Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 49, Number 14 • Saturday, July 11, 2020

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Published Bi-Weekly for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska • Volume 49, Number 14 • Saturday, July 11, 2020

154th Annual Winnebago Homecoming is

still on BUT with major COVID-19

safety restrictions

Winnebago’s firework display on July

3rd was AMAZING! Thank you to everyone that helped make this event possible

for the youth. A recap video is available

on the Winnebago Tribe’s Facebook page.

A special thank you to the cafeteria staff

at Winnebago Public School for all of your

hard work on July 3rd in preparing 600

meals for families of the community!

Winnebago’s grand entry for the 153rd Annual Homecoming Celebration. Photo courtesy of the Ho-Chunk, Inc. Community Engagement

Facebook page.

Winonah Leader Charge

Join ATLAS of Winnebago on Thursday’s at 9 AM, south of the Winnebago

Fire Hall, for their food box distribution.

(ATLAS staff will load food box, so please

remain in your vehicles.)

WINNEBAGO, NE—The Winnebago Veteran’s Association

announced the 154th Annual

Homecoming Celebration that

will be held for one day on

Saturday, July 25th, 2020 at

Winnebago Veterans Park. The

powwow is intended for the

community of Winnebago and

those living or working within

the Winnebago Indian Reservation boundaries. Only local Winnebago Tribal members will be

allowed to participate. COVID-19

and social distancing precautions

will be taken.

Friday July 24th, 2020 at 5:00

p.m. will be the Veteran’s Kettle.

The Winnebago Veterans is

willing to raise your relative’s flag

on July 25th. Please drop them

off at the Winnebago Veteran’s

building July 20th-July 24th between 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.

The Winnebago Veterans is

reserving the right to not allow

or remove individuals who are in

violation of the temporary COV-

ID-19 pandemic safety guidelines

recommended by the Winnebago

Public Health Department and

enforced by the Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska. The Winnebago

Veterans are not responsible for

thefts, accidents, injury, and

unsupervised children (15 years

and under must be accompanied

by a parent) you may need a valid

ID or work badge or proof of residence to gain entry.

Concession stands will not be

utilized. No camping, no outside

food or craft venders.

Winnebago Celebrating 10 years of Firework Shows

Construction on main street in

Winnebago is looking great! Despite the

heat, construction workers are making a

lot of progress.

On July 6th, 274 hams were donated to

ATLAS of Winnebago by WinnaVegas Casino Resort. The hams were distributed to

the community on a first come, first serve

basis.

Despite the heat, show coordinator Isaac Smith and the Pyro Crew continued working hard to prepare for Winnebago’s social distancing

firework display at the Land of Wellness, on July 3rd. We captured a stunning still shot from the July 3rd firework display, more photos are

available on the Winnebago Indian News Facebook page.

Winonah Leader Charge

Don’t miss out on fresh fruits and

vegetables from Ho-Chunk Community

Development Corporation on Friday’s at

9 AM. There’s no eligibility requirements

and quantity is limited to one box per

household/per week.

Pictured above is Ilona Maney and Mary

Snowball during the 134th Annual Homecoming Celebration.

WINNEBAGO, NE— July 2020

marks the 10th year of the Winnebago Firework show. Even with

the challenges of the COVID-19

pandemic and the social distancing

protocols, the community joined

together in watching the firework

display at the Land of Wellness.

This being the communities first

big event since February.

Isaac Smith and Jamie Frenchman both licensed Pyrotechnicians,

meaning they are both licensed

professionals who can work with

and shoot display fireworks. Fire

Chief Clint Free along with a member from the Winnebago Volunteer

Fire Department also assisted with

the firework show. This year class

B fireworks were utilized, these

fireworks are lit electronically instead of hand lit, this did cause

V i s i t

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a t

some technical difficulties for the

Pyrotechnicians. Smith stated, “I

hope everyone enjoyed the fireworks

show. Me and the guys worked really hard on it. Thank you for those

who checked on us and for those

who showed their support. We have

been trying our best for these past

10 years to bring it to our village

here and although we had some

technical difficulties, we all made it

home safe to our families which is

always our main goal.”

The Winnebago 4th of July Firework show was developed for the

youth of the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska. The main reason for this

event is for the youth to have access

to a local firework display, and to

see them smile.

Special thanks to show coordinators Isaac Smith and Jamie Frenchman, Fire Chief Clint Free, helper

from the Winnebago Volunteer Fire

Department, helpers Mike Stout

and Zach Hansen, music by DJ

Bleu and Garanteed!

