# Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 46, Number 12

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 46, Number 12

Saturday, June 2, 2018

Winnebago Community Kicks-Off the Summer
Bago Bits…

What The Heck! Is that Frank LaMere
with Hawkeyes gear on?”

May 17th, the old ball field was the place to be as the Winnebago Community came together to Kick-Off The Summer with a number of
activities. The event sponsored by a NSCVQ grant paid for the event. YCIC, HoChunk Renaissance, Project WoskaPi, Land of Wellness, Behavioral Health, Boys and Girls Club, Higher Education and the Winnebago Volunteer Fire Department all participated. Over 300 community
members attended the event with jumpy houses, food, fun and even a water park to cool off.

Winnebago Memorializes Loved Ones with Ceremony

Winnebago Royalty lead the Powwow
in Memorial Day at Black River Falls,
Wisconsin. Nice job Martha & Asia. Pic
courtesy of Mama Bear.

Winnebago Headstart Graduation at the
Winnebago High School gym. A few days
before the Winnebago Educare held a
Powwow in their Honor.

The Winnebago Community led by the Winnebago Veterans Association. LaMere/Greencrow/Rice American Legion Post #363 and Women’s
Auxiliary gathered at the Winnebago Cemetery on Memorial Day to hold ceremony to remember those gone on before us. The Veteran’s
performed a 21-gun salute and 2018 Winnebago High School graduate Alexandria Flanders played Taps. The Winnebago Tribal Council
expressed their Thanks to everyone for keeping the Winnebago Way of Life strong and alive.

Indianz.com… Winnebago Tribe brings gardens to youth on the reservation
Winnebago Indians, Lance Denney
signed to play basketball and attend
classes at Little Priest Tribal College this
year as a Warrior. Congratz Lance.

Future spot for the Winnebago’s Farmers
Market.

'Part of the culture is learning to live
off the land'
Garden beds for schools assist
tribe with food sovereignty efforts
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A b o u r e z k

Indians Manape Cleveland and D’Von
LaPointe got to hold hands one more time
as Bago Elite traveled to Sisseton, South
Dakota to claim yet another basketball
tournament title. Manape brought home
the MVP and D’Von claimed Mr. Hustle
and All-Tourney honors.

produce,” he said. “This is a really small
part of the bigger picture that we’re
trying to do.”

Aaron LaPointe, agricultural business
supervisor for Ho-Chunk Farms, delivers
raised garden beds to the Educare Winnebago early childhood program on the
Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska. Photo
by Kevin Abourezk

Michelle Parker, community projects
coordinator for Ho-Chunk Community
Development Corporation, recently hands
out seeds to Winnebago tribal citizens in
Nebraska. Photo by Kevin Abourezk

Children enrolled in Educare Winnebago,
the Winnebago Tribe's early childhood program, look at raised garden beds recently
delivered on the Winnebago Reservation in
Nebraska. Photo by Kevin Abourezk

Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018

The Indians, Manape Cleveland signed
this week with the Central CC Raiders. Congratz from your fans and fellow
Indians.

“I’m probably going to have my grandchildren help me plant this,” she said.

WINNEBAGO, Nebraska – Paula
Brown likes the feeling of her hands in
the soil, digging and moving the earth
to make way for seeds that will become
food.
On a sweltering recent morning, the
49-year-old Winnebago woman walked
to a folding table underneath a canopy
in this northwestern Nebraska town
and picked up packets of seeds – strawberry, blueberry, onion, peppers, zucchini and tomato – and a raised garden
bed in which to plant them.
“I already have a garden started, but
this is just kind of extra,” she said, smiling. “This is going to be mine.”
Brown enjoys the crisp texture of
fresh produce and knowing the only
person who has handled it is herself,
and she plans to get some help planting
her new garden.

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Like many reservation communities,
Winnebago is considered a fresh produce desert, though it does have stores
that sell mostly fast food. The nearest
community with fresh produce is nearly
a half hour away, and many tribal members struggle to find transportation to
get them there to shop.
Now the tribe is taking steps to help
their citizens grow their own produce.
This summer, the tribe is distributing
120 raised garden beds to its members
and to local programs such as the
tribe’s early childhood program, Educare, and the Winnebago Public Schools’
summer school program.
Aaron LaPointe, agricultural business supervisor for Ho-Chunk Farms,
said the initiative is designed to help the
tribe provide for its own food needs and
encourage its members to eat healthier.
“If we can get people to start growing
their own produce, they’ll start eating

