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Volume 11, Issue 12 • December 2015 The Official Newspaper of the Osage Nation Chief charges Fourth ON Congress with Constitution violations Shannon Shaw Duty not be amended without Osage News congressional approval. • Fourth count: The uncon- Principal Chief Geoffrey stitutional Congressional Standing Bear is petitioning imposition of requirements the ON Supreme Court for a on principal chief appoin- declaratory judgment against tees to the constitutionally the Fourth Osage Nation Con- authorized Osage Nation gress for alleged Constitution Gaming Enterprise Board. violations. “The role of the Congress All four counts pertain to ar- BENNY POLACCA / Osage News is essential in a three-branch ticles in the Constitution that Handmade ornaments used for decorations on the Osage- government but their role is include Separation of Powers, theme Christmas tree on display at the Red Earth Art Center for to be the legislature. The Con- the composition and duties of December 2015. gress crosses into the Execu- Geoffrey Standing Bear the Executive Branch and the tive branch when they try to composition and duties of the execute and perform the laws vidual salaries of Execu- Legislature. they make,” said Standing tive Branch employees. “The Congress has been Osage culture represented Bear in a news release. He also served the Chief’s petition • Second count: The un- sat on the Second and Third seeking declaratory judgement in Christmas tree exhibit ON Congress. “Such a concen- constitutional Congres- from the Supreme Court of the tration of power in one branch sional determination Osage Nation. This lawsuit is of government should not be of job descriptions for no surprise, as the Assistant in Oklahoma City allowed.” certain individual posi- Principal Chief promised the In the 10-page petition, Geof- tions within the Human Chief would file suit against Benny Polacca frey M. Standing Bear, Princi- Resources department of the Congress several times Osage News pal Chief of the Osage Nation the Executive Branch. during the Tzi-Zho Session,” v. Maria Whitehorn, Speaker Whitehorn said in a congres- OKLAHOMA CITY – Osage culture and artistic cre- of the Osage Nation Congress, • Third count: The uncon- sional statement. “As Con- ativity are showcased here at the Red Earth Art Cen- he makes four counts against stitutional Congressional gress reviewed the Fiscal Year ter’s inaugural holiday exhibit with five Christmas trees the congress and claims injury control over Enterprise 2016 annual operating budget decorated to feature the distinct cultures of five separate to his office as chief. Boards by combining re- requests in early September, Oklahoma tribes. quirements for annual plan we realized the Chief had pro- Starting Dec. 1, the Red Earth Art Center will celebrate • First count: The uncon- content with a declaration posed spending in excess of See Christmas stitutional Congressional that the annual plan is See Charges —Continued on Page 12 determination of indi- legally binding and can- —Continued on Page 4 Natl. NAGPRA Review committee confirms BENNY POLACCA/Osage News Newly elected Hominy Indian Village Five-Man Board members pose for a photo with the Osage Nation Election Board and staff Osages on Nov. 3. Standing and now serving on the board are Larry Mak- Courtesy Photo/ONHPO er, Jeff Willcox, April Mitts and William Shadlow (Not pictured is Dr. Andrea Hunter (center) gave a successful presentation to the Nation- Reuben Deroin). Seated are Election Supervisor Alexis Rencoun- were part al NAGPRA Review committee on the Osage’s cultural affiliation to the tre, election board members Shannon Lockett, Terry Hazen, Belle Mound building culture on Nov. 18 in Norman, Okla. Wilson, Assistant Election Supervisor Courtney Dailey and board alternate member Anita Fields. about the tribal affiliation of and Fox occupancy of the area of Mound human remains and funer- and correlates to the ancestral ary objects found in Clarks- Osage occupation of Missouri, culture ville, Mo. Hunter, her staff, according to the presenta- Hominy Indian Village Morgan Currey from the ON tion. The NAGPRA committee Shannon Shaw Duty Attorney General’s office and agreed. Osage News three members of the Tradi- Presented to the committee votes in all-new board tional Cultural Advisors com- were multiple lines of evidence The National NAGPRA Re- mittee attended the NAGPRA that included geographical, Benny Polacca view Committee ruled unani- meeting. archaeological, linguistic, oral Osage News mously the Osage people are “The remains discussed traditions, historic, kinship, culturally affiliated with the were prehistoric, before Eu- anthropological, biological and HOMINY, Okla. – Following a two-night election, the Late Woodland people in Mis- ropean contact,” said George Hominy Indian Village has a new Five-Man Board to folklore. The archeological souri, Illinois and the Mis- Shannon, chairman of the evidence also included ceram- oversee the maintenance and upkeep of the village lands. sissippian people. The ruling Tribal Cultural Advisors Com- On Nov. 3, the Osage Nation Election Board announced ics, tools, additional artifacts, ties the Osage people with the mittee. “The Sac and Fox, who historic trade items, mortuary the voting results after conducting the election in the mound building culture. also claimed the remains, were Community Building where they counted the votes at the practice and petroglyphs and “This is huge,” said Dr. not in that area of the United iconography. end of the second night. Now serving on the Five-Man Andrea Hunter, ON Historic States in prehistoric times. Board are: April Mitts, Reuben Deroin, William Shadlow, Preservation Office director They were only there after Jeff Willcox and Laurence “Larry” Maker. and Osage tribal member, in European contact. I think Dr. Clarksville Mound Group The 2015 election comes following an executive order an email. “Some folks here [at Hunter did a good job in pre- The Clarksville Mound issued by Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear call- the Osage Nation] have publi- senting our case and it ap- Group is a site in Clarksville, ing for the village election, which had not been held since cally doubted our connection peared the national committee Mo., that at one time had 10 2009. The Election Board opened a polling place at the to Sugarloaf Mound and Ca- was impressed. It looks likely mounds from the Late Wood- village Community Building for two nights so village resi- hokia. An expert panel ruled that we will be given custody land to Mississippian period, dents could cast votes once board nominees were made. that we are.” of the remains.” according to the ONHPO pre- The process is similar to the Pawhuska Indian Village’s The ONHPO presented its The ONHPO claims the in- sentation. However, all but See Hominy case to the NAGPRA commit- dividuals from the Clarksville one mound was destroyed —Continued on Page 4 tee on Nov. 18 in Norman, Mound site date to a prehis- See Mound Culture Okla., after questions arose toric period that pre-dates Sac —Continued on Page 4

Inside the Osage News Follow the Osage News Online ON Congress to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Bill ...... 2 Wall of Heroes...... 8 • Breaking news at osagenews.org New ON Campus Buildings Unveiled...... 3 Elders Series: Richard White Luttrell Sr ...... 11 • facebook.com/osagenews Osage Artist Clancy Gray Honored with Exhibit...... 5 Sports...... 19 • twitter.com/osagenews Children’s Art Exhibited at ON Museum...... 7 Obituaries / Classifieds...... 22 • flickr.com/osagenews 2 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org ON Congress to consider ON tribal court judge same-sex marriage bill refuses to dismiss during Hun-Kah Session missing Pawhuska Shannon Shaw Duty Buffalohead responded. Buffa- it – we have seen it our entire village money cases Osage News lohead said she voted once in lives: moms, dads, uncles, aun- Benny Polacca the Tzi-Zho session to advance ties, blurring lines. We have Osage News the bill for a vote of the con- The Fourth Osage Nation proven time and again, they Congress will consider the gress. The bill made it to the are people of honor, impor- An Osage Nation Trial Court judge overruled motions to same-sex marriage bill during floor but did not make it for dismiss the cases regarding the missing Pawhuska Indian the upcoming Hun-Kah Ses- a final vote and went back to tance and love. To not recog- Village Five-Man Board money and the four defendants could sion. Congresswoman Shan- committee. nize their lives as vital and face trial in 2016. non Edwards introduced the Although the United States important facets to our own On Nov. 5, presiding Associate Trial Court Judge Lee Stout bill in April of this year. Supreme Court made its his- negates our love for them.” overruled motions to dismiss the cases and asked the defen- The bill was assigned to toric ruling legalizing gay mar- Mary Barrett replied, “WTF riage in the United States, the dants’ attorneys whether their clients would like to proceed the Governmental Operations Ever.” committee and there it has law does not apply to tribes. with a jury trial or non-jury trial. The current Osage Nation stayed. There are 567 federally recog- The cases against the four former Pawhuska village board “I asked the Chair of the nized tribes and not many rec- marriage law defines marriage members Theodore Brunt, Kenneth “KC” Bills, Joe Don Mas- Committee of Jurisdiction to ognize same-sex marriage and as “a personal relationship hunkashey and Frank Redcorn will proceed due to the deni- bring that legislation off the there are tribes who have bans between a man and a woman als. Stout set a Dec. 2 pre-trial hearing in the cases. table in the last regular Ses- against it. arising out of a civil contract The four defendants filed motions to dismiss the cases after sion so it could be voted on. I Allowing same-sex unions to which the consent of par- the ON Supreme Court dismissed interlocutory appeals filed in the Osage would give equal understand the decision was ties legally competent of con- by attorneys for Redcorn and Brunt in July and remanded made to wait until Spring rights to spouses when it tracting and of entering into the cases back to ON Trial Court. 2016,” Edwards said in an comes to the Osage Employ- For the most part, the defendants filed court documents emailed response. “I am going ment Preference law, benefits is necessary, and the marriage to push for a vote in that Ses- from the Tax Commission relation shall only be entered with similar arguments in seeking dismissal of the cases in sion. It has been in the Com- for license tags, Housing pro- into, maintained or abrogated which they face numerous counts of misusing public funds. mittee for about a year. I am grams, Temporary Assistance as provided by law.” The tribal charges were filed in wake of a 2012 ON Congres- sional Office of Fiscal Performance and Review audit stating not stalling, but I do think for Needy Families, Women Currently, there has been Infants and Children pro- about $806,000 in village revenue generated by the Pawhus- there are members that are no challenge to the marriage struggling with the subject gram, decisions on a partner’s ka Osage Casino lease was unaccounted for. The ON Attor- statute in the Nation’s courts. matter. Our responsibility as healthcare, and more. ney General’s Office filed the tribal charges against the men Congress members is to make A recent Letter to the Edi- Buffalohead said the same- following a tribal police investigation and after the U.S. At- decisions about and vote on tor was posted to the Osage sex marriage bill will go torney’s Office said it would not file federal charges in 2013. proposed legislation.” News Facebook page on Nov. through the normal course of In Brunt’s case, his attorney Bransford Shoemake argued The chair of the Govern- 20, asking why won’t the ON legislation during the Hun- the statute of limitations expired and that “the delay in the mental Operations committee Congress recognize same-sex Kah Session, which begins on prosecution of this matter has made it impossible to get a is Congressman RJ Walker. marriage? March 28. fair trial,” according to the motion to dismiss filed Oct. 20. An email from the Osage News Kat Von C replied, “We For more information about Assistant Attorney General Jeff Jones responded on Oct. 26 was sent to the Fourth Osage should – it’d be big business. Nation Congress and only Ed- But even greater, we do dis- the upcoming Hun-Kah Ses- that he believes there is no statute of limitations in criminal wards and co-sponsor of the service to the Osage LGBT sion, contact the congressional actions, but if so, due to a separate Osage law, “the Osage bill, Congresswoman Alice community – it exists – we live office at (918) 287-5559. Nation is still well within the time limitation as the date of diligent discovery is September 7, 2012,” which is the date the OFPR audit report was made public. In court documents, Attorney Gene Dennison, who is rep- resenting Bills, argued that evidence provided by the ONAG’s office “is not complete nor does it” provide proof of a crime be- ing committed. Jones responded that “whether the evidence provided by the (ONAG’s office) provides proof of a crime com- mitted is a fact question to be decided at trial.” Stout also denied the motions for dismissals due to a ques- tion on jurisdiction already answered by the 2006 Osage Con- stitution. In an Oct. 23 motion to dismiss the case against Mas- hunkashey, his attorney Trevor Reynolds argued the consti- tution “does not apply to the Pawhuska Indian Village” and has stand-alone authority to govern its own affairs. Jones re- sponded by referring to Article XIV of the constitution, which has a section stating: “The laws enacted by the Osage Nation Congress apply with equal force to all territory located within the jurisdiction of the (Nation), including the three villages, and to the extent any action taken by a village is inconsis- tent with the laws of the Nation, such action shall be deemed void.” The defendants’ attorneys present at the Nov. 5 proceed- ings said they would consult with their clients to ask whether SHANNON SHAW DUTY/Osage News they would like to proceed with a jury trial or not. According Paul Bemore, president of the ON Utility Authority, speaks to attendees at a forum on Broadband feasibility at to the Judicial Branch, there is a $100 charge for a jury trial the Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center on Nov. 9. and the search and arrangements to seat a jury could take two months, meaning a trial could be held as early as Febru- ary 2016. Nation hoping to provide high-speed According to Osage law, jury trials are permitted in both criminal and civil court cases with juries consisting of six Osage Nation members who live in Osage County. At the Internet to Osage County court’s discretion, one alternate juror may be appointed. In Shannon Shaw Duty “The big companies aren’t director for Ponca City Tech- ON jury trials, a verdict may be reached by the affirmative Osage News going to go to Grayhorse, nology Services (PCTS), pre- vote of four of the six jurors. they’re in it for the return,” sented the broadband service Check back to www.osagenews.org for updates on the cases An opportunity exists to Bemore said. the citizens of Ponca City en- when available. provide High-Speed Internet Better broadband, more joy. Ponca City has approxi- to Osage County residents and bandwidth, Wi-Fi access for mately 24,000 citizens. the Osage Nation Utility Au- the county, could provide for PCTS has been Ponca City’s thority is conducting a feasibil- smart homes, a smart grid, main Internet provider for the ity study to make it a reality. new businesses, additional past 15 years. They provide “We believe there is a great job opportunities, telemedi- free Wi-Fi to their 17,500 cus- opportunity here in Osage cine, home schooling, online tomers and make their money 619 Kihekah • Pawhuska, OK 74056 County. That’s why we want- research, distance learning, by selling broadband and dark (918) 287-5668 ed to have this forum,” said home businesses, and better fiber, which is unused fiber www.osagenews.org Paul Bemore, president of the access for emergency respond- optic cable. They’ve sold dark ONUA, at the Wah-Zha-Zhi ers to “dead zones” in the fiber to the Ponca City Osage Editor Casinos for nearly 10 years, Cultural Center on Nov. 9. county. Shannon Shaw Duty “We wanted to inform the com- The Nation’s Information he said. All of their custom- Technology department direc- ers also have virtual desktops munity of our vision.” Reporter tor, Mark Kirk, said broad- they can access anywhere. Broadband is the most used Benny Polacca service for High-Speed Inter- band drives everything the Baird said PCTS has in- net. Bemore said the Internet Nation does. stalled 370 miles of fiber line services currently provided to “This is not a new problem, (fiber provides more band- Features / Multimedia Reporter the Nation and the county is it’s becoming more and more of width for faster video) and all Tara Madden inadequate. There are many a serious problem,” Kirk said. the schools, businesses and cit- areas where mobile recep- “Ponca City has done some izens are connected – reducing Editorial Assistant tion is spotty or non-existent. fantastic things to improve the their yearly costs from larger Chalene Toehay-Tartsah He said if the Nation were to quality of life for its citizens.” companies by thousands, he said. Nearly 95 percent of their provide a better broadband Osage News Editorial fiber is aerial. In the 15 years service and increase the band- Ponca City Board Members they have used aerial fiber ca- width for the county’s citizens, Craige Baird, who is presi- Jerri Jean Branstetter ble they have had two breaks. they would have a better and dent of the Oklahoma Govern- Lu King faster Internet speed and Wi- ment Information Technology See Broadband Teresa Trumbly Lamsam Fi at a low cost. Association (OGITA) and the —Continued on Page 4 Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 3 Intel Corporation reaching out to Indian Country with job opportunities Shannon Shaw Duty E-Sports League, the National Osage News Center for Women in Technol- ogy, the CyberSmile Founda- The Intel Corporation is in- tion, the Feminist Frequency vesting $300 million to encour- and Rainbow PUSH, according age more diversity within the to the release. TARA MADDEN/Osage News Tech Industry and announced “We are a company that’s Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear, ON Princess Alissa Hamilton, Con- its outreach to Native Ameri- very committed to reaching gressman RJ Walker, TDLA Director Bruce Cass, Speaker Maria Whitehorn, can communities this year. Intel corporate logo and attaining our goals, we Asst. Chief Raymond Red Corn attend the ribbon cutting for the Welcome The company’s Diversity in have a focus on recruitment, Center on Nov. 2. Technology initiative sets a of our diversity effort for full retention and progression,” new hiring and retention goal representation … we’re focus- Brown said. to achieve full representation ing on a recruitment effort to There are many ways to en- of women and under-repre- recruit and find some new peo- ter into the workforce at Intel, sented minorities at Intel’s ple to bring into the Intel com- she said. Opportunities exist New Osage Nation U.S. workforce by 2020, ac- munity.” in a wide variety of disciplines cording to a news release. Brown said Intel plans to such as hardware design, com- “Intel, as a company, made encourage Native Americans puting, new business, sales, a pretty bold statement in in the fields of engineering, product marketing, product campus buildings the beginning of the year at computer science, technol- manufacturing, product and the [2015 International] Con- ogy and gaming development technology development, hu- sumer Electronics Show in Las within Native communities. man resources, legal, and in- unveiled on Nov. 2 Vegas, to talk about how we’re Intel is planning programs ternship opportunities. going to invest in a full work- for primary education and col- Brown said most of the job Shannon Shaw Duty force of representation,” said laborations to focus on com- opportunities currently exist Osage News Rebecca Brown, vice president puter science and engineering in Oregon, California, Arizona in the Global Marketing and programs at higher education and New Mexico but there are Six years after community planning meetings were held to Communications organiza- institutions, including minori- job opportunities opening up design a new Osage Nation Campus two of the buildings were tion and director of the Digital ty-serving institutions, accord- in other parts of the country. officially opened to the public. Marketing and Media Group ing to the release. For more information about Osage Nation officials and community members attended a at Intel. “Women, African Intel also plans to partner available job opportunities, di- ribbon cutting and sunrise ceremony for the new Law Building Americans and Native Ameri- with the International Game versity recruitment or about and Welcome Center on the morning of Nov. 2. cans are a focus. They are part Developers Association, the Intel, visit www.intel.com. The two new buildings, located at 239 West 12th Street in Pawhuska, feature state-of-the-art features and an environmen- tal-friendly design by the Seattle-based architecture firm Col- linsWoerman – which was selected by a planning committee in 2009. Service-oriented departments were once scattered different buildings in Pawhuska and Hominy, are now all centrally lo- cated in the Welcome Center. The 18,000-square-foot, two-story Law Building houses the ON Police Department, the ON Attorney General’s Office, and the Office of the Treasury, accounting department and Emer- gency Management. The 20,000-square-foot, two-story Welcome Center houses the Constituent Services department, Financial Assistance & Crisis Management department, the Tribal Membership office, Human Resources, Strategic Planning & Grants Management and the Tax Commission. According to a news release, the buildings feature sustainable energy features such as a temperature control system that uses natural light, water, fans and pumps to cool and heat the build- ings. A rainwater collection system on the roof allows for recy- cled water to be used. The Welcome Center contains a basement, which can be used as a storm shelter for employees. The build- ings feature Wi-Fi access, larger work spaces to accommodate growth, and added conference space for the Nation’s employees. Tribal Development and Land Acquisition Director, Bruce All photos by BENNY POLACCA/Osage News Cass, has overseen the project since its inception and says the 2015 Veterans Day Dance attendees dance during individual songs honoring Osage military veterans. James environmental-friendly design of the buildings will save the Na- Redcorn leads dancers during the song for World War I veteran Wakon Iron. tion money over time. “This is a state-of-the art facility, it’s not every day a build- ing like this is built in this area,” Cass said in the news release. “These two buildings, combined, use less energy than some of American Legion Post 198 our older buildings alone.” The buildings, which were constructed by the Penta Building Group, were originally planned to open in May but were delayed due to weather and construction delays. The cost of the buildings honors veterans at dance was approximately $24.6 million for construction. Osage News A nine-foot statue of Chief James Bigheart was commissioned in March to be placed in front of the Welcome Center, to be done On Nov. 11, the Harold by Osage sculptor and former Congressman John Free. The stat- Bigheart Smalley American ue is estimated to cost $90,000 and will come out of contingency Legion Post 198 hosted its an- money left over from the project. nual Veteran’s Day celebra- tion dance in Pawhuska at the The original 91-acre campus master plan by CollinsWoerman Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center. included 15 new buildings but the plan will evolve over time, Scores of Osages, military Cass said. veterans, servicemen and their “The Master Plan lends itself to the changes around us. As the families gathered for an after- plan evolves with us, the ability to reprioritize phases of the plan noon and evening of dancing given various circumstances, we have created or saved space on as they remembered those who the campus for development for the Osage people. Some of the served in the military from circumstances could include the economy, a grant opportunity or World War I to those serving the need to address immediate infrastructure concerns, and new in recent wartimes. initiatives,” Cass said. “As Chief Standing Bear has identified Osage Nation Principal as one of his goals to provide a service to our Osage children the Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear Campus Master Plan has reserved space for future development spoke at the dance, which he to enhance the quality of life for our Osage youth. So whether it called “a humbling experience is phase two or phase three or phase four, there is a place for the to be in front of you veterans initiative on our campus.” who have fought for our coun- Historical buildings such as the Chief’s Office, the Superinten- try and served and provided dent’s House and the Osage Tribal Museum will remain intact. us with freedoms that we now “It’s important to thank the Osage people and people of our enjoy … All of us at the Osage Nation appreciate the Post 198 community who actually performed construction and contribut- and the other veteran organi- ed to these facilities. Shelby Woodward, who worked for Penta in zations for what you are doing their accounting department, Raymelle Wilson who was a con- and it’s the role of our govern- struction engineer, Jason Duty and James Cosby, that’s just to ment to support you … not just name a few and there were approximately 20 others who worked on Veteran’s Day but every on these projects that deserve recognition,” Cass said. “It wasn’t day.” just all outside people working on these projects. We made an Also that day, the American effort to employ Osage people and surrounding community folks Legion Post 198 recognized on our project.” and crowned its 2015-2017 Incoming American Legion Post 198 Princess Kennedy A. Davis (2015- For more information on the new buildings, call the ON Con- See Veterans 2017) greets the Veterans Day dance attendees after she is introduced as stituent Services at (918) 287-5662 or visit the Nation’s website —Continued on Page 5 the new title holder. at www.osagenation-nsn.gov. 4 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org