Also thank you to the Winnebago

Volunteer Fire Department, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska (WTN)

Facilities department, Wildlife and

Parks, Winnebago Health Department, WTN Communications department, Winnebago Tribal Council, Land of Wellness Staff, Boys

and Girls Club, WTN Emergency

Management, Winnebago Police department, and Lauren Buchanan!

Please view the 10th Anniversary Winnebago Firework

Display Recap Video on the

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska’s

Facebook page. Thanks to everyone who helped, watched and

supported this event for the past

10 years.

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BAGO NEWS

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 11, 2020 — Page 3

COMMUNITY NEWS

Dear Winnebago Tribal Membership,

On behalf of the Winnebago Tribal

Council, we want to inform the tribe

that we removed Victoria Kitcheyan

and Melton Frenchman from the

Winnebago Tribal Council, effective

Thursday, June 25, 2020 on the

grounds that they did not complete

their Mandatory Drug and Alcohol

Test and was found in violation of the

Principles of Ethical & Moral Conduct

Policy for Tribal Council Members

pursuant to its disciplinary powers in

Article VI Section 4 of the Winnebago

Constitution and Bylaws.

The purpose of the Winnebago

Tribal Council Drug Test Policy is to

establish, maintain, and assure the

Tribe’s general public that elected,

appointed, and assigned tribal officials exercising the authority vested

in them as a matter of public trust

shall do so in an environment free

from the use of controlled substances, and in compliance with Winnebago Tribal Code 3-801 (controlled

substances act), Winnebago Tribal

Code 7-1108, (Winnebago Drug-Free

Workplace Act) and the Principles of

Ethical and Moral Conduct and Special Procedures for the Winnebago

Tribal Council.

It is the intention of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska that the

provisions of this policy be construed

and applied in each instance so as

to accomplish its purposes of protecting the Winnebago People from

government decisions, actions resulting from, or affected by, the use

of controlled substances. This policy

applies to all current and future

Tribal Council Members serving the

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The

policy specifically states that Elected

Tribal Council Members shall submit

to hair sample drug testing immediately upon such election. In the

same section under item 1. states,

Elected officials in office on the date

of enactment of this Council Drug

and Alcohol Test Policy shall submit

to hair sample drug testing immediately upon the enactment date of this

Council Drug Test Policy. Refusal to

submit to hair sample drug testing

for controlled substances, alcohol

testing or the positive result of such

a test shall be deemed a violation of

the Council Drug and Alcohol Test

Policy and subject the Tribal Council

Member to sanctions for violating the

law as proscribed in the Principles of

Ethical and Moral Conduct and Special Procedures for the Winnebago

Tribal Council, including removal

from office.

In a letter I sent to each Tribal

Council member dated October 24,

2019, I informed every council member that they will need to complete

their Drug & Alcohol testing by October 31, 2019.

An ethical complaint was brought

forth by Councilman, Aric Armell

stating that Victoria Kitcheyan and

Melton Frenchman did not do a

complete drug and alcohol test and

were in violation. In the Principles of

Ethical & Moral Conduct and Special

Procedures for the Winnebago Tribal

Council under section (i) Tribal council members shall not violate the law.

All Tribal Council members, new or

already serving will also be subject

to mandatory drug testing for illegal

substances. In the constitution and

bylaws of the Winnebago Tribe under

Article VI Section 4 states that any

member who commits gross neglect

of duty, evidenced by gross incompetency or abandonment of office, or

commits gross misconduct, shall be

subject to disciplinary procedures including removal. Gross incompetency

is defined as unable or unwilling to

perform the duties of office. Councilman Armell’s ethical complaint was

accepted by the council on February 3rd, 2020 and an investigative

committee was formed using the

Winnebago Tribe and Winnavegas

Human Service Managers. After an

investigation took place, the investigative committee deemed there was

sufficient evidence that the person(s)

accused committed the wrong doing and the council could conduct a

hearing if council should vote to hold

a hearing. The council then followed

the procedures for the Tribal Council

Disciplinary process by conducting a

hearing in which Victoria Kitcheyan

and Melton Frenchman were able to

enter their plea and give a statement

to the council.

After the hearing concluded a motion was made by councilwoman,

Thelma Whitewater and seconded

by Aric Armell to remove Victoria

Kitcheyan from the Winnebago Tribal

Council due to violation of the Principles of Ethical & Moral Conduct

Policy.

Yes Votes were as follows. Aric

Armell, Karl Baker, Thelma Whitewater, Roland Warner and John Snowball.

No vote was cast by Louis LaRose.

I, as chairman also voted yes. The

motion passed 6 in favor with 1 no.