The Winnebago Tribe recently launched
a larger initiative meant to develop
agricultural businesses and improve
eating habits.
The centerpiece of the HoChunk
Harvest initiative is Village Market, a
4,644-square-foot indoor farmers’ market that will be constructed in the HoChunk Village development adjacent to
Nebraska Highway 77. It will be built
on a concrete slab and will have space
for 10 indoor vendors and 10 exterior
vendors.
The more than $265,000 structure
will be paid for through a tribal community development fund, Ho-Chunk
Community Development Corporation,
federal USDA funds and Ho-Chunk
Inc., the tribe’s economic development
corporation.
LaPointe said he expects to see the
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Winnebago News
Thoughts on Several Things…

We posted up a sign behind the Dollar General announcing the Farmer’s
Market. The new market will allow
people to sell pretty much anything
they want like food they have grown
or prepared (Hint: Breakfast Burritos). It will also allow people to sell
art, crafts, jewelry or whatever makes
sense. The construction won’t start
for a few months because we are waiting on hearing about another grant,
but people are welcome to use the lot
now to set up a tent and table to sell
things now.
The Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation also has a lending
fund to help the small business owners get started. We are hoping that if
people can develop a business that our
lending fund will help them grow and
perhaps create a little extra income
and a few jobs.
The Farmer’s Market combined with
the effort to build raised bed gardens
all over the community should work
together to not only create a much
healthier community.
Native America Sign
When we first put up the “Now
Entering Native America” sign on the
north end of town, we got a ton of
positive feedback and it seemed to be
a popular place to take selfies by our

By Lance Morgan

guests at Pow-wow time. However, several people said we should have lights
on it at night. Well we installed all those
solar panels behind it, so we found a
way to put in solar lights also and now
the sign is all lit up at night. So every
once in a while I do listen!
Tobacco Drama
The ATF raided our tobacco factory and distribution warehouse a few
months ago. The wheels of justice move
slow, but I can assure you it has got
our attention and we are pursuing our
legal interests. I can’t get too much
into it, but we feel like we are caught
up in something much larger and that
Big Tobacco has played a significant
role in this. If you really want to know
the details, we filed a separate lawsuit
in federal court challenging Nebraska’s
ability to force the terms of a settlement
between the state and Big Tobacco on
the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. We
are sure we are right in this, but historically that doesn’t mean we will win.
However, we will fight for what few rights
we have left as a government. We really
don’t have any other choice.
Interns
This year we started with 14 interns representing 6 tribes (8 are tribal
members). We also have a couple of
high achieving pre-terns who haven’t
started college yet. Every year, we bring
in these bright young people and give
them a chance to see real business in
action. Our goal is to get a little work
out of them, but mostly our plan is to
give them exposure to real business and
real business executives.
Ho-Chunk, Inc. is crawling with role
models for our young people and we
try and place them with people who
can inspire them to do their best. Our
ultimate goal is to have them be successful at whatever they do, but we really do want to come back to Winnebago
and help us build up our community.
Former Ho-Chunk, Inc. interns work
all over our community in business,
government, education, college, legal
and health care jobs and are making a
real impact in our community.
Contact me at hochunk@aol.com

Masthead Scene
The grass is green the trees are covered in leaves and the
kiddies at Winnebago educare are enjoying the great outdoors. Despite record high temperatures this week on the
Winnebago Reservation.

SUICIDE IN INDIAN COUNTRY PART 19
TWO-SPIRITED PEOPLE
Suicide rates among two-spirited, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered
First Nations are not known, but the rates of related risk factors in these groups
indicate that the suicide risk is greater than among heterosexual First Nations.
Homophobia, isolation and rejection increase the risk of suicide. An individual’s
risk can be decreased if he/she is connected to his/her culture and traditions
in a way that recognizes the impacts of colonization. First Nations communities can support two-spirited people by providing safe spaces that include and
respect them, by standing up for them, and by speaking out about the discrimination they experience. The term two-spirit is used in this resource because
it reflects the importance of First Nations culture as well as sex and gender
orientation and diversity. However, it is important to respect that individuals
may prefer to identify with other terms to reflect their sexual orientation, sex
and gender identity, experiences, or preferences.