and programs. Within those rode his veto. ONCA 15-91, gress violated Article V, Ar- leges the Congress violated Charges budgets were raises for em- sponsored by Whitehorn and ticle VI, and Article VII of the Article V and Article VII of the –from Page 1 ployees. The congress voted to co-sponsored by Congressman Constitution – Separation of Constitution – Separation of cut all raises within the bills to Archie Mason, amended the Powers, the establishment of Powers and the establishment the projected revenue report 2015 fiscal year levels. Osage Nation Gaming Reform the Legislature, and the es- of the Executive Branch. adopted by the Congress on The petition alleges the Act of 2007. tablishment of the Executive April 22, 2015. We made the Congress violated Article V “By making that budget le- Branch. Congressional committees deliberate and necessary deci- and Article VII of the Consti- gally binding on the Board Attending most congres- sion to reject deficit spending, tution – Separation of Powers Members and Executive Fourth Count sional committee meetings and equally applied measures and the establishment of the Management, Congress has According to the petition, during the Tzi-Zho session to authorize expenditures not Executive Branch. required the Board and Ex- ONCA 15-91 also changed the was Assistant Principal Chief exceeding the revenue projec- ecutive Management to pre- requirements for the Gaming Raymond Red Corn. He said tions established by the pro- Second Count cisely meet, with no deviation Enterprise Board. According on several occasions the Ex- jected revenue report. Chief Standing Bear vetoed whatsoever, each item in the to the petition, the Constitu- ecutive Branch thought the “The Chief has summoned ONCA 15-100, an amendment budget or to be in violation of tion only requires the chief ap- Congress was being unconsti- Congress to defend our legisla- to the Osage Nation Workforce law and subject to legal ac- point “qualified professionals” tutional. tive responsibilities entrusted Pay for Performance Act, spon- tion,” according to the petition. to boards and commissions. “In a young government to us by the Osage people. I sored by Whitehorn. The peti- “If the Board and Executive According to ONCA 15-91, there will be differences of look forward to the Supreme tion claims the amendment Management’s performance the Gaming Enterprise Board opinion on how to interpret a Court ruling on the claimed defines job duties for certain exceeds the budget’s revenue must consist of five members constitution. One of the main constitutional violations. Con- individual positions within projection, results in expenses appointed by the chief. The jobs of a Supreme Court is to gress will diligently work in the Human Resources depart- below the budgeted amount, qualifications include a gam- settle those differences and our legislative capacity to pre- ment. Congress overrode his or causes profit to exceed bud- ing license from the ON Gam- identify specific limits of pow- serve the Nation’s resources veto. The petition alleges Con- geted amount, then the Board ing Commission, must be 30 er for each branch,” he said. for the Osage people.” gress violated Article V and and Executive Management years old with no felony con- “Settling these issues will al- Article VII of the Constitution will have violated the law and victions, Osage preference, low the Executive and Legisla- First Count – Separation of Powers and the be subject to legal action.” undergo a background investi- tive branches to move beyond According to the petition, establishment of the Executive According to the petition, gation and upon confirmation time-consuming constitutional when the congress overrode Branch. this would cause Executive obtain fidelity bond coverage arguments and get on with the Standing Bear’s veto of the Ex- Management to seek congres- for themselves in the amount business of improving the lives ecutive Branch’s six fiscal year Third Count sional approval for every time of $2 million. of Osage families.” budgets in the September Tzi- According to the petition, they exceeded the projected The legislation also spells To read the petition, visit Zho Session, it acted with Ex- the Congress made the Osage amounts in the plan and by out the board members au- the Osage News website at: ecutive Branch authority over Casinos annual plan of opera- doing so give Congress de thority, powers and responsi- http://static.osagenews.org. employees. tion legally binding instead facto control over the Gaming bilities, as well as the removal s3.amazonaws.com/cms_ The bills contained the Ex- of a projection for the year. Enterprise Board and casino process and what board mem- page_media/43/2015-11-30_ ecutive Branch’s operating Standing Bear vetoed ONCA management. bers can be removed for. StandingBearVsWhitehorn. budgets for all departments 15-91 and the Congress over- The petition alleges Con- In doing so the petition al- pdf.

hunting territories in Kan- Mound sas, Oklahoma, and Arkan- Hominy Mitts – 5; Jake and Jones – 4; reacted with “congratulations” sas. Other historic Osage and Smith – 3. regards for the new board on –from Page 1 Residents and candidates Culture territories included hunting Facebook from people, includ- Five-Man Board election, clapped after the results were –from Page 1 grounds and recorded trails ing fellow candidates and Con- when a “skylift” tourist at- which was held one week prior announced and congratulatory in portions of Colorado, Tex- gress members John Maker traction was constructed in to Hominy’s. handshakes and hugs were ex- as, and Louisiana, accord- 1962. In 1995 and 1996, the On the first night of elections, tended to the new board mem- and Alice Buffalohead, who ing to the presentation. City of Clarksville and the approximately 40 residents bers afterward. are both from the Hominy Dis- Missouri SPHO removed, at and family members arrived Shadlow, whose late father trict as well. Amos Shadlow previously a minimum, 22 individuals Sugarloaf Mound at the building where the The new board replaces the and two associated funer- Much has been said over Election Board took nominees served on the board, said he is excited to serve on the new previous board, which includ- ary objects from the last re- the years and disputed from the public, which added up to 15 individuals for voters board and said one priority ed Everett Waller (chair), Wil- maining mound, according about the Osages partici- to the presentation. to choose from. The nominees he’d like to see is more clean- son Mitts, Jessie Mickles, Jake pation in the Mound Build- In 2002 and 2006 the were: Michael Fields, Shadlow, up efforts in the village to re- Waller and one vacancy. ing culture. The Jim Gray individuals and funerary Maker, Christel Jones, Chero- move litter and dump sites. To The current Hominy In- administration caught flak kee Fields, Herman Deroin, address the issue, he said he’d objects were exhumed and dian Village constitution was transferred to the Missouri from the First Osage Nation Reuben Deroin, Mitts, Amelia like to see weekends where a developed and approved in SHPO from private collec- Congress when the Nation Jake, Daniel Dixon, Willcox, large dumpster is brought into tors and the University of purchased Sugarloaf Mound Juintress Smith, Francis Wet- the village so residents can March 1964 by the Osage Trib- Missouri, according to the in 2009, located just outside selline, Dana Whiteshirt and dispose of trash and rubbish al Council at the time and is presentation. At final count, St. Louis, Mo. incumbent Wilson Mitts. for cleaning efforts. signed by Principal Chief Paul there are a minimum of 29 Congressman William Election Supervisor Alexis Mitts also expressed thanks Pitts. According to the village Rencountre said more than for winning the election and individuals and two associ- “Kugee” Supernaw poked constitution, the village com- 20 people voted in the elec- said she and some of the ated funerary items await- fun at the mound and called tion out of nearly 35 eligible other board members would mittee is organized “to provide ing final transferal. it “Sugardaddy Half-a-Loaf village resident voters before consider visiting one of the for the health, safety and wel- Mound” in his email news- Ancient Osage announcing the results. Mitts upcoming Pawhuska village fare of its inhabitants; to pro- letter “Notes to the Nation” and R. Deroin both tied with Five-Man Board meetings to According to the presen- vide for the maintenance of at the time of the purchase. the highest number of votes at get acquainted with how that tation, the geography of tribal property; and to serve as The Red Eagle Administra- 16; Shadlow – 15; Wilcox – 14; board runs its business and to the Osage is derived from tion did not support Hunt- Maker – 11; Fields – 9; Dixon get ideas on what the Hominy custodian and manager of trib- archeological data, oral tra- er’s findings of the Osage’s – 8; Wetselline and H. Deroin board will do moving forward. al property and improvements ditions, historical and lin- – 7; Fields – 6; Smith and W. The Hominy community also located within said village.” guistic evidence. The Osage, cultural affiliation to Sugar- Omaha, Kaw, Ponca and loaf mound. Hunter was ter- Quapaw originated in the minated from her position Ohio River valley where at ONHPO twice under the they thrived in A.D. 200 to Red Eagle administration, He said ACRS would pro- anybody … it’s going to cover A.D. 400. Over time, toward once in 2012 and a second Broadband vide detailed cost estimates, most of the county. In order the latter part of the Middle time in 2014, she appealed –from Page 2 review existing providers in to make this attractive we’re Woodland period, they mi- both times and won her job the area, study the population One was when an electrician going to have to partner,” Be- grated westward along the demographics for a realistic back. thought it was an electric cable more said. “We need to make Ohio River valley, according subscriber forecast, and antici- The Osage Nation still and cut it, and the other was to the presentation. They pate the personnel needed for sure this is viable and success- owns Sugarloaf Mound and when a tornado came through reached where the Missis- the plan. ful for everyone, not just the the ONHPO takes Osages and flying debris tore the ca- sippi and the Ohio rivers A timeline will be provided, Nation.” on yearly trips to the mound ble. converge at approximately a high-level overview and sug- A.D. 400 to A.D. 500. and other historical sites. The fiber cable carries the gestions from their engineers, “During the Late Wood- The ruling by the national Internet to their Wi-Fi mesh he said. A chance to sell fiber land period, A.D. 500 to A.D. NAGPRA Review commit- networks, which are posi- and broadband to existing Letters to 900, the ancestral Osage mi- tee has set the stage for a tioned throughout the city. cell towers is an option, which grated up the central Mis- meeting between the ONH- The ONUA is looking at a sim- could bring in big profits for ilar service for the county. sissippi River valley and PO, the Sac and Fox and the the Nation. At least eight fiber the Editor branched outward from the Missouri SHPO. optic facilities would be need- If you would like valley, following tributar- “To me we accomplished Feasibility Study ed throughout the county, he ies and drainages to inhabit half of what we wanted The ONUA hired Oklahoma said. to submit a letter what is now Missouri and City-based consulting firm and the other half we will About 20 attendees from the western Illinois,” accord- ACRS Telecommunications community attended the fo- to the editor, please accomplish after we have ing to the presentation. “By Engineering to conduct the rum. Steve Holcomb, a local at- this meeting with the Sac mail it to the Osage the end of the Late Wood- study. The Fourth Osage Na- torney, asked Lightfoot about land period and during the and Fox and the Missouri tion Congress passed the fund- the progress of the feasibility News, Attn.: Shannon group,” said Jerry Shaw, Emergent Mississippian pe- ing for the broadband study in study and how area residents Shaw, 619 Kihekah, riod, A.D. 900 to A.D. 1000, member of the ON Tradi- the July Special Session this could become involved. the ancestral Osage focused tional Cultural Advisors year. Lightfoot said the study is in Pawhuska, OK 74056 their settlements primarily Committee who attended ACRS has worked with the beginning stages and they or send an email to in the Cahokia and modern the presentation in Nor- tribes in getting utility-based are working on preliminary St. Louis area. Following man. “Dr. Andrea Hunter businesses, said James Light- cost estimates. He said the sshaw@osagetribe. the end of the fluorescence of foot, ACRS president and feasibility study would be com- and Sarah O’Donnell (ONH- org. the urban area of Cahokia, PO staff) did a wonderful, CEO. They worked with the plete in mid-December and A.D. 1300-1400, the Osage wonderful job of putting Gila River Indian Community ACRS would present to the ON Letters must be shifted their settlements and the Fort Mojave Indian Congress during its Hun-Kah together that presenta- into the central and western Tribe, both of Arizona, in start- Session, which begins March respectful and infor- tion. Everybody, from the portions of Missouri.” ing their telephone companies. 28. mative to the reader, By the time there was Eu- beginning to the end, com- “[ACRS] is a national leader Bemore said getting the Na- ropean contact, large groups plimented the presentation on acquisition of broadband tion’s broadband up to date is and may be edited for of Osages were living along from that committee. They grants,” he said. “Hopefully the ONUA’s priority but there the Missouri and Osage riv- had their facts down really, we’ll be able to bring in some would be opportunities for ev- grammar, clarity and ers, with long-established really well.” low-interest loans and grants eryone in Osage County. space. for the Nation.” “We don’t want to exclude Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 5 Osage artist featured in Red Earth exhibit in Oklahoma City Benny Polacca family members who are artis- Osage News tically talented with his broth- er, Shan Gray, who is a bronze OKLAHOMA CITY – Osage sculptor. According to an Ed- artist Clancy Gray says he en- mond Sun article, Shan Gray’s joys working with multimedia statue work is on display at art and could paint several lay- various attractions including ers on canvas before a painting the University of Oklahoma, work is finished. Oklahoma City’s Bricktown “I try to show a lot of color Ballpark and he also created and movement,” Gray said in a statue of Olympic gymnast describing his painting tech- nique. A long-time art teacher Shannon Miller in Edmond. for Tulsa schools, Gray also When he’s not teaching, sculpts, makes pottery, draws, Clancy Gray creates pieces for and makes silver and turquoise in-state arts and craft shows to Native American jewelry. sell and showcase his works. Through Dec. 30, the pub- Due to his teaching, art work lic is able to see an exhibit of and old coaching schedules, Gray’s works at the Red Earth Gray said he participates at Art Center in Oklahoma City nearby annual shows includ- showcasing his versatility in ing the Cherokee Art Market, creative arts. According to the Oklahoma Indian Summer, Red Earth website, the exhibit Greater Tulsa Indian Art Fes- is intended “to showcase the tival and the Red Earth Native diversity of Native American American Cultural Festival. artists.” Gray, who is 66, said he’s yet Several of Gray’s acrylic- to decide on retiring but once painted canvas works, bronze he does, he’ll consider travel- works and silver/ turquoise All photos by BENNY POLACCA/Osage News jewelry are on display at the ing to out-of-state arts and downtown museum. Gray said Osage artist Clancy Gray stands next to paintings he created at his December 2015 exhibit at the Red Earth Art craft shows to sell his works. he prefers painting with acryl- Center in Oklahoma City. Thus far, Gray said he has lots he uses a pallet knife and fol- want to learn more,” Gray said of prize ribbons at home from ic paint because it dries faster the same goes for other pieces lows the impasto painting of teaching students. “It’s not past art show competitions. and uses a blade instrument including a sculpture of a bull versus paintbrushes. technique to create his images. like a math class like one plus For example, Gray won a Peo- called “Challenger.” Several Gray’s paintings contain im- According to the Merriam- one equals two – it’s more like ple’s Choice award and second sets of silver handmade jew- ages of nature and scenes that Webster dictionary, impasto one times 10 equals one be- place for jewelry during the elry is also on display with one are symbolic of Native Ameri- refers to “the thick application cause you might have to do it 2013 Greater Tulsa Indian Art set featuring several pieces of of a pigment to a canvas or a 10 times to get it right so it’s can life and those paintings are Festival and third place in the turquoise on a necklace, ear- panel in painting.” a whole different type of ball identified with titles including traditional jewelry category at rings and a bracelet called Also a big part of Gray’s game… and you want kids to “Guardians of Night,” “Coming the 2015 Red Earth festival. professional life is his 37 be creative.” of Minds,” “Standing Tall” and “Looking Pretty.” The Red Earth Art Center “Messenger of the Night” and For his paintings, Gray says years in teaching art in Tulsa “For me teaching is sharing, where he’s taught thousands sharing those things I hold is open free to the public Mon- of students while working at precious… so it is only natu- day through Friday at 6 Santa McLain, East Central and ral that I care the most about Fe Plaza next to the Skirvin Edison high schools through sharing my art through teach- Hilton Hotel in downtown the years. Gray graduated ing since I get to see it affect Oklahoma City. Visit www. from the University of Central young artists positively every RedEarth.org for additional Oklahoma with an art educa- day,” Gray said in a biogra- information. tion degree. phy statement posted at his For more images of Gray’s “I try to make sure that the exhibit. exhibit, visit the Osage News curriculum I give them is chal- He is also a former high Flickr page: www.flickr.com/ lenging enough to make them school sports coach with other photos/osagenews