Following Ms. Kitcheyan’s hearing,

Melton Frenchman was also found

in violation of the Principles of Ethical and Moral Conduct Policy for the

Winnebago Tribal Council. A motion

was made by Thelma Whitewater and

seconded by Aric Armell to remove

Melton Frenchman from the Winnebago Tribe Council due to violation

of the Principles of Ethical & Moral

Conduct Policy.

Yes votes were as follows. Aric

Armell, Karl Baker, Thelma Whitewater, John Snowball and Roland Warner.

A no vote was cast by Louis LaRose.

I, as chair man also voted yes.

The motion passed with 6 in favor

and 1 no vote.

After the hearing of Melton Frenchman, a motion was made by John

Snowball and seconded Thelma

Whitewater to declare Victoria

Kitcheyan and Melton Frenchman

seats vacant and to hold a special

election by July 16 to fill two tribal

council seats. This motion passed.

I want to thank the Winnebago

Tribal Council for enforcing this policy and upholding the constitution. I

firmly believe that we as leaders must

set the example for the rest of the

tribe by establishing and assuring our

membership that we make decisions

around that table in an environment

free from the use of controlled substances. This is a matter of public

trust. It is known that the hair sample

drug testing is a test that will unveil

illegal substances that were ingested

going back 90 days. To say that we

proved to the membership and the

rest of the general public that we all

took this test so that we can move

forward in making the best decisions

for our tribe. This decision was not

filled by hate or a motive to remove

certain council members, it was to

let our membership know that we

are performing the duties of office.

It was also to let the world know we

are against harmful & illegal drugs.

Those things are hurting our elders,

youth and our community and we

will continue our fight against illegal

drugs. We will also continue upholding the constitution and the bylaws

of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Winnebago Tribal Council

Special Election

on

July 15th

polls open at 8am at the

Whirling Thunder Wellness Center

Now Accepting Notice of Intent

For the 2020 Tribal Elections

Primary Elections | Tuesday September 8, 2020

Regular Elections | Tuesday October 6, 2020

Qualification of Candidates

Be twenty-five years of age or over and a qualified voter.

Be a resident of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, defined as having a

physical presence within the reservation for six consecutive months immediately preceding the date of election.

Be an enrolled member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

Not have been convicted, terminated, removed or resigned from any tribal

position for reasons of theft, stealing, misappropriation of funds, embezzlement, conversion or any related offense from the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska.

How to Apply:

Must meet all qualifications for candidacy

Submit all required documentation, your completed declaration for Notice

of Intent and required drug test results to the Tribal Administration Office, of

Blackhawk Community Center

Submit a fee of $50 or a Petition in lieu of the fee containing at least 50

signatures of persons eligible to vote in the 2020 Primary Election stating

that they support your candidacy of office; this form is located in the Tribal

Administration Office

PLEASE MAKE MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO THE WINNEBAGO TRIBE

OF NEBRASKA

Submissions are due by 4:30 p.m. CST on Monday August 3, 2020

CONTACT

TYRESHA WOLFE 402-878-2272 EXT 1002

TERESA LITTLEGEORGE 402-878-2272 EXT 3200

ANNA PRESTON 402-878-2272 EXT 1000

Monday through Friday Business Hours 8:00a.m. – 4:30p.m.

Winnebago Children's Clothing

Allowance cards will be mailed out

on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020

Please email: enrollment@winnebagotribe.com

if need to update child's address

Sincerely,

Winnebago T ribal Chair man,

Coly Brown

The next issue of the WINNEBAGO INDIAN NEWS will be published on July 25, 2020.

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Winonah Leader Charge .............. Editor

.......................................Office Manager

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Winnebago Tribal Council

Coly Brown .............................Chairman

John Snowball ................ Vice Chairman

Thelma Whitewater................. Secretary

Roland Warner ....................... Treasurer

Tori Kitcheyan .......................... Member

Melton Frenchman.................... Member

Arik Armell ................................ Member

Louie LaRose ........................... Member

vacant ....................................... Member

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The State of Education in Winnebago

Winnebago Community Members,

Friends and Relatives,

I want to call your attention to the

status of education in our school. The

situation became clear as proficiency

levels of students in Nebraska were

published in December 2018. I stated

we were in a State of Emergency and

with the support of two Tribal Council

members from Santee we reinvigorated

our long-dormant Nebraska Indian

Education Association.

After learning what schools and

states with high Native American

student enrollment were doing, I

indicated we were approximately 15

years behind. Let me give you just one

example that should sound the alarm

for everyone! As mentioned, in 2018

the Nebraska Department of Education

(NDE) published Student Achievement

data with percentages of children proficient by ethnicity. Following are the

approximate numbers: in English Language Arts (literacy/reading) American

Indian/Native American (AI/NA) proficiency levels were 56 percent to white

students 85 percent; in Math AI/AN

proficiency levels were 38 percent to

white students 79 percent; and in Science AI/AN proficiency levels were 58

percent to white students 80 percent.