JESUS OUR SAVIOR
LUTHERAN OUTREACH
"Real Living versus really dying Part One"
Jesus was a great story teller. Once
he told a story about a father who had
two sons. The younger son asked his
father for his inheritance. This young
man did not want to wait until his father
died. No, he in fact treated his father as
if he was already dead. How can I say
that? Well, as soon as his father gave
in to the demands of his son, that son
packed his things and left. That young
man not only left his father, his brother,
his home, but also his tribe.
Why would this young man do such
a thing? In his self-centered, naive, and
foolish thinking he thought that then he
could begin living. This nameless young
man, whom you and I can certainly
relate to, proceeded to do wild things.
Miles from home where no one knew
him he had a good time until.
Until what you might ask? Until his
father's money ran out. It is easy to have
friends when you are buying! When you
are broke your 'friends' take off and
abandon you.

Pastor Ricky Jacob

To make matters worse then came
a famine. Isn't that the way it often
is? Things go from bad to worse. What
would this young man do?
This young man came to his senses.
He admitted that he had sinned by
disrespecting his father. He admitted
that his freedom to choose living it up
really brought him down. He comes to
the realization that he has wronged not
only his earthly father but his heavenly
Father, his Creator, as well.
This is the first step to really living! Next time I will continue the story
as this young takes a trip back to his
father humbled by foolish ways. How
will his father respond to his son? How
does your heavenly Father respond to
you when you mess up BIG Time? If you
can't wait till next time read the story
of the loving father found in the gospel
of Luke, chapter 15.
Each and every Sunday Creator God
offers you mercy and grace at His Divine Service held at Jesus Our Savior
Lutheran Church at 11 a.m., preceded
by the study of God's Word at 10. We
will begin a Bible study on the book of
Job on June 3rd.

Letter to the Editor…
“Reason behind the recent actions”
There are very serious and alarming
issues happening to the Winnebago
Tribe. We must question motive and
reason behind the recent actions. Ignorant decisions have been made and
when questioned by tribal members
only silence is the answer. Every tribal
member deserves an answer and an
explanation in a sane and rational
manner.
Who advised them to remain silent
or that they did not owe the membership an explanation. Maybe if there
was open dialogue we would not be
here AGAIN and if they governed for
the whole tribe instead of a portion of
it we could all work through this but
many can get what they want through
dysfunction.
Are you familiar with actions that
have taken place? Do you approve of
family members of the council going to
meetings and harassing tribal members as they make their presentations.
If you are a tribal employee do you
feel threatened in your job security?
Are you aware of any intimidation
tactics by any council member. All of
these things actually happened. Do
you know that there is a separation
of powers in the constitution? Do you
understand the term micromanaging?
Demand that there be a parliamentarian in meetings because Roberts Rules
of Order is more than "point of order"
and "prevailing side". Either use it right
or don't use it at all. A two day workshop won't teach you Roberts Rules of
Order. There are far more serious accusations but WE want to protect our
tribes integrity and reputation so will
not in this article air them publicly.
There are tribal members that don't
agree with our points of view, but
through this method we hope to give
you food for thought without hearing

"alternate facts" or getting the message
from a source that maybe is filled with
vinegar and feeds off negativity, and
why would you believe a source like
that? We would like you to study and
answer these questions to yourself.
What would be best is to discuss them
with others. It is vital for the integrity
of our government.
Also, equally vital what happened
to transparency? What happened to
lessons learned? I guess the lack of
character is okay for some as long as
its a relative. It makes these two elders
very sad.
May 21, the mid-month tribal
council meeting was held and at that
meeting two constitutional ethical complaints were presented and read. As a
step in this process a very important
question has to be asked of the council
"Is it frivolous" meaning the petition.
As you know FRIVOLOUS is a word
meaning petty, silly, trifling amongst
other things. There are some on the
council who don't seem to know the
difference between petty and serious.
The documents read were not frivolous each had pages of evidence of the
charges. Each signature was gained
with utmost seriousness. No one was
coerced into signing them. The action
taken at the table was frivolous, and
tribal members do deserve better than
what was administered from the table.
Members believe in the integrity of the
petitions.
Where ever you are let the council
know your concerns. Let this council know you are out there and you
are watching. Our tribe has suffered
enough. Winnebagoes we are a proud
people known as people of the big voice
make your voices heard and your presents will count.
Ruby Bellanger - Jeanie Eagle