Children’s Osage Language class

A clay sculpture by Osage artist Clancy Gray on display at the Red Earth learns words to be thankful for Art Center in Oklahoma City. Osage News The Osage Language Children’s class was busy before the Thanksgiving holiday, learning words to be thankful for. Osage Children’s lan- guage teacher, Addie Hudgins, said the kids got to exercise their arts and crafts skills while learning the language. They made Su.Ka Da^ (turkeys) out of paper cut outs of their Sha.Keh (hands). “We also talked about Courtesy Photos things we were thank- Words to be thankful for by Josie Lookout. A painting and silver/ turquoise jewelry made by Osage artist Clancy ful for We.We.Nah,” she Gray is on display at the Red Earth Art Center in Oklahoma City. said. The children said they were thankful for:

• Wa.Kon.Dah God • E.Nuh Mom • E^.Da.Tsee Dad • Wa.Hoi^ Family • E^.Lo^n.Zhee Cat • Kah.Zeh O.La^ Pie • Wah.Zha.Zhi I.E. Osage Language • E^.Lo^n.Sch- ka Dances World War II veteran Charles Lookout Jr. observes those who dance during his father World War I veteran Charles Lookout’s individual song at the 2015 American Legion Post 198 Veteran’s Day dance. The children decorat- ed their classroom door when they were finished. Veterans To sign your children –from Page 3 up for Osage Language Post 198 Princess Kennedy Davis (Osage) of Stillwater. classes at any of the sites, Davis, 14, is the daughter of Michael and Melanie Davis call the Osage Language from Hominy. Her father serves with the Oklahoma Na- Department at (918) tional Guard’s 179th Infantry Regiment as a staff sergeant 287-5547. To sign up for who previously served in Afghanistan during wartime. online Osage Language For more Veteran’s Day dance photos, visit the Osage classes, visit: www. News Flickr page at: www.flickr.com/photos/osagenews/ osagelanguage.com. The Osage Children’s Language decorated classroom door. albums 6 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org After Congress rejects prior appointments, Standing Bear appoints two new Osages to Gaming board Benny Polacca vacant after the fall Tzi-Zho majority vote of the members Osage News Session ended and the Con- present to pass. Should either gress did not confirm previous of the motions fail, the motion Osage Nation Principal appointees Jeanine Logan and may be reasserted any day un- Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear Justin Mays. Both appointed til the day before the last regu- has appointed two Osage busi- as interim members earlier lar day of Session.” ness professionals to serve on this year. Congressional legal coun- the Gaming Enterprise Board. In a statement, Standing sel Loyed “Trey” Gill said the Susan Proctor Kneeland and Bear said Congress’ non-con- Mark P. Revard will serve on sideration of Logan, a former motion for rules suspension the gaming board as interim ON Supreme Court Associate would be required for Hamil- board members and both will Justice and Mays was “dis- ton’s request to consider the be subject to confirmation by turbing” and “without basis.” appointees since it was the the Fourth ON Congress dur- Standing Bear also said: “Jus- last day of session. The roll ing its spring 2016 Hun-Kah tin Mays has over 25 years of call vote to suspend the rules Session, which begins March business experience and was failed with a 5-4 vote failing 28. Standing Bear announced very familiar with our Osage to receive two-thirds vote of the appointments in Nov. 16 gaming laws. Jeanine Logan the nine Congress members and Nov. 19 executive messag- served with distinction as an present. That day, voting “yes” FILE PHOTO / Osage News es to Congressional Speaker Osage Nation Supreme Court were Congress members Ar- Maria Whitehorn. Justice and later as an Osage A birdhouse painted by Osage artist Ted Moore. chie Mason, James Norris, RJ Kneeland, of Wichita, Kans., Gaming Commissioner. Both is a category management were highly qualified under Walker, Alice Buffalohead and team lead for Cargill Meat the law and under every defi- Hamilton. “No” votes came Solutions and previously held nition.” from Angela Pratt, William CASA Birdhouse, data analyst positions with On Oct. 7, the Tzi-Zho ses- “Kugee” Supernaw, Edwards Cargill and The Coleman Com- sion’s final day, Congressman and Whitehorn and absences pany, according to her resume. Otto Hamilton made a motion from John Maker, John Jech, Apron and Artist She comes from the Osage to suspend the Congressional and Ron Shaw at the time. Boulanger family and holds rules to modify the agenda to Referring to the new ap- a Bachelor of Arts degree in place consideration of Mays pointees’ resumes, Standing public policy and American and Logan’s appointments on Bear said Kneeland and Re- institutions from Brown Uni- that day’s agenda. Congress- Auction set for vard are “equally qualified as versity. She is also the sister of woman Shannon Edwards my prior appointments. These Osage attorney Amanda Proc- questioned whether there two appointees were chosen af- Dec. 12 tor who is handling the Na- are rules for consideration of tion’s investigations into past confirming appointees and ter a comprehensive search of potential candidates for their Osage News activities of the now defunct Whitehorn researched the Osage, LLC. Congressional rules. individual talents and expe- Revard, of Jenks, is a sea- According to the rules: Once rience to join with the three It’s the time of year for giving and the Pawnee/Osage soned mortgage banker who a Congressional committee other Osage board members Court Appointed Special Advocates is asking for the pub- is a regional vice president considers an appointee and after the shock of the Con- lic to attend their Birdhouse, Apron and Artist Auction on for Gateway Mortgage Group a report is issued to the Con- gress rejection of Mays and Dec. 12 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in in Tulsa and is former presi- gress, then “any member of Logan,” Standing Bear said in dent/ co-owner of FM Bank & Congress may move during Pawhuska. a statement. “The Revard and the ‘Motions’ portion of a Ses- Trust, according to his resume. Boulanger families have both The annual fundraiser boasts donated birdhouses and Revard also worked as a new sion for a nominee (appointee) provided generations of lead- works of art from renowned Native American artists and account representative for interview to be placed on the ers for the Osage Nation.” local craftsmen. IBM and holds a Bachelor of agenda, or alternatively may Science degree in business ad- move for confirmation consid- Current Gaming Enterprise Artists donating this year include: Dr. Bob Chesbro, ministration from Oklahoma eration of the nominee to be Board members are Mark Joe Don Brave, Jared Buffalohead, Jason Buffalohead, State University. placed on an agenda. The mo- Simms (Chairman), Dawn Danette Daniels, Shannon Duty, David Kanuho, Mary Jo Two spots on the five-mem- tion is subject to amendment, Harrington and John “Trey” Mercer, Ted Moore Jr., Wendy Ponca, Katherine Redcorn, ber gaming board became and requires an affirmative Goldesberry III. Ryan Redcorn, Cha’ Tullis, and Cameron Pratt. Helen Norris, director for the Pawnee/Osage CASA, said the auction is their largest and most popular fun- draiser each year and the birdhouses are works of art, Prevention signed by the artists. They make great Christmas gifts, she said. M-Power Proceeds from the auction help the CASA program re- cruit and train community volunteers to speak for abused program and neglected children in the courts. The Pawnee/Osage CASA program is one of 946 com- munity programs with volunteers serving at-risk chil- hosts Roc dren in court cases in both Pawnee and Osage counties. Started in 2009, the Pawnee/Osage CASA program takes Your Mocs on court cases in state and tribal courts with the CASA program now available in the Osage Nation Trial Court. event at TARA MADDEN, CHALENE TOEHAY-TARTSAH/Osage News CASA volunteers are assigned to abused and neglected Florence Tranum won for having the oldest mocs. Native American children in the Osage County or Osage Cultural Tribal Court system and they monitor their living situ- ation, school activity, and general well-being and report Center directly to the judge handling the child’s case. The Pawnee/Osage CASA office is one of four (CASA of- Osage News fices) in the United States that cross-trains CASA volun- The Osage Nation Preven- teers for both tribal and state cases, Norris said. If a case tion M-Power program hosted a Roc Your Mocs contest at the begins in state court but moves to tribal court, the CASA Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center volunteer stays on the case and vice versa if a tribal case on Nov. 19. transfers to state court jurisdiction. The CASA volunteer More than 25 Native Ameri- would keep a constant presence in transferred cases be- cans from the community cause state social workers handling cases transferred to came out to enter their mocs in one of the 12 categories. tribal courts cannot follow the cases once they leave the The event was in honor of jurisdiction, Norris said. The Great American Smoke- For more information about the birdhouse auction, on out, which advocates for

becoming a CASA volunteer or to donate, contact Pawnee/ smoke-free communities. TARA MADDEN, CHALENE TOEHAY-TARTSAH/Osage News Osage CASA at its Pawhuska office at (918) 287-4120. M-Power stands for Moving- Parity Onward With Every Eunice “Dolly” Lane won for having the most Museum Quality Moc. The Pawnee office can be reached at (918) 762-3776. All Resource. donations are tax deductible. Most Unique, Biggest Blowout McKinley, Linda LaZelle, Ju- Prizes for the 12 lucky win- and Best Story. lia Lookout and Janet Emde. ners included Pendleton blan- Other tribes attended the The Osage News took pho- Donations can also be sent to: kets, Native American arts event which lasted from 10 tos of all the contestants’ Pawnee/Osage CASA Program and crafts and cash prizes. The a.m. – 2 p.m. at the cultural moccasins and can be viewed 100 W. Main St. 12 categories for the contest center. The Osage Nation Pub- were Best Worn, Most Bead- lic Health department hosted on the Osage News Flickr Suite # 206 ed, Cutest, Most Handsome, a walk. page at: https://www.flickr. Pawhuska, OK 74056 Least Beaded, Littlest, Old- Judging for the event was com/photos/osagenews/al- est, Newest, Museum Quality, Danette Daniels, Franklin bums/72157661521202366. Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 7 Children’s art exhibition to show at Osage Nation Museum Shannon Shaw Duty he created a painting about Osage News what he liked to do with his fa- vorite colors. Osage artists Addie Roan- “I like nice shoes, Lebrons, I horse and Kilan Jacobs taught drew a rocket ship going into a children’s art workshop at an asteroid. I had a nice Indi- the Osage Nation Museum an design and that was it,” he on Nov. 23 and the produced said. works of art will be shown at An art opening will take the museum from Dec. 5-19. place at the museum on Dec. The one-day workshop 5 from 3-6 p.m. in coordination called “Creative Kids – The Tripp Walker presenting his art work to the class. Osage Nation Museum in conjunction with the Osage Nation with the Nation’s Christmas Blank Canvas Workshop” is Education Department present: Creative Kids-Blank Canvas Workshop on November 23. at the Osage Nation Extravaganza. The exhibition Museum.The classes were taught by Osage artists Kilan Jacobs and Addie Roanhorse. The workshop will follow funded by money donated from is open to the public. up with an exhibition of the students artwork and will open December 5th run through December 19. TransCanada to the ON Edu- cation Department, according The children’s artwork will to a news release. Student’s be judged on Dec. 5 by a pan- ages 8-17 learned about art el of Osage Nation employees forms and techniques and pro- and three winners will be an- duced a 20-inch work of art on nounced at 5 p.m. at the mu- canvas. seum. “Experiences like this show Roanhorse said the winners children that art extends be- will receive “some really great yond the classroom and allows art supplies” and the first them to become active partici- place winner will go home with pants in the arts from a young something very special. “Dur- age,” said Hallie Winter, ONM ing the holidays people can curator in a news release. “I go up and look at everyone’s have seen many times how life paintings.” changing it can be for a young The public is invited to vote person’s creativity to be no- for a People’s Choice winner in ticed and celebrated. The [mu- each age division while the ex- seum] is proud to partner with hibition is showing. The Peo- the Osage Nation Education ple’s Choice Award winners Department to cultivate cre- will be handed out at 7:30 p.m. ativity and showcase the art of on Dec. 19 at the museum. young Osage students.” The workshop’s theme was Osage Heritage and accord- Osage Nation Museum ing to Roanhorse, who is the The oldest tribally owned daughter of the late Osage museum in the United States artist Gina Gray, the first age has changed its name from the group 8-13 years old learned Osage Tribal Museum to the Mia Jones showing off her art work. about color theory and the var- Osage Nation Museum. ious ways ribbonwork designs According to the museum’s are used in Osage art. website, the museum was “It went really well, the kids dedicated on May 2, 1938. To got way into it, more than I learn more about the museum thought they would,” Roan- visit the website at: http:// horse said. “They had fun and www.osagetribe.com/who-we- I can’t wait to see the final re- are/osage-nation-museum. sults.” Roanhorse said she had the To see more photos of older students draw their ver- the children’s artwork, vis- sion of a water bird, and taught it the Osage News Flickr them about minimalist and page at: https://www.flickr. cubism art forms. After the com/photos/osagenews/al- students targeted what they’re bums/72157661444007372 most comfortable drawing they and https://www.flickr. produced a painting, she said. com/photos/osagenews/al- LaSharo Wildcat, 11, said bums/72157661449714602.