In 2019 this data was not available for

all areas, but if you can believe it our

math levels were even lower. If I haven’t

gotten your attention yet keep reading.

Some will say test scores aren’t everything, and I can agree to that, but

I believe in our children and refuse to

accept this excuse any longer. Many

of you know me from when your children were in Head Start. Head Start’s

integrated systems management approach to education has served me

well all these years and has given

me an insight as to the way public

schools are administered. Suffice it to

say public schools can learn a lot from

Head Start.

Change is never easy. Individuals

take offense at any critique or criticism, personal attacks are launched,

and some are just not sure what to do.

I do know the longer we put adult’s

needs ahead of our children’s needs

this situation will continue.

I had to play catch-up in learning

about NDE and their systems which

are different than federal systems.

With this knowledge and support from

my NeIEA friends, we affected historic

changes to the State Social Studies

Standards in November 2019 to include Native American culture, history,

and their contributions to society.

You may have seen the articles in the

Omaha World Herald. This reporter

came to know me when he wrote an article about how poorly Native American

children scored on ACTs. I responded,

mad at first because he didn’t know the

whole story, but he has since become

an ally.

We did not get into this situation

overnight, I believe it comes from years

of settling for less and letting ourselves

believe in a false sense of accomplishment. Even though we all know the

importance of education-apparently

everyone left it up to someone else.

The short time I worked at the Tribal

Planning and Development office I had

to argue to submit two applications

regarding improving education and

leadership for our children and in one

instance said I would do most of the

work on my own time. I was astonished

because our own people in administration did not fully support these applications. Or would they call attention

to all of our deficits in education and

administration of our programs?

I believe one of life’s major lessons

is to admit when one is wrong-if not we

waste so much time making excuses,

not correcting anything, personally

attacking those who do identify our

mistakes, putting our guard up, and

all the while not making things better

or learning from our mistakes.

Because I am bringing up a touchy

subject there will be many who will

continue in their attempts to discredit

me. I don’t understand these personal

attacks when our children’s future is

at stake, when the problem is in black

and white, and when in fact I have had

historic accomplishments. It’s not that

I don’t mind these bullying tactics,

because I do, but I have been bullied

before and survived. Far above the accomplishments I’ve had in working for

all Native people throughout the years, I

truly believe my ancestors are (as am I)

proud of the way I conducted myself. I

can’t say being marginalized by my own

people doesn’t affect me, but because

I know the work I’ve done has made a

difference-I can take it.

Our schools are experiencing a

cataclysmic event. Most children will

take longer to recover, but our children are strong, smart, and we must

remind them of the resiliency that is

in their DNA! So, in the future please

ask the questions! Why don’t we have

homework? Why don’t we teach more

about all Indigenous cultures? How

does our history affect my child in the

classroom? How can the school help me

to help my child learn at home? Where

is the data so we can make informed

decisions and identify areas where we

need improvement? Why don’t more

parents attend Board meetings? Until

we start asking some of these questions

seriously and objectively things will not

change.

I know we can handle these changes

together. Parents /families need to ask

hard questions. Things will get better

if we work together and pity those who

work to divide us. Our children will

carry on, the question is will it be in a

way that makes our ancestors proud?

Marian Holstein

Asking for Your Vote By Marian Holstein

Hap pi hije,

I write to let you know what I will

stand for if you would honor me with

your vote on July 15th! Had I been

seated to the Council, as the next

highest vote getter in May 2015, I may

have had a chance to prove my worth

and share my years of experience by

now. That occurrence did not prevent

me from continuing my work in the

following areas:

Education-our children are inherently intelligent and our current education system is antiquated and does not

meet their needs. Non-Natives do not

think as we do, nor do they fully understand the issues our children face

that can affect them in the classroom.

There has been little work to prepare

our students for leadership roles in

the future.

Data Management-a continuing

problem. There have been numer ous unsuccessful attempts, denoting

thousands of dollars of staff time, and

we still do not have aggregated reliable

data-and data is not shared. The Tribe

needs a data management policy as all

data gathered by programs belongs to

the Tribe, not the individual program.

We know we must have informed data

to make informed decisions!

Tribal Sovereignty-we made gains in

Nebraska. We called to the attention of

some State Departments they do not

have a clear understanding of Tribal

sovereignty or Tribal Consultation.

Our students need education in history

and present-day issues of sovereignty

because they will be our future leaders. The work in this area vigorously

continues.

