him.
The alcohol-related illness and death
of others haunted him.
"The alcohol coming out of Whiteclay
has killed scores of Lakotas and we're
still waiting for that one white man or
white woman, God forbid, who dies
on the road between Rushville and
Whiteclay.'
The documentary The Battle for
Whiteclay shows LaMere at a hearing
railing against "the double standard"
that overlooks Native deaths.
"It means we feel there's two classes
of citizens here in this state. Would
we allow the things in Whiteclay in
western Omaha or southeast Lincoln?
I don't think so. Scores of our people
… victimized, orphaned, many of our
people murdered. God forbid that one
young white woman, one white man,
die at Whiteclay tonight. We'd shut the
damn thing down in the morning, and
the pathetic thing about that is we all
know that's the truth."
LaMere feels that double-standard
still exists.
"We want everything at Whiteclay to
be just right, but we cannot even take
care of the clear and simple. There's
one thing you know you can do under
the law – you can shut them down, and
they've done that, and they're having
problems keeping them shut."
He refuses to be patronized because
he's learned from experience that playing the game doesn't get results.
"You'll pat me on the head and say,
Frank, you're a great guy, I appreciate
what you're bringing to us, but I know
in the back of your mind you don't want
to change anything. You'll even give
me a permit to march or picket. But I
bet you won’t do that for 20 years. You
can handle a year and then say – this
damn guy never goes away, perhaps we
should sit and listen to him."
LaMere regrets the one time he took
things for granted.
"I made a mistake many years ago. I
raised the issue of Whiteclay. We got a
lot initiated with then-Gov. (Ben) Nelson. He put together groups of officials
from Sheridan County, Pine Ridge,
state agencies, and we talked about
the lawlessness issues up there. So we
got something in the works a long time
ago and I appreciated that process. I
made the mistake though of thinking
it's a no-brainer. I thought all I have
to do is bring this back to Lincoln and
Nebraskans will change it.
"I was too hopeful. Many Nebraskans
would change it but those in power did
not. Where there's money involved,
nothing is a no-brainer. People are
going to weigh the money and the impact. Those with influence and monied
interests are probably going to win out.
That's what I watched. Whiteclay is
perhaps the poster child for greed, not
in Neb. but maybe in the whole nation.
It ranks up there with Flint (Mich.)."
For too long, he said, the attitude
about Whiteclay was, "We know what
we're doing but it's going to cost us
money, it's going to cost me to do my
job in the public trust. Just leave it the
way it is." Because the problem was allowed to persist, he said, "Whiteclay will
go down in our history as something
we tolerated and that we will forever
be ashamed of, and we're only going
to understand that when the Supreme
Court makes that final decision to shut
'em down. Then we're going to take a
look at what we've truly done."
Meanwhile, LaMere won't rest easy.
When well-meaning people offer condolences about Lexie and lament her
unfulfilled promise, he said he accepts
their sympathy but corrects them,
saying, "There's no unfulfilled promise
– it's more for you to do, it's more for
me to do.
"That's how it is. That keeps me going. That's the way I'll be until I'm not
here anymore."

The Winnebago Volunteer Fire Department spent almost a week fighting a wildfire on the
Missouri River Bottom between Winnebago and Macy.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, June 14, 2017 — Page 5

Winnebago News
Financial Aid Assistant Job Announcement
Organization and Location: The position is located at Little Priest
Tribal College (LPTC) in Winnebago, Nebraska, 68071.
Purpose of Position:
The Financial Aid Assistant is a full-time, hourly, position and will be responsible for providing clerical assistance to the Director of Financial Aid assisting
in all aspects of the office. This a 40-hour a week position; additional hours
may be required on an as needed basis.
Qualifications
Minimum of an AA degree preferred. Business/office management experience
preferred. Preferred experience in Jenzabar and Powerfaids, or other financial aid
database software systems. Must have excellent oral and written communication
skills and basic computer skills. Must be a team player that implements the
philosophy and goals of the college. Must be able to maintain professionalism
and confidentiality in the office.
Responsibilities:
Maintain student records according to the Department of Education rules
and regulations.
Apply knowledge of and adherence to confidentiality according to Little Priest
Tribal College’s Privacy Policy and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA).
Maintain, at all times, an organized, pleasant, professional office atmosphere
to properly represent the department.
Maintain computerized data base information on student financial aid awards.
Coordinate the preparation of internal and external reports, including setting
up a database to keep statistics relevant to financial aid office.
Provide the IT department with relevant and reliable information for the financial aid departments’ section of the Little Priest Tribal College’s website to
ensure that it is up to date and reader-friendly.
Coordinate workshops and activities to educate students and high school
students about financial aid and college preparation.
Assist students with general requests or inquires that do not require the
Director’s attention.
Process requests and communications from college staff/faculty, Tribal and
community agencies as requested.
Perform activities and oversee the Financial Aid office in the absence of the
Director of Financial Aid.
Perform other related tasks, as assigned.
To Apply:
Applicants can submit a cover letter, resume, college transcripts and three
letters of references to Human Resources Manager, P.O. Box 270, Winnebago,
NE 68071 or email to sandra.francis@littlepriest.edu.
Applicants may also go to http://www.littlepriest.edu/faculty-staff/humanresources.html and complete the on-line application and attach a resume.
Transcripts and three letters of reference are also required when submitting
an application.
Little Priest Tribal College is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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June 23