Jasmine Phetsacksith showing off her art work.

All Photos by Tara Madden / Osage News

Lasharo Wildcat drawing on his canvas for his painting.

Back Row: Addie Roanhorse,Jason Duty, Lasharo Wildcat, Tabby Duty, Romey Walker, Caro- line Perrier, Elenor Walker, Pimmie Pelayo, Kilan Jacobs. Front Row: William Hamilton, Mad- Backrow: Addie Roanhorse, Cash Perrier, Bobbi Walker, Mia Jones, Denver Wahwassuck, Vin- dux Standing Bear, Antwine Hamilton, Anya Brezinski, Tripp Walker, Jada Phetacksith, Louis cent Santini, Kilan Jacobs, front row: Jewel Santini, Lily Jones, Chole Shadlow, Jasmine Phet- Standing Bear. sacksith, Jordan Price. 8 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Cultural Center to complete veterans list for Wall of Heroes by Dec. 31 Osage News John Cannon Army WWI Joseph Cannon Army WWI The Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center has set a deadline of Dec. 31 for all veterans Charles E. Carpenter Army WWI to submit their information for its Osage Veterans project, Wall of Heroes. William Cedar Army WWI Evart Cheshewalla Army WWI Harrison Hudgins, WCC employee in charge of the project, said the deadline Floyd Cheshewalla Army WWI has been set for the next phase to begin in the new year. Augustus Choteau Army WWI For months Hudgins and others have been reaching out to Osages who have Charles Choteau Army WWI served in the military and have been placing advertisements looking for Osage Stewart Choteau Army WWI Josiah Garret Clawson Army WWI veterans. Earl E. Crouse Army WWI Currently, the WCC has documented 719 Osage veterans and they are look- Vernie Daniel Army WWI ing for more. They have received positive responses from families all over the Clarence Daniels Army WWI country. John Leon Riddle Sr. Marine Corp WWII John T. Moncravie Army Air Corp WWII For more information or to register an Osage veteran for the project by Dec. 31, Cheshewalla Army contact Harrison Hudgins at [email protected] or (918) 287-5538. Cheshewalla Army Louis J. DeNoya Army WWI John Bigheart Jr. Navy WWII First Name Last Name Branch Conflict Henry “Ed” Lookout Army WWII Theodore Mashburn Army WWII William “Bill” Hamilton Army WWII Clarence L. Tinker Army Air Corp WWI, WWII Charles Donovan Army WWI John Henry Mashunkashey Marine Corp Vietnam George Dunlap Army WWI Andrew “Buddy” Redcorn Army Vietnam George Easley Army WWI John W. Williams Jr. Army Desert Storm/Shield Leo B Easley Army WWI Christian Casey Johnson Army Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom Virgil Farrell Army WWI John W. Williams Sr. Army Vietnam Charles T. Fletcher Army WWI Jack “Rusty” Cheshewalla Marine Corp Vietnam Laban Arthur Fronkier Army WWI Corbin A. Malone Marine Corp Philip Fronkier Army WWI Herman DeRoin Navy Frank E. Fugate Army WWI Maria DeRoin Navy John A. Fugate Army WWI Jesse R. Bradley Jr. Marine Corp Desert Storm/Shield S.J. Gilmore Army WWI James L. Redcorn Army Desert Storm/Shield William H. Gilmore Army WWI Amy K. Coughlin Army Desert Stom/Sheild Hall Goode Army WWI Dominic L. Brown Army Desert Storm Charles Hampton Army WWI Scott D. Bighorse Navy Desert Storm Willie Haynie Army WWI Blueford M. Starr IV Army Vietnam Homer Hickman Army WWI Robert G. Malone Marine Corp Vietnam John Hunter Army WWI Howard M. West III Army Vietnam Wakon Iron Army WWI Daniel G West Army Vietnam Benjamin Javine Army WWI Clifford Mosier Army, Navy Vietnam, Desert Storm Hasread Javine Army WWI Martin Rauk Friend Navy Vietnam Joseph Javine Army WWI Paul Bemore Marine Corp Vietnam Louis Anthony Javine Army WWI Randal Clem Navy Vietnam Roy V. Javine Army WWI William V. Watkins Army Vietnam Jacob Jump Army WWI Rann Revard Army Vietnam Henry Krebbs Army WWI Maynard B. Revard Army Vietnam George Labadie Army WWI Paul Hazeltine Army Vietnam John Labadie Army WWI Scott W. Bradshaw Army Vietnam Milton Edward Labadie Army WWI Jerome “Barney” Barnes Jr. Army Vietnam Paul F. Labadie Army WWI Patrick Stanley Matin Fields Navy Vietnam Arthur LaSarge Army WWI Theodore “Ted” Mashburn Marine Corp Vietnam Louis LaSarge Army WWI Raymond Coffman Army Vietnam Thomas R. Leahy Army WWI Darryl Dennis Durbin Army Vietnam William T. Leahy Jr. Army WWI Theodore E. Hazelbaker Jr. Navy Vietnam Guy Lessert Army WWI Jim M. Cass Army Vietnam Wade Lessert Army WWI James H. Elsberry Jr. Army Vietnam William K. Lessert Army WWI Maurice Hamilton Army WWII Henry Lohah Army WWI Kenneth J. Jump Army WWII Frederick W. McDaniel Army WWI Douglas E. Revard Army WWII Charles McDougan Army WWI Lawrence R. Bighorse Army Korea Bird A. McGuire Marine Corp WWI Ralph J. Malone Army WWII Leo F. McGuire Army WWI Charles B. St. John Sr. Navy WWII Ralph Malone Army WWI Archie L. Mason Sr. Army WWII James Martin Army Air Corp WWI Clement Mason Army Air Corp WWII Charles Mashunkashey Army WWI Francis S. Deal Army WWII Joseph Mason Army WWI Howard M. West II Army WWII Thomas Mathes Army WWI Charles Lookout Jr. Navy WWII John Joseph Mathews Army Air Corp WWI Scott S. “Jack” Bradshaw Navy WWII John Miles Army WWI Theodore E. Hazelbaker Sr. Marine Corp WWII Leo Miles Army WWI Earnest Lee Johnson Navy WWII Louis S. Miller Army WWI Will R. Johnson Army Air Corp WWII Joseph Mills Army WWI Roscoe Lynn Strike Axe Murphy Navy WWII John N. Moncravie Army WWI Oscar Logan Jr. Marine Corp WWII Sylvester A. Moncravie Army WWI Della Morrell-Logan Army WWII James W. Moore Army WWI George Morrell Jr. Army WWII George Morrell Army WWI Kenneth Bradshaw Bowline Army Air Corp WWII Charles P. Mosier Army WWI Adelbert Bruce Army WWII Claude C. Mosier Army WWI Talee Redcorn Army Edwin P. “Dutch” Mosier Army WWI Nicholas J. Williams Air Force Alex Mudd Army WWI Chris Brandon Turley Army Operation Enduring Freedom Morton J. Murray Army WWI Erik Justin Friend Army Operation Enduring Freedom Joseph Osage Army WWI Ralph Justin Malone Army Operation Iraqi Freedom Charles Panther Army WWI Benjamin W. Park Army Neal Clark Panther Army WWI Michael Keith Davis Army Operation Enduring Freedom Lester Pappan Army WWI Charles A. Wheeler Air Force Operation Enduring Freedom Oakley Pappan Army WWI Roland Bighorse Navy Samuel T. Pappan Army WWI Joseph Bighorse Coast Guard Herbert Pappin Army WWI Edward R. Zaun Sr. Army Vietnam Jesse L. Pappin Army WWI Edward R. Zaun Jr. Air Force Walker Penn Army WWI Jason Zaun Navy Operation Enduring Freedom Augustus Penn Army WWI Joseph C. Logan Marine Corp Leo Perrier Army WWI Maynard L. Revard Army WWII Peter Perrier Army WWI Andrew Brave Navy Seabees WWII Daniel B. Plomondon Army WWI Ron Boulanger Air Force Moses E. Plomondon Army WWI Louis F. Watkins Army Korea Frank Pyahhunkah Army WWI Earl W. Park Air Force Korea Harry Pyahhunkah Army WWI Theodore Crawford Army Korea Alex “Joe” Quinton Army Air Corp WWI Loren L. Boulinger Air Force Korea Fred L. Revelette Army WWI Leon W. Boulanger Army Korea Mark S. Revard Army WWI Edward E. Boulanger Army Korea Nicholas N. Revard Army WWI William Thomas Bellieu Army Korea Ralph Revard Army WWI Andrew Gray Army Vietnam Frank L. Riddle Army WWI Maynard B. Revard Army WWI Joseph L. Rogers Army WWI John Tallchief Army WWII Otis Russell Army WWI Timothy Tallchief Army WWII Willie Russell Army WWI Leonard Morrell Maker Army Vietnam Daniel Scott Army WWI Walter A. Hopper Army WWII Moses R. Shaw Army WWI John H. Hopper Sr. Army WWII Clarence Soldani Army WWI Otis Martin Oberly Army Korea Charles Soldani Army Air Corp WWI Alfred M. Oberly Navy WWII Louis Soldani Army WWI Francis J. Rivera Army WWII Frank E. Soldani Army WWI Lloyd Patrick Maker Army William Stepson Army WWI Lloyd George Maker Army WWII Oscar Sweeney Army WWI Leroy Maker Army WWII Hiram Taylor Army WWI Leonard R. Maker Army WWII Andrew J. Tayrien Army WWI Fred Maker Marine Corp WWII Paul Tayrien Army WWI Jesse R. Davis Marine Corp Vietnam Leroy Thompson Army WWI Ester Quinton Cheshewalla Marine Corp WWII David W. Tinker Army WWI Joseph E. Cheshewalla Army Air Corp WWII Roy B. Tinker Army WWI Theodore S. Brunt Army WWII Tom Tinker Army WWI Jack R. Cheshewalla Army WWII William Tinker Army WWI Francis Ashmael Quinton Army WWII Carlton W. Woodring Army WWI Louis L. Kennedy Army Air Corp WWII Orville “Leo” Woodring Army WWI Amanda Kennedy-Skelly Marine Corp Joseph Labadie Army WWI Billy Kennedy Navy Vietnam Eddie Penn Army WWI Hallet “Bunk” Pease Army Korea Arthur Bonnicastle Army Boxer Rebellion John Jerry Malone Marine Corp Vietnam Edward E. Tinker Army Air Corp WWII, Korea George L. Alberty Army WWI William Dale Trumbly Army WWII George Baconrind Army WWI Mark N. Freeman Jr. Marine Corp WWII Lawrence L. Barber Army WWI Ralph Albert Snavely Jr. USMC, USAF WWII, Korea John Bates Army WWI Leo Mosier Bradshaw Army Korea Leo F. Bellieu Army WWI Kenneth Louis Core Navy Korea Edward Bigheart Army WWI Clifford Kemohah Sr. Marine Corp WWII, Korea John Bigheart Jr. Army WWI Charles R. Kipp Marine Corp Korea Joseph Bigheart Army WWI Charles Poulton Army Korea William Bigheart Army WWI Curtis L. Revard Army Korea Joseph Bird Army WWI Robert F. Revard Army Korea Eugene Blaine Army WWI Robert Bighorse Air Force Korea Alvin S. Bradshaw Army WWI Douglas Bighorse Army Korea Sylvester Brookes Army WWI Eugene Boulanger Army Korea James V. Boulanger Army WWI Warren Bratton Navy Korea Charles Brown Army WWI John Ira Butts Air Force Korea Adelbert Ray Bruce Army WWI Robert Cannon Army Korea George Bruce Army WWI William Cannon Air Force Korea Theodore Brunt Army WWI George E. Brunt Army WWI See Wall of Heroes Roy B. Burton Army WWI —Continued on Page 9 Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 9