Accountability and Communicationin in all areas. Establish a reporting

process whereby all entities submit

progress or issues and concerns, help

our Program and Planning Department

to become as effective as possible.

The above tangible areas are important; however, foremost I want to

bring our people together. I will not

work to divide us. I am old enough to

understand no one is perfect. Everyone

makes mistakes, but what do they learn

from those mistakes? We love our family members, even they are not perfect.

There is a lot to informed decisionmaking. It is not just going along with

one faction or the other, but making

hard decisions with intelligence, fairness, understanding, and love for all

of our people.

As soon as possible I will record a

video with some of my accomplishments. I served on several national

Boards. As a representative of the

Department of Health and Human Services in auditing over 240 programs, I

have also visited over 115 reservations.

I have learned so much I want to share

and mentor our future leaders while I

have the chance!

Pi-na-gi-gi, Marian Holstein

JESUS OUR SAVIOR

LUTHERAN OUTREACH

"Honor God's representatives"

Our Creator put things in place for

the benefit of His creation. On the sixth

day of creation, saving the best for last,

He formed out of the dust of the ground

a male in His image. He breathed the

breathe of life in him. Soon after He put

Adam to sleep, removed one of his ribs

and then took it and out of the dust

of the earth He formed a woman (well

this was really saving the very best for

last). Creator God made them male and

female in His image.

Now what does it mean that this male

and this female were created in God's

image. First, they were holy or without

sin. They only knew good. Next, they

were placed in positions of authority.

They were to be overseers of paradise caretakers of all of the plants, the rivers

and lakes, as well as all of the animals.

And finally, they were to be God's earthly

representatives of their offspring.

Creator God also instituted marriage,

a covenant agreement between a man

and a woman for life. From their offspring onward - a man was to leave his

father and his mother and be united to

his wife for the rest of their lives. Creator

God placed Adam as the head of the

family. He was given the responsibility

of being the spiritual leader. Eve was

blessed to be a mother to their children,

and ultimately to each and child ever

after. Together Adam and Eve would be

helpmates to one another.

Creator God put things in place for

the benefit of His creation. A child was

given the duty to honor his/her parents. A child was to respect both his/

her father and his/her mother. A child

was to serve and obey his/her parents.

He/she was not to despise or anger his/

her parents.

Now some parents don't always deserve honor or respect, but as a representative of God - a child was to do so.

Not only that, a child was to love and

cherish his/her father and mother. This

type of love can only begin with Creator

God, but it should never stop with the

child. The love from above should flow

down to and through the child.

When Creator God wrote down on

stone the command to 'Honor your father and your mother' it went beyond

one's parents. Creator God also wants

Respectfully Asking

for Your Vote...

Dear Winnebago Tribal

Members and

Valued Supporters,

On June

25, 2020 the

Winnebago

T ribal Council removed

me from office

after a fellow

Council member filed an

ethical complaint against me for my

refusal to submit to a hair follicle drug

test. I opted out of the hair follicle drug

test in October 2019 but submitted to a

urine analysis test which I passed with

a negative test result. I objected to the

requirement for a hair follicle test when

it was added to the policy in 2018. Importantly, this addition occurred after my

election in 2017.

My objections to the hair follicle test

are primarily due to my cultural beliefs.

I have been told by my elders that the

HoChunkgra People have always took

pride in how we wrap and cover our hair.

It possesses the Spirit and life source of

one’s self. It is considered “Wakonchunk,”

sacred and regarded as such. Spiritually

our hair should never be touched by others. The taking of hair is a cultural taboo

and reminiscent of the historical trauma

Native American people felt at the hands

of our oppressors. The Tribal Council’s

recent actions mirror the actions of our

oppressors in a grab for power and control at the expense of my sacred teachings

I also object to this policy on political

grounds. The creation and implementa-

Pastor Ricky Jacob

us to give proper honor and respect to

other authorities. All those who are in a

position of authority have been placed

there by Creator God.

So who else has Creator God placed

in positions of authority? Grandparents, elders, teachers, employers, supervisors, policemen and police women.

Creator God has put things in place for

the benefit of His creation and this includes elected leaders Such as: judges,

tribal council members, state representatives, governors, senators, as well the

leader of one's nation/country.

When one disrespects, despises or

angers any authorities then one is

disrespecting, despising and angering

the One who placed him/her in that

position.

Where does disrespect for those in

authority begin? It usually begins in

the home. If the father or the mother is

disrespectful of one another or those in

authority, often times but not always,

their children learn to be disrespectful. Or sometimes a teen learns to be

disrespectful from his/her peers, or

via social media, or television shows

and/or movies. Some learn to despise

God-ordained authorities through the

instruction of their professors at colleges and universities.