Historically, many First Nations cultures supported and honored two-spirited
people; these individuals served important community functions and held positions of high regard and prestige (NAFC, 2008). Traditional social norms typically
valued the inclusion and respect of two-spirited people or an understanding of
their unique contributions to the family and community (Balsa Huang,
Fieland, Simoni, & Walters, 2004). In pre-contact indigenous societies, twospirited people often held sacred or ceremonial roles such as counseling, healing,
being pipe carriers or being visionaries (Lang, 1997, as cited in Alaers, 2010;
Walters et al., 2006). Following contact with Europeans, many of these values
were lost through the effects of colonization, residential schools, and Christian
practices and beliefs that aimed to erase this rich culture, but today they are
being reclaimed with language and cultural revitalization (NAFC, 2008; Walters
et al., 2006). Some communities were able to retain their traditions and have
quietly continued to protect both the two-spirited members of their community
and their sacred ways (A. McLeod, personal communication, March 31, 2011;
Walters, 1997).
If you know of anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts, please contact The
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 (TALK), or the Winnebago
Behavioral Health 1-402-878-2911 or After Hours Crisis # 1-712-259-3263.

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on June 16, 2018.

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Bago News
Greetings...

Indianz.com… Con’t. from front page

For the past year and a half, work
has been ongoing regarding the proposed Long Term Care Facility, or
Nursing Home for our HoChunk elders.
The Winnebago Tribe has contracted
with Native American Health Management (NAHM) to assist with the creation and management of a facility that
will address the health concerns for the
most needy of our elder population.
The first order of business was to determine how large to build our facility.
To accomplish this, NAHM contracted
with an individual (Tribal member) to
conduct a Needs Assessment, which
took about 3 months to complete.
According to the author, we were informed that our Nursing Home will
require a 28-32 bed facility. The Needs
Assessment indicated that “potential
Tribal Elders long term care” needs
stand at 1,931 individuals, according
to Winnebago Tribal Enrollment statistics. The Study indicated that we
currently have 665 Medicaid certified
patients aged 50+ currently served by
IHS facilities, according to IHS patient
data. According to the study, we had
13 Tribal members in nursing homes
within a 30 mile radius and 20 Tribal
members in nursing homes within a
250 mile radius. Based on this Needs
Assessment, it was determined that
we build a 30 unit nursing home with
room to expand when necessary. RFQs
were sent out to architects to send in
bids so we could select one for our
purposes. The selected architect was
DSGW Architects from Lake Elmo,
MN., who had many Tribal projects
that they completed, much to the satisfaction of the Tribes. We worked with
them weekly for nearly a year to finish
the design inside and out, including
parking lots and the many amenities
that we put in to the project. The architect drawings, the Management Agreement with NAHM, the financials and
Business Plan were finally presented
to Liberty National Bank in late 2017.
The bank informed us that our cost
per square foot was 2-3 times higher
than that of an off-reservation nursing
home. They asked for justification. We
were informed that ALL funding will
be reimbursed by Medicaid under new
rules in Nebraska. It was not clear, at
first, that we would have to get a loan

to pay for all construction, maintenance
and operational costs until we were up
and running and were able to start billing patients. Only then would we be
able to begin billing Medicaid for our
elders’ health care and the construction
reimbursements would also begin. Why
were our costs per square foot so high?
Since we were told that Medicaid would
reimburse any legitimate expenses, we
did not hold back on amenities and
quality of materials used in construction. We have since realized that our
Needs Assessment did not contain detailed information that we would need
to accurately determine the size of the
facility. We found that the information
that was submitted in the Needs Assessment was not adequate for our purposes
and did not meet the financial standards
required by a bank.
So, we are back to the “drawing
board” to conduct our own, more accurate, Needs Assessment, which is specific to our Elders’ Long Term health and
housing needs. Our Health Department
and Nursing Home Committee are nearly done with the questionnaire, which
will be distributed throughout the community and sent to potential residents of
a Long Term Health Care Facility. Now,
we need to truly determine the actual
size of the facility, downsize the entire
project and make changes to some of
the materials used within the facility.
We are also considering a different site,
which will bring the facility closer to or
within our village instead of out of town
on a hilltop. One potential site is in the
“North 40” acres for the new addition to
the HoChunk Village. A different site
will drastically cut down costs, as we
will not have to move so much dirt, plus
all infrastructure (roads, driveways,
utilities, water, sewer, etc.) will already
be there. Yes, this turn of events is discouraging but we will continue to work
to make this project a reality. We will
continue to move forward. We have good
people working on this endeavor and it
will happen. Thank you to all for your
patience and all those that have put
much work into this “dream” we’ve had
for so long.
Vince Bass
Chairman Nursing Home Committee

Next WIN News Deadline:
June 11th

Village Market built by 2019. It will
provide vendors – many of whom currently set up along roadsides in Winnebago and sell everything from sweet
corn and popcorn to jewelry and crafts
– greater access to customers.
“That could fix that problem that we
have as being a fresh produce desert
when we have a farmers’ market pavilion there year round,” LaPointe said.