William Fletcher Army WWII Wall of Heroes Billy D. Forbes Navy Air Corp. WWII Harry Forbes Jr. Navy Air Corp. WWII –from Page 8 Francis Augustus Fronkier Army WWII Alfred Carl Core Army Korea Louis B. Fronkier Army WWII Richard Crawford Army Korea Frank Eugene Fugate Army WWII Harry Rosswell Daughtery Army Korea John Orvile Fugate Army Air Corp WWII Sylvester Stanton Daughtery Navy Korea Blueford M. Gentry Army WWII Francis Drexil Army Korea Mark C. Gilliland Marine Corp WWII Frank S. Ducotey Jr. Navy Korea Thomas Godfrey Army WWII John Finegan Army Korea Andrew Edward Gray Army Air Corp WWII Charles Fletcher Marine Corp Korea Clarence “Hank” Gray Army WWII Emery Moses Hickman Army Korea Jess D. Green Jr. Navy WWII John Saxon Hubbell Army Korea Lenett E. Griffin Army WWII Thomas Kemohah Jr. Navy Korea Homer Hadden Army WWII Howard Stanley Lambdin Army Korea Alfred Francis Hall Jr. Army WWII Roger LaZelle Marine Corp Korea, Vietnam Harold V. Hamilton Army WWII LeRoy Logan Air Force Korea John Harlan Jr. Army Air Corp WWII Charles Henry Lohah Air Force Korea Charles C. Harlow Army WWII Richard Luttrell Army Korea Edward B. Harrison Army WWII Roger Lynn Army Korea Bert W. Harold Jr. Army WWII Leonard Martin McFee Jr. Navy Korea Theodore R. Harvey Navy Seabees WWII Olce Frank McClure Army Korea Dudley Kenneth Haskell Army WWII Jack McKinney Army Korea Louis Q. Haskell Army WWII William Mathis Army Korea George Jules Hendricks Army WWII Laban Marchmont Miles Army Korea William Herbert Jr. Army WWII Donald Frederick Mosier Navy Korea Frank Hickey Army WWII Harold Panther Army Korea Emery Hickman Army WWII H. Stanley Shunkamolah Marine Corp Korea Raymond Joseph Hill Army WWII Gerald Tallchief Army Korea Charles L. Holloway Navy WWII Elmer Alva Tayrien Air Force Korea Theresa M. Holt W.A.A.C. WWII Jack Willis Army Korea Homer Hopper Army WWII William Elmer Wyricks Army Korea Andrew D. Hunt Navy WWII Dan W. Yarbrough Jr. Navy WWII Robert Gray Hunt Navy WWII John S. Kennedy Army Arthur Aaron Hunter Army WWII George Gale Alberty Jr. Air Force Vietnam William B. Hunter Army Air Corp WWII Joseph B. Abbott Army WWII Bruce W. Hurley Army Air Corp WWII Laura Virginia Ackarman Army Nurse Corp WWII James T. Hutchinson Army WWII Robert G. Akin Army WWII John Hutchinson Army WWII Roland M. Akin Army Air Corp WWII Gratn Francis Hutchinson Navy WWII George Gale Alberty Sr. Army WWII Arthur Lynam Hyatt Army Air Corp WWII Lester Anderson Army WWII Claude J. Ivy Jr. Army WWII Edward P. Anzer Army WWII Margaret D. Jamison W.A.A.C. WWII Carl Armstrong Army Air Corp WWII Calvin Javine Marine Corp WWII John P. Badami Army WWII Dewey V. Javine Army WWII Forest Baker Army WWII Floyd Javine Jr. Navy WWII Frank Tinker Baker Army WWII Roy V. Javine Navy WWII Myron Bangs Army WWII Tolley L. Javine Army WWII Clifford Barber Army WWII Joseph B. Jones Army Air Corp WWII Jack E. Barber Army WWII Robert R. Jones Army WWII Edgar Paul Barber Navy WWII Harold Bigheart Smalley Navy WWII Prentice Joseph Barker Army WWII Will R. Johnson Army Air Corp WWII Russell Beatty Army Air Corp WWII Charles C. Keighley Army WWII Leo H. Bellieu Army WWII Claude C. Keighley Army WWII Fairfax Edward Bennett Army WWII Carl Thomas Kemohah Army WWII Hayes Big Eagle Army WWII Donald L. Kemohah Army Air Corp WWII William Bigheart Jr. Navy WWII Phillip Kemohah Kemohah Army WWII Andrew C. Bighorse Army WWII John Edward Kennedy Navy WWII James E. Bighorse Army WWII George E. King Navy WWII Fred Bighorse Army Air Corp WWII Claude L. Krepps Jr. Marine Corp WWII George Bighorse Sr. Army WWII Royce M. Krepps Marine Corp WWII Paul Bighorse Jr. Army WWII Alex B. Labadie Army WWII William Frank Bighorse Army WWII Alvin Lester Labadie Jr. Marine Corp WWII, Korea David Leon Black Jr. Marine Corp WWII Earnie Labadie Jr. Army WWII Luther A. Blackburn Army WWII George V. Labadie Jr. Army WWII Oliver O. Blackburn Army Air Corp WWII Herbert V. Labadie Army WWII James G. Blaine III Navy WWII James F. Labadie Marine Corp WWII William E. Blaine Navy WWII Ralph M. Labadie Navy WWII Kirk P. Boone Marine Corp WWII Charles Warren Labadie Army WWII Louis Walter Boren Navy WWII Dayo LaSarge Army WWII Cleman C. Boulanger Army WWII Joseph L. LaSarge Jr. Army Air Corp WWII Isaac C. Boulanger Army WWII Pete Allen LaZelle Navy WWII James Boulanger Marine Corp WWII Thomas B. Leahy Jr. Army WWII Junior M. Boulanger Army Air Corp WWII John P. Leigh Army WWII Lee F. Boulanger Army WWII George “Bum” Lessert Army WWII Mart Bowhan Jr. Army WWII Ray Leo Lessert Jr. Army WWII Kenneth Bowline Army Air Corp WWII Richard Lee Lessert Navy WWII Billy W. Bradshaw Navy WWII Robert A. Lessert Army Air Corp WWII LaRue Bradshaw WWII Elizabeth Liese WWII Scott S. Bradshaw Navy WWII Harold “Cub” Littlebear Army WWII Edmond C. Bratton Army WWII Archie Elmo Lockman Army WWII Joseph G. Bratton Army Air Corp WWII Frederick Morris Lookout Jr. Army WWII Warren E. Bratton Navy WWII Olce F. McClure Army WWII Charles T. “Sonny” Brave Army WWII Charles McDougan Army WWII Sylvester “Jug” Brave Navy WWII Joseph T. Lombard Sr. Army WWII Luther E. Brock Jr. Army WWII Alfred Franklin McKinley Army WWII Wheeler E. Brock Marine Corp WWII Henry McKinley Jr. Army WWII Phillip A. Brokey Army WWII Jack McKinley Army WWII Charles Brown Army Air Corp WWII James Brown McKinley Navy Seabees WWII Robert Bruce Army WWII John McKinley Jr. Army WWII Leo S. Brunt Army WWII Rudolph McKinley Army WWII Leonard Q. Brunt Coast Guard WWII Walker B. McKinley Army WWII Cephas Buffalohide Army WWII Clabe C. Mackey Army WWII Homer Buffalohide Jr. Navy WWII Warren S. Mackey Army WWII Benjamin A. Burnett Marine Corp WWII Harry Maker Army WWII Lewis F. Burns Marine Corp WWII Jack P. Mackey Army WWII Eugene Butler Army WWII Joseph E. Mackey Army WWII Walter E. Byers Army Air Corp WWII Ralph Malone Army WWII Bud Eugene Cannon Army WWII Robert L. Malone Army WWII Robert Billinger Carlton Navy WWII Virgil A. Malone Army WWII Ellison E. Carroll Army AC, USAF WWII, Korea, Vietnam Creighton Hale Markle Army WWII Charles A. Carter Jr. Army Air Corp WWII Jack March Marine Corp WWII Melvin Case Jr. Marine Corp WWII John Marshall Army WWII John Cason Jr. Navy WWII Woodrow Marshall Army Air Corp WWII Henry Ben Caudill Jr. Navy WWII Beryl M. Martin WWII Herbert Cheshewalla Jr. Army WWII James Martin Jr. Navy WWII Edward Reid Chorette Navy WWII Mark Martin Army Air Corp WWII Quinton L. Clark Navy WWII William G. Martin Army WWII Kenneth Clark Navy WWII Billy Arthur Mashunkashey Army WWII Clarence H. Clem Army WWII Benjamin Mashunkashey Jr. Army WWII Kemper L. Clem Army WWII Reuban Mashunkashey Army WWII Marion L. Clem Army Air Corp WWII Eugene Joseph Mayse Army WWII John W. Clote Army Air Corp WWII Fred Mayse Army WWII Donald Irving Conner Navy WWII George C. Mayse Army WWII Agatha Conway W.A.A.C. WWII Leo B. Mayse Army WWII Elmer E. Cooper Navy WWII Laban Miles Jr. Army WWII William O. Cooper Jr. Navy WWII Howard Miller Army WWII Floyd M. Core Army WWII Byron Anthony Mills Army WWII James E. Covert Navy WWII Edward Harold Moler Army Air Corp WWII Thomas A. Cox Navy WWII Alexander Charles Moncravie Army WWII Jack Cross Army WWII Michael Sylvester Pratt Army Vietnam Clifford Crowe Army WWII Harry Moncravie Army WWII Alvin L. “Jack” Cunningham Army WWII John B. Moncravie Army Air Corp WWII J.M. Cunningham III Navy WWII John T. Moncravie Army Air Corp WWII Gilmore C. Daniel Army AC, USAF WWII, Korea, Vietnam George E. Mongrain Army WWII Louis J. Del Orier Jr. Navy Air Corp. WWII James David Moore Navy WWII Eugene M. Dennis Navy Air Corp. WWII John E. Brumley Army WWII Freda DeNoya W.A.A.C. WWII Preston Morrell Army WWII Louis A. DeNoya Army Air Corp WWII Anthony C. Morris Army WWII Louis F. DeNoya WWII Lolita Wynn Morris W.A.A.C. WWII Marcus DeNoya Army Air Corp. WWII Melvin Ryder Morton Marine Corp WWII Reuban R. DeRoin Army WWII Berbon B. Murphy Navy WWII Charles Dirickson Army Air Corp WWII David Arthur Murray Army Air Corp WWII John C. Dirickson Army Air Corp WWII Woodrow Bruce Newalla Army WWII Louis Dirickson Army Air Corp WWII Donald Joseph Nieman Army Air Corp WWII George K. Tayrien Army Korea George A. Noble Sr. Army WWII Sugg Revard “Jack” Dirickson Navy WWII John L. Oglesby Jr. Navy WWII Charles Drum Jr. Army WWII Joseph L. Pappan Jr. Army WWII John Warren Ducotey Army WWII Lee Augustus Pappan Jr. Army WWII Paul Irvin Ducotey Nat’l Guard WWII Lester Franklin Pappan Jr. Army WWII Oscar M. Duncan Jr. Army WWII Alex Antwine Papper Army WWII Dennison F. Dunlap Army WWII Antwine B. Pryor Army Korea John LeRoy Easley Army WWII William M. Hunt Army Korea Louis E. Easley Army WWII William James Macafee Hunt Navy Active Duty Robert . Easley Army WWII Robert L. Petsemoie Army WWII Theodore Edwards Navy WWII Franklin D. Hunt Army Korea Clarence C. Elsey Army WWII George Timothy Armstrong Army Vietnam Cleo Elsey Army WWII David Barber Navy Vietnam Fred H. Evan Jr. Army WWII Howard Taft Javine Jr. Army Vietnam Louis Fenton Jr. Army WWII John L. Finegan Army WWII See Wall of Heroes David Lincoln Fish Army WWII —Continued on Page 10 10 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Wall of Heroes –from Page 9 Robert Lee Pasley Army WWII David Leon Peace Army WWII Wendell Peason Army WWII Edward Anthony Penn Army WWII Leon Penn Sr. Army WWII Leo O. Penn Jr. Army WWII Otis Penn Sr. Army WWII Peter W. Perrier Army WWII Robert L. Perrier Army WWII Virgil C. Perrin Army Air Corp WWII Edward Petsemoie Army WWII Earl Lou Don Pettit Navy WWII Paul Pinson Navy WWII Wally Pinson Army WWII David Pitts Navy WWII E. Theodore Pocock WWII Carl Francis Ponca Army WWII A. Leon Potter Army Air Corp. WWII George L. Potter Army Air Corp WWII John Potter Navy WWII Henry Pratt Jr. Army WWII Jack Groves Pugh Navy WWII Clifford Quinton Army WWII Francis Ishmael Quinton Army WWII Franklin L. Quinton Army WWII Arthur Rector Navy WWII Moses M. Red Eagle Army WWII Francis Monroe Revard Army WWII George E. Revard Navy WWII James Revard Navy WWII Lowell A. Revard Army Air Corp. WWII Mack Revard Navy WWII Robert Revard Army WWII Buford Louis Riddle Army WWII Frank Riddle Jr. Army WWII Sherman Franklin Riddle Navy WWII Marvin Isaac Ridge Army WWII Milton Otis Ririe Army Air Corp. WWII Kenny L. Peery Jr. Army, USAF Desert Storm Gary E. Elsberry Army Vietnam Dana Sobottka Army Desert Storm Chad Biggers Army Dude Taylor Labadie Army Vietnam Earl Reuban Mashunkashey Navy Vietnam Herbert E. Cheshewalla Sr. Army WWI Stanley Bigheart Marine Corp Korea Harold L. McKinley WWII Joseph Osage Jr. Army WWII Carl Osage Navy WWII David V. Peel Army Vietnam Joe Epert Army Vietnam Dennis McAuliffe Jr. Army Vietnam Robert G. Parker Marine Corp Vietnam John Franklin Morrell Marine Corp Korea, Vietnam Joseph Lane Berry Army Korea Robert Lee Donelson Army WWII Jamison M. Bear Army WWII Kenneth Robins Army WWII Emery E. Roe Army Air Corp WWII Wilbur Charles Rodman Army Air Corp WWII Fred R. Rogers Army WWII Thomas L. Rogers Jr. Army WWII Willis L. Rogers Army WWII Harold Robedeaux Army WWII James C. Rudd Navy WWII James Rush Navy WWII Robert S. Rush Army WWII Peirce St. John Jr. Marine Corp WWII Earl Saxon Jr. Army Air Corp WWII Harry H. Saxon Navy WWII Edward Penn Seeley Army Air Corp WWII M. Raymond Seeley Army Air Corp WWII Victor Jack Seeley Army Air Corp WWII Vadney Selby Army WWII Dudley Franklin Shannon Navy WWII Franklin Shaw Jr. Marine Corp WWII John Shaw Navy Seabees WWII John Siggins Army WWII William T. Siggins Army WWII Eugene Slaughter Army WWII Harry Eugene Smith Army WWII Jeff Smith Army WWII Fred Spangler Army WWII James R. Spurrier Jr. Army WWII Jack T. Steele Army Air Corp WWII Marvin E. Stepson Sr. Army WWII Andrew B. Tallchief Army WWII Enoch Tallchief Army WWII Harry Tallchief Army WWII Thomas Tallchief Army WWII Henry Tankersley Navy WWII James E. Taylor Jr. Army WWII John D. Taylor Navy WWII Mack E. Taylor Army Air Corp WWII Paul T. Tayrien Army WWII Richard Terrill Army WWII Carol Tinker W.A.A.C. WWII Clarence L. Tinker Jr. Army Air Corp WWII George Edward Tinker III Army WWII John Francis Tinker Army WWII Nick A.T. Tinker Army WWII Virgil Tinker Army WWII William A. Tinker Marine Corp WWII Tracy Forrest Jr. Army WWII Stuart Van Deventer Army Air Corp WWII Mike McKinley Reid Air Force WWII George Joseph Vest Navy WWII Richard G. Vest Navy WWII Lloyd H. Vinnedge Army Air Corp WWII Dean W. Wade Army Air Corp WWII Thomas Wagoshe Army WWII Eugene Wakon Iron Army Air Corp WWII Charles A. Ware Army WWII James Ware Army WWII Joe F. Ware Army WWII Charles Warner Jr. Army WWII Robert Edward Warrior Army WWII Russell Warrior Jr. Army WWII Sidney Warrior Army WWII Elmer C. Weinrich Army WWII John M. Weinrich Army WWII Paul Weinrich Army WWII Fred Wheeler Army WWII Richard Wheelock Army WWII Francis M. Whiles Army WWII Joseph White Army WWII Kenneth Walker Whitehorn Army Air Corp WWII Carlton Lee Williamson Army Air Corp WWII Daisy Willis Army Nurse Corp WWII Jack Warren Willis Navy WWII William Francis Willis Army WWII Carlton W. Woodring Army WWII Richard A. Woodring Army Air Corp WWII Nancy Rogers Yates W.A.A.C. WWII Early I. Yeargain Jr. Army James Henry Surber Navy Vietnam Ronald G. McCarthy Marine Corp Vietnam Franklin Alfred McKinley Navy Vietnam Robert Erwin Navy Gene Erwin Sr. Marine Corp Vietnam Adeline Choi Navy, USAF T.J. Mercer Army WWII Tim Burd Jr. Army Robert Lee Martin Army WWII Michael Madzuma USAF Desert Storm Robert Russell Perrier Navy Korea Daniel J. St. John Marine Corp Frederick S. Stanley Marine Corp WWII Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 11

ichard White Luttrell Sr., 89, was born Dec. 26, 1926 in Hominy, Okla., to Homer and Nettie Lut- trell. He is the grandson of Homer Luttrell Sr. He had one sister, the late Margaret Gray. He is from the Zon-Zo^-Li^ district and his Osage name is Pah-HuR Tha-Li, meaning Pretty Hair. His family traveled all over the United States when he was young and he attended many different schools. His father owned racing dogs and horses. He graduated from the Oklahoma Mili- tary Academy in Claremore, Okla. He married his wife Carmen in 1947 and they had four chil- dren: Allison Luttrell, Anita Fields, Richard Luttrell Jr., and Don Luttrell. He has six grandchildren. Luttrell served in the United States Army for 12 years, both active and inactive, during World War II and the Korean War. He started out as a Private in the Infantry and was promoted to Captain of the U.S. Infantry. Upon leaving the military he created and managed both the business order and the actual outfitting of the first commercial river rafting company on the Colorado River. He named it Run- ning RL Outfitters. They offered big game hunting, camps for children, trail rides, and other outdoor activities; he was also a Boone and Crocket guide during this time. He owned and ran the Outfitters for 28 years. Luttrell has been a member of the American Sportsman Club and has spoke as a guest speaker for the organization on television and radio in many cities. He More photos has also appeared as a principle ac- on Page 18 tor in a super bowl commercial for the Schlitz Beer Com- pany. He has been a pack leader for the Boy Scouts of America as well as a committee member for approximately 17 years. He has been a member of the American Legion, Kiwanis Club, Okla- homa Fly Fisherman’s Club, VFW Veterans of Foreign Wars. Luttrell has received many awards and honors throughout his life, such as receiving one of ten international awards in Mon- treal, Canada, for conducting a camp for special needs children through the Industrial Kiwanis Club. The 179th infantry hon- ored him with 800 members attending for service in the 45th division. He has been inducted into the St. Maurice Infantry Or- ganization as a member and was honored by the Fairfax War Mothers. He is also a Deputy Grand Knight 3rd Degree in the Knights of Columbus. He has sat on the board of the MESA Medical Company and the Osage County Housing Authority. Luttrell’s most recent work has been planning and execut- ing the building of a shrine honoring St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Osage with plans to build multiple shrines throughout the state of Oklahoma. Osage News: What are some of the most important lessons you have learned in your life? Richard Luttrell Sr.: To have pride in what you’re doing, know what you’re doing, my father taught me to work hard. Get the job done. I have always worked all my life always worked for something. Do what you’re supposed to do. ON: What are the principles you live by? Elders RL: I went to the Oklahoma Military Academy and my wife wrote Courage, Honor, and Loyalty on a piece of paper and put it on the refrigerator for my grandchildren to see. OMA was like SERIES a second home. I loved the military and I loved OMA and I try to live by those things Courage, Honor, and Loyalty. To me there R See Elder —Continued on Page 18 TARA MADDEN / OSAGE NEWS

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TARA MADDEN/Osage News Richard Luttrell Sr., Osage veteran and member of the Hominy District, at his home in Tulsa on Dec. 1.