And where can it begin anew? I urge

you to turn to the Son of God. Jesus respected Joseph his earthly step-father

and his mother Mary. Jesus honored

and obeyed His Heavenly Father. Jesus

even respected the despicable spiritual

and dominant culture leaders of his

day.

And why did Jesus allow himself to

come under the authority of despicable

and evil human beings; and why He allow himself to be mocked, stripped and

whipped, falsely accused and nailed

to a cross? Jesus loved and cherished

you - that is why! He cherished each

and every person who ever lived. Jesus'

bloody death paid for the sin of the

world, so that anyone and everyone

who would lift up their eyes to him in

faith is forgiven.

A disciple of Jesus is instructed to

follow the lead of Jesus. I close with

this question: 'Can you be a follower of

Jesus and yet dishonor your father, or

your mother or anyone else whom God

has placed in a position of authority

over you?'

tion of the policy were clearly done for

politically motivated reasons. In October

2019, the Chairman and his faction secretly secured a legal opinion with a flow

chart on how to remove a tribal council

member. Two days after receipt of that

roadmap, an ethical complaint was filed

against me. The intent of the policy is to

protect the membership from leaders who

are making decisions while impacted by

controlled substances. In no instance has

my behavior or decision making ever appeared to be impacted by any controlled

substance. To the contrary I have been

recognized by national organizations

for my work on behalf of the Winnebago

people and my removal in no way carries

out the intent or purpose of the policy.

Despite these objections, I submitted

to a hair follicle test on June 22, 2020.

I passed the test and received negative

results. It was a traumatizing experience

as a pencil width lock of my hair was cut

from me and is a violation of my rights

under the American Indian Religious

Freedom Act. However, my desire to continue to represent the Winnebago Tribe

and continue the important work I was

elected to do required that I submit to

the assault ordered by the Tribal Council

under the guise of “policy”.

The Winnebago Tribal Council’s recent

actions are a gross abuse of power. The

upcoming Special Election and General

Election will give the Winnebago tribal

members an opportunity to be heard.

I believe in public service. I believe in

the wisdom of our tribal members and

I have faith in our tribal democracy. I

will continue to lead and I hope to do it

through elected office. I am a candidate

for the Special Election on July 15th and

I respectfully ask for your vote.

Respectfully,

Victoria “Tori” Kitcheyan

ATLAS of Winnebago Inc.

Denise Milford

Winnebago, NE—ATLAS of Winnebago is answering the requests by the

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska to take care of our quarantined membership.

This truck is a satellite distribution for our community, and will be used

when needed to pick up 4-6 pallets of food for immediate distribution. The

truck will also help ATLAS pick up different varieties of food from different

areas, which will ensure our people from having to leave Winnebago to get

food from overpopulated grocery stores. We here at ATLAS are getting tons

of great feedback from the community, and consider this a blessing during

the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thank you to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska for assisting ATLAS in

helping our people.

Pinagigi!

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 11, 2020 — Page 5

ELECTION CAMPAIGN LETTERS

First, I

would like to

greet you all

with a good

heart. I encourage you

to reach out

to the candidates during

this special

election so

that you can make an informed decision

about who you feel best represents the

interests of the Winnebago Tribe.

I wanted to share who I am and where

I come from. My paternal grandparents

are Joseph Painter Sr. & Mary Cleveland

Painter and my father is Ronald “Hayna”

Painter (Bear Clan) decorated combat

veteran. My maternal grandparents are

William Hunter & Louise Rouge Hittle and

my mother is Louise “Lou Mae” Hunter

(Thunder Clan). My parents and grandparents are all members of the Winnebago

Tribe of Nebraska and longtime residents.

Like other families of the Winnebago Tribe,

both my paternal and maternal sides of

my families have rich history among our

people. On my father’s side of my lineage,

they played an instrumental role in our

NAC here in Winnebago, NE, and on my

Mother’s side, they played an active role

in our original tribal government.

In the last 20 years, we have lost leaders

and teachers with knowledge, leadership,

language and HoChunk ideologies. Looking back at our ancestral leaders, they led

with Ho-Chunk principles and values. We

have what we do today because our past

HoChunk leaders made choices that were

beneficial for all of our people. I believe

that reclaiming our HoChunk philosophies

along with leading from a place of compassion for all the members of our tribe is the

way to continue to move our tribe forward

in the years to come.

I have included a platform of items

that I would work diligently to address.