Children enrolled in Educare Winnebago,
the Winnebago Tribe's early childhood
program, sit on raised garden beds that
were recently delivered to the program on
the Winnebago Reservation in Nebraska.
Photo by Kevin Abourezk

Today, few Winnebagos grow their own
food, and many struggle with obesity
and diabetes.
About 35 percent of the tribe’s
elementary students are obese and

another 19 percent are overweight.
And almost 39 percent of the tribe’s
high school age youth are considered
obese, while another 17 percent are
overweight.
The tribe hopes to distribute the
4-by-8-foot garden beds again next
year. Along with the garden beds, the
tribe is also distributing topsoil, hand
tools, seedlings and seeds.
Stuart Fischer, director of Educare
Winnebago’s Early Language Initiative,
said students in the program will plant
beans, tomatoes and cucumbers in the
garden beds.
He said the Educare program already has a garden and teaches children how to tend to it.
“Part of the culture is learning to live
off the land and learning to live with
the home gardening and the traditional
three sisters, corn, beans and squash,”
he said.
The Educare program will incorporate
lessons on healthy eating and traditional foods into the gardening work
that children will do, he said.
The children will be most excited
when they see the first buds from the
foods they are growing, he said.
“The kids react to something they
can see growing, popping out of the
ground,” he said.
For this and more stories from around Indian Country visit us at www.indianz.com

Nonpoint Source Pollution Program
Just wanted to let the community know
that the Winnebago Tribe managed by the
Environmental Protection Department has
begun a Nonpoint Source Pollution Program. What is a Nonpoint Source Pollution
Program? Glad you asked!
According to the EPA Handbook for
Developing and Managing Tribal Nonpoint
Source Pollution Programs under Section319 of the Clean Water Act, “Nonpoint
Source Pollution or polluted runoff occurs
when rainfall, snowmelt, or irrigation water runs over land or through the ground,
picks up pollutants, and carryings them
into lakes, streams, ponds and rivers.
Major nonpoint sources of pollution often
include agricultural practices; unrestricted
livestock grazing; poor sitting and design of
roads, highways, and bridges; forestry; urban runoff; abandoned mines; construction
sites; straightening of streams or rivers;
and hydromodification, such as building
and maintaining dams and levees. Other
sources include lawn and garden maintenance; malfunctioning septic systems; and
storm drain dumping”.

If that isn’t enough to scare someone,
lock your doors, bolt your windows and
keep children and pets indoors. Don’t
know what is. Seriously, nonpoint source
pollution is everywhere but can be dealt
with using the right practices.
For this reason, the Tribe’s overall goal
of a Nonpoint Source Pollution Program
is to control or prevent nonpoint source
pollution. These efforts target the improvement of water quality conditions of both
surface water and ground water resources
and thus protect the environment and the
health and welfare of tribal members and
other individuals living on the Reservation.
Funding for this program is through
EPA’s Clean Water Act, Section 319:
Nonpoint Source Pollution Program (Base
Funding). First year’s activities will be to
identify and assemble partners and conduct community outreach and education.
If you want to visit more about this
issue, please contact Denise Jensen, Environmental Protection Department at 402878-4060 or email at denise.jensen@winnebagotribe.com. Coffee is always made.

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Winnebago News
Historical Trauma in Native Americans
by Stuart Snake Jr.
How do the violent beatings, relocations, mass genocides and tragedies
that Native Americans have suffered
still affect them and many of the future generations? Historical trauma is
a real problem that explains many of
the difficulties and struggles that Native Americans are troubled with daily,
and it needs to be addressed because
it’s not getting the attention it deserves.
To even start to help treat this phenomenon we first have to understand it.
Historical trauma, also called historical
loss is the “cumulative emotional and
psychological wounding over the lifespan and across generations, emanating
from massive group trauma,” as defined
by Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart,
PhD (Brave Heart). Historical trauma
can help people understand why life for
many Native Americans is very different
and why we have so many problems
and grief in our communities (Brave
Heart). To be traumatized means a person receives a physical or mental injury
from someone or something outside
themselves (“Lesson 1”). Trauma can
cause people to be hurt so bad, you feel
hopeless inside. Trauma can change a
person forever, and you can feel like
you will never recover or be the same
again. With historical trauma comes
historical unresolved grief, which is
a deep feeling of loss and sorrow that
accompanies the trauma (Brave Heart).
You can feel a pain in your body that is
unexplainable.
Many of the traumas Native Americans have faced are defined as historical
losses (Brown-Rice). There were many
mass killings in native history since
the colonization of America. Indigenous
people were forced onto reservations
where they couldn't mourn the loss or
even acknowledge the deaths of their
people in their traditional way. New
diseases were being given to natives
each and every day and the introduction to alcohol didn't help at all either.
Bounties were put on Native American
scalps leaving them to be hunted down
and killed (“Lesson 1”). Native American children were stripped from their
families and put into boarding schools
where they had to forget about all their
native ways and teachings. They were
to live the white man way and forget
about their culture. They had nothing
to get over the grief of losing their land,
people and culture (Brown-Rice).
Historical trauma can affect everyone differently; part of the problem
is understanding what causes it and
how it affects us. The many effects
of historical trauma, defined as historical trauma responses, are that of
unsettled emotional trauma, health issues, depression, high mortality rates,
high rates of alcohol abuse, significant