Courtesy Photo Richard Luttrell Sr. posed for a photo in a Pawhuska studio when he was on leave in 1943.

Courtesy Photo Richard Luttrell Sr., 28 years old, in Troublesome Valley, Colo. 12 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Christmas –from Page 1 the Christmas season with its month- long Treefest exhibit featuring the five trees decorated with handmade Christ- mas ornaments “created to highlight the diverse Native cultures that make Oklahoma unique,” according to the center. This year, the Osage Nation will be featured in the exhibit along with the Citizen Band Pottawatomi, Chickasaw Nation, Cheyenne & Arapaho Tribes and the Comanche Nation. On Nov. 16, Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center Director Vann Bighorse and Osage designer Chad Renfro deco- rated the Osage tree at the art center using scores of handmade ornaments that showcase the various elements of Osage culture including many items used during the ceremonial In-Lon- Schka dances held each June. Bighorse said several Osages used their sewing and artistic skills to create the orna- BENNY POLACCA / Osage News ments which include bows made from ribbonwork, finger weaving work used Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center Director Vann Bighorse, Osage Nation Congresswoman Shannon Edwards and designer Chad Renfro stand for garland, miniature cedar chests, with the finished product - the Osage themed Christmas tree at the Red Earth Museum on Nov. 16. baby cradleboards, miniature buckets that our men wear… As we know, it Renfro tied a man’s roach and Oklahoma City in 2010, Red Earth was mimicking those carried by waterboys takes rain to make things grow, make feather to the tree top and said fresh located for over 30 years at the Kirk- during the dances, and cut-out hand- our crops grow and it sustains life. So cut cedar from Debbie Cheshewalla’s patrick Center Museum Complex (now prints in red and blue colors. that’s what our tree represents – all of residence was used as filler around the known as Science Museum Oklaho- “We’re showcasing our rich culture,” our Osage culture.” faux pre-lit tree to cover gaps. Renfro ma),” Leslie Blair, president of the Red Bighorse said of the ornaments made Bighorse said assistance was sought told museum staff several of the orna- Earth Board of Directors said in a news with designs that date back to Osage from various Osages who have arts and ments are miniature versions of items release. “One of the most popular an- ancestors. “The waterbuckets are sig- craft experience, as well as those who used on Osage dance clothes including nual events we participated in while at nificant for water… we use water in a make Osage dance clothing including the finger weaving and yarn balls used. lot of our traditions, we have a cedar Debbie Cheshewalla, Kilan Jacobs, Ja- Renfro, who has a Pawhuska design the Kirkpatrick Center was their Holi- chest that we put our clothes in and net Emde, Herman Sleeper, Bighorse business office, donated a red and blue day Treefest. By presenting our new heirlooms… We have bells up here and Renfro. Pendleton used in his office décor to version of Treefest, we hope to carry serve as the tree skirt. on the tradition of featuring Christmas ON Congresswoman Shannon Ed- Trees adorned with beautiful orna- wards, who is a board member for the ments representing different cultures.” Red Earth art organization, also helped The Red Earth Art Center is open decorate and applauded the exhibit free to the public Monday through Fri- noting the exhibit and Oklahoma City day at 6 Santa Fe Plaza next to the his- center “is something near and dear to toric Skirvin Hilton Hotel in downtown my heart.” Oklahoma City. Red Earth is online at Eric Oesch, communications director www.RedEarth.org or can be reached for Red Earth, said the exhibit will be at (405) 427-5228 for additional infor- larger next year and other tribes will be invited to participate and decorate mation. Red Earth, Inc. is a nonprofit a tree. He added the exhibit is inspired organization with a mission to promote by Red Earth’s participation in a simi- the rich traditions of American Indian lar Christmas tree exhibit when Red arts and cultures through education, Earth was at a prior location. a premier festival, a museum and fine “Before we relocated to downtown art markets, according to its website.

BENNY POLACCA / Osage News A Christmas tree decorated by members of the Osage Nation is on display at Red Earth Art Center in Oklahoma City for December 2015. The tree is topped with a man’s dance roach and feather. Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 13 14 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 15

Courtesy Photo/Margo Gray Anne Jacobs and Jon Red Corn, recipients of this year’s NCAIED’s 40 Under 40 award, on Nov. 18 in Santa Fe, N.M.

Jodell Heath / Courtesy Photo Three Osages named 1) Pawhuska Indian Village cleanup crew members include: (left to right) Janice Easley, Adam Washington, Rog- to Native American er Rice, Jessica Davis, Dustin Snell, Quan Hall and Patrick Lynn. 40 Under 40 Pawhuska village thanks Osage News Osages Anne Jacobs, Jon Red Corn and Jeremy Jones workers for cleanup efforts were named to the National Center for American Indi- an Enterprise Development’s prestigious list of Native Osage News the supervision of the village Nation’s Emergency Man- American 40 Under 40. board, she said. agement and Wildland Fire The NCAIED honors 40 up and coming Native Ameri- The Pawhuska Indian Vil- The most recent cleanup Management Department, can leaders in Indian Country who demonstrate leader- lage would like to acknowledge project started in the latter under the direction of Bobby ship, initiative, dedication and have made significant and thank the crew of people part of September and ended Tallchief, helped with burning contributions in business or their community. who worked on cleaning up the on Nov. 25. All of the culverts, of the brush piles from areas “The 40 Under 40 award recipients are a diverse group grounds as part of the village’s run-off ditches, fence lines, that were cleared. Heath said of young men and women from across Indian Country who day-labor program. tree lines, and fields were the village would like to issue have all made invaluable contributions to their communi- Former Pawhuska Five- cleared of underbrush, debris, “a big thanks” to the emergen- ties,” said Derrick Watchman, Chairman of the National Man Board member Jodell dead trees, rocks, metal and cy management workers in ad- Center for American Indian Enterprise Development in a Heath helped oversee the vil- trash. The areas that were dition to the day workers. news release. “We are proud to honor this extraordinary Individuals who worked lage worker program, used cleaned out include the north group of leaders, and I am excited to see what the future side of the Pawhuska Osage cleaning the village include: to mow grass and clean up holds for them.” Casino, the west and north Patrick Lynn, Quan Hall, trash, leaves and broken tree Anne Jacobs is currently the principal of DCIS in Fair- side of the village maintenance Dustin Snell, Jessica Davis, mount, in Denver, Colo. She’s the only Native American branches that littered the vil- building, the entire Red Eagle Roger Rice, Adam Washing- principal out of the 223 public schools in Denver. lage. The program employed Park area, the corner of State ton, Janice Easley, TJ Red- She was assigned to DCIS after it was scheduled to close several people, many of them Highway 99 and west 21st Corn, Justin Bloss, Stewart for poor performance, according to her resume. After one village residents, which helped Street and the baseball park. Gage, Lance Harden and year at the helm, the school was named a Top Performing maintain the grounds under Heath also said the Osage Charles Hail. and High Growth School in Denver, with over 80 percent of the students receiving free and reduced lunches. It is one of six schools in Denver to be named an American Indian Focus School, with a mission to ensure American Indian students have access to an equitable education by ON Congress approves five providing support in a culturally responsive manner, ac- cording to her resume. Her career has been in education, with multiple rec- legislative items in special session ognitions and community service initiatives. In 2014 she Benny Polacca Osage constituents regard- son for the withdrawal during was name Denver’s Educational Change Agent of the ing the opposition to wind the session and made the mo- Year. She received her Bachelors in Communications Osage News farms in Osage County. tion, which passed unanimous- from St. John’s University, and her Masters in Adminis- The Fourth Osage Nation ly with 12 votes. tration from the University of Denver. • A federal judge recently Congress voted to end the The Osage News asked Jon Red Corn is currently the co-founder, director of ruled against the United eighth special session on its Hamilton for comment on the operations and production manager for Blue Star Studios States who is represent- second day after passing sev- bill sponsorship withdrawal in Pawhuska. With over 15 years of experience in design, ing the Osage Minerals eral legislative items: and had yet to receive a re- fabrication and construction, he has worked with tribes Council on its behalf. If Those items approved by the sponse when this article was such as the Osage, the Chippewa Cree Tribe, the Pueblo the U.S. decides to ap- Congress on Nov. 4 include: posted. The Congress consid- of Jemez, the Lakota Rosebud Sioux Tribe and others. peal, it will appeal to the ered an FY 2016 budget for Red Corn’s experience ranges from small-scale resi- • ONCA 15-52: An act to 10th Circuit Court. the early education division dential construction and remodeling to large high-perfor- amend the Nation’s work- • On Day One of the spe- with WYA funding, during the mance, green building designs, according to his resume. ers compensation act to cial session, the Con- 2015 Tzi-Zho Session, but the He is a member of the Pawhuska District and also helped be consistent with current gress approved the Congress ultimately passed an to design the new dance arbor in Pawhuska. practices and changes in following two items: amended budget bill after the As part of his community work in the past, he helped law (sponsored by Con- WYA funding was cut amid assist ravaged neighborhoods in New Orleans after hur- gressman RJ Walker). • ONCA 16-04: An appropria- debates and discussions on low ricane Katrina, and helped to replace a destroyed home in tion bill that amends the • ONCA 16-02: An act to attendance numbers and the Greensburg, Kans., after an F-5 Tornado tore it down. His Nation’s 2016 fiscal year amend the 2016 fiscal year WYA’s $1.3 million budget. expertise and passion are “for high quality, very energy cultural donations budget budget for the ON Division Principal Chief Geoffrey efficient, healthy buildings that are beautiful, durable, af- to include $10,000 for the of Land, Commerce and Standing Bear signed the ap- fordable and easy to maintain.” Osage Detachment of the proved November special ses- Public Safety to provide a He received his Masters of Architecture from the Uni- Marine Corps League (Con- sion bills into law, as well as supplemental appropria- versity of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban gresswoman Angela Pratt). the approved resolutions. tion of $150,000 (Walker). Design. He is also the son of Assistant Principal Chief The Congress will next meet Walker said the $150,000 • ONCR 15-27: A resolution Raymond Red Corn. in a special session starting is federal money coming “to adopt the Osage Nation Jones lives in Katy, Texas, where he is the Chief In- Dec. 9 after all 12 Congress from Self Governance funds tribally-funded self-insur- formation Officer and Vice President at Comfort Systems members approved a legisla- for agricultural purposes ance plan to be the ‘Payer USA, Inc., a mechanical contractor and services provider, tive proclamation calling for and the money would be of Last Resort’ for eligible according to a news release. He previously worked for the special session. J.P. Morgan Chase & CO as Vice President and Global used toward the Nation’s tribal members and to allow Director of Investment Bank Disaster Recovery Technol- own agricultural initia- the Osage Nation to pur- ogy. He is a Project Management Professional, and has an tive of Bird Creek Farms. chase individual policies MBA in Finance from the University of Houston. Jones for tribal member employ- • ONCR 16-01: A resolution is also an avid runner, and completed the 2015 Boston ees through the Insurance Letters to “to urge the (ON) Principal Marathon, according to the release. Marketplace or directly Chief and Osage Minerals The recipients received their awards on Nov. 18 at the with medical carriers.” Council to work together the Editor Pojoaque Pueblo’s Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino in (Congressman Ron Shaw) to ensure that the United If you would like to Santa Fe, N.M. States continues to pro- Also during the special ses- submit a letter to the tect the Osage Minerals sion, the Congress considered editor, please mail it Estate through federal supplemental appropriation to the Osage News, court appeals related to bill ONCA 16-03 (Congress- the unlawful acts of the Attn.: Shannon Shaw, man Otto Hamilton) that wind energy companies, 619 Kihekah, Pawhus- sought to provide an addi- and to take other appropri- ka, OK 74056 or send tional $496,300 to the Division ate action to prioritize the of Early Education and Early email to sshaw@osag- fight against destruction Childhood Services 2016 fiscal etribe.org. caused by the industrial year budget for the Wah-Zha- Letters must be wind facilities in Osage Zhi Youth Academy opera- Nation territory (Congress- respectful and infor- tions. woman Alice Buffalohead). mative to the reader, But before the budget bill and may be edited for • Buffalohead said she was faced further consideration, moved to sponsor the Hamilton withdrew his spon- grammar, clarity and resolution after seeing sorship of the bill on Nov. 4. space. awareness meetings held by Hamilton did not state a rea- 16 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org

Fourth ON Congress to meet for ninth special session starting Dec. 9 Benny Polacca Osage News