2001 Chevy Silverado 1500

$8,500

4 x 4, 95 k miles

2006 Dodge Charger R/T

$7,800
Hemi Power, 114 k miles

Welcome Donna Wolff to the Winnebago Tribe of
Nebraska as the new Native Connections Project
Coordinator.
She will be in charge of Suicide Prevention efforts for the Winnebago tribe and will be conducting upcoming seminars and training events for the
community at large.
Her phone number is 402-878-3659 and her
contact email is: donna.wolff@ihs.gov. If you have
any questions for her or would like to be a member
of the new Community Planning Committee please
contact Donna.
All of us can save a life and please know the
Suicide Hotline Number:

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

SUICIDE IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Suicide occurs across and within
all races and cultures. Within Indian
Country, the rates are higher than in
the general population. The subject of
suicide carries the stigmas of depression and death, the fear that just talking about it will make it happen, and
other stigmas, including:
Suicide is a cry for help
When a person decides to end his
or her life, there is nothing that can be
done to stop him or her
A person won’t die by suicide if he
or she has children, just bought a new
car, or is just having a “difficult time”
The reality is that suicide is preventable, and help is available.
Before talking with someone you are
concerned about, have suicide crisis
response available, such as the Nation-

al Suicide Prevention Lifeline number,
1-800-273-8255 (TALK), or numbers
and addresses of the local crisis lines
or treatment centers. Winnebago Behavioral Health is in the bottom level
of the hospital, 1-402-878-2911 and
the After Hours Crisis # 1-712-2593263. Mention what signs prompted
you to ask the person about how they
are feeling, the words used, or behavior
displayed (signs make it more difficult
to deny that something is wrong).
We will have the warning signs and
how to reach out to someone showing
suicidal ideation in our upcoming articles on the topic of suicide.
Donna Wolff is the new Native Connections Project Coordinator (Suicide
Prevention) with the Winnebago Tribe
of Nebraska. Her number is 1-402-8783659 if you need to reach out to her.

VJ & Bubz were out snapping their cameras to update everyone on Powwow Grounds
construction progress,

2006 Hummer H3

D
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SO

$9,000
4x4

SPRING
BLOW OUT
SALE !!!

2010 Ford F-150

$9,000

4 x 4 Work Truck
90 k miles

2009 Caddy DTS

$11,500
75 k miles

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Community News
Pharmacy Window Hours:
Monday

8:00am to 6:30pm

Thursday

8:00am to 6:30pm

Tuesday

8:00am to 6:30pm

Friday

8:00am to 6:30pm

Wednesday

10:00am to 6:30pm Saturday
Sunday

1:00pm to 5:00pm

1:00pm to 5:00pm

Any medication orders from Clinic after window closing hours WILL
BE Processed and Filled. If you would like to pick them up after your appointment, please REMAIN in the Pharmacy Waiting Area and you will be
called in to a counseling room.

Thank you!

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June 23
Masthead Scene

Winnebago Self Storage
5x10 - $35/month
10x10 - $45/month
10x20 - $65/month

The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska recently hosted the participants of the
BRAN, bike ride across Nebraska. BRAN members began their trek in Falls
City, Nebraska biking through and stopping at Auburn, Weeping Water,
North Bend, Wayne, Wakefield, a Winnebago stop, and completing the ride to
Tekamah. The Annual Event is sponsored the BRAN organization with bike
riders from across Great Turtle Island. MORE PICTURES inside this issue.

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-088

402-878-4210
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For more information, call

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or write: Weinberg P.M. Inc.,
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider

LEGAL NOTICE

To: ANY INTERESTED PARTIES
You are hereby notified that a petition
for Name Change has been filed and a
hearing concerning the above referred
Individual in case no. CV17-088 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 17TH day of AUGUST,
2017 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-083
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
LISA PAYER,
In Re:
S. H. (DOB 05-26-2016)
TO:
JENNIFER DREW, Mother
UNKNOWN, Father
You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed for Guardianship
and a hearing concerning the above
referred Individual(s) in Case No. CV17083 has been scheduled and will be
heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court
of Winnebago, Nebraska on the 8TH
day of AUGUST, 2017 at the hour of
11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

In the Matter of the
Name Change Petition of:
MAXIMINO MATILDA CORTES LAMERE
to JOSUE MANUAL LAMERE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV17-051
In the Matter of the Custody Petition
of:
MARK CLEVELAND
vs.
DANA FAYE PARKER
To: DANA FAYE PARKER,
You are hereby notified that a
Custody petition has been filed and
a Trial concerning the above referred
Individual(s) in case no. CV17-051 has
been scheduled will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 22ND day of JUNE,
2017 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ17-032
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
J. K. (DOB 4-8-2015)
To: STORMY KNUDSEN, Mother
CODY CHILSON, Putative
Father and ALL OTHER POTENTIAL
FATHERS
You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning
the above referred minor individual(s)
in case no. JFJ17-032 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago
Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska
on the 29TH day of AUGUST, 2017 at
the hour of 10:30 A.M.

Winnebago Indian News, Wednesday, June 14 , 2017 — Page 7

Around Winnebago

Chairman White addresses the BRAN crowd and invites them all back for Powwow.

Facility Summer Youth workers, Jeremy Bear and Robbie Lovejoy working hard to get
Veterans Memorial Park ready for BRAN Riders and upcoming pow-wow celebration.

Coach Katie and her girls volleyball team were raising funds for this fall with a concession stand at the BRAN event.

Daga’s Grill in Winnebago HoChunk Village has a new patio for customers to enjoy the
nice smelly outdoors of Winnebago.

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Awinnebago%3Aba4fb18db541ffef. Public record. Not legal advice.