problems of child abuse and domestic
violence (“Historical Trauma”). Other
symptoms include anxiety, substance
abuse, isolation, discomfort around
white people and suicide (Ross). There
are even some natives with chronic diseases that non-Indian doctors have not
been able identify or treat (“Lesson 1”).
Many native community members also
say there is a constant feeling of mourning, and there are always funerals going
on (“Historical Trauma”). For a lot of natives it’s identifying with the stereotypical ideas that are put forth on them like
that every Native American is a drunk
or a deadbeat and has no job because
they get checks every month from their
casino. For the most part, most natives
aren't actually drunks or deadbeats,
but because so many people think that
because of a stereotype a lot of natives
start to identify with their oppressors’
views, which leads to self-hatred.
What can we do to help treat these
symptoms of historical trauma? One of
the very first things you can do is confront the trauma and accept that you
have it. You can’t help a problem if you
don't admit you have one. Realizing it
first can help you overcome it. Second is
understanding it and making sure that
you know that none of this is your fault
and that you don't have to live under the
eyes of your suppressors, that you can
be anyone you want to be as long as you
set your mind to it. Third is releasing
the pain of historical trauma, letting go
of all the grief and suffering that was
passed down to you and knowing that
you have no control over it. Fourth and
last is transcending the trauma, moving
past it and not letting it hold you back
any longer (“Historical Trauma”). Other
things that can help relieve these symptoms are staying educated on the topic.
Educating yourself and others helps
more and more people understand it.
Reaching out to other people and sharing your experiences with others who
have been through the same things also
provides relief. Something that would
help a lot of reservations and native
communities would be an official place
to go to get help about your problems,
like a treatment center.
For over 500 years Natives Americans were forced to suffer through the
genocides, diseases, assimilation, loss of
their culture and tradition, extermination, forced dependency of suppressors,
racism, discrimination, prohibition of
our religious ways and the relocations
onto government reservations. It is
time for indigenous peoples to reclaim
traditional culture in Native American
communities. Breaking the cycle and
using traditional ways of healing can
help many natives let go of their grief.

Message From the
Winnebago Tribal Council
On behalf of the Winnebago Tribal Council, We would like to give our heartfelt appreciation to James Price Sr. and the Winnebago facilities crew for their
hard work on getting the cemeteries ready for Memorial Weekend. We would
also like to thank the Winnebago Veterans Association and all those who had
a hand in the Memorial Day events. Many relatives gathered on Monday and
it was nice to see all of them taking time to honor our Veterans and those
relatives that have gone before us. Thanks again and keep up the good work!
Sincerely,
Frank White - Tribal Chairman
Curtis St.Cyr - Vice Chairman
Roland Warner - Treasurer
Coly Brown - Secretary
Vince Bass
Victoria Kitcheyan
Kenny Mallory
Isaac Smith
James Snow