The Fourth Osage Nation Congress will convene for its ninth special session starting Dec. 9 at 10 a.m. in the Con- gressional Chambers in Pawhuska. The Legislative Branch is calling itself into a special session per a legislative proclamation issued Nov. 4 after the Congress adjourned its two-day special session that same day. According to the proclamation, the Congress will con- sider amendments to two governmental division budgets for the 2016 fiscal year. Those budgets being considered for amendments are the ON governmental operations and the health, wellness and fitness divisions. The Congress will also revisit considering the FY 2016 TARA MADDEN/Osage News plan of operations for the ON Gaming Enterprise, which The mobile museum made stops in Pawhuska, Fairfax, Hominy, Barnsdall and Skiatook. did not receive a final vote or a written resolution propos- ing the approval of the FY 2016 plan of operations during the Nov. 3-4 special session. The proposed Tulsa Osage Casino Hotel expansion topic remains tabled pending an Osage Tribal Museum outside study being sought by the ON Congressional Af- fairs Committee. On Nov. 4, the congressional affairs committee voted to hire Tulsa-based accounting firm CCK Strategies to exhibit traveling perform a return on investment calculation study on the proposed capital being invested in the casino project. The outside professional study is being sought as the throughout Osage County Congress considers whether the legislative body will ap- prove the gaming plan of operations with the proposed Tara Madden said Yvonne Rose, director of get to Pawhuska, so that they Tulsa Osage Casino Hotel project announced by Osage Osage News the Pawhuska Public Library. can engage with the museum Casino and Gaming Enterprise Board officials this “I just really appreciate it.” and possibly make a return past summer. The casino-hotel project includes a new The mobile museum con- 88,800-square-foot casino, space for 1,500 electronic gam- November is Native Ameri- visit to the main campus mu- can Heritage Month and the tains a sampling of the per- ing machines, 39 high-limit machines, 20 table games seum,” said Osage Tribal Mu- Osage Tribal Museum is hon- manent collection from the and five poker tables. The casino will have a sports bar oring the indigenous by pre- museum, which is located on seum Curator, Hallie Winter. and grill, a small cafe and an additional casino bar and senting a mobile museum the main Osage Nation cam- “We want to show people we the hotel will have 132 rooms with six built as suites. throughout Osage County. pus in Pawhuska. The mobile are here and still open, even Gaming Enterprise Board Chairman Mark Simms said The first stop: the Pawhus- museum will travel to different though the museum is being the Tulsa casino project is about $200 million, which is ka Public Library on Nov. 10. public libraries in the county renovated; the east room is about 50 percent less than an earlier larger casino project that was being developed by the former casino manage- “I thought it was a very well every Tuesday and Thursday still open to the public.” done exhibit and I really ap- from 3:30 p.m. - 6 p.m. ment last year and estimated to cost over $400 million. The mobile museum is preciate being able to get this The museum will be at the For the December special session, a resolution propos- close to the pieces and look at Hominy Public Library on housed in the ON Child Care’s ing Congressional approval is filed (ONCR 16-02 spon- them, there is so much detail Nov. 17, the Barnsdall Public Resource on Wheels truck and sored by Congressman John Maker) for consideration. on these things and if it is way Library on Nov. 19 and the trailer. Inside the trailer the The special session proclamation may be amended as up on a wall or behind a case Skiatook Public Library on museum staff is showcasing Congress receives other items to consider during the ses- sion, which may last up to 10 days. The special session you really don’t get to appreci- Nov. 24. Osage moccasins, the Bronze proclamations may be amended up to 48 hours before the ate the artistry of things until “We want to reach out to Bust of Henry Pratt, photo- you get to view it up close,” people that may not be able to session starts, according to Osage law ONCA 11-58. The graphs, yarn work, ribbon law also states once a special session is commenced, the work, paintings and more. proclamation may only be amended by two-thirds affir- “I thought it was absolutely mative vote of the Congress to do so. wonderful, I learned there was For more information on the special session, filed leg- islation and Congressional committee meetings, visit the Osage Code talkers, I didn’t Legislative Branch website at: www.osagenation-nsn. know that,” said Lenna Hayes, gov/who-we-are/congress-legislative-branch Pawhuska Library Assis- tant. “I also learned about the Roaches [Osage men wear]. Yeah, I enjoyed it.” Myron F. Red Eagle The museum’s new Collec- tions Manager, Cali Martin (Osage), said it was challeng- announces his candidacy ing putting the mobile exhibit together because the staff is for Osage Nation Congress actively going through the ex- TARA MADDEN/Osage News isting collection. Martin, who Press Release Osage Tribal Museum Director Hallie Winter and Collections Manager is from Arkansas and previ- Myron F. Red Eagle an- Cali Martin. ously worked at the National nounced his candidacy for Museum of the American In- Osage Nation Congress at a dian, said they chose artifacts dinner held Nov. 15 at the the public hasn’t seen before. Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center in Pawhuska. He explained “There are a lot of things his campaign platform to at- people haven’t seen and we tendees. want to make sure that they Red Eagle’s campaign slo- are seen, that is why we are gan is: change, new business, here for the good of the tribe vote. and for educational purposes,” “I have decided to seek elec- Martin said. tion to the Osage Nation Con- Courtesy Photo gress in the upcoming 2016 Winter said she hopes to Myron F. Red Eagle is a candidate election, where I will focus make the mobile museum a for the Fifth Osage Nation Con- on wise fiscal responsibility, gress. yearly event during the month developing new business op- of November, with hopes of ex- portunities and best business “My platform includes: max- imizing profits for the Nation, panding. practices based on solid busi- cost-effective measures aimed ness principles,” Red Eagle toward these profits, and a said. lean approach toward the Museum renovation He continued by saying: “as overall stability of our Osage The museum is currently un- an Osage Minerals Council Nation economy. dergoing various changes and member from 2010 to 2014, I “After earning a degree in renovations, such as painting worked to negotiate oil and business administration from gas lease concessions on behalf and the installation of a new Oklahoma Wesleyan Univer- of the Osage shareholders to lighting system. Winter said sity, I accepted a position at maximize profits. These ne- the new lighting system would Whirlpool in Owasso as an gotiating skills would be put Administrative Quality Assis- keep harsh lights off exhibits to good use serving my people tant. While working at Whirl- and will better preserve them. in the next Osage Nation Con- pool, their management team The staff is implementing a gress. implemented a ‘lean manu- new archival procedure and is “I believe in creating a long- facturing’ approach in which term strategic financial plan going through their inventory overhead was closely moni- to oversee the funds held in and cataloguing. They hope tored to achieve the lowest reserve for the Osage people. to have a public re-opening to overhead while still providing That would be one component showcase the new layout of the highest quality product. of fiscal responsibility that I “One cost-saving idea that I the museum. The reopening is would work to implement as a TARA MADDEN/Osage News tentatively scheduled in May, member of the next Osage Na- See Candidacy Pawhuska community members visit the mobile museum on Nov. 10. Winter said. tion Congress. —Continued on Page 17 Osage News • osagenews.org December 2015 17 Candidacy sages round the orld –from Page 16 O A W suggested to management was the recycling of scrap metal left over in the manu- facturing process. This idea was implemented and was one of the many cost-sav- ing measures implemented at Whirlpool, which resulted in a significant increase in stock value for the company. “These are the kinds of best business practices that I would bring to the Osage Nation Congress. “My approach to the voting process would be to review the election procedures in hopes of increasing voter turnout. “My plan is to work together to find common ground and to build bridges with the Executive Branch, so that we all work together for the betterment of the Osage people,” Red Eagle said. Red Eagle concluded by saying, “if my approach makes sense to you, please give me your vote in the June 2016 general election.” [The Osage News does not edit candidate announcements.]

Courtesy Photo Osage hairstylist, Amy Farid, and Victoria’s Secret Angel, Candice Swanepoel.

Courtesy Photo Amy Farid stands with Tahitian Natives.

Osage hairstylist, Amy Farid, recently visited Bora Bora, an island part of Ta- hiti in French Polynesia for a Victoria’s Secret shoot. Holding the Osage News is Farid and Victoria’s Secret Angel, Candice Swanepoel. “She is an amazing human being and her beauty goes deeper than just her beautiful face and body,” Farid said. In the second photo Farid stands with Tahitian Natives holding her Osage News. The men and women are part of a group who sing and drum for tourists on the island. “The indigenous Tahitians are very much like us. They are sweet, like to eat and laugh a lot! They are very connected to the water and the mountain that is located behind us. What I got from the locals is that their creation story in the simplest of terms, is that they came from the water or they were cut from the mountain.”

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Courtesy Photos Left: A baby photo of Richard Lut- trell Sr.

Elder –from Page 11 is nothing like good friends. I don’t have a lot of friends but I have good friends. ON: You were inducted into the Order of Saint Maurice, Patron Saint of the Infantry. Courtesy Photos Please tell us about that and Richard Luttrell Sr. while he was stationed in Korea. what it was like? RL: It was something I didn’t know existed and I heard about it first. I went to 179th infantry, which is part of the old 45th, I was in the 180th the sister regiment. I was chosen for all my history from the 45th. ON: What is your favorite memory from your career? RL: The guys I met, the guys in my outfit, they all become family in the infantry and the clients that would come down with me to go hunting. Some of them stayed with me for 28 years and after 28 years you become good friends. ON: What are you most proud of? RL: I am proud of a lot of things, I am proud of my fam- ily, I am proud of the guys in my old outfit. I am proud that God has been good to me, gives me so much. ON: What are your fondest memories of In-Lon-Schka? RL: I enjoyed it; I enjoyed dancing, I have been danc- ing since I was about seven. I was proud of the fact that I be- longed in there. ON: Your marriage to Car- men is something we all strive for in life. Tell us about your great love affair with your wife. RL: I came back from the Army and seen her at a dance. I was on leave or something. I asked “who is that?” They told me and through my various ways I managed to meet her and go on a date and that was it. We have been married for 68 years. ON: What are you most proud of about your family? RL: Most of them are tak- ing a hold of the precepts that I talked about earlier: Honor, Courage and Loyalty and working or trying to work. ON: What do you miss from your youth? RL: Running and chasing my horse to catch him, I miss my cousins. ON: How would you like to be remembered? RL: Just a good ol’ boy. ON: What advice would you like to give to Osage youth? RL: Study hard, learn your job and reach for the stars. ON: You serve on the Osage Cultural Advisors Committee, what do you think is most im- portant when it comes to pro- tecting the Osage culture and its history? RL: I think combining the old and the new to get what we need done. A long time ago the older people would decide things for the tribe and I think we should have a bigger hand in that, to help where needed, to further the ambitions of the tribe. SOsage pNews •o osagenews.orgrts December 2015 19 Trevor Boone signs Letter of Intent with Oklahoma State Tara Madden Osage News

Tulsa Memorial High School senior Trevor Boone signed a Letter of Intent to play base- ball for the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the spring. Boone, Osage, plays catcher for the Memorial Charger’s and also played quarterback for the football team. His tal- ents have caught the eye of not only college recruits but Major League baseball teams as well. “Trevor had offers from the University of Oklahoma and Wichita State, he chose OSU after going on an unofficial campus visit and meeting with the head coach Josh Holliday,” said his mother Gayla Car- nagey. “After the visit he knew he wanted to play baseball for [OSU].” The Robert Sprague Hospi- tality Suite in the Tulsa Me- morial Veteran’s Arena was packed full of teammates, fam- ily and friends on his signing day, Nov. 12. He sat next to his mother and his father Fred Feith as he signed a National letter of Intent with Oklahoma TARA MADDEN/Osage News State. Attendees clapped and Trevor Boone with his sister Rylie Boone and Mother Gayla Carnagey on Nov. 12. cheered as he signed to play Division I collegiate baseball. letics and play in a competi- have him represent our pro- nesota Twins, and the Miami district wide meetings for Tul- Boone has played baseball tive atmosphere; it also gives gram,” said Tulsa Memorial Marlins. sa Memorial. since little league and has some participants a precur- Head Coach Steve Irvine. Boone is the son of Fred played in many showcase tour- “We look forward to a great sor to careers as professional Boone has also participated Feith from Edmond and Gayla naments where college and 2016 season and seeing Trev- baseball players, according to in the 2015 Midwest Scout Carnagey. He is the grandson major league scouts attend. He or continue his success at the studentsports.com. The games Workout in Kansas City and of John Boone and the grand- was invited to the Area Code next level, whether that being have produced more than 500 in the 2013- 2014 Battle of the son of Gloria and Bill Mitch- Underclassman-White Sox college or Minor League Base- Team in 2014 in Long Beach, Major Leaguers. Borders in Texas. The result of ell and Sally and Fred Feith. ball,” Irvine said. Calif. “Trevor is a true 5-tool playing in tournaments such He belongs to the Grayhorse Area Code baseball offers player in every sense, there is as these has drawn the eyes of Boone carries a 3.2 grade District and his Osage name players the opportunity to nothing he can’t do on a base- Major League teams such as point average and is the stu- is Xhu-Tha Zhu-Tse, meaning train like major league ath- ball field and we are blessed to the New York Yankees, Min- dent athlete representative in Red Eagle. Haskell Indians vs. Tulsa Golden Hurricanes Tara Madden Osage News

TULSA, Okla. – Haskell Indian Nations University played an exhibition game against The University of Tulsa on Nov. 7, at the Donald W. Reynolds Center. This is the second time the Tulsa Hurricanes has played against the Haskell Indians. The first time was in an exhibition game in 2013 with the Golden Hurricanes winning 118-55. Grayhorse Tail dancer, Ralston Moore from Pawnee, Okla., along with fellow teammate Chris Turley an Osage from Pawhus- ka, Okla., play for the Haskell Indian Nations University. Haskell is in a new conference this year, the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.). Haskell also has a new head All photos by TARA MADDEN/Osage News coach, Matthew Downing, Jr. Osage tribal member Chris Turley, wearing No. 22, plays in the Haskell vs. TU game on Nov. 7. The Haskell Indi- “It was a lot of fun getting to play at TU. To be on the big stage ans lost to the TU Hurricanes 87-62. and play against a D1 college and play like we did. We came out and battled with them the whole game,” Moore said. “The whole team gave a solid effort and I think we held our own against TU.” The game was full of excitement, with crowds cheering for both teams. The game ended with another win for the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes with a score of 87-62. Moore scored 14 points during the game, Turley scored 2. Both Moore and Turley had family and friends in the stands cheering them on, getting to watch them play a NCAA D1 team.

Ralston Moore Moore has played basketball most of his life, it has always been something he has loved doing. He has worn the number three since he was a junior in high school where he helped the Pawnee Black Bears win back-to-back state championships. When it comes to basketball he tries to get that number for his shirt. He wears it for Haskell now. He graduated from Pawnee High School in 2010 and played basketball for the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Mont., where he majored in Liberal Arts. He transferred to Haskell In- dian Nations University in the spring of 2013. He is a senior in the American Indian Studies program with an emphasis in En- vironmental Justice. He will be graduating in the spring of 2016. He would like to work for the National Forrest or go back and work for his tribe after he graduates. “I like playing for Haskell a lot because it’s fun getting to play with other Native Americans from different tribes,” Moore said. Moore believes you are a student first and an athlete second, stating that it can be hard at times to maintain school work with basketball and practices. He works hard at both and makes sure that he has all of his schoolwork done. Moore is the son of Randy and Melissa Moore and the grand- son of the late Ted Moore Bravescout and Thomasine Moore. He See Haskell Osage tribal member and Grayhorse Tail Dancer, Ralston Moore, shoots over a TU guard in a Nov. 7 exhibition —Continued on Page 20 game against the TU Hurricanes. Moore was the high scorer for Haskell with 14 points. 20 December 2015 Osage News • osagenews.org Osage Culture As the Seasons change... Charles Red Corn Osage News

As the seasons change, the Osage understand the ways of life An Old Indian Man once told me that when an Indian speaks he, or she, speaks the truth. I did not push the conversation. I just assumed that was one of his ways of determining who he thought of as being Indian, so I listened. One thing I have learned is how impor- tant it is to listen. I later learned the Old Indian Man probably was saying that speaking the truth was, in fact, a part of his definition of being an In- dian, and more specifically Osage. I remember as a child, growing up in Indian Camp, one of three 160-acre tracts of land set aside Charles Red Corn for Osage residence. As a young things. Wa Kon’ Ta, the one who person I believed that most of the created all things. young people there seemed to have To exist on Earth and Water re- positive and high opinions of what quired that the People have a way of being an Indian meant, what being keeping and storing knowledge, and an Osage meant. that knowledge must be stored and That kind of thinking leads me remembered accurately. It took gift- to those ancient Osages who found their learning to understand and ed individuals to fill those difficult record the many aspects of nature and demanding roles of developing to be a lifelong endeavor. Those and storing the Osage language ac- Ancients lived in nature and curately. gained the knowledge to predict The Osage Language is a beauti- what turns and directions nature ful language. It has a cadence that may take were important things to I find to be unique. Of course, I am know. They learned just how much no linguist. they could depend upon their un- It was a system of language de- derstanding of Nature. velopment that had evolved over Those ancient Osages observed the centuries. I believe it was that the Sun and the Moon, or Day and time that allowed our language to Night. They observed many of the develop into the beautiful thing that stars. They studied the seasons it is, and it is unfortunate that dur- and came up with Winter when the ing the century of the 1900s the lan- earth was still, and Spring Time. guage came to be used less and less. They learned when cycle of cre- Early in the century just passed, ation indicated it was Summer, a season of growing and the process several Osages saw the danger of of Fall when the earth was ma- losing the language and assumed tured, and then Winter, the season the responsibility of keeping the of dying and a time of preparation language alive. Today, the Osage for being reborn. language has a new generation of Those ancient Osages were dedicated Osages, and friends of wise enough to ask the question of Osages, who are not going to let the just how did human kind fit into language drift away into history. the overall picture of nature. So, ––––––––– those wise old Indians developed About the author: Charles H. Red and organized a social order that Corn, Osage, is the author of “A Pipe matched the personality of the Earth and Sky, and all that grew for February” and various other and existed there. published works. Red Corn received They gained knowledge about his B.A. in Psychology and his Mas- how their brothers, the buffalo, ters of Education Administration deer, wolves, otters, elk, eagles, from Penn State. He is a veteran of and beavers existed on Land and the U.S. Army and resides with his in the Sky, and they could ask Wa wife Jeri in Norman, Okla. He is the Kon’ Ta for his help in doing those Osage News culture columnist.

Haskell –from Page 19 has been participating in the In-Lon-Schka since he was four years old and was roached by the late Browning Pipestem. He has been a tail dancer for the past four years. His Osage name is He-Se-Moie meaning wild white buffalo. “I would tell others to work hard in the gym and go the extra mile to make yourself better because there’s always people out there that want the same as you, and working harder than you to get it,” he said.

Chris Turley Turley graduated from Pawhuska High School in 2007 and joined the United States Army after high school in the summer of 2007. Turley was wounded in Afghanistan from shrapnel to his knee and was told he would not be able to run or jump again from his injuries, however, he worked hard and proved them wrong and played College basketball. “The Haskell/TU game was a great experience. It was really cool too see the athleticism of the NCAA D1 players at that level and compare our own to them,” Turley said. Turley is humbled by his time on the court and honored to have played along- side his childhood friend Moore. “I’ve know RC [Ralston] since we was little kids, I’ve played against him in high school. We played together on the road in Indian tournaments, a men’s league in Tulsa and finally in college together,” Turley said. “Ralston has always been a good player but he’s a better friend. He’s tough and aggressive and is very basketball smart. It was an honor to play alongside him.” He stated he was honored and humbled because this year he has been battling injuries and recently had to retire. His injuries from the war have come back and the VA has told him he has to stop. He has developed Patella tendonitis in his knee s and Planter Fasciitis in his foot and they advised surgery. The TU vs. Haskell game was his last college game. He has no regrets because not many people can say they played college basketball after being told they never would, he said. In his mind he played long enough for his daughters to see him play, and long enough for his mother to see his first college game.