To the tribal membership that resides

outside of the eligible voter boundaries, I

would put my best efforts forth to see that

you‘re not ignored. I sincerely hope that

you will all take the time to review each

candidate platform and that you will vote

for the persons you believe can lead our

people in a positive direction. I would like

to encourage our tribal membership who

are eligible voters to exercise that right

and cast your ballot as a member of our

Winnebago Tribe.

Les J. Painter, SR

Next WIN News Deadline:

July 20th

Dear Tribal

and Winnebago

Community

Members,

Having been

involved in education since

2015, I have

long worked for

positive change

for the Winnebago T ribe

of Nebraska.

With the past

few months and

hearing the community's concerns, I now feel

that the time has come to seek a position for

Tribal Council.

For those who are not familiar with me,

my name is Sandy "Macky" Scott. My parents

are Sandy "Sandman" Scott and Gwen St.Cyr.

I've lived on the Winnebago Reservation for

the past five years and am highly active with

the Educational programs and activities of

the Winnebago community. I graduated from

Little Priest Tribal College in 2014 with my Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts. I am currently

several courses from receiving my Bachelor

of Science in Business Management from the

University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

If elected, my goals for my short term

will be centered around elevating the tribal

member/community's voice, eliminating and

creating unity among the Tribal Council, and

continue to develop educational opportunities

and programming for the Winnebago Tribe of

Nebraska.

As a tribal leader, I believe one must remove

themselves as a variable from the equation.

Also, as a tribal leader, your people's needs

and concerns come first, and ultimately a

leader serves and represents their people. I

feel confident I have the qualities and experience to provide these to the Winnebago Tribe

of Nebraska.

I will be hosting a virtual Q&A session next

week for those interested in learning more

about my goals and values while on Tribal

Council. All are welcome and encouraged to

attend.

I ask for your support and hope you'll help

me to bring better government to the people.

Sincerely,

Sandy "Macky" Scott

My Fellow

T ribal Members,

Greetings! I

hope this finds

you all in good

health and

spirit. I come

to you today

to announce

my candidacy

for Winnebago

Tribal Council.

I do this with

the best intentions in my heart and with our entire

tribe in mind. Because I cannot agree with

nor support the diabolical actions taken

against duly elected council members

thereby silencing our voices in all the

ways that they have been, I ask for your

support and for that of your relatives in

order to try to restore some sanity to our

tribal government.

Our voices have been silenced and our

rights have been trampled. It is not our

way to be so hateful to our own people,

nor is it our way to stand silent while

this happens. As a proud member of our

buffalo clan, taking the long valued understanding that it is our responsibility

to speak when others cannot, or more

appropriately, are not allowed to speak,

this campaign will focus on making sure

those of us who are held voiceless reclaim

that voice in our own tribal government.

To sit at our council table with such

hate for even part of our tribe is absurd. I

do not support that kind of action or belief.

Instead this campaign will renew the voice

of our people and the right of our people

to be heard. I support open meetings and

the right of our people to know what will be

decided upon before it is discussed. I also

support the full right of free speech, and

free expression. To hold someone down is

not our way. We ought to be helping our

people up, helping them build a better life

for themselves, and to support their efforts

in the ways that we can. Jealousy has no

place at our council table, neither does

deceit, spite, or vindictiveness.

This message isn’t about calling out

the obvious we’ve all seen and heard. It’s

about reclaiming our sane voices to how

we govern ourselves. We are not a people

who allow hate to destroy the lives of our

relatives, nor are we a people who tolerate

deception, avarice, fascism, or deliberate

ignorance within our elected representatives. Because we hold the power of who

sits at our council table, and that power

was withheld from our people creating

the seats that are now open. This should

not be! But because it is, now is the time

for all of us to reclaim our right to choose

who represents us. My hope is that you

feel the same and support this campaign

with your votes.

Thank you for taking the time to read

this message. We have the power to correct

all that has been done wrong. We simply

have to use that power and vote wisely for

those that consider ALL tribal members in

their decision making. With that, I humbly

ask for your votes .

Respectfully,

Brian K Chamberlain, Candidate for

Winnebago Tribal Council

Page 6 — Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 11, 2020

BAGO NEWS

Nebraskans Want Legalized Casino Gaming,

Property Tax Relief - More than 475,000

signatures collected

(Lincoln, Neb.) – Keep the Money in Nebraska announced earlier today that

enough signatures have been collected to give Nebraskans the chance to vote for

casinos to be legal in the state.

Signature collectors gathered more than 475,000 signatures for three ballot

initiatives that will legalize, regulate and tax games of chance.

