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VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 May 2015 MAY Funded & Distributed by the Ponca Tribe NEWSLETTER PONCA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA VETERANS MEMORIAL Special points of interest: SEXUAL ASSAULT WALK PROM 2015 PONCA TRIBE HIGHER ED CHIEF STANDING BEAR TRAIL VETERANS MEMORIAL Inside this issue: VETERANS MEMORIAL 1 UPCOMING EVENTS 2 SUMMER YOUTH 2 Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma is pleased to inform the Ponca Members that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is awarding a grant in the 2015 SENIOR GRADUATES 3 amount of $495,944.60 for 100 percent of allowable costs associated PONCA INDIAN AMERICA LGION 3 with the establishment of the White Eagle Cemetery in Ponca City, Okla- PONCA IND. AMERICAN LEGION POST #38 4 homa (FAI: OK-13-03). The Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma submitted PONCA TRIBE CEMETERY FORM 5 6 WOMEN OF SERVICE a formal Application for Federal Assistance for the project on October 10, 2014. WHITE EAGLE TRANSIT 7 PONCA TRIBE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT 7 The grant will fund the construction of a parking area, a flag as- MSPI 8 sembly area, 6 replaced vaults, a memorial wall, 24 full casket burial GEN-1 YOUTH CONFERENCE 8 sites, landscaping, and supporting infrastructure. This project will develop PONCA TRIBE DRIED SWEET CORN 10 approximately 2 acres and serve approximately 50 unserved Ponca Tribe BUSINESS COMMITTEE MEMBER 11 HEAD START GRADUATES 11 of Indians of Oklahoma Veterans and their families. BUSINESS COMMITTEE OKC VISIT 12 This will be the Ponca Tribe Veterans Memorial, proposed ceme- CHIEF STANDING BEAR TRAIL 13 SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER 14-15 tery will be near Ponca City, Oklahoma approximately 6 miles southwest of the center of downtown Ponca City located on 20 acres of land adja- GRADUATES 16-17 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 18 cent to West Riverview Road. The closest national cemetery is VA’s Fort PROM 2015 19-20 Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma, which is approximately 175 PROM/SPORTS 20 miles away. The closest state cemetery is Kansas Veterans Cemetery in BIRTHDAY/SPORTS 21 Winfield, Kansas, which is approximately 41 miles away. CLYDE WARRIOR/PONCA FDPIR 22-24 FLYER/BIRTHDAY/ENROLLMENT FORM 24-26 Page 2 MAY NEWSLETTER UP COMING EVENTS MAY 2015 EVERY THURSDAY TNA MEETING @ 10AM TA BUILDING 2ND-ROGER STATE UNIV. POWWOW CLAREMORE CAMPUS 8TH-9TH– HASKELL POWWOW LAW- RENCE, KS 10TH-MOTHER’S DAY 15TH– SENIOR BANQUET FOR PONCA TRIBAL MEMBERS GRADUATING 16TH-ARMED FORCES DAY DANCE @ CULTURAL CENTER, 2:00 START 22-24TH– 51ST DELAWAR POWWOW GIVESWATER DANCE 22ND– PONCA CITY SCHOOLS OUT OF SESSION Memorial Day 25TH– MEMORIAL DAY SUMMER OUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM WHITE EAGLE CULTURAL CENTER JUNE 1-JULY 31, 2015 BREAKFAST: 8:30-9:30AM LUNCH: 12:00PM-1:00PM In accordance with federal law and USDA policy, the Ponca Tribe’s Free Summer lunch is for all children, 18 years and under, regardless of race, color, national orgin, sex, age or disability. Summer is fast approaching, the youth program and other tribal programs have many exciting activi- ties planned beginning June 1, 2015. To kick off the Summer Program and the Lunch Program on June 1st, drawings for the door prizes will be held after lunch. Tickets will be given to each child, 18 and under, that goes through the lunch line. A calendar of the daily activities will be available at this time. Other activities such as fieldtrips or sports camps will be announced as they are scheduled. Both programs begin on June 1st through July 31st at the Cultural Center. This year, breakfast will be served from 8:30 am to 9:30am. Our annual Fishing Camp, which is sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, is scheduled for Thursday, June 4, 2015 at the Marland Masion. They will provide fishing rods for about 40 youth, that is the number of kids will sign-up. Transportation is being provided by the White Eagle Transit. To sign-up your child, please call Nellie at 580-762-3096 or 580-352-2108. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 Page 3 2015 Senior Graduates Ponca City High School Congratulations to the Ty Leclair Graduating Class 2015 Eduardo Mendoza Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma & Courtney Mullin Miya No Ear Tradition Not Addiction Gabriel Pappan Hosted a 2nd Annual Graduation Brandy West Banquet for the Senior Class of Garrith Arkeketa 2015. On May 15th, 2015. Sierra Denotsosie Tradition Not Addiction works Kaden Ruff with the Title 7 programs Rhain Kemble (Ponca City, Frontier, & Tonkawa schools) We look forward to the Class of Frontier High School 2016. Please make sure your regis- Justin Collins tered with the Title 7 grogram Jessica Driggers (Ponca City, Frontier, & Tonkawa schools) Endonnis Tohee to qualify in next your