Photo at left: Ralston Moore and Chris Turley take a break during the Haskell vs. TU game on Nov. 7. COsage Newso • osagenews.orgmmunity December 2015 21

Courtesy photo Artist’s rendering of “The Osage Legacy” statue planned for construction in Cuba, Mo. just off Interstate 44. Osage Nation officials visit CHALENE TOEHAY/Osage News ancestral territory in Missouri ON Prevention Osage News area. The planned monument history in the area and about is named “The Osage Legacy” the traditions of Osage people, Officials from the Osage Na- and will stand 35 feet tall and even today, that honor and to sponsor Native tion visited Missouri twice in is under construction at the in- revere veterans and soldiers. recent weeks to begin a process of reconnecting with ancestral tersection of Interstate 44 and Following the event, the As- Highway 19. sistant Chief received a tour American youth lands and economic develop- ment opportunities. Also, Assistant Principal of Miller’s Cave on the Army According to local news Chief Raymond Red Corn vis- base. In the release, Red Corn reports and an ON news re- ited the Ft. Leonard Wood U.S. said he hopes the opportunity to attend Dance lease, Principal Chief Geof- Army Base on Nov. 13 where he was afforded to learn about frey Standing Bear traveled to he spoke at an event recogniz- and exploring the caves can be Cuba in late October where he ing Native American Heritage something Osages interested Maker Academy provided support for efforts to Month followed by an exclu- in the field of archaeology and raise funds for the largest mon- sive tour of ancestral sites pro- anthropology can also expe- Osage News ument ever to be constructed tected by the base’s Cultural rience in a cooperative effort Osage Nation Prevention is pleased to provide the op- honoring Osage people and Resources Management Pro- with Ft. Leonard Wood CRMP. portunity for Native American females between the ages visited with economic devel- gram. The tour concluded with a visit of 9-17 to be mentored by Miss Jenna Smith through opment specialists from the Red Corn spoke about Osage to a site that features rock art. learning the art of dance and the history of Osage Cul- ture at Dance Maker Academy located in Pawhuska, OK. Osage Nation Prevention will sponsor up to 15 Native American females between the ages of 9-17 to attend Dance Maker Academy from October – May 2016. Appli- Save the Date! cations will be approved on a first come first serve basis. Applications will not be approved until all supporting documents have been provided to the Osage Nation Pre- –Local Events Calendar vention Program. Osage members will receive preference. DECEMBER Ponca Tribal Princess SEPTEMBER Please contact Peaches Hail at (918) 287-5519 or Birthday Dance email her at [email protected] to request an Every Thursday White Eagle September 5 application. Nutrition Warriors Meet Cultural Center Labor Day – Every Thursday White Eagle, Oklahoma Observed Holiday in December Begins at 2 p.m. Offices Closed For more information Osage County Health contact (580) 716-7342 Department OCTOBER Pawhuska, Oklahoma January 18 Martin Luther King Day – 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. October 10 Observed Holiday Osage Day – For more information con- Offices Closed tact Katelynn Rulo at kru- Observed Holiday [email protected] or Offices Closed Shay Luey at (918) 440- FEBRUARY 7889 or (918) 287-5267 February 15 NOVEMBER President’s Day December 12 Observed Holiday November 11 IICOT Christmas Powwow Offices Closed Veterans Day – West Side YMCA Observed Holiday Tulsa, Oklahoma Courtesy Photo/ON Communications 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. MARCH Offices Closed For more information L to R: ON Asst. Principal Chief Raymond Red Corn, Principal Chief Geof- March 25 November 24-25 contact (918) 378-4494 frey Standing Bear, ONPD Officer Jake Branscum, Investigator Michael Good Friday – Thanksgiving Holiday – Kennedy, Officer Mike Anderson, Police Chief Nick Williams, ONGC Act- December 12 Observed Holiday Observed Holiday ing Director Elizabeth Hembree and ONGC Surveillance Manager Amy Pawnee/Osage CASA Offices Closed Offices Closed Kolis. Birdhouse, Apron & Artist Auction MAY Immaculate Concep- DECEMBER tion Catholic Church May 14 ONGC commends tribal Parish Hall Northern California December 23-26 Pawhuska, Oklahoma Osage Spring Meeting Christmas Holiday – 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. More information TBA Observed Holiday police for stopping credit Offices Closed December 19 May 30 24th Annual Cherokee Memorial Day – December 30 card fraud ring Gourd Society Observed Holiday New Year’s Eve Osage News Tahlequah Community Offices Closed Offices Close at Noon Building The Osage Nation Gaming Commission is acknowledging and Tahlequah, Oklahoma commending the ON Police Department for its work in stopping For more information JULY a credit card fraud ring that is accountable for multiple thefts contact (918) 456-3637 July 4 Have an event? Send event totaling more than $14,000. Independence Day – information to the Osage News, December 24 - 25 On Nov. 4, Gaming Commission board members Marsha Har- Observed Holiday Attn.: Shannon Shaw, 619 Ki- Christmas – lan, Michael Kidder and Larraine Wilcox voted unanimously to Offices Closed hekah, Pawhuska, OK 74056; Observed Holiday send a letter of commendation to ONPD for their work efforts Offices Closed email [email protected], to stop criminal activity at the Nation’s seven-casino Gaming AUGUST or fax to (918) 287-5563. Make Enterprise, according to the meeting minutes. sure to include event date, loca- A Nov. 10 news release stated the Gaming Commission noti- JANUARY 2016 August 1-6 tion, email and Web address (if fied ONPD of potential illegal activity one week prior and the American Indian ONPD formed a task force to investigate associated individu- January 1 applicable) and a phone number Exposition New Year’s Day als identified by the Gaming Commission and immediately dis- Caddo County where someone can be contact- Observed Holiday covered a fraud ring that had already passed fraudulent credit Fairgrounds ed for validation if necessary. Offices Closed cards and checks to other non-Osage casinos and other Tulsa Anadarko, Oklahoma Deadline for the January 2016 businesses. January 9 More information TBA issue is December 18, 2015. See Investigation —Continued on Page 23 O22 Decemberbituaries 2015 Osage NewsDecember • osagenews.org 2015 22

first grade at Hominy’s little Firemen are Dale Jesse and ganizational skills both at the nephews Sam and Cole Con- rock schoolhouse. She gradu- Jeffery Kidder. newspaper and at home. ner; one cousin Karen Highfill. ated from Hominy High School Pallbearers are Trey Her enjoyments included She was preceded in death in 1943. After graduation she Barnes, Clint Carpenter, Jo- raising her family and their by her parents; her husband joined the workforce to sup- friends; having coffee with seph Fields, Geoffrey Fields, Bob Waymire; one sister, Cho- port the war effort, working George Fields and Jamon Mary Ann and other coffee le Buffington; and one nephew, as a government aircraft ra- Phetsacksith. buddies; working crossword Wayne Conner; one cousin, dio inspector. She worked in Services will be held on Nov. puzzles, needlework, jewel- Joan Grisham. Chicago, St. Louis, as well as 10 at 10:00 am at the home of ry work, cross-stitching and Omaha, Nebraska. Marsha and David Holding. watching NCIS. Funeral services will be held She later returned to Homi- Burial will follow in the AJ She is survived by her at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November ny and met the love of her life, Powell Memorial Cemetery daughters, Carrie Short and 17, 2015 at the Hunsaker- John Alvin Fields. They united under the direction of Chap- husband Jeremy of Tahlequah, Wooten Funeral Home with in marriage on June 22, 1949 Oklahoma and Roxanne Dixon man-Black Funeral Home. A Minister David White presid- in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. This and husband Ricky, of Shaw- traditional feast will follow the ing. Interment will follow in past summer they celebrated nee, Oklahoma; two brothers, Lenor Rosa Matin Fields services in the Indian Village. their 66th wedding anniver- Joe Conner and wife Carol, of the Fairfax Cemetery. Friends may share a memory Lenora Rosa Matin Fields sary. Fairfax and Mike Conner, of Casket bearers are Justin with the family online at www. Lenora Rosa Matin Fields Lenora and John Alvin made Hurley, New Mexico; Yandell, Bobby Babcock, B.J. chapman-black.com. passed away peacefully with their home west of Hominy, on Five grandchildren, Jessica Young, Ryan Yandell, Russell her family by her side Sunday, her father’s original allotment, Dixon, Sarah Moore, Brett Staples and Justin Brown. November 8, 2015 at the age where they raised their five Dixon, Jamey Pettigrew and Honorary casket bearers are of 90 years, six months, and children. The two have farmed Kaitlin Dixon; eight great Ricky Dixon and Jeremy Short. nineteen days. and raised cattle on the fam- grandchildren, Gabriel Dixon, Memorial contributions may Lenora was born April 20, ily farm where they currently Jocelyn Kilpatrick, Greyson 1925 in the Indian Village in reside. Dixon, Harley Moore, Tyler be made to The Angel Tree, in Hominy, Oklahoma. She was Lenora enjoyed all the holi- Pettigrew, Ashley Pettigrew, care of the Robert Clark Health the youngest of three daugh- days, decorating and cooking Chevy Moore and Kaylee Clinic, 212 North Main, Fair- ters born to Walter and Helen for her family. Her Thanks- Moore; niece Rita Farmer; fax, Oklahoma 74637. Pratt Matin. giving turkey, dressing, and Lenora was raised in a tradi- pumpkin pies were eveyone’s tional Osage home where she favorites. She loved rock ‘n roll learned and observed Osage music, especially Elvis, as well customs. She was an Osage as opera and ballet. Lenora first-language speaker who in- and John Alvin were horse terpreted for her mother from racing fans, traveling to their Ida Katherine Roberts early childhood. She partici- favorite race tracks for many pated in the Elonshkah dances years. and followed Native American Lenora had been a member Ida Katherine Roberts Church practices, support- of Hominy’s Rebekah Lodge for Ida Katherine Roberts, long- ing her father, Walter Matin, many years, where she served time Fairfax Chief Newspaper leader of the Bug Creek Camp as Noble Grand. publisher, passed November Fireplace. In addition to her parents, 13, 2015 in Muskogee, Okla- Lenora’s Osage name is Eh- Lenora was preceded in death homa. She was 68 years of age. Nah-Do-Op-Pe meaning The by her son Patrick Stanley Ida was born April 10, 1947 Only One To Look At and be- Matin Fields, and sisters, Lu- in Shidler, Oklahoma, the longed to the Tsi-zho Wa-shta- cille Robedeaux and Margue- daughter of Don Conner and ke Clan. rite Waller. Thelma (Carr) Conner. She at- She was a descendant of Survivors are her husband tended 1st thru 8th grade at prominant Osage families. Her John Alvin of the home; four Grainola and then graduated paternal Great-grandfather children, John Walter Fields from Shidler High School in was Wa-ti-an-ka who scouted of the home, Janis Carpenter 1965. the area of the Osage Reserva- of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Marsha tion for the tribe’s move from Holding of Hominy, Oklaho- Ida had worked some 20 Kansas to Oklahoma in 1872. ma, and Stephanie Dobbins of years at the Fairfax Chief hav- Her paternal grandparents Cleveland, Oklahoma; twelve ing purchased the Chief in were Mah-zeh-no-peh (Iron grandchildren; eighteen great- 2001. Her father’s picture is Necklace) and Hun-gah-we, grandchildren, and numerous one of the two men pictured Belle Big Elk. Her maternal other relatives and friends. on the Fairfax Chief newspa- grandparents were Nom-peh- Cooks for family are Heather per logo. She was a member of wa-tha, Henry Pratt, and Little-Head Cook, April Mitts, the Oklahoma Press Associa- Hun-gah-we, Josephine Chou- Alice Buffalohead, Pam White- tion and was a member of the teau Pratt. man, Christian Riddle, Mari- Fairfax Hospital Board. Ida She began her education in lyn Booth and April Thornton. was known by many for her or- Classifieds

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Time for change When will the Osage Nation recog- nize same sex marriages? Discrimina- tion among our tribe is not the Osage Way. One of the things I am most proud of is that no one in the Osage tribe has ever been left out. Two spir- ited people were honored in the past. Adam and Eve is a white man’s belief. Including all people is the way of the Osage. My great-great-grandfather was Judge Thomas Rogers. His mother was Ellen Lombard. Their blood runs through my body. Isn’t it time we lead, instead of waiting to follow? I am mar- ried to a man. My marriage is honored by the U.S. government, but not by my own people? Thank you. –Thomas Rodman Houston, TX

Cartoon © Santo Domingo Pueblo Cartoon Artist, Ricardo Caté Standing Bear Investigation The release stated that Assistant did conduct a sting on the fraudulent –from Page 21 Attorney General Clint Patterson sent cards being used at Osage Casinos. We ONPD Investigator, Michael Kennedy, executed it beautifully and we were dissolves ON “It’s an ongoing investigation and there have been several arrests. At to meet with the casino management able to apprehend three people and ap- this point in time, there is $14,000 to and the ONGC on Oct. 30 to begin the ply charges such as fraudulent use of Water Rights $16,000 that has been accounted for as investigation. Kennedy said: “(ONPD) credit cards and impersonation.” possibly lost through this fraud ring,” Task Force ONPD Chief Nick Williams said in the release. “We are also working with Tul- Osage News sa County law enforcement and we are Congratulations! going to pursue federal indictments. Joshua J. Bevenue will graduate Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing That is all we can say at this time.” Bear dissolved the ON Water Rights from Northeastern State Universi- Elizabeth Hembree, ONGC Act- Task Force on Sept. 28. The task force ty in Tahlequah, Okla., on Dec. 12. ing Director, said in the release: “(An had not met since Standing Bear had He is receiving a bachelor’s degree Osage Casino employee) had discov- been elected as chief. in General Studies. His parents are ered some potentially fraudulent credit “The purpose of the Osage Nation very proud of him, Ida Bevenue and Water Rights Task Force has been cards and persons who had been com- Raymond Bevenue. His maternal fulfilled and it is now dissolved,” he ing on (casino) property using various grandparents are John Jake and said in an executive memorandum. “I names to try and get money. Our ca- thank all present and past members of shiers and security officers had stopped Georgia Jake. Paternal grandpar- the Osage Nation Water Rights Task them on different levels and we later ents are Leonard and Mary Bevenue. Force. We have turned ideas into ac- found out they had been to a number of His maternal great-grandparents are tions for the benefit of our people and our other properties. I then called the George and Josephine Kipp. Joshua for the good of justice.” Osage Nation Attorney General’s office is excited about seeking employment Standing Bear said in the memoran- for their assistance.” Joshua J. Bevenue with the Osage Nation. dum the task force was formed from a collaboration with former Principal Chief John Red Eagle. The task force joined together the Executive Branch, the Osage Nation Attorney General, Hominy Village Five- and the Osage Congress in moving for- ward in protecting the water rights of Man Board provides the Osage Nation A relationship with the U.S. Geo- contact information logical Survey was formed, producing a “significant treasure trove of data” Osage News on the water located within the reser- vation. A plan for Osage Nation water Newly elected Hominy Indian Village rights was formed and recommenda- Five-Man Board member April Mitts said tions sent to the ON Congress. the community is free to contact the board at Standing Bear said the main entities any time with inquiries. within the Nation that will be working “Anyone needing information on Hominy on water rights issues would be the ON Village or have been promised the Commu- Environmental and Natural Resources nity Building needs to contact the new Five Department and the ON Attorney Gen- Man Board,” Mitts said. eral. Their contact information is as follows: “They will be working in conjunction • Reuben DeRoin, Chairman (918) 798-5011 with USGS data, retained hydrolo- • Jeff Wilcox, Vice Chairman (918) 605-9241 gists, and retained legal counsel for the • April Mitts, Secretary/Treasurer (918) 698-2211 quantification process and assertion of Courtesy Photo • Larry Maker, member (918) 285-0385 our rights,” according to the memoran- Reuben DeRoin, Hominy Indian Village Five Man Board chairman, and April Mitts, sec- dum. • William Shadlow, member (918) 214-2524 retary for the board, passed out Thanksgiving gift cards at the last meeting.

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