“Nebraskans have been clamoring for property tax relief for many years, and

these initiatives will finally provide a real solution rather than political rhetoric,”

said Lance Morgan, President and CEO of Ho-Chunk, Inc. “To be clear, we’re not

trying to make Nebraska into Nevada. Nebraskans are already gambling. We’re

just trying to level the playing field with all of our bordering states and keep

Nebraska’s money in Nebraska.”

The ballot measures will limit the number of casinos to the six licensed horse

racing tracks in the state. The tracks are located at Omaha, Lincoln, Columbus,

Grand Island, Hastings and South Sioux City.

The proposed taxes on gaming revenues will bring $65-$80 million into the

state, with 70% of that to be specifically allocated for property tax relief. The

cities and counties where the tracks are located will receive 25% of the tax revenue. The state general fund and compulsive gambling assistance fund would

split the remaining 5%.

With the signed petitions now turned over to the Secretary of State’s office,

the signatures will be authenticated by the appropriate counties. Ballot numbers

will be assigned next month.

“We’re confident Nebraskans will vote for the three ballot measures this

November,” said Bob Moser, President of the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent

and Protective Association (HBPA). “It’s a vote for the making the ‘good life’ even

better for our state. It’s only fitting that Nebraska’s original citizens help lead

the charge to revitalize our state’s economy and firmly establish this industry.”

About Keep the Money in Nebraska

Keep the Money in Nebraska is a political committee and partnership between

Ho-Chunk, Inc. and the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association. The group supports a series of 2020 ballot measures to expand, tax and

regulate casino gaming at licensed horse tracks in Nebraska. More than $350

million is being spent in neighboring states’ casinos by Nebraskans every year

-- that’s $65-$80 million in tax revenue Nebraska loses each year. Legalizing

casino gaming can help keep that money here in Nebraska.

New Winnebago Tribe Employee Spotlight

Hello, my name is Kurt Lyons. I would

like to introduce myself as the Air Quality Specialist with the Winnebago Tribe,

Environmental Protection Department.

My goal is to give helpful guidance for

indoor and outdoor air quality for the

community. The air you breathe is so important to your health, and your family.

Most people don’t consider the air they

breathe. After all, we don’t have a lot of

smog here in the Midwest. But it’s not

just the outdoor air that’s the problem.

On average indoor air is 2.5 times worse

than outdoor air.

During these times we have been

inside a lot more, and we need to be

mindful of our indoor air quality. Some

things you can do to help your air quality are simple and inexpensive and can

also make you feel better in the process.

First, if anyone in the home smokes,

smoke outside. This will prevent the

harmful secondhand smoke from building up in your home.

Second, open your house up a few

minutes each day. Opening windows

in the morning to ventilate, will allow

fresh air inside.

Third, if you have central air, make

sure you change your filter regularly. It

is recommended that you change your

filter every 3-4 months. If you have

pets you might need to change it sooner.

Changing them often can help prevent

irritants from being pushed through

your house.

Fourth, Vacuum regularly. As you

walk inside, dust and any outdoor debris

naturally comes in with you. If you have

indoor pets then any dust, dander and

debris can build up and get into the air

causing irritation in your lungs. Vacuuming the floors, furniture, and walls

can greatly reduce particulates in the air.

Using a HEPA filter bag for your vacuum

can go even further to help anyone with

asthma or allergies.

Doing these four simple things can improve the quality of the air you breathe for

most of your day and should even reduce

health symptoms you may be experiencing. If you would like to learn more go to

EPA.gov and type “Indoor Air Quality” in

the search field.

On July 1, 2020 Winnebago Comprehensive

Healthcare System Celebrated Two-Year

Anniversary!

LEGAL NOTICE

Notice of service

In the matter of: TWO MOBILE HOMES LOCATED AT TRAILER LOT 8, BLOCK

5, RAILWAY ADDITION ADDITTION OF WINNEBAGO

To: ELAINE EARTH, EMMANUEL EARTH, DANIEL EARTH, and JEWEL

EARTH

Pursuant to the Winnebago Tribal Code this notice shall serve as service of

process upon three consecutive postings in the Winnebago Indian News.

You are hereby notified that a petition for eminent domain has filed regarding

the above referred property.

The Winnebago Tribal Council is 100% AGAINST Meth. Not only is Meth

harmful to the individual, it destroys families and our community. Meth

use is not the HoChunk/Winnebago way of life. On 12-30-19, during the

Winnebago Mid-monthly Tribal Council meeting, a motion was passed to

publish all meth related offenses occurring on the Winnebago reservation,

in the Winnebago Indian News.

The following individual(s) has been arrested for a meth offense...

As of 7-8-20, no recent meth arrests have been reported.

Winnebago Indian News, Saturday, July 11, 2020 — Page 7

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