Hōcąk Corner

Skī (skee) - Pepper
Nįsgu (nees-goo)- Salt
Tānįžu (daw-nee-zhoo)- Sugar

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Community News
WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
SPECIAL MEETING – ENROLLMENT
April 30, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Roland Warner
James Snow
Vincent Bass
Victoria Kitcheyan
Kenneth Mallory
OTHERS PRESENT:
Monica Flores
Tiffani Warner
William DeCora
Phyllis Ware
Ilona Maney
Cheri Redhorn
Ramona Sheridan
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Isaac Smith (leave)
CALL TO ORDER: Chairman White
called the meeting to order at 10:21 am.
OPENING PRAYER: Coly Brown
offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
James Snow motioned to approve
the agenda. Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (1) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.
Roland Warner motioned to go into
Executive Session at 10:31 am. James
Snow seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (1) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.
James Snow motioned to come out of
Executive Session at 12:16 pm. Roland
Warner seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
ADJOURN:
Victoria Kitcheyan motioned to adjourn. Kenneth Mallory seconded.
VOTE: (7) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Chairman White adjourned the
meeting at 12:18 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Coly Brown, Secretary
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA
REGULAR TRIBAL COUNCIL MEETING
May 7, 2018
TRIBAL COUNCIL PRESENT:
Frank White (in 10:10 a.m.)
Curtis St. Cyr
Coly Brown
Roland Warner
James Snow
Vincent Bass
Kenneth Mallory
OTHERS PRESENT:
Nilah Soloman
Dana Payer
Crystal Ross
Adam Tranmer
Monica Flores
Pat Greyhair
Lorri Walker
Scott Aldrich
Marilyn Grant
Cindy Aldrich
Kellie Snow
Keely Purscell
Garan Coons
Benny Eagle
Tonia Keller
Gary Wabaunsee
Keith Chamberlain
Jayla Price

Isabelle Freemont
Natasha Deal
Shelly Bear
Sharon Frenchman
Christi Freemont
TRIBAL COUNCIL ABSENT:
Victoria Kitcheyan (Travel)
Isaac Smith (THPO meeting)
CALL TO ORDER: Vice-Chairman
St. Cyr called the meeting to order at
9:08 a.m.
OPENING PRAYER: James Snow
offered the opening prayer.
APPROVE AGENDA:
Roland Warner motioned to approve the Agenda as amended.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
READING OF THE MINUTES:
Vincent Bass motioned to approve the
April 26, 2018 Mid-Monthly minutes.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE:
(4) yes (0) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.
RATIFY FIVE SIGNATURES:
Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System Transition Organizational
Chart and Position Description – Clinical Director
Coly Brown motioned to ratify the
five-signature approving Winnebago
Comprehensive Healthcare System
Transition Organizational Chart and
Position Description – Clinical Director.
James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Approve Mark Aldrich to continue to
work as Commissioner until interview
process is complete.
Roland Warner motioned to ratify the
five-signature approving Mark Aldrich
to continue to work as Commissioner
until interview process is complete. Coly
Brown seconded.
VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.
Travel for Frank White to OVC Grantee Regional Training, Keshena, WI May
15-17, 2018
Roland Warner motioned to ratify
the five-signature approving travel
for Frank White to OVC Grantee Regional Training, Keshena, WI May
15-17, 2018. Coly Brown seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Approve 2018 Indirect Cost Proposal
and CFO to sign on behalf of the Tribe.
James Snow motioned to ratify the
five-signature approving the 2018 Indirect Cost Proposal and CFO to sign
on behalf of the Tribe. Vincent Bass
seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Adopt Resolution #18-74: FY’19
Indian Highway Safety Program Grant
–Impaired Driving.
Roland Warner motioned to ratify
the five-signature adopting resolution
#18-74: FY’19 Indian Highway Safety
Program Grant – Impaired Driving.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Travel for Victoria Kitcheyan to NIHB,
HHS Secretary Tribal Advisory Committee & Testimony in Washington DC, May
7-11, 2018.
James Snow motioned to ratify the
five-signature approving travel for Victoria Kitcheyan to NIHB, HHS Secretary
Tribal Advisory Committee & Testimony
in Washington, DC, May 7-11, 2018.

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Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Adopt Resolution #18-75: Approving
the Engagement of Consortium of Law
Firms Against Opioid Manufacturers,
Distributors and related parties.
Roland Warner motioned to ratify
the five-signature adopting resolution
#18-75: Approving the Engagement of
Consortium of Law Firms Against Opioid
Manufacturers, Distributors and related
parties. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Approve Nebraska Inter Tribal Coalition Joint Resolution #18-01: Engage in
the Consortium of Law Firms Against
Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors,
and related Parties.
Vincent Bass motioned to ratify the
five-signature approving the Nebraska
Inter Tribal Coalition Joint Resolution
#18-01: Engage in the Consortium
of Law Firms Against Opioid Manufacturers, Distributors, and related
Parties. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS:
Rhea brother’s – Organic Farming
Kenneth Mallory motioned to rescind
resolution #17-66: Re-introduction of
T-3692 Kelly South Farm into Organic
Production. James Snow seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
M. Grant – Log Cabin Issue – No action taken, continue on May 16, 2018
at General Counsel meeting.
S. Corbine – WTN IHS FY 2013 CSC
Shortfall Claims
James Snow motioned to approve
shortfall claims for $250,366.00 and
the letter to IHS regarding the claims.
Vincent Bass seconded.
VOTE: (4) yes (0) no (1) abstain
Motion carried.