banquet. Roy Childs Kaylee Tah Delodge Tonkawa High School Alivia Molina Alecia Amaya Chantay Warrior Kateena Paschal Galedia Black Page 4 MAY NEWSLETTER Ponca Indian American Legion Post #38 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 Page 5 PONCA TRIBE We would like to let everyone know the Ponca Tribe is Honoring all men & women that are Ponca Tribal Members in the area and surrounding area who served their country with pride, dignity, and honor. We will be honoring both past and present. We need your help to update and/or sign up with Paula Mendoza as soon as possi- ble. These names will go up on a column that will be engraved into stone located at the Ponca Tribal Cemetery. In comprising this list we already have. We may have omitted someone by accident or we did not have your name on our lists and for that we sincerely apologize. Should the family of or the veteran him or herself wish to add their name to our list, they have still time to do so. Below please fill out form and re- turn ASAP! Paula Mendoza 580-762-8104. General Response Form Title Briefly describe your desired feedback. Comments: BRANCH OF SERVICE ERA SERVED ARMY WWI NAVY WWII Name AIR FORCE KOREAN WAR Address MARINE CORPS VIETNAM WAR COAST GUARD DESERT STORM PROVIDE: DD FORM OTHER INCLUDED Phone Page 6 MAY NEWSLETTER SAMANTHA WARRIOR My name is Samantha Haley Warrior and my parents are Anitra and Travis Mallory and Gary Webster. My mater- nal grandparents are Sandra and Ken Lay and Ivan Cries for Ribs. My great grandparents are the late Adolphus and Lucille Warrior, Howard and Lucy Cries for Ribs and Marion Cerre. I am currently a junior in high school at Lincoln Southwest High School. I play varsity basket- ball and have received all-state recognition as a sopho- more and junior as well as the Scholar Athlete Award for a 4.0 GPA. I volunteer at Calvert Recreation Center as a mentor for K-8th graders, which is mostly centered around basketball, but I also volunteer at my church dur- ing the summer for Vacation Bible Camp. In addition to that, I work for the Iowa Army National Guard only do- ing my drill weekends right now, but within the year I plan to be a certified Intelligence Analyst. I plan on at- tending college next year in the fall but I have not yet determined which college I will attend. I am still indeci- sive about where I will choose to play college basketball, but I’d love to stay close to my family. I enjoy traveling to tournaments and I am thankful for the time I get to spend with my family members in Nebraska and Oklahoma. NAOMI ROUBEDEAUX GRADUATED BASIC ON MARCH 13TH, 2015 GRADUATES FROM AIT IN MIDDLE OF MAY. NOVEMBER 8TH TRANSPOR- TATION MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR. MOS AND WILL BE A RESERVE. PVT NAOMI S. ROUBEDEAUX IS THE DAUGHTER OF TOMASITA CHAMA & JADE ROUBEDEAUX. SHE IS THE GRANDDAUAGHTER OF LATE DOMINGO & RUTH CHAMA, GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE LATE RAYMOND & CARRIE LITTLEVOICE TYNDALL & GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE LATE TIMO- THY & RAMONA CRAZYBEAR LITTLEVOICE. CONGRATULATIONS FROM MOM & FAMILY VOLUME 1, ISSUE 9 Page 7 WHITE EAGLE TRANSIT White Eagle Transit would like to thank each and everyone that rides transit. We have started taking entries in February for drawing every month for a $10.00 pass to give back to our community. Just ask one of the drivers for a enter every time you ride transit to enter for the monthly drawing. We have our winner for May “Gina Carter” from Ponca City. Congratulations We look forward to seeing you! Also, Transit is taking applications for new ridership, you can pick up a application from transit facility or from any driver. Please fill out applications and turn them back in as soon as possible so we will have them on file in case if there is any emergency. We will be able to call your emergency contacts as soon as possible. This will also help us with correct address and phones. We would like to keep every- one updated with there information so, please call if you have changes on your information 580-763- 0139 Thank you, Tillie Broncho [email protected] PONCA TRIBE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT The Ponca Tribe Education office in a joint effort with NOC and 7 other Native American Indian Tribes are having the 5th Annual Native American Leadership Day at the Carl Renfro Building on the Northern Oklahoma College Campus on July 7th 2015. Each Tribe involved will select a student from their own tribe to honor on this special day. In order for a Parent to enter their Ponca Tribal Student you must submit an entry (biography of student) by June 17th 2015 at the Dana Knight Building in the White Ea- gle Community addressed to Sarah Nelsen, Education Director. This year the Ponca Tribe Education office is offering as recipient of the award a $500.00 Scholarship to the college of your choice pending acceptance to that institution and enrolled as a full time student (at least 12 hours).