James Snow motioned to approve
the naming of Twelve Clans Unity
Hospital, a division of Winnebago Comprehensive Healthcare System. Roland
Warner seconded.
VOTE: (5) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
[Frank in]
WCHS – Board
Roland Warner motioned to table
WCHS-Board until May 9, 2018 CEO Report meeting. Kenneth Mallory seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS:
Lorri Walker- Hospital Concerns Discussion only.
Adam Tranmer – Company A Scouts
Wrestling Club, Matching funds request.
Vincent Bass motioned to approve
the Matching Funds request for Company A Scouts Wrestling Club for
$2500.00. Curtis St. Cyr seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
Anna Adams, Bee Keeper – Securing
land use permit: No action taken.
Christi Freemont – “Best of the Midwest” Tourney Match funds request
Curtis St. Cyr motioned to approve
$2500.00 for the match funds request
from Christi Freemont for the Girls Basketball team. Roland Warner seconded.
VOTE: (6) yes (0) no (0) abstain
Motion carried.
TRIBAL COUNCIL ITEMS:
RW-Tribal Members at the Hospital:
Discussion only.
RW-Contract: Discussion only.
[Isaac in]
Native American Caucus Letter to
Secretary Azar & Admin Verma
Vincent Bass motioned to sign and
send off the Letter to Secretary Azar &
Admin Verma.
Roland Warner seconded.
Con’t. in next issue...

WCHS - Naming

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ18-019
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
C. W. (DOB 02/2018)
To: TEYAH WHITEBEAR, Mother
BIOLOGICAL FATHER

You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning
the above referred minor individual(s)
in case no. JFJ18-019 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago
Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on
the 26TH day of JUNE, 2018 at the hour
of 11:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-078

In the Matter of the
Name Change Petition of:
MAXWELL nmn WALKER
to MAX nmn LITTLEWALKER
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. CV18078 has been scheduled and will be
heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of
Winnebago, Nebraska on the 21ST day
of MAY, 2018 at the hour of 11:00 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-065
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
SERENITY DREW
In Re:
R. M. S. (DOB 09/2013)
TO:
JENNIFER DREW, Mother
BIOLOGICAL 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. CV18-065 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 24TH day of JULY,
2018 at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-072
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
MARIA SCOTT
In Re:
A. S. (DOB 12/2009)
TO:
JENNIFER DREW, Mother
BIOLOGICAL 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. CV18-072 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 24TH day of JULY,
2018 at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. JFJ17-044
The People of the Winnebago Tribe
In the Interest of:
I. R. (DOB 05/2002)
ROSALIND HAVLISH, Mother
To: LINO BROTHERS OF ALL, Father
You are hereby notified that a hearing for Initial Appearance concerning
the above referred minor individual(s)
in case no. JFJ17-044 has been scheduled and will be heard in the Winnebago
Tribal Court of Winnebago, Nebraska on
the 3RD day of JULY, 2018 at the hour
of 9:00 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-084
In the Matter of the Custody Petition of:
THOMAS SNOWBALL JR.
vs.
SHANAE Q. SECRIST
To: SHANAE W. SECRIST,
You are hereby notified that a
Custody petition has been filed and a
hearing concerning the above referred
Individual(s) in case no. CV18-084 has
been scheduled will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 5TH day of JULY, 2018
at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-065
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
SERENITY DREW
In Re:
R. M. S. (DOB 09/2013)
TO:
JENNIFER DREW, Mother
BIOLOGICAL 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. CV18065 has been scheduled and will be
heard in the Winnebago Tribal Court of
Winnebago, Nebraska on the 24TH day
of JULY, 2018 at the hour of 9:30 A.M.

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of Hearing
Case No. CV18-081
In the Matter of the
Guardianship Petition of:
KARLA LAPOINTE
In Re:
A. C. (DOB 06/2005)
TO:
AARON CURRY, 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. CV18-081 has
been scheduled and will be heard in the
Winnebago Tribal Court of Winnebago,
Nebraska on the 21ST day of JUNE,
2018 at the hour of 9:00 A.M.

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, June 2, 2018 — Page 7

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/tribal%3Awinnebago%3Adfc994dbd4f418a9. Public record. Not legal advice.